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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Mission of Lincoln School Lincoln School is an independent college preparatory school for girls where high academic and ethical standards challenge students from nursery through grade 12 to nurture their special talents and interests. Drawing on its Quaker heritage, Lincoln School focuses on character and values, as well as knowledge, simplicity, cooperation, mutual respect, and non-violent resolution of conflict. The aims of a Lincoln education are confidence, achievement, a commitment to service, and a life-long love of learning. Board of Trustees, 2007 Lincoln School does not discriminate in admission or access to, or participation in its programs and activities on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, or national or ethnic origin. Nor does Lincoln School discriminate in employment on the basis of any of these categories. Any questions in this regard should be directed to the Head of School. Photos and artwork by: Amy Barrett ’88 Tara Henriques Betsy Hunt Glenn Osmundson Chip Riegel Cover photo: Lincoln’s Surf Day...19 students ages 12-18 participated in Lincoln’s first surf day
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Suzanne Fogarty, Head of School The Cool Factor Visiting Speaker Series Commencement Worth Recognition Moving On Up Campus News Down by the Shore The Motivator Sports Sheet True Inspiration At the Crossroads Fun with Friends Well Designed A Plan in Mind Welcome New Trustees & Alumnae Board Members Lincoln in the News Forging Community LincUp2Learn Beyond the AP Tribute to Jerry Fogarty Alumnae Profiles Fast Facts Class Notes Places to Be & In Memoriam
SUZANNE FOGARTY HEAD OF SCHOOL
Friends, To fully encapsulate the great teaching and learning that happens in the Lincoln community is next to impossible. The day-to-day joy that bubbles up in our hallways and the intellect that permeates our classrooms—these moments are hard to convey in a single photo, a sound bite on social media or in articles in the Lincoln Magazine. That said, we are grateful that our excellent education has been making headlines! Jane Kramer ’55 was featured in The Providence Journal in October for her celebrated and established career at The New Yorker. Just a few months later, Lincoln found itself in The Providence Journal again in a story showcasing documentarian Lauren Greenfield’s visit here with students. In the winter, faculty and staff had another audience, this time presenting on our partnerships with Brown’s School of Engineering and RISD’s School of Architecture at the Global Forum on Girls’ Education in New York City. Equally excited, Brown and RISD have highlighted us on their websites. Most recently, we were included in partner Save The Bay’s spring magazine.
On Suzanne's Bookshelf Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ by David Shenk M Train by Patti Smith
We were also thrilled to appear in The Providence Journal for a third time, with coverage of the immersive engineering experience we offered to our Middle Schoolers in March. With such opportunities in mind, Lincoln will move beyond the Advanced Placement program in 2017. Elisabeth Harrison of Rhode Island Public Radio interviewed me about this innovative change in early April. This is all great news, but it’s the small moments that count, too—the ones that don’t make splashy headlines like two girls working together to write a story, to solve a math problem, or to build a set for the spring play. As summer begins, I want to thank the entire community for the part they take in creating a learning environment worth celebrating. Best,
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Upper Schoolers will head to Cuba in June 2017 through our partnership with the World Leadership School as part of our emphasis on global education. In preparation, four faculty members traveled to Cuba this summer
Our new blog, which aims to tackle cultural issues and to have smart fun, features Madonna Badger, Lauren Greenfield, Gina Raimondo and more.
CONFIDENT Our Valentine's Day video for the students—a remake of Demi Lovato's "Confident"—got 14,000 views... and counting!
SURF Our surf camp and club take girls to Narragansett Town Beach to learn the fundamentals with Warm Winds surf shop.
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Our partnership with this industrial arts center allows students to take classes in jewelry and metal-making. Look for a sculpture they made this summer to be installed on campus later this year and see page 10 for more.
THE FURIES Lee Moretti '04 entertained the eighth graders and local alums with her unique brand of rock in New York City.
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VISITING Speaker Series
LAUREN GREENFIELD "I was moved," Lauren Greenfield observed after speaking to the Lower School. So moved, in fact, that she whipped out her iPhone to shoot quick videos of the girls. They are, after all, the topic that has fascinated her for years. Greenfield added, "It was really fun to hear from them." And hear from them she did. "Doing something like a girl means being yourself and doing it," fifth-grader Meghan Hastings said. That response followed a screening of Greenfield's "Like a Girl" commercial, which won her an Emmy. The social experiment, as she called it, has turned the phrase into a compliment. She continued "deconstructing the ordinary" at an afternoon assembly, showing her film "Beauty Culture" to the Middle and Upper schools. "In today's world, people don't accept how they are. They are told that they aren't good enough, which creates a market for products to fix things." In the evening, Greenfield expanded on these topics, touching on gender, consumerism and body image through clips and photos. "I started to look at the early loss of innocence in the media-saturated environment," she told the crowd. And she offered counterbalances—sports, parenting and "girls schools, I would say, and I'm not just saying that to you!"
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HELENA BUONANNO FOULKES ’82 CVS heavyweight Helena Buonanno Foulkes, '82, shared her wisdom, urging students to speak up and to make their presence in the room matter. Foulkes, who oversees the company’s retail business, discussed “leading with heart.” Drawing on her experience, she offered four main principles, including “go big or go home” by being bold. “Be a marathoner,” “prepare to be great” and have “power of purpose” rounded out her values. For Foulkes, success involves treating people with care and empathy. Looking to other leaders for lessons learned, she encouraged “be yourself,” “be authentic” and “consider who you are.” Foulkes, who visited as part of the Alumnae Speaker Series, embodies those ideals. Her numerous professional honors include ranking #14 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women list in 2015.
REBECCA ARVANITES ’03 "Cool!" That was the resounding reaction to a visit by Rebecca Arvanites '03. "I don't know if you've seen movies like 'The Martian' or 'Apollo 13,'" she said, "But that's basically what I do." As we said, cool. Arvanites has worked at Boeing Satellite Systems since 2007. She currently serves as a flight director in mission operations for commercial and civil space programs. With videos playing in the background, she gave the young girls the inside scoop on putting a satellite in the sky. "On launch day, we're nervous, making sure it gets up there." More importantly, she revealed, "You definitely learn the most when things go wrong. Things are not always what you expect." She offered the Middle and Upper schoolers similar advice at an afternoon assembly, "It's not rocket science... oh wait, yes it is!" The keys to her success: perseverance, confidence, ingenuity. Of course, it helps to have a strong foundation. Arvanites received a B.S. in aerospace engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an M.S. in computer science at the University of Southern California.
DR. MARINA BERS DR. MARY BOYCE As “Hour of Code” happened, Marina Bers visited Lincoln to talk technology and engineering in the classroom. Bers, who hails from Argentina and now lives in Arlington, Mass., heads the DevTech Research Group at Tufts University, home of KIBO robot and ScratchJr— tools that teach children to program. Bers earlier gave us a tour of her office at Tufts, where a comfy robe for swimming hung next to a whiteboard covered in KIBO notes. There were bowls for her dog, Coco, and drawings by her three kids. It felt fun and creative, just like computer science on campus these days. “Little kids can program,” she told the Gingko and kindergarten students. Indeed, building a Barbie house can lead to an impressive research career.
