Alumni

Hobbies: Theater - watching performances, acting, and designing lighting.  Reading - favorite genres being classic science fiction and fantasy.  Hiking, especially in the Fall.

Favorite Quote: “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J. R. R. Tolkien

Hobbies: Traveling when able, journaling, spending time with friends and family

Favorite Quote: "…for after winter comes summer, after night, the day, and after the storm, a great calm.” -Thomas à Kempis

Hobbies: Anything outdoors including gardening, hiking and camping, crafting (especially quilting), and cooking/baking

Favorite Quote: "To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always."

Hobbies: I enjoy being outdoors in the fall or going to the beach in the summer. I delight in hosting social gatherings and traveling the globe. I love to end my day with a walk with my dog and a glass of fine wine.

Favorite Quote: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." - Norman Vincent Peale

Hobbies: jogging, growing houseplants, traveling and seeing new places, cooking, spending time with my loved ones and cat (Chicky)

Favorite Quote: “Very little grows on jagged rock.  Be ground. Be crumbled. So wild flowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many years. Try something different. Surrender.” -Rumi

Hobbies: Yelling at the TV while supporting Arsenal, Liverpool, and England during football matches; reading (murder mysteries, investigative journalism, modern British history monographs); hanging out with my kids (Emily, 18 and Alex, 16) and husband (Kenny, age highly classified) doing things like playing extremely competitive rounds of Pass the Pigs or watching dumb TV; hiking; competitive figure skating; attempting to outwit my cats (YoYo and Froot Loop).

Favorite Quote: “Savor language and words because no matter what anyone tells you, words and ideas have the power to change the world.”  John Keating, Dead Poets Society

Hobbies: getting outside as much as possible; cooking with Vermont food; daydreaming about sewing projects

Favorite Quote: “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give into it… don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.” – Mary Oliver

Hobbies: Gliding on snow in wintertime (I grew up downhill ski racing, but I’ve diversified! Currently loving cross country skiing and backcountry touring), running, maple sugaring, traveling, listening to live music, spending time with my husband and kids, and just generally being outdoors and appreciating all four of our seasons here in Vermont.

Favorite Quote: “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” - Jack Kerouac