Annual Report



A Letter from the
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A Letter from the
FROM PETER REINKE
Dear St. James’ Community,
We are blessed with an enthusiastic cadre of boosters at St. James’ who make our institution a philanthropic priority... to help make our extraordinary school even stronger.
As we celebrate our 55th year, we look back on an extraordinary year of philanthropy and joyous volunteerism from our families. My grandfather, a priest for over 70 years, used to say about parish volunteers and leaders; “work, wealth and wisdom - or at least two out of the three.” The same is true in schools - we are blessed with an enthusiastic cadre of boosters at St. James’ who make our institution a philanthropic priority; who roll up their sleeves and help to push the proverbial boulder up the hill and offer wise counsel and feedback to our teachers, staff and administrators to help make our extraordinary school even stronger.
Despite storm clouds of a recession last year, and a writer’s strike in the late spring, the school surpassed its one million dollar annual fund goal and raised $1,281,287. My thanks to our annual fund co-chairs—Michelle Cheng, Susannah Laracy, Jennifer Lin, and Soo Ji Park. When we look back on the school’s annual fund in 2017, at $715,965, you can see how far we have come in just six years. Our robust liquidity has been enormously impactful on our community and has allowed us to pay our teachers more fairly, establish a tuition remission program for faculty, build the Center for Belonging and continue to refine and incorporate strategic support for a multi-year middle school placement model. Additionally, we have been able to reimagine upper grade field study to now include immersion into the Chinese American experience in

the Bay Area for 4th grade; Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama with a visit to NASA for 5th grade; and a wonderful trip to our nation’s capital replete with time in the chambers of Supreme Court justices and also (planned for this spring) a special tour of President Biden’s White House. Gosh, our kids are lucky - and this is all made possible by the philanthropy of our families.
St. James’ is an incredible school with a wonderful group of teachers who love and inspire a lifelong love of learning in your children. Also, we are a school with an incredibly unique mission; to educate young people to go out and make this beautiful but complicated world a better place for everyone. Not every school can say that— certainly not since its inception—and it is a mission we should continue to be deeply and enthusiastically proud of.
As I retire this year, I am honored to be named Head of School emeritus by the community and highly confident that our institution will continue to be on the forefront of rigorous and mission-driven education of children for decades to come.
Very
Best, Peter Reinke Head of School


FROM CAROLINE T. CHOE ‘92
Dear Families, Staffulty, Students, Alumni, and Supporters of St. James’,
It is an honor and privilege to be back engaged full time within the St. James’ community as a proud parent and now the first alumnae Board President. While it has been decades since my time here as a student, the same laughter, excitement, and joy from the students that rings through campus today also brings forth many heartwarming memories. I am grateful for the commitment from administrators, faculty, church, parents, and the greater community that has helped the school continue to stay true to its mission all these years.
Foremost amongst our school’s traditions has been the student body’s academic excellence and that will remain the Board’s priority. We continue to excel with 93% of last year’s graduates getting into their first or second choice schools. Half of the graduates were accepted to Harvard-Westlake or Marlborough. This past spring, thanks to the close partnership of the administration, faculty, and Board, St. James’ received an A+ on our seven year CAIS re-accreditation. Additional reserves to retain and recruit the best teachers were also recently approved to help ensure our foundation remains strong as ever. Next, we are embarking on a five-year strategic growth plan which will include a campus expansion. With these continuous improvements, our children shall continue to stand out at secondary schools as the compassionate and curious students that enrich everybody’s learning experience.

We thank you for the partnership in ensuring the financial strength of the school. This past year, we continued our record fundraising with a total of $1,281,287 for the Every Child Fund. We continue to have strong enrollment and low attrition which allows us to expand our programs and commitment to unlock each student’s full potential as an individual. As we celebrate our 55th anniversary, we look forward to creating an even more impressive legacy for the next 55 years with the partnership of all our stakeholders.
As I close, I do want to thank Mr. Reinke, who has done so much for our philanthropy over his tenure, including bringing us to 100% parent participation, establishing major giving societies and his joyous and enthusiastic commitment to the school. On behalf of the board we wish him a much deserved retirement and our gratitude.
Sincerely,

Caroline T. Choe Class of ‘92 President of the Board of Trustees
With these continuous improvements, our children shall continue to stand out at secondary schools as the compassionate and curious students that enrich everybody’s learning experience.

