Trinity School NYC Podmissum

Alumna author Kristina Pérez '98 identifies as a half-Argentine and half-Norwegian native New Yorker. She holds a PhD in medieval literature from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. As a journalist, she's written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia , Condé Nast Traveler , and CNN....

A conversation with Teacher of English Brad Anderson and Teacher of Classics Bill Pagonis about the Iliad and Odyssey and the reasons that they continue to value and learn from these ancient poems. Brad Anderson joined Trinity's English Department in 2005 and has his degrees from Stanford University and Yale University. Bill Pagonis has taught in Trinity's Classics Department since 2003 and has de...

This episode of podmissum features Commencement 2018, with senior speakers Laura Mia Russo '18 and Julian Hornos Kohl '18, commencement speaker Amy Davidson Sorkin—the parent of Oscar, class of 2018—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity's chaplain; John Allman, the head of school; J. Bradford Anderson, teacher of English; Stephen M. Kolman, the Upper School principal; Alexis Mulvih...

John Werner has created a career out of bringing ideas, networks and people together to generate powerful results. Currently, John serves as Managing Director and Partner at Link Ventures, and as Chief Network Officer, SVP Corporate Development of Cogo Labs. Before joining Link Ventures and Cogo Labs, John's deep curiosity and penchant for problem-solving led him to a diverse set of roles spanning...

Nancy Reyes '93 has had a nearly twenty-year career in advertising and is one of the most respected professionals in her field. She is currently the managing director at TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. Prior to TBWA, Nancy was vice-president of marketing for Verizon, responsible for 360-degree creative product for the brand's wireless business, which included advertising, retail, and social marketing und...

This episode of podmissum features David A. Lifson '68. David A. Lifson '68, is a partner with Crowe LLP based in New York City and a leader of the firm's national Global Private Client Service tax and business consultancy practice, where he develops business strategies and personal financial plans utilizing both his and the firm's broad range of accounting, audit, tax and business consulting back...

This episode of podmissum features Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. An international religious leader, philosopher, award-winning author, and respected moral voice, Rabbi Sacks was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize in recognition of his "exceptional contributions to affirming life's spiritual dimension." Since stepping down as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth—a posit...

This episode of podmissum features Commencement 2017, with senior speakers Laura Claire Glesby '17, Isaac Orlando Longobardi '17, commencement speaker John McEnroe '77—the parent of Ava, class of 2017—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity's chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Matthew McLennan, the president of the board of trustees, and Stephen M. Kolman, the Upper School pr...

This episode of podmissum features Commencement 2016, with senior speakers Vanessa Chung '16, Samuel Ezra Puopolo '16, commencement speaker Douglas McGrath—the parent of Henry, class of 2016—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity's chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Matthew McLennan, the president of the board of trustees, and Jessica Bagby, the Upper School principal. Comme...

This episode of podmissum features Performing Arts Department Chair Jim Cifelli. Mr. Cifelli was born in Yorktown Heights, New York. A seasoned post-bop/hard bop trumpet player, his musical career spans decades. His musical education formally began in music camp during the summer of fourth grade when he was given his first trumpet to play, though it was said his passion for the instrument was evid...

This episode of podmissum features Judy Glantzman ’74 who lives and works in New York City. She has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. A 1978 graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, Judy was active in the East Village art scene in the 1980s. After receiving a number of grant and awards, including the Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation Grant...

This episode of podmissum features Laura Glesby ’17. Born and raised in New York City, Laura provides insight into the creative process from the perspective of a young writer. An avid reader from an early age, Laura discovered she could read in preschool, an accomplishment that separated her from most of her peers at the time. This discovery transformed her budding educational experience and shape...

This episode of podmissum features Commencement 2015, with senior speakers Lucia Pilar Ryan ’15, Arnab Banerji '15, commencement speaker David Saltzman ’80—the parent of Jacob, class of 2014, and Edward, class of 2015—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Emily Mandelstam, the president of the board of trustees, and Jessica Bagby, the Up...

This episode of podmissum explores the most recent addition to the Kindergarten curriculum...Spanish. Every week during the 2014-2015 academic year, all sixty students in Trinity's Kindergarten learned Spanish in their homerooms and during sessions with Lower School Spanish Teacher Jessica Linares. Learn about the new program from Kindergarten Teacher Kerrie Coates, Assistant Teacher Tyler Paul '0...

This episode of podmissum features Mr. J. Tom Morgan. Mr. Morgan was the first prosecutor in Georgia to specialize in the prosecution of crimes against children and teenagers. Prior to his current career, Mr. Morgan was the district attorney of DeKalb County, Georgia. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Morgan is a recognized authority on the protection and education of young people. He is in wide...

This episode of podmissum features Dr. Mark Crawford. Dr. Crawford is a partner in an outpatient practice in Atlanta, Georgia and is a consulting psychologist to The Westminster Schools and Pace Academy. He is also team psychologist for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team. Dr. Crawford has published many works on the psychological challenges facing adolescents, with topics including substance abuse,...

  This episode of podmissum features Dean of Harvard Divinity School David Hempton. Named the outstanding teacher of the year in 2008, he was recently granted a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities and has given the F.D. Maurice Lecture at King’s College London and the Cadbury Lecture at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment at Harvard in...

Aaron Smithson ’15 is the New York State winner of the United States Institute of Peace National Peace Essay Contest for 2014. A rising senior at Trinity, Aaron has been interested in international relations for as long as he can remember. He discovered the contest by searching online, looking for something additional to do his junior year at Trinity. He decided that it would be interesting, and c...

This episode of pod missum features Trinity School's commencement ceremony for the class of 2014, with senior speakers Eleanor Strauss '14 and Tom Lin '14, commencement speaker Katie Couric—the parent of Elinor, class of 2009, and Caroline, class of 2014—as well as The Reverend Timothy L. Morehouse, Trinity’s chaplain, John Allman, the head of school, Emily Mandelstam, the president of the board o...

This episode of pod missum features Gloria Steinem, a prominent American feminist, political activist, and author. A leader of the women’s liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s, Ms. Steinem co-founded Ms. magazine, and has written for New York Magazine , the New York Times Magazine , Esquire , and many other domestic and international publications. In 2005, along with Jane Fonda and Robin Mor...

This episode of podmissum features Dr. Anne Marie Albano, who is an associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry and director of the Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. In 2001 Dr. Albano was named a Beck Institute Scholar. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical...

This episode of podmissum features a conversation with representatives from some of the most popular social media platforms. The conversation was moderated by CNN’s Chris Cuomo and he was joined by Andrew Fitzgerald, a member of the News and Journalism Partnerships team at Twitter, Jordan Goldman, the founder and CEO of Unigo, Ed O’Keefe, the editor-in-chief of NowThis News, and Victoria Rogers, w...

In this episode of Pod missum you will hear from some of Trinity's third grade authors as they read from their real-life stories and discuss their writing processes. Hear about “tired words,” learn why “said is dead,” and discover the rich diversity of experience in the lives of eight-and nine-year-old boys and girls. Featured in this episode: Grade Three Teacher Lindsay Baker, Anna Fuchs '23, Tes...

This episode of podmissum features Jackson Katz. Dr. Katz is an anti-sexist male activist, as well as an educator, author, filmmaker, and cultural theorist. He is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education and critical media literacy. He is the co-founder of the Mentors In Violence Prevention program, the leading gender violence prev...

This episode of podmissum features John K. Werner ’88. John is the project innovator for the Camera Culture Group at MIT Media Lab. He is working on new imaging platforms, developing hardware and software technologies for augmenting human vision. John is also working on large scale online learning, bringing young people from around the world together to solve some of the most important problems th...