Columbia University Dean of Engineering Mary Boyce, who's recognized for her research on materials and mechanics, discussed her field and its impact on humanity on April 27. "There's no stereotype as to what an engineer is today," Boyce told the girls, adding, "It can be really fun." She described the pursuit as creative and interdisciplinary—not to mention, foundational. "I think about it as really being a renaissance field." Boyce herself is a renaissance woman, having previously served as the head of the mechanical engineering department at MIT—the first female to do so.
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"You can always change your mind. Mistakes and failures are always acceptable. Strong women, when they do fail, they get up and start over again. Do not be discouraged. Be intentional about your dreams." See page 18 for more on Dlamini. Summer 2016
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"You sound like a hoot, the whole bunch of you," commencement speaker Gina Barreca told the class of 2016 on June 9. What better compliment could Barreca, a book author, humor columnist and scholar, pay them? Her reminder that "this is the beginning of your next set of stories" felt fitting for a graduation that celebrated 41 girls who found their voices at Lincoln—and had a great time. Addressing the two rows of students wearing white dresses with wedges and Jack Rogers in honor of the occasion, the "best class ever"—as Martha Boss Bennett '85, president of the Board
of Trustees, called them—consists of "laughing, loving, loud leaders." That includes her daughter, Alice, who said in her senior remarks, "Our dreams aren't made for sleeping. They're made for living." The gathering was a celebration of such confidence under blue skies with cotton clouds that stayed dry for one last, picture-perfect memory. "You are fabulous and funny," Head of School Suzanne Fogarty concluded before the presentation of diplomas. "Humor is only one of your many skills, but know that you draw us in with your laughter, your excellent stories, your clever and creative thinking."
COLLEGE LIST Isabella Ackerman: New York University • Jane Addington-May: American University of Paris • Morgan Andrade: University of Miami • Gabriela Baron: Providence College • Alice Bennett: Dartmouth College • Rachel Briden: Regis College: School of Nursing and Health Sciences • Fiona Carey: Bowdoin College • Katrina Claflin: Case Western Reserve University • Catherine Coggins: Skidmore College • Laura Davison: Colorado College • Julia DeAngelis: Endicott College • Emily Elder: Williams College Meghan Faria: University of Rhode Island • Hannah Fitts: Bates College • Helary Gladstone: University of Tampa • Maria Iannotti: Wellesley College • Wenyu Ji: Pennsylvania State University, Altoona • Jillian Jianos: Providence College • Georgia Jones: McGill University • Nicole Jones: Saint Anselm College • Larissa Klufas: University of Pennsylvania • Rose Lang-Maso: Brown University Wenxiao Li: George Washington University • Yan Liu: Brandeis University • Renee Mackintosh: Temple University • Cecilia Martinez: Fine Arts Academy of Bologna • Julia Masterson: Boston University • Francesca Matarese: Rhode Island School of Design Karla Monge: Brown University (Program in Liberal Medical Education) • Caroline Morrow: Elon University • Aislinn Mumford: Trinity College, Dublin • Michaela Newman: University of New Hampshire • Emma Pasqualino: Marist College • Jessica Purdy: University of Massachusetts, Amherst • Hadley Ruhling: College of Charleston • Lilia Smyth: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University • Ashley Sowah: University of Rhode Island • Claire Sullivan: Clark University • Sophia Theriault: Elon University Aria Whelan: University of South Carolina • Madeleine Williams: University of Southern California
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Hannah Fitts (above) and Alice Bennett (right) delivered the senior addresses. Aislinn Mumford and Larissa Klufas (below) introduced Gina Barreca, the 2016 commencement speaker.
“OUR DREAMS AREN'T MADE FOR SLEEPING. THEY'RE MADE FOR LIVING.”
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WORTH RECOGNITION Isador S. and Cecile Low Community Service Award Jiayu Liu ’17 Rensselaer Math and Science Medal Yee Won Kim ’17 Spirit and Light Award Kyra Ramos ’17 Bridge Building Award Madison Kelly ’17 Academic Commitment Kara Berlin-Gallo ’17 Creativity Award Anthia Joukowsky ’17 Renaissance Woman Award Isabelle Buroker ’17 Jasmine Hyppolite ’17 Faculty Award Surabhi Iyer ’17
American Mathematical Society Award Katrina Claflin ’16 Eileen P. McGrath Science Award Jasmine Gabor ’17 Meredith Sullivan ’17 Samuel Priest and Hazel Priest Korper Science Award Aislinn Mumford ’16 Emily Elder ’16 The Dorothy W. Gifford Physical Sciences Award Jiayu Liu ’17 Elizabeth H. Giangreco Awards Camilla Ledezma ’19 Jasmine Alqassar ’19 Lily Martin ’18 Claiborne Pell United States History Medal Jessica March ’17
Louise E. McMillen Music Award Juliette Saltzman ’17
Frances Lucas Henderson Award Rose Lang-Maso ’16 Karla Monge ’16
The Theatre Award Kate Fitzgerald ’19
Marion Shirley Cole Scholar Award Surabhi Iyer ’17
The Senior Theatre Award Fiona Carey ’16
The Eleanor Hayden Kittredge Senior English Award Rachel Briden ’16
T. James Hallan Music Award Jane Addington-May ’16 Edna M. Martin Art Award CC Martinez ’16 Francesca Matarese ’16
Juliette Saltzman ’17 receives the Louise E. McMillen Music Award from Performing Arts Head Robb Barnard.
Helena Strickler Poe Art Award Christina Xiao ’17 Naomi Brodsky Essay Award Natalie Landau ’17
Upper School Director Peter Brooks, presents the Spirit and Light Award to Kyra Ramos ’17.
The Frances L. Chisholm Athletic Award The Undergraduate Photography Award Constance Witherby Senior Poetry Award Julia DeAngelis ’16 Riley Jensen ’17 Gabriela Baron ’16 The Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Athletic Award The Senior Photography Award Elizabeth Olney McLoughlin ’44 Award Alice Bennett ’16 Sophia Theriault ’16 Caroline Morrow ’16 Julie Greene ’54 Award Hannah Fitts ’16
Commencement Awards Thursday, June 9, 2016
David N. Cicilline Congressional Leadership Award Rose Lang-Maso Miriam Sewall Converse Award Hannah Fitts Sara Greene Beckwith Award Fiona Carey
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Mary Louise Schaffner Award Emily Elder Jane Woodruff Greenough Scholarship Alice Bennett
The Providence Journal Honor Roll Katrina Claflin ’16 The Lynx Award Emily Elder ’16 Laura Davison ’16 Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea 2016 Leadership Award Marema Lo-Plynton ’17 Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKee 2016 Leadership Award Gabriela Baron ’16
MOVING ON UP The classes of 2020 and 2022 graduate to the 6th and 9th grades.
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Countless things happened at Lincoln this year... here are a few highlights!
IN HIGH GEAR Lincoln continued to give its girls an edge with its emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). The Providence Journal highlighted our efforts in recognition of International Women's Day. This year's STEAM immersions included creating kinetic sculptures and building vertical farms. Students also benefited from our MakerSpace and Studio, as well as our ongoing partnerships with Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design.
ART AS CONVERSATION Engaging in a cultural conversation, the Arts Enrichment Class collaborated with Flying Shuttles Studio, a nonprofit in Pawtucket supporting the creative endeavors of adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each student created two pieces with a partner from the studio, taking turns working on mixed-media canvases. These canvases shuttled back and forth several times, allowing them to visually respond to each other’s work. The project culminated with the class visiting Flying Shuttles, bringing the conversation full circle. Lincoln plans to continue the program next year.
