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DOING WELL AND DOING GOOD: MFS AT 225

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A Message from the Head of School

225 Years at Main and Chester

As you receive correspondence from Moorestown Friends, you may notice new

stationery commemorating our 225th anniversary — a reminder that we are

celebrating a major milestone in the school’s history.

Our research shows that MFS is one of the oldest day schools in the country

still operating on its original campus. The names of the families that got together to

“subscribe” the creation of the Friends school at Main and Chester are familiar

today: Matlack, Roberts, Stokes, Lippincott, Collins — Quakers who believed

deeply in the value of a Friends education, even in the earliest years of the nation.

It is an honor to serve as the head at such a momentous time in school history.

I can vaguely remember the 175th anniversary celebration. I was a fifth grader at

the time, but I still remember Harrie Price giving us a slide show in the Auditorium

— one of the first events I attended in the ‘big school.’”

I have enjoyed reviewing the interviews and writings of Margaret Kirk, the author of our upcoming book

commemorating the anniversary. It is titled Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225. Though perhaps not destined to

be a New York Times bestseller, we are confident that alumni, parents, and students will find the book lively and

interesting.

The manuscript of the book reinforced for me that our school has weathered good times and bad. The largest

single physical plant expansion of MFS took place in 1929 — a date with obvious complications. While this economy

has made for difficult times for many, we continue to offer the values-based education that has made MFS the top

educational option for South Jersey parents.

An important part of the book chronicles the profound impact of faculty "giants" — teachers who span decades

and leave an indelible mark on hundreds of graduates. The giants of the 20th century include Chester Reagan, Herm

Magee, Floss Brudon, Cully Miller, Jean Ricketts, and Neil Hartman. Our faculty today includes giants who are every

bit as transformational in the lives of our students.

Many activities are being planned to celebrate this wonderful school birthday. We will kick off our anniversary

program with our quadrennial May Day festivities and culminate the year-long celebration at 2011

Commencement, which will feature our 225th graduating class.

Stay tuned in the coming months for announcements about this approaching milestone school year. We will

provide a wide range of opportunities that reflect the uniqueness and depth of MFS and the MFS experience.

Warm Regards,

Larry Van Meter ’68

Head of School

MOORESTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL110 East Main StreetMoorestown, NJ 08057(856) 235-2900, www.mfriends.org

Head of SchoolLarry Van Meter ’68

Published ByThe Development Office

Director of DevelopmentStephen Zakroff

Assistant Director of DevelopmentBeth Stouffer

Director of Marketing and CommunicationsMike Schlotterbeck

Director of Parent and Alumni ProgramsMatt Nierenberg

Director of Annual GivingKristy Embrack

Development Office StaffSue Giacchetto, Elaine Parellada,Michelle Wartenberg

Photo CreditsRob Buscaglia, Stephen Console,Curt Hudson, Mike Schlotterbeck,Beth Stouffer

Graphic DesignAlison Judah ’86, Hypno Design

Moorestown Friends School admitsstudents without regard to race, color,creed, national origin, ancestry, gender,or sexual orientation.

All photos are identified from left toright unless otherwise indicated.

Printed on recycled paper.

A M O N G F R I E N D SSpring 2010

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ContentsNews and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MFS 225th Anniversary Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Doing Well and Doing Good:MFS at 225 - a Commemorative Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Young Alumni to Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Learning to Serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2010 Career Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

In Memoriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

On the Cover:Fourth Grade Service Club members helpedkindergarten students in Audrey Tedesco’s classmake blankets which were sent to Project Linus.Front row: Colette Smith, Iris Lee, Ethan Weiss.Back row: Ryan Mullock and Alyssa Levine.See story on page 15.

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News and Notes

Carrying the OlympicTorch

The Physical Education Department createdWinter Olympics fever at

MFS. Led by Physical Education and Health teacher JulieWilliamson

Sullivan, an elaborate “OlympicWall” was developed in the Field House.

Wooden Olympic rings, crafted byWoodworking Teacher Marty Richter,

were the centerpiece of the display. The wall contained the flags of

every participating nation, descriptions and photos of eachWinter

Olympic event, up-to-date medal standings, and the Olympic creed:

"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to

take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but

the struggle. The essential thing is not to have

conquered but to have fought well."

Sullivan welcomed a number of

Lower School classes for short

presentations describing the Olympics

and displaying for students some of the

equipment used inWinter

Olympic sports.

Middle/Upper School Health/P.E. Teacher Julie WilliamsonSullivan discusses the Olympics with prekindergarten students.

2009-10 Teacher LeadersTeacher Leaders for the 2009-10 school year were

announced in the fall. They are Fifth Grade TeacherKathy Cook, Upper School Physics Teacher Tim Clarke,First Grade Teacher Teri Kaiser and Director ofMulticultural Affairs and World Languages/EnglishTeacher Karen Washington. The Teacher Leader programgrew out of the 2004 Strategic Plan. Candidates must haveat least 15 years of teaching experience (with at least 5years at MFS) and go through a detailed applicationprocess. Teacher Leaders are not only outstanding in theclassroom but provide important leadership among theirpeers and the entire MFS community.

Director of CollegeGuidance Appointed

Meredith Hanamirian has beenappointed the new Director ofCollege Guidance beginning July 1,2010. She replaces Katy Rinehart,who is retiring at the end of theschool year after a distinguished 16-year career at MFS. Hanamirianserved as Director of CollegeCounseling and then as Director of Admissions and FinancialAid at the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, NJ. She iscurrently an independent college counselor and works as agrant writer. She has taught Spanish at Wardlaw-Hartridge,The McLean School in Potomac, MD and Dana Hall Schoolin Wellesley, MA. A graduate of Sidwell Friends inWashington DC, Meredith has a B.A. from Bates College anda M.A. in Private School Leadership from ColumbiaUniversity Teachers College. She and her husband, John,have two daughters in the Lower School.

Karen Washington Teri Kaiser

Kathy Cook Tim Clarke

Meredith Hanamirian

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News and Notes

Two Sophomores Earn Prestigious Summer InternshipsTwo sophomores have been

accepted as paid summer interns inthe prestigious Science andEngineering Apprentice Program(SEAP) with the U.S. Office of NavalResearch.

Karan Hiremath and Gabe Hegewill spend eight weeks this summerconducting research at a Departmentof Navy (DoN) laboratory.

The goals of SEAP are toencourage participating students topursue science and engineeringcareers, to further their education viamentoring by laboratory personneland their participation in research,and to make them aware of DoNResearch and technology efforts,which can lead to employmentwithin the DoN.

Hiremath, who will work in either Lakehurst, NJ orPotomac River, MD, is looking forward to the practicalnature of the internship. “It’s hands-on work. You actuallyget to be involved in the design process,” he said.

SEAP provides competitive research internships toapproximately 250 high school students each year.

Both Hiremath and Hege are active participants in theMoorestown Friends robotics program under the tutelageof Upper School Physics Teacher Tim Clarke.

Senior Wins National Achievement ScholarshipSenior Phillip Dorsey has been

designated a National AchievementScholarship winner. He is one of 800scholarship recipients out of morethan 160,000 African-Americanstudents who enter the NationalAchievement Scholarship program.

The National Achievement®Scholarship Program is an academiccompetition established in 1964 toprovide recognition for outstanding African-American highschool students. Students may enter both the NationalAchievement Program and the National Merit® Program bytaking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit ScholarshipQualifying Test and meeting other published requirementsfor participation.

Last year, Dorsey was inducted into the Cum LaudeSociety, a national honor society for academicallychallenging independent schools, and the NationalSpanish Honor Society. He is a member of the boysbasketball team and also involved in the robotics program.

Karan Hiremath

Gabe Hege

Phillip Dorsey

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Rinehart and McEwan Announce Retirements

Two long-time faculty members have announced

their retirements effective at the end of the 2009-10

school year.

Preschool teacher Patricia

McEwan has brought her

nurturing and intellectual

approach to the youngest MFS

students for 14 years. “Patricia

knows well that cognitive

development is far more than

memorizing facts and has been

instrumental in developing an early childhood

curriculum where students learn not only knowledge,

skills and concepts, but also the ‘learning to learn’ skills

that are important to future learning,” said Lower

School Director Kelly Goula. “She has made it her life’s

work to ensure that young children are taught the

lessons of tolerance, equality, community, and resilience

through her compassionate, child-centered approach.”

For 16 years, Chair of the

English Department and Director

of College Guidance Katy

Rinehart has supplied academic

leadership and provided

students and parents with a

stellar resource as they navigate

the complex environment of

college admissions. “Katy has an unusual combination

of professional skills and a passionate commitment to

her work,” said Associate Head of School and Academic

Dean Barbara Caldwell. “Her work in the college

guidance office has assisted hundreds of students in

their college searches. Whether composing a

recommendation for a senior, teaching an AP English

class on King Lear or preparing for her next marathon,

Katy is always fully engaged.”

Look for more detailed stories about these two

retirees in the Fall 2010 issue of Among Friends.

Patricia McEwan

MFS Mourns the Passing of FormerTrustee David Emmons

Former trustee and alumni parent

David Emmons, a scholar with a

profound sense of social justice, died

on October 19, 2009. He taught at

Richard Stockton College for 27

years, where he was a Professor of

Criminal Justice. Mr. Emmons served

on the Moorestown Friends School

Committee from 2000-07.

“David had a gift for providing understated Quaker wisdom at just the

right moment,” said Head of School Larry Van Meter. “He will be

greatly missed.”

