Annual Report | 2017–18
Established in 1969, The Dwight School Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees and provides professional development grants to faculty, and financial aid and innovation grants to students.
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Letter from The Dwight School Foundation Board Chair
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Letter from the Chancellor and Head of School
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Board of Trustees
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Spark Tank
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Faculty Professional Development
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Financial Aid
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Summary of Financials
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Annual Giving
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2018 NYC Half Marathon Team
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Carnegie Hall
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Tommaso Cerase ’26 Scholarship
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International Society
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Foundation Supporters
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Capital Giving
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Spring Benefit
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Class of 2018 Senior Gift Donors
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Alumni Annual Giving
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Faculty and Staff Annual Giving
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Parents of Alumni, Friends, Past Faculty and Staff, and Loved Ones Annual Giving
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Gifts of Securities, Matching Gift Companies, Foundations, and Charitable Trusts
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In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
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Foundation and School Leadership 2018-19
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Parents Association
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Letter from the Vice Chancellor
Letter from The Dwight School Foundation Board Chair Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight, It is a privilege to serve as Chair of The Dwight School Foundation, and it was particularly meaningful this year when our community gathered in record numbers to celebrate Chancellor Stephen Spahn’s milestone 50th anniversary in education. We are extremely fortunate to have unprecedented continuity of leadership under Chancellor Spahn, whose commitment to cutting-edge education stands out along with his record of tenure. Susan Kessler
This year was made even more memorable by your unmatched level of support. We are most grateful for your time, energy, and resources that help to enhance the lives of students and teachers every day. Thanks to your generous Annual Fund contributions, the Foundation provided an unprecedented $1.5 million in student financial aid and 155 professional development grants to faculty who bring cutting-edge teaching strategies back to the classroom to benefit your children. In 2017-18, the Foundation also funded experts-in-residence, A-List prep, and Frontier Teacher training programs. The latter, which drew 33 participants, equips teachers with the same skills and methods used by start-ups, innovators, and entrepreneurs. With your support, the Foundation also continued to provide feedback, mentorship, and innovation grants for students pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams in Spark Tank. This included five $2,500 college scholarships for those who reached the launch stage. In total, 41 students presented projects and all the participants continued to impress us with their ingenuity. Dave Lindsey (David ’18, Maggie ’19, JackieRay ’21), Founding Chair of the Spark Tank Committee, deserves special recognition for his inspired leadership and personal commitment to the program. We thank Dave and his Committee members for nurturing students’ dreams and putting our incubator on the map. The Spring Benefit honoring Chancellor Spahn was a true highlight of the year. The evening brought together 600 members of the Dwight family who shared in the festivities. That evening, we launched an exciting new initiative to integrate the
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incubator skills of Spark Tank into the IB curriculum, so that all our students can develop entrepreneurial skills that are so important in our fast-changing world. The Benefit netted over $500,000, which set a new record. We owe this great success to the dedication of our Spring Benefit Committee, co-chaired by Hayley Foster (Jared ’18) and Jessica Lindsey (David ’18, Maggie ’19, JackieRay ’21), and to all the volunteers who worked tirelessly over many months in advance. We thank them and all Foundation volunteers who helped this year: The Board of Trustees; the Annual Fund Committee co-chaired by Kim Saperstein ’92 (Aaron ’17, Benno ’19, Lexi ’21 Colodne) and Julie Stratopoulos (Ava ’25, Kira ’27); the Senior Gift Committee, co-chaired by Alex Gendzier (Gabriel Gendzier-Imperiali ’18) and Jessica Lindsey (David ’18, Maggie ’19, JackieRay ’21); the Alumni Council, chaired by Peter Timmins ’90; and the Parents Association, headed by Meridith Hill, grades 1-12 (Tabitha ’24, Cooper ’27, Austin ’27) and Laura Charecky, 2s-K (Alex ’27, Evie ’30). Dwight is truly a special school where everyone benefits from Chancellor Spahn’s lifelong commitment to igniting the spark of genius in every child. Together with the extraordinary leadership of Vice Chancellor Blake Spahn and Head of School Dianne Drew, graduates of Dwight School are prepared for the future in the best way possible. On behalf of the entire Board, I deeply and wholeheartedly thank you for your continued support. Most sincerely, Susan Kessler (Stephen ’10, William ’14) Board Chair, The Dwight School Foundation
Dwight is truly a special school where everyone benefits from Chancellor Spahn’s lifelong commitment to igniting the spark of genius in every child. — Susan Kessler, Board Chair
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Letter from the Chancellor and Head of School are integrating Spark Tank methodologies into the curriculum in every grade so that every student will graduate as a skilled transformational thinker. We are also preparing faculty to teach entrepreneurial skills alongside our rich IB curriculum through the Frontier Teacher training program, bringing a new level of excitement for learning that is truly inspirational. We are proud that Dwight is on the forefront and that Spark Tank continues to draw new students as well as media attention. Spark Tank has provided our young entrepreneurs with invaluable incubator experience and a great competitive advantage. We Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight, owe The Dwight School Foundation’s Spark Tank Committee and its chair, Dave Lindsey (David In 2017-18, we introduced an exciting new initiative ’18, Maggie ’19, JackieRay ’21), a deep measure that extends our deep and abiding dedication to of thanks for their leadership and commitment to igniting the spark of genius in every child and to this far-sighted enterprise. innovating as a frontier IB World School. The two are intrinsically linked and characterize Dwight’s We are also grateful to the Foundation for providing our young entrepreneurs with innovation grants, unique position as a global leader in education. nurturing Dwight teachers through professional Building on the tremendous success of Spark Tank, development grants, and for supporting gifted in which students turn their passion projects into and talented students through all-important real-world solutions and learn problem-solving, financial aid. On behalf of our student and faculty entrepreneurial, and collaboration skills, this new beneficiaries, we thank the Foundation, its Board initiative is designed so that all Dwight students can of Trustees, Chair Susan Kessler, and all the Board reap the same benefits as Spark Tank participants. Committee chairs and members who devote Thanks to the generosity of Foundation donors, we themselves and their talents to raising funds.
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This year was record-breaking for the Foundation — and for our community — which came together in support of the Foundation’s mission through the Annual Fund, Spring Benefit, and capital projects as never before. While we look back on this exceptional year in the pages that follow, we also look to the future with great enthusiasm. As our campus expands into 21 West 88st Street beginning this fall and our innovative programs extend to every classroom, our students will have the tools and skills needed to solve global problems, follow their dreams, and be successful in whatever path they pursue. Thank you for supporting the Foundation generously. Together, we are ushering in a new age of educational enlightenment at Dwight. Warm regards,
Stephen Spahn Chancellor, Dwight School
Dianne Drew Head of School, Dwight School
This year was record-breaking for the Foundation — — Stephen Spahn and for our community.
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Trustees gather at the Volunteer Appreciation Reception.
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Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees
We are extremely grateful for our Trustees’ leadership, guidance, and dedication to Dwight. The Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees 2017-18
Susan Kessler, Chair
Elizabeth Callaway
Kim Saperstein ’92
Ravi Singh
Gary Fuhrman ’79
Sean Gallagher
Julie Stratopoulos
Michael Kalnick
Shiv Vasisht ’95
Dave Lindsey
Meridith Hill Ex-Officio Parents Association
Drew Pizzo
Peter Timmins ’90, Ex-Officio, Alumni Council President
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Spark Tank
2017-18 Participants and Ideas Presented to Our Judges
Our incubator — which has become Dwight’s “calling card” in just three years — is designed to foster entrepreneurial, innovation, and leadership skills beyond the classroom for K-12 students. This year, a record number of students shared their progress through the Spark Tank five-stage development cycle, from idea through launch, impressing us with their creativity and commitment to their projects.
Jared Foster ’18
Instant Tennis
Stephane Hatgis-Kessell ’20
The Hephaestus Hand ●
Vlad Kolotnikov ’23
BackCare ●
Maggie Lindsey ’19
What the F4 Blog
Audrey O’Mary ’25
Ocean Explorers ●
Harry Pomerantz ’20
Trade7
Jonah Saltzman ’23
The Good News ●
Kate Schlein ’20
Harry Potter Magazines
Jorge Sanchez-Lara Alonso ’21, George Cho ’18
Dwight Hooks
Holden Bril ’18, Marcus Kapoor ’18*, Jacob Lindahl ’18*, Alexander McKillop ’18*
Business Investment Club ●
Victoria Buendia-Serrano ’23, Amelia Gayle ’23, Vlad Kolotnikov ’23
Redesigning Dwight’s Performing Arts Center
Spark Tank Judges:
George Cho ’18, Talya Lubit ’18, Malachy O’Hare ’20, Maya Tiwari ’18
The Green Team
Dave Lindsey, 2017-18 Chair
Marcus Kapoor ’18, Ilan Pesselev ’18
Spark Labs ●
Stella Kogan ’24, Emma Regjaj ’24, Isabella Venturini ’23
Art Spark
Michelle Rhee ’19*, Madalena Teles ’19*
TimeBreak
Kyra Spahn ’23, Mark Zhou ’20
Spark Tutors
Andie Valles-Fons ’21, Pepe Valles-Fons ’20
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Forty-one students gave 23 presentations to the Spark Tank Committee for feedback, mentoring, and innovation grants to help them refine their concepts, hone their work, and advance to the next stage. Those who successfully launched their projects received a $2,500 college scholarship (indicated with an asterisk):
Jyotsna Bean ’96 Jessica Capiraso Fernando Castellanos James Chang Paul Dean Liz Lange Maarten Maaskant Drew Pizzo Nuno Teles
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● Presented project at more than one Spark Tank event
STAGE 1 - IDEA • Explain the problem to be solved • Describe the main features of existing products and solutions • Justify why a new solution is necessary • Develop a proposal for a new solution STAGE 2- PLAN • Develop a list of criteria for success and test the criteria with the intended audience • Research and test options for producing the product or service • Outline a plan to produce the solution, including time and resources needed • Produce a draft budget STAGE 3 - PROTOTYPE • Create a prototype of the product (or a pilot of the service) • Test the prototype with the intended audience and collect feedback from trials • Create a plan for developing the prototype into a finished product • Produce a detailed budget including costs and pricing STAGE 4 - OPERATIONS • Develop the prototype into a finished product that is ready for the intended users • Demonstrate the ability to accomplish the goals for the project • Share the project with the intended audience • Define the needs for the project as it progresses to launch stage STAGE 5 - LAUNCH • Provide evidence of the successful execution of the project • Reflect on how the results compared with the project plan and success criteria • Produce a list of the next steps for the project and any funding, advising or other resources needed • Discuss the future of the project
Spark Tank helped me to get my ideas out there and use my imagination to make the world a better place. … What I take from Spark Tank — and what I will still talk about when I’m old — is our amazing project and how Dwight made it come true! — Madalena Teles ’19
I learned a lot about by myself, how to expand an idea into a physical product, and how to step back and think critically to overcome an obstacle and move forward. I also learned to think about my career as an entrepreneur. — Michelle Rhee ’19
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Faculty Professional Development
The Dwight School Foundation fosters learning across campus through faculty professional development and this year, we are proud to have awarded 155 grants to teachers to pursue the following: Grant Category
Number of Grants
Grant Totals
Curriculum Innovation
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$15,553
Graduate Studies
7
$9,808
IB Training
51
$74,854
Non-IB Conferences and Workshops
88
$51,118
Total
155 $151,333
The Annual Fund and Spring Benefit are the primary sources of these grants, both of which raised amounts that exceeded totals in previous years. Through this robust level of support, teachers brought many insights and the latest thinking back to the classroom to share with colleagues and directly benefit Dwight students.
