Guided by our Quaker principles, Friends Academy educates our students to discover and develop the best of who they are and who they can become.
OUR MISSION OUR BELIEF
We achieve educational excellence by committing to the highest standards of learning and living.
Our diverse and welcoming community is strengthened by our Quaker values, which empower our students to inquire, reflect, and engage in their classrooms, in their neighborhoods, and in the world.
Because when we inspire students to learn and live with purpose, they achieve greatness without sacrificing goodness.
Advancement Office, 2024-2025
Kevin Barry, Director of Advancement
Diane Biolsi, Director of Annual Fund & Special Events
Jodie Sperico, Director of Alumni Relations
Joan Bruen, Advancement Associate
Marilyn Del Rosso, Advancement Administrative Assistant
A Letter from the Head of School & Board President
Dear Friends,
As we reflect on the past year at Friends Academy, we are filled with gratitude for this remarkable community. Rooted in Quaker values, our school continues to thrive because of the shared commitment of our families, alumni, professional community, trustees, and friends. Each of us plays a vital role in shaping an educational experience that centers on inquiry, integrity, and inclusion.
Throughout the year, we have seen the power of Friends in action—in classrooms and studios, on athletic fields and stage productions, through acts of service and moments of reflection. Our students are developing not only as scholars and creators, but as compassionate leaders grounded in purpose. Their growth is made possible by your generous support.
In these pages, you’ll read stories of impact and see the names of those who have given their time, resources, and talents to help advance our mission. Every contribution, large or small, affirms a belief in what makes Friends Academy distinct: our commitment to nurturing the light within each child and preparing them to bring that light into the world.
To all who gave, volunteered, and championed our mission this year—thank you. Your generosity strengthens the foundation upon which we build, and inspires us to look ahead with hope and confidence.
With deep appreciation,
Paul J. Stellato Head of School
Frank Ingrassia President, Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
2024 - 2025 SCHOOL YEAR
OFFICERS
Frank Ingrassia, President
Friends Academy Parent ’01, ’03, ’12, ’14, ’16, ’19, ’21
Friends Academy Grandparent ’32, ’34, ’36
Andrew Menzin ’81, Secretary Friends Academy Parent ’13, ’16 Member, Matinecock Monthly Meeting
Paul J. Stellato, Head of School
MEMBERS
Jeff Daniels '90
Friends Academy Parent ’16, ’20, ’23
Tim Dooley '02
Friends Academy Parent ’32, ’34
Tony Florence
Friends Academy Parent ’21, ’24, ’28
Thomas Gibian
Former Head, Sandy Spring Friends School Member, Sandy Springs Monthly Meeting
Rachel Etess Green, Vice President Friends Academy Parent ’21, ’24
Stephen Witthuhn ’01, Treasurer Friends Academy Parent ’31, ’35
Carolyn Mott
Friends Academy Parent ’18, ’21, ’23, ’26, ’29, ’31
Christine Pelletier Friends Academy Parent ’31, ’33, ’38
Joseph Podbela Friends Academy Parent ’12, ’17 Member, Matinecock Monthly Meeting
Jennifer Tytel '05 Friends Academy Parent ’34, ’38
Zimu Zheng Friends Academy Parent ’24, ’26
HONORARY TRUSTEE
John Gambling ’69 Friends Academy Parent ’99, ’03 Member, Matinecock Monthly Meeting
Financials
Thank you to our generous community who made Friends Academy a philanthropic priority this year Your support helped us raise $2,356,188 to benefit our students and strengthen every aspect of the Friends experience. These contributions, alongside careful stewardship of the school’s operating budget and endowment, ensure that we can continue to invest in exceptional teaching, vibrant programs, and a learning environment rooted in Quaker values Your commitment makes a lasting impact – both today and for generations to come
FUNDRAISING INCOME
REVENUE
ENDOWMENT MARKET VALUE – 10-YEAR TREND
OPERATING EXPENSES
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COLLABORATION BET LEADS TO ACADEMIC
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Grade 7 visited the Lower School Library to explore the Haudenosaunee and help grade 3 prepare for their upcoming visit to the National Museum of the American Indian in New York City Seventh graders shared highlights and tips from their own recent trip, while 3rd graders asked thoughtful questions about the Native New York exhibit This meaningful exchange sparked curiosity, built community, and deepened understanding, reminding us all to consider: How can what we learn from the Haudenosaunee inspire equality, stewardship, and peace in our own lives?
Grade 3 also received a visit from Adrianna Bocchino’s Grade 8 English class for a lesson in narrative nonfiction. Reading, Voices of Equality and Peace: The Quaker Journey, which described the origins of Quakerism, Grade 8 mentors helped their younger peers decipher an accompanying graphic organizer, which asked students to identify various elements of the writing process
CALCULATING CONCEPTS
Our Upper and Middle School students had phenomenal success at the Long Island Math Fair at Hofstra University Nineteen Middle School students brought home three gold and six bronze medals and fourteen Upper School students brought home three gold, four silver, one bronze, and an honorable mention
"To see our students confidently present their research on complex mathematical concepts was truly inspiring," remarked Grade 8 Math Teacher Lara Jadonandan.
MEDAL-WORTHY LINGUISTS
This year 116 students were honored as 2025 National Language Award Medalists for their outstanding achievements in world language exams
Among the recipients, 35 Middle School students earned medals in Spanish, French, and Chinese, while 81 Upper School students received national recognition across Spanish, French, Chinese, and Latin examinations.
Notably, three Upper School students achieved top national distinction, scoring in the 99th percentile: Aidan Lloves '26 (Spanish Level 6), Lisali Peiris '27 (Spanish Level 3), and Alexandra Lustig '28 (Spanish Level 3)
Three students demonstrated exceptional multilingual proficiency by earning medals in two languages: Jules François-Hein '28 (French and Spanish), Violet Montanez '28 (French and Spanish), and Eleanor Lawton Flatters '26 (French and Latin) Eleanor was also awarded a prestigious “Perfect Paper Certificate” for her exemplary performance in Latin
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
The Upper School Stock & Finance Club had an impressive year participating in the Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
The team of seven juniors supervised by Josh Hayes joined the competition in September.
Considered one of the most prestigious high school investment competitions, over 1,800 schools, representing 66 countries, entered this year's competition Teams were required to examine a case study featuring a potential client and then collaborate to craft an investment strategy to earn his business
Following months of various stages of competition, the top 10 teams from the original lineup of 1800+ global entrants (representing 66 countries) assembled at Wharton to present their investment pitches live to four esteemed judges The Friends Academy team placed third in the world, leaving a lasting impact on the global stage
Stock & Finance Club L-R: Josh Hayes (advisor), Zack Grossman, Blaise Saad, Vir Vinnay Singh, Meher Walia (captain), Aaron Labelson, Collin Trust, and Fengxin Zhang
SERVICE AT FA
Our values are at the core of our school. Service stands among them as we deepen our connections to our local and global communities Through this, we are able to strengthen the ways in which we enrich each student’s experience
Grade 9 Monthly Service
Each month our student advisories rotate among on- and off-campus opportunities, including sandwich making, reading with Lower School students, stocking and supporting local food pantries, intergenerational connections, assisting our dining and maintenance staff, and more At the end of the year, Grade 9 students shared their reflections and takeaways on how they had each been transformed from these valuable activities
An Environmental Hand
Our stewardship expands beyond our campus to our shores This year in collaboration with the FA Sustainability Committee, we partnered with many local organizations for two beach cleanups
The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society invited students from Friends Academy, Hofstra, and Adelphi as well as members of Westbury Monthly Meeting for a cleanup of Lido Beach in the fall
With Friends of the Bay and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, a group of FA students, parents, and colleagues dropped by Stehli Beach in Bayville for the prenesting season to help prepare the area for the return of the local wildlife in the spring
Renovations
During the summer and early fall of 2024, we completed three construction projects that improved the facilities of our school: the Helen A Dolan Center Theater, the Lower School, and the first level of the Kumar Wang Library were redesigned and renovated.
Built in 1999, the Helen A Dolan Center has been the home to many Friends Academy events For 25 years, its theater has hosted numerous plays, assemblies, and special presentations. The top-to-bottom renovation of this area includes new lighting, carpet, railings, and seats The space was carefully crafted and each detail was viewed and looked over by members of the Friends Academy Arts Department
The inaugural event in the updated space was an Upper School assembly held on October 21, 2024. Through this school year, we have held a myriad of gatherings in this space including a screening of ESPN E:60’s documentary about Gunnar Esiason ’09 – Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story
THE HELEN A. DOLAN CENTER
THE LOWER SCHOOL
The Lower School is home to our youngest learners and will continue to be the foundational step The full-scale renovation has reimagined the environment for these students Brand new lighting to illuminate all the corridors, modern flooring, and a redesigned lobby and library entrance that allows more natural light in this welcoming space
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Since its doors first opened in September 2000, the Kumar Wang Library has been a center of connection for students and colleagues The main level of the has been refreshed to better support a new era of learning. Upgrades include improved lighting, updated carpeted flooring, a new circulation desk, and the creation of a flexible space – nicknamed “T collaboration, creativity, and exploration while also servin renovations in this space will continue through the summ second, and third levels
KUMAR WANG LIBRARY
Athletics
Finding more ways to incorporate all divisions of our school into athletics events was a standout point in the 2024-25 school year.
STUDENTS VS. TEACHERS MATCHUPS
With a focus on community building, we held two student/teacher sporting events this year In February, the student-led club Spirit Through Sports initiated an idea to relaunch the student/teacher basketball game. The two-game event raised money for P.O.T.S (Part of the Solution), an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and hunger in the Bronx.
On the heels of the success of the basketball games, the Student Athletic Leadership Council found an interactive way to announce the addition of a new sport to Friends Academy come this fall – Girls Volleyball! The students held another student/teacher matchup, this time volleyball games in support of Morgan’s Message, an organization created to “amplify stories, resources and expertise to strengthen student-athlete mental health, build a community by and for athletes through peer-to-peer conversations and provide a platform for advocacy ”
SPRINGING INTO SPORTS
With the ongoing support of the annual Fall Sports Clinic, the Athletic Department created an addition clinic for spring sports From learning the basics of catching a baseball to cradling a lacrosse stick and more, Lower School students were guided by their Upper School peers for an afternoon of getting active
#LEADHERFORWARD
National Girls and Women in Sports Day has become a week-long celebration at Friends Academy Each division was impacted and represented by various events Our female student-athletes led conversations that shared messages of teamwork, impact, and the strength they’ve gained from making sports part of their lives. The week came to a close with a panel of four women – including two alumnae, Mimi MacKinnon '00 and Siobhan Miller Vitale '10, and FA Dance Teacher Yoaldri Messina – who are all currently working in various aspects of the sports world The women spoke to the importance of inclusivity, empowerment, and breaking down stereotypes.
Class of 2025 College Athletics
This year five members of the Class of 2025 are taking the next step, run, leap, kick, and swing into their athletic careers by each committing to their respective sport at the collegiate level. Congratulations to our athletes!
Bowdoin College Track & Field
Emerson College Women’s Tennis
Kenyon College Women’s Soccer
Lesley University Softball
West Virginia University
Cross Country/ Track & Field
Will Davis
Teah Login
Fiona Dougherty
Eleni Vrahatis
Aislinn Frazer
Arts
COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY
After an eight-year hiatus, our Art & Community Class made a return. Led by Visual Arts Teachers
Ari Elmayan and MaryJo Allegra, and designed for Upper School students at all art experience levels, this unique one-semester course beautifully intertwines service and creativity, fostering leadership and collaboration with Lower School students Together, they create art that inspires, enhances our campus, and embodies our Quaker values. During the semester-long class, students brought two stunning window murals to life in the Dolan Center They celebrat growth, continuing revelation, and our cherishe Quaker testimonies These shared values are al reflected in coloring books designed and assembled by Art & Community students for the Friends Academy community.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROSTHETICS
During Middle School Arts Week, Dance Teache
Yoaldri Messina wanted to create a workshop that reinforces what it means to be an integrated artist (one who has command of many different aspects of the arts) thus, Characterization
Through Prosthetics workshop was born! With wigs, foam noses, and stage makeup in hand, students learned how color, texture, and expression bring characters to life from fairies to wolves Ms Yoaldri guided the students through applying prosthetics, blending makeup, and crafting original characters.
