Brimmer Magazine - Fall 2024

Chomp celebrating Spring Carnival with Lower School students and friends. For more, see pages 72-73.

Co-Editors

Sue Cuyler

Director of Marketing & Communications

Madison Perkins

Marketing & Communications Associate

Lauren Abrams Website Coordinator

Editorial Counsel

Judith Guild Head of School

Contributing Writers

Gabe Cohen ’26

Sue Cuyler

Judith Guild

Chris Hardman

Bill Jacob P ’06

Kathryn Lee P ’32, ’34

Tavio Mares-Van Praag ’27

Kelly Neely

Joshua Neudel P ’30

Madison Perkins

Elizabeth Smith P ’17

Photography

David Barron Oxygen Group

Ben Dykeman ’25

Madison Perkins

Graphic Design blazar design studio

Alumni Affairs & Development Office

Elizabeth Smith P ’17

Director of Development

Sharin Russell Director of Annual Giving

Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22

Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events

Mark Sehnert Advancement Associate

Annual Report

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the power of strategic thinking

A letter from Judith Guild

This edition of Brimmer Magazine highlights examples of the power of strategic thinking and planning. Over the past decade, Brimmer has followed its own strategic roadmap, which has resulted in transformative experiences for our students. In the pages that follow, you will read how our programs and faculty have inspired students to invent, stretch, imagine, and persist until their ideas are realized.

In the first month of school this year, Brimmer hosted visitors from schools around the world. Faculty, trustees, and Heads of Schools came to Brimmer from Egypt and Brazil to learn about our innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Having been referred to Brimmer by other Heads and Harvard’s School of Education professors, they came to catch a glimpse of what we do and how we do it. From sharing the newest and best programming in our Hastings Center to sharing the methods we use for fundraising and garnering support from our community, I found myself not only feeling inspired by our progress and purpose but also proud of

the teamwork, talent, and dedication of our community. The STEAM Lab, Maker Spaces, Innovation Space, and Learning Commons were funded and built, then evolved over time through the creativity of the educators using them. Digital publications, new coursework, and diploma programs have become known and won awards. The power of strategic thinking makes that happen and our direction and path functioned as a good roadmap

should. It helped us arrive at a future-focused education.

As we near the conclusion of Brimmer’s Strategic Priorities 2020 & Beyond, the excitement is building for the construction of our new Recreation & Wellness Center. The goal of $26M for the Building Our Tomorrow campaign feels attainable as we stretch to have the best facility for our students and the programs we have planned for them. As with the last strategic plan, we have used this roadmap to propel Brimmer forward. We continue to uphold innovative methods, principles for best practice, and values that make our School a strong community.

The 2024-2025 annual theme captures the power of our strategic thinking; Authentic Learning. Bold Thinking. Compassionate Community. is sure to drive us forward and push the boundaries of our work. Our powerful team of educators are ready to embrace all that lies ahead, and the Brimmer community feels strong and ready to launch a year of great possibilities. With this vision and power, we are sure to have a great year of learning for our students! ■

Opposite Top Left: Head of School Judy Guild celebrates Commencement with Brimmer Lifers Oliver Baggett ’24 (L) and Xavier Claiborne ’24 (R); Opposite Bottom: Speaking at Commencement in the spring; Above: STEAM students in the Hastings Center Innovation Space participate in Brimmer’s inaugural Scrap-a-palooza event where teams turned random materials and supplies into creative items.

Alum Avery Alperin ’21

Carrying ingenuity from design concept to patented invention, Alperin ’21 shares her passion for innovation and why she created this safety device

By Joshua Neudel P ’30, Head of Upper School and Kathryn Lee P ’32, ’34, Director of Innovation & Design

At Brimmer, innovative ideas constantly flow through the minds of our students, weaving into our curriculum and driving our community forward with limitless possibilities. One exceptional idea, however, has transcended the classroom to become a nationally recognized invention, showcasing the ingenuity and persistence of its creator. Avery Alperin ’21, now a senior at the University of Rochester, obtained a patent this past spring from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a project she began in the Brimmer Innovation Space.

The journey began in 2018 in the Problem Solving Through Design II class, a unique elective that challenges students to collaborate and design solutions to real-world problems. It was within this hands-on, creative, and entrepreneurial-driven elective that Alperin discovered her passion for innovation and embarked on a project that would impact her own life and potentially the lives of others. Through this process, she and her team spent hours of time researching, designing, and prototyping. The result? The Walknet, a modified walker that uses sensors to deploy additional support legs when a forward fall-motion is detected. This device elevates the safety measures of a standard walker by preventing users from falling forward and risking further injury.

We reached out to Alperin for a glimpse into this remarkable story and how this incredible

achievement has impacted her career path. Tap into your innovation mindset as she takes us down the road from the challenges faced during the patent-filing experience, to the emotions of receiving official approval, and the invaluable skills learned along the way.

Why did you choose to take Problem Solving Through Design II?

I took Problem Solving Through Design I because I have always thought of myself as someone who likes to craft inventive ways to solve problems and as entrepreneurial. Problem Solving Through Design II was a logical extension of the first class and allowed me to work through a problem from concept to prototype to a presentation to mock investors. I enjoy learning by doing, and this class surpassed my expectations. The fact that I was able to obtain a patent on the product that I conceptualized and built in this class demonstrates how impactful learning by doing can be.

Can you describe the inspiration behind the Walknet? What motivated you to create it?

My cousin was in a car accident, and she had to use a walker during her recovery. My mother went to Philadelphia to help and shared with me the troubles and dangers associated with using the walker. After some research, I discovered that falls with walkers are quite serious and occur more frequently than they should due to misuse and poor design. Walkers tend to become top-heavy because people lean over and bend their hips to move forward. At a certain angle, the walker becomes too unstable to support the weight of the user and tips forward, causing the user to fall. This motivated me to create the Walknet to help prevent these serious injuries, ensuring that walkers aid in recovery rather than posing additional risks. By adding legs that thrust outward when the walker tips forward, the walker stabilizes and prevents the user from falling forward.

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At Left: Coxswain Avery Alperin ’21 leading her University of Rochester crew team in a regatta. At Top: Alperin ’21 (L) shadowing an eye surgeon in Philadelphia to observe cataract surgery as well as other relevant procedures.

I am a rising senior at the University of Rochester majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in Bioethics. I am on the premed track and have been a coxswain for the Women’s Varsity Rowing Team since freshman year. I have worked as a research assistant at both Boston Children’s Hospital, studying the enteric nervous system (the nervous system of the GI system), and at the University of Rochester Medical Center, studying chronic pain. I am a participant in the Biotechnology Certificate program and the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, which is a program that consists of “a combined curricular, cocurricular, and extracurricular program with five competencies that are designed to prepare the next generation of students for addressing the grand challenges facing society in this century.” The problem I chose to focus on is engineering better medicines. Additionally, I have been a teaching assistant for Intro to Neurobiology Lab and Biochemistry. This past summer, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Copenhagen, work at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp—a camp dedicated to children with serious illnesses—and participate in research at a biotech company.

—Avery Alperin ’21

Given the class’s collaborative nature, what leadership techniques did you find most useful as you spearheaded the team?

Active listening was critical to ensure that everyone’s ideas were heard and included in the design. Additionally, clear communication helped give everyone a task and kept us on track. It also allowed us to delegate tasks based on what we were good at.

What challenges did you face during the design process, and how did you overcome them?

The biggest challenges that we faced were determining the proper angle at which the legs would automatically deploy and how to have the legs automatically deploy. At first, we thought that there wouldn’t be a universal angle where the user would feel they would fall because people are of all different heights and weights. To determine the proper angle, we asked many different people to lean forward until they felt as though they would fall forward.

We also had to figure out how to get the legs to automatically deploy. Unfortunately, we

never figured this out and settled for a springloaded string that we pulled with a string.

What was the process like for filing a patent with the USPTO, and how did you feel when you learned that your product had received a patent?

The process of working with the lawyers was a little confusing because I didn’t always understand what they were asking. The lawyers were very nice and patient and took the time to explain things. Also, my mother is an attorney, and she was able to answer most of my questions. When I received the patent, I was very excited and proud of our accomplishment. Receiving the patent was validation of all our efforts and gave me confidence in our idea and problem-solving abilities.

How has receiving a patent impacted your view of your own capabilities and future aspirations?

Receiving a patent reinforced my belief that I can create impactful solutions to real-world problems. This achievement has also inspired me to pursue and explore other innovations and entrepreneurial opportunities. I have a

At Left: The official patent for Alperin’s product.

patent pending on a stabilizing apparatus for coxswains in a specific type of crew boat. Receiving this patent has shown me that with dedication and perseverance, I can bring my ideas to life and potentially make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

What skills did you learn while at Brimmer that were most helpful in developing the Walknet and seeing it through to the issued patent?

Brimmer was instrumental in teaching me research skills, computer-aided design, and presentation skills.

How has your Brimmer experience and the development of the Walknet influenced your path since graduating?

I’m fortunate to have received an excellent education at Brimmer and to receive the support of my teachers and peers in all my endeavors, especially the Walknet. This was instrumental in instilling me with the confidence

to pursue my dreams and not to be discouraged by roadblocks. Brimmer prepared me for success at the University of Rochester and the Walknet process has opened doors and provided talking points in interviews. The skills required to see Walknet from concept through patent are the skills that research labs and professors are looking for when hiring their assistants.

What advice would you give to other high school students with innovative ideas who want to bring them to life?

My advice is to stay curious and persistent. Don’t be afraid to take risks and make mistakes; failure is just as valuable as success. Seek out mentors and resources—whether it’s teachers, online communities, or local organizations—to gain guidance and support. There are many resources out there for young entrepreneurs. Collaborate with others and be open to feedback, as different perspectives can enhance your ideas. Most importantly, believe in yourself and your vision. With dedication and hard work, your ideas can become a reality. ■

Above Right: Coxswain Avery Alperin ’21 (center) at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia after winning the gold medal in the Freshman 4 event. At Top: Alperin ’21 first conceived of her product during her time at Brimmer when working on a project with classmate Vivian Lorusso ’21 in Problem Solving Through Design II.

spotlight on Brimmer Athletics

With plans for a new Recreation & Wellness Center underway, we sat down with Athletic Director Tom Nelson to learn more about the work he is doing to elevate the Athletics program across all three divisions of the School.

As Athletic Director, what is your vision for the Brimmer Athletics program going forward?

My vision is to produce a more holistic approach to athletics by enhancing key areas of the program, such as athletic development both on and off the courts and fields and programming that analyzes the development of one’s athleticism and understanding of the sport. I foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity in the program, encouraging community engagement with students, parents, and fans. It is important to set clear goals both as a team and as individuals. When I routinely seek feedback from both our students and our parents, it helps me evaluate progress and ensure growth and sustainability in our program.

While we have athletic requirements in the Middle and Upper School that encourage three-season athletes, we understand that is not every student’s path. Some students choose to take a season off while others focus on one sport and meet their annual requirements through other activities. Some students play sports outside of Brimmer, and we encourage that as well. Brimmer Athletics can help develop students into college athletes, if that is their preferred track, or help them learn a new skill and sport and prosper in that as well.

What new ideas do you have planned for the program?

My first priority has been to implement strategic hires. We brought in a new

Assistant Athletic Director, Justin Sellar, and we elevated Jonny Bonner to leading the 4/5 program (see sidebars). Having an experienced Assistant AD who has spent several years at an independent school brings invaluable insight to our program. Justin is well-equipped to step in and take on these responsibilities and duties. He will contribute fresh ideas from his boarding school experience, along with established connections and a deep understanding of teams in the area, enabling us to forge new relationships.

Likewise, Coach Jonny brings a wealth of experience, having worked at Brimmer already for several years starting with Kindergarten soccer skills and most recently teaching physical education. As a leader in providing youth soccer skills across the state, we are excited for our students to benefit from his expertise in this new role. These two hires align with our overall strategic initiative to bring in experienced and qualified coaches and athletic team members, allowing us to elevate athletics at Brimmer to new heights.

We have also expanded the girls’ programs by adding a new Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Courtney Sims, and a new Girls Volleyball Coach, Delya Lorquet. These new

At Left: Athletic Director Tom Nelson celebrates with past and present student-athletes at the Alumni Day basketball game in the spring. At Right: Varsity Boys Lacrosse celebrates a goal.

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ELEVATING LOWER SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Q&A with Jonny Bonner

In your past year working with the Lower School Physical Education (PE) program, what have you discovered about Brimmer as a community?

I have learned that Brimmer is a tight-knit community, with students who are eager to learn and teachers who go above and beyond to help them. Brimmer is also a very welcoming community, something I have felt since day one of joining the PE program.

What are you most excited about in your new role as Coordinator of the 4/5 Athletic Program?

I am excited to develop young students’ skills and love for sport. It’s always a pleasure to watch a kid’s passion for exercise and sport grow because of a fun and inclusive environment, and that is what I hope to create with the 4/5 program.

What is your personal philosophy on athletics, PE, health, and wellness, particularly for this age group?

I want to promote a fun, safe, and inclusive environment. Watching kids create healthy habits through exercise and sport brings me great joy, and my goal is to achieve just that through the 4/5 program.

How do you ensure that students both enjoy and value their athletic experiences?

It’s important to ensure the students and coaches align with the program’s goals. Once aligned, the next step is to create an environment where students are challenged to develop and improve, but in a fun way, so they leave each session with a smile on their face.

coaches bring expertise and skill development, recruitment and retention, mentorship and leadership, and the desire to build a winning culture. This inspires our athletes to strive for excellence and continuously improve their performance.

Secondly, we are shifting our approach to wellness by piloting physical therapy and mental performance initiatives with the girls’ teams before and after sports. Having a clear, concise plan for warm-up, recovery, summer work, and progress measurement will lead to enhanced performance. The addition of the new Recreation & Wellness Center will help support these endeavors.

Tell us about your personal philosophy towards athletics, health, and wellness.

I believe that athletics is the heart and soul of a school, providing inspiration to students, faculty, staff, and families. When we come together to cheer on our students, we are supporting them in navigating victories and defeats and helping them strive to do their best every day. Engaging in sports offers students opportunities to stay physically active, fostering healthy lifestyles and overall well-being. Participation in sports can also assist students in managing stress, enhancing mental health, and cultivating resilience.

Given we will break ground soon on a brand-new Recreation & Wellness Center, how will this new facility elevate the Athletics program?

The new Recreation & Wellness Center promises to significantly elevate the Athletics program in numerous ways. The additional court space will facilitate simultaneous games, practices, and training sessions, accommodate a wider variety of sports activities and competitions, and allow more students to participate and excel in diverse sports. The upgraded bleachers and viewing areas will draw larger crowds to games and events, enhancing school spirit and creating a more dynamic atmosphere during sporting competitions.

Moreover, dedicated spaces for Lower School physical education classes will improve the curriculum and provide a safe environment for younger athletes to develop. The new facility’s advanced training equipment and resources will help athletes improve their skills, improve physical conditioning, and reduce injury risks. By offering a modern and impressive environment for both students and visiting teams, the new Recreation & Wellness Center will not only elevate the school’s image but also elevate the experience for competitors and spectators, positioning the school as a premier host for sporting events. ■

WELCOME JUSTIN SELLAR

Mr. Sellar joined the Brimmer Athletics team this fall as Assistant Athletic Director after spending the last six years as Associate Director of Athletics and Head Varsity Baseball Coach at St. George’s School. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Wheaton College and an M.S. in Sports Management with a concentration in Athletics Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. “I am thrilled to be joining the Brimmer community,” says Sellar. “It is an exciting time for Brimmer Athletics, and I look forward to working with Tom, Larry, Jaime, Jonny, and our coaches to create the best possible experience for all of our student-athletes.”

Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Partnership program offers ambitious Upper School students an invaluable creative problem-solving framework

By Madison Perkins, Marketing & Communications Associate

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

— Albert Einstein

Learning to identify a problem and develop a solution extends beyond the classroom. It is a real-world skill that empowers individuals to innovate, create, and make meaningful changes in their own lives and the lives of others. Whether addressing local issues or tackling global challenges, mastering problem-solving processes is

invaluable for personal growth and can significantly impact our community.

Now in its fourth year, the Social Innovators Program is a Brimmer partnership with the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice and Schoolyard Ventures for students in grades 10, 11, and 12. It allows students to hone their entrepreneurial skills by learning how to identify a problem in an area they are passionate about and executing a way to solve it, all while earning a Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship. The program was first brought to the attention of Director of Enrollment Management Brian Beale.

“In October 2021, I was approached by the CEO of a school software startup with whom we had worked, indicating that he was on the Nominating Committee for the Social Innovators Program. When asked for schools to consider nominating, Brimmer came to mind,” says Beale. After connecting with the Executive Director and sharing information about our own STEAM Diploma Program, Brimmer signed on to become a global member school. “To me, this story is one of connection, innovation, and collaboration,” says Beale. “While those in the community may be aware of the amazing things happening within our classroom walls every day, it is always nice when others recognize

and appreciate the work that our educators are doing to make Brimmer a leader in the field.”

The program is completely virtual and runs for three months. Students learn from interviews and case studies and then develop their projects in an area that sparks their curiosity. Schoolyard Ventures has successfully supported students in transforming their innovative ideas into thriving ventures across a diverse range of industries. The program equips participants with the tools and mentorship needed to realize their vision, fostering a community of young innovators prepared to shape the future.

