Buffalo Prep 2017-2018 Annual Report

BUFFALO PREP ANNUAL REPORT

2017-2018

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mary Ann Coulson, President Senior Vice President, Branch Manager Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Kathie A. Keller, Treasurer Treasurer Keller Technology Corporation

Amy Clifton, Vice President Chief Financial Officer LPCiminelli, Inc.

Dr. Yvonne S. Minor-Ragan, Secretary President & CEO YMRagan Consulting, LLC

Jock Mitchell Community Volunteer

DIRECTORS Karen Baker Broker Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Stephen W. Bell Owner Steve Bell Communications LLC John Dandolph President and Chief Executive Officer Unifrax Brigid Doherty Consultant Jodyann Galvin Partner Hodgson Russ LLP Francisco Guzmán Architect/Engineer Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency City of Buffalo Department of Public Works

Jarrod Johnson Community Volunteer Dr. Shelley Kimelberg Director of Interdisciplinary Degree Programs University at Buffalo Michele Lee Director Patrick P. Lee Foundation Betsy Mitchell Community Volunteer Oriana R. Montani Associate Phillips Lytle LLP Alexandra Montante Community Volunteer Bobbie Billings Neal Community Volunteer

Honorable Craig D. Hannah City Court Judge

Michael Newman Executive Vice President NOCO Energy Corp.

Stephen Harrington Chief Procurement Officer Delaware North Companies

Jeff Pappalardo Partner/Chief Creative Officer Crowley Webb

Everett Pefley Senior Manager PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Honorable JaHarr Pridgen ‘94 City Court Judge Vivian Quinn Partner Nixon Peabody Luis Rodriguez, Jr. ‘97 CEO Rodriguez Construction Group, Inc. Deborah Russell Community Volunteer Dr. Suzanne Rosenblith Dean and Professor Graduate School of Education University at Buffalo Tracy Sendor Woodrow Senior Vice President M&T Bank Corporation Eric Yarwood Executive Director Education Collaborative of WNY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents, Mission, Vision......................................................................................................3 Buffalo Prep Pipeline, Core 4 Values...................................................................................................4 Letter from Board President and Executive Director....................................................................5 Prep for Tomorrow Update....................................................................................................................6 Prep for Tomorrow Supporters.............................................................................................................7 Middle School Prep....................................................................................................................................8 High School Prep.........................................................................................................................................9 College Prep..................................................................................................................................................10 Alumni Prep..................................................................................................................................................11 Alumni............................................................................................................................................................12 Events..............................................................................................................................................................14 Financial Statement....................................................................................................................................16 Supporters.....................................................................................................................................................17 Staff..................................................................................................................................................................22 Partner High Schools.................................................................................................................................23

MISSION

Buffalo Prep’s mission is to provide access and preparation for talented underrepresented youth to achieve success in college preparatory high schools and higher education.

VISION

We envision a future where all students have the opportunity to pursue excellence and success in a community that nurtures their individual talents, goals, and selves.

BUFFALO PREP IS A

AFFILIATED PROGRAM

BUFFALO PREP • 18 ACHESON ANNEX • UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BUFFALO • NEW YORK • 14214 • 716.829.3605 • www.buffaloprep.com

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PIPELINE OF PROGRAMS

G R AD E S 5 , 6 , 7 Middle School Prep An accelerated program offered the summers after 5th and 6th grades and on Saturdays during 7th grade.

GRADE 8 High School Prep A nationally recognized 14-month program that prepares students to enter one of our partner high schools.

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B EYOND PR E P

College Prep Academic support, college advisement, enrichment opportunities, and socio-emotional counseling throughout high school.

Alumni Prep Support and connection during post-secondary education and beyond, including internships, career placement, and mentoring.

CORE 4 VALUES

Buffalo Prep integrated the Core 4 Values into its programming. Students who exemplify the Core 4 Values are nominated by their peers to receive recognition. Each year Buffalo Prep highlights a specific value.

The 2017-2018 year focused on Integrity.

1. Integrity - Uncompromising adherence to honesty and a code of values.

2. Excellence - Possessing great qualities in high degree; always going above and beyond; being the very best you can be.

3. Responsibility - Reliability or dependability; possessing moral and mental accountability.

4. Leadership - Exhibiting INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE, and RESPONSIBILITY, and inspiring others to be the best they can be.

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A letter from the Board President and Executive Director Buffalo Prep has experienced a year of significant change as we adapted to restructured leadership, welcomed new members to our staff and faculty, and adopted a strategic plan that challenges us to go deeper with the services we provide our students. Ensuring that their academic success is matched by their social and emotional well-being and feeling of empowerment is of utmost importance.

We are in the process of transforming our curriculum to integrate a culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy that not only prepares our students for the rigor of our partner high schools, but also reflects and celebrates their individuality, culture, and inherent talents while engaging them as democratic citizens. Visits to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Food Bank of WNY, and Jericho Road Community Health Center’s Vive Program as well as clean-up days with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, and the University at Buffalo provided strategic active learning opportunities to mirror classroom material.

This year of transition led to other innovative collaborations and strengthened existing partnerships. Our 19 partner high schools, the Bison Scholarship Fund, the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood, the Buffalo Public Schools, Child & Family Services, the College Simulation Experience, the Education Collaborative of Western New York, Say Yes Buffalo, Teach for America, Westminster Economic Development Initiative, and additional programs are equally driven by the belief that all students should be expected to succeed and given the opportunity to do so. When educational equity is attained, prepared and empowered students translate into a robust community and workforce.

With the creation of Alumni Prep, we expanded our impact on, and resources for, our students by extending our pipeline from the summer after 5th grade through college completion as well as internship and career placement. We now serve approximately 600 students and alumni annually and are thrilled to have alumna, Maya Meredith, on our staff, managing the implementation of this important next step in our history.

Officially launching Phase II of our Prep for Tomorrow capital campaign is yet another exciting and necessary part of our evolution. With our community’s endorsement and financial support of Phase I, we now move on to fundraising for the outfitting of our state-of-the-art home, which is currently being renovated and brought up to code.

All of this great success, the incredible foundation from which Buffalo Prep has been able to shift and mature, would not have been possible without the generosity and dedication of our donors.

