ROOTED IN RESEARCH
Innovative and full of heart, Mark Day School nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.
FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear Mark Day School Community,
As you may know, I was away from campus on sabbatical for the last few months of the 2024-25 school year. One of the pleasures of my summer was going back to view the graduation speeches that our 8th graders made in June. As has been the tradition each year, this graduating class seized the opportunity to share something personal of themselves, in the process reflecting unique, important elements of Mark Day School.
One student reflected, “Life only gets exciting when we step outside our comfort zones, because it’s in the challenges that we discover what we’re capable of.” We see our students live that truth in countless ways: wrestling with a complex math problem, revising an essay until it carries an argument with both confidence and conviction, and, just as importantly, knowing when to ask for help from a teacher or a fresh perspective from a classmate. That balance between productive struggle and seeking support is a hallmark of learning at Mark Day.
Another student experienced a similar lesson through a different lens, describing how their mistakes became stepping stones: “Mark Day has taught me to sit with my mistakes, get to know them, and most importantly, take steps to evolve. I was always faced with an opportunity to grow and learn a new lesson.” And still another graduate shared how they overcame perfectionism, coming to realize that not having all the answers was not a weakness, but a gift: “I discovered
that struggle is part of the process…not knowing everything fosters wonder and creativity.”
These voices help to capture part of what distinguishes Mark Day graduates. Our students lead with curiosity, persevere when they encounter obstacles, are willing to stumble, and have developed the genuine confidence that enables them to pursue ongoing growth in a world characterized by complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity. In the pages that follow, you’ll see how research informs teaching and learning at Mark Day and, ultimately, how our students not only encounter the world but how they shape the world and the communities in which they live.
None of this happens by chance. It happens because of you. Your generosity fuels the professional learning that keeps our teachers at the forefront of educational practice, the tools and materials that turn big ideas into hands-on experiences, and the environment in which every child is known, challenged, and supported. Your investment is an important part of every student’s story. On behalf of our faculty, staff, and most of all our students, thank you for making this work possible.
Best regards,
Joe Harvey Head of School
FROM THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
To Our Mark Day School Community,
Thank you for your generosity and unwavering dedication. Your support has enriched the student experience, and we are proud to highlight your contributions in our latest annual report.
The theme of this year’s annual report is “Rooted in Research.” Research, at its heart, fuels progress, and your contributions are the foundation upon which we build programs and initiatives that inspire growth and discovery.
To our Mark Day Fund donors: Your steadfast support has sustained our educational programs and enabled innovative projects to flourish. During the 2024-2025 school year, contributions from more than 500 members of this community exceeded $1,350,000—an extraordinary testament to your belief in our mission.
To our supporters of the Campaign for Mark Day School Faculty: Your early gifts and pledges are paving the way for a stronger future. This endowment will ensure long-term investment in compensation, professional development, and the intern teacher program. These are all cornerstones of excellence that will nurture our faculty and support teaching and learning for generations to come.
To our Spring Fundraiser sponsors and donors: Your partnership brought vibrancy to our “Greatest School on Earth” event, raising more than $150,000 in unrestricted donations and more than $160,000 for the “Loud and Clear” Fund-a-Need initiative. You are demonstrating how collective effort can transform ideas into reality.
To our volunteers: You exemplify the collaborative spirit that fuels our work. By sharing your time and expertise, you’ve created opportunities that shape the lives of our students and educators in meaningful and lasting ways.
Each one of you plays a vital role in helping us stay rooted in the principles of curiosity, research, and innovation. Your contributions support our mission of nurturing each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.
Together, we continue to grow, guided by research and inspired by the possibilities it reveals.
With gratitude,
Director of Development
FINANCIAL FIGURES
Unaudited Figures July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
2024-25 GIFT SUMMARY $2,613453*
The Mark Day Fund..................................................................$1,353,419
Special Gifts
South Africa Partnerships...................................................$84,887
Family Association.....................................................................$175,778
Spring Fundraiser’s Fund-a-Need..........................................$150,875
Endowment................................................................................$848,494
Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition.......................................................................$25,000
Endowment Campaign for Mark Day School Faculty..................................................$823,494
*Reflects cash contributions and pledge payments in 2024-25 fiscal year
ENDOWMENT**
M.V. Williams (Restricted)...........................................................$2,490,747
Faculty Salaries (Restricted)..........................................................$717,545
Indexed Tuition (Restricted)..........................................................$876,164
Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition (Restricted)....................................................................................$1,473,739
Making Waves (Restricted)............................................................$342,972
Eighth Grade Fund (Restricted)..................................................$665,338
Behnke/Luria Family Endowment (Restricted)......................$108,361
Professional Development (Restricted).......................................$51,573
Margaret B. MacArthur Endowment Fund for Financial Aid..........................................................................................$20,385
Funding for Indexed Tuition (Unrestricted)........................$6,877,440
Faculty Salaries (Unrestricted).....................................................$514,878
Endowment Campaign for Mark Day School Faculty and Staff.........................................$1,405,729
TOTAL......................................................................................$15,544,872
**Endowment balances reflect all money collected and earned from investments.
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ROOTED IN RESEARCH? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE
At Mark Day School, research is not a separate activity—it’s a driving force integrated into everything we do. It shapes the design of our curriculum, informs the layout of our classrooms, and guides how we engage with students day to day. We ground our decisions in the latest findings from cognitive science, developmental psychology, and educational theory, ensuring that every aspect of our program reflects a deep understanding of how children grow, learn, and thrive.
But research doesn’t just influence how we teach, it’s also something our students actively learn to do themselves. Starting in Kindergarten, teachers encourage students
to ask thoughtful questions and think critically about what they are learning. As they move through the grades, they learn to seek credible sources, distinguish fact from opinion, and build evidence-based arguments. In this way, we’re not only applying research at a strategic and programmatic level—we’re also cultivating the skills of inquiry and critical thinking within our students themselves.
In the sections that follow, we share three ways that research comes to life at Mark Day—illustrating how we translate big ideas into meaningful, concrete experiences that help students become confident, capable, and curious learners.
Structuring Our Program for Growth, Not Limits
How students see themselves as learners profoundly shapes who they become. That’s why we’ve designed our program to steer away from self-limiting labels and instead encourage each child to accumulate rather than discard areas of interest/skill/capabilities and nurture each child’s authentic confidence--the kind that comes through overcoming just-right challenge. It’s common for children to adopt simple
declarations like “I’m good at math” or “I’m not a writer.” These statements may sound benign—even self-aware—but they often reflect and reinforce fixed ideas about who a child is and what they’re capable of. Over time, these labels can become limiting. Even positive ones can come with invisible boundaries: the “creative” child might hesitate to try STEM projects, while the “math kid” might avoid the arts.
What the research tells us
Our approach draws on decades of research about self-concept and growth mindset. Studies show that children begin forming self-perceptions as early as age three, and by elementary school, they’re already comparing themselves to others in academic and social domains. While this is a natural part of development, it becomes limiting when labels are reinforced, intentionally or not, by the adults around them.
Research by psychologist Carol Dweck and others has shown that praising children for innate traits like intelligence can actually reduce motivation and performance over time. Children praised for “being smart” may avoid challenges that could risk that identity. In contrast, when we praise effort, strategy, and persistence, we help children build resilience and a mindset oriented toward growth.
How this informs our program
At Mark Day, we embed a growth mindset into the structure of school life. It’s one of seven metacognitive skills—alongside curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, community mindset, and self-understanding/self-direction—that are integrated across the curriculum and explicitly reflected in student report cards.
From the earliest grades, students are encouraged to view mistakes as opportunities and to embrace the power of yet—as in, “I can’t do this…yet.” Students learn to see obstacles as temporary conditions—in fact, necessary steps on the way to new
skills. Teachers are attuned to the early signs of self-labeling and respond with language and strategies that reframe the moment. As students grow, they encounter new opportunities to explore different roles, interests, and ways of learning. In middle school, students choose from a wide array of electives and work in varied groupings—solo, paired, and collaborative—ensuring that no one is boxed into a single identity or subject area.
We also make space for exploration beyond the classroom. From lunchtime clubs to hands-on labs to community experiences, we routinely encourage students to try something new—and to discover something new about themselves in the process.
THE MARK DAY FUND OUR ANNUAL FUND
The Mark Day Fund powers key programs thanks to broad community support. Unrestricted gifts to the Mark Day Fund play a critical role in delivering the dynamic, hands-on education that defines a Mark Day School experience. Contributions to the 2024–2025 fund support outstanding faculty, fuel cross-disciplinary learning, and enrich daily school life for every student.
This year, more than 500 donors—including current families, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends—came together to strengthen the school through their generous Mark Day Fund gifts.
2024–2025 Mark Day Fund Highlights:
100% participation from the Board of Trustees
95% participation from current families
Nearly 100 alumni families and friends gave a combined $45,000
Nearly 80 grandparents contributed more than $140,000
These contributions provide vital resources that allow Mark Day School to respond to needs in real time and invest in what matters most: students. We are deeply grateful for the continued generosity of our community.
