North Bennet Street School
Annual Report
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FISCAL YEAR 2019 I am honored to report on the success of the past fiscal year at North Bennet Street School — a year shared with my predecessor, Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ‘99, and with successes made possible by our dedicated community of Board members, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters. The transition from Miguel’s tenure to my start was generous and phased, helping me to learn about the School, its character, and ambitions.
When I arrived at NBSS in the fall of 2018, the Lives & Livelihoods Campaign was heading to a strong close. By the time it wrapped that December, the Campaign had surpassed its ambitious goal and built an endowment of $20.5 million. This work makes it possible for us to keep our commitment to students to increase scholarship funds and make an education at NBSS accessible to the best, brightest, and most talented students, no matter their financial situation. True to our useful and practical character, these scholarships are tuned to our student’s needs, whether they are veterans, students with substantial economic need, or people with previous educations.
In this annual report, you’ll read stories from our programs, showing a wide range of the work from the past year – both in the program spaces and in the field. You’ll see how technology is aiding our students, from video microscopes for jewelry making, to CT scans to better understand violins. You’ll learn how our students and alumni continue to reach beyond the bench and into the community, creating furniture, 2 restoring or finishing buildings, and helping in times of need. 1
There’s more here. Our remarkable building is one of our strongest assets, which we continue to care for while expanding its use. Our Continuing Education program reached a milestone of 1,000 student registrations, in addition to ongoing partnerships with local schools and organizations. Our signature exhibition, the Annual Celebration of Craft Exhibit, came back in-house and extended its run this year, allowing for a series of free events that drew more visitors to view the work and learn from the makers. In kicking off the Exhibit, our Opening Evening hit a record in fundraising, surpassing its goal and gathering the community in celebration.
This report reflects the dynamic range of the good work happening at NBSS and the people who make that possible. The School is well-positioned to grow into its next chapter and this is in large part due to you, the people who support NBSS and give our work impact. Thank you.
Sarah Turner President 2 3
For more than 135 years, North Bennet Street School has provided vocational training as a path to self-sufficiency and a meaningful, productive life.
Here are stories from our year. Collectors Kenneth W. Rendell “This is a very important collection and a very welcome addition to our program.” Bookbinding and his wife, Shirley McNerney, of Boston, recently gifted their Jeff’s and the students’ enthusiasm, coupled with his sterling reputation as a bookbinder, made it clear expansive collection of some to Ken and Shirley that they had made the right 2,800 items from the famed Club decision. “Jeff is a force. He has both passion and practicality,” says Ken. “All these tools were in active Bindery in New York City to the use right up until the time we bought them. We Bookbinding Department at NBSS. wanted that to continue, and we knew they would with Jeff and his students.” INSTRUCTORS Jeff Altepeter BB ’99 Club Bindery was formed in 1898 by members of New Upon receipt of the collection — which includes a (Dept. Head) York City’s Grolier Club — now the oldest existing 19th-century Hickok Standing Press — in December Martha Kearsley BB ’95 bibliophilic club in North America — to bring the art 2018, Jeff wasted no time in making Ken and Shirley’s
ADVISORY COMMITTEE of fine bookbinding to America, and to bind their wish a reality. Mary Patrick Bogan most prized books in the tradition of European Samuel Ellenport binderies. “The Bindery was created out of respect Babette Gehnrich both for the rare manuscripts that would be covered Paul Parisi and for the boxes they would go in,” explains Ken. Todd Pattison James Reid-Cunningham BB ’90 After the Bindery closed in 1909, its vast array of hand Deborah Wender and roll tools, brass plate dies, and other equipment and materials — many originally imported from ANNUAL TUITION Europe — were dispersed around the country. 4 $25,000 5 Many of the tools and equipment became part of STUDENTS the New York- and later Connecticut-based James 15 MacDonald Bindery before the majority were AGE RANGE ultimately sold at auction to Ken and Shirley in 2000. 25-51 “We both believe that bookbinding is very important. I was interested in collecting bindings, however, while my wife was interested in commissioning bindings,” says Ken. The tools, including an array of art nouveau tools, are enabling Jeff to expand broadly what Bookbinding The couple had intended to set up a bindery in their teaches about the proper decoration of 18th- to 20th- home, but ultimately couldn’t build a house big century books. Some of the hand tools are already enough for everything they were collecting. When being used, and while the majority of the collection they decided it was time to part with the collection, will also be put to practical use, there are other plans they were determined that it remain intact. as well.
“We had a lot of places asking for particular tools, but “Our goal is to have a display of tools and brasses and we didn’t want to break up the collection. We believed examples of what we do with them. We will use the it would be ideal to keep it all together, which is one tools, but we also want to show them off,” says Jeff. of the reasons we decided that North Bennet Street “The Club Bindery connection gives this collection School was the right place for it,” explains Ken. great provenance. No other school in the world has anything comparable.” “When NBSS students learned that these classic tools would be available to them, all they could say was, ‘Wow!’,” shares Jeff Altepeter BB ’99, Bookbinding Department Head at NBSS. For years, the School’s Carpentry “We prepare students to work in the home construction programs had relied on a 2008 industry, so it’s important for them to work on real- Carpentry world projects with actual clients,” Claire says. Dodge van to transport materials and tools to work sites. But, unlike “You can only get so far in the classroom. Offsite, they get a chance to use different equipment, deal with the homes and objects crafted and foundations, and work to a larger scale than they can restored by NBSS students, work in our facility. And nothing teaches the students how to dress appropriately for the weather better than being vans are not heirloom pieces. outdoors.” INSTRUCTORS Brian Vogt PC ’94 “It had serious wear and tear, and it got to the point “Plus, clients receive high-quality work at a reasonable (Dept. Head) that we weren’t sure it would get where it was going,” price,” Claire adds. Geof Shaw PC ’94 said Provost Claire Fruitman CF ’96. “There was one problem after the next every week, and the cost to ADVISORY COMMITTEE repair it no longer made sense.” Kurt Fieldhouse CA ’93 Stephen Gould PC ’01 Replacing the van became a top priority for the School. Edward Howland But there were two obstacles. Barry A. Mann PC ’97 Arthur Massaro The first was funding. The industry standard for work Patrick O’Shaughnessy CA ’06 vans typically sells for as much as $60,000. Designed
