Moses Brown Spring 2013 Alumni Magazine by Moses Brown School

Spring 2013

Moses Brown Oh my, millennials!

Cupola

About Our Cover While the last Cupola looked to MB’s past, this issue shares perspectives and experiences from millennials and other alumni who convey the creativity and forward thinking that exemplify MB graduates. Our cover depicts Marianne “Pookie” Schaberg ’98 winning her first Emmy last year. Pookie won for her work as a producer at The Dr. Oz Show, winning in the category of Outstanding Informative Talk Show. We invite other young alumni to share their news with us and express thanks to Taylor Rotondi Anderson ’02, guest editor.

Moses Brown, a Friends school, exists to inspire the inner promise of each student and instill the utmost care for learning, people, and place. — Moses Brown School mission statement

Moses Brown School Board of Trustees 2012-2013 Paul Adler P ’14 ’16 John T. Barrett, Jr. ’63 P ’01 Neil S. Beranbaum ’86 P ’22 ’24 Russell Carpenter ’59 Marc A. Crisafulli P ’12 ’14 ’17 Amy Curell P ’14 Dana Falk P ’11 ’14 ’14 Clerk, Parents’ Association Katharine Hazard Flynn P ’12 ’15 Treasurer Clerk, Budget & Finance Committee

Reunion 2013: May 10-11

Gary Goldberg ’87 P ’17 ’19 ’20

Mark Lasser ’88 and Robert Krause ’63 receive the 25th

Clerk, Campaign Steering Committee Brian Goldner P ’14

Reunion Achievement and Distinguished Alumnus

Habib Y. Gorgi ’74 P ’08 ’10 ’12 ’17

awards from the MB Alumni Association. Bob Krause

Clerk of the Board

’63, Melissa Zexter ’83, Adam Mignanelli ’03, Georgia

Clerk, Executive Committee

Mischak ’03, Morgan Street ’06 and Hannah Stahl ’08

Melissa Crouchley Hem ’85

will exhibit their work in the Alumni Art Show.

David Holdt Lee Jaspers P ’11 ’14 Mary Jo Kaplan P ’08 ’11 ’17 Kathleen Levesque P ’12 ’14 ’17 Assistant Clerk of the Board Frederick Martin Donald McNemar Keith Monchik ’90 P ’24 ’27 Clerk, MB Alumni Association M. Willis Monroe ’04 Elizabeth Morse Neal Pandozzi ’91 Jaymin Patel P ’16 ’17 Dieter Pohl P ’14

Commencement 2013: June 13

James Reavis P ’11 ’13 ’16

Entrepreneur Wiley Cerilli ’98 will deliver this year’s commencement address. Alumni and community members

Clerk, Trustees Committee Lisa Rocchio ’85 P ’14 ’15 ’21

are always invited to come back to MB for Commencement.

Martha Schwope Friends Coordinator W. Bradley Shipp ’83

Quaker Classic: October 3 The MBAA Golf Tournament will take place at Newport Country Club.

Carol Smith Recording Clerk Catherine Terry Taylor P ’15 Clerk, Nominating Committee Nia Thomas Heather Tow-Yick ’94 Steven Tripp P ’19 ’24 Carl Weinberg P ’90 ’94 ’16 ’24 Elizabeth R. B. Zimmerman P ’94

Send comments, news, updates, address changes, photos or leads to alumni@mosesbrown.org. We hope to hear from more millennials!

Clerk, Nurturing Friends Education Matt Glendinning Head of School Jackie Stillwell

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Cupola A bi-annual magazine for Moses Brown School alumni Editor Sandi Connors P ’09 ’13 Managing Editor Kristen A. Curry Class Notes Editor Susan Cordina P ’16 Director of Alumni Relations Karin Morse ’79 Director of Development and Alumni Relations Ronald Dalgliesh P ’19 ’21 Photography Hunter Armistead Photography Peter Goldberg David O’Connor Yeon-Sil Yi Designer Bridget Snow Design Printer Colonial Printing, Warwick, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council

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“The practice of Quaker Meeting, taking time to be quiet and still, and to contemplate is a shade of Moses Brown that resonates with me most strongly these days. As I find, increasingly, there is much to be learned out of stillness and kindness and simplicity — and from the past.” Kendall Reiss ’02

The MB Millennial: Flexible, Purposeful and Adaptive A letter from Matt Glendinning, Head of School A CONSTANT SEARCH

skills and values that help them thrive in

fair standards, an emphasis on reading with

FOR TRUTH AND

an information-rich, turbulent and highly

insight and writing persuasively, and the

UNDERSTANDING is a

demanding world.

subtle but powerful impact of what Kendall

hallmark of Friends

Reiss ’02 calls “stillness, kindness and

education. On the

MB graduates of the so-called Millennial

administrative side of the

Generation display a remarkable sense of

schoolhouse, that quest

public purpose. They are flexible and

planning is meant to keep MB as nimble as

manifests itself in a continuous process of

adaptive, and frequently find themselves

an institution as our graduates are as

self-reflection and strategic planning. Over

on the cusp of new technologies or modes

individuals. As described on page 6, the

the past two years, and most recently in a

of communication. They have an uncanny

process has focused attention on additional

series of public forums called Discernment

ability to translate knowledge and

attributes that MB’s graduates will need in

Dialogues, the MB community has been

experience into new situations, and are

an uncertain future, e.g., critical and

considering an important question:

drawn to work that fosters meaningful

creative thinking, global awareness and

If, for the past 1,000 years, the fundamental

connection with and for others.

ethical leadership. The school is working on

purpose of education has been the

Ben Anderson ’07, for example,

simplicity.” Looking ahead, our process of strategic

both short- and long-term plans to foster

transmission of accumulated human

co-founded a startup that is building social

knowledge from one generation to the next,

communities through apps. Award-winning

what is its purpose today, when more or less

filmmaker Nuala Cabral ’99 teaches media

that can deliver massive amounts of raw

any fact is now available instantaneously

literacy and uses her medium to build

information rapidly, we continue to believe

through a cellphone?

awareness of street harassment of women.

in the enduring value and impact of a

And OJ Lima ’90, recently named an

Quaker-based liberal arts education. In this

executive producer with VH1, has made a

issue of Cupola, I hope you will enjoy reading

Brown School has excelled at preparing

career in the constantly changing arena of

about how our model for education finds

children for lives of personal fulfillment,

“new” media.

ongoing expression in the lives of our young

For more than two centuries, Moses

professional leadership and service to the

As highlighted in this edition of Cupola,

These and other stories within confirm

these critical traits in our children. Despite a proliferation of technologies

alumni. Please email me at mglendinning@

broader community. Even in a time of

that MB’s historic strengths and time-tested

mosesbrown.org if you would like to

massive change — the careers our children

philosophy are as relevant today as when

respond to anything you see in these pages.

will aspire to may not exist yet — MB

the school was founded in 1784 — e.g.,

graduates exhibit an impressive array of

expert and passionate teachers, high but

Thanks, Mr. Bickford Longtime faculty member Tim Bickford, upper school humanities, will retire this spring, after 26 years at Moses Brown. Always engaged in the personal side of history, Tim helped initiate and co-teach “Providence: the Story of a Ship,” an MB-Hope High collaborative course. He travelled to Russia with students, edited family documents to explore their role in history, and retained an active interest in Japan and its culture, history, and people. Tim served as a Senior Fellow in Residence at the Center for Foreign Policy at Brown and supported Project Harmony with Russia. Tim also helped coordinate the Toyo exchange program with Japan and helped develop the Choices curriculum unit “Forgotten History” on the New England slave trade.

Bringing the world closer: campus visitors

News from Moses Brown Today

Educator/activist Rosetta Lee traveled in a blizzard to visit MB in February. Lee took a creative ‘up-down’ approach to help students explore identity, inclusion, and ally-ship to support one other. She also explored cross-cultural competency and communication with faculty and spent time with parents. A deeper understanding of the Afghan conflict: Students in Debby Neely’s English class welcomed visitors this spring, a soldier and a military contractor who recently spent time in Afghanistan. Debby’s sixth graders have been studying the Afghan conflict, the Taliban, the causes of American involvement, Muslim women, and the children of war, in preparation for reading a novel set in Afghanistan. MB welcomed acclaimed poet Patricia Smith in February. With four individual championships, Patricia Smith is the most success-

Kudos

ful slammer in the history of the National Poetry Slam. Smith

Before winter break, sixth grade’s team I collected

has won two Pushcart Prizes and penned a companion volume

and delivered 30 boxes of canned goods, rice,

to the groundbreaking PBS series, Africans in America.

baby food and mittens, and 300 dollars to buy turkeys to help fill 37 baskets for families supported by UCAP (Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program) on Federal Hill. The National Merit Scholarship Program named three MB students as finalists in its annual competition. Congratulations to seniors Fiona Grant, Jessica Magro, and Graham Rigby. Andrew Howard, Andrew McCahill and Zach Levine represented MB at the R.I. State Wrestling Championships. Andrew took second place in his bracket, in what coach Lee Clasper-Torch described as a “barn-burner of a finals match in an ultimate overtime decision.” The match was voted “Best Finals Match” of the state tournament.

MB around the world: trips QYLC 2013: An MB contingent visited Washington D.C. this winter, participating in this year’s

Laurie Center, head coach of girls’ basketball, won

Quaker Youth Leadership Conference.

her 350th game this winter. Her team also won the Division II Central title, and made it to the DIV

Energizing Our Future: Several students attended the 2013 NAIS People of Color Conference and Student

II State Semifinals with an overall 21-3 season.

Diversity Leadership Conference in Houston. This was the largest group from MB in recent memory.

Bruce Shaw has been named this year’s Faculty

In March, ten faculty members traveled to Israel/the West Bank to study the peace process and

Member of the Year. Bruce will receive his award

conflict resolution and meet with the American Friends Service Committee. The teachers also

from the Alumni Association at Reunion in May.

visited a Quaker school, the Ramallah Friends School.

Creating a Vision for Growth at Moses Brown Over the past two years, the Moses Brown community has undertaken a rigorous, inclusive and joyful process of strategic planning. Our goal is to honor two-centuries of history and success at the school, and to strive toward genuine growth; to seek the right balance between past and future, tradition and innovation, stability and change. Hundreds of faculty, staff, parents, students and alumni have participated in this visioning process, together with outside experts from the fields of business, science, art and design, education and healthcare. The following statements come from community members and offer a glimpse into emerging themes for a bold Moses Brown future.

Preparing Future Leaders The basic premise behind our work has been this: things are changing, and quickly. The world is both expanding and shrinking, as new forms of technology and communication bring distant cultures and economies into closer contact than ever before. 1,500 CEOs worldwide surveyed by IBM identified not technical knowledge but creativity as the skill most needed by future leaders Our research suggests that what will be valued and rewarded in an increasingly digital future is not so much expertise, or accumulated knowledge, but rather what we call expert thinking: the ability to do something useful and creative with that knowledge. 1-in-5 jobs in America is already tied to international trade. Future leaders must possess global and intercultural awareness: the ability to speak other languages, and to work with those from different backgrounds. The world continues to be plagued by greed, corruption and violence. We are sorely in need of a generation of leaders with a strong sense of personal integrity. Quaker education has always excelled at promoting ethical leadership, and this is an important focus for MB now more than ever. What we’re imagining for MB could significantly strengthen the school’s ability to carry out its mission: to inspire the inner promise of each student, and instill the utmost care for learning, people and place.

Care for Learning & People We are exploring ways to enrich our liberal arts curriculum and believe that these three characteristics — expert thinking, global awareness, ethical leadership — should guide Moses Brown’s development over the next 5-10 years. MB is considering a hands-on, experiential learning program deliberately designed to foster critical and creative thinking and collaborative problem-solving. To help students thrive in a world that is both expanding and shrinking, we seek to create an integrated series of courses, units of study, service initiatives and travel programs that foster civic engagement and help students explore cultures, life experiences and worldviews different from their own. MB has a long history of excellent financial management. Looking to the future, we want to make a major investment in our most precious resource — people — by enhancing MB’s ability to enroll talented and diverse students regardless of financial circumstances. One of MB’s top priorities, clearly, is to have the best teachers available: sustaining leadership in salaries, endowing teaching positions, growing MB’s innovative cohort model for evaluation and increasing annual professional development funding are all important steps.

Care for Place MB will continue to steward its historic campus, while at the same time exploring innovative new teaching spaces. Community & Performance Center We are exploring the feasibility of a flexible and multi-use facility that can gather up to 500 people for a variety of events, including musical and theatrical performances, meeting for worship, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, announcements, dances, receptions and dinners.

Next steps What does it take to design the future of learning?

The MB Early Learning Center MB is considering an addition to the Lower School

Conversations from our strategic planning series

to house new early childhood classrooms and

were robust, and the feedback was enormously

spaces that foster creativity and collaboration for

helpful. Over the course of this winter and spring,

all lower school students including an art studio,

MB’s Board and administrative team will continue to

science lab, and shared community space.

clarify emerging priorities and codify them into a new strategic plan for Moses Brown. As we discern an

The MB Innovation Laboratory (iLab)

exciting and bold future for MB, we will bring noted,

We are researching a new kind of learning space

national and international experts to campus to help

called an iLab: a workshop for collaborative,

us stretch our thinking and consider a multitude of

project-based experimentation for all disciplines

possibilities.

in all grade levels. The space will provide for cre-

Feedback on these emerging priorities is most

ative problem-solving, design thinking, engineering,

welcome and may be sent to Matt Glendinning at

prototyping, model-building and construction.

mglendinning@mosesbrown.org.

“Moses Brown’s influence resides not simply in its renowned academics or programs; its distinction comes as a community of individuals who are driven to succeed, to explore, to experience and to advance.”

