2022 AIM for the Stars Program

THE AIM BOARD OF TRUSTEES & COREY HELLER AND RACHEL ROTHBARD HELLER P’30

AIM GALA CO-CHAIRS

A Message from Our Founders

PAT ROBERTS & NANCY BLAIR

On behalf of the board, faculty, families and especially the students of AIM, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to our 2022 AIM for the Stars Gala. We are thrilled to be together again for the first time in three years to celebrate AIM. We also extend a special welcome to our outstanding honorees for this evening, Power Home Remodeling co-CEO Asher Raphael and The Haverford Trust Company.

This school year has seen the return of student travel, robust athletic events and additions to our innovative curriculum and STEAM learning spaces. Each spring we marvel at the accomplishments of our students as our seniors hear from colleges and make decisions about their next steps after AIM. We enjoy watching our 395 students (including a graduating class of 37) discover their passions and become confident leaders and learners who are ready for the future.

Our AIM Institute team has also experienced a surge in interest and commitment to teacher and education leader training in the science of reading. Our AIM Pathways training courses are approved professional development in more than 20 states and we recently announced a partnership to create a custom course for the state of North Dakota to provide all educators there with free access to important literacy training to help all students in the state.

This year’s AIM Institute for Learning & Research Leadership Award goes to an organization that has been a critical supporter of AIM since its inception. The Haverford Trust company has enjoyed a long partnership with AIM and both founder George Connell and Vice President & Portfolio Manager Patrick Hoyer, who will accept the award this evening, have been stewards on our AIM board.

AIM Academy’s Sally L. Smith Founder’s Award has focused his work on the growth and development of people. Asher Raphael’s work is fueled by his personal experience with dyslexia and he firmly believes that work ethic, drive and character trump titles and degrees. He worked his way up from an entry-level sales representative to co-CEO growing Power Home Remodeling into the nation’s largest and highest-rated exterior home remodeler.

To tonight’s guests who are already part of our AIM community, we thank you for your support. To those of you who are just being introduced to AIM, we invite you to join with us as we continue to make a significant difference in the lives of students and educators throughout this region and forge partnerships to be sure we are fearless and future ready.

Enjoy the evening and again, thank you for all you have done to make it a success.

Order of Events

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN

Cocktails, Hors D’ Oeuvres, Food Stations, Silent Auction

7:15 PM

WELCOME AND GREETINGS

Je Hammond, Master of Ceremonies

Corey & Rachel Heller, Gala Co-Chairs

VOICES OF AIM AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

AIM Academy Upper School Ensemble

OPENING REMARKS

Matt Naylor, Chairman of the Board

REMARKS BY AIM CO-FOUNDERS

Pat Roberts and Nancy Blair

LIVE APPEAL TO SUPPORT AIM EXPERIENCE

Je Hammond - Auctioneer

AWARDS PRESENTATION

Sally L. Smith Founders Award presented to Asher Raphael - Co-CEO Power Home Remodling

AIM Institute for Learning & Research Leadership Award presented to e Haverford Trust Company

CLOSING REMARKS

8:45 PM

Co ee and Dessert

Gala 2022

Asher Raphael

Co-CEO Power Home Remodeling

Asher Raphael, Co-CEO of Power Home Remodeling, began his career at Power as an entry-level sales representative. He and Co-CEO, Corey Schiller, quickly grew through the company ranks and were instrumental in the organization’s transformation from a small local business to the nation’s largest and highest-rated exterior home remodeler.

Asher’s leadership philosophy is rooted in his passion for the growth and development of people. Fueled by his personal experience with dyslexia, he leads from the belief that work ethic, drive, and character trump titles and degrees. This mindset, coupled with a commitment to putting people and purpose over profit, has led Power to be named #1 Workplace for Millennials and #1 Workplace for Camaraderie by Fortune Magazine and Inc. Magazine’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in America. Recently, Asher was featured on the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Work panel for Power’s people-first approach to handling the COVID crisis. His life’s mission is, and always will be, to inspire people to become the best versions of themselves.

