Beaver Reflections:
I graduated from Beaver in 1999 and the school had a very welcoming and inclusive environment. My class was very close and many people from my grade still keep in touch. Ms. Newbury, my math teacher, was one of my favorite teachers. The extra effort she put into all of her classes made them both informative and engaging. Another teacher that had a profound impact on me was Mr. Russell, an English teacher. Mr. Russell had an incredible gift of being able to connect the subject matter to a place where the students would embrace it.

What is #happeningnow in your life:
After Beaver, I went to Boston University. After moving to France for 1 year, to work for Pfizer, I came back to New York, for 5 years, where I was a management consultant for some time. After this, I went back to Boston University for business school. Currently, I’m living in Oakland, California working as a commodities trader for Chevron.

“The sooner you can realize and understand what you need to do in order to be a productive member of society, the better. It will leave you with fewer holes that you need to dig yourself out of that you may have created.”

– Charles Van Dyke ’99

Advice to Beaver students:
The opportunity to attend a school like Beaver and connect with the people at Beaver is really special, so take advantage of all the opportunities.