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Above: A special moment from Grandfriends’ Day 2025. On the cover: Leading the way—meet some of the Class of 2026 student leaders: Violetta D-W., Sarah B., Loulie G., Mia I., and Paula A.

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Alumna Spotlight: Charlotte Macaulay ’99

Women Building Wealth

More Inside 1 Letter from the Head of School 6 Awards

CREATIVE TEAM Erica Busillo Adams, Director of Advancement Marci Mitchell, Director of Communications Lydia Mackela, Photographer

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Sophia Theriault ’16, Project Manager

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Edward Tharp, Designer

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Glenn Osmundson P’12, Photographer Meg Coss, Writer Please send change of address to advancement@lincolnschool.org.

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Letter from the Head of School

DEAR FRIENDS

The end of the school year offers a time to reflect on all of the great things that happened during the school year, and this issue of the magazine captures some of those highlights with all of you.

As I look back on the year, one event that was a highlight for me was seeing the musical Suffs in New York City with our Grade 5 students and some of their teachers. As you may know, Suffs tells the story of the final years of the battle for women’s suffrage that culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

I taught US History for twenty-five years; I was familiar with the stories of many of the women who played significant roles in the long struggle for the vote, and it was amazing to see their stories brought to life on the stage. The musical explores the many complexities of the movement and recognizes the dimensions of race and class that shaped the message and approach of the suffragists. Suffs is a powerful reminder of the inspiration we can gain and the lessons we can learn from studying history.

To see Suffs with Grade 5 students—who were riveted throughout the two and half hour show—was incredibly meaningful.

The show brought forth so much of what we talk about at Lincoln; the importance of centering girls’ and women’s voices, the necessity of recognizing and respecting differences, and the resilience required to achieve bold goals. In telling the stories of the women involved, Suffs reminds us that progress is not always a straight line, and that significant change requires dedication, persistence, and often, personal sacrifice.

Consider these lines from the song Keep Marching: “Progress is possible, not guaranteed / It will only be made if we keep marching, keep marching on.” These words feel especially resonant as I look back on the year at Lincoln—a year marked by perseverance, success, and so much joy.

Whether in classrooms, on stages, in labs, on fields, or out in the world, our students showed us again and again what it means to keep marching.

Onward Together,

Sophie Glenn Lau ’88 Head of School

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Commencement Recap Under a beautiful white tent, the Lincoln School Class of 2025, all dressed in white and holding floral bouquets, received their well-earned diplomas. It was Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the 139th commencement in Lincoln School history.

“Today is your day,” commencement speaker Marney Cumming McCabe ’90 told the graduates. “You’ve officially crossed the finish line of high school with courage, creativity, hard work, and possibly a few too many Starbucks.”

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McCabe, a distinguished financial services executive with more than two decades of industry experience and the current head of relationship management for Agency Lending at Fidelity Capital Markets, began her speech with a confession. When she

Marney Cumming McCabe ’90 addressing the Class of 2025.

was asked to be the Commencement speaker, she was unsure what guidance she had to offer. So, she decided to share what she knows: the story of her life post-Lincoln.

“It’s okay if you don’t have it all figured out,” McCabe told the graduates. “Life is not a straight line, and it probably won’t work out the way you have it planned in this moment, and that is okay.”

McCabe shared how she majored in environmental studies as an undergraduate at a time when climate change was not headline news and most schools did not offer an environmental studies major. She spoke of moving to San Francisco after graduating from college, even though most of her friends moved to cities close to home, such as New York and Boston.

“I was so nervous the night before I left,” recalled McCabe. “I remember sitting at the dinner table when my mother looked at me and said, ‘What is the worst that can happen? You get on a plane and you come home.’” With those words, McCabe took the leap. She drove the 3,065 miles across the

country for a job at a wastepaper trading company, which eventually led her to a career in finance.

She lived on the West Coast for seven years, incrementally building her success, one life lesson at a time, and through grit, hard work, and versatility, she went on to establish herself as an indomitable leader in a male-dominated field.

“Yes, you need to work hard and at times be intentional,” she said. “But you also need to let the journey lead you. Take the time to explore, find what drives you, have the courage to change paths, and grow through trial and error.”

McCabe reinforced the need to take risks and learn from failure. “Taking risks isn’t about being irresponsible,” she said. “It’s about being brave enough to get uncomfortable, pursue growth, and embrace uncertainty. You will stumble and you will fail, but in these moments, you will also discover your strength, your resilience, and your true potential.”

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And, speaking from experience, McCabe underscored the power that forms when a group of women comes together to uplift and support one another. “When women support women, we create communities where confidence grows, and voices are heard. You understand that your success doesn’t diminish someone else’s—it paves the way for others to follow.”

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And, speaking from experience, McCabe underscored the power that forms when a group of women comes together to uplift and support one another. “When women support women, we create communities where confidence grows, and voices are heard. You understand that your success doesn’t diminish someone else’s—it paves the way for others to follow.”

This sentiment was further expressed in the words of Head of School Sophie Glenn Lau ’88, who reminded the Class of 2025 that they “have the foundation to both manage and shape positive change” and, in an ever-evolving world, “it’s the human connections that matter most.”

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During her commencement speech, Class President Grace R. ’25, spoke of the vibrant, passionate energy of her peers and presented her class’s legacy gift dedicated to financial aid for future Lincoln students, as well as signage for Faxon Farm, a new tribute to Lincoln’s athletic prowess.

The night before commencement, during Senior Dinner, the beloved tradition of Step Singing took place. Afterward, the Class of 2025 passed the torch to Lincoln’s rising seniors, the Class of 2026. At Senior Dinner, the graduating class was honored and celebrated by family, friends, and faculty, as well as inducted into the Lincoln School Alumnae Association by Cara Millard Cromwell ’88 P’20,’22.

At the conclusion of the Commencement ceremony, as the class of ’25 stepped out of the white tent holding their bouquets and their diplomas, they flashed peace signs, ILY signs, and grinned big smiles on par with their remarkable achievement.

They emerged as a cohort of 34 young people forever informed by the friendships, values, and academic excellence of Lincoln School.

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Athletic Awards During the Athletic Awards Ceremony on May 30, we celebrated the achievements of our 2024–25 student-athletes—all of whom showed heart and grit throughout the season: supporting one another, embracing challenges, and competing at the highest level. From multiple varsity teams advancing to division quarterfinals and semifinals to our Varsity Basketball team winning the RIIL Division III Championship, and to our Varsity Lacrosse team winning the RIIL Division II Championship, it was a year full of standout performances and well-earned individual honors.