ANNUAL TUITION and built for utility, these heavy duty vehicles are $25,500 durable enough for the wear-and-tear of transporting construction equipment and materials. 6 STUDENTS 7 28 The second problem was supply. In September 2018, a major retailer ordered 20,000 of the exact same make AGE RANGE and model vehicle. The massive order made it difficult 18-46 for anyone else in the U.S. to find one. After extensive searching however, the School located a new van at a reasonable price. In addition to private clients, NBSS often partners with nonprofits. In recent years, Carpentry students Generous funding from private foundations allowed have worked to rehabilitate affordable housing with the School to purchase the new van outright. Harborlight Community Partners, provide pantry cabinets for St. Mary’s Center for Women & Children, “We are all grateful to the funders who stepped and build a barn-styled shed for Boston Harbor Now up and made this possible, including the Cabot and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Family Charitable Trust, Virginia Wellington Cabot Recreation. Foundation, and the Clinton H. & Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable Trust,” NBSS President Sarah Turner says. “NBSS was founded with community service at its “It makes such a difference to our faculty and students core,” Sarah relates. “By working with our nonprofit to be able to get equipment and supplies to job sites partners, we not only build upon our region’s shared easily and safely, no matter the weather.” resources and heritage, but bring our skills to the people who need them.” The entire School will make use of the new van, and it is an especially valuable resource for the Carpentry “Every project we complete is a winning venture, program. Offsite projects are an essential component of for our students, our clients and partners, the the curriculum, and reliable transportation is a must. community... it’s amazing how a single resource like this van can help us accomplish so much.” The new Home Base National Center of Excellence in Cabinet & Charlestown helps at-risk veterans and military families Furniture Making regain the lives they once had. When the clinical facility needed help with the design
veterans, and their families as they heal from the INSTRUCTORS and execution of its reception invisible wounds of traumatic brain injury, post- Daniel C. Faia CF ’94 desk, it turned to NBSS. traumatic stress, and related conditions. (Dept. Head) Steven Brown CF ’90 After reviewing proposals submitted by various The NBSS SVO was a natural fit for the Home Base Lance Patterson CF ’79 members of the School’s Student Veterans undertaking. Its mission is to provide student veterans Matt Wajda CF ’00 Organization (NBSS SVO), a proposal by Brennan with the personal and professional support necessary
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Simpson CF ’18, Matt Frechette CA ’16, CF ’18, and for successful transition from military to student life, Eli Cleveland CF ’09 Charles Strong CF ’18 was selected. Brennan and and for employment after graduation. Mark Del Guidice Matt served in the U.S. Army, and Charles is a former William Doub CF ’74 Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marines. Rob O’Dwyer, Director of Admissions & Student Sean Fisher CF ’94 Success, points out that in recent years close to 20 Brian Kelly CF ’84 The three classmates then began work on a design percent of current NBSS students are veterans who William Locke CF ’95 inspired by the USS Constitution, which is notably the represent “a wide swath of diversity, not just in who Gregory Porfido CF ’89 world’s oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat, they are and how they identify, but in the programs 8 constructed in the mid-1790s. The vessel is berthed they’re interested in.” 9 ANNUAL TUITION at the Charlestown Navy Yard, next to the new Home $25,000 Base building, and the desk itself takes cues from the “As a group, military veterans are diverse, accomplished, shape and materials of the vessel. and self-qualified. They bring a mission-driven, goal- STUDENTS oriented, can-do attitude that are all markers of success 31 “The Constitution is made out of live oak so, as a nod for an NBSS student,” he says. AGE RANGE to that, we chose two-inch thick reclaimed live oak 18-54 as our primary material,” explains Brennan. “Since The project was a team effort that built on existing the hull of a boat flares outward and upward, we used relationships. The architect for the site was Margulies stair-step construction to give the desk a terraced Perruzzi, where NBSS Board Chair Marc Margulies is look, and added a copper toe-kick that we patinaed to Owner and Principal. On the client side, Home Base’s emulate the hull of the Constitution.” Chief Operating Officer has two relatives who are both military veterans and graduates of NBSS. Michael Reclaimed materials, including copper nails original Patrick Wheeler CF ’74, a frequent guest instructor to the Constitution, imbue the desk with layers of at NBSS and an Air Force veteran, assisted with the symbolism that connect it both to US military history installation. and the veterans it serves today. Brennan believes that what is most important about “We chose materials that bore the mark of time with the the Home Base reception desk is that it was made by scars to prove it. Like injured vets, they retained their veterans, for veterans. character and purpose,” he says. “When service ends, there is often a loss of belonging Founded in 2009 as a partnership between the Red and mission. Our hope is that this desk will Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital, demonstrate that there are options, that there’s a path Home Base is the largest private-sector clinic in forward,” he says. “That after their service they can be the country working solely with service members, find a new purpose.” The intersection of technology Bench jewelers must be well-rounded craftspeople in the industry. They fabricate, repair, polish, and more. Jewelry Making and craft is fraught with JM is the only significant program in the United States misunderstanding, especially in to teach bench jewelry, as opposed to more common jewelry design programs. & Repair an age of increasing automation. Several recent graduating classes have seen a job At NBSS though, the Jewelry Making & Repair program placement rate of 100 percent. This is due, in part, to a (JM) is proof that embracing visionary technology shortage of bench jewelers across the country, from both can enhance traditional handwork without replacing retirements of smaller shops and consolidation within it. Under the leadership of Department Head Ann the industry. INSTRUCTORS Cahoon JM ’02, the program has acquired five new Ann Cahoon JM ’02 high-precision microscopes that allow students to Before attending NBSS, Elizabeth struggled to make a (Dept. Head) more easily work on the complex designs that have living with a fine arts degree in sculpture. So, being ADVISORY COMMITTEE become common in contemporary jewelry. recruited before graduation from NBSS felt triumphant. Ilah Cibis JM ’05 Alan Leavitt “There’s a constant dialogue between what’s “I was used to the wandering confusion that a lot of art Colleen Matthews JM ’12 happening in the business and what’s happening in school grads deal with,” Elizabeth shares. “I felt like I (from June 2019) our shop,” Ann explains. “How do we respond to what had a sense of purpose this time around.” Chris Ploof our students need?” Craig Rottenberg JM program grads have a reputation for being prepared Emily Scott Surette JM ’07 Considered the gold standard in the jewelry industry, for all types of working environments. Some will begin (through June 2019) these “Leica A60 F” stereo microscopes are well-suited to their careers in high-tech shops with CAD software, Gretchen Wilkinson JM ’96 engraving and stone setting. Since many employers now CNC machines, laser welders, and stereo microscopes. (through June 2019) use these instruments, training on them makes NBSS Others will work in mom-and-pop shops that haven’t 10 students more competitive candidates while on the job changed much in 100 years. 11 ANNUAL TUITION market, and more valuable employees once hired. $25,000 For that reason, the educational focus at NBSS remains The high precision microscopes were purchased centered on the craft, not the latest technology. STUDENTS with generous grant funding from the George A. 12 Ramlose Foundation, Massachusetts Charitable “The industry might be changing, but our job as bench AGE RANGE Mechanic Association, Ellen Abbott Gilman Trust, jewelers doesn’t. We still have to polish that piece. We 19-30 and Long’s Jewelers — each of which understands that still have to set that stone,” Ann says. “Technology is just the industry’s future depends on educating skilled another tool on our bench.” craftspeople.
Recent graduate Elizabeth Quick JM ’19 had the good fortune of being the first student to work on an NBSS bench equipped with its own microscope. Long’s Jewelers, who help fund the instruments, ultimately hired Elizabeth as an apprentice bench jeweler upon graduation.
“Most of these tools are labor savers,” Elizabeth says. “They’ll save time and effort. But they aren’t really replacing anything else. They are enhancing the jeweler’s vision. We still have to be trained to be competent bench jewelers.”