ORIGINALWORKS REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
The Improv Club led the charge for an interactive and creative evening at OriginalWorks Audience members enjoyed original scenes, skits, dance routines, and songs all crafted by Upper School students Students shared their artistic voices and perspectives in work developed through the Upper School Dance and Theater classes. This year, Middle School students participated for the first time with a silks routine
A TWIST ON THE CLASSIC TALE
The Upper School Winter Production this year was the incredible love story Romeo & Juliet The performance followed the same words that William Shakespeare published in 1597 and added pop songs from Kesha, Olivia Rodrigo, Coldplay, and more to give it a modern twist and emphasize its relevance, more than 400 years later Along with vibrant choreography and impressive set design, the timeless themes took on new life On the closing night of the show, two dozen alumni joined the audience for a special Alumni in the Arts Night
As a culmination of Grade 3's hard work in their Persuasive Writing unit and Narrative Fiction Unit, students worked with Director of Arts Andrew Geha to study the world of playwriting. They developed characters and introduced conflicts to create original stories Students performed for their families in two plays, each written by their classmates, the first Friends Academy Playwriting Festival
THE WRITE STUFF
Class of 2025
Brayden Appell
Wyatt Bancroft
Shawn Beaman
Clarke Beard
Joy Biondi
Hayden Brielmann
Grace Brook
Jackson Brook
Jonah Casey
David Chen
Jameson Clarke
Brett Cohen
Myles Cooper-Boyce
Caz Costagliola
Thomas Crisci
William Davis
Eric Ding
Fiona Dougherty
Henry Droesch
Dean Eigen
John Paul Eleoterio
Ryan Ennis
Petra Fakiris
Tyler Ferdinand
Taylor Fernandez
Alexandra Fodera
Lara Fortunoff
Aislinn Frazer
Jhanvi Gambhir
Emma Gilbert
Christina Grasso
Maddie Halliday
Molly Halliday
India Harris
Mia Herold
Will Hirshfield
Eric Jiang
Royce Jiang
Max Katovitz
Armon Kaul
Sophia Kazanas
Teddy Kenny
Ammar Khalifa
Henry Koelmel
Lyra-Anne Ku
Catherine Lee
Lilli Lee
Edward Li
Daphne Lizza
Teah Login
Liya Madhok
Sofia Maragos
Mia Marshall
Matthew Martin
Andy McCartan
Erica Na
Ben Notaris
Tristan Ohrstrom
Sophia Oliveri
Shawn Paris
Harper Phipps
Alexander Pietraru
Helene Prestandrea
Joe Pritti
Joaquin Puente Teixidor
Tomas Puente Teixidor
Diane Qiu
Kelan Quinn
Vedant Rawat
Persephone Reeves
Peter Rosen
Matthew Rubin
Zoe Rubinsky
Starling Ryan
CC Saad
Riya Sarwal
Aerin Satovsky
Zoe Schoen
Krista Sensale
Noah Siebel
Sanya Singh
Ava Skolnick
Grace Skolnick
James Tsunis
Eleni Vrahatis
Andrew Wang
Keoni Wang
Ava Ward
Reagan Ward
Morgan Washington
Ava Weiss
Samuel Wen
Eliza Woodhouse
Emma Wu
Ross Yablans
Lucy Yang
Edward Ye
Terry Ye
Minnie Yu
Alice Zhang
Steven Zu
College Matriculation
Congratulations to the Class of 2025
Barnard College 3
Columbia University 2
Cornell University 6
Emory University 2
Georgetown University 2
Indiana University 2
New York University 7
Northeastern University 2
Providence College 3
Rutgers University 2
Southern Methodist University 3
Syracuse University 2
University of Connecticut 2
University of Michigan 3
University of Southern California 2
University of St Andrews 4
University of Virginia 3
Villanova University 3
Wake Forest University 7
Washington University in St Louis 2
Yale University 2
The following schools have one student attending:
Boston College
Bowdoin College
Bucknell University
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
Duke University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emerson College
Fordham University
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
High Point University
Hofstra University
Howard University
Kenyon College
Lehigh University
Lesley University
Louisiana State University
Massachusetts
College of Art and Design
McGill University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
Skidmore College
The University of Texas at Austin
Trinity College
Tulane University
University of Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Notre Dame
University of Richmond
US Air Force Academy
Vassar College
West Virginia University
Colleague Highlights
Fahey Master Teacher Award
SARA WEINSTEIN, GRADE 2 TEACHER
This annual award is given to honor teachers who inspire students and create a lifelong love of learning We are deeply grateful to the Faheys for extending this extraordinary opportunity to the faculty This award is presented to a teacher who has served the school for at least 10 years and demonstrates exceptional talent and commitment in their overall contributions to their students and is widely respected by their colleagues and students as a master teacher Finally, this colleague demonstrates over time a depth of character and standard of behavior that serves as a model to the entire school community
The Fred Smith Memorial Coaching Award was established in 2013 through the generosity of alumni and former players to honor the achievements and work of beloved coach and mentor Fred Smith, who touched the lives of many students as a faculty member from 19591967. This award recognizes coaching excellence, guidance, and leadership, as was Coach Smith’s way The award provides for annual recognition of a deserving varsity coach in boys or girls sports by paying all or part of the cost to attend coaching seminars, conferences, and similar events designed to promote and enhance coaching skills
OUTSTANDING YEARS OF SERVICE TO FRIENDS ACADEMY
Jen Newitt
Upper School Science Department Chair
Upper School Assistant Principal
Edgar Posada
Upper School Spanish
Varsity Soccer Coach
Grade 12 Assistant Dean
Rodrigo Bencio Groundskeeping
Joan Bruen Advancement Associate
Clare Nesfield
Lower School & Middle School Technology
Michael Quinland
School Psychologist
Director of Learning & Support Services
Assistant Football, Basketball, and Lacrosse Coach
Vicky Schultz
Infant & Toddler Program Assistant Director
Head Teacher of Little Friends
Sara Weinstein
Grade 2 Teacher
Brie Kraska '93
Grades 5 & 6 Math Teacher
Jie Dai
Middle School Chinese Teacher
Pia Fleischmann
Arts Coordinator & Costume Designer
Rút Lloves
Grade 12 Class Dean
Upper School Spanish Teacher
Karly Hoenzsch
Director of Library Program & Information Resources
Rachel Hughes
Little Friends Head Teacher Pre-Nursery Room
Girls Lacrosse Coach
Debbie Reynolds
Extended Day Teacher
Mark Schoeffel
Upper School Principal
Remarks excerpted from Head of School Paul Stellato’s 2025 Convocation speech:
oes one remain vital and vigorous over 34 years? ound the answers in the sheer breadth of her evement She is skilled as an artist and awardpainter, and fabric designer; she is a lover of the g hundreds of miles traversing the trails of Long thfully to a daily habit of walking outside every day, yed a leadership role in founding the Global Studies ool's literary magazine, Gnosis; and while er: coaching crew, fall and winter, for 15 years This ed the Dolan Center art gallery, curating and nues.
during program and you will find a colleague there; see the care and attention lavished on it by one or and from Allison Doherty.”
| Studio Art Teacher – 35 Years hletics Coordinator – 22 Years
s supported and guided the work of seven athletic he longest serving, most respected athletic the 58 Section 8 schools (and the greater c, parochial, and independent schools across the n formally recognized twice: in 2007, with the New n for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and sau County Bondence Westring Secretaries nd in 2015, with the New York State Athletic
of Excellence In those years, Aggie knew that getting all the details right Lucky for us that details were her specialty. Her love for Friends Academy has been returned many times over, and with this recognition, we do so one more time ”
Inspiring Gifts
Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Leadership in Giving
GIFTS BY GIVING SOCIETY LEVELS
Leadership in Giving represents cumulative contributions by our donors to all areas of school need Major donor support helps ensure the excellence and uniqueness of a Friends Academy education and inspires the support of so many in the FA family We are extremely grateful to all who supported the school’s mission by making gifts at this level The following donors made Giving Society-level gifts to Friends Academy totaling at least $1,000 ($100 for the classes of 2015 through 2025) during the fiscal year
HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE (GIFTS OF $50,000 AND ABOVE)
Jamie Nicholls and Francis Biondi
Barbara and Thomas Dooley
Elizabeth and Francis Ingrassia
Helen and Michael Qiu
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE (GIFTS OF $25,000-$49,999)
Anonymous
Americana Manhasset
Sharon Fang and Nigel Chen
Denise Davis
Claire and Tony Florence
Lois Juliber '67 and Jon Adams
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Junjun Chen and Zhaohui Peng
Jaime Fox Posillico '98 and Thomas Posillico '98
Lyudmyla Kravchuk and Scott Rudolph
Bettina Clermont Saad and Andre Saad
FRIENDS CIRCLE (GIFTS OF $15,000-$24,999)
Ema Yao and Dave Ding
Remsen Weir Dooley '02 and Timothy Dooley '02
Dalith and Todd Edgar
Adina and Michael Eigen
Rachel and Jason Green
Annie and Andrew Gu
Monica and John Gupta
Karen and Michael Keats
Debra and Charles Krypell
Beth and Ross Labelson
Jeannine and Glenn Lostritto '84
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
MEETING HOUSE CIRCLE (GIFTS OF $10,000-$14,999)
Rashi and Rishi Bansal
Veronica and James Beard
Sharon and Ivan Bergstein
Lauren and David Burman '99
Laura Evans and James Byrnes
Trina Smith Coviello '92 and Jeffrey Coviello
Janet and Frank DellaFera
Franciska Berg Doshi and Nishat Doshi '98
Dynamic Air Conditioning Inc.
Michelle Elliott Gokey and Timothy Gokey
HyoKyung and HiJong Lee
Jennifer and Reuben Lee
Ikuyo Ohigashi and Bradford Lovette '67
Kelly Chen and ShengJu Lu
Naveena and Ricky Madhok
Jessica Foschi '98 and Mark Meigher
Christine and William Nichols '79
Sharon Essner-Podbela and Joseph Podbela
Sandra Tytel
Fara and Richard Satin
Jennifer O'Keeffe and Rishi Shah
Ling and Jerry Wang
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
Marilyn Monter and Wilfried Witthuhn
Ngaere and David Seeler '59
Vandita and Rajinder Singh
Carmella and Peter Tully
Hong Gao and Frank Wang
Jennifer Ryan Woods '99 and Michael Woods
Allison and Jonathan Pritti
Aimee and Stephen Roti
Emily Ocner Silverstein '05 and Glenn Silverstein '05
Pamela and William Wicker '67
Jennifer Tytel '05 and Philip Wolf
Susan Guan and David Yu
Ruipin and Liming Zhang
Zimu Zheng and Wei Zhong
Yan Liu and Daping Zhu
DUCK
Anonymous
CIRCLE (GIFTS OF $5,000-9,999)
James Greene '74
Allison and Matthew Abbott
Melissa and Michael Alber
American Global
Mindy and Michael Antonoff
Kimberly and John Bancroft
Siobhan Boes '87
Ingrid and Christopher Bragoli
Nora and James Burger
Dana Brett and DeWayne Chin
Kara and Colin Clarke
Core Concepts Contracting Inc.
