THE Head of School
At Belmont Day, we are dedicated to preparing our students for academic success and lives filled with purpose, resilience, and meaningful contribution. This commitment feels especially relevant today as we navigate an ever-changing world, where challenges like rising anxiety call us to respond with empathy, thoughtfulness, and a renewed sense of purpose.
During Grandparents and Special Friends Day, I reflected on Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Anxious Generation. Haidt’s themes—independence, play, connection, and resilience—are relevant and deeply aligned with our mission at Belmont Day. They echo the values our students’ grandparents cherished in their childhoods. These themes continue to inspire our efforts to equip students with the tools they need to thrive.
Curiosity, resilience, community, integrity, and joy align with our mission and guide how we teach, nurture, and inspire our students so they are prepared to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities with confidence and compassion.
CURIOSITY
The rapid pace of change, fueled by advancements like artificial intelligence, requires a spirit of curiosity. At BDS, we encourage students to ask bold questions, explore innovative ideas, and embrace learning as a lifelong endeavor. This curiosity equips them to adapt, innovate, and contribute meaningfully to an increasingly complex world.
RESILIENCE
Haidt underscores the critical importance of resilience in helping young people navigate challenges confidently. At BDS, we empower our students to embrace setbacks as opportunities for growth, teaching them to persevere and tackle difficulties head-on. Whether solving intricate math problems or engaging with thought-provoking texts, they build the determination to thrive academically and in life.
COMMUNITY
One of the most powerful takeaways from Grandparents and Special Friends Day was the value of connection. At BDS, the community is at the heart of what
we do. Students learn the importance of empathy, collaboration, and caring for others, building relationships that will serve them well as future leaders and contributors to a better world.
INTEGRITY
In an increasingly fast-paced and complex world, honesty, respect, and responsibility are more important than ever. At BDS, we empower students to act with character and make a positive impact on the people they interact with and the communities they belong to.
JOY
Finally, our grandparents reminded us of the wonder and simplicity of childhood. At BDS, we celebrate the joy of discovery, creativity, and play. While we prepare students for the future, we also ensure they thrive in the present, experiencing the excitement and fulfillment of learning and personal growth.
We honor the wisdom of the past while embracing future opportunities. Our mission to inspire helps us foster learners and leaders ready to contribute meaningfully to the world. With the remarkable support of our families and faculty, we empower students to rise to every challenge, lead with character, and succeed well beyond their years at BDS.
Best, Brendan
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Financial Overview
Expenses
Revenue
Tuition 76.5%
LETTER FROM THE Development Committee Chair
“Your support elevates experiences and broadens opportunities for our learners and educators alike.”
Year after year, your generosity—through philanthropy, volunteerism, and active participation—has profoundly impacted the Belmont Day School Annual Fund.
We set out to raise $968,000, and together, we exceeded that ambitious goal, reaching an outstanding $1,018,300! This success reflects the strength of our community and our collective commitment to advancing Belmont Day's mission.
The school continues to flourish because of the steadfast dedication of current and alumni parents, grandparents, alums, faculty, and friends. Your support elevates experiences and broadens opportunities for our learners and educators alike, enriching every aspect of BDS—from academic programs, the arts, and athletics to leadership initiatives, cutting-edge technology, and innovative teaching practices. These investments cultivate a lifelong passion for learning and empower our students to explore, create, and excel.
As chair of the development committee, I extend my deepest gratitude for your generosity in all its forms. Your unwavering commitment to our students, teachers, and the enduring legacy of Belmont Day is truly inspiring. Thank you for being an integral part of this extraordinary community.
With warmest thanks,
Carolyn Atinizian P ’27 ’31 Trustee, Chair of the Development Committee
YOUR GIFTS GROW LEADERS —EVERY DAY. $1,018,300 RAISED
YOUR SUPPORT impacts every aspect of the BDS experience and makes our commitment to
Tuition and fees do not cover the full cost of a Belmont Day education. There is a gap between tuition and the cost of educating a student in all independent schools. At BDS, that gap is $5,000. Our annual fund contributes toward making up that difference, along with income from the endowments and other
revenue-generating programs. Philanthropy typically accounts for 6% of the cost of a student’s Belmont Day experience. In 2023–24 our community strengthened its commitment to prioritize BDS, and, as a result, support for the annual fund accounted for 4.8% of the school’s operating budget.
WE FEEL THE LOVE... Giving Day - December 12, 2023
Thank you for an incredible, record-breaking Giving Day!
Because of you, we far surpassed our goal of 225 gifts in twenty-four hours. Our remarkable community stepped forward with full hearts on December 12, committing over 293 gifts and $429,178 to support the annual fund. Thank you for believing in BDS and advancing our mission forward with your generous support.
We are grateful to our community for rallying for BDS on Giving Day and every day. Current families, grandparents, alumni, parents of alumni, faculty, trustees, and friends were inspired to shape our students’ future academic, athletic, artistic, and social lives. Thank you for continuing to prioritize the future of Belmont Day—we feel your support and love.
GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY
Students are all smiles when grandparents and special friends are in the house! Thank you to the nearly 200 guests who joined us for classroom visits and a special Sharing Assembly.
EIGHTH GRADE LEGACY CAMPAIGN
PARENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2024
The Eighth Grade Legacy Campaign is a longstanding tradition and an opportunity for our eighth grade families to demonstrate their appreciation for their child’s education at Belmont Day and their dedication to our mission.
Through engaging in a collaborative selection process, eighth grade families take a hands-on approach to their legacy gift. Parents of the Class of 2024 came together to raise funds to support the
Class of 2024 Wellness Center as part of a future capital project.
The future Class of 2024 Wellness Center will host a variety of wellness offerings, such as yoga, dance, meditation, fitness classes, and more.
This gift complements the parents of the Class of 2023 gift that funded the school’s Campus Vision Plan.
