September 1, 2020-August 31, 2021
With Deep Appreciation Deep Appreciation
The Annual Fund supports the operating budget of the school and the areas of greatest need, including curricular and classroom enhancments, facilities upkeep, professional development for faculty/staff, and need-based tuition assistance.
THANK YOU to all of our families, friends, alumni, faculty and staff who supported Browne Academy this year! You truly are MAKING A DIFFERENCE
82 GREYSTONE SOCIETY DONORS ($1000+)
241 DONORS
$66,000 DONATED IN MEMORY OF WADE OTEY TO THE BROWNE ACADEMY ENDOWMENT FUND
67% CURRENT PARENT PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND 28% INCREASE IN GIVING OVER LAST YEAR
$415,000 Raised
100% OF FACULTY & STAFF WERE ABLE TO ATTEND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
$35,000 IN MATCHING GIFTS AND COPORATE SPONSORSHIP
$112,000 RAISED TO PUT A CLEAR TOUCH INTERACTIVE BOARD IN EVERY CLASSROOM
2020-2021 Financial Overview
The strength of our annual giving comes from the collective participation of parents, alumni, grandparents, trustees, faculty, staff, and friends of the school. Your generosity helps ensure that every child thrives in the vigorous pursuit of realizing their academic potential as a lifelong learner. As a result, the 2020-2021 Annual Fund and Auction raised $415,000 allowing the school to enhance the educational experience for every child on campus.
Lifetime Giving Society
The Lifetime Giving Society honors the leadership a of our most generous benefactors who share in the g child through extraordinary teaching, exceptional a nurturing community.
Lifetime Giving Society Members
Peter and the late Gwen Aliferis
The Biggins Family
Jeff and Lisa Brooks
Mr. Neil Byrne
Mr. David S. Germroth and Ms. Rebecca J. Hudson
Mr. Christopher J. Hardimon and Ms. Lisa M. Balzereit
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Klein, Jr.
The Otey Family
The Platt Family
The Strottman Family
General Gordon R. Sullivan and the late Mrs. Gay Sullivan
We extend our sincerest gratitude to our Lifetime Giving Society members for their deep commitment to Browne Academy’s mission.
Your Gift Put a Clear Touch Board in Board in Every Classroom
Your Gift Provided Professional Development Opportunities for All of Our All of Our Teachers and Staff
Veverka Family Foundation Grant Provides New Orff and String Instruments for the Music Program
Honor Roll of Donors 2020-2021
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the donors on the following pages for their generous contributions from September 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021. Special thanks to our Board Advancement Committee Chair Joan DeBoer and our Annual Fund Chair Akilah Harris for their leadership throughout the year. Your support creates an environment where every student at Browne Academy is able to thrive!
The Greystone Society honors those who demonstrate an outstanding philanthropic commitment of $1,000 or more to Browne Academy. Giving includes Annual Fund contributions, emotional appeal donations made at the annual auction, and cash sponsorships.
Marion Browne Society - $25,000+
Mr. and Mrs. David Biggins
Ms. Gini Cortez
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Otey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sasso
Founder's Circle - $10,000-$24,999
Mr. Peter Aliferis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. DeBoer
Microsoft
Mr. Charles H. Platt and Ms. Jennifer Greene
Mr. Allan Smith and Ms. Marija Zivanovic-Smith
UnitedHealth Group
Head of School's Circle - $5,000-$9,999
Mr. Joel E. Anderson and Ms. Johanna L. Cheney
Mr. Xavier Brooks-El and Mrs. Roslyn G. Brooks
Ms. Julia E. Ebron
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lonetto
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lowsen
Mrs. Janet Merrifield and Mr. Jay Merrifield
United Way of the National Capital Area
Veverka Family Foundation
Director’s Circle - $2,500-$4,999
Agora, Inc.
Mr. Bryan A. Bonner and Dr. Ingrid D. Johnson
Change Finance
Ms. Lori A. Feeley-Leetz and Ms. Ann M. Feeley-Leetz
Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Harris
Mr. and Mrs. William Hatherill
Mr. Tim LaDonna and Dr. Kathleen Settle-LaDonna
COL Christopher J. Lettieri and COL Christine F. Lettieri
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Marshall
Mrs. Robin E. Rueger and Mrs. Jane E. Rueger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sasso
Mr. Erik Smith
Mr. Cornelius C. Southall and Ms. Patricia M. St. George
Universal Janitorial Services
Mr. and Mrs. Ismail Uslu
Honor Roll of Donors
1941 Club $1,941-$2,499
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Mr. Rick Guadalupe and Ms. Mildred Millien
Mr. and Mrs. William Hood
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lady
Mr. Will Nuckols and Ms. Cecelia Prewett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Weakley
Mr. and Mrs. James Younger II
Bruins’ Circle $1,000-$1,940
Adams and Reese LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ares
Mr. Kevin Barnes and Mrs. Dawn Smith Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Bloom
Mr. Ken Brown and Ms. Susan Scott
Ms. Griselda Castro
Mr. and Mrs. David Clark
CroppMetcalfe
Cypher Intelligence
Mr. Oliver Gacad and Ms. Aileen Gonzaga
Mr. Donald Brasfield and Ms. Janet Gomez
Ms. Qiana Harder
Howard C. and Margaret G. Bissell Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Jouet
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Kalo
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Keegan
King Campbell Poretz Mitchell, PLLC
Mr. Joseph King and Ms. Lori Ranson
Mr. ByoungGu Ko and Ms. Marianne S. Ocampo
Mr. and Mrs. Walford B. Lindo II
Mr. Andrew G. Taylor and Ms. Kim C. McCue
Bruins’ Circle (cont.)
