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Alumni Council
Alumni Association Welcomes the Class of 2022 at an End-of-Year Luncheon
Alumni Council members welcomed the Class of 2022 to the Alumni Association at a well-attended lunch held in Dalton’s Library last May.
In attendance were outgoing Alumni Council President Joanna Stone Herman ’88, Alumni Council Vice-President Joe Franken ’03, P’34, and Council members Emily Mindel Gottlieb ’91, P’22, Wendy Foster ’81, P’22, Wynter Lastarria ’11, Nicholas Lechich ’06, Marjorie Cohen Scharfspitz ’59, and April Kim Tonin ’88, P’22.
Along with remarks from Senior Class Grade Coordinator (and MS Librarian) Roxanne Feldman, P’17, and Alumni Council leadership, Wynter Lastarria ’11, Claire Jiang ’20, and Lily Feldman ’17 shared their college experiences with the high school Seniors and answered their college-related questions.
Dalton
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Alumni Class Officers at Spring Gathering
Dalton Class Officers, and those interested in learning more about the role, gathered on the Upper Roof at Little Dalton last May for an outdoor reception (photos above).
Along with thanking Class Officers for their efforts to engage with their classmates and providing school updates, outgoing Alumni Council President Joanna Stone Herman ’88 shared her perspective on the value of volunteering which she found to be gratifying and rewarding. Incoming Alumni Council President Joe Franken ’03 said that he was looking forward to adding programming including small gatherings where Alums with similar interests could meet and connect. Joe also introduced Wynter Lastarria ’11, as the new Alumni Council Vice President.
To learn more about the Class Officer role, please reach out to Director of Alumni Relations Samantha Koss, skoss@dalton.org, 212-423-5246.
Alumni Council Holds the 3rd Annual Open Meeting Highlighting Opportunities to Engage with Community Members
The 3rd Annual Open Alumni Council Meeting took place virtually in February 2022 with close to 60 alumni from the Classes of the 1950s–2015 in attendance.
Joanna Stone Herman ’88, who was Alumni Council President at the time, said, “We love to have alumni engage in the Dalton community in a meaningful way. We appreciate all of your efforts to continue to find ways you can connect and support other alumni to help make our Dalton community stronger than ever.”
Among the many ways to support Dalton include becoming a Class Officer, joining one of the Alumni Council Committees, including DEI, Events, Annual Fund, Senior Alumni (for Alumni over 65), Internships and Dalton Connects (our Alumni career networking task force) or offering an internship or informational interview to a high school student or young alum.
Joe Franken ’03, who was Vice President at the time, spoke about the importance of Alumni support for the school’s Annual Fund and announced The Parkhurst Giving Challenge in honor of Helen Parkhurst’s 135th birthday.
