Research and Practice
2024-2025 Head of School Report to the Community
Head of School
This past year, we centered our community around a simple open-ended query: “What does it mean to be a Quaker School?”
As with all good queries, the richness was in the process. We explored this question in Meeting for Worship, in classrooms, in faculty circles and in quiet conversations among students and adults. What emerged was not a single definition, but a shared sense of purpose: that to be a Quaker school is to be a place where truth-seeking, belonging, reflection and transformation are not occasional moments but daily practices.
We saw this come to life across campus. Our Inquiry Lab launched its inaugural project on the role of technology in our learning environment. Students and teachers engaged deeply with questions of ethics and innovation. More recently, faculty participated in our first all-school summer Learning Lab in years, diving into the opportunities and challenges of AI in education. At every turn, our community returned to core queries: What kind of learners — and people — are we shaping? How do we steward both tradition and change?
We also witnessed extraordinary expressions of support and trust from those who believe deeply in our mission. A transformative bequest from the family of Craig SanPietro P’06 allowed us to renovate and reimagine one of our science classrooms for 21st-century learning. And a generous five-figure bequest from Bruce Stewart, former Head of School at AFS, reminds us that leadership, vision and care leave lasting legacies. These gifts are powerful acts of stewardship, investments in both our facilities and in the futures of young people.
Looking ahead, we are taking the spirit of this year’s discernment and translating it into action. In the coming year, our focus will be on curricular throughlines, reimagining what it means to have a truly integrated curriculum from Early Childhood through Upper School. This work will connect disciplines, divisions and values, making learning more meaningful for our students and teachers.
While our guiding query may never have a single answer, it comes to life in the way we teach, learn and care for one another. That is the heart of being a Quaker school, and it is the foundation we will continue to build on together.
DR. NICOLE GILPIN HOOD HEAD OF SCHOOL
TOTAL ENROLLMENT OVER PAST FIVE YEARS
2024-2025 – 630 STUDENTS
2023-2024 – 604 STUDENTS
2022-2023 – 606 STUDENTS
2021-2022 – 600 STUDENTS
2020-2021 – 563 STUDENTS
$369,075
RAISED FOR FUND FOR AFS IN 2024-2025
7:1
STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIO
64% OF STUDENTS AWARDED FINANCIAL AID 51% STUDENTS OF COLOR
State of the School
Devin Schlickmann, Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Management
As we reflect on the past year, I’m proud to share that Abington Friends School remains strong. AFS has seen steady, planned enrollment growth over the past 10 years, reflecting both programmatic strength and strategic admission work. Our fundraising is healthy, and we continue to invest deeply in access, equity and excellence across all divisions. At the same time, we recognize the broader headwinds facing independent schools and are thinking proactively about our future, including an upcoming plan to update our campus and a renewed effort to bring our alumni community back to campus.
2024-2025 GRADUATE COLLEGE MATRICULATIONS
Alfred University
American University
Bates College
Bennington College
Berklee College of Music
Boston University
Bucks County Community College
Commonwealth University (Mansfield)
Connecticut College
Coppin State University
Davidson College
DePaul University
Dickinson College
Drexel University
Elon University
Emerson College
Fashion Institute of Technology
George Mason University
George Washington University
Goldey-Beacom College
Hofstra University
Howard University
La Salle University
Lehigh University
Loyola University Chicago
Middlebury College
Moore College of Art and Design
Muhlenberg College
NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity
Northeastern University
Oberlin College
Penn State University
Rider University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Temple University
The University of Tampa
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Buffalo
University of California (Los Angeles)
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Delaware University of Maryland (College Park)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Massachusetts (Amherst)
University of Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Toronto University of Vermont
Vassar College
Wesleyan University
Honoring Craig SanPietro’s Legacy
Lisa Ammirati, Chair of the Science Department
Scientific discovery flourishes when students are immersed in environments that foster exploration, collaboration and hands-on learning — principles at the heart of Abington Friends School’s science program. Thanks to a generous bequest from former School Committee member and alumni parent Craig SanPietro P’06, we are taking an important step toward modernizing our science learning spaces to reflect the depth and rigor of our curriculum.
His generosity supported the revitalization of an Upper School science classroom, equipping it with modern tools and technologies that expand students’ ability to conduct experiments, analyze data and engage deeply with the scientific process. This renovation serves as a model for future improvements during our campus planning, ensuring that our learning environments evolve in ways that best serve our students and their learning.
In honoring his legacy, we reaffirm our commitment to nurturing the next generation of scientists, engineers and changemakers — students who, like Craig, will dream boldly and make an impact.
GIFTS TO THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM FUND
We extend our deepest gratitude to Craig SanPietro and others for their donations, making this renovation possible.
