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ON THE COVER By the Brook, In the Valley, On the Hill is a phrase taken from MKA Headmaster Tom Nammack’s Investiture speech, delivered before the all-school community in 2005.

As the title of this issue, the words serve as a metaphor for our three campuses, one school vision: a concept embodied in the new strategic plan.

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Editors Gretchen Berra Kim Saunders Design Aldeia www.aldeia.design Copy Editors Diane Lundy Marnie McNany Assistant Editors Debbie Allen Eric Gutierrez Alli Shearin Ashley Conde Contributors Laela Perkins Talia Selove Lainey Seager Jenn Baratta Photographers Doug Allen Michael Branscom Phil Cantor Steve Clayton James Demaria David Hollander David Kenas Derek Morf Karen Schifferdecker

Evidence of our mission is found in the KNOWLEDGE, VISION and INTEGRITY of our students and our alumni: K N OW L EDGE • Academic excellence • Intellectual independence • Love of learning VISION • Personal engagement with the world • Understanding of human complexity • A sense of humility and compassion I N TEG R ITY • Strength of character • Responsibility as a citizen and leader • An honorable and generous life

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BY T HO M AS W. N AMMACK

From the Headmaster MKA’s Strategic Plan for 2017-2022 calls on the school to build on its strengths in terms of curricular innovation, the power of community, the professional growth of the faculty, the creation of enduring networks with people, places, and institutions, designing where we learn to support and amplify how and what we learn, and broadening the financial resources that sustain MKA. In our efforts at strategic planning and implementation, we are almost exclusively placed in present minded and forward thinking frames of reference. Yet, three unrelated circumstances from the summer have me looking back to the more recent and somewhat distant past.

First, In late June, a colleague passed along a well-organized binder documenting for the years 1972-1974 the planning and implementation of the merger of The Kimberley School and Montclair Academy. These materials belonged to Rudy Deetjen, the last Headmaster of Brookside and the first Head of Middle School for MKA. The binder includes memoranda, meeting minutes, letters, reports, personal notes, and a few doodles reflecting much of the planning, big questions, and challenges associated with the historic merger. It’s quite remarkable to consider that the formal decision for the schools to merge was made in December of 1973 with a commitment to open the new school, Montclair Kimberley Academy, in the fall of 1974.

Second, as construction and renovation got underway at Brookside in June, a section of a mansard roof that wrapped around the main building was removed, and I saw my first glimpse of the original 1929 façade and second story windows that had been covered up long ago. After 1950, Brookside School operated under the authority of The Montclair Academy Foundation, so while it was a separate school, it came with Montclair Academy as part of the merger.

The last circumstance that prompted me to take a look back is that on July 1, I became the longest serving Head of MKA. Longevity in and of itself is not much of an accomplishment. I’ve joked that I was six feet tall with dark hair when I took the job (currently 5’ 8” and the hair is almost entirely gray). I feel both a tremendous sense of responsibility and of good fortune to serve as the Headmaster of MKA, and the sense of responsibility is to the past as well as to the present and the future.

The story that emerges from the materials in Mr. Deetjen’s notebook includes the highest hopes

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and ideals for what was described by many as ‘the new school,’ which must, as was asserted in one memorandum, “dedicate itself to treating all students as unique individuals.” The merger provided a tremendous opportunity to open up the curriculum and program, for what one school person at that time described as the “dreams of education.”

The architects of the merger included Trustees, students, parents, faculty, and administrators from all three schools. Great names of colleagues, parents, students, and Trustees that we know from the past and some in the present are on the rolls of the myriad committees, focus groups, and leadership teams that worked a punishing and intense schedule of meetings between the winter of ’73 and the fall of ’74.

Scores of private schools, boarding and day, failed in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, the coup de grace for most came in the form of the energy crisis and inflation.

It was a high wire act to merge, and there were more than a few passionate efforts to preserve longstanding and cherished identities and traditions. Yet, there was also a passionate commitment for Montclair Kimberley Academy to succeed. Each one of the first three Heads of School, Dr. Richard Day, Dr. Frances O’Connor, and Dr. Peter Greer made essential and pivotal contributions to our school’s evolution, and MKA had the good fortune to be served by two very deft and insightful interim Heads of School, Edward M. Read III and Richard Dolven, each of whom led the school out of challenging circumstances and paved the way for new leadership.

We live the school that all of these people and many others dreamed and then helped to bring into being.

Just as the full measure of an MKA graduate is taken in the years that follow by friends, family, colleagues, and community, the success of our strategic plan will be judged by those who make up the school ten or fifteen years from now. I believe they will say that we chose our path wisely. I hope they will find evidence that we were both nimble and steadfast, and I know that the very best we can do is to be worthy, as the school song has it, “of those who went before.” ■

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The Middle School community came together for the first ever Student/Faculty Talent Show.

From amazing musicians and singers to dancers, actors, rappers, and more—thank you to everyone who showed off their amazing talents with everyone at MKA!

Mr. Emory Lee and Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. joined the Middle School MLK Assembly in January.

COUGAR PEP RALLY Primary School students participated in a Cougar Pride Pep Rally led by our beloved Cougar and members of the MKA Upper School Cheerleading Squad. Students watched an Upper School student-produced short film, “The Cougar Caper,” in which two student sleuths search for and find the missing Cougar just in time for Cougar Pride Day. Special thanks to James Meistrich, John Colbert, Patrick Napolitano, Lily Jones, Alex Ferrandiz and Dr. Flocco for making the film and sharing it with all of us! The cheerleaders gave a spectacular performance and, along with the Cougar, got everyone pumped for Cougar Pride Day! Thank you to the MKA Cheerleading Squad and the MKA Cougar for joining us!

Thanks also to Mr. Langbein who was a fabulous emcee.

FIFTH GRADERS ENJOYED A SPECIAL GREEK LUNCHEON CATERED

BY A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR THEIR GREEK FEST! Students were treated to traditional Greek foods such as: gyros (lamb), kebabs (chicken), pistachio (baked noodles & beef), moussaka (baked eggplant), an array of dips, Greek salad, pitas and a variety of drinks and desserts. Everyone was encouraged to sample the food as part of the experience. Students were allowed to dress up as their favorite Greek god, goddess or as an ancient Greek citizen in a chiton. Each homeroom was assigned a City-State and presented information to Zeus (Mr. Coronis) about why their City-State was the best. In addition to sharing a great meal, students participated in some Greek Olympic Games and presented their films about their City-State.

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Led by the Diversity Ambassadors, the assembly commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination. Mr. Lee, music virtuoso, played songs and shared stories about his firsthand experience with segregation, while Congressman Payne encouraged students to continue to make a difference in the world.

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BLUE AND GREEN KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS PERFORMED THEIR PLAY, “OH NO, TIME TO GO!” WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE BOOK OH NO! TIME TO GO!: A BOOK OF GOODBYES, BY REBECCA DOUGHTY. The children began working diligently in April to learn their lines and songs for their performance. For many of them, this play was their very first experience performing on stage, and they did a wonderful job! The school community took away many important messages from the play such as, “For every goodbye there is a chance for a new hello.” This message was particularly relevant at that time of year as the children had talked about Mrs. Kriegel’s retirement and how much they will miss her.

FIRST GRADERS WERE SO PROUD TO SHARE THEIR REALISTIC FICTION PIECES WITH THEIR FAMILIES. The characters in each story were well fleshed out, and everyone experienced many exciting adventures. To complete an already fantastic morning, the pizza and ice cream trucks were wonderful additions!

THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS CELEBRATED ALL OF THE HARD WORK THEY DID ON THEIR TAKE ACTION PROJECTS. Students shared their research process, from creating a Take Action Plan, to making an informative and creative slide show using the Wixie app. Then, the party moved outside to the first ever, Third-Grade Splash Down Party. Who needs a pool when you

have amazing inflatables and a water slide?

The afternoon was filled with sun, fun, and friends and was topped off by a visit by the ice cream truck.

dance elevates brain activity and memory retention and enhances mathematical and scientific skills as well. Dance encourages self-expression, communication and problem-solving skills. It also provides opportunities for practicing self-discipline and concentration and allows creativity to thrive. The students oozed enthusiasm and joy with their high-flying leaps, spiral sits and front falls.

THE DATE JUNE 11TH, 2018 WILL PROBABLY REMAIN IN THE MEMORY OF THIRD GRADERS. As a surprise for all, they were treated to a dialogue in French with excerpts of all the French songs they have learned since 2nd grade. They concluded with a flash-mob on the song “Magic in the Air,” by Magic System, a band from Ivory Coast with special guest singer Chawki from Morocco. Then, the students enjoyed a French picnic, where they made their own sandwiches on baguette bread with brie fromage, French saucisson, jambon de Paris, cornichons, tomatoes and mache salad.

What a great day! Bon week-end!

THE THIRD GRADE ENTERTAINED THE PRIMARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY WITH THE ANNUAL THIRD GRADE DANCE CONCERT. The students informed their guests during their introduction that choreographing is a difficult thing to do and that the process is more important than the product. Keeping MKA’s philosophy of gradual release of responsibility in mind, the students choreographed their dances independently. They were asked to include several elements of dance in their pieces.

They reminded us that research shows that

Seventh Grader Julia Huth held a used book drive right before Spring Break and collected close to 1,000 books to donate to a school in Newark. The students used the books for their Spring Break reading.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY SENIOR, AND WESTFIELD RESIDENT, ANDREW STAHL WHO WAS SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF A 2018 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP. From approximately 1.6 million students who entered the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program, only about 16,000 were named Semifinalists. In order to advance in the competition and be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, a Semifinalist had to become a Finalist by fulfilling several requirements that included submitting a detailed scholarship application and presenting a record of very high academic performance. Only 7,500 National Merit Scholarships were chosen from a group of 15,000 distinguished Finalists. In receiving this prestigious award, Andrew was recognized among the nation’s most academically talented students. Andrew is attending the University of Chicago.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY SENIOR, AND MONTCLAIR RESIDENT, DOMINIC FLOCCO WHO WAS SELECTED TO BE A JOHN M. BELK SCHOLAR AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE.

MKA brought 26 students from the Upper and Middle Schools to the Essex County Math League.

The Cougars came home with three awards—the Calculus team, made up of juniors (now seniors) Dylan Hall, James Lukenda, Casey Szilagyi, Ronny Bhatia, and Michael Golub, won 2nd place. Ronny Bhatia (junior, now senior) earned a perfect score to earn an individual award in Calculus, and Rohan Moniz (freshman, now sophomore) earned a perfect score plus the tie-breaker to come in 1st place in Advanced Mathematics!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ZOE LYNCH ’21 ON WINNING THE 2017 THE CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE WITH HER APP GETGIVENJ! The app pairs people in need with charitable organizations that provide local services and helps pair donors with local charities.

Zoe traveled to Washington DC earlier in April to give a demo of her app to members of Congress, and on April 30th, Congressman Donald M. Payne Jr. presented the award to her!

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Davidson College, annually recognized as one of the top ten liberal arts colleges in the country, offers the John M. Belk Scholarship to recognize and reward the most powerful students in each entering class—students of exceptional intellectual accomplishment and great promise in myriad areas of academic and community life.

Belk Scholars are described as “uniquely talented” and are further recognized as “challenge seekers, intellectual explorers, servant leaders, [and] catalysts for change”.

The Belk is among the elite group of college scholarships that include the Jefferson at UVA and the Moorhead-Cain at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dominic was one of eight, first-year students chosen out of a pool of 1,293 applicants.

