New Alumnae/i Board Members Named

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New Alumnae/i Board Members Named

Kathryn TAYLOR HARVILL ’95

Kathryn is a marketing specialist for Leslie Corrigan Insurance in Manassas, Virginia. A graduate of George Washington University with a B.A. in communications, Kathryn earned an M.A. in family life education from Concordia University. She arrived at The Masters School in sixth grade and recalls the positive experience she had during her time at the School. “I met the most incredible people and cherish the bonds that were formed there,” she says. “It is important for me to give back to the school community that gave so much to me.”

Jodi INNERFIELD ’05

Jodi is the senior director of product marketing for Salesforce. She began her career as a production designer assistant on the movie “Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps” and followed a career trajectory that involved working with technology companies in marketing, product and human resources. Jodi earned a B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. She serves on the NextGen Board of the AntiDefamation League of New York/New Jersey. Jodi entered The Masters School as an eighth grader and says she is inspired to give back to Masters and help the next generation of students find their passion and voice as she did.

Vincent MADERA ’05

Vincent is the director of the Children’s Village Institute in Dobbs Ferry, New York, where he oversees the family-finding and aftercare programs. He has been with the nonprofit for more than 10 years, beginning his tenure there as an assistant manager in the Residential Treatment Center. A graduate of Catholic University, Vincent received an M.S.W. from Hunter College. Vincent’s sister, Sarah, is a 2010 graduate of The Masters School.

on our bookshelf

“Dress Code: Unlocking Fashion from the New Look to Millennial Pink” by Véronique Hyland ’02

HarperCollins Publishers March 15, 2022

As ELLE’s fashion features director, Véronique Hyland knows style. In her debut essay collection, Hyland delves into the way fashion’s hidden forces shape our lives. Unpacking ever-changing beauty standards, “viral” fashion items, social media tropes, the rise of “millennial pink” (a term she coined) and more, Hyland helps make sense of how fashion affects us on an everyday level.

“I am very lucky to be able to write and edit stories about how fashion intersects with politics and culture as part of my job,” Hyland says. “I wanted to do something that struck those same notes, just on a larger scale and with more historical context included. I hope that it makes people think a little bit more about the messages they send through what they wear and how we are often too quick to pre-judge one another based on external factors.”

As “Dress Code” hits bookshelves, Hyland says: “I spent a lot of time thinking that someone who had expertise should write a book like this, and it took a long time for me to realize maybe I could actually be that person. If thereʼs a project you want to see in the world, don't wait for someone else to make it happen.”

That’s one piece of advice that will never go out of fashion.

“Northern Spy: A Novel” by Flynn Berry ’04

Penguin Random House April 6, 2021

Acclaimed author Flynn Berry’s third book, “Northern Spy” tells the story of two sisters who become entangled with the IRA. A New York Times bestseller, “Northern Spy” was selected as a Reese’s Book Club Pick. “If you love a mystery, then you’ll devour [“Northern Spy”]... I loved this thrill ride of a book,” Reese Witherspoon said. Berry’s novel was a New York Times Book Review Top 10 Thriller of 2021 and a Washington Post Top 10 Thriller or Mystery of 2021. A New York Times Book Review called Berry’s book “a chilling, gorgeously written tale of a modern community poisoned by ancient grievances… Berry is a beautiful writer with a sophisticated, nuanced understanding of this most complicated of places.”

double take AN ALUMNA AND A STUDENT — BOTH WITH A PASSION FOR ARCHITECTURE — ANSWER A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ON THEIR INTERESTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PURSUITS. double take

BRUCE BARRETT ‘68

is the former vice president of architecture and engineering at the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA), a position she held from 2003 through 2019. She was responsible for a department of more than 270 professionals in four studios. During her tenure, Barrett oversaw the design of more than 7,800 capital improvement projects to existing schools and more than 320 new schools and additions that provided over 139,000 additional classroom seats throughout New York City.

What motivated you to pursue a career in architecture? Architecture was not my first career. After college, I taught kindergarten through sixth grade for 12 years. I always had an interest in design and construction, and along with the desire to be a teacher, I wanted to be an architect. During my last few years of teaching, I went to architecture school in the evenings at The City College of New York.

