Class Notes

Class Notesspring 2010

Caelyn Kwak ’12Drawing 2, Spring 2009CONCORD ACADEMY MISSIONConcord Academy engages its students in a communityanimated by a love of learning,enriched by a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives,and guided by a covenant of common trust.Students and teachers work together as a community of learnersdedicated to intellectual rigor and creative endeavor. In a caring andchallenging atmosphere, students discover and develop talents asscholars, artists, and athletes and are encouraged to find their voices.The school is committed to embracing and broadening the diversityof backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of its people. This diversityfosters respect for others and genuine exchange of ideas.Common trust challenges students to balance individual freedomwith responsibility and service to a larger community. Such learningprepares students for lives as committed citizens.

spring 2010EditorGail FriedmanManaging EditorTara BradleyDesignIrene Chu ’76Class Notes EditorIngrid von Dattan Detweiler ’61Editorial BoardTara BradleyDirector of CommunicationsGail FriedmanAssociate Director of CommunicationsPam SaffordAssociate Head for Communications,Enrollment, and PlanningCarol ShoudtMajor Gifts OfficerLucille StottCampaign Writer, English TeacherMeg WilsonDirector of AdvancementElizabeth “Billie” Julier Wyeth ’76Director of Alumnae/i ProgramsF E A T U R E S14 On Shaky GroundWho from CA Is Helping Haiti?First Person: Stories from Haitiby Amy Bracken '92“They Did Not Complain”by Carla Piccinini ’69Managing the Mental Health Crisis: Trustee Silvia Gosnell P’10page28Concord Academy magazine is printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink.Editorial InternsDaphne Kim ’10Scarlett Kim ’11Suah Lee ’10Photography InternsHenry Kim ’11Scarlett Kim ’11Lisa Kong ’10Write usConcord Academy Magazine166 Main StreetConcord, Massachusetts 01742(978) 402-2200magazine@concordacademy.orgconcordacademy.org© 2010 Concord AcademyCommitted to being a schoolenriched by a diversity ofbackgrounds and perspectives,Concord Academy does notdiscriminate on the basis of sex,race, color, creed, sexual orientation,or national or ethnicorigin in its hiring, admissions,educational and financial policies,or other school-administeredprograms. The school’s facilitiesare wheelchair-accessible.January 12, 2010: Inside Partners In Healthby Zöe Agoos ’03Maternal Instincts: Anne Pfitzer ’85A Dangerous Crossroads: Elizabeth “Liza” McAlister ’81A Mentor Makes a Difference: Rebecca Fox ’66Homeland Security’s Helping Handby Matt Chandler ’02Small Successes: Bronwen Jenney Anders ’59Hope, Fortitude, and Resilience: Bishop Ian Douglas P’05, ’07, ’1028 A Price-less Sense of HumorDavidson Lecturer Hilary Price ’87by Gail Friedman31 Rushing to Judgment: MLK DayCover photo by Justin Ide, courtesy of Partners In Health; composite by Irene Chu ’76Above right, detail from a Rhymes with Orange cartoon by Hilary Price ’87, referring to former CA teacher Ted ShermanD E P A R T M E N T S2 Message from the Head of School3 Letters3 Campus News8 Alumnae/i ProfilesLee Lawrence Pierce ’46Sharmin Eshraghi Bock ’80Caroline “Carrie” Harwood ’69David Cavell ’02by Nancy Shohet West ’8413 CA Bookshelf33 Athletics2010 Spring HighlightsProfile: John McGarry, ski coachby Tara Bradley36 ArtsQ&A: Philippa Kaye ’8740 Class Notes80 In Memoriam

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0messagefrom the head of school2Early on a Saturday morning in March, I found myselfin the Agganis Arena at Boston University, home toconcerts, basketball, hockey, and more hockey. But onthis morning the arena looked like a flashing video arcade andsounded like a rock concert. The automated frenzy was appropriateto the day-long event: the Boston regional FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)Robotics Competition.I had been invited by John Abele, a Concord Academylife trustee, the husband of Mary Seton Abele ’56, and fatherof three CA graduates, Christopher ’86, Alexander ’87, andJennifer (Jeneye) ’90. The company John cofounded, BostonScientific, is a founding sponsor of FIRST Robotics, and as wewatched robots competing on the field below, I thought backto the conversation I had had with John some four monthsprior. Over the course of a wide-ranging hour, he had enthusiasticallyexplained the philosophy of the science and technologyprogram, saying that solving problems through collaborationwas its core value. What I would see, he said, was not a competitionso much as a “cooptition.” The term, a blend of the wordscooperation and competition, was coined by FIRST Roboticsfounder Dean Kamen, and I found it aptly applied to what wasunfolding below us: robot teams had to work together in orderboth to score and to advance. For this Boston “cooptition,”high school students had programmed robots to play soccer.Red and blue teams of three robots each battled on the field,some exhibiting a special ability to “kick” a ball toward a goal,others displaying remarkable speed and agility to defend theirteam’s goal. Like aliens from a Jetsons’ world, these bionicBeckhams slid across the arena, shot soccer balls into goals onthe field’s four corners, and occasionally received extra pointsfor lifting themselves onto a small, midfield tower.I was mesmerized—not just by the students’ technical skills,but by the life lessons they were taking from their technoathleticcombat. Teams earned points because their robots werebuilt to maneuver skillfully and shoot accurately, but alsobecause team members understood the importance of workingtogether. I frequently witnessed teenaged robot commandersproblem-solving on the spot, redirecting their errant charges,and fixing technical glitches. The winning team in the AgganisArena bested the others with its skill in building and programmingrobots, but also with its adept collaboration.As I watched the FIRST Robotics Competition, I gotcaught up in the same cheering and excitement that capture meon the soccer and softball fields. And I realized that ConcordAcademy students learn and exhibit many of the same skills asthese roboteers. The cooptition model resonates deeply at CA,a school built upon collaboration. Our students are certainlycompetitive, though mostly with themselves, thanks to our noprize,no-ranking policies. Those who navigate well the watersof high school often are the students who seek the supportand camaraderie of others, both faculty and friends. I see thathappen every day at CA.I believe the kinds of lessons learned at the FIRST RoboticsCompetition apply throughout CA’s curriculum: though studentsmay not be building robots in history or learningcomputer languages in English, they are collaborating andinnovating. Innovation is not just technical. Innovation is awell-turned phrase, an original idea, an observation, a courageouslyunpopular position in a classroom debate.But CA does have a healthy population of robot-buildersand techno-wizards. Consider the annual TechExpo, in whichstudents have displayed inventions ranging from a synthesizerthat turns computer files into sound to an application thatsynchronizes files between an iPhone and a computer. And theDEMONS (Dreamers, Engineers, Mechanics, and OvertNerds) club is always getting its hands dirty, building things ofpractical use (most recently, a large tricycle customized to haulrecycling and a device to stabilize the film department’s handheldcameras). DEMONS members regularly demonstrate howcreativity and invention address problems in a tangible world.Some of these technically talented students surprised mewhen, in some strange stroke of karma, they stood up duringmorning announcements the Monday after the FIRST RoboticsCompetition and encouraged fellow students to join aCA robotics team. They had no idea that, two days before, Ihad witnessed the very event they hoped to experience. PerhapsI’ll be back at the Agganis Arena next year, cheering CA studentson as they problem-solve, collaborate, and make robotsperform improbable feats.Tom Kates

C A M P U S N E W SPhotos by Gail FriedmanAuthor Larry TyeA Paige in HistoryReeling backward, his leftfoot extended as high ashis head, Satchel Paigeappeared on the video screen,looking ready to launch hisbaseball right into the PerformingArts Center.Larry Tye, author ofSatchel: The Life and Timesof an American Legend, husbandof Lisa Frusztajer ’80, andstepparent of CA senior MarinaLong, brought the baseballlegend to life at a winterassembly, describing his unhittablepitches as well as theintransigent racism that keptPaige from Major LeagueBaseball until late in his career.“Nobody ever pitchedbetter for longer,” Tye said.Paige started pitching in the1920s and was still taking tothe mound in the 1960s.With Tye as a guide, CAstudents, faculty, and stafftraveled through Paige’s life,from the Alabama ReformSchool for Juvenile Negro LawBreakers, where he learnedto pitch, to his first game withthe all-black ChattanoogaWhite Sox, in 1926, and ontoward his Major Leaguecareer. Jackie Robinson reintegratedbaseball in 1947 (it waspartially integrated after theCivil War), and Paige signedwith the Cleveland Indiansa year later. He had a 6–1record that season and thesecond-lowest earned runaverage in the AmericanLeague, Tye said.Tye flashed a photo ofPaige on the screen, sitting onthe field in a rocking chair. Itwas 1965, and the owner ofthe Kansas City Athletics, hopingto increase attendance,brought in Paige for a gameagainst the Red Sox. Hemocked his age by putting thepitcher in the rocker and placinga nurse at his side. ButPaige had the last laugh: inthree innings, the Red Sox gotone hit off the fifty-nine-yearold—froman excited CarlYastrzemski, who huggedPaige because his father hadgotten a hit off the legendtwenty years earlier. “He stuckaround so long that he couldpitch against fathers and sonsand grandsons,” Tye said.Satchel Paige’s distinctive pitching stanceC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 04Mock Trial, Real Courtroom DramaEveryone could feel thetension in the courthouse.Eitan Tye ’12, CA’s witness forthe defense, was not givingup. The opposing lawyer, fromActon-Boxborough RegionalSusan Lapides P’12High School, kept asking thesame question, trying to elicita damning one-word answerwith his cross-examination.But Eitan knew his affidavitwell and stuck to his answer.The opposing lawyer grewincreasingly angry and confused,like an actor making upa new script on the spot, butEitan did not back down.The Mock Trial Club, CA’snewest team, competed thiswinter, along with about twohundred other Massachusettshigh schools, in the MassachusettsBar Association’s MockTrial competition. Membersreceived trial books with rulesof the competition as well asaffidavits and other evidencethat would be used in the trial—a case involving a middleincomeman who sued hisinvestment adviser after substantiallosses in a high-riskhedge fund.During meetings eachweek, CA’s legal coach, SteveWinnick, senior partner at Winnick& Sullivan in Watertown,Massachusetts, along withfaculty advisor and CA AssistantLibrarian Wendy BergerP’01, ’06, taught club memberscourtroom basics: how tohandle themselves before ajudge, how to put documentsinto evidence, how to object,and how to get witnesses tosay exactly what they wantthem to say. “The case materialsand the applicable lawwere highly nuanced, offeringpluses and minuses for bothsides in advocating for theirclients, and are as challengingas any graduate law studentmight face on the Massachusettsbar examination,” saidWinnick.Club members wrotescripts for opening statements,closing statements,and cross- and direct examinationsfor both the defense andplaintiff. At the first trial,against Acton-Boxborough,CA’s team of four lawyers andthree witnesses entered the

Photos by David R. GammonsAdvisors, in 17 SyllablesTo enliven the winter andencourage class bonding,CA held its first ChameleonRelay in February, centered onfriendly interclass competition.Among the challenges: to writehaiku about class advisors.Andy Zou ’13 posted a paeanto Library Director MarthaKennedy and visual arts teacherJonathan Smith:Our class advisorsare Martha and Jonathanwonderful and proudBen Weissmann ’10 chimed inon English teacher and senioradvisor Ayres Stiles-Hall:Springtime in Rome: March trips alsotook CA students to England, France,and to colleges from New Englandto the mid-Atlantic.That Ayres Stiles-HallTrying to wrangle seniorsHow can he do it?On the other senior advisor,Modern and Classical LanguagesDepartment Head JamieMorris-Kliment, Sam Tobey ’10penned this:Concord District Court readyto fight for the defendant.“Mock trial is my way of beingcompetitive. Because I’m notso sporty, it makes me feellike I’m on a real team,” saidElke Schipani ’12, who playedan expert witness for thedefense. “It’s a lot of work,especially during the competitionseason, but once youget up on the stand or speakbefore the judge and trulyunderstand what it is you’redoing, it’s totally worth it.Once the trial is over, thesense of togetherness andpride for the team as a wholeis unimaginable.”Each participant is awardedpoints by the “judge,” sometimesa practicing lawyer butin this case Concord DistrictCourt Judge Peter Kilmartin,who based scores on theperformance of the team’slawyers and witnesses as wellas on which side’s argumentswould have won in a realcourtroom. At the end of theActon-Boxborough competition,CA’s team won on merit(meaning it had the best argumentsfor the case) but lostby three points out of a possibleninety in performance.Undeterred, team memberspolished their argumentsand took on the defense roleagainst Lunenburg HighSchool. “It became prettyintense at times. During mycross-exam, the opposingattorney and I had a pretty loudand difficult battle,” said KathleenCachel ’12, who playedthe defense’s main witness.“Neither one of us was goingto back down.” CA competedwith two fewer lawyers thanLunenburg had, but won onboth merit and performance.Berger lauded the noviceteam’s hard work and dedication.“They learned how tounderstand the intricacies of acomplicated case, the lawsapplicable to fraud, and how tounderstand both sides andargue forcefully for theirassigned side,” she said.Though they didn’t makethe finals, the team plans tocontinue polishing its courtroomtactics. “With all theclub’s members returning nextyear, except for club presidentJee Hee Yang ’10,” said Winnick,“the Concord AcademyMock Trial Club is poised toestablish itself as a force to bereckoned with in the competitionof 2011.”—Lizzie Rodgers ’12Empress of LatinJamie is the slave-driverShe lays down the lawThen Ghage Lay ’12 summed upsophomore advisors Mike Wirtz,CA’s science department head,and history teacher StephanieManzella:Mike Wirtz, what a broAnd that Stephanie’s no scrubYou wish you were us5C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C A M P U S N E W SIn January, the student-run carnival known as Winterfestraised more than $8,700 for financial aid.Suah Lee ’10C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 06Henry Kim ’11 Henry Kim ’11Henry Kim ’11 Lisa Kong ’10Centipede Visits the Boston GlobeThe student editors of theCentipede and their facultyadvisor, Emily Coit ’98,recently visited the headquartersof the Boston Globe andBoston.com.David Beard, editor ofBoston.com and parent of CAjunior Jordan Beard, welcomedthe group with a minitour, including a peek at anenormous printing press at thecore of the building and picturesof Pulitzer Prize–winningGlobe journalists. The groupmet with Joan Vennochi, whowrites a column on Sundaysand Thursdays in the Globeas well as a Web-only columnonce a month. Vennochiexplained how much sheenjoys her job and which top-Keys to Good WritingTCentipede staff at the Boston Globehe writing talent of DavidDo ’10 and Haley Han ’10(right) has been recognized bythe Boston Globe ScholasticArt Awards. David won a “goldkey,” which qualifies him forthe national competition, andHaley a “silver key,” as well asan honorable mention. Thestudents’ entries were assignmentsfor the English class,Memoir and Autobiography.ics interest her most. “Whenin doubt, I always come backto politics,” she said. Vennochialso showed the groupsouvenirs she collected frompolitical conventions andemails received from politicalcelebrities.After the visit with Vennochi,Beard answered questions,explaining how theGlobe has shifted from anexclusively print newspaper toan increasing presence online.The group ended its field tripwith a short visit with DavidDahl, the Globe ’s regionaleditor, who encouraged thestudents to contribute to the“Your Town” communitysections of Boston.com.—Suah Lee ’10Elisabeth Beckwitt ’11Lisa Kong ’10

Closest Quiz Bowl EverThe answers ranged fromJames Joyce to theYankees, from the CaspianSea to the Sons of Liberty.Students faced off againstfaculty in Concord Academy’sannual Quiz Bowl, a playfulbut grueling war of words andwisdom. Four students—Bronwyn Murray-Bozeman’10, Mike Pappas’10, SamBoswell ’13, and Philip Stefani’13 (top right)—braced themselvesagainst the facultyfirepower of Library DirectorMartha Kennedy, AcademicDean John Drew, Germanteacher Susan Adams, andceramics teacher BenEberle ’99 (bottom right).The faculty maintained itsundefeated streak with a 295–220 win, but students hadsome bragging rights. Accordingto Dean of Students andCommunity Life David Rost,the final score was the closestin CA Quiz Bowl history.Tara BradleyClasses of 1996 through 2000Your nonessential studentrecords—that’s everything exceptyour official transcript—will bedestroyed this summer, unless youcontact Registrar Sue Sauer. Therecords contain teacher comments,application materials, and otherinformation.If you graduated from CA between1996 and 2000 (or withdrew fromone of those classes) and want yourrecords, please contact the Registrar’sOffice no later than July 10 atsue_sauer@concordacademy.orgor (978) 402-2274. More recent alumnae/ialso can request their records,which will be destroyed seven to tenyears after graduation.Alumnus Addresses Model UNIn a keynote address toConcord Academy’s sixthModel United Nations(CAMUN), Matt Chandler ’02related his own experience on9/11 to his current job asdeputy press secretary at theDepartment of HomelandSecurity (DHS). He explainedhow the tragedy—whichoccurred while he was a seniorat CA—piqued his interest innews and reporting.Chandler told CAMUN delegatesthat the DHS, createdin 2003, integrated twenty-twoBen Stumpf ’88agencies and now employs200,000. The need for it wasobvious. “What came immediatelybefore, and after, 9/11illustrated the critical gaps inour national security andresponse apparatus,” he said.“Wholesale reinvention ofaviation security, border security,intelligence sharing, andfederal law enforcementcooperation followed in orderto enhance our core ability toquickly and accurately combatthreats that are constantlyevolving.”Recent events, however,demonstrated that government,law enforcement, andthe intelligence communitycan do better, he said, referencingthe attempted attackon a December Amsterdam-Detroit flight. Since thatbungled plot, Chandler said,the DHS has enhancedairport security and PresidentObama has requested about$900 million in his 2011budget to fund imaging technology,increased air marshalsand canine teams, explosiondetection devices, and othermeans to keep air travelerssafe. Chandler stressed thatthe December airline eventdemanded an internationalresponse, particularly becausemore than one hundred Europeanpassengers’ lives werethreatened. This year alone,international cooperation hasresulted in several historicmultinational declarationsdesigned to improve aviationsecurity.Chandler’s speech was anappropriate introduction toCAMUN, which this yearincluded a historic simulationof 9/11. For the March conference,led by Secretary GeneralKendall Tucker ’10, CA hostedmore than one hundred dele-gates from thirteen schools,who broke into three committees.The General Assemblydebated the global arms tradeand sustainable energy, andthe UN Security Council tackledsecurity situations in Haitiand Afghanistan. Students onthe U.S. National SecurityCouncil, which did the 9/11simulation, quickly learned thetruth behind Chandler’sremark: “Government doesnothing more fundamentalthan protecting its citizens. Butthe execution of this missioncan be very complex.”Matt Chandler discussed theDHS’ response to the earthquakein Haiti; see page 25.Lisa Kong ’107C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

ALUMNAE IPROFILESLee Lawrence PierceClass of 1946A Doll’s View of HistoryB Y N A N C Y S H O H E T W E S T ’ 8 4“She was a rag doll with very scary eyes.I knew she had a secret, and I had to find outwhat it was.”T H I SI S S U E• Lee Lawrence PierceClass of 1946• Sharmin Eshraghi BockClass of 1980• Caroline “Carrie” HarwoodClass of 1969C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0• David CavellClass of 20028When Lee Lawrence Pierce ’46 was a girl, her grandfatherreturned from Japan with a present. An inveterate tomboy, shehoped it would be something military, maybe a sword. Instead, it wasan ornately dressed doll in a glass case. The well-mannered child whohad no interest in dolls tried hard to hide her disappointment.More than seventy years later, Pierce is a collector with 180 dollsrepresenting nations all over the world, and recently completed a bookcalled More Than Meets the Eye about seven of her dolls. Each chaptertells stories of world history through a different doll’s voice.Back when her grandfather gave her the doll, Pierce put it asideand went back to playing baseball and football with her brothers. Buther indifference to dolls changed when she was thirteen. Her motherdeclared that it was time for the tomboyish ways to end and broughtPierce from their Long Island home to New York City for a weekend ofmuseums, theatre, fine dining, and shopping. At a bookstore, in an artfuldisplay about travel books, Pierce noticed a doll, the most mesmerizingshe had ever seen. “She was a rag doll with very scary eyes,” Pierce said.“I knew she had a secret, and I had to find out what it was. I loved mysteriesand Nancy Drew books, and this was a mystery I wanted to solve.”

Faith GudeLee Lawrence Pierce ’46On a subsequent visit to the bookstore, Pierce asked to buy thedoll, and the bookstore owner gave it to her. Pierce would come to findout that her instincts were right, though it took several years as an adultto piece together the story. She learned the doll had belonged to afamous World War II spy, who used her extensive doll collection to getinformation for the Japanese from other doll collectors about the ships,planes, and submarines their husbands were on.Not long after getting that doll, Pierce went off to ConcordAcademy for two happy years, then traveled to Mexico the summer afterher junior year. The country transfixed her, and she decided to takecourses at the University of Mexico without finishing at CA. When shereturned to the States, she moved to New York City, where she finishedhigh school, followed by a secretarial course.The fluency in Spanish she’d developed in Mexico turned out tobe valuable to her career. In 1951, she took a job with the State Departmentand spent the next several years living in countries throughoutSouth America and Europe. “I was always curious about what was goingon in the rest of the world,” she said. “I wanted to learn about cultures,music, languages. So I worked and studied in various countries. I like tosay I earned a PhD in life.” In her thirties, she married, moved toCambridge, and raised two young sons alone after the premature deathof her husband.As she traveled, she collected dolls and explored their historicalstories. She gave presentations on the dolls at schools, libraries, museums,and festivals. A lifelong writer who had published poems andplays throughout her adulthood, she finally decided to commit the dolls’stories to paper just a few years ago. She is self-publishing the first sevenstories through AuthorHouse later this year.That leaves more than 170 dolls whose stories still need to bewritten, but right now Pierce’s attention has turned to another project.From a great-aunt, she inherited the letters of a Russian noblewomanfrom St. Petersburg who married one of Pierce’s Pennsylvania ancestors.The great-aunt told her the letters contain a mystery and a love story,and Pierce is busy piecing that story together.So at the age of eighty-three, with her 180 dolls surrounding her,Pierce’s eyes are turned to Russian history. The doll stories, like the dolls,will wait on a shelf while she unravels her next mystery.9C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

Sharmin Eshraghi BockClass of 1980Alison Yin/Oakland TribuneIntrepidProsecutor“IC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0prosecute human trafficking cases: youngAmerican girls sold for sex on the streets andover the Internet in what has become an epidemicin our country.” Sharmin Eshraghi Bock’scalm and steady voice almost—but not quite—belies the chilling reality of what she is saying.“This is the least recognized form of child abusein our country. It’s akin to modern-day slavery.”For the deputy district attorney in California’sAlameda County, prosecuting human traffickerswas only the beginning of her battle against thissocietal problem, one that targets girls as youngas eleven who often don’t realize they are victims.“In our schools, we teach English and mathbut not what love looks like,” Bock said. “Thesegirls get tricked into prostitution, thinking theyare providing for their boyfriend—someone whohas claimed to love them.” Though they mayhave started out as runaways, the girls soonbecome captives, Bock said, unable to leave andsometimes unable to recognize the danger theyare in. Stockholm Syndrome, in which victimsidentify emotionally with their captors, is a majorobstacle in child prostitution cases.Bock has put perpetrators behind bars formore than twenty years as a prosecutor in theOakland area, but she also has tackled childprostitution on a more macro level. “I realized Icouldn’t effectively prosecute those cases withouta support system for girls because they hadsuch specialized needs,” she said. “Societyviews them as prostitutes and criminals, notvictims of abuse. I set up a network of providersthat specialize in this area—community-basedorganizations, social workers, child advocates—and interfaced them with law enforcement. Nowin California and throughout the nation, advocatesare involved from the first point of contact whena child prostitute is apprehended.”Bock also has worked for legislative action,including two laws recently passed in California,one creating a diversion program to give girls analternative to prostitution and another aimed at10Sharmin Eshraghi Bock ’80prosecuting pimps as drug dealers are prosecuted:by seizing their assets. Georgia and Hawaiisought Bock’s help to draft similar laws. There isstill more to do on the legislative front, said Bock,who currently is working to revamp California’shuman trafficking law so the state will not berequired to prove force was used in trafficking ofa minor. Often, she explained, girls are trickedinto prostitution and do not articulate their experiencein terms of physical force. “In fact,” shesaid, “the most effective forms of coercion makethe victim believe she has not been coerced.”Several years ago, recognizing that girlsneeded alternatives if they were to stay off thestreets, Bock helped establish Safe Place Alternative,a drop-in center offering services tailoredto girls rescued from prostitution. The acronymSPA is no coincidence; Bock wants the girls tofeel as pampered and valued outside prostitutionas they once felt working for their pimps.When not advocating for teen prostitutes,Bock sometimes takes on cold cases, using DNAand other forensic evidence to unravel unsolvedmurders and rapes. “Sadly, many of my victimsin these old unsolved cases are prostitutes targetedby criminals because of their invisibility andbelief that society won’t notice or care if they gomissing,” she said.Bock’s work can be stressful and oppressive,but she finds release in horses, particularlyshow jumping. A firm believer in equine therapy,Bock hopes to use horses to help rehabilitatevictimized girls. In 2006, she founded PaddockCakes (paddockcakes.com), which makes gourmettreats for horses and distributes them allover the U.S. She is working to establish a residentialsafe house in the California countrysidefor casualties of the child sex trade. Proceedsfrom Paddock Cakes help support that effort.This deputy DA and activist has won twomajor awards for her work: the California StateLegislature named her 2010 Woman of the Year,and in 2009, California Women Lawyers gaveher its most prestigious honor, the Fay StenderAward. Determined to raise awareness evenmore, Bock is working on a book; her advocacyefforts have been featured in documentaries, ontelevision, and in magazines.“My goal is to ensure that our country recognizesthe existence and severity of this problemand appreciates how each one of us contributesto its proliferation,” she said. “I want to eradicatethe stereotypes and myths that color our judgmentof these children and preclude us fromseeing them as the victims of child abuse andmodern-day slavery that they are.”

Caroline “Carrie” HarwoodClass of 1969“Raising a daughter with a chronicillness made me a very different personfrom the one I probably would haveotherwise become.”When Scientific ResearchTurns PersonalCaroline “Carrie” Harwood’s first contact with the Cystic FibrosisFoundation occurred when she was a young microbiologistapplying for postdoctoral grants. She wanted to study the pseudomonasbacterium, which plays a key role in the lung infections that plaguecystic fibrosis (CF) sufferers.Harwood ’69, who fell in love with science in Molly Plumb’sclass at CA, majored in biology at Colby, earned her PhD at UMass,then received the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation grant and began studyingthe bacterium intensely at Yale—with no inkling that it would somedaydominate not only her research but her personal life as well. By apeculiar and unfortunate coincidence, Harwood’s daughter Barbarawas born with CF in 1985.“Cystic fibrosis is the most common, lethal genetic disease amongCaucasians,” Harwood explained. “It’s a defect in a gene that causesmucus on membranes to build up and get really thick. That affects abunch of different organs, but it’s mainly a problem in the lungs.”Carrie Harwood ’69Fred TaubHarwood and her husband, also a microbiologist, realized assoon as their daughter was diagnosed as a baby that the situation wasgrim, but, as biologists and parents, they threw themselves into makingtheir daughter’s life the best and healthiest it could be. Throughouther childhood, Barbara took a daunting dosage of pills and inhaledmedicines and spent an hour in physical therapy every day, but sheremained healthy enough to live a relatively normal childhood throughmiddle school, her schooling interrupted only by occasional hospitalstays. Harwood and her husband had both started their careers teachingin upstate New York, but they redirected their careers toward the bestcystic fibrosis research and treatment centers, which brought them firstto Iowa City, where they had a healthy son, Ted, then later to Seattle,where Harwood is in her fifth year as a microbiology professor at theUniversity of Washington (UW).Throughout high school, Barbara’s health declined steadily, but itimproved dramatically two years ago when she received a double-lungtransplant. “It was a really hard recovery, but so far she’s done reallywell,” Harwood said. “The lungs she received don’t have the CF gene, sothere’s no infection anymore.” For the first time, Barbara, now twentyfour,is living a fairly normal and healthy life and is attending UW.Harwood, meanwhile, is at the top of her game as researcher; sherecently was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and named2010 laureate of the Procter & Gamble Award for Applied and EnvironmentalMicrobiology.“Raising a daughter with a chronic illness made me a very differentperson from the one I probably would have otherwise become,”Harwood reflected. “I am kinder and more compassionate. I am a betterleader to my research team. Having a child who has really struggledmakes me look at people more as individuals and treat them morepatiently than I once did. It made me come down from my ivory towerof research and focus on something that could really help people.”11C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0David CavellClass of 2002Channeling the GovernorWhen David Cavell ’02 tells new acquaintanceshe’s a speechwriter forMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, he is accustomedto hearing a couple responses. Many ask,“Isn’t it weird to hear your words coming out ofsomeone else’s mouth?” But the mischievouswonder, “Do you ever slip in something silly orinappropriate just to see if he’ll say it?”To Cavell, both questions, even if meant injest, miss the point of what he does. “The governorisn’t a robot. The words he says are his,”Cavell said. “He’s a heavy editor and he knowsmore about speechwriting than I ever will. Afterlistening to pretty much everything Gov. Patrickhas said for the past three years, I’ve developeda good sense of how he feels about the world ingeneral and about specific issues. When I’m writing,it’s not my voice that I’m hearing, it’s his.”Politics has been in Cavell’s blood since hevolunteered as campaign coordinator for a Massachusettslegislative candidate the summerafter graduating from CA. During his senior yearat Tufts University, he interned with the mediadepartment of the Patrick campaign. But aftercollege, he was accepted into Teach for America(TFA), which recruits recent college graduates toteach in under-resourced public schools. FromAugust 2006 to August 2007, Cavell taughtfourth grade at a public school in the SouthBronx. “I don’t think I realized when I was at CAjust how massive the gap is between the bestand worst schools in this country,” he said. “Itwas shocking to me.”The teaching stint had highs and lows. “Iheld a parent-teacher conference in a homelessshelter. That’s not something you ever forget,”he said. “And when you see a kid who is everybit as smart as you were as a child, and remindsyou so much of your friends when you wereyoung, but is growing up in such a violent environment,it’s very hard. TFA is a complicated12Eugena Ossi/Office of the Governor of Massachusettsprogram but really worthwhile.”After TFA, Cavell headed back to his hometownof Boston and met with a former fellowintern from the Patrick campaign, who hadbecome the governor’s speechwriter. As interns,the two had once pinch-hit on a speech whenthe paid staff was out of the office. “He invitedme to work with him,” Cavell said. “Less thantwo weeks after I left the fifth floor of a chaoticelementary school in the Bronx, I walked into theState House and sat down at an oak desk in frontDavid Cavell ’02 and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrickof a twelve-foot window overlooking Beacon Hill.That was an adjustment.”Cavell, officially Speechwriter and DeputyDirector of New Media for the Governor, loveshis job. With lead times that vary from fifteenminutes to several weeks, he relishes thechallenge of speechwriting. “It’s a learningprocess,” he said. “One of the things I learnedat CA is that you really have to get over yourfear of failure. You have to be willing to do somethingthat doesn’t work so that you can figureout what does.”Among Cavell’s proudest accomplishmentsare a speech announcing that Massachusettswould welcome same-sex couples fromanywhere in the country to marry and anothercommemorating the fiftieth anniversary of theLittle Rock Nine’s integration of Central HighSchool in 1957. “Helping prepare remarks thatwould be delivered to eight of the Little RockNine, about whom I’d learned in a history classat CA just five or six years earlier, was unforgettable,”he said.All this keeps Cavell excited to arrive at workevery morning and to stay late into the evening.“Governor Patrick is one of the most intelligent,thoughtful, and engaged people I’ve ever met.He really believes in his role as a public servant,”he said. “Ultimately, what matters to me is thatI can be part of the governor’s overall plan tomake the state a better place.”

The Butterflies of Grand CanyonMargaret Erhart ’70Plume, 2009An unassuming summer trip to Arizonalaunches the Merkles on anextraordinary adventure. The discoveryof a skeleton sets in motion thebusybodies who reside in a villageat the rim of the Grand Canyon, allharboring their own dark secrets.Jane Merkle, the young wife, fallsfor a dashing ranger, as stodgyhusband Morris pines for his loyalspaniel and the quiet life they leftbehind in St. Louis. Our country’smost famous national park providesthe picturesque setting for Erhart’slatest, a mystery filled with intrigue,romance, playful humor, and passionatelepidopterists. The authorscores another hit with this, her fifthnovel. The characters come alive,as they did in Crossing Bully Creek,bringing contemporary readers to1950s Arizona, a place of abandonand opportunity.Liberalism and ProstitutionPeter de Marneffe ’75Oxford University Press, 2010In this latest volume from theOxford University Political PhilosophySeries, de Marneffe, a philosophyprofessor at Arizona StateUniversity, addresses a wide spectrumof viewpoints on prostitution.From libertarian claims that prostitutionshould be legalized as a voluntarypractice to the moralistic andcontemporary feminist argumentsfor far-reaching antiprostitutionlaws, de Marneffe strikes a middleground, arguing that prostitutionlaws are justified and compatiblewith liberalism, despite libertarianclaims that such laws are paternalisticand infringe on free will.Live a Little! Breaking the RulesWon’t Break Your HealthAlice Domar ’76 and Susan LoveCrown, 2009Drs. Domar and Love challenge conventionalwisdom with a healthydose of common sense. By takingon oft-quoted surveys and the recommendationsof alleged experts,the doctors offer women a realisticalternative to the hype and a sensibleroute toward a lifestyle that promotesgood health and balance.For example, the authors challengeseveral rules, accepted as gospel,around sleep, stress, health screenings,exercise, nutrition, and relationships.“Some of these rules arebased on excellent evidence,” theysay. “But many are not. Plenty arebased on scanty evidence or evenbald corporate interest.” Domar andLove help the reader sort things out.Twenty-First CenturyMacroeconomics: Responding tothe Climate ChallengeNeva R. Goodwin ’62, P’89 andJonathan M. Harris P’02, ’07Edward Elgar, 2009Following decades of foot-dragging,countries are acknowledging thatthey must consider policiesto directly reduce carbon emissions,for the sake of world economies.That climate change is shapingtoday’s macroeconomic policies isgood news indeed. Building uponthe success of a 2006 Tufts Universityenvironmental conference,Goodwin and Harris—both associatedwith Tufts’ Global Developmentand Environment Institute—have gathered the best practicesand theories from economists,who offer timely innovations at thiscritical juncture in human history.CA Bookshelfby Martha Kennedy, Library Director13C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

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Carla Piccinini ’69GroundWho from CA Is Helping Haiti?After the January earthquake flattened much of Portau-Prince,Concord Academy alumnae/i sprinted intoaction. They traveled overland from the DominicanRepublic to treat injured children and pregnant women.They counseled victims and overwrought medicalworkers. They secured scarce supplies and, workingthrough NGOs, helped instill order in the chaos. Theirstories will make you proud.15C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky GroundFirst Person: Stories from HaitiAlain ArmandWhen I returned to Haitifour days after the quake,I saw destroyed primaryschools everywhere,the telltale smilingMickey Mouse and Smurfmurals toppled.Amy Bracken ’92 interviewing a boy (pictured below) who lives in the background tent camp. He told Brackenthe camp was “beautiful” because of all the colored sheets.C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0by AMY BRACKEN ’92When I moved to Port-au-Prince inAugust 2004 to report for Reuters andthe Haitian Times, I described it tofriends and family back home in words that arenow painfully ironic: “It’s like San Franciscoafter a devastating earthquake.”I saw the city’s steep hills, beautiful blue bayviews, and radiant pink, wall-climbingbougainvillea, all offset by its dusty, trash-filledstreets, where pedestrians begged—not forfood or money, but for work, a chance in life.Port-au-Prince had the aura of a place that hadsuffered some kind of terrible blow.The political, economic, and militaryassaults on Haiti began before its birth 206years ago and are too many to list. But onerecurrent problem is the failure of other nationsto constructively engage with Haiti (not inHaiti, with Haiti).This was the case from the start, whenmuch of the world refused to trade with the16first black republic on Earth, and Francedemanded reparations that burdened the youngcountry with crippling debt. To a lesser degree,it is still the case today. Billions of dollars arespent in Haiti through foreign governmentaland nongovernmental organizations, while theHaitian government, beleaguered even beforethe destruction of the Parliament, the NationalPalace, and every ministry, now conducts itsbusiness from under a mango tree in the backyardof a police station.One of the most damaging effects of a weakgovernment is weak education. And this is partof a cycle: weak education fails to produce leaders.By a World Bank estimate, Haiti has thelowest rate of public education in the world.Every fall, parents do what they can—working,praying, and prodding family overseas—to findenough money to send their children to school.Still, most can’t afford to keep them therebeyond the sixth grade.For those of us who have had the good fortuneto attend a school such as Concord Acad-emy, the difference between what we had (andwhat some of us too often took for granted)and what our Haitian counterparts experiencedis almost immeasurable. And that was beforethe earthquake.When I was looking for a place to live ina nice residential neighborhood of Port-au-Prince in 2004, I really liked a comfortable,breezy house on the edge of a leafy ravine. But IAmy Bracken ’92

On Shaky GroundPhotos by Amy Bracken ’92couldn’t bear to move in. By the front door wasthe top of a dirt path, and all day, every day,young school-age children descended into thevalley to fill buckets with water and climbedback up the steep slopes to their homes, theirtiny frames wobbling under the heavy loads,faces glistening in the relentless heat.I saw the “lucky ones”—the high school anduniversity students—in the evenings. Some ofthe generator-powered bright lights of embassyhousing illuminated the sidewalk outside, andyoung men and women would gather, crouchingagainst the wall to read a book or write apaper in that “stolen” light. In the rainy season,those same students would hold an umbrella inone hand while focusing intently on the schoolworkin the other.Before the earthquake, only about 1 percentof Haitians made it to university, and eventhen, getting in was no guarantee of success. Imet two law school students who had beenintercepted at sea in an overcrowded and listingboat while trying to reach Miami. They saidthey couldn’t afford to finish school and hadno hopes for employment. They planned to tryto take the harrowing journey again as soonas possible.When I returned to Haiti four days after theearthquake, I saw destroyed primary schoolseverywhere, the telltale smiling Mickey Mouseand Smurf murals toppled. Many of the schoolswere half-day, and the afternoon shift was insession during the quake. I spoke with foreigndoctors who had worked in war zones but saidnothing had prepared them for the sight of somany very young people with crush wounds.All the primary and secondary students Imet on the street and in camps said theirschools had been destroyed. One motherdescribed her nine-year-old son’s reaction to theearthquake: vomiting when he realized whathad happened, then crying every day and askinghis parents about his classmates. With hisschool destroyed, learning the fate of friendswas that much harder.With almost the entire public university systemfor the country concentrated in Port-au-Prince, the universities were even harder hit.Almost all the academic departments weredestroyed, killing staff, faculty, and students.The survivors, many of whom had dedicatedtheir lives to attaining a degree despite all theobstacles, were suddenly helpless, like everyoneelse, in the face of catastrophe.Walking through Port-au-Prince five daysafter the earthquake, most bodies had beenremoved, but some streets still held the rawsights and smells of the human toll, and onAvenue Christophe, stiff and swollen limbs juttedfrom collapsed buildings. But peoplewalked purposefully down the street, sometimescovering their noses and averting theireyes from the source of the stench.It was Sunday morning, but not a time forrest. On one street corner, a prayer servicespilled out from a basement, with men andwomen singing in their black-and-white pressedsuits and dresses. On the next block, in front ofcollapsed university buildings, scores of youngmen and women watched as two studentswrote numbers on an easel. One of them, fromthe business school, had launched a radioappeal to his fellow students to organize andhelp the government and international communitywith relief and rebuilding. Among thosegathered were engineers, psychologists, agronomists,computer scientists, and others, all eagerto serve their country.I left with a sense of cautious optimism. Iwondered if finally the world would recognizethe need to strengthen Haiti’s foundation bygiving young Haitians the chance to becomethe leaders their country needs.Amy Bracken ’92 is a freelance journalist based inBoston. She plans to spend the summer in Haitibefore returning to school in the fall to studyinternational relations.The author interviewed Gilene Basile, pictured with her ten children, some biological, some adopted, at atent camp after the earthquake destroyed their house.17C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky GroundAbove: Carla Piccinini ’69 with three boys sheoften saw playing around the camp. Right andbelow: young hospital patients.With the international aid,they have had somethingthey never had before—freetreatments—but likely willnever have again.“They Did Not Complain”C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Aby CARLA PICCININI ’69s a psychologist trained in disastersand traumas, I went to Port-au-Princefrom February 9 to 27 with the ItalianCivil Protection National Service. I was askedto go because I am part of an association foremergency health intervention known as ARES(Associazione Regionale Emergenza Sanitaria).We were supposed to take over a field hospital,set up a few days after the earthquake inthe yard of St. Damien’s children’s hospital,which is run by an Italian charitable institution.We worked with whoever came in—mostlypatients medicated from previous surgical operations(including many amputations)—andwith the hospitalized children. We also didsome work with people displaced from Port-au-Prince to another town called St. Marc.My work was mostly with traumatizedchildren, youths, and their parents. But themost difficult thing was that after they had beencured in the hospital, they had no place to go.Most of them had had their houses destroyedby the earthquake and were living on the road,often without a tent. It was really hard todischarge them because as long as they stayedin the hospital, they had a safe place to stay18and something to eat, besides the fact that theywere cared for.It wasn’t easy for me to communicate. Ihad to brush off my high school French—oneclass I took with Mrs. Wight when I was atCA as an AFS [American Field Serviceexchange] student in 1968–69. But it workedwell enough, together with nonverbal language,like the smile, which is international.Most Haitians are extremely poor, andmany lost the little they had. There is nopublic health system, and most simply don’thave the money to pay for treatments or medications.Now, with the international aid, theyhave had something they never had before—free treatments—but likely will never haveagain. So, while we worked hard, we had theimpression that everyone’s work was like adrop in the ocean.One thing that really struck me was thehopelessness of the young people, especiallythose who were students and helped as interpreters:they kept asking us if we could takethem to study in Europe because there was nofuture for them in Haiti. Another thing thatstruck me was the strength with which mostchildren and adults reacted to the multipletraumas they had suffered—many were injured,had lost their homes and everything theyowned, had lost relatives and friends, and stillwere capable of smiling and being kind to oneanother. They did not complain. I assumed theywere resilient because they have had such a hardtime all their lives, even before the earthquake.Still, it was impressive.Carla Piccinini ’69, a psychotherapist, works forItaly’s national health system and is an emergencypsychologist for the Associazione RegionaleEmergenza Sanitaria, a medical disaster-relieforganization.

