2023–24
Fiercely Independent
OUR STUDENTS ARE AT THE FOUNDATION OF ALL WE DO TO MAKE WAY FOR THEIR FUTURE TOGETHER
At our Make Way Campaign launch in September 2023, our students painted rocks. They were recently poured into the very foundation of the Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Theatre. As an integral design feature of this issue, they acknowledge that you, our donors, are the bedrock of our 121-year mission to advance excellence in girls’ education.
What an amazing start to our 2024–25 school year! Our Welcome Back Carnival was a shining example of the singular Branksome school spirit, with more than 1,000 community members coming out to celebrate a dynamic leadership transition and kick off our 121st year.
Speaking of community, we wouldn’t be in such an incredible position without our amazing donors, who were such a special part of a banner year of fundraising at Branksome Hall.
In 2023–24, we raised more than $12.5 million, thanks to an astonishing outpouring of generosity. We’re ecstatic about the milestone $5-million gift last June, the largest in our history and among the largest to a girls’ school in Canada. In the lifetime of the Make Way Campaign, more than 1,800 community members have come together to support the future of girls’ education. We are so proud of this bold and united community!
Our strong culture of philanthropy plays a key role in sustaining and invigorating our students’ curricular and co-curricular activities, providing endless opportunities that define their passions and ambitions.
As we move ever more resolutely to future-proof our girls’ education and dissolve gender barriers that exist in the top careers of tomorrow, the Karen L. Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST) is at the very heart of this vision. Building projects like this simply don’t happen without philanthropic support, and your impact on the future of girls’ education couldn’t be channelled more effectively. Nothing speaks more clearly to our community’s support for our students’ future than the success we have enjoyed thus far.
And we’re far from done yet. We’ll continue to Make Way until iCAST’s completion in the fall of 2025. To illustrate, our cover image offers a distinctly Branksome twist on the iconic 1932 photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper. This building is the embodiment of our innovative spirit—leading by example for other schools. Your support helps ensure Branksome Hall continues to be a catalyst—empowering and launching a new generation of learners and leaders. The original image contained men only; in this updated version, our girls are sitting on top of the world!
In these pages, we invite you to learn more about the tremendous impact of donations from our current and past community of parents and grandparents, amazing alums and employees, all of whom are stepping up for girls in so many ways.
In an age that makes constant demands on your attention and philanthropic resources, we’re profoundly grateful for your decision to prioritize our students’ success and Branksome’s enduring future. On behalf of our graduating class, who received a combined 724 offers from 113 universities across four different countries—not to mention $4.3 million in scholarship offers—and those students who will benefit hugely from the impact of your support in the years to come, thank you for being part of our Branksome community!
It’s a much-anticipated annual tradition, but this is surely the first time our annual Welcome Back event has included a Brazilian conga line with festive drumming and dancers.
More than 1,000 students, parents, alums and community members embraced the Brazilian theme to welcome our eighth principal, Grace McCallum, her husband, Chris, and daughters Lila and Avery, from the American School of Brasilia in Brazil and back to Canada (Grace hails from Miramichi, N.B.).
Make Way Campaign Chair Claire MacNamara announced the grand total to date: $32,729,325! Thank you to all our donors whose gifts contributed to this historic outpouring of giving with incredible impact on transformational girls’ learning. And we’re not stopping now! Our donors are also accelerating momentum for broader community participation—because we’re not done yet. With a goal to raise an additional $5 million in 2024–25, Branksome will raise the bar both on philanthropy to girls’ schools and on their representation in male-dominated careers.
With iCAST at the centre of our three funding priorities (along with the Opportunity Fund and Financial Assistance), our donors aren’t just supporting bricks and mortar. They’re also supporting the creativity and innovation the space will make possible, and the profound impact it will have on both our daughters and the broader community.
PRINCIPAL GRACE M c CALLUM THANKS DONORS
A special reception before the Carnival was a wonderful opportunity for our most generous donors to meet with our new principal before heading out to celebrate. Principal McCallum (above) also had a chance to share a communal toast to Make Way’s leadership donors.
After 26 years as Branksome Hall’s seventh principal, it was a long, emotional and altogether unforgettable goodbye to Karen Jurjevich. An unprecedented groundswell of philanthropic support from around the world and every corner of the Branksome community resulted in donation levels previously unseen at Branksome. Here’s a recap of Karen’s Tribute Campaign, and why so many felt compelled to give in honour of a principal who had such a transformative impact on the school and generations of its people.
It was huge news about a record-setting gift in support of the Make Way Campaign in May.
This gift was a celebration of Karen Jurjevich’s 26-year tenure of remarkable leadership and supported her final passion project. The Karen Jurjevich Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (iCAST) was thus named and funded and will forever stand as the final chapter in her transformative legacy.
Additionally, more than 300 alums from around the world, past and present parents and grandparents, as well as colleagues and friends of the school, stepped up to raise an additional $1.5 million for a total of $6.5 million in support of Karen’s Tribute Campaign, including significant gifts.
A special thank-you is due to the Tribute Committee chairs, including former Board Chairs Wayne Barwise, Wendy Cecil, Raj Chandaria, Jim Christie, Jean Cloutier, Tony Graham and Peter Singer. Along with other community members and Board Chair Mona Malone, they played a pivotal role in galvanizing support for this initiative.
The gift was announced at a special farewell gala on May 4 at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, where colleagues and community members feted Karen and the final feather in her cap of Branksome “firsts,” which also included ushering in the IB World School Programme, establishing Branksome Hall Asia and building the Athletics and Wellness Centre.
“We are sincerely grateful for this historic gift in support of girls’ education and to all our donors who have boldly united to create a legacy of transformational learning befitting this extraordinary leader,” says Board Chair Mona Malone. “Throughout her life and career, Karen has championed girls’ education and opportunity. We’re never afraid to lead, and there aren’t enough buildings named to honour women. Again, on that front, too, we’re proud to lead the way.”
Farewell tours aren’t just for rock stars!
Karen’s final year included a whirlwind visit with colleagues, alums and parents at Branksome Hall Asia and a series of wellattended branch receptions outside Canada, including in Seoul and Hong Kong in March and in New York and London in April.
So many alums came forth from across Europe, Asia and the U.S. to support Karen’s Tribute Campaign. They honoured a principal who personified the school’s reputation for taking risks and leading from the front, making it possible for Branksome to do things no other school had ever done—and for the students inspired by her leadership to model her unique, energetic and entrepreneurial-minded approach.
“As Karen’s tenure comes to a close, it is our chance to show Karen how thankful we are for all she has done to transform Branksome,” said U.S. Tribute Representative C.K. PURKS Hoffler’80. “With our students and alums always at the forefront, she has helped build a school and community that is rivalled around the globe.”
Thank you to our other International Tribute Representatives who gave their time to work on this historic initiative: Claire ANGUS’83, Findlay CAPLAN’12, Bridget HORNE Colman’87, Louise PRICE Doyle’98, Rosamond PRICE Minson’94.
After 26 years of Principal Jurjevich's leadership, it was time for an appreciative outpouring of staff and faculty generosity.
Hats were off to Karen, literally, at a very fond, and often teary, final farewell party on June 21. Employees were invited to “saddle up for a shindig like no other to tip our hats, dust off the cowboy boots and don your finest denim” for a westernthemed “Soo Do.” (If you know, you know that Karen proudly hails from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a.k.a. “the Soo.”)
It was the culminating celebration in a year that saw an outpouring of employee generosity towards Karen’s Tribute Campaign. Denim was also the exception to workwear on two special “Jeans for Jurjevich” days in April and May, where the price of the hall pass was a campaign contribution.
Great appreciation to those Employee Tribute Committee members, including former employees, who enthusiastically led this fundraising effort: (front row, left to right) Sandra BOLTÉʼ73, Michelle Iwata, Edith Louie, Chevon Cragg, Judith FRIENDʼ75; (back row, left to right) Andrea Mills, Danielle Bourgon, Deepa Raj.
So many community members have stepped up to honour Karen and her gifts for leadership, friendship, strength of character and strategic vision. Here are just a few of their reasons for giving to her Tribute Campaign.
You are the reason we chose Branksome Hall, Karen! We wish our girls could become women like you— intelligent and elegant, ambitious and charming. Thank you for what you have done for the school, making it such a beautiful and outstanding environment for our girls.
Helen Luo (Jennifer QU’18 and Victoria’26)
iCAST itself is a phenomenal building project. What it will give the students is beyond what I could have imagined when I was at Branksome. But it’s Karen’s vision. So it’s important to acknowledge that this is her legacy and that she came up with this idea.
Louise PRICE Doyle’99
Karen has never forgotten what it’s like to be young and to have goals and dreams. She’s incredibly aware of the elements you need to get to the point where you’re ready to strive for your dreams. She’s also amazing at recognizing that in people as well, even if it’s not obvious to them. We’re not only recognizing Karen and the extraordinary things she has done for Branksome. In a sense we’re also recognizing women. There’s something special about Branksome, and I think it’s very important to recognize when greatness has happened—and this is one of those cases.
Bridget HORNE Colman’87
Karen and I started at Branksome Hall the same year! She has contributed so much to education globally with Branksome Hall Asia, and she has dedicated 26 years of her life to the school here in Toronto. Through her leadership, this remarkable role model for women has changed my life and shaped my career. She has an ability to anticipate changing times and prepare for the unknown. She lives by the vision and mission of our school and always has everyone’s best interests at heart. She has equipped generations of students, employees and alums to develop the skills, insight and imagination to shape a better world.
Edith Louie, Instructional Leader, Mathematics, and Admissions Associate
worked for 11 years at Apple Canada. On my first day at Apple, no one was around. It was just me and my Mac and an iPad, nothing else. The message? If you’re waiting for someone to tell you what to do, you’re in the wrong place. Start asking questions! That’s what iCAST is about. You have the opportunity to shape your learning experience. When a student has an idea to explore or a problem to solve, our community of educators can support and nurture it.
iCAST gives students the opportunity to think about challenges in daily life as they build the grit and persistence to embrace multiple failures before they achieve success. James Dyson built 5,127 prototypes of his vacuum before he got it right! All ‘technology’ is just a new solution to a real-world problem. For example, consider the battery, the Tesla, or if you go further back, the Gutenberg Press, which allowed people to print pages quickly.
To get there, the integration and synergy between the various design spaces and the Noodle business accelerator in iCAST is going to be powerful. And the exploration of the arts also intersects with technology. Visual art is a language. Computer code is a form of language. We need to be mindful of the connections students can make between disciplines. iCAST will teach students that every subject can inform, inspire and be part of the same thing–innovation.
