Fall Magazine 2021

M A G A Z I N E

08 | Nurturing the social and

emotional well-being of our students 22 | Moving beyond inclusion

to belonging 40 | Coming together again for

the School’s 141st Commencement

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGIC

57 | Annual Giving Report

highlights record-breaking

fundraising year

04 | Fostering Fostering growth and positive

sense of self in Middle School FALL 2021

Co-Editors Sue Cuyler Director of Marketing & Communications Nicky DeCesare Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

Editorial Counsel Judith Guild Head of School

Contributing Writers Jessica Christian Sue Cuyler Nicky DeCesare Matt Gallon Elizabeth Smith Carl Vallely Sarah Wyllie

Photography David Barron Oxygen Group Nicky DeCesare

Graphic Design blazar design studio

Alumni Affairs & Development Office Elizabeth Smith P ’17 Director of Development Sharin Russell Director of the Annual Fund Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22 Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events

Graduating the Class of 2021!

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Christian Stratter Database Administrator

On the Cover: Middle Schoolers enjoy the Waintrup Courtyard.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Table of Contents

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Features

Annual Report

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60 | ANNUAL GIVING REPORT

61 | BRIMMER BY THE NUMBERS

62 | OUR COMMITTED DONORS

MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGIC Fostering growth and positive sense of self in Middle School

08 | NURTURING THE SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS

There’s no better time to “Choose Love”

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

11 | SPOTLIGHT ON THE BRIMMER WELLNESS TEAM

Leading important conversations about how we meet the needs of our students

22 | SPOTLIGHT ON DEI

On belonging: removing the invisible mask

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Alumni Happenings

Around Campus

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CLASS NOTES

02 | FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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REIMAGINED ALUMNI DAY

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GETTING CREATIVE

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SUMMER LUNCHEONS

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FACULTY INNOVATION AWARDS

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ATHLETICS

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SPRING AUCTION

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DEDICATIONS

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NEW TRUSTEES

38 | PROM

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COMMENCEMENT

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BRIMMER READS

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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

reflection, resilience & reconnection A letter from Judith Guild

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ummer is a wonderful time for reflection and reconnection with friends and family, and both were particularly important after a year of pandemic management with social restrictions. I have heard many stories of families traveling to be with one another after a long period apart, and while gatherings sounded a bit simpler and more outdoor oriented, students’ stories were filled with happy times with long-anticipated family gatherings.

As we open the 142nd school year at Brimmer, the faculty embraces an important theme that will shape the work we do together: The New Three R’s: Reflection, Resilience, Reconnection. This

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theme offers us an important focus as we emerge with a spirit of hope and optimism from a year unlike any other and embark on another year of learning. In this edition of Brimmer Magazine, our faculty share how they implement the School’s health and wellness curriculum and programs as well as how we strive to meet the missiondirected objective of what it means to belong at Brimmer.

Health and wellness came into sharp focus this past year. As educators, we are much more mindful of teaching the importance of having a balanced life. The research of Moore and Lippman as outlined in their

study, “What Do Children Need to Flourish?”

(2005), highlights the importance of having a positive attitude toward learning within the school environment and in a student’s life. School provides a space for friendships to develop and connections to occur. Their research reveals evidence that when students have positive peer relationships they are more resilient and less likely to feel depressed or troubled. The pandemic interrupted school

At Top: Head of School Judy Guild speaks at our 8th Grade Commencement Celebration in June. At Right: Middle Schoolers enjoy lunch outside on the field.

for many of our nation’s young people, and while Brimmer was in-person learning all year, peer relationships were still disrupted.

Outings and casual gatherings were limited, or sometimes eliminated completely, and friendships were interrupted. The needed

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we prioritized having an interactive and supportive school experience for each student with as many social opportunities as possible.

This year, we will continue to explore ways to help our students be resilient during times of change and understand how to be aware of

This year, we will continue to explore ways to help our students be resilient during times of change and understand how to be aware of their own needs.

emotional support that comes from these relationships was challenged for many students.

Even when faced with the pandemic’s disruption during the 2020-2021 school year,

their own needs. The details in the articles that follow highlight the various ways Brimmer’s faculty are helping students have a positive formation of self, develop healthy habits, and strive for positive values and behaviors so they can be healthy and resilient people.

Additionally, last year when we added the fifth Core Value Equity, it prompted fresh and meaningful discussions about our curricular choices and offerings. Understanding the importance of every student seeing themselves in the content we teach spurs the formation of self. We will continue to explore what this means within our School community and examine how our curricular choices and program offerings impact our students’ feeling of belonging.

While COVID-19 has affected our community in many ways, our response to prioritize learning, protect the most vulnerable, and share in the responsibility for our students to flourish inspires me. The work of many made last year possible, and I am eager to see how that same committed spirit of shared responsibility will carry us forward.

We are eager to reconnect and find time to be together once again. ■

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Fostering Growth and Positive Sense of Self in Middle School

by Carl Vallely, Head of Middle School Matt Gallon, Middle School Dean of Students

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MIDDLE SCHOOL MAGIC

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e have seen it all over the course of our time in the Middle School: Tears over challenging friendships. Disappointment over casting decisions or an assessment performance. Exuberance over a win on the athletic field. Pride over an exhibition.

Excitement over a favorite lunch or a special “First Friday” treat. Middle School is undoubtedly a time of big feelings, big growth, and big opportunities. In fact, the only period of human development in which young people undergo more physical, psychological, and emotional change than during early adolescence is between birth and the age of two! During their Middle School years, children start to see themselves as independent beings, separate from their parents and families, and begin to explore and make decisions about who they are and what they will become. While society tells us that Middle School is a challenging time to be survived or endured, we strive to flip that narrative by meeting our students where they are with an educational program that fosters growth and a positive sense of self in a caring culture and climate.

A POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH A FOCUS ON CORE VALUES

A climate and culture that honors students’ identities and empowers them to reach their full potential is at the heart of our Middle School program, and Brimmer’s Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Honesty, and Equity provide the foundation for this work. In division-wide morning meetings and assemblies, as well as in smaller advisory group meetings, students and faculty discuss the meaning and significance of each of the Core Values and how they inform our Middle School culture.

We explicitly highlight upstanders and role models from outside of our community,

both past and present, who have exemplified our Core Values in their own lives and work. This year, we held several assemblies dedicated to learning about John Lewis and the Selma to Montgomery March and the Our Planet documentary series with David Attenborough that examined the themes of social and environmental equity. Our annual Voices assemblies elevated the voices of Black students and faculty, as well as those who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. These programs and the ensuing small-group discussions that followed allowed us to explore the Core Values and their role in building an inclusive community. They also provide opportunities for students to find “windows” and “mirrors” into the different aspects of their own and other people’s identities to see where and how they intersect.

Finally, each week we issue commendations to the students and faculty who have exemplified one or more of the Core Values. These commendations reiterate our commitment to our Core Values and draw attention to how acts of goodwill, no matter how large or small, can have a positive impact on our community.

DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE SOCIAL EVENTS AND OUTINGS

Co-curricular programming provides an important opportunity for students to build peer relationships in a developmentally appropriate setting. Structured differently than the classroom, these events and activities are expertly organized and facilitated by Middle School faculty and outside professionals to ensure a positive and healthy social experience for students. They encourage students to take risks and cultivate a stronger sense of self and identity in a safe environment. They also create opportunities for students to connect with classmates with whom they have not had the opportunity to get to know.

Middle School Outdoor Education hikes Blue Hills Reservation.

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We begin each year with two days of outdoor activities focusing on team building. This year, Project Adventure and Grit ‘n Wit facilitated activities aimed at bringing new students into the fold, enhancing the cohesiveness of each class, and developing a strong sense of community across the Middle School. Outdoor Education trips to places like the Natick Community Farm, Blue Hills Trailside Museum, and Minuteman Trail in the spring and fall also provide an opportunity for students to bond as they explore a new environment and try new physical activities that encourage them to stretch to the edge of their comfort zone with the enthusiastic support of their teachers and friends.

Community Service also plays an important role in the Middle School. Trips to the Greater Boston Food Bank, where students sort canned goods and pack bags of food, present an opportunity for students to think about how they can support the needs of other people and put our Core Values into action outside the walls of the School.

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While society tells us that Middle School is a challenging time to be survived or endured, we strive to flip that narrative with an educational program that fosters growth and a positive sense of self in a caring culture and climate.

In addition to these outings, the Middle School Student Senate organizes several social events over the course of the year. These events include dances, bingo night, gradelevel hangouts, and a kickball tournament.

Given the age range of our students, we also know that there can be a vast difference in the types of social activities that are appropriate for students in Grade 6 and Grade 8. For this reason, we limit some dances to only seventh and eighth grade students and host special events for individual grades. This way students feel comfortable and can look forward to engaging in a range of different social events over the course of their Middle School experience.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRUSTED ADULTS

Research shows that adolescents who have positive, trusting adult relationships in their lives are more likely to be happier, welladjusted teenagers and adults. In our Middle School professional development and faculty meetings, we are intentional about ensuring our teachers hone their relationship-building skills each year. Shared faculty reads like Hacking School Culture by Angela Stockman and Ellen Feig Gray and Middle School Matters by Phyllis L. Fagell provide a common language and structure to this important work and help ensure our entire faculty have the tools they need to build these essential authentic connections with students.

Our small class sizes allow for each student to be known and for teachers and students to build deep, trusting relationships, and our advisor program ensures all students have an adult advocate within the community whom they can approach about anything. We provide weekly prompts to engage students and advisors in important conversations, and we utilize the Handbook for Advisors from the Center for Spiritual and Emotional Education to further develop and build connections.

These relationships help our students feel safe to try new things, take risks, and know they have a soft place to land should things go awry.

At Left: English Teacher Will Arndt’s 6th and 7th graders wrote letters to friends, family members, essential workers, doctors, nurses, and hospital staff to share their support during the pandemic. Top Right: Head of Middle School Carl Vallely prioritizes building authentic relationships between faculty and students. Bottom Right: Middle School students participate in community-building activities led by Project Adventure and Grit ‘n Wit.

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WELLNESS AND SOCIALEMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM Just as important as our core academics, our Growth Education curriculum is a key part of a student’s experience in the Middle School. These courses, which cover health and wellness, study skills, and socialemotional learning, are a vital part of our Middle School. They help students learn about themselves as individuals, identify their personal learning style and strengths to help them find academic success, and navigate interpersonal relationships, and they teach stress and anxiety management skills. We also incorporate curricula from the Anti-Defamation League, the Choose Love Program, and outside groups like The Wellness Collaborative, Media Girls, and Boys for the Better to discuss identity, challenge stereotypes, emphasize our Core Values, and help students gain an awareness of the importance of digital citizenship and their digital footprint. Finally, we partner

with EduHealth Boston (formerly Partners in Sex Education), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Greater Boston youth through comprehensive, developmentally appropriate education about sexuality, sexual health, consent, and relationships.

Our curricular and co-curricular programs complement each other and provide holistic

education for our Middle Schoolers as they approach and move through this unique stage of human development. While adolescence comes with its challenges, as Middle School educators we see these moments as opportunities for growth; we hope to inspire the same mindset in our students as they build a healthy and positive sense of self that will benefit them for years to come. ■

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LOWER SCHOOL CURRICULUM

nurturing the social & emotional well-being of our students Between a global pandemic and national unrest, there’s no better time to “choose love.”

By Sarah Wyllie, Kindergarten Teacher

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n 2019, a team of Lower School faculty came together to brainstorm the essential components of a strong social-emotional learning (SEL) program with the goal of finding a curriculum that would best meet our students’ needs while aligning with our mission and our Core Values. Through faculty surveys and interviews, we found that teachers wanted common language and practices that could be threaded throughout grade levels with increasing complexity at different ages.

After a thorough search, we landed on Choose Love, founded by Scarlett Lewis, who pursued this work after losing her son in a school shooting. Inspired by a message he had written on a chalkboard, reading “nurturing, healing, love,” she realized that love, connection, and belonging are universal wants and needs that connect all of humanity, and that perhaps, if the shooter had received more of that, there may never have been such a tragedy. Lewis worked with educators, child psychologists, and neuroscientists to build a program rooted in the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework of five core competencies: self-awareness, selfmanagement, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Her son’s message of “nurturing, healing, love” led to the creation of the Choose Love formula and drives her mission to provide a no-cost, life span SEL and Character Development program for schools.

that will only strengthen over the years. It also proved to be a nice way for faculty to connect across grade levels as we devoted staff meetings to reflecting and sharing out at the end of each unit. We already have ideas on how to further these cross-grade connections.

Though our preparations were well underway, we decided to wait until the fall of 2020 to launch the curriculum. The reimagined, pandemic-related learning environment in which we found ourselves prompted us to step back and be more intentional in our instruction and discussion probes. With students assigned to tightly knit cohorts for the 2020-2021 school year, and in and out of remote learning, it was critical to spend ample time building a safe environment and nurturing strong connections.

We started the school year with a special unit, entitled “Brave New World,” which was designed to address the unrest our country and world were facing. These lessons helped students navigate the

Brimmer’s Core Values Respect Responsibility Kindness Honesty Equity

challenge of making connections across physical distance.

After reading While We Can’t Hug by Eoin McLaughlin, Kindergartners brainstormed and practiced ways to show one another care and respect without physical touch. In Grade 4, students were inspired to make Compassion Art after reading The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco. While some

Choose Love incorporates the latest findings from neuroscience and positive psychology research into lessons that teach mindfulness, character, and emotional intelligence.

An essential component that sets Lewis’s program apart from others is how it teaches students about the brain and the science behind their feelings and emotions. This builds self-awareness and metacognitive skills and helps students understand how our emotions and body are connected. Having the whole Lower School focused on the same topic helped to enforce a common language

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students chose to be more abstract, one student drew her grandfather who died last winter.

Each quarter, we immersed ourselves in a component of the Choose Love formula. The lessons in each unit were guided by four key elements (see below) and comprised thoughtful discussions, meditations, exercises of mindfulness, self-reflective activities such as journaling, and partner and group activities.

Along with Choose Love, the Lower School also implemented Building Blocks, an anti-bias curriculum, this fall. During the first weeks

of school, teachers discovered how naturally the two curriculums complemented one another. Both programs began with a strong focus on building a safe and comfortable classroom environment and both led to understanding the concept of courage. We seamlessly made connections to the Building Blocks unit of “Understanding My Strengths, Skills, and Identity.” Grade 1 spent the year exploring courage by incorporating a Building Blocks unit on “Understanding and Appreciating Differences” and bringing it full circle with Choose Love’s unit on compassion.

Integrating the two programs is fostering dialogue, interpersonal, and intrapersonal skills necessary for the 21st century. The dialogue we have been having in our classrooms is empowering students to be participants in the global community as we

take these units and apply them to our social studies curriculum, thus working to build intercultural competencies.

Brimmer’s student-centered community is one that supports the whole child, thus nurturing the social and emotional well-being of our students. By “Choosing Love” we are strengthening our commitment to our Core Values, which are central to our School’s mission. As our mission statement says, we are a student-centered community that develops learners who are informed, engaged, and ethical citizens in our diverse world. ■

Brimmer PK friends making “worry monsters.”

