2022 – 23 Board of Trustees

Members of the Board are: (Row 1, front): Amanda Bernard; Gene Pratter (P ’94); Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96; Rachel Stern ’83, Vice Chair; Sejita Page (P ’19, ’22), Secretary; Laura Small ’04, President, National Board of Advisors; Bridget Doherty, Faculty Trustee (Row 2): Jaimee Fitzpatrick (P ’32), Faculty Trustee*; Pat Weiser (P ’22, ’24), Chair; Rachel Dean Matthews ’84*; Marje Armstrong (P ’31, ’36); Louis Capano (P '31)* (Row 3): John Pearlstein (P ’21, ’24); Scott Deitz (P '27); Brian Halak (P ’22, ’24), Vice Chair; Blair D. Stambaugh, Honorary Trustee; Martha Ortiz (P ’16), Treasurer; John Karamatsoukas (P '28, '32)*; Darren Bramen (P ’22, ’24) (Row 4): Thomas Heverin (P ’26); Phil Rosenzweig (P ’22); Tom Bachrach (P ’29, ’31) Not pictured: Katayoun Copeland '85*; Marlo Dilks (P ’29, ’30, ’31, ’35, ’35), President, Parents’ Association*; Pontea Fazeli Dixon '98; Kim Heuer (P ’27); Carolyn Jones ’73 (P ’14); Julia Pudlin ’02; Alicia Roebuck ’05, President, Alumnae Association Executive Board; Amy Sobel ’86; Samuel R. Scott (P ’96, ’98, ’00, GP ’35), Senior Trustee; and Rachel Funk Jenkins ’44, Honorary Trustee. *New board member

Baldwin hosted its first in-person regional event of the academic year in October. It was great to connect with Boston area alumnae at a happy hour reception. Whether it is on-campus or a regional event, we hope to see you at an event soon!

Hilary Groskopf ’09, founder of Awake Leadership Solutions, visited individually this fall with each Upper School class. Hilary discussed ethical leadership with the students and provided workshops to help them better understand what that looks like in practice, both in their time at Baldwin and beyond in the workplace. Hilary holds her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She started her career in retail supply chain at large corporations such as Urban Outfitters. After realizing that many leaders at all levels lack the action-oriented guidance and exercises they need to truly take the lead successfully, she wrote and published her first guidebook, Awake Leadership: A system for leading with clarity and creativity. Hilary started Awake Leadership Solutions in 2017 to educate and inspire leaders seeking more mindful, ethical and creative leadership practices.

The Baldwin School Board of Trustees announced that it selected Lynne Macziewski, Associate Head of School at Girls Preparatory School (GPS) in Chattanooga, TN, to lead the next generation of Baldwin students. This was a unanimous decision by the Search Committee and the Board of Trustees. She will be Baldwin's 9th Head and will succeed current Head of School Dr. Marisa Porges ’96, on July 1, 2023. A 20-year teaching and educational leadership veteran, Ms. Macziewski began her career as a middle school science teacher and advisor at The Blake School, a co-educational day school for Pre-K –Grade 12 in Hopkins, MN. During her tenure at GPS and The Blake School, Ms. Macziewski has held various leadership positions including Associate Head of School, Head of Middle School, Middle School Assistant Director and Pre-K - Grade 12 Science Department Chair. Read more about Ms. Macziewski on our website at www.baldwinschool.org.

More than 40 alumnae returned for this year’s All-School Thanksgiving Assembly. Alumnae were invited to lunch prior to the assembly, where the entire community enjoyed all the special moments including the beloved Turkey Song performances with our 13- and 14-Year Club seniors and our Pre-K and Kindergarten girls. The assembly video can be found on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/BaldwinSchool, and photos can be seen at www.baldwinschool. smugmug.com.

Students and families enjoyed Homecoming this year despite the soggy weather. There were various activities, food and fun for all, including a BBQ hosted by the Junior Class to raise money for prom.

An electronic survey is coming this spring to collect your feedback on future programming, volunteer opportunities and how you want to engage within the Baldwin network. Please make sure we have your current email address so you don’t miss this opportunity to share your thoughts. Please contact Director of Alumnae Engagement Wendy Waltman at alumnae@baldwinschool.org with any questions or to update your information.