W E L C O M E

It is my sincere pleasure to reconvene the MB 2030 Forum, our periodic summit for exploring the future of education and the world.    At this, our fifth meeting, we’ll use the methods of Design Thinking to imagine new ways for students to be engaged citizens and ethical leaders in their communities.

During our time together, I hope you’ll make new friends, forge professional connections, and bring your particular expertise to bear on an important issue.  Let’s meet, do good work, and have fun!   Sincerely, Matt Glendinning Head of School Moses Brown School

S C H E D U L E

Sunday Slater Mill, 4-9pm Check-in and Welcomes Keynote & Driving Question Dinner Exploration and Empathy  

Monday Moses Brown, 8am-4pm Arrival What We’ve Learned So Far Defining Our Questions Lunch & Team Brainstorming Prototyping Team Presentations Final Selection

O U R D R I V I N G Q U E S T I O N

How can we help students engage more actively in their communities, applying what they’re learning in school to make a positive difference in the world?

Terri AdelmanExecutive Director Inspiring Minds

Professionally, I’m proudest of developing (in the absence of state funded pre-school) a summer kindergarten preparation initiative, which has now served over 500 children.

My real passions are the children who have and ask for so little, and when given more can do much.

My organization makes a difference in the community by increasing awareness that it is everyone’s role to educate all of our children and create successful learners and graduates.                

Stefany AliceaStudent Blackstone Academy Charter School

I am proudest of my acceptance into the Telluride Association Sophomore Seminar (TASS).

I am passionate about debating political issues and investing myself completely in an activity.

I believe that the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is the education gap.

Frohman Anderson ’80Co-Managing Director EverWatch Financial

I’m proudest of partnering with innovative leaders to launch and scale products, services and organizations that create value and address social needs.

My real passions are music, the outdoors and travel.

I believe the most urgent challenges in Rhode Island are jobs, new business formation, poor business environment and public education.

Susanna Rhodes BeckwithExecutive Director Reach Out and Read Rhode Island

I’m proudest of supporting the development of early literacy skills in more than 30,000 Rhode Island children ages 5 and under.

My real passions are politics, exercise/running, and raising my three daughters to be kind, curious and confident.

My organization makes a difference in the community by preparing the state’s youngest children to succeed in school and by strengthening the bond between parents and children.

Shaun BucklerDirector of Finance & Operations Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of managing financial sustainability for the school and building working relationships among various constituencies.

My real passions are new friendships, music, architecture, and American history.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are homelessness, unemployment, and drug use.

Russ Carpenter ’59Senior Counsel Covington & Burling, LLP

Professionally, I’m proudest of a successful 20-year effort defending oil and gas rights underlying the 1862 Union Pacific land grant in Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado courts.

My real passions are exotic travel, the Red Sox and Moses Brown School.

My organization makes a difference in the community by providing pro bono legal services both locally and nationally, and supporting causes such as D.C. child welfare and homeless services.

Laurie CenterAcademic Dean Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of working with students as a teacher, advisor and coach, and building relationships that endure well beyond MB. My real passions are tinkering and game theory, technology, flying RC helicopters, all things Maine, golf and women’s basketball.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are rebuilding the economy and communities.

Carolyn Buonanno Chase6th Grade History Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of the relationships I build with my students and their parents, and the love and passion that I try to share each day.

My real passions are photography, teaching and exercising.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are the income gap, discrimination and violence.

Kathy CloutierExecutive Director Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island

Professionally, I’m proudest of turning a failing non-profit organization into a thriving one of excellence.

My real passions are organizational development and adventure vacations.

My organization makes a difference by ensuring that new Americans are welcomed and fully prepared to participate in their new community.

Vicki ColvinProvost Brown University

Professionally, I’m proudest of creating new knowledge through my research that has enabled communities to access cleaner, safer water.

My real passions are education, solving really hard problems, and making organizations work better.

