Belmont Day Annual Report 2022-23

MESSAGE FROM THE Head of School

Every June, Belmont Day’s Moving Up Assembly closes the school year by recognizing the growth of our students as learners, citizens, and leaders and celebrating their many successes. The joy and wisdom of Frog and Toad, two best friends who enjoy the seasons together, inspired my remarks at the 2023 gathering.

Frog and Toad All Year tells the story of how the friends care for each other and face challenges together in each season. In the fall, they rake each other’s leaves as a surprise, only for the wind to blow them all back; in winter, fearless Frog convinces reluctant Toad to join him sledding, and halfway down the hill, Frog tumbles off the toboggan; on a cold, rainy day Frog looks and looks to find the corner that spring is just around; and in summer, their sticky, melting ice cream cones motivate them to find a beautiful shade tree to settle under side by side.

At Belmont Day, caring for one another, understanding and honoring differences, learning together, and embracing challenges mark our seasons too. In the fall, our students settle into new roles and responsibilities. Pre-kindergarteners uncover many varieties of potatoes in the patch planted by the

previous pre-k class. Students count, sort, and wash the potatoes for the kitchen team to cook and serve at an all-school lunch. The cycle continues when a new crop of potatoes is planted for the incoming pre-k class to discover.

Fourth graders are the elder crossgraded partners for the first time. Sixth graders spend three days at Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center. Middle schoolers engage in leadership by volunteering as admissions ambassadors, considering global issues through Model UN, and through community service. Eighth graders tackle high school applications and shine during Capstone. All of our students exert great energy in caring for others and rising to challenges, just as Frog and Toad do.

We find our stride in winter. From Friday Night Hoops to celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. together as a community

and supporting Pine Street Inn to “Kindergarten Cooks!” the hottest new restaurant started by kindergarten students learning about community helpers, our students had their fair share of joyful learning opportunities. Still, from time to time, we were thrown from our proverbial sleds, faced with new and exciting challenges and opportunities to learn, with our core values to guide the way.

Once spring is “around the corner,” the days move quickly, and we are thriving. We welcome grandparents and special friends to visit. Families are invited to culminating curriculum events that showcase their child’s learning and growth. The Southwest trip challenges our eighth graders as they navigate a new landscape and encounter people with diverse experiences and perspectives. All students and faculty work together on service day to care for and support our communities. Then, before we knew it, another group of extraordinary eighth graders crossed the stage and joined a prestigious group of Belmont Day alumni.

After a brief rest in a shady summer spot with our friends and our ice cream, we are back. We have moved up to our next grades and are ready for our next challenges and new opportunities to care for and help each other. This cycle, integral to Belmont Day, is brought to life for our students with the support we receive all year from our community. Thank you in this season and every season.

Best, Brendan

The Power of the Annual Fund

AUCTION PADDLE RAISE SUPPORTS

Associate Teacher Program

FAMILIES AND FACULTY COMMIT TO IMPROVING ACCESS FOR ASPIRING TEACHERS

For three decades, Belmont Day’s Associate Teacher Program has guided the development of caring teachers who know how to connect with and inspire their students, and its mission has never been more critical. Children, no matter who they are or where they go to school, need educators who seek to know, support, and challenge them by making learning relevant, engaging, and relational.

The Associate Teacher Program, in partnership with Lesley University, offers three programs of study—early childhood education, elementary education, and middle school humanities—each leading to full Massachusetts licensure and a master’s in education degree. Associate teachers spend a one-year residency working shoulder-to-shoulder with mentor faculty in two semester-long classroom placements.

Proceeds from the paddle raise— $86,000—will offset a portion of the $6,000 residency tuition that associate teachers pay to the school and lower a financial barrier that might hold talented people back from participating in the program.

“Associates have such a positive impact on our community. Students benefit from additional support, differentiated instruction, and points of connection throughout their day,” says Director of Development Jessica Halton, who emphasized how grateful the school is to the families and faculty who stepped up to support the program.

In addition to allocating the paddle raise proceeds to the Associate Teacher

Belmont Day has mentored and supported hundreds of associates who now teach and lead in public and independent schools across the country. If we pause to think about how many students have been impacted by those educators, the numbers move up into the thousands. The ripple effect is profound. At last spring’s biennial auction, parents and faculty invested in future generations of associate teachers that will multiply that effect.

Program, the school further demonstrates its commitment to supporting new educators through the Belmont Day Associate Teaching Fellowship. The fellowship covers the full cost of the residency tuition and is awarded annually to an associate teacher of color who demonstrates excellence and a strong commitment to working in the classroom.

By engaging in the work of preparing teachers, mentor teachers also sharpen their own skills by explaining their practice and approach to novice teachers. Second grade teacher Nancy Fell noted, “Being a mentor has absolutely made me a better teacher—every day, I have to think about how and, more important, why I do something. We do so much as teachers based on instinct, but verbalizing my thought process to another person makes me think through things much more deeply. I also get fresh, new ideas from each amazing associate I’ve been lucky enough to mentor.”

2022–23 Financial Overview

LETTER FROM THE Development Committee Chair

Summary of Gifts

“I extend my heartfelt appreciation to each of you for your generosity. ”

Thank you for another year of annual fund success! The ongoing generosity of our parents, grandparents, trustees, faculty, alumni, and others helped us far exceed our goal of $880,000, reaching a total of $1,069,082! This achievement stands as a shining testament to your unwavering dedication to our school’s mission, championing Belmont Day School as a place of excellence and innovation.

Achieving full participation from our board of trustees and faculty, along with a 95% engagement rate from current families, underscores our collective commitment to providing the best possible experience for our children to learn, thrive, and grow.

Gifts to the annual fund enhance all aspects of teaching and learning at BDS, delivering an immediate impact that enables us to uphold our pledge to inspire and challenge. These donations are allocated throughout the fiscal year to advance our students, programs, and infrastructure while also supporting our incredible faculty within the broader scope of the school’s comprehensive strategic framework.

