VIEWS 2016
Table of Contents Evolution of a Logo...................................................................................................................................2 Letter from the Head of School.....................................................................................................3
HEAD OF SCHOOL Amy P. Vorenberg
OUR CHILDREN
2016-2017 GOVERNING BOARD The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Beauvoir Library Reimagined to Support Collaborative and Creative Learning........................................................................................5 Celebrating the Class of 2016.........................................................................................................7 Highlights from a Beauvoir Summer........................................................................................ 8 Snapshots: A Year in Review..........................................................................................................10 OUR EDUCATORS Name Project Builds Classroom Community................................................................ 13 A Fond Farewell: Pat Austin Luce............................................................................................. 14 Faculty & Staff Milestones............................................................................................................... 15 Mahalo, Beauvoir! Travel Grants & Professional Development......................16 Meet Our New Faculty and Staff................................................................................................19 OUR COMMUNITY Birthday Cards from Mrs. Bloch.................................................................................................. 21 Building a Stronger Community through Relational Service............................22 Through the Beautiful Lens of a Kaleidoscope............................................................24 Alumni Profile: Gerard “Ford” Craft ‘89..................................................................................25 The Next Generation: Alumni Return as Parents........................................................ 26 Welcome Back Members of the Class of ’57................................................................ 28 Parents Association Highlights................................................................................................... 29 Thank You, Beauvoir Volunteers............................................................................................... 30 OUR INSTITUTION Our School’s Financial Highlights.............................................................................................33 Welcome New Governing Board Members...................................................................34 AIMS Accreditation................................................................................................................................35 ANNUAL REPORT Letter from the Board Chair...........................................................................................................37 Annual Report Highlights................................................................................................................ 38 Major Gifts..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Annual Giving Donors......................................................................................................................... 41 Grandparent Donors............................................................................................................................ 48 Alumni Donors..........................................................................................................................................50 Special Gifts.................................................................................................................................................52
MISSION At Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School, we provide an extraordinary early childhood education in a diverse community that values every individual. Beauvoir’s program encourages creative, courageous learners and builds an enduring foundation for a lifelong spirit of inquiry and joy in learning.
Amy P. Vorenberg Head of School Martha R. Webb Board Chair William T. Darman ’85 Vice-Chair Gregory Ingram Secretary Cedric L. Bobo Elena Botelho Nancy Carr Megan B. Chounoune, faculty representative Dory Clark Laura DeBonis Thomas DePasquale S. Colin Dowling Charis M. Drant Tamika Smith-Jackson Jerry L. Johnson William Kappaz Rev. Stuart A. Kenworthy Enu A. Mainigi Catherine J. Martin Natalia Luis Monteiro Kathleen Peters Michael Rankin Rhonda S. Schmidtlein Ashley Lemon Shaw ’78 Stephen Hayes Smith EDITORS Felicia Allard Smith Director of Institutional Advancement Kate Gallery Associate Director of Digital Strategy Emily Bliss Communications Coordinator PHOTOGRAPHY Emily Bliss Jessica Roth Jim Vecchione Julie Woodford CONTRIBUTORS Michele Bassler Kate Chieco Megan Chounoune Katie Jamieson Caroline Maffry Haley Marcus Dawne Miner Leisha Reynolds Jessica Whitehill DESIGN Breckenridge Design Group
Evolution of a Logo In August 2016, Beauvoir introduced the School’s refreshed logo: Two children who had consistently been at the center of the image sheltered by the shade of the tree now turned towards each other, fully engaged in a shared moment of discovery and learning. It was not the first time the School’s logo had been refreshed. Since the creation of the School’s first logo in the 1950s by Beauvoir’s first art teacher, Miriam Glass, the image has been reinvigorated many times, always illustrating the values that continue to lie at the heart of Beauvoir’s mission.
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Letter from the Head of School Dear Beauvoir Community, The Views 2016 offers a closer look into what Beauvoir provides our students, our faculty and staff, our community and our institution. Guided by our recently published Strategic Vision and Plan, shared work in this community focuses on achieving great goals for student learning and life at Beauvoir. I am delighted at the broad commitment to deliver results for everyone in our learning community. Earlier this fall, we launched many exciting new initiatives, including a complete refresh of our communication materials. I hope that alumni are reassured by the continuity of the School’s logo redesign. Many worked to hold on to dear and meaningful elements of the Beauvoir logo, originally created by Beauvoir’s first art teacher, Miriam Glass in the early 1950s. Beauvoir’s girls and boys continue to learn together, shaded by the beauty of the tree. Today, the logo captures a moment of collaboration and curiosity, where one child shares something they’ve discovered. These moments happen daily at Beauvoir— children learning not only from their teachers, but from each other. Our communications revisions also include a new website and admissions materials that highlight the ways in which our Core Values enhance our Life Rules. It’s easy to see how we value childhood as a unique and critically important developmental stage in interactions across Beauvoir every day! The Views has also been redesigned into a more concise publication that provides a glimpse into many areas of our work. We hope you’ll enjoy reconnecting with Beauvoir and learning about our current work.
This issue of the Views is organized to reflect the priorities outlined in Beauvoir’s recently published Strategic Vision and Plan. At the heart of our shared work are efforts to support our children, our educators, our community and our institution.
Welcome to a beautiful view into what we are doing at Beauvoir! Warmest Regards,
Amy P. Vorenberg Head of School
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OUR CHILDREN
Beauvoir Library Reimagined to Support Collaborative and Creative Learning
“The Library is a playground of a child’s imagination and the heart of this vibrant school—it is the place where students can come to develop multiple literacies,” – Anna Carello, Assistant Head of School for Program An extraordinarily welcoming space, the highvaulted Beauvoir Library is drenched in light and filled with more than 15,000 volumes. Heavy bookshelves are sometimes pushed to the side of the room to accommodate a sprawling horizontal and vertical city of wooden blocks created by students. The reading loft overhead, adorned with a stunning mural, is an open and inviting space for young children to curl up with books to read with their classmates and friends. The Beauvoir Library invites the exploration of new passions, inspires curiosities and provides students with a place to have their ideas expand and take flight.
“The Library is a playground of a child’s imagination and the heart of this vibrant school—it is the place where students can come to develop multiple literacies,” says Anna Carello, Beauvoir’s Assistant Head of School for Program As Beauvoir moves forward with its Strategic Vision and Plan, it is committed to encouraging ambitious and inspired learning by reimagining spaces like the Library for optimal student experiences. Learning spaces must include both tactile materials for exploration and discovery, and technological resources to support digital literacy. A balanced
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“We pose the question: What do you want to build? as a starting point to inspire students’ curiosities and we’re in the perfect space physically to have them explore all aspects of their answers.” – Anna Carello blend of tactile and technological materials is essential for early learners. Ms. Carello and Beauvoir’s librarians Tony Hurst and Ashley Simpson have been collaborating to envision new possibilities for learning in the Library. Ms. Carello also worked with Mary Ann Bliss, the Director of Academic Technology, to design a Literacy Lab (launched in fall 2016) within the existing Library space to support tactile and digital literacies as well as traditional printed literacies. The precise location of the Literacy Lab is no accident: it is a space carved out directly between the Library and technology spaces, and in close proximity to the Library’s non-fiction section. The goal of the Literacy Lab is to support creative and collaborative learning in today’s increasingly digital world. Here, students have unique opportunities to create scenes from their own imaginations using green screen technology, to design inventions on project-painted walls, and even to build new technologies with manipulatives, such as programmable robots and a hands-on video game creation platform called Bloxels. “Bloxels are a great tool because they break down this abstract concept of pixels in computer science and programming into physical blocks,” Ms. Carello explains. “This helps students—who during this developmental stage are very concrete thinkers—develop awareness of abstract concepts. It’s analogous to developing number sense with students: they need to understand the relationships between numbers before they are numerate. It’s
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also analogous to teaching letter patterns and phonics as a step towards developing literacy and becoming a fluent reader.” “We pose the question: What do you want to build? as a starting point to inspire students’ curiosities and we’re in the perfect space physically to have them explore all aspects of their answers,” notes Ms. Carello. “We’re in this learning space that has thoughtfully allocated both digital and paper resources to support a generation of students who have been born into a world dominated by digital technology.” In researching how to best reimagine the Library space to meet the needs of today’s students, Ms. Carello, Mr. Hurst and Ms. Simpson met with the Chief of Children’s Literature at the Library of Congress and visited four other independent schools in the area. In January 2016, the schools on the Cathedral Close launched an inter-library online catalog system that allows librarians from all three institutions to access books and resources at all of the Cathedral schools’ libraries for students and faculty. “Beauvoir is a premier early childhood school in DC and in the country,” Ms. Carello adds. “We are thoughtful in developing our academic programs and are forward-thinking in our approaches to teaching and learning. We have incredible resources at Beauvoir and I’m grateful to be a part of such a wonderful place and to help make our strategic plan, A Beautiful View to 2020, a reality.”
Celebrating the Class of 2016 Congratulations to the Beauvoir Class of 2016! The recent Beauvoir graduates ended their year with a fun-filled week of activities ranging from a pool party and Third Grade Fun Day to a root beer float party with Mrs. V! We wish the Class of 2016 all the best as they embark upon their next educational journey!
The class of 2016 is attending a wide variety of schools post-Beauvoir, including Georgetown Day School, Holton-Arms, Landon, Maret, National Cathedral School, National Presbyterian School, St. Albans, St. Patrick’s, Sidwell Friends, Stone Ridge, Washington Episcopal School and Washington International School.
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Highlights from a Beauvoir Summer The summer of 2016 was another fantastic summer at Beauvoir! The hum of activity at Beauvoir never ceased as summer camp welcomed hundreds of campers and Beauvoir’s Voices for Learning program hosted hundreds of educators. During the 15th summer institute of Voices for Learning: The Beauvoir Center for Teaching and Learning, Beauvoir opened its doors to more than 230 educators as participants in seven professional development courses. Attending workshops including “Project Approach: Designing Curriculum for Young Investigators”, “Diversity K-5: Diving into Diversity with Developmental Lenses” and “The Balanced Teacher and the Resilient Classroom,” Voices for Learning participants hailed from schools and educational institutions nationwide. Beauvoir Summer welcomed more than 400 campers to each camp session, spanning a total of seven weeks. Campers were joined each session by roughly 45 6th through 12th grade counselors-in-training, 19 of whom were former Beauvoir students. Campers enjoyed summer programming that included a sleepover in Outdoor Adventures, swimming lessons during Splash & Play, the Fireflies leading our 4th of July parade and robotic models built with coding skills. Thanks to all Beauvoir faculty and staff and those who joined our summer programming for making this summer such a success!
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INTERNATIONAL CAMPERS SEEK OUT SUMMER CAMP AT BEAUVOIR By Caroline Maffry, Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs Imagine traveling 16 hours by plane to attend Beauvoir summer camp! That’s precisely what a group of parents and children from Shanghai did in June. With nothing more than a local friend and limitless inspiration, six mothers and ten children traveled 8,000 miles, rented apartments and cars and provided their children with the experience of a Beauvoir Summer. Upon hearing this, I asked to interview these six amazing mothers to understand how and why they came to choose Beauvoir Summer out of any camp in the world. Though initially a bit shy navigating the conversation in English, their second language, these mothers quickly warmed and shared the details of their experience. First and foremost, they agreed they wanted their children to learn to speak English in a natural setting with native English speakers. What better a place, they added, then in the capital of the U.S.A.? Although their children had exposure to English in Shanghai, the parents
wanted them to be allowed to make mistakes and take a break from the rigors of an intense Kindergarten curriculum back in China. It was their goal to provide their children with opportunities to be exposed to a different culture and to gain individual independence outside of their comfort zones. The parents said they found Beauvoir to be an inviting and happy place, and that the importance of play was evident. They were thrilled that their children could come to Beauvoir to play, both outdoors and in, learning and laughing along the way. In summer 2016, Beauvoir also welcomed campers from several other countries as their parents attended business meetings, visited with family in DC, or returned for a visit to the city after having moved abroad. Campers came from additional locations abroad including: Ecuador, England, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Hong Kong!
CATHEDRAL CAMP A creative new program that launched in the summer of 2016 resulted in campers building an 8-foot cathedral as a group project in Beauvoir’s Library. Campers spent three weeks studying the Washington National Cathedral, engaged in art projects and games, explored hidden secrets and thrilling stories, and learned about the Cathedral’s great history. Campers learned how the bells work in the Cathedral tower and discovered the artistry of the Cathedral’s beautiful stained glass windows, terrifying gargoyles, majestic organs and secret treasures while embarking on their tremendous building project.