My organization makes a difference in the community by educating future generations of leaders to be critical, caring thinkers.

Albie Dahlberg ’87Director of State & Community Relations Brown University

Professionally, I'm proudest of my public service.

My real passions are electric cars (not the toys, the real things!) and playing lacrosse.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is public education.

Ron DalglieshDirector of Development & Alumni Relations Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of the role I play in helping potential contributors and the school community dream bigger about what is possible at MB.

My real passions are athletic competition and politics/public policy.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are educational quality/inequality and the limited prospects for middle class job growth.

Lydia DeAngeloStudent Moses Brown School

I am proudest of my ability to work with others, my growth as a writer, and my curiosity and desire to learn.

My real passions are writing, softball, community and team building, and the Patriots.

I hope to make a difference by finding ways to expand our sense of “community,” bridging the gap between grade levels and branching out beyond our campus.

Jeff d’EntremontHead of Lower School Moses Brown School

I am proud of building personal connections with MB families and trusting relationships with our faculty.

I am passionate about creating an environment where children are understood and nurtured, and teachers are trusted to do their best work.

The most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is creating financially viable educational alternatives.

Davide Dukcevich ’92Owner Daniele Foods

Professionally, I’m proudest of helping Daniele launch an award-winning line of charcuterie made with hogs raised in New England, and labels designed by RISD students.

My real passion is Providence–its walkability, neighborhoods, alternative culture, farmers markets and history.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are depleted government coffers, subpar government services and over-taxation.

Anne EarleFashion Coordinator Janet Egan Design

I am proudest of working to inspire people, helping them achieve goals and making a difference in their lives.

My real passions are family (including a father about to turn 100 and three grandchildren under three!), friends, community, reading, exercise, fly fishing, golf, gardening and painting.

The most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are education, unemployment, taxes, population retention and creating a favorable business environment.

David EidesStudent Moses Brown School

My real passions are people, friendships, inclusiveness, and debate.

I believe the most urgent challenge facing Rhode Island is developing public places that people can use and be proud of.

As a student I am proudest of overcoming significant challenges in English class, and becoming a tutor to a 7th grader facing similar struggles.

John FarberPresident HEYMB Food Enterprises, LLC (Mario Batali Food Business)

Professionally, I'm proudest of helping to create an iconic brand.

My real passions are design, new ideas, family, friends and politics.

My organization makes a difference in the community by creating meaningful and healthy products and by allowing me to participate in non-profit and social service enterprises.

Charlotte FlynnStudent Moses Brown School

As a student, I’m proudest of helping start the Homecoming Carnival with the Student Senate, and being a part of MB’s Mayoral Debate with the Civics in Action class.

My real passions are dance and travel.

I hope to make a difference by bringing everyone in the community together.

Katharine Hazard FlynnExecutive Director University of Rhode Island Business Engagement Center

I am proud to work at the intersection of university and industry, a critical intersection for economic development in Rhode Island.

My real passion is access to education for all.

The most urgent challenge in Rhode Island is educating our citizens to compete in the 21st century economy.

Adrienne GagnonExecutive Director DownCity Design

I’m proudest to have received the 2013 Rhode Island Innovation Fellowship for my Innovation by Design project, which brings Design Thinking into K-12 classrooms across the state.

My real passions are learning, making and swimming.

My organization makes a difference in the community by helping young people become problem solvers, empowering them to design and build things that make their schools and neighborhoods better places to live, work, and learn.

Carolyn Garth5th Grade Language Arts Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of understanding and reaching children where they are, helping them grow and develop as students and citizens.

My real passions are my children, teaching, the ocean, reading, and personal growth.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are the well-being and education of children, urban and coastal sustainability and preservation, and economic and employment growth.

Matt GlendinningHead of School Moses Brown School

I’m proud of my involvement in Quaker schools and the 325-year legacy of world-class teaching and learning they represent.

My real passions are experiential education, writing, endurance sports and beaches.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is lack of visionary and ethical leadership.

