Trustee News

Warm Welcome

The Frederick Gunn School Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of a new board member.

Paul McManus ’87 P’21 ’23 was appointed to the Board in January. McManus is currently with Royal Bank of Canada and its whollyowned subsidiary, City National Bank, N.A., where he is in charge of National Sales and Business Development for the alliance trust platform. He started his career in institutional asset management and trading in 1994 with one of the first firms The Family Office created, Flavin, Blake & Company. In 1997, McManus was named head of Citigroup Asset Management’s off-shore equity, derivative and mutual fund trading division, working exclusively for Citi Private Bank’s global client base. From 2005 to 2008, he served as a portfolio manager at Legg Mason, where he was in charge of Alliance Fiduciary asset management and responsible for $2 billion in tailored portfolios. McManus subsequently joined Morgan Stanley Private Portfolio Group and helped to develop the open architecture trust platform until June 2018. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, McManus holds a bachelor’s degree in history, political science and Spanish and earned his MBA in finance and international business from the John F. Welch School of Business at Sacred Heart University. He obtained his Certified Trust Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation in 2016. McManus has stayed connected to The Frederick Gunn School as a Class Agent, Reunion Committee member and a member of our H. Willets and Samuel Jackson Underhill Bequest Society. He and his wife, Adrienne, have one daughter who graduated in May and another who currently attends The Frederick Gunn School. In his free time, McManus enjoys spending time with his family in Vero Beach, Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, and Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Rossiter’s Riverside Retreat

If you remember hiking at Steep Rock as a student, especially during School Walk, be sure to watch “Rossiter’s Riverside Retreat,” presented by Carol Santoleri, author of the new book, “The History of Steep Rock Association: The Jewel in the Crown.” This fascinating program, co-hosted by the Gunn Historical Museum and Steep Rock Association, tells the story of Steep Rock and its founder, Ehrick Rossiter of the Class of 1870, who designed many of the buildings on and around our campus. Steep Rock’s history is intertwined with that of our school and the town of Washington. The Gunn museum’s collection includes some 100 black-and-white photographs taken by another alumnus, Joseph West, Class of 1893, featured alongside current views of the preserve. Although the program originally aired on March 15, you can watch it anytime at https://youtu.be/v5wpc-b0irw

“Shepaug River in Steep Rock,” a photo by Joseph West, courtesy of Gunn Historical Museum