“I was excited when I first heard about the Social Innovators Program,” Chloe Scolnick ’25 shared. “I’ve always been interested in problem-solving and entrepreneurship in general, mostly small things like selling used clothes or addressing and working to solve common issues present in my life. I wasn’t sure what to expect when going into the program, but I was eager to go to class each week to learn more about the innovation process.” Scolnick’s project, DailyPlan, is a web app for teens who struggle with time management. Designed to create a stress-free solution that helps busy teenagers effectively organize their schedules, DailyPlan features a timer function that enables teens to allocate specific timeframes for completing their responsibilities.

“I tested my product with a good friend who has a rigorous sports and school schedule, and much to my satisfaction, my solution proved to be beneficial and effective in keeping her on task.” Not only has Scolnick expressed her appreciation for all the steps involved in the entrepreneurial process, but she was able to help a friend along the way. “There is no better feeling than knowing you are able to help someone, especially someone under so much stress, to make their life a little easier,” she says.

In a powerful testament to the impact of the Social Innovators Program, Ben Dykeman ’25 found that the program’s structure transformed his approach towards problem-solving. “It influenced my entrepreneurial mindset by breaking things down into small chunks to make them achievable and showing that a student can balance entrepreneurship and school and still successfully create a product,” he says. “It changed my mindset to ‘anything is possible,’ and I look at problem solving in different ways now.” Dykeman’s personal interest in

photography inspired him to develop his project, the Battery Strap, to extend camera battery life and provide a more comfortable strap solution. It achieves this by connecting the camera to a large battery pack worn on the back and utilizing a backpack strap system for ease of use. Through his research and interviews with professional

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The Social Innovators Program taught me that every opportunity is what you make of it.

photographers, Dykeman identified a common issue of short battery life paired with neck strap discomfort. He has developed a physical prototype of his solution and aims to get a patent on his design. “The Social Innovators Program taught me that every opportunity is what you make of it.”

The Social Innovators Program cultivates critical thinkers through immersive virtual learning and mentorship. By daring to ask “What could be possible?” students like Scolnick, Dykeman, and their Brimmer peers before them are able to transform challenges into opportunities and serve as a shining example of the potential that lies within each of us when we dare to think differently and challenge the status quo. ■

Opposite Top: Upper School student Ben Dykeman ’25 tests out his project idea during a campus photo shoot.

Grade 8 Celebration

Lower School Closing Ceremony

All School Celebration of the Arts

Brimmer’s Creative Arts Team orchestrated a fantastic All School Celebration of the Arts this spring. Artwork created by students in grades PK-Grade 12 was exhibited throughout the Chase and Hastings buildings. At the opening, families were invited to escort their young artists to view works of art from all grades, enjoy an Artwork Treasure Hunt, and take part in hands-on art activities. The event concluded with an outstanding performance of the Middle School Musical, The Addams Family (see pages 22-23).

Upper School Musical

Despite illness among the cast and a constrained twoperformance schedule, Big Fish defied expectations with two sold-out audiences. Under the direction of Creative Arts Department Chair Bill Jacob P ’06 and English and Drama Teacher Caitlin Johnson, and with musical direction by Max Holman, when the curtain rose, there was no trace of sickness in the cast or crew, delivering a seamless and memorable performance. “It was a rocky start as it was the first time we ever had to cancel a dress rehearsal, an opening night, and a matinee,” Jacob said. “But I think it was the prettiest show we’ve had in a long time. The two sold-out performances received standing ovations, which are few and far between.”

—Journalist McKinlee DePaola ’25 and Senior Journalist Madeleine Pogoda ’25 for The Gator

Middle School Musical

The Addams Family was truly a crazy, kooky, and all together spooky production to work on! It is a comedy that asks for popularly iconic, larger-than-life characters, which requires high energy and commitment from each actor performing in the show. Students displayed dedication in each rehearsal, fueled by the collaboration and attention to detail from all designers involved. The costumes, makeup, hair, and scenic and lighting design quite literally brightened the darkest parts of the story.

—Andrea Underhill-Curtin, Director of MS Theater Program Middle School English and Drama Teacher

Middle & Upper School Spring Concert

Congratulations to Middle & Upper School Music Teacher Max Holman, Music & Instrumental Teacher Dr. Alex Ostergard, the members of May Chorale, the Middle School Bands, Greenline, and the newly named Upper School band The Gator Scales on a wonderful spring concert!

Lower School Spring Concert

“Our Lower School concert was a spectacular evening celebrating the musical endeavors of our students in Grades 2-5. It was wonderful to see children rise to the musical challenges that they have diligently worked on throughout the year. A huge shoutout to Caroline Scheibe, who beautifully led the music program, and to the entire Creative Arts team for their seamless collaboration, ensuring that not one detail was overlooked.”

—Kimberly Formisano, Head of Lower School Special thanks to Ben Dykeman ’25 for taking photos for Brimmer that night.

Grades 4 & 5 Musical

Our Lower School Creative Arts team put on two fabulous performances of We Are Monsters. The 4th and 5th grade musical remains a beloved Lower School tradition, and our students wowed the audience with their humor, singing, dancing, and enthusiasm. Congratulations to our students and the entire Creative Arts team, including Director Rachel Wolf Heyman, Music Director Caroline Scheibe, and Lower School Art Teacher Joanne Clamage! “Bravo on another fantastic musical,” said Head of Lower School Kimberly Formisano. “It was fabulous to watch, and I know the students enjoyed the show. I am consistently wowed by the performances the Lower School puts on.”

academyawards

Brimmer’s 22nd Academy Awards celebrated our students’ contributions to the performing and visual arts programs throughout the year. Following a festive reception and an outstanding fashion show featuring designs from our Upper School students in Kathryn Lee's Fashion Design I and II, Academy Award hosts Huck Jennings ’25 and Maya Lownie ’24 took the stage, delighting the audience with their energy, humor, and charisma. The Upper School Instrumental Ensemble, led by Middle and Upper School Instrumental Music Teacher Dr. Alex Ostergard, provided upbeat and lively interludes as student and faculty presenters handed out awards to Middle and Upper School artists for their outstanding accomplishments onstage and behind the scenes in our plays and musicals, for their vocal and instrumental efforts in our ensembles, and for their commitment and developing talent in our visual arts classes.

sisal award-winning artists

The following students were recognized in the 2024 SISAL (Small Independent School Art League) Competition

Jazzy Lang ’24

3rd Place, US Digital Photography

Noah Panto ’25

Honorable Mention, US Graphic Art

Caleb Meranus ’26

2nd Place, US Darkroom Photography

Conno Wagner ’25

3rd Place, US Darkroom Photography

Isaac Morris ’26 Honorable Mention, US Digital Art

Ady Jaeckel ’25 Honorable Mention, US Mixed Media

Audrey Pontiff ’24 1st Place, US Drawing

Cole Esrick ’29 Honorable Mention, MS Sculpture

Stella Bowman ’28 1st Place, MS Mixed Media

George Spaulding ’28 2nd Place, MS Mixed Media

2nd Place, US Ceramics (Hand built)

2nd Place, US Jewelry/Metalsmithing

3rd Place, US Jewelry/Metalsmithing

Honorable Mention, US Jewelry/Metalsmithing

Ady Jaeckel ’25

Aitana Mares-Van Praag ’27

Anastasiia Lobortas ’26

Honorable Mention, US Ceramics (Hand built)

Ady Jaeckel ’25

Ady Jaeckel ’25

Brooks Neufeld ’26 3rd Place, US Fiber

Leo Karnes ’28 1st place, MS Jewelry/Metalsmithing

Louis Zhu ’25 1st Place, US Ceramics (Hand built)

Eli Lewis ’25 1st Place, US Ceramics (Wheel)

Eli Lewis ’25 3rd Place, US Woodworking

GATOR ATHLETES MAKE WAVES IN COLLEGE

By Tavio Mares-Van Praag ’27 and Gabe Cohen ’26

Published in a June 2024 feature of The Gator, Brimmer’s award-winning student news site.

Each year, 7.8 million high schoolers play a varsity sport. Of these 7.8 million, only 7% go on to play at the collegiate level. Over the past few years, the School’s athletics program has sent many athletes to compete in college across all three divisions. As of spring 2024, 13 alumni were competing in college athletics.

Scan the code on the right to learn more about these impressive athletes.

WINTER & SPRING ATHLETIC AWARDS

Andre Mills, Jr. ’24

Varsity Boys Basketball AA Player of the Year

Bryce Ruglass Dortch ’24

Windston Legentus ’26

Andre Mills, Jr. ’24

Varsity Boys Basketball NEPSAC All-Star

Ladanion (LD) Payne ’27

Varsity Boys Basketball

NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Bilal (BJ) Dawan-Abdullah ’28

Ryan Hurst ’25

Varsity Boys Basketball

MBIL All-League

Alexa Dykeman ’27

Varsity Girls Basketball NEPSAC All-Star

Yasmine Demeter ’27

Varsity Girls Basketball

NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Alexa Dykeman ’27

Kaylee Rivera ’25

Varsity Girls Basketball IGC All-League

Aaron MacLean ’28

Varsity Boys Tennis

MBIL MVP

Jonathan Walsh ’25

Harry Hall ’25

Varsity Baseball

MBIL All-League

Kaylee Rivera ’25

Meera Gandhi ’26

Varsity Softball IGC All-League

Quinn Teschke ’26

Cole Thompson ’26

Varsity Boys Lacrosse MBIL All-League

Paloma Hassan ’27

Varsity Girls Tennis IGC All-League

Sophia Sampaio ’26

Varsity Girls Lacrosse IGC All-League

THE SPEEDWAY COMMUNITY CELEBRATION & AUCTION

Whatan incredible night we had at the Speedway Community Celebration & Auction at Garage_B in April. It was wonderful to have so many families and friends join us for food trucks, a photo booth, dancing, and our silent and live auctions with auctioneer Bill Jacob. All proceeds from the event have gone to support faculty professional development and student financial aid. A huge thankyou goes out to our community for donating their time and talents and their unwavering support for Brimmer! We are already planning for the next event, scheduled for April 26, 2025.

Auction Item Highlights

These Lower School classroom creations are always a hit at the silent auction!

Taking inspiration from their class pet, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, students created the Boston skyline in the style of Eric Carle, using a vinyl template and their very own fingerprints.

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After studying the Great Barrier Reef, students chose their favorite sea creatures to paint onto a spacious canvas tote bag they called “Diving Into Summer.”

While studying Africa, students learned about Adinkra, a painted or stamped cloth tradition made by the Ashanti people in Ghana, and designed a collaborative tablecloth by carving and stamping unique symbols.

Students designed a gathering of whimsical aliens floating in a galaxy to create a colorful canvas they called “The Alien Planet of Ziofylis.”

After studying the Japanese pop movement Kuwaii— the Cute Aesthetic, students designed kuwaiiinspired images of their most favorite things and arranged them together on a bold canvas wall hanging.

Students created a sports-themed basket featuring a Brimmer athletic shirt, warm-up jacket, two Brimmer signed towels, a Dick’s Sporting Goods gift card, and a water bottle, all in an autographed Brimmer canvas bag.

Inspired by The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry, students painted illustrations of rainforest animals and lush vegetation to surround a majestic tree.

to our new trustees

This fall, Brimmer and May School welcomes three new members to its Board of Trustees. As current parents and an alum who have been actively engaged in the School community, they are excited to take on this important volunteer leadership role and serve the School.

Catalina Guillermety P ’29 Lexington, MA

Catalina and her husband, Jeremy Gauld, are the parents of two boys. Eli, their youngest, is a proud member of Brimmer’s eighth grade. Catalina currently works in residential real estate as an agent for Compass in Cambridge, MA. She had previously worked in marketing, business, and product development for IDEXX and several discovery-phase biotechnology companies.

Catalina served at her children’s previous school, Belmont Day, in a variety of roles including president and clerk of the

Parents’ Association and Parent-to-Parent co-chair of the Raise Y(our) Voice Capital Campaign. She also served on the school’s Board of Trustees for seven years, serving as vice-chair of the board, chair of the Development Committee, and a member of the Committee on Trustees, Strategic Planning, Finance, and Compensation Committees. She also served on the Transition Committee as part of the hiring of a new Head of School.

Catalina currently serves on the Annual Nobles Fund Executive Committee for her older son’s school, and on the Bowdoin College 1794 Alumni Society and BRAVO, the college’s admissions volunteer organization.

Catalina was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There she attended St. John’s School, a bilingual (Spanish/English) nonsectarian, coeducational day school from Pre-K through 12th grade. She received her BA from Bowdoin College and MBA from Northeastern University.

She, Jeremy, and their boys live in Lexington, MA. They enjoy spending time on Lake Winnipesaukee with their two dogs, Bonnie and Sam, and visiting Catalina’s family in Puerto Rico (especially in the winter!).

We are looking forward to tapping into Catalina’s development, governance, and strategic planning experience as the School continues to advance. Please welcome Catalina as a new Trustee!

David Mael ’05 Medford, MA

David joined the Brimmer and May School community as a freshman in 2001, spending four years as a member of the Upper School. During his time as a student at Brimmer, David was a starting varsity basketball player and since returning to the Boston area, he and his family follow the Varsity 1 Basketball Team under Tom Nelson. As an engaged alum, David has served on the Board of Visitors (BOV) and the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.

Catalina Guillermety P ’29 with husband Jeremy Gauld, son Eli ’29 (L) and son Toby (R).

After graduating from Brimmer in 2005, David earned a BA in International and Global Studies from Brandeis University, followed by an MBA and MS in Accounting from Northeastern University. David accepted a role within the assurance division of Ernst & Young and spent 10 years working within the life science industry in both San Diego and Boston.

David is currently a partner at van den Boom & Associates, an accounting and finance firm specializing in supporting early-stage companies in the life science space. David leads the team’s Boston office in addition to leading the finance and accounting function for various life science companies. Through this role, David partners with companies from inception, offering strategic financial expertise and partnership to the company’s business operations team. Since joining the firm in 2020, David has supported companies in building out financial operations from incorporation, completing preferred stock financings and initial public offerings, and growing and scaling their business during various stages of clinical development.

David and his wife, Katie, have two children, Madelyn (5) and Cameron (2). After spending several years living in San Diego, they returned home to Massachusetts. When not spending time with his family, David enjoys skiing, working on his chef skills, and spending time on or near the water.

Please join us in welcoming David back to Brimmer in this new role as Trustee!

Sarah Walters P ’27, ’27 Newton, MA

Sarah Walters, her husband Andrew Shimomura, and their daughters, Lucie and Alice, joined Brimmer in the fall of 2020. At the time, the girls were in 6th grade, transitioning into a new school in the height of the pandemic. Grateful to have been given the opportunity to join Brimmer when they did, Sarah and Drew have watched the girls, now in 10th grade, blossom into confident learners.

As a family, they have been active in the School. Lucie plays soccer and lacrosse and will be a tour guide this year. Ali has played volleyball and lacrosse and participates in the school plays and musicals, trying her hand at choreography this past year. Drew has helped coach the girls Upper School lacrosse team and Sarah has served as an Annual Fund volunteer. Both Sarah and Drew are excited to serve as co-chairs of the Annual Fund this coming year. With the girls active in all aspects of the School, both Sarah and Drew are often on the sidelines, celebrating at Homecoming, and attending performances.

Sarah grew up in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from Catlin Gabel, a K-12 independent school roughly the size of Brimmer. Her mother worked in the

development office as Director of the Annual Fund, and her aunt was the Head of the Beginning School. After graduating from Penn, Sarah attended Boston College Law School and has practiced law in Boston since her graduation.

Sarah is a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP,where she handles government and internal investigations for her clients. Sarah serves as a mentor to women and diverse lawyers and has an active pro bono practice as a court-appointed lawyer for clients charged with federal crimes. Prior to joining Ropes, Sarah spent ten years as an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting financial crimes for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, serving as chief of the Economic Crimes unit during the last four years of her tenure, and worked in private practice at other Boston law firms. She also currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Discovering Justice, a nonprofit that offers mock trial programs to students and provides civics curriculum to educators throughout Massachusetts.

Outside of work, Sarah loves spending time with her family and their black lab, Nori (who is often seen on the sidelines of Brimmer athletic events), skiing, and enjoying the outdoors.

Welcome to the Board of Trustees, Sarah! ■

Sarah Walters P ’27, ’27 with husband Andrew Shimomura and daughters Lucie ’27 (L) and Alice ’27 (R).