Elizabeth’s success is proof that JM grads are highly sought-after. In September 2018, ruinous “It was similar to a 2005 gas explosion involving a structure in Lexington,” said Barb. “I wasn’t surprised gas explosions roiled through Locksmithing & about the involvement of locksmiths in the Merrimack the Merrimack Valley in Valley, because I’d heard of a similar need arising before.” Security Technology Massachusetts, claiming the life of one young person, injuring Servicing traditional lock hardware like those in the Merrimack Valley is just one aspect of the LK dozens more, and leveling many curriculum. At the other end of the spectrum is training buildings. With public safety in students to be familiar with security technology, such as electronic access control systems. INSTRUCTORS question, thousands of residents Barbara Baker LK ’04 were evacuated from their homes. (Dept. Head)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE As they instinctively closed and locked their doors Lew Alessandrini behind them, however, they unwittingly complicated John (Jack) Hobin the next stage of emergency response – ensuring that Stephen McKinney the gas was turned off in each of the 8,000 dwellings Virginia M. Newbury within the affected area. Michael Samra LK ’87 Jeffrey G. Schwartz Working alongside fire, police, and other safety Dave Troiano officials, area locksmiths helped these first responders Rick Weisse gain access to the properties. Among these was David MacEachern LK ’95, owner and operator of Patriot Lock, ANNUAL TUITION an Acton-based locksmith and security services company. 12 $21,000 13 “They evacuated everybody, but the gas company STUDENTS needed to get in to shut off the gas in these homes,” 8 explained David in an October 2018 interview with the
AGE RANGE Acton Beacon. 18-66 Over the course of several days, David carefully picked the locks of over 200 homes – without damaging their locks – allowing personnel to enter and confirm the home was indeed safe. With the inspection complete, David According to Barb, while emergency service needs are a re-secured the locks before moving onto the next property. topic of discussion among her students, the program’s focus is on locksmithing fundamentals: how to properly For all of the time and stress involved, David was install, service, and repair residential and commercial modest about the important life-safety and security door-locking devices. effort he put in. “We were just happy to be there to help,” he shared. “Our program focuses on hardware basics, current technology, and code compliance,” says Barb. “And life Barb Baker LK ’04, Department Head of the safety is always a security professional’s highest priority.” Locksmithing & Security Technology program (LK), says it was not the first time that locksmiths have Whether an emergency or an everyday situation, she played such an important role in the follow-up to a gas feels one core aspect of the program is critical. “We train explosion. students to do the work properly and also to take pride in what they do.” Nearly every week, someone calls the Piano Technology faculty at NBSS Piano Technology offering to donate an old grand piano for the Advanced Piano Technology (PA) students to rebuild. But in an entire year, only a select few make the cut. Usually, they’re Steinways.
“A Steinway was the piano, when pianos were a part of every household,” says instructor Louis del Bene PT ’06, PA ’07. The American company earned its INSTRUCTORS reputation for craftsmanship in the pre-radio, pre- David Betts PT ’72 record-player days, when a piano in the parlor was a (Dept. Head) staple of home entertainment. Debbie Cyr PA ’93 Emily Townsend PT ’07, PA ’08 The Steinway “recipe” for a quality piano remains Louis del Bene PT ’06, PA ’07 constant. “The product they made in 1890 is more or
ADVISORY COMMITTEE less what we’re still trying to produce when the PA Stephen Carver students tackle a rebuilding project,” Louis says. George Crawford Lawrence Fine PT ’76 “It starts with a good teardown,” he continues. “An Ann Garee object tells its own story. The piano — if you measure it Sean Mallari PT ’05, PA ’06 and examine it and disassemble it carefully — tells you Don Mannino how to put it back together.” “At some point, someone’s going to get a beautiful piano Lewis J. Surdam PT ’79, PA ’80 when that one’s done, and I have one now,” Christine 14 For Louis and his colleagues to wring the most shares. “It worked out great — I loved my Model M right 15 ANNUAL TUITION educational value out of the rebuilding experience, a away. A few friends have tried it too, and everybody $25,500 (Basic) chosen piano must need everything replaced but the comments on how nice it is to play.” $25,500 (Advanced) case, plate, and (usually) keys. With careful instruction and guidance, using woodworking hand tools, power Most of the students won’t go on to rebuild pianos for STUDENTS drills, and machines such as planers — often practicing a living. “That’s the less common path,” says Louis 15 (Basic) first on mockups — the students replace all of the (though he got hooked on rebuilding when he was a 9 (Advanced) piano’s action parts. student at NBSS). The point is to gain greater familiarity AGE RANGE and comfort with this “big and awkward” instrument, 18-64 (Basic) “Hammer shanks, hammers, wippens,” says Louis. “We so that they can solve problems as technicians. “If a 20-57 (Advanced) replace the damper action, sound board and bridge pinblock is failing, you want to have held a pinblock in caps, and put in a new pinblock — and there are all your hand,” Louis shares. kinds of smaller tasks that go along with those big items. As an NBSS graduate and former instructor, Christine “We’re basically making the instrument like new again, understands there are limits to what students can learn. giving it a new life span.” “NBSS can’t teach them everything, because that would be impossible. They have to be detail-oriented, creative, The School sells the end product (with the funds going and resourceful, but students will graduate with the to support students’ education) to knowledgeable knowledge and skills to handle whatever path they clients. Example: former NBSS instructor Christine gravitate towards.” Lovgren PT ’80, PA ’81 recently bought a rebuilt 1926 Model M Steinway from the program, and also She shares that there’s another an upside to all their donated to the School her circa-1890 Steinway that intensive training. “NBSS students have chosen a was in desperate need of rebuilding. It seemed like the wonderful profession. There’s an endless variety of right alternative to buying a new piano or waiting for pianos they will see — and people they will meet. They’ll months for the one she already owned to be rebuilt. never have a boring day on the job. ” Preservation Carpentry
It pained Eric Menzer to think According to documents Eric uncovered in the Topsfield Historical Society, the barn once stood in of pushing down his historic the center of town, serving as a blacksmith shop and timber frame barn with a tractor a slaughterhouse. Around 1915, the town blacksmith INSTRUCTORS moved it to its current location next to the Menzer’s Steven O’Shaughnessy PC ’99 and hauling away the debris. house, built in 1908. (Dept. Head) Michael Burrey Since moving to their Topsfield, Massachusetts Protecting the barn’s historic integrity required property in 2013, Menzer and his wife had fallen in love carpenters with a preservation mindset, according to ADVISORY COMMITTEE with the rickety old barn, constructed sometime in Michael. Standard carpenters using modern methods Robert A. Adam the mid-1800s. But by building standards, it was both and materials could have kept the barn alive for a few William Lewis Barlow, IV terminally ill and dangerous. The roof had a large hole, more years. But it would have come at a steep cost to the Sara B. Chase allowing snow and rain inside. The floor was rotten. soul of the building. “They might use methods that don’t Matt Diana PC ‘10 align with the original methods used in construction of (from January 2019) 16 Time after time, quotes from various contractors for the barn,” Michael says. 17 William Finch a restoration were more than the Menzers could pay. Anne Grady Sending the barn to its grave seemed like the only In December 2018 a new class of second-year students Brian Pfeiffer option until one contractor suggested NBSS. rebuilt the barn on site over the course of several Denis Semprebon days. Eric was on a business trip for much of the
ANNUAL TUITION “I’m eternally grateful,” Eric shares. The NBSS reconstruction. When he returned, he almost couldn’t $25,500 Preservation Carpentry program took on the project at believe the level of craftsmanship. an affordable price. STUDENTS “They went above and beyond,” he shares. “There are no 23 Preservation Carpentry (PC) is a two-year program. better hands this could have been placed in.” Each fall, second-year students step away from their AGE RANGE benches and head out to work on real-life projects, Michael and his students were able to save about half of 19-48 putting newly acquired talents to the test. They also the original wood. They left some finishing touches to learn new skills and techniques as well, such as Eric. As of late summer, he had reinstalled an existing documentation, surveying, site management, and roof and was putting new siding on, a combination of customer service. period-authentic batten board and wood shingles. He said he planned on painting it a classic New England red. The Topsfield barn was a perfect fit. So in the winter of 2017, 11 PC students under the direction of instructor The Topsfield barn was staring down the proverbial Michael Burrey, painstakingly dismantled the barn and barrel of demolition. But this story ends happily thanks hauled it to a nearby worksite. There they examined to the PC program. Eric said he believes the barn will every beam, peg, and shingle, repairing what they survive another 100 years, at least. could and rebuilding what they couldn’t from local white pine. “The Preservation Carpentry program isn’t just saving old buildings,” he shares. “They are preserving our “The barn was very much in a state of disrepair,” Michael history and heritage.” explains. “All that history would have been lost.” Experts agree that violin making Second, it provides a close look at the instrument’s reached its highest potential in condition, including any damage or components that might not be original. Third, and most important for 17th-century Cremona, Italy. Great future generations, it creates a digital profile of the Violin Making instrument that can be easily shared. luthiers of the era thrived, such as Andrea Amati, Giuseppe Guarneri “As a school, we have often questioned how to study & Repair del Gesù, and Antonio Stradivari— violin parts,” says Roman. “With CT scanning, we can understand how the old violins are made and make a the maker of the most revered good copy, provide a condition report, and preserve the stringed instruments in history. image for the future.”