Heritage Circle
($50,000 and up)
Devin and Adam Alper
Dennis Phelps
Benefactors’ Circle
($35,000 to $49,999)
Scott and Melissa Faber
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas***
Partners’ Circle
($25,000 to $34,999)
Anonymous
Stacey and Chris Abate
Steve Murphy and David Lowe
Kathleen and David Martin, MD
Susan and William McKinley
Laura Kritchever and Mondo Sarti
Katie and Brian Taylor
Leadership Circle
($15,000 to $24,999)
Avra and Justin Durack
Hailey and Patrick Flemming
Tiffany and Brandon Gantus
April Underwood and Matt Herrero
Heather and Mark Marsella
Vanessa and Taylor McKinley
Samantha and Eric Palm
Alicia and Michael Rockefeller
Legare and Todd Speece
Eighth Pillar
($10,000 to $14,999)
Anonymous
Erica and Ben Applestein
Alison and Robert Bassman
Brooke and Michael Beck
Linda Brown
Amber and Ryan Brown
Laurie and Martin Carrade
Sarah and Brian Cason
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm*
Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn
Sara and Nicholas Egide
Allison and Noah Hagey
Jodie and Amir Haleem
Desiree and Nathan Harbacek
Allison and Jeff Harper
Megan Holland and Michael Jaeger
Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball
Genevieve and David Kreter
Karen Black and Andy Meyer
Sara and Jonathan Okman
Jill Benioff and Alex Petrov
Sally Rhodes
Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld
Gina and Granville Valentine
Aimee Foreman and Kevin Vosen
Founders’ Circle
($7,500 to $9,999)
Suji Pathi and Eric Bava
Ann Wang and Jamie Durrani
Carolyn and Bryce Lensing
Sponsors’ Circle
($4,600 to $7,499)
Anonymous
Tammy and Craig Ackerman
Candice West Barker and Todd Barker
Lindsay and Tony Bartsh
Milana and Gregory Berguig
Patty Dutra Bruce and Erik Bruce
Courtney and Shale Butler*
Maryanne and Patrick Caughey
Katherine and Winston Chan
Pangfua Her and Timothy Chang
Archie and Vijay Chattha
Jessica and Michael Clifton
Kimberly and Brett Corbett
Raphael De Balmann
Eve and Jason Dellinger
Leyla Mirzazadeh and Prathap Dendi
Francesca and Rob Duncan
Stacey and Mark Egide
Pamela and Bryce Emo
Kerr and Will Fellows
Beth and Adam Fliss
Wendy and Alexander Fraser*
Carin and Andrew Gidney
Cynthia Hiponia
Kevin Hopper
Chelsea and Marc Ialeggio
Donna Dolislager, MD and Alan Johnson, MD
Deborah and Mark Johnson
Andi and Andy Kelly
Jennifer and Jonathan Kelly
Carolyn Bojanowski and Caleb Krasnor
Patricia Seid and Bryan Lin
Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan*
Paul and Megan Mariani
Nicole and David Martin
Lauren Novita and Andrew Matzkin
Aramie and Kevin McDonald*
Nina and Ketan Mehta
Carrie and Paul Nathan
Lauren and Jeff Osher
Katy and Brad Paterson
Jess Greene-Pierson and James Pierson
Hannah and Guy Raz
Lauren Morlock and Tony Russo
Roxanne Khalili and Mehdi Salek
Shalu and Hersh Saluja*
Morgan and Brian Schneider
Katherine and Patrick Shannon
Bianca and Brad Sills
Elena and Bill Solari
Linda and Fred Speece
Jessica Williams and JJ Stein
Jennifer and Mark Summerhays
Caroline and Alexander Towery
Meghan and Brian Wells
Tiffany and Harrison Westwater
Paulina and Steven Yampolsky
Challenge Circle
($1,000 to $4,599)
Anonymous (3)
Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe***
Karena and Jeff Bacciocco***
Ben Barad ‘05
Sandy and Howard Bassman
Rita Tachis and Jesse Bean ‘02
Sharina and Jay Belani*
Lauren and Nathan Belden
Maud and Serg Berguig
Ali Bertram ‘22 and August Bertram
Monica and Pablo Bizjack ‘82***
Sara Schwartz and Kenneth Blum***
Joan and Nick Boodrookas***
Paul and Ann Schuyler Brenner**
Wendy and Patrick Broderick***
Nicole and Paul Bussi
Sylvia Harris Cahill ‘01
Lorna Meyer Calas and Dennis Calas
Lizzy Eisenberg CassoGomez ‘98
Helen and Victor Castillo**
Michelle Passero and Ira Chin
Mercy and Donny Chiu
Aline Kim and Peter Chun
Tonya and Bryan Crapo
Nina Wang and Christopher Cukor
Anna-Marie Van Den Toorn and Tom Dibble
Katherine Dillingham
Jessica and Stefan Duban
Rebecca and Adam Elegant*
Jessica Rhodes and Ian Fein
Jenna and Deva Ferar
Melissa and David Ferst
Beth Manning and Thom Finn
Sandy and John Foreman
Adeline and Michael Freedman
Virginia Yang and Walt French
Katie and Stefan Gerard
Dr. Mark and Mrs. Gail Glasser
April Chan and Joe Goodman
Rika and Balaji Gopinath
Victoria Argumedo and Nick Gordon
Kira and Bradley J. Haas Fund*
Joseph M. Harvey*
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Howard
Jennifer and Ian Hughes
Amy and Harry Hunt
Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang*
Nicole and Andrew Johnson
Deana Morrow Kay ‘92
Mary and Andrew Kayser*
Drs. James and Joan Kelly
Janet and Damon Kerby***
Bonnie and Lee Kirkpatrick**
Michelle and Bryan Kohm
May Haim Kotlarsky and Nadav Kotlarsky
Mr. Kerry Lanz
Ines Gonzalez Lehman and Christopher Lehman
Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing**
Carole Sirulnick and Howard Levene
Jessica Melin and Bodo Littman
Devon and Hunter Marvel
Catherine McCormick
Thalia and Michael Milano
Heather and Stewart Mitchell
Maya and Alejandro Muller
Stacy and Mark Nelson**
Stephanie Crampton-Odell and Tim Odell
Jessica Ozberker
Teresa Holway and Wade Painter
Lisette and David Parisi
Stephanie and Sam Parker*
Priya and Nikul Patel ‘97
Mrs. Anne Pearl
Sue and Bob Peisert*
Kathryn and Sean ‘90 Peisert
Anne and Ziv Peled
Cristina and Chris Portella
Alison and Danny Rabb
Shannon Rajewski
Daniel and Ashley Reid
Kalei Colridge and Robert Renfro
Rosemary Riesenfeld
Andrea and Ori Rijo
Rebecca Mitchell and Mark Ripley
Jill and Alain Rothstein
Bria and Jason Ruben
Sally and Skip Schafer
Doan-Nhu Bui and Adrien Schmidt
Jessie and Bjorn Schroeder
Ashley and Kurt ‘98 Seefeld
Laura and David Shapiro*
Myia and Rimas Silkaitis
Maia Josebachvili and Dave Skinner
Ms. Barbara Speer
Kristen and Robert Sperling
Jennifer Swett
Laura and Shawn Tabak
Michael and Cathy Taylor
Susie Taylor
Diane Temple
Marimar Torres***
Oanh Tran ‘00 and Carl Ma
Denise and Quoc Tran
Sarah and Gareth Walter
Diane and Bill Wara
Cricket Wardein
Alison Littman and Jay Warshaw
Orna and Eddie Weisberg
Ellie and Rick Wells
Nancy and Bruce Worthington
Yang Liu and Larry Ye
Grace and James Yu
Jennifer and Eddie Zalayet*
Trellis Circle
($500 to $999)
Anonymous (7)
Ann Marie Algeo
Denise and Toussaint Bailey
The Barad Family***
Ruth Pelico and Juan Carlos Barrios
Sharon and Ted Block***
Mary Clare Hubert Bly ‘87 and Colin Bly*
Amie Boswell-Kennett and Ramona Dewane ‘16**
Chris Broderick ‘06
John Broderick ‘10
Katherine Hatch and Robert Carlson
Danielle Meshorer and Gregg Dessen
Theresa and George Eisenberg***
Robin and Duncan Fallat**
Carl Flemming
Abby and Jeff French
Jo Ann and John Gantus
Steve and Mary Gorski***
Eve S. Zamora and Ken Goudey**
Reetika and Sajot Grewal*
Anna Semenova and Hayk Grigoryan
Caroline Heredia
Alessandra and Cesar Herrera Balderas
Sarah and Richard Hoffman
Ivan Ivanets
Judee and Matthew Karson
Lailee and Ali Kerachi
Kovler Family Foundation**
