Buckingham Friends School honors the Light within each person, inspires scholarship and spiritual community, and instills the value of caring for others and our world.
2023-2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Alexis Ridge-Simek, Clerk
Laura Kinnel, Assistant Clerk
George Yarnall, Secretary
Lisa Pretecrum, Treasurer
Andrew Garrett ‘80
Daniel Holton-Roth ‘91
Chris Kerr
Lukas Makris
Annette Miller ‘73
Anne Porter
Tom Rogers
Julie Spears
ADMINISTRATION
Paul Lindenmaier
Head of School
Rossana Zapf
Associate Head of School
Melissa Clayton
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Katelynn Connolly
Director of Advancement
Sam Frenkel
Director of Finance and Operations
Karen Kemp
Director of Technology Innovation and Design
EDITOR
Katelynn Connolly
COVER PHOTO
Showstopper Photography
DESIGN AND PRODUCTION blazar design studio
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear members of the Buckingham Friends School community,
As Buckingham Friends School enters its 231st year, we celebrate our community and everything about it that makes BFS distinctive and singularly special. Our mission and philosophy, core values and curriculum, and bucolic, wooded campus provide an intentional framework and setting that allow each individual to realize their promise while engaging in teaching, learning, and growth in a deeply personal way. Every child and their family are individually known and understood here, and together, we form a vibrant and engaged community. Each day I have the privilege of witnessing how our dedicated teachers, talented students, and supportive families reveal and express the culture of our unique community and shape the relevant and inspiring institution that connects us all.
Within the pages of this 2024–25 Annual Report, we celebrate the many ways that our community offered tangible support of BFS last year. As is the case each year, BFS is proud to be a donor-assisted school, and everyone’s participation in the Annual Fund is central to our support of every child, each teacher, and all of our programs. We are grateful for the leadership of last year’s volunteers and the philanthropy and commitment from every donor.
“ ONCE AGAIN, OUR CURRENT AND EXTENDED COMMUNITY IS ADVANCING OUR HOPES FOR EACH LEARNER AND OUR DREAMS FOR A VIBRANT FUTURE WHILE ENSURING THAT BFS REMAINS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.”
From the ongoing help toward our capital projects to increasing salaries, from the generous EITC gifts in support of financial aid and breaking ground on the Arts Building projects, and
from a successful and spirited annual auction, the dreams we have held with intention over many years are being realized. Once again, our current and extended community is advancing our hopes for each learner and our dreams for a vibrant future while ensuring that BFS remains accessible to all.
I hope you enjoy reading about the many ways our community expressed its strength and supported BFS last year. On behalf of the students, the faculty, and the staff, I offer my sincere thanks to everyone who generously gave gifts of time, talent, and financial support. Because of your engagement, our beloved BFS remains true to its mission and core values and is positioned to remain relevant and thriving in a changing world.
Gratefully yours,
Paul Lindenmaier Head of School
GRADUATION HEADER HERE
On the evening of June 5, the Class of 2025 were celebrated, surrounded by family and friends, during their graduation ceremony. With smiles, and a few tears, students expressed gratitude and shared memories from their time on campus. Upper School Math teacher Chris Moore addressed the group:
Tonight, we are saying goodbye to an incredible group of young people. The impact you’ve had on our daily lives, and the culture of this school has been remarkable. For us, you have made teaching so incredibly worthwhile, rewarding, and quite frankly, fun. Your excitement for learning, concern for each other, and positive attitudes in the classroom and the learning commons, on the playground and on the athletic fields were a model that others should look up to. You brightened the School and all of our days.
With humor and gratitude, Chris highlighted the students’ great sense of community and just how tightly bonded the members of this class are.
There is no shortage of examples we’ve witnessed which speak to the quality of individuals within your group and the love and respect you have for each other.
He encouraged the students to take an active approach in their high school education.
Get involved, participate. This is your opportunity to try new things and to ‘Pursue Your Passion.’ This is your adventure.
After teachers read personal remarks describing the character, personhood, and attributes of the individual students, and diplomas were received, the Class of 2025 departed the Meetinghouse for the first time as BFS Alumni.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BFS CLASS OF 2025!
We are proud to share this list of secondary schools that our most recent graduates have chosen to build upon their BFS education:
Blair Academy
Central Bucks South High School
George School
The Hun School
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Solebury School
FISCAL YEAR
(JULY 1, 2024–JUNE 30, 2025)
It is with much gratitude that we thank the Buckingham Friends School community for their generous and meaningful gifts and pledges during the 2024/ 2025 school year. With a total of $2,723,108.05 raised, we value every gift, pledge, and your continued support and belief in our mission.
THIS LIST REFLECTS ALL GIFTS FROM JULY 1, 2024, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. ANY GIFTS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE WILL BE RECOGNIZED IN THE 2025- 2026 ANNUAL REPORT OF GIVING.
$200,000+
Henry Webster-Mellon ‘04
Sara Webster
$100,000 - $199,999
The Scott Family
$40,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
Carol and Louis Della Penna
Geoff and Laura Kinnel
Lauren and Ryan Mellon
Cornelius E. and Virginia W. Sigety
The Sigety Family
Zelesko Family Fund
Matthew and Jennifer Zelesko
$25,000 - $39,999
First Nat’l Bank of Newtown
Ashley Garrett ‘72 and Alan Jones
Eric and Pam Pillmore Charitable Fund
The Waldman Family
$15,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
110 Commerce Way, Inc.
Susan Hanover
Peter and Jill Reardon
TB Philly, Inc.
Jeffrey Williams
$10,000 - $14,999
Courtney and RJ Donnelly
Christiane Duncan ‘92 and Robert Whittenberger ‘89
Inspired Closets of Philadelphia
Nadav and Amy Kaufman
Robert and Nortrud Loy
Andrew and Amy Taylor Popkin ‘78
Tom and Kathy Rogers
Carter van Dyke
Dale and Gail Whittenberger
$5,000- $9,999
Andrew and Katelynn Connolly
Karen and Bryan Connolly
Robert Goldsborough ‘62
Lousteau Family Foundation
Yota Palli and Lukas Makris
Arthur Ridge
Brian and Elizabeth Rizor
Robert N. Roop
Ami Shah and Div Telwala
Tyndale USA
George and Anne Yarnall
$2,500 - $4,999
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Jesse Brink ‘86
Emily Casey and Paul Goldman ‘98
The Estate of Bernice F. Snyder
Bonnie and Andrew Garrett ‘80
Paul and Margaret Lindenmaier
Lumen Financial Group
Bethann Morgan ‘77
Lisa Parry
Lisa Pretecrum
Marga R. Rogers ‘52
Elizabeth Sigety and Jeffrey Nicholas
Elizabeth Soskin and Roger Amidon
T. Wistar Brown Teachers Fund
Scott Wallace ‘65
Susan Keim Wiggins ‘77
William B. Parry & Son, LTD.
Dorothy and Mike Zelesko
$1,000 - $2,499
A&Y Landscaping & Tree Services LLC
AmeriStructure, LLC
Paul Bergquist and Anna Rivkin
Drew Augenblick
Amanda Ayre and Ian Kennedy-Kelly ‘88
Mary Jo Banis
Bethany Barry Menkart ‘67
Dr. Raymond Bell and Elizabeth Riley Bell
Gary Brackenridge
Buckingham Monthly Meeting
Cecilian Partners, Inc.
