COVER STORY What do you bring to this role that will shape Saltus for the better? Experienceandpersistence.Aveteranteacherat aformerschooloncetoldme,“You’rejustapain intheneck,Ted!Youneverquit!”Iamimpatient tomaketheSchoolasgoodasitpossiblycanbe asquicklyaspossible.BackinSeptember,Itold thestaffthatweweren’tgoingtoconductbusiness asusual—thatweweregoingtotacklesome difficultissues,andwehave.Thishastaken persistencethough. Ontheexperiencefront,thisisyearnumber 24formeasahead,and13asateacher,soIhave 37yearsconnectedwiththesetypesofschools. There’snothingquitelikeexperience.Justwhen youwanttoexplode,youtakeadeepbreathand realiseyou’veseenitallbefore. S A LT U S M A G A Z I N E You’re coming in at a tough time for fundraising, and a big part of your job is developmentrelated. Is this a different kind of community because of Bermuda’s large corporate sector? Yes,itis.Haditnotbeenforthealumniatmy formerschools,wewouldnothavebeensuccessful fund-raising.Hereit’sauniqueenvironment. Theschoolsaretiedtotheebbandflowof corporationsandbusinesses,notsomuchonthe alumni.Weknowwehavetodoabetterjob cultivatingouralumni.Itisquitechallenging, keepingthemattached.Butwereallyaretrying toincreasethelevelofattachmentofalumniof allages,andalsoencourageparentannualgiving. Parentshavetakenanumberoffeeincreases. nowwewanttohavejustasmallincrease—and givemorebangforthebuck. 25