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Newsmaker:

Alumnae Board 2015-2016 Nancy Mahoney O’Leary ’86 President

Heather Stevenson ’02

Jennifer Morgan Peterson ’89, P’20 ’22 Vice-President Carrie Jenks ’94 Secretary Members-at-Large Meredith Benedict ’88 Joan Feinberg Berns ’66 Christina Spagnuolo Condron ’92 Polly Crozier ’92 Audrey McAdams Fenton ’93 Kaitlin Yaremchuk Gastrock ’00 Mary Laura Tanner Greely ’79 Gwen Kane-Wanger ’80, P’09 Sonya Khan ’00 Erica Mayer ’91 Katherine McCord ’02, Co-Chair, Alumnae Giving Jane Hoeffel Otte ’57, P’84, ’86 Alisa Kahn Ridruejo ’93 Marion Pantezelos Russell ’91, P’22 Elizabeth Skates ’88 Julia Topalian ’96 Ex-Officio Members Allie Flather Blodgett ’52 Life Member Elizabeth Bennett Carroll ’89 Past President Julia Livingston ’66, P’85, ’07 Co-Chair, Alumnae Giving Elizabeth Lewis ’96 Co-Chair, Alumnae Giving Meg Weeks ’04 Co-Chair, Young Alumnae Committee Curry Wilson ’06 Co-Chair, Young Alumnae Committee Elisabeth B. Peterson ’80, P’11 Director of Alumnae Relations

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Dear Winsor Alumnae, Our wonderful group of Winsor Alumnae Board volunteers have been working hard all year to provide you with opportunities to connect with classmates and other alumnae. I am so impressed by the dedication of our talented group. Together, we aim to join alumnae from all over and provide rich opportunities to connect.

This year alumnae receptions are being held in New York, Boston, San Francisco and West Palm Beach. We also have a large variety of networking opportunities going on all year throughout the Boston area including professional networking panels, educational events, wine tastings, museum tours, and of course, reunions. Check the Winsor website for all dates and events.

Winsor is an exciting place to be and if you haven’t taken a tour of the new academic spaces, please contact us. My favorite part is the beautiful transition from the main reception area through the new innovation lab (previously the assembly hall) to the Lubin-O’Donnell Center. It is a beautiful combination of the new and old. We love taking alumnae on tours, so don’t be shy to call when you are in the area.

Finally, I want to thank all of the Winsor alumnae for your support in helping to make the expanded campus a reality. As always, the alumnae network is strong and committed. We are not done yet!

With gratitude,

Nancy Mahoney O’Leary ’86 Alumnae Board President

Heather Stevenson ’02 is an attorney-turned entrepreneur as the cofounder and CEO of Thirst Juice Co. in Boston’s Financial District.

Heather and her husband (and Juice co-founder), Chris Roche, are fueled by a passion for health and nutrition and regularly compete in marathons and Tough Mudder events. The popular juice bar “seeks to make delicious plant-based food and drink accessible and appealing to everyone—vegans and omnivores, athletes and weekend warriors alike.”

“When customers come in and tell us how our products have helped them improve their health, I feel that we’ve already succeeded,” says Heather. “It’s also extremely rewarding to have grown Thirst from a concept to a store and now a more fully developed brand.”

Opening up her own business was not always a goal Heather had in mind. “When I was growing up, no one talked about becoming an entrepreneur as a possible career path—it never even occurred to me as a possibility,” she says. “We loved the process of building Thirst together.

It was fun bouncing ideas off each other, working on recipes together, and spending our time on something we both cared so much about.”

Heather’s first career was as a successful litigation attorney at a firm that specialized in defending financial service institutions from securities-related and shareholder lawsuits. She earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School after pursu-

ing a Master’s in General Childhood Education from Bank Street School of Education. She completed her B.A. at Columbia where she majored in urban studies with a specialization in Political Science. Outside of the classroom, Heather devoted a lot of her spare time to community service and volunteering for John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign. “I took up distance running in college and used my long runs as a means to experience New York from different vantage points.

After moving back to Boston, she and Chris decided it was time to try something new. “We both have always loved food and cooking, and we’d joked about opening a restaurant ‘one day,’” she says. “We fuel our marathon training with juices and smoothies, and truly believe in the power of eating lots of fruits and vegetables. We identified a market gap in Boston—juice and smoothie bars are everywhere in New York and California, but were nearly nonexistent here—and decided that “one day” would be now.”

The pair recently opened a second location in Wellesley and plans to open several more stores over the next few years. “We found Thirst’s second location through a Winsor connection. A regular customer turned out to be a parent to two Winsor students; he connected me to another parent of a Winsor student—the developer for the Belclare in Wellesley.”

Heather hopes to one day expand

the reach of Thirst’s educational mission by running more educational programs at the store and developing online content in collaboration with other wellness experts. In addition, she says, “I want to find ways to make healthy food—and information about eating healthy—more accessible to less privileged populations in Boston, particularly schoolaged children.”

At first, Heather and Chris created all of the Thirst drink recipes, but now her staff plays a large role in developing the menu. “For all of our recipes, we put significant thought into creating menu items that both taste delicious and are nutritionally sound choices.”

Her favorite juice creation? “The ‘Green Dream.’ It contains cucumber, kale, pineapple and just a hint of jalapeno. My favorite smoothie is the ‘Peruvian Pick-Me-Up,’ which is made out of almond milk, cooked gluten-free oats, mango, banana, maca (a Peruvian root that is a natural energy booster) and dates.”

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CHLOE K ING ’ 0 5

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Scan the 2016 edition of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in Marketing and Advertising, and you will find a list of the young professionals behind the most innovative and creative brand engagement strategy across the industry. Among them is Winsor alumna Chloe King ’05, public relations and social media manager for Bergdorf Goodman. She describes the recognition as, “incredibly humbling. I was honored to be included in that company.”

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Since Chloe’s arrival at Bergdorf Goodman in 2014, she led the explosive increase in the store’s Instagram followers (from 300,000 to 900,000 in just 18 months). She also redesigned the store’s blog and launched the their shoppable Instagram platform, began experimenting with video content and in the process, partnered with talented designers and influencers from all over the world.

“I love the newness of my industry,” Chloe says. “Digital was always something that came naturally to me—I like how it equalizes the fashion industry.

Blogs and social media give a voice to people all over the world —you are no longer limited to the carefully curated monthly magazines.”

Not only has Chloe made a name for herself as a digital media maven, she has a passion and keen eye for fashion and personal style that is widely noted in the fashion industry. In 2015, Elle.com named her one of the “Most Stylish Women of New York” and Man Repeller, a popular style blog, took readers on a virtual tour of Chloe’s closet. “While this has nothing to do with professional accomplishments, in fashion how you dress is a direct reflection of who you are—how you want to present yourself, what trends you embrace, which designers you support. Having your personal style be recognized is humbling—in a different way,” she says.

Before her role at Bergdorf Goodman, Chloe got her first break in the New York fashion scene while working as a PR intern at Tibi, where she assisted with traditional public relations work, such as tracking press

credits. “At the time, the Twitter and blog were managed by the entire team.

I loved coming up with content and was eventually given the responsibility of managing both outlets,” says Chloe.

As other platforms, like Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr, became wildly popular, she managed those, too.

“Eventually, creating content and managing comments became my full time job. I learned so much at Tibi, and was there for three years before accepting an opportunity at Bergdorf Goodman.

Every fashion girl’s dream!”

While being photographed on the street, meeting famous fashion designers and creating content read by thousands of people around the world sounds glamorous, “so much of this job is just plain hard work,” Chloe says. “I also understand that media has a very short attention span, especially in digital! I find it empowering to keep working hard, meeting new people, trying new things, thinking for myself.”

That work ethic was cultivated as a recruited member of the Davidson College NCAA Division 1 soccer team and as a Winsor student. “I credit Winsor for so much of whom I am,” says Chloe. “I think most of my adult interests were sparked there: Ms. Minkoff’s French class grew to studying abroad in Paris, Ms. Gao’s art class grew to a love of photo shoots, design, and creating. Winsor taught me to thoughtful, curious and brave. If you have something new to say it shouldn’t matter if you are the only girl at a tech conference or the youngest person in an executive meeting.”

On September 16th, over 30 alumnae gathered for a wine tasting held at the Urban Grape, an awardwinning wine, craft beer, and spirits store located in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Attendees learned about women wine makers and enjoyed the fruits of their labor!

Urban Grape is co-owned by Hadley Douglas ’92 and her husband, TJ. The Franklin Park Zoo welcomed 24 alumnae and their children to a special “Habitats” educational program on October 3, 2015. The program encouraged children ages 2-7 years old to investigate animal habitats while teaching them about

the role habitats play in a changing world where humans and wildlife must co-exist. The children even had a chance to meet several live animal guests!

On November 12th, Winsor welcomed 20 alumnae and several faculty guests to the school’s LGBTQA reception. The evening began with Suzanne Baumann, Winsor’s director of counseling and wellness, delivering an opening reflection of her personal experience at Winsor, and shared several testimonials from current students, alumnae and parents who feel included, valued and supported within our community.