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SNAPSHOTS
A Year in Review
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
Welcome Back To School Day
Pajama Day
Thanksgiving Chapel & Grandparents and Special Friends Day.
Hour of Code
P.E. Climbing Unit
Christmas Chapel
Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel
Halloween
Spirit Day Walk-a-Thon and Family Picnic
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Book Fair
FEBRUARY Valentine’s Day Celebrations Washington National Cathedral Pancake Race
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
8th Grade Reunion
Third Grade Plays
12th Grade Reunion
Closing Chapel
Global Studies
Second Grade Gym Show
Pre-K Restaurant Week
Third Grade Fun Day
Spring Break Camp
Kindergarten Flea Market
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OUR EDUCATORS
Name Project Builds Classroom Community Second graders interview each other in September, clipboards in hand and questions ready: How many letters are in your name? Are you named after someone in your family? Do you have a nickname? Each child chooses a different question to ask; all questions share something in common. The assignment is to study each other’s names through as many lenses as possible. Through this research, children learn more about themselves, discover similarities and differences with classmates and engage in rigorous research from the first days of school. I was inspired to create this project after attending two professional development workshops in the summer of 2015. First, I learned about structured word inquiry with educator Peter Bowers, next I attended a conference on the project approach with many of my Beauvoir colleagues. I started imagining a project that combined both practices: focusing on the meaning of words and focusing on in-depth research about a meaningful topic. I knew right away that by focusing on children’s names, each child could be an expert and also an investigator. For two years now, the students in my class have demonstrated how a question that seems small— What’s your name?—can have a thousand new meanings. After collecting data and graphing the information about objective details, we looked at our names from a personal perspective. Children shared their “name stories” with each other. We heard about grandmothers with the same name, alliterative names and names that have a special meaning because of the family’s home language. We learned about families whose names all begin
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with the same letter, families who chose names with roots in another country, families who have a Junior in the bunch and families in which everyone has a different name. As well as researching the family roots of a name, we researched the linguistic roots using websites, such as etymonline.com. Most children believe that their names are English—what a surprise when they see that their names have French, Latin, Greek or Hebrew roots, for example. And then there are many names that produce the result: No matching terms found. These names became puzzles. They also allowed us to discuss bias: What is my source? From whose perspective is this dictionary written? Is the history of each language recorded in the same way? And most important as a researcher: Where do I go next? We often turn right to the source: children’s parents. When we couldn’t find accurate information about Zachi’s name, his parents helped us understand not only his name, but more about Zachi and his family as we learned about Igbo, a language from eastern Nigeria. We started with something simple, and then made connections about the rich details of language and about the family stories in which our names are rooted. Starting the year with this kind of research made a difference in our community. Instead of memorizing each other’s names, we truly got to know one another through our names.
Katie has been selected to present this project, “What’s Your Name?”, at the 2017 Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools. Beauvoir Views Our Educators 13
A FOND FAREWELL
Pat Austin Luce Educator Pat Austin Luce retired from Beauvoir in the summer of 2016 after serving the school community for twenty-six years. “I came for the experience and stayed for the opportunities, which have been truly remarkable,” Ms. Austin Luce says. “I suppose that is why I was almost surprised to look up and realize how long I had been here. I was never bored.” Ms. Austin Luce was born and raised in the small town of Four Oaks, North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina, majoring in sociology before receiving her master’s degree in social work. She worked for eight years in crisis intervention and family and child therapy, then started a family of her own and decided to embark on the next chapter in her career. She received her master’s degree in early childhood and elementary education, spent a year teaching in Fairfax County schools, and was then tapped by Beauvoir’s then-Head of School Polly Moreland for a First Grade job shared with her former colleague, Kennon Bowen.
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“I loved teaching the little ones,” says Ms. Austin Luce. “First Grade is a heavenly year. The children are just emerging and eager to learn. It is wonderful to be there to light the light, so to speak.” After four years teaching First Grade, Ms. Austin Luce taught Third Grade for an additional five years before leaving the classroom to tackle new challenges at Beauvoir. Ms. Austin Luce served as Beauvoir’s Director of Curriculum from 19992008, then become the School’s Director of Special Programs. For the last eight years, Ms. Austin Luce also directed Voices for Learning: The Beauvoir Center for Teaching and Learning, a continuing education and professional development program for educators that has offered more than 200 classes to more than 4,000 attendees since its 2002 inception. One of the first professional development opportunities offered through Voices for Learning was the week-long All Kinds of Minds course called Schools Attuned. “Back in the 1990s, the All Kinds of Minds Institute was doing pioneering work around addressing
“I came for the experience and stayed for the opportunities, which have been truly remarkable. I suppose that is why I was almost surprised to look up and realize how long I had been here. I was never bored.” – Pat Austin Luce learning differences not as disabilities,” Ms. Austin Luce says. “The theory, materials and training they developed in Chapel Hill forever changed the way I and other educators view children’s learning. It was a heady time to be involved in this evolution/ revolution and an intensive rethinking of how to present material so that it reached all children: visual learners, auditory learners, children who needed more time to process, things we take for granted now. But it really was a sea-change and Beauvoir was right there working to absorb the lessons and train our teachers.”
All Kinds of Minds programs have been part of the Voices for Learning Summer Institute since its inception. In addition to the roles she fulfilled at Beauvoir, Ms. Austin Luce has been a notable presence in the world of early childhood education, serving as a sought-after presenter with a number of publications to her credit.
“I leave Beauvoir so greatly enriched by friendships and experience,” Ms. Austin Luce says.
FACULTY & STAFF MILESTONES 20 Years
5+ Years
Noel Cooney
Holly Joyner
Elizabeth Eastwick (6)
Rosaleen Doerfler-King
15 Years
Katie Jamieson (6)
Carolyn Hammonds
Jennifer Akhran
5 Years
Caroline Healey ‘92
Jalene Spain Thomas
Bernie Alston
10 Years
Monica Barrera
Dawne Miner Lisette Osorio-Bladuell Dan Thorner
Jack Bliss Kirstin Bryan
Jenna Miller Brian Roche Antoinette Rodocanachi Elizabeth Yen
Missy Campbell
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MAHALO, BEAUVOIR!
Summer Travel Grants Each summer, Beauvoir faculty members receive travel grants to embark on experiences away from home as part of their professional development. Take a look at our teachers’ adventures in the summer of 2016! Where & Why: I traveled to the upper section of the Colorado River in Colorado and Utah to experience the river first-hand, get as close as possible to the source and connect with the Second Grade Global Studies project as we all focus on North America this year.
Who: Michele Bassler, Science Teacher
Who: Dawne Miner and Haley Marcus, Pre-Kindergarten Teachers
New Adventures: Some trip highlights included crossing the Continental Divide at an elevation of 10,579 feet, my first time ever visiting the source of a major river, seeing two large bull moose, swimming in the Colorado River. meeting many knowledgeable and enthusiastic Colorado River experts and
Where & Why: Hawaii! We traveled to Oahu, Hawaii to do research for Pre-Kindergarten Global Studies. We visited museums, historical landmarks, botanical gardens and more! We learned about aquatic animals, surfing, traditional foods and Polynesian traditions. Hawaiian Highlights: One highlight of our trip was visiting Hanahau’oli School, a private independent elementary school in Honolulu. We met with Cindi Gibbs, the Head of School, who gave us a tour and shared with us
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viewing Native American petroglyphs along the Colorado River near Moab, Utah. Challenges: Breathing at elevations above 11,000 feet was a challenge. So was the need to keep moving when I wanted to stay longer in each area—and having this wonderful trip come to an end! Fascinating Facts: The complex relationship between the Colorado River and the local geology, geography, wildlife and plants was interesting. The Colorado River greatly impacts the life of humans nearby (and vice versa) as well as at great distances!
about Pre-Kindergarten in Hawaii. Another highlight was snorkeling with Hawaiian green sea turtles! We traveled to Oahu’s North Shore to visit a beach called Makapu’u where the sea turtles live. We learned about the turtles’ habitat and other sea life. Learning the Language: We loved learning Hawaiian words and phrases! “Mahalo” means thank you and “ma kai” means oceanside. We can’t wait to teach our Pre-K friends some Hawaiian! Mahalo, Beauvoir!
“I was a pilgrim this summer as I walked the Camino Francés along the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain from the French side of the Pyrenees to the Catedral de Santiago in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.” – Leisha Reynolds, Spanish Teacher
Who: Leisha Reynolds, Spanish Teacher
Where & Why: I was a pilgrim this summer as I walked the Camino Francés along the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage across northern Spain from the French side of the Pyrenees to the Catedral de Santiago in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. I walked the Camino for many reasons: to meet people from around the world, to deepen my spiritual journey, to immerse myself in a part of Spain I had never visited before and to prove to myself that I could handle the challenge of a 500-mile journey with nothing but a backpack and hiking poles. The Camino Community: The spirit of the Camino resides in the people you meet daily, with whom you end up sharing stories, laughter, tears, paella, chocolate and more. I made friends from
around the world, people from their 20s to their 80s, and shared life with them during the happiest and the most challenging of days. Camino, for me, came to mean community. Arriving in Santiago and experiencing the botafumeiro (giant incense burner) at the end of Pilgrim’s mass at the Catedral de Santiago was a once-ina-lifetime opportunity, made possible by having endured 30 days of walking to get there. Obstacles on the Road: The #1 challenge was the physical pain that comes with walking for 15-20 miles a day and experiencing blisters for the duration of the journey. With sturdy hiking poles and a whole lot of willpower, however, (and enough encouragement from the pilgrims around me), I made
it through. Walking the Camino was not easy, but the feeling of accomplishment from meeting my goal (and from being that much stronger for it) was worth every blister! It is because of my many challenges that the experience was transformative for me. Grateful for Guidance: The road to Santiago is marked with blue and yellow shells and arrows. If at any time you feel unsure of the way, all you have to do is look a few feet away from you and you will likely see one or both of these symbols guiding the way. These symbols became a point of fascination for me and a point of deeper, daily meditation as I considered the arrows and shells found in my own life.
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MAHALO, BEAUVOIR!
Summer Travel Grants Where & Why: Over the course of the summer I traveled to Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Detroit and New York! In Third Grade, we study bridges and I wanted to learn more about bridges and what they mean to the people who use them each day. I also enjoyed noticing the cables, beams and arches. The Highlights: The steel cable at the Golden Gate Bridge! The historical marker commemorating suspension bridge designer and builder John A. Roebling in Pittsburgh, PA! The Ambassador International Bridge that connects Michigan to Canada! Standing on the Brooklyn Bridge pedestrian walkway! The Challenge: It was hard to pick which bridges to visit. There are so many incredible bridges. It was also difficult to speak with the people who built these bridges because they were built long ago.
Who: Megan Chounoune, Third Grade Teacher
Making Connections: My favorite part of the trip was being able to walk over these iconic bridges. I saw how these bridges bring people and communities together. Bridges connect countries, cities and neighborhoods. It was awesome to see families, bikers, cars and people using the bridges in different ways. I also discovered that Pittsburgh is nicknamed “The City of Bridges” because there are so many bridges!
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK Additional professional development work for faculty and staff during the 2015-2016 school year included many inspiring speakers, from an orientation with Dr. Lilian Katz to work with The Rev. Paula Lawrence Wehmiller and educator Rodney Glasgow. Teachers attended dozens of workshops, seminars and conferences, including: Responsive Classroom, a summer institute on the Project Approach with Dr. Katz, NAIS People of Color Conference and Annual Conference, Cathy Fosnot mathematics workshops, Columbia Teachers College Writing Project, and more. The Program Team also participated in an online course through Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education called Creating School Cultures of Thinking and provided leadership on strengthening Beauvoir’s curricular program. Program Team members led professional development initiatives for faculty, including an effort focused on language arts and literacy in which teachers were trained in new methods of assessment and devoted time to refine their work on guided reading groups.
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WELCOME TO BEAUVOIR!
Meet Our New Faculty & Staff Beauvoir welcomed a talented cohort of new faculty and staff members to the community for the 2016-2017 school year.
