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Edmund Burke School Magazine
Reimagine & Remake
AND 2019-20 ANNUAL REPORT
Damian’s Desk
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A Letter from Damian’s Desk
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Fall 2020 in Review
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Feature: Mental Health in Quarantine
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Feature: When We Remade Our Classrooms
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News: Affinity & Discussion Groups
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Student Voices: InLight Magazine
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Snapshot: Graduation & Moving Up
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Class Notes
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2019-20 Annual Report
Dear Burke Community, As I enter my third decade in education, I am reflecting on the great changes that I have witnessed. I remember when I had to use a ditto machine to make copies of assignments; when computers were no more than an administrative device for attendance; when the yellow No. 2 pencil was the preferred implement for honing handwriting skills – and now students use a stylus to write directly on a tablet screen with help from autocorrect. And I remember when teaching was an intimate practice that was administered best in person, before so many of us experienced the seismic shift into remote learning. While we have been thrust into an uncharted (digital) territory, and I know that changes like this are inevitable and ongoing, what has become clear to me is what we should not allow to change in the work we do as teachers. In the midst of so much transformation in our beloved field, educators must continue to hold fast to, and never lose sight of, the power of our relationships with our students.
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At Burke, what I have observed over these recent months is not simply the great skill, dexterity, and finesse of an incredible faculty and staff, but also a wisdom and depth of spirit that has enabled them to center the social, emotional, and psychological well being of their students. I have watched our faculty and staff operate with boundless ingenuity amidst so much uncertainty. I have watched them exercise insight and help our students heal during this great unrest. Good teachers care deeply about their students, and I have been grateful for how our faculty and staff have demonstrated the importance of their relationships with our students by holding them in the light. For years to come, so it will remain at Burke. Warm regards,
Damian R. Jones Head of School Cover art by Zach A. ‘23 Inside cover art by Cat R. ‘23 Winter 2020
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And We Begin Again And We Begin Again And We Begin Again
FALL 2020 IN REVIEW In late August, rows upon rows of tables lined the Atrium and the 9th grade Commons, piled high with novels and textbooks, optimized iPads and chemistry equipment. For days on end, faculty and staff attempted to pack a semester’s worth of material into 300 tote bags, ensuring students could jump into their fall courses from home – and would have some tangible, familiar reminders of school in their hands. In early August, Burke made the decision to begin the year remotely, as did most independent and public schools in the District. Burke’s seven-day, color-coded schedule became a four-day “block” schedule. “Virtual Monday” became our schoolwide launch for the week, with time dedicated to community events, student-run clubs, affinity groups, and office hours. Students in 7th-12th grade took on a college-style schedule, consisting of four courses in the fall with four different courses to follow in the spring. This simple, predictable schedule keeps transitions to a minimum and enables a transition from remote to in-person without reshuffling. Students also have the unique chance to go in-depth on just a few subjects at a time – which can be beneficial during an otherwise turbulent time. Rather than kick off the year in the Atrium, we connected with students as they pulled through the drive aisle from Connecticut Avenue, handing stuffed-full totes through the window and offering extra cheers for the graduating seniors. But before long, activity on our campus has picked up. In late September, students who play soccer and run cross country had the option to sign up for in-person, outdoor conditioning in contained “pods.” In early November, we held grade gatherings at Burke and Howard Field, over in Rock Creek Park, and down at the National Zoo. Even behind the masks, the excitement was undeniable. Then in late November, our phased return to in-person instruction began. We piloted the program with our primary “entry grades” (6th and 9th), with plans to expand to additional grades in January. The option remains for students to switch to remote learning as needed – and the understanding remains that conditions and regulations can change overnight. In strange times like these, we feel grateful for the small, nimble community that is Burke. We feel grateful that we can make decisions tailored to our families and even to specific grades. And we are so grateful to our tremendous teachers who have continued to cultivate an inclusive, creative learning environment in all conditions, throughout everything.
Land art by Ellen C. ‘23
IN QUARANTINE
The prevailing question for parents, educators, and caring friends in 2020 has been how to support students as they experience one of the greatest changes and adjustments of their lives. I am fortunate to have a front row seat to how Burke, its faculty, administrators, staff, and parents (each facing challenges in their own lives) have devotedly and energetically responded to the needs of our students. From one day to the next since March, young lives became filled with fear about the dangers of the coronavirus and the painful realities of racism and persistent violence against black Americans, laced with the volatile rhetoric of an election season. The seclusion imposed by the virus left them lonely and irritated. Social connections so vital to young people’s emotional development vanished. Gone were opportunities to realize their budding independence and hone their social skills. Daily routines were upended: in-person school, sports practices, family and friends’ celebrations, performances, and vacations. The list goes on and on.
AT B U RK E Burke is a highly relational school. That is one of our greatest strengths. Students are encouraged to know and respect each other, share in their learning, motivate each other, and create community in all the different gathering spots: the Atrium, outside Bob’s lab, the front stairwell, the deans’ suite. Faculty and staff serve as guides, stressing the value of connection, listening and seeking to understand each student, and fostering an environment for all of this relationship-building to thrive. I remember a visitor once saying: “I have never been in a school with as much vitality, collegiality and warmth as this one.” 4 \\
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All of this changed in March 2020. The faculty immediately realized that replicating the richness of the school setting virtually would be nearly impossible – but they did not capitulate. This past summer, faculty and administrators restructured the academic program from top to bottom. A top priority? Facilitating touchpoints among all members of the community.
with the “don’t even ask” stare of their teens. And, on top of everything, they are remembering to tell their children how proud they are of them for finding new ways to live and learn. They’ve made dinners, created exercise routines for the family, helped arrange safe get-togethers, watched movies that may be not to their personal taste, and given many, many hugs.
A morning meeting (“Bengal Breakfast”) for small groups of students was introduced, teachers kept time open for chit-chat at the start of their online classes, zoom breakout rooms promoted contact in small groups, each student was placed into at least one club, advisories and individual meetings remained the main sources of support, and new affinity groups were created to bring students together with peers with whom they share identities. Large group activities, such as the 10th grade movie night and allschool trivia night, were organized to provide a semblance of normal living.All of this while the students gracefully pivoted to a rigorous remote course of study.
And, of course, they have done all of this while shielding kids from their own worries and uncertainties.
AT HOME Like schools, the structure of family homes changed tremendously when the pandemic began. Parents were suddenly charged with helping kids navigate online school. They had to learn a great deal themselves in order to be tutors and cheerleaders. Parents, often contending with demanding jobs and long hours themselves, have been amazing. They are finding time to talk to (or text) their teens. They are providing the reassurance, steadiness, and support needed to keep students afloat. They are tolerating the fear and discomfort their children express. They are asking how they can be helpful even when met
Although I am in awe of the terrific job the Burke community has done, I know that students are hurting. This is a hard time. Some students miss the hubbub of the school building so much that their motivation has sunk. Some students have lost loved ones to COVID-19. Others have felt broken by the country’s ongoing racial violence and racist discord. These tragedies demand a lot of healing. We hope that, through ongoing discussions about the impact of loss and change in their daily lives, and about the painful, unresolved subject of race in America, students will feel acknowledged and emotionally held as we work towards what comes next. I commend my school and our incredible staff, families, and support networks. We are like the “Little Engine that Could” -- chugging through difficult times with persistence, good humor, grace, and hard work. You inspire me.
FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT SINCE MARCH, YOUNG LIVES BECAME FILLED WITH FEAR ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE PAINFUL REALITIES OF RACISM AND PERSISTENT VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACK AMERICANS, LACED WITH THE VOLATILE RHETORIC OF AN ELECTION SEASON.
“WHEN WE REMADE OUR CLASSROOMS” BY J U L I A H . CA I N
S T O R I E S F R O M B U R K E A L U M N I I N E D U CAT I O N NEW BEGINNINGS From reading up on hexagonal packing to peeling film off plexiglass dividers for hours on end, Evan Haine-Roberts ‘05 experienced a back-toschool time like none before. And this was only his second month on the job. After a decade teaching English in New York City, Haine-Roberts was named Middle School Director at Moorestown Friends School, a PKGrade 12 school in New Jersey – and so he found his footing in a new role, in a new town, while also diving headfirst into epidemiological data and disease mitigation. As we well know, students and parents, teachers and administrators are in uncharted waters. Each week, the informational tide changes – and the prevailing wisdom along with it. Kim Worthy ‘92 is experiencing those shifts from two perspectives: that of a Burke parent to senior Anatiyah W. ‘21 and, like Evan, that of a newcomer. Named 2009 DC Teacher of the Year by the Office of the State Superintendent, Worthy is a seasoned, agile educator – but had yet to expe-
rience a full year at the Bullis School when the pandemic took hold and plans were upended. “I never imagined that my 20th year would be my hardest,” she said. For the first time in more than a decade, Worthy spent four hours preparing an AP US History activity – in this case, for an in-person and remote class.So focused on navigating a new school, getting to know new students, and mastering an intimidating suite of tech tools, she often pushed the pandemic itself to the back of her mind.
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ME N TAL HE ALTH
FEATURE: Classrooms Amid COVID
CHARTING A COURSE By contrast, David Levy ‘03 had begun his 11th year at the Lowell School, just a short drive through Rock Creek Park from Burke – where
he was a new 9th grader in 1999, in awe of the school’s relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. “If you didn’t know [Burke] was a school, you would sometimes wonder what all those kids were up to,” he quipped. (Levy later found his first teaching job through a Burke connection.) Haine-Roberts pointed to the challenge of accepting imperfection, and Levy concurred, adding that “we tried to make it as normal as it could be.” Students lack their usual social constructs and teachers cannot pass them in the halls, reminding them about an upcoming deadline or a rescheduled practice. Instead, he relied on shared Google Docs as his students wrote books about teen activists and on the Strava mobile app as they hosted virtual cross country meets. Daniel Barringer ‘06, a chemistry teacher first at Wilson High School and now at Georgetown Visitation, pointed out that roadmaps exist for in-person and all-virtual instruction – but “we have no path” for a blend of the two (often referred to as “hybrid.”) In recent weeks, he has led simultaneous lab activities for students at home and those at school. Winter 2020
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SPARKING DISCUSSIONS: RACIAL JUSTICE
“This would be an interesting challenge even without the pandemic,” he reiterated.
This past October, our Equity & Inclusion Task Force launched Burke’s 2020-21 Racial Justice Discussion Group (RJDG) program.
For more than a decade, Julia Hart ‘04 has been dedicated to early childhood education, both in Alexandria City Public Schools and at St. Columba’s in Tenleytown. When her classroom opened in September, enforcing safety protocols for 3 and 4-year-olds seemed daunting. Yet even the littlest ones rose to the occasion – with masks hardly concealing how thrilled they were to see their friends and classrooms again.