After earning a B.A. fromYale University and Ph.D. from the University

of Chicago, Mr. Emmons spent time as a civil rights worker in Mississippi

in 1965-1969, where he was a community organizer, a campaign worker

for the Holmes County Freedom Democratic Party, director of the Six

County Voter Education Project and co-founder of the Mississippi

Action for Community Education. With a Stockton colleague, he

originated, designed and taught “Understanding September 11,” the

largest course ever taught at Stockton. The course won numerous

state and national awards, and it began his career as a photographer. He

photographed sites in New Jersey, Philadelphia, Shanksville, PA, Utah,

Nevada, Michigan and Ohio. These photographs have been exhibited in

NewYork and New Jersey. With his daughter, Molly ’99, Mr. Emmons

began his second project photographing post-Katrina New Orleans. He

is survived by his daughter, his father, Alton, and his two brothers, John

and James.

A complete obituary can be found online in Among Friends Extras,

found in the News section of the school website www.mfriends.org.

News and Notes

Katy Rinehart

David Emmons

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May Day and Alumni Weekend . . . . . . . . . . May 7-8, 2010

Opening All-School Convocation . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 2010

Opening Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 25, 2010

Guest Speaker and Distribution of:Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225 . . . . . . Oct. 2010

Alumni Soccer Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 27, 2010

Alumni Basketball Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 21, 2010

Day of Service on MLK, Jr. Day . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 17, 2011

An Auction in Celebration of the 225th . . March 12, 2011

The Return of Color Day andAlumni Weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 6-7, 2011

Commencement for the Class of 2011 . . . . . . June 11, 2011

Plus…

Guest Lectures on Campus

Regional Alumni Gatherings

A tour of the Mount Laurel and Medford Meeting Houseswith Lower and Middle School Quaker Education TeacherLynne Brick

A tour of the Philadelphia Art Museum withformer Arts Department Chair Richard Marcucci

A tour of Paulsdale (home of Alice Paul - MFS Class of1901) with former Social Studies Teacher Margaret BarnesMansfield and former Lower School Librarian MiriamFeyerherm

And More!

For more information, please contact Matt Nierenberg, Director of Parent

& Alumni Programs, at (856) 914-4416 or mnierenberg@mfriends.org.

Celebrating 225 years!

Thanks to the efforts of faculty, staff, students and the Alumni Association, there are a host of

events and activities being planned in celebration of the school’s 225th Anniversary from

Spring 2010 to June 2011. Be sure to check the MFS website and watch for e-mail blasts with

information on the events noted below as well as additional activities.

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For generations, Moorestown Friends School hasgraduated students who have become leading

entrepreneurs, physicians, public servants, lawyers,scientists, academics and more. Young Alumni to Watchprofiles MFS grads under 40 years old.

Look for additional young alumni to be profiled inforthcoming issues, providing a snapshot of how theMoorestown Friends School experience has had an impacton lives and careers. Who were key influences from theirMFS education? How are they using what they learned atMFS in their professional role?

As many note in their profiles, Moorestown Friends hasprovided the foundation for great success in life and in theworkplace.

Young Alumni to Watch“There were a lot of kids in college and medical school who went to

boarding prep schools or Ivy League colleges, but I quickly found out that

there's more to a man or woman than the name of a school. Hard work,

compassion, service, these are the basic elements needed to succeed in

this world. And I learned them all from MFS.”

– Steven Porter, M.D. ’98

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Anastasia Pozdniakova was recentlypromoted to Managing Director withFieldstone, an employee-owned boutiquebank in New York City, with a focus onproviding financial advice to companiesand entrepreneurs in the power, energyand infrastructure industries.

After graduating from Penn in 2000,she joined Fieldstone. She immediatelytook to the industry. “I embrace ourfirm’s entrepreneurial environment andworking at the forefront and, hopefully,the future of the renewable powerindustry,” said Pozdiankova.

An example of a current project isher work with a New Jersey-basedcompany to secure necessary capital todevelop wind power facilities off thecoast of Atlantic City.

In 2008 she completed the WhartonExecutive MBA program, after beingadmitted as a Fellow - someone with lessthan eight years of experience but withoutstanding promise for advancement ina managerial career.

Pozdniakova spent two years atMFS. “My fondest memories are of allthe teachers who welcomed me to MFSas a junior, only a couple months aftermy family moved to the U.S. fromRussia,” she said. “Their kind attentionmade the transition easier for me and myparents and provided us with a sense ofcommunity.”

Looking back at her time at theschool, Quaker values are what stand outmost. “Quaker values of non-violenceand passive resistance stand out in mymind,” she said. “At the time I did notrealize how much it was a part of myown culture and philosophy and howmuch I connected with those ideas.”

An All-Ivy League tennis player andteam captain at Penn, Pozdiniakovanotes that she still carries a deepappreciation for sports and enjoys thediverse culture and arts that New Yorkhas to offer.

Anastasia Pozdniakova ’96• Fieldstone - Managing Director• B.A., University of Pennsylvania;M.B.A.,Wharton School ofU. of Pennsylvania

Sparking the Renewable Power Industry

So often companies are in the newsfor irresponsible behavior. JonathanYohannon’s job is to communicate andpromote good corporate behavior.

Jonathan Yohannon is a senior vicepresident with Cone, a Boston strategyand communications agency. He worksin the firm’s corporate responsibility areaand has worked with clients such asTimberland, Mattel and CVS tocommunicate their sustainability efforts.At Cone since 2003, Yohannon has alsomanaged the Starbucks and Nestle Wateraccounts, helping the companies dealwith fair trade, environmental and socialissues.

He helps clients evaluate andposition complex information for variousaudiences. His work with Starbucksinvolved helping the companycommunicate complicated coffeesourcing issues — how Starbuckspurchases coffee and works with coffeecommunities, to key stakeholdersincluding employees, consumers andinfluential activist groups. He also ledNestle’s strategy and communicationsaround its environmental initiativesincluding the launch of Eco-shape, alightweight plastic bottle.

“We try to help clients makeresponsible business decisions whilegrowing their business.” said Yohannon.

The range of work is quite varied.One day Yohannon could find himselfworking with a beverage/juice companyto raise awareness of efforts to maintainand stimulate the economy ofindigenous communities that harvestpomegranates. Hours later he could beworking on product safety issues with atoy company.

He has been able to carve out acareer that combines his commitment tocommunity service with hiscommunications skills.

“I like the content,” said Yohannon.“I enjoy the feeling of being able to move‘the big cruise ship’ in a slightlydifferent direction.”

Prior to Cone, he worked as amarketing manager for a D.C. nationalanti-hunger organization before movingto San Francisco to join Ketchum, aglobal public relations agency, where hehelped launch the well-known travelwebsite Orbitz.

Some figures that loom large in hismemory are former English TeacherMark Goodman, Former Social StudiesTeacher Margaret Barnes Mansfield andformer Upper School Dean and SocialStudies Chair Dwight Wilson.

“You need to be a good writer in thisbusiness and Mark Goodman built mywriting foundation,” he said.

Regarding Wilson he said: “Dwightwas very inspirational. He gave all of usa broader perspective on the world.”

He waxes appreciatively about histime at Moorestown Friends. “MFS is aspecial place because of the teachers andthe commitment to community andservice,” he said.

JonathanYohannon ’91• Cone - SeniorVice President,Corporate Responsibility• B.A., M.S., Boston University

Communicating Responsible Corporate Behavior

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Deborah Harris is an associate withICF in Washington DC, an internationalfirm which partners with governmentaland commercial clients to deliverconsulting services and technologysolutions in energy and climate change;environment and infrastructure; health,human services and social programs; andhomeland security and defense matters.

She writes policy and technicalreports related to climate and energy,doing a lot of work with theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Her recent projects have includeddevelopment of the Mandatory ReportingRule for Greenhouse Gases, as well aspreparing a national inventory ofgreenhouse gases. She also workedextensively with the Global CarbonCapture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) onthe definition of CCS Ready, andconsiderations and recommendedpractices for CCS Ready policy. CarbonCapture and Storage is a technology thatcan reduce emissions from power plantsand factories to almost zero.

This work relates well to heracademic background. At Johns Hopkins,where she earned her master’s degree,she did research for the RegionalGreenhouse Gas Initiative cap and trade

program, in which New Jerseyparticipates, which aims to reduceemissions from power plants.

“Barb Kreider (MFS Science Dept.Chair) got me very interested inchemistry and the sciences,” said Harris.“I really liked science and math and shemade science applicable to real life.Coming from the MFS environment, Iwent into college more responsible interms of time management.”

The most enjoyment comes fromseeing the fruits of her labor. “I really seean impact from what I do,” said Harris.“I help write EPA regulations and it’sreally exciting to see them put intoaction.”

A teacher that still has a significantimpact of her life is Chester ReaganChair for Religious and Quaker StudiesPriscilla Taylor-Williams, known to moststudents as “PTW.”

“PTW taught me the value of hardwork,” said Harris. “And she takes thetime to get to know you and is alwaysinterested in how you’re doing.”

Deborah Harris ’03• ICF International - Associate• B.S., Carnegie Mellon University;M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University

Impacting the Environment

Clinical psychologist MikeStrambler’s passion is studying andpromoting academic learning especiallyamong ethnic minority and at-risk youth.His applied research has taken himacross the country to all types of schoolsettings in places such as Chicago,Bridgeport, CT, and Berkeley, CA.

“I’m very interested in how studentsvalue their academic learning and howmuch they identify with learning,” hesaid. Much of his work involves studyingthe impact of three key areas forstudents: the student-teacherrelationship, the school setting, and thefamily setting.