Jeffery Daniels '90
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Lilly and Long Deng
Bogusia Knysz and Christopher Doroszczyk
Dianna and Marc Esquenet
Flik Independent School Dining
Claudine and Michael Gallo '87
Gabriella and Peter Gargagliano
Arthur Geoffrion '55
Sandra and Todd Graham '97
MATINECOCK CIRCLE
Jennifer and Jacob Adoni
Geoffrey Bernard '00
Allison and Michael Greene '77
Marc Hudak
Diana Lo and Jun Jiang
Maria and Stavros Karageorgiou
Susan Karches
Abhilasha and Rajivkumar Kedia
Kara and James Kelly
Rebecca and Christopher Lawton Flatters
Christine and Luke Lichota
Francesca Batista '05 and Tim Livezey
Yan Hua and Zhenggui Ma
Suzanne and Benjamin Mandel
Sara and Peter Maragos
Kathleen and Peter Martelli
Lauren Putter Menzin '81 and Andrew Menzin '81
Yuisa and Richard Montanez
Eden and Jed Morey '90
Amanda and Daniel Moritz
Amy and Andrew Nevin
(GIFTS OF $2,500-4,999)
Aneta and Maciej Jaworski
Amanda and Frank Berritto
Rebecca Seaman Bonventre '93 and Joseph Bonventre '93
Susan and Peter Brockway '74
Suzanne and Eric Brook
Yundan Zhao and Jie Cao
Michelle Rabinowitz Carney '98
Pei Zhang and Jinyu Chang
Jean and John Chang
Christine and Brian Cohen
Melinda and Peter Darbee '71
Anne and Patrick Droesch
Eileen and Craig Ennis
Vasilianna and Kostas Fakiris
Qian Tao and Yi Ha
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Wendy and Matthew Hirshfield
Hirshleifer's
Karen and James Hom
Kui Huang
Ali and Gregory Jaske '04
Punit Sabharwal Juneja and Rohan Juneja
Mary Rausch and Tony Lee
Erin and Joseph Lenehan
Marie Bramham-Li and John Li
Minna and William Lumpp
Catherine and Kevin McCrain
Mengqiu Zheng and Feng Mu
Ashima and Mike Narula
Rebecca and Steven Natow
Ashley and Frank O'Keefe
Jill and George Panagiotakos
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Heather and Joseph Price
Ines Teixidor and Juan Puente
Maria and Jason Quinn
Aliza and Payeman Raja
Regina Printing
Marie D'Amato-Rizzi and Arthur Rizzi
Meryl and Kenneth Rubin
Alisa and Michael Rudolph '09
Rachna and Anurag Parkash
Marc and Christine Pelletier
Marci and Chris Penn
Jennifer and Michael Ross
Roxann Salgo
Catherine and Konrad Schwarz
Danielle Valenti Smith '93 and Randy Smith
Kylie and Scott Southall
Sarah and Robert Trust
Alicia Defronze and Yorgos Tsibiridis
Kathleen Stergiopoulos and George Tsioulias
Ameeta Ahuja and Birendra Walia
Wei Xu and Wenhai Wang
Sara Amani and Timothy Ward
West Rac Contracting Corp
Colleen Hughes '98 and Jared Wong '98
Feng and Wenhua Xia
Kexin Wang and Li Zhang
Xueqi Li and Nick Zhao
Christine and Peter Saunders
Alicia and Rick Scanlon
Victoria and James Schultz
Lihui Qi and Xiuming Shi
Rani Kaur and Arnick Singh
Christina and Erik Snipas
Kimberley and Daniel Steinberg
Diane and Samuel Sugden '59
Jing and Gengdong Sun
Farrah and Michael Thompson
Linda and Chris Tsiolis
Gregory Vassilakos
Christine and Janis Vitols
Shu Xu and Jie Wang
Meg and Henry Woodhouse
Pakfan Chan and Jiandong Yang
Jocelyn Wu and Zhen Ye
Annie and Charlie Yeung
Qiong Wang and Junping Yu
Amy Chen and Carl Zhang
Qingzhi Qin and Yihong Zhang
Jia Wan and Yong Zhang
Xinwei Lu and Xiaoming Zhang
Jacalyn Feldman Aaron '74 and Andrew Aaron
Dominique Adkins '04
Lakshmi and Vairam Alagappan
Stephanie Sim Allison '99 and Charles Allison
Austin & Co , Inc
Jane and Gregory Baecher '98
Michelle Hung '85 and David Balkcom
Carole Ingrarssia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Sophie Minc Baumgaertner '69 and William Baumgaertner
Diane and Michael Biolsi
Jennifer and Jack Biondo
James Boorstein '73
Cara and Scott Bornstein
Raffaela and Scott Brugge
Campus Services Group Inc
Capital One Bank
Fina and Giuseppe Cassara
Ziyan Xiong and Dongsheng Chen
Diana and William Chen
Elaine and Perry Clark '64
Michele and Laurence Corash '61
Koko and Vincent Crisci
Marilyn and Robert Del Rosso
Lisa and Luan Doan
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Nancy Douzinas '66 and Constantine Douzinas
Colleen and Aaron Dupuis
Sharan and Dale Durrett
Thor Eckert '67
Melissa and Robert Eisbruck
Stephanie Graf and Arturo Estrella
Alyssa Ciardullo Fanning '09 and Tom Fanning
Forchelli, Deegan, Terrana, LLP
Andrew Furgatch '78
Fusion Productions
Min Du and Fangxing Ge
YOUNG
Leila Baadarani '18
Jonathan Cangemi '15
Quinn Dougherty '23
Thomas Gelfand '21
Stephan Herard '15
Katherine and David Gelfand
Tina and Thomas Gibian
Glen Cove Hospital Northwell Health
Elizabeth and Gregory Grahn
Kerri and Gary Grasso
Tara and Josh Greenspan
Nancy Toher Hawkins '76 and Thomas Hawkins '78
Hospice Network Care
J McLaughlin
Joanna and Alex Jacobs
Rashi and Niten Jaiswal
Gina and Steven Jaklitsch
Karen and Thomas Jaske
Sonia and Sandeep Jauhar
Kelisabeth and Carlyle Jean-Joseph
Alice Kaplan
Beth and Charles Kaplanek '66
Angelina and Steven Kates
Winnie Chu and Julian Ku
Land Rover Glen Cove
Landtek Group
Margery Peterson Lee '47 and B Herbert Lee
Jenny Yoo and Sangwoo Lee
Milly Vo-Login and Steven Login
Maria and Mark Lustig
Karen and Jeff Mallin
ManuMind
McCormack Contracting Inc
Joanne and Ronald Menzin
John Messina-Daniel Gale Realty
Andrea and Arnold Miller
Beverly and Stephen Mills '77
Amy and Alfred Morgan
Jocelyn and Gordon Moodie
Kathryn and Colin Morse
Northeast Financial Network
Rita-Anne O'Neill '90
Karen and John Ostrick
Joanna and Vincent Parziale
Chrissy Grigoropoulos-Peleytay and Javier Peleytay
PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP
Poll Restaurants
Provident Bank
Dena and Mark Prybutok
Sabrina and Khuram Raja
Monica and Henry Reusch '73
Tracy and Ira Rogowsky
Patricia Antonucci and Jefry Rosmarin
Rosemary and Michael Ryan
Ilene and Steven Sands
Sara Companion Homecare Services
Mona and Raju Sarwal
Sharri Maio and Adam Schefter
Kristin and Christian Schneider
Heather Adler Schoen '96 and Frank Schoen
Denise and James Serafino
Bijou and Joseph Seviroli
Smiros & Smiros Architects, LLP
Susan Witkoff Stein '84 and Peter Stein '79
Dequan Wang and Heng Tang
Morgan Taylor '08
Lora and H Craig Treiber
Quintin Tyree '17
Alexandra and David Vance
Gia Vigliotti-Barone '06 and Charlie Barone
Alexia and Richard Walka
Laisha and Mario Washington
Jesse Watters '97
Gina and Russell Weinstein
Arlee and Richard Weiss
Joseph Williams '65
Zheng Cui and Kai Wu
Ning Shu and Zongyi Yang
Larissa Hirsch '94 and Brent Yanke
Christina and Michael Yaraghi
Ying Dai and Yujia Ye
Amy and Kevin Younai
Sophia Chang and Chris Zheng
Weili Liu and Yu Zhu
Theodore Ingrassia '16
Samantha Kallman '21
Jennifer Keogh '16
Samuel Laserson '24
Angelina Miller '22
Emily Rauff '18
Jeanne Marie Rauff '20
Quintin Tyree '17
Rebecca Veronese '24
Erik Zetterstrom '18
Annual Fund
The Friends Academy Annual Fund is the most significant yearly fundraiser for the school The Annual Fund touches the lives of each and every one of our students and positively affects them in many profound ways Unrestricted gifts to Friends Academy are the foundation of our giving program.
Gifts by Parents
The support our parents provide to Friends is a key difference maker in defining the financial health of our community Quite simply, without it, we would not be able to create the unique experiences that distinguish and define Friends Academy
GRADE 12, CLASS OF 2025
Kimberly and John Bancroft
Melissa and John Beaman
Veronica and James Beard
Jamie Nicholls and Francis Biondi
Suzanne and Eric Brook
Sharon Fang and Nigel Chen
Kara and Colin Clarke
Koko and Vincent Crisci
Denise Davis
Ema Yao and Dave Ding
Rebecca and Jesse Dougherty
Anne and Patrick Droesch
Adina and Michael Eigen
Eileen and Craig Ennis
Vasilianna and Kostas Fakiris
Retha and Wilfredo Fernandez
Kristin and David Frazer
Neera Tewari and Vineet Gambhir
Karina Gold
Kerri and Gary Grasso
Wendy and Matthew Hirshfield
Diana Lo and Jun Jiang
Joanna and Eric Koelmel
Winnie Chu and Julian Ku
HyoKyung and HiJong Lee
Gemma and John Lee
Milly Vo-Login and Steven Login
Naveena and Ricky Madhok
Sara and Peter Maragos
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
Allison and Jonathan Pritti
Ines Teixidor and Juan Puente
Helen and Michael Qiu
Maria and Jason Quinn
Meryl and Kenneth Rubin
Rosemary and Michael Ryan
Mona and Raju Sarwal
Jonathan Satovsky
Heather Adler Schoen '96 and Frank Schoen
Marisa and Matthew Siebel
Nathalie and Jason Vrahatis
Malini and John Wang
Wei Xu and Wenhai Wang
Michelle and Robert Ward
Sara Amani and Timothy Ward
Meg and Henry Woodhouse
Xiaotong Zu and Dan Wu
Zheng Cui and Kai Wu
Shaoqing Wu and Zhen Ye
Ning Shu and Zongyi Yang
Qiong Wang and Junping Yu
Qingzhi Qin and Yihong Zhang
GRADE 11, CLASS OF 2026
Rashi and Rishi Bansal
Amanda and Frank Berritto
Jiyeon Lee and Kijun Bin
Kimberly and Peter Bohner '89
Ingrid and Christopher Bragoli
Racquel and Vasile Breg
Laura Evans and James Byrnes
Pei Zhang and Jinyu Chang
Dana Brett and DeWayne Chin
Anna and Philip Cicciari
Kristina McGovern Constantino '87
Lilly and Long Deng
Hani and John Diaz
Lei Yu and Kevin Dufford
Melissa and Robert Eisbruck
Dianna and Marc Esquenet
Kristin and David Frazer
Susan and Jonathan Goldstein
Larissa Hirsch '94 and Brent Yanke
Gina and Steven Jaklitsch
Sonia and Sandeep Jauhar
Eunice Lee and Samuel Kim
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93 and Todd Kraska '92
Elzbieta Tworzydlo and Miroslaw Kuchta
Beth and Ross Labelson
Rebecca and Christopher Lawton Flatters
Sonia Navas Leon and Daniel Leon
Karen and Jeff Mallin
Ruby Marchetti
Ana Flores and Manuel Mendoza
Dennis Mitchell
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Amy and Andrew Nevin
Junjun Chen and Zhaohui Peng
Jeane and Edgar Posada
Catherine and Konrad Schwarz
Vandita and Rajinder Singh
Sarah and Robert Trust
Linda and Chris Tsiolis
Alexandra and David Vance
Ameeta Ahuja and Birendra Walia
Annie and Charlie Yeung
Tara and Joseph Zahtila
Jia Wan and Yong Zhang
Zimu Zheng and Wei Zhong
GRADE
Jennifer and Jacob Adoni