MKA SENIOR SHAURYA SALWAN WILL HAVE THE HONOR OF SEEING HIS JUNIOR INDEPENDENT HISTORY THESIS, “TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT: A SHABBY RESORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC HEGEMONY,” PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 2018 ISSUE OF THE CONCORD REVIEW. Founded in l987, this prestigious publication recognizes exemplary history essays by high school students and is distributed to 44 states in the US and in 38 countries around the world. His is the second Concord Review paper from the class of 2018, the fourth in the past four years, and the tenth MKA paper to be published in the Concord Review since 2007.

Upper School History Department Chair David Korfhage says, “I’m very proud of Shaurya’s achievement. The history department is proud to have another student paper published in the Concord Review, which we view as a testament to the strength of our history research program.

This is a track record to be proud of.”

The Junior History Research Project is an alternative to the traditional American History AP course and requires every member of the junior class to spend six months conducting independent, in-depth research, using both primary and secondary sources, into an aspect of American history, prior to writing a thesis which can range anywhere from 3,200–6,500 words. Congratulations to Shaurya on this tremendous accomplishment!

FIELD DAY The MKA Upper School House System concluded with Field Day on April 20th. The afternoon of games and fun started with a moments silence, and a school lap of honor, in memory of Mr. Fleming. The students, separated in to house teams of ten, participated in a variety of events, from a Sponge Relay to Tic Tac Toe, with all games counting for points towards the 2018 House Cup. After a domineering performance on Field Day, including a win for the incumbent captains at Tug of War, Strong House took home both Field Day and the House Cup. Most importantly, all students had fun and competed in the mantra of the House motto…four houses, one school.

ON MAY 1ST, THE SECOND GRADE PERFORMED THE PRIMARY SCHOOL’S ANNUAL MAYPOLE DANCE! The students worked hard to dance in time with the music and remember the complex sequence of the dance and all the steps. At the same time, they remained acutely aware of the space as they danced and carefully wove the ribbons. We are so proud and appreciative of how beautifully the second graders carried on this special MKA tradition.

Congratulations and thanks to Primary School Dance Teacher Kristen Weaver for continuing this tradition for MKA.

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STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL DRESSED IN THEIR DESIGNATED “GO BLUE” OR “GO GREEN” T-SHIRTS AND ARRIVED AT SCHOOL READY TO CELEBRATE FIELD DAY—ONE OF THEIR MUCH-ANTICIPATED AND FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR! With an array of bright inflatables decorating the back field, the students enthusiastically participated in a variety of entertaining and age-appropriate contests, such as “Sneaker Toss,” “Soccer Shoot-Out,” and “Human Bowling” to name a few. Highlights of the day included running races against classmates, hitting the target to dunk a parent or teacher in the Dunk Tank, and, of course, the traditional “Tug-O-War.” Throughout the day, children enjoyed treats such as snow cones and cotton candy as well as a delicious barbeque lunch, followed by the always-thrilling visit from the ice cream truck. This year’s Field Day took on a special celebration and was dedicated to Mr. Brown, beloved custodian, who, after twenty-eight years of employment at MKA, retired in June.

Before the competitions began, the Primary School community gathered on the back field for a ceremony honoring Mr. Brown led

by Headmaster Tom Nammack, Director of Physical Plant James Castelli, and Primary School Head of Campus Ginger Kriegel. Mr. Brown was presented with a custom-made, wooden Connect 4 game, and this year’s Field Day T-shirts were designed with a handdrawn picture of Mr. Brown (created by Maya Ferrandiz, Jocelyn Fine’s daughter) and “We Love You, Mr. Brown!” on the back. Chef Kyle made a 3-tiered cake decorated with tools and “Brookside and Mr. Brown will Connect 4-ever”, capturing the children’s love of playing Connect 4 with Mr. Brown each morning before classes began. We wish Mr. Brown the very best in retirement and will miss him greatly.

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JUNIOR THESIS RESEARCH On May 21, ten MKA juniors had the opportunity to present the findings from their junior thesis research in a forum which showcased the breadth of student research in 11th grade. The topics covered included everything from the Riot Grrrl Movement of the 1980’s to the Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots in 1940s Los Angeles, to Operation Paperclip, a government program which illegally brought former Nazis to America. Thank you to all our student presenters and their teachers. The passion students showed for their topics was impressive!

MKA UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS SHINE AT THE 13TH CHINESE BRIDGE SPEECH CONTEST FOR US HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. For the seventh time, MKA students were not only invited to participate in the final round of the Chinese Bridge Speech Contest for US High School Students, but they also earned awards at the competition.

In previous years, MKA students and alumni have attended the competition, won prizes and been recognized for their superior achievement in the language. This year, congratulations go to MKA 11th-grader Grant Gonsalves, who participated in the contest held on March 31 at the University of Massachusetts Boston and earned a third-place award for his accomplished performance in the face of stiff competition.

Grant started his study of the Chinese language with level 1 in the 10th grade. Since then, he has built a good foundation and has done an exceptional job of learning the language. This has prepared him with the content mastery and language skills to be chosen this year as one of the 24 contestants among US high school students around the country. Upper School Chinese teachers Dr. River He and Ms. Yingqian Xiao consider Grant to be a very talented student in language learning; Grant is also taking Spanish. The speech contest provides the Upper School Chinese teachers with a valuable experience to broaden their students’ minds. In addition, it offers an opportunity for encouraging our level 1 and 2 students to speak up more in the target language in order to improve fluency and proficiency in Chinese!

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The Upper School launched its first peer-to-peer tutoring program called MKA Lab started by students Mira Rajani ’19 and Rebecca Picciotto ’18 and advised by Head Librarian Jill Maza.

Now, the program has begun to flourish with over 30 trained student tutors (trained by Upper School Technology & Learning Coordinator Erica Budd) ready to help any student who needs it. The mission and philosophy behind MKA Lab is to “establish a mutually beneficial relationship between students who need help with a subject and students who would like to reinforce their own learning…” In order to achieve this goal, the program offers several types of tutoring including one-on-one sessions, group sessions, peer editing (with a teacher’s approval), research help, and practice test proctoring. To become a tutor, students fill out an application, undergo a training session, and are then matched with a student who aligns with his or her specialty.

MKA Lab has already proven to help Upper School students connect with peers in order to create individualized, intellectual relationships that facilitate students’ deeper understandings of class material and develop an evergrowing culture of cooperation.

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STUDENTS IN WRITER’S CRAFT AND NONFICTION ESSAY TRAVELED INTO MANHATTAN ON TUESDAY, MAY 15TH FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL MKA NEW YORK CITY WRITING MARATHON. On marathon day, students begin writing the moment they board the train and spend the day in small writing groups led by their teachers, Ms. Darling, Ms. Boncher, Dr. Ferguson, and Mrs. Maza.

Students consider their relationship to New York City, and spontaneous suggestions for writing spots arise as the marathon progresses. Students use their trained writers’ senses and well-worn writing notebooks to soak up all of the images of the city. Throughout this year’s marathon, small groups visited a variety of spots, including Madison Square Park, New York Public Library’s Main Reading Room, the frenetic Times Square and Grand Central Station, the verdant oasis of Bryant Park, and the eclectic Union Square. Students also stood at the corners of New York streets to write what they observed. Writer’s Craft students then returned to their writing notebooks to focus on one scene for their May Memoir around their relationship to New York based upon this trip. All in all, the day was full of unexpected muses and metaphors!

In February, ten members of the Political Action Club travelled to Boston to participate in the Harvard Model Congress.

There were over forty schools and 1,500 students who participated. MKA students won three awards. Jane Asher, class of 2018 won an honorable mention as a delegate on the Senate Judiciary Committee. George Eilender, class of 2021, won an honorable mention as a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. And Maggie Astley, class of 2021 took first place and was awarded an honorary gavel for her work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

BRAVO TO THE A CAPPELLA GROUPS AT MONTCLAIR KIMBERLY ACADEMY AND MONTCLAIR HIGH SCHOOL WHO JOINED TOGETHER WITH GROUPS AT COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL AND MILLBURN HIGH SCHOOL IN ONE VOICE TO FIGHT AGAINST RARE CANCERS. MKA’s Remix, MHS’s Passing Notes, Columbia’s Unaccompanied Minors and Millburn’s Soulfege hosted a non-competitive performance in MKA’s Weiss Auditorium as part of the inaugural Cycle For Survival A Cappella Benefit Concert in an effort to raise money for rare cancer research. “I feel this event was so important because it came from our students having a desire to perform music with other talented students,” MKA Choral Director Maria Gilmartin said. “At the same time, music, which is such an important part of their lives, matches the importance of the care and passion they have for the cause and attention to fighting cancer and finding cures. The concert raised over $5,700 and donated all proceeds to Cycle for Survival for rare cancer research.” There was a real sense of camaraderie and support expressed through music in Weiss that evening.

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Global Citizens MKA HOSTED TEN STUDENTS AND ONE FACULTY MEMBER FROM LYCÉE VICTORY DURUY IN PARIS, FRANCE FROM APRIL 18-26. They went to classes with their host students for three days, spent the weekend traveling around NY and NJ and took three days to venture as a group into NYC. This is the third such experience this year at the Upper School as 30 students and five faculty from China, Chile, and France had visited earlier.

WHILE ONLY A FRESHMAN, NICHOLAS EIDEN ’21, HAS BEEN A PHILANTHROPIC INNOVATOR FOR MANY YEARS. Inspired by his love of scuba diving and by his brother Alex Eiden ’17, Nico spent some time in the Caribbean during the summer of 2017 obtaining his PADI Master Scuba Diver rating. Shortly after his return, Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the region. Wanting to help, Nico organized a fundraiser through his local Chipotle restaurant which raised over $3,400 for the devastated areas.

This was the third fundraiser of this kind; his earlier efforts in 2014 and 2015 raised money for Kenya.

Nico explained, “I wanted to help people who shared their time with us.

So, I organized a fundraiser with high school friends where proceeds were donated to Global Giving for rebuilding Hurricane Irma-impacted nations.”

He added, “Scuba diving has raised my awareness not only about the underwater world, but [that] wherever we are, we can do more to make a difference.”

MKA’S AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CLUB, LED BY REBECCA PICCIOTTO ’18 AND MEGHNA MAHARISHI ’18, DEDICATED THEIR SECOND SEMESTER TO THE HUNGER CRISIS IN VENEZUELA. The club held a community-wide fundraiser with Chipotle to raise money for Cuatro por Venezuela, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing basic needs in education, health, and nutrition for Venezuelans. The fundraiser gathered over $200, which will go a long way in helping Venezuelans maintain basic necessities in difficult times. To continue to raise awareness of the hunger crisis in Venezuela, they hosted a screening of a short video that explains the problem and how it started. Following the screening, the club held a period for discussion and letter-writing demanding change from Venezuelan officials and offering support to victims of the crisis.

UPPER SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGES STUDENTS EXCEL ON NATIONAL LANGUAGE EXAMS. The Upper School World Languages Department congratulated the many students who excelled on national language exams in 2017-2018. French students took Le Grand Concours, sponsored by the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French), and many garnered awards for their exceptional achievement: on the Level 3 test, Ariel Freedman, Arnelle Larose, Rohan Sinha, Maya Kwapniewski, Michelle Medawar, and James Lukenda; and, on the Level 4 test, Dylan Hall, Sofia Szyfer, Eleanore Maxwell, Valerie Bejjani, and Luke Hunter.

