FROM TRACY TANG LIMPE ’80
Laura’s Impressive Debut Dear Friends, By the time you are reading this spring 2016 issue of The Bulletin, Laura Danforth will be completing her first year as Head of School. In this issue, Laura shares her insights on Masters, her personal “guiding principles,” and the beginnings of her vision for The Masters School of the future. Laura has said that she felt “all roads led to Masters” for her. I am confident that I speak for the entire Board of Trustees when I say that for us, “all roads led to Laura.” This began with the head of school search process – a rare opportunity to step back and see Masters through outsiders’ eyes. This experience was hugely affirming on many levels: because of the immensely qualified candidates attracted to Masters, because the committee, a diverse group of 10, was unexpectedly united in our decision-making, and ultimately because this yearlong process brought us Laura Danforth. In the months that Laura has been on the job, I have become more and more impressed by her as a person, a leader and as the right choice to lead Masters into the future. Laura has immersed herself in the daily life and culture of Masters with energy and purpose, eager to know and understand the history, traditions and people of our school. She has shown herself to be a person who listens thoughtfully and with an open heart, and communicates her own ideas clearly and directly. Laura is undaunted by the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, whether they be continuing to attract and retain a stellar faculty and student body, expanding and refining Masters’ signature programs, or leading an effort to support these programs through endowment and capital fundraising. As the end of the search process brought a sense of affirmation about the strength of The Masters School and how far we have come, the end of Laura Danforth’s first year as Head brings a sense of confidence and optimism about an even brighter future for Masters.
Sincerely,
TRACY TANG LIMPE, ’80, P ’18 Chair Board of Trustees
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