Jennifer and Giacomo Biondo
Tyesha and Kenneth Byron
Yundan Zhao and Jie Cao
Sharon Fang and Nigel Chen
Trina Smith Coviello '92 and Jeffrey Coviello
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Lisa and Luan Doan
Bogusia Knysz and Christopher Doroszczyk
Dalith and Todd Edgar
Adina and Michael Eigen
Claudine and Michael Gallo '87
Michelle Elliott Gokey and Timothy Gokey
Tara and Josh Greenspan
Kui Huang
Marc Hudak
Michelle Hung '85 and David Balkcom
Aviva Poczter and Jeffrey Jakubiak
Aneta and Maciej Jaworski
Abhilasha and Rajivkumar Kedia
Marika and Joshua Knight
HyoKyung and HiJong Lee
Mary Rausch and Tony Lee
Erin and Joseph Lenehan
Leanne and Nicholas Loizides
Yan Hua Ni and Zhenggui Ma
Cynthia Hendricks and Louis Madeira
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Donna Mathewson and Chezzie Edwards
Marisa and Jeremy Matican
Jill and Samuel Mazur
Margot McGinness
Andrea and Arnold Miller
Jill and George Panagiotakos
Penny Zagalis and James Pappas
Rachna and Anurag Parkash
Nilma Nanayakkara and Telge Peiris
Heather and Joseph Price
Allison and Jonathan Pritti
Dena and Mark Prybutok
Qing Zhang and Yongming Quan
Maria and Jason Quinn
Aimee and Stephen Roti
Sara and Onan Saravia
Sharri Maio and Adam Schefter
Yani Zhang and Xu Sheng
Marisa and Matthew Siebel
Kathleen Stergiopoulos and George Tsioulias
Jenny Paul Valadez and Gil Valadez
Tom Vogel
Tom Vogel
Ling and Jerry Wang
Malini and John Wang
Pakfan Chan and Jiandong Yang
Susan Guan and David Yu
Qiong Wang and Junping Yu
GRADE 9, CLASS OF 2028
Allison and Matthew Abbott
Marc Agulnick
Yongli Zhang and Nasser Alkurdi
Liza and Sergio Alvarez
Puja Sawhney-Basra and Sushil Basra
Magda Labonte-Blaise and James Blaise
Sasha Blount
Cara and Scott Bornstein
Daejin Kim and Cheyu Chen
Christine and Brian Cohen
Natasha Depass
Hani and John Diaz
Catherine Dorego
Sharan and Dale Durrett
Vanessa Fan
Jeannette and Damon Franklin
Nickeisha Frazer
Susan and Jonathan Goldstein
Qian Tao and Yi Ha
Claire Francois and Andrew Hein
Rosalind G Hoffman
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93 and Todd Kraska '92
Marie Bramham-Li and John Li
Christine and Luke Lichota
Pamela and Alan Lipton
Kelly Chen and ShengJu Lu
Maria and Mark Lustig
Suzanne and Benjamin Mandel
Kathleen and Peter Martelli
Yuisa and Richard Montanez
Jocelyn and Gordon Moodie
Nailah Moonsammy
Lisa and Jonathan Ortiz
Karen Lipp-Ostrick and John Ostrick
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Jennifer and Michael Ross
Christine and Peter Saunders
Marcie Rubin and Adam Schaffner
Bijou and Joseph Seviroli
Lihui Qi and Xiuming Shi
Atsuko and Scott Shorr
Danielle Valenti Smith '93 and Randy Smith
Christine and Janis Vitols
Shu Xu and Jie Wang
Wei Xu and Wenhai Wang
Jennifer Ryan Woods '99 and Michael Woods
Amy Chen and Carl Zhang
GRADE 8, CLASS OF 2029
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Ashley and Peter Barkoff
Sharon and Ivan Bergstein
Cristina Juvier and Jean Daniel Bourgeacq
Nora Nellis and James Burger
Anna and Philip Cicciari
Heather and Andrew Davis
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Franciska and Nishat Doshi '98
Dianna and Marc Esquenet
Sandra and Kalman Gabriel
Claudine and Michael Gallo '87
Neera Tewari and Vineet Gambhir
Annie and Andrew Gu
Monica and John Gupta
Makeez and Idress Hamid
Xuemei Hang
Marc Hudak
Jenny Yoo and Sangwoo Lee
Leanne and Nicholas Loizides
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
Yuisa and Richard Montanez
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Mengqiu Zheng and Feng Mu
Amy and Andrew Nevin
Marci and Chris Penn
Linda and Chris Tsiolis
Nathalie and Jason Vrahatis
Chartess Grant and Brhyin Williams
Annie and Charlie Yeung
Yan Liu and Daping Zhu
GRADE 7, CLASS OF 2030
Puja Sawhney-Basra and Sushil Basra
Kerry and Alexander Byers '89
Molly Foresta and Kyle Carraro
Christine and Brian Cohen
Nancy Kwon and Alfred DeStefano
Catherine Dorego
Adina and Michael Eigen
Claire Francois and Andrew Hein
Alice Fan and Dixson Huie
Tatiana Imennova and Anton Imennov
Rashi Rohatgi and Niten Jaiswal
Jie Guo and Yu Jin
Jinwon Park and Kijune Kim
Marika and Joshua Knight
Suzanne and Benjamin Mandel
Catherine and Kevin McCrain
Rebecca and Steven Natow
Nehal and Chirag Patel
Jennifer and Michael Ross
Lyudmyla Kravchuk and Scott Rudolph
Kylie and Scott Southall
Malgorzata Juszczak and Rafal Szczurowski
Kryshna and Christopher Wright
Ning Shu and Zongyi Yang
GRADE 6, CLASS OF 2031
Anonymous
Jean and John Chang
Ziyan Xiong and Dongsheng Chen
Glenda and Andrew Clarke
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F. Dugan III
Sandra and Kalman Gabriel
Rosalind G. Hoffman
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Lauren Chiang '01 and Jones Nauseef
Nilma Nanayakkara and Telge Peiris
Christine and Marc Pelletier
Mona and Raju Sarwal
Christine and Peter Saunders
Bijou and Joseph Seviroli
Yani Zhang and Xu Sheng
Michelle and Jordan Stern
Merieme and Michael Masud Sultan
Jing and Gengdong Sun
Nathalie and Jason Vrahatis
Ameeta Ahuja and Birendra Walia
Chartess Grant and Brhyin Williams
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
Larissa Hirsch '94 and Brent Yanke
Ruipin and Liming Zhang
GRADE 5, CLASS OF 2032
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Ebony and Richard Barrett
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Sharon and Ivan Bergstein
Heather and Andrew Davis
Remsen Weir Dooley '02 and Timothy Dooley '02
Meera Mehta and Ashwin Gobindram '03
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Claire Francois and Andrew Hein
Rebecca and Christopher Lawton Flatters
Jennifer and Reuben Lee
Catherine and Kevin McCrain
Sadaf Abidi and Faiyaz Rafik
Lyudmyla Kravchuk and Scott Rudolph
Tarja Koskela and Ernest Saasto
Alicia and Rick Scanlon
Liting Chen and Yufei Tu
Andrea George and Matthew Walker
Ariel Fish '00 and Eric Wallach
Afua and Jermaine Wilson
GRADE 4, CLASS OF 2033
Anonymous
Xiaomei Lu and Jinneng Bao
Janet and Kenneth Chiang
Glenda and Andrew Clarke
Franciska and Nishat Doshi '98
Molly Foresta and Kyle Carraro
Jeannette and Damon Franklin
Punit Sabharwal Juneja and Rohan Juneja
Angelina and Steven Kates
Kara and James Kelly
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01 and Jonathan Loveless
Lenia Matias and Bedri Munsuz
Lisa and Jonathan Ortiz
Christine and Marc Pelletier
Kylie and Scott Southall
Jenny Paul Valadez and Gil Valadez
Hong Gao and Xiaogang Wang
Michelle and Robert Ward
Tiffani Milam-White and Irwin White
Yan Liu and Daping Zhu
Weili Liu and Yu Zhu
GRADE 3, CLASS OF 2034
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Raffaela and Scott Brugge
Lauren Chiang '01 and Jones Nauseef
Remsen Weir Dooley '02 and Timothy Dooley '02
Colleen and Aaron Dupuis
Ariel Fish '00 and Eric Wallach
Meera Mehta and Ashwin Gobindram '03
Karen and Michael Keats
Kara and James Kelly
Lauren Natbony '01 and Joseph Diamond
Emily Ocner Silverstein '05 and Glenn Silverstein '05
Farrah and Michael Thompson
Liting Chen and Yufei Tu
Carmella and Peter Tully
Jennifer Tytel '05 and Philip Wolf
Gregory Vassilakos
Afua and Jermaine Wilson
Ying Dai and Yujia Ye
Ruipin and Liming Zhang
Xueqi Li and Ning Zhao
Sophia Chang and Chris Zheng
GRADE
2, CLASS OF 2035
Joyce Chen
Janet and Kenneth Chiang
Eaugene and Daniel Choi
Denine and Henry De Leon
Franciska and Nishat Doshi '98
Molly Foresta and Kyle Carraro
James Gallo
Kelisabeth Domond and Carlyle Jean-Joseph
Jennifer and Reuben Lee
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01 and Jonathan Loveless
Jessica Foschi '98 and Mark Meigher
Sadaf Abidi and Faiyaz Rafik
Aliza Ibad and Payeman Raja
Wendy Rivas
Fara and Richard Satin
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
GRADE 1, CLASS OF 2036
Laura and Kevin Barry
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Sharon and Ivan Bergstein
Min Li and Qiuping Cao
Olivia and Scott Hertrick
Maria and Stavros
Karageorgiou
Chao Li
Caroline and Daniel Mendel
Jackee Missick
Kathryn and Colin Morse
Fabiana Talarico and Jared Sullivan
Farrah and Michael Thompson
Feng and Wenhua Xia
Ying Dai and Yujia Ye
Xueqi Li and Ning Zhao
Melissa and Michael Alber
Magda Labonte-Blaise and James Blaise
Jessica Foschi '98 and Mark Meigher
Nickeisha Frazer
James Gallo
Min Du and Fangxing Ge
Natasha and Amit Malik
Claire and Giovanni Masiello
Lauren Natbony '01 and Joseph Diamond
Jessica and Todd Robbins
Alisa and Michael Rudolph '09
Emily Ocner Silverstein '05 and Glenn Silverstein '05
Merieme and Michael Masud Sultan
Kexin Wang and Li Zhang
PRE-K CLASS OF 2038
Laura and Kevin Barry
Julia and Alexander Burt
Bernice Wat and Kevin Chu
Stephanie and Karly Hoenzsch
Zhenqiu Liu and Tyler Kenny
Lia Brooks and Ignacio
Montojo Segura
Tingting Gao and Dawei Ni
Kelly and Jack O’Hara
Christine and Marc Pelletier
Sabrina and Khuram Raja
Fabiana Talarico and Jared Sullivan
Jennifer Tytel '05 and Philip Wolf
Xi Lu and Jian Xu
Stephanie and John Yohe
PLAY GROUP
CLASS OF 2039
Melissa and Michael Alber
Janet Rose and Richard Budinich
Katherine and Brendan Cleary
Colleen and Aaron Dupuis
Olivia and Scott Hertrick
Joanna Lemle-Jacobs and Alex Jacobs
Emily and Michael Jean-Pierre
Punit Sabharwal Juneja and Rohan Juneja
Maria and Stavros Karageorgiou
Minna and William Lumpp
Chrissy Grigoropoulos-Peleytay and Javier Peleytay
Alisa and Michael Rudolph '09
Kristin and Christian Schneider
Jennifer O'Keeffe and Rishi Shah
Christina and Erik Snipas
ANNUAL FUND COMMITTEE
The success of the Friends Academy Annual Fund is made possible through the efforts and commitment of our volunteers Their hard work and endless energy is nothing short of inspirational With an amazing can-do spirit, a team of parent volunteers worked diligently to help espouse the many benefits that our students receive through unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund.