This has been a tremendous year of growth and accomplishments for all of our athletic programs. We had 3 Fall sports teams advance to the semifinal rounds this year (Tennis, Soccer, and Field Hockey). We celebrated a historic varsity Basketball season with a Division III Championship! Congratulations to our RIIL Division II Lacrosse Champions!!! The team played a fierce game, winning 10-9 in overtime!

Director of Athletics, Cindy Blodgett

 Congratulations to Martha Boss Bennett ’85 P’14,’16,’22 on winning RIIL Division II Lacrosse Coach of the Year.

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Awards & Recognition Ceremony On June 4, we commended Upper School students at the Awards & Recognition Ceremony. From academic achievement to community spirit, it was a moment to honor not just individual accomplishments, but also the collective strength, support, and passion that define the Lincoln student experience.

Throughout the school year, our students engage deeply in learning, leadership, and community involvement—growing not only as scholars but as individuals. From the classroom to the stage, from athletic fields to service projects, each student contributes to a vibrant and dynamic school community. The Awards & Recognition Ceremony offers an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the many ways they have challenged themselves, supported one another, and made meaningful progress both personally and academically. This isn’t just a time to acknowledge individual achievements, but to hold all of you up in celebration.

Upper School Director, Courtney West

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Diana Nyad This spring, students, alumnae, and members of the broader Lincoln community gathered in the Ebner, Elson, Hart Music Center to hear the story of a woman who dared to dream, refused to quit, and in doing so, achieved the impossible. The woman was long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 64, after four failed attempts, became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage.

Nyad completed the 110-mile journey accompanied by a 35-person support team, who encouraged her, fed her, and kept her hydrated while maintaining their distance, careful not to interrupt her unassisted swim. She wore a silicone mask to protect her from the vicious lashings of the box jellyfish, one of the world’s

Martha Boss Bennett ’85 P’14,’16,’22, Robin Boss ’83, Diana Nyad, Marjorie Buonanno Boss ’58 P’83,’85,’89 GP’13, ’14,’16,’22, and Russell Boss P’83,’85,’89 GP’13,’14,’16,’22.

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most venomous sea creatures. During the swim, Nyad busied her mind with the words of theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking and his theories surrounding the limits of time and space and the origins of the universe. Prior to starting her epic swim, she memorized albums from start to finish so she could hear music in her head while swimming across the Straits of Florida. And, when the demands of the journey caused her mind to slip into a hallucinatory world that included a beckoning yellow brick road from The Wizard of Oz, Nyad regained focus by counting… one, two, three, four…

53 hours after leaving Marina Hemingway in Havana, Cuba, Nyad arrived at Smathers Beach in Key West, Florida, where she was greeted by news crews and a crowd of supporters enthusiastically applauding her incredible accomplishment.

Nyad was the 13th speaker made possible by the Alexis Allen Boss ’89 Endowment for Community Accord and Public Service. Boss, known as Allie, established the endowment in 1995 before she passed away from an inoperable brain tumor at the age of 24. Allie wanted this endowment to bring inspiring individuals to Lincoln School, people who would enrich the fabric of the school and its community, people who would challenge students to think differently, dream fearlessly, and

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live their lives with meaning and purpose.

During her time at Lincoln, Allie was class president, and the captain of both the lacrosse and tennis teams. She led Lincoln’s tennis team to multiple state championships, then went on to attend Dartmouth College where she became one of the most decorated tennis players in Dartmouth history. She was five times First-Team All Ivy and ranked 16 times Eastern College Tennis. She captained the Dartmouth tennis team as a junior and a senior, and won the Class of 1985 Spirit Award, an award bestowed to a women’s tennis player who best embodies the values of sportsmanship, work ethic, and team spirit.

“Allie was a leader who, in her short life, made a lasting impression on all who knew her, learned from her, competed with her, and laughed with her,” said Lincoln School’s Head of School Sophie Glenn Lau ’88. Allie’s classmate Margaret Field Kelly ’89 recalled memories of Allie at Lincoln. “Allie loved to pull her teams and class together for a common aim—to do something that matters and make Lincoln proud,” Kelly said. Kelly was one of the alumnae who attended Nyad’s talk, which she described as “transformative” and perfectly aligned with Allie’s vision.

“All who were lucky enough to gather in the auditorium were inspired and elevated

by Diana’s extraordinary story. She delivered her talk with grace and humor and that perfect balance of confidence and humility—the combination that I like to think is meant by ‘lowliness’ in our motto,” said Kelly. “While Nyad’s achievement is nothing short of super human, she was so relatable, singing at times and playing the bugle.

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Her example and remarks connected and resonated with everyone. Allie would have absolutely loved Diana Nyad.”

In the 2023 film ‘Nyad’ based on Nyad’s memoir ‘Find a Way,’ there are scenes of Nyad reading the poetry of Mary Oliver.

She reads Oliver’s poem ‘The Summer Day,’ which muses on the bigness, smallness, and impermanence of being. It is a poem that concludes with the question: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? For Nyad, the question read like a call, calling her back to the water, to try again, to follow her dreams. Thanks to Allie Boss’s poignant legacy, the Lincoln School community had the chance to hear firsthand what is possible when one honors the wildness and preciousness of life.

“Diana Nyad is a woman who—like Allie— refused to accept limits, who redefined what was possible, and who did it all with purpose, passion, and grit. It was a privilege to host her at Lincoln,” Lau said. “I am so very grateful to the Boss Family, whose generosity and continued commitment to Allie’s legacy have opened minds, sparked conversations, and enriched the fabric of Lincoln for nearly 30 years.”

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Charlotte Macaulay ’99, Ben Shoppe When global pop star Rosé celebrated the release of “APT” on a hotel balcony in Rio de Janeiro, she wore three pieces of Ben Shoppe jewelry—The You Vault, The Ace Vault, and The Epic Necklace.

Since its launch in 2023, Ben Shoppe’s BEN vaults have won the attention of celebrities, female trailblazers, and lifestyle authorities, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Harper’s Bazaar.

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Charlotte Macaulay, Ben Shoppe

BEN vaults are the brainchild of Lincoln School alumna Charlotte Macaulay ’99, founder and CCO of Ben Shoppe. Made from 14K recycled gold, BEN vaults are fine jewelry lockets inscribed with hidden details intended to celebrate their wearer.

Each BEN vault tells a story. The You Vault’s favorite place is “anywhere you feel your best.” Wearers of the Ace Vault are known for being “creative, loyal, and fun as hell.” The Epic Necklace loves “every. last. detail.” But these statements of identity are tucked away, kept hidden inside the vaults.

From the outside, BEN vaults are lockets hanging on chains, only when opened do they reveal profound details of selfhood.