This information is very helpful in training future “There were a hundred-plus years of making and luthiers at NBSS. Students use a computer program perfecting violins,” says Roman Barnas, Violin Making called Strad3D (created by violin maker and NBSS & Repair (VM) Department Head. “But the masters did guest examiner Sam Zygmuntowicz), which compiles INSTRUCTORS not leave a good manual, notes, or a book on how to information from CT scans into an easy-to-use format Roman Barnas make them,” he says. with videos that provide a digital look at a violin from (Dept. Head) the inside out. After these masters died, the only way to make a new ADVISORY COMMITTEE violin was to look at one of theirs. “People were copying Kevin Kelly VM ’92 those instruments by measuring and tracing,” he says, David Polstein VM ’89 “which got more and more complicated over time.” Christopher Reuning Ben Ruth Artisans are still looking to those Italian-made Andrew Ryan instruments, but the technology has advanced.
ANNUAL TUITION Although modern luthiers certainly use traditional 18 $26,000 methods to examine a violin — measuring, tracing, 19 following patterns, looking at photographs, and using STUDENTS moulds — computed tomography (CT scans) allows a 11 detailed look inside without having to take it apart.
AGE RANGE 20-35 Using CT scans is a method Steven Sirr, MD, a radiologist and violinist from Minnesota, pioneered in 1987. He started by putting his own violin in his hospital’s CT scanner and then took the images to a Nathan Abbe VM ’20, a third-year student, compares nearby violin maker John Waddle, who was amazed traditional methods with this technology to standing at how much information it showed. “There’s nothing on the outside of the building and looking at it versus that can hide from a CT scan,” says Steven, who with actually going inside. “If you’re new to violin making, Waddle has borrowed and scanned many violins over one of the hardest things is to develop an eye for the the years, including 32 by Stradivari. shape, because sometimes details are so subtle,” he says. The CT scans “help you understand the differences When Roman met Steven during a violin making between the better makers — the small features that workshop at Oberlin College in Ohio a few years ago, he make a great violin so special.” Nathan is currently using was fascinated by the work, and the two became friends. this knowledge to work on a project inspired by the Roman now uses CT scans for instruction at NBSS. shape of Stradivari’s 1715 “Titan,” an iconic instrument in the field. Roman points out that unnecessary stress on an old instrument should be avoided, but a CT scan is It’s an exciting time for violin making, and to put it noninvasive and provides three great insights. First, all into perspective, when asked when was the best it shows the instrument’s “internal air volume, the time to make a violin, Roman jokes, “Be an apprentice precise shapes of the arches, and the wood density. for Stradivari. But the second best time is now,” he All things that aren’t easy to measure with traditional continues, “because we have more information than methods,” he says. ever before about the craft.” Woodworking can be a rather “Outreach and engagement are central to the role of Continuing Education within NBSS,” she says. “We Continuing intimidating pursuit. But welcome a lot of new people with varied interests and Continuing Education (CE) backgrounds into the building through CE classes, which has brought about many other great opportunities too.” Education Instructor Laura Goffin CF ’17 has a way of making it accessible, In addition to classes for the public, the CE department also offers a number of courses for partnering schools. even to beginners. These range from hour-long book arts and woodworking workshops for local middle school students to a five- “I find that there’s sometimes a preconceived notion week, full-time summer session for students from of who can and who can’t do woodworking,” Laura Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. shares. “My job is to demonstrate that everyone is Other partnerships help NBSS reach even further welcome and capable of contributing to this field.” into the community, working with institutions such as Massachusetts College of Art, Boston Architectural She continues, “It’s not about physical strength or College, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. gender. It’s about a willingness to try again when ENROLLMENT things go wrong, and to think critically while taking According to Katie, many CE students have returned to 1,069 into account safety and proper technique. After that, take more courses. Some were so enamored with their it’s just practice.” discipline, they have enrolled in a full-time program at STUDENTS NBSS. Inspired by the School’s mission and community, 826 One student of Laura’s Woodworking 101 course shared still others have become donors or volunteer leaders. INSTRUCTORS a testimonial of how the instruction helped her get 45 comfortable working with her hands. “She emphasized But CE isn’t entirely about growing a customer base. the idea that mistakes will happen, and that it’s ok if Offering relatively low-cost short courses outside of STUDENTS SERVED 20 the first time isn’t perfect. I now have the confidence to a traditional full-time degree program helps serve 21 IN YOUTH PROGRAMS make some simple projects at home.” the School’s mission “to preserve and advance craft 231 traditions, and to promote greater appreciation of Most CE courses like Woodworking 101 are designed craftsmanship.” for amateurs interested in learning a new skill. There are also advanced classes for professionals who seek to “Lifelong learning opportunities are important for strengthen their technical understanding. Small class people,” Katie says. “We see a lot of adults who have sizes and fully equipped facilities make NBSS a great never had access to a workshop or an opportunity to learning environment for students of all abilities. swing a hammer. Through CE, they become ambassadors of the crafts that we care so passionately about.” Courses are taught by accomplished professionals and master craftspeople, including many graduates of NBSS full-time programs. Laura received her diploma in Cabinet & Furniture Making, for example.
CE has grown rapidly over the past four years under the leadership of program director Katie Theodoros. The department started about 30 years ago with just a handful of courses. Last year, the School offered a record 69 unique courses in everything from bookbinding to laser welding to timber framing.
Another milestone in 2019: enrollment in CE courses topped 1,000 students. This was a goal from the start for Katie, and has provided a real benefit to NBSS in cultivating relationships across the School and around the region.