Ellen Abramson P’25
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Karen Blumenthal P’25
Adekunle Cole and Monira Parkinson P’25
Stephen and Susan Dutot P’25 P’27 P’29
Mrs. Edward J. Goodman P’99 G’33 G’35
Danielle Green P’25 P’25
Lisa Greenwood P’17 P’19 P’25
Erin Mcdonnell and David Soergel P’25
Kenneth Patrick P’03 P’06
Carole and Charlie Reinhold G’25 G’26
Lindsay and Ross Reinhold P’25 P’26
SanPietro Family Charitable Fund
Jodi Schwartz-Levy ’92 and Adam Levy P’24 P’25
Arlen and Marijke Shenkman P’25
Phyllis and David Snyder P’25
Hilary Goodman Sperling ’99 and Brian Sperling P’33 P’35
Makeda Turner P’25
Rich and Rossana Zapf P’22 P’25
Craig lived with an unquenchable curiosity and a drive to understand and shape the world around him.
A graduate of Caltech, founder of a technology company and a contributor to NASA’s lunar landing module, he exemplified the power of inquiry and innovation. Craig’s generosity extended beyond personal achievement into championing educational opportunities for students who, like himself, faced adversity and rose to meet it.
New Ideas Take Root in the Fourth Century Center
Adena Dershowitz, Director of the Fourth Century Center
As AFS enters its fourth century of Quaker education, the Fourth Century Center at Abington Friends School is dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, research and professional growth within our community.
The 2024-2025 school year was devoted to defining and advancing our mission of preparing students and educators for the challenges and opportunities of Friends education.
The Fourth Century Space was constructed to include four offices (two of which are newly constructed), with a common meeting space designed for faculty brainstorming and gathering. The space has been fully outfitted with modern furniture and audio/ visual equipment to support collaboration and innovation.
THE FOURTH CENTURY FUND
The following individuals have made gifts for initiatives identified as School priorities through the most recent strategic plan, Envisioning the Fourth Century of Friends Education.
Subha Airan-Javia and Luv Javia P’27
Cindy Balick P’13 P’19 P’19
Robert Bettiker and Robert Grundmeier P’24
Marcia Boraas and Eugene Lugano P’10 P’13
Rebecca Ethridge Bubb ’02 and Michael Bubb ’03, P’33 P’35
Regis and Ana Carvalho P’28 P’31
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Coggeshall Family Foundation
Ellen Coggeshall
Davatzes Family Foundation
Alexandra and Nicholas Davatzes P’23 P’27
Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Carl Hemenway P’04
Deborra Sines Pancoe, AFSA and Craig Pancoe, AFSA
Andrea Platt P’17
Rodney and Tracey Sandmeyer P’08 P’11
Margaret and Steven Sayers P’16 P’18
George Schaefer
Adam Schorsch ’03 and Melissa Ward Schorsch ’03 P’38
Irvin and Marilyn Schorsch P’20
Peter Schorsch ’75 and Bonnie Dawson Schorsch ’75, P’03 P’10 P’13 G’38
Ross and Lori Shanken P’17 P’20 P’24
Debbie Stauffer, AFSA, and Carol Palmer, AFSA, P’08
Eliza Taylor P’26
Justine and Michael Weiss G’27
Daniel Woodlin and Ahashta Johnson P’22 P’30
To learn more about the current teaching and learning fellowships being developed by Abington Friends School faculty and staff, go to www.abingtonfriends.net/fellowships/
Updates from Research and Design Fellowships
Faculty are encouraged to apply for Research and Design Fellowships to fund, develop and fast-track transformative, research-informed programs into AFS classrooms.
Molly Robertson, Upper School English Teacher
After a year of researching writing center best practices and exploring writing center models at other schools, the AFS writing center is now open!
Erin Timmer, Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Our Middle School has implemented a new learning support model directly influenced by our research and in consultation with peer schools.
Justin Solonynka, Choral Director
We launched Critical Friends Groups, which are structured peer-to-peer professional development groups for educators, focused on improving student learning and fostering a collaborative school culture.
Michelle Podulka, Lower School Librarian
We are continuing our exploration of math achievement across demographic groups by collecting data about student achievement over time. We intend to implement the Building Thinking Classrooms curriculum in multiple grade levels.
To put research into action, the Center hosted a 3-day summer Learning Lab on AI in education, led by Nate Green of Sidwell Friends School. Faculty and staff from across all three divisions participated.
The Inquiry Lab: Turning Research into Reflection at AFS
Adena Dershowitz, Director of the Fourth Century Center
Launched by The Fourth Century Center, the Inquiry Lab brings students, faculty and administrators together to engage in collaborative research on topics with school-wide significance. In its inaugural year, 13 faculty, staff and administrators partnered with an Upper School student to explore technology use at AFS.
Each team conducted literature reviews, school interviews and original research. The work was featured in the Spring 2025 issue of Independent School Magazine.
FOCUS AREAS:
• Cell phone and device use in Quaker schools
• The impact of AI on teaching and learning
• Technology skills and ethics curricula
The Center partnered with Dr. Siva Mathiyazhagan (University of Pennsylvania/ Harvard Berkman Klein Center) as research advisor and engaged a research assistant to synthesize findings into a formal report, to be published later in the 2025-2026 school year.
