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Roy Barber’s Farewell
Washington Post recognizes SAES Teaching Excellence & More School Updates Alum “Keeps it Simple” on the Food Network Alumni Weekend 2013
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News from St. Andrew’s
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Athletic Highlights
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Melissa d’Arabian ’86
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Jamie Folwer ’05
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Alex O’Flinn ’99
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Sarah Comeau ’03
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Alumni Weekend
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Class Notes
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Future St. Andrew’s Events
Calling All Musicians!!!
Now that St. Andrew’s is 35 years old, isn’t it about time the school had a fight song? If you like to write original music, or even if you never have but you’ve always wanted to give it a shot, now's your chance. There are no rules other then this: the best, most spirited, most ‘St. Andrew’s’ piece of music wins. Submit entries by Sept. 15 to communications@saes.org. The winning piece will have its world premiere at Homecoming on Oct. 19. Contact Richard Coco, Director of Communications at (240) 477-1694 if you have any questions. Happy Composing!!!
reetings, Lions! Thank you for clicking on our inaugural electronic magazine developed specifically for St. Andrew's alumni. It's been a tremendous year at school. Our faculty are increasingly receiving broad recognition for their leadership in integrating cutting-edge teaching techniques with the close student relationships you remember. Many of our athletic teams had the best seasons in several years, including winning records for every Middle School team this spring! Our service learning program and international partnerships are growing by leaps and bounds, and I wish you could have seen the quality and profusion of visual and performing arts that filled both campuses in recent months. Happy reading, and best wishes for some down time and adventure this summer! Warmly,
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appy Summer, and welcome to the Alumni Magazine! As my first year in this role, and 8th as an alumni, it has been a wonderful year reconnecting with many of you, meeting some for the first time and as always, sharing memories, stories and fondness for our school. I hope you will be as thrilled as I am to read this Alumni Magazine in an online format — our first ever. Thank you to all of you who participated in sharing your stories and adventures. And, thank you to everyone who made this year a success — whether it was planning or attending reunion weekend, catching up with each other at the holiday party or a regional event, or supporting the school philanthropically — we could not have done it without you. I’m looking forward to what the next year will bring — and seeing, meeting and connecting with many of you along the way! Best, Madeline A LUMNI
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School Updates: Head of School Robert Kosasky Receives Washington Post Educational Leadership Award
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t. Andrew’s Head of School Robert Kosasky was awarded The Washington Post Company Educational Foundation’s Distinguished Educational Leadership Award. Kosasky, who has led St. Andrew’s since 2002, was the only Head of an area Independent School to receive the honor. “I can think of no head of an independent school who more richly deserves ‘The Distinguished Educational Leadership’ award,” said Ron Goldblatt, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools.
St. Andrew’s and CTTL Featured in Washington Post
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t. Andrew’s Episcopal School and the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning were the subject of a centerpiece on the Education page of The Washington Post as a story by Valerie Strauss, titled “Brains Behind the Classes,” highlighted the school and the way in which it utilizes the latest in brain research to improve teaching and learning. Think Differently and Deeply was published and distributed. The book showcases the pedagogy and thought of St. Andrew’s teachers and leadership. St. Andrew’s has continued its partnership with Teach For America, deepened partnership with John Hopkins and initiated discussion with Harvard School of Education about potential research partnership.
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Lion Laborers Club has Raised More than $5,100 for Haiti
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he new, student-led Lion Laborers Club is a non-profit club that provides volunteers for all types of projects, everything from cleaning garages to moving furniture in order to raise money for Haiti. The goal of the club is to is to create a group of young men and women that people can rely on for assistance. The club has raised more than $5,100 to date!
Members of St. Andrew’s Community Visit Sister School in Haiti
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leven members of the St. Andrew’s community participated in a five day trip to visit the Christ Roi School in Civol, Haiti over President’s Day weekend. The purpose of the trip was to continue the relationship building that St. Andrew’s began with the school in February 2011.
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he St. Andrew’s community recognized distinguished achievement in the performing arts on Thursday April 25th in an assembly that emphasized the school’s commitment to fostering students’ talent in areas involving vocal music, musical theatre, orchestral performance, dance, drama, jazz band, and technical theatre. The performing arts department presented successful productions of The Wiz (MS Musical), Pippen (US Musical) and Belle’s Strategem (US Fall Play) this year.
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St. Andrew’s Students Spend Spring Break Exploring Different Parts of the World
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n an enthusiastic display of curiosity and adventurous spirit, members of the St. Andrew’s student body explored the world in a significant way during the spring break holiday. From the United States and Mexico to Europe and Africa, more than forty middle and upper school students joined their classmates on trips that were fun and exciting not to mention adventures in learning about other cultures. Students traveled with Ms. Phyllis Robinson, biology teacher, and Mr. Morgan Evans, English teacher, to Baja, Mexico where they gained firsthand experience in conservation biology as it relates to ecologically sensitive areas.
Middle School students joined Mr. Mickey Belcher (math) and Ms. Hevia Paxson (visual arts) on a trip designed to push students outside of their comfort zone while learning to cope with the obstacles that the great outdoors presents, from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to the deserts in Utah. The trip was highlighted by ski and mountain bike outings, and several nights camping along the Colorado River.
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St. Andrew’s Recognized on the International Stage
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t. Andrew’s was recognized at an event held at the South African Embassy in early February. Deputy Chief of Mission, Johnny Moloto, highlighted St. Andrew’s and Roy Barber’s role in the exchange program with the Bokamoso Youth, imploring others to follow the school’s model to be a light in the world.
St. Andrew’s Community Prepared 20,000 Meals During National Day of Service
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n this year’s National Day of Service the St. Andrew’s community came out in a big way. More than 225 students, teachers, administrators, parents and friends from all four divisions came to the Postoak Campus to produce 20,000 meals for South Africa and other areas of need in the world.
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Highlights from Our Athletic Department l The Alumni team defeated the Varsity Lacrosse team 10-2, during Alumni
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l Upper School Students started the Explosive Performance strength and
conditioning program. Also, a new initiative to protect our athletes was started by completing concussion testing on all 6th-12th graders. The Boy’s Cross Country team competed in the Private School State Championship and won the small school state title for the first time since 2009.
