he Buckley School is a dynamic, nurturing learning community committed to equity and inclusion. Our innovative teachers and challenging programs inspire creativity, courage, and collaboration. By promoting a balanced development of mind, body, and character, we encourage each student to find joy and meaning in life and make an impact in the world.
Founded in 1933 by Isabelle Buckley, The Buckley School is the oldest K–12, independent, all gender day school in Los Angeles. Dr. Buckley developed the 4-Fold Plan of Education: equal emphasis on Academics, the Arts, Athletics, and Moral Education. These four pillars remain the foundation of our school and are continually updated to reflect current research in teaching, brain science, diversity, and a globalized world.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR DONORS!
Since its founding in 1933, The Buckley School has relied upon the generosity of its community to foster the growth of its Griffins. A robust and reliable annual fund helps offset the costs of a Buckley education and keeps tuition increases lower. For more than 90 years, these efforts have ensured that we are able to go above and beyond for our students, faculty, and alumni—ensuring our Griffins become Architects of the Future.
The generosity of our community allows for students to connect with one another, expand upon their curiosity, and gain a sense of excitement for new discoveries. Unrestricted donations to the Buckley Fund ensure that Buckley has the resources that allow our faculty and staff to provide the most relevant and compelling Buckley experience to all 830 students. Our restricted donors designated their gifts to financial aid, faculty and staff professional development, DEI, program and technology, the visual arts, and the media program.
The Buckley School is deeply grateful to the parents and guardians, alumni, faculty and staff, and friends who have supported the 2023–2024 Buckley Fund. Your contributions make an immediate impact on the people and programs that shape the bright futures of our students.
Thank you!
Alona Scott and Ben Vega Head of School and Chair of the Board of Trustees
WECOME NEW BOARD CHAIR 2024 –25
David Sadkin is president of Bel Air Investment Advisors LLC. He is responsible for advising individuals, families, endowments, and foundations, as well as managing the firms’ day to day operations. He is a member of the CedarsSinai Board of Governors Executive Cabinet, and served as chair from 2020–2022 during which he led a $50 million campaign to create the BOG Innovation Center, a research facility focused on developing customized treatments using single cell biology. He was previously a trustee and officer at Temple Israel of Hollywood Board of Trustees. He participated in the Geller Leadership Project at the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and was a director at Terror Free Tomorrow, a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization which researches and advises on practical solutions to extremism world-wide. David received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Illinois and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He and his wife Liz are the proud parents of an alum, Brandon ’24, and current student Blake ’26. David joined the Buckley board in 2019.
OF TRUSTEES
WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES
Tommy Alberini ’08 currently serves as Managing Director of Vault Real Estate Holdings, LLC, a private real estate investment fund with offices in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. Previously, Tommy worked in the charter school real estate and finance space, prior to which he had roles in commercial real estate development, finance, and brokerage. Tommy received a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. He and his wife Whitney are the proud parents of Inez (6) and Gia (3) and Roman (2 months). Tommy, who graduated from The Buckley School in 2008, joined the Buckley Board as a Trustee in 2024.
Marlen Grussi ’13 is an operations and customer success leader based in Los Angeles, with extensive experience in PropTech, Fintech, and SaaS startups. Currently, she is a Resident Operations Lead at Divvy Homes, a startup company, making homeownership accessible and equitable for everyone. She helps oversee a portfolio of over 5,200 properties and drives strategic initiatives in collaboration with key stakeholders in sales, marketing, business operations within Divvy Homes. Marlen is a committed advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving on The Buckley School’s DEI Committee, and has served on the Alumni Board as co-president from 2020–2022. She holds a BBA in marketing and Africana studies from the University of Notre Dame ’17, and joined the Buckley Board of Trustees in 2024.
