Welcome Aboard L. Elizabeth F. Hanbidge ’00 owns Hanbidge Law, LLC, a civil litigation practice in Fort Washington, PA. Liz earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and master’s degrees in psychology from Oxford and Harvard before obtaining her Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin. In addition to her litigation practice, Liz is pursuing a PhD at the University of Cambridge, focusing on protective factors for children of high-conflict divorce. She is involved with the Montgomery (PA) Child Advocacy Project, which provides free legal representation to children who are victims of abuse and neglect. Liz is also the awards captain for the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. A long-time rower and lifelong rider, she recently took up triathlon and, when not in court, she is often accompanied by her canine companion, Honey. Dede Pickering ’71 is a passionate, self-taught photographer who shoots from the heart. She is motivated by her curiosity, sense of adventure, and desire to explore the world. Witnessing and recording the many injustices in the world inspired her to do something beyond photography: She volunteered for CARE and, in 1998, co-founded CARE’s first Women’s Initiative Group in New York. Dede headed the initiative, whose main focus is the education of girls, for seven years and helped open chapters in Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. Dede also served as a New York trustee for CARE and on the Advisory Committee for its Campaign for Education. A Bay Head, NJ, resident, Dede was also on the Board of Women’s World Banking, a global network of 54 microfinance institutions that provide small loans to people to start their own businesses and rise out of poverty.
Patti Sifton-Munro ’76 graduated from Hollins College in 1983 with an Honors BA in English and History. She then moved to Toronto, Ontario, where she still lives, with her husband, Laurie, and golden retriever. They have two grown children, Erin and David. Patti manages her family’s thoroughbred farm, located in Caledon, Ontario, and is a Trustee of her late father’s estate. In the past, she volunteered at her children’s schools, assisting with admissions and fundraising, and at the Hospital for Sick Kids, where she rocked babies and played with the children waiting for treatment. Patti still rides and enjoys competing in the amateur jumpers in both Wellington, FL, and Toronto. She looks forward to serving on the Board and being able to give back to Foxcroft. Susan Wilford, mother of Lizzie ’12, is a native of Fredericksburg, VA, and attended Queens College in Charlotte, NC. While her daughter was at Foxcroft, Susan volunteered whenever she could, traveling from her home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where she lives with her husband, Curry, their sons, Jason and Talley, golden retriever, Gatsby, and Himalayan, Oliver. A former stockbroker and bond trader, Susan has also owned a ladies’ clothing store and gourmet food store. She has been an active volunteer for the Art Academy Museum, Historical Society of Talbot County, Christ Church-Easton, Empty Bowls, and the Parents’ Association of the Country School. She serves on the George Washington Foundation’s Board of Regents in Fredericksburg and Secretary of the Board of the Women and Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore Community Foundation in Talbot County, MD. Susan is excited to join Foxcroft’s Board and to help keep the School the vision that Miss Charlotte had a century ago.
Heartfelt Thanks . . . to departing Board members Maria Saffer Cobb ’87, Mia Martin Glickman ’78, and Ron Lindquist P ’00, P ’10 for their passion, wisdom, and support. They have benefited generations of girls.
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