“...we are a school with an incredibly unique mission; to educate young people to go out and make this beautiful but complicated world a better place for everyone”
—PETER REINKE
1. Net of Financial Aid and Scholarships of $1,007,767 2. Net of Expenses of $199,910 OPERATING REVENUES
$202,497
$93,636
$12,614,527
$12,785,178
Operating Results $(170,651)
NONOPERATING EXPENSES
$(185,426)

“One
of the highlights of fifth grade for my son was the trip to Space Camp. He had a blast, and as a former attendee it was wonderful to get to bond with him over the experience. The school did an amazing job of planning the trip and chaperoning the kids.”
– John Tumlin
The funds raised through the Every Child Fund are vital to the school’s operating budget and are therefore used to support a variety of ventures and programs. This year the campaign raised $1,281,287 through 100% family participation. The generosity of the St. James’ community is remarkable. The Every Child Fund Ambassadors, who are parent volunteers, were more committed than ever and helped the school to reach both goals of $1,000,000 and 100% participation in record time. The Ambassadors were guided by co-chairs, Michelle Cheng, Susannah Laracy, Jennifer Lin and Soo Ji Park, who shared their passion for the school and the importance of the annual fund throughout the 50-day campaign. The race to be the first grade to reach 100% participation in the preschool was won by the Dolphins and by the Kindergarteners in the elementary school. Both grades enjoyed an ice cream party as a result of this achievement.
This year the Every Child Fund allowed the upper grades to return to tuition inclusive overnight field trips post pandemic—4th grade went for two nights to Sacramento and toured our state capital, 5th grade went to Space Camp in Huntsville Alabama and our 6th grade visited our nation’s capital in Washington D.C. Funds raised continue to allow a generous Tuition Assistance program at St. James’ in alignment with our mission to offer one of the most affordable preschool and elementary school programs in Los Angeles. It has been a goal at St. James’ to raise teachers salaries so that our educators receive a competitive salary and benefits and know how much they are valued at our school and in our community.
Michelle Cheng
Susannah Laracy
Jennifer Lin
Soo Ji Park
AMBASSADORS
Caroline Pho
Casee Kelly
Umi Kawabata
Sarah Hwang
Soo Ji Park
Matt Murray
Elaine Kim
Melissa Huff
Jennifer LaDuke
Perrine Mann
Tim Fletcher
Juliet Kwon
Brooke Benjamin
Angel Wings
Head’s Circle
Philanthropic Council
Seashell Society
1968 Association
D’Amico Society
Club Husky
Andrea Salazar-Kone
Dennis Dennehy
Emily Hare
Michelle Cheng
Malin Wong
Brian Curran
Beth Sanford
Margaret Lee
Yolanda Felton
Sumana Wolf
James Chu
Daisy Lee
John Roman
ANGEL WINGS ($50,000.00+)
Anonymous
Peter Chung and Irene Chung
George Joseph and Vicky Joseph
