Heads Up Giving General Heads Up Giving George & Marcia Argyris Lucy Arney Rick Arney ’88 Jeffrey & Millie Baird Jeffery & Karen Banks Faraz Berjis & Goly Anvary Michael & Kathleen Bracco Walter Chen & Xiao Qing Wu Elizabeth Crabtree & William Hirsch Robin & Erica Dennings Kristin Clark Dwelley ’88 & David Dwelley ’86 Milton & Yvonne Edelin Rosalind & Joseph Fleury Michelle Frazier Marc & Samantha Furstein Leo & Florence Helzel Robert & Gail Hetler David & Linda Hong Cathy Hosino Audrey Jones ’18 Charlie Jones ’21 Daniel & Bamidele Kammen
In 2015–16, you gave more than $195,000 to support this critical program through a combination of individual gifts, foundation grants, and at our annual benefit fundraiser — Big(ger) Night Out. This year, we honored Head of School Emeritus Paul Chapman, and even Mayor Libby Schaaf stopped by for the celebration! These generous donations made it possible for 125 students to participate in Heads Up this academic year.
Donald Kelley & Susan Getman
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Audrey Fleury
Nicole Cook
Jonathan Rosenson & Rebecca Lueck
David & Beth Covin
Nicole Engh Florance ’87 & Stephen Florance
Ana Dannemann de Azevedo ’71 & Jose Roberto de Azevedo
Steven Shatz & Nina Rivkind
Jessica & Michael Dodson
Steve Spencer & Ruth Flores
Christian Donovan
Theresa Tao & Charles Jones
Chris Dunlap & Pam Schaffer
Martha Toppin
Ken Dupee & Nancy Scanlon
Marc & Samantha Furstein
Kathrina & Marcel Weekes
Kristin Clark Dwelley ’88 & David Dwelley ’86
Edgardo Gatdula & Mary Sage Barbara Gee & Gordon Baranco
Nevan & Kholoud Elam
Thomas & Gretchen Gibson
Sue Wiesinger Woehrle ’56
Joey Elftmann
Wendell & Dessa Goddard
The Banks Family Foundation
Luzanne & Tom Engh
Graue Family Foundation
CMGRP, Inc.
Emily Esguerra
Gary Hall
East Bay Community Foundation
Neal Finkelstein & Rebecca Johnson
Lamar Hancock
Fortress Investment Group
Rosalind & Joseph Fleury
Chris & Debra Harper
John Fuentes
National Philanthropic Trust Pacific Gas & Electric Company Pasadena Community Foundation Ross Stores Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund TPG Capital The United Way of the Bay Area Big Night Out Paddles Up and Donations Anonymous (2) Terry Pink Alexander & John Blaustein Alex Andel & Julia Knight Catherine & Barry Augus Erica & Eric Bachman Ana Baires Barry Barankin & Dawn Nelson Barankin
“I am happy that I took the leap of faith and joined Heads Up. I believe being exposed to a different kind of world than I was used to, helped me keep my sights on future success. I am now an attorney and I have represented low-income tenants in Oakland for two years.”
Molly Barrett & Joshua Stern Brannin Beal & Julie Kim-Beal Holly Below Robert Blackburn & Ann Smulka
Martin Bloes & Marjory Graue
Benjamin Ladue & Lauren Railey
Steven & Susan Boranian
Crystal Land & William Miller
Karen Bradley & Frank Dauby
Larry Mar & Losa Wong
Kelly Brown & James Schaaf
Benjamin Metcalf ’94 & Melissa Garcia
Jeff & Eva Camp
Sandra Midkiff
Paul & Helen Chapman
Eric & Susan Poncelet
Abe & Jennifer Friedman
Head-Royce Middle School
Marissa Kunz
Mya Paul & Timothy Popp
Michelle Frazier
The Fremont Group Foundation
David & Deborah Kirshman
Tim Mulvenon
Michael Novogradac & Barbara Forsberg-Novogradac
Vikas Sabnani & Himani Trivedi
Brendan Blakeley ’88 & Jennifer Jones ’89
Mark Muranishi ’06
Thank you for supporting Heads Up!
James Connolly & Amy Glazer
Katherine Reilly
Deirdre Williams ’80 & Cedric Hilliard
2015–2016
Since 1987, Heads Up has provided tuition-free academic enrichment and support for underserved middle school students of color from Oakland Unified School District, preparing them for lives of academic success and civic engagement.
Laura Redmond
– Ana Baires, Heads Up Alumna, Encinal High School ’03
Rita Carlson Julia & Phillip Chin James & Ciara Harris Rachel Kirshman Concannon ’96 & Jason Concannon
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