Kevin Goodridge, Chief Innovation Officer, Branksome Hall
Kevin worked with Apple Canada for 11 years, most recently as an educator on the Leadership and Learning team, helping school districts create unique technology-based solutions. As co-chair of Black@Apple, he advanced Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program delivery.
In addition to setting out as an entrepreneur in freelance web development and Internet startups, he worked in education extensively, as director of IT at St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School and director of new media at Appleby College.
Kevin loves the arts! He started his teaching career as a media, music and visual arts teacher at the Bishop Strachan School and holds a double bachelor of education and musical arts from Western University. (He plays clarinet, saxophone and all the band instruments!)
Daria LEE’24 and Cate MIRVISH’24
Robotics has been a staple of extra-curriculars, but with the Robotics Lab in iCAST, so many more students will be inspired to try it and maybe find that they’re passionate about it. In the past we had to actively seek it out, but now everyone will be able to be aware of and interact with technology, meet student mentors and other experts and figure out their paths. It’s amazing that there will be such a large space devoted to STEM in the school, with the STEAM Lab and the Woodworking and Metal Shops. We didn’t have access to iCAST ourselves but we’re really excited for what’s to come. Our advice? Don’t be afraid to get involved, and be curious about every opportunity, even if you’re terrified at the start!
Daria and Cate were the 2023–24 co-heads of the Robotics Team; Daria was also chair of the STEAM Council and was the only Graduating Year student to earn an Emerald Pin, the highest award for commitment to performing arts. Daria is studying Mechanical Engineering with Management at the University of Manchester. Cate is studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
Think of it as a multi-level playground for imaginative ideation—with all the tools, faculty support and expert input needed to invent almost anything. Thanks to a series of end-user meetings last winter, student leaders and faculty came together to discuss how best to optimize iCAST for cross-disciplinary learning and curricular integration. Our debaters are anticipating the opportunities of the Pitch Space. Our Robotics Club heads can’t wait to bust out of their current classroom space and start preparing for competitions in the Robotics Arena. Others said: I can’t wait to create virtual-reality content in the Media Studio; It’s going to be amazing to have a dedicated Robotics Arena!; So, Noodle [our business incubator] is going to have a permanent pop-up space?; iCAST is so beautiful! And the tension grid hanging high above the flexible Studio Theatre space allows students to design and execute incredible lighting set-ups for all kinds of performances. After a well-attended informal student session, with a “fly-through” video presentation featuring animated architectural renderings, one student won’t be the last to say: “That tension grid is fire!”
Joel and Melissa Feldberg have named the Centre for Entrepreneurship within iCAST. It includes both headquarters for our Noodle business incubator and the Ideation Garage.
Joel Feldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Furniture Group, and Melissa Feldberg, Family Physician and Investigating Coroner, Central West Region
We invested in iCAST because it is such a unique space that will enhance the girls’ learning opportunities in ways that didn’t exist before. Entrepreneurship is particularly important to us since we own and operate a family business established by my father almost 60 years ago. Canada was built on the success of so many entrepreneurs from that era. We need to continue to foster that entrepreneur mindset to enable our students and our country to thrive and compete on a world scale, today and in the future. We are most excited for the creative opportunities that will be available for both Eden and Lucy, using leading-edge technology in an environment that will foster inspiration and collaboration outside the typical classroom. Having access to a multimedia Studio Theatre, robotics and other media applications will allow them to discover and develop new interests, enabling them to understand the Innovation Mindset, to prepare them for university and beyond.
(Eden, Grade 10; Lucy, Grade 7)
Ian and Gail Brooker, and Kimberly and Ashlyn Carter
We have such a long history with Branksome Hall. My [Ian’s] mother, Jane MORGAN Brooker’37, went to Branksome and so did Gail’s sister, Sue WILLIAMS Beverley’61. So when our daughter, Kimberly [Branksome’s Executive Director of Enrolment Management], told us about the Stepping Stones as a way to commemorate our legacy with the school, we knew it was a perfect way to honour all the generations who benefited from this exceptional institution while supporting the future of girls’ education.
We’re so supportive of Branksome Hall because of how it impacted our daughter. We value this community because it set up Kimberly for a wonderful life. Among the highlights, she was a Clan Chieftain and loved co-curriculars like hockey and the symphony orchestra. The school really encouraged the girls to be the best they could be. Of course, it’s evolved since then, especially its academic standing.
When we attended the Noodle Expo [the tradeshow where Senior & Middle School student entrepreneurs in this business accelerator program show off their ventures] in April, it really blew us away— watching the students build their own businesses and learning about the products they’d developed.
[Our granddaughter] Ashlyn is in JK and she is very outgoing. We know she’s absolutely going to thrive at Branksome, engaged in this wonderful environment and these incredible opportunities.
(Parents of Kimberly BROOKER Carter’96; grandparents of Ashlyn, JK)
In 2023–24, we were the champions in so many sports and on top of the “Worlds” in public speaking, tallied up star showings at Canadian math competitions, found time to put on some amazing shows and much more.
Our graduating class received a combined 724 offers from 113 universities across four countries (40 per cent from the U.S., 49 per cent from Canada and 11 per cent from overseas)—not to mention $4.3 million in scholarship offers! Their achievements were remarkable: six Ivy League acceptances; six direct-entry medical program offers; over two-thirds entering competitive STEM programs and top business schools; and one-third joining prestigious arts, humanities and social sciences programs.
⊳ We were the CISAA champions in seven sports, including Junior Ultimate Frisbee, U13, U14 and Junior Tennis and Junior Volleyball, U14 Cross Country and Intermediate Squash.
Green Jewels is a recycled jewellery company and the first profitable Noodle company to sell its wares outside Branksome at various markets. It also shares 15 per cent of profits with Fridays for the Future Toronto, a youth-led grassroots environmental charity. Founders Apple and Jordin are definitely both doing good and doing well. They are also donating 15 per cent of their profits back to Noodle, to give back to the program that supported them.
It’s a good thing Noodle will have a new permanent home in iCAST because the popular business incubator keeps expanding. Participation more than doubled in 2023–24. When launched for Grades 7–12 in May 2020, 13 students on five teams test-drove the ambitious 38-week program. Now, 90 Grades 7–12 students in 41 companies are involved.
At a two-day Dragon’s Den –style pitch on April 10 and 11, companies pitched for a portion of funds, based on need, with 16 receiving a share. Additionally, our Noodle Expo on April 24 showed our community that our girls are getting set to close the gender divide in entrepreneurship. Impressive guest speakers were Kaitlin and Lauren GRIERSON’22, founders of TreesCO2, a tree-planting venture that won the inaugural Noodle pitch contest. Now at Queen’s University, they shared how their connections and partnerships with Noodle shaped and helped direct their current successes. In March, the Noodle Jr. Tradeshow showcased the Noodle feeder program, now in its second year, for students in Grades 4–6 students, with 13 companies and 36 students.
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Six Pi-Landers Math Club members placed first in the Canadian Team Mathematics Contest (CTMC) at Pickering College in April. To support students in fostering a love for math, dedicated math faculty organize and host 20 local, national and international math contests each year. The rigorous three-part contest was a success for Angela (Grade 12), Catherine, Alana, Janice and Sylvia (all Grade 11) and Erica (Grade 10). “Sometimes students see problem-solving as an individual activity, but team competition showed me how collaborating to solve a problem can be fun,” says club co-head Janice. Graduating co-head Angela took her math to the next level at the University of Waterloo, after scoring 90 out of 100 on the Euclid Math Contest (part of the application process), the best result from a Branksome student in over 25 years! Not to be outdone, in November, Grade 6 students Amira, Victoria and Vianna tallied up impressive results in the Fibonacci Math Contest! Amira was crowned Canadian champion and Team Branksome finished second nationally.
Arts events offered something for everyone.
As the Senior & Middle School Integrated Arts Team’s mission statement reads: “We ignite artistic wonder and empower our community to connect while creatively exploring the shared human experience.” That they did! Highlights included the Senior School’s production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, exploring “the geek and warrior within us all,” in November, and the Middle School production of Soundscapes by Claudia Haas and Sarah Kraning, an exploration of neurodiversity, in February. (Both were held at the Aga Khan Museum’s theatre while iCAST construction continues.) At the Junior School, students shone in performances, including the Grades 1 and 2 production of Cinderella in May and the Grades 5 and 6 musical performance of The Little Mermaid in November. Our Diploma 2 Visual Arts Exhibition in April offered a fascinating peek into our students’ creative evolution, featuring their artworks spanning JK to Grade 11.
In addition to winning “Worlds,” Class of ’24 valedictorian Anna earned a prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship and is studying public policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Grade 12 Student Anna GAGEʼ24 Crowned World Champion at 37th Worlds
When 117 of the best speakers in the world come together, there’s no disputing it will be a world-class debate. At the 37th World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, hosted by Canberra Girls Grammar School in Australia last April, Anna Gage made it to the finals in all four events—debating, impromptu speaking, interpretive reading and prepared speech. Her persuasive speech on “evergreening” addressed how pharmaceutical companies prolong patents to vital medication. Anna was named this year’s overall World Champion, the first time a Branksome student has won since 2010, when Zeenia FRAMROZE’11 took the top spot.
Chad Bayne, Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies,
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, with wife Dana
Technology has become more pervasive in everyday life, and as the pace accelerates, it’s more important than ever to be fully tech-literate. We need our daughters to be immersed in an environment where it can become second nature. There is nothing like iCAST in Canada—where students have it all readily available. It’s a real game-changer.
always talk about the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration and project work at the university level, but it’s an incredible opportunity to have this all in one building at such a young age. To problem-solve, you need engineering and design and creativity all working together, but you also need to factor in how the real world works. You can build the best mousetrap, but if it doesn’t suit the user, you haven’t solved the problem.
It’s essential to draw together different viewpoints and user experiences to create innovative products and solutions. For example, [my daughter]
Lesley took a filmmaking course. But imagine if she were working on a film in the iCAST Media Studio with actors from Branksome’s drama program? That’s how you gain inspiration—from the synergy between those two programs.
iCAST will allow faculty to teach differently with this amazing range of hands-on tools at their disposal. Everyone gets excited about doing, like actually doing lighting for a theatrical production. You may not end up in a related career, but exposure to opportunities to build and do so many creative and tech-driven projects produces an invaluable knowledge base and makes every student more well-rounded, whatever career they choose to pursue.
(Anna and Lesley, Grade 5)
John Ruffolo, Founder and Managing Partner, Maverix Private Equity, with wife Carryn
We’re witnessing the fourth Industrial Revolution as we move from a labour-focused economy to a digital economy. If we want our kids positioned where the puck will be tomorrow, we need to make that investment early. Related to that is the change in what it means to be an ‘employee.’ We’ve moved from the days of lifelong employment to a situation where, at some level, everyone will have to be an entrepreneur, selling their own service and employing other contractors.
