Voice
G REEN VALE
Winter 2012
G V The Green Vale School 2011-2012 Board of Trustees PRESIDENT Joseph T. Donohue VICE-PRESIDENT Robin Wilpon Wachtler ‘80 SECRETARY Jennifer Bancroft Kelter ‘79 TREASURER Gilbert W. Chapman III ‘75 ASSISTANT TREASURER Edward S. Heaney
Russell C. Albanese Gabrielle S. Bacon Laura S. Bilicic Timothy S. Broadbent W. Russell G. Byers Jr. Daniel R. Bystrom Struan H. Coleman ‘81 Scott L. DeMatteis George J. Eberle Eric O. Fornell David R. Gelfand Renee B. Hughes Ian M. Huschle Daniel R. Knopf Elisa V. Muran Ogden Phipps II ‘93 Lewis M. Warren Jr. Tina J. Yuan
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Headmaster’s Letter New Trustees Welcome Early Childhood
Lower School Upper School 2011 Green Vale Fair Young Alumni
Photo above: Third grade writing lesson with Ms. Leonard builds on cause and effect in an historical sense. On front cover, top: Fifth grade musical, “Newsies,” was a huge hit with audiences. Bottom: Green Vale’s Field Hockey team at a game in Manhattan, photo by Ed Heaney.
EX OFFICIO Daphne Wilmerding Scalamandre ‘86 Stephen H. Watters
TRUSTEE EMERITUS Nelson Doubleday ‘47
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Next Admissions Open House: March 29, 2012
13 College Alumni 14 Alumni Milestones 15 Alumni Class Notes
The Green Vale Voice is published annually for families, alumni and friends of The Green Vale School. Stephen H. Watters, Headmaster Linda Gardiner, Assistant Head of School & Director of Lower School Susan Jones, Director of Early Childhood Thomas Marvin, Director of Upper School Liz Remsen, Director of Advancement Alexis Morledge, Director of Alumni Relations & Associate Director of Advancement Bill Simonds ‘58, Humanities Teacher Peggy Bell, Editor & Director of Communications
Green Vale Voice Dear Friends, At Green Vale we have long known that the years of childhood may be the best and most influential years for learning. How fortunate we are to have your children here during these formative years, and how awesome a responsibility it is for us as educators. It is this recognition which contributes to the daily vibrancy and sense of purpose on our campus.
Reports by The Fordham Institute and Rand Education identified the many strengths of an early childhood through middle school environment in terms of academic achievement. They noted a significant decline in student achievement between fourth and eighth grades for students not enrolled in a K-8 school, and also noted much higher GPAs for high school students who graduated from a K-8 school. Green Vale’s program intentionally encompasses childhood for this combination of joyful learning and academic achievement.
This year’s school-wide theme is “One small act can make a world of difference,” a statement which any age can understand and internalize. This issue of The Voice offers a myriad of examples of acts which are making a difference in the lives of children and in the world around them. What is embodied in the words and pictures of the magazine gives such an abundance of optimism for our future. Parents, teachers, and students are working together at Green Vale to turn this bright future into a brilliant one.
Enjoy! Respectfully,
Stephen H. Watters Headmaster since 1995
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New Trustees Join Green Vale Board For the 2011-12 school year, The Green Vale School proudly welcomes five new Trustees, Gabrielle Bacon, George Eberle, David Gelfand, Ogden Phipps and, as Parents’ Association President, Daphne Scalamandre. The Board is comprised of parents, alumni and parents of alumni, and as a group is responsible for defining, preserving and promoting the School's mission. They provide the vision, policies and direction for the School while working with the Headmaster who, serving as the School’s educational leader, is responsible for the daily management of the School. Gabrielle S. Bacon
David R. Gelfand
Gabrielle and her husband Louis have three children at Green Vale: LuElla (Young Threes), Kidder (1st) and Schuyler (4th). Gabrielle graduated from McGill University and received a master’s in international relations from Cambridge University in England. Gabrielle has an art and design business, based in New York and London. She was a liaison in private client services at Sotheby’s in London from 1992 to 1999. Gabrielle and Louis live in Oyster Bay Cove.
David and his wife Kathy have three children: Thomas (3rd) at Green Vale and two children are alumni (Robert ’07, Emory University and Charlotte ’11, Friends Academy). David received his B.A. as well as his J.D. from Vanderbilt University. He is a partner at Milbank Tweed Hadley McCloy LLP in their National Litigation Department. He has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in America for general commercial litigation by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation and New York Super Lawyers. David serves on the Disciplinary Committee of the New York State Supreme Court, First Department. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Fund for Modern Courts, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the administration of justice in New York.
George J. Eberle George and his wife Aimee have four children at Green Vale: Brennan (2nd), George (5th), Grace (7th), and Juliette (8th). George went to Villanova University. He is a Managing Principal for Park Hill Group, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group, one of the world’s leading global alternative asset managers and financial advisory firms. He is on the board at Wings over Wall Street, a Wall Street organization dedicated to furthering the research for ALS, and Family House, a charity dedicated to providing free housing for families whose children are receiving cancer and other life threatening disease treatments at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco. He and his wife Aimee are involved with The North Shore Land Alliance.
Ogden Phipps II ‘93 Ogden and his wife Ashley have two children at Green Vale: Harper (K) and Ogden (Pre-K). Ogden is a graduate of Deerfield Academy and received a B.A. from Wake Forest University. He is the co-founding partner of Snow Phipps Group, LLC, a private equity firm based in New York. Ogden and Ashley live in Old Brookville.
Daphne Wilmerding Scalamandre ‘86 At work since last June preparing for the 2011-2012 school year, Daphne Scalamandre brings a long association with Green Vale to her new job as President of the Parents’ Association, while serving as Ex-Officio Trustee. She is a GV graduate, along with her three siblings, father, grandparent and husband Ernest ‘98. Daphne and Ernest’s two children attend Green Vale, Kenner (2nd) and Max (5th). Daphne has worked as a grade and class representative, as the co-chair for the Vendor Fair for two years and as co-chair for the Live Auction for one year. Daphne and Ernest are involved with the Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club in Locust Valley.
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Help Us Welcome Two New School Leaders Thomas Marvin, Director of the Upper School Tom came to us from the Norwood School in Bethesda, MD where he was the Middle School Dean, Director of Student and Community Life and Character Education, and taught eighth grade history and sixth grade math. Additionally, he helped coordinate the secondary school placement of Norwood grads. Tom received his undergraduate degree in history from Columbia University in 1998. After teaching for a few years, Tom returned to Columbia to pursue a Masters in Private School Leadership. As a Klingenstein fellow he interned at both the Hewitt School and at the Thurgood Marshall Academy for Social Change. He completed his graduate work in May 2006 and returned to the Norwood School to teach and become involved on their administrative team. Tom is married to Gen, also a teacher, and they have two children, Genna (5) and Teddy (2). Both children became Green Vale students in September. They live nearby in Glen Head.
Sarah B. Jones, Director of Girls’ Athletics Prior to Green Vale, Sarah was at The Spence School in NYC where she taught and coached for the past ten years. A tremendous athlete in her own right, Sarah was the Head Varsity Coach for field hockey, lacrosse and squash, and has also coached middle school swimming, basketball, and softball. Sarah has also directed camps in both New York City and New Hampshire. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Brighton in Sussex, England with a focus on both Sports Science and Physical Education. Her enthusiasm and charming English accent have been well received. From her perspective, Sarah added, “I had high expectations for my role here and all have been surpassed; the energy and determination of the faculty is invigorating. There is a joy about Green Vale that spills into every area of the School. If our paths have yet to cross, please stop by the gym or fields. I look forward to meeting everyone!”
Watters Elected to Serve as President of NYSAIS Headmaster Stephen H. Watters was elected by his peers to serve as President of the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) for a two-year term, beginning this school year. Previously, he had been Treasurer and Vice President of the Association. Founded in 1947, the NYSAIS mission is to promote the independence, well-being and public understanding of, and respect for, New York independent schools and serve as an accrediting body chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. NYSAIS is affiliated with the National Association of Independent Schools. Its membership includes 180 independent nursery, elementary and secondary schools enrolling approximately 75,000 students in New York. Prior to becoming Headmaster of Green Vale in 1995, Stephen worked at the William Penn Charter School, a K-12 Friends School in Philadelphia and Kingswood-Oxford, a 6-12 day school in West Hartford, CT. He is also on the Board of the Cloud Forest School Foundation which supports the Cloud Forest School, a bi-lingual, environmentally focused school in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Stephen commented, “I look forward to the opportunity to set and reinforce standards of excellence for New York State independent schools. My conversations with fellow educators and with legislators in Albany will also have direct benefits to my work at Green Vale.”
Stephen Clement III, Headmaster of the Browning School and NYSAIS outgoing president; Mark Lauria, NYSAIS Executive Director; Stephen Watters, new NYSAIS President. Winter 2012 w 3
Balancing Work and Play By Susan Jones, Director of Early Childhood
Your children are growing up in an ever-changing world characterized by dramatic shifts in what all children are expected to know and be able to do. Children have less time and opportunity to simply play than children of previous generations did. Think back to your own early childhood experiences – I’m sure you’ll remember long stretches of imaginative and unstructured play. Many in my generation didn’t begin a formal educational journey until kindergarten. I can still hear my mother saying to the five-year-old me, “It’s a beautiful day, go outside and play.” The response, “I have nothing to do,” was never tolerated and instead, I was engaged in the little world of our backyard. Decades of research findings have documented that play has a crucial role in the optimal growth, learning and development of the child from infancy through adolescence. Yet, this is often challenged and we, and I speak for the early childhood teachers, are striving to maintain the balance between play and more formalized instruction. This is not to say that the classrooms are a free-for-all! At the core of Green Vale’s mission is to promote excellence in academics. Students graduate with superior academic preparation which provides a foundation for a lifetime of learning – preparation that begins in a Young Three’s, Nursery, Pre-K or Kindergarten class. Our five- and six-year-olds spend a good portion of their day in a program of balanced literacy instruction. We know, however, that recent brain research has confirmed that play is a scaffold for development, a vehicle for increasing neural structures, and a means by which all children practice skills they will need later in life.