This innovative school-wide program consists of 28 discussion groups, with 31 faculty, staff, and administrators as facilitators. Students could express their preference for participating in a race and/or ethnicity-based affinity group or in a non-affinity group. Groups also were formed based on grade level and self-identified race and/or ethnicity in our 2020 Student Demographic Survey. In November and December, each RJDG engaged in exercises and activities intended to establish and practice communal norms, build intragroup trust, introduce basic concepts and vocabulary related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, and develop dialogue and listening skills that will prove essential as the school progresses toward more complex and challenging topics in the months to come. Parents also received discussion prompts via email so they could continue conversations at home with their children
As Barringer explained, “If you make one student happy that day, you have succeeded.”
LOOKING BACK Numerous alumni pointed to a Burke teacher who inspired their career in the classroom, with Levy highlighting David Panush (Technology and History) and Barringer praising Bob Kulawiec (Science) – both with long tenures at the school. Hart even started volunteering at a local preschool at age 11, so intent was she on going into education. Starting in 7th grade advisory with now-Dean of the Middle School Susan Hearn, Haine-Roberts sensed that Burke students could be “happy, healthy, and well-known.” He also emphasized that “there is nothing quite like a Burke assembly.” Worthy began her Burke tenure in 1988, when “I could just tell Dick [Roth] and Jean [Mooskin] that I was leaving school to go protest and they accepted it.” For her, the Burke experience was an engagingly subversive one. Teachers asked “why?” over and over – and they meant it. They encouraged students to break down the hierarchies inherent in education. From advisory to assembly to in-class debates, Burke does have a distinctive energy on campus – and replicating that buzz in the Zoom grid is no easy feat.
As Vidya Seejattan (Math and Parent ‘20) explains, “Math is a very handson subject. If students are working in class, a teacher is never seated. She would normally circulate, stop at a student’s desk, ask a question, check work, or offer help.” Now, Vidya is using the Classkick application to replicate this hands-on approach, enabling her to work one-on-one in real time. For Isabel Manalo (Visual Arts, Department Chair), challenges often arise when trying to see “how students are working on their particular project in their respective spaces. While some students have the ability to do this by using two devices, the majority do not [and] I am left with only looking at the tops of their heads while they work.” Isabel now builds in time for students to hold up their sketches or mixed media every 15 minutes.
LOOKING FORWARD Thinking about his newest students, Barringer remarked, “So many students are starting high school without having been to high school yet.” Haine-Roberts added, “We can’t access the usual fall-back tools.” Primary students can’t share favorite toys, and teachers can’t provide hugs on a difficult day. For Hart, while her early childhood classroom is now fully in-person, the fear of an exposure report and subsequent quarantine perpetually looms. On a lighter note, she added, “I thought I washed my hands a lot before, but nothing like this.” From that first day of preschool to the myriad rituals associated with graduation, so many milestones have lost their usual signifiers. Crucial events have occurred through a screen, behind a mask, and from six feet away. So much is planned, so little is casual. But perhaps this strangeness and this frustration bind us inexorably together. In each school community, students, teachers, staff, and families are cultivating a new sense of how we can keep one another safe – and how we will persevere. “We are all learning together,” Barringer added, “how we can get through this together.”
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DRIVEN BY CULTURE: RELATIONSHIPS & CONSENT “It is not just curriculum-driven, but culture-driven,” affirms Steven Lee, Director of Equity, Inclusion & Civic Engagement since 2015.
“We need to remember who we are.” This year, Burke is taking action (and making changes) to support students who have experienced gender-based harassment and violence, with a focus on the cultural and social expectations that perpetuate such violence – at schools, universities, and nationwide. The goal? A proactive and comprehensive approach, rather than a case-bycase response.
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Before the school year began, faculty and staff gathered in genderbased affinity groups, with the adults who are gender-marginalized offering honest accounts of their own experiences. All adults took part in sexual harassment training with the National Association of Independent Schools, as well as a recurring mandated reporter training. Following a full-scale revision of our Student Information System’s Resources section, students now have a “one click” option for submitting an anonymous concern to the School Counselor, sending an anonymous question to the Director of Equity & Inclusion and a team of student affinity group leaders, and making an appointment with the Counselor online. The School Counselor was also added to the administrative team, starting this fall.
In the first week of November, students in every grade participated in programming around consent and healthy relationships. This year, Burke welcomed facilitatorsfrom the non-profit One Love Foundation to lead these important discussions, starting with an all-high school assembly, then moving to meetings with each grade. Students built up to and reflected on these programs in grade meetings and advisory groups.
Looking Forward
Now in her seventh year at Burke, Sarah Schriber has taken the helm of the Health, Values, and Ethics (HVE) Department. Pioneered by longtime faculty member Stacy Smith, Burke’s “spiralling” HVE curriculum provides an iterative revisiting of topics at different grade and maturity levels – knowing, Sarah explains, that students experience consent and gender dynamics differently as they age. 7th graders watch movies and popular media, debating whether the relationships portrayed are healthy or problematic, while 10th graders are discussing sexuality issues more directly with their peers and partners. But again, these very issues often play out in the Atrium, at the tables in the Commons, and just outside the Deans’ Suite – not in the classroom. As Alexis Martina (10th Grade Dean) points out, “we need to catch and raise dynamics betweens kids as we see them. We are still suffering from a lack of understanding about gender norms.” Simply, cultural forces still quietly and insidiously influence how young people (and adults) interact, how they wield power unknowingly or how they have historically been deprived of it.
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Within our pandemic-necessitated new schedule, Burke has dedicated specific and recurring times for Gender & Sexuality-based affinity groups. Designed to counter the assumption that sexism is a “girls issue,” the new Boys Leading Boys group draws students from both the middle
school and the high school.
The work, therefore, is ever-evolving and ever-crucial – and by no means complete. Winter 2020
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THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TEEN MENTAL HEALTH ,
TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS, & SCHOOLS.
This article was reprinted from “Mental Health,” the Fall 2020 Issue of InLight Magazine, edited by Kyra L. ‘21 and Sigita P. ‘21. Our thanks and appreciation to these students for their creative and thoughtful work.
STUDENT VOICES
by Sophia R. ‘22 Navigating mental health as a teenager can be challenging, and, in my experience, school often ends up making it worse. Most teenagers are already experiencing stress, and the American Psychological Association states that “Teens reported that their stress levels during the school year far exceeded what they believe to be healthy (5.8 vs. 3.9 on a 10-point scale).” Adolescence is the time when students need a teacher to be there for them and help guide them through the stress that comes with life. Most students start to experience the stress of both school and home in middle school when students are beginning to have an increased amount of schoolwork (though not as much as a high schooler). Then, high school comes along and your classes start to get harder, expectations grow higher, and you end up spending most of your time doing work and activities surrounding your school. During this time, healthy teacher-student relationships are critical. Creating a bond with an adult or a teacher at your school gives you someone to talk to, and the ability to seek them out in times of need. Most students have a somewhat clean transition from their middle school to high school when it comes to workload and stress, however, my story is slightly different. I went to a large middle school with around 500 kids in my graduating class. This meant that if you were struggling in a class or were having a tough time at home, no one checked to see if you were well. Don’t get me wrong, I had some nice teachers during my three years at this school, but nothing compared to Burke. My middle school experience was decent up until my eighth-grade year when I began to struggle with my mental health. I was having a lot of trouble with my school’s administration and relationship problems with those who mattered most to me. I began to slack off and not complete my work, and most of my teachers didn’t notice.
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I needed a teacher or adult at school to ask me how I was doing and genuinely help me, but instead, I got in trouble and yelled at all the time. The lack of support from my teachers brought me down, and it made me view teachers as people who have a negative impact on a student’s life. So, when I came to Burke and all of my teachers wanted me to do well and help me succeed, I was surprised. My experience at Burke so far has been an incredibly positive one. It has been a place where I have grown into my own person, and I am continuing to thrive. Most importantly, I have adults at Burke that have been there for me throughout my entire transition from middle school to high school. At the beginning of ninth grade, I struggled to put myself out there in the community and to accept help from teachers. It was no fault of theirs; I just wasn’t used to a teacher wanting to help me and I didn’t know how to react. But, through talking to my advisors and going to them when I needed help, my high school experience changed and has been even better than I ever anticipated. I have formed good relationships with my teachers and I know that even when I get stressed out or anxious they want what is best for me and will help me to reach my goals. Being a teenager can be extremely challenging, so if you have people who want to help you, you should go to them in your times of need. Having just one teacher or adult that you can go talk to in school is extremely important. When you are a teenager who is constantly stressed out with school, homework, and other activities, it can be burdensome. Therefore it is important to take care of yourself. Mental health can be hard to deal with and trying to resolve and work through it on your own does not always work out for the best. Furthermore, if you are a teacher, I encourage you to check up on your students. Achieving good mental health is a journey that no one should go through alone.
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CLASS NOTES
Graduation Graduation May 31 2020 While the Class of 2020 graduated on the final day of May, much of the ceremony came to life days and weeks before. Speakers, musicians, and every individual student filmed a portion of the ceremony (from a full speech to a short clip) from home, and all the disparate pieces came together into an hourlong portrait of an extraordinary, energetic senior class. In true Burke fashion, rather than be declared graduates, each of the 55 seniors spoke their own name and declared themselves a graduate (and now alum) of Edmund Burke School. Following the ceremony’s YouTube Premiere, seniors, faculty, family, and friends from around the country jumped over to a Zoom Room to cheer and share in the moment. Full graduation ceremony can be viewed on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/EdmundBurkeSchool/
STUDENT SPEAKERS & PERFORMERS Arin Gokdemir ‘20 Ellie Salyers ‘20 Jacob MacDevitt ‘20 Kira Russell ‘20 Madison Welborn ‘20 Max Streitwieser ‘20 Maya Johnson-Fraidin ‘20 Sofia Shore ‘20 William Edwards III ‘20
June 4 2020 A much anticipated tradition, the Moving Up ceremony marks the 8th grade’s transition over the (literal and figurative) bridge from Middle School to High School. Our 26 vibrant 8th graders contributed their words and their music from a distance, all coalescing into a joyous celebration of the next stage in their school experience.
Digging Into Agriculture
This ceremony featured the traditional speech (always composed with great craft and spirit) from longtime Head of the Middle School Monica Miracky. Monica passed away less than two months later, and the Class of 2024 will forever be grateful that she was at the heart of this day.
