Welcome, Alumnae/i!
For almost a century, Concord Academy alumnae/i have been bound together by a love of learning, service to others, and a proud legacy of advocacy. With more than 5,800 CA graduates living around the globe, we are a small but powerful community and our connections to CA and each other span both distance and time.
As someone who attended CA, you are automatically a member of the Concord Academy Alumnae/i Association, a group that serves as a primary link to fellow alumnae/i as well as current students and school developments. We strive to ensure CA remains present and relevant in all stages of your life.
Recently, we refreshed the CA Alumnae/i Association mission statement to better reflect our goals and purpose.
The Alumnae/i Association fosters lifelong connections between Concord Academy and its alumnae/i community. The Association facilitates meaningful opportunities to preserve and promote a love of learning, service to others, and a commitment to diverse perspective and backgrounds. Through involvement in the life of the school, within the community, and through service to the greater world, the Association strives to renew and affirm the core values instilled while at CA.
Our days in Concord were unique, and we invite you to remain involved or re-engage in the life of the school— sharing your professional experiences with CA students, attending regional alumnae/i events, serving on your reunion committee, and supporting the school’s Annual Fund are just a few of the many opportunities open to you.
Please also be sure to read our quarterly alumnae/i newsletter, send in class notes for the magazine, update your contact information, and stay up to date on all things CA via Facebook, Instagram and CA@100. The voices of alumnae/i are of critical importance as we approach CA’s centennial in April 2022, and we look forward to collaborating with you to bring the Alumnae/i Association mission alive in innovative, creative and exciting ways.
Karen McAlmon ’75
President of the CA Alumnae/i Association
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2021-22 Alumnae/i Steering Committee
The Alumnae/i Steering Committee spearheads different alumnae/i initiatives and activities across a wide variety of areas such as Community and Equity, the Joan Shaw Herman award, the Alumnae/i Annual Fund, and the Alumnae/i Admissions Network. They serve as ambassadors, thought partners, galvanizers, and cheerleaders in all that they do for CA. Thank you all for your important work — we are grateful for your leadership and love for our great school.
Karen McAlmon ’75
President
Trelane Clark ’92, P’22
Co-Chair, Alumnae/i Community & Equity Committee
Noah Fisk ’93
Co-Chair, New York Area Regional Committee
Alexis Goltra ’87
Co-Chair, Alumnae/i Annual Fund
Gabe Greenberg ’98
Co-Chair, New York Area Regional Committee
Eliza Grossman ’17
Co-Chair, CAYAC (Concord Academy Young Alumnae/i Community) Committee
Maris Hubbard ’12
Co-Chair, Alumnae/i Admissions Network
Michael Lichtenstein ’94
Chair, Class Secretary Program
Matt McCahill ’95
Co-Chair, Alumnae/i Annual Fund Committee
Becca Miller ’14
Co-Chair, CAYAC (Concord Academy Young Alumnae/i Community) Committee
Eric Nguyen ’00
Chair, Alumnae/i Admissions Network
Miriam Perez-Putnam ’12
Co-Chair, CAYAC (Concord Academy Young Alumnae/i Community) Committee
Nella Rasic ’09
Co-Chair, New England Regional Committee
Paolo Sanchez ’14
Co-Chair, Alumnae/i Community & Equity Committee
Kate Rea Schmitt ’62, P’88
Chair, Joan Shaw Herman Award Selection Committee
Jimmy Cai '22
Student Representative
Hannah Fine '22
Student Representative
Camden Francis '22
Student Representative
Isabella Ginsburg ’23
Student Representative
Emmy McCormack ’22
Student Representative
Aina Tasso ’23
Student Representative
Alumnae/i News
SpaceX Engineer Matthieu Labaudinière ’11 Explores New Frontiers
A development engineer at SpaceX, Matthieu Labaudinire ’11 is working on the aerospace company’s Dragon program, designing spacecraft that take crews to the International Space Station and function as a steppingstone to the creation of a Mars-bound craft.
For the Love of Water
CA alumnae/i are fighting to protect an indispensable natural resource and are appreciating it in new ways. An environmental hydrogeologist, Alex Pugh ’95 has been monitoring water and working to mitigate contaminants in Maine for decades. Kate Hudson ’66 has dedicated her nearly 40-year career in environmental law to defending U.S. waterways. Elena Berg ’91 teaches environmental science at the American University of Paris. To better understand the bottled water industry and sustainability, she trained as a water sommelier.
2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award Recipient Dr. Leslie Davidson ’66 Speaks About Service and Public Health with CA Students
Throughout her professional and academic career, physician Leslie Davidson ’66 has focused on meeting communities’ needs. “You have to be linked to the population of the community you are serving,” Davison said during a talk she gave at Concord Academy on November 12.
Class of 2020 Celebration
In August, Concord Academy welcomed back many members of the class of 2020, who had ended their CA careers remotely, for a celebration of their class on campus.
CA’s 2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award Honors Two Alumnae Who Champion Children’s Health
In June, CA honored physicians Leslie Davidson ’66 and Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91 with the 2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award for Distinguished Service for their contributions to child protection, health, and advocacy. It was the first time two alumnae/i received the award in the same year. Each gave a virtual presentation about working across sectors to help disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
Reunion 2021: A Monthlong Series of Virtual Events Connects Alumnae/i with One Another and CA Today
When a determination was made to hold reunion virtually this spring because of the pandemic, we knew we wanted to offer a range of events and experiences to facilitate connections not only among this year’s reunion classes (class years ending in 1 and 6) but also among all alumnae/i who might have an opportunity to connect virtually with Concord Academy from homes around the world. Beginning in mid-May and concluding in mid-June 2021, a full slate of events was offered.
Third Annual Alumnae/i Assembly Brings Concord Academy Graduates Together Virtually
All Concord Academy alumnae/i were invited to tune in to CA’s third annual Alumnae/i Assembly, which took place virtually on June 9, 2021. An evolution of the former annual meeting, this annual assembly offers every member of the alumnae/i community a touchpoint for remaining involved or reconnecting with the school — its aim is to make CA an ongoing and relevant part of our graduates’ lives.
2021 Davidson Lecturer Helen Suh ’81 Speaks Virtually at CA
During her 2021 Davidson Lecture on April 14, Helen Suh ’21 urged CA students to explore widely. The environmental epidemiologist discussed her research on air pollution and how she has responded to the pandemic in her work.
2021 Centennial Hall Fellow Mallika Chopra ’89 Grounds the CA Community in Living with Intention
CA’s 2021 Centennial Hall Fellow, entrepreneur, author, and public speaker Mallika Chopra ’89, spoke about her personal journey and her experience teaching meditation and speaking about living with intention, balance, and purpose. As part of the Centennial Hall Fellow series, she shared a brief meditative practice — a simple yet powerful tool for charting a course according to our deepest desires and values.
CA Environmental Symposium Features Sunrise Movement’s Audrey Lin ’19
Advocacy was the topic of this year’s Environmental Symposium, a one-semester evening course open to all Concord Academy Students. The final speaker in the three-part series was Audrey Lin ’19, who walked students through the advocacy approach of the Sunrise Movement, organized by young people to stop climate change and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process.