On Shaky GroundManaging the Mental Health CrisisSILVIA GOSNELL P’10Partners In Health (PIH), the Bostonbasedinternational organization,evacuated more than a dozen Haitianpatients to Philadelphia and Boston for criticalcare within days of the earthquake. Once stabilizedmedically, they became patients of PIHHead Psychologist Silvia Gosnell, a current parentand Concord Academy trustee.Among Gosnell’s new cases: young womenin need of amputations after being buried in therubble, a fifteen-month-old with pneumoniawho lost his mother, a five-year-old at risk ofdying from tetanus. “Although profoundlyresilient, these patients and their families—havingsuffered catastrophic loss and finding themselvestransplanted to foreign and disorientingenvironments—welcomed the opportunity toreceive mental health support,” said Gosnell,who has followed them closely, met with themindividually in Philadelphia and Boston, andarranged for referral as needed to ensure anappropriate level of continuing care.Gosnell has been working on various frontsto address the mental health needs that aroseamidst the unimaginable pain of postquakeHaiti. Perhaps more than at any other time, shesaid, addressing those needs became a priorityfor Haiti’s Ministry of Health and for its closepartner, PIH. To address the provision of servicesin Haiti,Gosnell andPIH’s mental healthteam, led by Dr. Giuseppe “Bepi” Raviola,areworkingclosely with Haiti’s Ministry ofHealth to assess short- and long-term needs andto develop an efficient infrastructure for caredelivery.Shortly after the quake, relying on a continuousflurry of cell phone calls and emails, Raviolaand Gosnell helped ensure that mentalhealth services were in place for the staff ofPIH’s Haitian affiliate, Zanmi Lasante—some4,000 workers, most of them Haitian. Thesedoctors, nurses, and other personnel were treatingthe victims who poured from Port-au-Princeto PIH sites outside the city, but many of themwere suffering themselves, having lost family,friends, and homes. “One lost ten family members,”Gosnell said. The need to care for thecaregivers was critical. “If our Haitian colleaguesweren’t supported, the whole system ofcare might fail,” she added.After receiving reports that medical volunteerswho had deployed to Haiti from a numberof institutions were experiencing distress uponreturning home, Gosnell andRaviola put systemsin place to provide them with mentalhealth care. “Bepi and I saw it as a mandate tomake sure that our partner institutions—hospitalsand universities—had mental health protocolsin place, and if they didn’t, we wouldprovide services,” Gosnell said.Having served as a consultantbefore the earthquake, Gosnell wascalled into PIH headquarters three daysafter and asked to assume the role ofhead psychologist. Since then, her dayshave been long and adrenaline-driven.She has devoted most of her workinghours to relief efforts while keeping upher Boston-area psychology practice,which treats many clients from underservedpopulations. At PIH headquartersin Boston, she is addressing the mentalhealth needs of volunteers and staff who arereturning from Haiti. “Initially it was overwhelmingfor everyone—even at PIH,which is made up of very hardy people whoalways operate in emergency mode,” she said.But the overburdened PIH staffers whohadn’t left their desks needed support too,precisely because they hadn’t left their desks.Mostly twenty-somethings, they responded tothe need with such compassion and commitment,Gosnell said, that they risked runningthemselves to the point of exhaustion. “Theseyoung people felt that they literally could notgo to sleep because an email might be delayedand somebody might die,” she said. “They felt itmight have dire consequences for someone, andthey weren’t necessarily wrong about that.”Gosnell helped to put programs in placeand counseled PIH staffers individually, emphasizingthe importance of self-care and referringout those who welcomed more long-term therapeuticsupport. “The organization’s motto is‘Whatever It Takes,’ and PIHers live up to it,”she said. Gosnell and her colleagues are helpingstaffers to realize that, whatever it takes, itshouldn’t take a toll on their own health.—Gail FriedmanTop, Silvia Gosnell with a nineteenyear-oldwho lost part of her leg;bottom, a five-year-old who recoveredfrom tetanus19C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky GroundJanuary 12, 2010: Inside Partners In HealthC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0by ZÖE AGOOS ‘03Ilearned about the earthquake in Haitithrough an email at 5:52 p.m. onJanuary 12 to our Partners In Health(PIH) Haiti Program distribution list. Theprogram’s finance manager wrote: “Is everyoneOK? I just got the disaster report.”My first thought was, “Seriously, an earthquake?Hasn’t Haiti been through enough?”Four minutes later, another email arrivedfrom a Haitian-American listserv: “A 7.0 earthquakejust hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti . . . Staytuned while we find out more . . . not everythingconfirmed.” And, more ominously: “Thepalace has collapsed . . .”I pictured Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital,as I had seen it the previous April—a cityimmensely crowded with people and buildings,constructed in the absence of safety codesor properly reinforced concrete—and I experiencedone of those moments of still, silentclarity in which it is suddenly apparent thatthings are about to fall to pieces.Emails began to stream in from PIHers inHaiti and the U.S. with reports and updates.Our sites, all rural, were far enough away fromthe epicenter that they sustained no damage,but Port-au-Prince was devastated. PIH Bostonopened a conference call at about 6:30 p.m. todiscuss updates as they arrived and how weshould respond; the call lasted until midnight.Through emails and calls from field-based staff,20A coworker told me, “You needto ask yourself, ‘Will anyoneactually die if I don’t get tothis today?’ Because in this job,sometimes the answer reallyis yes. But otherwise, take a breath.It will all be there tomorrow.”we compiled lists of the PIH staff who had beenaccounted for and those who were still missing.Our twelve sites reported in, a few immediately,and several much later, after electricity andInternet capabilities were restored. Some of thecommunication was filled with relief. Otherreports, like an email from one of our pharmacistswho had lost his parents, his brother, andall but one of his children, were heartbreaking.The first few days after the earthquake havebecome a blur of meetings, emails, phone calls,and donated pizza and coffee. Anyone associatedwith PIH who could drop everything towork on the relief efforts did so. Remarkably,our colleagues at Harvard Medical School andBrigham and Women’s Hospital, publishersand editors, and anyone working on ongoingprojects with us also put them on hold by someunspoken consensus of solidarity, allowing usto devote all of our time to Haiti.The sheer volume of information, requests,and offers of help that flowed through ouroffice in the first few weeks was both staggeringand humbling; we received many hundreds ofemails and phone calls each day. Daily emailsummaries compiled by program assistantshelped everyone who couldn’t keep up with thevolume, and morning update calls, as well asdaily meetings for newly formed responseteams, identified needs and bottlenecks andworked to allocate resources to them.Like others in our Boston office, I shiftedmy own efforts to fill needs as they arose. Ihelped to triage media requests and generalinquiries; managed a donation from a largecorporation; worked as a “flight leader,” coordinatingan orthopedic surgical team flying downon a donated private plane to serve at one ofour sites; and finally focused on evacuating staffmembers’ families from Haiti. This last taskwas both the most rewarding and the most frustrating.I worked most with two families: theeight newly orphaned cousins of a HarvardMedical School student who was working withus in Haiti, and the sister of a colleague workingat PIH’s Prevention and Access to Care andTreatment (PACT) Project in Boston.The crucial difference between the two caseswas that the cousins are American or Canadiancitizens, while the sister is Haitian. This legaldivide was the tipping point between a logisticallycomplicated but bureaucratically smoothevacuation and an utter dead end. The cousinshad lost all their identification papers in thequake, but records existed and the barely functioningU.S. Embassy was able to give thempapers to submit at Customs when they landedin Chicago. The Haitian sister of my colleague,however, was stuck in a terrible limbo: she wasseriously injured, but not badly enough toqualify for emergency medical evacuation tothe U.S. (and thus, humanitarian parole). Shehad identification documents, but couldn’tget a tourist visa to enter the U.S. because theembassy had shut down all visa services inPort-au-Prince. The painful irony was that mycolleague’s sister, who was partway throughimmigration proceedings at the time of thequake, had already been approved to come toAmerica. But because of the way the U.S.Partners In Health staff (in orange) distributingmedical suppliesAndrew Marx/Courtesy of Partners In Health

On Shaky GroundAndrew Marx/Courtesy of Partners In HealthA family receiving medical care at a Partners InHealh mobile clinicimmigration system is set up, she is a full twoyears away from receiving the physical documentneeded to do so. Regulations to allowexceptions after a natural disaster for foreignnationals with naturalized family in the U.S. donot exist.So the success of getting the cousins to theirextended family in Canada was and is temperedby the never-ending set of brick walls keepingmy Haitian-American colleague’s sister out ofthe U.S. The thought of my only sibling, myyounger brother, in the same situation—hurt,disoriented, homeless, relying on friends forcare, and kept away from me by the singlebureaucratic requirement of a piece of paper—isenough to make me crumble with rage and fear.My colleague is still standing, and still working,while her sister is in Port-au-Prince. I hopenever to need her courage and heart.The question I’ve been asked recently bymy friends and family is whether things aregetting “back to normal” at work. It’s hard toanswer, partly because my “normal” was not,perhaps, what others would deem to be so. Theneeds of the communities in which PIH operatesare so huge that our baseline state is essentiallya continual crisis mode. When I beganmy job two-and-a-half years ago and becameoverwhelmed with the number of tasks on myrelatively inexperienced plate, a coworkertook me aside and told me: “You need to askyourself, ‘Will anyone actually die if I don’t getto this today?’ Because in this job, sometimesthe answer really is yes. But otherwise, take abreath. It will all be there tomorrow.” Thatadvice—the gravity check—has served me wellin an organization that takes every part of itsmission, whether medical work or advocacyefforts, as seriously as life or death (which, inthe not-so-grand scheme of things, it is).What was striking after the earthquake wasthat, for weeks, the answer to that life-or-deathquestion for each of us at PIH really was “yes,”nearly every time. That is why we all workedso hard for such long hours, and will continueto do so for as long as is needed. I am extremelyproud to work with colleagues who havepoured their hearts and souls into this effortnonstop for weeks on end. And I am so movedby the huge outpouring of concern, care, andgenerosity from all over the world for PIH and,more so, for the people of Haiti.The extent of the devastation is overwhelming.Paul Farmer, my boss and mentor, whohas worked in Haiti for decades, through violentcoups and hurricanes, can hardly describeit. So to everyone who has donated their time,money, and attention to help Haiti: thank you.Please remember that Haiti will need supportfor many years to come, long after the headlinescease. Partners In Health has no “exit plan”;we never have. Please join us as we stand insolidarity with the people and government ofHaiti to help rebuild.Kenbe fèm.Zöe Agoos ’03 is research and staff assistant toDr. Paul Farmer, cofounder of Partners In Health.COMPOSER JUSTIN SAMAHA '94(right) wrote the music for "The Quake,"a PBS Frontline program about Haiti'searthquake.Samaha said the project, which airedon March 30, was challenging. "The musichad to reflect and reinforce the humantragedy in the film and tie together differentstories and themes, without beingmanipulative or drawing attention to itself,"he said.Using synthesizers, piano, and vocalsamples, Samaha created music that hedescribed as "ambient, with minimalistmelodies and instrumentation." He and theproducers were committed to a score that waspowerful but not melodramatic. The earthquakeitself provided drama enough.Tanya Rosen-Jones21C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky GroundMaternal InstinctsANNE PFITZER ’85The main university hospital in Port-au-Prince was plagued with problemsbefore the January earthquake. Sewagewould sometimes back up; bathrooms oftenwere out of order. But that was nothing comparedto what Anne Pfitzer ’85 found when shearrived at the hospital with Jhpiego, an affiliateof Johns Hopkins University that focuses onmaternal and child health.The hospital was vacant. Supplies, beds, andequipment had been dragged outside, and thematernity ward was housed in a cluster of tents.Obstetrics had used an indoor operating roomuntil about a week after the quake, when a giantaftershock hit. Pfitzer arrived in Port-au-Princethree days after that tremor. The Haitian Ministryof Health directed Pfitzer, Jhpiego’s associatedirector of global programs, and hercolleagues to the university hospital. “Wethought the best way to help was to leap intoaction as soon as possible,” she said. “FromJohns Hopkins Hospital and from stores andpharmacies in the Dominican Republic, we hadgotten everything we needed to establish a smallbirth clinic.”They got to work amidst the chaos. Maternitytents sat alongside pediatrics, which sometimesmeant that children’s limbs were beingamputated near women in labor. “You hadgangrene next to C-sections, which is not whatyou want,” Pfitzer said. Women in labor, sometimesattended to by medical workers withlimited obstetrical training, had no privacy andendured 100-degree temperatures.Richard LamporteAnne Pfitzer ’85Pfitzer described a frenzied scene: womenin labor ambling about, relief workers and missionarieshanding out water, the Army’s 82ndAirborne standing guard, even a youngstersmoking marijuana in the maternity ward.Among her stories is a portrait of one resoluteHaitian woman, Marlene Gourdet, the chiefnurse of the maternity ward. Gourdet foughtrelentlessly to move the ward back inside thebuilding, which had been deemed safe. Pfitzercalls her a hero. “She was haranguing supportstaff about getting back into the building,”Pfitzer said. “We latched onto this formidablewoman. With her help, we saved equipment.We started doing services inside.”For Jhpiego, Pfitzer’s work was hands-onand immediate, but also conceptual and longterm.She helped women in labor, handwrotemedical charts, and doled out prenatal vitamins,but she also drafted proposals, attended meetings,and coordinated planning with agencies ofthe United Nations. She returned home toMaryland after ten days, satisfied that she andher colleagues had helped reopen the maternityward and restock it with basic supplies. But shewas exhausted and pensive. She shared the concernsof her colleague, Richard Lamporte, whowrote in a blog:“. . . Seven thousand pregnant women—all expected to give birth in the nextmonth. After the earthquake, will theymake different decisions about theirfamily, the size of their family, healthychoices? Will they know where and whento seek care? . . .”C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 022Anne Pfitzer ’85 sortingmedical supplies inHaiti; above, the constantmedical activityshe witnessedPfitzer may not learn the answer firsthand.In March, she left Jhpiego after sixteen yearsfor a position at Save the Children. Haiti wasa sort of grand finale, an indelible memory.“The hardest thing is those stories,” she said.“Everybody tells you where they were on theday of the earthquake, the people who lost alltheir family. After a while that would reallyget to me, but doing the work was really inspiringand motivating.”No quake could quash the unique emotionsthat live in a maternity ward. “There was a lot ofjoy. Even though their lives had fallen apart,they had this new life,” she said. “There weresome sweet moments like that.”—Gail Friedman

On Shaky GroundA Dangerous CrossroadsELIZABETH “LIZA” MCALISTER ’81“In the face of a completelycollapsed social infrastructure,in the face of indescribablesuffering and suddensuffering, the only thing manypeople had is religiousresources . . . “Pierre MinnYou may have seen her on TV or read heropinions in major newspapers. In thedays following the Haitian earthquake,the media, searching for insight, repeatedly ranto Elizabeth “Liza” McAlister ’81, an associateprofessor of religion at Wesleyan Universityand a recognized expert on Afro-Caribbeanreligions. She was on NPR, PRI, Fox Radio,and New York Times Interactive. She wrotepieces for CNN and publications including theWashington Post and Forbes, and she was quotedin the New Yorker. Those reports, however,did not necessarily let on that McAlister waspersonally affected by the quake: her husband,Holly Nicolas, is Haitian, and much of hisextended family lives on the island. “The firstthree days were this particular kind of uncertaintywhen you just didn’t know,” McAlistersaid. “There was no communication. The stressof the uncertainty is very, very bad.”Slowly, she and Holly learned that familymembers had survived, though many were livingoutside, fearful of another powerful tremor.A sister-in-law lost the second floor of herhome; a nephew was buried under a schoolbut rescued quickly. At home, McAlister wasworried about her husband’s family. But on TV,radio, and in print, she was a scholarly voiceoffering perspective on the Haitian people andtheir culture. “Since my field is religiousstudies, I’ve been looking at various aspectsof the story of religion in Haiti and the quake,”she said. “How are people making meaningout of suffering? I also looked at the politics ofreligion and how religiously motivated aidgroups are operating.”McAlister believes religion is a key componentof the Haitians’ survival, physically andElizabeth McAlister ’81, second from right, with her husband Holly, his mother Andrée, and their son Julienpsychologically. “In the face of a completelycollapsed social infrastructure, in the face ofindescribable suffering and sudden suffering,the only thing many people had is religiousresources, that is, the resources of inner strengthand an understanding of a connection to alarger cosmic order, the sense of a connection topowers outside oneself,” she said. She noted awoman trapped for several days who had recitedpsalms to endure and the songs that waftedthrough Port-au-Prince after sundown. “Peoplewere singing hymns as a way to run painthrough the body, as a way to run pain throughthe psyche,” she said. “It was a way to breathelife back into the space of death.”McAlister’s first book, Rara! Vodou, Power,and Performance in Haiti and Its Diaspora, publishedin 2002, cemented her standing as anexpert on religion’s role in the poorest countryin the Western hemisphere. But her connectionsto Haiti were well-established even before shearrived as a sophomore at Concord Academy.During her childhood, the area where shelived in Rockland County, New York, experienceda substantial influx of Haitian immigrants.McAlister’s father, a civil rights activist,opened a community center and became “theunofficial welcomer to the community.” McAlisterwas intrigued by the people and their culture;slowly, she also became intrigued by thefield of anthropology. By the time she was ajunior at Concord Academy, she was urging theschool to offer a class. Then Head of SchoolPhilip McKean, who holds a PhD in anthropology,agreed to teach a small group of students.McAlister researched the Hare Krishnas. “Theylet me sign out to the Hare Krishna headquartersin Boston,” she marveled. “I remembersitting in my room in Haines House writingmy paper. I remember taking myself very seriously.I was doing anthropology of religioneven at Concord.”She went on to Vassar, and after a junioryear abroad returned home to find some friendsstudying under a master Haitian drummer. AtCA, McAlister had played piano and flute, butthat spring and summer, she learned to drum,eventually performing with the master drummerat religious services. “I was an anthropologymajor. When I started going to religiousservices in Brooklyn, I thought, ‘This is anthropology.’No one had written about ceremonialreligious services in New York.”The seed was planted for her undergraduate23C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky Groundthesis, on the religious experience of new Haitianimmigrants in Brooklyn. She traveled toHaiti in 1984 with La Troupe Makandal, a Haitiandrumming group with which she remainsinvolved today, and did field research for herthesis. She went on to get a master’s in AfricanAmerican studies and a doctorate in AmericanStudies, both at Yale.Now, some thirty trips to Haiti later, McAlisterspeaks Creole daily with her family and is arecognized Haiti scholar. She currently is writinga book on the history of the idea that Haitihas been cursed, an opinion voiced by PatRobertson and taken up by many evangelicals.When she ponders whether there is hopefor the country, devastated before the earthquakeand ravaged after, she mentions a songcalled “Dangerous Crossroads,” written by hersister-in-law’s band, Boukman Esperyans. “Haitiis at a dangerous crossroads,” McAlister said.“If the international community adopts thesame practices it has been using, then we’ll see acontinuation of inequality and dysfunction. Ifthe international community changes itsapproach and changes the paradigm, then Haitican move through the crossroads onto a lessdangerous path.”How to change the paradigm? “That,” saidMcAlister, “is the $64,000 question.”—Gail FriedmanA Mentor Makes a DifferenceREBECCA FOX ’66C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0When Rebecca Fox ’66 became chiefof staff to University of Miami (UM)President Donna Shalala, the presidenttold her she hoped Fox would havemeaningful contact with students. Fox had noidea that would draw her into a drama involvinga Haitian student’s post-quake hunt forher daughter.Fox mentors about two dozen UM students;all have special circumstances, and she isavailable to them, whatever problems may arise.Long before the January quake, she had workedwith Rachelle Louis-Jeune, an American citizenborn in Haiti.The UM junior had lost both parents whenshe was young and shuttled between relativesin Haiti until one flew her to Miami to meetfamily. She was never picked up at the airport.Discovered by social services, Louis-Jeuneendured fourteen foster homes in six years,dropping out of school so she could earnenough to live on her own. An agency workerencouraged Louis-Jeune to get her GED. Shethen earned A’s at a community college andenrolled at UM. A foster care worker broughther to Fox’s attention.The young woman’s potential was obvious.A model of strong will, she consistently madesmart, executive decisions despite limited education,said Fox. And she persisted throughinordinate misery. “She’s so courageous, soarticulate, and so bright; her hopes for herselfare so admirable,” Fox said. “It’s hard to look ather without marveling about the incredibleresilience of the human spirit.”Louis-Jeune has a daughter, and had askedher grandmother in Haiti to care for the girlwhile she finished her education. When thequake struck, Louis-Jeune was desperate toknow if her daughter was safe and sought24Barbara P. Fernandez /The Miami Herald, 2010Rebecca Fox '66 with Rachelle Louis-Jeune (far right); Louis-Jeune's daughter, Kennedy Skyler Thompkins,and husband, Stephane Jean Charles; and BJ, the cousin Louis-Jeune and Charles plan to adoptFox’s help. “I was so impressed by her and somoved by her long before the Haiti earthquakethat I really wanted to be there to support her,”Fox said.Using her own funds, Fox flew the studentto the Dominican Republic and helped hercover expenses. After an arduous trip to Portau-Prince,Louis-Jeune found her daughter andher husband safe, but also found her nine-yearoldcousin BJ orphaned, his mother crushedin the disaster. Unwilling to let him grow upwithout parents, as she had, Louis-Jeunesecured papers from the U.S. Embassy andbrought him to the U.S.; she and her husbandplan to adopt him.When Louis-Jeune and the two small childrenarrived in Miami, UM helped out: the lawschool’s clinic provided pro bono legal guidance,and the university provided temporaryhousing. “We did what was necessary for thesechildren,” Fox said, adding that the universityhas raised more than $5 million for the UMMiller School of Medicine’s medical operationin Haiti.Today Fox talks with or emails Louis-Jeuneat least once a week, sometimes several times aday. She is confident her mentee will finish hereducation. “There’s absolutely no doubt aboutit,” Fox said. “And she will go to law school.She wants to engage with the foster care system.She had such horrendous experiences, so difficult,that she decided she wanted to do all shecan to change the system.”—Gail Friedman

On Shaky GroundHomeland Security’s Helping HandU.S. Coast GuardTby MATT CHANDLER ’02he reporters’ questions started shortlyafter the earthquake. In the first hours,there were few answers. Lines of communications,like much of the capital city ofPort-au-Prince, were destroyed. But in thosesame hours, agencies across the U.S. government,in conjunction with the UN and theinternational community, had begun to mobilizewhat would become one of the largest internationalsearch-and-rescue efforts everundertaken. My role, as the lead spokespersonin response to the earthquake for the U.S.Department of Homeland Security (DHS), wasto keep up with the twenty-four-hour newscycle that accompanies any large-scale event.Upon President Obama’s pledge of immediatemilitary and civilian disaster assistance, theU.S. Agency for International Development(USAID), in cooperation with the Departmentof State, the Department of Defense, and theDHS, ordered the deployment of U.S.-basedresources, including seven urban search-andrescueteams from across the country.Daybreak on January 13 led to our firstpictures of the devastation. Aircraft flew reconnaissancemissions above the affected areas,U.S. Coast Guardbeaming images of flattened buildings and bodiesin the streets. That same morning, the U.S.Coast Guard cutter Forward arrived in Port-au-Prince’s harbor, to the applause of Haitiansgathered amidst the wreckage of the destroyeddocks. Coast Guard helicopters began a familiarmission, evacuating injured persons to hospitalsacross the Caribbean, executing 250 medevacflights during the initial response.While the first responders in Haiti deserveall the credit, like them, we were on call twentyfourhours a day, sleeping a few fitful hours eachnight. We sustained that pace for nearly amonth. Due to the DHS’ experience withdomestic natural disasters, we are ready to shiftinto disaster mode at a moment’s notice—andwe did.As the hours passed, the extent and violenceof this particular earthquake quickly becameknown. A fierce urgency was palpable, not onlyin the aid-staging areas in South Florida, whereaircraft from around the world landed to takeon supplies to fly into the one, unlit runwaythat still functioned at the Port-au-Prince airport,but also in Washington, DC, and in capitalsaround the world.Within days, in coordination with the Haitiangovernment, the U.S. Navy ship Comfort, a1,000-bed hospital, arrived to provide acutemedical and surgical care. The U.S. CoastGuard distributed 38.5 tons of water to peoplewithout a clean water supply. International aidflowed into the country.From what I witnessed, this tragedybrought out the best not only in our country,but in communities around the world. Americanpeople reacted with characteristic compassionand generosity. The government respondedwith unprecedented resources: policy wasamended to allow more rapid evacuation ofLisa Kong ’10Haitian orphans who had families waiting forthem in the U.S., government employeesworked through days and nights to enable theevacuation of the critically wounded, andsearch-and-rescue teams refused to give up,even when hope was seemingly gone.I believe there is no more poignantreminder of the Haitians’ resilience than Kiki, aseven-year-old boy freed from the rubble eightdays after the quake. As rescuers pulled himfrom a collapsed building, he looked around atthe assembled crowd, raised his arms in the air,and smiled the biggest smile anyone had seen ina long time.That resilience was evident stateside too.Nearly a week after the earthquake,I travelledtoMiami with Vice President Joe Biden and DHSSecretary Janet Napolitano to visit members ofthe area’s large Haitian-American community aswell as the staging location for aid at HomesteadAir Force Base, from which planes weredeploying to Haiti.Between stops, we stoppedat a Haitian Catholic church, whose priest hadlost several members of his immediate family.Instead of being overcome, he told us he usedhis grief to attend to his parish and to ensurethat his community would survive.Matt Chandler ’02 speaking at Concord Academy’sModel UN conference (see page 7); above and left,Coast Guard operations he helped publicize25C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

On Shaky GroundSmall SuccessesBRONWEN JENNEY ANDERS ’59C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Bronwen Jenney Anders ’59 treated childrenin Indonesia after the 2004tsunami and in Mexico after the 1985earthquake. She teaches two courses to preparepediatricians to deal with disasters. Yet thisglobal health expert and professor at the Universityof California at San Diego (UCSD)wasn’t entirely prepared for the devastation, disorganization,and malnutrition she encounteredin Haiti when she arrived there, three weeksafter the earthquake.For starters, there frequently was no oneavailable to feed the babies at L’Hôpital de laCommunauté Haïtienne (Haitian CommunityHospital), outside Port-au-Prince, where shewas working. And the already high rate of malnutritionhad worsened because of the breastfeedingmothers killed in the quake. “I hadtaught at UCSD on malnutrition, but I hadn’tbeen in the midst of it,” Anders said.Hospital supplies were scanty, but creativityand resourcefulness were not: Nurses fashionedan incubator for a 1.5-pound preemie from aplastic sheet, a light bulb, a thermometer, and26Pediatrician Bronwen Jenney Anders ’59(above) focused on literacy in Haiti with aReach Out and Read program.“I took books with me. Ihad wonderful results withmalnourished children whohad never seen books.”some oxygen, Anders said. At one point, withno one handling crowd control, a throngpushed in the door of the clinic where she wasworking. In another surreal moment, whileAnders was cleaning the umbilical cord of anewborn, a woman walked in with a prolapseduterus actually dragging on the ground.The memory of one patient, in particular,remains with Anders—a fifteen-year-old girlwho was on oxygen and IV antibiotics and hada urinary catheter. She had lost weight and washaving trouble breathing. Anders wasn’t surewhat was wrong, but she saw immediately thatshe had been treated as an adult, not as a child.First, Anders removed the catheter. Then,speaking with the girl in French, she determinedthat her breathing difficulties began afterthe earthquake. Anders began to realize that allher symptoms were related to post-traumaticstress and enlisted the help of a child psychiatristfrom Quebec, who sat by her bedside,talked with her, and had her draw pictures.“Her breathing improved, and we took out allher lines,” Anders said.The pediatrician had to get used to the hospitalsystem in Haiti, which typically expectsfamilies to provide medicines and to wash andbathe babies and their laundry. “We foreignershad to bribe the people downstairs to wash theclothes,” she said. “And all these babies came inwith diarrhea.”Anders, a 2004 recipient of Concord Academy’sJoan Shaw Herman DistinguishedService Award, traveled to Haiti with medicinessuitable for children. “I know what is neededfor kids. Even the UNICEF kits have capsules,”said Anders, who loaded fifty-pound duffelswith powdered antibiotics, chewable pills, andchildren’s vitamins.She had been asked to fill in for a Haitianpediatrician because of her involvement withthe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),which works closely with the Haitian PediatricSociety (HPS). Being there at the request ofHaitians broke barriers. “The fact that we werethere at the invitation of the Haitian PediatricSociety was key,” said Anders, who sensed thatHaitian nurses were feeling undermined andunappreciated. “We weren’t foreigners comingin telling people how to do things.”Anders, who is on an AAP global childhealth committee, was planning to go to Haitiin early April for what she called an “advocacysummit” with the Haitian child health community.“We’re looking to see how we can helpthem envision a better world for kids,” sheexplained. With that meeting postponed,Anders found herself addressing not long-termstrategy, but immediate medical needs. Shedid pursue one long-term initiative during hertwo-week stay, however, a Reach Out and Readprogram. “I took books with me,” she said. “Ihad wonderful results with malnourished childrenwho had never seen books.” Anders saidshe is working to get more books—which shecalled “literature of healing for children of disasters”—translatedinto French and Creole.The reading program provided satisfactionamidst the trauma, but so did the care shebrought to children in the hospital and thestrides Anders made with the hierarchy of Haitiannurses. “We got people to work with theminstead of over them,” she said.Those accomplishments may seem smallagainst the enormity of the crisis, but Anders isundeterred. “I’m used to small steps and smallsuccesses,” she said.—Gail Friedman

On Shaky GroundCampus Moved to ActionAFTER THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI, Concord Academy Service Activists(CASA) inspired students, faculty, and staff with a photo presentation atmorning announcements and urged them to place spare change in receptaclesaround campus. CASA members also collected donations at lunch,raising more than $1,200 in a single day. Within a week, through variousefforts, the community had raised nearly $6,000, which was split betweenDoctors Without Borders and Partners In Health.But the effort was by no means over. In the following months, nearlyevery fundraiser—pizza and bake sales, the annual ceramics bowl sale,concerts, bottle redemptions, the student-faculty basketball game—wasdedicated to Haiti’s earthquake relief. As moving as those photos of thedevastation were, so was the compassion demonstrated by students andthe rest of the CA community.Tara BradleyA bake sale sponsored by Concord Academy Service Activists raisedmoney for Haiti.Hope, Fortitude, and ResilienceBISHOP IAN DOUGLAS P’05, ’07, ’10Bishop Ian DouglasWhen Ian Douglas was consecrated asBishop of Connecticut in April, theoffering from the consecration servicewas dedicated solely to the rebuilding of theEpiscopal Church in Haiti. Normally, thosefunds would have been distributed among variousworthy causes. But in the aftermath of thequake, said Douglas, “this just seemed right.”Douglas, a CA trustee and parent (’05, ’07,FayFoto/Boston’10), has held Haiti in his heart since his missionarywork there in the early eighties. He hasremained close with its people, its culture, andits church—L’Eglise Episcopal d’Haiti, thelargest diocese in the Episcopal Church. “Mostpeople don’t know that Haiti has more Episcopaliansthan any diocese in the United States,”Douglas said. “It’s a credit to the Haitian churchand its indigenous leadership by the Haitianpeople.” The bishop of the Haitian dioceseattended Douglas’ consecration in Connecticut.For more than a century in Haiti, theEpiscopal Church has championed education,health care, and the arts. The church hostedDr. Paul Farmer, the cofounder of Partners InHealth when he was first working in Haiti,Douglas said. An Episcopal convent, the Societyof St. Margaret in Roxbury, Massachusetts,established the only school for handicapped childrenin Haiti, and the same sisters run a musicschool, hosting choirs and the only philharmonicorchestra. In addition, the EpiscopalChurch has fostered the Haitian art movementand the national museum of art. “Whether classicalmusic or Haitian painting, the EpiscopalChurch is well respected and well regarded andhas helped to elevate the lives of Haitian peoplein so many ways,” Douglas said.But, in the wake of the earthquake, he said,“the music school is gone, the handicappedschool is gone, the art museum is gone. TheHaitian church is going to have to rebuild themcompletely from the ground up.” Douglas wasinvolved in the church’s decision to allocate$10 million over the next two years to therebuilding of Episcopalian buildings and servicesin Haiti. “The important thing,” he said, “isnot so much fixing the church for the sake of thechurch, but rebuilding the infrastructure so theschools and hospitals can be up and running.”Even as he begins his new term in Connecticut,Douglas believes he will remain focused onhelping Haiti. “For me personally, if I hadn’tbeen elected Bishop of Connecticut, I feel as ifI would be dedicating my life to the rebuildingof Haiti somehow,” he said. “I believe thatsomething in my tenure as bishop will alsobe intimately intertwined with the rebuildingof Haiti.”To Douglas, the earthquake was like thedeath of someone beloved. “It was horrendous.If you’ve ever had someone close to you die,you go into a kind of suspended animation ofreality where it’s unimaginable how terrible it is,so you don’t think about it. Then suddenly thereality comes floating in, and you’re struck withgrief and despair. Then you kind of pick yourselfback up and get on with the day and try to lookfor hope and possibility,” he said. “Then, thereality floods back in again.”He does, however, find hope in the harshreality. “I have hope for two reasons: as a Christian,I believe in life after death, and I know thehope, fortitude, and resilience that the Haitianpeople embody.”—Gail Friedman27C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

The Davidson Lectureship was establishedin 1966 by Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Davidson inhonor of their two daughters, Anne E.Davidson Kidder ’62 and Jane S. Davidson ’64.Each year, the lectureship invites adistinguished guest to CA to speak to thecampus community.A Price-lessSense of HumorPhotos by Tim Morse/cartoons courtesy of Hilary Price ’87Above, Hilary Price ’87 speaking in the Performing Arts Center, with one of her cartoons projected behind herC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 028It was like watching a stream of consciousness turntangible. As the audience filed into the PerformingArts Center, animals and caricaturish characters filleda screen, generated by the nonstop ideas and fluid penof cartoonist Hilary Price ’87.CA’s 2010 Davidson Lecturer turned out drawingafter drawing, demonstrating the blessedly prolific mindand the stamina that helps Price supply seven strips ofRhymes with Orange to 150 newspapers around the worldeach week.Rhymes with Orange appeals to anyone who hasever felt anxious, which pretty much includes all but thepharmaceutically assisted and a few yogis. “The best complimentI can get,” Price said, “is, ‘Oh my god—that’s sotrue.’” As she projected Rhymes with Orange strips in theP.A.C., many were thinking just that.

Anxiety, Price explained, tinges much ofher work, providing the color and meaningthat resonates. Teenaged angst, in particular,figures prominently. Price blames (er, credits)“CA and the very experience of high school”for many of her insights. She finds humor ineven the most painful events — at least inretrospect. Case in point: when she accidentallytripped the fire alarm on her very firstday at CA. She was leaning on a wall whenher hand slid down; alarm blaring, thanks toher, the whole school filed outside for animpromptu fire drill. An auspicious start at anew school. She can laugh about it now.Price called high school “a fetid breedingground for anxiety” and said “anxiety is justbehind hormones as the Gross National Productof high school students.” But she creditsCA not just for fetidly feeding her inspiration,but also for valuing differences among studentsand for providing her with excellent Englishteachers. “They prized clear writing overbig words,” she said. “Thanks to them, I soundabout 30 percent less pretentious.” Price considersherself a writer who draws, not an artistwho writes, an important distinction for a formerEnglish lit major at Stanford.Though Price claims no one consideredher funny in high school, during the assemblyshe offered the sharp commentary of astandup comic. As she described the not-sofunnythemes that make her cartoons so funny,she displayed examples of her work. “TheReckoning,” for instance, shows a psychiatristreassuring his monkey patient that many strugglewith passing birthdays. “Yeah, but do theylive in a zoo? Do they look like a monkey? Dothey smell like one too?” the monkey asks. InRhymes with Orange, animals often personifyhuman traits and embody familiar concerns. Insome cartoons, Price pays homage to formerCA math teacher and advisor Ted Sherman.“Any time I do a math cartoon—any time—Ialways use him,” she said.Price gets ideas everywhere: from herdogs, her cats, newspapers and books, holidays,other comics, and a game in which shelines up people, jobs, and animals on one sideof a page and situations and topics on theother, then matches them to see what ideasemerge. She also gets ideas from her fans andfriends, one of whom inspired “The BelovedPet,” whose punchline muses that a pet whopassed away will forever be remembered . . .as a password. Price draws plenty of relationshipcartoons too, but acknowledged the challengeof drawing them “as a feminist and as a29C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

gay person.” She has found a solution: “twowords—furry monsters.” A strip called “Do-ersand Be-ers,” for example, captures how verydifferent creatures —one a do-er and one not—can make beautiful music, or, as the last panelsums up, “do-be do-be do.” Price related thiscartoon back to an experience at CA, when ateacher “stopped mid-lesson and had us listento an aria. She was teaching us to be, ratherthan teaching us to be productive.”At CA and throughout her childhood,Price did not feel like an artist. The alumna saidshe was more of a jock in high school, andexplained that she first became a cartoonist inIreland, during a year off between junior andsenior year of college. Her visiting mother providedunintentional inspiration when she jokinglymistook a Dublin statue of a bespectacledJames Joyce for Elton John.After her parents left, Price drew a cartoonbased on the Elton John crack, then slipped itand two other cartoons, unsolicited, under thedoor of a local newspaper. Two weeks laterthey were in print, she was $75 richer, and herlife as a cartoonist had begun. “In some circles,I say it was James Joyce who made me a cartoonist,”she said. “In other circles, I say it wasElton John.”Occasionally, Price’s humor bends too farfor mainstream America. “You never want toget a call saying, ‘do you want to risk losingpapers over this strip?’” That happened whenshe ran a cartoon spoofing the “V-chip”—adevice that a few years back was touted as aneasy parental control embedded in TVs. In thestrip, one little kid said to another: “I guess wecan’t call it the boob tube anymore.” Offended,the Peoria, Illinois paper pulled Rhymes withOrange.CA audience members were considerablymore tolerant. Price amused and entertainedthem for fifty minutes, sharing her quirkyhumor, acute observations, and pragmaticoutlook. If, as she said, “humor is the night lightin anxiety’s dark corners,” then cartooning istherapy and a bad day is a welcome opportunity.As Price explained, “I can say, ‘Wait, thisisn’t just a dreadful moment, this is an idea fora cartoon.’”— Gail FriedmanHilary Price ’87 drawing characters nonstop as the crowd filtered into the assembly; right, the cartoonist visiting a photography classC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 030

Rushing to Judgment: MLK DayRep. Byron RushingState Rep. Byron Rushing, a longtimesocial justice advocate, kicked off ConcordAcademy’s 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr.Day celebration with a powerful and provocativespeech, asking the community, “Can we commemorateourselves? Where do we fit in thelegacy of Martin Luther King?”Rushing read from King’s 1963 March onWashington speech, then warned that the “brilliantand profound” words of “I Have a Dream”Photos by Tara Bradleynot be used to freeze the civil rights leader in thatmoment. He referred to King’s reflection on hisown speech four years later: “I tried to talk to thenation about a dream that I had had, and I mustconfess . . . that not long after talking about thatdream, I started seeing it turn into a nightmare.”Scenes from the nightmare included the killing offour black girls in Birmingham, Alabama; raceriots in American cities; and the escalation of theVietnam War.Rushing, a state representative in Massachusettssince 1982 and former president ofBoston’s Museum of Afro-American History,also quoted a letter from William C. Sullivan, formerhead of intelligence for the FBI, to FBIDirector J. Edgar Hoover, describing Dr. King as“the most dangerous Negro in this nation . . .”Rushing then urged CA students to become“dangerous Negros,” that is, to continue fightingfor change even when their viewpoints areunpopular or met with suspicion.The speaker pondered aloud the irony thata man dedicated to nonviolence could be deemedso dangerous. “He was serious about nonviolence.He believed we could solve emotional,violent problems by not being violent ourselves,”Rushing said of King, adding, “We need tobelieve that killing people is not the only solutionwhen people kill us.”One of four service trips on MLK DayRushing urged students to incorporateinto their daily lives what they learn aboutDr. King. “The moral arc of the universe is longbut it bends toward justice,” he said. “But it neverbends without us.”After the keynote address, students andfaculty attended a full day of workshops on topicsranging from interracial marriage and genderstereotypes to civil disobedience and Title IX.CA also offered four service trips off-campus: toa Habitat for Humanity site, the Cor UnumMeal Center, the Greater Boston Food Bank, andthe Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hardof Hearing. The day ended with a clip of the“I Have a Dream” speech, followed by students’works of self-expression at the fall-semesterart show.MLK SERVICE TRIP: Manual LaborPhotos by Henry Kim ’11Two minivans dispatcheda handful of CA studentsto a workplace of hope. Armedwith heavy-duty gloves andfervor, we arrived to a half-builtblue house in Bedford, Massachusetts.We were welcomedwith hot chocolate and munchkinsinto a cozy basement.“I’ve been working withHabitat for Humanity for overtwenty years, and every dayI am making a difference inthe world,” said Jim Comeau,construction manager for theLowell, Massachusetts, divisionof Habitat for Humanity.We marveled as he describedthe wave of love that Habitatfor Humanity sends throughoutthe globe.We split into groups andstarted off on our day. A coupleof us dug a hole to installelectrical wires, and othersleveled the basement floor.Dense flakes of snowbegan falling, but we weretoo occupied with the workto whine about the weather.Although we didn’t speakmuch, we shared a pride in thefact that we were creating awarm shelter for a family tosnug into the next time thesnow strikes.“Are we ever going tofinish leveling this floor?” Igrumbled, staring down at theuneven basement surface ofgravel and sand. Tonhu Hoang,a French teacher and ConcordAcademy Service Activists(CASA) advisor, answered,beaming: “You think we can’tdo it?” That is when I wasonce again astounded by thepower of a small group of dedicatedpeople. I respondedwith a huge grin: “Of coursewe can!”— Scarlett Kim ’1131C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0MLK SERVICE TRIP: Meaningful GesturesOhe song “Funkytown” byLipps Inc. played throughthe small speakers of a whitelaptop as kids trickled intoroom 121 at the top of theSouth School stairs. We kickedoff the workshop—Sexual Orientationand Gender Hierarchy—by reading a short scenefrom Angels in America byTony Kushner. In this scene,Roy Cohn, a powerful, politicallyconnected attorney, discovershe has AIDS. Hisdoctor’s insinuation that Roy isa homosexual sparks a passionatespeech detailing howCohn perceives sexuality’sconnection to power in the32n Martin Luther King Jr.Day at CA, a group of studentstraveled to the HoraceMann School for the Deaf andHard of Hearing, a publicschool in Boston, and practicedthe skills they learned inAmerican Sign Languageclasses in the weeks precedingthe visit.The trip to Horace Mannhad long been a goal of seniorJulia Hanlon, who worked withCA’s multicultural group,MOSAIC, to organize the tripand the sign language classes.During Julia’s last year at BelmontDay School, which sheattended prior to CA, she completeda project on deaf theatreand education and visitedHorace Mann to learn aboutthe school. She said she wasinspired by the way the schoolfunctions as a family for manyof its students who face additionalchallenges, ranging frompoverty to being unable tocommunicate at home.At Horace Mann, CA studentswatched an introductoryvideo, observed classes,toured, and shared a pizzalunch with students fromMLK WORKSHOP: Sexuality and Social HierarchyTLaura Twitchell ’01social food chain.We discussed Cohn’sunderstanding that heterosexualmeant powerful, andhomosexual meant weak. Followingthis discussion, wewatched and discussed severalclips, ranging from Walkon the Wild Side, a film fromthe sixties that flirts with thesubject of homosexuality, tocurrent TV shows like Will andGrace and The L Word thataddress homosexuality headon.Through these clips, wediscussed the theme of“unhappy gay people” slowlyfinding the ability to respecttheir own sexuality. We endedHorace Mann’s upper school.After lunch, Julia ran a culturecircle—an ice-breaking exercisein which students stepforward in response to variousquestions about their interestsand identities. Horace Mannstudents performed a song,then CA students organizedcreative activities celebratingMartin Luther King, Jr.’slegacy. CA’s multiculturalgroup MOSAIC, which sponsoredthe trip and four AmericanSign Language classesthat preceded it, donated $500to Horace Mann’s IncentiveProgram, which allows theschool to give special privilegesto students making thehonor roll.Julia’s enthusiasm andhard work paid off. “It wascool to be able to watch CAstudents’ reactions to the newenvironment,” she said,adding that she was touchedby how much Horace Mannstudents opened up in the culturecircle, where they contributedquestions rangingfrom “do you like music?” toJulia Hanlon ‘10 runs the culturecircle at the Horace Mann Schoolfor the Deaf and Hard of Hearing(behind her, Tiffany Nova ‘11 andMaris Hubbard ‘12).the workshop with a clip fromThe L Word addressing transgenderissues.After watching fifty yearsof history compressed into anhour, we ended the workshopcelebrating how far we havecome on the issue of homosexuality,and how far we stillhave to go until we can fullyaccept all forms of sexuality.—Olivia Fantini ’10“do you feel like a black sheepin your family?”“We’re all high school kidsand teenagers when it comesdown to it,” said Julia—a sentimentkeenly felt throughoutthe day.—Laura Twichell ’01French and English teacherMLK WORKSHOP:The Power of Hip-HopIt seems safe to say that hip-hopis one of music’s most commonlymisunderstood genres. Today, whenpeople think of hip-hop, many ofthem imagine the cliché-riddledodes to cars, sex, and the pursuit oflarge sums of money that clogmainstream radio stations. What isoften forgotten is that this musicoriginated as, and in many casesremains, a culturally rich, uniqueform of self-expression in whichartists can convey their thoughts oropinions through music.The workshop I attended, “Hip-Hop: Sending Out Messages,”focused on the various ways rappershave woven politics into theirmusic and analyzed how effectivethese instances can be. Politicalhip-hop has a fervent yet relativelysmall fan base in comparison to thewatered-down work of more mainstreamartists. Our group came tothe conclusion that it is very valuablewhen these more commercialrappers branch out and discuss theviews that they generally pushaside in favor of higher sales.As a music lover and aspiringwriter, I am drawn to songs withmeaningful and complex lyrics. Itwas refreshing to be among a groupof peers who regarded hip-hop inthe same way that I do, and it wasenjoyable to engage in the type ofdiscussion that often occurs at alunch table and build upon it in aclassroom setting.But when the music startedplaying, we listened to each song insilence, concentrating on what eachartist had to say.—Will Harrison ’10

Dan SanfordATH LETICSWINTER HIGHLIGHTSCA’s alpine skiing teams finishedan extraordinary season with undefeatedrecords in the Central MassachusettsSki League (CMSL),earning titles for the girls’ championship,boys’ championship, and thecombined title. The teams also sentrepresentatives to the New EnglandPreparatory School Athletic Council(NEPSAC) ski championships,where the boys finished sixth andthe girls seventh. Several individualskiers placed in the top ten in theCMSL, out of about fifty skiers.Stephen Sarno ’11 placed first,Peter Benson ’11 second, PeterJames ’12 fourth, and MattDeninger ’13 eighth. On the girls’side, Alexandra Urban ’10 placedsecond in the CMSL, Hadley Allen’12 fourth, Ariel Bliss ’10 ninth, andRyan Hussey ’13 tenth. The skiteams have brought home CMSLtitles in four of the last five years.The girls volleyball team finishedfourth in the Eastern IndependentLeague (EIL) and second in PoolB of the end-of-season EasternIndependent Tournament. KendallTucker ’10 and Ashley Brock ’12were named All-League players,and Eileen Yung ’10 and SteffSpies ’12 received EIL honorablementions.The girls squash team finishedsecond in the EIL with new sophomoreHailey Herring-Newboundstepping into the number-one spotand earning All-League recognition.Seven girls attended the New EnglandInterscholastic Squash Associationtournament; Katie Koppel ’10finished sixth in the number-fiveflight and Carly Meyerson ’12 finishedfourth in the number-six flight.The boys wrestling team went5–4 on the season and finishedthird in the EIL tournament, whereDylan Awalt Conley ’10 and SamMiller ’12 each were named EILchampion in his weight class.Jeremy Owades ’10, David Do ’10,Henry Kim ’11, and Max Samels ’12all finished in second place in theirrespective weight classes. Dylan,Sam, Henry, and Jeremy also qualifiedfor the NEPSAC tournament,where Dylan made it to the secondday of competition.The girls basketball team finishedthe season with an outstanding winover Newton Country Day School.Olivia Pimm ’10 ended her CAcareer with a one-game total oftwenty-nine points, ten rebounds,and seven steals. Olivia earned herfourth All-League recognition (theother three in field hockey) and wasselected as one of the top fifteenplayers in Eastern New England tocompete in the NEPSAC East-WestAll-Star game.The boys squash team finishedthe season 7–2 and competed inthe New England IndependentSchool Squash Association (NEISA)championship, with especiallyimpressive performances by MattStyles ’12, Daniel Coppersmith ’11,Sean Pathawinthranond ’12, andAndrew Kelliher ’12.33C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

AT H L E T I C SEIL ALL-STARSGirls BasketballOlivia Pimm’10Maia Johnstone ’10 (honorable mention)Boys BasketballAndrew McCue ’10 (honorable mention)Girls SquashHailey Herring-Newbound ’12Becca Imrich ’10 (honorable mention)VolleyballAshley Brock ’12Kendall Tucker ’10Steff Spies ’12 (honorable mention)Eileen Yung ’10 (honorable mention)Boys WrestlingDylan Awalt-Conley ’10 (EIL champion)Sam Miller ’12 (EIL champion)David Do ’10Henry Kim ’11Jeremy Owades ’10Max Samels ’12CMSL HONORSBoys Alpine SkiingStephen Sarno ’11 (first place)Peter Benson ’11 (second place)Girls Alpine SkiingAlexandra Urban ’10 (second place)NEPSAC HONORSGirls Alpine SkiingHadley Allen ’12 (second place Class Bgiant slalom)Girls BasketballOlivia Pimm ’10NEISA HONORSBoys SquashAndrew Kelliher ’12C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 034

Suzanne ParryCoach John McGarryRacing to the Bottom, Landing on TopPhotos by Dan Sanfordnbridled euphoria” is how John McGarry“Udescribes the start of the ski season. “The firstday of dry-land training each year still feels like thelast day of school when I was a little kid.”McGarry, head coach of Concord Academy’sboys and girls alpine ski teams, has led CA to nineCentral Massachusetts Ski League (CMSL) titlesand three New England Preparatory School AthleticCouncil (NEPSAC) championship titles in the past sixyears. His enthusiasm is key to the teams’ success.“John always brings an impressive amount ofenergy to practice, whether it’s a fifteen-degree dayof dry land training or an afternoon of skiing in therain,” said girls team captain Alexandra Urban ’10.“More than that, he keeps pushing us all to do ourbest throughout the whole season, no matter ourskill level.”In 2010, the boys, girls, and combined teamswere undefeated in the five-school CMSL, poweredby a combination of relaxed confidence and fiercedetermination. “They put on an easygoing Bodeface to outsiders, but in the starting gate, they wereall Lindsey,” McGarry said, referring to Olympicchampions Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn.McGarry became head coach in fall 1998,shortly after joining CA’s Admissions Office, wherehe is director of financial aid. Prior to CA, McGarrytaught economics and math, and coached baseball,volleyball, basketball, and soccer at a school in California.“When I arrived on campus, there was no CAfaculty member coaching the team,” said McGarry,who lives on campus with his wife Suzanne, sixyear-oldTyler, and five-year-old Annie. On most winterweekends, the McGarrys are schussing downslopes at Killington in Vermont; both kids skied aBlack Diamond slope before their fifth birthdays.Growing up in Lincoln, Massachusetts, McGarrylearned to ski when he was three. “My dad andfour older siblings were all avid skiers and capableinstructors,” he recalled. McGarry raced competitivelyinto his early teens, but a family move toHouston during high school essentially ended hisracing career. He attended the University of Vermontand managed its ski team, which then regularlywon Division I NCAA championships. “I workedwith the coaches, learned from some of the bestskiers in the world, and stayed connected to skiracing,” said McGarry. Following college, McGarryspent two years as a ski instructor at Crested Butteand Breckenridge in Colorado.“Skiing is a lifelong sport, and the approach Ibring to practice and competition is a dedication toenjoy each day and a willingness to take advantageof and maximize each student’s physical gifts —tohelp all of them become fitter, stronger, more proficientskiers.” he said. “To be able to share my lovefor skiing with great kids is a pleasure.”McGarry describes his coaching personality as“upbeat and high-energy.” But that wouldn’t translateto championships without a keen ability toinstruct and strategize. “Skiing is about disciplinedand controlled aggression. Good ski racers arethoughtful, plan ahead, and take carefully considered,calculated risks,” he said. “Most importantly,they thrive on the adrenaline-fueled thrill of skiingreally fast, competing—and winning!”—Tara Bradley35C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

ARTSDavid R. GammonsC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 036CA’s winter mainstage production was Bat Boy. The offbeat musical, about a half-bat, half-boy discovered in a cave in West Virginia andthe townspeople who struggle to confront what they cannot understand, allowed CA’s singer-actors to showcase a wide range of musicalstyles, including rock ’n’ roll, gospel, hip-hop, ballads, and traditional show tunes.