THE STEEL YARD COLLABORATION Through The Steel Yard immersion, the girls collaborated on a sculpture. The final design was chosen following a critique of three maquettes they had fabricated. It’s currently rusting and getting a nice patina.
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ROOKIE WIN Our Middle School robotics team, EV3 Islanders, faced 18 squads in the qualifying round of the First Lego League tournament. Competing as rookies, they won first place. “All members of the team displayed great leadership," coach Susan Amsler-Akacem said.
PARTNERED UP WITH BROWN The student swiped her official Brown Design Workshop ID then settled in with her prototype. She touched base with her team before heading to the laser cutter, a stone's throw from the 3D printer in the cavernous space, which smelled of wood. If that sounds like an engaging afternoon for an undergrad, imagine how it felt for this teenager—one of 10 from Lincoln taking "Introduction to Engineering" through a partnership with Brown University. "It's really cool," sophomore Lily Martin said, showing off the stickers on her badge, representing the instruments she has tried so far. "We get to use the machines!"
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With Ellie Goulding singing from the speakers, it sounded like a slumber party. And certainly, the girls seemed in high spirits. But the reason for their smiles? Engineering!
Cool, indeed. "The fact that they are able to get really so hands-on is what's special," Math Department Head Shannon Lambert explained. "They realize they're actually creating something." That purpose is key. "It's a way to motivate people," elaborated Jonathan Estrada, a grad student in mechanical engineering who taught the class. Following the experience, Estrada himself was motivated to donate prize money to the school. For his charges, the projects make it real. "We learn all this math in school, but we don't get to apply it like we do here," senior Caroline Morrow added, returning her attention to her model. It was something she could hold onto.
It was the result of a weeklong STEAM immersion in Middle School that began with studying Alexander Calder's colorful work and concluded with creating kinetic sculptures.
BLOWING OUR MINDS The design-oriented course—from the MIT Edgerton Center —introduced them to concepts like balance, energy forces and gearing. “It’s kind of fun to try and create something and seeing if something works and what doesn’t work,” sixth grader Abbie Klein shared. Other highlights from the i2 Learning program included building an automata, constructing a marble run and working with magnets. Those projects culminated in their kinetic sculptures, showcased at a gallery walk.
Move over Tesla. Lincoln's Odyssey of the Mind team— Yasmine Akacem, Lena Alawi, Audra Ball, Meghan Hastings, Aila McEnroe and Olivia Vincent—built a vehicle without a circular motion of propulsion that generated major buzz.
Their design recycled three items from two ecosystems in a creative way. So creative, in fact, that the Lower Schoolers won first place in their division's state chapter, qualifying them for the world tournament. The girls faced 228 other teams in the task put forth by Odyssey of the Mind, an international education program focused on problem solving. As far as the vehicle, they're not yet taking orders. Summer 2016
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ALL ADDS UP Math teacher Doris Hull traded her standard polo for a shiny green shirt to receive the 2016 Dorothy W. Gifford Award Chair for excellence in teaching and service to the school. The peer-nominated prize recognizes dedication and willingness to exceed professional requirements at Lincoln. "Doris is devoted to her teaching and her students," History Chair and longtime friend Ruth Macaulay said at the assembly in her honor. The girls made that clear, cheering throughout the gathering, as did her colleagues donning the "Doris look" for the occasion. "Teaching is rewarding," Hull said. "I love my job. I love teaching." The feeling is mutual. In a video, Upper Schoolers extolled her virtues—from making them love math to praising her advising skills. And perhaps paying the highest compliment, Head of School Suzanne Fogarty summed her up, saying, "You're cool, and you're kind!"
SEEKING EQUALITY
The Quaker Youth Leadership Conference, hosted by Lincoln and Moses Brown, drew 165 high schoolers and 40 faculty to the Butler Avenue campus Feb. 4-6. Attendees reflected on what they might do as future leaders to create a more equal tomorrow. Liza Talusan, director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Park School in Brookline, delivered the keynote address. Student-led discussions covered topics such as feminism, portrayal of self on social media and treatment of refugees. Workshops continued on "Why Gender Matters in the Fight Against Global Poverty" and more. Back home, attendees—from as far away as Great Britain— praised Lincoln and MB by email for the warm and supportive spirit, especially in the face of snow. “I loved meeting people and listening to their stories,” junior Mia Matarese added. “It brought new perspectives to the Lincoln community.” Also seeking new perspectives, five girls traveled to the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Florida in December. Kyra Ramos, Ashley Gomez, Laura Souza, Anthia Joukowsky and Julia Bridget Meyersiek participated in three days of big
and small sessions on topics like social justice and expression through the arts. "At the end of a long day of meetings and conferencing, I wanted to debrief with our students,” recalled Jamal Shipman, associate director of admission at Lincoln. They “talked on and on about how incredible [it] was. Some students were struck by how they were having these conversations about identity and racial discrimination for the first time, while others found the solidarity and validation of their experiences refreshing and rejuvenating." They weren’t alone. Shipman, Sterling Clinton-Spellman ’02, former director of the Center for Peace, Equity and Justice through Service, and Upper School math teacher Kathy Bliss simultaneously attended the People of Color Conference, also organized by the National Association of Independent Schools. “It’s a chance to bring back information and share best practices,” he continued, “on how to move schools forward on issues of diversity and inclusion.” Clinton-Spellman added, “It’s a skillset that’s transferable to every aspect of your life.” Including life at Lincoln.
GOING GLOBAL
Proving the classroom has no boundaries, four more students are headed abroad. Senior Alice Bennett and sophomore Lily Martin will travel overseas through the All-American Model United Nations (MUN) program. Bennett goes to India this summer, while Martin joins a team in Hungary in 2017. The selection recognizes their performance at MUN conferences.
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For her part, junior Ivana Gabriele-Smith received a full scholarship to study Arabic for five weeks in Jordan this summer through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Also through NSLI-Y, junior Lynn Villarica will learn Russian in Russia. Their collective achievements dovetail with Lincoln's emphasis on global education.
IN GOOD COMPANY Rubbing shoulders with Arianna Huffington and Gloria Steinem is par for the course at the Global Forum on Girls' Education. Head of School Suzanne Fogarty also had a seat at the table in New York City Feb. 7-9. "There were 900 educators from around the world talking about the power of girls and women," she said. For her part, Fogarty presented on ongoing partnerships with Brown University in engineering and Rhode Island School of Design in architecture. She was joined by Lincoln's Ruth Macaulay, Brown's Iris Bahar and RISD's Laura Briggs.
PICTURE PERFECT The writing is on the wall, and behind the lens, and in the studio. Showcasing their talents, the following students placed in this year's Rhode Island Scholastic Art Awards.
Gold Key - Catherine Coggins ’16 Art Portfolio Silver Key - Riley Jensen ’17 Photography
The following day, math teacher Marian Athearn offered a session on fostering innovation in geometry. Later, Fogarty shared about the school's global programs in Cuba and India. A team of faculty attended the conference, as well. "It was incredibly empowering, with 23 countries represented and 68 schools," said Middle School Director Debbie Hanney, "and we're all thinking about how to best educate girls."