In late November, the Young Alumnae Committee delivered a basket of “de-stressors” for Class VIII to enjoy. Contents included coloring books, colored pencils, eye pillows, lavender lotion, tea, mints, stress balls, electric candles and stickers. The seniors were thrilled and enjoyed the treats as the end of the year approached.

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Leading Women “Many times people think leadership comes with a title. I think leading is about creating opportunities to change the status quo.”

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Nicole Gibran ’77 As a fourth-year medical student at Boston University, Nicole Gibran ’77 wanted to challenge herself.

She sought out the most difficult rotation she could find and ending up spending a month in an L.A. burn unit. One patient was a 17 year-old girl who, erroneously thinking she was pregnant, set herself on fire. Nicole’s mentor sat at the end of the girl’s bed, reading her the Bible.

“I thought, ‘How could anyone be a burn surgeon?’” she recalls. But Nicole was already interested in wound healing research. “I thought maybe this was a small niche where I could make a difference.”

Today, Nicole is a professor of surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and director of the UW Medicine Regional Burn Center at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. A researcher as well as a clinician, she is an expert in burns, trauma, critical care and wound healing, with a particular interest in the role nerves play in wound repair.

She entered the field at a critical point in its evolution, just as medicine was making major advances in pain control and skin grafting. Burn patients have much better chances of survival and can look forward to much better quality of life, says Nicole, than they did just 25 years ago.

“I love the fact that we have the opportunity to help people who have sustained a traumatic, painful injury that’s life changing,” she says. “If we can get them through the initial trauma, then we can help them rebuild their lives.

She also loves the collaborative environment at the burn center, where she has worked since her early 30s. Today, as its director, she works to foster the crucial partnerships between physicians, and other experts in the field.

“Burn surgeons realized 40 years ago that we couldn’t do it without nurses and therapists. I’ve adopted the multidisciplinary approach to leadership my mentors had,” she says. “Many times people think leadership comes with a title. I think leading is about creating opportunities to change the status quo.”

Nicole was still in Lower School when she realized she wanted a career in medicine. A Jan Term visit to the Deaconess Hospital to see classmate Karen Bougas Linn’s father, a thoracic surgeon, at work was one seminal event, she says. It wasn’t until the end of her second year of medical school, when she had an opportunity to go into the OR with an otolaryngologist, that she understood she wanted to be a surgeon—a field still dominated by men at the time.

Her advisor discouraged her aspirations to be a surgeon, cautioning her that she wouldn’t have a wife to rely on as men in the field did. “I heard it as a challenge,” says Nicole. “Being a leader in some ways has to do with defying the odds and doing what you think is right for yourself.”

It was a trait instilled in her by her parents’ unwavering support and her experiences at Winsor. An outstanding science student, Nicole was encouraged to take an electrophysiology class at MIT during her senior year. Not only was she the only high school student, she was the only girl. “It never dawned on me that a high school student shouldn’t be doing that because that’s the sort of experience Winsor encourages you to embark on,” she says. “Winsor filled me with a self-confidence that is hard to replace, starting at a very young age.”

Jacqueline Mitchell ’92, a writer in Brookline, Mass., contributed this profile.

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Margaret O’Brien Dyson ‘87 Margaret O’Brien Dyson ’87 grew up with the Arnold Arboretum in her backyard. Literally. The view from the family’s dining room table was that of trees and plants and sprawling green. For Margaret and her siblings, this public park—designed by the renowned American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted—was their backyard, the place where they walked the dog, flew down snowy hills on their sleds, romped with friends, played.

The dining room table, with this bucolic view, was also the place where Margaret learned about public service and leadership. Her parents, both city planners, raised their children with the mindset that one’s work is not about what you do, rather why you do it. “Our dinner conversations were lively,” says Margaret, whose mom, Julia Broderick O’Brien ’56, shares a deep Winsor bond. “We were raised to think critically, to debate, and to ask questions like ‘What do you want your city and community to be like and why?’ and “How can what we do have an impact on others besides ourselves?’”

Fast forward to 2016. Margaret has been director of Historic Parks for Boston’s Parks and Recreation for 15 years and is currently heading up a project close to Winsor’s collective heart …the renovation of the Muddy River.

(Think “The Park” Yes, that park … the one we were not supposed to cut through from the Longwood T stop.)

This restoration project—a six year endeavor, not to mention the additional years of planning and patience—will provide much needed flood control, management for the overgrowth of invasive weeds, and the redevelopment of the river’s historic shoreline. Currently in Phase I, large sections of the river, which for decades have been flowing underground through two large pipes, are being brought above ground and shored up with beautiful green space for public enjoyment.

“People have a great affinity for public parks,” says Margaret. They’re where kids come to play on jungle gyms, mothers groups gather to talk, people run or bike, walk hand in hand or sit under a tree with a good novel.

A day for Margaret could entail a new playground opening, a meeting about monument conservation, or a jaunt with a colleague or two in a Parks SUV to look at spaces and brainstorm ways to increase the number—and diversity—of people coming to Boston’s parks like adding a walking path around a soccer field or ramps for handicap accessibility. It’s often the small projects, however, that bring Margaret the most pleasure. “Sure, it’s always great fun to have a ribbon cutting for a new playground or a youth sports field, but without the work to fix a beaten path or add a bench, the essence of a good public park would be lost.” She evokes Olmsted—a thinker before his time—who spoke about the importance of parks for people’s physical and mental health. He believed that a park is a place to reconnect to your spirit, to escape the maelstrom of the day, to find your breath.

“At Boston Parks, like at Winsor, I am surrounded by smart, passionate, committed people. I have learned to appreciate what others bring to the table, and to understand that good work is most often accomplished collaboratively,” she says. “I think I feel most like a leader when I listen. There is an element to leadership of having to take a tough stand when necessary, to put yourself out in front, but also to remember that there is so much wisdom in the world. To be able to listen, draw out what you hear, synthesize it, and then represent those ideas is huge.”

Margaret thinks about her parents’ example of leadership in public service, her meandering days spent in the Arboretum with her sister playing in “Genghis Khan’s Village” amidst a stand of dwarf conifers, and her work, now, transforming a city, brick by blade by petal. She adds, “We are all ordinary people, really, simply working diligently to make a difference.”

“I feel most like a leader when I listen….

To be able to listen, draw out what you hear, synthesize it, and then represent those ideas is huge.”

Victoria Tilney McDonough ’83, a writer based in Alexandria, Va., contributed the profiles of Margaret and Lacey Rose ’06.

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Tiffany Warren ’92

“[Hardship] made me stronger and want to do better. Adversity was a driver. Adversity makes leaders.”

It was at Winsor that Tiffany Warren ’92 found her calling. She had joined ALAI, a group for AfricanAmerican, Latina, Asian, and Indian students, and soon after she assumed charge of the group’s communications, the epiphany struck. “I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” she realized. “It was, ‘You be in charge of strategy; I’m going to get the word out!’”

Decades later, she is still getting the word out. As Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer for Omnicom Group, she leads diversity and inclusion initiatives on a huge scale: her conglomerate owns 1,700 companies, and serves the marketing and communications needs of such Fortune 500 clients as Apple, Nissan, and Pepsi.

In 2005, she founded ADCOLOR, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring and promoting diversity and inclusion in creative industries. Its mission is twofold: to help “individuals and organizations rise up,” then teach “these new leaders and would-be-mentors how to reach back” toward others deserving notice.

“We honor everyone from rising stars, three years into their careers, to Cathy Hughes, who created a place for black radio to flourish” decades ago, Tiffany says. “We celebrate all aspects of diversity. We’re creating this incredible community.”

Named a “giant in the media industry” by the National Association of Black Journalists, Tiffany has garnered scores of awards. But when asked what “leadership” means to her, she gives an unexpected response: “Humility and thankfulness,” she answers immediately. “These have served me really well, from the smallest interaction to the highest-level meeting I never thought I’d have.”

She recalls a “pinch-me moment” hosting the 2013 ADCOLOR Industry Conference awards banquet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel’s International Ballroom, traditional venue of the Golden Globe Awards.

“I’m from Roxbury,” she says. “I’ve had people characterize me and the place I’m from in certain ways. To go from there to the Ballroom—this was an emotional moment. I knew what it meant.”

She sees part of her mandate as inspiring others to open their hearts in similar ways. “I want everyone to feel that joy,” she says. “I don’t let these types of moments pass me by. I’m grateful and thankful for every interaction. I guess my leadership style really is one of humbleness.”

Tiffany’s gratitude extends back to the opportunities of her youth. “I was the beneficiary of so many great diversity programs,” she says. “I felt […] called to turn around and provide similar opportunities for others.” She might never have discovered Winsor, for example, had she not attended a program for gifted students of color at her East Boston school, and had Winsor not launched its own diversity initiative and sent Jacquelyne Arrington P’85 there to host an informational session.