From her home in Los Angeles, Macaulay reflects on what led her to fine jewelry stardom, beginning with her days at Lincoln. “A lot of who I am, why I open up to people and try to understand them, comes from Lincoln, from the strong relationships that were formed there,” Macaulay said. “My love of friendship began at Lincoln, and my love of friendship and one-on-one conversations have inspired me to create these pieces that open up with something inside to share.”

Macaulay attended Lincoln from kindergarten through grade 12 and recalls with ease the names of her teachers and classes, but says it was coach Ellen Elcock and playing on Lincoln’s sports teams that taught her the most enduring lesson. “Freshman year, I worked so hard to make the field hockey and lacrosse varsity teams,” Macaulay said. “That was the first time I had something in my life

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My love of friendship began at Lincoln, and my love of friendship and one-on-one conversations have inspired me to create these pieces that open up with something inside to share.

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that I loved and felt passionately about.

It showed me early on that if I work hard at something I love, it doesn’t go wrong.”

Upon graduating from Lincoln, Macaulay attended Brown University.

After graduating from Brown in 2003, she studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design. While at Parsons, that passionate feeling she first felt playing sports at Lincoln, returned. “I missed that feeling, not playing sports at Brown. I missed that until I went to Parsons and then it came back. I wasn’t part of a team, but a class and we were all interested in the same thing.”

During her final semester at Parsons, she interned at Kate Spade. It was a transitional time for the fashion house. Husband and wife co-founders Kate and Andy Spade

had recently sold the company, and the incoming creative director sought to expand the brand’s costume jewelry line. And there, stood Macaulay. Full of talent, ambition, and ready to go. “I got into jewelry kind of by accident, but it was a great accident.”

For the next 15 years, Macaulay developed accessory collections for brands such as Clare V., Coach, and Stella & Dot, before making the pivot to fine jewelry. She was in her early forties, at an age when she and the women around her had experienced a fair amount of life, both good and messy times, and she wanted to design wearable fine jewelry that celebrated that; jewelry mothers would pass down to their daughters, generation after generation, because of the stories they told. Stories like how Ben Shoppe got its name.

When Macaulay thinks back to the summers of her childhood, she remembers England.

Both her parents* are British, and every summer she and her family would travel to

England. Her childhood memories are decorated with warm weather details of coastal Swanage, of big city living in London, and the hustle and bustle around that most iconic of timekeepers, Big Ben. “The name of my brand is Ben because it’s a reference to my time growing up in England.”

A much smaller English timekeeper, a London watchmaker’s pocket watch, inspired the BEN vaults design. Macaulay was delighted by how the little pocket watch popped open from the back to reveal a host of tiny details hidden within. Just like that pocket watch, BEN vaults open from the back, contain secret details, and are topped with rings, known as bails, so they may hang from chains.

Earlier this year, Ben Shoppe introduced a new product, vault-inspired charms that can be worn as earrings or slipped onto chains. Although not part of this year’s product launch, Macaulay has spent time imagining a Lincoln School vault.

*Many alumnae will remember studying History with Charlotte’s mother, Ruth Marris-Macaulay P’99 who taught at Lincoln for many years.

The Lincoln Vault: Exterior, Athena’s helmet emblazoned on a round gold locket with a green striped bail. Interior, a hand painted plaid enamel pattern, the symbol of a lynx, and an interior message: SPICES.

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Women Building Wealth

In the spring of 2024, through a partnership with The Providence College School of Business, 20 Lincoln School Upper School students participated in the launch of a new program, Women Building Wealth: Personal Finance and Financial Careers Exploration. Funded by a Providentia Society grant, which honors the contributions of Providence College women, supports programs that empower women, and encourages advocacy for issues that elevate and amplify women’s voices, Women Building Wealth offered semester-long workshops for young women to learn about financial career opportunities and personal finance.

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College professors, Providence College women in undergraduate or graduate finance majors, and women in finance-related careers. Students explored various topics related to financial careers and financial literacy, including principles of investing and how to navigate the college financial aid process. In a class led by Paul Scanlon, the finance lab director at Providence College School of Business, students participated in a candy investing activity to investigate stock valuation, trading, and how to implement financial strategies to achieve financial goals.

“I see it as empowerment,” said Sue Farnum, director of strategic initiatives at Lincoln School. “Part of the reasoning for the title was to look at what types of careers in finance are out there. Melissa and I both felt it was important that the

program go beyond financial literacy and provide students the opportunity to gain exposure and learn more about careers in varied sectors of finance, in particular those with more limited women in the field,” said Farnum, speaking of Melissa Mardo, assistant director of undergraduate advising at Providence College School of Business, who approached Lincoln about the Women Building Wealth initiative.

An overwhelming number of students expressed interest in participating in the program. “I think that speaks to students’ interest in learning more about business,” said Farnum. “Regardless of whether they want to continue in a business-related field.”

Following a successful launch and sustained student interest, the program received funding for a second year. While still working in close partnership with Providence College, the program has evolved for Lincoln students. In 2025, Lincoln expanded the number of classes offered and the breadth of content covered

to make the program a credit-earning opportunity for Upper School students in grades 9-12.

In May, program participants gathered for a panel discussion to hear women with finance-related careers share their experiences. It was one of three such panels held since the program’s inception. “A lot of the panelists talked about how building wealth provides opportunity and choice,” said Farnum. “The class appreciated hearing from women from various career fields related to finance and learning how often they ended up there by happenstance.

Women sharing their experiences and mentorship and knowledge is so impactful, and I think the girls really felt that.”

Farnum and Mardo are already brainstorming ways to continue the program for a third year. “The program is incredibly worthwhile in terms of students’ personal and professional futures,” said Farnum.

“We are excited to continue to grow and strengthen this collaborationt.”

The class appreciated hearing from women from various career fields related to finance and learning how often they ended up there by happenstance.

Women sharing their experiences and mentorship and knowledge is so impactful, and I think the girls really felt that.

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Brown University Intro to Engineering Rising senior Paula A. ’26 had a knotty problem. The charging cables for her electronic devices seemed determined to tie themselves together. They formed messy, serpentine snarls that made it difficult to charge her devices properly.

Fortunately, she also had a solution.

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As a student in Lincoln School’s Introduction to Engineering (LITE) program—a college-level course offered to Lincoln’s 10-12th-grade students taught at Brown University by Brown faculty members and graduate students—Paula designed and built a charging station to

organize her device cables using acrylic, a laser cutter, and a handheld drill. She chose acrylic because the sleekness of the material matched the aesthetics of her design. Plus, the laser cutter used to cut the acrylic afforded Paula the precision she needed to create circles small enough to accommodate the skinny charging cables.

