Winsor Bulletin Spring 2026

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Days in the life of Winsor

52 Night Moves: Three Decades of Under the Lights

Digging into the origins of a beloved Winsor tradition

BULLETIN: NEWS FROM PILGRIM ROAD

6 Finding the Magic in Each Other

Also: Dr. Mona Hanna, Grandparents and Grandfriends, Pennypacker Prize, and more

CONTINUUM: ALUMNAE NEWS

58 Alumnae Return with Wisdom from the Journey

Snapshots from three recent alumnae visits

Also: Newsmakers, Class and Reunion Notes, and more

IN EVERY ISSUE

2 From the Head of School

3 Op/Ed

80 First Person

SPRING 2026

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

The Unique Rhythm of Winsor

after six months on Pilgrim Road, I have settled into the dayto-day rhythm of life at Winsor. Each morning, as I ascend the entryway steps I am welcomed to campus with a cheerful “Good morning!” from Ms. Marshall. I often stop for coffee and a quick hello to Chef Heather in Peter Hall before settling into my office for meetings and correspondence. On my way to and from lunch, I take the circuitous route to walk down the hallways and get a glimpse into the happenings in classrooms and greet students. I join the faculty at lunch and hear stories of the classroom discussions that morning, the lab experiments getting set up for the afternoon, or the upcoming game or field trip. The depth of our faculty’s expertise and dedication never ceases to amaze me, even in these casual conversations.

In the late afternoons I open my office door to hear the sounds of the end of the school day: the farewells and laughter of friends as they head to after-school activities. I find these reassuring sounds of a bustling school calming each day, and I miss these familiar noises during breaks. I stop by home games to cheer on our Wildcats as they compete with strength and resolve. Ending my day is a quick check-in with the facilities team, who—amongst many other responsibilities—keep our after-school pick up running quickly and smoothly each evening.

My internal clock is now set to look forward to the Winsor weekly milestones. On Mondays, it’s the afternoon Upper School meeting. On Fridays, campus is buzzing in advance of our weekly assembly. These community moments bring a special joy to the week, whether they are student performances or outside speakers. I speak regularly at assembly to our entire community, and this year I have been answering questions from students in a segment I call “Legg’s Letters.”

Halfway through my first year, I find myself moving to the special and unique rhythm of Winsor. It is a beat that can’t easily be explained in words, but it quickly becomes a part of you when you live it each day. It is a feeling as familiar to Class I students as it is to alums in the 50th-reunion class. It is punctuated by the sounds of arrivals and departures, carried along by students passing between classrooms and connecting with faculty, underscored by the thousands of Winsor women who have passed through these halls. The Winsor rhythm is strong, and returns right on time with the arrival of students at the start of each day.

THE WINSOR BULLETIN

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC

COMMUNICATIONS Janelle Browning

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Nicole Barbuto

DESIGN Patrick Mitchell/MO–D

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Raquel Hit t

INTERIM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS John Mirisola

DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT AND EVENTS Becky Withiam

PHOTOGRAPHY

Kelly Davidson, Dave Green

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025–26

PRESIDENT

Allison Kaneb Pellegrino ’89, P’21, ’22

VICE PRESIDENT

Larry Cheng P’23, ’25, ’28

TREASURER

Lori Whelan P’23, ’25

ASSISTANT TREASURER

David E. Goel P’23

CLERK

Marion Russell ’91, P ’22, ’25

Susan Alexander P’03, ’05, ’08

Chris Andrews P’26, ex officio

Elizabeth Bennett Carroll ’89

Casey O’Donnell Buckley ’07

Polly Crozier ’92, P’30

Jennifer Dolins P’23, ’26

Linda Dorcena Forry P’28

Claire Pasternack Goldsmith ’01

Ashley Marlenga Herbst ’01

Risteard Hogan P’23

David Humphrey P’28, ’31

Sam Kennedy P’23

Jessica Lutzker P’25

Mallika Marshall P’27

Elise McDonald P’26, ’28

Suzanne Ranere Norris ’94

Paresh Patel P’27, ’29, ’30

Sidra Smith ’88

Folashade Solomon P’26

Perry M. Traquina P’09, ’13

Meghan Weeks ’04, ex officio

Emily Lubin Woods ’91, P’26

The Winsor School does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, creed, national origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, scholars programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs.

COVER ILLUSTRATION Dana Smith

Leaning into Routine— and Loving It

even though winter means a cold slushy walk to the train station or bus, when we (Annie and Hannah) get to the front entrance at Pilgrim Road, familiar faces are always there to greet us. After our seven and eight years at Winsor, respectively, we have become accustomed to this warm welcome, and it kicks off our daily routines.

If we arrive early before school, which is often, another important part of our routine is heading to the cafeteria, where we grab coffee and sit with our friends by the large windows. During this time, we’re able to catch up on the previous day’s sports games, what we ate for dinner, and what the day in front of us entails. These conversations are one of the many highlights of our day, even if it means we end up rushing across campus so we’re not late to first period.

One of the classes I (Hannah) started this semester is Climate Fiction, a class I didn’t expect to love as much as I do. Right now we’re reading The Overstory, and I’m surprised by how much it’s pulled me in. It’s one of those classes where everyone actually wants to be there, and it shows.

I (Annie) head to AP Chemistry with Ms. Ramos, where we dive into the complexities of thermodynamics. Building on past units, especially chemical bonding, we focus on connecting chemical principles to everyday life. Whether we’re discussing the optimal temperature for the smoothest ice skating or how to keep coffee at the perfect drinking temperature for longer, Ms. Ramos always finds engaging ways to explain these ideas at a chemical level.

By lunchtime, our stomachs are grumbling, and we head back to the dining room for Winsor’s lunch. Our favorites are ramen and butter chicken, which instantly put us in a better mood. Collect also meets during lunch periods on Day 1 and Day 4. Annie and I organize each meeting, guiding discussions surrounding approving grant requests and event proposals. It feels good to play a role in shaping what the community does next.

After lunch, we head to the senior homeroom for Community Time. This period offers a valuable opportunity to meet with teachers or clubs, but today, neither of us has anything scheduled. As graduation approaches and we prepare to leave Winsor, it feels increasingly important to spend time with our classmates and friends. With roughly half of the grade gathered in the homeroom during these open periods, we reminisce about middle school, laugh over old classes, and make plans for upcoming events like Senior Prank Day. The homeroom helps strengthen our grade’s bond, and Community Time gives us the chance to lean into it.

To us, a day at Winsor is a collection of moments that make senior year feel like something we’ll miss long after we’ve graduated.

“We don’t need a fairy godmother to give us our magic; we have it in each other.”

Finding the Magic in Each Other

At the stA rt of this year’s annual all-school convocation, “I got the magic in me” blared through the sound system of the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater as seniors made their grand entrance to “Magic” by B.o.B, featuring Rivers Cuomo.

After introducing new faculty and staff, Head of School Meredith Legg P’32 nodded to the senior theme (more on that below), brandishing a flashing wand topped with a star and channelling Cinderella: “I can’t wait to go on this ‘bibbidi-bobbidi-boo’ journey with all of you.”

Ms. Legg then introduced President of the Winsor Corporation ALLison KAneb PeLLegrino ’89, P’21, ’22, who reflected on her own Winsor journey and told students, “You stand on the threshold of a chapter of limitless possibilities.”

President of Collect hAnnAh Minn ’26 addressed the first-day jitters, quoting Winsor field hockey coach euAn brown: “Nerves and excitement are essentially the same.”

After sharing specific advice for each class (encouraging Class VII to listen to family and friends who say “sleep is important,” for instance), Hannah told her fellow students, “Winsor is a place where you get out what you put in.” She urged them to “be a kind and generous friend to everyone around you.”

Senior Class President Li A nA Min ’26 spoke on the senior theme, Once Upon a Time, reminding students that the phrase often marks the start of a magical adventure. “We don’t need a fairy godmother to give us our magic; we have it in each other,” she said. For parting advice, she quoted Cinderella, challenging each person in the auditorium to “have courage and be kind, and always believe in a little bit of magic.”

“We advise everyone to keep an open and enthusiastic mind to new activities and experiences,” said Lower School Council Heads dAni PesKin ’30 and CArys Musto ’30. Whether that new experience was trying a meal in the dining room—pierogis received a shout-out— or going out for a sport or play, they urged students to try new things.

Finally, Ms. Legg offered remarks, and told

students the story of “a real-life hero,” Dr. Mona Hanna, framing in fairy-tale terms her fight to bring lead-free drinking water to her community. “Once upon a time there was an Iraqi American doctor who lived and worked in Flint, Michigan, just outside of Detroit,” she began.

Ms. Legg didn’t focus on the villain in the story, or the fairy tale ending. What struck her about Dr. Mona was her insistence on telling the whole story, “warts and all,” from personal setbacks and mistakes to feelings of embarrassment. Ms. Legg cautioned, “When we are surrounded by stories of perfection, we begin to think we should expect perfection from ourselves.”

Employing her voice and personal conviction, Dr. Mona saved lives and changed the future for a whole community of children. “She did something excellent. But my friends, she was not perfect,” said Ms. Legg, who went on to explain the difference between the two.

“Excellence is a practice. It is a mindset. It’s a philosophy. It is approaching school, sports, music, theater, and art with conviction, with the ability to make mistakes, and with the ability to learn, knowing that staying open to growth is how you will get better and better. It is how you will be excellent. Perfection is doing everything right all the time. Perfection is an impossible, unattainable standard. Perfection is a fiction.”

Ms. Legg asked that everyone commit themselves to excellence, and let go of perfection. “Let us all embrace our practice of excellence, lean into our mistakes and imperfections, and live this year happily ever after,” she said.

Convocation closed with everyone on their feet. Students Advocating School Spirit (SASS) had the gathered assembly stomping and clapping along to two classic school chants—“Red Hot” and “Hey All You Winsor Fans”—while Head of Performing Arts Fe L i C i A b r A dyLo P ez and Choral Director Andrew MArshALL led everyone in singing “Jerusalem” by C. Hubert Parry.

To officially start the school year, Lower School Council Heads Dani and Carys rang Miss Winsor’s bell. The gentle chime has opened and closed each school year since 1910. ●

“My ability to do the work that I did—and continue to do—was really created in high school.”

Dr. Mona Hanna’s Challenge: Be Changemakers

t he w insor C o MM unity gathered this fall for an inspiring virtual conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna, author of What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. Chosen as Winsor’s 2025 summer reading selection, Dr. Mona’s memoir chronicles her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and her ongoing advocacy for children’s health, environmental justice, and the power of civic action. The event was hosted by Bezan Chair for Community and Inclusion and History Faculty JuLiAn brAxton and the Winsor Parents’ Association, with a discussion moderated by Head of Upper School and Science Faculty KiMberLy rAMos that featured Lower School History Faculty ivAnA brown and Winsor parent and pediatrician Liz oh P’26, ’28 as panelists.

In her introduction, Head of School Meredith Legg P’32 reflected on how Dr. Mona’s work embodies Winsor’s core values. “Her story reminds us of what we hope to inspire in our students—the confidence and strength of character to know that one person, one woman, one voice, can make a difference,” she said.

Dr. Mona shared how her journey from a high school environmental activist to a pediatrician-turned-whistleblower has shaped her commitment to science, justice, and storytelling. “My ability to do the work that I did—and continue to do—was really created in high school,” she said. “Those experiences taught me the power of good policy, of teamwork, and of using your voice to make a difference.”

Dr. Mona emphasized that the Flint water crisis was not a story of one hero, but of a collective effort. “We accomplished what we did because people from all backgrounds came together,” she said. “I thought that maybe pediatricians had a monopoly on caring for children. I was proven so wrong. Because so do water engineers. And so do social workers, and so do lawyers, and so do teachers, and so do so many other people.”

Reflecting on her decision to go public with her research on lead exposure in Flint’s children, Dr. Mona described the sense of duty that kept her going. “Every data point was a child,” she said. “That’s what gave me the strength to keep fighting.”

She also spoke candidly about the erosion

of public trust in science and institutions, encouraging students and educators alike to engage with science through storytelling and empathy. “We can rebuild trust when we communicate clearly, tell human stories, and remember why we do this work—to make the world a better place.”

Dr. Mona also discussed her ongoing work in Flint, including the Rx Kids program, which provides direct cash support to new parents and infants to combat child poverty. “In a city once known for poisoning its kids,” she said, “we’re now reimagining what it means to care for one another.”

When asked what action she would want every Winsor student to take, Dr. Mona offered a simple but powerful challenge: “Just practice being a changemaker,” she said. “The change doesn’t have to be big—it can be a tiny thing. But take that first step.” ●

Thankful for Grandparents and Grandfriends

o n A t uesd Ay M orning in late November, eager older learners streamed into the Wildcat Room ready to start their school day at Winsor’s annual Grandparents’ and Grandfriends’ Day. The special program brought more than 160 visitors to campus the day before Thanksgiving break.

In preparation for all the visitors, Winsor’s facilities team had set up dozens of extra chairs in classrooms all over campus. Faculty incorporated more than 100 golden-age learners into the day’s lessons. Grandparents and grandfriends settled in and participated in the hands-on learning and rigorous excitement of a Winsor education, joining courses such as Truth and Fiction, Middle Eastern Literature, Native American Literature, Information Sciences, Biology, Honors Geometry, and Precalculus.

In Class II Science, the lesson of the day was a chicken wing dissection, which garnered enthusiastic participation by grandparents and grandfriends who wore gloves and wielded instruments. The World Languages Department

hosted a number of folks, with visitors to Mandarin Chinese 2, Class IV French, and Class IV Spanish. In Class IV Latin/Accelerated Foundations of Latin, World Languages Faculty and Winsor alum CAroLine burKe ’07 incorporated Winsor’s urban campus location into her lesson plan, taking the class on a tour of classical architecture around Boston.

While some visitors attended classes, others heard from a student panel composed of seven Upper School students. The panelists shared some of their favorite Winsor traditions, teachers who go above and beyond, clubs that add to the Winsor experience, stories of sports teams and theater productions, and the best school lunches.

Grandparents and grandfriends partook in a delicious luncheon prepared by CheF heAther and the dining services team while Class IV Rock On wowed the crowd with James Brown’s “I Got You (I Feel Good).” At lunch, Head of School Meredith Legg P’32 shared remarks reflecting on her first fall at Winsor. She spoke about her unexpected path from engineering to girls’ education, and her deep belief in the transformative power of girls’ schools, noting, “This is a place where girls can shed their self-consciousness.” She went on to talk about the excellence of Winsor’s faculty, who “scaffold and develop deep analytical thinking, creativity, and problem solving,” and the bright future the school looks toward as we write the next chapter of our history.