Back Row (L to R): Delonte Egwuatu, Sam Jonas, Jeremy Canter, Eileen McMahon, Allyson Eno, Louis Berman, Tavia Mullen, Ellen Gronseth, Felicia Allard Smith, Kerstin Schmidt
Front Row (L to R): Kristen Scott, Maddie Fromell, Jenna Kassab, Catie Bliss, Franny Alston, Chanelle Peters, Alexandra Frosina, Julie Howard
Learn More About Our New Community Members: ■■ 100% of our new Partner Teachers come to us with advanced degrees in education ■■ New Partner Teachers bring nearly 40 years of teaching experience to the Beauvoir community ■■ 1/2 of our Associate Teachers are male, 37% of Associate Teachers bring racial and ethnic diversity to the community and 2 of 7 new Associate Teachers have or are pursuing an advanced degree ■■ Two new members of our faculty and staff join us from schools overseas ■■ Beauvoir now has three physical education teachers working in a full-time capacity as Partner Teachers for the first time in the School’s history
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OUR COMMUNITY
The final card was delivered in-person to Hugh Meyer, Beauvoir class of 2007.
Birthday Cards from Mrs. Bloch When my mother, Laurie Bloch, began teaching Pre-Kindergarten at Beauvoir in 1989, she was introduced to Plato’s conviction that, “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” Today, she firmly believes that the connections children make with each other, with their teachers and with their school lays crucial groundwork for the rest of their lives. My mother sent her first birthday card to a Beauvoir student in 1990. It was the end of her first year teaching at Beauvoir and she wanted to maintain that important early student-teacher connection. In that spirit, she decided to send her former students birthday cards each year throughout their time at Beauvoir. Several years later, one of her original students graduating from Third Grade left her with these words: “I am leaving, but I hope that you won’t forget me.” That was when my mother decided to keep the tradition alive and continue to send birthday cards to each of her former students until they graduated from high school. All told, my mother sent about 4,100 cards to more than 300 former students. Soon my mother became known throughout the Beauvoir community for sending the cards. A Beauvoir father once told her some parents had used her tradition of sending cards as a trivia question during a social evening. (Q: How many birthday cards does Mrs. Bloch send each year? A: About 280!) Another parent reminded her how special the cards remain to her students many years later: “The cards aren’t just birthday cards to these children. They are little reminders of continuity and assurances that the people in their lives really care about them. The children receiving them aren’t even aware that you are planting those seeds.”
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Eventually, my mother moved from teaching Pre-Kindergarten to teaching Kindergarten and added another element to the birthday cards. “At that time, I began telling my students how lucky I was to be at Beauvoir,” she said. “I began calling myself a ‘lucky duck’ and added a duck drawing to the cards.” In recent years, the letters my mother has received back from her former students have included their own hand-drawn lucky ducks. When my mother retired from Beauvoir in June 2004, she was pleasantly surprised to receive a basket filled with hand-written birthday cards from all the students in the School. By September of that year, she was still sending around 280 cards. Last May, my mother wrote her final birthday card, as the last students she taught in Kindergarten graduated from high school. The final card was delivered in-person to Hugh Meyer, Beauvoir class of 2007. Although she is finished sending birthday cards to her former students, the cards are still very much a part of her life. With each final birthday card, my mother let the student know that her birthday is in September, and suggested that perhaps the student reciprocate with a card to her in return. “What followed every year was an amazing surprise,” she said. “Over the years, I have received letters from grateful students who let me know about their lives, their interests and the special impact that Beauvoir had on them. I treasure these letters and it gives me great joy to reread them from time to time. I’ve realized over the years that the letters the students have sent me are true gifts and wonderful mementos of my time at Beauvoir.”
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Building a Stronger Community through Relational Service “I am only one, but I am one, and what I can do, and should do, I will do.” – Helen Keller “Bingo! I got bingo,” Blair exclaimed as she realized her board displayed five tiles in a row. Her teammate and new friend beamed with excitement as Blair read aloud the numbers previously covered by her tiles. As she read her final number, her grandfriend held up a hand for a high-five as they, together, had won the first round of Beauvoir Bingo. An early October Bingo game illustrates the manner in which service programs are evolving at Beauvoir under the leadership of Rev. Michael Barbaro, Beauvoir’s Chaplain and Director of Service. Blair and her Second Grade classmates were the first to visit St. Albans Parish on the other side of the Cathedral Close to play bingo with the senior
CHAPEL PROGRAMS In alignment with Beauvoir’s evolving service program, the theme for chapel programs during the 2016-2017 school year is inclusivity and hospitality to all people. During the 2015-2016 school year, Third Grade students began serving in additional leadership roles during chapel, and First through Third Grade chapels moved from the subterranean St. Joseph’s Chapel in the Washington National Cathedral to the more open and airy Great Choir upstairs, a welcoming space that has allowed more parents to attend and more students to more fully engage
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citizens known as their new “grandfriends.” Each Second Grade class will visit the Parish six times this year. Beauvoir’s program is grounded in the belief that service starts close to home and that the experience must be relational, allowing students to make face-to-face connections with those they are partnering with, in order to be meaningful. Every Beauvoir child is involved in giving to and connecting with others across the community. It’s as simple as young artists in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten decorating coffee sleeves for Beauvoir parents to enjoy each morning. First Grade students interview members of the Beauvoir community
with the beauty of the Cathedral. Now Third Grade students are responsible for serving as ushers, candle snuffers, readers and bowl ringers. Second Grade students draw pictures to illustrate each chapel’s theme, which are then projected onto a large screen brought in to chapel to enable children to see song lyrics and illustrations and more fully participate. Pre-Kindergarten through Third Grade chapels begin with the ringing of a Buddhist singing bowl. Candles are lit and two readings follow, one from a religious tradition and the second a poem, song lyric or other form of creative expression. Student readers share “good news and gratitudes”, highlighted moments collected from their teachers and peers throughout the community, and chapel closes with a blessing, the extinguishing of candles and ringing of the singing bowl before children depart in joyful music.
“Service is reciprocal. We are helping others and they are helping us. No matter what their age is, our students have gifts to share that can make a difference in their community and the world.” – Rev. Michael Barbaro working in the dining room and on custodial and administrative staffs and create thank you gifts. In the year ahead, First Grade students will also interview staff at the Cathedral, making connections to their Cathedral studies and partnering with 7th grade students at National Cathedral School who also study the Cathedral. Just as Second Grade students develop relationships over games of bingo with their grandfriends, Third Grade students will make connections with the very young, as an extension of their Washington, DC studies takes them into the city to get to know two and three year olds at Martha’s Table who will become their regular reading buddies. Third Graders have already started to practice by reading books and making new friendships with the toddlers in Beauvoir’s Early Learning Center. Every child decorates and assembles a bag with healthy snacks that are then given to DC Central Kitchen for distribution.
“Service is reciprocal,” Rev. Barbaro says. “We are helping others and they are helping us. No matter what their age is, our students have gifts to share that can make a difference in their community and the world.” Reflection includes creating time for students to process the experience afterwards in order to better understand themselves and promote growth. For Second and Third Grade students, this includes considering how they believe others saw them during their service experience. “My phrase for what we are trying to achieve is “relational service,’” Rev. Barbaro says. “It is a two-way street and it needs to include interactions that teach respect and empathy.” “There is great pride in the intentionality of this work around service,” says Head of School Amy Vorenberg.
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Through the Beautiful Lens of a
“We were envisioning a way to create community and a space in which to discuss a range of topics—in the wider world, but also relative to Beauvoir.” – Rocky Galloway, Co-Chair of Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope, a new parent-led initiative and committee of the Parents Association, was launched in the spring of 2016. The committee was formed to support parents in their approach to conversations related to diversity and inclusion with vibrant curiosity, courage and interest in connecting across differences. The effort launched in April with a discussion moderated by Reverend Paula Lawrence Wehmiller, educator and consultant, who focused on the shared vocation of parenting. The gathering attracted 75 parents from the Beauvoir community, delighting parent organizers Rocky Galloway, Lauralyn Lee, Nicole Lee, Jocelyn Sturdivant and Kim D’Abreu, who began working on the idea of initiating the group two years earlier. In the lead-up to the inaugural event, these parents talked to more than 100 of their peers to gather feedback and advice, received backing from Head of School Amy Vorenberg, and moved forward with the parent-led programming focused on diversity and inclusion.
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Galloway and Lee became the first co-chairs of Kaleidoscope. “It seemed important that this either stand or fall on the basis of parent interest and commitment, but also that it was something that was truly initiated by and responsive to the needs of parents,” Galloway said. “We were envisioning a way to create community and a space in which to discuss a range of topics—in the wider world, but also relative to Beauvoir.” “Recognizing that parents are our children’s first teachers, Kaleidoscope offers parents an opportunity to take advantage of the vibrancy of our community, drawing on each other as resources to help navigate our children’s questions about a complex world,” reinforced Lee. Rev. Wehmiller’s April 2016 presentation was followed three weeks later by gatherings of small groups of parents who were eager to engage in courageous and collaborative conversations around
religion, socioeconomics, family structure and race. This second event was attended by more than 50 parents who came to Beauvoir on a late spring evening to participate in the conversations. “The response was overwhelming across race, gender and socioeconomic lines,” Galloway says. “It turns out many parents in all of the grades were hungry for a place and way to talk about these topics.” In the 2016-2017 school year, Kaleidoscope continues to evolve based on parent needs. Fall events have included a discussion with Bishop Mariann Budde focused on parenting in complex times and a panel conversation featuring education and media experts on parenting during this presidential election year. The election conversation attracted more than 80 parents and was moderated by Gene Batiste, former executive director of what is now the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW). It also featured Matt Biel, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital; Lori Adams Chabay, early childhood education researcher and consultant; Gloria Riviera, ABC News correspondent; Jim Sciutto, chief national security correspondent at CNN; and Val Wise, head of school at National Child Research Center (NCRC). Galloway and Lee agree that the best part of the creation of Kaleidoscope has been that it was born out of a proactive, shared interest of parents and not from crisis. The words included on the group’s first invitation beautifully sum up Kaleidoscope’s vision: “We believe that a kaleidoscope elegantly represents the dimensions of difference in the Beauvoir community, and how we can use those differences as connection points for greater understanding.”
ALUMNI PROFILE:
Gerard “Ford” Craft ’89 We recently had the opportunity to talk to Beauvoir alumnus and 2015 James Beard Award winner Gerard Craft ’89 about his career in the restaurant business. Craft heads up Niche Food Group, an umbrella organization for five budding restaurants in and around St. Louis. Most recently, the restaurant group welcomed Porano Pasta, a fast-casual Italian restaurant. “Think Cava, but Italian,” Craft says. Craft’s aim is to bring healthy, honest food to a wide market, using locally grown ingredients from within the state of Missouri to craft creative dishes ranging from pistachio hummus with focaccia to a Porano bowl comprised of rice, garlic/chili oil, slow roasted pork, crispy garlic, sweet peppers, hot honey and cilantro. Each of the five restaurants within Niche Food Group has its own character, but all are connected by an underlying culinary ingenuity. Craft says he has a “no rules approach [to his culinary creations] based on techniques, but out-of-the-box… more thoughtful and artistic.” While Craft has moved away from the D.C. area to embark upon an exciting journey in St. Louis, he hasn’t forgotten about his childhood days spent at Beauvoir. He fondly recalls the care and compassion Beauvoir teachers showed during his formative years, as well as intense games of kickball during recess. For those inspired by Craft’s passion for the culinary arts, there are numerous classes available and many chefs willing to have kids spend some time in their kitchen observing their work, he says. Reach out to some of the local chefs and try to get into their kitchen for an afternoon. It was, after all, in the kitchen where Craft first fell in love with the culinary world. Do you have ideas about alumni who should be featured in future issues of the Views? Please let us know by contacting adria.black@cathedral.org.
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THE NEXT GENERATION:
Alumni Return as Parents Beauvoir is thrilled to welcome back alumni who return to the community as parents of Beauvoir students.