“Values are at the center of the curriculum, but they are not shackles to bind and narrow. They are the energizing factors in the ambience of the Abington community that make people actively uncomfortable in the face of injustice and discrimination, and they are the force that binds the Abington family into a centered community impatient for an end to war and ignorance and full anticipation for a world that honors joy and play and concern for one’s fellow travelers.”
- Bruce Stewart, AFS Head of School
1984–1998
Values and Purpose in Education
Cara Palladino, Director of Annual Giving
We were saddened by the news of the passing of Bruce Blakely Stewart, who served as Head of Abington Friends School from 1984 to 1998. Bruce passed away peacefully at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on January 26, 2025, at the age of 85.
Bruce’s tenure at AFS was marked by his unwavering commitment to Friends education and his dedication to fostering an inclusive, values-driven community. His visionary leadership and deep commitment to education left an indelible mark on AFS, inspiring students and faculty alike. Bruce’s legacy continues to influence our community, and we strive to honor his principles in our daily endeavors.
We are honored to receive a gift from his estate that will be used to further the mission of our school — to cultivate intellectual excellence, foster strength of character and support the growth of each student’s unique talents, while nurturing the physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing of the whole child.
Bruce’s vision continues to guide us as we seek truth, community and transformation every day.
LIGHT KEEPERS LEGACY SOCIETY
If you have designated Abington Friends School for a bequest or as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or other asset, please let us know so we can welcome you in the Light Keepers Legacy Society.
Barry Bedrick, AFSA and Susan Bedrick
Arthur H. Bernstein ’80
Mary Helen Bickley,* AFSA
Christopher Biehn ’83 and Julie Biehn
Marcia Boraas and Eugene Lugano P’10 P’13
Allison Boyle, SC
Sally Goldschmeding Branch ’64
Carl Brehmer,* AFSA
Carol Brick ’62
Alice Atkinson Christie ’63
Stefannie Todd Coggeshall* ’50
Marsha Cohen ’82 and Peter Lubowitz
Stephen Collins P’07 P’10
Evelyn Steelman Doane ’52
Nathan Gaskill*
David Goodman*
Marion Graham*
Barbara Handler P’08, AFSA
Alexandra Hanson ’74
Robert and Charlene Hills P’06 P’08
Peggy Hurst* ’42
Julia Cheyney Knickerbocker* ’38
Donald Knight*
Peter Kollros and Barbara Konkle P’00 P’03
Mary Elizabeth Logan* P’76
Elizabeth Mayers ’63
E. Kevin and Margaret McGlynn P’09 P’11
Hilda Notley* P’79
Anne Peterson Ogan ’65 and Nick Ogan
Regina Hallowell Peasley*
Clark Riley
Jane Cobourn Riley* ’54
LaRue Schutz* P’67
Elizabeth Smith*
Christopher Stetson ’75
Mary Strang ’46
Marian Sullivan*
Marshall Sullivan* ’31
Herbert Taylor*
Anna Taylor*
Evelyn Tyson* 1917
Natalie Tyson* 1914
Richard Wordinger, AFSA
Elizabeth Zeliff*
* = DECEASED
For information on making a planned gift to support AFS, please contact Cara Palladino at cpalladino@abingtonfriends.net.
THE FUND FOR AFS
is the keystone of the School’s operating budget, supporting every aspect of our campus and programs. From our experiential learning and global travel opportunities; sets, lighting and sound for our award-winning theatre productions; sports equipment and uniforms for our competitive Friends League teams; oil paints and materials for our talented arts students; and everything in between. The Fund for AFS also enables our exceptional tuition assistance program, which makes an AFS education affordable for more than half of our families.
The Fund for AFS runs on the School’s fisal year calendar, July 1 – June 30. Over the course of the 20242025 fisal year, more than 500 members of the AFS community demonstrated their commitment to keeping our School strong by making a gift to the Fund for AFS.