By offering the hands-on design and technology-based skills so essential for tomorrow, iCAST opens these opportunities for our daughters. They’ll be ready to embrace a career that involves innovation or entrepreneurship. Even for students who aren’t necessarily interested in science, technology, entrepreneurship and math (STEM), parents might not realize that their daughters just need to know how to leverage technology. You don’t need to code, because over the past 30 years it has become ‘drag and drop.’
Do you need to know how a car works to drive one? iCAST is going to teach students how to use technology creatively and enable it.
Innovation and entrepreneurship are two great career choices. iCAST will help our students get hooked early, and this is why Carryn and invested in this building. Rome is so excited about embracing the opportunity to explore it. She doesn’t want to be a coder, but she may want to build a company. When grew up, success was dictated by my ability to be a professional, a doctor or lawyer. That was the absolute pinnacle. Now, 30 years later, being an innovative thinker takes you to the top of the pyramid. It’s a fascinating shift.
(Rome, Grade 10)
The Annual Fund is the bedrock of our fundraising. Capital projects such as iCAST simply can’t happen without philanthropic support. In 2023–24, 60 per cent of donors made their Annual Fund gift to support iCAST.
Additionally, Annual Fund gifts also support school life, including curriculum development, financial assistance, the Athletics program, arts instruction and resources, and many vibrant co-curricular activities such as the Model UN Club. While tuition supports the school’s operations, the Annual Fund is pivotal to ensuring an exceptional education for our students.
THE ANNUAL FUND HAS THREE FUNDING PILLARS: i CAST, THE OPPORTUNITY FUND, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
YOU MADE WAY FOR A RECORD YEAR! THANK YOU TO ALL PARENTS ANDGRANDPARENTS—PAST AND PRESENT—ALUMS, FACULTY AND STAFF WHO HELPED RAISE
$1,051,043 FOR THE 2023–24 ANNUAL
FUND.
(See complete Giving Highlights on page 10.)
Our donors give for all sorts of personal reasons that are meaningful to them. And, we also need—and thank— those donors who provide funds designated for general purposes in response to student needs throughout the school year. Their generosity provides resources for renovations and upgrades, guest speakers and enhanced curricular and co-curricular experiences.
Lisa Kruger and
Alex Pizale
With so many giving opportunities, we chose to give to the Opportunity Fund because we felt the school is in the best position to allocate resources to its advantage. Since her first year at Branksome, Astrid has truly loved everything about the school, and we’ve especially been blown away by her teachers. We don’t have backgrounds in science ourselves but Astrid loves it, and she has even set up a lab in her room with a microscope! We gave because we are giving back to something larger–an entire community that also includes Astrid’s older cousin! Since Astrid started at the school in JK, we have realized that the opportunities for academic and personal growth are just so phenomenal. We’re giving back because we’re so happy to have a partner in Astrid’s upbringing, not just in her education but in her emotional and social growth as well.
(Astrid, Grade 1)
Here are some of the interesting, popular, entertaining and elevating ways our donors to the Opportunity Fund made a tremendous impact on our students’ experience.
It was a jam-packed year for our future stateswomen! Our Branksome Model UN team had a successful conference at The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) in the Netherlands in January. Our donors allowed 13 of our most advanced Model UN delegates to travel there to debate and create resolutions for important world issues such as human rights, international security and disarmament, and climate change. Branksome is honoured to have been continuously invited to this conference for many years, along with the most academically prestigious schools around the world.
In April, students took on Cornell MUN at one of the most competitive Ivy League MUN conferences in North America, in Ithaca, N.Y. The delegates learned about international relations by leading debates about significant world issues and passing innovative resolutions.
The Shows Goes On … Thanks to Our Donors
The Annual Fund continues to enable Branksome Hall’s school-wide calendar of student performances at the Aga Khan Museum’s auditorium, including the Middle School production of Soundscapes by Claudia Haas and Sarah Kraning, an exploration of neurodiversity, in February. See more under “Student Achievement,” page 24.
Middle & Senior School students have a unique opportunity to partner with Red Sky Performance, an internationally renowned Canadian Indigenous dance, theatre and music company. Students first engaged with the innovative community partnership in September and will continue to do so throughout the 2023–24 school year. Further collaboration is scheduled throughout the school year.
Thanks to our donors’ support and our community’s efforts to provide unused formal wear, Branksome hosted a prom for the students of Heydon Park Secondary School on June 7. Heydon Park is TDSB’s only small, student-centred public high school for young women, transgender and non-binary students, dedicated to the common goal of ensuring students reach their full potential. Fuelled by a clothing drive to provide formal wear, led by faculty and student leaders, the night was an authentic prom experience. It allowed students to celebrate the achievement of high school graduation without the barrier of cost and upheld a key school value, Sense of Community.
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Navigating conflict in peer relationships is never easy but skill-building can help young girls ride the waves. Expert guest speaker Dr. Wendy Craig returned to the Junior School in January to speak to parents as part of the donor-funded Well-Being Series. A Canadian leader in bullying prevention and healthy relationships. Craig is a Professor of Psychology at Queen’s University and Scientific Co-Director of PREVNet, a network of scholars and practitioners devoted to healthy relationships and bullying prevention.
Rowing Canada selected our rowers, alum Thea LAPHAM’24 and current students Sabrina and Jaime, as crew members for the Canadian team. They competed in the CanAmMex Regatta in Mexico in August, and in the 2024 World Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario, in August.
What a meaningful way to say goodbye to the Junior School. Now in its third year, the Grade 6 Legacy Fund enables parents and students to demonstrate a shared commitment to health and well-being while building community and a lifelong appreciation for the power of giving back. All decisions for purchases were entirely led and approved by the Grade 6 students themselves, a tremendous lesson in advocacy, empowerment and leadership.
Thanks to the generosity and leadership of our parent volunteers, the fund provided resources to support Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), including sports equipment for the lower field; a guest speaker on the healthy use of social media, a topic the Grade 6s overwhelmingly agreed would be of most value to their peers; a makeover with soft furniture for the Forum; and online resources to incorporate SEL into the classroom.
“This initiative not only enriches the Junior School but also teaches the students valuable lessons in philanthropy, teamwork and leadership,” says Aida Schwan-von Brasch, mother of Amelie, who served on the fundraising committee for the initiative.
Her fellow committee parent Molly Watsa, mother of Chloe, also enjoyed the sense of camaraderie as they modelled the power of working towards a shared fundraising goal throughout the year. “Branksome does a wonderful job of raising support, but it creates such a unique and powerful sense of community when parents themselves also set such a positive example for our children about the importance of community involvement and support.”
The Grade 6 Legacy Fund is the culminating project in values first learned at the JK level–supporting people who need it. For Junior School student leaders, the full year has been filled with opportunities to model leadership, including, as always, each student choosing books for the SEL reading nook in the Junior School Atrium. This year, for the external recipient of duplicate copies, the girls decided on Ronald McDonald House, associated with SickKids.
With gratitude to the entire Grade 6 Legacy Fund Committee (back row, left to right): Heather Cooper (Nelly, Grade 6), Sholeh Popatia (Hannah, Grade 6; Leila, Grade 9; Amelia, Grade 3), Alaa Halem Matar (Maya, Grade 6; Maria, Grade 2), Elizabeth Denham (Marlowe, Grade 6; Everleigh, Grade 8); (front row, left to right) Molly Watsa (Chloe, Grade 6), Aida Schwan-von Brasch (Amelie, Grade 6).
Thank you for removing financial barriers to provide talented students, regardless of their economic situation, access to a Branksome Hall education.
Financial Assistance amplifies our commitment to open our doors to diverse and promising students, regardless of their financial situation, enriching the learning environment for all with a range of perspectives and talents. Thanks to the efforts of our Reunion 2024 classes and our 2024 Graduating Class for allowing deserving students to fulfill their promise and dreams.
As is tradition, efforts to fundraise collectively as a generous goodbye was part of the Graduating Year experience. The Class of 2024 raised a total of $81,523 towards the GY Bursary, far surpassing its original goal of $50,000. Thank you to all who joined in to cement the class legacy while forging a path for future students to achieve their own successes. As part of the effort, when students paid for their prom tickets in January, the GYs agreed that any money leftover from that account would be donated to the Class of 2024 Bursary, eventually totalling $5,000. The prom itself was a first-ever, and the Branksome Hall Parents’ Associations’ generous donations to the prom made this contribution of $5,000 possible.
Recognition and our gratitude are in order for those GY Class parents who led this collective effort: Michael Gans and Nancy Wittman (Leah); Caroline and Chris Newall (Madee); and Robin and James Porter (Jamie).
I’m here to provide students without the means to pay tuition fees to access the opportunities of a Branksome education.
Erin Wright, past parent
What a reunion year! We had 340 alums come back to school for Reunion 2024 and two days of celebration, May 31 to June 1. While it was our 4s’ and 9s’ time for hugs, laughter and catching up, it’s always a special tradition to enrich the fun with some meaningful fundraising efforts. And what a success it was, with $21,737 in total raised to support our Annual Fund priorities. A special shoutout is for the Class of ’04, which stole the show with the highest attendance rate, with more than half of its alums coming out to celebrate their 20th reunion.
Reunion Class Rep Meg BUSH Jansen’04 explains why her class shares such a special connection and why giving back remains so meaningful to this class after two decades apart:
Our 20-year reunion was a very special cycle. During previous reunions, we were living abroad, building our careers, getting married and having babies. This year was a moment to come together and reconnect. Many of our classmates found themselves back home–from Western Canada, New York, the U.K. The fundraising effort was about honouring our time together at Branksome Hall that has kept us bonded, even decades later. While the school partnered with us, we owned this initiative because it was our time to give back; we were joined together by our belief in the school and the benefit of our experience. Now my daughter, Laine’37, is at Branksome, and I know she will graduate with all the confidence, fearlessness and talents Branksome gave us to make our way in the world. The Class of ’04 is very much still ‘all in’ on Branksome.
(Laine, SK)
Stepping up, leaning in and demonstrating excellence in engagement is what you all do best. We are so appreciative of your time and profound commitment to our values of Sense of Community and Making a Difference. As our school champions, you raised participation rates across so many initiatives, elevated spirit and enthusiasm in so many ways, and brought us all together to create a sense of collective ownership of our school community. We couldn’t do it without you.