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The Boy’s Varsity Basketball team scored 100 points in one game, shattering a school record for most points in a single game. The team won 15 games this season. You can view the highlight video of their impressive season here (see page 9). l
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l In the fall, the varsity golf and
girls soccer teams finished the regular season in second place in their respective leagues. l St. Andrew’s hosted the World
Learning Group from Israel, which brought Jewish and Muslim students to St. Andrew’s to shadow our Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball teams. The students participated in a clinic that was hosted by basketball coach, Kevin Jones. l We welcomed Bobby Horsey, a
top-notch lacrosse coach, to the St. Andrew’s athletic staff this year. l The SGA opened the student-
run concession stand “Johnny’s”, named after John Holden. Johnny’s is open for business during sports events (see right).
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Melissa d’Arabian ’86 Keeping it Simple b y D avid B randt
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eeping it simple and keeping it about serving the world in my own small way” are driving forces in how Melissa d’Arabian ’86 approaches life. In the end, the mother of four, television host, and New York Times best-selling author sees her work as “a means to an end.” She notes, “And the end for me is making my own unique mark on the world. It sounds so simple, but that’s how I define success.” And successful she has been. Not to mention very busy. Since winning the culinary competition series “The Next Food Network Star” on Food Network in the summer of 2009, d”Arabian’s career has taken off. She not only hosts her own television cooking show “Ten Dollar Dinners” on Food Network, but also Cooking Channel’s “Drop 5 lbs. with Good Housekeeping.” Her first cookbook Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week debuted in August 2012 and became an instant New York Times best seller. “I bring my real Prior to her emergence as a television talent, life experiences to d’Arabian had a successful career in business. After my TV show, my graduating from St. Andrew’s in 1986, she earned her book, my speaking bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The Universiengagements, ty of Vermont and then received her MBA from Georgeand my recipes. town University. She began her professional career in Ultimately, that’s consulting and eventually worked in corporate finance what drives me: and planning at The Walt Disney Company in Burbank, sharing the trenches California. She later moved to Paris — where she met and with others.” eventually married her husband, Philippe — to lead the merchandise finance group for Euro Disney. Beyond the fact that she is a working mother who cooks daily for her family of six, d’Arabian credits her mother and Julia Child for inspiring her approach to cooking. Raised by her single mother “with a coupon-cutter mentality and on a shoestring budget in a humble home where waste was never a temptation, cooking together was a 10
alumni news favorite pastime.” As for Child, d’Arabian loves how she “brought the love of cooking to the American home cook. I admire her fearless, unapologetic approach.” D’Arabian’s passion for her craft is not dissimilar to Child’s in that she desires to foster a love of cooking in her viewers and those who have read her book. She states, “I bring my real life experiences to my TV show, my book, my speaking engagements, and my recipes. Ultimately, that’s what drives me: sharing the trenches with others. I’m thrilled that so many people love to watch food TV, but I also hope they are inspired actually to cook. I’d love to see us as a culture celebrating the family table more.” One factor that has made d’Arabian so appealing to viewers is the fact that she is very much like them in that she is faced with the daily “challenge of managing the logistics of being a working parent.” As she states, “I have a full-time job and am raising four girls. But, the good news is that I am not alone. Millions of working parents are with me, doing it every day, to the best of our ability.” Living just outside San Diego now and traveling frequently for work, d’Arabian has no intentions of slowing down. She is interested in perhaps doing a talk show some day. She is also currently working on her second book and speaks at various events and engagements nationwide. As she relates, “I’ve been doing a lot of speaking, which I love. Connecting with people in real life is perhaps my favorite part of my work.” She is also active on Facebook and Twitter (@MelissadArabian), where she loves swapping stories of food, family, and faith with fans. Despite her growing fame and the recognition she has received through national media outlets like The Today Show, CNN, People magazine, and Food Network Magazine, d’Arabian fondly recalls how St. Andrew’s played a part in her future direction. Not only did English teacher Dona Weingarten and Spanish teacher John Blount “inspire” and “challenge” her, but being a part of the St. Andrew’s community was the first time she says, “I had felt such a powerful sense of support from a large group of people, and that bolstered my esteem tremendously. Kids with self-esteem and support have so many options open to them.” A LUMNI
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Jamie Fowler ’05 Trust Your Gut b y D avid B randt
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approach business and business opportunities with three major things in mind,” says Jamie Fowler ’05, owner of BNIB (Brand New In Box), a Los Angeles-based high-end retailer of sneakers and hip accessories. “The first is to trust your gut. The second is to never stop learning. I truly feel that the best knowledge is self-taught. Last but not least, network. It’s been said a million times, but it’s all about who you know.” Fowler and his business partner Alex Fisher opened BNIB in 2011 and “in one short year have became synonymous with premium goods. BNIB is a blend of old school, with their vintage interior design, and modern day sophistication,” according to on-line Los Angeles culture watcher We Wit It L.A. While BNIB has a store front location in the Cypress Hill section of LA, Fowler’s genius has been to utilize social media and a “fashion truck” to benefit his young business. Like the food trucks that have become a “Reflecting on his ubiquitous presence in most major American cities, business success, fashion trucks serve as mobile billboards advertising Fowler is thankful brands and products. for St. Andrew’s Fowler notes, “Although we were not the first fashion influence on his life. truck, we were the first shoe truck and the first truck He says, “I would geared primarily to men. It has turned out to be the best credit St. Andrew’s marketing tool we could’ve asked for.” with giving me the Although the store gets the biggest sales, “the truck skills to be a team gets our name out there,” claims Fowler. “I attribute this leader, to be creative, to the fact that at the store you get more in the mood to and to pursue my shop. Guests that come for a pair of shoes are likely to passion.” leave with a pair of shoes, pants, jacket, and watch. The truck has more of a novelty effect to it, meaning that people are less likely to spend alot, but they like the concept and want to support it. We make smaller item sales on the truck, so we adjust our inventories accordingly.” “Due to the fact that marketing dollars are hard to come by in small business, we focus our marketing strategy primarily on social media,” states Fowler. “We also utilize an e-mail list that we have been building since the day we came up with the business concept. “