On behalf of the development committee, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to each of you for your generosity in the manner that holds the most significance for you, embodying the spirit of Belmont Day through both active participation and philanthropic contributions.

With warmest thanks,

Carolyn Atinizian P ’27 ’31 Trustee, Chair of the Development Committee

2022–23

YOUR GIFTS GROW LEADERS

—EVERY DAY.

$1,069,082

RAISED

By giving to the annual fund, our current parents, trustees, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty, and friends invest in the school’s promise to inspire and challenge our young learners and leaders.

ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION

100% Thank you board of trustees!

95%

Thank you current parents!

100%

Thank you faculty and staff!

Director of Admissions Liz Parfit attended a Steppingstone Foundation event with three Steppingstone Scholars: (left to right) Fatoumata Bah ’26, Makenzie Ekechukwu ’25, and Joshua Harriette ’26.

HONORING THE SCHOOL’S COMMITMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC Parents’

Association Donates Playful Benches

Ask any parent who had children enrolled at Belmont Day at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and you will hear one word—gratitude.

Safely reopening our doors in September 2020, while so many schools remained closed, was a monumental effort made possible by a legion of community members who worked tirelessly to ensure our students would continue to learn and grow here on campus.

The 2020-21 COVID-19 Relief Campaign allowed the school to take immediate action to meet the unexpected costs of supporting students and faculty, first during remote learning and then after returning to campus.

“Keeping school open as much as possible—I know parents appreciated how school leadership stepped up at a difficult time for schools,” says Gigi Saltonstall, P ’25 ’27, a member of the parents’ association (PA) executive committee. Students were also

grateful, writing to Head of School Brendan Largay, “I can’t believe you’ve been able to pull off getting everybody to be at school. You’re the best, and I don’t know what else to say!” and “You have done so much for the school and keeping it in order. I can’t express how happy I am to see my friends in person, and it is all thanks to you!”

Parents were keen to recognize the perseverance and dedication of the entire community and encouraged the PA to identify a creative way to commemorate this effort. Families contributed generously, and additional funds remaining in the PA coffers at the end of the school year were also earmarked for the commemoration.

With funding available, the next task was choosing an appropriate commemorative marker. Gigi, a practicing landscape architect and cofounder of G2 Collaborative, was recruited to identify options. It seemed appropriate to have

something outside where students had spent so much time with their teachers and cohorts.

Now, five brightly colored tiered benches—two yellow and three blue with charming sheep cut-outs—live on a bed of crushed stone outside the kitchen, where a tent and plastic benches had made an outdoor learning and lunch space during the pandemic. The benches are flanked by large planters filled with perennial grasses and catmint.

The area is intentionally playful and useful, designed to be a space for people to engage with one another. “A teacher could have a lesson with a small group of students, a Capstone advisor could hold a one-on-one meeting, or five parents who just dropped off their children could perch there for a conversation. I love pulling up in the parking lot and seeing students scrambling all over them,” Gigi says. “People are embracing them in a joyful way.”

DID YOU KNOW?

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 2022–23, our community strengthened its commitment to prioritize BDS, and, as a result, support for the annual fund accounted for 6.2% of the school’s operating budget.

EVERY GIFT, EVERY AMOUNT MAKES AN IMPACT.

To learn more about the annual fund, visit www.belmontday.org/give/annual-fund.

EIGHTH GRADE LEGACY CAMPAIGN

PARENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2023

The Eighth Grade Legacy Campaign is a long-standing tradition and an opportunity for our eighth grade families to demonstrate their appreciation for the education that their children have received 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 2023 raised funds to support a campus vision plan. Architects from designLAB evaluated the campus and school buildings to identify underutilized or inadequately sized spaces for our current community of 334 students. The study revealed a host of possibilities for the school’s consideration, and select projects may become part of a future capital campaign.

and provides a quiet space for faculty to gather, connect, and collaborate.

This class also prioritized reestablishing a dedicated faculty room, as the former faculty room was repurposed for teaching space to de-densify classrooms during the pandemic. The new faculty room is next to the Palandjian Arts Center

Our parents’ continued commitment, dedication, and generosity shined through yet again, with 96% of Class of 2023 families contributing to the campaign. We are particularly grateful for the outstanding leadership of Legacy Campaign cochairs Adnelley Reyes-Colberg P ’23, Jen Cutie P ’23 ’26, and Saré Largay P ’19 ’21 ’23. We thank Adnelley, Jen, Saré, and all of the Class of 2023 parents for their meaningful and lasting support of Belmont Day!

THE CLASS OF 2023

The Class of 2023 allocated their legacy gift to tree planting on campus. On a sunny day in June, the eighth graders were joined by their crossgraded pre-kindergarten partners to plant a beautiful Japanese Maple.

ANNUAL FUND Giving Circles

Head’s Circle

($15,000 and above)

Anonymous (3)

Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger

John and Pamela Cuming

Jay and Kate Graham

Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton

Jeffrey Huang and Erin Brennan

Brendan and Saré Largay

Aaron and Naoko MacDougall

David and Jamie Meredith

Dr. Barbara Mallinckrodt Osborne ’56 †

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

Founders’ Circle ($12,000–$14,999)

Anonymous (4)

Andrew Clark and Jen Holleran

Sharing Circle ($7,500–$11,999)

TJ and Stephanie Cradick

Kevin and Heather Daley

Fei Deng and Chong Bao

Daniel and Kana Eiref

Swope and Dana Fleming

Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin

The Gensler Family

Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel

Nai Nan Ko ’94

Richard and Dawn Rossi

Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant

Learning Circle ($5,000–$7,499)

Anonymous (3)

