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Fall 2014 Celebrating 106 Years of Serving Youth Our Mission PBC seeks to transform the lives of vulnerable young people through integrated experiential and adventurebased programming in schools and at our outdoor campus.
PBC: Changing Lives in Urban Schools As the holiday giving season approaches, the PrincetonBlairstown Center (PBC) is proud to share important data regarding the success of our School-Based Programs and the positive effect your continued support enables. For decades, our Blairstown programs have focused on character education, or Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as it is termed today. Over the past year, PBC has successfully developed deep partnerships with four schools to enhance SEL and combat the devastating personal, family, and broader social effects of early school dropout rates. Our goal is to always work smarter and more effectively in providing valuable SEL to the young people we serve. To do this, we are internally evaluating our programs and our performance, and we are using evaluation tools to measure our effectiveness. Dr. Robert Balfanz, a leading national dropout prevention researcher at Johns Hopkins University, reports that a sixthgrader’s likelihood of not finishing high school can be predicted by the ABCs – “Attending school less than 80% of the time, receiving an unsatisfactory Behavior grade/ demonstrating mild but sustained misbehavior, or Course failure (particularly in math or English/reading). Students
demonstrating at least one of these traits have only a 10%20% chance of graduating on time, and an increased chance of not graduating at all. PBC partnered with two middle schools and two high schools over the past year to expand our School-Based SEL programs and provide comprehensive support services to a cohort of the most at-risk students at each school. Three of the schools are in Trenton, New Jersey and one is in New York City.
Dramatic Middle School Outcomes In addition to weekly SEL student workshops and trips to our Blairstown Campus, PBC’s middle school Site Coordinators provided intensive, individual academic and personal counseling to the very highest risk students in our two partner middle schools, focusing on the ABC’s cited by Dr. Balfanz. The results have been gratifying. At our New York City partner middle school, the Global Neighborhood Secondary School, 79% of our students passed their core classes. Our staff then assisted the remaining 21% of Cont. on page 2
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students and their parents in registering for summer school and relentlessly monitored their progress. As a result, 100% passed their core subjects and advanced to the next grade. At Rivera Middle School in Trenton, NJ, 70% of the students enrolled in PBC programs passed their core classes. After our staff assisted students and parents in registering for summer school and monitored progress, 100% of the students in PBC’s program passed their core subjects and advanced to the next grade.
High School Success Researchers at the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) report that students who accumulate fewer than five course credits and two or more consecutive F’s by the end of the first semester of high school are likely to drop out. Staying on track in the 9th grade was a better predictor of high school graduation than race, income, neighborhood where the student lives, and prior test scores combined. Elaine Allensworth, a researcher at the University of Chicago and Director of CCSR, writes that the turning point in the Chicago schools came with an accountability system and the use of timely data reports. Information on attendance and grades assisted researchers and staff in the early identification of students at risk of dropping out. According to Allensworth, “Students struggle with increased freedom and responsibility in high school. There are also issues with peers, safety, and family responsibilities. When teachers only see a student for an hour a day, it can be harder to monitor and support them . . . If we can get a student to have a successful 9th grade transition, it sticks.” These results are instructive for us.
counseling find out the reasons for their problems and help students develop solutions. Through weekly after-school SEL and leadership workshops, trips to the Blairstown Campus, and individual and academic counseling, 78% of PBC students from the Trenton Central High School, West Campus passed their core classes prior to summer school and that number rose to 88% after summer school. Sixty-six percent of PBC students from the Trenton Central High, Chambers Campus passed their core classes prior to summer school and that number rose to 98% after summer school.