Honorary President Allison ROACH’51
President Alex MORTON’09
Past President
Melanie ARGIROS Breder’08
Vice-President, Engagement & Awards Chair
Sara AKBARI’09
Vice-President, Communications
Lisa Simone RICHARDS’02
President Karen Blott
Vice-President (Incoming
President for the 24/25 year)
Devon Domelle Parsons
Treasurer Maria Semenko
Communications
Davida Aronovitch
Secretary
Nitin Deckha
Treasurer
Alexandra BEHAL’12
Nominating Officer
Jacqueline CARL Greenfield’10
Secretary
Nicole THORNBURROW Bryant’10
Members-at-Large
Kendra FITZRANDOLPH Barkman’03
Camille CLYNE’99
Priyanka DOGRA’16
Isabel RUBY-HILL’15
Lindsay STRANSMAN’08
Hubie YU’08
Maya ZUZEK’10
Co-Chairs, Young Alum Committee
Hannah LO’05
Patricia SU’13
Leadership Transitions
Jacqueline CARL Greenfield’10 moves to Member-at-Large.
Isabel RUBY-HILL’15 moves to Nominating Officer.
Past-President Melanie ARGIROS Breder’08 is retiring.
Alexa LAENGERT’18 joins as a Member-at-Large.
Parent Socials Lead
Susan Austin
Community Engagement Lead (Senior & Middle School)
Nicole Antony
Community Engagement
Co-leads (Junior School)
Grace Normandin
Raewyn Robbins
2023–24 Parents’
Association Members
Loren Ackerman
Heather Anderson
Awdah Arraf
Antonette Bareto
Caroline Bell-Ritchie
Alia Bisset
Nancy Bolger
Lara Butner
Carolyn Carragher
Aisha Champsi
Mary Chang
Donna Christo Warren
Lisa TWEEDY Clark’92
Madeleine Cooper
Ameera Dawood
Celine Devlin
Sonu Dhanju-Dhillon
Dejana Dua
Diane Grosskopf
Laura Hearn
Zaibeen Hird
Mehreen Irshad
Lisa Kruger
Christina Kwan
Chen Li
Claire MacNamara
Alaa Matar
Robynn McKenna
Jennifer Medland
Allison Mendes
Carolyn Moore Allas
Natasha Nestor
Caroline Newall
Nina Piatek
Lisa Pope
Brigida Pound
Stella Ren
Aida Schwan-von Brasch
Bina Shah
Carolyn Shaw
Claire Speedie
Craig Stovel
Kimberly IONSON Taylor’89
Farzana Tejani
Kenya Thompson-Leonardelli
Kate Timms
Molly Watsa
Vanessa Yeung
Scott Martin, Chair
Geoff Browne
Ashley CALDWELL’01
Jim Christie
Bridget HORNE Colman’87
Jackie NIXON Gowdy’03, Vice-Chair
Don Guloien
Larry Lowenstein
Tim Price Ali Salahuddin Eric Tripp
Established in 2004, the Branksome Hall Foundation manages Branksome’s endowment assets—valued at $26.31 million in 2023–24.
The Foundation’s holdings are held and invested, with a disbursement provided to the school each year for priority projects and programming. Endowment income supports Student Financial Assistance, capital improvements, facilities maintenance, curriculum and program enhancement such as Arts, Athletics and Music, and school prizes and awards. We are grateful to our independent, volunteer board of trustees who oversee the Foundation and serve as judicious stewards of its resources. They are guided by the important trust placed in them by Foundation donors.
The Foundation’s holdings are held and invested, with a disbursement provided to the school each year. In 2023–24, that disbursement was 5 per cent and will remain at that level in 2024–25. To protect the endowment’s principal, any additional earnings above the disbursement are reinvested.
The 1976 Memorial Fund
Mary WILKINSON Angus’51 Bursary Fund
Edwina Baker Fund for Faculty Development
Barnett Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Barwise Family Endowed Fund
Ruth Bayne Leadership Through Action Fund
Rachel Phillips Belash Bursary Fund
Rachel Phillips Belash Professional Development Fund for Faculty
Bolté Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Bolté Family Endowed Fund (Learner Profile Award)
Sandra BOLTÉ’73 & John L. Burns Endowed Fund
Bowman Family Endowed Fund
Branksome Becomes Endowed Financial Aid Fund
Branksome Hall Alumnae Association Endowed Bursary Fund
Bolded funds have been established, renewed or amended in 2023–24
Branksome Hall Bursary Endowed Fund
Branksome Hall Endowed Fund for Music
Kathryn BUSH’63 Memorial Endowed Fund
Mary Purkis Carter Memorial Endowed Fund
Wendy M. Cecil Endowed Fund for Athletics
Chandaria Family Endowed Fund
Dominique CHEVALIER’90 Memorial Fund
Becca CLARK’17 Endowed Fund
Rebecca CHISHOLM Clarkes’66 Guest Writers Fund
Class of 1965 Endowed Fund
Class of 1986 Mental Health Initiative Fund
Class of 1993 Endowed Bursary Fund
Class of 1998 Endowed Bursary Fund
Class of 2017 Endowed Bursary Fund
Class of 2018 Endowed Bursary Fund
Class of 2019 Endowed Bursary Fund
Class of 2020 Emergency Needs Award
Class of 2021 Bursary Fund
Class of 2022 Endowed Fund
Class of 2023 Endowed Fund
Class of ’24 Fund
Class of 2034 Bursary
Cohon Family Endowed Fund
Bill and Ann Deluce Endowed Fund
Margaret Craig EATON Dunn’29 Endowed Fund
Harriet EASTWOOD’83 Endowed Fund
Fairbairn Endowed Fund
Donald Falconer Fund
Luella SCOTT Farmer’23 and Suzanne SCOTT Mitchell’23 Endowed Fund
Nicholas Fodor Extended Essay Prize Fund
Genovese Family Endowed Fund
Jean McDOUGALL Ghormley’13 Endowed Fund
Grade 6 Legacy Fund for Health & Well-Being
Graduating Class Bursary Fund
Anthony R. Graham Endowed Fund
Mary BECKER Grant’33 Memorial Prize Fund
Griffin MacDonald Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Hallward Scholarship Fund
Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 Endowed Fund
Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 Innovation Awards Fund
Sarah HAN’24 Award for Exceptional Co-curricular Music Involvement
Pippa HARRIS’78 Art Prize Fund
Pippa HARRIS’78 Bursary
Jeanne McKIGGAN Hawkins’26 Bursary
Caroline HELBRONNER’79 Endowed Fund
Vivian’04 & Joyce’06 HO Award for the Love of Music
The Eleanor MILLS Howe’49 Scholarship
Humphrey Family Endowed Fund
Elspeth ABBEY Johnson’43 Endowed Fund for Academic Excellence
Karen Jurjevich Tribute Fund
Joyce FRANKEL Kofman’45 Endowed Fund
Kopas Family Foundation Endowed Bursary Fund
Langill Family Endowed Fund
Wendy WILSON Lawson’52 and Gillian LAWSON’22 Scholarship
Joan Lumsdon Fund for Swimming
Nancy ADAMS MacDonnell’62 Endowed Fund for Campus Improvements
Barbara MacFadyen Cartwright Fund for Learning
Strategies
R.J. MacMillan & Mary Laidlaw MacMILLAN Duncanson’42 Bursary Fund
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56 Bursary Fund
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56 Maintenance Fund
McLean Family Prize
The Branksome Circle honours donors who made a gift or pledge payment of $1,000 or more between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024.
$5,000,000+
$1,000,000+ The Armstrong Family
Chad & Dana Bayne
Joel and Melissa Feldberg & Family
The Thomas Family & The Love Family Claire & Tyler MacNamara
(2)
$500,000–$999,999
The Kate & Tim Chen Family
Jed Lind & Jessica de Ruiter
Chetan & Clara Mathur
Sachin & Bina Shah
$250,000–$499,999 Anna & Jean Cloutier
Amy Deng & Zhigang Jin
& Eva Lau
William McLean & Deborah Orida
Nathan & Grace Normandin
John & Carryn Ruffolo Anonymous (2)
$100,000–$249,999 Natalie & Alexander Avery The Bolger Family
Ashley CALDWELL’01 & Clive Caldwell
The Mary Chen Family
William Chow & Anita Lo
Bridget HORNE Colman’87
Beth Corcoran & Jonathan Newton
The Cribbins Family
Mark Gaskin
Iuliana Gheorghe & Khalil Maalouf
Anthony R. & Helen Graham
Jennifer GRANT’99 & David Dattels
Xiaojun Guo & Lianhua Zou
The Estate of Eleanor MILLS Howe’49* & Douglas Howe*
Martin Kon & Sheri McLean
The Kopas Family Foundation
Sondi & Brett Lindros
The Malone Family
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & William Martin
The Estate of Joyce WALKER McKeough’56* & Darcy McKeough*
Janet and Gordon Nixon, Jackie NIXON Gowdy’03 & Trish NIXON’05
Deena PANTALONE’95 and Rocco & Rene Pantalone
The Phelan Family
Tim & Frances Price
Prodigy Construction