He is currently a PostdoctoralAssociate at Yale University School ofMedicine, as well as on the staff of theConsultation Center, a joint project of theConnecticut Mental Health Department,and the Department of Psychiatry of YaleUniversity School of Medicine.

After graduating from MorehouseCollege, he earned an M.A. in socialpsychology from the State University ofNew York at Stony Brook, and a Ph.D.

from the University of California atBerkeley in clinical and communitypsychology.

His MFS experience has apronounced impact on his research. “Ialways use MFS as a model of the kindof culture that needs to be in place tosupport psychological engagement withlearning,” said Strambler. “I have real-life experience in the things I’mpromoting.”

Surprisingly, it is a moment fromsecond grade, his first year at MFS, thatstill resonates with Strambler today.

He tells the story of trying to do afront flip on the schoolyard and failingmiserably, luckily not injuring himself.His teacher, Ms. Boothby, pulled himaside as he expected to be scolded.Instead she explained that his classmateslooked up to him as a leader and that heneeded to be aware that his actions hadan impact on others.

“That was my first criticalacademic moment,” said Strambler.“Ms. Boothby played a key role in howI identify as a leader.”

Michael Strambler ’92•Yale University School of Medicine -Postdoctoral Associate• B.A., Morehouse College;M.A., SUNY-Stony Brook;Ph.D., U. of California, Berkeley

Promoting Learning for At-Risk Youth

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Mercy Romero is a President'sPostdoctoral Fellow at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, in the FeministStudies Department. She earned a B.A.from Barnard College, summa cumlaude, and her Ph.D. in Ethnic Studiesfrom Berkeley, one of only four schoolsin the U.S. to offer this program at thedoctoral level.

In January she visited MFS to speakwith students and visit with faculty andstaff. A former Camden Scholar,Romero’s visit was especially meaningfulfor current Camden Scholars, with whomRomero spent two periods of the day.

“She made me realize how relevantCamden was to my education,” saidcurrent Camden Scholar KeyanahFreeland, bound for Columbia Universityin the fall. “Thanks to our conversation, Iknow how Camden has influenced me.”

Romero credits two former MFSteachers with paving the way for hercareer path.

“Dwight Wilson (former UpperSchool Dean and Social Studies Chair)was a wonderful teacher and mentor,”she said. “He instilled in me the sense ofthe writer as historian.”

She also discussed her admirationfor former English teacher John “Doc”LaVia.

“Dr. LaVia was an amazing teacher,”she said. “I admired him a lot.” Sherecalled initially struggling withShakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, but lateron in her high school career she thrivedwhen reading Hamlet and MacBeththanks to the magic of Dr. LaVia. “It wasbeautiful,” she said. “He lovedShakespeare and it showed.”

Admittedly quiet in the classroom,MFS affirmed that this was OK. “MFSrevalued for me what it meant to bequiet,” she said. “I was not afraid to bequiet and considered it spiritual practicein contemplation.”

Her fellowship is the culminatingactivity of a journey toward academia. Inaddition to working as a graduatestudent instructor at Cal, she alsoworked as a waitress, all whilemaintaining a family – she makes herhome in Oakland with her partner MartelPrice and two children (ages 5 and 1).

After completing her fellowship inJuly, she hopes to find a tenure-trackfaculty position.

Romero’s hometown of Camden isheld close to her heart. She has writtenabout the town, most notably in 2005when she published an article, “I See Allthe Prisoners in the Prisons: Poetry andPoverty at 330 Mickle Boulevard,” in the

Mickle Street Review, an electronicjournal of Walt Whitman and AmericanStudies published by Rutgers University-Camden.

“Camden is so denigrated by themedia,” she said. “It’s such an importantplace and I hope to do more writing andresearch about the city.”

Mercy Romero ’92• University of California, Berkeley -President’s Postdoctoral Fellow -Feminist’s Studies Dept.• B.A., Barnard College;Ph.D. U. of California, Berkeley

Camden is Still on Her Mind

Katherine Barnes is an associateprofessor of law at the James E. RogersCollege of Law at the University ofArizona. She also serves as Director ofthe Rogers Program on Law and Society.She teaches courses on topics includingpublic employment law, racial profiling,and statistical theory and methods.

One of her most notable careerexperiences was clerking for now-Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayorin the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appealsin 2002-03.

During the year Barnes clerked forSotomayor, she worked ondiscrimination cases, police practicecases and a range of others.

"She was always thinking verycarefully about all the issues and whatcould happen," she told the UA News inan article published in August. "I learneda lot about the way to look at a case inthe first instance and try to see the broadpicture – not just what the parties weretalking about."

Barnes earned her bachelor’s degreefrom Swarthmore and taught computer

science and physics at a small girlsschool in Connecticut for two years.

She then focused her attention on acareer in law education and went on toearn a J.D. from the University ofMichigan and a Ph.D. in Statistics fromthe University of Minnesota, where herhusband, Gautam Gowrisankaran, was aprofessor.

After four years at WashingtonUniversity’s (MO) law school, Barnesand her husband both landed at theUniversity of Arizona, where they aretenured professors.

The daughter of retired SocialStudies Teacher Margaret BarnesMansfield, Barnes spoke of severalteachers (in addition to her mother)making an impact on her personally.“Will Perkins, Mary Williams, SteveEdgerton, and Jane Woods wereimportant to me,” she said. “I think theteacher/student relationships are uniqueat MFS…the teachers know studentswell, and this matters a lot.”

Katherine Barnes ’89• University of Arizona -Associate Professor of Law andDirector of the Rogers Programof Law and Society• B.S., Swarthmore College;J.D., University of Michigan;Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Teaching the Law

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Steven Porter’s medical career isalready quite impressive. He is currentlya resident in anesthesiology at Mt. SinaiMedical Center in New York City. Prior tothat, he spent a year as a general surgeryintern at Mt. Sinai. Porter graduated fromthe University of Pennsylvania School of

Medicine in 2007.After completing his current

residency in 2011, a one-year fellowshipawaits in regional anesthesiology at theMayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL.

In his three years at Mt. Sinai, hehas also founded a resident mentoringprogram and conducted a lecture seriesfor students and incoming residents. AtPenn, he was the recipient of theDepartment of Dermatology Fellowship.

Having attended MFS fromprekindergarten through graduation, hewas eager to share memories. “There isno one teacher that molded myeducational path or career,” he said. “Itmy home away from home – acomfortable, nurturing environment, inwhich I could explore and be myself thatreally got me started.”

Porter, who already has co-authoredmore than 10 scholarly articles, goes onto provide a laundry list of great teachersand classes, current and past that haveshaped him.

It is a veritable game of MFS“Jeopardy!” as Porter rattles off teachersand courses in a written response:

“The first teacher that comes tomind probably for every student from

my day is Doc LaVia. His presence atMFS was the backbone for a lot of thehumanistic studies of my generation.Mrs. Mansfield's social studies classes,Sandy Heath's maps of the world, BeckyStern's The Scarlet Letter, ChuckAmidon's American History, Ms.Weiner's music class (even though Ididn't play an instrument), these aresome other highlights. Mr. Omilian’scalculus class got me interested enoughto finish a minor in math when I hitcollege. Mr. Clarke's Physics sessionsmade me consider (albeit briefly) tryingmy hand at a physics major when I wentto college. And Mr. Walz's and Mr.Brunswick's gym classes bring fondmemories to me and my classmates.”

But ultimately, it is the values thatwere the largest MFS takeaway forPorter. “There were a lot of kids incollege and medical school who wentto boarding prep schools or Ivy Leaguecolleges, but I quickly found out thatthere's more to a man or woman thanthe name of a school,” he said. “Hardwork, compassion, service … these arethe basic elements needed to succeedin this world. And I learned them allfrom MFS.”

A Doctor with Plenty of MFS MemoriesSteven Porter ’98• Mt. Sinai Medical Center,NewYork City -Anesthesiology Resident• B.A., Johns Hopkins University;M.D, University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Medicine

Linsey Davis is a New York-basedcorrespondent for ABC NewsOne, thenetwork's affiliate news service. Davisalso reports for "World News Saturday"and "World News Sunday." She hascovered the 9/11 terror attacks on NewYork, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,a Democratic National Convention andthe death of Michael Jackson.

She thrives on the immediacy andexcitement of her work.

“You’re really there when historygets made,” she said. “It’s different everyday and I love to write, too.”

Recently, she was assigned to coverthe earthquake in Haiti.

“The earthquake occurred around4 p.m. on a Tuesday and by 9 p.m. wewere on a plane to Santa Domingo,Dominican Republic,” she said.

Davis and the ABC crew then took a15-hour bus trip to get to Port-au-Prince,where they stayed for seven dayscovering the natural disaster.

What stuck with her were thestriking differences in reactions byHaitians compared to New Yorkers on9/11. “The Haitians have dealt with suchhardship, you just didn’t see the anguish

on their faces that you would expect,”she said. “I can still see the faces of NewYorkers on 9/11. It puts things inperspective.”

Her first experience in a newsroomtook place courtesy of Intensive Learningat MFS, when she visited the KYWnewsroom in Philadelphia with a groupled by former Chemistry Teacher SteveEdgerton.

Davis earned her B.A. in psychologyfrom the University of Virginia and aM.A. in communications from New YorkUniversity.

She values her Friends education,particularly the emphasis onindividuality. “MFS is like a family,” shesaid. “Individuality was encouraged. Ihad previously attended public schoolwhere it was easy to get lost in thecrowd.”