Full Moving Up ceremony can be viewed on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/EdmundBurkeSchool/
As my family has a background in agriculture, I’ve always been interested in the field. I’ve worked with plant breeders after graduating from Cornell University and with a plant breeding seed company in Australia, both of which highlighted the importance of flavor, quality, and nutrition, all while growing natural, non-GMO produce and eating as freshly or as locally as possible. Needless to say, I was very excited to hear about an organization with similar values when I moved back to DC.
by Rebecca McClung ‘13 Photos courtesy of Rebecca McClung
STUDENT SPEAKERS & MUSICIANS Carrie J. ‘24 Graham V. ‘24 Lara M. ‘24 Oren-Zen R. ‘24 Oscar H. ‘24 Owen F. ‘24 Riley D. ‘24 Stella T. ‘24 Zoe T. ‘24
Fresh Impact Farms is an indoor hydroponic (that means growing in water – think LED lights and no soil) farm that produces greens, flowers, and more year round. We’re also Arlington’s only farm and one of just a few other urban farms in the DC/NOVA area. When it comes to food, Fresh Impact and I share the same core values: eating “hyper local” so that your dollars are impacting the community you live in and supporting jobs that your kids or friends are applying to (me at the time!); farming sustainably, according to EPA numbers, we use less water per year than the average American household; harvesting high quality and fresh produce within hours of delivery so people can taste what real fresh food is like; and consuming microgreens shortly after harvest so you can benefit from all those micronutrients. Before COVID, Fresh Impact was selling to some of the fanciest restaurants in the DMV (Mini Bar by Jose Andres, Reverie down in Georgetown). But when the pandemic hit, we pivoted quickly to stay open and started selling directly to consumers through a small CSA program. “CSA” means community supported agriculture, which is a system that connects consumers directly with farmers. Supported by an upfront payment, farmers grow and distribute their produce throughout a fixed period. Ours is an 8-week program where you get a contactless delivery of leafy greens (lettuce and some microgreens), and then have the option to select a share with herbs (like cilantro, basil, or even summer savory the dead of winter) and another share with specialty items, like edible flowers or succulents. A CSA is a fantastic way to learn more about crops and growing methods, and to expand both your palate and kitchen. I started working with Fresh Impact back in June, in the middle of this pivot and in the middle of the pandemic, but it has been so rewarding. I love connecting with and growing for the community, educating people about different and evolving farming methods, especially as our planet and cities are changing, and trying new and amazing plants that I never even knew existed.
Moving Up Up Moving
ote: We’re currently in the process of planning and getting folks signed up for our fifth CSA cycle, the Fresh Start CSA, that begins in January. I encourage the Burke family to check it out (perhaps sign up), to continue to learn about local farms and food, and to try some of our greens.
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Lisa Hay ‘81 was appointed last year to a second four-year term as Oregon’s Federal Public Defender, and it has been a busy year in Oregon. She reports, “we witnessed and joined the swell of voices saying Black Lives Matter and recommitted to achieving equal justice for all in federal court. We started representing protesters; objected to the presence of federal agents sent to quell protests; choked through air pollution from the fires and helped some staff flee fires; and now we see the federal deputizing of local law enforcement. I know that part of my passion for justice and the underdog started at Burke, where every person mattered, and teachers modelled the importance of community and kindness.” Piers Bocock ‘88 is still living in Takoma Park with his wife Katie and their four sons, Miles (17), Toby (15), Leo (15), and Alex (9). Building on his career in international development and the commitment to service instilled in him at Burke, Piers recently launched a nonprofit called ChangeFunder.org. Envisioned as a social giving platform for the world, ChangeFunder is in its early days, but is an exciting and creative venture, when he is not spending time with his kids and traveling the world.
Sebene Selassie ‘88 celebrated the release of You Belong: A Call for Connection (HarperOne) this past summer. Called a “powerful work of spirituality and anti-racism” by Publishers Weekly and “pure delight” by Mindful Magazine, You Belong can be purchased on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Congratulations! Nick Freshman ‘94, an Arlington-based restauranter, was featured in Arlington Magazine this past spring, discussing the impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry. The Freshman cafe will be coming soon to Crystal City. Learn more at thefreshmanva. com. Sandy Amos ‘99 is now in his eighth year in the Humanities Department at June Jordan School for Equity in San Francisco, CA, where he is also the debate coach. He dedicates his summers to teaching college students who want to go into teaching. Mary Hammer ‘02, after finishing graduate work in religious studies and working as a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Hammer left the academy to teach in Title I public schools. She blogs professionally for Patheos and recently accepted a position as a production editor with Oxford University Press. On the side, she writes books about witchcraft and has presented on ritual magic, tarot, Western esotericism, and contemporary Paganism for both academic and popular audiences across the US and England (under a pen name). She also has a lot of cats. Like, a lot.
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CLASS NOTES
Carolyn Eby ‘05 has joyful news: after six years together, she and her partner, Stefan Henry, were married on July 17 in a webex ceremony with the DC, followed by a small gathering of family at the Heurich House in Washington D.C. They are so excited to start a new adventure! Sam Howard ‘11 was named USL League One “Save of the Month” winner! Now a professional soccer player, Sam is the goalkeeper for Union Omaha. Conall Rubin-Thomas ‘17 reports that he is now the social media manager for The Current at Eckerd College. You can find him on Instagram @theeccurrent. Sofie Shore ‘20 is now attending Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, and captured a great (outdoor and masked) photo with Lydia Tetrault ‘18 and Taylor Johnson ‘18. Madison Welborn ‘20, Gen Z Student Activist, served as a panelist for the DC Democratic Women’s Club’s “The Power of Next: How To Raise Our Voice Through Votes.”
When Anatiyah W. S. ‘21 graduates this June, she, her mother (Kim Worthy ‘92), and her great-uncle will compose the first three-generation Burke alumni family. Extra Bengal cheers! Kim is featured in this issue of 1968 Magazine on page #5.
Photo courtesy of Kim Worthy
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2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORT
Dear Burke Community,
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At this time last year, none of us knew what lay ahead for Burke — or for the world at large. The last several months have been one of the most challenging times that we, as a school community, and as a wider global community, have ever experienced. While these global and national crises have laid bare the vast inequities that exist in our world, they have also reinforced the importance of a Burke education — honoring intellect, inclusion, and integrity, teaching respect for the dignity and humanity of all people, and fostering the next generation of compassionate, informed, change-makers. In the midst of such challenging times, I am filled with pride in the Burke community. I am awed by how caring, resilient, and tenacious our faculty and administrators have been as they’ve stood beside our students and families to ensure not only that education continued uninterrupted, but also that our entire community felt connected, engaged, and supported. I am also filled with gratitude. The 2019-2020 school year represented extraordinary philanthropic support for Burke by members of our community. I am delighted and humbled to share with you that, by working, together, we met the historic $6 million Stand with Burke comprehensive campaign goal! I am deeply grateful to and inspired by our generous community, whose belief in all that Burke offers to its students, and in turn, to the world as a whole, inspired them to give at unprecedented levels and to rally support on our behalf. Together, we reached new heights of wider community participation, and set the stage for continued robust annual support.
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We’re incredibly proud of this achievement, especially as the ending came during significant economic turmoil, including for members of our own community. With the help of a generous matching gift, we called upon our wider Burke community to help us do our best to ensure that no Burke student would lose the opportunity to remain enrolled due to financial difficulty. Even in the midst of an economic crisis, you stood beside us, and your generosity had an immediate impact on the lives of many students and families. Burke is its people, and we remain committed to doing everything in our power to support our community. For the last four years, Burke administrators and Trustees have been working to fulfill the initiatives set forth by the School’s 2016 Strategic Plan. I am pleased to share with you the excellent news that the final stages of the Plan have been completed, and we are looking forward to beginning the process of Strategic Planning once again. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge Burke’s most recent past Board President, Janine Goodman P’20, P’17 for her leadership over the last several years, and in particular, her remarkable work in stewarding these vital priorities to completion. I know that my fellow Burke Trustees join me in expressing our deepest gratitude and in declaring our unequivocal support for Damian and the administrative team for their steadfast leadership, especially under extraordinary circumstances this year. The Board of Trustees will continue to do everything possible to support the work that Burke is doing to foster a community where every student, parent, and employee feels safe and valued, and where they can learn, work, and thrive. Thank you for all of the ways in which you continue to support Burke. I know that you join me in celebrating all of the things that make us proud to be members of the Burke community, especially as we continue to navigate these extraordinary times together. In partnership,
Sharon Davis P’19 President, Board of Trustees
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CLASS OF 2020 It has been a longstanding tradition that the families of the graduating class join together in support of a special class fundraising effort in commemoration of their students’ accomplishments and in recognition of what Burke has meant to them. With a generous leadership contribution from Janine Goodman and Gil Strobel, together, the families of the Class of 2020 raised $28,500 and inaugurated a new Head-of-School Discretionary Fund. In 2020, this special fund was used to directly support the increased need for Financial Aid for Burke families. Congratulations, and thank you to the Class of 2020 graduates and their families! Senior Gift / Head-of-School Discretionary Fund Donors
College Matriculation Class of 2020
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American University Bard College Berklee College of Music Boston College Bryn Mawr College Chapman University Clark University Cornell University Davidson College George Washington University Hampden-Sydney College Haverford College Illinois Wesleyan University Kenyon College
Macalester College New York University (3) Northeastern University Oberlin College Occidental College Providence College Rochester Institute of Tech. Sarah Lawrence College Scripps College Sewanee: University of the South Skidmore College SUNY - Purchase St. Mary’s College of Maryland Syracuse University (2) Temple University (4) University of California - Davis University of Colorado - Boulder
University of Maryland - Baltimore County University of Pittsburgh University of Puget Sound University of Tampa University of Toronto University of Vermont (2) University of Washington University of Wisconsin Virginia Commonwealth University Washington Univ. in St. Louis Wesleyan University Wheaton College Xavier University of Louisiana
David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Norman Dong and Laura Grant Dong Helen Dyson Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Richard and Victoria Gersten Aziz Gokdemir and Jana Lynott Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Stephen and Sherri Holdridge David Levy ‘03 Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Frank Nieder and Susan C. Mitchell Barry and Cheryl Ohlson Rosa Portillo Allison M. Randall Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Joe and Suellen Savukas Vidya Seejattan William Scher and Marta Beresin Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Debbie Shore GIl Strobel and Janine Goodman Rodney Tanner and Lisa Bleier Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Nancie Thomas John Wise and Amelia Kalant Feihan Xie
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By the Numbers 934 Donors Gave to the Renovation, Annual Fund, or Financial Aid during the Campaign Years including:
$6,063,398.98 RAISED!