The Need for Your Help It can be argued that education is the civil rights issue of the 21st Century. If so, we are a civil rights organization, among other things. PBC’s School-Based SEL programs help the most challenged sub-population of students in schools where most face the difficulties of poverty and urban social ills. Supporting high risk students makes sense philosophically, morally, and financially. A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his or her lifetime and almost a million dollars less than a college graduate. High school dropouts are seven times more likely to be incarcerated, at an economic cost of over $46,000 a year, and untold personal costs. An investment in PBC’s evidence-based SEL programs cost approximately $200 a month per student and includes three trips to our transformative Blairstown Campus. Please be as generous as possible, and help us continue the work PBC has been doing since 1908 – transforming the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable youth. Mark L. Antin, Esq. President, Board of Trustees
Pam Gregory Executive Director
PBC staff members use attendance and grades to identify students most likely to drop out and through individual
A Forty Year Partnership: PBC and Outdoor Action Princeton University’s Outdoor Action Program (OA) was started in 1973 by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students as a pilot project designed to lessen the sense of isolation experienced by students when they first arrived on campus. The program provided an opportunity for increased interpersonal interaction between students while also fostering personal growth through outdoor activity. “The outdoors is the vehicle for people getting to know each 2
Janssen CHILD Sponsors PBC Girls’ Leadership Program PBC is honored to announce that Janssen CHILD has awarded a partial sponsorship to its new Girls’ Leadership Program. Janssen’s sponsorship will enable 25 at-risk girls from Rivera Middle School in Trenton, NJ to travel to the Blairstown Campus three times during the 2014-15 school year to develop their leadership skills with the new curriculum developed by Girl Scout troop 60518. The sponsorship also supported the troop’s trip to the United Nations on October 10, 2014, where they participated in the International Day of the Girl Summit. The troop consists of 11 girls aged 10-14 from Montgomery, New Jersey. As part of their own development as young leaders, the girls decided to work with PBC staff to develop curriculum focused on girls leadership. What began as one program module soon blossomed into four as the girls were inspired during their visits to the Blairstown Campus. Their ideas began with a focus on core leadership attributes of problem solving, communication, conflict resolution, self-reflection, goal setting, and more. They used these attributes to create exciting outdoor adventure programs that will build confidence for girls as they uncover their own strengths and break through perceived limits. Their test runs
other,” says OA Director Rick Curtis. “Outdoor Action helps people make friends, learn about Princeton, and feel more comfortable about starting college.” Outdoor Action has grown to become a vital part of Princeton’s student community. The first full Frosh Trip in September 1974 had 100 participants and 10 student leaders, while this year’s Frosh Trip served 710 freshman who travelled the midAtlantic and New England states from Virginia to Vermont. While the outdoors and the activities and challenges offered are important to students’ well being, the trips focus primarily on helping freshmen learn about and successfully assimilate into campus life. They are encouraged to discover
were documented via photos and video and were unveiled at a Red Carpet event in July. During September, the girls were invited to share their leadership work on the International Day of the Girl (IDG) Summit website as part of the 11 Months of Action campaign. Each week, IDG highlighted one of the lesson plans from the Girls’ Leadership Program and engaged IDG Summit members via social media. PBC staff, board, and girls from troop 60518 were also invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Girls Speak Out at the United Nations. Representatives from Canada, Peru, and Turkey spoke about international girls issues. The event also featured multimedia performances that told girls’ personal stories of tenacity, courage, and strength from around the world. Topics included bullying, bulimia, rape, child marriage, abuse, and violence against girls. The event took place on the same day that 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai won a joint Nobel Peace Prize, making her the youngest recipient of the prize in history, and proving that girls can and do make a difference. For more information visit: http://dayofthegirlsummit.org/11-months-of-action/
a great deal about themselves and their new classmates by learning to work together to overcome challenges as part of a productive team. OA Leaders also encourage discussions on topics relating to student life such as peer pressure, alcohol and drug use, as well as issues surrounding gender, diversity, and sexual orientation that students may encounter during their time at college. For forty years, PBC has served as an operations base and equipment provider for OA as it takes students on trips in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. In 2005, Cont. on page 4
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PBC also began to serve as a base camp for a handful of OA Frosh Trip groups. This summer, PBC hosted five OA groups, and continues to provide leader and orientation training to OA participants. Another key component of the OA Frosh Trip includes community service. In recent years, the freshmen have completed trail maintenance, bridge construction, campsite restoration, and other necessary tasks at the Blairstown Campus. This year the Leaders and freshmen of one OA
group worked directly with high school students and facilitated a program for at-risk youth. They got to experience the excitement and challenges that working with students in outdoor experiential education can provide. As PBC and OA continue to partner, PBC plans to offer OA Leaders additional training to those interested in paid adjunct (teaching/facilitating) positions at PBC. In addition, there are plans for OA ‘Leave No Trace’ Trainers to provide experiential-based instruction to PBC’s Trenton SchoolBased programs, to help the students prepare for their expeditions at the Blairstown Campus.