How do you define good design? Achieving good design is so much more than just the architecture or engineering of a project. It’s being responsive to clients and sharing responsibility with your team, both the designers and the construction team. It’s responding to unusual challenges, like the severe impact of Hurricane Sandy on dozens of school buildings, or creating spaces to house NYC’s Universal Pre-K program in a matter of months. It’s about being brave and learning from your failures and mistakes and celebrating your successes with your team.

The most magical part about design is walking into a building that is in construction or completed, and seeing the realization of what had been hundreds of pages of design documents transformed into an actual building. It is nothing short of thrilling, every single time.

How do you see the role of architects in addressing social and environmental issues? Well-designed public and institutional buildings such as schools, museums and other municipal buildings are important pieces of the social fabric of any town or city, and they can inspire the people who use them and work in them to realize their best potential and mission. Public buildings have a clear program and purpose, and excellent design can make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

For the past few decades, sustainability has been an essential component of design and construction. Every day we see, with increased urgency, that reducing our carbon footprint, including that of buildings, is critical. Organizations like the U.S. Green Building Council and government agencies have taken the lead by creating Green Building Codes and Mandates. In New York City we have Local Law 97, which will require that greenhouse gas emissions of all large buildings be reduced by 50% by 2030. The challenges include not only how to best achieve this goal, but must also address competing priorities.

PHOEBE RADKE ’22

took Foundations in Architecture with art teacher Stephanie Mestyan and participated in Carnegie Mellon’s pre-college summer course for architecture in 2021. Her senior thesis, “Minimalist Architecture and Mood,” studies the history of minimalism, including its proponents, critics and recent resurgence. She plans to study architecture in college.

What interests you about architecture? Art has played a major role in my life since I was a kid. I've taken advanced art classes both in and out of school. In eleventh grade, I stumbled upon a YouTube video about a day in the life of an architect. I was fascinated, because it seemed like a field where I could continuously grow and expand my creative side while satisfying my need to create something tangible that will have real, positive effects.

I am attracted to architecture because of the visual design aspects, but I'm also interested in the engineering side: What makes a building actually stand up? How can we make these beautiful, wonderful, sometimes seemingly impossible designs come to life?

How do you see the role of architects in addressing social and environmental issues? Climate change is going to become, not an optional element to include in architecture, but a mandatory one. With weather disasters, you're going to get a lot of different criteria of what a project needs now and in 10 years. Even if it's a little project, such as a restroom in a public park, you're going to need to consider: If a devastating hurricane came in, if the river flooded, how is that going to affect my building? How can I design it in a way that it can withstand all the damages that are going to come so that it can be easily used after?

What kind of architecture do you hope to pursue? I love residential architecture and the idea of working with people to make their dreams come true. I'm also excited about large-scale public projects. I'm open to anything. I want to study sustainability and architecture, because that’s going to be at the forefront of what everyone needs to have in their toolbox when they go into architecture.

Is there a class or teacher at Masters that inspired your interest in architecture? I have known Ms. Hajjar, chair of the Visual

Was there a class or teacher at Dobbs that inspired your interest in architecture? Having Estherwood as part of the campus experience was inspirational. I remember, at Christmas time, when everyone in the School was on the first floor of Estherwood, and people were singing on the grand staircase. I remember exploring the building, top to bottom.

What is your fondest memory of Dobbs? Being with my friends. We loved walking around the circle to gain points for the Deltas, walking into the village to get lunch or ice cream, and taking the train into the city for the day.

Which architects do you admire? I have had the privilege of working on new school projects with some of New York City’s finest architects: Susie Rodriguez from Polshek Partnership (now Ennead), Francis Halsband from Kliment Halsband, Ian Bader from Pei Cobb Freed, and so many others. These are people for whom design is the air they breathe. They are not only fabulous designers, but they and their firms have made a consistent commitment to public architecture.

What buildings inspire you? I love buildings that offer the three-dimensional experience of seeing the spaces in buildings work together, of seeing through spaces and into others, inside or outside. And I love buildings where the large-scale gestures and the small details are both important, and together make you smile.