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After attending an IB Workshop on Approaches to Learning Skills, I gained information that I can now implement to help strengthen our IB continuum — new ways to explicitly teach thinking, communication, social, self-management, and research skills — essential life skills, which we can’t just assume that students have. The workshop, which provided ways to thoughtfully plan for teaching and assessment, offered new information about how to scaffold these skills for students of different ages. …. I strongly believe that we never stop learning. – Shelby Levin, Associate Head of Middle School and MYP Coordinator
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Financial Aid
Thanks to The Dwight School Foundation, more gifted and talented students benefited from financial aid in 2017-18 than at any other time in the Foundation’s 49year history. A total of $1.5 million was awarded in scholarships, enabling a record number of students to ignite their spark of genius and receive a world-class Dwight education. The funds raised through the Annual Fund and Spring Benefit made this possible.
My scholarship to Dwight has changed my life in more ways that I would ever be able to articulate, eloquently or otherwise, in this [Spring Benefit] speech tonight. Instead, I simply ask that my sheer presence here, that the gratitude I’m expressing, and the Dwight experience that I represent, stand as a testament to all that can be accomplished, to all that is regularly accomplished through the donations and the cooperation of the Dwight School community, parents, faculty, staff, and administrators alike. – Jada Morgan ’18, Valedictorian and Student Council Co-President
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Summary of Financials DWIGHT SCHOOL FOUNDATION FINANCIAL RESULTS (accrual basis) Revenues and Gains Contributions Gifts of Stock Interest and Dividends Realized and Unrealized Net Gain on Investments In-kind Contributions Other Income
2016-17 2017-18 $2,108,884 $4,270,742 $96,650 $110,593 $177,220 $275,835 $44,150 $0 $24,000
Total Revenues and Gains
The Dwight School Foundation Gift Support
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
$19,062 $8,400 $29
Annual Fund*
$1,208,176
$1,147,781
$1,233,268
$2,450,904
$4,684,661
Expenses 2016-17 Support to Dwight School Student Financial Aid $1,500,000 Faculty Professional Development $103,582 Spark Tank Grants $47,033 Faculty Training, Experts, Programs --- Other Development Office Expenses $869,408
2017-18
Spring Benefit (Net)
$426,893
$316,212
$254,497
Other Contributions
$0
$200,000
$0
Total Giving to Current Operations
$1,635,069
$1,663,993
$1,487,765
Gifts for Capital Purposes
$746,351
$1,415,333
$1,513,333
Total Cash and Stock Contributions
$2,381,420
$3,079,326
$3,001,098
Total Expenses Net Income Foundation Net Assets as of 6/30
$2,520,023 $69,119 $9,075,717
$1,500,000 $206,007 $46,743 $138,817 $857,546 $2,749,113 $1,935,548 $11,011,265
DWIGHT SCHOOL FINANCIAL RESULTS
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THE DWIGHT SCHOOL FOUNDATION’S HISTORY 2007-18 FISCAL YEAR (cash basis)
Revenues and Support Net Tuition and Fees Contributions - Dwight School Foundation Interest and Dividends
2016-17 $37,966,899
2017-18 $39,199,542
$1,603,582 $9,798
$1,634,974 $76,955
Total Revenues and Support
$39,580,279
$ 40,911,471
Total Non-Cash Contributions
$435,000
$0
$0
Expenses Human Resources Operating Expenses Annual Operating Contingency Capital Reserve
2016-17 $20,223,489 $18,126,040
2017-18 $21,167,599 $18,117,851
Total Contributions
$2,816,420
$3,079,326
$3,001,098
Total Expenses
$39,580,279
$427,639 $803,111
$582,087 $1,043,934 $40,911,471
*Includes Senior Gift dollars and gifts of stock
Summary of Financials
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
$1,659,180
$1,131,443
$1,348,713
$1,421,898
$1,648,026
$1,612,062
$1,620,270
$1,632,347
$0
$0
$91,898
$122,637
$332,412
$291,240
$352,477
$511,876
$55,000
$1,400
$125,000
$3,000
$0
$125,000
$125,000
$0
$1,714,180
$1,132,843
$1,565,611
$1,547,535
$1,980,438
$2,028,302
$2,097,747
$2,144,223
$550,834
$670,000
$240,000
$150,000
$80,000
$30,000
$317,000
$525,450
$2,265,014
$1,802,843
$1,805,611
$1,697,535
$2,060,438
$2,058,302
$2,414,747
$2,669,673
$0
$6,500
$15,000
$43,860
$51,000
$293,100
$0
$0
$2,265,014
$1,809,343
$1,820,611
$1,741,395
$2,111,438
$2,351,402
$2,414,747
$2,669,673
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Annual Giving The Annual Fund is the Foundation’s primary fundraising initiative. It supports the causes of faculty professional development, student financial aid, and Spark Tank innovation grants, directly impacting students in all grades.
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Annual Fund Committee
We are extremely grateful to the 2017-18 Annual Fund and Senior Gift Committee members for helping us raise over $1.6 million. This critical source of funding inspires ingenuity and deepens expertise across campus. Annual Fund Committee Co-Chairs
Senior Gift Committee Co-Chairs
Kim Saperstein ’92
Alex Gendzier
Julie Stratopoulos
Jessica Lindsey
Annual Fund Committee
Senior Gift Committee
Tiki Barnes Danny Curi Lucrece Francois John Halpern Gillian Hearst-Shaw Meridith Hill Suraya Khan Christine Koehler ’03 Nita Kohli
James Adler Dana Adler Debra Alpert Debbie August Kim Dickerson Hayley Foster Bill Lerner Rory Teitelbaum
Lisa Nacino Yi Pan Winnie Parnes Erika Pintoff Louise Tonkin Carolina Villamizar
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Snapshot of Annual Fund Giving
ANNUAL FUND GROWTH 2014 –18 2017–18
$1,632,347
2016 –17
$1,620,270 $1,612,062
2015 –16
$1,648,026
2014 –15 $0
GIVING LEVEL*
$425,000
NUMBER OF GIFTS AMOUNT
International Society Level
CONSTITUENCY **
NUMBER OF GIFTS AMOUNT
Trustees
13 $278,479.00 41
$259,900.00
235
$874,782.00
Presidents’ Circle: $50,000+
7
$640,120
Current Parents - 12
Prime Ministers’ Circle: $25,000+
8
$265,983
Current Parents - 2s-11
Foreign Ministers’ Circle: $15,000+
8
$135,000
Alumni
64 $111,880.00
15
$156,586
Parents of Alumni
75
Faculty
94 $15,751.00
Loved Ones, Friends, and Nonprofits
33
Ambassadors’ Circle:$10,000+
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$850,000 $1,275,000 $1,700,000
Consul Generals’ Circle: $5,000+
29
$155,290
Diplomats’ Circle: $2,500+
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$106,080
Founders’ Circle: $1,872+
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$46,605
Dwight Supporters Sponsor: $1,000+
55
$59,533
Dwight Supporters Advocate: $500+
59
$31,639
Dwight Supporters Contributor: $250+
63
$18,124
Dwight Supporters Friend: Up to $249
223
$17,387
Total
526 $1,632,347
*Includes gifts of stock.
$324,204.00
$280,374.00
**Donors are counted in all of their constituencies so the total will exceed the actual total.
2018 NYC Half Marathon Team | Dwight School Foundation
On Sunday, March 18, six members of the Dwight community ran in the 2018 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. Members of Team Dwight School Foundation, these runners raised critical funds for student financial aid, faculty professional development, and Spark Tank innovation grants. Congratulations to all of our runners on this great accomplishment and thanks to the cheering section. Half Marathon Supporters
Runners Olga Bidny
Mikhail Hutton
Anonymous (9)
Marianne Haggerty
Elliott Levine
Verรณnica Rodriguez
Jeremy Coles
Dayo Nelson
Anna Abeyta
Jason and Kristin Hauf
Mike Lightman
Jonathan Samonas
Jason Hauf
Ke Ye
Leryn Alfonso
Wendy Headley
Chris Louis-Jean
Joseph Shayne
The Amici Family
Jamie and Leo Hernandez
Duke Lurslurchachai
Scott Simon
Charles Baker
Alfred Hiermann and Julia Martin Alvarez
Christina McCaughey
Pamela Smith
Dwayne Howard
Duane and Crystal Moore
Ellen Taricani
Anne Moreno
Anthony Thomas and Jessica Thomas
Olga Bidny Christina Brooks Monique Brown Jeremy Coles ENJO New York
Gavin Hutchinson Mercedes Ingram Chima Joseph
Brooke Crittendon
Marie Carolle Joseph
Shari Crittendon
Kathleen Katz
ShirleyAnn DePeiza
Christopher J. Keller
Megan Edwards
Sharon Kim
Nis Frome
Karen King
Connor Haggerty
Yissell Lazala-Hewitt
Juan Motoa Charmaine Nelson Dayo Nelson Brad Panos
Venecia Tyndale Patrice C. Williams Ke Ye and Hao Peng
Dana Potthoff Latoya Powell Oleg Pshenitsyn Mr. James J. Radicioni Jah Richards
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Carnegie Hall
This year’s global Carnegie Hall concert was extraordinary! It was held for the first time in the iconic Stern Auditorium and marked our student celebration of Chancellor Stephen Spahn’s 50th anniversary. Over 240 performers from across Dwight’s network of campuses came together with families, faculty, staff, and alumni to pay tribute to the man who made that evening — and so many other special moments — possible for generations of Dwight students. The five-tier, 2,800-seat concert hall was sold out and filled with the sounds of music from around the world augmented by the projection of celestial images reflecting the evening’s theme: “A Sky Full of Music.” Additionally, 83 members of Dwight’s adult community choir, which was formed for the occasion, shared the stage, making the concert the largest performance in our history.