“Winsor is indeed a very special place, and we’re grateful that our precious granddaughter is part of the community,” said w endy guiLes-troMbettA gP’32, grandparent of a current student. “The hospitality and kindness we experienced was so gracious and lovely, and lunch was delicious.”

As the afternoon drew to a close, grandparents and grandfriends departed with fuller notebooks, new memories, and a deeper glimpse into the joy, rigor, and community that define a Winsor education. For students, the day offered a treasured chance to welcome loved ones into their daily world. It was a celebration of the learning that happens here, but also of those who loved and supported our students long before they walked through our doors. ●

History Faculty Erin Cantos Awarded the Pennypacker Prize

“[Her] intellect is matched by her warmth, [her] rigor is matched by her joy, and [her] enthusiasm for her subject could make even the most reluctant student lean in.”

The Pennypacker Prize is awarded each year to a teacher who is in at least their third year of full-time teaching at Winsor. Created in 2002, the award is “given annually in the name of Henriette Pennypacker Binswanger ’52, with respect and admiration for the educational excellence of the Winsor School and the memory of an extraordinary experience.” As is tradition, the recipient is kept secret until the final moments of the presentation at the annual event, with clues woven into the speech and speculation rippling through the audience—including, of course, the eventual winner.

This year’s Pennypacker Prize was awarded to History Faculty erin CAntos, and as Head of School Meredith Legg P’32 began her speech, many in the room quickly recognized the teacher being described. “This year’s recipient,” Ms. Legg hinted, “is someone whose intellect is matched by her warmth, whose rigor is matched by her joy, and whose enthusiasm for her subject could make even the most reluctant student lean in.”

From the moment Ms. Cantos arrived on campus, colleagues sensed something special. Ms. Legg recalled an early conversation that left Institutional Researcher and Science Faculty denise LAbienieC thinking, “Now I completely understand why everyone is so excited about her coming to Winsor!” Ms. Cantos, Ms. Legg noted, is the rare educator who combines deep expertise with what she called “joyful geekery”— the ability to transform a casual exchange into an intellectually rich and energizing experience.

A gifted historian and devoted teacher, Ms. Cantos is known for her creative, student-centered instruction and her unwavering belief in her students. English Department Head Courtney JACKson, who worked closely with Ms. Cantos on the Indian Global Studies course, described her as “a fabulous, open-minded collaborator,” noting that Ms. Cantos brings her “warm, supportive, inquisitive, energetic persona” to her work with students. Ms. Jackson added, “She has high expectations for them, and she is not afraid to give them direct feedback, but they also know that she cares about them and believes in them.”

Ms. Cantos’s classrooms are animated by

curiosity, humor, and intellectual rigor. Her use of memes, Ms. Legg shared, has become “almost legendary,” sparking laughter while making history feel immediate and alive. Beyond the classroom, Ms. Cantos is a devoted advisor to The Banner, where she works closely with students to help them cultivate their voices as journalists and citizens of the world.

Ms. Legg also highlighted Ms. Cantos’s close partnership with English Faculty and Banner Co-Advisor sAMAnthA siMPson. She shared Ms. Simpson’s recollection of knowing almost instantly that Ms. Cantos was “a shooin,” explaining, “A person can’t be that enthusiastic and joyful about history and education and not get the job.” Reflecting on their shared work, Ms. Simpson added, “I am grateful for every minute that I’ve worked with [Ms. Cantos],” describing her as “my friend, my sweatshirt twin, my sister.”

In closing, Ms. Legg captured the spirit of the evening by noting that Ms. Cantos “embodies all that the Pennypacker Prize is meant to recognize.” Through her scholarship, teaching, collaboration, and care, Ms. Cantos makes Winsor wiser, warmer, and more joyful each day. ●

Milestone Honorees

5 Years of Service

Chuck Applin

Sue

Banerji-Cook

Nicole

Barbuto

Julie Callanan

Khanard

Channer

Raquel Hitt

Eevee

Thompson

Ariel Tu

Emily Valenza

Ezer Vierba

10 Years of Service

Caroline Burke

Amy Lieberman

Peter Medrano

Danica Mead

Jessica Pribble

Connie Wong

15 Years of Service

Ann-Marie Holland

Dana Martin

20 Years of Service

Caitlin Miles

25 Years of Service

Karen Geromini

Tiffany Marshall

Caitlin Miles—20 Years at Winsor

o ver the C ourse of her 20 years at Winsor, Mathematics Faculty Caitlin Miles has proven herself to be one of those rare educators whose influence is both deeply felt and quietly sustained. A longtime member of the Winsor Mathematics Department, she has taught generations of Lower School students; served as a coach, class coordinator, and advisor; and consistently stepped in—often without fanfare—whenever the community needed her.

Former student ArieLLe MitroPouLos ’15 remembers Ms. Miles—then “Ms. Blois”—as one of the first people she met in her Winsor journey, sharing, “How lucky was I that she was my introduction into this incredible and sacred space.” Arielle describes her as “kind, warm, and absolutely, utterly patient,” recalling how Ms. Miles “always made me feel like I deserved to be at Winsor, and that I was just as intelligent as any of my classmates.” Even when understanding didn’t come easily, Arielle remembers, “that was okay too, because she would help me get there.” At a time when “being a young girl can be so vulnerable,” she says, “she made every space feel safe.”

That care extended beyond the classroom. As a homeroom teacher, Ms. Miles navigated what Arielle describes as “the craziness of 30 to 60 seventh-grade girls” with humor, professionalism, and warmth. “Even at 12, you can tell when a teacher genuinely cares about who you are—and that was Ms. Blois,” Arielle writes. “No matter how many years pass, every student she teaches gets the same wonderful teacher, who made us all feel like we belonged.”

Colleagues speak to that same steadiness. Head of Upper School KiMberLy rAMos recalls coaching mid soccer alongside Ms. Miles and learning from her “balanced, easygoing approach alongside her willingness to give the feedback that needed to happen in the moment.” On bus rides home from practice, Ms. Ramos remembers Ms. Miles as “an expert at multitasking,” checking in with students, helping with homework, and offering “important and perceptive observations about how we could best set our athletes up to succeed as a team together.”

In the classroom, Ms. Miles’s dedication is equally clear. Mathematics Faculty eMiLy Mo-

rAn shares that Ms. Miles is “always coming up with interesting and captivating lessons,” while also being “one of the most generous and empathetic people I know.” Mathematics Faculty MAry butCher describes her as “steadfast, unshakeable, and the funniest person in any room she is in,” adding that she “fully embodies the quote, ‘Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.’”

Retired Mathematics Faculty LisA reynoLds, who describes Ms. Miles as “a positive force in her students’ lives [due to] her honesty, integrity, and de-escalating nature,” traces Ms. Miles’s Winsor story back to a moment of urgency in 2006, recalling her “unassuming confidence” in stepping into a complicated situation. Just weeks into the fall semester, the Mathematics Department was suddenly and unexpectedly in need of a talented, qualified teacher who could seamlessly step in on short notice. A former student of Ms. Reynolds, Ms. Miles was an easy choice, but the stakes were high. Ms. Reynolds remembers making clear to Ms. Miles that if she failed, her failure would reflect poorly on both of them. Ms. Miles’s response at the time, Ms. Reynolds notes with a smile, was simply, “OK, great…so, no pressure.”

Twenty years on, Ms. Miles remains exactly that presence—calm, capable, generous, and deeply committed to her students and colleagues. It is difficult to imagine Winsor without her, and easy to understand why so many are grateful she has been here for so long. ●

In Winsor’s Parents’ Association, Everybody Has a Role to Play

“LiKe MAny PArents, I felt both excited and a bit daunted when our daughter joined Winsor,” says Parents’ Association (PA) Co-Chair FAwn Andersen P’29. “There is always that natural worry about whether your child will find her footing—academically, socially, and emotionally—and whether she will truly feel at home in a new school community.”

Seeking to build her own connection with Winsor, Fawn decided to attend a Parents’ Association meeting. “I was immediately welcomed and encouraged to get involved,” she says.

Every parent or guardian of a Winsor student is a member of the PA, which supports the school by coordinating volunteer activities, organizing social gatherings, and assisting at various Winsor events. The PA, and its all-volunteer leadership team, aims to connect parents to each other and to Winsor. This happens through a wide variety of events and initiatives: volunteering at campus events and service days, building community around Winsor’s student activities and performances, supporting the Winsor Fund in its fundraising efforts, and supporting other Winsor programs and departments.

“Being a part of the Parents’ Association is one of the best ways for parents to connect with their student’s experience and support the school,” says Head of School Meredith Legg P’32, a Winsor parent herself. “Parent volunteers play an essential role in shaping the Winsor experience, bringing energy, leadership, and heart to our community.”

The PA leadership team has expanded in the past few years, with new opportunities to get involved including Athletics and Performing Arts Liaisons; Community Connections, which facilitates off-campus events for parents and guardians; and co-hosting the spring semester’s newly revived International Night. The list is constantly expanding. It includes the chance to be a part of iconic Winsor moments— decorating campus for UTL or serving treats on Pi Day, hosting the Lower School Community Service Day, and coordinating faculty and staff appreciation events.

“Even before the school year started, we were warmly welcomed by a volunteer host family,” recalls eveLyn Chen P’33. “Two PA

community events—cookie decorating and ikebana—introduced us to many parents from other grades.” Evelyn has since volunteered at several campus events, including helping to decorate the courtyard red for Under the Lights and dispensing whipped cream at Pi Day. “The parent volunteer efforts helped ease our transition as a new family and made us feel welcomed into the community right away,” she says. “So it was natural to want to roll up our sleeves and be part of it.”

The PA leadership team includes a variety of roles, some with large virtual components, such as coordinators for appreciation events and the Lower School Community Service Day. Several roles are almost entirely virtual, such as class reps and Community Connections liaisons. But other roles include more of an in-person, on-campus component for parents and guardians who want to build relationships face to face.

“Being on campus and supporting the PA has given us a firsthand view of how intentionally the school nurtures not just academic excellence, but also character, leadership, and community,” say Pre M swA rooP P’31 and PAshAnthi syLAdA P’31, parents of a Class III student. The couple have served in multiple roles in the PA—Prem is the former Host Family Coordinator, now Performing Arts Liaison; Pashanthi was Community Connections CoChair and now serves as a class representative. “Volunteering at Winsor has become a deeply meaningful part of our family’s connection to the school.” They recall favorite memories, such as “seeing the girls smile when we served them CheF heAther’s pie, serving breakfast to faculty and staff, connecting with parents over a hike at the Blue Hills, welcoming families at UTL, and Class III family potlucks.”

“We simply love being part of and bringing the community closer together,” they say. “Giving our time feels like an investment in something larger than ourselves: a community that lifts girls up and equips them to lead with purpose.”

Fawn agrees. “Volunteering has allowed me to feel part of my daughter’s Winsor experience in a meaningful way, rather than simply observing from the sidelines, and it has been incredibly rewarding.” ●

FACULTY FEATURE

BY GABRIELLA GANGI

Discovering Mexico City and Its Surroundings

though i studied spanish in college and have been teaching the language for more than two decades, until 2024 I had never had the opportunity to travel to Mexico. It felt particularly important for me to travel to the country’s capital city to better understand the people, history, language, and perspectives that are so key to the curriculum I teach at Winsor. Thanks to the Virginia Wing Summer Grant Program, I spent eight days in July 2024 in the sprawling metropolis of Mexico City; from the moment I stepped into the Benito Juárez International Airport, I knew this city would blow my mind and change every idea I had about it.

I grew up in Italy, living first in Naples and then in Rome, so I am accustomed to places where history is alive and visible in the streets, architecture, and faces of the people who live there. One can observe firsthand the mix of cultures and backgrounds that combine to form the complex, singular fabric of each place. Given the relative size of Mexico City— much larger than any city in Italy—I hadn’t expected the sense of its past to be the same. I was surprised to find a city equally defined by its living history, where past and present coexist visibly, and where the richness of cultural influence is woven seamlessly into everyday encounters.

the discovery of chocolate, and the challenges that modern Mexico faces. It is important for the World Languages Department at Winsor that students understand the complexity of a culture and its history in order to challenge the stereotypical view of Mexicans and Mexico often portrayed in the media. For this reason, during my eight-day trip I tried to see as much as possible, mixing history lessons and museum visits with walks around different neighborhoods, talking to locals and going shopping in markets for impromptu picnics, which were a highlight thanks to an abundance of delicious street food.

Mexico City—CDMX or DF for locals—is a huge metropolis where the vibrant history of pre-Colombian civilizations meets the skyscrapers and glitz of a modern capital city. The city has over 150 museums, a fact that speaks to the depth and breadth of culture and history preserved there. However, this storied city compels you to learn beyond the walls of its museums, from the buried temples of Tenochtitlan to the looming presence of La Torre Mayor—once the tallest building in Latin America—and the sinking façade of La Basílica de Guadalupe.

In the classes I teach at Winsor, and in our Spanish program generally, students learn about the Aztecs and the Mayans, the cosmovision of the indigenous people, the importance of corn,

To help me navigate a huge metropolis and a very packed itinerary, I engaged the services of local tour guides. The best was Sebastián, who also teaches history at El Claustro, the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, in the very same convent where Sor Juana lived and wrote for 25 years. With Sebastián, I visited the Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology), the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Museum of Fine Arts), and the historical center of the city. We had a four-hour walk around the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico). Founded in 1551, UNAM is the oldest university on the North American continent and the largest institution of higher education in Latin America, home to Nobel Prize winners, political leaders, and world-class thinkers. The UNESCO site is a prestigious public research university that houses murals by famous artists like Juan O’Gorman, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. It is a foundational element of Mexican identity, culture, and progress, intricately woven into the fabric of Mexico City. Walking around the university’s main center—la ciudad universitaria—I could get a glimpse of what young people care about by seeing the graffiti, posters, and flyers protesting femicides and the kidnapping of

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“My time in Mexico reshaped my understanding of the place itself and reinforced my sense of responsibility as a teacher.”

women, denouncing the war the in Middle East, and cheering on the country’s first female president, who was due to take power in a few months.

I was particularly struck by my visit to the Museo de Arte Popular (Museum of Folk Art), which collects textiles, pottery, jewelry, furniture, and vibrant, imaginatively fantastical alebrijes—brightly colored, intricately patterned animal-based figures with mythical features.

The museum was hosting a small exhibition called El hilo que corre (The Running Thread) by Lena Bartula. An American artist who emigrated to Mexico, she takes inspiration for her textile art from the huipil, a Mesoamerican garment with cultural significance as a medium of resistance and Indigenous sovereignty. In tribute to the women who create this art, Bartula chose it as a format through which to express themes of migration, environmental destruction, sustainability, and political repression. I found myself so inspired by the exhibition that I contacted the artist, and I will bring her to my senior seminar class this spring to talk about her art, activism, and use of recycled materials.