Thank you for being dedicated partners in Buffalo Prep’s imperative mission and dynamic advocates for these deserving scholars.

Mary Ann Coulson Buffalo Prep Board President

Patti L. Stephen Robert G. Wilmers Endowed Executive Director

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We have grown from supporting 10 students in 1989 to supporting over 600 students and alumni annually as they work hard to achieve their education goals. In addition to increasing in this capacity, we have expanded our offerings and services and transformed our curriculum. With these exciting and needed changes, our evolution requires a state-of-the-art building, which our scholars so deserve.

With our 30th anniversary on the horizon, we are thrilled to be able to witness the daily renovation progress at Allen Hall, our new home on the University at Buffalo’s South Campus. Our community’s substantial support of Phase I of the Prep for Tomorrow capital campaign was critical to Buffalo Prep surpassing its fundraising goal, garnering close to $1.7 million. Phase I covers the costs associated with refurbishment as well as core spatial planning and bringing the building up to code.

As construction and compliance upgrades have begun, and we turn to Phase II of the Prep for Tomorrow campaign and buildout of innovative, fluid classrooms, offices, and technology, we sincerely thank co-chairs Jock and Betsy Mitchell for successfully shepherding both vital phases of the capital campaign. We are also grateful to the University at Buffalo for its continued belief in our mission and tremendous generosity. And, we thank you, our Buffalo Prep supporters and advocates for sharing your resources and sound advice, and for your willingness to be a part of this vital transition in our history. If you are interested in hearing more about how you can play a role as we enter this next chapter, including helping with the purchase of technology, please contact Director of Development, Christina Jurasek Schneemann, by emailing cjurasek@buffalo.edu.

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Thank You to all of our Prep for Tomorrow Contributors!

Contributions of $5,000 and above through June 30, 2018

$200,000 and above:

M&T Bank Family of Gifts - It All Adds Up - Math Enrichment Center The John R. Oishei Foundation - Enrichment and Resource Center

$100,000 - $199,000

Buffalo Prep Board of Directors (16/17-17/18) - Highway to Higher Education Hallway Cumulative gifts from: Dina and Todd Benderson, Rick and Judith Bryan, Amy Clifton and Theodore B.K. Walsh, Mary Ann and David Coulson, Jodyann Galvin and Robert J. Lane, Jr., Francisco and Elizabeth Guzmán, Hon. Craig and Angela Hannah, Stephen and Lori Harrington, Dr. Shelley and David Kimelberg, Michele and Chris Lee, Dr. Yvonne Minor-Ragan and Philip Ragan, Oriana and James Montani, Jeff and Jean Pappalardo, Vivian Quinn, Luis and Jessica Rodriguez, Jr., Deborah Russell and Peter Jones

Cullen Foundation James H. Cummings Foundation Keller Technology Corporation - Way of the Future Technology Program Jock and Betsy Mitchell - Entranceway to Excellence Moog Inc. - To Infinity and Beyond: A Modern Science Program Bobbie Billings Neal - Building a Better Future Academic Suite The Donald F. and Barbara L. Newman Foundation The Newman Family College Bound Corridor

$50,000 - $99,999

Arthur Hayes Joy Family Foundation Marcia and Alphonso O’Neil-White The O’Neil-White Educational Impact Center

$25,000 - $49,999

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo - The D-B Trust Delaware North - Education Collaborative of WNY- First Niagara Foundation Vogt Family Foundation

$5,000 - $24,999

Gary and Willow Brost - Children’s Foundation of Erie County Anthony and Sarah Duddy - Josephine Goodyear Foundation - The Habib Family William and Anne Joyce - Sally Marks - Carol and Carl Montante Fund Buford and Suzanne Sears - Unifrax 7

MIDDLE SCHOOL PREP

Middle School Prep Year Round 2017-2018 The Middle School Prep Year Round Program invited 7th graders who participated in the Summer 2017 session to extend their learning opportunities on Saturdays during the academic year.

Students resided in 11 different zip codes throughout Western New York Students attended 20 different schools around Western New York Males (11)

Class Math ELA Science Social Studies

Females (22)

33 students participated in Middle School Prep Year Round

Average Increase 22 Points 16 Points 13 Points 14 Points

The table above demonstrates students’ growth in the MSP Year Round academic year

Middle School Prep Summer 2018 Middle School Prep invited 5th and 6th graders to participate in a five-week summer academic enrichment program.

Students resided in 22 different zip codes throughout Western New York Males (58)

Students attended 43 different schools around Western New York

Females (79)

137 students participated in Middle School Prep Summer

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Class Average Increase Math 15 Points ELA 5 Points Science 29 Points The table above demonstrates students’ growth in the 2018 MSP summer session

HIGH SCHOOL PREP The High School Prep program is a rigorous 14-month program that begins the summer after 7th grade, continues after school and on Saturdays during the students’ 8th grade year and concludes the summer after 8th grade. In the summer of 2018, both High School Prep Class of 2018 and Class of 2019 participated in programming.

High School Prep Class of 2018

Males (16)

High School Prep Class of 2019

Males (21) Females (26)

The High School Prep Class of 2018 graduated 42 students this August Students resided in 14 different zip codes throughout Western New York Students attended 24 schools around Western New York Class Average Increase Math 40 Points ELA 21 Points Science 14 Points The table above demonstrates students’ growth in the High School Prep academic year Class Average Increase Math 19 Points ELA 26 Points Science 29 Points Global History 30 Points The table above demonstrates the students’ growth in the High School Prep summer session

Females (33)

The High School Prep Class of 2019 began with 54 students this summer The High School Prep Class of 2019 is currently participating in the academic year session Students reside in 16 different zip codes throughout Western New York Students attend 26 schools around Western New York

Class Math ELA Science Global History

Average Increase 29 Points 1 Point 23 Points 20 Points

The table above demonstrates the students’ growth in the High School Prep summer session

Active learning experiences to mirror our new curriculum included an excursion to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s “We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85” exhibition with a subsequent discussion, a tour of the Food Bank of WNY followed by volunteering for their Family BackPack Program, a visit to Jericho Road Community Health Center’s Vive Program for refugees, and a Buffalo scavenger hunt to find 12 historical and important sites in Buffalo.