Belltower Society:
$50,000 and above
Anonymous A
Chika and Kentaro Abe
The Ahmanson Foundation
Sophia Nicolaidou Bacolitsas and Vasilis Bacolitsas
Jacqueline and David Sacks
Head of School Circle:
$20,000 to $49,999
Kirsten and David Abdo A
The Agapitov Family
Andrea and Carlos Alberini A
Christine and Gabriel Chiu
Bryiana and Rob Dyrdek
Jeffrey Lewis
Bill Prady and Jessica Queller
Kirith Prady
Hernan Lopez and Scott Velasquez
Buckley Associates:
$12,500 to $19,999
Gina Balian and Jonathan Chinn A
Lissette and Greg Glasser A
Difei Gu and Bin Li
Jeffrey S. Polak A
Holly and Richard Shuter A
Alison and Palmer West
Shana and Matthew Zarcufsky
Griffin Society:
$7,500 to $12,499
Adrian and Magdalena Ashkenazy
Brett Benner and Chip Sellers A
David & Janet Polak Foundation
The D’Alessio Family A
Paula and Thomas Dey
Tom Dolby
Jessica Falcone and Dean Pollack
Bobby and Jacquelyn Florsheim A
Maradith and Aaron Ginsburg
Jung Eun Jang and Jae Wook Jeong A
Grace Ji and Chris Tang
Renee and Frank Jung A
Alicia and Allen Katz A
Tamar and Apel Keuroghlian
Zaheda Khan and Mario Lejtman
Andy and Lorie Lassner A
Ashley and Sam Levinson
Zoe Melzack A
Kate and Sean Merritt
Oksana Smolik and Eduard Ogai
The Oxley Family A
The Perotti Family A
Katie and Dustin Peterson A
The Tulloch Family
Gara and Jason Post A
The Rhodes Family (Josh ’22, Luke ’27) A
Jannelle and Benjamin Ross
Elizabeth Gottainer and David Sadkin A
Kristine Nishiyama and Barry Schwebs A
Jennifer and Theodore Sheffield
Holly and Richard Shuter A
Leigh Stein ’91 and Joseph McNamara A
Debra Upsher A
Alissa Vradenburg and Michael Sheresky
Felicia and Andrew Waldman A
Rachel and Terence Winter A
Cailin and Seth Wunder
Weiling Zhou and Joan Luo
Liz and Kev Zoryan A
The Red and Gray:
$3,500 to $7,499
Anonymous (3)
Shahnaz Qaedi and Ayman Abdel-Khaleq A
Adriana and Cris Abrego A
The Alfano-Goldsmith Family
Melissa ’96 and Eric Bakewell
Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews and Bryan Andrews
Jaime Camil and Heidi Balvanera
Jiyun and Jong Choi A
Joann Buckley Collins and George Collins
Kristin Lowe and Charles Coy
Justin S. Demko A
Alessandra Rosaldo and Eugenio Derbez
Elizabeth Russomanno-Doyle A and Rory Doyle
Angela and Daniel Feiner
Rachel Waranch and Jason Feuerstein
Julia FitzRoy-Chow and Geoff Chow
Justine and Michael Fitzgerald
Joseph Fogel ’84 and Kathryn Kantner
Janice and Joel Frank A
Melissa Tufeld and David Gerber
Christine Gleim
The Glik Family
JoAnne Gratiot A
Alina and Alan Greenberg
Allison Grodner and Dante Pasqualucci
Elise and Brian Henderson
Amy Lerner-Hill and Charles Hill A
Ami and Jay Kamdar
Kevin and Mandy Kelley
Michelle and Kevin Kim
Hayan Kim and Byungkeun Lee
Marina Monroe and Ben Kusin
Tisha and Eran Lagstein
The Landau Family
Joey and Corey Leff A
Why the Red and Gray Griffins?
We are incredibly thankful to our most dedicated donors who have given to The Buckley Fund for five consecutive years or more! We are delighted to recognize these important partners with a red or gray Griffin throughout the Annual Report. Those marked with a red GriffinA have given consecutively for five to nine years. Those with a gray GriffinA have been donors for ten consecutive years or more! Thank you for your long standing support of our students!
Jul Vann Levine
Jing Li and Minwen Wu
The Liu Family
Nicole and Ophir Lupu ’96
Michelle Mao and Zhiyong Yuan A
Arthur and Yoshikazu Maruyama A
Gabriella and Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani
Farah and Mark Nehoray A
The Neuhoff Family
Lan Nguyen and Lam Le A
Lisa Perry and Joachim Horsley
Jocelyn and Thomas Price
The Razzaghi Family
Mireille and Alan Ruck
Tara Safronoff and Matthew Plunkett
Alona and Lacarya Scott A
Sossi and Shant Shahinian
Jacquelyn Rosati and Eric Sherman
The Shim/Bennett Family
Tiffani and Steven Shin
Rose and Andrew Shiner A
Liz and David Skulsky
Tori and Todd Stefan
KJ Steinberg and Tony Tisdale
Eric Stern
Alice Pan and George Sun A
David Sweeney and Bob Semanovich A
Maggie and Nathan Swisher A
Kelly and David Tourgeman A
Yongli Zhang and James Tung
Annamaria Rodrigue and Adam Tyler
Belinda and Benjamin Vega A
Pearl Zadeh and Yousef Monadjemi A
Karen Zaghiyan and Vazgen Zagian
Nelly and Christopher Zahiri
Dahong Xu and Yaowen Zhang
Melissa and Richard Zinman A
Marjorie and Eupremio Zizza
Friends:
$1,000 to $3,499
Anonymous (13)
Stephanie Arellano and Clement Betpolice
