Palmer Trinity School

Alumni Profiles Brittney McCabe '92 Stephanie Garcia '07 2015–2016 Annual Report VisionAerie Ashley Chapman Teaching, As Way of Life Perspectives Why Chapel? F A L L 2 0 16 P A R E N T S , A L U M N I A N D F R I E N D S of P A L M E R T R I N I T Y S C H O O L 2 W W W. PA L M E R T R I N I T Y. O R G PRESIDENT OF PARENTS ASSOCIATION Amy de la Cruz-Muñoz PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Lynley (Walker) Ciorobea '96 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016–2017 Michael Baiamonte Chairman Bronwen Rutter Vice-Chair Beth Brockway Serrate '85 Secretary Charles Klenk Treasurer Jeffrey S. Bass Rev. Frank J. Corbishley Bishop Peter Eaton John D. Fumagalli Lynne Keller Tina Lane Rachel Malueg Hugo Mantilla Camilo Montana Marcel Navarro Sonia O'Donnell Tina Portuondo Alejandro Rodriguez Jesus Socorro Harvey B. Sperling Jack Brumbaugh (Trustee Emeritus) William Morrison (Trustee Emeritus) ON THE COVER Vivieghne Posschelle '18, Duncan Stoner '18, and Lucie Fumagalli '18 during the first week of school. A E R I E SPRING 2016 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja MANAGING EDITOR Ashley Valentin EDITORIAL ADVISOR Mark Hayes PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Cutler and Daniel Mutter DESIGN RMC | Strategic Design + Brand Innovation ADMINISTRATION Head of School Patrick Roberts Head of Upper School Ashley Chapman Head of Middle School Peter Tolmach Chaplain Mary Ellen Cassini Associate Head for External Relations Danny Reynolds Associate Head for Academic Affairs Manjula Salomon Associate Head for Communications and Strategic Partnerships Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja Associate Head for Real Estate Paul Zamek Chief Financial Officer Jose Chao Academic Dean Adrianna Truby Director of Athletics Ernest Robertson Director of Student Activities Susana Cetta Director of Parent Relations Denise Gallardo Director of Technology Gus Sabogal Diversity Coordinators Ashley Armato and Aldo Regalado Registrar Vivian Cerione Executive Assistant to Head of School Susie Loiacono DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Director of Development Juan Gomez Director of Annual Giving Rachele Huelsman Associate Director of Development/ Lauren Dowlen Director of Alumni Relations Development Assistant Terri Agress Development Assistant Marilyn Klenk The Aerie is published twice a year by Palmer Trinity School for Alumni, parents, grandparents, students and friends. The e-newsletter informs the community of campus events and student and faculty accomplishments. Send story ideas or comments to mpena@palmertrinity.org or scalleja@palmertrinity.org. Palmer Trinity School offers a full-service website – www.palmertrinity.org – where you can look up friends in a searchable directory, find out about the latest news and events, and connect with our Alumni office. We also post back issues of our PTS e-newsletter and Aerie magazines online. Special thanks to RMC (www.rmcollaborative.com), a strategic design and brand innovation company, who continues to take the image of Palmer Trinity School to the next level. MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY Palmer Trinity is an Episcopal school dedicated to promoting academic excellence and inspiring students to lead lives of virtue, humanity, and spirit. Providing a supportive, inclusive environment for students, we emphasize academic distinction, ethical global citizenship, and character. As members of the greater community, we inspire students to lead lives of honor and social responsibility. Palmer Trinity School is committed to diversity and includes students with a range of academic interests, as well as students from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. FIND US ON FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/PTSFANPAGE FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @PALMERTRINITY FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @PALMERTRINITY WATCH US ON YOUTUBE PTSFANPAGE JOIN US ON LINKEDIN LINKEDIN.COM (SEARCH "PALMER TRINITY SCHOOL NETWORK")

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