Which is not to say the transition was easy. While Winsor offered myriad opportunities, socioeconomic disparities were challenging. “It was tough,” Tiffany says. “My mom was a single mom. The only watch I had for three years was the free watch from the McDonald’s Happy Meal. But [hardship] made me stronger and want to do better. Adversity was a driver. Adversity makes leaders.”

As does hard work. Tiffany quotes Muhammad Ali: “If you produce, people take you seriously.” Her own formidable work ethic proves the point. She is a trailblazer, producing change in her industry and in the world while rising up and reaching back.

Juliet (Siler) Eastland ’86 lives and writes in Brookline, Mass.

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Lacey Rose ‘05

“I fell in love with the energy and passion in politics. It was invigorating to be part of work that could be incredibly consequential.”

During her eight years at Winsor, Lacey Rose ’06 learned the importance of community, and the magnitude of the democratic process. “My group of friends consisted of a Catholic, a Muslim, a Jew, an atheist, and me, a Protestant,” she says. “We used to sit around at lunch talking about what the world would be like if everyone grew up like we did, overlapping our views and concerns with open and empathetic minds. And our class was notorious for voting. We’d vote on how to vote, why to vote, whether to revote; we functioned like the Senate, but fortunately with more women.”

It seems the political arena was waiting for Lacey, or her for it. Or both. At 15, she interned at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. “I fell in love with the energy and passion in politics,” she says.

“It was invigorating to be part of work that could be incredibly consequential.”

After working straight out of college for the Treasury Department and then as a deputy press secretary for Obama’s re-election campaign in Florida, Lacey is now press secretary for United States Senator from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren. “I see a lot of what I learned at Winsor reflected in the Senator and her work. She’s an analytical thinker and a relentless fighter. She is a strong, independent woman who never forgets who she is and why she is in the position she is in,” says Lacey. “As the liaison between Senator Warren and the press, I have the opportunity to amplify her voice, her stance, and to stand up for the people whose voices sometimes get drowned out.”

Lacey’s job can run the gamut from writing press releases that explain complex policies in layman’s terms and juggling media requests to helping the Senator prepare for interviews. “It’s satisfying for me to know that I prepared her for the questions she can be peppered with during an interview whether about a new law, the presidential run, or ISIS. “Winsor taught me how to be an incredibly effective communicator, how to do my research, analyze it, and lay out an argument,” she says. “These skills give me the ability to see issues from other people’s points of view, which is crucial for my job and something I use on a daily basis.” She adds that three years ago, when she started as Warren’s press secretary at age 24, she didn’t get a lot of pushback for her young age or gender because she had the tools to prepare her position and, if necessary, defend it in a respectful way.

Lacey finds it empowering to see change emerge from thoughtful politics. “The Senator has helped increase funding for the National Institutes of Health, open up the debate about strengthening rather than cutting Social Security, and provide oversight for agencies like Health and Human Services and the Education Department,” she says. “It’s exciting to be a part of amplifying her voice and her message.”

As someone in a leadership role, Lacey believes that being broad-minded and empathetic are imperative.

“Working for the Senator, I realize more and more the power of listening, and from there, making good decisions so that people of all backgrounds can have a chance at a good life.”

Victoria Tilney McDonough ’83, a writer based in Alexandria, Va., contributed the profiles of Lacey and Margaret O’Brien Dyson ’87.

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Class of 1966 fiftieth reunion

SEATED (l-r): Anne Channing Lamb, Marlyn McGrath, Barbara Fitch Cobb, Alice Perry, Miss Dresser, Sharon Weld, Miss Wing, Anne Wilson, Julia Livingston, Christine Nagy, Lucia Cies, Mary Jacobs Powell.

SECOND ROW (l-r): Priscilla Hudson, Cynthia Shelmerdine, Nancy Adams Roth, Joan Feinberg Berns, Ann Harwood Bowden, Nina Pratt, Susan Williams, Nancy Wasserman Schneider, Martha Kanter, Julie Gergely Bate, Joyce Narins Fensterstock, Louise Macy Sylvester.

THIRD ROW (l-r): Anne Abbott Culver, Mary-Louise Howard Fye, Judith Henderson Adda, Ann Bainbridge Simonds, Deborah Clark Robbins, Pamela Jemphrey, Louise Sunderland, Carol Fletcher Sweet, Anne Frank Greene, Margaret Oldman.

FOURTH ROW (l-r): Field, Carol Sawyer Tallino, Virginia Woodworth Brooks, Ellen Burrows, Sarah Bartlett, Gayle Trigg Hoshour, Patience FerrisSandrof, North Cunningham, Deborah Mattison Angotti, Joanne Snider Apotheker, Caroline Henderson.

50th Reunion Committee Joan Feinberg Berns Virginia Woodworth Brooks Julia Livingston Marlyn E. McGrath Nancy Adams Roth Ann Bainbridge Simonds Louise Macy Sylvester

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J oa n F e i n be r g B e r n s

105 Sears Road Wayland, MA 01778-1706

After Winsor, I went to Smith, married in 1968 and transferred to Brandeis, graduating in 1970. I earned a Master’s (1971), Ph.D. (1974) from Brandeis in Literature.

The 1970s/80s/90s were filled with children, rabbits, and a golden retriever. From 1977 through 1998, with three children in the Wayland Public Schools, I volunteered in schools, the town, and in the religious community. My oldest, David works for the U.S. State Department in the Middle East. He and his wife have 11 year-old twin boys.

Daughter Sarah, former US Forest Service Smokejumper, and her husband live in Winthrop, WA with

their daughters, 10 and 7. Andrew, married to an entrepreneur, is a Renaissance historian at USC. In the 1990s, I was on the faculty of Brandeis and the Radcliffe Seminars; I consulted on a nutrition intervention project at the Harvard School of Public Health. I survived cancer treatment and co-authored a book on the experience. Twenty years ago, I began another career in fundraising. I have worked in various capacities as a development officer/director at Brandeis, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School and at its gerontology teaching affiliate, Hebrew SeniorLife. Divorced and semiretired, I consult, focusing on donor relations, and spend more time with my four beloved grandchildren.

Joan Feinberg Berns ’66 with her grandchildren in November 2014; twins Sam and Aaron (10); Ayla (9) and Maeve (6).

V i r g i n i a W oo d wo r t h B r ook s

13 Maple Road Weston, MA 02493-2501

50 years have flown with 38 years in the same house in Weston and 45 years with the same husband Steve and our 3rd Black Lab. Our 4 ter-

rific kids, 3 perfect daughter-in-laws and 4 bright shining grandkids flew the coop to London, NYC, DC, and LA. Great places to visit — and we visit a lot! We are both still working — I am in real estate at Coldwell Banker in Weston and Steve has his own consulting business working on admissions and enrollment planning. Full time retirement is still in our future. When I’m not working I spend many happy hours at the Museum of Fine Arts where I run into Angie Bainbridge Simonds ’66 volunteering. Other happy times are spent in the summer in Maine on Little Cranberry Island — always with a full house of kids, grandkids and dogs. In the winter we get to Franconia, NH and recently to sunny southern California — Palm

Springs and Joshua Tree. Life is good. At 50 years out of Winsor I especially want to applaud Julia (Judy) Livingston ’66 who has tirelessly kept our class together. It makes me remember often what a gift to have had Winsor as a foundation for these past 67 years.

E lle n B u r r ow s

883 Campwood Road Elmdale, KS 66850

I guess it shouldn’t be surprising when, as the aging process happens, a person experiences a mini identity crisis. The surface self starts looking older, while on the inside one can feel years younger. I am enjoying the challenge of city life here in the D.C. area for a bit this winter. My eldest son applied gentle pressure for me to

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spend time away from my lovely but at times isolated home in the Flint Hills of Kansas. The biggest draw of D.C. are my three young grandkids. The Metro is hugely helpful. For 40 years I’ve been living on a dirt road, with few cars on the routes I travel. I get very nervous taking on D.C. traffic! I’ve only been here a week. Going anywhere leaves me with yet another experience of all different kinds of people and languages.

As for a short bio, I had 20 rewarding years as a psych nurse. Am blessed with three loving, entertaining sons. I should probably include a picture of the area where I live. I am a nature lover. The landscape of where I’ve been living feels like a big part of who I am.

Look forward to our 50th!

Lucia Cies

PO Box 6967 Santa Fe, NM 87502-6967

50 years of Winsor connections: The fall of ’66 I got my dorm assignment at Radcliffe one week before the term began (the closer you lived to Cambridge, the longer it took to be assigned a room!) So who was my lucky roommate? Alayne Stephenson Parson ’65! Got my Harvard degree, worked during the fall of ’70 at the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky, then headed west to San Francisco. By then Louise Sunderland ’66 was at Stanford Law; we had a visit or two before I got immersed in med school and then residency at UCSF. Looking for a flat near San Francisco general, I met my life partner (and now spouse!)

Diane Erwin. Despite our outrageously different backgrounds, we’ve been together 40 years, had a thriving medical practice, found our mutual calling (providing abortion services), and became expatriates without leaving the USA by settling in New Mexico. Had many Winsor visitors here, including a year with Anne Wilson ’66 in Santa Fe while her house was being renovated.