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Because play involves physical activity, it is closely related to the development and refinement of children’s gross and fine motor skills, as well as their body awareness. Play also provides the rich experiences children need to learn social skills; to become sensitive to others’ needs and values; to handle exclusion and dominance; to learn self-control; and to share power, space and ideas with others. There is also a strong relationship between play and cognitive development: attention, planning skills, creativity, divergent thinking, perspective taking, memory and language are all profoundly influenced by play. A crucial way for children to take ownership of new information is by “playing with it.” Learning requires a BALANCE of gaining facts and skills and making information one’s own. This interactive cycle helps children understand their world in an intrinsically motivating fashion. Children are more likely to feel successful when they can experience active, meaningful learning; use complex, challenging and varied materials; learn in a safe, non-threatening environment and receive accurate and timely feedback. Of course, I’m talking about the very environment that your children are experiencing in the Schwerin Early Childhood Center. There are days when our “work” outweighs “play” and days when the reverse is true. We strive, however, to always balance the two through a well considered and planned curriculum that meets the diverse needs of each of our young students. I invite you to spend some time in your child’s classroom to see for yourself how meaningful play and work are integrated throughout the day.
New Teacher for New Program Leading a challenging new Spanish language program for K-3 students is a new member of Green Vale’s faculty, Martha-Julia Renderos. Martha-Julia is from El Salvador and received her Bachelor ’s and Master’s degrees from Queens College in Childhood Education with a Spanish Bilingual Extension. Prior to Green Vale she taught in the unique Spanish Language immersion program for kindergarten students in the Herricks School District. At right, she is seen with students from Mrs. Veurnick’s kindergarten class. Winter 2012 w 5
The Art of Teaching -- Making an Impact by Linda S. Gardiner, Assistant Head of School & Director of Lower School
Pat Bassett, President of The National Association of Independent Schools, speaks often of 21st century schools, places that promote critical thinking, communication, character, creativity, collaboration and cosmopolitanism. At the heart of these stong schools are teachers who inspire students to excel and to care. At Green Vale, we are fortunate to have so many teachers who do just that, and then some. I could fill a book with stories about the creative work being done by extraordinary teachers here but instead I will share just a few, to help paint a picture of what our teachers bring to our students and this community. To start with, last spring, Stephen Watters and I had the privilege of hearing third grade teacher Pam Velastequi speak at a Scholarship Luncheon at LIU-Post about her experience as a Bill Gates Millennium Scholar. She is a student there in the doctoral program for Interdisciplinary Educational Studies and has already earned her B.S. in Early Childhood Education & Child Studies (double major) at Vanderbilt University as well as two master’s degrees from Columbia University -- all paid for by “Uncle Bill,” as her parents refer to Bill Gates. Pam grew up in rural North Carolina and it was the example her parents set, with a commitment to education and to always being your best, that inspired her to choose teaching as a career. She believes fully that “to whom much is given, much will be required,” and her example as someone who is passionate about learning is infectious.
Second grade teacher Lorraine Campbell was selected by School administration as our Master Teacher for this year and next. More than a profession for her, teaching is a calling. In conversation, she looks you straight in the eye, listens to your every word and is aware of your every gesture. She connects with people in a way that very few do and always, her goal is to listen carefully and to share something that will enrich another’s life. Lorraine is also another type of teacher: a wife, mother and an international volunteer. On her third service trip to Africa last summer she put her skills to work teaching teachers how to improve their craft. Back home, she is participating in the NAIS 20/20 Challenge to connect classrooms in the US and abroad to work in partnership on a particular global issue. Her students have teamed up with a class from the Mazapan School in La Ceiba, Honduras and a class at the Wilder Waite Grade School in Peoria, IL. Their issue is global warming and finding ways that young people can have a positive impact. Recently I was in Lorraine’s classroom as the three classes Skyped; it was exhilarating to see three classrooms of students “together” this way. The children waved and smiled at each other, and exchanged words in Spanish. In the months to come, our students will chat with their new friends about how they reduced their “garbage” at the end of lunch each day, and they will report on their “red wigglers,” the worms in their classroom which help decompose their food waste. They are on their way to making a difference.
Class of 2017 Joins Blue and Gold Teams Members of the Class of 2017 were assigned to a Blue or Gold team this past fall. Seen below, they are, top row: Yusra Azaz, Layla Saad, Leilani Blakeman, Callie DeLalio, Grace Lavin, Tana DeLalio, Paige Aebly, Michael Mead, Will Brokaw, Alexandra Boyatt, Erina Bardong, Bridget Jones, Lola Piuggi, Annie Berkowitz, Katie Hunt. Middle row: Skye Bacon, Henry Jervis, Hadyn Ellinger, Zach Mazur, Torin Aebly, Leigh McDermott-Iglesia, Carleanna Mirante, Blake Brown, Jade Bajic, Melanie Lynch, John Eastman, Brandon Joseph, Andrew Turquie, Oliver Worth. Front row: Trevor Bruderman, Patrick Kenny, Will Bertsch, Liam Pharr, Will Cuddeback, Rosy Bogolubov, Sasha Smithie, Brielle Johns, KG Foley, John May, Harry Whitman, Cameron Mooney, Jake Papalcure. Absent for photo: Hayden Bertsch (Gold), Emma Berens (Gold). Blue Gold Day 2012 (for grades 4-9) will be held on Saturday, June 9.
A modest stipend is awarded to each Master Teacher to invest in an area of particular interest. Our last Master Teacher, science teacher Peter Zaloom, created a rocket club with his funds that, fours years later, is still very popular and accomplished. Using the model of affinity groups that meet both in and out of school, we now have an upper school debate club, the Pacers Club (Corrine Maron, Jenn Moreano and Camissa Gallagher), an art club (Dee Dee Copp), an organic gardening group (Valerie Field), a service learning club sponsored by Rotary International (Cathy Ianotta and Rich Quinlan) and our newest, the Select Treble Choir, to name just a few. The new choir, for grades four to six, begins meeting in March and will be directed by Jessica Chen. She is in just her second year at Green Vale, as music teacher and choral director, and has already had an impact on the level of performance at concerts and in plays. Last summer she led four of our students, for the first time ever, to sing in the Elementary Honor Choir at the Annual New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Conference. One of her students earned a solo spot during the two-day event. Joe Quartararo not only chairs our Math Department, preparing students to excel at the next levels in high school and college, he spends his weekends teaching Introduction to Statistics and Algebra & Trigonometry classes at Nassau Community College. Also on the road teaching, at Molloy College, is Pre-K teacher Joanne Pappas. She shares her expertise as a Reggio Emilia-inspired teacher with young adults who are learning how to teach very young children. Joanne was a recipient of the 2011 March of Dimes Golden Apple Award. Caché Minott, her former student and currently in sixth grade, attended the awards dinner and was proud to report that “Mrs. Pappas was honored because she is an educator who goes above and beyond to make a difference in a child’s life, through community service and her commitment to education.” Frances Ott, another second grade teacher with great respect for the power of human connections, takes a group of fifth grade students to a local nursing home during every winter session so that they may participate in an “Adopt-A-Grandparent” program there.
Pam Velastequi, third grade teacher and Bill Gates Millennium Scholar, with LIU’s Provost Paul H. Forestell, Ph.D. at the Scholarship Luncheon he asked her to speak at last April.
Second grade students make change at their Annual Bake Sale to benefit the families helped by the Southwest Indian Foundation.
Last, but not least, is fifth grade teacher Evan Fuchs, a published iPad app developer of educational games, who, for the second year, is actually helping fifth grade students figure out how to create their own iPad apps. For more on this, see RecessStudios.com. All of the NAIS “C’s” mentioned earlier are embedded in Green Vale’s mission and have been essential to The Green Vale School motto, Optima Durant (The Best Endures), for almost 90 years. When asked, “How does Green Vale take the tried and true and translate them into something fresh and responsive to 21st century demands?” I answer simply, “It absolutely happens, both in and out of the classroom, because of the creative and inspirational work of our exceptional teachers.”
