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at and Kenny’s journey with Berkeley Hall C started when they hired a consultant to find a school for their daughter, Jasmine. With the consultant’s recommendation, they toured Berkeley Hall. After this first introduction, Cat thought, “This is where Jasmine needs to be, it feels right. I love the nurturing, traditional environment of this school.” And when it came time to decide, Cat said, “Berkeley Hall was the only place we even applied to. I didn’t look anywhere else because I knew this school was it.”

The family chose BHS because, “the campus is so beautiful, the community is incredible, BHS has an impeccable reputation, and it feels like a secret little oasis - the best kept secret in Los Angeles.” The deciding factor for why they chose Berkeley Hall was the loving but structured ethos of the school. All faculty and staff members see each child as inherently capable of success, and they empower the students to see the same in themselves.

The family feels they made the right decision because of how much progress they have seen in Jasmine, who is a spirited child and “marches to the beat of her own drum,” according to Cat. “The structure that BHS provided has transferred into the home and Jasmine is now quicker to listen to directions, she is more thoughtful of others, and is aware of the impact she has on her surroundings.”

Cat and Kenny are visionaries. They are always looking for ways to help the school, and when they have an idea, they act upon it quickly — something they attribute to their backgrounds. Cat, along with her five sisters and one brother, grew up just outside of Seattle in a very conservative Mormon family. She is a motivated selfstarter, which allowed her to achieve her dream of being a professional singer, a career she started about 20 years ago, eventually moving to Los Angeles and starting her family.

Kenny belongs to the Bear Clan, from the Mohawk tribe under the Iroquois Confederacy. He was born and raised on the reservation as one of 12 children. He was accepted to play football in college with the expectation of having a successful football career. His plans changed quickly when he decided to drop out of college to help his mom, who was diagnosed with stage-four skin cancer. Eventually, his entrepreneurial spirit took over and he built a successful, international business.

At Berkeley Hall, Cat and Kenny are appreciated for their creative vision and proactiveness, often providing leadership donations for major projects. A few years ago, Cat noticed that the Early Childhood Department playground was outdated and brought this to the attention of the school. Cat and Kenny then donated funds to help build a new playground, designed specifically for the age group. More recently, the family provided the support necessary to install a skyfold wall in the new Innovation Lab (see photos on page 9).

Berkeley Hall School gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our amazing community of families, employees, trustees, alumni, families of alumni, foundations, corporations, and other friends of the school. We deeply appreciate the support of all contributors. In 2018-2019, 100% of our parents, trustees, faculty, and staff supported the Berkeley Hall Annual Fund, chaired by Chappale Burton and Erica Moore-Burton.

This unanimous show of support demonstrates this community’s dedication to the Berkeley Hall mission and vision, and the programs in place to fulfill both. The donor-level listings recognize cumulative totals for donations to Berkeley Hall School. As with all our efforts to recognize and thank BHS supporters, we have made every attempt to ensure the accuracy of our information.

If your records differ from ours, please contact the Advancement Office at 310-476-6421 so that we may update our information.

Founders Circle

Anonymous (1) Christian Science Society, Solvang Paloma Jimenez and Vincent Diesel Yan Kan Sarah Siegel Magness and Gary Magness

Shainaz Donnelly Burg and Mark Burg Catherine Haggett and Kenneth Hill Natalia and Emil Lotyanu

Leaders Circle $10,000 - $24,999

Margaret and Melvin T. Andrews Lisa and Gregory Cassileth Tom Dolby and Family Nancy Krisel and Ron Krisel ‘63 Ruth H. Loeb