Our parents’ continued commitment, dedication, and generosity shined through yet again, with 89% of the graduating families contributing to the campaign. We are especially grateful to Legacy Campaign co-chairs Elise Bayard Franklin P ’24 ’28 and Jen Holleran P ’24. Their tireless
efforts and inspiring leadership were instrumental in the campaign’s success.
We thank them and all of the Class of 2024 parents for their meaningful and lasting support of Belmont Day.
THE CLASS OF 2024
The Class of 2024 allocated their legacy gift to creating a Cultural Culinary Series to celebrate the rich diversity of our community through a series of curated lunch meals offered by the Belmont Day kitchen periodically throughout the school year. Students and families will be encouraged to share aspects of their culture by contributing menu ideas and recipes. The series will continue every year to honor the Class of 2024 and offer authentic experiences of learning about and tasting new foods and flavors.
ANNUAL FUND Giving Circles
Head’s Circle
($15,000 and above)
Anonymous
Andrew Clark and Jen Holleran
John and Pamela Cuming
Jay and Kate Graham
Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton
David and Jamie Meredith
Dr. Barbara Mallinkrodt Osborne ’56 †
Ketan and Janice Patel
Dharmesh Shah and Kirsten Waerstad
Andy and Hannah Stevenson
Scott and Jessica Turco
Mustafa and Sumayya Ulukan
Keith Wang and Katherine Sayn-Wittgenstein
John Yardemian and Carolyn Atinizian
Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant
Founders’ Circle
($12,000–$14,999)
Megan and Ryan Akkina
Amanda and Matt Keller
Brendan and Saré Largay
Francis O’Sullivan and Christina Cosman ’91
The Peregudov Family
Sharing Circle
($7,500–$11,999)
Anonymous (2)
Nishan and Margrit Atinizian
Daniel and Mamie Cantor
Fei Deng and Chong Bao
The Donovan-Chien Family
Daniel and Kana Eiref
Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox
Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin
Henry and Anna Manice
Eric Park and Lennie Kim
Vijay Patel and Elizabeth Rossin
Learning Circle
($5,000–$7,499)
Anonymous (6)
Laura and Victoria Brenneman
Kun Chen and Zhenzhen Zhang
The Gensler Family
Ann Kao and Sydney Cash
Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum
Katie Leeson
Kristen and Bradley Lewis
Timothy and Deborah Moore
Zach and Kim Morris
Peter Palandjian ’76
The Piechota Family
Srikanth Reddy and Morgan Mordecai
Matt and Bridget Rutherford
Ted and Crissy Straub
Richard Tan and Tracy Leng
Elliot and Barbara Targum
Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager, Eve and John Linn
* Former Head of School
† Deceased
Richard and Dawn Rossi
Nick Whitman and Cara Shortsleeve
Natasha Warikoo and Ramesh Kumar
Stacey Watson ’79
Blue and Gold Circle
($3,500–$4,999)
Anonymous (3)
Wesley Kelman and Adriaan Lanni
Dix and Roxy Leeson
Gregg and Anita Lieberman
Community Circle
($1,000–$3,499)
Anonymous (11)
Zach Abraham and Sarah Cherian
Jose, Vicente, and Santiago Aguerrevere
Graham and Elizabeth Allison
Arthur Atinizian ’97 and Karin Atinizian
Solomon Bae and Josephine Kim
Paul Barth † and Katherine Knight
Jon Biotti and Leslie Jeng
Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg
Tim and Erica Casey
Prudence Clifford and William Sonnenreich
Karyn Cohen and Michael Leviton
Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert
Therese Cooney
Helga Cosman
TJ and Stephanie Cradick
Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker
Audra Dainora and Randolph Cohen
Sean and Julie Dalton
Josephine Detmer
Bruce and Mary Donald
Dianna Donovan and Steven Sadoway
Tom and Ellen Draper
Barbara Duffy and Michael Sireci
Karen Duperey
Thomas Flummerfelt and Dahlia Fetouh
Jill ’84 and John Finnerty
Alexander Foley ’22
Fritz and Leah Foley
Quinn Foley ’20
Lise Gordon
Sam and Gerry Gray
Elizabeth and Denis Green
Jimmy Gu and Jennifer Ye
Lauren Harder
Thomas Haynes ’68
Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel
Brian and Lauren Kiraly
Philip Ladd
Jiahan Li and Tingting Zhang
Jennifer Lin
Bolan Linghu and Guohui Liu
Jeffrey and Wendy Liszt
Jun Luo and Lingling Li
James Mallet and Hopi Hoekstra
John McCluskey and Margaret Ramsey McCluskey
Joseph and Donielle McKeever
Clara Min, Alex Min, and Sang-Jeong Lee-Min
Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69
Laki and Kathy Nomicos
Ann O’Donnell
Suzy Palitz
Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson
Iris Ran and Steve Huang
Annette* and Stephen Raphel
Gerard Riedel
William and Susan Samuelson
Lauren Santucci and Michael Norton
Gregory and Amy Schneider
Shimoli and Jay Shah
Sandy Starr and Raine Figueroa
Charles Styron and Nancy Frumer Styron
Yifei Sun and Tricia He
Matthew and Victoria Sutton
Chiheng Tan and Shanying Zhang
Andrew Troop and Andrea Sussman
Philippe Tinmouth and Brit Dewey
Margaret and Jim Wade
Haoyu Wang and Zhuyun Yin
Richard Wang and Yan Li
Mark Wu and Yvonne Hao
Rebecca and David Wyman
Tianyang Ye and Wenting Cai
Eric Zhang and Angela Peng