Continuing Education Courses offered during FY 2019
WOODWORKING & CARPENTRY BOOK ARTS & BOOKBINDING JEWELRY MAKING
Birdhouses Book Structures for Prints and Fundamentals of Jewelry Making I: Cabinet Building Photographs Essential Skills Carve a Ball and Claw Foot Bookbinding 101 Fundamentals of Jewelry Making II: Carving the Acanthus Leaf Classic Paper Marbling Soldering Intensive Continuous Arm Windsor Chair Enclosures for Preservation and Beyond Introduction to Laser Welding Cutting Board and Rolling Pin Focus on Case Bindings Jewelry Making 101 Danish Modern Plant Stand Folded Books Round Faceted Stone Setting Decorative Inlay and Marquetry Fundamentals of Bookbinding I Traditional Hand Engraving Dovetail Tool Tote Fundamentals of Bookbinding II End Grain Cutting Board Fundamentals of Finishing: Fine Finishing Blind and Gold Tooling on Leather MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Flat-Edge Tool Sharpening Intermediate Finishing: Fundamentals of Fine Woodworking Tooled-Edge Onlays Build a Banjo or Banjo Ukulele Fundamentals of Leafage Carving Introduction to Book Conservation Harpsichord Voicing and Regulation Letter from the Treasurer for the Fiscal Year Ending July 31, 2019 Fundamentals of Machine Woodworking Introduction to Leather Bookbinding Introduction to Piano Technology Handcut Dovetails Introduction to Paper Conservation Historic Timber Framing Italian Paper Bindings Introduction to Bowl Turning Japanese Stab Bindings DRAFTING & DESIGN On behalf of the Board of Directors, I sincerely in the country by many measures, and housing, 22 Introduction to Framing Leather Rebacking thank the NBSS community for the efforts and transportation, tools and material costs typically 23 Introduction to Shellac Make Your Own Punching Cradle Introduction to SketchUp contributions which made this past year such a fall outside the scope of tuition scholarships. The Introduction to the Router Medieval Long and Link Stitch Bindings success. The past few years have demonstrated that School will look for more opportunities to improve Introduction to Woodturning Miniature Bookbindings significant support exists for the School’s mission affordability; recent success inspires confidence in Letter Carving Secret Belgian Binding and that the craft community is capable of building what lies ahead. Open Shop: Bowl Turning Sewn Board & Drumleaf Binding long-term financial support structures for those Picture Frames Side-Stitched Books of China, Japan, entering the trades. While maintaining the priority for access and Relief Carving and Korea affordability, in partnership with President Sarah Shaker Tables The Shrigley As the broader community made good on the Turner and the Board of Directors, we also look Spoon Carving aspirations of the Lives & Livelihoods Campaign — forward to exploring new opportunities to expand Table Saw Techniques which closed successfully in December 2018 — the School’s reach and impact. Galvanized by Three-Month Furniture Making I am happy to report that the Board has made good common purpose, I am confident this community Intensive on its goal of a full-time program tuition freeze. The will continue to demonstrate what can be achieved Turned, Lidded Bowls Board enacts this tuition freeze with confidence in for craft education when we work together. Turning for Furniture Makers current operations and with the understanding of Window Sash Restoration what best serves the educational mission over time. Windsor Chairs Woodworking 101 While the Campaign allows us to stabilize tuition rates, program affordability continues to challenge our students beyond the workshop on a daily basis. Boston’s cost of living is now one of the highest Peder Johnson, Treasurer Financials * Results reported are unaudited as of the publish date of this report.
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Revenues
7/31/2019* 7/31/2018 % CHANGE % REVENUE
Tuition and fees, net 3,247,424 3,327,545 -2.4% 59% Contributions, gifts, and grants 1,073,667 953,209 12.6% 20% Continuing Education 593,519 527,762 12.5% 11% Project and instrument revenue 128,216 121,006 6.0% 2% Investment income used in operations 282,000 169,500 66.4% 5% Other revenue 48,775 53,124 -8.2% 1% Rental revenue 7,775 24,140 -59.5% 0% Store sales, net of cost of sales 88,310 49,483 78.5% 2% Non-Operating Activity Total Revenues $5,471,686 $5,225,779 4.7% 100%
7/31/2019* 7/31/2018 % CHANGE
Investment income used in operations ( 282,000 ) ( 169,500 ) 66.4% Expenses Loss on other assets 0 ( 130,508 ) 100.0% Interest and dividend income 471,346 301,329 56.4% 24 7/31/2019* 7/31/2018 % CHANGE % EXPENSE 25 Gain on investments 584,631 516,407 13.2% Program 3,739,109 4,092,417 -8.6% 63% Total Non-Operating $773,977 $517,728 49.5% General and administrative 1,850,215 2,117,124 -12.6% 31% Fundraising and development 377,461 432,223 -12.7% 6%
Total Expenses $5,966,785 $6,641,764 -10.2% 100.0% Lives & Livelihoods Campaign Change in Net Assets from Operations ( 495,099 ) ( 1,415,985 ) -65.0%
7/31/2019* 7/31/2018 % CHANGE
Campaign contributions 3,298,892 8,366,212 -60.6% Campaign expenses ( 15,303 ) ( 47,827 ) -68.0%
Total Capital Campaign Activity $3,283,589 $8,318,385 -60.5%
Net Assets
7/31/2019* 7/31/2018 % CHANGE
Change in net assets 3,562,467 7,420,128 -52.0% Net assets at beginning of year 46,467,631 39,047,503 19.0%
Net Assets at end of year $50,030,098 $46,467,631 7.7% Administration
STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Melissa Gallin Marc Margulies, Chair (through December) Director of Institutional Support Geneva S. Thorndike CF ’16, Vice-Chair President Somers Killian (through March) Peder Johnson, Treasurer Senior Development Coordinator Sarah Turner (from December) McKey W. Berkman BB ’11, Clerk President Bryan McGrath Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99, President* Director of Student Life & Rebecca W. King Sarah Turner, President Career Services Executive Vice President Kristen Odle-Devine Claire Fruitman CF ’96 Melba Abreu Retail & Exhibit Manager Provost David Ambler CF ’11 Colleen Walsh Powell (from June) Brad Bedingfield Frank Baird (through March) Director of Development Building Manager Louise Burgin Robert O’Dwyer Edward S. Cooke, Jr. Levi Barrett Director of Admissions & Director of Finance Matthew Day** Student Success Bruce Dayton* BOARD OF ADVISORS Todd Davis Barbara Rutkowski Receptionist Janet English 26 Marketing & Communications Jacob D. Albert C. Forbes Dewey, Jr* Avital Manor Peleg*** 26 John F. Gifford JM ’97, CF ’01* 27 James Dergay Coordinator Enid L. Beal* Simon Eccles Walter H. McDonald Director of Financial Aid William R. Hettinger CF ’07** Ronald Santos Henry P. Becton Chris English † Paul F. McDonough, Jr. Brent Hull PC ’93 Kevin Derrick Building Maintenance David L. Bloom* John F. Gifford JM ’97, CF ’01 † Dr. Lindsa McIntyre* Director of Marketing & Charles L. Kline CF ’05 Cassandra Shelton (from August) Brian C. Broderick Stephen Friedlaender* Starr Moore Communications Francis J. Lynch School Administrator Ellen Coolidge Burbank Ken Gilbert BB ’10 Patrick Muecke CF ’97 Lillian DiGiorgio Cynthia Malm Sharon Scully Stetson Colin Cabot Benjamin Gomez Adrienne N. Rabkin Receptionist James M. Marsh Associate Director of Admissions Gaurish Chandrashekhar Devens H. Hamlen Katherine M. Ruffin Dr. Lindsa McIntyre** Nicki Downer (from March) Katie Theodoros Richard W. Cheek Gordon Hanlon* Steven Soppe Development Coordinator Caroline Mortimer Director of Continuing Education Martha Childs † Charles J. Hess Lewis J. Surdam PA ’90 Nick Offerman Ralph Henry (from March) Rebecca Greenleaf Clapp † William R. Hettinger CF ’07* Peter H. Talbot Director of Facilities Thomas C. Piemonte H. Nichols B. Clark Nancy J. Hoffman Edmund C. Toomey Giselle Sterling Paul Combe* Amos B. Hostetter, Jr.* Emily Zilber Zakiya Thomas William G. Creelman Edward Howland* Colin Urbina BB ’11 Matthew Day* Linda Kochman** * through December 2018 Stefanie von Clemm Bruce Dayton † Joseph L. Kociubes ** through July 2018 Keith Ward PA ’13 Nicholas Deane Rebekah Lord Gardiner BB ‘93 *** through January 2019 Thomas Williams, Jr. Robert S. Devens C. Michael Malm † from December 2018
* through December 2018 ** from December 2018 Our Students 152 18–66 25 FULL-TIME STUDENTS AGES REPRESENTED VETERANS ENROLLED
Residency 54% MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS, WITH 8% FROM BOSTON ALONE 43% OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS FROM 27 DIFFERENT STATES
28 3% 29 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
62% of students require financial aid to attend NBSS. North Bennet Street School extends our gratitude to all community members who generously supported the School during our during our Fiscal Year 2019.