We thank those donors who supported our music program this year with scholarships in the performing arts: Anonymous (10)
Vera and Roman Batichev
The Charecky Family
William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder
Steven and Ann Berzin
Mark Chen and Jennifer Weng
Christopher Bilski and Andrea Mendez
Jackie and Andrew Chrisomalis
Bruce Blau, DDS ’76
Justin Coles ’07
Katherine Ames ’06
Hannah Boykoff
Susan Anderson
Herman Bril and Claire Bril Berson
Mr. Michael Collado and Mrs. Carolina Endara-Collado
Douglas Alteen and Carole Landry
Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto Mr. and Mrs. Luo Balraj and Daljit Mann
Giles and Ellen Clarke
Jordi Dosaiguas-Falco
Peter Carlisle
Robert and Nancy Downey
Lezlie Carroll
Gardner Dunnan
Bobby and Eleanor Cayre
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Carnegie Hall Supporters
Rachel Ehrlich ’87 and Charles Gayner
Roy Judelson ’83
Joe and Helaine Nieder
Craig Russell
Neophytos Stylianou
Dr. Ebby Elahi
Gary Kaplan and Diane Podrasky
Vladimir and Olga Oblonskij
Ben and Mara Saltzman
Ms. Lori Taylor
Marla Karaliolios
Paul Onish, Franklin ’64
The Saperstein Family
Rory and Bruce Teitelbaum
Guy and Samantha Kearsley
Azra, Ismet, and Vedad Osmanovic
Pam Schafler
Kerry Tkacik
Parisa and Vedad Osmanovic ’98
Rabbi and Elisabeth Schneier Toni Seawright
Mrs. Elena Toth and Dr. Miklos Toth
Barbara Evans-Butler Bernardo and Georgiana Faria Albert and Elena Feinstein
Radford Klotz and Shahnaz Batmanghelidj
Evan Flamenbaum
The Knox Family
Jeffrey and Barbara Frankel
George and Sanjana Koshy
Scott and Lauren Gaynor
Mr. Mithlesh Kush and Dr. Sandip Sachar
Lynn Gilbert Diana and Harrison Goldin Michael Grant and Heidi Kutz Steven Greenberg and Hannah Strasser Sara Griner Heather and Steven Grzic Henning and Silke Haagen Dominic and Nella Habsburg Mr. James Hausman ’88 Rob Hawk and Ruthie Wallberg Dr. Jeffrey Jacques and Dr. Madhavi Vemireddy Xinyi Jiang
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Edward and Pam Pantzer Yi Pan and Jin Zhang Michael and Karen Payne
Nicholas Lappin and Sharon Kim
Alfredo and Theresa Pellas
Weber S. Lauh ’67
Janine Perillo
Dennis Lieberson
Joseph Pollack
Rebbecca Liu
Steven and Yvette Pomerantz
William LoPinto and Mamak Shahbazi
Jeffrey and Rebecca Radosevich
Mark Mannucci and Stephanie Bakal
Isabella Del Frate Rayburn
Barry McCullough Elisabeth McDonald
Grace Rangel Seth Reisman and Dana Reisman ’05
Timothy and Jemimah McNulty
Mauricio Rivera and Eileen Ruiz
Laura Miles and William Stein
Elihu and Susan Rose
Elaine Natalicchi
Marat and Natasha Rosenberg
Martha Seiver Jonathan Shechtman ’03 Jason Shela Andy Shen and Jin Liu Gaurav and Sawako Shukla Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina Mitchell and Beth Silber The Singer-Zhou Family
Tamara Tucker Brantley Turner-Bradley Diana Ullauri Terrana Joe Valles and Ana Fons Mitra Vasisht Ali Wambold and Monica Gerard Sharp Mr. Haibo Wang and Mrs. Yanhong Hu
Nannette Sloan
Susan Waterfall and The Waterfall Family Foundation
Katerina Soukhopalova
Eleanor Weeks
The Stabb Family
Eric and Tanya Weisleder
Oliver Storch and Geidy Perez-Storch
Paul and Vivien Wolsk
Matthew Stuart
Jane Yoo and Dennis Ruggere
Robert Sturm
The Zheng Family
The Slayton Family Foundation
Adam and Jeanne Yellin ’94
Tommaso Cerase ’26 Scholarship
Our community suffered a devastating loss when fourthgrader Tommaso Cerase passed away following a tragic accident at the beginning of the school year. Supporting Tommy’s family was our first priority; and as friends, students, faculty, and staff came together to grieve, we also wanted to keep Tommy’s memory alive with a scholarship in his name. All 2017-18 Annual Fund gifts from grade four families supported this scholarship, and one family generously offered to match the funds raised. Tommy loved being a Dwight student; giving another child the opportunity to attend our School brought some comfort to our community and to the Cerase family.
Thank you to: Anonymous
The Knox Family
Tiki and Jeremy Barnes
Steven Newman
Alessandro Cerase and Barbara Riccardi
Angela Raborg and Carlos Romero
Emily and Lawrence Cheung
Randy and Monette Rivera
Adam and Judy Cohen
The Rosengren Family
Danielle Curi and Max Herrnstein
Shanda and Jonathan Scibilia
Ms. Wenli Guo
Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina
Alicia and Brian Janiak
The Spahn Family
Jett Kain and Lynn Ban
Yu and Mamiko Takasaku
Laurance Kaufman and Melody Marcus
Tommy's creativity shone through his artwork, which we're proud to display in Timothy House to keep his vibrancy and memory alive.
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#GivingTuesday The Dwight community showed its support for The Dwight School Foundation on #GivingTuesday, an annual global day of giving fueled by the power of social media on November 28, 2017. Coming after Thanksgiving and the two popular days of shopping that follow, Giving Tuesday is often seen as the beginning of holiday and end-of-year charitable giving. All funds raised on the day went to the Annual Fund in support of student financial aid, faculty professional development, and Spark Tank innovation grants.
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2017-18 The International Society recognizes those who have supported Dwight students and faculty with leadership gifts of $1,872 or more in 2017-18 (1872 is the year Dwight was founded). One hundred and twenty six International Society donors supported The Foundation with gifts amounting to $1,505,664, 92% of total dollars raised. We thank all members of the Society for their generosity and commitment to our bright future. We are grateful to our loyalty club donors who have supported The Dwight School Foundation consistently for a minimum of five years. We indicate your membership with a 5+ (➎+), 10+ (➓+), or 15+ ( +) symbol next to your name.
Presidents’ Circle
Foreign Ministers’ Circle
Anonymous (3)
Anonymous
Dave and Jessica Lindsey
Indrajit and Rachel Bardhan ➓+
Andrew and Annette Alvarez Pizzo +
Raymond Barzana and Amanda Hindlian
$50,000+
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sassower The Spahn Family +
Prime Ministers’ Circle $25,000+
Anonymous
$15,000+
Jay and Anne Eisenhofer The Fribourg Family Foundation + John and Mirinha Halpern ➓+ Liz Lange and David Shapiro Robert Rubin and Stéphane Samuel
Glenn and Debbie August
Ambassadors’ Circle
Sean and Katie Gallagher ➓+
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen, Caroline Kellen, and the Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation + John and Halley Moores The Saperstein Family ➎+ Ravi Singh ➓+ Mr. Zhong Zhao and Mrs. Ximing Yan
$10,000+
Phil and Meredith Berkowitz Danielle Curi and Max Herrnstein ➓+ Jonathan and Christina Dever Ezra and Marlene Field Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79 + Alice Gottesman Ms. Wenli Guo Julia and William Kohane ➎+
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International Society Leadership Donors Olga and Igor Kroutoi ➓+
Elyse N. Kroll
Chris and Aileen Bruner ➎+
Bill Lerner
Mitchell Levine and Felicia Grumet
Samuel Chenillo and Cecilia Rebolledo
Daniel Mintz and Meredith Berkman
Brian and Joanna Lindley
Adam and Judy Cohen ➎+
Root Tree Foundation
The O’Hare Family
Donato and Sarah de Donato
Gillian Hearst Simonds and Christian Simonds
Philippa and Larry Portnoy
Rachel Ehrlich ’87 and Charles Gayner
Jaime and Lola Robles-Gil ➎+
Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim ➓+
Craig Russell
Aaron and Niesha Foster
Val and Min-Myn Schaffner ➓+
Thomas Haines and Hannah Linder
Shanda and Jonathan Scibilia ➎+
Mr. James Hausman ’88
Robert and Donna Shafir ➓+
Jett Kain and Lynn Ban
Artur and Irina Baysara
Prasanna and Manreet Someshwar
Susan and Peter Kessler ➓+
The Berlfein Family
Julie and Nick Stratopoulos ➎+
The Knox Family ➎+
Michael and Jessica Capiraso ➓+
United Airlines NYC Half Marathon Donations
Feliks and Beata Kogan
Alessandro Cerase and Barbara Riccardi
Shaobin Yuan and Qiuyan Lin
Richard and Susan Korchak
Consul Generals’ Circle $5,000+
Anonymous (3) William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder ➓+
Jacquelyn Krese and Neftali Rodriguez
Scott Gilbert and Judy Sund
Diplomats’ Circle
Peter Lee and Olga Bakhmat-Danilava ➎+
Michelle and Marc Goldfarb
$2,500+
Binbin Lin
Tim and Karen Gordon ➎+
Anonymous (2)
Rommel Nacino and Lisa Nacino ➎+
The Howard Family
Erin and David Aidi
Erika and Scott Pintoff ➎+
Michael Jamison and Janice Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Alpert
Eugene and Katharine Prentice ➓+
Dan and Kim Kelleher ➎+
Courtney Barr
Pieter and Christine Puijpe-van Meeuwen
Dr. Gregory Girshin and Dr. Tatyana Girshin
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International Society Leadership Donors The Salomao Family Rebecca J. Simmons
$1,872+
The Slayton Family Foundation
Anonymous (3)
Karin and Steven Swain Yu and Mamiko Takasaku
Gregg and Dina Alessi Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto ➓+
Stephanie and Juan Enrique Torruella ➎+
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Axelrod ➓+
Daniel Walton and Ming Lam
Susan Beyrle +
Greg Williamson ’97 ➎+ Andrew and Kimberly Yoon The Zheng Family
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Founders’ Circle
Paul and Kelley Beiboer
Rosario Buendia and Umberto Serrano ➓+ Ji Ting W. Burrows James Cesare and Claudia Carulla ➎+ Emily and Lawrence Cheung Terrence and Courtnay Daniels
Amy and Andrew Ross
Young Explorers’ Circle
Marc and Marcelle Rothenberg ➎+
Cleo Egli ’13 ➓+
Jan Sage and Robert Dunphy ➎+ Darlene and Jeff Sammon Regina Tarone and Jonathan O’Donnell
Meridith and Shannon Hill ➓+
Flavia and Fernando Tennenbaum
Alena Paltina
Scott Weiss and Jill Kaiser
Yi Pan and Jin Zhang
Matthew Grogan ’08 + Jennifer Lee ’10 ➓+ Jonathan Lee ’11 ➓+ John F. Prentice ’08, and Acorn Hill Foundation Nicolas Rovner ’10 Lei Wang ’12
The Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Thank you to our 400 contributors, who made donations to the Annual Fund. Your gifts have transformed the lives of our community members, and helped to ensure that Dwight can continue its long-standing dedication to igniting the spark of genius in every child. Sponsor ($1,000.00 + )