One of my favorite buildings is I.M. Pei’s East Wing of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. The design and execution are so perfect, you just can’t imagine it being any different. For me, the way a building sits on its site, the way the facade is balanced or rhythmic, the way the interior offers logical and clear paths, how you see into and out from and through a building, makes it successful or not.

What’s the best advice that you have received? I studied tai chi, and my teacher used to say, “Don’t insist; don't resist.” Good advice for tai chi, and excellent advice for designers, or really for anyone. Be open to what your heart and intuition say. Artie Nusbaum, a titan of the NYC Construction scene in the age of skyscrapers (and in his last years, a wellloved consultant to my department), told me, “Question everything.”

What project(s) are you most proud of? The school building project that I’m most proud of is PS 62, Staten Island, New York City’s Net Zero Energy school building, and one of the first such school buildings in the country.

The project included a large geothermal well field under the playground and solar hot water panels to help keep the energy need low. It was an amazing design and construction effort, resulting in an astonishingly beautiful building. Within the first three years, it achieved net-zero energy. For our team, it was a labor of love.

It confirmed that when you have an ambitious project with an almost absolute goal (achieving net-zero energy), and everyone works together, you can achieve amazing things.

Art Department, since ninth grade, and she's taught me formally since tenth grade. She has been my mentor. Last summer when I wanted to start my thesis, it began as an independent summer project, and she inspired me to do it. She's always there to help, not only me, but any student. I think she inspires lots of people.

What is your fondest memory of Masters? Outside the Art Studio is a tree that blooms in the spring. Every day, during lunch or when we have a free period, my friends and I bring a huge picnic blanket and go sit underneath it. It’s kind of our spot, and it’s really, really lovely. You can read there, you can do anything.

Which architects do you admire? Zaha Hadid. I know she was a very popular architect, but I admire her because she was a woman in the field and at the top of the field. Her designs never cease to amaze me. She was looking for what design was going to stay relevant for the next 100 years. In all of her projects, she gave 100 percent.

What buildings inspire you? One that I find really cool is the Invisible House [in Venice, Italy, designed by Tadao Ando]. It's a house that's made of concrete and glass. And you wouldn't really believe it was real unless you saw a photo of it or looked at it. The floors are not level, each room has its own height. And the walls are completely glass, which allows the sunlight to come streaming into every area of the house.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received? It’s actually a quote from “The Office” from the character Dwight: “Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, ‘Would an idiot do that?’ And if they would, I do not do that thing.”

What project(s) are you most proud of? I expanded my independent project to a whole senior thesis, part of which involves going to Switzerland to interview architecture firms and see minimalist houses. The thesis is about connecting minimalist design to mood and how it can positively affect whoever is inside of the space. I am also redesigning Masters’ dining hall right now. I have collected the original blueprints. I'm trying to dissect it into what works, what doesn't work, and how I can improve it for the School so that it fits into the beautiful, more classical style of Masters Hall, but also the newer design of Fonseca Center, and then the new IEC building. I've never fully designed a project on this scale.

catching up with former faculty

Ginger O’Leary O’Shea

Athletic Director (1987–2001)

I loved my time at Masters.

It is there that I met my husband, got married, had two children, and enjoyed so many life experiences. I recently came across a Tower article written by Omar Griffin ’01 that highlighted my teaching and coaching career, and I had a huge smile on my face while reading it. When I left Dobbs, I had secured 200 volleyball wins and numerous FAA (Fairchester Athletic Association) championships and made some of my fondest teaching and dorm memories. I’m happy to say I still keep in touch with former faculty and students!

I left Masters because my husband switched careers, which led me to accept a teaching and coaching job at The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, where I have been for the past 20 years. At Taft, I have been the assistant athletic director, admissions officer, director of the Service through Sports program, and head varsity volleyball and golf coach. I teach two upper school electives: Adolescent Psychology and Sports Psychology. I love being in the classroom, on the court, or out on the course.

I have continued my volleyball coaching career, and three years ago, I surpassed 500 career wins. I was recognized in the book “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” In 2006, I started the girls golf program and since that time, we have recorded eight league titles and five New England titles. To date, the golf record stands at 171-25-7.