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Merrick
Mrs. Gwendolyn Nash
Mr. and Mrs. John Nash
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pugh
Ms. Cynthia A. Rice
Mr. Sol Ross
Mr. Leslie H. Ryce and Ms. Jacqueline W. Roundtree
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sassin
Mr. and Mrs. Dinoven Saunders
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit J. Schutter
Mr. Ian Schutter and Mrs. Kara Schutter
Mr. Ernest Smith and Mrs. Chasiti Dawson Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Swinton
The Patterson Group
Virasec LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wachter
Mr. Charles Wien and Ms. Alexis Bernstein
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Wise
Mr. Melvin Worsley and LCDR April Bowen Worsley
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Yoder
Honor Roll of Donors
Friends’ Circle $500-$999
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Abbott
Ms. Joanne M. Alexander
Ms. Montina Anderson
Dr. Ronald L. Anderson and Mrs. Beverly Anderson
Mr. Michael Apriceno and CDR Caroline Rochfort Apriceno
Mr. and Mrs. Ali Chebinou
DC Slices LLC
Dr. Andrew Dmytrijuk and Dr. Natalie M. Derzko-Dmytrijuk
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Drewry
Mr. and Mrs. Darius Ervin
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Fairfax
Mr. Michael Fanning
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Franklin
Mr. Michael Gordon and CPT Samantha Youngblood
Mrs. Elizabeth Gryczewski and Mr. Igor Mikolic
Mr. Casey Hill and Mrs. Gwendolyn Woodley-Hill
Jersey Mike’s Subs
John Marshall Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson Sr.
Mr. Ulas Karasu and Ms. Sky Sitney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Lambert
Mrs. Anne C. Landry
Lands’ End, Inc.
Friends’ Circle (cont.)
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lineberry
Mammas Kitchen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Metcalf
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Middleton
Mrs. Adah Mitchell
Northrop Grumman Foundation
PediatriCare of Northern VA, PC
Ms. Sarah Rabinowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Roman G. Schweizer III
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Shaw
Mrs. Krista Stehn
Mr. and Mrs. Scott G. Swain
Ms. Alice Tanoue
Team Jouet LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Traul
Ms. Janice White and Ms. Delores Weaver
Honor Roll of Donors
Red and Grey Circle $1-$499
Mr. Alfred Acunto
Ms. Tietjen Alvarez
AmazonSmile Foundation
Ms. Jalpa Anjaria Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Babcock
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baran
Mr. and Mrs. David Barr
Ms. Polly Beam
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Behr
Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Bernstein
Ms. Ashley Blowe
Bookworm Central
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Boone
Box Tops for Education
Mrs. Brittany Brandt and Mr. Mike Brandt
Ms. Takisha Brown
Mr. Mike Burnside
Mr. and Parry J. Carlson and Dr. Karen Cochrane Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Cavalaris
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Charles
Dr. Michael J. Collins and Dr. Linda D. Fama
Mr. Charles A. Copening
Mrs. Patricia Culbreth
Ms. Rebecca Culbreth
Ms. Bethany DaRin
Mr. Xavius daSilva-Thompson and Ms. Shanique Cartwright
Mr. Patrick Daugherty and Ms. Shaunna Williams
Red and Grey Circle (cont.)
Mr. Dwayne Davis
Mr. Sachio Davis
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Durkin
Mr. Charles Edwards
Mr. James Ercole and Ms. Toya Haskins-Ercole
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Federal
Ms. Maddie Fields
Mr. Dietrich Fortune and Ms. Crystal Woodley-Fortune
Mr. Cory Fulks and Dr. Heather Taylor-Fulks
Ms. Susan Geiger
Ms. Danielle Gerber and Mr. Scott Gerber
Mrs. Seraphina Haeseler
Ms. Stephanie Hahn
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Haile
Mr. and Mrs. Jayant Haksar
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Hardy
Ms. Andrea Harrell
Mr. Corey Hastings and Ms. Jennifer Walden
Dr. Michael David Homeyer and Dr. Nora Yasmine Homeyer
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hughes
Ms. Amanda Jackson
Mrs. Carletta D. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Johnson, Sr.