Nishan and Margrit Atinizian

Family Foundation

Kara and Chad Bern

Jason and Stacey Brauner

Isaac Chuang and Fay Chang

Audra Dainora

Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox

Gojeb Frehywot and Elisabeth Schainker

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

Richard and Leslie Jarbeau

Matthew and Stephanie ’84 Kadnar

Amanda and Matt Keller

Kristen and Bradley Lewis

Phoebe and John Lewis

Jiahan Li and Tingting Zhang

Shulin Liu

Henry and Anna Manice

Clara Min, Alex Min, and Sang-Jeong Lee-Min

Timothy and Deborah Moore

Zach and Kim Morris

William and Susan Samuelson

Aaron and Maribel Sandoski

Ted and Crissy Straub

Elliot and Barbara Targum

Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager, Eve and John Linn

Jeffrey Wang and Jingyi He

Stacey Watson ’79

Mark Wu and Yvonne Hao

Yumei Zhang and Zhijun Geng

Kexin Zheng and Bin Xiao

Blue and Gold Circle ($3,500–$4,999)

Anonymous

Zach Abraham and Sarah Cherian

Caroline Gray

Lennie Kim and Yung Eric Park

Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum

John Lee and Heema Kaul

Gregg and Anita Lieberman

Jeffrey and Wendy Liszt

The McCabe-Springer Family

Lu Pan and Min Fu

Srikanth Reddy and Morgan Mordecai

Lauren Santucci and Michael Norton

Richard Tan and Tracy Leng

Suresh Vittal and Anna Tranum

Community Circle ($1,000–$3,499)

Anonymous (15)

Jose, Vicente, and Santiago Aguerrevere

Graham and Elizabeth Allison

Anne Armstrong

Jerry and Annie Balikian

Bahij Bandar and Marjorie Decker

Paul Barth and Katherine Knight

Jonathan and Karla Bays

Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg

Daniel and Mamie Cantor

Tim and Erica Casey

Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert

Fred Colson and Suzanne Turcotte

Therese Cooney

Helga Cosman

Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker

Sean and Julie Dalton

Allen and Catherine David

Eric Dawson and Angel Williams

Angela DeVecchi ’75

Larry and Sally Dick

Dianna Donovan and Steven Sadoway

The Donovan-Chien Family

Tom and Ellen Draper

Emily Duffy Denzer ’12

Barbara and Michael Duffy

James and Tiger Farr

Jill ’84 and John Finnerty

Alexander Foley ’22

Fritz and Leah Foley

Quinn Foley ’20

Noam and Samantha Freedman

Erwin Fruehauf and Charlene Bazarian-Fruehauf

Jean-Francois Goldstyn and Gigi Saltonstall

Krista and Steven Goodman

Lise Gordon

The Gottesman Family

Elizabeth Gowen ’94 and David Gerard

Elizabeth and Denis Green

Jimmy Gu and Jennifer Ye

Neelangi Gunasekera and James Demers

Kathleen Hamilton

Lauren Harder

William Harris ’68

Thomas Haynes ’68

Roodly and Isabella Jean

Paul and Claire Kamenski

David Kaplan

Jason Kass and Courtney Bernasconi

Brian and Claire Kinzler

Philip L. Ladd

Wei Lai and Lan Xu

Dix and Roxy Leeson

Katie Leeson

Erel and Idit Levine

Gang Li and Jian Fu

Bolan Linghu and Guohui Liu

Joseph and Donielle McKeever

Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69

Elisabeth Moore ’06

William Moy and Kimberly Truong

Mithun Nallari and Liluye Nallari-Jhala

Matthew and Tiara Nelson

Laki and Kathy Nomicos

Katie O’Brien

Ann O’Donnell

Jonathan Orszag ’85

Suzy Palitz

Vijay Patel and Elizabeth Rossin

Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson

Courtney Queen and Mathias Rosenfeld

Gerard Riedel

Gregory and Amy Schneider

Sasha Stack

Kristen Stilt

Charles Styron and Nancy Frumer Styron

Xinhao Sun and Bowei Cui

Andrea Sussman and Andrew Troop

Margaret and Jim Wade

Richard Wang and Yan Li

Tianyang Ye and Wenting Cai

Eric Zhang and Angela Peng

Chuanwei Zhuo and Alina Wang

THANK

YOU

TO OUR Annual Fund Donors

Current Parents

Anonymous (62)

