In the BOARDROOM
When Susan Michel’s oldest child was about to enter middle school, she and her husband thought he might benefit from the smaller student-teacher ratios that are a hallmark of a Hun School education. What she didn’t know then was that she was charting a course for all four of her children to become Hun lifers, or students who attend the School from grades six through twelve. “We see Hun not just for what the School did for our children, but in our community,” Mrs. Michel says. “To have a powerful Middle School education that then continues into Upper School that then prepares them well for college — we couldn't ask for more.” Ten years ago, Mrs. Michel joined the Board of Trustees, and is the longest-serving current female Trustee. For her, it was an honor to be asked by Head of School Jon Brougham to serve on the Board, and she leaves each meeting feeling empowered and energized. “We always thought we had the best School when our children went through, and to see it become even better is great. I just feel as if
“I think when these young women entered Hun,
Hun has always been very forthright what's
in
best
thinking for
the
future,” she says. This foresight is some-
they didn’t realize
thing
the gifts they were
fifty years ago, when it
bringing in that they were going to change the rhythm, and for the better.”
Mrs.
Michel
believes the School had began admitting girls. “When you break into a
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room you can change the dance, but you don't have to change who you are,” she says. “And I think when these young women entered Hun, they didn't realize the gifts they were bringing in that they were going to change the rhythm, and for the better.” This concept of bringing a new rhythm into an environment is one that Mrs. Michel understands well: She is the CEO of Glen Eagle, a global financial company that specializes in wealth management and institutional markets. In the field of financial advising, the Bureau of Labor
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