MAGAZINE
SPRING/SUMMER 2024
Creative Team
Lincoln School Team
Erica Busillo Adams, Director of Advancement
Marci Mitchell, Director of Communications
Lydia Mackela, Photographer
Sophia Theriault ’16, Project Manager Glenn Osmundson P’12, Photographer blazar design studio, Designer
Sarah C. Baldwin, Writer
Molly Shabica ’94
Lincoln Leads Empowering Middle School girls
The Class of 2024.
Letter from the Head
On a beautiful day in June, we graduated 44 members of the Class of 2024—the newest addition to our incredible alumnae network!
Being a Lincoln School alumna embodies a deep sense of pride, accomplishment, and belonging. It signifies having received an education that goes beyond academic excellence to foster leadership, resilience, and a global perspective. Our alumnae are not just scholars but compassionate and driven individuals who carry forward the values of integrity, equality, and community. They are trailblazers in diverse fields, from science and technology to arts and humanities, consistently contributing to positive and sustainable change. As Lincoln alumnae, we remain united by our shared experiences, friendships, and unwavering support of our fellow Lynx. Our journey at Lincoln School equips us with the confidence
and skills to navigate and excel in an everchanging world, making a lasting impact wherever we go.
Commencement fills me with hope, as we launch another class of bold young people.
The critical thinking skills they have developed at Lincoln, along with their grounding in Quaker values, will enable each of them to be the problem-solvers and critical thinkers our communities need.
I am confident that the Class of 2024 will “fearlessly embrace the opportunities and responsibilities of citizenship in a complex world.”
Onward together,
Sophie Glenn Lau ’88 Head of School
Advancing the Joy
This year’s Commencement speaker, Terza Lima-Neves ’95, is a Black African feminist, wife, mother, educator, and scholar. Author of two books, she is on a mission to center the identities, voices, and experiences of Cabo Verdean women. Here she retraces her journey from a small island nation to Rhode Island, Lincoln School, and beyond.
My family moved from Cabo Verde to Pawtucket in 1989, when I was 12. I entered Lincoln in 1992, my sophomore year. That meant so many transitions — from middle school to high school, from a huge school to a small one — not to mention uniforms and seeing only girls walking around! Culturally,
ethnically, and socioeconomically it was all very new to me.
But I connected with Lincoln because I felt welcomed from the start. I felt the warmth, the sense of community. My “big sister,” Jina Petrarca-Karampetsos ’94, showed me the ropes and answered all my questions, so I didn’t feel lost. Whenever I needed cultural context — like having Jane Eyre explained to me! — my classmates were there for it.
Ruth Marris-Macaulay had a huge impact on me. She was so warm, kind, gentle, and patient as I learned about American culture and society. So did Carolyn Buonanno Chase ’86. She would listen to our teenage troubles and
Thinking about it now, maybe these two history teachers set me on the path to becoming a political scientist. I also think they are partly the source of my drive to center African
women’s voices. I come from strong women. My mother, her sisters, my grandmother — they’re all powerhouses. I’m extremely proud of who we are as Cabo Verdeans, and I want people to know our stories. Cabo Verdean Kriol is our mother language, and until recently, our stories have been told by non-Cabo Verdeans. But academia doesn’t get to decide whose stories are important. My mission is to collect as many voices as possible. I’m hoping my work will inspire the next generation of scholars to gather more stories, to write their own books, to write our national memory.
“But I connected with Lincoln because I felt welcomed from the start. I felt the warmth, the sense of community. ”
After speaking at Lincoln for International Women’s Day, students asked me to be their graduation speaker. I was in tears — connecting with young people means the world to me. For my Commencement speech, they asked me to share things I wish someone had told me at their age, so I gave them nine “seeds.” One seed is, “You are always enough.” Another seed is, “Live your best life. Find joy.”
– Sarah C. Baldwin
Grandfriends’ Day 2024
Terza and former classmates at Commencement.
Butler Avenue Bulletin
PARTNERSHIPS
During a sunny day in May, 15 Lower School students and nursery teacher and ECO Program Coordinator Chantelle Micheli participated in the Girls on the Run Rhode Island 5K. Lincoln partners with Girls On the Run to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident. “This year was my first season coaching GOTR and I was so impressed by all of the hard work that the girls put in each session. I saw girls try something new and do it with confidence! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to coach these girls this season!” —Coach Chantelle
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Becoming a sophomore means mastering the art of public speaking through our Sophomore Speaker Series course. Sophomores have a truly transformative experience through different forms of public speaking, from informative to persuasive to entertaining. What starts as a seemingly daunting and intimidating feat becomes natural and comfortable. Students are able to research topics of interest and refine their public speaking craft among supportive peers.
COMMUNITY
Each year, before walking across the stage, seniors complete their Senior Community Action Projects (SCAPS) where they apply their Lincoln learning and partner with an organization to help in various ways. This year, the Class of 2024 volunteered with the South Kingstown Land Trust, Second Serve Resale, Special Olympics RI, Sojourner House, Norman Bird Sanctuary, and Achievement First Elementary School, to name a few. Their Lincoln experience culminates in this project, which provides a hands-on opportunity before going off into the world.
TALENT
There is no shortage of talent at Lincoln and on May 23, the Lower and Middle Schools hosted their Performing Arts Showcase to share some of their talents with the community. The show featured sing-alongs, instrumental songs, creative video animations by the Ten Fifteen Production Team, and more!
Our Upper School had their final theater production of the year with Nothing Serious by Rich Orloff, a collection of six one-act plays that left everyone laughing. Bravo to all!
Lincoln Leads
Empowering Middle School Girls through Innovation
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nnovation knows no bounds at Lincoln School, where girls are not just encouraged to dream but empowered to turn those dreams into reality. For nearly a decade, Lincoln has been working in collaboration with Dr. Allison Butler ’96 on its groundbreaking Design Thinking program, Innovation Nation. The program fosters a culture of innovation and leadership, challenging students to stretch themselves and think big.
Butler, a professor at Bryant University, has been instrumental in shaping the Innovation Nation project, infusing it with her expertise in
Design Thinking, a creative problem-solving approach that involves a holistic understanding of a problem, an in-depth exploration of possible solutions, and a thorough testing process. Each April, Middle School students are given the opportunity to participate in this transformative experience, where they work in teams and are provided with community prompts to kickstart their projects.
What sets Innovation Nation apart is its emphasis on engaging with real-world challenges within the Design Thinking framework. In collaborating with peers from
“Through Lincoln Leads programming like Innovation Nation and workshops including Design Your Life and the Sustainability Design Sprint sessions, middle school girls gain invaluable skills in entrepreneurial thinking, collaboration, and communication, building their confidence during critical developmental years. Partnering with experts like Dr. Allison Butler ‘96 and Bryant University, these sessions empower girls to embrace failure as a stepping stone to success.”
— Deborah Hanney Middle School Director
different backgrounds, students develop crucial skills such as critical thinking, problemsolving, and teamwork.
This year, the Lincoln Leads program expanded to include “Design Your Life” workshops for Grade 7 and 8 students at Bryant University. Also led by Dr. Butler and other Bryant faculty, these workshops delve into various aspects of life design, covering economics, leadership, finance, and entrepreneurship. Working alongside Dr. Butler and Bryant University juniors and seniors, our Middle School students gain insights into higher education and professional pathways. This early exposure not only demystifies the college experience but also inspires students to envision themselves as future leaders and innovators.
As Lincoln looks toward the future, it is committed to further expanding and enriching the leadership programming in Middle School. By nurturing the next generation of changemakers, the school continues to uphold its legacy of empowering girls to realize their full potential. As the program continues to evolve and grow, one thing remains constant: Lincoln leads the way in shaping the leaders of tomorrow.
Leading
Molly Shabica ’94
A snapshot of a Lincoln alumna at the top of her game
“Ithink I have the best job in the world,” said high school science teacher Molly Shabica ’94. “I love working with teenagers. There is so much life and energy in my day.”
This spring, Shabica’s enthusiasm and dedication were recognized when she received a Sloan Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics. Each year, the Fund for the City of New York spotlights seven exceptional STEM educators “who go to great lengths to help their students shine,” according to the Fund’s website. The teachers and their school’s science or mathematics department each receive a
monetary award, as well as coverage on news and social media platforms.
Shabica was nominated by the vice principal of the Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, a small public school in the Bronx, where she has taught physics and chemistry since 2002.
Whether or not her students plan to be scientists, Shabica said, “I try to reinforce the importance of understanding the world we live in. What do we know is true? What do we still not know? The world around us is all about science, and we need to be able to make sense of it.”
Take the climate crisis. “Making a difference requires everyone, not just scientists,” she said. “It requires English majors, history majors, dancers and singers and artists of all kinds, to have at least a base knowledge to confront the problems we face.”
Shabica, who considers her classroom a stage, strives to keep every student constantly engaged and entertained — which, in a class of 28 or 30 kids, she acknowledged, is a “pretty big ask.” “But there are those moments when I look around and the students are working together in groups, and I think, ‘Today, I got it. The kids are all in.’”
