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 perspectives 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
2022 Centennial Hall Fellow Rashaun Mitchell ’96 Shares His Story and Artistic Practice with CA
On May 17 and 18, acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and educator Rashaun Mitchell ’96 visited Concord Academy to share his artistry with the CA community. Mitchell gave a talk and demonstration with three collaborators in the dance studio. Several CA students joined him for an improv dance workshop. And in his Hall Fellow Lecture, he shared his personal story, as a late bloomer who started dance training at 15 years old at CA, as a mentor and teacher who has encouraged his students not to fear failure but to use it as a catalyst for growth, and as an artist who works in many forms.
CA Celebrates 100th Birthday with Centennial Days of Service and Sustainability
On April 22 and 23, the CA community united in honor of Concord Academy’s 100th birthday. On this historic occasion, the Centennial Days of Service and Sustainability involved listening, learning, and taking action. The celebration extended beyond campus to include alumnae/i, parents, and friends of the school. Together over these two days, CA community members made a difference for others, and for our planet, in support of the commitment in CA’s mission to build a more just and sustainable future.
CA Students Connect with 2021 Joan Shaw Herman Award Recipient Dr. Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91
As a physician, Ingrid Walker-Descartes ’91, is used to giving formal talks. When she visited Concord Academy on April 8, she told around a dozen students she met with for a roundtable discussion that she relished the chance to interact more casually. Coming after a...
The Story Behind CA’s Joan Shaw Herman Distinguished Service Award
On April 22, 2022—Concord Academy’s 100th birthday—the CA community will bestow the Centennial Joan Shaw Herman Distinguished Service Award. This award was first given to Joan Shaw Herman ’46 herself, posthumously, in 1976. Herman, who was paralyzed after contracting polio the summer after her graduation from CA, worked to improve the lives of other individuals with physical disabilities. Her story speaks to the power that resilience, generosity, and an enduring desire to make life better for others can have, and why this award is so important at Concord Academy.
Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 Announced as Class of 2022 Commencement Speaker
Today, Concord Academy announced that Trelane Clark ’92, P’22 will be this year’s Commencement speaker. Clark has been serving students and teachers in the field of education for 25 years and is currently principal at Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School in Chelsea, Mass....
Tonia Tsinman ’09: My CA Chapel Poster’s Second Life in Support of Ukraine
Tonia Tsinman ’09 turned a poster left over from her senior chapel at CA into a symbol of resistance and support for Ukraine.
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.