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alumni news Fowler, who entered St. Andrew’s in 7th grade, following his older sister Marisa ’04 to the school, “grew up always idolizing a store in Georgetown called Major, due primarily to its vast selection of unique and hard to find sneakers.” Fowler says, “ I have had a passion for sneakers for almost as long as I can remember. “ Fowler has worked in retail since 9th grade. He worked at Abercrombie & Fitch and Sports Extra in Bethesda while in high school. Upon graduation from St. Andrew’s, Fowler studied Business at both Ohio University and Hocking College, but left early to pursue business opportunities in Los Angeles. Once he moved to Los Angeles in 2010, he worked at Neo39, an active footwear store in Pasadena, where he built his skills as a manager. Despite only arriving in Los Angeles less than three years ago, Fowler has managed to find good success with his fledgling business so much so that BNIB has been featured on BBC News and NBC’s The Today Show. To date, BNIB has been most profitable through e-commerce. Fowler says, “We have more reach online and with social media and advertising it has really taken off.” Success has fortunately bred more opportunities for Fowler and his burgeoning business ventures. He recently secured a partnership with Converse, where BNIB was one of only six stores to help it with a huge Converse Jack Purcell Advertising Campaign. BNIB is also partnering with a fresh new barber shop in the historic center of downtown LA, only a few blocks from where the boutique hotel chain Ace Hotel is developing a new hotel. Located in the heart of the retail district of the city, according to Fowler, “The idea behind the barber shop/retail concept is to create the ultimate man shop.” BNIB also plans to develop, with the help of designer Brandon Scott, its own private label clothing line called BNWT (Brand New With Tag), a play on its business name BNIB (Brand New In Box). Reflecting on his business success, Fowler is thankful for St. Andrew’s influence on his life. He says, “I would credit St. Andrew’s with giving me the skills to be a team leader, to be creative, and to pursue my passion.” He is also appreciative of Kevin O’Brien and Alex Haight, who both taught him in the classroom and coached him respectively in lacrosse and soccer, for modeling determination and leadership skills. He thanks Tracey Goodrich as well for inspiring his creative mind and always reminding him of the importance of kindness. A LUMNI
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Alex O’Flinn ’99 Stay True to Yourself b y D avid B randt
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very film is different, and you really have to approach each film with a fresh set of eyes. You can’t bring the same bag of tricks to every film you make, or else you suck the life out of every film you make,” claims filmmaker Alex O’Flinn ’99. “The irony of film is that it is a visual medium that begins in the written form. As a result, it’s the director’s job to successfully translate that story from words to visuals, and make sure the audience doesn’t get lost in the translation.” This approach to filmmaking has guided O’Flinn, a director and film editor working in Los Angeles, for nearly a decade now. Since his arrival in Los Angeles in 2005, O’Flinn has experienced both the thrill of success as well as the difficulties of trying to break in to the film industry. In a relatively short time, O’Flinn has carved out a successful career for himself. He has been fortunate to have his films play in film festivals around the country “The thing one has to including the AFI Dallas Film Festival, the St. Louis remember is that it’s International Film Festival, and the Indianapolis Intera marathon and not a national Film Festival. One of his favorite films was his sprint. The reality is UCLA thesis called “Shoot The Moon” that was screened that the majority of at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) at people who “make it” its Young Directors night. in the entertainment Cultural Cocktail Hour, an on-line source for cultural industry are people reviews in the Los Angeles area, praised O’Flinn’s work who have been noting, “The filmmaker’s vision lifted storytelling away working non-stop for from restrictive Black and White; instead, O’Flinn probed years at their craft. life’s rich gray area, thereby offering hope for redemption It’s a journey of years and the chance to shoot the moon.” and it’s important to He has also worked as a film editor for organizations keep that perspective like the Sundance Institute. He is also the recipient of in mind, as it will the Hollywood Foreign Press Association award and The allow you to stay true Motion Picture Association of America Award. to yourself and your Despite his success, O’Flinn states, “There is a lot of vision as an artist.” rejection and there is always the “it style” or the “new it thing” of the moment that doesn’t always align with what you have to say as an artist, and 14
alumni news it can be really hard to keep the momentum going when the wave seems to be going in another direction.” “But, the thing one has to remember is that it’s a marathon and not a sprint. The reality is that the majority of people who “make it” in the entertainment industry are people who have been working non-stop for years at their craft. It’s a journey of years and it’s important to keep that perspective in mind, as it will allow you to stay true to yourself and your vision as an artist.” After graduating from St. Andrew’s, O’Flinn earned his BA in English from Kenyon College in 2003. He began his career working at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, first as an intern then as an Assistant Director on the show “Pacific”, before heading to Los Angeles to attend the M.F.A. Directing Program at UCLA in 2005. While O’Flinn’s work has been influenced by literature, traveling, photography, painting and music — Sam Shepard, Homer, William Eggleston, Richard Avedon, Edward Hopper, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen are but a few major influences on his work — he greatly “loves films where landscape plays a character and where the environment affects the actions of the characters involved in the story being told.” With this in mind, the films of Wong Kar-Wai, Chris Marker, Krystof Kieslowski, and Wim Wenders have been an influence on him. With his film career beginning to take off, O’Flinn says his goal is to make and edit films that excite him. “In order to be passionate and really give a film your all, you have to truly love and believe in the story you are telling,” he says. “I’m really fortunate to have gotten the opportunity to work, both as a director and an editor, on films where I really believe in the story being told. I’d love to continue to work on films that inspire me, and challenge me as a filmmaker and an editor.” O’Flinn credits the community of St. Andrew’s, both students and faculty, for being amazingly supportive and encouraging of his passion for art and thus influencing his future career path. Having been at the school from 6th through 12th grade, he states, “St. Andrew’s was incredibly important in helping me define myself as a person.” “Teachers like Mike Davila, Shelly Webb, Vince McCool, Roy Barber, Alex Haight, and Glenn Whitman encouraged our talents and passion for the arts and even allowed us to incorporate that into class assignments. St. Andrew’s was the first large community that I was a part of that provided me the freedom to explore my artistic interests, and by doing so, I learned a great deal about myself and the things I value in the process,” he says. A LUMNI
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Sarah Comeau ’03 Enforcing Special Education Rights b y ric H ard coco
