New Trustees
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hile many families enter when their children are in Pre-K or Kindergarten, Margaret Boasberg’s girls, Tess (Grade IV) and twins Kira and Alyse (Grade VII), joined Park in the Middle and Upper Divisions. Margaret and her husband, Chris Bierly, admit that the decision to enroll their three daughters was a difficult one. “Our girls had had a wonderful experience in the Newton public schools, and we struggled with the decision to pull them out in favor of Park. What ultimately convinced us to make the move were the quality of Park’s incredible teachers, the supportive and nurturing — yet challenging — school atmosphere, and some wonderful friends who had raved about Park for years.” Margaret grew up in Washington, D.C. and attended Yale University. She went on to earn her MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. She spent almost a decade as a management consultant at Bain and Company (where her husband is a partner), leaving Bain in 2000 to join the newly formed Bridgespan Group. Bridgespan is a nonprofit that collaborates with leaders to accelerate social impact and help break cycles of intergenerational poverty. Margaret works with nonprofit organizations, foundations, and philanthropists mainly in the K-12 education, public health, and youth development spheres. She has had the privilege of advising many of the country’s largest foundations on their philanthropy, as well as consulting with a wide range of nonprofits working to create change in some of our most highneed communities. She is excited to join the Board of Trustees and hopes to contribute through
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her experience working in K–12 education. She also looks forward to becoming more closely involved in a place of such importance to her girls. “Park is a very special school,” says Margaret. “I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to its continued success.”
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ith a same-sex, interfaith family, Polly Crozier and her spouse, Jessica Keimowitz, searched for a school with a strong and sincere commitment to diversity and community, and they found Park to be just the right fit. When looking at schools for their daughter, Hannah, Polly recalls being welcomed by the Park community. “Attending the LGBT dinner was transformative. There were parents, teachers, staff, former parents . . . so many people pres-
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ent, with their arms wide open to a new family.” That sense of community was reinforced when Hannah’s brother, David, died suddenly at the end of her Pre-K year. “The outpouring of support and care from all corners of the school was something we will never forget.” Polly is looking forward to giving back to the Park community as a member of the Board. Polly grew up in Wellesley and attended the Winsor School, where she currently serves on the Alumnae Board. After Winsor, Polly graduated from Yale University and Boston College Law School. During law school, Polly worked at and collaborated with LGBTQ civil rights organizations in Massachusetts, New York, and San Francisco. After law school, knowing that her passion — LGBTQ equality — would play out on a state-court level, she clerked for the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court. In 2005, Polly entered private practice, and she is now a principal at Kauffman Crozier LLP, a small family law firm in Cambridge known for its expertise on LGBTQ issues, adoption, assisted reproduction, and nontraditional families. In addition to her practice, Polly regularly volunteers with a number of community legal organizations to promote LGBTQ equality and access to affordable legal services. Polly and Jessica live on the campus of the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, where Jessica is the Director of the Upper School and where Hannah (Grade I) and Miriam (age 1) enjoy being campus kids.