PBC In-Schools: An Oasis of Healing A Day in PBC’s In-Schools Programs Driving into the neighborhood, everything looks grayer and less colorful. The aging school building has bars on its windows and trash out in front. In the doorway is a metal detector and a security guard who asks for your identification. The sound in the corridors is deafening as kids move from one class to the next. Among the noise and the bustle is the office of the PBC Site Coordinator. Stepping into the tiny office is like entering a different world. Here you will find a comfy love seat, a fountain trickling tranquilly, soft lighting, a small desk, aromatherapy sprays, games, chimes, snacks, and a teddy bear. The Site Coordinator uses this inviting space to provide counseling to the 50 at-risk students she works closely with every day. Several of the students are at risk of dropping out due to a high number of absences, chronic tardiness, a lack of parental involvement, academic failure, and a neighborhood with challenges that are unimaginable to most of us. Many of them drop by to check in or for a quick hug or nod of approval. “Marcus” has an aching foot that is keeping him from doing his best at baseball tryouts, though the only thing that is really noticeable is that his pants are filthy and someone sent him to school in dirty clothes. He wants the comfort that is usually reserved for a parent to provide. The Site Coordinator looks at his foot, gives him a hug, and sprays him with a spritz of relaxing aromatherapy. As soon as “Marcus” leaves the office, the Site Coordinator talks of the three students who have taken most of her attention during the week. The first student she describes was walking in her neighborhood, taken at knife point and sexually assaulted. The Site Coordinator has talked to the student, her mother, and school administrators at length to 4
help them deal with this traumatic event, and is referring the student for more specialized services at a local nonprofit in addition to the weekly counseling she provides. The next student she talks about is a “good” boy with impulse control problems. He brought a knife to school and hid it in the bushes. There’s a good chance he will be permanently expelled but the Site Coordinator is trying to advocate on his behalf. The final student she mentions is a young woman whose mother passed away suddenly. The Site Coordinator is providing counseling and attended the funeral. The Site Coordinator shares stories of success as well. One student, “John”, has had issues with controlling his anger. During his individual sessions, John has been willing to practice calming techniques, which he says help him stay focused and on task. John practices the techniques at home, and is able to use what he has learned in other areas of his life. John told the Site Coordinator, “I hear your voice in my head encouraging me to calm down and take deep breaths.” John is adjusting well to a new class and school due to the support he is receiving from PBC. Another student, “Ed”, says that he tells his mom all the time how helpful the PBC program is. Ed is able to take the values he has learned in his weekly SEL group and apply them to his life. During his individual counseling sessions, Ed is able to “let go and move on,” which is one of the core values of the programs PBC teaches. Growing up can be a challenging and difficult experience. Through our School-Based programs, PBC makes it just a little bit easier for the resilient students your continued support allows us to serve
Empowering Young People to Take Charge of Their Own Lives An Interview with Roberto Gil, Jr. Blairstown Campus Director Albert Einstein once said that if you look deep into nature you will understand everything. A Princeton resident for the final 22 years of his life, he may very well have been referring to the magnificent natural landscape of New Jersey and the beauty of its woods. PBC’s Blairstown Campus Director Roberto Gil, Jr. experienced a similar epiphany when he first visited the Blairstown Campus from his home in the Bronx. For Roberto, his first trip to the Blairstown Campus was not just a leisurely stroll in the woods – it also brought him face to face with nature in its purist form. “The first time I went on a hiking tour of the property with Katherine Carmichael, we ran into a bear and two cubs,” he recalls. “It was Katherine’s first experience with bears and
“I like the idea of nature and I think there’s a calming and soothing thing that it can do.”
They are taught darkness is danger. You don’t go down dark streets, you don’t go down dark alleys, and it makes sense. In the city darkness may be danger, but here at Blairstown, it’s just darkness. They get to experience things like stargazing, and listening to the different noises from the bats to the crickets to the frogs, noises they don’t get to experience in their own homes and neighborhoods.” In addition to their disconnect with nature, Roberto also believes certain types of media are having a negative effect on young people. “We live in a society that has some really mixed messages, and priorities that seem all over the place. One of the things that drives me nuts, and I’m guilty of it too, is Reality TV. People are rewarded for bad behavior and these are the role models our kids see in the media today. They’re bombarded with these negative stereotypes that are being rewarded with TV shows and money.”
definitely my closest. After that, I just fell in love with the property.” Roberto believes one of the biggest challenges facing youth today is a disconnect with nature. “I’m a big proponent of the natural world. I’m not necessarily a big camper, as most people know. To me that’s work, but, I do like being outdoors. I like the idea of nature and I think there’s a calming and soothing thing that it can do.” Many youth from urban areas have never before communed with nature as it exists at Blairstown. “I lived in New York for 20 years. It’s called a concrete jungle for a reason.” One of Roberto’s favorite programs at Blairstown is the Night Walk. “It’s one of the simplest and most impactful activities we do here, especially for kids from the inner-city.