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arah Comeau ’03 did not expect to some day be fighting to change the legal system when she walked into that classroom at Ithaca College. She was taking Introduction to Legal Environment of Business for one simple reason — it was a prerequisite for Marketing. But by time that semester was over, it not only changed her life but it might eventually change the District of Columbia’s justice system. “I was dreading it,” Comeau said of that class nearly a decade ago. “However, it was in that class that I fell in love with the law. I was drawn to the passionate arguments, creative thinking and legal writing. It was too late for me to change my major, but I was determined to go to law school.” Comeau attended American University’s Washington College of Law and graduated cum laude in 2011. While in law school, she worked at a criminal law firm that specialized in post-conviction and appellate advocacy. During that time, she fell in love with the writing, research, and legal issues surrounding post-conviction and appeals. After law school, she had a JD Distinguished “My experiences in Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Public Defender Service Honduras and South for the District of Columbia. Africa truly ignited “I initially worked with securely detained pre-trial youth, my drive to address Comeau said. “Slowly, I began working with youth post-disand combat social position, The majority of these youth are ‘committed’ to the injustice and sociojuvenile justice system and are thus wards of the District economic and racial of Columbia. Working with these youth, I realized that my disparities. Looking true calling was post-disposition representation of youth back, I realize that involved in the juvenile justice system.” my experiences and Comeau recently co-founded The School Justice memories from these Project, a non-profit law firm. Along with fellow educatrips have shaped tion attorney Claire Blumenson, they work exclusively me into who I have with incarcerated and court-involved students in the Disbecome today.” trict of Columbia. Their organization focuses on providing access to justice through the provision of free, direct, legal representation to older court-involved youth with special education needs. “Older court-involved youth rarely have advocates and suffer the most egregious 16
alumni news denials of liberty, education, and freedom,” Comeau said. “The most effective, and arguably only, way to combat these denials is to enforce special education rights. I began practicing special education law and focused on court-involved and incarcerated youth post-disposition. “Older court-involved youth with special education needs have experienced years of school failure, transience, and poor and inappropriate correctional education. They face the highest rates of school failure, dropout, unemployment, and recidivism. Without access to education, I saw a funneling of this population from the juvenile system into the adult criminal system. Through the provision of special education representation, you can ensure that these youth have access to appropriate educational programming and thus increase rates of school success, graduation, and employment while decreasing recidivism and future court-involvement.” Deep, heady, impressive stuff. Comeau said the roots of it can be traced back to her years at St. Andrew’s. “While at St. Andrews, I participated in two study abroad programs — Honduras and South Africa,” Comeau said. “It was while I was in Honduras that I first saw stark inequalities based on socioeconomic status. This has been the jumping off point for my public interest focus. My experiences in Honduras and South Africa truly ignited my drive to address and combat social injustice and socioeconomic and racial disparities. ” The School Justice Project was just named an Echoing Green Fellow. The non-profit’s work dismantles the school-to-prison pipeline and promotes education equity and employment opportunities for black males. Ninety-seven percent of D.C.’s court-involved youth are African American, and as many as 70% of incarcerated youth have special education needs. “Older students with special education needs face the highest rates of school dropout, unemployment, and recidivism,” Comeau said. “As education attorneys we protect these students’ education rights and ensure that these they can access appropriate educational services. We actually have identified a “second pipeline” that is distinct and excluded from traditional school-to-prison pipeline dialogue. This pipeline is the funneling of older youth from the juvenile justice system into the adult criminal system. Our work specifically aims to dismantle this second pipeline, something no organizations or advocates focus on. ” Comeau credits a handful of St. Andrew’s teachers, including Roy Barber, John Blunt, Dresden Koons and Glenn Whitman. “Dresden Koons taught me to write and analyze literature,” Comeau said. “She gave me a wonderful foundation for legal analysis. Ms. Koons was a great role model and never accepted anything from me except my best. Glenn Whitman introduced me to the Socratic method and I believe really taught me to think on my feet and engage with my environment. “John Blunt and Roy Barber changed my life through the experiences they set up for me while in Honduras and South Africa. “ alumni
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A May 10-11 marked St. Andrew’s Alumni Weekend. We were joined by Alums from a wide range of classes — from 1982 to 2012! Alumni, Alumni Parents, Faculty/ Staff, Current Parents and Friends came together on Friday, May 10th to kick-off Alumni Weekend and celebrate the accomplishments of Mr. Roy Barber and thank him for his service to St. Andrew’s and the community upon his retirement. Roy Barber is completing his 25th year at St. Andrew’s. 18
fter 25 years at St. Andrew’s, Roy Barber announced his retirement last fall, effective the end of the 2012-2013 school year. During Alumni Weekend, he was honored by current teachers and former students. On the coming pages you will find pictures from the event, along with a letter from Roy to alums and the words that Head of School Robert Kosasky wrote to accompany his 25th anniversary plaque which will hang in the school’s library. One last item of note — on the next page are the lyrics to an original song that Roy wrote before he ever came to St. Andrew’s, but which perfectly capture the spirit of everything he has done for the community.
Roy Barber performs his song “One Step in Front of You” from his original play “Children with Stones.”
‘One Step in Front of You’ by Roy Barber You bring a blanket Prune a Tree Build a road till you can see What you can do, one step in front of you. Teach a class, make a toy Bring a meal we all enjoy You do what you can do. One step in front of you. Build a school or shame a king Teach your child a song to sing Take the truth further down the road And you’ll know when you are through You did what you could do One step in front of you. When you must you hide a friend On a night that will not end Do what you can, one step in front of you. Write a letter, go to jail Just know even when you fail You did what you could do One step in front of you. When you stand outside alone With all the truth you own Make a choice to raise your voice Take the step in front of you What is your life. Woman or man You only do the best you can And at the closing of the day You know there only was this way Take the next step, one step in front of you
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Amy Wooley, Performing Arts Teacher, gives a tribute to Roy
Brynn Whiteley ’08 performs “Gaelic Blessing”
Roy Barber's 25th Anniversary Plaque For 25 years Roy Barber has brightened St. Andrew's with song and theater. He has worked with many devoted musicians, but his greatest happiness has come from creating a safe and happy space for students who did not before think of themselves as performers. Beyond the classroom, Roy has been a champion of service, justice, and outreach efforts. He created the Bokamoso partnership 13 years ago and has nurtured its growth into a signature St. Andrew's program and a life-changing opportunity for our students and hundreds of South Africa youth. Thank you for 25 years of creativity and connection, Roy! May 29, 2013 alumni
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Alex George ’95 performs “Impossible Dream”, a touching tribute to Roy.