Scott Arsenault and Jerry Daniello A
Dayna and Patrick Auger A
Sharon and Ophir Bamani
Caroline Banzali and Stephen Schwartzberg
Kenneth Bartlett
Stewart Bick and Samantha Slaven A
Natalie and Rafael Carbunaru
The Cardillo Family A
Christopher Chen
Amit and Asha Chopra A
Allison and Stephen Coleman
Linda and Lance Collins
Lorena and Nick Costino A
Sara and Rob Crabbe
Sejin and Peter Croninger
Gina Torrecilla and José-Manuel de Castro A
Jennifer and David Decker A
Virginie and Laurent Degryse
Maddi and Matthew Dessner A
The McLaughlin Family
Daryl Drabinsky and Daniel Nussen
The Duff Family A
Jodi and Kavon Elhami A
The Endlich Family
Mac Esfandi A
Miles and Denise Estes A
Lori and Jason Fotter
Travis Fraser and Justin Crowley
Haleh and Dariush Gabbay A
Denise and David Goldberg A
Jessica and Jeff Goldsmith A
Kerry Green and Chad Wasser
Maria and Simon Hammerson
Lisa and Nate Handlon
Monica Harb and Adolfo Bejarano A
The Hardison Family
Jessica and Elliot Hirsch
The Hogan & Rieke Family A
Craig Doherty and James Hyland
Jessica and Christopher Iovenko
Kellie and Deepak Jesrani
The Okano Family
Sharon L. Kashfian ’00 A
Jenifer and Andrew Katz A
Deborah and Lance Klein A
Sarah and Jason Kranitz
The Ramey-Krauss Family
Deepa and Sameer Kulkarni
Kay Lau
Angela and Paul Levin
Sean and Caroline Macaulay A
Felicia and Luke Macyszyn
Hovig and Aleen Manouchekian A
Carianne and Matthew Marshall A
Clara and Bret Martin A
Corey Meadows and Kym Moustakas
Jennifer and Matthew Messer A
The Mizrahie Family
Tracy and Steven Moawad A
Melissa and Danny Moloshok
Alfred Morris
Lisa Lam and David Ng A
Melissa and Brian Norgard
Dana and Brian Nussbaum A
The Delgado Family
Tracy Mallozzi-Okun and Michael Okun A
Lisa and Josh Perry
Peggy Procter
Steven Rebollido and Bridget Foley
Patrick and Beatrice Riley A
Jennifer and David Rochkind A
Shari Rosenthal and Marlene King A
Mya and Michael Rosett
Alexander Rousmaniere and Sonia Boyajian
Hal Paris and Dina Sansing
Deborah Pandit-Sawaf and Bashar Sawaf A
Ali Hillis and Matthew Schwarz A
Pam and Mark Scott A
Laura and Daniel Shamam
Stephen Siercks ’03 and Jae Gaswirth Siercks ’04 A
Jennifer Sikov ’99 and Michael Sikov A
Margaret Buckley-Simpson and Terry Simpson A
Amanda and Andrew Smith
Lori Stanford and Jennifer Hill A
Adam Steinman and Deborah Kurtz
Leslie and James Sterling
Gregory Stern and Jacqueline Romano
Melissa and David Sudeck A
Euphemia Sumpter and Nicholas Muscarella
The Gewirtz Tallieu Family
Eric Tung
Marysol and Srinivas Velamoor A
Bryan and Becky Vitner
Regina ’89 and Thomas Wang A
JoAnne and Jeffrey Wannarachue Lord
Andrea Rankin and Dean Waters
Panney Wei
Jessica and Keith Wesley
Eric and Kirsten Winikoff A
Gyorei Nishimori and Joe Zhou A
Donors:
Up to $999
Anonymous (36)
Sabine Abadou ’89 A
Ellie Abdo ’23
Maurice J. Adkins
The Newman Family
Dalila Alcaraz
The Algee Family
Jaclyn M. Aranda A
Marilyn Wade and Paul Arrow A
Jose Luis Ascencio
The Avery Family
Jamie and Ryan Bache
Madeline Baldi ’13
The Ballard-O’Neill Family
Anne-Marie Balzano
Laura and Charles Bamford A
Alexander D. Barad ’97
The Barker Family
Jenifer and Gil Barkon
Dale Bartels A
Rae Marie Basmagian A
Holly and Drew Bauer
Dory Ben-Ami ’93
Kimberly and Eric Biddle ’94 A
Jessica Zerges and Jeffrey Binkley
Marlene and Naum Bisellach
Oksana Borzina and Aleksandr Blyumkin
Christine Braunschweiger
Sonali and Vernon Bridges
Greer Bronson ’13
Amy Atlas and Jesse Burch A
Binkley Byrnes ’73
Doris and Ubigildo Caballeros
Rayito Calderon
The Mesa Family A
Joan Canzone
Erik Carranza
Nicholas Carrillo
Tiffany Charles and Shayne Anderson
Joy and Austin Chen ’91 A
Genevieve Chenoweth
Sun Chung and Grant Chang ’89 A
Melinda Hakim ’93 and Pejman Cohan
Tova and Kaveh Cohen A
The Coleman Family
Christine and Patrick Connolly
Erica and Brad Copeland
Benicia and Richard Cruz A
Rio and Barry Cyrus
Olivier Dalle
Adit and Eliav Dan A
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Danon
Belinda Williams Daughrity ’02 A
Gunilla David
Jeremy Davidson ’92
Joanna and Jeffrey Davis A
Mr. Masen Davis
Michele Davis
Jennifer and Jason De Meo
Hilary Delaney and Subhash Viswanathan
Jorge and Yamilé Diaz
Marlo Dickman ’85
Michael Dye
Nicole and Kris Eber
Jessica Ekeberg ’00 A
Sabah El-Amin A
Gregory Engel ’89
The Erwich Family A
Alex Eshaghian ’94
Jack Eskenazi ’87
Ghazal and Yaser Eslami
Aja W. Evans Longino and Jay C. Longino
Holly and Sean Feller A
Sloane ’89 and Robert Felton
Alexandra ’89 and John Fink
Joanne Firestone
The Fisher Family
Erin Fitzgerald and Yann Abdourazakou A
Ashley Garcia
Bayron Garcia
Awet Gebrehiiwet-Wilder and Matthew Wilder A