Equally rewarding are the days when a student who has been absent or struggling suddenly says, Oh my gosh, I totally get this now. “The classroom door is closed, the political world is moving on, the business world is moving on, and there’s this little moment in my classroom when a student finally has a breakthrough, and it’s the most beautiful moment,” Shabica said.
Role models and mentors
It can be said that Shabica comes by her vocation honestly: her mother, Frances Shabica, taught Upper School science at Lincoln for many years, including some of the those that Molly and her sister, Rachel Shabica Wade ’92 , attended the school.
Among the many teachers Shabica recalled with fondness and admiration, two of her strongest sources of inspiration were Sarah Fogarty, her ninth-grade biology teacher, whom she described as “an immense, kind mentor and one of the best teachers I’ve ever had,” and AP English teacher Sherry Hepp. “They were all high-powered academics who were able to engage us in ways that helped us grow — both in terms of our education and in how we saw the world,” Shabica said.
In 1998, armed with a degree in biology from Brown University, Shabica headed not to a research laboratory but instead to a classroom 4,600 miles away, in the west African country of Burkina Faso. There, as a Peace Corps volunteer, she taught
“I try to reinforce the importance of understanding the world we live in. What do we know is true? What do we still not know? The world around us is all about science, and we need to be able to make sense of it.”
secondary science to sixth and seventh graders from 1998 until 2001. In 2002 she was hired to teach physics and chemistry at FLHFHS, where (with the exception of two years at the American International School in Bamako, Mali, where she moved with her husband and two young sons in 2010, an experience she described as “joy”) she has taught ever since.
Shabica, who receives professional development and a stipend as a prestigious Math for America master teacher, recognizes that low teacher salaries can dissuade people from choosing her profession. But to those considering it she would say, “It’s fun to come to work every day. It’s something that will energize you and make you feel good most of the time. I feel optimistic when I think about the young people I teach and what they will do in the world.”
– Sarah C. Baldwin
The Second “S” in SPICES
A look at how Lincoln teaches and practices the Quaker value of stewardship
Fashion and sustainability have long been at cross purposes, but at Lincoln, they were recently aligned. One day during LEAP Week, the annual schoolwide series of environmental education and stewardship activities, students strolled down a runway modeling clothing crafted solely from repurposed materials.
The apparel was designed by students in The Art of Assemblage: Found Object Sculpture, taught by Visual Arts Department Chair Anita Richard Thompson ’89 . A few years ago, Thompson designed a course in which students would be challenged to repurpose and combine cast-off objects and materials to create a wearable garment or sculpture.
This past semester, all eight students in the class chose to design a garment.
“Early in the school year,” Thompson recalled, “[Interim Upper School Division Director] Sue Farnum pointed out that we’re talking about stewardship of the earth across the curriculum, so wouldn’t it be awesome if we combined different approaches?” They approached the LEAP faculty advisers, history teacher Emma Alexander and science teacher Jennifer Bowdoin, who received the idea with enthusiasm. They decided to hold a fashion show as part of an assembly during LEAP Week. The show would also be a design competition. Jewelry designer Karenna Maraj ‘01 attended the midsemester and final critiques, during which she offered each student structural and design advice. She and photographer Nicole Gesmondi ‘01, were guest jurors at the fashion show.
In class, Thompson and her students talked a lot about consumption and fast fashion and the damage both are doing to the environment.
After creating a fashion board (a visual collage of inspiring images, objects, swatches, and sketches) and studying the human body, class members took a trip to the Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island. There they selected the materials — cardboard, trash bags, chicken wire, and more — they would use to fashion their garments.
Next, they chose their models (Lincoln students) and conducted fittings. After the runway show, while the jurors deliberated, the art students answered questions from the audience and discussed their work. Sarah S. ’26 made her winning garment out of a giant industrial window shade.
– Sarah C. Baldwin
Spring Athletics Round-up
This spring semester, we saw incredible achievements, good sportsmanship, and valuable teamwork in crew, sailing, lacrosse, track and field co-op team, and our softball co-op team.
Each season, our student-athletes build friendships, create lifelong memories, celebrate their successes and learn from their failures. And we can’t forget about those bittersweet senior days, when we celebrate and honor our senior athletes and their leadership.
On May 31, we honored our student-athletes and dedicated coaches during the Athletic Awards Ceremony! We continue to carry on the legacy of alumnae who made a name for themselves while playing sports here at Lincoln by awarding current students who embody similar values and moxie. Those awards include the Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Athletic Award, the Elizabeth Olney McLoughlin ’44 Award, and the Julie Greene ’54 Award.
Class Notes
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LESLIE SMITH HATCH ’68 has been living in Montclair, NJ for fifty years in the same house. She and her husband visit NYC and enjoy Broadway, opera, restaurants, fairs, and other delights. Their son, who works in sales, daughter, and son-in-law (both with Amazon) live within a mile. Their daughter was recently married. After 33 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Leslie retired and is enjoying life with her husband, 2 Westies and a cat. She goes back to RI frequently for family visits.
2017
ISABELLA BELLINI works for the city of Boston as a Communications Associate for the Boston Public Health Commission, the city’s local health department. She started after completing her master’s in Public Health in May 2023. She currently resides in Boston.
BELLE BUROKER (Scribe) completed two years with Teach for America in NYC, and then moved to San Francisco to teach at an all-girls school. She loves exploring the bay and being a part of a community that reminds her of Lincoln. If anyone is ever in San Francisco, they have a couch to sleep on and a built-in tour guide.
CHARLOTTE DIPRETE lives in NYC and works for an all-female team of financial advisors at
Royal Bank of Canada. She’s looking forward to running the NYC marathon again this fall alongside her sister, Maddie.
MADDIE DIPRETE lives in NYC where she just started a new job at Aetna. She is running both the 2024 Chicago and New York Marathons.
SABRINA EISEN works in property marketing for commercial real estate at JLL and graduated with her MBA from Boston University in May. She is doing an immersive luxury business consulting class with BU in Milan, Italy and is moving to New York in October.
JASMINE HYPPOLITE has worked in New York for two years and is now finishing up her first year of law school at Harvard Law. This summer she will be
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BARI KRAUSS FREDERICKS ’05 lives in Franklin, MA with her family. Bari met her husband, Aaron, in law school in Boston. They have a son, Cooper (5), and daughter, Cameron (3). In November 2022, after 7 years working as an attorney in the Office of the Corporate Secretary at Citizens Financial Group, Bari began a new job as a senior attorney on the Securities and Governance team at the TJX Companies. This past January, Aaron was promoted to partner at the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson in Boston. Bari still keeps in touch with many of her Lincoln classmates and recently went on vacation with Sarah Macdonald ’05, Ruthie Furman Ingard ’05, and Meagan Lannigan Teeden ’05.
working at a firm in New York City to explore litigation. She is excited to see her Lincoln friends in New York this summer and is looking forward to training for another race come fall.
MADISON KELLY graduated from UVM in 2021 and received a Fulbright scholarship to spend one year in Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan. Ever since, she has continued to live abroad, working in South Africa, Ukraine, the Canary Islands, Morocco, and Mérida, Mexico, where she is living now.
NATALIE LANDAU graduated from Amherst College and then moved to NYC to work as a consultant in EY-Parthenon’s education practice. On the weekends, she enjoys exploring the city parks, playing soccer, and going out to dinner just to
tell everyone that Providence has better restaurants than New York. She is grateful to still be close with many friends from the unforgettable class of 2017, and enjoyed seeing a crew of Lincoln alumnae, teachers, (and the current class of 2024) at the NYC networking event.
AMANDA LAPAZ graduated from Providence College and is living and working in Boston, MA. She enjoyed reconnecting with Lincoln alumnae at the Galentine’s event at the Boston Union Club in February.
SCARLET LIU completed her bachelor’s degree in Philosophy & German at NYU. She is working as a legal secretary/paralegal at a Hong Kong law firm and preparing herself for LSAT. She got a cat in 2020.
MAREMA LO PLYNTON is currently living in Boston and working in finance.
EMMA RADEMACHER graduated from Boston University with a degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and pursued her master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at BU. She graduated with her masters in May 2023. She spent her summer traveling and is pursuing a Clinical Fellowship in Speech-Language Pathology at Boston Children’s Hospital on the Feeding & Swallowing Team. She works in the multidisciplinary Growth and Nutrition Program there. In her free time, she reads and rides Peloton.
SAMANTHA SHEKARCHI (Scribe) graduated from Georgetown with a degree in Government and Women’s and
Gender Studies. She is currently living in Boston, MA and recently graduated with her J.D. from Suffolk Law in May.
MEREDITH SULLIVAN completed a bachelor’s degree in Sociology & Women and Gender Studies from Bucknell University. She is working at Gillette Stadium as the Human Resources Manager for the Sports Operations division at The Kraft Group.
IZZY ACKERMAN worked in Crisis Management in LA for 2 years and has since moved back to NYC. Initially, she was working at the production company, A24. Now, she is consulting independently in film, tv, and real estate. She lives on the Lower East Side and has been getting into kickboxing in her spare time.