Choose Love Curriculum: Four Key Elements Courage

The willingness and ability to work through obstacles despite feeling embarrassment, fear, reluctance, or uncertainty.

Gratitude

Mindful thankfulness and the ability to be thankful even when things in life are challenging.

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Forgiveness

Choosing to let go of anger and resentment toward yourself or someone else, to surrender thoughts of revenge, and to move forward with your personal power intact.

Compassion in Action

Both the understanding of a problem or the suffering of another and acting to solve the problem or alleviate the suffering.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

spotlight on the brimmer wellness team Leading important conversations about how we meet the needs of our students.

We sat down with our Wellness Team to get their perspective on the health and wellness landscape, both how it is changing and what is ahead for mental health clinicians in the coming years.

Dr. Beth Meister, Director of Counseling Services School Counselor (PK-8) Licensed Psychologist EDD from Boston University MED from Tufts University BS from Cornell University Training & Prior Experience Hall Mercer Children’s Center, McLean Hospital, Psychologist; Harvard/ McLean joint appointee; Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Brookline Public Schools, doctoral research; Private psychotherapy practice, Belmont and Winchester; Harvard Business School, assistant instructor in self-assessment; Longterm member of Boston Marathon medical team; Masters rower, Head of the Charles Regatta “It has been my pleasure to be Brimmer’s Dr Beth over the past 38 years. I have a strong background and interest in developmental psychology and try to view our students from that perspective. I believe we need to keep in mind children’s individual developmental levels, which vary from child to child, in order to personalize academic, social, and personal goals. I join Brimmer teachers and administrators in our carefully thought through plans to honor students’ strengths, while supporting individual areas of challenge. True equity in education requires the unique needs of each child to be recognized and addressed, for example, feeling accepted and included in the peer group, feeling one’s personal abilities and interests are valued, wanting to have opportunities for leadership, needing specialized help with academics, and more. I like to approach my work at school with humor, kindness, patience, and appreciation of how even young children view their world, whether I am meeting with an individual, a group, or a classroom. Growth Education is the Middle School weekly Wellness class I have taught over the years, and it has been a great venue for teaching relevant skills such as managing stress, expressing opinions, goal setting, strategies for managing relationships and feelings, and others. Recently, I enjoyed outdoor talks/walks with some of our younger students, meeting with small groups to talk about the concepts of planning, inclusiveness, empathy, and taking the high road in friendships, and partnering with Middle Schoolers to complete and hand in work. Research has indicated that social-emotional learning considerably enhances academic performance. I will continue to help our students attain high levels of positivity, resilience, self-awareness, patience, and empathy for others as they strive for academic success each day.”

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Emily Luckett, Upper School Counselor Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) MSW from Smith College BA from Brandeis University Training & Prior Experience Beth Israel Medical Center Outpatient Psychiatric Department; Beth Israel; Emergency Room; Boston Rape Crisis Center; Jacobi Hospital in New York.; Boston Children’s Hospital Psychiatric Inpatient Unit; Boston Children’s Hospital Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic; Judge Baker Children’s Center; Boston Medical Center Psychiatry Department; Roxbury Children’s Services (family therapy); The Boston Ballet (mental health consultant) “I have been Brimmer’s Upper School Counselor for the past 30 years, and it has been an extremely rewarding experience working with such a diverse, intelligent, and insightful school community. The pandemic demonstrated to mental health clinicians that helping folks develop strategies for resilience is more vital than ever. I have seen an increase in adolescent stress, anxiety, self-injurious behaviors, and depression, even prior to COVID, due in part to the role social media plays in the lives of young people, and the loneliness and isolation it can create. The pressures that young people face today present challenges

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that require an internal resilience that many struggle to maintain. The key is to develop social and emotional competence.

This ability to know one’s self includes understanding one’s emotions and the emotions of others; learning to regulate emotions and deal with trauma; developing flexibility in thought and behavior; developing empathy for

The pressures that young people face today present challenges that require an internal resilience that many struggle to maintain.

The key is to develop social and emotional competence.

others; and managing relationships.

Developing these over time is essential to coping with the ups and downs of life and maintaining overall good mental health.

In particular, these four sets of skills have proven to be extremely helpful, not just for teens, but for everyone. They include mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. However, if a student is in need of more specific intervention, I am available to meet with them individually to process these skill sets.”

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Beth Escobar, Director of School Health Services Boston University: BSN in Nursing, MSN in Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nursing; Northeastern University: Certified in Advanced School Nursing; Certified Sexuality Educator; Certified in Mental Health First Aid for Youth Training & Prior Experience Private psychiatric hospitals; McLean Hospital (adolescent to geriatric population); Children’s Hospital (treating eating disorders and abuse); Beth Israel Hospital (teaching fellow nurses); School Nurse for Framingham Public Schools; Member: ANA (American Nurses Association), MNA (Massachusetts Nurses Association), MSNO (Massachusetts School Nurse Organization), ISNG (Independent School Nurses Group) “I’ve been at Brimmer since 2010, and I consider it home. After this history-making, COVID-19 year, I see a new appreciation for the role of the school nurse. We became frontline workers in the public health arena, attending to students’ and families’ requests for help navigating the physical, social, and emotional needs of the individual, the family, and the School community at

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large. It was important for me to educate myself every chance I got as the needs were so great this past year. Last summer I took a course on contact tracing through

During the pandemic, school nurses became frontline workers in the public health arena, attending to both students’ and families’ requests for help navigating their physical, social, and emotional needs…

Johns Hopkins University and that prepared me for a year of weekly, on-site PCR testing. I collaborated with our local Boards of Health on a regular basis and learned a great deal from those experiences. Most helpful to me has been participating in Brimmer’s COVID Response Team (CRT), a mixed group of faculty and

staff that meets weekly to keep our fingers on the pulse of what’s going on in our community, state, region, country, and world as we visualize how to keep Brimmer open, safe, and healthy. I could not have done my job without their ongoing support. I will continue to monitor all things COVID-related during the 2021-2022 academic year while working to enrich the health and wellness offerings at Brimmer. The pandemic has reinforced how important the total person is in the equation. Our minds and bodies are connected and so interrelated that if one doesn’t find a comfortable balance, it can be difficult to get things done.

Being a psychiatric nurse, I have always looked at the big picture while dealing with the little details. One can’t lose sight of the other.

This past year has made people aware of the need to talk about health and wellness in a way that removes the stigma of mental health. School nurses have been dealing with how to provide accurate information to our students and families about mental health, as well as how to access mental health care outside of School while using learned strategies during the school day. Every year I meet with our students to remind them that the school nurse is always a resource for them. They don’t need to be bleeding to come see me.”

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GETTING CREATIVE

All School Celebration of the Arts Michelle Xu Dream of a Horse

Betty Wang Reflection Graduation

Sergei Tourian Landscape

Ada Dotty the Sea Turtle

Charlotte Hurley Candy Contour Line Drawing

Elijiah Kinney Autoline

Ginger Biederman Lego Still Life

Upper School students worked with Director of Innovation Kathryn Lee and mentors from Artists for Humanity to plan, brainstorm, design, and build a large-scale sculpture to be permanently installed on campus. L to R: Marianne Alagos ’21, Emma Goldstone ’22, Lily Goodman ’22, Avery Alperin ’21, Kat Klacko ’21, Wanyi Wang ’21, Theo Johnson ’22, and Martin continued on page 16 Maynard ’22 (not pictured: Michelle Xu ’21) Brimmer Magazine

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The Lower School Creative Arts Department proudly present

The first ever VIRTUAL Fourth and Fifth Grade musical-z

Grades 4 & 5 Musical

OPENING ACT: Want to Watch TV? written and performed by The F MAIN EVENT: Super Happy Awesome News! performed by The Fourth a

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Please join our audience on Thursday March 11, 2021 at 6:30pm by clicking on the attendee https://brimmer.zoom.us/j/97525702357?pwd=L2pXY2VDcDJEZFRJM2lobVp1QzVpdz09 Passcode: 686383

The Show Must Go Online

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Over 20 Middle Schoolers spent the spring months rehearsing, performing, and stage managing for the Middle School Musical The Show Must Go Online. Director Nick Malakhow described the plot in an interview with Gator student reporter Marlie Kass ’23 (featured on page 20), explaining that, much like what our students experienced during the 2020 school year, “the show begins as the school musical is canceled due to the pandemic. The students spring into action, communicating through video messages with one another to rehearse and, ultimately, perform their show online.” Kass writes, “Just like in the script, the actors and creative team must adapt to new circumstances to keep the stage thriving.” The show was pre-recorded and edited to combat any technological challenges and is available on Brimmer’s Vimeo channel for viewing.

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GETTING CREATIVE The Brimmer and May Creative Arts Department is Proud to Present:

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his year’s Upper School Musical, Is It Over Yet?, was an original production written and directed by

Creative Arts Department Chair Bill Jacob, with music by Middle and Upper School Music Teacher Max Holman.

The show wrestles with the experience of living through the pandemic with a lighthearted and upbeat spirit, following a handful of teenage characters from just before

Directed by Bill Jacob Musical Direction by Max Holman

the closure of schools in March 2020 to the present. Jacob shared the following on an interview with Gator student reporter Kate Hirschen ’23: “[Both Max Holman and I] felt like this would be the best way we could tailor our production for the specific students we have participating in the project. It’s important to scare yourself regularly, and the thought of starting a musical from scratch on a deadline scared me a lot!” The cast and crew expertly

Admission is Free PERFORMANCE ZOOM LINK:

https://brimmer.zoom.us/j/99031996636?pwd=Tm1UbVJOVm5YS1M2aUlhdzRuWnovUT09

Passcode: 324932

Thursday, March 4 @ 7pm Friday, March 5 @ 7pm Saturday, March 6 @ 7pm 2021 Art work by Michelle Xu ‘21

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navigated the challenges of Zoom to deliver several fantastic performances, one of which is available online to view on Brimmer’s Vimeo channel.

Upper School Musical

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR SCHOLASTIC AWARD WINNERS! Eight Brimmer students were selected for achievement in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, sponsored by The Boston Globe. More than 3,500 students enrolled in public, private, and parochial schools in grades 7–12 in Massachusetts submitted artwork, including painting, photography, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture. Jurors selected winners for the Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention awards from over 5,000 entries.

Stephanie Altschul One Ocean

Michele Xu Tree Elves

Michelle Xu ’21 Dream of a Horse, Painting Silver Key

Leo Wen ’21 Iroh, Ceramics Honorable Mention

Michelle Xu ’21, Lion King, Mixed Media Gold Key

Zi Han Hebe Qiang ’23 Surprise, Sculpture Honorable Mention

Michelle Xu ’21 Mutopia, Painting Gold Key

Eleanor Reyelt ’23 Camouflage, Mixed Media Silver Key

Michelle Xu ’21 Tree Elves, Printmaking Gold Key

Helen Chu ’26 House of Pattern, Sculpture Honorable Mention

Kyrell Luc ’21 Steps and Shade, Photography Silver Key

Stephanie Altschul ’25 One Ocean, Digital Art Honorable Mention

Molly McHugh ’21 Hoops, Photography Silver Key Helen Chu House of Pattern

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in the tank with marlie kass ’23 Award-winning student director showcases her talent at Brimmer. surprises certainly came up towards the beginning. There were many things I realized I needed to account for, including time restraints, scheduling, cast size, technical elements, and more, before I could even start planning rehearsals. Let’s just say that many, many spreadsheets and Google forms were created in those first couple weeks!

We caught up with Brimmer Lifer Marlie Kass ’23 to discuss the debut of her student-directed play In the Tank and to hear more about her experiences in the Creative Arts over the years.

Was this your first directing role?

What was one challenge you tackled, and what was the most exciting and enjoyable part for you?

Directing is an aspect of theater I have always been interested in pursuing, and while I had previously directed shows outside of Brimmer, I knew that tackling the studentdirected play this year would bring its own unique challenges and rewards. The greatest

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Fortunately, I eventually landed on a perfect show and an amazing cast and was ready to begin! Unfortunately, by that point, I had only three weeks until the set date of the show! So began what was probably the quickest, but one of the most fun, rehearsal periods I have ever experienced. I would spend the day planning rehearsal, taking notes, and rereading the script between classes, and then running rehearsal and writing reflections in the evening. I was pretty used to working on the Zoom stage by that point, and what could have been more perfect for that medium than a play with characters literally trapped in a glass box? So, I had fun playing around, designing and creating virtual backgrounds, and choosing sound effects and music. The small cast ensured that rehearsals could be flexible, and we could really spend time focusing on what truly needed our attention. By the time show week rolled around, I was more than proud to put the posters up around the School. The actual night of the show involved a lot of me running back and forth between my room where I had the show running and watching it and listening to my parents laughing downstairs. It flew by so quickly, but I truly savored every single minute of it.

Tell us a little about what you are focusing on in the Creative Arts Diploma Program (CAP) and outside of Brimmer.

My first year in CAP looked unusual, to say the least, considering I was focusing

on performing arts in a year where most performances were unable to happen in person. However, I worked hard to have a productive year, and I’m so thankful for all I still got to do. Of course, there was the Upper School play and musical that, even if they looked very different, gave me the experience of exploring and learning a new show, or a very, very new show in regard to the musical, where it was a completely original script.

Outside of School, I was certainly never bored!

One thing that has been a surprising plus is that over the past year and a half, I’ve been able to be involved in things virtually that I would not have been able to do otherwise, especially in regard to out-of-state programs. I had a wonderful time being involved with a wonderful theater based in New York last year and over the summer, and I also enjoyed being part of a teen Shakespeare performing troupe on Zoom for a few weeks.

I’ve also spent a lot of time on my playwriting, writing several new plays, some of which got readings in different festivals and such. Other than that, I try to always stay involved and engaged with theater, whether that’s continuing voice lessons, writing workshops and classes, reading new scripts, or simply discovering and listening to new cast recordings! Over the summer, I headed out to my camp, where I was able to not only perform on an actual stage with costumes, sets, and lights for the first time since 2020, but I was also selected for the opportunity to workshop, direct, and produce a play I wrote.

Words cannot possibly express how much I was looking forward to it!

What have you learned during your first year in CAP? What do you hope to accomplish by the time you graduate?

In my first year of CAP, I’ve learned that even in times where everything seems to be falling apart, I can still always turn to what I love to do, even if it’s not always what I expect. My CAP journal and Instagram account have been extremely helpful tools for me to record what I’ve been doing; I can then use them to

Top Right: Marlie performs with classmate Edan Zinn ‘23 in the Grades 4 & 5 Musical Princess Whatsername. Bottom Right: Marlie performs in the Middle School production of James and the Giant Peach

look back on later and see my thoughts and growth. It really has given me a focus point to check in with myself and make sure I have a path for where I want to be going.

By the time I graduate, my one goal is to have done and grown as much as possible!

However, I’m not sure what exactly that will look like yet, which is what actually excites me. Of course, I’d love to be actually performing in and directing more shows, but I know opportunities and surprises will come from the most unexpected places, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll become!