Maria Ferrari and John Tumlin
HEAD’S CIRCLE ($25,000 – $49,999)
Elizabeth Raposo and Scott Thomas
Scott Yang and Kelly Yang
Eric Andersen and Jeet Sohal
Jenny Yoon and Kyehan Kim
Jaeman Kim and Yoonkyung Lee
Kevin MacLellan and Brian Curran
Marina Black Goyer and David Goyer
Susie Byun
Theane Evangelis and Jimmy Kousoulas
EJ Shin and Tae Hyun Shin
Peter Hagist and Elizabeth Yarborough
$50,000 and above
$25,000 – $49,999
$10,000 – $24,999
$5,000 – $9,999
$1,968 – $4,999
$750 – $1,967
$1 – $749
Diana Ra-Lee
Cathleen Stern
Katie Chang
Yemen Fowler
Nick Leeds
Katie Murray
Ja-Hong Kim
Nina Bailey
Jina Park
Augustine Chung
August Martin
Joanna Philbin
Cat Baker
PHILANTHROPIC COUNCIL
($10,000.00 – $24,999)
Rosa Na
Yumie Lee
Sera Moon
Jennifer Culp
Zoya Hynes
Lois Park
Kari Listi
Miya Sumii
Jennifer Kim
Elizabeth Youngmin Chang
Kara Smith
Samie Falvey
Diana Larkin
Adam Wolf and Sumana Wolf
Taos Huskey and Janet Shim
Peter Bae and Julia Bae
Daniel Chun and Amelia Stephenson
Fidelity Charitable
First Care
Hyun Jong Kim and Jiyeong Park
Hyung Park and Sanghee Ko
Anonymous
Jake Ahn and Katie Ahn
Jennifer Lin and Allan Edmiston
Jeongho Roh and Jamie Son
Jong Park and Soo Ji Park
Judy Oh and Michael Moon
Katie Provinziano and Alphonse Provinziano
Margaret Lee and David Bommarito
Matthew Hanna and Esther Chang
Matthew Murray and Kathleen Murray
Peter Ha and Sarah Ha
Rosalind Lawton and Thom Zadra
Sam Ulin and Luna Kim
Steve Her and Nami Her
Young Ok and Celina Hong
Roy Kim and Ashley Kim
Marc Levy and Ja-Hong Kim
Konrad Schlick and Lillian Hsu
Jessica Chu and James Chu
Lang Fisher
Caroline Choe (‘92) and Jin S. Chun
Erica Hanson and Ike Barinholtz
Joshua Chae and Dajung Chae
SEASHELL SOCIETY ($5,000.00 - $9,999 )
Aeysha Carr and Curtis Spears
Allison Yoo and Henry Jung
Andrew Ross and Michelle Lawrence
Anne Gharabegian and Phillip Gharabegian
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Bradly Perry and Roger Perry
Byunguk (Ryan) Ahn and Sunmi Son
Cathleen Stern and Eric Stern
Chris Hong and Jamie Park
Young H. Kim
Diana Ra-lee and Brian Lee
Diana Suh and Josh McCloskey
Hye Eun Lee
Jennifer Hye Kim and David Kim
Ji Lm and Jessica Lim
Kayla Lee and Sean Lee
Kyle Armantrout and Frances Armantrout
Mark Kim and Jennifer Kim
Mei Tu
Nina Bailey and Kent Bailey
Noah Laracy and Susanna Laracy
Richard Chisholm and Lois Perrin
Ryan Likes and Ivana Cingel
Sally Pressman and David Rogers
Sandra Lee
Sarah O’Brien and John O’Brien
Sera Moon and SangDo Park
Soo Hyun Oh and Soo Hyun Oh
Stacie Yee and Gabriel Colwell
Steve Choi and Christina Yeo
Travis Huff and Melissa Huff
Victor Joseph (‘98) and Nan Joseph
William Park (‘91) and Bora Hong
Dennis Dennehy and Ambrosia Dennehy
Ken Robbins
John Roman
Nina Lightdale-Miric and Alex Miric
Pacific Premier Bank
Richard Hoffman and Tricia Hoffman
Emily Levin Hare and Shawn Hare
Matthew Barbabella and Steph Cha
Glen Lim and Clara Lim