Also Nancy Adams Roth ’66, who came to Taos to ski, and finally 16 classmates for our 2008 “Class of ’66

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on Route 66” reunion. Can’t wait for Boston in May! B a r ba r a F i t c h C obb

417 Eisenhower Drive Louisville, CO 80027-1153

I spent a year in Paris after graduation, then Radcliffe and a year at Harvard Education School. I spent two years teaching at Atlantic College in Wales, in a beautiful castle on the sea! I married my step-cousin, Loren Cobb, in 1975. We lived in a log cabin on a farm in New Hampshire for three years, then moved to Tampa briefly for his post-doc, ending up in Charleston, S.C. for nearly ten years. We adopted our son, Calvin, in 1982. I started a life in the theater there and was an actor for the next 25 years. After a year in England on sabbatical, we moved out to Corrales, New Mexico - and a happy decade next door to my in-laws.

I worked in a book store briefly, and then started a new career in editing. We spent the next six years in Carbondale, Colorado, and then moved down to the Boulder area, where we have been since 2003. We love it here. Currently I edit books and journals for academic presses, commuting through Internet.

I don’t like aging, but hope there will be grandchildren someday. I have very fond memories of Winsor!

A n n e C h a n n i n g L amb

Crofthead Cottage, Ruthven Huntly, Aberdeenshire SCOTLAND AB54 4SQ

Half a century since we graduated?

Amazing! My fifty years have been packed with action with stretches of beautiful idleness. As a kid at Winsor, I had an ambition to go away and I did, so that’s something. My husband, John, and I are both still living (more amazing!) and retired and rediscovering our love of boats. He began his working life as a blacksmith, became an IT analyst and is now an inspired worker in wood. Just as well, considering the state of some of these boats. We plan to stay afloat awhile longer.

Julia Livingston

67 Montgomery Street Cambridge, MA 02140-2434

I’m still working as a partner at the Boston law firm where I’ve been since 1989 - Goulston & Storrs. I still enjoy the people and the work, and I have no definite plan to retire. On the other hand, I really like my house in Edgartown, and I’m starting to think that, eventually, I will retire, sell my Cambridge house, and try living on the Vineyard more or less full time. Would I enjoy winter on Martha’s Vineyard? I think I might like it a lot! On the family front, not much has changed. I still have four interesting and fun grandchildren. All four play hockey and Ella also does synchronized swimming. All of us went to Maui (where my father lived as a child) last June to swim with green sea turtles, ride the waves, sleep in a cabin in the Haleakala crater, hike to the Waimoku waterfall, and generally recreate family trips from years gone by. It was probably my last time hiking at 10,000 feet. I left my hiking boots at a Goodwill collection box in Kihei!

Debo r a h F i el d M cG r at h

Post Office Box 412 Grantham, NH 03753

Post graduation attended ColbySawyer and Wheaton Colleges with a major in Psychology but most intent as an elite athlete to continue on to make the United States National Field Hockey and Reserve National Lacrosse Teams. Several coaching jobs followed: Pingree School, Germantown Friends and George School in Philadelphia and ultimately Brown and Harvard Universities. Also taught skiing in Breckenridge and Vail, Colorado in the off season. Moved into administration at Wheaton College and finally ColbySawyer where I recently retired after 27 years of service. Married and divorced (unfortunately) but most proud of my son Corey McGrath who is in Idaho in the ski business. Enjoy giving back to the community and since retirement have shepherded raising thousands for

breast cancer, families facing cancer, and children in need of food in our area (New Hampshire) through golf tournaments. And in the process my golf has gotten much better too!!!

them often. We have taken European cruises that include a stop in London to see John and Heather. Other activities include walking, painting, book club, church, and beginning piano.

Na n cy A d am s Ro t h

7 Highland Avenue Cohasset, MA 02025-1864

Debi Field McGrath ’66 with her son, Corey McGrath.

N i n a P r at t

151 University Avenue Providence, RI 02906

Most of my life in the fifty years since Winsor is (thank heavens) unprintable.

The remainder is too boring to bother with.

K r i s t i n a C u n n i n g h am Ro g e r s

749 Santa Rosita Solana Beach, CA 92075-1550

After leaving Winsor, I went to Univeristy of Pennsalvania, where I started out a Physics major, but finally majored in Natural Science, so I could graduate in three years and marry Wayne Rogers of Tampa. Wayne joined the Navy to avoid the draft, but served 27 years, retiring as a Captain. We lived in Hawaii, Memphis, California, and Virginia and settled in San Diego.

In 1975, I got an MS in EECS from Berkeley. I specialized in Computer Security and worked for DoD contractors. I retired in 2013. Since retiring, my focus has been family. We have three married children. Alan married Michelle and had Finn and Kendall, Beth married Idriss and had Leo, and John married Heather. The grandchildren live in California, so I try to see

In June I will retire after 40 years in education, most recently at the Braintree Public Schools. Teaching reading and basic literacy skills to dyslexic students, enabling all to access our school curriculum and build a positive future, has been my passion.

For over a decade I also taught the “Orton Gillingham” Teacher Training course, the basic effective method for teaching dyslexic students, through Massachusets General Hospital and Orton Gillingham Associates. I continue my involvement in Cohasset town government, and look forward to exploring new ventures in the next few years. Denny and I have enjoyed long distance inn to inn hiking in Europe every summer, along with sailing, visiting our family summer home in Scituate, and snorkeling in the Caribbean. My sons, Henry, Johnny and Sam live and work in the Boston area and we get together frequently for family events and dinners. My mother still lives alone in our home in Dover.

My family has been my greatest joy over these past years.

C y n t h i a S h elme r d i n e

24 McKeen Street Brunswick, ME 04011

After Winsor I followed up an early love of the ancient world and became a professor of Classics. I taught for over 30 years at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in early Greek history and archaeology. In 2008 I retired from Texas, and moved to Brunswick, Maine in 2011 with my partner Kate Bracher, a retired Astronomy professor from Whitman College. It’s great to be back in New England again. I still do

research, and work on an excavation in Greece for a month every summer.

Bowdoin College is right down the street, and they have asked me to do some adjunct teaching, which I much enjoy. So I guess I am semi-retired!

This gives me time for various volunteer activities, and also for recreation. I enjoy agility training with my golden retriever. Callie is 12, but still active and she loves to compete. Kate and I get together with friends weekly to play Renaissance and Baroque music on recorders. We also take advantage of local concerts, and get down to Boston sometimes, too.

Anne Wilson

322 28th Street San Francisco, CA 94131-2309

I’ve become elderly. There’ve been offbrand diseases; facial surgeries for skin cancer (I blame New England); a paralyzed vocal cord and the partial loss of my voice; scary falls and episodes of vertigo. All in all, though, I look and feel pretty good for 110. I worked as an RN for not-long-enough and have pursued interests in textiles and basketry. Politically and environmentally, I have no optimism whatsoever about the future of our country or of the world—not a grain. I have ex’es of both sexes but no currents. As usual, the Buddhists are right: The future is unknown, and so is the past. In 2010 a woman fell out of the sky into our lives, saying she believed she had the same mother we do. She was right. It turns out that our parents had a baby early in their relationship, gave her up for adoption, and, apparently, never told a soul. I’m so grateful she found us!

Her appearance answers long-standing questions about our family. I think we were profoundly affected by “the presence of an unknown absence.” I love our class and will be very happy to see everyone.

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Class of 1991 twenty - fifth reunion

FIRST ROW (l-r): Catherine Saxbe, Amelie Meyer Kraus, Hannah Burr, Marion Pantazelos Russell, Charlotte Finley Maynard, Caroline Scoville Pease, Elizabeth Perry Harrison, Rebecca May, Amanda McColl Nugent, Lauren Bianchi Cronin, Eve Stewart Moody, Mona Zutshi Opubor, Quenby Iandiorio, Irina Lutskaya Aguirre.

SECOND ROW (l-r): Erica Mayer, Hope Drury Foley, Emily Lubin Woods, Debra Rosenberg, Melanie Breen, Mary Rossetti Pastorello, Alia Al-Beer, Sharon Wasserman Freeman, Sarah Bothe, Kianga Ellis Daverington, Pamela Benson, Lisa Cherkerzian, Jennifer Montbach, Amanda Bean, Kate Jesdale.

THIRD ROW (l-r): Alix Miller Keating, Nicole Kassissieh, Alexandra Adams Wheelock, Kristin Ganong, Allison O’Neil, Kathleen Gorke, Gillian Steel Fisher, Alexis Hasiotis Wintersteen, Laurie Healy Ewald, Carolyn McClintock Peter, Elizabeth Kieff, Catherine Chen Tirachen, Amy Cupples-Rubiano, Meaghan Wall, Allison Walsh Kurian, Deborah Kim, David Meyes, Claudia Melo, Karilyn Crockett, Katherine Lupton.