Concord Academy’s Dance Company performed Triptych in March,a collaboration with Eton College in England. The original work,a dance and music event in three movements, was choreographedand directed by dance teacher Richard Colton and featured sevenCA dancers. CA’s Dance Company performed Triptych at Eton overspring vacation.David R. GammonsCultural ImmersionIn February, the giant fieldtrip known as Gund MuseumDay allowed every ConcordAcademy student to visit oneof several museums and toexperience firsthand Boston’svast cultural community.They visited the Museumof Fine Arts, the Isabella StewartGardner Museum, theMIT Museum, the Museumof Science, the Institute ofContemporary Art, the DeCordovaMuseum and SculptureGarden, the Peabody EssexMuseum, Harvard’s SacklerMuseum, and the WorcesterArt Museum.In several places, studentstook “insider” tours, includingone at the Museum of FineArts (MFA) led by CA trusteeAnn Gund P’08, who is also atrustee of the MFA. The day isnamed for Gund and her husbandGraham, in gratitude fortheir support of the arts andtheir generosity to ConcordAcademy.Gund shared some of herfavorite stories from the MFAcollection: the twelfth-centurySpanish fresco, Christ inMajesty with Symbols of theFour Evangelists, whicharrived at the MFA packedwith a layer of Parmesancheese for protection; thedismal social lives of thedaughters of Edward DarleyBoit, shown in the renownedJohn Singer Sargent portrait.In a music room, Gundinsisted students look at theback of an ornate banjo,revealing an intricate designthat most museum-goersmiss. She told of the MFA’ssurprise to learn that a filthy,broken statue in storage since1950 turned out to be a pricelessSt. John the Baptist byGiovanni Francesco Rustici.Gund also gave thegroup a glimpse of the MFA’snew Art of the Americas wing,opening in November. “Itmade sense to us that Bostonshould be the center of Americanart in the United States,”she said. In a small room,behind the scenes, sheshowed a model of the newwing, its tiny galleries pastedwith replicas of the art thatwill hang there.Gund Museum Day andits counterpart, Gund StudioDay, happen every other yearand are intended to encouragestudents’ art appreciation andhelp them embrace the wealthof local cultural offerings.Commendable ClayAceramic work by MandyBoucher ’11 wasaccepted into the annual showsponsored by the NationalCouncil on the Education forCeramic Art. More than 1,150artists applied for the K–12show, seven hundred of themin grades eleven and twelve.Only 162 pieces wereselected, including Mandy’spiece (right), which she createdfor her Ceramics 1 class.In other ceramics news,students once again this yeardonated their handiwork for acharity sale, raising more than$500 for Partners In Health’swork in Haiti. About seventybowls and vases were soldduring intermission at thewinter mainstage productionof Bat Boy in February.Lisa Kong ’10Gail FriedmanCA trustee Ann Gund P’08 leading students on an insider’s tour ofBoston’s Museum of Fine Arts37C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

A R T SHome GrownSummer Stages Dance (SSD) atConcord Academy will explodewith even more CA talent than usualthis summer, including performancesby two of the school’s mostacclaimed alum-dancers.Rashaun Mitchell ’96, called“the most riveting” of Merce Cunninghamdancers by the New YorkTimes, will perform with poet AnneCarson at the Institute for ContemporaryArt/Boston (ICA) on July 20,in “his Boston debut and his firstwork as a major new, youngchoreographer,” according to SSDcodirector and CA dance teacherRichard Colton.In another Boston-area debut,the new dance company that ZackWinokur ’07 codirects, The Troupe,performs July 17. Winokur will bedancing—back in CA’s studio, justlike old times.Forging a CA parent connection,internationally recognized artistJenny Holzer, parent of Lili Holzer-Glier ’06, will collaborate with choreographerMiguel Gutierrez July 28 atthe ICA, adding her text-as-art projectionsto the Summer Stagespalette. SSD has more performancesat the ICA than in years pastbecause CA’s Performing Arts Centerwill be closed this summer forfire safety upgrades.Behind the scenes, dancersMarissa Palley ’04 and Lily Susskind’04 will work with SSD choreographers,Justin Samaha ’94 will beback once again as residentdesigner, and Emma McCormick-Goodhart ’08 will be artistic liaisonfor SSD’s series, “Co Lab: Process+ Performance at the ICA.”Summer Stages Dance held "A Winter’s Cabaret"in February, which raised $10,000 for scholarshipsto support the program’s young dancers andemerging choreographers. Among the performerswas Zack Winokur ’07, below.Lisa VollC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Philippa Kaye ’8738PHILIPPA KAYE ’87 is artistic directorand choreographer for Philippa KayeCompany, a “laboratory for movementinvention” based in Brooklyn. Kaye hasdanced with choreographers includingScott Wells, Sara Rudner, Laura Staton,and Pat Birch and has created worksfor organizations including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum ofthe Smithsonian Institution, the 92ndStreet Y, and the DC InternationalImprovisation Festival.Karen SterlingWhen did you start dancing? Whatinspired you when you first began?I started ballet classes at Miss Neubert’sin Carnegie Hall when I was six. I wasswept up by the music, the mystique ofold NYC art institutions, and the expressivepersonalities. It was the 1980s, so allthe defections to the U.S. from theUSSR added to the drama.What sparked your move from classicalballet as a child to moderndance?I experienced my first memorable rejectionat age fourteen when I was notasked back to the School of AmericanBallet. The rotation of my femurs in myhip sockets was not considered flexibleenough to achieve the lines necessary fora professional. Although I rememberfeeling devastated, I was already kickingmy legs every which way in theatredance classes and in nightclubs. I beganto explore the range of dance vocabulary.What is the appeal of moderndance over other forms?Maybe the appeal of modern dance is itsconnection to the individual voice andits earnest striving for purity. I am in thislineage, however I call what I do contemporarydance. This may be semanticquibbling to some, but I find historians’distinctions helpful. (The ModernEra for dance is roughly 1890–1960.)Modern dance masters such as DorisHumphrey, Martha Graham, and LesterHorton codified their movement practicein order that dancers could embodytheir form. I am not interested in makinga total theory of movement orimpressing my movement preferencesonto other bodies. Like contemporaryartists or contemporary composers, I’mdiscovering what methods are most relevantnow.What inspires your choreography?For example, you have developeddance for the Prospect Park Zoo,reflecting on animals’ courtships.How do you get yourself into themind of an animal?I am inspired by nature and science. (Iloved AP Biology at CA.) To make thework in Prospect Park Zoo, we studiedother species’ behavior, anatomy, andmetabolism as a way to get more fullyinto our own animal minds and bodies.Our activity in the zoo was a mirrorencouraging people to watch their ownanimal behavior. (There were occasionswhen I had to pull us back, reapplylearned social conventions, in order not

Photos by David R. GammonsNewcomers to CA took to the stage in January for the ninthannual FroshProject, a midwinter welcome to freshmen,who are given parts at random, with no auditions required.This year’s theme was Dynamic Duos, and skits featuredpairs ranging from Shaggy and Scooby-Doo to Lewis andClark; all were written by upperclassmen. Above, fromleft: Transformers: The Battle Between Good, Evil, andFoxy by Casey Barth ’10, Andrew McCue ’10, and WillWatkinson ’10; The Magical Adventures of Dorothy andToto by Emma Starr ’12 and James Wyrwicz ’12; andTay-Tay and Kanye by Jamie Fradkin ’10 and Liza Comart ’10.At right, FroshProject posters by Oliver Bruce ’11.to offend the multicultural, multigenerationalzoo audience.) I am interested inmaking structures that encouragepeople to interact and in which there isspace for improvisation.How has the mix of ballet andmodern techniques prepared youfor your work today?I can quickly recognize a body’s trainingand have a good idea of what that personis capable of technically. It’s usefulto speak the shared language(s) withdancers in order to choreograph, and Iusually avoid reinventing the wheel.You have been commissioned tocreate several outdoor works.How is it different to prepare for anoutdoor performance, versus anindoor one?Outdoor site-specific performancerequires twice as much energy, patience,and hydration. There is always the threatthat the weather will interfere, and thenthere are varying quantities of bugs,guano, rocks, sun, and dirt. However, Ilike the informality. I like that theprocess is usually public, which meansthere is often immediate feedback onwhat you are making. In the theatre orstudio, the audience assumes you havecontrol of everything they experience, sothere is more pressure to actuallyattempt to have that control.As far as lifestyle goes, what arethe hardest and easiest thingsabout being a professional dancer?In the United States, the financialrewards of dancing in artistically fulfillingnew work so rarely support any kindof living that you are always jugglingmultiple jobs with your usually inconsistentrehearsal schedule. This is tiring.The easiest, or most consistent, part ofthe profession is finding community.There is always someone to massageyour shoulders or stretch your back out.The same goes for being a choreographer;you are always looking to find thenext gig and figuring out how to scheduleand pay the dancers, so uncertaintyis constant, but you also have an emotionallysupportive community and canenforce a strict ritual of massages andstretches during rehearsal, if you choose.Did you take dance at ConcordAcademy? How did dance at CAinfluence your growth as a dancer?First, let me say that I am thrilled withwhat Amy [Spencer] and Richard[Colton] have been doing at CA withdance. When I was a student, CAallowed me to stubbornly defend myidentity as a dancer—as a noncompetitivemover. Except for the day ofHurricane Gloria when a bunch of usplayed soccer in the gym, I never dida sport. (I rather regret this now.)However, I didn’t grow much as adancer at CA, but I did grow as an artmaker.I took many art classes and wasin the dance company—directed byChristine Campbell and then PatrishyaFitzgerald and Daphne Cimino—whichis where I began choreographing andcollaborating.How did your intellectualexperience while at CA influenceyour path to becoming achoreographer?I realized the joy of understanding howthings relate to and inform each other.For instance, what I was learning inbiology or history might help supportmy analysis of Irish literature. It helpedthat teachers like Janet Eisendrath, GaryHawley, and Bob Bellinger taught holistically.During my current rehearsalprocess, for “Miraculous Arms, an ARTby the Spinnerets,” a fertility dance forthree women, ideas about pregnancyand assisted reproductive technologies(ART) led to researching spider behavior.We’re navigating this tricky webof the personal and the universal, this“mystery” of conception. Things ariseduring the artistic process that youcan’t predict, and then you have to seewhetherthey are distractions, orwhether theywarrant more research—whether they are too self-indulgentor could enrich the imagery and providemore openings for an audience toengage.What interests besides dance takeyour time?I’m interested in training of all kinds, soI look at juggling, hula-hooping, animaltraining, and corporate training. I’d liketo be a mom, so I’ve been doing a lot ofresearch on that lately.39C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

CLASS NOTESThe Alumnae/i Programs Office would like tothank all the class secretaries who volunteertheir time to collect classmates’ news forConcord Academy magazine. They play a vitalrole—helping to keep alumnae/i connected toeach other and to the school. Please help usstay in touch by sending your email address toclass_secretary@concordacademy.org.The Chameleon Connection:Your Online Alumnae/i CommunityLog in at concordalum.org and use the links in theleft column to:• Read alumnae/i news and register for events• Update your profile and write a Class Note• Check your class page• Find other CA alumnae/i in your area or line of business• Find faculty and staffC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0401930 75th reunionBetsy Doughty Debevoise remembersher wonderful four years at CA.1932Susan Lawrence Hazard is in NYC andworks once a week in a soup kitchenand half a day in her church thrift shop.1936“Time goes by too fast,” says HelenReynolds Smith. “I can tell as I watchmy great-grandchildren grow up, whilemy activities are mostly listening tobooks on tape and walking my dog. I’mblessed with a loving family and goodhealth; who could ask for more?”1939Anne Michie Sherman sends greetingsto her classmates. Several falls have lefther dependent on a walker, but shehopes to be back using a cane againsoon, “which will have a definite speedfactor!”1940 70th reunionClass Secretary: Lucy Richardson Rand,65 Dartmouth Ct., Bedford, MA 01730Betsy Smith Bagby did a lot of travelingthis year: a garden-opera trip to London,Windsor, Bath, and Wales. She alsocruised the Panama Canal. She went toBoston for the funeral of her sister, AliceSmith Cornish ’40. Emily Cobb continuesdriving between Littleton, MA andAmagansett, Long Island, with gardensand pets in both places. Her garden inNew York is open for charitable eventsfrom May to September and the GardenConservancy comes each July. Hardwork and long hours, but she loves it.Rosemary Baldwin Coffin’s husbandDavid writes that she continues to live atRiverwoods, is holding her own, and isn’tin pain. Mary Thorpe Ellison is enjoyinglife at Deerfield Episcopal RetirementCommunity in Ashville, NC. She hasmade many new friends and is as busyas she wishes. She went to LA forChristmas, as usual, but flying isn’t muchfun anymore. She has recovered wellfrom last February’s hip replacement.Priscilla Patch Johnson reports she crochetsa lot of wool blankets, walks witha cane, and sold her car. I, Lucy RichardsonRand, and my husband Ted live inCarleton-Willard Village, and we oftenspend time at our New Hampshire property,which we used to run as a boy’ssummer camp. Thank you for your news.I hope those I didn’t hear from are well.1941Class Secretary: Joan Talcott Batchelor,71 Abbotsford Road, Brookline, MA02446, joawil@rcn.comClass Notes compiled and edited by Ingrid von Dattan Detweiler ’61Since Jane Peck Alexander is prettymuch confined to the house, she ischeered by daily visits from her daughter,who lives nearby. Sally Foss writes thatliving in town instead of the country isfine, but she finds the contrast of her lifewith what is going on in the world dizzying.Sally still works with friends andneighbors on health, education, and environmentalaffairs. Last summer Sallytook a young friend to eight nationalparks in the West and enjoyed campingat the same site in Zion where she hadbeen 50 years ago. Olivia SwaimLeFeaver enjoys walking in California innearby sunny hills. Her two sisters havedied, but last year she and her daughter,Daphne LeFeaver Ball ’76, and twoother daughters went to Damariscotta,ME to visit family. Helen Whiting Livingstonenjoys where they are living.Her offspring, including four grandchildren,who live in France, give her muchpleasure. Julie Turner McNulty writes,“the years go by quickly, but I go veryslowly with a walker and cane. The cold,dark months are spent in Hanover, NH,where everything is under one roof. Thelighter, warm months are spent inAnnisquam, MA, where I have dinnerwith the sunsets.” Betty Twitchell iscutting down on travel, but tries to walka lot and do exercises and yoga. “I thinkit keeps my body limber, if not my memory.”Mary Rowse West reports theyhad a wonderful celebration for her husband’s90th birthday. She sends bestwishes to all. As for your secretary, JoanTalcott Batchelor, I became a greatgreat-grandmotherin October. I am agrateful user of The Ride (public transportationsystem for those who areunable to use buses or the subway), so Ican go to the Wellesley Public Library tomend books and an Apple store to takecomputer lessons.1942Class Secretary: Rosamond BrooksMcDowell, 10 Longwood Dr., Ames 224,Westwood, MA 02090, robinmcd0224@verizon.netI am very sorry to report that CappyMaguire Cumpston died on January 27,2010. Cappy had two daughters and ason, six grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.Her husband and sonpredeceased her. She worked as developmentdirector at Bennington Collegeand as a fundraising consultant, and shewas a talented singer. We remember hervoice so well at CA, where she sangmany solo parts. We send our deepestregrets to her family. Joan BigelowKennedy asks how many of our classare still living? We know about 12 members;13 have died and some are lost.Robin Brooks McDowell writes withgreat pride of the birth in September of a

great-grandson to her step-grandson,Matthew Jennings. He is beguiling!Betsy Day Moulton writes, “At thisadvanced age it is mostly a question ofwatching and applauding my children andgrandchildren doing fascinating things:granddaughter Kate Murphy, as a summerintern to her U.S. senator from RI;granddaughter Ruth Adler, tendingtoward a career in graphic design; andmuch more.” Betsy is still “poking aheadat writing fiction and essays.” MargotFenn Borden says, “No exciting travels,nor major accomplishments other thanstaying healthy and active. Maculardegeneration cramps my style some, butlife is still a lot of fun. Scenery and peoplein Vermont are beautiful.” PhyllisRothschild Farley was delighted to hearher stepdaughter-in-law had a doulaassist her when she had her baby in September.It was Phyllis who adapted thedoula concept for people who are dying,and she is still working with people whoare at life’s end. “Oddly enough, thesame qualities for both are useful.”1944“All things considered, I can’t complaintoo much,” writes Lucia Cabot Cipolla.“Four nice kids, six wonderful grandkids,and although we live far apart, I spentmost of the summer near family living inthe Seattle area.” Elizabeth PerkinsDraper is leaving Maine to return toMassachusetts, where most of her familylives. A great-grandchild was expectedin April. “At 84, I’ve turned into a frail oldlady and returned, as well, to the pasturesof yesteryear — Cape Cod,” writesAti Gropius Johansen. “My husbandand I made the move to a Cape Cod cottagefrom our self-designed residence inupstate New York last fall.” Ati enjoysweekend art classes and is still aBauhaus true believer. Muffy McKinstryThorne was disappointed to be the onlymember of her class at reunion last year.She spent the summer months in NewHampshire with family and returned toCalifornia in September. In January shetraveled to London again for theatre —her record is 23 plays in 13 days!1946Class Secretary: Penelope WeadockSlough, 159 Grosse Pointe Blvd., GrossePointe, MI 48236Cory Benson Johnson has settled in theretirement community of Kendal atHanover in Hanover, NH. She finds theresidents friendly, supportive, andinteresting. The facilities are comfortable,and the view splendid. The cold northernclimate is quite a change from Cape Cod,and she misses her house in Chatham,which she designed and had built as herretirement home 11 years ago. BettyEames Hooper has moved from Englandto Perth, Australia, where her two sonslive. She is a volunteer teacher onemorning a week in her grandson’sprimary school and is doing waterexercises. She says two of her fourgrandchildren are moving into theteenage category, which isn’t too easy.Cynthia Hill Williams has retired fromtraining and running dogs in retrieverfield trials. “As I have aged, I find it lessfun to chase up and down the east coastto go to the trials.” She fills her hourswith painting and has completed 46paintings in the last year-and-a-half. Onepainting was accepted for a calendarpublished by a local art association andanother hung, for the month of January2010, in a juried show at the Concord ArtAssociation. She is proud to say that sheis no longer a “refusee,” but a small frogin a big pond. Sally Hill Friedlanderremarks that we are certainly getting upthere in years. “In my dotage, I am tryingmy hand at watercolor.” She’s alwayshoping that someone will come andpaint, or just visit, in Maine. After 26years, Debbie Perry Clark has “retired”from singing barbershop. She got tired ofnight driving and putting on makeup(eyelashes) for shows. As a result of this“retirement,” she joined two othersinging groups — her church choir and anew church enterprise called ThresholdChoir, which will provide pastoral carethrough life’s transitions. A thirdpossibility, just for fun, is a madrigalchorus. Lee Lawrence Pierce haswritten seven doll stories. She has acollection of 180 dolls from 40 countries.One doll, in particular, Perla Negra,changed the course of her life forever(see Alumnae/i Profiles, page 8). BettyRowse Wilson reports that last year shewent to Southern California, from Utah,for a short visit with friends she hadworked with at the school district. Heroldest grandson drove her — the firsttime she’s had a chauffeur — and theyalso went to see Price is Right andJeopardy. “It was a celebration of my80th birthday.” Hannah Tilly SniderKeevil says that nothing is muchdifferent with her. “Her health is good,energy sufficient, family interesting andinvolving, and her husband is stillpracticing good medicine. In our eighties,much gratitude abounding (oh yes, musicstill a joy)!” I, Penny Weadock Slough,report that my health remains prettygood, but my zip is flagging a bit. In aneffort to reduce the amount of energyexpended, I am selling my house inCanada to the daughter and son-in-law ofa very good Canadian friend. I amdelighted to have the house sold tosomeone familiar. It makes giving it upmuch easier after uncounted years. I’mstill volunteering at the University ofMichigan’s archaeological museum,cataloguing ancient coins. As your classsecretary, thank you to all whoresponded by sharing their news.1947Class Secretary: Laura RichardsonPayson, 865 Central Ave., Apt. M-304,Needham, MA 02492Mary Leonard Allingham writes of “along and happy life.” She was married in1952, has four children, seven grandchildren,a career as a librarian/media specialist,and did a lot of traveling. Bob diedin 2007, and Mary stays at home morenow. “I loved my years at CA.” WendyAppel Brown had a wonderful 80thbirthday, spending a month in Californiawith family and friends and attending agranddaughter’s wedding on the edge ofPuget Sound. She is volunteering at aretirement home, and Larry plays tenniswith other seniors. Mary Leigh MorseHouston says her house in Concord is“still home after 52-plus years.” She is avolunteer driver and helps in a soupkitchen in Boston once a month. She visitedfamily in Colorado and Louisa NobleDrury in Vermont. They had lunch withAnne Johnson Jones ’48 and Joe — “anice reunion for us.” Mary Leigh’s marriageto her late husband Bud was featuredas a CA “love story” in the wintermagazine, which is online only at concordacademy.org/magazine.Laura RichardsonPayson and Sam are enjoyingretirement living, now able to go to symphony,theatre, and ballet door-to-door bybus. Mary Leigh Morse Houston andPatty Walcott Berger came to Laura’s80th birthday party. Bunty PeirsonRichardson says she and her family areall well. They had a cold winter in NewMexico. Our sympathy to the family ofMyra Blanchard Rucker, whose daughterJulia writes that her mother died inher sleep in August 2009. Edie ClarkeWolff and Jan went to Turkey in Octoberto visit her sister Emilie ClarkePrivratsky ’62, who lives on the Sea ofMarmara. They toured ancient sites in asailing schooner along the Carian coast.“We were the oldest of seven passengers,but the fittest for scrambling overthe ruins.” Ethel Borden Wood is enjoyinggolf, painting, selling her cards, andgoing on hikes and walks with her dog.All the family is doing fine — “no onehas lost a job or a house.”1948Class Secretary: Katherine FlatherBreen, 57 Chestnut St., Dedham, MA02026Addie Eicks Comegys shares the sadnews that her daughter Catherine diedunexpectedly on August 30, 2009.“Catherine was an inspiration for thosewith significant challenges, determinedto achieve full inclusion in their jobs,housing, and social/community lives.”Addie traveled to Florida in the springwith her daughter Lee Comegys Chafee’74, where she got together with PamelaCash Fisher and her daughter. Your classsecretary, Kitsey Flather Breen, says allis well; we enjoy time when all the familycan get together. As a class we are allthinking of you, Addie, and send you allour sympathy. Mary Lawrence Curryspends April–June and September–December in Groton, June–September inNova Scotia, and January–April in Florida.Mary enjoys volunteering in the hospitalin Vero Beach, FL. Ann Bemis Day continuesto write a weekly nature columnfor the Valley Reporter and sells herpoetry book and journal. Ann has twogreat-grandchildren, 3 and 1, who live inBrisbane, Australia with their parents;they are the grandchildren of daughterDeb, who lives in Gettysburg, PA. “Weall miss my son Alan, who died in 2008.His twin daughters are doing well.” “Notmuch news as we putter along towardfour score — how can that be?” asks KitEaton Dreier. “We are grateful for goodhealth in all three generations. Love toall.” Enjoying her smaller house, ZoeComninos Eleftherio likes her walks onthe rail trail. She has one granddaughterat Vanderbilt and one at RISD, and agrandson at Groton School. Since sheretired, Pamela Cash Fisher has beenleading a quieter life. She enjoys workingat her church thrift shop. “Life is good —busy as always,” writes Anne JohnsonJones, who skied every day in the winter.She enjoyed time with Polly EdgartonLanman and Sylvia ShawBrandhorst ’49 in Duxbury and lunchwith Mary Leigh Morse Houston ’47and Louisa Nobel Drury ’47 at SugarBush in the fall. Polly Edgarton Lanmantraveled to England in May with herbrother and other Morse relatives on an“ancestral tour.” Polly enjoys playing tennisin spite of a bad knee. Ann McKinstryMicou and her husband havemoved from their remote mountain tothe pretty village of Upper Montclair, NJto be near their daughter Julie. Ann haspublished a third book about fiction set inVermont. Nancy Bird Nichols is stillplaying viola da gamba and teachingNoyes Rhythm (creative dance). She alsoenjoys downhill skiing. She has “lots ofamazing grandchildren about to launchinto the adult world.” Joan GathercoleRice can hardly believe — until she looksin the mirror — that she celebrated her80th birthday last summer. This year hergranddaughter graduates from collegeand her oldest grandson is 25. “Happybirthday to all my classmates!” DeedySargent reports that this was the first41C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Alice Bemis Wiggin ’53, Margot Bemis Case ’49 (who passed away last August),and Ann Bemis Day ’48Christmas in ages that all her family wastogether. “My eldest celebrated his 50thbirthday, and I thought it seemed onlyyesterday that I had my 50th!” EdieDaniels Tucker misses not being in Concord,where she spent some of her bestyears. After eight grandsons, she nowhas a great-granddaughter.1949Class Secretary: Nancy Billings Bursaw,One Concord Place, 71 Concord Road,Acton, MA 01720,grannynanny@aol.comOur 60th reunion weekend was celebratedin person by Sylvia Shaw Brandhorst,Nancy Billings Bursaw, NancyRead Coville, Fytie LudingtonDrayton, Marian Cameron Korbet,Joan Corbin Lawson, and Peggy JohnsonWhitehouse. Nancy Read Coville,recipient of the Joan Shaw HermanAward, was the featured speaker at theChapel celebration. She was also namedBusiness Person of the Year by theNot Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.42Greater Ossipee Chamber of Commerce.Sylvia Shaw Brandhorst expressed sorrowat the passing of Margot BemisCase in August, and described Margot’smemorial service at the CA Chapel inSeptember. Syl winters in OrmondBeach, FL and summers in Carlisle, MA,with trips to see family in New Hampshireand Vermont. She still plays golf inFlorida and at the Concord Country Club.Nancy Billings Bursaw feels especiallyconnected to CA these days through hergranddaughter, Rebecca Colson ’11.Jane Mortenson Bridges sends herbest to all from Vermont, where sheloves living. Son Sam lives in Darien, CT,and son Adam is in Jacksonville, FL andPrinceton, NJ. Four grandchildren are atHarvard (but now in South Africa), atUVA, at U-Penn medical school, and alawyer in Pensacola, FL. Anne RantoulConner left CA after the ninth grade,attended Colby Junior College, thenearned a BS in nursing from Columbia.She married, raised five children in Connecticut,and moved to Woodstock, VT in1976, occupying her family homestead.Her daughter Sharon is a learning specialistfor Hanover, NH High School, andAnne substitutes as a teacher-assistantin the special ed department. Her sonDavid, also living there, started and runsa vineyard of cold-hardy grapes for winemaking— “a life-long dream, now aflourishing reality.” Constance LudingtonDrayton tells of her trip to Bhutan,“a lovely, peaceful country surroundingthe foothills of the Himalayas. We visitedmonasteries and dzongs — originallyforts, now administrative buildings andmonks’ homes. We went over highmountain passes, up to 15,000 feet, andstayed at small hotels in the valleys. Thepeople are so nice. It is the land of the‘Thunder Dragon’ and the ‘Country ofHappiness.’” Marian Cameron Korbetsays, “I’ve never been as happily situatedas I am here in Maynard. I amincreasingly involved in tutoring at theprison farm. That and a few other bits ofvolunteer work (combined with putteringaround the house and garden) keep mejust busy enough to enjoy my goodhealth and my advancing years.” FaithAllen Perry writes, “I am sure this willbe my last note. The cancer has invadedmy lungs and appears to be growing rapidly.Daughter Pat sold her home in NewHampshire, and she and her son anddaughter now live with me. Other familymembers live close by and visit mostweekends, except for Melissa who isstill with the Peace Corps in Benin, W.Africa. Each day caregivers cheer myday, and I read a lot and recall manyhappy memories.” Rosalind AppelRitchie writes, “I was so sorry to missthe excitement of our 60th reunion. Itmust have been wonderful. Our twosons and daughters-in-law gave Bob andme a 50th anniversary party; it was agreat success. We also had our usualtwo weeks in London, in September,where we enjoyed great theatre andwalking. And we’re still golfing at leastonce a week.” Peggy Johnson Whitehouserecalled her fond memories of thereunion with its excellent food, music,and programs.1950 60th reunionClass Secretary: Dianne Stuart Humes,4404 Turnberry Crescent, Pueblo, CO81001Persis Buxton Ames writes that sheand Charlie are “retired,” but all of theirseven children and thirteen grandchildrenkeep them busy. They spent most of thesummer in Maine enjoying their newleisure, and at Christmas they were withher youngest son and his family in LakePlacid, NY. For Molly Shaw Beard, lifecontinues to be full with lots of kids andgrandkids (13 now). John is devoted tothe computer, golf, and local music interests.She is still “plugging for the environmentand those PC candidatesdedicated to doing something about it.”She still loves to sail, paint, and just be inMaine, and is looking forward to seeingeveryone in June. Rosita Corey and hersister, Libby Corey Bourquin ’51, havejust finished (it took three years) puttingtogether their mother’s post-WWI lettersand photographs from France, writtenwhile she worked in a Red Cross canteen.“It was an interesting experience,not just the transcribing part, but seeingour mother in such a different light!”Rosie is looking forward to seeing everyoneat our 60th in June. Nancy ColtCouch has retired from Harvard after 24years and is filling her time with gardeningand orchid culture. Their oldest grandchildis now studying nursing at Drexel.“Some don’t fall far from the tree! Happy60th.” Dayle Peterson Goddard saystheir six grandchildren range in age from16 to 25. She is looking forward to seeingeveryone at reunion. Phebe Hamreports that her former Chinese studentsare thriving, both here and in their owncountry, and she loves hearing fromthem. “For me a real book is better thatanything in cyberspace. If any of myclassmates would like to bring their recommendationsfor good reading to ourreunion, I will compile a list for everyoneon the spot.” Cynthia Creelman Hillreported by phone that she had a wonderfultrip this past fall to visit her daughter,Alice Hill ’77, in Melbourne. Alice isthe mother of two boys, 16 and 13. Cynthiatook a “Following in the Steps of vanGogh” art tour to Amsterdam, Arles, andParis this spring with her art gallerygroup. Cynthia’s other daughter, JessieHill ’80, is the mother of three girls, 10,12 and 14. Cynthia looks forward to seeingeveryone at reunion. Dianne StuartHumes traveled to New Zealand in Februaryand took a cruise in March, whereJamie spoke. They were in London inMay for the Stowe-Harvard dinner, andthen in Concord in June. “Can’t wait tosee everyone.” Betsy Nay Kutzner hasa conflict in June — her granddaughter isgraduating from the University of California(Davis) — so it’s unlikely she’ll be ableto come for reunion. Despite Jim’s illness,they traveled to Portugal, Spain,and Chicago this year. Betsy sends bestwishes to everyone. Remcoline vanTyen Nieuwenhuijs writes that “apartfrom our daily little cycle tour and occasionalvisits to friends, we try to go toconcerts and lectures. This winter weattended a course on 20th-century musiccombined with a series of chambermusic concerts, which we enjoyed enormously.”She hopes to come (from theNetherlands) for our reunion, and hastheir eldest granddaughter (age 18) linedup to look after her 87-year-old grandfather.Caroline Grote Snyder plans to beat reunion, “at least for one or twoevents, and I will be staying in Lexingtonat my daughter’s.” Carlice was interviewedabout her environmental activismfor the winter issue of CA magazine(online only at concordacademy.org/magazine).Congratulations, Carlice! CarolineMcGlennon Stride hopes to be atreunion. “Would be fun to see everyoneagain!”For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.

1951Class Secretary: Jane Uhler McDonough,109 Clemson View Dr., Seneca,SC 29678, mcdonough.jane@gmail.comNancy Jaicks Alexander says, “All iswell here — still volunteering at a prisonhospice (24 years). Best to everyone,Punkin.” Elizabeth Corey Bourquinenjoyed Alumnae/i Reunion last Junewith Cynnie Heath Sunderland. “Wehad a family art show of paintings, weaving,and photography in Gardner, MA.Also went on a cruise to Mexico with myson, John Bourquin ’93, and his family.”Patricia Ceresole Dunnell reportsshe’s moved to a retirement communityin Wolfboro, NH, where there’s toomuch snow for her Shetland sheep dogand for her. Amy Lovell Fay’s husbandDudley is very ill with Alzheimer’s. “Itwill be two years this June that I movedto New London, NH. I’m taking coursesthrough Colby Sawyer College, but thebest is being close to Lela and family.”Sally Lydgate, in spite of not-so-successfulknee surgery, went to Franceand stayed with her brother in Provence.Sally says, “I’m still in my two bedroomco-op in Manhattan and welcomeguests.” Jane Uhler McDonough says,“I am back to practicing on my glorious,newly rehabbed grand piano. I am stillteaching and playing. My daughter Siobhanhas a cunning 3-year-old boy. Myother daughter, Mandy, is in Californiapursuing a singing career.” Nancy DouglassGale says “life is good — busy,busy. My favorite thing is being a ‘standardpatient’ at U Mass and HarvardMedical schools, helping students learnhow to interview patients. . . . Woman’sClub, both state and local, keeps mebusy. . . . Last summer my daughter andher fiancé took me to Italy. Other kidsand grandkids are all great!”1952Class Secretary: Elizabeth Ritchie Topper,20 Pewter Lane, New Providence,NJ 07974, liztopper@comcast.netMaudy Palmer Barton and Ranny havemoved to a retirement community in N.Andover, where they have their ownhouse, as well as the Maine house. Theytook a cruise last year to SE Asia: Thailand,Vietnam, Singapore, and Cambodia,including Angkor Wat, and this year theywill go to Egypt and Jordan. Maudy has anew hip. Cecily Clark has fond memoriesof Robin Welch Ashley, whopassed away in January 2009. Sheremembers asking Robin for a little tennishelp and Robin hit her right in theeye! She remembers Robin’s distinctivelaugh. After Lucy Faulkner Davison’shusband died in August, Lucy put 400Lucy Faulkner Davison ’52 andgreat-niece Faithacres of their farm into conservation andcleaned out barns getting ready to sell.Mennonites from Kentucky took all thehorse-drawn farm equipment her husband’sfamily had used years ago. Shesays it is nice to know it will be used andkept up. Di Frothingham Feinbergremembers Jeannie Phillips Kelly as sosophisticated, energetic, and generous,and her wonderful music; Jean, whopassed away last September, played atthe memorial for Di’s father in 2002. Dinow lives in San Francisco, one floorapart from her grandsons, 1 and 3. I wasglad to hear from Jane Atwood Godfrey,who has been married to Gordonfor almost 30 years. They have enjoyedboating and traveling east by RV. Janehas been in the yacht sales business,real estate, and is now involved with theSoroptimists, a women’s organization.She has four children — two are firefighters(including one daughter) and one is apastor; she has many grandchildren.Camy Tyson Hall wrote from Florida,where they spend their winters. She isdealing with a revision of an 11-year-oldhip replacement, doing therapy and walking.She lives near two granddaughters,5 and 4. Jean Dunbar Maryborn wrotefrom Idaho, where she loves her gardensand is involved with actions to reducecarbon emissions (she says their summersare already too dry and hot).Jacquie Walker Smith remembers thatJeanne Phillips Kelly helped arrange clandestinemeetings in downtown Concordfor the “naughty” boarders! RobinWelch Ashley introduced Jacquie to Led,her husband of 55 years, at the end ofour senior year, and Robin and RockySaxe Rosen were bridesmaids in theirwedding! Lee Dodge Sylvester hasboth her children and five grandchildren— four boys, one girl — nearby. Her sonand family moved to Darien, 50 milesaway, and he commutes to NYC. Lee issetting up an archives room in the GuilfordABC House. She and Ben both sculland have two boathouses. Anne ChristianTedeschi has been working inwatercolor for 10 years, teaching childrenup to high school level at the gallerywhere she exhibits. She had a solo showat a gallery in Prairie du Chien, WI fromMarch to May. Amy Frye Thorndikesent pictures from some of our yearbooks,as well as lovely pictures of herchildren and five grandchildren. She isstill working, teaching future nurses, hasthree degrees and no plans for retirement.As for your new class secretary,Liz Ritchie Topper, we continue with anElderhostel each year. Last September itwas Tuscany, staying outside Florence,in the spa town of Montecatini. It wasstrenuous with lots of walking, standingin the cathedrals, day trips to Lucca andPisa, but, as always, lots of interestingpeople. We did a four-mile MS walk inthe spring with our son-in-law and 10-year-old granddaughter, who both usedscooters. I am still passionate aboutquilting and just marked my 30th year ofmy not so “aerobic” class at the Y.1953Class Secretary: Joy Hamann Shaw, 120Musketaquid Road, Concord, MA 01742,gojoy.shaw@verizon.netRosemary Barrett Dircks wrote in winterthat it was freezing in DC and shewas heading for Naples and Key West.Good move. Daphne Heath Chapin’ssister, Cynthia Heath Sunderland ’51,shared the sad news that Daphne’s husbandTony (Anthony Van Dyke Chapin)died on New Year’s Day at 83 from pulmonarydisease. Daphne and Tony hadmoved to Austin, TX from Cambridge tobe near two of their four sons. Afterretirement, Anne Mize Barnett hasbeen very involved in her garden club,now serving as president. Her club wasone of the first 10 to join the GCA (GardenClub of America). Dorothea WymanThomas and Lefty made the big moveto a retirement community more precipitouslythan intended. They sold theirhouse in three days, packed up 42 yearsof living in one place, and moved to FoxHill Village in Westwood, MA. JanetWard Stephens is excited about her latestendeavor, a new choral group called“Finding a Voice,” formed to aid the localshelter for abused women and children.Their debut concert was at the end ofJanuary. Elisabeth Jenney Paige enjoysliving in the seaside college town ofBrunswick, ME, where there is alwayssomething going on. In March, she spenta month in Tucson, near her son Stephenand his wife, where she did a lot of birdingand hiking. Between adventures, liferevolves around kids and grandkids, outdooractivities, and a little “cultchah.”She sees Howsie Jenney Stewart oftenand misses having Marcie Gates Iszardjoin them for lunch. (Me too.) She sendsher best to all as we head toward the3/4-century mark. Yikes! Anne PrestonKnowlton is still very involved in findinghomes for abandoned and unwanted OldEnglish sheepdogs. In the fall, she andLisa Jenney Paige, as well as DaisyDeFord Crane ‘52, had a reunion of the“Lincoln Gang” from our era. They said itwas a blast from the past. With lots ofsupport from her children, Vicky DavisDowns is coping after losing her belovedhusband Ray. She is writing bookreviews for the Seattle League ofWomen Voters’ magazine. Most recentlyshe reviewed Nicholas Kristof and SherylWuDunn’s inspiring Half the Sky. Vickyalso goes on local Audubon birding tripsand finds them wonderful fun. ElizabethChase Hurlbut is playing bridge againand is becoming somewhat addicted.She’s had her second cataract surgeryand is on oxygen for COPD and emphysema,but it doesn’t limit her in any way.Last fall, Howsie Jenney Stewart andTim traveled to Egypt and Israel on anexhausting but fascinating trip. She stillloves her visits to nursing homes withher new Havanese therapy dog, Lola.Lydia Smith Nader reports that one sonlives in Florida, a daughter is a parkranger at Denali, and her husband worksfor an environmental engineering companyand has no plans to retire. She isactive in a quilting group. She and AliceBemis Wiggin should get together. Andfrom your secretary, Joanna HamannShaw, it was such a delight to talk withso many of you.1954New class secretary neededEvelyn Uhler Helgeland, who was lost,has been found living in Norway. “She ishappily married to a fine Norwegianman,” says her sister Jane UhlerMcDonough ’51. They have five children,13 grandchildren, and one greatgrand.Evelyn sings, plays the piano, andhas played cello in the Stavanger orchestrafor years. She is also a painter andenjoys entertaining the family. Shewould love to be in touch with classmates.Penny Henderson Petrone was“stunned and deeply saddened by theloss of Sally Kraetzer Dallas. My heartgoes out to George and their daughters.I have such happy memories of Sally,Paula Grymes Booher ’55, HelenSmith Taylor, and Diana Jewell Bing-43C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0ham and playing touch football withthem on Sally’s lawn in the fall.” MarthaMartin-Hufford’s sailboat was wreckedin July, putting an end to her sailing onCape Cod Bay. Her highlight of the yearwas becoming a great-grandmother,though cruises continue as a majorattraction. Jane Gammons Illingerenjoys studying archaeology, British history,and Russian literature, “all of whichkeep my little gray cells humming . . . Iwas very saddened to hear of Sally’spassing. She was a beautiful person andgood friend at Concord, from the sixththrough the 12th grade.” Jane is lookingforward to her son Ned’s June 4 wedding.For Mary Monks Lukens, whosehusband died January 12, “the voidis enormous after almost 52 years ofmarriage.”1955 55th reunionClass Secretary: Diana Murfitt Meyer,meyerdm218@snet.netMary Lee Bennett Noonan helpeddaughter Becky and her husband withJohn Henry Murray, their second grandson.“He is beautiful, but with a 4-yearold,a 2-year-old, and a new house,day-to-day survival is a family challenge.The joy of new life was balanced by thesad loss of my mother, who passedaway at 96 on Columbus Day. Fortunatelywe were in the east when shebecame ill and could be with her.” Theirson John and his wife Dixie left SanFrancisco for Washington, DC to takeexciting jobs with the administration —he with Health and Human Services andshe as a lawyer with the Commission onthe Financial Crisis Inquiry. DaughterSusie and her husband are still in SantaMonica. Sally Dabney Parker had funsorting, culling, researching, catalogingand eventually donating to appropriatemuseums the contents of several cartonsof historical family data covering1850–1940. Her big winter projectfocused on accounts of her great-grandfather’strip west to Seattle in the late1800s, at the time of the gold rush. Sheand Ev summered in Maine with theirkids and grandkids. The two west coastfamilies and the British side of the familywere together, providing the youngcousins great fun. She and CarolynSmith Davies hope to see many classmatesfrom ’55 at this year’s reunion.Ding Hall Richardson reports that she,Deborah Smith Leighton, CarolynSmith Davies, and Sarah Burley Birkettconvened in May 2009 at Deborah’swonderful house in Cape Porpoise, ME.They caught up on kids, analyzed thestate of the world, shared the vicissitudesof aging, and laughed over life’sironies. Dagmar Hayden Kadula spentthe winter reading, knitting, crocheting,44and walking. Spring activities are usuallycentered on gardening, which bringsalive her front yard with tulips, hyacinths,daffodils, and forsythia, soon to be followedby hydrangeas, phlox, irises, violets,and ground cover. The back yardhas lilacs, wisteria, and a great pear tree.Dagmar sends greetings to all. BetsyHughes Morss missed our 50thbecause she was whitewater rafting onthe Middle Fork of the Snake River andwill be in Raleigh for her oldest grandson’sgraduation the weekend of our55th. She will miss catching up, butlooks forward to seeing photos. She wasdiagnosed with breast cancer in 2008,but being in good physical shape andhaving a positive attitude and strong supportfrom family and friends, she says,“Everything is fine now. Our family offour children, their spouses, and our sixgrandchildren are all fine — living inRaleigh, Indianapolis, Seattle, and SanFrancisco.” Janet McKenney Mezgolitswrites, “My life in Chicago continues tobe fairly tame, but maybe at our agetame is ok. Happily, my three childrenare all employed; unhappily, no grandchildrenfor me.” She hopes to attendreunion. Aliza Moizeau Shima reportsthat her “community of Santa Barbarasuffered this past year with wild forestfires, and many lost their homes in thehills close to our downtown area. Winterrains caused some mudslides on thedenuded hillsides, and rebuilding hascommenced.” She traveled to SquamLake, NH in August for a visit with manyof her first cousins. Diana MurfittMeyer traveled the west during June2009 with her sister, Caroline Murfitt-Eller ’58, from Arizona to Zion includingboth rims of the Grand Canyon, MonumentValley, and Canyon de Chellynational parks, having many adventuresalong the way. In the fall she continuedwestward on a road trip with Bill andTexas friends through the Texas Panhandleto New Mexico — Taos to the FourCorners to the Gila Wilderness — endingup in the Guadalupe Mountains beforereturning to Austin. She ended the yearwith a bang — slipping on ice and breakingher right wrist. Diana thanks her sisterCaroline for editing and typing ourclass news this spring. Lucy PeirceScanlon had a total hip replacement inJanuary and needed help caring for andfeeding her two horses, two cats, anddog. Inclement weather in Tennessee nodoubt inspired her to stay inside andrecover. She says working out before theoperation and lifting hay bales gave herstrength that helped her recovery. Sinceshe has to be in Massachusetts for afamily meeting in late June, Lucy maynot be able to come to reunion. BetsyShoemaker Watt enjoyed a lovelyChristmas in Colorado with her daughterand family and celebrated her 50thKay Wilson DeFord ’56 and Bill with their seven grandchildrenreunion at Swarthmore, where shecaught up with Lucy Peirce Scanlon. LastJuly she spent a few weeks at MooseheadLake and has otherwise been occupiedwith lots of bridge, gardening, andhouse maintenance. She was “thrilledthat my old neighbor, Nancy Read Coville’49, was awarded the Joan ShawHerman Award at last year’s reunion.She has worked to the bone to keep herpreschool going.” Lucia Woods Lindleycontinues her political support for aDemocratic congress and Emily’s List, aswell as her philanthropic support of lowincomewomen and the arts. Last wintershe spent ten days in Russia enjoyingart, music, the Bolshoi, Kirov, caviar andvodka, and a troika ride. Both childrenand five grandchildren visited in NYC.Diabetic neuropathy limits her a lot; awalker and Dan help enormously. “I’llget back to writing my book . . . some 40years of my photographs, with facts,reflections, and the story of my visualand life’s journey — with a ‘grant’ frommyself for publication.”1956Class Secretary: Abigail SenklerKazanowski, 23 Newson Ave., Kittery,ME 03904Natalie Jones Hinshaw Bartholet andhusband Chauncey spend December–April in Mexico and summer by the seain Stonington, CT with their nine grandchildrenand families. Natalie also keepsbusy with painting and says “life is awesome.”Kay Wilson DeFord and husbandBill enjoyed having their entirefamily together at Thanksgiving — 15 inall. Kay and Bill have been inn-keeping inChatham on Cape Cod for 12 years.Noel Farnsworth Mann still lives inGloucester when not traveling. She hasseen over half the bird species in theworld and is looking for more. CindyDay Marriner and her husband celebratedtheir 50th wedding anniversary in2007 — congratulations! Their daughtersand sons-in-law have reached their 25thanniversaries. They consider themselvesblessed and believe faith, family, friends,and a sense of service are gifts andenrichment. Wendy Watts Pierson isnow a certified water fitness instructor.Husband Dan has a rare and seriousimmune system disease, HLH. NathalieWendell Thomas and her husband stilltravel a lot, including a trip from Istanbulto Dubai via the Suez Canal.1957Class Secretary: Carol SwansonLouchheim, clouchheim@yahoo.comAnstis Greene Benfield says the “onlynews I have is that I love being retired inthe mountains of Vermont with five rescuedogs and six cats.” Perhaps, sheand Connie Rohrbough could vie forhaving the most cats. Connie braved avery successful right knee “redo” andwas driving in three weeks. She continuesto travel here and in Europe withfamily, and she volunteers for Animal Aidand Rockport, MA concerts. Ann IngersollBoyden writes from Portland, ME:“We had a wonderful summer with allour kids and eight grandchildren. I’m stillholding down my 7–8 month job aspenny candy lady at Go Fish, my daugh-