Jennifer and John Cecilian
Valley Veterinary Center
Centerbrook
Christopher and Whitney Chandor
Layne Chaya and Chris Feaster
CNS Cleaning Company
Chris and Wendy Connard
David S. Coolidge
Samantha and Joel Covington
Dan and Betsy Crofts
Nancy and Terry Culleton
Alenore Cusick
Kim and Bill Dunn
Robert Dusek ‘78
John and Susan Eichert
Christine Ennis and Raj Jadhav
Sanam Etminan and Amitand Ravani
Rachel Finkle and Sven Helmer
Friends Council On Education
Gene Gateniuk
Karen Gaul-Parry and Ryan Parry
Sarah Gurka and Matthew Major
Rhiannon and Shawn Harrington
Chris Horne
Cassandra Jackson and Reginald Ross
Olwen and Bill Jarvis
Anita Kristina Jensen, PhD
John D. Spears Charitable Fund
Andy Kantra and Malaine Reed
Gail Keim
Mr. Robin Kinnel
The Leita and William Hamill Family Foundation
Mike and Sabrina Liddell ‘94
John Mason and Kim Kiendl
Lincoln and Julie Merwin
Annette White Miller ‘73
Joan Mook
Priyanka Nair-Gupta and Himanshu Gupta
Julia Nikishina and Andrew Vanvolkenburgh
Audrey Swanstrom Osuna
Jen and Jeff Pelus
Jennifer and Robert Piasio
Catherine Anne Porter
Ashley and Kevin Putman
Evan Rattner ‘93
Susan and David Rattner
Daisy Rodriguez-Kelly and Kevin Kelly
Mollie Rosen and Drew Baldwin
Megan and Paul Sandhu
Joseph Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek
Solebury Friends Meeting
Lee and Marion Soskin
John and Cookie Spears
T&T Tree Service Inc.
Julie and Adrian Tanner
Todd and Melissa Trice
W.S. Cumby Construction
$500 - $999
Anchor Run CSA
Kelli and Ben Annequin
Anonymous
Jane W. AuWerter
Caleb’s American Kitchen
Contract Cleaners Supply, Inc.
Laurie Rendall Coursin ‘63
Lee Randolph Cox ‘61
Meredith and James Cozzarelli
Barry Cunningham ‘90
Michael and Alberta Duncan
Gary Fassler and Gail Munz Fassler
Jill Frazier ‘94 and Christopher Peters
Gallop Printing, Inc.
Michael and Christine Godshall
Bob and Mary Goldman
Natalie Hamill and Josh Perlsweig
Bridget and Anders Haunso
Penn and Diane Holsenbeck
Jacqueline Whitley Hover ‘64
Dana Hunting and Derek McGeehan
Joe and Nadine Lee
Michael and Simrit Lynch ‘03
Chris Moore
Grace and Shepard Morgan
John and Silvia Napierski
Anne E. O’Day, DMD, MS
Ozzie and Jane Oswald
Kelly and Ross Owens
Blake and Jan Parry
Peddler’s Village
Paula and Kevin Putman
David Hagler Redenbaugh ‘94
Laura Swanstrom Reece ‘87
John and Amy Rieszer
Sarah Chiovarou Interior Design LLC
Matthew and Tiffany Schmidt
Mark Schmukler and Kaitlin Doyle
The Stephanie and Jim Stafford
Charitable Fund
Ian Stevens ‘86
Stephanie Thliveris and Dana Harrison
Sean Tracy
Karen Wachsmuth and Michael Hanke
Watchdog Real Estate Project Management
Jane Williams
Stuart Zorn
$250 - $499
Susana Abell
American Endowment Foundation Donor
Advised Fund
Anna P’s Catering Inc.
Anonymous
Ayres Law LLC
Bal Arisi Area Rug Washing & Repair
Steve and Nancy Bernardini
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Bountiful Acres Garden Center
Annabelle Brainard ‘72
James Brophy
Leila Yusuf and Terrence Brown
Bucks Mount Party Centre, Inc
Class of 2025
Class of 2028
Class of 2030
Cooper Mechanical, Inc.
Crofts Family Fund
CyberGrants SPV
William Dockhorn and Carol Wengert
Dragonfly Yoga Studio
Sam Frenkel
Erik and Abigail Galardi
Janet F. Gendaszek
Dan Goldman ‘02
Finn Goldman ‘31
Nash Goldman ‘33
Robert and Christine Hale
Andrew and Allison Hamilton
Kim and Geoff Hawksworth
Judith Heggestad
Hewn Spirits
Emily Holton-Roth ‘94
Gergana Hubcheva and Justin Fraser
Interstate Maintenance Corp.
The J. Paul Weinstein and Deborah R. Bernstein Donor Advised Fund
Jane Hamill and Jason Bereswill
Grace Kantra ‘19
Chris Keep ‘71 and Alison Mitchell ‘81
Marcus Keep ‘73
Amelia and Kevin Kelly
Karen and John Kemp
Laura and Andrew Kent
Jack Knetemann
Krystal Clear Vision
Kurtz Bros.
Let’s Learn Tutoring
Vivian and Jaime Matsinger
Bob and Stephanie McBride
McCaffrey’s Markets
Isabelle McMahon ‘13
Ken Miller ‘64
Vanessa Mitchell ‘80
Jeff and Susan Moody
Alicia and Damon Newman
O’Connell and Company LLC
Meg Panzer ‘98
Pennswood Village Residents Assoc.
Lisa and Justin Pope
PRN Consultants
Quaker Hill Foundation
Lydia P. Quill
Gary Robinson and Amy Whitney
Sagefrog Marketing Group
Adam and Jessica Schmucker
Giovanna and Mathieu Sharp
Speak Your Truth
Sarah Stark and Lowell Flax
Barry and Becca Stephens
Jennifer and Eric Stephens
Sterling Limousine
Cathy Stevens
Rande Styger
Hudson Taylor
Tilley Fire Solutions
Wisler Pearlstine, LLP
Pamela Zorn Adams
$100 - $249
Frances Benson Altman ‘72
Nancy Amidon
Anonymous
Chris and Stacey Antar
Robert and Cheryl Baldi
Heather L. Barnes ‘90
Morton and Janet Barnett
Dan Baum-Baicker ‘03
Carmen Berelson
Josh Bousum ‘88
Julian Brown
Nelson Camp and Alice Maxfield
Chris Chandor Jr. ‘82
Anna Resek Chung ‘95
Climac Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Cohen
David and Nancy Keim Comley ‘83 Bouzha Cookman ‘71
Kate and Chad Corey
Abad Cruz and Abigail Santiago
Daniel and Kendra DeHaven
Meghan Delaney
Debbie DiMicco
Laura Downs
Doylestown Monthly Meeting
Elizabeth Eschallier
Katie and Dennis Ferretti
Seychelle Leonard and Jeff Ferry
Sydney Fox
Doug Friend ‘63
Alice and Mark Funk ‘66
Philip W. Garrett-Engele ‘68
Jay and Donna Ginsberg
Linda Grubb and Kenneth C. Leonard, Jr.