Silver Key - Emmy Leviss ’18 Ceramics
Silver Key - Christina Xiao ’17 Drawing and Illustration
Silver Key - Caroline Morrow ’16 Photography
Silver Key - Ann Fu ’18 Photography
Silver Key - Eunice Gao ’20 Mixed Media
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DOWN BY A soft breeze. Salty air. One ribbed mussel in a small palm. Ducks calling. That freighter in the distance. A visit to Save The Bay plays to the senses in a way that immerses the girls in their natural habitat—Narragansett Bay. These beneficiaries of Lincoln's partnership with the nonprofit were third through fifth graders, who huddled over buckets, looking for signs of life along the rocky shoreline in Providence. "It's so cool," Kate Zarski exclaimed.
THE SHORE "When we do field trips we're not always in nature," Olivia Vincent added. "And on this one we get to explore." Explore they did, using laminated guides to identify creatures and then share their findings, including the invasive Asian shore crab. "They have just taken over everything," environmental educator Alexandra Karaczynski said. "It's wild!" Also wild was her tip to hum to the periwinkle, which responded to the noise by showing its operculum, or "eyes," as one student guessed. All eyes were open.
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THE MOTIVATOR "They are not the biggest. They are not the strongest. But what they are is a team," Dan Gorriaran observed over coffee on the East Side. "I'm a motivator. That's my specialty." Gorriaran, who joined Lincoln as the crew coach this season, has won Head of the Charles 14 times in the double scull. That continued determination—going strong at age 52—applies on the water with the girls. A past president and board member of the Narragansett Boat Club, Gorriaran, whose daughter, Alison, is a ninth grader and rows, had worked with the team and saw the potential there. "It's always about the athlete." He'd know, having trained several elite rowers over the years. All while competing himself and running his company, Hook-Fast Specialties. "He's really good at bringing a team together and bringing up the levels to push everybody," Director of Athletics Ann Palms said. Gorriaran credits the girls with growth and their own subsequent success. "The thing that they got is that you're not racing for yourself," he explained. "You're racing for the person behind you. You're racing for the team." Under his leadership, the first varsity boat had a record number of wins, and the entire program saw a lift in performance. "There's an opportunity right now with this senior group of kids," he said. "The stars have aligned." The stars have aligned—including having the right coach.
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SPORTS SHEET The varsity basketball team had a successful season against the top teams in the SENE league, capturing the title of co-champions. The following players received recognition: NEPSAC All-Stars: Cassandra Duda and Natalie Landau; All SENE: Cassandra Duda, Natalie Landau and Ashley Sowah; Providence Journal Independent Star: Cassandra Duda. Varsity squash, led by six seniors, scored some nice wins, which included defeating rival Portsmouth Abbey for the first time since 2012. The varsity swim team improved in speed throughout the season and took 13 athletes to the NEPSAC Championships at the Canterbury School. NEPSAC individual finalists included Isabelle Buroker, Adeline Danyla, Emily Howard and Marema Lo-Plynton. Varsity lacrosse, in their second season in Division I, fought every minute of every game with heart and skill to the state quarter-final round. The following players received recognition: RIIL Division I First Team: Alice Bennett and Natalie Landau; RIIL DI Second Team: Madeleine DiPrete, Charlotte DiPrete and Kyra Ramos; RIIL All-Rookie: Emma Keene-Reinhard. Varsity crew had one of the most successful seasons in program history, qualifying three boats for the NEIRA Championships, with Karla Monge, Caroline Morrow, Portia Gaitskell, Hannah Fitts and Georgia Jones taking fourth overall in the first varsity boat. Summer 2016
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TRUE INSPIRATION
Kara Paolino Marchionte ’01, Head of School, Suzanne Fogarty, Itumeleng Dlamini, and Donna Paolino ’70 P’97 P’01. Where to begin when so much meaningful ground is covered. Harvard fellow Itumeleng Dlamini took her audience on a journey that traveled from her childhood in South Africa born under the apartheid regime to an adult working to promote her country by building bridges. "It can only be a better world for all of us when we all get together," urged Dlamini, an attorney who previously served as executive director of Master Builders South Africa—the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her role at the construction association, she handled international relations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee.
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Her talk—supported by the Joseph R. and Jeffrey R. Paolino Fund—launched Lincoln's celebration of International Women's Day. Themes of education, aspiration and connection continued the next morning at an assembly with the Upper and Middle schools, where Dlamini provided the keynote address. "I implore you to please be the women that we want to rule the world," she told the girls. As with her own path, she acknowledged there will be bumps along the way. "You can always change your mind. Mistakes and failures are always acceptable. Strong women, when they do fail, they get up and start over again. Do not be discouraged. Be intentional about your dreams."
AT THE CROSSROADS Morgan Stone Day—Lincoln's annual conversation about multiculturalism—got off to a powerful start with a keynote address from Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, a civil rights lawyer. "It must be that our systems of government, of law, require officers and give officers support to treat all of America's people with equal dignity, respect and humanity," asserted Borchetta, who represents the plaintiffs in Floyd vs. the City of New York, which proved the unconstitutionality of stop-and-frisk tactics. That goal reflected the day's theme, "Meet Me at the Crossroads: Acknowledging Our Intersectionality," exploring whether the road to inclusion might be an intersection. Or, as Sterling Clinton-Spellman ’02 put it, "celebrating diversity and including everyone." Clinton-Spellman, former director of Lincoln's Center for Peace, Equity and Justice through Service, organized the schoolwide event, featuring a panel discussion and workshops, such as "Hidden Biases of Good People" and "You can Sit With Us: How to Include and Advocate for All." Meanwhile, the younger students answered the question, "Who am I?" Gingko Room's responses ranged from "child, brown eyes" to "kid, two moms" to "brown hair, grandma born in China." Kindergarten through Fifth Grade continued the project, decorating silhouettes with pictures and words. The idea was to show their similarities and differences. Morgan Stone Day is named for a former student who died a few months into college. Morgan championed issues of diversity and equity as president of 2B1, Lincoln's multicultural club.
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FUN WITH FRIENDS Over 200 grandparents and special friends filled the halls this spring, spending time with their favorite students and experiencing the Lincoln love firsthand. Students, faculty and staff showed our guests all of the excitement that occurs on campus on a daily basis, including them in classroom discussions and special projects, before concluding with an All-School Assembly that showcased many of our talented performers. The Middle School chorus sang it best‌ Lincoln girls (plus their grandparents and special friends!) just want to have fun!