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COLLEGE PREP College Prep provides academic support, college advisement, enrichment opportunities, and socio-emotional counseling throughout high school as students transition into higher education. To participate in the College Prep program students must have completed High School Prep, receive a John R. Oishei Scholarship or Cullen Foundation Scholarship, or be enrolled in a partner high school and be identified as eligible 150 for the Rising to Distinction Program (RTD).

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123

90 60 48

30 0

32 Prep Oishei RTD Scholars Scholars Scholars

19

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2 Prep/ Cullen Prep/ Oishei Scholars Cullen Scholars Scholars

Males (100)

Females (130)

Buffalo Prep Seniors ‘18

College Prep serviced 230 high school students

Leaders in the Making Buffalo Prep students enjoyed a memorable day at the 2018 Phillips Lytle LLP Leaders in the Making Conference! Students were able to experience leadership and career workshops conducted by University at Buffalo Student Experience and Phillips Lytle LLP, and a speed mentoring session during which community leaders engaged in discussions with students, sharing their experiences and career and college advice.

Thank you to our mentors from Phillips Lytle LLP, M&T Bank, Apple, Buffalo Police Department, Buffalo City Court, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Crowley Webb, Child & Family Services, Connors LLP, Dive Pool Systems, Inc., Mower, Minority Bar Association of Western New York, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Hodgson Russ LLP, Modern Nostalgia, Morgan Stanley, NOCO Energy Corp., Northland Workforce Training Center, NYS AFL-CIO, Power Yoga Buffalo, Rodriguez Construction Group, Inc., StaffBuffalo, University at Buffalo, Teach For America, Verizon, Virtusa, and 7 Eyewitness News WKBW! 10

ALUMNI PREP

BIG NEWS! Alumni Prep was launched in January 2018 with Maya Meredith ‘07 as Alumni Relations Coordinator.

The goal of Alumni Prep is to provide support to Buffalo Prep graduates through post-secondary education and career placement, providing services including career exploration and development, internships, leadership workshops, scholarship assistance, and mentoring. Buffalo Prep alumni have the opportunity to stay deeply connected to the organization and to each other beyond high school, benefitting from Prep’s support networks.

Alumni Reunion: December 2017 On December 27, 2017, the Buffalo Prep Alumni Reunion was held at The Steer Restaurant and Saloon.

Alumni enjoyed a productive evening of being reintroduced to their peers and informed about Buffalo Prep’s newest addition, Alumni Prep. Over 50 alumni and staff attended the event, which included time for networking. We were pleased to welcome Teach for America representatives as well, who presented their mission and career opportunities.

Davon Hardy ‘13, Yusef Osman ‘13, Shamso Osman ‘13

Robert Mays ‘03, Kerris Sease ‘04, Ayesha Sease ‘06

Alumni Expo: August 2018 The 1st Annual Buffalo Prep Expo took place August 1, 2018 at Expo Market where Buffalo Prep alumni, Amber Chinn ‘10, Alex Luko ‘10, Alexander Wright ‘93, Tim Burgess ‘10, Matthew Morales ‘10, and affiliates showcased their unique talents! It was an unforgettable night full of comedy, art, poetry, live music, a fashion show, and much more. The event featured local artists The Cellar Boutique, The Left-Handed Bandit, FCKNXTWK, #BARS, DJ Money Matt, CZEN, and Amber Simone! Part of the proceeds went to Every Bottom Covered, a non-profit diaper bank founded by alumna Raziya Hill ‘94.

Maya Meredith ‘07

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ALUMNI The alumni listed below have dedicated their time to Buffalo Prep in the past year.

Thank you!

Buffalo Prep Class of 1993 Alexander Wright – Nichols School, Fairfield College, University at Buffalo – Alumni Expo Participant Buffalo Prep Class of 1994 Raziya Hill – Nardin Academy, University at Buffalo – Alumni Expo Participant Honorable JaHarr Pridgen – Holy Angels Academy, University at Buffalo, Western Michigan University – Board Member and Mentor, Mentor Me Program Buffalo Prep Class of 1996 Eishawn Camp – Nichols School, Syracuse University – Mentor, Mentor Me Program Buffalo Prep Class of 1997 Luis Rodriguez, Jr. – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Clarkson University – Board Member, Prep for Dinner Chair Buffalo Prep Class of 2001 Matthew Becton – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, St. John Fisher College – Prep for Dinner Co-host, Speed Mentor Buffalo Prep Class of 2003 Asia Becton – Nichols School, Columbia University – Prep for Dinner Co-host, Speed Mentor Buffalo Prep Class of 2004 Sarah Washington – Nichols School, University at Buffalo – Mentor, Mentor Me Program, Speed Mentor Buffalo Prep Class of 2005 Marcene Robinson – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, University at Buffalo – Member, Marketing Committee Buffalo Prep Class of 2006 Jean Jacques Sibomana – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Brown University, University at Buffalo – Staff, Tutor

SAVE THE DATE Alumni Reunion Thursday, December 27, 2018 Location: Misuta Chow’s Find us on Facebook for details 12

ALUMNI The alumni listed below have dedicated their time to Buffalo Prep in the past year.

Thank you!

Buffalo Prep Class of 2007 Maya Meredith – Buffalo Seminary, Fashion Institute of Technology, Buffalo State College – Staff, Alumni Relations Coordinator Leiah Renford – Nardin Academy, University at Buffalo, Trocaire College – Mentor, Mentor Me Program and Staff,

Prep Chat Mentor Ashley Wagstaff – Nichols School, Barnard College – Mentor, Mentor Me Program Buffalo Prep Class of 2008 Daijha Fulgham – Holy Angels Academy, D’Youville College – Workshop Facilitator, High School Prep Buffalo Prep Class of 2009 Katherine McCarley – Nardin Academy, Canisius College, University at Buffalo Law School – Mentor, Mentor Me Program Buffalo Prep Class of 2010 Tim Burgess – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Fashion Institute of Technology – Alumni Expo Participant Amber Chinn – Buffalo Seminary, Buffalo State College – Alumni Expo Participant Alex Luko – Hutchinson Central Technical High School, Erie Community College – Alumni Expo Participant Monica Manney – Nichols School, SUNY Fredonia – Mentor, High School Prep Matthew Morales – Hutchinson Central Technical High School, Villa Maria College – Staff, Attendance Supervisor and

Alumni Expo Participant Buffalo Prep Class of 2011 Kamau Bryant – Tapestry Charter School, Buffalo State College – Staff, Attendance Supervisor Oishei Scholar Angelecca Jackson – Mount St. Mary Academy, Bowie State University, Buffalo State College – Staff, Tutor Emerald Wielbon – Nichols School, Canisius College – Mentor, High School Prep Rising to Distinction Scholar Jean Charles Mwibanire – St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Medaille College – Mentor, High School Prep

Are you an alumna or alumnus who wants to get involved?

