FACULTY REFLECTION
IT’S THE
People WHO Matter
Reflecting on the caliber of our educators and their impact on student outcomes. By David Cutler ’02, Upper School History and Journalism, Advisor to The Gator
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hirty years after he first set foot on campus as a fourth grader in 1993, David Cutler ’02 still feels a deep sense of wonder and gratitude. Over the past decade, he has been privileged to work alongside many of his former teachers, who have now become his valued colleagues. In the School’s 2002 yearbook, my fellow seniors designated me as “Most Likely to Return to Brimmer and May as a History Teacher.”
At Top: From the archives (L-R): Head of School Judy Guild, Creative Arts Department Chair Bill Jacob P ’06, Former Athletic Director Jeff Gates P ’13, ’13, ’15, ’15; Above: The author today (photo credit: David Degner) alongside his Lower School yearbook photo; Opposite page: From the archives (clockwise from left): Former Head of Lower School Thomas Fuller, Math Department Chair Nancy Bradley, Upper School History Teacher Ted Barker-Hook P ’23, Dean of Students Paul Murray P ’23, Science Department Chair Cecelia Pan P ’16, Director of Annual Giving Sharin Russell.
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Fall 2023 Brimmer Magazine
Their prediction was no frivolous guess; they confidently anticipated that outcome (spoiler alert: they were right). Amid the uncertainties of our collective unwritten futures, at least that much stood certain. My classmates anticipated not only the compelling attraction