Pamela and Mike Dunn
Steven and Yvette Pomerantz
Advocate - ($500.00 + )
Anonymous (4)
Paul Ehrlich, MD
Laurie and John Reische ➎+
Anonymous
Dana and James Adler
Kathryn Eisberg
Lauren Braver Schiller ’94 ➎+
David and Elizabeth Anstey and Family +
Aytug and Halide Alagoz
Richard Forman and Katrina Bradley ➎+
Jonathan and Heather Schindler
Caroline Axelrod ’03 ➓+
Tiki and Jeremy Barnes
Jeffrey and Barbara Frankel ➎+
Andy Shen and Jin Liu
Vera and Roman Batichev
Andrew and Karyn Bhak
Stuart Gayle and Rachel Hayes Gayle ’90
Steven and Ann Berzin ➎+
Maximilian and Tatiana Hoover
Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina ➓+
Ajay Bhumitra and Anita Mehta ➎+
Michael Kalnick ➓+
Matthew and Cynthia Skaruppa
Olivier Biebuyck and Veronica Peremans Zachary and Heather Brener
Warren and Kathleen Katz
The Charecky Family ➎+
Laurance Kaufman and Melody Marcus
Robert and Susan Hays Stern and the Hampton Foundation in honor of Kathryn Gonnion ’08 ➓+
Mr. Ivar J. Blanken and Mrs. Angela Blanken-Rutten
The Choi Family
Karsten and Heather Kibbe ➎+
Rory and Bruce Teitelbaum
Daniel Cavalli and Karoliina Ohukainen
Jackie and Andrew Chrisomalis ➎+
George and Sanjana Koshy
Peter Timmins ’90 ➓+
Bobby and Eleanor Cayre
Gary and Judy Clare ➎+
Fran and Gary Langenhahn
Mr. Harry Toung and Dr. Dorothy Lebeau
Dai and Lisa Choi
Giles and Ellen Clarke
The Lindahl Family
Boris Dubrovsky and Lucrece Francois
Andrew and Liz Cropper
Marie and Harley Lippman +
Brantley Turner-Bradley
Alessandra and Alfredo Deza ➎+
Laurent and Gaelle Marcel
Robert and Nancy Downey
Jennifer and Alon Markowitz ➎+
Dianne Drew and Dr. Alexander Phan ➎+
Steven Newman ➎+
Vail and Shiv Vasisht ’95 ➓+ Eduard and Bronwyn Wittig
Bruce B. Blau DDS ’76 + Regan and Kate Cameron
Maria and Jeremy Edman Dr. Ebby Elahi Linda S. Field James and Adrienne Gemperle
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The Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Stan and Ronnie Goldberg
Jonah Pintoff
Adam and Jeanne Yellin ’94
Mrs. Lisa Goldenberg and Mr. Brian Goldenberg
Alfredo and Theresa Pellas
Elizabeth Yenko
Mr. Luis Heitor Goncalves and Dr. Liliana Kawase
Seth Reisman and Dana Reisman ’05
Michael Grant and Heidi Kutz Lyn and David Grogan ➓+
Stephen Rich and Jennifer Rich ’84
Heather and Steven Grzic
Elihu and Susan Rose
Henning and Silke Haagen April Horton and Brian McCraw Alicia and Brian Janiak ➎+ Dr. Simon Kessell and Ms. Natalia Hatgis
Diana and Harrison Goldin
Mathieu and Anne-Charlotte Le Bourhis
Margo Messinger and Matthew Levine ➎+
Mr. Steven Rosenblum ’93
Graham and Bo-in Arader
Ian and Debra Hendler ’89 ➎+
Laura Miles and William Stein
The Rosengren Family ➎+
Barry and Sandra Berkowitz
Alfred Hiermann and Julia Martin Alvarez
David and Agnes Moon
Pam Schafler Alexander Scheirle Rabbi and Elisabeth Schneier
William LoPinto and Mamak Shahbazi ➓+
Nannette Sloan
Daniel and Fiona Paltridge ➎+
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Steven Greenberg and Hannah Strasser
Mitchell and Beth Silber
Liana Pai and Geoffrey Quelle
Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Giraldo
AmazonSmile
Laura Kozelouzek ➎+
Andrew and Shanna Milman
Contributor - ($250.00 + )
Jared and Elizabeth Lawrence
Jean and Veronique Germain
Mario Lopez Lena and Silvia Mosqueira
Gaurav and Sawako Shukla ➎+
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Menacho
Paula and Steven Zirinsky
Weber S. Lauh ’67 ➓+
Richard C. Goodwin ’46 ➓+
Alexia and Daniel Klein ➎+
Richard May, Franklin ’63 ➓+
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Chris and Patresse Phillips ➎+
Raul Figueroa-Sarti and Victoria Sanford
Marian and Aaron Tenenbein ➓+ Sergio and Carolina Villamizar ➓+ The Vorgod Family Susan Waterfall and The Waterfall Family Foundation
Edward and Pam Pantzer
Paul and Vivien Wolsk
Aram and Sona Pehlivanian
Yuxin Ye
Anonymous (12)
David and Stephanie Bhonslay Elizabeth Callaway and Robert Carey + Fernando and Leslie de Oliveira ➎+ Isabella Del Frate Rayburn Kim Dickerson ➓+ Alan Eidler and Sharon Feldman + Bonnie Eissner and Joseph O’Connor Bernardo and Georgiana Faria
Martha Hirschman ➎+ Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jacobs Andrew and Lauren Janian Xinyi Jiang Osten Johansson Chima Joseph and Brooke Crittendon
Vladimir and Olga Oblonskij David and Cindy Reichenbaum Dan Ripp and Randy Shapiro Matthew Rosetti and Kara Cesare Daniel and Marcy Schlessinger Ronald Shechtman and Lynne Meadow ➓+
Elana Katz
Tracy and Scott Sigal ’95 ➓+
Josh Kigel and Ann Tilley ➎+
Neophytos Stylianou
Radford Klotz and Shahnaz Batmanghelidj ➎+
Ali Wambold and Monica Gerard Sharp
Sandeep & Nita Kohli
Chris and Tracey White
Tom Krouwer ➓+
Hee-Jin Yim
Ileana and David Kutler
Jane Yoo and Dennis Ruggere
The Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Anonymous (25) Dr. Mary C. Abdullah
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Eric and Lyndsay Alden Douglas Alteen and Carole Landry Katherine Ames ’06 Susan Anderson Wallace Arthur, Franklin ’49
Gardner Dunnan
Dominic and Nella Habsburg Eric and Amy Hahn ’05 ➎+
Elliott Butler ➎+
Claudia Egli and Cleo Egli ’13, and Lend a Hand ➓+
Gary Kaplan and Diane Podrasky
Austin D. Haight ’07 ➎+
Marla Karaliolios
The Caedmon School
Pamela Estes ➎+
Jamie Haight
Karen Kearns
Candace Cardwell
Barbara Evans-Butler
Alistair Hamilton
Guy and Samantha Kearsley
Peter Carlisle
Roger Eveleth, Franklin ’77
Annette Harchik ➎+
Steve Kelly
Lezlie Carroll
Albert and Elena Feinstein
Shannon Cassell
Cassandra Harrison
Allison Feldman
Mr. Andrew H. Chait ’78 and Ms. Hedy Hartman, Franklin ’72 ➓+
Shauna Fitzmahan
Rob Hawk and Ruthie Wallberg
Mallory King and Sansana Sawasdikosol
Evan Flamenbaum
Sabrina and Bruce Hecker ➓+
Sadie Flateman ’03, The Flateman Rothman Law Firm, LLC
Elliott and Gail Hefler
Herman Bril and Claire Bril Berson
Friend - (up to $249)
+
Ashley Austin ➎+
Susan Kluger +
Jamie Kramer Mr. Mithlesh Kush and Dr. Sandip Sachar
Arnold Barkman, Franklin ’59 ➓+
Mark Chen and Jennifer Weng
Chris Beddows
William Churella ’59
Kristy Benfante
Justin Coles ’07
Jaya Bhavnani ➎+ Manoj and Shalini Bhavnani ➎+
Mr. Michael Collado and Mrs. Carolina Endara-Collado
Christopher Bilski and Andrea Mendez
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71 and Timothy Cope ➓+
Daniel Bjelis
Eric R. Dale ➎+
Giving Assistant, Inc.
Mr. Brian Boglitz and Dr. Fiona Pathay
Robert Daniel ’64
Carol Manning Graham ’74 ➓+
Dr. Jeffrey Jacques and Dr. Madhavi Vemireddy
Sandra Darzy ➓+
Thomas and Gina Gray ➎+
Robert Jarvis
Dennis Lieberson ➎+
Susan Bonell, Franklin ’66
Monique Dennis
Sara Griner
Stephen and Alessandra Jones
Mark Lipari
Hannah Boykoff
Yee H. Ding
Kim Guzowski
Roy Judelson ’83
Barry and Harriet Lipsitz
Neil F. Brier ➓+
Jordi Dosaiguas-Falco
Michael and Danya Haber ➎+
Mr. Terrence Christgau ➓+
Alvin and Lydia Foster Linda Fussell Scott and Lauren Gaynor ➎+ Joe Gelfand ➎+ Rachel Gibbons Lynn Gilbert
Scott Hefler ’97
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Pamela Hellman Jeanne and Edward Hendrickson Keith Hyatt ’97 The Irico Family Vera Isaacs Sumaya Jackson ’04
Nicholas Lappin and Sharon Kim Isabella Leahy Monica Leardi, Franklin ’80 ➓+ Kyungeun Lee Yumi Lee Shelby Levin ➎+ Robyn and Lily Levinson ➎+
Susan Lissim ➎+
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Rebbecca Liu
Jill and John Ortman ➎+
Stephen J. Lurie, Franklin ’74 ➓+
Azra, Ismet, and Vedad Osmanovic ➓+
Balraj and Daljit Mann
Parisa and Vedad Osmanovic ’98 ➎+
Mark Mannucci and Stephanie Bakal
Gregg A. Ostroff ’97
Mark Mariscal and Lori Zabar ➓+
Jennifer Pasinetti ’90 ➎+
Marat and Natasha Rosenberg ➎+
Peter and Lenore Standish ➓+ Oliver Storch and Geidy Perez-Storch ➎+
Emma Ryan Honore Ryan ’76 Ben and Mara Saltzman Arthur Samuels III ➓+
Michael and Karen Payne
Alejandro Martins and Melany Hearne
Janine Perillo
Jessica Sarnicola and Ian Cohen
Barry McCullough
Gregory M. Petrick and Cynthia A. Smith ➓+
Ellen Sayers ➎+
Elisabeth McDonald
Carl and Wendy Philips
Timothy and Jemimah McNulty
Joseph Pollack +
Matthew Moran ➎+ In Honor of Blain Namm ’97 Elaine Natalicchi
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Joe and Helaine Nieder Melissa Norman Jack Nunziata James and Patricia O’Hara Halil Okutan and Maureen Teo Paul Onish, Franklin ’64 ➎+
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Ron Posner ➎+ Stephen Presti ➎+ Angela Raborg and Carlos Romero Jeffrey and Rebecca Radosevich
The Stabb Family ➎+
Ms. Heidi Rubenstein-Brethel
Bethany Martin
Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82
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Tavy Ronen ➎+
The Schoenfeld Family
Jean Strait ➎+ Takara Strong and Dwayne Lashley
Diana Ullauri Terrana
Michael, Eleonora, Charles, and Theodore Wiesenfeld ➎+
Andre Theisen and Ann Peters
Jonathan Shechtman ’03
Mr. Tim from the Gray Dolphins Kerry Tkacik
Grace Rangel
Randee and Albert Sigal ➓+
Mrs. Elena Toth and Dr. Miklos Toth
Rayna Rapp ➓+
The Singer-Zhou Family ➎+
Heather Richards
Joe Tuana
Dwight Smith ’05
Mauricio Rivera and Eileen Ruiz
Tamara Tucker
Beverly Soares ➎+
Joe Valles and Ana Fons
Katerina Soukhopalova
Mitra Vasisht
Randy and Monette Rivera ➎+
Eleanor Weeks Jessica Weiss ➎+
Filiz and Savas Sevil ➓+
Jason Shela
Megan Webb Eric and Tanya Weisleder
Nora Thomson ➎+
Michael J. Sheerer, Anglo ’83 ➎+
Mark and Suzanne Warfield
Ms. Lori Taylor
Martha Seiver ➎+
Toni Seawright
Mr. Haibo Wang and Mrs. Yanhong Hu
Robert Sturm
Amanda Dow Thompson, Esme Thompson-Turcotte ’17 and Rose Thompson-Turcotte ’17 ➎+
Jessica Schottenstein ’07 ➓+
In Honor of Jebediah Wagner ’29
Richard S. Wilson ’53 ➎+ Ms. Shirley Wu and Mr. Tat So Lauren and Sam Wunderlich Ronald Wurtzburger, Franklin ’59 ➎+ Mr. Lin Xia Violetta Zambetti Dr. Ellen Zimmerli Dmitri and Kate Zolotkovsky
Capital Giving
With Dwight School’s investment in new and renovated spaces, including the exciting addition of 21 West 88th Street, The Dwight School Foundation is partnering with the School to support initiatives that will advance learning across campus through the Spark 21 Campaign for Dwight.