What Makes You MB? By Guest Editor Taylor Rotondi Anderson ’02 AS THE PAST RECIPIENT OF SCHOLARSHIP

influence resides not simply in its renowned

Although it may manifest itself in vastly

AND FINANCIAL AID, I often feel I have a

academics or programs; its distinction

different ways, that unerring determination

unique perspective and special appreciation

comes as a community of individuals

to achieve and the invigorating embrace of

for the MB community. As I move further

who are driven to succeed, to explore, to

challenge remains.

into adulthood and become exposed to

experience and to advance. It is a gathering

more of life’s realities, I am increasingly

of people who demand excellence: parents

where news of weddings and births come

aware, not only of the value of my

who scrape together tuition, benefactors

through Twitter feeds and professional

experience, but the passionate efforts it took

who donate scholarships, teachers to whom

achievements through LinkedIn updates.

from those who determinedly created it.

an A grade still signifies extraordinary work,

As we continue to adapt to an ever-

and students who value intelligence and

evolving world — both as individuals

ambition.

and as a school preparing future leaders

My parents are not graduates of Moses Brown or any New England prep school, yet they possessed and shared an undeniable

Switching Course, Staying True

and innovators — I encourage each of us

MB fiber: an unshakeable and genuine

memorized and the methods I absorbed,

to maintain the close-knit community

commitment to excellence. Moses Brown

but even more, I am very grateful for the

upon which Moses Brown was built.

continued to make significant investments

environment in which I learned them. I

One that reaches beyond anonymous

in our lives year after year, helping to fund

will forever be indebted to that community

Facebook searches and connects us with

not one, not two, but three Rotondi tuitions.

of teachers, mentors and peers who

the individuals who have molded us into

I admit that as a teenager, this seemed

taught me to think, to strive and to be

the people we are today. Reach out to old

unremarkable. But as I inch further away

encouraged by challenge. I often wonder

friends and teachers. Share your story.

from adolescence, I feel I am unearthing

if I would be the person I am today, had

Mentor a recent graduate who shares your

what it meant for my parents to work

I not been among classmates who valued

professional interests. Allow yourself to

multiple jobs, and for a school to resist

achievement and knowledge as Moses

be inspired by classmates who are doing

filling my spot with a full-paying applicant.

Brown students do.

the extraordinary. We may have graduated

Upon reading this edition of Cupola,

Or three.

Yes, I am appreciative of the facts I

We currently find ourselves in an age

Whenever I reflect on these things, I come to one conclusion. Moses Brown’s

beyond the desks of Moses Brown, but we

I see that telltale MB drive running

remain a community that challenges and

throughout the lives of young alumni.

spurs one another on to excellence.

Taylor Rotondi Anderson lives and works in New York City and also volunteers weekly as an ESL tutor in East Harlem. Sister of Arian ’04 and Mia ’09, Taylor played field hockey, was captain of the swim team, and performed in several musicals, including West Side Story and Brigadoon. Her favorite activity was Versatones — where she also got to know Nicolas Anderson ’03; they married in 2010. Taylor continued a capella when she went to Connecticut College, where she double majored in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Today, Taylor works on the Beacon Hill brand for the Robert Allen Group, a luxury textile wholesaler. She cites teachers Steve Toro, Yamil Gomez Baez, and Tom Andrew as influences — “They made an impression on me. Each of them played a part in cultivating a passion I have to this day.” She also credits Hugh Madden ’84, calling him “an admissions lifesaver!” Taylor is a member of the MBAA executive board. Contact her at taylorelyse@gmail.com.

The MB Millennial: Switching Course, Staying True

In this issue of Cupola, MB catches up with: the millennial generation. The 1990s through present represent a period prime for review at Moses Brown. In the last Cupola, we dipped into MB’s storied Archives, examining the school’s start as a Quaker experiment in the 1700s, a boarding school in the 1800s, and a boys’ school for many years in the 1900s. In this issue, we take a look at our most recent years, events, and alumni. As we all look ahead, let’s not forget the people, places and events that started MB’s current century. From creating apps to creating jewelry, all of these alumni are being true to themselves and an individual calling, expressing their inner Light. These young alumni are message deliverers, community builders, truth-seeking artists; they are advocates. All are letting their lives speak, despite wildly disparate fields of choice. Characteristics that unite them include hard work and an ability to switch directions. They are unafraid to enter unfamiliar territory, switch majors or colleges, or create work that challenges the viewer.

University. “Our parents worked hard and sacrificed to send us to Moses Brown. We had to focus on school [laughs] — we were grounded if we got Bs!” Arriving for seventh grade, OJ says, “I didn’t know anyone. In public school, as a middle-class kid, I’d been much better off than a lot of kids. At Moses Brown… well, I had no idea what lacrosse was! It helped that I wasn’t the only one who wanted to do well.” In upper school, Lima discovered a hunger for the humanities. “Math was easy for me. I had always been terrible at spelling, so I shied away from English, but Ransom Griffin captured my interest in literature. Teachers like Ransom inspired me to write.” Outside the classroom, he gained a great deal from Quaker education, especially meeting for worship. “We learned tolerance: we may disagree, but that doesn’t preclude us from being friends, teammates, fellow citizens.” An English major at the University of Pennsylvania, OJ planned to be a writer and teacher. He moved to New York City and worked at Vibe Magazine as a fact-checker while going to Columbia’s Teachers College at night. After graduation, however, he hit a roadblock: a hiring freeze at the New York City public schools. “No jobs at all,” he says. “Luckily, Vibe was happy to hire me.” He learned the editorial side of publishing at Vibe, Seventeen and Blaze, teaching and writing when he could. He wrote a novel, but “it wasn’t the life I wanted to live.” He built a website for the underground music and art scene, which led to a new path: a successful web development firm. In 2010, OJ joined Complex Media as director of content operations. He managed websites such as four-pins.com, pigeonsandplanes.com, firstwefeast.com, sneakerreport.com and com-

New Media Maven: Orlando “OJ” Lima ’90 By Emily Atkinson P ’14 ’18

plex.com, and its magazine. Complex.com has the internet’s largest audience of men 20-30, with news, blogs, music, fashion and sports. The key to increasing page views? More to read. Lima brought best practices to the job: “Instead of ‘hey, what should we write about today?’ it became ‘here’s how to plan and execute our content, on time and on budget.’ Creative people could do their jobs, and page views increased tenfold.”

Switching Course, Staying True

SOME GEN-X ALUMS NAVIGATE a professional landscape where

Does he miss writing and teaching? “It’s creative to build

the map keeps changing. Educated with one career goal in mind,

a larger business, to meet a challenge with input from many

they’ve watched their options morph to a dizzying array of new

people,” Lima says. “That’s the opus for me now, the larger totality

job titles and specialties. A “writer” emerges from the digital media

of the desired result.” In January, OJ began a new job as executive

revolution as director of content operations for a media company

producer at VH1, where he’ll be managing the network’s website,

boasting over a billion page views. Orlando “OJ” Lima ’90 is riding

mobile, and social.

the waves of change in new media. Orlando was born and raised in the Camp Street neighborhood

OJ returns often to Providence. “I always point out MB to my wife: ‘There’s the school that made me who I am today!’ It was

of Providence. His grandparents were Cape Verdean immigrants;

preparation, but also aspiration, and attitude: this is what’s

his mother worked for the government; his father was a career

expected of you. Teachers like Ransom told me ‘I think you can

firefighter. “My parents were adamant that my sister and I had to

do better. I’m expecting you to do better.’ I tell my people now:

go to college,” says Lima. “This was really forward-thinking: in the

‘You can always do better. Challenge yourself!’”

1970s and 1980s you could still find a good job without a college education.” His older sister Sydney started at MB during the first

OJ Lima lives in New York City with his wife Ana Bravo, an art librarian

year of coeducation, graduated in 1982 and went on to Tufts

and archivist, and their baby daughter Soumaya.

Going Solo: Lex Sadasivan ’94 EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN Lex Sadasivan

Lex recently produced and directed a film,

Lex has created a number of movie

in a while, chances are you’ve seen his work

Solo, the story of a mother and son mourning

trailers and TV spots — and cites the trailer

on television or the big screen. The L.A. resi-

the loss of an experimental pilot who had

for Vanilla Sky as one that he’s most proud

dent has directed more than 70 commercials

made a startling discovery in his final flights.

of. He says he never really conceived of

for clients such as Sears, McDonald’s,

The film will premier later this year. Lex filmed

filmmaking as a career until he went to

Volkswagen, Verizon, and xbox360. Lex also

Solo at Haller Air Park in Florida, a privately-

Wesleyan. It was out of a desire to circumvent

is director and supervising producer for

owned air community. Residents include an

the studios and get an exciting project going

Revision3 Remix, a weekly magazine show

array of aviation icons, decorated veterans of

that he decided to produce Solo independently.

and Diggnation, a TV series based on the

the Air Force and Navy, and leaders in the

To find out more, visit www.lexcuts.com or

popular website Digg.com.

experimental/home-built aviation movement.

www.flysolofilm.com.

Teaching: Scott Young ’96 SCOTT YOUNG ’96 IS THE ACADEMIC DEAN AT MARIN ACADEMY in San Rafael, California, a position he has held for the past two years. Scott has enjoyed a career in education since graduating from Brown in 2000. His initial plan to study neuroscience and pursue a career in medicine changed course after a student-teaching experience confirmed his love for teaching. He accepted a teaching position at Rocky Hill School and spent the next six years teaching physics and biology, coaching soccer and lacrosse, and chairing the science department. After six years at Rocky Hill, Scott attended Harvard where he received his master’s in school leadership. This led him to the Potomac School in Virginia where he served as upper school dean of students for four years. “The two MB faculty members that had the greatest influence on me as a student and as a professional would be Karin Morse and John George,” Scott says. “Even as a young person, I knew Karin and John were more than teachers, coaches, and advisors. They were adults who were dedicated to their students in whatever manner those students needed them. They are brilliant professionals and wonderful people.” “I think the most challenging part of this work is that I never know what the day will bring,” Scott says. “Being a part of a dedicated faculty and helping students and colleagues navigate their upper school experience is gratifying work that I enjoy immensely.” At Marin Academy, Scott oversees the academic administration of the school, focusing on day-to-day operations, the scope and sequence of the school curriculum, and strategic academic and departmental initiatives. He also teaches ninth grade biology, leads outings, and assists with the lacrosse team.

Behind the Scenes: Marianne “Pookie” Schaberg ’98 POOKIE SCHABERG ’98 WON A DAYTIME EMMY TROPHY as part of the The Dr. Oz Show’s production team for Outstanding Informative Talk Show. The ceremony took place in Beverly Hills. Pookie still finds time to perform as a stand-up comedian. Since winning, she has also worked as a producer at Good Morning America and now is a producer with VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan — where Pookie gets to write, produce — and sometimes appear as the show’s lazy talking cat.

Educator, Filmmaker, Activist: Nuala Cabral ’99 CONGRATULATIONS TO NUALA CABRAL, who won a film award

counselor at Sophia Academy, a school for girls in Providence.

last year from Media that Matters and was recently recognized

She decided to pursue a career in media literacy, after attending

in Philadelphia. Nuala works in video and on behalf of women’s

a Women Action Media (WAM!) conference in Boston. Nuala was

rights. This young documentary filmmaker is passionate about

accepted to the six-month documentary program at Third World

using film to share often-unheard voices. She is an educator,

News Reel and directed two documentaries, including the award-

award-winning filmmaker and impassioned proponent of media

winning Walking Home, which focuses on street harassment. This

literacy and social activism. Nuala was an international relations

film would later win the Speaking Out Award from Art Engine’s

major and women’s studies minor at Tufts and has served on the

Media That Matters and connect Cabral to Hollaback! and Stop

board of VSA Arts of Rhode Island.

Street Harassment, leading organizations in the movement to end

Switching Course, Staying True

“I actually began experimenting with documentary produc-

tion at Moses Brown,” recalls Nuala, “though not in the class-

street harassment. Today, Nuala is the media and communications manager

room. I would carry a tape recorder during my days at MB. I told

at Temple University Community Collaborative in Philadelphia.

my friends and peers that I was ‘documenting life.’ Later, in

While earning a master’s degree in media studies and production

college, I grabbed the family video camera and that is when the

from Temple University, Nuala worked on several media literacy

documenting became visual. Eventually, I discovered that I was

projects with Temple’s Media Education Lab and co-founded FAAN

capable of creating documentary and experimental work that

Mail (Fostering Activism & Alternatives Now). Obtaining an Art

lends itself to social justice issues that I care deeply about. It’s a

and Change Grant from the Leeway Foundation in 2011, Nuala

win-win!”

and her sister Leana ’02 were able to launch Sisters Action Media,

As a senior at Tufts, Cabral created her first documentary film,

FAAN Mail’s first youth media initiative. This after-school program

Who’s That Girl: Women of Color and Hip-Hop. It received national

teaches teen girls how to make media for social change. For her

attention and was broadcast on PBS.

contributions, Nuala was honored at the Philadelphia Leadership

After college, Nuala’s first job was as a middle school guidance

Awards 2012, in October, by Women E News.

“On a grassroots level, we are finding ways to resist and create

Nuala Cabral ’99 is an educator, activist and award-winning filmmaker

powerful media online and in our community through media literacy,

who teaches media production and media literacy in high schools, colleges

production and activism,” Nuala says. “Our efforts are building

and community centers. Nuala is a founding member of the Black Feminist

steam and it is very exciting.” This winter, they joined Huffington

Working Group and board member of Stop Street Harassment. In 2012,

Post live on a segment called “Women of Color Talk Back” to

Women E-News honored Nuala with a Philadelphia Leadership Award. She

discuss FAAN Mail, media literacy and media justice. You can

is co-founder of FAAN Mail, a media literacy and activist project formed by

learn more about FAAN Mail’s efforts to hold media corporations

women of color in Philadelphia.

accountable for degrading women of color at faanmail.wordpress. com. Nuala would love to engage with other MB alumni working in media or interested in these issues — contact her at ncabral@ gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @nualacabral.

