going to need to try to remember these days when they are feuding teenagers.” (photo or in babies) Hats off to David Wolman on the publication of his new book, Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling.
1990
20th Reunion
Class Representatives: Zach Cherry 212-863-3339 Alex Rabinksy 773-645-4381 arabinsky@hotmail.com Mark Epker ’86, Lisa Amick DiAdamo ’86, Minnie Ames ’86, Meredith Ross ’86, Amy Lloyd McCarthy ’86, host Garrett Solomon ’86 and Jay Livens ’86
Class of 1986 Reception
Sadia Shepard’s book, The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home, has received rave reviews.
1991
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ecky and Garrett Solomon ’86 hosted the Class of 1986 at their home for a wonderful evening of fun, food and friendship. Head of School Jerry Katz provided the group with an informative update on the School today. The highlight was everyone recalling their favorite Park School memories.
After receiving her PhD from Harvard in 2008, Ally Field moved to Los Angeles where she is now an assistant professor of cinema and media studies at UCLA’s film school. “I live in Santa Monica, not too far from the beach, and I love it so far!”
1993 Class Representatives: Jessica Ko Beck 917-691-3540 jessicako@gmail.com Jamie Quiros 617-522-3622 qstips@yahoo.com Ali Ross 646-528-4248 alross@gmail.com Jessica Naddaff recently launched her own business, Bite Size Marketing. “A passionate ally for small business, new products, and start ups, Bite Size Marketing is an alternative to the traditional marketing agency,” says Jessica. The company’s website, bitesizemarketing.com, is up and running. That WAS David Walton you saw on T.V! David was in the television show “Quarterlife, ”and recently appeared in episode of the USA Network’s “In Plain Sight,” where he played the role of a comedian who had witnessed a murder and as a result had to enter the witness protection program. This fall, you can see him in a new NBC comedy called “100 Questions.”
THE ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD
Established in 1999, the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service is presented annually at graduation to an alumna or alumnus of The Park School for dedicated service to the Park community. Board Chair Kevin Maroni presented the award on behalf of the Alumni Committee.
Minnie Ames, Class of 1986
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t is hard to imagine Park School’s alumni community and not think of Minnie Ames. A dedicated and loyal leader, Minnie has consistently demonstrated the power of the strong connection among our alumni, and between our alumni and the School. In the twenty-three years since Minnie Ames graduated
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from Park School’s Grade IX, she has remained an integral part of the alumni community. Minnie has been a very active member of the Alumni Committee since 2001, including service as the Committee’s Co-Chair from 2007–2009. During this time, Minnie played a key role in determining ways to improve the Alumni section of the Park website, rallied support among classmates and friends at a variety of Alumni events, and led the Committee through two very successful years of Alumni outreach, programming and fundraising. In the fall of 2006, Minnie stepped in to help Park’s Alumni Relations Office when the former director for alumni relations was on maternity leave. During this time, Minnie spent countless volunteer hours planning the Alumni holiday party and taking
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on many additional responsibilities. Minnie played a key role in establishing the Class of 1986 Financial Aid Fund, which supports Steppingstone Scholars at Park. Minnie’s dedication to Park extends beyond the campus. As a former co-chair of the Alumni Committee’s Volunteerism Sub-Committee, Minnie organized a volunteer event for alumni at the Food Project in Lincoln and helped to facilitate outreach at the Women’s Lunch Place in Boston. Now that Minnie’s daughter, Lucy, is a member of Park’s Class of 2018, Minnie’s legacy at Park School carries on in a multi-layered way. We are grateful for Minnie’s many years of thoughtful and dedicated service to both Alumni and the greater School community, and we know her future service to Park will continue to be an inspiration to us all.