We are deeply indebted to the following families for their capital gifts. These generous gifts are vital to the Foundation’s investments and expand opportunities for all Dwight students. Anonymous Maxim Barskiy and Elena Barskaya Elizabeth Callaway and Robert Carey Daniel and Kat Grollo Michael Kalnick Leonard A. Lauder and William P. Lauder Bill Lerner Dave and Jessica Lindsey Jacqueline Pugh Sackler ’94 and Mortimer D. A. Sackler Julie and Nick Stratopoulos
Spurred by the success of Spark Tank in equipping participants with the skills and mindset needed to succeed in our rapidly changing world, Dwight is embarking on a path to ensure that all students reap the same benefits by integrating Spark Tank methodologies into Dwight’s established IB curriculum. Realizing this vision requires an investment in Dwight’s people and programs over a five-year period, the campaign has already begun to fund over $700,000 in grants in five areas, ushering in a new educational era at Dwight. Frontier Teacher Training: This exciting new professional development initiative is designed to equip faculty with the skills, tools, and frameworks used by startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs so that they can
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teach students the same skills, preparing them for success in the rapidly changing workplace. We launched a pilot training program this year in which 33 teachers participated in workshops led by entrepreneurs in the start-up space. They undertook 50 hours of intensive training and developed their own ideas through the designthinking cycle. Through hands-on experiences with tangible classroom applications, faculty were able to begin integrating innovation methodologies in their teaching right away. State-of-the-art Equipment: The Foundation purchased two telescopes for science classrooms, which were also used for Dwight’s annual Star Party this spring; and tech equipment for students to create virtual reality projects. Experts-in-Residence: Over the course of the year, eight educational professionals shared their insights and expertise, which faculty translated into their work with students in the classroom. A-List Prep: The Foundation supported the development of a new in-house program in conjunction with A-List for skill building and college test preparation to help students achieve high levels of success on the ACT and SAT exams. The program includes reviewing math and English foundation skills across the curriculum in grades 6-10 and the integration of standardized testing prep into the academic schedule for ninth- and tenth-graders to enhance learning and alleviate test-prep concerns. Additional $473,000 in financial aid: Thanks to funds given toward the capital campaign, we are delighted to award a significant amount of additional financial aid to talented students in the 2018-19 academic year, bringing the total to a record-breaking amount over $2 million.
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After the doors to the glittering Ziegfeld Ballroom opened, welcoming 600 Dwight community members to our 2018 Spring Benefit, many memories were shared — and new ones were made — during the evening’s festivities. This special celebration of Chancellor Stephen Spahn’s milestone 50 years in education and visionary leadership broke all records in attendance and support for Dwight’s exciting new initiative to integrate Spark Tank methodologies into the curriculum to benefit all students. A total of $512,000 in net revenue was raised, which is a marked 45% more than last year.
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There were several heartfelt tributes to Chancellor Spahn in words, song, and on film from past and current students. Special guest Helen Rosenthal, New York City Council Member of the 6th District, surprised the Chancellor with a proclamation commending him for “his incredible and enduring contributions … not merely for the length of his distinguished tenure, but the tremendously positive impact he has had on the lives of countless students, alumni and colleagues throughout our City and beyond …” Susan Kessler, Chair of the Board of The Dwight School Foundation, presented the Chancellor with a proclamation from Gale Brewer, Manhattan Borough President, declaring April 13, 2018, as “Stephen Spahn Appreciation Day.”
Foundation Board Chair Susan Kessler
Co-Chairs
Hayley Foster | Jessica Lindsey
Benefit Committee Brooke Alexander Shelley Farmer Allen Susan Anderson Tiki Barnes Mary Bradley Darly Corniel Sandrine Droumenq Mina Elahi Ann Ferguson Svitlana Flom Ana Fons Lola Garcia Rachel Hayes Gayle ’90 Gina Gray Claudia Guerra Melany Hearne April Horton Donna Johnson-Heard Venetia Kapernekas Hasan Kazmi Suraya Khan Heather Kibbe Sarah Knox
Christine Koehler ’03 Ilse Kolenbrander Amy Landis ’93 Fangxian Liu Geralyn Lucas Melody Marcus Bernadette Mastrangel Lorena Matus Kehinde Mendes Lisa Nacino Winnie Parnes Dana Tycher Reisman ’05 Tavy Ronen Marcelle Rothenberg Akshie Shah Annie Sigal ’93 Bianca Solorzano Nancy Sun Louise Tonkin Carolina Villamizar Bruce Warshaw ’74 Alice Zarari
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Spring Benefit Tiered Tickets, Faculty Sponsors, and Cash Donations
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Anonymous (6)
Peter Farnsworth and Randi Stone
Kari Loya and Ximena Allub
Woody Salvan
ABC Languages
Albert and Elena Feinstein
Geralyn and Tyler Lucas
Shanda and Jonathan Scibilia
William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder
Rob Fraley
Gabriel and Daphne Mello
Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79
Mark Miller ’85
Brooke Alexander
Jean and Aude Gandon
Gus Mininberg ’78
Roger Altman and Jurate Kazickas
Rachel Gibbons
John and Halley Moores
Randee and Albert Sigal
Graham and Bo-In Arader
Dr. Gregory Girshin and Dr. Tatyana Girshin
The O’Hare Family
Glenn and Debbie August
Gillian Hearst Simonds and
Artur and Irina Baysara
Laurence and Sharon Greenberg
Izzet Benadrete
Claudia Guerra
Phil and Meredith Berkowitz
Robert and Sarah Henry
Steven and Ann Berzin
Bryan Janeczko and Terry Young
Ken and Betsy Plevan In Memory of Jeffrey Plevan ’96
Michael Bevilacqua and Marisa Fox-Bevilacqua
Andrew and Lauren Janian
Abhinav and Chandrima Poddar
Jett Kain and Lynn Ban
Philippa and Larry Portnoy
Bobby and Eleanor Cayre
Jeffrey and Rebecca Radosevich
Luiza and Peter Cecchini
Adam Kapner and Elizabeth Weikes Kapner
The Charecky Family
The Kessler Family
Mark Chen and Jennifer Weng
Susan and Peter Kessler
Valerie and Derek Chisom
Julia and William Kohane
Carlton Rochell and Kathleen Kalista
Adam and Judy Cohen
George and Sanjana Koshy
Holly Heston Rochell
Donato and Sarah de Donato
Jamie Kramer and David Schuster
Robert Rubin and Stéphane Samuel
Boris Dubrovsky and Lucrece Francois
Songtao Li and Caidong Tong
The Sammon Family
Dave and Jessica Lindsey
Kim Saperstein ’92
Xudong Zhou and Fangxian Liu
Pamela and Michael Dunn
David and Kathy Lindsey
Ben and Mara Saltzman
Paula and Steven Zirinsky
The Onweagba Family John and Misha Pantalena Andrew and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Seth Reisman and Dana Reisman ’05
Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik Gaurav and Sawako Shukla
Christian Simonds Ravi M. Singh Matthew and Cynthia Skaruppa Duygu Tanguler Tolga Tanguler and Mona Nagib-Tanguler Regina Tarone and Jonathan O’Donnell Charles Ueng Louis and Kimiko Vigden Sergio and Carolina Villamizar The Wilson Wysocki Family
SPRING BENEFIT
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Spring Benefit In-Kind Donors and Solicitors
A Cut Above Pet Stylists
Big Daddy’s
Aytug and Halide Alagoz
Bruce Blau, DDS ’76
Gregg and Dina Alessi
Alina Bogosian
Brooke Alexander
BOK Solutions, Inc.
Chris Allen
Botticelli Portrait Studio
Laura Connor
Dwight School Riverside Administrators Jay W. Eisenhofer and Anne Jameson Ela Rae Jewelry
Darly Corniel and Brian Gurski
Elite Island Resorts
Altamarea Group
Crimson Coaching LLC | Dr. Dominique Padurano
Equinox
Hannah Boykoff
The Estèe Lauder Companies, Inc.
American Museum of Natural History
Branded Restaurants
Alex Cunningham
Eve Bari
Susan Anderson
Breads Bakery
Brittany Dallal
Fabio’s Hair Studio
apple seeds
Breezemont Day Camp
Dancer - NYC
Peter Farnsworth and Randi Stone
Applerouth Tutoring Services, LLC
Dave Brown ’97
Michelle Darby
Todd Feltman ’91
Atlantic Confectionery Company
Aileen and Chris Bruner
Dashing Diva
Flame
Ashley Austin
Bustan NYC
Hod and Nicole David
Gary and Svitlana Flom
Axiom Learning
Camp North Star Maine
Vanity David
Front Page Photography
Aysha NY
Michael and Jessica Capiraso
Davos Brands LLC
Candace Cardwell
Fruit of the Land
Susan de Bell
Fernando Castellanos and Lorena Matus Castellanos
Delta Air Lines
Gary and Dorian Fuhrman
Allan Baillie Ali Baldwin Banks Wealth Partners Barney’s New York Foundation Dennis Basso Beach Break Resort Bedell Cellars Bee in Motion Nima Behnoud Kristy Benfante Phil and Meredith Berkowitz Susan Bertram Jaya Bhavnani
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Connecticut Repertory Theater’s Nutmeg Summer Series and Mainspring Arts Cooperative
The Cavalli Family
Vasken Demirjian
Centercourt Ninja
Isabelle Dervaux, Photo Organizer and Visual Storyteller
The Central Park Conservancy
Sarah DiIorio
Central Park Taekwando
Dior
Chess at Three
Disney/ABC Television
West Chin
DOT
Chloe KZ Photography
Joe Dowling
Jackie and Andrew Chrisomalis
Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Lee Dozier and Dr. Joy Dozier
Terry Christgau
Linda Fussell The Gallagher Family Carme Garrell Jose Gasoart-Avenida Palace Rachel Gibbons The Gleason Family Dr. Evan Goldstein and Mr. Andrew Yu Golf Digest Fabio Gomez and Emilce Cacace Gooroo Tutors
Duke’s
Barry Gragg
Dwight School Math Department
Michael Grant and Heidi Kutz
Spring Benefit In-Kind Donors and Solicitors
Thomas and Gina Gray
Karsten and Heather Kibbe
The Martinez-Rumbo Family
Sara Griner
Kiran Jewelers, Inc.
Masana Portrait Artwork NYC
Jan Gura and Alan Pickman
Matthew Klein
Alistair Hamilton
William and Julia Kohane
Bernadette Mastrangel and Timothy Deyer
Nicole Hamilton
George and Joanna Koutsos
Mathnasium: The Math Learning Center
Sorush Panahi
Annette Harchik
Kouzan Japanese Restaurant
Emily Matles ’04, Emagine Simplicity
The Parents League of New York
Dr. William Harcourt-Smith
Kramer Portraits, New York
McKay Williamson
Betsy Harris
Dr. Daniel Kuncio
Brad Meeder
Pamela Hellman
Stacey (Rosenberg) Kurtz ’80
Michael Stars, Inc.