In times like these, there’s a lot to be said for apredictable fixed income. Through my charitable giftannuity, I enjoy a better and safer return than myother investments are producing these days—plus taxsavings and the satisfaction of benefiting ConcordAcademy. A gift annuity is a smart way to go,particularly now.—Wendy Arnold ’65ter Rachel’s store, and managing a largevegetable garden to feed the family andprovide for our winter larder. Perry and Ienjoy our singing groups.” To honor her70th, Ann wants to visit three sons inCalifornia. Cal Adams Christy gigglesthat “nothing has changed. Except whenI look in a mirror, some old bat gets infront of me and all I can see is HER! Ican’t seem to discourage her from stayingwith us.” Polly Graham Coreth hasthe honor of being elected Chancellor ofthe U.S. Priory of the Order of St. John,a century-old humanitarian mission supportinghealth care and hospitals inJerusalem. The medical staff is Jewish,Palestinian, and Muslim, assisted by visitingU.S. doctors. I hope Helen HardcastleGates recovered speedily fromher hip replacement surgery. Helen andChris have lived in their Brookline homefor 42 years and have seven grandchildren.Like many of us, Helen divides hertime between home, exercise, volunteerwork, and grandchildren. Like the Boydens,they summer in Vinalhaven, ME.Diana Wilson Hoven enjoys Seattle andtraveling with her daughters, theirspouses, and four grandchildren. Thereis a wonderful new man in her life, andshe hopes he will soon stop being basedin Texas. She is tutoring children in alow-income neighborhood and servedjury duty on a high profile local case.Carol Swanson Louchheim completedeight years as a local housing commissionerhaving learned, as the nation has,a great deal about the power of a smallgroup that always votes “no.” She isdelighted with what they achieved,including saving several families fromforeclosures. The Louchheims had aIf this idea interests you, please contactthe Advancement Office at (978) 402-2240 or visitconcordacademy.org/plannedgiving.great autumn trip to visit friends and seewhere they used to live in Vermont andthe Hudson Valley; she says Storm Kingand Pepsico sculpture gardens are not tobe missed. Alexander Fuller Anderson-Spivy is doing well in a rough year forwriters. “I have been writing (paid) for anonline art magazine, artnet.com, and tryingto get my definitive biography ofBaron Adolph de Meyer published.” Shewrote the text for Facing India, a book ofbeautiful photographs available online.“The six grandchildren, 5 to 18, flourish,and their parents are all employed. I amvery thankful for this.” Marcia Synnottcontinues as a historian working on severalwriting projects and presenting atconferences. She serves on the board ofthe Fort Devens Museum in Devens,MA, which commemorates the fort’sservice to our country, and she lectureson its “godmother,” Rep. Edith NourseRogers, the longest-serving woman inCongress.1958Class Secretary: Caroline Murfitt-Eller,carolineeller@comcast.netThe class of ’58 joins in conveying itssincere condolences to the family of ourclassmate, Elizabeth Moses Baker, whopassed away in July 2009, and to AliceHawkes Roberts and her family on theloss of her husband. Alice wrote, “It hasbeen quite an adjustment and will takeme a while to sort out my life and hispaperwork, but I am not planning any bigchanges in location.” She carries on withher vocations as a priest and hospicechaplain, which she loves, and plans totravel and see children, grandchildren,and old friends more frequently in thefuture. Hazel Demille Angeledei maintainsher interest in music, church, andfamily occupations. In December, shetraveled to Venice and is planning a tripto Germany; she visited Sarah Whitneyin Boston in 2009. Hazel writes, “I willmiss Betty Moses Baker’s smile andgood humor more than I can say.” JuliaCullinan Ballerini reports that her bookon early French photographs of Egypt,The Stillness of Hajj Ishmael, was publishedthis spring. Congratulations Julia!In addition, she sent out her first shortstory for possible publication in 2010 andhas her first novel in the works. She isvery pleased that her son has returned toNYC and lives nearby after nine years inLA. She continues volunteer teachingEnglish to immigrants and refugees andis enjoying a full and happy life. NancyCushman Fairbanks is singing in theSkidmore Chorus, which reminds her ofMiss Loring. While attending a recentperformance of Brahms’ GermanRequiem, she found it almost impossiblenot to sing along with every note. Nancyenjoyed a visit with Jane VanceMcCauley and husband Dick this fall, andskiing with her grandchildren this winter.Elizabeth England Fisher had a wonderfulsummer north of Seattle at her homeon the water and is fortunate to live nearher two oldest granddaughters. Sheheaded south in her motor home in earlyOctober for a visit with her grandsons inSalt Lake City and continued to Texas tospend the winter near her youngestgranddaughter. She returns to Seattle forthe summer and welcomes CA visitors.Sarah Sargent Leiser spent fourmonths traveling from London to NewDelhi, then China and Mongolia, visitingher twin nieces, who live in India andMongolia. She took a spectacular trip onthe Trans-Mongolian Express from Beijingto St. Petersburg. She also visitedher sister in North Carolina on her farmwith 40 alpacas, as well as her daughtersand their families. Jane VanceMcCauley’s 22 year-old grandson graduatedin May from Bucknell: “I amstunned to think we have a grandchildthis old. We love all our time with ourseven grandchildren and feel so blessedto be nearby and able to be a part oftheir lives.” Jane chairs the Board atEvergreen Cove Holistic Learning Center,where the 2009 budget came in $12,000ahead of projections in spite of the lasttwo years’ economic difficulties. Shealso serves on the board of Pets onWheels and has reconnected with theWomen’s Giving Circle in Columbia, MD.Kathy Rogers McQuarrie continues tolearn as an individual and couples therapist.“The learning I am now doing hasto do with how to help change happen,taking into account information about thefunctioning of the brain. This work is fascinating.”She is experiencing the delightof three grandchildren; struggles withthe results of knee damage from a caraccident that curtails running, ridinghorses, yoga, and gardening; but swimsoften and notes the general feeling thatthis “is a kind of dodgy time of life.” CarolineMurfitt-Eller traveled in Arizonaduring 2009 with her sister, Diana MurfittMeyer ’55, visiting national parks,investigating many Indian sites, floatingdown the Colorado River, and horsebackriding in the desert with snakes and jackrabbits. Caroline summered with familyin Maine and spent as much time as possiblewith her daughters and grandchildren.A month in England visitingresplendent gardens, castles, and cathedralsand absorbing the literary and physicallandscape capped her year of travel.Gretchen Becker, Sylvia ChanningPope, and Sally Farnsworth Blackettemailed that all is well but have no newsto report. Many classmates wrote theyare looking forward to a 55th reunion.Let’s plan on it! Nancy Wolfe Steadretired after 45 years in real estate andwatched her 401K become a 201K. Afterthree easy months in Florida, she isseeking new avenues of involvement inVermont. Both her son Skip and daughterJulia were married within the last twoyears — Julia has a baby girl and Skipand his wife are expecting a daughter inJune. “It is wonderful to have a nucleusof three generations, all in Vermont.”Aside from her belief that PresidentObama’s leadership would spark all of usto rise to the occasion, she writes of herconcern for the future of the country, ourchildren, and our planet. Joellen MaloneyToussaint continues full-time workat the Wellesley Library and is a newsreporter for a local cable channel. Shespent a warm vacation in Aruba inMarch.1959Class Secretary: Mary Poole,maryfpoole@gmail.com2009 was the year of our 50th reunionand we all had a ball. Our true thanks goto Holly Dickson Chaplin for all theeffort put into making our Friday dinnerperfect. Also, many thanks from RosemaryWilson and Mary Poole to JuliaTerry for keeping us on track . . . no wondershe was our class president! Wemissed those who could not make it andare thrilled with the new and renewedfriendships that grew out of our gathering.Life has gone on since then. AinslieBaldwin is still in California; her husbandis continuing to work through June 2011.Her condo is installing solar panels(hooray!), and she is in a book club and isa Second Harvest partner. Elizabeth45C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Class of 1959 mini-reunion: (standing) Jennifer Johnson and Holly DicksonChaplin; (seated) Judy Speckman Russell and Mary PooleBoardman saw Hope Howland Halerecently, met Hope’s granddaughter, andtook in their stunning view of the Pacific.Elizabeth moved back to her house inDavis, CA after 26 years away and isdoing a lot of “deferred maintenance.”She is close to grandkids and last (butcertainly not least) she is protesting theportion of her taxes that go to fund ourwar(s). Faith Childs is “bored withhealth issues taking over my life.” I’msure many of us can sympathize. She islearning new music pieces every week,which is “good for my brain” and worksthe hands. How right! She has two petquail, producing little spotted eggs, andstill loves living in Vermont near Dartmouth.Would love visits. HenriettaBriggs Cosentino is busy learning toteach prenatal yoga. She went to Turkeyfor the birth of a grandchild and is veryinvolved with Haiti — a longtime focusof her husband. They’ll be retiring inJune 2011. Caroline Craven Nielsentook a tour to Morocco, where she rodea camel, camped in the desert, andcrossed the Atlas Mountains — anadventure worth having even if it conflictedwith the Florida mini-reunion inKey West with Judy SpeckmanRussell, Holly Dickson Chaplin, MaryPoole, and Jennifer Johnson last January.Jennifer’s pilot husband was generouslyflying doctors and supplies to Haitiwhile she attended the mini-reunion. Sheis still involved with her gallery in PonteVedre, FL. Judy became a grandmotherFor more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.46while she was at our mini-reunion! Shealso celebrated her 40th weddinganniversary. Helen Stuart Twiss is stillteaching piano students, reading, walking,and “being in the moment.” Herhusband is completely retired.1960 50th reunionClass Secretaries: Pam Prouty Ikauniks,ikaunip@hotmail.com; Eleanor NobleLinton, nlinton@rcn.comThe big news this year is our 50threunion! Many classmates are planningto come June 11–13, which is wonderful.Anne Booth is trying very hard to bein denial about the 50 years. Incredulousis more like it. “I started working at alocal kitty shelter (pro bono, of course)about a year ago and it has turned into a30–40 hour a week, all-consuming occupation.I keep trying to set boundaries soI can have some life back. I’m also stillstruggling with the very part-time job asthe town of Sharon’s deputy town clerk.I’m also still on the Sharon (NH) ConservationCommission, which is a learningexperience. So much for art history.Robert is still working half of each monthat the New Bedford Whaling Museum,where he has been for 25 years.” BobbieYonts Buxton can’t wait to seeeverybody at reunion. “It will come onthe heels of my son Russ’ wedding inWilmington, NC. Annette Shaw and I hada great phone conversation; anyone listeningwould have thought we werecrazy 14-year-olds. I volunteered over thesummer at the Thoroughbred RetirementFoundation farm in Montpelier,which was fun and rewarding.” MargotLisa Volckhausen McCann ’60 with hergrandson Aidan, born in OctoberDewey Churchill has officially moved toBass River, “although travels to Graftonare frequent as we have yet to sell. Welove the changing landscape and thewarmer temperatures of the Cape. Andwe have downsized dramatically, whichis feeling really good and I think our kidsare grateful. If any of you are on theCape, give a call and visit. I look forwardto seeing you all in June.” NickyChurchill is still singing at a semi-professionallevel. “Wally and I love the spot inthe hills where we live, and we are, I’msure, in better shape for living here.There is always physical work to do —renovations, landscaping, garden, and awood stove for our primary heat. Wealso are enjoying watching our nephewsand niece move into adulthood withgraduations, marriages, and babies alongthe way.” Tucky Frazier Jones is reallyexcited about our reunion, 50 or otherwise.Her big news is the arrival last Februaryof her second grandchild. Herdaughter Sarah is coming again toreunion. Laura Smith Lynch is still travelingfor FEMA, but says 2009 was quietwith “only one deployment to Washington.Most of their time and energy wasspent fixing up a barn in Massachusettsfor summer visits with the kids.” Theyalso have an RV lot in ME and one in SC.Their kids keep giving them grandchildren— the latest grandchild arrived inMarch. Lisa Volckhausen McCann’sgrandson was born in October 2009.“He is gorgeous, of course.” We hopeshe can join us in June. Sally HeroyMunday wonders if anyone will recognizeher at reunion. “A lot can happen in50 years. Here’s my life in a nutshell: college,convent, married, two sons,divorce, remarriage, Jim died, widow . . .NOW. And I still bounce when I walk.”Ursula Ulli Schubert Never writes, “Iam sure we all share similar feelings forCA, even more so realizing what a privilegeit’s been to be part of this school.CA not only was/is a school aiming atteaching students, but touched at leastmy life up to this day, something forwhich I am very thankful.” Ulli traveledto Namibia and spends time with hergrandchildren and doing volunteer work.She would love to come to reunion, butis not sure she can make it. Susan Perryhopes to come in June, but the challengeof living with Parkinson’s diseasemay not allow it. Belinda Binnie PleasantsSmith wrote from Sanibel Island,where she and Kim were escaping thecold weather. They are still in Concord,but spend a month in the Adirondacks inthe summer, two weeks salmon fishingin New Brunswick, Canada, and are inSanibel in the winter. She looks forwardto catching up with everyone. Happily,Annette Shaw will be with us in June.She says it seems like yesterday whenshe was running around on all fours withBobbie Yonts Buxton, Heidi Moss,Carol Ganson Burnes, Judy Bentinck-Smith Covin, and Jay Hutchinson asgalloping horses. “If I tried that now,you’d have to call 911!” Annette gave upher partnership in their local gallery inSeptember, but continues participating inthe annual “Coastal Journeys” summerart show. Her two grandkids and occasionalworkshops also keep her busy.Meredith Brenizer Sabol had all threegrandchildren (5, 3, 2) and their parentsvisiting after Christmas — “crazy, wonderfulchaos.” From Pamela StraussSullivan in Maine: “The long and shortview of 50 years — WOW!” Pam stillworks as a family therapist and says,“This is one field of practice where youcan actually increase your skills andknowledge as you grow older.” She ispolitically active and has one grandchildnearby and another in California. Pamwill be at our 50th reunion and hopesthat many of our classmates will come.It was wonderful to get a long messagefrom Mary Thomas Purcell, who lives inQueensland, Australia. She would like tocome in June, but says chances are slim.She and her husband John and 170 peopleof all ages celebrated the 50-yearlandmark of her husband and hisbrother’s arrival on their beef cattle propertyin Central Queensland. They alsohad a not-so-good, eight-week periodwhile John received treatment forprostate cancer. They are thankful thathis latest tests were good. “We look forwardto 2010 as a better year healthwise,remaining busy at ‘Yatton,’ andhave begun the year with a wonderfulrain. Australia is such a land of contrastsand extremes, and life in the bush canbe overwhelmingly challenging at itsworst and pleasingly rewarding and satisfyingat its best.” Together Mary andJohn have 20 grandchildren; theyoungest is her third granddaughter, bornlast July. They enjoy time at their beachhouse on the Capricorn Coast. “It’s goodto dream, and if it’s meant to be mydream — attending our 50th — it justmay come true.” As for me, Noni NobleLinton, I have a new knee. It is not funhaving that body part replaced, but it and

Fifty Years and CountingBeth Rice Thomas ’60 is retired, but clearly has energyto spare, renovating thirteen houses in recent years andhelping care for her two grandsons. As if that weren’tenough, she also has been a steadfast volunteer for ConcordAcademy, spearheading efforts to raise the Class of 1960’s50th Reunion gift, which is dedicated to CA’s Annual Fund.Despite being in sunny Tuscon, overlooking a golf course,she has regularly penned letters, joined conference calls,and connected personally with classmates, constantly generatingideas to inspire even more support for CA. Thomassought special gifts in honor of the 50th and delighted inthe response—her classmates came through, just as sheknew they would.I have reached an understanding and Iam thankful for it now. So now I have abionic knee and wrist but can still drawwith pastels. I recently joined P.E.O.(Philanthropic Educational Organization)and am very excited about this opportunityto support women’s education.PLEASE COME TO REUNION!1961Class Secretaries: Judy Carpenter Clark,jcclark61@verizon.net; Janie LaniganGaitskill, sjgaitskill@yahoo.comJudy Howe Behn writes, “Bob and Itook a wonderful trip to Normandy andBrittany last June with a Classic Journeysgroup. The highlight was a four-milewalk across sheep fields and mud flatsto Mont St-Michel. It was quite an experienceto see the cathedral grow largerand larger as it appeared through thefog. We are lucky to see quite a bit ofour son and his family, who are in WoodsHole. Our grandson Alex is now 4 and ishappiest when hitting either a baseball orplastic golf ball. We have had many visitsto the Museum of Science to see thedinosaurs or play in the Discovery Room.Still spend summers in Rhode Islandplaying lots of golf and looking after mymother, who is now 95 (and doing quitewell).” Betsy Fenollosa Boege says,“Life is good for Sheldon and me. Wejust finished building a new home, notfar from our previous condo. We alwayshad wanted to do this and thought “nowor never.” It is sited on a ski jump slopeof the former King Ridge ski area, inNew London, NH. Not for those withacrophobia! Still keeping busy with anadult learning program at Colby-Sawyer,tennis, golf, and hospice volunteering.Just had my left knee replaced and hopeto be back for golf by summer.” Ingridvon Dattan Detweiler reports that“Gale Hurd, Peggy Williamson Merrill,and I had our annual get-together inWoodstock last June. We just pick upwhere we left off and enjoy catching up.In September, Doug and I drove west toJackson Hole, WY, where we exploredGrand Teton National Park and Yellowstone.If you saw the Ken Burns serieson the national parks you will know whatI mean when I say they are magnificent.As far as the eye can see — mountains,lakes, rivers, and wildlife — one scenicview after another. We marveled at thebison roaming freely and then, the morningwe left, a herd of bison came gallopingdown the road within inches of ourcar! In November we had a different, butequally fun time with our grandchildrenand their parents at Disney World. Carson,7, and Alexa, 5, loved the thrill ofthe rides, but the highlight for Alexa washaving her picture taken with Cinderella,Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Ariel, andBelle. Too precious for words.” JudithPhelps Felton writes that “my mother,Edie Phelps, died in April after fiveincreasingly devastating years battlingAlzheimer’s. Since much of my time hadbeen devoted to her, I found myself withtime to pursue some of the things I’dwanted to do. We also sold our summerhome of the past many years, our boat.We went a bit overboard on travel with amonth in Central America, shorter tripsto California and Vermont, and a monthin Turkey. After much soul-searching, Idecided that what I really wanted to dowas to help women make art, and I wasvery lucky to find a ‘job’ giving art workshopstwo days a week at Rosie’s Place,a shelter for women in Boston. I’m alsodoing water aerobics, taking advantageof all the wonderful things to do inBoston, and seeing as much of my kidsand 11-year-old granddaughter as possible.Life is good!” Dinny Forbes spentthe year living through the death ofher mother, Faith Fisher Forbes ’36, inMay. She’s excited to be starting thenew year with fresh energy for painting(georginaforbesart.com) and also leapingat last into writing, based on a wealth ofstories intersecting her life. Her partnershipwith Pan Vera, who teaches nonviolentcommunication, is a late life miracle,continuing to unfold with gratitude andmutual support. Jane Lanigan Gaitskillsays, “I am still working at the MarcumConference Center [at Miami U of Ohio]and have taken on the new duties ofscheduling all the summer sports campsthat come to campus. I am not sure howI am going to get this all done. Clay andMandy still love Raleigh, NC, where bothhave new jobs. Mandy is a district managerfor The Limited, and Clay is workingfor a credit risk-assessment firm. I’mgrateful everyone is healthy and relativelyhappy.” Chrissy Griffith Heyworthreports that “another grandchild,Cecilia, arrived last May, the first for ouryoungest son and his wife, who live inNYC. That proximity allows me to takecare of her one day a week back in ourold West Side neighborhood. The othertwo boys and families moved during thesummer. We had a great trip across thenorthwest to Jackson Hole in August. Iedited my dad’s memoir of his youth inKansas City, MO and self-published it inOctober. Then I wrote a memoir of thetrip to the Orient that I took with PeggyWilliamson Merrill and her grandparentsin the summer of 1959. It’s been suchfun to relive those special weeks withPeg via email! This fall I took a course toteach ESL and now have a class ofadults (one night a week) from Ukraine,India, Venezuela, Columbia, andGuatemala.” Gale Hurd is looking forwardto our 50th reunion next year. SandraWillett Jackson made her fourthtrip to Vietnam for Hope for Children inVietnam, the US-registered organizationSandra cofounded with Diana My Tran,which annually purchases and deliversessential supplies to small orphanagescaring for destitute youngsters. “Weraised funds to purchase these suppliesby giving a 7-course Vietnamese cookingclass,where I helped prepare the countlessfresh ingredients and my Vietnamese-Americanfriend instructed our30 participants. I am extremely lucky tohave survived an auto crash that totaledmy car. Life changed in a split secondwhen another driver ran a red light,crushing me at the wheel. I continue toimprove at Triple Creek Farm, the homewe’ve built on Maryland’s Eastern Shore,where the seasons roll out stunningly onthis magnificent land beside the water.Katie Motley Hinckley and Dan camefor a fabulous visit. Also, I enjoy the CABook Group, all CA Washington girlsfrom ’60s and ’70s classes.” HesterParker Jeswald writes, “It’s been a longand difficult year since losing Joe lastMarch: adjusting to being alone withoutmy soulmate after 40 years together. Butreading The Year of Magical Thinkingagain and again helped me realize thatwhat I feel is quite understandable. Andthat it will get better, just different. Ihope that by the time this is printed, Iwill have sold my house and moved intosomething smaller. I also sent the bulk ofJoe’s work to be auctioned at KaminskiAuctions in Beverly. If any of you wantsome terrific paintings or drawings (over900 in all), check it out.” Sallie CrossKingham reports, “We had a busy yearwith travel to the UK, Austria, Germany,and Canada — mostly thanks to my husbandJohn’s business. At home, thehouse was very lively — our son Reed,his wife Lua, and our two grandsons,47C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

Miranda Kaiser ’89 and her daughterGeneva, daughter and granddaughterof Neva Rockefeller Goodwin ’62Christine Guerlac Tomovich ’62 withher husband Gary and oldestgrandson Sean, in Durango, COAnne Lenox ’63 and her grandchild AmosC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 048Ramsey, 5, and Leo, 3, lived with us forseven months. It was quite a change forthem after Beirut. Now they are settledin Carrboro, NC, where Reed teaches.Eva is continuing her successful careeras a dialect coach in the Chicago theatreand movie scene. Doug and Britta arerelocating from Australia to Europe.James is assistant admission director atNYU Stern Business School. I am stillteaching ESL part-time, studying Mandarin,and recuperating from a hysterectomy(last fall). My mom is happy andhealthy.” Penny Brown Willing is happyto report she and her family are doingwell. I am blessed to have all three childrenand five grandchildren living withinclose proximity, so they are a big part ofmy life. I have taken up art and volunteeringat Reading for the Blind andDyslexic at my library. I also work severalhours a week at a math tutoring place. Iread When Everything Changed, theAmazing Journey of American Womenfrom 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins,which I thought was totally wonderful —it really described and explained so muchof what has happened in our lifetimes. Ihighly recommend it. I wonder if it wouldbe an interesting book to discuss nextyear at reunion? Caroline Nortonstarted a new job as assistant professorand head of technical services at theMichener Library, University of NorthernColorado. “The work is engaging, andthere’s nothing like the academic atmosphereafter all the years in corporations.Children and grandchildren are scatteredbut the master plan is for me to get backto Boston and lure them back to the generalvicinity.” From Merrie CraftsThorpe we hear how much she is enjoyingson Andrew’s two children who, fortunately,live next door. Her other son,Scott, is in Marin County, CA with hisown graphic design business. Her husbandDooley has had ankle fusion surgery.And from Doozle Page Trotmanwe hear that all is well with her family.Her grandchildren grow older and shelikes to think she is growing younger!1962Class Secretaries: Ellen Smith Harde,39MainStreet@gmail.com; Anne BuxtonSobol, anne.sobol@gmail.comClassmates sent great letters that wehad to condense, but we can sharethem in their entirety; email either Anneor Ellen and we will forward the documentwe have created.Lawson Prince Allen reports, “Alongwith every other grandmother in theworld, I am reveling, delighting, enjoying,and loving my three little itty bits.”Helen Johnston Beal’s son Chris marriedFanta Soumbounou from NYC/Mali,West Africa last fall, and Helen made100 white pottery Ikebana vases, as wellas sewing wall hangings and runners ofAfrican fabric. Daughter Jenny and herhusband took time off from their jobs toteach in Ireland at an international campfor high school students, and sons Benand Ken Jr. are doing well. Lyn BurrBrignoli was enthroned in Ghana as“Kpatihi Maligu Naa,” Queen of Developmentof the Nantumba, where she isworking to create a girls’ school. “Thevillage elders want to name the schoolthe Brignoli School for Girls!” In Novem-ber 2010, Lyn will be received into theOrder of Malta, an international layCatholic organization. Sarah HedgeElliston still consults and trains at nonprofitsand “for fun I coordinate the volunteersat my Unity church.” Diagnosedwith type II diabetes in September, sheis “madly learning how to eat correctly.”She still likes living in Cincinnati, andloves following her son and granddaughteron Facebook. Sally Newhall Freestoneand Tom are settled “at last” inFoster, RI; daughters Tyler and Story andtheir families live 45 minutes away. Thedeath of Tom’s daughter at 53 means“now, life seems ever more precious tome.” Sally says, “We enjoyed lunch withKaty Rea Schmitt and Tom, who live inWestport, MA — great to be so close!”Liz Davidson Kidder has been on theroad. “Not in retirement mode,so thepace is swift. I had a great trip to HongKong,which was illuminating. The PacificRim is a new adventure for me. Lots tolearn about.” Hannah Norseen McClennenis still in Hubbardsville, NY, “in ahouse that is large for one person, butbarely large enough when children andgrandchildren come.” She sings in anoratorio society and sang Mendelssohn’sElijah last fall. Jane Bunker finds, “Itseems like this is primarily a contemplativetime. I just got back from a spiritualretreat in Brazil and plan to go back. Weseem to be leaning toward half the yearin Santa Fe and the other half in Truro.”Edie Pierce Murphy’s daughter Leilawrote of Edie’s death from cancer lastsummer: “Mom passed away peacefullyat home in her bed, which is just whereshe wanted to be.” Anne Buxton Sobolreports that Edie’s memorial service“was a truly joyous occasion with many,many family members and friendsattending and some who revealed wonderfulsides of Edie I had not known.”From Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, “Mylife is split between wanting to spendtime with my first (and so far only) grandchild— Geneva Hayes, daughter ofMiranda Kaiser ’89 — and needing tocare for an ailing husband. Bruce is 21years older than me, and needs muchtime and attention. Since Geneva andMiranda live in Montana, it’s hard to seeenough of the young folk while caring forthe old. I am also trying (though it’s difficult)to keep up with my work — startingto think about the next edition of myMacroeconomics in Context textbook,and still harassing ExxonMobil about theadvent of the post-carbon economy.Leigh (formerly Cathie) Hibbard Roessigerwrites, “Four years after mydivorce from my first husband, I retiredfrom Saks after a 17-year career, endingas vice president and director of customerrelations, and flew to Switzerlandto marry Peter, who is from Basel.”Leigh and Peter’s daughter Merissa, 22,is “the light in our lives.” Katy ReaSchmitt is in Westport, MA after livingin Pasadena for ten years. “I retiredwhen we came back in 2007. Becausewe had been at least part-time membersof this community for over 25 years, itwasn’t hard to feel a part of it when wereturned to live here full-time.” AnneBuxton Sobol and Deb Taylor andDeb’s son David got together in LosAngeles over Thanksgiving. Anne says,“Our friendship dates back to first grade,but we hadn’t seen each other for atleast 40 years. It was great to be

together again.” Anne and her husbandRichard spent three weeks in a Spanishimmersion program in Quetzaltenango,Guatemala. Susan FarnsworthSpooner writes, “This seems to be aturning point in the lives of so many. Wehave lived on Beacon Hill for 25 years,and love it — great neighbors, proximityto theatre, museums, restaurants, etc.,though the winters are miserable.” Johnis still working and Susan is active on anumber of boards. “We are blessed tohave all of our children living within 45minutes.” Rab Willis Thompson reportsthat after her husband Kirk died of cancer,she remarried and “they split theirtime between George’s home in northernVirginia and my home in Sout Carolina.”Trying to live in two places madeit too difficult to pursue her teachingcareer, so she reluctantly resigned fromBenedict College after more than 25years. Rab visited Carol Johnson deTigny in France and Hilary Long Hullahin England. Her main interests are in conservation,serving on the League of ConservationVoters and the NatureConservancy boards. “We are bothinvolved in efforts to run our farms inenvironmentally appropriate ways—worthwhile, but lots of work.” Christine(formerly Anne) Guerlac Tomovich, is abusy Realtor in Lakewood, a suburb ofDenver. “I like what I do because it isalways changing.” She and Gary are tryingto figure out their “next chapter,”which looks like building a cabin on theirland in Durango, CO and finding a condoin California where she can spend timewith her daughter and family. PhebeVance writes, “It seemed very strangeto be missing my annual ritual of sendingoff a CA mailing.” She is enjoying grandchildren,“marveling at the miracle of littlefolks all over again.” Winter in Floridamade her realize “as much as I love livingon an island in Lake Michigan, it ispure joy to escape the winter cold andice, a quiet existence that I am appreciating,as I am still struggling with allergiesand chemical sensitivities.” Jen OlmstedWages finds the best part of herlife is being with kitty cats, whether it’shelping out at the local feline rescuegroup or at home. Then there is music,“mostly classical but also classic rockhits, sometimes live, mostly on computer,that is a source of joy. And withtime I am somewhat inured to beingwithout Floyd, my best friend, and graduallybecoming accustomed to thestrangeness of aging, then I remindmyself: ‘At least I’m alive; many othersaren’t.’” Susie Shaw Winthrop considersherself “fortunate to have a wonderfullife in a fabulous town. Ipswich is atreasure, and some of my children (andone grandchild) are nearby.” Susie visitedwith Lee Hall Delfausse in Florida.1963Class Secretaries: Muffy MyersJohannsen, mjohannsen1030@comcast.net;Sally Fisher Treat, sweetdogs@earthlink.netFaith Andrews Bedford writes, “We donot feel any older, but we have adult childrenand six grandchildren. I am startingto get mail from Medicare.” Faith andBob (now retired) are traveling a lot,including to Istanbul with daughterEleanor, who works for USAID, and herson Ben. A book tour for Faith’s latest,Little Girls in Matching Dresses, alloweda stop on Cape Cod and a walk in thedunes with Anne Daignault Hartman.Faith is writing, lecturing, teaching amemoir-writing course, volunteering, andmaking slow but steady progress towarda degree from Mary Baldwin College.“Having watched three children grow upwith lightning speed, we are trying tospend as much time as possible with thegrandchildren. As we seem to be attendingmore funerals than weddings, wehave realized the importance of treasuringeach day. For all of us, I hope theymay be happy, healthy, and full of discoveryand satisfaction.” From Konstanz,Germany, Kit Murray Boos writes thatshe is still teaching English and enjoyingit. Retirement doesn’t seem to be anoption yet. “We had a lovely Christmaswith our children and gorgeous grandson.He is 3; I had forgotten what acharming age this is. I also metStephanie Roeder in Munich. We had awonderful visit, reminiscing about CAdays and comparing notes about living inGermany.” Kit will be in the U.S. thissummer for her yearly visit with hermother, who will be 88. “If anyone is onthe Maine coast, that’s where I’ll be.”Liz Norseen Boritt writes, “Myyoungest son Daniel and his wife aregoing to give us our first grandchild thissummer, which is exciting. I get to Concordseveral times a year, as my motherlives there now. At 95 she is still goingstrong.” Laura Kennedy de Blank andher husband Paul are semi-retired as of2009 and are figuring out what to dowith their free time. “So far we aren’tbored, but when we are we’ll look fornew adventures.” Laura has two parttimejobs she enjoys, and she and Paulvisit their kids and families as often asthey can: Bas in San Jose, CA, Peter inPhiladelphia, and Gabriel in Boston.Phoebe Best Devenish writes, “Ourperipatetic lives continue between thenorthern (Hancock, ME) and southern(Pigeon Bay, South Island, New Zealand)hemispheres. We have part-time work inthe north (wine business—Philip, operatingroom nurse—me) and outdoor activitiesin the south (gardening, hunting,fishing). I hope that this year I will findThe wedding of Caroline Herrick ’64and Ted Sandspart-time OR work in New Zealand.”They spent time in Colorado in 2009,where Phoebe caught up with friendsfrom 40 years ago. “Our grandsons continueto thrive—Benjamin, 5, and Philip,3—bringing their parents and grandparentsgreat delight.” Aileen Ericksonwrites, “The highlights of last year . . .hmmm. In March, with the alarming dropof the stock market, I thought of startinga dog-walking business, but after a coupleof trial outings with a friend’s extraenergeticdog, I decided dog walking inearnest would require particularly goodfeet and shoulders. Fortunately, thingspicked up somewhat economy-wise.”Another highlight was a trip she and Joetook to Italy, seeing stunning sceneryand works of art, and doing some painting.Marian Ferguson balances her timebetween Barnstable, Boston, and NewBedford, anchored by church and schoolvolunteer work. Last fall she was on aquest to visit all the small museums andhistorical places in New England that shehas passed by all her life. Trips to Fruitlands,the Currier Museum, Fuller Artsand Crafts, and the Danforth have providedgreat opportunities to scoop up afriend and have an adventure. “MaryNicholas—you’re next as I head to NewBritain and New Haven,” Marian says.“All is well with four kids living and gainfullyemployed in the Boston area. Hawkeyeenjoys running his used maritimebookstore (columbiatrading.com). We areblessed.” 2009 was a good year forBetty Glover—as a runner she isranked #5 in the DC/MD/VA regionamong women racers 60–64. From onemile to marathons, Betty competed in 18races in 2009, including the BostonMarathon. “Annie Lenox met me withhugs and laughter and her boundlessenergy during the marathon, just when Ineeded her most!” Betty coaches runnersfor the 4,000-member MontgomeryCounty Road Runners Club and is a candidatefor the club’s female grand masteraward. Her favorite running partner is herdaughter, Maggie. Anne DaignaultHartman reported a good year: sonPeter Campion received the Rome Prizefor his poetry and is now in Rome at theAmerican Academy with his wife Amyand son Jack. “I have already been toRome and am planning a second trip.”Anne’s son, Ned Campion, is working inNYC as a computer engineer. In July,Anne and her business partner bought asmall building in the center of Truro andstarted 3 Harbors Realty, within sixmonths topping the list for sales in thetown. Singing includes the Outer CapeChorale and the annual workshop inHawaii. Curtis continues as a selectman.Sally Stanton Hasted writes, “Therecession has HIT. I left one job foranother in October 2008, and wasn’trehired by the second one. It was a wonderfuljob teaching recovering substanceabusers (girls) in a rehab/residential program.But as I didn’t believe in ‘puttingthem on the ground’ (physical restraint)and was too kind in my methods ofbehavior management, the administrationdidn’t rehire me. A pity —the girls,staff, and my coteacher all loved thetough, CA-type education I insisted ongiving them . . . Wish us luck—I’m supportinga 102 year-old mother.” For me,Muffy Myers Johannsen, 2009 broughtsome nice changes, the best of whichwas the arrival of our first grandson (thirdgrandchild.) Besides relishing being anew father, son Pete continues his interestin making furniture out of steel andwood, sharing studio space with Lily, anewly certified jewelry maker. Rem isstill teaching in Berlin, and we Skypefrequently with granddaughter Ellie, 2.Mary works in finance in Boston. Her18-month-old daughter Alexandra and Ispend Thursdays together because Iretired from Meadowbrook in June.Being director of development was agreat career, but while I very much missmy colleagues, I am happy to have timeto take care of my grandchildren and pursueold and new interests. HusbandPete is practicing law, with no currentplans to retire. Sally Fisher Treat continuesto enjoy her job and family of dogs inFlorida. All the dogs continue to doagility, and more—one has taken up discdoggin’ and another is learning how toherd sheep. It’s like being a soccer mom,minivan and all! Nancy Holst is becominga transplant too, and recentlyadopted a lovely yellow lab to go alongwith her mini schnauzer. Anne GaudTinker writes, “I just sold my house in49C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Washington, DC, so our longtime familysummer home in Mattapoisett, MA isnow my primary residence. Would loveto connect with anyone living aroundthere. I have a wonderful partner, JohnHenderson. We travel, sing in choralsocieties (still miss the Jabberwocks),and I do some work with Save the Childrenand maternal/newborn health indeveloping countries. Last January, oneof my daughters gave birth to anadorable little boy—grandmothering isthe best.” Anne Lenox has also joinedthe grandparent ranks: “Euphoriaabounds. We have a new grandson,Amos Campbell Eichler, born January 23,2010. He is the son of Stephanie, ourdaughter, and father Tom Eichler. Myjewelry has done well this year as Ijoined Newton Open Studios and nowhave a vehicle for more sales. And, I canhardly wait to take more classes thissummer at Haystack Mt. School ofCrafts. I love it there. Life is really wonderful.”Daisy Pickman Welch has been“a full-time RV gypsy, living in my vintageAirstream trailer for the last sixyears. Sometimes I work, sometimes Ijust drift around, mostly out west. Ispent a summer at Ellen Wolfe Allen’sranch in Montana and have visitedPenny Parks McDonald outside Denver.I generally work in the hospitality industry,either at a campground or for theconcessionaires that provide food andlodging in the National Park system. Myson, Jason Welch, is a thermal engineerat Celestica in Manchester, NH and livesin Derry, NH with his wife Suzanne andmy grandson Hollis. My daughter Jessicaworks for Community Servings inJamaica Plain. She ran the BostonMarathon for Community Servings lastyear. My friend and partner, Don Robertson,also a full time RVer, died in Septemberafter a wonderful four years ofworking and traveling together. I misshim but am carrying on cheerfully.” Andwe have this very happy news fromFrances Stevenson: “On October 17, Imarried Geoffrey Tyler, an old friend. Wehad reconnected accidentally. We willlive in DC, but hope to visit Australia,Did You Lose Your CA Ring?Did you lose your school ring onthe campus of Mount HolyokeCollege in the late 1960s or early1970s? Concord Academy hasbeen contacted about a ring foundduring that period, engravedwith the initials RMG. If you cansolve this mystery, please emailmagazine@concordacademy.org.50Geoffrey’s native country. Marriage is abig change after being single for 20years, but it is wonderful.”1964Class Secretaries: Caroline Herrick, caroline.herrick@gmail.com;Mary Wadleigh,marywj100@aol.comBetsy Mallinckrodt Bryden is veryhappy that her son Edward is finding lotsof friends and intellectual stimulation atWashington University, where he is afreshman. She is gradually adjusting tohaving him away at school. Betsy’s sister,Barbara Mallinckrodt Osborne ’62,passed away last March. There weretwo memorial services for her, one inTexas and one in the Chapel at CA,which was attended by many of herclassmates. Betsy enjoyed visiting withBetsy Fenollosa Boege ’61 and otherBelmont neighbors, to laugh and rememberthe good times. Betsy is sorry Barbaradidn’t have more of a chance toknow her four grandchildren. Anne TraffordGordy reports that her daughter isexpecting a baby in August, Anne’s firstgrandchild. Her son is in his fifth year ofcollege—and may finish sometime. BarbaraWoodruff Haas has been consideringretirement, but hasn’t decided yet.She and John went to Japan in October,“which was fantastic, a longtime dreamtrip.” There have been lots of changes inCaroline Herrick’s life: “I married TedSands in New York on January 2. Wemet when I was a senior in college andhe was a first-year graduate student—it’s only taken us more than 40 years toget back together! Last fall, after a yearlongtraining program, I became a docentat the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Although we’re planning to move to Connecticutthis spring, I will continue mywork with the museum, as well as myfreelance editing. I’m very happy.”Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger “still lovesteaching and students and even the law,odd as that sounds” —she is a professorat Boston College Law School— but“is very depressed about our countryand our paralysis.” Natalie Rice Irelandwrites, “Lots of changes taking place inmy household in 2009. I left my employmentof seven years and went to anewly opened retirement community asthe marketing director, but that didn’twork out, so I have been unemployedsince November. But that turned out notto be a bad thing since my daughter wasgetting married the end of December. Ihad time to do all the fun wedding-planningstuff. Just before I started my newjob, I went to China. This year I am goingto Russia with a new friend I met on theChina trip. Lisa Wyman Cowley visitedme in Tucson twice in 2009—once tohostess a shower for my daughter andagain for the wedding.” From Ree HallKatrak: “My husband Firoze and I arenow retired and involved in a lot of volunteerwork. I’m also doing a lot of artwork,which is both satisfying andfrustrating. Four times a year I go toBainbridge Island, WA, to visit my daughterSophie, the three grandchildren, and,if he’s not touring, my son-in-law, BrendanHill. (He’s the drummer in the bandBlues Traveler). My son Anthony is thechef/owner of a restaurant in Cambridgecalled Second Street Café, so I get tosee him pretty regularly. Firoze and Ihave traveled to places like China, Tibet,Bhutan, Costa Rica, and Africa. I sendlots of love to the class of ’64 and lookforward to the next reunion.” CatherinePetersen Mack still has horses, thoughshe is no longer a breeder of Connemaraponies. She also has lots of dogs. Ohyes, there are lots of grandchildren too.Tad and Edith have a 6- and an 8-year-old,a boy and a girl. Alexis and his wife havetwo little girls—one brand new, and oneaged 2. Catherine visits the Boston areafairly frequently to be a helpful grandmother.Hilary Falk Marx lives in Floridabut travels out west fairly often to seeher two daughters and her son. Onedaughter is a Hollywood agent, anotherdaughter teaches kids with specialneeds, and her son works at the GrandCanyon. Jane Palmer is now retired andhas more time to devote to her life’s truepassion—the study of Tibetan Buddhismand a life led in accordance with itstenets. Her work has been focused onestablishing the Tenzin Gyatso Instituteat a former 350-acre hunting lodge inBerne, NY. A big conference is scheduledin June, featuring the author of TheTibetan Book of Living & Dying, SogyalRinpoche. Casey Morgan Peltier lives inArlington, VA and was snowbound afterFebruary storms. No fishing trips forCasey and husband Alec until the meltingoccurred. Rebecca Ramsay writes,“The downturn in the economy resultedin early retirement for me.” Now manyinterests, including nature programs atFresh Pond Reservation, dance, running,biking, cross-country skiing, figure skating,ballet, three book groups, watercolorpainting, and singing can take precedence.Becca’s also a member of aColombian human rights watch group.Susan Pickman Sargent writes a rollickingaccount of the challenges she facedin the past several years: “I am doingwell in my surprising new life—unexpectedlyretired in 2008 from full-timeclinical practice as a child and adult psychologist.David Taylor, whom I marriedin 2005, moved to Boston from Philadelphiain 2007 to take care of me when Iwas having surgery and treatment forcancer. I liked surgery so much that Idecided to have two new hips as well!My daughter married in 2009, a beautifuland joyous occasion. David and I arebusy with our five children (and a grandchild).We have renovated my house inBoston, and whenever anyone invites usto visit or go on a trip, we go. I havebeen amazed to wake up like a kid eachday and ask myself, ‘What would I like todo today?’ and have such anticipation ofexploration. It is a blast.” Ann DickersonSwanson moved to her late father’shouse in Truro, on Cape Cod. It was difficultto make the move, leaving theirlongtime residence in Marshfield Hills,but they are thrilled to have completedthe task. The Swanson sons are bothmarried and live in Ann Arbor, MI andAlexandria, VA. Ann Fritts Syring, livingin Florida, felt the tragedy of the Haitiearthquake and its effects acutely. “Onefeels so helpless in the face of the disastersthat affect the world.” Ann isbuoyed by family happiness, though, astwo of her three nieces are expectingbabies in the summer and she will be a“most happy aunt.” Ann looks forwardto trips to California and Cyprus to“cook, clean, change diapers, and offermoral support.” Speaking of travel, Annsaw Wendy White on a January trip toRome and Florence. “We laughed overthe memories of Miss Young’s storiesabout the artists, like the amorous FraFilippo Lippi (I finally saw the originals atthe Uffizi so many years later).” FrannyHowes Valiente has retired from hernursing work with blind patients at theVA. Both Franny’s mother and her daughter-in-law’smother died in the past year.In addition, Franny’s father has a form ofAlzheimer’s. Her sisters and brother havebeen wonderful through all of this sadness.Franny speaks glowingly of themand of her children and her two “beautiful,talented and energetic granddaughters,”all of whom bring her much joy.She expects to spend more time in theeast, now that she is retired. “My cup isfull and I am looking forward to manynew adventures now that I have thefreedom to travel.” Mary Wadleighdrove up I-95 with Casey MorganPeltier last June on the way to the fun40th reunion of our class. “The weatherat reunion was super, and the 14 of uswho made it for some part of the weekendreally had fun catching up, evensinging selections from the MiddlesexHymnal in the beautifully enlargedChapel. The ensuing year has been filledwith both delightful and tragic moments,but the fullness is really what counts. Istill keep homes in Brooksville, ME andon Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. It’s achallenge, and life is busy in both places,but it feels right for the time being.Friends who have transcended difficultchallenges of their own inspire me tokeep going, living life to the fullest, nomatter what temporary obstacles presentthemselves.” Wendy White’s son,

Hilary Baldwin Brown ’65 with her daughter and grandson on Cuttyhunk IslandPeter, Mae, and Ben, grandchildren of Susan Sherer Osnos ’65Alex Capilli, a 2009 graduate of GeorgeWashington University, has a job in theRome office of a small investment bankheadquartered in London. Wendy, happyto take a break from New Hampshirewinters, has been living in Rome. FaithWhitney, who has battled cancer and,more tragically, the death of her son Jimin 2008, writes, “Staying busy keeps megoing.” Faith cares for her two granddaughters,Marissa and Mikayla (theM&Ms), two days a week. “The simplicityand innocence of childhood is inspirational,and I love regressing to theirlevel.” Faith is self-employed, doing legalresearch related to real estate transactionsaround Rockland, MA. She is alsorenovating a house. Faith echoes thefeelings of many of us when she says,“Daughter Kim will be 42 in February,son Tom 41 in June; seems like yesterdayI was their age.”1965 45th reunionClass Secretaries: Cornelia KennedyAtkins, cornelia_atkins@comcast.net;Tracy Barker Greenwood, tracygreenwok@gmail.comWendy Arnold spent most of 2009 overwhelmedwith medical challengesrelated to two spinal fusions. “Why two?Because they totally screwed me up.The screws they put in me (in the firstoperation) fractured my sacrum, so I waslimited to a crawl! The second operationremedied the first, so I’m going to optimisticallyplan for some more work inHIV/AIDS prevention through peer educationin Africa.” Cornelia KennedyAtkins continues to be happy with life inthe city. “We were able to get around onfoot or the underground Metro duringthe February blizzards. The highlight ofour year was the beautiful and joyfulOctober wedding of our son Andrew toErin O’Hara in Newport, RI. The weekendincluded a day of sailing on tworetired America’s Cup boats. Quite athrill!” Kathy Travers Bittner writes,“Chris and I moved to Sarasota, FL fromMaine a year ago and are really enjoyingan early retirement. I have been doingsome in-home tutoring with middle andhigh school students and have beenbusy setting up our new home here inthe Sunshine State. My son Adam is livingand working in Hollywood, CA as amarketing director with an up-and-comingfilm company.” Congratulations andbest wishes to Hattie Motley Branson,who married Elliot Branson at her familysummer home in Small Point, ME. “WithElliot’s family and my family and manyMotley cousins present, we were marriedby the clubhouse overlooking thebeach. We took an immediate mini-honeymoonto the artist colony of MonheganIsland, ME, for three days. Thenover the Thanksgiving holidays we wenton our ‘real’ honeymoon to Tahiti, whichincluded a 10-day Tall Ships cruisethrough the turquoise crystal watersaround the Society Islands and theTuamotu Atolls. Now, back in Colorado,we enjoyed the winter skiing season.”Hilary Baldwin Brown reports, “Thejoys of two new grandsons (born amonth apart, though geographicallyabout 5,000 miles apart!) brings ourcount to two granddaughters (Utah), twograndsons (Hawaii), and one grandson(Washington, DC). My eldest, Jasmine,recently became engaged to a wonderfulman whom we all love. My own personalhealth challenge has been livingwith post-polio syndrome (and trying toeducate my medical community about it—and its legitimacy). I had to close myprivate practice as a clinical MSW threeyears ago, after 35 years of psychiatricsocial work, and am learning to slowdown, take naps, and do aqua therapy alot.” Edie Bates Buchanan is in her 30thyear of teaching part-time at a parentcooperative preschool in Denver, whereshe continues to advocate passionatelyfor play for young children. “Tim continuesin the insurance business, and weare both trying to reduce our accumulatedstuff. Recent vacations haveincluded trips to Alaska, Europe, and theCaribbean, as well as to Washington, DC(where I stayed with Cornelia KennedyAtkins), Philadelphia (to see my sister,Betsy Bates ’66, and her family), andmost recently to Needham, MA to visitour two grandsons, 6 and 3. We had awonderful family reunion last October atDevil’s Thumb Ranch in Colorado, at ourson Tom’s wedding to Sarah McDowell.”Roz Deming has retired after working inthe UN system for 30 years, where shewas in charge of education and trainingfor developing countries in the area ofeconomic development through sustainabletourism. “I am in my first year ofretirement debating between total sloth,just doing what I feel like, or reinventingmyself. For the present I am doing someconsulting work for my former employer,the UN World Tourism Organization, andtaking an active part in local environmentalactivities aimed at preserving the fragileMadrid ‘Sierra,’ a mountainous area tothe northwest of Madrid toward Segovia,where I live.” This has been a year oftransitions for the family of Linda GalstonFates. “We welcomed two moregrandchildren, bringing us to a grandtotal of six (four in Boxford, MA and twoin San Diego). The joy of new life balancesa bit the loss of the oldest generation—mydear dad died on October 27.He celebrated his 100th birthday lastJune with all 53 members of his family,from age 100 to 8 weeks, including 20great-grandchildren. I continue to put inlong work weeks at Harvard, with a specialfocus on fundraising for engineeringand applied sciences, as well as for thecollege and other programs of the university.And for fun, Richard and I bought a19-foot sailboat last year, which wemaneuver through the challenging currentsof Ipswich Bay and Plum IslandSound. I’m not giving up my beloved yellowkayak, where I seem to have morecontrol.” With massive budget issues onthe horizon, Tracy Barker Greenwoodhopes to continue working in the localelementary school library, but husbandPeter, “retired”/was laid off from thebanking business in April. “I hope tocatch up with many friends at reunion.”Jo Churchill Guerrieri is still rehabbingstarter homes, and enjoying country living.This past fall she volunteered for thelocal handicapped riding program, findingit inspirational for its impact on the riders.She’s looking forward to reunion.Amy Handy continues her work as apsychotherapist at a community mentalhealth agency and for pleasure stillpaints, plays music with friends, contradances,wanders in the woods, andenjoys her children and grandkids (five of51C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Deborah Hyde Baldwin just wanted tosay “how wonderful our get-togetherwas.” She was referring to the ultimatebirthday party held at SophroniaCamp’s in June. Liz Bullitt has decidedto retire in 2011 so she can do somethingother than neurosurgery and medicallyrelated computer science projects—“more specifically, exotic worldtravel.” Getting a jump start on thattravel, last summer she went to Ladakh,India, where she explored Tibetan Buddhismand where her oldest son, now inmedical school, ran a marathon at 12,000feet. One of the high points of MargoCutler’s last year was the two-weekwhale watching/photography trip shetook in the Sea of Cortez. She also visitedYellowstone and Maui. Lucy Dilworthis happily enjoying raisingheritage turkeys, Muscovy ducks, andToulouse geese, as well as tending thesmall woodlands property and gardenshe and her husband own in southernOregon. Beverly Nelson Elder continuesher building projects in Peru,recently adding a kitchen to a bedroomlevel in order to accommodate visitorswho take Spanish lessons from her. Shealso uses her Spanish to interpret for thevolunteer American and Canadian doctors,who treat the local residents foreverything from dental problems to cleftpalate and other deformities by means ofplastic reconstructive surgery. LilaGreene and her daughter spent a monthin Mali, where they learned traditionaldances and drumming. She recomthemnow, ages 9 months to 8 years).She, too, is hoping to come to reunion tosee old friends. Katharine Weld Hardingvaliantly typed her news with onehand due to a shoulder injury. Her role asa pet partner, visiting with her cavadoodleat the hospital and a retirementhome, is the best volunteer work shehas ever done. She finds the work relativelysimple, but very powerful andrewarding. Louisa Thomas Hargrave’sCenter for Wine, Food, and Culture wascut from the New York State Universitybudget last year, so she is officiallyunemployed, but continues to write awine column for four newspapers, doesconsulting, attends wine conferences,and, in general, cannot complain. Shelooks forward to seeing many friends atreunion. Susanna Horton has beenstudying alchemy— part of her practicein Chinese Medicine—with the aim ofdeveloping new treatments for fertilityand health that are effective, natural, andsafe. Susie has seen Wendy Arnold.Annebet Everett Muceus is semiretiredfrom the OB department at thelocal hospital, but is still teaching childbirtheducation and lactation. This pastyear, she started teaching watercolor andacrylic painting at Great Basin College,had good snow for skiing at Lake Tahoe,and had a son graduate from Cal-Poly.Husband Ed had gold specimens at theFebruary Tucson Gem and Mineral show,and dogs, cats, and mules keep themcompany. Joan Weidlein Mudge’snews from Kentucky is that she and Tedwill be returning to Baltimore in June.Joanie is still very active at the Universityof Kentucky Art Museum and paints atleast two to three days a week. She hassold some paintings (joanmudge.com).Trixie Oakley lives in Cambridge, worksat the Container Store, and makes pottery.She is also still volunteering withagencies that provide housing and servicesfor folks with developmental disabilities.Trixie’s partner, John Everdell, is afurniture maker; her son Alex, who is disabled,lives in a group home in Clinton,MA, and her daughter Stephanie andhusband have a small architectural firm,FiveDot Design/Build, in Seattle. “Life is,all in all, pretty great.” Susie ShererOsnos spends about half of her timeworking as a consultant to human rightsorganizations and the foundations thatsupport them. The rest of the time she isin the middle of a family sandwich inConnecticut that goes from her 86-yearoldmother to her youngest grandchild,Mae Dickinson Sanford, 2, who arrivedfrom Beijing in July to join brothers Ben,5, and Peter, 4, and their parents, Susie’sFor more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.52daughter Katherine and husband Colin.Susie’s son Evan still lives in China,where he is a New Yorker staff writer.Her husband Peter continues his work atPublicAffairs, his publishing company.Sue Davis Pandey had a “head-down”year in 2009 with both hips replaced andno riding for three months. However hercompany, NuGEN Technologies, did welland is still profitable. Her two horses,Bodhi and Wolfie, dominate their lives,eat up all their vacation funds, andalways need something. Daughter Doeand her family live an hour south, andSuki sees them often. Jeanine MillerRansom’s 12th grandchild was born inJanuary! She has seven from Don’sthree kids and five from her two boys.She still volunteers at her local coopbookstore—38 years—and has movedinto a condo. Where are all the grandchildrengoing to fit? Ginny Redpath ishealthy and has a life filled with family,friends, her two black labs, singing, andsports. Her children are all married andshe has a wonderful man in her lifethese days. She’s looking forward to seeingus all at reunion. Fay LampertShutzer’s family news is the marriage ofher son Jamie, 31, with all kids andgrandchildren in attendance. Fay hasloved her time on the CA Board ofTrustees and getting involved with theschool. She met with Betty MugarEveillard and Suze Sherer Osnos for a“pre-reunion” get-together and hopes tohave lots of classmates at our reunion sothat we can all really catch up. As shesays, “many things have changed overthe years, but the essence of ConcordAcademy has remained the same.” KateDouglas Torrey and husband Allenbecame grandparents last fall. BabyJames is thriving and living in NewHaven, kind of far from Chapel Hill. Kateand Allen continue to work hard in thenewspaper and book publishing business,more and more of a challenge, butthey still enjoy what they do (most days);they bicycle and ski for fun. Joan PierceUraneck is still teaching (part-time), sailing,and hoping to climb Mt. Kilimanjarothis summer. Joanie hopes to come toreunion, primarily for the memorial service,as her sister Edie Pierce Murphy’62 died this year. Jill Peabody Uris skiswith Hattie Motley Branson at Snowmass,where she is an instructor. Shespends the off season on MustangIsland near Corpus Christi, TX, golfingand fishing, and then is back in Aspen inthe summer, where she and her husbandrun a landscaping business. She hopesto make the trip to Concord in June.Margot Willett writes that her family iswell and she is running a youth developmentnonprofit with no plans for retirement.She had back surgery in February,which should have her pain-free andactive when she gets to reunion.1966Class Secretary: Sally Crimmins Thorne,thorne_iowa@msn.comLasell Jaretzki Bartlett and Robert arehappy to be moving to the new farmthey’ve been building for four years. It’sclose enough to where they lived beforeso that their activities continueunchanged. Lasell loves working at HighHorses Therapeutic Riding Program asan instructor, program developer, andvolunteer trainer. This past year shestarted at a local community mentalhealth agency. Having spent the last twoyears recovering from a shoulder injury,Lasell has resumed practicing Aikido,which she integrates into her horseactivities. Leslie Davidson spent mostof her six-month sabbatical in London. Atthe end of the summer she joined amemoir-writing workshop and upgradedher sailing skills by becoming certified inbasic keelboat and coast cruising. NewYear’s Eve was spent in Sao Paolo withher two daughters, Alexis and Elizabeth.Holly DeBlois continues to work on herPhD in computer science at UMassBoston. She also has a TA positionteaching programming in java. Her nextgoal, circa 2012: a full-time job. SusanBradlee Grant and husband Pat are ingood health. She spends a day a weekwith her daughter Gillian and her 8-month-old granddaughter Molly, a joyfultime. They enjoy skiing at Sunday River,ME, making New England winter bearable.In 2008, Susan Morse Hodgsonretired from working for the state asNew Jersey’s child advocate andreturned to the real world of pediatrics.Now she works at Newark Beth IsraelHospital on the general pediatric teachingstaff and is also medical director ofthe Newark Regional Diagnostic andTreatment Center. She is involved, on astate and national level, with the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics. Her two children,Emily and Michael, and theirspouses are doing well. Looking towardthe future, she and John are rebuildingtheir family house in the White Mountainsof NH. Susan Kidder is workingwith three clinics in West Marin thatwant to shift their practice modelstoward integrative/functional medicineand still be able to bill insurers for theirservices. They serve a heterogeneouspopulation from the very wealthy to farmworkers—the first time she has workedon a business model for integrative clinicsthat was not just focused on delivering“rich people’s medicine.” PixieLoomis is “happily ensconced in northernVermont.” She is running a nonprofitthat provides adult education, literacy,and work-readiness education throughoutthe state. Having been in the nonprofitarena all her life, she saysretirement is not an option and wouldlike to chat with anyone who has ideason finding interesting, paying work forthose of us over 60. All three of her childrenhave finished college and seem tobe enjoying their lives. Vicky GimbelLubin received her MBA in May. Sadly,her brother Nick died in November. BethGill Morris writes, “not much newshere . . . no weddings, no babies, nonew job, no retirement . . . pretty boring.”Brina Peck continues to teach ESLmethods and applied linguistics at CalState, Northridge, while husband Gaj isworking on spacecraft design at NASA.Their daughter Emma is studying anthropologyin Bristol, UK, and their two dogs,Eliza and Bruno, are moving more slowly,but are still happy. I, Sally CrimminsThorne, continue to spend time travelingbetween New York City and Castle Rock,CO, visiting my four grandchildren; theyoungest, Megan, was born last June.We had lots of visitors this winter, bothfamily and friends from the cold climes.We are blessed.1967Class Secretary: Muche Desloovere,muche498@aol.com