The Pacers Club invited tri-athlete Amy Palmiero-Winters to a Friday afternoon meeting in October. She spoke with the girls about her passion for running, before and after she needed a below-the-knee prosthesis for her left leg. She also ran two miles with them as they conditioned for a 5K run that they would participate in a few weeks later. Amy is the first athlete with a physical disability to qualify for a US National track and field team. She is also the winner of the 2010 AAU Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete, the winner of the 2010 Best Female Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award and the mother of two children. Her advice for all of the girls: “No matter what may happen to you, don't spend a minute on regret, just move forward and do your best and be your best -- at whatever you are passionate about.” Winter 2012 w 7
Thoughts on Creativity, Will Power, Risk-Taking and Aptitude By Tom Marvin, Director of Upper School
A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson with the rather provocative title “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” For the uninitiated, TED talks began as a means of bringing people together from the world of technology, entertainment, and design to share ideas. In the modern internet era, TED talks have gone viral and now hundreds of talks can be found at www.ted.com on a range of topics from global inequality to lessons learned when groups of students are given a marshmallow, 20 pieces of uncooked spaghetti, and a yard of masking tape. While the TED talk on the marshmallow problem did hold my attention (and more on marshmallows later), Robinson’s talk resonated with me both as an educator and father. His central argument, made with profound insight and humor, is that students fear of doing wrong stifles original and innovative thinking. To Robinson, the fear is not innate and develops over time as students substitute creative thinking with a focus on academic ability. Our daughter constantly puts on impromptu dance recitals at home because of a love of dance. When that passion can no longer be quantified into a grade for a transcript, will the passion still exist or have the same value to her? What I found fascinating about Robinson’s talk is how it echoes the research of Carol Dweck. Dweck’s work has become popular in education circles over the last ten years as she has reframed the way that teachers talk about the concept of intelligence. Dr. Dweck's book can be applied to many aspects of life: parenting, teaching, interpersonal relationships. Her central argument is that intelligence is often taught to be a “fixed” entity. With this mindset, people are born with a certain level of intelligence that just is -- no amount of hard work or motivation can add to it. People who have a “growth” mindset feel that success is based on determination and designed practice. The connections between Robinson and Dweck have been on my mind as a parent of a five-year-old. When our daughter answers a math problem correctly and she hears, “You’re so smart!,” which is rather innocuous praise, what is she hearing? Is she hearing that she has worked hard to develop a strategy to solve a math problem? Or, is she hearing that if she gets the answer to the next question wrong that she risks losing the identity of being smart? My goal as a parent is to praise her methods and effort and hope that over time she does not grow afraid of taking risks. As an educator, I want my students to understand that our focus is on the process and not on the final outcome. That is, learning the steps for writing a research paper matter as much as the final product and the mistakes made along the way result in learning, not diminished intelligence. If Robinson feels that academic pressure stifles creativity and Dweck that unconditional compliments stifle risk-taking, then what is
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a school or parent to do? After all, Green Vale only offers admission through the ninth grade and at a certain date recommendation letters will need to be written that will have to praise each child’s accomplishments and ability. It appears that academic preparation needs to become combined with emotional health and that determination and willpower are better indicators of future success than intelligence tests. This has led Green Vale to enter into a consortium with twenty other middle schools to see if there is not a better way of measuring core character traits like resilience, time management, and creativity, rather than simply use standardized tests to measure aptitude. It also leads to the marshmallow test. This test was conducted on four-year-olds, who were offered a choice between one marshmallow up front or receive two if they could wait for fifteen minutes in a room with only the child, a table, chair, and marshmallow. Those children who had the willpower to wait fifteen minutes, delaying their gratification, were found later in life to have less problems with behavior, weight and drugs, and were better educated and had higher self esteem. Willpower by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney builds on this experiment and provides chapter after chapter of practical suggestions to best employ our small reserves of mental energy and manage our emotions, cravings, and stressors. The authors shed new light on the key factors of performance that we often point out to our students: the importance of diet, sleep, rewards, goal setting, organization, community support, and the dangers of procrastination. Willpower is a treasure trove of key insights and good advice, written in a Gladwell-esque style, making it a lively and entertaining read. The research and literature surrounding learning continues to grow and challenge assumptions. It is wonderful to be at a school like Green Vale which encourages personal and professional growth and allows the time each week for teachers to ask some of these questions. As a community, through art and music, extracurricular activities like the rocket club, debate club or Pacers, and a challenging curriculum, we can offer our students the chance to learn through nurture, not nature; quality work, not quantity; and critical feedback of performance instead of empty praise. For more information on Dweck’s theory on Mindset, read “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol Dweck. Primers on her theory can be found in The New York Times Magazine article “How Not to Talk to Your Kids” (February 11, 2007) or The Wall Street Journal article “The Praise A Child Should Never Hear” (February 13, 2007). The concepts of "fixed" and "growth" mindset are immediately applicable for teachers in their daily work.“ Willpower by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney examines how our inability to self-regulate prevents our best performance.
Service Above Self New Interact Club Sponsored by Locust Valley Rotary
Seventh Grade Service Project, From Beginning to End
“Service Above Self” is the motto of Rotary International, a service organization of 34,000 service clubs with 1.2 million members who believe that their efforts can improve the world. They volunteer to support education and job training, provide clean water, combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, and aim to eradicate polio. Borrowing their motto is appropriate for the GV Interact Club, established in October 2011. Our club is one of more than 10,000 Interact clubs in 109 countries, involving almost 200,000 young people. Ninth grade students Tyler Hartmeyer and Antonia Bentel serve as President and VicePresident of Green Vale’s Interact Club. Sheila Harmon, a former teacher at Green Vale, is their coordinator from their sponsor, the Locust Valley Rotary Club and faculty advisors are Cathy Iannotta and Rich Quinlan. Tyler attended a LV Rotary meeting this winter and shared her report on what the club had accomplished, and how they got involved this inaugural year. The list was long. The Interact Club helped with the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf’s “Hopes & Dreams Walk-a-Thon” raise money to renovate their early childhood
Nicole Zergebel, math teacher, grade dean and advisor for seventh grade, orchestrated a multi-task service project for the entire grade last fall. Their mission, to fulfill holiday wish lists for 20 local residents in need, meant that every student had a job and that over a ten-week period they would need to plan, promote, shop, wrap and deliver! First, they ran two fundraisers, a gift basket raffle and candy cane sales. Next, they created a budget. As they shopped for “wish list” items they were mindful of meeting the needs of the families with the funds available, employing creative solutions on the spot. Grace Eberle said, “Even though the families in need were anonymous, we felt connected to them through their lists, and wanted to provide every item that they asked for.” Parents who helped were delighted to see the kids in action. One said, “It was such an honor and pleasure to witness this service to fellow community members who have faced difficult times. To see the children have hands-on experience picking out gifts with care, while keeping in budget, was wonderful! You captured the true meaning of the holidays and passed it along to the children.” Nicole added, “Students at every grade level at Green Vale participate in a variety of community service projects. As educators, we want to be sure that they understand the true meaning of their service and gain deeper, more genuine empathy for the people and needs of local and global communities.” Seventh grade students created a ‘digital scrapbook’ of their service learning project as a way of saying thank you to all the students, teachers, and parents who supported their fundraisers. It was presented at an Upper School assembly in February and posted to the School’s website.
center; they collected Halloween candy and helped the Locust Valley American Legion pack 660 pounds of treats for US troops in Afghanistan; they packed twenty Thanksgiving baskets of food, each containing a gift card for a fresh turkey, for local families; they collected and donated toiletries and other necessities for guests of the North Shore Sheltering Program (NSSP); and raised money at an Upper School Bingo Night so that they could 1. bake treats for guests at Long Island’s Ronald McDonald House in time for Valentine’s Day (see photo on back cover) and 2. help the NSSP purchase a much needed computer for their office. “It’s been an interesting and busy year; the students have learned about dozens of ways to help and have chosen projects where they could have the most impact,” according to Cathy Iannotta.
Ninth Grade and YSOP A recent email to faculty from ninth grade advisors John Ruecker and Karenn Ressa was a good tip. “All teachers are responsible for the ‘finished product’ here at GV but we don’t always get to see all of the good things our students do for the larger community. If you have a moment, stop down to the hallway near the Ninth Grade Room (Iselin Center) to check out a display that students created to highlight their experiences last week in NYC serving in homeless shelters and food pantries. They each wrote a “reflection” on their experience and the comments are both meaningful and thoughtful. Enjoy their words and photos!” (You may also visit greenvaleschool.org to view.) The class is seen below, just before heading to NYC.
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The 2011 Green Vale Fair
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Thank you to all volunteers and supporters!
ALUMNI OFFICE NEWS
Young Alumni Dinner: November 21, 2011
Over one hundred young alumni returned for a lively dinner at Green Vale on the Monday before Thanksgiving.
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ALUMNI OFFICE NEWS
College Alumni Reunion: December 19, 2011
This first-time holiday event was sponsored by Bill Timpson '75, owner of Buckram's in Locust Valley. What a great spot! Above: Jack Wheatley ’08, Ripley Hartmeyer ’06, Teddy Hull ‘05, Morgan Smith ’05, Colten Soref ’05, Anthony Russo ’08, Lauren Russo ’06, Michael DeMatteis ’08, Jackie diGaloma ’06. Front row: Whitney Hartmeyer ’08, Jamie Burchfield ’05, Alison Browne ’06, At right: Michael DeMatteis ’08, Joe Noreña ’08, Gabi Noreña ’06, Mr. Peter Zaloom, Anthony Russo ‘08 Below: Members of the Class of 2007 – Zach Manasia, Lily Havens and George Wheatley
Above: A mini-reunion for the Class of 2006, in back: Bruce Grant, Mario Lipari, Reid Branston. Front: Lauren Russo, Alison Browne and Jackie diGaloma.
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Alumni Milestones Marriages
Births
Andrew Anderson and Kathleen G. Catapano ‘92 April 16, 2011
Charlotte to Christina and Michael S. O’Brien Jr. ’86 October 26, 2010
Augustus to Rachel and O’Donnell Lee ’92 May 6, 2011
Malley to Tracey and Byron J. Kavanagh ’87 July 7, 2011
William to Amy and Brandon W.C. Sim ‘92 November 27, 2010
Adrian to Alexandra and George V. Raby ’86 February 2, 2011
Anna to Alicia and Steven J. Florio ’93 September 7, 2011
Charlie to David and Daisy Phipps Pulito ’88 October 22, 2011
Harold to Thomas and Julie Roux Keuppens ‘93 November 25, 2011
Jake to Alice and Alexander “Alec” T. Simonds ’89 May 4, 2011
Thornton to Bjorn and Eliza Geddes Franson ‘94 March 24, 2011
Chase to Johnny Fisher and Megan S. Bentien ’91 May, 2011
Charlotte to Heather and Austen “Baron” T. Gray III ’94 September 9, 2011
Alexis to Ray and Lindsey Norris Bernard ’91 September 10, 2010
Ryan to Barry and Elana Spiegel Siegel ’94 March 12, 2011
Hayden to Meghan and J. Darryl Pardi ’91 July 18, 2011
Dane to Rob and Arianne Faucetta Elliott ’95 March 28, 2011
Reilly to Zach First and Heather Upton ’91 June 15, 2011
Elizabeth to Alistair and Alice “Allie” O’Kane Miller ’95 September 16, 2011
Sloan to Danielle and Philip D. Van Riper ’91 June 3, 2011
Cormac to Patrick and Bridget Hoey Smith ’95 March 2011
Elizabeth B. Robinson ’99 and Oakley V. Duryea ’92 May 21, 2011 Bari M. Glazer and Jeffrey T. Steiner ’92 September 17, 2011 Ann Belden and Nicholas S. Read ’93 November 6, 2010 Allison B. Finkelstein and Benjamin A. Gorelick ‘94 November 26, 2011 Valerie Fields and Michael S. Kivowitz ’94 November 5, 2011 Laurie M. Segerdahl and Douglas W. Bellard ’95 October 9, 2009 Seth G. Meyer and Florence W. Danforth ‘99 October 15, 2010 Kelly Linhart and Seth P. de Roulet ’99 October 2010 Gina Lengeling and Timothy L. DiPietro ’99 October 9, 2011 Brian Dooley and Ashley H. Levien ’01 October 1, 2011 Christopher Roth and Natalie D. Schwerin ’01 September 24, 2011 Christina Buckel and Brett J. Becker ’02 June 18, 2011
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Deaths Alastair B. Martin ’28 January 12, 2010 John P. Jennings ’43 May 30, 2011 Carol Robinson ’43 October 19, 2011 Waldo Hutchins III ‘43 February 7, 2012 Joy Bryan Bacon ’44 November 26, 2010 Elisha Dyer Jr. ’46 October 17, 2011 Peter H. Stehli ’47 September 2, 2011 Susanna T. Barrows ’60 October 27, 2010
Alice to Stephen and Taylor McKenzie Jackson ’92 May 16, 2011
Nicholas L. Bruen ’61 April 13, 2011 Nancy Rogers Bowen ’63 April 29, 2011
Class Notes ‘28 Alastair B. Martin It is with regret that we share the news of Alastair's death on January 12, 2010; he was 94. After Green Vale, he graduated from Princeton in 1938. Alastair was an eight-time national amateur singles champion and thirteen-time amateur doubles champion in court tennis. He won the US Open singles title in 1951, the Open doubles championship three times and was named president of the US Lawn Tennis Association in 1969. In addition to governing lawn tennis, Alastair was president, chairman and an inductee of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. He was president of the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association and played in the US lawn tennis championships at Forest Hills. Alastair and his wife, Edith, were prominent art collectors, known for their Guennol Collection. Alastair was chairman of the Brooklyn Museum from 1984 to 1989 and a member of the acquisition committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. We extend our condolences to his daughter, Dorothy Martin Moore '55, his son Robin '63, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
‘32 Magdelaine Salvage Anthony Mag celebrated her 95th birthday on January 14 with family at Beaver Dam. Her children (Silas ’54, Magdelaine ’57, J. Bryan ’59, Robert ’60, and Kitty ’69) will commemorate the occasion by plac-
ing an outdoor bench on the Rovensky Grace Terrace, overlooking one of Mag’s favorite vistas, the playing fields at her beloved Green Vale.