David Mael ’05 with wife Katie and their two children.

celebrating the class of 2024

Paola Mammano ’20 and family approach the diploma station

Andre Mills, Jr. ’24 with his family

Artist-in-Residence

Assistant

Academic

Maggie Clifford ’24 unveils her contribution to Brimmer’s Permanent Art Collection

Head of

Affairs Joe Iuliano with Rahael Teodros ’24

Harris Hu ’24, Thomas Ge ’24, Co-Director of International Students Helen Du, James Yu ’24, Peter Mou ’24

Creative Arts Chair Bill Jacob P ’06 with Creative Arts Diploma cohort

Director of Education Initiatives Cecelia Pan P ’16 (center) and Head of School Judy Guild (R) with Class of 2024 Scholar Society

Food Services Team Members Deb O’Malley (L) and Luz Restrepo (C) with Evan Michaeli ’24

(L-R) Enyinna Adiele ’24, Bharath Palanisamy ’24, Julian Park ’24

Humanities Co-Chair Kelly Neely with Global Studies Diploma cohort

Director of STEAM Program Chris Hardman with STEAM Diploma cohort

Senior Class President Rowida Kassim ’24 delivers her remarks

Members of the Board of Trustees

Zoey Zheng '25 and Cathy Wu ’24

Laird Jaramillo ’24

Zoe Hicks-Dutt ’24 and Baden Howard ’24

ONWARD…THEIR JOURNEY CONTINUES

American University

Berklee College of Music

Boston University

Brandeis University

Elmira College

Fisk University

Franklin University of Switzerland

George Washington University

Macalester College

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Merrimack College

Messina College

Muhlenberg College

Rochester Institute of Technology

Roger Williams University

Rutgers University

Salve Regina University

Skidmore College

Syracuse University

Texas A&M University

Tufts University

UMass Boston

Union College

University of California, Davis

University of Connecticut

University of Rochester

University of Utah

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

Wellesley College

DaeMon Thomas ’24

Mikayla Pierre ’24 and Chris Myers ’24

purpose passion combining &

Brimmer Signature Diploma Programs in Creative Arts, STEAM, and Global Studies encourage students to pursue their passions

Offering a rigorous curriculum and the intellectual and creative space for students to do advanced work in endeavors that excite them, these programs are both intense and rewarding. In the end, students graduate with a specialized diploma—an academic distinction that distinguishes them from other college applicants.

Creative Arts Diploma Program

IAbove: Last year’s CAP cohort kicked off the year with a trip to the American Repertory Theater in the fall, the first of many field trips with the program.

BY BILL JACOB P ’06, DIRECTOR

magine a program that brings together students who spend their free time practicing, rehearsing, and perfecting their craft; people who like nothing more than to make music or theater or art or dance whenever and wherever they can. Imagine a class that explores the boundaries of creativity, where students get to choose what to study and how to present their work to their peers and others. Imagine inviting working artists into the classroom to talk about how to stay inspired, how to make ends meet as an artist, how to make work that gets seen by contemporaries, community members, and the world at large. Imagine taking advantage of one of America’s cultural hubs and seeing world-class performances, exhibitions, and recitals as part of the curriculum. Add in

“CAP is an amazing platform to meet and

engage with other talented and motivated artists in this community.

It also supports me in my journey of looking for new opportunities and using my passion for art to benefit others around me.”

—Mary Wang ’26

a weekly visit to a local public elementary school to gain valuable hands-on experience teaching about the arts, and you have a good description of Brimmer’s Creative Arts Diploma program (CAP).

The CAP program provides students who demonstrate a deep commitment to visual arts, music, dance, theater, video, or creative writing with the opportunity to focus on their chosen art form, the tools to create a portfolio of their work, cultural connections to the Boston arts community, and a venue for participants to share their talents with the larger community, including an opportunity to regularly practice teaching and working with younger students. CAP students are challenged to set seasonal and yearly goals for themselves, to document their process in journals, social media, and online portals, to hold themselves accountable with deadlines for individual and collaborative efforts and personalized research projects, and to network with working professionals, including CAP alumni.

“My experience in CAP has been most beneficial through my relationships with the Creative Arts teachers. When you develop good working relationships, you learn about professional art practices and can do more advanced

independent work with their guidance.”

—Ady Jaeckel ’25

CAP helps our student-artists find their voices and amplify them. In regularly sharing our work at biweekly CAP lunches and collaborating as a group, we strive to build a mix of camaraderie and individual attention among the CAP cohort and the 13 dedicated arts teachers working alongside them. By providing a supportive environment where students feel comfortable taking creative risks, we aim to instill a respect for disciplined practice and introspection and an acceptance that failure and missing the mark are often integral parts of the creative process, with their own unique lessons to impart.

In the end, every CAP experience is unique and limited only by the ambition, effort, and enthusiasm that each CAP candidate brings to the program. CAP nurtures and challenges artistic dreams, pushing students to take their talents one step further and helping stretch their understanding of what art can be.

A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

“Creativity in the modern world requires fundamental discipline and commitment to your craft. CAP not only prepares young creatives for the rigors of the world but also provides an opportunity for self-sufficiency and focus. It takes away the fantasy of “being an artist” and replaces it with the profound reality of hard work and day-after-day resolve. It’s never too late to learn your craft; CAP takes it a step further and teaches you to respect your craft. Even if you don’t pursue your artistic goals past Brimmer, being in CAP is a transformative experience. It provides moments of personal and creative growth that will carry over to whatever path you pursue. I wish more schools offered this kind of opportunity to their students.”

—Shane Sager ’12

“CAP was integral to my coming to terms with the fact that I’ve chosen a lifestyle as a musician. It taught me the discipline I needed to honor the creative process and cultivate a creative environment that was encouraging and supportive. Without the faculty’s selfless devotion to ensuring every student gets exactly what they need to move forward, I don’t think I would have achieved so much at my age.“

—Tony Ni ’16

Combining Purpose & Passion

STEAM Diploma Program

BY CHRIS HARDMAN, DIRECTOR

The STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) Diploma program, started in 2013, has grown significantly over the past decade with 73 STEAM graduates to date and another 37 current candidates across the Upper School.

With the opening of the Hastings Center in 2017, including the Innovation Space, Maker Space, and STEAM classroom, Brimmer students have access to state-of-the-art fabrication tools that their peers outside of Brimmer don’t experience, let alone master, until they get to college. Upon acceptance to the program, students may select one of four concentrations—including Biomedical and Life Sciences, Architecture and Industrial Design, Technology and Robotics, and Engineering and Physical Sciences—that offer an array of courses while still leaving space to pursue other interests outside of the program. Our latest offerings include Biotechnology, Digital Fabrication, Computer Science, and new Engineering classes.

Many classes encourage collaboration, and we foster this with extracurricular activities, such

“The STEAM Diploma Program has

transformed how

I

understand and interact with the world around

me. I

have gained a broader understanding of realworld problem-solving and collaboration through courses like Problem Solving through Design, Engineering, and AP Physics.”

—Nicholas Kozhemiakin ’25

as last year’s inaugural Scrap-a-palooza, where students in small groups were given access to discarded and recycled materials and asked to make a project based on the prompt of “light.”

The students showed great creativity and had a blast trying to realize their ideas. Many immediately started collecting materials for the coming year.

STEAM Diploma candidates are required to complete an internship, and most students choose the summer between junior and senior year to do so. Finding appropriate internships can be a challenge, but through programs at local businesses, universities, and organizations, and word of mouth from Brimmer alums, parents, and our wider community, we have been able to successfully place students. The process helps them develop vital skills for their careers, both during the internship itself and through the search and application process. Students work on writing résumés and tailored

cover letters, preparing for an interview, and making a good first impression.

The capstone to the program, and one of its most unique features, is STEAM Lab, a yearlong course completed by all STEAM Diploma students in their senior year. The class uses the Maker Space and STEAM classroom to design, make, and sell products, giving students a taste of entrepreneurship and start-up culture. Using the money the STEAM Lab small businesses earn, students buy materials for their own individual and small group projects. The course features guest speakers on how to turn an idea into a product, applying for patents, applying for funding from investors, how to start a small business, and lessons learned from failure.

To learn more about the lasting impact of the STEAM Diploma Program, don’t miss our story on alum Avery Alperin ’21 (see pages 4-7).

At Near Right: Upper School STEAM students attending a welding workshop at Artisan’s Asylum; At Far Right: Participating in the School’s inaugural Scrap-a-palooza.

Global Studies Diploma Program

BY KELLY NEELY, DIRECTOR

TheGlobal Studies Diploma program, started in 2011, incorporates curriculum and programs from multifaceted perspectives, which enables students to examine the world through a variety of lenses, including the humanities, world languages, and sciences. This model provides ongoing opportunities for students to expand their horizons while developing their identities as global citizens. As the program has evolved, students have taken advantage of the opportunities it provides to explore global cultures and issues while centering their place in the world. This helps them to connect what they learn in the classroom to their experiences at local, national, and global levels.

Upon acceptance to the program, students may select one of four concentrations— including Science, World Languages, Economics, and Political Science—while also taking foundational courses that address various global themes. Additionally, they work to earn points in the categories of Global Action, Cultural Engagement, and Student Choice. They conclude with a senior capstone paper and presentation reflecting on their experiences in the program and how they intend to continue this work moving forward. Our graduates often go on to focus on globally related topics in college and beyond. Many alums enthusiastically share how the program inspired their future study and career choices.

As the world changes and we’ve had to adapt

to global issues such as the pandemic, the program has strived to both meet students’ needs and challenge them to go beyond their comfort zone. Rather than canceling our programming when we could not physically engage with the world, we brought the world to our students through online Model UN conferences, trainings such as TED Ed’s Earth School, and speakers from local bookstores and universities. These programs enhanced the students’ abilities to connect with the world and encouraged them to continue this work once they could do so in person. As a result, the diploma candidates share their enthusiasm for the program with new and rising students, and we are always inspired by the ways they tailor the program to fit their interests in areas such as travel, international relations, immigration law, or social justice.

Global Studies Diploma program students often remark that they look forward to the opportunities it provides to not only learn more about but participate in the world. Upon their completion of the program, many seniors reflect that it has done just that.

“There is never a one-sizefits-all solution for political issues and . . . being an informed global citizen

is critical to being a

part

of the eventual solution.”

—Baden Howard ’24

In its design and implementation, the Global Studies Diploma program takes to heart Brimmer’s mission to help students become “informed, engaged, and ethical leaders in our diverse world.” We are continuously inspired by the connections our students make in the classroom and beyond through their work in Global Studies. ■

“Global

Studies has expanded the way I look at the world. I am a more conscious and thoughtful citizen because of the program. The focused coursework has helped me to gain better perspectives on the world around me.”

—Sydney Heff ’24

For more information, check out Diploma Diaries, a web series hosted by Multimedia Manager Chloe Scolnick ’25 for Brimmer’s online news publication, The Gator. The series delves into the rich experiences of students from all three Signature Diploma Programs. Scolnick engages with participants, uncovering their unique journeys and insights. Tune in to be inspired and discover the diverse tapestry of talents and perspectives in these dynamic fields.

Global Studies students attended Model UN at MIT last year, one of many globally focused activities that make up the program.

INNOVATION award winners our 2024 faculty

By Madison Perkins, Marketing & Communications Associate

Our Faculty Innovation Grants are funded by the Kirwan Smith Family and the Faculty Compensation and Teaching Excellence Fund and are awarded to faculty members based upon the ability to create a proposal for a teaching experience that transcends the normal school curriculum. These grants offer $6,000 for classroom materials and $6,000 stipends to compensate for planning time for curriculum development. “The grant proposals were very strong this year, and we wish to thank all of the faculty members who submitted such excellent ideas,” said Director of Development Elizabeth Smith P ’17. “We were very lucky that the sponsors were impressed enough to encourage the panel to choose three winning proposals.”

Upper School

Making Augmented Reality a Brimmer Reality

Kathryn Lee P ’32, ’34, Director of Innovation and Design, MS/US Arts Teacher

This Innovation Grant will fund the purchase of two Apple Vision Pro headsets to be used primarily in Architectural CAD Modeling and Graphic Art. This equipment will complement the current curriculum while dramatically enhancing the student experience.

In describing how the Architecture CAD Modeling course will benefit from the Apple Vision Pro headsets, Lee explains, “This course currently delves deep into 3D modeling using Onshape, a web-based CAD platform. Onshape can export various file types, which, through a series of actions, can be converted to a .usdz file, the standard AR file type used by Apple mobile devices and the Vision Pro. Using AirDrop to transfer a file to the Vision Pro, students can experience their model in full scale, right in front of their eyes, with a full 360° view.”

The course becomes more immersive through the student’s use of these headsets. “They can walk around and experience their architectural design as if it were real. Without the Vision Pro, students can experience the same AR view through their phone or iPad, but due to scale, they cannot see the whole model at full size. The phone screen is not large enough to accommodate it,” says Lee. This enhanced experience helps students understand spatial relationships and scale more effectively, as if they were physically present in their own creations.

“The graphic art curriculum is historically rooted in the Adobe Creative Suite. However, this past year we began to explore the immense capabilities of Blender, a free and opensource 3D creation suite,” explains Lee. Blender supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline— modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Objects rendered in Blender can also be exported as .usdz files and are easily viewed in Vision Pro. This year, students in Lee’s class each created a 3D model of food items in Blender, which were displayed to the community as an augmented reality snack bar! For this exhibit, the snack bar was only visible through an iPad. “With a Vision Pro, experiencing projects like this would be even more immersive for the artists and the audience,” says Lee. “Moving forward, this class will continue to explore Blender as a method of creating AR objects and environments. Blender also complements both Onshape and Adobe, allowing our students to navigate the three platforms seamlessly and providing even more possibilities.”

Middle School

Enhancing Team and Community Building Materials in the Middle School Andrew Beal, Director of Middle School Student Life and Learning Center, Middle School Math Teacher

Effective communication and collaboration have long been cornerstones of a Brimmer and May education. Although the omnipresence of devices has shrunk the world we live in, it has simultaneously widened the gaps between individuals and altered how we communicate, collaborate, and coexist. Moreover, there are lingering social challenges stemming from the pandemic years. To address these evolving needs, we must intensify our focus on SocialEmotional Learning (SEL) and developing teamwork skills. “The feeling one gets when walking the halls of our School and witnessing the joyful, respectful, collaborative community we have created is a testament to the hallmarks of a Brimmer education,” says Beal. “Now, more than ever, we can do better, and we need to do better for the sake of our students and for all humankind.

“Presently, the time invested in developing interpersonal skills is limited, and yet, expectations for group work, collaboration, effective communication, respect, and empathy are high. This is true across the curriculum, whether the students are collaborating on humanities projects, science labs, or creative arts activities and performances.” Addressing these gaps by integrating more focused interpersonal activities will enhance overall performance, ensuring that students are better equipped to excel in collaborative settings. Purchasing inhouse resources will provide multiple benefits to the School. First, the funds used for camp and employing the services of outside vendors can be reallocated to enhance the curriculum in a multitude of other ways. Second, having in-house materials means we can access them throughout the year and can react immediately when our community needs intervention.

Beal describes how the materials purchased would be implemented at the Middle School level. “In Middle School, additional opportunities exist during assembly and advisory blocks and in growth education,” he says. “These materials can be used proactively and reactively instead of the one-and-done model used in the past. This grant will have an immediate and lasting impact on our students.” As Director of Student Life, Beal will ensure the materials will be used by every student in the Middle School multiple times a year. Moreover, Middle School Senate members will be trained as peer leaders and facilitators. Once purchased, Beal will incorporate these materials into his professional goals and ensure they are used annually to continue strengthening the Brimmer community.

These materials can be used proactively and reactively instead of the one-and-done model used in the past. This grant will have an immediate and lasting impact on our students. ’’

Lower School

Inspiring Future Climate Change Leaders

Ina Patel, Lower School Director of Teaching & Learning

Brian Binkowski, Grade 5 Teacher

The Lower School’s commitment to understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate change is irrefutable. Patel and Binkowski emphasize, “As educators, it is our paramount responsibility to inform the future decision-makers and leaders about the challenges facing our planet and how they can start devising solutions to slow down climate change. With the help of this grant, we will purchase materials that enable more authentic, hands-on, and relevant science explorations for students.”

For the study of simple machines, Grade 5 will continue learning about climate action and its effects, specifically focusing on ocean pollution, life on land, and sustainable consumption and production. Students will then engage in guided activities centered around simple machines. The final project will be to design a prototype of a machine that provides a solution for one of the climate topics studied.

During the Grade 5 astronomy unit, while students are learning about the phases of the moon and the life cycles of stars, they will conduct an in-depth study of Mars. Students will learn how food can be grown on Mars and understand the constraints of living without oxygen and water. The purchase of an aquaponics system and a vertical farming system (via artificial lights) will further aid students in learning about these advanced growing techniques.

The final unit of the year will focus on renewable energy. Students will explore solar energy, hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, and wind power. After analyzing these renewable energy sources, students will create a home or building using the Glowforge and explore the benefits and drawbacks of these energy sources. Building on their prior knowledge of series and parallel circuits from Grade 4, students will wire a light bulb that runs to an alternative energy source and learn how the energy for these sources can be harvested and used.

“By updating these current science units in Grade 5, we are educating our students to be responsible global stewards who can make informed decisions about the products they consume,” say Patel and Binkowski. “These learning experiences provide students with handson opportunities to create solutions for current global problems.” ■

Class Notes

1962

Pamela Paine Spires

“I am working as a church administrator for a new facility in Chipley.”

1969

Stephanie (Ruth) Adams

“Though I was the first (alphabetically) at graduation, the School presented gifts in reverse order because they knew mine would be so funny. The college that I was attending was Berkeley, and it was a time of free speech, student riots, and teargassing…hence the gift of the gas mask. One day, I was at the

(Berkeley) campus library studying, and when I left to return to the dorm, I passed a nearby demonstration and was teargassed. Of course I did not have my mask!”

1983

Jamile “Jiji” Woods

Jiji Woods and her daughter Fatima came to campus for a tour and to see the changes that have been made since Jiji left Brimmer 35+ years ago. She had a bonus reunion with classmate Candace Burns ’83.