Mr. Danté Johnson
Honor Roll of Donors
Red and Grey Circle (cont.)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Johnson
Mr. Juan Juarez
Ms. Alissa Kharkar and Mr. Gautam Kharkar
Ms. Jean King
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Klawiter
Mrs. Joy P. Krebs
Ms. Elizabeth Kubic and Mr. Ian Stein
Ms. Robyn A. Laha
Ms. Carla Landry
Mr. Daryl Laster and Mrs. Natasha Kollaros
Mr. Malcolm C. Lester
Mr. Alexander Levy
Ms. Stacy Lynch
Ms. Sharon B. Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Eric March
Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Marchant
Mr. Douglas McMillan and Ms. Janell Poindexter
Ms. DeAnna McNeal
Ms. Brianna Meyer
Ms. Christine Michael
Mr. and Mrs. Yuriy Mikhin
Ms. Hannah Miller
Ms. Katrina Moore
Red and Grey Circle (cont.)
Mr. Tim Murtaugh and Ms. Dena Kozanas
My Mom the Gardner
Mrs. Shannon Naik and Mr. Rob Naik
Ms. Abigail Nawrocki
Mr. Andrew Nussbaum
Ms. Kristen Oberhofer
Mrs. Jenne Olivares
Mr. and Mrs. Shyrone Palms
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Parks
Ms. Sallie Plumlee Close
Mr. and Mrs. David Post
Mrs. Polly Proctor
Mrs. Katie Rasmussen
The Rodriguez Family
Mrs. Sarah Rojas and Mr. Juan Ortiz
Ms. Suzanne Rosen
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sassin
Mrs. Lucia Schaefer and Mr. Thad Bradley-Lewis
Ms. Amy Schoolscraft
Mr. Graydon G. Schweizer
Ms. Loden C. Schweizer
Ms. Allison Seger
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Seline
Honor Roll of Donors
Red and Grey Circle (cont.)
Mr. Matt Senie
Mr. and Mrs. David Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey O. Short
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Shuckra
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Simmons
Mr. Jeffrey Sindler
Mr. Louis Soares and Ms. Elizabeth O’Hare
Ms. Bernice Sowah
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Taylor
Mr. Greg Thompson and Ms. Gabriella Pasek
Ms. Becky Todd
Mr. Curtis Trenkelbach
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Veve
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wall
Ms. Paige Wallis
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Walton
Mr. Anthony Waylonis and Ms. Shawna Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. David Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Nickolaus Weise
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wright
Mrs. Skyla Wright and Mrs. Annette Cooks
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Yotty
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Zadareky
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2021 Masquerade Movement Virtual Auction! The event was enormously successful, netting over $174,000, including a record-breaking emotional appeal that enabled us to put a Clear Touch board in every classroom! Much appreciation goes to Auction Chairs Joni Rae and Raven White and the Auction Committee for creating such a memorable event.
Co-Chairs - Joni Rae and Raven White Auction Volunteers
Montina Anderson
Rainey Astin
Mark Baran
Myra Baran
Lisa Brooks
Melissa Campbell
Niky Clark
Joan DeBoer
Dana Ervin
Janet Gomez
Akilah Harris
Bill Hatherill
Deborah Hatherill
Sarah Hill
Leah Hirsch
Sophie Horville
Amanda Jackson
Sherhonda Jenkins
Kristy Kalo
Rebecca Lady
Maggie Marshall
Steve Marshall
LaQuann McCarly
Kimberly McClain
Stephen McClain
Amber Merrick
Crystal Morado
Marianne Ocampo
Melissa Palms
David Post
Robin Rueger
Megan Sassin
Tamika Saunders
Kara Schutter
Evie Simmons
Chasiti Dawson Smith
Tisza Swain
Paige Wallis
Sarah Weise
Bethany Weinstein
Shaunna Williams
Auction Vendors and Special Thanks
Thank you to the vendors for providing delicious food, fabulous entertainment, and an Auction to remember!
