A LU M N I N E WS
Dear Fellow Alumni, I hope that you had an enjoyable summer and took some time to recharge for the upcoming seasons. As we welcome the fall, we welcome back our fast-paced, busy, blustery days, which seem to just fly by. At MKA, and on the Alumni Council, things are no different. We closed out the 2015–2016 school year with celebratory events and good times. Our seniors counted down the “100 Days to Graduation” during which they participated in new and different happenings, including, of course, the senior May Term projects. New for this year, alumni were invited to spend a Night at the Winter Musical, where we got to catch up with past and present artists. The Alumni Office sponsored the Alumni Regional Receptions where we connected with alumni in Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Finally, our Alumni Council hosted the popular Spring Social event, with our famous raffle and gift baskets as well as the Klank Klassic and Alumni Games Day in June. Looking forward to the fall, we’re gearing up for another packed agenda! The well-attended Young Alumni Happy Hour, celebrating classes 2003–2012, will be held in NYC this September. The Alumni Office will also hold its third annual MKA Day on October 21st. This is an important day for all to help support our alma mater. Following MKA Day, we’ll look forward to Reunion and Homecoming Weekend, October 29–30. We’ll be celebrating classes ending in ‘1 and ‘6; all alumni, however, are encouraged and welcome to attend our events. Homecoming this year will also allow us a formal dedication ceremony of the new Upper School Academic Center, as well as the presentation of our Distinguished Alumni Award to recipient Christopher H. Smith ’85. Congratulations Christopher! I would like to recognize our Alumni Council for another outstanding and successful year. Without their dedication and hard work, our accomplishments would not be possible. Specifically, I would like to recognize the following individuals for fulfilling their nine years of service to the Council, each of whom has been instrumental during this time: Rich Stanton ’87, Lee Vartan ’96, Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99 and Lindsay Braverman Forman ’01. Thank you! The Alumni Council would also like to extend a warm welcome to our new members! Please join me in welcoming: Stacey Polanskyj ’92, Joanne Pundyk Goldberg ‘87, Jennifer Jones Ladda ‘84, Nilie Pajoohi ’89 and Anne Fetherston ’88. We are very much looking forward to your contributions and continued success on the Council!
SENIOR BREAKFAST
The Alumni Relations office hosted the Senior Breakfast on Thursday, April 28th to celebrate the Class of 2016. Director of Alumni Relations Lois Montorio and Vice-President of the Alumni Council Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99 welcomed the Class of 2016 into the MKA alumni community and spoke about all of the opportunities that are afforded to them now that they are MKA alumni. It was a great morning celebrating the successes of the Senior class.
SPRING SOCIAL
The Alumni Council hosted their annual Spring Social on Thursday, May 12th at Halcyon Brasserie. The event was a great success with over fifty alumni in attendance (spanning the 70’s to the 00’s), as well as faculty and former faculty. The Spring Social is an event that alumni look forward to all year, giving them the opportunity to catch up with their fellow alumni as well as vie for prizes in the “tricky
Best, Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00, Alumni Council President
Executive Committee Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00 President Rich Cosgrove ‘84 Executive Vice President Amanda Englander ’04 Secretary Dennis Rodano ’87 Treasurer
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Klaudia Pyz ’98 Networking Vice President Council Bryan Becker ’96 Brittany Berckes ’06 Casey Breslow ’03 John Bruno ’02 Jared Cook ’01 Pamela D’Amato Davis ’89
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Caitlin DiRuggiero ’06 Anne Fetherston ’88 Michael Fortunato ’02 Joanne Pundyk Goldberg ’87 Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 Jennifer Jones Ladda ’84 Cooper Knowlton ’03 Angela McCaffrey ’06 Nilie Pajoohi ’89
Stacey Polanskyj ’92 Diane Ridley-White ’84 John Thompson ‘03 Advisory Committee Dan Carson ‘83 Rich Stanton ‘87