The handheld drill smoothed over any rough patches the laser cutter left behind. The charging station was one of two products Paula engineered in LITE, the other was a robotic car that she and a fellow student engineered to detect and avoid obstacles laid out in its path.

“In engineering, it all starts with a thought,” said Paula. “[In LITE], we did a lot of drawings and learned how to do sketches, then we transferred our thoughts from paper to a 3D model that we could see and alter, but the thought process was most important. We had to really think about what impact our design would have and break down the whole thought process into what we’re going to make, why we’re going to make it, and how we’re going to make it—every single step had to be written down.

At first, it was time-consuming. I was like ‘Oh, I just want to make this!’ But it ended up helping me conceptualize the real purpose of my product.”

The Introduction to Engineering course focuses on learning, understanding, and applying engineering design principles to real-world applications through hands-on, human-centered design projects. LITE students learn the framework of engineering principles through research and design, and then turn their design ideas into tangible products.

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Before enrolling in the Introduction to Engineering Course at Brown, Paula took an Introduction to Engineering class at Lincoln that reviewed several fields of engineering and included many hands-on activities. The following semester, when the opportunity to join the LITE program came about, Paula eagerly applied. “I thoroughly enjoyed the class at Lincoln and I thought [LITE] would be a great opportunity to keep learning about engineering and see if it is a good fit for me in the future.”

LITE takes place at Brown University’s School of Engineering’s Prince Laboratory in a 10,000-square-foot makerspace dotted with workbenches and an array of tools and machines—bandsaws, miter saws, sewing machines, lathes, Dremels, sanders, 3D printers, and a universal laser cutter, to name a few. The program covers concepts such as vectors, forces, and circuits, and begins each class with a lecture on the science behind the project at hand. As Paula explained, “In one class we had a physics lecture to see how gravity impacts our design, since we were making human-centered designs. These lectures

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helped us understand how the forces around us impact what we’re building, and if this product is going to be sold, how would that impact other people’s lives.”

Paula’s Introduction to Engineering class at Lincoln School laid the groundwork for her understanding of engineering and the LITE program exposed her to engineering’s diverse fields, revealing the career opportunities available under the umbrella of engineering.

“For example, I had heard of biomedical engineering before, but I didn’t really know what that entailed,” said Paula.

“I thought maybe it had something to do with medicine, but I ended up learning that one of the Brown students was working with a scientist and they had made sensors that helped paraplegic people move their wheelchairs and send text messages to their families, I thought that was so cool.”

She learned about automotive engineering from the Brown students affiliated with Brown Formula Racing and witnessed other Brown students designing and

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building boats. “Seeing and talking to all the engineering students [at Brown] and the teachers, who had all recently graduated, definitely gave me a different perspective and opened my eyes to the different fields we had broadly covered in class.”

For her final project, the robotic car designed to detect and avoid objects obstructing its path, Paula and her partner turned their focus to the circuitry of electrical engineering, to sensors, wires, lights, and circuit boards. They learned to use Arduino, an open-source electronic prototyping platform to create their design. “We delved into understanding how these things work, and that was the coolest part for me, to learn the science behind what we were making.”

For Paula, participating in the Introduction to Engineering course led to a greater sense of self-understanding. “Overall, this class helped me see that I am a problem solver. I like working with my hands, I love seeing my ideas come to life. I like taking something and trying to fix it and finding a way to solve the problem.”

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Constance Almy McGill writes, “I am well and keep active.” She teaches yoga at her church twice a week and is active in the Mt. Vernon 100+ years old Shakespeare Club. She is the oldest tenured member and has held every office twice. She has adjusted to being a widow and is thankful for her very supportive blended family and excellent health.

Prudence Barton Bishop P’72,’73 GP’98,’02 remembers the two happy years she enjoyed and learned at Lincoln.

She speaks to Judy Stone Northrop occasionally and her daughters and granddaughters loved Lincoln and they all are close to their classmates.

Deborah Jordan Grant says “We are thoroughly enjoying our Providence life and all that Providence has to offer—ballet, theatre, musical, etc.” She is taking art classes at The Art Club. She had a fall in the winter but is now back to swimming, long walks and keeping active.

19 54 Charlotte Barton Sornborger (scribe) shares her main interest these days (besides family) is bird identification.

Her balcony overlooks a wooded swamp, home to many kinds of songbirds, hawks, ducks and waterbirds. She misses Marty, but Duncaster, a life care facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a great place to live, thrive, and make new friends.

19 57 Jane Arcaro Scola (scribe) has been living in Seattle, WA for four years in an apartment in a house she shares with her son, daughter in law, and granddaughter as well as a dog and two cats. Her granddaughter, Addie, is finishing the 4th grade and her uniform often reminds Jane of Lincoln.

Jane enjoys participating in Addie’s school activities. Jane spent some time this winter in FL.

Marilyn Lareau Morey is living a very quiet life in Vero, FL. She has six granddaughters who fill her life with great joy.

She recently lost her husband, Martin.

Victoria Bachman Williams keeps busy reading, baking, gardening, crocheting afghans for family and charity and spending time with family and friends. One of her grandsons got married in June and her oldest great granddaughter graduated high school and hopes to enter the Boston Fire Fighters Academy after she turns eighteen.

Betsy Horton Ingraham P’91 (scribe) is happy to share that her granddaughter, Caroline, has graduated from the University of Richmond and plans to work at Bank Of America - NY - in HR. Her second granddaughter, Katherine, has finished her freshman year at Point Park University in Pittsburgh and hopes for a career in dance on Broadway. She and 5 friends auditioned for The Rockettes this spring. Caroline and Katherine are the daughters of Stacey

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Betsy Horton Ingraham P’91 continued

Ingraham Loscalzo ’91.

Betsy continues her work as a Trustee for the East Providence Public Library as well as working to establish a Foundation for them. The Foundation plans to host Adriana Trigiani (best selling author) at an event in July.

19 59 Alice Drew Turner shares, “the older I get, the more I appreciate Lincoln.” The picture below was taken at her granddaughter’s graduation from Tabor Academy. “Four years of wonderful experiences. Much like we had. Weren’t we lucky! I think I was 4 years old when I joined kindergarten. I remember Mrs. Annin. And wonderful Miss Cole. She was a teacher at Lincoln when my mother was there.

Occasionally called me Miss Carpenter.

She truly wanted success for all of us.”

Gigi Gammino Noyes shares she felt stability, hope, intellectual stimulation, confidence, and enthusiasm for the future when she graduated. I also had great respect and love for our country. In my innocence, I expected wonderful things for everyone, not the challenges we face today. We all were very lucky to grow up in this period and be part of the Lincoln community.