Latin students enjoyed success on the National Latin Exam, sponsored by the ACL (American Classical League) and NJCL (National Junior Classical League): on the Level 1 test, Sebastian Burns, Nate Corbett, Holden Hargrave, and Justin Vasilopoulos; on the Level 2 test, Aja Blair, Tristan Holup, Dylan Andrews, Caleb Hofmann, Jonathan Park, and Julian Okun-Dubitsky; on the Level 3 test, Madison Marano, Griffin Weil, Bella Liu, Ronny Bhatia, and Simone Gulliver; and, on the Level 5-6 test, Aashik Bhalodia.

Special congratulations go to Alex Korfhage, who earned a perfect score on the Level 1 test.

Spanish students took the National Spanish Exam, sponsored by the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese), and many earned recognition for their excellent performance: on the Level 2 test, Karl Kanhai, Marlowe Knee, Riley Rendino, Ryan Mandachescu, Jonah Barbin, Michele Cestone, Reysham Datwani, Nico Eiden, Zoe Lynch, Regan Sandoval, and Oliver Winters, Kiara Bhatia, Yogi Devre, and Sanaa Williams, as well as Isa Lucas in the bilingual category; on the Level 3 test, Amna Arain, Cristina Cusmai, Ciara Daly, Arman Ganchi, Meghan Halvey, Parker Santo Domingo, Hunter Smith, Nathalie Wilson, Alexis Riley, Valerie Bejjani, Alex Chon, and Beyer White; and, on the Level 4 test, Grace Jones, Navya Salwan, Sarah Abukwaik, Mark Apinis, Madison Morano, Nyla Williams, Ruhee Juvekar, James Lukenda, and Grant Gonsalves, as well as Chelsea Guzman and Rolando Quintana in the bilingual category.

Congratulations again to all of our students on their wonderful accomplishments!

FIELD TRIP Since the 1970s, the Upper School History Department has organized a trip to Washington DC for juniors. This year’s trip was another great success and included a visit to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, time in the galleries of the House and Senate, monuments, a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery as well as a boat cruise on the Potomac.

What makes the trip particularly special and unique for students are the interest group meetings that provide a variety of opportunities for students to see the inner workings of DC. MKA parents, alumni, and faculty are always so helpful in sharing contacts that they have in the area so that students can get an insider’s perspective on working in DC. Special thanks goes to MKA Alumni Brian Donahue ’94, who founded CRAFT Media, and Rhoan Jones ’90 from the US Office of Special Counsel!

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MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY CELEBRATES EARTH DAY 2018 BY FOCUSING ON WASTE REDUCTION, GOOD FOOD PRACTICES AND MUCH MORE. In celebration of Earth Day 2018, the students and faculty at MKA, are focusing on programs that help reduce waste in meaningful ways and connecting with service learning initiatives throughout the three campuses. From food waste audits and partnerships with local organizations like Table to Table and Toni’s Kitchen to recycling activities, MKA is continuing to make earth friendly practices and sustainability a priority.

In fact, these initiatives are actually part of a bigger program that the school has implemented for the 2018 school year.

PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE PLANET EARTH. A short film was presented featuring third grade students as superheroes on a mission to save Earth. Students reflected on the impact they have on the environment and made a commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle. The students planted wildflower seeds to encourage pollinators to visit campus and thus support pollination.

THE MKA SURFRIDER CLUB SPENT THE DAY IN ASBURY PARK WITH THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION’S JERSEY SHORE CHAPTER AND THE PHILLY SURF CREW FOR A WINTER BEACH SWEEP ON FEBRUARY 24TH. Students from all three campuses walked along the coast and collected 980 pounds of trash! All those who participated helped make the Jersey Shore cleaner for beachgoers and the animals that call it home.

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THIRD GRADERS WERE CHALLENGED TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE THEIR OWN SERVICE PROJECTS. Students Grace Barrett, Annie Barrett, Victoria Altirs, and Skylar Finkle set up a lemonade stand to raise money and donate to a charity. By chance, a doctor from St. Joseph’s Hospital was riding his bike and stopped for a glass of lemonade. After talking for a bit, the girls decided to make comfort bags to donate to children in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit. On May 14, they went to St. Joseph’s and handdelivered the 47 bags that they put together themselves with the money they earned selling lemonade! Thank you Grace, Annie, Victoria, and Skylar for your hard work, donation and for putting a smile on the faces of 47 children!

THE PRIMARY SCHOOL BACK FIELD WAS FILLED WITH LOTS OF EXCITEMENT, LAUGHTER AND CHEER DURING THE 3RD GRADE EGG DROP CHALLENGE ON MAY 22!

While building their egg drop vehicles, students and teachers alike were proud of the results. In this final science project for the year, the students not only learned effective scientific skills but also honed life skills.

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News Shorts ACT I VI S M Eighth grade students met with Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake in the spring to discuss policy issues they identified in their history classes. They made suggestions to her to sponsor bills that will add greater funding to SNAP as well as alleviate air pollution in New Jersey. We’re very thankful that Assemblywoman Timberlake took the time to meet with our students. [ 1 ] MKA senior Sophia Garrubbo and sophomore Nathalie Wilson made a presentation at the Student Climate Conference at Princeton Day School. They shared how we successfully implemented composting on the green roof and the challenges with helping students learn to compost the right materials. [ 2 ]

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Thank you to author Carol Liu for stopping by our third grade class for a special reading of her book, Arlene the Rebel Queen! The Arlene series was written to raise much-needed awareness about the most common hereditary neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, or CMT. third graders had a great time reading her book as part of the Agents of Change social studies unit. [ 3 ] On Sunday, February 25, MKA senior Danielle Fuchs addressed a crowd of over 2,000 people at a community rally for common sense gun legislation organized by JCC MetroWest in Livingston, NJ. Along with Senator Bob Menendez (pictured here with Danielle) and five students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, Danielle spoke

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about how “schools should be inherently safe places” for students across the country.

After the rally, Danielle was interviewed by WNYC Radio/ NPR and quoted in several news briefs throughout the day’s broadcasts and on The Brian Lehrer Show. [ 4 ] MID D L E SCHOOL WAL KOUT ON 4.20.18 Joining tens of thousands of students across the country led

by National School Walkout, MKA Middle School students gathered together to take a stand against gun violence in the United States. Calling for change and signs in hand, students came together to hear eloquent and powerful speeches from several of their classmates and pause for a moment of silence.

Students also had the opportunity to participate in a variety of faculty led workshops that included Letter Writing to Governors, Representatives and the President; Learning About the History of Gun Violence in the U.S.; Discussing What Mental Health Really Is; How Social Media Can Serve as an Agent for Change; and more.

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the workshops was voluntary.

Other activities took place for students who chose not to participate.#NationalSchoolWalkout [ 5 ] SIXTH GRAD E RS ON THE ROOF !

On May 23, the sixth graders traveled up to the US Academic Center for some scientific exploration. During the year, one of the science units focused on climate change.

Students learned about the differences between climate and weather, what climate change is and how it is affecting countries around the world. In their Take Action projects, they also researched ways people can address climate change locally and globally. Going to the US Academic Center helped students see how MKA is taking part in making a difference. Using QR codes, students learned about the parts of a green roof, explored the data from the weather station, how the solar light tubes work, and why there are white reflective surfaces. [ 6 ]

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MKA STUDENTS RECOGNIZED BY THE SCHOLASTIC ALLIANCE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS & WRITERS MKA would like to congratulate three students whose writing has been recognized this year by the prestigious Scholastic Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is the nation’s longest running, most prestigious educational initiative supporting student achievement in the visual and literary arts. This organization identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talents and brings their work to a regional and national audience through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

This year, Simone Gulliver ’19 earned three National Silver Medals as well as three of the highest NJ Region Awards—the Gold Key—for her Short Story and Flash Fiction writing.

Jared Brunner earned three NJ Region awards including two Silver Keys for Short Story and Flash Fiction and an Honorable Mention for Critical Essay. Evan Song ’20 earned a NJ Region Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction.

We are so proud of these students who join a legacy of celebrated authors and artists including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, and Lena Dunham.

For more information on the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards visit online at www. artandwriting.org.

THE MKA ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT HOSTED A WELCOME CELEBRATION FOR ALL NEWLY ENROLLED MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILIES IN THE SPRING! We had 200 happy children and parents, 80 degree weather, five delicious food trucks and one amazing community! Thanks to our parent and student admissions ambassadors for helping to make it a wonderful event.

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THE UPPER SCHOOL WELCOMED DARYL DAVIS, A MUSICIAN WHO IS WELL KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR HIS BOOGIE-WOOGIE PIANO STYLE BUT ALSO FOR THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE TO IMPROVE RACE RELATIONS. Working directly with KKK members and encouraging dialogue with them, Mr. Davis has converted many KKK members to give up their robes. The Upper School’s Shades of Color introduced Mr. Davis at the opening of assembly, and there was an opportunity for students to discuss their takeaways from the assembly during their advisor groups.

MKA SPLASH Julian Okun-Dubitsky ’20 started a new program in the spring called MKA Splash. MKA Splash is modeled after a national Splash program where college students teach high students a topic about which they are passionate, but with MKA Splash, Upper School students taught students in grades 6-8. The classes offered this year were: Intro to Marine Biology, Step Dance, Ancient Egyptian History and Mythology, Quantum Electrodynamics Made Simple, Tennis, and On S’amuse (Francophone games from around the world). The MKA Splash teachers are pictured above (from left to right): Chelsea Guzman ’19, Sydney Polinchock ’19, Valerie Bejjani ’19, Yasmin Elmasry ’20, Sam Moshiashvili ’20, Julan Okun-Dubitsky ’20 [organizer], and Beyer White ’20. The classes ran during the morning of Cougar Pride Day. The “teachers” and students all had a great time, and we are looking forward to MKA’s 2nd Splash next year!

There was a new Headmaster running the show at MKA: it was 2nd grader Jordan Puryear!

Mr. Nammack gave Jordan an inside look at what goes into running the school, and Jordan shared her ideas on what can be done to continue to make MKA great.

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The GSA created an Ally Pledge as it does every year to have members of the community sign to show support of the LGBTQ community.

THE 5TH ANNUAL FLEMING 5K ON SUNDAY, MAY 6TH IN BROOKDALE PARK WAS ANOTHER TREMENDOUS SUCCESS! With more than 200 participants running, walking, and participating in the Kids Dash, the Fleming 5K raised over $7,000 for two charitable organizations: Table to Table, a food rescue organization 8th graders partnered with for service learning this year, and Special Olympics New Jersey, an organization that Tom Fleming was deeply committed to and a permanent recipient of half of each year’s Fleming 5K proceeds. The success of the 5K is the result of collaboration among many MKA community members, with 8th grade students taking the lead, raising funds through a bake sale and donating water and snacks for runners to ensure 100% of proceeds from race registrations go to the charitable organizations. Special thanks to the MKA Varsity & JV Track and Field teams for serving as Race Marshalls and Fleet Feet, Kings of Upper Montclair, Hot Bagels Abroad of Bloomfield, and the MKA Development Office for generous contributions that helped ensure the success of the 2018 Fleming 5K! Congratulations to 8th grade student Garrett Halprin for winning the race with a time of 21:01!

AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE LEARNING, A GROUP OF 5TH GRADE BAND STUDENTS VISITED THE MONTCLAIR INN FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE! Led by Linda Larkin and accompanied by 5th grade advisors, Ms. Shuart and Mrs. Toscano, students performed two songs for the residents. It was a meaningful experience for everyone involved, and many thanks go to the Montclair Inn for hosting the group!