Another highlight of my trip was walking around the neighborhood of Coyoacán (“The Place of the Coyotes” in Nahuatl) and visiting the La Casa Azul (the Blue House), the house-museum where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived. Though now one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Mexico City, with hipster cafés, bookstores, and bars, Coyoacán was once an ancient settlement, site of the headquarters of the Spanish conquistadores against the Aztecs, and the first capital of New Spain. Being in the place where Frida Kahlo lived, worked, and died was magical. My visit helped me understand so much more about what influenced her art, the colors, the vibrancy, and the pain. I saw the prosthetic apparatuses she had to wear, and the wheelchair she used near the end of her life.

My visit to Coyoacán was topped off by a stroll around a local market, where I had the best tostadas of my life. I also had the opportunity to take a cooking class with Vanessa García, owner of La Prosperidad Lonchería, a small restaurant in the Roma neighborhood. The class involved cooking with las mayoras, indigenous women who cook in the restaurant and who did not learn to cook in a culinary school, but who are nonetheless experts of ancestral culinary knowledge, native ingredients, and techniques. They generally grew up in rural areas where they learned everything there is to know about the food that was grown in those areas. We students were encouraged to try ingredients for different sauces, and we learned about the process of corn nixtamalization to make tortillas. Vanessa also showed us how to make the best guacamole sauce ever.

My itinerary briefly took me beyond the capital city on an excursion to Teotihuacán, one of the most important cities of Mesoamerica, where I visited the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon—the place the Aztecs believed was the site of the world’s creation. I also embarked on a two-day trip to Puebla and Cholula to see the colonial architecture and Tlachihualtepetl, the Great Pyramid of Cholula, on top of which conquistadores built the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios to remind the world of the imposition of Catholicism on Indigenous people during the Spanish conquest.

Scenes from Mexico:

1. El Angel de la Independencia

2. La Casa Azul, home of the Museo Frida Kahlo

3. Mercado de Artesanías Coyoacán

4. El Templo Mayor

5. Street food

6. Mesoamerican artifact, Museo Nacional de Antropología

7. Casa de los Azulejos

8. Pasaje del Ayuntamiento, Puebla

9. Cartonería sculptures at the Museo de Arte Popular

10. Templo de San Felipe Neri

Of course, local food played a vital role in my quest to better understand Mexican culture.

Ultimately, my time in Mexico reshaped my understanding of the place itself and reinforced my sense of responsibility as a teacher. I returned with more than memories of remarkable sites and meals; I came back with stories, voices, textures, and questions that will live on in my classroom. Mexico revealed itself to me as a city and country defined by contrast and continuity, where ancient civilizations and contemporary struggles coexist, and where creativity, resistance, and joy persist in everyday life. ●

PROFILES IN GIVING

BY JOAN YENAWINE

Consistency Counts: A Lifetime of Impact at Winsor

cory hurley mcpeek ’58, p’83 says that even before her first day at Winsor, she already felt like a student; the school had sent her a summer reading list and even connected her to another classmate. “My first memory was meeting Miss Knapp [Head of School Valeria Addams Knapp], who was waiting for me at the top of the stairs, and she greeted me by name,” recalls Cory.

From that moment on, Winsor was not just a school but the foundation from which she built a satisfying life that has included extensive international travel, launching her own business, and raising a family. Her connection to Winsor has truly spanned every era of her life, and she proactively became involved in volunteering as soon as possible. After graduating from college at Radcliffe she became a class agent, and later served two terms as president of the Winsor Alumnae Association. She also served as a trustee, a member of the corporation, and as editor of The Winsor Bulletin.

In 1980, she founded the Mary Pickard Winsor Associates, the leadership society for the Winsor Fund. “In the past, women had a tendency to give to their husbands’ schools rather than their own. It seemed necessary to introduce the idea of leadership giving.”

To launch the effort, Cory hand-wrote hundreds of letters, making the case for increased giving. This personal touch elicited an enthusiastic response, and those first Winsor Associates stepped up to contribute more than $70,000 toward the annual fund goal of $150,000.

“It really took off and started a whole different level of giving at Winsor,” says Cory. “The fact that it is still doing so well is heartwarming, and that result is because of the work of many of my successors, too. Everybody has had a part in its great success.”

However, for Cory, supporting the Winsor community has always been about something much bigger than a dollar amount: It was about honoring values instilled by her parents, Miriam and Donald Hurley, and endeavoring to make life better for others.

“I grew up feeling that you should help people out. My mother was a trustee of Radcliffe, and my father was the head of what is now the Boston Foundation. That was always my goal:

to try to make life a little bit easier for people.”

Cory’s dedication to that goal is evident. She has supported the Winsor Fund for 43 consecutive years, proof positive that Winsor is a lifetime philanthropic priority for her. She encourages alumnae and other Winsor supporters to consider giving a personally meaningful gift consistently, rather than waiting to give.

“Every gift, regardless of amount, contributes to the final show of support. Through my early work with the Alumnae Association, I quickly understood the importance of Winsor graduates making yearly donations to the school,” says Cory. “Annual giving demonstrates our commitment, which is crucial when Winsor seeks grants and other major gifts.”

Cory says that her trust in Winsor to use resources wisely comes from decades of multi-faceted experience with the school as an institution, but more importantly, as a community.

“I’ve seen [Winsor] from many different viewpoints. I’ve been there as a student, as a parent, and I’ve been there as a trustee and a volunteer. And we’ve had wonderful heads of school, and I have great confidence in how they take care of people.”

She also insists that in her experience, people who invest their time and effort with Winsor reap the rewards of lasting, positive relationships.

“My volunteering at Winsor was a large part of my life, and it brought me great pleasure and many long lasting friendships. The parents and alumnae work very happily together,” notes Cory. “They became some of my closest friends, and we shared a deep love with Winsor and spent a great deal of time together.”

It’s been decades now since Cory first stood on the Winsor steps. Yet all these years later, with all the changes, improvements, and expansions at Winsor, there is still a familiar sense of welcome and warmth that keep drawing her back.

Most recently she returned with her daughter, alexandra mcpeek ’83, for the reopening of the science wing last fall. “The opportunity to reconnect with friends, and fellow classmates, and former faculty is what keeps me coming back,” says Cory. And it’s her belief in the generations to come that inspire her gift each year. ●

“I grew up feeling that you should help people out. That was always my goal: to try to make life a little bit easier for people.”

GENEROUS MINDED

Sweet Acts of Service

giving back takes many forms, and for youjin choi ’26 and sisters julia oh ’26 and anna oh ’28, it shows up as baking. The girls have channeled their love for making sweet treats into helping people in need.

ICING ON THE CAKE

Youjin Choi has been baking since she could reach the kitchen counter. As a young child, she’d look on while her sister, who is nine years older, baked and invited Youjin occasionally to mix the ingredients.

Youjin grew to love baking herself but by high school, she found it more challenging to find the time.

“I wanted motivation to build it into my schedule along with school,” she says. That’s how she discovered two nonprofits—Icing Smiles her sophomore year and Cake4Kids her junior year— whose missions are to bring joy through baked goods.

Icing Smiles enlists “sugar angels” like Youjin to bake and ship treats to families impacted by a critically ill child.

Cake4Kids is a national nonprofit that recruits volunteer bakers across the country to bake and deliver cakes, cupcakes, and cookies to local youth at risk for poverty, including those in foster care, homeless shelters, and low-income housing.

Through both volunteer efforts, Youjin has discovered the joy of giving though food. “I love making people happy with my desserts—it’s really fulfilling,” she says.

One project for Cake4Kids that made a particularly lasting impact: a Minnie Mouse cake for a little girl living in a homeless shelter.

“The girl was sitting in the lobby with her mom waiting for me with such anticipation,” she recalls. “In that instance, I really felt like I was serving my community and these children by making something for their special day.”

Youjin understands firsthand the power of confectionary mood-boosters—she turns to melonpan from a local Japanese bakery to lift her spirits on a tough day—and takes heart knowing she’s brightening these children’s days.

“I feel so happy being able to provide that for others who might not be able to afford it,”

she says. Indeed, volunteering has opened Youjin’s eyes to those less fortunate.

“When I go to low-income neighborhoods, it’s a wake-up call about the wealth disparity in Boston,” she says. “That gives me even more motivation to help others.”

MISSION ORIENTED

When Julia and Anna Oh would volunteer with their church, Grace Fellowship, to serve meals at L Street Mission, they noticed that desserts were popular.

But when the pandemic hit and they had to stop volunteering in person, they heard from members of their church community that the bakery chains supplying the desserts had ceased donating.

The sisters were already doing a lot of baking at home to pass the time during the pandemic and decided to donate a few batches of cookies each month to the ministry, which serves the unhoused population in Brockton, Massachusetts.

“It sort of grew from there,” says Julia.

In April 2020, Julia and Anna launched Sweets for L Street. They bake and donate about 100 desserts per month and to date, have gifted more than 7,000 treats to L Street.

Once a month, the girls designate a baking day, to which they invite others to help. Thanks to Parents Independent School Network awards, Julia and Anna purchase supplies including bulk ingredients and packaging.

“We think everyone deserves a sweet treat,” says Anna. “A cookie or a cupcake might seem really insignificant, but baking a homemade treat really lets them know we care.”

“[Desserts] aren’t a necessity,” Julia continues, “but sharing food really shows humanity and makes it feel more like a family and a community.”

Anna points to Winsor as an inspiration for Sweets for L Street. From books in English class to assemblies, “they encourage generosity and caring for people who are different from us.”

Julia and Anna continue to feel inspired, thanks to the support they’ve received and the feeling they get from serving others.

“We really enjoy connecting with our community and giving back,” says Julia. ●

A Committed Community

winsor leads is about the moment a student raises her hand, steps out of her comfort zone or tries something new, and knows she can do it because her community made the full Winsor experience possible.

Our campaign is about opening doors to remarkable students and making sure that once they are here, they can say yes to the experiences that shape confidence, belonging, and joy—on the field, on the stage, in the classroom, and beyond.

It is also about the teachers who see students clearly, challenge them with care, and help them find their voice year after year, generation after generation.

Philanthropic campaigns are often measured in dollars raised. Winsor Leads has already raised more than $79 million toward our $100 million goal. But the truest measure of a campaign’s strength is participation, because it tells students, faculty, and families that this community believes in them and is willing to show up for them.

Every gift, at every level, becomes part of the message our students carry with them: You matter, your education matters, and your future is worth investing in.

access to a

education for the most qualified students, ensuring those who may otherwise not be able to attend can fully participate in every aspect of school life.

22.3% of contributors to Winsor Leads have given every year since the campaign began

necessary to attract and retain the highest caliber of faculty while strengthening compensation, benefits, and support for the educators who shape the

experience.

23.7% of contributors to Winsor Leads are first-time Winsor donors

WHY WE GIVE

Every Gift Matters

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION BY GROUP

95.7% gave between $1 and $24,999

2.4% gave between $25,000 and $99,999

1.9% gave $100,000+

“...because Winsor has been transformative in helping our daughters grow into confident young women.”

SANTOSH RAIKAR, ANNUAL GIVING COMMITTEE MEMBER, AND SMITA WARKE P’25, ’29

“...because giving is a small gesture that illustrates the importance the Winsor community has been and continues to be for me throughout my personal and professional life.”

KIMBERLY RAMOS, HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL

“...because we know that our tuition doesn’t cover the full cost of educating [our daughters], we have decided, like a lot of families, to give generously to the Winsor Fund and to the Winsor Leads Campaign.”

KEVIN MOHAN AND ANNE WILLIAMS P’30, ’32

“...because we know that student well-being is critical to learning, confidence, and long-term success.”

MARION PANTAZELOS RUSSELL ’91 AND MARK RUSSELL P’22, ’25, CO-CHAIRS, WINSOR LEADS ALUMNAE COMMITTEE

FROM THE ARCHIVES

BY CHELSEA MCNEIL, WINSOR ARCHIVIST

“We Have So Much to Learn”: A Winsor Student’s Day in 1941

winsor students today spend their time engaged in a variety of exciting classes, events, and extracurricular activities. Industrious and curious students of the past, too, sought opportunities to challenge themselves and follow their interests. Inspired by our cover story that offers a snapshot of life at Winsor today, I went digging in our archival records to find past depictions of everyday life at Winsor. One interesting finding comes in the form of a drawing by sarah m eigs hobbs c ody ’42, p’65, in The Lamp, December 1941. This charming cartoon outlines a day in the life of a Winsor student from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Follow along as I highlight a few of those days’ typical events with some added historical context.

“Perhaps the most important thing the great teachers at Winsor gave us was the disposition to learn; to continue to study in order to better ourselves and the world, and to deepen our knowledge of subjects which we first met at Winsor. Now, as in our youth, we have so much to learn.”

RUTH

CUNNINGHAM CROSS ’44, FROM HER REMARKS ON THE OCCASION OF THE 50TH REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1944, 1994

At 7:00 a.m., a Winsor student awakens to the ringing of her alarm clock. It would not be until two years later, 1943, that some 13 to 16 Winsor students began living at the Winsor Residence boarding home at 16 Hawes Street, Brookline, though boarding ceased in 1954.

At 8:20 a.m., a Winsor student commutes to school by automobile. Here, two Winsor students lean against one such vehicle, with its characteristic rear “continental tire” (photo donated by Abby Minot Gross ’42). It seems many students of this time opted to travel by car for their daily trips to and from school. Lydia Gifford Chamberlin ’41 remembers in her memoir, “I was picked up by a chauffeur every morning…and he drove Phyllis Mather and me to Boston to Winsor, appearing in the afternoon punctually to take us home.”

By 8:50 a.m., the school day is well underway. A musically inclined student might, at this time, practice or rehearse singing. Performance opportunities such as Glee Club, Choral Club, or participation in the Medieval Pageant and musicals were popular amongst students of the time. This hand-written sheet music for L’Adoration des Mages was created for a 1940 Christmas pageant at Winsor.

School’s out, and at 3:00 p.m., a student in 1941 might play various sports, such as field hockey. The earliest photo of a Winsor field hockey team in the Winsor Archives dates back to 1923, and May P. Fogg, pictured here c. late 1930’s–early 1940’s, brought a new fervor to Winsor athletics. She taught from 1938 to 1960, and the Class of 1941 honored her in their song, “Fifty Years Ago,” singing, When our Miss Fogg arrived one fall / She was astonishing In hockey, track and other sports / She proved most challenging / We huffed and puffed on down the field / The ball we were chasing / Our opponents shud-der-ing. 1:30

7 At 9:50 a.m., a Winsor student might find herself sitting in a bow-backed chair, studying in the library. Now on the third floor of the Virginia Wing Library, this library space is relatively unchanged since 1910, and continues to provide students with a quiet, restful area to hit the books.