Yearbook Flashback! Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 (R) with former Brimmer Headmistress Emily Thompson.

Stephanie (Ruth) Adams ’69 with the gas mask she received as a gift at her Brimmer graduation.

(L-R) Nina Giambro ’80, Victoria Foster ’12, Ali Fisher ’12, Corey Murphy ’12, Michelle Levinger ’19, and Ben Ernest ’19 at the Alumni Holiday Party in December.

Members of the Class of 1969 got together in June for a belated 55th reunion. (Top L-R): Debby Crocker Richie, Stephanie (Ruth) Adams, Barry Goodman, Dianne Leavitt Brooks, Susan Lilly Nickell. (Bottom L-R): Sarah Crane Chandler, Jo Rothman.

1991

Stacey Gray

Stacey stopped by campus last spring, 40 years after her family left the Boston area. She was thrilled to see Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22 and Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell. Memories flooded back as we toured through McCoy Hall and Thompson Gym. She looks forward to coming back to campus for a reunion soon.

1998

Rebecca Lau

“And just like that…I completed my 200 Hours Teacher Training Course. Six days a week from 6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., yoga practice twice a day, four classes a day…our schedules were packed yet it feels like it went by so fast. I entered with a blank slate at the start of a personal and career transition. I always wanted to have a deeper practice without the intention to teach. But I walk away feeling that yoga is worth teaching and sharing. Thanks to the teachers at baliyogaashramofficial, my yoga mates who shared the journey together, and the spirit and beauty of Ubud, Bali. I’m beginning to learn what yoga really means to me and actually feeling connected to it. It goes beyond holding cool postures, flexibility, and mouthing mantras I didn’t deeply understand. I’m grateful I listened to my intuition pulling me towards this school. I am in awe of the teachers’ knowledge and experience. They are funny, patient, organized, and extremely kind people. They walk the talk with gentle humility. Hope to see you next year for 300 Hours! Namaste.”

(L-R) Candace Burns ’83, Jiji’s daughter Fatima, and Jiji Woods ’83

Yearbook Flashback! Robin Dublin ’80 (L), pictured here with former Headmaster Richards Burhoe, is wearing a small gator on her field hockey kilt in honor of the Gator mascot’s inception.

Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22 (L) and Stacey Gray ’91 tour McCoy Hall.

Stacey Gray ’91 with Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell.

Rebecca Lau ’98 receiving her Certificate of Completion: 200 Hours of Ashtanga & Vinyasa Flow Teacher Training Course in Bali in May.

2002

David Cutler

“We had a great time celebrating Father’s Day at the Byrne household! Tom Howland and his family even came in from Idaho.”

2003

Vanessa Sullivan

“This past month has been an exciting one. I am happy to share that I recently started a new position as an archaeologist with WSP in Canada! I am grateful for the opportunity to join the Atlantic Canada Environmental Assessment & Permitting team and am thrilled to be working with such a talented group of people. Lyle and I have been loving married life…we can’t believe how fast time has flown since our wedding day. Fellow Brimmer classmates Luke Patton ’03 and Rajuli Khetarpal Fahey ’03 were also there to celebrate.”

2008

Kyle Bond

“My wife and I have a son, Jack, who is almost two, and a daughter on the way!”

2009

Micah Levy

“To start the year, I began to learn about Fundación Talento 21 and the many projects they are involved in thanks to Luisa Fernanda Reina. The school is very inspiring, with a great group of kids and educators. Giving a child the opportunity to receive a quality education is something I wanted to pay forward and be a part of. Talento 21 offers an alternative style of teaching that is catered towards sustainable education, something not offered in the public school system in Colombia. Currently I am sponsoring two children and have received some help along the way. Meeting the kids was a very meaningful experience, and I am so glad to have introduced myself to them.”

2015

Jiaqi (Kino) Shen

Jiaqi writes us from Melbourne, Australia, to say that he graduated with a BE in Mechanical Engineering in 2019 and a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union in New York City. He is currently getting his Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical/Medical Engineering (projected graduation date: 2026) from the University of Melbourne. While completing his studies, he is working as a biomedical researcher and mechanical design engineer at the university.

Henry Spitzer ’06 sent us this photo of him and his daughter Camille on her first day of Brimmer Summer Camp!

Micah Levy ’09 with students at the Fundación Talento 21 school in Colombia in June.

(L-R) David Cutler ’02 with son Gabe (5), Gregory Gonzales ’02 with daughter Annie (4), Tom Howland ’02 with daughter Dylan (4), and Tom Byrne ’02 with sons Peter (3) and Charles (5).

2016

Tony Ni

Tony graduated from Berklee College of Music in May 2020 with a dual major in Music Production and Engineering and Songwriting and a minor in Commercial Record Production. He is a recipient of the 2020 Music Production and Engineering Department’s Academic Scholar Award. “Since graduation, I signed with Toronto’s 7 Long Lane Entertainment as a music producer, an audio engineer, and a songwriter. I’ve been working with Vincent Darby, an extremely talented pop/R&B artist from Birmingham, UK. It has been such a long time coming because when I graduated in the middle of the pandemic, when the world was shut down, we had figured out a way to use video calls and iPhone voice-memo recordings to write songs and to produce records. We made cross-continental music collaboration happen despite the shutdown. In 2023, Vincent finally met me for the first time in person in Toronto, having previously only met me over FaceTime and Zoom, and

it was such a bizarre yet heartwarming experience. We performed at iHeart Music Radio’s Dunkin Donuts lounge as well as at Rockwood Music Hall in New York in March 2023 and now, a year and a half later, we’re taking our biggest stage yet at South by Southwest in Austin, TX!”

2017

Alex Pan

“I am working for the Maine Department of Marine Resources as a water quality specialist. I conduct water sampling of streams that enter the Atlantic from Deer Isle to the Canadian border. Previously, I worked on testing shellfish for biotoxins.”

Alex Pan ’17 collecting water samples last winter for the Maine Department of Marine Resources.

Tony Ni ’16 performing in the Vincent Darby “Rogue” Tour at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, in March.

Trevor Sullivan ’11 with his wife, Devon, and their kids Emelia (3) and Cameron (1).

Tony Ni ’16 performing at Live at the Art House in Provincetown, MA, in July.

2019

Paxton Wong

Paxton was Head Manager for the Xavier University Men’s Basketball team and graduated summa cum laude in May 2024. He is currently Xavier’s Men’s Basketball Sport Performance Graduate Assistant and is enrolled in their MBA program. Brimmer alums Michael Donahue ’19 and Justin Ewing ’19 joined him at Senior Day at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH, in March.

2020

William Apostolica

After graduating from NYU, where he majored in Political Science and Government, William started law school at Northeastern University in the fall. He graduated from NYU’s Gallatin School, where he was the President of Student Council. At graduation, William was one of 36 students, in a class of 600, who received a prestigious award for his service to the school.

2022

Brian Barrera

Brian recently came to our annual alumni Summer Shindig (see pages 70-71) and told us that he is a rising junior at Bentley University, where he is majoring in business. He is currently doing a summer internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Boston as an auditor. ■

Dylan Rigol ’18 (L) with his father, Dan, at his graduation from High Point University.

Brimmer alums Justin Ewing ’19 (L) and Michael Donahue ’19 (R) joined Paxton Wong ’19 at Xavier’s Senior Day at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH, in March.

Paxton Wong ’19 (second from left) with fellow Xavier University seniors at Senior Day.

It was an exciting year for Head of School Judy Guild and husband Bill as they welcomed their first grandchild, Hugh, this summer.

janeata robinson p ’07, ’09

retires after 22 years at brimmer

By Joe Iuliano, Assistant Head of Academic Affairs

Anyone attempting to document Janeata Robinson’s contributions to Brimmer and May School during her 22 years here would be facing a daunting task. But I will try to capture a few—a “best of the best,” if you will.

The warmth of Janeata’s greeting was immediate for everyone who entered the Hastings Center. As the front face of Brimmer for 22 years, she provided the softest of landing spaces for all—from elevator inspectors to members of the Board and everyone in-between. Lucky Middle and Upper School students, faculty, and staff started each day at Brimmer greeting, and being greeted by, Mrs. Robinson. At lunch, the Lower School had this same good fortune. When she first started working at Brimmer, her office was situated beneath a stairwell, a bit like Harry Potter’s room in the Dursley household. She was, and still is, a genuine, warm, and wise wizard.

She adored reading to the students, especially the youngest ones; she loved the books, she loved the learning, she loved the connection— and she got all that back from the students in equal amounts. They would sit on her lap; they would ask her questions and answer hers;

they never wanted her to leave when reading time was over. Janeata immersed herself in those moments, and the students responded with open ears, wide eyes, questioning minds, and smiling faces.

She always assessed and responded to student behavior instinctively and immediately: feet on furniture—addressed; needed money to get home—money offered; swearing—addressed; offended by a friend—comforted; lost a book—assisted; needed a pep talk—advised and loved.

The plants in my office will miss her; she always brought them the water that I still forget to give them. She tended to and took care of everyone and every living thing in her vicinity. Her ability to connect with students, colleagues, parents, grandparents, and guests,

and her genuine concern for others, has been an exemplar to us all.

In addition to having a beautiful, stylish sense of fashion, Janeata has a beautiful singing voice, and she was gracious to offer it often with performances at Coffee House, in the faculty holiday chorus, and at Morning Meetings. At the end of a long day, I might blast out some Sly and the Family Stone and we’d Dance to the Music or Sing a Simple Song together. Unsurprisingly, she has moves.

Janeata is first and foremost a woman of compassion, warmth, and friendship. Her hugs are genuine and nourish the spirit. And while she has left Brimmer, she will remain in our hearts for many years to come.

Thank you, Mrs. Robinson, for giving us so much loving care. ■

Of all the wonderful things Mrs. Robinson brought to our community, her love of music and her ability to use music to bring us together especially stand out. I am so grateful to have had opportunities to be part of her backing bands at our annual Coffee House events and morning meetings, which allowed me to see the smiles on the faces of her audience as she sang.

—Ted Barker-Hook P ’23, Upper School History Teacher & Co-Founder of Circles: A Coffee House

(L-R) Ethan Eastwood ’18, AJ Reeves ’18, Janeata, Ju'Quan Mills ’17, and Stone McLaren ’18

Janeata performs during a 2012 Coffee House

brimmer & listens! reads

In celebration of our yearlong theme, Authentic Learning. Bold Thinking. Compassionate Community., faculty and staff share the books and podcasts that have resonated most for them this past summer.

This book is an historical fiction about a midwife living in Maine in the late 1700s. What stood out to me was that while the story takes place over 200 years ago, many of the challenges that women faced still resonate today.

The plot is also based around a murder and contains plenty of intrigue and excitement that regularly kept me up well past my bedtime, wanting to read just one more chapter.

Louisa Connaughton Lower School Math Specialist, Middle School Math Teacher

The book is a collection of letters written by the author to his grandson, exploring what it means to be human through the lessons he learned as a psychologist, quadriplegic, father, and husband. Letters serve as a diary for the author and a window into his world and into the challenges his grandson will face, as we learn that Sam is diagnosed with autism at the beginning of the book. The journey through helps us discover more about Sam and life.

Community Picks

This sci-fi book brings you onto the ship of an interstellar journey. Through the lens of these space travelers, you learn to contend with issues of equity due to the heterogeneity of galactic species on board. The book also answers questions about human morality and topics of international (or intergalactic) relations. A fun read that is hard to put down!

Brimmer faculty and staff read the following two Community Read selections over the summer before coming together in the fall to participate in small breakout groups to discuss.

With Miller’s book as a guide, Lower School Reading Specialist Eve Bould and Middle School Dean of Students Matt Gallon led an interactive session called AI for Educators: Hands-On Applications for the Classroom that explored the practical applications of AI in the classroom, including how AI can make text accessible at different reading levels, generate assessments, create rubrics, and help students brainstorm. Participants gained hands-on experience with these tools and walked away with strategies to enhance their teaching practices using AI.

Two recommendations from Head of Upper School Joshua Neudel P ’30

This true crime podcast has produced two seasons to date. Season 1, hosted and reported by Beth Schwartzapfel, deals with a teenager of color convicted of murdering his campmate in 1985. Decades later, the victim’s family and the convicted murderer come face to face with the U.S. parole system. Season 2, hosted and reported by Amory Sivertson, reexamines an unsolved case about a wife who may have murdered her mother-in-law. The twists and turns leave the listener wondering who is telling the truth…if anyone!

Gemma Kevaney, Grade 4 Teacher

My kids discovered this over the summer during car rides. It’s a show where a kid asks two adults— one an expert, the other a liar—about the same topic. The kid has to figure out who is the expert. The host is Deborah Goldstein, with the help of silly robot L.I.S.A. (Live In Studio Audience), and each episode is quick and fun. You learn a lot about a range of topics, including the importance of asking good questions and practicing critical thinking.

Elyse Seltzer Director of Middle & Upper School Library

Using Hammond’s book as a guide, Grade 1

Teacher Deb Castro and Director of Middle & Upper School Library Elyse Seltzer led a workshop called Building Learning Partnerships through Culturally Responsive Teaching to explore practical strategies for building strong learning partnerships in the classroom and fostering authentic engagement and academic rigor among students. Participants gained actionable plans to implement these strategies and create a supportive and inclusive classroom environment from day one in the fall.

Three recommendations from Director ofAnnual Giving Sharin Russell

Most of this story takes place in Positano, Italy where a daughter discovers a special bond with her recently deceased mother. The author describes her novel as one about how we move on after loss and how people we love never truly leave us.

This story also deals with loss in a family. Even in the darkest of times, hope, friendship, and a special bond with an intelligent octopus can ensure that life goes on and can even be fulfilling. Never lose hope.

So true that cooking is chemistry, yet this story provides a foundation of strength for readers where a woman (a

“chemist” as she always reminds people) in the 1960s has the daunting task of overturning biases of women both in her professional career and at home raising a child as an unwed mother.

Wshindig

e loved catching up with our young alumni this past July in Boston at Trillium Brewing Company for the third annual Summer Shindig. We continue to be impressed with everything going on in the lives of our former students. ■

Raymani Walker ’17 and Elizabeth Picken ’17.

Development Elizabeth

North Shore Visit with 1945 Alumnae

We had a glorious day up in Gloucester, MA, for our annual North Shore Alumni Luncheon.

Overlooking the beautiful harbor and watching the schooners head out to sea, we caught up with some of our favorite alumnae.

(Top L–R) Head of School Judy Guild, Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22, and Carol Tesone Croffy ’67. (Seated L–R) Nancy Biddle Lemcke ’50 and Doreen Davis Gove ’45.

Back Row (L-R) Anthony Anderson ’17, Raymani Walker ’17, Takuo Urushihara ’03, Yannick Lewis ’00, World Languages Chair Nicole Rudolph, Upper School Math Teacher Peter Slaski, Director of STEAM Program Chris Hardman, Elizabeth Picken ’17, Director of Enrollment Management Brian Beale. Front Row (L-R) Director of

Smith P ’17, Emma Hastings ’19, Sarah Smith ’17, Enna Spivak ’17, Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell, Head of School Judy Guild, Math Department Chair Nancy Bradley, Brian Barrera ’22, Director of Alumni Affairs Amanda Eppers ’88, P ’22.

Director of STEAM Program Chris Hardman and Brian Barrera ’22.

Spring Carnival

(L-R) Sammy Gordon ’14, Kate Foster ’14.

(L-R) Hanna Pastor Feldman ’11, Shana Pastor Carr ’04, Lexi Pudney ’04, Assistant Head of School Carl Coombs P ’27, Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell .

(L-R) Jesse Spivak ’14 (center) with fiancé (L) and Hallie Black ’14 (R).

THE 2024 ALUMNI RECOGNITION AWARD

Courtney McGillicuddy ’89

By Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22, Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events

The Alumni Recognition Award is given each year by the Brimmer and May Alumni Board to an outstanding alum who reflects the School’s mission as an informed, engaged, and ethical citizen and leader for the global community. This year, the award goes to an alumna celebrating her 35th reunion. She has been a part of the Brimmer and May community since 1984 when she started in the 8th grade. She was active in Model UN, Senate, the Social Committee, and the yearbook. She was also a fierce member of both the Varsity Field Hockey and Lacrosse teams.

After graduation, she went on to receive her B.A. in International Relations and French from Lake Forest College and an M.Ed. in Elementary Education and Standard Certification in Special Needs from Lesley University.

For the last 20 years, Courtney McGillicuddy ’89 has been tightly woven into the fabric of our Lower School, starting out as a Grade 1 teacher and working her way up to her current position as Assistant Head of Lower School and Associate Director of Lower School Admissions. Her commitment to Brimmer doesn’t stop there. She has been a key member of the Alumni Board and is ever present at events ranging from the Alumni Day festivities to the Alumni Holiday Party and just about every other event on campus. Courtney’s love for her school is shown daily through Share Assemblies, lunch duty with our PK class, and giving campus tours to prospective families. She has taught so many of our Lifers (my daughter, Marlo Frank ’22, included), and the love students shower on her when they see her is tangible. Head of School Judy Guild says of her former student, “I can always count on Courtney to keep the relationships we have with our students and families at the core of all we do.”

(L-R) Former Registrar Janeata Robinson P ’07, ’09, Mario Kula ’09.

(L-R) Connor Reif ’19, Mark Donato ’19, Caiti Cullen ’19.

