where are they now? Have you wondered about some of your teachers and how they are spending their time now? We’re in contact with many past faculty members and will be highlighting them in the Lamplighter.
NORA ELISH After many happy years at Allen-Stevenson, I taught Fifth and Seventh Grade English at Nightingale-Bamford. I am currently Dean of Students and Assistant Director of the Middle School at Dalton. While I miss some aspects of the day-to-day life in the classroom, I am delighted to be working with students, parents and teachers in many different capacities. From helping students and their families navigate the tangles of Middle School life, admissions and diversity work, mentoring and evaluating new teachers, and occasional substitute teaching, I am enjoying my administrative role. My sons, Andy ’03 and Jamie Elish ’06, are in college, and my husband Harry and I are adjusting to our empty nest.
SCOTT HARLAN I retired 20 years ago in 1990, though I continued to help out with G&S for another 10 years because it was so much fun working with Michelle Demko, John Doyle and a bunch of wonderful kids. Since retirement, we've spent half the year from May through October - living near the small town of Indian Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. Besides paddling my canoe, I enjoy reading, listening to and making music, gardening, swimming, hiking and cooking. On a more socially responsible note- I've volunteered at the library, helped High School kids with their term papers and sold tickets and such at the wonderful, reconditioned Art Deco Indian Lake Theater. The only theater showing regular movies in Hamilton County! From November to May we live in Manhattan attending plays and concerts, catching up on TCM movies and jousting with the landlord who is constantly looking for new ways to raise our rent! Mostly, we try to rest up for the strenuous summer activities ahead.
BETTY MAROLLA The most exciting thing I have done since retiring was a trip to Africa. In the fall of 2007 friends from Canada and I went to Tanzania and climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. We spent about a week ascending the mountain and had a beautiful clear day when we reached the summit. After the climb, we spent another week on safari in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. We were lucky enough to see all the major wildlife. It was a dream come true for me. Retirement is wonderful! During the summer months I live with my partner, Robert, in Bella Coola, British Columbia. The Coast Range of mountains make for challenging climbing. We grow a big garden and have apple and cherry trees to tend. Bald eagles are as common there as pigeons in Manhattan. I'll never get used to seeing them every day, nor the occasional bear walking through the yard. There is so much to learn and do. I'm never bored, that's for sure. We live upstate in the Hudson Valley from October through March. My little town is called Rosendale and is between New Paltz and Kingston. While there, we do a lot of hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing at the Mohonk Preserve and in the Catskills. Bird watching, nature study, and reading fill many hours, and I visit New York City regularly to go to museums, see plays, and visit friends and family.
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