Moni Abdallah and Rabi Saeed

Passant Abdelmegeed and Alaa Ahmed

Zach Abraham and Sarah Cherian

Manas and Guzide Adhikari

Jose, Vicente, and Santiago Aguerrevere

Bruce Anderson and Kate Clark

Ara Balikian and Taline Farra Balikian

Bahij Bandar and Marjorie Decker

The Bantham-Livermore Family

Jonathan and Karla Bays

Timothy Bazzle and Pritha Sen

The Beirne Family

Kara and Chad Bern

Lyle Bibler and Angela Robinson

Nicholas and Christen Blum

Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger

Carter, Ben, and April Bradshaw

Richard Bradshaw

Jason and Stacey Brauner

Laura and Victoria Brenneman

Laverne Bryant

Daniel and Mamie Cantor

Tim and Erica Casey

Cynthia Chang and Andy Porter

The Donovan-Chien Family

Isaac Chuang and Fay Chang

Current Parent Participation

Pre-k ............................ 90%

Kindergarten ........... 100%

Grade 1 ........................ 96%

Grade 2 ....................... 96%

Grade 3 ....................... 90%

Grade 4 ..................... 100%

Grade 5 ....................... 97%

Grade 6 ....................... 97%

Grade 7 ........................ 91%

Grade 8 ....................... 93%

Andrew Clark and Jen Holleran

Karyn Cohen and Michael Leviton

Liz Cohen

Adam and Jeana Colangelo

Tao Cong and Xiaolu Xu

Brendon and Lauren Connors

TJ and Stephanie Cradick

John and Pamela Cuming

Kevin and Heather Daley

Eric Dawson and Angel Williams

Fei Deng and Chong Bao

Dianna Donovan and Steven Sadoway

James Douglas and Amie Joseph

Daniel and Kana Eiref

Helen Embaye and Abraham Hagoss

Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox

John Flanagan and Megan Warner

Swope and Dana Fleming

Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin

Noam and Samantha Freedman

Gojeb Frehywot and Elisabeth Schainker

Steve Fry and Julie Lippert

Kerry and Robert Garrity

The Gensler Family

Jean-Francois Goldstyn and Gigi Saltonstall

Krista and Steven Goodman

The Gottesman Family

Elizabeth Gowen ’94 and David Gerard

Jay and Kate Graham

Caroline Gray

Liz Gray and Bill Wilmot

Elizabeth and Denis Green

Jim Greiner and Jennifer Lewis

Jimmy Gu and Jennifer Ye

Neelangi Gunasekera and James Demers

Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton

Lauren Harder

Arthur and Qi Hu

Jeffrey Huang and Erin Brennan

Justin and Mai Hubbard

Geoff and Laura Jarbeau

Roodly and Isabella Jean

Matthew and Stephanie ’84 Kadnar

Paul and Claire Kamenski

Jason Kass and Courtney Bernasconi

Dan and Joanna Katz

Katherine Keegan and Laurie Geromini

Amanda and Matt Keller

Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel

Lennie Kim and Yung Eric Park

Brian and Claire Kinzler

Brian and Lauren Kiraly

Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum

Deborah Kully

Wei Lai and Lan Xu

Peter Laipson and Alison Lobron

Matthew Lake and Amelia Stewart

Brendan and Saré Largay

John Lee and Heema Kaul

Katie Leeson

Erel and Idit Levine

Gang Li and Jian Fu

Jiahan Li and Tingting Zhang

Gregg and Anita Lieberman

Jennifer Lin

Bolan Linghu and Guohui Liu

Jeffrey and Wendy Liszt

Aaron and Naoko MacDougall

James Mallet and Hopi Hoekstra

Henry and Anna Manice

Hugue-Robert Marsan and Anne-Tchielley Claude-Marsan

Raku and Leon Martin

The 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

William Moy and Kimberly Truong

Yasuna Murakami

Mithun Nallari and Liluye Nallari-Jhala

Matthew and Tiara Nelson

Francis O’Sullivan and Christina Cosman ’91

Sharra and Karen Owens-Schwartz

Lu Pan and Min Fu

Brendon ’94 and Heejean Parry

Vijay Patel and Elizabeth Rossin

Jay and Tyl Pattisall

The Peregudov Family

Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson

The Piechota Family

Shannon Planck and Laura Wood

Courtney Queen and Mathias Rosenfeld

The Quiroz-Attleys

Srikanth Reddy and Morgan Mordecai

The Rodriguez Family

Richard and Dawn Rossi

Aaron and Maribel Sandoski

Anderson and Gisely Santos

Lauren Santucci and Michael Norton

Ryan and Whitney Scharer

Gregory and Amy Schneider

Dharmesh Shah and Kirsten Waerstad

Karen Singleton and Suraiya Baluch

Edward and Lina Smith

Sasha Stack

Andy and Hannah Stevenson

Kristen Stilt

Ted and Crissy Straub

Judith and Timothy Street

Paul Sullivan and Jordan Hampton

Xinhao Sun and Bowei Cui

Matthew and Victoria Sutton

Chiheng Tan and Shanying Zhang

Richard Tan and Tracy Leng

Elliot and Barbara Targum

Scott and Jessica Turco

Mustafa and Sumayya Ulukan

Prasad and Priya Vaidya

Suresh Vittal and Anna Tranum

Robert and Alicia von Rekowsky

Jeffrey Wang and Jingyi He

Keith Wang and Katherine

Sayn-Wittgenstein

Peter Wang and Ada Chen

Richard Wang and Yan Li

Eric and Sarah Ward

Natasha Warikoo and Ramesh Kumar

Scott and Grettelle Wentzell

Dianne Wheeler and Amara Cohen

Wesley Wong and Heidi Shin

Meghan and Martin Wright

Mark Wu and Yvonne Hao

John Yardemian and Carolyn Atinizian

Efstratios Ydraios and Erietta Liarou

Tianyang Ye and Wenting Cai

Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant

Minlan Yu and Zhiwei Yun

Eric Zhang and Angela Peng

Jerry Zhang and Si Wang

Yumei Zhang and Zhijun Geng

Kexin Zheng and Bin Xiao

Chuanwei Zhuo and Alina Wang

David Zipkin and Abby Klingbeil

1927 Young Alumni Society Donors

Ripley Bright ’21

Cameron Colbert ’21

Gavin Colbert ’14

Hannah Curhan ’18

Max Dadagian ’12

Theo Dadagian ’16

Camille DeStefano ’20

Emily Duffy Denzer ’12

Ryan Firenze ’15

Alexander Foley ’22

Quinn Foley ’20

Cailin Gensler ’13

Liam Jolley ’12

Gabriel Klug ’18

Margot Klug ’21

Eden Lewis ’19

Madison Liesching ’17

Colby Morris ’22

Piper Morris ’20

Marielle Randall ’17

Davin Roy ’20

Ellora Roy ’21

Miles Sandoski ’20

Sophie Smyke ’13

Asher Sutton ’22

Josh Troop ’09

Emma Weiss ’12

Jane Wenzel ’16

Joseph Wenzel ’13

Vincent Wenzel ’09

Finnoula Wheeler ’22

Audrey Wu ’21

Alumni

Anonymous (6)