Schuyler Whitman ’67 with her sonNathaniel on a trip to AlaskaJanet Fates Scovil ’68 (second from left) with Mal, Amanda, and Matt inWashington, DClife gives.” Darsie Munger Tordawrites, “Still working, still hiking, biking,etc. So life is good.” She is the grandmotherof a little boy and a baby girl —adorable of course. Heidi Whitman’sartwork is being exhibited quite often inand around Boston and in NYC.Schuyler Whitman traveled to Alaskawith her young son Nathaniel. They tooka small plane ride over Whistler Mountain,where they saw glacial lakes,“which was really fun.” Ellen MacLeishZale reports her alpacas have producedtheir first set of fleece, which she hashad spun into wool. “If I weren’t such aklutz, I might even be able to turn it intosomething beautiful and soft myself.”Her daughter Nora is getting married inAugust, and her son Willy is back atHobart College after spending the fall inNew Zealand.1968Class Secretary: Katherine Little, Katherine.Little@valley.netmends “any kind of somatic education ormovement analysis technique to keepwell” and suggested a series of DVDs,one of which she directed (eeg.cowlesfoundation.org).Susan Middleton hasbeen living in Ashfield, MA since ’91, in“my rustic barn apartment (lots of spaceand exposed beams).” Since graduatingfrom UMass-Amherst in ’85 with a BS inscience, she has been a freelance editor,primarily working on science books andtextbooks. Susan participates in localcreative writing groups (based on theAmherst Writers & Artists model) andstarted one this spring with a focus onnature. “I’m still writing poetry (since1996); a chapbook of my early poems,Seedcake of the Heart, is available fromslateroofpress.com,” a small press thatshe and five other local poets startedand collectively run. She continues tolead hikes for the Berkshire chapter ofthe Appalachian Mountain Club.Stephanie Simmons Montgomery hastraded her Memoir Café Web site for ablog, stephanie-mirrorsandwindows.blogspot.com. Michele Moore continueswith her business, Happiness Habit,as well as Happiness in Hard Times,specifically for people suffering as aresult of the bad economy. She still has ahome in Atlanta, but is also traveling andspending time in Washington, DC andNew York. Olga Reigeluth Morrill andher husband miss their children as Skyeand family are stationed in Honolulu andSeth is in Nicaragua, 30 feet from aworld-class surfing destination, where hesurfs every day. Nancy Brown Moyleattempted to describe her life for the last40 years in one page: she and semiretiredattorney husband Mike have livedin Sausalito for 30 years and are enjoyingmore time to travel—Italy being their latestdestination. Son Robert and wifeJanet, both attorneys, are in NYC, whichNancy visits as often as possible to gether hands on her first grandchild, Cece.Patrick is at veterinary school at AuburnUniversity in Alabama, on his way to fulfillinghis dream of becoming a vet. Histwin, Alexander, lives in San Franciscoand works at Dwell magazine (designand architectural topics). Their oldestson, Andrew, was married last year—actually eloped in Buenos Aires (veryromantic). Lynne Dominick Novack hasa new position as senior fellow and associatedirector of the SMU Tower CenterNational Defense Program in Dallas—“more academic prestige, longer title,and much less money.” She helpedorganize a major conference—Lessons& Legacies from the Conflicts in Iraq,Afghanistan, and Pakistan—before travelingto Patagonia in mid-December (seeher blog, g-manonegra.blogspot.com,describing her part-time life in Chile.).Son Kurt and family visited them fromParis, son Dylan welcomed a baby boy,and son Xander bought a house and gotmarried. Felicity Pool celebrated numberslast year: her mother’s 90th, her60th, and her son’s 21st. However, sheis dismayed by other numbers: 225,000humans added to our planet every 24hours and 72 species extinguished inthe same amount of time. She wonderswhat CA is teaching about this and whatwe, its well-educated graduates, aredoing about it. Ali Chalmers Rodin andher husband are happy that their daughter,having finished her master’s in publichealth at Berkeley, is now only a trainride away in Brooklyn,doing consultingwork. Louise Farley Rogen revels incross-country skiing and was able to doa lot of it this winter. She is finally overa bout with Lyme disease (it should benoted that it was not from the tick wetook out of her hair at Sophronia’s).Ellen-Alisa Saxl celebrated her 60thwith a huge, multi-generational beachcamping trip that even her brother fromEngland attended. “To have both mychildren in the U.S.—safe, sound, andsuccessful—to bask in love and laughter,good food, and absolute admirationfor one another is the greatest gift!”Dana Denker Semmes, known to us asa very spiritual person, became aCatholic last year. On a more earthboundnote, she and her husband Guy visitedGreat Britain last summer where, in additionto the traditional must-see spots(St. Pancras Railway Station, where theyfilmed the Harry Potter railway scenes),they visited Guy’s 94-year-old cousin,who is still actively raising prizewinningHighland bulls! Lindsay Davidson Sheawas horseback riding on the morning ofher son’s wedding when she wasthrown and broke her back (she missedthe wedding, but the horse is fine). “Ihave titanium rods fusing five vertebraeand am very upright. I believe I will rideagain—I need to develop more flexibility,but each week brings new milestones:going up and down stairs and being ableto pick up the dog dishes without the‘grabber.’” During her lengthy and ongoingrecovery, she could not “do much soshe stayed upstate on our farm wherelife is slower.” As a result, she found herrecovery has been a period of bliss—most unexpectedly. “Funny what turnsMelinda Sherer Ashton has two grandchildrenliving in Charlottesville, VA, twohours away from her. After four sons,buying lavender tutus for her granddaughteris great fun. Her 13-year-oldson keeps her busy with Boy Scouts andalgebra. She is looking forward to workingagain—perhaps not back in clinicalpractice. Plus, “I am in a CA alumnaebook club. I know a few of the membersfrom CA days, including Elizabeth Ballantine’66, Lucy McFadden ’70, andGail Weinmann ’67. Our diverse professionaland personal backgrounds bringdifferent perspectives to our lively discussions—it is a fantastic group.” ChrisAlmy Bachrach retired from the federalgovernment in January and is makingarrangements with a couple of universitiesto take up a new research career.Chris is happy with the change and lookingforward to spending the summer attheir vacation home on a New Hampshirelake. Suzanne Griffith writes fromDuluth, MN, “Last summer I took theopportunity to get involved in one of theuniversity’s liberal arts initiatives, andnow I coordinate the first-year seminarprogram, which actually involves memore with faculty development and campuspolitics than with working with students.Each course is limited to 15students, is discussion-focused, andworks on developing critical-thinking,questioning assumptions, thinking moreopenly, broadly, and globally, andempowering them as learners. It hasbeen fun and invigorating to take on anew focus.” Larkin Hilliard moved toPalo Alto, CA and started working at theVeterans Affairs Palo Alto Medical Center.Anne Watson Jepson writes fromDevon, England, “I am working to pro-53C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0curator for an exhibition on Lobmeyrglass at Cooper-Hewitt, National DesignMuseum, in New York, where she ishead of the product design and decorativearts department. Sarah says Lobmeyr,an Austrian firm, has worked withgreat designers —Josef Hoffmann andothers, including her exhibit’s co-curator,designer Ted Muehling—to produce topqualityglass from circa 1830 to the present.Sarah worked out the acquisition of160 pieces from the owners of Lobmeyrto document the history of glass-making.“Further down the road is jewelry, a renovation,and various lectures.” She andTom plan to head to Italy for their annualvisit in June. And writing from Italy,Carla Piccinini reports she worked inHaiti for several weeks in February as anemergency psychologist (see page 18).“As you may imagine, it was quite atough experience, and I am still quitestressed, which is weird since I am supposedto be one who cures stressedpeople. But I really saw a lot of pain anddistress. Lots of amputated and severelywounded children (we were by a pediatrichospital), which was probably thehardest thing for me to face, being asyou know a happy and proud grandma ofthree nice healthy kids.” Carla says shefollows friends’ news on Facebook.Though she says she doesn’t writemuch herself, “I am really glad to keep intouch. Is anybody coming to Italy in thenear future?” It’s fun to keep in touchwith classmates and glean some tidbitsof news via Facebook: Molly DillonRaymond went skiing in February forthe first time since she was 16 and had aterrific time. And Anne Boedecker saysshe’s thrilled that her energy conservatectthe rights of the elderly in Britain inmy role as Secretary of Sheltered Housing,UK. In December, I escorted threewomen in a march led by a lone bagpiperto 10 Downing Street to present a petitionwith 15,188 signatures supportingtheir right to receive the support andassistance they were promised whenthey moved into Sheltered Housing. Atthe moment, the wardens’ flats standempty in many Sheltered Housingschemes, and the residents are simplyleft to ‘get on with it’ as best they can.We have had three legal victories in thepast few months, and the political situationis going our way as well, so hopefullyby next October we will all be in thepost-victory celebratory mode.” I, KatieLittle, did indeed retire from being an ERdoc at Dartmouth-Hitchcock MedicalCenter in 2009, but I still seem to be justas busy, doing my snowshoeing thing inthe winter, complaining about frostheaves and mud season to anyone whowill listen, and doing wilderness canoetrips in the summer. Hilde Norlie writesfrom Drammen, Norway, “Busy times asalways. I have been through a differentyear due to my daughter’s health problems.She had two successful operations,and we hope she will soon be ableto move back home after a year’s staywith me. Much of the trouble was actuallycaused by a bee sting in her throatduring summer 2005, and believe me,she will never ever drink from a bottleagain! It has been a relief to have ahome office in this difficult period in ourlives. I sincerely hope for a better 2010and will think of you all in October.” ConsueloCotter Mack asks, “Can I havereally turned 30 twice? It has not sunk in,although I keep telling myself at somepoint it must! If Bon Jovi says he feelslike an 18-year-old, then it is fair to say Istill feel 30. The only problem is, I have a21- year-old son, and I’ve been marriedfor 35 years! Said son, Ranger, is graduatingfrom Indiana University in June andis following in his dad’s footsteps,becoming an officer in the Marine Corpsfor a three-year stint. My weekly publictelevision program, Consuelo MackWealthTrack is now in its fifth season,and I am still enjoying it tremendously.”Not Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.54Pam McAdoo writes, “We’ve been hithard by the recession/depression/financialcrisis. My husband has been out ofwork since August and isn’t eligible forunemployment. I was working four jobsthis fall, but two have dried up. Our collegegraduate son is living with us andworking at an internship. Just when Ithought things were looking rosy for thepossibility of slowing down here a little. Iam practicing a lot of yoga and making alot of art to try to keep my head screwedon.” Daphne Petri was featured in theWinter 2010 CA Magazine as an alumnae/iprofile (online only at concordacademy.org/magazine),describing the workthat “feeds her soul” in Rwanda. CricketFates Scovil writes that her daughterAmanda and BJ have purchased a homein Arlington, VA, so she is hoping tocatch up with CA friends who live in theWashington, DC area. Cricket lives lessthan a block from Duke, in Durham, NC,but drives nine miles down “TobaccoRoad” to her job at UNC hospitals. “Did Imention that the UNC men’s basketballteam won the NCAA title this year?Tarheel pride!” Please do not forget tocome to our Columbus Day weekendget-together in Harvard, MA, October8–10, 2010.1969Class Secretaries: Isabel BrowneDriscoll, pmdibd@gmail.com; Nancy L.Schoeffler, nschoeffler@courant.comOur class is still reminiscing about ourterrific 40th reunion last June. The weekendbegan with a reunion eve gatheringin Rhode Island, where Lucy Eddy Foxand husband Jim hosted nearly 40 forswimming, kayaking, fishing, and dinner(with a major helping hand from IsabelBrowne Driscoll and her husband Peter)—with 25 people staying overnight.(That’s a lot of pillows, not to mentionsheets, blankets, and towels!) Long-distanceawards went to Susan McEwen,who traveled from Istanbul with her husband,Mostafa Heyame (they have sincemoved to Cairo, where she’s on the facultyat the American University), andKathy Agoos, who made her way backto Concord from Melbourne, Australia,with husband Michael Gerner. The joyousoccasion of Didi Rea’s marriage toTom Smith on August 29 drew classmatesfrom far, near, and even nearer:Sarah Pillsbury from California, NancySchoeffler and husband Scott Frewfrom Connecticut, Julie Preston fromNew Jersey, and Sarah Coffin KlebnikovO’Connor and husband Tom fromNew York. It was an exuberantly happycelebration in the country, with dancingin Didi’s old barn, a down-home dinner alfresco, flowers everywhere, and hikesthe next day through hills alive with theDidi Rea ’69 at her August wedding to Tom Smithsound of music. In a letter to many ofher “beautiful, fierce, wonderful friends”who were there, Didi wrote, “My weddingfar surpassed any dreams I mighthave had. . . . To be surrounded by you,to see your faces in the audience as Isaid my vows, to watch you embraceTom—first on my account and thenbecause you wanted to—all this addedto the joy of the occasion for me.”In other news, Laurie Palmer Aronsteinsays she “heard the brilliant andextremely witty Sarah Coffin KlebnikovO’Connor give a bang-up talk on silverware.Sarah is so enormously informedand so much fun to listen to. For everything she says, she knows about 1,500more facts that she doesn’t have time tomention. The talk was actually about thedevelopment of utensils and what it tellsus about the societies in which theseimplements were invented and used.(Who knew that high-class hookerspicked their teeth au table with two-tinedgolden forks 400 years ago?) This bearsout what I tell my kids, that it is not thesubject that makes the class, it is theprofessor.” Louisa Bradford spentmuch of the winter “shoveling snow anddoing a fair amount of ‘winter camping’in my own house, due to prolongedpower outages. I never appreciated howmuch heat my golden retriever gives off.Actually, I do now that I have completeda course in passive house design so Ican be a certified consultant. Passivehouses are super-insulated, actively ventilatedenergy misers that are becomingthe new building standard in Europe.Looks like I will have a chance to designand build one in Rhode Island soon.”Sarah Coffin Klebnikov O’Connor was

tion efforts have paid off; she just gotthe lowest electric bill she’s had in morethan four years. Isabel BrowneDriscoll’s daughter Sibley is working ingraphic arts for an architectural firm inHartford and is the mother of “one perfectlydarling granddaughter, Cora,” 4,who tells her grandmother that she is“not quite reading yet, Bizi.” Son Rowanteaches biology and chemistry andcoaches athletics at a charter high schoolin Oakland, CA. Son Adam edits films inLA, plays a lot of soccer, and plans thefamily expeditions. Son Moss and hiswife Merritt, who are working in theirrespective fields of Colorado water lawand public health, are posted to Tanzania,in the Peace Corps, starting this June.“They want us to climb Kilimanjaro withthem before their stint is done,” Isabelsays, “and I am so on to it.” Kate MorseErwin, who is deputy medical director inthe Massachusetts prisons, sadly reportsthat her “wonderful, vibrant mother”died in January. “A big loss. She was thegravitational force in our family, andalways fun to be with.” On a happiernote, Kate says her kids are pursuingtheir careers with great vigor: “Cat isinterested in public relations and Elliot ingraphic design.” Marion Freeman, whocontinues to serve on the investmentcommittee of the CA Board of Trustees,says she “had the pleasure of meetingwith the new head, Rick Hardy, last fallover lunch. I was very impressed andpleased that once again CA seems tohave chosen a wonderfully competentand energetic leader.” Marion says life inMaine is busy, but she and her husband,Corky Ellis, try “to spend a little more ofthe winter in a warmer climate thesedays.” They spent several weeks inBoca Grande, FL, “which seems to beanother major CA enclave. It’s great funto come across classmates and CAfriends wherever and whenever.” DedeMcMillon dropped a line as she was“still trying to dig out from the Blizzard of2010, Part 2. As a Michigander, even myeyeballs popped out. By the time this ispublished, sanity should have returned.”She says she continues to pray for thesurvivors of the Haiti earthquake, includingher friends there, whose lives, fortunately,were spared. DeeDee adds thatshe is “just glad to be alive and in goodhealth in the 21st century” and wishesthe same for classmates and their families.Jenny Scheu and husband JohnRyan are building a new three-familyurban house in Portland, ME with twoother couples—another architect, adeveloper, an engineer/builder, a sculptor,and a nurse. They hope to move inlate fall or early in 2011. It will be a majordownsizing for each family into a tight—in terms of energy-efficient constructionmaterials and size, plus or minus 1,600square foot—space. She and Johnspend their summer weekends in asmall house they built on nearby CliffIsland, part of the city of Portland that isabout a 20-minute boat ride away.“While we could conceivably commuteto/from Cliff each day, we find Portlandto be so nice that we enjoy hangingthere in the evenings.” Joelle DesloovereSchon says a film she edited, NewYork Dance: States of Performance, wasscreened at Lincoln Center on February2 to a sold-out audience. It was favorablyreviewed by the New Yorker and theNew York Times. These Class Notes rollaround just once a year, and we wish wewould hear from more of you. If youhaven’t done so already, check out ourclass Facebook page, so we can stay inbetter touch with one another over thecoming year.1970 40th reunionClass Secretary: Elizabeth Brown,elizabethbrown1952@hotmail.comThinking about our upcoming 40threunion, I, Bobbie Brown, suggesteveryone take a look at the quotes weput in our senior yearbook pages—all ofus teenagers on the cusp of life during avery turbulent period. I continue evaluatingmedical technologies for device manufacturersand enjoy my hobby ofcreative nonfiction, which can be foundon my Web site, fanagrams.com. I hopeto see you at our reunion this spring.Edie Chase Keller sadly reports that herfather died in late 2009. He was presidentof the Board of Trustees at CA inthe late 60s and early 70s. “I have beenmost lovingly in touch with StephaniePickman Monahan, Susie Wood Vermeulen,and Priscilla Stevens French.The bond between me and my old CAfriends means a great deal to me, especiallyas time goes on. My husband of25+ years, Rob, and I are still living in ourcondo in North Easton, MA.” In othervery sad news, Mars Child ’74 wrote toinform CA that her sister, Susan Child,died in February from cancer, only fourweeks after being diagnosed. She leavesa daughter, Lily Lubin, Mars, her motherand brother Jo, and five nieces andnephews. Our hearts go out to Susan’sfamily and friends. In happier news, onDecember 27, 2009 Jeannie Downermarried Dr. Angus McIntyre, Jr., akaSandy, in Cold Spring Harbor, LongIsland. “Sandy and I have known eachother since we were 6 years old andwere in the same class through eighthgrade. Our children range in age from 21to 29 years and are involved in a range ofcareers and passions, including venturecapital and investment banking, playingthe vibes, building classic wooden sailboats,and product design. We live inManchester, MA, and I’m delighted that IJeannie Downer McIntyre ’70 and Angus McIntyre with their families, at Jeannieand Angus’ December weddingFrom the Class of 1970: Susie Wood,Priscilla Stevens French, Edie ChaseKeller, and Stephanie PickmanMonahanwill be attending my first CA reunion thisJune. I spent the last 12 years fundraisingfor independent schools in Denverand am now having fun rediscovering mytennis game, making friends, and settlinginto our new life.” Margie Erhartpublished her fifth novel in 2009. “It’scalled The Butterflies of Grand Canyon[see CA Bookshelf, page 13] . . . It isactually a very funny book—my firstfunny book—set on the rim of the GrandCanyon, and is chock full of historical(and hysterical?) characters who havethings like skeletons in their garages. It’salso a romance. I look forward to seeingeveryone at the reunion; I will be on awriting panel.” Linden HavemeyerWise is in the thick of teenager-hood anddoing the nonprofit governance work forschools and museums that she has beenenjoying for the past 30+ years. “LastJune it was my turn to become boardchair at the Chapin School, which Iattended and where my 14-year olddaughter Lucie goes. I am embarking oncollege road trips with my son Harry,who is a junior at the WestminsterSchool in Simsbury, CT. I am sure myclassmates could give me lots of advice,and I really look forward to seeing you allin June.” Cynthia Hicks Cutting says,“The most exciting news I have is thebirth of my granddaughter, Haley ElizabethHoskins, to my daughter Eliza, anophthalmologist living in San Francisco.Grandmotherhood is a totally new perspectiveon life. I was a midwife formany years, became a psychotherapist,and have trained in prenatal, birth,trauma, and attachment therapy. Mydaughter Julia will be having a baby thissummer. I also have a son, Orion, livingand working in an eco-village in Arizona.”Life has become very challenging, withboth ups and downs, says Marilyn Paul.“I am getting used to the impact of mymastectomy. Our son, whom weadopted when he was a day old, is nowa very creative, cheerful, energetic, willful5-year-old. My book, It’s Hard toMake a Difference When You Can’t FindYour Keys, has sold almost 150,000copies worldwide. My yearbook quotewas, ‘I’d like to know what this wholeshow is all about, before it’s out.’ Stillrelevant.” Priscilla Stevens French celebratedher 25th season of choral conductingin Portsmouth, NH with a springFor more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.55C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Sally Behr Schendel writes from Montana,where she is a school librarian andart teacher. “My husband Logan and Imet with Marian Lindberg and her sonJustin at the Roosevelt Lodge cabins atYellowstone in August to search fortrout, wolves, and lost memories. Adawn escapade with Marian brought usface to face with a nice mule deer buckbefore he melted back into the brush,while Logan spotted a black wolf. Justinwas asleep, of course. Justin is a greatguy, Marian is the cool mom, and thecycles of life continue to soothe mysometimes weary soul.” Sally sawIsabelle Carlhian at the LivingstonFarmers’ Market last summer. Isabelle isa dedicated farmer/baker/gardener/artist,whose insights into our culture nevercease to enlighten me. Evalyn Bemissends news from Santa Fe: “I haverefound my youthful passion for photography(EvalynBemisPhotography.com).Gone are the days of swishing printsthrough the developer trays in CA’s darkroom.Digital is the new magic and anyonecan take pictures, so the challengeis defining a vision that feels unique tome. All the best to my classmates.”Randi Danforth lives in Cairo andreports, “Our daughter Claire is a seniorand is deciding where to go next year forcollege. Bob has just come back from amonth in Sudan, where he doesresearch in the Nuba Mountains documentinga tribal language. I am seniordevelopment editor at American Universityin Cairo Press, working on book properformanceof Orff’s showy masterpiece,Carmina Burana. “Our girls havefinished/are about to finish college, andwho knows what the job market willbring this year? I have stayed in touchwith Sandra Rosenblum and JanetEisendrath and hope they will be able tocome to the reunion. My mother is inBedford, healthy at 78, so I see heroften, as well as Susie Wood Vermeulen,Stephanie PickmanMonahan, Edie Chase Keller, and mysister Brooks Stevens ’75, who lives inConcord.” “The last five years havebrought much change to my life,”reports Sally Trafton. “I missed our35th reunion because I was visitingorthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeonsto get their opinions about trying a fifthspinal fusion. Ultimately, I had amarathon, 11-hour surgery, and despitethe relatively low odds for success, thegrafts ‘took’ and I truly received a newlease on life. I left the University ofRochester and returned to my ‘roots’ asa health advocate in the community,serving as chief operating officer of theFinger Lakes Health Planning Agency,until Kevin and I decided to pursue ourlongtime dream of moving back toMaine. We bought a house in Brunswick,home of Bowdoin College; we moved inJune and haven’t looked back. I continueto work 10 hours a week for myemployer in Rochester, mostly doinghealth policy analysis and grant writing.Our daughter Megan spent 2+ years inthe Peace Corps in Turkmenistan in CentralAsia, and after a brief period inRochester, is teaching English in Busan,South Korea.” Ann Williams lives inWare Neck, VA, a small community onthe Middle Peninsula of the Tidewaterregion. She works part-time in customerservice at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs andas an administrative assistant/bookkeeperfor Frontier Adjusters. “My constantcompanion (he goes to both jobswith me) is Stockton, aka Lord Stockton,aka the Enlightened One. He is sweet,loyal, loving, and low-maintenance. Itook a trip to Holland and England in Maywith my sister Cathy, my aunt Betty,and my cousin Sally. It was my first overseastrip in 10 years.” Carol Williamsstill works full-time as a school improvementspecialist for the Prince George’sCounty (MD) public schools. “My avocationis quilting. My quilt guild, UhuruQuilters Guild, is holding its quilt showJune 26–27. I am the president of theguild and the quilt show chair. You canvisit the guild at uhuruquiltersguild.org;my Web site is quiltsandsewon.net. I amalso on Facebook! I have contacted andbeen contacted by quite a few classmatesboth on Facebook and on classmates.com.My son Jonathan graduatedin May from Hampton University with adouble major in psychology and graphic56design. I am so very proud of him. I hopehe will deign to update my Web site todemonstrate what he has learned.”1971Class Secretaries: Elizabeth AmesMacdonald, elizabeth.macdonald@comcast.net; Anne S. Lee,aslee640@hotmail.comLeslie Brothers is content with the fundamentals(work, family) and feels theyare actually quite rewarding. She startedusing a Linux operating system on hercomputer, which is a great opportunity tolearn something new. And—unlike herintense athletic activities —there is norisk of physical injury. “It’s a good choicefor someone my age who is beginning toexperience wear and tear (alas).” Shesends best wishes to her classmates.Catherine Carter is working toward amaster’s degree in forest resources andhopes to get a job that involves helpingto save the Salish Sea—the body ofwater that includes the Canadian part ofPuget Sound. She is going to “be thechange” and cut her consumption, startingwith her car. It will not be easy. LisaCompton Bellocchio was laid off justafter the new year from her museum jobwith the Trustees of Reservations. So,once again, she tries to reinvent herself.Daughter Hollie is a straight-A graduatestudent in urban planning at MIT and hashad fabulous experiences studying andworking in Viet Nam, South Africa, andBrazil. She is engaged to her Armysweetheart, who is heading toAfghanistan. Lisa’s husband Matthewcontinues to build and restore pipeorgans. She deals with aging and dyingparents, the death of loved ones—sometimes in our age bracket—and thehealth issues of growing older. But thedoor is always open in Haverhill, MA.Elizabeth Ames Macdonald has beentaking some creative nonfiction andmemoir-writing classes at the CambridgeCenter for Adult Education and hasbegun to write about the summer shespent in Afghanistan in 1971 as an AFSstudent. In spite of having journals andletters home, she wishes she rememberedmore and in more detail. In the fallof 2009, Anne Lauderdale Lee and herhusband moved from Shanghai to Singapore.“Even though Singapore is verycivilized and the weather fabulously tropical,after almost four years in China, itwas hard to leave.” While in Shanghaishe became certified to teach Pilatesand is teaching part-time in Singapore.They continue to explore Asia andnearby Western Australia and they lookforward to visiting Malaysia and Indonesia.Gail Percy writes that her daughter,Tara Davis ’06, who spent sophomoreyear at CA, has finished up at ColoradoCollege, and her daughter Raina is atStanford. Gail is the North America representativefor Sonam Dubal. SusanPolk and her husband have sent outtheir last college tuition check: theiryoungest has graduated and is joining histwo brothers working in the real world.“I volunteered for a week last August atthe Mt. Washington Observatory (NH),living at the summit, where my son (andco-volunteer) and I cooked dinners,helped with housekeeping, and enjoyedlife at 6,288 feet. We went on hikes fromthe summit, got up at 4:30 am. for sunrises,and saw all kinds of weather conditions,including a great lightning storm.Two of my sons have been summitinterns at the observatory, and we hikeMt. Washington as a family every July toraise money for this unique educationalnonprofit.” Rosamond Smith Rea’s sonStephen is in a PhD program at UC-Irvine. He travels to South Korea eachsummer to do his field work and willeventually be located there for one totwo years. Her son James graduatedwith high honors from Wesleyan. He isin Hawaii, working within a few yards ofthe rim of the Kilauea caldera. Roz is stillworking a few hours a week at a historichouse museum in Ellsworth, ME and ishoping to get more work from othermuseums in the area. “The troubledeconomy has caused lots of cutbackshere, just as it has in most communitiesand in the nonprofit sector in general.”Karen Braucher Tobin is pleased toannounce publication of her first mystery,Poetic License to Kill (Salvo Press,2010). It features mother-daughter amateursleuths and is set in Portland, OR,where Karen has lived for 14 years. ConcordAcademy figures a bit in the plot.Her fifth poetry collection, Grit &Whimsy, is forthcoming from Puddinghouse.Her daughter, Betty Li Tobin, 17,is doing great in high school. KateTweedy’s daughter, Elena, married herpartner Shannon in California and at afamily ceremony on the banks of theColumbia River in Oregon. Both daughtersare in graduate school, Elena atUWisconsin for a PhD in Latin Americanhistory and Alice at Penn for a PhD inEnglish. Kate has written a book, TheMeadow, about her mother, grandfather,their horse, Secretariat, and their farm inVirginia. It will be out in the fall. There isalso a Disney movie, Secretariat, starringDiane Lane as Kate’s mother and JohnMalkovich as the trainer, coming out inOctober. “We got to watch the filminglast fall, and my mom and I played extrasin the stands for the big Belmont win. Itwas huge fun, and Diane is very, verykind. Malkovich is a hoot! Most difficultfor me has been my mom’s ongoinghealth crises, not surprising at age 88,but I seem to be the main caretakermost of the time. . . . If she makes it tothe premiere, I will be really happy.”Cynthia Perrin Schneider’s work leadingthe Arts and Culture Dialogue Initiativeat the Brookings Institution has ledto a global cultural diplomacy projectwith the Abu Dhabi Authority for Cultureand Heritage. She travels frequently toEgypt, Morocco, the UAE, Qatar, andKurdistan. Cynthia believes the arts, culture,and media are universal languagesand the windows onto people around theworld. So she works in the policy realm,trying to bring attention to the importanceof culture in understanding andshaping societies. Her daughter Tommieis a graduate of Washington University inSt. Louis with a psychology major and aminor in women’s studies. Her son Samis at Georgetown, taking courses inevery field imaginable—from jazz historyto psychology and theology. “I am happyto be connected to Concord through theDC CA book group, which Sandra WillettJackson ’61 invited me to join. I amlooking forward to seeing Lucy McFadden’70 and other Concord friends.”1972Class Secretary: Jennifer Wise Blackman,jennyb_05492@yahoo.com

Holladay Rust Bank ’72 (in blue dress) at the wedding of her son WardRobin Jones ’73 with partner Nick Danforth at Jones Beachposals and manuscripts that people submitfor publication. Cairo is pretty crazy,but we have a lot of interesting experiencesand exposure to fabulous stuff.”Randi hopes to hook up with PamelaRollings, who sends this news: “I amsplitting my time between Pittsburghand Dubai since my husband has openedan office for his law firm in the UAE. It’sa good time for traveling, as both oursons are in college. Our guest room isready for anyone interested in visitingDubai.” I asked Pam if she has gone upthe tallest building on earth yet, and shereplied, “Been there, done that! I havebeen writing a blog about living in Dubai,if you are interested it’s at pamelarollings.blogspot.com.”Helen KraftBuckwalter writes from Houston thatshe and her husband are almost emptynesters, with the youngest of three asenior in high school, one in college, andthe oldest already graduated. They planto spend much of the summer and earlyfall at their vacation home in Santa Fe.Congratulations to Holladay Rust Bank,who reports, “Our oldest was marriedlast spring and continues to make movietrailers in LA. Our second child is also inLA, working for TLC/Discovery channel,and our youngest is a freshman in thetelevision/theater/film department atUCLA. And no, we are not moving to LA,but it is a nice place to visit now that weare officially empty nesters. I am verybusy running a grants program in ourlocal Women’s Giving Circle, finally givingout money and not begging for itfrom others.” Day is already looking forwardto our reunion in 2012. JennyWise Blackman and her husband flewfor the first time in 25 years and wererelieved to see that the wings did not falloff the plane. The occasion was a celebrationvisit with their son in Seattle forhis graduation from the University ofWashington. The three of them hiked,kayaked, and explored several parks.They now understand why he lovesliving there.1973Class Secretary: Cathrine Wolf,cwolf@foxcroft.orgSuzanne Kelleigh Anderson is a seniorwetland ecologist at Otak in Seattle,working on a wonderfully wide range ofwork—from road and stormwater projectsto exciting stream, wetland, andestuary restorations. She remarried severalyears ago, to Marvin Anderson, anarchitect. “I still hear occasionally fromHilary Clark-Hamel, but I am such a badcorrespondent that she sometimesdespairs of me.” Sarah Bartlett’sdaughter Emilia is headed to Vassar inthe fall. “Thankfully, I still have a coupleof years left at home with Ian, who is asophomore in high school. I’m not sokeen on this empty nest thing.” CarrieMinot Bell fundraises for her three sons’Boston-area schools (Jimmy, 12, at Park;Henry, 15, at Nobles; and George, 17, atBB&N) and serves on several localboards. She launched a Web site (carrieminot.com),where she sells herdecoupage trays, ottomans, and jewelry.Husband George is a venture capitalistspecializing in new media companies.Patricia Chao spent five months of 2009in Japan on a fellowship researching hernext novel. She took intensive Japanesein Tokyo and traveled, including pilgrimagesto volcanoes and hot springs on theisland of Hokkaido. Amy CammannCholnoky writes, “JB is a teacher andcoach at Choate; Kari is about to graduateand has a teaching offer. It makesme happy that they both have so valuedtheir educations and specifically theirteachers that they now want to give ofthemselves in this way. I regularly seeNancy Parssinen Vespoli, Robin GosnellTravers, and Puddie Hauge Sword’75—all of whom I cherish as oldfriends.” All is well in the Northwest,according to Maud Smith Daudon, wholeads a regional investment banking firmthat finances public and nonprofit projects.“Marc and I weathered the trial balloonof being empty nesters last fallwhen daughter Sophie left for CarletonCollege and son Jamie went to theMountain School in VT for a semester ofhis junior year in high school. We remodeledour kitchen as consolation, fillingour house with contractors instead ofkids and, let me tell you, they were farmore demanding!” After spending herentire career at Harvard, EllenGravallese moved to UMass MedicalSchool in 2007 to serve as chief ofrheumatology and professor of medicineand cell biology. She lives in ChestnutHill—a block from where BarbaraStorey McGrath grew up. Ellen has twochildren, one a sophomore at Duke, theother a junior in high school. Jean Jonesexpects to have three daughters in collegein Boston this fall, at Wellesley,Northeastern, and a college TBA. “Myhusband and I will continue to live in Beijingbut, having completely worn out ourwelcome with my brothers and sister,we bought a house in Acton as a homebase.” Robin Jones still practices childneurology at MGH and is assistant professorof neurology at Harvard, “strugglingto be a clinician in a world ofscientists.” Her partner of 20 years, NickDanforth, keeps her sane, she says. Aninvitation to be on the board of the AmericanMemorial Hospital in Reims, Francetook her abroad for her 55th birthday —April in Paris! Cornelia Kellogg is aschool psychologist in the Denver publicschools and also works part-time at theDenver Waldorf School. She plays theharp and gardens. Empty nesters Boband Hale Ansberry Krasne moved toLancaster, PA, although they still have afoot (aka apartment) in DC. Son Will isgraduating from Stanford and working onan MBA and (hopefully) a pitching careerat Rollins in Florida; daughter Meg is asophomore at Penn. Chris HilliardLamkin is enjoying singing in her churchchoir, though she adds, “UUs are notoriouslyun-choir-y: we’ve done Nigerianand Somalian folk songs, U2, Orff, twopieces in Latin, one in Hindi . . . hadn’tsung since Glee Club circa 1971.” InFebruary, Chris was in ME to see SarahWitte present the results of a year-long,mission-definition project to her UU congregation.From Stephanie Lugg: “Singleagain, living between Maine, London,and the Cotswolds, trying to write myfirst book while keeping the wolf fromthe financial door and regretting I soldmy beautiful Federal farm.” LaurieMatthews and husband Scott enjoy livingin Boston’s South End. “I love mywork at Harvard Business School moreand more. Helping people find their truenorth, their confidence, their deepest57C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

Emilia, daughter of Sarah Bartlett ’73, and Taran, daughter of Jan Rosenfeld ’73Sarah Witte ’73 and husband Drew CheneyC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 058interests—it’s an amazing job.” Plus shegets to work with Bobbi Carrey, one ofour film teachers and drama stars back inthe day. Cynthia McCallister now livesin Jupiter, FL and welcomes visitors. Herson Wilkinson is almost four. WendyPersson Monk splits her time betweenNYC and Ulster County, two hours north.Divorced five years ago, she is now“with a wonderful man with whom I amalso a business partner.” They started acompany that links the University ofQueensland School of Medicine with theOchsner Clinic in New Orleans to helpaddress the doctor shortage caused, inpart, by the absence of enough medicalschool seats in the U.S. Her kids arewell: Andrew works at a gallery in NYC;Spencer’s in NYC doing all things bicycle;and Julia is at Pratt in Brooklyn. MickeyRathbun and family ran into DavidMichaelis ’75 and family in Boca Grande,FL last March. David and Mickey’s husband,Chris Benfey, share the same literaryagent and have become good friendsover the years. Mickey’s son Tommy is asophomore at Yale; Nick is a junior inhigh school and star of his cross-countryteam. Mickey is competing in combinedtraining events with her noble steed,Homestar Runner, and working on abook about the sport. Jan Rosenfeldwrites, “Sarah Bartlett and I continue tobe in close touch. We had a little celebrationwhen our girls got into college. Wegot together with Kit and Gerry Laybourne(remember them from senioryear?) because Sarah’s daughter Emilia isgoing to Vassar, where Gerry went toschool, and my daughter Taran is at Wesleyan,where Kit went. Who knew that37 years later they would still be influencingus?” Holly Whitin works forEdwards Lifsciences in Lausanne,Switzerland, and helped launch the nextgeneration transcatheter heart valve thiswinter. “Very exciting to be able to treatelderly people in a minimally invasivefashion. The change in their quality of lifeis amazing and very gratifying.” She justsigned up for Skype and invites anyclassmates to call her. And from SarahWitte: “2009 was beautiful, and terrible.On January 4, Drew Cheney and I weremarried. On January 8, my 27-year-oldson Andy was diagnosed with GBM—same brain cancer Sen. Edward Kennedyhad. Andy has been living with me sinceOctober, and we have had some wonderfulmoments . . . but the future is notlooking good, as the tumors have continuedto grow despite surgery, radiation,and three kinds of chemotherapy. Myheart feels extremely full and extremelytender as I send love and compassion toany and all who have had such experiences.We do get through it, right? Myson Byron has settled nearby in Portland,ME, with his beloved Caitlin, working asa tuberculosis outreach nurse. He is arock, by the way. To look forward to: lifewith Drew, continued fulfillment as alandscape architect, more time with myown garden, yoga practice, running,weights, dog rescue, family, and friends.To keep in touch with our journey, pleasevisit caringbridge.org/visit/andymarshall.”Cathrine Wolf (that would be me) is inyear five as communications director atFoxcroft School in rural VA—a seachange from our previous, 25+-year lifein the NYC area. “I’m a step-grandmothertwice over—Adam Henry is 2and Holly Elizabeth was born February24. Also looking forward to an excuseto spend more time in New Englandsince my daughter Emily will be workingon her MSW at Smith beginning thissummer.”1974Class Secretary: Cecily DeeganMcMillan, cecilymcmillan@hotmail.com;class secretary neededMarj Aelion has been dean of theSchool of Public Health and Health Sciencesat the University of Massachusetts,Amherst for just over one year,facing the fight for resources in difficultfinancial times and for status as a professionalschool within a land-grant university.Despite professional challenges,things are going well and her husbandTom will be joining her from his post atthe University of South Carolina in September,a much-awaited move. SonDrew graduates in May from Tulane, anddaughter Renee loves Washington Universityin St. Louis, where she is a sophomorebiomedical engineering major.“The four of us are scattered to thewind, but take advantage to meet in niceplaces, if you call bitterly cold Vermont inDecember a nice place. I would love tosee some CA people in the Boston area.Any interest in researching the area’sbest brew pubs?” Mars Child conveyssad news. Her sister, Susan Child ’70,died in February from cancer, only fourweeks after being diagnosed. She leavesa daughter, Lily Lubin, Mars, her motherand brother Jo, and five nieces andnephews. “On a happier note, I am marriednow for six years—can’t believe it—to Jay Zimmerman, who is chairmanof the international law firm BinghamMcCutchen. I am still very active as aprofessional services marketing consultant,and while we call Boston home, Jayand I spend 90 percent of our time onthe road visiting Bingham’s officesaround the globe. After years of not travelingat all, it’s pretty exciting to travel toplaces like Japan and China on a regularbasis! I have three children (Lizzie, 27,Cotton, 25, and Sue, 21), two stepdaughters(Cara, 27, and Victoria, 25), and onevery cute beagle, Lola, who is the babyof the family.” Dan Clark is still in Frisco,CO, watching snow fall and the climatechange, taking photos, and finally learninghow to print images from a computerwith a fancy inkjet printer because hedespairs at the quality of traditional filmand paper. “I have an unused half of aticket to Bangkok, so I’m expecting totravel there again, maybe visit Bali. Ihave a fantasy about spending sometime in southern California over the summer.I’m happy to be healthy and solvent,not in mortgage hell, and shockedto be so old that I remember knowingAbba before Mamma Mia.” Cecily DeeganMcMillan continues to interview,write, and research for a Boston firmfrom home—part detective, part journalist—andhas started a business writingfamily oral histories. She is revising hertravel book on the Low Country to integrateit across several media platforms.“Got a little chilly this unusual winter inan old house heated by fireplaces, butmy friends and I have already plantedorganic crops at the island coop farm,and I remain very connected with localgrassroots politics. My son Tom ’03