2 Donations of $500,000 4 Donations of $250,000 19 Donations of $100,000 17 Donations of $50,000
The Stand with Burke Campaign sought to celebrate Burke’s first 50 years and to help ensure our next 50 by engaging the whole community in a comprehensive fundraising campaign. We’re so proud to report that we reached our $6 million fundraising goal! With our location in the city being an important part of our identity and our curriculum, we will use a portion of these dollars on a renovation project to make the most of our small campus, especially the historic Mooskin-Roth Hall building. The renovation will create a new community gathering space, upgrade our athletics facilities, improve accessibility, and better utilize our limited outdoor space. By designing the Campaign to also include fundraising for the Annual Fund and Financial Aid, we sought to continue our commitment to attracting the best faculty and staff, expand Financial Aid to provide for our families, and two continue to innovate through our programs. But we also wanted to build a stronger culture of philanthropy, asking every member of our community to stretch for Burke, in whatever way that meant for their family. By doing so we’ve decreased our dependence on tuition, built up our reserves, and enhanced the long-term financial strength of our school. Now, in these difficult times, we’ve needed to adapt in ways we never could have imagined before. We’re so grateful that the community stood with Burke, allowing us to weather these exceptional circumstances in a way that is responsive to our students’ needs.
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11 Donations of $25,000
Campaign Highlights
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The Burke Board of Trustees lead this Campaign through both their volunteerism, but also by their generosity, giving more than one-third of the total dollars raised. Donors since the ‘80s, Ed and Carol Warner P‘86, have given to every major Campaign in Burke’s history. They are the first donors in school history to donate over $1 million cumulatively. Donations to the Stand with Burke Campaign came from all corners of our community. We received major gifts from parents, past parents, grandparents, and alumni. Even students ran fundraising events to support the Campaign through the Financial Aid program. 100% of our Faculty and Staff made a gift to the Campaign in our 50th year.
WHAT B U R K E
Campaign Co-Chairs Sydney Bath Sharon Davis Meredith Jason
Campaign and Development Committee Members Emily Alexander Amy Cataldo Dawn Chism Wendy Cividanes Joseph Clark Jonica Gibson Janine Goodman Charlene Drew Jarvis Brian McMaster Gayle Neufeld Siobhan Roth ‘88 Kathleen Strouse Kira Swencki Serena Wiltshire Carole Yanofsky ‘83
Thank You to our Volunteers! For three exciting years, Burke’s Board of Trustees, Development Committee and Stand with Burke Campaign Committee worked relentlessly to guide Burke toward the successful achievement of our Campaign goals. Under the leadership of our Campaign Chairs, Sydney Bath, Sharon Davis, and Meredith Jason, these dedicated volunteers gave shape to our vision for the school’s future and inspired our entire community to help make that vision possible. Stand with Burke simply could not have reached it’s historic $6 million goal without the tireless commitment of each volunteer.
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CAMPAIGN REPORT
CAMPAIGN TIMELINE
The Stand with Burke Campaign was many years in the making, initially discussed in Damian’s first days on the job in 2014. Now, six and a half years later, we’ve achieved our $6 million financial goal, as well as built a stronger culture of philanthropy in our community and a more financially sustainable organization.
2015-16
Burke’s Strategic Plan was developed, which included two related goals: • Strengthen Burke’s long-term financial sustainability by expanding Burke’s non-tuition revenue.
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Improve the building and grounds to provide an intimate sense of community and indoor and outdoor space that supports innovative and experiential learning opportunities.
The Strategic Planning Committee outlined strategies -- including strengthening charitable giving by building a stronger culture of philanthropy and renovating the oldest building -- that directly led to the development of the Stand with Burke Campaign.
2016-17
Burke’s Development Committee and staff engaged in a year of Campaign planning. With the wise guidance of an experienced consultant, we interviewed members of our community to determine the feasibility of such a fundraising effort, set our goals, develop the case for support and outlined the fundraising strategies we would pursue for a comprehensive campaign. In June 2018, the Burke Board of Trustees resolved to move forward with a $6 million goal.
2017-18
Solicitations of Trustees and other long-time donors began behind the scenes during the “quiet” phase of the Campaign, by a small group of hearty volunteers. We ended the 2018-19 school year having raised $2.5 million. With a goal of publicly announcing the Campaign at the beginning of the following school year with $3 million pledged, with a little faith, the Board resolved to proceed to the public phase the following year. Our volunteers continued to work through the summer.
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2018-2019
Burke’s 50th school year kicked off with a special event for Trustees and donors announcing the public launch of the Stand with Burke Campaign and that we’d raised $3.3 million. A few days later we announced it to the larger community at our community “block party.” The weather didn’t cooperate, but didn’t prevent hundreds and hundreds of Burke students, parents and alumni from filling our walls, as we launched a year of celebration. The year ended with our 50th gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium with nearly 700 guests, raising over $500,000 for Financial Aid. By the end of the first year of our public fundraising we’d raised $5 million.
2019-20
The 2019-2020 school year was filled with the unexpected. While we needed to pause comprehensive Campaign fundraising in the spring in light of the pandemic and to focus on our community’s needs for Financial Aid, the collective generosity of our community still helped us reach our goal of $6 million! The successful completion of this Campaign is a magnificent achievement for our community.
Looking Ahead to the Future
We are immensely proud to have reached this financial goal together, and we are also heartened by the development of a stronger culture of philanthropy that we believe will continue to keep Burke strong. We now turn to planning our renovation project with the hope of breaking ground in the spring of 2022. We look forward to celebrating the completion of this project together as a community when conditions allow!
FINANCIAL AID AT BURKE Burke’s Financial Aid program has always allowed us to bring together and support a vibrant and diverse student community. Each year a large percentage of our annual budget is dedicated to Financial Aid, assisting a significant number of our families in making the Burke experience possible. Individual gifts, in addition to proceeds from our annual Auction for Financial Aid, are critical to our ability to continue to help our community in this way. When the Stand with Burke Campaign was designed, Financial Aid was incorporated as one of the three fundraising priorities, to further expand our ability to support Burke families, and to position us well to continue to do so for years to come. Over the course of the Campaign these last three years, many donors stepped forward to support Burke with multi-year commitments to Financial Aid. We are grateful for their leadership! When April’s in-person 2020 Auction for Financial Aid was cancelled, the Burke community renewed its generosity through an online auction and a virtual paddle raise. A terrific thank you to the donors and sponsors who made online gifts, donated back auction tickets, and made donations to our online auction! But our community’s outpouring of support was not over. This last year was anything but ordinary, and many Burke families experienced unanticipated hardships and loss. The need for financial aid increased significantly - both for existing recipients, as well as for those requiring support for the first time. In the spring, a very generous anonymous Burke parent stepped forward to match all end-of-year contributions to Financial Aid, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. The Burke community heeded the call and together, met the challenge, helping the School meet immediate needs for financial assistance and ensuring that no student would lose the opportunity to remain at Burke. We are so very grateful to all of the members of the Burke community who truly stood up for what Burke stands for by supporting Financial Aid during the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
We are also grateful to the over 200 individual donors and businesses who so generously supported the 2020 Auction for Financial Aid by donating auction items.
2020 Auction For Financial Aid Corporate Sponsors This list is inclusive of all gifts in support of Financial Aid during FY 2019-2020. Walter Ailes Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 Richard and Emily Alexander Paul and Linda Alpuche Kai and Rennie Anderson Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres Geraldine Anderson-Nielsen Jane Angarola Daniel and Laura Atchison Ginger and Archie Attarian William and Olivia Baker George Bannon Susannah Baruch and Seth Green Jennifer Bauduy
Croom and Meriwether Beatty Mary Bednar Richard Bender and Laura Forman Marc and Sharon Bennett Moris Beracha and Yael Marciano Daniel A. Berkman Robert and Teresa Bernstein Richard and Cindy Bertaut Thomas Beyle ‘04 Elizabeth Billett Eddie and Jeanne Black Rebecca L. Blackmon Susan Borke Spencer Boyer and Prudence BushnellBoyer Melissa Bratz Rachel and Steven Braun R. Emery Bright and Lisa Veneklasen Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer
Daniel and Laurie Brumberg James and Laura Brunetti Rhoda Bush Charles Campbell ‘73 Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Thomas Chiancone and Wynne Griffith Peter and Patricia Chick Dawn Chism Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Maxine Clark Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Mary C. Clute Roger Colaizzi and Allyson Senie Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Joseph Craugh, III and Pamela Arluk Jamilah Davis
Heritage Investors Management, Gold Medal ($5,000) Macro Solutions, Silver Medal ($2,500) Red Coats, Inc., Bronze Medal ($1,000) Seasonair, Inc., Bronze Medal ($1,000)
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Gerald and Molla Donaldson Norman Dong and Laura Grant Dong Daniel and Lori Donovan Thomasenia Duncan Craig Dye and Alexander Zapruder Helen Dyson Edmund Burke School Christopher and Lisa Edwards Peter Eisler and Margaret Hall Thomas Eldert and Yung Dung Nguyen Ruth Ellis and Thomas Styner Andrew Emery ‘86 Khaled and Laura Farhang Darryl and Teanne Featherstone Richard Figueroa and Kathleen Fitzpatrick Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Jason Forrester Ebony Fortune ‘98 Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Ruffin and Sandy Franklin Scott and Kristen Franklin Martin and Sherry Franks David Friedland George Galster and Michelle Russo Morgan Gargulak Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Daniel and Roxana Geffen Richard and Victoria Gersten Bernadette Gibbons Wayne and Jonica Gibson Sarah Gifford ‘89 Laura Glaser s/c Stephen and Diana Goldberg Araceli A. Gonzaga Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Michael and Rena Gordon Sabrina De Jesus Greenman ‘97 Martin Griffin and Joanne Jee Michael Gruber and Gretchen Lamberg Beth Grupp Gail Guttman Julia Harman Cain Thomas and Donna Hart DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Maija Hay Barbara Heard Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Donald and Joyce Hearn Jacob Heilbrunn and Sarah Despres Allison Hendricks ‘87 Pamela Herath Judy Hill ‘73 Nancy H. Hirsche Leslie Holland Jane Holloway
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John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Joanne Hurt and John Moore Jason Hutt and Maria O’Donnell Norman S. Jason John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Karl Jentoft and Anne Herr Everett Johnson and Judith Brocies Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Susan Kay Jones Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Phillip Kemelor and Donna BlumKemelor Stephen and Kelly Kenneally Keith and Mary Ann Kenney Kyle Kenney and Carla McKinney Julia Kernan-Schloss ‘06 Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Lawrence Kirk and Laurie Lipper Daniel and Stacey Kohl Sara Krulwich Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Raul and Alice Laguarda Fernando and Kate Laguarda Brett and Janet Lambert Julian Lampietti and Meriwether Beatty Peter and Dilys Lande Richard Landfield Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Anne Langerak David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Maria Lawson Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Eric LeCompte and Kate Kowalski Ben Leubsdorf ‘04 Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Ryan and Jenny Lipford Paul Loftus ‘82 Susan Fleshman Manship Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy John Martin and Jill Lawrence Mitchell Masucci Christopher Mathes ‘86 Charles Mayer ‘94 Brendan McEntee ‘06 Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Margaret M. McVicar Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Marilyn Milloy Maureen and Alexander Minard Naeemah Mitchell Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Dr. Ralph Mitchell