Henri Bendel
Lancôme USA
Bode Miller
Martha Hirschman
Stacey Leou
Daniel Mintz and Meredith Berkman
Rene C. Hofstede
Bill Lerner
Mixology Clothing Company
ibidPREP Test Prep, Tutoring and Admissions Guidance
Leshem Loft
Modern Day Optx
Limani
Il Riccio
LindseyBelle
Matt Moran
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Dave and Jessica Lindsey
iPark
Little Frog Bistro and Bar
Jami Beere Photography
Fangxian Liu and Xudong Zhou
Jane Mogel Interior Design
L’Oreal
Ali Janiak
The Lower Quest Teachers
JG Fitness
Geralyn and Tyler Lucas
JMAK Hospitality
The Lynne Family
Karen Berlin Ishii Premier Tutoring and Test Prep
M Salon
Laurance Kaufman and Melody Marcus Dan and Kim Kelleher
Madison Plastic Surgery Magpie
The Kessler Family
Jon Makhmaltchi and Dr. Michael Birnbaum
Athar and Suraya Khan
Marc Kaufman Furs
Vladimir Mordukhayev Davide Moro and Rosalia Zamudio Mrs. Holistic, Suchita Kothari Judith Myers Nespresso USA, Inc. Patricia Neves New-York Historical Society New York Mets
The Michael O’Hare and Christina Clark Family Filiz Ozak-Sevil Liana Pai and Geoffrey Quelle
Parm Winnie Parnes Gadi Peleg ’93 and Masha Peleg Perfect57 MedSpa Photo-ology Pinnacle Prep Larry and Philippa Portnoy Premier Chess Stephen Presti The Public Theater Pure Barre Columbus Avenue Eddie and Fatmira Purovic Angela Raborg Ralph Lauren Reading in Preschool ReadySetCollege Rebecca Rossi’s Piano Studio
New York Road Runners
Dana Tycher Reisman ’05
New York Society Library
Heather Richards
Roger and Piya Newkirk
Michele Risa MA, CBCA
Nimany Studio
Riverside Music Studios
NYC Pilates
Riverside Symphony
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Spring Benefit In-Kind Donors and Solicitors
Roberto Falck Photography Marc and Marcelle Rothenberg Robert Rubin and Stéphane Samuel Dr. Gregg Rubinstein Emma Ryan Jacqueline Pugh Sackler ’94 and Mortimer Sackler Jan Sage and Bob Dunphy Saks Fifth Avenue Dr. Joseph Salim and Dr. Mina Elahi Arthur Samuels Victoria Sanford and Raul Figueroa-Sarti Mario Santomassimo Kim Saperstein ’92 Clair Sapperstein Saturday Night Live Lisa Schoenfeld Sea Glass Fine Art Peter Shaerf and Betsy Scherl Akshie and Tejas Shah Wendy Silberstein, The Aesthetic Organizer Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina The Simple Sol Simplified with Style Rebecca Singer-Zhou Beverly Soares Soho Playhouse
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SoulCycle Soyulla Artists Kirk Spahn ’95 Spring Lake Day Camp Emily and Ryan Stark Steve & Kate’s Camp UWS Stylempower Najib Succar and Chloe Zachmanoglou Nancy Sun and Chao Fang Lou and Gina Switzer Tacuba Cantina Mexicana Taryn Laughlin Coaching LLC Sarah Taylor TCR The Tennis Club of Riverdale Nuno and Patricia Teles Theatreworks USA Todd Haiman Landscape Design Toloache Top of the Rock Observation Deck at Rockefeller Center Dr. Robert M. Tornambe and Valerie Mazzonelli Harry Toung and Dr. Dorothy Lebeau Tracy Steele Designs Alexey Tsikaluk and Olesia Yampolets Twisted Cedar Wines - Cedar Band of Paiute Indians
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology UpFit Training Academy The Vallés Family Vasken Salon Via Viand Bruce Warshaw ’74 West | NYC Home West Chin Architects, Designers, & Decorators West Side Kids Alex White WNET New York Public Media WRKNYC Mr. Lin Xia and Ms. Hua Yao Jacob Yandura Hee-Jin Yim Yogaworks Westside Yorkville Youth Athletic Association YUMBLE Kids Meals Vita Zambetti Kevin Zhu and Vivien Song 57th Street Chiropractic
Live Appeal Donors
Presidents Circle - ($50,000+)
Luiza and Peter Cecchini
The Kessler Family
Hasan and Shehrbano Kazmi
Anonymous
Donato and Sarah de Donato
Athar and Suraya Khan
Roger and Piya Newkirk
Dave and Jessica Lindsey
Adam and Hayley Foster
Laura Miles and William Stein
Tolga Tanguler and Mona Nagib-Tanguler
Horacio Gutierrez and Morella Troconis
Danny Myint and Caroline Desrochers
Peter Timmins ’90
Ambassadors’ Circle - ($10,000+)
Brian and Joanna Lindley
Jeffrey and Rebecca Radosevich
Derek and Danielle Wallis
Anonymous
The O’Hare Family
Marc and Marcelle Rothenberg
Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79
Liana Pai and Geoffrey Quelle
Akshie and Tejas Shah
Friend - (up to $249)
John and Halley Moores
Matthew and Ashley Slaughter
Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina
Anonymous (2)
Eric and Tanya Weisleder
Julie and Nick Stratopoulos
Maliha Ahmad and Tabish Rizvi
The Wilson Wysocki Family
Nancy Sun and Chao Fang
Pratik and Avni Desai
Counsul Generals’ Circle - ($5,000+)
Paula and Steven Zirinsky
Mark and Linda Fussell
Jaime and Lola Robles-Gil
Advocate - ($500+)
Wenli Guo
Rachel Gibbons
The Saperstein Family
Anonymous
Athar and Suraya Khan
April Horton and Brian McCraw
Oliver Storch and Geidy Perez-Storch
Michael and Jessica Capiraso
Tunde and Kehinde Mendes
Laurie Lewis
Daniel Cavalli and Karoliina Ohukainen
Michael O’Hare and Christina Clark
Maarten and Ilse Maaskant
Diplomats’ Circle - ($2,500+)
Laura and John Charecky
Lynda Rovine ’83 and Josh Rovine
Sarah Magness
Phil and Meredith Berkowitz
Jackie and Andrew Chrisomalis
Steven Wilson and Jan Wysocki
Gabriel and Daphne Mello
Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq
Adam and Judy Cohen
Paula and Steven Zirinsky
Kea Morgan
Geralyn and Tyler Lucas
Pamela and Mike Dunn
Philippa and Larry Portnoy
Gary and Svitlana Flom
Contributor - ($250+)
Randy and Monette Rivera
Kimberly Hardy Heppard
Anonymous
The Rodriguez Family
Sponsors - ($1,000+)
Alfred Hiermann and Julia Martin Alvarez
Stefano and Sabrina Silva
Anonymous
Mr. Terry Young and Mr. Bryan Janeczko
Darly Corniel and Brian Gurski on behalf of Sebastian Gurski-Corniel ’29
Izzet Benadrete
Kevin and Tsui Johnson
Anonymous
The Onweagba Family
Kipp and Burgess Davis
Kevin Zhu and Vivien Song
Alicia and Brian Janiak
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Class of 2018
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Class of 2018 Senior Gift Donors
Twelfth Grade (Class of 2018) Anonymous (7)
Kim Dickerson
Kyungeun Lee
Alena Paltina
Dana and James Adler
Kathryn Eisberg
Mario Lopez Lena and Silvia Mosqueira
Carl and Wendy Philips
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Alpert
Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim
Bill Lerner
Andrew and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Graham and Bo-in Arader
Jean and Veronique Germain
Binbin Lin
Steven and Yvette Pomerantz
Glenn and Debbie August
Tim and Karen Gordon
The Lindahl Family
Tavy Ronen
Courtney Barr
Alice Gottesman
Dave and Jessica Lindsey
Rory and Bruce Teitelbaum
Andrew and Karyn Bhak
Stephen and Alessandra Jones
Laurent and Gaelle Marcel
Joe Tuana
Herman Bril and Claire Bril Berson
Gary Kaplan and Diane Podrasky
Farah and Morris Moinian
Yuxin Ye
Andrew and Liz Cropper
Richard and Susan Korchak
The O’Hare Family
Dr. Ellen Zimmerli
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The Bridge to the Future named in honor of the Class of 2018 In recognition of the senior class families and the efforts of the Senior Gift Committee, co-chaired by Alex Gendzier and Jessica Lindsey, who raised over $260,000 for The Dwight School Foundation’s Annual Fund, Dwight’s new passageway connecting Timothy House to the new brownstone at 21 West 88th Street will be dedicated in honor of the Class of 2018. A plaque commemorating the Class of 2018 will be installed on the wall of the passageway, which serves as a bridge to the future, symbolizing Dwight’s commitment to growth and innovation, and as a perpetual reminder of their unique impact on Dwight.
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Commencement 2018 Dwight was proud to continue its tradition of hosting graduation at the beautiful Metropolitan Museum of Art with the 146th Commencement Exercises.
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Class of 2018
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Caroline Adler
Daniel Elahi +*
David Lindsey
Romy Ronen +*
Benjamin Alpert
Jared Foster
Diego Lopez Lena +
Blythe Ruppel +*
Louis Alteen +
Gabriel Gendzier-Imperiali +
Talya Lubit
Carl Saquet +
Abigail Arader
Robinson Germain +
Yuxi Luo +
Maya Schatsky +
Zazie Atkinson +*
Ali Gokhan +
Menghan Ma +
Kent Shinnick
Jack August +
Callum Gordon +*
Arthur Marcel +
Katerina Shykind +*
Jack Basora
Eleanor Gottesman-Zuckerman
Alexander McKillop +
Jack Teitelbaum
Mirella Benadrete
Chiara Guy +
Jahfari Mitchell
Maya Tiwari +*
Sophia Berman
Vanina Hermida
Emma Moinian
Max Tuana i Guitart +
Maya Bhak
Zaria Howell +*
Jada Morgan +*
Cole Wachtel +
Kyra Brands +*
David Iosilevich +
Margaret O’Hare +*
Chun Wang +
Holden Bril +
Aniza Jahangir +
Gabriella Paganini +*
Yuxin Ye +
Beatrice Carra +*
James Jones +*
Jailene Peralta +*
Adele Chen
Lucas Kaplan +
Ilan Pesselev +
George Cho +*
Marcus Kapoor +
Hannah Philips
Abigail Cropper +
Serena Korchak
Stefano Pizzo
Dimitry Drovniachine +
Jacqueline Lerner
Hannah Pomerantz
Julia Eisberg
Jacob Lindahl +*
Irene Rivera +
+ IB Diploma Recipients * National Honor Society
Class of 2018 Acceptances and Matriculations
Academy of Art University* Adelphi University American University of Paris* Babson College* Bard College Baruch College of the CUNY Bentley University Binghamton University Boston College* Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University* Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University* Butler University California College of the Arts - San Francisco Carleton College* Case Western Reserve University Clark University Colby College Colgate University Columbia University* Concordia University – Montreal* Cornell University* Creighton University Dickinson College* Drew University Drexel University Duke University* Duquesne University Durham University* Elon University* Emerson College Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College*
Furman University Gettysburg College George Washington University* Goldsmiths, University of London Gordon College Goucher College Hamilton College - NY Haverford College Hope College Hult International Business School - London Hunter College of the CUNY IE University - Madrid Imperial College London Indiana University Bloomington Ithaca College Jacksonville University Jewish Theological Seminary of America* John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the CUNY* Johns Hopkins University King’s College London Lake Forest College Long Island University Post Loyola University New Orleans* Manhattanville College Marist College* Marymount Manhattan College McGill University* Middlebury College The New School - All Divisions* New York University* Newcastle University Northeastern University* Northwestern University*
Occidental College* Ohio Wesleyan University Pace University - New York City Princeton University* Providence College Queen Mary University of London Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University* Rochester Institute of Technology* Rollins College Rutgers University - New Brunswick* Saint Joseph’s University Sarah Lawrence College Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Skidmore College* Smith College Southern Methodist University* Stony Brook University Suffolk University Syracuse University* Temple University Trinity College Tufts University* Tulane University* Università Bocconi* University of Alberta University of Arizona University of Bristol University of British Columbia University of California, Davis, Irvine*, Los Angeles*, San Diego, Santa Barbara
University of Colorado at Boulder University of Denver The University of Edinburgh University of Exeter University of Kent University of Leeds* University of Manchester* University of Miami* University of Michigan University of Nottingham University of Pennsylvania* University of Pittsburgh University of Richmond University of Southern California* University of Sussex University of Tampa University of Texas at Austin* University of Toronto* University of Vermont* University of Virginia University of Wisconsin - Madison University of York* Vassar College* Villanova University Wake Forest University Washington and Jefferson College Washington and Lee University* Washington University in St. Louis* Wesleyan University*