works for a director in LA, is writing,and we visit in NYC and SC. Like manyof us with aging parents, I spent a gooddeal of time last year caring for mymother, who died peacefully in October.I am very happy to be in touch withNora Mitchell, Gail Rafferty ’73, and,more recently, Lucy Winton, who ispainting on Long Island. Was delightedto visit with so many of you at thereunion. I have not forgotten thoseFacebook invites from several classmates.Will do!” Eve Stockton sharesnews of her marriage late last year to acollege classmate, Frank Sharry. “Were-met at our 30th Princeton reunion theyear before. The ceremony took placeat the Biltmore in Coral Gables onDecember 29, 2009, with my two daughters,Kate and Ann Lupo, and his twodaughters, Sofia and Luci Sharry, inattendance. Frank is an immigrationactivist and heads America’s Voice in DC.I continue to print and show my largescalewoodcuts and had an April exhibitionin Ireland.”1975 35th reunionClass Secretaries: Christine d. Fairchild,cfairchild@hbs.edu; Jacqueline van derHorst Sergent, jsergent@gvdhd.orgWith our 35th reunion approaching, Ithink people are saving up their news toshare in person. Please save June 11–13and prepare to re-enter The Way-BackMachine. It will be fun! In the meantime,here are some snippets to whet yourwhistle: Lisa Cunningham writes, “Iremember looking at those reunion photosin the CA alum magazine and thinking,‘They look OLD!’ It seems like justyesterday we had two little tots runningaround the house. Now our daughter hasgraduated from Wesleyan and is on herway to a post-bac program for medicineat Goucher, and our son is a senior atBrown. My husband George Warner andI are still practicing architecture, workingmostly on residential projects throughoutNew England (and occasionally fartherflung in LA, Miami, and Puerto Rico). TheTARP brought in new federal tax creditsfor renewable energy, so now renewablesare competitively priced for residentialarchitecture. So, 30 years aftermy first venture into building a solarhouse as a student at Wesleyan, wecompleted our first project using photovoltaicsand geothermal energy—a vacationhome on Cape Cod. I’m also tryingto play more tennis, do more biking, skiing,hiking, and, my husband’s passion,kiteboarding—while I still can. I look forwardto catching up in June and hearingwhat others have been up to.” MegRichey Hauge “started the year on themall with new leadership in DC. Wespent spring break in Hoi An, Vietnam,on another volun-tourism trip, andincluded Angkor Wat in our travels(amazing structures and grinding poverty—quite a contrast). I spend the majorityof my free time working with organizationssupporting kids and learning (mymain focus is “Chess Challenge in DC,”an academic program teaching chess toinner city, at-risk kids). David, 12, is stillplaying soccer and quite a bit of competitivechess that takes us all over thecountry. John continues at the InterAmerican Development Bank, whereHaiti is taking a great deal of his time.Life is good in DC. Looking forward toJune!” Jay Clark wins the long-distanceaward—he’s moved to Shanghai to takeover the GM role in his firm’s Chinaoffice. “Somebody forgot to tell Chinathat the economy is bad; it is very busyhere. Son Henry is transitioning fromhigh school to college (gap year, he callsit), and Will graduated from Culinary Artsand is looking for work. Carlyn is still inLA helping them find their way. Delaneyis happily at Idyllwild Arts Academy. Ifanyone is planning to stop by Shanghaidrop me a line.” I, Christine Fairchild,traveled to Shanghai and hoped to connectwith Jay when Harvard Universityand HBS opened a classroom and set ofoffices there in mid-March. Jay’s right—the rate of expansion is breathtaking.What was a mere cow pasture 20 yearsago now looks like something straightout of The Jetsons. And on the statesidefront, Laura Foley has returned to NYCas chaplain intern at Beth Israel Hospital,part of the New York Zen Center for ContemplativeCare. “It’s great work, andI’m enjoying walking along the citystreets again. On New Year’s I visitedKristin Jones at her beautiful loft apartmentin the Village. It is amazing, andneither of us has aged at all! I continueto write (poetry) and hope to have a thirdbook one of these days.” Kristin Jonesis happy to have returned to the presenttenseenergy of NYC from a extendednine-year adventure to the Eternal Cityof Rome, where in 2001 she won a SeniorFulbright to begin the dream of herlife, a project she calls Eternal Tiber(tevereterno.it). Now, unintentionally single,she is focusing her energy on newpublic projects working both solo and incollaboration (see jones.ginzel.com).Mary Honea McClung is “doing fine inSan Antonio. We own a 20-acre restaurant/shoppingcomplex (lospatios.com)that keeps us busy. I also have a privatepractice in psychotherapy. Our “children”are 27, 25, and 21 and seem to bemoving steadily toward adulthood—thetwo oldest are even off the payroll! Loveto all classmates.” Life is good for DibbyHatch Moder and her family. “My oldeststarted college this fall and it surprisedme how hard it was to adjust. I still waitfor her to come downstairs in the morn-Betsy Smith ’75 and her son Philip, in Argentinaing. The two boys, Charlie, 16, andDaniel, 14, are thriving and easy to enjoy(from a mother’s point of view). Workcan be frantic but I love it. I’m the deanof faculty at a small, independent preK–8school, and I never know what will happennext.” George Perkins is “veryexcited about our 15th [sic] reunion. I amthrilled that my son, William Perkins ’13,is a freshman at CA this year and immediatelybonded with Jamie Parker’s kid,Wyatt Pearson ’13. My daughter is aseventh grader at Shady Hill in Cambridgeand is getting more grownupevery day (definitely more mature thanme already). My architecture work continuesto challenge and excite, despitegloomy economic environs. For music, Ihave gravitated back to guitar and amplaying in a future smash hit band, Litehouse,although my wife Polly is not yetconvinced. Everybody please come tothe reunion.” Rich Read has recountedsome marvelous developments over theyears and thinks “it’s only fair to passalong some disappointments. The end ofa wonderful 23-year marriage, the implosionof newspapers, including 200 colleaguesgone from our Oregonnewsroom. But life goes on with supportfrom close friends and family. My 12-year-old daughter thrives. The adventurescontinue; I’m just back fromexploring China’s hinterland. ParaphrasingLongfellow: ‘Into each life some rainmust fall,’ notably in Portland.” DedeRuggles has published a coedited volumeon cultural heritage, Intangible HeritageEmbodied (Springer, 2009). Inrecognition of her six books in print, andtwo forthcoming, the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign named Dedeone of six University Scholars for 2009–10 (out of a faculty of 3,081). “On thehome front, my 16-year-old is anxiouslyawaiting college application replies. TheUniversity of Illinois is so close to bankruptcythat they have put the faculty onmandatory furloughs, so maybe I’ll chuckit and go back to get another degreewith my daughter.” For Jinny Sisson,time continues to slip by faster than arunaway train (as her 5-year old wouldsay). “This year we took up the hobby ofbeekeeping to carry on a family traditionof getting our own honey. In early January,I helped lead a group of geologyundergrads from UH to Costa Rica,where we enjoyed volcanoes, fumarolesmud baths, and ophiolites (rocks thatwere once part of the ocean floor). Otherwise,life seems to keep going doingfun things and the routine as well.” Elizabeth(Betsy) Smith left her job as chiefcurator and deputy director at Chicago’sMuseum of Contemporary Art in September,after more than ten years. Herlast project was an exhibition of the workof artist Jenny Holzer, which is still touringinternationally. “I spent much of thefall traveling and catching up on life ingeneral, taking advantage of what feltlike a gift of time to refresh and regroup.Currently, I am working independentlyfrom my home in Chicago as a writerand consultant to cultural and educationalorganizations on 20th- and 21stcenturyvisual art and architecture.Another major hallmark is that my son,who is now a college junior, turned 21 inJanuary. I feel ready for a 35th anniversary!”Brooksie Stevens writes that lifehas been busy with two high school seniorsplanning for next year. “All is well59C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0with the three of us, and I think I shouldbe able to make it to the reunion (if I canhandle the travel from up the road!).Hope lots of us can attend to share thememories.” Puddie Hauge Sword isreaching the end of her fourth year as anorganizational consultant and “wouldnever have imagined that it would be asthoroughly enjoyable a way to spend mydays, or that I would have developed somany wonderful new friends among myclients. Whether moving older couplesfrom their lifetime homes, curating aphotography collection for publication, ordeveloping strategies for small businesses,one job is rarely like the last, andthat keeps life interesting. My husbandand children are very happy in theirendeavors, with the last graduating collegein 2012.” Sarah Logan Wilcox“has a 10- and a 17-year-old who provideendless ‘fun’ for me.” She has so manymemories about CA, including Jackiepiercing her ears sophomore year.(Jackie feels compelled to add that thiswas probably as traumatic for her as itwas for Sarah!) Marcia Johnston Woodis having one of the busiest years of herlife as president of the Oregon PsychologicalAssociation, in addition to her privatepractice. More time consuming thanshe ever imagined, it is also the mostchallenging, stimulating, and rewardingprofessional thing she’s done in ages.“My oldest, Emma, is doing a gap yearbetween high school and starting atWilliams College next fall . . . living inRome for the fall and Buenos Aires forthe spring. I still have a sophomore sonat home and he is giving me (more) grayhairs now that he has his learner’s permit.Nancy Gillespie and I stay in closetouch, which remains a real pleasure.”Melissa Eleftherio Yahia is back in thearts as an artist and cofounder of ForArt’s Sake, a community art associationin Harvard, after a career in advertisingand raising two kids. She is also a holisticlife coach. She and husband Larrydivide their time between Harvard andMiddletown, RI. Daughter Ellery is atRISD, and son Peter is still in highschool. Responding to Jackie’s queryabout how not to be overwhelmed, shereminds herself “to get and staygrounded. Being out in nature a lot reallyhelps me, as well as creating art, whichfor me is largely a meditative process. Ilook forward to reading news from CA.”And I, Jackie van der Horst Sergent,have managed to get elected city commissioner,which is a stunner for a Jewin a small southern town (no church congregationto vote for me). I am still workingfull-time, so devote what is left tolearning all about water, sewer, streets,and the like, as well as about how we allbehave in the face of the sunshine law. Iam trying to keep my mouth shut! Ourson has qualified as a Green Beret, and60our daughter hopes a few jobs will beleft when she graduates this spring—sofar so good. We have the bomb-diggiestclass for so consistently writing in.THANK YOU to each of you—it is sogood to hear from you!1976Class Secretary: Margie SweattKunhardt, mesk712@optonline.netLucinda Jewell is still busy with boardwork for groups like theDepression/Bipolar Support Alliance andthe Boston Public Library. Her daughterBelinda is in fifth grade and nearly as tallas Luci now. Luci stays in touch withElizabeth Paquette, who comes northto visit from her home in Florida. AnneKnight Weber is hard at work on anMFA at the Chicago Institute of Art. Herson J.J. is in Hong Kong for his junioryear abroad and will be finishing at Kalamazoonext year. She and Liz Aelion gettogether in the Chicago area. Lee Wilsonis living and working in centralTexas. He is CEO of PCI Education, acompany that creates instructional materialsfor a wide range of students withspecial needs. His wife Leslie loves herwork “connecting kids with the rightbooks” in middle school. He has a highschool-age son, Peter, who has “inheritedhis father’s love of theatre and badpuns.” Lee’s older son Ted is at the Universityof British Columbia and enjoyedthe winter Olympics. Amy MacRaewrites from St. Louis that she and herhusband, Tom Brown, are doing well.She enjoys her work as a scientist whotroubleshoots for customers of Sigma-Aldrich, a chemical company that alsomakes many molecular and biologicalproducts. She would welcome any classmateswho may be visiting the area. AndI, Margie Sweatt Kunhardt, have fourchildren who keep me very busy. Istarted a master’s in TESOL this year.My oldest, Jessie, graduated from Vassarin 2008. She was instrumental in creating(and now running) the Books tab athuffingtonpost.com. My son Philip is ajunior at the College of the Atlantic in BarHarbor, ME. My son Harry, 18, is doingafter-school tutoring for at-risk children inthe Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans asa gap-year activity. My son Clinton is aneighth grader who is into computer programmingand theatre and Parkour running.My husband Philip is adocumentary producer, scholar, and professorwho has written two books forthe Lincoln bicentennial, Looking for Lincolnand Lincoln Life Size.For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.Sara White Lennon ’77 and herdaughters, in Cancun1977Class Secretaries: Jean Dunbar Knapp,jean_knapp@tufts-health.com; Jean M.McCormick,jean.mccormick8@gmail.comRachel Lipson Glick lives in Michigan,where she and her husband Gary stillwork for the University of Michigan. Sheis in the department of psychiatry, wheremost of her time is spent on administrationof the clinical programs, but her clinicalwork and interest is still inemergency psychiatry. Their twins are 14and busy with activities. Hannah is theathlete and her current passion is volleyball,“resulting in my spending mostweekends driving throughout the Midwestto tournaments. Jeremy loves theatre,especially musical theatre. Life ishectic, but we are all healthy and happy,so overall things are good.” “All in all,life is good” for Sara White Lennon aswell. They are still living on the frequentlycold and sunny coast of Maine,just outside Portland. Three girls, 11, 13,15, are all happy in the Cape publicschools, “while I do battle as a towncouncilor, trying to keep the schoolsintact in the face of ever-increasing budgetarychallenges. I often long for mydays in private schools and the flexibilitythey offer, rather than negotiating a millionlayers of mandates, regulations, andgovernment funding. As finance chair onthe council, I wish I’d stuck with math atCA past Algebra 2.” She encouragesanyone headed to Maine to get in touchwith her in Cape Elizabeth. Tim Gollinand his wife Donatella moved to Manhattanin early December. They are close toHenry Thorne’s old stomping groundson Wooster Street (what a difference 30years makes). Tim celebrated his 50th onJanuary 9 with CA alums Debra Fine,Wilson Kidde ’76, and Kristin Jones’75. Eric Bergemann is working at MIT’sSloan School of Management ExecutiveEducation. Gwen Storey Feher had agreat time in NYC seeing JeanMcCormick and Marguerite Lee at oneof Jean’s several 50th birthday parties inthe fall. She has also stayed in touchwith Gena Paris Hatch, HannahMahoney, Wendy Melville Mains, andothers on Facebook. Holley Atkinsonwrites, “I’m pointing myself in a differentdirection these days.” After 13+years running the interactive unit of TritonDigital Media, a radio syndicationcompany, seven years running a smallFrench software company, prior to theInternet, and five years as administratorof NYU’s Institute of French Studies, sheleft a senior executive position to focusher time and energy on local food andsustainability. Last month she waselected vice chair of Slow Food NYC,which sponsors urban agricultural projects,such as a youth farm. She’s alsoworking with the Slow Money Alliance toencourage investors to bring their money“down to earth” and invest in small foodenterprises close to home. Her daughteris a high school junior and starting thecollege process. Stephanie Siegelturned 50 in September. All four of herchildren were home which was “a gift.”Her son Sam graduated from UMichiganlast May and starts law school in the fall.Jessi is at Whitman College, Aliza justbeginning the college search, and Danielin eighth grade. Stephanie has retiredfrom law and volunteers for school andcommunity programs; her husband Jeffstill works at Nike.1978Class Secretary: Martha E. Livingston,marthalivingston@verizon.netThe news from our class is, as usual,diverse and fascinating—we’re returningto school, publishing, gardening, birthingbabies, and sending kids to college. Yourfaithful class secretary, Martha Livingston,is surprised that no one mentioneda big event for many of us thisyear, the 50th birthday! I’m celebratingby participating in a national over-50women’s ice hockey tournament inFlorida in late April. I work as a recruiterat a growing software company inBurlington and enjoy watching my kidson the stage and on the field. Johnny,12, had his first experience with film thiswinter, appearing in a 10-second sceneas a “drug-crazed altar boy,” completewith latex track marks on his arm andoozing fake blood. Hannah, 15, appeared

in the role of Jason in William Finn’sFalsettos, which tells the story of a familybroken apart when the father discovershis son is gay. Mary LaClair writes,“I’m still VP of software development atCaliper Corporation and still working notquite full-time (that means 9–5 in thesoftware world). Tim is still doing bleeding-edgemedia technology. He’s alsoback in school at Northeastern studyingelectrical engineering in support of hishobby, building guitar amps. Cecelia is inthe sixth grade and as tall as I am. She’son the Cambridge swim team, the SeaDawgs, and may well be a Selkie. Welove living in Cambridgeport and feelingpart of the neighborhood.” Writing fromVermontville (pop. 1,000), Ellen Bebermansays, “It was a pretty snowy winterin the Adirondacks, not too much, butjust enough. I manage a farmers’ market,where I also sell veggies, and I coordinatea newly established communitygarden. Both of these activities arerewarding; unfortunately not in the formof money. My husband Rich continueshis research in polar meteorology, specializingin optical properties of snow andice. His work takes him to Antarctica,Greenland, and Svalbard on a regularbasis. My older child sets off for collegenext year, but plans to stay within drivingdistance to be close to skiing and a girlfriend(not sure which one has more priority.)The younger one is in seventhgrade and seems to be negotiating middleschool with much less angst than Idid.” Mark Boyer writes, “My work onMannahatta: A Natural History of NewYork is complete. The book was quitewell received and we had a six-monthexhibition at the Museum of the City ofNew York. I did a picture of MannhattanIsland in 1609 that was on the cover ofthe September issue of National Geographic.I’ve now changed direction(once again) and am in the first year ofan MA program at Bard here in NYC,studying metalwork of the European IronAge and focusing on the developmentand transmission of ornamental styles incultures outside the Roman Empire. Itfeels a little strange to be back in schoolafter sooo long—(midterms! finals!papers!)—but I really love it. JanetEisendrath was kind enough to write oneof my recommendations and it is really adirect result of her art history classesthat I am here.” Tasha Garland reports,“I am still living in Italy, organizing programmingseminars and events forPalazzo Tornabuoni. Any creative membersof the CA community—faculty,alumnae/i, parents, artists, musicians—interested in speaking/presenting andstaying in a spectacular private palazzo inthe center of Florence are welcome tocontact me. My son Connor graduatesfrom St. Stephen’s in Rome this June,and by doing so my reason for coming toItaly for ‘a year to expand his horizons’eight years ago will expire, and I will beforced to re-evaluate my reasons forbeing in Italy. Needless to say, it is notan easy place to leave.” From Katy Kinsolving:“I took a course in Februarythat will give me a certificate in nutritionalcounseling. I was happy to be astudent again, but one of the sideeffects of being in school is that my ownfamily ate a lot more pizza—so perhapsa net nutritional loss! I really enjoyed theCA-sponsored NYC screening of What’sOn Your Plate by graduate CatherineGund ’83. I’m hoping to convince thelocal library to include it in their day-longseminar for educators on food andschool gardens. Other than that, I continuemy highly skilled work as personalchauffeur to two semi-adorable boys.”Mary Adler Malhotra says, “By thetime the magazine is published, Maluwill have graduated from CA after threeGREAT years! She has been head ofboarders, taught a freshman seminarsection, played varsity soccer and volleyball,and even negotiated an independentGreek study for herself. She is headingto Franklin & Marshall in the fall, her firstchoice, about which she is thrilled.Devan, 15, is a freshman at Groton andthinks he’s at summer camp—he lovesit. Vikram and I are at home with onlyone child, our 11-year-old son, who lovesbeing an only child. I am still busy withthe nonprofit world, enjoying it but wonderingabout my next steps. I roll offCA’s board in June after six great years.It has been wonderful to be reconnectedto the school. I have taken the bold stepof joining Facebook. The biggest boonhas been catching up with CA classmates!”J.B. Miller was last seen movingto London and getting married to alovely lass named Chloe. He is nowhappy to report he is the new dad oftwins, Theodore and Eloise, born onJune 8, 2009. Theo and Eloise, even attheir tender age, enjoy tri-nationality,sporting passports from the USA, UK,and Australia (where their mum is from).J.B. is still writing plays and doing somecopywriting to pay for all the nappies andbaby formula. He loves living in Londonand spending time in the family getawaydigs, in a lovely arts and crafts house inLyme Regis by the sea. Available forrent! Walter Judge is growing increasinglynostalgic about all the time he isspending in the town of Concord as heshuttles his elder daughter Phoebe, 15,back and forth between Vermont andMiddlesex School, where she is a sophomore.For Anne Barrett, “life is going inreverse! My husband Tom and I are movingback to Burlington, VT with no jobs insight, and going back to apartment livingin my old apartment that I left ten yearsago! Let’s hear it for the economicdownturn. We’re looking forward tobeing home in a community and placethat we love. I’m still cartooning anddoing web design, and we still have tworescued Australian shepherds and aManx cat.” Cindy Goff Muther writesthat she is “still living and working atTabor Academy, where I will be for thenext eight years, at least. By then, all ofmy kids will have graduated, and I will beable to move on. It is very exciting havinga high school senior and looking at allthe great schools in this country. Sammiis most interested in the College ofWooster in Ohio. Ry is a sophomore, lovingschool, doing some drama andModel United Nations in his spare time.Chris, 12, is in seventh grade and veryinto sports, friends, and music. He playssoccer, hockey, and baseball and is makingnoise about picking up lacrosse.Luke, 10, is in fifth grade and identifieshimself as a ‘math guy.’ Mom is pumpedto have another math geek in the family.Dick and I spend most of our time goingto games, working, and wondering howwe will pay for college in the next fewyears. We are lucky to still have threeparents on this planet and are able tospend plenty of quality time with all ofthem.” Henri Lazaridis Power says,“With any luck, by the time this newsappears in the spring magazine, I’ll haveput out the first issue of the new onlineliterary magazine I’m starting, The Drum(drumlitmag.com). It features short fiction,essays, and author interviews asaudio files. You’ll be able to listen to newand established authors read their workaloud on the Web site, or download thefiles and listen to them on your iPodwhenever you want to. Starting this fall,I’ll have two kids in college, so while II’ve named Concord Academy as beneficiaryof my retirement plan. It was simple—I justfilled out my investment company’s formto specify what percent I want steered to CA.What an easy and rewarding way to supporta school that has given so much to me.—Nathaniel Stevens ’84If this idea interests you, please contactthe Advancement Office at (978) 402-2240 or visitconcordacademy.org/plannedgiving.expect to enjoy having more time towork on my fiction writing, I’m excitedabout working with collaborators inBoston and elsewhere to put togetherthis new magazine. Don’t know wheredaughter Nike will be next year, but myson Eoin will return to Middlebury afterbeing in Slovenia for one semester, Virginiafor another, and doing an internshipat Harvard for yet another. We call himBoomerang Boy.” Heidi ReichenbachHarring is now working on the innovationteam at Citizens Bank, after manyyears at Fidelity. Heidi was a keynotespeaker at a capital campaign fundraiserfor oncology services at Concord’s EmersonHospital, where Heidi had all of hercancer treatments in 2005. She closedsaying: “I hope that for those of you whohave not been touched by cancer, yourlife continues that way. But should youor a family member find yourself in thatunfortunate position, please just thinkthe way Dorothy did at the end of theWizard of Oz: ‘I won’t look any furtherthan my own back yard.’”1979Class Secretaries: Sophie Carlhian,svc@charter.net; Lisa Zimble,lzimble@aol.comLaura Bry recently spoke to ElizabethAguilar-Imsland in Seattle andwished her a happy birthday—as we allrapidly roll toward 50. They will see eachother in July when the Red Sox play theMariners. Laura says winter in Sandpointwas mild, but the skiing was great; sheis deeply involved with local and IdahoDemocratic politics and human rights61C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0For Tot Hufstader Balay, life in Minnesotais full, busy, and happy. She andher husband Mike will be sending theiryoungest son, Kit, off to college and willbecome empty nesters. They are lookingforward to travel opportunities, eatingdinner whenever they feel like it (no ravactivism.“I’m still living in the Berkshiresand working for the Trustees ofReservations,” writes Tammis Coffin.“I’m also performing poetry with music,photographing the earliest wildflowers,teaching improve, and wondering how allof you plan to celebrate your 50th!”Isabel Fonseca taught a short course ontorture at Barnard in NYC. “I expected acozy seminar but instead walked into alecture hall with 82 students. It was fun,incredibly hard work, and humbling: hatsoff to teachers!” “The 30th reunion wasgreat fun,” writes Andrew Herwitz, “aperfect trip down memory lane. Myfavorite part was sitting in the commonroom of some dorm looking at old yearbookswith Isabel, Lib, Amanda, Sophie,and others. What a blast. That is whatreunions are about for me: not hearing alot of drivel about children, jobs, andother current day concerns, but insteadbasking in nostalgia. In contrast, theseentries are designed to be updates aboutthe here and now, so I am happy toreport that film financing and sales aregood, and my family is great. We are allenjoying NYC.” Margot Latham had afantastic year as she added to her familythrough international adoption. TessTsega was born in November 2008, andin March of 2009 the whole family travelledto Ethiopia to bring Tess home.Margot is consulting on problem resolutionfor regulated financial institutions, sowork this past year involved nonstoptravel, but it has been very interesting.“We are still enjoying LA (after threeyears), and life is good.” David Slaterreports they are still living in Tokyo, andafter a brief moment considering a moveback to the U.S., realized it would nothappen. “My daughter Sophie is oldenough to go to CA, which is sort oftempting. My son Henry cannot quiteunderstand why I would have gone to agirls’ school, but is also intrigued for thatreason. I would bring them to the nextreunion, but by then, we will be 60, andthey will be gone.” Carey Mack Webershares the exciting news that the newBellarmine Art Museum at FairfieldUniversity will be opening in October.Carey and the director worked to createan intimate teaching museum on thelower level of a historic building on campus.Carey is the registrar of the newmuseum and has been the visualresources curator in the art history programat Fairfield for more than fiveyears. She would love to give a tour toanyone interested in visiting. HelenWheelock celebrated her fifteenth yearwith the CUNY/Creative Arts TeamFor more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.62(CAT), an educational theatre company inNYC. Last summer, she piloted anexchange program for students from theUnited Arab Emirates University, whostudied CAT’s student-centered dramawork and indulged in cultural activitiesacross the five boroughs. The project willbe repeated this summer, with four oflast year’s “vets” coming back to getadditional training. Helen contributes tothe Women’s Hoops blog and writes forthe Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.She’s been covering women’sprofessional and college basketball since2000—a gig that included a trip to theAthens Olympics.1980 30th reunionClass Secretary: Lisa Siegel,l.siegel3@gmail.comAs we gear up for our 30th reunion theplea for news may not have been heard,or perhaps folks just feel it is more personalto tell their tales at reunion thisJune. Nonetheless, it is always appreciatedwhen classmates send news, nomatter how small. Lisa Frusztajer saysher daughter will graduate from CA thisJune. “It’s been wonderful to experienceCA from the parent perspective. If anything,the community is even more supportivethan when we were students.”Lisa looks forward to reunion. SebastianJunger spent 2007–08 traveling to aremote outpost in Eastern Afghanistan’sKorengal Valley, where he chronicled thelives of 30 men in a single American platoon.“Some days we were in three orfour firefights. We were isolated on topof a hill with no running water, no hotfood, no Internet or communications,and a two-hour walk from the nearestAmerican base.” Seb’s film, Restrepo,won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’sSundance Film Festival. The title refersto the name of the outpost, which wasnamed after a platoon medic killed inaction. Seb has a new book out, War.Nancy Kates also attended the 2010Sundance Film Festival to raise moneyfor her documentary, Regarding SusanSontag (sontagfilm.org), but didn’t connectwith Seb. Nancy was a fellow at theMacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NHin fall 2009, where she met photographerJo Eldredge Morrissey ’77. “Mac-Dowell is a bit like CA: heaven, but notmuch like the real world,” Nancy said.She also joined the Leukemia and LymphomaSociety’s Bay Area cross-countryski team, skiing a 25k in Yellowstone inMarch and raising almost $4,000 for cancerresearch. “I started this sport at CA,but I was too slow to race.” Nancy raninto her friend and neighbor, JenniferWillmann, while skiing at Lake Tahoe,and she also had wonderful visits withEve Slattery, Maureen Mulligan, LisaHannah Hiam, daughter of Michael Hiam ’80, with Sophie Adams, daughter ofClayton Adams ’81, at Squam Lake, NHFrusztajer, and Richard Bell ’77. Nancyreconnected with long-lost roommateKathryn Drury ’81 via Facebook. AnnKjellberg has started her own literarymagazine after 20+ years of working forsomeone else. It’s called Little Star andhas new work by Seamus Heaney, PadgettPowell, Lydia Davis, Les Murray,Paul Muldoon, Tim Parks, Derek Walcott,Glyn Maxwell, Durs Grünbein, RobinRobertson, and Mary Jo Salter, amongothers (littlestarjournal.com). Friends andassociates think she’s crazy. From AnnieLawson: “Still love living in Somerville,MA with my husband Harry Parker andboys Clay, 11, and Reed, 7.” Annie visitsConcord regularly and recently caught upwith Ron Richardson. She continues towork as a CFA in socially responsibleinvesting for investment advisory firmFirst Affirmative Financial Network. Shecaught up with Jeff Hall and Chris Bordenlast week by phone and attendedthe wedding of Andrea Hamilton ’79 inLos Altos, CA last fall. Annie is lookingforward to our 30th—it’s starting to takeshape—and hoping to catch up withmany fellow ’80ers in person. SteffaniCatanese Lomax sends news that shespent the winter at a tennis club inFlorida training with a coach. “SouthFlorida has a wonderful community ofsenior national tennis players, and I reallyenjoyed meeting and competing withthese women players.” Steffani is thedirector of North American sales for asoftware company headquartered inBoston. She hopes to make it to reunionto catch up with everyone. StephanieNadler sends news that she has a 13-year-old son, Samuel, and she has beenmarried for more than 15 years to DerrickCho. They live in Toronto. Stephaniehas received several grants, including aCanada Arts Council Grant. She has “atiny studio” and needs a larger one(stephanienadler.ca). Phil Rossoni joinedthe MIT ballroom dance team and isworking on his seventh competition atCollege of the Holy Cross in Worcester.He is still volunteering at Boston’sMuseum of Science and is looking forwardto catching up with everyone atreunion. Sina Saidi is looking forward tothis June and hopes “to get updates on30 years of everyone’s life experiences.”Sina, when you say it like that, it makesme feel ancient. I, Lisa Siegel, continueto collect Class Notes (sorry to anyonewho finds this annoying) and, when nothounding classmates, I am busy raisingthree kids with my husband David. Maxjust finished his second year at UnionCollege, Olivia is heading to high schoolnext fall, and Noah is ending 6th grade. Irun a small independent child care business.Last summer I had great fun catchingup with my CA houseparent, BetsyHastings, while vacationing in Maine. Itwill be fun to see everyone at reunion.1981Class Secretaries: Lindsay Millard Clinton,l.clinton@comcast.net; Laura Payne,lxp@u.washington.edu

enous teenage boys to feed), and freedomfrom the high school calendar.Music and writing keep Tot fully occupiedthese days. She is a part-time communicationsspecialist with the GreaterTwin Cities Youth Symphonies andserves as vice president of the board ofthe Minnesota Chorale. Lindsay MillardClinton works full-time for Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in the genetics divisionand administers the Intro to ClinicalMedicine course for Harvard/MIT second-yearmed students. Her theatertroupe, under her direction, won theGold Star Award from the Mass CulturalCouncil—one of only six projects sohonored. Margie Coffin-Brown continuesto work for the National Park Serviceand is writing cultural landscape reports.Current projects include Mammoth HotSprings Historic District in YellowstoneNational Park and Adams National HistoricalPark in Quincy, MA (for which she iscoordinating a historic preservation studiothrough the Boston Architectural College).Her husband Chris is restoringtheir 1846 Greek Revival house (formerlythe Pillar House restaurant). Austin, 13,and Amelia, 11, are hooked on Legorobotics as well as downhill skiing andare on a quest to ski at every area in theNortheast. Polly Sisson Fleckensteinsends greetings from upstate New Yorkand Bear Mountain Farm. The farm isthriving, though it was the toughest yearfor hay production ever, and not a greatmaple syrup year either. Her son Benjaminturned 4 and had a great birthdayparty “as we got the horses out of retirementand gave sleigh rides for kids andtheir parents. Dan, our old Belgian horse,is now 27 and needs Eastern and Westernmedication.” Polly continues herwork in veterinary emergency medicineand acupuncture as well as work for theNational Veterinary Response Team (foranimals in disaster). “Having never beensick my entire life, it is very strange tohave been diagnosed with a cancerousbrain tumor,” writes Suzy SeymourGaeddert. “I have received incredibletreatment so far here in England, and itwill continue. I am hugely encouraged.There are thousands of people prayingup a storm for me around the world.Having lived in four countries and doneNot Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.regular mission trips in two others, Ican’t believe how many people are soloving. I have received 422 cards in themail —can you believe it? My sweet husbandBarry keeps everyone updated atupdateonsuzy.blogspot.com.”Micaela Harari has a kid who towersover her and another who corrects herHebrew and shakes his head over hertechnological disabilities. They receivedtheir first “tzav gius” notice, calling forthe older son to show up for his firstarmy interview. This raises a lot of issuesabout authority, debt to and place in society,complicity with the occupation, etc.But, in general, the IDF induction is apositive thing for the kids themselves,especially the boys. Flamenco life isteeming; Micaela has 40 students from 4to 64. She is doing shows with a productioncompany run by Russian immigrantsthat takes her group to the damndestplaces. It’s work in the trenches, butwork all the same. She mourns the passingof J.D. Salinger and feels gratefulthat English teacher Mr. Deitrich includedCatcher in the Rye and The Bell Jar inour diet. She says all that “dark side”reading was very cathartic for her as anadolescent. Lee Kort loves life in LAwith his wife Jill and two beautifuldaughters, Alexa, 13, and Erika, 11. Leeenjoys running into Jane Barford-Manolakas from time to time. Despitethe economy, Lee’s real estate businessis hanging in there, but his other career,triathalons, is temporarily on hold as heheals from a torn ACL (skiing at Deer Valley).“I think I am still the same 17- yearoldguy in a 47-year-old frame!” GeorgeMiserlis continues working as anactor/singer, building upon his eightyears with ABC’s Scrubs. Striking out ontheir own, George and the other bandmembers are touring around the countrywith their live show, The Blanks, and willappear in more than 20 cities this year.George saw Adam Cherson ’79 andKeith Daniel at his show in Boston, andGeorge promises to make it back for the2010–11 production of Them Thar Hills(redirected by Parkman Howe) “if atleast seven other original cast membersattend!” And finally, along with otherPacific Northwesterners, Laura Payne,her husband, and daughter Luna, 6,enjoyed a globally warmed Seattle winter,during which Laura took a temporarysabbatical from her science career todevote her energy to art, music, andwriting. “It has felt amazing to wake upeach day to discover creativity andexpression in their rightful places: backat the center of daily life.” Laura stays inclose touch with siblings Holly Payne’80, who is raising three wild and beautifulkids (Sofia, 9, Diego, 7, and Isabella,3) in upstate NY; John Payne ’79,whose two kids (Dylan and Alia) are soonto fledge from their home on VashonIsland, WA; and Sam Payne ’83, whosecareer as a circus acrobat (with wife Sandra)just got much more complicated andmuch more wonderful, thanks to theirdaughter, Luca, 1. For now, Sam andSandra are continuing to perform internationally,though based in San Francisco;you can check out their act, VerticalTango, on YouTube.1982Class Secretaries: Gordon S. Gabbay,Gordon@humblemonkey.com; NadiaBelash McKay, nadia.mckay@yahoo.comIt’s been an interesting 2009 for everyone—theexciting thing is we’re hearingfrom people with whom we haven’t hadcontact in a while. From overseas: afterthree years serving in Bahrain as theU.S. Navy’s political and force protectionadviser, Gwyneth Thompson Toddmoved with her daughter Pelagie toPerth, Australia in 2008, and finally settledin Canberra in 2009. She married anAustralian naval officer and helps run awildlife rehabilitation center. Gwynethsaw Catherine Gunn ’84 for a fewhours over Christmas and is looking forwardto running into fellow CA ex-patsLucy Modahl ’84 and Heidi WillmannRichards in Sydney one of these days.Quite an adventurous life! Natalie Difflothis still living in Freiburg, Germany,in the heart of the Black Forest borderingFrance and Switzerland. She’s beenthere the last five years. Natalie’s tips fortravelers to the area: wine, cheese, andgasoline are cheapest in France. Yogurt,bread, and marzipan are tastiest in Germany.And Switzerland? Well, she indicatedthat the hiking’s not bad. If you’revisiting the area, look her up. Life in Englandagrees with Carlotta Junger Lukeand her husband Chris, who live in a 200-year-old house in a very old town calledLewes, surrounded by the rolling greenhills of the South Downs. Their threechildren, Dylan, 14, Giacomo, 13, andRoxanna, 8, just keep growing. Carlottais a board member of the local community.“It has been pretty interesting tosee local grassroots government inaction.” Carlotta also has gotten backinto running, training for the localmarathon, as well as rekindling a passionfor photography. She has many fond CAmemories of nipping out of view withDeirdre Buckley Clark on cross-countryruns, as well as wonderful photo classeswith Jon Harris. Rene Kan emailed fromSt. Bart’s, where he was celebrating histenth wedding anniversary. He’s still livingin Aruba and has two handsomeboys. We can only assume his interislandcommutes are far from boring.Back on this side of the pond, JamieWade Comstock reports from sleepyChappaqua, NY that her kids are in middleschool, and she is still working parttimeat Sotheby’s. She’s balancing runningthe old homestead while findingtime to reconnect with a lot of CA peopleon Facebook. She also reports havinga great time in New Orleans with herstepdaughter, who is attending TulaneLaw School. Her doctor stepson just gotengaged, which begs the question, willshe be the first grandmother in ourclass? David Santomenna is hitting the10-year mark as the director of land conservationat the Essex County GreenBelt. Completing his North Shore life, hiskids Lily, 9, and Rafi, 6, are leading thegood country life—skiing, riding, andpond skating this winter—while his wifeAna is working in the finance group atGorton’s (counting fish sticks, the kidssay). David took up saltwater fly fishingthis summer off Plum Island and IpswichBay, which distressed his daughter, butnot the fish. Still enjoying work at Levi,Tom Asher is head of customer care (fora few countries), while his wife Kirstincontinues her portrait photography business.Their son Skyler is in first gradeand is heavy into Lego engineering projects.I can personally say that Tom isalways appreciative of my crank callssuggesting various options/concerns formy latest pair of Levi’s. Susanna Long ison the West coast teaching third grade inthe Bay area and sends a very NYC“yadda yadda.” Hilary Stern is in California,where she is an exotic animal vet(birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals)and the mother of two boys,Micah, 8, and Jacob, 5. She is trainingfor a marathon. She claims to be livingthe farm life—“addicted to farmville”—but perhaps ready for farm rehab soon.Otherwise, Hilary reports that it’s apretty quiet life, except for the screamingparrots. Up in the Northwest,Michael Allio is fighting the good fighton education reform for the Gates Foundation.He reports his work is acceleratingat the federal and state levels,despite steep odds. His family is settlingin nicely to Seattle—enjoying the manylarge trees, savory oysters, and extrahoppyales. His sons Luc and Declan arefull of vim and vigor, and his wife Kirstinwon an O. Henry prize for a short story,which will come out in the PEN/O.Henry2010 Anthology in late spring. Michaelalso found time to contribute some“zesty” copy to Keith Park’s Angelenoscigar literature. Kyle Radaker is doingwell in Charleston, SC with his wifeRobyn and their daughter Lily, whoturned 4 in May. Nina Frusztajer is inthe swing of her 3-day work week as apathologist, while also enjoying her childrenand doing PR/marketing for thebook she coauthored, The SerotoninPower Diet, which is now out in paperback.She is also learning the guitar—Eagles, Beatles, Neil Young—but is not63C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Chambliss Giobbi ’82, with his wife Laine and children Valentino and Gigi,exploring Central Park last summerquite ready for Led Zeppelin. She’s livingin MA and would love to see and hearfrom more CA alums in 2010. DavidSwaebe is happy to have survived 2009and feels badly for those who sufferedfinancial hardship. His professional highlightwas the move of his company, theamazing Mullen Advertising, from amanor house in Wenham, MA to hisfather’s old office building on BroadStreet in downtown Boston. David is incharge of business development, publicity,social media, and community relations.He has been participating in asocial justice program called LeadBoston, which has been both enlighteningand psychologically challenging. Heand his (very cool) wife Connie have twoboys, Dylan, 15, and Carter, 13. David islooking forward to an upcoming 25threunion with the McGill Redmen basketballteam, which won the Quebec championshipin 1985 and went to theCanadian National Tournament. All is wellwith Deborah Bernat in Boston. She isselling real estate with Hammond Residentialand is keeping very busy (probablyan understatement given that hermother miraculously survived a rupturedbrain aneurysm last July). Debbie reportsthat her mom is recovering beautifullyand that the family is celebrating the miracle.David Greene is working hard onhis new venture, Greene Means Go Consulting,but is also on the staff of petconnection.com,writing two columns aweek for their blog (more when themood strikes). His pet-related newsroundups appear on Mondays and Thursdays,while his wife’s first full-length studioand live album, Sweet Ride, wasreleased in September. He noted that64the summer of 2009 probably wasn’t thebest time to become entrepreneurial forthe first time, with a tanking economyand pressing finances, but he had tostart some time. He has since learned allabout paperwork, bidding, contracts, andinvoicing. The gray hair is advancing atgreat speed, making him an officialentrepreneur. Nadia Belash McKay runsthe Boston region for Mom Corps,where she serves a wide range of companies,matching their nontraditionalstaffing needs with top-tier talent. She isa frequent speaker at educational forumsand working mother networking groupsand has appeared on cable TV, speakingon topics such as returning to the workplaceduring a difficult economic climate.She also moderated a panel on work/lifebalance at this year’s MassachusettsConference for Women. Nadia, her husbandJim, and two sons Henry, 9, andOllie, 6, traveled to Paris for April vacationto celebrate Jim’s 50th birthday,their 10th wedding anniversary, and theboys’ hard work in their French immersionprogram at Glover School in Milton.Cynthia Gorey reports that her familybought a townhome in Sunapee, NH in agreat lakefront community called Granliden.They are a few minutes from MtSunapee, and the whole family loves theskiing and water access. Her children,Liam (7th grade), Catherine (5th), andBrian (2nd) are healthy and busy andlooking forward to creating many happymemories there. Cynthia’s husbandSteven left Lehman Brothers for a newjob at a private equity real estate fund inNew York. Cynthia still leads the NewCanaan Community Foundation, whichtook over the work of the local UnitedWay in 2009 in their CT town. CalvinGreen chimed in from his home inQueens. He’s been dealing with adversity,but finding faith and resilience afterhaving lost his eyesight a few yearsback. He is a true NYer at heart—misseshis independence to ride the subwayalone, but has made progress relearningthe skills we take for granted. Calvinfeels he still hasn’t opened all the doorsof his learning experience from his yearsat CA. He realizes there is a balancebetween what he is going through nowand his CA life and would love to hearfrom people. It was great speaking withCalvin and learning more about his upsand downs—he certainly has had astruggle, but also has a very positive outlook.He’s limited to phone contact, soplease ping me for his cell phone number.Tara O’Brien Pride took her familyon a marvelous tour of the Andean highlandsand Galapagos Islands of Ecuadorthis past summer. They also visited thePanama hat factory. Yes, Panama hatsare made in Ecuador and always havebeen; the name stemmed from stampson the shipping crates. For those of youwho relish trivia—thank Tara. TimBergreen is still my favorite for politicalcontent and creative rants. He is stillworking in DC as chief of staff for a Californiacongressman and reports nonews. “As John Lennon said, I’m justsitting here watching the wheels goround and round.” Don’t believe him fora second. David Kukla, our esteemedex-class president, has nothing but theminutiae of daily life to share, and occasionallywonders what the job of kittenherder would really be like and what theuniform would look like? Let’s hopethere are epaulets! He was thrilled tohear that Laura Newbern won the 2010Kore Press First Book Award. “Woot. GoLaura go!” Laura Newbern is at GeorgiaCollege. In the last four years, she haspublished poems in Poetry, Black WarriorReview, Stand (U.K.), the Best NewPoets anthology, and elsewhere. Lastsummer she was invited to read in theWord-for-Word poetry series at BryantPark. Kudos to Laura on the Kore Award—it’s a major accomplishment. SusanArmstrong Mueller and her husbandPeter have hit two big milestones thisyear. Their eldest son Tyler graduatesfrom high school and will be attendingLehigh University in the fall. He will berunning cross-country and track and fieldwhile studying bioengineering. Theiryoungest son, Nathan, is a sophomore inhigh school and just got his driver’slicense. These milestones mean they arefeeling very old. Sue also indicated thather healthcare IT consulting businesshas been very busy while her husband isstill working for Siemens. They alsoenjoy playing tennis in their spare time.Helen Bird Guidotti is still in Coloradowith her husband Tim, who is playingmusic in Telluride while Helen is wishingit were a bit warmer. Their two labs,Noah and Puja, love the snow. As Helenso aptly put it, they get to “hike all overcreation.” She is still in touch with SusanArmstrong Mueller and enjoyed theflashbacks as Susan took her eldest ontheir college road trips. Abigail Fisherwrapped up 2009 by chanting Torah infront of 3,000 people at the Union forReform Judaism and Women of ReformJudaism joint biennial assembly inToronto in November. Next fall, she willbe installed as president of Women ofReform Judaism’s northeast district. Thisspring she will receive her master’s inJewish studies from Hebrew College,where she focused on the Jewish ethicsof public health care spending. In her“spare” time, she’s raising her two children—Jamieis a junior year at BelmontHigh, and Valerie is in 7th grade atBeaver Country Day. As if this were notenough, Abby is also finding the time toplay bassoon in a trio, a duo, and anoctet, as well as some solo work. CarolMallard and David Kaufman deservesome special recognition. They starteddating senior year and actually got marriedin 1986—so for high school sweetheartsand CA love stories they willactually be married 26 years at our 30threunion! They say it all seems like yesterday.2009 was a year of changes andshuffled responsibilities/schedules, asDavid joined a small health care softwareconsultancy, while Carol ramped up hermusic teaching at a small private highschool in downtown Boston. Carol isalso singing in choruses with the Handeland Haydn Society as well as recording anew opera with the Acting Singers Project.David completed hiking the 48peaks over 4,000 feet in the WhiteMountains of NH this summer (slacker!).Their son Nathan is a 6th grader at LexingtonMontessori, where he is thriving.Their daughter Miriam is in the specialeducation program for children on theautism spectrum in the public schools.She enjoys her piano lessons and singsall day long. Andrew Kripke is enjoyingmarried life in CT while working in NYC.He has two growing daughters whom headores. Sung Kim is working on his PhDin management information systems atthe University of Oklahoma—he’s finishinghis course work this semester andwill be preparing for his comprehensiveexams. He’d be happy to hear from CAfriends. Chambliss Giobbi lives in NYwith his wife Laine and children,Valentino, 7, and Gigi, 5. I, for one, losttouch with Cham and asked him for aquick rundown. After getting his BA fromBoston University in music composition,Cham moved to NY, where he wrotemusic and became a high-endwelder/fabricator as well. About ten