Amanda Davidoff ’86 with Nicholas ’17 and Emma ’19
Laura Capito ’90 with Charlie (ELC) and Celia ’19
Elizabeth Roberts Dalgard ’86 with Owen ’18
Amanda Zucker Bowker ’85 with Eve ’16 and Vivian ’19
Rob Carter ’71 with Addie ’16
Chelsea Bonnette ’02 with Chase ’20
Carmia Caesar ’77 with Satchel ’15, Liam ’13 and Declan ’18
Sarah Sierck Clapp ’83 with Jacob ’19
Blair Farr ’87 with Taylor ’20 and Wagner ’18
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Teddy Kaplan ’83 with Hugh ’16
Emily Lawson ’80 with Jacqueline ’20, James ’21 and Charlotte ’21
Peter Lee ’81 with Caroline ’16 and Annalise ’18
Rebecca Mahoney ’87 with Eleanor ’19
Rebecca Rizzo ’88 with Sydney ’20
Kendall White ’84 with Rosy ’20 and Brett ’18
Katherine Norton ’87 with Norah ’17
Jessica Selin-Williams ’76 with Bella ’18 and Meg ’15
Robin Spragens Trepanier ’79 with Luke ’16
Justin Ochs ’82 with Emily ’17 and Amanda ’19
James Carroll, former Beauvoir administrator, with Cecilia Calvo ’76, Aidan Carroll ’13 and Eli Carroll ’16
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WELCOME BACK
Members of the Class of ’57! Special visitors stopped by Beauvoir in early May! Six Beauvoir graduates, who were back on the Close for their NCS 50th Reunion, paid their old stomping grounds a visit. We had such a great time hearing stories and reflections from their time as Beauvoir students!
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Parents Association Highlights LETTER FROM OUTGOING PA PRESIDENT SARAH S. CLAPP ’83
LETTER FROM INCOMING PA PRESIDENT DORY CLARK Dear Beauvoir Community,
Dear Beauvoir Community, During the 2015-2016 school year, countless parent volunteers—who were always eager to get involved, help out and support our children and teachers—enriched the lives of Beauvoir students and supported our amazing faculty and staff. The entire school community is grateful for all that our families give!
I cannot imagine a better way to spend my final year as a Beauvoir parent than being surrounded by the wonderful volunteers who support Beauvoir’s “beautiful view” of childhood. Every parent has helped endorse the creative and courageous learners at Beauvoir in some significant way.
Beauvoir Volunteerism by the Numbers
The possibilities for parent involvement at Beauvoir are endless. On any given day, you may catch a glimpse of an energetic parent shelving books in the Library, joining children in the dining room or providing a tour to a prospective parent. As the seasons change, volunteers transition from brushing a child’s hair on Photo Day and managing cash registers at the Book Fair to decorating for the Scholarship Auction, selling tickets at Flower Mart, arranging flowers for Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day and planning Third Grade Fun Day. I am overwhelmed by the countless hours of dedication that can be observed at any given moment.
80 Parent volunteers at the Book Fair 150 Vases of flowers created at Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day 4,400 Snacks packed by community service volunteers (both children and adults) 10,000 Books shelved by library aides 362 Items featured in the Scholarship Auction 20 Rides and games run by the Flower Mart committee These numbers are just a snapshot of volunteerism at Beauvoir. Parents have read countless books to children in the mornings, spent many hours chaperoning field trips and given considerable time assisting in the art classroom. During the past two years leading the Parents Association, I have been filled with joy watching our families come together to support and enrich our School community!
Thank you to each and every parent who has brightened the hallways with encouragement and a smile. Your commitment to collaboration at Beauvoir is inspiring. Thank you, one and all, for coming together in support of our children.
Sincerely,
With gratitude,
Sarah S. Clapp ’83
Dory Clark
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THANK YOU
Beauvoir Volunteers! Beauvoir has an energetic and dedicated team of volunteers, including parents, grandparents, caregivers and friends, who enrich the community daily with their time and talents. An enormous thank you to all those who made the 2015-2016 school year such fun and such a success!
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2015-2016
Parents Association Committees PA President
Art Aides
Sarah S. Clapp ’83
Hasti Bajoghli Suzanna Kang
Co-Vice Presidents for Service Maggie Hedges Lauralyn Lee
Vice President for Volunteer Services Nikki DeJesus Sertsu
Secretary Sarah Bauers
Co-Treasurers Ayoka Jack Deborah Virtue
Communications Lisa Garnett
Room Parent Coordinators Katie Astrich (Cubs, Pre-K and K) Dory Clark (First, Second, Third)
Auction Laura Terry Sogand Zamani
Book Fair Jessica Roth Linda Willard Nicola Dowling Peggy Bourjaily
Third Grade Events Katie Wiegmann Sue Pacholski Krissy Benner Parker Moore Mary Murphy Karen Sauers Ayoka Jack Kim D’Abreu Amanda Bowker Martha Searby
Photo Days Sarah Talcott Melissa Grigorian Darcy Ochs
Science Aides Ayca Tanis (First Grade) Fernanda Montaño (Second Grade) Mary Murphy (Third Grade)
Garden Aides Leayah Cleary Nikki DeJesus Sertsu
Library Aides Kim Privor Lori Weinstein
Logo
Sunshine Committee
Nakia Logan Ayoka Jack
Melissa Grigorian Apple Sussmann
Flower Mart
Welcome to Beauvoir
Monica Powell-Gerald Ayca Tanis Kris McBrady Stacy Bear
Nicole Lee Mary Murphy Marcela Scott
Faculty & Staff Appreciation Bianca Grimaldi Catherine Kaplan Jennifer Mellon Sarah Talcott Stacy Bear
Community Service Eileen McMahon Leayah Cleary Kim Privor Giovanna Casalino Ted Brownfield
Admissions Tour Guides Allison Alvarado Juan Amador Shanika Bell Elizabeth Chapel Kim D’Abreu Mary Pat Dean Sherie Durand Sarah Eastright Sybil Freedman Lisa Garnett Dave Grimaldi Jessica Heywood Cecilie Horvath Helena Lehman Elena Lytkina Botelho Cathie Martin Jim Maurer Amy McKennis Mistri Sharee McKenzie-Taylor Eileen McMahon Fernanda Montaño Aneta Moriarty Meridith Nussbaum Kim Privor Karen Sauers Ethel Sennhauser Nikki DeJesus Sertsu Zainab Smith Jocelyn Sturdivant Melanie Thomas Martine Voltaire Morey Ward
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OUR INSTITUTION
Our School’s Financial Highlights Beauvoir finished the 2015-2016 school year with a strong operating position, driven by admissions yield, high student retention and growing community participation in our auxiliary programs. The School’s healthy financial position reflects the joint efforts of administrators and staff both in the leadership of Beauvoir’s many programs and in the financial results they have achieved. Beauvoir’s efforts to continuously grow alternative sources of revenue has helped reduce the rate of tuition growth and grow important reserves and endowment funds, helping to secure the current needs and future sustainability of the School. This includes making great strides in auxiliary programs with increased participation annually for Beauvoir Summer, Beauvoir Pool, Beauvoir Language Institute, Enrichment Classes and After Beauvoir Center. In addition, 2015-2016 was a recordbreaking year for Annual Giving and the Scholarship Auction. Gifts from the full community totaled nearly $1.5 million and supported financial aid, excellence in teaching, professional development, collaborative learning spaces and innovative hands-on technology tools for our children. Every school year is another financial stepping stone to Beauvoir’s future. The 2016-2017 school year promises to be another financially strong year. As we embrace our new Strategic Vision and Plan, we celebrate the School’s financial health, as well as our community’s commitment to building an enduring foundation for a lifelong spirit of learning.
OUR INSTITUTION BY THE NUMBERS Beauvoir’s four main sources of revenue: Tuition & Fee ................................................ $ 13,815,488
*Auxiliary Programs.................................. $ Annual Giving Contributions.......... * $
2,555,265
Endowment Draw ................................... $
388,467
823,257
Less Financial Aid: .................................. $ 1,911,331 *Approximately 30% of Financial Aid is supported by the Scholarship Auction each year.
Where the money goes: ............................................ $ 10,321,595 Food Services ............................................ $ 909,309
“To think that over 40% of our student body takes part in after-school life daily at Beauvoir is very special. I am in awe of the amazing teachers and instructors who make our programming for Beauvoir Summer, Enrichments and the Beauvoir Language Institute a truly unique experience. “
Supplies & Equipment ........................ $
423,390
Technology .................................................. $
359,452
Security & Safety ..................................... $
240,818
– James Gilroy, Director of Auxiliary Programs
All Other Expenses................................. $ 938,840
Buildings, Grounds & Utilities ........ $ 1,120,297 Debt Service ................................................ $
273,285
Finance, Insurance & Audit.............. $
318,296
Professional Development.............. $
290,297
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2016-2017
Welcome New Governing Board Members
ELENA BOTELHO
NANCY CARR
DORY CLARK
TOM DEPASQUALE
Elena Botelho and her husband, Carlos, have two sons. Their older child Anton is in First Grade. Elena is a senior partner with ghSMART, a leadership advisory firm, where she coaches CEOs and those on the path to the role, and the founder of CEO Genome Project. Elena has previously worked as an associate partner at McKinsey, a corporate finance associate at Andersen Worldwide, and an investment officer with AIG-Brunswick private equity fund in Moscow. Elena holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She earned a CPA and bachelor’s degree from SUNY Binghamton. Elena grew up in Moscow, Russia and in Baku, Azerbaijan. Nancy Carr and her husband, Robert, are the parents of Beauvoir alumni, Rachel ’85, Rebecca ’88 and Matthew ’94, and the grandparents of Sydney Rizzo in Kindergarten. Nancy previously served on Beauvoir’s board from 19831989, where she served as chair of the Beauvoir Capital Campaign from 1987-1989. Nancy co-chaired the Past Parent Committee for the Building Hand in Hand Campaign in 2001 and served on the National Cathedral School Governing Board. She most recently chaired the Board of Collegiate Directions CDI, a non-profit organization committed to closing the education, achievement and opportunity gap for low-income students. Nancy is a trained psychiatric social worker and received her MSW from Columbia University and her bachelor’s degree from Beaver College.
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Dory Clark and her husband, Chad, are the parents of Charles in Third Grade and alumna Claiborne ‘14. Dory is also serving as president of the Beauvoir Parents Association for the 20162017 school year. She has previously co-chaired the Beauvoir Scholarship Auction and has served on the PA executive committee. Dory received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her JD from the University of Richmond. She has previously worked as an attorney at Jackson Kelly PLLC and currently serves on the Governing Board at The Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, the Children’s National Medical Center Hearing and Speech Center, and the Washington Winter Antiques Show. Tom DePasquale and his husband, Rafik, are the parents of twins Luke and Lena in First Grade. Tom is an entrepreneur and investor who has founded a number of ventures, including Outtask, Inc., a provider of corporate travel and expense management services, where he served as CEO and executive vice president before it merged with Concur Technologies. Tom also founded and served as CEO of Taxi Magic, now called CURB, is chairman of Yopine, an app that allows people to create and share polls, and was co-inventor of a patent for a computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers. He received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2002 and was recognized by Business Travel Magazine as one
The Beauvoir community wishes to thank its outgoing Governing Board members for their tremendous service. A heartfelt thank you to this talented and dedicated group goes to Sarah Clapp, Liz Dougherty, Stephen McGregor, Jim New and Sylvia Davis White. of the industry’s 25 Most Influential Executives. Tom earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia. Laura DeBonis and her husband, Scott Nathan, are parents of alumna Lia ’16 and Asher in First Grade. Laura has served as a board member for the Digital Public Library of America and was also recently appointed by President Obama to serve on the Public Interest Declassification Board. Her professional experience includes a variety of leadership roles at Google, including director of library partnerships for book search. She has since been a consultant to several organizations, including serving as chair of the technology review team for the Internet Safety Technical Task Force at the Berkman Center at Harvard University. Laura serves on the board of trustees of WGBH Boston and has served as a trustee of the Boston Public Library and the Park School. She earned a bachelor’s
“I am proud of the incredible work that’s taking place across every constituency in the School, all in service of one important goal: We are building a stronger learning community.” – Amy P. Vorenberg, from May 2016 State of the School
degree and an MBA from Harvard University. Hayes Smith and his wife, Jill, are the parents of Tyler in Third Grade and Olivia in First Grade. Hayes is a managing director at Credit Suisse in the investment banking and capital markets division. He is responsible for investment banking coverages of private equity firms and corporate clients, providing his clients and their portfolio companies with leveraged loans, high-yield debt, equity market transactions, and mergers and acquisition advice. Hayes served as the governance head of the Americas investment banking campus recruiting effort and is the UVA and Georgetown recruiting team captain. He has previously worked as an associate attorney at Mayer Brown and Platt. Hayes earned a bachelor’s degree, JD and MBA from the University of Virginia.