While at Taft I have traveled to Thailand, hiked parts of the Camino in Spain, and visited Italy. I have been in many of our school plays and continue to be athletically active. My Bernese Mountain Dog,

Nitroglycerin (Nitro for short), is a therapy dog and, during exams, dresses up in outfits to wish the students good luck.

None of this could have happened without a supportive network and close circle of friends. My husband of 30 years, Tim, is my biggest fan. When I met him in Estherwood, I had no idea where life would take us. Our son, Timothy McGillicuddy (Mack), graduated from Post University and is presently playing competitive hockey in Spain. Our daughter, Rita Catherine (RC), graduated from Clemson University and is a second lieutenant in the United States Army. She is stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia.

I am in the process of writing a book called “WHAT STUCK.” It is a potpourri of short stories that center around one key word or phrase that has impacted or influenced the development of individual high school students. Past students from Masters have sent me entries, so it is fun to see what word they chose to write about.

All in all, I have been very blessed and grateful to Masters and the wonderful people I have come in contact with. My Masters experience continues to shape the person I am today.

Do it with your might!

Priscilla Franklin Hindley ’66

Associate Head of Upper School and Dean of Students (1975–2013)

I am often asked if I miss Masters, and my answer is always “yes and no.” I do miss the Masters community.

Since retiring, I have found a new community to be a part of and contribute to. I live in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and love where I live. I took my passion for supporting children to CASA and became a court-appointed special advocate for abused or neglected children. I’ve been volunteering with the organization for eight years. I am on the board of the Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem, a cultural hub in New Hampshire's North Country. I am also on the board of OAKS (Organized Acts of Kindness for Seniors) and volunteer with a 90-year-old. All of these are volunteer organizations. I have also gotten involved with a group of politically active women. And, I have a part-time job at the local library and belong to two book clubs.

B.C. (before COVID), I was fortunate to have traveled to several countries in Europe and Asia.

To my former colleagues, students and friends, thank you for all your gifts.

in memoriam

Barbara Eckhardt McIntyre ’45

died at the age of 93 on January 27, 2022.

A true Dobbs alumna, Barbara wrote her own obituary, which reads verbatim as follows: “Bobbie McIntyre died in her sleep last night. She was NOT surrounded by her family, since praise the Lord, all her family have jobs. She was born May 8, 1928, graduated from Miss Masters School and Smith College, worked briefly for the New York Herald Tribune as a reporter for the Women’s Page and spent her life on her husband’s family compound in Dix Hills, raising five children: Angus, Katy, Jim, Betsy and Anne; six dogs, ten cats, two rabbits, three guinea pigs and an indeterminate number of gerbils. She now has ten grandchildren, Duncan, Sally, Andrew, William, Philip, Laura, Charlie, Julia, Amanda and Rebecca, and three greatgrandchildren, Angus, Sloane and Georgia.

“She married the love of her life, Angus McIntyre, and joined him in building a vacation house in Stowe, Vermont where all the family learned to ski. She joined him less enthusiastically in his boating life, which she could have done without. She forged a rewarding relationship with her mother-in-law, her husband’s stepmother, who lived next door, and wrote a wonderful book about her called ‘Nobody Much—Life on the Farm with Granny Cool.’ Bobbie said she was probably the only person who ever wrote a nice book about her mother-in-law.

“She was a longtime member of the Colony Club, which she seldom felt she could afford to use, and the Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club, where her whole family learned to sail and play tennis. She has no regrets, and if she could do it over again, she’d do it exactly the same way. The memorial service is private and in Boston.”

Virginia Dale Bartlett ’50 and Margaret “Peggy” Dale McCain ’52

Virginia Dale Bartlett ’50 Margaret “Peggy” Dale McCain ’52

Proud Dobbs alumnae and sisters Virginia Dale Bartlett ’50 and Margaret “Peggy” Dale McCain ’52 passed away within a few months of each other. Virginia died on February 24, 2022, and Margaret died on December 21, 2021.