years ago he switched from music tovisual arts. I still remember Cham onstage as a talent, so I wasn’t surprised tohear that he still does voiceovers forTV/radio. Google him to see his awesomeart work—very unique. I am sad toreport that after years of quiet gardening,perfectionist carpentry, and a sick fascinationwith large American retro cars likethe Crown Vic and Mercury Marquis,Warren Ford finally went berserk . . . hebought a Honda. The scary thing is thathe looks good in it. Marion Odence-Ford and her husband Ray live in Cambridge,where Ray is still in the specialtyfoods business and spends time concoctingunusual ice cream flavors, suchas Chocolate Mint Chili (for a Boston arearestaurant), Buttered Toast, and Bacon.For a nominal consideration, he “wouldcome up with a flavor for the name ofGordon’s company, Humble Monkey(good name for an ice cream).” Marionwas recently promoted to vice presidentof Charles River Associates, where shehas been the associate general counselfor the past four years. In addition toworking full-time and trying to keep upwith their 8-year-old girls, Abigail andMadeleine, Marion is still enjoying interviewingprospective students for ConcordAcademy. As for the Gabbay family,we will hopefully have a new addition inthe form of a baby girl. Both of my sons,Joshua, 11, and Jamie, 6, are thrilled.This birth is a bit of a miracle for us sowe are grateful on many levels, especiallyfor my wife Jennifer’s health. Wecontinue to have wonderful summers inGloucester, MA—seeing lots of CAalumnae/i from all years and gettingsome balance away from the NYC life.I’m always humbled by the small thingsin life—when they collect together tocreate big things, what could be better.And Marion, what about marzipan andvanilla with a sour cherry swirl for theHumble Monkey flavor?1983Class Secretaries: Adam Ford, Puttyhead@aol.com;Katrina B. Pugh,katepugh@aol.comConcord Academy, puddin’ and pie/Taught its boys and girls to fly/ Whenthey all reflected back/ They sent theirClass Notes to a hack.Daphne Amory lives in Sonoma/Daphne Amory loves the aroma/ Of soilsand vineyards, organic grape squeezins/Kids’ journeys and farming and all of theseasons.Grattan Baldwin, have you any news?/Yes, sir, yes, sir, all that you can use/Princeton, NJ is where my new home is/Working on a PhD and teaching is mybiz.Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,Brooks Beisch’s life is the same old,same old.Eeny, meeny, miney, moe/ Sarah HebbCarpenter, what do you know?/ Californiato Maine every summer you go/ WithLiam and Janae and husband in tow/Social work is what you know/ eeny,meeny, miney moe.The itsy bitsy spider, climbed up thewater spout/ Jen Miller Clarke’s alwayssinging her heart out/ A song of hers on“Rescue Me,” as is her husband Len/ Insummer she’ll be out upon her fishingboat again.Rub-a-dub-dub, three kids in a tub, theoldest one does get annoyed/ But DougClowes, the dad, doesn’t let them getmad/ And right now he’s underemployed.Louis Crosier, with composure, lives lifein a fog/ Texts are merry, from Blackberry,now he’s got a dog.Jonathan Campbell, never does ramble/He’s learned how to fillet somefishes/ The fish he’s filleted are with himunder radar/ And that’s just as sweet ashe wishes.Ding dong bell, Jamie Flicker’s well/What do you bet? Still loves Ultimate/Where can he be? He visits NYC.Adam Ford lives in Vermont, his classmateshe sometimes will taunt/ Hi-hothe derry-o, he’ll take his dogs out for ajaunt/ Adam Ford still tries to rhyme/ Andwrites when he can find the time/ Hi-hothe derry-o, seven books and he ain’tmade a dime.This little stepkid went to college/ this littlestepkid’s leaving home/ this littlestepkid’s getting married/ and TriciaBrown Fugee is crying waa! waa! waa!I’m getting old!A diller, a dollar, an Oregon scholar, whatdoes Michele Gamburd opine?/ It’s grayand it’s wet, but I don’t get upset, for mylife is both busy and fine.Hi diddle diddle, Cat Gund likes to fiddle/with films with a fork and a spoon/Her kids ask a riddle and help out a little/See What’s On Your Plate? really soon!Old Polly Hubbard went to the cupboard,but many things fell through thecracks/ Reduced work and crying at hermother’s dying/ a bad year and those arethe facts.Miss Aeron Mack Hynes has a shack inthe pines that she’s trying to fix on thedouble/ She’s sanding and gutting andbuilding and cutting/ and trying to stayout of trouble.It’s raining, it’s pouring, these ClassNotes are boring/ They came out of myhead when I got out of bed/ And now Iam going exploring.Thanks to Bliss Freytag Smith for helpraising ’83 response rates!Tilia Klebenov Jacobs won two nonfictionliterary awards: runners-up in theLinda Joy Myers Memoir Competition,part of the Soul-Making Literary Competition,and the National Novel WritingMonth, having written an entire novel inNovember (minimum 50,000 words). Herbook is a hostage drama set in a fictionalizedversion of NH’s White Mountains.To factcheck she got an interview withthe Violent Crimes/Major OffendersUnit of the FBI. In the fine tradition ofcoffee-shop composition (rememberHarry Potter?), she did most of her writingat Starbucks—the inspiration forher intrepid fictional FBI agents “Via”and “Tazo.” Tilia and husband Doug continuewith the Worcester Fencing Club(classes, camps, and student-actedmovies with sword fight scenes). AlexisKraft has seen Lisa Moricoli Lathamtwice this past year. Both attended a CAscreening of Catherine Gund’s film at theTribeca branch of the 92nd Street Y,“then decamped to Catherine’s for anappropriately hearty, family-style meal.”Alexis attended a CA event at Vino andsaw Jamie Wade Comstock ’82 for thefirst time in at least 10 years. Alexis’teaching and designing continue in spiteof the crippling recession (60 percent oftrained architects, he says, are currentlydoing something other than working asan architect). “Teaching is amazing; I cansee myself immersing full-time into thatworld, but I don’t want to lose touchwith designing and making.” For LisaMoricoli Latham, this is an amazingtime of renewal and enthusiasm (divorcingafter 24 years). She continues toenjoy her writing, and the loves of herlife are her boys, Ian, 10, and Jamie, 7.“We’re reading Homer aloud, blastingmusic, and chasing each other aroundthe kitchen, dodging Legos.” Sheenjoyed seeing Chambliss Giobbi ’82and Alexis Kraft while in New York. Havinghad her first encounter with today’scollege application process, AudreyNoonan Nohre warns us, “Treat yourkids kindly; it really is a far more horribleprocess than we endured.” Audrey’s eldest,Alex, got his drivers’ license in fall’09 and admission to Oxford. Meanwhile,her youngest, Catherine, qualifiedfor Youth Nationals in the “2x” (sculling)last June. Audrey’s husband Carl is turning50, “and I, unsurprisingly, haveacquired a smattering of white hairs.”(You are not alone, Audrey!) Ed Nicolsonwas sitting in a video conference withpeople in four different locations whenhe wrote his news. Ed’s daughter Ellajust finished applying to high schools; CAwas not on the list, regrets Ed. “Dependingon the results, I may be financiallymuch poorer, but she will be richer forthe education. While we were evaluatinghigh schools, it was hard to find a literatureprogram like we had with Dr. Teichgraeber.”Tony Patt was featured in theWinter 2010 CA magazine (online only atconcordacademy.org/magazine), discussinghis efforts to leverage solarpower in Africa to electrify Europe. Tonyis very humble about his work: “Anotheryear doing the same old, same old: livingnear Vienna, working on climate policyresearch, wife and two kids. We got acat.” Katrina Pugh is still engaged toPeter Van Walsum. She is running Align-Consulting and has a book deal withJossey-Bass (in early 2011, look out forsomething like Putting Knowledge toWork, about surfacing the tacit knowledgeof experts and teams). In startupphase, Katrina says sanguinely, “This hasbeen a year of growth for me . . . andgetting to know my boyfriend’s cat, whohas been an ever-present companion inmy home office.” She’s enjoyed comparingexperiences about getting acquiredwith Dean Forbes, doing business planningwith Tilia Klebenov, and joking about“bridezilla” wedding plans with LisaMoricoli Latham. Susana (Suzanne)Ottowitz had lunch with Garrett Eastman.andsays it was “so great to reconnectwith him.” Living in Miami, she hasbeen connecting with CA classmates viaFacebook. Scott Winslow writes fromthe Vermont wilderness, where beingsuccinct is a necessity with a dial-up connection,“Still employed. No major healthissues.” Scott’s family moved to a differenthouse around the corner. For sixyears, the Winslows have hosted anexchange student—this year they havea young man from Afghanistan. CarlaMcElroy Vivar “alohas” us from Hawaii.She has two teenage daughters. Thoughretired from the Navy last year as a commander(after 20 years of honorableservice), she was sucked back in, personallyrecruited by one of the admiralsto be his protocol officer. She jests, “Ihave been lucky though, and have hadno incidents of any uninvited guestscrashing into my parties or events, unlikethe White House.” She gloats, “Hawaiihas no snow! Mahalo, Carla.” JessicaRosenfeld Yiskah won the Anna DavidsonRosenberg Award for poetry thisyear. New poems appeared in Lilith magazineand Maggid. Jessica also sharedthe exciting news that she is expectingher first child in August.For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.65C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Antonia Koenig ’84, Sarah Koenig ’86 and her son Reuben, Bess Rattray ’84 andher husband Paul, and Carl Douglas ’84, in Nevis1984Class Secretaries: Kimberly J. Holden,kjh@shoparc.com; Sarah Huntoon,sarahuntoon@gmail.com; Nancy ShohetWest, NancySWest@msn.comJulie Baher started a new job at Citrix asdirector of product design. Her daughterEvelyn, 7, is starting softball, and Evan,9, is getting ready for another season offlag football. Julie did quite a bit of travelingthis past year, including a trip to Cambodia,Bangkok, and Hong Kong. FromJonathan Chance in his usual tongue-incheekresponse: “Presently I’m servingas a United States Senator, advocatinglegitimate elections, RECs-based monetaryreform, and other policies that willtransform America into a lawful nationwith real justice, liberty, peace, and genuineeconomic productivity that benefitseveryone.” Nancy Cowan went to JohnFunkhouser’s CD release party at theActon Jazz Café in November, and it wasfantastic. She saw Stephanie Stathosand talked about planning a little CAreunion night. Her daughter Samanthaenjoys occasional sleepover parties withNancy Shohet West’s daughter, Holly.Jennifer Leader Donovan’s daughterKate will be heading to high school andjust got the lead female role in her 8thgrade musical, Music Man. Jenn’s sonSean is well and her husband Casey hasbeen very busy this winter with the localski areas. She is happy to report that realestate is slowly picking up in Vermontafter a brutal year. Carl Douglas spenttime with Bess Rattray, AntoniaKoenig, and Sarah Koenig ’86 on Nevisfor Bess’s wedding. Carl’s company,66Deep Sea Productions, found anothersubmarine—a British Royal Navy HMSE18 from WWI, missing since 1916. Thiswinter he filmed a documentary in Maliand Timbuktu, among other interestingplaces—everything from ancient Muslimtexts to salt-carrying camel caravans.Janet Corry Farnsworth is happy toreport that her family (Annie, 11, Sam, 8,and Pete) are all healthy and doing well.She has launched her own business inexpressive dance called Dancing toMyself. See Peter Ullian dancing on theWeb site. When Janet is feeling loquacious,she describes her new venture as“a model of open and nonevaluativedance which honors each individual’sinstinctive response to music—simplymoving in a way that feels right—as ameans of connecting to one’s highestand deepest wisdom.” The practice promotesthe use of movement as a pathwayto healing and empowerment. JohnFunkhouser’s daughter Willow is deepinto drawing and music, playing drum setand piano, singing and doing musical theatre.She had her first performance ondrums last month at the Rivers SchoolConservatory in Weston. John’s wifeAmy is overseeing clinical trials at MillenniumPharmaceuticals in Cambridge,having made the leap to the private sectortwo years ago after 20 years of government-fundedresearch. John releasedhis third CD as leader (42nd overall),titled Time, last November and had avery enjoyable CD release tour beginningright near CA at Acton Jazz Café, withseveral CA classmates in attendance.John is also in rehearsals for Matt Savage’snew CD. Kate Radtke Guedjwrites that a donor offered a $1 millionJessica Price ’85, husband Greg, andson Loganmatch to establish a fund for Haitithrough her office, which meant raising$1 million in less than a month; she successfullyorchestrated that with a teamthat included two CA alums. She sawAugusto Giachino the last time shewas in NYC. Catherine Gunn continuesher work at Oracle and loves living inGloucester, MA, where shesees/hears/smells the ocean every daywhile walking her pups along the beach.She loves being “auntie” to Sophie, atrue (and tall) CA descendant who turned4 in February. Catherine spent twoweeks in warm Australia, including NewYear’s in Sydney. Courtney Celi Haan,her husband and twins, moved last summerinto the new house they built in NC.She still works remotely for heremployer doing product management onprepaid cards. She was looking forwardto a trip to Boston with the twins thisspring and getting together with old CAfriends. Kimberly Holden was privilegedto visit the White House for a luncheonwith First Lady Michelle Obama honoringthe recipients of the Smithsonian,Cooper-Hewitt 2009 National DesignAwards last summer. Her firm, SHoPArchitects, received the award for ArchitectureDesign. She was even morethrilled to spend time with Helen NelsonAnderson and Helen’s family threetimes in the past year, including NewYear’s Eve day in Maine, when she alsosaw Elizabeth Holden Thompson ’87and her family. Helen’s childrenMadeleine, 13, and Eli, 8, captivatedKim’s daughters Vanessa, 7, and Emilia,2, and Betsy’s daughters Lil, 9, and Alice,7, with a well-rehearsed and beautifulHighland country dance performance.Helen continues to run her cooperativepreschool, Village Nursery School, inYarmouth, ME. Amy Rosenfeld writes,“I am currently preparing for ESPN’s coverageof the 2010 FIFA World Cup fromSouth Africa beginning this June. While Iwill miss Olympic curling terribly, thefirst-ever World Cup on the African continentpromises to be extremely challengingand rewarding. Once that is done, Ilook forward to turning my attention tomy own lawn, which currently looks likea set from Children of the Corn. I alsohope to resume my membership in theCA Alumnae/i Association of Carlisle,before the offspring of Nancy Cowanand Nancy Shohet West is looking atgrad schools.” Sam Welch is completinga master’s degree in education at FitchburgState College. He was involved in atheatrical production of Harvey last falland also works at local halfway housesand group homes. Good-luck wishes arein order for Sarah Wyman, who ispreparing for tenure review at SUNYNew Paltz, where she teaches 20thcenturyliterature. She says that herthree daughters —Delphi Lael, 15, Lydia,11, and Cli, 2—are “a trio of joy in theRosendale woods.” Sarah’s family gottogether with Joe McFarland over theholidays and “checked out his new 3-Dphotography capabilities.” NancyShohet West, one of our three classsecretaries, is a little disappointed by theminimal response for Class Notes andwonders if Facebook is to blame. Shedearly hopes that the printed word ingeneral and Class Notes in particular arenot becoming obsolete, since she isworking as a freelance contributor toseveral publications, including theBoston Globe and Concord Academymagazine. But it’s not all about theprinted word: Nancy has launched anew Web site with a link to her blog atNancyShohetWest.com.1985 25th reunionClass Secretary: Martha G. Leggat,mleggat@maine.rr.comGreetings to the Class of 1985. MarcosAthanasoulis enjoys spending time withhis daughters and friends, as well ascycling and yoga. He says that otherwisehe “is working hard and traveling far toomuch.” Rob Blume loves living in Colorado.He echoes one of Marcos’ sentiments:“I am traveling too much, as my[law] practice focuses significantly oncompliance and investigating foreign corruption.My work for Vail Resorts andother local companies, however, keepsme in Denver long enough to enjoy theblue skies, clean mountain air, and tonsof skiing. Jamie and the three kids (myoldest is 12—yeeah!) are all becomingtrue Coloradans.” Lauren Bruck writes

that ’09 was a busy one for her and herhusband Jon. They ended city living indowntown Boston and moved to Newton,then had a baby four days later.“Good thing we didn’t move further thanthat because I almost had the baby inthe car . . . arriving just 11 minutes afterwe reached the hospital!” Lauren hastwo girls, Lila, 3, and Orly, sevenmonths. Lauren still works at the HarvardMuseum of Natural History, whereshe designs their adventure travel tripsand then travels to all corners of theworld. She just returned from remoteislands off Papua New Guinea and hopesto head to arctic Canada this summer.Charles Collier looks forward to our25th reunion, though he finds it hard tobelieve we have gotten so old! Theirdaughter Sarah is in kindergarten andtheir son Ben is in preschool. Charles is asenior partner at the Lucas Group, a corporatestrategy firm founded by someformer Bain Consulting partners. ShaneCurcuru’s daughter Roxanne, 5, takesYamaha piano classes and apparentlyalready understands music far betterthan Shane ever will. He says working atIBM might be boring, but it’s nicelysecure. He spends his “fun” professionaltime volunteering at the ApacheSoftware Foundation, writing the ASF’strademark policy. Cullen Curtiss starteda new job in January as the developmentdirector for the Santa Fe Girls’ School, aprivate institution for 6th–8th grade girls.“Late last year, I joined the Society forChildren’s Book Writers and Illustratorsand expect to shop my two booksaround to publishers shortly. My son Gusis nearly 4 and operates mostly underthe alias of Super Kitty, who has varyingpowers, all aimed at good.” Cullen tookgood advantage of New Mexico’s plentifulsnow to snowboard this winter. While“officially enjoying the single life in SanFrancisco,” Katharine Daugherty continuesto work at the San Francisco DaySchool. “[I] feel grateful everyday to livein such a wonderful city . . . You knowthe crazy cat lady? I’m turning into thecrazy art lady. Looking, collecting, lovingit all.” She hopes to see everyone atreunion. Alex Dichter is still a partner atMcKinsey, still living in Atlanta, and stillflying around the world. He, too, hopesto make it to CA for our 25th. AlexMcClennen Dohan has been catchingup with many CA folks via Facebook andshared a great “small world” story. Anold friend of Alex’s is now a partner in anart gallery in Belfast, ME. One of theother partners is Abby Read, Alex’sdrawing teacher and x-country ski coachat CA! Jennifer Dorsen writes: “Mydaughter turned 5 yesterday, so now Ispend a ridiculous amount of time frettingabout kindergarten. It does not helpthat I work with teachers, mostly scienceteachers, and so I know how goodMatilda, daughter of Liz Weir ’86(and how disappointing) schools can be.”Jennifer’s current project is with theBoston Science Partnership, supportingexcellent science in Boston at all levels.Lisa Dreier continues at the World EconomicForum, where her work on foodsecurity and economic developmentissues has her traveling worldwide. Havingtransferred to NY in early ’09, sheenjoys being closer to home and looksforward to connecting with CA alums.Nooni Hammarlund is the proudmother of four: Elijah, 8, Shiloh, 6, Zuki,19 months, and Levi, 19 months. “I’mofficially divorced, and glad to be out theother side. Still working as a labor anddelivery nurse and living in the same bigfarmhouse. Feeling excited about mylife.” Julia Hubbard still lives in Sag Harbor,NY, at the end of Long Island. “Harlan,9, is way into Legos and iscampaigning for a trip to Denmark tovisit the Lego factory. Lucy, 7, enjoys scienceand sticking all manner of thingsunder a microscope.” Julia’s husband Billdesigns two big houses a year, whileJulia still designs gardens, focusing moreon native and sustainable gardeningwhile keeping her Hamptons’ clientshappy! Sadly, Julia’s mother passedaway last fall after a long battle with cancer.Matthew Laurence writes, “2009was about as good for us as it seemedto be for most people—we survivedwith our house and family intact, ifbarely.” After being laid off in November2008, Matthew worked freelance untilhealth care costs became prohibitive. InJanuary 2010, Matthew began full-timework as senior interactive designer at acompany in Newton, MA. Mary HelenGunn ’87 is in her final year of seminary.George Chang, Marcel Russell, and H.K. Park, all Class of ’88ersTheir daughter Sophia Rose will be 4 inFebruary and loves ballet. Jennifer RussellMahoney reports that in the pastyear she has collected a few more chickensand bees. She’s having fun with herthree kids, who are constantly moving inall different directions. Jennifer hopes tocatch up with more classmates at our25th this spring! This has been a year ofchanges for Jill Conway Mehl. “Adamjoined our family in May, about 20 minutesafter we arrived at the hospital. Heis an easy baby, and his big sister Sarah,2, is enjoying him a lot. We moved intoour new home on the Upper West Sideafter two years of planning . . . life isstarting to come back into focus as wesettle in to having two kids in diapers.”Jill looks forward to being part of aschool community next year, when Sarahstarts preschool: “I’m starting to feelhungry to learn something again, maybein the world of pregnancy and childbirth.”Helen Kaufman Minkes says sheis enjoying more time in her studio, tryingto focus on her painting and photography.“Just feeling very blessed that myfamily is healthy and happy.” RandyPaynter reports, “Life has settled into acomfortable, but rewarding, routine. I’mhaving great fun with my children, nowin kindergarten and first grade. We havea small garden (we replanted in January—I love the Bay Area) and a few chickens,so I’m creating as much pastoralsplendor as fits in a small urban backyard.The Web site I run, Care2.com,continues to grow, helping individuals tolive a more sustainable lifestyle and supportcauses they care about most. I don’tthink it gets much better than this.”Anne Pfitzer wrote her Class Note fromHaiti, days after January’s earthquake:“Left home last Wednesday and cameoverland (quite an adventure with rentedcar, flat tires) and arrived on Friday andwent straight to work. Already we’vesigned an agreement with the universityhospital to support maternity servicesand talked to the Haitian society ofob/gyn’s to mobilize volunteers to treatobstetric emergencies referred frominformal settlements that have sprungup. We’re also looking long-term to makesure maternal mortality is not neglectedin reconstruction.” (See page 22.) JessicaPrice writes, “I haven’t had manygrand travel adventures in the past year,but did have a baby boy, so essentiallyembarked on the biggest journey of mylife.” Logan Tucker Price was bornAugust 12, 2009, arriving early at 34weeks. He was only 3 lbs., 14 ounces,but is thriving and healthy. “He melts ourhearts daily with his little smile and bigpersonality. We love parenthood!”Aimee Reveno has landed her “dreamjob” as a business analyst supporting agroup of developers of clinical applicationsat Children’s Hospital in Boston.“Easy commute, great mission, andreally nice people.” When not at workshe lives in her Cambridge condo withtwo wonderful cats. After taking severalyears off to stay home and raise her twowonderful children, Jocelyn RisebergScheirer was hired last year to head thenew company Affectiva, Inc. They makeemotion-sensing technologies, whichhave extremely broad applications butgrew out of an autism initiative, whichremains one of the strongest drivingforces behind her company’s mission.Jocelyn lives with her family in Newton:67C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 068Reconnecting in ChapelJamie Klickstein ’86 is director of marketing operations forOliver Wyman, a Boston consulting firm. Because he works somedays from his home office in Carlisle, Massachusetts, he startedattending an occasional student chapel talk before getting hismorning coffee in Concord Center. That got him hooked onreconnecting to CA. First, he interviewed applicants in a pilotalumnae/i admissions program, which led to the chairmanship ofthe Alumnae/i Admissions Committee and efforts to recruit andtrain interviewers. Because his marketing instincts became clearat alumnae/i volunteer meetings, he also was tapped in 2008 tobe vice president for outreach of the Alumnae/i Association.In this capacity, he sits on the Steering Committee of the Alumnae/iAssociation, where he not only enjoys regular updatesabout the school but is able to brainstorm with other alumnae/ivolunteers about how to engage CA graduates in activities thatwill keep them connected, to each other and to the school.Above, Jamie with his children, Lindsay and Ethan.“I’ve also become quite politicallyinvolved in the patient advocacy movement,having been diagnosed in 2007with LAM (lymphangioleiomyomatosis),a rare genetic, multisystem disorder thatalmost exclusively affects women, isincurable, and eventually terminal.” Youcan read more at Jocelyn’s advocacyblog at lamchop.wordpress.com. Finally,I, Martha Leggat, continue to enjoy lifein Maine with my husband Steve and ourthree kids, 10, 7, and 4. Our gardenexpands every year, as do our bee hivesand fruit trees. This is in part due toSteve’s zealous nature, but I love theprocess and enjoy living in as sustainablea way as possible. I feel fortunate for therichness but (relative!) simplicity of life. Itwas great to hear from so many of you,and it sounds like people are on boardfor reunion in June. I hope to see youthere!1986Class Secretaries: Madeleine R. Blanz-Mayo, madeleineblanz@aurean.com;Melanie Campbell, otters@rcn.com;Julia B. Foster, juliadance@aol.comEmily Coleman Anderson is director ofadmission and financial aid at the nursery–8Gordon School in Providence, RI.She says that it is a “mini Concord Academy,”and is happy that her two sons(first and fourth grade) are able to attendsuch “an academically challenging,creative, diverse, and fairly progressive”school. She welcomes calls and visitsfrom any interested parents near Providence.Randell Drane is doing consultingwork for American Biomass andwoodpellets.com, developing their bulkpellet fuel systems. Jessica Putz Farrellyis still subbing at her boys’ K–12school, teaching anything from first gradeto eighth-grade music to high school PE,or even helping in the cafeteria. She alsoworks with the wellness team and runsthe middle school cooking club. Shespent a weekend on the Cape with ElizaVaillant and Meredith Strawn Sudboroughlast spring. Eden Parker Graceand family still live in Kisumu, Kenya,where Eden works for Friends UnitedMeeting, coordinating Quaker missionwork in East Africa. Meanwhile, constructionhas just finished on their beachcottage in Maine, which burned down inAugust 2007. Eden is still very involvedwith the World Council of Churches, andthe family enjoyed a holiday in Genevalast August while Eden was doing someconsulting work for the Council. JuliaBaumgarten Foster has been promotedto director of major gifts at the OrangeCounty Performing Arts Center, while herhusband Greg started a new positionwith IQ Risk Insurance. Her family loveslife in Southern California. “I can’t believeour son Logan is already 3!” Jen Nadelson-Glebahad the pleasure of hostingSam Tarlton O’Neil, Lisa Brenner Shay,and David Marlin at a party. “Everyoneis doing great and busy with their kidsand life.” Jen’s husband Mike is stillpracticing law and she works at Brighamand Women’s Hospital in health careadministration. Their kids, Sarah, 7, andTeddy, 4, keep them very busy. NancyReynolds is still living in Chicago andpracticing union-side labor law. Herdaughter Zoe “proudly tells everyonethat she is 2-and-a-half.” Peter Yeomansand his family have returned to Philadelphiaafter two years in San Francisco.He is a psychologist in the PTSD programat the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.His wife Kate gave birth to their thirdchild, Levi, in September. In addition togetting married in November, Liz Weirand Garth, along with their daughterMatilda, are now small business owners.“There is a lot of work to do to thefacility—a long-time boarding kennel—so this first year has been, and will continueto be a doozie, but we are veryexcited and enjoying our new digs inShelburne, VT.”1987Class Secretary: Kerith Gardner, Concord1987@yahoo.com2010 has resulted in a very lightresponse from the class of 1987 as weembark on our fourth decade, but thanksto those of you who replied. MarinaBurke is now “frighteningly, but happilyensconced in the NYC suburbs with twosmall children, after living in Manhattansince starting college.” Alexis Goltrawrites, “Lynne and I had our second childin May, a girl named Josephine Zoe. Herbig sister Charlotte, 2, has handled itvery well, and we are just trying to keepup. Lynne is still practicing medicine atMGH, and I am still working at Oracle inprivacy and information security law.”John Newcomer reports, “I completedmy MBA in technology management inJune 2009, capping a three-year journeyjuggling school, full-time work, and family.My wife Jennifer is quite relieved.Our daughter Julia, 5, has finished readingall three volumes of Mary Poppins,an insurmountable feat for me at thatage. My son Benjamin is 2 and reallycoming into his own. He’ll be ready tojoin his sister on the ski slopes in late2010.” Hilary Price (the classmate who Ithink has the coolest job) was CA’sDavidson lecturer in March (see page28). She sent a lovely report about hertravels. “I spent a week in Cuba with agroup of cartoonists as part of a culturalexchange spearheaded by the CharlesM. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, CA.The Cuban cartoonists we met werefriendly and talented and delighted toshare their stories and work with thisgroup from los Estados Unidos. Whenone of the Cuban animators learned thatCharles Schulz’s widow, Jeannie, wasthe leader of our group, he lifted his pantleg to show us a tattoo of all the Peanutscharacters circling his calf! We touredcigar factories and watched them beingrolled by hand by the thousands. Wewalked on cobblestone streets throughthe city of Havana in its sometimesrestored, sometimes dilapidated beauty.Our mornings were fueled by strong,sweet, black coffee and our nights werefueled by exceedingly smooth rum. Ihope more people from the U.S. will getthe opportunity to visit.” Jill SawdonSmith “is still happily living in the DCsuburbs of Maryland with her husbandJohn and enough pets to make peoplewonder. She will be finishing her master’sin library science at the University ofMaryland in August, hoping to make hermother very happy by finally using herJD in an obvious way by being a lawlibrarian. She stays in close touch withMelanie Simpson ’85, who lives onetown over, and was lucky enough to seeMarie Richardson and Ben SlossTreynor ’86 and their families for all-toobriefvisits this past year. Aram Zadowwrites, “All’s been well in the Zadowhousehold. Remaining employed overthe past year has been a significantaccomplishment. However, it’s only halfas cool as being named the town ofNatick’s latest pee-wee hockey coach.The simple pleasures of suburban life,indeed.”For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.

Wesley, son of Ann Woodruff ’88 and her husband, Jack StewartBrett Lally ’90 at her September wedding in upstate New York1988Class Secretary: Jay Golden,jaydgolden@yahoo.comJames Geary has left the tropics for theGreat Plains, where he is a doctoral studentin educational policy at the Universityof Illinois. “Great professors,interesting courses, and a fantastic groupof people around me at the university; Ifeel grateful for so much. I’m trying toexamine the spiritual aspect of education,or the potential of such a thing,wondering how we might talk about it.Any ideas?” He continues to call himselfa resident of Thailand and maintains apostmodern global marriage with hiswife, who still lives there. Jay Golden isliving in Kiev for the foreseeable futurewith his wife Yulia and their son Sasha.“Sasha is 2, and we are having a goodtime introducing him to his mother’shome turf. I have found work with a TVstation doing sound and my wife isresearching for her dissertation.” IssacHalpern lives in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn andis a vice president at Halstead Property inManhattan. “I hung out with ClaudiaBernheim at her apartment in Ft. Greenefollowing a Magnetic Fields concert atBAM.” Phippy Kaye ’87 and BrendenHussey ’87 were there too. Mike Kolmanand his wife Ann welcomed babyKate to their family in June. “Her brotherJack and sister Ali are taking great careof her and having fun teaching her tocrawl.” Alison Lake is a brown belt inkarate and lives in the Bronx. SaraLorimer spends a big chunk of timehanging out with her kids. “A smallerchunk of time is spent working as theMost Exalted Potentate of Lovely Listing,a Web site I sold to I Can HasCheezburger.” HK Park lives in Washington,DC with his family. “Our second kid,Spencer, was born in March.” He gatheredfor dinner with Amma Szal, MaroRobbins, Anissa Parekh, and TanjaSchroeder ’87. Others in DC includeJoe Baker and Nisa Gosselink. HKposted a video of our 1988 graduation onYouTube, filmed by George Chang’sfather. Rayner Ramirez and his kids hada CA summer. They hung out with GordonGabbay ’82 and his kids in Gloucester,MA, then went with Phillipa Kaye’87 to Italy and spent about a month inPorto Ercole. “Gordon’s older son, Josh,and my son, Kaya, attended the sameelementary school in Manhattan. Nowwe are trying to figure out a way to sendthem both to CA. I’m still producingnews at NBC. I was one of the producersof the NBC news special, “Inside theWhite House.” I’m currently producing astory about migrant families and aboutAmeriCorps to air this spring and summer.”Rebecca Stiritz Moore is “living afairly traditional, although quite fun life inGreenwich, CT. I’ve been married forseven years. My husband Caleb worksas an internist in town. We have two littlegirls, Ella and Natalie, 6 and 4, whokeep us really busy. I work as a psychologistin a private practice in town andspecialize in adolescent therapy and neuropsychologicalassessment. Caleb and Ispend our free time playing tennis, skiing,and traveling with our girls. Ourmost interesting trips in the last severalyears have been to the GalapagosIslands and to South Africa, where welived for a short time while Caleb did aSamuel, born June 18: why TappFrancke ’89 missed her 20th reunionmedical rotation. Ann Woodruff and herhusband, Jack Stewart, “had a baby boyon May 6 of last year. His name is WesleyWoodruff Stewart, and he is quite ahandful. We are keeping busy with civicactivities and house restorations here inNew Orleans. I am also working on aseries of articles on benevolent societybuildings and their links to early jazz,published in Tulane University’s HoganJazz Archive newsletter.” Visit “ConcordAcademy Class of 1988: The MostAttractive Class in CA History” on Facebook.1989Class Secretaries: Andrew Heimert,andrew@heimert.org; Mike Romano,remylacha@yahoo.comThe Class of 1989 remains busy. It wasgreat to see that a number of peoplemade the short or long trip back to Concordfor the 20th reunion last spring.Kaya Adams has returned from theCongo after 3+ years and is working inWashington for USAID on humanitariandevelopment programs. She celebratedNew Year’s with Martina Falter in Berlinand has met up with Lauren Victor afew times since returning. Tapp Franckewelcomed her second son, Samuel, lastJune—a very good reason to miss ourreunion. Andrew Heimert did not have avery good excuse for missing thereunion, however, and sends his apologies.Liza Walker is busy working for theVermont Land Trust and “enjoying dirtroad living” with husband Mike and theirtwo kids, Juno, 3, and Leif, 5. She alsohad the pleasure of catching up withClare Nunes and Ted Sherman. As manyof you may have seen in the CA e-newsletter, Becky Schotland Wolsk isvery excited to have created an onlineportfolio for her writing and quilting “cottageindustry,” Text Isle Patchwork attextislepatchwork.com. Meanwhile, JeffTroutman is happy to be “finally done”with his MBA at CSU East Bay after severalyears of juggling many obligations.Kurt Opshal is also based in California,working as an attorney for the ElectronicNot Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.69C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

Jennifer Quest-Stern ’90 with husband Kevin and children Zeke and BrendanPeter Mudd ’91 and Lisa Hickey ’91 with son Leo; Kevin Shay ’91 and wife Gabriawith son Gibson; and Sarah Hirzel ’91 and husband Jake with son SamC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0John Elliott Mulvany, son of TaraghMulvany ’90Frontier Foundation, skiing often inTahoe, and otherwise enjoying life in SanFrancisco. Finally, Mike Romanoremains busy in DC, chasing afterSimon, 6, and Mateo, 4, and headingnorth for snowboarding or east for surfingevery possible weekend. Mike is alsodelighted to report that he and wife Gabywill be chasing yet another child inanother direction upon the birth of theirthird child in June.1990 20th reunionClass Secretaries: Robin E. DeRosa,rderosa@plymouth.edu; Sarah AmoryWelch, sarahawelch@yahoo.comThomas Abt left NYC to join the Obamaadministration in DC. He is at the justicedepartment and having a great time. “Nowife or kids, but my girlfriend is great.”Mary Sarah Baker is still living in NYCand working as the general manager ofthe Kaye Theatre on the Upper EastSide. In her spare time, she volunteers at70the ASPCA (in NYC) as well as theMSPCA (in Boston), working primarily inpit bull adoptions. Jason Cook is enjoyingbeing “papi” to 15-month-old Isabellaand seeing Ryan Kelley ’91 every weekat music class. He also saw his CAroommate, Sunredi Admadjaja, duringhis annual visit to Boston from Indonesia.Andrea Cross was married inDecember ’08 to a German, ChristophDroesser. (“No, I am NOT hyphenatingmy last name!”) She loves life in themiddle of Europe. She gets to seeThandi Mbityana in Berlin occasionallyand is looking forward (hopefully) to seeingeveryone at the reunion this summer.Belinda Griswold is happily continuingher climate-change work, spendingsome time in her husband’s hometownof Austin, TX and enjoying the weather,food, and the fine folks. She returned toSeattle in the spring, but “not beforeChristina Wiellette and her man Dimasvisited them in central Texas. And yep, inthe spirit of school spirit, I’ll be at our20th reunion. Hope to see you all there.”Sabra Krock lives in the Chelsea neighborhoodof NYC with her husbandRandy, their 6-month-old son Max, andtheir dog Zulu. She left managementconsulting a few years ago to focus onentrepreneurial endeavors: “right now adog product business (Greedy Pup) and aphotography business (Food and Child).Two very different things, but they bothmake sense in my brain.” Brett Lally,having recovered from the shock of ourupcoming 20th reunion, is still happily livingin Brooklyn with her new husband.They were married on their property inupstate New York. “I closed my business(phew) and now have time topaint!” Taragh Mulvany is still workingfor UBS and moved home to Concord acouple years ago, where he lives withhis wife and one-year-old, John. BabyMulvany #2 will arrive in August. ImaniPerry joined the faculty at Princeton Universityin 2009 as a professor in the Centerfor African American Studies. Shelives in Philadelphia with her husband,Christopher Rabb, and their two sons,Freeman Diallo, 6, and Issa Garner, 3.Imani has a new book coming out thisyear, More Terrible, More Beautiful: TheEmbrace and Transcendence of RacialInequality in the United States. Imani“loves Facebook in part because I’vebeen able to reconnect with so many CAfolks. But I’m super excited to see peoplein the analog world at our reunion.”Jen Quest-Stern works and lives on thecampus of the Cambridge School ofWeston. “I have two highly energeticsons, 2 and 6, and my husband Kevinand I spend a lot of our lives chasingafter them. Last summer, we went toSeattle to celebrate Belinda Griswold’swedding and had a great time withBelinda and Christina Wiellette. I alsosaw Brett Lally at Wylie O’Sullivan’sbaby shower this past summer and havemet Wylie’s cute twins, Augie and Elsie,who were born in the fall. I can’t wait tosee you all in June. Twenty years . . .wow.” Dan Schatz lives in San Diegowith his wife Sarah, two young daughters,Emily and Talia, dog Maddie, andcat Alaska. He works for DivX, Inc. asassociate general counsel. Dan still playsa lot of tennis and softball and even managesthe occasional ski trip to JacksonHole or Alta. Dan is in good touch withAdam Marlin, who now has six, yes SIXkids! Maia Sloss writes that she is gettingmarried to Michael Carson on Nantucketthis summer. “I am still workingas a leveraged finance attorney in-houseat Citigroup—it’s been an interestingcouple years to be in financial services.”Jessica Stetz writes, “I have a wonderfulhusband, John, who is South African,and two kids, Julia, 5, and Nicholas, 3. Ihave reconnected with Julia Shin after avery small-world moment when an ERpatient of mine died and donated hisheart to her transplant patient—she figuredit out reviewing the chart! ElizaGeer and I went to Columbia together,then med school, and keep in touch atleast a few times a year. I am also intouch with Nina Alex Sovich, who livesin Paris.” Sarah Amory Welch is eagerlyanticipating the arrival of her secondchild, though disappointed that her duedate falls exactly on reunion weekend.“Looking forward to catching up at our25th!”1991Class Secretaries: Hope A. Egan,hope.egan@gmail.com; StephanieSolakian Goldstein,steph.goldstein@comcast.netAnn Givens is very excited to attend thewedding of Maia Sloss ’90 on Nantucketin June with two little boys intow, William, 2, and baby #2, who wasdue in May. Ann promises she’ll keepthem both quiet as little mice while Maiasays “I do.” Dan Henderson reportsthat his 15-month-old daughter, AdiRose, is growing fast and lots of fun.Dan is still at FastSoft, a tech startup he

Emit Thomson-Tribe and big brother Eno, children of Kerry Tribe ’91Jackie Au ’92 with her partner Tim Horrell, daughter Noelle, and son Lucas“rode out through the crappy economyand survived (both my job and the company),so that’s good.” Dan’s wifeBethany is making some great strideswith City Hall Fellows. They just gotBaton Rouge to sign up, making it athree-city operation. Plus she’s makingsome great contacts in Los Angeles tohelp fundraising. Dan notes that if anyCA alum wants to donate to a very worthynonprofit, the Web site is cityhallfellows.org.Kerry Tribe lives most of thetime in LA and part of the time in Berlin.“Mungo and I welcomed our secondson, Emit, to the family on December26, 2009. He was born at home, perfectand at peace. His big brother Eno is avery proud 2-year-old. On the professionalside, my recent film installation,H.M., will be included in this year’s WhitneyBiennial.”1992Class Secretaries: Jacqueline Au,jpilatesstudio@mac.com; Meredith R.Sterling, meredithsterling@yahoo.comJackie Au is busy juggling single motherhoodand her budding business. Whennot carting her kids, Lucas, 9, andNoelle, 8, to school, allergist, Irish dancing,or tutoring, she is teaching evolvedand classical Pilates as well as kettlebelldrills at her Pilates studio (coreproduxions.com).Her next item on the checklistis training new teachers and becomingRussian Kettlebell Certified. JavierCastillo is a teacher in a Boston dual-languageschool. His fourth child wasexpected in March. CONGRATS JAV!Here are a few words from the man him-self, Curtis Hughes: “Doria [Phelps-Braun Hughes ’92] and I are living inCambridge with our 9-year-old daughterAriana. I’m teaching music compositionat the Boston Conservatory and I alsoteach a couple of students at good oldCA. Meanwhile, my new chamber operaabout Sarah Palin and Joe Biden wasproduced in Boston last fall and wasmore or less well received, but got satisfyinglydissed by Bill O’Reilly. (See Alumnae/iProfiles, Winter, online only atconcordacademy.org./magazine.) A CD iscoming out sometime in 2011, if CDsstill exist by then. I’d love to hear newsof other CA alums’ endeavors.” CarolineKelley is our EURO-GIRL, currentlydoing freelance writing with plans totravel to Berlin for her residency. She hastraveled extensively in Europe for herarts and women’s studies programs.Check out some amazing photos on herWeb site at carolinekelley.com. ZandyMangold lives in NYC when not photographingultra marathons in places suchas Chile, China, Egypt, and Antarctica.Zandy Mangold ’92, flying high in theChinese Gobi desertStefanie Riego Bester ’92 and herdaughter Elisa VictoriaYou can check out his work at zandymangoldnyc.com.Ming-Chu Yuen ’93 isteaching community college in HongKong. She has been spotted on Facebookhaving too much fun at dinner parties.Bear Bergman writes, “Our son,Stanley Safran Bergman, was born January21—wriggly, pink, alert, and vocal.He’s amazing; my husband J. and I aretotally and hopelessly in love with him.Workwise, my second book, The NearestExit May Be Behind You, came out thispast fall, and an anthology I’m coeditingwith Kate Bornstein called Gender Outlaws:The Next Generation will be out inSeptember 2010. Life is very nice rightnow, indeed.” Stefanie Riego Besterand her husband, Matthew, welcomedtheir first child, Elisa Victoria Bester,home on July 16, 2009. “She is unbelievablycute (if you don’t believe me, friendme on Facebook and check her out foryourself).” Stefanie continues to workfull-time as a pediatrician at NationwideChildren’s Hospital in Columbus, OH.Rebecca Cutter is happy to report thaton August 31, 2009, Frances Perry Bellwas born. The doctor called her a “fullfiguredgal” at 9 lbs., 5 oz. Rebecca andher husband, Ben Bell (not to be confusedwith Ben Bell ’93), are delightedand hope to meet some new CA babiessoon. Rebecca is still in LA and workingon CBS’ The Mentalist, where she isassistant to the executive producer/creator,Bruno Heller. Jessica Stone is livingin Boulder, CO, where she met herfiancé, Christopher Baker. They are gettingmarried on 10/10/10 in Calistoga,CA. Jessica will be graduating from BoulderCollege of Massage Therapy andcontinuing on to earn an associate’sdegree in massage therapy. She spentlast year in Albuquerque in a nine-monthprogram in Ayurveda with Dr. VasantLad, and hopes to open a bodywork andwellness practice in Boulder in 2011.1993Class Secretaries: Andrew Newberg,arnewberg@gmail.com; Sam ThayerWilde, revwilde@hotmail.com; David J.Wolfe, david_j_wolfe@yahoo.comEli Feinstein, living in New Orleans,writes that he has founded FeinsteinFixed Assets, a real estate investment71C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Jen Collins Hogan ’93 with husband Judd and children Cael and Isabel; they livein Dharamshala, India.fund. He serves on the board of theYouth Empowerment Project, a groupthat gets kids out of the juvenile justicesystem and assists them in getting theirGED and jobs. Married to Jana Lipman(who’s book on Guantanamo came outlast year and is doing well), he is fatherto Liza, 3, and Ruth, 9 months. “We areall a bit surprised how much we lovebeing New Orleansians.” Having movedfrom Boston to Oakland, CA, Ethan Harrisis now working at two dental offices:City Center Dental Spa in Oakland, CAand Advanced Cosmetic, Laser, andRestorative Dentistry in Pinole, CA. InApril he takes his written examinationtoward accreditation with the AmericanAcademy of Cosmetic Dentistry. JenniferCollins Hogan writes in from theother side of the world! “We are nowsettled in India in a remote village in thefoothills of the Indian Himalayas, wherewe are learning to survive withoutaccess to Costco, hamburgers, Xbox,and junk mail. From my front porch I lookout at snow-capped peaks, dizzyinglygreen, stepped terraces, and a rockyriver valley. I have been counting monkeyswith the kids, learning Hindi fromBollywood songs, and eating lots andlots of Indian food!” It sounds amazing.More classmates are changing coasts.Aaron Jacobs and his wife Suzi, withtheir children Sylvia, 4, and Gabriel, 2,moved from the San Francisco Bay areato Newton last summer. Aaron practiceslaw as a patent litigator at Ropes & Grayin Boston. He watched a Steelers gamerecently with Ben Bennett ’92.“Although neither of us was remotelyinterested in football until after we graduatedcollege, we both ended up marry-72ing women from Pittsburgh and becamefans.” Jill Kantrowitz Kunkel alsoreturned to the Boston area from NYC.Her husband Greg took a job running theBoston office for his company, NextJump Inc., so they will make Cambridgetheir home. Jill will continue workingpart-time as the grant writer for SummerSearch NYC, her job for the last fouryears. Thanks to the move, her sonTheo, 2, is destined to become a RedSox Fan. Ming-Chu Yuen writes thatshe is now in Hong Kong. “Come visitme!”1994Class Secretary: Elizabeth Pinsky, egpinsky@hotmail.comThe class of 1994 had a wonderful timeat our 15th reunion, catching up withclassmates as well as their partners andspawn. Highlights of 2009 included therelease of Video Vision (video yearbook),the digital edition; many thanks to JoshTowvim for making it happen. JenCoose is living in Portland and teaches ata 5-year-old expeditionary learning publichigh school. She’s infusing the placewith CA traditions: last year their firstgraduating class gave “Final Word”speeches and Jen writes, “Imagine havingevery senior chapel, one right afterthe other for a week and a half. Our eyeswere worn out from crying.” Jen’s partnerMatt is also a teacher and “togetherwe are trying to incite all kinds of progressive,revolutionary spirit in the kids.”Last summer they went to MeishaThompson‘s wedding in Washington,DC, where they saw Reiko Tate andHilary Nieukirk ’93. Anyone interestedin a housing exchange in Portland, for allor part of a summer, should contact Jen,who is hoping to do a lot of traveling inthe next year—the more exotic the better.Stéphane Dreyfus married JessicaKung, and both continue to travel theworld teaching yoga intensives and Buddhistphilosophy. They spent their honeymoonin Florence and Rome, climbingup and down ancient culture, as well asin museums: Everyone should see allthe Bernini statues they can! They areboth preparing for their Great Retreat: athree-year, three-month, three-day silent,solitary (with each other) retreat in theArizona desert. Ben Harder and AmieHsia report from DC. Ben writes, “Ourkid, Zack, is a cheerful little guy andmakes me see life in a whole newlight.” Ben and Amie bought a house inthe ’burbs (Bethesda, MD) and, after tenyears, are giving up the city life. SiriKaur is living in LA, making photographs,and teaching full-time at OtisCollege of Art and Design. Jason Kolbeand Maureen Farrell are happy toannounce the birth of Cecilia Mae FarrellKolbe on February 4. Jason writes,“Armed with conjecture, prognostication,and almost no science, we werequite sure she would be a boy. We’redelighted she made fools of us.” NickLauriat and family moved to Lexingtonin September after spending the summerwatching their house being built.“We’re settling in to our new home andwatching our two little girls grow upvery fast.” Michael Lichtenstein andhis wife Erin were expecting their firstchild, a baby boy due in mid-April, whowill be named Benjamin Pavel. They livein Charlottesville, VA, where Erin is in anophthalmology residency at UVA andMichael practices construction litigation,representing architects and contractors.The dogs (Wilbur and Shorty) feel animpending sense of doom whenever thebaby kicks. Morgan Robinson is anassociate producer at Punched in theHead Productions in Brooklyn, makingMTV True Life episodes and variousother documentaries and documentarystylecommercials. He’s spent five yearsworking on a documentary about a solarenergy entrepreneur in Mali, WestAfrica; Burning in the Sun will have itsWest Coast premiere at the Santa BarbaraFilm Festival and has been admittedto three others, including theSedona Film Festival. Read about Morganin the winter CA magazine, onlineonly at concordacademy.org/magazine.Justin Samaha scored four films forFrontline this year, including documentariesabout the Madoff scandal and theHaiti disaster. He also got his EMT certificationand plans to begin part-timework with an emergency ambulanceservice. He still thinks heavy metal rules.Justin also reports on behalf of ElizaMiller, who began her third-year medicalschool rotations at Columbia this summer.Last fall she choreographed thedances for the med school musical Intothe Woods, bridging the gap betweenher previous profession and new medicalcareer. Every summer for the past fouryears Justin and Eliza have both workedat Summer Stages Dance on CA’s campus,with Amy Spencer and RichardColton. Justin has been sound and musicdirector and has contributed some composingand sound design. Justin andEliza’s daughters, Evie and Thea, say thatanyone in the class of ’94 who wantstheir little brother Leo can have him!Contact the girls to make arrangements.Emily Sapienza moved to DC to work inthe Pentagon. Paul Sommer and Sarah,as well as Thea (the big sister) and Kala(the black lab) are pleased to announcethe arrival of David Solmssen. JeremyTamanini is living in DC (after finishinghis master’s at Georgetown), where hestarted a consulting firm, Dual CitizenInc. The firm works with national and citygovernments on brand strategy and marketingservices to further their economicand foreign policy agendas. In addition toclient work, this year the firm held a conferenceabout whether the KENS (Kenya,Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa) have commonalitieswith the BRICs (Brazil, Russia,India, China); it also will publish a GreenCitizen survey, ranking countries onefforts to integrate green initiatives intotheir branding platforms. Jeremy findsthe life of an entrepreneur exciting andscary in equal doses!1995 15th reunionClass Secretaries: Jennifer MeagherCotton, jenniecotton@gmail.com; NadiaMadden, Nadia.Madden@gmail.comKate Cross is living in Belmont and stillrunning her dance school in Harvard,MA, Moving Arts Dance. She is applyingto graduate school for guidance counselingand just got the exact same score onher GRE that she got on her SAT. KarenaDetweiler is still enjoying living in Cambridge,MA and has taken up Pilates andyoga, which provide a great respite fromwork. Sasha Erwitt is still living inBrooklyn, working at Vanity Fair, havingfun with her little girl, who turns 3 inJune. Kenny Hillman is working withher film company, Cherry Films, andgraduating next spring from ColumbiaUniversity’s film program. Kenny will beofficially changing her name from Kendrato Kenneth. Sam Holtzman moved backto the U.S. from Japan and is living inBerkeley. He is a manager at a music halland working with Oakland and San Franciscopublic school teachers on art integrationand cognitive development in