‘39 Gloria Vanderbilt Gloria was the highlight of the Spring Lecture Symposium and Luncheon at the Museum of the City of New York. She shared the stage with Wendy Goodman, design editor of New York Magazine, and Matthew Patrick Smyth, an interior designer. Gloria's most recent book, The World of Gloria Vanderbilt, was celebrated and presented to all luncheon attendees. Natalie Pierrepont Comfort '56 was involved with organizing the luncheon and is a trustee of the museum.
Module, putting Astronauts on the moon. In 1970, Jack and his wife Nina hosted a celebration for the safe return of the Astronauts of Apollo 13. He founded Hunters Africa, a safari outfit in Botswana, and occasionally worked as a safari guide. He served his community in many capacities -trustee and police commissioner of Mill Neck and trustee of North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary and Glen Cove Hospital. We extend our condolences to his wife Nina; daughters, Debra Gillette, Wendy Hall, Leigh Judson, Edith Cushing McElroy ‘71, Katharine Cushing ‘72, Lee Cushing DiPietro ‘73, Nini Cushing Marceca ‘76; son Brewster Jennings ‘84; and 18 grandchildren. His daughter, Ames Cushing Tollefson ‘76, predeceased him.
Carol Robinson '43
‘42 Payne Payson Middleton "Volunteering as an English tutor for mostly Asian students at the English Speaking Union. Operating a tree farm and wild game farm in SC."
‘43 John P. Jennings It is with regret we share the news of Jack’s death on May 30, 2011; he was 81. After Green Vale, Jack graduated from the Fountain Valley School and UVA. He joined the Marines and served in the Korean War as master sergeant. Jack worked for Grumman Aerospace as assistant to the president, and was involved in the Apollo program which built the Lunar
It is with regret that we share the news of Carol's death on October 19, 2011; she was 82. Carol was the Founding Executive Director (19791999) of the Isaac Tuttle Fund. The Fund, incorporated in 1872 as the Home for Old Men and Aged Couples, was the first such residence for those who had "fallen upon hard times" in Manhattan. It was founded by the E p i s co p a l C h u rc h , l e d by t h e Reverend Isaac H. Tuttle, Rector of St. Luke's Church in Greenwich Village. Increased demand finally resulted in the Tuttle Fund's inception in 1980. Carol was also involved in her community and the Sharon, CT Volunteer Ambulance Corps. We extend our condolences to her brother Peter Robinson '42.
was especially happy to return to campus and read her Oliver Bean series to the children. She loved seeing her old friends a while back.” We extend our condolences to her family, including siblings Ruth Bryan Colgrove ’38, Robert A. Bryan ’45 and Hazel Bryan Tracy ’50.
‘46 Elisha Dyer, Jr. It is with regret that we share the news of Elisha's death on October 17, 2011; he was 79. After Green Vale, Lish attended Le Rosey School in Switzerland, St. George's School and Brown University. He served in France for two years with the U.S. Army as a mechanic. He joined the investment firm, Clark Dodge, in 1960 and in 1969 he moved to Hilliard Lyons representing them on the American Stock Exchange. He retired in 1997 as senior vice president. He was a past trustee of the Washington Montessori School and Rumsey Hall School, treasurer of the Stone Church in New Preston, CT, and served on Washington's Greenway Committee. We extend our condolences to his loving wife of 47 years, Natalie, his three daughters (Lili, Diana and Lissy) and his sister Grace Dyer Aarons '45.
‘47 John L. Lorenz John and his brother Keith '50 returned to campus recently, his first
‘44 Joy Bryan Bacon It is with regret that we share the news of Joy’s death on November 26, 2010. Joy’s son Jim shared, “My younger brother and I were with her at her passing and comforted her as best we could. She was able to see my 4-day-old son an hour before she died. I know she loved Green Vale and
time back since 1943! Although John only attended GVS for five years (K-4, 1938-43) he still has all of his GV report cards, plus the 1941 and 1943 Juvenilia.
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Peter H. Stehli It is with regret that we share the news of Peter's death on September 2, 2011; he was 78. Peter spent much of his life in Locust Valley and Bayville near the beach that bears his grandfather's name. After Green Vale, he graduated from St. Paul's School and Yale University. After serving in the U.S. Air Force, he received an MBA from NYU. For many years Peter worked as an investment broker in New York, Florida and Europe. Most recently Peter managed the planned giving program at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Because of his interest in medical research, he gave his body to the Stony Brook Medical School. We extend our condolences to his dear friend, Ethel Manville Woolverton '45, sister Marguerite Stehli Kelly '42, children Pam Stehli Hearne '72, Kitty Stehli Scharf '74, Hunt, Mark, Sarah, Georgie and 9 grandchildren.
‘48 Jeremiah Clarke, Jr. "I remember good times living out on Long Island, and at Green Vale."
Elizabeth Cushman Putnam Liz returned to the North Shore last summer for a celebration of local families and history that was made on Long Island. Liz attended a joint Student Conservation Association and Sagamore Hill event. Both organizations celebrated “the return of SCA Founding President Liz Putnam and SCA to Sagamore Hill, the SCA headquarters from 1964-1970.” Sagamore Hill National Historic Site is the Roosevelt family home and the Summer White House for the 26th President of the United States, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. Many members of the Roosevelt family attended Green Vale, including the President’s grandson, Theodore Roosevelt III ’23, granddaughter, Grace Roosevelt McMillan ‘26 and great-nephews, W. Emlen Roosevelt ’28 and J. Alfred Roosevelt ‘29.
‘50 R. Anderson Pew "Judie and John Willock returned from a trip to Norway in time to join Woody Waldron and my wife Dana and me for our annual Class of 1950
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mini-reunion, this time in Southwest Harbor, ME. We are all doing well, and shared many fun memories of Green Vale years."
‘51 Ellen B. Kritzman Ellen is the author of Little Mammals of the Pacific Northwest (Pacific Search Press, 1977). Ellen and her sister Carol Kritzman Johnston ‘48 were back on campus for a tour last fall.
‘52 Cornelius M. Ulman Neil retired from an editorial position at The Wall Street Journal, but still finds time to write. He and his wife live in Craftsbury, VT.
‘53 Dusty Reeder: hreeder@arcusa.com I. David Balding, Jr. A movie review in The New York Times (June 7, 2011) highlighted “One Lucky Elephant,” the story of an elephant named Flora and a man named David Balding. The film, a selection of the 2011 LA Film Festival and STARZ Denver Film Festival, is a documentary about their special relationship. “There's no denying the "aww" appeal of a man and an elephant walking down a street, hand in trunk. That is one truth in "One Lucky Elephant," a sweet, heart- and trunk-tugging, modestly sized documentary - except for its 10,000-pound title subject - about a circus man and the wild animal he foolishly bought, helped to train, loved like a (captive) daughter and finally, tearfully, tried to do right by, mostly by letting her go. When David Balding met Flora, the African elephant at the center of this drama and the former star of his St. Louis circus, she was a baby. Born in Zimbabwe in 1982, she was orphaned at 2, perhaps during what is called a culling, the polite word for the organized killing of animals for population control. He bought Flora when she was still shorter than he and before long had her trained to stand on her head and lie down for the one-ring circus he helped establish in 1987. By the time Flora was a teenager, Mr. Balding, realizing that she would probably outlive him (African elephants can live up to 70 years), decided that he needed to find her a new home, no easy task.
In 2000 Flora performed for the last time, an event documented by the director Lisa Leeman. After immortalizing that final performance, the filmmakers kept shooting, tagging after Mr. Balding for the next decade during his long, difficult goodbye to Flora.” Learn more at oneluckyelephant.com and circusflora.org.
Lucile Walker Hays “Bill and I are still on Nantucket, and would love to see you when you are here. Recently saw Helene and Tim Weld; it is fun having them as neighbors and getting to know them! Also talked about you and the Doggetts and Africa yesterday as my sister, Elaine and her husband, Philip Ladd just went to Africa with Tim Melesi. It was, of course, wonderful! Our granddaughter, Elizabeth McBride, was recently engaged to Ryan Ford of Andover, MA. She is teaching French at Brooks School and loves it.”