THE 2024 ALUMNI CREATIVE ARTS HALL OF FAME WINNERS

Courtney Camps Toomey ’04 & Luke Patton ’03

By Bill Jacob P ’06, Creative Arts Department Chair

This year, we recognize the artistic contributions of two Brimmer alums; two actors who graced our stage early in my tenure as Chair of the Creative Arts Department: Courtney Camps Toomey ’04 and Luke Patton ’03. Courtney is a lifer like me. She arrived at Brimmer in 1991, a fresh-faced Kindergartener with a mom who wasn’t shy about promoting her daughter’s on-stage talents. And for the next 14 years, Courtney participated in every concert and every production that was open to her, often in a leading role. By my count, that comes to 16-20 different shows as well as countless concerts with the unforgettable Jeanne Segal.

Luke came to Brimmer later, arriving in fifth grade in 1995. Luke’s parents thought theater might bring him a little more out of his shell, but I think Luke joined the theater because it was a way out of organized sports and there were girls involved, two plusses that had once drawn me in the same direction. Working his way up from the ensemble, Luke was regularly the leading man in many of our productions.

Both actors were part of a vibrant, high-performing group of students who helped me to mount my very first high school productions, including Museum, All in the Timing, The Good Doctor, and The Visit, and musicals, including The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Oklahoma!,

Anything Goes, and Guys and Dolls. In those days, Mr. Murray directed a spring show, and both Courtney and Luke were part of his infamous production of Arsenic and Old Lace, among others. I can’t overstate how much fun it was to work with these students, to build a shared language and create a well of experience in rehearsals and in performances that kept us entertained long before we ever brought audiences in to see our shows. Courtney and Luke brought enthusiasm to the work; they had presence and talent, and they had timing. They knew how to land a joke, and they weren’t afraid if the laugh was on them. These students set the bar for what I could expect from Brimmer high schoolers in the years to come, and they set the bar high. How fortunate I feel to count them not just as former students, but also as very dear friends.

The Class of 2004 Top Row (L-R) Courtney Camps Toomey ’04, Lexi Pudney ’04, Katya d’Angelo ’04, Shana Pastor Carr ’04 Bottom Row (L-R) Morris Luu ’04, Andrew Kendrick ’04

(L-R) Chloe Cochener ’19, Emma Hastings ’19

(L-R) Haleigh Jacobs ’23, Middle & Upper School Mandarin Teacher Frances Fremont-Smith ’75

(L-R) Mark Toomey, Courtney Camps Toomey ’04, Emma Rawl ’02

Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame award winner Sammy Mojica ’14 with his family

THE 2024 ALUMNI ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS

Emma Rawls ’02

By Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22, Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events

The description for the 1996 newly established Athletic Sportsmanship Award matches sophomore recipient Emma Rawls ’02 to a tee. “The Sportsmanship Award honors athletes who, both on and off the playing fields, possess the attitudes and demonstrate the values that Brimmer and May School upholds. These athletes care for their teammates and their opponents and treat them all with respect and kindness.” In her seven years at Brimmer, Emma not only excelled in the classroom but equally competed on the fields and courts. Emma was a three-season athlete throughout her years in Upper School, playing soccer, basketball, and lacrosse. Her coaches remarked that Emma was a joy to coach as she was an enthusiastic, tenacious, and hardworking player. Upon receiving the Outstanding Athlete Award, then-Athletic Director Jeff Gates said, “She was a three-season athlete who was elected captain in all three sports. With her outstanding play in goal, she helped lead the soccer team to its first-ever Independent Girls Conference Championship and a bid to the New England Prep School Tournament. She was named an All-League and All-New England basketball player for two consecutive years. She earned MVP in soccer and basketball, and she was the leading scorer on the lacrosse team with 64 goals.” It is an honor to award this year’s Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Award to Emma Rawls ’02.

Sammy Mojica ’14

By Tom Nelson, Athletic Director

Sammy entered my life at the perfect time. We needed a talented student-athlete to revitalize our program—someone capable of handling the academic rigor of Brimmer while leading us to the playoffs on the court. Sammy needed a coach and a community that could nurture his talent both on and off the court.

In his first year, he helped us reach the NEPSAC AA playoffs. He earned All-League honors and led our team in scoring. We stood by him during a tragic time when his house burned down.

Over the next two years, Sammy scored 1,002 points, was named to the NEPSAC First Team, and earned a scholarship to Drexel University. He was the third pick in the Puerto Rican Draft and went on to win a championship while playing professional basketball in South America. Despite all his achievements, Sammy has remained the same person. I truly love Sammy and his family for entrusting me with his development. It is an honor to award this year’s Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame Award to Sammy Mojica, Jr.

(L-R) Raymond Ma ’13, Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell, Ben Ma ’12.

Class of 1999 (L-R) Eric Smith ’99, Andrea Brayboy ’99, Taylor Harris ’99, Rebecca Slosberg Goodrich ’99.

ALUMNI VS. STUDENTS BASKETBALL GAME

(L-R) Kate Foster ’14, Maddy Petersen ’14, Sammy Gordon ’14, Andrew Kassis ’14, Hallie Black ’14, Head of School Judy Guild, Ben Ma ’12 .

(L-R) Ta’Quan Williams ’23, Gianni Thompson ’21.

(L-R) Bryce Ruglass Dortch ’24, Will Apen ’25, and Edrick Quezada ’23.

Your Annual Fund Gift means the world

The 2024–2025 Annual Fund

Last year, our incredible community gave generously to ensure excellence for today’s students and for today’s need for flexibility. A $1 million Annual Fund allowed Brimmer to continue to deliver a top-notch PK-12 education while prioritizing physical education and athletics, performing arts, DEIB programming and curriculum, speakers, field trips and travel, and more. At every point during the school year, the Board of Trustees and Head of School were able to make critical funding decisions for everything from classroom materials to technology to professional development opportunities.

Please continue to make the Annual Fund your philanthropic priority this year. Brimmer’s Annual Fund helps us to attract and retain the very best faculty through strong compensation and professional development offerings; create state-of-the-art classrooms; create a strong, diverse community of learners through financial aid; invest in new curriculum and DEIB initiatives; and offer a well-rounded blend of academics, wellness, arts, fitness, and athletics. It helps us keep our campus well maintained and beautiful, and it helps us plan as we advance Brimmer for the future.

Every donation to the 2024-2025 Annual Fund is an investment in a Brimmer education and benefits each student and faculty member.

Our dedicated parent, alumni, alumni parent, and faculty community work together for Brimmer each year. Thank you. You make this possible!

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from the head of school & the chair of the board of trustees

With the start of the 2024-2025 school year, the Brimmer campus is once again filled with students and faculty engaged in dynamic classrooms, in science and maker spaces, in art and music rooms, and on the athletic fields and courts. As we prepare for the year ahead, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all members of our community—faculty, parents, alumni, alumni parents, grandparents, friends, and trustees— for the extraordinary support that makes this possible. With your help in the 2023-2024 school year, Brimmer continued to thrive and prepare for a promising future with an unwavering commitment to the School’s mission.

It is an extraordinarily exciting time to be at Brimmer. Our programming and curriculum reflect the needs of the learners in this age of AI, technology, and greater connectiveness, along with an understanding that the mathematics, sciences, humanities, and liberal arts are more important than ever. The Board of Trustees and the Administration have continued to fulfill the

School’s Strategic Priorities 2020 & Beyond, and the community response has been inspiring. This past May, we announced the public phase of the Building Our Tomorrow campaign as we fund Brimmer’s strategic priorities. We have secured over $25 million of the $26 million needed. The campaign pillars include constructing a two-story 26,000 sq. ft. Recreation & Wellness Center, which will house a 2-court gymnasium with 300-spectator capacity; a fitness center and wellness suite; home and visiting locker rooms; event and community space, a junior gym and Extended Day space; and 4-5 multiuse classrooms. Additionally, we strengthened our commitment to improving faculty compensation and diversity through increasing the endowment, and we completed both the Mugar Family Lower School Playground and the Cummings Hall classroom renovations.

Throughout the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, there is evidence of a purposeful learning community where the faculty is committed to helping students learn as well as

strengthening their own professional growth. None of this would be possible without the generosity of our community. During this past fiscal year alone, more than $9 million was donated through generous Annual Fund gifts, payments towards Building Our Tomorrow campaign pledges, endowment gifts, and the auction. The Annual Fund exceeded its goal of $1 million and achieved 70% parent participation in a year where we also announced the capital campaign. As of June 30, we had secured $25,290,374 in commitments towards our goal of $26,000,000 for the campaign, with many donors stretching by making a pledge over 3-5 years. We are confident that our community will step up again this School year to reach our goal as we look towards a possible groundbreaking this coming spring.

Brimmer has a rich 145-year history as a PK through Grade 12 school, where students are encouraged to reach for their personal best. Our School continues to provide a transformative educational experience for its students. We know that the continued excellence of fulfilling Brimmer’s mission and serving today’s student is a direct result of the generosity of all our donors, past, present, and future. Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Judith Guild Head of School

Chris Chou P ’29, ’33 President, Board of Trustees

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from the co-chairs of the development committee

On behalf of the Development Committee, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your incredible generosity and support of the 2023-2024 Annual Fund. We are thrilled to announce that thanks to your contributions, this year’s fund totaled $1.04 million!

The Annual Fund bridges the gap between tuition dollars and the actual cost of providing an exceptional education at Brimmer. It is extremely important in supporting Brimmer’s mission to develop lifelong learners who are informed, engaged, and ethical citizens and leaders in our diverse world. Your support directly impacts our ability to attract and retain talented faculty, enhance classroom resources, and enrich our arts and athletic programs. Moreover, it enables us to offer substantial financial aid and invest in ongoing professional development for our educators.

This year’s successful fundraising investments empowered Head of School Judy Guild and the Board of Trustees to approve expanded professional development opportunities for our faculty, increase our financial aid budget, update our technological resources, and enhance our physical facilities over the summer.

We would like to extend our deep gratitude to Director of Development Elizabeth Smith P ’17, Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell, and their dedicated parent and alumni volunteer team. Special thanks also to Annual Fund Parent Co-Chairs (Board Chair) Chris and Jessica Chou P ’29, ’33 and our leadership team of Panos and Sara Demeter P ’25, ’27, Catalina Guillermety and Jeremy Gauld P ’29, Mark Landis P ’28, (Trustee) David Souza P ’26, ’30, and Mark and (Trustee) Marsha MacLean P ’27, ’28.

This leadership group, along with several other parent volunteers and the fundraising committee of the Alumni Board, helped us surpass our goal of $1,000,000 with 70% parent participation and 100% trustee and faculty and staff participation. This level of giving across the board is key as we reach out to foundations, which appreciate demonstrated strength in the percentage of community annual giving, especially during the Building Our Tomorrow capital campaign.

Thank you for being essential contributors to Brimmer’s ongoing success story. Your generosity and dedication make a significant difference in the lives of every student and faculty member, shaping the future of our School.

With warmest wishes,

Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76 Trustee, Co-Chair of the Development Committee

Lisa Hastings P ’18, ’18, ’19 Trustee, Co-Chair of the Development Committee

giving report

july 1, 2023–june 30, 2024 annual

Annual Fund Unrestricted

Named, Restricted, and Scholarship Funds

For Athletics, Birthday Books, Creative Arts, Financial Aid, and other Restricted Current Use Funds

Special Funds

Capital and Major Gifts, Endowments, and Auction $1,012,431 $28,160

$8,013,473

2023-2024 Total Annual Fund Raised: $1,040,591

2023-2024 Total Raised for Annual Fund, Endowments, and Special Funds Giving: $9,072,064

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Brimmer and May maintains its high standards of excellence in large part because of the extraordinary generosity from the many individuals and organizations noted in the Annual Report. We are most grateful for your continued support. Giving Circles reflect all gifts to the School made between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.

Heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers who helped make phone calls and write notes on behalf of the 2023-2024 Annual Fund. Your time, effort, and enthusiasm helped us significantly surpass our Annual Fund goal. This would not have been possible without your support.

Annual Fund Unrestricted, Named, Restricted, and Scholarship

Athletics, Birthday Books, Creative Arts, Financial Aid, General Restricted, STEAM, Albert Borkin, Nancy Drourr, Mary Jane Hoey, Barbara Shoolman, Al Simms, and Ruth Whalen.

Endowments and Special Funds, BOT Payments, Major Gifts, Auction, and Bequests For a complete list of endowments, please contact the Development Office.

Participation Board of Trustees: 100% Faculty & Staff: 100% Current Parents: 70% Alumni: 10%

100% OF BOARD, FACULTY & STAFF SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND

12 STUDENTS IN THE average class

80% OF FACULTY HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES

15 donors GAVE $50,000 OR MORE TO BRIMMER IN FY ’24

3 signature diploma programs PLUS SCHOLAR SOCIETY

6:1 STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO

29 athletic TEAMS

100% OF STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN SCHOOLSPONSORED COMMUNITY SERVICE

ONE NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING magazine

17AP COURSES OFFERED

GIVING TO BRIMMER AND MAY AND SEEING HOW YOUR GIFT IMPACTS EVERYONE!

thank youto all of our dedicated and supportive donors !

All constituents are listed here by society, and current parents are also listed by class.

Giving Circles

Head’s Circle

($50,000 + )

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Cornelia M. Cook ’84 ��

John Durocher and Suzzara Durocher ������

Carrie Weyerhaeuser Farmer ’70 ������

Grabe Family Foundation, Inc.

Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73 ��

Mark Hastings and Lisa Hastings ����

Tom Knox and Kristin Knox ����

Richard Mynahan and Jennifer Mynahan ��

David Souza and Tatyana Souza ��

Patrick Taffe and Lisa Taffe

Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation

Linda Shapiro Waintrup ’72 and Daniel Waintrup������

Gavin Wu and Yi Xing

Hastings Circle

($25,000 +)

Jon Grenzke and Elizabeth Kensinger ��

Christopher Ketcham and Alexandra Hovaguimian

David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams ������

Chase Circle

($10,000 + )

Alexander Aber and Livia Aber

Charles Altschul ��

Anonymous ��

Johanna K. and Jeffrey T. Black Foundation ������

Cail Family Foundation

Chris Chou and Jessica Chou ��

Samuel Chung and Katie Chung

Joan Feeley ��

The Helen Clay Frick Foundation

Jeremy Gauld and Catalina Guillermety

Sean Gavin and Jennifer Anne Gavin��

Yawen Geng

Shomir Ghosh and Catherine McCarty

The Estate of Emily C. Hood ’49

Ed Jaramillo and Amy Wyss ��

David Jennings and Jennifer Krebs

Edward Johnson, IV

Bernard Kaplan and Faith Kaplan ������

Mark Landis and Mary Singleton ��

Xiaodong Li and Minchao Bu

Jack Lull and Alexandra Lull ����

Mark MacLean and Marsha MacLean

Chris Malloy and Molly Malloy

Michael McDonald and Kara McDonald

The Nichols Trust ������

Weibin Peng and Wendy Wang

Lenore J. Rosen

Steven Rosenberg and

Pamela Rosenberg ����

Andrew Shimomura and Sarah Walters

Garth Smith and Susan Kirwan ����

Dan Svensson and Valentina Convertino

Joe Terino and Katie Terino ��

Jeff Teschke and Chrissy Teschke ��

Billy Thibeault and Annie Thibeault

TIC International Inc

Nicholas Velastegui and Sophia Velastegui

James Whalen, Jr. and Diane Conley

James Wright, III and Melissa Wright

Xiaolong Yan and Li Shen

Cummings Circle

($5,000 + )

Anonymous

Paul Apen and Veronica Apen ��

Katharine Bachman

Steven Bearak and Michelle Bearak ��

Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson ����

Marjorie W. Blum ’73

Jenny Chan and Danny Pi

C&T Education USA, Ltd.

Charles E. & Charlotte T. Curry Foundation

Cosgrove Eisenberg & Kiley, P.C.