George and Ann Hackl
Douglas Haigh and Sandra Moreno
Kate and Jeff Hartford
Bruce Henderson and Cynthia Wallace
Jordan Hillier Adams ‘07
Robert Hillier
Beryl Hirsch
John and Teresa Hopkins
Marc and Bonnie Inver
James and Linda Mchenry Charitable Fund
David Starkey and Stephanie Jones ‘69
Linda Kamel
Tom and Laura Kaufmann
Liam Kelly ‘21
Angad Khalsa
Thomas and Doreen Kilkenny
Mary Ellen Lederer
Kristen Leonard
John Leydon ‘55
Jan Lipes and Janet Schulman
George and Maureen Long
Catherine Longabucco
Deborah Morgan Luquer ‘54
Jim and Kathy Lyons
Jack Macauley ‘66
Rusty and Carol MacMullan
Kimberly and Darren Malone
Margaret and AJ Mayorga
John and June Maziarz
Michele and Thomas Mazzo
Theresa McCartin
Douglas Wayne McGeehan
Carly Mendelssohn and Matthew Eaton
The Merck Foundation
Kristy and Phil Mitchell
Anne Monoky and Curt Goldman
David Mook
Kristin and Daniel Moore
Sylvie and Tom Moore
Mira Nakashima-Yarnall and Jonathon Yarnall
Laurance Narbut ‘85
James Michael Orsini, Jr.
Samuel Louis Oswald ‘12
Mary Palladino
Joyce Paul
Lynn Peacock
Don and Lorri Perkins
David and Leslie Perlsweig
Ethan and Ginny Perry
Sarah Haverstick Phillips ‘69
Alan H. Plough ‘69
Louann Plough
Katharina and Daniel Polka
Marietta and Randy Quinby
Susan and Matthew Quinn
Stephen and Maggie Rash
Cassandra and Daniel Rasmussen
Jim and Diana Resek
Robyn and Tobin Rich
Zachary and Emily Rich
Sarah and Mark Richardson
Abigail Rizor ‘13
Claude ‘52 and Margaret Robinson
James A. Rose V ‘67
Pamela Crilley Ross
Katherine A. Rowe ‘65
Alexander T. Ryan ‘96
Jesse Sandberg ‘03 and Emily Kossow Sandberg
Nancy and Keith Sandberg
Karen and Bill Seaton
Cori Ginsberg-Seraydarian ‘87
Ariel Scott Siebe ‘96
Joseph and Rosemary Simek
Kris Sinisi
William and Martha Smith
Marcia and Jeffrey Stark
Pru Stasikewich ‘64
Lynda Guydon Taylor ‘64
Susan Taylor and Michael Murphree
Laura Tendler
Barry and Cheryl Tice
James Townsend Jr. ‘57
Jillian Venne
Kimberly and Randolph Viscio
Randall Wallace ‘68
Jonathan Weiner and Deborah Heiligman
Rita E. Wiley
Caroline Worsley-Koca and Dursun Koca
Rossana Admana Zapf
Dave and Rebecca Zemach-Lawler
Riannon and Jeremy Zorn
Cheryl and Joe Ciaranca
Canyon Koca ‘27
Clover Koca ‘29
UP TO $99
Anonymous (2)
Deborah Bacon
C. Rodger Biles ‘61
Melissa Bond
Fallon Brackenridge ‘24
Graham Brackenridge ‘26
Lorna Brackenridge ‘23
Meredith Brett
Rebecca Bunting
Haley Busse
Fran Burton Cagle
Charles and Melissa Calvert
Angela Camoia
Amanda Carcich
Marie C. Carrino
Jacob Casey
Rainey Casey
Ricky and Wanda Casey
Elizabeth Cepparulo Renzo ‘96
Daniel Chang
Robert and Judy Clarke
Lucy Clayton ‘17
Melissa Clayton
Patsy Clayton
Tracy and Bob Collie
Compass Real Estate
Frank Connard Jr ‘57
Jackie Connard and Rennie Milne
Dylan Connolly ‘25
Hunter Connolly ‘31
Rory Connolly ‘27
Lauren Cortright
Richard Cox
Sarah Crofts ‘87
Anita Verna Crofts ‘84
Barb Cross
Stephen Cunning Jr. ‘96
Carole and Franco D’Accampo
Marne Dietterich
Irina Dmitrenko
Judy Dornstreich
Denise L. Evans
Katherine Falk
Joyce Falsetti
Rhodes Christopher Faure ‘12
Catherine Brooks Faure ‘85
Erin Foster and Dennis Galvin
Deb Fraser
Diana and Glen Frater
Joseph Fusco
Michael and Jill Gallina
Jessica Getz and Gareth Smith
Adam and Jennifer Gibson
Julie Goldman
Ben and Alison Goodman
Bill Gribbell ‘74
Rachel Griffin-Snipes
Caroline Griffiths ‘09
Joseph Gurka
Sandie Hakos
Phoebe Hallowell ‘03
William S. Hallowell
Jessica Harms and James Arnold
Dennis and Danielle Haupert
Christopher Hawn
Vickie Hodge and James Farrell
John and Christine Hoenstine
Joseph Holbert
Daniel Holton-Roth ‘91
Emily Honer ‘07
Anna Honer ‘13
Stephanie and Roger Howard
Prudence Ingerman ‘54
Brian and Sheila Joseph
Cristen Kelleher
John and Amy Kelly
Carol Kemp-Taifer
Ginny Work Kosoff ‘52
William C. Kuehn ‘57
Veronica and Barry La Vista
Chloe Lentchner ‘15
Dominique and Bennett Lomax ‘91
Alexandra Long ‘16
Katelyn Long ‘11
Sarah Anne Long ‘14
Marienne Lousteau
Mahlon Lovett ‘64
Bill Lynch
Declan Lynch ‘31
Louise Major
Peter and Camille Mancuso
Ernie and Laurie Mayer
Colleen Baumgardner
Sarah McBride ‘92
Bridge McCartan
Christopher Mellon
Marilyn Mellon
Thomas Mellon, III
Herman Mihalich and Val Fusco
Margaret Miller ‘93
Toby and Juanelle Mochel
Jeffrey Morgan ‘58
Richard and Louise Morrison
Jennifer Murray
Mary Jackson Narbut
Topaz and Charles Nobles
Mary Beth Nyce
Shannon O’Connell
Sara Oswald ‘15
Todd Patterson ‘69
Alison and Daniel Quill ‘85
Ellen W Reiss
Cori Richards-Jones and Roland Jones
Colby Rieszer ‘22
Keira Rieszer ‘25
Roxana Barry Robinson ‘60
Sarah Robinson ‘94
Gail and Richard Roche
Melissa and Charles Santore
Nicole Saunders and Alex Roche
James Schiffer
Asher Schmidt ‘25
Beckett Schmidt ‘30
Brad Schmidt ‘25
Eleanor Funk Schuster ‘70
Erika E. Scott ‘93
Chris Searle
Ned Sigety ‘12
Nina Sigety ‘15
Aria Simek ‘26
Fiona Simek ‘22
Marvan Simpson Jr, Gaye Tyndale-Simpson, and Judy Simpson
Elizabeth Slim
Lucy Spears
Alan Stifelman and Rosemary McQuate
Jen Stone
Michael and Jamie Tamburino
Gayla Tendler
Dara Tesser and Logan Hodson
Adrienne Thayer and Michael Cohen
TJA Distributors
Mishka Ivan Torres ‘26
Betsy Todd Uhl ‘56
Peggy Richie Weymouth ‘56
Whitney Yarnall ‘01
UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT
Sally Drayer
The Kelly Family
Chris and Catherine Kerr
Catherine Kerr ‘00
Nick Kerr ‘96 and Jessica Kasten
Robert McLean and Jenepher and Edward J. Kelly Jr. Foundation
Jonathan and Jennifer Robinson
Isabella Tamburrino-Schreiber
Julie Spears and Eric Kaufmann
EITC
PARTNERS
We are grateful to our EITC partners whose contributions amounted to a total benefit of $538,689.08 this past year for financial aid to qualified families. EITC is the improved Tax Credit program through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. BFS supporters also have the opportunity to participate in the EITC program through our membership in the Friends Collaborative* to receive tax credits.