Liza and James Lorenz
Thuy Le and Keith Lu
Alan Mainwaring
Mary Pat and Marv McCann
Ritu and Alex Metzger**
Alisha and Kamal Mistry
Nina Mariani Moody
Noemi and Chuck Moore
Roxana and Manuel Morales
Francoise and Alp Ozberker
Brooke and Robert Purcell
Vicki and Joe Reisinger
Lillian and Bradon Rice
Judith Rice-Jones
Jan Richey
Samantha and Noel Scher
Lena and Mark Shagoury
Odessa and Kim Shekar
Mamie Air and Ali Shoeb
Michelle and Rob Spinosa
Evelyn and Horst Tauchert***
Dr. Ilkcan Cokgor and Ismail Haluk Ulubay
Dr. David Williams and Mrs. Donna Williams
Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman***
Blue and Gold Circle (up to $499)
Anonymous (22)
Iliza Abbe
Elizabeth Adams ‘01
Drs. Lyn and Jim Adams**
Prisila and Luis Almengor
Suzanne and Gary Alpert
Dawn Aotani and Robert Anderson
Rhys and Craig Atkinson
Paul Austin
Jackie Bango***
Marci and David Barnhart
Justin Bayer
Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt***
Maggie Bendicksen
Ben Blum ‘14
Beth and Kirk Bonzell***
Diane Boodrookas ‘06
Bev and Rolly Boorman***
Trenton Boorman ‘03
Sarah Janoff-Brinn and Lior Brinn
Amy and Marshall Brinn
Malini Brown
Amy Adkins and Evan Brown
Miriam and Jonathan Brown ‘89*
Silvia Buckley
Scott and Kristina Buer
Jessica and Darragh Caffrey
The Callahan Thommes Family*
Kelly Campagna
Marco Castillo ‘14
Natalia Castillo ‘16
Tracy Caton and Howard Cummings**
Beatriz Chimal and Jose Chan
Thomas and Bella Chang
Joyce Chen
Tatiana Chestohin
Olivia Chignell
Laika and Colin Chow
Kathy and Alan Clifton
Courtney and Jack Coghlan*
Mary and Jamie Collie
Mary and Earle Colridge
Mary Contreras
Geneva and Jack Conway***
Maria Coronado***
Lawrence Crapo
Sue Crowther
Juanita Diaz Oviedo and Liborio Cruz
Dana Dacus-Hare
Elcira Vicente and Olver De Leon
Kevin Dee ‘04
Bronner and Michael Deixler
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Elle and Joe Doerr
Sabrina Dornhelm ‘24
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Katia Escobar Valenzo
Katy and Tim Evans***
Roberta Feinberg
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Thrisha and Jairo Francia
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Cody Fusco
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Stephany Tousignant and Matt Gamble
Leslie Garber
Michelle Mulkey and Nathaniel Garrett*
Anna Gonzalez
Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf***
Cheryl and Robert Greer
Devan Grewal ‘23
Sasha Grewal ‘19
Katrina Griffiths
Adrienne Low and Robin Grindley*
Patricia Grotins
Patricia Brodeur and Mathias Gug
Savannah Guinn
Christine and John Gullette
Cari and Stephen Gundee
Katherine Gutierrez ‘16
Maritza Gutierrez
Robbie and Phil Gutierrez*
Deborah Hamon and Chris Jannes*
Marie and Richard Harbacek
Griffin Harris ‘24
Jed Harvey ‘18
Teri and Brian Hauswirth***
Rita Hayes*
Ashley and Andy ‘90 Hecht*
Charlotte Hee ‘16
Chase Hee ‘24
Melisa and David Hickman***
Alex Hobbs ‘20
Will Hobbs ‘21
Sarah and Richard Hoffman
Kevin Holmes
Oma Els Holway
Angela and Ian Hopper
Gwen and Ole Huus-Henriksen*
Ronell and Leonard Ialeggio
Olivia and Alfredo Jimenez
Gustavo Jimenez
Chris Johnston ‘02*
Lara Johnston ‘04*
Molly and Jeffrey Kaban
Barbara and Len Kaban
Julie and Vatche Kalfayan
Anne ‘95 and Joel Kaplan
Lynne Miyamoto and Andrew Kawahara*
Jonathan Kehl ‘86
Katie Kelso
Bijani Mizell and Will Kennedy
Karen Klier and James Leventhal***
Vira and David Klinetobe, Khema Klinetobe ‘22*
Vaughn and Joe Kurtenbach
Ms. Barbara Lambert
Mary and Scott ‘06 Lamson
Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04 and Christophe Dimmitt
Debra and John LaRoy
Ann Lee
Amy Leung
Jessica Weiss Levin ‘02 and Jason Levin*
Meredith Levine ‘23
Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine***
Wyatt Levine ‘21
Donna and Tom Lifland
Kylee Lin ‘05**
Patricia Lopez
John and Carolyn Madison***
Christine and Jim Maguire***
Betty and Don Manning
Debbie and Phil Marsella
Robyn and Jason Matlon
Beiry Mendez and Ilver Mazariegos
Ellen McMahon
Arlene and Javier Medina
Alison Becker and Adam Messinger
Becky Mejia
Christine Metzger
Alex Miller
Denise and Bill Moore**
Cindy and Craig Morris**
Indigo Morris
Chelsea Moylan ‘02
Penn Mullin***
Gowri Navaratnam
Jennifer Shaw Navarrete and Richard Navarrete***
Margot Boorman Nerland ‘06
Elizabeth and Devan Nielsen*
Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester ‘86***
Eileen O’Hare**
Kat Reisinger and Jamie O’Neil
Janice and Leo O’Sullivan
Rachel and Bill Owings
Evelyn and Manuel Paniagua
Deb Pannell
Kirsten and Dennis Peek
Sarah and Gregg Perata
Anne Wara and Jason Perko
Fernanda Pernambuco and Zachary Partin*
Kenneth Pledger
Lourdes Razo
Hannah Reilly
Nancy and Ken Resnick
Nancy Ridout
Helene and William Rintala
Madeline Rogers*
Annette and Charles Russo
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2024-2025
Sara Egide, President
Chris Abate
Vice President
Paul Austin
Ben Barad ‘05
Alumni Trustee
Mike Beck,
Assistant Treasurer
Sharina Belani
Trustee Emerita
Carolyn Bojanowski
Ryan Brown
Jessica Clifton
Dom Cox
Faculty Trustee
Prathap Dendi
Ethan Dornhelm
Stephanie Dornhelm Family Association
President
Scott Faber
Patrick Flemming
Rika Gopinath
Joe Harvey Head of School
Chelsea Ialeggio
Andy Kelly
Megan Mariani, Treasurer
Alicia Rockefeller
Katie Shannon
Quoc Tran
Andrea Urda Rijo
Ending their terms in 2025
Sharina Belani
Trustee Emerita
Ethan Dornhelm
Stephanie Dornhelm Family Association
President
Beginning their terms in 2025
Vanessa McKinley
April Underwood
Tiffany Westwater, Family Association President
Otto Salmi ‘11
Andrea and Semi Salmi***
Quaree Sankey
Claire Savage*
Susan Scannell
Megan and Mike Schenck
Maggie Eisenberg Schuman ‘02
and Keith Schuman
Susan and David Schwartz***
Cathy and Evan Sedlock***
Danny Shapiro ‘24
Lyell Shapiro
Kathleen and Thomas Shepard
Sophie Shulman ‘02
Mary Sikkel
Kate Silvers ‘20
Melissa and Rick Silvers
Samantha Silvers
Leila and Mike Sinclaire
Christine Ripley and BJ Singh
Carrie Smith
Katie Morris and Doug Smythe
Jennifer Southern*
Marcia and David Sperling
Amy Rice-Jones and David St. Martin
Mandy and Scott Tachiki*
Merry Thompson
Maeve Tran ‘23
Cris Turienzo
Lydia Tuveson
Molly Tuveson
Victoria Hogue and Steve Underhill
Candice Underwood
Connor Van Gessel ‘06
Rita Voss
Kathleen and Gary Vote*
Ecco Wang
Jane Grayson and Bob Warren
Brian Wilkerson
Jane Williams*
Keren Johnson and Luis Yac
Cristin Yang
Ning and Henry Yu
Lacy and Lucas Zehner
ANNUAL FUND GIFTS BY SOURCE
Corporate Matching Gifts
Adobe, Inc.
Apple, Inc.
Baker Avenue Asset Management
Bank of America
BlueSnap
The Clorox Company
Comcast
Experion
FICO Corporation
Google, Inc.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Kaiser Permanente
Microsoft Corporation
Nasdaq
Netflix, Inc.
Otka, Inc.
Parnassus Investments
PG&E
Rockefeller Capital Management
Salesforce, Inc.
Take Two Software
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ubisoft
Visa, Inc.
Walmart, Inc.