Judith Behn ’55

Amy Bridge Hausmann ’06

Charles Bridge ’01

Priscilla Cogan ’58 and Duncan Sings-Alone

Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert

Holly Coombs ’84 and Jon Moggio

Richard ’78 and Tracey Cooperstein

Francis O’Sullivan and Christina Cosman ’91

Joan Pokross Curhan ’49 and Ronald C. Curhan

Mark Dalaklis ’86

Jack ’79 and Linda de Valpine

Angela DeVecchi ’75

James Dix ’74

Johanna Douglas ’06

John Draper ’06

Robert and Katherine ’63 Eyre

Taffy Fernald ’42

Jill ’84 and John Finnerty

John Fitzgerald ’61 and Margaret St. Clair

Mischa Frusztajer ’78 and Edina Torgyekes

Louisa Gowen Malatos ’75

Elizabeth Gowen ’94 and David Gerard

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

Bruce Greer Jr. ’72

William Harris ’68

Thomas Haynes ’68

Mark Herman ’64

Paul ’69 and Alexandra Herzan

An-Ping and Sarah Hsieh ’71

Nicholas Humez ’60

Matthew and Stephanie ’84 Kadnar

David Kaplan Jr. ’75

Nai Nan Ko ’94

John Liller ’73

Allison Lord ’92

Halle McQuilton ’08

Johanna Mendillo ’90

Jennifer Mieth ’71

Miss Zareen Taj Mirza ’69

Elisabeth Moore ’06

Jonathan Orszag ’85

Dr. Barbara Mallinckrodt Osborne ’56 †

Christopher Owens ’69

Brendon ’94 and Heejean Parry

Allie Penta ’08

David R. Pokross, Jr. ’56

Kahdeem Ralph ’07

Larissa Rochford ’93

Marcus Sarofim ’86

Sophie Smyke ’13

William Spring ’63

Ms. Enid L. Starr ’75 and Mr. Alan D. Gordon

Jenna Troop ’05

Stacey Watson ’79

David ’63 and Marie Weeks

Eric Woodward ’65 and Hilary Herrick Woodward

David Wrightson ’70

1927 Young Alumni Society

The 1927 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.

Past Parents

Anonymous (9)

Elijah Allen and Nicole Reeves

Nishan and Margrit Atinizian

Family Foundation

Paul Barth and Katherine Knight

Cameron and Anne Brandt

Margaret and Thomas Bridge

Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg

Danyul Cho and Susan Plant

Jerry Cirillo

Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert

Richard ’78 and Tracey Cooperstein

Helga Cosman

Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker

Stephen and Katie Dadagian

David and Julie D’Agostino

Audra Dainora

Mel and Tanya Dalaklis

Sean and Julie Dalton

James DeStefano and Tamar Sisitsky

Jack ’79 and Linda de Valpine

Josephine Detmer

Angela DeVecchi ’75

Lawrence S. DiCara P ’12 ’12 ’12

Tom and Ellen Draper

Barbara and Michael Duffy

James and Pam Duffy/Duffy Family

Robert and Anne Eccles

James and Tiger Farr

Jill ’84 and John Finnerty

John Fitzgerald ’61 and Margaret St. Clair

Anne Foley

Jennifer and John Friborg

Erwin Fruehauf and Charlene Bazarian-Fruehauf

Planned Giving

Paul and Sheila Galvani

Evelyn Goldfine

Lise Gordon

Thomas Gosnell

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

Phyllis Grant P ’14

Rex Green and Melissa Der

Mrs. Nancy Hannaford Greer

Mark Herman ’64

Frank Herron and Sandra Urie

Pearline Hines

Lana and Richard Holman

Larry Dean Kaltvedt

David Kaplan

Wei Lai and Lan Xu

Brendan and Saré Largay

Kristen and Bradley Lewis

Tara Lightbody

Betty Lykins

Paul McDonald and Lynda Applegate

Warren and Karen McFarlan

Koreen McQuilton

Timothy and Deborah Moore

Zach and Kim Morris

Ed and Maureen Nolan

Laki and Kathy Nomicos

Ann O’Donnell

Suzy Palitz

The Potter Kim Family

Kathy and Mo Randall

Larissa Rochford ’93

Susannah Rowe

Deb Roy and Rupal Patel

Gary Ruvkun and Natasha Staller

William and Susan Samuelson

Alison Sherman Randall

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 Director of Development Jessica Halton at jhalton@belmontday.org.

Jay and Augusta Sparks

Sherman Starr

Frederick Stubbs and Kathy Jo Solomon

Charles Styron and Nancy Frumer Styron

Ted and Yuri Sung

Andrea Sussman and Andrew Troop

Philippe Tinmouth and Brit Dewey

Margaret and Jim Wade

Kevin and Laura Wenzel, Joseph Wenzel ’13, Vincent Wenzel ’09, Jane Wenzel ’16

Grandparents

Anonymous (5)

Nishan and Margrit Atinizian

Jerry and Annie Balikian

George and Virginia Bibler

Abe and Joan Brauner

Gail M. Briere

Ming C. Chiou M.D. and Helena M. Chiou

Janis and Steven Colangelo

Thomas and Carol Connors

Therese Cooney

Helga Cosman

Cheryl Curtin and Stanley Cruwys

George and Jill DeBoer

Larry and Sally Dick

Russell and Donna Donovan

Ann Ferraro

Diane and Robert Fleming

Jon and Margaret Fullerton

Monique Goldstyn

David and Jean Gottesman

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

John Graham and Kerry Munro

Donald Greiner

Kathleen Hamilton

Carolyn Harder

Deming and Romer Holleran

Robert and Jan Jacques

Richard and Leslie Jarbeau

Bruce and Alston Johnson

Judy Johnson

George and Nancy Kokinos

Henry and Teresa Kozloski

Sandra Kully

Philip L. Ladd

Timothy and Karen Largay

Dix and Roxy Leeson

Shulin Liu

Terry and Yasuko MacDougall

Robert and Kathleen McCoy

Philip and Kathy Millstein

Marie and David Moy

Noboru and Hiroko Murakami

Douzi Ning

Charlotte North

Gerald Peterson and Cynthia Wyeth Peterson

David Pothier

Gerard Riedel

Farouk and Maral Salahi

Jon and Nancy Schneider

Irwin Schwartz

Gwendolyn Suesse

Past Grandparents

Diana Jalelian

Anne Linn

Barbara and Jaime Miranda

Ann O’Donnell

David and Jane Otte

Muriel Palitz

Sally Ann Wood

Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager,

Eve and John Linn

Faculty

Anonymous (3)