Can you share a fond memory or two from your time in the Lower/Middle School performances? Any reflections on how you’ve grown as an artist since then?

I remember that, even way back in Kindergarten, drama was the highlight of my week. It was so much of a standout that I had

a dress with movie tickets printed on it in a pattern that I would insist on wearing every single day we had drama class just to celebrate.

The excitement I had from finally becoming a “big kid” and performing on the stage in front of the School for the first time, whether that was in the third grade French play or the fourth and fifth grade musicals, still makes me smile when I think of it. I wish my Lower School self could see me now and know that we didn’t lose that joy and excitement, but if anything, it grew stronger and now we’re always finding

ways to keep ourselves immersed in the theater world nearly every single day.

The greatest way I think I’ve grown as an artist is through realizing it’s not about the end point; it’s not just about getting that role or being in that show, but it’s about loving what you do, taking joy in creating something new, and just sitting back and enjoying the ride. It’s something I try to remind myself when I need it, and I’ve found that that’s what has kept me motivated to continue to grow and do what I love. ■ Brimmer Magazine

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SPOTLIGHT ON DEI

on belonging: removing the invisible mask

by Jessica Christian, Director of Equity & Inclusion

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he 2020-2021 school year was, without a doubt, the most unusual year for students that younger generations have ever seen.

COVID-19 shut down schools around the globe, severely impacting not just academic progress, but also the social and emotional development and well-being of our children.

As the world slowly opens up again, schools, including Brimmer, are preparing to put in place programming that will address students’ mental health and wellness as they return to school.

Last year at Brimmer, we were fortunate enough to have access to resources that allowed us to keep school open, and the majority of our students chose to learn on campus. We moved forward with our curricula and programming, including critical Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work. This involved moving beyond

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inclusion toward true belonging. It felt like a cruel joke that during a year when we worked so hard to address topics of diversity and inclusion we were barely able to see each other’s faces due to mask mandates. To be sure, diversity is about far more than what we look like, and how we have physical similarities and differences.

But to have conversations about inclusion, equity, and belonging without being able to read expressions on each other’s faces or simply celebrate the uniqueness of a face different from one’s own added a new level of difficulty to DEI efforts.

As we prepare this edition of Brimmer Magazine, the world is managing new complications with variants of the COVID-19 virus, suggesting that a maskfree future might be a little further away than we’d hoped. While physical masking

may be in question, we can surely address the “invisible masks” that so many in our community wear—consciously and subconsciously—every day at Brimmer. Like many older independent schools around the country, Brimmer began in 1880 as a school that enrolled wealthy, white students almost exclusively. Our values and the norms we have upheld continue to reflect, to some degree, what is historically honored in educated, white populations. Along the way, however, we have enrolled a much more diverse group of students and families, leading us to examine what we demand of our students. With students coming to us from a range of neighborhoods, countries, and traditions, to what extent must they wear the invisible mask of the “traditional private school student” in order to feel as though they belong at Brimmer? To what extent are we silently asking them to do this through our practices? These are the masks that must be removed, so that our students can feel safe showing up as their authentic selves.

I grew up attending independent schools in northern New Jersey in the 1980s and 1990s. Then, the only DEI programming that we had focused on “tolerance” and “diversity.” There was no mention of equity and inclusion, and there was certainly no talk of belonging. Schools are much better at this now, but research spanning the last several decades continues to talk about “code switching” as a very real and difficult part of everyday life for students of color and those from other marginalized groups. “Code switching” refers to how

Top: Jessica Christian speaks at Honors Convocation in June.

At Right: Graduating the Class of 2021.

those from underrepresented communities often change how they present themselves when they show up in predominantly white, privileged spaces. This is a form of invisible mask-wearing, and it can be tasking on one’s mental and emotional energy and incredibly damaging to one’s mental health and wellness. For any student to feel as though they must change who they are to be accepted when they walk onto our campus is incredibly problematic and is our responsibility to address and fix.

As we focus on reconnecting with one another this fall, we will pay particular attention to the health and wellness of our students. The events of last year created an enormous amount of anxiety for our young learners and other community members.

Layered on top of that was—and continues to be—a national debate about race, difference, and equity, providing additional stress that is nearly impossible to escape.

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Learning about what makes each of us unique and celebrating that, whether it’s ethnicity, ability, learning style, race, or gender expression … is the only way to create an environment of belonging for everyone.

Each student at Brimmer must feel not only that they are included, but that they belong. Learning about what makes each of us unique and celebrating that—whether it’s ethnicity, ability, learning style, race, or gender expression, among others—is the only way to create an environment of belonging for everyone. And that feeling of belonging, particularly for those moving through their formative years, does wonders for one’s mental health and wellness.

We will continue with our DEI programming this year and have exciting plans to expand this work. I encourage you to diversify your conversations at home.

Read books and engage with media that celebrate cultures different from your own.

Talk about those with physical and mental disabilities to develop skills of empathy and understanding. Experiment with foods from other countries. Step outside of what is familiar. The variety in who we are is a gift if we allow it to be. ■

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INNOVATION AWARDS

Our 2021-2022 Faculty Innovation Award Winners T

his year, our Faculty Innovation Grants are funded by the Kirwan-Smith family and the Faculty Compensation and Teaching Excellence Fund. The following four grants will each provide $6,000 in classroom materials and $4,000 stipends to compensate faculty for planning time.

“We are so grateful for our donors who support faculty innovation at Brimmer,” said Director of Development Elizabeth Smith. “Implementing innovative ideas in a supportive and student-centered environment is key to delivering on our mission, and these grants allow us to pilot new ideas yearly for our students in all three divisions of the School.” ■

Lower School Budding Builders: Empowering Early Engineers Sarah Wyllie, Kindergarten Teacher Rachael Rabinovitz, Kindergarten Teacher This grant will provide our Early Childhood students with an array of engineering materials to enhance the current STEAM program with a focus on bringing play and building into their everyday experience at Brimmer. Students in Grades PK – 1 will engage with carefully curated materials to design on both a small and large scale, as well as both inside the classroom and outdoors, giving them more diverse opportunities and tools to explore how things work and to use their imagination to build and create.

Middle School Amazonian Biotope Aquarium Matthew Gallon, Middle School Science (Grades 6 & 8); Upper School Science (Geographic Information Systems [GIS], Archaeology) To enrich our science curriculum, which explores the concept of rivers through several different fields of science, these resources will help build a living model of an Amazonian freshwater ecosystem. The large aquarium, known as a biotope tank, will replicate a portion of a unique ecosystem, including the specific fish, invertebrates, plants, sediments, and water conditions found in the Amazonian River Basin. This project will enhance classroom science labs as well as informal discussions surrounding environmental equity and conservation.

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Upper School Maker Space UV Printer Chris Hardman, Upper School Physics and Digital Fabrication, STEAM Diploma Director, and Maker Space Manager The addition of a UV printer in the Maker Space will enhance STEAM Lab, a senior elective that is the capstone class of the STEAM Diploma Program, and Digital Fabrication, an elective that introduces students to the tools and devices in the Maker Space and the software packages that control them. In both classes, students work on both 2D and 3D design projects, which are then fabricated using tools such as 3D printers, laser cutter, CNC router, or vinyl cutter. The new printer will facilitate cleaner, faster, and higher-quality print work than the previous method of screen printing and will allow students more time to focus on their designs.

Middle School Horticultural Garden in Waintrup Courtyard Andrew Beal, Middle School Math (Grades 6, 7 & 8) Matthew Gallon, Middle School Science (Grades 6 & 8); Upper School Science (Geographic Information Systems [GIS], Archaeology) Jared Smith, Middle School Science (Grade 7); Upper School Science (Chemistry) Our Middle School students experience the power of horticulture firsthand by working to grow food that they then eat in our very own Dining Commons. Through this process, they gain an intimate knowledge of the importance of soil conservation, plant physiology, and sustainable horticultural practices. Building on previous innovation grants, this project funds four elevated self-water planters that will help expand the horticultural curriculum currently serving as a model for other schools. Additionally, it will increase the use and beauty of the courtyard and will provide additional studentgrown produce for our School kitchen.

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ATHLETIC AWARDS

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2020-2021 ATHLETIC AWARD WINNERS! During the final week of school, the Class of 2021 gathered for the End-of-Year Athletic Awards Ceremony, which honored their achievements and contributions to Brimmer’s Athletic Program throughout the course of their high school careers.

Four-Year Varsity

Most Improved Player Award

Athlete Recognition

Joseph Bahhady

Marianne Alagos Isaiah Claiborne

Gator Award

Stephanie Cranmore

Quinton Nsamba

Tristan Durocher Karly Hamilton

Heart & Hustle Award

Alphonse Houndegla

Stephanie Cranmore & Leo Wen

Katrina Klacko Jacob Mejia Levy

Never Give Up & Never Give In

Kyrell Luc

Award

Molly McHugh

Molly McHugh

Clayton McLaren

Gianni Thompson

Quinton Nsamba Angeline-Nur Dervisevic

Sportsmanship Award

Aneuris Quezada

Jacob Mejia Levy

Gianni Thompson

Aneuris Quezada

Leo Wen

Betty Wang

Collegiate Athletic Recognition

Spirit & Leadership Award

Avery Alperin Crew at The University of Rochester

Katarina Klacko

Kyrell Luc Basketball at The College of the Holy Cross Gianni Thompson Basketball at Boston College

Isaiah Claiborne Outstanding Athlete Award Marianne Alagos Angeline-Nur Dervisevic

Clayton McLaren Track at Lincoln University

Tristan Durocher

Career Achievement Award

Scholar-Athlete Award

Marianne Alagos Avery Alperin Gianni Thompson

Kyrell Luc

Karly Hamilton Alphonse Houndegla

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SPRING AUCTION

green & white auction spring ’21 In Support of Financial Aid and DEI Initiatives

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fter having the Spring ’20 Auction cancelled due to the pandemic, we were excited to be able to come together virtually for a fantastic evening of bidding and fundraising on April 24th. Prior to the event, we sent gift boxes to all attendees, including insulated wine tumblers and chocolates, in the hopes of raising a glass together. Thanks to fantastic auction software, amateur and professional video footage, and the magic of both live and online bidding, it almost felt like our parents, alumni, alumni parents, and Trustees were all together in person. A special thank-you to students and faculty who participated in adorable videos that really made the evening special.

Bill Jacob resumed the role of our live auctioneer, and with all of the wonderful donations and the community-wide support, the night was a huge success. We had spectacular wines for the Wine Grab, amazing trips, student- and staff-created items, and much more. The event netted over $115,000 in support of financial aid and DEI initiatives School-wide.

As hoped, the evening ended with a Zoom toast and the Brimmer community energy and goodwill was palpable. We are both humbled and grateful for our community and its generosity in support of our students. ■

Green & White Auction Brimmer and May School April 24, 2021

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We auctioned off these beautiful pieces created in our Lower School classrooms!

Clockwise from top left: PK “All About Our Community” Our youngest students illustrated a bookshelf with sketches that captured their favorite parts of their classroom community.

Kindergarten “Down Under” While exploring the amazing Great Barrier Reef during our travels to Australia, students painted an underwater scene of their favorite marine animals.

Grade 1 “Framed North American Bird Project” Students created color pencil sketches of North American birds and perched them together on a beautiful tree.

Grade 2 “Framed Spirit Animal Zoom Meeting” Our young artists each created a whimsical sketch of their spirit animal and mounted them together in a handmade Zoom meeting.

Grade 3 “Ancient Egyptian Scarab Beetles” While studying Ancient Egypt, students created watercolor replicas of scarab beetles symbolizing creation, regeneration, and renewal.

Grade 4 “Japanese Children’s Day Festival Canvas” To complement their studies of the Silk Road, students painted a Japanese landscape and added handdrawn images of traditional Japanese carp kites.

Grade 5 “Thinkers” Students practiced drawing items in perspective and, after posing for a close-up, they let their thoughts and imagination go wild.

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DEDICATIONS

Mugar Family Playground & Outdoor Learning Space Dedication Ceremony

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Kirwan-Smith Family Garden Dedication Ceremony

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NEW LEADERSHIP

Welcome New Trustees T

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

Danny Best P ’18, ’20 Brockton, MA Danny Best and his wife Condase were parents at Brimmer from 2011 to 2020 while sons Tyler ’18 and Miles ’20 both attended from Grades 4 and 6, respectively, through 12. During those nine years, Danny and Condase were integral community members who volunteered in various roles as Parent Class Representatives, Athletic Boosters, and Creative Arts Boosters, not to mention logging many hours on the sidelines of soccer and lacrosse games and in the Corkin Theater for Greenline concerts and musical theater performances. Today, Tyler is a senior at Wheaton College and Miles is a sophomore at Skidmore College. Danny has been tapped to bring his expertise in human resources (HR) and diversity and inclusion, and his long experience as a Brimmer parent to our Board of Trustees.

Danny is currently a Vice President leading the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Prior to that role, Danny was most recently the Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Dell Technology. Danny has a deep knowledge of integrating ethnic and cultural empowerment within the strategic planning process for institutions. His team at Dell was also responsible for partnering with academic and special interest organizations to scale. Prior to joining Dell, Danny was an HR executive at Dana Farber where he oversaw talent acquisition, employee relations/HR business partnerships, learning and organization development, and workforce development. Danny also spent 12 years at Bank of America, where he led HR and DEI programs.

Beyond his experience as a seasoned diversity and HR executive, working across various industries including IT, biopharma, healthcare, and financial services, Danny strongly believes that having an inclusive workforce and academic environment is the pathway to ongoing innovation and overall organizational success. Danny holds an MBA from Northeastern University where he also attended as an undergraduate.

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

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David Souza P ’26, ’30 Chestnut Hill, MA David Souza and his wife Tatyana came to Brimmer as new parents in the fall of 2019 when they enrolled their two sons Nikolai (8th) and Andreas (4th) at the School. Seeing their sons thrive at Brimmer has been life changing and they are looking to give back to the School however possible. Tatyana will be an 8th grade Parent Class Representative this year and is a volunteer for the Spring Auction. Before the transition to Brimmer, their children were enrolled at a Brookline Public School where David was the PTO treasurer for four years and ran the school’s Spring Fair for three years.

David joined P/E Investments, an asset management firm based in Boston, in 2000 as an intern while studying at Babson College and has been with the firm ever since. He currently is a Partner, Portfolio Manager, Director of Research and Trading, and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. His passion is building quantitative forecast models covering global equity indices, developed and emerging currencies, government fixed income, and commodities. David received a master’s degree from the Statistics Department at Harvard University where he focused on Bayesian methods.

Outside of work, David loves to spend time with his family exploring nature. He is an avid athlete and has competed in motocross (in his younger years), ironman triathlons, ultra-distance running events, and adventure races across the globe. Most notably, David completed the four deserts challenge in 2016 by finishing four 250-kilometer foot races across the most extreme deserts in the world: the Gobi Desert in China, the Atacama Desert in Chile, the Namib Desert in Africa, and Antarctica. He has also run the Boston Marathon as a charity runner to raise funds for the Brookline Teen Center and has cycled the Pan Mass Challenges to raise funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. In addition to fundraising, David has guided a visually impaired runner through “Team with a Vision” for events such as the Boston Marathon and the Paris Marathon.