Walt Disney Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank
Alumni
Elizabeth Adams ‘01
Ben Barad ‘05
Jesse Bean ‘02
Ali Bertram ‘22
Pablo Bizjack ‘82
Ben Blum ‘14
Mary Clare Hubert Bly ‘87
Diane Boodrookas ‘06
Trenton Boorman ‘03
Chris Broderick ‘06
John Broderick ‘10
Jonathan Brown ‘89
Sylvia Harris Cahill ‘01
Lizzy Eisenberg CassoGomez ‘98
Marco Castillo ‘14
Natalia Castillo ‘16
Kevin Dee ‘04
Sabrina Dornhelm ‘24
Chad Forrester ‘86
Meghan Schafer Fraser ‘88
Pierce Freeman ‘10
Devan Grewal ‘23
Sasha Grewal ‘19
Katherine Gutierrez ‘16
Kira George Haas ‘98
Griffin Harris ‘24
Jed Harvey ‘18
Andy Hecht ‘90
Charlotte Hee ‘16
Chase Hee ‘24
Alex Hobbs ‘20
Will Hobbs ‘21
Chris Johnston ‘02
Lara Johnston ‘04
Anne Worthington Kaplan ‘95
Deana Morrow Kay ‘92
Jonathan Kehl ‘86
Scott Lamson ‘06
Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04
Jessica Weiss Levin ‘02
Meredith Levine ‘23
Wendy Morris Levine ‘89
Wyatt Levine ‘21
Kylee Lin ‘05
Diana Maier ‘84
Chelsea Moylan ‘02
Hadley Mullin ‘88
Margot Boorman Nerland ‘06
Nikul Patel ‘97
Sean Peisert ‘90
Otto Salmi ‘11
Maggie Eisenberg Schuman ‘02
Kurt Seefeld ‘98
Danny Shapiro ‘24
Sophie Shulman ‘02
Kate Silvers ‘20
Maeve Tran ‘23
Oanh Tran ‘00
Connor Van Gessel ‘06
Alumni Parents
Lyn and Jim Adams
Elizabeth Adams ‘01
Dawn Aotani and Robert
Anderson
Sami Anderson ‘23
Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe
Sarah ‘13, Neil ‘15, and Aidan ‘17
Karena and Jeff Bacciocco
Alexis ‘08 and Kyle ‘11
Bacciocco
Amy and Seth Barad
Ben Barad ‘05
Sharina and Jay Belani
Shail ‘19 and Roshan ‘21 Belani
Sharon and Ted Block
Lindsay Block ‘90
Mary Clare Bly and Colin Bly
Angus Bly ‘22
Joan and Nick Boodrookas
Alex ‘02 and Diane ‘06
Boodrookas
Bev and Rolly Boorman
Margot Boorman Neerland ‘06 and Trent Boorman ‘03
Amie Boswell-Kennett
Ramona Dewane ‘16
Paul and Ann Schuyler Brenner
James Brenner ‘04
Wendy and Patrick Broderick
Chris ‘06 and John ‘10
Broderick
Shawna Callahan
Jennifer ‘17, Amelia ‘18, and Parkes ‘20 Thommes
Katherine Hatch and Robert Carlson
Danny ‘23 and Eli ‘23 Carlson
Helen and Victor Castillo
Marco ‘14 and Natalia ‘16
Castillo
Tracy Caton and Howard
Cummings
Lily Cummings ‘16
Courtney and Jack Coghlan
Shane ‘22 and Tanner ‘23 Coghlan
Elizabeth and Charles Dennis
Elena ‘11 and Nico ‘13 Dennis
Theresa and George Eisenberg
Lizzy Eisenberg CassoGomez ‘98 and Maggie Eisenberg Schuman ‘02
Katy and Tim Evans
Aidan ‘14 and Colin ‘17 Evans
Robin and Duncan Fallat
Moss Will Fallat ‘18
Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester
Davy Forrester ‘22
Ia Forrester
Chad Forrester ‘86
Dr. David and Wendy Galland
Morgan ‘98 and Josh ‘01
Galland
Steve and Mary Gorski
Ana ‘14, Cate ‘17 and Alex Gorski
Eve Zamora and Ken Goudey
Julian ‘12 and Elias ‘14 Goudey
Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf
Hope ‘21 and Abby ‘24 Greenleaf
Reetika and Sajot Grewal
Sasha ‘19 and Devan ‘23 Grewal
Robbie and Phil Gutierrez
Katherine ‘16 and Max ‘19
Gutierrez
Deborah Hamon and Chris Jannes
Maddy Jannes ‘18
Joseph M. Harvey
Jed Harvey ‘18
Teri and Brian Hauswirth
Anna ‘03 and Joseph ‘05
Hauswirth
Sarah and Richard Hoffman
Jacquelyn Hoffman Friedel ‘7
Gwen and Ole Huus-Henriksen
Charlotte Huus-Henriksen ‘02
Julie and Vatche Kalfayan
Arika Kalfayan ‘17
Megan and Pete Karlen
Sienna Karlen ‘23
Lynne Miyamoto and Andrew Kawahara
Sidney Kawahara ‘23
Mary and Andrew Kayser
Dylan ‘18 and Jackson ‘22
Kayser
Janet and Damon Kerby
Samantha Kerby Dorsey ‘93
Bonnie and Lee Kirkpatrick
Claire ‘11 and Jack ‘13
Kirkpatrick
Karen Klier and James Leventhal
Emil Leventhal ‘20
Vira and David Klinetobe, Khema Klinetobe ‘22
Debra and John LaRoy
Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04, Danielle ‘06, Alison ‘08, and Robby ‘12 LaRoy
Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt
Leswing
Tyler ‘10 and Sophia ‘13
Leswing
Wendy Morris Levine and Marc
Levine
Wyatt ‘21 and Meredith ‘23
Levine
Roxana and Manuel Morales
Andre Morales ‘22
Cindy and Craig Morris
Jennifer Morris Ginsburg ‘85 and Wendy Morris Levine ‘89
Penn Mullin
Brennan ‘85 and Hadley ‘88
Mullin
Jennifer and Richard Navarrete
Laura Navarrete ‘98
Stacy and Mark Nelson
Aidan ‘10 and Jack ‘24 Nelson
Elizabeth and Devan Nielsen
Powell Nielsen ‘19
Stephanie and Sam Parker
Lilah ‘18 and Henry ‘21 Parker
Sue and Bob Peisert
Sean Peisert ‘90
Jan Richey
Bodie Ransom ‘21
Madeline Rogers
Kendal ‘12 and Miriam ‘15
Rogers
Andrea and Semi Salmi
Isabella ‘09, Ava ‘11 and Otto ‘11
Salmi
Shalu and Hersh Saluja
Aria Saluja ‘20
Claire Savage
Alison Savage Brooks ‘15
Sally and Skip Schafer
Meghan Schafer Fraser ‘88
Susan and David Schwartz
Dan ‘94 and Jeff ‘99 Schwartz
Melissa and Rick Silvers
Kate ‘20 and Samantha Silvers
Katie Morris and Doug Smythe
Claire Smythe ‘13
Jennifer Southern
Bradley Southern ‘22
Mandy and Scott Tachiki
Jeremy ‘19 and Justin ‘23
Tachiki
Marimar Torres
Cristina Torres ‘02
Denise and Quoc Tran
Maeve Tran ‘23
Ilkcan Cokgor and Ismail Haluk
Ulubay
Aydin Ulubay ‘18
Kathleen and Gary Vote
Kevin ‘90 and Kassia ‘92 Vote
Jane Williams
Alma Soria ‘22
Nancy and Bruce Worthington
Anne Worthington Kaplan ‘95 and Scott Worthington ‘97
Victoria Peet and Steven
Zimmerman
Logan ‘05, Madison ‘10, Callie ‘20 and Morgan ‘20
Zimmerman
Grandparents
Ann Marie Algeo
Ryan ‘26 and Pierce ‘28 Mariani
Rhys and Craig Atkinson
Bradford ‘25 and Colton ‘28
Applestein
Marci and David Barnhart
Axel ‘27 and Aria ‘29 Johnson
Sandy and Howard Bassman
Aden ‘31 and Ethan ‘33
Bassman
Maud and Serg Berguig
Micah ‘25 and Sasha ‘27
Berguig
Amy and Marshall Brinn
Nora Brinn ‘32
Linda Brown
Eddie Russo ‘32
Lorna Meyer Calas and Dennis Calas
Dylan Meyer ‘32
Kathy and Alan Clifton
Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton
Mary and Earle Colridge
Piper Renfro ‘30
Lawrence Crapo
Bryce Crapo ‘25
Bronner and Michael Deixler
Jasper ‘26 and Maxwell ‘29
Deixler-Dunn
Stacey and Mark Egide
Charlotte Egide ‘28
Joan and Bob Eliot
Burton Zehner ‘27
Roberta Feinberg
Vesper ‘28 and Langdon ‘31
Cason
Carl Flemming
Henry Flemming ‘31
Sandy and John Foreman
Mila ‘25 and Bennett ‘25 Vosen
Thrisha and Jairo Francia
Liliana ‘26 and JT ‘29 Francia
Virginia Yang and Walt French
Jonah French ‘27
Molly and Chuck Fumia
Evie Ferst ‘27
Jo Ann and John Gantus
Caroline ‘28, Caleb ‘29 and Colin ‘32 Gantus
Mark and Gail Glasser
Hailey ‘23 and Samantha ‘26
Rabb, Ever ‘29 and Hudson ‘30
Alper
Cheryl and Robert Greer
Elsie ‘23 and Hailey ‘25
Schroeder
Patricia Grotins
Layla ‘27, Zain ‘30 and Cam ‘32
Haleem
Christine and John Gullette
Oliver Wells ‘27
Marie and Richard Harbacek
Teddy ‘29 and Ben ‘31 Harbacek
Kevin Holmes
Maggie Nathan ‘32
Els Holway
Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton
Kevin Hopper
Olivia Hopper ‘30
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Howard
Brenner ‘23, Cici ‘25 and Sloane ‘27 Emo
Ronell and Leonard Ialeggio
Francesca Ialeggio ‘27
Donna Dolislager and Alan Johnson
Axel ‘27 and Aria ‘29 Johnson
Barbara and Len Kaban
Keira ‘28 and Aaron ‘29 Kaban
James and Joan Kelly
Tommy ‘27 and Will ‘30 Kelly
Barbara Lambert
Francesca Ialeggio ‘27
Kerry Lanz
Q ‘29 and Kerry ‘31 Collie
Debra and John LaRoy
Ella Dimmitt ‘32
Carolyn and Bryce Lensing
Myles Matlon ‘31
Carole Sirulnick and Howard Levene
Nora Brinn ‘32
Donna and Tom Lifland
Katie Caffrey ‘25
Betty and Don Manning
Ellery Finn ‘25
Debbie and Phil Marsella
Ava ‘25 and Troy ‘28
Marsella
Kathleen and David Martin
Sophie Martin ‘27
Mary Pat and Marv McCann
Jaxon Paterson ‘28
Catherine McCormick
Henry Flemming ‘31
Susan and William McKinley
Lucy ‘26, Will ‘28 and Grady ‘29
McKinley
Nina and Ketan Mehta
Olivia ‘28 and Quinn ‘32 Mistry
Alison Becker and Adam Messinger
Naomi Brown ‘29
Nina Mariani Moody
Ryan ‘26 and Pierce ‘28 Mariani
Penn Mullin
Avery ‘19, Drew ‘23 and Ellie ‘26
Kalafatas
Gowri Navaratnam
Callum ‘19 and Euan ‘27 Brown
Janice and Leo O’Sullivan
Malcom ‘20, Rowan ‘22 and Noah ‘25 Zalayet
Francoise and Alp Ozberker
Alexandra Ozberker ‘28
Teresa Holway and Wade Painter
Claire ‘28 and Lucas ‘30 Clifton
Anne Pearl
Danny ‘24 and Lindsey ‘26
Shapiro
Sue and Bob Peisert
Lucas ‘25 and Lauren ‘31 Peisert
Vicki and Joe Reisinger
Olivia Reisinger-Niccum ‘26, Carter Reisinger-O’Neil and Jack Reisinger-O’Neil ‘31