Anne Armstrong

Dario Azzone

Charles Baird

Sarah Barrow

Kyle and Lindsay Beatty

Kassie and Andrew Bettinelli

Ellen Cooperstein Brandt

Nicole Buck

Kate Burns

Maria Choi

Anna Churchill

Fred Colson and Suzanne Turcotte

Greg Paquette

Elizabeth Parfit and Charles Sullivan

Chris Parsons

Nathalie Pellenq

Khang Phan

Sarah Pikcilingis

Betty Chu Pryor

Ana Maria Restrepo

Eric Ridoré

Kurt Robinson

Larissa Rochford ’93

Bea Rooney

Brittany Ryan

Dolly Ryan

Anderson and Gisely Santos

Alana Shortt

Nicole Siverls

Vaniecia Skinner

Margaret Small

Tyler Cotner

Emily Crawford

Zachary d’Arbeloff

Susan Dempsey and Andy Gouse

Angela DeVecchi ’75

Nancy Fell

Devan FitzPatrick

Geoffrey Fox

Jennifer and John Friborg

Blair Fross

Annie Fuerst

Liz Gray and Bill Wilmot

Jessica Halton

Bill Hamilton

Missy Hartvigsen

Elizabeth Ho

Lana and Richard Holman

Vlad Hucko

Emina Kadric

Denali Kikuchi

Elisabeth Klock

Brendan and Saré Largay

Tara Lightbody

Michael Marroquin-Castillo

Lauren McDermott

Dale McGhee

Koreen McQuilton

Lino Medeiros

Sarah Merrill and Troy Newman

Kaleen Moriarty

Cicely Morris Gibson

Jade Morris

Galen Muskat

Steve Nichols

Abbey J. Nyland

Katie O’Brien

Heather and Bill Smith

Frederick Stubbs and Kathy Jo Solomon

Dean Spencer

Amy Sprung

Rachel Noelle Starks

Josh Sussman

Sandra Trentowsky

Leigh Twarog

Alex Tzelnic and Courtney Flynn

Susan Vitale

Jim Walker

Michelle Weisman

Heather Woodcock

Friends and Former Faculty

Anonymous

Graham and Elizabeth Allison

Katie Alexander Appleton

John I. Barnes

Kate and Rick Beatty

Samuel Bigelow

Seth Chaves

Erin Clossey

Sonia Cosman

Mel and Tanya Dalaklis

Allen and Catherine David

James and Pam Duffy/Duffy Family

James and Tiger Farr

Pati Fernández

Stephen Anderson and Lynne Gaines

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

Lawrence Griffin

Neelangi Gunasekera and James Demers

Gretchen Larkin

Lenesa Leana

Sarah and Randy Levine

Phoebe and John Lewis

Barbara and Joseph Lombardo

Jemima Pierre

Kathy and Mo Randall

Annette and Stephen Raphel

Dean Spencer

Foundations and Businesses

Allison Family Charitable Foundation

AmazonSmile Foundation

Bain Capital

Benevity Community Impact Fund

Boda Borg

Boston Body Pilates

Boston Park Plaza

Boston Red Sox

Boston University

Broadsheet Coffee Roasters

Celebrity Series of Boston

Columbus Hospitality Group

Combined Jewish Philanthropies

Digitas

Discovery Museum

Gartner

Google

Grainger

Henry Bear’s Park

ICA Intuit

John Hancock Financial

Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC

Massachusetts Mutual Life

Insurance Company

McKinsey & Company

National Philanthropic Trust

Salesforce

Sarah Musumeci Fine Portraiture

Shannon Conry Skincare, LLC

Swan Boats of Boston

Takeda

The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts

The Common Man

The Outreach Foundation

Tufts Health Plan Foundation

UBS

Varallo Orthodontics

Verano Fund

Wahrsager Foundation

Whole School Mindfulness, Inc.

Wilson Farm

Five+ Years of Consecutive Giving

Anonymous (13)