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Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Mia Montgomery Mia Montgomery Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Ruth Moses Kent and Karen Nakamura Joel and Thonya Nelson Ramzi Nemo and Sasha Gottlieb Steven and Gayle Neufeld Steven and Gayle Neufeld Frank Nieder and Susan C. Mitchell James and Isabelle O’Donnell Sean O’Donnell and Laura AdamsO’Donnell James and Isabelle O’Donnell Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem Mirsky Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Mary L. Pafford ‘11 John Parachini and Hadley Boyd Charles and Jeannine Parker Antony Petrilla and Cathleen Carpino David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Travis Plunkett and Alison Jones Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Allison M. Randall Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Alessandro Rebucci and Mei Xu D. Britt Reynolds Kathryn Wallick Riedl ‘79 Eleanor Robb ‘12 Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Alicia Yarr-Mittelman Rochambeau ‘02 Martin and Maria Rodil Martine Rodriguez Joshua Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill Dick and Pat Roth Leona Ruggiero Paul Ruppert and Sarah Buscher Robert and Jacqueline Sabath Eileen Sadasiv Victoria Salmon Edin and Dzenita Saracevic Khari Sarad-Shelton ‘10 Daniel Sarewitz and Erica Rosenberg Joe and Suellen Savukas Anne Scammon ‘74 William Scher and Marta Beresin Larry Schlang and Eliza Button Ann Imlah Schneider Sarah E. Schriber Jim Schulman and Letty Shapiro Neil Schwartz and Maxine Kniseley Carl D. Sciacchitano ‘05
Vidya Seejattan David Shapiro and Scott Kenison Gerald Silverman and Joan Meier James Sims and Tasha White-Sims Harold Singletary and Trudy Perry Harold and Helen Singleton Karen Singleton Sharlette Sneed Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Emmanuel and Wendy Sturley Lila D. Suna Steven and Emma Svoboda Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Jennifer Swisher Simon Thacker and Debra Sequeira Edward I. Thomas Nancie Thomas Andrew Thompson and JoAnn Zinn Edward Thrasher ‘01 Thomas and Gillian Tillman Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Bonita Toorie Howard Toorie Flor Umanzor Nancy Umanzor-Perla ‘07 Chris VanArsdale and Kat Song John Vance and Jennifer Stolk Vance Samuel Vigersky ‘98 John and Ellen Villa Mark Viso and Kristine Jones Chalis Waizenegger William and Dana Walker John Walsh and Joan Alker Ed and Carol Warner Kevin and Georgia Weaver Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Daniel Weiss and Anne Stewart Scott Whipple and Ann Hoog Nicholas and Kathleen Widnell Monique Willard Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Susan Willens Alice H. Wilson Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft Walter and Marjorie Winston Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey Carole Yanofsky ‘83 and David Anderson Jessie Yaun Landon Zee ‘90 Nathan Zee ‘88 Stuart Zuckerman and Patricia LevyZuckerman
Campaign Donors $500,000 and above Carol and Ed Warner
$250,000-$499,999
Jeffrey S. and Sharon L. Davis Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Morillo Family Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke
$100,000-$249,999
Anonymous Richard and Emily Alexander Blake and Sydney Bath Stephen and Diana Goldberg Sue and Peter Keisler Linda and Rob Lorndale Steven and Gayle Neufeld Hadley Boyd and John Parachini Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Bill and Serena Wiltshire
$75,000-$99,999
Anonymous (3) Anne and Todd Barnes Wendy and Milo Cividanes Meredith Jason and Christopher Conte Marie Collins and Nick Keenan Cathy Creech and Britt Reynolds Geralyn and Martin Lobel Frank and Sylvia White
$50,000-$74,999
Anonymous (3) Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Danielle Feuillan and Lee Benaka Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Richard and Victoria Gersten John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Andrew and Julia Klingenstein Barry and Cheryl Ohlson David Shapiro and Scott Kenison David and Pamela Sislen Scott and Linda Weidman
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous (3) Rennie and Kai Anderson Svein and Michele Backer Eric Carter and Elizabeth Herrington Haining Chen and Huli Guo The Donovan Family Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Michael and Rena Gordon Thomas and Jacqueline Fine
Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Gretchen Lamberg and Michael Gruber Brett and Janet Lambert Lisa and Greg Means Joel and Thonya Nelson Liz Singer and Steve Weisbrod
Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Raymond and Suellen Savukas Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Steven and Stephanie Silverman Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford Susan Willens
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous Margaret Bath Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Ron Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman The Dong Family Charlene Drew Jarvis Scott and Kristen Franklin Jonica and Wayne Gibson Elizabeth Hormel Jeff Hunt ‘01 Tasha L. Jackson-Jones and Damian R. Jones Gilbert and Elizabeth Kaplan Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Luther i. Replogle Foundation Valerie Parker and Peter Mellen Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Donna Orem and Richard Mirsky David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Maria and Martin Rodil Josh Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Peter and Pam Sheridan The Nathan Cummings Foundation Carole Yanofsky ‘83 and David Anderson
$9,999 and Below
Anonymous (5) John Walsh and Joan Alker Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Roger Colaizzi and Allyson Senie Thomasenia Duncan Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Frank and Isabel Gottron Suzanne Hudgens Albert Hunt and Judy Woodruff Jason Hutt and Maria O’Donnell Patricia King Jackson David and Kristie Kully Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Matt Rennie and Kathleen Murray Dick and Pat Roth Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joseph Fiorill
Land Art by Owen O. ‘21
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Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee David Schorr and Judith Krones Harold Singletary and Trudy Perry Benjamin Sislen ‘98 and Elizabeth Sislen Daniel Weiss and Anne Stewart William and Serena Wiltshire
HERITAGE DONORS We are especially grateful to our Heritage Donors for their continued commitment to Burke. This list represents a group of dedicated individuals and foundations who have supported Burke consistently over many years. Gifts from these donors are a meaningful symbol of Burke’s importance in their lives. We deeply appreciate their ongoing support of Edmund Burke School. 35 Years or More Ann E. Breen
Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald Nathan Zee ‘888
30 Years or More
20 Years Or More
Walter Ailes Allie and Ellen Ash Charles Campbell ‘73 John and Jackie Hunt Peter and Dilys Lande Robert and Jane Leonard Caroline and Bob Lyke Bill and Sheila Moore Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Dick and Pat Roth Saul and Mercedes Rothman Ann Imlah Schneider Thomas and Kay Wells Donald White ‘86 Alice H. Wilson
25 Years or More
Peter and Patricia Chick Donna Damico Tony and Marjorie Elson Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Richard Fieldhouse ‘76 and Ann Fieldhouse Araceli A. Gonzaga William Gruen and Margaret McDonald Thomas and Donna Hart Marilyn Heiman Judy Hill ‘73 Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Douglas Lowy Cynthia McCarther-Parker Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford
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Ginger and Archie Attarian Peter Cohn ‘82 Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Sarah Gifford ‘89 Brendan Harrington Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Gilbert and Elizabeth Kaplan Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Karen Klautky Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel James and Karen Langford Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page Regina Litman ‘70 Geralyn Krupp Lobel Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton David Panush and Nicole Lindquist Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Eric Rome and Ruth Ticktin Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio Richard Seltzer and Grace Lopes Stacy and Brian Smith John and Judy Starrels Lila D. Suna Edward I. Thomas Jeffrey Weiss and Rachel Gold Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey
15 Years Or More
Amanda Bozarth and Rod McCoy Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow Andrew Emery ‘86
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Edward and Elizabeth Geltman Gail Guttman Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Andrew and Julia Klingenstein Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Bruce Lerner Andrew and Linda Loewinger Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor Wally Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Larry Schlang and Eliza Button Eugene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg Landon Zee ‘90
10 Years or More
Robert and Ann Baker Edward and Lisa Bennett Don and Nanette Blandin Susan Borke R. Emery Bright and Lisa Veneklasen Nicholas Carson
Matthew Chambers and Elizabeth Allaben Jeanne Cohn-Connor Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Michael and Rena Gordon Donald and Joyce Hearn Elizabeth Hormel Jasper and Eve Howard Joanne Hurt and John Moore Eugenio Ibarz Dr. Tawann P. Jackson William Kenety Michael and Ilene Lerner Ben Leubsdorf ‘04 Robert and Linda Lorndale Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Jeanne Medina Maureen and Alexander Minard Julianne Mueller Kyle and Adele O’Dowd Jennifer Kozak Rawlings D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine L. Creech Greta Rosenzweig and Sandra Stein
5 Years or More David Abramson and Kelly Hand Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Clinton Simpkins and Donna Aldridge Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 Richard and Emily Alexander Judyth Andresino Jane Angarola Craig and Julie Arrighetti Svein and Michele Backer William and Olivia Baker Paxton and Rachel Baker Susannah Baruch and Seth Green Blake and Sydney Bath Jennifer Bauduy Judith Bauduy Daniel A. Berkman Claartje R. Bertaut Brian Bobo Spencer Boyer and Prudence Bushnell-Boyer Deirdre P. Brown Rhoda Bush Orlando Cabrera and Betty del Valle-Cabrera Gyra Chan Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Tony and Lesley Coleman Christiane Connors and Brian White Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Kyle and Jennifer Danish Sharon and Jeffrey Davis Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Peter and Marlin Dohlman Peter and Madonna Donnellan Timothy Dowd and Nancy Atwell Peter Eisler and Margaret Hall Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Kelly Falk Susan and Clifford Feldman Rodney and Maria Ferguson Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Jim Gagne Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Richard and Victoria Gersten Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter
Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Shala Goolsby Frank and Isabel Gottron Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Armin and Merritt Groeschel Lisa and John Hoke Marilyn Heiman Eugenio Ibarz Neil and Angela Jaffee Norman S. Jason Robert and Marie Jefferson John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor Karen Klautky Daniel and Stacey Kohl Michael Kubzansky and Anne Binder Fernando and Kate Laguarda Richard Landfield Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Richard and Jill Lane Steven Lee Harvey and Faye Levin Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Judith Lieberman Ryan and Jenny Lipford Gary Lomax Dale and Irene Louda Deborah Lurie Susan Fleshman Manship Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Alexis LS Martina Maggie McVicar James and Lisa Means Kent and Karen Nakamura David and Jessica Nemeth Steven and Gayle Neufeld Frank Nieder and Susan C. Mitchell Mustafa Nusraty and Molly Rohal Sean O’Donnell and Laura Adams-O’Donnell Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Kateryna Paliy and Clayton Richey John Parachini and Hadley Boyd Charles and Jeannine Parker Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Rosa Portillo Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray Page Robinson
Veda Robinson Joshua Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill Wan Ryu David Sahr and Lori Milstein Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Joe and Suellen Savukas William Scher and Marta Beresin Vidya Seejattan Matthew and Kimberly Seiler Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Steven and Stephanie Silverman Gerald Silverman and Joan Meier Michael Lewis and Linda Singer Pavel Snejnevski and Yulia Aleskina Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Daniel Spelta Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Nancie Thomas Merle Lee Thorpe, III and Jill DeGraff Thorpe Thomas and Gillian Tillman Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer Mark Viso and Kristine Jones David and Audrey Walker John Walsh and Joan Alker Peter and Lyle Walter Kevin and Georgia Weaver Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer David Weisbrod Mark Wietecha and Marcelle De Cuir Kevin Willcutts and Beth Foster
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2019 2020
FINANCIALS
4.0% 5.7%
Income
90.3%
Tuition (Gross) $12,510,679
Annual Giving $783,774
Other
$555,757
Total Income
$13,850,210
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ifts to the Annual Fund provide Burke with a critical source of unrestricted funds and the flexibility to use those dollars where our students, teachers, programs, and facilities need them most. Donors to the Annual Fund during the 2019-2020 fundraising year are celebrated among the contributors to the Stand with Burke Campaign. We are so very thankful for your support. The following is a list of all donors who made gifts between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We list our donors by class year, giving circle, and special funds, so many names appear more than once. We’ve made every effort to provide an accurate and complete list of donors. However, if we have accidentally made an error in your listing, please accept our sincerest apologies and contact the Development Office so that we can correct our records. Please note that any tax deductible gifts, including gifts made through the 2020 Auction, are reflected in the donor’s giving circle placement.