Meghan Roach & Christopher Harris
James Scarlett & Vanessa Yeung
The Sekyi-Otu & Noronha Family
The Tung Family
Alex Wang & Gloria Ye
Margaret SMELLIE Wilson’56
Lizhong Zhou & Yin Dong
Anonymous (4)
$50,000–$99,999
Mary Pat JONES Armstrong’63 & Robert Armstrong
Linda Blair
Kurt Brands & Rebecca Ramsden
Ian and Gail Brooker & Family
Jonathan Cauldwell & Edith Cheung
Shelby AUSTIN Cooper’99 & Graeme Cooper
The Dalglish Family Foundation
Michael Gans & Nancy Wittman
Carolyn HELBRONNER’79
C.K. PURKS Hoffler’80
Nikiforos Iatrou & Elizabeth Kalbfleisch
The LaFayette Family
Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Melinda Montoya
Mark & Barbara Newman
William & Emily Olson
Aida Schwan-von Brasch & Axel Schwan
Craig & Rebecca Stovel
Claire STURGESS’91 & Michael Stevenson
Eric Tripp & Maria Smith
Arianna Wang
Molly & Ben Watsa
Jet Wu & Jessie Ding
Anonymous (2)
$25,000–$49,999
Mary WILKINSON Angus’51*
James R. Christie & The Hon. Sarah E. Pepall
Sonu Dhanju-Dhillon & Amandeep Dhillon
The Givertz-Steel Family
Kevan HARRIS’12 & Family
Karen L. Jurjevich
Devon DOMELLE Parsons’95 & David Parsons
The Tylman Family
Jenny Wang & George Liu
$10,000–$24,999
Daniel & Susan Argiros
Melissa ARGIROS’13
The Estate of Beverley BOWEN’67*
Melanie ARGIROS Breder’08
The Brindamour-Letarte Family
The Butterfield Family Foundation
& Raj Chandaria
HUGHES Clappison’65 & John Clappison
Dansereau Family
P. Larkin Deluce
Holmes & Stuart Kedwell
Huang & Anna Li
Luo & Tony Qu
Wincy & Dennis Ko
Bruce Langstaff & Kathleen Kent
Jianjiang Li & Qian Wei
Edith Louie
Larry Lowenstein & Nina Lester
Gail McKINNON MacNaughton’66
Lily McGORMAN’32 & Gracie McGORMAN’34
Lynn & Duncan McGregor
The McKenna Family
Kathryn & Gavin McOuat
Janice FRANKLIN Moratz’86 & Dean Moratz
Thanos Moschopoulos & Rebecca Ross
Katy BREBNER Mulroney’03 & Nicolas Mulroney
Jim Nikopoulos & Christine Fadare
Rene & Rocco Pantalone
Helen & Scott Rattee
Mahsa & Nima Sanajian
Sasha VELIKOV Sandler’93 & Scott Sandler
Susan KERNOHAN Scace’59
Jia Shao & Gang Situ
Marion and Gerald Soloway & Family
Brent & Adrienne Zylberberg
Anonymous (2)
$1,000–$4,999
Kaajal Abrol & Raj Sharma
Samantha & Loren Ackerman
The Arrell & Joyal Family
Melanie-Anne ATKINS’00
Paul Bailey
Tori BARTON’89 & Cameron Fowler
Betsy KOFMAN Bascom’72
Jonathan Belair & Heather Tobin
Carolynne Bell & J.P. Matthews
Paul & Alia Bissett
Andrew Black & Sheila MacMILLAN Black’81
Robyn Blatt & Jeffrey Freedman
Amelia BLOTT’23 & Georgia BLOTT’24
Sandra BOLTÉ’73
Alison BOOTH’91 & Jeff Campbell
The Bordessa Family
David Boriss & Shannon Finlay
Tony FALCONER Bowland’72
Hung Bun & Michelle Chen
Kristina SZANDTNER Burke’65
Changwei Cai & Aiqiong Liu
Craig Campbell & Kati Head
Liping Cao
Henry Cao & Celine Wang
Carolyn & Andrew Carragher
Julia Carroll
Kimberly BROOKER Carter’96 & Matthew Carter
Aisha & Aly Champsi
On Kee Angela Chao & Chen-Ke Chao
Andy Chen & Ellen Zhang
Ariel CHEN’33
Clara Chen & David Gao
Hang Chen & Ruquan Zhang
Jack & Lydia Chen
Jing Chen & Jack Fu
Yolanda Chen & Simon Yang
Sally ARMSTRONG’90 Conrod & Ted Conrod
Cristina Coraggio & Aldo Martini
Carol COWAN’64
Kim Davis & Mark Jamrozinski
Jinhua Deng
Patricia DiNicolantonio
Brian & Shirley Domelle
The Elcan Ridge Foundation
Alexander Evis & Briehan Lynch
Linda Ezergailis & Jeffrey Croxall
Wujing Fan & Muran Yu
Jamie Feehely & Anne Feehely
Woody Feng & Winnie Wang
Heather Friesen
The Friesen Family
Gianna Fu & Family
Chris & Laura Gage
Joy & Barry Gales
Willa Gauthier
Ashley Ge & Yanqiao Zhang
Caiqin Geng
Constance & William Giamos
Cameron & Olivia Gilbert
The Gillam Family
Cynthia GOODCHILD’84 & Colin Kinnear
Margaret ROLLAND Gorrie’68
Martin & Joanna Guo
Yilin Guo
Amy HAN’29
Kathy Han & Yongkang Li
Nicole Hastings & Michael Mactaggart
Chang-Jian He & Hui Lin
Laura & Aubrey Hearn
Roz & Andrew Heintzman
Anne MEREDITH Hepburn’73
Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69 & John Hepburn
Cathy MILLS Hess’86 & Jeff Hess
Jenn & Mike Hirshfeld
Vivian HO’04 & Joyce HO’06
Bob & Kelly Holloway
Xiaowen Hong & Rui Gong
William Horne
Janet Hu & Zhufu Deng
Yuan Huang
The Hunt Family
The Indar Family
Dayanand & Ingrid Jagdeo
Meghan BUSH Jansen’04 & Alexander Jansen
Yan Ji
Haiwen Jin
Tamara Jordan & Daniel Bernstein
Cindy Yucong Kang & Jianlin Kang
Jacob Kang & Helena Choi
Farrah Kassam & Sarfraz Visram
Amanda & Andrew Kennedy
The Korzinstone Family
Feite & Norma Kraay
Lisa Kruger & Alex Pizale
Michael & Letitia Kuan
John & Christina Kwan
Anita KWONG’79
Joanna & Jason Lang
Carolyn Langill
The Don Langill Family
Matt & Jill Larose
The LBJ Family Foundation
Daria Lee & Family
The Lekkerkerker Family
Andrea Levinson
Peter Levitt & Mai Why
Cheng Li & Fei He
April Liang
Dong Lin & Xu Wen Yao
Erick Lin & Bonnie Chan
Eric & Kina Lindros
Rick Liu
Robin Liu & Helen He
Amy Lo Po Ping TSO Lo’73
Alina Low
Binghui Lu & Na Ni
Sophia M.A.
The MacDonald Griffin Charitable Foundation
Ashli MacInnis
Janet & Paul Macmillan
Juleen Marchant
The Marshall Family
Christian Mathieu & Christie Smythe
Jennifer Mazin & Jonathan Weisstub
Jamie McDonald & Pamela Meredith
John & Jennifer Medland
Sally ADAMS Medland’66 & Robert Medland
Emma Men
Guangzhen Meng & Xiaona Zhao
Claudia Metelsky
Zach & Carly Michaud
Sarah Millar & Koker Christensen
Jim & Bessie Mitrakos
Rory & Julie Mitz
The Moore Family
Christina & Aaron Moore
Nigel & Janet Mountifield
Jennifer Narjes
Andrius Nemickas & Lenna Koszarny
Tuan & Tuyen Nguyen
Michael & Jill O’Neil
Yidi Pan & Colin Guo
Xiao Gang Pan & Minjie Ouyang
Danielle PATERSON’93 & Matthew Chapman
Grace Peng & Jason Yuan
Bill Penny & Heather Simmons
Bill & Joan Perdue
Susan Perle
David & Nina Piatek
James & Robin Porter
David & Patricia Psutka
Jessica Qu & Suming Ma
Daniel Rees & Kelly Kyle Rees
Yu Ren & Heqing Zhang
Kathleen Ritchie & Paul Kennedy
Sidney Luc Robinson
Shulamit Rodal & Michael Noble
Carly RYDER’24
Cookie & Stephen Sandler
Jacqueline SANZ’87 & Daryle Moffatt
Daniel Schlaepfer
The Sethi Family
The She Family
Frances SHEPHERD’64
Andrew Sinclair & Liza Stiff
Robert Sloan
The Smith Family
Sandra Sorenson & Richard Ward
Martine & Brendan Spinks
David Stevenson & Wendy FRANKS’93
Daniel & Sandra Sullivan
Jason & Amelia Tam
Lucinda COCHRAN Thompson’71
Geoffrey & Kenya Thompson-Leonardelli
Hua Tong
Kathryn FIRSTBROOK Trusler’79
Nghiacuong Tu & Yuxin Dong
Gary Ursell & Helen Kearns
Mary Alice Vuicic & Dan Monaghan
Joy WALDIE’80
Eleanor TOW Walker’57 & David J. Walker*
Dexin Wang & Jian Zhang
Joyce Wang
Wei Wang & Tingshan Jin
Yan & Fengkai Wang
Zhidong Wang & Qinghong Wei
Karrie Weinstock
Robert & Donna Wells
Alice Weng & Family
Jill Whelan & Brian Graves
Victoria Winter & Curt Harnett
Richard & Patricia Winter
Mary BAWDEN Wood’51, Elizabeth WOOD’87 & Kathryn WOOD’87
Mark & Alev Wrobel
Frank Wu & Shannon Zhang
Janice Wu
Yixin Wu & Linda Ding
Midge COX Wyse’58
Eva Zixuan XU’24
Jingyu Yang & Lian Xue
Qiaohui YANG’24
Stella & Huaizhi Yang
Mike Yeo
Lulu YOUNG’24
Patricia WILSON Younger’59
Chunsheng Yuan & Xia Chen
Yi Lan Yuan & Wendy Liu
Susan & Sheng Zeng
Felicia Zhang & Hai Zhao
Jinyue Zhang & Jiangyan Mu
Joanne Zhang
Lingxin Zhang & Chen Yang
Xin & Song Zhang
Coco Zhao & Family
Julia Zhong
Songlin Zhong
Ping Zhou
Richard Zhou & Margaret Yang
Kaihong Zhu & Shuying Zhao
Ming Wei Zhu & Huandong Ji
The Zissopoulos Family
(Anonymous 23)
Every gift matters. We thank our generous community members whose financial contributions between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, made an impact on our student experience, taking it from great to even more exceptional each year.