Roberto continues to see his role in youth development as one of offering guidance and advice, and empowering youth to take charge of their own lives. “For me it always goes back to the proverb – give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. I want to show them the ways they can eat for a lifetime.” 5
Princeton-Blairstown Center Annual Financial Report July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 PBC celebrated many accomplishments over the past year, the largest of which was the transition from a supporting organization of Princeton University into a fully independent non-profit organization and Princeton University affiliate. As a result of the transition, many of this year’s costs were the legal fees and staffing expenses associated with this effort. Nevertheless, with the joint efforts and shared sacrifice of departments shedding expenses, PBCPrinceton-Blairstown was able to address some Centeressential needs such as facility maintenance. As the organization held to its conservative operating budget, expenses remainedReport steady from fiscal year 2013 to 2014. Unfortunately, the Annual Financial 1, 2013by through June 30, 2014benefited from a 6% increase in its endowment same could not be said for income, as overall revenueJuly dropped 8%. While PBC distribution duemany to accomplishments the economicoverupturn, becoming of the from University eliminated the University’s PBC celebrated the past year, the largest independent of which was the transition a supporting organization of Princeton University annual into a fullycontribution. independent non-profit organization and Princeton University affiliate. As a on resultmanaging of the transition, of this year's costs were the legal fees and staffing expenses Additionally, as the organization’s attentions were focused themany transition operationally, fewer resources were available to associated with this effort. Nevertheless, with the joint efforts and shared sacrifice of departments shedding expenses, PBC was able to address some focusessential on development and marketing a slight drop grant income. Nonetheless, over the past five years, needs such as facility maintenance. causing As the organization held to in its conservative operating budget, expenses remained steady from fiscal the year organization 2013 to 2014. Unfortunately, the same could notin be program said for income, dropped 8%. more While PBC benefited from a PBC 6% increase in itsthis trend to continues to experience an upward trend fees as asoverall PBC revenue continues to by serve youth each year. expects endowment distribution due to the economic upturn, becoming independent of the University eliminated the University's annual contribution. continue and increase. In the same way that enhancing SEL skills for underserved urban youth continues to be the core tenet of PBC’s Additionally, as the organization's attentions were focused on managing the transition operationally, fewer resources were available to focus on approach, a disciplined investment and financial planning strategy along with sound remain development and marketing causing a slight drop in grant income. Nonetheless, over the past five years, thefinancial organizationfundamentals continues to experience an central to the upward trendoperational in program feesgrowth as PBC continues to serve more youth each year. PBC expects this trend to continue and increase. In the same way that organization’s and success. enhancing SEL skills for underserved urban youth continues to be the core tenet of PBC's approach, a disciplined investment and financial planning Chris Van Buren, Treasurer strategy along with sound financial fundamentals remain central to the organization's operational growth and success. Chris Van Buren, Treasurer
Income - FY 14
Grants 10%
In-Kind 3%
Other 0.26%
Expense - FY 14
Blairstown Program Fees 25%
Transition from Princeton University 12% Capital 6%
Annual Giving 5% School-Based Service Fees 1%
Development 1%
Administration 15%
Program Services & Facilities 66%
Endowment Income-Received 56%
Income Blairstown Program Fees School-Based Service Fees Endowment Income Received* Annual Giving Grants Princeton University In-Kind Other Total Income
FY2014
FY2013
$ 517,862 $ 15,735 $ 1,167,734 $ 104,280 $ 210,994 $ $ 62,640 $ 5,452 $ 2,084,697
$ 504,011 $ 68,853 $ 1,099,177 $ 100,188 $ 269,464 $ 152,009 $ 62,640 $ 8,904 $ 2,265,246
Expense Program Services & Facilities Administration Development Capital Transition from Princeton University Total Expense
$ 1,440,214 $ 332,938 $ 24,889 $ 136,296 $ 245,761 $ 2,180,098
$ 1,373,315 $ 480,222 $ 126,335 $ 64,667 $ 136,207 $ 2,180,746
* Net unrealized gain/loss of Endowment Investment value due to market fluctuations is not included.