Contact Maya Meredith at mayamere@buffalo.edu

Emerald Wielbon, Jean Charles Mwibanire, and Monica Manney with High School Prep students

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BUFFALO PREP EVENTS

Pregame for Prep, November 2017

The third annual happy hour during the Buffalo Bills Thursday night game brought together alumni, staff, and new and steadfast Buffalo Prep supporters to engage the young professional community while raising awareness about Prep’s programming and ways to get involved.

Celebration of Achievement, May 2018 A sold-out crowd of over 500 community advocates joined together at the annual Celebration of Achievement presented by M&T Bank at Kleinhans Music Hall. Co-chairs Alex and Michael Montante together with emcee WKBW 7 Eyewitness News Anchor Ashley Rowe, the Celebration of Achievement Committee, sponsors, Buffalo Prep staff, Board of Directors, and students and their families celebrated the accomplishments of the college-bound Buffalo Prep Scholars. This year’s event highlighted integrity as one of Buffalo Prep’s Core 4 Values. Of the graduating class, 73% of the students had participated in the Buffalo Prep program pipeline since the summer after 5th grade and 100% were accepted into college! Mr. Robert G. Wilmers, Chairman and CEO of M&T Bank and founding supporter of Buffalo Prep, was honored in memoriam. Additionally, Crowley Webb, Kathie A. Keller, and Keller Technology Corporation were recognized for their longstanding and generous support of the organization.

We are grateful to the event’s Match Sponsor, Unifrax; Celebrating Achievement Sponsors, Globalquest Staffing Solutions and Uniland Development Company; and Realizing Dreams Sponsors, Crowley Webb, Delaware North, Hodgson Russ LLP, Kathie A. Keller, Keller Technology Corporation, David and Shelley Kimelberg, the Gerard E. Murray Family, NOCO Energy Corp., and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Thank you also to all sponsors and to individuals who donated gift cards to the Scholars as they embarked on their college journeys!

CELEBRATE INTEGRITY

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Party for Prep, June 2018 This fun summer party brings the next generation of leaders together with our longtime supporters. Party for Prep raised over $17,000 this year—the most successful one yet. All funds benefitted the Buffalo Prep Angel Fund, which was established to assist students and their families with covering the cost of education- and enrichmentrelated school expenses, such as class trips, sports equipment and uniforms, technology, yearbooks and class photos, and supplies.

Special thanks to the Party for Prep Committee and to our Event Sponsor GEICO as well as to Soho Buffalo, the Hettrick Family, Call Associates, DWC Mechanical Inc., Miller Gesko Wealth Management, Northwest Bank, the Buffalo Bills, BXI Consultants, Catholic Health, Corr Distributors, Inc., BJ Johnson, LLC, Lamparelli Construction Co., Inc., and University Pediatric Dentistry.

IN-KIND DONORS 2017-2018

2018 Celebration of Achievement Committee 2018 Celebration of Achievement Gift-Card Donors Advantage Limousine Buffalo Bills Buffalo Prep Board of Directors Buffalo Sabres Caboodle Christine Lorenz Crowley Webb Delaware North Dunkin Donuts Equality Knowledge & Light FARM Forty Thieves Kitchen & Bar Hatches and Hops JT’s Urban Italian

Keller Technology Corporation Lamar Advertising Company Lamparelli Family Lawley Insurance, Inc. Lloyd Taco Factory LPCiminelli, Inc. Makers Buffalo Michael and Alex Montante Miller Tennis Center Modern Nostalgia My City Brew New Era Cap Co. NFTA NOCO Energy Corp.

Oliver’s

Did you spot Buffalo Prep around town?

O’Neil-White Family Paradise Wine The Premier Group Projex Reform Fitness Renew Bath & Body Revolution Buffalo Rich Products Rocco’s Wood Fire Pizza Sarah Jensen Sienie Kelly Southern Wine & Spirits Spot Coffee The Steer Restaurant Vineyard Brands Webb Mason West Herr Automotive Group Woodhouse Day Spa

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT Buffalo Prep, Inc. Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended June 30, 2017

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Total

Support and Revenue Contributions Capital Project Contributions Service Revenue Program fees Donated space Other income Total support and revenue other than investment income Interest and dividend income Net unrealized and realized loss on beneficial interest in assets held by others Total support and revenue Net Assets Released from Restrictions Expenses Program services Supporting services Total expenses Increase (decrease) in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year

$1,284,589

$1,284,589 416,186

56,460 34,100 71,922

416,186 56,460 34,100 71,922

1,740

1,740

1,448,811 9,143

416,186

1,864,997 9,143

112,130 1,570,084

112,130 416,186

1,986,270

1,013,483 312,756 1,326,239 243,845 1,293,254

416,186 100,000

1,013,483 312,756 1,326,239 660,031 1,393,254

$1,537,099

$516,816

$2,053,285

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REVENUE BREAKDOWN 2016-2017 Miscellaneous (4%) Program Fees (3%) Major Gifts Business Council (4%) Major Gifts (12%) Grants (40%) Appeals (16%) 16

Events (21%)

SUPPORTERS Buffalo Prep is pleased to recognize financial contributions between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. On behalf of the students we serve, we thank you for your generosity and support. Gifts listed do not include all in-kind donations. We regret any errors or omissions. Please call the Buffalo Prep office at 716.829.3605 with corrections.