The institutions with an * are those at which one or more Dwight students matriculated
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Alumni Council 2017-18
We greatly appreciate the support of the Alumni Council and its efforts to strengthen our network of alumni who reach around the globe. Alumni Council 2017-18
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Peter Timmins ’90, President
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00, Vice-President
Caroline Axelrod ’03
Alejandro Filippa ’97
Scott Hefler ’97
Aubrey Hodges ’99
Amy Landis ’93
Blain Namm ’97
Shriti Rath ’05
Bruce Warshaw ’74
Alumni Annual Giving
Dwight School
The Franklin School Anonymous (1)
Anonymous (5)
Eric and Amy Hahn ’05
Steven Rosenblum ’93
Katherine Ames ’06
Austin D. Haight ’07
Nicolas Rovner ’10
Wallace Arthur ’49
Caroline Axelrod ’03
Mr. James Hausman ’88
Honore Ryan ’76
Arnold Barkman ’59
Bruce Blau, DDS ’76
Scott Hefler ’97
Kim Saperstein ’92
Andrew H. Chait ’78
Ian and Debra Hendler ’89
Lauren Braver Schiller ’94
William Churella ’59
Keith Hyatt ’97
Jessica Schottenstein ’07
Justin Coles ’07
Sumaya Jackson ’04
Jonathan Shectman ’03
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71 and Timothy Cope
Roy Judelson ’83
Annie Sigal ’93 and Julian Medina
Richard May ’63
Tracy and Scott Sigal ’95
Ronald Wurtzburger ’59
Dwight Smith ’05
The Anglo School
Weber S. Lauh ’67
Robert Daniel ’64
Jennifer Lee ’10
Cleo Egli ’13
Jonathan Lee ’11
Rachel Ehrlich ’87 and Charles Gayner
Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82
Sadie Flateman ’03, The Flateman Rothman Law Firm, LLC
Parisa and Vedad Osmanovic ’98
Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79 Caroline Garcia ’98 Stuart Gayle and Rachel Hayes Gayle ’90 Richard C. Goodwin ’46 Carol Manning Graham ’74 Matthew Grogan ’08
Blain Namm ’97
Gregg A. Ostroff ’97 Jennifer Pasinetti ’90 John F. Prentice ’08, and Acorn Hill Foundation, Inc. Seth Reisman and Dana Reisman ’05 Stephen Rich and Jennifer Rich ’84
Kirk Spahn ’95 Maryll and Blake Spahn ’89 Esme Thompson-Turcotte ’17 and Rose ThompsonTurcotte ’17 Peter Timmins ’90 Vail and Shiv Vasisht ’95 Lei Wang ’12 Greg Williamson ’97
Susan Bonell ’66 Roger Eveleth ’77 Hedy Hartman ’72 Monica Leardi ’80 Stephen J. Lurie ’74 Paul Onish, ’64
Michael J. Sheerer ’83
Landmark Year Class Representatives 2017-18
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Madeleine Miller, Franklin ’67 Robin Winter-Young, Franklin ’67
Richard S. Wilson ’53 Adam and Jeanne Yellin ’94
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Alumni Giving
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Alumni Giving
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I was humbled that Mr. Christgau asked me to lead the after-school improv program. It’s great to be back at Dwight and to see that today’s students have a dedicated theater space. Working with them and seeing their progress has been amazing! —Alex Da Silva ’12
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Faculty and Staff Annual Giving
Faculty and staff go above and beyond to make sure every student at Dwight has a world-class education. We are grateful to the following individuals who contributed to the Annual Fund. Anonymous (8)
Jordi Dosaiguas-Falco
The Irico Family
Janine Perillo
Andre Theisen and Ann Peters
Dr. Mary C. Abdullah
Mr. Tim from the Gray Dolphins
Alicia and Brian Janiak
Ron Posner
Amanda Dow Thompson
Dianne Drew and Dr. Alexander Phan
Robert Jarvis
Stephen Presti
Nora Thomson
Karen Kearns
Angela Raborg and Carlos Romero
Megan Webb
Heather Richards Ms. Heidi Rubenstein-Brethel
Michael, Eleonora, Charles, and Theodore Wiesenfeld
Emma Ryan
Lauren and Sam Wunderlich
Arthur Samuels III
Hee-Jin Yim
Jessica Sarnicola and Ian Cohen
Violetta Zambetti
Ellen Sayers
Dmitri and Kate Zolotkovsky
Eric and Lyndsay Alden Ashley Austin Chris Beddows Kristy Benfante Susan Beyrle Jaya Bhavnani Manoj and Shalini Bhavnani Daniel Bjelis Neil F. Brier Candace Cardwell Shannon Cassell Laura and John Charecky Mr. Terrence Christgau Eric R. Dale Sandra Darzy Alessandra and Alfredo Deza
Allison Feldman Shauna Fitzmahan Linda Fussell Joe Gelfand Rachel Gibbons Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Giraldo Kim Guzowski Eric and Amy Hahn ’05 Alistair Hamilton Annette Harchik Cassandra Harrison Sabrina and Bruce Hecker Pamela Hellman Martha Hirschman
Steve Kelly Josh Kigel and Ann Tilley Isabella Leahy Yumi Lee Shelby Levin Robyn and Lily Levinson Mark Lipari Susan Lissim Bethany Martin Matthew Moran Elaine Natalicchi Melissa Norman Jill and John Ortman Filiz Ozak-Sevil
Jessica Weiss
The Schoenfeld Family The Singer-Zhou Family Beverly Soares The Spahn Family The Stabb Family Jean Strait Ms. Lori Taylor
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Parents of Alumni, Friends, Past Faculty and Staff, and Loved Ones
Anonymous (8) Dr. Mary C. Abdullah David and Elizabeth Anstey and Family Caroline Axelrod ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Jay Axelrod Barry and Sandra Berkowitz Steven and Ann Berzin Susan Beyrle Elizabeth Callaway and Robert Carey Peter Carlisle Lezlie Carroll Alessandro Cerase and Barbara Riccardi
Paul Ehrlich, MD Dr. Ebby Elahi Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim Pamela Estes Barbara Evans-Butler Sharon Feldman and Alan Eidler Linda S. Field Evan Flamenbaum Alvin and Lydia Foster Jeffrey and Barbara Frankel The Fribourg Family Foundation
Dai and Lisa Choi
Scott and Lauren Gaynor
Mr. Terrence Christgau
Lynn Gilbert
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71 and Timothy Cope
Dr. and Mrs. Jaime Giraldo
Terrence and Courtnay Daniels Fernando and Leslie de Oliveira
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Claudia Egli and Cleo Egli ’13, and Lend a Hand
Stan and Ronnie Goldberg Diana and Harrison Goldin
Robert and Nancy Downey
Mr. Luis Heitor Goncalves and Dr. Liliana Kawase
Gardner Dunnan
Steven Greenberg and Hannah Strasser
Lyn and David Grogan
William LoPinto and Mamak Shahbazi
Dominic and Nella Habsburg
Mark Mariscal and Lori Zabar
Jamie Haight
Barry McCullough
Sabrina and Bruce Hecker
Elisabeth McDonald
Elliott and Gail Hefler
In Honor of Blain Namm ’97
The Howard Family
Elaine Natalicchi
Vera Isaacs
Joe and Helaine Nieder
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jacobs
James and Patricia O’Hara
Osten Johansson
Azra, Ismet, and Vedad Osmanovic
Marla Karaliolios
Edward and Pam Pantzer
Elana Katz
Alfredo and Theresa Pellas
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen
Gregory M. Petrick and Cynthia A. Smith
Susan and Peter Kessler
Chris and Patresse Phillips
Radford Klotz and Shahnaz Batmanghelidj
Jonah Pintoff
Susan Kluger
Andrew and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Tom Krouwer
Joseph Pollack
Fran and Gary Langenhahn
Eugene and Katharine Prentice
Dennis Lieberson
Grace Rangel
Marie and Harley Lippman
Rayna Rapp
Barry and Harriet Lipsitz
Isabella Del Frate Rayburn
Parents of Alumni, Friends, Past Faculty and Staff, and Loved Ones
David and Cindy Reichenbaum
Marian and Aaron Tenenbein
Root Tree Foundation
Amanda Dow Thompson, Esme Thompson-Turcotte ’17 and Rose Thompson-Turcotte ’17
Elihu and Susan Rose Craig Russell The Saperstein Family Pam Schafler Daniel and Marcy Schlessinger Rabbi and Elisabeth Schneier Robert and Donna Shafir
Mrs. Elena Toth and Dr. Miklos Toth Tamara Tucker Mitra Vasisht Vail and Shiv Vasisht ’95 Ali Wambold and Monica Gerard Sharp
Ronald Shechtman and Lynne Meadow
Susan Waterfall and The Waterfall Family Foundation
Jason Shela
Eleanor Weeks
Randee and Albert Sigal
Paul and Vivien Wolsk
The Slayton Family Foundation Nannette Sloan The Spahn Family Peter and Lenore Standish Robert and Susan Hays Stern and the Hampton Foundation in honor of Kathryn Gonnion ’08 Robert Sturm Neophytos Stylianou
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Gifts of Securities, Matching Gift Companies, Foundations, and Charitable Trusts
Matching Gift Companies Anonymous American International Group Anheuser-Busch Foundation The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Merck Partnership for Giving Morgan Stanley Mutual of America
The Flateman Rothman Law Firm, LLC
Root Tree Foundation
The Acorn Hill Foundation
Foster Family Giving Fund
The Shafir Family Fund
AmazonSmile Foundation
The Fribourg Family Foundation
Foundations and Charitable Trusts
Andrew and Annette Pizzo Charitable Fund
Goldman Sachs Gives
Penguin Random House Matching Gifts Program
The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
The Gottesman Fund
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
The Axelrod Family Foundation
Rabobank International
Honeywell International’s PAC Charitable Gift Program
The Braver Philanthropic Fund
Tyr Energy, Inc.
The Broadridge Foundation
The Lange/Shapiro Family Foundation
UBS Matching Gift Program
The Burrows Foundation
The Lebeau Charitable Trust
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.
The Caedmon School
Lend a Hand Foundation
HSBC Bank USA
Verizon
Matthew 6:21 Giving Fund
ING Financial Services Corporation
The Chris and Aileen Bruner Family Fund
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
The Conestoga Road Foundation
The Namm Foundation
Barclays Educational Gift Matching Program Christie’s Duke Energy Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. Giving Assistant, Inc.
iStar, Inc. MarketAxess
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Marsh & McLennan Companies Matching Gifts Program
Dana and James Adler Donor Advised Fund
The Hampton Foundation
Mintz/Berkman Donor Fund National Christian Foundation RJKB Family Charitable Foundation Inc.
Schaffner Family Foundation Skaruppa Family Donor Advised Fund The Slayton Family Foundation Tarre de Oliveira Family Fund United Way The Waterfall Family Foundation The Wurtzburger Family FundUnited Way Vanguard Charitable The Verizon Foundation
Planned Giving Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71
Securities Anonymous
The Dwight School Foundation In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
We would like to acknowledge the following groups that play a critical role in supporting The Dwight School Foundation’s efforts: The Dwight School Foundation Trustees advise and work in conjunction with the Chancellor,
Vice Chancellor, Head of School, and the Foundation’s Advancement Office to think critically about how Foundation resources can positively impact the lives of Dwight students and faculty. The Annual Fund Committee solicits gifts from members of the Dwight community to provide support for student financial aid and innovation grants, and faculty professional development. The Senior Gift Committee solicits Annual Fund gifts from twelfth grade families and helps
identify spaces or items to be named in honor of the graduating class. The Spark Tank Committee advises, mentors, and approves funding for K-12 student projects. The Spring Benefit Committee organizes and promotes the Foundation’s largest community event. The Parents Association Executive Committee works closely with the Foundation to promote Foundation initiatives within the parent body. The PA President is an ex-officio member of the Foundation Board of Trustees. The Alumni Council and Class Representatives help identify and promote meaningful
ways for graduates to get involved with the School and stay connected with each other. The Alumni Council President is an ex-officio member of the Foundation Board of Trustees.