The following donors are recognized for gifts and pledges made to NBSS between August 1, 2018 and July 31, 2019, excluding gifts and pledges to the Lives and Livelihoods Campaign for endowment. A Campaign report (published separately) is available upon request from the NBSS Development Office, or can be found online at nbss.edu/campaign.
Annual Fund $10,000+
The NBSS Annual Fund provides unrestricted support for the School’s annual Bruce & Lynn Dayton operating needs. These funds ensure the financial strength and flexibility William CF ’07 & Corinna Hettinger necessary for NBSS to fulfill its mission day in and day out, supporting High Meadows Foundation everything from financial aid, to tools and travel for students and faculty. Barbara & Amos Hostetter The Estate of Morgan Palmer Genie CF ’16 & Will Thorndike
30 3131 $1,000-$9,999
Jeannie & Henry Becton, Jr. Claire Fruitman CF ’96, Berit & Chuck Hunter George and Carrie Bell Brian, & Griffin Bram Pam & Mike Jackson Kate CF ’00 & Diane Benison Donald & Kaia Fye Elizabeth B. Johnson McKey BB ’11 & James Berkman Rebekah Lord Gardiner BB ’93 & Alison & Peder Johnson Peter & Susan Bernard J. Matthew Gardiner Vin CF ’13 & Becky Kennedy Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Jock Gifford JM ’97, CF ’01 & Charles CF ’05 & Charlotte Kline William T. & Louise Burgin Brigid Sullivan Timothy & Susan Larkin Fenton J. Burke CF ’95 Susan Cable & Benjamin Gomez Anne & Marc Margulies J. Otis Carroll, Jr. PC ’97 Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 James M. Marsh Ruth O. Carroll Deborah & Arthur Hall Mary and Kathleen Harriman Foundation Gregory Child CF ’15 Barbara Halporn BB ’06 Walter McDonald, in honor of William G. Creelman Donald E. & Ann F. Hare Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Davis & Andrea Dassori, Julie E. & Bayard Henry Peter McGhee CF ’04 in honor of Wallace Kemp Marilyn L. BB ’88 & James L. Heskett Donald Morris & Suzanne Pender Matthew Day & Catherine Stabile Charles Hess Caroline Mortimer Tia Dennis CF ’03 & Charles Morris Nancy J. Hoffman Alan & Jean Ann Nierenberg, in memory Bob & Bobo Devens Rex & Gay Holsapple of Nicholas LeMieux Eastman Charitable Foundation Edward & Marianna Howland Herbert & Virginia Oedel Edmund and Betsy Cabot Charitable Community Foundation of Southeastern Carol O’Hare, in honor of Foundation Massachusetts - Jim & Bess Hughes Fund Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Firestone & Parson Inc. Brent Hull PC ’93 David & Karen Firestone Luisa Hunnewell & Larry Newman Annual Fund continued
$1,000-$9,999 continued $250-$499
Robert & Elizabeth Owens Mark & Deb Pasculano Melba Abreu, in honor of Joaquin Abreu Dr. Thomas Divilio Deborah Lenahan, in honor of Lance Patterson CF ’79 Nellie Aikenhead CA ’90 Eaton Vance Investment Counsel Wallace Kemp Thomas & Catherine Piemonte Mary Anderson Larry Fine PT ’76 Daniel Levitan PT ’75 Rosse Family Charitable Foundation Al CF ’03 & Donna Bangert, in honor of Doris C. Freitag, in honor of Fred W. Love Steven B. Soppe Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Philip G. Maddock Lewis PA ’80 & Toni Surdam Katherine Colt Boden Janet H. Frye, in honor of Wallace Kemp Dave B. Manley Heather Tauck PC ’15 & Gorham Brigham Robert Gallagher PA ’00 Alecia F. Manning Griffin Buell CA ’15 Lee Campbell David R. Godine Loy Martin Zakiya K. Thomas Ira Carp Granite Lock Co., Inc., in memory of Peter & Barbara Miller Elizabeth Thomson Dan Cheever & Sue Stasiowski Mario Lituri Susan & Robert Montgomery, III United Way of Massachusetts Bay H. Nichols B. Clark Gary W. Green CF ’97 Matthew & Catherine Nash and Merrimack Valley Jerry CF ’84 & Amy de Rham, Gregg & Ann Kulichik, in memory of Rob & Kay O’Dwyer Colin Urbina BB ’11 in honor of Alex Krutsky CF ’81 Norma Kulichik Selma Ordewer Colleen Walsh Powell J. T. Delaney Construction, LLC Andrew L. Ladygo Pasek Corporation Keith Ward PT ’12, PA ’13 Samuel D. Perry Paul Wasinger John & June Robinson Robert Weir James & Dorothy Rogers 32 Anonymous ( 2 ) William & Happy Rowe 33 Christopher W. Shanahan, MD & Barbara Dworetzky, MD State Street Matching Gift Program $500-$999 Lisbeth L. Tarlow & Stephen B. Kay Harold D. Thomas Sarah Bucknell Treco Norm Abram & Elise Hauenstein James Stewart Greto Charles Sawyer Philip Wales PC ’93 Michael Baldwin, in honor of James M. Hamlen Security Lock Distributors Deborah Wender Justin & Charlie Hess Timothy M. Harrington CF ’18 Laura & William Shucart Tatiana Wilcke CF ’89 & Elizabeth P. Barringer Karen S. Hohler Andy Silverman CF ’14 & Molly Paul Gregory Porfido CF ’89 Brad Bedingfield James & Susan Hunnewell Arthur CF ’00 & Jeannette Taylor, in honor Anonymous ( 2 ) Kevin Kelly VM ’92 & Patricia Belden Walter & Lila Hunnewell of Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Elise R. Browne Tim & Joanie Ingraham Joan & W. Nicholas Thorndike Burns Tools Chip & Gay Jarvis James Tiernan PA ’99 & Levin H. & Eleanor L. Campbell Barbara R. Kapp & Paul J. Mitarachi Amy Banovich-Tiernan PA ’99 Anne Cowie & Amy Graves, Rebecca W. King John Tittmann in honor of Sarah Turner Lindsay Foundation Richard & Lisa Tucker Debra Cyr PA ’93 Lynch & Lynch, Attorneys Sarah Turner Nicholas & Elizabeth Deane Medtronic Tommy Vietor, in honor of Louise Burgin Forbes & Carolyn Dewey Jane & Robert Morse Tom & Alice Walsh, in memory of Simon Eccles & Carolyn Hitt The One Thirty Nine Restaurant, Howard F. Kennedy, III Charles & Carol Fayerweather, in honor of in honor of Wallace Kemp Rodney PT ’09, PA ’10 & Kate Yeh Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Lia G. & William J. Poorvu Anonymous ( 2 ) Sue Forti & Bob Houlihan, in honor of Adrienne & Mitchell Rabkin Walter McDonald & Carol O’Hare Chris Rifkin Dennis & Beth Goldstein Lois Russell Annual Fund continued
$1–99
