2013 Annual Meeting Celebrates Alumni Involvement At the annual meeting in June, the Breck Alumni Association
trust officer at Sawmill. He and his wife Minna are the proud
presented the Alum of the Year award to Brad Searl ’95 for
parents of Corrine and newborn Brendan.
his leadership and dedication to Breck and the Breck Alumni
Margot Murray Olness ’89. Margot graduated from Boston
Association.
College and is a current Breck parent. She and her husband
Also honored was Fletcher Driscoll ’51, whose term on the
Otto are parents of Linden ’18, Griffin ’21 and Fletcher ’25.
board ended June 30. And there was a special tribute by
Mike Nelson ’07. An alumnus of St. Olaf, Mike owns Camp-
Tony Jewett ’94 and Tom Thiss ’47 to honor former Alumni
fire Desserts, a mobile S’mores Bar, is in sales for Circa Vista,
Council leaders who passed away, Bob Ylvisaker ’48 and Del
is a teaching assistant for the History Research Program at
Carter ’50.
Breck, and is an assistant Breck football coach. He was also
Four new members have been welcomed to the Alumni Association board: Colin Brooks ’97. A graduate of Amherst with an MBA from Yale, Colin currently serves as assistant vice president and
Rusty Nelson ’64, Chip Chapin ’65 and Tom Thiss ’47
the senior buddy of Margot’s son Linden Olness. Garin Strobl ’00. A graduate of Boston College who received her law degree from the University of St. Thomas, Garin is an attorney with the firm of Quinlivan and Hughes.
Brad Searl ’95, Wally Chapman and Ken Searl
Ashley Kokal McCarthy ’02, Christy Piotrowski ’04, Leah Lussier Sixkiller ’03 and Kirstin Erickson Wilson ’88
Reading Week Alum readers Katie Lund McKenna ’87, Margot Murray Olness ’89, Alycya Hjelm Cardwell ’88, David Best ’96, Jimmy Beltz ’94, Charlie Hicks ’77, Tracey Thayer Breazeale ’84, Christy Piotrowski ’04 read in the Lower School Library and the famous Loon Lodge.
Breck Business Club Seeks Alumni Speakers for 2013-14 This spring, Eileen Bayer ’14 and a group of interested Upper
parents of alums to serve as speakers for the 2013-14 school
School students started the Breck business club. This new
year. If you are interested in sharing your experience, please
club was created to help students learn about the business
contact Michelle Geo Olmstead at alumni@breckschool.org
world and showcase career opportunities. We are currently
or 763-381-8278.
looking for Breck alums, current parents, grandparents, and
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