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The Dwight School Foundation In-Kind Donors and Volunteers In-Kind Donors
Scott J. Sigal ’95
Kierstyn Lloyd
Mr. Carlton Rochell
Blake Spahn ’89
Filiz Ozak-Sevil
Emily Vargas
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00
Bruce Warshaw ’74
Emily Vargas
Dave Brown ’97
Alumni Soccer Game
Libby Clark
Libby Clark
Foundation Office Spring Benefit Support
Joe Dowling
Joe Dowling
Brooke Alexander
Michael Horvath
Todd Fisher ’93
Mary Benton
Fiona Imboden
Michael Horvath
Eric Hahn
Filiz Ozak-Sevil
Fiona Imboden
Austin D. Haight ’07
Alumni Basketball Game
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Half Marathon
Iva Kusan
Young Alumni Cocktail
Michael Capiraso
Mei “Kaiser” Luo ’21
Doug Boxer ’91
Victoria Ng
Peter Timmins ’90
Reunion Day Mary Benton Oscar Brett Emily Chase Libby Clark Joe Dowling Allison Feldman Alistair Hamilton
Shiran Nicholson ’92 Filiz Ozak-Sevil Annie Sigal ’93 Laurie Silbersweig Blake Spahn ’89 Peter Timmins ’90 Kerry Tkacik
Foundation and School Leadership 2018-19 Foundation
Board of Trustees
Susan Kessler, Chair Aileen Bruner, Ex-Officio Libby Callaway Andrew Chrisomalis Gary Fuhrman ’79 Sean Gallagher Max Herrnstein Michael Kalnick Dave Lindsey Drew Pizzo Shriti Rath ’05, Ex-Officio Kim Saperstein, ’92 Ravi Singh Julie Stratopoulos
Advancement Office Susan Beyrle, Parent ’07, Director of Development Shannon Cassell, Director of Alumni Relations and Events Moira Chouaf, Database and Office Manager Kim Guzman, Annual Fund and Development Coordinator Nicole Vaughan, Associate Director of Development Mary Benton Susan Kluger
Alumni Council Shriti Rath ’05, President Reza Sarbakhsh ’00, Vice President Caroline Axelrod ’03 Scott Hefler ’97 Amy Landis ’93 Bruce Warshaw ’74
Dwight School
Parents Association
Stephen Spahn, Chancellor
Aileen Bruner, President
Senior Leadership
Blake Spahn ’89, Vice Chancellor Dianne Drew, Head of School Eric Dale, Head of Upper School
Judy Cohen, Vice President, Timothy House Louise Tonkin, Vice President, Bentley House
Ronald Posner, Head of Middle School
Lola Garcia, Vice President, Franklin/Anglo House
Martha Hirschman, Head of Lower School
Ann Ferguson, Secretary
Chris Allen, Head of Preschool and Kindergarten Shelby Levin, Associate Head of Middle School, MYP Coordinator Chris Beddows, Associate Head of Lower School, PYP Coordinator Linda Fussell, Associate Head of Preschool and Kindergarten Alicia Janiak, Associate Head of Preschool and Kindergarten Alfredo Deza, Director of Finance/ Business
Carolina Suarez Villamizar, Treasurer Adriana Moura, Co-Event Coordinator Patricia Teles, Co-Event Coordinator Kelly Frankeny, Communications Coordinator
Riverside Campus
Parents Association Tsui Lam, President Avni Desai, Co-VP of Events Hannah Linder, Co-VP of Events Rachel Kaplan, Secretary Udi Sagi, Treasurer
Communications and Events Office Allison Feldman, Chief Innovation & Communications Officer Oscar Brett, Director of Video Production Derek Oscarson, Design Director Samantha Roy, Editorial Associate Laurie Silbersweig, Editorial Director Kerry Tkacik, Digital Content Manager Emily Vargas, Events Manager
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Dwight School Parents Association The Parents Association plays a vital role in Dwight’s community-building efforts and educational objectives. It is the School and PA’s joint mission to build a responsible, global-minded community and ignite the spark of genius in every child. 2017-18 Dwight Executive Board
2017-18 Dwight Class Representatives
Meridith Hill, President
1A Geidy Perez-Storch Bianca Solorzano
Judy Cohen, Vice President, Timothy House
1B 5B Suraya Khan Zorana Jelic Chloe Zachmanoglou Kim Kelleher
Lola Garcia, Vice President, Bentley House Rory Teitelbaum, Vice President, Franklin/Anglo House Fiona Paltridge, Co-event Coordinator Adriana Moura, Co-event Coordinator Martha Seiver, Secretary Aileen Bruner, Treasurer Kelly Frankeny, Communications Coordinator
2017-18 Dwight Executive Board 2017-18 Officers/Committee Chairs
Tavy Ronen, Ambassador Committee Chair
Louise Tonkin, Safety Patrol Coordinator
Meridith Hill, Ambassador Committee
Carolina Villamizar, Skating Party Chair
Lorena Matus, Ambassador Committee
Felabi Phillips, Maria Thorbjornsen, Spirit Day Co-Chairs
Louise Tonkin, Ambassador Committee Mary Bradley, Bentley House Halloween Party Chair Lucia Carpenter, April Horton, Susan Korchak, Jo O’dea, Erika Levine Pintoff, Book Fair Co-Chairs Jessica Dennis-Capiraso, Katie Gallagher, International Food Festival Co-Chairs
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5A Heather Kibbe Alice Zarari
Judy Clare, Sona Hacherian, PIA Co-Reps
Carolina Villamizar, Sporting Event Chair Tiki Barnes, Cecilia Rebolledo, Patricia Teles, Alice Zarari, Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week Co-Chairs Aileen Bruner, Thanksgiving Food Drive Chair Valerie Mazzonnelli, Uniform Chair Sale Gaby Basora, Valentine’s Day Treats Chair
1C Gina Gray Tsui Lam
6 Anabela Lopes Carolina Villamizar
2A Clare Cheng Akshie Shah
7 Amy Egger Jill Geisinger
2B Monique Dana Kathleen Katz
8 Lisa Nacino Maria Thorbjornsen
3A Felabi Phillips Louise Tonkin
9 Sandrine Droumenq Lorena Matus
3B Yi Pan Olga Sobol
10 Ana Fons Jo O’Dea
4A Sarah Knox Emily Yu
11 Amy Kanter Sylvie Vaccari
4B Lucia Carpenter April Horton
12 Alena Paltina Tavy Ronen
2017-18 Dwight Preschool Executive Board
Laura Charecky, President Tsui Lam, Co-Vice President of Events Vera Batichev, Co-Vice President of Events Rachel Kaplan, Secretary Hasan Kazmi, Treasurer
2017-18 Dwight Preschool Officers/Committee Chairs
2017-18 Dwight Preschool Class Representatives
Marci Stern, Fall Festival Co-Chair
Cambridge Lynch, Book Fair Co-Chair
Ravit Barbi, Jeehae Lee, Teacher Appreciation Week Co-Chairs
Jennie Bhalla, Bake Sale Co-Chair
Biana Solorzano, Valentine’s Day Treat Co-Chair
Anagha Mudigonda, Volunteer Co-Chair
Hannah Linder, Amanda Lucido, and Denise Marcondes, Winter Wishes Co-Chairs
Audrey Train, Cocktail Party Co-Chair Jackie Baker, Lisa Govoni, Clothing Sale Co-Chairs
K1 Jin Liu and Andy Yu K2 Melissa Rodriguez and Sabrina Silva K3 Denise Marcondes and Colby Norrington Blue Jays: Jill Kaiser and Amanda Lucido (MWF) Carolina Endara-Collado and Gretchen Hohenstein (TTH) Red Robins: Emilce Cacace and Angie Chatterjee (MWF) Jillian Curran and Jeehae Lee (TTH) Yellow Chicks: Aileen Haruvi and Hannah Linder (MWF) Julia Andersen, Karl Andersen, and Liz Weikes Kapner (TTH) Purple Parrots: Amy Kessler and Sabrina Silva Copper Owls: Anna Dogramaciyan and Cheryl Nunziata
2017-18 Dwight Preschool Executive Board
Black Bears: Kristin Hauf and Kelly Purcell
Brown Kangaroos: Erin Aidi, Victoria Dayenoff, and Michelle Jung Gold Giraffes: Jeffrey Goldberger and Shetal Mehta Pink Hippos: Marisa Allan, Avni Desai, and Ashley Slaughter Silver Elephants: Daphne Mello and Chandrima Poddar White Rabbits: Jennie Bhalla, Maureen Krugman, and Julia Vorgod Green Sea Turtles: Anagha Mudigonda, Ashley Slaughter, and Bianca Solorzano Gray Dolphins: Sara Fuks Greenfield and Jill Kaiser Orange Clownfish: Melany Hearne and Shobana Rajasekaran Indigo Sharks: Jyotsna Bean and Misha Pantalena
The Parents Association Executive Committees work with the Foundation to create a responsible, global-minded community and ignite the spark of genius in every child.
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Letter from the Vice Chancellor
Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight, This Annual Report punctuates an extraordinary year for The Dwight School Foundation, our School, and the entire Dwight community. Indeed, 2017-18 was notable for a variety of reasons, including my father’s 50th anniversary, which Dwight celebrated on two special occasions. The first was our global Carnegie Hall concert, where students from around the world shared their musical sparks of genius with a sold-out audience of over 2,800 in the iconic Stern Auditorium. The second was the Foundation’s dazzling Spring Benefit, which gathered multiple generations of our School’s family and friends in tribute to my father and his visionary leadership.
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These events were proud moments for me personally and as Vice Chancellor. My dedication to igniting the spark of genius in every child emerged from my father’s steadfast commitment to the same. I received a personalized world-class Dwight education and believe deeply in its value and the lifelong benefits that students reap from attending our School.
In addition, the Foundation, which purchased cutting-edge technology and science equipment for students in 2017-18, provides critical support to the community through student financial aid, professional development grants, and Spark Tank innovation grants year-in and year-out. These core components comprise the building blocks upon which we all depend.
This year was also memorable due to the numerous achievements of our students, whose intellect, talents, and contributions to our community and the world never cease to impress; and for the initiatives we launched to ensure that every graduate is prepared for the future that awaits.
This fall, as we open new classrooms in 21 West 88th Street and put the finishing touches on stateof-the-art spaces designed to inspire new levels of creativity and collaboration, we extend deep appreciation to the Foundation for sharing our mission. Together, we are preparing graduates to innovate and collaborate to meet 21st-century global challenges.
As a frontier IB school, we are committed to piloting programs that advance opportunities for learning and position students for success in the rapidly changing global marketplace. Thanks to your generosity and that of The Dwight School Foundation, we are training every teacher to be innovative in the classroom and integrating Spark Tank methodologies into the curriculum so that every student is equipped with the entrepreneurial skills and experience needed for the jobs of tomorrow.
We look forward to an exciting year ahead and to your continued support. Warm regards,
Blake Spahn Vice Chancellor, Dwight School
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