Alumni

Announcement

8/3/20

Reunion Rescheduled
With the health of our community in mind, we have made the difficult decision to move this year's Reunion from October to May 21 and 22, 2021, in the hopes that we will be able to gather more safely in person again. All alumni are encouraged to attend, but we will be celebrating milestones for Classes ending in 0s, 1s, 5s, and 6s.

Stay tuned for more Reunion details as well as virtual alumni programing opportunities.

New Panel

Class of 2019

Lila Wells

Growing up, Lila Wells ’19, got to see first-hand her mother’s passion for philanthropy through the non-profit her mother founded called Unite the World With Africa Foundation (Unite). Unite’s mission is to “empower extraordinary-yet-impoverished and marginalized youth and women with quality education, health, leadership and business development programs to foster independence, dignity and long-term success,” and today, as a sophomore at Northwestern University, Lila is embracing that passion as her own. Read More

At GFA, these faculty members were some of the most passionate and joyful people I knew, and I feel incredibly lucky that they shared their passions.

New Panel

Class of 1992

Prash Akkapeddi

As General Counsel for the U.S. at Kraft Heinz, Prash Akkapeddi ’92 has been running point on the company’s response to coronavirus from the time news of COVID-19’s emergence in China became public. The company has stepped up its social responsibility measures to ensure food donation and distribution to the people who need it most. Read More

We’re all in this together. This concept from my GFA days permeates everything.

Carolyn Hale

Class of 1992

Charlie Hall

Drummer for the Grammy-winning The War on Drugs, alumnus Charlie Hall takes his GFA experience with him wherever he goes, and reminds us: "As we navigate our way through life both personally and professionally, what matters is how you treat others and what kind of citizen you are." Read more

Not a day goes by that I don't think of one of the many memorable lessons learned in my GFA days.

New Panel

Class of 1995

Joli Glage D'Elia

Since graduating from GFA in 1995, Joli Glage D'Elia has been busy navigating a unique path in the health and fitness industry. D’Elia’s Charged! remains the gold standard for private Functional Strength Training, achieving incredible success over the last 15+ years since opening their doors. Their integrated approach and strategy to stay focused on what works for each individual versus the “fitness flavor of the week” has resulted in hundreds of stronger, happier and healthier clients. Read more

The GFA community helped me see the potential that exists when we feel supported by those around us. It is not about the quantity of relationships, rather the quality. I left GFA wanting to help others and how that unfolded over the years seems pretty seamless.

Frontline Friday

GFA's Frontline Fridays blog series celebrates the great work our community is doing to keep their communities healthy, safe, and fed during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Profiles will spotlight healthcare workers risking their lives for others, crafty business owners finding opportunities to give back, and other Dragons rolling up their sleeves to, as our GFA mission says, live a life of purpose.

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Frontline Friday | Chris Coleman '95: EMS During COVID-19

Frontline Friday | Imran Ali ’96 and Tariq Ali ’04: Unique Perspectives

Frontline Friday | Larry Nair '77: A Team Effort

Frontline Friday | Ana Maria Higley ‘00: Labor and Delivery in a Pandemic

Reunion 2019

Video: GFA Alma Mater

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Mission

Members

Gary Anderson '97, P ’26, ’27

Brad Auerbach '05

Michelle Gallagher Backus '00, P ’31, ’33

Jimmy Bebon '83, P ’16, ’19

Anna Birinyi '09

Nicole Ganim Brightbill '95

Nicole Chardavoyne '95

Michelle Cole '01, President

Nicholas D'Addario '04

Rebecca Brock Dixon '95

Josh Fishkin '92

Mari Bebon Flicker '82, P ’18

Kathleen Hennessy '75

Matthew Hintsa '06

Tracy Wheeler Lennon '82, P’ 13, ’15

Sefra Levin '03

Martha Gates Lord, Ed.D. '74, P ’04, ’06

Brooke McGrath '11

Olivia Newhouse Stone '06

Michele Orris-Modugno '76, Vice President

Harrison Potter '14

Gioia Riccio, M.D. '84, P ’24

Christopher Saxe '74, P ’01

Katherine Price Snedaker '85

Rosamond Koether Stephanak '82

Elizabeth McKinney Tritschler '78, P ’16

Dorothy Vickery '10

Distinguished Alumni Award

Mission
Recipients

Mission

The specific purpose of this award is to recognize the extraordinary achievements of one of our own. The recipient of this honor embodies the adage Quisque pro Omnibus or “Each for All.” The recipient should show strength, conviction and courage, and continue to be an inspiration to the entire GFA community through his or her role as friend, parent, sibling, volunteer, philanthropist and humanitarian.

Recipients

2019 Charlie Hall ’92

2018 James Shanahan ’78, Carol Mason Spicer ’78

2017 Ariel Waldman ’92

2016 Jeremy Zimmer ’76

2015 Tom Sachs ’85

2013 Elizabeth MacDonough ’84

2012 Othar Hansson ’83

2011 Judy Chapman Proctor ’70

2010 Deirdre Daly ’79

2009 Prasanth Akkapeddi ’92

2008 Tracy Wheeler Lennon ’82

2007 James Bebon ’83

2006 Giselle Wagner ’79

2005 Martha Gates Lord ’74

2004 Joshua Cornehlsen ’92

2003 Jane Kentnor Dean ’52

2002 Kendall Lloyd Crolius ’71

2001 Ann Merrifield Hoopes ’51

Mentorship Programs

Global Studies (Upper School)
Nonprofit (Middle School)

Global Studies (Upper School)

The Reader Project offers alumni the opportunity to work with GFA students pursuing a diploma with a concentration in Global Studies on their global thesis projects. The time commitment is around 10 hours per year. Readers are matched with students based on their relevant expertise or background in the topic. Please fill out this simple form to sign up for the Reader Project. If you have any questions about the Reader Project, please contact Ward Abel, Upper School World Languages Department.

Nonprofit (Middle School)

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Explore GFA Connect

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