New Trustees Jane brings her business acumen to Concord Academy’s Board of Trustees. She is the former executive director of Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China’s largest beverage company. She currently serves on the Board of Wahaha and is also the president of the Shanghai 3Js Investment Group Co., Ltd., a firm dedicated to providing venture capital and management consulting services to assist the creative and rapid development of enterprises. Jane has two children attending Concord Academy. She lives in Hangzhou, China, with her family. Michael Firestone ’01
Mike recently served as field director on Elizabeth Warren’s U.S. Senate campaign. Prior to enrolling in law school, Mike worked on several political campaigns and as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). In 2005, Mike graduated from Harvard College with a degree in history. Together with Kelsey Stratton ’99, Mike founded the Concord Academy Young Alumnae/i Committee (CAYAC)—a group designed to connect young alumnae/i with each other and the broader CA community. He has also been an active volunteer for his reunions and the annual fund
leadership program. Mike is currently attending Harvard Law School. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rosemarie Torres Johnson P’14
Rosemarie is a versatile volunteer at CA. She has been a tour guide for several years, hosted the class social, and chaired the homestay program for CA Parents. Board affiliations include Beacon Academy and the Cambridge Kids’ Council, an advocacy board dedicated to improving the quality of life for the city’s youth and their families. Rosemarie has also served as a member of the Board of Directors at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and on the Board of Overseers for WGBH-TV and the Cambridge Community Foundation. Rosemarie graduated from the University of Southern California. While in California, Rosemarie worked as a public relations executive and a kindergarten teacher. Rosemarie lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her daughter, Tessa Johnson ’14, attends CA. Jennifer A. Pline P’13, ’15
Jennifer is a managing director and chief trusts and gifts officer at Harvard Management Company. In that role, she oversees all planned giving assets for Harvard University. She is a member of HMC’s Operating Committee. In addition to her other
responsibilities, Jennifer oversees the Harvard Master Trust portfolio, the pension plan for Harvard University. Prior to joining HMC, Jennifer worked for eighteen years at Standish Mellon Asset Management (formerly Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc.). Jennifer is a graduate of Boston College, where she also received her MBA. In addition to serving as a CA board member, Jennifer’s board affiliations include Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham and the Board of Trustees of North Hill, a continuing care retirement community in Needham. Jennifer and her husband, Hans Oettgen, reside in Wellesley, Massachusetts. They have two daughters, Hannah Oettgen ’13 (Wellesley College Class of ’17) and Karly Oettgen ’15. Olivia Howard Sabine ’97
Olivia began her career at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. After college, she decided to join McKinsey & Company where she consulted in the healthcare, media & entertainment, and consumer products industries. From McKinsey, Olivia joined Bain Capital, where she is currently the senior vice president of North American Private Equity. Olivia’s board affiliations include the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Ernest Alexander, a
menswear e-commerce business. Olivia is an advisory board member of Refinery29 (a style website founded by CA graduates Philippe von Borries ’97 and Justin Stefano ’98). Olivia attended Columbia University for her undergraduate work. She lives in New York City, with her husband, Ernest, and their two children, Charlotte and Wyatt. Nashan Vassall ’98
Nashan is an investment advisor, most recently with Credit Suisse and with Goldman Sachs, focusing on investments and wealth planning solutions for entrepreneurs and business owners. Passionate about economics and finance, he has devoted his career to understanding the complexities of financial markets to identify sources of value. He began his career as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City, and then as a financial consultant at Huron Consulting Group. Nashan is active with the Alumnae/i Community and Equity (C&E) Committee at CA. He has an MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, an MPA from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He lives in Boston. 29
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