LAURA DEBONIS
HAYES SMITH
AIMS ACCREDITATION The Association of Independent Maryland & DC Schools (AIMS) accreditation process was underway during the 2015-16 school year, with a visiting team of 11 accreditors visiting Beauvoir and reviewing all aspects of school life based on the School’s self-study and documentation. A subsequent report from the accreditation team reflected deep support for our work and for Beauvoir, with no major recommendations. Beauvoir delivered its action plan response to AIMS in September and expects to receive full accreditation by the end of the year.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Letter from the Board Chair Dear Beauvoir Community, On behalf of Beauvoir’s Governing Board, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to each and every one of you for your extraordinary support during the 2015-2016 school year. More than 600 donors contributed to Annual Giving, with gifts totaling $820,000, the highest amount in the School’s history. The 2016 Scholarship Auction also broke records, netting $660,000 for financial aid. Thank you very much to Annual Giving co-chairs Cathie Martin and Michael Rankin, and auction co-chairs Laura Terry and Sogand Zamani, for their leadership and commitment to Beauvoir. In June, the Governing Board said thank you and farewell to Jim New, who completed his second term. Jim’s leadership on finance and investments and his sound judgment on all matters were gifts to Beauvoir. Longtime supporter, past parent and outgoing board member Steve McGregor also provided strategic support. Steve pushed us towards excellence and reminded us of our deep connection and responsibility to the Cathedral Close. We also thanked Liz Dougherty and Sylvia Davis White for their service as members of the Governing Board. Through their leadership both Liz and Sylvia raised the sights of our Annual Giving program and consistently offered insight and thoughtful leadership. Finally, we honored Sarah S. Clapp ’83, board member, parent and alumna, who served for two years as president of the Parents Association. Sarah represents the best of Beauvoir and was an exceptional leader of our school.
During the 2015-2016 school year, the Governing Board worked in partnership with our esteemed Head of School, Amy Vorenberg, to set clear goals that reflected the School’s mission. Specifically, we set out to strengthen our governance practices, think broadly and critically about our endowment investments and other financial policies, and support Amy in establishing best practices throughout the School. I am also proud of our work to support Bishop Mariann Budde and her call for improved interaction and collaboration across the Cathedral Close. As we look toward the future, with a dedication to the intentional teaching of young children and leadership in early childhood education, we seek to attract the best faculty, grow our endowment, and reimagine learning spaces. In support of our goals, we welcomed new board members Elena Botelho, Nancy Carr, Laura DeBonis, Tom DePasquale, Hayes Smith and Dory Clark, our newest president of the Parents Association. They are a talented, attentive and passionate group, and we are fortunate. Thank you, Amy, for your vision, authenticity and hard work on behalf of children. Along with generations of Beauvoir leaders, faculty, staff and parents, you are deeply committed to young children and the belief that the beginning is truly the most important part of the work. On a final note, thank you to the entire community for your devotion to Beauvoir and our ongoing partnership. My very best,
Martha Rooney Webb Governing Board Chair
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Annual Report Highlights 2015-2016 GIVING TO BEAUVOIR Fundraising Annual Giving..............................................................................................................................................................................................................$ 819,387 Special Gifts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................$ 28,000 Auction (net proceeds)........................................................................................................................................................................................$ 661,186 Total..............................................................................................................................................................................................$ 1,508,573 Endowment/Capital Giving Sylvia H. Thompson Memorial Fund........................................................................................................................................................$
5,239
Madeleine Lockman Endowment..............................................................................................................................................................$ 40 Julia Morse Scholarship Fund.......................................................................................................................................................................$ 2,000 Beauvoir Outdoors Cash & Pledge Payments..................................................................................................................................$ 312,717 Total..............................................................................................................................................................................................$ 319,996 GRAND TOTAL..........................................................................................................................................................................$ 1,828,569 Care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this Annual Report. If we have erred, we apologize and ask that you advise the Beauvoir Advancement Office.
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Major Gifts $50,000 and more Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Lester Glenn Fant III Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Monteiro Mr. and Mrs. Steven VanRoekel
$25,000 Plus Mr. William T. Darman ’85 and Ms. Elizabeth Holt Mr. Thomas DePasquale and Mr. Rafik Djida Mrs. Charis Menschel Drant and Mr. Ryan Drant Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Florance Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horvath Mr. David Lashway and Ms. Katherine Silverthorne Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Reed Rubin The Reed Foundation
$10,000 Plus Anonymous (2) Mr. Val Aleksenko and Dr. Nataliya Aleksenko Dr. Elizabeth K. Blalack Mr. Lee Blalack Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Bobo The BPB & HBB Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Colin Dowling Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson Mr. Mark Green and Mr. Michael Rankin Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Shana Jacobus Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jaeckel Ms. Holly Joyner and Mr. Bill Scherman Mr. Joel Kaplan and Mrs. Laura Cox Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. William Kappaz Ms. Kristin Kuehl Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lohnes The McGregor Family Mr. Scott Nathan and Ms. Laura DeBonis Mr. and Mrs. James M. New Mr. and Mrs. Justin Peterson Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Selin The Nina & Ivan Selin Family Foundation Mr. Robert J. Selin-Williams and Mrs. Jessica SelinWilliams ’76 Mr. Clinton R. Shaw, Jr. and Mrs. Ashley Lemon Shaw ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hayes Smith Mr. David A. Steinberg Mr. John Walke and Ms. Enu Mainigi Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weinstein
$5,000 Plus Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adams Mr. and Mrs. Mohammad Akbar Bodman Family Foundation Mr. Carlos Botelho and Ms. Elena Lytkina Botelho Mrs. Suzanne Brock
All gifts as of June 30, 2016 *sustained giving to Beauvoir over the last three years
Mr. William M. Buchanan and Mrs. Julie Barrie Buchanan ’78 Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper III Mr. Samuel Davidoff and Mrs. Amanda Davidoff ’86 Mr. John G. Donoghue and Dr. Martha B. Donoghue Mr. and Mrs. David Dorros Mr. and Mrs. Josh Eastright Dr. Nnemdi Kamanu Elias and Dr. Olufemi Elias Mr. Joseph Eyer and Ms. Diana Rogalle Mr. and Mrs. William Farquhar Mr. Carlos Fierro and Mrs. Jennifer Tonkel Mr. Rocky Galloway and Mr. Reginald Stanley Mr. Adam Golodner and Ms. Eileen McMahon Mr. David J. Greene and Mrs. Caroline K. Greene ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Greer Mr. Trey Hanbury and Ms. Suzanna Kang Mr. and Mrs. Kipp Kranbuhl Mr. Peter M. Lee ’81 and Mrs. Lauralynn B. Lee Mr. James H. Lemon, Jr. ’45 Mr. William J. Lynn and Ms. Mary A. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Drew Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Edward Putala Mr. Laird Reed and Ms. Joy de Menil Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sands Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Schaberg
2015-2016
Annual Giving Committee CO-CHAIRS Michael Rankin & Cathie Martin Pre-K Ashley and Dean Sands Kipp Kranbuhl David & Bianca Grimaldi* Kindergarten Jennifer Mellon Emily Pistilli Amanda Bowker Jill Smith Nancy Cordes Darcy Ochs First Grade Mary Murphy Linda Willard Kim Privor Peter Lee Shane Hedges Second Grade Nikki DeJesus Sertsu Dory Clark Stacy Bear Tom Allen Third Grade Katie Wiegmann Kweku Ankoma-Sey Kim D’Abreu
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Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Searby Mr. Benjamin P. Seesel and Ms. Holly L. Seesel Dr. Alison Siskin Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Snowdon III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Terry The Lemon Foundation Mr. David Dodge Thompson Mr. Stacy Tucker and Ms. Jonice Gray Tucker Mr. William M. Walker ’76 and Dr. Sheila O. Walker Mr. and Mrs. David F. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Willard
$2,500 Plus Mr. and Mrs. Ed Albert Mr. Edward An and Ms. PJ McCann Mr. Michael Angst and Ms. Laurie Amell Dr. Farshad Bakhtyari and Mrs. Shabnam Aryana Mr. David W. Bowker and Mrs. Amanda Z. Bowker ’85
Mr. Anthony D. Bruce ’76 and Mrs. Colette Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Marshal Busman Mr. Joseph Cannavo and Ms. Rita Patel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chapel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cleary Mr. Alexander Cohen and Ms. Kim Allen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Dean Mr. and Mrs. Jon Dean Mrs. Patricia Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Edward Donnelly Dr. James D’Orta and Mr. Jed Ross Mr. Michael Fleischer and Ms. Giovanna Casalino Mr. Gregory Garre and Ms. Lorane Hebert Mr. and Mrs. David Gerson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Grigorian Mr. Ahmad Hajj and Ms. Sogand Zamani Dr. Melda Isaac
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Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson Mr. Martin L. Johnson II and Mrs. Mia Whang Spiker Johnson Mr. Josh Klatzkin and Ms. Fernanda Montaño Mr. Robert T. Amis and Ms. Emily K. Lawson Mr. Harold D. Lester, Jr. and Mr. Donald R. McMinn Mr. Daniel Mach and Ms. Kimberly Parker Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Martin Mr. James Maurer and Ms. Jennifer Richter Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McBrady Mr. Danny K. Boice and Ms. Jennifer Mellon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Menkes Mr. Alex Mistri and Ms. Amy McKennis Mistri Mr. and Mrs. Michael Molino Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Moore Mr. Habib Nasibdar and Ms. Shadan S. Nasibdar Ms. Katherine Norton ’87 Mr. Justin Ochs ’82 and Mrs. Darcy Ochs
