New Book by Wheeler Alumna
Debra Aaronson Lawless ‘77 has written an entertaining and informative non-fiction account of the history of Provincetown, MA, and the artists and “renegades” (as the title explains) who made it their destination. A writer for the Cape Cod Chronicle, Lawless has also written Chatham in the Jazz Age and Chatham: From the Second World War to the Age of Aquarius, all for The History Press.
ALUMNA RETURNS TO WHEELER TO CREATE AN ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDENCE SUMMERBRIDGE AT WHEELER It was ten years ago this summer, when Dacia Read ’04, spent her first (of four) summers working at Providence Summerbridge. This year, after going off to college and working for two years in New York City, Dacia returned to campus as Providence Summerbridge’s first Alumni Engagement Coordinator. “The Providence Summerbridge family has always been an extension of my own,” she says, “it’s a true pleasure to be back and able to build Summerbridge’s capacity to reengage and be a resource to nearly 20 years of outstanding alumni students and teachers.” This year, Dacia’s work has been two-fold: 1) to find and track nearly 1,500 Providence Summerbridge alumni and 2) to develop ways to support and engage these alumni in Providence Summerbridge’s dual mission. “Its fantastic!” she says, “there isn’t one SB alum who hasn’t told me about the transformative effect Summerbridge has had on their lives. I am increasingly awed by the generational impact this program has made on our community and the City of Providence. Our alumni family really is a remarkable reflection of our dual mission in action.” If YOU worked at Providence Summerbridge while you were at Wheeler, please send us our email address. We will keep you updated on SB’s alumni engagement events and resources. While you’re at it, check out SB’s website (www.wheelerschool. org/providencesummerbridge) and “Like” SB on facebook (www.facebook.com/ providencebreakthrough).
Dacia reconnects with SB and Wheeler Alum, Irvin Adu-Gyamfi ’09, at the 2010 Providence Summerbridge Senior Dinner.
TWO ANNUAL EVENTS SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI CONNECTION
Left: Wheeler alumni ‘legacy’ graduates from the Class of 2011 pose with their Wheeler laundry bags given to all graduating seniors. Legacies are students with a parent or grandparent who are also Wheeler alumnae/i. Posing from left are Abby Zwetchkenbaum, Meghan Killian, Rosa Congdon, Dylan Igoe, Priscilla Tyler and Samantha Leach. Absent were Zach Ardente and Daniel Tripp. Right: The Wheeler Alumni Board and alumni gathered on Field Day at Columbine Hill House at the Farm for their annual meeting. Present were Trudy Coxe ‘67, incoming president Geoff O’Hara ‘87, Stacy Kaufman Emanuel ‘87, Miriam Graves Kenney ‘53, Alumni Director Sloane DeAngelis Pilgrim ‘87, Nicole Brissette Jennings ‘99, outgoing President Kim Chazan Zwetchkenbaum ‘83, Etienne Granito Mechrefe ‘95 and Alex Boeglin ‘03. 44
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