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Alumni Newsletter
October 17, 2023
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Fall Greetings from Pam Farmer
Assistant Director of Development
for Alumni Engagement
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Dear St. Andrew’s Alumni,
It is wonderful to have the students back after a restful summer. The leaves are turning and the campus will soon be in its peak fall beauty. This year we welcome six children and one nephew of alumni to our St. Andrew's family — a true testament to what our school means to our alums. I have even had parents tell me that they wish they could come back to St. Andrew's as students themselves!
This fall is full of excitement. Below are some upcoming events.
Fall Family Weekend is October 19-21
During this year’s Fall Family Weekend, we will be having the Edward Barrett ‘31 Memorial Pie Race at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 19. On Saturday, October 21, we will host the Eric Jacober ‘07 Memorial Cross Country Race followed by side-by-each boys and girls varsity soccer games at 3:30 p.m. It is a great time to come back to campus and support our students.
The Bad Boys of the 60s Reunion on October 22
We are so excited to welcome the Bad Boys of the 60s to campus on October 22. They get together every year and have decided to hold it at St. Andrew’s this year. I can’t wait for the stories. If you are one of the Bad Boys of the 60s, please let Charlie Knowles ‘67 know at ctkcolinf@ri95.com.
Boston Alumni Get-together on November 2
We are planning a Boston Alumni Get-together on Thursday, November 2, at 6:00 p.m. at Michael Culpo’s The Tack Room (145 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln, MA). I would love to see you there. Please RSVP to me at pfarmer@standrews-ri.org.
It’s wonderful when our alums come back to visit campus. I am generally in the office on Mondays and Wednesdays, so please come by. If you would like to come on a different day, please let me know in advance so that I can try to be there.
Please read on for alumni highlights from the summer, our alum spotlight, and other alumni news. Have a fabulous fall and here’s to your good health and happiness as we near the holiday season!
Warmly,
Pam Farmer
Assistant Director of Development for Alumni Engagement
pfarmer@standrews-ri.org
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Reunion for the Classes of 2010-2019
The Classes of 2010-2019 had a reunion at La Piñata Bar & Grill over the summer. Everyone had a great time. Many thanks to everyone who attended and to Angelika Pellegrino ‘13, Anne Kissel ‘13, and Shataya Woods ‘13 for organizing it!
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St. Andrew's 12th Annual Golf Classic
Our 12th Annual Golf Classic on August 14 was a beautiful day at the Rhode Island Country Club! As always, I was thrilled to see so many alums play to have fun together and help raise money to support St. Andrew's mission and programs. Shout-out to Coach Hart, Garret Kissel '07, Michael Culpo '08, and Joe Accaoui '07 for placing as winners again!
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Jayden DeGrace '19 King Medal Winner
Seattle Seahawks Graphic Design
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Since I graduated from St. Andrew's, I attended four years at the University of Miami. I started as a Business major, however, as each semester progressed I explored different possible passions and interests (Public Health, Biology, Motion Pictures, Advertising, etc). After trying six majors, I settled on my passion for the arts and decided to commit to a B.A. in Studio Art at the College of Arts and Sciences. I felt it was the best way to be able to not only commit to studying my passion in graphic design but also I could explore avenues in photography, cinematography, motion graphics, and illustration.
Eventually, it led to my success in this industry and being accepted as a Graphic Design Intern fresh from graduating college for the NFL Seattle Seahawks for their 2023-24 season. I am beyond blessed. I had the experiences I had to lead me to where I am now, and happy to say St. Andrew's was one of those experiences that put me on this path. As I take my skills from the East Coast to the West, I'm looking ahead with much gratitude and reassurance.
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One of my responsibilities working for the Seattle Seahawks is sitting in the Media Suite at home games creating graphic assets behind the scenes. This ranges from updating score graphics from quarter-to-quarter to creating creative-driven Win graphics. While at the home game for Week 3 of the National Football League (NFL) season, I was excited to see the graphic I designed that celebrated the Seahawks' epic win showcased on the stadium screens. Seeing it live and on the big screen was a great feeling, especially coming off a win!
Congratulations to Jayden on his success and best of luck on his continued endeavors!