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The pledge is available every day during the week for the community to sign, and the organization holds a bake sale to raise money for GLSEN, the Gay Straight Lesbian Education Network, an organization that works with NJ schools to fight against bullying in general and GLBTQ discrimination in particular. The GSA then sponsors a Day of Silence, in which some students choose to remain silent during the day to honor LGBTQ students who feel they need to be silent every day at school about who they are. Other community members wore « GSA MKA Day of Silence Ally » to show their support for the cause.

Sloan Wiesen ’87, spoke at the Ally Week assembly, and highlights of his talk included being true to oneself, being patient with others who weren’t quite ready to embrace sexual differences, and using religious conviction as a reason for acceptance rather than a reason for exclusion. The week concluded with the annual, event, Friday Night Out Loud, where food, drinks and Karaoke were enjoyed.

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Project Citizen Congratulations to CherylAnne Amendola’s Middle School history class that did a School Violence Policy project for Project Citizen. The class won the state competition in the middle school category! The NJ Center for Civic Education bestowed the award on the class, which enables their presentation to move on to the National Project Citizen Showcase.

Project Citizen is a project-based civic education program for students grades 3-12. It emphasizes responsible participation in local and state government.

The program involves students in understanding public policy. In the process students develop an appreciation and feelings of civic empowerment. Entire classes of students work cooperatively in small groups to effect change in their community. Students develop a digital portfolio that documents their work and upload it to a website where it can be shared with other classes.

WHERE THEY ARE NOW…

PE RS O NNE L D E PAR T U RE S/ T R AN SITIO N S 2018 * Indicates New Position

ALL SCHOOL GEOFF BRANIGAN Director of Development—transition to US History JOHN CONNOLLY, Advancement Services—retiring LAELA PERKINS Director of Special Projects—transition to Director of Development JOE RICHARDSON, Physical Plant Department

PRIMARY SCHOOL FRANKLIN BROWN, PS Physical Plant—retiring GINGER KRIEGEL, Head of Primary School—retiring ZANDI NAMMACK, Associate Director of Admissions—retiring HELEN NOBLE, PS Teacher—transition to PS Ed Tech Coordinator*

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Rebecca O. Hayes

LAURA LEMAIRE, MS Faculty (4th Grade)—retiring

My teaching at MKA launched me into my second career. It began after I enrolled my children in Brookside. I acknowledged that I wanted to become a part of what I saw as an excellent academic and nurturing environment for children. My tenure spanned 26 years, beginning two years before the merger of Montclair Academy and The Kimberley School.

I taught first, second and third grades and became third grade chairperson. During that period, I attended a course in Writing Process at New Hampshire University where I read one of my writings at the course’s final presentation. As a result, my students gained the knowledge of writing, and I wrote many of the grade level productions my students performed.

Because of my previous scientific background in nursing and my career as a certified medical technologist, when the Brookside Math /Science Coordinator resigned, I moved into that position. I worked as a team member of the Association of Middle States Schools Evaluation, which was helpful when MKA later became evaluated.

I gave up teaching science when MKA decided they needed a full time Lower School Math Coordinator and moved into that position. While I enjoyed my tenure as science teacher/ coordinator, I was also passionate about encouraging math enjoyment in children, especially girls. I felt my position as Math Coordinator would help while the school searched for the right MKA mathematics program. I remained in that position until my retirement in 1995.

The experiences throughout my years at MKA, ie. teaching, Middle States Evaluator, Math Coordinator and writer, and the wonderful memories of students and colleagues, many with whom I am still in contact, helped me gain much of the successes and balance I might never have achieved otherwise. An oral presentation of my book, Private Cathay’s Secret, to several Middle School classes in 2016 was a highlight of my retirement.

It sends a message to the students that perseverance in the learning they receive at MKA and beyond should transcend all stages of their life.

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LYNN SALEHI, Coordinator of Curriculum & Professional Development Services

MARIANNE BURKE, US English—retiring ELLEN FERGUSON, US English EMILY HEALY, US History ROBERT HICKMAN, US Math/Computer Science DEB JENNINGS, US Academic Dean—retiring JACLYN KEKER, US/MS Trainer JOAN WELLER, US Student Counselor—retiring

NEW EMPLOYEES/POSITIONS SANDRINE BEDDOU, US World Languages* BILL BRONSON, MS 4th Grade LIAM CAMPBELL, US English BETH COONEY, MS/US Trainer LILY CUI, US English LUKE DAVIS , US Math and Computer Science RACHEL GERINGER-DUNN, Head of Primary School MARIA LAMPON, MS World Languages* VARSAY LEWIS, US Student Counselor JENNIFER MACQUARRIE, PS 1st Grade HELEN MAKOHON, Associate Director of Admissions for Primary School PETRA SAUER, US Math/Physics* MARIA SHEPARD, US Academic Dean JEREMY ZAK, US Lab Assistant*

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Student Awards

Congratulations to the outstanding Montclair Kimberley Academy students that have been honored with Academic, Athletic and Service Awards. We could not be more proud of their hard work, dedication and the impressive feats they have accomplished during the 2017-2018 school year!

S E NI O R AWA R DS COMMENCEMENT AWARDS The Marjorie Winfield Easter Award for sportsmanship, self-discipline and behind-the-scenes service: Paul Korfhage The Ethel M. Spurr Award for cooperation, responsibility, service and citizenship: Rebecca Picciotto The Rudolph Deetjen Award for athletics and academic achievement: Alix Talkow and Nick Wilson The Robert Hemmeter Memorial Award for intellectual curiosity, love of books and sports and enthusiasm for living: Jared Brunner The Peter R. Greer Character Award for the habits of truthfulness, honesty, kindness and promotion of mutual trust and friendship: Nico Espinosa Dice Head’s Award for seniors who have made a unique contribution to MKA and have changed the school for the better: Dani Golden, Evelyn Salehi, Sarah Willis FACULTY AWARDS 12th Grade Avery Barras Distinguished Scholar: Ryan Ruhl The Scott M. Johnson Memorial Award: Sarah Fatkin The Everett Glenn Memorial Award: Jane Asher The Bud Mekeel Memorial Scholarship: Sophie Sabin The James D. Timmons Scholarship: Dominic Flocco

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DEPARTMENT & FACULTY AWARDS

William Miller Prize in Science: Charlotte Davison

Congratulations to Kyle Salkin, who teaches sophomore modern world history and U.S. history at MKA, on being accepted into the Klingenstein Summer Institute. Each summer, the highly prestigious Klingenstein Summer Institute brings together 75 talented teachers from around the world. During an intense, two-week experience, these educators explore teaching styles, educational philosophies, and prominent educational issues. The Institute is known nationally and internationally as an accelerator for leadership talent in Independent Schools. It’s an outstanding opportunity for teachers to hone their craft, understand the issues facing independent schools, and network with the next generation of school leaders. Kyle is very excited for the opportunity to attend Klingenstein, and to spend time reflecting on her teaching, learning about new approaches, and sharing ideas with teachers from across the country.

Nazarian Prize for Mathematics: Aashik Bhalodia The Downsbrough Science Scholarship: James Tsatsaros The Margaret Jenkins Osborne Prize for Excellence in Science: Judson Potenza The Computer Science Award: Bruce Harvey Barras Prize in English: Rebecca Picciotto History Prize: Shaurya Salwan The John Rabuse Prize: Sasha Aronson World Language Prizes: French: Sarah Fatkin Latin: Aashik Bhalodia Spanish: Danielle Fuchs Chinese: Sophie Sabin FINE & PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS Visual Arts: Allison O’Donnell John Philip Sousa Award: Chris Lewis Dance: Caitlin Koto Tech Theater: Paul Korfhage Vocal: Kiki Porter String: Ethan Kuhl The Marilyn Faden Award for Excellence in the Theatre Art: Musical Theatre:Jolie Curran, Ellie Kallay, Keenan McAuliffe UN DERCLASSM EN AWAR DS Mary K. Waring Scholars: Jane Asher, Aashik Bhalodia, Dominic Flocco, Jackie Kemly, Caitlin Koto, Ethan Kuhl, Audrey Lipson, Allison O’Donnell, Rebecca Picciotto, Judson Potenza, Julia Sanger, Evelyn Wallace

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal: Ronny Bhatia

10th Grade: Alex Chon, John Colbert, Natalia Eichmann, Bella Liu, Beyer White 11th Grade: Ronny Bhatia, James Lukenda, Navya Salwan, Nyla Williams COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS 12th Grade Community Service Award—Awarded to the student or students who, through positive action, have shown unselfish concern for their fellow man and community: Luca Winters BRONZE 12th Grade: Gianna Balonze, Danielle Fuchs, Ahmad Higazy, Sukriti Krishnan, Ethan Kuhl, Victoria Riccelli

11th Grade: Anna Schaller, Trey Wilson

NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient: Dominic Flocco (Baseball) MKA VARSITY AWARDS

Jason Gertz (Soccer, Ice Hockey, and Lacrosse) Jacklyn Kemly (Soccer, Basketball, and Softball) Ryan McGee (Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field) Kerri McGuire (Soccer, Basketball, and Softball) Matt Petrocelli (Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field) Evelyn Wallace (Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field) Nick Wilson (Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Track and Field)

9th Grade: Spencer Goldberg, Caleb Hofmann

10th Grade: Sydney Weinstein

The Elliot Furbert Memorial Award: Chelsea Guzman

GOLD 11th Grade: Adam Erbes, Ethan Gross, Sameer Rakhani, Quint von Lengerke

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10th Grade: Amanda Mack, Jonathan Park

10th Grade: Ainsley Manlowe

The John Rabke Memorial Award: Ruhee Juveka

9th Grade: Anthony Dimaggio, Alex Korfhage, Isa Lucas

9th Grade: Sarah Hobbs, Rollins Heath

The MKA Varsity Award is given in recognition to those senior athletes who have received 10 or more varsity letters throughout their MKA athletic careers:

The Frank Brogan Memorial Scholarship: Simone Gulliver

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Klein Award recognizes the top male and female student athletes in each grade who exemplify excellence in academic, athletics and character: Kerri McGuire and Ryan Dancy

11th Grade: Michela Bellapianta, Erin Buckley, Reilly Hughes, Mira Rajani, Andrew Rosamilia, Andy Roselund, Brian Schindler, Max South, Luke Spagnoli

SILVER 11th Grade: Ronny Bhatia, Ariel Freedman, Nicoleta Krenteras, Aidan Williams

The MacVicar Prize: Adam Erbes, Reilly Hughes, Nyla Williams

Nico Espinosa Dice (Soccer and Lacrosse)

Senior Captain’s Prize: Dominic Flocco (Baseball)

9th Grade: Nico Eiden, Jaiden Park, Taylor Everson

Yogi Berra Museum’s Best Teammate Award: Nico Espinosa Dice

ATHLETICS AWARDS

Al Staph Award: Sophia Garrubbo

Essex County Scholar-Athlete Award Recipients: Kerri McGuirre (Soccer)

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2018 INDUCTEES ARE: Aashik Bhalodia Jared Brunner Charlotte Davison Nico Espinosa Dice Sarah Fatkin Dominic Flocco, Danielle Fuchs Danielle Golden Bruce Harvey

Cum Laude Society Congratulations to the 22 seniors from the MKA class of 2018 who were inducted into the Cum Laude Society at a formal ceremony held at the Upper School on Saturday, June 9th. The Cum Laude Society, established in l906, is modeled on the Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate National Honor Society and recognizes the scholastic achievement of secondary school students.