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OUR SUPPORTERS
The Princeton-Blairstown Center is very grateful for the generous contributions to our annual campaign received from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The following names are listed in recognition of their loyal support and generosity. $25,000 +
Global Neighborhood Secondary School New York 21st Century Community Learning Centers United Way of Greater Mercer County Willard T.C. Johnson Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999
Mr. & Mrs. John Bogle Princeton Area Community Foundation The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Mrs. Joyce Stupski Tiger Baron Foundation, Inc. Walbridge Fund, LTD
$5,000 - $9,999
Curtis W. McGraw Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999
Anglo-American Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mark Antin Pam Gregory & David Palladino Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Jones Mr. Peter Kellogg Meryl Kessler & Scott Orin Linda Marcus & Steve Nislick Mr. & Mrs. Everard Pinneo Gaylea Prichard-Silvers & Brant Silvers Princeton Area Community Foundation – McAlpin Fund Mr. Michael Protzel Pamela & Derek Simpkins Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Van Buren
$500 - $999
Mr. John Berlinger Rev. Dr. Alison Boden & Rev. Walter Kerbel Rt. Rev. & Mrs. Frederick Borsch Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Buechner William Conover Jon & Jenny Crumiller Jameson and Joan Doig Mr. & Mrs. George Hawke Dr. Robert McGinley Mr. Ellis Moore, Jr. Ms. Jane Rossiwall Mrs. Harriet Savage Ambassador Robert Stuart, Jr. Mr. Thomas Wertheimer
Up to $499
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Adelson Ms. Gertrude Appling Mr. Americo Arcamone Mr. Jonathan Baer Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Barlow, II Mr. Steve Becker Mrs. Barbara Broderick
Dr. John Brodsky Ms. Catherine D. Brown Christian (Sascha) Brown Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bruther Mr. Edward Cissel Mr. & Mrs. Charles Creesy Ms. Rebecca Cunningham Dr. Susan Danielson Mr. Joel Deitz Ms. Christine Desan Husson Mr. J. Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. Michael Drahl Ms. Elizabeth Duffy Ms. Doris Easton Mrs. Hedda Fields Rev. Joan Fleming Rev. J. Seymour Flinn Dr. James Floyd, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey Forde Mrs. Hannah Fox Mr. & Mrs. Schaen Fox Harrison Fraker, Jr. Mr. Leon Fraser Jane Fremon Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Giordmaine Dr. Kathy Gordon Mr. William Gorham Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grant Mr. Nicholas Guilbert, III Mr. Walter Hallagan Mr. Larry Handerhan Rev. Wayne Hartmire, Jr. Ms. Ellen D. Harvey Mr. & Mrs. John Hastings Mr. Robert Hotes Mr. Jim Huffman Kirsten Hund Blair & Bill Blair Dr. & Mrs. Eric Hyson Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jenkins Mr. Alfred Kaemmerlen Mr. Daniel Kastelman Colleen Kelly, Esq. Mr. Bert Kerstetter Mr. Michael Kilmnick Mr. William T. Kimberly Mr. Arvind Kokatnur Ms. Adrian Kwok Mr. Leonard Lance Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Laughlin Mr. John Lewis Dr. Donald Maloney Mr. Henry Martin Mr. George McCauslan Ms. Isabel McGinty Mr. & Mrs. John McGoldrick Lisa Meeks Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Meixler Mr. & Mrs. John Merritt, III
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Milano Mr. Kurt Mislow Ms. Kayla Morris Bryan Pannill Mr. & Mrs. Constantin Papastephanou Jason Pedraza Mr. Jonathan Peele Ms. Lori Pellegrino-Deutsch Ms. Sandra Persichetti Mr. Charles Plohn, Jr. PSE&G Mrs. Deborah Redpath Mr. Donald Roberts, Jr. Shirley Satterfield Mr. Charles Savage, III The Sharpless Family Mr. Christopher Shephard Mr. & Mrs. Peter Smith Mrs. Susan S. Speers Mr. William S. Speers Dr. & Mrs. Richard Spies Ms. Sandra Sussman Dr. Sarah Tantillo Mr. David Tierno Twin Chimney, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Van Dusen Mr. James Varner, Sr. Mr. Daniel Wang Mr. Alexander Ward Mr. & Mrs. Darin Watters Barbara & Peter Westergaard Ms. Eunice Wilkinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wolfe Mr. M. Cabell Woodward, Jr. Dr. Andrew Zimmerman
In-Kind Donations
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Antin Colonial Club Gennet, Kallman, Antin & Robinson Pam Gregory & David Palladino Sheridan Communications Dr. Sarah Tantillo Princeton University We apologize if we have misspelled or overlooked your name. If we have, please contact Sabrina Lopez at Slopez@princetonblairstown.org or call 609-921-0070.
