College Dinner Series Celebrates 10 Years!

Case Western Reserve University

Yale University

October 4, 2022

College Dinner Series 2022-23 kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 4 with a dinner at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland with Ruth Keyso, Emily Hawkins ’21, and Liam Larsen ’19, and at Yale with Christine Ryder, Lena Ansari ’19, and Tyler Watts ’21

University of Illinois

October 6, 2022

We had a great time seeing our Caxys at the University of Illinois. This year marks the 10th anniversary of LFA’s college dinner series, which kicked off at UIUC in the fall of 2013.

Thanks to the following faculty and students who gathered this year at our fave locale, Papa Del’s in Champaign: Anna Freyman ’22, Tim Plambeck P’21, Ani Plambeck ’21, Jack Wang ’22, Jay Chen ’22, Jason Woo ’20, Oscar Li ’19, Christine Ryder, Kevin Hagen, Blake Cedergren ’17, and Ruth Keyso along with grad students Clint Shi ’18 and Junhao Pan ’15

Movida at Hotel Madrid

October 12, 2022

We had a terrific time with our Caxys in Milwaukee at Movida!

Bonus: We celebrated Jade Steger’s 21st birthday! Thanks for spending your milestone birthday with your Caxy family, Jade! Pictured clockwise from bottom left: Maddy Ryder ’15, Richard Melville ’15, Director of Alumni Engagement Ruth Keyso, Jade Steger ’20, Justin Hone

’18, Anthony Padovano ’06, LFA Science teacher Ed Shaughnessy

P’14, ’16, ’17, Assistant Dean of Advancement Christine Ryder P’15, ’17, and Melissa Gibson ’95

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Reception

October 3, 2021

LFA and Ferry Hall alumnae enjoyed a reception at the home of Ferry Hall alumna Jean Royster Smiley ’56 in Florida in the fall 2021. Pictured left to right: Susie Spiel P’82, ’84, Bondy Hodgkins P’82, ’85, GP’19, Jean Royster Smiley ’56,

New York City/Tri-State Reception

November 15, 2021

McCann Worldgroup, NYC

Teddi Siragusa, Tom Hodgkins ’53, P’82, ’85, GP’19, Dick Siragusa ’53 (seated), George Spiel P’82, ’84, Karla Gillette GP’12, ’16, then-Head of School José M. De Jesus P’22.

Denver-area Reception

December 8, 2021

Crawford Hotel

Alumnus Sean Bryan ’89 hosted an LFA reception at his company, McCann, in Manhattan, where he showed some of his agency’s latest work and discussed the role of purposeled marketing in building great brands. Pictured left (left to right): Co-Chief Creative Officer of McCann Worldgroup Bryan with Tori Glass ’18 and Antonio Ferraiolo ’21; below (left to right): Sachi Patel ’11, Lindsay Hanig ’11, and Matt Kneeland ’10.

Alumni/ae from the 1950s through 2010s joined LFA for a reception at the Crawford Hotel in Denver Union Station on Dec. 8. Pictured l to r: ThenHead of School José M. DeJesus P’22, Tom Kelley ’65, Nathan Silver ’73.

Black Student Union (BSU)

February 23, 2022

Zoom Discussion

Alumni Dr. Bancroft O’Quinn ’72 (left) and Richard Young ’04 (right) spoke with students in the Black Student Union (BSU) as part of the club's Black History Month celebrations. O’Quinn, a trustee at LFA, is an otolaryngologist, who earned his degrees at Princeton University and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He lives in Tennessee. Young is Managing Director - Investor Relations for State Street in New York City. He is a graduate of Howard University and Harvard Law School. Both alumni shared the story of their journey to LFA and the pathway to their current careers.

Josh Rothstein Young Alumni-Student Networking Night

March 9, 2022

Reid Hall, LFA campus

Nine alumni returned to campus to speak about their careers with current students at the Academy’s 8th annual networking event, the Josh Rothstein Young Alumni-Student Networking Night. Alumni represented the fields of medicine, law, consulting, technology, finance, logistics, writing, venture capital, and telecommunications. The event is named in memory and honor of Josh Rothstein ’05, who passed away during his sophomore year at Lake Forest Academy.

Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) Annual Meeting

April 8-9,

2022

The 34-member Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) held its annual meeting in person (with a Zoom component) on April 8-9 on campus. Members joined the meeting from China, France, California, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts, NY, and the Chicago area. Four new members were appointed by the Head of School this year: Elizabeth Alicea ’98 (NYC), Ariana Bhatia ’12 (Chicago), Jennifer Runchu Ma ’15 (Beijing), and Jordan Wolff ’15 (Seattle). The Board is composed of 18 women and 16 men from 10 states and China. They represent the class years of 1961-2015. AAB members serve as ambassadors for the Academy and assist the school with a variety of initiatives. They also serve as a sounding board for the Head of School. The annual meeting was followed by a gathering with the Black Alumni Advisory Council (BAAC), a subset of the AAB, that partners with the Head of School on matters related to diversity and inclusion and ways to support and serve our students of color.

Zoom Panel Discussion on Venture Capital

April 21, 2022

Students from all grades met via Zoom with four LFA alumni for a conversation about venture capital (VC). Alumni working in the VC world shared their thoughts about the industry, their pathway to this field, and answered questions from students—including budding founders—about this professional career path.

Phoenix, Ariz.

Reception

May 12, 2022

Musical Instrument Museum

Minneapolis/St. Paul Reception

May 19, 2022

The Minikahda Club

Alumnus John Dawson ’92 hosted an alumni reception at the Minikahda Club for alumni and friends in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in May 2022. This gathering was an opportunity to welcome Chris Tennyson into his new role as Head of School.

Alumni Happy Hour

July 21, 2022

Happy Camper, Wrigleyville

More than 80 alumni (classes of 2001-2018), guests, and faculty attended a summer happy hour at Happy Camper in Wrigleyville to welcome and celebrate Chris Tennyson as LFA’s new Head of School. This was Tennyson’s first official alumni event in his new role as LFA’s 31st Head of School.

Cum Laude Society Luncheon

May 26, 2022

Thank you

Megan Gallagher Gosselin ’07 of Fox Lake, Ill., who addressed this year's Cum Laude Honor Society inductees at a luncheon at LFA on May 26. Megan was honored as a Cum Laude Society member 15 years ago. Megan holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute and a master’s degree in supply chain management from Penn State University and works as a supplier quality engineer with GE Aviation.