Host David Post
Virtual Program and Event Planning
Envision Firm
Event Marketing Graphic Design Mindset Group
Catering
Lori’s Table
Wine Unwined
Student Candids
Freed Photography
Musical Guest Ray Robinson Band
Magician
Kourosh Taie
Underwriters/Cash Donors
Kevin Barnes & Dawn Smith Barnes
Jeffrey & Lisa Brooks
Johanna Cheney
Jennifer & Christopher Fairfax
Nicole & Michael Lonetto
Michael & Donna Sasso
Susan & Andy Shuckra
Suzanne & Chris Wachter
Gold Level Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsors
CYPHER INTELLIGENCE
Bronze Level Sponsors
Faculty Table Sponsors
Jeffrey & Lisa Brooks (2)
Nicole & Michael Lonetto
Patricia St. George & Cornelius Southall
Suzanne & Chris Wachter
Faculty Ticket Sponsors
Tim and Leslie Abbott (2)
Peter Aliferis
Mark and Myra Baran
Kevin Barnes and Dawn Smith Barnes
Tiffany and Gabriel Behr
David and Dawn Biggins (2)
Ken Brown and Susan Scott
Xavius daSilva-Thompson and Shanique Cartwright (2)
Patrick Daugherty and Shaunna Williams
Jeffrey and Joan DeBoer
Julia Ebron
Dana and Darius Ervin
Jennifer and Christopher Fairfax
Lori and Ann Feeley-Leetz
Deborah and William Hatherill
ByoungGu Ko and Marianne Ocampo (2)
Nara and Ronald Lee
Christopher and Christine Lettieri (2)
Walford and Malaika Lindo
Dorrit and Michael Lowsen (2)
Steve and Maggie Marshall (2)
Amber and Kevin Merrick
Christine Michael (2)
Joy and Michael Metcalf
John and Joy Nash
Charles Platt and Jennifer Greene
Will Nuckols and Cecelia Prewett (2)
Peggy Otey
Chantel and Hiro Rodriguez (2)
Robin and Jane Rueger (2)
Michael and Donna Sasso (4)
Michael and Holly Sasso
Ken Brown and Susan Scott
Susan and Andy Shuckra (2)
Sky Sitney and Ulas Karasu
Patricia St. George and Cornelius Southall
Kim McCue and Andrew Taylor (4)
Paige Wallis
Charles Wien and Alexis Bernstein
April Bowen Worsley and Melvin Worsely
Samantha Youngblood and Michael Gordon
Emotional Appeal Donors
$20,000
David and Dawn Biggins
$10,000
Peggy and Wade Otey
Charles Platt and Jennifer Greene
Michael and Donna Sasso
$5,000
Jeffrey and Lisa Brooks
Johanna Cheney and Joel Anderson
Roslyn Brooks and Xavier Brooks-El
Joan and Jeff DeBoer
Janet and Jay Merrifield
$3,500
Robin and Jane Rueger
$2,500
Nicole and Michael Lonetto
Ismail and Betul Uslu
$2,000
Dorrit and Michael Lowsen
Holly and Mike Sasso
$1,500
Lori and Ann Feeley-Leetz
Steven and Margaret Marshall
Will Nuckols and Cecelia Prewett
$1,000
Peter Aliferis
Julia Ebron
Akilah and Kelvin Harris
William and Deborah Hatherill
Kristy and Ted Kalo
Rebecca and Todd Lady
Malaika and Walford Lindo
Kimberly McCue and Andy Taylor
Gwendolyn Nash
Joy and John Nash
Kara and Ian Schutter
Patricia St. George and Cornelius Southall
Dr. Kathleen Settle-LaDonna and Tim LaDonna
$750
Montina Anderson
Ronald and Beverly Anderson
ByoungGu Ko andMarianne Ocampo
Emotional Appeal Donors
$500
Joanne Marie Alexander
Shara and Robert Ares
Kevin Barnes and Dawn Smith Barnes
Ken Browne and Susan Scott
Mark and Lissett Lineberry
Joy and Michael Metcalf
Rainey Astin and Matthew Parks
Stacy and Seth Swinton
Jim and Debra Weakley
$250
Nicole and David Clark
Andrew Dmytrijuk and Natalie Derzko-Dmytrijuk
Janet Gomez and Donald Brasfield
Rana and Carl Johnson
Joseph King and Lori Ranson
Janet and Jay Merrifield
Elizabeth O’Hare and Louis Soares
Krista Stehn
Elizabeth Kubic and Ian Stein
Alice Sabalones Tanoue
Amanda & Eric Wall
$100
Trevva and David Barr
Bassem and Sawsan Beidas
Sachio Davis
Aimee and Seth Drewry
Valerie and Daryl Hardy
Brianna Meyer
Abigail Nawrocki
Gabriella Pasek and Greg Thompson
Sarah Merchant Rojas
Lucia Schaefer
Amy Schoolcraft
Evie and Lewis Simmons
Jennifer Walden and Corey Hastings
David and Bethany Weinstein
Samantha Youngblood and Michael Gordon
$50
Isaac Boone
Mike Burnside
Danté Johnson
Robyn Laha
Eric and Tiffany March
Susan and Andy Shuckra
Melissa and Shyrone Palms
Crystal Woodley-Fortune and Dietrich Fortune
Thanky f y rsupp t! t!