It is the highest academic honor bestowed on members of the graduating class. Mr. Nammack proudly addressed the students saying, “Use the gift of time, use it sparingly, but use it. Take an extension in order to do your best work, don’t let someone or something stampede you. Parents, don’t throw anything at me, seniors take the gap year if it makes sense, after college, take the one year job that will send you around the world. Outcomes are almost always more important than the timetables. The gift of time can make all of the difference in the world.”

The keynote speaker of the evening’s ceremony was Drew Jennings, a Cum Laude graduate from MKA’s Class of 2004. He is currently a Senior Sales Rep on the Cloud/Chrome Enterprise team at Google.

After graduating from Dartmouth College, Drew worked for Citigroup, accomplished the amazing feat of hiking the Appalachian Trail from start to finish and began a career at Google in San Francisco. He and his wife are currently enjoying life in Colorado, and Drew eagerly returned to Montclair not only to share his thoughts and experiences with the MKA Cum Laude inductees but also to mark the retirement of his mother, Deborah Jennings, MKA Academic Dean, who is retiring after 34 years. Drew shared his journey after MKA, highlighting the importance of thinking for oneself. He said to the MKA seniors, “…

You already have the maturity and the ability to make decisions and directly influence real life outcomes for

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yourself! The sooner you realize Judson Potenza this—the decisions you make, no Ryan Ruhl matter how scary they may be to Rhea Saggi you, your advisors, or your loved ones, the happier you will be.”

Evelyn Salehi Drew defined agency as “a thing Shaurya Salwan or person that acts to produce a Julia Sanger particular result” and continued, “The message I want to make Andrew Stahl sure that you take away today is Benjamin Stuart that AGENCY in the truest sense James Tsatsaros of the word is the most powerful tool you have in your intellectual Evelyn Wallace. and emotional arsenal. You are no longer too young or too dependent on the nurturing social structures in which you’ve grown up to wield it.” Drew completed his speech by entreating the students to strive for what makes them happy and to never stop the search or the struggle.

The class of 2018 graduated 27 “Lifers” who gathered at Headmaster Tom Nammack’s house in May for the Annual Lifer Reception to receive their coveted MKA personalized blanket.

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It was a special night for the students. Exams are over and the students kick off Commencement Weekend the right way: with classmates and faculty they spent their time with at MKA.�

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TONY JONES, 12th Grade Dean

MKA 8th Graders Graduate!

It was an exciting day at MKA’s Middle School campus on June 8th, 2018 as the class of 2022 graduated from eighth grade. President of the Student Body Ava DiLorenzo and Vice President of the Student Body Trrusha Jariwalla shared many memories, noted the hard work of students and teachers, and celebrated their classmates and the school. Ava said, “As I’m speeding through [our past years at the Middle School], listing things as I go, there are probably words that I’ve said a lot. Like memorable, unforgettable, fun. I think those words really display what these past years have been like for me and my peers.” Trrusha stated, “The friendships I have made over the years I have been here are remarkable. I hope many of them will be life long. I love walking in the hallways and seeing students from all different grades interacting. It reminds me how special the MKA community really is.” Dr. Randy Kleinman, Head of Middle School, told the class, “You’ve all accomplished things to be proud of this year and you’ve all contributed to the sense of joy in this Middle School, and for that I thank each and every one of you and want you to know just how proud I am of you. So—I’ll send you off with just one bit of advice, When you commit to things—do them well—do them to the best of your ability—do them in full. Don’t be afraid to fail at something hard, be afraid not to try. Don’t be afraid of being overshadowed by someone better, be afraid of not pushing yourself to go all in. As Christopher Robin said to Pooh, ‘Always remember— you’re braver than you believe...and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.’ Congratulations to you all.”

MKA’s Class of 2027 moved on from the Primary School.

We proudly watched our third graders formally end their Primary School years, taking with them dreams of becoming a teacher, lawyer, spine surgeon, paleontologist, archaeologist, veterinarian, artist, soccer player, gymnast, inventor, basketball player, Lego engineer, movie star/singer, game designer, comic book author/ illustrator at Marvel, video game tester, actor, soccer player, pro golfer, Olympic swimmer, chief merchandising officer, track star, the President of the United States, WNBA player, meteorologist, dentist, Navy Seal, photographer, pet trainer, fashion designer, dancer, and architect. With their talents, they can be anything they desire. Whether they accomplish these goals or others not yet imagined, we wish this year’s third grade class all the best as they begin new adventures. We will miss their laughter in the hallways and can’t wait to hear about their future endeavors and successes.

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the next as our Pre-K through second grade students “cross over the bridge” to the next grade. In addition, all of the Primary School students, faculty, and staff were treated to a sneak preview of the Third Grade Closing Exercises and had one last chance, as a school community, to bid our third grade students farewell. We also bid a fond farewell to three beloved, treasured members of our community: Mrs. Nammack, Mr. Brown, and Ms. Kriegel, who are retiring after many years of service and dedication to MKA. Ginger said to the students, “As Dr. Seuss stated, You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so… Get on your way! I will always remember each of you, your names and faces since you are the last Brookside third grade class that I will have the honor to send off. You taught me more about life than I ever could have taught you. You are “the wings beneath my feet!”

I wish you all the best of luck as you move on to new adventures.

As our kindergarten students stated so beautifully, with every goodbye is a chance for a new hello.”

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Graduation 2018 Montclair Kimberley Academy graduated 109 seniors, during its Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Montclair.

Faculty and Trustees led the procession of the Class of 2018 graduates, and Head of Upper School Dr. David Flocco gave the welcome address, noting that: “The Class of 2018’s legacy is, without question, one of high achievement. During your time at MKA, yours was a class of high-octane energy, passion, and commitment for doing well in whatever you chose to do. Your class is proof of what happens when sheer talent meets good old-fashioned hard work (with the latter being the most important ingredient).” He left the students with the thought that, “As you go from this place and continue to achieve great things with your myriad talents, don’t forget that a good life should not simply be pursued, but also enjoyed. Our true value is measured not in what we achieve, but the path we took to get there.”

Senior Nico Espinosa Dice reflected back on his time at MKA, saying: “This is high school: a fast moving series of ups and downs of varying magnitude. Yet, through it all, I was fortunate to know many great people: students and faculty who showed me the meaning of friendship, the value in humility, and the power of leadership—people who showed me that leadership is a selfless act, and that while good leaders may create good followers, it is the job of great leaders to create even greater leaders.”

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to trust—to put our faith in others, whether it be peers or mentors—something we will carry with us for the rest of our lives. Perhaps more importantly, this school has pushed us to put that faith in ourselves.” Sarah continued, “MKA has thoroughly prepared us for this next stage of our lives...but we are not leaving MKA, or each other, not really; because for the rest of our lives, parts of this school will live within us.”

Headmaster Thomas Nammack was the last speaker to address the Class saying: “I want you to consider yourselves to be irreplaceable, indispensable, based on an identity that is entirely about what you do—that you are what you do. ...And what does it mean to be indispensable? It means that there are things that only you can do for your family, for your school, for your community. It is a great and clarifying question.”

He then joined President of the Board of Trustees Kate Logan in awarding the diplomas, together with faculty members and Trustees who, as parents of seniors, participated in the tradition of awarding their own children their diplomas.

Student Body President Kerri McGuire and Senior Class President Keenan McAuliffe officially concluded the ceremony by ringing the Montclair Academy bell, which dates back almost a century.

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Ahmed Abukwaik, Franklin & Marshall College; Alexander Aronson, Tulane University; Jane Asher, American University; Gianna Balonze, The College of New Jersey; Aashik Bhalodia, Johns Hopkins University; Ishaan Bhalodia, Lafayette College; Abhay Bhandari, Washington University in St. Louis; Haley Blank, Duke University; Maxwell Booker, Harvard University; Garrett Bradley, Michigan State University; Jared Brunner, Yale University; Theadora Bulajic, New York University; Michael Butler, Lafayette College; Brandon Carter, Wake Forest University; Cristina Cestone, The George Washington University; Joelle Crichlow, Amherst College; Jolie Curran, Colorado College; Daly Conor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ryan Dancy, Rhodes College; Manav Datwani, Drexel University; Charlotte Davison, Johns Hopkins University; Thomas Duncan, Skidmore College; Nicolas Espinosa Dice, Harvey Mudd College; Myles Farmer, Duke University; Sarah Fatkin, University of California, Los Angeles; Dominic Flocco, Davidson College; Alex Frieder, The George Washington University; Danielle Fuchs, McGill University; Guyon Ganchi, Bentley University; Hailey Gardner, Fairfield University; Sophia Garrubbo, University of Vermont; Jason Gertz, Syracuse University; Kaheem Gibbs, Vanderbilt University; Madison Giorgi, University of Colorado at Boulder; Amanda Gittelman, University of Michigan; Danielle Golden,University of Pennsylvania; Paula Guzman, Drew University; Katie Gyves, Lafayette College; Alexandra Haase, Tulane University; Alexander Halprin, Colby College; Bruce Harvey, Johns Hopkins University; Michael Hermo, Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Higazy, Princeton University; Robert Hollander, Tulane University; Charlotte Jenkins, Davidson College; Gregory Jenkins, Lafayette College; Elizabeth Kallay, Syracuse University; Jaclyn Kemly, University of Richmond; Leelah Klauber,Connecticut College; Paul Korfhage, Northeastern University; Caitlin Koto, Skidmore College; Sukriti Krishnan, The George Washington University; Benjamin Kubany, New York University; Ethan Kuhl, Brown University; Katherine Kunka, Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences; Zoe Kusnierz, The George Washington University; Mia Layton, University of Vermont; Christopher Lewis, Wake Forest University; Micaiah Lewis, Michigan State U niversity; Audrey Lipson, Fordham University; Lailanni Lucien, The New School—All Divisions; Ryan Magee,Union College; Meghna Maharishi, New York University; Julia Malloy, Savannah College of Art and Design; Keenan McAuliffe, Boston College; Kerri McGuire, Villanova University; Carter McNeal, University of Southern California; Alex Patrick Melitz, Southwestern University; Ryu Mondesir, Boston College; Patrick Napolitano, Columbia University; Brynnae Newman, Skidmore College; Sarah Nonnon, Bucknell University; Allison O’Donnell, American University; Aidan Okamoto-Wolf, University of Southern California; Matthew Petrocelli, Northeastern University; Rebecca Picciotto, Amherst College; Richard Picolli, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen Porter, Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Judson Potenza,Yale University; Brendan Powell, Sacred Heart University; Brian Reynolds, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Victoria Riccelli, Villanova University; William Ruhl, Colgate University; Benjamin Ryan, Wake Forest University; Jephtane Sabin, Rutgers University School of Nursing; Rhea Saggi, University of Pennsylvania; Evelyn Salehi, University of St Andrews; Shaurya Salwan, Yale University; Julia Sanger, Bucknell University; Jessica Schildkraut, Columbia University; Eli Silberman, Colby College; Elizabeth Squires, University of Southern California; Andrew Stahl, University of Chicago; Benjamin Stuart, Northwestern University; John Sweetwood, Syracuse University; Alix Talkow, Lafayette College; James Tsatsaros, Brown University; Ethan Tse, Hamilton College; Grace Turvey, University of Colorado at Boulder; Sunjana Uddin, Rutgers University; Alexandra Wade, University of Pennsylvania; John Walker, Harrison Bard College; Evelyn Wallace, Bowdoin College; Sophia Ward, Skidmore College; Sarah Willis,Washington University in St. Louis; Nicholas Wilson, Lehigh University; Luca Winters, Wesleyan University; Vivian Yan, Skidmore College; Sarah Yong, Durham University

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BIG News Future Forward

Future Forward Exceeds $30 million as Campaign Draws to a Close We did it! Thanks to you!