At the AIM for the Stars 2022 Gala, Asher will receive the Sally L. Smith Founder’s Award. This award honors leaders who’ve overcome learning challenges in their lives and through their success, leadership, and spirit, make significant contributions to enhance education opportunities for children who learn differently.

Since its founding in 1979, The Haverford Trust Company has valued working with purpose and creating measurable impact in the nonprofit community. Haverford's culture can best be epitomized by our unwavering dedication to client service and to helping our nonprofit clients work towards their mission. The Haverford Trust Company is one of the premier wealth management firms in the greater Philadelphia region, with over $14 billion in assets under management or consultation, and a commitment to help individual, family, and institutional clients achieve their financial goals.

Haverford and AIM have enjoyed a long, prosperous partnership together since the organization’s establishment in 2006. The founder of Haverford Trust, George W. Connell, and Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Patrick Hoyer, played an influential role in AIM’s development, by creating a custom investment plan to promote the growth and sustainability of the academy. Haverford Trust became one of the organization’s earliest supporters as George and Pat joined the Board of Directors. Since then, Haverford has donated nearly a quarter-million dollars to advance AIM’s mission. By managing the endowment today, Mike Maxwell, Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Haverford Trust, continues to help AIM Academy to set their students up for a lifetime of success. He says, “We are honored to work with AIM Academy and are supportive of their dedication to academic excellence and the belief that each student’s strengths should be encouraged to flourish.”

Past Honorees

2008

Matthew S. Naylor - CEO, Crumdale Partners

2009

Dr. Edward Hallowell - Child and Adult Psychiatrist and Author

2010

Amy Ford - Author

Jon Runyan - Congressman

Michael O’Neill - Founder and CEO, Preferred Sands, LLC

2011

Dr. Tracey Johnson - CEO, Vessels of Hope

Phillip Schultz - Pultizer Prize-Winning Poet and Founder/Director, e Writers Studio

2012

Cinthia Coletti Haan - Founder, Chairman and COO, Colette/Haan Foundation for Children and e Coletti Institute for Education and Career Achievement

Dr. Stacy Gill-Phillips - CEO, West Philadelphia Achievement Charter Elementary

2013

James J. Maguire, Sr. - Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corporation

David and Evan Yurman - Fine Jewlery and Luxury Timepiece Designers

2014

Kettner Grisworld, Sr. - Pegasus Chief Engineer, Orbital ATK

Jerry Pinkney - Illustrator of Children’s Books, Recipient of Caldecott Medal Award and Coretta Scott King Award

2016

Drexel University - Accepted by President John A. Fry

Honorable Edward G. Rendell

Marcus Soutra - President, Eye to Eye

2017

Senator Bob Casey - Senator, Pennsylvania

Jarrod Kahn - President, Accessories and Home Division, Global Brands Group

2018

Nick Bayer - Founder and CEO, Saxbys

Dr. Nikolai Vitti - General Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District

2019

Rob Ervin - Engineering and Robotics Teacher

Kevin Baumlin - Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Jenny Bogoni - Executive Director, Read by 4th Campaign

2021

Dan Hilferty – Former CEO, Independence Health Group

2021 - 2022 Board of Trustees

Matthew S. Naylor - Chair, Crumdale Partners

Al Chiaradonna - Vice-Chair, SEI Private Banking

Elliot Holtz - Treasurer, Noro Properties, LLC

Brian Lobley - Secretary, Independence Blue Cross

Patricia M. Roberts - Executive Director

Nancy G. Blair - Associate Director

Teresa Araco Rodgers - Harp-Weaver LLC

Arthur Berkowitz - Former owner and CEO, JEBerkowitz LP

Bryna Berman, Esq. - Advocate for Women and Education

George W. Connell – e Haverford Trust Company

Jennifer Crawford - Blackney Hayes

Donna De Carolis - Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship, Drexel University