We are looking forward to tapping into David’s finance and wellness expertise as the School continues to work through our Strategic Priorities 2020 &e Beyond. Please welcome David as a new Trustee!

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Prom 2021

A dedicated community turned the Brimmer Field into an unforgettable event.

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is Quezada ’21 leads the class through the bratory recession following the ceremony.

COMMENCEMENT

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hat a thrill it was for our entire community to finally come together again to celebrate our seniors for the School’s 141st Commencement ceremony in June. Held beneath a tent on the field, it was an unforgettable event, with Head of School Judith Guild, Assistant Head of Academic Affairs Joe Iuliano, and Head of Upper School Joshua Neudel shining a spotlight on each senior and their accomplishments. We are so proud of the Class of 2021. Like the class that came before them, they showed resilience, perseverance, and positivity during a unique year, and we wish them the very best as they head into the next phase of their lives. We hope they will come back to visit!

Jacob Mejia Levy ’21 receives his Lifer Award from Board Chair David Kreisler

Wanyi Wang ’21 with Co-Director of International Students Helen Du (L) and Mandarin Teacher Yuhong Jia (R)

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Board of Trustee Susie Durocher and family with Tristan Durocher ’21

Ana Forgit ’21 and her advisor Director of Development Elizabeth Smith P ’17

Avery Alperin ’21 and family with Head of School Judy Guild

STEAM Diploma recipients with Program Director Chris Hardman

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Zoe Kaplan ’21 and family

Scholar Society with Program Director Cecelia Pan

Creative Arts Diploma recipients with Program Director Bill Jacob

Senate President Katarina Klacko ’21

Stephanie Cranmore ’21 accepts her diploma from Board Chair David Kreisler

Faculty gathers ahead of the ceremony

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Quinton Nsamba ’21

Gianni Thompson ’21 and Stephanie Cranmore ’21

Trustee Susie Durocher with Tristan Durocher ’21

Math Teacher Rupa Houndegla P ’21, ’26 presents Alphonse Houndegla ’21 with his diploma.

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Jiayu Huang ’21 and family

Koller Phillips ’21 and family

ONWARD…THEIR JOURNEY CONTINUES Jaden Cheung ’21

Global Studies Diploma recipients with Program Director Kelly Neely

Boston College

Rollins College

Boston University

Rutgers University

Bucknell University

Sacred Heart University

Carnegie Mellon University

Skidmore College

College of the Holy Cross

Spelman College

Colorado College

St. John’s University

George Washington University

Stanford University

Lincoln University

University of California

Massachusetts Maritime

Academy

University of Connecticut

Mount Holyoke College

University of New Hampshire

Northeastern University

University of Richmond

Northwood University

University of Rochester

Quinnipiac University

University of Southern California

Santa Barbara

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Class Notes

ALUMNI

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2002

“I became a great-grandmother this past year!

Lucy will be one year old this August!”

“I am going through lots of big life transitions. After an unprecedented year in leadership as a clinical director of a residential program for women in early recovery from substance use, I quit my job and moved to the western part of the state to pursue a career change—working with college students at Greenfield Community College. I work with students

Josephine (Joey) Saxe Wechsler

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Amanda Spooner Eppers “I got married on June 12th, 2021, to Christopher Eppers at a small gathering at my father’s home in South Dartmouth, MA. Best friend and Brimmer alumna Jennifer Mugar ’88 was in attendance. My 17-year-old daughter, Marlo, will be a senior in the Class of 2022 at Brimmer this year after having attended since 1st grade (when Courtney McGillicuddy ’89 was her teacher)!”

Emma Rawls

Emma Rawls ’02

who are experiencing mental health challenges while navigating the college student life. Also, I am now part of a union for the first time and getting to do more advocacy on a policy level.

I am always grateful for the confidence and

Class of 1992 members Alice Peters, Samantha Ebert Morgan, and Malinda Tam gathered in Boston for a recent mini reunion.

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ALUMNI support I received at Brimmer in my younger years, and it has greatly influenced my presence in the professional world. I am also closer to my family and looking to settle in the Pioneer Valley for good! If ever in this part of the region, give a holla!”

2003

Rajuli Khetarpal Fahey “I am a mother of two. I received a BFA with distinction from Massachusetts College of Art and Design from the Studio for Interrelated Media (SIM) department, and I am a licensed massage therapist in MA. I have traveled the country and supported myself off art and belly dance performance/teaching. We just bought our first home in Winchendon, MA, and I am opening a dance studio focused on world dance and yoga: Magnolia Studio. The grand opening was July 24, 2021—please come see me!”

2011 Jared Fay

Jared has been working as a Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) since March of 2020. He is responsible for ensuring compliance with terms and conditions of the contract and negotiating contract actions that are consistent with laws, regulations, and policies.

He also analyzes proposals to ensure a fair and reasonable price through various cost and price analysis techniques and negotiates win/win contract actions with industry to safeguard the interest of the United States in its contractual relationships. Jared has spent time as a PCO for the Battle Management Directorate and currently in the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence & Networks Directorate within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Prior to his work as a PCO, Jared worked as a Contract Specialist since April of 2016 within the Battle Management Directorate as well as the Strategic Services Division, specifically in the Federally Funded Research and Development Center with MIT Lincoln Labs. As a PCO, Jared managed a $890 million contracting portfolio across four branches during his time in the Aerospace Management Systems Division. His portfolio consisted of Weather Systems, Landing Systems, and Air Traffic Systems. In addition, during his time in the Battle Management Directorate,

Jared served as the PCO in the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Division. Jared worked directly with the Royal Jordanian Air Force on the sustainment of their Command, Control, and Communication (C3) System as well as the acquisition of required commercial radios for military operations and in country on-site Early Warning Systems. Currently Jared is the PCO for Aerial Networks Division within their FMS branch. Jared’s portfolio supports a range of countries, which includes NATO nations as well as other US partner nations for the development, sustainment, and acquisition of Ground Support Systems (GSS) that support Link 16 operational and training needs for those countries. Although Jared is stationed in Massachusetts during his time with the Air Force, he has been able to travel and work for varying periods of time in Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Iowa, and Alabama. Jared hopes to travel abroad with his current portfolio as COVID-19 international travel restrictions loosen up.

Nicole Strauss “I went to Franklin and Marshall College after Brimmer and then on to Boston University School of Public Health where I earned a master’s degree with certificates in biostatistics and epidemiology. After working in a variety of hospitals (MGH, Tufts Med, and Seattle Children’s) in research, I was able to find an opportunity to exercise what I learned in graduate school and secured an epidemiology position working for Seattle/King County Public Health. I am currently working as a communicable disease and immunization epidemiologist primarily focusing on the COVID pandemic (conducting analysis, analyzing

Nicole Strauss ’11

Jared Fay ’11

local, state, and federal information, creating dashboards, writing summaries, and consulting).”

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Heather Gates Heather completed her master’s and clinical doctorate degrees in occupational therapy from the University of Southern California (USC). Since then, she has been working as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy at USC. She spends the majority of her time at Keck Hospital of USC where she provides occupational therapy evaluation and intervention to patients in the acute care setting across numerous service lines, including cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, pulmonology, orthopedics, neurology, and oncology. She also teaches occupational therapy students in the clinical setting and engages in research. Her research is focused on demonstrating occupational therapy’s distinct role and value in evaluating individuals for advanced heart failure interventions, including heart transplantation and left ventricular assist device implantation.

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on Social Thought and the Department of Art History. She plans to primarily focus her research on 18th- and 19th-century art and literature with a particular emphasis on the trans-European symbolist movement.

Beyond her studies, Jessie is the founder and Editor-in-chief of Venti Journal: Air, Experience, and Aesthetics, an interdisciplinary publication dedicated to the study and critical resonances of air and atmosphere (venti-journal.com).

Dietrich Pultinas

Heather Gates ’13 Jessie Alperin ’14

patient care and engaging in research in the clinical setting to advance occupational therapy practice and improve the lives of the patients she treats.

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Jessie Alperin After graduating from Brimmer in 2014, Jessie received her BA in Comparative Literature from Kenyon College in 2018 and her MA in the History of Art from the Williams College Graduate Program at the Clark Art Institute in 2021. During her time at Kenyon, she curated “Stories of Self-Reflection: Portraiture by Women Photographers” at the Graham Gund Gallery, as well as published and presented her research on Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Stéphane Mallarmé internationally. Prior to pursuing a master’s at Williams, she worked as a research assistant and archivist at the Cantonal and University Library in Lausanne, Switzerland, on a project focused on 20th-century illustrated encyclopedias. At Williams, she served as a research assistant for the Clark museum’s study center for works on paper and on The Gates family at Kristin’s graduation from the Worcester County Sheriff Academy: (L-R) Jeff, Mary, Kristin ’15, and Nicole ’13

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projects related to 19th-century art. She also co-organized a virtual conference entitled “Imagining the Atmospheric Invisible,” and wrote her thesis on Auguste Rodin’s illustrations of Charles Baudelaire’s The Flowers of Evil. Beginning in September, Jessie will be pursuing a dual doctoral degree at the University of Chicago with the Committee

“I am currently working at Kerry Foods as an associate food scientist. I work mostly on developing beverages for restaurant chains and other food companies. I’m often working on juices, lemonades, smoothies, coffee, dairy products, and syrups, among other things! I started my journey into product development at UMass Amherst, where, as a transfer student, I decided to pursue food science.

My personal interest in health and nutrition really sparked my curiosity for food science.

At UMass, I was able to create a winning ice cream flavor for my senior capstone project and compete at the American Society of Baking in Chicago.”

2015

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David Watkins ’15

Kristin Gates Congratulations to Kristin on officially becoming a Worcester County Sheriff Officer. Mary and Jeff Gates say that Kristin was the class president of her graduating class and gave the class address at the graduation ceremony. Mary attributes Kristin’s ability to write and deliver such a meaningful and thoughtful speech to her education at Brimmer and May. Kristin is also a member of the Army National Guard.

David Watkins “I’m excited to start the next chapter on my journey as a Graduate Assistant Coach for the VCU Men’s Basketball program while pursuing my master’s degree in sports leadership.”

2016

Alina Fischer Medina “Over the past year, I have been working at the Beth Israel Lahey Health Urgent Care full time as a patient care technician. I use my Emergency Medical Technician Basic Life Support certification to provide patient care and work alongside other technicians, nurses, and emergency room physicians.

For me, my experience in healthcare really grew during the pandemic in the urgent

care although I had held a few healthcare positions in the past throughout my four years at UMass Amherst. I began by receiving my EMT BLS certification at Boston University the summer after my freshman year of college and applied for an EMT position at UMass Emergency Medical Services, the student-run agency on campus.

At UMass EMS I had my first patient care experiences working standby EMS shifts for any university-run event of more than 50+ (think dinners, concerts, conferences, plays, musicals, and sporting events) and also applied to be a field supervisor for the agency and a teaching assistant for our own EMS course. The connections I made at UMass EMS along with the patient care and leadership experiences encouraged me to apply to be a volunteer EMT at a largerscale physician-run standby agency called ConMed Response and to apply to be an EMT-B at Action Ambulance Services, Inc. responding to 911 calls in Holyoke, MA. When the pandemic hit I was still in college and during our semester-long quarantine in Amherst I grew more curious about healthcare outside of the pre-hospital setting.

The increasing demand for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic motivated me to search for a patient care technician job, and I interviewed and was hired to work at the BILH Urgent Care in Chestnut Hill.

Currently, I spend my days taking in patients, doing vitals, performing EKGs and other noninvasive exams, assisting the physicians with procedures, doing phlebotomy, and splinting broken bones. In addition to this I also manage the medical supplies ordering and inventory for the urgent care and am the preceptor for any new technicians we hire. My interest in medicine has grown immensely since working at the urgent care, and I encourage anyone with an interest in any form of healthcare to find a position where they can ask questions, learn in person

from various healthcare professionals, and gain patient care experience as it is more valuable than any class you could take on this subject. To continue on my path of becoming a healthcare professional I have started shadowing one of the physicians I work with at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ER in Boston and the ER in Needham to better understand a physician’s medical decision-making and gain even more exposure to other paths such as nurse

Alina Fischer Medina ’16

practitioner and physician assistant. Working during the COVID-19 pandemic was a genuine learning experience and came with lots of uncertainty, but it was truly a privilege to be a part of the healthcare community during such a vulnerable but important time in medicine and I am excited to continue on this path.”

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Class Notes cont’d Ned Manus “As a Mentor with Equality California’s AmeriCorps program in Fresno, CA, I work with LGBTQ+ youth as emotional and academic support. I am also placed at a statewide nonprofit called California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA). CRLA provides free civil legal services to low-income residents of California’s rural counties. CRLA has programs specifically tailored to providing legal services to benefit Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ people, and agriculture workers.”

IN MEMORIAM Nancy Levy P ’09 Jane Orr P ’91

2017

Anne Selle Spitzer ’72, P ’06 Jeffrey Wu ’18

Go, Gators! Class of 2017 members Raymani Walker, Noa Schabes, and Liam Johansson graduated from Skidmore College in June 2021.

2016

Class of 2016 members Mark Gasperini, Sean Lee, Nathan Greene, and Simon Acevedo got together recently on Nathan’s roof deck for an evening out.

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2016

Sean Lee ’16 graduates from Boston College in three years after taking a short 19-month break to fulfill a required South Korean Army assignment.

2017

Recent college graduates from the Class of 2017 got together at Raymani Walker’s graduation party. Top Row: Unknown, Liam Johansson ’17, Ju’Quan Mills ’17, Raymani Walker ’17, Anthony Anderson ’17; Middle Row: Noa Schabes ’17, Sarah Smith ’17, Elizabeth Teklu ’17; Kneeling: Alexis Ifill ’17, Unknown.

2020 2018

Class of 2020 members and faculty gathered together for the first time since graduation for a summer BBQ and young alumni reunion.

Catching up with these grads was amazing!

See page 55 for more details!

Class of 2018 members Jack Donnelly, Michael Hastings, AJ Reeves, Tyler Best, and Dylan Rigol show us that good friendships last the test of time—and COVID!

Brimmer Summer welcomed alumni Camp Counselors Cara Rittner ’19, Laura Lopez ’19, Ben Ernest ’19, and Emily Onderdonk ’18. (Seen here with director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88) Missing from photo: Michael Hastings ’18.

Our 2021 Alumni Day gathering via Zoom included Sharin Russell (top row, third from left), who wore a green Brimmer and May blazer from either Durrie or Amy Durant!

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FACULTY & STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

brimmer reads

Faculty & staff share the books and resources that have inspired health and wellness My husband and I would often read poetry together to end each

This book, which I read this summer, helps

day. Poets have a way

one to understand the varying degrees

of expressing both joy

of response that traumatic experiences,

and sorrow, and Emily

from the loss of a family member to living

Dickinson perfectly

through a global pandemic, cause on both

articulates the human

the body and the mind. Through research

soul. During difficult

and case studies, van der Kolk offers not only insight into how we react to trauma, but also how we can overcome it.