Switching Course, Staying True

Monster Maker: Jacob Fain ’01

MB RECENTLY CAUGHT UP WITH Jacob Fain

debut album, Coco. “This was a tremendous

in New York, discussing his career in music.

experience as she was a breakout success

Jacob is director of East Coast Artist

and I was young,” he says. “I learned a lot

Development, “A&R” for SonyATV in New

from that.” After this, Jacob had the opportu-

York City (home of acts such as Bob Dylan,

nity to movie into music publishing at

Taylor Swift, Neal Diamond, and the Rolling

SonyATV Music Publishing; since publishing

Stones). Despite his brushes with famous

is a stable and lucrative area of the industry,

acts, Jacob is humble about his success,

he took the opportunity and there discov-

saying simply, “I chose to work in music

ered and signed Passion Pit and Of Monsters

because it was a passion and a hobby; it has

and Men. Jacob was fortunate enough to

been a great experience.”

travel to Iceland, initially to sign Monsters

After MB, Jacob went to the University of Pennsylvania and studied psychology and was on the pre-med track but abandoned

and finally to see them perform at the Iceland Airwaves Festival. Knowing what it was like to get started

that midway through his sophomore year.

in music, he says he is happy to help alumni

Jacob decided to put his efforts into pursuing

from MB. Shown is a shot Jacob took of

a career in music and had to find his own

Passion Pit performing at Lollapalooza last

way. After college, he worked at Atlantic

summer — “a breakout performance for the

Records for a year under Craig Kallman, one

band.”

of the industry’s most respected executives, then took a job at Universal Records where he signed Colbie Caillat and worked on her

Jacob was also nominated by his peers for Billboard’s 2011 30 Under 30 list.

Art Anatomy: Naomi Slipp ’01 NAOMI SLIPP ’01, A PH.D. CANDIDATE at Boston University, recently organized an exhibition at BU on artistic anatomy and American art. The exhibit opened in January and runs through March 31, bridging the gap between art and medicine. Naomi has worked for several muse-

Learning to Work Hard: Christopher Savage ’01

ums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Harvard University Art Museums.

Chris Savage ’01 is co-founder and CEO at Wistia, a video sharing tool for businesses. “STARTING WISTIA WAS SIMPLY AN

Chris says one of the most fun things for

OPPORTUNITY I couldn’t turn down,” Chris

him has been growing the company. “We’ve

says. After graduating from Brown, Chris

invested heavily in a company culture that

was working on documentaries and short

encourages and rewards creativity, curiosity,

films and found himself gravitating toward

and learning,” he says.

online video. “The underlying technologies

“I’ve learned along the way that creating

around online video were changing quickly

great things takes a really long time and a ton

and it was clear that we were at the begin-

of hard work. If you can’t throw some fun into

ning of a monumental shift in technolo-

the mix, it becomes much more difficult to

gies,” he says. “Tons of sites were cropping

work on hard problems for a long time.” To

up to help people watch random online

this end, Chris and his team take time to ski

videos, but at the time, none were focused

in Vermont, enjoy their favorite office dog,

exclusively on filmmakers.”

Lenny, have spontaneous ping-pong battles,

Chris started working on what would

or even shoot a confetti cannon. Clients

become Wistia in 2006 with co-founder

include HubSpot, Nestle Nutrition, NBC,

and Brown classmate Brendan Schwartz:

Samuel Adams, hp, NPR, and WGBH.

“It took us an entire year to figure out that we weren’t going to make money charging

Prior to founding Wistia, Chris worked in

filmmakers but that we could serve another

independent film as a producer and editor. He

market that was going unserved: businesses

was an associate producer for Buddy, the Emmy

that wanted to use online video. They had

award-winning feature-length documentary.

money and needed help, which worked out

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown

perfectly for us. Since then, our mission has

University and won Brown’s Weston Fine Arts

remained the same: help organizations

award for excellence in filmmaking. In 2009,

whose core competencies are not video, to

Chris was named one of the top 25 young entre-

get more from their videos.”

preneurs in the nation by BusinessWeek.

Carry Huntington Saunders (1856-?), Anatomical Rendering of Antique Figure: Bones, 1876. Collection of the Morton R. Godine Library, Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Adoption Advocate: Kara Foley ’02 By Taylor Rotondi Anderson ’02 ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2011, Kara Foley ’02 not

Kara. She points out another myth: the

lives, culminating with Kara standing as

only witnessed history in the making, but

perception that birth parents are averse to

a bridesmaid in her sister Ann Marie’s

participated in it. She watched as Rhode

the release of any records or the idea of

wedding last June. “I think what my mother

Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed into effect

reuniting. “Many times, this is something a

Ann did was very courageous and brave. It’s

a bill that would grant her a right that many

birth parent wants, too.” And although she

very selfless to look beyond what you want

of us take for granted: possession of her

acknowledges that every case is unique, she

or what you think you need and make a

original birth certificate.

points to her adoptive parents, Linda and

decision truly for someone else,” Kara says.

Rhode Island law formerly stipulated that

Tom Foley, as her largest allies. Aside from

What’s even more inspiring is the way

all pertinent state documents be automati-

the emotional support, both testified at the

in which Kara lives by these words. Through

cally sealed upon adoption. Such a policy,

Senate hearing as proponents of adoptee

her work on the bill, she discovered a passion

which originated in the 1940s, was instituted

rights.

for advocacy. A graduate student at Rhode

primarily to protect those adopted children

Aside from her commitment to obtain

who might otherwise be the victims of prej-

legal rights for adoptees, Kara had personally

switched her concentration to a master’s

udice at a time when it was socially unac-

been searching for her birth family since she

program in social work. Recently, she com-

ceptable to have a child out of wedlock.

was 18 years old. “I had discovered my birth

pleted a policy fellowship through the

name was ‘Megan Elizabeth’ through the

Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, focusing on

joined with fellow adoptees, as well as birth

adoption agency. From there, I researched

a paid family leave program that provides

and adoptive parents, and began working on

the legal notices that would have been

support to working individuals, as well as an

legislation that was more than 20 years in

posted before my birth parents’ rights were

initiative that offers resources to individuals

the making: a bill that would give adoptees

terminated, in the hope that I could find a

who age out of the foster care system.

access to their original birth certificate upon

‘Megan Elizabeth.’ I found one — and it listed

adulthood. Last June, she was rewarded for

the last name as ‘Fitzpatrick’. She posted

a true desire to invest in others. When

her four years of volunteer work and per-

this information to an online registry, and

asked about the degree of sensitivity or

sonal testament; the R.I. Senate approved

two days before her 27th birthday, she was

privacy she might prefer regarding her story,

legislation that would release an adoptee’s

contacted by her half-sister. “It was a little

she responds, “You can ask me anything and

original birth certificate at the age of 25.

jarring,” she says. “For some reason, I never

I will tell you. Of course some of it is difficult

“This is not about compromising the

expected to be the ‘found’ one. I always

or bittersweet, but that’s part of it. If you’re

anonymity of the birth parents. In fact, it is

imagined I’d be finding everyone else.”

going to advocate, you have to be comfort-

Switching Course, Staying True

Considering the policy outdated, Kara

a common misconception that the state

In a matter of days (and with adoptive

Island College, she changed trajectories and

Kara’s personal experiences have ignited

able telling people about your experiences.

ever guarantees confidentiality. We live in

mother Linda in tow) Kara was reunited with

And it’s worth it. There is so much need out

an age of advanced technology with infinite

five sisters and her birth mother, Ann. In the

there, and so much good can come from just

amounts of information. The state cannot

past year, her birth family and her adoptive

giving back.”

and does not promise anonymity,” says

family have integrated into one another’s

Metalsmith: Kendall Reiss ’02 In 2011, Kendall Reiss finished her graduate program at RISD, receiving her MFA with honors in jewelry and metalsmithing. Kendall studied geology at Dickinson after MB, then worked for a few years before diving into arts. After several years of studying at various institutions including the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Kendall returned to school to combine her love of place and love of jewelry. After taking classes in RISD’s Continuing Ed program, Kendall built a portfolio which earned her a spot in the school’s jewelry graduate program. Born in Bristol, Kendall grew up exploring Narragansett Bay. She says her geology background provided her with the visual training and hands-on approach that she now applies to her career as a contemporary art jeweler: “DURING MY TIME AT RISD I lived on the East Side of Providence and walked daily with my dog, Scout. We frequented the MB campus and reveled in the solitude we found there in the evenings. As the sun would slowly descend, this ancient place settled down for the day, breathing a sigh of contented fulfillment. As we walked, each building, field, and tree were familiar yet new again — shades of the past commingling with those of the present. “It seems there is just as much to be discovered on a path you’ve trodden a thousand times, as in the glimmering excitement of something new. Yet, there is something more intriguing about the slowness and deliberateness and present-ness it takes to make a new discovery in a place that is so familiar. The practice of Quaker Meeting, taking time to be quiet and still, and to contemplate is a shade of Moses Brown that resonates with me most strongly these days. As I find, increasingly, there is much to be learned out of stillness and kindness and simplicity — and from the past. “In my work as a jeweler I often use things from the past — either as medium or as muse. It might be recycled gemstone settings, left over from Providence’s days as the costume jewelry capital, or a necklace, made with stones repurposed from a family heirloom. My work consists of several different facets: studio jewelry, commission-work, and limited production pieces, where each aspect informs the others. “Outside of the studio I am continually making new discoveries, whether it be through travel, reading, or simply being present in the moment and observing. This information goes with me back into the studio, and with the sensitivity of a scientist-poet, it is dissected, imprinted, reassigned, manifested, and manipulated. The work emerges from the process with an air of both past and present — the notion of heirloom flirting with the newness of invention. “I teach at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in the Metals Area, and I am a gardener’s helper on an estate. I live in Jamestown and have a studio in Middletown. You can see more of my work and learn more at www.kendallreiss.com. Also, keep your eyes peeled or keep in touch for the {x} collective, an online shop that will feature the work of international emerging contemporary jewelers.”

Young Scholar: Becky Harrington ’04 REBECCA HARRINGTON ’04 PUBLISHED her first novel last summer. Penelope is a quick, funny read about a young woman’s first year at Harvard (also Becky’s alma mater). The English department brought Becky to MB in November to read to the upper school and talk to classes about her writing experience as students worked on I-Search drafts; she returned at the end of the month to visit lower and middle school classes and to read at the Book Fair. Rebecca studied history and literature at Harvard, and journalism at Columbia. Currently, she is college editor for The Huffington Post; she published an editorial in the New York Times last fall on academic integrity. The theme for MB’s 2012-13 Scholar-in-Residence program is Young Scholars:

Photos courtesy of 2nd Story Theatre, all by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.

Making Their Way.

Switching Course, Staying True

Second Act: Jeff Church ’07

AT MB, JEFF CHURCH MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF on the Alumni Hall stage. Jeff was captain of the hockey team, played clarinet in the wind ensemble, and was a key member of MB’s first improv group (known as Quakers Say the Darndest Things). After MB, Jeff headed to the arts program at Rhode Island College and has since made a name for himself on Rhode Island stages. This past fall, Jeff appeared in An Inspector Calls at 2nd Story Theatre in Warren, followed by Amadeus. Jeff has been in 2nd Story’s company for more than two years. Amadeus will be his tenth production with the theatre, which calls him “one of our favorite young actors.” Jeff and some peers also founded a small company which performs in Cranston. The Burbage Theatre Company has produced eight plays and two original one-acts. To learn more about Jeff’s upcoming shows, see 2ndstorytheater.com or btctheater.webs.com. Jeff also is a math teacher and script-analysis tutor at the Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood.

Amino (www.aminoapps.com) recently received a $10,000 dollar grant from IDEA, Northeastern University’s “venture accelerator.”

Ben Anderson is the cofounder of a start-up, Narvii, which produces Amino communities, a network of mobile apps which connect people with similar interests, from anime to videogames. “When you get people together who are passionate about a similar interest, amazing things happen,” Ben says. “We believe in the transformative experience of connecting with others who share a similar passion.” The newest Aminos launched are Art, Photography, Books/Writing, and Fashion/Food. Search for them on iTunes.

Niches Now: Ben Anderson ’07 Ben Anderson ’07 holds fond memories of building Lego robots in Dave McNab’s class in middle school at MB. However, Ben’s passion for technology really began when he went to Northeastern University in Boston. Ben is building a startup called Narvii. “We create mobile social communities for teenagers that revolve around niche interests,” he says, such as pets (find them on iTunes). What led to your specific interest in mobile

budget when we have one. I’m our accoun-

passion for entrepreneurship. The community-

social communities, niche marketing?

tant, customer support, web designer, public

building skills that I learned from

I think it was mostly the change in technol-

relations, quality assurance, and anything

HypeGenius have transferred over to help

ogy. Seeing the boom of mobile devices and

else that needs to get done. I wear a lot of

me foster the communities inside our apps

how advanced they had become was really

different hats during the day.

and market them using external social

compelling for me. It was clear that you

media.

should be able to talk to people who share

Did you go to school for any of this at

your interests no matter where they are in

Northeastern? Did the university’s emphasis

What has been the most challenging, or

the world and a product that did this well,

on experiential education influence you?

gratifying, part of your work?

simply didn’t exist yet.

At Northeastern, I studied the music busi-

Right now, we’re definitely encouraged

ness. That may sound strange because what

strongly by the enthusiasm of our users.

What is it like to be a part of a start-up?