David B. Lynch Foundation

Hon. Suzanne Vitagliano DelVecchio ’60 ��

Mark Dmytruk and Olena Dmytruk

Michael Ehlers and Laura Ehlers

Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell

Mark Fleming and Rachel Renton

Michael Funari and Erica Mannion

James Gammill and Susan Alexander ������

Jun Ge and Xiaolin Dai

Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76 ������

Zeping He and Meixia Zhao

Farouc Jaffer and Kathy Economy ������

Qi Jiang

Kevin Johnson and Linda Lynch

Alexander Kozhemiakin and Jennifer Kozhemiakin ��

Chappell Lawson and Liz Lawson

Howard Leeder and Carla Leeder ������

Fujun Li and Guirong Yang

Johnathan Mathiesen and Beth Mathiesen

Tracey McCain

Parents’ Association of Brimmer and May

Cindy Reardon and Mark Reardon

Robert Sitkoff and Tamara Sitkoff

Robert Spalding and Sara Spalding ��

Kevin Sun and Gabriel Han

Elinor Epstein Svenson ’66 ������

Philip Thompson and Nicola Thompson

Jay Wagner and Lainie Wagner ��

Xudong Wang and Peng Wang

Hunter Woolley and Ann Woolley

HaiChang Wu and Haiyan Li

Chengyou Yang and Xiaoli Yang

Howard Young and Brett Young

Guo Yu and Jiangyan Luo

George Zhi Zheng and Jennifer Ying Dong

May Circle

($2,500 + )

Gareth Amaya Price and Lisa Amaya Price ��

Anonymous (2)

Laurent Audoly and Olga Granaturova

Alain Bourgeois and Jessica Bourgeois

Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta ����

Patrick Byrne and Joan Byrne ������

Meghan Caven and Laura Warren

Jiangzhou Feng and Lin Zhang

Paul Gamble and Cindy Gamble ��

Jimeng Han and Hongyan Liu

Lei Han and Tieying Yu

Henderson Family Foundation

Christopher Hurst and

Nicole Whisnant Hurst ����

Jake Lemle and Natalie Lemle

Yanjuan Lu

Brian McSherry and Meg McSherry

Jordan Meranus and Evonne Meranus ��

Robert Morrison

Todd Morrison and Stephanie Morrison

David Myers and Heather Myers ��

Adrian Priesol and Nurhan Torun ��

Paul Rudovsky and Pat Rudovsky

Ronald Schafer and Anna Kuznetsova-Schafer

Deon Stander and Peggy Stander ������

Alexander Stangle and Caroline Stangle �� �� 5+ Consecutive Years Giving ���� 10+ Consecutive Years Giving ������ 15+ Consecutive Years Giving

Cynthia Brown Thaxter ’64

The Episode Foundation

David Whalen and Barbara Burke

Andrew Wilson and Lamya Shihabuddin

Hong Zong and Chi Chen

McCoy Circle

($1,000 + )

Raja Elie Abdulnour and Julie Nijmeh ���� Anonymous (4)

Luri Bao and Qiong Liu

Jonathan Bedard and Julie Bedard

Danny Best and Condase Weekes-Best

Jason Blackburn and Christine Tao

Brian Canavan and Joan Canavan

Ge Chen and Wei Wei Liu

Jessica Christian and Josh Weinger ����

Bem Claiborne and Victoria Claiborne ����

Dean Cohen and Leslie Cohen

Gena Comenzo

Raymond and Sheryl Comenzo

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 ������

David and Stephanie D’Angelo

Kevin Dutt and Toni Hicks

Ross M. Elliott

Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 ������

Emmanuel Ernest and Karine Ernest ������

Aalana Feaster ��

Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. ��

Esther M. Feldberg

John Fitzgerald and Peggy St. Clair ������

Michael Garcia-Webb and Meghan Garcia-Webb ��

Bill Guild and Judy Guild ������

Chris Hall and Brandee Hall

Elisabeth Schneider Hall ’55 ������

Laurie Hall and Walter Reed ����

Christopher Hamblett and Thanh Nguyen

Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02

Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland ����

Julian Hickman

Trip Hofer and Jill Hofer

Steven Hoffman and Michelle Hoffman ��

Rusty Kellogg and Betsy Kellogg ������

Samuel Kellogg ’03

Bill Knott and Becky Knott

Aaron Lapat and Lauren Lapat ������

John Lewis and Suzanne Sheirr

Miao Liu and Ting Huang

John McGillicuddy and Carolyn McGillicuddy

Ben Mezrich and Tonya Mezrich

Joshua Miller and Emily Miller

Rahul Mutha and Punam Mutha

Justin Oates and Dawn Oates

Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith

Andy Pang and Cindy Leung

Jeffrey Pontiff and Valerie Pontiff

Nihar Prasanna and Tasneem Kanji

James Rafferty and Cathleen Rafferty ��

Laura E. Riley ’77

Daniel Rudoy and Melanie Rudoy ��

Sharin A. Russell ������

Henry Scarisbrick and Wendy Scarisbrick

Yaguang Si and Dan Mu

William Sibold and Cynthia Sibold

Elizabeth Smith and Rod Smith ����

Sherman H. Starr Family Foundation

Helen Sulkowski

Christopher Suraci and Laura Suraci

John Tarbox and Melinda Tarbox ��

James Thomas and Shawnnya Thomas

Peter Voss and Pam Voss

Seth Voss and Shannon Voss

Ronald Weinger

Jeff Wilen and Sarah Hershey

Ted Wolfstich and Christina Wolfstich

Judith K. Wyman, Esq. ������

Li Xiao and Rongjun Zuo

Boris Yablonovsky and Lina Yablonovsky

James Yfantopoulos ’18

Richard A. Young

Xunqi Yu and Liyun Zhang

Yuhang Zhao and Qiuyan Chen

Yi Zhou and Lijue Shen

Middlesex Circle

($500 + )

Melissa Alkire

Anonymous (3)

Sally Eaton Arnold

Sunyoung Bae

Vicky Ann Thoma Barrette ’61 ��

Lovely Benoit

Jason Bock and Miriam Gates ����

Christopher Bossert and Elizabeth Stoner

David Cutler ’02 ����

Patricia Folts Dooley ’45

Daniel Esrick and Erica Esrick

Kelly Feeley

Gregory Fisher and Daniela Aguel

Raymond Fisman and Ellie Grossman

Frances Fremont-Smith ’75 ��

Gail Gabriel ’71 and Donald Kaiser������

William Gartner and Janette Gartner ������

Larry Gordon and Jacquelyn Gordon

Peter Gordon and Wendy Gordon ��

Alexander Harding and Cecilia Larocca

Jill Sommer Hatton

Allan Heff and Francine Laden ��

Nathan Huang and Kelly Dong

Daniel Jiang and Effie Zhang

Seth Kalvert and Rachel Kalvert

David Kapson and Heather Kapson

Nathalie Boileau and Ramin Khorasani

Dohyung Kwag and Jungyuen Yun

Darren Lyons and Kelly Lyons

Scott McIsaac and Suzanne Durrell ��

Blaine McKee and Krista McKee

Craig and Jennifer Niemann

Joseph Panto and Melissa Kennedy Panto ��

Allyn Weimer Pearce

David Pellman and Margaret McLaughlin

Richard L. Pemberton

Justin Peterson and Jenna Breslin

Joshua Pinto and Alison Fenney

Josef Porteleki and Martha Niebanck

Jennifer Perry Potter ’81 ������

Dana Robinson and Laurel Davis

Richard Rossi and Dawn Rossi

Janice Corkin Rudolf ’66

Deepak Sampath and Sara Laroche

Stephen Scolnick and Sara Scolnick ��

Matthew Selig and Katie Annas

Archibald Smith, III and Gay Smith

Sarkis Soukiasian and Linda Soukiasian

Stanley Szwartz and Jacqueline Washburn ��

Carl Talmo and Lisa Drew

Kathleen F. Thurmond

Katie Weinger

Helen Wright and Tim Wright

Lester Yi and Claire Gao

Zijian Zheng and Lingling Zhou

Eric Zimmerman and Audrey Kalmus

Green and White Circle

’’Robert Cawein and Ceridwen Shultz

Barbara Chandler ’65

Adam Cissell and April Nelson

Carl Coombs and Garth Coombs ����

Kathleen Corkins

Lindsay Cotterpong

Diana Clark Crookes ’65 ������

Sue Cuyler ��

Katya d’Angelo ’04

Giselle Davis

Consuelo del Castillo

Nicole DeCesare ��

Constance Abramson Golden ’61 ������

Durrie Durant Golding ’75

Rebecca Slosberg Goodrich ’99

Doreen Davis Gove ’45

Mary Ellen Grossman ’65 ������

Richard Harrison and Ann Braithwaite

Jennifer A. Hatton ’03

Margery E. Heins ’68

David Heller ����

Rebecca Henry and Jerome Henry

Richard Hodgson

Craig Horning and Melissa DePaul

In the ninth grade, I transferred to Brimmer and May from a rural public school. Attending Brimmer was a life-changing experience and opened my horizons in multiple ways. Brimmer provided an environment where I was no longer expected to become a teacher or nurse, and the college counseling resulted in acceptance to three excellent colleges and a significant tuition scholarship to one. I began giving back in gratitude for all Brimmer gave to me. I continue giving because Brimmer has become an integrated community of students and instructors with an expansive and advanced approach to education which I am proud to support.

—Vicky Ann Thoma Barrette ’61

($100 + )

Cassie Abodeely ����

Lori H. Adcock

Denge Agola and Megan Agola Anonymous (8)

Eddy Avignon and Suze Berthold-Avignon

Stephen Ayres and Lisa Ayres

Angela Baggett ����

Brian Beale and Shannon Beale ���� Virginia Beech ������

Todd Belanger and Maria Borejsza-Wysocka

Carol Paisner Bello ’74 and Kenneth Bello ����

Sandy Bigelow and Ned Bigelow

Adam Block and Rebecca Block

Kyle Bond ’08

Moli Luo and Michelle Borkin ’02 ������

Sheldon and Sandy Borkin

Nancy Bradley and Peter Bradley ����

Tom Bray and Patty Bray ������

Holly Nicholson Brinton ’73

Alison Drourr Brockman ’98

Dianne Leavitt Brooks ’69 ������

Marianne Brown

Derek Burket and Mary Burket

Gloria Cassey

Debra Castro and Fidel Castro

Brian Dellon and Emily Ryan

Harold Dennis and Elizabeth Gerlach ����

Steve DePaola and Heather DePaola ��

Shirley-Ann DePeiza ������

Gail Devlin Moradi, ’64

Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 and Donald Drourr

Helen Du ��

Aurilus Durand and Jermain Joseph

Patrick and Janet Eastwood

Holly Eaton ’09 ��

Marilyn W. Edgerton ������

Alison Rice Edwards ’78

Tom Engellenner and Carol Stolberg ����

Kenneth Epstein and Patience Epstein ��

Beth Escobar ����

Leslie Fitzgerald Fallon ’66 ������

Hanna Pastor Feldman ’11

Saverio Ferrara and Beatrice Ferrara

Alice Finn

Evan Finnegan and Lulit Finnegan

Stephen Foley and Elizabeth Foley ����

Kimberly Formisano

Alexander Frederick and Katherine Schantz

David Frye and Emily Marvel

Thomas Fuller and Beth Fuller ������

Rahul Gandhi and Sangita Chandrasekharan

Mirna Goldberger ����

Fang Hou and Ting Yang

Rupa Houndegla ������

Kristen Howard and Ivy Krull ��

Samuel Hsiao and Amanda Hsiao ��

Brian Hurley and Christine Cignoli ����

Stephanie Brown Iannone ’97

Akinobu Itoh and Naoko Itoh

Joseph Iuliano and Jill Iuliano ������

Anne Price Iverson ’61

Abigail Jacobs ’25

Yuhong Jia and Lingsheng Dong ����

Daniel Karnes and Leslie Karnes

Jeannette Kensinger ��

Kazumi Kobayashi ����

Joan E. Kolligian ’69

Natalie Kozhemiakin ’23

Jeremy Kream and Reedy Kream ������

Jen Kunkel ������

David Lagakos and Natalia Ramondo

Eleanor Latimer ’65

William Lee and Lilly Lee

Nancy Biddle Lemcke ’50 ��

Nick Leonard and Rebecca Leonard

Kenneth Levine and Robin Levine

Niles Lindenfelser and Lauren Lindenfelser

Peter Lindenfelser and Coral Lindenfelser

Carol Louer

Craig Mael and Dorothy Mael ������

David Mael ’05

Ankit Mahadevia and Puja Mehta

Phernel Manigat and Islande Donnat

Elizabeth Reiber Marsette ’93

Courtney P. McGillicuddy ’89 ��

Stephen Moore and Maria Walsh

Vance Morgan and Dananai Morgan ��

Emily Rosenthal Moses ’85

Frank Muckian and Patricia Muckian

Neal Muni and Teena Kohli

Guido Musch

Joshua Neudel and Samantha Levine-Neudel ��

Kelly Neely ������

Mary Olian ’70 ��

Craig Oliver and Charlene Oliver

Michael Onderdonk and Roslyn Pedlar ��

Cecelia Pan and Davis Pan ������

Madison Perkins

Sherrell Pierre ��

Ronald Pierre-Louis and Latoya Myers

Ellen Shapiro Pietroforte ’69

Diana Luce Plunkett ’62

Alexander Porteleki and Tracy Porteleki

Roberta Prado

Beatrice Renton

Karine Renton

Olivia Dyer Reyelt ’90 and William Reyelt ����

Elizabeth Rimas

Miguel Rivera and Nicole Slamin

Stephen Sallan and Darlene Sallan

Elizabeth Saltonstall

Richard Sawyer and Naomi Sawyer

Mark Sehnert

Janet Selle ’75

Ken Shih and Su Mei Shih

Frank Slaski and Donna Slaski

Stew Smith and Kim Woods ������

Amy Durant Solomon ’75

Pamela Paine Spires ’62

Henry Spitzer ’06

Theodore and Yuri Sung

Hank Szretter and June Szretter

Richard Taylor

Courtney Camps Toomey ’04

Patrick Vallely

Ann Van Praag

Pablo Vargas and Virginia de la Garza

David Walsh and Jennifer Walsh

Robert Warren and Jane Grayson

Timothy Weaver and Joanna Weaver

Josephine Saxe Wechsler ’54 ������

Leonard Wholey

Hubert Williams, Jr. and Evandra Williams ����

Sara Withington ’55

Rachel Wolf Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman ��

Amol Yajnik and Karen Kariv

Christopher Yonge and Nancy Venti Yonge

Melanie Zibit ’66 ��

Prentice Zinn and Gabrielle Cobbs ������

Friends

Lauren Pastor Abrams

Anonymous (5)