Carl Vallely Head of Middle School

Wellness Team Picks

Don’t miss Carl Vallely’s cover story “Middle School Magic” (pages 4-7)

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myself without saying a word.

Sharin Russell Director of Annual Giving

I highly recommend this book for anyone

This is an inspiring and

who is suffering from ADHD or is close

useful resource for

to someone who suffers from ADHD.

parents and teachers

Through case studies, Dr. Hallowell

who want to help

captures the challenges that people

kids develop a “yes

face but also the strategies that help

brain” that is balanced,

people cope. Because he suffers from

resilient, insightful, and

ADHD himself, Hallowell is compassionate

empathic. It is clearly

in his writing and his book has helped

written and research

many to see the benefits that go along with having ADHD despite

based. The book is also helpful to anyone who wants

the challenges that also come with this diagnosis. I personally found

to try new brain strategies to increase personal

it to be an interesting and enjoyable read.

resilience, positivity, and a sense of well-being.

Emily Luckett, Upper School Counselor

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times, I find her poignant words to be a way to express

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Beth Meister, Director of Counseling Services

In my home, we have conversations all the time about race and religion as those are the centers of our

While not a health book per se, this novel reminds all of us that life is full of

identities. But this book highlights

beauty even during times

those who are differently abled and

we may be enveloped by

are so often forgotten. Our fourand six-year-olds have developed incredible empathy through reading this book again and again, at their own request, and have dubbed it

sadness or despair. The French author’s English debut, it is a moving and breathtaking novel that showcases love and light. Violette, the main character, does not have an easy life, but not only does she persist, she also

“The Equity Book”!

believes that no matter what challenges are placed before Jessica Christian Director of Equity & Inclusion

her, happiness is always a part of life. Violette shares with the reader that everyday encounters and simple moments offer an abundance of joy if only we are willing to see it.

There are moments of deep sadness and pain balanced by beautiful moments of love and laughter.

Gemma Kevaney Fourth Grade Teacher While this is a wonderful story of a little boy who teases a friend and learns

This is one of my favorite books for all ages as it shares the journey of life, its challenges, and its joys. I’ve been known to read this book to students as well as families when they stop by to see me. I often read it to myself when I need a boost! The line that resonates most with me is: “Remember that Life’s

what it means to be kind, this book doesn’t simply point out the importance of kindness. It also shows children that everyone makes mistakes. It’s the lessons we learn from those mistakes that help us grow and learn. As citizens of an ever-changing and interconnected global community, kindness is an important skill that helps us connect to others and break down barriers to understanding

a Great Balancing Act.” I like to remind myself and others that life

different perspectives. Teaching our students about what it

isn’t one-sided. There are pluses and minuses to everything and it’s

means to be kind is so important as they grow and become

so important to lead a balanced life. We’ll live a longer and healthier

part of our larger global community.

life if everything is kept in perspective.

Beth Escobar, Director of School Health Services

Ina Patel Lower School Director of Teaching & Learning

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reimagined alumni day 2021

T

his year’s virtual Alumni Day on

May 15th featured a record-breaking number of alumni in attendance. The pandemic may have postponed Alumni Day ’20, but we rallied this year with a joint celebration of all classes ending in 0, 5, 1, and 6. The event featured student-led campus tours, a State of the School presentation from Head of School Judy Guild, and reunion class breakout rooms where our guests spent time catching up with former classmates. We were so thrilled to finally be able to celebrate together!

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Alumni Day May 15, 2021

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alumni summer luncheons

North Shore, MA Standing (L to R): Doreen Davis Gove ’45, Head of School Judith Guild, Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, Director of Development Elizabeth Smith; Seated (L to R): Patricia Folts Dooley ’45, Nancy Biddle Lemcke ’50.

Class of 2020 Get Together

We had such a great evening catching up with members of the Class of 2020 on campus in July!

Front Row (L to R): Anja Westhues ’20, Caroline Champa ’20, Catherine Leeder ’20, Samantha Estrada ’20, Head of School Judy Guild, Megan Stander ’20, Elias Kazin ’20, Olivier Khorasani ’20, Math Department Chair Nancy Bradley, Upper School History Teacher David Cutler ’02, Director of College Counseling Lisa Summergrad, Humanities Department Co-Chair Kelly Neely; Back Row (L to R): Math Teacher Pete Slaski, Assistant Head of Academic Affairs Joe Iuliano P ’14, ’15, ’18, Director of Technology Michael Langlois, Director of Alumni Affairs & Special Events Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88, P ’22.

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Your Annual Fund Gift makes a

Big Difference

The 2021–2022 Annual Fund Last year, our generous community demonstrated that the success of Brimmer’s Annual Fund is more critical than ever to the continued excellence of a Brimmer and May education. A record Annual Fund allowed the School to continue to deliver a top-notch education during unprecedented times and provided the flexibility to pivot and increase technology, tents, handwashing stations, testing, financial aid, and more.

Please continue to make the Annual Fund your top philanthropic priority this year.

We continue to have additional needs related to the pandemic including tents, furniture, technology, and classroom aids.

The Annual Fund helps us to attract and retain the very best faculty; create state-ofthe-art classrooms; create a strong, diverse community of learners through financial aid; and offer a well-rounded blend of academics, arts, fitness, and athletics.

You make this possible!

Consider a gift today at brimmer.org/give

Every donation to the 2021-2022 Annual Fund is an investment in a Brimmer education and benefits each student and faculty member.

Our strong parent, alumni, alumni parent, and faculty community works together for Brimmer each year. Thank you.

ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021

Annual Report 2020–2021

Middle School Outdoor Education visits Treetop Adventures.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021

Message from the Head of School & the Chair of the Board of Trustees our commitment to equity, belonging, and justice work and turn our attention to a master planning process for our campus, including improving our wellness and athletic facilities.

None of this would be possible without the generosity of our community. During this past fiscal year alone, members of our communities donated in excess of $7,000,000 to Brimmer through generous Annual Fund gifts, capital and endowment gifts, payments on campaign pledges, and the Auction. The Annual Fund far exceeded its goal, raising over $1.1 million, and the Virtual “Green & White” Auction netted over $115,000 for School-wide financial

A

s we begin the 2021-2022 school

our engaged and generous community.

year, Brimmer and May’s spaces

have been restored to their original

• The efforts we undertook to

purposes – Dining Commons, Innovation

accommodate COVID safety protocols,

Space, Maker Space, libraries, and music

including the implementation of new

and art rooms. Although there are still

classroom technology, testing, hiring

uncertainties ahead, we look forward to a

of additional staff, the purchase of

return to more normal times: classrooms

furniture, handwashing stations, personal

full of engaged students; friends, new

protective equipment, and tents for

and old, catching up; teams taking

outdoor classrooms, were quite

the field; choirs singing; performing

expensive.

arts returning to the stage; maker and design spaces bustling with activity;

• We made significant progress on the

and children gardening and playing

Strategic Priorities 2020 & Beyond,

in a new playground area. We wish to

including: the completion of the

thank all members of our community –

Lower School Mugar Playground

faculty, parents, alumni, alumni parents,

and Outdoor Learning Space; the

grandparents, friends, and Trustees – for

establishment of an historic $5 million

their extraordinary support, which helped

Fund for Faculty Salaries and

make the 2020-2021 school year successful

Teaching Excellence, which allowed

on many levels.

the School, among other things,

to raise faculty salaries above the median

As noted in the spring Brimmer Magazine,

for our peer institutions; and a renewed

the School was successful on two important

commitment to diversity, equity, and

fronts: first, keeping our students and faculty

inclusion (DEI) programming and

safe and engaged on campus; and second,

initiatives for faculty and students.

making significant progress on our Strategic Priorities 2020 & Beyond. Much of what we

We look forward to continuing the

were able to accomplish is directly related to

momentum this school year as we redouble

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aid and DEI initiatives. We are confident that our community will step up again this year as we continue to make progress on our most important priorities.

Brimmer has a rich 142-year history as a PK through grade 12 school, where students are inspired to learn, encouraged to explore, and empowered to lead. Brimmer continues to provide a transformative educational experience for its students in a state-of-theart facility. We are keenly aware that fulfilling Brimmer’s mission and the flexibility needed to serve today’s students are a direct result of the generosity of all of our donors.

Thank you for your continued confidence and support.

Judith Guild Head of School

David P. Kreisler President, Board of Trustees

technology and educational materials. Annual

Alumni Board helped us surpass our goal

Fund dollars fund professional development

of $900,000 by more than $200,000 with

financial aid, and help to ensure well-rounded

over 75% parent participation, increased

athletics and arts programs.

alumni participation, and 100% Trustee and faculty and staff participation. This record

This year’s unprecedented results enabled

level of giving is extremely important as we

Brimmer to provide many things, including

reach out to foundations, which appreciate

weekly COVID testing for our students and

demonstrated strength in the percentage of

faculty, tents throughout the campus for

parent and alumni giving.

outdoor learning, handwashing stations,

O

individual desks, teaching assistants, Zoom

The Annual Fund bridges the gap between

licenses, additional nursing staff, and personal

tuition dollars and the actual cost of an

protective equipment for our campus. Funds

independent school education and is,

also enabled enhancements to the School’s

therefore, vital to support the School’s

diversity, equity, and inclusion curriculum.

enduring mission.

n behalf of the Development

I would like to extend my profuse thanks to

Thank you for being an integral part of the

Committee, I wish to thank you for

Director of Development Elizabeth Smith,

success story that is Brimmer and May.

your generosity and support of the Brimmer

Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell,

and May Annual Fund, which this year

and their dedicated parent volunteer team.

surpassed $1.1 million!

Special thanks also to Annual Fund parent

With warmest wishes,

Co-Chairs Cindy and Paul Gamble P ’23 and Your support of the Annual Fund is key

our leadership calling team of Trustees Chris

to the financial health of the School. Your

Chou P ’29, ’33, Katie Terino P ’24, ’29, and

Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76

contributions help the School to attract and

Sara and Panos Demeter P ’24, ’27, ’27.

Trustee, Chair of the Development Committee

retain incredibly dedicated and talented faculty and provide them with classrooms

This leadership group along with 25 class

equipped with the most up-to-date

callers and the fundraising committee of the

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021

Message from the Chair of the Development Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021

annual

giving report

july 1, 2020–june 30, 2021

37 3 Named, Restricted, 60and Scholarship Funds Annual Fund Unrestricted

$1,032,621 $134,496

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

Special Funds

Playground Fund, Realizing the Vision (RTV) Payments, Other

$5,902,003

Endowments, and Other Capital and Major Gifts

2020-2021 Total Annual Fund Raised: $1,167,117 2020-2021 Total Raised for Annual Fund, Endowments, and Special Funds Giving: $7,069,120

thank you

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, 2020, and June 30, 2021.

Heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers who helped make phone calls and write notes on behalf of the 2020-2021 Annual Fund. Your time, effort, and enthusiasm helped us significantly surpass our Annual Fund goal, especially during the unexpected pandemic. This would not have been possible without your support.

Annual Fund Unrestricted, Named, Restricted, and Scholarship

Athletics, Birthday Books, Brimmer Community Fund, 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, Playground Fund, RTV Payments, Major Gifts, and Bequests For a complete list of endowments, please contact the Development Office.

Participation

Board of Trustees: 100%

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Faculty & Staff: 100%

Current Parents: 75%

Alumni: 15%

BOARD,

FACULTY & STAFF SUPPORT THE ANNUAL FUND

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100%

17donors GAVE

$25,000

OR MORE TO BRIMMER IN FY ’21

80%

OF FACULTY

HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES

100%

OF STUDENTS ARE

INVOLVED IN SCHOOL-SPONSORED COMMUNITY SERVICE

6:1

100% tested weekly

17

AP

OF FACULTY & STAFF

COURSES OFFERED

14

STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO

WERE

during COVID

GRADES COMMITTED

TO DEI WORK THROUGH A

globally focused curriculum

Priceless

3 signature diploma programs

PLUS SCHOLAR SOCIETY

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thank you

to 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 + )

Anonymous (2) Barry and Mimi Alperin Cornelia Cook ’84 John and Suzzara Durocher The Hastings Family Emily C. Hood Foundation Caroline Levine Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation

Marjorie Corkin Kaplan ’65

Janice Corkin Rudolf ’66 Susan Kirwan and Garth Smith David and Tatyana Souza Gang Wu and Yi Xing

Hastings Circle ($25,000 +)

Ernest Boch, Jr. Jon Grenzke and Elizabeth Kensinger The Nichols Trust Adam and Elika Portnoy Daniel and Linda Waintrup ’72

Chase Circle ($10,000 + )

Anonymous Andrew and Sarah Bishins Jeff and Jody Black Charles E. & Charlotte T. Curry Foundation Cherbec Advancement Foundation Carrie Farmer ’70 Tom and Joan Feeley Paul and Cindy Gamble Sean and Jennifer Anne Gavin Lang and Irina Gerhard Kristen Gillis John Greene Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73 Todd and Liz Hammer David and Stephanie Kessler Mark and Marsha MacLean Richard and Jennifer Mynahan Frank and Britta Nielsen Parents’ Association Young Park and Anja Langbein-Park Pam and Steve Rosenberg Derrick Rossi and Nina Korsisaari

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Robert Seaver and Tracey Bolotnick Joe and Katie Terino Robert and Kirsten Whalen Jeffrey and Marla Wolk

Cummings Circle ($5,000 + )

Charles Altschul Paul Bernon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Eleanor Hoey Bright ’74 Chris and Jessica Chou Panos and Sara Demeter Junhua Dong and Yan Kong Jun Ge and Xiaolin Dai Kenyon Grogan ’76 and C. Jeffrey Grogan Scott and Danielle Herritt Farouc Jaffer and Kathy Economy Gajen and Elisabeth Kandiah Bernie and Faith Kaplan Robert Kass and Shayne Gilbert Thomas and Kristin Knox Alexander and Jennifer Kozhemiakin David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams Robert and Helen Lockhart Jack and Alexandra Lull Tracey McCain Art and Jeanne Meehan Mark and Ines Merolli Michael and Maya Mindlin Samuel Pang and Andrew Pang Art and Nicole Papas Weibin Peng and Wendy Wang Hao Tan Pi and I-Tseng Chan Leonard Rosen Eden and Lauren Siff Robert and Tamara Sitkoff Robert and Sara Spalding John D. Spooner Chaoran Sun and Jing Sun James and Liza Tague Eliot and June Tatelman The Hawk Foundation David Young and Michelle Mayer

May Circle ($2,500 + )

