High Hopes names new trustees board member

Nancy Bulkeley has been named to the Board of Trustees at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding in Old Lyme. Bulkeley, senior community affairs representative at Dominion, has served in human resources, communications and public affairs in the nuclear industry for 24 years. In her current position, she workes with local governmental and community groups and supports outreach and education programs.

“High Hopes is thrilled to have Nancy joining our Board. Her familiarity with not only the mission and services of High Hopes but the surrounding community will be a tremendous asset,” Kitty Stalsburg, executive director at High Hopes, said in a release.

“I am truly looking forward to working with the dedicated board members and staff who are making a difference is so many lives,” Bulkeley said in the release.

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St. Bernard teacher receives national math award

Matthew Donnelly, chair of the math department at Saint Bernard School, has received the Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Mathematical Association of America. The award recognizes the country's best math teachers who work to inspire students' interest in math through the MAA American Mathematics Competitions.

Donnelly, a 2006 graduate of Saint Bernard, is a published math researcher who has taught guest lectures in the U.S. and China. He will be recognized in a reception at the annual MathFest conference in Sacramento in August 2021.

"We are all very proud of Mr. Donnelly, and this award comes as no surprise given his knowledge of math and his performance in the classroom," Head of School Don Macrino said in a release. "Math is a difficult subject for many. He has the ability of making the understanding of math attainable to all."

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