Yumei Zhang and Zhijun Geng
THANK YOU TO OUR Annual Fund Donors
Current Parents
Anonymous (49)
Passant Abdelmegeed and Alaa Ahmed
Zach Abraham and Sarah Cherian
Jose, Vicente, and Santiago Aguerrevere
Ram and Anita Aiyar
Megan and Ryan Akkina
Solomon Bae and Josephine Kim
Kelly Baker
Jonathan and Karla Bays
Timothy Bazzle and Pritha Sen
Lyle Bibler and Angela Robinson
Nicholas and Christen Blum
Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger
April Bradshaw
Laura and Victoria Brenneman
Daniel and Mamie Cantor
Tim and Erica Casey
Kun Chen and Zhenzhen Zhang
Andrew Clark and Jen Holleran
Prudence Clifford and William Sonnenreich
Karyn Cohen and Michael Leviton
Adam and Jeana Colangelo
Tao Cong and Xiaolu Xu
Lauren and Brendon Connors
TJ and Stephanie Cradick
John and Pamela Cuming
Current Parent Participation
Eric Dawson and Angel Williams
Fei Deng and Chong Bao
Dave Dick and Lizzie Millstein
The Donovan-Chien Family
Dianna Donovan and Steven Sadoway
Anthony Dowers and Katherine James
Francis and Rebecca Doyle
David Dunbar and Willow Piersol
Daniel and Kana Eiref
Andrew Ellner and Christine Pace
Helen Embaye and Abraham Hagoss
Jonathan and Kathleen Evans
Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox
Tom Flummerfelt and Dahlia Fetouh
John Flanagan and Megan Warner
Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin
Noam and Samantha Freedman
Steve Fry and Julie Lippert
Garrity Family
Gensler Family
Sandeep and Jessica Ghai
Selamawit Girma
Jean-Francois Goldstyn and Gigi Saltonstall
Gottesman Family
Elizabeth Gowen ’94 and David Gerard
Jay and Kate Graham
Caroline Gray
Sam and Gerry Gray
Elizabeth and Denis Green
Jim Greiner and Jennifer Lewis
Jimmy Gu and Jennifer Ye
Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton
Lauren Harder
Arthur and Qi Hu
Justin and Mai Hubbard
Geoff and Laura Jarbeau
Roodly and Isabella Jean
Xiaogang Jin and Yiling Chen
Danny Joe and Ozlem Yilmazer
Ann Kao and Sydney Cash
Jason Kass and Courtney Bernasconi
Dan and Joanna Katz
Amanda and Matt Keller
Wesley Kelman and Adriaan Lanni
Mughees Khan and Zainab Rasool
Brian and Claire Kinzler
Brian and Lauren Kiraly
Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum
Jessica Ko and Aaron Beck
Peter Laipson and Alison Lobron
John Lee and Heema Kaul
Katie Leeson
Gang Li and Jian Fu
Jiahan Li and Tingting Zhang
Gregg and Anita Lieberman
Jennifer Lin
Bolan Linghu and Guohui Liu
David Linhart and Yaminette Diaz-Linhart
Jeffrey and Wendy Liszt
Tingting Liu and Gang Xu
Jun Luo and Lingling Li
Malagon Family
James Mallet and Hopi Hoekstra
Henry and Anna Manice
Raku and Leon Martin
McCabe-Springer Family
Stuart McCoy and Charleen Hamilton
Joseph and Donielle McKeever
David and Jamie Meredith
Clara Min, Alex Min, and Sang-Jeong Lee-Min
Christopher and Jordanna Mora
William Moy and Kimberly Truong
Matthew and Tiara Nelson
Hai Ning and Bing Wang
Francis O’Sullivan and Christina Cosman ’91
Christopher Orchard and Jessica Szubart
Sharra and Karen Owens-Schwartz
Liz Parfit and Charlie Sullivan
Eric Park and Lennie Kim
Brendon ’94 and Heejean Parry
Ketan and Janice Patel
Vijay Patel and Elizabeth Rossin
Jay and Tyl Pattisall
Peregudov Family
Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson
Piechota Family
Courtney Queen and Mathias Rosenfeld
The Quiroz-Attleys
Iris Ran and Steve Huang
Srikanth Reddy and Morgan Mordecai
Rodriguez Family
Richard and Dawn Rossi
Matt and Bridget Rutherford
Anderson and Gisely Santos
Lauren Santucci and Michael Norton
Gregory and Amy Schneider
Dharmesh Shah and Kirsten Waerstad
Shimoli and Jay Shah
Karen Singleton and Suraiya Baluch
Sasha Stack
Andy and Hannah Stevenson
Kristen Stilt
Ted and Crissy Straub
Judith and Timothy Street
Paul Sullivan and Jordan Hampton
Fuxin Sun and Ziran Li
Xinhao Sun and Bowei Cui
Yifei Sun and Tricia He
Matthew and Victoria Sutton
Chiheng Tan and Shanying Zhang
Elliot and Barbara Targum
Richard Tan and Tracy Leng
Bindi and Jay Tuli
Scott and Jessica Turco
Alex Tzelnic and Courtney Flynn
Mustafa and Sumayya Ulukan
Luke and Carrie Voiland
Robert and Alicia von Rekowsky
Dennis and Kate Walsh
Haoyu Wang and Zhuyun Yin
Keith Wang and Katherine Sayn-Wittgenstein
Richard Wang and Yan Li
Natasha Warikoo and Ramesh Kumar
Scott and Grettelle Wentzell
Dianne Wheeler and Amara Cohen
Nick Whitman and Cara Shortsleeve
Selam G. Woldesenbet
Meghan and Martin Wright
Paul Wulfsberg and Rana Abdul-Aziz
Rebecca and David Wyman
Micaela and Sungmin Yang
John Yardemian and Carolyn Atinizian
Tianyang Ye and Wenting Cai
Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant
Hongbin Yin and Xiaoping Xiong
Minlan Yu and Zhiwei Yun
Eric Zhang and Angela Peng
Jerry Zhang and Si Wang
Yumei Zhang and Zhijun Geng
Fei Zhou and Yi Qu
David Zipkin and Abby Klingbeil
Young Alumni Society Donors
Anonymous
Ripley Bright ’21
Alexander Colangelo ’21
Sebastian Colberg Reyes ’23
Cameron Colbert ’21
Gavin Colbert ’14
Hannah Curhan ’18
Max Dadagian ’12
Theo Dadagian ’16
Margo Danahy ’17
Vivian Danahy ’19
Camille DeStefano ’20
