Waynflete Announces 2024 Recipients of 克林根斯坦校友奖 and Drake Award

Waynflete has announced the recipients of the 2024 Drake Award and the 2024 克林根斯坦校友奖:

丹妮拉·尼科尔斯·卡梅隆94年
2024年克林根斯坦校友奖获得者

丹妮拉·尼科尔斯·卡梅隆94年 is the recipient of the 2024 克林根斯坦校友奖.

Waynflete’s board of trustees established the Klingenstein Award in 2019. 这个奖项源于bet365官网的使命, which calls for responsible and caring participation in the world. 通过克林根斯坦奖, we seek to recognize one Waynflete alumnus/alumna per year whose responsible and caring participation in the world—at the local, 国家, or inter国家 level—has had broad and positive ramifications. 该奖项以第一位获奖者的名字命名, 帕特里夏·戴维斯·克林根斯坦47年, in recognition of her work as an education advocate, 热心的社区领袖, 志愿者, 和慈善家.

在她的整个职业生涯中, 丹妮拉·尼科尔斯·卡梅隆94年 has worked to serve the disenfranchised. 今天, she serves 作为副主任 of Preble Street, a nonprofit social services agency in Portland. Preble Street provides services to people experiencing homelessness, 饥饿, 和贫困, and works to find solutions to these problems.

Daniella’s relationship with Preble Street began when she was a teenager in the 1990s. 在bet365官网的时候, she donated food to the agency through the school and 志愿者ed in the former Resource Center Soup Kitchen with her family. From an early age, Daniella knew she wanted to be involved in social work. 她的毕业设计, she worked at the former YWCA’s Street Program, 收容无家可归青年的临时收容所.

Daniella returned to Preble Street in 2009 as Teen Services supervisor. She played an instrumental role in the opening of the Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter, founded Preble Street’s Anti-Trafficking Services, and co-founded the Greater Portland Coalition of Trafficking and Exploitation. Daniella has presented inter国家ly on anti-trafficking efforts.

今天, 作为副主任, Daniella plays an essential role in overseeing Preble Street’s daily operations, ensuring that adequate resources are available to staff and that plans are in place to facilitate the organization’s future growth. On what she likes most about working at Preble Street: “I love being part of an organization that is responsive, 灵活的, strong, 和智能. bet365官网在这里的每一天都有很多值得骄傲的事情, from the relationships caseworkers build with clients to advocating to change systems that perpetuate injustice. We are all working together to respond to increasing needs and make a better world.”

 

凯特·伯纳姆18岁，21岁
2024年德雷克奖获得者

凯特·伯纳姆18岁，21岁 is the recipient of the 2024 Drake Award.

In 1976, 爱默生和平·德雷克, 四名bet365官网学生的父母, received a special honor for their service to Waynflete. Emerson had served on the board of trustees for 16 years, the last several as president. Ping was active within the Waynflete community, 志愿者ing in many areas of the school. They were recognized by the board with the award that now bears their name. Ping was also made an honorary Waynflete alumna. We honor their example and their memory by presenting the Drake Award each year.

When Kate Burnham joined Waynflete’s board of trustees in 2016, she brought with her 11 years of experience as a Waynflete parent. 她的儿子, 安德鲁, 2005年开始上幼儿园, 还有她的女儿, 伊丽莎, started in the Early Childhood program the following fall. She and husband Nate Clark are now proud 父母 of alums from the classes of 2018 and 2021.

Kate served on several committees during her board tenure: Advancement (which she chaired from 2019 to 2021), 活动执行, 受托人委员会, 执行, 金融, Gift Acceptance (which she also chaired from 2019 to 2021), 及策略规划. She also played an essential role on the Leadership 年度捐献 Committee. She and Nate chaired the Senior Gift Committee in 2020–2021 when 伊丽莎 was a senior.

在加入董事会之前, Kate spent countless hours 志愿者ing for the school as a class parent, 母基金类别代理人, 家长协会义工协调员, 活动委员会主席. Kate also served on the Feasibility Study Subcommittee and the Campaign Design Committee during the Building on Our Strengths Campaign, an effort that culminated in the construction of Waynflete’s new 较低的学校.

Kate’s role as the chair/co-chair of the Auction Committee was her hallmark. 她召集了一组员工, 父母, and 志愿者s to run an auction that would rival any other, 在任何地方. 对凯特, an essential aspect of designing a superb gala was ensuring that the event would be comfortable and accessible to everyone and that the funds raised would support Waynflete’s financial aid endowment. Kate’s get-it-done attitude is rivaled only by her grace, kindness, and generosity.

Whenever she was asked, Kate was happy to give more of her time and energy to the school. Her commitment to creating welcoming events has been a gift to our community and helped create a sense of belonging for many families. Her work ethic and compassionate nature have brought hope to those in need of support when they needed it most. Kate’s kind manner and sincerity are inspirational.