Kevin Amaratunga and Alexandra Houck

Dr. Susan L. Anderson

Jonathan and Karla Bays

The Beirne Family

Lyle Bibler and Angela Robinson

Jeffrey and Jennifer Blecher

Ellen Cooperstein Brandt

Laura and Victoria Brenneman

Aliki Hasiotis Broderick ’87

Robert and Dianne Brooks

Niels Burger and Julie Rosenberg

Ming C. Chiou, M.D. and Helena M. Chiou

Isaac Chuang and Fay Chang

Janis and Steven Colangelo

Gavin Colbert ’14

Fred Colson and Suzanne Turcotte

Jeffrey Crisan and Jodi Walker

John and Pamela Cuming

Joan Pokross Curhan ’49 and Ronald C. Curhan

Allen and Catherine David

James and Pam Duffy/Duffy Family

Peter Jason Fine and Mandie Fox

Swope and Dana Fleming

Thomas Franklin and Elise Bayard Franklin

Kevin Foley ’72

Jon and Margaret Fullerton

Jean-Francois Goldstyn and Gigi Saltonstall

Herbert ’67 and Wendy Gowen

Caroline Gray

Liz Gray and Bill Wilmot

Bruce Greer Jr. ’72

Jim Greiner and Jennifer Lewis

Neelangi Gunasekera and James Demers

Lauren Harder

Jonathan Holland and Sarah Long Holland

Arthur and Qi Hu

Vlad Hucko

Roodly and Isabella Jean

Katherine Keegan and Laurie Geromini

Matthew Kishlansky and Martha Rothbaum

Michael Klug and Melissa Bradford Klug

Brendan and Saré Largay

Jennifer Lin

James Mallet and Hopi Hoekstra

Stuart McCoy and Charleen Hamilton

Dana Miller and Malcolm MacKenzie

Clara Min, Alex Min, and Sang-Jeong Lee-Min

Barbara and Jaime Miranda

Yasuna Murakami

Charlotte North

David and Jane Otte

Sharra and Karen Owens-Schwartz

Chris Parsons

Jay and Tyl Pattisall

Celeste Peterson and Johan Paulsson

Gerald Peterson and Cynthia Wyeth Peterson

Shannon Planck and Laura Wood

Courtney Queen and Mathias Rosenfeld

Kathy and Mo Randall

Stefan and Elise Reitshamer

Susannah Rowe

Toni Ann Squillante

Ted and Crissy Straub

Gwendolyn Suesse

Paul Sullivan and Jordan Hampton

Richard Tan and Tracy Leng

Jenna Troop ’05

Josh Troop ’09

Robert and Alicia von Rekowsky

Keith Wang and Katherine

Sayn-Wittgenstein

Natasha Warikoo and Ramesh Kumar

Kevin and Laura Wenzel, Joseph Wenzel ’13, Vincent Wenzel ’09, Jane Wenzel ’16

Eric Dawson and Angel Williams

Heather Woodcock

Eric Woodward ’65 and Hilary Herrick Woodward

John Yardemian and Carolyn Atinizian

Munirih and Krishna Yeshwant

Yun Zhang and Xingang Chen

Ten+ Years of Consecutive Giving

Anonymous (5)

