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BB&N Welcomes New Trustees

are parents to Andrew Band-Fung ’30 and Allison Band-Fung ’33.

David Deming P’27

David is the Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy and Academic Dean at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is also a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Faculty Dean of Kirkland House at Harvard College. He is an economist whose research focuses broadly on education, inequality, and labor markets. At BB&N, David has served on the Grade 2 Advisory Committee, and he and his wife, Janine Santimauro, are parents of Maia ’27.

Young Lee P’24 countries. Prior to ELC, he was Head of the Real Estate Center of Excellence at WeWork, has led real estate in the Americas for L’Oreal, and was previously responsible for global real estate deal-making for Tiffany & Co. Darin was a two-sport athlete in college, and has degrees from Columbia School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Georgetown Law, and Brown University, where his son is a member of the Class of 2022. He resides in Providence, RI with his wife Kelly and twin daughters Elisa and Sabrina.

Young is currently a Senior Managing Director for Audax Private Equity, based in Boston. Prior to joining Audax, Young was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. (Merchant Banking Partners) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (M&A). Young is currently a member of the Trustee Advisory Board at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Advisory Board for the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Young is also actively involved with Harvard University on several committees. At BB&N, Young is a member of BB&N’s Parent Campaign Committee. He resides in Boston with his spouse, Young Ju and children, Graham ’24, Grayson, Griffin, and Gemma.

Abby Fung P’30, ’33

Abby is the Managing Director at Root Cause, a public interest consulting firm. She began her career as an investment analyst and has more than 20 years’ experience advising private, public, nonprofit, and philanthropic sector organizations and their leaders. Abby is currently on the 2022-2023 BB&N Parent Association Executive Board as the All School Treasurer, and serves as an Admission Volunteer. In prior years, Abby served as the Lower School Treasurer, Circus Co-Chair, and a Parent Class Representative. She and Alexander Band

Darin Vest ’86

Darin is the global Head of Real Estate at Estee Lauder Companies, responsible for ELC’s office and industrial portfolio of 10 million square feet across 50

Gillien Todd, P’20, ’25, ’25 Parents’ Association President Gillien is President of the BB&N Parents’ Association and will be the Parents’ Association Representative to the BB&N Board of Trustees for a one-year term. She has served as Executive Vice President of the Parents’ Association, Middle School Vice President, and as a Grade Representative for grades 4 and 6. She ran the Building Diverse Bookshelves program for several years, served on the school-wide sustainability committee, volunteered for the Circus, and was a team parent for Boys Varsity Hockey. Gillien is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she teaches negotiation and managing difficult conversations. In her private practice, she is an executive coach to senior leaders and works with leadership

Arts Wrap-Up

BB&N artists, musicians, and actors have been busy spinning the usual gold across all three campuses this school year. See below for a taste of the action.

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Scenes From Bivouac, Going Strong at 69!

The BB&N tradition that many alums point to as an indelible memory from their time at the school is still going strong. And now, the intrepid students in the Class of 2026 have joined the ranks of that company after completing their own Bivouac experience earlier this fall.

The annual rite of passage sends ninth grade students into a 12-day wilderness immersion where they form bonds and glean lifelong lessons from “nature’s classroom” in the New Hampshire woods. See below for a taste of Bivouac in its 69 th year.

Wendy Svatek Awarded Jeanette Markham Master Teacher Chair

BB&N is proud to announce that Middle School Science Teacher Wendy Svatek has been named Jeanette Markham Master Teacher Chair.

Since she first arrived in 2001, Svatek has been a bedrock member of the Middle School and its science department. Her work ethic and her student-centered approach define the phrase “Master Teacher.” Svatek is a teacher gifted with the rare ability to set high expectations and challenge her students, while always finding the spark to engage and support all types of learners. As one colleague notes, “She forms connections with students that last lifetimes because her care is so genuine.”

Svatek has headed the MS Science Department since her arrival 21 years ago, and has further enhanced an already strong program with an unmistakable culture of excellence and engagement. The department under her leadership is renowned for its innovative units, from the roller coaster project, to Science Knight, to a study of water and water access that wove in beautifully with the History Department’s exploration of UN Sustainability Goals.