I’m working on has nothing to do with

It’s really gratifying to get an email telling

I love it. I’m completely hooked! The risks

music, but there is a connection. Around my

us how much they love the app, and how

you have to take are exhilarating; every day

sophomore year, I did my first co-op (six-

they want us to build more apps and more

is exciting and the possibilities are endless.

month internship) at an artist services

features. This keeps us going every day

Right now we’re self-funded and are hoping

company called Nimbit. There I talked to a

because it makes us feel like we’re on to

to be completely self-sufficient within the

number of their clients, some of which were

something special.

year.

pretty large independent artists. They all had the same problem. They knew social

What’s new at Amino/Narvii? Where do you

As part of a two-person team at Narvii, your

media was going to be an important part of

hope to see the company go in the near

work focuses outside of coding apps — what

their marketing strategy, but had no idea

future?

does that entail?

how to use it. Shortly after that co-op ended,

Because of how quickly startups move and

I have a number of responsibilities within

I started my first company, HypeGenius, to

pivot, “what’s new at Narvii” will be old by

the company; I’m responsible for everything

help musicians market their music online. I

the time this is published. In general, we’re

outside of coding the apps. I spend a ton of

worked with hundreds of clients through

focusing on continuing to create a product

time in the communities, making sure

HypeGenius — two of note being The Alan

our users are crazy about and continuing to

things are going smoothly, and talking to

Parsons Project and The Mighty Mighty

grow our user base. The larger our user base,

our users to help guide the direction of the

Bosstones. HypeGenius was really what gave

the more valuable our app is to our users. In

product. I spend a lot of time running mar-

me the “entrepreneurship bug.” If I didn’t do

the near future, we’re looking to expand our

keting experiments online so that we can

my first co-op at a music company, I’m

team to begin developing faster.

know exactly where to spend our marketing

afraid I would have never discovered my

Photo Michelle Kanaar, The Chautauquan Daily

Painter: Hannah Stahl ’08 HANNAH STAHL ’08 LIVES AND WORKS IN NASHVILLE, Tennessee and graduated from Vanderbilt University last year, majoring in studio art. Since she was a child, Hannah has had a passion for painting and drawing. Hannah’s art pursuits began at an early age — she was published in Humpty Dumpty Magazine when she was just four years old — and she says that it was in upper school at MB that she realized it was definitely a passion: “I didn’t know if it would be practical financially, but I realized that the most important thing is to do what you love.” Hannah transferred to Vanderbilt after a year at Wheaton. Although she initially studied biology, Hannah switched her major to studio art in her sophomore year. The Hamblet Award she recently won at Vanderbilt brings Hannah $25,000, which she will use for one year of travel and independent art study, focusing on the Holocaust. The study and travel culminate with a solo art show for Hannah at Vanderbilt in 2014. Hannah’s work has been exhibited at the FowlerKellogg Art Center in New York and several sites in Nashville, including the Hutton Hotel, Vanderbilt University, and Cummins Station. She also displayed her work at MB while a student here. Hannah created cover art for Omnia, the student literary magazine. Hannah is now developing a portfolio for graduate school in order to pursue her MFA; she has a studio in Marathon Village and has spent time volunteering and working at Hunter Armistead Photography, Tinney Contemporary and Cumberland galleries, and the OK Mountain Art Collective Mural Project, all in Nashville. Last summer, Hannah also attended an Artist-In-Residence program at the School of Art at Chautauqua Institution in New York. Hannah is using the award money to travel to Poland, Amsterdam, Berlin and Rome. While a student at MB, Hannah played soccer and lacrosse and received the Pitman Prize for her work in visual arts. “In The Absence Of,” shown here, is one of the images Hannah used to apply for the grant.

Switching Course, Staying True

See more of her work at hannahstahl.com.

The Moses Brown Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award to be presented at Homecoming in October. The award honors a recent alumnus (15 years out) for outstanding accomplishments and service in his or her professional,

Each of the alumni profiled on these pages is sharing a MESSAGE

personal, or civic life. Achievements inspire young alumni and bring

in some way, whether advocating in the community or conveying a

honor to Moses Brown. Recent recipients include Uday Kumar ’90,

personal truth. Do you have a message or update to share for the

Scott Brown ’94, Marie Ewens Brown ’95, Cass Sapir ’97, and Wiley

next Cupola, or a suggestion for a young alumnus doing significant

Cerilli ’98. Nominate someone: email alumni@mosesbrown.org or

or interesting work? Let us know. Email alumni@mosesbrown.org or

contact MB Alumni Relations.

comment at www.facebook.com/mosesbrownschool.

Moses Brown Archives Thanks for the terrific response to last issue’s “Archives” edition, here’s another look inside the Moses Brown memory

“Nostalgia is a great feeling. Keep it coming!”

vault, including images from our millennial graduates. We invite

— survey respondent, last issue of Cupola

you to share your own archival pictures at www.facebook.com/ MosesBrownSchool or send to the school alumni office.

Ted Whitford taught French, Latin, Spanish and English at MB from 1930-1972. The Whitford Language Learning Laboratory is named in his honor. Debate (shown here, circa 2007) continues to be one of the strongest activities at Moses Brown and one of the largest upper school clubs.

Sam Waughtel ’33 at the old Moses Brown swimming pool (located in the basement of today’s Walter Jones Library). Sam was an athlete like his Many alumni have appeared on the MB stage over the years, including in Cabaret shown here, 2007-08. This spring’s production is The Sound of Music, taking place May 16-18 in Alumni Hall.

father, Samuel Waughtel, director of athletics from 191252 and head of the classical languages department. The Waughtel-Howe Field House is named in his honor.

MBers continue Quaker Youth Leadership Conference trips today. This group went in 2006.

Moses Brown Archives (continued)

The Student Peace Action Movement (SPAM), shown here at a fall 2005 Oxfam drive, is still a presence on campus today. The Folk Club showed up to support the fundraiser: Nick Fede ’07 (left) now has a band in Boston, Jet Black Sunrise. Classmate Jeff Church is a performer as well; see page 18 for more.

Freshman Orientation, September 2003: Luke Hathaway ’04 and Bruce Bickford ’04 play guitar at the new student BBQ, Front Circle.

MB’s Dominican Republic trip, 2003-04. Visit http://mbdr2013.wordpress.com/ for updates from this year’s tripgoers.

Middle school fitness, 2004. Today, students study movement, biology, injury prevention and nutrition; par-

Millennials making a difference: Upper School Service Day 2005.

ticipate in FitnessGram testing three times a year; and try lifelong activities like tennis, yoga, and dance.

Are you still doing service today? Share an update with MB.

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Moses Brown Alumni Association Boston Discernment Dialogue & Reception Alumni and friends gathered for a conversation led by Head of School Matt Glendinning about innovative ways to enhance the teaching and learning environment at Moses Brown.

Matt Fishbein ’02, Bill Land ’79 and Leo Downing,

Nic Anderson ’03 and Chris Tonry ’03 had a chance

MBAA Board members Brian Panoff ’94 and Joss

husband of Jill Bache Downing ’03.

to discuss Reunion 2013 planning with Alex Egan

Poulton ’07 pictured with Dan Sarles ’94 (center).

’03, Nick Salmons ’03 and Karin Morse ’79.

MBAA America in View: Gallery Talk and Wine & Cheese Tasting

Wayne Curtis with Jamie Worrell ’85 and his mother and Steve Triedman ’76.

Twenty-five alumni and friends gathered to hear Jan Howard, RISD Museum curator, interpret the remarkable works of landscape photography, then enjoyed one another’s company at the reception.

Upcoming Events April 26-28

MB Chorus and Orchestra Master Class and Performance in Boston

April 26

MB Band Performance and Reception in Washington, DC

April 30

San Francisco

May 11

Reunion 2013 & Alumni Lacrosse Game

June

Alumni Baseball Game

June

Stinson Beach, California

August

Field Hockey Alumnae Game & Reception

Can you identify these MB golfers? Email your guess to alumni@ mosesbrown.org. Stay tuned for more on the Quaker Classic in October.

Watch for more on fall events! 23

Moses Brown Alumni Association Homecoming 2012

The MB Alumni Association and Moses Brown School partner to provide opportunities for alumni to engage with each other and MB, near and far. To host an alumni event in your area or get involved with the Alumni Association, contact Alumni Relations Director Karin Morse at 831-7350 x191 or kmorse@mosesbrown.org

Homecoming Reception The Providence Art Club was a warm, wonderful location for a stormy night, with more than 40 alumni coming together to enjoy the space, hear from Emily Low Boenning ’81 as she accepted the Service to Alma Mater Award, and Jane Cerilli as she accepted the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award on behalf of her son Wiley Cerilli ’98.

Brian Panoff ’94, Larry Tremblay, former Headmaster Dave Burnham, John Baldwin ’94, Ted Fischer ’83 and Karin Morse ’79.

Ted Low ’44 and Ransom Griffin compared notes.

Kristie and Aaron Simon ’94 and Phil Zexter ’81 enjoyed the show.

Wendy Harris ’44 caught up with Peter Gross ’71.

Ross Mattis ’95 and Zach Heath ’95 together at an

1997 alumni: Steve McKinnon and Gina Guiducci with Stephanie

King “Doc” Odell shares a laugh with faculty

MB event for the first time in many years.

Ogidan Preston.

member Lee Clasper-Torch.

Congratulations to the MBAA’s fall 2012 award recipients, recognized at Homecoming. Emily Low Boenning ’81, Service to Alma Mater Award Emily Low Boenning was president of the MB Alumni Association, 2001-04, and the first woman to hold this post. She has served on the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame committee and Moses Brown’s board of trustees. After MB, Emily graduated from Brown with a degree in classical archaeology. Emily is president of Theodore F. Low & Associates, an environmental site assessment group in Providence. A member of the Class of ’81, Emily was an early “pioneer” and a strong athlete. MB traditions hold deep value for her. Emily and her father, Ted Low ’44, are also the first father-daughter combination to serve terms as presidents of the MBAA. A competitive tennis player, Emily lives in Jamestown.

Wiley Cerilli ’98, Outstanding Young Alumnus Award An MB “lifer,” Wiley has launched a successful career as a web entrepreneur. The N.Y. resident has been highlighted in Business Insider and Forbes magazines. Always a hard worker and an outstanding wrestler, Wiley is passionate about innovation. He says, “I thrive on looking for better ways to do things,” and notes, “Moses Brown shaped and catapulted me into being the person, and the professional, that I am today. MB faculty teach beyond the facts of books. They teach the lessons and theories behind the facts, and just as important, they teach the ethics. This dynamic educational background and emphasis on ethics truly helped me create the strategic and trusting partnerships that have propelled my success.” Wiley’s mother Jane Cerilli accepted the award for him since he and his new bride Allison were on their honeymoon. However, Wiley did stop by MB just before Thanksgiving and visited with Ransom Griffin, Jared Schott and Karin Morse.

Alumni Soccer Gardner Humphreys ’90 traveled from Virginia, and Steve Geisler ’93, who jumped into goal, was on campus for the first time since 2003.

Matt Slepkow ’88 and son Cal ’15 with David Gower ’87 and son Steven ’16, pictured post-game.

Expanded Homecoming The campus was filled with alumni, faculty, staff, students Harry ’20, Chris ’88, Alex ’19 and Matt Runci ’64 enjoyed watching the alumni soccer game.

and families enjoying the pancake breakfast and a host of activities, playing alumni/ae soccer and cheering on MB teams. With the great weather, many alumni commented that with so much activity and so many alumni on campus, it felt a lot like Reunion.

Moses Brown Alumni Association

Alumni Hockey Game 2012

Alumni & Friends Post-Game Hockey Reception in Cambridge January 2013

MB Skating Party January 2013

Spirito Tribute & Dedication The Spirito and Fallon families, along with many alumni and friends, gathered over Thanksgiving to dedicate Evan Spirito ’06’s framed jerseys, photo and plaque in the Fallon Family Lobby of the Waughtel-Howe Field House.

Class Notes

2012-13 Alumni Association Board The mission of the Moses Brown Alumni Association is to foster lifelong relationships with the school and fellow alumni. Keith Monchik ’90, Clerk

Adrian Hendricks ’58

George Panichas ’83, Assistant Clerk

Hugh Hysell ’83

Brian Panoff ’94, Treasurer

David Keyser ’89

Albie Dahlberg ’87, Recording Clerk

Todd Machtley ’00

MB enjoyed hearing from Nicholas Mumford ’42 after the last Cupola. Nick

Taylor Rotondi Anderson ’02

John Pariseault ’97

(top left) was a member of the 1941-42 Dance Committee and wrote from

John Baldwin ’94

Joss Poulton ’07

Michigan to say how much he enjoyed the recent “Archives” edition.

Angelo Bianco ’86

Brad Shipp ’83

Joyce Chang ’94

Ahvi Spindell ’72

Pamela Fishman Cianci ’91

Dawn West ’79

Jason Engle ’98

Richard White ’84

1943

MB’s Perry Buroker recently visited South Carolina and caught up with

Gina Guiducci ’97

Bob Harrington ’43. Bob has spent many years in education including more than 60 years at Aiken Prep (17 as head of school). Ever the educator, Bob enjoyed talking about Moses Brown with Perry’s sons, both in MB’s lower school.

Join us! Several members of the 2012-13 MBAA board gather at a recent meeting.

1946

Shown left to right are (back row): John Baldwin ’94, Adrian Hendricks ’58, Keith Monchik ’90, Dave Keyser ’89, Albie Dahlberg ’87, John Pariseault ’97, (front row) Brian Panoff ’94, Brad Shipp ’83, and Jason Engle ’98. The MBAA welcomes nominations of new board members. To learn more or suggest a classmate or yourself, please contact Karin Morse ’79 (kmorse@mosesbrown.org) or Keith Monchik ’90 (keithmonchik@yahoo.com).

