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- Connect and engage our complete alumni community to enrich and extend the Parker experience
- Be the most engaged and impactful constituent in the Parker community
- Always remember: “Everything to help and nothing to hinder.”
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Parker alumni are passionate, engaged members of the community. They value their Parker experience in memorable and special ways and are thoughtful about Parker’s future. So many of you attend reunion, visit teachers, present at Morning Ex or in the classroom and give your time, energy and resources as volunteers and donors at Parker.
We thank you for all you do for this school and welcome your energy, support, feedback, ideas, stories and collaboration. Get involved at Parker; and learn more about supporting the school. We look forward to your partnership.
We thank you for all you do for this school and welcome your energy, support, feedback, ideas, stories and collaboration. Get involved at Parker; and learn more about supporting the school. We look forward to your partnership.
We are grateful for all that our alumni do to contribute back to the Parker community. Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered and gave back in meaningful ways. To learn more about how alumni made a difference at Parker, please review our Annual Alumni Impact Report.
Recent Alumni News
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Students Have Chocolate-Covered Science Fun
Upper School students in the Chemistry of Cooking class learned the art of tempering chocolate thanks to a visit from confectioner Sarah (Levy) Imberman ’99 and her partnerRead More -
Witness an Alum’s Culinary Journey
Read MoreAs an Upper School student, Ben Weiss ’16 collaborated with Science teacher Leslie Webster to create Parker’s first-ever Chemistry of Cooking course. Currently, Weiss works as an engineer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, but he recently took time to Zoom with current Chemistry of Cooking students to share more about how food has continued to play an important role in his life to this day. -
Architect Noah Luken ’93 Returns to Discuss Carbon Impact Tools
Architect, alum and current parent Noah Luken ’93 brought his expertise to fellow classmate and Upper School Visual Arts and Graphic Design teacher Travis Chandler’s ’93 Architecture classRead More -
“William Lowry to Receive White House Honor”
Alumni William “Bill” Lowry ’80 has been awarded the 2023 President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Lifetime Achievement AwardRead More -
Alicia Maule ’07 in the News
Read MoreListen to “A Conversation with Alicia Cepeda Maule: Championing Justice through Digital Engagement at The Innocence Project” from the Teacher’s Forum! -
Alumni Ada Collins ’21 in the News!
Ada Collins ’21 was featured in the McGill Athletics news for her work championing equity, diversity and inclusionRead More -
Alum Shares Parker-Inspired Project
Alum, parent emeritus and recently published author Ralph Shayne ’85 returned to Parker to provide an update on his recently published graphic novel Hour of Need, inspired by an event at the school in 2017.Read More -
Congressman Wiley Nickel ’94 and America Adrift
Read MoreParker alum and U.S. Congressman Wiley Nickel ’94 Zoomed with Upper School History students to share more about his life and work in the America Adrift class. -
Alumni Association Board Retreat a Success
On Saturday, September 30 our Alumni Association Board gathered in-person and virtually at Parker for the annual board retreatRead More -
Alumni Morning Ex on WWII Graphic Novel About the Rescue of the Danish Jews
On Monday, October 30, alumnus and parent emeritus Ralph Shayne ’85 will discuss how he created Hour of Need about his mother’s Holocaust escape with the help of the Parker community, including 8th through 12th graders organized in a focus group by 8th grade English teacher David FuderRead More -
Diana Llamas ’23 the Newest BMW Hole-in-One Scholar
Alumna Diana Llamas ’23 will receive a full, four-year Evans Scholarship worth more than $125,000 thanks to Viktor Hovland’s hole-in-one during the final round of last year’s BMW ChampionshipRead More -
Ralph Shayne ’85 Discusses Graphic Novel “Hour of Need”
Read MoreAlumnus and Parker parent Ralph Shayne ’85 discussed his new graphic novel “Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews During World War II,” the novel’s inspiration and the creation process with Mitch Hurst from The North Shore Weekend -
Student Film to be Shown at AMC Theater in Times Square
Kai Contractor and Evan Sato’s film is an Official Selection for the 2023 All American High School Film FestivalRead More -
Jim Lowry ’57 Honored with Civic Leadership Award
Alumnus Jim Lowry ’57 will be honored with the Chicago Humanities Civic Leadership Award on Wednesday, September 13Read More -
A Lesson on Stock Markets from an Alum
Alum James Hulsizer ’17 returned to campus recently to treat Upper School Applied Algebra students to a three-day curricular tour of the stock marketRead More -
Alumni in the News!
Read MoreClassic Chicago Magazine recently published the article “Sarah Haskins: Co-Writes Eighty for Brady!” -
“House director Timeica E. Bethel-Macaire talks new role during Trumbull College Tea”
Read MoreTimeica E. Bethel-Macaire ’07 was recently featured in the Yale Daily News. -
Alumna Visits Parker Songwriters and Music Producers
Parker’s Songwriting and Music Production students received a visit from music industry professional and Parker alumna Sloane “Skylar” Friedman ’14, who works in the Los Angeles music industry as a songwriter, producer and marketer for several A-list musicians and bandsRead More -
Alumni Speaks with Upper School History and Science Course Students
Grace Smith ’10 returned to Parker last week to speak to students in the Upper School course Climate Science and Environmental JusticeRead More -
Share an Alumni Interview on WVON
Parker graduate Timeica Bethel ’07 was interviewed by WVON’s Rufus Williams about her recent appointment to Director of the Afro-American Cultural Center and Assistant Dean of Yale CollegeRead More
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2023–24 Alumni Board
Alumni Association Executive Committee:
President: Mikus Kins ’91
Vice President: Nicolae Florin Dorlea ’13
Vice President: Michael Grant ’62
Vice President: Mike Pomerantz ’04
Secretary: Anzetta Cherry ’15
Secretary: Anzetta Cherry ’15
Alumni Association Board of Representatives:
Alumni Trustee: Kim Kerbis ’81
Alumni Giving: Howard Hawkins ’77
Alumni Giving: Nicolae Florin Dorlea ’13
Alumni Giving: Nicolae Florin Dorlea ’13
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: Symone Snowden-Wright ’09
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: Anzetta Cherry ’15
Events and Marketing: Laura Neiman Rifkin ’93
Events and Marketing: Justin Robins ’97
Events and Marketing: Justin Robins ’97
Events and Marketing: Michael Zoller ’88
Governance: Elizabeth Samuels ’86
Governance: Michael Grant ’62
Governance: Michael Grant ’62
Governance (Membership and Recruitment): Kira Price ’99
Governance (Membership and Recruitment): Danny Levi ’04
Governance (Membership and Recruitment): Danny Levi ’04
Mentorship: Gabrielle Kaminsky-Bayer ’09
Mentorship: Mike Pomerantz ’04
Mentorship: Mike Pomerantz ’04
Representatives at Large:
Hillary August ’03
Charlie Bittermann ’07
Amelia Chauhan ’14
Hillary August ’03
Charlie Bittermann ’07
Amelia Chauhan ’14
Morgan Harler ’17
Catherine Merritt ’99
Madelyn Morris ’04
Jonathan Schatz ’99
Jonathan Schatz ’99
Nigel Schilling ’17
Daniel Sickle ’18
Maggi Valdes Steib ’84
Adam Tarshis ’14
Steven Weisman ’04
Steven Weisman ’04
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