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Caroline Tatnall Ketcham Like most of us, all over, Rob and I have been obliged to stay close to home over the last 15 months; gradually we are emerging, unscathed. I am still actively engaged at Tatnall (by Zoom of course) and am so very proud of the wonderful job done by the admin, faculty, and staff to keep the school open and functional. Our new head of school, Andy Martire, has, in his first year, become an inspirational and dedicated leader and I am thrilled that he sits in the Head of School’s office. Mrs. Myers would definitely approve! Can it be that we graduated 63 years ago??!!
Daphne Thurlow Stevens Life Journey
Tom Stat After spending more than a decade as a member of IDEO leadership (a global innovation consultancy), Tom continues to find new ways to integrate his eclectic educational background (aerospace engineering, social psychology, fine arts, architecture and business) acting as an internal consultant and director at Design Labs, a future-forward group within Gensler, the world’s largest design firm. He also maintains a robust independent consultancy (11 Consulting) that provides design and innovation strategy advisory services to a wide range of clients. Still in the Chicago area with two daughters — Taylor, a Vice President, Management Director at FCB (advertising) and Madison, a recent Boston University graduate, now a Research Coordinator at the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern University. His wife (Terri) maintains a robust freelance writing business and also provides college essay coaching. Tom remains in touch with many classmates from his class of 1969 and is ever thankful for the educational foundation and friendships provided by Tatnall.
Carolyn “Lyn” H. Vernon 2020 was an eventful year. I turned 80 and was forced to learn how to retire. Now that I am fully vaccinated, I am starting to leave my home more often, lunching with girlfriends, and finally attending a ballroom dance party at the Stardust Ballroom in Bellmawr, New Jersey. I have kept up with my personal trainer (when allowed) so I am hopeful I will have enough stamina to follow my partner. Fortunately, my yard man didn’t miss a beat during the pandemic, so the place looks nice when I look out the window. I have plans for a couple of cruises over New Year’s and a World Cruise on the Queen Mary 2 in 2023.
As a 40-year climate activist, I am devastated by the plight of the planet. I continue to fight on, inspired by my love of all nature having spent my childhood in rural Delaware and the beautiful Tatnall campus. I am glad to see that tradition continuing with the nature classrooms. I am also an activist for an end to racism, for peace, and gender equality. My wonderful husband of 53 years, Michael Stevens, and I share a love of art (he is an artist), nature, gardening, and reading. I love the Tatnall Today magazine especially reading about your amazing students who will bring so much to the world.
Tom Stat ’69
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