1942 1941

Dean Woodman ’46 (center) enjoyed the last Cupola, particularly the information on former Headmaster Augustine Jones, his great-grandfather. Dean’s grandmother Caroline was Augustine’s daughter.

retired as superintendent of schools for Fall Mt. Regional

Nicholas Mumford ’42

District in New Hampshire in

recognized several people

1989. I am married to Gerd

Last summer, Bob Claflin

in the photo above including

Noyes from Bergen, Norway. I

and his wife Janet moved 850

Harry Webster and Charlie

have four children, six grands

Chuck Staples went on five

Crawford Notch and Chuck

miles east from Kalamazoo,

Makepeace. “We were all

and five greats. I spent August

hikes with 6,000’ of vertical

had his first Cog Railway

Michigan to be closer to family

good friends in the ’42 class,”

in the Arctic with National

gain in the White Mountains

experience.

(includng seven grandchildren)

he says. (Editor’s note: We

Geographic’s Lindblad Expedi-

last summer. Chuck and his

in Nashua, New Hampshire.

learned at press time of the pass-

tions looking for disappearing

wife Joan were invited to spend

student days, Chuck and a

Bob writes, “It was an exhaust-

ing of Mr. Mumford; see next

sea ice.”

an overnight on the summit

friend built an anemometer

ing transition, but we are now

issue for more on Nick’s life.)

of Mount Washington to cel-

to measure wind speed using

Dick Sherman has two sons and

ebrate his 75th anniversary as

a wooden stand, soup ladles

one daughter plus five grand-

a member of the Mount Wash-

mounted to a curtain rod,

children and one great-grand-

ington Observatory. Chuck

gears from a simple drill and

caught up on energy, food, sleep, and local activities.”

1943 Reunion 2013

Sadly, Bob’s wife Janet passed

1947

experience was in 1939 when his parents drove the family from lodgings in Jackson to

Also a weather fan, in his

away in August. They shared

Harry Westcott writes, “2013

daughter. He hopes to attend

figures he’s climbed Washing-

a speedometer from an old

66 years of marriage.

will be my 70th reunion. I

his 70th reunion in May.

ton around 60 times. His first

Model A Ford. Wow!

1948

Marshall Cannell ’48 and Fran Sargent ’48 joined winners of the Class of 1948 Independent Study Award and Head of School Matt Glendinning at their recent award presentations. They are shown with seniors Jessica Magro, Aine Russell, Isabella DeLeo and April Harff.

1947 Foreign students fall 1947: Several students traveled from distant places to continue their education at MB. Clockwise from front left: Peter Morton (Nicaragua), Scott Schoenfeld (Hungary), John Morley ‘52 (Bahamas), J. L. Blaise Platt (Jamaica), Harding Williams ‘49 (Venezuela), Auguste Tiberghien ‘48 (France), Nabil Totah ‘48 (Palestine), William Cormack (Cuba), Franz Kretzmann ‘54 (Austria), and Leopold Chen (Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C.)

Dick Fitton ‘47 and Chuck Staples ‘47 at last spring’s Reunion. Doug Richardson ’52 sent in a photo with a bird’s-eye view of the Moses Brown gym circa 1951. The Hawes Gymnasium is now the Walter Jones Library. 2000s

1952

Denny Baker ’56 has volunteered to be class correspon-

1990s

1948

Andrew Elsbree writes, “It’s

dent for the Class of 1956.

great fun to watch nine grand-

Denny is the father of MB

Kiwi catch: Fran Sargent ’48 enjoyed a

children from our three grow-

graduates Sam ’85 and Bill ’82.

recent fishing expedition in New Zea-

ing up and experiencing a wide

After a long career in insur-

land. Fran lives in Cranston and owns

variety of challenges — from

ance in Rhode Island, Denny

golf, tennis and horses, to law

now splits his time between

school, foreign exposure and

Vero Beach and Saunderstown.

boy- and girlfriends. We will

He had lunch with King “Doc”

attend the 60th Reunion!” An-

Odell last fall, before returning

drew and his wife Carole live

to Florida for the winter. They

in Sunriver, Oregon.

served in the military together.

a home in N.Z. on the lake where he caught this impressive trout.

1950s Most notes sent to magazine, recent issues:

Thank You!

1953 Reunion 2013 1948 Reunion 2013

Bill Pettine turned 82 last

After graduating from Bowdoin

Bob Goff plans to see everyone

Joel Altman writes, “I’m fine,

August. He writes, “I’m still on

College, Harry Carpenter spent

at Reunion for his 60th. He

swimming half a mile each day

Class Correspondent

this side of the sod! I’m looking

two years in the U.S. Army

won the race for the tax collec-

at the Y.” Joel lives in Foxboro,

Marshall Cannell

forward to our 65th Reunion.

stationed in France. He went

tor position in Little Compton

Massachusetts with his wife

25 Sheridan Rd

Moses Brown was one of the

to Tufts University School

last fall.

Charlotte.

Wellesley Hills, MA 02481-5418

most significant events in

of Medicine followed by his

781-237-0055

my life.”

internship and residency at

1956

1957

Boston Floating Hospital. Harry

mca4nnell@aol.com George Nazareth writes, “I am

retired in 2001 after 34 years

Class Correspondent

Bill Myers writes that his

82 years old and still very ac-

of pediatric practice in Tops-

Norman “Denny” Baker

Jerry Knowles

granddaughter Ellie Myers ’13

tive. I have been married to

field, Massachusetts. He and

1164 Riverwind Circle

20 Newman Avenue

will graduate in June: “This will

my wonderful wife for the past

his wife live in Oxford, Maine

Vero Beach, FL 32967

Rumford, RI 02916-1960

make three generations of MB

57 years and I hope we have

and have nine children and 14

772-569-9606

401-421-9788

grads in our family!”

many more years together.”

grandchildren.

normandjr19@gmail.com

bigthundur1@yahoo.com

Class Notes John Dowling (left) says, “It was fun seeing the picture of Charlie Silva and myself on the back cover of the last Cupola.” John also appeared in the picture of the golf team of 1952. He still plays golf, including with Sam Chase who also was on the team. John is now semi-retired at Harvard. He has fond memories of his MB days with the Class of 1953.

1953 1956

1957

Flight Path: W. Howard Morrison ’56 and Fledermaus If driving over the bridge to Jamestown, watch the skies for a dash of red and orange — that’s Fledermaus, a homebuilt, experimental aircraft built by Howard Morrison ’56. After 17 years of on and off construction, Die Fledermaus Frank Dougherty ’57 says, “I doubt many people

Kudos to Denny Baker ’56, who has volun-

are interested in looking at yet another gray-

teered to be class correspondent for the Class

headed old guy, so I’m attaching a photo found

of 1956. Denny splits his time between Florida

recently in a forgotten cardboard box. It was

and Rhode Island.

(The Bat) took to the air in 2011 at Newport Air Park. “It’s a scratch-built plane, not a kit,” says Howie, from plans created by Peter Bowers, designer of the Bowers Fly Baby, an aeronautical engineer at Boeing and a noted aviation

taken circa 1966 on the flight line at Tyndall Air

historian. Howard’s version is a one-seat, all-wood, low-wing

Force Base in Florida of a slightly younger me.”

monoplane. All of the plane’s lumber had to be milled and metal fittings fabricated. Fledermaus flies like a Piper Cub but at a quicker pace. The fuselage is built out of marine plywood, the frame of

William Butler writes, “Moses

Douglas fir, and the tail of cypress. Baltic birch, western red

Brown seems so far away in both distance and time as I

cedar, sitka spruce, and oak are also used. The engine is a

haven’t been back there in

Stanley Goldberg is still much

Frank Dougherty writes, “It

decades. Also, this ‘approach-

connected to MB. Son Gary ’87

seems life gets more hectic,

ing their mid-70’s’ stuff isn’t

is trustee and three grandchil-

rather than less, after retire-

as ‘golden’ as everyone said

dren are MB students: “The

ment. Not much to add, but

it would be. The good news

school is blessed to have Matt

after writing nonfiction articles

is that we have lots of good

Glendenning as headmaster,”

for several years I have just

doctors out here as well as a

Stanley says. “He is providing

(at the age of 74) had my first

to classical music and also attended high school in Germany

couple of the best hospitals in

extraordinary leadership at MB

fictional short story published.

after MB. Howie graduated from the Frankfurt American High

and in Providence. He spent his

It’s in an obscure literary mag-

School, then attended Mount St. Mary’s University in

first year inquiring as to what

azine, The Rampallian, but I am

Maryland.

Paul Kechijian writes, “Jerry,

role MB as a school should

surrounded by talented people,

nice to hear from you. I

play in the beginning of this

all of them much younger. It

don’t know if you were hit by

century and since has been

sounds as though the class of

Super Storm Sandy and the

discussing at every conceiv-

’57 is holding up well!”

nor’easter, but we were. We’re

able forum how best MB can

recovered, but many areas are

prepare its students for what

having big problems. As the

is ahead. Matt is a powerhouse

70s continue on, I can only

as person and leader and has

Adrian Hendricks writes, “2012

look back on when I never

been carefully assembling a

was a big reunion year for me.

had to concern myself with

supporting cast that will po-

50th undergrad and 35th grad

Post-MB, Howard worked in real estate and operated the Morrison

‘maturing.’” Paul lives on the

sition MB as one of the best

school and now I’m looking

Typewriter Co. on Thayer Street. He married Jone Pasha, of the

North Shore of Long Island,

places anywhere to educate

forward to my 55th Moses

eponymous shop on Thayer Street in the 1960s/70s. They now live

New York.

young people.”

Brown class reunion in 2013.”

in Jamestown.

Colorado.”

1958 Reunion 2013

1942 military version of a 65 h.p. Continental A 65-8, rebuilt and remanufactured. Howard calls the undertaking “a challenge and an enjoyable process.” Fledermaus is named for the Johann Strauss operetta — Howard chose it as a topical and whimsical name. He listens

Ed Leand ’55, who lives in Barrington, kindly photographed Fledermaus in Newport. Not a pilot himself, Howie says, “One can’t teach an old dog a new trick. I would imagine that Junie Howe would have gotten a big kick out of this project. I was not his best student!” (Junie was MB’s woodworking teacher during the fifties and beyond.)

1972 Mrs. Mary Sisson Barrett attended the Alumni Hockey Game

Paul Maeder ’72 catches up with MB

in December with her sons Bill ’60, John ’63, Charlie ’67 and

Athletic Director Jeff Maidment and

grandson Jeb ’01. Although Mary did not attend MB (only

Alumni Director Karin Morse at this

because it was no longer coed), she remembers running its

winter’s Boston Post-Hockey Game

hallways as a young girl when her grandfather, Seth Gifford,

Reception at BB&N, where Paul is a

was headmaster (1904 - 1924). Mary also is the daughter

parent and has served as board chair.

of an alumnus (Charles Peck Sisson ‘1907) and an alumna (Margaret Gifford Sisson ‘1906) and wife of longtime school physician John Barrett.

1971

Sean McKenna ’71 returned

1964

to MB for his last Reunion with wife Wendy Heckman (daughter of Louise). They live in New Hampshire. Sean was selected as a member

Traveling & Learning: Vincent Marcello ’60

of the Association of Old Crows’ Technology Hall of

Last year, Vin Marcello ’60 embarked on a two-week Travel

Fame, a not-for-profit international professional association

and Learn Alumni Journey through Vietnam, sponsored by

with more than 13,500 members. This honor acknowledges

Tufts University, with stays in Hanoi, Da Nang, Hue, Can

Sean’s technical leadership and innovative contributions

Tho (Mekong Delta) and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). “Growing up in the Vietnam War period and highly respecting those who served our country during that time,

in the area of satellite-based navigation, which has had a profound impact in preserving national security. A physicist,

Scott Harker ’64 is determined to track down all of his classmates calling it the “Lost Boys Project” to ensure the best possible attendance for next Reunion. Thanks to Scott for volunteering to be correspondent for the Class of ’64! Scott hopes to hear from classmates — share updates, news, photos or contact information.

Sean is a senior scientist with the MITRE Corporation.

I was smitten with curiosity and could not pass up the opportunity to see Vietnam and meet the Vietnamese people,” Vin says. Highlights of his trip include an interview with a retired NVA (North Vietnam Army) officer who

Antonio Aponte ’75 has been recognized by the Puerto Rican heritage organization Comité Noviembre with Lo Mejor de Nuestra Comunidad, an award honoring Puerto Ricans who have inspired oth-

spoke candidly about his service during the “American

ers to impact their communities. Antonio is director of independent

War.” Vin also enjoyed the opportunity to meet recent

school placement and college bound programs at the Boys’ Club of

graduates of Vietnam’s National University at a celebration

New York and president/founder of the Latino College Expo.

at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature (founded and dedicated

1964

to Confucius in 1070). “They struck me as a serious group with clear objectives,” he says, “understanding how fortunate they are to have a higher education; a much smaller

Class Correspondent

percentage of Vietnamese have education opportunities

Scott Harker

than in our country.” “Ho Chi Minh City buzzed with activity and energy,” Vin commented. “A city of four million motor bikes with nine million people, most of whom are clever players in their nascent but successful free market economy. Having talked to rice farmers proudly working their fields, street vendors shrewdly peddling homemade goods, and other young businessmen aspiring to own their own businesses,

1963 Reunion 2013 Peter Noonan is still sailing as

P.O. Box 1189

1975

1973 Reunion 2013

Groton, MA 01450-0196 978-448-5318

Tony Centracchio started a new

se_harker@charter.net

position with South County Orthopedics in December.

he was at MB. He writes, “We took fourth in our class in the

Bayard Cutcliffe and Scott

Tony moved from Florida and

first Newport-Bermuda Race

Harker were on campus to

now lives in Wakefield.

that we did in 2012. We live in

take Doc Odell out to a holiday

California, but keep the boat

lunch in December. Scott and

Lucien Perron plans to attend

I could not help but be struck with the irony that capital-

in Newport. If you come by,

Bayard will join Matt Runci to

his reunion provided that all

ism was thriving in this country still ruled by a Communist

we are at the New York Yacht

plan for their 50th reunion

goes well with his back surgery

government system which we opposed for so many years.”

