Message from the Chair of the Board of Governors

by Jamie Coulter '87, P'21
Every September, I am re-energized with the same sense of excitement and anticipation I felt as a student returning to school after summer break. September represents a clean slate and an opportunity to start fresh.
That being said, I also try to extend summer beyond August. The weekend after Labour Day, my son and I continued a tradition of venturing out on a canoe trip in Massasauga Provincial Park. The water was still warm enough to swim in but there weren’t any bugs to disturb our evenings around the campfire. And you can be sure I will be riding the trails in the Don Valley with at least one other Crescent Dad for many weeks to come.

In the spirit of starting fresh, we welcomed six new members to our 18-person Board of Governors earlier this month. All of them were already serving the Crescent Community in some way. Please join me in welcoming Janet Bannister, Rita Caporiccio (Chair, The Crescent School Foundation), Andrea DelZotto (Facilities Committee), Rodney Hill (Finance Committee), Matilda Sos Mavroudis (President, Crescent Parents Association) and Tim Watson ‘01 (Chair, Crescent Alumni Executive).

You can learn more about the talented and dedicated volunteers on our Board here. I look forward to working closely with them in my new capacity as Chair of the Board.

Among many areas of focus for the Board, two of our key priorities this year involve finalizing the Master Campus Plan and updating Crescent’s Strategic Plan, which enters its fifth and final year in 2020.

Lastly, please join me in thanking Barry Gordon ’87, P’21 for his Board leadership over the past three years. He and I worked closely for many months to ensure a smooth transition of the Chair role and I am confident we achieved that goal.

See you on campus.
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