Flora DiCara ’12
Alexander Foley ’22
Quinn Foley ’20
Oliver Gottesman ’23
Julien Herpers ’11
Owen Huang ’23
Natalie Jean ’23
Liam Jolley ’12
Alden Largay ’23
Brooks Largay ’21
Colton Largay ’19
Bernie Mattox ’22
Nicolas Mattox ’22
Ishaan Prasad ’14
Avery E. Schneider ’23
Kenna Schneider ’21
Evan Seymour ’20
Jacob Walsh ’21
Emma Weiss ’12
Finnoula Wheeler ’22
Ezra Wolfson ’23
Tomás Wright-Katz ’22
Alumni
Anonymous (5)
Arthur ’97 and Karin Atinizian
Lori Atinizian ’09
Amy Bridge Hausmann ’06
Charles Bridge ’01
Caroline Brooks Dettman ’98
Priscilla Cogan ’58 and Duncan Sings-Alone
Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert
Holly Coombs ’84 and Jon Moggio
Joan Pokross Curhan ’49 and Ronald C. Curhan
Mark Dalaklis ’86
James Dix ’74
Chris Donahue ’99
Johanna Douglas ’06
John Draper ’06
Ariella Feingold ’92
Taffy Fernald ’42
John Fitzgerald ’61 and Margaret St. Clair
Kevin Foley ’72
Louisa F. Gowen Malatos ’75 and Scott Malatos
Bruce Greer Jr. ’72
Thomas Haynes ’68
Paul ’69 and Alexandra Herzan
Kenneth Hintlian ’64
An-Ping and Sarah Hsieh ’71
Katie, Clare and David Kaplan Jr. ’75
Lynne Cohen Koreman ’80
John Liller ’73
Allison Lord ’92
Johanna Mendillo ’90
Jennifer Mieth ’71
Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69
Christopher ’83 and Karen Newbold
Dr. Barbara Mallinckrodt Osborne ’56 †
Allie Penta ’08
Brooke Pinkerton ’75
David R. Pokross, Jr. ’56
William Spring ’63
Enid L. Starr ’75 and Alan D. Gordon
Katherine Thorpe Kerr ’94
Mischa Frusztajer ’78 and Edina Torgyekes
Jenna Troop ’05
Josh Troop ’09
Stacey Watson ’79
David ’63 and Marie Weeks
Kamilah Welch ’04
Eric Woodward ’65 and Hilary Herrick Woodward
Parents of Alumni
Anonymous (5)
Bradley and Kate Abruzzi P ’20 ’22
Elijah Allen and Nicole Reeves P ’21
Jon Biotti and Leslie Jeng P ’16 ’19 ’22
Nishan and Margrit Atinizian P ’97 GP ’27 ’31
Robert and Dianne Brooks P ’98
Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg P ’19 ’21
Cameron and Anne Brandt P ’18 ’19
Young Alumni Society
The Young Alumni Society was established to recognize and honor young alumni who prioritize Belmont Day by making a gift to the annual fund. Alumni join this society by making gifts each year with the hope of inducting them into our Bell and Laurel Society which recognizes donors who have given consecutively to the annual fund for ten or more years.
Margaret and Thomas Bridge P ’01 ’06 ’09
Laverne Bryant P ’22
Danyul Cho and Susan Plant P ’19
Jerry Cirillo P ’96
Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert P ’14 ’21
Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker P ’18 ’20
Dadagian Family P ’12 ’16
David and Julie D’Agostino P ’17
Audra Dainora and Randolph Cohen P ’17 ’19 ’22
Mel † and Tanya Dalaklis P ’86
Kevin and Heather Daley P ’23
Sean and Julie Dalton P ’08 ’12 ’15 ’19
Leosandra De Los Santos P ’21
James DeStefano and Tamar Sisitsky P ’20
Josephine Detmer P ’69
Angela DeVecchi ’75 P ’13 ’17
Lawrence S. DiCara P ’12 ’12 ’12
Bruce and Mary Donald P ’11
Tom and Ellen Draper P ’06 ’08
James and Pam Duffy P ’93 ’95
Karen Duperey P ’05 ’07
Sasha Ebrahimi P ’22
Robert and Anne Eccles P ’99 ’01
Jill ’84 and John Finnerty P ’17 ’20
Anne Foley P ’93 ’95 ’98
Evelyn Goldfine P ’88 ’91
Taj and Margarita Goodpaster P ’23
Lise Gordon P ’10 ’12
Phyllis Grant P ’14
Rex Green and Melissa Der P ’16
Anne Hanford P ’81 ’83
Pearline Hines P ’75 ’76
Frank Herron and Sandra Urie P ’94
Milton and Maura Johnson P ’01 ’07 ’09
Larry Dean Kaltvedt P ’86
Planned Giving
Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel P ’19 ’23
Simon Kim and Mariana Ibanez P ’25 ’28
Paul Barth † and Katherine Knight P ’99 ’00 ’06
Peter and Cindy Kuechle P ’22
Brendan and Saré Largay P ’19 ’21 ’23
Kristen and Bradley Lewis P ’17 ’20
Betty Lykins P ’01
Thomas Mattox and Jacqueline Spencer P ’22 ’22
Karen McCormick P ’01 ’07
Warren and Karen McFarlan P ’77 ’78 ’86
Koreen McQuilton P ’08
Timothy and Deborah Moore P ’04 ’06
Zach and Kim Morris P ’20 ’22
Shemsu Negash and Merema Hassen P ’09 ’15
Laki and Kathy Nomicos P ’14
Christopher and Kristine O’Brien P ’22
Peter Palandjian ’76 P ’05 ’09 ’10 ’13
Suzy Palitz P ’16 ’18
Randine Parry P ’92 ’94 GP ’26 ’29
Gary and Mary Pforzheimer P ’10
Potter Kim Family P ’09 ’13 ’16 ’19
Kathy and Mo Randall P ’99 ’04
Gary Ruvkun and Natasha Staller P ’11
William and Susan Samuelson P ’92 ’94
Marsay Seymour and Sumaya Delacruz P ’20
Alison Sherman Randall P ’17 ’17
Barbara Duffy and Michael Sireci P ’12
Jay and Augusta Sparks P ’17 ’18 ’20 ’21
Sandy Starr and Raine Figueroa P ’04 ’08
Charles Styron and Nancy Frumer Styron P ’09
The 1927 Circle was established to recognize and honor individuals who make provisions in their estates for a gift to the school. Planned gifts can be made through a bequest or by naming Belmont Day as a beneficiary of part or all of a retirement asset. Planned gifts can help a donor make a meaningful contribution without relinquishing current assets and also can help donors avoid income and estate taxes.