Former Ensemble director DavieWeiner had a significant impact onDavis. “She was always open, honest anddemanding with her students” saidDavis. “She made me feel like she was afriend more than a teacher. She had apassion for music and tried to instill thatin those of us in the ensemble.”

The MFS network is still servingDavis well as she often converses withJanice Johnston ‘88, a producer withABC’s 20/20. “Janice is very helpfulgiving feedback on stories,” said Davis.“The MFS network casts a large web.”

Linsey Davis ’95• ABC NewsOne Correspondent• B.A., University ofVirginia,M.A., NewYork University

Reporting History

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After graduating from Vermont,Bryan Alley bounced around theinsurance industry in New Jersey andCalifornia. However, it was a careermove into copier sales that led to thegermination of an idea that spawned anexploding business for Alley and his co-founder – E-Cycle Environmental.

As Alley began work as a copiersalesman, he quickly became cognizantof the large amounts of e-waste found atall types of businesses and organizations– computer monitors, scanners, copiers,phones, and much more. Alley andfriend Jason Parr began moonlighting ase-waste recyclers, providing businesseswith legitimate ways to dispose ofe-waste.

With $25,000 in seed money, he andParr developed a business plan andquickly obtained some big-name clientssuch as Honda, the University ofSouthern California and Toyota. E-CycleEnvironmental was up and running.Finding employees was not difficulteither. “We found people who wanted towork hard and do something good forthe environment,” he said.

Now the company disposes a widerange of waste for companies, large andsmall, ranging from office equipment tolarge machinery to paper, plastics, woodand steel from warehouses to products

required for disposal to protect acompany’s liabilities.

The company has been in businessfor five years, with offices in LosAngeles, San Francisco, San Diego andSeattle, and recycles 500,000 lbs. ofwaste per month.

“It’s a scalable business model,” saidAlley. “We hope to have offices in NewJersey and Wisconsin by the end of theyear. We want to be everywhere.”

He is quick to assert, however, thatthere are challenges in his industry. Alarge part of what E-Cycle Environmentdoes is education.

Currently vast quantities of wastefrom the United States are exported todeveloping countries for recycling. Inmany cases the wastes are toxic andconsidered hazardous by the EPA. Inmany developing countries there are fewenvironmental laws, so things can berecycled with no regard for the health ofthe people or the environment. E-CycleEnvironmental supports the DomesticRecycling Campaign and attempts topartner with organizations that recyclelocally in the United States.

An MFS student from kindergartenon, Alley appreciates the life-longrelationships he has formed with MFSclassmates.

“The bonds you make at MFS…you

never make bonds like that again,” hesaid. “When I run into people it’s likenothing has changed.”

The teachers were great, as well, henoted. He singled out former EnglishTeacher John “Doc” LaVia and MusicTeacher and Ensemble Director DavieWeiner (“a second mom”) as notableinfluences.

Summing up his experience, hereflected: “MFS teaches you those ethicalcore values that stick with you for life.”

Bryan Alley ’95• E-Cycle Environmental -Founder/Owner• B.S., University ofVermont

One can imagine the amount ofoversight necessary to protect theinterests of one of the world’s largestcities.

Amrita Prabhakar Barth is one of600 attorneys in New York City’s massive

law department. Working in the Contractand Real Estate areas, the Georgetowngraduate enjoys the diversity of the work.

“I deal with all city agencies and amconstantly learning what everyone does,”she said. Her work day can includeprojects such as major constructioncontract bids, information technologyleases, reviewing city leases withprofessional sports teams, and work oncity parks. A recent project saw Barthoverseeing the sale of assets from thenow-closed “old” Yankee Stadium andShea Stadium.

After graduating from Georgetown,she worked as a paralegal for a year inNew York. She then moved with herthen-fiance to Santiago, Chile where sheworked for a shipping company for ayear before they moved back to NewYork City.

She earned her J.D. from BrooklynLaw School in 2001 and then worked forfour years with Weil Gotshal Manges,specializing in bankruptcy work. Sheworked on the highly publicized Enroncase for the firm.

In 2005, she moved to New YorkCity’s law department.

She cited her kindergarten andfourth grade teacher LaRue Evans as asignificant influence on her life andcareer.

“She was amazing,” said Barth. “Ihonestly remember things she taught usin kindergarten. She gave a lot ofindividual attention and was so caring.She’s somebody I still think of 30 yearslater.”

Barth also appreciates the challengespresented by former English teacher John“Doc” Lavia, particularly as she pushedto earn an A in her weekly essays afterrepeated B+ grades. “He made me pushmyself more than I might have,” shesaid. “He really made us work hard.”

Barth was emphatic is citing theuniqueness of Moorestown FriendsSchool.

“The values were infused intoeverything,” she said. “Teachers didmore than stand in front of the class;they nurtured the whole student.”

Amrita Prabhakar Barth ’92• NewYork City Law Department -Senior Counsel• B.A., Georgetown;J.D., Brooklyn Law School

Looking Out for the Big Apple

Making Recycling Easy

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Learning to Serve

“The search for truth, whichbegins in comtemplation,finds expression in action.”– Robert Smith ’42Former Headmaster, Sidwell Friends School

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An Interview with the “QuakerLadies” about Service at MFS

For 225 years, Quaker values have

been at the core of the MFS mission.

This manifests itself with the “Examined

Life” program, which provides the

spiritual and ethical education

foundation for the school, from

preschool to grade 12. A significant

aspect of the Examined Life program is

service learning.

Chester Reagan Chair for Religious

and Quaker Studies Priscilla Taylor-

Williams pairs with Lower/Middle

School Quaker

Education Teacher

Lynne Brick to

form the duo

affectionately

known as the

“Quaker Ladies.”

The impact they

and their

department have

on the school is

immeasurable.

Along with Service

Coordinators Gail

Barna (Upper

School) and Parker

Curtis (Lower

School/Middle

School), Taylor-

Williams and

Brick oversee the

myriad service learning activities that

take place at MFS.

Q: Please explain service learning.

PTW: Service is generated as much

as possible by students at MFS. Service

learning allows students to participate in

an organized service activity that meets a

need and allows them to reflect on the

activity to gain further understanding of

that need, and how to best meet the

need. It involves a deep sense of

personal reflection as well as

understanding of the quality and range of

service available to meet the need. We

Project Linus: Kids Helping KidsWhen Kindergarten Teacher Audrey

Tedesco was brainstorming for a servicelearning activity for her class this year,she had one stipulation.

“I wanted our activity to be kidshelping kids,” she said. “And I wantedthe kids to do the work.”

Thanks to connections at MFS,Tedesco learned about opportunitiesavailable to create blankets for ProjectLinus, an organization that provideschildren who are seriously ill,traumatized, or otherwise in need withnew, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.”

Making things simple in the classroom were blanket kits available throughProject Linus. “The kids knew we couldn’t sew the blankets ourselves, so this wasa great opportunity to make the blankets without much additional help,” saidTedesco. The kindergartners diligently raised money for the blanket kits by sellingRice Krispie Treats (made in the classroom) to Middle School students.

Once the blanket kits arrived, Tedesco called upon the Fourth Grade ServiceClub to help tie the blanket panels together. The club provides guidance andleadership for many Lower School activities with direction provided by LowerSchool Quaker Education Teacher Lynne Brick.

Fourth grader Alyssa Levine enjoys her leadership role. “We’re older now, sowe have more responsibilities,” she said.

Fellow fourth grader Colette Smith is getting accustomed to her leadershiprole in service activities. “I want to be a teacher so I like helping the little kids,”she said. “You need to set a good example and be kind to everybody.”

Project Linus connections are not limited to the Lower School. One wouldtypically not expect several athletic boys to head up a club that makes blankets.However, thanks to the efforts of a persistent College Guidance Assistant (andmother) Tina Dwyer, Project Linus has generated interest among a group of UpperSchool students that resulted in the creation of the Project Linus Club. The groupof approximately 10 students has spent lunch periods over the past three yearsdesigning and sewing blankets. World Languages Department Chair Josie Paolellois the advisor for the group. The self-effacing Dwyer has two boys in the UpperSchool, Phil and Stephen.

Upper School Project Linus club members look over two quilts headed toProject Linus from MFS. From left: senior Josh Myers, senior Justin Spencer-Linzie, sophomore Michael Omilian, sophomore Stephen Dwyer and seniorChris Elias.

Priscilla Taylor-Williams

Lynne Brick

There are additional links toProject Linus at MFS. In recentyears, making blankets andquilts has been an activity at theMartin Luther King, Jr. Day ofService and this year Director ofMulticultural Affairs KarenWashington led an IntensiveLearning unit surroundingquiltmaking that includedplanning and creating six quiltsgeared for teenagers to be sentto Project Linus.

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try to give them the practical tools for

serving.

We want service to be a

transformative experience for our

students. Service is lifelong and we want

our students to leave here equipped to

serve.

LB: At the younger grade levels, we

try to make the service activities

something they understand. For

instance, at the early childhood levels,

actually showing the students the

different components of the

Thanksgiving meal and discussing how

the meals will be delivered (to needy

families via Camden’s New Visions)

helps the students understand the

“Who? What? When? Where? and Why?”

of the Thanksgiving Food Drive.

PTW: We must also be sure to

carefully monitor all school-driven

service initiatives. We are an educational

institution first and we can’t overwhelm

our community. If not properly

coordinated, the service can fail and we

won’t meet the need.

Q: Explain the school’s service learning

approach to a natural disaster, such as

the earthquake in Haiti.

PTW: Well, there is an immediate

instinctual reaction among students and

parents: “What do we do?” With the

students, we attempt to gain a better

understanding of what is happening on

the ground. For instance in Haiti, they

needed immediate assistance on

location: search and rescue, critical care,

food distribution, security, clothing and

blankets, and more.