AmazonSmile Foundation John & Nancy Goldthwait, Robert V. Mullen William & Nancy Ames in honor of Wallace Kemp M+H Fine Furniture Makers Mary Baldwin Russell T. Greve John & Marianne Nelson Roman Barnas Erin Hanley CF ’07 John F. O’Regan BB ’97 Dorothy A. Bell PT ’99 Paul C. Hardy, Jr. CF ’78 Daniel Palenscar Bella Vista Restaurant Marsha S. Hassett VM ’98 Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Parks, in honor $100–$249 Mike Bingham PT ’92 Jonathan Bailey Holland & of Simon Parks Jim Briggs Sarah C. Long Holland Charles CF ’06 & Regina Pineo Charles & Kathleen Ames Hilary & Eric Woodward Tom & Martha Sieniewicz, Cate Carulli PT ’87, Monica Holtsclaw BB ’08 Sonja Piilgaard Reid BB ’98 Daniel C. Bacon Randall & Tanya Holton in honor of Ellen Kaspern CF ’03 in memory of Tom Malone David & Ann Ingram Tom Reidy PC ’03 Richard Beaty Peter & Julie Hyde, in honor of Steve Snider F. Sargent Cheever Scott Jackson Sandy Renna Lisa Bielefeld Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 John Stothoff PT ’08, PA ’09 Bruce Cherner Peter Jeffries Edward Russell Judith M. Bixler-Collier Kenneth & Robin Isaacs Arron J. Sturgis Jeffrey Child, in honor of Kristen N. Johnson Caroline H. Standley Dorothea Black & Stephen Logowitz LAB Security Systems Timothy & Carol Sullivan Gregory Child CF ’15 Robert Korbonits, in memory of Jack Stebbins PT ’82, PA ’83 Robert & Juliana Brazile Lawrence Lapson Joseph S. Tanen VM ’87 & Nancy Phillips Judith A. Cohen BB ’98 George & Felicia Fullerton Edward Szela Judith Brown Caro, in honor of Thomas Lee CF ’88 Pamela Thayer, in honor of Sarah M. Corvene PC ’99 Ben Leclerc David & Amy Troyansky Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Harold & Beth Lewis Jamey Pope CF ’06 Tony Davies, in honor of Linda & Steve Lembke Douglas Turnbull CA ’13 Desmond Brown Marjory G. Margulies, Abraham & Carmen Tesser Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 Dr. Michael J. Lyon Christopher & Sandra Van Curan 34 Richard Burns in honor of Marc Margulies Katie Theodoros Charles Dietrick Judith B. McDonough James A. S. Walker 35 Sarah Chambers & Robert Killian Paul Marshall PT ’02, PA ’03 John L. Thorndike Mark Elenko Mark McGraw Women in Development of Sara B. Chase, in honor of Julie & Tim Marsters Derek Trelstad PC ’88 & Andrea Pi-Sunyer Marc Gaertner William & Judith McMillen Greater Boston, in honor of Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 William McGuffin PT ’79, Kenneth P. Tucker PT ’81, PA ’82 Jan & Ron Geddes Chela Metzger BB ’93 Christine Murphy Patrick & Rosanna Coyne in memory of Bill Garlick Lawrence M. Tuttle CF ’81 & Kathleen & John K. George Jr. Henry Moss Anonymous ( 5 ) Helen and Thomas Daley Andrew McInnes CF ’95 Patricia Martin Ray Davies PT ’87 Peter McLaughlin Ruth Van Dine PT ’99, PA ’00 Kevin Derrick Frank & Penny Mead Roger & Elizabeth Vogt James Dunn John J. Mohr Stuart Walker Janet Fagan, in honor of Christopher Myers PT ’16 Pamela P. Waller Jeff Altepeter BB ’99 John Nove BB ’07 Michele M. Waters BB ’93 Cynthia H. Fields-Belanger BB ’97 & Howard Ostroff & Heidi Fieldston William D. Webster Victor Belanger PA ’93 Shaun B. Padgett BB ’97 Mary Grace Whalen BB ’16 Ralph & Caroline Gakenheimer Richard Greener Pascoe Jerry Wheelock & Elizabeth Wood Melissa Gallin & Alessandro Vianello Stephen & Pamela J. Pekich Sara G. Withington Paula J. Garbarino CA ’80, CF ’88 David M. Polstein VM ’89 Stephanie Wolff & Steven Mann Michael Garvey John W. Pratt Gabrielle R. Wolohojian Frederick Glore Joseph Rak John Wood Michael & Susan Goldman Thomas Ritchie, in honor of Wallace Kemp Bruce & Brenda Woodbury Nathanael B. Greene Jr. Cornelia C. Roberts James Yakura Donald Halsted Valerie A. Rogers CF ’97 Anonymous ( 4 ) Hugh Harlow Catherine & Phil Saines Bryan PT ’00 & Marlene Hartzler Thomas C. Schwartzburg Jeffrey J. Haude CF ’98 Zoe A. Sherman PT ’00 & Jessica Henze BB ’06 Christopher Kendig PT ’99, PA ’00 Annual Celebration of Craft
The 2019 Annual Celebration of Craft Expert ($10,000) Craftsperson ($2,500) Apprentice ($1,000) kicked off with an evening event that raised more than $200,000 in Bruce & Lynn Dayton Anchor Capital Advisors, LLC Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects gifts and pledges — the best-ever Eaton Vance McKey BB ’11 & James Berkman Jeannie & Henry Becton, Jr. fundraising results in the event’s Judy BB ’97 & Carl Ferenbach Richard & Betsy Cheek Phyllis & David Bloom 20-year history. Inferential Focus Simon Eccles & Carolyn Hitt Ellen & Stephen Burbank Firestone & Parson Inc. Columbia Contracting Corp. Year after year, many of the School’s Hemenway & Barnes LLP David & Adele Conlon most passionate supporters come Howland Company, Inc. William G. Creelman together for this celebration to lift Artisan ($5,000) James Jovenich MD, CF ’15 Jeremiah CF ’84 & Amy de Rham up the camaraderie, mission, and Vin CF ’13 & Becky Kennedy First Republic Bank impact of North Bennet Street School. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Charles CF ’05 & Charlotte Kline Jock Gifford JM ’97, CF ’01 & Proceeds from the evening provide BOND Lynch & Lynch, Attorneys Brigid Sullivan unrestricted support for the School’s William T. & Louise Burgin Tish & Steve Mead Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez CF ’99 areas of greatest need. Bob & Bobo Devens Pasek Corporation Grayson Family Foundation Janet & Chris English Tom & Kate Piemonte Andrew C. Haines Rebekah Lord Gardiner BB ’93 & Pomeroy & Co., Inc. Hettinger Foundation J. Matthew Gardiner Peter H. Talbot Richard D. Huhn MD, CF ’13 Anne & Marc Margulies Joan & W. Nicholas Thorndike Inland Underwriters Insurance Valeria D. Wolff Harriet Turner Agency, Inc. Alison & Peder C. Johnson 36 JW Construction, Inc. Annual Celebration Donors 3737 Kochman Reidt + Haigh Cabinetmakers Catherine C. Lastavica Pamela Bailey Walter McDonald Cynthia & Michael Malm Ellen Berkman Patrick CF ’97 & Danielle Muecke Frank & Alecia Manning Jackie Blombach PC ’02 & Michael Duca Kimberly & David Nelson Jim & Cynthia Marsh Fenton J. Burke CF ’95 Richard G. Pascoe Walter McDonald & Carol O’Hare Levin H. Campbell, Jr. Paul Reidt & Kim Manasevit Barbara W. Moore Martha B. Childs Lewis PT ’79, PA ’80 & Toni Surdam Caroline Mortimer Thomas & Rachel Claflin James A. S. Walker MUECKE, INC., Patrick CF ’97 & Laura & Steven Coleman John W. Weeks, Jr. Danielle Muecke Cornelia L. Cook Anonymous Suzanne Pugh & Sarah Turner Edward S. Cooke, Jr. and Carol Warner Adrienne & Mitchell Rabkin Forbes & Carolyn Dewey Chris Rifkin Dr. Thomas Divilio Lois Russell Gayané & Tom Ebling Sea-Dar Construction Janet & Chris English Sequoia Custom Builders, Inc. Melissa Gallin & Alessandro Vianello Lewis PT ’79, PA ’80 & Toni Surdam David R. Godine Zakiya Thomas Jeri Hamlen & Joe Hammer Elizabeth Thomson Andrea & Mark J. Hauser Jim & Roselee Wayman John Herbert CF ’06 Mary & Tim Williams Lynch & Lynch, Attorneys Barbara C. Zino Michael & Cynthia Malm Anonymous ( 2 ) M. Holt Massey Restricted Gifts
Restricted gifts include those designated to specific NBSS departments, scholarship funds, endowed funds, or other Gifts to Named Funds special projects and initiatives.