Champions of Liberty $25,000+
4.5%
Expenses
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Salary & Benefits $8,403,231
Instructional $708244
Financial Aid
Administrative
Plant $589,758
Debt $814,978
Total Expenses
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6.2%
14.7%
$1,937,805 $724,973
$13,178,989
63.8% 5.4%
ANNUAL GIVING
Anonymous Richard and Emily Alexander Benjamin and Anne Barnes Blake and Sydney Bath Sharon and Jeffrey Davis Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Michael and Rena Gordon Susannah Baruch and Seth Green Peter and Susan Keisler Geralyn Krupp Lobel Robert and Linda Lorndale Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Steven and Gayle Neufeld John Parachini and Hadley Boyd David and Pamela Sislen Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Ed and Carol Warner Frank and Sylvia White
Orators
$12,500 - $24,499
Anonymous Eric Carter and Elizabeth Herrington Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Armin and Merritt Groeschel John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett
Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Brett and Janet Lambert Barry and Cheryl Ohlson D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine L. Creech Scott and Linda Weidman
Philosophers $7,000-$12,499
Kai and Rennie Anderson Haining Chen and Huili Guo Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Richard and Victoria Gersten Stephen and Diana Goldberg Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Martin Griffin and Joanne Jee Michael Gruber and Gretchen Lamberg Elizabeth Hormel Norman and Wendy King David and Kristie Kully James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer
Foundation Builders $3,500- $6,999
Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Svein and Michele Backer
Roger Colaizzi and Allyson Senie Norman Dong and Laura Grant Dong Daniel and Lori Donovan Hal Hiemstra and Dawn Hill Karl Jentoft and Anne Herr Andrew and Julia Klingenstein James and Lisa Means Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Jean Mooskin Joel and Thonya Nelson Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Antony Petrilla and Cathleen Carpino Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Alessandro Rebucci and Mei Xu Martin and Maria Rodil Joshua Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill
Joe and Suellen Savukas Peter and Pamela Sheridan Michael Lewis and Linda Singer Susan Willens Carole Yanofsky ‘83 and David Anderson
Arbiters
$2,000- $3,499
Ginger and Archie Attarian Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Maxine Clark Joseph Craugh, III and Pamela Arluk David and Mary-Ellen Friedland John Garcia and Karlene Ware Jane Holloway Jeff Hunt ‘01
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Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Mark and Jessica Miller Frank Nieder and Susan C. Mitchell Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem Mirsky Antony Petrilla and Cathleen Carpino Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin David Shapiro and Scott Kenison Rodney Tanner and Lisa Bleier Merle Lee Thorpe, III and Jill DeGraff Thorpe Peter and Lyle Walter
Advocates
$1,000- $1,999
Clinton Simpkins and Donna Aldridge Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 Daniel and Laura Atchison Marc and Sharon Bennett Moris Beracha and Yael Marciano Robert and Teresa Bernstein Daniel and Lori Donovan Helen Dyson Ruth Ellis and Thomas Styner Khaled and Laura Farhang L. Richard Fischer Scott and Kristen Franklin Martin and Sherry Franks George Galster and Michelle Russo Daniel and Roxana Geffen Wayne and Jonica Gibson Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Albert Hunt and Judy Woodruff Jason Hutt and Maria O’Donnell Everett Johnson and Judith Brocies Stephen and Kelly Kenneally Keith and Mary Ann Kenney Kyle Kenney and Carla McKinney Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Ben Leubsdorf ‘04 Paul Loftus ‘82 Isabel Manalo Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Solomon and Celestina Ogba Travis Plunkett and Alison Jones Allison M. Randall Karen Singleton Steven and Emma Svoboda Simon Thacker and Debra Sequeira Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford
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Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen Adam and Lynn Tsao Samuel Vigersky ‘98 David Weller and Laelia Gilborn Landon Zee ‘90
Historians $500-$999
Anonymous Tim Appenzeller and Traci Watson Melissa Bratz Ann Breen Janis Brennan and Gabriel DeBakey Peter Brooks Albert Cacozza and Ann Bushmiller Mary W. Carpenter Thomas Chiancone and Wynne Griffith Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Norman and Monique Coleman Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Mr. Donald Combs Kyle and Jennifer Danish John and Sandra Dewey Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Thomasenia Duncan Craig Dye and Alexander Zapruder William Edwards and Anita Winsor Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Paul and Judith Green Sabrina De Jesus Greenman ‘97 Beth Grupp Donald and Joyce Hearn Jacob Heilbrunn and Sarah Despres Allison Hendricks ‘87 Nancy H. Hirsche Stephen and Sherri Holdridge Mark Hunker and Jeffrey Shields Dr. Tawann P. Jackson Thomas Kahn and Susana Sanchez Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Lawrence Kirk and Laurie Lipper Julian Lampietti and Meriwether Beatty Maria Lawson Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Philip and Phyllis Margolius John Martin and Jill Lawrence Dr. Ralph Mitchell James and Isabelle O’Donnell Gloria B. Pendleton David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Jennifer Kozak Rawlings
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Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray Bengal Richter Alta Riggs and Dwayne Green Page Robinson Dick and Pat Roth Edin and Dzenita Saracevic Giovanni Sella and Silvia Dinale Mark Stacey ‘90 Evan Tanner and Adriana Delgado Nancie Thomas Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald John and Ellen Villa Douglas and Frances Vollmer David and Audrey Walker Scott Whipple and Ann Hoog Donald White ‘86 Monique Willard Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Steve and Faith Williams Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft John Wise and Amelia Kalant
Debaters
$200-$499
Edward Abramson and Ariane DuBois John Adams and Sheila Roberson-Adams Helen Aiken Walter Ailes Paul and Linda Alpuche Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres James August William and Olivia Baker George Bannon Mary Bednar Richard Bender and Laura Forman Edward and Lisa Bennett Daniel A. Berkman Fritz Beuker Ryan Biedenkapp ‘94 Eddie and Jeanne Black Benjamin Blatt and Helen Pross Spencer Boyer and Prudence BushnellBoyer Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer Daniel and Laurie Brumberg James and Laura Brunetti Rhoda Bush John and Lucia Cataldo Peter and Patricia Chick Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson William and Carla Clyburn Michael Colbert and Jill Jackson Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Donald and Margot Critchfield Ashley Donovan ‘02
Jill Eynon Susan and Clifford Feldman Richard Figueroa and Kathleen Fitzpatrick Larry Forrester and Elsa Newmyer Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Andrew and Kim Gentin Tobias Goldstone ‘92 Araceli A. Gonzaga William Gruen and Margaret McDonald Thomas and Donna Hart Pamela Herath Judy Hill ‘73 Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Joanne Hurt and John Moore Arnold and Kathleen Isaacs Charles and Tanjam Jacobson Miguel Jorge and Lesley Schaffer Daniel and Stacey Kohl Fernando and Kate Laguarda Eric LeCompte and Kate Kowalski Steven Lee Bruce Lerner Andrew and Linda Loewinger Douglas Lowy and Beverly Mock Caroline and Bob Lyke Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Eric and Nancy Markus Kate Maskarinec Charles Mayer ‘94 Donald and Shirley Meadows Maureen and Alexander Minard William and Jane Missimer Wally Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Bill and Sheila Moore Erik and Mioshi Moses Julianne Mueller Jill Nelson ‘84 Mustafa Nusraty and Molly Rohal Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Rosa Portillo Matthew Raimi ‘88 Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Veda Robinson Reginald Robinson Setsuko Rosen Eileen Sadasiv Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee Khari Sarad-Shelton ‘10 Anne Scammon ‘74 William Scher and Marta Beresin Neil Schwartz and Maxine Kniseley Vidya Seejattan Richard Seltzer and Grace Lopes
Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Debbie Shore James Sims and Tasha White-Sims Richard Singleton Sharlette Sneed Emmanuel and Wendy Sturley Jennifer Swisher Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Andrew Thompson and JoAnn Zinn Edward Thrasher ‘01 Thomas and Gillian Tillman Howard Toorie Chris VanArsdale and Kat Song John Vance and Jennifer Stolk Vance William Vinyard Mark Viso and Kristine Jones George and Clarice Walker William and Dana Walker John Walsh and Joan Alker Kevin and Georgia Weaver Daniel Weiss and Anne Stewart Walter and Marjorie Winston Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey Stuart Zuckerman and Patricia LevyZuckerman
Friends
Up to $199
Vanessa Aird Alcione Amos Geraldine Anderson-Nielsen Judyth Andresino Julia Andrews Jane Angarola Jadéa Asante Allie and Ellen Ash Roderick and Catherine Atkinson Elya Baker ‘19 Paxton and Rachel Baker Robert and Ann Baker Judith Bauduy Jennifer Bauduy Croom and Meriwether Beatty Michael Bednar David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Claartje R. Bertaut Richard and Cindy Bertaut Thomas Beyle ‘04 Elizabeth Billett Rebecca L. Blackmon William and Olivia Blackmon Brian Bobo Susan Borke Robert Borosage Jordan Boyer ‘16 Laura Boyer
Amanda Bozarth Antonia Brathwaite-Fisher Rachel and Steven Braun R. Emery Bright and Lisa Veneklasen Charles Campbell ‘73 Nicholas Carson William and Dara Castle Gyra Chan Jennifer Chudy Timothy Clark ‘92 and Marimartha Clark Mary C. Clute Jeanne Cohn-Connor Christiane Connors and Brian White Gary Cousin Jamilah Davis Margaret S. Dean Patrice Delva ‘99 Takisha Diaz Mayra Diaz Gerald and Molla Donaldson Timothy Dowd and Nancy Atwell
Jeffery Doyle Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow Russ and Judy Dulaney Christopher and Lisa Edwards Peter Eisler and Margaret Hall Thomas Eldert and Yung Dung Nguyen Andrew Emery ‘86 Kelly Falk Darryl and Teanne Featherstone Jean Taylor Federico Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Toya Fisher Tony Fisher Kevin Forde Jason Forrester Ebony Fortune ‘98 Ms. Susan Fraidin Ruffin and Sandy Franklin Jim Gagne Morgan Gargulak
Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Bernadette Gibbons Sarah Gifford ‘89 Laura Glaser Aziz Gokdemir and Jana Lynott Shala Goolsby Janet D. Griffith Gail Guttman Priscilla Hailey William Hamilton and Carmia Caesar Julia Harman Cain Brendan Harrington Benjamin S. Hartheimer ‘15 William Harwood DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Maija Hay Barbara Heard Marilyn Heiman Wayne and Gay Herrington Lisa and John Hoke Leslie Holland