If you would like to learn more about joining The 1927 Circle, please contact the Development Office at 617-932-3890.
Andrea Sussman and Andrew Troop P ’05 ’09
Philippe Tinmouth and Brit Dewey P ’19 ’21
Margaret and Jim Wade P ’15 ’15 ’17 ’18
Mark Wu and Yvonne Hao P ’21 ’23
Grandparents
Anonymous (2)
Nishan and Margrit Atinizian
Jennifer and James Attley
Jerry and Annie Balikian
Nadia Bandar
George and Virginia Bibler
Linda Blumsack
Gail M. Briere
Susan Carifio
Ming C. Chiou, M.D. and Helena M. Chiou
Janis and Steven Colangelo
Thomas and Carol Connors
Therese Cooney
Helga Cosman
Carol Cradick
Cheryl Curtin and Stanley Cruwys
Larry and Sally Dick
Dan and Lisa Dorian
Jeanne and William Franklin
Jon and Margaret Fullerton
Jean and David Gottesman
John Graham and Kerry Munro
Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen
Donald Greiner
Marc-Andre Hamelin and Catherine Fuller
True D. Hampton
Deming and Romer Holleran
Bruce and Alston Johnson
Judy Johnson
Christine and Robert Joseph
Leonid and Sandra Kondratiuk
Philip Ladd
Mark and Deb Lawver
Dix and Roxy Leeson
Robert and Kathleen McCoy
Philip and Kathy Millstein
Marie and David Moy
Noboru and Hiroko Murakami
Kathy Oeters
Jane and Dennis Piechota
William B. Piersol II
Gerard Riedel
Peter and Lucy Robbins
Farouk and Maral Salahi
Jon and Nancy Schneider
Michael and Catherine Shortsleeve
Jon Stine
Gwendolyn Suesse
Robert Van Wesep
Diane and Dave Ward
Gary and Marlys Wulfsberg
Neil and Judi Zipkin
Grandparents of Alumni
Anonymous
Diana Jalelian
Barbara and Jaime Miranda
Ann O’Donnell
David and Jane Otte
Ann B. Thomas
Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager, Eve and John Linn
Faculty
Anonymous
Anne Armstrong
Sana Aslam
Charles Baird
Sarah Barrow
Kyle and Lindsay Beatty
Kassie and Andrew Bettinelli P ’33
Ellen Cooperstein Brandt
Nicole Buck
Kate Burns
Barbara Carey P ’12
Tania Chamlian
Anna Churchill
Fred Colson and Suzanne Turcotte
Brit Conroy
Tyler Cotner
Emily Crawford
Zachary d’Arbeloff
Susan Dempsey and Andy Gouse
Angela DeVecchi ’75 P ’13 ’17
Patti Domingo
Kimberly Edwards
Nancy Fell
Devan FitzPatrick
Geoffrey Fox
Jennifer and John Friborg P ’14
Blair Fross
Annie Fuerst
Conor Garrison
David Gordon
Liz Gray and Bill Wilmot P ’22 ’24
Jessica Halton
Bill Hamilton
Missy Hartvigsen
Elizabeth Ho
Lana and Richard Holman P ’21
Elena Jay
Emina Kadric
Denali Kikuchi
Brendan and Saré Largay P ’19 ’21 ’23
Anthea Lavergne
Tara Lightbody P ’20 ’22
Rebecca MacKillop
Michael Marroquin-Castillo
Dale McGhee
Elizabeth McGuire
Koreen McQuilton P ’08
Sarah Merrill and Troy Newman
Kaleen Moriarty
Cicely Morris Gibson
Jade Morris
Patrick Murray
Emma Nairn
Soren Nelson
Steve Nichols
Abbey Nyland
Katie O’Brien
John and Melissa O’Neill
Greg Paquette
Liz Parfit P ’33
Chris Parsons
Nathalie Pellenq
Khang Phan
Sarah Pikcilingis
Betty Chu Pryor
Ana Maria Restrepo
Eric Ridore
Bea Rooney
Brittany Ryan
Alana Shortt
Arlene Silva
Nicole Siverls
Vaniecia Skinner
Margaret Small
Heather and Bill Smith
Frederick Stubbs and Kathy Jo Solomon P ’03 ’07
Dean Spencer
Rachel Starks Chaves
Josh Sussman
Sandra Trentowsky
Leigh Twarog
Susan Vitale
Jim Walker
Katie Wallace
Connie Yepez
Friends and Former Faculty
Graham and Elizabeth Allison
Katie Alexander Appleton
John I. Barnes
Kate and Rick Beatty
Samuel Bigelow
Seth Chaves
Sonia Cosman
Allen and Catherine David
Robert and Katherine ’63 Eyre
Pati Fernández
Barry and Carol Kallander
Lenesa Leana*
Sarah* and Randy Levine
Barbara Lombardo
Lino Medeiros
Mary Merrill
Patricia Moriarty
RJ Parsons
Annette* and Stephen Raphel
Chris Tobin
Foundations and Businesses
Boston Consulting Group
Bristol Myers Squibb
CVS Health
Gartner
Google Grainger
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC
Johnson & Johnson
Manulife
Mass Mutual
McKinsey & Company
Mighty Squirrel
Novo Nordisk
Barbara M. Osborne Charitable Trust
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Teradyne
TIAA
UBS
Verano Fund
Wahrsager Foundation
Whole School Mindfulness, Inc
Five+ Years of Consecutive Giving
Anonymous (13)
Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin
Jonathan and Karla Bays
Timothy Bazzle and Pritha Sen
George and Virginia Bibler
Samuel Bigelow
Nicholas and Christen Blum
April Bradshaw
Ellen Cooperstein Brandt
Laura and Victoria Brenneman
Laverne Bryant
Ming C. Chiou, M.D. and Helena M. Chiou
Gavin Colbert ’14
Fred Colson and Suzanne Turcotte
Francis O’Sullivan and Christina Cosman ’91
John and Pamela Cuming
Cheryl Curtin and Stanley Cruwys
Kevin and Heather Daley
Angela DeVecchi ’75
Dave Dick and Lizzie Millstein
Anthony Dowers and Katherine James
James and Pam Duffy/Duffy Family
David Dunbar and Willow Piersol
Pati Fernández
Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox
Jon and Margaret Fullerton
