Class Notes

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