1968 ASSOCIATION ($1,968.00 - $4,999)
Yumie Song and James Lee (‘86)
Chrissy Kim and Jason Kim
Peter Reinke
Alwin La Pietra and Eva Qiu
Arthur Yoon and Tanya Yoon
August Martin and Ryan Mahlum
Craig Nakamatsu and Leehwa Nakamatsu
Devon Dentler and Matt Dentler
Dongjin Lee and Kyung Lee
Eric Li
Erica Slade and David Slade
Eugene Hong and Kate Hong
James Hwang and Rosa Na
James Kim and Sarah Suh
Ji Lee and Meehee Back
Joanna Jacobs and Jesse Jacobs
John Han and Sunkyoung Kim
Kejia Pan
Laura Skoczylas and Tony Newman
Nicholas Leeds and Hilary Marx
Ray Hahn and Sera Hahn
Sean Morris and Casey Morris
Stephanie Adams and Kaleo Adams
Sylvia Rivera and Eric Schaar
Umi Kawabata and Ben Baudhuin
Alan Joseph (‘96) and Bel Joseph
Brooke Benjamin and Joshua Benjamin
John Kennedy and Raushda Kennedy
Jonathan Berzer and Marisa Miller
Martin Hynes and Martin Hynes
Timothy Fletcher and Ashley Fletcher
William Shin and Tiffany Kim
Jina Park and David Park
Courtney Kemp
Ji Eun Choi and Tae Hwan Kim
Oliver Walsh and Jessica Walsh
Young Hong and Jae Chun Lee
Land’s End Inc.
Robert Goff and Matthew McAlpin
Gary Taglyan and Stella Taglyan
Georgia Howe and Lou Howe
Jennifer Culp and John Hoffman
Malin Wong and James Kissane
Mike Margolin and Melissa Loy
Martin Hynes and Zoya Hynes
Jeff Balis and Julia Enescu
D’AMICO SOCIETY ($750 – $1,967)
Aram Lee and Elaine Kim
Catherine H. Helm and Mark Help
Diana Won and Sean Stephenson
Gigi Lam and Mike Selsky
Jin-Ho Phark and In Hee Na
Joanna Philbin
Joyce Shin and Benjamin Turner
Kun Hee Park and Sooyoung Kim
Meagan Olsen
Sophia Soni
Soyeon Jung and Tae Wook Lee
Susan Rich and Michael Rich
Hyunsook Huh and Jangho Park
Jinwook Park and Juyoung Park
Jonathan Sanford and Beth Sanford
Kari Listi and Brad Listi
Kundi Li and Anthony Wang
Adrienne White and Albert Won
Daisy Lee (‘88) and Zachariah Kahn
Daniel Chang and Eunice Kim
Daniela Kim and Jeffrey Kim
Effie K. Turnbull and Edward Sanders
Elizabeth Fain-Labombard (‘92) and John Labombard
Eunshik Shin and Yuna Cho
Fan Wei Kung and Janet Kung
Franklin Hess and Emily Berger
Hye Won Lee and Benjamin Lee
Hyunhee Kang and Donald Lee
Isaac Lee and Teresa Leung
Jennifer LaDuke (‘93) and Tom LaDuke
Ji Hae Lee and Jeong Gu Lee
Jin H. Kim and Yong Ho Kim
Joe Webb and Jennifer Chou
Ju Hyun Lee and Eunju Kim
Jules Leyser and Crispin Leyser
Juliet Kwon and Eric Kwon
Karen Hur and George Hur
Lisa Christensen and Ken Peltan
Lisa Yang
Marcie Ulin and Matt Lau
Michael Wise and Gia Paladino-Wise
Michelle Cheng and David Cheng
Paul Yun
Rachel Chung and Jae Y. Chung
Anonymous
Ryan Koh and Jenny O’Brian
Sabina Yoo and Daniel Moon
Stephen Ma and Sue Ma
Teddy Kapur
Thomas Hilal and Sarah Tilley
Yolanda Felton
Bellinda Alvarez and Marty Scott
Kara Smith and Chris Smith
Sung Han
Susan Gillespie and Brian Gillespie