Habib Gorgi ’74Founder & Managing Director Nautic Partners LLC Clerk (chair) of the Board of Trustees Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of the many accomplishments that MB has enjoyed during the last 10 years.

My real passions are promoting outstanding citizenship for our youth.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is lack of economic opportunities.

Valentina GutierrezStudent Blackstone Academy Charter School

I’m proudest of my hard work, even in the face of adversity.

My real passions are learning, promoting non-violence and social change, photography and art.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are creating equal and great education for students regardless of economic status.

Amanda JainUpper School Math Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of teaching through practicing, helping students be real statisticians.

My passions are family, love of learning and reading.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is inequity in education.

Maureen JohnsonMarketing Executive (former) Hasbro

I’m proudest of bringing people together to champion worthy causes.

My real passions are my family and children, creative problem solving, strategic thinking, and contributing where my gifts and talents can make a difference.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are education, substance abuse, the mental-health system, and the high rate of childhood poverty.

Saul KaplanFounder and Chief Catalyst Business Innovation Factory Chairman Big Picture Learning

I'm proudest of my work helping leaders in education, healthcare, and government design and test transformational business models. 

My real passions are family, community, and getting better faster. 

The most urgent community challenge facing Rhode Island is believing in ourselves and that collectively we can be better than good. 

Steve KiddMiddle & Upper School Drama Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of inspiring young people through dramatic art to understand their place in and responsibility to the world in which they live.

My real passions are my family and making classical literature personal, relevant and important today.

Rhode Island’s most urgent community challenge is helping those less fortunate have the skills, opportunities and safe environments to thrive and prosper.

Dan Kortick ’85Managing Partner The Wicks Group

Professionally, I’m proudest of working on a team to build a successful firm with guiding values of integrity and character.

I am passionate about setting goals that are just beyond my reach and seeing if I can achieve them.

The most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are identical to those on the national stage – economic, social and political – but are amplified in importance due to the state’s small size.

Brandon LaneProgram Manager MET Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Professionally, I am proudest of entering a career that combines my love of entrepreneurship and my passion for teaching so I can help young people develop and grow each day as life-long learners and entrepreneurs.   My real passions are helping young people start businesses, challenging people to implement their ideas, and thinking about the future of technology and educating.   My organization makes a difference in the community by creating a safe space for innovative ideas and entrepreneurial thought and action to take hold.  We encourage new ideas, help our young people connect dots, and bring together the resources for them to turn ideas into action.

Yoel LangomasStudent MET School Owner Y.L Print

I’m proudest of owning my own promotional print shop and managing three student interns during both my junior and senior year of high school.

My real passions are art, architecture, and meeting new people.

My organization makes a difference by helping small businesses access affordable, high-quality printing in a friendly, bi-lingual setting.

Rebecca LeuchakIndependent Scholar in World/Art History Visiting Lecturer Brown University

I’m proudest of creating academic programs in global learning and building connections to form an international community of scholars and students.

My real passion is creating greater understanding and peace through arts of diverse cultural perspectives and shared human experiences.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are improving education for all and designing a sustainable and coherent urban/suburban/rural infrastructure.

Diane LynchBoard Chair Social Enterprise Greenhouse

Professionally, I'm proudest of using my consulting skills to help start-up businesses with a social mission.

My real passions are figuring out what makes organizations succeed or fail; growing all types of plants; my family; growing, cooking and eating good food.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are un- and under-employment, poverty, public education, corrupt and inefficient state service infrastructure.

Hugh Madden ’84Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Moses Brown School

I am proudest of how our community both values each single day and accomplishes its long-term goals.

Nothing is more gratifying than to watch a child grow and mature into a young adult, confident and ready for the challenges ahead.

The greatest test for Rhode Island is bringing about real and honest economic change.

Jeff MaidmentDirector of Athletics Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of preparing students for the challenges of life, helping them deal with adversity as well as being humble when having success.