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Marilyn Gill Geti shares a poem that stays with her: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats. “ I don’t know if I heard it first at Lincoln but maybe from my mother who also went to Lincoln and loved poetry.

It coincides with what truly brings me delight these days: nature, going outside, the garden where I spend a lot of time.”

She recently read and liked The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson and Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. 

Marilyn with daughter and granddaughter

Jane Ingraham MacCloskey shares that her grandchildren are doing well. One granddaughter will be a junior at Dartmouth next year, another is coding in Colorado.

Grandson Max is working for tech podcaster Dwarkesh Patel, and his fiancé just graduated from Harvard Business School.

Max, his fiancé, and granddaughter Allie who runs for Dartmouth

Jane continues to enjoy living in Bend, OR, although the town has grown from 17,000 when she moved in 1971 to 107,000 today. She sends her very best to all 59’s.

Susan Lynch Ruddy (scribe) David McElroy and Susan were married last year and have continued traveling as if there were no tomorrow to the Amazon, Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Indonesia last winter. Her daughter Lydia and her husband Tariq moved from Jakarta to Anchorage a few months ago. Her son Sean visited from Colorado and helped open their island home and get their boat in the water. Susan’s book on Bali’s penjor (beautiful traditional symbols celebrating the gifts of the gods) which was published in Indonesia in 2023 will be published in the U.S. in 2025. “What an adventure that has been: writing is one thing; publishing another thing altogether!” 

Sherry Gardner Cameron and her husband took a cruise to Bermuda and a two week transatlantic voyage from Rome to New York that included nine ports. She hopes to add another cruise in August to her list.

Pamela Halewood Morse (scribe) spent three weeks in London during the Christmas holidays, enjoying her family, the museums, and the decorated shops.

Nancy Hill Joroff has been on a bookstore tour of London and a library visit in Edinburgh. She is working three days a week in a bookstore, playing her harp, walking, and reading. She appreciates the healing sessions that she has weekly with Linda Clave.

Martha Prescott Noonan and her husband have moved from Maryland to Michigan to be closer to her children, grandchildren, and a great grandchild.

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Son Sean, daughter Lydia, and Susan.

19 61 Linda Clave conducts full moon Zoom meditations monthly and utilizes the Tong Ren and other forms of energy healing therapies to restore the body’s natural ability to heal.

Connie Worthington traveled to the Greek Isles with friends in October ’23 and Dubai and the Emirates (Terry lecturing for /Brown’s trip) in November ’23. They spent Thanksgiving ’24 with brother Bill and his Sue in Mountain View and a trip to Yosemite. They traveled with lake neighbors to Costa Rica and the Panama Canal in February ’25—and fortunate respites (not enough time) in the house in the Black Hills and the cabin in Chepachet, “remember slumber parties there, long ago?” Connie and Ann Langdon-Days heard Stacey Abrams at Planned Parenthood this spring and regularly sees Sandy Koerner for

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supper. “For alumnae weekend, I can offer three guest beds and airbeds if that helps classmates come—a mile walk to Lincoln.”

Barbara Getzoff Huff sold her townhome and moved into a “cruise ship on land,” new senior housing in Woodland Hills, CA. Leaving beautiful Agoura Hills for Woodland Hills has served her well. She is living stress free and traveling again in spite of health issues which she does not allow to hold her down. Life is good in her art-filled apartment.

Glenis Brewster Austin spent her 80th in Newport last year with her son’s and daughter’s families. Jody and Mark, 9, and Connor, 6, just left Florida after a two-week stay. Lots of alligator sightings at the parks. Glenis has resumed golf and bridge and then travels back to Green Pond, NJ for the summer.

Nancy Robinson Van Tuyle stays busy either in Pasadena or in Chicago where Marty is at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. They bought a condo that looks directly on Lake Michigan.

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throwing a belated birthday week with them in Kennebunkport, ME. Nancy was named Co-Chair of the Blue Ribbon Children’s Festival at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Nancy shares that she lives 2 miles from the Altadena fires and experienced high winds at 90mph and ash all over the outdoor surfaces, air quality was very poor for weeks. This summer, Nancy and Marty have planned two weeks in the South of France. Before Nancy became a molecular biologist, she majored in French lit at NYU and loves the language and the food. 

Martine Roland Matzke celebrated her 80th birthday with a trip to Paris: her birthplace. She went to Paris for her 70th and had such a wonderful time; so she decided to go again. Martine and her husband Rob spent the winter skiing in Breckenridge, CO and were visited by daughter Nika and granddaughter Ellie. Grandson Camden “popped” the question, so we will have a summer wedding next year. We love Kadence, his fiancée and wish them all the best.

Bethany Austin Jester shares that 2023 had 3 weeks in Scotland and Ireland and a five week free form travel around the world.

The big event for 2024 was a total replacement of her left hip and can now walk

without pain for the first time in almost two decades. “Run, skip, jump (sort of). We are looking forward to an active 2025.”

Ann Langdon-Days shares that one big event of the last year was seeing her older grandchild settle into Ursinus College in Western PA. She found a new oncologist in NYC; her daughter, Liz accompanied her to every appointment. Ann shares that this has resulted in her no longer having signs of CLL even though it is incurable.

Ann traveled to Salzburg, Florence & Paris as a groupee of the Greenwich, CT Choral Society in May.

Gail Logan is enjoying the season of gardenias, azaleas and honeysuckle. The birds are coming to her feeder—cardinals, finches, chickadees, goldfinch and woodpeckers and she sees squirrels, deer and rabbits too.

Gail also had a poem published.

Judith McCaffrey (scribe) shares her new passion is birding in Central Park. It is on the East Atlantic Flyway, so many of the beautiful migratory birds stop on their way from Latin America to Canada and the Boreal forests. She enjoyed a wonderful few days birding in the Sacramento area with her daughter Natasha. Her granddaughter Blu was accepted into both LaGuardia, the school on which the movie Fame was based, and the High School of Art and Design. She chose Art and Design

because she hopes to become a commercial artist. In NYC, every eighth grader must apply to high school. It is super competitive and, for the parents and the students, super stressful, as one might imagine.

Judith was Blu’s full time granny-nanny (practicing law in the down hours) from the day she was born until recently, now that she is a teenager.

Judy with granddaughter Blu.

19 65 Marie-Claude Roland Rossi P’85, ’89 recently spent a week in London. Despite the cold and windy weather, she walked a lot, got lost a lot—seeing parts of the city that she hadn’t seen before. She is still working, but from home now and loves not having to drive far and dressing casually.

Deborah Lunt shares they had 4 feet of storm surge from Hurricane Helene.