Mrs. Teresa A. Beaudet
Elizabeth A. Goetzman ’08 A
Dakota Goldberg ’22
Sabrina R. Goldfeder ’19 A
Michael H. Goldfeder ’18
Jorge A. González
Romeo A. González
José Gonzales
Grace Goo ’81
Pascha Goodwin and Douglas Avery
Maureen Grace ’73
Isabelle Grandsire
The Grauman Family
Elizabeth Greenfield
Matt Greenstone
Mario Gutiérrez
Emily Guyumjian ’19
Tammy and Mickey Hargitay A
Dan Harries and Andrew Fayé A
Sherril and Andrew Hart
Elif Cercel and Berfin Haymes A
Mr. Hoguet
Dana Hollinger
Karen and Lorne Hollis
Lorena Hong and Sergio Ortiz
Rama Hughes
Aurora Ignacio
Lee and Tom Irwin A
The Isaac Family
Ali and Alexis Jamshidi
Elizabeth Jeschke
Lisa and Dave Jeser
Harnisha Dalwadi and Donald Joh
The Buford Family
Joycelyn Jones A
The Baron Family
John Kanegaye ’80 A
Oksana Karpushin and Joey Keenan
Richard Katz
Katharine Kent and Ernest Barbarash
Matthew Kessler ’78
Danielle Yoo and Jayson Kim
Emma King A
Jamie Stevens and Thomas Klemperer
Mitchell Kohn
Diana Kotler ’90
Stephanie Krajchir ’80 A
John Krasinski
Heather La Marre ’79
Cammy and Morgan Land
Jennifer Lanski
Elizabeth and Charles Lanski
Candice Lapin ’95
Jose Lara
Jill and David Lascher A
Melissa and Chad Lasdon ’97 A
The Goh Lee Family
Jin Young Lee and Peter Choi
Sarah Levitt
Annabel Lew
Sandi Logan ’82 A
Renee and Daniel Mackler
Shalin Mantri ’00
Shana Stein and Anthony Maranville
Ori Marmur ’90
Cameron Mason
Mr. Christopher Mason
Ciji McBride ’93
The McClinton Family A
Dominic McClure ’04
Clare McCreary A
The McGowan Family
Maureen McNicholl
Sarah and James McTeigue A
Duane Meltzer and Jill Schwendinger Meltzer ’74
Elsie and Johann Mendoza
Teressa Mercurio
Melissa Fuess Meyer ’96 A
Margaret and Lucas Meyers A
Margaret Meyers A
Stacey and Michael Michrowski
Elizabeth Miller ’89
The Moghimi Family
Christina Monteiro and Thomas Cusumano
Sabrina and Isaac Moore A
Angela Moran
Tomi More
Michaela J. Murphy ’13
Alicia and Brianna Murphy
Tsewang D. Nornang
Jodi Novick-Erwich A
Maria O’Driscoll
Jonathan Oakes A
Lindsay Zir-Oldak and Jason Oldak
Jim Osterholt
Dan Parker
Adrienne Parsons and Eric Learnard A
Kimia R. Parvaresh ’17
Jodi Pearlman A
Roslyn and John Perez A
Eric Peterson
Kennedy and JP Pierce
Nicole Pifko ’95
Nancy Pimental
Briana and Ilya Pozin
Scott and Cara Putman
Elizabeth and Javier Quintana ’97
Rastegar Family
Michelle Ramsey
Megan Randazzo
Shubha and Rajan Ranga ’91
Patrick Rangel ’63
Regina and Brant Reed ’72 A
Lisa Holliday and Jonathan Reff A
Edward Rhyu ’89 and Jahwon Lee
Bianca Richardson and Blake Carthan
Kerry Roche-Hisel
Neal Roden A
Monia Roedersheimer A
Richard Rollins
Deborah Banner and Peter Rose A
Danica and Steven Ross A
Joanne Rubino
George Russo A
Sally and Gregg Sacon A
Nohemí Salazar A
Alfred Santamaria and Yun Kyoung Won
Zoe ’01 and James Scannell ’01
Allison Schaub
Robert Schechter and Eliabeth Klock A
Gary Schiller ’76
Douglas Schreier ’77
Laura and Todd Schumer
Alexandra Schwartz
Kathryn Mazzuca and Ari Schwartzman A
Candace and John Sclimenti* A
Roman Sclimenti ’23
Judith Sekler
Patricia Page Semes ’74
Kim Davis and Matthew Senreich A
Adam Sher and Lauren Soloff
Clarissa Shinn A
Mr. Randolph Siercks
Nikki Siercks
Roy Silver ’91
Jeanne Simpson
Sherrie and Jeffrey Singer
Elaine Sir and Chris Miller A
Katherine and Daniel Smith
Safia Smith ’19
Juliet L. Sobel ’16
Heidi and Michael Spound
Riley Stanford-Hill ’19
Laura Stein ’87 and Samuel Goldfeder A
Bill Steinberg and William Vigil A
Michael Stevens
Mr. David Straus
Pam and Joseph Szokol ’74 A
Christina Tasulis Williams ’80
The Taus Family
Christine Terry
Rabbi Lennard and Dr. Linda Thal
James Thomas
The Tidwell Family
Amy Toboco ’82
Jingyu Pu and Chao Tong
Aida and Andreas Torossian
Armando Torres Jr.
Michelle Totanes
Steven Totland A
John Touchton
Vincent S. Travaglione
Lisa Turchan A
Hillary Zwick ’01 and Jeremy Turner
Chelsea Uhl ’09
Ruth and Jose Ulloa
Darlene and Gary Urwin
Mr. Ralph Valentine
Heather R. Wade
Daniel Wagenaar
Xiu Wang and Yuanping Li
Justin Weiss ’98
Wendy and Simon Wells
Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon ’93 A
Beth and John Wilson
Ilan Wisnia ’97
Susan and James Wlcek
Tami Woldman ’84 A
Erwin Wong
Melanie Woods-Padilla
Jessica and Ryan Yates A
Jenny Yoo
Tracy Wong Zen ’73 and Mark Zen
Brandon and Maria Zien A
ENDOWMENT
As of June 30, 2024
T
hank you to all of our donors who have given to Buckley’s various endowment funds. Your generosity helps to ensure the long-term financial security of the school. Your investment in our future alleviates financial pressure while allowing us to focus on our most important duty—educating students.