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alumni news Roy and Bokamoso Update Dear Alums, We had a wonderful visit this year from a very strong Bokamoso group. There is much good news. Many of the youth have completed their training and are working to support their families as nurses, IT trainers, through careers in banking, and as teachers and childcare workers. This year we welcomed an extraordinary performer, Vincent who is the first openly gay student, completely accepted in this somewhat traditional community. He was one of our Diversity speakers at chapel. Our other diversity speaker, Lovely, was selected to participate in an international women’s leadership program at Georgetown University this summer. She was recommended by the South African Embassy who celebrated Bokamoso’s work when they performed at the commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison at the Embassy. Ambassador Rashoon has become a huge fan of this group and eloquently spoke about their mission at the Embassy, at a reception at Xander Glassman’s home, and at a performance (this year there had to be two!) at George Washington University. This year Bokamoso was again involved with every aspect of student life at SAES and the St. Andrew’s/Bokamoso collaboration was the focus of a Voice of America tribute in February. The fundraising Dream Breakfast was held again at St. Andrew’s and I am pleased to say, as I retire, that St Andrew’s and Bokamoso have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their continuing collaboration for the next several years. Stacy Kincaid, along with many volunteers, will lead the program. Back in Winterveldt the Computer Center has opened and is being overseen by trained Boka youth. Also, each Saturday Bokamoso youth are featured on a talk radio show in Soshanguve describing their challenges and the work of the center. I will be traveling to Bokamoso this summer as usual with Leslie Jacobson to help select the youth who will come to America, and to work on original music projects with group. I plan to be around and available when they return to the States in January. Alums, it is always wonderful to hear from you and to learn how many of you are incorporating our work together into your lives. It has been a blessing to work with you all these years! — Roy 20
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cheer on the Alumni vs. Varsity Lacrosse Team during the Mackintosh Lacrosse Game. Thank you to all of the players and those who came to support!
After the Mackintosh Lacrosse game, the school, along with Jan and Linton Weeks and Sarah Taylor ’03, dedicated a new scoreboard for Brumbaugh Field in memory of Stone Taylor Weeks ’03. The scoreboard which will first be used during the 2013 fall sports season was given to St. Andrew’s by the Class of 2003.
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Class of ’83 The Class of 1983 celebrated their 30th reunion this Spring over Alumni Weekend. Thank you to Leigh Crawford Palmer and Tom Graves for co-chairing their reunion!
Ann Davies, Mark Creighton, Ms. Joanne Beach and Aaron Aylor
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Class of ’88 The class of 1988 celebrated, along with the class of 1983 and 1993, at the Hillyer Art Space near Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. Thank you to Dorsey Horowitz and Amy Selinger for co-chairing their 25th reunion! Left to right: Catherine Callaway, Boyer Proffitt, Dorsey Horowitz, Lustin Laing, Jessica Buckley, Paul Downey, Erik Rogstad, Amy Selinger, Jeff Dye, and Mark Portner
Left to right: Jessica Buckley, Paul Downey, Erik Rogstad, and Amy Selinger
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Class of ’93 The class of 1993 turned out to celebrate their 20th reunion on May 11th. Thank you to co-chairs, Carmody Gaba Daman and Pamela Monroe Saunders for making it happen!
The entire group from the class of 1993 who were able to make it for the reunion
Kate Black Kruuse, Christina Loukas Murphy, and Carla Shackleford
Kate Riddleberger and Carmody Gaba Daman are joined by their husbands to celebrate their 20th reunion
Etaine Norris Raphael, Jeff Sanders’ wife, Lorena Jordan and Eric Decker (boyfriend of Lorena)
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Class of ’98 The class of 1998 reconnected at the Laughing Man Tavern in Washington, D.C. for their 15 year reunion. Thank you to chair Amanda Allen!
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Liza Taylor and Lauren McLaughlin
David Troha, friend of David and Edwin’s, Edwin Darilek, David’s wife, friend of David and Edwin’s
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Class of ’03 For their 10 year reunion, the class of 2003 had a great time at Marvin in Washington, D.C. in May. Thank you to chair Sarah Taylor for making it all possible! Class of 2003 at Marvins in the U Street Neighborhood
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Class of ’08 The Class of 2008 came back to campus to celebrate their 5 year reunion. They were joined by faculty members and friends in the Library. Thank you to Leili Doerr and Abbey Wallace for chairing the reunion!
William White hangs with Mr. Whitman and Ms. Robinson
Brynn Whiteley, John Detienne, Cara Borrelli, Erich Romero, and Mallory Harney
Ms. Beach welcomes Remick Smothers back to campus
The class of 2008 celebrates their reunion behind the Library
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Sam Wallace ’12 completed his first year at Denison University where he joined the Hockey Team. He is traveling to Civol, Haiti this summer to work with St. Andrew’s sister school, Christ Roi, on developing wells for accessible water in the town.
Steve Webster ’10 is a rising senior at Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a double major in Media Studies/ Communications and Music. He is part of the school jazz guitar ensemble and a member of both the Budget Allocation Committee and Committee on Standards for Hobart College. This summer he will be working as a Production Intern for the Wendy Williams Show in New York City.
2011 Julia Karron ’11 is studying psycholinguistics, a self-designed major, at Mount Holyoke College. Julia was the Assistant Captain for the Hockey team and she co hosted a radio show for the school’s station. She will be studying abroad this coming fall at Queen Mary University of London. Julia plans to spend the summer as an Intern with Autism Speaks. Timothy Tredway Gregg ’11 is participating in the Vanderbilt in France program this summer in Aix-en-Provence
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Brendan Toussaint ’10 traveled to this Spring to Brighton, United Kingdom to study abroad at the University of Sussex. While abroad, he traveled to London, Spain, Paris, and Rome. Recently, he wrote a play that won a contest at Clark University for the Bi-Annual Play Festival. His play will be produced at Clark University during the Fall 2013 semester. Ben Wald ’10 was recently recognized by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Outstanding Assistant Direction and Puppet Show
Direction for his work on “Bartholomew Fair” at Muhlenberg College. Ben will be interning at CONAN on TBS in Los Angeles for this Summer.
