Community News Back row, from left: Peter Levitt ’84, Karen Kalina ’81, and Fan Wu ’98. Front row, from left: Janice Gould, Charlotte Wagner
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BB&N ninth graders packed their bags once again this fall and headed north for the School’s 63rd annual Bivouac. The 12-day wilderness immersion helps the freshmen to form bonds and glean lifelong lessons from “nature’s classroom” in the New Hampshire woods. In addition to ropes courses, latrine digging, orienteering, and shelter building, students learned about sustainable agriculture, how to cook over an open fire, and of course…how to brave the frigid early morning swims in Silver Lake.
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x 1 x Stefania Chung ’19 and Samiha Datta ’19 hard at work. x 2 x Anthony LaMonica ’19 and Will Jarrell ’19 chop wood for the fire. x 3 x Adriana Hrabowych ’19 and Avik Sarkar ’19 share a laugh. x 4 x Luis Mendoza ’19 testing out a tent. x 5 x Klara Kuemmerle ’19 catching a break in a hammock. x 6 x The famous Biv climbing wall towers over the surrounding trees. x 7 x Alexandra Schmalz ’19 and Kitahna Charles ’19 bind an A-frame support beam. x 8 x Anna Nicholas ’19 hard at work building an A-frame.
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New Trustees Named for 2015-2016 BB&N welcomes five new members to the board this year Janice Gould P’16, ’21 • Janice lives in Newton with her family, including Allison ’16 and Katherine ’20. • She serves as the Parent Representative Trustee in her role as the BB&N Parents’ Association President for 2015-2016. • Janice has served in many roles for BB&N in her time as a parent: PA Executive Board member since 2011, Executive Treasurer, PA Vice President, Lower School grade rep, Lower School Treasurer, BB&N Fund volunteer, Lower School Circus volunteer, and Admission Tour Guide. Karen Kalina ’81, P’21 • Karen lives in Boston with her family, including seventh grader Dana Yesson. • Karen has filled many roles at BB&N: Alumni/ae Council Representative Trustee in her role as the Chair of the BB&N Alumni/ae Council, Alumni/ae Council member since 2014, 2015-2016 Reunion volunteer, and member of BB&N’s Almy Society. • Karen was the Director of Strategic Development and Operations in the Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) at Massachusetts General Hospital, and previously served on the board of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce. Peter Levitt ’84 • Peter lives in Cambridge with his family and serves as a parent liaison for a current BB&N 11th grader whose parents have difficulty with English. • He is a former BB&N Reunion volunteer and also serves as a member of BB&N’s Financial Aid Summit think tank.
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Peter is currently an attorney acting as the Chief of the Organized Crime and Gang Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Charlotte Wagner P’17, ’19 • Charlotte lives in Cambridge with her family, including two BB&N students, Claire ’17 and Alexandra ’19. • Charlotte has served as a BB&N parent rep chairing the 8th Grade Student Mix Event and serves on the BB&N Financial Aid Summit think tank. • Her volunteerism includes board and committee work at several local organizations, including Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Partners in Health, Breakthrough Cambridge, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. Fan Wu ’98 • Fan lives in New York City with his wife JoAnna. • He has had a distinguished career in investment manage ment and is currently a lead analyst with Balyasny Asset Management, a global investment management company. He has previously worked as a hedge fund analyst with Newbrook Capital Advisors, and held portfolio management positions with Chartwell Investment Partners and S.A.C. Capital Advisors, as well as other firms. • Fan has served on the Alumni/ae Council and is an Alumni/ae representative to BB&N’s Financial Aid Summit think tank. 9