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New Alumni Trustees Elected
is the founder and principal of the Boston consultancy Advancement Advisers and a director of the Abbot Academy Association. Picott holds degrees from Trinity College and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She lives in Concord, Mass., with her husband and three stepchildren.
Peter T. Hetzler ’72 is a reconstructive surgeon specializing in the treatment of breast cancer, melanoma, and traumatic injuries. Prior to entering private practice in 1989, he studied at Stanford University and the University of Michigan and then completed his training in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and microsurgical reconstruction. In the early 1990s, Hetzler volunteered as an Andover Alumni Admissions Representative, a role he still holds today. He joined the Alumni Council in 2002 and helped develop its mentoring program. As Alumni Council president from 2006 to 2009, he led a strategic planning process that refocused and revitalized the council. In 2012, he received Andover’s Distinguished Service Award. Hetzler
Michael Malyszko
At the Annual Meeting of the AndoverAbbot Alumni Association held during Reunion Weekend in June, two new alumni trustees were elected to twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2014. Allison E. Picott ’88 has been helping alumni engage with Andover and one another since 1992. Her record of service includes class secretary, class reunion chair, class agent, cochair of the Alumni Council Multicultural Committee and member of its Executive Committee, and copresident of the Andover-Abbot Alumni Association of New England. In 1999, she became the youngest person ever to receive Andover’s Distinguished Service Award. Before returning to Andover for a stint as a leadership gifts officer, Picott worked in law. She currently
lives in Rumson, N.J., with his wife and two children. As mentioned in the spring 2014 Andover magazine, Abbot alumna Tamara Elliott Rogers ’70 became Andover’s newest charter member of the Board of Trustees, effective July 1. —Audrey Doyle
2014 State of the Academy Range of topics emerges during live webcast
Bethany Versoy
“We are restless…in the best sense of the word,” said Head of School John Palfrey. “We have a strong place to begin, but are looking for those areas where Andover can continue to lead for the 21st century.” Palfrey and Peter Currie ’74 (far left), president of the Board of Trustees, shared the stage for the 2014 State of the Academy address during Reunion Weekend. The cohosts tag-teamed to answer 20-plus questions from the Cochran Chapel audience and those engaging on Twitter using the hashtag #askjpalfrey. The video, available at www.youtube.com/phillipsandover, has garnered nearly 1,400 views.
Andover | Fall 2014
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