2009 Jacob Horn ’09 graduated in May from Haverford College and will start work at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City this June as an editorial assistant. Dannie Moore ’09 shared “I just graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Next, I’ll be moving to Atlanta, Georgia, as I’ve been accepted into the 2013 Metro Atlanta Corps with Teach For America. I will be teaching elementary education!” Michael Boyland ’09 graduated from Gettysburg college and is starting a job with Toyota Financial Services working as a credit analyst. Tory Johnson ’09 graduated from Earlham College in May with Honors. She majored in
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Alex Lis-Perlis ’09 graduated with a BA in American Studies from Tufts and will be moving to New York City this summer to begin a teaching fellowship with Citizen Schools for the next two years.
Dylan Thayer ’09 received The Hawley Prizes in Greek and Latin and The Manley F. Allbright Fellowship at Hamilton College. Thayer majored in classical languages and religious studies.
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Brenton Duvall ’09 recently moved to Brooklyn, NY to continue his music. An article about Brenton was recently featured in the Potomac Patch, saying “He’s currently working on his biggest project yet: producing four songs for Brooklyn rapper OnCue’s newest mixtape, due out this summer. The record is executively produced by Just Blaze, a hiphop production legend who’s worked with Jay-Z, Eminem, T.I. and Kendrick Lamar.” You can read the full article here.
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Kimi Hugli ’08 was cast as Swing in “Miss Saigon” at the Signature Theater in Arlington, VA. You can catch the performance starting in August.
logging events. I drank Argentine Malbec in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, during my study abroad semester in Buenos Aires. I surfed on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Costa Rica while working in the country. And since graduating from Colby a year ago I have lived in 4 countries, 7 cities, and worked in 10 schools with Readak Educational Services. I currently teach a 3 week long Learning Skills Course to grades 5-12 which sends me to a different school in various parts of the world each month. Let the adventures continue!” The picture is of Abbey at the beginning of her trek along the Great Ocean Road in Australia.
Abbey Wallace ’08 shared: “In the 5 years since graduating from St. Andrew’s, I have found myself in unimaginable situations. I spent 4 years at Colby travelling around New England and Eastern Canada with the Woodsmen team, competing in traditional 2013
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Chas Duvall ’07 got engaged to Caroline Madden in March and they will marry in June of 2014. Chas currently works at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Caroline teaches 6th grade. They both live in Atlanta, GA. Hilary Eisenberg’s ’07 legal article was chosen for publication in Volume XXX of the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, a law journal published by the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law. Her article, entitled The Impact of Dicta in Buck v. Bell, discusses the current impact of the highly controversial 1927 Supreme Court decision, which ruled in favor of involuntary sterilization 32
of the mentally disabled in certain circumstances and has never been expressly overturned. The Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy, aside from selecting Hilary’s article for publication, has elected her Executive Editor of the journal for the 2013-2014 year. As Executive Editor, Hilary will be responsible for overseeing the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy’s 30th anniversary symposium, in addition to her other responsibilities as a sitting member of the Executive Board. Recently at their awards banquet, Hilary was honored as Outstanding Staffer of the Year by the current Executive Board. Aside from transitioning into her Executive Editor position, Hilary is doing her summer associate work for DC Appleseed, a nonprofit located in downtown DC, focusing on healthcare policy improvement and DC budget autonomy. Additionally, Hilary is a research assistant at her law school to Professor Sandy Ogilvy, assisting with various professional research endeavors including an upcoming commercial study guide on Tort Law.
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J. Lindsay Brown ’06 just completed her MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan. She previously graduated (Cum Laude) with a major in Dance and a minor in English from Scripps College. She plans on moving to Chicago to pursue a career in teaching and choreography. She is also launching a dance collective called ‘J. Lindsay Brown & Friends’ and will produce her first full-length concert in August. The concert will feature her master’s thesis work Many Upon a Time, a thirty minute dance that re-imagines fairytale princesses through movement and text. Photo credit: Jeff Pearson. Becky Levin ’06 is living in Brooklyn, NY and is a menswear designer at Perry Ellis.
alumni NOTES Amy Bachman ’06 started working at DC Central Kitchen as Procurement Coordinator in September 2012. She coordinates the food donations for DC Central Kitchen. Every Day DC Central Kitchen uses recovered food to make 5,000 meals that they send to over 100 agencies in the DC area. They do this while conducting a Culinary Job Training program to enable previously homeless, addicted or incarcerated men and women to secure jobs in the culinary field.
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Cara Skubel ’05 is beginning her Masters in Education at George Washington University this summer. She spent this past year working in the Dominican Republic at The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, where she taught English to university students and traveled. Megan Gagnier ’05 got engaged to Justin Warren of Wisconsin in March. She is working as a Nurse in a downtown Milwaukee hospital on the Medical Surgical floor.
Conrad Osipowicz ’05 has been running the Blue Room Music Studio for the past 6 years in Bethesda. Since then he has developed a staff of 6 other engineers, as well as several videographers, photographers, and website designers. Conrad schedules sessions with bands, singers, rappers, choirs, jazz trios, reggae groups, country artists, singer songwriters, and all types of music projects. For samples of his work, and to check out the studio, click here.
Della Williams ’05 is serving in the Peace Corps in Zambia, Africa. She helped plan and facilitate Camp GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) designed to empower and educate young girls from within the community. She will be on the facilitator committee for the upcoming camp ELITE (empowering leaders in training and education), the male youth partner program to camp GLOW. Along with grant writing with the clinical staff, she is also working to promote VCT and desensitize
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Emily Taylor ’05 shared, “Currently I live in Manhattan and I am working at Bloomingdales. com as a Senior Assistant Buyer in Women’s Clothing. I am actively involved in the Alzheimer’s Association Charity Football team, we fund raise for Alzheimer’s research. This year our teams reached around $120,000. Adam Young, my fiance, proposed on December 29th. Gillian Kline ’05 and Laila Salimi ’05, who both live in New York now will be in the wedding. Adam is from CT and we met in New York when I was a sophomore in college.”