Sandeep and Jessica Ghai
Evelyn Goldfine
Jean-Francois Goldstyn and Gigi Saltonstall
Taj and Margarita Goodpaster
Louisa F. Gowen Malatos ’75 and Scott Malatos
Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen
Caroline Gray
Liz Gray and Bill Wilmot
Bruce Greer Jr. ’72
Lauren Harder
Arthur and Qi Hu
Xiaogang Jin and Yiling Chen
Brian and Lauren Kiraly
Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum
Philip Ladd
Brendan and Saré Largay
John Lee and Heema Kaul
Gang Li and Jian Fu
Jennifer Lin
James Mallet and Hopi Hoekstra
Stuart McCoy and Charleen Hamilton
Dale McGhee
Joseph and Donielle McKeever
David and Jamie Meredith
Clara Min, Alex Min, and Sang-Jeong Lee-Min
Barbara and Jaime Miranda
Kaleen Moriarty
Marie and David Moy
Noboru and Hiroko Murakami
Abbey Nyland
Dr. Barbara Mallinckrodt Osborne ’56 †
Sharra and Karen Owens-Schwartz
Chris Parsons
Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson
David R. Pokross Jr. ’56
Courtney Queen and Mathias Rosenfeld
Annette* and Stephen Raphel
Gary Ruvkun and Natasha Staller
William and Susan Samuelson
Anderson and Gisely Santos
Gregory and Amy Schneider
Jon and Nancy Schneider
Karen Singleton and Suraiya Baluch
Sasha Stack
Gwendolyn Suesse
Paul Sullivan and Jordan Hampton
Fuxin Sun and Ziran Li
Chiheng Tan and Shanying Zhang
Richard Tan and Tracy Leng
Sandra Trentowsky
Jenna Troop ’05
Josh Troop ’09
William Moy and Kimberly Truong
Scott and Jessica Turco
Alex Tzelnic and Courtney Flynn
Mustafa and Sumayya Ulukan
Robert and Alicia von Rekowsky
Jim Walker
Natasha Warikoo and Ramesh Kumar
Eric Dawson and Angel Williams
Eric Woodward ’65 and Hilary Herrick Woodward
John Yardemian and Carolyn Atinizian
Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant
Yumei Zhang and Zhijun Geng
Ten+ Years of Consecutive Giving
Anonymous (5)
Graham and Elizabeth Allison
Paul McDonald and Lynda Applegate
Anne Armstrong
Sarah Barrow
Lyle Bibler and Angela Robinson
Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger
Cameron and Anne Brandt
Amy Bridge Hausmann ’06
Charles Bridge ’01
Margaret and Thomas Bridge
Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg
Daniel and Mamie Cantor
Barbara Carey P ’12
Seth Chaves
Danyul Cho and Susan Plant
Priscilla Cogan ’58 and Duncan Sings-Alone
Adam and Jeana Colangelo
Janis and Steven Colangelo
Brian and Connaught '79 Colbert
Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker
Stephen and Katie Dadagian
Audra Dainora and Randolph Cohen
Mark Dalaklis ’86
Mel † and Tanya Dalaklis
Sean and Julie Dalton
Allen and Catherine David
Susan Dempsey and Andy Gouse
James DeStefano and Tamar Sisitsky
Angela DeVecchi ’75
Lawrence S. DiCara
Chris Donahue ’99
Bruce and Mary Donald
Johanna Douglas ’06
Tom and Ellen Draper
Sasha Ebrahimi
Robert and Katherine ’63 Eyre
James* and Tiger Farr
Jill ’84 and John Finnerty
John Fitzgerald ’61 and Margaret St. Clair
Anne Foley
Fritz and Leah Foley
Jennifer and John Friborg
Erwin Fruehauf and Charlene Bazarian-Fruehauf
Paul and Sheila Galvani
Evelyn Goldfine
Lise Gordon
Phyllis Grant
Jim Greiner and Jennifer Lewis
Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton
Thomas Haynes ’68
Paul ’69 and Alexandra Herzan
Lana and Richard Holman
Nicholas Humez ’60
Diana Jalelian
Roodly and Isabella Jean
Jon Biotti and Leslie Jeng
Matthew and Stephanie ’84 Kadnar
Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel
Paul Barth † and Katherine Knight
Lenesa Leana*
Sarah* and Randy Levine
Kristen and Bradley Lewis
Tara Lightbody
John Liller ’73
Barbara Lombardo
Betty Lykins
John McCluskey and Margaret Ramsey McCluskey
Karen McCormick
Koreen McQuilton
Lino Medeiros
Johanna Mendillo ’90
Mary Merrill
Jennifer Mieth ’71
Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69
Timothy and Deborah Moore
Patricia Moriarty
Zach and Kim Morris
Christopher ’83 and Karen Newbold
Laki and Kathy Nomicos
David and Jane Otte
Suzy Palitz
Brendon ’94 and Heejean Parry
Jay and Tyl Pattisall
Nathalie Pellenq
Potter Kim Family
Betty Chu Pryor
Larissa Rochford ’93
Bea Rooney
Deb Roy and Rupal Patel
Dolly Ryan
Aaron and Maribel Sandoski
Anderson and Gisely Santos
Heather and Bill Smith
Frederick Stubbs and Kathy Jo Solomon
Jay and Augusta Sparks
Dean Spencer
Amy Sprung
Sandy Starr and Raine Figueroa
Ted and Crissy Straub
Charles Styron and Nancy Frumer Styron
Andrea Sussman and Andrew Troop
Matthew and Victoria Sutton
Elliot and Barbara Targum
Philippe Tinmouth and Brit Dewey
Jenna Troop ’05
Leigh Twarog
Frank Herron and Sandra Urie
Margaret and Jim Wade
Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager, Eve and John Linn
Keith Wang and Katherine Sayn-Wittgenstein
Stacey Watson ’79
David ’63 and Marie Weeks
Emma Weiss ’12
Dianne Wheeler and Amara Cohen
Mark Wu and Yvonne Hao
Thank You, Volunteers!