Aimee Roti, Chair
Friends Academy Parent ’18, ’23, ’27
Jennifer & Jacob Adoni
Friends Academy Parent ’27
Kimberly Bohner
Friends Academy Parent ’26
Heather Davis
Friends Academy Parent ’29, ’32
Catherine Dorego
Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’30
Franciska Doshi
Friends Academy Parent ’29, ’33, ’35
Sharon Fang
Friends Academy Parent ’25, ’27
Jessica Foschi '98
Friends Academy Parent ’35, ’37
Marc Hudak
Friends Academy Parent ’27, ’29
Donna Mathewson
Friends Academy Parent ’22, ’27
Jackee Missick
Friends Academy Parent ’36
Carolyn Mott
Friends Academy Parent ’18, ’21, ’23, ’26, ’29, ’31
Lisa Ortiz
Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’33
Bijou Seviroli
Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’31
Jennifer Tytel '05
Friends Academy Parent ’34, ’38
Ling Wang
Friends Academy Parent ’19, ’20, ’23, ’27
Ning Zhao
Friends Academy Parent ’34, ’36
Gifts by Alumni
Our alumni express their appreciation through gifts that reflect the many ways in which they were positively affected by a Friends Academy education Alumni support helps ensure that the lifelong benefits of a Quaker education, combined with the uniqueness of a Friends Academy education, remain accessible to our students Our alumni play a critical role in our students’ lives by being positive role models, participating in alumni and school events, and by the many ways in which they proudly carry the FA banner
Anonymous (2)
Jacalyn Feldman Aaron '74
Eli Abbe '70
Dominique Adkins '04
Kayvon Afshari '03
Simisola Akinola '14
Susan Norton Allen '68
Cornelia Egan Alley '55
Stephanie Sim Allison '99
Bailey Saltz Allread '11
Michael Altman '59
Paige Elgarten Atwood '12
Tod Aufiero '79
Deborah Nelson Aylesworth '61
Leila Baadarani '18
Mary Baird '69
Judith Reeve Baker '59
Srishti Bansal '22
Heather Barnard '97
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01
Sophie Minc Baumgaertner '69
Alexandra Troy Beattie '79
Pamela Bebry '05
Evette Beckett-Tuggle '74
Arthur Behal '75
Anne Post Benedict '68
William Benjamin '65
Phebe Willits Bergenheim '67
Robert Berke '13
Geoffrey Bernard '00
Tanya Zuckerbrot Beyer '89
Jaclyn Bialer '10
Claudine Bitel '94
Catherine Callahan Blanchard '96
Judie Lifton Bobman '85
Siobhan Boes '87
Peter Bohner '89
Charles Bralver '70
Emma Brockway '06
Peter Brockway '74
Laura Drumm Broderick '97
Susan Broner '76
David Broxmeyer '06
Alexandra Bryan '69
Hillary Ablon Brylka '97
Ward Burian '54
David Burman '99
Alexander Byers '89
Norman Byron '58
Jonathan Cangemi '15
Michelle Rabinowitz Carney '98
Bryan Caronia '09
Dana Schmergel Carrus '01
Thomas Carter '59
Valerie Greenman Castleman '53
Gail Spencer Chase '64
Lauren Chiang '01
Scott Chrysler '83
Jalisa Clark '12
Jamara Clark '10
Javana Clark '15
Perry Clark '64
Elizabeth Cocks Cobham '60
Karen Cohn '73
Marcia Cohn '77
Kristen Jones Connell '88
Clementine Constantino '24
Kristina McGovern Constantino '87
Olivia Constantino '17
Penelope Constantino '20
Charles Cooperstein '77
Laurence Corash '61
Clare Coss '53
Trina Smith Coviello '92
Lisa Craig '68
Sharon McGee Crary '89
John Crenson '67
David Cressey '71
Marianna Cuomo Maier '15
Benjamin Curran '09
Clifford Dacso '68
Jalijah Daniels '16
Jeffery Daniels '90
Peter Darbee '71
Robert Darbee '63
Alice Ingraham Davies '61
Amy Davis '72
Pamela De Toledo '72
Peter DeCurtis '96
Alexandra DeFrancesch '09
Naomi Johnson Dempsey '55
Christopher DeNatale '96
Carol Fuller Dennison '59
Caitlin Koufakis de Svastich '07
John DiMatteo '79
Caroline Dineen '22
Alumni returned "home" to FA for an Alumni in the Arts reunion on the closing night of Romeo & Juliet
Conor Dineen '18
Kyle Dineen '13
Trevor Dineen '16
Ryan Dobrin '14
Remsen Weir Dooley '02
Timothy Dooley '02
Nishat Doshi '98
Quinn Dougherty '23
Nancy Rauch Douzinas '66
Elisabeth Dillof Dreizen '78
Suneetha Venigalla D'Silva '99
William Duke '13
Susan Guerin Dundon '59
Thor Eckert, Jr '67
Andrew Ehrlich '92
Elizabeth Malcolm Eklof '64
Amelia Erickson '72
James Evans '68
Joanna Parker Evans '77
Alyssa Ciardullo Fanning '09
Ariel Fish '00
Daniel Fisher '95
Sierra Fisher '15
Wendy Colyer Fisher '62
Amanda Fisk '99
Jamie Fortunoff '81
Jessica Foschi '98
Timothy Fountain '03
Stephens Fowler '61
Melissa Fox '62
Andrew Furgatch '78
Gary Futterman '79
Alan Gabay '12
Peter Galbraith '56
Michael Gallo '87
Bradley Gambling '99
Rachel Garibaldi '14
Katherine Laemmle Garren '63
David Garvey '91
Christopher Gatty '71
Janice Gatty '68
Charlotte Gelfand '14
Robert Gelfand '10
Thomas Gelfand '21
Arthur Geoffrion '55
Devin Gerzof '12
Tilde Mariani Giacche '75
Andrew Giocondi '05
Kevin Glynn '72
Ashwin Gobindram '03
Carina Goebelbecker '14
Marielle Goebelbecker '13
Gray Goodman '74
Ellen Goodwin '81
Michael Gordon '74
Lydia Graham '14
Todd Graham '97
Mary Grahn '24
Michael Greenberg '03
Robert Greenberg '00
Ellen Field Greene '82
James Greene '74
Michael Greene '77
Samantha Hallman '97
Eugene Hamilton '72
David Hanley '78
Carol Mawby Hannum '57
Pamela Pease Harris '60
Emily Hawkins '10
James Hawkins '13
Joan Konvalinka Hawkins '55
Samuel Hawkins '11
Nancy Tohner Hawkins ‘76
Thomas Hawkins '78
John Heller '60
Jenna Armon Hendricks '98
Stephan Herard '15
Alison Heyman '06
Corey Heyman '09
Larissa Hirsch '94
Brett Hochberg '09
Karen Hohner '72
Russell Holmes '09
Paula Howe '63
Colleen Hughes '98
Eileen McGlinchey Hume '88
Michelle Hung '85
Richard Hyman '65
Cathy Kaufman Iger '71
Theodore Ingrassia '16
Gregory Jaske '04
Kimberly Spina Jennings '88
Luke Jennings '21
Mark Jennings '23
Paula Jensen-Moulton '71
Sean Johnson '22
Lois Juliber '67
Stephanie Apt Kaback '77
Dawn Federico Kallman '84
Samantha Kallman '21
Caroline Kaplan '83
Charles Kaplanek '66
Nancy Goldberg Kassop '68
Alexandra Kelly '06
Kayli Kemperle '11
Jennifer Keogh '16
Maurice Kerins '72
Charlotte Knight '24
Eric Koster '65
Cristen Koufakis '09
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93
Todd Kraska '92
Alexa Gordon Krinsky '10
Helen Kurita '23
Amanda Levy Laserson '93
Jesse Laserson '93
Samuel Laserson '24
Leslie Lawrence '74
Jeffery Leach '73
Mathew Lemberger '02
Kara Vassel Lewis '86
Chelsea Lax Lieb '07
Pius Lo '20
Christopher Lockwood '66
Paul Stellato with Lizzy Stein '17, Susan Witkoff Stein '84, Peter Stein '79 and Will Stein '20 at the NYC Alumni Reception (Not pictured: Ali Stein '23)
Glen Lostritto '84
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01
Bradford Lovette '67
Spencer Lovette '69
Jason Lunsford '96
Marie MacDougall '04
Christopher Maierle '10
Heather Maierle '13
James Malcolm '62
John Malcolm '68
Reoni Mapp '11
Nicole Del Gadio Maselli '91
Lawrence Mauer '72
Jack McCooey '19
Pamela Walker McNamara '75
Edward McNelis '11
Suzanne Notides Melzig '64
Eric Melzig '64
Lauren Putter Menzin '81
Andrew Menzin '81
John Merriken '69
William Merriken, Jr '68
Devon Metz '94
Susanne Por Michaels '54
Angelina Miller '22
Kenneth Mills '78
Stephen Mills '77
Gabriella Minuto '24
Marco Minuto '22
Laurie Siegel Moller '77
Jed Morey '90
Laura Berke Mottel '08
Joan Tuthill Munhofen '40
Lauren Natbony '01
Cherie Nesfield '18
Griffin Nesfield '14
Samantha Nesfield '10
Julia Newitt '15
Tyler Newitt '13
William Nichols '79
Jonathan Nierenberg '14
Jana O'Brien '88
Lesley Oelsner '61
Tolulope Ojo '14
Brendan O'Kane '03
Danielle Farrell O’Kane '06
Denis O'Kane '04
Trevor Ochieng Okomba '06
Elizabeth Ong '01
Kevin O'Neill '69
Rita-Anne O'Neill '90
Jan Klocke O'Sullivan '73
Charles Otto '64
Alison Pace '89
Regan Otto Patry '89
Bruce Paulsen '76
Senuli Peiris '24
Nicole Petallides-Tsiolas '89
Joanna Janoska Peterkin '76
Robert Pickels '59
Kristen Zier Pietraszek '90
Susan Webb Porter '54
Jamie Fox Posillico '98
Thomas Posillico '98
Courtney Pozzi '13
Patrick Pozzi '11
Taylor Quinland '14
Vanessa Quinland '18
Peggy Pinto Ramler '69
Emily Rauff '18
Jeanne Marie Rauff '20
John Reid '99
Henry Reusch '73
Brandt Rising '65
Helen Lotowycz Rising '66
Alexander Roti '18
Judith Rubin '83
Peter Rubin '77
Heather Tilton Rubinstein '01
Andrew Rubinstein '00
Michael Rudolph '09
Anthony Russo '11
Lauren Russo '09
Kim Albertson Ruth '72
Jaclyn Ryan '97
Michael Salzhauer '80
Julia Satovsky '20
Stefan Sayre '13
Sara Klocke Scarfone '78
Laura Match Schaffer '85
Eleanor Schoeffel '17
Henry Schoeffel '20
Lucy Schoeffel '22
Heather Adler Schoen '96
Edward Schwiebert '63
Gabrielle Scordio '17
Josephine Merriken Scupp '74
David Seeler '59
Harrison Seideman '14
Catherine Selby '85
Ilona Hornick Sena '53
Nicholas Sequino '17
Cristina Vitiello Sheldon '03
Cissy Shi '14
Margaret Whitney Shiels '52
Clayton Siegert '92
Stephen Silberling '67
Robert Sills '09
Emily Ocner Silverstein '05
Glenn Silverstein '05
Paulette Peters Simpson '74
Mindy Weiss Singer '10
Samir Singh '18
Joshua Slater '89
Danielle Valenti Smith '93
Emily Treiber Smith '07
Scott Sokolow '81
Gregory Sommer '89
Michael Song '20
Brian Statfeld '84
Susan Witkoff Stein '84
Peter Stein '79
Matthew Stevenson '72
Julie Stevenson-Meyer '79
Edward Strauss '85
Samuel Sugden '59
Alumni and FA colleagues gathered at the Cornell Club in NYC in December 2024
Stephen Sundgaard '59
Kathleen Sweeney '76
Gregory Tarone '68
Courtney Taylor '01
Emily Thaler '00
David Titus '81
Andrew Tobia '04
Derek Tobia '08
Lauren Tobia '01
Salwa Touma '01
Samya Touma '06
Daniel Tran '01
John Trauth '60
Charles Trautmann '70
Ashleigh Treiber '01
Christine Rising Turner '73
Quintin Tyree '17
Jennifer Tytel '05
Julia Uris '59
Raizada Vaid '14
Kirsten Valt '85
Rebecca Veronese '24
Joseph Vogel '04
Daniel Voorhees '59
Laila Walker '24
Rashid Walker '87
Sydney Walker '20
Recardi Wallace '87
Edward Walpin '82
Kelly Alverson Wannop '05
Jesse Watters '97
Michael Weiss '02
Ellen Westermann '78
Craig White '61
Kimberly White '05
Lisa Kimmel White '75
Nathan White '56
Gerry Whitehead '59
William Wicker '67
Elizabeth Wieman '73
Joseph Williams '65
Caroline Wilson '17
Stephen Witthuhn '01
Jared Wong '98
Jennifer Ryan Woods '99
Michael Wootten '18
Michelle Yip '95
Karen Willits Zentgraf '59
Erik Zetterstrom '18
Richard Zhu '23
Victoria Zhu '18
Elissa Zirinsky '03
Harry Zirinsky '07
Julie Zisfein '06
Class of 2025 graduates with their alumni parents (L-R): Heather Adler Schoen '96 with Zoe, Michael Brielmann '90 with Hayden, Lara holding a photo of her late father Louis Fortunoff '82, and Nicole Tsakanikas Skolnick '91 with Ava and Grace
Gifts by Parents of Alumni
Many families continue to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to Friends Academy long after their child’s graduation The financial support received from parents of our recent graduates, as well as from families of those who graduated decades ago, is a true testament to the strength of the extended Friends Academy family! Your generosity is gratefully received and continues to improve the overall experience for our students
Jacalyn Feldman Aaron '74 and Andrew Aaron
Lakshmi and Vairam Alagappan
Rebecca and Mo Baadarani
Vicki and Robert Bialer
Martha and Ward Burian '54
Catherine and Ronald Caronia
Tamara and James Clark
Elaine Constantino
Amy and Donald Curran
Jeffery Daniels '90
Lynn DeNatale
Kathryn Dineen
Augusta and Mark Donohue
Barbara and Thomas Dooley
Nancy Douzinas '66 and Constantine Douzinas
Elisabeth Dillof Dreizen '78
Polly and Ben Duke
Arlene and Robert Farrell
Gereese and Anthony Gambino
Katherine and David Gelfand
Cynthia and William Goebelbecker
Elizabeth and Gregory Grahn
Rachel and Jason Green
Ellen Field Greene '82 and Marc Greene
James Greene '74
Deana and Robert Grella
Gretchen and Jonathan Hargis
Nancy Toher Hawkins '76 and Thomas Hawkins '78
Ruth and John Hazzard
John Heller
Adrienne and Donald Hendler
Doreen and William Heyman
Nina Hilbert
Jane and Kenneth Hirsch
Joia and Andrew Horne
Hong-Zen and Che-Wu Hung
Elizabeth and Francis Ingrassia
Claudia and Martin Jacobson
Karen and Thomas Jaske
Mary Javian
Kimberly Spina Jennings '88 and Timothy Jennings
Gail and J William Johnson
Barbara and Emanuel Jones
Maria and Roy Kahane
Dawn Federico Kallman '84 and Robert Kallman
Alice Kaplan
Susan Karches
Joann and Francis Kelly
Noelle King
Diane Krasnoff
Karen and Daniel Kriesberg
Virginia and Frederic Kunken
Irene and Herbert Lape
Amanda Levy Laserson '93 and Jesse Laserson '93
Judith and Myron Laserson
Glenn and Jeannine Lostritto
Betty and Walter Maierle
Susan and Ronald Match
Lauren Putter Menzin '81 and Andrew Menzin '81
Joanne and Ronald Menzin
John and Priscilla Meyers
Kristin Minuto
Eden and Jed Morey '90
Amy and Alfred Morgan
Sheila and William Natbony
Clara and Robert Nelson
Clare and Peter Nesfield
Jennifer and Andrew Newitt
Jill and Craig Padover
Marion Pascarella
Sharon Essner-Podbela and Joseph Podbela
Sara and Carl Pozzi
Michael Quinland
Jacqueline and Glen Ramsay
Martha Regelmann
Helen Lotowycz Rising '66 and Brandt Rising '65
Marie D'Amato-Rizzi and Arthur Rizzi
Jodi and Robert Rosenthal
Patricia Antonucci and Jefry Rosmarin
Barbara and Lance Sandler
Ilene and Steven Sands
Laura and Mark Schoeffel
Deborah and Jeffrey Schoman
Carolyn Seaman
Candace and Ward Seibert
Michelle and Brian Statfeld '84
Susan Witkoff Stein '84 and Peter Stein '79
Cristofer Sterling
Dequan Wang and Heng Tang
Ann Marie and Gary Tidona
Marian Tobia
Lora and H Craig Treiber
Evette Beckett-Tuggle '74 and Reginald Tuggle
Paul and Angela Twist
Sandra Tytel
Emily and William Veronese
Alexia and Richard Walka