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2004 Trevor Johnson ’04 continues his work in Admissions at Beloit College. He was just promoted to Associate Director of Admissions and New Student Financial.
“The Opportunist”, written and directed by David Lassiter ’04, was selected in the short film competition at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which included over 1,700 entries. It was the only American film to be selected in the category. “The Opportunist” depicts a night in the life of a social shape-shifter addicted to the visceral thrill of invading the lives of others. You can find out more information on the film, and David’s work here: www.davidlassiterfilm.com 34
2003 Jessie Simon Daigle ’03 married Mark Daigle on May 27, 2012 at the Meridian House in Washington, DC. She was surrounded by St. Andrew’s friends including ( pictured – from left to right), Sarah Comeau ’03 & Lennon Duggan, Alice Gremminger ’03, Jessie & Mark, Paddy Hart ’03 & fiancé Elizabeth Coughlin, Anusha Salimi ’03 John Skubel ’03, Sarah Taylor ’03, Doug Bower ’03, Zoe Vestal Persina ’03 & Ben Persina and Matt Abend ’03.
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Zoe Vestal Persina ’03 married Ben Persina at the Josephine Butler House in Washington, DC on August 11th. They celebrated with many fellow alums, including Kate Brantly ’02, Alice Gremminger ’03 and Jess Simon Daigle ’03 (pictured). Zoe and Ben currently live in London.
Jennie Collea ’02 married Owen Billman on October 6th, 2012 at Georgetown University Chapel. Jennie and Owen currently live in Annapolis, MD and work in the DC area.
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Tom Taylor ’00, his wife, Sara, and their three year old son, Linus, are relocating from New York City to Minneapolis, MN. Tom will be joining Breck School as their new Upper School Head. Breck is a PK - 12 independent Episcopal School of approximately 1,100 students. Tom is excited for this new career opportunity and to be returning to his Episcopal School roots. Sarah Melby ’00 continues to manage the Catering and Special Events office at Cafe Milano in Georgetown. After completing the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in April, she is back to training for a half marathon in Vancouver and one in Rockville at the end of this summer. Sean Ginevan ’00 is the Director of Business Development for MobileIron, which specializes in enterprise mobility management. He lives in San Francisco, CA.
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Melissa (Blum) Strike ’99 and her husband, Joe, welcomed their first child, Ethan Joseph, on April 1, 2013. She and Joe love being parents and are learning the art of napping! They are excited to move to St. Louis this July where Melissa has accepted a job which she will begin after completion of her residency program. Melissa Levin ’99 is currently living in New York City and working as an art director. She keeps in touch with all of her SAES friends frequently — and she is happy to report that fellow classmate Sarah Ohle ’99 recently moved to New York as well.
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Erin Wright-Gandhi ’96 and her husband, Koonal, welcomed their first daughter, Renna Christina Gandhi, on January 3, 2013 weighing 5lb, 5 oz. 17 inches.
Victoria Westin Hutchen ’96 wrote in saying “John and I moved our family out to Evergreen, CO last summer when our newest addition was 3 weeks old 2013
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alumni NOTES (Connor was born 7/23/12). Big sister Taylor (6) and big brother Charlie (3) are having a lot of fun with him. We love living (and playing!) in the mountains, and I’m excited to be starting up a new teaching position (4th grade) at Evergreen Country Day School for the 2013-14 school year.” Victoria’s sister Elizabeth Westin Rast ’00 & brother-in-law Will Rast ’99 had a great visit with them in CO in February. The photo is of Victoria with her three children after completing her first 9k in Boulder, CO.
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1997 Alison Price Corbin ’97 lives in Millburn, NJ with her husband Todd, 2 year old daughter Harper, and Lucy the yellow lab. Alison is an attorney at the firm Lowenstein Sandler LLP and specializes in securities/capital markets litigation. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering in her community — something she attributes to her time at St. Andrew’s — and is the chair of the Grants Committee for the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills. Alison is in the process of planning a summer reunion with Kim Harris ’97, Kathy Levin ’97 and Liza Zassenhaus ’97. Katherine Sheehan ’97 is currently living in Los Angeles as a photographer with her boyfriend and puppy.
1995 Alex George ’95 got engaged to his partner, Luke, in February and will marry in the Spring of 2014. Alex wowed the crowed with his performance and speech at the celebration for Roy Barber on campus over Alumni Weekend. Mariah Bibby ’95 shared “I have been living in my apartment in downtown Bethesda for over a year now. This year I officially started my own babysitting, dog sitting, dog walking business and even have a website for it (http://www. bibby-sitting-service.com). Feel free to check it out.” Jennie Powell Norton ’95 shared, “My husband and I were transferred to Tampa/ St. Pete from Atlanta for his job a year and a half ago. We bought a house in St. Petersburg on the Tampa Bay that we had gutted and renovated. We are just about all moved in! I was able to keep my job and work from home as the Director of Operations for an Atlanta-headquartered boutique with 8 locations around the Southeast.”
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Caroline Tinker Palmer ’94 and her husband welcomed a baby girl in 2012. Claire will turn one in June.
1992 Niki Barbery Bleyleben ’92 updated us saying “I live in London, where I’ve been for over a decade now, and have two children Luna Cecilia (age 4) and Philomena Sophie (age 6) with my husband Max. I love it here (the weather has even grown on me) and fortunately my parents come over to spend a good 6 months of the year with us too. As for work, I facilitate courses at a quirky little place called The School of Life and am working on a book that connects everyday A LUMNI
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Vivienne Hess Barry ’91 married Robert Barry, Jr. in September 2010. Their first child, Sophia, was born in July 2012. Vivienne spends her time with her adorable daughter and working PRN at Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC. Jenna Terry ’91 lives in Walla Walla, Washington with her husband, Scott Elliott, and sons Gus (5) and Harper (2), teaching literature and writing at Whitman College. Scott’s second novel, Temple Grove, came out this month from University of Washington Press.