They have moved into an apartment in St. Pete and are planning to buy another place that is not in a flood zone. Their family is all in Florida (2 sons and grandson). Deborah is still volunteering at Friends of the Library in Seminole and enjoys walking, hiking, and reading. For the last 10 years, she has been part of a group that hikes the Easter/ Passover Hike.

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Nina Burdg Yates shares she has retired several times, but this time is permanent.

She keeps busy volunteering for her APIC chapter, this time as President, and attending numerous meetings and conferences in microbiology and infectious disease while also volunteering for The Ninety-Nines (women pilots). She shares “being a grandmother for my two grandkids is such fun. Last year we enjoyed our trip to Croatia. This year we’re planning to visit Japan.” 

Nikki Beth Stiller went to a large theater festival in Sibiu, Romania in June to see a play directed by a longtime friend. After, she will tour Bucharest for 2 days, then to Venice, followed by a cruise down the Adriatic and ending in Rome. “Life is good!”

Carol Sapinsley Rubenstein has returned from her Winter Quarter in Colorado after a so-so snow year with less skiing than usual. Carol is back in MA now for the Spring Quarter. Her BIG news is that her daughter, Julie, is getting married at the end of September in Aspen. Her daughter Julie and her fiancé both love hiking, food, and dogs.

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and then back to MA for the Fall Quarter. She is also looking forward to the 60th Reunion.

“Go ’65!”

Diane Ellis Miles shares that Felix, her husband of almost 54 years, is battling Stage 4 cancer and permanent atrial fib. Diane continues to take care of their home, dogs, meals, etc. and enjoys time with family and sons, Eric and Daniel, and granddaughter (Irene—age 10). Eric is the managing partner of his law firm in Nashville and was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers. Daniel teaches all levels of Spanish and an integrated course of history, philosophy, writing, etc. 

Her son Eric and his daughter Irene.

Susan Eldredge Mead is in Cambridge and Marion and is happy with the to and fro of life. Retirement didn’t fit so she joined a search firm and is knee deep in volunteering and board work, with special attention to Mount Auburn Cemetery and Buzzards Bay Music Fest! She is also a trustee of her condo association in Cambridge. A month in the south of France, an annual ritual in Nice, was a welcomed escape. Her daughters and their families are all healthy, happy, and employed. Susan is looking forward to the reunion in the autumn and hoping lots of people will join.

Cynthia Savage Muir (scribe) reports that Spring has begun in coastal Maine. Cynthia and Doug are looking forward to summer visits with their sons and their families, especially the 4 grandchildren ages 7, 5 and almost 2. Andrew lives in San Rafael, CA and Brad lives outside Philadelphia. Doug fell on the ice before Christmas and broke his right shoulder. He was scheduled for shoulder replacement surgery on his left shoulder in March. He was in a full upper body sling for 8 weeks. Their travel plans were put on hold and they hunkered down for the duration.

Cynthia enjoys hearing from classmates as the Scribe and looks forward to seeing many of them at the 60th reunion in October. Many thanks to Addie Manera Hale for volunteering to coordinate plans for the reunion.

19 67 Joanne Blount Dahmer shared that her husband passed away in 2020 after a long illness. She is still teaching full time: Culinary High School classes. She loves it, but getting older slows her down and anticipates retiring in 3 years. Her 3 children each have 2 children, giving her 6 wonderful grandchildren. She occasionally plays music at church (she retired from full time last June).

Randie Ferguson Black-Schaffer and her husband have retired from being physicians after 47 years but still do volunteer activities. She is involved with conservation efforts in her town, and has started directing the church’s bell choir and composing for it, which is great fun and “entirely due to my experience ringing bells at Lincoln!” They have 4 children and 4 grandchildren ages 4-17. Their 2 girls live nearby while their Swedish-American granddaughter plans a year abroad next year at the local high school, and will stay with them.

Marianna Freeman Richardson (scribe) and her husband Bob moved back to RI from Santa Fe 46 years ago, and raised their kids in South County. Bob passed in 2020 and Marianna shares that they had 47 good years together. She enjoys hiking, biking, swimming, paddleboarding, taking yoga classes and gardening. Her daughter Aspen and her 2 girls live nearby while her son Jesse and his partner Liz live in Maine.

She has become very involved with political activism and shares that life is full. “This fall, 8 of us met at Lincoln for a tribute to Sally (Rapelye) Briggs, who died in 2023. Since our 50th reunion, close to 20 of us have met every summer. Ann Biderman Cooper hosted us at the Dunes Club, Gale Jenks Goff welcomed us at her Newport home, and Elizabeth (Brownie) Jackson has hosted us at her lovely home in Tiverton.

We still enjoy each other’s company 58 years after graduating from Lincoln!”

Joanne and her Blount siblings.

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Mary Grosvenor Winkes and her husband Rolf are living in Damariscotta, Maine in her aunt Jane Pitts’ ’36 little house. Her 2 girls, son-in-law, and 3 grandchildren are all nearby and her oldest granddaughter will be attending Brown next year. She spends most of her time happily painting, swimming and with family and friends.

Gale Jenks Goff shares that her husband, Peter, of 55 years passed away this year.

She has 4 wonderful children who have been so supportive and she is currently recuperating from her second knee replacement. Meanwhile, her architectural practice has been thriving. One of her houses was showcased in a book publication last year and two more are featured in an international publication this year. She is looking forward to getting together with everyone this summer. 

Duncan who is 11 years old and Nathan who is 10 months old. “Living on the border is such a unique experience. Interesting getting to know the Hispanic culture— El Paso is 85% Hispanic. When my mother was living at Laurelmead I was lucky to spend time with Nancy Lewis. Probably 25 years ago Roger and I went to Angelyn Arcaro’s wedding in Newport. I miss all my Lincoln friends… such good memories!

Come visit us— we’ll put you on a horse or take you to Mexico.”

Marcia Hoffer is enjoying her horse, Sweet William, on their farm in Warren RI. 

Gale, her children, and grandchildren (and Niki Buxton, who officiated) at Peter’s remembrance gathering.

MaryAnn Hatch Silverstein moved from an island in a bay to the desert in Bozeman, Montana and has loved living here the past 30 years. She spends time horseback riding, doing yoga, and attempting to paint.

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Elizabeth Jackson lives in Tiverton, RI on the Sakonnet River. Her daughter, Barrett, her son Ellis, and husband Charlie live nearby. Barrett works with Gale Jenks Goff in architecture. Elizabeth (Brownie) has been a landscaper for the last few

years and has been painting. She shares that all the work that she did in the 80’s has become a retro hit with the museums, who are collecting her work. “What an honor!”