25th Reunion Committee Irina Lutskaya Aguirre Lauren Bianchi Cronin Elizabeth Perry Harrison Alix Miller Keating Erica Mayer Charlotte Finley Maynard Amanda McColl Nugent Marion Pantazelos Russell Alexandra Adams Wheelock Alexis Hasiotis Winterstein Emily Lubin Woods

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Ha n n a h B u r r

200 Pond Road Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

I’m working on a second book: Architect of How being the working title. It’s currently being crowdfunded through kickstarter through December 10, 2015. The first book, started in the same way, called Contemporary Prayers to * {whatever works} is in its second printing and has found its way into museum gift shops around the country to my amazement and delight. I’ve been focusing on these books, talks and workshops primarily, and the creative/spiritual practices in my own life that inspire their content. Beside that I’m enjoying the abundance of family, friendship and community that seems to keep expanding. In this year it seems to be sinking in

that none of this is actually about me at all, but part of a larger shared life – and that there’s kind of just the one human experience going on it all of it’s colorful variety.

Lauren Bianchi Cronin

31 Garrison Road Wellesley, MA 02482

I’ve been back in Boston since 2001, after living in both San Francisco and London after college. Since moving from Charlestown to Wellesley with my husband Tom in 2004, we’ve had 3 children: Annie (10), John (8) and Maggie (5). We are both working full-time in Boston now, and are enjoying this busy time of life! I can’t wait to see everyone in May!

E l i z abe t h P e r r y Ha r r i s o n

40 Boulder Brook Road Wellesley, MA 02481

My life is immensely gratifying and I am doing what I always wanted to be doing. And for that I am grateful. I met my husband Justin at Middlebury. After graduating, we both moved to New York City where I worked mostly in publishing, dallied at a start-up internet company, and then moved into the marketing side of finance. Today, we live in the Boston area where we are raising our four children (13, 11, 9 and 9). It has been fun for me reconnecting to Winsor through my daughter Ellie Harrison ’21 who is in Class II. I love that she has teachers and coaches I once had. When I am not driving, I enjoy volunteering at one of the four schools at which my children are enrolled, running (I have

two marathons under my belt and am hoping to do another), hiking with my family in the Adirondacks and seeing my Winsor friends who remain my closest friends to this day.

N i cole K a s s i s s i e h

34 Clark Street Winchester, MA 01890

Since college, I went from teaching and coaching to studying Psychology to focusing on Neuropsychological Evaluations. For work, I get to hang out with kids while thinking about how their brain works and helping them do/feel better. Family life is full of surprises with my husband, five-year-old son and lots of contact with my parents (aka: ‘professional grandparents’). My husband shares my background in Psychology and has been teaching my son (and I) Spanish (Call to any local families

looking for bilingual play dates!). I am lucky to be able to get back to Winsor about once a year when I get speak to the 7th graders about Multiple Intelligences. The basic message: there are a lot of ways to be smart, so go easy on yourself.

Thinking back to what my Winsor self expected of my future, I probably would not have predicted this... but it all fits!

A ll i s o n W al s h K u r i a n

189 Greenoaks Drive Atherton, CA 94027

My family and I are all well and living in Northern California, where I have been for the last 13 years. I am on faculty at Stanford University, where I treat breast cancer, run the Women’s Clinical Cancer Genetics Program and do related research.

Our son Sean is seven now and great

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E r i ca M aye r

200 Kent Road Waban, MA 02468

Reflecting on the past 25 years, I’m struck by how Winsor has remained a part of my life. Following graduation, I went to Williams College, spent a year in Tokyo, then returned to Boston for training at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and DanaFarber Cancer Institute. I am now a Senior Physician at Dana-Farber, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and care for patients with breast cancer, lead clinical trials of new therapies, and teach our junior doctors. My husband Douglas Drachman is a cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, and we are proud parents of James (10) and Kate (8). My Winsor “sisters” have been my closest friends over the years, and I have remained involved on the Alumnae Board and the Corporation. I am so grateful for my Winsor education and the tools Winsor gave me to support my academic, professional, and personal life.

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Like a fine wine, he gets better with time (or maybe that’s all my mediocre wine consumption talking). I am still running Creative Development and its subsidiaries which keeps me busy. Now if I could just design personal drones so I could avoid Boston traffic and invent a time machine so I can have more adventures with family and friends, life after 40 would be pretty damn perfect!

A ma n d a M c C oll N u g e n t

7 Beech Road Wayland, MA 01778

There is rarely a boring day at the Nugent house, between field trips, tick bites, or just getting to school and work. I have three lovely/spirited/feisty girls, ages 8, 6, and 3, who demand almost all of my and my husband’s attention. We are in the thick of it, enjoying the ride.

I am in a daily fight against old age, but it is only a physical war (gravity sucks). Mentally and emotionally I never grew past high school, so I am good there. Speaking of Winsor, Samantha Maynard ’21, my eldest, is now in class III. Yikes! She is going to her first Fessenden dance.

Double Yikes! I have 3 kids and when I am not consumed with anxiety for their physical harm or their utter failure, I enjoy them tremendously. Shockingly they seem slightly embarrassed by me. Todd and I are sneaking up on 20 years of marriage.

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Violet Court 1a Adebayo Doherty Lekki Phase 1, Lagos Nigeria

After Winsor, I studied English Literature at Columbia University. I spent the next two decades living in New York City and New Jersey except for a brief stint in Boston for graduate school. I married my college sweetheart. We have two lovely girls (ages 12 and 10) and a sweet boy (8). In 2011, our family moved

91 Pickwick Road Newton, MA 02465

Mary Rossetti Pastorello ’91 with husband Cristian and daughters (l-r) Daria and Tullia, now 5 and 8.

15 Sona Lane Creve Coeur, MO 63141

M a r y Ro s s e t t i P a s t o r ello

Husband Michael, Addison (9), Audrey (7), Amanda McColl Nugent ’91 and Alexandra (3).

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Deb r a Ro s e n be r g

Mona Zutshi Opubor ’91 is living in Lagos, Nigeria with her husband and their three lovely children.

C h a r lo t t e F i n ley M ay n a r d

36 Sackville Street Charlestown, MA 02129-1923

to Lagos, Nigeria where my husband spent the early years of his life.

I have published essays and short stories in magazines and literary journals and am nearly finished with my first novel. I was recently cast in a sitcom that’s like the Nigerian version of The Jefferson’s. I also teach creative writing. My interests include travel, cooking, reading, and wearing my pajamas even when socially unacceptable. I feel blessed to have spent my formative years at Winsor. I realize now how special my experiences were and hope to prove worthy of them.

Hi All! Hope all of my classmates are doing well! Lots of changes over the last 25 years for all of us I’m sure, myself included. We’ve been in Illinois for the last 4 years and love it here in the Midwest. My days are busy: I work remotely in Human Resources for The Hartford and my husband Cristian and I keep busy raising our two daughters Tullia and Daria, now 8 and 5 respectively.

When we’re not working we spend a lot of our time traveling back to MA and to Italy to see family, but are always glad to get back to Geneva, IL and our small, but wonderful community out here we’re so happy to be a part of. If anyone ever gets out to Chicago, please let me know—it would be fun to catch up!

After 20 years in business, the majority building an analytics division for a consulting firm, I’ve turned my project management skills inhouse—I’m a newly stay at home mom to two beautiful boys Max (6) and Bowen (3). After marrying Jason in 2008, his training kept us moving; from Chicago to Madison in 2011 and then to St. Louis in 2015 and as of print time, we don’t know where our next stop will be come July 2016. Hopefully our travels will take me closer to my family and classmates on the east coast!

As I reflect back on the past 25 years it seems my life has come full circle.

This year my oldest, Sophia Russell ’20 entered Class II at Winsor. It has been surreal to experience Winsor again through her eyes and to see so many familiar faces and places with her. I have stayed quite connected to Winsor through so many wonderful friendships, visits back for alumnae events and now serving on the Alumnae Board. My career path has focused on adolescent health and wellness and has taken me to my current position at Wellesley College as a consulting Psychiatrist. Outside of work I have a busy life with my husband Mark and three kids, Sophia (11), Catherine (8) and Luke (4). There’s never a dull moment in my life these days!

Dolly Rose. She was born October 4th. Her older brother, William, and sister, Maddalena, so far seem thrilled with her arrival and we are all enjoying the happy chaos. I’m taking a break from the Medical Service at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations where I work as a Staff Counsellor.

Following medical school at USC and two years as a Navy Lieutenant on an aircraft carrier, I trained in general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. Then I came to Rome. It’s a beautiful place to live, and my job has taken me to New York, Spain, and Africa twice, in 2015 alone, but I do miss Boston and would love to return one of these days and catch up with all of you and sing “Jerusalem” together.

Sophia Russell ’22, Samantha Maynard ’21 and Catherine Russell (8), daughters of Charlotte Finley Maynard ’91, P’21, and Marion Pantazelos Russell ’91, P’22.

C at h e r i n e Sa x be

Via della Magliana Nuova, 218 00146 Rome Italy

Debra Rosenberg’s children, Bowen and Max.