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Ronald and Aleykutty Holley JoLynne Hough and Louis Orphanous Lorraine Hunter-Benson Eugenio Ibarz Norman S. Jason Susan Kay Jones Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Julia Kernan-Schloss ‘06 Karen Klautky Sara Krulwich Raul and Alice Laguarda Peter and Dilys Lande Richard Landfield Anne Langerak James and Karen Langford Susanna Reckord-Raymer Lauer ‘99 Caroline Levy ‘89 David Levy ‘03 Ryan and Jenny Lipford Regina Litman ‘70 Denise Little
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Gary Lomax Owen and Elaine Lynch Laura Lytle and Christian Yarnell Ann Macaulay Susan Fleshman Manship Montie Martin ‘04 Alexis LS Martina Mitchell Masucci Christopher Mathes ‘86 April and Larry Mathis Cynthia McCarther-Parker Brendan McEntee ‘06 Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Branden McGarrity Margaret M. McVicar Jeanne Medina Joseph Melrose ‘94 Bart and Jane Meroney Marilyn Milloy Naeemah Mitchell Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Mia Montgomery
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Donald and Irene Morgan Marlene Morris Ruth Moses Kent and Karen Nakamura David and Jessica Nemeth Ramzi Nemo and Sasha Gottlieb Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement John and Rachel Niles Mitchell and Camille Norman Sean O’Donnell and Laura AdamsO’Donnell Michael Oyugi and Sydnye White-Oyugi Mary L. Pafford ‘11 Kateryna Paliy and Clayton Richey David Panush and Nicole Lindquist Charles and Jeannine Parker Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Donald Presswood and Tania ThomasPresswood Patricia Randall Robert Raven ‘78
Scott Reynolds Kathryn Wallick Riedl ‘79 Peter Ringenberg ‘98 and Elizabeth Ringenberg David Rios and Yanira Umana Eleanor Robb ‘12 Alicia Yarr-Mittelman Rochambeau ‘02 Martine Rodriguez Jason Rosenberg Greta Rosenzweig and Sandra Stein Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Saul and Mercedes Rothman Leona Ruggiero Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio Paul Ruppert and Sarah Buscher Wan Ryu Robert and Jacqueline Sabath Ran Sadavis and Laura Palmer Victoria Salmon Wendy Samberg Jondavid Sand Daniel Sarewitz and Erica Rosenberg Larry Schlang and Eliza Button Ann Imlah Schneider Viktoria Schofield Sarah E. Schriber Daniel Schuchat ‘81 Jim Schulman and Letty Shapiro Carl D. Sciacchitano ‘05 Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Matthew Seiler Doris Sepulveda Maliha Shaikh Michael and Nola Shelton Gerald Silverman and Joan Meier Neil Singer and Sueanne Pfifferling Harold Singletary and Trudy Perry Harold and Helen Singleton Khamous Sitbon and Naomi Taylor Stacy and Brian Smith Robert and Darnelle Sneed Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Nancy Somerville Daniel Spelta John and Judy Starrels Lisa Stewart Lila D. Suna Benjamin Sussman ‘09 Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Edward I. Thomas Jon and Betty Tilley Corey Timbers ‘04 Robert and Sheila Timbers Lenora Tynes Flor Umanzor Nancy Umanzor-Perla ‘07
Mónica Vallin and Michael Clark Elizabeth VanStory Sarah Vaughn Séverine Vogel Chalis Waizenegger Claude and Amber Walker B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg Renee L. Weitzner Thomas and Kay Wells Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg Kelly Williams Alice H. Wilson Feihan Xie Jessie Yaun Nathan Zee ‘88
Parents
Class of 2020
Svein and Michele Backer David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Fritz Beuker Peter Brooks Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer Norman Dong and Laura Grant Dong Helen Dyson William Edwards and Anita Winsor Jason Forrester Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Richard and Victoria Gersten Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Stephen and Sherri Holdridge Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins David and Kristie Kully Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Joel and Thonya Nelson Frank Nieder and Susan Mitchell Steven and Gayle Neufeld Barry and Cheryl Ohlson Rosa Portillo Allison M. Randall Joshua Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Joe and Suellen Savukas William Scher and Marta Beresin Vidya Seejattan Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Debbie Shore Sharlette Sneed Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Rodney Tanner and Lisa Bleier Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Nancie Thomas
Mark Viso and Kristine Jones Monique Willard John Wise and Amelia Kalant
Class of 2021
John Adams and Sheila Roberson-Adams Clinton Simpkins, Jr. and Donna Aldridge Ginger and Archie Attarian James August Benjamin and Anne Barnes Susannah Baruch and Seth Green Jennifer Bauduy William and Olivia Blackmon Rebecca L. Blackmon Thomas Chiancone and Wynne Griffith Dawn Chism Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Norman and Monique Coleman Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Daniel and Lori Donovan Ebony Fortune ‘98 John Garcia and Karlene Ware Richard and Victoria Gersten Laura Glaser Daniel Glaser John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Karl Jentoft and Anne Herr Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Eric LeCompte and Kate Kowalski Laura Lytle and Christian Yarnell Bart and Jane Meroney Mark and Jessica Miller Ramzi Nemo and Sasha Gottlieb Sean O’Donnell and Laura AdamsO’Donnell Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Solomon and Celestina Ogba John Parachini and Hadley Boyd David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Alta Riggs and Dwayne Green Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Ran Sadavis and Laura Palmer Neil Schwartz and Maxine Kniseley Giovanni Sella and Silvia Dinale Khamous Sitbon and Naomi Taylor Merle Lee Thorpe, III and Jill DeGraff Thorpe William and Dana Walker Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Frank and Sylvia White Monique Willard
Class of 2022
Kai and Rennie Anderson Daniel and Laura Atchison
Roderick and Catherine Atkinson Peter Brooks Rosa Brooks Daniel and Laurie Brumberg William and Dara Castle William and Carla Clyburn Roger Colaizzi and Allyson Senie Thomasenia Duncan Christopher and Lisa Edwards Jill Eynon Daniel and Roxana Geffen Andrew and Kim Gentin Frank and Isabel Gottron Michael Gruber and Gretchen Lamberg Beth Grupp William Hamilton and Carmia Caesar Leslie Holland Jane Holloway Neil and Angela Jaffee Miguel Jorge and Lesley Schaffer Stephen and Kelly Kenneally David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Joel and Thonya Nelson David and Jessica Nemeth Steven and Gayle Neufeld Mitchell and Camille Norman Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Travis Plunkett and Alison Jones Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Alessandro Rebucci and Mei Xu Maliha Shaikh James Sims and Tasha White-Sims Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Steven and Emma Svoboda Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Evan Tanner and Adriana Delgado Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen Elizabeth VanStory Claude and Amber Walker David Weller and Laelia Gilborn Nicholas and Kathleen Widnell Walter and Marjorie Winston Stuart Zuckerman and Patricia LevyZuckerman
Class of 2023
Marc and Sharon Bennett Fritz Beuker Brian Bobo James and Laura Brunetti Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Haining Chen and Huili Guo Michael Colbert and Jill Jackson
Jamilah Davis Mayra Diaz Takisha Diaz Craig Dye and Alexander Zapruder Ruth Ellis and Thomas Styner Khaled and Laura Farhang Darryl and Teanne Featherstone Toya Fisher Wayne and Jonica Gibson Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Jason Hutt and Maria O’Donnell Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Brett and Janet Lambert Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Juan Morillo and Kai Luigend-Morillo James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Michael Oyugi and Sydnye White-Oyugi Donald Presswood and Tania ThomasPresswood Allison M. Randall Graham Collette and Catherine Reynolds Martine Rodriguez Joshua Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Paul Ruppert and Sarah Buscher Edin and Dzenita Saracevic Karen Singleton Richard Singleton Adam and Lynn Tsao Chris VanArsdale and Kat Song Carole Yanofsky ‘83 and David Anderson
Class of 2024
Moris Beracha and Yael Marciano Eric Carter and Elizabeth Herrington Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Dawn Chism Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson Joseph Craugh, III and Pamela Arluk Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Thomas Eldert and Yung Dung Nguyen Scott and Kristen Franklin George Galster and Michelle Russo Jacob Heilbrunn and Sarah Despres Mark Hunker and Jeffrey Shields Bonita James Julian Lampietti and Meriwether Beatty Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Erik and Mioshi Moses Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Reginald Robinson Peter and Pamela Sheridan Jennifer Swisher Howard Toorie William Vinyard
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Class of 2025
Ginger and Archie Attarian Eddie and Jeanne Black Ruth Ellis and Thomas Styner Richard and Victoria Gersten Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Shala Goolsby Martin Griffin and Joanne Jee Michael Gruber and Gretchen Lamberg Jason Hutt and Maria O’Donnell Thomas Kahn and Susana Sanchez Eric LeCompte and Kate Kowalski Juan Morillo and Kai Luigend-Morillo Steven and Gayle Neufeld Michael Oyugi and Sydnye White-Oyugi Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Antony Petrilla and Cathleen Carpino David Rios and Yanira Umana Martin and Maria Rodil Emmanuel and Wendy Sturley Steven and Emma Svoboda Simon Thacker and Debra Sequeira William and Dana Walker
Class of 2026
Paul and Linda Alpuche Tim Appenzeller and Traci Watson Robert and Teresa Bernstein Kyle Kenney and Carla McKinney Naeemah Mitchell Mia Montgomery John and Rachel Niles Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill Peter and Pamela Sheridan Stacy and Brian Smith Lisa Stewart John Vance and Jennifer Stolk Vance Scott Whipple and Ann Hoog
Alumni
Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 Elya J. Baker ‘19 Thomas Beyle ‘04 Ryan Biedenkapp ‘94 Jordan Boyer ‘16 Charles Campbell ‘73 Timothy Clark ‘92 and Marimartha Clark Patrice Delva ‘99 Ashley Donovan ‘02 Andrew Emery ‘86 Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Ebony Fortune ‘98 Sarah Gifford ‘89 Sabrina De Jesus Greenman ‘97 Benjamin S. Hartheimer ‘15
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Allison Hendricks ‘87 Leonel Hernandez ‘91 Judy Hill ‘73 Jeffrey Hunt ‘01 Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Julia Kernan-Schloss ‘06 Susanna Reckord-Raymer Lauer ‘99 Ben Leubsdorf ‘04 Carrie Levy ‘89 Joseph C. Lewis ‘79 Regina Litman ‘70 Paul Loftus ‘82 Montie Martin ‘04 Christopher Mathes ‘86 Charles Mayer ‘94 Brendan McEntee ‘06 Joseph Melrose ‘94 Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Jill Nelson ‘84 Mary L. Pafford ‘11 Matthew Raimi ‘88 Robert Raven ‘78 Kathryn Wallick Riedl ‘79 Peter Ringenberg ‘98 and Elizabeth Ringenberg Eleanor Robb ‘12 Mary Page Robinson ‘17 Alicia Yarr-Mittelman Rochambeau ‘02 Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill Khari Sarad-Shelton ‘10 Anne Scammon ‘74 Daniel Schuchat ‘81 Carl D. Sciacchitano ‘05 Mark Stacey ‘90 Benjamin Sussman ‘09 Edward Thrasher ‘01 Corey Timbers ‘04 Nancy Umanzor-Perla ‘07 Samuel Vigersky ‘98 Donald White ‘86 Carole Yanofsky ‘83 and David Anderson Landon Zee ‘90 Nathan Zee ‘88
