BEYOND the BOOKS
Along his journey — ending at the Santa Monica Pier — Harris raised money to help fund a mine-detection dog for CHAMPS: Children Against Mines Program.
police escort into Union, Miss., a small town of only 2,000 people, where citi-
Another team picture: This one was taken in Arizona, 111 miles from the California border.
zens lined the streets and cheered the group as it passed. And, near the end of the voyage, they
Rockies into Taos, N.M. In its entirety,
climbed more than 70 miles through the
though, the trip will have a more signif-
Philmont Boy Scout Range, reaching their
icant impact on Harris as he dons the
highest elevation — 9,101 feet.
school patch and red tie representative of a
Harris will remember that day best of all — privileged to survey some of
Brunswick senior. “If things ever appear stressful or bleak,
the most spectacular natural views in
I’ll be able to fall back on what I learned,”
all of North America as he made the
he said. “It’s all about moving ahead and
20-mile descent through the Colorado
putting one foot in front of the other.”
Lifer Returns to Alma Mater
F
AMILIAR BRUNSWICK
Hobart College in 2010, Zach
my 14 years as a Brunswick
face Zach Dobbs ’06 joined
worked at HSBC in New York
student and have always
the Alumni & Development
for three years before moving
wanted to come back in some
Office in July as the new
on to First Financial Resources,
capacity,” Zach said.
Assistant Director of Alumni
a wealth-management firm in
Relations.
Greenwich. Zach, a Stamford
itself, it felt like the right
native, is excited about
opportunity at the right time.
’07, who has moved on to
returning to his alma mater,
I’m looking forward to forming
coach collegiate football at
where he’ll also coach JV
relationships with alumni of all
Montana State University.
basketball.
ages and becoming involved in
Zach replaces Kevin Decker
Zach Dobbs ’06
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OF BRUNSWICK • FALL 2015
After graduating from
“I loved every second of
“When this role presented
this great community.”