Summa Cum Laude $100,000 or more Mr. Arthur Hayes* HSBC Bank USA, N.A. The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc. M&T Bank Family of Gifts* The John R. Oishei Foundation

Globalquest Staffing Solutions, Inc. The Habib Family* Hodgson Russ LLP Josephine Goodyear Foundation*** Ms. Kathie A. Keller Mrs. Sally Marks*

Magna Cum Laude $50,000 to $99,999 Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation** Cullen Foundation First Niagara Foundation* Ms. Barbara W. Billings* Cum Laude $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo The Celia Lipton Farris and Victor W. Farris Foundation Home Community Fund at CFGB*** Joy Family Foundation at CFGB*,*** Keller Technology Corporation* Mitchell Family Philanthropic Fund at

CFGB*,*** Moog, Inc.* The O’Neil-White Family Fund at CFGB* PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Western New York Foundation First Honors $10,000 to $24,999 The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation Bank of America Ms. Amy L. Clifton and

Mr. Theodore B.K. Walsh Construction Risk Partners, LLC The D-B Trust***

The Marks Family Foundation Mentoring Collective of WNY The Donald F. and Barbara L. Newman Family Foundation* Vogt Family Foundation at CFGB*,*** The Watson Billings Family Foundation Unifrax* Uniland Mrs. Martha G. Welte Second Honors $5,000 to $9,999 Alesco Advisors LLC Ms. Karen Baker and Mr. Todd Levin Balbach Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. and Melissa Baumgart Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. and Willow Brost* Mr. and Mrs. EJ and Karen Butler Children’s Foundation of Erie County James and Judith Collord Fund at CFGB*** Delaware North Companies The Gisel Family Fund at CFGB***

Jones Doherty Foundation Dr. and Mr. Shelley and David Kimelberg* Carol and Carl Montante Fund at CFGB*,*** Morgan Stanley* NOCO Energy Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Jean Pappalardo* Mr. and Mrs. Luis and Jessica Rodriguez, Jr.* WNS North America, Inc. Honors $2,500 to $4,999 Allegheny College Alpha Kappa Boulé Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Buffalo NY Arc Building Partners Baillie Lumber Co. BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York Canisius College Mr. and Mrs. Franklin R. and Mary Lou Cannata Mr. and Mrs. David and Mary Ann Coulson* Crowley Webb David Chevrolet Buick, Inc. Delta Sonic Systems, Inc. Education Collaborative of WNY, Inc. Erie County Medical Center GEICO Dr. and Mr. Muriel and

Mickey Howard Mr. and Mrs. William N. and Frances Hudson Imagine Staffing Technology, Inc. Independent Health Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. and Jill Jacobs Mr. Edwin M. Johnston, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William L. and Anne Joyce Kelly for Kids Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Michele Lee* Marjorie and John Buyers Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jock and Betsy Mitchell

Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Alex Montante Mower Mrs. Eleanor Murray• Mr. and Mrs. Norman and Thuy Murray National Fuel Nixon Peabody LLP Pegula Sports & Entertainment, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Susan Roney Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Ms. Deborah Russell and Mr. Peter Jones Mr. and Mrs. Buford and Suzanne Sears* Szymkowiak & Associates CPAs, PC Toshiba Business Solutions University at Buffalo Virtusa Corporation Scholars $1,000 to $2,499 Ms. Patricia Barrett Mr. and Mrs. David and Kristin Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Todd and Dina Benderson*

Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Sarah Berardi Dr. and Mrs. Martin and Molly Boscarino Mr. Robin Bronstein and Ms. Kristan Andersen Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawrence and Jane Buck Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart

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Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Dawn Dorn Elmwood Franklin School Exxon Mobil Corporation Families of FANA, WNY Inc. Ms. Jodyann Galvin and Mr. Robert J. Lane, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Sam and Elizabeth Gurney Mr. and Mrs. Francisco and Elizabeth Guzmán*

Hon. and Mrs. Craig D. and Angela Hannah* Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Lori Harrington* Harvard Business School Club of Buffalo Mr. and Mrs. John L. and Jane Hettrick Mr. Thomas Hunt and Ms. Laurie Dann Hyde Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Marc and Katherine Izzo Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. and Alice Jacobs, Jr. Jagg Electrical & Control, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and Sarah Jensen KeyBank Foundation Mr. Barry MacLean Dr. and Mrs. Herman S. and Patricia Mogavero Nardin Academy Mrs. Carol Newman Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Marcy Newman Nichols School Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. and Candace O’Mara Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso and Marcia O’Neil-White Mr. Adam Osteryoung Phillips Lytle LLP Drs. Raghu and Pavani Ram

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Mr. G. Aaron Santarosa St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute The Park School of Buffalo Mr. and Mrs. John and Maureen Tomczak Try-It Distributing Co., Inc. Dr. Lawrence Van Heusen and Mr. Robert A. Scharf Mr. Samuel Walsh Mrs. Tracy Sendor Woodrow and Mr. Thomas R. Woodrow Mr. and Mrs. David and Susan• Zebro Merit $500 to $999 Drs. Julio and Amy Alvarez-Perez Mr. Doug Bean and Ms. Elisa M. Kreiner Mr. Steve Bell and Ms. Liz Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Brad and Kristen Birmingham Buffalo Bills Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Cynthia Ciminelli Colucci & Gallaher P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas and Mimi Coppola Mr. James Crowley Mrs. Patricia Crowley Mr. and Mrs. Marcus and Christina Deveso Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Maggie Dirrigl Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Sarah Duddy DWC Mechanical Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Maria Eliopoulos Drs. Gil and Julie Farkash Mr. Steve Finch Mr. William Graebner and Ms. Dianne Bennett Harmac Medical Products, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Karen Healy Mr. and Mrs. John J. and Maureen Hurley Mr. and Mrs. John L. and Diane Hurley Mr. Matthew Iak and Ms. Jacqueline Jayson Mr. and Mrs. Dean and

Ann Jewett

Mr. Jarrod G. Johnson Kenneth R. Kahn & Linda Angert Kahn at CFGB*** Mr. and Mrs. Mark and