Thomas LeBoutillier III “This past year was all about our son Jonathan. On the way to college he picked up a state championship ring, went on a mission trip to Peru, graduated with honors, and was accepted into the honors program at Georgia Tech University. Dad is wearing out with a second hip replacement; the whole thing was effortless and painless. It’s been 20 years for us and our marriage has flourished more now than ever before. We are so blessed. (How many guys have a wife who awakens you with the sound of the leaf blower as she cleans gutters?) She is a dream and I am treating her to a cruise to South America soon! This life has had its learning experiences and its challenges. As my 70th
Judith Sperry MacEwan “Wow, this past year went by quickly! I continue to see a great deal of Anita Keefe, speak with Happy Delafield Smith by phone and look forward to hearing about classmates!! Other than having many grandchildren with us in Maine for the summer, we did some wonderful sailing in Finland with other boats all belonging to The North American Station of the Scandinavian cruising clubs. It was two weeks of great weather and fine wind. Sending love to one and all.”
William H. Nickerson "Charlie Lockwood, Peter Schabert, Fred Underwood, Ted Wickersham and I were in the same class at both Green Vale and Harvard. We had a fine time getting together at our 50th college reunion, and amidst all the celebration there was time to reminisce, with Green Vale very much part of the discussion. It is great to know these two fine academic institutions continue to thrive."
Frances Gillmore Pratt “We really haven't anything to report. Although we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last year and
took the whole family, including grandchildren, to the Galapagos to commemorate the occasion. Cheers, Frances and Harry.”
Henry S. Reeder “Philip Iglehart, Timmy Weld and I had a fun time both in Nantucket this summer and also duck shooting with Philip in Maryland this December. This photo is of us on Tim’s boat in
birthday approaches I have nothing but gratitude for the whole experience. And it is my heartfelt prayer that those of you who are still looking for answers will quit looking. They are right in front of you.”
Nantucket. I had lunch with Charlie Lockwood and Ned Rossiter. Charlie was collecting his $5 on our annual H-P football game. Over the years since attending GVS we have had this bet which has come out close to even. The last few years have been catch up for Harvard.”
Edward V. Rossiter Ned retired from public school teaching several years ago after a long and rewarding career. He has been teaching future teachers at Brandeis University’s Master’s in Education Program about the world of secondary education (on a part time basis). He hinted at a second retirement in the near future.
Frederic B. Underwood “Last May I attended the 50th reunion of the Class of 1961 at Harvard and saw several GVS classmates, including Jeannette McClintock Atkinson, Charlie Lockwood, Peter Schabert, Bill Nickerson and Ted Wickersham. Quite a nice turnout for GVS ’53! Best to everyone. Other news -- how about the birth of my second grandchild last May? Her name is Taylor Farr Underwood, and it’s very nice to have another female presence in our maledominated family. ”
Francis M. Weld “So-o-o-o, oldest child Tim Jr. and wife Rebecca (Potsdam, NY) are expecting #2. Elder daughter Alexandra and husband Austin
Bradstreet (Shirley, MA) have two sons and have moved into no-more mode, while youngest Meaghan and her husband, Andrew Korson ‘95, live in Oyster Bay and are raising wonderful Great Danes! Retired with Helene on Nantucket, we have been delighted to keep up with classmates Philip Iglehart and Dusty Reeder; all of us still pursuing game with gusto!”
‘55 Theodore P. Streibert "Still active with my architecture practice in Chatham and volunteering on town boards."
Trina Waldron Trina is involved with Garden Club of Shelter Island.
‘56 Jane Choate Beck Jane received the Vermont Folklife Ce nte r ' s L i fe t i m e Ac h i e ve m e nt Award; she received the award for her enduring contributions to research vital to the culture of the state and citizens of Vermont. Beck first became interested in folklore while an undergraduate student at Middlebury College (BA, 1963). She went on to earn a Masters (1964) and a Doctorate (1969) in Folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work has been published in journals and magazines such as Canadian Folklore, Yankee, and Vermont Life and has been aired on Vermont Public Radio and Adirondack Public Radio. In 1983 she founded the Ve r m o nt Fo l k l i fe C e n t e r i n Middlebury, VT and served as its Executive Director until her retirement in 2007.
Susanna T. Barrows It is with regret that we share the news of Susanna's death on October 27, 2010; she was 65. Susanna was professor emerita of History at UC Berkeley and an authority on modern French history. Susanna received her B.A. from Smith College, earned an M.A. from Indiana Univ. and a Ph.D. from Yale Univ. She taught at Mount Holyoke College before joining the UC Berkeley History department in 1981, retiring in 2010. Susanna won numerous academic awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1983. She served as chair of the French Studies Program and executive director of the France-Berkeley Fund at UC Berkeley from 2003 and 2005. We extend our condolences to her daughter, Alexandra Barrows.
Lee Grimes Evans “I am chair of the Sierra Club of Connecticut's Nuclear-Free committee. I monitor national and international news and legislation regarding nuclear issues. I also report to Sierra's Connecticut board in events related to the Millstone and Indian Point nuclear plants.”
‘61 Marjorie Harrison Webb: hwebb@comcast.net George H. Howard: george.howard@ca-cib.com Nicholas L. Bruen
"Still living just outside of Ocala, FL. Still training my horses, expanding a vegetable and flower garden, teaching an older woman to read, writing songs and making sure that all works well on the farm. In touch with Janie and would love to hear from any other '56ers. GO BLUE TEAM !!"
It is with regret that we share the news of Nicholas' death on April 13, 2011; he was 63. We extend our condolences to his family, especially his sister, Marian Bruen Marrin '61.
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"Survived my 70th birthday thanks to my Dataw Island, SC friends! Played in two state tennis tourneys and played a lot of golf. Grandmother of two boys, ages seven and five, who live in Virginia and are Red Sox fans." (See family photo on page 15)
‘59 Larry Schmidlapp: lschmid2@optonline.net
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Mimi Colgate Kirk: oaklea2@aol.com
Lee Grimes Evans: peteevans@aol.com
Elizabeth Carmody Berens: lizardo657@aol.com Nancy Rogers Bowen It is with regret that we share the news of Nancy’s death on April 29, 2011. Nancy’s passions were teaching and traveling with her family. She taught kindergarten and preschool for over twenty years at independent schools in Maryland, including the Barnesville School, the Harbor School and Christ Episcopal School. Nancy received her bachelor’s degree in Art History in 1970 from Hollins University in Roanoke, VA and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Hood College in Frederick, MD. She will be remembered by many devoted friends and hundreds of children whom she influenced as a teacher. Her husband of 36 years, Brooks, shared, “She was a wonderful wife, mother, teacher, friend, and lady.” We extend our condolences to her family, and her brother H. Elliott Rogers, Jr. ’64.
‘64 William M. Benson
Libbie F. Gerry
Magdelaine Anthony Smith
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Joan Whipple Trimble “Loved last year's 49th/50th reunion. Let's do it again soon, and not wait another 50 years!”
Save the date: May 4, 2012 Linda VanderPoel Duryea: minmeg2@optonline.net David Holmes: DHolmes@whitneybank.com This milestone celebration is for the classes of 1961 (boys), 1962 (boys and girls) and 1963 (girls). Join us Friday, May 14, at 6:00 pm for dinner, music and a campus tour! Details to follow by snail-mail and email. Spread the word!
Bill graduated from Cornell Univ., with a BA in Fine Arts and lives with his wife Sadie in Ithaca, NY. "As a bit of trivia, I was the first boy to win the Brock Art Award at graduation in 1964 (it had previously been awarded only to girls). And, I was asked to paint the portrait of Ellis Phillips (president of Ithaca College) when his original portrait was stolen. I had never met him nor did I know who he was before Ithaca College. When I sent a copy of the portrait to my mother she recognized him immediately and said his wife had given her maternity clothes when she was pregnant with my brother (Robert ’64). It’s a small world." Visit Bill's website: WMBENSON.COM.
Arthur S. Brisbane Art was recently appointed the Public Editor at The New York Times. He is a a longtime journalist; reporter and editor at The Washington Post, editor and publisher of The Kansas City Star, and a senior executive at Knight Ridder publishing before joining the NYTs in June 2010. He is the fourth public editor of The Times. As a reporter for The Washington Post, he covered Marion Barry during his first turn as mayor of
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the District of Columbia. Art is the grandson of the legendary Hearst editor, Arthur Brisbane.
‘67 G. Paul Kemp "Still living in Baton Rouge, LA where I have been for more than 35 years. Continuing to work on restoring the Mississippi River delta as a Vice President with the National Audubon Society. Celebrated 25th wedding anniversary with my wife Linda Fowler from Baton Rouge. We have two boys in college."
’68 Colleen O’Rourke Carson: collthedol@aol.com Colleen O’Rourke Carson “Hello everyone. Here is news from the classes of 1967 & 1968. (Would love to hear from more of you; please send me an email!) In November, Pam Birkins Swift ‘68 and her husband, Phelps stopped by (Nokomis, FL) to visit for a few days, after spending Thanksgiving with family in Jamaica. It was a short but great visit, with promises of more in the near future. On Christmas day, Debbie Seaman, her husband, Warren and their twins Lachlan and Cameron (17), stopped by for a visit at the home of my brother Innis ’65. They are all incredibly well. Debbie is very busy with her woman's resortware line called Barrier Reef Designs. The fabric designs are based on the fish she saw while snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef (she and her family lived in Australia before moving to New Canaan, CT). I saw John LeBoutillier at The Infirmary Ball in December, my husband Phil and I were guests of Debbie ‘65 and Chad ‘66 Brisbane, whose daughter Kyle ‘08 was being presented. Daughter Dana ’05 was there too; we had a fabulous night. I was invited to a Rangers game last week with John Schmidt ‘67, Jim Steers ‘67 and John LeBoutillier ’67. I was meant to fill in for Jim Higgins ‘67, who couldn't make it, but sadly, I couldn't make it either. As for me, my husband Phil Carson and I moved to the East coast in 2010 after I retired from 35 years in commercial banking in the Los Angeles area. We spend our summers in Bayville, NY, and winters in Nokomis, FL and Palm Springs. We love being back on the East Coast and
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reconnecting with old pals. Almost forgot, my mother and I had dinner with Amy Victor Palmer ‘68 and her mother over summer, it was great fun. Chery Webb and I played in a golf tournament at The Creek over the summer. Our foursome placed and Chery won for longest drive! We are planning a rematch in 2012.”