ALICE BENNETT (Scribe) is living in NYC and working at a hedge fund as a Research Assistant. She’s having a great time in the city, especially when the current Lincoln senior class came by for a visit. She recently joined a band playing gigs, mostly in the Lower East Side and is having fun getting back into music.
RACHEL BRIDEN is currently working as a Vascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner at PrimCARE Center for Vascular Diseases. She just purchased her first house in North Providence, RI.
KATIE COGGINS lives and works in New Hampshire at the Hood Museum of Art. She is a museum educator there, which means she is part Art History teacher, and part Art teacher in a studio, so her clothes are “business casual, but her hands are covered in paint.”
FRANCESCA MATARESE graduated from RISD with her master’s degree in Arts, Design, and Education. She is living in Providence with her two cats, Gioielli and Baci, and working in jewelry design and sales in Cranston.
CAROLINE MORROW is living in San Diego with her Husky Lilo, who just turned 4. Driven by a love for business and sustainability, she works as Head Merchandiser for a secondhand clothing boutique located across the country in NYC. When she is not on the hunt for her next vintage find, she’s surfing with
friends, trying new restaurants, or hiking with Lilo.
MICHAELA NEWMAN spent time teaching in Spain and in Rhode Island and then changed career paths. She now works for TJX companies as a Merchandise Assistant for HomeGoods in the corporate office in Framingham, MA. She recently got engaged and is living in Lincoln, RI with her fiancé and their dog, Bentley.
SOPHIA THERIAULT received her master’s degree in Interactive Media from Elon University in 2022. She returned to Rhode Island to work at Lincoln as their Advancement Communications & Project Manager. In her spare time, she enjoys doing social media freelance work and hopes to complete yoga teacher training later this year.
2010
JESS COON LEVINE and her spouse, Ash, welcomed their first baby in January. Ezra Mae is already a curious adventurer. Jess and Ash started a group therapy practice with 2 friends in Chicago called Constellation
Collective in 2022. They focus on serving LGBTQ+ youth and adults and provide professional learning around topics of inclusion. Jess loves having visitors from the East Coast come out to Chicago.
AMANDA FRIAS PERICLES
(Scribe) is practicing as a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist in an outpatient pediatric clinic and recently became a certified breastfeeding specialist. She is coming up on three years living in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband, Marc, and three year old, Amaya.
from the water, Andrea and Darnell enjoy taking his drone to see new sights around Fairhaven and Dartmouth. Her 20s were a whirlwind of self-discovery. After overcoming sexual assault/ PTSD in college and taking time for healing, she left the world of banking and fraud risk prevention to pursue a path in criminal justice and mental health. She completed a year of graduate school for an MS in Criminal Justice and took a break in March 2020. She currently works for Child and Family Services in New Bedford and is hoping to pursue a career move to the Department of Corrections or in the Criminal Justice field. Andrea is open to networking and reconnecting.
like friendship, money, family, and work. She shares that she is at the beginning of a career pivot, and while she doesn’t know where it’s going, it feels really exciting. Miriam and her partner David are celebrating 5 years together.
kids, Brady (8), Rowan (5), and Reid (2). Brady and Teddy Solleveld (son of Courtney Crowell Solleveld ’99) were little league teammates, while the Lynx alumnae tried to keep their competitive natures in check during the mom coach game.
ANDREA PROCTOR is now settled in a house in New Bedford, MA with her domestic partner boyfriend Darnell and two kittens. Within 5-10 minutes
MIRIAM TINBERG (Scribe) worked in non-profit Product Management for the past few years, but recently left her job to take a sabbatical. During the sabbatical, she posts on her TikTok account (@miriam_tinny), as it’s become a really important creative outlet for her. As a result of the TikTok, she started cofacilitating a conversation club in Los Angeles called No Small Talk, where they meet monthly to build community through conversation on important topics
MCKENZIE WALKER
SAUNDERS is living in Rhode Island with her 3-year-old, Ciaran, 1-year-old, Imogen, and husband, Jake.
2005
ABBY BERREN BRIDELL and her husband, Ben, live in Atlanta with their three boys, Jack (4), Henry (2), and Brooks (9 months).
Abby is the treasurer for Monarch Private capital, a private equity firm.
MARIS PERLMAN CASTRO (Scribe) and her husband, Jason, live in Houston with their three
SHANNON FITZGERALD lives in Charlestown, MA with her two children and husband. She is the Director of Youth Development at More than Words, a Boston nonprofit social enterprise working with young adults impacted by the foster care system. Shannon is a passionate advocate for young adults, teaching life skills, job training, and ensuring they have the essentials needed to become self-sufficient. Shannon has been with the organization for 10 years and feels lucky to do what she loves and be surrounded by her supportive family.
JULIE HALL GUNDERSON is a stay-at-home mom to her two kids, Charlotte (4.5) and Jack (2). She and her husband, John, of nearly 13 years, raise their family outside of Philadelphia in Malvern. When Julie isn’t chasing her kids around, she chases her chickens, volunteers, and occasionally gets out horseback riding.
CHRISTINA MORENO and her husband, and 3-year-old son live in Boston. Christina is currently enjoying staying home with her son, working part time in a primary care practice, and performing the occasional improv comedy.
KATHERINE READ recently began working in Institutional Advancement at RISD. She has found the work meaningful and fulfilling and is relishing the opportunity to serve an institution that has meant so much to her over the years. Kat and her husband, Will, are now living in South Dartmouth, MA. This year, they’re planning trips to Ireland, Quebec, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
CAROLINE REZENDES is living and working in Maryland as a cryptologic linguist with the US Navy. She specializes in Slavic languages but attempts a little French now and then (which she hasn’t studied since Lincoln). She and her cat, Widget, moved to Maryland a few years ago from Monterey, CA and hope to return there someday with the Navy.
CAROLINE SPENCER and her husband, Thomas, live in Tribeca with their 5-year-old daughter who will be starting kindergarten at an all-girls school this fall. Carrie is currently working as the co-head of a senior investment team in the Asset and Wealth Management division of Goldman Sachs and volunteers her time and expertise as a trustee of her alma mater, Barnard College.
EMILY WARREN SPURLIN
received her PhD in Social Psychology in May 2023, and with her husband, Sam Spurlin, moved to New York this spring to begin a new position as a Prevention Specialist at West Point Military Academy.
CATHARINE SCHOETTLE WILLMER lives with her husband, James, two young children, and mini Australian Shepherd in sunny Naples, Florida (pictured above). Catharine recently launched her interior design business, Catharine Willmer Interiors, focusing on residential and boutique hospitality projects.
1989
MARGARET FIELD KELLY rode for Allie’s (Alexis Allen Boss ’89) Team for the 30th year in the National Brain Tumor Ride in May. Allie and Margaret met in middle school and they attended the same college and were roommates. Allie was just a year out of Dartmouth when she was diagnosed with an inoperable Grade 4 astrocytoma. She passed away just before her 25th birthday. Margaret rides every year to honor Allie’s memory and keep her smile, laughter and friendship close to her heart.
1980
HELEN CARPENTER BODELL
spent 10 wonderful years at Women & Infants and started a new position in 2023 as Director of Spiritual Care at Dana Farber. She and husband, Charlie, are loving being grandparents, and Eva will start at Lincoln’s Little School in August.
SALLY BROWDER moved back to RI after four decades. She teaches yoga and a blend of modalities for relaxation, recovery, and strength building, and does some consulting in music. She bought an old cottage on half an acre in Warren that she is fixing up, and she loves being back near water and fresh air, green everywhere. Her daughter Grace will be a senior at URI studying marine biology/ music and her mother is doing well, gardening, volunteering, and writing for the Providence Eye.
FRANCES CARPENTER adopted her two daughters from China many years ago now –Lucy, 26, who works at Gordon School and Zoë, 19, who is a freshman at Carnegie Mellon and graduated from Lincoln in 2023. Frances has been a psychotherapist working with young adults for a long time now. She rents an office from RISD and loves the location near the new pedestrian bridge. Frances raised her daughters as a single parent, and always planned to begin dating once her youngest was off to college. So, that’s been her new frontier this past year. She thinks of the 60s as the youth of this next life stage. She remembers the time at Lincoln together very warmly.
ALIX KRUEGER expresses how time has flown. She and her husband, Rob started raising beef cows after retiring from dairy farming. They downsized from 460 acres to 100 acres and moved 6 miles from Rob’s family farm in Amboy, NY to the Town of Camden, and restored another early 1800s farmhouse. She misses the ocean but the beautiful countryside in Upstate New York makes up for it. They raise a breed called American British White Park beef cows and enjoy puttering around the farm trying to keep things as low key as possible. She hopes everyone is well. She shares that she has great memories of her Lincoln/ Providence years.
PAULA MURRAY MCNAMARA and Kevin still live in Rumford, RI. Kevin is a sports talk radio host weeknights on WPRO.