1:30 p.m.: Lunch time! In 1941, students sat side-by-side in the original dining room, constructed in 1910. In this image, costumed students attend a drama dinner held in 1937. This space was described as wide, sunny, but often very crowded. Many remember various systems of assigned seating, including the random drawing of “seat tickets” at the door. One 1941 alumna fondly remembered the everyday thrill of a “corner piece of chocolate cake.”

We value and appreciate your Winsor memories, such as those shared here. For inquiries, or if you believe you have materials or memorabilia to donate to the Winsor Archives, please call or email Chelsea McNeil at 617.912.1369, cmcneil@ winsor.edu.

Winsor Days

Through its 140-year history, Winsor has been home to thousands of students, parents, alums, faculty, staff, and friends. The school has evolved in countless ways, shaped by new ideas, new voices, and new generations of students. Yet what makes Winsor Winsor—a commitment to girls’ education, a belief in serious learning, deep relationships, and a community grounded in care—remains constant.

Over the following few pages, we share a window into the Winsor of today. Shot over a few weeks in December, the images that follow move through the school’s distinctive rhythm—seven-day cycles shaped by a rotating sequence of blocks, each one opening onto different opportunities for thinking, making, moving, and connecting. Classes give way to Common Time and Community Time; conversations begin in homeroom and continue through hallways and at lunch tables; afternoons carry students onto fields, into studios, and across stages. Together, these moments capture a school in motion—structured by a daily schedule, defined by curiosity, joy, and the unscripted moments in between.

We invite you to take a peek inside a few ordinary days at Winsor. These were days like so many others. Which is to say: they were extraordinary. Take a look.

Winsor runs on a seven-day cycle, balancing meeting frequency with generous class time, encouraging deep learning and the development of strong relationships between teachers and students.

Academic excellence is at the heart of a Winsor education. In classrooms and labs, students are challenged to think deeply, ask bold questions, and engage fully with ideas. Along the way they discover the genuine joy that comes from stretching their minds and discovering new connections.

Each day at Winsor offers opportunities for students to take a break from courses. They connect with clubs or advisory, do homework, spend time with friends, make up tests, visit College Counseling, meet with faculty, and more.

Winsor students thrive on rigorous intellectual challenges within a supportive community. In small rooms filled with conversation and possibility, curiosity deepens alongside a sense of belonging that is felt as much as it is seen.

Some of the days’ happiest moments happen when the community gathers over food. Meals and snacks provide chances to reconnect and rest between classes. Traditions that bring parents and alums to campus add an extra layer of warmth and fun, turning an ordinary day into a celebration of community.

On stage, in rehearsal rooms, and behind the scenes, students explore creativity, collaboration, and self-expression. The performing and visual arts create space to take risks and develop new strengths.

Across campus, friendships form, mentorships flourish, and everyday moments of teamwork deserve celebration. Ambition is balanced with warmth, and girls travel the halls together, knowing they belong.

In studios filled with light, color, and texture, students translate ideas into form. Visual arts provide a place for reflection and imagination, where careful observation and creative experimentation deepen the same habits of mind that drive their academic work and personal growth.

At Winsor, learning is always personal. Whether in one-onone conversations or lively whole-class discussions, faculty and students engage each other with curiosity, trust, and mutual respect.

From the first light through the front doors until the day’s end, Winsor is alive with motion—with tinkering and discovery, with joyful greetings, with spirited performances and friendly competition. This is what it looks like when every student’s ideas and abilities are taken seriously, and where every voice matters.

THIS IS WINSOR. ALL DAY.

THREE DECADES OF UNDER THE LIGHTS

Night

Moves

“As soon as we had lights, the kids wanted to establish a night game.”

Last year, a group of multigenerational alumnae ranging from the Class of 1975 to the Class of 2008 formed a committee to organize an anniversary celebration for Under the Lights. As they started planning, it became clear that the 30th-anniversary celebration might actually be the 31st anniversary, or perhaps it was the 34th. With certainty, UTL as an event was celebrating three decades, but exactly how many years had it been?

Facing conflicting collective memory, Winsor Archivist Chelsea MCNeil combed through dozens of boxes looking for answers. Items such as UTL-branded t-shirts, event flyers, and invitations point to the event starting in the early ’90s.

“I believe the game and festivities held October 19, 1992, were not formally chartered as ‘Under the Lights,’” explains Ms. McNeil, “but rather, the birth of the tradition, as it was presumably the first use of athletic field lights on the new fields.”

CarolyN MCCliNtoCk Peter, who served as Winsor’s head of school from 1988 until 2004, provides some background for the tradition’s origins. When the new fields were first constructed, she says, Winsor was trading athletic spaces with nearby Simmons College. Simmons teams could use Winsor’s new outdoor facility, and in

exchange, Winsor could use Simmons’s indoor complex. But in order to make the schedule work without sacrificing any of Winsor’s field sports, the teams needed more time. Or: more light.

“The lights were put in to extend the day so that we could have Winsor’s teams practicing until five o’clock or thereabouts, and then Simmons students could come and use the field into the darkness,” says Ms. Peter. Winsor became the first among its cohort of Boston-area independent schools to have lights. “And as soon as we had lights, the kids wanted to establish a night game.” So the school reserved one night a year in its agreement with Simmons when Winsor students could take advantage of the lights. From there, the tradition picked up steam quickly.

A winter 1993 newsletter found in the archives recounts a fall 1992 athletic season that was full of firsts, including: “First night game in Winsor history,” “First time over 300 people attend a Winsor game,” and “First place for crew at Head of the Charles.” In the newsletter, black and white photographs show former Athletic Director NaNCy Bilodeau on the microphone announcing the first at-home night games and Coach susaN doNovaN talking with players on the sideline ahead of the varsity soccer team’s win on the new fields. A caption on

a more creative degree than ever!” says Meg weeks’04, current president of the Alumnae Board. “I remember the nervous excitement as a soccer player knowing that we would have our biggest cheer section of the whole season that night, so it was fun to be an onlooker (from the ‘new’ gym balcony!) rather than an athlete this time around.”

In some ways, UTL today still revolves

Association (PA) volunteers spend weeks plan ning and assembling decorations, and collecting donations of red spirit gear to distribute on game night. Winsor’s halls are strewn with red feathers from the river of boas waving through the school. Staff spend countless hours preparing and producing the event, from ensuring the smooth operation of our facilities to DJing the pep rally to, eventually, cleaning up all those

feathers. It’s an event that touches every mem ber of the community, bringing everyone to gether under one red banner.

“Attending UTL reminds me that the best parts of Winsor have endured and strengthened since I graduated. Bringing my baby to Winsor for the first time with my wife [ steiN rose ’09] who is also an alum made this year’s UTL even more special,” shared JaNet rose ’06. Banners that say “Red Hot” and “Under the Lights” hang from fences and balconies just like they did in the ’90s. The PA now helps make the atmosphere particularly festive with decorations and spirit tables stocked with red heart sunglasses, foam fingers, and beads. For the past few years, the PA, in collaboration with the Student Association of Fine Arts club, also staffed and supplied activity tables with face painting, tote-bag decorating, bracelet making, and even a photobooth.

Refreshments are still part of the party, though they no longer need to be purchased. This

UTL’s precise origin might be a chal lenge to pin down. It developed organically over several years, growing out of the sim ple excitement of a night game beneath shiny new lights and into the first event called “Under the Lights” in 1994 (as good an official “first” UTL as we can claim). But without a doubt, UTL endures as a favor ite campus tradition blending athletics, community, school spirit, and fall fun for one Friday in October under the lights at Winsor.

MAY 8 & 9

AE NEWS

Alumnae Return with Wisdom from the Journey

ALUMN AE BOARD

2025–26

President

Meghan Weeks ’04

Vice President

Armine Afeyan ’08

Secretary

Ambika Patni ’98

Members at Large Fatima Aziz ’06

Holly Breuer ’14

CO-CHAIR, YOUNG ALUMNAE COMMITTEE

Alison Geyer ’75

Ashley Marlenga Herbst ’01

Elizabeth Flint Hooker ’95

Danielle Johns ’05

Katherine McCord ’02

CO-CHAIR, ALUMNAE GIVING

Johanna Mendillo ’96

Alexandra Mitropoulos ’08

Nell O’Donnell ’81

Elizabeth-Anne

Finn Payne ’05

Sarah Marlenga Powers ’05

Lacey Janet Rose ’06

Jennifer Slingerland

Skeele ’71, P’98, ’02

Robin Smith ’74

Elizabeth Tillman ’83

Alexis Hasiotis Wintersteen ’91

Claire (Vicky) Wiseman ’83

Ex-Officio

Past President

Erica Mayer ’91, P’25

Co-Chair, Alumnae Giving

Caitlin Crowe ’89

Co-Chair, Alumnae Giving

Julia Livingston ’66, P’85, ’07

Co-Chair, Young Alumnae Committee

Anushree Gupta ’13

Director of Engagement and Events

Becky Withiam

Assistant Director of Alumnae Engagement

Myriam Poznar

The Winsor community regularly invites our alumnae back to campus, and last semester saw the return of familiar faces now making names for themselves in the arts, sciences, and business. Whether speaking to a club over lunch or presenting to the whole school during assembly, these alumnae exuded confidence, competence, and clarity of purpose in their chosen fields, and they were happy to offer advice and stories of life after Winsor. Here are some snapshots from recent visits.

SEEING CREATIVITY EVERYWHERE

SAFA, Winsor’s fine arts club, hosted painter Meghan weeks ’04 at all-school assembly. She returned as a working artist, eager to share the journey that carried her beyond Winsor’s art studios to a plein air easel in Boston’s South End and far beyond.

At Winsor, Meg arrived in Class III and committed to taking advantage of every possible opportunity. She found a home in the art studios under the mentorship of faculty like Visual Arts Department Head Sara Macaulay.

After Winsor, Meg studied architecture, then earned a graduate degree in curation. She built a career in curatorial and outreach roles at the National Galleries of Scotland, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Boston Public Library. Then, in 2022, she took the leap to become a full-time professional artist.

Today, Meg—in addition to her role as president of Winsor’s Alumnae Board—is a plein-air painter, working outside, on site, in every kind of weather. Her paintings have been exhibited widely, and she has earned juried membership in a number of regional artists’ societies.

Meg encouraged students to see creativity everywhere. “The world needs more creatives,” she told students. “Whatever you do, go out there and be a creative.”

BUILDING HUMANITY’S FUTURE

Emerging-technologies designer Sana Sharma ’10 returned to Winsor to share her work at the intersection of science, art, engineering, and design. Today Sana is cofounder and advisor at Aurelia Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to building humanity’s future in space for the benefit of Earth.

She also leads research at the MIT Media Lab for the Astronaut Ethnography Project, which uses interviews and other qualitative methods to learn more about life in space beyond the mission or the science. “We’re really curious about everyday life and what that feels like in zero-G,” explained Sana.

Sana also spoke about an Aurelia Institute project exploring space architecture that helps answer the question, “How are we going to make space enjoyable?” She described leading the development of the TESSERAE Space Pavillion—a modular, self-assembling space architecture made up of magnetic tiles that stack flat in the payload fairing of a rocket. In zero-G, the seven-foot-wide tiles selfassemble into a structure resembling the geometry of a soccer ball. “The hope is that we can attach more and more of these soccer balls to…organically grow a space habitat,” she said.

“I am so excited to see what future you all build,” she told the students, “as well as how you might invite your communities to join in in that building.”

STAYING CURIOUS

Running a Nigerian tomato-paste company was never part of the plan for Mira Mehta ’02. But when you “stay curious,” as she encouraged students in Winsor’s Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship Club, life takes some fascinating turns.

After years of rowing for Winsor and then Brown University, Mira set aside her early ambition to become an Olympic athlete and found herself pivoting to a career in public health. Working on HIV programs in Nigeria, Mira witnessed the stigma and economic hardship the virus caused. “It felt like what people really needed is money,” she said. “So that got me interested in the idea of being a business owner.”

During her travels through Nigeria, Mira noticed vast fields of cut tomatoes drying in the open air. But when she bought ingredients for jollof rice and other West African dishes, the tomato paste always came from China. “Why are we not processing [the tomatoes] locally?” she wondered. So at Harvard Business School, she developed a business plan and launched her social enterprise, Tomato Jos, which today employs 100 workers and supports about a thousand farmers.

“You have to have that stubbornness in you,” she told the students about the risks of running a business. “It is a dream, and I’m trying to make a dream become reality.”

Gevvie Stone ’03 Receives NEPSAC Martin William Souders Memorial Award

In November, Olympian rower and physician Dr. Gevvie Stone ’03 received the Martin William Souders Memorial Award from the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC). The award is presented each year to a New England Independent School graduate with a distinguished athletic record who has gone on to distinction in life through “high ideals, leadership, and accomplishments,” according to NEPSAC.

Chief Operating Officer

Karen Geromini, who served as director of athletics when Gevvie was a student, presented the award. “Gevvie is the embodiment of everything this award represents,” she said, “not only for her achievements on and off the water, but for the grace, humility, and integrity with which she has always carried herself.”

When Gevvie arrived at Winsor, she didn’t see herself as an athlete. “Winsor...gave her the space to try,” said Ms. Geromini. She explored several sports before joining the rowing team.

“Winsor made it fun to play sports, no matter your technical ability,” Gevvie recalled. “I developed into an athlete largely because of that environment.”

From Winsor, Gevvie enrolled at Princeton University, where she pursued her pre-medical studies while also winning an NCAA Championship and gaining recognition as an Academic All-Ivy Student Athlete and a Collegiate All-American. She represented the U.S. National Rowing Team in three Olympic games from 2012 through 2020, winning silver in the single sculls in 2016. She earned her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine, then completed her residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Utah. Gevvie now practices emergency and sports medicine, and she serves on the US Rowing High Performance Committee and Athlete Council.

Adrienne Collatos ’05 Follows Forgotten Threads in New Film

Filmmaker Adrienne Collatos ’05 has always loved an intriguing narrative, from high-concept imaginative worlds like the Star Wars universe to the historical curricula she studied at Winsor. Now, as a documentary producer and director, Adrienne’s job is to follow her curiosity as she weaves narrative threads in film projects.