On June 30, 2018, Montclair Kimberley Academy celebrated the close of Future Forward, raising close to $31 million in philanthropic support. Publicly launched in 2013 with a goal of $30 million, Future Forward was a comprehensive fundraising campaign to ensure continued excellence in education at MKA. The most ambitious and farreaching campaign in the school’s history, Future Forward featured gifts from over 4,700 donors, added over $3 million in new gifts to our endowment, and grew our annual giving program to $1.3 million annually.

Through the generous support of our donors, this campaign allowed us to make transformational changes to our school, including, • a beautifully renovated Middle School Penick Lobby, Logan Auditorium, Dining Hall, and the addition of the James and Louise Higgins Common Room • the expansion of Muenster Field, including the Everett L. Glenn Spectator Terrace and the Strain Family Field House • a new, state-of-the-art Upper School Academic Center that encompasses the Library, Tech Center, Academic Support Center, collaborative learning spaces for the Upper School campus, an outdoor amphitheater, and a green roof classroom.

In addition, in June 2018, we broke ground on the renovation and expansion of our Brookside campus, which will include a combined auditorium and dining area, new kitchen and servery, redesigned entry with gallery and admissions suite, outdoor classroom space, and improved parking and car-line, enabling us to continue to build on the vibrant educational experiences for our youngest learners.

The success of Future Forward will continue to impact the lives of our students, faculty, and families for decades to come. We’re forever grateful to all who contributed their time, treasure, and talent to bring MKA’s future forward to today.

MEET OUR TEAM Standing (L-R): Eric Gutierrez, Director of Alumni Relations; Debbie Allen, Manager of Special Events; Christie Welsh, Development Associate; Laela Perkins, Director of Development; Alli Shearin, Associate Director of Alumni Relations; Jenn Baratta, Director of Family Giving; Lainey Seager, Associate Director of Giving. Seated (L-R): Diane Lundy, Assistant to the Director of Development; Talia Selove, Director of Advancement Services.

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New Leadership Geoff Branigan Returns to the Classroom

Photo from 1992 Yearbook Dedication to Geoff Branigan, Upper School History Teacher.

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After eleven years at the helm of the MKA’s Development Department, Geoff Branigan, has returned to his true passion—teaching—and rejoined MKA’s History Department at the start of the 2018-19 school year. As the Director of Development, Geoff successfully managed and completed the $30 million Future Forward campaign which supported transformative renovations to the school, strengthened the endowment, and bolstered MKA’s annual fundraising efforts.

“This campaign has changed the landscape of giving at MKA…” stated Geoff. “…Our community has been incredibly generous—what a rewarding experience to work with our parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, students and friends—everyone—to help advance MKA’s mission and provide a transformational education to our students.”

Pior to leading MKA’s fundraising efforts, Geoff was a member of the Upper School History Department for almost 20 years, serving as Department Chair, Director of Foreign Studies, and as the architect and Director of MKA’s Irish Studies Program. Geoff is excited to return the classroom and forge new, long-lasting relationships with our current students.

Stepping into the role of Director of Development is Laela Perkins, who previously served as the school’s Director of Special Projects. Laela is an experienced fundraising professional with a diverse background, having supported multiple nonprofit organizations including St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan, The World Science Festival, and Boys Town New York.

Prior to coming to MKA in the summer of 2017, Laela was a Director at DUNCH, a leading management consultancy for the arts and cultural sector. At DUNCH, Laela worked with over 40 organizations, focusing on planning and executing major fundraising campaigns, and developing and implementing long-term annual fundraising strategies. Laela holds a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College and a Masters in Social Work from Fordham University, where she also received a certificate in nonprofit leadership. Laela and her husband, Michael Thwaite ’97, live in Montclair with their two children.

Laela says she is, “thrilled to be a part of the MKA community and receive the chance to lead the development team as we embark on our exciting next chapter of growth under the school’s new strategic plan.

My goal is to help MKA set a course for its future and to deepen relationships with those who can provide philanthropic support for our students, our teachers, and our school’s future.”

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May Term Symposium The 4th annual May Term Symposium that took place on May 30 was a huge success. Seventy five seniors shared their work with over 150 parents, faculty members, Board members, and friends of the school. Guests enjoyed a poetry reading, technology demonstrations, a report from Iceland, a slide-deck from Startup 101, a sampling of electronic music, and dozens of other interactive experiences. The event served as a true celebration of the creativity, energy, and talent of the class of 2018.

Students from the Class of 2018 were the first to embark on two new May Term Global Experience trips, Clean Energy Iceland & Equity and Justice in America. Learn more about each trip below and be sure to visit their blogs for a complete trip recap!

Students who traveled to Reykjavik, Iceland explored how clean energy systems can be used in the U.S. and how energy sources are creating environmental, economic, and political tensions around the world. www.mka.org/student-life/ global-experience/iceland

Those going south looked at how education gaps, housing and property values, and wrongful conviction cases relate to the theme of their trip. They were able to meet and speak with authors, students, and principles who each had their own stories related to segregation and racial inequality. www.mka.org/studen…/global-experience/equity-justice

Senior Madison Giorgi blogged about her exploration with different makeup styles, one of her favorite creative outlets. On her blog she demonstrated her incredible skills and shared her techniques for looks in four main categories: glam, artistic, SFX (special effect and prosthetic), and drag.

Here is one look of Madison’s, and you can check out the rest of Madison’s amazing “MAYkeup” looks on her blog: madgiorgi511.wixsite.com/madsmayterm.

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Rebecca Picciotto When I began May Term, I was hesitant. After four years of following a carefully constructed block schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., five days a week, I now had a full month to pursue what I wanted, when I wanted, and how I wanted to. The freedom was intimidating at first. However, it did not take long for me to realize how to mold this new independence. With the guidance of my advisor [Kate Logan], I was able to watch as questions lingering at the back of my mind became a full-fledged passion project—researching economic inequality in Montclair. I set out each day to conduct interviews, survey the town, and network with local groups. At the end of every day, I felt just as fulfilled and productive as I had when I was following the block schedule. It was empowering. So much so, that this summer I will continue to meet with my advisor—someone I now consider a friend—to use the research I gathered to enact positive change in the town of Montclair. May Term is not just a month-long program. The freedom to make your own choices and pursue your own path is life-long. May Term gave me a glimpse of how I can use that autonomy in the future, and from what I have seen so far, I am definitely looking forward to it.

Nico Espinosa Dice For May Term, I took part in the Startup 101 project, working alongside Ahmed Abukwaik, Andrew Stahl, Ryan Magee, Vivian Yan, Ben Kubany, and Aashik Bhalodia. Startup offered the opportunity to use skills we learned, both in and outside of school, towards creating a company from scratch. The Startup project began with ideation and brainstorming, processes we quickly learned are techniques that constantly improved upon. From there, we explored the role marketing plays in startup companies—as well as the importance of consumer-oriented research and design —during our meeting with Dev Basu, CEO of the digital marketing company PoweredBySearch. We practiced our graphic design skills when creating our company’s logo, developed our programming skills working with the Swift language and the XCode IDE, and worked on our web design skills when building our company’s website. We concluded the process with a presentation at the May Term Symposium and a team lunch at Antika Grill.

Senior teaching interns joined MKA classrooms across all three campuses during the month of May. Through the program, seniors received close, individualized mentorship from a seasoned teacher while bringing their signature energy and enthusiasm to the younger students.

Student blog 4x4 NYC explored the range of cultural experiences that New York City had to offer.

Whether it was finding vintage gems in the thrift boutiques of Harlem, or learning about the history of Greenwich Village, these seniors gave readers a charming look at NYC’s vibrant culture.

Learn more about how Zoë Kusnierz, Teddy Bulajic, Alexandra Wade, and Alex Frieder weave their individual interests of food, history, art, and fashion into research for their May Term Project at 4x4-nyc.weebly.com

Sunjana Uddin After building a makeup empire based on natural beauty, businesswoman Bobbi Brown decided to take a step back and pursue something she has always been passionate about— wellness. Leaving Bobbi Brown Cosmetics after 25 successful years, the makeup mogul has since curated three different projects that fall under the name Beauty Evolution. The first is a line of wellness products called Evolution_18, which features beauty supplements and foodstuffs designed to trigger “beauty from the inside out”—Bobbi’s renowned mantra. Another is The George, a luxury boutique hotel located in the heart of Montclair. The last is justBOBBI, a modern editorial and ecommerce platform made to educate and inspire people about wellness, beauty, travel, and more. As an intern during May Term for such an up-and-coming startup, I had the opportunity to dip my feet into myriad ventures, both big and small. My duties varied day by day and included: preparing call sheets, pulling media lists, and assisting with promotions on social media platforms. I also created a ‘competitive deck’ in a larger effort to move Evolution_18 products into the secondary market. Further, I had the honor of accompanying Bobbi at the Makeup Show in New York City, where she spoke about her journey as a pioneer in the world of beauty and wellness. I look forward to continuing with Beauty Evolution and helping to build yet another empire led by Bobbi Brown. >>>

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Primary School Art Show YES, AND...

TV host and comedian Stephen Colbert ran his 4th annual workshop for Nicole Hoppe’s Improvisation class. Having begun his career in comedy with improvisation troupes at the famous Second City in Chicago, Colbert is wellschooled in the art of “improv” and had many great lessons to share with the students.

The 2018 end-of-year Primary School Art Show Retrospective took place on May 30. Students, friends, and families came together to celebrate the array of art on display and were impressed by the creative and beautiful artwork. Sculptures, paintings, drawings, charcoal, and pastels captivated the attendees. Spirits were heightened as the Primary School moves into the final week of celebrations and end-of-year events.

We would like to congratulate Jocelyn Fine, first-year Primary School Art Teacher, and Fine & Performing Arts Department Chair, for producing a crowd-pleasing, and successful Art Show!

AP Studio Art AP Studio Art students celebrated submitting their portfolios to the College Board by installing their endof-year show and hosting a well-attended reception for family and friends on Friday, May 18. This year’s exhibit was one of the more colorful and lively ones in recent memory.

A.P. Studio teacher Mr. Cuneo reported that he was especially satisfied that the work so clearly showed the divergent voices of the students. The personalities and concerns of each student were very apparent as you walked through the exhibit.

Congratulations to Gianna Balonze, Lailanni A.D. Lucien, Ryan Magee, Julia R. Malloy, Brynnae Newman, and Allison Grace O’Donnell!

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Many attendees enjoyed the 2nd Annual Art Show and 2018 Spring Choral Concert at MKA’s Middle School campus. Ms. Francht curated the Art Show to include a large variety of media, and subject matter ranging from figure drawing, to contemporary found object sculptures. In addition, Mr. Anderson led the Choral Music Concert in featuring a varied repertoire that told a story of peace. The concert showcased many vocal soloist, musicians, and was also joined by the 8th Grade String Ensemble.

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MKA’s Upper School Musical “Into the Woods” Captivates Audiences Congratulations to the remarkable Upper School thespians who gave outstanding performances in this year’s winter musical Into the Woods. Over 20% of the Upper School student body made up the actors and stage crew members and were all a part of putting together a magnificent show which delighted sold-out audiences each night under the direction of the superbly talented Upper School Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair, Nicole Hoppe (even with the weather—related cancellation of the first performance on Friday evening). Nicole, who marked her 10th year and show at MKA says, “This was a risky choice for us, which I knew from the start. But what I also knew was the passion, dedication and talent—of all the students and the production staff. The risk paid off, and we rose to the challenge. It would be impossible to choose a favorite moment from the show because it was filled with amazing little moments and details that mattered. As I told the students, the love we pour into this show over four months—that is what comes across and that becomes an amazing feel to everyone in the theatre. This was pure joy and I truly couldn’t have asked for anything more”.