CLUB HUSKY ($1 – $749)
Ashlee Morales
Eileen Payoyo
Julie Amaya
Karen Oquendo
MaryAnne LoVerme
Alice Kuramoto
Chenelle Geoffroy-Lindsey
Leslie Madill
Alexa Laffen
Ana Araya
Gonzalo Andrade and Jessica Andrade
Mei-Ling Leonard
Chris Zapata
Emerald Berg and Christopher Bou Saeed
Laurina Spencer and Brandon Brooks
Richard Yi
Ashley Samuels
Brandon Felton
Jennifer Martinez
Kelli Chau
Amanda Chan
Leslie Emge
Perrine Mann and Edward Mann
Sean Smith
Silvestre Vallejo
Charles Wilder and Elise Wilder
Laura Riley and Michael Riley
Anthony Kluth and Emily Cloke
Brandy Anderson and Gary Anderson
Brian Duggan
Casee Kelly and Adam Benson
Cat Baker
Catherine Diaz
Christian Santaniello and Kasey McGarrigle
Christina Lewis and Daniel Halpern
Christine Kasem
Christopher Woodyard
Diana Larkin
Edgar Cho and Heivi Kim
Edward Hermeno
Hyun ok Cha and Jae Sa
Jeff Bryan
Jennie Chang and Wayne Tu
Joe Hsu and Jennifer Hsu
Kali Conner
Katie Lowry Chang (‘93) and Will Chang
Khadija Payne and Mike Payne
Kyle Mosley and Davlyn Mosley
Lamar Sally
Leo Hertz and Hannah Elins
Mehmet Pekerol
Nekesha Kyle and Kenley Kyle
Paul Serrano
Rickman Jackson and Nadine Medley-Jackson
Robert Chu and Jeahee Pyo
Rocheleen Rosel
Sarah Moses and Geoff Shaevitz
Song Yoon and Chan Park
Ted Chung and Caroline Pho
Tiffany Joseph (‘92) and Christopher Schreib
Tony Lee and Linda Lee
Kroger
Denise Gocke
Ajou University
Cristine Reynaert and Gregory Reynaert
Crystal Clements and Austin Clements
Brian (Ki Ho) Seok and Tae Hyun Kim
Nkechi Howell and David Howell
Pat Wilcher
Sangeun Kim
Siri Garber and Thomas Chorley
Ashling Loh-Doyle and Andrew Nunnelly
Benjamin van der Veen
Dana Selva and Guhan Selva
Joyce Park and Jason Macaya
Kate Cress
Lesley Blume and Greg Macek
Michael Larocca and Nina Freudenberger
Neville Anderson (‘87)
Robert Krueger
Stephen Bedikian and Heather A. Johnson
Steve Lau and Hyo Yeon Lau
The Walt Disney Company
Thomas Parker
Tina Lynam
Valerie Sullivan
Alexander Ullrich and Vanessa Mesia Ullrich
Andrew Matt and Rachel Luo
Annelyne Coronado and Victor Oseguera
David Jurmain and Lilla Zuckerman
Elizabeth Desmarais
Eura Lim
Patricia Joseph
Tackhwan Kim and Hyunjoo Hahm
Effie Williams and Lance Williams
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Adreon Fenderson and Travis Fenderson
Chan Yun and Julia Lee
Jennifer Feeney and David Feeney
David Saevitz and Amanda Reno
Michelle McCormick and Tracy McCormick
Alex Montalvo and Kelly Montavo
Andrea Salazar-Kone and Moussa Kone
Charmaine Smith and Hubert Smith
Crystal Boateng and Christian Kouma
Elizabeth Kim and Kenneth Kim
Erin Walsh and Christian Hogstedt
Iris Chae and Paul Chae
Jaima Jones and Adam Jones
Jarrett Dube and Chantal Dube
Jennifer Sohal and Oleg Sultseng
John Thies and SaraJane Thies
Jonathan Sheldon and Bindhu Varghese
Kyeong R Kyoung and Duk Kyoung
Laura Longo and Michael Longo
Lydia Sullivan and Daniel Eckroad
Margaret Fain and Evan Jenkins
Margarita Manzke and Walter Manzke
Richard Sung and Hee Min
Robert Levine and Tom Davidson
Sarah Hwang and Christopher Su
Shin Kim and Sunju Kim
Sue Leung and Tao Leung
Sun Hoo Kim and Hannah Lyu
Sungdeuk Son and Binna Yu
Syrinthia Studer and Stefan Studer
Yemen Fowler and Miya Sumii
Eduardo Barba and Karla Sandoval-Barba
Christina Kim and Apurba Pathak
Eileen Fein and Lewis Fein
M. D. McCullough
Bret Martin and Clara Martin
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The gala funds the refurbishing of the library, purchase of a new preschool play structure and the following year’s Beyond School program.
On May 6th, 2023, St. James’ celebrated The Great Gatsby Gala at Cicada Restaurant and Lounge where our community leaned into the Gatsby theme with gusto!
For the silent auction, our wonderful teachers showed their support for St. James’ by offering the largest amount of class projects and teacher experiences as items to bid on.
The funds raised by the sponsors of the gala pays for the following year’s Beyond School program which has grown to an impressive offering of over 50 after school classes each trimester.
Beyond School classes offer a wide array of subjects to choose from including French, Robotics, Creative Design and Engineering, Chess, Phonics, and Journalism to name a few. There are also musical Beyond School offerings that include Choir, Orchestra, Piano and Strings as well as Beyond School Sports which offers Lacrosse, Golf, Basketball, Intro to Sports, and Archery.
The gala ticket sales and silent auction funds were put to immediate use over the summer by refurbishing the library with new flooring, paint, lighting and a comfy sofa area for students to read at their leisure. The funds from the gala will also be invested in a new play structure for the preschool which will be installed over spring break.