Dr. Michael Osman and Dr. Milly Shah Mr. and Mrs. Barry Pershkow Mr. and Mrs. Christian Pistilli Mr. Daniel A. Pryor Dr. Shannon Penick Pryor Mr. Benjamin J. Razi Ms. Sara Y. Razi Mr. and Mrs. James Rizzo Dr. and Mrs. Hajeer Sabet Mr. and Mrs. William Sands Mr. Neb Sertsu and Mrs. Nikki DeJesus Sertsu Ms. Lisa E. Smith and Ms. Shaundrae L. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sockwell Dr. Nico Valckx and Ms. Selvi Atayeva Mr. Donald Vieira and Ms. Deneen Howell Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vorenberg Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Walther Mr. and Mrs. Hack Wiegmann Ambassador Peter Wittig and Mrs. Huberta von VossWittig Mr. Bernard J. Young ’43
2015-2016
Annual Giving Donors FOUNDERS CIRCLE $15,000 and above Mr. William T. Darman ’85 and Ms. Elizabeth Holt* Mr. Thomas DePasquale and Mr. Rafik Djida Mr. and Mrs. Colin Dowling* Mr. Mark Green and Mr. Michael Rankin Mr. and Mrs. Scott Jaeckel Mr. David Lashway and Ms. Katherine Silverthorne Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rubin* Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mr. and Mrs. Reed Rubin* The BPB & HBB Foundation
MILLENNIUM CIRCLE $10,000 - $14,999 Mrs. Charis Menschel Drant and Mr. Ryan Drant* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson* Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ingram* Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Shana Jacobus Mr. Joel Kaplan and Mrs. Laura Cox Kaplan*
Mr. and Mrs. William Kappaz* Mr. Scott Nathan and Ms. Laura DeBonis Mr. and Mrs. James M. New* Mr. Robert J. Selin-Williams and Mrs. Jessica SelinWilliams ’76* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hayes Smith* Mr. and Mrs. Steven VanRoekel* Mr. John Walke and Ms. Enu Mainigi* Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weinstein Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Florance* The McGregor Family* Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Selin*
SEVENTY-FIVE CIRCLE $7,500 - $9,999 Anonymous Mr. Val Aleksenko and Dr. Nataliya Aleksenko Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lohnes*
All gifts as of June 30, 2016 *sustained giving to Beauvoir over the last three years
Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mrs. Suzanne Brock
HEAD’S CIRCLE $5,000 - $7,499 Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Bobo* Mr. Carlos Botelho and Ms. Elena Lytkina Botelho Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Clark* Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper III Mr. Samuel Davidoff and Mrs. Amanda Davidoff ’86* Mr. John G. Donoghue and Dr. Martha B. Donoghue* Dr. Nnemdi Kamanu Elias and Dr. Olufemi Elias* Mr. Joseph Eyer and Ms. Diana Rogalle* Mr. Carlos Fierro and Mrs. Jennifer Tonkel Mr. Rocky Galloway and Mr. Reginald Stanley Mr. Adam Golodner and Ms. Eileen McMahon* Mr. David J. Greene and Mrs. Caroline K. Greene ’89*
Mr. Trey Hanbury and Ms. Suzanna Kang* Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horvath* Mr. and Mrs. Kipp Kranbuhl Mr. William J. Lynn and Ms. Mary A. Murphy* Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Martin* Mr. and Mrs. Drew Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Edward Putala Mr. Laird Reed and Ms. Joy de Menil* Dr. Alison Siskin Mr. William M. Walker ’76 and Dr. Sheila O. Walker* Mr. and Mrs. David F. Webb* Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mr. William Farquhar ’68 and Mrs. Michele Farquhar Ms. Holly Joyner and Mr. Bill Scherman* Mr.James H. Lemon, Jr. ’45* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel* Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sands Mr. Benjamin P. Seesel and Ms. Holly L. Seesel*
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Mr. Clinton R. Shaw, Jr. and Mrs. Ashely Lemon Shaw ’78* Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Snowdon III*
BENEFACTOR $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Adams Mr. and Mrs. Ed Albert* Mr. Michael Angst and Ms. Laurie Amell Dr. Farshad Bakhtyari and Mrs. Shabnam Aryana Mr. David W. Bowker and Mrs. Amanda Z. Bowker ’85* Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Marshal Busman Mr. Joseph Cannavo and Ms. Rita Patel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chapel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cleary* Mr. Alexander Cohen and Ms. Kim Allen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis* Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Dean* Mr. and Mrs. Jon Dean Mr. and Mrs. David Dorros* Dr. James D’Orta and Mr. Jed Ross Mr. and Mrs. Josh Eastright Mr. Michael Fleischer and Ms. Giovanna Casalino*
Mr. Gregory Garre and Ms. Lorane Hebert* Mr. and Mrs. David Gerson* Mr. and Mrs. Greg Grigorian Dr. Melda Isaac* Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnson* Mr. Martin Johnson II and Mrs. Mia Whang Spiker Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy Mr. Peter M. Lee ’81 and Mrs. Lauralyn B. Lee* Mr. Harold D. Lester, Jr. and Mr. Donald R. McMinn Mr. Daniel Mach and Ms. Kimberly Parker* Mr. James Maurer and Ms. Jennifer Richter Maurer* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McBrady* Mr. Danny K. Boice and Ms. Jennifer Mellon Mr. and Mrs. Robert Menkes Mr. Mistri and Ms. Amy McKennis Mistri Mr. and Mrs. Michael Molino Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Moore* Mr. Habib Nasibdar and Ms. Shadan S. Nasibdar Ms. Katherine Norton ’87* Mr. Justin Ochs ’82 and Mrs. Darcy Ochs* Dr. Michael Osman and Dr. Milly Shah*
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Mr. and Mrs. Barry Pershkow* Mr. and Mrs. Christian Pistilli Mr. Daniel A. Pryor* Dr. Shannon Penick Pryor* Mr. Benjamin J. Razi* Ms. Sara Y. Razi* Dr. and Mrs. Hajeer Sabet* Mr. and Mrs. William Sands* Mr. Neb Sertsu and Mrs. Nikki DeJesus Sertsu* Mr. Stacy Tucker and Ms. Jonice Gray Tucker* Dr. Nico Valckx and Ms. Selvi Atayeva* Mr. Donald Vieira and Ms. Deneen Howell Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Walther Mr. and Mrs. Hack Wiegmann* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Willard* Ambassador Peter Wittig and Mrs. Huberta von Voss-Wittig Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mr. Anthony D. Bruce ’76 and Mrs. Collette Bruce* Mrs. Patricia Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sockwell Mr. Bernard J. Young ’43*
LEADERSHIP $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Mohammad Akbar Mr. and Mrs. Craig Albright* Mr. Thomas Allen and Ms. Judy Hanna* Ambassador and Mrs. Salem Al-Sabah* Mr. Edward An and Ms. PJ McCann* Mr. Mark Bailen and Ms. Jessica Rosenworcel* Mr. John Bartos and Ms. Mila F. Bartos ’77 Mrs. Stacy G. Bear Dr. Elizabeth K. Blalack Mr. Lee Blalack Mr. Phillip Blane and Ms. Laura Schiller Mr. and Mrs. Garland Bond* Mr. Brian Boynton and Ms. Mallory Stewart* Dr. Nigel Chalk and Dr. Lisa Tsui* Dr. Marcos Chamon and Dr. Rita Ramalho Chamon* Mr. Yong Chen and Ms. Victoria Gyllerup* Mr. Jason Bennett Clapp and Mrs. Sarah Sierck Clapp ’83* Mr. and Mrs. R. Miles Clark Mr. and Mrs. James R. Dean, Jr.*
All gifts as of June 30, 2016 *sustained giving to Beauvoir over the last three years
Mr. John Duncan and Ms. Juliana Su* Mr. David H. Evans and Ms. Deanne M. Ottaviano* Mr. Fred Underwood and Dr. Blair Farr ’87 Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy and Mrs. Lisa Williams-Fauntroy* Mr. Kevin Friend Ms. Kristine S. Friend Mr. and Mrs. James M. Garland* Mr. and Ms. Timothy Garnett* Mr. Ahmad Hajj and Ms. Sogand Zamani* Dr. and Mrs. Arjun Joshi Mr. Gregory S. Kaufman and Ms. Jessica Heywood* Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Kintz Mr. Josh Klatzkin and Ms. Fernanda Montaño* Mr. Sherman Knight and Ms. Nina Schou* Dr. Guido M. Kuersteiner and Ms. Mitali Das* Mr. Robert T. Amis and Ms. Emily K. Lawson Mr. and Mrs. John Charles Lepore Mrs. Rebecca Iverson Mahoney ’87 and Mr. C.J. Mahoney* Mr. Erik Metzroth and Ms. Amanda Leader* Dr. Yanliang Miao and Dr. Liang Li Mr. Craig S. Miller, Jr. and Ms. Lisa S. Brock
Mr. William Minor and Ms. Christine Enemark* Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Monteiro* Mr. and Mrs. Masahiro Nozaki* Mr. Salik Nur and Dr. Madiha Afzal Mr. David O’Neil and Ms. Laura Billings* Mr. Joseph Palmore and Dr. Tara Palmore* Mr. David Perlin and Ms. Skye Raiser* Mr. Noah Pollak and Ms. Peggy Bourjaily* Mr. and Mrs. Brian Privor Mr. Nigel Purvis and Ms. Susan Pacholski* Mrs. Rebecca Carr Rizzo ’88 and Mr. James Rizzo Mr. Thomas G. Saunders and Ms. Elizabeth N. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sharp Ms. Lisa E. Smith and Ms. Shaundrae L. Williams Mr. Paul Trepanier and Mrs. Robin Spragens Trepanier ’79* Dr. and Mrs. Brian Suh* Mr. Mark Sundberg and Ms. Ethel Sennhauser* Mr. Michael Sussmann and Dr. Apple Sussmann* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sutton* Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Terry* Dr. Andrew J. Tiffin and Ms. Cheryl Kim Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Trotter*
Mr. and Mrs. Mesut Uyumazturk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Vacher Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ward* Mr. and Mrs. Kazuki Watanabe Mr. Stephen Weissman and Ms. Sarah Bauers* Mr. Greg Paukstis and Ms. Kendall White ’84* Mr. Chenggang Wu and Dr. Wen Gong* Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Anonymous Mr. Terry Adamson and Ms. Ede Holiday* Ms. Maureen Chelius Dr. George de Menil and Dr. Lois de Menil Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dougherty* Ms. Sandra Drant* Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Galvin Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Green Mrs. Eve Grimaldi Mrs. Millie Coleman Groobey* Mr. and Mrs. William D. Iverson Mr. and Mrs. William Joyner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Laurance J. Ochs* Mr. Graham O’Donoghue ’88 The Honorable and Mrs. F. Whitten Peters* Ms. Margaret Richardson ’85 and Mr. Mark Linton Mr. Robert Rosenfeld ’71 and Mrs. Sheri A. Rosenfeld* Mr. Christopher S. Sargent ’49*
The Honorable John H. Shenefield ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Shorb, Jr.* Mr. Craig H. Ulman ’60 and Mrs. Kathy Ulman* Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vorenberg* Mr. Frank White, Jr. and Ms. Sylvia Davis White* Mr. Joshua S. White ‘84 and Ms. Margot L. Iverson ’84 Mr. Vance Wilson* Mr. James Bryan Wolcott II ’86*
GREEN & WHITE $500 - $900 Mr. Bobby Bagheri and Dr. Pouneh Razavi Dr. Showkat Bashir and Dr. Mir S. Javid* Dr. Juan Blyde and Ms. Natalia Siniavskaia* Mr. Edward Brownfield and Ms. Jennifer Kim Mr. and Mrs. Steven McCann Cady Mr. Gilberto Garcia, Jr. and Ms. Martine Voltaire* Ambassador and Mrs. Jorge Guajardo* Mr. and Mrs. Shane Hedges* Mr. Steffen Janus and Dr. Couro Kane-Janus* Mr. and Mrs. Simon Andrew Latcovich Mr. and Mrs. Trent Lehman* Mr. Chuck Matthews and Mrs. Lariena Matthews
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All gifts as of June 30, 2016 *sustained giving to Beauvoir over the last three years
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McDermott* Dr. Ryan T. Moore and Ms. Morgan Cole Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moseley* Mr. and Mrs. Ikechi Okorie* Mr. and Mrs. Thad Paul Mr. and Mrs. Craig S. Pittman* Mr. Jeffrey M. Prescott and Ms. Susan J. Jakes Mr. Stephen P. Radanovic and Ms. Lisa L. Jones* Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lane Regard Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reid Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Scott* Ms. Janelle A. Smith and Ms. Lauren Tinsley Mr. Rod R. Snider and Ms. Naoko Otani Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Talcott Mr. Dustin Weiss and Ms. Bridget Weiss Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Mr. Nathan Billig and Ms. Gail Weinmann ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloch* Ms. Maura Burke* Mr. Charles Capito and Senator Shelley Capito* Ms. Anna Carello Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Carr Mrs. Alexandra W. Creed ’75*
Ms. Christine Edwards Mr. and Mrs. James F. Flug* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Gwaltney* Ms. Claudia W. HamiltonHlafter ’90* Mr. Maurice K. Heartfield, Jr. ’38* Mr. Theodore M. Hester and Ms. Amy K. Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jamieson Mr. and Mrs. Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Preston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roady* Mrs. Antoinette Rodocanachi* Mrs. Margot Strong Semler ’42* Mr. Robert Henry Shorb ’40* Mr. and Mrs. Charles Temkin* Dr. and Mrs. Bob Walther Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Wechsler Dr. Marna Whittington and Mr. Tom Whittington