Ruth DUNLOP Adams’63
Constance STILES Ainslie’52
Tanya LOW Aird’98 & John Aird
Mariam Albeheshti
Diana WALSH Bell’62
Ginny HOUSTON Benbow’75
Lynn BURTON Bennett’65 & David Bennett
Yara BHALOO’24
Laura & Gabriel Bincik
Sarah Bush
Murad Ali & Dilshad Ismail
Geordie Allen
Eric Ammerman
Geraldine DAMON Anthony’56
Andrea Aster
Hayley AVRUSKIN’87
Matthew Balkaran
Lindsey DELUCE Ball’99 & Drew Ball
Joan SANDERSON Bannerman’57
Jane OMAND Barber’62
Ashley Barnes
Gowrie Barreto
Sarah Baumann
Anna & Lesley Bayne
Alex BEHAL’12
Fionna BLAIR’86
Caley Blyth
Jenny Boisvert
Isobel CALVIN Bonar’84
Gabriela Daminelli Borges
Siamak Boroomand
Sue SINCLAIR Bowerman’67
Marnie McKENZIE Bracht’68
Dianne DAMINOFF Bradley’84
Mary ROBINSON Brebner’65 & Tony Brebner
Kevin Brennan
Elliott Brodkin
Janet BROWN’74
Nicole THORNBURROW Bryant’10 & Will Bryant
Kristin Buchanan
Susie MacDONNELL Calder’92
Lauren Caldwell
Jocelyn MILLER Campbell’58
Cynthia BRESLIN Carere’64
Denise HINCHCLIFFE Carre’62
Linton CARTER’86 & James Darling
D. Tess CECIL-COCKWELL’04
Daniel Cerqueira
Kathryn BULEYCHUK Champion’82 & Robert Champion
Annie Chaurasia
Amanda Chen
Feng Chen & Ling Qian
Luchi Cheng & Hongjing Shao
Sarah CLAPPISON Claydon’92
Baye CLARK’18
Kalista Clement
Diana MARTIN Clipsham’96
Samantha Cohen
Hayley WYMES Cole’84
Maya Contreras
Barbara DEACON Cooper’64
Sharon Crawford
Jessica SPENCE Cutsey’99
Sasha DARLING’87
Pat STRATHY Davidson’60
Heather MASSEY Dawson’85
Sara COOPER Deacon’88
Jessica Delfino
Dana DELUCE’96
Annie DENG’24
Matthew & Elizabeth Denham
Alicia Rae Dennis & James L. Dennis
Adam Despinic
Catherine DOUGLAS’77
Julia Drake
Michael & Cameron Drinkwater
Suzanne McCLELLAND Drinkwater’67
Carol Dugas
Marilyn EARL Durant’54
Sheila WESTMAN Dutton’56
Corey & Sarah Dyer
Aisha Ejaz
B. Elrington & G. de Guzman
Eleanor KRAFT Erikson’54
Rosemary Evans
Karen Fabian
Ron Faggetter & Cynthia Ledgley
Yan Fang
The Ferrante Family
Julia Ferrari
Ashley FLOM Fienberg’04 & Geoff Fienberg
Mary Jane FINLAYSON’73
Mark & Nicola Finney
Katie Flynn
Karen FORGRAVE’96
Sally GODFREY Forrest’64
Elizabeth J. FORSTER’69
Claire Friedlich & Newton Markus
Judith FRIEND’75
Saffi FRIESEN’19
Michelle FOJT Frigo’94 & Mike Frigo
Lynette FRITZLEY’90
Judy Fullerton
Hamid Ghadaki & Hedieh Ghanbari
Tenley GIBSON’94
Barb LANGLEY Gilbert’61
Barbara Glassford & Colin Mercier
Betty Lou JOYNT Glisky’58
Jennifer Goba
P.J. Gordon
Kim Graham
Moira PARKS Graham’69
Adrienne GRANT’86
Jacqueline CARL Greenfield’10
Barbara GREENWOOD’74
Diane & Martin Grosskopf
Emma Jane GUBITZ’19
Robert Guenette
Perry GULOIEN’19
Xiaojun Guo & Lianhua Zou
Sarah HACKETT’15
Suzanne FISHER Hall’88
Nicole Hallett
Trace Hanlon
Michael Hanna & Winya Wong-Hanna
Muniza Haq
Caitlin HARRIS’04 & Andrew Ellis
Catherine LE FEUVRE Harrison’80
Kate & Ron Hebdon
Yingwei Hu & Han Zhang
Nathalie HULL’04
Elizabeth HUNTER’04
Bonita Ip
Melanie CHANDLER Jackson’74
Fenton & Sherlene Jagdeo
Renee JAGDEO’19
Cindie Jamieson & Mike King
Elizabeth Jennings
Weiwei Jia-Schulwach
Katherine COURT Johnstone’04 & Dan Johnstone
Dianne Jojic & Derek Rutherford
Grace JORDAN’23
Helena JORDAN’23
Margaret Kelsick Joseph
Jess JOSS’93
Jennifer TIMBRELL Judge’79
Jaric & Kathleen Justo
Hayley KEDWELL’18
Janet KWOK’02
Alexa LAENGERT’18
Anthony Lafleur
Alvin Lai & Samantha Moe
Grace LEUNG Laird’03
Julie FERGUSSON Lance’83
Lisa RAEBURN Laurin’90
Frances FRASER Laws’66
Charmaine LEE’94
Cheuk Ying LEE’14
Nadine LEVIN’64
Ran Lewin
Rita Shutong Li
Vivienne LI’28
Xi Liao & Jiang Qiong He
Colin Liu & Lulu Li
Roberta & Joseph Longpré
Antonio Loureiro
Cynthia DUNCAN Lumsden’79
Warwick & Jessie Marchant
Giselle BRISBANE Matthews’88 & Philip Matthews
Andrea McAnally
Laura ANGLIN McBeath’74
Sandi SHAW McCabe’67
Kim McCarthy
Nicole PICHLER McCutcheon’86
Alexander McIntosh
Gretchen WEDD McKay’66
Noreen LAING McKay’54
Janet BENNETT McKelvie’80
Kimberlee CAMPBELL McKinnon’77 & John McKinnon
Margaret-Ann GRAHAM McKinnon’66
Scott McLorie & Andrea Bielecki
Susan McMaster
Zachari Medendorp
Lindsay FARBER Mereshensky’04 & Mark Mereshensky
Bridget & Andrew Mertens
Natasha & Tony Miklaucic
Sophie KEDWELL’20
Bill Hendsbee
Leanne Herbert
Joy BENADOM Hessian’58
Elizabeth McKAY Hill’59
Mary Lue FARMER Hinds’51
Megan HODGES’06
Susan HILL Holladay'74
Felicia HOUTMAN’66
Sarah HOWCROFT’03
Jennifer Kemp
Sarah KENNEDY’00
Robert Kepes & Jennifer Martin-Kepes
David & Stephani Kingsmill
Dorion Kingsmill & Stephen Stuart
Jane Knop
Valerie KORINEK’84
Samantha Koscec
Leeanne WELD Kostopoulos’86
Shayne Kukulowicz
Shannon LEWIS’96 MacDonald
Marilee TISDALL MacFarlane’74
Dodie ROBINETTE MacNeill’45
Meghan MacNICOL’04
Patti THOMSON MacNicol’75
Terry TAYLOR Mactaggart’63
Peter Maddox
Carolyn Mak
Emily Malach
Athena MANCINI’19
Christena SMITH Manley’98
Michael Miletin & Nathalie Topdjian
Judy SHYKOFF Millard’70
Leslie BELL Miller’72
Andrea Mills
Cate Mirvish
Barbara DUNLOP Mohammad’70
The Moon Family
Monique MORAN’94 & Julien Coulter
Peter B. Moran
Catherine MORROW’77
Alexandra MORTON’09
Mary RUSE Musgrave’66 & John Musgrave
Gregory Neinstein & Jill Farber
Caroline & Christopher Newall
Grace Nolan
Helen WORTS O’Brian’66
Claire O’NEIL’12
Joanna ORD’64
Toyin & Bayo Osibajo
The Paluzzis
Andrew & Claire Papierz
Liz PAPIERZ’09
Reed WANLESS Patterson’04 & Torie Patterson
Kathleen PATTINSON’66
Tessa Pauly
Meghan PAYNE’04
Ruth TOW Peckover’69
Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen
Alexandra PENNAL’00
Vishnu Persaud
Sara DUNCANSON Pick’99
Jolie PICKARD’24
Ann LLOYD Plummer’55
James & Robin Porter
Jing Qu & Youxiao Xu
Cynthia MacKAY Quinn’74
H. Graham Rawlinson & Catherine Salo
Vicki ALEXOPOULOS Read’10
Flavia ELLIOTT Redelmeier’43*
John J. Reilly
Erna Relle
John & Sylvia Richards
Lisa Simone RICHARDS’02
Andrea Richmond & Tony Seljak
Cordelia Rigley
Katie REIFFENSTEIN Rimoldi’04
Nancy DAVIS Ritchie’53
Margery TOW Roden’71
Caroline Rodis
Danielle Ross
Freida Ross
Lynn WILLIAMS Ross’59 & Nick Ross
Nancy ROSS’86
Tim Ross & Erin Wright
Carlene & Duncan Rotherham
Blair Rotstein
Deann Rousseau
Isabel Ruby-Hill
The Russell Family
Heather Anne SAMPSON’72
Mary JULL Samson’59
Becca McCORMACK Scarratt’79
Mark Schofield
Alison SCHWARTZ’97 & Hugh Tancred
Errol Duke Scott & Niki Haley-Scott
Rohini Senathirasa
David Seville & Grace Castaneda
Robert Shaw
Carol PARKER Shaw’59 & Wayne Shaw
Rita & Stephen Shefsky
Martha HAWKE Shinkle’69
Yury & Irina Shmuylovich
William & Joan Simmons
David & Elizabeth Sisam
Megan Snape
Cindy BUNDY Snell’69
Jaclyn Sopik
George & Christina Staikos
Alice STARKEY’97
Nora STEARNS’59
Tristan DOMELLE Steiner’00
Kaitlyn Stennett
Tom Stevens
Frances Stewart
Mairi & Timothy Stewart
Jay Stolberg & Aimee Draper
Sue STROUD’69
Carole TILLEY Stuart’64
Jennifer Stumborg
Paulina Su
Rachel SUTHERLAND’85
Stanley Tan
Yee-Swian Tan & Skiven Yuen
Angie Tang
Caley WAITE Taylor’66
Kimberley IONSON Taylor’89 & John M. Taylor
Martha HOBBS Taylor’88
Alanna TEDESCO’03
Carol NICKALLS Theilman’55
Shelley VARLEY Tidy’64
Phillip & Maureen Tingley
Olivia TISCHLER’98
Alison Troy
Abisha Vigneswaran
Nancy MARTIN Wagner’82
Kim Richardson Wainwright & Neil Wainwright
Susan Ann WALKER’74
Zhen Wang & Xiewei Lu
Melanie van de Water & Kevin Duffy
Candace WATSON-HISCOX’86
Carolyn WEAVER’89
Daphne ARMSTRONG Webster’86
Neetu White
Andrea WHITEACRE’81
Kristen WILBY’80
Heather WILDI’78
Brian Williams, Tina Jagdeo & Mani Williams
Ann Wilson
Chris & Catherine Winchell
Kiki WINCHELL’24
Suzanne WALWYN Winchell’57
Cynnie Woodward
Anne B. WRIGHT’59
The Xu Family
Estella Yeung
John & Jenn Yiokaris
Lisa Yorke
Hubie YU’08
Miaoer Zhang
Anonymous(68)
Thank you to those donors who have renewed their giving each academic year, for five years or more, strengthening our impact and underscoring the power of our community’s commitment.