110 Commerce Way, Inc.
Mark and Janice Waldman
Karen and Bryan Connolly *
Christiane Duncan ‘92 and Robert Whittenberger ‘89*
Courtney and RJ Donnelly *
First Nat’l Bank of Newtown
Inspired Closets of Philadelphia
Andy and Amy Taylor Popkin ‘78*
Nadav and Amy Kaufman *
The Kelly Family*
Geoff and Laura Kinnel*
Paul and Margaret Lindenmaier*
Lauren and Ryan Mellon
William B. Parry & Son, LTD.
Lisa Parry*
Arthur Ridge*
Jonathan and Jennifer Robinson*
Tom and Kathy Rogers*
Julie Spears and Eric Kaufmann*
TB Philly, Inc.
Peter and Jill Reardon
Stephanie Thliveris and Dana Harrison*
Henry Webster-Mellon ‘04
Sara Webster
Sara Webster and Carter van Dyke*
Dale and Gail Whittenberger*
George and Anne Yarnall*
RESTRICTED GIFTS AND GRANTS
For Quaker-based Faculty
Professional Development
T. Wistar Brown Teachers Grant Fund
For the Big Hug Pancake
Breakfast banner
Andy Kantra and Malaine Reed
For Consultant Support for the Office of Advancement
Ravdin Fund Grant – Friends Council on Education
For the operating budget for Seedlings
Penn and Diane Holsenbeck
For Capital Projects
Anonymous (2)
Drew Augenblick
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Andrew and Katelynn Connolly
Dan and Betsy Crofts
Louis Della Penna Family
Robert (‘78) and Trey (’16) Dusek
The Estate of Bernice F. Snyder
Rachel Finkle and Sven Helmer
Ashley Garrett ‘72 and Alan Jones
Bonnie and Andrew Garrett ‘80, P ’19, ‘20
Gene Gateniuk
Cori Ginsberg-Seraydarian ‘87
Nadav and Amy Kaufman
Catherine Kerr ‘00
Chris and Cathy Kerr
Nicholas Kerr ‘96
Geoff and Laura Kinnel
Bob and Nortrud Loy
Annette White Miller ‘73
Bethann Morgan ‘77
Jeff Nicholas and Liz Sigety
Yota Palli and Lukas Makris
Lisa Pretecrum
Alexis Ridge-Simek and Joseph Simek
Robert McLean and Jenepher and Edward J. Kelly Jr. Foundation
Tom and Kathy Rogers P’01, ‘04
Robert N. Roop
The Scott Family
Ami Shah and Div Telwala
The Sigety Family
Sara Webster and Henry Webster-Mellon ‘04
Jeffrey Williams
The Zelesko Family Fund
THE FRIENDS COLLABORATIVE
Through our membership with the Friends Collaborative, EITC program participants will enjoy easier access to enrollment and benefit from the Collaborative’s support team, streamlining this process for you to receive tax credits while supporting financial assistance for BFS students!
Qualifying individuals and businesses have the opportunity to receive tax credits for supporting financial assistance for BFS students. Individuals and businesses in Pennsylvania can participate in the Friends Collaborative by making a minimum contribution of $3,000 per year for two consecutive years to support tuition assistance at BFS and fellow Quaker schools. In turn, participants receive a PA state tax credit for 90% of their contribution amount. As an example, a $10,000 Friends Collaborative gift to support tuition assistance has a net cost of just $1,000 to the donor – making this truly a win-win for donors and BFS! BFS receives at 90% of every contribution from BFS donors, and the remainder supports scholarships at other Quaker schools in our area.
Learn more by contacting Katelynn Connolly, Director of Advancement at 215-794-7491 / kconnolly@bfs.org
In honor of Fanny Custer Clark ‘49
Susana Abell
In honor of Elijah Dornstreich ‘89, Sophia Dornstreich ‘92, Jesse Dornstreich ‘94, and Eva Dornstreich ‘01
Judy Dornstreich
In honor of Lindsay Moody ’97 and Jill Moody ‘04
Jeff and Susan Moody
In honor of Gemma Viscio ’26 and Alex Viscio ‘28
Michael and Jill Gallina
In honor of “helping me become me”
Prudence Ingerman ‘54
In memory of Merry McBride Coolidge ‘56
David S. Coolidge
In memory of Betty Haines
Marga R. Rogers ‘52
In memory of Barbara A. HilIier
Robert Hillier and Jordan Hillier Adams ‘07
TRIBUTE GIFTS
IN HONOR
In honor of Susan Keim Wiggins ‘77
Gail Keim
In honor of Hannah Kaufman ‘30
John and Cookie Spears
In honor of Ida June Kemp ‘31
Carol Kemp-Taifer
In honor of Geoff and Laura Kinnel
Mr. Robin Kinnel
In honor of Eduardo Kelly ‘28
Catherine Longabucco
In honor of Elizabeth Todd Haines
Doug Friend ‘63
Deborah Morgan Luquer ‘54
In honor of Gabe McGeehan ‘28 and Abigail McGeehan ‘32
Douglas Wayne McGeehan
In honor of Laura Kinnel
Pennswood Village Residents Assoc.
In honor of Jacob Gallaher ‘25
Gayla Tendler
In honor of Grace Nicholas ‘13
Sally Drayer
In honor of Abby Rizor ‘13
Brian and Elizabeth Rizor
IN MEMORY
In memory of Jon Yerkes
Deborah Bacon
Rebecca Bunting
Diana and Glen Frater
Gail Keim
Richard and Louise Morrison
Blake and Jan Parry
In memory of Ruby Zemach-Lawler ‘17
Ernie and Laurie Mayer
In memory of Diane Partridge ‘95
Jessica Getz and Gareth Smith
Randolph and Kimberly Viscio
Pamela Zorn Adams
JEM FUND | JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION
Amanda Ayre and Ian Kennedy-Kelly ‘88
Paul Bergquist and Anna Rivkin
Meredith Brett
James Brophy
Angela Camoia
Marie C. Carrino
Jacob Casey
Emily Casey and Paul Goldman ‘98
Rainey Casey
Ricky and Wanda Casey
Kim and Bill Dunn
Christine Ennis and Raj Jadhav
Heather Fowler and Marshall Lewy
Deb Fraser
Karen Gaul-Parry and Ryan Parry
Dan Goldman ‘02
Bob and Mary Goldman
Julie Goldman
Joseph Gurka
Sarah Gurka and Matthew Major
Natalie Hamill and Josh Perlsweig
Gergana Hubcheva and Justin Fraser
Cassandra Jackson and Reginald Ross
Nadav and Amy Kaufman
Cristen Kelleher
John and Amy Kelly
Carol Kemp-Taifer
Karen and John Kemp
Veronica and Barry La Vista
Marienne Lousteau
Rachel and Michael Lousteau
Jim and Kathy Lyons
Louise Major
Vivian and Jaime Matsinger
John and June Maziarz
Christopher Mellon
Lauren and Ryan Mellon
Marilyn Mellon
Thomas Mellon, III
Carly Mendelssohn and Matthew Eaton
Anne Monoky and Curt Goldman
James Michael Orsini, Jr.