FRIENDS $1 - $499 Mr. Gregory Williams and Mr. Juan Amador Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bright Mr. and Ms. Joseph Bui Mr. William Hamilton and Ms. Carmia Caesar ‘77* Ms. Cecilia Calvo ‘76 and Mr. James Carroll*
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Mrs. Laura R. Capito ’90 and Mr. Charles L. Capito, III* Mr. Jorma Cavaleri and The Rev. Eva Cavaleri Mr. Benjamin Chew ’71 and Mrs. Amy Chew Mr. and Mrs. Wayne D. Coffen Ms. Kim C. D’Abreu* Mr. Hayes Davis and Mrs. Teri Cross Davis* Mr. Paul Dueffert and Ms. Lauren A. Dueffert Ms. Sherie M. Durand Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eastwick* Mr. and Mrs. John Fordi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forrest Mr. and Mrs. James Gilroy Mr. and Mrs. David F. Grimaldi, Jr. Mr. Fernando A. Hermoza and Ms. Araceli F. Ma* Ms. Denise Holmes Mr. Marlon Jackson and Mrs. Tamika Smith-Jackson* Ms. Kathleen O. Jamieson and Mr. Nathan Heavers Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Kline* Mr. Craig Leff and Ms. Gretchen Skidmore* Mr. David Lehn and Ms. Eva Temkin Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mandernach* Mr. Steven Miller and Ms. Vanessa Camilleri Ms. Nadirah I. Moreland Mr. and Mrs. Raj M. Naik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Adam Neufeld Colonel Adam Oler and Colonel Kate Oler Mr. and Mrs. David Curtis Payne Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Pouch III Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Powell, Jr. Ms. Sharon Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Searby* Dr. Vladimir Shekoyan and Mrs. Nune A. Pambukhchyan* Mr. and Mrs. James Shreve* Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stifel* Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stossel Ms. Jocelyn Sturdivant* Mr. and Mrs. Tolga Tanis Mr. Daniel Thorner and Dr. Dara Thorner Mr. Eric Tobias and Ms. Katie Barron* Mr. Daron Carreiro and Ms. Anna Tsouhlarakis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Virtue Mr. Justin W. Vitarello ’89 Mr. Erik Weeks and Ms. Rae Weeks Mrs. Karin A. Wells Mr. Kevin M. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Shinya Yoshino Alumni, Grandparents, Parents of Alumni, Faculty and Friends Ms. Shirley Adams ’43 Ms. Susanna Adams
Ms. Sherrafat Akbar ’81 Mr. James E. Akers Mrs. Jennifer Akhran Ms. Allison Glosser Aldrich ’78 Ms. Katherine Alexander Mr. Ellsworth Chapman Alvord ’53 Mrs. Marylee Amato* Mr. and Mrs. Yung An Drs. John and Kristina Antoniades* Mr. and Mrs. Ted Archer Dr. Bryan J. Arling and Dr. Donna Arling* Ms. Helen Gill Arnold ’74* Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Asbill* Mr. and Mrs. Blaine H. Asher Ms. Adrienne Ashton Mrs. Patricia Austin Luce* Mrs. Margaret Bowers Ayres ’66* Dr. David Bailen and Ms. Helene Bailen* Ms. Sharon Schieffer Baird ’80* Mr. Alexander C. Bancroft ’47* Mr. Harding Foster Bancroft ’51 Rev. Michael Barbaro Mr. Robert Barnett and Ms. Rita Braver* Ms. Monica Barrera Mr. Colin S. Barry ’93
Ms. Michele Bassler Mr. William W. Becker Mr. Brian H. Benjet and Ms. Kimberly J. Emmons-Benjet Mr. Charles Biro and Ms. Mala Adiga* Mr. and Mrs. William Black* Mr. Farnham Denton Blair ’51 Ms. Emily F. Bliss Mr. Jack Bliss Mrs. Mary Ann Bliss Mrs. Tiffany Boerner Ms. Margaret Boice Ms. Offeibea Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Braxton* Ms. Maya S. Braxton ’01* Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brent Mrs. Joyce Ann BrentleyBaker* Mr. and Mrs. C. Madison Brewer Ms. Brenda Renee BrewtonSmith Ms. Doris S. Brimmer* Ms. Nancy Bristol Mr. and Ms. John K. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop N. Brown* Mrs. Barbara Browne* Mr. Baker Bruce ’15 Ms. Mary Charlotte Bruce ’05*
Ms. Summers T. Bruce ’08* Mrs. Kirstin Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Burka* Mr. David Winslow Burling ’60* Ms. Michelle Burrows Mrs. Katharine Wiebe Cahill ’95 Mrs. Avis Bohlen Calleo ’49* Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell Mr. Michael Cantacuzene ’70 and Mrs. Elizabeth Cantacuzene Mrs. Margaret Greer Carr ’69 Ms. Addie Carter ’16* Mr. James Casserly and Ms. Kathleen Flynn* Mr. Matthew G. CastaneraBartoszek Mrs. Eleanor M. Cato Ms. Astrid Chin Mrs. Megan Chounoune Mr. and Mrs. Iain T. Christie* Ms. Patricia Weiss and Mr. Stephen Collier Ms. Margaret A. Collins ’06 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Conroy Mrs. Noel Cooney Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper* Mrs. Anne H. Coste ’50 Mrs. Judith Cayo Cotter Ms. Lydia Diklich Cox Ms. Courteney Coyne
Ms. Caroline H. Cromelin ’93 Ms. D. Elizabeth Crompton* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Curry Ms. Diana M. Daniels* Ms. Kathleen Marie Delaney Mr. and Mrs. Eli Whitney Debevoise II* Mrs. Elizabeth Vlcek Deeming ’86* Ms. Anne Marie Desaulniers Dr. Renato DiPentima and Mrs. Patricia DiPentima* Mr. David Louis Dodson ’64* Ms. Rosaleen Doerfler-King* Mr. Christopher R. Dougall ’65* Mrs. Nancy Wolcott Doyle ’88* Mr. James R. Dreben ’04* Mr. Ron N. Dreben and Ms. Alison Richards Mr. Karl F. G. Du Puy and Ms. Margaret E. Kepner* Mr. and Mrs. John Duall Ms. Cindy Duarte Mr. and Mrs. John O. Dwyer* Mr. Joseph Ebersole ’88 Ms. Nicole K. Efron ’95 Ms. Hannah H. Eldredge Mr. Curtis Farrar and Ms. Carol Lancaster Mrs. Winifred Dunnan Faust ’72*
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All gifts as of June 30, 2016 *sustained giving to Beauvoir over the last three years
Mr. Miles A. Fawcett ’79* Mr. John Feffer ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Feldman* Ms. Kathleen E.B. Feldman ’95* Mr. Peter A. Feldman ’91* Mrs. Joan R. Fergerson* Ms. Emilia Newell Ferrara ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ferrara Mrs. Elizabeth W. Fisher Mr. Nicholas Fry Folger ’74 Mrs. Sally DeSipio Frazza ’60* Mr. Anthony S. Freedman Mr. Thomas A. Fuller ’61* Mr. and Mrs. Matt Gallery Dr. Jonathan F. Galloway ’49 Mr. Thumpasery J. George and Dr. Annie George* Mr. Stuart Gerson and Ms. Pamela Somers*
Mr. and Mrs. Leonardo Giambi Mr. Thomas S. Gigot and Ms. Marie M. Cerletty* Mrs. Jessica Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Larry T. Gillick Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Goldstein* Ms. Rebecca Gordon Mr. Jonathan P. Graham and Ms. Elizabeth B. Ulmer* Ms. Mary Greer ’65* Mr. and Mrs. William H. Greer, Jr.* Mr. John S. Guttmann* Ms. Caroline K. Gwaltney ’01 Mr. J. Tilton Hack, Jr. ’58* Mrs. Ritva Hackel Mr. Damian A. Hackett ’12* Ms. Allison Hall Mr. Arthur Hall
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Ms. Carolyn Hammonds Ms. Allison Ross Hanna ’78 Mr. Adam A. Harper ’91 Ms. Alaina M. Harper ’90 Ms. Ambia Nicole Harper ’88* Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Harris Ms. Margaret Hartigan Ms. Kaitlyn Hay Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes Mr. Walter D. Haynes ’48* Ms. Caroline E. Healey ’92 Dr. Barbara Heavers Mrs. Maryann Heim Mr. Andre T. Heinz ’79* Mr. Braden P. Herman ’81* Mr. Jose B. Hernandez Mr. Robert B. Hilton and The Reverend Olivia P. L. Hilton Mrs. Christine Hobbs*
Mr. Zachary Richards Hope ’78* Mr. Thomas E. Hopson ’03 Mr. and Mrs. William E. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hubbard* Mr. Tony Hurst Mr. and Mrs. David Ignatius Ms. Margot Iverson ’83 and Mr. Joshua Stuart White ’83 Ms. Twanda Johnson Mr. William Temple Jorden ’59 Ms. Julia Juster Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan* Ms. Emily Katz Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kennedy* Reverend and Mrs. Stuart A. Kenworthy Ms. Jennifer Lee King ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. King* Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kissick* Mr. Geoffrey L. Klein Mr. Alexander C. Kline ’14 Ms. Tory Klingenstein Ms. Janet Konnick Dr. Ann Kranbuhl Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lackey, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lago Ms. Sanda K. Lambert Ms. Anne Handwerger Large ’77 and Mr. Curtis E. Large Ms. Molli Laux Mrs. Sheila Law Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lee Ms. Susan L. Legro ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Terry Falk Lenzner Mr. Malcolm C. Lester and Ms. Hilary M. Cairns* Dr. Charles S. Levy Mr. Oliver M. Lewis ’87* Mr. Matthew Lindsey ’00 Mr. David Lipson and Ms. Ellen M. Jakovic* Mr. Jack L. Lipson ’08 Ms. Sarah Lipson ’06 Mr. Edward J. Longosz III ’96 Drs. Norman and Naomi Luban Mrs. Gerry Lee Lukaska Ms. Julie G. Lynn ’75* Ms. Nicole Maaia Mr. Martin MacIntyre ’96 and Mrs. Jessica MacIntyre ’96* Ms. Caroline Maffry Mr. Kirk T. Manhardt and Ms. Phyllis A. Berry Mr. Sean Manson Mrs. Mary Marcoux Ms. Haley Marcus Dr. and Mrs. John Mason Ms. Emilie C. Mathieu ’89* Ms. Janet McCabe ’67 Mr. Robert Wallace McClenahan, Jr. ’44 Mr. and Mrs. Sterling McKinney Mrs. Robert W. McMinn Ms. Reed Coleman McNab
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Medalie Mr. Barry Merriman and Ms. Niamh Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Meyerson* Mrs. Jenna Miller Mr. Lance Morgan and Ms. Gloria Borger Mr. Peter F. Moriarty ‘62 and Mrs. Christy Moriarty* Mr. Armin Mortazavi ’06 Mr. Armond Joseph Mortazavi ’10 Mr. Arya J. Mortazavi ’01 Mr. Askia Muhammad Mr. Nick Murawski Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nassim Dr. David Newsome and Ms. Camille Baker Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Noon* Mr. and Mrs. Bob O’Neil Ms. Wilhelmina P. OrleansGaines* Mr. and Mrs. Hector Bladuell Ms. Elizabeth Jean Paisner ’98 Ms. Kathryn A. Paisner ’92 Mr. Matthew J. Paisner ’95 Mr. Richard Paisner and Ms. Christie Weiner Ms. Amanda Palffy Mr. and Mrs. Russell Palmore* Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Parrino* Mr. and Mrs. Haven N. B. Pell* Ms. Alexa S. Perlmutter ’08* Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Pincus* Ms. Patrice Marlene Pitts ’66 Mrs. Constance Tobriner Povich ’45 Ms. Jocelyn Powell Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Privor Mr. and Mrs. Whayne S. Quin* Ms. Karen Rappaport Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Reaves* Ms. Sarah R. Remes ’97 Mr. Clifford Renshaw Ms. Leisha Reynolds Ms. Erin Riley Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Robles*
Mr. Brian Roche Ms. Bianca Rolon Ms. Victoria P. Rostow Mrs. Mathilde Koehler Rothwell ’61* Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Ruge ’50 Ms. Kesia Ryan-Webster Ms. Rosemarie Sanford* Mr. and Mrs. Doug Saunders Ms. Alison C. Savitz ’76* Mr. Henry Flood Schoellkopf ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Royer Scholz ’51* Mr. and Mrs. Roger Schwabacher Mr. Andrei J. Schwartz ’10 Mrs. Joan H. Searby * Ms. Claudette Searchwell Miss Addison Sears ’11 Mr. Philip Sears ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sears* Mr. Clift Andrus Seferlis ’79 Mr. Douglas Scott Selin ’72* Mr. Colin Mathew Sellar ’81* Mr. Marcus Sesin Ms. Zoe Scharff Sharp ’87* Mr. Zakaria Sherbiny Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sherk Dr. Paul E. Shorb, Jr. ’39 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Sierck* Mr. and Mrs. Brian Silva Mrs. Ashley Ball Simpson ’58 Ms. Holly Alexandra Simpson ’97 Mr. John Siscoe ’56* Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Smith, Jr.* Ms. Pamela Somers Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Spartin Ms. Judi Sperber Mr. Paul Stein and Ms. Ann Thacher Mr. Robert Martin Stevenson, Jr. ’44* Mr. and Mrs. Todd Stubbendieck* Ms. Debra Suzich