The gala netted a total of $296,000. Gala sponsors contributed $165,000 which pays for the 2023-’24 Beyond School Program and the remaining $131,000 is divided between the library upgrades and the preschool play structure.

Parent
Jake
Eric
Ike
David
Aeysha
Esther
Caroline
James and
Brian
Theane
Nina
Steven
Peter
Melissa
Ki
Susannah
Stephen
Sarah
Soo
EJ
Oliver
Adam and Sumana



GALA COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Frances
Cat
Aeysha
Chantal Dube
Yolanda
Nkechi
Umi
Luna


PartyBook raised $36,857
in support of many areas of school life.
PARTYBOOK HOSTS
Cathleen Stern
Hilary Marx
Elizabeth Yarborough
Ashley Fletcher
The Falvey Family
Kayla Lee
Jessica Lim
Jamie Son
Augustine Chung
Crispin Leyser
Matt Murray
EJ Shin
Young Hong
The Joseph Families
Aeysha Carr/WME
The Pathak Family
JP and Soo Ji Park
PartyBook goes from strength to strength at St. James’! Record funds were raised this year totaling $36,857. St. James’ families certainly know how to throw a party; be it the huge Fall Carnival, Soul to Seoul BBQ cook-off or a chance to celebrate the Holidays with a visit from Santa - there was something fun for everyone. Bingo, Wreath Making, Pumpkin Carving, Gingerbread House Decorating, Poker Night and a night at a Sparks game—it was a year of PartyBooks for the ages. Thanks go out to all our generous hosts and our PartyBook co-chairs, Beth Sanford and Daisy Lee, who have taken this program to the next level at St. James’.


ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE
Augustine Chung ‘93
Brian Curran
Daisy Lee
Susannah Laracy
Yolanda Felton
Jina Park
Jennifer Lin
EJ Shin
Beth Sanford
Caroline Choe
Class of ‘92
Board President
Rich Chisholm
Board Vice President
John Roman
Board Treasurer
Augustine Chung
Class of ‘93
Board Secretary
Esther Chang
Rev. Dr. Kate Cress
Theane Evangelis
Erica Hanson
Sandra Lee
Jennifer Lin
Kevin MacLellan
Sarah O’Brien
Peter Reinke
Ken Robbins
Hubert Smith Jr.
Effie Turnbull-Sanders
Adam Wolf




Peter Reinke Head of School

The Rev. Cn. Aidan Koh School Chaplain

Mei-Ling
Leonard Dean of Students & Belonging, Visual & Performing Arts Department Chair

Elizabeth Desmarais Assistant Head of School

Rochelle
Rosel
Preschool Director

Kara Powers
Associate Director of Admission, Dean of Faculty

Amy Schlecter Chief Financial Officer
Patricia Joseph Thomas, PhD. Interim Director of Admission
Jules Leyser Director of Advancement and Communications

Your support helps make St. James’ an exceptional place for learning!
Your support helps make St. James’ an exceptional place for learning! Your gift can be in cash, check, credit card or appreciated assets. You can make a one-time annual gift or pay a pledge in installments. Please contact the Advancement Office to make any special arrangements or discuss your questions.
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Personal checks and/or credit and debit card payments are the most popular ways to give.
Make a gift to the Every Child Fund in memory or in honor of a teacher or a loved one. This thoughtful gesture will be recognized in the St. James’ Episcopal School Annual Report.
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