It is my great hope to make it back to Winsor to celebrate our 25th Reunion, even though I hardly believe all those years could have passed. I am living in Italy and my husband and I just welcomed our third child and second daughter,

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Class of 2006

Caitlin Astrue

tenth reunion

800 Crescent Hill Road Nashville TN 37206

10th Reunion Committee Fatima Aziz Emma Johnson Laura Gaylord Resch Curry Wilson

FIRST ROW (l-r): Colleen Munkley, Channah Rubin, Laura Gaylord Resch, Hala Abu-Eid, Courtney Sung, Rebecca Holohan, Caroline Davis, Lynn Edmonds, Alexaandra Budden, Frances Paley, Lisa Manoogian, Eliza Dewey.

After graduation, I went to Washington University in St. Louis (along with Channah Rubin ’06) and studied Anthropology and American Culture Studies. I joined Teach For America and was placed in an inner-city Nashville elementary school thinking it was a just a layover before heading all the way home to the East Coast. Although I’ve changed positions several times, I am still living and working in education in Nashville where I get to see Cooper Lloyd ’06 when our busy schedules allow. I got married on October 11, 2015 to Cory Woodburn and we bought a house, so it looks like we’ll be here a while longer! My parents moved to D.C. while I was in college and only recently returned to Boston, so I haven’t been back much. I look forward to seeing the changes on campus and catching up with classmates at reunion!

Ly d i a Damo n

SECOND ROW (l-r): Jackie Kustan, Julianne Tylko, Abigail Schiff, Amanda McKeon, Barbara Bailey, Natalie Litton, Rachel Friis Stettler, Maura Mathieu, Dianne Haley, Nina Suresh, Grace Price, Josephine Wolff.

THIRD ROW (l-r): Curry Wilson, Caitlin Astrue, Brittney Sampson, Rachel Katz, Elizabeth Kokot, Carolyn Thomas, Lydia Damon, Katherine Morris, Sarah Dunworth, Lacey Rose, Susannah Ford, Alice Gilmore, Karina Rahardja, Sydney Howland.

FOURTH ROW (l-r): Whitney Zelee, Miranda Meyer, Kelsey Robbins, Anna Podolsky, Julia Feldberg, Megan Savage, Robyn Gibson Asenso, Caroline Boylan, Molly Gibbons Golinvaux, Fatima Aziz, Sarah Mascioli, Elisabeth Holtzman, Maia Monteagudo.

FIFTH ROW (l-r): Kathryn Egan, Emma Johnson, Alexandra Phillips, Angela Coombs, Julia Borden, Rona Stephanopoulos, Weslie Turner, Mary Schnoor, Karin Bothwell, Kelly TellisWarren, Ngoc-Tran Vu.

25 States Street Apartment 6 San Francisco, CA 94114

After living in Boston since graduating from college, I just moved to San Francisco. I would love to catch up with any Winsor ladies in the area.

Courtney Sung ’06 and I have met up a couple of times. I’m the Design Director at a web and mobile app consultancy called thoughtbot. I just got married at City Hall in San Francisco on November 6, 2015.

Susannah Ford

171 Auburn Street Apartment 5 Cambridge, MA 02139

I graduated from Brown in 2010.

I’ve continued to be that crazy swimmer girl but now also dabble

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in triathlons and marathons. I teach yoga on the side of my real job working in Human Resources at athenahealth in Watertown, MA. I’ve done a fair amount of international traveling these past 10 years and have been living in or around Boston the past five. Looking forward to seeing everyone at reunion!

L a u r a Gaylo r d Re s c h

1220 Huron Rd. East Apt# 606 Cleveland, OH 44115

Can’t believe it has been ten years!

After graduating from the University of Delaware, I spent five years in the Washington, D.C. metro area working in preventive conservation and collections management for museums and cultural institutions.

While there, I met Garner, and we married in Boston in August of 2014. This fall we decided to make the jump back up north and moved to Garner’s hometown of Cleveland.

We’re enjoying getting settled, living closer to family, and being a part of the revitalization of this rustbelt city.

Come visit!

A b i g a i l Sc h i ff

105 Winchester Street Apartment #1 Brookline, MA 02446

After Winsor, I soaked up French culture for a year in Paris at the Sorbonne with the Saltonstall scholarship. For college, I majored in molecular and cellular biology at Harvard. I worked as a technician in an HIV research lab in New York for a year during the days of Occupy Wall Street. Next, I returned to Harvard as an M.D./Ph.D. student, and learned some medicine before moving on to my Ph.D. in Immunology. I am researching HIV and tuberculosis co-infection at the Ragon Institute in Cambridge, working with people with HIV in, and traveling to, Boston and Durban, South Africa. I’ve kept up a passion for music, travel and global health work. I’m currently living with Emma Johnson ’06 in Cambridge, and love hiking and singing with my boyfriend Adam Sealfon, a graduate student in computer science at MIT. Please say hi when you’re in Boston!

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L acey J a n e t Ro s e

425 L Street NW #230 Washington, DC 20001

I primarily have lived in D.C. since graduating from Trinity College in 2010 and am still loving our nation’s capital. I worked at the Treasury Department, on the 2012 Obama campaign in Florida, and for the President’s Inaugural Committee.

Now I serve as Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Press Secretary, and use any excuse to go back to Boston to visit. My family has grown—all five of my siblings are married, and I have 11 nieces and nephews. I’m still playing sports, including on a co-ed soccer team, and a nationalsbound women’s hockey team, the Chesapeake Bay Lightning.

432 Norfolk Street Apartment 2C Somerville, MA 02143

I’m graduating from Harvard Law School this spring, wrapping up my long-time career as a student. This summer, my husband Dan and I will be moving from Boston to Chicago, where I’ll start a yearlong judicial clerkship. The next stop will be D.C., for a second year of clerking.

Would love to catch up with any W’06 ladies in either city! Very best wishes to you all.

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staying with son, John Rice, and his family in upstate NY, while we wait for a small apartment at Riverwoods in Exeter, NH. I am blessed with good health, and I am very glad to be able to see several of our 10 grandchildren from time to time.

Since selling our home, I have kept busy with gardening, photography, watercolor painting, and quilting.

El iz abeth Ja n eway Gol d

A frustrating year with a few highs and lows. I’m waiting for cancer treatment after a long journey to diagnosis. On a cheerier note, eldest grandchild started university. Other grands doing well, two in Sweden with my pediatrician daughter, and two here. Biggest Canadian news: turfing our dictatorial ultra right wing Prime Minister. Feel I can breathe again. While Nirvana remains elusive, the world very troubled, at least I’m again living in a democracy. Continue to be a rabble rouser, mostly from the sidelines. If the pen is mightier than the sword, there’s hope. My heart remains in Vermont.

Class of 1958 On August 25, 2015, five members of the Class of 1958 enjoyed each other’s company at a Maine alumnae luncheon co-hosted by Susannah White ’58 and Lee Thorndike Sprague ’58 at Susannah’s home in Yarmouth. (l-r): Lee Thorndike Sprague ’58, Pam Smith Henrikson ’58, Susannah White ’58, Penny Greeley Elwell ’58 and Nina Harrison Scribner ’58.

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Spent Thanksgiving in Boston.

1950 M at hi l d a H i lls

For a future remembrance of Ellen Endicott Forbes ’27, legendary Winsor teacher and mentor from 1955 to her untimely death in 1967, I am requesting that former students email memories, copies of letters, anecdotes and photographs to me at Mhills@uri.edu or send to me, Mathilda Hills, 283 Sweet Allen Farm Road, Wakefield, RI 02879.

Thank you!

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Real Kids Real Food after-school programs in public housing and inner-city schools and our adult program, “Eat to Thrive—10 Weeks to Lifelong Healthy Habits and Healthy Living,” to be offered again beginning Tuesdays, January 26 March 29, 2016. For details, see www.optimumhealthsolution.org.

The adult program tuition pays for the kids programs.

Anne Hotchkiss Wheeler and Joanne Ripley Spencer ’52 sharing Winsor memories.

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After John’s death last year, 2015 brought the sale of our home in Croydon, NH, and much downsizing of possessions. Brookie (10 year old Labrador) and I are currently

E li zabeth Bragg

I love helping kids and adults become healthy through our

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Ju l ie Roy Jeffr ey

I had an unexpected operation, open heart surgery, when a regular CT scan showed a tumor in my heart.

Thank goodness it was benign but had to come out. I had the operation at Massachusets General Hospital and since I did not have heart disease and was healthy going into the operation, recovered pretty quickly.

I have just finished my yearlong training course to be a docent at the Walters Art Museum. We are about to have our qualifying tours and then join the group of regular docents. I am looking forward to this new adventure. Still enjoying my horse, too.

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old daughter who is enthralled with princesses.

Debo r a h Gol d be r g S tin n e tt

Loving retirement and have given in to the total self-indulgence of travel to places that before have been beyond my time limits. This year’s new adventures were Iceland and Morocco. I will soon be ready to settle down to doing something to better the world, however.