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This past year, I had the privilege of participating in The Steel Yard Program, the RISD Architecture Program and the Introduction to Engineering course. Each of these unique programs was meaningful and engaging on its own, but they were all made even more significant when taken together. Each course built upon the others, and there was a fair amount of overlap in the skills I learned. The first thing I learned through these courses is how to establish a design. At The Steel Yard, we were given limited guidelines, so I based my design off of the materials I had and what I thought would look interesting. In architecture, coming up with a design involved developing an abstract architectural language and applying that language to a more concrete design challenge. In engineering, coming up with a design required a lot more research, since we were designing for a specific purpose and client. The second thing I learned is how to fabricate a design. At The Steel Yard, we used powerful tools that can manipulate metal as if it were butter, such as the oxyacetylene torch and the welder. In architecture, our final project was designing a pavilion that would house a sculpture. Although we were not actually going to build our pavilions, we had to plan what materials we could use to build them in a sustainable way and draw detailed plans and sections of our pavilions. In engineering, we used the wood and metalworking tools in the Brown Design Workshop to fabricate our designs and also used CAD software to develop our designs. The last thing I learned is how to test and improve a design. At The Steel Yard, we jumped right into fabricating our sculptures, so
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this testing and improving happened entirely during the fabrication process as I discovered new materials or ran into fabrication problems. In architecture, we had two critiques where RISD Architecture students and professors looked at our work and gave us honest feedback and suggestions, which was very intimidating. Through these critiques, I learned how to defend and explain my work, and my designs ended up being much better because of the feedback I was given. In engineering, we followed the Engineering Design Process, which revolves around constantly improving and evaluating designs. After we came up with a design, we built prototypes, evaluated the prototypes, fabricated our designs, and continued to evaluate, test, and improve our designs until the last class. From these courses, I learned an array of technical skills, I learned to work well with others, and I learned how to establish, fabricate, and improve a design. Most importantly, however, I learned to
try new things and push myself out of my comfort zone. Before taking these courses, I had never imagined myself actually welding. I knew what architecture was, but I had never thought about pursuing a career in that field, let alone taking a class on it. I had heard the broad term “engineering” but I didn’t know exactly what it meant and all of the fields it entailed. Now, I can gladly say that I can imagine myself welding, because I have done it. I have taken a class on architecture, and have learned valuable skills that I will take with me regardless of whether or not I become an architect. And if someone were to ask me what engineering is, I would tell them that it’s designing for a purpose— whether that purpose be giving a cat a place to hang out or creating a heart tissue that could revolutionize medicine. All of this is thanks to Lincoln and its support of its students to try new things and to build skill sets beyond what can be offered within the walls of 301 Butler Avenue.
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A PLAN IN MIND
Investing in facilities is critical in supporting people and programs.
PROJECT SCOPE: LINCOLN’S CAMPUS MASTER PLAN In collaboration with LLB Architects, Lincoln’s Providence facility needs, for the next decade and beyond, will be addressed.
GOALS: Identify facilities projects to support the strategic priorities, enrollment expectations and constituent needs. Assess current facilities and recommend prioritization for repairs, renovations, modernizations and new facilities Think aspirationally and practically.
CONSTITUENCY ENGAGEMENT: Master Planning is an interactive process where the needs of the community influence the future campus plan. photos by Aimee Lombardo/LLB Architects.
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES Invest in visible improvements for key program and strategy initiatives. Embrace design philosophy for Lincoln as a place “where tradition meets innovation.” Retain distinctive character, charm and green spaces to enhance exposure to nature. Improve space usage for 21st-century skills and pedagogy—more group collaboration and more project-based learning. Improve connectivity of buildings and spaces— better circulation given linearity of current footprint with improved handicap access. Ensure facilities are more sustainable and resilient.
OUTCOMES: By late July 2016, Lincoln will have a final report outlining concepts, including cost estimates, phasing and prioritization.
Check the Lincoln School website for current news at www.lincolnschool.org.
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WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES PAUL BOGHOSIAN P’21 ’23 Paul Boghosian is Managing Director at US Trust Bank of America Private Wealth Management based in Providence, responsible for the delivery of credit and banking services for clients of the firm. Paul has held several positions with Bank of America since 1992, including commercial/precious metals lending, treasury management and special assets group. He earned his BS in finance from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from the University of New Haven. Paul is also a member of Lincoln School’s Finance Committee. He and his wife, Tiernan, live in Providence with their son Paul Jr., and two daughters currently enrolled at Lincoln, Grace ’21 and Courtney ’23.
JIM CASEY P’25 ’27 Jim Casey is a market president for Kforce, a professional staffing services firm. In this role, he leads the Massachusetts and Rhode Island region in providing flexible and direct hire professionals in Technology and Finance & Accounting. Prior to joining Kforce, Jim worked at PwC in their Audit & Assurance practice. At Lincoln School, Jim has served the past four years as a co-chair of the Lincoln Fund for Annual Giving Committee and a LSPA class representative. He also served a year as LSPA Vice President. Jim graduated from Merrimack College with a BS in business administration. He and his wife Tara Pari, Risk Manager at GMO, live on the East Side of Providence. They have three children attending Lincoln School: Julianna (Grade 4), Arianna (Grade 2) and James (Nursery).
STEPHANIE CHAMBERLIN ’88 Stephanie Chamberlin is the director of human resources at Ximedica, an international medical device product development consultancy, headquartered in Providence. During her 10 year tenure, she has seen their staff grow from under 40 people to over 200. Stephanie’s early career focus was centered on specialized recruiting in the IT and life science industries, which allowed for the seamless segue to the highly competitive and technical medical device realm. While traditional human resource tasks remain a part of her job, she excels and focuses on employee retention, relations, and recruiting, with an increasing eye
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toward assimilating new employees who have joined Ximedica through acquisitions. Stephanie is a Lincoln School alumna (1988) who has remained engaged with Lincoln in various capacities through the years, most notably by hosting students at Ximedica for “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” for the last six years. One of the early student participants, Hayley Lough, is due to start working at Ximedica as an engineer after her graduation from Union College in May, bringing the number of Lincoln alumnae employees to six! Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Quinnipiac University.
JUDITH GNYS PH.D P’21 Judith Gnys is a psychologist in private practice in Providence specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents and their families. Since 1997 she has served as the consulting psychologist at The Gordon School in East Providence. She also provides consulting services to St. Michael’s Country Day in Newport. Previously, Judith served as the consulting psychologist for St. Andrews School in Barrington and was employed as the school psychologist for the Canterbury Connecticut School System. Judith completed two terms as a member of the Board of Trustees at The Wheeler School in Providence. She currently serves on the Governor’s Board for Juvenile Justice. Judith graduated from Bates College and was awarded her doctorate in psychology from the University of Rhode Island. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in child clinical psychopathology through Brown University School of Medicine in 1996. Judith lives in Lincoln with her husband Paul Igoe and their three children, Dylan (Middlebury College ’15), Harrison (Denison University ’19) and Julia (Lincoln ’21).
LAUREN BENDHEIM ’18, STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Lauren is currently a junior at Lincoln who enjoys field hockey, swimming, and lacrosse. She is interested in world issues, loves to travel, and is a part of the Model United Nations club at Lincoln. Lauren came to Lincoln sophomore year and has truly fallen in love with the community and academics. Lauren is excited to work with the board of trustees to communicate ideas and work together to better the Lincoln community as a whole.
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CARA MILLARD CROMWELL ’88
REMENSNYDER ’50
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Mary studied political science at Mount Holyoke, and then went on to obtain a graduate degree in special education from Boston College. She is currently pursuing endeavors that allow her to engage with both of her academic passions, as she is involved with two different committees at RiverWoods, the retirement community in which she lives. The Voter Information Committee invites political candidates to speak at the retirement community, while the Education Committee recruits speakers to lecture on a variety of subjects. Mary credits Lincoln School for the skills that enabled her to thrive in college and inlife, but she allows “…more than all these basics, I am forever grateful to Lincoln for the opportunity to have recited “Arms Virumque Cano”, read Le Petit Prince, wept watching A Tale of Two Cities and sung Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring. The icing on the cake was sitting on the floor in Miss Cole’s office watching her facial expression as she read aloud O’Neill’s Emperor Jones, her gift to us as seniors.”