Mr. David S. Taylor ’70 and Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Mr. L. David Taylor and Mrs. Michelle Taylor* Ms. Amy Tedder Mr. William D. Temko ’63* Ms. Jalene Spain Thomas Mrs. Shari Thomas Ms. Gail Harris Thomason ’72* Ms. Katherine Thompson ’93 and Mr. Andrew Brunner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson Mr. Elliott Shaw Thurston ’69* Mr. Alkis Togias and Ms. Zoe Kolovou Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Trooboff Mrs. Heidi Tryon Mrs. Agnes C. Underwood Mrs. Sarah Harper Vance ’45 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Virtue* Mr. and Mrs. James D. Vitarello* Ms. Julia P. Vitarello ’86* Mrs. Ann Lewis Vlcek Ms. Ella Vorenberg Ms. Mairim Wales Ms. Patricia Weiss Mr. Cole P. Werble ’60 and Ms. Katherine B. Menz* Ms. Ellen C. Werble ’94 Ms. Katherine T. Werble ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. White* Ms. Cynthia Whitfield Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiebe* Ms. Sarah Collier Wiebe ’97 Mrs. Colleen A. Williams* Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Wyman Wilson* Mr. James W. Wohlgemuth and Dr. Caroline W. Wohlgemuth* Mr. Alexander Robertson Worsham ’99 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Yellen* Ms. Elizabeth Yen Mr. Daniel Yergin and Ms. Angela Stent Yergin* Dr. and Mrs. David Young Ms. Carissa Youse Mr. and Mrs. John H. Zentay*
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2015-2016
Grandparent Donors Mr. and Mrs. Yung An Logan T. An (2016) Drs. John and Kristina Antoniades Alexis K. Lehman (2014) Austin T. Lehman (2016) Dr. David Bailen and Ms. Helene Bailen Caroline F. Bailen (2016) Emmett J. Bailen (2019) Ms. Margaret Boice Jordie R. Boice (2019) Mrs. Dorothy Bond (Great Grand) Charlotte Eastwick (2019) Brooks Eastwick (ELC) Avery Eastwick (ELC) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brent Richmond T. Moore (2016) William T. Moore (2016) Ms. Nancy Bristol Dhillon M. Cannavo (2019) Nikhil J. Cannavo (2021) Mrs. Suzanne Brock Brock M. Miller (2019) Mr. Charles Capito and Senator Shelley Capito Celia V. Capito (2019) Charles L. Capito (ELC) Rose B. Capito (ELC) Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Carr Sydney Rizzo (2020)
All gifts as of June 30, 2016
Ms. Maureen Chelius Allison C. Bates (2014) Christopher J. Bates (2016)
Mrs. Eve Grimaldi David F. Grimaldi (2016) William Grimaldi (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper Clover M. Cooper (2017) Catherine Cooper (2019)
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harris Alexander M. Atwell (2017)
Ms. D. Elizabeth Crompton Aidan Carroll (2013) Eli Carroll (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Robert Curley Alexander C. Kline (2014) Katherine B. Kline (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Peter Curry Curry V. Kranbuhl (2018) Turner K. Kranbuhl (2020) Dr. and Dr. George de Menil Cecily L. Reed (2017) Mrs. Patricia Devlin Calla Privor (2018) Dr. and Mrs. Renato DiPentima John M. Hedges (2015) Katherine T. Hedges (2018) Ms. Sandra Drant Rowan R. Drant (2015) Tanner B. Drant (2018) Liv H. Drant (2020) Mr. and Mrs. John Duall Amelia E. Regard (2020) Mr. and Mrs. James F. Flug Nicholas F. Davidoff (2017) Emma C. Davidoff (2019)
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Dr. Barbara Heavers Anne J. Heavers (2018) Bridget Rose J. Heavers (2021) Michael J. Heavers (ELC) Mr. and Mrs. William D. Iverson Eleanor E. Mahoney (2019) Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jamieson Anne J. Heavers (2018) Bridget Rose J. Heavers (2021) Michael J. Heavers (ELC) Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Kaplan Peter E. Kaplan (2014) Hugh M. Kaplan (2016) Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kissick Eloise S. Knight (2013) Anna S. Knight (2016) Ms. Kathryn Kranbuhl Curry V. Kranbuhl (2018) Turner K. Kranbuhl (2020) Mrs. Sheila Law Claire E. Fordi (2014) Max P. Fordi (2018) Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lee Caroline S. Lee (2016) Annalise C. Lee (2018)
Mrs. Gerry Lee Lukaska Charlotte L. Eastright (2019)
Mr. Clifford Renshaw Henry T. Pistilli (2019)
Dr. and Mrs. John Mason Adele E. Ziemba (2016) Samuel Ziemba (2018)
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roady Celia V. Capito (2019) Charles L. Capito (ELC) Rose B. Capito (ELC)
Mrs. Robert W. McMinn Lillian F. Lester-McMinn (2019)
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Sockwell Aiden R. Friend (2018) Austin Friend (2019) Mr. Paul Stein and Ms. Ann Thacher Henry T. Pistilli (2019)
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Rubin Samuel H. Rubin (2017)
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson Tyler H. Smith (2017) Olivia I. Smith (2019)
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Sands William J. Sands (2018) Christian Sands (2020)
Mrs. Agnes C. Underwood Wagner W. Underwood (2018) Taylor F. Underwood (2020)
Mr. Askia Muhammad A.J. Moreland (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Saunders Claire S. Saunders (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Virtue Evan V. Virtue (2016)
Mr. and Mrs. Laurance J. Ochs Emily K. Ochs (2017) Amanda C. Ochs (2019)
Mrs. Joan Searby Ingrid E. Searby (2012) Wilson M. Searby (2016)
Mr. and Mrs. James Vitarello Zenni Vitarello (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. Bob O’Neil Mavis M. O’Neil (2017) Cecil M. O’Neil (2018)
Ms. Claudette Searchwell Riley A. Smith (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel Rowan R. Drant (2015) Tanner B. Drant (2018) Liv H. Drant (2020)
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Palmore Simon N. Palmore (2010) Theodore J. Palmore (2014) Charles P. Palmore (2017) Ms. Jocelyn Powell Grant E. Powell (2017) Wade Powell (2020) Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Privor Calla Privor (2018)
Dr. and Mrs. Ivan Selin Magdalene E. Selin-Williams (2015) Nicole B. Selin-Williams (2017) Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sherk Lillian E. Bui (2017) Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Sierck Oliver J. Clapp (2014) Peter B. Clapp (2016) Jacob Clapp (2019)
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Walther Elizabeth A. Walther (2020) Ms. Cynthia Whitfield Jaden I. Coffen (2012) Eli I. Coffen (2020) Dr. Marna Whittington and Mr. Tom Whittington Marna D. McDermott (2015) Fiona L. McDermott (2017) Evelyn H. McDermott (2020) Dr. and Mrs. David Young Luke M. Razi (2014) Lincoln B. Razi (2017)
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Alumni Donors
All gifts as of June 30, 2016
1938 Maurice K. Heartfield
1953 Ellsworth C. Alvord
1968 William Farquhar
1939 Paul E. Shorb
1956 John Siscoe
1942 Margot E. Semler
1958 J. Tilton Hack Ashley Ball Simpson Gail Weinmann
1969 Margaret Greer Carr Elliott S. Thurston
1943 Shirley Adams Bernard J. Young 1944 Robert W. McClenahan Robert M. Stevenson
1959 William T. Jorden
1945 Constance T. Povich Sarah H. Vance
1960 David Winslow Burling Sally D. Frazza Craig H. Ulman Cole P. Werble
1947 Alexander C. Bancroft John H. Shenefield
1961 Thomas A. Fuller Mathilde K. Rothwell
1948 Walter D. Haynes
1962 Peter F. Moriarty
1949 Avis B. Calleo Jonathan F. Galloway Christopher S. Sargent
1963 William D. Temko
1950 Anne H. Coste Richard B. Ruge 1951 Harding F. Bancroft Farnham D. Blair Robert R. Scholz
1965 Christopher R. Dougall Mary Dalton Greer Henry F. Schoellkopf 1966 Margaret B. Ayres Patrice M. Pitts 1967 Janet McCabe
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1970 David S. Taylor 1971 Benjamin G. Chew Robert Rosenfeld 1972 Winifred Dunnan Faust Douglas S. Selin Gail H. Thomason 1974 Helen G. Arnold Nicholas F. Folger 1975 Alexandra W. Creed Julie G. Lynn 1976 Anthony D. Bruce Cecilia Calvo Alison C. Savitz Jessica B. Selin-Williams William M. Walker 1977 Mila F. Bartos Carmia N. Caesar Anne Large Susan L. Legro
1978 Allison R. Hanna Allison G. Aldrich Zachary R. Hope Ashley Lemon Shaw 1979 Miles A. Fawcett Andre T. Heinz Clift A. Seferlis Robin Spragens Trepanier 1980 Sharon S. Baird Emily K. Lawson 1981 Sherrafat Akbar Braden P. Herman Peter M. Lee David L. Dodson Colin M. Sellar 1982 Justin L. Ochs 1983 Sarah Clapp Margot Iverson Joshua S. White 1984 Caroline Kendall White 1985 Amanda Z. Bowker William T. Darman Margaret L. Richardson
1986 Amanda Davidoff Elizabeth V. Deeming Julia P. Vitarello James B. Wolcott 1987 Blair W. Farr Oliver M. Lewis Rebecca I. Mahoney Katherine Norton Zoe Sharp 1988 Nancy Doyle Joseph Ebersole Ambia N. Harper Richard G. O’Donoghue Rebecca Carr Rizzo 1989 Caroline Killough Greene Emilie C. Mathieu Justin W. Vitarello Katherine T. Werble 1990 Laura Roady Capito Claudia W. Hamilton-Hlafter Alaina M. Harper
1991 Helen Brown Bechtel Peter A. Feldman Adam A. Harper 1992 Caroline E. Healey Kathryn A. Paisner 1993 Katharine Wiebe Cahill Jennifer L. King Colin S. Barry Caroline H. Cromelin Katherine D. Thompson 1994 Ellen C. Werble 1995 Nicole K. Efron Kathleen E.B. Feldman Matthew J. Paisner 1996 Edward J. Longosz Jessica MacIntyre Martin E. MacIntyre
1997 Emilia N. Ferrara Sarah R. Remes Holly A. Simpson Sarah C. Wiebe
2006 Margaret A. Collins Sarah M. Lipson Armin Mortazavi
1998 Elizabeth J. Paisner 1999 Alexander R. Worsham 2000 John L. Feffer Matthew B. Lindsey 2001 Maya S. Braxton Caroline K. Gwaltney Arya J. Mortazavi 2003 Thomas E. Hopson
2008 Summers T. Bruce Jack L. Lipson Alexa S. Perlmutter 2010 Armond J. Mortazavi Andrei J. Schwartz 2011 Addison Sears 2012 Damian A. Hackett 2013 Philip Sears 2014 Alexander C. Kline
2004 James R. Dreben 2005 Mary Charlotte Bruce
2015 Baker Bruce John E. B. Bruce
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Special Gifts GIFTS IN KIND Mr. and Mrs. David F. Webb
RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel (in honor of Charis Menschel Drant) Julia Morse Scholarship Fund Mrs. Susan Brobeck Madeline R. Lockman Fund Mr. Jim C. Nordhaus Sylvia Thompson Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloch Mr. David Dodge Thompson
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CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES BPB and HBB Foundation Bodman Family Foundation Charina Endowment Fund Cisco Systems Foundation Goldman Sachs & Co. Kayden Foundation Lemon Foundation Nina & Ivan Selin Family Foundation Reed Foundation Thorney Point Foundation Wells Fargo Community Support
Dear Beauvoir Families, On April 29, 2017, we will gather as a community for the 42nd time to celebrate the Annual Scholarship Auction. In choosing this coming year’s Auction theme, we explored the meaning Beauvoir holds for each of us. Within minutes, we gravitated toward the notion that this school is a sanctuary, a respite, a home to all who come here. In today’s increasingly complicated world, the peace that Beauvoir offers – whether in the welcoming chatter of friends getting coffee in the atrium, or in the never-more-essential Beauvoir Life Rules and Core Values – is truly a gift to us all. Our students keep a piece of Beauvoir with them as they move out into the world and our alumni feel pulled to return to this magical place. From this thought process, our theme was born: “Beauvoir – There’s No Place Like Home.” In the spirit of returning to our roots, honoring our Strategic Plan initiative of stronger collaboration across the Close and our theme of “There’s No Place Like Home,” we have decided to bring the Auction home again. We are overjoyed to announce that the 2017 Scholarship Auction will be held inside the Washington National Cathedral. The Scholarship Auction generates financial aid for Beauvoir students. Last year’s Auction surpassed all expectations and generated more than $700,000. Also important, the event builds goodwill within the Beauvoir community by inspiring participation of all community members. Last year, more than one hundred parents committed their time, skills and energy to organize and bring to fruition this wonderful evening. Please mark your calendars now to join us on April 29, 2017 at the Washington National Cathedral for an evening that promises to be inspiring, festive and fun for all. Also, please reach out to one of us if you have an interest in helping with the Auction. There is a place for everyone who wants to volunteer or contribute. Your 2017 Auction Co-Chairs,
Hasti Azar Bajoghli
Lori Weinstein
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