The musical is MKA’s largest production, and this year was the most challenging show to date due to the intricacies of the musical numbers. Every actor rose to the occasion, stunning audiences with their Broadway-type performances, due to the tireless work and teachings from Winter Music Director Maria Gilmartin.

Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. The main characters are taken from Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and “Cinderella” as well as several others. The musical is tied together by a story involving a childless baker and his wife and their quest to begin a family, their interaction with a witch who has placed a curse on them, and their interaction with other storybook characters during their journey.

THE SCALLYWAGS Grade 1P put on the final class play of the first grades.They were happy to have the other first grades serve as their first audience at their dress rehearsal. The story was based on the book, The Scallywags, by David Melling. Half the class were scalawags, and half were animals. The energy level was high. The comedy was wonderful, and the message was important. The story reminds us that it is fine to have fun, but one must have fun at the right time in the right way! The cast would like to thank those who made a cameo appearance in the show, Mr. Pyke, Mrs. Vespucci, and of course, Mrs. Kriegel!

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TIBET On February 23 and 24, the sixth graders presented the play, Tibet Through the Red Box, by David Henry Hwang, based on the Caldecottwinning children’s book

by Peter Sis. It’s the story of a Czech boy who learns about his father through a series of letters during a long separation. Peter’s father is a filmmaker who has been sent by the Soviet government to help the Chinese document the construction of a new highway in the 1950s. Following an avalanche, his father becomes separated from his guides and finds himself in the secluded country of Tibet. As he learns about Tibet and its people through a series of fantastical encounters, he writes to his son, Peter, who has been confined to his bed because of an injury. It’s a tale about relationships, what is sacred, and the interconnectedness of all things. The sixth graders, under the direction of Lisa Gunn-Becker, did a magnificent job of conveying the main themes of the story through their beautiful portrayal of the characters on stage.

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Music Shorts

UPPER SCHOOL SPRING CHORAL CONCERT Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Upper School Spring Choral Concert on April 25th! For the first time in MKA’s history, US choirs, strings, brass and percussion came together to form an orchestra which accompanied John Rutter’s arrangement of “Down by the Riverside.” US Chamber Singers and MKA’s A Capella Group, Remix also impressed the audience with their song choices. For the first time since 2001, Middle School students joined their Upper School peers for a heartwarming finale set to “Seasons of Love.” It was a very special concert to remember that earned a standing ovation!

SPRING CONCERT The MKA Middle School Spring Band Concert took place on Thursday, April 26th. Bands from all grades were featured as well as the Jazz Band. The fourth graders began the evening with a rousing arrangement of the traditional song “When The Saints go Marching In” plus two more selections. They were followed by the Fifth Grade band performing traditional style marches and a song about a crazy crocodile. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade band treated the audience to the hit theme song “Scooby Doo Where Are You” and finished their performance with “The Great Locomotive Chase” which depicted the real life event of a train jacking during the Civil War complete with special effects train sounds created by students in the band. The Jazz Band brought the evening to a close with the famous theme song from Mission Impossible. It was a wonderful evening of music making by MKA’s Middle School band students.

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MUSIC IN THE PARKS Congratulations to all members of the MS and US Strings Orchestras on their performances at Music in the Parks. The Middle School lower and upper house strings captured all first places and an excellent rating. The Upper School String Orchestra came in second place after the school’s own Advanced Strings Chamber Orchestra. The Advanced Strings were awarded first place, superior rating and also captured the overall award in strings for that day.

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Primary School Spring Concert

Spring’s arrival was celebrated through the performance of multi-cultural songs honoring our home on Mother Earth and the universal wish for peace at today’s Spring Concert. The children’s joyful voices filled the school with dulcet notes of hope and happiness. The mellow sound of the recorders and the sweet, light notes of the bells and chimes added to the charm of the program. When the entire student body joined together in song during the grand finale, smiles blossomed from the faces of all. Dedicated to the beloved Head of the Primary School, Ginger Kriegel, the concert epitomized the magic created when like-minded hearts join together in song, music, and friendship.

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CARNEGIE HALL On May 19, MKA Strings players in grades K-12 were featured at the annual strings gala at Carnegie Hall. The event was a great success with an almost completely sold out venue.

String orchestras were featured with a variety of repertoire such as Mozart, Rossini, and Prokofiev. The newly formed Montclair Kimberley Academy String Quartet featuring James Lukenda, Chanmee Jo, Chyna Brodie, and Andy Roselund made its debut at this concert. The quartet will also be featured at the upcoming “Arts Under the Stars” event in September. A competition for high school chamber music groups at San Francisco State University is also on the horizon for the young players during the 2018-19 season.

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WINTER 2017-2018 AND SPRING 2018 TEAM AND STUDENT-ATHLETE HONORS AND AWARDS During the recently completed 2017–2018 Winter and 2018 Spring Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches and athletes achieved honors:

WINTER BOYS’ BASKETBALL Head Coach: Tony Jones (18th Year) Record: 17-10 Brandon Carter ’18, Capt.

Myles Farmer ’18, Capt.; MKA Offensive Player of the Year Award; 2nd Team AllIndependence Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B Carter McNeal ’18, Capt.; 2nd Team All-Independence Division, SEC Trey Wilson ’19, MKA Coaches Award; Honorable Mention All-Independence Division, SEC Luke Kolaja ’20, MKA Defensive Player of the Year Award; 1st Team AllIndependence Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B

ICE HOCKEY Head Coach: Tim Cook (2nd Year) Record: 5-11-2 Kenan Diano ’18, MKA Most Improved Player Award Jason Gertz ’18, Assistant Capt.; MKA Players’ Player Award; Honorable Mention All-McInnis Division, NJIHL

Alan Di Geronimo ’19, Assistant Capt.

Oscar Worob ’19, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-McInnis Division, NJIHL

Ava Augustine ’21, Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC

Kerri McGuire ’18, Capt.; 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B Amanda Mack ’20, Honorable Mention All-Colonial Division, SEC

BOYS’ FENCING Co-Head Coaches: Mike Alexander, Mike Frey (1st Year) Record: 0-9 Aashik Bhalodia ’18, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Fencer Award; 1st Team Foil All-Tri County Fencing League Quint von Lengerke ’19, Capt.

Biren Pramanik ’20, MKA Rookie of the Year Award

GIRLS’ FENCING Co-Head Coaches: Mike Alexander, Mike Frey (1st Year) Record: 0-9

Sarah Hobbs ’21, MKA Rookie of the Year Award

Amanda Mack ’20, MKA Best Offensive Player Award; 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC

Head Coach: Patrick Collins (10th Year) Record: 1-10 Ethan Tse ’18, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC Patrick Flint ’19, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Swimmer Award; 1st Team All-American Division, SEC Nate Corbett ’21, MKA Rookie of the Year Award

Judson Potenza ’18, Assistant Capt.; MKA Coaches Award

Head Coach: Jessica Bishop ’04 (6th Year) Record: 1-11

Vanessa Amsinger ’21, Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC

Jillian Fishback ’20, 2nd Team AllColonial Division, SEC

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Alina Smith ’20, Capt.

Award; 2nd Team 3200m All Non-Public B, Star Ledger

Maya Kwapniewski ’20, MKA Rookie of the Year Award

Brian Schindler ’19, 1st Team AllMcInnis Division, NJIHL

Jena DeSalvo ’19, Capt.; MKA Players’ Player Award

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Julia Thompson ’19, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Fencer Award; 1st Team Foil AllState, Star Ledger; 1st Team Foil All-Tri County Fencing League

BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Head Coach: Matthew Bach (1st Year) Matthew Petrocelli ’18, Capt.; 3rd Team 3200m All Non-Public B, Star Ledger Brian Reynolds ’18, Capt.; MKA Coaches Award; 3rd Team 4x400 Relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger Nicholas Wilson ’18, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Runner Award; MKA Winter Captain’s Prize Recipient; 2nd Team 1600m All Non-Public B, Star Ledger; 3rd Team 4x400 Relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger Harrison Johnson, Jr. ’19, 3rd Team 4x400 Relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger James Lukenda ’19, MKA Most Improved Player Award Sameer Rakhani ’19, 3rd Team 4x400 Relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger

GIRLS’ SWIMMING Head Coach: Patrick Collins (10th Year) Record: 1-10 Leelah Klauber ’18, Capt.

Julia Malloy ’18, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Swimmer Award Natalia Eichmann ’20, Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC

SPRIN G BASEBALL Head Coach: Ralph Pacifico (28th Year) Record: 12-14-1 Dominic Flocco ’18, Capt.; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Spring Captain’s Prize Recipient Robert Hollander ’18, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC Christopher Lewis ’18, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC Aidan Okamoto-Wolf ’18, Capt.

John Sweetwood ’18, Capt.; 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC

SOFTBALL Head Coaches: Jessica Sarfati (8th Year) Record: 13-10

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Jaclyn Kemly ’18, Capt.

Head Coach: Matthew Bach (1st Year)

Grace Turvey ’18, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-Colonial Division, SEC

Evelyn Wallace ’18, MKA Most Spirited Award Anna Schaller ’19, Capt.; MKA Coaches

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Jena DeSalvo ’19, MKA Players’ Player Award; 2nd Team All-Colonial Division, SEC

Geena Pacifico ’20, 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC Emily Talkow ’20, MKA Best Defensive Player Award; 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC Anne Turvey ’21, 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC

BOYS’ LACROSSE Head Coach: Paul Edwards (16th Year); Sabino Rodano (Assistant Coach) All-Kimber Division Assistant Coach of the Year, NJILL; NJILCA All Non-Public Assistant Coach of the Year Record: 13-7; 2018 NJISAA Prep B State Champions Ryan Dancy ’18, Capt.; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team AllPrep B; 1st Team All-Kimber, Division, NJILL; Honorable Mention All-State Non-Public, NJILCA; MKA Play Your Game Award Nico Espinosa Dice ’18, Capt.; Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC; US Lacrosse Academic ,All-American; 3rd Team All Non-Public, Star Ledger; MKA Alumni Outstanding Teammate Award Jason Gertz ’18, 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All-Kimber Division, NJILL Alex Melitz ’18, Capt.; 1st Team AllLiberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All-Kimber, Division, NJILL; MKA Play Your Game Award Harrison Walker ’18 Capt.; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team AllPrep B; 1st Team All-Kimber, Division, NJILL; 2nd Team All-State Non-Public, NJILCA; MKA Klank Memorial Award Christian Breitweiser ’19 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention All-Prep B; 2nd Team AllKimber, Division, NJILL Zachary Kirsch ’19, 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention All-Kimber Division, NJILL Rollins Heath ’21, MKA Most Promising Newcomer Award

MKA ATHLETICS NAMED SEC/NJSIAA 2017-2018 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS. Congratulations to everyone in CougarNation who was a part of the MKA Athletics program in the 2017-2018 school year on being named SEC (Super Essex Conference) Sportsmanship Award recipients by the NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletics Association).

Jake Waldman ’21 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; MKA Most Promising Newcomer Award

GIRLS’ LACROSSE Head Coach: Chelsea Intrabartola (3rd Year)Record: 13-6; 2018 SEC Liberty Division Co-Champions Sophia Garrubbo ’18, Capt.

Katie Gyves ’18, Capt.

