Event Details

Boston Keynote Speaker & Networking with Peer School Alumni

The Exchange, 212 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA
REGISTER TO ATTEND

Join us for the third annual Northern New England Peer Schools Networking Event in Boston. We are returning to The Exchange, located in Boston's Seaport District on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, for an exciting and collaborative evening of networking and learning. 

This event is part of a networking series held in collaboration with fellow Northern New England independent schools. Attendees will meet fellow VA alumni while capitalizing on the expanded network that alumni from such a wide range of schools can provide. 

Schedule
  • 6:30 p.m. Doors Open
  • 7:00 p.m. "5 Things I Learned from Terrible Bosses: Valuable career advice from unlikely sources" Keynote Address by Holderness Trustee and Parent Bob Cunha P '16, '19 with Q&A
  • 7:30 p.m. Breakout Discussions by Industry 
  • 8:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Moderator: Bruce Barton | Advancement Staff and College Counselor at Holderness School

Keynote Speaker: Bob Cunha P '16, '19 (Holderness School Trustee and Parent) | Founding Attorney, Massachusetts Defender LLC
Bob Cunha founded Massachusetts Defender, a law firm focused on low-income and immigrant clients. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School. Bob's first career was in journalism; since then, he has worked in management consulting, telecommunications, internet entrepreneurship, and finance. He graduated from Harvard College and Suffolk University Law School. His children graduated from Holderness School; one is a professional musician and the other works in D.C. politics.

Discussion Table Leaders
  • Dan Weinger '02 (Vermont Academy) | Adjunct Law Professor at Boston College and Member of the Intellectual Property Section, Mintz
  • Robert Downey '98 (Proctor Academy) | Chief Technology Officer, Galen Healthcare Solutions
  • Nat Evarts '86 (Cardigan Mountain School) | Head of Trading, Americas, State Street Global Advisors
  • Beth Kingman '90 (The White Mountain School) | Synthetic Polymer Chemist, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Dylan McGraw '04 (Kimball Union Academy) | Account Distribution Manager, Wise
  • Liz Sobe '92 (Dublin School) | Marketing Director, Cornerstone Research
  • Paul Thompson '07 (Pinkerton Academy) | Athletic Operations Associate and Assistant Boys Varsity Hockey Coach, The Loomis Chaffee School
Stay tuned for volunteer bios soon!

See Who's Attending
  • Vermont Academy Attendees
    • Michael Campbell '68
    • Patrick Cutrona '06
    • Abby Hawkins '23
    • Andrew Lussier '22
    • Patrick Ogden '19
    • Dan Weinger '02
  • Cardigan Mountain Attendees
    • Joe Burnett '95
    • Peter Callahan '15
    • Charlie Day '12
    • Nat Evarts '86
    • Dave Grilk '06
    • Jeremy Hansen '98
    • Jordan Pepe '14
    • Adam Philie '10
    • Max Rand '14
    • Josh Rizika '16
    • Peter Secor '77
    • Jeremiah Shipman '00
    • Sam Tweedale '16
    • Gunnar von Hollander '18
  • Holderness School Attendees
    • Charles Crumbo '21
    • Kelley Da Silva '06
    • John Dawley '80
    • Brendon Donnellan '91
    • Darren Moore '99
    • Henry Sheffield '16
    • Anna Stanley '15
    • Tyler Weymouth '01
    • Jessica White '08
  • Pinkerton Academy
    • Amy Ciaraldi '02
    • Lauri Cormier '99
    • Kristen Jamijian '03
    • Rich Marciano '05
    • Justin Mikolyski '02
    • John Park '98
    • Meagan Sojka '03
    • Maddy Stover '11
    • Paul Thompson '07
  • Proctor Academy
    • Noah Barehmi '15
    • Dave Boyd '70
    • Jeremy Carter '06
    • Kat Copeland '09
    • Chris Dale '10
    • Bob Downey '98
    • Nina Garbarino '23
    • Tyson Goldthwait '20
    • Nezi Hewson '06
    • Anna Hollenbaugh '19
    • Katie Kamio '18
    • Gardner Kelley '10
    • Hailey Lowman '19
    • Niko Lyras '23
    • Madison Powers '13
    • Emmy Ribet '13
    • Tom SPang '88
    • Jim Spence '82
    • Dani Xu '18
    • Peter Wade '10
    • Finn Weber '18
  • Putney School
    • Stephen Buttterfield '02

REGISTER TO ATTEND

Vermont Academy, Cardigan Mountain School, Dublin School, Holderness School, Kimball Union Academy, Pinkerton Academy, Proctor Academy, The Putney School, and The White Mountain School host this event.
Back
10 Long Walk, PO Box 500
Saxtons River, VT 05154
802-869-6200
Vermont Academy is a coed college preparatory boarding and day school in southern Vermont, serving grades 9-12 plus a postgraduate year.