Paula is running her family’s charitable foundation, having left Fidelity Investments in 2008 after 22 years. She serves on a few non-profit boards in RI and served on the Lincoln board from 2003-2018. Her daughter Maggie, Lincoln Class of 2013, is in London working for Vanguard funds and loves it. Her son, Joe, is in Boston working for Gilbane Construction Company. He loves being in Boston and is only an hour away. Paula shares that they stay close to Lincoln and all the great work being done there.
KIRSTEN DEPAGTER MILLER moved back to Los Osos, California from Santa Fe where she was living for 7 years to be closer to her daughter who is now living in San Diego. She is still working designing gardens with a small company in San Francisco and is now starting with one in Morro Bay. Her son is working in NYC and living in Brooklyn. Her 2 pups are happy in California. She is not sure when she’ll be back in New England but gives her best to everyone.
DONNA PILLSBURY (Scribe) is working full time at Pella Windows in Fall River.Her son Matthew owns the Post Office Café on Block Island and her daughter Tess graduated from URI in 2023 and is working at AAA in PVD in their marketing department. She recalls catching up with many classmates at the 2022 reunion at Dwight House.
JENNIFER WOODRUFF is “graduating” from her position as a 3rd/4th grade teacher at a small private school in Santa
Cruz, CA. This is her 33rd class and is ready to either not work or do something different. Her husband, John, is a philosophy professor at UCSC. He’ll be on sabbatical next year so they are spending the year in Greece. She hopes to do a lot of traveling, eat yummy food and explore. Her daughter, Sara, is a freshman at the University of Oregon. When Jennifer is not teaching, she spends time throwing pots and hanging out at a local dog park with Oakley, their golden retriever. On Wednesdays, you’ll find her at the local pizza parlor competing with her dog park trivia team.
1974
DEBORAH GIRAUD retired 7 years ago from 32 years as the Univ. of California Farm Advisor. She and her husband love hiking in Redwood National Park and enjoy their cabin on the Trinity River. Their son Seth was married last summer to Kaitlyn and lives in Santa Clara while their daughter Suzannah lives in Colorado. Deborah works at a TK-2nd grade school as an aide during retirement. For the last 7 summers she has been in RI at her summer home on Wash Pond. Her mother turned 105 in March and Deborah’s Lincoln friends in Providence have gathered for dinner with her mom once a month.
JEANNE MCHENRY HELMA is retired and writes that her husband recently retired, so they took up golf and are enjoying it. She has two grandsons, Remington (5) and Jameson (2 1/2). They purchased some land
in Maine near them to build in Liberty, ME and they are hoping to downsize their property in RI.
MARCIA ACCIARDO DAVIS
loves spending summers with her grandchildren, Evie and Lola, and is looking forward to celebrating the 50th reunion at Susan Rider Rittling’s farm and Deborah Giraud’s summer house.
KATHLEEN MCNALLY SAVILLE
(Scribe) is still on faculty at the American University in Cairo as chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Composition where she has taught since 2003. She has been working overseas for over thirty years and first taught in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan for a couple of years and after that, there was a year in Kuwait. In 1997, she went to Egypt with her (late) husband and son where she’s been ever since. She went on a few sabbaticals over the years; the latest was teaching for the Semester at Sea (SAS) undergraduate semesterabroad program in fall 2019. She loved traveling on SAS’s MV World Odyssey cruise ship.
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ELIZABETH BROWNE retired last June and she started a French conversation group at her
local library, which has been a lot of fun. Between that and tutoring French, she manages to maintain her fluency. Her grandson, Alistair, is 12 and her son, Nick, still works for the Vermont Department of Health as an analyst. She has Zoomed with Liz Watkins, Robin Lake, Connie Lane and Beth Laurenson, which has been really fun. She shares she had not seen Robin or Connie for 50 years. Amazing how the connection is still there.
BARBARA STONE
LAVERDIERE is back and forth between Providence and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. She is on several different committees in the Valley and tries to make a difference on the things that are important to her - mostly environmentally focused. She continues to rescue dogs from Vintage Pet Rescue and always has two dogs at a time. She currently has two labs, one 15 years old and one 12. She has done some traveling, most recently to Dominica. She supports the arts - PPAC, Trinity, art exhibits at local galleries, fairs, etc. She fondly remembers going to Ruffles in Wayland Square for Tab and cole slaw. She hopes everyone is doing well.
ABIGAIL SULLIVAN MOORE
the passionate Founder and Leader of Footwear With Care, has transformed her successful writing career into a powerful force for social change. Since 2016, Abby has spearheaded this nonprofit, providing essential support, including shoes and health services, to Hartford’s homeless. Her
initiative and passion has led to organizing numerous events and consistently providing aid to over 1,000 individuals each year. She is being honored as a “Wonder Woman” by the Malta House of Care in Hartford.
POLLY MOTT shares that she was moved by the response to the 50th reunion last year. Since then she has bounced between visits to Providence and Los Angeles to see her mother and father. Last June, she took a magical food-focused vacation in western Sicily. In December, she saw Robin Lake for a fun lunch and recently spent a few days in Austin eclipse chasing. Polly and Jane get together whenever she comes to Providence.
their youngest daughter, Caroline, and her husband, Rob, reside with their two children, Tanny and Merrill ages 5 and 3. Their middle daughter, Lizzy, continues to live at Chapel Haven in New Haven, a community for special needs adults, where she continues to thrive and works in the Chapel Haven Cafe. Besides spending time in Summit, Linda and Staunton enjoy their time in Vero Beach, Florida and Wakefield, RI.
JANE MEISSNER SHARFSTEIN
(Scribe) shares that life is contentedly quiet here on the East Side of Providence. She has an almost 2-year-old beagle-mix puppy who keeps her busy. Her daughters - Libby near Boston and Sarah in Chicago - are happy with their work and friends. Jane is a RISD Museum Docent, attending weekly art history classes, meetings and a newly formed Docent book group. She enjoys this group very much and continues to take classes in modern Hebrew - lots of fun, but still not fluent. She celebrated one daughter’s 40th birthday in Charleston this past year and made a couple of trips to Chicago. She saw Bonnie Raitt in concert on one trip…lots of mothers and daughters there. Chris Wang, Polly Mott and her keep in touch and took a trip to Philadelphia in June for the Mary Cassatt exhibit.
PRUDENCE STODDARD
connected with Pam Sorrentino at the end of summer 2023, and it was the first time they got together since 1990. She relocated from Maine to Vermont a couple of years ago to be closer to her daughter. Remodeling her home and gardening seemed to be shared pleasures for both of them. She stays busy in retirement, renovating her 275-year-old converted barn is time consuming, but fun to work on. Prudence loves to spend much of the summer and fall at their camp at Brant Lake in the Adirondacks. Her other love is her 2 year old English Cream Golden who keeps her young(ish) and in shape.
families work. She is living in Bedford, MA but also has a townhouse about 10 doors down from her daughter. When she is there, they have a big family dinner every night. Although retired for eight years now, Chris is still involved with scientific and engineering communities and was recently appointed to the technical advisory board for the Army Research Laboratory. She took a trip to Madrid with her daughter in May and went to Philadelphia with classmates Jane and Polly in June. She plans to travel to Iceland with her son’s family in August and France in September for her birthday, and then New Zealand and Australia in December.
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ELIZABETH SIENER BODELL has permanently moved back to Greene, RI.
ANN BURKHARDT (Scribe) lives in Bristol, RI and works parttime from home. Ann provides homecare Occupational Therapy via telehealth to clients in NYC and Long Island. Ann also has faculty appointments at SUNY Binghamton University and Russell Sage College (Troy, NY), where she continues to teach students at the post-professional Doctoral and Masters degree levels.
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CHRISTINE WANG writes that it was great seeing classmates at the 50th reunion. She has been enjoying lots of time with her five granddaughters who are all living in Maryland where both of her daughter’s and son’s
ELAINE WOLFENDEN
COCKROFT is a retired lawyer living in Florida with her husband, Jay. Elaine and Jay have 4 children who are living in the Boston area.
Deborah Dobbins retired in April
LINDA MAURO PECK and her husband, Staunton, continue to live in Summit, New Jersey
2024 and has no formal plans post-retirement yet, but hopes to be doing a lot of socializing, going to the gym, taking yoga and playing pickleball. Debbie also hopes to reconnect with classmates in her retirement.
JEAN COTTER FOX lives in Assonet and works at MassDOT on the South Coast Rail project, a commuter rail expansion program that will reconnect Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton to Boston. Jean serves on the New Bedford charter school board and just gave up her seat on the Freetown-Lakeville school committee after over 20 years. Jean’s work with the MA Commission on the Status of Women continues to be gratifying. Jean’s two sons married in 2023, and her daughter still lives in London, but both sons recently moved to Providence. She has four grand fur-babies.
MELISSA BUCKLEY JONES
is semi-retired from nursing and has permanently relocated back to Kingston, RI. She lives 6 houses away from her daughter and 3 of her grandchildren. Ann Burkhardt & Melissa have been able to get together often during the past year.
