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Ann Aurigemma
Ann joins the board as President of the Packer Parent Association. Her daughter has been a student at Packer since 2001. Ann has been an active PA volunteer for more than a decade, serving as Gala Co-chair, class representative, PA Programs Chair, and, most recently, PA Fundraising Chair. Ann is a pediatric nurse practitioner working in a private practice, and she occasionally works as a substitute in Packer’s Nursing Office. She is a member of the Diversity Committee.
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Abigail Bedrick
Abigail has been a Packer parent since 2002, and her children are now in 4th and 8th Grades. She served on a strategic planning task force in 2011, was a co-chair of Annual Giving from 2009-2011, and co-chaired the PA’s book fair from 2007-2010. She is also a volunteer for the annual fund at the Brearley School, her alma mater. After many years in book publishing, she recently joined the alumni and development team at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. Abigail is on the Development Committee and is a member of the board's Comprehensive Report Review Task Force.
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Stacy Blain
Stacy has been a Packer parent since 2006, and her children are now in 4th and 7th Grades and Kindergarten. Stacy has a Ph.D. in molecular and cellular biology and is a professor at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Campus in Brooklyn, where she teaches medical and graduate students and runs a research group studying cancer biology. Stacy serves on the Audit and Pension Plan Committee, as chair of the Comprehensive Report Review Task Force, and as a liaison to the Upper School Committee on International Travel.
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Nicholas Brumm ’85
Nicholas is a managing member of QVT Financial in Manhattan. He attended Packer from 4th Grade through 11th Grade. His family moved before 12th Grade, so he spent senior year in France with School Year Abroad and returned to graduate with his class. Nick is a member of the Development Council for School Year Abroad. He is also an alumnus of Harvard, with advanced degrees from the University of Paris, Oxford University, and Columbia University. Nick serves on the Faculty/Staff Compensation Committee and the Finance and Investment Committees.
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Paul Burke
Paul joined the Packer community in 2000 as a college counselor and an American history teacher. After working for three years in that capacity, he assumed the responsibilities of dean of students for grades 9 and 10, a role he held until he left Packer in June 2008. Paul is the head of school at the Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan, where he was head of the upper school for four years. Paul joined Packer's Board in 2010. He is on the Finance Committee and serves as a liaison to the Upper School Committee on Advanced Placement. |
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Gwenn Cagann
A former president of Packer's Parent Association, Gwenn joined the Board in 2010. She has been a Packer parent since 2004, and her sons are members of the Classes of 2012 and 2015. Gwenn is a co-founder of New World Coffee, a chain of coffee bars. She is on the Buildings and Grounds and Diversity Committees.
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LisaMarie Casey
LisaMarie is a part-time math teacher at St. Joseph’s High School in downtown Brooklyn. Previously, she was a founder of an angel investing group and a managing director at JP Morgan. LisaMarie is an advisory board member of St. Joseph’s and a former advisory board member of Grace Church School in Brooklyn. Her children have been at Packer since 2003 and are now in 8th and 9th Grades. LisaMarie is a member of the Committee on Trustees and Finance Committees and is the chair of the Major Gifts Task Force.
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Bruce L. Dennis
As Packer’s Head of School, Bruce is a member of the Board of Trustees. He is an ex officio member of all committees and task forces.
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Benjamin Dyett
Benjamin is an attorney specializing in real estate and corporate matters and a co-president of Grind, LLC. His daughter, who came to Packer in 2003, is a 9th Grader. Benjamin joined the Board in 2006 and is a member of the Buildings and Grounds and Diversity Committees. |
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Michael Fleisher
Michael formerly served as Vice Chairman, Strategy and Operations of Warner Music Group. He has been a Packer parent since 2003, and two of his sons are in 7th and 9th Grades. He was elected to the Board in 2006. Michael is the secretary of Packer's Board, the chair of the Committee on Trustees and he is a member of the Executive and Faculty/Staff Compensation Committees, as well as a member of the Major Gifts Task Force.
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Cynthia Gardstein ’66 IVAc
Cynthia is a senior vice presidnet of Steven Winter Associates, Inc., an architecture and engineering consulting firm. Cynthia holds a BA from Skidmore College, an MS from St. John’s University, and a B Arch from Pratt Institute. She joined the Packer Board in 2010 as President of the Alumni Board, of which she has been a member since 2007. Cynthia serves on the Buildings and Grounds and the Development Committees. |
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Lauren Glant
Lauren has been a Packer parent since 1999. Her sons are members of the Classes of 2011 and 2014. Lauren serves as board chair of ArtWorks for Youth and is a trustee of the Brooklyn Historical Society. She is a former president of the advisory board of Grace Church School in Brooklyn. Currently, she is a management consultant associated with Strategic Horizons Inc. On Packer's Board since 2009, she is the chair of the Diversity Committee and serves on the Committee on Trustees and as a liaison to the Upper School Committee on Advanced Placement.
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Anthony Guarna
Anthony has been a Packer parent since 2005 and his children are now in 5th and 7th Grades. He was a member of a Packer Strategic Planning Task Force in 2011 and is a Pelican Society Annual Giving volunteer. Anthony is the president of Urban Equities, LLC, a Brooklyn-based boutique real estate investment firm. He also sits on the boards of a privately held distilled spirits company as well as a Brooklyn-based, not-for-profit, youth sports organization. Anthony serves on the Buildings and Grounds and Finance Committees and as a liaison to the Upper School's International Travel Committee.