“My time at Winsor really fostered my critical thinking skills,” says Adrienne, who has worked on multiple full-length and shorter documentaries. Her filmography includes (among others) Liz Garbus’s Love, Marilyn; the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning, and Grammyand Oscar-nominated film What Happened, Miss Simone?; A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY; and The Last Laugh. In 2018, Adrienne joined Tribeca Studios, an arm of the Tribeca Film Festival, where she supervised production on micro, short, and feature documentaries with brand support.

Adrienne’s most recent project, Night in West Texas, chronicles the story of James Harry Reyos, a gay Apache man framed and sentenced to 38 years in prison for the 1981 murder of a closeted Catholic priest in Odessa, Texas. Decades later, overlooked evidence gave Reyos a fresh chance at exoneration. The film examines the new evidence and Reyos’s long fight for justice.

Night in West Texas has been featured at national festivals such as Frameline, Newfest, and OUTshine, among others, and in December the film had a weeklong theatrical run in New York City before its digital release. The story’s human rights angle was also a draw for Adrienne, whose work often highlights overlooked narratives. “So much of my job is research,” she says of the key role archival materials can play in a documentary. “Winsor helped set me up to look closely, think critically about what I see, and follow my intuition to uncover new insights.”

Class Notes

1954

Natascha Simpkins Halpert

Another great grand, making 6 altogether. What a joy. Spending quiet days (at 90, with Parkinson’s, there isn’t much choice) with my 2nd and long-time husband Stephen. I observe the news with a mixture of dismay and wonder, glad to live as tranquilly as I do. I still participate in poetry reading and creative writing when I can. I wish all well.

1955

Sara Withington

After a fall I recently ended up at BID where I was constantly asked where I was. Bored with the usual info, I said Pilgrim Road down the road from my school. One doctor, Monica Midha, said she went there. Class of 2003. Very exciting and revealing to compare notes of a post-World War II graduate with someone who not only heard of the school but graduated several decades later in a totally different environment.

1958

Alison Hower Heins

My life is pretty routine, revolving around my “rescue” dog Daisy, piano studies, t’ai chi practice and engaging as much as possible in the resistance movement. Daisy and I walk 2–3 miles a day. I’m grateful to be in good physical shape, following a partial knee replacement in July. On New Year’s Day a friend said, “make this the best year ever,” and I asked myself, “how could it be, without Conrad?” I decided to make it the best piano year ever, which means more practice and extra lessons. It’s great for the brain, the hands and my spirit!

1960

Patricia Edwards Anderson

Still here, living happily ever in East Lyme, CT, with Joe! We’re blessed that our kids (three) and grandkids (two of each) make for frequent, lively celebrations! All are healthy, navigating our own particular “passages.” It’s hard to be this age! I’m often startled by daily routines that require multiple pills, inhalers, messy eye and ear drops, remedial tooth flossing and Vaseline-based dry skin creams! HOW did this happen...I also REJOICE in yoga, long walks, bridge games in person and online, church work and the love and companionship of dear friends... like YOU. So grateful for Winsor.

Eleanor Canham Shanley

All is well here in NJ, after a lovely weekend in Boston enjoying Winslow Homer, the Cirque du Soleil, lunch at the Charles St. bookshop with my oldest daughter, and The Blessing of Helmets for my grandson on the Varsity team at BC High. My walking is much better shape than last year, and I am fortunate to see a lot of all four daughters and eight grandchildren. Am still an avid (Kindle) reader, but no more serious gardening or flyfishing. Am very happy with my life; small dog and large cat are good company. Just got a new Subaru—very challenging to learn to use screens after 2015 Mercedes!

1962

Sarah Cannon Holden P’97

Jan 6, 2026, five years after storming of Capitol & days after the “excursion” into Venezuela. What else when this note is read? I’m retired from arbitration practice and not running in ’26 for Town Moderator after 15 years. Zoom with classmates each month where we continue to share ideas and adventures, as well as provide each other support and encouragement. Mentor to prison inmate studying at BC. He hopes for parole this spring. I serve on Parish Comm. at church in Lincoln. Continue to write essays & poetry. Working on photo exhibit related to plastic recycling. 1 grand in college—6 to follow. If I had it to do again I would not go directly to college. I’d work, think, explore. PEACE.

1968

Tamsin Venn

Members of the class of 1968 gathered at Anne Briggs Smith’s home in Wellesley in November. Here we are: From left, Laura Shapiro Dowling, Anne Briggs Smith, Laurie Glimcher, Francie Fitch, Nina Danforth, Tammy Venn, Kristi Lee, Tuitte Stuart Hallowell, Rose Bensen Bigelow, Betsy Clark.

1969

Edith Clowes

In spring 2025 Edie Clowes retired after 44 years of teaching, most recently as Brown-Forman Professor of the Humanities in the Slavic Department at the University of Virginia. She and her husband, Craig Huneke, have moved back to Lawrence, KS, where their son and daughter-in-law live and where they taught for nearly 14 years. The biggest news: Edie received the Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award from the major professional association for this world area. It was a very nice way to retire. And in August Edie and Craig celebrated their 45th anniversary.

1977

Victoria Bondoc

As we approach the 250th Anniversary of the founding of our nation, the impact of future leaders is clear. The Bondoc Family STEM Fellowship supports Winsor faculty who demonstrate leadership in the school community and a devotion to inspiring generations of students. It builds on my commitment to future leaders from my Texas A&M Scholarship Program and support to the Matt Light Foundation. It has been a privilege to deliver solutions to National Security challenges. I look forward to celebrating the 40th Anniversary of my company and to continuing to lead operations across the US.

Nicole Gibran

Have reinvented ourselves on the outer Cape after 31 years of surgical practice and biomedical research in Seattle. Anne Fulginiti ’77 has also relocated to the next town. We attended a fundraiser for Center for Coastal Studies and who should be a sponsor? Gabby Hanna ’77. Three out of 36 classmates at the same event. And Sue Lambert down the road!! Who else is on the Cape?

1980

Louise Tilney Moore

Hello all! Since retiring as an urban school nurse (20 years!) I celebrated 40 years of marital bliss with husband, Chris, on cruise! I spend as much time as I can with my 3 year old granddaughter, Sophia, in Chicago. She will be joined by a sister in early January 2026! My son, Parker, is

expecting his first baby with his wife (in California) in March. I see much travel in my future! I play hand bells in 2 choirs and volunteer at the local humane society. I am committed to fitness and walking my dogs. My favorite thing is being with family!

1988

Christine Monahan Dicenso

This past March Jessica Krane and I joined Heather Oppenheim Davidson at her vacation home and spent a few gloriously sunny days mostly laughing and reconnecting. I treasure my Winsor friends and am enjoying spending more time with them recently.

Christina Weir

Hey all. Happy 2026! This past year, my husband and I, along with a friend of ours, decided to embark on a new creative adventure. We are writing & producing our own narrative podcast, Cheating History. (Just like an old time radio show.) We have an amazing cast lined up and talented people behind the scenes. But all of that takes money so last October we launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Season One and I was touched by all the Winsor support I got! Class of ‘88, you rock! This year we finish writing and start recording, so I hope everyone will check us out later this summer!

1990

Amalia Daskalakis

With gratitude to Winsor for the lifelong foundation it gave me. I’m now based in New York City, working in real estate, and always proud to be an alum. Would love to see you in NYC!

1995

Beth Keaney Folsom

This spring, my daughter Maggie studied abroad at the University of Leeds, and my son Nate, my partner Christian, and I were lucky enough to visit her there and do some traveling in the UK. Maggie is now in her senior year of college as a psychology major, and Nate is in 8th grade, enjoying math and hockey. I have been fortu-

L to R: Marisa

Murphy

O’Boyle, Emily

Flier Matteodo, Liane Young, Alexis Burakoff, Andreea Stefanescu Knudson, Emily Howe

Bellemare, all Class of 2020

nate enough to continue my work at History Cambridge, running their public programs and tours, and doing lots of research and writing. This fall I joined the board of the Mass History Alliance, and am looking forward to helping support the work of inclusive public history.

2000

Liane Young

It was wonderful to see everyone at our 25th! The gathering at Sonya Khan’s house was so special; we cheered every time someone walked in the door, and alternated between marveling at old slideshow photos (“we look like babies!!”) and marveling at our present company (“you haven’t changed a bit!!”). Our class felt closer than ever, as we enjoyed a panel conversation hosted by Andreea Knudson, and had the delight of dinner with Carolyn Peter at our table. My husband and I are in Wellesley, with our two daughters. Our older daughter Addy Gao is in Class II; she loves her friends and teachers, book swaps and frozen Fridays, the JV swim team and orchestra. I am in my 15th year at Boston College, and thankful for a spring sabbatical.

Sofia Grabiel Butler

Last year Sofia took a gap year and solo travelled, scuba diving in the Philippines for ten weeks (four of them as a research assistant on a reef ecology study). As the Boston Sea Rovers’ sole Summer Intern, Sofia shadowed marine scientists, dive professionals, and image-makers across the globe: assisting in tagging Greenland sharks in the Arctic Circle, working at the New England Aquarium, learning photography from renowned filmmakers, and more. After her first semester at URI, Sofia received a scholarship to join a research expedition to Antarctica, officially becoming “bipolar” in January.

ARRIVALS & ADOPTIONS

2001

Lynn Guerra Eisenstat I had a baby boy this past April! Phineas Shel Eisenstat is a sweet little goofball. :)

2003

Monica Leitner-Laserna

Monica Leitner-Laserna ’03 has traveled to the Dominican Republic many times over the years to visit a college friend and his family at their beautiful farm, Chocolate Mountain. During one of those visits, she was introduced to a friend, Leonardo, and the two have been together ever since. They recently welcomed their first child, Juan Mario, in November 2025 and are excited to raise their family on Monica’s family’s farm in Colombia.

2006

Elizabeth Kokot Miller

Liz Kokot Miller ’06 and husband Brett Miller welcomed daughter Nora Del Miller in June. They live in New York City with their dog, Griff.

2007

Carolina Peisch

Julian Emilio Peisch Jacobson born on August 6th, 2025.

2008

Alexandra Clark

Birth of Marsden Nimai PaterClark (May 2025)

2009

Nicole Jennings-Villarroel

My husband and I welcomed our daughter, Celine Villarroel, on March 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Becoming parents has been both humbling and deeply joyful, and we are enjoying this season with our growing family.

Front row (L to R) Hillary (Rose) Lincoln ’02; Carly (Bernstein) Rose ’08; Annie McLaughlin Lewis ’03; Bill Adam; Allegra Poggio ’02; Jackie (Asadorian) Fishbein ’02; Lacey Rose ’06; Phoebe Fischer-Groban ’02; Becca Shingleton ’02. Back row (L to R) Anna (Mattson-DiCecca) Goldenheim ’02; Heather Stevenson ’02; Bethany Elliott ’02; Jillian (Campbell) McGrath ’02; Katherine McCord ’02; Claire Blumenson ’02; Lizzy Pendergast ’02; Julie (Safran) Krathen ’02; Chayla White ’03; Marisa (Greenwald) Kenney ’02; Meghan (Gallery) Civiello ’02; Julia Karol ’00. Not pictured but in attendance: Lindsay Thomas ’02.

MARRIAGES

2002

Katherine McCord

Katherine McCord and Bill Adam were married in September 2025 surrounded by many Winsor classmates and friends! On January 1, 2026, Bill passed away surrounded by family and friends. Though their time together was short, they always made the most of it. Their days were filled with love, adventures, and dreams of future travels.

2009

Meredith Traquina

Meredith Traquina ’09 was joined by classmates Caty Rea, Becca Willard, Kelley McNamara, Maddie Mitchell, and Callie Moriarty, also Class of 2009, at her September wedding in Newport, RI.

2010

Chevahn Brown

Chevahn Brown ’10 married Nicolas Roetter in a beautiful, intimate ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 29. The couple looks forward to celebrating with friends and family in the new year. The wedding follows an exciting milestone

for Chevahn, who recently became a traditionally published author with her debut Penguin Random House book, 5-Minute Writing Prompts for Kids, which sold over 1,000 copies in its first few months and became an Amazon Bestseller in the Children’s Writing category.

Danielle Waldman

Danielle Waldman ’10 got married to Eli Derrow in September 2025 at the Weekapaug Inn in Westerly, Rhode Island. She was surrounded by her lifelong Winsor friends. Photo to the right (L to R): Lauren Waldman ’12, Katie Donham ’10, Marisa Buckley ’10, Eli Derrow, Danielle Waldman ’10, Margie Hamlin DeFelice ’10, Sarah (Thomsen) Hadden ’10].

2011

Sarah Coleman King

Sarah Coleman and Michael King, September 21, 2024. Mrs. Arrington was in attendance!

2012

Sarah Thomsen Hadden

I married Payne Hadden in July of 2025! I was so lucky to have my lifelong Winsor friends with me on the big day as bridesmaids. Photo above to the right (L to R): Emma Finder ’12, Annie Batten ’12, Lauren Waldman ’12, Kathleen Egan ’13, Zoë Davis, ’12.

IN MEMORIAM

Susan Simonds Page ’40

Mary King Frothingham ’47

Anstiss Ohl Miller ’47, P’71

Joanna Bailey Hodgman ’50

Sally Birnie Stoops ’51

Ann Underhill Rosenbaum ’51

Joan Wakefield Millspaugh ’53

Marion Dusser de Barenne Kilson ’54

Mary Seton Abele ’56

Virginia Mandell Blake ’56

Lucy Bergson La Farge ’65

Anne Frank Greene ’66

Suzanne Brendze ’80

Coming Together After 50 Years

where are you? How are you?! Might we see you in May???

Last winter, playing bridge dummy with Andrée, Alison, and Carlie, I unleashed the ques tion, “Who is planning our 50th?” As wizened women in a shaking world, no doubt our class is pivoting to make peace and laughter wher ever we are. Where are we?

I called Winsor. Myriam Poznar, impressed that our class was jumping the gun, asked about forming a committee. All we need to do is or ganize a class event on Friday and find a class speaker for Saturday. Pause. Having developed a strong aversion to new committees (and new passwords), I suggested the whole class be the committee. Is there a list?

Time passed. Then last summer I saw El eanor, Molly, Gail P., and Martha. How is 50 years older something to celebrate? Discus sion ensued. Boston in May will be America’s Semiquincentennial, another 1776 party; we did this already during our Bicentennial graduat ing year. Yes, we concurred; it could be fun to reenact the Revolution again. Civil unrest, fifes and drums. But where? Would classmates come? We looked at the list. I knew Anne would have good ideas, so I called her up. Inspired, we all asked around and around. Subsequently, Liza offered to host a class dinner!!