Club in Newport all summer.”

in 2014.

in January.

Class Notes Kevin Stone ’73 still lives in the San Francisco

1973

1972

area, investigating joint and musculoskeletal

Chicago blues harp master Billy Boy

innovations: “Who would have thought

Arnold and guitarist Eric Noden

that we’d see the day when instead of knee

helped kick off the celebration of

replacement we’d use stem cells to grow new

Bob Riesman’s paperback release of

cartilage or replace your meniscus?” Kevin

I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of

recently gave a TED talk on the “BioFuture of

Big Bill Broonzy in New York last

Knees” (and another on Rescue Reel, a building

October. Bob also was invited to

escape device). Kevin and Susan have two

speak about his book at the Library

daughters in (and almost out of) Harvard. Kevin

of Congress as part of the Botkin

writes, “My biggest regret is the loss of my best

Folklife Lecture Series. His book is

MB buddy Chris Powers last year from a bike

about Big Bill Broonzy, a major figure

accident. He was a star.”

in American blues/folk music, a mentor to Muddy Waters and an inspiration to artists like Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Ray Davies.

1978 1977

Class of ’78: set your course for MB Reunion this May! (Photo: MB sailing team, spring 1977) Six MBAA clerks — Keith Monchik ’90, Stephanie Ogidan Preston ’97, Ted Winston ’74, Emily Low Boenning ’81 and Ted Low ’44 — joined together at Homecoming in October. Steve Triedman ’76

1976

was not in the photo but was on hand as well. Submit a nomination for the MBAA Board at www. mosesbrown.org/boardnomination.

Steven Calabresi ’76 spoke at MB this year as part of a senior elective course on the U.S. Presidential Election. Steve shared his experiences working in the Reagan and Bush (Sr.) administrations, describing the constitutional underpinnings of the election process. He is a law professor at Northwestern and visiting professor at Brown.

Alice Rising: Steve Triedman ‘76 Steven Triedman ’76 co-founded American Wood Pellet Co., a green energy company to

Matthew Jacobs reports that

John Kirby enjoyed the last

he is now working on the

Cupola: “It was great to see my

manufacture wood pellets used for inexpensive, green energy. In 2010, they acquired the

shows Revolution and Army

old advisor, Wayne Curtis,

historic (1889) Alice Mill complex on the Blackstone River in Woonsocket. It was the home of

Wives. His wife Jerrilyn con-

looking so good; hear that

the Woonsocket Rubber Company, which later became the U.S. Rubber Co. then Uniroyal.

tinues teaching filmmaking/

one of my favorite teachers,

The complex had an illustrious history from building the inflatable tanks that were used as

media and their daughters

Charles Gosselink, is doing

decoys on D-Day to being the largest manufacturer of “Keds” brand sneakers. Nearly two years

Hannah and Madeline are,

well and see friends and class-

respectively, a successful L.A.

mates Dean Kemph and Greg

ago, shortly before AWP was to begin operations, sadly, the main building caught fire. The

costume designer and recent

Marsello looking so young! The

UCal-Berkeley graduate.

entire edition was a great jour-

Watch for more from Matt in

ney down memory lane.” John

the next Cupola.

sends best wishes from Texas.

fire burned for a week and was the lead story on national news, so large that it made Doppler Radar. Now, Steve has sold more than 500,000 bricks and granite from the site to suppliers across Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and the Northeast.

1982

He’s Got Talent: Congratulations to comic Tom Cotter ’82, who was recognized this spring on the popular TV show America’s Got Talent, making it to the finals in Las Vegas. Tom has been a comedian for 25 years and is based in New York City. (In addition, the brother of lower school teacher Carolyn Garth — musician William Close, inventor of the Earth Harp — also made it to the finals.) To see where Tom is performing next, visit www.tomcotter.com.

1981 1983

Emily Low Boenning ’81, shown with her husband Dick, her mother Kay and father Ted Low ’44, was honored this fall with Moses

Brad Shipp ’83 has joined MB’s board of trustees. Brad is vice

Brown’s Service to Alma Mater Award.

president of information technology for Cox Communications of New England. He also serves on the boards of the MB Alumni Association and the Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup

1981

Hall of Fame. An avid big-boat sailor and occasional freelance writer, Brad was a 12-year MB veteran.

In December, Jim Briden, one of four new East Providence City Councilors, was unanimously elected to be mayor of East Providence. He previously was

1988

the city solicitor of East Providence.

Donald Jones had dinner with Jeff Nowak at

Jim is a past Alumni Association board

Casa Romero last summer in Boston. Don joined

member and reunion agent. He lives

Natixis Global Asset Management this year as a vice

with his family in Rumford.

president, after 19 years at Fidelity Investments. He is looking forward to reunion this spring.

1981 Painter Alex Weinstein ’88 was hired by sandal company

1988

Reef to create work for a surf contest in Oahu. Liquid Salt magazine also recently posted an interview with Alex — see it at liquidsaltmag.com.

Congratulations to Paul Ardente ’81, Phil Zexter ’81 and Jim Myers ’79. Their daughters — Lily ’14, Lily ’15 and Ellie ’13 — are members of the field hockey team that won the state championship title in November. MB’s field hockey team defeated Barrington for the RIIL Division 1 State title.

1980 A recent news release from Brown University announced

In: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy.

1983 Reunion 2013

that Ted Widmer has accepted a position at Brown as as-

Kathryn Beattie writes,

sistant to the president for

“Trying to keep a business

special projects. He also will be

afloat in this economy has

a senior adviser to Secretary of

been challenging but it feels

State Hillary Clinton. In his six

so worthwhile to help farm-

years as director of the John

ers that it is worth the stress.”

Carter Brown Library, Ted has

Kathryn owns Leading Green

helped make its resources digi-

Distribution in North Carolina,

female athlete to be awarded 12 varsity letters at Moses

tally available to scholars ev-

a refrigerated trucking busi-

Brown. Missy was captain of the basketball, softball

erywhere, including working to

ness that works with small

and tennis teams while a student at MB and went on

save Haiti’s oldest library after

local farmers.

to captain the same teams at Williams College; she

the 2010 earthquake and deep-

still ranks as one of Williams’ leading basketball scorers

ening the JCB’s relationships

(1,309 points). Missy received her MBA from Northwest-

with institutions throughout

In October, Melissa Crouchley Hem ’85 participated in a panel at Brown University, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX. An active alumnus and current member of the MB board of trustees, Missy was inducted into

Photo, David Silverman

MB’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000 and was the first

ern and works in marketing at Gillette/Proctor & Gam-

1985

ble. Devoted to fitness, she plays competitive tennis and golf and coaches her daughters in various sports.

1988 Reunion 2013

Latin America. “Ted has made

Marci Rappoport Talarico is

lasting contributions dur-

enjoying the busy life of a stay-

ing his time at the JCB,” said

at-home mom in Long Island.

Brown President Christina Pax-

Her children are now 14, 12

son last fall. Ted also recently

and 10. “I hope all my class-

published a new book, Listening

mates are well,” she writes.

Every Gift Matters Alumni of all ages make gifts to The Moses Brown Fund each year. Did you know that last year more than 1,000 alumni and 19% of college age alumni made a gift to MB? Alumni support is important and essential to MB’s continued strength. Join the growing number of alumni donors and make a gift to MB today at www.mosesbrown.org/onlinegiving or by calling (401) 831-7350 ext. 196. Gifts to The Moses Brown Fund are directed to four essential priorities: Teaching and Academics; Scholarships; Athletics, The Arts, and Friends Education; and MB’s Historic Campus. Building on a centuries-old tradition, these investments focus on providing a rigorous, values-based education that prepares students to live and lead in the 21st century. 33

1990 1990

Thanks to Hillary Monahan Ramos ’91 for her years of service as 1991 Class Correspondent. Any volunteers to Orlando Lima ’90 and his wife Ana live in New York

take over the job? Contact alumni@mosesbrown.org.

with their 1-year-old daughter Soumaya. See page 10 for more on OJ’s post-MB path.

1992 Rajni and Uday Kumar are proud to announce the birth of their third child, Rohan, born in October.

1992 grads recently caught up: Rob

“Everyone is doing well,” says Uday, “and his big

Lancaster, Joshua Holland, Andy Wigren

sisters, Sareena, 5, and Janavi, 3, are watching

and Kelley Ciampi Wigren.

over him.”

Photo, Natalia Breslauer ’13

1994/1995

1992

Congratulations Damien Ewens ’94, Heather Tow-Yick ’94 and Ian Lang ’95 were recognized by Providence

1994

Business News last year, in their

Three alumni joined the MB board of overseers this year (l-r): Keith Monchik ’90, Brad Shipp ’83,

annual “40 Under 40” Awards Program.

and Heather Tow-Yick ’94. Nia Thomas, stepdaughter of Allan Sifferlen ’61, joined the board Alice Berresheim and Davide Dukcevich ’92 were married in December with

as well. Nia works for New England Yearly Meet-

David Dwares, Eric King, Ned Silverman, Lizzie Simon, Rob Lancaster, Josh Holland,

ing, as NEYM’s young Friends and young adult

Josh Golden, Aaron Simon, Stefano Dukcevich, and Andy and Kelley Wigren in

Friends coordinator.

attendance. Dave and Alice reside on the East Side.

1992 Andy and Kelley also hosted

Tom Vignali is now general

Class Correspondent

Josh and Whitney Holland and

manager of Davitt Design

Kelley Ciampi Wigren

their children, Avery, 5, and

Build Inc., in South Kingstown.

8 Juniper Rd.

Alex, 3, and Rob and Devon

Tom is responsible for over-

Tracy Powderly Owen moved

Wellesley, MA 02482

Lancaster and their daughter,

seeing the operations of the

back to the area with her hus-

781-235-4512

Emme, 1, for dinner this fall

company and its affiliates,

band Stephen to run Powderly

kelleywigren11@yahoo.com

at their home. “It was great to

developing new clients, and

spend some time together

maintaining relationships with

1991 1990

1993 Reunion 2013

Class Correspondent

Meadows with her father, John

Julie Reitzas

Powderly. The operation offers

Class of ’92 has some exciting

with our families and catch up

former clients. Davitt designs,

1688 Drift Rd.

horse boarding, doggie daycare

news to share!

with each other,” says Kelley.

constructs, and remodels high-

P.O. Box 302

and now trail riding in Lakev-

“I hope everyone is doing well

end homes throughout Rhode

Westport Point, MA 02791-0302

ille, Massachusetts. Tracy

Macy and Damon Yip welcomed

and I look forward to hearing

Island. Tom has a B.S. in busi-

508-636-6928

had previously been in Florida

their second daughter, Abigail,

more news from the Class

ness administration from URI

tnbjr@msn.com

training dolphins!

last July.

of ’92.”

and is a licensed CPA.

Class Notes

1990

NEW DIRECTIONS In this issue of Cupola, MB catches up with graduates from the 1990s onward. See pages Jane Cerilli P’95 ’98 ’00, with Matt Glendinning

11-13 for more from filmmakers Lex Sadasivan ’94 and Nuala Cabral ’99.

1998

and Keith Monchik ’90, accepted the MBAA’s 2012 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, on behalf of her son Wiley ’98. (Wiley and his new

Ava and David Vanech

bride Allison were on their honeymoon.)

welcomed Wyatt into the

Scott ’96 and Katie (Karpowicz) ’99 Young

world in September. David

now live in San Anselmo, California. They

has tied Wyatt’s right arm to

welcomed their first child, Peter Michael,

his body so he will be forced

in November.

1998

to use his left hand and become a left-handed pitcher like his dad.

1996 1998

In 2008, Jacob Brier ’98 co-founded LIFEcycle to promote healthy, active living and to support local cancer treatment. The organization has already raised $150,000 for R.I. cancer treatment, and will reach $1 million by its tenth year. Ride ’Round Rhody is LIFEcycle’s main event — a bike-a-thon held each summer to raise funds for local cancer

After the birth of her first daughter, Lauren Franco Leonard was inspired

treatment. Visit www.lifecycleinc.org to learn more.

to pursue her passion for health and wellness. She graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, become a certified Holistic Health

1999

Counselor, and started her own business, Lauren Leonard Health (www. laurenleonardhealth.com). She helps busy people get back to basics, learn what foods and lifestyles work best for them, and make changes towards a healthier, happier life. Lauren also is a run ambassador for Lululemon, offering a free weekly run club out of their Dedham, Mass. store. She welcomes any and all classmates to join.

Jonathan Rappoport is positively viewing life through the lens of unabashedly proud fatherhood (Ryan, 3) and a second triumph over salivary

gist for the VA Long Beach. “My

gland cancer in late 2011.

job is to transform the mental

1997

health service department to be more recovery-oriented and

Kirstin McCarthy married Eric Boehm in September, with several

veteran-centered in its delivery Class Correspondent

MB friends in attendance. Kirstin and Eric are now on a six-month

of care,” Jessica says. “I train

Cara Camacho

around-the-world honeymoon, Argentina to New Zealand! Follow

staff about mental health re-

401 13th St. NE, Apt. 105

them at http://boehmmccarthy.blogspot.com.

covery, work as a consultant

Washington, DC 20002-6316

helping programs improve

401-742-4658

their policies and procedures,

cara.camacho@gmail.com

and facilitate system redesign

Eddy Ameen earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Miami and is now working at the

1998 Reunion 2013

1999

projects for quality improve-

Class Correspondent

and volunteering with several

Last summer, Jessica Zuehlke

ment.” Jessica also directs the

Jason Engle

Kirstin McCarthy

youth organizations. He was

moved with her husband to

PIER Center, a mental health

12 Marsden Court

PO Box 16364

proud to be the best man at

Hermosa Beach, California

recovery center on the VA

Seekonk, MA 02771

Alexandria, VA 22302-8364

the wedding of Andrew Van

where she works as the local

campus, and provides indi-

401-475-4342

401-447-5770

Degna ’00 to Xavier Santana in

recovery coordinator/psycholo-

vidual therapy to veterans.

jasonengle@littlekidsinc.com

kirstinmccarthy@yahoo.com

2011 in Connecticut.