Kelly and Ross Owens
Mary Palladino
Jen and Jeff Pelus
David and Leslie Perlsweig
Jennifer and Robert Piasio
Lisa and Justin Pope
Ashley and Kevin Putman
Paula and Kevin Putman
Susan and Matthew Quinn
Robyn and Tobin Rich
Zachary and Emily Rich
Daisy Rodriguez-Kelly and Kevin Kelly
Pamela Crilley Ross
Melissa and Charles Santore
James Schiffer
Ami Shah and Div Telwala
Giovanna and Mathieu Sharp
Julie Spears and Eric Kaufmann
Barry and Becca Stephens
Jennifer and Eric Stephens
Jen Stone
Michael and Jamie Tamburino
Laura Tendler
Barry and Cheryl Tice
The Waldman Family
Henry Webster-Mellon ‘04
Riannon and Jeremy Zorn
Stuart Zorn
This annual event serves as a great opportunity for community building and, in 2024, raised $8,786 to benefit the operating budget of Buckingham Friends School. We would like to acknowledge and thank the following volunteer leaders for making this possible:
Jennifer Cecilian
Meredith Cozzarelli
Courtney Donnelly
Sanam Etminan
Chris Feaster
Katie Ferretti
Natalie Hamill
Kim Hawksworth
Karen Kemp
Lauren Mellon
Carly Mendelssohn
Anne Monoky
Jane Oswald
Kelly Owens
Jen Piasio
Sarah Richardson
Gail Roche
Megan Sandhu
Tiffany Schmidt
Giovanna Sharp
Juliana Storozuk
Dara Tesser
Other Operating Support and Gifts In-Kind
GIANT Food Stores
JustFood
McCaffrey’s Markets
Peddler’s Village
The Connolly Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hurd
ENDOWMENT GIFTS
Buckingham Friends School invests its endowment funds with Friends Fiduciary, whose practices are in unity with Friend’s views on peace, social justice and the environment. The value of Buckingham Friends School endowment was $6,700,346 as of June 30, 2025.
Endowment Funds provide long-lasting financial security and stability for the School. Contributions are permanently invested, the principal of these funds remain intact, and the School draws from the interest and dividends to support donor-directed causes.
The following details the variety of endowed funds of BFS and we gratefully acknowledge those who have contributed to these funds over the course of the year. This support will create a perpetual source of income and an enduring gift to Buckingham Friends School.
General Endowment Fund
The revenue generated from these investments is used throughout the school year, if and as needed.
Elizabeth Todd Haines Fund
Betty Haines was a beloved teacher at BFS from 1937 to 1966 who touched many young lives. To honor her teaching excellence, a BFS alumnus established this fund in her honor in 2004. Proceeds are used for financial aid and scholarships.
John Leydon ‘55
Faculty Enrichment Endowment Fund
This endowment provides necessary funds for advanced study, seminars, workshops, and trainings for the ongoing professional development of BFS Faculty.
Dr. Raymond Bell and Elizabeth Riley Bell
Financial
Aid Endowment for Quaker Children
This fund provides financial assistance to qualified Quaker children based on financial need and is awarded at the school’s discretion.
Drew Augenblick
Gordon G. and Allaire Wallace Fund
The Wallace Family established this fund in 2001 in memory of Gordon and Allaire, mother and sister of the Wallace brothers, all BFS ‘60s graduates. The fund augments the school’s existing scholarship fund.
Scott Wallace ‘65
Grandparents Scholarship Fund
Established through a bequest from an anonymous donor, this fund provides emergency tuition aid for families encountering unexpected financial difficulties during the course of the year.
James Iden Smith Quaker Financial Aid Award
Established in 1998, the purpose of this fund is to provide financial aid to Quaker students each year based upon merit. Financial need is considered on a secondary basis. Applicants are considered based upon recommendations from the Clerk of their Monthly Meeting and other Friends who know the student.
Bethann Morgan ‘77
Jonny Baldwin Fund
A scholarship is awarded each year to a student who applies for financial aid.
Peter Steward ’52 Fund
A scholarship is awarded each year to a student who applies for financial aid in memory of this alumna.
Sarah Mook Fund
Sarah was a BFS 3rd grader when she died of a heart condition that had gone undetected from birth. A scholarship fund was named in her honor to help make BFS affordable to a broad spectrum of students and to memorialize her brief life.
Katherine Falk
Joan Mook
John and Silvia Napierski
Jonathan Weiner and Deborah Heiligman
Scott Family Fund for Friends Education
Established in 2019, this endowed fund provides financial aid assistance annually to enrolled BFS students whose families have demonstrated and verified need for tuition assistance and who are members of the Religious Society of Friends. Extra consideration is extended to families who are members of Buckingham Monthly Meeting.
THIS YEAR’S AUCTION FUNDRAISING EVENT, WITH ALL NET PROCEEDS GOING TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL AID, WAS HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2025, AT HOLLYHEDGE ESTATE, NEW HOPE. OUR DONORS, SPONSORS, AND SUPPORTERS HELPED TO MAKE THE EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS AND RAISED $104,005.86. THANK YOU!
COMMITTEE
Colleen Kulzer, Chair
Gary Brackenridge
Katelynn Connolly
Meredith Cozzarelli
Courtney Donnelly
Sanam Etminan
Sarah Gurka
Kim Hawksworth
Karen Kemp
Anne Monoky
Lisa Pope
Abby Rizor ‘13
Ami Shah
Julie Spears
Leila Yusuf
SPECIAL THANKS TO Richard Cox
Tim Luccaro and the amazing staff at HollyHedge Estate
Wonderful World of Wine
LEGACY SPONSOR $5,000
Tyndale USA
SUSTAINING SPONSOR $2,500
Buckingham Friends School School Board + Lumen Financial Group
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR $1,000
A&Y Landscaping & Tree Services LLC
AmeriStructure, LLC
Cecilian Partners, Inc.
Centerbrook
CNS Cleaning Company
The Jadhav Family
The Sandhu Family
T&T Tree Service Inc.
Valley Veterinary Center
W.S. Cumby Construction
COMMUNITY SPONSOR $500
Anchor Run CSA
Caleb’s American Kitchen
Compass RE, Leila Ysuf
Contract Cleaners Supply, Inc.
Gallop Printing, Inc.
Anne E. O’Day, DMD, MS
Peddler’s Village
Sarah Chiovarou Interior Design LLC
Watchdog Real Estate Project Management
FRIENDSHIP SPONSOR $250
Anna P’s Catering Inc. +
Ayres Law LLC
Bal Arisi Area Rug Washing & Repair
Bountiful Acres Garden Center
Bucks Mount Party Centre, Inc
Class of 2025
Class of 2028 +
Class of 2030 +
Cooper Mechanical, Inc.
Dragonfly Yoga Studio
Interstate Maintenance Corp.
Krystal Clear Vision
Kurtz Bros.