The Red Cross is known for helping

people find each other and they are fast

enough and have the know-how to

address these immediate needs. So we

decided that proceeds from our drive

would be sent to the Red Cross. The

students decided to host a Pajama Day in

which they would bring in a donation

for earthquake relief for the right to wear

Food Not Bombs Club: Learning About HomelessnessThe Food Not Bombs Club is an example of how Moorestown Friends School

is able to adjust to the needs of students and the needs of the community.Established originally four years ago by a group of Upper School students

looking for an outlet for political advocacy and expression, the group is spending2009-10 learning about the factors and issues surrounding homelessness. The FoodNot Bombs movement is alive in 1,000 cities around the world to protest war,poverty and the destruction of the environment.

The club in the past spent a lot of time rescuing food from restaurants,bakeries and food stores. They would then meet weekly to prepare vegetarianmeals. However, establishing a consistent schedule was challenging for studentsand teachers. This caused the club to re-examine their mission.

“There is already a great deal of material giving coming from the school,” saidadvisor and MS/US Spanish teacher Rob Buscaglia. “We’re looking at the factorsthat cause homelessness and becoming more informed.”

This analysis is framed by four major questions:• What is homelessness?• Who are the homeless?• What are the factors that lead to and sustain homelessness?• Who is doing what to address homelessness?The goal of the club is to become a clearinghouse of information for the school

regarding homelessness. In addition to their research, the club recently conducteda cookware and kitchenware drive with plans to conduct a spring diaper drive.

“We educate ourselves about homelessness and poverty through discussionand participation in service programs,” said junior club member George Bader.“We’re focused on identifying the causes of poverty, and discussing the differentapproaches to alleviating the problems.”

They have visited or have had representatives visit MFS from organizationssuch as Project Home, St. Francis Inn Ministries of Kensington, Ready, Willing andAble, Pathways to Housing and Cradles to Crayons. Each organization servesdifferently and the students discuss the pros and cons of each entity.

After this thorough year of in-depth study, the club hopes to be a leader in theMFS community guiding students and organizations as to how to best serve thehomeless.

“Quaker Ladies” on Service...

The Food Not Bombs Club shown making meals for the homeless in 2009.

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pajamas. The school raised over $5,000

and many donations from students were

above and beyond what you’d expect

from a young person, who may have had

to analyze what was in their piggy bank.

Parents are continually amazed by the

generosity shown by our students.

LB: Our Afterschool Supervisor

Joanne Mitchell then brought to our

attention the drive to collect crutches

being coordinated by Cooper Hospital

and we were able to quickly put in place

a crutches drive that was also quite

successful. Joanne volunteered to

personally transport all donated crutches

to Cooper.

Q: The graduation service requirement

is 50 hours. How is this determined?

PTW: We are trying to create a

lifelong interest in service. At MFS, we

have many students who often do

hundreds of hours of service, far beyond

the requirement, because they find a

need that they want to help serve and

latch onto activities through school

clubs, community organizations and

more.

Q: How are service learning activities

coordinated in the Lower School for

young students?

LB: It’s a combination of activities

led by our classroom teachers and those

driven by our Fourth Grade Service

Club. This club meets once every six

days at lunch and provides leadership

for Lower School service activities and

also supports All-School activities like

Thanksgiving Happening and MLK, Jr.

Service Day. Many of these kids go on to

join the Kids for Peace Club in Middle

School and the Service Committee in

Upper School.

A History of Service – WeekendWork CampsThere is a long tradition at Moorestown Friends

School of venturing off campus to serve – whetherthe location is Philadelphia, Camden, New Orleans,Mexico or Tanzania. Weekend Work Camps were alarge part of service at MFS in the 1930s, 1940s and1950s. Many alumni cite this experience as a majorinfluence of the development of their socialconscience…

“David Richie (social studies teacher), who wasa very conscientious Quaker, started somethingcalled The Philadelphia Weekend Work Camp forseventh and eighth graders. Almost every weekend,I’d go with 10 or 12 other MFS students to NortheastPhiladelphia to a black church, Mr. Richie’sheadquarters. We would assemble late Friday afternoon and he would talk to usabout what we were actually doing and why — ‘Work is love made visible.’ We’dsleep on the floor in sleeping bags in the church and in the morning be given ourassignments — different houses or different projects to be involved with, likepainting people’s houses, or doing some minor carpentry. Then we’d come backSaturday night and talk about what we’d done. Mr. Richie made us feel we haddone something good. That’s the thing I remember vividly about developing yoursocial conscience in a practical way and getting experience knowing people verydifferent from yourself, which didn’t happen much when you’re growing up inMoorestown. That weekend work camp had a great effect on me.”

– Robert L. Smith ’42, Former Headmaster at Sidwell Friends School

Weekend Work Camps still exist and are offered by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.For more information visit www.pym.org/workcamps.

“Quaker Ladies” on Service...

Middle School Service Fair • Box Tops for Education to benefit San

Miguel School of Camden • Faculty/Staff Dress Down Days • All-School

Thanksgiving Happening and Food Drive • Habitat for Humanity projects

• Service Trips: Mexico, Everglades, New Orleans, Costa Rica, and more •

Baseball Team’s Summer Camp for Urban Promise Youth from Camden •

Robotics Outreach to Camden and Philadelphia schools • Martin Luther

King, Jr. Day of Service • UNICEF collection • All-School “Keep People

Warm” Drive • Youth Service Opportunity Project in NYC • Numerous

Upper School club activities and fundraisers • Preschool Animal Shelter

Drive • Pajama Days • Prekindergarten Earth Day Family Service Day •

Fourth Grade Service Club • Kindergarten Project Linus Blankets • First

Grade Adopt-a-Bird • Third Grade/Lower School Bottle Cap Recycling

Program • March of DimesWalk America • Middle School Kids for Peace

Clubs • TOPSoccer • Upper School Service Committee

David S. Richie

It’s All About Service…Service at MFS takes place in many shapes and sizes from Preschool -Grade 12. Below is a small sampling of recent activities:

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Keynote remarks by alumni parentBill Haines, Jr. kicked off Career Dayactivities in March. The formerBurlington County Freeholder is Ownerand President of Pine Island CranberryCompany, a fifth-generation, family-owned business that has been inoperation for 118 years. Pine Island,part of the Ocean Spray Cooperative, isthe largest cranberry grower in theGarden State.

The father of Tug Haines ’97, BillHaines, Jr. provided students with anoverview of his company and offeredsome practical career advice whichcentered around one major theme:“Figure out what you love to do and doit really hard.”

Haines discussed his role overseeingthe family business, and described howhis leadership position allowed him tobuild a political career. In 1993, hisbusiness and political connections led tohis involvement in the victoriousgubernatorial election campaign of

Christine Todd Whitman. Haines servedon Whitman’s economic advisorycommittee on the campaign and also onher transition team handling agriculturalpolicy and appointments.

In 1994 he was elected to theBurlington County Board of Freeholderswhere he served for 15 years. Hainesclearly thrived in this position.

“There are two types of politicians,”he said. “Those that want to dosomething and those that want to besomething.” Haines, clearly the former,described the ability of freeholders (thereare five elected in staggered terms) to beinvolved with policy matters andadministrative matters.

His 15-year term in office led toexpanded farmland and open spacepreservation and increaseddevelopment of public parks. “I’m veryproud of what we accomplishmentduring my time as a freeholder,” saidHaines. “And it all came because I wasin a business that gave me the

opportunity to meet a lot of people.”All the while, Haines was growing a

company that had expanded fromgrowing two million to thirty-onemillion pounds of cranberries. “Ourfamily has a simple philosophy: growthe business and leave it in better shapefor the next generation.”

This growth recently included aninternational venture in which Haineswas one of the founding partners inCranberries Austral S.A., a venture todevelop a cranberry industry in Chile.Cranberries Austral has developed 150producing acres with plans to expand to425 acres.

“It was my only opportunity to beinvolved in a new industry in anothercountry,” said Haines. “You never knowwhat’s going to happen…when it comesyou have to take advantage of it.”

This neatly wrapped up one of hisoriginal themes.

“My dad knew exactly what hewanted to do and he became very goodat it, because he loved what he wasdoing…it you find something you love todo, I guarantee you’ll be successful,”concluded Haines.

Bill Haines, Jr.• Alumni Parent• Owner/President,Pine Island Cranberry Co.• Former Burlington CountyFreeholder• B.S. Rutgers University,Cook College

Career Day at MFSEntrepreneur and Civic Leader UrgesStudents to Follow Their Heart

Entrepreneur and former BurlingtonCounty Freeholder Bill Haines, Jr. takesa break from a conversation with juniorCurran Ellis (left) and junior Germanexchange student Simon Hohage.

ADVERTISINGLauren Eni, MFS ’04

Lauren Eni is a seniorassociate mediaplanner at MindSharein New York City.MindShare is a globalcommunicationsagency, deliveringintegrated mediasolutions across all

channels and platforms. They have clientsin the consumer goods, auto, finance,technology, fashion, travel, retail andbusiness-to-business sectors. Eni workson the SAP account; SAP is the largestbusiness management software companyin the world. She is a graduate ofColumbia University with a B.A. ineconomic history.

COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC POLICYJeffrey Harris, MFS ’03

Jeffrey Harris isa public affairscoordinator for theAspen Institute, a non-partisan think tank inWashington, D.C.He helps managethe monthly AspenRoundtable Series,

serves as a liaisonwith the news media, responds to publicinquiries, coordinates news releases forInstitute programs and manages press atpublic programs such as the Aspen IdeasFestival. Before joining the Institute, heworked on media logistics for the 2009Presidential Inaugural Committee. He hasa B.A. from Duke University.

ENVIRONMENT, ENERGYAND POLICYDeborah Harris, MFS ’03

Deborah Harris is anassociate with ICF inWashington DC, aninternational firmwhich partners withgovernmental andcommercial clientsto deliver consultingservices and

technology solutions in energy and climatechange; environment and infrastructure;health, human services and socialprograms; and homeland security anddefense matters.(See more on page 10.)

ENGINEERINGNikki Andrews, MFS ’99

Nikki Andrews holdsa B.S. in civil andenvironmentalengineering from theUniversity of RhodeIsland, and a M.S. incivil engineering andconstructionmanagement from

Northeastern University. She lives inJamestown andis a partner and projectengineer at Environmental Planning andSurveying Inc. in Kingston, Rhode Island.

LAWEdward Hovatter

Edward Hovatter isa shareholder andexecutive committeemember at theSherman Silversteinlaw firm. Hisspecialties are realestate and sports law.He holds a B.A. and

J.D. from Temple University. He is thesecretary of the Moorestown FriendsBoard of Trustees and the parent of threeMFS students: Alexandra, Nicole andSamantha.

MARKETINGJim Peterson

Jim Peterson isPresident of aconsumer division atJP Morgan Chase afterpreviously serving asthe Chief MarketingOfficer. Before joiningJP Morgan, Jim spentseven years with

Johnson & Johnson as a vice president ofsales and marketing, where he managedthe company’s largest consumer productsportfolio, including Band-Aid, Reach,Johnson’s Baby and the Johnson &Johnson corporate equity. He began hiscareer at Procter and Gamble, where heheld brand management assignments inEurope and South America. He is theparent of three MFS students: Emma,Margaret and Jack.

MEDICINEMitesh Trivedi, MFS ’99

Mitesh Trivedi iscurrently finishing hisradiology residencyat Christiana Hospitalin Delaware. Hecompleted hisundergraduate andmedical school trainingat Boston University,

quickly realizing his interest in medicalimaging. His intern year was through theDepartment of Medicine at Albert EinsteinMedical Center in North Philadelphia.

PSYCHOLOGYMichael Strambler, MFS ’92

Michael Strambler is aclinical psychologist.He is currently apostdoctoral associateat Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine, aswell as on the staffof the ConsultationCenter, a joint project

of the Connecticut Mental HealthDepartment and Yale University School ofMedicine’s Department of Psychiatry. (Seemore on page 10.)

SALESDavid Williams, MFS ’85

David Williams ’85 is aNational Account SalesManager – WellnessProducts forPanasonic. Prior tothis position Davidserved as GroupMarketing Manager forPersonal Care

Products and as Senior NationalAdvertising Manager in Panasonic’s BrandStrategy Group. David joined PanasonicPersonal and Professional ProductsCompany as National Marketing Managerin 1998. He had previously served atPanasonic Home and CommercialProducts Company from 1991 to 1995, assales Account Executive and thenNational Accounts Specialist. He is agraduate of Georgetown University, andhas an M.B.A. from The Fuqua School ofBusiness at Duke University. He is the sonof former MFS Upper School Director,College Guidance and English teacherMary Williams.

Career Day at MFS

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1939Mary Webster Parker writes: “Myhusband and I have moved to aretirement home in Evanston, IL, whereour daughter and her family live.”

1942Janet Hall Birdsall writes: “The familygrows! Four grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren. All is well.”

1948Barbara Jefferis Gunn Haines writes:“My children and grandchildren keepme busy! I am so blessed to have them.Peg Voorhees Beal and I met inkindergarten at MFS and we have beenbest friends through all the years. I alsokeep in touch with Mary Lou BrownAuchter, Mary Goodnow Meyer andGretchen Kieckhefer Mahoney. They aregreat gals.”

1949Molly Wood Logan writes: “Not muchnews from Dick and me. Our familynews is that our older granddaughter ishaving a fabulous six months of herjunior year in Chile. Her parents joinedher and travelled to Patagonia!Meanwhile, her sister, a freshman atMcGill University, is experiencing rockclimbing and kayaking along with herstudies. College was not like this in ourday! What a special time for these youngfolks!”

1953Lydia Stefanov Demko writes: “It wouldbe wonderful if we could get togethernext May.”

Thalia Little Putney stayed withclassmate Sally Mecray Opel in late Maywhen she was in Albuquerque, NM toattend her grandson’s graduation fromthe Bosque School. Thalia writes: “Hewill be attending Earlham College justlike his parents and grandparents did.With all the graduation commotion, mydaughter was kind enough to host a get-together of my fellow 1953 classmates

who lived in the area. We are all in goodhealth, continuing to work on whateverour hearts desire!”

Mary Ricketts is still living in York, SC.She is busy working out at the YMCA,reading and playing her flute whilelunching with friends. She tries to keepin touch with friends who are notnearby. Her email address ismaryricketts@bellsouth.net.

1957Rowland Ricketts, Jr. continues to work.He and his wife, Mary Lynn, providehelpful coverage for their grandchildrenin Cherry Hill. His granddaughter, EmilyRose, is ten and takes piano and dancinglessons. Their grandson, Max, who isseven, reads constantly, plays the drumsand takes karate lessons.

1961Bill Archer and his wife Eileen recentlytook a canal boat cruise along the RhineRiver in Germany. They visited TheNetherlands, Germany, Luxembourg,France and Switzerland. Bill writes:

“Our class is due for a 50th reunion in2011. Please keep it in mind. Lookingforward to seeing you then.”

Ina Schachter Bransome writes: “My lifehas been adventurous: living in Israel,Paris, Spain, Greece; a decade in aHasidic enclave; a decade of prescientpolitical work to open the electoralprocess to independents; and currently,living in Brooklyn, near my daughter,her two little girls and her husband. Wecollaborate closely in the work ofmentoring new parents from labor tolactation.”

Lydia McCloskey Shubert retired fromeducation in June 2008. She is enjoyingmany new activities and spending moretime with her two grandchildren.

1963Ronald Luber reports that his son Ben isheading the basketball operation at RiderUniversity. His son Justin just became afather of Ron and his wife’s firstgrandchild, Jackson.

Members of the Class of 1953 met in Albuquerque, NM in May. Standing are BobTate, Thalia Little Putney and Sally Mecray Opel; seated is Hap Walters.

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Class Notes

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Class Notes

1967See photo above.

1968Dave DeCou is working full time as theExecutive Director of the OrganicMaterials Review Institute whichprovides organic certifiers, growers,manufacturers and suppliers with anindependent review of productsintended for use in certified organicproduction, handling and processing.

1969Jon Ingersoll has retired and moved toMaryland.

1971John Donnelly recently returned fromthree years in Italy on a temporaryassignment for work. His permanenthome is still in California but he iscurrently working in Boston for Novartisvaccines.

Jeff Miller writes: “On February 17,2009, I was diagnosed with stage 4 throatcancer. On September 1, I was told I wascancer free. The time between was ahorrible ride filled with chemo, radiation

and a stomach tube. Today I am gratefulfor my friends, my family and the simpleability to drink water again. For MFSerswith cancer, you can get a free website atwww.mylifeline.org to keep loved onesupdated during treatment.”

1975 Reunion YearAllison Barclay Young is still teachingprekindergarten after 26 years. “That’shalf my life,” she writes.

Jill Rosenthal Reitschmied writes: “Ican’t believe it’s been almost 35 years!I’m keeping busy helping older adultsremain independent. I am certified as anassistant nurse and in home health care.Peter (my oldest son) had his 25thbirthday and Mark is 22 and will begraduating from Lehigh in May. I lookforward to hearing from everyone –Jay_reitschmied@yahoo.com.”

1976Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes completedher assignment as U.S. Ambassador tothe Republic of Suriname. She iscurrently doing part-time diplomaticwork and is working on the SportingArtLegacy with her father.

1977Marie Hageman writes: “After tenmonth-long research trips to Hawaii, I’vecreated a Teacher ProfessionalDevelopment mini-course which is freeand open to the public. The multimediacourse has a mix of history, geography,science, environmentalism, culture andcurrent events all set in the beautifultropical paradise of our 50th state.”Maria has taught this course at CamdenCounty College-Blackwood campus.

1978Katthryn Shelley-Barnes writes: “We areback in a rehabbed house, since itsuffered water damage last May.”

1980 Reunion YearGordon Beckhart writes: “I am living inNorth Carolina part of the year andlearning (trying to learn) to surf. I havebeen through some interesting careeriterations…engineering, companybuilding andcompany sale, andrecently real estatedevelopment.”

Fiona RaffertyKaroly is living inBoca Raton, FL.

1981Susan Harrisonpresented an artexhibition at PyroGallery in Louisville, KY in September2009. Her art wall installation consistedof mixed-media work juxtaposingprecious etched copper together withdiscarded waste materials.

1982Sheri Kapel Herzberg writes: “Now thatI discovered the fun of Facebook, I’menjoying catching up with classmates.Saw Loren Grossman a few months agoand hope to see Pepe Rodriguez nextweek. All is well with the family.”