Lana and Rashid Walker '87
Anne and Stephen Watters
Paula and Richard Weir
Arlee and Richard Weiss
Nancy and Craig White '61
Catherine and Harrison Wilson
Marilyn and Wilfried Witthuhn
Melissa and Wesley Wright
Alena and Watson Yip
Robert Zirinsky
Virginia and Lawrence Zucker
Donna Cantrell Gerzof P '09, '12, Alumni Association President Lauren Russo '09, and Lauren Putter Menzin '81, P '13, '16 at the Senior Parent Luncheon in November 2024
Gifts by Present and Former Grandparents
Friends Academy grandparents play a special role in the lives of their grandchildren. What a testament to our mission that present and former grandparents recognize the importance of a strong educational foundation We thank this devoted group for financially supporting all areas of school programming through their Annual Fund gift
Elaine Constantino
Lynn DeNatale
Barbara and Thomas Dooley
Carol Foresta
Jane and Kenneth Hirsch
Hong-Zen and Che-Wu Hung
Elizabeth and Francis Ingrassia
Kim and Warren Lane
Judith and Myron Laserson
Joanne and Ronald Menzin
Gifts by Present and Former Trustees
We are extremely grateful for the leadership, time, and energy that our trustees generously devote to Friends Academy Thank you to our former trustees for their continued support of Friends Academy
Evette Beckett-Tuggle '74 and Reginald Tuggle
Jeffery Daniels '90
Barbara and Thomas Dooley
Remsen Weir Dooley '02 and Timothy Dooley '02
Katherine and David Gelfand
Tina and Thomas Gibian
Rachel and Jason Green
Nancy Toher Hawkins '76 and Thomas Hawkins '78
Elizabeth and Francis Ingrassia
Ali and Gregory Jaske '04
Susan Karches
Karen and Michael Keats
Jeannine and Glen Lostritto '84
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
Lauren Putter Menzin '81 and Andrew Menzin '81
Eden and Jed Morey '90
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Christine and Marc Pelletier
Sharon Essner-Podbela and Joseph Podbela
Ilene and Steven Sands
Ngaere and David Seeler '59
Vandita and Rajinder Singh
Jennifer Tytel '05 and Philip Wolf
Nancy and Craig White '61
Marilyn Monter and Wilfried Witthuhn
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
Zimu Zheng and Wei Zhong
Sheila and William Natbony
Melissa and Peter Smith
Sandra Tytel
Paula and Richard Weir
Marilyn Monter and Wilfried Witthuhn
Gifts and Grants by Corporations and Matching Funds
We offer our sincere gratitude to the numerous foundations and corporations that have made direct grants or donations by matching the gifts of their employees. This is a wonderful way to multiply the size of contributions, which brings additional resources to Friends Academy.
Bank of America
Capital One Matching Gift Program
Caterpillar Foundation
Walt Disney Company
Fortress Investment Group
General Atlantic Service Co
Interborough Express - IBX Novartis US
Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program
Gifts by Present and Former Colleagues
Friends Academy colleagues continually demonstrate their commitment to our students, the campus, and the life of the school through various methods of support. Thank you for your tireless commitment to our students’ well-being, and additionally for investing in their future through your financial support.
MaryJo Allegra and Nicholas DelGuercio
Nick Attardi
Paige Elgarten Atwood '12
Gail Baker
Sara Baldvins
Laura and Kevin Barry
Diane and Michael Biolsi
Joan Bruen
Raffaela and Scott Brugge
Julia and Alex Burt
Fina and Giuseppe Cassara
Katie and Matthew Chuchul
Anna and Philip Cicciari
Molly Foresta and Kyle Carraro
Tamara and James Clark
Katherine and Brendan Cleary
Abigail Cook-Gonzalez
Rebecca Corrigan
Rachel and Christopher Curtis
Jane Dai and Richard Weiss
Vincenza DeCrescenzo
Marilyn and Robert Del Rosso
Jessica and Louis DellaFera
Lynn DeNatale
Jennifer Denninger
Kathryn Dineen
Timothy Doran
Kristyn Dorfman
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F. Dugan III
Polly and Ben Duke
Dorothy Durant
James Evans '68
Don Fish
Amanda Fisk '99
Carline Folkes
Ariana and Timothy Fountain '03
Kristin and David Frazer
Karen and Jerry Galvin
Andrew Geha
Deana and Robert Grella
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Claire Francois and Andrew Hein
Faye and John Heller
Olivia and Scott Hertrick
Doreen and William Heyman
John Hickey
Stephanie and Karly Hoenzsch
Maria Hoyle
Claudia and Martin Jacobson
Kimberly Spina Jennings '88 and Timothy Jennings
Matthew Johnsen
Alice Kaplan
Marika and Joshua Knight
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93 and Todd Kraska '92
Gifts by Present and Former Colleagues (cont.)
Karen and Daniel Kriesberg
Irene and Herbert Lape
Sharon and Carl Lapointe
Leslie and Anthony Lemma
Kara Vassel Lewis '86 and Turk Lewis
Patricia and Robert Licari
Leanne and Nicholas Loizides
Allen Louissaint
Christine and Jason Lunsford '96
Jennifer and Douglas Madden
Betty and Walter Maierle
Ruby Marchetti
Caroline and Daniel Mendel
Andrea and Arnold Miller
Kristin Minuto
Mark Monahan
Nailah Moonsammy
Amy and Alfred Morgan
Clare and Peter Nesfield
Jennifer and Andrew Newitt
Margaret Pegno Schwartz
Joan Phillips
Cullen Player
Jeane and Edgar Posada
Sara and Carl Pozzi
Michael Quinland
Martha Regelmann
Jessica and Todd Robbins
Christine and Peter Saunders
Sara Klocke Scarfone '78 and Bryan Scarfone
Katherine and William Schlicht
Laura and Mark Schoeffel
Deborah and Jeffrey Schoman
Carolyn Seaman
Candace and Ward Seibert
Jodie Sperico
Maureen and Paul Stellato
Ann Marie and Gary Tidona
Marian Tobia
Alexia and Richard Walka
Andrea George and Matthew Walker
Sara and Robert Weinstein
Brad Wetherell
Thomas Woehrle
Catherine Zamroz
Linxuan Zhang
Mia Zhang
Gifts Given in Memory of the Following:
Gregory Andrea
Cathy and Herb Cohen
Louis Corash
Michelle and Laurence Corash '61
Leo Filippone
Dorothy Durant
George Hawkins '54
Joan Konvalinka Hawkins '55
Augusto Mariani '72
Tilde Mariani Giacche '75
Margo Hicks Newhouse '56
Alan Newhouse
Satish K. Rohatgi
Rashi Rohatgi and Niten Jaiswal
Miklos Salgo '64
Roxann Salgo
Jack Sandler '98
Barbara and Lance Sandler
Jay Schneider '12
Bonnie Bowes and Jerry Tate
Robert Seaman '59
Carolyn Seaman
Rick Sullivan
Mickey Wootten '18
Paul Twist, Jr.
Angela Twist
Kathryn Zirinsky
Elissa Zirinsky '03
Harry Zirinsky '07
Robert Zirinsky
Gifts Given in Honor of the Following:
Paige Atwood
Wendy Rivas
Laura Backley
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Jackee Missick
Barbara Baskind
Anne and Patrick Droesch
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Adriana Bocchino
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Makeez and Idress Hamid
Jenny Yoo and Sangwoo Lee
Boys Varsity Lacrosse Coaches
Kathleen Stergiopoulos and George Tsioulias
Stephen Brennan
Kathleen Stergiopoulos and George Tsioulias
Alex Burt
Pakfan Chan and Jiandong Yang
Marisa Cabrera
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Merieme and Michael Sultan
Suzan Canca
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Fina Cassara
Angelina Miller '22
Katie Chuchul
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01 and Jonathan Loveless
Philip Cicciari
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Tammy Clark
Cristen Koufakis '09
Angelina Miller '22
Class of 1955
Joan Konvalinka Hawkins '55
Deidre Cooper
Angelina Miller '22
Rachel Curtis
Julia and Alex Burt
Jie Dai
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Amy Delaney
Kelly Chen and ShengJu Lu
Nikita Desai
Ruipin and Liming Zhang
Thomas Doran
Jenny Yoo and Sangwoo Lee
Alfred (Rik) F. Dugan III
Emily Wang and John Zhang
Ed Dugger
Caitlin Koufakis de Svastich '07 and Derek de Svastich
Malini and John Wang
Polly Duke
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
FA's Wonderful Faculty and Staff
Naveena and Ricky Madhok
Christopher Fischetti
Cristina Juvier and Jean Daniel Bourgeacq
Pia Fleischmann
Martha Regelmann
Molly Foresta
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Ariana Fountain
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Dave Frazer
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Susan and Jonathan Goldstein
Marisa Garner
Julia and Alex Burt
Andrew Geha
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Martha Regelmann
Jared Gervais
Dana Brett and DeWayne Chin
Rebecca Glavan
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Joshua Hayes
Beth and Ross Labelson
Lara Jadonandan
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Bridget Keegan
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Brie Kraska ’93
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Merieme and Michael Sultan
Herb Lape
Micky Wootten '18
Meghan Leonhardt
Win Pa and Khin Aye
James Liverani
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Martha Regelmann
Jennifer Madden
Claire and Giovanni Masiello
Merieme and Michael Sultan
Pam Martocci
Melissa and Michael Alber
Kim and Warren Lane
Sasha Marra
Olivia and Scott Hertrick
Matinecock Quaker Meeting
300th Anniversary
Karen Hartman and Thomas Jaske
Yoaldri Messina
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Angelina Miller '22
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Cullen Player
Dana Brett and DeWayne Chin
Racheal Pan
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Edgar Posada
Sonia Navas Leon and Daniel Leon
Mike Quinland
Anne and Patrick Droesch
Bill Rueger
Anne and Patrick Droesch
Christine Saunders
Win Pa and Khin Aye
Katie Schlicht
Jackee Missick
Mark Schoeffel
Angelina Miller '22
Liz Servino
Magda Labonte-Blaise and James Blaise
Emily Wang and John Zhang
Tara Shapiro
Julia and Alex Burt
Alexia Walka
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Sara Weinstein
Angelina Miller '22
Fara and Richard Satin
Kaitlyn Zelaya
Caroline and Daniel Mendel
Kathryn and Colin Morse
A Grand Affair
Friends Academy celebrated the 33rd Annual Auction on March 21, 2025, at Pine Hollow Club
This year, A Grand Affair with Friends was chaired by two Friends Academy alumni and parents
Danielle Valenti Smith '93 and Jennifer Ryan Woods '99 We offer our deepest appreciation to Danielle and Jennifer for their outstanding commitment and to the dedicated Auction Committee for their extraordinary service to Friends Academy
$10,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous
Jamie Nicholls and Fran Biondi
Laura Evans and James Byrnes
Sharon Fang and Nigel Chen
Trina Smith Coviello '92 and Jeffrey Coviello
Janet and Frank Dellafera
Ema Yao and Dave Ding
Barbara and Tom Dooley
Dynamic Air Conditioning
Adina and Michael Eigen
Claire and Tony Florence
Annie and Andrew Gu
Monica and John Gupta
Elizabeth and Frank Ingrassia
Debra and Charles Krypell
Beth and Ross Labelson
Jeannine and Glenn Lostritto '84
Naveena and Ricky Madhok
Bettina Clermont Saad and Andre Saad
Fara and Richard Satin
Jennifer O'Keeffe and Rishi Shah
Carmella and Peter Tully
Hong Gao and Frank Wang
Jennifer Ryan Woods '99 and Michael Woods
$5,000-$9,999
Melissa and Michael Alber
American Global
Mindy and Michael Antonoff
Sharon and Ivan Bergstein
Core Concepts Contracting Inc
Denise Davis
Remsen Weir Dooley '02 and Timothy Dooley '02
Franciska and Nishat Doshi '98
Flik Independent School Dining
Claudine and Michael Gallo
Gabriella and Peter Gargagliano
Michelle and Timothy Gokey
Maria and Stavros Karageorgiou
Karen and Michael Keats
Abhilasha and Rajivkumar Kedia
Kara and James Kelly
Rebecca and Christopher Lawton Flatters
Francesca Batista '05 and Tim Livezey
Kelly Chen and Shengju Lu
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
Yuisa and Richard Montanez
Amanda and Daniel Moritz
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Christine and Marc Pelletier
Junjun Chen and Zhaohui Peng
Allison and Jonathan Pritti
Jennifer and Michael Ross
Danielle Valenti Smith '93 and Randy Smith
Alicia Defronze and Yorgos Tsibiridis
Sara Amani and Timothy Ward
West Rac Contracting Corp
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
Marilyn Monter and Wilfried Witthuhn
Colleen Hughes '98 and Jared Wong '98
Susan Guan and David Yu
Liming and Ruipin Zhang
Zimu Zheng and Wei Zhong
$1,000-$4,999
Anonymous
Jennifer and Jay Adoni
Americana Manhasset
Austin & Co , Inc
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Veronica and James Beard
Geoffrey Bernard '00
Amanda and Frank Berritto
Diane and Michael Biolsi
Jennifer and Jack Biondo
Rebecca Seaman Bonventre '93 and Joseph Bonventre '93
Suzanne and Eric Brook
Raffaela and Scott Brugge
Campus Services Group
Yundan Zhao and Jie Cao
Capital One Bank
Fina and Giuseppe Cassara
Jean and John Chang
Diana and William Chen
Christine and Brian Cohen
Jeffery Daniels '90
Marilyn and Robert Del Rosso
Anna and Christopher DeNatale '96
Lilly and Long Deng
Bogusia Knysz and Christopher Doroszczyk
The 2025 Auction Committee
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F. Dugan III
Melissa and Robert Eisbruck
The Enchanted Home
Stephanie Graf and Arturo Estrella
Vasilianna and Kostas Fakiris
Alyssa Ciardullo Fanning '09 and Tom Fanning
Forchelli, Deegan & Terrana, LLP
Fusion Productions
Glen Cove Hospital
Qian Tao and Yi Ha
Lyssa Thaden and Josh Hayes
Nancy Toher Hawkins '76 and Thomas Hawkins '78
Doreen and Bill Heyman
Hirshleifers
Hospice Care Network Northwell Health
J McLaughlin
Gina and Steven Jaklitsch
Aneta and Maciej Jaworski
Kelisabeth Domond and Carlyle Jean-Joseph LandTek Group, Inc.