American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.

2000 2000 MAN UP: Congratulations to Carlos Andrés Gómez ’00, whose first book, Man Up, was released last fall. Carlos returned to Providence to read at Books on the Square in October.

Andrew Van Degna ’00 earned his executive master’s in technology management from Columbia University last May and is working at Fidelity Investments in Jersey City, New Jersey. In June, 2011, he married Xavier Santana

Photo, Penguin

in Morris, Connecticut. Attendees included (l-r): Emma Van Degna ’03, Habib Gorgi ’74, Andrew Van Degna, Eddy Ameen ’99, and Bernard Buonanno ’84. Katie Prindiville has a new full-time job in Providence designing jewelry for GUESS. She writes, “I am keeping my studio in Warren and, over the next year, will redirect the focus of my jewelry business toward creating custom pieces for the wedding industry in Newport, Bristol, Providence and the islands, including Martha’s Vineyard, Block Island and Nantucket.”

2002 2002

2002

Guest Editor Taylor Rotondi Anderson ‘02 is living in New York City and working as a designer and merchandiser for luxury textiles. She spends her weekends commuting to Maddie Means Gray enjoyed having many MB friends and family at her wedding in September. Shown

Cambridge, Massachusetts where her husband Nic Anderson

above are (back row) Nick Breul, Adam Freedman, Stephanie Sabra, Hillar Schwertner ’06, Josh Rosen-

‘03 is attending Harvard Business School. In May, Nic will

berg, Ben Simon, Sam Daly; (middle) Marla Nasser ’00, Jessica Brown ’00, Caroline Means Laye ’00,

receive his MBA and Taylor will receive sanity.

Maddie Means Gray, John Clark ’69, Sara Farley, Cam Allen; (front) Alice Gruber Phinizy ’99, Charlie Means ’69, Kai Schwertner, and Bob Sheridan ’68. Also at the wedding were Laura Gruber, Theodore Watson ’65, Howard Means ’63, Graeme Means ’65, Bennett Wickes, and Tori Means P’00 ’02 (manager, MB school store). Maddie and her husband Evan live in Boston.

a pasture and laying eggs in a

2000

2003 Reunion 2013

portable egg-laying barn. The

Kristina Rigby Shepherd writes,

Frarys are a fourth-generation

“Toby and I moved back to

farm family: “We process

Providence last April and just

all our poultry on the farm,”

purchased our first house, a

says Elizabeth, “so you can be

few blocks from Moses Brown!”

2000 Matthew Parker ’00 is pictured with his wife Leslie, his parents David

confident that all of Copicut’s

Elizabeth Silvia Frary and her

meat and eggs go directly from

Adrienne Harrison-Beauregard

and Virginia Parker and his brother Ted Parker ’04. They were married in

husband Vince own Copicut

our farm to your table.”

was an assistant district attor-

October at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick.

ney in Bristol County, Massa-

2004

2005

Farms, a pastured poultry farm in Dartmouth, Massachu-

2002

setts. They have 1,000 laying

chusetts for two years. During that time, she prosecuted hun-

hens and 640 meat birds. They

Class Correspondent

dreds of criminal defendants

Class Correspondent

use contemporary farming

Liz Donat

and tried more than 20 cases.

Kori Burnham

Nick Artenstein

methods that are lighter on

519 N 40th Street

Adrienne joined Beauregard

6 Searle Ave., Apt 1R

538 East Ave.

the land and more humane for

Seattle, WA 98103-7714

Burke and Franco in October

Easthampton, MA 01027-1133

Pawtucket, RI 02860

the animals. The birds get to

401-864-9600

and is practicing now in the

508-954-3981

401-413-1265

be outside, roaming around in

emdonat@gmail.com

civil litigation field.

kori.burnham@gmail.com

nick.artenstein@gmail.com

Class Notes Hugh Madden ’84, Todd Grant ’84 and faculty member Tom Andrew were tailgating at the soldout Argentina-Brazil soccer match at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, when they ran into Phil Gregory ’05.

2005

2004

2004 Chris Akelman ’04 and Andy Jenkins ’04 were among those who participated in the Boston Discernment Dialogue in November. Matt Glendinning has been hosting these events Kyle Dungan ’04 married Danielle Shlien last August in Mooresville, North Carolina where his parents Bill

around the country to get alumni input about MB’s future.

and Lorraine (former staff member) now live. Kyle and Danielle live in Atlanta. MB alumni in attendance

See Discernment Dialogue story on page 6.

included Chris Akelman, Tim Savage, Rob Treut, Pete Salmons, Kyle Anderson, Andy Jenkins, Bruce Bickford and Dan Rampone.

2004

After getting hitched to Matthew Solomon in 2009, Ari Rotondi Solomon ‘04 (middle) gave birth in 2012 to Appleby Charlotte, bringing the tally of their brood to one. The Solomons live in New Haven, Connecticut and Ari will receive her master’s in nursing from Yale University this May. Ari and Appleby (MB year TBD) are shown with sister and aunt Mia Rotondi ‘09.

2006

NEW ALUMNI: the 2000s In this Cupola, MB catches up with its most recent graduates. See pages 14-20 for more from Jacob Fain ’01, Chris Savage ’01, Naomi Slipp ’01, Kara Foley ’02, Kendall Reiss ’02, Becky Harrington ’04, Ben Anderson ’07, Jeff Church ’07, and Hannah Stahl ’08.

Classmates of Evan Spirito ’06 gathered in the Waughtel-Howe Field House to remember Evan at Homecoming this past fall, his kindness and unassuming presence. Evan’s football, hockey and lacrosse jerseys now hang in the Field House hallway.

Jessica Gazin writes, “I work

’06 grads are encouraged to

seasonal jobs. During the fall,

stop by Katie Evans Goldman’s

I worked at Nature’s Class-

middle school science class-

English in Taiwan and Shang-

room as an outdoor educator

room at MB for a visit anytime

hai; he now lives in Savannah,

happily in Chicago directing

years with Teach for America

in Colebrook, Connecticut. In

they’re back in the neighbor-

Georgia and runs an import

plays — most recently with

and is now in grad school at

early November, I drove from

hood. Doug Prindiville is also

company specializing in jew-

Jackalope Theatre — and work-

UC Berkeley.

Connecticut to Vail, Colorado

keeping it local, working as a

elry and textiles from tribal

ing as a director of operations

to spend the winter working at

cook in Newport.

communities in Southeast Asia

for the National Student Lead-

Congratulations to Monica

and Central America.

ership Conference.

Carvalho, who graduated from

a ski resort. I fell in love with the mountains almost immedi-

Terry Moran still lives in Balti-

ately and I’m hoping to stay in

more with Bruce Bickford ’04;

Georgia Hoyler lives in D.C.,

There’s also lots of grad

University last May with a

Colorado for a while.”

both work in beer, as Terry

pursuing a career in health-

school for ’06 folks; Michael

master’s in teaching and her

is the Maryland sales rep for

care consulting. She’s picked

Mariorenzi is in med school

New York teaching license for

Heavy Seas Brewery and Bruce

up the violin again, become

at Georgetown, living not far

English Language Arts, grades

is the Maryland sales rep for

an avid runner and enjoys

from Hillar Schwertner, who is

7-12. Monica also received her

Class Correspondent

Harpoon. Sam Ferry is fol-

keeping in touch with Devon

also at Georgetown pursuing

ELA teaching license for Rhode

Nate Silver

lowing his childhood dream,

Hopkins. Kathleen Roberts lives

an advanced degree in history.

Island over the summer. She

2046 W. Cortez #2

coaching college basketball at

in Duluth where she founded

Sabrina Camp is in med school

lives in New York City and

Chicago, IL 60622

Monmouth University in New

a magazine and is part of an

at Tulane, Erik Duhaime is

works at Booker T. Washington

401-272-3319

Jersey. Ben Chaffee has been

artistic collective that runs a

working on his Ph.D. from MIT,

Middle School as a seventh

silver.nate@gmail.com

the world over, having taught

gallery. Nate Silver still lives

and Ben Keller finished two

grade humanities teacher.

2006

Teachers College, Columbia

2008

Danielle Kaslow (middle) recently moved to

Over Thanksgiving break a group of young alumni, classes of 2007 through 2012, gathered for a traditional pick-up game on

New York City, and lives with Caitlin Davis

Campanella Field.

and Nicole Gazin: “We’ve been best friends since high school!”

2012 Looking ahead This issue of Cupola looks at the post-MB paths of recent Moses Brown alumni. Young alumni: do we have your most recent information in our database? Please share so we can communicate with you, share news on events, and information on netCongrats to Sam Yules ‘12, who was awarded the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame

working opportunities with other

2012 National High School Scholar-Athlete Award this winter. Now playing football at Stanford, Sam

MB alumni. We always welcome

was selected from a field of contenders in the Northeast Region.

suggestions of young alumni to feature in Cupola. Email alumni@ mosesbrown.org.

Class Correspondent Emma Dickson ’12 was the 2012 Alumni Office Summer Intern. Truly an MB “lifer,” Emma began at MB in the Infant-Toddler Center. She is now in her freshman year at Brown University. Classmates can share news with Emma for the next Cupola at emdi@verizon.net.

Lizi Jones is working at the

each other!” Caitlin is a full-

Colorado Department of Public

time graduate student study-

2007

Health and Environment in

ing science journalism at NYU,

Denver.

due to graduate in December.

Class Correspondent

Danielle Kaslow is completing

Jeremy Savage writes, “I’ve

Lindy Nash

her M.A. in public communi-

started a car dealership selling

1312 Narragansett Blvd.

cation at Fordham University

classic British and European

Cranston, RI 02905

and working as a graduate as-

sports cars. It is a welcome dis-

401-527-0896

sistant at the university.

traction from the day to day of

2012

linden.nash@conncoll.edu

law school.” Nicole Gazin writes, “At the

Ian Hunter is now working at

end of the summer, I reunited

Warner Music Group in NYC.

with two of my best MB

2010

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friends Caitlin Davis and Dani-

Class Correspondent

elle Kaslow and we moved to

Jamie Gilson

the Big Apple together. I got a

100 Prospect St.

Susan Cordina, Class Notes Editor

Class Correspondent

great job at a marketing firm

Providence, RI 02906

Alumni Relations

Natalie Triedman

on Wall St. and am living the

401-421-1640

Moses Brown School

10 South Ogden Street, Apt. 105

dream in NYC!”

jmgilson425@gmail.com

alumni@mosesbrown.org

401-575-3142

Caitlin Davis comments on the

Michael Yules was named de-

nkt387@aol.com

photo above, “We typically

fensive player of the week in

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Denver, CO 80209

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October by Ivy League Sports.

Natalie Triedman works in Den-

I swear (haha)! It probably

He led a Brown Bears’ defense

ver as a research analyst at a

wasn’t the best idea to take

that held Georgetown to one

non-partisan health policy or-

the picture after a long day of

yard of total offense in the sec-

ganization called the Colorado

grad school and work, respec-

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In Memoriam Moses Brown publishes memorial notes based on published obituaries. Please forward to Office of Alumni Relations, Moses Brown School, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence, RI 02906; fax (401) 455-0084; email alumni@mosesbrown.org.

Donald Batty, Class of 1934, was vice-president of

Richard Lemon, Class of 1948, a Yale University

manufacturing for Standard Nut & Bolt Co. He served

graduate, had a distinguished career writing for The

as trustee of the Pawtucket Institution of Savings,

New Yorker, Newsweek, The Saturday Evening Post, the

director of the Pawtucket Trust Company, chair of the

New York Daily News, People Magazine and Entertainment

building committee of the Hodgson Building, and a

Weekly, and authoring eight novels, two memoirs and

corporator of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. Don

23 children’s stories. He interviewed Jackie Kennedy,

was past president of the Visiting Nurses Association,

the Beatles, Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Duke

the To Kalon Club, and the Cumberland Lions Club.

Ellington, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. Dick

(7/5/12)

served on the board of the Town of Bedford, the Blue Mountain Housing Corporation and the Bedford

Robert Peck, Class of 1940, enlisted in the Army Reserve as a private and was called to active duty, serving in Massachusetts, Maryland, Florida and the Aleutian Islands. After World War II, he returned to

Audobon Society. He was instrumental in organizing Bedford’s tri-centennial Celebration in 1980, having penned the script for the pageant that was presented during that celebration. (6/29/12)

MIT and received his B.S. He started Controlled Environment Corporation, the first company to offer

Nabil Totah, Class of 1948, was born in Ramallah,

turnkey construction of the new concept of

Palestine; his family emigrated when Nabi was 14,

cleanrooms for space, electronic, medical, and other

sailing from Egypt to New York in the hold of a Liberty

industries. Bob was a fellow at the Institute of

ship in a wartime convoy. He attended Haverford

Environmental Sciences and a recipient of the Munroe

College where he studied political science and was on

Seligman and the James R. Mildon awards. He was

a diplomatic career path when he discovered and took

also a member of the VFW, the American Legion, and

up the bass. While serving in the U.S. Army in Japan,

the Society of Mayflower Descendants and was very

Nabi played with the 289th Division Army Band.

proud to be an Eagle Boy Scout. (8/10/12)

Three days after returning to New York, Charlie Parker heard him at a jam session and hired him.