ELIZABETH BARRETT
JOHNSON continues to live in Assisi, Italy. Elizabeth is the Music Director, teacher and a minister at Ananda Worldwide and continues to travel worldwide with her work. She has been back in RI a few times in 2024. Several classmates gathered with her in Providence for dinner last summer.
WENDY HECKMAN took a Viking Cruise last summer and saw the passion play in Oberammergau. Wendy has made several trips to California and Hawaii to visit her eldest daughter Heather. Heather completed her PhD and teaches for Mizzou from Hawaii and is expecting a child in the summer of 2024. Wendy’s younger daughter, Hannah is married and lives in NH and works for Pfizer Labs. Hannah also continues to act in regional theater. Wendy sold her home and relocated to a senior living community in North Andover, MA.
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SHIRLEY MERK BLACKALL and her husband, Rick, celebrated their 50th anniversary last August and live in Jupiter, FL from November to May and in Westport, MA the other months. Their son and two grandchildren, Skye and Frederick, live in SC. She rows her single Fluidesign boat most days on the Florida intracoastal waterway, and once a week in Miami at Miami International Rowhouse, where she manages the club. She
started rowing competitively 12 years ago, and has rowed the Head of the Charles 4 times. About 10 years ago she took up drawing and painting in watercolor, charcoal, ink and oil paint. When in RI, she takes classes at the Providence Art Club.
CHRISTINE SWENT BYRD has retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court after 13 years as a judge. She is now doing private arbitration and mediation work with JAMS in Los Angeles. She has not been back to Lincoln for decades but got as close as Newport in 2019 and in 2021, by participating in the Audrain Automobile Museum MotorWeek and showing a car each year at the concours. She recently reconnected with Ronnie Bernon, and they had brunch together in Los Angeles. She stays in touch with Margaret MacLean and Darla Middlebrook.
ANN BONTE HACKETT is retired and living in northern Michigan. After a teaching career spanning 34 years in mostly elementary grades in Traverse City, she headed to a local garden business for employment and to satisfy an interest in gardening. She volunteers at
Grace Episcopal Church and served in the staff position of Parish Administrator for 9 years, then retired again. Jamie and Ann, married 51 years, raised 3 daughters and now visit and host them with their husbands and 4 grandchildren.
ELAINE ECHEVERRIA
INFANGER and husband Joe live in Jackson, WY from May through November, and go back and forth from there to a ranch in Idaho, where they keep horses, cattle, and calves. In late fall, they take their 6 horses to their winter place in La Quinta, CA, and stay until May. They ride trails, and Joe plays polo. They enjoy theater, opera, and art. They catch up with daughters, Jessica and Emily and their families throughout the year – in Ontario, Canada or Asheville, NC. Their latest adventure was a three-week safari in Tanzania.
CAROL ISRAEL moved to Maine 6 years ago, after 30+ years running a counseling center at Phillips Academy Andover. Her current version of “retirement” is a full-time private psychology practice in Maine. She and her husband have two children with partners, and two grandbaby boys.
MARIANNE
MILLER JORDAN settled in the mountains of California after working at the UCLA ER. After becoming a fixed-wing pilot (despite being terrified of flying and marrying a helicopter pilot), she started a fixed-wing air ambulance. Sierra LifeFlight was born. Marianne and her husband moved to Houston, TX. While working in the ER there, she suffered a
spinal cord injury (cauda equina syndrome). Rehab got her back to a semblance of walking, but as her mobility worsened, they moved to a farm in Missouri and got 2 puppies from the SPCA. Soon 6 alpacas joined the farm. Marianne offered to teach EMT skills to the local volunteer fire department and became their Medical Director until she retired. She currently spins her alpacas’ fiber, tends a large garden, and walks around the farm. Despite her career-ending injury, she loves her life.
CHERYL SWEET KRUSHAT
and her husband, Mark, are now retired; Cheryl from teaching kindergarten and him from the US Public Health Service. She is busy making quilts and he makes miniature dioramas from military history. They adopted a rescue lab who keeps them busy. They are most excited about their three grandchildren, two boys ages 5 and 7 in Virginia, and their cousin in Connecticut, a girl, 9 months old.
MARGARET MACLEAN (Scribe) retired in 2013 from the US Department of State, where for 10 years she managed bilateral agreements between the US and other countries to protect their ancient and colonial cultural property from illegal trafficking. Before that, she
worked for another decade in several capacities for the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles. She has returned to her seaside home in Santa Monica, and is now Associate Editor for an academic archaeology journal, a court-appointed special advocate for children in the foster care system, an earnest gardener, a frequent host for traveling friends and family, and an improving quilter. Margaret saw Cathy Brown for lunch in Plymouth harbor and had a delightful time.
CHRISTINE RESSLERWEINBERG was pleased to attend the 35th & 50th reunions. She has lived in Coral Gables, FL since 1977 when her husband was transferred from Connecticut. Since retiring, Chris has been taking courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Miami. She is an active volunteer and a member of the curriculum committee which involves interviewing prospective professors, reviewing class proposals, and coordinating professor/class reviews. A serious fitness buff, Chris takes many group classes and teaches water aerobics & essentrics.
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ANDREA BONTE ARCURI resides in Florida and shared one of the highlights of her life attending the 50th anniversary of Vietnam POWs in May 2023 held at the Nixon Library in California. She spoke warmly of her two sons and three grandsons, making life interesting and rewarding.
SUSAN EASTWOOD ASHTON writes from Phoenix where her daily activities are dictated by the intense heat. She enjoys gardening, painting, and her church choir. Her husband’s retirement has kept him as busy as his full-time employment, and they are enjoying life.
DEBBY DEVANEY BARTON (Scribe) has had a running love of gardening, golf, crafts galore, modest travel, and more recently mahjong and canasta. Orthopedic issues have kept her off the golf course lately, but she is hopeful. Her oldest son is employed and socially involved with many interests, especially an antique fire truck he bought with a friend. Her younger son has an active career in VA with the FBI and is the father of two wonderful daughters.
MARY FLAIR BOGAN has retained her second career as a vocalist and performs frequently in Providence. She has a number of recreational activities which keep her busy. Sadly her ’’special guy” died last year leaving a broken heart but valued memories.
MARY DELANO writes from San Diego where she is enjoying her retirement and as much travel as possible.
KAREN ESTES writes from her home in Saunderstown, RI. She has traveled to England, Wales, Scotland, Italy and Spain. She enjoys tennis, book clubs, gardening and especially family. She is in touch regularly with Sylvia Malm and Pat Gifford.
BARBARA SALMANSON writes from NYC where she has had an extensive career in the non-profit sector, working to provide welfare and mental health services to children and families. She has traveled to Japan and Paris.
JANET SAVOIE sends greetings from her home in Nashville. Her two daughters have had six sons and one daughter, all of whom live nearby. She has been retired for two years from a career in market research. She has done some memorable travels with a grandson recently. Swimming, walking and hiking are her exercise regimen. Janet’s sister, Paula recently passed away.
MARTHA SCOTT is enjoying two granddaughters who have entered her life. Her two daughters live in Seattle so she bought a house there to spend more time with them. She still has her home in the San Juan Islands which was primary residence for years. She has also enjoyed some great travel to the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
NANCY BALL RATNER lives in Glencoe, IL. Her children and grandchildren are all nearby and they all rendez-vous at a Maine vacation home. Nancy took a new career path three years ago with the purchase of a horse farm: 1 for riding and 23 in boarding. She is busy with the horses, 2 houses, and a husband with advanced Alzheimer’s.
MARIE BOWES RODIER and her husband moved to Indiana from California after 30 years to fully enjoy their daughter
and grandchildren. Marie is very involved in her church and has developed an interest in genealogy.
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CATHERINE WALSH BAISLY works part-time for a civil engineering company doing computer aided drafting. Her grandkids - three girls and one boy live in Nova Scotia and Washington, DC.
MARCIA BLOUNT shares that she launched the “Gripper”, the crew transfer vessel for Orsted. Finishing second sister ship and also starting small tugs for the New York Power Authority. She hopes all is well with everyone.
ANDREA SHERMAN COHAN
writes that all is good with the Cohan family in Wellington and around south Florida. About 2 years ago she retired from her “encore” career as Director of Admissions for Jewish Family Service in Palm Beach County for eleven years. She is grateful for the experiences working with young adults with learning and emotional challenges. She and her husband, Alan, will be celebrating their 57th anniversary. Their three children, who have all been married for over 20 years, each have 2 children. They
celebrated their last anniversary in Amsterdam and Norway. Andrea sends her best regards to all of her classmates.
JANE STEVENS DE ROQUANCOURT goes to Westport, MA once a year while The Kilshane House in Tipperary, Ireland, is a full time job and quite successful at weddings. Her horse, Bijou, is a thoroughbred mare out of one of the most famous race horses, Sadleir’s Wells. Jane’s latest trips include Asia, Africa to the Masai Mara, Argentina for polo, and Cuba.