Will Arndt

Matthew Ayres ’18

Ottolie Baggett

Ted Barker-Hook and Nanda Barker-Hook����

Josephine Barron ’80 ��

Andrew Beal

Robert Beale and Caroline Beale

Karen Bernanke

Brian Binkowski

Sandy Bland

Eve Bould

Joshua Bowman and Christina Perez

Joshua Brandt and Pia Brandt

Shani Breiman ’18

Paul Buchanan ’11

Joseph Byrne, Jr. and Jennifer Garstka

Thomas Calhoun and Katherine Taylor

Richard Carnrike, Jr. and Deborah Carnrike

Caroline Champa ’20

Paul Chang and Kara Deaver Chang

Tess Cicala

Joanne Clamage and Marc Clamage ������

Chloe Cochener ’19

Louisa Pitt Connaughton

Georgia Crane

Amanda Crater

David Cucchiara and Nicole Cariglia

Parker Curtis ��

Kathleen Delaney ’17

Tenzin F. Dengkhim

Patricia Foley Di Silvio, Ph.D. ’62

Benjamin Diamond ’00

Irene Diamond

Craig Eastland and Juliet Eastland ��

Halle Edwards-McQuilton ’12

Julie A. Eaton Ernst ’05

Melany Ferrimy

Ali Fisher ’12

Alan Flint and Christine Greco

Victoria Foster ’12

Marlo Frank ’22

Matt Gallon ��

Mary Gates and Jeff Gates

Shaun Gavin and Matzaris Del Valle

Taran Gavrin

Ronald Giambro and Constantina Giambro

Jaye Giglio ’12

Nia Gipson

Michael and Elizabeth Girioni

Stephanie Golas and Brian Friedland ��

Jaime Goldman ’15

Nathan Greene ’16

Joan Bengloff Greer ’62

Chris Hardman and Emily Hardman ��

Claire Harrison

Emma Hastings ’19

Matthew Hastings ’18

Michael Hastings ’18

Jared Heller ’19

Hali Hellmuth ������

Max Holman

Mary Jo Goggin Hopkins ’48

Alexis Ifill ’17

Bill Jacob and Kerry Lynn Jacob ������

Michael Jaeckel and Crista Jaeckel

Julia Jennings

Caitlin E. Johnson

Allison R. Joyce ’93

Talya L. Kagedan

Sami and Jacqueline Kassis

Brett Kelly

Gemma Kevaney ������

Deborah King ’72 ������

Vijay Kohli and Suman Kohli

Myra Korin ������

Douglas Landaverde

Kathryn Lee and Brian Lee ��

Michelle Levinger ’19

Jaime Lin ��

Marie Lindahl ��

Patricia Gutman Link ’72

Mary Cooper Little ’59 ��

Wilton Lorenzo and Estefani Matos Rodriguez

Emily Luckett ������

Ben Ma ’12

Ranxi Ma

Mireille Manzella

Talia Martino

Eileen McMahon ’75

Ju’Quan Mills ’17

Ellen Foley and Jack Murphy ����

Abigail Mynahan ’19

Géraldine Naddaff and Alfred Naddaff ����

Mallorie Nai ��

Tom Nelson ��

Quinn Nielsen ’23

Liz O’Leary ��

Julie O’Neill

Alex Ostergard

Angela Park ��

Ina Patel

Cynthia S. Pendergast ������

Elizabeth Picken ’17

Katherine Poulson

Michael Rafferty ’14

Sam Ravina ’17

Rishi Reddi

Donald Reese, Ph.D. ����

Luz Estella Restrepo

Deborah Crocker Richie ’69

Catherine Spinale Rieger ’58

Janeata Robinson ������

Craig Roman and Sydney Nichols

Joshua Roth ’08

Nicole Rudolph ��

Jasmine Qazilbash Sahady ’88

Rafael Salazar-Zapata

Diana Scharrer ������

Caroline Scheibe ��

Thomas Schmottlach and Namrata Schmottlach ��

Helen Selle ’76 ��

Elyse Seltzer

Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Program

Marcia Simbine

Peter Slaski and Ann-Marie Holland ����

Claudia Slifka ’16

Sally H. Smart ’73

Eric Smith ’99 and Sasha Smith ����

Kenley Smith ��

Sarah Smith ’17 ��

Robert Spurrier

Larry Stahley ��

Bradley Starr

Stop & Shop Community Bag Program

Christian Stratter

Zoë Stublarec

Elizabeth Goldman Suga

Lisa Summergrad

Janet Sweezey ������

Kim Tolpa

Solomon Tsegai and Stella Rupia

Madeline Snow Typadis ’71

Andrea Underhill-Curtin

Matt Vaughan ����

Taylor Vaughn

Diane Furlong Walcott

Danielle Walker

Darol Ware

Frank Welter and Margie Welter

Kemauree Williams

James and Melanie Wolf

Rachel Wrightson ’93

Sarah Wyllie ��

Paula Yanover

Rebecca Thomas Yudkoff ’97

Alumni

Patricia Folts Dooley ’45

Doreen Davis Gove ’45

Mary Jo Goggin Hopkins ’48

The Estate of Emily C. Hood ’49

Nancy Biddle Lemcke ’50

Josephine Saxe Wechsler ’54

Elisabeth Schneider Hall ’55

Sara G. Withington ’55

Catherine Spinale Rieger ’58

Mary Cooper Little ’59

Suzanne Vitagliano DelVecchio ’60

Vicky Ann Thoma Barrette ’61

Constance Abramson Golden ’61

Anne Price Iverson ’61

Patricia Foley Di Silvio, Ph.D. ’62

Joan Bengloff Greer ’62

Diana Luce Plunkett ’62

Pamela Paine Spires ’62

Gail Devlin Moradi, ’64

Cynthia Brown Thaxter ’64

Barbara K. Chandler ’65

Diana Clark Crookes ’65

Mary Ellen Grossman ’65

Eleanor Whittemore Latimer ’65

Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66

Leslie Fitzgerald Fallon ’66

Janice Corkin Rudolf ’66

Elinor Epstein Svenson ’66

Melanie Zibit ’66

Carol Tesone Croffy ’67

Margery E. Heins ’68

Dianne Leavitt Brooks ’69

Joan Kolligian ’69

Ellen Shapiro Pietroforte ’69

Deborah Crocker Richie ’69

Carrie Weyerhaeuser Farmer ’70

Mary Olian ’70

Gail S. Gabriel ’71

Madeline Snow Typadis ’71

Deborah King ’72

Patricia Gutman Link ’72

Linda Shapiro Waintrup ’72

Marjorie W. Blum ’73

Holly Nicholson Brinton ’73

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73

Sally H. Smart ’73

Carol Paisner Bello ’74

Frances Fremont-Smith ’75

Durrie Durant Golding ’75

Eileen McMahon ’75

Janet Selle ’75

Amy Durant Solomon ’75

Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76

Helen Selle ’76

Laura E. Riley ’77

Alison Rice Edwards ’78

Josephine D. Barron ’80

Jennifer Perry Potter ’81

Cornelia M. Cook ’84

Emily Rosenthal Moses ’85

Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88

Jasmine Qazilbash Sahady ’88

Courtney P. McGillicuddy ’89

Olivia Dyer Reyelt ’90

Allison R. Joyce ’93

Elizabeth Reiber Marsette ’93

Rachel Wrightson ’93

Stephanie Brown Iannone ’97

Rebecca Thomas Yudkoff ’97

Alison Drourr Brockman ’98

Rebecca Slosberg Goodrich ’99

Eric J. Smith ’99

Benjamin Diamond ’00

Michelle Borkin ’02

David Cutler ’02

Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02

Sheera Bornstein ’03

Jennifer A. Hatton ’03

Samuel J. Kellogg ’03

Katya d’Angelo ’04

Courtney Camps Toomey ’04

Julie A. Eaton Ernst ’05

David Mael ’05

Henry F. Spitzer ’06

Kyle Bond ’08

Joshua Roth ’08

Phoebe Cooper ’09

Holly Eaton ’09

Paul Buchanan ’11

Hanna Pastor Feldman ’11

Halle Edwards-McQuilton ’12

Alexandra Fisher ’12

Victoria Foster ’12

Jaye Giglio ’12

Benjamin Ma ’12

Benjamin Alford ’13

Michael Rafferty ’14

Jaime Goldman ’15

Nathan Greene ’16

Claudia Slifka ’16

Kathleen Delaney ’17

Alexis Ifill ’17

Ju’Quan Mills ’17

Elizabeth Picken ’17

Sam Ravina ’17

Sarah Smith ’17

Matthew Ayres ’18

Shani Breiman ’18

Matthew Hastings ’18

Michael Hastings ’18

James Yfantopoulos ’18+

Chloe Cochener ’19

Emma Hastings ’19

Jared Heller ’19

Michelle Levinger ’19

Abigail Mynahan ’19

Caroline Champa ’20

Marlo Frank ’22

Natalie Kozhemiakin ’23

Quinn Nielsen ’23 + Denotes

Board of Trustees

2023–2024

John R. Allen III P ’12

Danny Best P ’18, ’20

Johanna Black P ’14, ’19

Chris Chou P ’29, ’33

Carol Tesone Croffy ’67

Suzzara Durocher P ’18, ’21

Karine Ernest P ’09, ’14, ’19

John R. Fitzgerald P ’07

Gail S. Gabriel, Esq. ’71 P ’05

Jon Grenzke P ’31

Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76

Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73

Lisa R. Hastings P ’18, ’18, ’19

Bernard E. Kaplan P ’05, ’07

Thomas Knox P ’26, ’28, ’32

David P. Kreisler, Esq. P ’17, ’19, ’23

Howard Leeder P ’15, ’20

Marsha MacLean P ’27, ’28

Richard M. Mynahan, Jr., P ’19

David Souza P ’26, ’30

Linda Shapiro Waintrup ’72, P ’02, ’06

Board of Visitors

Sally Eaton Arnold P ’05, ’09

Virginia E. Beech

Michelle Borkin ’02

Sheldon A. Borkin P ’02

Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66, P ’98

Patrick Eastwood and Janet Eastwood P ’16, ’18, ’22

Marilyn W. Edgerton

Lewis C. Eisenberg P ’00, ’04

Julie Eaton Ernst ’05

Carrie W. Farmer ’70

Hanna Pastor Feldman ’11

Ellen Foley

Thomas A. Fuller

Durrie Durant Golding ’75

Wendy A. Gordon P ’98

Mary Ellen Grossman ’65

Laurie J. Hall P ’16

Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02

David Heller P ’19

Allison R. Joyce ’93

Samuel J. Kellogg ’03

Lauren P. Lapat P ’18, ’21

Carla Leeder P ’15, ’20

Nancy Biddle Lemcke ’50

David Mael ’05

Eileen McMahon ’75

Roslyn Pedlar P ’18

Cynthia S. Pendergast P ’01, ’04

James Rafferty and Cathleen Rafferty P ’14

Cynthia Sibold P ’15, ’16, ’20

Garth Smith and Susan Kirwan P ’25, ’27

Helen Sulkowski

Elinor Epstein Svenson ’66

Courtney Camps Toomey ’04

Sara G. Withington ’55

Helen J. Wright P ’13

Parents by Class

Class of 2024 - 51%

Angela Baggett

Brian Canavan and Joan Canavan

Bem Claiborne and Victoria Claiborne

Aubrey Conquergood and Peter Henderson

Kevin Dutt and Toni Hicks

Jun Ge and Xiaolin Dai

Allan Heff and Francine Laden

Steven Hoffman and Michelle Hoffman

Kristen Howard and Ivy Krull

Ed Jaramillo and Amy Wyss

David Myers and Heather Myers

Sherrell Pierre

Jeffrey Pontiff and Valerie Pontiff

Rishi Reddi

John Stefanon and Michael Gackstetter

Joe Terino and Katie Terino

James Thomas and Shawnnya Thomas

Gavin Wu and Yi Xing

Class of 2025 - 70%

Alexander Aber and Livia Aber

Charles Altschul

Paul Apen and Veronica Apen

Joshua Bowman and Christina Perez

Panos Demeter and Sara Demeter

Steve DePaola and Heather DePaola

David Dykeman and Danielle Dykeman

Kelly Feeley

Mark Fleming and Rachel Renton

Keith Gainsboro and Laura Gainsboro

Sean Gavin and Jennifer Anne Gavin

Larry Gordon and Jacquelyn Gordon

Chris Hall and Brandee Hall

Craig Horning and Melissa DePaul

Christopher Hurst and Nicole Whisnant Hurst

Michael Jaeckel and Crista Jaeckel

David Jennings and Jennifer Krebs

Qi Jiang

Edward Johnson, IV

Seth Kalvert and Rachel Kalvert

Alexander Kozhemiakin and Jennifer Kozhemiakin

John Lewis and Suzanne Sheirr

Jack Lull and Alexandra Lull

Chris Malloy and Molly Malloy

Joseph Panto and Melissa Kennedy Panto

Weibin Peng and Wendy Wang

Christina Perez and Joshua Bowman

Miguel Rivera and Nicole Slamin

Jay Wagner and Lainie Wagner

James Whalen, Jr. and Diane Conley

Hubert Williams, Jr. and Evandra Williams

Zijian Zheng and Lingling Zhou

Eric Zimmerman and Audrey Kalmus

Class of 2026 - 60%

Laurent Audoly and Olga Granaturova

Eddy Avignon and Suze Berthold-Avignon

Dean Cohen and Leslie Cohen

Alan Flint and Christine Greco

Rahul Gandhi and Sangita Chandrasekharan

Yawen Geng

Trip Hofer and Jill Hofer

Rupa Houndegla

Fujun Li and Guirong Yang

Phernel Manigat and Islande Donnat

Johnathan Mathiesen and Beth Mathiesen

Tracey McCain

Jordan Meranus and Evonne Meranus

Guido Musch

Rahul Mutha and Punam Mutha

Alexander Porteleki and Tracy Porteleki

Marcia Simbine

David Souza and Tatyana Souza

Christopher Suraci and Laura Suraci

John Tarbox and Melinda Tarbox

Jeff Teschke and Chrissy Teschke

Philip Thompson and Nicola Thompson

Solomon Tsegai and Stella Rupia

Nicholas Velastegui and Sophia Velastegui

Xudong Wang and Peng Wang

Ted Wolfstich and Christina Wolfstich

Class of 2027 - 71%

Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta

Derek Burket and Mary Burket

Gena Comenzo

Carl Coombs and Garth Coombs

Panos Demeter and Sara Demeter

Mark Dmytruk and Olena Dmytruk

David Dykeman and Danielle Dykeman

Daniel Esrick and Erica Esrick

Samuel Hsiao and Amanda Hsiao

Brian Hurley and Christine Cignoli

Chappell Lawson and Liz Lawson

Wilton Lorenzo and Estefani Matos Rodriguez

Mark MacLean and Marsha MacLean

Allyn Weimer Pearce

Danny Pi and Jenny Chan

Roberta Prado

Cindy Reardon and Mark Reardon

Steven Rosenberg and Pamela Rosenberg

Andrew Shimomura and Sarah Walters

Garth Smith and Susan Kirwan

Alexander Stangle and Caroline Stangle

Patrick Taffe and Lisa Taffe

Russell Tedrake and Rachel Tedrake

Patrick Vallely

James Wright, III and Melissa Wright

Yuhang Zhao and Qiuyan Chen

Class of 2028 - 73%

Steven Bearak and Michelle Bearak

Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson

Joshua Bowman and Christina Perez

Aalana Feaster

Raymond Fisman and Ellie Grossman

Shomir Ghosh and Cathy McCarty

Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland

Daniel Karnes and Leslie Karnes

Tom Knox and Kristin Knox

Mark Landis and Mary Singleton

Nicholas Leonard and Rebecca Leonard

Angel Li and HaiChang Wu

Niles Lindenfelser and Lauren Lindenfelser

Mark MacLean and Marsha MacLean

Brian McSherry and Meg McSherry

Ben Mezrich and Tonya Mezrich

Neal Muni and Teena Kohli

Craig Oliver and Charlene Oliver

Ravikanth Pappu and Wendy Plesniak

Joseph Panto and Melissa Kennedy Panto

Christina Perez and Joshua Bowman

Danny Pi and Jenny Chan

Sherrell Pierre

Adrian Priesol and Nurhan Torun

Robert Sitkoff and Tamara Sitkoff

Robert Spalding and Sara Spalding

Carl Talmo and Lisa Drew

Alexander Thurmond

Hunter Woolley and Ann Woolley

Xiaolong Yan and Li Shen

Class of 2029 - 65%

Raja Elie Abdulnour and Julie Nijmeh

Denge Agola and Megan Agola

Gareth Amaya Price and Lisa Amaya Price

Debra Castro and Fidel Castro

Chris Chou and Jessica Chou

Daniel Esrick and Erica Esrick

Jeremy Gauld and Catalina Guillermety

Ian Hetherington and Alexis Hetherington

Akinobu Itoh and Naoko Itoh

Phillip Lane and Sharifah Niles-Lane

Xiaodong Li and Minchao Bu

Ankit Mahadevia and Puja Mehta

Joshua Miller and Emily Miller

Yaguang Si and Dan Mu

Dan Svensson and Valentina Convertino

Pablo Vargas and Virginia de la Garza

Timothy Weaver and Joanna Weaver

Hubert Williams, Jr. and Evandra Williams

Rachel Wolf Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman

Howard Young and Brett Young

Class of 2030 - 93%

Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson

Wang Hoi Chan and Jasmin Pang Chan

Paul Chang and Kara Deaver Chang

Taimur Dad and Marisa Dad

David Frye and Emily Marvel

Lei Han and Tieying Yu

Akinobu Itoh and Naoko Itoh

David Kapson and Heather Kapson

Alexander Kozhemiakin and Jennifer Kozhemiakin

John Lewis and Suzanne Sheirr

Ben Mezrich and Tonya Mezrich

Todd Morrison and Stephanie Morrison

Joshua Neudel and Samantha Levine-Neudel

Dana Robinson and Laurel Davis

Deepak Sampath and Sara Laroche

Ronald Schafer and Anna Kuznetsova-Schafer

Matthew Selig and Katie Annas

David Souza and Tatyana Souza

Deon Stander and Peggy Stander

Billy Thibeault and Annie Thibeault

Andrew Wilson and Lamya Shihabuddin

Abraham Woldeselassie and Mahlet Gessese

Hunter Woolley and Ann Woolley

Xiaolong Yan and Li Shen

Chengyou Yang and Xiaoli Yang

George Zhi Zheng and Jennifer Ying Dong

Fabian Zohren and Ulrike Gerdemann

Class of 2031 - 71%

Damian Betebenner and Cigdem Kilic Betebenner

Adam Block and Rebecca Block

Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta

Derek Burket and Mary Burket

Long Dai and Yue Wang

Michael Ehlers and Laura Ehlers

Michael Garcia-Webb and Meghan Garcia-Webb

Jon Grenzke and Elizabeth Kensinger

Christopher Hamblett and Thanh Nguyen

Zeping He and Meixia Zhao

Dohyung Kwag and Jungyuen Yun

Yanjuan Lu

Johnathan Mathiesen and Beth Mathiesen

Blaine McKee and Krista McKee

Brian McSherry and Meg McSherry

Vance Morgan and Dananai Morgan

Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith

Daniel Rudoy and Melanie Rudoy

Henry Scarisbrick and Wendy Scarisbrick

Yaguang Si and Dan Mu

Class of 2032 - 68%

Jonathan Bedard and Julie Bedard

Debra Castro and Fidel Castro

Paul Chang and Kara Deaver Chang

Adam Cissell and April Nelson

Giselle Davis

Brian Dellon and Emily Ryan

Michael Funari and Erica Mannion

Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland

Christopher Ketcham and Alexandra Hovaguimian

Tom Knox and Kristin Knox

Kathryn Lee and Brian Lee

Andy Pang and Cindy Leung

Solomon Tsegai and Stella Rupia

Abraham Woldeselassie and Mahlet Gessese

Rachel Wolf Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman

Hunter Woolley and Ann Woolley

Li Xiao and Rongjun Zuo

Amol Yajnik and Karen Kariv

Xunqi Yu and Liyun Zhang

Class of 2033 - 95%

Lovely Benoit

Jason Blackburn and Christine Tao

Meghan Caven and Laura Warren

Chris Chou and Jessica Chou

Jessica Christian and Josh Weinger

David Cucchiara and Nicole Cariglia

Tenzin Dengkhim

Jiangzhou Feng and Lin Zhang

Gregory Fisher and Daniela Aguel

Shaun Gavin and Matzaris Del Valle

David Kapson and Heather Kapson

’’Bill Knott and Becky Knott

David Lagakos and Natalia Ramondo

Yanjuan Lu

Darren Lyons and Kelly Lyons

Stephen Moore and Maria Walsh

Joseph Panto and Melissa Kennedy Panto

Justin Peterson and Jenna Breslin

Chen Fui Siow and May Chin Lim

Jeff Wilen and Sarah Hershey

Lester Yi and Claire Gao

Class of 2034 - 68%

Sunyoung Bae

Joseph Byrne, Jr. and Jennifer Garstka

Brian Dellon and Emily Ryan

Evan Finnegan and Lulit Finnegan

Michael Garcia-Webb and Meghan Garcia-Webb

Kathryn Lee and Brian Lee

Miao Liu and Ting Huang

Vance Morgan and Dananai Morgan

Todd Morrison and Stephanie Morrison

Justin Peterson and Jenna Breslin

Nihar Prasanna and Tasneem Kanji

Peter Slaski and Ann-Marie Holland

Kevin Sun and Gabriel Han

Class of 2035 - 57%

Brian Beale and Shannon Beale

Todd Belanger and Maria Borejsza-Wysocka

Christopher Bossert and Elizabeth Stoner

Jessica Christian and Josh Weinger

Samuel Chung and Katie Chung

Evan Finnegan and Lulit Finnegan

Gregory Fisher and Daniela Aguel

Brimmer provided me with a fantastic education, a wide breadth of opportunities, and the skills to succeed not just in college but in life beyond as well. The close-knit community allowed me to develop strong, multiyear relationships with many of my teachers, which led to a real feeling of mentorship and investment in my success. Resources were always within reach, and I was encouraged to strive for leadership positions in sports, student government, and the classroom. Brimmer’s value is truly within the experience you have as a student and is something that I enjoy supporting for others down the road.