Trustee List 2023–24
Executive Committee
Elliot Targum, President
Jessica Turco, Vice President
Matt Kishlansky, Treasurer
Elise Bayard Franklin, Clerk
Carolyn Atinizian
Karla Bays, President, Parents’ Association
Samuel Bigelow
Adam Colangelo
Christina Cosman ’91
Brit Dewey
Nicole DuFauchard
Blair Fross, Faculty Representative
Missy Hartvigsen, Faculty Representative
Brendan Largay, Head of School
Katie Leeson
2023–24 Committees
AISNE
Jessica Turco, Chair
Brit Dewey
Stuti Shukla
Elliot Targum
Audit
Elise Bayard Franklin, Chair
Carolyn Atinizian
Adam Colangelo
Michael Treisman
Buildings and Grounds
Adam Colangelo, Chair
Christina Cosman ’91
Audra Dainora
Blair Fross
Jay Graham
Lauren Harder
Ryan Hayden
John Presti
Mathias Rosenfeld
Gigi Saltonstall
Angel Williams
Campaign Planning
Carolyn Atinizian
Elliot Targum
Jessica Turco
Committee on Trustees
Angel Williams, Chair
Christina Cosman ’91
Alex Min
Elliot Targum
Kim Truong
Jessica Turco
Development
Carolyn Atinizian, Chair
Elise Bayard Franklin
Karla Bays
Connaught Colbert ’79
Pam Cuming
Cathy Fullerton
Xin Liu
Claire Kinzler
Lauren Kiraly
Joe McKeever
Charles Styron
Natasha Warikoo
Diversity
Sharra Owens-Schwartz, Chair
Rana Abdul Aziz
Samuel Bigelow
Christina Cosman ’91
Nicole DuFauchard
Jordan Hampton
Jo Kim
Stuti Shukla
Nada Siddiqui
Kim Truong
Natasha Warikoo
Joe McKeever
Alex Min
Sharra Owens-Schwartz
Stuti Shukla
Michael Treisman
Kim Truong
Mustafa Ulukan
Natasha Warikoo
Angel Williams
Finance
Matt Kishlansky, Chair
Jose Aguerrevere
Chad Bern
John Cuming
Fei Deng
Katie Leeson
Alex Min
Sharra Owens-Schwartz
Elliot Targum
Jessica Turco
Mustafa Ulukan
Xiaolu Xu
Investment
Mustafa Ulukan, Chair
Anna Chetoukhina
David Gordon
Matt Kishlansky
Jiahan Li
Joe McKeever
Brendon Parry ’94
Ketan Patel
Strategic Planning
Stuti Shukla, Chair
Kelly Baker
Brit Dewey
Blair Fross
Missy Hartvigsen
Sharra Owens-Schwartz
Stuti Shukla
Elliot Targum
Jessica Turco
Parents’ Association 2023-24
Executive Committee
Karla Bays, President
Courtney Queen, Vice President
Andy Stevenson, Treasurer
Gigi Saltonstall, Clerk
Grade Parents
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Kate Graham
Claire Kinzler
KINDERGARTEN
Amanda Keller
Alexa Kokinos
Lizzy Rossin
GRADE 1
Zoe Li
Jose Malagon Lopez
Adrienne Mugar
GRADE 2
Anita Lieberman
John Presti
GRADE 3
Diana Donovan
Kristen Stilt
GRADE 4
Sue Rodriguez
Sasha Stack
GRADE 5
Anita Aiyar
Kathleen Evans
Alison Shnidman
GRADE 6
Jen Cutie
Dianne Wheeler
GRADE 7
Mandie Fox
Danielle Gottesman
Janice Patel
GRADE 8
April Bradshaw
Mike Kaplan
Jamie Meredith
Kristin Robbins
Activity Chairs
BABY WELCOMING
Jeana Colangelo
BDS CONNECTIONS
Elise Bayard Franklin
BDS SPIRIT MERCHANDISING
April Bradshaw and Anita Lieberman
BELMONT LIBRARY LIAISON
Karla Bays
BOOK CLUB
Karla Bays
BOOK FAIR
Karla Bays, Caroline Gray, Lia Meisinger, Janice Patel, Bridget Rutherford, Maja Young, and Zhenzhen Zhang
COOLIDGE LUNCHROOM FLOWERS
Karla Bays and Iris Ran
CRADLES TO CRAYONS
Carolyn Atinizian and Adrienne Mugar
ERSKINE LIBRARY EVENTS
Zhenzhen Zhang, Karla Bays, Caroline Gray, Janice Patel, Alison Shnidman, Priya Vaidya, and Maja Young
ERSKINE LIBRARY SHELVING COORDINATOR
Susie Kim
ENRICHMENT ASSEMBLIES
Dan Cantor, Wendy Liszt, Celeste Peterson, Owen Johnson, and Caroline Gray
FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION
Megan Akkina, Abby Klingbeil, Lingling Li, Jen Lin, and Janice Patel
FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
Danielle England, Jamie Meredith, Dawn Rossi, and Priya Vaidya
FAMILY FUN EVENT
Anita Lieberman, Megan Akkina, and Prue Clifford
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS/HOOPS/SCOOPS
Erica Casey, Caroline Gray, Jeff Huang, and Janice Patel
LOST AND FOUND
Alison Shnidman
MUSIC AND ENSEMBLES
Kelly Baker, Raveen Basran, Nyree Bekarian Mack, and Sarah Ward
PARENTS INDEPENDENT NETWORK
Carolyn Atinizian
PUMPKIN PATCH
Christina Cosman, Cathy Fullerton, Celeste Peterson, and Iris Ran
Be Invested in Our Future
BELMONT DAY ENDOWMENTS
Through the generosity of alumni, parents, and friends, Belmont Day’s endowments and reserves continue to grow and provide vital support to the day-to-day experience of our students and faculty. The investment committee currently oversees funds exceeding $17.7 million in unrestricted and restricted funds in the endowment and operating reserves.