Paola Keller Ms. Erin Kelly Key Insurance & Benefits Dr. Faruk Koreishi and Dr. Aziza Karimi Dr. Joelle J. Leclaire Mr. and Mrs. Kent and Margaret Lieber Ms. Siobhan McDermott Miller Gesko Wealth Management Dr. Yvonne Minor-Ragan and Mr. Philip Ragan Mr. and Mrs. James and Oriana Montani* NCAComp, Inc. Northwest Bank Mr. and Mrs. Everett and Tarinee Pefley Mrs. Vivian Quinn* Mr. Alessandro Renzi Mr. Mark J. Rittling, Jr. and Mrs. Amy Habib Rittling Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sadler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Nicole Michael Saffire Ms. Susan Schoellkopf Mr. and Mrs. Ken and

Mary Schoetz Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. and Michele Scott Shapiro + Raj Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Katie Smith Mr. Nicholas Snyder Mr. Harrison Steinwald Mrs. Marsha Joy Sullivan and Mr. Michael Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Cheryl Swiezy Mr. and Mrs. Stephen and Nicole Swift Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Linda Szymkowiak Mr. and Mrs. David W. and Anne Taylor Ms. Helen Tederous Tobin/Filvaroff Family Endowment at CFGB*** Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott Weber Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Susan Wellington Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Sandra Yarwood

Friends Up to $499 Mr. and Mrs. Dal and Cathleen Ackerman Mr. Robert J. Adams Ms. Stephanie Adams Mr. Tony Addison Mr. Thomas R. Alcamo Mr. Ramone Alexander Ms. Brianna Anderson Hon. and Mrs. Richard and Gwen Arcara Ms. Samreen Arshad Mr. Glenn W. Arthurs Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Ellen Augello Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Mary Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Philip and Nancy Bailey Mr. and Mrs. John and

Amy Bair Ms. Amber Baker Mr. and Mrs. Teo and Jennifer Balbach Mr. Timothy Banks Barclay Damon, LLP

Ms. Amy Bard Ms. Caitlin Barilec Mr. Ken Barnes Mr. Scott Bartels Mr. AJ Baynes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Eileen Baynes Mr. Thomas Beauford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey and Susan Beich Ms. Tammy Bell Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Beltrami Mr. and Mrs. George and Anne Bergantz Mr. and Mrs. John G. and Suzanne Berger, Jr. Mrs. Nancy Berger Mr. Keith Bernhard Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy and Rebecca Besch

Ms. Lynn Bickerton Ms. Lauren Bobeck Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Deborah A. J. Bonner Mr. James-Kelly Bowa BR Johnson, LLC Mr. Todd Brason Mr. Alex Brennen Mr. and Mrs. Don and Melissa Tocha Brock Mr. Gregory L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Kim Brown Ms. Rachael Brown Ms. Elizabeth Bruce Mr. Matthew Bub Mr. and Mrs. David L. and Michele G. Buck Buffalo Place Inc. Buffalo State College Mr. Alexander Burgos Mr. Davis Burton Ms. Regina Buttrom BXI Consultants, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Dolores Byron Ms. Nicole Callahan Ms. Megan Cammarata Ms. Kristin Campbell Mr. Frank J. Cannata Ms. Rosalind Cardone Mr. Michael Casciano Mr. and Mrs. Bernard and Eileen Casserly Catholic Health Philip & Joyce Celniker Family Fund at CFGB*** Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Marnie Cerrato Ms. Courtney Chamberlain Mr. Robert Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Moira Ciechoski Ms. Paula Ciprich Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Nannie Clough Mr. and Mrs. Rob and Ashley Coder Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Susan Cohen Ms. Ada Collado Mr. John Collard Mr. and Mrs. George and Terry Collins Mr. Anthony Colucci III and Ms. Judy Dean Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J.• and Carmela Colucci, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John and

Hope Comerford Ms. Elizabeth Constantine Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Jane Constantine Ms. Peggy Cordero Corr Distributors, Inc.

Mr. Doug Cotter The Country Club of Buffalo Mrs. Chavuanne Cousins Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Nancy Cox Mr. Benjamin Cranston Ms. Cathy Cummings Ms. Eva Cunningham Ms. Elizabeth Danahy Ms. Marissa Dauria Mrs. Carrie Dealtry Mrs. Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker and Mr. Adrian Dedecker III Ms. Jennifer Demert Ms. Caitlin Derose Mr. John Devine Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Maura Devlin Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Maria Deyell Mr. and Mrs. Paul and

Mary DiBenedetto Mr. Joe DiNardo Mr. and Mrs. P. Christopher Dirr Ms. Amber M. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. David and Danielle Dodman Ms. Salpi Doering Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Dohn, Jr. Mrs. Shatorah Donovan, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Cornelia Dopkins Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. and Jeanne Dorn Mr. and Mrs. Matthew and Maggie Dorn Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Teresa Dorn, Jr. Mrs. Rashida Dowell

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. and Shelley Drake Ms. Debbera Drake-Rogers• Mr. Michael C. Driscoll Ms. Maura Duggan Mr. Benjamin Dwyer and Dr. Tracey O’Connor Ms. Grace East Eaton Office Supply Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Mary Eberl Elbers Landscape Service, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James and Jacquelyn Ennis Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Tracy Ensminger Mr. and Mrs. James Michael and Jill Ervin Ms. Lynda Ezquerro F&D Construction Dr. and Mrs. Andrew and Tiffany Fabiano Mr. Louis Fehér-Peiker Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. and Lisa Feldman Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey and Catherine Fenn Mr. Jeffrey Fenwick and Ms. Mary Karen McCoy-Fenwick Mr. Michael Ferger Mr. Eric Fiebelkorn Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Fitch Mr. John Fletcher Mr. Derek Flynn Ms. Joelle Formato Mr. Michael Fraser

Mr. Andrew Freedman Ms. Susan Fretz Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. and Amy H. Friedman Dr. Keith Frome and Dr.