CARLA GUSTAFSON FINN is working as a move manager which involves home staging, decluttering and organizing homes. Previously, she had an English antique shop on Nantucket for 15 years and lived in the UK during the 1990s. Carla’s son is married and living in NJ while Carla’s daughter is married and living in NH. Carla enjoys being “Nana” to her four grandchildren.
ADDIE MANERA HALE has 3 grandchildren (a 4-month-old boy, spunky 4- and 7-year-old girls). Addie has been a volunteer as Regional Training Coordinator in the education department of US Sailing since 2008. She enjoys it and it keeps her connected to
RI where US Sailing is located. She stays at her home on the bucolic North Fork of Long Island from May until November and has become a devoted newbie pickleball player. She spends the winter in her NYC apartment. She had a wonderful spontaneous visit on Long Island with Cynthia Savage Muir and Susan Eldredge Mead this fall.
RUTH ANNE LAWN JOHNSON has spent 59 years since graduation in the process of growing up, learning to be a teacher, a wife, a widow, a colleague, a church member, a friend and neighbor. She considers herself a teacher and primarily a Latin teacher, though she has also taught and tutored math; there have been a few forays—with varying degrees of success—into such areas as Ancient Greek, high school English, World History, middle school science, chess for kindergarteners, test preparation from GED to GRE, proofreading, and Campus Ministry. She is considering a move to Pennsylvania to be closer to her family. She is thankful for the joy that has permeated her life, while also acknowledging the grief in losing her husband, parents, sister, and dear friends in recent years.
ANA ECHEVERRIA KAMMANN
is retired and lives where she can row, hike and bike, which she continues to do along with dancing and volunteer work. She is also traveling - last was a bike trip down the Istrian Peninsula, next is to a nephew’s wedding in Provence. Her three children and
two grandchildren are all doing well. Her granddaughter is 4th generation of competitive rowing.
JUDITH MCCREADY KARR writes from Lewisburg, PA that she is busy and is planning a trip to RI in the fall and hopes to connect with classmates.
DEBORAH LUNT married in 1980 and has two boys, Phil and Russ and one grandson, Jaime. She worked for 33 years for the state of Florida, mostly as a social worker. She now volunteers at the library mostly at jewelry and book sales. She enjoys hiking, biking, zumba, reading and orienteering. She looks forward to attending the 60th reunion.
VIRGINIA EVANS MCIVER has been living in Englewood, Florida for 16 years. She rows crew, both sculling and sweep, with the Lemon Bay Crew Club. Volunteering at a community theatre and a non profit for kids fills her spare time. She recently returned from Germany and the Czech Republic and has plans to go to Switzerland with her daughter.
SUSAN ELDREDGE MEAD has fond memories of the Senior Lounge, plaid skirts and random plans for the future. The past 10 years have included a full life of love, work and play, including a successful marriage, two daughters happily married and four wonderful grandchildren, and a perfect job at Issacson Miller Executive Search. Susan’s husband died suddenly 7 years ago, and she has spent time
navigating the next steps in life. She retired this past January. She encourages her classmates to join the 60th reunion in 2025.
DIANE ELLIS MILES has been married to Felix for 53 years and has two sons, Jonathan Eric and Daniel Keith. Diane went to Lasell Jr. College (3.5 year ASN program), Duke University (BSN), University of Maine, Orono (MEd), Boston University (MS), Harvard University (Certificate), and Boston University (EdD) Higher Ed. Admin. Before retiring in 2019, she managed The Ellis Academy—a creative, private girls school in rural Alabama. She moved to Nashville where she has “Grammy Camps” with a focus on Science, Technology,Engineering, Art, and Math. She has had a most fulfilling personal and professional life. She also still loves to sing.
CYNTHIA SAVAGE MUIR (Scribe) celebrated her 55th anniversary in June with Doug, her senior prom date. They downsized and moved from Newburyport in 2023 to South
Bristol, Maine. Andrew, their older son, and his wife and two children live in San Rafael, CA. Bradford, their younger son, and his wife and two children live in Philadelphia. Both families spend a summer month with Cynthia and Doug. Cynthia shares that her daughter, Sabra, died in August 2019. Doug is a lawyer and is semi-retired. Cynthia worked for the Commonwealth of MA for many years, as a social worker, child welfare supervisor, and systems analyst. She owned a private tutoring service for 10 years and volunteered at the Custom House Maritime Museum in Newburyport for 8 years. Doug and Cynthia have been active in their local club at Christmas Cove where they keep a boat, play tennis, and swim.
ELIZABETH POTTER works for Paramount Studio in the Archive Department. She restores costumes from the saved collection for exhibition. In January, she started to work on costumes for a large Edith Head exhibit going to the Oklahoma Museum of Art. When she moved to Los Angeles, she shipped out 18 wardrobe boxes of vintage clothing she bought when in RI.
EVE ROBERTS WANLESS and her husband, Ian are busy being ’actively retired.’ They divide their time between Halifax and Nova Scotia where they live in an 18th-century farmhouse, which they restored. She has exciting opportunities for musical performance, mainly through the Halifax Institute for Traditional and Early Music.
MARIE-CLAUDE ROLAND
ROSSI has been working as an accountant for a small business for 20+ years. Her daughter, Katherine Rossi ’85 and her son, Ethan live in RI. Her younger daughter, Jennifer Rossi LaPlant ’89 lives in Missouri. MarieClaude and her granddaughter, Bailey are planning a trip to Ireland in the fall. She is still active in her condo association.
MICKI BETH STILLER still owns her law practice but is pretty much retired; she keeps it to fund her travel habit. Her late 60s marriage ended in divorce last year so now she is wearing her Lincoln class ring on her ring finger. Her second home is in the French Quarter of New Orleans where she enjoys the food, music and culture. Now active on several boards of directorschamber music; the homeless shelters etc. She would be glad to tour around any Lincoln alumni.
NANCY REYNOLDS
WALDSTEIN and her husband
Joe, now retired, celebrated their 55th anniversary in her childhood summer home on Cape Cod. She raised her family in Duxbury, MA but this home has been in her family for 94 years. Joe sold his business importing and distributing ceramic tile which enabled regular world travel. Nancy is retired from human services and special education. Nancy thanks Lincoln for instilling the Quaker values which have guided her life choices. She welcomes Cape visitors to contact her by snail mail or phone.
NINA BURDG YATES returned to school for her MPH. She changed career paths - medical technology/microbiology to infection control & prevention/ epidemiology. She is retired, but volunteers for The NinetyNines (women pilots), APIC chapters. Additionally, she helps care for her two grandkids. Several months ago, she and her husband traveled to Romania. Nina and Barry are grateful to be healthy and happy.
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MARGOT CHAMBERLAIN first played harp as part of the early music group Quadrivium and has accompanied Diane Edgecomb composing harp music and song for the performances, arranging numerous melodies for the flow of the stories. Margot has performed with The Christmas Revels, at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and in many other venues. Trained as a GentleMUSE in a program coordinated by The Boston Conservatory and Massachusetts General Hospital, she plays harp for staff and patients at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
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GERIANNE FULTON AHLBERG
shares that she and Jim are still residing in two places: Tucson, AZ, and Chicago, IL. They love to play golf, volunteer, and travel. They drive folks to shop or for medical appointments and feed the homeless. They have four daughters, two in Chicago, one in California and one in Massachusetts. And 10 grandchildren, ranging from ages 11 to 43, plus three greatgrandchildren. A favorite activity in the summer is entertaining their grandkids, and attending their soccer, basketball, and gymnastic events.
GLENIS BREWSTER AUSTIN
shares that she lost the love of her life 18 years ago but treasures many happy memories. Now, she migrates from her condo on the beach in Palm Beach, to her summer home in Green Pond, NJ. She has a pontoon boat and a Ford F-150 pickup to pull it around. She keeps her villa on the golf course in Florida and a house in Chatham NJ, to be near Canoe Brook, her other golf club. She is
a Life Master in bridge which took 10 years to accomplish. She has 3 grandchildren.
MARY MATTFIELD BENNETT attended five colleges including Oxford and received her Masters in Early Childhood Education from Tufts University; ran a food co-op; two daycare centers; three Religious Education Programs; taught Child Development at Quincy College; and now works in a Boston law office. She and her husband, Sheldon, celebrated their 50th anniversary this year. They have two daughters and two step-daughters. They live in Quincy, MA where Sheldon is the Minister Emeritus at United First Parish Church. She writes poetry and has published two books –“Name the Glory” and “Point No Point.”
EDITH BREWSTER lives in Washington, DC and is doing a little real estate and has taken ballet for the last 30 years. This spring, however, her right leg became swollen so she had to stop. It turned out to be Lymphoma, so she is finishing chemotherapy and hoping for the best. She has been a Chairman of the French Heritage Society in DC and is hosting a dinner at the Embassy Residence on October 7th. Bobbie does a wide range of activities and feels very blessed by a happy life. She welcomes her classmates to come and visit her in DC.