Nancy and Ken Resnick
Jack Resnick ‘32
Sally Rhodes
Jack ‘26 and Annabelle ‘29 Fein
Judith Rice-Jones
Sierra ‘27 and Ruby ‘29 Ridout
Nancy Ridout
Sierra ‘27 and Ruby ‘29 Ridout
Rosemary Riesenfeld
Bella ‘25 and Henry ‘29
Riesenfeld
Helene and William Rintala
Avery ‘29, Alex ‘31 and Ella ‘33
Harper
Annette and Charles Russo
Olivia ‘23, Avery ‘25, Willow ‘29 and Simon ‘29 Taylor
Susan Scannell
Emmett ‘24, Skylar ‘26 and Owen ‘29 Peek
Sally and Skip Schafer
Violet Fraser ‘25
Kathleen and Thomas Shepard
Brooks Hoffman ‘27
Christine Ripley and BJ Singh
Zara Ripley ‘26
Linda and Fred Speece
Otelia Speece ‘25
Barbara Speer
River Walter ‘25
Marcia and David Sperling
Zach ‘25 and Sawyer ‘28
Sperling
Susie Taylor
Olivia ‘23, Avery ‘25, Willow ‘29 and Simon ‘29 Taylor
Diane Temple
Aria Yampolsky ‘32
Merry Thompson
Maelynn Thompson ‘28
Lydia Tuveson
Dashiell ‘28 and Pierce ‘29
Klempan
Candice Underwood
Sam Underwood ‘32
Diane and Bill Wara
Ash ‘24 and Jason ‘28 Perko
Jane Grayson and Bob Warren
Simon ‘25, Charlotte ‘28 and Evie ‘28 Peled
David and Donna Williams
Alex Stein ‘28
Nancy and Bruce Worthington
Charlotte ‘26 and Lily ‘26
Kaplan
Ning and Henry Yu Zaydee ‘26 and Rylee ‘29 Yu
Donations made in honor of/ in memory of Jessica Lifland and Darragh Caffrey, in memory of Donna Lifland
Mary and Jamie Collie, in honor of the ASC Staff
Molly and Chuck Fumia, in memory of Barbara Ferst
Kevin Holmes, in memory of Paul Nathan, Sr.
Debra and John LaRoy, in honor of Ella Dimmitt
Ritu and Alex Metzger, in honor of Suzanne Alpert
Roxana and Manuel Morales, in memory of Mrs. Reyna Larks and Darrell Henry Larks
Penn Mullin, in memory of Aidan Mullin
Christine Ripley and BJ Singh, in honor of Zara Ripley
Susie Taylor, in honor of Olivia ‘23, Avery ‘25, Willow ‘29 and Simon ‘29 Taylor
Victoria Hogue and Steve
Underhill, in memory of Don Hogue
THE EIGHTH PILLAR
The members of the Eighth Pillar have given either $100,000 or more to Mark Day School since joining the community or $10,000 in the last year. They are exemplars of the unofficial Eighth Pillar of Mark Day School: Philanthropy.
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Stacey and Chris Abate
Ramesh and Julian Allen
Devin and Adam Alper
David Anderman
Erica and Ben Applestein
Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe
Toby Atterbury
Karena and Jeff Bacciocco
The Barad Family
Candice West Barker and Todd Barker
Lindsay and Tony Bartsh
Alison and Robert Bassman
Brooke and Michael Beck
Kyle and Margot Biehle
Nicolle Henneuse and Peter Billington
Joan and Nick Boodrookas
Amie Boswell-Kennett and Ramona Dewane ‘16
Winkie Bresler
Tim Brisbois
Wendy and Patrick Broderick
Amber and Ryan Brown
Linda Brown
Jean and Stuart Brown
Cameron and Bruce Brugler
Laurie and Martin Carrade
David, Olivia & Quentin Carrel
Sarah and Brian Cason
Helen and Victor Castillo
Patricia Callahan and David Dee
Kristin and Andrew Dickinson
Gigi and Scott Dixon
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm
Kate and Bill Duhamel
Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn
Avra and Justin Durack
Sara and Nicholas Egide
Pamela and Bryce Emo
Scott and Melissa Faber
Judy and Jay Ferguson
Diana and Tim Fitzpatrick
Hailey and Patrick Flemming
Wendy and Alexander Fraser
Tiffany and Brandon Gantus
Lisa and John Geisse
Louisa and Andrew Gloger, The Woodbury Foundation
Sarah and Dirk Godsey
Steve and Mary Gorski
Kira and Bradley J. Haas
Allison and Noah Hagey
Jodie and Amir Haleem
Desiree and Nathan Harbacek
Allison and Jeff Harper
Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart III
Sophia and Robert Hee
Marje and Tony Helfet
Angela and JT Herman
April Underwood and Matt Herrero
Francesca and James Hetfield
Kate and Chris Hobbs
Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang
Valerie and Gregg Jacobs
Megan Holland and Michael Jaeger
Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball
Jennifer and John Knoll
Genevieve and David Kreter
Meghen and Ken Kurtzig
David LaHorgue
Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing
Yujing Han and David Liu
Steve Murphy and David Lowe
Karen Behnke Luria and Howard Luria
Heather and Mark Marsella
Kathleen and David Martin, MD
Jim Martin
Tracy and Andrew Matthes
Alison and Michael Mauze
Aramie and Kevin McDonald
Vanessa and Taylor McKinley
Susan and William McKinley
Betsy and John McKinney
Karen Black and Andy Meyer
Monica and Andrew Midler
Bibi and Eric Moore
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas
Sara and Jonathan Okman
Anne and Dean Ornish
Lauren and Jeff Osher
Samantha and Eric Palm
Stephanie and Sam Parker
Eda and Joseph Pell
Jill Benioff and Alex Petrov
Dennis Phelps
Kirsten and Steve Polsky
Wendy and Carl Reichardt
Sally Rhodes
Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld
Alicia and Michael Rockefeller
The Roell Family
Anna and Jonathan Rothbart
Andrea and Semi Salmi
Shalu and Hersh Saluja
Barbara and Tom Sargent
Laura Kritchever and Mondo Sarti
Eileen and Christopher Sheldon
Houda and Ray Silcock
Melissa and Rick Silvers
Legare and Todd Speece
Katie Smith and Andrew Spiegel
Katie and Brian Taylor
Waneska and Chris Torto
Mr. and Mrs. Denis Twomey
Gina and Granville Valentine
Aimee Foreman and Kevin Vosen
Kelley and Eric Warner
Tracey Warson
Caryn and Noah Weiss
Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson
Rene Zakhour
WHY WE GIVE THE BOORMAN FAMILY
For the Boorman family, Mark Day School is more than just a place where Trent ‘03 and Margot ‘06 grew up—it’s a cornerstone of their identity as a family. Though their kids are now alumni, their commitment to supporting the school remains unwavering.
“We first heard about Mark Day through our preschool,” Bev recalled. From their very first parent evening, they were hooked. “We thought the walls talked to us,” they laugh. After hearing the Head of School speak at an admission event, they just said, ‘We’re here.’”
The school experience was transformative not only for Trent and Margot but for Bev and Rolly as well. “We grew up there—not only our kids but we did too, as parents and as people,” they shared. Their years at Mark Day are filled with cherished memories, like the time the whole community came together on a rainy day to plant over 1,000 tulip bulbs. “There must have been one hundred of us out there. It was pouring rain, but it was such a fun time.” Bev even served as the Family Association President when Trent and Margot were current students.
Beyond the fun, the family treasures the values the school instilled in their children.
Trent, they recall, developed a lifelong curiosity about the world, earning a reputation as the kid who “wanted to know why the sky is blue” because of his relentless questions. Margot and Trent both learned the golden rule—the importance of kindness and respect for others—a lesson they carry with them to this day.
When asked why they continue to give back as Mark Day Fund donors and by including the school in their estate plans, the answer comes easily. “Mark Day is a place where kids can find themselves,” Bev explained. “The experience changes lives— kids’ and parents.’ When you are grateful, there’s nothing better than giving back. If I could make a difference in just one child’s life, whether by volunteering, donating, or simply helping, I could sleep at night.”
Their dedication to service has always been a team effort, and Mark Day became a natural extension of that ethos. Trent and Margot are following in their parents’ footsteps. They are both loyal Mark Day Fund supporters themselves, and Trent served on the Board as the Alumni Trustee for four years.
For this family, their journey with Mark Day isn’t just a chapter. It’s a legacy.
A NEW WAY TO GIVE
MAKE A CHARITABLE GIFT WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY
We now accept donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more than 100 additional leading cryptocurrencies. Go to markdayschool.org/ giving for details and to initiate your gift. A cryptocurrency donation can be made to the Mark Day Fund, to special programs, or to the school’s endowment where it benefits the next generation of skylions in perpetuity.