Barbara Stone Halpern and her husband, Rick, are enjoying life as snowbirds, spending 6 months in Palm Beach in a huge golf community called Ballenisles C.C. She took up golf after her show horse passed away. They spend the remainder of the year in Pittsburgh, where they maintain the family home. Her 2 girls are in Pittsburgh; Stephanie has a great job at PNC in wealth management and Alex is an attorney who also started a silk flower business.

Sharon Ladd lived in Lexington, MA and retired from Harvard University where she spent 40 years working with Harvard’s international students and scholars.

“It was a privilege and I loved what I did.”

Since retiring she has been spending her summers at her cottage on Columbia Lake in CT. Her first grandchild, Harper Rae Ladd, was born August 14, 2024 and feels fortunate that they live near her in Westford MA.

Carole Mann has been living in Michigan since graduating from The University of Michigan in 1973.

Bonnie MacLeod Thompson shares that her husband, Bob, passed away on Valentine’s Day after almost 56 years of marriage. She has two sons and three grandchildren. Bonnie and Bob travelled extensively and Bonnie feels blessed with friends, family, and classmates close by, whom she can always count on. She enjoys gardening, reading, jigsaw puzzles and genealogy. She hopes to get back to travelling someday.

Kate Tower-Ludwig married Reinhold Ludwig in Germany and they have 2 adult children and three beautiful grandchildren.

She has enjoyed traveling, singing in two choruses, participating in a walking group, hiking, skiing, and bicycling. She spent three years in Colorado teaching German and 20 years in Northbridge, MA as an SLP. “Thank you Lincoln School Class of ’67… I love you!”

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Kathy Traugott has not been married for a very long time and has been living on a farm in southern Vermont for 20 years. She works full time as a textile designer and continues to paint and do printmaking. Her daughter, Bianca, 46, is a clinical social worker working with at-risk at Brattleboro High School and is also a flower farmer. Her son, Luca, 40, is an administrator with the state health department and is also a licensed marijuana grower. “We are all pretty busy and content.” The area in which she lives is very beautiful and full of kind and accepting people. “I have plenty of room, love having visitors, and cooking up a storm. I would love to see every one of you from ’67.” 

Niki Buxton is enjoying life in retirement and teaches Sunday School to the little ones and praying and thanking God for all of my life-long friends.

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she co-led the Team of the Lees Peck Group. Linda and her husband, Staunton, are spending time in Wakefield, RI, Summit, NJ and Vero Beach, FL. Her youngest daughter, Caroline Love, resides in NJ with her husband, Rob, and two children, Tanny (6) and Merrill (4). Her middle daughter, Lizzy, lives at Chapel Haven Schleifer Center in CT. Linda and Staunton have enjoyed chairing the annual CHSC Golf Tournament since 2023. Sarah, her eldest daughter resides in NY and Florence, Italy and co-heads Healing Wisdom. Linda has been enjoying retirement and spending more time with grandkids, traveling, golfing, biking, skiing, hiking, playing tennis and rekindling old friendships!

Betsy Bishop Harker visited classmates Linda Mauro Peck, Kathy Kiely Seifert and Nancy Faenza Ladd ’72 in Vero Beach FL. She went fishing in Costa Rica with her husband, John. One of her life dreams was to walk the Camino from Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain and she did it along with her sister, Debbie Bishop Wilson ’72 and her husband, Jaime. “The uphill miles were a challenge but walking through the hamlets, vineyards and past century old cathedrals made it more than worth the blisters.” Her mom, Prudy Barton Bishop ’51 and her father, Mars, live nearby. Betsy’s daughter, Laura Harker Hankin ’02 and her family are in the Boston area.

Jane Meissner Sharfstein (scribe) shares that time has gone by quickly! She just returned from a fun week in Capri and Rome with Sarah, ’01. Jane is enjoying her Hebrew classes and being a RISD Museum sustainer docent. She has also enjoyed visits and trips with Polly Mott and Christine Wang in the last year.

Polly Mott is working on completing her bucket list. Some highlights to date include spotting flocks of blue-footed boobies and snorkeling in the Galapagos, ziplining amidst howler monkeys in Costa Rica, and taking the Queen Mary 2 across to Southampton from New York. She moved from her beloved home of more than two decades to a new waterfront condo in the historic part of downtown Baltimore.

“The place already feels like I’ve always lived there. Can’t wait to have visitors.”

Liza Browne shared that her family threw her a fun 70th birthday party, including a surprise visit from a dear friend and her husband who live in Arizona. She started a French conversation group at her local library a little over a year ago and has made some new friends.

She has a great time as there are all levels of speakers. “I hope to see everyone at our 55th reunion. I am delighted to have caught up with Robin Lake and Connie Lane.

Liz Watkins and I have stayed in touch since we got out of school.”

Kathy Kiely Seifert is living in Alexandria, VA and spends most weekends driving to and from her grandchildren’s lacrosse games. She has two grandchildren in Alexandria and two more in Denver and thoroughly enjoys spending time with them all.

She saw Betsy Bishop Harker and Linda Mauro Peck in Vero Beach, FL where they laughed, played tennis and reminisced about their wonderful Lincoln days. “Sending you all love and good health!”

Barbara Stone Laverdiere spends more time in Providence than in Waterville Valley, NH, due to the health needs of her parents.

She is doing all the things in town that only tourists do and thoroughly enjoying it,

including visiting galleries throughout the state. She took a trip last year to England and Scotland, driving through the countryside with no real agenda. She is still rescuing elderly dogs, though currently only has one. She has been diagnosed with cancer, but she is certainly not giving up without a fight. Barbara’s daughter is getting married in July in the White Mountains.

“I would like to host a Waterfire Boat Ride for classmates this fall if there is interest.

Perhaps email me at laverdib@gmail.com if you would like to attend.”

Lee Trowbridge Patterson was blessed with her 2nd grandson, Owen. Her daughter, Katie, had him last July and Owen is now 10 months old and Myles is now 2 ½. Her son, Scott, is engaged and is getting married in 2026. Lee recently had a total knee replacement and is doing well. “I’ve had to learn to appreciate the small gains, which is a new thing for me. I hope everyone is well and enjoying our older youth! I still think of the wonderful 50th reunion we all had. It felt like we hadn’t aged at all!”

Jill Moss shares that life is busier than ever. The inner city mission she is part of in South Providence, Impact Center, had a devastating fire. She hopes to get the weekly soup kitchen and monthly food pantry up and running soon as the need is greater than ever. Jill and her husband, Jim, are busy with the upkeep of their historic place in Scituate, and, of course, spending time with family. Their youngest son and daughter-in-law live in Warwick while their oldest son and other daughter-in-law are in Portland, OR. “The plan for my 70 th birthday in December is for the six of us to hang out together on the Cape. What a great gift that will be for me!”