William O’Brien, Class of 1942, lived in Barrington and Johnston until recently moving to Greenville. Bill was a fighter pilot during WWII for the Army Air Corps and attended Providence College and Norwich University. Bill worked at Benny’s for more than 60 years, primarily as general manager. He had five children, 9 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. (1/4/13)

F. Monroe Allen, Class of 1947, received an engineering degree from Brown and a law degree from Boston University. A longtime Republican, Monroe worked hard to improve life in Smithfield as state senator, town council member, probate court judge, and member of several local organizations. He volunteered as a pro bono lawyer through the R.I. Bar Association and as a swimming teacher at the Smithfield YMCA. Monroe’s passion was physical fitness; he competed in several marathons including the Boston Marathon and national and international

Nabi enjoyed an illustrious career in jazz, working and recording with many of the top jazz musicians of his day. He won several awards while a member of the National Orchestra Association and was active in Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians. He made more than 20 recordings, his last being More Double Bass. To support his family, Nabi went to work for society bandleader Lester Lanin, and was on the

Francis O’Connell, Class of 1953, graduated from

road for many years. They played for Queen Elizabeth

Harvard College and Columbia University where he

in England and at the inauguration of several

earned his medical degree. He served in the U.S. Air

Presidents including Bill Clinton. (6/7/12)

Force and, following his residencies, established a practice in Worcester as an attending orthopedic

John Wood, Class of 1948, a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, served in the U.S. Army. He worked for Pierce Painting Company and for Concordia Boat Yard until his retirement. John was a member of the New Bedford Yacht Club and enjoyed sailing Buzzards Bay, golfing, refinishing furniture and attending his grandchildren’s sporting events. (8/15/12)

triathlons — completing his last triathlon at the age of 80. (6/22/12)

Donald Bird, Class of 1953, graduated from Brown University with a degree in sociology and served with the U.S. Navy. He retired from Blue Bell/VF Corporation in Greensboro, North Carolina after 40

surgeon at the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts. Red later served at the Memorial Campus as chair of orthopedic surgery, director of orthopedic service at New England Area Comprehensive Hemophilia Center, and chief of orthopedic services at both Fairlawn Rehabilitation and University Commons Rehabilitation in Worcester. (10/24/12)

Peter Darrah, Class of 1960, attended MB’s lower school in the early 1950s. Peter was an avid golfer and volunteered for many years at the CVS Charity Classic in Barrington. He lived in Providence. (12/6/12)

years of service and was a member of the Unitarian Church in Providence. (1/8/12)

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In Memoriam Continued from previous page

Lorenzo Weisman, Class of 1962, was raised in Guatemala City until moving to the U.S. as a teenager. Following his graduation from Harvard College, Lorenzo moved to Paris to pursue his passion for the theater where he became an actor in ‘La Comedie Francaise.’ While attending Columbia Business School to learn how to open his own theater company, he discovered his unexpected calling in business. After completing his MBA, Lorenzo joined investment bank Dillon, Read & Co., where he built his career working on cross-border M&A and advisory deals in a variety of sectors worldwide. Later, Lorenzo co-founded Hill Street Capital, a boutique investment bank in New York City. Lorenzo was a keen sailor and competed in the Newport to Bermuda Race with his son four times. He was chairman of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard, chairman of the French Institute/Alliance Francaise in New York, and a member of the board of trustees of Columbia Business School. In 2008, Lorenzo was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by the French government for helping to advance French culture in the U.S. (9/22/12)

Carl Sandler, Class of 1963, completed his

Albert Marcello, Class of 1970, a graduate of Tufts

James Bliss, Class of 1993, received a B.A. in

University, was a self-employed engineer. Albert and

American studies from Yale University and an M.D.

his wife Norma lived in Barrington and were married

from Tulane University. Jake completed his

for 31 years. They had two sons, Albert III, a Roman

orthopedic surgery residency and a fellowship in

Catholic priest in Rhode Island, and Mark, a tennis

orthopedic trauma at Brown University and a

professional in New York City. Al also was a 13-year

fellowship in total joint replacements at the Scripps

student of MB. He will be remembered for his

Clinic in San Diego. He then joined the medical staff

fearsome play on Coach Zeoli’s basketball team which

of the Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara, California, where

contrasted with his gentle humor off the court.

he specialized in complex joint replacement surgery.

(7/2/12)

Jake was a lifelong Quaker who generously donated his time to helping the homeless of Santa Barbara and

P. H. Liotta, Class of 1974, earned a B.S. in humanities from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a

migrant Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. (11/10/12)

master’s in communication from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s in English literature and an MFA in creative writing and translation from Cornell,

Former Faculty/Staff

a master’s in national security and strategic studies

Ron Marshall, a retired musician, taught brass at

from the Naval War College, and a Ph.D. in

Moses Brown for many years (1995-2010) and was well

humanities from Salve Regina. He served for more

known to students of recent decades. Ron was a

than 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, piloting T-38, KC-

Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and lived

135, UV-18, C-12, and the Mirage 2000 aircrafts during

with his family in Warwick. Music Director Steve Toro

active duty. He was a Fulbright poet-in-residence in

recalls that Ron was the first private music teacher he

former Yugoslavia. Before Peter was appointed

hired when he arrived at MB: “I grew up admiring Ron

director of the Pell Center for International Relations

as one of the ‘big guy musicians,’” he says. “He was a

and Public Policy at Salve Regina, he was the Jerome

good friend of my dad’s. They were always playing

E. Levy Chair of Economic Geography and National

concerts together every weekend while I was growing

Security at the U.S. Naval War College. The author of

up. I never knew that I would one day stand side by

17 books and numerous articles in fields as diverse as

side teaching with him. For all Ron did at his age

poetry, criticism, education, international security,

while here at MB, he was not only an inspirational

intervention ethics, and foreign policy analysis, Peter’s

teacher for his students, he was an inspiration to us

most recent book, The Real Population Bomb: Megacities,

all, that will not soon be replicated.” Students

Global Security & The Map of the Future, was published

benefited from Ron’s genuine love for music and a

last year. He regularly lectured on demographics,

career that started in the Big Band days in downtown

migration, and security at the NATO Defense College

Providence when Ron was a young man. A true brass

James Medoff, Class of 1965, an economics professor

in Rome. He was an adjunct professor in comparative

musician, Ron taught with an upbeat manner and

and expert in the role of unions in the American

politics and international relations in the U.S. Military

thorough dedication to teaching — he was a real

economy, graduated from Brown and then went to

Academy’s department of social sciences, an associate

cheerleader for his kids, always rooting for students.

Harvard to complete a master’s and doctorate in

of the Global Environmental Change and Human

Former students and families recall him as a mentor.

economics. He later earned tenure at Harvard as the

Security project of Oslo, Norway, a member of

When some of Ron’s students heard of his passing in

Meyer Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry.

Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation and

August, they played “Music of the Night” at one’s

James advised companies such as IBM, The Boston

Vulnerability of Climate Change) of the United

wedding, dedicating the song to Ron; the song appears

Globe, and Ford Motor Company, and was a consultant

Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,

on the Live in Concert CD recorded at MB in 2004. A

for major unions including the National Association of

and a co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Peter

colleague also recalled, “I will miss my lunches with

Letter Carriers. Jim was considered an expert on the

served as guest editor for Cupola’s Sustainability issue

Ron. He would tell stories of working with the big

complicated collective bargaining issues that U.S.

in 2008. (8/31/12)

bands and he would always have us laughing. My

undergraduate education at Washington & Jefferson College, graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine and then completed his internship and residency at Jefferson Medical College. After two years in the U.S. Air Force, he began his career at the University of Texas Medical School where he rose from assistant professor to chairman of the radiology department. After leaving UT, Carl continued his career at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and helped train many of the radiologists in Houston. As a worldrenowned expert in genitourinary radiology, he coauthored the Textbook of Uroradiology. The Society of Uroradiology awarded him the Howard Pollack Gold Medal for his achievements in his field. Carl loved to travel, reaching all seven continents before his 60th birthday. (7/22/12)

postal workers face with government administration

favorite stories were of his time in competition

and, in 2004, testified before a Presidential

rollerskating. He had such a rich story to tell. He will

Commission looking into the organization. (9/15/12)

be missed.” (8/5/12)

Former Faculty & Staff

Moses Brown welcomes former employees to share a photo or update for Cupola. Send to MB Office of Alumni Relations. Many former employees stay in touch with MB via www.facebook.com/MosesBrownSchool. Say hello!

Moses Brown Day, 1960. Shown with students are language faculty Mr. Frank Fuller, Latin, and Mr. Ted Whitford, French.

MB said thank you to longtime faculty member Betsy

one of the richest sources for studying difference as well

Archibald when she left MB in June to move to Massa-

as common ground among people from different parts

chusetts with her husband. Over Betsy’s 34 years at MB,

of the world: “It requires body and mind to negotiate

she was chair of the World Languages Department, the

meaning. The rise and fall of the voice, where we stand

first winner of the Jim English teaching award, and the

in relation to our listener, gestures, the particular choice

first winner of the Doc Odell Senior Distinguished Chair

of words, and how we listen all matter. Although adoles-

in World Languages. Betsy also played a lead role in

cents always put their own humorous spin on nearly

securing a Champlin Foundation grant that led to

everything they do and say in class, I witnessed students

construction of today’s digital language lab. Betsy recalls

accomplish the serious task of absorbing the new ways

her work with colleagues fondly. “I enjoyed working

of being and feeling that knowing a different language

with a passionate group of savvy, global-minded teach-

entails. They understood the importance of communi-

ers who were constantly seeking the best way to help

cating on another person’s terms, on another person’s

our students communicate and negotiate with the rest

linguistic turf, so to speak. I personally received a won-

of the world,” she says. “I loved working alongside

derful education at Moses Brown. I had the privilege and

people who were eager to reflect on their craft, improve

the pleasure of working in a place that is committed to

it, and reach students of all abilities.”

the values of reflection, cooperation, group wisdom, and

Betsy says she believes that a foreign language is

respect for differences. Thanks to all.”

MB received a letter from the daughter of William Paxton, for many years the chairman of MB’s English department. Mr. Paxton was recently honored with an endowed fund by Dick Chadwell ’51. Julia Paxton Barrow wrote from Worcester, “It is very touching to me that someone has remembered my father’s teaching which ended so many years ago. My sister Margaret and I grew up on the campus and we have very fond memories of our childhood there … midst the now longgone ‘shadows of the elms.’”

Peter Horton writes, “While only teaching at Moses Brown for two years, I left with so many wonderful memories, both of students and colleagues. Because the students were, even then, under pressure to succeed academically, once a month, in place of the usual composition, I would require a fun assignment. One of them was to write an original sentence using all the letters of the alphabet in 11 words or less. The seven-word gem I still fondly remember began with ‘the fantastically jovial zebras’ and ended with ‘waxed cumquats.’ My very best to all of you teenagers back then.” Say hello to Peter at phorton@maine.rr.com.

Former Faculty & Staff

Louise Heckman works with Shaun Cutts ’85. Mrs. Heckman taught in the middle school, 1967-2006.

The former upper school administrative team — King “Doc” Odell, Karin Morse ’79, Vickie Chiappetta, Angelyn Scala and Jean Pennacchio — came together for their annual lunch in Wellesley, Massachusetts last year.

John Quinn now teaches kindergarten at Cambridge Friends School and lives in Boxford, Massachusetts. He shares, “I got married in August and am having a wonderful year.”

After a decade at MB, Amy (Todd) Newbold and her family have moved to New Hampshire. They welcomed a son in October, joining Amy’s twin girls. Amy’s husband is an administrator at Cardigan Mountain School.

Raya Goff and Peter Tenney taught at MB in the late 1970s/ early ’80s. Peter Moon ’83 is shown front. Middle school team trip, Cardigan Mountain, early 1990s. Top right and bottom left photos by Peter Vandermark

Mr. William Paxton was head of MB’s English department for four decades, 1925-66.

WHICH MB FACULTY MEMBER WOULD YOU HONOR WITH YOUR BEQUEST? “Just do it. It will bring you great satisfaction.” ~ Simple advice for alumni from Dick Chadwell ’51 Richard Chadwell ’51 and his wife Wanda

When Dick Chadwell was caught plagiarizing by legendary faculty member Bill Paxton, Dick never imagined that he would be honoring Moses Brown School and Mr. Paxton with a generous gift in the form of a bequest in his will. Dick recently decided to leave MB 15% of his estate to establish the Richard H.W. Chadwell ’51 Endowed Fund for Faculty and Student Excellence, because the lessons that he learned about honesty and trust during that experience have remained with him. Dick also is compelled by MB’s continued commitment to a strong liberal arts education and by the ways MB is responding to the ever-changing needs of this generation of students. About his gift, Mr. Chadwell says:

Why a bequest to Moses Brown? • It costs nothing today, yet you have the knowledge that your future gift will forever be associated with MB. • It is simple to implement by including language in your will, and it can include gifts of cash, stock, real or tangible property. • When you let MB know of your intentions, we will thank you today.

“Education is so important; I wasn’t a brilliant student but MB really gave me a lot. I wanted to make significant gifts to the places that helped me, so they would in turn continue to help other people.”

To learn more and to be associated with Moses Brown School forever, contact Ron Dalgliesh, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at 401-831-7350 x111 or rdalgliesh@mosesbrown.org, or visit www.mosesbrown.org/plannedgiving.

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MB Reunion 2013 May 10-11

For the Classes of ’43, ’48, ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98, ’03, ’08

Register for Reunion at www.mosesbrown.org/reunion and connect with other folks in the MB community anytime at www.facebook.com/mosesbrownschool. Reunion 2013 will offer special events for classes ending in 3 and 8, though all alumni are welcome to attend, from any year, former faculty, too! Graduates of all generations welcome, Baby Boom to GenX! To register or see who is coming, visit www.mosesbrown.org, contact alumni@mosesbrown.org or call 401-831-7350 x288.