Our revolution was underway. I found my quill pen and mailed out Save-the-Dates to known addresses. Coming to my rescue, Caroline and Pam joined this ad hoc Planning Committee that all of you are on. Suddenly organized, we needed sleuths to find dozens of wizened women missing from our list of 61 identified classmates (1968–1976). So far you’ve found us in 15 states—35 in New England, 4 in FL, 3 in NY, 2 in UT, and 1 in MD, GA, NV, IL, TN, LA, and Clelia in France. Sadly, six classmates have died. We will take special time to remember them during Reunion Weekend. Your thoughts on this matter are welcome.

Lots of you have shared new addresses, responded to old-fashioned emails, and sent in Class Trivia to ponder as we begin to reconnect and remember 50+ years ago. Thank you. Many of us can gather in May. If you can’t make it, we promise to take pictures and stay in touch!

Reunion Notes

75th Reunion

CLASS OF 1951

Maureen Duane Convery

After graduating from Winsor in 1951, I enjoyed several careers in healthcare and later in visual arts, including many years as a docent at the Los Angeles Museum of Art. Through my first marriage, I was blessed with a daughter, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. My husband John and I spent 30 years in California before retiring to Exeter, NH, where I stay connected to family and active, enjoying long walks in our beautiful town.

65th Reunion

CLASS OF 1961

Gillian Bunshaft Anderson

Since graduating from Bryn Mawr (1965, Biology), the University of Illinois (1969, Musicology), and later the University of Maryland (Library Science), I became an orchestral conductor specializing in “silent film” music and have conducted throughout North and South America and Europe. I have restored or reconstructed and conducted the original scores for over 50 “mute” films, including those for Nosferatu, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Chaplin’s The Circus, and The Birth of a Nation. My 1000-page performing edition of Griffith’s Way Down East is to be published in 2026 by A-R Editions.

Alison Brooks

After Winsor, I studied at Radcliffe/ Harvard, and decided to become an archaeologist, first in Syria and Jordan where I studied and excavated material relating to the origins of agriculture, then in the Dordogne (France) where I studied and excavated the archaeology of the first artists and symbol-users, and then with my archaeologist husband, John Yellen, in several African countries. I am best known for co-developing improved techniques for dating archaeological sites (using ostrich eggshell) and for demonstrating that many cultural advances of Homo sapiens actually began in Africa. I am still teaching fulltime at George Washington University where my newest course “Origins of Human Diets” delves into what we evolved to eat and how the new foods

changed our bodies, our physiology and our genes. My husband John Yellen and I celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2022. We have two grown children: Elizabeth Yellen is a pediatric cardiologist and associate dean at Boston University and Alexander Yellen is a film director and cinematographer whose most recent film (Daruma) won many awards and took us to Sundance and the White House. Our two grandchildren live in Brookline and the oldest (Nora Voldins) will attend BU in the fall, so she is where I was when this story began.

60th Reunion CLASS OF 1966

Joan Feinberg Berns

It is overwhelming to process that six decades have passed since our graduation day, June 10, 1966! Yet here we all are, at or close to, 78 years old, with those 18-year-old versions of ourselves somewhere inside each of us. Here I am, a longtime cancer survivor very grateful to be alive: a mother of three in their 40s and 50s, married to partners of the same ages; grandmother to four wonderful young people aged 21, 21, 20, and 17. The three oldest are all sophomores in college, and the youngest is a junior in high school. We have all endured painful losses over the years—both the expected ones in the natural course of life, but also the unexpected ones. The death of our dearly beloved classmate, Anne Frank Greene, in May 2025 has been one of the most painful. When I wrote to her widower, I sent him a photo of Anne’s yearbook page, complete with her handwritten notes. It has been wonderfully supportive to continue

relationships with dear classmates

Marlyn McGrath, Annie Channing, Allie Perry, Nan Adams, Judy Livingston, Sarah Bartlett, Susan Williams for so many years—and to see many other old friends on Zooms.

Virginia Woodworth Brooks

Steve and I celebrated our 55th anniversary in December and we are now in our 49th year in the same house in Weston. Settling into this phase of life we are grateful for our kids and grandkids—our #1 enjoyment. All are thriving with families giving us 9 grands (10th in Apr). They are spread out from London, NYC, Maryland, and LA so lots of time spent traveling to good destinations. We also spend time in Franconia, NH, and on Little Cranberry Island in Maine where our whole family is together for many weeks in the summers (under 4 different roofs) on boats, bikes, hikes, and big family dinners.

Below from top (L to R) Joan Feinberg Berns ’66 with youngest son, Andrew, and his wife, Mara; Joan with oldest son, David, his wife, Lee-Anne, and their twins, Sam and Aaron (21). Joan with daughter, Sarah, her husband, Daren, and their daughters, Ayla (20) and Maeve (17).

Margaret Long Kelley

Greetings all, especially friends in the class of ’66. We’ve had a never-dull ride, haven’t we? I spent 40 years in Texas (after moving from Chestnut Hill after V form), finishing HS in Dallas, University in Canada, Law School in Austin (UT) and practicing in Austin ’85–2022. Three years ago we moved from Austin to Queens, NY, my partner of 30+ years and I.

It’s been a major adjustment, though I do like the NE air and breeze and have more or less adjusted to cooler temperatures. The heat in Texas was always oppressive. We decided to reunite with family in the NE.

Julia Livingston

Inspired by Nan Adams, I ran for public office. The incumbent had failed to file papers, so there was nobody on the ballot, and I was a write-in candidate. I won a 5 year term on the Planning Board with 83 votes! It’s been really fun and interesting to get to know the people who work in the Town Hall, to learn about controversial construction proposals, and to work on possible improvements to our zoning bylaw. I am also very lucky that 6 of my 8 grandchildren and 3 of my 4 children live in the Boston area. My 2 California grandchildren are in the photo. I’m really looking forward to our reunion in May!

Cynthia Shelmerdine

I am enjoying retirement in Maine, where we moved in 2011. Since my partner’s death in Fall 2023 I am on my own, with two golden retrievers to keep me company. I compete with them in agility and scentwork, which keeps us all moving, and enjoy playing golf when the ground isn’t covered with ice and snow! I still do some research and writing on Mycenaean Greece, which takes me to conferences and, in October 2025, to the Getty Museum. There I collaborated on a program with a professional perfumer, who recreated one of the ancient scented oils—it was an amazing experience! I also volunteer with various groups, from the local Democratic party committee to a national organization, Learning Ally, that produces books for the blind and dyslexic.

55th Reunion CLASS OF 1971

Gina Johnson Stoll

Greetings! As a member of the Class of 1971, I find myself reconnecting with you to report I have missed the notices for my class in recent years, somehow having fallen off of your list,

or been assigned to the wrong year! I graduated in 1971, having spent 10th and 11th grades at Winsor with my older sister Lisa Lawsing. I hope to see you all next year in what may be our 55th reunion! I live in Portland, Maine, and love its access to nature and cultural events! I serve as Maine State Director for Animal Wellness Action, a national advocacy organization based in DC.

50th Reunion CLASS OF 1976

Laura Glynn

I live a sublime life as a childless, “crazy cat lady,” retired, curmudgeonly, spinster crone (all by choice except crone—a prized status with invisibility) in a quixotic home perpetually decorated for Halloween and surrounded by godwottery gardens and swamps and native woods in Lincoln. Brown then Harvard Law, and on to Choate, Hall & Stewart (26 years—Boston big law corporate partner—just like TV), and then escape to a Rte. 128 corporate boutique for 14 more years. I read now only for pleasure and illumination. 6 continents by age 40. Madagascar 3 times. Almost died there the first time. An orangutan picked my pocket in Borneo. Travel reminds me we are all insignificant (such a relief) and so I keep traveling. My curated friends are my delight and refuge. I still hate exercise and revere Dylan and Patti Smith. Our Winsor class graduated in the bicentennial year and now, on our 50th and the country’s 250th, we all face an eviscerated democracy, a treasonous judiciary, the aborting of women’s rights, a poisonous patriarchy, an infinity of war and genocide and oh yes a burning planet. I live in a blissful bubble as do so many of us. But we must all Rage Rage and resist and fight and protest. Or here comes that whimper. Sic Semper Tyrrannis!

Caroline Bennett Grady

50 years. Wow! First, Carleton College and a B.A. in English. Then West to Wyoming to wrangle horses on a dude ranch and load ski lifts. Back to the East Coast and financial services jobs and an MBA. Married a wonderful fellow MBA. Part-time work after child number one and exited the workforce after child number 2. Settled in Andover, Mass, where child number 3 joined us. Loved looking after our boys. Still live in Andover. Currently on the boards of 3 non-profits, riding horses and gardening. Enjoying skiing, boogy boarding and spending time in NH, ME, NM, and MA with my retired husband.

Lyra Ward Hankins

I can’t believe it’s been 50 years! I ended up at Tufts for undergrad and an art history degree. After a stint in museum work, I went to Babson for an MBA in Marketing and MIS. Happily, that took me down a path in marketing for software and data firms. It’s a career I enjoyed despite the vicissitudes of reorgs, acquisitions and general corporate upheaval. I

worked on various cutting-edge technologies and enjoyed being the “geek” in the marketing organization. It’s taken me from Boston to the Dulles tech corridor outside DC, to Atlanta and back to northern VA. It seems I enjoy change...I’ve been married to my husband Tom for 19 years, and we made a pre-retirement move to Nashville in 2021. Since retiring in 2023, I’ve been enjoying travel and lots of photography, having taken a long-time hobby to a passion that has won local awards the last few years. It’s good to keep learning! Winsor taught us that we were capable women and we could accomplish anything, and it’s a message that I appreciated more and more as life went on. I look forward to seeing everyone in May!

Elliott Hunnewell

I stayed in Massachusetts but kept moving west. To the Quabbin, to the Pioneer Valley, and now we live in the Berkshires. Along the way I carved out a career in community health, got an MPA from Clark, and raised two kids. An interest in cultural anthropology keeps me writing. Favorite trips have been a Nepal botany trek, Viking trips to Newfoundland, a Caribbean history cruise with my mom, and Melville’s Hawaii. Where have you been? At home I work with Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation engaging residents with the arts; and I spend time with friends, kids, dogs and plants.

Sara Washburn Jorgensen

I have retired since July of 2024 from working as a Director of Adult Education Programs, recently at Rosie’s Place, and moved to Midcoast Maine with Michael Levy, my husband. I have 6 grandchildren who I visit regularly,

play pickleball 3–5 times per week, volunteer in a local hospital, engage with a micro-finance organization and have recently taken up the ukulele. Life is pretty rewarding, enhanced by a large community of interesting and fun retired people in Maine.

Pamela Blake Kates

After Winsor, I graduated from Middlebury and got an MBA from Simmons. I spent my working years in the mortgage business. My last hurrah before retirement was to start a mortgage company while stuck at home during Covid. I am happily retired now and enjoyed a great visit to Victoria, BC, last summer to visit my son, Jack, who lives in Seattle. These days, I have more time to enjoy traveling, skiing and exploring the local land trust trails. Grafton has been a great place to call home for 30 years. It has offered wonderful friends, a nice library, open space, and a train to Boston. I’ve been a widow for more than 20 years and have relied on a few of the things that we learned at Winsor to make the best of life’s challenges. Be friends with smart, resourceful, kind women; be a lifelong learner; and have some fun along the way. I look forward to seeing many of you in May.

Edie Woodland Kilchenstein

I worked in the ski industry for many years and am now retired living in Park City, UT. I’m happy to say that my husband, Mike, and I have 10 grandkids that keep us on our toes and traveling the country to visit. I’d love to catch up with any visitors if you come to town.

Catherine Klema

Entering college in September 1976, I felt incredibly well prepared academically. I loved teaching my roommates outlining and thesis statements. What I didn’t expect that first year was how hard it would be to make friendships anywhere close to the depth of my Winsor friendships developed over seven formative years. Easier with men, but there weren’t many women. Same thing years later in investment banking on Wall Street. Over these many years, these Winsor friendships have sustained me through relationships, career ups and downs, kids, aging parents, siblings, serious illness and, now, how to stay active and engaged. What a journey it has been with such strong support from such strong women. Onward together, Winsor ’76!

Ann Scanlon Lukegord

Tom and I enjoy life in southern Maine while keeping close ties with friends and family on Cape Ann where our boat is moored in Gloucester. My life changed terribly in 2004 with the loss of my sister Mary (’73); I think of her every day. Over the years, embracing and being active in the lives of my nephews, niece, three stepdaughters, and now seven little ones, aged one to ten, have made life fun and wonderful again. Like many, I remain active—Tai Chi, walking, resistance training—and eat a Mediterranean diet to fend off

the effects of aging and arthritis. I hope you all are well.

Mary Lyne

Greetings to all. I’m looking forward to being with our class this spring. I married Tim Hawkridge in 1980. We are still married and living in Needham, MA. We have five children, four grandchildren and two in-laws whom we love! An important experience for me has been an unfortunate pregnancy with twins that ended after 25 weeks. Those children survived the sequelae of their prematurity, but are both severely disabled. It has expanded my awareness, compassion and perspective, and increased my interest in the outcomes of the sophisticated medical interventions that are available to us in Boston. My most important friendships began at Winsor, and I’ve enjoyed them over all these years. I’m sorry to have made the decision to transfer after Class VI. Having spent 5 years at Winsor, I still consider myself part of the Class of 1976, lucky to be a Winsor girl.

Anne Phillips Ogilby P’08

Greetings. In 2024, I retired after four decades of practicing law at Ropes & Gray, working on corporate transactions for healthcare and higher education clients. It was interesting, tough going, and exhilarating (most of the time). I’m now focused on having fun: Time with my family, lots of travel, learning Italian, gardening, golf, and summers in Maine. My husband and I live in Belmont, and our daughter, sonin-law, and two-year-old grandson live nearby. Our son and his wife live in California but they come to us in Maine for several weeks each summer. I’m on a few nonprofit boards/ committees but try to keep that to a minimum so I can spend more time with friends and the people I love. What a blessing to be “not in a hurry” every day. My Winsor training was fundamental to everything I achieved. Kudos to the task masters who taught us to think carefully, write clearly, and speak in public with confidence. Above all, they showed us the importance of a strong moral compass. I am very grateful.

Gail Pendleton

Happily retired, still living in the woods with cats, pursuing my spiritual path, travelling a lot, especially Mexico, supporting those challenging the emergence of fascism, notably ICE. Resistance is never futile, we will rise again.

Eleanor Powers

After spending several decades consulting for digital publishers, I have more recently shifted to focusing on climate work. In addition to working with nonprofits, I co-founded an alumni group for Harvard which focuses on climate education and action, and have been heading up its programming initiatives. We are now over 4,000 members! I still live in the West Village in NYC with my beloved long-term partner, Dan, who reads and remembers everything. We

both love theater, music and art and get out to enjoy as much as possible. I continue to cherish my friendships from Winsor days and look forward to seeing you all at our reunion!