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Ronan Harty
Ronan is a partner in the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where he focuses on antitrust law. He serves in leadership positions in national and international bar associations. A Packer parent since 2003, his three daughters are in 5th, 8th, and 10th Grades. As board chair, Ronan is an ex officio member of all board committees and task forces.
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Anne Giddings Kimball ’55 IVAc
Anne is a partner in the Chicago law firm of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern Law School, and she is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Kent Law School. Anne attended Packer from pre-school through high school, graduated magna cum laude from Smith College and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. Anne joined Packer's Board in 2008. This year, she serves on the Development, Finance, and Executive Committees and is chair of the Faculty/Staff Compensation Committee. |
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Deborah Juantorena
Deborah is a vice president in US commercial operations at Pfizer, Inc, a global pharmaceutical company. She has been a Packer parent since 2002 and has been an Annual Giving volunteer and volunteer for the Pelican Society since 2003. She served on the Community and Identity Task Force for the 2011 Strategic Plan. Her children are in 6th and 8th Grades. Deborah is on the Board of Heights & Hills, a Brooklyn-based not-for-profit organization that provides caregiver and case management services for older adults. Deborah is the chair of the Audit and Pension Plan Committee and a member of the Committee on Trustees and the Comprehensive Report Review Task Force.
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David Laufer
David was elected to the Board in June 2004. His children are now in 9th and 12th Grade. He is president of Forum Strategies and Communications, which does public policy, communications, and strategic planning work for major corporations. David is vice chair of the board, serves on the Committee on Trustees and the Executive Committee, and he is a liaison to the Upper School Committee on International Travel.
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Michael Malter
Michael joined the board in 2006. He retired as a managing director of JPMorgan Chase in 2005, where he most recently headed the Global Financial Institutions Group of the Investment Bank and was a member of the Investment Banking Management Committee. His children are members of the Classes of 2005 and 2009. Michael serves as treasurer, chair of the Finance and Investment Committees, and is a member of the Audit and Pension Plan and Executive Committees.
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Andrzej Rojek
Andrzej is a founding principal at Lydian Asset Management, a hedge fund. He joined the board of trustees in 2007. His children graduated from Packer in 2001 and 2008. He serves on the Finance and Investment Committees and is a member of the Comprehensive Report Review Task Force.
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Deborah Schwartz
Deborah became President of the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2006. She is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Teacher’s College. Prior to her tenure at the Brooklyn Historical Society she was the Deputy Director for Education at the Museum of Modern Art. She is a member of the Educational Advisory Board of the New Press, and she serves on the American Association of Museums National Program Committee. She joined Packer's Board in 2007 and is serving on the Audit and Pension Plan Committee and as a liaison to the Upper School Advanced Placement Committee.
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Carla Shen ’95
Carla entered Packer in 1st Grade, graduated in 1995, and went on to Yale. She has been active at Packer as a class agent for Annual Giving, a charter member of the Carol Shen Gallery committee, and a Pelican Society volunteer. Her daughter is a member of the Class of 2027. Carla is a vice president at Sanford C. Bernstein, a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein, and works for the CEO as a communications supervisor. Carla joined the board in 2006. She is the chair of the Development Committee and serves on the Diversity, Executive, and Investment Committees, as well as the Major Gifts Task Force.
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Lilla Smith ’78
Lilla is an active alumna who became a Packer parent in 2004, and her daughter is now in 6th grade. Lilla is an architect, and she joined the Board in 2007. This year, she serves as a co-chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee and on the Finance Committee. |
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Matthew Spiro ’02
Matthew is the Recent Graduate Trustee. He graduated from Packer in 2002 and from Carnegie Mellon University in 2006. Matt is a vice president of JPMorgan Alternative Asset Management. He also serves as a mentor for The TEAK Fellowship, a nonprofit in New York that helps low-income families gain admission to and succeed at top high schools and colleges. He is a founding member of Packer’s Young Alumni Events Group and serves as a career mentor for other alumni. In his first year on the board, Matt is on the Audit and Pension, Finance, and Investment Committees.
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Karen Tayeh
Karen has been a Packer parent since 1997. Her son is in 8th Grade, and her daughter graduated in 2009. She has been active for many years at Packer, in the Parent Association, as a Pelican Society volunteer, and on the curriculum task force of the Strategic Planning Committee. Karen previously worked in financial services at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and is currently pursuing a degree in Nutrition and Public Health at Teachers College, Columbia University. Karen is a volunteer with Greenmarkets NYC. She is a member of the Committee on Trustees, the Development Committee, the Faculty/Staff Compensation Committee, and the Major Gifts Task Force.
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Alfred Wen
Alfred is an architect and the principal of KSA Architects, P. C., specializing in custom residential, commercial and building renovations. He joined the board in 2005, and his son graduated from Packer in 2007. Alfred is a co-chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, and he serves on the the Faculty/Staff Compensation and Executive Committees and the Comprehensive Report Review Task Force.
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