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anna raytcheva anna and her husband, Stanoy Tassev, came to Trevor in 2008 and have a son in the 6th grade and a daughter in the 3rd grade. Anna was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. She began her high school studies at the National Mathematics and Natural Sciences Gymnasium in Sofia. In 1988, Anna won a scholarship to the United World college (UWc) in Duino, Italy, and was awarded an IB diploma in 1990. UWc was founded in 1962 with the vision of bringing together young people who had experienced the political conflict of the Cold War era, offering its students an educational experience based on shared learning, collaboration, and understanding, which enabled them to act as champions of peace . anna continued her college-level studies on a full scholarship at Princeton University, where she pursued a degree in mathematics and a certificate in public policy. She graduated with honors from Princeton in 1994. Since that time, anna has lived in New York City and worked at citigroup. While at citigroup, she has gained extensive trading experience in U.S. rates and mortgage products in both market making and proprietary trading capacities. anna currently runs the Strategic Trading Desk and sits on the North American Markets Committee at citigroup. elizabeth Weiss elizabeth and her husband, Steve, came to Trevor in 2002 and are the parents of twins, a boy and girl in the 10th grade. elizabeth is a New lincoln alumna. elizabeth, who received her Ba from Parsons School of Design in 1990, is a mixed-media artist born and raised in New York City. While creating art has always been a part of her life, it was only in 2012, after encouragement from private collectors, that she decided to dedicate herself to her art full-time. Prior to this, elizabeth spent more than 15 years planning and launching websites. as Director of Digital Media/ Web at the american Museum of Natural history, she oversaw the design and development of the museum's public website, www.amnh.org, and participated in other museum-wide technology initiatives. She was also responsible for the museum's growing online direct marketing and ecommerce programs. Before joining the museum, elizabeth was vice President, Production and Design, of MaMaMedia, a media company that develops products for children under 12 and their families. She was responsible for the design and development of the MaMaMedia family of sites, with more than 3 million subscribers. She also served as Director, New Media & Technology, for eSPN classics (formerly classic Sports Network), where she launched their first-ever web presence. elizabeth has also been a guest lecturer at columbia University's Teachers college. 0 5 T r e v o r D ay S c h o o l n W I N T e r 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5

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