UNRESTRICTED $42,588,427 RESTRICTED $3,906,270
GENERAL ENDOWMENT
The Buckley School’s general endowment is a significant source of support for the school and its mission. A gift to the endowment secures Buckley’s future and supports investments in the school’s infrastructure, faculty and professional development, student-centered programs and technology, and most importantly, financial aid for new and continuing students.
Kimberly and Eric Biddle ’94 A Dan Harries and Andrew Fayé A
SENIOR CLASS LEGACY FUND DONORS
Each year, parents are asked to support the Senior Class Legacy Fund to honor their graduating senior, and to support the general endowment at Buckley. Founded in 2006, the Senior Class Legacy Fund continues to grow as alumni give in honor of their class year and as subsequent classes establish their own legacy funds. The combined impact for future generations of Buckley students will be tremendous.
Anonymous
Lorena and Nick Costino A
The Fisher Family
Katharine Kent and Ernest Barbarash
Deborah and Lance Klein A
JORDAN WEISS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The Weiss family established the Jordan Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund to honor their son, who passed away suddenly during his senior year. The scholarship fund celebrates Jordan and ensures his great sense of humor, energy, loyalty, and embodiment of the Buckley Commitment are always remembered. Annual financial aid awards are granted to students who embody the qualities central to Jordan’s character and who otherwise might not have the chance to attend The Buckley School. The first Jordan Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund grant was made in the 2013–2014 school year.
Andrea and Carlos Alberini A
Marilyn Wade and Paul Arrow A
Holly and Drew Bauer
Christine and Patrick Connolly
Michele Davis
Mr. Masen Davis
Nohemí Salazar A
MARGARET MASON ENDOWMENT FUND
I
t can be said that the heart of the Buckley community lies within its dedicated teachers—and none other than beloved teacher Dr. Margaret Mack Mason. As world languages department chair, she truly embodied the depth and soul of the Buckley commitment and what it meant to be an exceptional educator.
Buckley’s world languages department thrived under the leadership of Dr. Margaret Mason for more than 20 years. Having arrived at Buckley in 1983, Dr. Mason’s presence was felt everywhere on campus. She taught French, English, Humanities and went on to work for College Counseling.
Today Dr. Mason’s rich legacy lives on through her incredible bequest to Buckley. Through her generosity, the Margaret Mason Endowment Fund for Professional Development was established in 2019. Her gift, combined with the additional match from a handful of Buckley families, grows each year, and will leave an impact on generations of Buckley students to come.
The Mason Family Trust
FACULTY AND STAFF GIVING
We are truly fortunate to be surrounded by faculty and staff members who understand the joy and importance of giving. Thank you to all that have generously supported the 2023–24 Buckley Fund—we are so grateful for your contributions. Your gift is yet another way you demonstrate your dedication to our school, each other, and our students!
Thank you!
Anonymous (3)
Sabine Abadou ’89 A
Maurice J. Adkins
Jaclyn M. Aranda A
Jamie and Ryan Bache
The Barker Family
Dale Bartels A
Rae Marie Basmagian A
Christine Braunschweiger
Rayito Calderon
Joan Canzone
Erik Carranza
Nicholas Carrillo
Genevieve Chenoweth
Olivier Dalle
Michele
Michael Dye
Joanne Firestone
Erin Fitzgerald and Yann Abdourazakou A
Travis Fraser and Justin Crowley
Ashley Garcia
Romeo A. González
Jorge A. González
José Gonzales
Isabelle Grandsire
Elizabeth Greenfield
Mario Gutiérrez
Lorena Hong and Sergio Ortiz
Rama Hughes
Aurora Ignacio
Elizabeth Jeschke
Joycelyn Jones A
Emma King A
Mitchell Kohn
Jose Lara
Sarah Levitt
Clare McCreary A
Teressa Mercurio
Sabrina and Isaac Moore A
Angela Moran
ALUMNI GIVING
TAlicia and Brianna Murphy
Maria O’Driscoll
Adrienne Parsons and Eric Learnard A
Jodi Pearlman A
Roslyn and John Perez A
Lisa and Josh Perry
Eric Peterson
Michelle Ramsey
Megan Randazzo
Kerry Roche-Hisel
Neal Roden A
George Russo A
Sally and Gregg Sacon A
Nohemí Salazar A
Allison Schaub
Alexandra Schwartz
Alona and Lacarya Scott A
Judith Sekler
Clarissa Shinn A
Mr. Randolph Siercks
he Buckley alumni community is like no other. As our Griffin’s make their way in the world, they prove that “once a Griffin always a Griffin” is a motto they live up to each day. We are incredibly thankful for all of the ways our alumni show their support of the school and our students and faculty. Thank you to all of you who demonstrated your love of Buckley by supporting the 2023–24 Buckley Fund!