‘69 Marian Lindberg: mel1@optonline.net Michael V. Ward Mike lives in NJ. He is a writer and is interested in Major Gift fundraising.
‘71 Katharine Keresey Ault Kitty is the national sales manager for Sense (sense.com) clothing company. She and her husband, Andy ’71, and three children live in Santa Fe, NM, where she is active in the community serving on two local non-profit boards. She was disappointed that she was unable to attend Ms. Webb’s retirement party last spring.
event logistics company outside of Washington, DC. Skip and his family have traded Colorado for Virginia.
Harold W. Hawkey “The only news I have is that I am officially an orphan as my father passed away June 2010; very sad but he had been sick for the better part of ten years. My oldest daughter Sarah is a sophomore in high school at Kent Denver and my youngest daughter Grace is a 7th grader at Graland Country Day. Where is the time going? And as a sign of the times, tonight I am going to the mandatory “Freedom from Chemical Dependency” lecture for sophomores and their parents (probably could have used a little guidance in 1975 myself, but I am getting my education now!). Keep up the good work and if you ever get to Denver, or to the mountains to ski, please look me up.”
‘76 Helen Micalis Bonebrake: hbonebrake@optonline.net Christina Dillenbeck Wood
‘73 Tracy Brent Huntington "Happily living in Dover, MA in a new house with husband David Winship. My two children (Alicia 25 and Louis 27) live in West Palm Beach; my two stepchildren are in college at Davidson and Roanoke. I still have an interior design business and travel between Boston and West Palm Beach. I keep in touch with Taffy Meyer Eaton '71, Diane Shiland Smith '73 and Cora Michalis Thomas '74. I recently caught up with Lee Cushing DiPietro '73 in San Francisco; we had so much fun!"
‘74 Mimi French: mimi3@gmail.com Mark Dillenbeck Mark and his wife Ann live in Charlotte, VT and have two daughters (18 and 15 years old).
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Chrissie and her husband, Dick Wood, live in Dover, MA. They have three daughters (ages 23, 21 & 17).
‘77 Lila Kirkland Huwiler: lila@optonline.net James C. Chaddick '77 Jim is a landscape architect and Adjunct Professor at Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Albany and Saratoga Springs. She has two horses, one dog and four cats.
Augusta R. Thomas Last fall Dusty toured China with The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.
‘80 Leslie Moseley Rioux: leslie.rioux@gmail.com
‘81 Bryan McMillen: bryanmcmillen@danielgale.com Kayce Reagan Hughes Kayce, and her eponymous clothing line was profiled in August issue of Southern Living. Check out her website: kaycehughes.com.
Ryan M. Schiff Ryan and his family live outside of Chicago. He is the founder of Post Game. The idea for POSTGAME’s products started in 2009, while shopping for shampoo and body wash for his then 7- and 11-year-old sons. They struggled with options that day since all the products were laced with strong cologne and sexual advertising, or were designed for very young kids. After the successful creation of a full line of age-appropriate products, made with safe ingredients, the Post Game line was launched. Visit his website: getpostgame.com.
‘82 Claudia DeBrun Boldyga: cboldyga@gmail.com Claudia DeBrun Boldyga “My oldest son, Zach (21), graduated early from University of Maryland with a degree in Computer Science
Cornelia Guest Cornelia founded Cornelia Guest Events and Cornelia Guest Cookies, catering high-end charity and entertainment events with healthy, vegan dishes. She is also designing a line of jewelry, as well as a collection of animal-friendly handbags, wallets and dog accessories made with a vegan alternative to leather. Check out her newly revamped website: corneliaguest.com.
Hank Kimmel: hankkimmel@mindspring.com
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Francis B. Gilbert III
Anne Dillenbeck Heiden
Skip has assumed the Chief Business Officer role at PSA Event Partners, an
Annie is married to John Heiden. They live in Rexford, NY between
and is eager to start a new chapter in his life. Nate (15) is attending The Severn School in Maryland and loves it! He is a very good lacrosse player and has been asked to practice with the Villanova Lacrosse team in PA as
well as Yale's lacrosse team. Spring 2012, we will travel to Paris as a family and the summer will be packed with many lacrosse tournaments. My husband Randy's business RxNT is thriving and growing more than we could have ever imagined. Last Christmas I got an English Yellow Lab Pup named Mackie (I actually had a GV teacher named Ms. Mackie). That makes 4 dogs that are all hysterical. Looking forward to celebrating dad’s 80th birthday. I am still active with volunteer work at the schools, as well as Anne Arundel Medical Center. 2011 was a very good year to us!”
George V. Raby
Lindsey Norris Bernard
George and his wife Alexandra welcomed a new baby on February 11,
Lindsey and her husband Ray welcomed a baby girl, Alexis Hayes Bernard, on September 10, 2010.
2011. Big sis Luisa is happy to have new baby sister Adrian Victoria.
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Save the date: June 29, 2012 Lynn Ely Dixon: ltedixon@gmail.com
Andrew Y. Lin “I'm doing well. Married with three kids: son in NYU, daughter (figure skater) currently applying, and 7-year-old happily being just a kid. We live 30 minutes north of the city and I work as an attorney. It does seem like forever since the good old days of Green Vale.”
Heidi Davidson Tapper “My husband and I live in Chapel Hill, NC with two boys, aged 9 and 5. I don't make it back to Long Island very often, but hope to sometime in the next several years. I send best wishes for 2012.”
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Byron J. Kavanagh “I am currently working as a TV writer for a show I co-created called Kickin It on the Disney XD network. I am married to Tracey and we have a twoyear-old boy, Booker, and a fivemonth-old girl, Malley. If anyone finds themselves out west, send me an email (byronget1free@yahoo.com); I would love to be in touch with fellow GV grads!”
Alec and his wife Alice welcomed their first child on May 4, 2011. “The world's population has just increased
J. Darryl Pardi “Meghan and I were thrilled to welcome Hayden Noelle Pardi to the
Sam Zarou: sam.zarou@gfigroup.com Daisy Phipps Pulito "Charlie Phipps Pulito arrived on October 22, 2011, at 6 lbs. 7 oz. and is by one. Jake Graham Simonds was born at 4pm today and weighs a healthy 7 lbs. 7 oz.”
‘86 Daryle Bost: dbost@wcsr.com Michael O’Brien: obrien.michael@yahoo.com
JoAnne Constance Kenny: jkenny25@verizon.net
world. She was born at 10:34 pm on July 18th, weighing in at 6 lbs. 13 oz. She put mom through quite a workout, but arrived healthy, happy, and hungry.”
Serenety Hanley Shaw
Philip M. Pidot
Serenety and her family have settled back in the DC area, where she is currently Vice President of Grassroots Targeting, a firm which specializes in advanced on- and off-line microtargeting for political, academic and corporate groups.
Flip, Emily and baby Charles have moved back to Long Island. They are living in Locust Valley and looking forward to being parents at Green Vale sometime soon! You can still catch Flip on Fox News where he is a frequent contributor.
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Sean C. Andersen Sean is the Director of Interactive Services for Six Flags Entertainment. Michael and wife Christina welcomed their third daughter, Charlotte Smyth O'Brien, on October 26, 2010. Big sisters Margot and Ellie are thrilled.
Alexander T. Simonds
They are living on LI, and happy to have her parents close by. Lindsey runs a sales group at ITG, Inc. in NYC and Ray has no commute – he owns Finishing Touches, Inc. a decorative hardware store in Huntington, NY. If you can’t visit the store, visit the website: myfinishingtouches.com.
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Harold Bost: Hbost2@alumni.duke.edu
Michael S. O'Brien, Jr.
"9/11," the start of the war in Iraq, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the shootings at Virginia Tech, the death of Michael Jackson, the Inauguration of Barack Obama (even interviewing the President-Elect himself with Katie Couric!) and, most recently, the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. For her work, Sara and her team have been awarded a Gracie, an Edward R. Murrow and received two Emmy nominations.
doing great. So is mom, dad and big brother Andrew!”
‘89 Chad Doerge: cdoerge@gmail.com Lauren Geddes Duff: laurengeddes@aol.com Sara Ely Hulse Sara started working for CBS News in 1998 and is currently a Field Producer for 48 Hours Mysteries which airs on Saturday nights at 10pm EST. Her stories have taken her all over the United States and abroad to such locations as Taiwan, Thailand, Monaco, New Zealand, Tonga, and Samoa. Sarah has covered many breaking news stories for the Network including: the tragedies of
‘91 Laurence Jollon: ljollon@gmail.com Heather Upton: hjfupton@gmail.com Megan S. Bentien Megan welcomed a new baby, Chase Thomas Fisher, on December 15, 2010. Mom, Dad (Johnny Fisher) and big brother Christian are thrilled. Photo of Chase is at right.
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O’Donnell Lee
Steven J. Florio
Benjamin A. Gorelick
O’D and his wife Rachel welcomed baby #2, a son named Augustus
Steve and his wife Alicia welcomed their first child, a daughter named Anna Fawn Florio. She was born on September 7, 2011.
On November 26, 2011, Ben, a real estate attorney at Hartman & Craven LLP in Manhattan, m a r r i e d Allison Brooke Finkelstein (originally of Marlboro, NJ), a speech and language pathologist in the Carlstadt public school system. Ben and Allison live on the West Side of Manhattan.
Julie Roux Keuppens
Amanda Townsend Turnbull Amanda married Brooke H. Turnbull on June 26, 2010. Green Vale grads in attendance included Chris Davidson ‘92, Laurence Jollon ‘91, Chi McClean ‘91, Jon Connors ’95 and James Connors ‘99. Amanda and Brooke live in New York City, where they both work for CNN. Amanda is a V.P./Strategic Integration and Brooke is technical production manager for the program "Anderson Cooper 360."
Ames Lee on May 6, 2011. Big sister Charlotte is so happy to have a baby brother! O’D has left the hospitality business and is working at Bullen Insurance Group in Locust Valley.
Brandon C. W. Sim Brandon and his wife Amy welcomed their first child, a son, William Henry
Heather Upton Heather and her husband, Zach First, welcomed their first child, a daughter,
Julie and her husband Thomas welcomed their second son, Harold, on November 25, 2011. Big brother Oscar is thrilled!