Acorn Endowment
Established in 2003 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment supports a unique and central aspect of the Belmont Day curriculum: helping children to become strong citizens and effective leaders in their communities. Belmont Day School has a long history of nurturing community leadership through such activities as student-led community service, interpersonal skills curriculum, faculty development, and serviceoriented class trips. Proceeds from the Acorn Endowment provide consistent funding to support this tradition.
Diversity Endowment
Established in 2017 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment funds diversity programming and initiatives for our students, faculty, and families.
Francine Brosens and Catherine Brosens
Francis ’75 Endowment for Library Technology
Established in 2017 by the Brosens and Francis families and in honor of Belmont Day teachers Francine Brosens (French teacher, 1964–75) and Catherine Brosens Francis ’75 (world language teacher, technology specialist, 2004–18), this endowment provides funds for technology investment in the Erskine Library.
Endowment for Reading and Learning Support
Established in 2003 by a Belmont Day family and expanded in 2016, this endowment provides funds for educating teachers about the complexities of the learning and reading process, engaging outside speakers and consultants, investing in materials for students and faculty, and developing learning support and enrichment initiatives.
Financial Aid Endowment
Established in 1994, this endowment provides financial assistance for families who would otherwise not be able to attend Belmont Day School.
General Endowment
Established in 1994, this endowment strengthens the school’s financial reserves, providing lasting security for the school and its current programs as well as preparing for future needs.
Lenesa Leana Endowment for Innovative and Collaborative Education
Established in 2011, this endowment supports the multidimensional ways that our community comes together to explore, develop, and implement innovation, all the while upholding the values at our heart.
Miss Zareen
Taj Mirza ’69
Endowment for the Lower School
Established in 2017 by alumna Zareen Taj Mirza ’69, this endowment provides funds to directly support lower school curriculum and teachers.
Sarah Levine Endowment for Adult and Professional
Development
Established in 1987 and renamed in 1998, this endowment provides grants to faculty and other adults in the community for continuing education, travel, summer curriculum development, research, and other opportunities for enrichment and personal growth.
Science Endowment
Established by the parents of the Class of 2005, this endowment supports the needs of the school’s science program, specifically the science laboratory, and ensures the ingenuity and depth of the program.
Teacher of Reading Endowment
Established in 2007 by a Belmont Day family, this endowment supports teachers trained in Orton-Gillingham techniques as they instruct students in their reading classes and in their individual tutoring sessions at school.
Technology Initiative Endowment
Established in 2002 by the Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation, this endowment provides consistent support for the faculty Pioneer Program. These funds also support technology needs in the IMPACT Lab, Palandjian Arts Center, and classrooms.
Tommy Kaplan Library Endowment
Established in 2000 by Nancy and David Kaplan in memory of their son Tommy, who would have graduated in the Class of 1981, this endowment provides consistent support for the purchase of library books, periodicals, and curriculum-related materials.
Walter Knight Music Endowment
Established in 1988 by an alumna in honor of her music teacher Walter Knight, this endowment supports the salaries of the music faculty and ensures the continued existence of the music program at Belmont Day School.
The Zofnass Family Environmental Sustainability Endowment
Established in 2015 by the Zofnass Family—Paul ’59, Joan ’61, and Emily ’63— this endowment funds the school’s environmental sustainability efforts and supports curriculum in the study of environmental science. The yearly exposure to meaningful projects and annual recognition instills lifelong interest and commitment to the environment by our students.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special Thanks
Administration
Brendan Largay, Head of School
Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head
Liz Gray, Middle School Head
Jen James, Chief of Staff and Registrar
Barbara Carey, Front Desk Administrator
Anna Churchill, Program Administrative Assistant
Alumni and Development
Jessica Halton, Director of Development
Kyle Beatty, Assistant Director of Development
Katie Wallace, Development Operations Manager
Tania Chamlian, Events and Community Outreach Coordinator
Business Office
David Gordon, Chief Finance and Operating Officer
Sarah Barrow, Business Manager
Dale McGhee, Business Office Associate
Beth McGuire, Business Office Assistant
Communications
Koreen McQuilton, Director of Communications and Marketing
Jim Walker, Senior Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
Artwork
“Most Most Extravangza” by Liv Dawson ’24, 2016 (inside cover)
“Untitled” by Matilda O'Sullivan ’28 (page 3)
“Panda” by Gwen Chen ’28 (page 17)
“Butterfly” by Anahita Stuti-Bala ’28 (page 19)
“Owl” by Stephen Zhang ’28 (page 23)
“Cat in a Hat” by Cora Stack ’28 (page 24)
leaders learners & inspired
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