HEAD OF SCHOOL SOCIETY
JOHN BARNES CIRCLE ($25,000+)
Allison Kanofsky Berg ’89 and Larry Berg
Faulkner Family Foundation
Gail Faulkner and John Oyler P’95 P’97 P’98 P’00
Ross, SC, and Lori Shanken P’17 P’20 P’24
OAK TREE CIRCLE ($10,000–$24,999)
Samuel Frieder ’82 and Wendy Frieder
Mrs. Edward J. Goodman P’99 G’33 G’35
Charles and Molly Linehan P’28 P’29
Susan Salesky Rudin ’57
Rodney and Tracey Sandmeyer P’08 P’11
Hilary Goodman Sperling ’99 and Brian Sperling P’33 P’35
TYSON HOUSE CIRCLE
($5,000–$9,999)
Marc and David Berman P’19 P’20
Marcia Boraas and Eugene Lugano P’10 P’13
Robert Cohen and Debby Peikes G’23 G’26
FirstBank Charitable Foundation
E. Kevin and Margaret McGlynn P’09 P’11
Andrea Platt P’17
David V.N. Taylor G’26
Laurie Toll Franz ’88 and Jeffey Franz
Jane Frieder Wilf ’84 and Mark Wilf
MEETINGHOUSE CIRCLE
($1,698–$4,999)
Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends
Jenna Arnold ’99 and Jeremy Goldberg P’33 P’36
Robert Bettiker and Robert Grundmeier P’24
April Byrd P’28
Sarah Clarke and Kirk Smothers, SC, P’25
PaulaCohenCorbman^andScottCorbmanP’03
Kreszentia Duer ’67
Tara Gupta and Seth Goldenberg P’30 P’32
Jay Kadash^ and Bryan Ulishney
Margaret Lockwood ’90 and William Ross
Michael McGraw and Amy McVeigh P'37
Nararo Foundation
Michelle and Michael Quirk P’23
Mary and Mark Rems P’26 P’29
Richmond Book Club
Jane Rovins and Jonathan Korein P’07 P’15 G’27
Donald and Dawn Salmon P’06
Barbara Danehower Schnur ’55 P’81
Arlen and Marijke Shenkman P’25
Richard Simon ’82
Gabrielle Tubach ’57
Rebecca Van Buren ’68
Amanda and Jonathan Ziegert P’30
1697 CIRCLE ($1697)
Kristen and Nicholas Feden P’30 P’32
Phyllis and William Gallagher P’98 P’00 P’02 P’05 G’34
Nicole^ and Kevin Hood
Clifford Hudis ’77 and Jane Hudis
Morgan and Demetrius Sidberry P’38 P’39
FRIENDS CIRCLE ($1,000–$1,696)
Jennifer and Kai Aguilar P’21 P’23
Diane Ahl P’01 P’05
Amy Brantz Bedrick and Edward Bedrick P’15
Wendy and Daniel Bender G’27
Thomas Bengtson
Kenneth Biehn P’83
Rebecca Ethridge Bubb, SC, ’02 and Michael Bubb ’03, P’33 P’35
Regis, SC, and Ana Carvalho P’28 P’31
Steven Chadwin, AFSA and Sherrea Chadwin
Marsha Cohen ’82 and Peter Lubowitz
Stephen Collins P’07 P’10
Stephanie Copelin and Mark Abboushi P’25
Alexis Dechelette and Audrey Djibo P’34
Jeanne DiVincenzo P’07 P’10
Elizabeth Egan P’21 P’25
Mary Lynn, AFSA and Paul Ellis P’01 P’03
Robert and Doris Fanelli P’04 P’07
Elizabeth Sears Gadsden ’71
Abby Gatenby, AFSA and Robert Gatenby, P’99 P’04
Gwenn Pavlovitz Graboyes ’72 and Joseph Graboyes
Ann Packer Guillot ’66
Michael Hecht ’89 and Jennifer Hecht
Elizabeth and Robert Henske P’06 P’08
Robert and Charlene Hills P’06 P’08
Amanda and Jonathan Hirsch P’30 P’34
Suzanne Alston Hodges ’85 and Keith
Hodges, P’18 P’20
Mathai and Mary Kurien P’10
Jennifer Lahtaw and Sladin Laphai P’25 P’26
Gordon Lewis, SC, P’17 P’20 P’22
Bruce Lockman P’01 P’05
William and Susan Lockwood P’90 P’92
Lenore Lucey G’29 G’31
Anne and Phillip Martin P’27
Claire McCusker and Jonathan Levy P’19
Lisa Munn ’84
SC=School Committee ^=Faculty & Staff
Judith and Craig Outten P’17
Juan Carlos Pulido^ and Jocelyn Lluberes P’34
Caroline and Laura Roberts P’35
Robert Sanchez P’03 P’05
Devin^ and Megan^ Schlickmann
Adam Schorsch, SC, ’03 and Melissa Ward Schorsch ’03 P’38
Fran and Hal Sheppard P’16
Debbie Stauffer, SC, AFSA and Carol Palmer, AFSA, P’08
Shelley and Valjean Sylva P’26 Trustees, Abington Monthly Meeting
Bridget Warlea, SC, ’15
Susan Barnes Whyte ’71
David and Susan Wolk P’07
Michael Wolk ’07
Daniel Woodlin, SC, and Ahashta Johnson P’22 P’30
GIFTS OF $999 AND BELOW
Anonymous
Ellen Abramson P’25
Kathy Adams-House ’65 and Jeff House
Gerry and Richard Adelman P’99
Rachel Adler ’14
Sarah Adler ’12
Alicia and Christopher Agoglia P’14 P’16
David Ahl ’01