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19 82 Cheryl Levine left Boston in 2018 and after a three-year struggle with her health, she is now well and living in Sarasota, FL. She is now retired and has a wonderful job at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, working in the museum store. Her favorite activity is swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.

Beth Barton Rondeau (scribe) shares that each decade of her life has been better than the previous one, thus she is excited for her 60s. She is still working and none of her children live nearby, but her favorite times are when they are all together a few times each year. She is dedicating her 60s to making memories with her husband, kids and her grandchildren.

She has 4 granddaughters—Caroline and Vivian are 2, Laura is 8 months, and Lucy is 3 weeks old. “Live every day to the fullest, laugh as much as you can and be happy!”

19 96 Elizabeth Seltzer Ranfone is married to her wonderful husband and partner of 16+ years and living in New Haven, CT with two active boys Leo, 11, and Finn, 5. She is COO of a creative and experiential production agency, GURU HOUSE, based in Denver, CO and consults on her husband’s brick and mortar gym with in-person training, nutrition, accountability, and personalized medical performance. She is happy to have reconnected with Hillary London ’96 and all the other alumnae who joined up for an exciting field hockey game last year!

Elisabeth Hessler Cavanagh lives in Westchester County, NY and has paused her law practice to focus on raising her children, ages 12 and 15 (pictured). She’s very thankful to be able to take this time to be a full-time mom. Her son plays football and her daughter plays field hockey and lacrosse. Watching her daughter reminds her of her days at Lincoln. She has 4 Labradors- Bubba Gump, Buzz Lightyear, Barbie, and Bluebell and is looking forward to seeing everyone at the 30th reunion! 

Elizabeth (Beth) Varadian (scribe) moved to London with her family 7 years ago and feels fortunate to have had lots of worldly adventures! Her daughter and son, ages 10 and 3, even have British

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accents! She was lucky to catch up with Sara Shaylor (Daniel) ’95 and family visiting from Washington, DC recently. She works in pharmaceutical medicine and is hoping to transition back to being a family medicine doctor and teacher in California very soon. She has started the countdown to the Class of ’96 30th Reunion next year!

Theresa Valdes is living in Galicia, Spain and just had her 3rd baby, who is 16 months old. Theresa is also running her pharmacy.

If you’re in Spain, let Theresa know she’d love to reconnect! 

19 97 Mari Marchionte Bianco has returned to Lincoln to help coach Varsity field hockey and lacrosse. Her daughter is a member of the Class of 2031 and shares that reconnecting with the Lincoln community has been the best part of moving back home!

She still feels so proud to have graduated from such an incredible school that continues to empower girls to be their very best selves.

While Mari has returned to Providence there has been a lot of international travel and reunions! Kate Allen, Claudia Gregoire and Julie Baron all met up recently in Paris and had some fantastic adventures together. 

Sarah J. Hull (scribe) just had an artwork proposal accepted for a group exhibition that is part of the World Lace Festival in Nowy Sacz, Poland next summer. When not lacemaking or embroidering, she tries to get as much time in the hot shop glass blowing as possible. She still lives in Washington, DC but travels up to RI regularly to visit with her parents.

Gaia Cornwall continues to write and illustrate picture books and her fifth one came out this past April. “Fairy Walk” from Candlewick Press is available at libraries and wherever books are sold. She now lives in Old Lyme, CT with her husband and two children. She’s looking forward to visiting Lincoln in the fall for the book festival!

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20 01 Julia Grégoire moved to Paris in 2015. She is managing her law firm that specializes in French citizenship and immigration law, mainly for Americans.

She had a baby in August (Bianca) with her partner Tullio, from Genoa, Italy. They love visiting RI together (he loves clam cakes, chowder and the beaches)! “Hard to believe our graduation under the beech tree was 24 years ago!”

20 17 Isabella Bellini is finishing up her 4th year living in Boston and has started a new role as a Clinical Outreach Coordinator for Balance Mental Health Group.

Lily Burchfield is living in Charleston, South Carolina, where she is in her third year of Law School. She graduated in May and will sit for the July Bar Examination.

Adeline Danyla has worked as an Environmental Consultant in pharmaceuticals for the past four years. She moved to Boston after graduation and has no plans on leaving anytime soon.

Charlotte DiPrete lives in New York City where she works on an all-female team of financial advisors at RBC Wealth Management. She recently completed her second New York City Marathon. Charlotte lives with her sister Maddie, and their puppy, Lady.

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Maddie DiPrete is living in New York City with her new bernedoodle puppy, Lady, and is working at Aetna as a Senior Marketing Analyst.

Sabrina Eisen is currently working in Retention Marketing at eMoney Advisor.

She graduated with her MBA from Boston University and moved to New York with Natalie Landau and Marema Lo Plynton.

Jasmine Hyppolite is entering her third year at Harvard Law School and is spending her summer in New York at Cravath, Swaine, & Moore.

Surabhi Iyer has been living in the Boston area since graduating from college, and is moving to Worcester to start Medical School at UMass this summer!

Amanda LaPaz is in her third year living in Boston where she is furthering her career in the insurance industry. She still stays in touch with many Lincoln alum to this day.

Natalie Landau lives in NYC with Marema Lo Plynton and Sabrina Eisen, which means that their after dinner chats often feel like free periods in the senior lounge—minus the Twilight wall. She is looking forward to this summer, when her sister Sasha (’20) will join the ranks of Lynx in New York and they will be back in the same city (and on the same sports teams) again.

Marema Lo Plynton is currently living in Manhattan and working in Private Equity.

Emma Rademacher is working as a speech-language pathologist on the Feeding & Swallowing Team at Boston Children’s. She is traveling to Armenia this summer for vacation. Her synchronized skating team placed first at sectionals and 3rd at nationals this past season.

Samantha Shekarchi (scribe along with Belle Buroker) Samantha recently passed the Rhode Island Bar Exam after graduating from Suffolk Law in May. She moved to Miami to obtain her LLM in Real Estate Law from the University of Miami, where she lives with her Cavalier King Charles, Beacon.

Caroline Sweeney is living in Rhode Island with her Swiss Mountain Dog, Scarlet, and is working at Rite Solutions as an Associate Analyst.

Yee Won Kim started medical school at UConn (Go Huskies!) in the summer of 2023, and is just now starting her third year after passing the first major national board exam. She is an OBGYN right now and is finding it fascinating and exhilarating.

Don’t see your year? Volunteer to be your class scribe by emailing Sophia Theriault ’16 at stheriault@lincolnschool.org.

These notes have been edited for length and clarity.

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