My real passions are helping others find their path.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are public school reform, crime, and neighborhood revitalization.

David MilnerCEO NuGen Capital Management, LLC

Professionally I'm proudest of taking risks and traveling an entrepreneurial path to address critical, meaningful problems.

My real passions are engaging with important problems and my family, including exposing my children to cultures, differences and people around the world.

I believe the biggest challenges in Rhode Island center around a small-minded approach to issues and goals.  

Salomao Monteiro Jr.Director of Nonviolence Training Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence

Professionally, I’m proudest of returning to the Adult Corrections Facility, where I served over 12 years as an inmate, to teach the skills, practice and philosophy of nonviolence.

My real passions are teaching and role-modeling for others about the principles and practices of nonviolence.

My organization makes a difference in the community by addressing potential acts of violence–systematic, community or personal–with nonviolent solutions.

Liz Newton ’91Co-Founder & Board Member Blackstone Academy Charter School Co-Founder Non-Profit Leadership Academy

I am proudest of the multiple roles I have played in developing Blackstone Academy Charter School over the past 10+ years.

I am passionate about being a mother and an advocate for women and children.

I believe the most urgent challenge in Rhode Island is the absence of leadership. 

Adam Olenn ’91Director of Communications and Community Engagement Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of teaching people to use the power of good storytelling to build community.

My real passions are interesting people of character and substance, and stories about the same.

My organization makes a difference by educating whole people and fostering a sense of responsibility to the wider world. I think most of the challenges we face stem from a common failure to appreciate the humanity in others.

Emilia Peña-Disla Middle & Upper School Spanish Moses Brown School

In my work as an educator, I’m proudest when my students truly understand the importance of speaking another language.

My real passions are my students – to see them accomplish goals by making connections between Spanish, their native language and other subjects.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is the social and economic disadvantage of so many schools and students.

Iñaki PérezUpper School Spanish Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of helping students develop appreciation for Hispanic cultures and lasting interest in Spanish.

My passions are family, teaching, Spanish, books, obstacle racing and soccer.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is becoming a real multicultural society that accepts and nurtures differences.

Debbie PhippsHead of Upper School Moses Brown SchoolIn my work as an educator, I'm most proud of finding a balance between doing what works and recognizing the need for change.  

My real passions are reading, cooking for others, travel almost anywhere, and quiet mornings.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island center on creating, or recreating, a state that believes in its ability to thrive.

Manya RubinsteinPublisher and Co-Editor Outpost Journal Principal Marketer Bandit Consulting

I’m proudest of producing the Providence edition of Outpost Journal, including a launch party/exhibition at the RISD museum for hundreds of supporters who gleefully consumed over 20 pounds of pink and gold sparkly popcorn!

My real passions are helping exciting new ideas, people and businesses find their practical footing and take concrete next steps to realize their vision.

My organization makes a difference in the community by helping spread stories about how artistic communities are finding ways to thrive and develop the foundations of a more connected, hands-on creative future.

Hillary SalmonsExecutive Director Providence After School Alliance

I am proudest of having provided over 10,000 Providence middle school youth with hands-on arts, sports and STEM programs.

My real passion is facilitating lasting and systemic change that makes a difference in others’ lives.

My organization makes a difference by helping educators collaborate in designing project-based courses and programs in and beyond the classroom. 

Jeremy Saksik1st Grade Moses Brown School

In my work as an educator, I’m proudest of building connections with all my students.

My real passions are bicycles – maintenance, assembly, and riding/racing.

I believe the most urgent challenges in Rhode Island are providing a great education for everyone and renewable energy.

Jared SchottHead of Middle School Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of the strength and self-confidence our students gain at Moses Brown and their ability to understand themselves as learners, individuals and community members.

My real passions are supporting learning in an environment where students feel safe, supported and encouraged to take healthy risks.

I believe the most urgent community challenge in Rhode Island is to develop a more sustainable financial and operational structure for our school systems.