Svatek is also an important leader in BB&N’s overall community. She is especially worthy of note for having been one of BB&N’s early pioneers in seeking ways to center inclusion and equity in her teaching practices.

In addition to all of these qualities, Svatek is highly regarded as a stellar coach, including at the varsity level with Girls Crew. (She was also a stellar rower and a skier at Harvard.) And true to her character, she also finds the time to serve as the Middle School’s scheduler, and to be both a tireless mentor and a shoulder to lean on for her co-workers. One of her colleagues puts it best: “Wendy is an all-star teacher, leader and person—without her the Middle School would be a different place.”

Svatek joins former Upper School history teacher Leigh Hogan, current Lower School teacher Bill Hritz, and former Middle School teacher Margaret Hardy as Markham Chair recipients.

Lauren Hoyt ’08 Honored with Marian W. Vaillant Future Leader Instructorship

Congratulations to Middle School History Teacher Lauren Hoyt ’08 on receiving the Marian W. Vaillant Future Leader Instructorship.

Since joining the Middle School as a history teacher in 2019, Hoyt has been a distinguished contributor to the campus’s curriculum, programs, and faculty. No stranger to BB&N as a Class of 2008 alumna, Hoyt has chosen to give back to the school she loved so much as a student. In addition to stellar teaching, Lauren has built an impressive track record as she enters the fourth year of her tenure at BB&N.

She has spearheaded the Model UN club at the Middle School, made a tremendous impact on the athletics program as a coach of the Middle School girls basketball team, served as mentor to the Middle School’s Knight Corps members during the pandemic, and in the summertime, she also runs the Welcome Event for new 7th Graders and the English Language Arts Program for 6th and 7th Graders.

Colleagues are quick to praise Lauren and the role she plays for students and colleagues at the Middle School:

“Lauren is the epitome of student-centered. When I mention her to my classes, they are ALWAYS like, ‘I love Ms. Hoyt! She’s the best!’ She cares about her students and her colleagues and ensures that everyone feels seen and known… And her passion for the teaching profession and the education of our future generations is apparent in everything she does—it is the core of who she is.”

Looking Forward to Celebrating BB&N’s 50-Year Anniversary!

In January 1974, the Buckingham School and Browne & Nichols came together to create BB&N. In January 2024, our school will begin celebrating 50 years as a “uKnighted” community. As we look forward to the merger’s anniversary next year, the BB&N Archives is asking you to join us in gathering memories of this past half century, as well as the pre-merger years and traditions that helped shape the BB&N of today.

Share Your Memories

Calling all alumni/ae and former faculty! Whether you attended one of the two schools pre-merger, studied at BB&N after its unification, were here for the transition years, or taught or worked at BB&N, we’d love to hear from you!

Do you have stories from your time as a student or teacher that you’d like to share? Do you have photos you took with your friends on campus, or copies of a student periodical you staffed? Are there even old syllabi and assignments hidden away in file cabinets? Share it all with the school Archives through our new Memory Portal site. Any type of file can be uploaded and sent to us, whether it’s a written or recorded story or a scanned copy of a photo or document. Your experiences and stories are what makes BB&N a community — help us document that history!

Join The Planning Process

Interested in getting more involved with the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration? Reach out to Janet Rosen. Director of Stewardship and Advancement Communications, at jrosen@bbns.org or Esme Rabin, BB&N Archivist, at erabin@ bbns.org if you’re interested in helping us in a more official capacity.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we approach the 50 th anniversary!

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Don Your Detective Hat and Help Solve These Mystery Photos!

We have a number of photos in the Archives that have not been identified. If you know anything about the stories behind any of the below photos or recognize any faces, please reach out! Communications can be directed to Esme Rabin, BB&N Archivist, at erabin@bbns.org.

Scan the QR code or visit https://tinyurl.com/36fhvkj9 to share your memories.

The BB&N Archives will be relocating from its current location at 46 Belmont Street to a new, larger home this spring near the Upper School campus. We look forward to welcoming visitors to our expanded space when we are settled in.