high-risk schools. Corinne Mauserwrote, “After being days away from amove back to Boston, I had a change inplans and stayed in Seattle. I’m workingfor Cardiac Science as a product managerin diagnostic cardiology. I’m lovingit; it’s a great team of people.” SallyRubin has been working full-time as anassistant professor, teaching documentaryfilm at Chapman University. Shemade a film on mountaintop-removalcoal mining called Deep Down (deepdownfilm.org).Recently she took part ina PBS/Frontline symposium on newmedia, “Visual Storytelling in the DigitalAge.” If you’re hankering to see the film,it was selected for the 2010–11 slate ofIndependent Lens (pbs.org/independentlens),a national, Emmy Award–winningPBS documentary series. The showairs nationally on Tuesdays at 10 p.m.Kabir Sen notes, “Eva Rose Sen wasborn on January 27, 2010, weighing in at8 lbs. and measuring 21 inches. My wifeRebecca and I are both head-over-heelsin love with her.” Kabir just released hisfourth solo album, The Time is Now. It’savailable at cdbaby.com/kabir4. BrookeStafford Brizard also had a son, SilasRonald Brizard, on December 9. Hejoined his 8-year-old stepsister, Nyah.Ben Oppenheimer started a post-doc atLeiden University last August researchingastronomy. He was married to LisaSchwartz last June in Tucson and is regularlycommuting between the Netherlandsand Tucson. “Anyone in our classshould definitely contact me if they arein the Netherlands, because it would begreat to see old friends and show themaround.” Ben also hopes to make it toreunion. Kim Master is expecting a secondlittle girl in June. She is working on alocal green-building TV show. Read Kim’stips for home energy efficiency in thewinter CA magazine, online only at concordacademy.org/magazine.BeccaSchlesinger Ferat got married last Juneand is a learning specialist for second,third, and fourth graders in Chicago.Polly Hunt Mendoza founded a nonprofitcalled HILLS (hills-inc.org), based inDenver, providing programs that fosterindependence and healthy activities forpeople with developmental disabilities.“The best part of my job is seeing theexpression on people’s faces when theyget to experience something for the firsttime, like flying on a plane or seeing theocean.” George Mandl is living in LA,working on independent and studio filmsas an editor. His first theatrical production,Misconceptions, was just releasedin three U.S. cities for a short run.George loves the LA lifestyle and tries totake advantage of the outdoors wheneverpossible—skiing, hiking, biking.He’s also in touch with Ben Upham ’94,Sandy Rousmaniere ‘94, and SeanCarr ’93. Jessie King Sturm defendedher PhD thesis last January, thenreturned to the hospital to finish her MD.In November she had a baby boy—TaigBernhardt Sturm. This winter she traveledto interviews for residencies andlearned her placement in March. EfratShavit was also eagerly awaiting“match day,” as she is graduating fromWashington University School of Medicine.She will be starting her psychiatryresidency somewhere on the east coastthis July.1996Class Secretary: Alex Hogan Kosciak,alexandrajkosciak@gmail.comFrom coast to coast, it seems our classhas been busy this year. Beth Bennett isin Oregon and loving every second of it,making glass art and working at a startupcompany to pay the bills. Adam Cutlerworks in education administration at anonprofit in Boston, where he assistsnew immigrants. “My big news is that Iam to be married this spring!” DianaErdmann-Sager lives in New York, is inthe process of starting her own company,and looking forward to getting marriedthis fall. Mary Gallaudet Zwarg andher husband David moved from Philly toCambridge, just in time for a few summerweekends in Maine. Mary is “happyto be back in New England, with its fourseparate seasons” and has enjoyedreconnecting with CA friends. Dave Gullettespent the past year working withthe United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic,developing a strategy for the country’srecovery after three years ofdrought and extreme weather conditions,which affected energy and watersupplies. On top of that, he is writing abook, and he and his wife are “looking toresettle in the UK . . . unless another farawaylocation attracts our attention.”Kim Holzer earned her Alpine PSIALevel 3 certification last year and graduatedfrom a doctoral program in environmentalscience this spring. “My husbandand I are still volunteering for the localGerman shorthaired pointer rescue asfoster parents, and ended up keeping a3-legged one that was recovering from aLisa Zapol ’96 and David Townsendafter their wedding, in Falmouth,MassachusettsKim Holzer ’96 with her rescuedGerman shorthaired pointerscar accident—he is the coolest!” EmilieJospe Gruhl is enjoying being a motherof two (Lily, 15 months, Sophia, 3) and isback in school finishing a master’s innursing. Jamie May and his wife Katemoved back to Park City this winter andgraduated from their grad school programsthis spring. Jamie writes that they“had a visit over MLK weekend fromJustin Waldman and Marc St. Andre,and while they were here, we all gottogether with Nick Todd ’95 and BrianCarvalho (they live in Salt Lake City). Wehad a pretty solid CA crew.” SpringMiller is an attorney at a legal servicesoffice focusing on farm workers andlives in Nashville with her husbandEdwin Rodriguez and their daughter,Hannah Beth Rodriguez, who was bornApril 17, 2009. Carolyn McSherry cameto visit from Albuquerque when Hannahwas 5 weeks old, “which was a lovelytreat.” Emma Rothfeld finished her lawdegree/urban planning master’s in 2007and is working as a real estate lawyer inBoston. Katherine Stanley Wilson is“looking forward to wrapping up herMBA in 2010, to her husband wrappingup his veterinary degree in the spring of2011, and to never going to schoolagain!” In the meantime, KatherineStanley Wilson, Emma Rothfeld, MaryGallaudet Zwarg, and Alex Hogan Kosciakhave enjoyed seeing each other attheir monthly knitting group, as well asat other book and dinner groups aroundCambridge, MA. Dorothy Dot Wanglives in Uncasville, CT with her husbandand cat, while working as an internshipcoordinator at Connecticut College. She“loves seeing her three nieces andnephew (Victoria, Emma, Alexandra, andImke Basting ’97 at Oktoberfest inMunichSamuel, children of Thomas Darling ’93and Elizabeth Wang Darling ’93), andkidnaps them for arts-and-crafts camp atAunt Dot and Uncle Greg’s” whenevershe can! Liza Zapol and her husband arein Los Angeles; they just started a littleWeb biz: actorwebworks.com, and sheapplied to graduate school for a PhD intheatre. “Life is going along as always;we are happy missing the winter, butlooking forward to being back in NewYork.” All in all, a good year for the Classof 1996.1997Class Secretaries: Johanna E. Rosen,johanna.e.rosen@gmail.com: Sara H.Walker, sara_holt_walker@yahoo.comAfter Sam Lampert and his wife JennMoisi left DC to move to Kenya, RobKnake and his wife Liz decided to fill thevoid in their social life by having a baby.They were expecting a girl in March. Robleft his job with a Beltway bandit in Septemberto do a fellowship at the Councilon Foreign Relations studying cyber war.For his part, Sam decided that living inNairobi wasn’t giving him the hardcoreexperience he craved, so he accepted ajob working in southern Sudan. AmandaEdelhart’s son Noah will be 3 in June.They moved to Brunei in 2008, whereshe works as the director of athletics atthe Jerudong International School.Despite the cultural, religious, and politicalbarriers for girls’ sporting opportunities,she is helping to build a futsal(indoor soccer) league for girls. She isnow a triathlete, racing in her first HalfIronman race in March, the Singapore73C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0Chris Roth ’97 and Nicole Rawling Roth ’97, with AlexanderCharlotte, daughter of Olivia HowardSabine ’9770.3. She has had an amazing timeexploring Southeast Asia, but looks forwardto returning to the U.S. Meanwhile,they would be happy to host anyonewho wants to explore Borneo, and theyhave lots of contacts for interiortreks/river explorations. Lauren AbrahamMahoney gave birth to MayaIsabelle Mahoney on January 27, 2010.She weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz. and was 18inches long. Lauren and her husbandMike have been enjoying their daughterand adjusting to parenthood. JohannaRosen is still codirecting the Mill CreekFarm in Philadelphia. She visited Bostonover the holidays and got to see JessRoll, Alice Jayne, Hannah Hobbs, andLizzy Mayer and her son Dean. MattRubin reports, “Everything is good. I’mliving back and forth between BocaRaton and Massachusetts. Loving life . . .not fishing for a living, but fishing for74fun.” Janelle Gilchrist is still dancingand teaching. She and her husband flewto Germany this past Christmas for theholidays and traveled to the PanamaCanal in February. Emily Bravo marriedher college sweetheart, Billy Clareman.They live in Brooklyn Heights. Em is finishedwith grad school and works as achild psychologist at the Center forAttention and Learning Disorders atLenox Hill Hospital. “I have seen JulieSmith and Kamali Willett (both also livein Brooklyn).” Sarah Sears’ psychotherapyand coaching practice in Burlington,VT is going well. This year she became alicensed clinical mental health counselor(LCMHC). She spends most of her freetime volunteering with Vermont AdaptiveSki and Sports, teaching people with disabilitiesto ski; she was improving herblind guiding this winter. Alex Mendez-Diaz is living in Granada, Spain, conductingresearch for a Fulbright in creativewriting. Cort Stratton writes, “I’mworking on ridiculously exciting projectsthat I’m not allowed to talk about.” SaraWalker spends a great deal of time withpeople in their 80s and 90s who arewitty, playful, and relaxed. She teachesyoga and assists people who are clearingout their homes or simply want to bebetter organized. Sara is pleased to livein a sweet, smart town (Cambridge), surroundedby nut jobs and brainiacs, withmany dear friends nearby. On cold Februarynights, she misses the sunshine ofCalifornia and proximity to Shannon L.Miller, but remains satisfied with annualvisits to the Bay area to see her familyand notable mechanical engineers. In theopinion of your class secretary, AliceJayne made excellent pickles this win-ter. Everyone hopes she will make picklesagain soon and share. Olivia HowardSabine lives in NYC with her hubby andblond toddler, Charlotte. She still worksat Bain Capital and enjoys chillin’ with LizStewart ’98, Sara Walker, Philippe vonBorries, and Justin Stefano ’98. Herside project of choice, when not dancingto Beyoncé with Charlotte, is helping herhusband with his men’s accessoriesbrand, Ernest Alexander. Philippe VonBorries writes, “Things in the world ofstyle are pretty chill. Justin and I are stillsteering the Refinery29.com ship.”Philippe will travel to Australia in Marchand to Coachella with Ed Droste in April.Edward Droste writes, “Just still in GrizzlyBear touring a lot.” His band releasedits third album, Veckatimest, last year.Jeff Green has been living and workingin NYC for the last six years. He lovesthe city, but also loves escaping towarmer climates when the winter setsin. He traveled with his partner Adam toBuenos Aires and Iguazu Falls in Brazil.Imke Basting lives in Zurich, where sheis an ob/gyn at the university hospital.Imke had a great vacation in Thailand . . .great diving on Koh Lanta. Otherwise sheis running, skiing, and still playing theflute in a local orchestra. “Hope everyoneis well. I have heard from AllegraKetchum ’98 and Jenna Kieley ’98(through Facebook).”1998Class Secretary: Eddie Concepcion,eddie_concepcion@hotmail.comLaura Taylor reports she is in her secondyear of a PhD program in psychologyand peace studies at Notre Dame. BeatricePutnam Prusiewicz still lives inPortland, OR. Together with her husbandBartek, Bea is renovating a classic 1912bungalow and hoped to move into itbefore their first child was born in May.In December, Emily Coit finally finishedher PhD and is now teaching English atCA! Congratulations on her upcomingspring wedding. Caitlin Bernard andPaul Sancimino were married in Septemberin Manchester, VT. Upon returningfrom their honeymoon in Italy, they wereexcited to learn that their newly formedfamily would be growing by one. Caitlin’sbusiness, Pup Concierge-Loving Pet Care(pupconcierge.com), continues to thrive;last year it was featured on The MorningShow with Mike and Juliet on Fox andThe Happy Hour Show on Fox BusinessNetwork. “What a whirlwind it’s been,but I love every minute.” Rosie Branson-Gillis working in the food world inSan Francisco, so if you are ever in herneck of the woods, let her know. Rosiecurates at 18 Reasons, a gallery andcommunity center dedicated to food andagriculture. She is marrying Josh Lakin inAugust. Felicia Lorens reports that shehad her second child, a boy, in February;her first child was a girl. She still lives inJakarta, and works for her parents’ company.Elizabeth Gutowski Munder ismarketing director at Saks Fifth Avenue.Darona Williams gave birth to her secondchild on July 24, 2009, JamiyahDanielle Williams. Her oldest will be 10in August. Darona is an entertainmenteditor for the Washington Post’sExpress. Corey Masters is leaving hersunny home of Bermuda and heading tothe UK for a couple years. Whew, what achange. She sends her congrats toCaitlin Bernard, who was a beautifulbride. I, Eddie Concepcion, would like topersonally wish my best to the recentlymarried couple of Jisun Yoon andStephen Siu. You’re the man, Siu!1999Class Secretary: Elizabeth K. Prives,lprives@yahoo.comEsra Baldwin completed her courseworkfor a master’s in arts administrationand is currently working on her thesis.“I’ll be graduating in May and am workingin educational outreach at the AtlantaSymphony. Not sure what I’ll be doingafter I graduate or where I’ll be, which isa bit exciting, to say the least.” RachelBarrett had her first solo exhibit, “Of theLand,” in February in San Francisco atBaxter & Cook. In attendance was CAclassmate Alissa Fitzgerald. WhileRachel is in NYC, she is freelancing, andfor the past year and a half has been aprofessor of photography at KingsboroughCommunity College in Brooklyn. “Iwas so sorry to miss our reunion. Sendinglove to all.” Ami Boghani has beenliving in Brooklyn for seven years and stillloves it. She had a glorious trip to Lahore,Pakistan, researching a new film withMira Nair. Ginny Bonavia Webb stillresides on the Cheyenne River Indianreservation in South Dakota with her husbandAaron, daughter Megan, 2, horses,chickens, cows, and they have addedfive miniature ponies and one chihuahuato their ever-growing family. Ginny worksas a special education paraprofessionalat Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School,and her husband is the plant manager fora nursing home on the reservation.Megan is practicing hard on her rockinghorse so she is ready to ride her pony,Pistol, this summer. After 11 years,Namtarn Chaipah almost has his PhD.He hopes to return home to Thailandafter graduation and become a professorat his hometown university. Liz Prives iscelebrating her 11th anniversary as Classof 1999 secretary. When she is not collectingClass Notes, she can be foundteaching at Bing Nursery School at StanfordUniversity, working with grad and

Never Too Busy for CAThe wedding party of Suz Tolwinski ’00: Dan Eberle ’99, groom Coley Ward, Suz,Liana LoConte ’00, Sarah Green ’00, and Greg Tolwinski ’97young adults at the Hillel at Stanford, andon the bunny slopes in Tahoe.2000 10th reunionClass Secretaries: Sarah K. Green,sgreen@gmail.com; Erin Hult,ehult@stanford.eduAriana Green is spending the winter inBuenos Aires, working for a legal NGOon First Amendment issues and doingsome freelance writing. She enjoyswatching old couples tango at 2:00 a.m.on Tuesday nights, sipping kiwi juices,and taking nightly walks in the city’shuge rose garden. In the fall she’ll go tolaw school stateside. Sarah Green did alot of traveling in the past year, headingto Taiwan, San Diego, San Francisco (tovisit Liana LoConte), Tuscon (twice, oncefor Suz Tolwinski’s wedding), London (tovisit Noah McCormack and wife), Italy inAugust, and Germany for Christmas. Inhindsight, she wishes she had signed upfor a frequent flier program. HeekyungKim recently moved to Seoul to help herparents roll out an e-commerce business;she is also enjoying her family’snew Labrador retriever puppy. “Greetingsfrom la ville lumière!” writes AlissaKing, who is in her third year of a dualdegreeprogram between Columbia LawSchool and University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.Alissa sees a lot ofJulie Kleinman, who is in Paris for doctoralanthropology research, and also hada visit from Bess Kargman, who was inEurope filming for her documentary.Liana LoConte is living in the Bay areaand loving her job in product managementat GreatSchools.org. Liana is happyto report she got engaged in Septemberto Ethan Ris, and they are starting thedaunting task of wedding planning.Justin Newberg and Erin Hult arenewly minted doctors (but not the kindwho help people). Justin is a postdoctoralfellow at the Baylor College of Medicine,applying bioimaging techniques tostudy mechanisms of nuclear receptoractivity. Justin writes, “Even though Idon’t drive a pickup (yet?), I’m starting tofeel Texan.” After a year and a half inEngland to research his PhD in history,Noah McCormack returned in March toCambridge, MA. While he’s glad to beback, he will miss the steady stream ofguests he had in London, which includedSarah Green and Jane Kucera. SathyaMohan is doing a joint JD-MBA at Northwesternand has been ice and rockclimbing a lot, training for a climbing tripto the French Alps. Eric Nguyen andBonnie Abbey-Warn were engaged lastAugust in Acadia National Park and willwed this fall in western Massachusetts.Eric completed a master’s degree in educationalleadership at Teachers College,Columbia University and will return toteach at Nobles this fall. With Bonniealso completing a master’s degree thisyear, Eric and Bonnie look forward to twopaychecks and the end of a long-distancerelationship. Anna Riego has beenliving in East Harlem for the past twoyears, working at Ajilon Legal for thepast five years as an executive assistant,and recently as a certified dog trainer aswell. Anna was surprised but delightedto dance with Michael Littenberg-Brown in the NY salsa scene! Suz Tolwinski-Wardand Coley Ward weremarried October 3, 2009, and their wed-ding party included Dan Eberle ’99,Liana LoConte, Sarah Green, and GregTolwinski ’97. Suz has been enjoyingbiking in the Tucson sun and continuesworking on her PhD in applied mathematicsat the University of Arizona,developing a new mathematical frameworkfor reconstructions of climate inthe last couple millennia. Seth Wylie isfinally going to save the world in his newposition at the Consortium for EnergyEfficiency.2001As a 2008 Marshall Scholar, Ben Carmichael ’01 moved toOxford University and its Environmental Change Instituteto work on two master’s degrees. He has written speechesfor the Natural Resources Defense Council and blogs for itsOn Earth magazine and has published articles in Print andPortfolio magazines. His writing, coupled with academicstudies, leaves little time for volunteering, yet Ben is amongCA’s one hundred dedicated class secretaries—a job he cando even from a distance (other class secretaries hail from allover the U.S., Singapore, and the Ukraine). These volunteersare the backbone of the alumnae/i volunteer structure: notonly do they keep their classmates informed of each other’snews and moves, they are the go-to people for informationabout their classes.Class Secretaries: Ben Carmichael,b.h.carmichael@gmail.com; Caitlin K.Grasso, ckgrasso@gmail.comNews from the class of 2001 finds a lotof people starting new chapters, eitherby finishing or beginning graduateschool. Alex Aronson began StanfordLaw School in the fall of ’09. Jess Blumhas just started a PhD in classics at Yaleand is “really enjoying it so far.”Rebecca Brigham plans to graduate inMay 2010 with an MSW from the Universityof Pennsylvania. “After twointense years of graduate school inPhilly, I am excited to move to Boston,where my boyfriend lives, and to rejointhe working world.” Ben Carmichael isfinishing his master’s in environmentalpolicy and behavioral economics atOxford, where he is enjoying playing forthe university squash team. He had awonderful reunion with Nell Opel andAlex Berlin in Edinburgh, Scotland,where they celebrated Alex’s engagementto his longtime girlfriend, MoSarna. Roger Chung is working on aPhD in public health, and just released agospel CD called The Chimes thattopped the jazz chart in Hong Kong. NickDeane reports that after months “in75C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0transition” he has found a place to liveand doubled down on work. “Our smallcompany is one part events-based communicationsconsulting and two partstech startup as we continue to developand license our ticketing software. Anyand all in DC should drop a line.” SiuPing Chin Feman is graduating frommed school in New Orleans, after whichshe plans to go into psychiatry. MikeFirestone is living in Washington, DC,where he works for U.S. Sen. JeanneShaheen from NH. “It was great to seeso many classmates and other recentgrads” at the CA young alumnae/i eventin Boston.” Caitlin Grasso is in her secondyear at Suffolk Law School andpreparing to run the Boston Marathon forthe Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. EmilyHuston is finishing graduate studies atTufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,where she is working withrefugees, mainly Somalian. NickSchuller and Emily Whiston finally gotmarried this past August. Nick recentlystarted a new job, managing a nonprofit.Emily and Nick are still enjoying sunnyCalifornia. Carey Tinkelenberg has beenbusy running her skating school andtraining skaters full-time after quittingher university research job earlier thisyear. Her business was named “modelprogram” by Skating magazine, and shehas been hired to write the skating directorhandbook for U.S. Figure Skating.Carey trained with Pete Biver, her pairs’partner, to compete in the U.S. AdultNational Figure Skating Championships.Stephen Lloyd moved from Portland,OR back to the east coast and began amaster’s program at MIT in environmentalplanning. After a little back and forthabout what to do next, Annie Mancinidecided to stay in Portland, OR for thetime being. Last fall, she got a job as aspecial programs manager with theDoernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation,where she manages fundraisingevents for Oregon Health & Science University’schildren’s hospital. She finallygot her own apartment and is lovingsinging in a choir, getting up to themountains and out to the coast whenshe can, and generally loving life. ChloeTemtchine is still busy making music;Not Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.76check her out on iTunes! Laura Twichellis teaching French and English at CA andcoaching JV soccer and volleyball, tutoring,writing, and working in Admadjaja asa house affiliate. Kate Liebesny is busyapplying for a psychiatry residency,enjoying the last year of medical school,and hanging out with Siu Ping ChinFeman in Chicago.2002Class Secretary: Natalie A. Krajcir,Nerli315@gmail.comAdil Bahalim left behind the world ofcorporate slavery last summer to volunteerwith Informaticiens Sans Frontières—IT Without Borders—based at CERNin Geneva. He has been working on aproposal to set up computer assemblyschools in Africa. Simultaneously, Adildecided to travel to as many new countriesas he could in 2010. His goal is notto stay put for more than one month inany place. Thus far Adil has traveled toBrazil and Peru and is planning a trip tonorthern Africa. He would love to know ifany CA alums want to join him. TaylordeLench spent the last year and a halffilming and producing his first movie,Sick. Climbing in New England, whichhighlights rock and ice climbing. Taylorpremiered the movie on January 30 andsaid it was well received. Check out Taylor’sproduction company, StartMotionProductions. Sam Donovan spent thefirst three months of 2009 finishing hiswork on renovations at Boston’s MFAand the last nine months travelingthrough Asia, Europe, and South America.He stopped briefly in Africa to visitSarah Antos in Tunisia, where she isworking for the UN. Becky Fellman isfinishing her second year of a schoolpsychology doctoral program at the Universityof Wisconsin. She visited CAwhile she was home over winter breakand reports that it was fun to walkaround campus and see what has andhas not changed. Lisa Field is now LisaField, RN, BSN. She lives in North Carolinawith her boyfriend James, also anew nurse. Lisa works at Duke UniversityHospital’s orthopedic unit, andJames is in the burn ICU at UNC ChapelHill. She hopes to pursue her master’s innursing in order to become a nurse practitionerin women’s health. The pathseems long, but in the end, it will all beworth every minute. Annie Kalt is workingtoward a premedical studies diplomafrom the health careers program at theHarvard University Extension School.She was awarded a Marshall Scholarship.From Stanford University’s newsservice: “Anne Kalt . . . plans to studyhealth policy, planning, and financingunder a joint program offered by theLondon School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine and the London School ofEconomics and Political Science duringher first year as a Marshall Scholar.During her second year, she will studypublic health in developing countries atthe London School of Hygiene and TropicalMedicine.-Kalt . . . said the trainingwill support her future goal of becominga pediatrician who helps develop policiesand programming in the field of globalchild and maternal health.” Annie hasworked in a refugee camp in Zambiahelping to implement a women’s healthoutreach and education program andwas managing director of FACE AIDS, anonprofit dedicated to fighting AIDS inAfrica. David Kenner returned fromBeirut, where he had been working fortwo years as a journalist and pursuing amaster’s degree. After a short interludeworking at a think tank, the WashingtonInstitute for Near East Policy, heaccepted an editor’s position at ForeignPolicy magazine in Washington, DC. Inhis spare time, he continues his losingstruggle to learn Arabic, and made it veryclear that he tries to convince Matt Bassettto stop watching Sex and the Cityand come drinking with him. NatalieKrajcir works at the Cleveland Clinic inpediatric and congenital neurosurgery. InSeptember 2009, her laboratory wasawarded a two-year, $1.5 million grant bythe National Institutes of Health. Her latehours of experimental surgery are ridiculous,but like other classmates, she istrying to travel whenever possible. Sofar, Natalie has spent a week in LasVegas, a weekend in Chicago, and hastaken a cruise to Costa Maya andCozumel, Mexico. Colin Levy is in hisfinal semester at Boston College lawschool, hoping upon hope to find a jobpracticing tax law in the greater Bostonarea. He says tax law is the perfect combinationof economics, law, and policy.Colin lives in Newton, MA and is tryingto take up an old hobby of his, writing. Atthe end of the day, he is very much anacademic at heart and loves to researchand write. Jake Lewis lives in Brooklynand works as a freelance sound engineerin the NYC area. He is the house engineerat Webster Hall and Jazz Standard,touring recording engineer withMedeski, Scofield, Martin, and Wood,and has had the opportunity to work withInfected Mushroom, Grand MasterFlash, Sasha & Digweed, Flight of theConchords, and TV on the Radio. In hisspare time, he plays drums in a rockband with some friends from Wesleyan.Jake is working on his first album andplays occasional gigs around NYC. Hetries to keep up with Nathan Keyes andLisa Field from time to time. Jake is verymuch looking forward to catching upwith CA friends at Harris Stewart’swedding. He frequently thinks of andsends his best to Keith Daniel, RossIan Zinn ’02 traveling in New ZealandAdams, Max Hall, and the entireextended CA family. Matt Ricci lives inNYC with his girlfriend Betsy. He is pursuinga master’s in divinity at Union TheologicalSeminary and will probably gointo teaching or counseling. Matt will beworking in an intensive chaplaincy programat Bellevue Hospital in NYC andexpecting it to be quite interesting.Sarah Wilkens graduated from SuffolkLaw School in Boston in May 2009. Shepassed the MA bar exam in July and isworking at a telecommunications firm.Ian Zinn lives in NYC and works at BernsteinGlobal Wealth Management, wherehe was promoted to senior private clientassociate. He took a two-week tour ofNew Zealand and highly recommendsthe country as a vacation spot.2003Class Secretaries: Stephanie F. Bowen,steph.bowen@gmail.com; Heather G.Reid, heathergreid@gmail.com; ChristieL. Wilcox, wilcoxclynn@gmail.comStephanie Bowen is working in NYC inthe editorial department at Doubleday,an imprint of Random House. She waspromoted to assistant editor in May2009 and edits history, biography, memoir,science, political theory, and currentaffairs books. She is on the board of theYoung to Publishing Group, part of theAssociation of American Publishers, andis also a member of Random House’sGreen Committee. Lucia A. Peters completedan MFA in directing at the NewSchool for Drama, where her thesis projectsincluded a successful production ofNormal by Anthony Neilson and the pre-

miere of Big Tex by Angela Hanks. Shelives in Brooklyn with fellow CA alumStephanie Bowen. Jenna Hoffstein is inher first year of a graduate program atIndiana University working on an MS intelecommunications. Her focus is ongame design and virtual worlds, and aftergraduation she would like to move backto Boston to continue working as a gamedesigner. This fall Whitney Leonardmoved to the “super awesome” town ofBozeman, MT, where she is working foran environmental organization and skiingevery chance she gets (which is a lot).“Life is wonderful here in the mountains.”David Miller is in his second yearteaching humanities, marine ecology,and SCUBA diving at the Island Schoolon Eleuthera in the Bahamas. He lovesteaching and hopes that CA starts sendingstudents. This past year, HeatherReid traveled to San Francisco, Spain,and Morocco. She continues to work inCambridge and over the summer movedto a new apartment on Beacon Hill. Inher free time she enjoys sailing, playingher cello in friends’ weddings, and running.Heather ran three 5Ks and the TuftsWomen’s 10K and is hoping to completea half marathon this spring. Enjoying lifein San Francisco with her boyfriend anddog, Alex Worgaftik has completed hersecond year of law school at UC HastingsCollege of the Law. She took part ina national moot court competition inMadison, WI, was a TA for a first-yearmoot court class, and worked on sanityrestoration hearings on behalf of forensicallycommitted clients so they couldstand trial for their alleged crimes. In herfree time she enjoys being a wine clubmember in Napa and walking her dog inGolden Gate Park. Charlie Smith andtwo partners established CMK Entertainmenttwo years ago, a leading eventplanningcompany in Philadelphia. Lastyear the company launched PhiladelphiaFashion Week, which fuses Philadelphia’sfashion elite, local and nationaldesign talent, as well as up-and-comingstudent designers, and provides a forumto promote and showcase the best ofPhiladelphia’s arts and culture. Charliesays it’s dedicated to giving back to thelocal and global community—somethinghe learned from his years at CA. ChristieWilcox is living it up as much as she canwhile seeking her doctorate in cell andmolecular biology from the University ofHawaii. Her dissertation proposal isgoing well, and she’s excited to be workingon Coconut Island with the HawaiiInstitute of Marine Biology. She spendsher limited free time blogging at observationsofanerd.blogspot.comand nutritionwonderland.com;her writings have beenpublished in The Open Laboratory, ayearly anthology of the best scienceblogging, and in newspapers. She can’tbelieve how the time has flown since CAand can’t wait to see everyone at the10th reunion in a few years. If anyoneends up on Oahu, they should be sure toshoot her an email.2004Class Secretaries: Elena Mead,Elena.mead@gmail.com; Samantha Siegal,ssiegal08@alumni.amherst.eduChas Andres graduated from EmersonCollege in May 2008, moved to Hollywood,and has spent the past two yearsworking in the entertainment industry asa freelance editor for DVD special features.(Check out the ThirtysomethingSeason One DVD box set or the upcomingNew Hollywood box set and you’llfind some of his work, including a feature-lengthdocumentary on the earlyfilms of Jack Nicholson). After drivingcross-country from California to Bostonand traveling through Southeast Asia,Megan Hansen finally entered the “realworld,” working on energy projects inLatin America at the World Bank inWashington, DC. She loves living in DCand is happy to be back on the eastcoast. Jon Kleiman resides in Rwandaand will be working at a brand newschool for young women called theAkilah Institute. The school is designedto provide women who graduated fromsecondary school with leadership trainingand the business skills to help developthe emerging hospitality industry ofRwanda. Jon will be teaching a class onhealth and nutrition and will help producevarious marketing materials. Louis Lobelis in the Peace Corps working in theKingdom of Tonga on a community educationproject. He is teaching form 5 and6 English (11th and 12th grades) and oneclass of computers. Louis also rewrotethe computer curriculum and expandedthe film program at his school. For moreinformation visit his blog at louisgoestotonga.wordpress.com.Elena Mead hasfound a wonderful excuse for spending afew more years in Boston—the pursuitof her MFA at Emerson College, whereshe studies alongside fellow CA alumShaun Clarke ’03. Outside the classroom,Elena works in the documentaryfilm field and at a post-production studio,travels when she has the time, and bikesto and fro. “I love grad school.” BrandonPeters decided to stay in Los Angelesafter graduating from Occidental College.He lives in an aptly named part of thecity, Palms, just three miles from LarissaBorofsky ’03. He has been working withfilm festivals across the country in hisposition as contemporary art house filmdistributor for Strand Releasing. One ofStrand’s recent projects is Toe to Toe, afilm by CA alum Emily Abt ’93, whichfeatures a performance by former CACelie Hart ’06 with mentor Kenn Elmore, dean of students at Boston Universitylacrosse coach Sam Eustace. In his freetime, Brandon plays on a coed dodgeballteam in West Hollywood and entertainshouseguests like Rebecca Pattersonand Martha Desta. In May 2009, NickSullender graduated summa cum laudefrom Columbia with a BS. Concurrently,he earned a bachelor’s in engineeringfrom Oberlin College. After his graduations,he spent a month in a NationalOutdoor Leadership School program, hikingglaciers in the isolated WaddingtonRange of British Columbia. Upon returningto Boston, he packed his Corolla andheaded west to hike and camp innational parks, ultimately ending up inCalifornia. He is now a graduate studentat the University of California, Berkeley,studying scientific computing, andenjoys running in the hills, skiing, andplaying on soccer and Frisbee teams.Jessie Rothstein had an incredible yearon a Fulbright in Argentina. While thereshe pursued health education volunteerwork, conducted research on denguefever, and taught English to universitystudents. “It was a year full of incredibleadventures, challenges, and relationships.”Since returning home about twomonths ago, she started working againat Boston Medical Center as a patientnavigator. Two members of the class of2004 received the David W. Miller Awardfor Young Journalists from the Chronicleof Higher Education. StephenKolowich, a 2008 graduate of BowdoinCollege, was recognized for three articlespublished during an internship. Thecommittee cited Stephen’s “investigativetalent, dogged and thorough reporting,and flair for writing.” Ben Terris wasalso recognized for three articles publishedduring his fall internship. The committeecited Ben’s “dogged and balancedreporting, topical range, and artfulprose.”2005 5th reunionClass Secretaries: Emily Hoppe,williehoppe@gmail.com; AmandaMacLellan, acmaclellan@gmail.comSeveral members of the class of 2005reported on life after college. CatherineDown is moving to Italy. Sophie Lubinhas been traveling, tramping, canoeing,surfing, and swimming her way all overNew Zealand in a rented and dented car.Reporting from Brooklyn, AmandaMacLellan graduated from Barnard inMay 2009 and became a certified NYstate public school teacher in February2010. She works for the CommonwealthFund and is entertaining the idea of movingto San Francisco in the fall. NickGilman graduated from Boston Universityand has moved to Los Angeles.Rather than consider himself unemployed,he wants everyone to know thathe is actively pursuing a career in theentertainment industry. Taking a year offfrom graduate studies at Harvard,Ehjeen Kim is experiencing what life canbe like when you’re not a student oremployed. If she craves employmentsometime within the next year, she mayopen a bakery (in cyberspace). LewisSeton lives in the Boston area and ishappy to announce that he has a job,with Partners HealthCare. Matt Deitchgraduated from the University of Pennsylvaniain May 2009. He is living the lifeof a young professional in Manhattan77C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 0and working for Grey Global Group, theadvertising agency that brought the ETrade baby to the world. Pook Panyarachungraduated from Brown in May.Matt Paley graduated from Bard College;he is cofounder of St. Eliot & Co., afilm collective, through which he is collaboratingon a year-long project withMatt Deitch, Paul Liebesny, BrianBarth ’06, and Peter Warren ’06. JessicaStone is working toward her MBAat the University of Denver and living inVail, CO.2006Class Secretaries: Maura FitzGerald,mfitzgerald@oxy.edu; Andrew Wolf,abw72@cornell.eduNot Receiving Emailsfrom CA?If you are not receiving eNewslettersand other emails fromCA, please check your spam,bulk, or junk folders and allowconcordacademy.org as asender address.78tices in Massachusetts. Celie works asthe coordinator of media and communicationsfor the dean of students at BU,and after graduation hopes to work as acommunications specialist for awomen’s health organization or as aninternational advocacy journalist. It’sbeen a busy four years for Lily Lamboy,who completed a course in governmentand ethics at Smith and wrote her thesison male claims to constitutional procreativeprivacy. She spent her collegeyears as an intercollegiate debater, travelingfrom California to Thailand to competeworldwide. Next year, she’ll beteaching elementary school with TeachFor America in Newark, NJ. FrancesJames is a neuroscience major and studioart minor. Last spring she studied inScotland and ran a marathon for breastcancer. She spent last summer interningwith the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky.It was there that she decided tobecome a nurse practitioner, and afterspending next year finishing prerequisites,she will apply to nursing school.Maura FitzGerald is in sunny Los Angeles,where she is graduating from OccidentalCollege with a BA in theatre. Hersenior comprehensive project was stagemanaginga production of Buried Child.Outside of work, she was her sorority’srush chair, where she planned tworecruitments that garnered the mostpledges in the college’s history! Thissummer, she will be road-tripping it crosscountry, exploring as many cities as possible,and hopes to end up back on theeast coast come fall. She is hoping towork in casting or sports public relations,so if you know anyone who can help her,please let her know. Leah Munsey-Konops graduated in May with degreesin art history and theatre from CaseWestern Reserve in Cleveland. She hasworked as the university’s costume shopmanager and performed with IMPROVment,Case’s premier short-form improvisationalcomedy troupe. Leah returnsthis summer to Iowa City, where shewill work with the Riverside TheatreShakespeare Festival. Chris Maire doesn’thave a job . . . yet. Madeline Raygraduated from Brown; her senior thesisin anthropology was about recentchanges to prostitution law in RhodeIsland. She helped run the Brown Associationfor Cooperative Housing whereshe lived her senior year. She plans tostay in Providence if she can get one ofthe dozen jobs available in the state.Andrew Wolf graduated from Cornell,where he wrote his thesis on the economicsof the living wage. Last summer,he worked for the Service EmployeesInternational Union in NY as a researcher.Dorian Storbeck graduated from SmithCollege, where she majored in psychology.Since fall 2008, she worked withher adviser and professor, Randy Frost,Ben Sullender ’07, playing Ultimate Frisbee for Carleton CollegeEnjoying her final year at Middlebury,Jess Bruce has been focusing on Americanstudies and geography. She spentlast spring studying sustainable developmentat an eco-village in India, whichinspired her to pursue work in the fieldsof sustainability and social enterpriseafter graduation. “It was great to seesome of you at the CA event this winter.”August Felix is a junior at Batesmajoring in environmental studies withan economic minor. He is on the Batesski team. As part of her final semester atDuke, Caroline Griswold wrote her thesison ballet pedagogy and went to“many, many” auditions. She hopes tobe dancing professionally in a contemporaryballet company or in musical theatre,but at the moment has no official planspost-graduation. Janet He is spendingher senior year traveling—trips to Braziland Cambodia/Laos, related to her seniorthesis on hydropower development inSoutheast Asia. In April she ran theBoston Marathon, and starting in July,she will be working in NYC at an investmentmanagement firm. She’d love tomeet up with any CA folks in NYC thissummer. Celie Hart is graduating fromBoston University’s College of Communicationwith a BS in broadcast journalismand a specialization in women’s health.Last semester, she interned for WBUR,Boston’s NPR news station, and producedan hour-long show on birth praconissues related to compulsive hoarding,culminating with a special studiesproject looking at the role of indecisivenessand other cognitive deficits on thedisorder. “I am excited to relocate to SanFrancisco after graduation, where I willjoin my sister, Devon Storbeck ’03.”2007Class Secretary: Rufus Urion,rufusurion2011@u.northwestern.eduMia Boynton spent the spring in Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India studying religionand art history. Alp Ermis writes, “I’mdoing a six-month internship at OracleCorporation in Burlington, MA. Feelsgreat to have no classes.” Jack Glenn isstudying music and making rock ’n’roll atWesleyan University. He is “being carefulto get good grades for his parents.”Emily Howe returned to Bates afterspending the fall in South Africa, whereshe studied community health. She ismajoring in English and plans to go tomedical school. “I’m in transitionbetween Johns Hopkins and some placeI’ll find more agreeable,” writes MaxLahey. “I am working this semester andsummer as a multimedia technologyintern at Oceana, an ocean advocacygroup.” Cathy Marques says, “It’s niceto be back at Davidson after spendingthe fall abroad in Buenos Aires, but Imiss the cheap wine every day.” She isdouble-majoring in political science andSpanish and will live in Washington, D.C.this summer—“hopefully with an internship.”John Nordin is studying sustainabledevelopment at Columbia. He has“picked up the habit of dressing up likehomeless people in order to infiltratetheir social circles.” Jeff Olshan is double-majoringin classics and Egyptology.“I spent a month in Rome for a summerprogram and am thoroughly enjoyingBrown.” Kiefer Roberts writes, “Lastfall I spent a fantastic semester studyingabroad in Copenhagen. I am looking forwardto completing my college tenure inorder to return asap.” Ben Shapiro-Kline says, “I am having a pretty goodtime at Johns Hopkins, though they’reworking us very hard. I spend my freetime finding the sketchiest parts of Baltimorewith friends. There are plenty ofparts to explore.” Nick Morgan performedalmost daily through May at theMuseum of Modern Art in New York,remaining still for an hour or more at atime—an accompaniment to the retrospectiveof artist Marina Abramovic.“Basically it is just like any othermuseum exhibit, with a little label foreach piece, etc., except the art is alive!It's a very experimental thing for such abig museum to do.” He hopes some CAfolks caught his performance. KristianShaw spent her spring studying at theJohannes-Gutenberg Universität-Mainzin Germany. Before going overseas, sheworked with Susan Adams in the CAGerman department for five weeks as ateaching assistant. Maeve Stevenson isa junior at Beloit College, where she ismajoring in women’s and gender studies.“I’m a proud member of the sororityAlpha Sigma Tau and participate in theinterfaith and girls’ empowermentthrough-mentoringclubs. I will be studyingabroad at the National University ofIreland, Galway in the fall.” SorenStockman spent the spring semester in

Florence, an opportunity that he used totravel around Europe. “I still like to performand I like to write, and I regularlydominate lesser opponents in the ‘sit onmy ass’ competition. I’m really startingto like NYC.” Ben Sullender is majoringin environmental studies and traveled toChina this winter to study agro-ecology.Last spring he quit varsity soccer to playfor the Carleton Ultimate Team (CUT),which beat the University of Colorado towin the 2009 national championship.“Looking at the size of the schools thatcompeted (Stanford, Pitt, Texas), it’spretty nuts.” Lucas Turner-Owens is amember of the class of 2012 at Wesleyan.Rufus Urion transferred to NorthwesternUniversity last fall, where he isa member of the sailing team. Afterstudying for a year at Pratt Institute,Charlotte Zoller spent the summer of2009 interning at the Middle East inCambridge. “I’m currently workingtoward a BFA in communication designat Parsons Paris. In my spare time, Itutor three lovely French boys in Englishand attend concerts to take photos formy Web site (thiskindofmusic.blogspot.com).I love and miss CAand hope everyone is doing well.”2008Class Secretaries: Peter Boskey,peter.boskey@gmail.com; FrancesBothfeld, bothfeld@grinnell.eduCarly Anderson is at the Universityof Notre Dame and had a part in aFrench opera, The Tales of Hoffmann, byOffenbach. She also won the gold medalat the 2009 Big East Conference championshipin women’s rowing, competingin the Notre Dame Novice Four Boat. Arecycled-fashion garment created byPeter Boskey, who is at Syracuse University,was chosen for XL Projects, theVisual and Performing Art School’s citygallery. Frances Bothfeld has picked upglacial mountaineering as a pastime, andis always looking for a climbing partner.Zoe Mueller took an epic, month-longroad trip across the United States withMarlana Wallace. Tania Torres is a classicsmajor at Lafayette and is currentlyparticipating in Excel research and teachingan intermediate Latin class. SandyWood started her first year at Vassar andis raising money for Jhamtse Gatsal, theschool in India where she spent part ofher year off.2009Class Secretary: Jennifer Lamy,jlamy@wellesley.eduNora Berson has spent her time atOberlin College taking a variety ofclasses and cooking and eating with astudent cooperative. She traveled toNicaragua for the month of January withthe cooperative, learning about farmingand the National Farmers’ Union. LibbyChamberlin has traveled a lot sincegraduation, beginning with a trip toCanada, on tour with Maple Morris, a traditionaldance group. She spentthree months in Greece, where shestudied photography and sculpture,returning home to work for Decemberand January, then went back on tourwith Maple Morris, followed by a monthin residency at the English Folk Danceand Song Society in London. Finally, shewent to France, where she worked witha family on their organic farm. TrippClemens and Harvey Burrell startedtheir own film production company afterthe release of their award-winning filmThe Snowball (windpoweredproductions.com).Since then, they have producedthree narrative films and havebeen very involved with the productionof Cold Water, which will air on WGBHBoston. During the summer, they“worked commercially for boat building,nautical, and marine companies local toMartha’s Vineyard and Newport, RI. Inthe fall and winter, [they] shot commercialjobs for CA’s Summer Stages in theRialto Restaurant in Cambridge and otherperformance clients in venues such asthe House of Blues, the Dance Complex,and the ICA.” Their most recent documentaryhas taken them to Tibet,Venezuela, India, and Thailand. JakeDockterman joined Harvard’s squashteam. Lily Fender spent some of heryear off working in Atlanta at SouthfaceEnergy Institute. She then traveled toWest Africa with friends and proceededto work in an orphanage in South Africafor three months. Clement Guerner isplaying club soccer at University of Denverand will be interning in Geneva nextsummer. Over her winter break, ElizabethLamkin traveled to Mexico Citywith a group of students and a professorfrom Haverford through the school’sCenter for Peace and Global Citizenship.They spent a week learning about migrationand “meeting with various organizations,speaking to migrants from Mexicoand Central America, and discussing thebook, Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.” EliseLim is playing Frisbee for the MoneyMellons at Carnegie Mellon and plans tomajor in economics. Cathy Nam hasbeen taking a variety of courses atBrown and has gotten involved withBrown Science Prep, where she tutorslocal high school students in science andhelps them with the college applicationprocess. Lewis Salas joined the FinanceSociety at Bowdoin and was electedfirst-year representative of the LatinAmerican Student Association. Elan Tyehas been playing club soccer at Tufts,which has led him to play teams inRome. He is considering a major in internationalrelations. Ella Walker spentthree months in Costa Rica. She firstworked on a sea turtle conservation project.After traveling south, she beganwork on a wildlife preservation projectand spent the final month traveling. Shethen returned home and continued tofundraise for the Lwala CommunityClinic in Lwala, Kenya by hiking theAppalachian Trail.Faculty and FriendsThe Chameleon Connection:Your Online Alumnae/i CommunityLog in at concordalum.org and use the links in theleft column to:• Read alumnae/i news and register for events• Update your profile and write a Class Note• Check your class page• Find other CA alumnae/i in your area or line of business• Find faculty and staffNicole Fandel writes, “During the summerI show my favorite parts of the U.S.to my European granddaughter andgrandniece: New Mexico last summer,and Louisiana this July. During the winterI work on an intermediate French readerplus exercises. It keeps me happy andout of trouble. For health and pleasure, Ido three or four tours of Walden a week,and I read tons of good books for cheerpleasure. Voilà!” Kevin Jennings isassistant deputy secretary of educationin the Obama administration and runsinto Tom Abt ’91 frequently at meetings,and sees Claudia Burke ’91 and MikeRomano ’89 socially as well. “Let meknow if you’re ever in DC.” SandraRosenblum was in Warsaw, where sheparticipated in the Third InternationalChopin Congress to honor the 200thanniversary of the composer’s birth. “Wewere busy from morning to night withmany papers, group discussions, a salonconcert after a delectable Polish lunch inthe Casimir Palace every day, and a concertevery evening. It was quite a specialevent.” Brett Morrison is northeastregional development officer for the StudentConservation Association, whichprovides crew and intern experiences onpublic lands in all 50 states for highschool and college-age students(thesca.org). Jodi works at StrattonMountain. “Our children Turner, 11,Evangeline, 8, and Jack, 6, are growingfast. Living in ski country for three yearshas allowed the boys to progress assnowboarders and Evangeline tobecome comfortable skiing any green orblue trail. Jack has displayed talent forsoccer, Turner a knack for skateboarding,and Evangeline wants to follow in thefootsteps of Rene Hong ’05 as a fashionista.”Brett, Jodi, and kids would loveany updates from Phelps House girls andother CA friends. Jean Morrow, whotaught media studies at CA from 1977–85, has worked in Penn State’s filmdepartment, run an arts program at alocal charter school, and even had a stintin her first profession, nursing. She’sretired now, spending quality time withhusband, friends, and family. Jean hasmade DVDs of some old super-8mm filmprojects from her era and can makecopies for former students (contact herat jeanmorrow@post.harvard.edu).For more Class Notes, go toconcordalum.org.79C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

joanmudge.comCatalina Mountainsby Joan Weidlein Mudge ’65C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 040I N M E M O R I A MHelen Russell Allegrone ’39Robert Allingham, husband of Mary Leonard Allingham ’47Louise Ansberry, mother of Hale Ansberry Krasne ’73Russell Berry, husband of Alice Hawkes Roberts ’58Ethel Buckland, grandmother of Brendan Buckland ’10Anthony Chapin, husband of Daphne Heath Chapin ’53, brother-in-law of Cynthia Heath Sunderland ’51Susan Child ’70, sister of Mars Child ’74Catherine Comegys, daughter of Adelaide Eicks Comegys ’48, sister of Lee Comegys Chafee ’74, stepniece of Nancy Bird Nichols ’48Theodore Cross, stepfather of Stuart Warner ’77Catherine Maguire Cumpston ’42Shirley Davison, husband of Lucy Faulkner Davison ’52C. Frederic Edgarton, father of Patricia Edgarton ’65, brother of Polly Edgarton Lanman ’48Anna Ela, mother of Nancy Ela Caisse ’58, cousin of Elizabeth Sears ’39 and the late Leila Sears ’37Sophie Hunt French ’32Clarence Galston, father of Linda Galston Fates ’65R. Nicholas Gimbel, brother of Victoria Gimbel Lubin ’66Augusta Howes, mother of Frances Howes Valiente ’64, grandmother of Abigail Howes Craig ’88,cousin of Patricia Aldana ’64 and the late Charlotte Kidder Ramsey ’59John Lukens, husband of Mary Monks Lukens ’54, brother-in-law of Olga Monks Kimball ’55 and the late Ann Monks Barry ’57Samuel Mygatt, father of Elizabeth Mygatt ’99 and Catherine Mygatt ’01Henry Rathbun, father of Sheila Rathbun ’73Joan Lee Rosen, grandmother of Aliza Rosen ’10Myra Blanchard Rucker ’47John Stillman, father of Linda Stillman ’66Marian Wolf, mother of Cathrine Wolf ’73

She Makes the Numbers Workfor Her—and for CADeborah Gray began teaching at ConcordAcademy in 1977. She had met Bill andSusan Adams two years earlier, when she andBill taught in a summer program at St. Paul’sSchool in New Hampshire. Bill was head ofCA’s Mathematics Department at the time, andwhen a position opened up, he invited Gray toapply. “Concord Academy seemed a youngerversion of Oberlin College, which I have lovedsince my days as a student there,” said Gray.“I felt instantly at home.” Except for a hiatusfrom 1983 to 1993, Gray has been teaching atCA ever since.“During my time away,” she said, “I wrotesome unique graphical statistics software andtutored at New England College’s learning center.But each time I visited CA, I realized howmuch I missed classroom teaching. The head ofschool at the time, Tom Wilcox, would ask me,‘When will you be coming back to teach?’ AndI’d always reply, ‘When will you have a positionopen?’ So when an opening did occur for thefall of 1993, Gray received an offer to rejoin theCA faculty and “accepted with pleasure.” In hisletter confirming receipt of her contract, Wilcoxwrote, “Welcome home.”“I’ve always loved math,” said Gray, “thebeauty of the patterns, the elegance of a concise,logical argument, the connections, the applications,the counterintuitive results, the openquestions. And there’s always more to learn: thefield of chaos, fractals, and dynamics, a subjecttaught in CA’s Advanced Topics course, did noteven exist when I began teaching. There’salways something new in the pedagogy, too.We’ve gone from chalkboards, purple dittos,Tara BradleyDeborah Grayand transparencies on projectors to graphingcalculators, powerful computer software, andclickers for voting on conceptual questions.”Today Gray still looks forward to everyclass. “Maybe one student will ask a question Ihaven’t thought of before, or another will solvea problem in an entirely new way. Maybe they’llall revel in the intellectual satisfaction of masteringa particularly challenging concept,” she said.“Former students sometimes visit on breakfrom college and report that the math and studyskills they learned in class are helping themthrive. That’s so good to hear!”What inspires Gray most are CA’s students.“Their intelligence, creativity, energy, wit, andcandor never fail to energize me. Even if math isnot their favorite subject, they love learning.Year after year, CA produces an astonishinglyrich academic, cocurricular, and extracurricularprogram in a creative, nurturing environment—and on a tight budget.”Gray said she has always wanted to giveback to CA for the positive professional andpersonal experiences she has enjoyed at theschool, but she is not in a position to make alarge outright gift from her current funds. Shechose a creative solution by making ConcordAcademy one of the beneficiaries of her taxdeferredretirement fund. “Unlike individuals,nonprofits can receive tax-free proceeds fromsuch funds,” she explained. “And this allows meto contribute to a place I love without compromisingmy resources.”In explaining her sustained devotion toCA, Gray cited these Baha’i principles, whichhave long guided her life:— Regard man as a mine rich in gems ofinestimable value. Education can, alone, cause itto reveal its treasures and enable mankind tobenefit therefrom.— . . . [W]ork, especially when performed in thespirit of service, is [accounted] a form of worship.“I’m privileged to have found a communitythat so closely embodies the principle of unityin diversity,” she said. “CA deserves the best Ican give.”For information on how you can make a difference, contact the Advancement Office at (978) 402-2240.41C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0

Non-ProfitU.S. PostagePAIDHanover, NHPermit No. 8Concord Academy166 Main StreetConcord, MA 01742Address service requestedUpcoming Special EventsSummer Stages Dance at Concord AcademyMay 28CommencementSpeaker: Don Henley, musician and founder ofthe Walden Woods ProjectChapel Lawn, 10:00 a.m.June 11–13Reunion WeekendComplete schedule at concordalum.orgJune 11Reunion classes of ’00 and ’05 at Fenway ParkRed Sox vs. Phillies, 7:05 p.m.Reserve at concordalum.orgRyutaro MishimaJuly 15“A Life in Dance” featuring Dan WagonerDance Performance Space at Concord Academy8:00 p.m.$15, students $10July 17“Sintesi”The Troupe, directed byZack Winokur’07and Michelle MolaDance Performance Space at Concord Academy8:00 p.m.$15, students $10June 12Memorial ServiceElizabeth B. Hall Chapel, 11:00 a.m.Joan Shaw Herman Distinguished Service Award2010 Recipient: Paul Santomenna ’85Elizabeth B. Hall Chapel, 2:00 p.m.June 21Concord Academy Summer Camp opensAugust 31First day of classesSeptember 4CA at Fenway ParkRed Sox vs. White Sox, 7:05 p.m.Reserve at concordalum.orgOctober 8–9Parents’ WeekendOctober 23Alumnae/i Association Meeting withHead of School Rick HardyRansome Room, 9:30 a.m. to noonWatch for upcoming alumnae/i events inyour area at concordalum.org.Rashaun Mitchell ’96, above, performsJuly 20. All performances at the Institute ofContemporary Art/Boston are part of “CoLab: Process + Performance,” a joint projectof Summer Stages and the ICA/Boston.July 20“Bracko” (inspired by the works of Sappho) and“Nox” (a work in progress)Featuring choreographer/dancer RashaunMitchell ’96 and poet Anne CarsonInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 7:00 p.m.$25; ICA members, students $20July 28A performance of text and movement featuringvisual artist Jenny Holzer p’07 and choreographerMiguel GutierrezInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 7:00 p.m.$25; ICA members, students $20July 31Choreographers’ Project ShowcaseFeaturing new work by Daniel Charon andChoreographers’ Project fellowsInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 3:30 p.m.$25; ICA members, students $20For tickets and information, call (978) 402–2339or visit summerstagesdance.org.