Anonymous Hussam and Arghavan Batal

Steven and Michelle Bearak Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson Andrew Brzezinski and Ashley Tarokh Carol Rohl and Amy Coe Jason and Julia Hamilton Christopher and Nicole Hurst Kevin Johnson and Linda Lynch Joy Kaplan and Becky Brooker Jeffrey Karp and Jessica Simonetti Rusty and Betsy Kellogg Samuel Kellogg ’03 Mark Landis and Mary Singleton Howard and Carla Leeder John Liu and Sharon Song Hari and Susmitha Mallidi Blaine and Krista McKee Jordan and Evonne Meranus Todd and Stephanie Morrison Erik and Ann Ostrowski Adrian Priesol and Nurhan Torun Laura E. Riley ’77 Michael Singer and Baharak Asefzadeh Jihong Sun and Zhen Li Stanley Szwartz and Jacqueline Washburn Joshua and Tanja Tatelman Jay and Lainie Wagner Hubert and Evandra Williams

McCoy Circle ($1,000 + )

Anonymous (2) Raja Elie Abdulnour and Julie Nijmeh Pascal and Irina Aguirre John and Betsy Allen Paul and Veronica Apen Shakil Aslam and Erica Gonella W. Gerald and Patricia Austen Jonathan and Julie Bedard Damian and Cigdem Betebenner Pat and Joan Byrne Thomas Calhoun and Katherine Taylor Bem and Victoria Claiborne Elizabeth Cleveland ’71 Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 Trish Cucci Suzanne Del Vecchio ’60 Kevin Dutt and Darlington Hicks Michael and Laura Ehlers Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88

Middlesex Circle ($500 + )

Micah and Rebecca Adler Imad and Rouba Bahhady Suzanne Barrett ’70 Vicky Ann Barrette ’61 David Barron Cynthia Blanco Pamela Bottomley ’67 Bob and Julie Brayboy Judith Brezniak ’60 Meg Caven and Laura Warren Peter and Robin Cheung Ray and Sheryl Comenzo Patricia Folts Dooley ’45 Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Selma Duhovic ’02 James and Anastasia Economy Brian and Susan Enyeart Daniel and Erica Esrick

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Richard and Marcy Hirschen Ed Hjerpe Mary Jo Goggin Hopkins ’48 Brian Hurley and Christine Cignoli Carol Jason ’75 Eileen Kiley Christian Klacko and Sandra Vrejan Chappell and Elizabeth Lawson Rossanna Lizama-Soto Scott McIsaac and Suzanne Durrell Domenic and Maria Messina Angela Mong Linda S. Moulton Ammar and Barrie Naji Joshua Neudel and Samantha Levine-Neudel Craig and Jennifer Niemann Jason Park and Cindy Na Drew Peck and Liz Sullivan Jennifer Perry Potter ’81

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Emmanuel and Karine Ernest Henry and Niki Fayne The Feaster Family John Fitzgerald and Peggy St. Clair Kevin and Carla Fitzgerald Stephen and Elizabeth Foley Gail Gabriel ’71 and Donald Kaiser Eric and Kathleen Gheewalla Charlie and Abby Glassenberg Ilan and Alexandra Goldberg David and Melissa Goldstone Larry and Jacquelyn Gordon Peter and Wendy Gordon Bill and Judy Guild Elisabeth Schneider Hall ’55 Laurie Hall Lei Han and Tieying Yu Allan Heff and Francine Laden Neal and Susan Heffron Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland Julian Hickman Ben Hinkle and Ann Walker Heidrun Jacobi William and Rebecca Knott Aaron and Lauren Lapat Lorenzo and Nelida Lepore Miao Liu and Ting Huang Holly Malin-Murray ’91 Peter and Cheryl Marconi John and Carolyn McGillicuddy Jennifer Mugar ’88 David and Heather Myers Tom and Liz Niedermeyer David Pellman and Margaret McLaughlin John and Lisa Phillips Nihar Prasanna and Tasneem Kanji Jim and Cathy Rafferty Nancy Starr Raphael ’53 Kathleen Riley ’61 Sharin Russell Stephen and Darlene Sallan Andrew Shimomura and Sarah Walters Elizabeth and Rod Smith Alexander and Caroline Stangle John Stefanon and Michael Gackstetter Christopher and Laura Suraci John and Melinda Tarbox Monte Wallace and Anne Wallace ’48 Nina Webber David and Louisa West Mahlet Woldemariam ’95 Simon Wong and Wincy Fung John and Judie Wyman Qin Zhu and Yong Cao

I attended Brimmer and May from kindergarten through my senior year of high school, and 10 years later still have so much gratitude for my experience. I built not only a network of friends and teachers, but a true community of family and lifelong mentors.

My years at Brimmer didn’t just prepare me for success in college, they also led to confidence in my professional and personal life long after.

This is the reason I continue to contribute to the Annual Fund. I know that any amount helps to ensure that others have the same experience I was so lucky to have.

—Hanna Pastor ’11

Andres Estrada and Sarah Brooks Leslie Fallon ’66 Julia Feinstein ’00 Andy and Maggie Ferrara Ann Marie Foran Frances Fremont-Smith ’75 James Gammill and Susan Alexander William and Janette Gartner Celeste Gehring Durrie Durant Golding ’75 John Green and Sue Green Gary and Jill Hatton

Daniel and Melanie Rudoy Garrett and Ludy Shih Deon and Peggy Stander Peter and Susan Stevens Helen Sulkowski Jukka and Suzanne Westhues Joanne Seale Wilson Helen and Tim Wright Eric Zimmerman and Audrey Kalmus

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Green and White Circle ($100 + )

Gena Comenzo Sandra Cooper Sarah Crane Diana Clark Crookes ’65 David Cucchiara and Nicole Cariglia Parker Curtis David Cutler ’02 Sue Cuyler Margaret Dastrup ’57 Nicole DeCesare Harold Dennis and Elizabeth Gerlach Steven and Heather DePaola Shirley-Ann DePeiza Molly Diamond ’09 Megan and Daniel Dolan Helen Du Holly Eaton ’09 Marilyn W. Edgerton Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell Elizabeth Engellenner ’05 Tom Engellenner and Carol Stolberg Ken and Patience Epstein

Nancy and Peter Bradley Tom and Patty Bray Andrea Brayboy ’99 Robert Brayboy ’98 Shani Breiman ’18 Gregory and Margie Breslin Clarke Bruno and Julie Braverman Bruno Margaret Burke Joan and Brian Canavan Haracy Cardosa Jacob Chou ’29 Jessica Christian and Josh Weinger Enrico and Ann Ciabattoni

Didem and Kelami Ertan Leigh Fairchild-Coppoletti ’88 Kelly Feeley Vincenzo and Diana Ferrara Miroslava Fitkova Mary Beth Flynn Raymond W. Forgit Brendan Frank Barbara Nichols Freedman ’60 Laurie Silverman Friedell ’75 Thomas and Beth Fuller Patrick Gallagher and Eliza Gallagher ’10 Edith Gheewalla Constance Abramson Golden ’61

Anonymous (9) Cassie Abodeely Denge and Megan Agola Fernando and Andrea Aguirre Laura E. Allison ’80 Edith C. Armstrong ’75 Will Menarndt Angela Baggett Aliaa Barakat Brian and Shannon Beale Virginia Beech Mitchell and Mary Anne Bell Carol Bello ’74 and Kenneth Bello Ashley Bernon Fritz Biederman Mollye Lichter Block ’66 Jason Bock and Miriam Gates Kyle Bond ’08 Moli Luo and Michelle Borkin ’02 David and Byrna Bornstein

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John and Anne Grandin Sara Green Janet Grenzke Mary Ellen Grossman ’65 Brian and Lynne Harrington David Heller Maija Hinkle Steven and Michelle Hoffman Kristen Howard and Ivy Krull Sam and Amanda Hsiao Constance Huebner ’50 Joseph and Jill Iuliano Anne Price Iverson ’61 Yuhong Jia and Lingsheng Dong Brian Kane and Julianna Schantz-Dunn Craig and Carol Kapson David and Heather Kapson Carl Katz and Leah Oko Donna Kazanjian ’64 Ilyse Kennedy ’05 Jeannette Kensinger Deborah King ’72 Eduwardo and Rosemelia Kirikihira Katharine Kirk ’05 Kazumi Kobayashi Joan Kolligian ’69 Jeremy and Reedy Kream Jeffrey Lahens and Charmain Jackman Phillip Lane and Sharifah Niles-Lane Eleanor Latimer ’65 Kathryn and Brian Lee Nancy Lemcke ’50 Ken and Robin Levine Joseph Levinger and Elizabeth Murphy David Lindert Yair and Stephanie Listokin Craig and Dorothy Mael David Mael ’05 Charity Majuru Phernel Manigat and Islande Donnat Juan Carlos Martinez and Maria Diaz Alex and Olena Matov John Maynard Courtney McGillicuddy ’89 Mike and Amy McHugh Avalon and Nicole McLaren Michael and Geralyn McLaughlin Sheila Meek ’53 Beth Meister Owen Meredith ’16 Emily Miller Stephen Moore and Maria Walsh Edward and Nancy Mortimer Benjamin and Sophia Niehaus J. David Niehaus and Angela Koshewa Craig and Charlene Oliver

James and Melanie Wolf Rachel Wolf-Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman Kim Woods and Stew Smith Elizabeth Wooster Kelah Worrell Clark Yeager Kurt and Barbara Yeager De Hua Zhou and Xin Ru Lai Qingqing Zhuo ’14 Melanie Zibit ’66 Bernard Zimmerman and Cheryl King Prentice Zinn and Gabrielle Cobbs

Friends

Anonymous Lauren Abrams Simon Acevedo ’16 Hannah Ahearn ’20 Benjamin Alford ’13 Daniel and Rebecca Alperin Jessie Alperin ’14 Anthony Anderson ’17 Luca Antonucci Martha Arroyoave Nikki and Nigel Atkins Ottolie Baggett Ted and Nanda Barker-Hook Josephine Barron ’80 Andrew Beal Selamawit Berhane ’97 Karen Bernanke Brian Binkowski Sandy Bland Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta Nia Boutwell Alison Brockman ’98 Dianne Leavitt Brooks ’69 Robert Brooks ’15 Courtney Camps ’04 Barbara Carey Shana Carr ’04 Deb and Fidel Castro Claire Chafee-Bahamon Caroline Champa ’20 Joanne and Marc Clamage Chloe Cochener ’19 David Cohen ’11 Aubrey Conquergood Amanda Crater Olivia Damson Giselle Davis Kathleen Delaney ’17 Tenzin Dengkhim Patricia Foley Di Silvio, Ph.D. ’62 Irene Diamond Caryl Diengott ’73 Craig and Juliet Eastland Beth Escobar

Samantha Estrada ’20 Melany Ferrimy Ali Fisher ’12 Quinn Fitzgerald ’07 Elizabeth Foley ’20 Ellen Foley Matt Gallon Linda Garrity Jeff and Mary Gates Taran Gavrin Yawen Geng Wendy Thorsen Gifford ’53 Jaye Giglio ’12 Samuel Girioni ’15 Barbara Glazerman ’55 Stephanie Golas Charles and Julie Goldberg Joan Goldberg ’61 Mirna Goldberger Ronald Gonella Jennifer Greene Joan Greer ’62 Aldolfo and Francisca Guevara James and Stephanie Guseh Thelma and James Guseh Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02 Katherine Hardiman ’11 Chris and Emily Hardman Emma Hastings ’19 Michael Hastings ’18 Jo Edith Heffron Jared Heller ’19 Hali Hellmuth Kelsie Higbie Linda Hiller ’64 Max Holman Lindsay Horbatuck Rupa Houndegla Tiesha D. Hughes Bill and Kerry Jacob Michael and Crista Jaeckel David Jellinek and Sarah Spitz Julia Jennings Grace Jia Lyrae Johnson ’80 Meredith Kaiser ’05 Gemma Kevaney Christian Kiley Myra Korin Meenakshi Kumar Jen Kunkel Joseph and Christina Lafferty Paul Lafferty ’16 Michael Langlois Mary Lantz Michelle Levinger ’19 Jaime Lin Marie Lindahl Mary Cooper Little ’59

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Michael Onderdonk and Roslyn Pedlar Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith Cecelia and Davis Pan Joseph and Melissa Panto Arthur and Tina Papas Hanna Pastor ’11 John and Erin Pels Cindy Pendergast Ellen Pendergast ’70 Justin Peterson and Jenna Breslin Stephen Pfaff Diane Pierce-Williams ’70 Diana Luce Plunkett ’62 Ellen Polansky and Robert Chisholm Jeffrey and Valerie Pontiff Dante Poole and Sherrell Pierre Patty Poulin Beverly Purcell-Guerra ’62 Carl Rapisarda-Vallely and Patrick Vallely Eric and Anne Reenstierna Richard and Rosamond Reiber William and Olivia Reyelt ’90 Jeff Richards and Kerry Doyle Elizabeth Rimas John Rimas Neil and Linda Ripston Rob and Jennifer Robertson Mary T. Rogers Craig Roman Martin Roura and Veronica Picon Mitchell Schultz and Cris Ratiner Stephen and Sara Scolnick Janet Selle ’75 Anatoli and Diana Shabashov Edward and Oksana Shapiro Larry and Joan Siff Rachael Thorne Silard ’01 Sandra Siler Peter Slaski and Ann-Marie Holland Pamela Spires ’62 Ryann Stilton ’05 Hank and June Szretter Harry Tan ’18 Zach and Barb Taylor William and Annmarie Thibeault Souren Tourian Willa Grant Trevens ’58 Susan Salny Trilling ’69 Madeline Snow Typadis ’71 Ann Van Praag Robert Warren and Jane Grayson George Washko and Diana Gallagher Josephine Wechsler ’54 Richard and Joan Whalen Susan Donovan White ’77 Elizabeth T. Wicks ’62 Abraham Woldeselassie and Mahlet Gessese

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Erica Lopez ’65 John Louis and Sophya Williams-Louis Emily Luckett Ben Ma ’12 Laura Mackey Nicholas Malakhow Anson and Sandra Mancebo Kentaro Marchionni ’08 Rafael Mares and Karla Van Praag Dana Mathews Alexandre J. Maximilien ’01 Ely Mesa Stephen Moreno Jimenez ’20 Vance and Dananai Morgan Ashley Mosley Corey Murphy ’12 Paul and Sara Murray Abigail Mynahan ’19 Geraldine and Alfred Nadaff Mallorie Nai Kelly Neely Tom Nelson Liz O’Leary Mary Olian ’70 Alexandra Oliver-Davila ’86 Deborah O’Malley Julie O’Neill Angela Park Ina Patel Joshua Poresky ’19 Katherine Poulson Rachael Rabinovitz Donald Reese Dona Rehm Brent Ridge and Patricia MacKenzie Dylan Rigol ’18 Janeata Robinson Maggie Rosenbaum Nicole Rudolph Rafael Salazar-Zapata Diana Scharrer Caroline Scheibe Thomas and Namrata Schmottlach Helen Selle ’76 Corley Sims Jodi Slater Sally H. Smart ’73 Amy Smith Eric Smith ’99 Jared Smith Kenley Smith Sarah Smith ’17 Amy Solomon ’75 Benjamin Sommers and Melissa Wachterman Robert and Nancy Spalding Enna Spivak ’17 Larry Stahley Star Market GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Program