1961 Ju l ia Tobey

For some 20 years (not full time) I have been editing an enormous memoir by my stepfather, Admiral John L. McCrea. Recently, I received an offer to publish a portion of the memoir relating to WWII, when John spent a year at the White House as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s naval aide and served as the first commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa. John was a gifted raconteur, and his tales of his unusual assignments for the president, his relationship with FDR, Winston Churchill and other luminaries, and his approach to transforming a new ship full of raw recruits into a fighting entity are remarkable.

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I work 2.5 days a week as a physician in a community clinic serving the indigent. This is rewarding because patients really appreciate the care they receive but also disconcerting because the care they receive is second-class. This experience inspires me to stay active in PNHP, an organization that advocates for single payer health insurance. I am also busy refinishing furniture bought in thrift stores and destined for my new second home in Santa Barbara. I enjoy time spent with family—my spouse and two sons— one of whom has a cute four-year-

O l iv ia Holme s

First year of retirement highlights include sailing in the Mediterranean with friends, skiing in Colorado and Utah with family, time with great nieces in Canada, New York, San Francisco, and Duxbury, gardening and lots of singing. The fall brought successful cataract surgery; what an awesome gift to be able to see the glory of the world again. Being able to host a family Thanksgiving is just the most recent blessing in this wonder-filled year.

1963 Le s ley M e r r i ma n Lyma n

Spent the summer working as a tour guide for a premier local company.

An hour is spent on a trail by the Mendenhall Glacier and more than two hours is spent out on the water whale watching. Nature guides double as Coast Guard certified and crew on the small boats. It’s a great way to spend the summer! Had a lovely break from subbing this fall with our annual trip back east to visit family. An important part of that trip has become meeting with Helaine Weisberg Delphin ’63 and Sophia Gergely ’63. Jon and I met them for a wonderful lunch near Amherst.

1964 Wendy White

Missed alumnae weekend last May as I was in England, and soon to join classmate Georgina Ropes ’64 on a tour of English Gardens after visiting several friends. We did get to the luncheon this fall, and I admit I am now a convert to the new building. Such fun seeing my pal on the old Chestnut Hill bus, Ruth Chute Knapp ’60. She was in Class V when I was in Class I. While I spent my

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1967 A n n e L ave r ack Gall i va n

A tough campaign in 2012 got me a seat in the Vermont legislature, then another one in 2014 had me giving up that seat. Since then, we have taken our camping van on a 5-week tour of the Southwest, and will aim for Newfoundland this spring.

September will take us to northern national parks and on to Oregon for our youngest son’s wedding. This October we went to San Francisco to greet our first grandchild, and Christmas will allow our family to visit in Tahoe and enjoy beautiful 3-month old Louise. I spend lots of time on mentoring, both organizationally and individually, and I am working with a group to increase women’s roles in local leadership and political representation. Life is good.

M a r i a n n e Ge r sdor f

Having retired in 2013, I took up music again and am member of a choir and an ensemble of flutes. We perform in a church and in homes for disabled or senior citizens.

Recently, I joined a group of persons who help the numerous refugees who have arrived in Hannover, Germany. Travelling still is one of my passions, I visit art exhibitions, go biking at the coast and hiking in the mountains. With my husband, I travel to other countries to enjoy culture monuments and nature. Glad to say, both husband and I are in good health.

1969 M a r y At k i n s o n

I’m so exited to announce that my children’s book “Owl Girl” is

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now available through your local bookseller, Amazon, or my website, www. maryatkinson. net. I recently moved from Massachusetts to live in Maine The cover of Mary full time. I’m Atkinson’s new chilhaving fun dren’s book, “Owl spending the Girl.” word about “Owl Girl” through school and library visits. If you’re passing through Portland or Stoneham, Maine, let me know!

husband, Peter, on the coast of Maine.

1972 Jane Frank Siewers

Two years ago we relocated happily to Durham, NC. After years as a teacher and a couple of too quiet years in “retirement,” I have become a Guardian ad Litem (CASA in some states) representing children in foster care. Some of my happiest years and fondest memories are of my time at Winsor—as a student, teacher, and administrator. I look forward to our next reunion!

1974

Averill Bab son

Giselle L imentani

I still have photos to email from the 2014 reunion! It was a great time. I hope more of you will come to the 50th. This summer, I took 10 days to go to North Cape and Lapland with one daughter, Antonia (27). It was fabulous to learn more about WWII in Arctic Scandinavia, about the Sami, and see reindeer. This fall, I went to the UK for a godson’s 18th birthday celebration and to see old friends in Denmark and Sweden, where I had a good visit with Louise Bergfelt ’69. I promise to finally send those photos via email from the reunion lunch at Joan’s!

Retirement agrees with me. I am relieved to leave behind long hours, high intensity multi-tasking, and the adrenaline-fed problem solving of my career. What surprises me most is realizing how much I have missed the company of women.

After spending 40 years in the maledominated world of chemistry, I am enjoying my first knitting group and book club. I have a mostly chemicalfree vegetable garden, got a Tesla, installed solar panels, work out and attend yoga classes. I marvel at the foresight of Miss Winsor at a time when women typically had a different role in society. My Winsor education was key to my having a successful and meaningful career, and that career has enabled me to have the freedom to enjoy this next stage of life.

1971 M ary Barnes

Acknowledging our graduation was 45 years ago is not easy. I still vividly remember slamming Mr. Sibley’s door, laughing in the art studio with Mr. Rogers, and running down the playing field with Alice Agoos ’71 at my side.

Our very privileged lives in the United States continue to roll along as the struggles around the globe mount. I am still making art, about to be a grandparent and enjoying a wonderful partnership with my

1981 Eiblis Gold ings

I have transitioned into a fun position at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Needham’s finance and compliance offices. I have overseen elevator and bathroom demos (and replacements), participated in emergency preparedness drills, staff

recognition ambushes, and appeared in training videos and publicity photoshoots. I have held in my hand a Red Sox championship ring, organized board of trustee meetings/ retreats, and been impressed by the team now in place in this increasingly reputable (in a *good* way) hospital! I run recreational agility and hike with my dogs, paint (acrylic), canoe/kayak, and travel. Good Health and balance to all!

1985 O c tav ia K in ca id

A big job change to a new hospital system in 2015 meant a move from our home of 15 years. We are now (back) in Evanston, IL (home of my undergrad alma mater Northwestern). I enjoy connecting with fellow Winsor alumnae on Faceook—they always have such interesting things to say and share!

Debo r a h W in kle r

Hi everyone, I’m still happily teaching math at Brookline High School.

The kids are getting bigger, now 10, 11 and almost 14. I can’t believe I’ll have one in high school next year. It was great to see some people at the last reunion. Hope to see more soon.

1986 Che r yl Spe n ce r

After 18 years in fundraising and development, I’ve decided to change careers and become a health and wellness coach. Back in school pursuing a Masters of Arts at Maryland University of Integrative Health and loving on my lovely pups, Osita and Izzy and the feline pack supervisor, Monkey. Coaching brings me back to my first careers as a counselor and healer and I am looking forward to developing wellness programs for underserved peooples: low-income and communities of color, LGBT individuals and non-profit profes-

sionals. Health and wellness is very much a social justice issue.

1989 Je n n ife r Hoffman

I recently moved back to the States after living in Rome for 22 years.

I have been transferred by Astaldi, to open up the Washington, D.C. office. I am in charge of multilateral relations and business development.

We are living in Georgetown and my children, William and Victoria, are attending the Washington International School (8th and 6th grades). Although the United States has changed incredibly since I left in June 1993, I am still convinced that the education that one can obtain here is top notch. I am grateful to have attended Winsor and for the values and skills I learned during my eight years there. What I treasure most however, from Winsor, are the friendships that I made and have kept strong throughout all of these years! So, please come visit!

1992 Sar a h Newto n

I am happy to share that my wife, Francesca Pisa, and I adopted our son, Samuel Hudson Newton Pisa, in late June. We were at the hospital for his birth, and he came straight home with us three days later! We’ve had a magical summer and fall getting to know him. It is such a joy to witness every moment unfold in his world of wonder. I must say we are enjoying every second of parenthood!

1995 B e th K ea n ey F ols om

It was such a thrill to see everyone at our 20th reunion in May! The Class of 1995 is changing the world in so many varied and fascinating ways! I am enjoying my new job as director of Christian education at St. Paul’s

Church in Natick, where I work with youth from preschool all the way through twelfth grade, including my daughter Maggie, 11, and my son Nate, 3. We recently had the pleasure of getting together with Shamila Khetarpal ’95 and her family at her daughter’s birthday party.

I’m hoping to keep up the connections I renewed with my classmates at Reunion!

M a r ia h S i ebe r S i x k i lle r

It was wonderful to be with fellow alumnae earlier this year—our best reunion yet and a genuinely fun time! My husband Casey and I have our hands full with three kiddos—Anna (6), Sam (almost 4), and Will (18 months). D.C. is definitely home now after almost 17 years here. After more than 10 years working on national security policy on Capitol Hill, I left in early 2014 to join Casey at Sixkiller Consulting, where we work for great clients in both the public and private sector.

I stay in close touch with Melanie Kahn ’95 and Julie Rath ’95. Best wishes to all of you and your families!

