Brenna Baringer
Marital Status:
Divorced
Children? If so, how many?
None
Grandchildren? If so, how many?
None
Education:
B.S. - St. Lawrence University; M.A. - New York University
Occupation:
Resource Teacher for Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program
Volunteer and Professional Activities:
Conference Presenter; Serve on several Boards of Directors
Current hobbies and interests:
Mountain Biking, Skiing, Running, Hiking, and Sailing.
What percentage of your hair is visibly gray (is this a trick question?)
0%
If you had one year free of all responsibility and unlimited funds, what would you do?
Sail around the world
What are the most rewarding things that you have done in your life?
Completed the Marion, MA to Bermuda yacht race with the very first all-female crew in 1999
What rewarding things do you plan to do in your life?
Mountain bike in Spain and Portugal
What are your favorite non-family related things to do in your free time?
Travel, enjoy great wine and fine dining
How would you best describe your idea of "being successful?"
My favorite poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson says it best:
To laugh often and much
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends
To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch, or
a redeemed social condition
To know that even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived
This is to have succeeded.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
What are your most vivid memories of your days in Ridgewood?
Participating in varsity tennis, basketball, and softball; ski trip to Bormio, Italy w/ Mr. Gomez; cultural trip to Spain w/ Sr. Gomez and Sra. Garcia
What achievement or activity are you most proud of in your life?
Achieved National Teacher Certification in 2001
What single piece of wisdom would you like to leave for the next generation?
Leave the earth better than you found it.
How have you changed since high school?
Not much - still like to play practical jokes and dress up in costume; still waiting to grow up!
What else should we know about you?!
I have lived in San Diego, CA for 16 years. Hablo Español