SUE COOK ’84 Sue Cook is the Executive Director of Harvard University’s Center for African Studies. Trained as a linguistic anthropologist and comparative genocide scholar, she has worked extensively in South Africa (with the Royal Bafokeng Nation), Cambodia (with the Cambodian Genocide Program), Botswana, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. She has also held academic appointments at Yale, Brown, and the University of Pretoria. Sue’s interests include mine-community relations in Africa, traditional leadership, urban language varieties, and sports and development. She is the author of The Business of Being Bafokeng: Corporatization in a Tribal Authority in South Africa, Performing Royalty in Contemporary Africa (with Rebecca Hardin) and Genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda: New Perspectives (ed.).
Cara, a Lincoln legacy and current parent, has been actively involved in the Lincoln School Alumnae Association, serving as her class scribe and remaining tied in to the school and its community. Her mother, Mary Cook Millard, is a member of the Class of 1964, and her two daughters with her husband Nick Cromwell, Maggie ’20 and Caroline ’22, are both current students at Lincoln. Cara attended Mount Holyoke College after Lincoln, where she studied politics and history, and she currently has her own PR firm - Cromwell Public Affairs, where she works with corporate clients and advocacy groups, and specializes incrisis communication.
MIRIAM TINBERG ’10 Miriam Tinberg currently works as a post-baccalaureate for Language Learning and Technology at Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium of five campuses, 2,200 faculty members and 30,000 students in western Massachusetts. Prior to her current position, Miriam was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Rabat, Morocco, working with the MoroccanAmerican Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange. Miriam is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern studies, and spent time in her area of academic interest when she studied abroad in Jordan.
Sue is married to Dr. Charles Mironko, and they have two children, Sam (16) and Rebecca (15).
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NEWS LINCOLN in the
“International Women’s Day in RI: Shining a light on gender inequalities” www.providencejournal.com/article/20160308/NEWS/160309312
“Acclaimed New Yorker writer honored by alma mater Lincoln School” www.providencejournal.com/article/20151023/NEWS/151029586
“Young Lincoln School students talk about sexism in their lives with 'Like a Girl' ad creator” www.providencejournal.com/article/20160120/NEWS/160129928
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“New Push To Teach Students How to ‘Code Like A Girl’”
“Design Like a Girl”
www.risd.edu/about/news/2015/ design-like-a-girl/
www.ripr.org/post/ new-push-teach-studentshow-code-girl
“Making The Choice To Drop AP Courses At Lincoln School” www.ripr.org/post/makingchoice-drop-ap-courseslincoln-school
“Brown Partnership with Lincoln School Inspires Young Women Engineers” www.www.brown.edu/academics/engineering/ news/2016-05/brown-partnershiplincoln-school-inspires-young-women-engineers
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T I F E N E B G N I R LINCOLN’S SP Y T I N U M M O C G N I FORG THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all who forged community with us at The Steel Yard during the 2016 Spring Benefit on Saturday, May 7! More than 260 guests gathered for an evening of dining and dancing under the stars. Together we raised over $80,000 for the Lincoln Fund for Annual Giving—providing crucial resources that allow our girls to be seen, heard, supported and celebrated.
CO-CHAIRS GINNIE GOLDSTEIN & PRISCILLA GLUCKSMAN
PERRY GOFF BUROKER ’87 AND HEAD OF SCHOOL SUZANNE FOGARTY
BACK ROW: PAULA MURRAY MCNAMARA ’80, MARTHA BOSS BENNETT ’85, REBECCA MIRONKO, NANCY NAHIGIAN TAVITIAN ’82, HEATHER HAHN FOWLER ’87, MARYPAT WELCH DENCI ’82, KATIE WELCH MCDONALD ’84, NANCY BOGHOSSIAN STAPLES ’77, SUE COOK ’84, MARY JO HARONIAN ’82 FRONT ROW: WHITNEY DOHERTY ’86, MARYANNE TUCKER ZIEGLER ’63, CHERYL LEVINE ’82, AMY TILL BONO ’90, ALLISON GELFUSO BUTLER ’96
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TOP LEFT: CHERI & ASHLEY SADDUL TOP RIGHT: WENDY MORRIS, BEATRIZ AGUILAR, PAQUI GONZALEZ CADENAS AND CATHERINE CONANT MIDDLE LEFT: MARK TAVITIAN & NANCY NAHIGIAN TAVITIAN ’82 MIDDLE RIGHT: JUDITH GNYS & KATHLEEN BENDHEIM BOTTOM LEFT: TIM GROVES & KATHLEEN HUGHES BOTTOM RIGHT: CINDY & EMILY ELDER ’16
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A HUGE thanks goes out to the fabulous alumnae who inspired our students through participation in this pilot program: • Dr. Liza Aguiar ’00 (Pediatric Urologist at University Urological Associates) • Amy Toll Bono ’90 (Manager at Meditech) • Dr. Kristin Braga ’90 (Owner of Island Veterinary Services) During the month of April, the Advancement Office and the Alumnae Board kicked off LincUp2Learn, a networking program designed to allow alumnae to connect with current Lincoln students through a shared interest in a particular career path. Spearheaded by Alumnae Board President Allison Gelfuso Butler ‘96, LincUp2Learn paired 19 Lincoln girls with eight local alumnae for a day of learning, networking and bonding in a realworld professional setting. The incredible success of the event was celebrated at the LincUp2Learn Showcase on May 4, when two alumnae and three students had the opportunity to share their experiences with the Middle and Upper School girls. In the words of Allison, “It is so valuable for students to see how their Lincoln community extends far beyond their current classmates to include a family of over 3,000 women who share a very real connection to a school that means so much to all of us.” LincUp2Learn is returning in the spring of 2017, and we have plans to take the program nationwide with a component for the Lincoln girls who are approaching college graduation.
MOVING BEYOND THE AP
• Shareen Zaki Knowlton ’88 (Director of Education at Roger Williams Park Zoo) • Jaclyn Sullivan Leibl-Cote ’97 (Vice President of Product Development at Collette Tours) • Amanda Davitt McMullen ’88 (Chief Operating Officer at Meeting Street) • Jessica Ricci ’91 (Owner of Jessica Ricci Jewelry) • Stefanie Casinelli Taylor ’97 (President of Gennaro, Inc.)
Allison Gelfuso Butler ‘96, Lincoln Alumnae Board President As a college professor, I was excited to learn that Lincoln was moving beyond the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. In my experiences working with undergraduates, the students who truly excel are those who come into the college classroom prepared to work collaboratively, to solve authentic problems creatively and iteratively, and to think deeply and critically as they grapple with challenging and complex ideas. These are the students who, in their high school years, developed digital literacy and presentation skills, and who have grown comfortable with complexity and ambiguity, not those who are experts at rote memorization. 30
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The reality is that the AP program, which has long been considered “college prep,” is no longer providing adequate preparation for the types of learning experiences that most students will encounter in college. Far fewer professors are teaching in pure didactic lecture style, and memorization of content is not the end goal. I am proud to be an alumna of Lincoln—a school that is forward-thinking and focused on equipping students with powerful skill sets that cross contexts and content areas, and that will serve them well in their lives instead of preparing them to perform well on standardized tests.