Let’s Learn Tutoring
Paul and Margaret Lindenmaier
McCaffrey’s Markets
O’Connell and Company LLC
PRN Consultants
Sagefrog Marketing Group
Speak Your Truth LLC
Sterling Limousine
Tilley Fire Solutions
Wisler Pearlstine, LLP
PADDLE RAISE DONATIONS
Kelli and Ben Annequin
Anonymous
Drew Augenblick
Paul Bergquist and Anna Rivkin
Gary Brackenridge
Emily Casey and Paul Goldman ‘98
Climac Corporation
Andrew and Katelynn Connolly
Laura Downs
Gary Fassler and Gail Munz Fassler
Heather Fowler and Marshall Lewy
Sarah Gurka and Matthew Major
Natalie Hamill and Josh Perlsweig
Beryl Hirsch
Anita Kristina Jensen, PhD
Andy Kantra and Malaine Reed
Nadav and Amy Kaufman
Chris Keep ‘71 and Alison Mitchell ‘81
Amelia and Kevin Kelly
Geoff and Laura Kinnel
Jack Knetemann
Mike and Sabrina Liddell ‘94
Rachel and Michael Lousteau
Michael and Simrit Lynch ‘03
Kimberly and Darren Malone
Theresa McCartin
Annette White Miller ‘73
Jennifer Murray
Priyanka Nair-Gupta and Himanshu Gupta
Alicia and Damon Newman
Kelly and Ross Owens
Jen and Jeff Pelus
Jennifer and Robert Piasio
Tom and Kathy Rogers
Megan and Paul Sandhu
Adam and Jessica Schmucker
Ami Shah and Div Telwala
Marvan Simpson Jr, Gaye Tyndale-Simpson, and Judy Simpson
Julie Spears and Eric Kaufmann
Stephanie Thliveris and Dana Harrison
TJA Distributors
Carter van Dyke
Susan Keim Wiggins ‘77
Zelesko Family Fund
Dorothy and Mike Zelesko
GIFTS IN-KIND
Amanda Ayre and Ian Kennedy-Kelly ‘88
Anonymous Away Message
John and Mary Baker
Basil Bandwagon
BFS Kindergarten Families
BFS First Grade Families
BFS Second Grade Families
BFS Fourth Grade Families
BFS Sixth Grade Families
BFS Seventh Grade Families
BFS Eighth Grade Families
BFS Kindergarten Students
BFS First Grade Students
BFS Second Grade Students
BFS Third Grade Students
BFS Fourth Grade Students
BFS Fifth Grade Students
BFS Sixth Grade Students
BFS Seventh Grade Students
BFS Eighth Grade Students
Bird Lady’s Basket/ Lisa Pope P’28
Bountiful Acres
Buckingham Friends School
Bucks County Playhouse
Fran Burton Cagle / Quimby’s Knoll
Haley Busse
Caleb’s American Kitchen
Carter van Dyke Associates
The Cecilian Family
Tracy and Bob Collie
Colonial Farms
Concordia Chamber Players
County Theater
Samantha and Joel Covington
Maddie Cozzarelli ‘28
Meredith Cozzarelli/ Speak Your Truth, LLC
David J Witchell Salon & Spa
Doylestown and Lahaska Bookshops
Dragonfly Yoga Studio
Earth School/ Patricia Walsh-Collins
Escapopolis Escape Rooms
Evolution Candy
Emily Falk ‘95
The Flax Family
Folkcity Coffee/ James Arnold P’28
Sam Frenkel
Alison Goodman
Rachel Griffin-Snipes
Sarah Gurka and Matthew Major
The Hanke Family, BFS Parents and Owners of Tazoom
Hewn Spirits / Sean Tracy P’25
Marc and Bonnie Inver
Jericho National Golf Club
Kimberton Whole Foods
Kristin Moore Photo
Krystal Clear Vision
La Chele
Lady Bird Wildflowers Floral Design/ Jessica Harms P’ 28
The Lewy / Fowler Family
McCarter Theatre Center
Ryan and Lauren Mellon
Michener Art Museum
Herman Mihalich P’05, ‘09 / Dad’s Hat Rye
Whiskey
Grace Morgan
Lloyd Moyer
Music Mountain Theater
Mira Nakashima/ George Nakashima Woodworkers
Olive Oil Etcetera
Ordinary Habit
Lisa Pretecrum
Olivia Quinn
Laura Swanstrom Reece ‘87
Roxey Ballet
Sarah Chiovarou Interior Design LLC
Sator Square Distillery
Tiffany Schmidt
Mathieu and Giovanna Sharp
Greg Sheinoff
Sixthman
Betts Slim
Solebury School
Spears/ Kaufmann Family
Jennifer Stephens
Alan Stifelman
Diana Talsania
Teacher Mary Beth
Teepee My Partee
Trinity Day School
Barbara Wallace
Waubeeka Golf Links
Sara Webster, Carter van Dyke, Anita Jensen, Robert Roop
Chuck and Michelle Wendig
The Williams Inn
Wonderful World of Wine
Wycombe Vineyards
The Yusuf-Brown Family
Thank you to all parents and families who participated in the silent auction by providing donations for the class basket/ gift.
ANNUAL FUND
We would like to thank all of our community members who supported the Annual Fund in 2024/ 2025 and collectively contributed over $210,796.81 to benefit the School.
SCHOOL BOARD
Participation: 100%
Gene Gateniuk
Daniel Holton-Roth ‘91
Chris Kerr + **
Laura Kinnel **
Annette White Miller ‘73 **
Bethann Morgan ‘77 **
Lukas Makris *
Catherine Anne Porter *
Lisa Pretecrum **
Tom Rogers **
Alexis Ridge-Simek *
Julie Spears
Hudson Taylor
George Yarnall + **
FACULTY AND STAFF
Participation: 100%
Haley Busse
Fran Burton Cagle
Melissa Clayton *
Katelynn Connolly *
Lauren Cortright *
Richard Cox *
Meghan Delaney
Laura Downs
Raj Jadhav
Sam Frenkel
Rachel Griffin-Snipes
Dennis Haupert *
Karen Kemp
Jack Knetemann
Mary Ellen Lederer
Paul Lindenmaier
Simrit Lynch ‘03 *
Bill Lynch
Kimberly Malone
Colleen Baumgardner
Bridge McCartan
Carly Mendelssohn *
Chris Moore
Jennifer Murray
Alicia Newman
Mary Beth Nyce *
Shannon O’Connell
Abigail Rizor ‘13
Daisy Rodriguez-Kelly
Megan Sandhu
Kris Sinisi
Rande Styger
Stephanie Thliveris *
Susan Keim Wiggins ‘77 **
Rossana Admana Zapf
CURRENT PARENT
Participation: 72%
Kelli and Ben Annequin
Anonymous
Amanda Ayre and Ian Kennedy-Kelly ‘88
Gary Brackenridge
Leila Yusuf and Terrence Brown
Emily Casey and Paul Goldman ‘98 *
Jennifer and John Cecilian
Layne Chaya and Chris Feaster
Jackie Connard and Rennie Milne
Andrew and Katelynn Connolly *
Kate and Chad Corey
Samantha and Joel Covington
Meredith and James Cozzarelli
Irina Dmitrenko
Courtney and RJ Donnelly
Kim and Bill Dunn
Christine Ennis and Raj Jadhav
Sanam Etminan and Amitand Ravani
Katie and Dennis Ferretti
Seychelle Leonard and Jeff Ferry
Erin Foster and Dennis Galvin
Heather Fowler and Marshall Lewy
Jill Frazier ‘94 and Christopher Peters
Karen Gaul-Parry and Ryan Parry
Jessica Getz and Gareth Smith
Ben and Alison Goodman
Sarah Gurka and Matthew Major +
Natalie Hamill and Josh Perlsweig