Subha Airan-Javia, SC, and Luv Javia P’27
Ginneh Akbar P’30
Jean Nicholas Alsentzer ’51 P’75
Julie Amento ’13
Lisa^ and Drew Ammirati P’35 P’37
Teresa Araco Rodgers and Gregory Rodgers P’28
StefanieArck-BaynesandNathanBaynes P’36
Ariel Arnau and Amy Eusebio P’33
Susan and Paul Arruda G’27 G’29
Nathan Balsham ’84
Nicole Barrick and Brett Naylor P’29
Jeffrey Barudin^
Carol and Bruce Beaton P’10
Svetlana Belotserkovskiy P’22 P’27
Drew^ and Tiffanie Benfer P’24
Frank Benner, AFSA and Mary Anne Benner P’05 P’09 G’35 P’38
Danielle and Elizabeth Benyishay P’36 P’38
Scott Berman ’08
Arthur Bernstein ’80
Ratesha and Andre Berthier P’27 P’32 P’36
Max Bezahler and Amy Celentano P’09
Kristina Denzel Bickford ’93, AFSA and Andrew Bickford^, P’27
Bonnie and Barry Bickman G’22 G’26 G’28
Christopher Biehn ’83 and Julie Biehn
Steve Biehn
Nina and David Bisbee P’16
Karen Blumenthal P’25
Miriam Bolger P’16
Carole and Michael Bongiorno G’28
Jodi Bornstein and Patrick Cobbs P’24
Colleen and Edmund Bowman P’13
Reid Bramblett and Frances Sayers P’26
Linda Brawner G’31 G’33
Grace and Robert Brickhouse P’26 P’33
Wendy Browder P’89, AFSA
Jennifer and Kenneth Brown G’32
Marilyn Brown P’96
Katie Bucher and Russell McIntire P’30
Mary Buckman ’74
Jeanne Calloway and Isaac Saposnik P’32
Erwin and Linda Carner G’26
Valerie Carr G’19
Christine Carson P’96
Brian Cassady^ and Erin Bengtson^ P’33 P’35
Michael^ and Kristy Cassano P’29 P’35
Carolyn and Erica Chavis P’25
Felix^ and Jessica Chen P’30 P’33
Sean and Song Chen P’28
Arthur and Marcia Chernoff P’01
Kenniah, SC, and Vernon Chestnut P’32
Alice Atkinson Christie ’63
Ayse Cici and Seckin Gokaltun P’31 P’35
Heather Clark and Joseph Quinn P’30
Roger Clark G’30
Ashley Cleary^
Amy and Michael Cohen P’20
Dana Stott Cohen ’68
Adekunle Cole and Monira Parkinson P’25
Kathleen^ and Vincent Coleman
Anna^ and Shawn Comfort P’36 P’38 Laura Conkey ’69
Julie and Brad Copeland P’22 P’26 P’28 Holly Corn ’71 and Jonathan Kaufelt
Edith Eberly Corson ’47
Rebecca Drees Coyne ’89 and Daniel Coyne
Rachel and David Darwin P’31 P’35
Joan Ebert Davies ’61
Barbara Davis G’26
Kendra Davis and Dushawn Roberts P’38
Alexis Dechelette
Carolyn Parry Decker ’57
Derek Dee-Nelson ’27
Margaret and Anthony Deguzman P’24 P’25
Malikah and Nafas Dekeyser P’37
Emily Delany ’11
Howard Delfiner ’85 and Julie Stern-Delfiner
David and Meryl Dessen P’00 P’03
Andrea Divers Murph and Steven Murph P’26
M Ernest Dixon and Robin ChambersDixon P’08
Evelyn Steelman Doane ’52
Jaclynn Downs P’29
Sallie Durant G’27 G’27
Stephen and Susan Dutot P’25 P’27 P’29
Susan Roy Dymek ’81
Anne Egan G’21 G’25
Janine and Mehdi Ehsani P’19
Doreen and Bruce Eisenberg G’36
Colin Ellis ’01
Andrea Emmons^ and Won Yoon P’24
Susan Esslinger, AFSA, and Scott Esslinger, P’07
Daria and Jeffrey Farma P’25
Alicia Fernandez^ and Elda Perez P’22 P’24
Cicely and Norse Field P’26
Anne Fields^
Carla Fisher ’85
Joseph and Bonny Forbes P’06
Phyllis Ford P’97 P’01
Susan Fox ’64
Deana and Laksman Frank P’33 P’35
Dawn Gordon Franklin and Kirk Franklin
Lori and Glen Freedman G’27
Jennifer French ’69 P’09
Virginia Friedman^
Gary Furda and Eileen Doherty P’24
John Fuss
Judith Chestnut Fuss ’63
Siobhan Gallagher ’98 and James Bates P’34 P’38
Michael Garfinkle and Terry Levitt P’07 P’11
Donna Garner G’20
Colleen and Tom Garnevicus G’29 G’31 John Garnevicus^ and Courtney Vowels P’29, P’31
Marsha and Richard Gash G’26
Vic Gatmaitan P’28
Vanessa and Shandon Gelbaugh P’27 P’30
Gabrielle Giddings, AFSA and Glenn Giddings P’17
Ernestine Gilpin
Keith Gladden ’79
Tony Godwin, AFSA and Amy Godwin Linda Goethe ’78
Marla Gold and Debra Brady P’22
Wendy Goldberg ’86
Madhavi and Ashok Gollapalli P’32
Lindsay and Joshua Goodstein^ P’33 P’36
Angella Gordon-White and Charles White, Jr. P’27
Cherry Gordon P’28