LUCINDA BUEHLER lives in Martha’s Vineyard. She attended Southern Methodist University and earned a degree in Comparative Literature.
Afterwards in pursuit of a Masters of Communication, and Documentary Filmmaking, she attended the University of Texas and made her way to New York University and Parson School of Design. After visiting Martha’s Vineyard, where Eunice Calpin had taken in a handful of people for Thanksgiving in 1960 during a snowstorm, Lucinda moved there. She met her first husband there and raised a daughter and son. She has been a Real Estate Broker for the past 42 years. She and her husband, Craig, live on Lambert’s Cove in a Walden Pond-esque environment. She welcomes her classmates to reach out to her if they are ever on Martha’s Vineyard.
BARBARA GETZOFF HUFF lives in Agoura Hills, CA. She shares that her two years at Lincoln were life-changing as she had left New Orleans where learning was secondary to fun. She earned her teaching credential in Los Angeles, and retired from the profession after 25 years. Barbara is an active volunteer for her synagogue and her travels have included many states and multiple countries including China. She has been a cancer survivor for the past 8 years. She has been dating a wonderful man for the past year and she recently returned from 10 days in Oahu. She has two granddaughters.
LINDA MATHES JACOBS has moved into an assisted living facility in Florida. Linda’s husband, Bill, passed away almost 3 years ago. Linda and her daughter, Jen, have traveled together to fulfill her bucket list. Linda is happy in Florida with a community of friends.
BETHANY AUSTIN JESTER lives in Fallbrook, CA and recently saw Geri Ahlberg in Tucson. Beth and her husband, Leven, still have her business, Paleo Facts, albeit have reduced their trade shows to one....three weeks in Tucson. They travel in search of minerals and fossils.
JOANNE SHERMAN KENYON lives in Exeter, NH. Joanne went to Dickinson College for four years and then to Boston to work at New England Life as a programmer. She met and married a colleague there and settled in Quincy, then in Norwell, MA and later in New Hampshire. She has two daughters, Sarah and Emily. She got divorced in 1982 and went back to work in the computing/accounting world, and then became an auditor and retired in 2009. She decided to take a 3/4-time job at Phillips
Exeter Academy for eight years. Three years ago, she moved to a CCRC called River Woods in Exeter. She enjoys playing bridge and pickleball with friends. Her daughters are now both married, living in Julich, Germany and Groton, Massachusetts. She has five grandchildren.
ANN LANGDON-DAYS lives in New Haven, CT and is planning a trip to the Grand Cayman Islands with her family. An additional exciting event is the unveiling of a portrait of Drew at the Yale Law School. Ann was recently diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Ann’s daughter Liz Days had a small part in “I’ll Be There,” a film that premiered at the Austin Film Festival. Ann’s daughter Alison’s pediatric practice continues to do well in El Paso.
GAIL LOGAN lives in Macon, GA. She graduated from the University of Rhode Island and earned her Master’s degree in English. She has no children but has nieces and nephews. She enjoys reading and has written four novels herself: The Sundisk, Time is of the Essence, The Serpent’s Last Secret and A Matter of Loyalty. She shares that she has gained much insight into history and life because of her education.
MARTINE ROLAND MATZKE graduated from Brown University with a BA in French, minor in English. At Brown she met her husband, Robert Matzke. She graduated from University of Pennsylvania with an MA in Romance Languages. They married in 1967 and had two daughters, Heather and Sarah Monique (Nika). They moved to NYC in 1970 and she worked as a substitute teacher. She received a MSW from Washington University in 1986 and worked as a family therapist. Now, in Colorado, she skis, hikes, bikes, and has a small sailboat. Martine has 3 grandchildren. They have done long walks in England, hiked the Tour de Mt Blanc in France, Italy and Switzerland, and have hiked in the Austrian Alps and Kilimanjaro.
JUDITH MCCAFFREY (Scribe) lives in New York. After graduating from Tufts University, she flew to San Francisco and met up with Adele Donovan Chesson and Carol Christopher
Tappan and shared an apartment on Nob Hill. She graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1970. Her area of concentration is corporate and banking law and has been practicing law for almost 54 years, first in Washington DC, then in Naples, Florida and now in NYC. In 2004, she attended culinary school in NYC to learn French pastry. She has two children, Ethan and Natasha, and has one grandchild, Blu. Judith enjoys being in Central Park bird watching.
BRENNAN LOTHGREN
MICHAELS lives in Salisbury, VT. She changed her name from Tina to Brennan to better suit her. Brennan and her husband, John, live in a rural place surrounded by woods, so they have grown to love lots of animals and grow their own veggies. She loves sewing, knitting, reading and exercising. They have two twin sons. One lives in Providence with his wife and three sons. Their other son lives and works in DC with his wife and son. Brennan’s daughter had several serious medical issues but is doing fine now and lives in Middlebury, VT.
EILEEN WHEELER SHEEHAN
has lived full-time in Westport, MA for 35 years. After working in banking operations in NYC and, briefly, in Chicago, she returned to New York to open a recruiting agency, called ABLE Associates. Eileen is currently the Communications Director for the MA Green-Rainbow Party and co-chair of the Vocational Service Committee for the Fall River Rotary Club. She loves
watching the sunsets across the Westport River with her elderly dog, Maggie. Her son, Andrew, lives in New Hampshire.
TUYLE lives in Pasadena, CA, after relocating years ago with her husband, Van, from Boston, where she was a molecular biologist at New England Biolabs. Van passed away in 2002, and Nancy stayed in Pasadena. She is in her 25th year with The Blue Ribbon, her primary philanthropic activity. Her passion for reading has led her to the Library Committee of the California Club in Downtown L.A. She is also a member of the Library Council for the L.A. Public Libraries. In 2008, she reconnected with a fellow scientist and have been together now for 16 years. There is much travel in their lives. Between his family (three children, eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren) scattered throughout the U.S. and Nancy’s two children and grandchild on the East Coast.
ELAINE FORTE VENDETTI
was a Head Start teacher, teaching English to children from
NANCY ROBINSON VAN
Mexico in Texas where Jeff was stationed in the Air Force. They settled in Massachusetts to be close to their families in RI. Jeff is a retired software engineer. They have three children and three grandchildren with a 4th on the way. Elaine returned to college to get a degree in computer science. After landing a programming job, she was astonished to find herself pregnant at 40 years old. She volunteered at her children’s schools and now with the St Vincent de Paul organization. She loves to read, walk, and garden.
CONNIE WORTHINGTON lives in Providence, RI and she and her husband, Terry recently traveled to New Zealand, Australia, Greece, and Dubai. For 20 years, they have rented a house in Black Hills, South Dakota. Connie went to Ann Langdon’s 80th birthday party in February. They danced to Terry’s great dance list at the Brown Faculty Club - with Linda Fain. It has been 57 years ago this past March that Mike Carley, her first husband and the father of her son, Michael, was killed in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam.
1961
FRANCES BODELL divides her time between RI and Maine. She spends her time birding, gardening, exploring, taking photos, quilting, hooking rugs, and laughing.
SHERRY GARDNER CAMERON now lives in Florida and enjoys cruises and traveling. She thanks her classmates who answered her news-begging messages for 60+ years.
NANCY HILL JOROFF has been book hunting in London and Paris, playing her harp, and walking. She recommends Linda Clave for alternative health practices with healing energy for pain relief.
MARILYNN FERA NEREO lives in NYC and is planning a walking tour of Italy. She also sings in a gospel choir.
MARTHA PRESCOD NOONAN is busy organizing their move from Maryland to Michigan, in order to be closer to her children and grandchildren.
JOAN RAY is a practicing-byphone psychologist who is appreciating condo life.
CAROL FISH SCOTT is an ESOL teacher, a book editor, and an art collector.
1959
JOAN BURGESS CHESEBRO has lived in Western Montana for over 50 years with her husband. They have three children and seven grandchildren. She plays
cello in the Missoula Symphony, baroque cello in the Bitterroot Baroque orchestra and cello in a piano quartet. She taught students for many years and has played in many different groups.
and her husband, David, live in Grass Valley in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Her son Chad and his husband have two children and David’s two sons are married and have three more children. Her daughter Beth passed away 5 years ago and left 2 children behind. With David’s support, she went to Grad school when she was 58 and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in Jungian psychology. She practiced in Berkeley and Oakland, and led women’s sexuality workshops in other U.S. cities and in Australia and England.
MARILYN MANERA
EDELSTEIN and her husband are both retired history professors who live in Manhattan but taught in colleges in New Jersey. Their daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband are lawyers working for the United Nations in political affairs and peacekeeping. They live 5 blocks from them with their son and geriatric dog, both of whom they help care for. They travel a lot, mostly internationally and enjoy NYC’s cultural life.
MARILYN GILL GETI and her husband, Nick, have lived in Redding, CT for 55 years and share a love of gardening. She keeps up with family and friends, her community, and enjoys reading. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a granddaughter, Kaila who live in Wakefield, RI. If there are any classmates living in the Redding, CT or Block Island, RI area, she welcomes getting together.