Andrée Robert

I’ve had a lot of change in the last few years. Things are finally settling down. Life is good. Both of my parents are now gone. I miss them both every day. I started a new career as a real estate advisor. Hard work but I love it! My business partner and I serve the whole North Shore but mostly Cape Ann (Rockport, Gloucester). I went through a prolonged and difficult divorce. The extrication was excruciating but so worth it. I finally have time to think, breathe, and travel. Yay! My dog Petrus and I share a lovely house in Rockport with a sumptuous guest suite. Come visit! See you in May!

Beverly Salhanick

After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, I worked a variety of jobs while trying to get hired in the music industry. I ended up at Vanderbilt Law School with the theory that I would put myself in a position where I had to be hired because of my legal knowledge. After graduating law school, I moved to Las Vegas to work for the law firm owned by one of the owners of the NBC affliate. I ended up in solo practice for 25 years and retired in 2023. I bought an off-the-track thoroughbred as a retirement present and have enjoyed working with him since then.

Martha Swetzoff

My life after Winsor has taken some unexpected turns. From Harvard to an all women punk/art band, playing music and making film in the art world of downtown New York in the early ’80s, making my own film, and creating projections for off Broadway theater, including the original production of The Laramie Project. I took four years off from Harvard and when I came back I was a teaching assistant for several courses there, and teaching has ended up being another big part of my life, at RISD and UConn. I attended graduate school at the opening of the MIT Media Lab, and in the ’90s worked as a UX designer for digital editing, as creative director for an interactive production company both in LA. My film, Theme: Murder, about the unsolved murder of my father, Hyman, streams on Kanopy. I’m very glad Winsor has kept its mission as a school for young women. It was a refuge during my chaotic home life. Sadly that’s also made it hard for me to revisit those times and the school, but I hope to change that and look forward to seeing everybody at our 50th.

Carlotta Wells

Since graduating from Winsor, my life has been fulfilling, action-packed, and challenging (in a good way). The highlights: my family (husband Eric Ertman, and children Thalia and Ben); my 38+ years as a federal employee, especially the 34 years (1990-2024) as an attorney in the Civil Division of

the U.S. Department of Justice; and my qualifying for and running the Boston marathon. The unexpected: living in Maryland for over 40 years; enjoying summers without sailing; and having children who are fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Looking forward to catching up with class members at the reunion.

Merrill Robbins Woodworth 50 years! Really? Picking up the thread from our 25th reunion, my husband Charlie and I happily raised two sons, Will and Cam, in the small coastal town Yarmouth, Maine, with lots of family nearby. Will (35) and Cam (34) are married and live in D.C. and Colorado, and we have a wonderful 11-month-old granddaughter. Twelve years ago, we moved to Kingfield in the Western Maine mountains, for jobs in outdoor recreation. Here we’ve enjoyed access to the four seasons of recreational opportunity that surround us. Charlie works in economic and community development. I retired in 2020 but stay engaged by volunteering with our local food council and a statewide land conservation organization. Over the past 25 years, thanks to an energetic and encouraging life partner and intrepid friends, I have been fortunate to have been part of some remarkable outdoor adventures both near and far. Throughout the years, I have been very thankful for my Winsor education and for enduring friendships from my eight years at Winsor that are most special to me.

Elizabeth Yntema

Delighted to be back in the Boston area after 40 years in the Midwest. Met my husband in law school at University of Michigan in 1981. Three kids, 38, 35 and 33, who are in Brooklyn, Charlotte and the Detroit area. Two wonderful red-headed grandsons. After years of volunteering started an advocacy not for profit—Dance Data Project—to advocate for better leadership roles and opportunities for women in this female-dominated industry.

Julia Hunt Zylstra

I knew I wanted to be connected to books by Class VI (thank you, Tyler Knowles). I added a keen appreciation for art at Wellesley. I combined the two, resulting in a 40-year career with

publishers of beautifully designed and illustrated books. Wellesley Authors on Stage is my primary volunteer calling, and it benefits the Wellesley College Library. Books, books, books. I recently finished a personal library over our garage, where I can read and drink tea. 1 husband (32 yrs), 1 house (31 yrs), two great sons (29 and 27) and a number (unquantifiable) of Winsor friends who sustain and enrich me.

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Sara Rowbotham Cornell P’13, ’15 Winsor continues to be omnipresent in my life, partially due to living in close proximity to Pilgrim Road. However, as I get older it feels like Winsor women are everywhere. I had great expectations after graduation but never really considered that the connection of a shared Winsor education would be a bond in so many friendships. Three grown children (two of them Winsor girls) and two grandchildren keep me entertained and occupied, but I am most looking forward to teaching my 2-year-old grandson how to ski.

Lisa Krinsky 45 years—how did that happen?

After Vassar and Simmons School of Social Work I have been a social worker for over 30 years. I am in my 22nd year as the Director of the LGBTQIA+ Aging Project at Fenway Health, ensuring that LGBTQIA+ older adults can age with the dignity and respect we deserve. I am divorced, still living in Arlington, and have a 14-year-old daughter Norah who is a first-year student at Arlington High School. I am so grateful for my Winsor years and the company of my many classmates. Since we had a virtual 40th reunion during COVID, l am really looking forward to celebrating our 45th reunion in person. Hope we’ll have Tab and M&Ms!

Andrea Dow Keough

Still living in Brookline with my husband John. Our oldest son Zander lives in NYC, works in finance. Middle son, Cameron, is living in Boston working in sales and our youngest son, Beau, is a senior at Tufts. All three went to Roxbury Latin and Tufts and played lacrosse. My husband and I both went to Tufts, making us an all JUMBO family. I am still working as a divorce attorney. I enjoy tennis, skiing, yoga, travel and walking our Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. My mother is still living in the house where I grew up in Brookline at 94. I spend the summers on Chappaquiddick—come visit!

Tara Nolan

Enjoying volunteer work with some land conservation trusts and so forth in Massachusetts, as well as a lot of involvement working to support a college, founded by my aunt, for the rural poor in Carmen Pampa, Bolivia. The work can get intense but is fulfilling in

many ways. It is a privilege to be able to focus on making lasting change. After a pretty challenging chapter caring for unwell parents, I am finding time here and there for travel, friends and family. All in all, life is good. Hope all is well with my former classmates. Winsor was a special place and those were special years.

Helen Robbins

After 45 years, so much has been unexpected. I have been fortunate to have traveled, met and collaborated with amazing people, and engaged in meaningful (I hope) work. Over the past 25 years: I adopted and raised my beautiful (non-neurotypical) son, Arya; worked at the Field Museum in Chicago as the Repatriation Director; and, more recently, have transitioned to becoming the Provenance Research Director while continuing to work in repatriation.

Betsy Wanger

Grateful for the mainstays—a base in Rehoboth Beach, DE with my wonderful husband and fun with our grown-up kids who live near each other in DC; visits with my amazing mom and family; work on higher ed issues in the general counsel’s office at GW; competitive tennis in the DC area with pals of many years (including Sarah Foster Wetstone ’77); a monthly book group formed in 1988. Very much looking forward to being together with all who can attend our reunion this Spring.

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Claudia Cottle Hinz

Friends! I look forward to seeing your faces at our reunion after years of reading brief updates on your lives, work, and families. I am so pleased to share that after many years of writing (and struggling and battling rejections), my debut novel SAFEKEEPING will be released in September 2026. I hope to do some Boston book events, hitting up my old haunts with an excuse to reunite with friends and family on the east coast. Until then, I am sending love and every best wish from Bend, Oregon.

Lynne Cohen Koreman Life update since 1986: My husband, Rob, and I, met at Dartmouth, and moved to South Florida more than 30 years ago. We have spent every one of those years looking for a reason to move north!

Professionally, I’ve had a rewarding career in strategy, marketing, and operations, including co-founding a cybersecurity training company. I “retired” in 2019, but that didn’t stick. I’ve spent the past five+ years consulting for a firm in the ultra-high-net-worth space. On the personal side, I’m married (33 years) to an American Airlines captain, Rob, and mom to a (brilliant!) PhD daughter, Sam.

Lisa Monaco

After nearly 25 years in public service focusing on law, public safety and national security, (most recently as the U.S. Deputy Attorney General), I’ve started a new chapter in the private sector. I joined Microsoft as President of Global Affairs last summer leading engagements with global governments and international institutions on everything from cyber and national security policy to responsible AI development and adoption. It’s an exciting time to be working on critical issues in new ways. I’m based in NYC where I also serve as a Distinguished Scholar at NYU Law School.

Elizabeth Tennican

I traversed the country for college, first job, MBA back at Stanford, more work and became rooted in fabulous San Francisco. I am so lucky to have my son Miles (23) and my stepdaughter Eva (28), two dogs and my partner of 11+ years Stein Laxo is now my husband! We were thrilled to celebrate our marriage last September at our newly reconstructed home in Healdsburg (wine country) that burned down in 2019. We spend as much time as we can outdoors there and in Jackson, WY, where my family has migrated. My career has evolved from investment banking to asset management and for the past decade, private equity real estate. I still travel lots but really enjoy my work. A dreadful bout with cancer 17 years ago reaffirmed how lucky I am to have the family and friends (including multiple Winsor girls) that I do! A honeymoon in Bhutan helped remind me of the power of letting go even if I am occasionally reduced to shouting “Serenity now!” George Costanza-style.

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Lauren Bianchi Cronin

Looking forward to our reunion this spring for the class of 1991! I’m happy to be in touch with several of our classmates since many live close by in the Boston area. I am living in Wellesley with my husband Tom and we have three children, Annie (20), John (19), and Maggie (15). I am continuing to keep my RN license active and working as a consultant in medical education.

Alix Miller Keating

Hello Winsor Friends, hard to believe I am officially an empty nester and my time at Winsor was so long ago. My son Nate (21) is a junior at Tulane and Eliza (18) is a freshman at St Andrews. Outside of work and morning chats with my Winsor friends, I spend time with my wonderful dressage horses (riding and breeding) which keeps me busy and happy. I started a healthy food company (for schools) & proud to say we are served nationwide in over 4000 locations—keeping foods clean and healthy for kids. It’s been a wonderful, entrepreneurial experience and I’m so grateful for all Winsor taught me.

Charlotte Finley Maynard P’21

I still live in Boston and own & operate

Creative Development Co. I am proud to be the mom of three kids, one of which was a Winsor Girl—class of 2021! I am blessed with amazing Winsor classmates that I get to see or talk to regularly. We share meals, trade mahjongg tiles, and chat over the phone. I only wish I could connect to more of you!! As we transition to the 2nd half of our lives (yes, I expect that we will all live to be 100!) it’s wonderful to have so many lifelong friends.

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Sarah Flier

I’m a gastroenterologist specializing in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis at BIDMC in Boston, which is right across the street from Winsor! In addition to patient care, I direct the gastroenterology fellowship training program at the hospital, oversee quality and safety for my division and teach GI to 2nd year students at Harvard Medical School. I live in Needham with my husband Alex, kids Penelope (almost 14) and Linus (10), and our mini maltipoo Cleo. My house is filled with transformers and Sephora products! In my (rare) free time I love making things but am out of space to say what!

Molly D’Ambra Michael After college, I spent about 20 years in the government working as a national security analyst. A few years ago, I made a big pivot! I went back to school, earned a Master of Social Work, and transitioned into trauma-focused therapy. These days I’m in the DC area doing clinical work with EMDR and feeling grateful to support people through healing and change. I’m excited to see everyone at the reunion and catch up on where life has taken us.

Alexandra Pearlman Michel MIT engineering; Stanford Product Design. 20 years in tech/product, from HP printer hardware to UI/UX and product leadership at startups. In 2019 I launched a vegan protein bar brand and now consult in CPG/ food industry. We’re in Palo Alto with

my French health-tech entrepreneur husband, two kids (14 and 17, touring colleges!) and a goldendoodle. Bilingual French/English household, kids learning Mandarin; frequent travelers (recently Japan). Now on the school’s parent association council, leading communications. No free time, but I love cheering at soccer games and seeing parenting pay off.

Arden O’Connor-Chapin

HI Everyone, Excited to see you in May! The past few years have been a whirlwind. I continue to run a concierge behavioral health company (we rebranded from O’Connor Professional Group to Intent Clinical). More significantly, I got married and had 2 children in the last 2 years using third party reproduction (donors and surrogates). Life is never quite how you expect it to go, but we are happy, crazy busy and trying to get some sleep! I now understand why people have children in their 20’s but I am grateful to have found a fantastic husband, to have two thriving girls and 3 small dogs!

Alyssa Chick Penwell

I have lived and worked in London, England, for the past 25 years. Reflecting on my journey, I attribute my passion for global studies and law to my formative years at Winsor, through activities like Model United Nations and Debate Club. After graduating from Winsor (’96) and Georgetown (’00), I moved to England, first attending Oxford for my master’s degree and then law school in London. I worked in private practice at Clifford Chance and then Goodwin Procter,

specialising in private equity and private funds. In 2016, I transitioned to an in-house role at Capital Dynamics, a Swiss-headquartered asset manager, where I am a Managing Director and Global Head of Funds - Legal. While on a due diligence assignment in London, I met my husband—a fellow American. We are blessed with two incredible daughters, Emma (14) and Sophie (13). While I wish they could attend Winsor, we found a wonderful alternative in the Wycombe Abbey School, an all-girls’ boarding school in Buckinghamshire. In my leisure time, I am pursuing my private pilot’s license and volunteer as a mentor to aspiring female lawyers in the US and the UK, including seniors and recent graduates from Winsor.

Susannah Barton Tobin

Thirty years on, I am more grateful than ever for the crucial role Winsor has played in my life. Our teachers imparted knowledge and skills I use every day and modeled a commitment to their students I aspire to emulate. Our classmates are smart, purposeful, and kind (I guess we don’t say competent, responsible, and generous-minded anymore, though we should!) and doing their best to make the world better, and wow do we need all the help we can get. I love visiting the school now and seeing the daughters of friends have the Winsor experience. It is different now in some ways, as it should be, but the same in the ways that matter—helping young women learn to use their voices in a world that needs to hear them. I look forward to seeing you all at reunion!

Sasha Polonsky Tulgan

I marvel at the reality of three decades of adaptation, challenge, and resilience. After years elsewhere, I’m glad to be in the Boston area, deeply privileged to work at Harvard Law School as an administrator, often teaming up with classmate Susannah

Tobin in creative problem-solving. Efforts focused on community engagement and conflict resolution feel more meaningful than billable litigation hours. I’m grateful to share life’s adventures with husband Adam and boys Ben (ten) and Sid (eight), my sister Rachel (’99) and parents, all of whom enjoyed a recent family trip to my dad’s native S. Africa.