Beverly Green and Stephen Green, P’85 P’88
Danielle Green P’25 P’25
Gregg Greenberg and Jamie Goren P’02 P’06
Susan Greene ’80
Lisa Greenwood P’17 P’19 P’25
James Gross P’05 P’08
Philip Vinogradov, AFSA and Diana Gru^, P’21
Ariel and Mark Gyandoh P’32 P’35
Ginger Hamilton ’60, AFSA and Russ Bishop, P’83 P’90 P’92 G’27 G’27
Jennifer Bornholdt Hammond ’86, AFSA and Craig Hammond
Karen J. Hanson ’72 and McWelling Todman, P’10
Kirsten Swenson Harris ’83, AFSA and Maury Harris P’27 P’27
Nadira Harris P’28
Brian Harrity^
Barbara Hutchinson Hartman ’63
Victoria Hartung ’58
Pamela Heacock ’78
Kelvin Healey P’25
Carl Hemenway, SC, P’04
Melissa Henry P’27
Meghan Higgins and Shawn Matson P’34 P’37
Brittany Holt P’28
D’vorah Horn-Greenberg and Alan Greenberg P’06 P’09 P’16
Anthony Houston^ ’90
Sherron and Mark Howard P’37
Michael and Tonya Huger P’30
Christine Hunter^ and Lawrence Mass P’20
Barbara Breinig Hyde ’68
Madeleine Jensen
Lauren ’00 and Nate Johnson P’29 P’32 P’35
Marney Jurist-Rosner ’94
Justin Kaplan and Diana Brody P’05 P’08
Norma Alesbury Kelley ’48
Hossein Kholghi^ and Victoria Mikus Maria
Kiernan and Salvatore Rotella, Jr. P’20
Kimberly and Daniel Kilpatrick P’22
Frederick Klein ’00 and Jennifer Klein P’31 P’35
Gerald and Kathryn Klein G’25
Dawson and Kurt Knoblock P’37 P’39 Nancy Goldman Koenigsberg ’45
Karel Kovnat and Lee Adler P’12 P’14 Carole Kron^
Wayne Kurtz^ and Lisa Treadway-Kurtz^ P’14 P’18 P’22
Fiona Kyck and Paul Rossi P’24 P’27
Carolyn Lindig Laumer ’59
Rachel and Joshua LeCure P’36 P’39
Dana Leopold and Joshua Leopold^ ’08 P’39
Andrea and Roger Lichtman G’36 G’38
Heidi Liivamagi and Zacarias Rivera P’34 P’36
Jamie and Melinda Lindsley P’27, P’30
Kristina Littell and Greg Giuliano P’28
William Lockwood III ’92
David Loder
Michelle Lofton^
Christopher Logan ’76 and Heidi Logan
Clarabon Logan P’87
Richard Logan P’76
Harry Longenbach G’08 G’15
Gena and Robert Lopata P’26
Kathy Lopez, AFSA
Daniel Lubinski ’88 and Melisa Evans Lubinski ’88
Matthew MacNaughton^ ’11 and Christine Guaragno P’39
Todd and Susan Makler P’92 P’95
Giulia Marcucci and Mirko Iandiorio P’35
Rachel Marcus^
Virginia R. Martin and Robert Comis P’98 G’35
Bonnie Dayton Masland ’59 and David Fish
Lynne Koolpe Mass, AFSA and Burton Mass, G’20
Amanda Matthews and James Shuler P’38 P’40
Cris Maxwell^ P’07
Colette Mayfield P’10 P’11
Andrea Mazzocco and Daniel Colavito P’30 P’33
Bridget Susan McCann and Harry Johnson P’36
Erin Mcdonnell and David Soergel P’25
Pamela McDowell G’25 G’27 G’30
Eleanor McFarland ’63
Alexander McKiernan Conway ’32
Michelle McKiernan and Stephen Conway P’32
Julia McMillan ’09
Christine McNamee-Smith G’32 G’34
Anne Medrano P’27
MaryJo McConnell Melberger ’61 and Kenneth Melberger
Audrey Mento
Charles Meyer ’77
Marcella Miller Greaves and Alexis Greaves G’28
Tracy Mills and Kent Julye P’22
Louise Schutz Minor ’67 and Albert Minor
Richard and Deborah Montalbano P’07
Christine and Dave Moore P’26
Rebecca Phillips Morehouse ’62 and Stephen Morehouse
Srimati Mukherjee P’14
Rasheeda Murphy^ and Jevon Battersbee P’29
Maryrose Myrtetus ’05 and Matthew Nunn ’05 P’39
Francis Napoli ’20
Michael and Pamela Nauen P’27
Alejandra Navarro-Benbow^
Shira Neuberger and Kelly Durand P’19 P’22
Lindsay^ and Paul Newlon P’27 P’31
Suellen Fisher Newman ’58
Dana O’Brien ’70 and John O’Shea
Kittson O’Neill^
Anne Peterson Ogan ’65
Faye Olivieri P’78
Stephanie Ott-Inslee and Oliver Inslee P’30 P’33
Cara Palladino^ and Isabelle Barker P’27
Deborra Sines Pancoe, AFSA and Craig Pancoe, AFSA
Kathryn and Hector Perez P’19 P’21
Ruth Peterson
Jane Piecuch and David Fine P’20
Eric Pierson ’08
Ralph and Cheryl Pinkus P’92
Jason Pizzi ’93
SC=School Committee ^=Faculty & Staff
Jeffrey and Ellen Plaut P’23
Michelle and Thomas Podulka P’18 P’25
Lynn and Joseph Pokrifka P’15 P’17 P’20