NBSS GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jacob D. Albert Gifts to Departments Tom & Marcia Barrett, in honor of Levi Barrett Atlantic Consultants, in honor of BOOKBINDING George & Gail Lee PIANO TECHNOLOGY Pomeroy & Co., Inc. Simon Eccles & Carolyn Hitt Dorothy Maxwell David C. Betts PT ’72 Stanton CF ’01 & Alida Felton Samuel & Avril Ellenport Noel & Mary Lou McGinn Brooks Ltd. Piano Products LLC Lori Foley BB ’95 Lux Mentis, Booksellers Peter Mills Bruce Dillon PT ’76, in memory Gilman, Guidelli & Bellow Inc. Maria V. Smith* Karen Mutch-Jones & Dan Jones of Bill Garlick Matthew Onigman PA ’07 Anne Van Nostrand Olivia Norton R.N. Faust Harrison Pianos Inc. Lynn C. Osborn Bob & Betty Peterson Nowell Gatica PT ’11, PA ’12 Anonymous, in memory of CABINET & FURNITURE MAKING Rodney J. Regier Jon Guenther PA ’11, in honor Joseph H. Twichell Edward S. Cooke, Jr. and Carol Warner* David & Doreen Rinas of Zam Guenther Anonymous ( 4 ) Peter E. Geiger Connie Rivera - SABES Lee S. Klein PT ’95, PA ’96 Genie CF ’16 & Will Thorndike Sarah Speare Joseph Lafuze GREG COMLY SCHOLARSHIP FUND Anonymous ( 7 ) Pretty in Pink Survivors of Breast Sean Mallari PT ’05, PA ’06 Dr. Michael & Leslie Comly Cancer Paul Panek PA ’03 CABINET & FURNITURE MAKING, Kathleen Sullivan Piano Technicians Guild MARILYN L. HESKETT SCHOLARSHIP 38 3939 IN MEMORY OF JOYCE HANNA The Surkan Family Renner USA Marilyn L. BB ’88 & James L. Heskett Kathy Anderson Susan & Eben Thomas Lewis PT ’79, PA ’80 & Toni Surdam Margaret Auclair Karen L. Thompson Christopher Storch PT ’08, PA ’09, JOSEPH NEWMAN BOOKBINDING SCHOLARSHIP Olivia Boucher Nancy Walser in memory of Ria Kittay* Walter Newman Dawn Bravata & Edward Miech Thomas Ward & Marleen Nienhuis Anne E. Carter Period Furniture Group of the Guild of PRESERVATION CARPENTRY Sherelyn Ogden Morgan Caudill New Hampshire Woodworkers Johnathan Ericson PC ’11 Sharon & Todd Pattison Mary Chitty James M. Weiss Ave & Chip Chuprevich Sookie Weymouth GENERAL RESTRICTED WALTER MCDONALD SCHOLARSHIP FUND Ann O. Crocker Anonymous ( 2 ) Charles CF ’05 & Charlotte Kline Mario P. DiLeo George & Pat Cruzan Marilyn L. BB ’88 & James L. Heskett Carol O’Hare Donna Curry CARPENTRY Anonymous Jane Shaw Ann-Marie Dilley Frank & Alecia Manning* Sandra K. Elliott Brian Vogt PC ’94 STANLEY M. SHERMAN MEMORIAL FUND Emily Fagan *indicates gifts restricted to ML Douglas Walt & Louise Gary JEWELRY MAKING & REPAIR departmental scholarship funds Rosario Douglas James L. Gill Chris Ploof Designs Anthony Richter Mary Glynn Ann B. Cahoon JM ’02 Daniel J. Sherman Barbara Greenawalt Gottlob Armbrust Family Fund at Anonymous ( 2 ) Jane Heaney the Rhode Island Foundation Bishop & Mrs. S. Clifton Ives James L. Therrien JM ’98 SANBORN MILLS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Richard L. Killmer F. Colin Cabot Grants
NBSS is grateful to benefit from generous support from corporations, foundations, and government agencies. These gifts contribute substantially to financial aid, facilities and equipment, general operating needs of the School, and more.
Frank M. Barnard Foundation, Inc. Massachusetts Cultural Council Cabot Family Charitable Trust Mattina R. Proctor Foundation CHT Foundation Harold J. Greenwood and Marie Borneman Greenwood Copeland Family Foundation, Inc. Memorial Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Ddora Foundation Oneida Air Systems Inc. Elisha-Bolton Foundation Amelia Sillman Rockwell & Carlos Perry Rockwell Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation Charities Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee George A. Ramlose Foundation, Inc. Clinton H. and Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable Trust George B. Henderson Foundation Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation Ellen Abbott Gilman Trust Schrafft Charitable Trust Knapp Family Foundation Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation Lovett-Woodsum Foundation Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association NBSS Endowed Funds
40 The following funds and awards, created over many years and sustained by generations of NBSS alumni and friends, 41 remind us of the legacy and impact of philanthropy across our School community. Some funds provide unrestricted In-Kind support, some have special designations, and all demonstrate a meaningful investment in our core mission and values.
Attwill Furniture Company John Hayes Amelia Peabody Facilities Endowment Stephen Black Hopsters Brewing Company Board of Advisors Scholarship The Boston Beer Company I Am Books Colonel Ruby W. Linn Veterans Program Endowment The Boston Sail Loft Kawai America Corporation Gladys Brooks Foundation Scholarship Bricco Ed Klein PT ’72 Harold Whitworth Pierce Scholarship Leonard Butler Jorge Lago PA ’88 Hauser Family Endowment Dampp-Chaser Corporation Greg Livingston Lisa von Clemm Bookbinding Scholarship Michael Donohue Colleen E. Matthews JM ’12 Marilyn L. Heskett Scholarship Katharine Dreir Walter McDonald Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez Fund for Facilities Erwin’s Piano Restoration Shirley McNerney & Kenneth Rendell Kennedy Family Fund for Veterans and Immigrants Faulk Piano Service Metropolitan Music Co. Surdam-Murphy Scholarship Alexander Felides PT ’05 Mother Juice Walter McDonald Scholarship Fund Filson New England Farm to Fiber Western Ohio Woodworkers Organization Scholarship Lawrence Fine PT ’76 Jane Pratt FrancesRay Jules Salon Regina Pizzeria Robert Freeman Reyburn Piano Service Richard A. Friedman PA ’86 Schaff Piano Supply George Howell Coffee Steinway & Sons Gesswein Woodcraft Dave Harpur If you have any questions, or find any misrepresentation or omissions in our giving report, please contact the Development Office at [email protected] or 617.227.0155 x172. 42 North Bennet Street School’s mission is to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with evolving technology, to preserve and advance craft traditions, and to promote a greater appreciation of craftsmanship.
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