JANE INGRAHAM
MACCLOSKEY and Craig have lived in Bend, Oregon for fifty years. They have five children between us, spread out across the country. One lives in Bend with her husband and two children. The others are in Alaska, Virginia, California, and Idaho. Ten grandchildren also scattered with one as far as Australia. Jane and Craig enjoy reading, road trips, and spending time in the Morro Bay Area of the California Central coast.
SUSAN LYNCH RUDDY (Scribe) has spent sixty fascinating years in Alaska. Her spouse, David McElroy, and she spend winters in Indonesia where their daughter Lydia and her husband, Tariq Khalil, live. They traveled extensively around that fascinating country and to several other S.E. Asian countries. Bali has become very special to them. Because of a book Susan recently published (Penjor of Bali, Celebrating the Gifts of The Gods), she had the opportunity to explore the culture deeply. In the summer they live on an island in a beautiful bay in Alaska. Their son Sean and his wife, Pauline, live in Colorado.
ALICE DREW TURNER has her kids and grandkids living nearby in MA. They all recently got together to celebrate Mother’s Day. Mac, her husband of 62 years, passed in December of 2021.
1957
PEGGY WATERS ALLEN is living in Austin, Texas and spending more time exploring the United States National Parks and cruising the Mississippi.
DEBORAH JORDAN GRANT lives in Providence in a retirement community down the street from Lincoln. Their two girls and
their families live far away, one in Palo Alto, CA, and the other near Chicago. They travel to visit them as often as possible. Her husband, David, and her like their new home and take full advantage of all Providence has to offer. They make trips back to Newport to visit friends.
BETSY HORTON INGRAHAM (Scribe) helped create a group, Wonderful Walking Women, during the pandemic. Her daughter, Stacey and her family live in Ridgewood, NJ. She sees Debbie Grant often for lunch and talks with Jane Arcaro Scola often.
CONSTANCE ALMY MCGILL lost her husband, Darwin, in 2021.They were married for 47 wonderful years. She lives in Mt. Vernon, and teaches yoga, stretching, and cardio. Her son Doug and daughter-in-law reside in Colleyville, TX. Her two grandchildren, their spouses and three great grandkids all live in Colleyville. Her daughter Sally and husband live in Palmetto Bluff, SC in the winter and Highlands, NC in the summer. She is active in two Bible Study groups and a widows group. Since Darwin was Mayor and also on the City Council, Connie is happy where she is with many friends but shares that a transition to a solo life is challenging.
JANE LEGSDIN MCLEOD attended Lasell for a year after graduation and married Davis in 1958. They moved to Miami, bought their first home, and had 3 children. She started teaching church preschool and continued
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to take college classes. Jane joined Mary Kay Cosmetics and became a Director. In 2000, Davis passed away after 42 years of marriage. They traveled to London, Paris and throughout the US. Jane has traveled to Italy and Greek Isles, and continually to RI. Now, she volunteers at church and rehab facilities. She remains very close to her kids and 5 grandchildren, one great grandson, and one baby girl. She has moved into a smaller house and her classmates are welcome to visit.
JEAN OCHS NUTINI lives next to her son, Noel in Warwick, RI. Her husband, Noel Sr., passed away in 2013. Her son and her enjoy their adjourning properties as it affords them to be there for each other each day.
SARAH HARRIS PINNEY spends her time between South Dartmouth, MA and New Hampshire. She is in northern NH all winter and then returns to MA, where her children and grandchildren live. Sarah has one granddaughter who is out of college and the other who is a pre-med student. She enjoys gardening, tennis, and sailing.
JANE ARCARO SCOLA (Scribe) has been living in Seattle, Washington since 2021. Her son, Jamie, daughter-in-law, Jessica and granddaughter, Addy have made their home there. In addition, she has a one year old yellow lab and two one year old cats. Her husband, Bernard, died in 2017 after a long illness. The move to Seattle from Barrington, RI, where they lived since 1972,
was difficult, but has given her the opportunity to be close to family. She is exploring Seattle, meeting more people, walking as much as possible, and has taken up pilates.
PAT HENSHAW STEWART
spent three weeks in Santa Barbara this winter visiting friends and daughters, Tracey and Lisa, in LA. Her granddaughter, Grace is spending the summer with Pat.
GAIL AVAKIAN VANDERFELTZ has moved back to the U.S from the Netherlands and is residing in Florida.
VICTORIA BACHMAN
WILLIAMS writes that her family welcomed a baby boy who is her 6th great grandchild. Last summer, her daughter Liana and she enjoyed a visit with Betsy Horton Ingraham and Jane Arcaro Scola at Betsy’s home.
1955
PEGGY PAXTON BLOBEL and her husband, Hans, celebrated his 95th birthday with their son, Carl this past April.
ANN EDDY SMITH lives in Columbus, OH. She majored in American Civilization in college with a minor in French. She enjoys music and movies. Her ESL activities now are getting together with foreign friends for lunch and conversation, once a month.
MARILYN BRODEN KENYON lives in Connecticut and shares that her years at Lincoln were
among the most cherished in her life. After owning and running a successful business for thirty years, she retired a few years ago. For thirty-two years she has lived on a pond in a lovely, large condo complex in which she plays a part with Board involvement. She enjoys pilates and yoga classes and has belonged to the same book group for several years. Her son lives nearby and her daughter lives in Massachusetts.
BRENDA SHERMAN
MERCHANT shares that David sadly passed away a year and a half ago. She has been going on cruises and last April, she went on a Viking River cruise with her sister.
LOIS PETERSON lives in a facility called Covenant Living with her friend Karen in Minneapolis. They enjoy reading and family visits. Lois lived primarily in Minnesota. A highlight of her life was when she and her mom traveled to Sweden to meet relatives.
DOROTHY BIRD PRICE (Scribe) and Leighton live in an old family house in Plymouth, MA. Their daughter Diana lives with them and is a writer, an artist, and a volunteer for the Nature Conservancy. Leighton and Dorothy enjoy bicycling and have volunteer positions.
BARBARA CURIT THORP left her home of 55 years in Ithaca, NY, to live in an assisted living facility in Albany, NY, near her daughter in 2022.
MARTHA ALLEN WALSH is in relatively good health. In May, she headed to Salisbury Beach to spend time with family for the summer. One granddaughter graduated from St. Anselm last May and her other granddaughter received her long white coat from Springfield College. Her daughter Katie ran her second Boston Marathon in 2021.
CAROLYN DAY WILSON
lives in Altamont, NY with her husband Stephen. They have three daughters - Karen, Jennifer, and Sarah who live in Maryland, Oregon, and Texas. The other member of their household is an over 15-pound dark tiger cat named Angus that they got from a farm in Pennsylvania. She is on a community care committee and does volunteer work with seniors. She is now retired and enjoys walking and exercising.
1954
MARGERY HARRIS ACCIARDO lives in Barrington. Her daughter Cindy works and lives in Warren and son Billy lives in Bristol. Marge mentioned that she really appreciated the opportunity she had to attend Lincoln!
CAROL DARKE DEAN lives in Warwick and has family nearby. She enjoys seeing and playing bridge with friends.
NATALIE LAFARGE GOSS
lives in Teton Village, Wyoming with her husband, Eliot. Eliot paints in his studio and has an architectural project underway. Natalie does watercolor painting and enjoys skiing. They look
forward to a visit to one son in Washington State and another in Seattle. Son Oliver lives just south of Jackson, with his wife and daughter. Natalie and Eliot have many grandchildren to followmost are involved in medicine, sports, and the arts. Natalie, meantime, enjoys keeping track of all the birds and other wildlife that travel through Teton Village.
CAROLYN HINDLEY DE WOLF and her husband, Hank, live in Florida, but get to see their family on trips to RI and their visits to Florida. They enjoy playing golf together.
MARCIA CONRAD
LANGENHAGEN lost her husband in a tragic boat accident with their sailboat, but feels blessed to have found a wonderful man in her hometown of Hingham, MA. They moved to a condo where Marcia is chairman of the Landscape Committee. She enjoyed playing a lot of golf in the Cayman Islands and Bonita Springs, Florida. She has 3 sons, who all live in MA and has 5 grandchildren.
CHARLOTTE BARTON
SORNBORGER (Scribe) has lived in Connecticut for 5 years. Her husband, Marty, passed away in October. Charlotte enjoys watching and recording birds, and walking to watch for the emerging wildflowers. She lives in a life plan community, Duncaster, and enjoys exercise classes, watching and discussing the many Great Courses and live music programs. Her youngest son, Nathan and his family live
nearby. Last summer she flew to Colorado and New Mexico to visit her other sons and grandkids.
ALISON WILLIAMS has lived in Wimbledon, London since 1974 teaching adults in English as a Foreign Language. Before that, she lived in New Zealand. Since Covid hit, she has been keeping busy with good causes in the Peace/Justice/ Environment fields. Her spiritual life has evolved to a post-Vatican Catholic and a regular Quaker attender. Two of her siblings have passed away, but her brother Don lives in Oamaru.
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