1996 Sar a h M elvo i n B r i di c h

Jeff, the kids (Ben and Maya, ages 7 and 6), and I continue to enjoy life in Denver, Colorado. Jeff is still with the Colorado Rockies and I remain committed to finding ways to improve the public education system. When not driving from baseball practice to gymnastics to music, I am currently researching the challenges school leaders experience when opening new public schools in the Denver area. I have also reconnected with the Facing History and Ourselves organization and am thrilled it continues to support students well now just as it did when we were students.

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Susannah B. Tobin

Hello from LA! I never would have predicted that I would live in Southern California, but I must admit that I like it. After college, I moved to NYC and taught in the inner city there for ten years. In 2010, my husband’s job brought us out west, and I switched over to teaching 4th grade at a private elementary school. Currently, I’m on maternity leave for the school year as two kids under two seems to be even more than one full time job.

Twenty years on, Winsor still influences my life as much as it did each day I circled my name in pencil on the sign-in sheet, though in very different ways. Our brilliant and caring faculty influence me as I teach law students. The amazing Class of 1996 and the broader alumnae network have supported me in ways I never imagined. When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2012, the successful treatment was part of a clinical trial run by a Winsor alumna, and Winsor friends were a constant presence at Dana-Farber. I can’t repay Winsor for all it’s given me, but I am proud to have been part of the Board that decided to keep the school at the Longwood campus and build the new Lubin-O’Donnell Center, which will serve a new generation of Winsor women.

Sas ha Polonsky Tu lgan

Elizabeth Lewis ’96.

E l i z abe t h L ewi s

I live in Washington, D.C. with my husband, David Fahrenthold, and our daughters Alexandra (age 4 at the time of reunion) and Stella (born December 2nd, 2015). I recently joined World Resources Institute, an environmental think-tank dedicated to economic development, to lead a new program on sustainable investment for institutional investors. Before this, I worked in private equity and management consulting, and was a consultant for the World Bank. Dave is a reporter for the Washington Post, covering national politics. I feel lucky for my Winsor education, and I credit my teachers for sparking my interest in so many topics that have guided my life. I’m also grateful to Winsor for so many wonderful friends.

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Adam and I welcomed our son, Benjamin Lev Tulgan, on September 3rd. Ben surprised us with an arrival three months ahead of his December 6th due date. He has shown himself to be feisty and resilient, continually impressing us with an iron constitution throughout innumerable challenges in his short life thus far. After a long and difficult journey to create him, we could not be more delighted that he is here.

Club. We were blessed with a stunning fall day surrounded by incredible friends and family, including Georgina Winthrop ’09, Erin Driscoll ’10, and Gillian Chase ’08.

I am currently pursuing my M.D. at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Carl is serving as an Infantry Officer in the United States Marine Corps. It has certainly been a busy and exciting year!

2011 Ju l ia Hyman

Ambika Patni ’98 married Scott Kennedy in 2014 in Udaipur, India surrounded by family and friends from over 20 countries.

ing math and science. He would have loved the glamorous new facilities. I’ve spent five years at Jo Malone London and am currently heading up global retail strategy. It’s a quietly elegant fragrance brand that is growing furiously. London’s culture, travel, and cuisine also keep me busy. Hope to meet more Winsor alumnae in London!

2003

A ll iso n Sp itz e r

Orthopaedic surgery resident living in Williamsburg (in the same building as Katherine Krugman ’03!), currently applying to pediatric ortho fellowships. Proud maid of honor in the Nashville fall wedding of Carey Spitzer ’07 to Kyle Elder!

2005

Australian Shepherd, Meeko, and hope to send our future daughter to Winsor!

2010 K athe r in e M alle tt Z imme r ma n

On October 10, 2015 I married Carl Zimmerman at the Harvard Memorial Church, followed by a celebration at the Wellesley Country

Em ily Swa im Ra n a gha n

I married Matthew Ranaghan on September 19, 2015 in Orleans, Massachusetts. We currently live in Cambridge, Mass.

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1998

Ca sey O ’ Do n n ell B u ckley

A mbika Patni

2014 was eventful. I married Scott Kennedy in Udaipur, India surrounded by family and friends from over 20 countries. We met in 2012 on a trans-Atlantic flight; our first conversation was about literature and Winsor. Sadly, the same year, I lost my father Narendra K. Patni. A global IT visionary, my father was a fan of Winsor’s approach to teach-

Emily Swaim Ranaghan ’05 celebrated her wedding to Matthew Ranaghan with Winsor family and friends, (l-r): Robin Oliver ’76, Laura Hopkins ’75, Laurie Oliver Taylor ’78, Sara Oliver Swaim ’75, Kate O’Donnell ’05, the bride and groom, Curry Wilson ’06, Kathryn Quirk ’05, Casey O’Donnell Buckley ’07 and Sarah Sallan ’05.

I graduated from Harvard in May, 2015 with a degree in Human Evolutionary Biology with a focus in Primatology. While applying to medical school, I am currently working at MIT in a lab that is developing disease models for mental illness.

Julie de Neufville Monier ’04 and Caroline Simonson Flanigan ’03 in Dallas.

This past summer on August 22nd I married Mike Buckley on Cape Cod. The wedding was held at my family home in Osterville on a cloudy, but beautiful day filled with laughter, family and friends, and dancing.

Many Winsor alumnae were present, including my sister and maid of honor, Kate O’Donnell ’05, and my bridesmaid, Emma Weeks ’07. Mike and I are living in Boston with our

Katherine Mallett Zimmerman ’10 at her October 10, 2015 wedding. (l-r): bridesmaid Georgina Winthrop ’09, the bride, groom Carl Zimmerman, Erin Driscoll ’10, and Gillian Chase ’08.

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c l a ssn o tes

Marriages

Arrivals

In Memoriam

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Jill ia n C ampbell M cGr at h A nd A n d r ew M cGr at h

Casey O’Donnell Bu ckley A n d M i ke Bu ckley

Catherine Sa xbe and James B atu y io s A d au ghter, Dolly Rose

Ca r n z u Cla r k

Do r o thy Hovey B al d in i

Ka r e n E ver s

December 5, 2015

August 22, 2015

October 4, 2015

May 26, 2015

June 29, 2015

December 24, 2015

1992

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Sa rah Newton and France sa Pisa A son, Samu el Hu d son Newto n Pisa

Sally Lovejoy Ge r b r ac h

June 25, 2015

1996

1936

Sa sha Polonsky Tu lgan a n d A d am Tu lgan, a son, Benjamin Lev T u l ga n

Pr is c illa Little W eb ste r

September 3, 2015

Jillian Campbell McGrath ’02 married husband Andrew McGrath at the Harvard Club of Boston on December 5, 2015. Seven of nine bridesmaids were Winsor grads! (l-r): Friend Maggie Elliott, Tessa Campbell ’07, Julie Krathen ’02, Jackie Fishbein ’02, Jillian Campbell McGrath ’02, Katherine McCord ’02, Claire Blumenson ’02, Heather Stevenson ’02, Elizabeth Pendergast ’02 and friend Kimrie Savage.

2003 Sama nt ha L aw s o n A nd Mat t hew Ter m i n e

June 20, 2015

2005

February 1, 2015

August 10, 2015

1937 Natica B ate s Satte r thwa ite

August 12, 2015

1946

J e nny F a r r i ng t o n J h ave r i

July 18, 2015

Jea n e tte B r ewe r W elc h

November 1, 2015

1947

Former Faculty A dele B ock s t e dt

December 8, 2015

Elle n M in o t Little

December 2, 2015

1949 El iz abeth A l d e n B owe r s

A nne Nowell Kr ame r ’ 4 8

April 20, 2015 M a r y M a ns o n

June 12, 2015

December 15, 2015

Phoebe F itz W allace

December 13, 2015 Kate O’Donnell ’05, Mike Buckley, Casey O’Donnell Buckley ’07, Kathy and Joe O’Donnell P’05, ’07 and family dog, Odie.

Benjamin Lev Tulgan.

1939

2010

Elizabeth L ew is and Dav id A .

Fahrenthol d , a d au ghte r , Stella Grace Fahrenthold

Chr istin a Lowell B r a z elto n

Kat h er ine Mallett Zimmerma n A n d C arl Zimmerma n

December 2, 2015

October 10, 2015

August 11, 2015

1943

1951 Jea n Lu n n

September 2, 2015

1963 El iz abeth Hovey I s d ale

July 3, 2015

Ros e Ga r d n e r Cu tle r

E m ily Swai m Ran a g ha n A nd Mat t hew Ran a g h an

July 18, 2015

September 19, 2015

Stella Grace Fahrenthold.

1998 Emily Swaim Ranaghan ’05 with grandmother Constance Oliver ’49 and mother Sara Oliver Swaim ’75—three generations of Winsor women!

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Ad ele Sa ge Bu d ov sky and Ju stin Bu d ov sky a d au ghter, Ell ie Ann B u d ovs ky

Katherine Mallett Zimmerman ’10 and Carl Zimmerman, October 10, 2015.

August 29, 2015.

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