Nicholas R. Read Nicky was married to Ann Belden on November 6, 2010. They live outside of Charleston, SC. Nicky works for Blackbaud Analytics, along with GVS alum Will Hull '99.
Austen T. Gray, III Baron and his wife Heather welcomed a new baby, Charlotte Austen
‘94 Eliza Geddes Franson: eliza@elizageddes.com Craig Sim III born on November 27, 2010. They now reside in Garden City.
Jeffrey T. Steiner Jeffrey married Bari M. Glazer on September 17, 2011. The wedding took place at 583 Park. GV alums in Reilly Katherine First, on June 15, 2011.
Pilar Vahey Pilar and her husband Matt welcomed their second son last spring. Big brother Cliff is thrilled.
Eliza Geddes Franson Eliza and her husband Bjorn welcomed their second son on March 24, 2011, Thornton “Thor” Geddes Franson. Eliza’s son Gunnar is a GV student – he loves coming to school with mommy for the Beginnings Class. Eliza recently created the mural in the new Beginnings classroom. She is seen here with Thor in front of the project, suggested by Susan Jones and based on an Eric Carle picture
Gray, on September 9, 2011. Big sister Mackenzie is super excited to have a baby sister!
Michael S. Kivowitz Michael married Valerie Fields on November 5, 2011 at the Maplewood Country Club in Maplewood, NJ.
Philip D. Van Riper Philip and his wife, Danielle, welcomed their first child, Sloan Douglas Van Riper, on June 3, 2011. They are happily living in Connecticut where Philip works for UBS in Stamford.
’92 20th REUNION O Save the date: June 7, 2012 Christina Lari Potter: clari@theclaremontgroup.com Oakley Duryea: oakleydc@gmail.com Kathleen Catapano Anderson
attendance included Jennifer Steiner Pool '87 and Elizabeth Ganzenmuller Reimer '92, and former teachers, Nanci Steiner (the groom’s mother) and Leslie Watnik (formerly art teacher Ms. Dallas).
‘93
Kathleen was married to Andrew Anderson on April 16, 2011.
Trish Constance D’Anna: longview99@mac.com
Taylor McKenzie Jackson
"Besides teaching this year, I have become the lead of my academy at the school (Science and Health Academy). I also coach track and am starting a lacrosse team."
Taylor and Stephen welcomed Alice Brookes Jackson on May 16, 2011. Big sister Annabel is excited to have another baby girl at home.
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Daria Kotlarchuk Bilous
C l a s s m ate B e n j a m i n G o r e l i c k attended. The newlyweds live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Elana Spiegel Siegel book. Eliza made the room come alive!
Abbott Dorman Glover Abby and her family, husband Chris and daughter Elly, are happy in New Canaan, CT. She has recently returned to doing something she loves - helping people give just the right gift! Check out her website at thegoldenribbon.com, and be sure to let her know if she can help you or your organization with your gift needs!
Elana and husband Barry welcomed a son, Ryan Edward, on March 12, 2011. They live in the city and enjoy every moment with Ryan! Her email is elanabsiegel@gmail.com.
Alice O'Kane Miller Alistair and Allie Miller welcomed their second child, Elizabeth Kathleen
‘98 Courtney Clifford: courtney@courtneyclifford.com John-Robert LaPorta: johnrlaporta@gmail.com Kimberly L. Corcoran
Plenty of Green Vale grads attended Christina Holme’s wedding. Meg Holmes Robbins ‘56, Jackie Moore Watson ‘77, her daughter currently attending GV Wren Watson ‘12, Christopher Colley ‘10, Celeste Vandeventer ‘10, Hilary Copp ‘04, David R. Holmes ‘62, bride, Will Copp ‘01, Lily Colley ‘05, D.R. Holmes Jr. ’99, Jenny Moore Vandeventer ‘76, Suzanne Cattier Taliaferro ‘61. Christina Holmes McKeon "I was married to Matthew McKeon on July 16, 2011 on Candlewood Lake in Brookfield, CT. We honeymooned
Miller, born September 16, 2011. Jenson (19 months) is the proud big brother.
Kathleen P. O'Kane "Living in NYC and engaged to be married to Brendan Tobin of Old Greenwich, CT. Wedding will be in Bermuda in September 2012."
Bridget Hoey Smith Bridget and her husband Pat welcomed their first child, a son, Cormac "Mac," in March 2011.
‘96 Alexis Moed: moedbc03@gmail.com Kelly Florio Kasouf long. His name is Dane Alexander Elliott. He's an absolute gem, such a good baby. Robb and I are thrilled.”
F. Page McClean "I am currently pursuing my MA in Visual Anthropology at Goldsmith, University of London and looking forward to spending more time with GVS alums in London in 2012!"
Kelly has written a book, The Super Adventures of Sophie and the City: All in a Day's Work (2011). Even if you missed the first book signings, check out her website for retail and events: superadventuresofsophie.com.
"I will move back to New York in July 2012 (after graduating from Tuft University's Fletcher School of International Affairs) for the first time since HS! I've accepted a spot on one of the policy teams at the NY Fed. I'm really looking forward to it!"
John-Robert LaPorta "I am engaged to Heidi Poirier; we’ll be married on May 5, 2012."
‘99 James Connors: jconnors23@hotmail.com LeeLee Robinson Duryea: leelee.duryea@gmail.com Dave Knott: dmknott@gmail.com Ashley V. P. Banker "Ashley and Nicholas Enthoven will be married in July 2012."
Seth P. de Roulet Seth's self-published magazine, Central Coast Chronicles (centralcoastchronicles.com) hit the newsstands last May! He was married in October 2010 to his long-time sweetheart, Kelly Linhart, in Santa Barbara, CA, where the couple now resides.
Timothy L. DiPietro
‘97 Lily Gray: lilygray@gmail.com
Tim was married to Gina Lengeling in Nantucket on October 9, 2011. (See photo below.)
at the Balsams Resort in New Hampshire. In addition to the GVS grads seen in photo (above), Nicholas Watson ’08 and Ellen Holmes Mahoney ‘54 were also there but missed the photo.”
‘95 Jonathan Connors: jtconnors@tiptoplp.com Andrew Korson: korson@me.com Douglas W. Bellard Douglas married Laura Marie Segerdahl on October 9, 2009 at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Garden City. He graduated from Hamilton College and is a foreign exchange options broker at GFI Group, a financial brokerage, in NY.
Arianna Faucetta Elliott “My son was born on March 28, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 21 inches
From left to right: Liza Daigh ‘03, Alex Daigh ‘00, Jack Jennings, Asia Baker ‘99, LeeLee Robinson Duryea ‘99, Max Stenbeck ‘00, Lily Evans ‘98, Dave Knott ‘99, Claire Jennings, Ashley Banker ‘99, bride, groom, John O'Kane ‘99, Teddy Baxter ‘99, Alex Webel ‘99, Oakley Duryea ‘92, Cryder DiPietro ‘02, Lee Cushing DiPietro ‘73, Kate Daigh ‘99, Coly Smith ’99 and Dianne Shiland Smith ’73. Winter 2012 w 21
The Robinson-Duryea wedding. Front Row: James Duryea ‘57 (seated), Taylor Robinson ‘98, Ellie Berens ‘99, Teddy Baxter ‘99, Alex Webel ’99. Second Row: DR Holmes ‘99, Dick Robinson ‘63, Laurie Pile Barrett ‘68, Linda VanderPoel Duryea ‘62, groom, bride, Ashley Banker ‘99, Lily Evans ‘98, Dana Powers ‘99, Kim Cushny ‘99, Monica Schwerin ‘99, Megan Duryea Scott ’87. Third Row: O'Donnell Lee ‘92, Preston Death ‘92, Susan VanderPoel Barrett ‘65, Chip Day ‘78, Kingsley Day Gregory ‘86, Mindy Duryea ‘84, Peter Robinson ‘66, Vicky Howard ‘68, Coly Smith ‘99, Nick Connors ‘99, Townsend Bancroft ‘93, Alex Warner ‘93, Justin Fredericks ‘92, Tim DiPietro ‘99, David Knott ‘99, John O'Kane ‘99, Asia Baker ‘99, Max Stenbeck ‘00, Tommy Bostwick ’92. Back Row (Top): Vittorio Cottafavi ‘92, Hanley Baxter ’93. Also present at the wedding, but not pictured: Billings Day Cay ‘79, James Connors ‘99, and Beverly VanderPoel Banker ‘57.
Elizabeth Robinson Duryea Oakley Duryea '92 and LeeLee were married on May 21, 2011 in Boca Grande, FL. Oakley works at Stripes Group, in the fund of funds division of the firm. LeeLee is an interior designer at Mark Hampton LLC. They live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Florence Danforth Meyer Florence Walker Danforth and Seth Gregory Meyer were married on October 15, 2010 at Paget Parish, Bermuda; the reception was held at Coral Beach and Tennis Club. Laura Danforth ’93 was maid of honor and a brother of the bridegroom, Michael Meyer, was best man. Florence and
Seth live in Manhattan; she is a real estate broker at In New York Realty and he is assistant vice president at Citigroup.
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John J. O'Kane John was married to Kimberly Yip on September 10, 2011. See photo below.
Colgate L. Smith "I am currently living in Evanston, IL where I am a first year MBA student at The Kellogg School of Management (at Northwestern University)."
‘00 Garett Vassel: gvassel654@aol.com
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Bridget M. Millard
Ashley was married to Brian Dooley on October 1, 2011.
"I have been living and working in San Francisco since August 2008. I am working for DFS Group Limited (company of LVMH) as a Merchandise Manager for European Cosmetics and Skin care (Guerlain, Chanel, Dior, Lancome). I frequently travel to Hong Kong for business."
Salvatore A. Gambino
Natalie Schwerin Roth
Sal is a student at Columbia Law School. He had a summer internship at Cravath, Swaine and Moore, LLP.
Natalie was married to Christopher Roth on September 24, 2011. The couple is living in NYC and Natalie is going to NYU for her master’s.