The two sisters shared professions, similar interests, and a love of music and tennis. A graduate of Barnard College, Virginia earned a master’s degree in education from SUNY Oneonta. She taught gifted elementary school children in White Plains, New York. Margaret was a graduate of Smith College and taught English in North Syracuse, New York.

Virginia had a passion for history and antiques and enjoyed living in and preserving several 18th- and 19th-century homes. Volunteering for community nonprofits was important to her: She was an active member of the Child Health Association, a tutor to children with disabilities, and the first woman elected to the school board in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. When she and her family lived in Norwell, Massachusetts, she was a board member of the Norwell VNA, the James Library and Center for the Arts, and the Norwell Garden Club. She was a member of the First Parish of Norwell for 40 years, serving on many boards and committees and singing in the choir.

Margaret, who lived in Fairfield, Connecticut, beginning in 1973, was a dedicated volunteer, serving six years on the Fairfield Board of Library Trustees. An active member of the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, she was a deacon, a Ministerial Search Committee member and, for many years, a Women’s Guild Executive Board member. For many of her 45 years as a choir member, she arranged the church’s Dogwood Festival music programs. She was a member of The Fairfield Museum and History Center, The Connecticut Audubon Society, and the Fairfield Beach Club.

Virginia is survived by her husband, Robert H. Bartlett, a daughter, a son and two grandchildren. In addition to her husband of 65 years, Arthur, Margaret leaves two sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren.

we remember

The Masters School received notice of the following deaths in our community.

ALUMNAE/I

1930s

Jean Katt Balzerit ’36 December 12, 2021

1940s

Nancy Berg Clark ’41 October 11, 2018

Mary Parvin Goodman ’42 December 19, 2020

Doree Gongwer Kluss ’42 August 6, 2020

Jessica Spencer Walker ’42 October 18, 2019

Margaret Merrick Barrett ’43 September 13, 2021

Laura Wiley Robertson ’43 December 3, 2020

Wolcott Rorick Stack ’43 November 1, 2021

Barbara Jackson Bruno ’44 November 6, 2019

Margaret Windsor Sherwood ’44 January 30, 2022

Barbara Eckhardt McIntyre ’45 January 27, 2022

Suzanne Frenzel Baldwin ’46 March 20, 2019

Louisa Noble Drury ’47 May 12, 2021

Sara Middendorf Lofving ’47 January 20, 2022

Lederle Stearns Tenney ’48 March 9, 2022 1950s

Sarah Griswold Leahy ’50 January 19, 2022

Nancy Barbara Santen ’50 November 12, 2020

Joan Morgan Baldwin ’51 January 24, 2021

Margaret Dale McCain ’52 December 21, 2021

Audrey Coleman Nichols ’52 November 17, 2019

Joan Barbour Gray ’54 November 29, 2021

Joyce Hadley Williams ’55 December 2, 2019

Martica Heyworth Marquardt ’56 February 17, 2022

Rebecca Marshall Scherer ’56 October 25, 2021

Brent Randolph Reyburn ’57 December 27, 2021

Ivey St. John ’58 December 7, 2021

Denny Tytus Young ’58 October 13, 2021

Susan Schenk Wittig ’59 April 6, 2021 1960s

Camilla Bailey Mathews ’64 January 13, 2022

Joan Stenhouse Murphy ’67 December 20, 2021

Gail Hollick Streisand ’69 November 8, 2021

1970s

Barbara Benton Corkum ’71 November 26, 2021

Marina Brock Hyde ’74 October 29, 2012

Lori R. Oshansky ’76 July 31, 2021

Joanna S. Carlson ’79 December 20, 2021

Nancy Hoguet Tilghman ’79 April 11, 2020

1990s

Carrie A. Barcus ’93 February 14, 2022

Bulletin

THE MAGAZINE OF THE MASTERS SCHOOL

Laura Danforth Head of School COMMUNICATIONS Meredith Halpern Associate Head of Strategic Communications Isaac Cass Digital Communications Coordinator

Christina Ha Communications Associate

Jen Schutten Associate Director of Communications

Design: KBWhite Communications LLC ADVANCEMENT Seth Marx Associate Head for Institutional Advancement