Mary Rausch and Tony Lee
Jenny Yoo and Sangwoo Lee
Land Rover JLR Long Island
Northeast Financial Network
Milly Vo-Login and Steven Login
Long Island Compost
Minna and William Lumpp
Suzanne and Benjamin Mandel
ManuMind
Sara and Peter Maragos
Carol and Andrew Marcell
Kathleen and Peter Martelli
McCormack Contracting
Catherine and Kevin McCrain
Jessica Foschi '98 and Mark Meigher
Joanne and Ronald Menzin
John Messina-Daniel Gale Realty
Andrea and Arnold Miller
Amy and Alfred Morgan
Kathryn and Colin Morse
Ashima and Mike Narula
Rebecca and Steven Natow
Ashley and Frank O'Keefe
Karen and John Ostrick
Rebecca Pacchiano '07
Jill and George Panagiotakos
Rachna and Anurag Parkash
Joanna and Vincent Parziale
Penn Toyota
PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP
Poll Restaurants
Heather and Joseph Price
Provident Bank
Regina Printing
Ira and Tracy Rogowsky
Aimee and Stephen Roti
Julie and David Rubinsky
Alisa and Michael Rudolph '09
Sara Companion Home Care Services
Mona and Raju Sarwal
Sharri Maio and Adam Schefter
Victoria and James Schultz
Denise and James Serafino
Emily Ocner Silverstein '05 and Glenn Silverstein '05
Rani Kaur and Arnick Singh
Smiros & Smiros Architects, LLP
Kimberley and Daniel Steinberg
Gordon and Jing Sun
Morgan Taylor '08
Farrah and Michael Thompson
Sarah and Robert Trust
Linda and Chris Tsiolis
Alexia and Richard Walka
Gina and Russell Weinstein
Jennifer Tytel '05 and Philip Wolf
Gregory Vassilakos
Christine and Janis Vitols
Ling and Jerry Wang
Shu Xu and Jie Wang
Wei Xu and Wenhai Wang
Jesse Watters '97
Ning Shu and Zongyi Yang
Amy and Kevin Younai
Qingzhi Qin and Yihong Zhang
Kexin Wang and Li Zhang
Xinwei Lu and Xiaoming Zhang
Xueqi Li and Nick Zhao
Weili Liu and Yu Zhu
$999 AND UNDER
Ace Party & Tent Rental
Advantage Testing of Long Island
Shivani and Jai Agarwal
Marc Agulnick
Liza and Sergio Alvarez
Anron Mechanical
Jacqueline Mykoff Anscher '79
Paige Elgarten Atwood '12
Tanya Bajaj '01
Sara Baldvins
Kimberly and John Bancroft
Ashley and Peter Barkoff
Laura and Kevin Barry
Ebony and Richard Barrett
Sushil Basra and Puja Sawhney-Basra
Melissa and John Beaman
Bergo Janitorial Supply, Inc
Magda Labonte-Blaise and James Blaise
Adriana and Dom Bocchino
Kimberly and Peter Bohner '89
Bobby B's Custom Floor
Christina Juvier and Jean Daniel Bourgeacq
Ingrid and Christopher Bragoli
Racquel and Vasile Breg
Alana Teutonico Brock '94 and Ian Brock
Cara and Scott Bornstein
Joan Bruen
Janet Rose and Richard Budinich
Nora Nellis and James Burger
Jeffrey Burt
Kerry and Alexander Byers '89
Carousel Farm LLC
Clea Caiati-Cherkas and David Cherkas
Danielle and Andrew Chalson
Sarah and Wu Chen
Anna and Philip Cicciari
Kara and Colin Clarke
Glenda and Andrew Clarke
Marnie and Robert Cohen
Commercial Flooring Specialists
JC Security Systems
Country Carpet Distributors, Inc.
Core Concepts Contracting
Koko and Vincent Crisci
Jie Dai
Brian and Patricia D'Anna
Dodds & Eder
Denine and Henry De Leon
Matthew Del Rosso
Natasha Depass
Nancy Kwon and Alfred DeStefano
Rebecca and Jesse Dougherty
Lydia Duanmu - Art Global
Lei Yu and Kevin Dufford
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F Dugan III
Colleen and Aaron Dupuis
Sharan and Dale Durrett
Ariana Elmayan
Eileen and Craig Ennis
Amanda and Saim Erden
Dianna and Marc Esquenet
Vanessa Fan
Andrea and Brian Ferdinand
Retha and Wilfredo Fernandez
Amanda Fisk '99
Cara and Evan Fragias
Claire Francois
Jeannette and Damon Franklin
528 Collectibles
Ashwin and Meera Gobindram
LI Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Jonathan and Susan Goldstein
Celia and Roy Gordon
Kerri and Gary Grasso
Michael Greenberg '03
Karin Hoesl and Michael Greenblatt
Andrew Greene '16
Ellen Field Greene '82 and Marc Greene
Tara and Josh Greenspan
Andrea and Robert Grossman
Jen and Chris Halliday
Hank Lane Music
Doreen Heyman
Wendy and Matthew Hirshfield
Rosalind Hoffman
Reeta and Clive Holmes
Alice Fan and Dixon Huie
Tatiana Imennova and Anton Imennov
Images & Details
ISI Integrated Supply Inc
Island Photography Inc
Joanna Lemle-Jacobs and Alex Jacobs
Rashi Rohatgi and Niten Jaiswal
Aviva Poczter and Jeffrey Jakubiak
Dana Brett and DeWayne Chin
Ali Mason and Gregory Jaske '04
Aneta and Maciej Jaworski
Emily and Michael Jean-Pierre
Kimberly Spina Jennings '88 and Timothy Jennings
Diana Lo and Jun Jiang
Jie Guo and Yu Jin
Matthew Johnsen
Kelly and Alan Jurim '98
Natalya and Anil Kapoor
Joanna and Peter Karageorgiou
Owen Kassimir
Phaedra and Manny Kazanas
Pamela Keefer
Brian Kelly
Lori Kelly
Alana Kessler
Eunice Lee and Samuel Kim
Joanna and Eric Koelmel
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93 and Todd Kraska '92
Elzbieta Tworzydlo and Miroslaw Kuchta
Alexis Barr and Andrew Kurita
Natasha and Thomas Laplaige '01
Sharon Lapointe
LC Three
Andrea Lee '83
Gemma and John Lee
HyoKyung and HiJong Lee
Leslie and Anthony Lemma
Erin and Joseph Lenehan
Sonia Navas Leon and Daniel Leon
Marie Bramham-Li and John Li
Christine and Luke Lichota
James Liverani
Alan and Pamela Lipton
Ruth and Antonio Lloves
Samantha Lord
B2bespoke Cu
Meredith MacK
Natasha and A
George Marche
Christina Maria
Allison and Joh
Edi Sierra and Pam Martocci
Claire and Giov
Daniel Mendel
Lauren Putter M and Andrew
Milicia Electric
Kristin Minuto
Jackee Missick
Emily Brown M
Milicia Electric Corp
Kristin Minuto
Jackee Missick
Emily Brown Mitaro '06
Gail Molloy
Jocelyn and Gordon Moodie
Lisa Chea and Michael Morgan
Monica Zheng and Frank Mu
National Waste Services LLC
Amy and Andrew Nevin
Nick's Auto Repair
Danielle Nolan
Amanda and James Notaris
Natalie and Brendan O'Brien
Lindsay Ocner
Jie Oei
Gioia and Greg Panossian
Papiro Landscaping Inc
Claudia Paris
Chrissy Grigoropoulos-Peleytay
Jacqueline Plunkett '00
Adelina and Tiberiu Popp
Jeane and Edgar Posada
Jeanette and Adam Prestandrea
Jaime Fox Posillico '98 and Thomas Posillico '98
Dena and Mark Prybutok
Helen and Michael Qiu
Maria and Jason Quinn
Tami and Adam Radosti
Aliza Ibad and Payeman Raja
Olivia Pascucci '10 and Edwin Ramirez
Faiza and Sajidur Rashid
Julia and Charles Reeves
Regency at Glen Cove
Debbie Reynolds
Tara Rice
Jess and Todd Robbins
Carmen Rodriguez
Claudia and Ronald Roth
Brooke and Andrew Russakoff
Rygrove
Tarja Koskela and Ernest Saasto
Saint John's of Lattingtown
Jonathan Satovsky
Christine and Peter Saunders
Alicia and Rick Scanlon
Marcie Rubin and Adam Schaffner
Katie Schlicht
Kristin and Christian Schneider
Heather Adler Schoen '96 and Frank Schoen
Catherine and Konrad Schwarz
Tammy Sequino
Bijou and Joseph Seviroli
Julia and Rovshan Sharifov
Yani Zhang and Xu Sheng
Marisa and Matthew Siebel
Nicole Tsakanikas Skolnick '91
Christina and Erik Snipas
Jodie Sperico
Maureen and Paul Stellato
Michelle and Jordan Stern
Fabiana Talarico and Jared Sullivan
Lisa and Thomas Sutherland
Courtney and Christopher Taylor
Sandy Themelis
The Toy Box
Sammy Touma '06
Olga and George Tsunis
Liting Chen and Yufei Tu
Pat Tully
Alexandra and David Vance
71 Visuals
Ariel Fish '00 and Eric Wallach
John and Malini Wang
Michelle and Robert Ward
Sara Weinstein
Jamie and Jonathan Weiss
Jacqueline Weissman
Lauren and Jeffrey Winters
Meg and Henry Woodhouse
Elizabeth Wootten
Kryshna and Christopher Wright
Zheng Cui and Kai Wu
Larissa Hirsch '94 and Brent Yanke
Annie and Charlie Yeung
Amy Xu
Tara and Joseph Zahtila
Jia Wan and Yong Zhang
Sophia Chang and Chris Zheng
THANK
Adventureland
AIREM Aesthetic Spa
Ambiance Salon & Day Spa
Americana Manhasset
Angelina's Restaurant
B2Bespoke Custom Clothier
Ballroom Legacy Dance Studio
Barney's Restaurant
Birch Hill Market
Blo Blow Dry Bar
Blue Water Spa
Blush Boutique
Body Fit Training
BottleBuys
Bounce Family Entertainment Center
Buckram Stables Cafe
Casa Building Materials
Charles Krypell Fine Jewelry
Christina's Epicure
ClayNation
Club Pilates
Coach Meeting House
Cocosorisi
Country Plaza Deli
Crescent Beach Club
Darren's Hair Salon
East Norwich Bagels
ELIJA Farm
Elite Math Scholars
Esiason Foundation
ET Family Travel LLC
European Wax Center
Ever/Body
FIRM Athletics
Flik Independent School Dining
Flirt Spa & Brow Bar
Fox News
Free Spirit Cocktail Company
Friends Academy Auxiliary Programs
Funky Monkey
G Willikers
Gallaghers Steakhouse
Gellerman Orthodontics
Gioia Restaurant
Glen Head Flower Shop
Glowinskin Esthetics
Goat USA
Gold Coast Pickleball Club
Gooseberry Grove
Grey Gate Home
Greystone and Company
Hank Lane Music
Heritage Farm and Garden
Hosted by Kelly Gaudreau
Hunter Restaurant
Huntington Laser and Surgical Dermatology
J McLaughlin
Jenny Yoo
Jildor Shoes
John W Engeman Theater at Northport
Kiton Americana Manhasset
Knockout Beauty Locust Valley
La Famiglia
Land's End
Lazar's Chocolate
LDM Art global
Le Joaillier Fine Jewelry
Leonetti Bakery
Locust Valley Market
London Jewelers
Long Island Aquarium
Long Island Children's Museum
Long Island Ducks
LoveShackFancy
Manhattan Theatre Club
Messina Market
Michael J Greenberg, P C
Mitchells
Nava Global Partners
New York Athletic Club
Not Just Art
NT Designs
NXT4 Life Training
NY AXE
NY Islanders
Oheka Castle
Old Westbury Gardens
Ooh La Shoppe
Oyster Bay Water Sports
Paddy Bunks
Pamper Aesthetics
Paragon Hair Salon
Peschel's Cheesecakes
Petals
Pink Elephant Brands
Prism Med Spa Inc