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Princeton-Blairstown Center 350 Alexander Street Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-0070 www.princetonblairstown.org
Princeton Office Executive Director Pam Gregory Director of Finance & Administration Betsy Castro, MBA Accounting Assistant Gina Grieco Administrative & Marketing Assistant Sabrina Lopez
School-Based Programs
Site Coordinator Global Neighborhood Secondary School Clarissa Ghazi, LMSW Site Coordinator Rivera Middle School Lynn Jones-Sandler, LCSW Site Coordinator Trenton Central High School, West Campus Jessica Keels, LMSW
Blairstown Campus Program Director Roberto Gil Jr., Esq. Assistant Directors Tom Arnold Adam Faller Experiential Education Facilitator Chris Trainor Office & Outreach Manager Pat Karl Facilities Director Jody Zengulis Facilities Assistants John Haney Tammy Porter-Leitner Food Services Coordinator Robert Buarotti
Please Note Our New Address Effective January 15, 2015 13 Roszel Road, Suite 204A, Princeton, NJ 08540 8
THANK YOU - WOODCUTTERS WEEKEND 2014
We are grateful to all of the incredible individuals and groups that helped us complete fall projects at our Blairstown Campus over Halloween weekend. This included building two woodsheds, splitting and stacking wood, making bat boxes, raking leaves, cleaning out the Hunt kitchen, putting the garden to bed, washing windows, and many other projects. This year, we were proud to have volunteers from the Colonial Club, the Princeton Area Alumni Association, the Neumann University Men’s Circle, The Viking Group, the Most Precious Parish Church from Collingswood, NJ, as well as current and former PBC staff members and Trustees. Please mark your calendar for next year’s event: October 23-25, 2015. BOARD OF TRUSTEES President Jason Pedraza ’11 Mark L. Antin, Esq. Gaylea Prichard-Silvers Erica Rodriguez ’16 Vice President Pamela L. Simpkins Sarah Tantillo, Ed.D. ’87 William Wild ’14 Secretary Advisory Council Rev. Alison Boden, Ph.D. Everard K. Pinneo ’48 Treasurer Al Kaemmerlen ’62 Christopher Van Buren ’84 Mark Washington Trustees Honorary Trustees Christina Bailey Rt. Reverend Frederick Borsch ’57 Gwen Cogan Brunelli Joan N. Doig Susan G. Danielson, Psy. D. L. Jose Gonzalez Jim Farrin ’58 Joseph L. Bolster, Jr. ’52 Jane Fremon ’75 David G. Rahr ’60 Sofia Gomez ’16 Dr. Robert J. Rivers, Jr. ’53 Jason K. Griffiths ’97 Winthrop A. Short ’41 James B. Huffman, P.E. ’77 Executive Director Colleen Kelly, Esq. ’77 Pam Gregory Richard J. Peay ’17
REUNIONS EVENT 2014 On Saturday, May 31, PBC was proud to host a breakfast meet up during Reunions at Murray-Dodge Hall. It was great to see former and current staff and board as well as friends of PBC including Priscilla Hayes ’75, Chris Van Buren ’84, Sarah Tantillo ’87, Colleen Kelly ’77, Rev. Fred Borsch ’57, Ev Pinneo ’48, Rev. David McAlpin ’50, Dean Alison Boden, Chris Shepherd ’98, Bryan Pannill ’14, Jason Pedraza ’11, Kirsten Hund Blair ’84, Sue Lynch Foster ’89, Sari Chang Guthrie ’84, Amy Transgrud ’04, Bruce Woodger ’57, Angelica Ortiz ’12, PBC Board President-Mark Antin, Katherine Carmichael and Pam Gregory.