15 YEARS+
Mary Pat JONES Armstrong’63 & Robert Armstrong
Hayley AVRUSKIN’87
Laura & Gabriel Bincik
Sandra BOLTÉ’73
Martha ROBINSON Butterfield’59
Denise HINCHCLIFFE Carre’62
Kimberly BROOKER Carter’96 & Matthew Carter
Diana MARTIN Clipsham’96
Pat STRATHY Davidson’60
Karen Fabian
Elizabeth J. FORSTER’69
Cynthia GOODCHILD’84 & Colin Kinnear
Nicole Hallett
Kate & Ron Hebdon
Carolyn HELBRONNER’79
Anne MEREDITH Hepburn’73
Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69
Mary Lue FARMER Hinds’51
Karen L. Jurjevich
The Kopas Family Foundation
Janet KWOK’02
Peter Levitt & Mai Why
Edith Louie
Larry Lowenstein & Nina Lester
Patti THOMSON MacNicol’75
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & William Martin
Scot A. Martin
Sandi SHAW McCabe’67
Lynn & Duncan McGregor
Noreen LAING McKay’54
Barbara DUNLOP Mohammad’70
Jennifer Narjes
Alfred Page & Anne Donaldson-Page
Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen
Bill Penny & Heather Simmons
Vishnu Persaud
Erna Relle
Kathleen Ritchie & Paul Kennedy
Jacqueline SANZ’87 & Daryle Moffatt
Rohini Senathirasa
William & Joan Simmons
Daniel and Sandra Sullivan & Family
Kimberley IONSON Taylor’89 & John M. Taylor
Carol NICKALLS Theilman’55
Lucinda COCHRAN Thompson’71
Kim Richardson Wainwright & Neil Wainwright
Eleanor TOW Walker’57 & David J. Walker*
Karrie Weinstock
Mary BAWDEN Wood’51, Elizabeth WOOD’87 & Kathryn WOOD’87
* remembered fondly
have such great respect for the school and am inspired to keep giving because it offers so much and gives students such an incredible background. It’s such a well-rounded education. ended up becoming a teacher myself, at Dixon Grove Junior Middle School in Etobicoke. I have such wonderful memories of all the special ceremonies, like Installation, and of singing in various music festivals. And I cherished the school’s Scottish heritage. My brother became a pipe major, representing police forces across Canada.
Denise HINCHCLIFFE Carre’62 has been giving to Branksome Hall for 40 years.
⊳
Denise HINCHCLIFFE Carre’62 went to Branxholme Castle [Branksome Hall’s namesake] in Scotland this summer with her husband, Eric, and daughter Laura. She was there on June 7, which is the same date she graduated from Branksome Hall in 1962!
Midge COX Wyse’58
Anonymous
10 YEARS
Diana WALSH Bell’62
Sue SINCLAIR Bowerman’67
Marnie McKENZIE Bracht’68
Jocelyn MILLER Campbell’58
Barbara DEACON Cooper’64
Sara COOPER Deacon’88
Brian & Shirley Domelle
Michael Gans & Nancy Wittman
Jennifer Goba
Elizabeth McKAY Hill’59
Vivian HO’04 & Joyce HO’06
Jan Howard
Dayanand & Ingrid Jagdeo
Amanda & Andrew Kennedy
Sarah KENNEDY’00
David & Stephani Kingsmill
Gail McKINNON MacNaughton’66
Terry TAYLOR Mactaggart’63
Chetan & Clara Mathur
Janet BENNETT McKelvie’80
The McKenna Family
Sally ADAMS Medland’66 & Robert Medland
Judy SHYKOFF Millard’70
Nigel & Janet Mountifield
Michael & Jill O’Neil
Ruth TOW Peckover’69
Sara DUNCANSON Pick’99
Nancy DAVIS Ritchie’53
Lynn WILLIAMS Ross’59 & Nick Ross
Deann Rousseau
Heather Anne SAMPSON’72
Tom Stevens
Alex Wang & Gloria Ye
Zhidong Wang & Qinghong Wei
Richard & Patricia Winter
Karen CORDES Woods’99
Anonymous
5 YEARS
Sara AKBARI’09
Jane OMAND Barber’62
The Bolger Family
Isobel CALVIN Bonar’84
Alison BOOTH’91 & Jeff Campbell
Kurt Brands & Rebecca Ramsden
Susie MacDONNELL Calder’92
Lauren Caldwell
Andrew & Carolyn Carragher
Yolanda Chen & Simon Yang
Cristina Coraggio & Aldo Martini
Sasha DARLING’87
Rod Davidge & Katy Waugh
Catherine DOUGLAS’77
Marilyn EARL Durant’54
Eleanor KRAFT Erikson’54
Linda Ezergailis & Jeffrey Croxall
The Cribbins Family
Katie Flynn
Karen FORGRAVE’96
Joy & Barry Gales
Barb LANGLEY Gilbert’61
The Givertz-Steel Family
Barbara Glassford & Colin Mercier
Margaret ROLLAND Gorrie’68
Martin & Joanna Guo
Xiaojun Guo & Lianhua Zou
Sarah HACKETT’15
Cathy MILLS Hess’86 & Jeff Hess
Candice Holmes & Stuart Kedwell
Kevin Huang & Anna Li
Kashif & Mehreen Irshad
Elizabeth Jennings
Cindy Kang
Feite & Norma Kraay
Anthony Lafleur
Carolyn Langill
Lisa RAEBURN Laurin’90
Rick Liu
Amy Lo
Marilee TISDALL MacFarlane’74
The MacLellan Family
Ashli Macinnis
Claire & Tyler MacNamara
Carolyn Mak
The Malone Family
Juleen Marchant
Andrea McAnally
Jamie McDonald & Pamela Meredith
Gretchen WEDD McKay’66
Margaret-Ann GRAHAM McKinnon’66
John & Jennifer Medland
Jim & Bessie Mitrakos
Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Melinda Montoya
The Moore Family
Caroline & Christopher Newall
Tuan & Tuyen Nguyen
Michael & Nancy Nobrega
Grace Nolan
Helen WORTS O’Brian’66
Michael & Jill O’Neil
Andrew & Claire Papierz
Liz PAPIERZ’09
Alexandra PENNAL’00
David & Nina Piatek
Stien Qiu & Juan Yang
H. Graham Rawlinson & Catherine Salo
Raymond James Canada Foundation
Flavia ELLIOTT Redelmeier’43*
Margery TOW Roden’71
Freida Ross
Susan KERNOHAN Scace’59
James Scarlett & Vanessa Yeung
Becca McCORMACK Scarratt’79
Jia Shao & Gang Situ
Frances SHEPHERD’64
Patti and Paul Shugart & Haley SHUGART’16
Marion and Gerald Soloway & Family
Claire STURGESS’91 & Michael Stevenson
Martha HOBBS Taylor’88
Daniel & MaryAnne Tecimer
The Thomas Family & The Love Family
The Tylman Family
Joy WALDIE’80
Dexin Wang & Jian Zhang
Wei Wang & Tingshan Jin
Zhidong Wang & Qinghong Wei
Jill Whelan & Brian Graves
Andrea WHITEACRE’81
Kristen WILBY’80
Heather WILDI’78
Chris & Catherine Winchell
Suzanne WALWYN Winchell’57
April Wu & Xian Zhang
Frank Wu & Shannon Zhang
Yixin Wu & Linda Ding
Michelle Xie & Yuchao Liu
Jingyu Yang & Lian Xue
Hubie YU’08
Anonymous (29) * remembered fondly
We honour our donors whose gifts total $50,000 or more. The valued donors in this exceptional group have often given over several decades. We take pride in recognizing their deep commitment to Branksome Hall.
$5,000,000+
Anonymous
$1,000,000+
The Armstrong Family
Chad & Dana Bayne
James R. Christie & The Hon. Sarah E. Pepall
Joel and Melissa Feldberg & Family
The Guloien Family
Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 & Graham Hallward
Brian & Joannah Lawson
Claire & Tyler MacNamara
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation
The Thomas Family & The Love Family
Anonymous (2)
$500,000–$999,999
Branksome Hall Alumnae Association
The Kate & Tim Chen Family
Xiangli and Huihua Chen & Jiqian CHEN’12
Anna & Jean Cloutier
Keith and Murielle Gillam & Family
Anthony R. & Helen Graham
Elspeth ABBEY Johnson’43*
The Kopas Family Foundation
Jed Lind & Jessica de Ruiter
Chetan & Clara Mathur
Tim & Frances Price
Sachin & Bina Shah
Yury & Irina Shmuylovich
Anonymous (1)
$250,000–$499,999
Mary Pat JONES Armstrong’63 & Robert Armstrong
John & Mary Barnett
Geoff & Sandie Beattie
The Bett Family
The Bhalwani Family
Mary Wanda BROWN’54*
Martha ROBINSON Butterfield’59 & Nathalie Carlyle BUTTERFIELD’90
The Cecil-Cockwell Family
Minu & Raj Chandaria
Bridget HORNE Colman’87
Amy Deng & Zhigang Jin
John C. & Sally Horsfall Eaton
France Fortin
Kevan HARRIS’12
Vivian HO’04 & Joyce HO’06
Lisa DAWICK Hudson’92 & Mike Hudson
Allen & Eva Lau
Larry Lowenstein & Nina Lester
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & William Martin
William McLean & Deborah Orida
The Nesbitt Family
Nathan & Grace Normandin
Prodigy Construction
John & Carryn Ruffolo
The Senst Family
Daniel and Sandra Sullivan & Family
Eric Tripp & Maria Smith
The R. Howard Webster Foundation
The Weston Family Foundation
Anonymous (2)
$100,000–$249,999
Claire ANGUS’83 & Mark Caplan
Daniel & Susan Argiros
The Armstrong Family
Susan HIGGINS Asper’85* & Leonard Asper
Natalie & Alexander Avery
The Ballard Family
Wayne & Kim Barwise
Al Meghji & Diana Belevsky
Geoffrey & Nancy Belsher
Kilian Berz & Katharine Lake Berz
Rod & Nancy Bolger
The Bolté & Amell Family
Branksome Hall Parents’ Association
The Brenninkmeyer Family
The Brindamour-Letarte Family
Ian and Gail Brooker & Family
Wade & Peggy Burton
Guy & Margaret Carr-Harris
Mary Chen Family
John & Susan Chippindale
William & Anita Chow
Lynn HUGHES Clappison’65 & John Clappison
Barbara & Bryan Colangelo
Beth Corcoran & Jonathan Newton
Shelby AUSTIN Cooper’99 & Graeme Cooper
The Cribbins Family
The Dalglish Family Foundation
William Daniels
Ann P. Larkin Deluce
Peter R. Doering & Lucie V. Gauvin
Iuliana Gheorghe & Khalil Maalouf
The Eaton Foundation
The Elhaddad Family
Peter & Kim Enns
Doone & George Estey
The Charles & Rita Field-Marsham Foundation
Michael Gans & Nancy Wittman
The Percy R. Gardiner Foundation
Mark & Maryann Gaskin
Robert & Cynthia Gemmell
The Gooderham & Nadherny Family
Jennifer GRANT’99 & David Dattels
Carol McLEAN Gray’72
Xiaojun Guo & Lianhua Zou
Jane Harvey & Don O’Born
The Estate of Eleanor MILLS Howe’49* & Douglas Howe*
The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation & Julia Irene
DENNIE Kauffman’63
Catherine TAYLOR Keevil’64*
Martin Kon & Sheri McLean
The LaFayette Family
The Don Langill Family, Melanie LANGILL Joyce’03, Kate LANGILL’05, Stacey LANGILL’08 & Jennifer LANGILL’10
The LBJ Family Foundation
Sondi & Brett Lindros
Po Ping TSO Lo’73
The MacDonald Griffin Charitable Foundation
Nancy ADAMS MacDonnell’62* & Phil MacDonnell
The MacLellan Family
The Malone Family
Scot A. Martin
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56* & Darcy McKeough*
The McLean Foundation
June* & Bill McLean*
Jacqueline SZETO Meiers’87 & Bradley Meiers
Caroline & Christopher Newall
Janet and Gordan Nixon & Trish NIXON’05
Michael & Nancy Nobrega
Duncan Osborne & Cassandra Camp
The Ouellette Family Foundation
Deena PANTALONE’95 and Rocco & Rene Pantalone
Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen
Bill Penny & Heather Simmons
The Phelan Family
Sandra & Jim Pitblado
Francisca & Michael Quinn
Bob Reeves & Carolyn Blaine
Meghan Roach & Christopher Harris
James Scarlett & Vanessa Yeung
The Sekyi-Otu & Noronha Family
Mike Serbinis & Laura Adams
Harry* & Lillian Seymour
The Sharpe Family
Frances SHEPHERD’64
Patti and Paul Shugart & Haley SHUGART’16
John & Susan Shuter
The Carolyn Sifton Foundation Inc.