Vanessa Paolillo: vanessapaolillo@gmail.com Natalie Schwerin Roth: natalie.s.roth@gmail.com Rylan Soref: rylan.soref@gmail.com Ashley Levien Dooley
Back row: Alex Daigh ‘00 and David Knott ‘99. Middle Row: Oakley Duryea ‘92, Christin Dirkes Linchitz ’99, Asia Baker ’99, Kim Cushny ’99, Nick Connors ’99, Tim DiPietro ’99, DR Holmes ’99, Max Stenbeck ’00, Dana Powers ’99, Teddy Baxter ’99, Katie O'Kane ‘95. Front Row: Ashley Banker ’99, LeeLee Robinson Duryea ’00, James Connors ’99, bride, groom, Alex Webel ’99 and Hugh O'Kane ‘93.
Lauren A. Taylor
Gregory J. McWhir
Conor J. Sutherland
Lauren received her Master's in Public Health in 2009 from Yale (where she also received her undergraduate BA in 2008). For the past two years, Lauren has been working as Program Manager for Prof. Betsy Bradley, the faculty director of Yale’s Global Health Leadership Institute.The two women recently co-authored an Op-Ed in the New York Times (9/12/2011) entitled “To Fix Health, Help the Poor.”
Greg lives in Manhattan and is a Cardiology Research Coordinator at Bellevue Hospital. He is applying to medical schools.
“I'm living with a few friends in New York, working for an investment bank called Moelis & Company.”
’02 10th Reunion O Eduardo Canet: efc759@gmail.com Meagan Lesko: meagan.lesko@gmail.com Brett J. Becker Brett married Christina Buckel on June 18, 2011.
‘03 Carly Postal: cpostal2000@yahoo.com
Lily Haydock: lily.haydock@gmail.com Zach Remsen: zachremsen@gmail.com
Gillian R. Adler
Kathryn M. Dissinger
“I got my MA degree in Medieval English Literature at the University of York and I am continuing graduate school at UCLA next year in the English PhD program.”
Katy graduated from Bowdoin, with a double major in Environmental Studies and Visual arts. She was captain of the varsity lacrosse team, and was a four-year starter on the team.
Jeannie C. An
Megan F. Forlines
"I've moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Emerson College. I work for a webseries called The Guild and am currently working on a new webseries."
"I graduated Magna Cum Laude from FIT (SUNY) and am now in business school at Duke University."
William M. Burchfield “I am working at Salisbury School as an English teacher, and Soccer, Squash, and Baseball Coach.”
Caitlin B. Dirkes
"I am living in NYC with my college roommate. Recently saw Cryder DiPietro ‘02 and his brother Tim ‘99."
“I graduated from The College of Charleston with fellow GV alums Caitlin Mason ‘03, Crystal Lynch ‘04 and Laura Van Ingen ‘04. I live in downtown Charleston, SC and work for a small interior design firm, Cortney Bishop Design. Classmates Cryder Bancroft and Nick Remsen came to visit me in October; we had a blast together!”
Stephen J. Reardon
Bryan N. Doherty
“I recently started a job with Perella Weinberg Partners as an Analyst in their investment bank.”
"I graduated from the University of Delaware."
Ryan C. Tatzel
“I'm doing well, living in Philadelphia, PA, and working as a freelance theater technician. I graduated from Skidmore in May with a B.S. in Theater Production (honors) and spent the summer working and looking for jobs pretty much like everyone else. I have a cat named Flint.”
Virginia M. Knott
Ryan, along with three college classmates from the University of Notre Dame, founded Lono LLC. The team won top honors in the McCloskey Business Plan Competition in April of 2007, sponsored by the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Notre Dame. Lono produces “SmarterShade,” an emerging clean technology that can be darkened on command. Ryan coordinates the product development efforts for SmarterShade. Ryan, who graduated with a BS ’09 in Chemical Engineering, has recently been developing SmarterShade’s latest design -- the RV Shade. Ryan will play a key role in future research and product development efforts.
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Henry N. Morgan
Samantha P. Nick Sammy is living in NYC and working at the hedgefund, SkyBridge Capital.
Carly P. Postal “I'm working in NYC at the Willow Club as Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing Operations.”
Nicholas C. Remsen Nick is in London working on a graduate degree at Central Saint Martins Art and Design School.
‘06 Alison Browne: alison.browne@emory.edu Ripley Hartmeyer: rhartmeyer7@gmail.com Lauren Russo: ler297@nyu.edu Kimberly Wachtler: kimberly.wachtler@gmail.com Robert Aquino Robert is a Film and Television major at BU. He served as annotator for his Sig Chi fraternity and had an internship last summer in New York City.
Brooke A. Bliven Brooke is a sophomore at Trinity College.
Sterling B. Brinkley
Francesca E. Liotti
Sterling spent last summer taking Portuguese classes, with the hopes of working in Brazil when he graduates. He is a member of the Class of 2014 at Yale University.
Francesca graduated from the University of Denver, with a major in Communications and minors in English and Marketing. She spent a semester studying in Buenos Aires at Belgrano University and is fluent in Spanish. Francesca plans to work in the music industry in Denver as an organizer/planner of tours, festivals and other engagements.
Alison Browne
Arielle M. Schweber
Molly D. Forlines
Arielle graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelors’ degree in French. She is interested in teaching and languages.
Last summer Molly worked for Communities in Schools in Durham, NC, before returning to Duke for her junior year.
Douglas J. Paolillo
Ripley D. Hartmeyer
Doug is lovin' life in Big Sky country! He’s working at a hotel in Breckenridge, CO and plans to be back in New York by May 2012.
Ripley worked for KTR Capital Partners in New York City and then studied abroad in London for the fall semester.
Zachary P. Remsen
Samuel A. Herzig
Zach graduated from the University of Richmond and is working at the Bank of Montreal in New York.
Sam studied at the London School of Economics last summer.
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"Alison interned at a non-profit organization called Project Sunshine last summer. She is a member of the track and field team at Emory, which won the conference title last spring."
Jacqueline I. diGaloma Jackie finished her second year at George Washington University.
Margaret V. Remsen Maggie is a junior at Cornell and plays on their squash team.
Jamie Burchfield: camjamb@gmail.com Nick Newburger: nnew@wharton.upenn.edu Morgan Smith: morgan.smith@fandm.edu
Lauren E. Russo
Lily C. Colley
Colin P. Youngwall
Lily completed her junior year at George Washington University, Elliot School of International Affairs. She studied abroad in Rome and traveled extensively throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Colin has worked on a music website and become a prominent DJ for RPI, producing some of his own music.
Robert Kamilaris Rob lives in Prague, Czech Republic, where he attends medical school.
“I am loving my junior year at NYU after earning a 4.0 last semester.”
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Kimberly F. Wachtler “I'm loving my junior year at Brown, where I serve on the General Body and Campus Life Committee of the Undergraduate Council of Students. I'm studying Anthropology and Gender & Sexuality Studies and am the leader of both departments' undergraduate groups. I just returned from a semester abroad in Lo n d o n , w h e r e I fo c u s e d o n International Child Health.”
‘09 Marielle Lafaire: mlafaire@gmail.com Rebecca L. Broxmeyer Becky is a senior at Friends Academy. She recently hosted a fashion show and raised over $200,000 for the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic research.
Lillian R. Gahagan
‘07
Lili is a senior at Deerfield Academy. She is captain of the field hockey and lacrosse teams, as well as a proctor for her dormitory.
Georgiana B. Brinkley
Serena V. Gerry
Georgiana is a member of the class of 2014 at Harvard University.
The Locust Valley Leader shared the news that Serena claimed victory in the $1,500 NALS/WIHS Children's Jumper Classic held last July at the Vermont Summer Festival.
‘08 Holly Constants: hol9331@aol.com Michael DeMatteis: mdematteis180@g.rwu.edu Anthony Russo: anthony.russo@duke.edu Anna J. Berger Anna graduated from North Shore High with High Honors and attends the University of Michigan.
Francesca S. diGaloma Chessy ended her senior year at Westminster winning "B" regionals on the squash team, finishing second in her flight. She also served as captain of the squash and tennis teams. Chessy is at George Washington University.
Taylor C. Merrill Taylor is taking a year off and will attend SMU in the fall of 2012.
Anthony D. Russo Anthony and GV/Friends' Academy classmate, Michael DeMatteis ‘08, c o m p l e t e d t h e i r FA S e n i o r
William C. Remsen Billy is a sophomore at the Choate school and plays on their JV cross country, squash and golf teams.
‘11 Grace Lafaire: gslafaire@gmail.com Kendall C. Coleman Kendall transferred to the Ross School in East Hampton. She is enjoying playing JV tennis and will be traveling to Kauai, Hawaii to study photography for a mini semester in the spring.
Camilla G. diGaloma Cricket is a freshman at Westminster. She led the girl's squash team to win the "B" regionals, finishing first in her flight. She also played field hockey and lacrosse.
Grace ‘11 and Marielle Lafaire ‘09 were volunteers at Green Vale’s Summer Start Mini-Camps and in the Alumni Office last summer.
Lauriane Pinto Of eleven inductees to the Friends Academy Class of 2012 Cum Laude Awards, four were Green Vale grads: Lauriane and classmates Matt Gutierrez, Allaire Heisig and Missy Quick. (Photo at right.)
Siobhan E. Stocks-Lyons Siobhan particpated in the American Ballet Theater (NYC) summer intensive program.
‘10 Billy Remsen: wremsen14@choate.edu Allison V. Bliven Allison completed her sophomore year at Berkshire School.
Christopher R. Colley
Allaire, Lauriane, Matt and Missy.
Chris is a sophomore at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA. He plays JV football, captain JV squash and lacrosse. Chris loves being at school with other GV grads - Porter Collet '10, Alexander Green '10, Chris Shea '10, Celeste Vandeventer '10, Ford Ainslie '11, and Teddy Smith '11.
J. Luke Noreña
Anthony, Michael and Mr. Watters Independent Project at Green Vale last May. They worked with Mr. Ruecker and Mrs. Morledge. Anthony is working hard in his freshman year at Duke.
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Luke, along with 6 of his classmates, rode his bike across our nation last summer for a charity (Ride2Recovery, a charity that provides physical and mental rehabilitation programs for recently wounded U.S. soldiers. He and his team completed 44 days of cycling, averaging 85-100 miles per day, over 3,500 miles in all, from the shores of Seattle, WA to the shore of York, ME.
Luke is at far right.
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Upper School students baked treats for guests at the Long Island Ronald McDonald House just in time for Valentine’s Day.