TRIBUTE TO JERRY FOGARTY On Wednesday, April 6, Jerry Fogarty, the husband of beloved former science department head Sarah Fogarty and a valued member of the Lincoln community, passed away peacefully after a long illness. The Rhode Island native and wildly successful businessman lived his life unapologetically – loving fiercely, laughing often, and pursing his passions with spirit. Jerry, a true gentleman with a riveting smile, was defined by his generosity and his willingness to devote his energy to causes that truly mattered to him. The lessons he learned as a student at Classical High School and as a scholar at the College of the Holy Cross not only instilled in him a love of language, but also cemented his belief in the value of a high-level education. This belief and the love he had for Sarah were the driving forces behind the development of the Fogarty Fund, a financial aid program that provides support to the children of Lincoln’s wonderfully talented faculty and staff. Inspired by Sarah’s stories about these extraordinary students that thrived at Lincoln, Jerry made their education his priority, establishing the fund in 2006. Jerry’s legacy will live on in many ways – in the twinkling brown eyes he shared with his daughter Laura Fogarty Nerney ’89 and her son, in Sarah’s newly- discovered love for golf, the sport he adored, and in the growth and continued success of the Lincoln girls who have been welcomed into the school’s red doors as a result of his kindness.
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BARBARA SADICK by Priscilla Warner ’71
I met Barbara Sadick when our mothers fixed us up for a play date fifty years ago (although that term hadn’t been coined yet). In the fall of 1966, we were both about to enter the seventh grade at Lincoln School. I was an awkward kid who’d attended a Hebrew Day School and was confused about why I was now becoming a Quaker. Barbara wore her blonde hair in two bushy pigtails, seemed to be a happy kid with just the right amount of shyness and made me laugh easily. We’ve been close friends ever since that first date, when we baked a cake together. One of the many things I admire about Barbara is that she reinvented herself professionally at a difficult time in her life, when some people would have lost hope entirely, never mind being brave enough to jump-start a new career. Barbara’s beloved younger brother Peter died of cancer when he was 46, leaving behind two young sons. Barbara herself had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer two years earlier. Inspired by the compassionate doctors who had cared for her so well, Barbara enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College and received an MA in health advocacy, with the goal of helping patients receive the kind of support that had made her own recovery from cancer possible. She decided to return to school again two years later to get an MS in health and behavior studies from Columbia University.
And then she became a journalist, writing articles about all kinds of issues having to do with health, for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Chicago Tribune. I’ve learned a lot from Barbara in the 50 years that we’ve been friends—about courage, persistence, resilience and laughter. And the pieces she’s written on issues like disease prevention and exciting new medical advances have stirred debate, prompted discussion and taught thousands of other fortunate readers. Barbara Sadick ’71 owned and operated a photography agency for two decades, representing high-quality photojournalists and working with major news and feature publications all over the world. In 2003, she went back to school and graduated in 2005 from Sarah Lawrence with an M.A. in health advocacy. She then went on to earn her M.S. in health and behavior studies from Columbia University. She has written about medical and health issues for publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Kaiser Health News.
SAMPLE ARTICLES WRITTEN BY SADICK ‘PIPELINE’ PROGRAMS TRY TO STEER MINORITY STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN MEDICINE A NEW DIMENSION: 3-D PRINTING POISED TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN CANCER RESEARCH BASKET CASES: CHANGING THE WAY CANCER IS TREATED DOCTORS ARE SLOWLY OPENING THEIR NOTES TO PATIENTS FAMED ARCHITECT MICHAEL GRAVES, IN A WHEELCHAIR, WIDENS HIS DESIGN FOCUS MEDICAL ADVOCATES CAN HELP GUIDE PATIENTS ON DIFFICULT CARE CHOICES THE MOST IMPORTANT TALK YOU NEED TO HAVE WITH YOUR DOCTOR IN SEARCH OF MORE PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS
Amy Quinlan ’71, Barbara Sadick ’71 and Jane Palestine Jamieson ’71, visit Laraine Laudati ’71 (third from left) and her horse Honeybee in the Belgian countryside.
STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT PALLIATIVE CARE: WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THE CHALLENGES OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN EMERGENCY IN ER: TOO MANY TESTS SIMPLE STEP TO CUT THE COST OF DIABETES
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JILL CRAYBAS ’92 From Butler Avenue to Tokyo, Japan to Huntington Beach, California - tennis has been the one constant in Jill Craybas’s life. The East Greenwich native, who will be inducted into the United States Tennis Association of New England’s Hall of Fame in June, has known success at every level of the sport – excelling as a junior player, earning All-America honors and winning national championships with both the University of Florida and the University of Texas, becoming a mainstay on the Women’s Tennis Association tour from the minute she turned pro in 1996, and representing the United States in the Olympic Games – but none of that surpasses the fond memories she has of playing in the Lincoln green uniform with her sister Jody Craybas Lucatello ’90 and good friend Allie Boss ’89. The six-time WTA champion, who has always cherished the support of her family and friends in Rhode Island, embodied the Lincoln ideals of drive and resilience throughout her 17-year stint on the tour, competing in 45 straight Grand Slams and maintaining a top100 ranking for ten consecutive seasons. The lessons learned and value gained went far beyond her success on the court however, as she remembers, “What I liked most about the tour was the competition and the ability to experience cultures around the world. For me, sports are symbolic of life: it’s a progression of learning from your mistakes, moving on from defeat and finding the resilience to keep moving forward.” While she hung up her racket in 2013, tennis has also provided the spark for Jill’s career success. Today, she works as a broadcaster for BBC Radio, Live@Wimbledon and TV World Feed. She also nurtures the passion to play in young athletes, running USTA clinics and coaching high-performance junior players. While the accolades abound, at her core, Jill remains a girl who fell in love with a sport, which she still plays for fun. In anticipation of her induction, which will be held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, she makes sure to emphasize her deep-rooted appreciation for her journey, sharing, “I’m honored to join the Hall of Fame, and I feel particularly sentimental that the induction is happening right here in my home state where my tennis career started.” Jill Craybas is a Lincoln girl who followed her passion – and the rest is history.
REBECCA BRAUN ’88 “I had no idea I would go into business,” admits Becca Knowles Braun. I really didn’t think I was a business person. I didn’t fit the personality. But from the first day on my first job in actual business, I just loved it.” That love for the business world has evolved over the years, taking Becca, a 1988 graduate of Lincoln School, from a position as a management consultant for a boutique firm in Boston to her current role as the president of The Braun Group, a Shaker Heights, Ohio company that produces CEO memoirs and biographies. The Harvard University linguistics major and graduate of Harvard Business School has made her mark in other areas as well, working in private equity, co-founding a tech company, starting several non-profit organizations, and serving as a founding team member of Jumpstart, a venture fund that has invested equity in more than 50 start-up companies in Ohio. Her comfort in the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship enabled her to thrive in the business world, but amidst the hectic lifestyle, Becca still managed to carve out time to immerse herself in a markedly different passion – writing. Moonlighting as a CEO speechwriter led to ghostwriting a memoir of a CEO, and before she knew it The Braun Group was born. Her business has markedly expanded since its inception, and Becca takes great pride in running and growing The Braun Group, which is building a branded line of memoirs and biographies. In her words, “These are action-packed, character-driven, multi-format books for a business student and professional audience. They come with podcasts, PowerPoint presentations, audiobooks, e-books, illustrated biographies, study guides, chapter summaries - the whole thing.” The multi-faceted final product combined with the ever-increasing demand has left Becca with a hefty to-do list – one that can only be conquered by her sheer passion for the work and her determination to see the business grow. “It’s exhausting,” she admits. “I love it, but it’s like being in a final exam every day. I write six hours a day, every day, and then I run the business for the other two to six hours a day. It’s a lot, but I love it.” Becca’s proclivity for making things happen can be traced back to her days as a Lincoln girl, as she cites the school for inspiring her to have independence of thought and independence of action. As an Upper School student she was clear on her passions and did what she had to do to create the experiences that would allow her to grow and thrive within them - whether it was doing the legwork to start the school’s debate team or driving her single shell from the Narragansett Boathouse to regattas she had entered herself in. Grit. Determination. Passion. These three characteristics came alive in Becca during her time on Butler Avenue, and almost thirty years and a whirlwind career later, these same three qualities are exactly the ones that seem to fill her life and work.