Ermelinda Bonaccio Mr. David Gaca Mr. Joseph Galanti Mrs. Elizabeth Ganci Mrs. Susan Gardner Mrs. Nicole Gavigan

Mr. and Mrs. Warren B. and Patricia Gelman Ms. Michelle Gentner Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Callie Georger Mr. Benjamin Gerhardt Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Sally Gioia Hon. Debra Givens Ms. Mariah Glass Ms. Alexa Godwin Dr. Scott Goldman and Ms. Nancy Brock Mr. and Mrs. Lee and

Joy Gompah Ms. MacKenzie Gotshall Mrs. Erin Goubiere Ms. Jennifer L. Grady Dr. Ellen Grant Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Molly Greene Mr. Daniel Greene and Ms. Ashley Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Alex and Jennifer Gress Ms. Laura Groschadl Ms. Krista Grow Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Kim Guido Ms. Maureen Hanagan Ms. Leanne Hanson Ms. Alexis Harman Ms. Joyce Harrington Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Katherine Hartman Ms. Meghan Hayes Ms. Kathryn Hazel Ms. Lauren Hennings Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Pamela Hershberger Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Lesli Herzog Mr. Ken Hickok Mr. Dan Higgins and Ms. Johanna Hess Ms. M. Jean Hill Mr. Peter Hilmey and Mrs. Terri Parsell Hilmey Ms. Stephanie Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Scott and

Rose Hoffman Mr. Kevin Hogan and Ms. Katherine Roach Ms. Pamela Hokanson Mr. Timothy W. Hoover and Hon. Amy Martoche Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Kyle Hopkins

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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Elizabeth Horrigan Ms. Thin Thein Htay Mr. Jeremy Hudson Hudson Advisor Services Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Mary Jo Hunt Ms. Courtney Hunter Dr. Juanita K. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Lucinda Ingalls Mr. and Mrs. Sean and Colleen Insalaco Ms. Gwen Ito Ms. Chrissy Jacobi

Mr. Daviyion Johnson Mr. Christopher Johnston D. Bruce and Gail Johnstone Philanthropic Fund at CFGB*** Mr. Charles G. Jones, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ian and Monica Jones Ms. Karen Jones Ms. Kimberly Jones Mr. William Jones Mr. and Mrs. David and Melissa Jorgenson Dr. Barbara Jurasek Ms. Laurie Kalman Ms. Tara Kamble Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Mary Kamien Mr. and Mrs. Josh and Stephanie Katzman Ms. Elizabeth Keller Mr. Scott Keller Ms. Mandy Kellner Ms. Sienie Kelly Mr. Thomas Kelly Mr. and Mrs. David and Joan Kernan Ms. Carol Kiener Ms. Randilyn Kimelberg Ms. Ann Klass Ms. Therese Kurtz Mr. Rocco Lamparelli and Ms. Paige Meckler

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Lamparelli Construction Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Kristin Lauricella Mr. Ryan Lema Mr. and Mrs. Keith and Cyndi Leonard Ms. Alison Lewis Ms. Hannah Lewis Ms. Lauren Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Ashley Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Moira Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Joe and Nicole Lin-Hill Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Janine Lipke Mr. John N. Lipsitz and Ms. Maria Scrivani Mr. Matt Low Ms. Ellen Lowrey Mr. Ryan Lucinski Ms. Hope Lynch Ms. Heather Maclin Mader Construction Company, Inc. Mr. James L. Magavern Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Amanda Maniscalco Mr. Jason Manka Mr. and Mrs. Brian and

Gia Manley Ms. Kristin Mansour Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey and Mia Markello Ms. Karen L. Mathews Ms. Jane Mathias Ms. Lindsay Mathias Ms. Wendy Mathias Mr. Robert Mayer Ms. Johnnie M. Mayo Ms. Dianne McCarthy Mr. Matthew McCarthy Mr. Brandon McClellan-Carr Mr. and Mrs. Devin and Whitney McDonnell Mr. Robert McDow Ms. Akisha McKelley Ms. Aileen McNamara Ms. Angela McNeal Ms. Priscilla McNeal Mr. Quinlan McNeal Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Barbara McQueeney Mr. Salvatore Mendola Mr. Peter Merrick Ms. Mary Kate Metzger Ms. Catharine Miles-Kania Ms. Emily Miller

Ms. Mary Miller Ms. Kacie Mills

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Chris Miner Ms. Heather Minor Mr. John Mitchell Ms. Jane M. Mogavero Ms. Katherine Mohney Ms. Jennifer Mooney Mr. Robert Moskowitz Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Lori Mosner Mount St. Mary Academy Mr. and Mrs. David and Grace Munschauer Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Munschauer Mr. Thomas Muraca Ms. Christine Murekeyisoni Ms. Marina Murray Mr. Edgar Muth Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Deborah Myers The National Mentoring Partnership Mr. and Mrs. Peter and Bobbie Billings Neal* Ms. Lauren Nedwick Ms. Denise M. Nelson Mr. Stephen Nicholson Dr. and Mrs. Philip and Donna S. Niswander Mr. and Mrs. Philip and Nicole Nobel Ms. Amanda Nowadly Mr. and Mrs. Daniel and Anne O’Connor Ms. Grace O’Connor and Mr. Kevin Burke Mr. and Mrs. Randall and Rita Odza Mr. and Mrs. Ayodele and Renee Olomo O’Mara Financial, Inc. Ms. Julie M. Barrett O’Neill Ms. Marlene Ortiz Mr. Erkin Ozay

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. and Jennifer Parker Dr. Margaret Paroski Ms. Ebonie Parson Ms. Joanna Pasceri Mr. Biagio Patti Ms. Madison Paulk Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. and Karen E. Penfold Ms. Adina Pera and Mr. Ryan Delmar Ms. Ashley Perkins Mr. Brett Perla Mr. Kyle Perla Ms. Terrika Perrira Ms. Stacy Person Ms. Pat Phelan Ms. Rosa Pizzi Mr. Brendan Plotke Ms. Christine Plowicle Ms. Amy Popadick Ms. Raechele Pope Ms. Beth Potozniak Ms. Alissa Powers Hon. and Rev. JaHarr and Craig Pridgen Mr. Steven Procknal Ms. Dana Ranallo Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie and Megan Rechan Mr. and Mrs. William J. Regan, Jr. Ms. Julianne Reich Dr. Amy Reynolds Ms. Afiya Rice Mr. and Mrs. Brendan and Danielle Rich Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Dawn Riggie Ms. Rachele Roberts Mr. Walter Roberts

Ms. Colleen Robertson Mr. Michael Robertson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. and Kathleen Rogers Ms. Kristin Romens Mr. Jeffrey Rose and Ms. Claire Cozzarelli Dr. Suzanne Rosenblith