Gail and Jerry Raznov G’28
Kim Raznov Coon and James Coon P’28
Jane Rech ’81
Susan Burich Redding ’67
Diane Benson Reed ’49
Russell Regalbuto^ P’02 P’11
Ann Fleming Reid ’68
Carole and Charlie Reinhold G’25 G’26
Lindsay and Ross Reinhold P’25 P’26
Cherylann Rider
Michael Rieders ’76
Clark Riley
Candace Robertson-James and George James P’28 P’31
Molly Robertson^ and Alexander Moffett P’39
Mary Kay Rohlfing^ and Rob Napoli P’20
Elisa and John Rosenwinkel P’19 P’30
Victoria Decker Rosskam ’71, AFSA
Andrea Routzahn P’10
Darcy Clark Rowell ’71 and John Rowell
Donna Russo^ P’05
Kira Ryskina and David Gest P’26 P’29
Melinda^ and Stephen Sage P’17
Alan and Suzanne Saposnik G’32
Aram Sarkisian and Sandra Laiss-Sarkisian P’30
Margaret, SC, and Steven Sayers P’16 P’18
Sandra Sborofsky and David Calloway G’32
Martha Scache^
George Schaefer, SC
Steven Scharf ’79 and Renae Scharf
Judy Schatz, AFSA and Robin McEntire, P’02 P’06 P’10
Jane Jordan Schmitz ’55
Deborah Schrager P’06 P’10
Jodi Schwartz-Levy ’92 and Adam Levy P’24 P’25
Patricia Scott ’76
Judie and Paul Seibert G’24
Kim Selman P’25
Susan and Robert Seltzer G’30 G’34
David and Rebecca Selvin P’28
Hope and Jared Shafer P’27
Angela and Mujahid Shakur P’23 P’26
Robin Shane and Jonathan Shandell P’22 P’25
Ora Sheares G’05 G’08 G’10
Elmira and Jerry Shorter G’27
Burton Siegel P’99
Robert Silverman and Randi Leavitt P’05
Cyd and Stanley Smith P’13 P’17 P’18
Mark and Sarah Smith P’32 P’34
Oscar and Mary Smith G’27 G’27
Wendy Smith and Michael Posner P’25 P’30
Zena Smith P’28
Deirdre Rhoads Snyder ’62 and W. Lloyd Snyder
Phyllis^ and David Snyder P’25
Julie Sohn and John Fox P’32
Justin Solonynka^ and Courtney Gable, P’29
Dong Son and Tuyen Le P’23 P’26 P’29
Jin Song and Gideon Umile P’28
Jessica Stephan Spencer ’55
Tom and Carolyn Spencer
Lisa Steiert^
Joseph Stirling
Carolyn Blount Street ’44
Charlotte Whalen Stuempfig ’5
Justin Stuhltrager^
Jeremy Sullivan ’94 and Amy Widestrom, P’27 P’30
Alemji Taku and Matthew Sherman P’35 P’37
Charnelle Taylor P’29
Peter Taylor ’76 and Roger Saint-Laurent
Stacy and Claiborne Taylor P’28 P’30 P’34
Arienne Thaw-Bolton ’98 and Kristin McClure P’35 P’38
Deloris and Raymond Thomas P’18
Wylie Thomas P’30
Anne B. Thompson ’57
Erin^ and John Timmer P’27 P’29
Eugenia Timmer G’27 G’29
Gina Tindal and Darin Forrest P’38
Nicole Toizer ’89
Brigid^ and Erik Toms P’38 P’40
Robert Topkis ’87 and Jamie Topkis
Stuart and Zelda Topkis P’87
Frances Conkey Trafton ’66
Drew Tucker ’83
Carol and Leroy Turner G’36
Makeda Turner P’25
Joanna^ and Nicholas Upmeyer
Toni Vahlsing^ and Antony Dugdale P’18 P’20
Melissa Wagnerand ChristopherBallod P’29
Maani Waldor and Mark Fallon P’25
Katrina and Martin Washington P’30
Andrece Watterson^
Gordon Watts ’84 and Kathleen Watts
William Weary, AFSA
Colin Webb ’95 and Lisa Webb
Maureen Weiner P’07
Linda Hano Weintraub ’55
Brent Whitman ’80 and Doug Jensen
Virginia Wilkinson, AFSA and John Wilkinson
Byron and Cynthia Wilson P’05 P’08 P’10
SC=School Committee ^=Faculty & Staff
Deborah Winokur and Hanan Fishman P’26
Carol Wolf^ and Ana Maria Garcia P’21
Susannah Wolf and Douglas Gauck P’21 P’23
Wesley Wolf and Catherine Hunt P’09
Janet and William Woods P’14
Richard Wordinger, AFSA
Wenman Wu and Hongbo Li P’22 P’28
Rachel Yakobashvili, SC, ’16
Thakiyah and Jacob Yankowy P’28
Mikael^ and Amanda Yisrael P’39
Rich and Rossana Zapf P’22 P’25
Beth Zatuchni and Jerry Satlow G’25
Laura Zingle ’99, AFSA
Robert Zingle P’99
Patricia Rosenau Ziplow ’78, AFSA
Marianne Zurn ’66
Thank you to our generous donors and supporters! Every effort has been made to accurately reflect donations made between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. Please contact Cara Palladino at cpalladino@abingtonfriends.net or
if you find an error or omission.