Margaret R. Sime*
Sandra Simpson
Peter Singer and Heather Gilley & Family
The Smith Family
Don & Susan Starr
John & Shannon Sullivan
Ryerson & Michele Symons
The Tung Family
Roy & Nancy Vincent
Eleanor TOW Walker’57 & David J. Walker*
Alex Wang & Gloria Ye
Ben & Molly Watsa
Mark & Sarah Wellings
Margaret SMELLIE Wilson’56
Patricia WILSON Younger’59
Lizhong Zhou & Yin Dong
Anonymous (10)
$50,000–$99,999
Kashka Kril-Atkins & Michael Atkins
The J.J. Barnicke Family
Jim & Jennifer Beqaj
The Bethlenfalvy Family
Linda Blair
The Bowman Family
Robert & Karen Bradeen
Kurt Brands & Rebecca Ramsden
Michael & Barbara Bregman
Martin & Ellen Brodigan
The Broer-Marshall Family
Geoff & Nancy Browne
Kristina SZANDTNER Burke’65
Ashley CALDWELL’01
Susan & Alan Carson
Meredith CARTWRIGHT’83
Jonathan Cauldwell & Edith Cheung
Paul and Susan Clark & Becca CLARK’17
Mark and Suzanne Cohon & Family
Elspeth FAIRBAIRN Colebrook’45
Shelby AUSTIN Cooper’99 & Graeme Cooper
Bradley & Shane Crompton
Greg & Beatrix Dart
Wendy MORGAN Deeks’66
George* & Kathy Dembroski
Elaine & Greg Dimmer
Brian and Shirley Domelle, Devon DOMELLE Parsons’95, Regan DOMELLE Franklin’97 & Tristan DOMELLE Steiner’00
Gay & John Evans*
Fraser* & Margot Fell*
Jean M. FRASER’66 & Thomas F. Rahilly
Willa Gauthier
Christine & Geoffrey Genovese
The Givertz-Steel Family
Eve & Crawford Gordon
Jackie NIXON Gowdy’03
Kelly & Paul Gray
Barry & Laurie Green
Don & Denyse Green
Carolyn HELBRONNER’79
Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69 & John Hepburn
C.K. PURKS Hoffler’80
Agnes FAIRBAIRN Hopkins’48
Kevin Huang & Anna Li
Michael* & Deborah Hugh
The Hui Family
Nikiforos Iatrou & Elizabeth Kalbfleisch
John & Tracey Ing
Samuel & Jill Ingram
Richard & Donna Ivey
The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman
Jet Wu & Jessie Ding
Jamie & Hilary Johnson
Karen L. Jurjevich
The Kaszas Family
Susan MITCHELL Kilpatrick’54
Goulding* & Elizabeth Lambert
Don & Carolyn Langill
Greg Latremoille
Jane & Oliver Lennox-King
The Lloyd Family
Allen & Perry Lupyrypa
Brian & Marion MacDonald
The MacDonnell, Medland & Adams Families
MacLennan Jaunkalns
Doug & Susie Marshall
Eugene & Lori McBurney
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
Lynn & Duncan McGregor
The McKenna Family
Paul & Martha McLean
Jamsheed Mehta & Christine Harman
Miller Architects
David & Helen Miller
Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Melinda Montoya
The Moore Family
Charles R. Moses
John P. & Nancy Mulvihill
The Peter Munk Charitable Foundation
Mark & Barbara Newman
Jose Ngai & Vivian Cheung
Rossa & Linda O’Reilly
William & Emily Olson
Alfred Page and Anne Donaldson-Page & Alexandra PAGE’13
The Paterson Foundation
Susan & Charles Peniston
The Penny Family
Jennifer PRATT Peters’81 & Kirby Peters
Paul Potvin & Kathryn O’Connor
Allison ROACH’51
Sen. Nancy RUTH’60
Jacqueline SANZ’87 & Daryle Moffatt
The Schaal Family
Aida Schwan-von Brasch & Axel Schwan
Amy SHEK’73 and David Lau & Stephanie LAU’08
Margaret VERNER Shiff’71
Diana Soloway & Douglas Gubitz
Marion and Gerald Soloway & Family
Craig & Rebecca Stovel
Claire STURGESS’91 & Michael Stevenson
Betty & George Theodoropoulos
The Tylman Family
Elizabeth J. “Bunty” Walker*
Kenny Wang & Tina Zhang
John* & Diana Weatherall*
Darryl and Cassandra White & Family
David & Shelagh Wilson
Mary BAWDEN Wood’51, James Wood, Elizabeth WOOD’87 & Kathryn WOOD’87
Adam H. Zimmerman*
Anonymous (2)
Our family has such a long history with the school. We’ve been giving for 41 years and I don’t want that to ever stop. I want our name to be continually associated with Branksome Hall and I want my children to see how the Sandra BOLTÉ’73 & John L. Burns Endowed Fund will continue to benefit students. When I redid my will, I wanted to leave a planned gift to the school because it sends so many outstanding women into the world. My lawyer had to bring out a Kleenex when I was talking about this incredible legacy my father started. He felt so deeply about volunteering and giving back to the community. Dad instilled the importance of this in me and my children, Stephen and Andrea. He was a role model for us. I am so grateful that the Bolté Family will always be a part of Branksome Hall through this endowed fund.
The Sandra BOLTÉ’73 & John L. Burns Endowed Fund was established in 2016 by Sandra’s children Stephen Amell and Andrea AMELL Rees’03. Her mother, Diana BECK Bolté’46, and her father, Auguste, were longtime loyal donors and volunteers. Sandra retired in 2022, having worked at Branksome since 1991, most recently as the Senior & Middle School Coordinator.
With a gift to Branksome Hall in their estate planning, these community members are deeply committed to investing in future generations of Branksome students. We thank those donors for whom a planned gift is a personally meaningful way of committing to our long-term vitality and success. We acknowledge our 10 Elm Society members, including those who choose to remain anonymous, for their foresight and generosity.
Meg MORDEN’75
Sara AKBARI’09
Linda ALEXANIAN’86
Beverley BAILEY’62
Stan Behal & Lyn Whitham
Sandra BOLTÉ’73
Jennifer NORRIE Booth’88
Marnie McKENZIE Bracht’68
Jean H. Campbell*
Meredith CARTWRIGHT’83
Heather CARTWRIGHT’88
Pat STRATHY Davidson’60
Claire DIBBLE’46
Brian & Shirley Domelle
Deborah JONES Elliott’64
Charlotte EMPRINGHAM’63
Sarah Eyton
Stephanie FULFORD’89
Carol McLEAN Gray’72
Carolyn HELBRONNER’79
Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69 & John Hepburn
* remembered fondly
Ruth WALMSLEY Hill’57
Eleanor MILLS Howe’49* & Douglas Howe*
Bruce & Christina Humphrey
Lori & Sam Kanes
Louise CONEYBEARE Keith’72
Diane BEAN Lalor’65
Shelley KANITZ Letofsky’06 & Mr. Justin Letofsky
Edith Louie
Phil MacDonnell
Dodie ROBINETTE MacNeill’45
Lucy RANES Maloney’63
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & William Martin
Joan LEONARD Matthews’72
Sandi SHAW McCabe’67
The McCallum Family
Lucinda FALCONER McDonald’74
Janet BENNETT McKelvie’80
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56* & Darcy McKeough*
Judy SHYKOFF Millard’70
Barbara DUNLOP Mohammad’70
Suzanne & Sheila Morrison
Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen
Maureen PLUNKETT’57*
Valerie RALLING’70
Flavia ELLIOTT Redelmeier’43*
Francean CAMPBELL Rich’38*
P. Terry Rowe
Pamela CHURCH Saunders’43
Caley Taylor
Mary WALKER’64
Ann FARMER Warren’54
Jane DIFFIN Watt’62
Diana St. B. Weatherall*
Margaret Ann MARCHANT Whitten’69
Annabel YARNELL’79*
Anne YENDELL’81
Patricia WILSON Younger’59
Hubie YU’08
Anonymous (6)
BRANKSOME HALL 2023–24
DONOR AND GIVING REPORT
©2024 Branksome Hall
This report recognizes donations made during the Branksome Hall fiscal year July 1, 2022–June 30, 2023. Donations made after June 30, 2023, will be recognized at a future date. As always, we make every effort to ensure accuracy in our reporting and listings. If you notice an error or omission, please accept our sincerest apologies and contact the Advancement and Community Engagement Office at (416) 920-6265, ext. 212, or advancement@branksome.on.ca.
EDITOR
Andrea Aster
CONTRIBUTORS
Sarah Baumann
Jessica Benjamin
Cristina Coraggio
Donna MacMullin
Peter Maddox
Claudia Metelsky
Tejal Singh
Madeleine Smith
Alexandra Wise
Thank you to all the students who participated in our photo shoot.
DESIGN
Detale Design Inc.
RENDERINGS
Cicada Design
PHOTOGRAPHY
Christian Peterson
Liam Sharp
Caley Taylor
COPY EDITORS
Adrienne Phillips
Judy Phillips