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REISHA BROWN ’89
Reisha Brown took many lessons with her when she walked out of Lincoln School’s red doors after graduation, but the most powerfully enduring piece of wisdom she left with – the one that has guided her down a remarkable career path from that point forward – is that Lincoln girls can do anything. A kilt-clad student from kindergarten through 12th grade, Reisha, a pediatrician, credits much of her success to her Lincoln School roots. While she had more of a proclivity for English, she was encouraged by the faculty at Lincoln to immerse herself in the study of science – a field she found infinitely rewarding in the challenge it presented. She was allowed to explore, fail and, ultimately, thrive, as teachers such as Mr. Abel and Mrs. Fogarty – “a dream of a science teacher” – gave her every opportunity to discover and nurture her passions. Her love of science persisted through four years of undergraduate work at Bryn Mawr, a women’s college in Pennsylvania, leading her to pursue a career in medicine. She took her first steps down that path at St. George’s University School of Medicine, an institution that expanded her definition of health care through opportunities to learn and work in Grenada and the United Kingdom, in addition to the United States. 34
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Reisha spent much of her early career in hospitalowned pediatric practices, but when her contract expired in 2015, echoes of ambition fostered at Lincoln encouraged her to finally pursue a longheld dream – founding her own practice. Pediatric Associates of SWFL PA opened its doors almost two years ago, and has more than doubled in size, affirming Reisha’s belief that it was the best career decision she ever made. In reflecting on her education and career, Reisha admits it has been challenging to be a woman in a male-dominated field, but she takes great pride in paying back the gift the Lincoln School science faculty gave to her so many years ago. As a pediatrician who grows and evolves with the children she treats, she takes the time to provide a little bit of career advice as well, trying to steer the caring and empathetic girls she knows as patients into the field of medicine. “Do it because you love it,” is the advice she passes on. “If you love what you are doing, you will thrive.” Lesson learned.
Stephanie’s career had always centered around the labor market, and the bulk of her time has been spent in specialized recruiting - first in the IT industry, followed by the life science sector and, for the last 10 years, in the medical device arena. She describes her career trajectory as fairly circuitous, and after her graduation from Quinnipiac University, she held a variety of jobs including a yacht stewardess, a pool hall waitress, and a stint assisting men released from prison in securing employment. “I point out non-traditional roles as they were great learning experiences in terms of dealing with people from all walks of life, and they likely molded me more than I realize,” she reflects. Ever supportive of her alumnae network, Stephanie notes an overwhelming sense of pride in hearing of the accomplishments of other Lincoln women. “The Fortune Magazine “50 Most Influential Women” list in 2015, celebrating Helena Buonanno Foulkes ‘82 and Nancy Dubuc ’87, really set social media afire among my Lincoln School classmates. When I tell the story, it is always with raised eyebrows, saying, ‘Not only two women from Rhode Island, but two women from Lincoln School!’ That pride fuels confidence.” And that confidence is what inspires Stephanie, and many others, to hire Lincoln women – over and over again.
Stephanie Chamberlin ’88 Amy Greene Quadrini ’88 Christina Apostal ‘01
As a human resources professional who is actively involved in her alma mater’s alumnae association, Stephanie is uniquely positioned to see what makes Lincoln alumnae so special. In her eyes, trustworthiness, intelligence, discretion, openness, a sense of humor, candor, passion, curiosity, confidence, and self-awareness are all qualities her fellow alumnae possess in spades, enabling them to stand out in the workforce. Developing a career that makes a difference is not always an easy road to traverse and, as she notes, “the pressure of navigating the barrage of messages regarding workplace equity” is ever present, but Stephanie whole-heartedly believes that Lincoln women are up to the challenge.
Hope Hopkins ’96
As the job market evolves from the posting of positions to the search for the best applicants, alumnae associations, and the contacts they provide, are a source of engagement that can have a huge impact on one’s career. In Stephanie’s words, “We should forge stronger connections, so that internships, entry-level roles, and seasoned professional roles are shared. This requires the participation of those who have the opportunities available, and those who are searching or know someone who might fit. LinkedIn is my primary resource, and all alumnae should have their messaging attached to their personal email addresses so that they do not miss out.”
Jessica Claflin ‘09
Ximedica, a medical device and development company in Providence, has seen an influx of Lincoln talent recently, thanks in part to the work of Stephanie Chamberlin ’88, the company’s head of human resources. Stephanie has selected six different Lincoln women to bring their talents to Ximedia including Director of Communications Hope Hopkins ’96, Human Resources Administrator Amy Greene Quadrini ’88, Systems Engineer Jessica Claflin ‘09, Marketing Coordinator Christina Apostal ‘01, and Associate Biomedical Engineer Hayley Lough ‘12, turning the company into a hotbed of Lincoln talent, and providing a lesson in the value of a strong and vibrant network.
Hayley Lough ‘12
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FAST FACTS Lincoln School
ALUMNAE RESIDE IN
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RHODE ISLAND & MASSACHUSETTS
SEATTLE, WA Naomi Rosenberg ’03 Kate Schneider ’02
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46 STATES & the District of Columbia The only states that aren’t home to a Lincoln girl are Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma.
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MEET YOU! Lincoln School visited
9 CITIES during the 2015-2016 school year, hosting
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STAY TUNED for the 2016-2017 calendar of events!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA Heather Hahn Fowler ‘87 Caroline Canning ‘06
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alumnae volunteered at Rosie’s Place for the Alumnae Day of Service
LOOKING FOR CITY CAPTAINS IN THE FOLLOWING CITIES: Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California Washington, DC
WHAT IS A CITY CAPTAIN? An alumna who volunteers to work with the Alumnae Board and Advancement Office to engage alumnae in her city or region through a variety of involvement opportunities.
NEW YORK CITY Alana Esposito ’03 Heidi Bianco ’99
BOSTON, MA Amy Esposito ’10 Ellie Cutler ’06 Jane Palestine Jamieson ’71
PROVIDENCE, RI Stefanie Casinelli Taylor ’97 Vanessa Conti Ventura ’07 Allison Gelfuso Butler ’96 No alumnae 0-9 alumnae 10-24 alumnae 25-49 alumnae 50-99 alumnae 100-499 alumnae VERO BEACH, FL Judy Murdough Rollinson ‘52
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PALM BEACH, FL Mari Marchionte Bianco ‘97 NAPLES, FL Bonnie Leonard Bennett ‘71 Summer 2016
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