Additional ways to give include:
Online via credit card, Venmo, ApplePay, GooglePay
Via cash or check
Via stock
Via a Donor Advised Fund or foundation
Corporate matching gifts
Donating to Mark Day supports our school’s mission of nurturing each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, and to embrace challenge with courage and joy.
Learning to Conduct Research From An Early Age
In a world flooded with information, learning how to research is one of the most critical skills a student can develop. At Mark Day, research is a foundational skill set that begins in Kindergarten and grows with each student year by year. Research nurtures curiosity and independence. It helps students ask thoughtful questions, analyze sources,
and distinguish fact from opinion. It empowers them to explore new topics, form evidence-based arguments, and communicate their ideas with clarity and confidence. Perhaps most importantly, it teaches them how to learn—an ability that will serve them far beyond their years in school.
“ ...research
is not about simply finding answers. It’s about learning to ask better questions, navigate diverse media, and synthesize insights across disciplines.
What the research tells us
There is strong consensus in education that introducing research early—and revisiting it often—supports both academic and personal development. According to the Library of Congress, working with primary sources encourages students to move from surface-level observation to deeper inquiry. It also builds historical empathy and the ability to hold multiple perspectives.
Frameworks from institutions like Indiana University define research as a process of iterative questioning and strategic exploration. In this view, research is not about simply finding answers. It’s about learning to ask better questions, navigate diverse media, and synthesize insights across disciplines.
As information literacy experts Michael B. Eisenberg and Kathleen L. Spitzer point out, today’s students need more than just access to information—they need the skills to evaluate its accuracy, purpose, and relevance. Research is not just an academic exercise, but a life skill and a civic responsibility.
How this informs our program
Our students begin developing these skills from their very first days at school. In Kindergarten, they learn to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction and explore where information comes from. In 1st grade, they begin using digital databases like PebbleGo, developing early habits of curiosity, source evaluation, and media literacy.
These skills build steadily over time. Students research insects, endangered species, and keystone animals and learn to cross-check facts, ask who is telling the story, and understand how editing and publishing shape what we read.
By middle school, students are ready to conduct more complex research on, for example, historical events, scientific theories, and works of literature using primary sources, media analysis, and structured note-taking. In 8th grade, students take on a signature experience in Media Literacy Week, when 8th graders study the media they consume and create an original, research-based piece of media that conveys to an audience an important message about media in our society. They share their video and describe their process to the entire 8th grade class and a panel of faculty and admin. team members, building on their years of experience presenting their ideas in front of a group. Through this work, students become not just critical consumers of information, but thoughtful creators as well.
ENDOWMENT
The endowment supports teacher salaries and professional development, brings socio-economic diversity that benefits every child, and keeps the school secure in volatile times.
Endowment funds generate income through the school’s careful investment and support the school in perpetuity. The endowment principal remains intact each year as the school uses only a portion of the return generated to fund initiatives, with the spend rate ranging between 3% and 4% annually over the past several years.
Mark Day School’s endowment contributed more than $485,000 to the operating budget for the 2024-25 school year. That means that the earnings currently lower tuition by approximately $1,250 each year for each and every student.
We are especially grateful to donors who choose to support the endowment as they are providing for the school’s future. In addition to the Unrestricted Endowment, the school has several named funds with income restricted to the following areas.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF MARK
DAY SCHOOL’S ENDOWMENT?
THE MORE THAN $485,000 EARNED THROUGH THE ENDOWMENT DURING THE 202425 SCHOOL YEAR CONTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS
Campaign for Mark Day Faculty
We thank the following early supporters to the Campaign for Mark Day Faculty. The gifts and pledges support endowment for compensation, professional development, and the intern teacher program in perpetuity. These contributions help our teachers continue to grow, learn, and thrive – in their calling and in our community.
Anonymous
Christopher and Stacey Abate
Julian and Ramesh Allen
Ben Barad
The Barker Family
Lindsay and Tony Bartsh
Brooke and Michael Beck
Amber and Ryan Brown
Jessica Lifland and Darragh Caffrey
Jessica and Michael Clifton
Leyla Mirzazadeh and Prathap Dendi
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm
Sara and Nicholas Egide
Pamela and Bryce Emo
GENERAL SUPPORT
Eighth Grade Fund
FACULTY SALARIES
Faculty Salaries Fund (Restricted)
Faculty Salaries Fund (Unrestricted)
The Campaign For Mark Day School Faculty
FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Behnke/Luria Family Endowment
Endowment for Professional Development
The Campaign For Mark Day School Faculty
INDEXED TUITION
Behnke/Luria Family Endowment
Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition
Making Waves
Margaret B. MacArthur Endowment Fund for Indexed Tuition
M.V. Williams
Endowment for Indexed Tuition (Restricted)
Endowment for Indexed Tuition (Unrestricted)
Scott and Melissa Faber
Hailey and Patrick Flemming
Balaji and Rika Gopinath
Reetika and Sajot Grewal
Veronica and Robert Harris
Joseph M. Harvey
Chelsea and Marc Ialeggio
Andi and Andy Kelly
Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball
Caleb and Carolyn Krasnor
The Kreter Family
Mary and Scott ‘06 Lamson
Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine
Steve Murphy and David Lowe
Paul and Megan Mariani
Chris and Richard Mazzola
Christine Metzger
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas
The Ngo Family
Lauren and Jeff Osher
Katy and Brad Paterson
Lourdes Razo
The Urda Rijo Family
Alicia and Michael Rockefeller
The Shannon Family
David and Laura Shapiro
Jennifer Swett
Denise and Quoc Tran
The Vosen Foreman Family
Damon Kerby Fund for Indexed Tuition
This endowment fund was established in 2011 to honor Damon Kerby’s 24 years as Head of School and his belief in enrolling a diverse community of students and families and offering a quality education for all students.
The Tally Foundation, with Amanda Atterbury Ryan ‘93 and Elizabeth G. Atterbury
Indexed Tuition Endowment
Ann Wang and Jamie Durrani
LEGACY SOCIETY
The Mark Day School Legacy Society recognizes and honors those who have included the school in their estate plans either through their will, trust, retirement or life insurance plans. We invite you to join us as a member and look forward to working with you to ensure that the school’s legacy endures.
We thank the following Legacy Society members as of August 2025:
Ann and Paul Brenner
Bev and Rolly Boorman
Jennifer and Jon Kelly
Janet and Damon Kerby
Lek Suvanasarn
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas
The following types of commitments qualify you for membership in the Legacy Society:
Including us with a gift in your will or revocable trust;
A life-income gift that names Mark Day School as a remainder beneficiary, such as a charitable remainder trust or a charitable gift annuity;
A gift or assignment of qualified retirement plan assets, such as an IRA, 401(k), or 403(b);
A gift of life insurance;
And as a beneficiary of a bank account.
If you have named the school in your estate plans or would like more information, please contact Wendy Levine, Director of Development, at 415-472-8008.
GREATEST SCHOOL ON EARTH GALA
& AUCTION
Step Right Up! This year, the magic of the circus came to life at The Clubhouse at Peacock Gap, where more than 300 guests gathered under the big top for a spectacular evening of music, dancing, and dazzling generosity. From thrilling live auction bids to a rousing round of paddle-raising for Fund-a-Need, the crowd truly stole the show—supporting vital upgrades to our amphitheater and classroom audio systems, as well as exciting new equipment for the Creativity Lab. Thanks to the incredible efforts of our ringmasters—sponsors, auction donors, bidders, and volunteers—the Family Association raised a net total of $300,000, with $150,000 dedicated to the Fund-a-Need initiative.
Volunteers
Chair
Devin Alper
Lead Support
Tiffany Gantus
Nicole Martin
Sponsorship Team
Laurie Carrade
Katie Gerard
Nicole Martin
Online Auction
Francesca Duncan, Lead
Jodie Grotins
Katy Paterson
Shannon Rajewski
Alicia Rockefeller
Socials
Thalia Milano, Lead
Tiffany Gantus, Lead
Allison Harper
Lauren Novita
Live Auction
Lyell Shapiro
Catalog
Katherine Chan
Jessica Clifton
Kirsten Peek
Check In
Mary Contreras
Katherine Dillingham
Margot Enbom
Leslie Garber
Carin Gidney
Helen Kennedy
Danielle Meshorer
Gregg Dessen
Ashley Reid
JJ Stein
Jessica Williams
Décor and Gala
Bria Ruben
Avra Durack
Ashley Kafer
Thalia Milano
Tiffany Westwater
Fulfillment
Erica Applestein
Greg Berguig
Kirsten Peek
Gala Set Up, Event Night, and Clean Up
Denise Bailey, Lead
Tammy Ackerman
Jill Benioff
Paul Bussi
Nicole Bussi
Katherine Chan
Jessica Clifton
Katherine Dillingham
Stephanie Dornhelm
Avra Durack
Adeline Freedman
Brandon Gantus
Carin Gidney
Jodie Grotins
Desiree Harbacek
Nate Harbacek
Andi Kelly
Laura Kritchever
Carl Ma
David Martin
Nicole Martin
Michael Milano
Thalia Milano
Noelle Moseley
Kirsten Peek
Anne Peled
Sean Peisert
Shannon Rajewski
Alison Rabb
Danny Rabb
Ashley Reid
Dan Reid
Andrea Urda Rijo
Bria Ruben
Edmondo Sarti
Laura Shapiro
Oanh Tran
Molly Tuveson
Ann Wang
Tiffany Westwater
School Support
Chad Forrester
Leslie Garber
Wendy Levine
Christine Maguire
Sponsors
$10,000 Level
Starlight Big Top
NeilMed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$5,000 Level
Ringleader’s Paradise
Scott and Melissa Faber
Proof Real Estate
Law Offices of Paul H. Nathan
$2,500 Level
Cirque Magnifique
Cartelligent
Micky and Chris Doner
The Dutra Group
Own Marin
Mucho Inc.
