Crew THE Community News

Lindsay Barth, former advancement database and events manager

Lindsay is now the executive director of Beverly Mainstreets. The organization plans many arts and culture-related events in Beverly and has been a great supporter of and partner to Landmark School. Congratulations, Lindsay!

Ellie Bertolino, Jean Crane, Leslie Victorine, and Cal Zelenka, EMS and High School Administrators

This past fall, recent retirees

Ellie Bertolino and Jean Crane met with former colleagues Leslie Victorine and Cal Zelenka for lunch at the Rev Kitchen in North Beverly. They enjoyed hours of non-stop chatter, recounting stories from the early years at Landmark, comparing notes on the lifestyle changes that retirement brings, and catching up on the many changes on Landmark’s campuses.

Mike Cunha, former EMS Social Studies teacher and tutor

Mike is the Social Studies teacher at Gloucester High’s Anchor Program. He also produces the podcast Battles of the First World War which has over 130 episodes dating back to 2016.

“My plans for this year are to return to France. My buddy and I will be leading battlefield tours again out in eastern France, and then we’ll be searching for missing U.S. service members from WWI. We hope this is the year we can scan and break ground, and hopefully get some answers. Hello to all the folks at Landmark!”

Adam Craig, former High School Math Department head

“Purple Thursday has caught on at my new school, Innovation Academy Charter School in Tyngsborough, Mass. The school community reminds me A LOT of Landmark. I hope everyone is doing well.”

Harry Dudley, founding faculty member and most recently retired High School Social Studies Department head

A local Maine television station recently featured Harry Dudley and the Woodchucks, a group of Boothbay, Maine, residents who collect, split, and deliver firewood to local people who need heating assistance. The Landmark High School Student Council ran a dress-down day just before the holiday break to raise money for the Woodchucks.

Danielle Figueira, former director of Alumni and Parent Relations

“Hello Landmark friends! I am now working at Perkins School for the Blind and living on the North Shore with my pup, Noel.” and one-on-one coaching on anxiety, executive function, growth mindset, and student engagement. My most recent book release, Are You a Bird

Like Me? is about diversity, friendship, kindness, and working together—even with folks who aren’t “just like us.” My first book, ABC Worry Free, a Mom’s Choice winner, is my response to the current mental health crisis and empowers readers with a three-step approach to manage anxiety. Landmark laid an excellent foundation for my work, and I am forever grateful!”

Rich Harris, former faculty and administrator

Noel Foy (aka Neuro Noel), former faculty

“My passion for all things related to education and the brain inspired me to become a children’s author, anxiety coach, and founder of Neuro Noel Consulting. I offer author visits, workshops,

“I was at Landmark from 1998–2008. During my time there, I was a tutorial and P.E. teacher, as well as the athletic director. Since leaving, I have lived overseas all but two years. I’ve lived in Qatar, London, Saudi Arabia, Minnesota, and the past two years in Cairo, Egypt. I have been married since 2006. My wife, Stacy, and I will be returning to the states in 2023 with the hopes of returning to Landmark, fingers crossed. Landmark was the longest and favorite stint of my career.”

Joni McLaughlin, current EMS public school liaison

Joni’s family and friends were part of an event to honor veterans at the Massachusetts National Cemetery located in Bourne held in December. Their large team laid 1,000 wreaths to show gratitude and respect for many dedicated and courageous servicepeople.

Sarah Patt, current EMS faculty Elementary•Middle School

Andrea teacher Sarah Patt released the second in her trilogy of novels. The most recent book is called Dakota and is available in hardcover currently with a paperback coming out on May 23 and an e-book version on July 1. Sarah thanks her readers for their support!

Karl Pulkkinen, founding faculty member and most recently retired EMS public school liaison

“My days are busy with home projects, wood cutting and

Meade, current assistant dean of students, High School

Please join us in congratulating Andrea Meade P’24 on receiving her Doctorate in Education from Vanderbilt University this fall. Andrea currently serves as one of two assistant deans of students at Landmark High School. She began the doctoral program in January 2020 just before the pandemic began. Despite her leadership role in overseeing most aspects of health-and-safety management for our campuses over the past three years, she completed the program virtually, meeting her classmates for the first time this past November as they assembled to deliver their doctoral dissertation presentations. Andrea’s programmatic focus was on K–12 leadership and policy with an emphasis on bridging the gap between theory and practice. For her doctoral thesis, Andrea explained, “I partnered with a Holocaust Museum in Orlando, Florida, to do a qualitative project about a bullying intervention program they offer to local middle schools; they use lessons of the Holocaust to teach empathy and social responsibility to empower students to stand up to bullying.” splitting, participating in two study groups, and coaching basketball again with the Waldorf School Hawks. I even have more time to read! I recently returned to EMS to see the Pulkkinen Courtyard stone that was placed.”

Carole Rein and Paul Schwartz, former High School faculty members

“Paul and I have been to many places, but none have moved us as much as Egypt, where we traveled in November 2022. In the background of the photo you can see the great pyramid of Giza. This iconic 4,000+ year old structure is familiar to all of us, but being there felt other-worldly. Besides walking among and entering these pyramids, we spent five days cruising on the Nile, visiting tombs, temples, and obelisks on either side of the river, and witnessing the green oasis surrounded by desert.”