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Claire Pasternack Goldsmith

I continue to work in education—with a consulting practice focused on helping schools meet this moment with AI. I recently ran the merger of two global education orgs and serve on several boards, including as VP of our massive LA synagogue. Brian is running for CA State Senate—fingers crossed! I’m thrilled to be one half of a political couple trying to make the world a better place. Eliza (nine) and Teddy (six) keep us busy, delighted,

and sometimes stretched thin with their totally different interests and personalities! Serving on Winsor’s board has been the greatest honor of the last five years.

Lisa Margulies

I call beautiful Maine home with my husband Steve, and we spend most of our time chasing our delightful, hilarious four-year-old twins. I started my legal career as a public defender, then worked on justice system reform efforts throughout the country. My difficult pregnancy along with the bleak national landscape inspired my move in 2023 to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. I serve as Vice President of Public Affairs, Maine, and lead advocacy, communications, policy, organizing, and electoral work. Thankful for my wonderful Winsor friends 25 years later!

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Curry Wilson Cocke

Hi Class of 2006! I’ll miss seeing all of you at the reunion so figured I better submit my class note—I can’t believe it’s been 20 years. After some time in DC and Boston, I’ve settled into life in Denver, Colorado with my husband John and dog Camden. John and I got married last fall in Portland, Maine on Peaks Island surrounded by a small group of family and friends; including my matron of honor, Emily Ranaghan (Swaim) Class of 2005. If any of you find yourselves out west, please come say hello—there are a few of us W’06ers out here (Maura and Molly) that would love to see you.

Emma Johnson

Hello W’06! After graduating from Winsor, I studied dramatic literature and history at Oberlin College, pursued a Masters in Shakespeare Studies in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and spent a year as a teaching assistant in the south of France. Since then, I have been settled back in the Camberville area and (to the surprise of no one!) you will still find me in the library most of the time, although these days it will be the Dana Hall library, where I have been the upper school librarian and educational technology specialist for the last four years. Looking forward to catching up at the reunion.

Frances Paley

What hasn’t changed: I put off writing this class bio until the night before it was due. What has: three degrees plus a yoga teaching certificate, and addresses in Boston, New York City, and Seattle before settling down in Winchester in 2020. I’ve found joy and purpose in my career as a family nurse practitioner, working in community health as well as health tech. Most notably, I guess my middle-school prayers for boys to notice me came true eventually. I’m now surrounded by them: my husband of 10 years and our two sons (ages 6 and 3). Can’t believe it’s been 20 years! Hope you’re all well.

Laura Gaylord Resch

I can’t believe it has been twenty years! After Winsor, I studied art conservation and art history at the University of Delaware. I spent several years after graduation in the DC area with a number of ’06 classmates, and relocated to Cleveland, Ohio in 2015. I am a preventive conservator at the Cleveland Museum of Art, working to ensure the health and long-term preservation of the collection while helping to facilitate safe and meaningful access to the artwork for the visiting public. I maintain a special focus on creating preservation environments for art-holding spaces while working to find more sustainable solutions for climate management. My ex-husband and I co-parent our daughters, Regan (seven) and Genevive (four and a half), and I try to get back to Boston as much as I can to visit my family, still in Dorchester, and my beloved Winsor friends who returned home. I was thrilled to return to city-living in Cleveland after a stint in the burbs, and it is my secret plan to coax my kiddos into college in Boston so I can follow them back! Sending love to all.

Weslie Turner

It’s been a while, Pilgrim Road! After graduating from Harvard alongside a few Winsor classmates (who I loved catching up with at our college reunion last year), I ultimately joined the publishing industry. I started on the bookseller side at Barnes & Noble, then moved to New York City as a children’s and young adult book editor. From Scholastic to Macmillan

to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve acquired, edited, and published everything from baby board books all the way up through adult crossover titles. (Recent books include Michael L. Printz Award-winning graphic novel Brownstone; National Book Award Finalist (S)Kin; and Nikki Giovanni’s final picture book, A Library.) When the pandemic hit, my fiancé and I moved back to my hometown of Newton. We weathered the proverbial storm with my parents, siblings, and cousins: sharing resources, distracting ourselves with wide-ranging multigenerational conversations—and all chipping in to plan, execute, and enjoy our lovingly and creatively designed homemade wedding in our dining room in early 2021! Since then, we’ve stayed close to family, working remotely and traveling a few times a year for industry events. I’m looking forward to reconnecting and catching up with old friends, especially others in the Boston area.

Ngoc-Tran Vu

It feels a little surreal to look back on the last twenty years, especially with everything happening in the world right now. Since leaving Winsor and the years post-higher ed, I’ve been finding my way by following what’s felt most grounding: making art, staying close to community, and trying to live with intention. I’m still in and around Boston these days, mostly in Dorchester, and it’s been meaningful to build a life here over time since returning in 2016. For anyone I haven’t seen in a while, I’m a multimedia artist and cultural organizer, and I run Tran Vu Arts as a small creative

home base. My work moves across photography, painting, sculpture, and installation, and I also teach and facilitate workshops that bring people together through storytelling and making. A lot of what I’m drawn to is intergenerational connection, and how art can help us hold memory, grief, joy, and resilience all at once. Lately, a big part of my focus has been a community-centered public art project called 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial, rooted in Dorchester’s Boston Little Saigon. It’s been a slow and collaborative process with elders, youth, neighbors, and local partners, and I’ve learned a lot about patience and care along the way. I’m really looking forward to reconnecting, hearing what everyone has been up to, and staying in touch with anyone who wants to. www. tranvuarts.com.

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Alexandra Horvitz

After Winsor, I went on to Tufts University, where I graduated with a dual degree in Economics and Psychology. Following Tufts, I joined Accenture Strategy, where I’ve built my career in the technology sector and continue to work today. My role has allowed me to focus on complex business challenges at the intersection of strategy, technology, and growth. In 2021, I earned my MBA from Harvard Business School, which expanded my perspective and sharpened my approach to leadership. That year was also personally meaningful, as I met my husband Mitch. We were married in 2024 and welcomed our son, Oscar, in June 2025. Mitch, Oscar, and our golden retriever Miller, and I currently live in Boston’s Seaport, enjoying city life while navigating the early days of parenthood. We’re beginning to plan a move to the suburbs as we think about the next phase for our family.

It’s been so crazy to reflect on how much has changed since Winsor!

Sarah Coleman King

Since Winsor, I graduated from Columbia College in 2015 and began my career in New York, first in investment banking and then in asset management at J.P. Morgan. After several years in finance, I returned to Columbia for business school, earning my MBA in 2022. After business school, I moved to Chicago and transitioned into management consulting. I’m now a Project Leader at BCG, where I specialize in people and organization topics, including talent strategy, operating model design, and large-scale change. The work is challenging, varied, and a nice blend of analytical and human problem-solving. In September 2024, I married my husband, Michael, and a year later we finally made our way back to Boston, which has felt like a return to familiar ground. We’re settling in with our two dogs, Aquinnah and Lexington, and preparing for our biggest transition yet: we’re expecting our first child, a baby boy, in mid-March. I’m grateful for the foundation Winsor provided and look forward to reconnecting with everyone at the reunion!

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Natalia Lindsey

After getting my BA in Health and Societies from Penn in 2020, I taught English in Spain for a bit before starting work as a litigation paralegal. I left legal services and since 2024,

I’ve been working at Beacon Academy, where I advise students and alumni on navigating high school and college and connect them to exciting learning opportunities. I’m currently living in Quincy, MA, spending lots of time reading and at the beach and traveling when I can. Excited to see everyone at reunion!

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Kelsey Abbrecht

After Winsor, I attended the University of Pennsylvania, where I competed on the varsity women’s squash team. Following graduation, I moved to New York City and began working in buying at Bloomingdale’s. Alongside my corporate role, I’ve continued pursuing my love of art, which recently led me to create a large-scale sculpture in collaboration with an international fashion brand!

Rani Balakrishna

I graduated from Brandeis University with a bachelor’s degree in Politics in May 2025, and I worked in DC in political communications over the summer. I am now working in pro-housing advocacy in Boston, looking for jobs in politics and at grad school on the East Coast, and living at home in Brookline. I’m excited to see everyone at our 5-year reunion!

Caroline Cromwell ’21

After Winsor, I attended Tufts University where I studied physics and economics and graduated in May 2025. While at Tufts, I played on the varsity women’s lacrosse team for all four years and went to two National Championships—this experience gave me meaningful lessons and friendships that will last a lifetime. After graduating college, I traveled around Europe for a month with my Tufts teammates and in July, I started working as a Private Equity analyst in Boston at a firm called BV Investment Partners. I am six months in and learning a ton—it has been a great experience thus far!

Charlotte DeWitt

In May 2025, I graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Government and minors in Classics and History. Upon graduation, I moved to New York City. I am currently an Analyst at Rockefeller Capital Management on the Enterprise Client Coverage team, where I manage key firm-wide client and institutional relationships.

Catherine Friendly ’21

I graduated from Georgetown this past spring, where I majored in Government and minored in Spanish and Economics. This summer, I moved to New York City and started working at Blackstone on the Public Affairs team.

Alexandra Gorham ’21

I graduated from Johns Hopkins in May 2025 and moved back to Boston. I am now a Research Assistant at the Wyss Institute, where I am developing diagnostic technologies for neurodegenerative diseases. Can’t wait to catch up with everyone soon!

Olivia Hall ’21

After Winsor, I went to Bates College where I majored in both Math and Hispanic Studies and minored in History. At Bates, I played lacrosse and club ice hockey. I am now working at the Groton School as a Math Teaching Fellow. I teach math and coach field

hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse. Coming up in May, I am excited to run my first marathon in Vermont!

Caitlin Smith ’21

After Winsor, I attended Northwestern University, studying biology and global health on the pre-med track. I loved exploring the Chicago area, cheering on Northwestern’s sports teams, and working as an emergency medical technician on an ambulance when I wasn’t in class. I also studied in Paris for a semester and earned a minor in French. Following my graduation in June 2025, I started working as a clinical research coordinator at Mass General Hospital, collaborating with a bone marrow transplant oncologist on a survivorship program. I plan to apply to medical school this spring!

Isabella Svantamaria-Dehni ’21

Since graduating from Winsor, I recently graduated from Northeastern University this past December, where I studied Economics and Business Administration. My time in college included a year abroad in London and two 6-month-long co-ops. As I take my next steps, I’m preparing for the GMAT and enjoying the brief pause between chapters. I’m excited for what’s ahead and grateful for the lifelong friendships that began at Winsor.

Broadening the Field

from co-chairing a National High School Sports Analytics Association (NHSSAA) to teaching baseball analytics in public libraries, ginny choe ’27 is expanding who has access to the analytical side of sports. As a leader in the growing field of high school sports analytics, she combines technical skill with a deep belief in community, mentorship, and representation. Her story is one of learning by doing—and bringing others along in the process. Read excerpts of our interview with Ginny below, or check out the full conversation at winsor.edu/bulletin/broadening-the-field.

What drew you to analytics, and how did you start seeing data as a form of storytelling rather than just numbers?

My dad and I always watched baseball and talked analytics together. We had a chart that had both the expected runs and probability of scoring of every single offensive scenario. I remember watching Red Sox games and trying to calculate the probability or expected value of almost every inning. Many of these numbers I still have memorized (before the pitch clock was added, the expected value of a bases-loaded, no-outs scenario is around 2.5). Around that time I started to see analytics as a way of storytelling. I’ve learned about so many scenarios that seem baffling at first, but when looking at the statistics, they are simple and seemingly obvious. Currently, one of the aspects of baseball that I find interesting is how the game is changing. Almost every single change that has happened over the last five years is explained by data. Pitchers’ starts being much shorter than they were ten years ago, for example, is backed up by tons of statistics that prove that pitchers get significantly less and less effective every inning that they pitch.

What gap did you see that inspired you to lead the NHSSAA, and what has surprised you most about building something national while still in high school?

The most surprising aspect has been the support that we’ve received. I would say that around 90% of the speakers we host have said the exact same thing: “I love what you’re doing because I would’ve loved this when I was in high school.” For me, not only is this impactful because our organization is creating opportunities for an under-resourced topic, but also because we are building a generation of analytical, thoughtful, and curious kids who are eager to join the sports community. The support that we’ve received from professionals who are also trying to build this type of community has been incredibly helpful for the organization, but has also made me hopeful about the future of sports analytics.

When you look ahead, how do you imagine sports analytics continuing to shape your path— and what excites you most about what’s next?

What I love about sports analytics is that it’s not necessarily about sports! Every lesson that I’ve learned from studying the stats and extrapolating predictions from them has taught me how to think analytically in everyday life. This is why sports analytics is such a special subject: it disguises critical thinking skills and analysis into a fun, community driven, accessible subject that engages students (including me!). I’m looking forward to sharing my story and my ideas through writing, and I hope that the critical thinking skills that I’ve gained over the last few years will help me no matter where I end up. ●

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Supporting Endless Possibility

Kristin Bennett ’85 remembers Winsor as the place where she was truly seen and supported at a moment that shaped the course of her life.

“When my family situation changed suddenly during my junior year, everything felt uncertain,” she recalls. “Without hesitation, Miss Wing and the board of trustees stepped in and took care of my tuition for both junior and senior year.” That act of generosity, she says, went far beyond financial support. “It gave me a sense of self-worth. Winsor believed in me before I believed in myself.”

That experience left a lasting imprint, as did her experiences with Winsor faculty. Kristin credits her teachers and mentors not only for their academic rigor, but for their deep humanity. Math faculty David Meyers sparked her love of learning through humor and joy—”He made math fun!”—while English faculty Judy Robbins instilled confidence and courage. “She made us believe our voices mattered,” Kristin says. “Even now, she still reaches out with encouragement. That sense of being seen has never gone away.”

Those lessons and care are at the heart of Kristin’s decision to include Winsor in her estate plans. “I don’t see any other reason we’re here but to help others,” she says. “To support the next generation the way I was supported.”

Thinking about the future fills her with optimism. “When I imagine what students will be learning 50 or 100 years from now—how fast the world is changing—it’s actually fun to think about being part of something that will continue long after I’m gone,” she says. “That’s what an endowed gift does. It keeps the doors open.”

Asked to sum up what Winsor has meant to her, Kristin smiles. “It’s the power of community,” she says. “Because I had that community behind me, I found the courage to believe that anything is possible.”

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