Anonymous (6)
Sabine Abadou ’89 A
Melissa ’96 and Eric Bakewell
Madeline Baldi ’13
Alexander D. Barad ’97
Dory Ben-Ami ’93
Kimberly and Eric Biddle ’94 A
Greer Bronson ’13
Binkley Byrnes ’73
Joy and Austin Chen ’91 A
Belinda Williams Daughrity ’02 A
Jeremy Davidson ’92
Marlo Dickman ’85
Jessica Ekeberg ’00 A
Gregory Engel ’89
Alex Eshaghian ’94
Jack Eskenazi ’87
Sloane ’89 and Robert Felton
Alexandra ’89 and John Fink
Joseph Fogel ’84 and Kathryn Kantner
Elizabeth A. Goetzman ’08 A
Dakota Goldberg ’22
Sabrina R. Goldfeder ’19 A
Michael H. Goldfeder ’18
Grace Goo ’81
Maureen Grace ’73
Emily Guyumjian ’19
John Kanegaye ’80 A
Sharon L. Kashfian ’00 A
Matthew Kessler ’78
Diana Kotler ’90
Stephanie Krajchir ’80 A
Heather La Marre ’79
Candice Lapin ’95
Melissa and Chad Lasdon ’97 A
Sandi Logan ’82 A
Shalin Mantri ’00
Ori Marmur ’90
Ciji McBride ’93
Dominic McClure ’04
Melissa Fuess Meyer ’96 A
Elizabeth Miller ’89
Michaela J. Murphy ’13
Kimia R. Parvaresh ’17
Nicole Pifko ’95
Elizabeth and Javier Quintana ’97
Shubha and Rajan Ranga ’91
Patrick A. Rangel ’63
Regina and Brant Reed ’72 A
Edward Rhyu ’89 and Jahwon Lee
Zoe ’01 and James Scannell ’01
Gary Schiller ’76
Douglas Schreier ’77
Patricia Page Semes ’74
Stephen Siercks ’03 and Jae Gaswirth Siercks ’04 A
very year the opportunity for students to receive a Buckley education grows thanks to your generosity. Creating a diverse community with students that range in socioeconomic backgrounds enriches the overall educational experience Buckley offers, cultivating compassion and gratitude, and inspiring all students to reach for the stars. During the 2023–24 school year, 19% of the student body received financial aid and tuition remission. The Buckley community is grateful for your donations to our financial aid program which made this possible.
Anonymous (5)
Maurice J. Adkins
Jaclyn M. Aranda A
Christine Braunschweiger
Erica and Brad Copeland
Benicia and Richard Cruz A
Ashley Garcia
Awet Gebrehiiwet-Wilder and Matthew Wilder A
The Glik Family
Romeo A. González
Dan Harries and Andrew Fayé A
Rama Hughes
Aurora Ignacio
Renee and Frank Jung A
The Okano Family
Mitchell Kohn
The Liu Family
Nicole and Ophir Lupu ’96
Angela Moran
Michaela J. Murphy ’13
Maria O’Driscoll
Jodi Pearlman A
Roslyn and John Perez A
Lisa and Josh Perry
Kirith Prady
Michelle Ramsey
Shubha and Rajan Ranga ’91
Kerry Roche-Hisel
Deborah Banner and Peter Rose A
Danica and Steven Ross A
Nohemí Salazar A
Bill Steinberg and William Vigil A
Christine Terry
The Ahmanson Foundation A
Steven Totland A
PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
POP GOES THE FAIR
The Lichtenstein | $5,000
Christine and Steven Blackman
Patrick and Beatrice Riley
Alison and Palmer West
The Warhol | $2,500
Chika and Kentaro Abe
Catherine and Binais Begovic
Bryiana and Rob Dyrdek
Ruby and Jackson Eisenpresser
Jessica Ekeberg ’00
Mac Esfandi
Jeffrey Lewis
Payal and Rohit Mehta
Jonathan Oakes
Winnie Tong
The Murakami | $1,000
The Cardillo Family
Christine and Gabriel Chiu
Linda and Lance Collins
The Davis Family
The Glik Family
Shalom and Sam Hakim
Tamar and Apel Keuroghlian
Lou Marlar
Gabriella and Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani
Paula and Ray Nosrati
Sunny and Todd Paperny
Elizabeth Gottainer and David Sadkin
Leigh Stein ’91 and Joseph McNamara
The Taglyan Family
Sila and Amir Vokshoor
Cailin and Seth Wunder
The Koons | $500
Anonymous (4)
Marina Afshar ’99 and Ariyan Afshar
The Khodabandehloo Family
Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews and Bryan Andrews
Mandana Bolourchi
Amanda and Sam Brown
Trinh Clark
The Baklayan-D’Ambra Family
Hilary Delaney and Subhash Viswanathan
Elizabeth Russomanno-Doyle and Rory Doyle
George Eads
Jodi and Kavon Elhami
Cathryn Farnsworth and Stephen Striegel
Goh Lee Family
Alina and Alan Greenberg
Emily and Mark Habibi
Zoe Sara and Ziv Haklili
Oksana Karpushin and Joey Keenan
Kevin and Mandy Kelley
Michelle and Kevin Kim
Emily Kapnek Lagana and Daniel Lagana
Ashley and Sam Levinson
Cindy and Peter Lorimer
Katie and Jason Maine
Jennifer and Matthew Messer
Christina Monteiro and Thomas Cusumano
The Ormond Family
The Oxley Family
Danica and Steven Ross
Pam and Mark Scott
Margaret Buckley-Simpson and Terry Simpson
Michal and Perry Steinberg
Charn and Brandon Sugimoto
David Sweeney and Bob Semanovich
Shelley Reece and Robert ToTeras