Betsy ShimbergProgram Director for K-12 Education Swearer Center for Public Service, Brown University

Professionally, I’m proudest of helping the Swearer Center to prepare Brown undergraduates for volunteer service in K-12 schools.

My real passions are public policy (specifically education) and diving into a good book.

My organization makes a difference in the community by adding capacity to schools and improving educational outcomes in Providence.

Carla SilverExecutive Director Leadership + Design

Professionally, I’m proudest of collaborations and improvisations with colleagues that have been the foundation for Leadership+Design.

My real passions are connecting with interesting and engaging people, road-tripping with my family, running up mountains, eating ice cream.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are leveraging the incredible creative and design resources of the state to re-ignite the economy.

Drew SmithExecutive Director Friends Council on Education

Professionally, I’m proudest of my former students who have become great teachers. My real passions are promoting equity in access to high-quality education, and introducing 8th grade students to the United States Constitution.

My organization makes a difference in the community by training the next generation of leaders in Quaker education and coordinating the national voice for peace education.

Orrin StarrStudent Moses Brown School

I'm proudest of hosting MB’s mayoral debate this fall.

My real passions revolve around the ocean.

I hope to make a difference through involvement in whole-school events, building relationships among teachers, students, and parents.

Neil SteinbergPresident & CEO Rhode Island Foundation

Professionally, I am proudest of the partnerships the Rhode Island Foundation develops with donors and non-profits to make a positive impact on our state.

My real passions are highlighting the strengths and potential inherent in Rhode Island and being a high-impact change agent.

My organization makes an impact in the community by striving to achieve our mission to be a proactive philanthropic and community leader dedicated to meeting the needs of all Rhode Islanders.

Jen StewartUpper School Humanities Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of my students’ enthusiasm for learning, and when they continue to study history and politics in college.

My real passions are politics and history, teaching, swing dancing, and playing the drums.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are homelessness, poverty and inequality, a culture of corruption, and loss of population.

Sheri SweitzerChair of the Board Phoenix House of New England Board Member Miriam Hospital Foundation

I am proudest of my work in the U.S. Senate and in the Clinton White House on international adoption.

My real passion is working with those who struggle with addiction.

I truly believe that my organization, Phoenix House, works hard every day to help save lives.

Noura TraoreStudent Blackstone Academy Charter School

I’m proudest of making my voice heard no matter what I'm involved in.

My real passions are community improvement and students’ perspectives on social issues.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are making learning appealing and relevant to students and empowering student voices.

Maria VealeStudent Moses Brown School

As a student, I’m proudest of my involvement in different student groups such as Community Outreach Committee and Student Senate, and my interactions with both students and teachers at MB.

My real passions are traveling and helping people.

I hope to make a difference by being an active leader, and leading by example to make the changes that I hope to see in the community.

Erik WilkerDirector of Administrative & Strategic Affairs Moses Brown School

I’m proudest of a school ethos that challenges people to develop their thoughts and beliefs in productive collision with others’.

My real passions are mountains and wild spaces, stories, dogs, running, writing and books.

I believe the most urgent community challenges in Rhode Island are making the state more welcoming to newcomers and attracting and retaining post-college graduates.

Martha YagerProgram Coordinator American Friends Service Committee, Southeast New England

I am proudest of building relationships in many different communities.

My real passions are bringing people together to learn and to act in solidarity for a more just community, and protecting the earth from climate crisis.

My organization makes a difference in the community by bringing people together across traditional divides and teaching about nonviolence.

Emma ZubiagoStudent Moses Brown School

I’m proud of being a part of a school focused on making education as innovative and progressive as possible.

My real passion is addressing challenging school or community issues by working collaboratively and using alternative approaches.

I hope to make a difference by raising awareness of Design Thinking, bringing the creative process to everyday situations and problems.

We look forward to welcoming, hosting and exploring with you on Sunday and Monday.