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Stacy Smith ’91 and her husband Brian (brother of Iren Kieser Smith’s ’91 husband) welcomed second daughter, Riley June, last April joining big sister, Taylor. Stacy has been at Edmund Burke School in DC for 14 years now. She is the head of the Health Values and Ethics department and also the Director of Leadership Development. Her husband of 6 years, Brian, is a contractor and owns his own business.
Carolyn Kopf ’91 shared, “I am still running my boutique marketing practice, C.E.K. & Partners. A few years back here in Atlanta I connected with Alexandra Ryan Leopold ’84. The two of us have been enjoying exploring all Atlanta has to offer. Photo attached of us 37
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1990 Will Walsh ’90 lives in Fairfield, CT. He is Happily married with three kids. Will currently works in New York City for Cantor Fitzgerald as institutional equity salesman/trader and is also coaching girl’s lacrosse. Gevry Becker Fontaine ’90 shared “All is well here in Boston. I’m working at Boston Scientific as the Global Marketing Operations Manager. I’ve been in the Boston area now for 17 years and love it. My husband, Rob, and son, Jackson, and I have had an amazing last 12 months, with trips to Lacanau, France and Barbados and Park City, UT. We’ll be spending much of our free time this summer up in NH, enjoying life at the lake.” Alan Critchell ’90 shared, “I live in New Canaan, CT with my wife Reaney and 2 boys Carsen and Hayden. I coach both of my son’s lacrosse teams which are 2nd and 5th grades respec38
tively. Our 5th grade team is currently 13-5-1. Coach Marcus would be proud. I raised over $5,000 for the AngelRide which is a 160 mile bike ride across CT for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a charity for sick children founded by Paul Newman. The ride is Memorial Day Weekend and no photos of me in bike shorts will be made public.”
Jessica Karp ’89 shared, “ I moved to State College, PA at the end of April, where my partner Marica lives. I have started a new job as production assistant at the Penn State University press helping them in the publication of their journals. Great issues ranging from comparative lit studies to Chaucer to the f. Scott Fitzgerald review. Very happy”
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Dave Sotiros ’89 currently lives in Annapolis with his wife of 13 years, Danielle, after living in VA, IL, OH, KY, IN, MA since his St. Andrew’s days. Dave spent his career as a multi-unit manager, then entered the financial sector leading nation-wide sales and process initiatives, then as a CFO at a fast growing software company. He recently started a business consulting company (Cru Management Group, Inc.) where he leverage my skills and experience to help other companies grow in today’s tough economy. Dave shared, “We bring a new approach to business — one that leverages strategy and crossdisciplinary innovation.”
Paul Downy ’88 shared “I am currently living in Springfield, VA with my wife, Donna, and our 5 year old. We will celebrate our 17th anniversary in June. I am the Director of Finance and Administration for the Snack Food Association.”
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at stickley.matt@bcg. com. Always look forward to reconnecting with any other alumni in the Stamford, CT or NYC area and look forward to the next event NYC alumni event. A special shout out to Mark Otto, Jon Mack, Jon Wise, and Craig Medvecky, all great friends from the class of ’86!”
Julia Casey ’87 welcomed identical twin boys on September 6, 2012. Tanner and Micah join older brothers Dylan (7) and Brody (6). She is enjoying them greatly!
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1986 Matt Stickley ’86 shared “In December 2012 I started a new job with Boston Consulting Group (aka BCG) in NYC. My focus is on licensing information which is used to formulate and implement strategies for BCG’s diverse client base. More exciting than this, I am now hiring. Alums with professional services experience and an interest in working in Europe should contact me, the open position is in Madrid. I can be reached A LUMNI
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World Bank five months ago as Senior Transport Economist, mostly working in the Caribbean. Recent work heavily concentrated on East Africa, currently also working on a publication with the African Development Bank. Personal web site is at www.walkerandhenry. com, professional web site at www.hbofinger.com. Both my wife’s and my career involve heavy travel, lately with the Caribbean work I have been in Jamaica, and six of the OECS Islands (Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent).”
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David Huff ’84 and his wife Renee welcomed beautiful baby twins in February, a boy and a girl. The babies, Rachel and Zachary, are doing well.
Sharon Smith ’82 and her husband moved back to the DC area at the end of 2010. She is still working for NCIS- currently at the HQ in the Global Operations. They live in Fairfax, VA (and was happy to be able to join in the celebration of Ms. Beach last year!)
Heinrich Bofinger ’84 shared, “Happily living married on Capitol Hill by Eastern Market in Washington, D.C. Just started a new role in the 2013
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olin Allen came to St. Andrew’s four years ago as Director of Alumni Affairs, and while it’s been two years since he transitioned to a different role at the school, he has never stopped making contributions to the Alumni Office. During his time heading the Alumni Office, he oversaw successful reunions, holiday parties, young alumni day and much much more. Despite becoming the Director of Annual Giving two years ago, he has stayed very much involved with the school’s alums, attending many gatherings not because he needed to, but because he wanted to. He enjoyed hearing stories about St. Andrew’s, its history, and its alums. On July 1, Colin will leave Potomac and head for Pasadena, Calif., where he and his wife and their puppy have family and year-round warm weather awaiting them. We wish Colin and his family nothing but happiness and success as they commence on a new chapter in their lives. Best of luck, Colin. The Alumni Office
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Or, give us a call at 240-477-1690 or email: alumni@saes.org Learn more about what the Lion’s Fund provides by watching the video below.
Alumni Calendar 2013-14 Mark Your Calendars! Upcoming Alumni Events We’re coming to your area! Join us for upcoming SAES Alumni Regional Events. Interested in hosting? Let us know! We’ll see you in DC, NYC, Boston and more.
Homecoming–October 19th. Come back to campus! Take on the current students and play in the Alumni Soccer Game. Bring your families for a fun day!
Gear up for your reunion in May 2014! We’re celebrating the classes of ’84, ’89, ’94, ’99, ’04, ’09 Are you interested in helping plan your reunion? Contact alumni@saes.org Welcome to the newest members of the Alumni Association! The class of 2013 graduated on June 7th at The National Cathedral.
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