Darryl J. Ford, Ph.D. – William Penn Charter School

John W. Glomb, Jr. - Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Liz Greco-Rocks - Advocate for Education and Mental Health

Patrick J. Hoyer – e Haverford Trust Company

Vince Lowry - Global Beta Advisors

Ernest May - Wells Fargo Capital Finance

John New - WorkMerk LLC

Stan Silverman - Vice Chairman, Drexel University

Hans Zandhuis – Chatham Capital, LLC

2022 AIM Academy Gala

INFLUENCER

Power Home Remodeling Group e Haverford Trust Company

PIONEER

IBX

TRENDSETTER

Archie and Helene Van Beuren • Philadelphia Insurance Companies

SEI Investments • Stan and Jackie Silverman • Total Construction Inc.

GOLD

Anonymous • Bryna and Fred Berman • Corey and Rachel Heller

Crumdale Partners • Je rey and Marjorie Honickman • PNC Bank

Scrub Daddy • Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP

SILVER

Arthur and Lisa Berkowitz • Ben and Dana Oller • Blackney Hayes Architects

Dan and Monica DiLella • John and Franny Glomb • Linda and Arthur Rodbell

Meridian Bank • Pat and Chris Roberts • Post Brothers

WSFS Banks • Yay Lunch!

BRONZE

Allison and Matthew Liebman • American Heritage Credit Union

Christenson Investment Partners • Comcast • Corporate Interiors

Darryl Ford and Gail Sullivan • Donna Marie De Carolis, Ph.D • Evelyn and Larry Krain

Faulkner Volvo • Harp-Weaver LLC• Hon. M Joseph Rocks and Liz Greco-Rocks

Jackie Allen • Jaimie and Kevin Shmelzer • Jane Eaddy ’17 and Luke Pollack

Kelly and Chad Punchard • Laura and Tosh Butt • Morris J. Cohen & Co.

Nancy and Brian Blair • Road-Con, Inc. • Robert W. and Katherine Eaddy

Stone Newman and Randi Cuba-Newman

Gifts In Kind

We thank the following individuals and businessses for their donations and gi s in-kind. Your generosity and kindness have created a beautiful evening for all to enjoy.

Initiatives Events

Joanne Lehrbaum

Melissa and Mitch Codkind P’18

Robertson’s Flowers

Sylenda Graf P’23

2022 Gala Parent Committee

Kate Bruton, Lead

Stephanie Amarnick • Joe Andros • Tina Arobone

Annie Baker • Karen Bradley • Laura Butt • Ursula Connolly

Linda Corcoran • Audrey Era • Randi Fiergang

Christine Giordano • Erica Goodwin • Julia Helstrom

Yvonne Howard • Devorah Katz • Stephanie Krause

Jenny Lowman • Kelli Marans • Ed Montoute • Stone Newman

Kate Powell • Nancy Powell • James Schultz • Holly Tomlinson

Research shows that all young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the

Summer Learning & Summer Fun at

Dynamic Learning for Children Entering Grades 1-12

• Reading and Writing Reinforcement

• Math Skills Development

• Hands On Learning

• Executive Function

• Recreational and STEAM Exploration

• Decrease Summer Learning Loss

July 5 - July 29, 2022

Morning: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Full Day: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship at Drexel University

We educate students to be the entrepreneurs of their lives through experiential learning, start-up incubation, mentoring, and unique curricula.

We offer:

B.A. Entrepreneurship (option for 3 year degree)

B.S. Sustainability and Innovation

Summer camps

Experiential programs and more…

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T H E V A N B E U R E N F A M I L Y

Robertson’s Flowers & Events is proud to partner with AIM Academy as the current beneficiary of our Generosity Blossoms initiative.

Robertson's will donate 20% of each "Generosity Blossoms" arrangement sold to AIM Academy through September 2022.

https://www.robertsonsflowers.com/generosity-blossoms/