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Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Christian Stratter Lisa Summergrad Jessica Sutula ’04 Janet Sweezey Gretchen Thompson ’54 Kim Tolpa Vicki Trinh Michael and Jodie Vasily-Cioffi Matt Vaughan Taylor Vaughn David and Jennifer Walsh Jake Weinberg and Becky Cohen Jody Weinberg and Jeffrey Kotkin Anja Westhues ’20 Sarah Wyllie

Young Alumni Leadership Club

Elizabeth Engellenner ’05 Katherine Kirk ’05 David Mael ’05

Alumni

Simon Acevedo ’16 Hannah Ahearn ’20 Benjamin Alford ’13 Laura E. Allison ’80 Jessie Alperin ’14 Anthony Anderson ’17 Edith C. Armstrong ’75 Suzanne Barrett ’70 Vicky Ann Barrette ’61 Carol Bello ’74 Selamawit Berhane ’97 Mollye Lichter Block ’66 Kyle Bond ’08 Michelle Borkin ’02 Sheera Bornstein ’03 Pamela Bottomley ’67 Andrea Brayboy ’99 Robert Brayboy ’98 Shani Breiman ’18 Judith Brezniak ’60 Eleanor Hoey Bright ’74 Alison Brockman ’98 Dianne Leavitt Brooks ’69 Robert Brooks ’15 Courtney Camps ’04 Shana Carr ’04 Caroline Champa ’20 Elizabeth Cleveland ’71 Chloe Cochener ’19 David Cohen ’11 Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 Diana Clark Crookes ’65 David Cutler ’02

Margaret Dastrup ’57 Suzanne Del Vecchio ’60 Kathleen Delaney ’17 Patricia Foley Di Silvio ’62 Molly Diamond ’09 Caryl Diengott ’73 Patricia Folts Dooley ’45 Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Selma Duhovic ’02 Holly Eaton ’09 Elizabeth Engellenner ’05 Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 Samantha Estrada ’20 Leigh Fairchild-Coppoletti ’88 Leslie Fallon ’66 Carrie Farmer ’70 Julia Feinstein ’00 Ali Fisher ’12 Quinn Fitzgerald ’07 Elizabeth Foley ’20 Barbara Nichols Freedman ’60 Frances Fremont-Smith ’75 Laurie Silverman Friedell ’75 Gail Gabriel ’71 Eliza Gallagher ’10 Wendy Thorsen Gifford ’53 Jaye Giglio ’12 Samuel Girioni ’15 Barbara Glazerman ’55 Joan Goldberg ’61 Constance Abramson Golden ’61 Durrie Durant Golding ’75 Joan Greer ’62 Kenyon Grogan ’76 Mary Ellen Grossman ’65 Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73 Elisabeth Schneider Hall ’55 Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02 Katherine Hardiman ’11 Emma Hastings ’19 Matthew Hastings ’18 Michael Hastings ’18 Jared Heller ’19 Linda Hiller ’64 Emily C. Hood ’49 Foundation Mary Jo Goggin Hopkins ’48 Constance Huebner ’50 Anne Price Iverson ’61 Lyrae Johnson ’80 Meredith Kaiser ’05 Donna Kazanjian ’64 Samuel Kellogg ’03 Ilyse Kennedy ’05 Deborah King ’72 Katharine Kirk ’05 Joan Kolligian ’69 Paul Lafferty ’16 Eleanor Latimer ’65 Nancy Lemcke ’50 Michelle Levinger ’19

Board of Trustees 2020–2021

Durrie Durant Golding ’75 Wendy Gordon Mary Ellen Grossman ’65 Laurie Hall Samantha Strauss Hanman ’02 David Heller Samuel Kellogg ’03 Eileen Kiley Susan Kirwan Aaron and Lauren Lapat Carla Leeder Nancy Lemcke ’50 David Mael ’05 Jennifer Mugar ’88 Liz Niedermeyer Roslyn Pedlar Ellen Pendergast ’70 Jim Rafferty Kathleen Riley ’61 Leonard Rosen Larry Siff Katherine Taylor Sara Withington ’55 Helen Wright Nancy Venti Yonge

Board of Visitors

Parents by Class

Michelle Borkin ’02 Robert Brayboy ’98 David and Byrna Bornstein Bob and Julie Brayboy Marilyn W. Edgerton Lew Eisenberg Andy and Maggie Ferrara Quinn Fitzgerald ’07 Shayne Gilbert

Daniel and Rebecca Alperin Imad and Rouba Bahhady Ernest Boch, Jr. Peter and Robin Cheung Bem and Victoria Claiborne John and Suzzara Durocher Kristen Gillis Jason and Julia Hamilton

David P. Kreisler, Chairman, P ’17, ’19, ’23 Suzzara Chace Durocher, Co-Vice Chairman, P ’18, ’21 John R. Fitzgerald, Co-Vice Chairman, P ’07 John R. Allen, III, Clerk, P ’12 Lisa R. Hastings, Treasurer, P ’18, ’18, ’19 Judith S. Guild, Head of School Johanna Black P ’14, ’19 Chris Chou P ’29, ’33 Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 Karine Ernest P ’09, ’14, ’19 Gail S. Gabriel ’71, P ’05 Jon Grenzke P ’31 Kenyon Bissell Grogan ’76 Leslie Stimmel Guggiari ’73 Gajen Kandiah P ’23 Bernard E. Kaplan P ’05, ’07 Thomas Knox P ’26, ’28, ’32 Howard Leeder P ’15, ’20 Richard Mynahan P ’19 Derick Rossi P ’26, ’28 Garth Smith P ’27 Linda S. Waintrup ’72, P ’02, ’06

ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021

Mary Cooper Little ’59 Erica Lopez ’65 Runeko Lovell ’03 Ben Ma ’12 David Mael ’05 Holly Malin-Murray ’91 Kentaro Marchionni ’08 Dana Mathews ’92 Alexandre J. Maximilien ’01 Courtney McGillicuddy ’89 Sheila Meek ’53 Owen Meredith ’16 Stephen Moreno Jimenez ’20 Jennifer Mugar ’88 Corey Murphy ’12 Abigail Mynahan ’19 Mary Olian ’70 Alexandra Oliver-Davila ’86 Hanna Pastor ’11 Ellen Pendergast ’70 Diane Pierce-Williams ’70 Diana Luce Plunkett ’62 Joshua Poresky ’19 Jennifer Perry Potter ’81 Beverly Purcell-Guerra ’62 Nancy Starr Raphael ’53 Olivia Reyelt ’90 Dylan Rigol ’18 Kathleen Riley ’61 Laura E. Riley ’77 Janice Rudolf ’66 Helen Selle ’76 Janet Selle ’75 Rachael Thorne Silard ’01 Sally H. Smart ’73 Eric Smith ’99 Sarah Smith ’17 Amy Solomon ’75 Pamela Spires ’62 Enna Spivak ’17 Ryann Stilton ’05 Jessica Sutula ’04 Harry Tan ’18 Gretchen Thompson ’54 Willa Grant Trevens ’58 Susan Salny Trilling ’69 Madeline Snow Typadis ’71 Linda Waintrup ’72 Anne Wallace ’48 Josephine Wechsler ’54 Anja Westhues ’20 Susan Donovan White ’77 Elizabeth T. Wicks ’62 Sara Withington ’55 Mahlet Woldemariam ’95 Qingqing Zhuo ’14 Melanie Zibit ’66

Class of 2021 - 61%

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Rupa Houndegla Joy Kaplan and Becky Brooker Christian Klacko and Sandra Vrejan Robert and Helen Lockhart Mike and Amy McHugh Avalon and Nicole McLaren John and Lisa Phillips Jodi Slater Christopher and Laura Suraci Kelah Worrell Qin Zhu and Yong Cao

Class of 2022 - 68%

Mosa and Laila Alomran Mitchell and Mary Anne Bell Andrew and Sarah Bishins Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 Kevin and Carla Fitzgerald Brendan Frank William and Janette Gartner David and Melissa Goldstone Heidrun Jacobi Michael and Crista Jaeckel Kevin Johnson and Linda Lynch Carl Katz and Leah Oko Meenakshi Kumar Rossanna Lizama-Soto Phernel Manigat and Islande Donnat Rafael Mares and Karla Van Praag John Maynard Michael and Geralyn McLaughlin Erik and Ann Ostrowski

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Jason Park and Cindy Na David Pellman and Margaret McLaughlin Elizabeth Rimas John Rimas Martin Roura and Veronica Picon Jeff and Chrissy Teschke

Class of 2023 - 68%

Clarke Bruno and Julie Braverman Bruno Sarah Crane Nicholas Cross and Kelly Lindert Junhua Dong and Yan Kong Kevin Dutt and Darlington Hicks Ann Marie Foran Paul and Cindy Gamble Eric and Kathleen Gheewalla Aldolfo and Francisca Guevara Todd and Liz Hammer Neal and Susan Heffron Richard and Marcy Hirschen Sam and Amanda Hsiao Farouc Jaffer and Kathy Economy Gajen and Elisabeth Kandiah Robert Kass and Shayne Gilbert Alexander and Jennifer Kozhemiakin Robert and Helen Lockhart Jack and Alexandra Lull Hari and Susmitha Mallidi Paul and Sara Murray Ammar and Barrie Naji Frank and Britta Nielsen Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith

Art and Nicole Papas William and Olivia Reyelt ’90 Elizabeth Rimas John Rimas James and Liza Tague Jukka and Suzanne Westhues David Young and Michelle Mayer Prentice Zinn and Gabrielle Cobbs

Class of 2024 - 67%

Angela Baggett Joan and Brian Canavan Bem and Victoria Claiborne Aubrey Conquergood Panos and Sara Demeter Kevin Dutt and Darlington Hicks Jun Ge and Xiaolin Dai Allan Heff and Francine Laden Kristen Howard and Ivy Krull Ed Jaramillo and Amy Wyss Eduwardo and Rosemelia Kirikihira Anson and Sandra Mancebo David and Heather Myers Young Park and Anja Langbein-Park Jeffrey and Valerie Pontiff Dante Poole and Sherrell Pierre Jeff Richards and Kerry Doyle John Stefanon and Michael Gackstetter Joe and Katie Terino Michael and Jodie Vasily-Cioffi Gang Wu and Yi Xing Maftouh Youssouff and Maria Aduse

We are deeply grateful that our daughter had the opportunity to study at Brimmer. The School’s commitment to education was evident not only in its ability to continue to educate kids incredibly well during COVID, but also beyond thanks to Brimmer’s deeply rooted pedagogy of meeting each child where they are to help them achieve their full potential. Brimmer is comprised of a special brand of educators— nurturing and expecting high-caliber work all at once, giving each child the tools and confidence they need to succeed. This special commitment to teaching at the highest levels comes through continually at Brimmer, but the moment that resounded with us in particular was seeing each senior receive their senior speech at graduation, highlighting the care and attention that had gone into educating each and every graduate and giving root to each of their diverse strengths and interests. Brimmer’s Annual Fund is a critical way to support these talented teachers and administrators in continuing their excellent work.

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Raja Elie Abdulnour and Julie Nijmeh Charles Altschul Paul and Veronica Apen Shakil Aslam and Erica Gonella Paul Bernon Steven and Heather DePaola Kelly Feeley Sean and Jennifer Anne Gavin Lang and Irina Gerhard Larry and Jacquelyn Gordon Christopher and Nicole Hurst Michael and Crista Jaeckel Alexander and Jennifer Kozhemiakin Jack and Alexandra Lull Joseph and Melissa Panto Weibin Peng and Wendy Wang Eden and Lauren Siff Susan Kirwan and Garth Smith Peter and Susan Stevens Jay and Lainie Wagner Christopher and Elizabeth Walsh Jake Weinberg and Becky Cohen Hubert and Evandra Williams Eric Zimmerman and Audrey Kalmus

Class of 2026 - 63%

Pascal and Irina Aguirre Aliaa Barakat Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson Cynthia Blanco Andrew Brzezinski and Ashley Tarokh William and Janette Gartner Rupa Houndegla Thomas and Kristin Knox Yair and Stephanie Listokin John Liu and Sharon Song Phernel Manigat and Islande Donnat Tracey McCain Jordan and Evonne Meranus Derrick Rossi and Nina Korsisaari Garrett and Ludy Shih David and Tatyana Souza John and Melinda Tarbox Jeff and Chrissy Teschke

Class of 2027 - 90%

Micah and Rebecca Adler Shakil Aslam and Erica Gonella Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta Carol Rohl and Amy Coe Gena Comenzo Panos and Sara Demeter Tenzin Dengkhim Craig and Juliet Eastland Daniel and Erica Esrick Ilan and Alexandra Goldberg Sam and Amanda Hsiao Brian Hurley and Christine Cignoli

Jeffrey Karp and Jessica Simonetti Alexander and Jennifer Kozhemiakin Chappell and Elizabeth Lawson Mark and Marsha MacLean Samuel Pang and Andrew Pang Pam and Steve Rosenberg Mitchell Schultz and Cris Ratiner Robert Seaver and Tracey Bolotnick Anatoli and Diana Shabashov Oleg and Elena Shchegolev Andrew Shimomura and Sarah Walters Susan Kirwan and Garth Smith Alexander and Caroline Stangle Joshua and Tanja Tatelman

Class of 2028 - 86%

Steven and Michelle Bearak Paul Bernon Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson Didem and Kelami Ertan Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland Thomas and Kristin Knox Jeffrey Lahens and Charmain Jackman Mark Landis and Mary Singleton Mark and Marsha MacLean Craig and Charlene Oliver Adrian Priesol and Nurhan Torun Derrick Rossi and Nina Korsisaari Michael Singer and Baharak Asefzadeh Robert and Tamara Sitkoff Robert and Sara Spalding Zach and Barb Taylor Steeve and Marie Texas Jeffrey and Marla Wolk

Class of 2029 - 78%

Raja Elie Abdulnour and Julie Nijmeh Denge and Megan Agola Hussam and Arghavan Batal Andrew Brzezinski and Ashley Tarokh Chris and Jessica Chou Daniel and Erica Esrick Charlie and Abby Glassenberg Ben Hinkle and Ann Walker Phillip Lane and Sharifah Niles-Lane Gareth and Lisa Amaya Price Brent Ridge and Patricia MacKenzie Eden and Lauren Siff Benjamin Sommers and Melissa Wachterman Joe and Katie Terino Hubert and Evandra Williams Rachel Wolf-Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman

Class of 2030 - 84%

Hussam and Arghavan Batal Carson Biederman and Susan MacPherson Carol Rohl and Amy Coe Brian and Susan Enyeart Lei Han and Tieying Yu Scott and Danielle Herritt

David and Heather Kapson Alexander and Jennifer Kozhemiakin Todd and Stephanie Morrison Joshua Neudel and Samantha Levine-Neudel David and Tatyana Souza Deon and Peggy Stander Abraham Woldeselassie and Mahlet Gessese