Members of the Class of 1967 gathered in Stone Harbor in September 2009. Fromleft to right are: Janet Sawyer Thomas, Dan Kurtzman, Alison Cadbury Senter,Lynne Nelson, Keith Waltman*, Gina Aquilar Yerkes, Bill Gardiner, Kathy RussellDunlap and Janet Lippincott. (*Not an MFS alum)

Class Notes

Fiona RaffertyKaroly ’80

1986G. Shawn Wells, Jr. took command ofthe 509th Signal Battalion in Vicenza,Italy. His unit is active in Italy, Bosniaand Kosovo. His wife Shelly works forthe Joint Staff at the Pentagon. Theirdaughter Katie is in second grade andparticipates in Taekwando. Both Katieand Shelly have volunteered to assistorphan cats in finding suitable homes.

1988Whitney Wells DiBella continues towork at Recovery Physical Therapy inNew York and teaches at MarymountCollege. She is busy taking care of herson Peter and enjoys her monthly bookclub and writing workshop. Her husbandRick is the Senior Producer for WolfBlitzer’s “The Situation Room” and haswon a Peabody Award for his

contribution to CNN’s coverage of the2008 Presidential primary campaignsand debates.

Jimmy Stanley, a Commander in the U.S.Navy, was aboard the USS Carl Vinson,one of the first carriers to supporthumanitarian relief and disaster responsein Haiti following the devastatingearthquake.

1989Donna Basilicato St. Germain and herhusband have been living in Marylandfor seven years and were expecting theirfirst child in the winter. She works foran information security companymanaging global corporatecommunications.

Tina Kao writes: “I recently finished myfellowship in developmental

neurobiology at the University ofChicago. I am excited about my newposition at Columbia University(Neurology and Behavior), and myadjunct position at Barnard College. Iwould love to catch up with fellow NewYorkers. My email is tkao@aol.com.”

1994Anna Seixas was quoted extensively inThe Philadelphia Inquirer and CourierPost with respect to the commissioningof the U.S. Navy destroyer bearing herlate stepfather’s name. Navy RearAdmiral Wayne E. Meyer is regarded asthe father of the Aegis missile-defensesystem. He tested the technology at theformer RCA facility in Moorestown andchanged the face of naval warfare. Meyerdied of congestive heart failure onSeptember 1. The Aegis-equippeddestroyer was christened in Maine last

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Classmates on Public Radio

Chris Goldstein and Joanna Dreby, both from the Class of 1994,recently appeared on KSFR New Mexico Public Radio.

Joanna has a new book in print from UC Berkeley Press: Dividedby Borders: Mexican Migrants and their Children. Her workunder a Fulbright scholarship took her from New Jersey toOaxaca, Mexico where she explored the impact of workmigration. The book includes intimate interviews with extendedMexican families and children. Dreby is an assistant professor of

sociology at Kent State University. She is currently looking at the impacts of U.S. immigrationpolicies, especially deportation, on young children in Mexican families.

This is the first time Goldstein interviewed a MFS classmate as an in-print author. “Joanna and Iwent to our junior prom together and she still has an old sled of mine,” he said. “She really didan excellent job with the book. It’s a journalistic and revealing look at Mexican migrant families.”The interview can be found online at the Public Radio Exchange at www.prx.org/pieces/45408.

However, Goldstein has previously hosted other MFS alums on his radio show. Michael Steiger ’92 and Nicole Bellino ’93 bothtook part in 2006 programs. He interviewed Judith Wallner ’95 about her thesis paper on the Philadelphia MOVE incident. JohnFuller ’94 went to the College of Santa Fe and frequently joined Chris live in the studio at KSFR. The two read Shakespeare andplayed Monty Python records and 60’s rock in tribute to late English teacher John “Doc” LaVia in 2000.

Goldstein has produced the weekly program Active Voice Radio for the last five years at the station. The show features socialjustice interviews, showcasing at least three authors every month. Active Voice Radio is the latest in a 12-year broadcasting run atKSFR for Goldstein. He co-founded the Northern New Mexico Radio Foundation and served on the Board of Directors asTreasurer for five years. Goldstein is also active on medical marijuana reform efforts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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The Class of 2004 gathered at the Iron Hill Brewery in Maple Shade on November 27, 2009 to celebrate their five-year reunion.Back row: Akemi Moriuchi, Aimee Brinn, Jordan Sauer, Bayley Michaux, Jon Zaid, Andrew Kielt, Jason Brody, Jon Wolf,Bobby Martin, Mike Visgil*, Sarah Puleo and Mark Pellegrini. Front row: Kristi Hunter, Molli Weisband, Mike Borden, PeteSiemons, Chris Setz-Kelly, Carrie Wolfson, Julie Walz and Emily Einhorn. Not pictured: Chris Mauro (*Not an MFS alum)

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Alec DeCrosta ’06 Premiers Original Orchestraland Choir Composition

Composer and film scorer, Alec DeCrosta premiered his latest composition Death BeNot Proud with Calliope, Boston’s collaborative choral/orchestral ensemble. The threemovement composition for orchestra and vocals was performed as part of the Movieand Media Works concert to benefit the Forbes House Museum in Milton, MA. Inaddition, the piece is the score for a new film about the museum.

Julia O’Toole, Artistic Director of Calliope, commented, “The piece is truly brilliant inits simplicity and honesty.”

She added, “Alec was able to blend two cultures, American and Asian, into thepiece.” This was significant to Alec. He said, “I included an Asian theme tounderscore the importance of China to the history of the Forbes House Museum.”

Alec is a busy senior at the Berklee College of Music. In addition to his work withCalliope and his studies, Alec spent the summer in London as an intern to notedcomposer and film scorer, James Lavino. He has won numerous awards as a musicianand pianist.

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year. Meyer attended the christening andwas scheduled to attend thecommissioning on October 10. Annastated, “This was the culmination of hisentire life’s work.”

1996Deb Edmund Colitas writes “I am in thecorn maze business and loving it! Myhusband and I hooked up with theCrayola Factory and constructed a 15acre corn maze at Seiple Farms in Bath,PA. This is our second year in the cornmaze business. We run school field tripsand are open to the public on weekends.We’d love to have any members of theMFS community visit us here in theLehigh Valley. The maze has beenfeatured in local papers as well as onABC 6 and WFMZ 69.”

Kelli Markelwitz, in-house counsel forBayada Nurses, was recently electedtreasurer of Calcutta House, aPhiladelphia non-profit human services

agency that serves formerly homeless,indigent people living with HIV/AIDS.

1997Doug and Kristin Bromley Fitzgeraldwelcomed their son, Clark MarionFitzgerald, on November 25, 2009 at9:15 a.m. He was 8 lbs., 7 oz. and 20

inches long. Mom, Dad and Baby aredoing great!

1999Russell Pellegrini was married to MayJoy Wee on July 11 in Suzhou, China.Russell is a math teacher at Sino BritishCollege in Shanghai and his wife is a

The Alumni Basketball Game was held on December 21. Math Teacher, Baseball Coach, and Asst. Athletic Director RonObermeier sunk a miracle three-pointer to send the game into overtime for the blue team, but the red team was ultimatelytoo strong in a great game for spectators that featured highlight-reel dunks and impressive long-range shooting. Front:Jackiem Wright ’00, Middle School Director Steve Shaffer, Varsity Basketball Coach Ryan Winkelspecht ’98, Sean Denson ’08,Middle/Upper School Math Teacher Ron Obermeier, Shawn Stutz ’06, Billy Martin ’06, Andrew Preston ’06 andAaron Grossman ’06. Middle: Varsity Boys Basketball Assistant Coach Seiji Moriuchi ’98, Aaron Snethen ’96, Tim Cook ’08,Ryan Solow ’09, Steve Haines ’08, Mike Stobbe ’09 and Katie Stutz ’09. Top: Greg Billings ’84, Ben Spielberg ’06,Aaron Washington ’03, Duran Searles ’99, Brian Turner ’98, Jeff Murza ’04 and Rushabh Thosani ’09.

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Deb Edmund Colitas ’96 and her husband maintain a corn maze in Bath, PA inpartnership with the Crayola Factory in Easton.

professor of business global studies atShanghai International StudiesUniversity. They live in Shanghai.

2000 Reunion YearSteve Gifford’s film, The Unidentified,is being distributed by VanguardCinema and will soon be available onDVD and TV.

2001Sara Nicolette Camak was married onMay 23 to Joseph Camak III in

Philadelphia. Sara graduated fromColby College and works at TheAdvisory Board Company, a bestpractice research firm in Washington,

DC. Her husband works at Presidium,Inc., an education services managementcompany in Reston, VA. They live inFalls Church, VA.

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The annual Alumni Soccer Game was held on November 30. In a thrilling affair, an Adam Briggs ’00 goal with 20 seconds leftlifted the “even years” to a 5-4 victory over the “odd” years. MVP honors were bestowed on Chris Mauro ’04, who scored thefirst two goals for the victors. Kneeling: Kevin Console ’06, Jason Evans ’01, Alex Bernardi ’01, Adam Briggs ’00, MaxFriedman ’05, Jon Wolf ’04, Mike Stobbe ’09, Andrew Preston ’06, Bill Martin ’06 and Jerry Appleton ’00. Standing: BoysVarsity Soccer Coach Mike Schlotterbeck, Bob Martin ’04, Mike Murza ’06, Dave Levinsky ’93, Jeff Murza ’04, Denis McDaniel’71, Shawn Stutz ’06, Aaron Grossman ’06, Shane McAleer ’92, Chris Mauro ’04, Pete Siemons ’04, Andrew Kielt ’04, JordanSauer ’04, Bo Haeberle ’83, Aaron Snethen ’96, Nick Harbist ’08, Drew Bachman ’09, Derek Preston ’09 and Marshall Coles ’90.

