AlumnaE Association
Message from the ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Welcome, Alumnae! On behalf of the Alumnae Board, I would like to welcome you to the 2021-22 school year! Never has a return to school held so much promise and excitement. We hope that you use this time to reconnect and rediscover all that Roland Park Country School has meant to you through all these years. Your continued involvement is so important to the future success and sustainability of RPCS. I encourage and hope that you will forever and always feel a strong connection to our school, valuing the education you received and the time you spent as a student. I am looking forward to once again being able to spend time on campus witnessing the magical spirit that is RPCS. Serving on the Alumnae Board and participating in many events at school over the past 12 years has provided me a deep connection to the place that I credit for shaping me into the person I am today, both personally and professionally. There are no words to describe how honored I am to be the President of an association that represents such amazing women whose level of accomplishments is astonishing.
Though Opening Day Convocation is always an exciting kick-off to the school year, can you imagine the excitement of this year? I encourage and would love to see Alums there to support our students and Senior Class in celebrating a much-needed return to normalcy for ALL of us.
Please join us for these events during the 2021-2022 school year:
- Opening Day Convocation — Thursday, September 2, 2021 (1:25-2:25 pm)
- Alumnae Charleston Wrap Fundraiser with Products for the Kitchen and Home — September 20 - October 8, 2021
- Red Hot Run — Sunday, November 7, 2021
- Young Alum Event — Wednesday, November 24, 2021
- Holiday Fair — Friday, December 3, 2021
- Traditional Upper School Christmas Program and Candle Lighting — Friday, December 17, 2021 with virtual performances at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Valentine Legacy Luncheon (for alumnae connected to students currently attending RPCS) — Monday, February 14, 2022
- Alumnae Weekend — Friday, April 22 - 25, 2022
- RPCS Golf Classic — Monday, April 25, 2022
- A Night Under the Stars (co-sponsored by the Parents’ and Alumnae Associations) — Saturday, May 14, 2022
For those of you who are not able to make it to Baltimore this year, you are invited to attend one of several Alumnae Regional Reunions and hear about all the exciting happenings on campus (Dates to be determined). If there is not a regional gathering in your city this year, maybe you will consider hosting an event for fellow alumnae in your area!
We would appreciate your participation in our annual Alumnae Charleston Wrap Fundraiser which includes quality gift wrap items, products for the kitchen and home, electronic gadgets, and an amazing array of personalized items for all your holiday, gift, and household needs. Proceeds go directly to the school in the form of Endowment, Scholarship Funds, Post Prom, and tangible gifts. Look for an email in mid-September with all the details!
Please consider a gift to the Annual Fund. All gifts, regardless of the size, truly make an impact. Alumnae participation is so important when RPCS applies for the outside funding that is so crucial in the success of the School. Your financial support helps to ensure that current and future generations of RPCS students will have the necessary resources to become leaders who impact the world.
No matter how far life has taken you or what corner of the globe you live, please remember you will always have a place in the heart of Roland Park. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Sincerely,
Kelly Donovan-Mazzulli, 1994
President, RPCS Alumnae Association
Alumnae Board 2021-2022
Executive Committee
- President - Kelly Donovan-Mazzulli, 1994
- 1st Vice President - Lauren Dodrill Benjamin, 2001
- 2nd Vice President - Sarah Harrison Lenahan, 2001
- Treasurer - Cary Zink Kassouf, 1995
- Corresponding Secretary - Lily MacKenty, 2009
- Recording Secretary - Shannell Richardson Cockrell, 1997
- Development Committee Chair - Emily Turner, 2009
President - Kelly Donovan-Mazzulli, 1994
1st Vice President - Lauren Dodrill Benjamin, 2001
2nd Vice President - Sarah Harrison Lenahan, 2001
Treasurer - Cary Zink Kassouf, 1995
Corresponding Secretary - Lily MacKenty, 2009
Recording Secretary - Shannell Richardson Cockrell, 1997
Development Committee Chair - Emily Turner, 2009
Alumnae Board Members 2020-2021
Maya Tasher Barron, 1999
Alison Kenny Brennan, 1982
Casey Lord Briggs, 1991
Kate Tubman Cameron, 1984
Carol Dixon Croxton, 1998
Jen Banister Figler, 1988
Raquel Whiting Gilmer, 1989
Corrin McBride Hunt, 1999
Leighton Hyde, 1995
Rianna Matthews-Brown, 1997
Deeley Close Middleton, 1979Haley Venick Paglia, 2011
Niki Steel Phillips, 2011
Emily de la Reguera, 2007
Sydnee Wilson Ruff, 2004
Annie Ferebee Short, 2001
Susan Townshend Townsend, 1963
Ren Wechsler, 1988
Alumnae Board 2019-2020
Kelly Donovan-Mazzulli, 1994
President, RPCS Alumnae Association