Jessica Harms and James Arnold
Rhiannon and Shawn Harrington
Kim and Geoff Hawksworth
Christopher Hawn
Stephanie and Roger Howard
Gergana Hubcheva and Justin Fraser
Dana Hunting and Derek McGeehan
Cassandra Jackson and Reginald Ross
Jane Hamill and Jason Bereswill
Brian and Sheila Joseph
Nadav and Amy Kaufman *
Karen and John Kemp
Kristen Leonard
Participation by Group:
*Contributed 10 or more years
**Contributed 20 or more years + Gift was matched Blue names designated all or part of gift to employee salaries
Rachel and Michael Lousteau
Michael and Simrit Lynch ‘03 *
Michele and Thomas Mazzo
Lauren and Ryan Mellon
Carly Mendelssohn and Matthew Eaton *
Kristy and Phil Mitchell
Kristin and Daniel Moore
Grace and Shepard Morgan
Priyanka Nair-Gupta and Himanshu Gupta
Alicia and Damon Newman
Julia Nikishina and Andrew Vanvolkenburgh
Kelly and Ross Owens
Jen and Jeff Pelus
Jennifer and Robert Piasio
Lisa and Justin Pope
Ashley and Kevin Putman
Susan and Matthew Quinn
Cassandra and Daniel Rasmussen
Cori Richards-Jones and Roland Jones
Sarah and Mark Richardson
John and Amy Rieszer
Daisy Rodriguez-Kelly and Kevin Kelly
Mollie Rosen and Drew Baldwin
Megan and Paul Sandhu
Nicole Saunders and Alex Roche
Matthew and Tiffany Schmidt + *
Mark Schmukler and Kaitlin Doyle
Giovanna and Mathieu Sharp
Joseph Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek *
Elizabeth Soskin and Roger Amidon
Julie Spears and Eric Kaufmann
Sarah Stark and Lowell Flax
Jennifer and Eric Stephens
Julie and Adrian Tanner
Laura Tendler
Dara Tesser and Logan Hodson
Sean Tracy
Jillian Venne
Kimberly and Randolph Viscio
Karen Wachsmuth and Michael Hanke
Christiane Duncan ‘92 and Robert Whittenberger ‘89 *
Caroline Worsley-Koca and Dursun Koca
Zelesko Family Fund **
CURRENT STUDENTS
Anonymous
Nash Goldman ‘33
Hunter Connolly ‘31
Finn Goldman ‘31
Ida Kemp ‘31
Declan Lynch ‘31
Beckett Schmidt ‘30
Clover Koca ‘29
Rory Connolly ‘27
Canyon Koca ‘27
Graham Brackenridge ‘26
Aria Simek ‘26
Mishka Ivan Torres ‘26
Dylan Connolly ‘25
Keira Rieszer ‘25
Asher Schmidt ‘25
Brad Schmidt ‘25
CURRENT GRANDPARENTS
Participation: 30%
Nancy Amidon
Mary Jo Banis
Karen and Bryan Connolly
Carole and Franco D’Accampo
Michael and Alberta Duncan **
Michael and Jill Gallina
Bob and Mary Goldman **
Linda Grubb and Kenneth C. Leonard, Jr.
Marc and Bonnie Inver
Tom and Laura Kaufmann
Amelia and Kevin Kelly
Carol Kemp-Taifer
Angad Khalsa *
Leita and William Hamill
Catherine Longabucco
John and June Maziarz
Douglas Wayne McGeehan
Sylvie and Tom Moore
Mary Palladino
Blake and Jan Parry
Lynn Peacock *
Gail and Richard Roche
Joseph and Rosemary Simek *
Lee and Marion Soskin
John and Cookie Spears
Marcia and Jeffrey Stark
Gayla Tendler
Adrienne Thayer and Michael Cohen
Dorothy and Mike Zelesko *
ALUMNI
Participation: 13%
50s
Frank Barry ‘51
Ginny Work Kosoff ‘52 **
Claude ‘52 and Margaret Robinson *
Marga R. Rogers ‘52
Prudence Ingerman ‘54
Deborah Morgan Luquer ‘54 **
Betsy Todd Uhl ‘56 **
Peggy Richie Weymouth ‘56 **
Frank Connard Jr ‘57
William C. Kuehn ‘57 **
James Townsend Jr. ‘57
Jeffrey Morgan ‘58 *
60s
C. Rodger Biles ‘61 **
Lee Randolph Cox ‘61 **
Robert Goldsborough ‘62 **
Laurie Rendall Coursin ‘63 **
Doug Friend ‘63 **
Jacqueline Whitley Hover ‘64 *
Mahlon Lovett ‘64
Ken Miller ‘64 **
Pru Stasikewich ‘64 **
Lynda Guydon Taylor ‘64
Katherine A. Rowe ‘65 **
Mark Funk ‘66 **
Jack Macauley ‘66 *
Bethany Barry Menkart ‘67
James A. Rose V ‘67 **
Philip W. Garrett-Engele ‘68 *
Randall Wallace ‘68 **
Todd Patterson ‘69
Sarah Haverstick Phillips ‘69 *
Alan H. Plough ‘69 **
David Starkey & Stephanie Jones ‘69 **
70s
Eleanor Funk Schuster ‘70 *
Bouzha Cookman ‘71 **
Chris Keep ‘71 and Alison Mitchell ‘81 *
Frances Benson Altman ‘72 **
Annabelle Brainard ‘72
Ashley Garrett ‘72 **
Marcus Keep ‘73 *
Annette White Miller ‘73 **
Bill Gribbell ‘74 *
Bethann Morgan ‘77 **
Susan Keim Wiggins ‘77 **
80s
Anonymous *
Bonnie and Andrew Garrett ‘80 *
Vanessa Mitchell ‘80 **
Chris Keep ‘71 and Alison Mitchell ‘81 *
Chris Chandor Jr. ‘82 *
David and Nancy Keim Comley ‘83 **
Anita Verna Crofts ‘84 **
Stephanie AuWerter Stafford ‘84
Catherine Brooks Faure ‘85 *
Laurance Narbut ‘85 *
Alison and Daniel Quill ‘85 *
Jesse Brink ‘86
Ian Stevens ‘86 + **
Sarah Crofts ‘87 **
Laura Swanstrom Reece ‘87 **
Amanda Ayre and Ian Kennedy-Kelly ‘88
Christiane Duncan ‘92 and Robert Whittenberger ‘89 *
90s
Heather L. Barnes ‘90 **
Barry Cunningham ‘90
Daniel Holton-Roth ‘91
Anonymous *
Sarah McBride ‘92
Christiane Duncan ‘92 and Robert Whittenberger ‘89 *
Margaret Miller ‘93
Evan Rattner ‘93 *
Erika E. Scott ‘93 *
Jill Frazier ‘94 and Christopher Peters
Emily Holton-Roth ‘94
Sarah Robinson ‘94 **
Zachary Waldman ‘94
Anna Resek Chung ‘95 **
Stephen Cunning Jr. ‘96
Nick Kerr ‘96 and Jessica Kasten **
Elizabeth Cepparulo Renzo ‘96 *
Alexander T. Ryan ‘96 **
Ariel Scott Siebe ‘96 *
Alexander Waldman ‘96
Emily Casey and Paul Goldman ‘98 *
Meg Panzer ‘98
Jolie Waldman McLaughlin ‘99
00s
Catherine Kerr ‘00 **
Whitney Yarnall ‘01
Dan Goldman ‘02
Dan Baum-Baicker ‘03
Phoebe Hallowell ‘03
Michael and Simrit Lynch ‘03 *
Jesse Sandberg ‘03
Daisy Waldman ‘03
Jordan Hillier Adams ‘07
Emily Honer ‘07
Caroline Griffiths ‘09
10s
Scarlett Waldman ‘10
Katelyn Long ‘11 *
Rhodes Christopher Faure ‘12
Samuel Louis Oswald ‘12
Ned Sigety ‘12
Anna Honer ‘13
Isabelle (Belle) McMahon ‘13
Abigail Rizor ‘13
Sarah Anne Long ‘14
Chloe Lentchner ‘15
Sara Oswald ‘15
Nina Sigety ‘15
Alexandra Long ‘16
Lucy Clayton ‘17 *
Grace Kantra ‘19
20s
Anonymous
Liam Kelly ‘21
Colby Rieszer ‘22
Fiona Simek ‘22
Lorna Brackenridge ‘23
Fallon Brackenridge ‘24
PARENTS OF ALUMNI
Participation: 22%
Anonymous
Jane W. AuWerter **