Graham and Elizabeth Allison

Anne Armstrong

Sarah Barrow

Paul Barth and Katherine Knight

Jon Biotti and Leslie Jeng

Alexis Borisy and Lia Meisinger

Cameron and Anne Brandt

Amy Bridge Hausmann ’06

Charles Bridge ’01

Margaret and Thomas Bridge

Pierre and Francine Brosens

Daniel Burnham and Denise Gilpin

Daniel and Mamie Cantor

Barbara Carey

Seth Chaves

Danyul Cho and Susan Plant

Michael Cima and Tina Cortesi

Priscilla Cogan ’58 and Duncan Sings-Alone

Randolph Cohen

Adam and Jeana Colangelo

Brian and Connaught ’79 Colbert

Linda and Mary Corso

The Dadagian Family

Audra Dainora

Mark Dalaklis ’86

Mel and Tanya Dalaklis

Sean and Julie Dalton

John and Alexandra Danahy

Susan Dempsey and Andy Gouse

Angela DeVecchi ’75

Lawrence S. DiCara P ’12 ’12 ’12

Chris Donahue ’99

Johanna Douglas ’06

Tom and Ellen Draper

Sasha Ebrahimi

Robert and Katherine ’63 Eyre

James and Tiger Farr

Jill ’84 and John Finnerty

Marc and Elizabeth Firenze

John Fitzgerald ’61 and Margaret St. Clair

Anne Foley

Fritz and Leah Foley

Jennifer and John Friborg

Edwin Fruehauf and Charlene Bazarian-Fruehauf

Mischa Frusztajer ’78 and Edina Torgyekes

Paul and Sheila Galvani

Evelyn Goldfine

Lise Gordon

Laura Gowen

Phyllis Grant P ’14

Mrs. Nancy Hannaford Greer

Mark Gregor and Angie Yang Gregor

Eric Griffith

Sarah Hancock

Thomas Hancock and Catherine Fullerton

Thomas Haynes ’68

Frank Herron and Sandra Urie

Paul ’69 and Alexandra Herzan

Lana and Richard Holman

Nicholas Humez ’60

Diana Jalelian

Scott and Susan Johnson

Matthew and Stephanie ’84 Kadnar

Daniel Kiecza and Sirri Spiesel

Lenesa Leana

Sarah and Randy Levine

Bradley and Kristen Lewis

Tara Lightbody

John Liller ’73

Barbara and Joseph Lombardo

Betty Lykins

John McCluskey and Margaret Ramsey McCluskey

Karen McCormick

Paul McDonald and Lynda Applegate

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

Ellen O’Donnell ’75

William and Margaret Paine

Suzy Palitz

Brendon ’94 and Heejean Parry

Nathalie Pellenq

The Potter Kim Family

Betty Chu Pryor

Joe and Janet Rife

Larissa Rochford ’93

Bea Rooney

Deb Roy and Rupal Patel

Dolly Ryan

Aaron and Maribel Sandoski

Anderson and Gisely Santos

Gayna Sealy

Heather and Bill Smith

Jay and Augusta Sparks

Dean Spencer

Amy Sprung

Matthew and Nareeluck Stephenson

Frederick Stubbs and Kathy Jo Solomon

Sandy Starr and Raine Figueroa

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

Thomas and Susan Turpin

Leigh Twarog

Friedrich and Antonia von Gottberg

Margaret and Jim Wade

Wahrsager Foundation, Karel Wahrsager,

Eve and John Linn

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 2022–23

Elliot Targum, President

Jessica Turco, Vice President

Matt Kishlansky, Treasurer

Audra Dainora, Clerk

Carolyn Atinizian

Samuel Bigelow

Nicole Buck, Faculty Trustee

Adam Colangelo

Christina Cosman ’91

Brit Dewey

Catalina Guillermety

Missy Hartvigsen, Faculty Trustee

Matt Kadnar

Matt Kishlansky

Brendan Largay, Head of School

Gretchen Larkin

Lia Meisinger, President, Parents’ Association

Alex Min

2022–23 Committees

Buildings and Grounds

Adam Colangelo, Chair

Christina Cosman ’91

Audra Dainora

Jay Graham

Lauren Harder

Brendan Largay

Mathias Rosenfeld

Gigi Saltonstall

Audit

Michael Treisman, Chair

Carolyn Atinizian

Adam Colangelo

Audra Dainora

Brendan Largay

Finance

Matt Kishlansky, Chair

Jose Aguerrevere

John Cuming

Brit Dewey

Matt Kadnar

Brendan Largay

Katie Leeson

Alex Min

Sharra Owens-Schwartz

Mustafa Ulukan

Aaron Sandoski

Elliot Targum

Jessica Turco

Committee on Trustees

Angel Williams, Chair

Brit Dewey

Brendan Largay

Alex Min

Elliot Targum

Kim Truong

Jessica Turco

Strategic Planning

Stuti Shukla, Chair

Kelly Baker

Nicole Buck

Brit Dewey

Jill Finnerty ’84

Missy Hartvigsen

Brendan Largay

Elliot Targum

Jessica Turco

Development

Carolyn Atinizian, Chair

Elise Bayard Franklin

Megan Donovan-Chien

Liz Cohen

Connaught Colbert ’79

Audra Dainora

Cathy Fullerton

Lauren Kiraly

Brendan Largay

Joe McKeever

Lia Meisinger

Sharra Owens-Schwartz

Stuti Shukla

Michael Treisman

Kim Truong

Jessica Turco

Mustafa Ulukan

Natasha Warikoo

Angel Williams

Parents’ Association 2022-23

Executive Committee

Lia Meisinger, President

Karla Bays, Vice President

Jeana Colangelo, Treasurer

Gigi Saltonstall, Clerk

Grade Parents

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

Anita Lieberman

Kelly Riedel

Tim Riedel

KINDERGARTEN

Carolyn Atinizian

Kelly Baker

Eden Embaye

GRADE 1

Raku Martin

Lauren Santucci

Charles Styron

Natasha Warikoo

Investment

Mustafa Ulukan, Chair

Matt Kadnar

Matt Kishlansky

Brendan Largay

Brendon Parry ’94

Diversity

Sharra Owens-Schwartz, Chair

Rana Abdul Aziz

Sam Bigelow

Christina Cosman ’91

Brit Dewey

Jordan Hampton

Brendan Largay

Stuti Shukla

Nada Siddiqui

Kim Truong

Natasha Warikoo

GRADE 2

Cynthia Chang

Lara DiCrescenzo

GRADE 3

Doni McKeever

Celeste Peterson

GRADE 4

Jamie Meredith

Alison Shnidman

GRADE 5

Claire Kamenski

Paul Kamenski

Basak Kas

Onur Kas

GRADE 6

Erica Casey

Courtney Queen

Sarah Ward

GRADE 7

Stephanie Cradick

Meghan Wright

GRADE 8

Jen Cutie

Mandie Fox

Danielle Gottesman

Maribel Sandoski

Activity Chairs

AUCTION

Daniel Gottesman

Claire Kinzler

BABY WELCOMING

Jeana Colangelo

BIRTHDAY BOOKS

Karla Bays

BOOK FAIR

Karla Bays

Courtney Queen

BOOK GROUP

Karla Bays

COOLIDGE HALL FLOWERS

Tracy Leng

Alina Wang

CRADLES TO CRAYONS

Pamela Cuming

Cathy Fullerton

DEIB BOOK GROUP

Christina Cosman ’91

Daniel England

ENRICHMENT ASSEMBLIES

Dan Cantor

Wendy Liszt

Lia Meisinger

ERSKINE LIBRARY

Karla Bays

Susie Kim

FACULTY AND STAFF

APPRECIATION LUNCHEON

Danielle England

Jamie Meredith

Dawn Rossi

Priya Vaidya

FAMILY FUN EVENT

Jennifer Lin

Courtney Queen

FLOWER BULB FUNDRAISER

Mamie Cantor

Lia Meisinger

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS/HOOPS

Jeana Colangelo

LOST AND FOUND

Caroline Guyer

MUSIC AND ENSEMBLES

Kelly Baker

Raveen Basran

STEWARDSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT

Elise Bayard Franklin

WILSON FARM/PUMPKIN PATCH

Cathy Fullerton

Michelle Walters

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 $15.9 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.

Special Thanks

Administration

Brendan Largay, Head of School

Betty Chu Pryor, Lower School Head

Liz Gray, Middle School Head

Jen James, Assistant to the Head of School 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

Fred Colson, Chief Financial Officer (former)

Sarah Barrow, Business Manager

Dale McGhee, Business Office Associate

Beth McGuire, Business Office Assistant

Photography

Joe Murphy P ’16

Jim Walker, Senior Associate Director of Communications and Marketing

learners & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Artwork

“Peace Dove” by Boya Yun ’27 (cover and page 1)

“Owl” by Michael Geng ’27 (inside front cover)

“Birthday Cat” by Dalia DiCrescenza ’27 (page 7)

“Divided” by Aman Singleton ’26 (page 12)

“Wildfire” by Abigail Chang ’24 (page 13)

“Briarlight’s Dream” by Reema Wulfsberg ’26 (page 13)

“Bird” by Indira Yeshwant ’27 (page 17)

“Chameleon” by Nem Zivanovic ’27 (page 19)

“Owl in the Sky” by Henry Ward ’26 (page 23)

“Falling Leaves” by Ashley Fleming ’26 (page 24)

Listings in this report reflect gifts made to Belmont Day School during the fiscal year July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Please accept our apologies if an error or omission has occurred, and kindly notify Katie Wallace in the development office at 617-932-3934 or kwallace@belmontday.org.