Katie and Brian Taylor
$1,000 Level
Merry Menagerie
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Capital Bridge Partners, Inc.
Kimberly and Brett Corbett
Law Office of William H. Kimball
Milana and Greg Berguig
TCM - Tran Capital Management
Towery Electric Inc.
In Kind Sponsors
Hanna Winery & Vineyards
Free Spirits
Don Kowalski Wine Consultant
Fund-a-Need
Stacey and Chris Abate
Devin and Adam Alper
Alison and Robert Bassman
Suji Pathi and Eric Bava
Milana and Gregory Berguig
Nicole and Paul Bussi
Jessica and Darragh Caffrey
Sarah and Brian Cason
Maryanne and Patrick Caughey
Beatriz Chimal and Jose Chan
Archie and Vijay Chattha
Jessica and Michael Clifton
Eve and Jason Dellinger
Danielle Meshorer and Gregg Dessen
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm
Francesca and Rob Duncan
Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn
Avra and Justin Durack
Ann Wang and Jamie Durrani
Sara and Nicholas Egide
Pamela and Bryce Emo
Scott and Melissa Faber
Kerr and Will Fellows
Tiffany and Brandon Gantus
Jena and Jonathan Goodman
Rika and Balaji Gopinath
Jodie and Amir Haleem
Desiree and Nathan Harbacek
Alessandra and Cesar
Herrera Balderas
April Underwood and Matt Herrero
Sarah and Richard Hoffman
Jennifer and Ian Hughes
Megan Holland and Michael Jaeger
Molly and Jeffrey Kaban
Anne ‘95 and Joel Kaplan
Andi and Andy Kelly
Bijani Mizell and Will Kennedy
Lailee and Ali Kerachi
Carolyn Bojanowski and Caleb Krasnor
Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04 and Christophe Dimmitt
Steve Murphy and David Lowe
Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan
Paul and Megan Mariani
Karen Black and Andy Meyer
Thalia and Michael Milano
Maya and Alejandro Muller
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas
Lauren and Jeff Osher
Samantha and Eric Palm
Katy and Brad Paterson
Kathryn and Sean ‘90 Peisert
Anne and Ziv Peled
Jess Greene-Pierson and James Pierson
Daniel and Ashley Reid
Lillian and Bradon Rice
Rebecca Mitchell and Mark Ripley
Bria and Jason Ruben
Roxanne Khalili and Mehdi Salek
Laura Kritchever and Mondo Sarti
Morgan and Brian Schneider
Katherine and Patrick Shannon
Bianca and Brad Sills
Noelle Moseley and Brian Singerman
Kristen and Robert Sperling
Jessica Williams and JJ Stein
Jennifer and Mark Summerhays
Oanh Tran ‘00 and Carl Ma
Molly Tuveson
Meghan and Brian Wells
Tiffany and Harrison Westwater
Donors
25 Lusk
Alex O’Neill
Alexander and Wendy Fraser
Ali and Bobby Bassman
Alicia and Mike Rockefeller
Alison and Danny Rabb
Allison and Jeff Harper
Almanac Beer Co.
Amy Adkins and Evan Brown
Anderson Valley Pinot
Noir Festival
Andrea Urda and Ori Rijo
AndrewsCamps
Anna Gonzalez
Anne and Joel Kaplan
April Underwood and Matt Herrero
Archie and Vijay Chattha
Ariel Gordon Jewelry
Arlene and Javier Medina
Ashley and Dan Reid
Ashley and Nathan Kafer
Ashley Seefeld
Avra and Justin Durack
B12 Love
Baked Blooms
Bay Club Rolling Hills
Belotti Ristorante e Bottega
Big C Charters
BodyRok
Boudov Designs
Bria and Jason Ruben
Brian and Sarah Cason
Brooke and Rob Purcell
Caleb Krasnor
Caroline Towery
Carolyn Bojanowski
Carrie and Paul Nathan
Charlie Blum
Chris Eriksson
Comforts
Cooper Alley Salon
Cory Lovall
Courtney and Shale Butler
Coyote Creek Golf Club
Cricket Wardein
Cynthia Hipponia
Daily Recess Gelato
David Lowe and Steve Murphy
David St. Martin
Dazia Tyrcz
Denise and Luke Esterkyn
Dennis Kyriakos
Desiree and Nate Harbacek
Devin and Adam Alper
Dillon Beach Resort
Dom Cox
DubDub Esports
Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt
Eden Day Spa
Esporterz
Eve and Jason Dellinger
F45 Training
FA Exec Team
Farm Fresh to You
Five Little Monkeys
Flora Farms
Flynn Creek Circus LLC
Francesca and Rob Duncan
Galen Licht
Gallinas Valley Little League
Genevieve and Dave Kreter
Gina and Granville Valentine
Gold Bar Spirits Company
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State Warriors
Gravity Vault
GymWorld Gymnastics
Hadley Mullin and Dan Kalafatas
Hailey and Pat Flemming
Harrington Galleries
Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn
HoneyGirl Beauty
House of Prime Rib
International Orange
Itamar Abramovitch
Jacqui Kotula
Jenny Hughes
Jess Duban
Jessica and Michael Clifton
Jessica Ozberker
Jessica Williams and JJ Stein
Jessie Schroeder
Jodie Grotins and Amir Haleem
Joe and Lisette Frazier
Joel Kaplan
Jordan Young
Judee and Matt Karson
Kaiya Cosmetics
Karen Klier
Katherine Chan
Katherine Dillingham
Katie and Brian Taylor
Katie and Patrick Shannon
Kay Hendricks
Kerr and Will Fellows
Kimberly and Brett Corbett
Kristen and Robert Sperling
Laika Chow
Lailee and Ali Kerachi
Lanette Gordon
Larry Ye
Last Rites
LaunchPad Marin
Laura and David Shapiro
Laura and Shawn Tabak
Laura Kritchever and Edmondo Sarti
Lauren and Nate Belden
Laurie Carrade
Leyla and Prathap Dendi
Lillian and Bradon Rice
Lisette and David Parisi
Love2Dance
Loveski Deli
Lussier Wine Company
LUUM Lashes
Lyell Shapiro
Margot Enbom
Marin Juniors
Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang
Maya and Alex Muller
McInnis Park Golf Center
Megan and Paul Mariani
Melissa Ferst
Metta Yoga
Micky Doner
Milana and Greg Berguig
Mill Valley Music Festival
Monk’s Kettle
Mountain Camp Marin
Nathan and Desiree Harbacek
NBBA
Nicole and Andrew Johnson
Nicole and David Martin
Nicole and Paul Bussi
Noelle Moseley and Brian Singerman
Nordstrom at the Village, Corte Madera
Ottavino Wines
PAAM Arts
Pam and Bryce Emo
Paulina & Steven Yampolsky
Peled Plastic Surgery
Perry’s
Pilates ProWorks
Presidio Bowl
Rebecca Sawhney
Red Dragon Yoga
Roam Burgers
Rory and Erin Crawford
Sailing Education Adventures
Saison Cellars and Winery
Samantha and Eric Palm
Sam’s Anchor Cafe
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
Sara Okman
Sara Schwartz
Sarah and Brian Cason
Sarah Shepard Gallery
School of Rock San Rafael
Schumacher Photography
Scribe Winery
SeaTrek
SFMOMA
Shan Yam and Andrew
Thompson
Shannon Chiminiello
Photography
Sieber Plastic Surgery
Silbermann’s Ice Cream
Skin Works
Sloat Garden Center
Snoopy’s Home Ice
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm
Stephanie and Tim Odell
Steve & Kate’s Camp
Steve Murphy and David Lowe
Strand by Casey
Suji Pathi and Eric Bava
Sweetwater Music Hall
Tatian Greenleaf
Thalia and Michael Milano
The Backyard Farm Company
The Boonville Hotel
The Portal
The Power with Grace
The Village at Corte Madera
Tiffany and Brandon Gantus
Tiffany and Harrison Westwater
Tim Chang
Tim Evans
Uchiwa Ramen
Vail Resorts
Vanessa and Taylor McKinley
Veronica Gushin and Roger
Crawford
Waterbar SF
Window Snyder and Willem
Pinckaers
Winston and Katherine Chan
Zand Dermatology
Zoë Clark Wellness
ROOTED IN RESEARCH
Implementing a Hands-On Approach
Hands-on, project-based learning (PBL) is more than an instructional strategy at Mark Day—it’s a mindset that places students at the center of their learning. Rather than passively receiving information, our students engage actively: they build, test, revise, reflect, and connect ideas
to the real world. It’s the difference between reading about sustainability versus building a model of a sustainable city, memorizing the parts of the body versus constructing one from paper, and writing about fermentation versus making it happen—one jar of kimchi at a time.