The Friends We Make Along the Way
The Friends Collaborative enables our families, alumni and friends to make a gift to our school and see that money go ten-times farther
FRIENDS COLLABORATIVE
Subha Airan-Javia and Luv Javia P’27
Carol and Bruce Beaton P’10
Marc and David Berman P’19 P’20
Karin Borgmann-Winter P’14
Kimberly and Timothy Brock P’30
Rebecca Ethridge Bubb ’02 and Michael Bubb ’03, P’33 P’35
Regis and Ana Carvalho P’28 P’31
Reina and Michael Cohen P’23 P’26
Jennifer Couzin-Frankel and Richard Frankel P’27
Christopher D’Angelo ’98 and Katie D’Angelo
Alexandra and Nicholas Davatzes P’23 P’27
Adena and Adam Dershowitz P’34 P’34
Rachel and Romano DiToro P’27
Kristen and Nicholas Feden P’30 P’32
Susan and Stewart Fisher P’13
Kevin and Janet Gift G’27 G’31
Judith L. Goodstein G’33 G’36
Nicole and Kevin Hood
Keith and Mary Kate Horwitz P’30
Lauren ’00 and Nate Johnson P’29 P’32 P’35
Charles and Molly Linehan P’28 P’29
Shuting and Hong Ma P’25
Amy and Larami MacKenzie P’23 P’28
Bridget Susan McCann and Harry Johnson P’36
Nancy McDonald
Elizabeth McGettigan
Michelle McKiernan and Stephen Conway P’32
Colleen and Mark Mele P’19 P’21 P’23
Christine and Dave Moore P’26
Stephanie Ott-Inslee and Oliver Inslee P’30 P’33
Hetal and Vishal Patel P’27
Krupesh and Riddhi Patel P’28
Lynn and Joseph Pokrifka P’15 P’17 P’20
Steven and Marcella Ridenour P’99 G’32 G’33
Marisa Rogers and Eston Griffin’26
Julia and Carlos Rubio P’30
Rodney and Tracey Sandmeyer P’08 P’11
Margaret and Steven Sayers P’16 P’18
Irvin and Marilyn Schorsch P’20
Ross and Lori Shanken P’17 P’20 P’24
Shearon Environmental Design Company, Inc.
Sarah Clarke and Kirk Smothers P’25
Joanne Solakian and James Wang P’24 P’27
Hilary Goodman Sperling ’99 and Brian Sperling P’33 P’35
Anne Moch Steinberg and David Steinberg P’17 P’19
David Steinberg and Anne Moch Steinberg P’17 P’19
Shelley and Valjean Sylva P’26
To learn more about how you or your business can have an impact through this program, please contact Cara Palladino, Director of Annual Giving, at cpalladino@abingtonfriends.net or 215.576.3957.
EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT (EITC)
A Pennsylvania state tax credit program through which businesses can provide tuition assistance for qualifying AFS students.
BLOCS
David and Gwen Campbell P’11 P’14 P’21
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund
Faulkner ETC, LLC
Gail Faulkner and John Oyler P’95 P’97 P’98 P’00
Steven and Ricki Fisher P’13 IMC Construction PEI-Genesis, Inc.
Teresa Araco Rodgers and Gregory Rodgers P’28
Kate and David Sasser P’27
THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAM (OSTC)
Similar to the EITC, the OSTC program provides tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to an Opportunity Scholarship Organization.
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation
SCHOLARSHIPS, NAMED FUNDS AND OTHER GIFTS
The following individuals have made gifts to enhance our campus, provide co-curricular opportunities and strengthen our tuition assistance programs.
Subha Airan-Javia, SC, and Luv Javia P’27
Robert Bettiker, SC, and Robert Grundmeier P’24
David and Gwen Campbell P’11 P’14 P’21
Charles H. and Annetta R. Masland Foundation
Elizabeth G. Smith Scholarship Trust
Elizabeth T. Taylor Trust
Goldberg, Miller & Rubin P.C.
Megan Bellwoar Hollinger, AFSA and Michael Hollinger P’15 P’23
Anne and Phillip Martin P’27
Lynne Koolpe Mass, AFSA and Burton Mass, G’20
Eamon and Leslie Merrigan P’27
Jane Page ’76
Christine and Robert Pugh P’26
Margaret^ and Steven Sayers P’16 P’18
Lynne Sklar
Christopher Stetser ’75
Trustees, Abington Monthly Meeting
