Leading Thoughts

Dear Community,

This year, my first at CSW, I have cherished the many opportunities I have had to hear your stories. Whether it be an anecdote about a transformative course you took at CSW, a family tradition illustrative of your core values, or an everyday happenstance that gave you pause, your stories have already taught me so much about you and this incredible community.

In this issue of The Gryphon, I hope to return the favor by sharing a bit of my own story — who I am, where I come from, and how it is that I came to land here at The Cambridge School of Weston, a place it often feels I was destined to discover. Stories have the power to build connections, promote understanding, and widen perspectives in profound and meaningful ways, and it is my hope that in sharing my story (eloquently told here by CSW alumna and Board Vice Chair Christine Marston Chamberlain ’63), I can begin to build the mutual sense of trust and confidence that is essential for a head of school and her community.

Of course, this is but the beginning of what I am sure will be a strong and enduring collaboration as we work together to sustain CSW’s progressive mission, placing students at the center of everything we do. Together, we are capable of yet unknown triumphs, and I look forward to creating and disseminating our own collective story.