What the research tells us
A growing body of research confirms what educators and students alike have long experienced: hands-on learning leads to deeper and more durable understanding. A meta-analysis of 225 studies found that active learning significantly increases performance and reduces failure rates. Neuroscience research helps explain why: when students manipulate materials, their sensory and motor brain regions engage, strengthening memory and understanding. In physics education, for example, one researcher found that students in active-learning environments had a 48% gain in conceptual understanding—more than double that of students in lecture-based settings. Other studies have shown that hands-on learning improves executive function in young children and supports diverse learning needs through movement, creativity, and real-world relevance. Literacy researcher Anne Haas Dyson put it simply: “Kids don’t respond well to sitting still [at] their desks and listening…We have to give them more open-ended activities that allow them the space they need to make sense of things.”
How this informs our program
We design learning experiences that are interactive, collaborative, and rooted in inquiry. Our classrooms and outdoor spaces reflect this philosophy. For example, the Creativity Lab offers tools, materials, and time for students to prototype and build and our gardens are living classrooms where students explore biology, sustainability, and responsibility.
In 1st grade, students dive into the human body through creative modeling and storytelling. In 5th grade, they design and race derby cars, learning about force and friction along the way. In 7th grade, they study fermentation by actually fermenting foods, applying science in a tangible—and edible—way. And in 8th grade, they take on an egg drop engineering challenge that brings physics to life through design, iteration, and experimentation.
Across all grade levels, students experience themselves as creators and problem-solvers. They ask questions, test hypotheses, revise ideas, and reflect on outcomes. And perhaps most importantly, they begin to understand not just what they’re learning—but why it matters. They carry this mindset and motivation with them, building a lifelong love of learning.
SOURCES
DESIGNATED GIFTS
Indexed Tuition
Alison and Mike Mauzé
Drama Program
Sara Schwartz and Ken Blum
South African Partnerships
Tammy and Craig Ackerman
Erica and Ben Applestein
Ruth Pelico and Juan Carlos Barrios
Lindsay and Tony Bartsh
Alison and Robert Bassman
Rita Tachis and Jesse Bean ‘02
Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt
Nicole and Paul Bussi
Laurie and Martin Carrade
Sarah and Brian Cason
Maryanne and Patrick Caughey
Katherine and Winston Chan
Pangfua Her and Timothy Chang
Archie and Vijay Chattha
Helen Kennedy and Adrian Cheong
Michelle Passero and Ira Chin
Mercy and Donny Chiu
Jessica and Michael Clifton
Mary Contreras
Geneva and Jack Conway
Leyla Mirzazadeh and Prathap Dendi
Danielle Meshorer and Gregg Dessen
Micky and Chris Doner
Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm
Jessica and Stefan Duban
Heather Deixler and Mark Dunn
Avra and Justin Durack
Pamela and Bryce Emo
Scott and Melissa Faber
Hailey and Patrick Flemming
Meghan Schafer Fraser ‘88 and Jonas Fraser
Carin and Andrew Gidney
Jodie and Amir Haleem
Alessandra and Cesar Herrera Balderas
April Underwood and Matt Herrero
Cynthia Hiponia
Amy and Harry Hunt
Laurie Hunt and Jay Little
Ashley and Nathan Kafer
Anne and Joel Kaplan
Andi and Andy Kelly
Bijani Mizell and Will Kennedy
Alison Marquiss and Bill Kimball
Genevieve and David Kreter
Johanna and Jim La Fleur, The Leestma Family Foundation
Thuy Le and Keith Lu
Robyn and Jason Matlon
Aramie and Kevin McDonald
Carrie and Paul Nathan
Stephanie Crampton-Odell and Tim Odell
Lauren and Jeff Osher
Samantha and Eric Palm
Katy and Brad Paterson
Anne and Ziv Peled
Christina and Emmet Peppers
Jess Greene-Pierson and James Pierson
Zoha and Amir Prushani
Andrea and Ori Rijo
Bria and Jason Ruben
Laura Kritchever and Mondo Sarti
Samantha and Noel Scher
Ashley and Kurt ‘98 Seefeld
Noelle Moseley and Brian Singerman
Bianca and Brad Sills
Brandy and Kabir Singh
Maia Josebachvili and Dave Skinner
Legare and Todd Speece
Kristen and Robert Sperling
Jessica Williams and JJ Stein
Jennifer and Mark Summerhays
Shan Yam and Andrew Thompson
Waneska and Chris Torto
Alison Littman and Jay Warshaw
Amleset Abraha and Michael Weldeamlak
Meghan and Brian Wells
Ellie and Rick Wells
Paulina and Steven Yampolsky
Yang Liu and Larry Ye
Grace and James Yu
Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman, The Kansha Foundation
Gifts in Kind
Denise and Toussaint Bailey
Susan and Alastair Cumming
Tiffany and Brandon Gantus
Andi and Andy Kelly
Samantha LaRoy Dimmitt ‘04 and Christophe Dimmitt
Ashley and Dan Reid
Lily and Andrew Riesenfeld
PARENT & GUARDIAN VOLUNTEERS
We salute the many volunteers who support teaching and learning in every way. The leadership of the fundraising and event volunteers supports a culture of giving, allowing philanthropy to thrive and make a significant difference in the lives of Mark Day School students now and for generations to come.
Parent/Guardian Chairs
Jessica Clifton
Eric Palm
Todd Speece
Alumni Chair
Ben Barad ‘05
Kylee Lin ‘05
Alumni Parent/Guardian Chairs
Stacy and Mark Nelson
Faculty/Staff Chair
Dom Cox
Grandparent Chair
Sandy and John Foreman
Parent/Guardian and Trustee
Volunteers
Greg Berguig
Shale Butler
Laurie Carrade
Ethan Dornhelm
Sara Egide
Patrick Flemming
Rika Gopinath
Desiree Harbacek
Jeff Harper
Roxanne Khalili
Diana Maier ‘84
Megan Mariani
Michael Milano
Thalia Milano
Eric Palm
Lisette Parisi
Katy Paterson
Sean Peisert ‘90
Danny Rabb
Patrick Shannon
David Shapiro
Jenny Swett
Oanh Tran ‘00
Andrea Urda Rijo
Granville Valentine
Maureen Wilson-Hwang
Class Captains
K: Oanh Tran ‘00
G1: Granville Valentine
G2: Sean Peisert ‘90
G3: Laurie Carrade
G4: Brandon Gantus
G5: Jessica Clifton
G6: Rika Gopinath
G7: Lisette Parisi
G8: Greg Berguig, Todd Speece
FAMILY ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
President: Stephanie Dornhelm
Executive Vice President:
Ashley Reid
Treasurer: Kirsten Peek
VP Information &
Technology:
Tiffany Westwater
VP Fundraising:
Tiffany Gantus, Nicole Martin
VP Events:
Courtney Butler, Carin Gidney
VP Programs:
Katherine Chan, Laika Chow
EVENTS & FUNDRAISERS CHAIRS
Annual Spring Fundraiser
Devin Alper
Book Exchange
Amy Hunt
Andi Kelly
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch
Christina Peppers
Lily Riesenfeld
Family Association Meetings
Stephanie Dornhelm
Ashley Reid
Family Fun Run
Andy Kelly
Dan Reid
Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day
Nicole Johnson
Ashley Reid
Kindergarten New Student Event
Laura Shapiro
Mark Day Fund
Jessica Clifton
Brandon Gantus
Todd Speece
Merchant Cash Back Programs
Jessica Lifland
New Parent/Guardian Welcome Reception
Vanessa McKinley
Welcome Coffee & Volunteer Fair
Ashley Reid
Tiffany Westwater
WinterMade
Noelle Moseley
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Buddy Family Coordinator
Denise Bailey
Grace Yu
Chicken Care
Sean Peisert ‘90
Eco Paper Goods
Amy Hunt
Emergency Preparedness
Brian Taylor
Family Sunshine
Deborah Johnson
H.O.S.T. Fund
Kathryn Jordan
Lost and Found
Kirsten Peek
Kathryn Reisinger
Lunch Program
Laika Chow
Marque Keeper
Amber Bircan
FA Storage Coordination
FA Exec Board
Room Parents Coordination
Kathryn Peisert
School Store & Spirit Wear
Sarah Cason
Katherine Chan
Genevieve Kreter
CLASS OF 2021 COLLEGE MATRICULATION
Cyrus Allen UC Davis
Kai Bachtiger Schule Schloss Salem in Überlingen, Germany followed by university the next year
Makayla Boysen University of Michigan
Alex Brook University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amrik Chattha University of Pennsylvania
Cecile Dickinson Middlebury College
Alice Elegant Boston College
Leighton Fraser Colgate University
Arianna Garcia Occidental College
Sofia Garcia Barnard College
Cole Greene Duke University
Lexi Greenfield Purdue University
Yasmin Habis Santa Clara University
Charlie Hansen UCLA
AJ Herman Bates College
Avery Hinkelman University of Colorado, Boulder
Will Hobbs Tufts University
Taeden Landa Princeton University
Wyatt Levine Elon University
Noah Metzger Columbia University
Jack Millar Boston College
Sophia Paniagua UC Riverside
Henry Parker University of Michigan
Charlie Parkes Colby College
Riley Pearson Southern Methodist University
Noah Pederson Chapman University
Maddie Polsky University of Virginia
Glenn Powers San Diego State University
Indigo Prasad UC Santa Barbara
Owen Pritchard UCLA
Bodie Ransom Middlebury College
Gabby Reichley UC Berkeley
Will Rothstein Washington University
Hugh Ryan Dartmouth
Will Silloway Middlebury College
Toby Street University of Southern California
Maya Vaziri Northwestern University
Nash Winslow University of Michigan
Maya Zarate Brown University
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