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Gil Hager ‘67 came for a visit while he was visiting the east coast and got to ring the bell. | |
Andy Saftel ‘77 spent a week visiting family and friends and stopped by St. Andrew’s to ring the bell. He got to have dinner with his ‘old’ teacher Henry Willette ‘66 and that was a real highlight. | |
Tony Monteleone ‘82 and I got to have lunch in NYC. Always great to catch up with an ‘old’ student. | |
Billy Jones ‘87 and Jed LaPrise ‘87 got together in Charlottesville, VA. | |
Jen Masse ‘87 was thrilled to see her son climb Mt. Monadnock just as she had. Tyler is a senior and is pictured with fellow senior Blaise. | |
Bob Ellison ‘88 and Russ Ferreira ‘90 joined me at the Levitate Concert. | |
Leslie Joseph ‘90 and I enjoyed breakfast in Denver. Leslie is the Senior Planner and is in charge of Wholesale demand for IceBreaker, a Vanity Fair Company. | |
Wendy VanGyzen, one of our first learning services teachers, retired from teaching and Bryon Brown ‘94 held a party for her at Colt State Park. It was great to see Ron Haxton ‘87, Florence Davis (former SAS teacher) and Todne Texeira ’87 there to celebrate Wendy. | |
Stephanie (Oster) Wilmarth ‘95 and Eric Mack ‘00 caught up at a Bay Bank event, where Stephanie is the VP for business development. She would love to help you with your banking including merchant and business accounts and so much more. Email Stephanie and she will be happy to take you to lunch to show you how she can help. Eric is an an employment litigator and on the Board of Directors for Littler Mendelson PC, in addition to serving as Secretary for St. Andrew’s Board of Trustees. | |
Ariana Gesualdi-Michaud ‘98 and Courtenay Michaud ‘97 were at St. Andrew’s All-School Family BBQ with their son and daughter Alana, who is in the sixth grade at SAS. | |
Laurie Spivey Ankoma ’02 came to campus to drop off her nephew Maddox, a ninth grader. It is always great to have our Saints pass on the love of St. Andrew’s. | |
David Brayton ‘03 and Yesenia Medina Brayton ‘03 have launched DRIP. They had an opening party and fellow alumni were there to support, including Ladi Solola ‘03, Celso Ribeiro ‘03, Michael Grannum ‘03, Roc Jackson ‘04, and Coss Marte ‘03! It was also great to see David and Yesenia at St. Andrew’s Fall Open House this past weekend for their two oldest children. | |
Corey Charness ‘11 works at the Pasadena Playhouse and recently was the Lead Programmer - A1 for their performance of Ann. Pasadena Playhouse recently won the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award. Congratulations, Corey! | |
Chance Ellis ‘15 is teaching and coaching basketball at Winchendon Academy. Good luck unless you are playing against the Saints! | |
Noah Hoffman ‘19 and Alex Boulay ‘19 stopped by campus during Noah’s break from medical school at Central Florida. Alex just graduated from Roger Williams University and is looking for a job. Any Saints out there hiring in marketing? | |
Ibra Fall '22 stopped by campus this fall. After a gap year exploring and traveling through South America, Ibra is headed to King's College in London to begin his undergraduate degree. Good luck, Ibra! | |
Georgia Young ‘23 is in her freshman year at College of the Holy Cross and is adjusting well. She reached out to share that she attended cheer camp and made the fall roster as a “little.” Watch the Holy Cross football team hype video here. | |
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Peter Burnham ‘82 reports that he now has 19 years of service with the federal government and 15 of them with the VA as an Environmental Service Technician. Things have been going well for him and his wife and their son. They are living their best life one day at a time.
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John Gunterman ‘86 graduated in May with a dual major in Sustainable Food Systems and Regenerative Agriculture with minors in Restoration Forestry and Draft Animal Power Systems. He will be starting his Masters in Nutritional Anthropology in January. He has a very interesting Poultry Keepers podcast. John, you are always up to really interesting things involving food! | |
Jessica Sampson ‘88 bought her first house, got a big promotion, and traveled to Peru. Wow, that's a great year! | |
C. J. Schofield ‘88 is the Career Technical Education Culinary Arts Director at North Kingstown High School. CJ graduated 187 students with their GEDs in the State of Rhode Island. He is an outstanding and out-of-the-box teacher. | |
Russ Ferreira ‘90, congratulations on your new job as the National Account Sales Manager at Girard Food Service Dressings. Good luck, Russ! | |
Phil Morais ‘91 reports that he will be heading from Hong Kong to Manilla, Philippines to run CHI International, an International resort business there. | |
Chris (Weise) Medeiros ‘92 got promoted to Sr. Director, Strategic Insights at H1, a visionary tech startup that serves the life sciences community, where she leads a global team of biopharma business analysts. This past year, the startup has taken on numerous thought leadership opportunities to speak at various industry congresses, on podcasts and webinars about effective strategic engagement with medical experts. | |
Demetris Nichols ‘03 is now coaching for Wake Forest University. | |
Laura (Hutton) Cormier ‘05 and her husband Jason announced that on Tuesday, August 29, the greatest gift of their lives was born. Congratulations on welcoming McKenna Kathleen! | |
Leela Ballah ‘08 is the new Department Chair of Learning Support at St. Andrew’s School. Congrats, Leela! | |
Emmie Favazza ‘08 has a new baby daughter named Kiera. Congratulations! | |
Andrew Lipof ‘10 and Jaime welcomed baby Sophie Brooke in September. She is adorable! | |
Matt Newell ‘10 married Haley Cing-Mars in August. Congratulations and best wishes! | |
Madison Dulgarian ‘12, congratulations on your marriage to Jeff Simonian. We wish you all the best in your new life together. | |
Luke Montalbano ‘16 is excited to announce that he has accepted the tournament director position with the Sun Country PGA! He is looking forward to leading the SCPGA tournament program and working with the Sun Country Professionals. | |
Jimmy Coyle ’16 and Liz Poole welcomed Levi James in July 2023. Billy Coyle, our longtime go-to facilities guy on campus, is one happy grandpa! | |
Carolina Courville ‘18 is excited to announce that she has been promoted to Associate Inbound Growth Specialist at HubSpot. Congratulations! | |
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Cole Swider ‘18 scored 17 points in his debut with the Miami Heat! Watch the replay here!
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St. Andrew's Fund
Alumni participation in our annual fundraising efforts is an important piece of strengthening the programs that define a St. Andrew’s education.
We invite you to participate in the St. Andrew's Fund in support of our students and programs. With your gift, you become a partner in our good work by opening the doors of opportunity for our students, building their confidence, and supporting their academic journey.
Ways you can give:
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Online at standrews-ri.org/donate
- Venmo @standrews-ri
- Text SAINTS to 202-858-1233
- Mail a check to the Development Office, St. Andrew’s School, 63 Federal Road, Barrington, RI 02806
If you have any questions about the St. Andrew's Fund or if you would like to make a pledge, please contact Assistant Director of Development for Annual Giving Paola Martinez at pmartinez@standrews-ri.org. Thank you!
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Newsletter Reminder
We love to hear from you! Please update Pam Farmer on your happenings to be included in the upcoming Alumni Newsletter. Thank you!
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