Hernan Lopez and Scott Velasquez
Shana and Matthew Zarcufsky
The Kusama | $300
Anonymous (3)
Phillip and Fri Bailey
Michelle Dogey and Jonathan Casson
Julie and Jean-Paul Ciardullo
Ilana and Ivan Cohen
The D’Alessio Family
Jennifer and David Decker
Priya Sopori and Eric Emanuel
The Endlich Family
The Farrar Family
Justine and Michael Fitzgerald
Jessica and Elliot Hirsch
The Hogan & Rieke Family
Audrey and Ralph Johnson
The Baron Family
Renee and Frank Jung
Zaheda Khan and Mario Lejtman
Elena Kurochkina and Alexey Kurochkin
Marina Monroe and Ben Kusin
Hovig and Aleen Manouchekian
Lisa Ozur-Wallach and Scot Wallach
Katie and Dustin Peterson
Jannelle and Benjamin Ross
Sossi and Shant Shahinian
Dana and Gary Slavett
Maggie and Nathan Swisher
Pearl Zadeh and Yousef Monadjemi
Weiling Zhou and Joan Luo
CITY OF STARS GALA GIFTS IN KIND
Anonymous (2)
Aero Airlines
Stephanie Arellano and Clement Betpolice
The Khodabandehloo Family
Lori Banks
Molly Barela
Ben Biscotti
Amanda and Sam Brown
The Cardillo Family
Kimi Chiang
Abigail Chilton
Christine and Gabriel Chiu
Susan Cole and Cheryl Scheer
Gregory Peck and Susan Cronin
Danielle Dauenhauer
Jodi and Kavon Elhami
Alex Eshaghian ’94
Bryan Garrett
Victor Ghassemi
Sanam and Daniel Ghiyam
Maradith and Aaron Ginsburg
John and Stacey Goschin
Alina and Alan Greenberg
Matt Greenstone
Allison Grodner and Dante Pasqualucci
Monica Harb and Adolfo Bejarano
Rama Hughes
The Baron Family
Anonymous
Lena Karayan and Ronnie Ramirez
Michael Karp and Christia Crocker
Deidre Karp
Jenifer and Andrew Katz
Kevin and Mandy Kelley
Tamar and Apel Keuroghlian
Ilana Khoshsima
KidSwim
Michelle and Kevin Kim
Rosalind Lakomy
The Landau Family
The Layke Family
Elaine Lee
Joey and Corey Leff
Melissa and Arno Marukian
Carolyn McGuire
Eve Melikian
Kathleen and Nathan Mendel
Lin Mezori
Stacey and Michael Michrowski
The Mizrahie Family
Melissa and Danny Moloshok
Natural Pilates
Next Health
Lan Nguyen and Lam Le
Dana and Brian Nussbaum
Brooke Ooten
Orange Fitness
Lucy Patrikian
Gregory Paul
Gregory Peck and Susan Cronin
Gara and Jason Post
Joanne Rubino
Abbie Ruff
Sarah Sawaya
Pam and Mark Scott
Terri Seymour and Clark Mallon
Sossi and Shant Shahinian
Jan Shaw
Siera Jewelry
Jennifer Sikov ’99 and Michael Sikov
Skin Laundry
Adam Steinman and Deborah Kurtz
Sushiya on Sunset
John Terzian
JoAnne and Jeffrey Wannarachue Lord
Tami Woldman ’84
Marlene Wurbs
Yanna Jewels
CITY OF STARS GALA
On Saturday, February 24, the Parents’ Association hosted the City of Stars Gala at City Club LA in downtown Los Angeles. Over 250 guests enjoyed a sparkling evening complete with glittering views, silent and live auctions, and dancing. The event was a resounding success, raising over $325,000 for the financial aid and faculty professional development programs.
Stansbury Avenue
Sponsorship | $10,000
Sophia Nicolaidou Bacolitsas and Vasilis Bacolitsas
Christine and Steven Blackman
Navin Hemrajani
Mulholland Boulevard
Sponsorship | $2,500
The Hogan & Rieke Family
Craig Doherty and James Hyland
Hollywood Boulevard
Sponsorship | $1,000
Andrea and Carlos Alberini
Stephanie Basey
The Cardillo Family
Jonathan Chien and Qian Wang ’06
Christine and Gabriel Chiu
Susan Cronin and Alan Deutsch
The D’Alessio Family
The Baklayan-D’Ambra Family
Joanna and Jeffrey Davis
Jodi and Kavon Elhami
Lina and Yuri Falkinstein
Cathryn Farnsworth and Stephen Striegel
Maradith and Aaron Ginsburg
The Glik Family
Jackie Goldberg ’91
Renee and Frank Jung
Ami and Jay Kamdar
Tamar and Apel Keuroghlian
The Ramey-Krauss Family
Tisha and Eran Lagstein
The Layke Family
Ashley and Sam Levinson
Corey Meadows and Kym Moustakas
Thomas Palmer
Ali Hillis and Matthew Schwarz
Tori and Todd Stefan
Leigh Stein ’91 and Joseph McNamara
KJ Steinberg and Tony Tisdale
The Taglyan Family
Cailin and Seth Wunder
Marjorie and Eupremio Zizza
Laurel Canyon Sponsorship | $500
Anonymous (12)
Christoffer and Josefin Adler
Marina Afshar ’99 and Ariyan Afshar
Arash and Emma Amel
Hayley and Nick Antonian
Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews and Bryan Andrews
Amanda and Sam Brown
Sara and Rob Crabbe
Gina Torrecilla and José-Manuel de Castro
Neda and Madjid Emami
Julia FitzRoy-Chow and Geoff Chow
Justine and Michael Fitzgerald
Pascha Goodwin and Douglas Avery
The Baron Family
Alicia and Allen Katz
Kevin and Mandy Kelley
Marina Monroe and Ben Kusin