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. and Audrey G. Russ, Jr. Mr. Joe Russell Mr. and Mrs. David and Jennifer Rust Mr. and Mrs. David J. and Margaret M. Rust Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Antonella Ruth Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. and Eileen M. Ryan Mr. Joseph Saccone

Mr. Todd C. Sadeghian Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso C. and Nancy Saia Ms. Brittany Sainz Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott and Kristin Saperston Mr. John Schanzlin and Mrs. Mimi Rehak Schanzlin Mr. Leo Schneemann and Mrs. Christina Jurasek Schneemann Mr. Michael Schreck Ms. Jennifer Schuetze Mr. and Mrs. Keith and Jennifer Schulefand Mrs. Valencia Sease Mr. and Mrs. William G. and Helen Secen Mr. Anthony Shilen Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Slawson Ms. Jessica Smith Mrs. Kristin Smith Mr. James W. Smyton Mrs. Meghan Socko Mr. Samuel Sortisio Mr. Mauricio Souza St. Francis High School Mr. Jim Stachewicz Mrs. Carol-Sue Stapleton Mr. Curtis Steed Mr. Michael Steingass Mr. Clifford Stephen Dr. and Mrs. James and Patti Stephen Mrs. Patricia Stephen Dr. R. Reed Stevens and Ms. Carolyn Hoyt Stevens

Ms. Corrie Stone-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David and Joan Strachan Mr. Paul Suozzi and Ms. Karen Spencer Ms. Joyelle Tedeschi Mr. Tedros Teklzghi Dr. Maria Testa and Mr. Thomas Petrocelli Mr. and Mrs. Marc and Nancy Tetro Mr. John Thurber Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and Susan Tobias, D.D.S Mr. David Toporczyk Ms. Kathleen Toth Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Beverly Truslow Ms. Kathy Tucker University Pediatric Dentistry Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Jennifer Vallis Mr. Kenneth Vargas Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Karen Vogelsang Ms. Ashley Wagstaff Ms. Martrece Walker Mr. John Walsh III Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. and Deborah Walsh Ms. Rolanda Ward Ms. Gwendolyn Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Carolyn Weber Ms. Amanda Widzinski Mrs. Christine Wiktor Ms. Daphne Blue Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Sasha Yerkovich Ms. Colleen Young Mr. C. Michael Zabel Mr. Andrew Zdrojewski Mr. Todd Zielinkski

*Includes gifts made to the Capital Campaign **Includes gifts made to the Endowment Fund ***Includes gifts made through the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo •Deceased

Become a founding member of the Prep Honors Circle

Buffalo Prep has created the Prep Honors Circle to sustain the organization and meet its long-term goal of impacting the lives of economically disadvantaged underrepresented students, their families, the schools they attend, and the community at large. We invite you to become a member of The Prep Honors Circle.

Planned gifts pledged by the end of 2018 will be considered a founding gift and receive special recognition in Buffalo Prep’s publications and at events.

Thank you to the Prep Honors Circle Founding Members: Barbara W. Billings Richard and Judith Bryan Mary Ann Coulson Sally Marks Jock and Betsy Mitchell Eleanor Murray•

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne and Janet Wisbaum Mr. and Mrs. Al and Gretchen Wochensky Mr. Hollice Wood Ms. Annie Wright Mr. and Mrs. Brad and Emily Wyckoff Ms. Kim Yarbrough Mr. Edward Yardley Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Barbara Yellen

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Prep Honors Circle, please contact Patti Stephen at pattijac@buffalo.edu.

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Buffalo Prep Endowment Fund The Watson Billings Family Foundation Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation The D-B Trust William Graebner and Dianne Bennett Moog, Inc. Nicholas Patterson Perpetual Fund As a part of Buffalo Prep’s 25th Anniversary Initiative, an endowment fund was created at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. Buffalo Prep currently has $1,272,984 in the fund helping to ensure the organization’s long-term stability.

Administration

Patti Stephen Robert G. Wilmers Endowed Executive Director Marcus Deveso Assistant Director, Director of High School Prep, Director of College Prep Moira Ciechoski Manager of Program Operations Elizabeth Guzmán Admissions and Recruitment Manager Tanika Holmes Program Administrator Maya Meredith ‘07 Alumni Relations Coordinator, High School Prep Teacher Christina Jurasek Schneemann Director of Development Grace O’Connor Director of Community Relations, Development Manager Marcia O’Neil-White Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships Amanda Seccia Data Intern Brenda Weber-Miller Program Administrator

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Middle School Prep

Stephanie Adams Director of Middle School Prep Teachers Linda Alegria Kara Barrett Jason Dorman Tiffany Fanning Matthew Gorny Vanessa Ludwig William O’Neil-White Carol-Sue Stapleton Megan Stackman Chantel Terryberry April Utnik Sarah Wright Jennifer Zebrowski

High School Prep

David Kash Special Advisor, English Teacher, College Prep Tutor Teachers Sara Calleri Tiffany Gaines Sienie Kelly Jon Lattanzio Danielle Moncure Jean-Jacques Sibomana ‘06 Kathryn Swanson

Staff

2017 -2018

College Prep

Jack Kavanaugh College Prep Counselor David Johnson Director of College Counseling Services Alexys Swygert Manager of College Prep Services Caitlin Scully-Gallaher Tutorial Supervisor Anthony Shilen Independent Study Supervisor Tutors Isabelle Bateson-Brown Matthew Gorny Sahrish Khan Brandon Myszka Rosalyn Roman Joshua Schroeder Cody Shank Anthony Shilen Heather Zuch Erika White Prep Chat Mentors Leiah Renford ‘07 Kenneth Vargas

THANK YOU! Buffalo Prep would like to give a special and heartfelt thank you to each of our 2017 - 2018 partner high schools!

Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart Buffalo Seminary Canisius High School Cardinal O’Hara High School City Honors School The Gow School Frederick Law Olmsted School Hutchinson Central Technical High School Leonardo da Vinci High School Mount Mercy Academy Mount Saint Mary Academy Nardin Academy Niagara Catholic High School Nichols School The Park School of Buffalo Saint Francis High School Saint Joseph’s Collegiate Institute Saint Mary’s High School Tapestry Charter School

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CELEBRATION of ACHIEVEMENT Thursday, May 2, 2019 6-9 pm Kleinhans Music Hall