—Jared Heller ’19

Phillip Lane and Sharifah Niles-Lane

Ronald Pierre-Louis and Latoya Myers

Eric Smith ’99 and Sasha Smith

Yi Zhou and Lijue Shen

Hong Zong and Chi Chen

Class of 2036 - 57%

Meghan Caven and Laura Warren

Robert Cawein and Ceridwen Shultz

Jimeng Han and Hongyan Liu

John Klemchuk and Katherine Bergmann

Peter Slaski and Ann-Marie Holland

Seth Voss and Shannon Voss

Jeff Wilen and Sarah Hershey

Hunter Woolley and Ann Woolley

Class of 2037 - 82%

Luri Bao and Qiong Liu

Brian Beale and Shannon Beale

Joshua Brandt and Pia Brandt

Alexander Harding and Cecilia Larocca

Fang Hou and Ting Yang

Nathan Huang and Kelly Dong

Daniel Jiang and Effie Zhang

Jake Lemle and Natalie Lemle

Joshua Pinto and Alison Fenney

Foundations

Anonymous

Johanna K. and Jeffrey T. Black Foundation

The Boston Foundation

Cail Family Foundation

Charles E. & Charlotte T. Curry Foundation

The Episode Foundation

The Helen Clay Frick Foundation

Grabe Family Foundation, Inc.

Henderson Family Foundation

David B. Lynch Foundation

The Nichols Trust

The Northern Trust Company

Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation

Sherman H. Starr Family Foundation

Corporations

Adobe Inc.

Bank of America Corporation

C&T Education USA, Ltd.

Cosgrove Eisenberg & Kiley, P.C.

Fidelity Foundation Matching Gifts for Education

GitHub, Inc.

Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

John Hancock Life Insurance Company, U.S.A.

Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Program

State Street Foundation, Inc.

Stop & Shop Community Bag Program

TIC International Inc

Grandparents

Katharine E. Bachman P ’09 G ’28

Ottolie Baggett G ’24

Robert Beale and Caroline Beale G ’35, ’37

Sandy Bland G ’26, ’28, ’32, ’32

Alain Bourgeois and Jessica Bourgeois G ’27, ’31

Richard Carnrike and Deborah Carnrike G ’33

Raymond Comenzo and Sheryl Comenzo G ’27

Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. G ’28

Joan Feeley G ’25

Saverio Ferrara and Beatrice Ferrara G ’32, ’34

Alexander Frederick and Katherine Schantz G ’31

Ronald Giambro and Constantina Giambro P ’80, G ’34

Jerome Henry and Rebecca Henry G ’25

Richard Hodgson G ’25

Jeannette Kensinger G ’31

Vijay Kohli and Suman Kohli G ’28

Kenneth Levine and Robin Levine G ’30

Marie Lindahl G ’24

Peter Lindenfelser and Coral Lindenfelser G ’28

Angela Mong G ’29, ’33

Robert Morrison G ’30, ’34

Frank Muckian and Patricia Muckian G ’28

Richard L. Pemberton G’ 29, ’32

Josef Porteleki and Martha Niebanck G ’26

Karine Renton G ’25

Paul Rudovsky and Patricia Rudovsky G ’28, ’30, ’32, ’36

Richard Sawyer and Naomi Sawyer G ’35, ’37

Stephen Scolnick and Sara Scolnick G ’25

Ken Shih and Su Mei Shih G ’30

Frank Slaski and Donna Slaski G ’34, ’36

Archibald Smith, III and Gay Smith G ’31

Kathleen F. Thurmond P ’09 G ’28

Ann Van Praag G ’22, ’27, ’27

Peter Voss and Pam Voss G ’36

David Walsh and Jennifer Walsh G ’33

Robert Warren and Jane Grayson G ’33, ’36

Katie Weinger G ’33, ’35

Ronald Weinger G ’33, ’35

James Wolf and Melanie Wolf G ’29, ’32

Boris Yablonovsky and Lina Yablonovsky G ’30

Richard A. Young G ’29

Past Parents

Lori H. Adcock P ’06

John Allen and Betsy Allen P ’12

Sally Eaton Arnold and Bruce Arnold P ’05, ’09

Stephen and Lisa Ayres P ’18

Katharine Bachman P ’09

Ted Barker-Hook and Nanda Barker-Hook P ’23

Danny Best and Condase Weekes-Best P ’18, ’20

Jeff and Jody Black P ’14, ’19

Sheldon and Sandy Borkin P ’02

Nancy and Peter Bradley P ’08

Tom Bray and Patty Bray P ’97

Marianne Brown P ’97

Pat and Joan Byrne P ’02, ’09

Gloria Cassey P ’92

Ge Chen and Wei Wei Liu P ’18, ’24

Joanne Clamage and Marc Clamage P ’08, ’10

Kathleen Corkins P ’13

David and Stephanie D’Angelo P ’15

Harold Dennis and Elizabeth Gerlach P ’06

Shirley-Ann DePeiza P ’05

Irene Diamond P ’97, ’00

Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 and Donald Drourr, P ’98

Aurilus Durand and Jermain Joseph P ’20

John Durocher and Suzzara Durocher P ’18, ’21

Kevin Dutt and Toni Hicks P ’23, ’24

Craig Eastland and Juliet Eastland P ’27

Tom Engellenner and Carol Stolberg P ’05

Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 P ’22

Kenneth Epstein and Patience Epstein P ’03, ’05

Emmanuel and Karine Ernest P ’09, ’14, ’19

Esther M. Feldberg P ’66

Alice Finn P ’18

John Fitzgerald and Peggy St. Clair P ’07

Stephen and Elizabeth Foley P ’20

Gail Gabriel ’71 and Donald Kaiser P ’05

Paul Gamble and Cindy Gamble P ’23

James Gammill and Susan Alexander P ’08

William Gartner and Janette Gartner P ’22

Jeff Gates and Mary Gates P ’04, ’13, ’13, ’15, ’15

Yawen Geng P ’23, ’26

Michael and Elizabeth Girioni P ’15

Larry Gordon and Jacquelyn Gordon P ’14, ’16, ’25

John Greene P ’16

Laurie Hall and Walter Reed P ’16

Richard Harrison and Ann Braithwaite P ’19

Mark and Lisa Hastings P ’18, ’18, ’19

David Heller P ’19

Hali Hellmuth P ’23

Samuel Hsiao and Amanda Hsiao P ’23, ’27

Joseph Iuliano and Jill Iuliano P ’14, ’15, ’18

Bill Jacob and Kerry Lynn Jacob P 06

Farouc Jaffer and Kathy Economy P ’18, ’21, ’23

Kevin Johnson and Linda Lynch P ’22

Bernie and Faith Kaplan P ’05, ’07

Sami and Jacqueline Kassis P ’15

Rusty and Betsy Kellogg P ’03

Nathalie Boileau and Ramin Khorasani P ’20

Kazumi Kobayashi P ’08

Alexander Kozhemiakin and Jennifer Kozhemiakin P ’23, ’25, ’27, ’30

Jeremy and Reedy Kream P ’17

David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams P ’17, ’19, ’23

Aaron and Lauren Lapat P ’18, ’21

William Lee and Lilly Lee P ’03, ’07

Howard and Carla Leeder P ’15, ’20

Jack Lull and Alexandra Lull P ’23 ’25

Craig and Dorothy Mael P ’05 ’08

Michael McDonald and Kara McDonald P ’23

John McGillicuddy and Carolyn McGillicuddy P ’89

Paul Murray and Sara Murray P ’23

Richard Mynahan and Jennifer Mynahan P ’19

Géraldine Naddaff and Alfred Naddaff P ’15

Craig and Jennifer Niemann

Michael Onderdonk and Roslyn Pedlar P ’18

Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith P ’23, ’31

Cecelia Pan and Davis Pan P ’16

David Pellman and Margaret McLaughlin P ’22

Cynthia S. Pendergast P ’01, ’04

James Rafferty and Cathleen Rafferty P ’14

Olivia Dyer Reyelt ’90 and William Reyelt P ’23

Elizabeth Rimas P ’22, ’23

Janeata Robinson P ’07, ’09

Lenore J. Rosen P ’07

Stephen and Darlene Sallan P ’04

William Sibold and Cynthia Sibold P ’15, ’16, ’20

Elizabeth Smith and Rod Smith P ’17

Sarkis and Linda Soukiasian P ’10

Theodore and Yuri Sung P ’16

Hank Szretter and June Szretter P ’13

Kathleen F. Thurmond P ’09

Linda Shapiro Waintrup ’72 and Daniel Waintrup P ’02, ’06

Frank and Margie Welter P ’97, ’98

Helen and Tim Wright P ’13

HaiChang Wu and Haiyan Li P ’28

Judith K. Wyman, Esq. P ’88

Christopher Yonge and Nancy Venti Yonge P ’14

Prentice Zinn and Gabrielle Cobbs P ’23

Faculty & Staff

Cassandra Abodeely

Lauren Pastor Abrams

Melissa Alkire

William Arndt

Martha Catano Arroyoave

Ted Barker-Hook

Andrew Beal

Brian Beale

Karen Bernanke

Brian Binkowski

Daniel Birdsall

Jason Bock

Eve Bould

Nancy Bradley

Thomas G. Bray

Debra Castro

Jessica Christian

Tess Cicala

Joanne Clamage

Louisa Pitt Connaughton

Carl Coombs

Georgia Crane

Amanda Crater

Parker Curtis

David Cutler ’02

Sue Cuyler

Nicole DeCesare

Christie DeNizio

Helen Du

Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88

Beth Escobar

Melany Ferrimy

Kimberly Formisano

Frances Fremont-Smith ’75

Matt Gallon

Mary Gates

Taran Gavrin

Nia Gipson

Stephanie Golas

Mirna Goldberger

Judith S. Guild

Chris Hardman

Claire Harrison

Hali E. Hellmuth

Julian Hickman

Max Holman

Rupa Houndegla

Joseph Iuliano

Bill Jacob

Julia Jennings

Yuhong Jia

’’Caitlin Johnson

Talya Kagedan

Brett Kelly

Gemma Kevaney

Jennifer Kunkel

Douglas Landaverde

Kathryn Lee

Jaime Lin

Patricia Lopera

Emily Luckett

Ranxi Ma

Mireille Manzella

Talia Martino

Courtney P. McGillicuddy ’89

Ely Joanna Mesa

Paul Murray

Géraldine Naddaff

Mallorie Nai

Kelly Neely

Thomas Nelson

Joshua Neudel

Sydney Nichols

Elizabeth O’Leary

Deborah O’Malley

Julie O’Neill

Alex Ostergard

Cecelia Pan

We feel incredibly fortunate to have discovered Brimmer and May eleven years ago! As our children have progressed through Lower and Middle School and are now both moving on to Upper School, it has been amazing to see the significant and positive impact Brimmer has had on their confidence and character development. The Brimmer community, including teachers, advisors, and administrators, has become like an extended family to us. Our children are consistently supported and challenged by the Brimmer staff. Whenever we visit the campus, we always hear about something exciting our child is involved in or experiencing. Brimmer truly “sees” our kids and partners with us in their journey to becoming great citizens and students.

—Mark and (Trustee) Marsha MacLean P ’27, ’28

Angela Park

Ina Patel

Christina Perez

Madison Perkins

Katherine Poulson

Donald Reese

Luz Estella Restrepo

Janeata Robinson

Craig Roman

Nicole Rudolph

Sharin Russell

Rafael Salazar-Zapata

Diana Scharrer

Caroline Scheibe

Namrata Schmottlach

Thomas Schmottlach

Mark Sehnert

Elyse Seltzer

Peter Slaski

Elizabeth Smith

Eric Smith ’99

Kenley Smith

Larry Stahley

Bradley Starr

Christian Stratter

Zoë Stublarec

Elizabeth Goldman Suga

Lisa Summergrad

Janet Sweezey

Stanley Szwartz

Kim Tolpa

Andrea Underhill-Curtin

Matt Vaughan

Taylor Vaughn

Darol Ware

Leonard Wholey

Rachel Wolf Heyman

Sarah Wyllie

Former Staff

Virginia E. Beech

Alexandra Swift Bigelow

Patty Bray

Alison Drourr Brockman ’98

Carol Tesone Croffy ’67

Katya d’Angelo ’04

Irene T. Diamond

Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66

Suzzara Durocher

Marilyn W. Edgerton

Ellen Foley

Alexander Frederick

Thomas A. Fuller

Stephanie B. Iannone ’97

Jill Iuliano

Myra Korin

Jack Murphy

Cynthia S. Pendergast

Cindy Stec Reardon

Rachel Renton

Olivia Dyer Reyelt ’90

Helen Selle ’76

Robert Spurrier

Helen Sulkowski

Elinor Epstein Svenson ’66

Diane Furlong Walcott

Kimberley H. Woods

In Honor Of

Gifts received in Honor of Cassandra Abodeely

Justin Oates and Dawn Oates

Gifts received in Honor of Brian Beale

Robert Beale and Caroline Beale

Gifts received in Honor of Karen Bernanke

Craig Eastland and Juliet Eastland

Gifts received in Honor of Our Brimmer

Family and Friends

William Sibold and Cynthia Sibold

Gifts received in Honor of Jean Buzzi

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Gifts received in Honor of Jessica Christian

Ronald Weinger

Gifts received in Honor of Kate F. Eisenberg ’00 and Sarah Eisenberg ’04

Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell

Gifts received in Honor of Claire Fleming

Beatrice Renton

Karine Renton

Gifts received in Honor of Dianne Furlong

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Gifts received in Honor of Judith Guild

Carrie W. Farmer ’70

Alexander Frederick and Katherine Schantz

Robert Spurrier

Gifts received in Honor of Chris Hardman

Bem Claiborne and Victoria Claiborne

Gifts received in Honor of Jared Heller ’19’s graduation from Haverford

David Heller

Gifts received in Honor of Mia Heyman ’29, Jonah Heyman ’32, and Rachel Wolf Heyman

James Wolf and Melanie Wolf

Gifts received in Honor of Michael Langlois, for 19 Years of Service to Brimmer

Joseph Iuliano and Jill Iuliano

Gifts received in Honor of Lilianna Palmer ’23 and Juliette Palmer ’31

Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith

Gifts received in Honor of Janeata Robinson

Deon Stander and Peggy Stander

Gifts received in Honor of Perry Russell

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Gifts received in Honor of Bradley Starr

Sherman H. Starr Family Foundation

Gifts received in Honor of Carl Vallely

Craig Eastland and Juliet Eastland

In Memoriam

Gifts received in Memory of Raja (Safi) Aziz ’17

Nathan Greene ’16

Gifts received in Memory of Mollye Lichter Block ’66

Esther M. Feldberg

Gifts received in Memory of Kerim Hadziahmetovic ’99

Eric Smith ’99

Gifts received in Memory of Robert Kass

Paula Yanover

Gifts received in Memory of Katalin D. Kelety ’63

Suzanne Vitagliano DelVecchio ’60

To my son and me, Brimmer and May is more than a school. During my son’s years as a Brimmer student from PK through Grade 12, Brimmer has felt like a second home for our family. It has been an extraordinary experience to be a part of such a special community for the past 14 years. At Brimmer, students feel inspired to achieve their very best in an environment that is safe and nurturing. There is immeasurable value in knowing that your child is happy at school. A Brimmer education is exceptional both in and out of the classroom because of the faculty, staff, and administrative team who are truly dedicated to their work and who care deeply about each student and the community as a whole. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to be members of the Brimmer and May community. As an alumnus parent, I look forward to continuing my support of Brimmer by contributing to the Annual Fund for years to come.”

—Angela Baggett P ’24

Gifts received in Memory of Ann M. McGrath

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Gifts received in Memory of Ellen A. Quinlan

Courtney Camps Toomey ’04

Gifts received in Memory of Dot Raymon

Katya d’Angelo ’04

Gifts received in Memory of Leonard A. Rosen

Lenore J. Rosen

Gifts received in Memory of Anne Selle Spitzer ’72

Lori H. Adcock

Henry F. Spitzer ’06 and Marlene Spitzer

Gifts received in Memory of Monica W. Steinert ’57

Mirna Goldberger

Gifts received in Memory of Mary Alice Baker

Danielle Walker

Gifts received in Memory of Ruth Whittaker Whalen

Jane C. Crocker ’73

Gifts received in Memory of Elsie Wilmerding

Sandy and Ned Bigelow