Robert and Cheryl Baldi **
Morton and Janet Barnett **
Carmen Berelson *
Steve and Nancy Bernardini **
Gary Brackenridge
Charles and Melissa Calvert
Nelson Camp and Alice Maxfield **
Christopher and Whitney Chandor *
Daniel Chang **
Robert and Judy Clarke
Melissa Clayton *
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Cohen **
David and Nancy Keim Comley ‘83 **
Laurie Rendall Coursin ‘63 **
Dan and Betsy Crofts **
Nancy and Terry Culleton **
Daniel and Kendra DeHaven
Marne Dietterich *
William Dockhorn and Carol Wengert **
Judy Dornstreich *
Michael and Alberta Duncan **
Kim and Bill Dunn
John and Susan Eichert *
Elizabeth Eschallier
Denise L. Evans
Katherine Falk **
Joyce Falsetti **
Catherine Brooks Faure ‘85 *
Sydney Fox **
Erik and Abigail Galardi *
Bonnie and Andrew Garrett ‘80 *
Jay and Donna Ginsberg *
Michael and Christine Godshall *
Bob and Mary Goldman **
George and Ann Hackl **
Douglas Haigh and Sandra Moreno *
Robert and Christine Hale *
William S. Hallowell
Andrew and Allison Hamilton **
Susan Hanover **
Bridget and Anders Haunso +
Cynthia Wallace and Bruce Henderson **
Robert Hillier *
John and Christine Hoenstine **
Penn and Diane Holsenbeck
John and Teresa Hopkins
Jacqueline Whitley Hover ‘64 *
David Starkey and Stephanie Jones ‘69 **
Andy Kantra and Malaine Reed *
Nadav and Amy Kaufman *
Chris Keep ‘71 and Alison Mitchell ‘81 *
Gail Keim **
Chris and Cathy Kerr + **
Angad Khalsa *
Thomas and Doreen Kilkenny
Geoff and Laura Kinnel **
Joe and Nadine Lee *
Jan Lipes and Janet Schulman *
George and Maureen Long *
Peter and Camille Mancuso **
John Mason and Kim Kiendl *
Ernie and Laurie Mayer
Margaret and AJ Mayorga
Bob and Stephanie McBride **
James and Linda McHenry
Lincoln and Julie Merwin **
Herman Mihalich and Val Fusco **
Ken Miller ‘64 **
Jeff and Susan Moody **
David Mook *
John and Silvia Napierski **
Mary Jackson Narbut
Ozzie and Jane Oswald **
Yota Palli and Lukas Makris *
Lisa Parry *
Joyce Paul **
Don and Lorri Perkins *
Ethan and Ginny Perry **
Eric and Pam Pillmore **
Louann Plough **
Katharina and Daniel Polka **
Catherine Anne Porter *
Lisa Pretecrum **
Alison and Daniel Quill ‘85 *
Lydia P. Quill **
Marietta and Randy Quinby *
Stephen and Maggie Rash
Susan and David Rattner **
Jim and Diana Resek **
John and Amy Rieszer
Brian and Elizabeth Rizor *
Gary Robinson and Amy Whitney **
Tom and Kathy Rogers **
Robert N. Roop **
Nancy and Keith Sandberg **
Mark Schmukler and Kaitlin Doyle
Karen and Bill Seaton *
Cornelius E. and Virginia W. Sigety **
Elizabeth Sigety and Jeffrey Nicholas *
Joseph Simek and Alexis Ridge-Simek *
Alan Stifelman and Rosemary McQuate **
Todd and Melissa Trice *
Mark and Janice Waldman **
Randall Wallace ‘68 **
Jonathan Weiner and Deborah Heiligman *
Paul Weinstein and Debbie Bernstein **
Rita E. Wiley
Jane Williams
Jeffrey Williams **
George and Anne Yarnall + **
Zelesko Family Fund **
Dave and Rebecca Zemach-Lawler *
GRANDPARENTS OF ALUMNI
Patsy Clayton
Alenore Cusick *
Joseph Fusco *
Vickie Hodge and James Farrell *
Gail Keim **
Mr. Robin Kinnel **
Richard and Louise Morrison
Mira Nakashima-Yarnall and Jonathon Yarnall
Blake and Jan Parry
Lynn Peacock *
Lydia P. Quill **
Joseph and Rosemary Simek *
Elizabeth Slim **
Susan Taylor and Michael Murphree *
Dorothy and Mike Zelesko *
FORMER FACULTY AND STAFF
Steve and Nancy Bernardini **
Robert and Judy Clarke
Sarah Crofts ‘87 **
Michael and Alberta Duncan **
Elizabeth Eschallier
Sydney Fox **
Herman Mihalich and Val Fusco **
Janet F. Gendaszek *
Douglas Haigh and Sandra Moreno *
Sandie Hakos *
Judith Heggestad **
Joseph Holbert *
Olwen and Bill Jarvis **
Linda Kamel **
Rusty and Carol MacMullan *
Lincoln and Julie Merwin **
Toby and Juanelle Mochel *
Ethan and Ginny Perry **
Louann Plough **
Catherine Anne Porter *
Ellen W Reiss
Nancy and Keith Sandberg **
Chris Searle
Karen and Bill Seaton *
Elizabeth Slim **
William and Martha Smith *
Alan Stifelman and Rosemary McQuate **
Isabella Tamburrino-Schreiber **
Todd and Melissa Trice *
Rita E. Wiley
George and Anne Yarnall + **
FRIENDS OF BFS
Susana Abell
Anonymous
Drew Augenblick **
Deborah Bacon
Julian Brown
Buckingham Monthly Meeting
Rebecca Bunting
Tracy and Bob Collie
David S. Coolidge
Barb Cross
Debbie DiMicco
Diana and Glen Frater
Hewn Spirits
Laura and Andrew Kent
Audrey Swanstrom Osuna
Pennswood Village Residents Assoc.
Jennifer and Jonathan Robinson
Lucy Spears
Cathy Stevens
MATCHING GIFTS
AND
CORPORATE DONORS
Bank of America
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
CyberGrants SPV
The Merck Foundation **
Quaker Hill Foundation *
Solebury Friends Meeting **
Note: While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of this report, if you feel there has been an error, please accept our sincere apology and notify the Advancement Office so that we may correct our records.
Published October 2025. All rights reserved. No duplication without permission.
THAN K YOU
Established in 1794 by the Buckingham Monthly Meeting, Buckingham Friends School has served students in its current location for 230 years. The school’s mission is “Buckingham Friends School honors the Light within each person, inspires scholarship and spiritual community, and instills the value of caring for others and our world”. The Board of Buckingham Friends School is composed of members from Buckingham, Solebury, Wrightstown, Doylestown Monthly Meetings, members of the Bucks Quarterly Meeting, parents of current students, and members of the community at large. The School is accredited through the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS). In the 2024-2025 school year, Buckingham Friends School served 145 students in grades Kindergarten through eight.