Class of 2031 - 76%

Damian and Cigdem Betebenner Alexander Bourgeois and Emily Anesta Michael and Meghan Garcia-Webb Ilan and Alexandra Goldberg Jon Grenzke and Elizabeth Kensinger Chris and Emily Hardman Brian Kane and Julianna Schantz-Dunn Jeffrey Lahens and Charmain Jackman Dana Mathews ’92 Mark and Ines Merolli Vance and Dananai Morgan Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith Daniel and Melanie Rudoy

Class of 2032 - 64%

Hussam and Arghavan Batal Jonathan and Julie Bedard Deb and Fidel Castro Adam Cissell and April Nelson Vincenzo and Diana Ferrara Miroslava Fitkova James and Stephanie Guseh Jeff Hesselbein and Amy Bland Thomas and Kristin Knox Kathryn and Brian Lee Abraham Woldeselassie and Mahlet Gessese Rachel Wolf-Heyman and Jeffrey Heyman

Class of 2033 - 90%

Meg Caven and Laura Warren Chris and Jessica Chou Jessica Christian and Josh Weinger David Cucchiara and Nicole Cariglia Trish Cucci Tenzin Dengkhim Miroslava Fitkova David and Heather Kapson David and Stephanie Kessler William and Rebecca Knott John Louis and Sophya Williams-Louis Juan Carlos Martinez and Maria Diaz Michael and Maya Mindlin Stephen Moore and Maria Walsh John and Erin Pels Justin Peterson and Jenna Breslin Adam and Elika Portnoy Simon Wong and Wincy Fung

Class of 2034 - 75%

Michael and Meghan Garcia-Webb Kathryn and Brian Lee Brimmer Magazine

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Class of 2025 - 73%

ANNUAL REPORT 2020–2021 Miao Liu and Ting Huang Alex and Olena Matov Vance and Dananai Morgan Benjamin and Sophia Niehaus Nihar Prasanna and Tasneem Kanji Peter Slaski and Ann-Marie Holland Chaoran Sun and Jing Sun

Grandparents Fernando and Andrea Aguirre Nathaniel Aguirre ’26 W. Gerald and Patricia Austen William Lawson ’27 Ottolie Baggett Oliver Baggett ’24 Fritz Biederman Ginger Biederman ’26, Fischer Biederman ’28, Ford Biederman ’30 Sandy Bland

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Maxwell Hesselbein ’28, Meredith Hesselbein ’32, Phoebe Hesselbein ’32 Gregory and Margie Breslin Connor Peterson ’33 Judith Brezniak ’60 Kate Hirschen ’23 Claire Chafee-Bahamon Shyla Fernandes ’25 Ray and Sheryl Comenzo Nydia Comenzo ’27 James and Anastasia Economy Nicholas Jaffer ’23 Henry and Niki Fayne Elliot Fayne ’30 Joseph S. Feaster, Jr. Jaedin Feaster ’28 Tom and Joan Feeley Madeleine Pogoda ’25 Raymond W. Forgit Ana Forgit ’21

Edith Gheewalla Thomas Gheewalla ’23 Charles and Julie Goldberg Remi Goldberg ’31 Ronald Gonella Alyssa Aslam ’25, Keira Aslam ’27 John Green and Sue Green Elliot Fayne ’30 Janet Grenzke Juliet Grenzke ’31 Thelma and James Guseh James Guseh ’32 Jo Edith Heffron Ariella Heffron ’23 Maija Hinkle Julia Hinkle ’29 Craig and Carol Kapson Parker Kapson ’30, Bode Kapson ’33 Jeannette Kensinger Juliet Grenzke ’31 Mary Lantz Samuel Gavin ’25 Ken and Robin Levine Jacob Neudel ’30 Marie Lindahl Jazzy Lang ’24 David Lindert Kieran Cross ’23 Charity Majuru Zahir Morgan ’31, Aydin Morgan ’34 Angela Mong Jacob Chou ’29, Emilia Chou ’33 Edward and Nancy Mortimer Julian Tague ’23 J. David Niehaus and Angela Koshewa Theodore Niehaus ’34 Arthur and Tina Papas Grace Papas ’23 Dan and Deb Peterson Connor Peterson ’33 Neil and Linda Ripston John Pels ’33 Mary T. Rogers Elliot Enyeart ’30 Stephen and Sara Scolnick Chloe Rose Scolnick ’25 Sandra Siler Ella Eastland ’27 Robert and Nancy Spalding George Spalding ’28 John D. Spooner Marlo Frank ’22 Jihong Sun and Zhen Li Neil Sun ’34 Eliot and June Tatelman Peyton Tatelman ’27 Ann Van Praag Zakkai Mares-Van Praag ’22 David and Jennifer Walsh Ada Moore ’33

Past Parents John and Betsy Allen Andrew Beal Jeff and Jody Black David and Byrna Bornstein Nancy and Peter Bradley Tom and Patty Bray Bob and Julie Brayboy Pat and Joan Byrne Thomas Calhoun and Katherine Taylor Barbara Carey Joanne and Marc Clamage Harold Dennis and Elizabeth Gerlach Shirley-Ann DePeiza Irene Diamond Megan and Daniel Dolan Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell Tom Engellenner and Carol Stolberg Ken and Patience Epstein Emmanuel and Karine Ernest Andy and Maggie Ferrara John Fitzgerald and Peggy St. Clair Gail Gabriel ’71 and Donald Kaiser James Gammill and Susan Alexander Linda Garrity Peter and Wendy Gordon John Greene Laurie Hall Mark and Lisa Hastings Gary and Jill Hatton David Heller Hali Hellmuth Tiesha D. Hughes Joseph and Jill Iuliano Bill and Kerry Jacob David Jellinek and Sarah Spitz Yuhong Jia and Lingsheng Dong Bernie and Faith Kaplan Rusty and Betsy Kellogg Eileen Kiley Kazumi Kobayashi Jeremy and Reedy Kream David Kreisler and Gwyn Williams Joseph and Christina Lafferty Aaron and Lauren Lapat Caroline Levine Joseph Levinger and Elizabeth Murphy Craig and Dorothy Mael John and Carolyn McGillicuddy

Scott McIsaac and Suzanne Durrell Richard and Jennifer Mynahan Geraldine and Alfred Nadaff Tom and Liz Niedermeyer Craig and Jennifer Niemann Michael Onderdonk and Roslyn Pedlar Cecelia and Davis Pan Drew Peck and Liz Sullivan Cindy Pendergast Jim and Cathy Rafferty Carl Rapisarda-Vallely and Patrick Vallely Eric and Anne Reenstierna Richard and Rosamond Reiber Laura E. Riley ’77 Janeata Robinson Stephen and Darlene Sallan Larry and Joan Siff Elizabeth and Rod Smith John D. Spooner Hank and June Szretter Daniel and Linda Waintrup ’72 David and Louisa West Elizabeth Wooster Helen and Tim Wright John and Judie Wyman Christopher Yonge and Nancy Venti Yonge

Faculty & Staff Cassie Abodeely Lauren Abrams Luca Antonucci Martha Arroyoave Nikki Atkins Will Arndt Ted Barker-Hook Andrew Beal Brian Beale Karen Bernanke Brian Binkowski Jason Bock Nia Boutwell Nancy Bradley Patty Bray Tom Bray Deb Castro Jessica Christian Joanne Clamage Amanda Crater Parker Curtis David Cutler ’02 Sue Cuyler Olivia Damson Nicole DeCesare Megan Dolan Helen Du Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 Beth Escobar Melany Ferrimy

Ellen Foley Frances Fremont-Smith ’75 Matt Gallon Jeff Gates Mary Gates Taran Gavrin Stephanie Golas Mirna Goldberger Jennifer Greene Judy Guild Chris Hardman Hali Hellmuth Julian Hickman Kelsie Higbie Max Holman Lindsay Horbatuck Rupa Houndegla Joseph Iuliano Bill Jacob Julia Jennings Grace Jia Yuhong Jia Gemma Kevaney Christian Kiley Myra Korin Jen Kunkel Michael Langlois Kathryn Lee Jaime Lin Emily Luckett Laura Mackey Nicholas Malakhow Courtney McGillicuddy ’89 Beth Meister Ely Mesa Domenic Messina Emily Miller Ashley Mosley Paul Murray Geraldine Nadaff Mallorie Nai Kelly Neely Tom Nelson Joshua Neudel Liz O’Leary Deborah O’Malley Julie O’Neill Cecelia Pan Angela Park Ina Patel Patty Poulin Katherine Poulson Rachael Rabinovitz Carl Rapisarda-Vallely Donald Reese Dona Rehm Brent Ridge Janeata Robinson Craig Roman Maggie Rosenbaum Brimmer Magazine

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Robert Warren and Jane Grayson Jonah Warren ’33 Joanne Seale Wilson William Lawson ’27 James and Melanie Wolf Mia Heyman ’29 Jonah Heyman ’32

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Nicole Rudolph Sharin Russell Rafael Salazar-Zapata Diana Scharrer Caroline Scheibe Namrata Schmottlach Thomas Schmottlach Corley Sims Peter Slaski Elizabeth Smith Eric Smith ’99 Jared Smith Kenley Smith Larry Stahley Christian Stratter Lisa Summergrad Janet Sweezey Stanley Szwartz Kim Tolpa Vicki Trinh Matt Vaughan Taylor Vaughn Rachel Wolf-Heyman Sarah Wyllie

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In Honor Of Jacob Chou ’29 In honor of Thomas Fuller Bem and Victoria Claiborne In honor of Josh Neudel, Beth Escobar, Ted Barker-Hook, and Brimmer’s support team Ray and Sheryl Comenzo In honor of Nydia Comenzo ’27 Margaret Cobb Dastrup ’57 In honor of classmate Dr. Anita Panenka Hoffer Tenzin Dengkhim In honor of Tenzin Choeku Dengkhim – A Fallen Military Hero Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 In honor of Judy Guild and the entire Alumni Team and Anne Reenstierna’s birthday Andres Estrada and Sarah Brooks In honor of the dedicated faculty and staff of Brimmer and May School Laurie Silverman Friedell ’75 In honor of Richard Silverman Constance Abramson Golden ’61 In honor of our 60th reunion David and Melissa Goldstone In honor of Joe Iuliano and Josh Neudel Jo Edith Heffron In honor of Ariella Heffron ’23

David Heller In honor of Jared Heller, Brimmer ’19, Haverford ’23 Robert Kass and Shayne Gilbert In honor of Marlie Kass ’23’s 16th Birthday Christian Kiley In honor of hugs Eileen Kiley In honor of Kerry Kiley Byrne Christian Klacko and Sandra Vrejan In honor of the amazing teachers and staff at Brimmer Charity Majuru In honor of Zahir ’31 and Aydin Morgan ’34 Vance and Dananai Morgan In honor of Zahir ’31 and Aydin Morgan ’34 Linda S. Moulton In honor of the class of 1975 Ammar and Barrie Naji In honor of Yemen and Nazir Naji Robert Palmer and Nancy Smith In honor of Lilianna ’23 and Juliette Palmer ’31 Dan and Deb Peterson In honor of Connor Justin Peterson ’33 Carl Rapisarda-Vallely and Patrick Vallely In honor of Sharin Russell Neil and Linda Ripston In honor of John Pels ’33 Mitchell Schultz and Cris Ratiner In honor of the Middle School administration and teachers

Brimmer and May School is a school like no other. It is a place where our two children are inspired to become lifelong learners and encouraged to become leaders in this diverse and global world.

They have grown in ways they would not have elsewhere due to Brimmer’s sound mission and its application by excellent teachers and administrators.

The teachers are dedicated, thoughtful, and nurturing. They provide rigorous academic challenges, as well as the tools and strategies needed to meet those challenges. The administration has its focus on the sound operation and continued relevance of a Brimmer education as it looks towards the future. The unparalleled experience our children receive is even greater than the sum of its parts. The glue that binds all of this together is the additional resources provided through the Annual Fund. During the most recent academic year, in what may have been one of the most challenging times in the School’s history, Annual Fund resources were crucial to the School’s continued in-person education and the uncompromising safety practices implemented within the Brimmer community. As a family, we are committed to supporting Brimmer through the Annual Fund.

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David and Jennifer Walsh In honor of Ada Moore ’33 James and Melanie Wolf In honor of Rachel Wolf-Heyman, Mia Heyman ’29, and Jonah Heyman ’32 Jeffrey and Marla Wolk In honor of Serenity Wolk’s 5th grade graduation The Wright Family In honor of Nancy Drourr Melanie Zibit ’66 In honor of Nancy Sobin Drourr for her dedication to Brimmer and her years in the Development Office

In Memoriam Selamwit Berhane ’97 In memory of Barbara Shoolman Karen Bernanke In memory of Harold Bernanke Margaret Burke In memory of Ruth Whitaker Whalen Susanne Del Vecchio ’60 In memory of Kathy Kelety Nancy Sobin Drourr In memory of Carolyn Plute’s husband Marilyn Edgerton In memory of Ruth Whitaker Whalen Mirna Goldberger In memory of Monica Steinert Holly Malin-Murray ’91 In memory of Barbara Shoolman Michael and Geralyn McLaughlin In memory of Poppy and Grandpa Mac Emily Miller In memory of Jean Kuhl Madeline Snow Typadis ’71 In memory of Anastasia Troubalos ’71 The Wright Family In memory of Ann Burke Perik In Memory of David Russell Virginia Beech Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Linda Garrity Joseph and Jill Iuliano Lorenzo and Nelida Lepore Sharin Russell Jody Weinberg and Jeffrey Kotkin In Memory of Dot Raymon Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell Linda Garrity Eric and Anne Reenstierna Jody Weinberg and Jeffrey Kotkin

In Memory of Jim Orr Virgina Beech Patty Bray Pat and Joan Byrne Carol Tesone Croffy ’67 Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Lew Eisenberg and Nancy Farrell Amanda Spooner Eppers ’88 Andy and Maggie Ferrara Linda Garrity Jon Grenzke and Elizabeth Kensinger Jeffrey and Kenyon Grogan ’76 Judy and Bill Guild Bernard and Faith Kaplan Howard and Carla Leeder Art and Jeanne Meehan Richard and Jennifer Mynahan Stephen Pfaff and “The Villagers” Patty Poulin Eric and Anne Reenstierna Sharin Russell Joan and Lawrence Siff Amy Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth and Rod Smith Linda Waintrup Nina Webber Jody Weinberg and Jeffrey Kotkin

In Memory of Robert (Bob) J. Whalen Ann Ciabattoni, her sisters, and

Enrico Ciabattoni Mary Beth Flynn Brian and Lynne Harrington Ed Hjerpe Ellen Polansky and Robert Chisholm Richard and Joan Whalen Robert and Kristen Whalen Clark Yeager Kurt and Barbara Yeager Bernard Zimmerman In Memory of Mollye Lichter Block ’66 Nancy Sobin Drourr ’66 Leslie Fitzgerald Fallon ’66 Eric and Anne Reenstierna Janice Rudolf ’66 Melanie Zibit ’66

Gifts in Kind Elizabeth and Rod Smith Garth Smith and Susan Kirwan Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Bill and Judy Guild Gad Liwerant and Rebeca Zichlin

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