Past Parents
Anonymous Edward Abramson and Ariane DuBois Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Richard and Emily Alexander Alcione Amos Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres Geraldine Anderson-Nielsen Judyth Andresino Jane Angarola Allie and Ellen Ash
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Paxton and Rachel Baker Robert and Ann Baker William and Olivia Baker Hugo Barrett and Shirley Huang Susannah Baruch and Seth Green Blake and Sydney Bath Richard Bender and Laura Forman Edward and Lisa Bennett Claartje R. Bertaut Richard and Cindy Bertaut Elizabeth Billett Benjamin Blatt and Helen Pross Susan Borke Robert Borosage Spencer Boyer and Prudence BushnellBoyer Ann E. Breen Janis Brennan and Gabriel DeBakey R. Emery Bright and Lisa Veneklasen Rhoda Bush Albert Cacozza and Ann Bushmiller Mary W. Carpenter Nicholas Carson Matthew Chambers and Elizabeth Allaben Peter and Patricia Chick Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Mary C. Clute Jeanne Cohn-Connor Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Donald and Margot Critchfield Kyle and Jennifer Danish Sharon and Jeffrey Davis Margaret S. Dean Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Jonathan Deull and Sheryl Sturges John and Sandra Dewey Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Gerald and Molla Donaldson Timothy Dowd and Nancy Atwell Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow Russ and Judy Dulaney Peter Eisler and Margaret Hall Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Jean Taylor Federico Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Richard Figueroa and Kathleen Fitzpatrick Thomas and Jacqueline Fine L. Richard Fischer Martin and Sherry Franks Larry Forrester and Elsa Newmyer David and Mary-Ellen Friedland Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Bernadette Gibbons Araceli A. Gonzaga
Michael and Rena Gordon Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Armin and Merritt Groeschel Gail Guttman Brendan Harrington Thomas and Donna Hart William Harwood DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Maija Hay Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Marilyn Heiman Hal Hiemstra and Dawn Hill Judy Hill ‘73 Ronald and Aleykutty Holley Elizabeth Hormel John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Albert Hunt and Judy Woodruff Joanne Hurt and John Moore Dr. Tawann P. Jackson Charles and Tanjam Jacobson Karl Jentoft and Anne Herr Everett Johnson and Judith Brocies Gilbert and Elizabeth Kaplan Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Norman and Wendy King Lawrence Kirk and Laurie Lipper Karen Klautky Andrew and Julia Klingenstein Daniel and Stacey Kohl Sara Krulwich Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Fernando and Kate Laguarda Peter and Dilys Lande Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield James and Karen Langford Maria Lawson Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Bruce Lerner Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Geralyn Krupp Lobel Robert and Linda Lorndale Andrew and Linda Loewinger Douglas Lowy and Beverly Mock Caroline and Bob Lyke Susan Fleshman Manship Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Philip and Phyllis Margolius Eric and Nancy Markus John Martin and Jill Lawrence Cynthia McCarther-Parker Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp
Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor James and Lisa Means Marilyn Milloy Wally Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Bill and Sheila Moore Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Donald and Irene Morgan Ruth Moses Julianne Mueller Kent and Karen Nakamura David and Jessica Nemeth Robert Neuman and Kathrine Henry Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement Sean O’Donnell and Laura AdamsO’Donnell Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem Mirsky Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Charles and Jeannine Parker Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord Gloria B. Pendleton David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine L. Creech Page Robinson Setsuko Rosen Greta Rosenzweig and Sandra Stein Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Dick and Pat Roth Larry Rothman and Margery Doppelt Saul and Mercedes Rothman Paul Ruppert and Sarah Buscher Robert and Jacqueline Sabath Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee Daniel Sarewitz and Erica Rosenberg Larry Schlang and Eliza Button Ann Imlah Schneider Jim Schulman and Letty Shapiro Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Richard Seltzer and Grace Lopes Michael and Nola Shelton Gerald Silverman and Joan Meier Harold Singletary and Trudy Perry David and Pamela Sislen Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Nancy Somerville John and Judy Starrels Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman Lila D. Suna Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Nancie Thomas
Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford Nancie Thomas Andrew Thompson and JoAnn Zinn Thomas and Gillian Tillman Robert and Sheila Timbers Flor Umanzor John Vance and Jennifer Stolk Vance Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald John and Ellen Villa Douglas and Frances Vollmer George and Clarice Walker Peter and Lyle Walter B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg Ed and Carol Warner Kevin and Georgia Weaver Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Daniel Weiss and Anne Stewart Renee L. Weitzner Thomas and Kay Wells Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg Steve and Faith Williams
Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Alice H. Wilson William and Serena Wiltshire Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey
Grandparents & Grandfriends
Helen Aiken George Bannon Judith Bauduy Croom and Meriwether Beatty Mary Bednar Michael Bednar Claartje R. Bertaut Susan Borke Antonia Brathwaite-Fisher John and Lucia Cataldo Maxine Clark Ms. Susan Fraidin Ruffin and Sandy Franklin Paul and Judith Green
Janet D. Griffith Priscilla Hailey Barbara Heard Donald and Joyce Hearn Wayne and Gay Herrington Nancy H. Hirsche Elizabeth Hormel JoLynne Hough and Louis Orphanous Lorraine Hunter-Benson Norman S. Jason Keith and Mary Ann Kenney Raul and Alice Laguarda Richard Landfield Anne Langerak Owen and Elaine Lynch Ann Macaulay Donald and Shirley Meadows Jeanne Medina William and Jane Missimer Dr. Ralph Mitchell Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Marlene Morris
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James and Isabelle O’Donnell Patricia Randall Dick and Pat Roth Leona Ruggiero Eileen Sadasiv Wendy Samberg Doris Sepulveda Neil Singer and Sueanne Pfifferling Michael Lewis and Linda Singer Harold and Helen Singleton Robert and Darnelle Sneed Jon and Betty Tilley Lenora Tynes David and Audrey Walker John Walsh and Joan Alker Susan Willens Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer
Current and Past Faculty,Staff & Friends Walter Ailes Vanessa Aird Geraldine Anderson-Nielsen Judyth Andresino Julia Andrews Jadéa Asante Ginger and Archie Attarian Daniel A. Berkman Claartje R. Bertaut Brian Bobo Laura Boyer Amanda Bozarth and Rod McCoy
Melissa Bratz Rachel and Steven Braun Rhoda Bush Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Gyra Chan Jennifer Chudy Timothy Clark ‘92 and Marimartha Clark Mr. Donald Combs Christiane Connors and Brian White Gary Cousin Jeffery Doyle Kelly Falk Susan and Clifford Feldman Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Tony Fisher Kevin Forde Jim Gagne Morgan Gargulak Shala Goolsby William Gruen and Margaret McDonald Julia Harman Cain Maija Hay Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Pamela Herath Judy Hill ‘73 Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann Lisa and John Hoke John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Eugenio Ibarz Kathleen and Arnold Isaacs Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Susan Kay Jones Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Karen Klautky
Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Steven Lee Ryan and Jenny Lipford Denise Little Gary Lomax Caroline and Bob Lyke Isabel Manalo Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Alexis LS Martina Kate Maskarinec Mitch Masucci April and Larry Mathis Cynthia McCarther-Parker Branden McGarrity Maggie McVicar Maureen and Alexander Minard Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Mustafa Nusraty and Molly Rohal Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Kateryna Paliy and Clayton Richey David Panush and Nicole Lindquist Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Scott Reynolds Bengal Richter Kathryn Wallick Riedl ‘79 Peter Ringenberg ‘98 and Elizabeth Ringenberg Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Veda Robinson Jason Rosenberg Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Dick and Pat Roth Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio
Wan Ryu Victoria Salmon JD Sand Viktoria Schofield Sarah E. Schriber Vidya Seejattan Matthew and Kimberly Seiler David Shapiro and Scott Kenison Stacy and Brian Smith Daniel Spelta Lila D. Suna Edward I. Thomas Mónica Vallin and Michael Clark Sarah Vaughn Séverine Vogel Chalis Waizenegger Thomas and Kay Wells Susan Willens Kelly Williams Jessie Yaun
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Head of School Damian Jones
Board of Trustees 2020-2021 Sharon Davis, President Susannah Baruch, Vice President Nick Keenan, Treasurer Ruta Puskorius, Secretary Damian Jones, Head of School Maureen Minard, Faculty Representative Angela Jaffee Brian Mcmaster Dawn Chism Emily Alexander Gretchen Lamberg Hadley Boyd John Jenkins
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Sydnye White-Oyugi, President Kyle Kenney, Vice President Caitlin Oppenheimer,Treasurer Joe Fiorill, Events Jeanne Black,Communications Angela Gildner Tiffany Rogers Tasha Hutchins Kelly Kenneally Lori Jennings Melissa Kimball Rocio Schmunis Rachel Tillman
Kat Song Maria O’Donnell Rachael Yocum Eliane Catilina Patricia Levy Zuckerman Tasha White-Sims Dawn Chism Larissa Korde Monique Coleman Monique Willard Wendy Cividanes
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1968: Edmund Burke School Magazine is produced by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs and the Office of Communications and Marketing for alumni, parents and friends of the School. Letters and comments are welcome. The editors express their appreciation to all the writers and photographers who contributed to this issue of 1968.
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