Nicole and Ophir Lupu ’96
The Mizrahie Family
Melissa and Danny Moloshok
Gabriella and Shahab Mossavar-Rahmani
Carmen and Robert Mussig
Dana and Brian Nussbaum
Lisa Ozur-Wallach and Scot Wallach
Dorsa and Joey Parsi
The Perotti Family
Scott and Cara Putman
Elizabeth Gottainer and David Sadkin
RAISE THE PADDLE DONORS
Anonymous (4)
Kirsten and David Abdo
Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews and Bryan Andrews
Christine and Steven Blackman
Amanda and Sam Brown
The Cardillo Family
Christine and Gabriel Chiu
Curtis Covington
Joanna and Jeffrey Davis
Yervant Demirjian
Elizabeth Russomanno-Doyle and Rory Doyle
Daryl Drabinsky and Daniel Nussen
Setta and Sherif El Dabe ’94
Jodi and Kavon Elhami
Michelle and Ron Farhadi
Erin Fitzgerald and Yann Abdourazakou
Justine and Michael Fitzgerald
Melissa Tufeld and David Gerber
John and Stacey Goschin
Matt Greenstone
Natasha Hemrajani
Navin Hemrajani
Pamela Levine and Jon Housman
Craig Doherty and James Hyland
Harnisha Dalwadi and Donald Joh
Renee and Frank Jung
Ami and Jay Kamdar
Alicia and Allen Katz
Kevin and Mandy Kelley
Sarah and Jason Kranitz
Cindy and Peter Lorimer
Melissa and Arno Marukian
Corey Meadows and Kym Moustakas
Jennifer and Matthew Messer
Melissa and Danny Moloshok
Carmen and Robert Mussig
Dana and Brian Nussbaum
Tracy Mallozzi-Okun and Michael Okun
The Ormond Family
Lisa Ozur-Wallach and Scot Wallach
Adrienne Parsons and Eric Learnard
Kennedy and JP Pierce
Veronika and Viktor Rajek
George Russo
Ali Hillis and Matthew Schwarz
Pam and Mark Scott
Kathryn Mazzuca and Ari Schwartzman
Stephen Siercks ’03 and Jae Gaswirth Siercks ’04
Jennifer Sikov ’99 and Michael Sikov
Elaine Sir and Chris Miller
Adam Steinman and Deborah Kurtz
Gregory Stern and Jacqueline Romano
David Sweeney and Bob Semanovich
Hernan Lopez and Scott Velasquez
Carey Villegas and Jessica Hirsch
Eric and Kirsten Winikoff
Karen Zaghiyan and Vazgen Zagian
Nicole and Josip Zdrilic
Valley Vista Boulevard Sponsorship | $275
Kenneth Bartlett
Melinda Hakim ’93 and Pejman Cohan
Kenya and Larry Henderson
Michelle and Kevin Kim
Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon ’93
Eric Tung
Nicole and Wolfgang Baier (2)
Alona and Lacarya Scott
Victoria and Michael Senna
Jennifer and Theodore Sheffield
Jennifer Liu and Anthony Shin
Stephen Siercks ’03 and Jae Gaswirth Siercks ’04
Sherrie and Jeffrey Singer
Dana and Gary Slavett
Tori and Todd Stefan
Adam Steinman and Deborah Kurtz
Gregory Stern and Jacqueline Romano
The Taglyan Family
Eric Tung
Belinda and Benjamin Vega
Cailin and Seth Wunder
Nicole and Josip Zdrilic
WAYS TO GIVE
There are many ways you can contribute and every gift, regardless of its size, sends a strong message that we are committed to our students, their education, and the future of The Buckley School.
CREDIT CARD
Visit www.buckley.org/give to make an online gift using our secure form with your American Express, Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card.
CHECK
Please mail your gift to: The Buckley School Advancement Office 3900 Stansbury Avenue Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS
To make a gift through a donor-advised fund, select “The Buckley School” (Tax ID/EIN 95-1750023) as the recipient for all gifts to The Buckley Fund. Please make sure to specify the gift designation.
STOCK/WIRE TRANSFER
You can donate appreciated securities held for more than one year, or make a direct wire from your bank account. Please contact Travis Fraser, our Director of Advancement at tfraser@buckley.org for more information.
MATCHING GIFT
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. If you work for a company that matches gifts, you can double or triple the value of your contribution. Please contact your HR office to learn more.
BEQUESTS/PLANNED GIVING
Naming Buckley as a beneficiary in your will is a simple way to leave a lasting legacy. Contact the Advancement Office for sample language and more information on the Stansbury Society, our recognition group for planned giving donors.
Travis Fraser Director of Advancement tfraser@buckley.org
Erin Fitzgerald Associate Director of Advancement efitzgerald@buckley.org
Joyce Jones Director of Alumni Relations jjones@buckley.org
Carly Oost Manager of Parent Relations and Special Events coost@buckley.org
Raquel Castellanos Manager of Advancement Services rcastellanos@buckley.org