Judy Donald Advancement Associate

Hilary Finkelstein Director of Annual Giving Sydney Hummel Advancement Assistant

Sujata Jaggi ’01 Director of Alumnae/i Engagement Aishling Peterson P’18, ’20, ’22 Director of Parent Engagement and Special Events Maryann Perrotta Database Administrator

Mary Ryan ’00 Associate Director of Institutional Advancement

Amie Servino ’95, P’26 Director of Strategic Partnerships and Advancement Communications

THE MASTERS SCHOOL LEADERSHIP 2021-2022

HEAD OF SCHOOL Laura Danforth

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Edith C. Chapin ’83, Chair Beth Nolan ’69, Vice Chair Katherine A. Henry ’94, P’25, ’29, Treasurer Suzie Paxton ’88, Secretary Laura Danforth Marie Fabian P’22, ’26 Michael Greene P’10, ’13 Christina Masters Jones Philip Kassen Shaojian (Richard) Li P’20 ZhiFeng Li P’22 Latifa Lyles ’93 Sydney Shafroth Macy ’70 Steve Marlowe P’23, ’23, ’25 Edgar M. Masters H’98, Life Trustee Hannah Miller ’10 Allison Moore ’83, P’17, ’19, ’24 Susan Follett Morris ’57, Life Trustee Dana W. Oliver P’22, ’25 Hillary A. Peckham ’09 Rajiv Ratan P’22, ’24 Jonathan Resnick P’26, ’29 Steven Safyer P’04, ’07 Diana Davis Spencer ’56, P’84 Tracy Tang ’80, P’18 Mirna A. Valerio ’93 HONORARY TRUSTEES Marin Alsop ’73 Cynthia Ferris Evans ’52, P’76, ’86 Jeannette Sanford Fowlkes ’58, P’87 Ruth Mitchell Freeman ’51 Nancy Maginnes Kissinger ’51 Claudia Boettcher Merthan ’51 Lynn Pilzer Sobel ’71, P’99, ’05

DOBBS ALUMNAE/I ASSOCIATION BOARD Hannah Miller ’10, President Ricardo Oelkers ’03, Vice President Justina Michaels ’02, Clerk Natasha Bansgopaul ’04 Lucas Buyon ’11 Sharin Nechis Castillo ’84 Karen Feinberg Dorsey ’84 Austin O’Neill Dunyk ’98 Kathryn Taylor Harvill ’95 Jodi Innerfield ’05 Vincent Madera ’05 PARENT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Officers Marie Fabian P’22, ’26, President Madeline Seguinot P’20, ’24, Co-Vice President, Upper School Monaqui Porter Young P’23, ’25, ’27, Co-Vice President, Upper School Jose Camacho P’26, ’28, Co-Vice President, Middle School Brooke Nalle P’24, ’27, Co-Vice President, Middle School

Committees and Chairs Gabrielle Rosenfeld P’24, Co-Chair, Admission Support Saloni Singh P’27, Co-Chair, Admission Support Roxanne Todor P’21, ’23, Chair, Book Club Tracelyn Charles P’26, Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Madeline Seguinot P’20, ’24, Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Susie Williams P’26, Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Jennifer Nappo P’21, ’23, ’23, Co-Chair, Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day Joelle Resnick P’26, ’29, Co-Chair, Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day Andrew Barnes P’26, ’26, Chair, Parent Masters Fund Jordana Manzano P’23, ’26, Chair, Parent Program Committee

Class Representatives Jose Camacho P’26, ’28 Marielys Divanne P’24 Marla Evans P’24 Midori Im P’22, ’28 Staci Marlowe P’23, ’23, ’25 Jillian Miller P’22 Jenny Liang Milward P’24, ’26, ’29 Lindsay Mortimer P’26 Brooke Nalle P’24, ’27 Jennifer Nappo P’21, ’23, ’23 Jennifer Neren P’28 Rini Ratan P’22, ’24 Joelle Resnick P’26, ’29 Elizabeth Stein P’22 Liz Tarter P’25, ’27 Natasha VanWright P’25 Monaqui Porter Young P’23, ’25, ’27