Proactive Physical Therapy
Pure Green Day Spa
Ralph Lauren
Roberto Falck Photography
Royal Native
Rumble Boxing
Sabrina Boutique
Sallie Math Tutor, LLC
Salon Pop
Salon Rock
Saltwater
Sammy Touma, LCSW
Sanctuary Home and Patio
Sandbar Restaurant
Scarsella's Florist
Scoopy Doo
Sebonack Golf Club
Shari's Place
Showcase Detailing
Signature Premier Properties, Cold Spring Harbor
Sole Pilates
Sorell Interiors
Spanish Around the World
Splish Splash Water Park
Stellina Restaurant
Sterling Affair Caterers
Stretch Lab, Roslyn
Suite Skin Medical Spa
Sweet Treatz
The Adventure Park at Long Island
The Brass Rail
The Hampton Classic Horse Show
The Mill River Club
The Muttontown Club
The Pet Store Next Door
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Toy Box
The Valley
The Waterfront Center
The Wellground
Thoughtful Travelers
Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Tocolo Cantina
Tully Group
Veronica Beard
Vincent's Clam Bar
Vintage Grapes
Waxing The City
White Post Farms
Wild Honey Restaurant
Yaaas Tea
Endowment Funds
Gifts to Endowment support a variety of purposes, including student scholarships, programs, facilities, and our future financial security Each year, a defined portion of the fund is awarded while the principal investment is held in perpetuity so that the vision of the donors will continue to make a difference in our students’ lives at Friends Academy We salute the following alumni, parents, and friends who have invested in Friends Academy’s scholarship program in 2024-2025
ALBERTSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 1989 by Robert F Albertson, former trustee and alumnus from 1945, this scholarship provides funds for financial aid to students in need.
Kim Albertson Ruth '72 and David Ruth
AUCTION SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
Established in 2014 by the Auction Committee and School Administration, the Auction Scholarship Endowment Fund speaks to our core mission and supports children who need financial assistance to attend our school The Fund is highlighted each year during our Friends Academy Dinner and Auction event
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01 and Andrew Bates
Sharon Fang and Nigel Chen
Diana and William Chen
Trina Smith Coviello '92 and Jeffrey Coviello
Janet and Frank DellaFera
Lilly and Long Deng
Ema Yao and Dave Ding
Catherine Dorego
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F Dugan III
Adina and Michael Eigen
Stephanie Graf and Arturo Estrella
Rebecca and Christopher Lawton Flatters
Claudine and Michael Gallo '87
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Maria and Stavros Karageorgiou
Abhilasha and Rajivkumar Kedia
Brie Shapiro Kraska '93 and Todd Kraska '92
Sonia Navas Leon and Daniel Leon
Jeannine and Glenn Lostritto '84
Kelly Chen and ShengJu Lu
Minna and William Lumpp
Naveena and Ricky Madhok
Sara and Peter Maragos
Roseann and Jeffrey Martin
Edi Sierra and Nestor Martinez
Joanne and Ronald Menzin
Emily Brown Mitaro '06
Yuisa and Richard Montanez
Carolyn and Bradford Mott
Rachna and Anurag Parkash
Heather and Joseph Price
Christine and Peter Saunders
Bettina Clermont Saad and Andre Saad
Denise and James Serafino
Jennifer O'Keeffe and Rishi Shah
Danielle Valenti Smith '93 and Randy Smith
Maureen and Paul Stellato
Alicia Defronze and Yorgos Tsibiridis
Linda and Chris Tsiolis
Wei Xu and Wenhai Wang
Hong Gao and Xiaogang Wang
Sara Amani and Timothy Ward
Marilyn Monter and Wilfried Witthuhn
Elizabeth Ong '01 and Stephen Witthuhn '01
Susan Guan and David Yu
Qingzhi Qin and Yihong Zhang
Zimu Zheng and Wei Zhong
BRIAN JAMES HOM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2011, the Brian James Hom Scholarship honors students who embody Brian’s qualities and live according to his motto, “I am the me I choose to be ”
Bailey Saltz Allread '11
Peggy and Sal Costagliola
Jean Cunniff
Amy Delaney
Joanna Rodriguez Dugan and Alfred (Rik) F Dugan III
Molly Foresta and Kyle Carraro
Mariana Canelo and Michael Gordon '74
Lyssa Thaden and Joshua Hayes
Larissa Hirsch '94 and Brent Yanke
Karen and James Hom
Emily and Michael Jean-Pierre
Matthew Johnsen
Kayli Kemperle '11
Joanna and Eric Koelmel
Laura and Mark Schoeffel
Michelle and Jordan Stern
Sarah and Robert Trust
Malini and John Wang
Colleen Hughes '98 and Jared Wong '98
Catherine Zamroz
Victor Zhou
FRED SMITH MEMORIAL COACHING FUND
Established in 2013 through the generosity of alumni and former players to honor the achievements and work of beloved coach and mentor Fred Smith, who touched the lives of many students as a faculty member from 1959-1967 This award recognizes coaching excellence, guidance, and leadership – as was Coach Smith’s way The fund will provide an award to support the continuing education and training of Friends Academy varsity coaches
Pamela and William Wicker '67
Joseph P Williams '65
FREDERICK B. WITHINGTON SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 1993 in honor of Ted Withington, Headmaster from 1966-1988. The scholarship provides funding for financial aid to students in need.
Joan Konvalinka Hawkins '55
Claudia and Martin Jacobson
ROGER ERICKSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2015 through the generosity of alumni, colleagues, and friends to honor the extraordinary legacy of beloved and revered English teacher Roger Erickson Roger’s influence on countless students was indelible, and many became his loyal friends after graduating from Friends Academy The fund provides an award to an Upper School student who demonstrates exceptional talent in the humanities to further their studies while at Friends Academy
Barbara and David Cressey '71
Joan Konvalinka Hawkins '55
NATALIA GAMBINO '26 ACCEPTING THE BRIAN JAMES HOM AWARD FROM PAUL J. STELLATO AT THIRD DAY HONORS
Vincenza DeCrescenzo accepting the Fred Smith Memorial Coaching Award
Gifts to Funds for Current Use
DIVERSITY GRANT FUND
Started in 2003, the fund provides for expenses and fees that are part of a student’s educational experience but are not covered by financial aid and tuition Examples include school-sponsored trips abroad, driver’s education, school photos, sports equipment, and musical instruments
Americana Manhasset
Caring Community Dinner Participants
Bettina Clermont Saad and Andre Saad
Carolyn Seaman
LIBRARY TRIBUTES
Donations used to purchase library books
Elissa Zirinsky '03
Harry Zirinsky '07
Robert Zirinsky
RESTRICTED GIFTS
Donations for purposes specified by the donor
Lakshmi and Vairam Alagappan
Claire and Tony Florence
Arthur Geoffrion '55
Patricia Antonucci and Jefry Rosmarin
MARTIN JACOBSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established in 2004 by Melinda and Peter Darbee ’71 to honor former Athletic Director Martin Jacobson This endowment provides funds for a scholarship to one Upper School student each year It is awarded to a student who possesses the leadership qualities that Marty sought to instill: “commitment, inner strength, resiliency, vision, intensity, integrity, empathy, and the spirit of service ”
Melinda and Peter Darbee '71
Claudia and Martin Jacobson
JARED WILLIAMS '26 WITH HIS FATHER MILTON AND MARTIN JACOBSON
Friends Academy Alumni Association
Lauren Russo '09, President
Peter Stein '79, Immediate Past President
Friends Academy Parent '17, '20, '23
MEMBERS
Alana Teutonico Brock '94
Friends Academy Parent ’26, ’28
Carole Ingrassia Bates '01
Friends Academy Parent '32, '34, '36
Pamela Bebry '05
Emily Brown '06
Katie Koufakis de Svastich '07
Laura Dilimetin '83
Garrett Dooley '05
Elisabeth Dillof Dreizen '78
Friends Academy Parent '03, '05, '09
Ariel Fish '00, P '32, '34
Friends Academy Parent '32, '34
Liz Gambino '18
Jessica Granger '11
Ellen Field Greene '82
Friends Academy Parent '16, '18
Thomas Hawkins '78
Friends Academy Parent '10, '11, '13
Brett Hochberg '09
Caroline Johansen '10
Alexandra Kelly '06
Shant Keskinyan '08
Cristen Koufakis '09
John Koufakis '10
Alek Kucich '13
Hayley Kucich '03
Alexandra Wasp Loveless '01
Friends Academy Parent '33, '35
Eddie McNelis '11
Lauren Putter Menzin '81
Friends Academy Parent '13, '16
Hadley Mongell Gerrish '01
Danielle Farrell O’Kane '06
Rebecca Pacchiano '07
Shayna Farrell Rafter '05
Heather Tilton Rubinstein '01
Keyonne Session '13
Sallie Touma '01
Parent Council Executive Board
EXECUTIVES
Allie Pritti, President Friends Academy Parent ’25, ’27
Phaedra Kazanas, Secretary Friends Academy Parent ’20, ’22, ’25
Meera Mehta, Assistant Treasurer Friends Academy Parent ’32, ’34
Catherine Dorego, Vice President Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’30
Kerri Grasso, Treasurer Friends Academy Parent ’25
LOWER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL
Jonathan Ortiz, VP Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’33
Emily Silverstein '05, Asst. VP Friends Academy Parent ’34, ’37
Franki Doshi, Secretary Friends Academy Parent ’29, ’33, ’35
Jennifer Ross, VP Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’30
Liting Chen, Asst. VP Friends Academy Parent ’32, ’34
Sue Mandel, Secretary Friends Academy Parent ’28, ’30
Adina Eigen, VP Friends Academy Parent ’25, ’27, ’30
Alton Brown, Asst. VP Friends Academy Parent ’28
Carol Marcell, Secretary Friends Academy Parent ’20, ’27
