President

Laura Skandera Trombley

Editor

Susan Andrews

Managing Editor & Designer

Emily Cavalcanti

Contributing Writers

Susan Andrews · Elizabeth Benson · Will Bigham · Emily Cavalcanti · Kebokile Dengu-Zvobgo · Anne Dullaghan · Sarah Fang '07 · Jessica Schwartz ’08

Contributing Photographers

Susan Andrews · Laurie Babcock · Elizabeth Benson · Emily Cavalcanti · Phil Channing · Gabriela Contreras · Stephanie Guerra · John Lucas · Andrea Olson '98 · Rory Reiff

Contributing Designer

Stephanie Guerra

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About the cover

The cover features an original sketch and acrylic painting from the children's book A Boy Named Beckoning, adapted and illustrated by Gina Capaldi ’06.

Cover designed by Emily Cavalcanti