Class of 1997 babies left to right: Luke Matthew Lindner, son of Karinne DamadioLindner; Theo John Obsatz, son of Jenn Totis Obsatz; and Clark Marion Fitzgerald,son of Kristin Bromley Fitzgerald.

Clark Marion Fitzgerald, son of KristinBromley Fitzgerald ’97 and her husbandDoug.

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Alumni from the Class of 2006-09 gathered at the Dining Hall Commons for the Young Alumni Dinner on December 21.Sitting: Anya Gelernt ’09, Matt Mackowsky ’09, Derek Preston ’09, Matt Sattel ’09 and Kelly Barna ’09. Standing: Ben Jones’06, Drew Bachman ’09, Matt Purcell ’09, Russell Hensley ’09, Dreher Chapman ’09 and Hal Bozarth ’09.

A gathering was held for Bay Area alums at San Francisco Friends School on Thursday evening, February 25. Pictured leftto right are: John Clauss ’87, David Latterman ’89, Elisa Urbanelli ’81, Richard Garcia-Kennedy ’73, Palav Babaria ’99,John Nidecker ’59, Liz Thompson ’00, Art (Skip) Evans ’58, Clark Smith ’02, School Committee member Mark Mitchell ’86,Betsey Dickson Kennedy ’63, Debra Basilicato McLaughlin ’93, Tealin Kelemen ’00, Katharine Darlington ’72, Head of SchoolLarry Van Meter ’68 and Ruth Thompson ’02. Also attending, but not pictured, was Walter Drew ’40.

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In January, Dr. Angela Dixon Guerrera,who works in emergency medicine atCooper Hospital in Camden, spent twoweeks in Haiti and the DominicanRepublic, as part of a Cooper team of tenphysicians and surgeons on a medicalmission for earthquake victims needingmedical care. The team’s work wascovered by several regional and nationalmedia outlets including WHYY and TheCourier-Post.

2004See photo on page 23.

2005 Reunion YearJessica Tatum became engaged in 2008and will be married next fall in SouthCarolina. In December, Jessica graduatedfrom Winthrop University in Rock Hill,SC with a B.S. in integrated marketingcommunication.

2007Andrew Bernard is a member of the acappella group, The Manic Optimists,which has released a CD of selections onwhich Andrew sings as a bass.

Sarah Van Cleve recently participated inthe 31st annual United States Ski &Snowboard Association (USCSA)Collegiate National Championships inWinter Park, CO for a week of alpineracing, snowboarding and freestyleskiing. Sarah was on the team fromUCLA where she is a junior. Class Notes received after March 2 will be

printed in the next issue of AmongFriends.

Jessica Tatum ’05 and her fiancéDavid Kay.

Six 2009 graduates visited MFS on January 8 to discuss college life with juniorsand seniors. Front: Maeve Kelly (Barnard), Tyler Catanella (Emerson), LindsayStevenson (Massachusetts). Back: Ryan Solow (Miami [FL]), Dreher Chapman(Syracuse) and Mike Stobbe (Elizabethtown).

Sara Nicolette Camak ’01 and herhusband, Joseph Camak.

Dr. Angela Dixon Guerrera ’01 (right)was part of a medical mission to Haiti.

photo courtesy of whyy.org

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Susan Daniels Cannon ’50,wife of John Q. Cannon ’50

Linda Carilli,mother of Ethan ’13 and Dylan ’17 Carilli,

wife of Edward Carilli

Ann McAuliffe Darr ’62,sister of Timothy McAuliffe ’57 and

Sue McAuliffe Lucas ’62

Wilbert Joseph Eckardt ’34

Richard D. Ehrlich ’52

David Emmons,former trustee, father of Molly Emmons ’99

Rev. Lawrence Litchfield Glover III ’43,brother of Marion Glover Fitkin ’47

Christian M. Hansen, Jr. ’50

Arnold Happeny,husband of the late

Suzanne Oppenheimer Happeny ’54

Hope Franz Hartman ’34,sister of the late Jean Franz Swett ’35

Thomas R. Hedges, Jr.,father of Thomas Hedges ’67, the late

George Hedges ’70 and the lateWilliam Hedges ’74

Arleigh Porter Hess, Jr.,father of Richard P. Hess ’67

Charlotte “Mitzi” Kade,former teacher, mother of David Kade ’87

Mustapha Khan,father of Mustapha Khan ’80

M. Albert Linton ’33

William McDaniel,father of Lee McDaniel ’68 and

Denis McDaniel ’71

John H. McKeon, Jr. ’67,son of John and Joan Rogers McKeon ’44 and

brother of Lucy McKeon ’70

Bethann Buff McLaughlin ’81,daughter of George J. Buff, III ’51 and

sister of George J. Buff, IV ’80

John Christian Nissen, Jr.,father of J. Christian Nissen ’67 and

Eric Nissen ’71

Beth Oliviero,former teacher, mother of

Jamie Oliviero ’68 and Melanie Oliviero ’72

Margaret Roberts,former trustee, wife of Malcolm H. Roberts ’37,mother of Tom Roberts ’65, Nancy Roberts ’66,

Rebecca Roberts ’70, David Roberts ’73and Karen Roberts ’77

Robert “Bud” Robertson ’37,brother of Emily Robertson Steinsieck ’36

Rebecca Wood Robinson ’41,sister of Anne Wood ’44 and

Richard R. Wood, Jr. ’49

Louise Cowles Searle,mother of Andrew Searle Pang ’80

Caroline Vlaskamp,former teacher, mother of

Jeff Vlaskamp ’75 and Ron Vlaskamp ’77

Editor’s Note: Full obituaries will no longer be published in Among Friends, but may still be found on the MFS website. “In Memoriam”will list the passing of the following: alumni; immediate family of alumni (father, mother, child, spouse, sibling); current parents; currentand past faculty and staff; spouses, partners and children of current faculty, staff and administration; current and former trustees; andspouses and children of current trustees. Notices will include any of the deceased’s relatives who are MFS alumni. To locate full obituarieson the MFS website, click on the News section of the site and select “Among Friends Extras” in the submenu. Alumni that do not have accessto the Internet may contact Director of Marketing and Communications Mike Schlotterbeck at 856-914-4434 to request that an obituary bemailed to your home. In Memoriam is based on notices to March 15, 2010.

In Memoriam

Come Back to Friends!Friday, May 7 & Saturday, May 8

Friday, May 7 – May Day CelebrationAll alumni are encouraged to come back and participate inthis longstanding MFS tradition. The Class of 2010 will lead theevent as the May Court and the May Pole Dancers. We hopeyou will join us as we continue celebrating an event that goesback more than a century at Moorestown Friends School.

12:30 p.m. The May Day Grand Procession

1:15 p.m. Opening Ceremonies

1:30 p.m. May Day Activities

6:00 p.m. Dinner Among FriendsLocation: Dining Hall Commons (by reservation)Greet classmates and teachers, and applaudAlumni Association recipients. Plan a table withyour MFS friends!

This year’s Alumni Association Award recipients are:

Saturday, May 8 – Schedule of Events

8:30 a.m. Red Sock Run, on the FieldsEntry categories for all – from toddlers toserious runners!

11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship

12:00 p.m. Luncheon in Honor of the50th Reunion Class and all prior classesThe Class of 1960 and all alumni from earlierclasses are invited to be the school’s guests ata seated luncheon in the Dining Hall Commons.

12:00 p.m. Free Alumni Association PicnicLocation: Field House/Commons

1:30 p.m. Alumni Association Meeting,Location: D’Olier Room of the Meeting HouseFeaturing a “State of the School” report fromHead of School, Larry Van Meter ’68, lookingforward to school’s 225th anniversary.

4:00 p.m. Head of School’s ReceptionLocation: The Greenleaf (28 East Main Street)Larry and Margaret Van Meter cordially invitealums to the Greenleaf, to socialize withteachers and classmates. Reunion photos willbe taken for Among Friends magazine. Thisyear the reception will feature a performanceby The Snake Brothers, a band whose membersinclude MFS alumni Rob Ward ’70 andJohn Langston ’71.

Alumni Weekend 2010

Christian Hansen ’50(in memoriam)Alice Paul MeritAward

Carmela (Connie)Muldowney,Service Award

Meruka GuptaHazari ’00Young AlumniAward

Minutes of Appreciation will also be read for twolong-time faculty members who will be retiring afterthe 2009-10 school year:

To register online,visit www.mfriends.org and

click on “Alumni.”

Remember, this year’sreunion classes arethe 5’s and 0’s.

Katy RinehartEnglish Department Chair andDirector of College Guidance

Patricia McEwanPreschool Teacher

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDCinnaminson, NJPermit No. 81Moorestown Friends School

110 East Main Street

Moorestown, NJ 08057-2949

This new group honors our most loyal donors to the Annual Fund, recognizing all those who have demonstrated theircommitment to MFS through consistent financial support for a number of consecutive years. Membership in theSociety begins at 5 consecutive years and continues up to 25+ years. Members of the ConsecutiveYears GivingSociety will be highlighted in the 2009-10 Annual Report of Donors. To make your gift, visit www.mfriends.org.Questions? Contact Director of Annual Giving Kristy Embrack at kembrack@mfriends.org.

Introducing the Moorestown Friends SchoolConsecutiveYears Giving Society

Marie Loveland –MFS Director of Payroll and Benefits

13 ConsecutiveYears Donor

Bill Archer ’61 -25+ ConsecutiveYears Donor

Ivy Brown Buchdahl ’89 withdaughter Lily Buchdahl ’22 -21 ConsecutiveYears Donor