Alix Talkow ’18 Capt, MKA Players’ Player Award Reilly Hughes ’19, 2nd Team AllLiberty Division, SEC; 2nd Team AllFreedom South Division, NJIGLL Claire Linaugh ’19, 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team AllPrep B; 2nd Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL Lily Pryor ’19, MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL Ally Raff ’19, 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL Kirsten Zeug ’19, MKA Coaches Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL Isabella Liu ’20, Honorable Mention All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL Taylor Everson ’21, 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC Katie Hipp ’21, Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC

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BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD Head Coach: Matthew Bach (1st Year) Record: 3-2 Matthew Petrocelli ’18, Capt.; MKA Players’ Player Award; 1st Team 3200m All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team, 4x800 meter relay All NonPublic B, Star Ledger Brian Reynolds ’18, Capt.

Nicholas Wilson ’18, Capt.; 1st Team 1600m All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team 800m All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team 4x800 meter relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger; 2nd Team 1600m All, Non-Public, Star Ledger Victor Magnusson ’19, 2nd Team 3200m All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team 4x800 meter relay All NonPublic B, Star Ledger James Lukenda ’19, MKA Coaches Award; Honorable Mention AllColonial Division, SEC Charlie Koenig ’20, 2nd Team 1600m All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team 4x800 meter relay All Non-Public B, Star Ledger; 3rd Team 1600m All Non-Public B, Star Ledger Nicholas Steinmetz ’20, MKA Most Improved Runner Award

BOYS’ TENNIS Head Coach: Val Azzoli (14th Year) Record: 6-10 Guyon Ganchi ’18, Capt.; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC William Michaels ’19, MKA Coaches Award; 2nd Team All-American Division, SEC

Head Coach: Matthew Bach (1st Year) Record: 1-6

Casey Szilagyi ’19, MKA Most Valuable Player Award; Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC

Brynnae Newman ’18, MKA Players’ Player Award

Arman Ganchi ’20, 1st Team All-American Division, SEC

Anna Schaller ’19, Capt.; 2nd Team 1600m All-Colonial Division, SEC

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Kelsey Freeman ’21, MKA Coaches Award

Head Coach: Jeff Beer (13th Year) Record: 6-6

Sarah Hobbs ’21, MKA Rookie of the Year Award; Honorable Mention AllColonial Division, SEC

Myles Cherry ’20, MKA Most Improved Player Award

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CONGRATULATIONS TO NICK WILSON ’18 (INDOOR TRACK), THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2018 MKA WINTER CAPTAIN’S AWARD! The award is given out each season to the male or female captain who has exhibited the qualities that we look for in our team captains: leadership, dedication, respect, work ethic and being a role model both on and off the field to his or her teammates and peers.

His coach wrote, “He is simply an athlete of discipline—discipline when it comes to his practice schedule, his work ethic, his diet, and his commitment to his team. Quietly and steadfastly, he has left his mark on the team, as a captain, friend, and mentor. He most certainly would have made Tom Fleming very, very proud this season in his achievement, improvement, and grit. His fighting spirit has carried the team and inspired others and serves as a testament to his ability and his leadership.”

Bennett Knowles ’20, MKA Most Valuable Player Award

CONGRATULATIONS TO DOMINIC FLOCCO ’18 (VARSITY BASEBALL) ON BEING NAMED THE WINNER OF THE MKA “CAPTAIN’S AWARD.” The award is given out each season to the individual who has exhibited the qualities that we look for in our team captains...leadership, dedication, respect, work ethic, and being a role model both on and off the field to his or her teammates and peers. Coach Pacifico states, “I have watched Dominic grow from a shy little boy in Pre-K at Brookside who just loved to play to the fine young man and leader that he has become today. To me he has always been the epitome of a student athlete and he has simply been one of the best captains I have had in my 28-year tenure as MKA’s baseball coach.”

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David C. Flocco, Ed.D.

Head of Upper School Assistant Headmaster for Strategic Initiatives

MKA always seems to be in motion – we collaborate constantly and generatively and innovation follows. And that’s why MKA’s graduates often highlight their relationships as part of what makes MKA so special. Whether they intend to or not, these graduates champion the creation of community, the implementation of support, and the strategy of learning at a school that’s been perfecting its approach for over 125 years.

It’s no surprise, then, that tucked away in the Program goal of our newly launched Strategic Plan, one of the implementation goals asks us to “highlight and support the structures and processes that promote creative and strategic program design at MKA.” After all, the plan came from every possible constituent of the school –Trustees, faculty, parents, friends of the school, students, and alumni. All these people are careful watchers of MKA, and careful watchers of MKA know that our “secret sauce” is not a single program or faculty skillset or repeated outcome—though those are nice—or destination. It’s a way of doing and designing school. A way of showing up for each other each day.

Early stage implementation of our strategic plan has been powered by several clear procedural values. First, the plan is the product of hundreds of inputs, and once it is complete, it will bear the fingerprints of hundreds of community members. At MKA, we do school together.

Second, once the plan was written, it was managed and massaged by not one, but two committees, a mix of Board and administrative leadership. Third, each implementation goal in the plan, of which there are more than three dozen, will be steered by cross-campus leadership pairings. This shared approach to leadership ensures, and strengthens, the all-school bond that serves our students each day. Finally, our approach to the Strategic Plan confirms that we are a school of constant checks, balances, and collective wisdom— working against blind spots, biases, and the slippage into comfort and self-aggrandizement that sometimes plagues schools of our caliber and reputation.

By emphasizing process, I’m not suggesting that any program or outcome-will do. Or that a value well stated beats a victory unfulfilled. Done well, some of the implementation of the plan will be counted as tangible gains right away. (Goal # 2 asks that we strengthen our one-school community, and as

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mentioned, we are doing just that by creating multicampus leadership teams.) Additionally, done well, the plan will ensure that, when the future of education arrives, we’ll still be out ahead of it.

We will have a STEAM program that is not contained in any one building. We know from experience that, in some schools, such buildings turn into STEM museums rather than places for the active, dynamic, messy inquiry that leads to breakthrough thinking and doing.

We will have a curriculum that not only prepares our students to write and research and balance equations, but also encourages them to put these skills to work in the real world, where they will meet and do business and enact change in diverse settings, with people from all over the world.

We will understand sustainability on both a personal and institutional level, caring for ourselves, each other, and the environment in ways that will promote our lasting influence.

We will continue to hire, retain, and develop a faculty befitting our students and families—one representing our community, committed to the deep ideals of the school and its mission, and constantly seeking to evolve in light of new discoveries in how the brain learns.

And—among dozens of other tweaks small and large—we will continue to explore the outer edges of the educational endeavor, examining ways to make the brick and mortar walls of our classroom more porous; to decalcify typical classroom structures and modes; and to connect MKA to local and global thought leaders so as to extend opportunities for both students and faculty members.

Leadership in education, leadership in the world.

Done well, our Strategic Plan will blur that distinction, making MKA more fully what it has always been: a school of consequence, a school of the moment, both timeless and of its time.

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GOAL PROGRAM MKA will transform the lives of our

students by providing a program that: focuses on growth-minded development of the whole person; develops students’ curiosity, creativity, discovery, innovation, and ability to analyze and inquire; enhances students’ understanding of varied and multicultural perspectives; and encourages students to use their education to positively engage with the world.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • D efine and develop a Pre-K-12 multicultural curriculum that reflects and affirms the identities of our students and provide professional development to the faculty to support implementation • D esign and transform program at MKA to provide new types and levels of challenge for MKA students • I dentify, evaluate and advance the STEM or STEAM experiences and opportunities at MKA • C ontinue to integrate sustainability concepts and practices into the curriculum and community life • Highlight

and support the structures and processes that promote creative and strategic program design at MKA

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From the voice of Alumnus

Drew Jennings ’04 I still vividly remember multiple teachers and not just their names‌ I remember their curriculum, the way they approached teaching, the emphasis not only increasing my curiosity and knowledge, but also the process for doing soAn education at MKA is the foundation for critical thinking, authentic inquisitiveness, and exploring a variety of learning/teaching styles.

GOAL A ONE-SCHOOL COMMUNITY

MKA will further integrate and connect each of our distinct and age appropriate campuses and the school in ways that are inclusive, creative and practical. We will deepen our relationships with each other by fostering a diverse and inclusive school in which we understand and engage with our varied backgrounds and cultural identities.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • I ncrease the systematic use of the Mission Statement, the Character Standards, the Diversity and Inclusion Statement of Purpose and the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies in the professional discourse of the faculty and administration • S trengthen annual engagement with the principles of the Mission Statement, the Character Standards, the Diversity and Inclusion Statement of Purpose and the SEL Competencies in Trustee education and the work of the Board of Trustees • D eepen our relationships with each other by fostering a diverse and inclusive school in which we understand and engage with our varied backgrounds and identities through community building activities, programs and engagement • C ontinue to develop the role of the Culture of Integrated Ethics Committee in unifying Pre-K-12 programs and initiatives

• P rovide All-School recognition for students who serve the MKA community • I ntegrate recurring use of resources such as the Green Roof classroom and the Upper School Amphitheater into the academic programs at Primary and Middle Schools • C reate recurring opportunities for students at each of the three campuses to share their work in the fine and performing arts by performing and presenting at the other campuses.

• I ncorporate discussion of MKA’s brand statement into the annual work of the Administrative Council

From the voice of Primary School Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction

Maureen Bates My Brookside students love having our Upper School student interns come to visit, whether in the fall for a few hours or in a larger commitment via their May internships.

They look up to these students as role models, and this is a nice way to have cross-campus connection. I also like inviting a former student down to come read to second graders and to answer their questions about what’s to come in the grades ahead.

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GOAL FACULTY MKA seeks to be a preeminent school for professional educators where excellence in teaching is normative, where ongoing professional growth is expected and supported and where educators are honored and respected for their daily contribution to the success of our students. By their commitment to their vocation, our educators shape the very nature of the educational experience at MKA and further distinguish the school’s reputation.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • E nsure that every teacher is supported to fulfill the commitments of MKA’s mission • I mplement a consistent and formative evaluation process that supports teaching excellence and is complementary to the Professional Growth Process (PGP), the Protocol for Faculty Support, and existing systems of feedback for faculty • S trengthen faculty and administrative recruitment, retention and development with a model program that promotes and ensures each educator’s engagement with professional growth • I ncrease the racial and ethnic diversity of MKA’s faculty through the development of strategies and increased resources to identify, recruit and retain diverse candidates • I dentify schools, thought leaders, and organizations from around the world with whom MKA can partner on program innovation, planning and implementation and provide faculty with support and incentives to draw on these resources • M arket the professional development of faculty as a signature program at MKA

From the voice of Upper School English Teacher

Cynthia Darling I think MKA offers several unique strengths that distinguish it from other independent schools. MKA’s attention to professional development is second to none.

Also, MKA’s collegiality and attention to collaboration between colleagues is truly unique. I think this carries over into the classroom because students can feel this sense of camaraderie between teachers.

GOAL

OUTREACH MKA will cultivate a distinctly outward looking relationship with our alumni and institutions with a relevant or educational mission such as universities, service organizations, medical centers and innovative enterprises in technology, research and business in order to provide our students with unique learning opportunities beyond the boundaries of the school and to offer a human benefit to those partner organizations.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • M ap MKA’s partnerships and collaborative initiatives with other communities, organizations and educational institutions through connections such as MKA’s Pre-K-12 Service Learning Program, Global Experiences, May Term, The Green School Alliance, and faculty professional development • A ssess the range and depth of these partnerships and collaborative initiatives in order to balance what is available over the course of an MKA student’s experience • D evelop thematic strands that link the opportunities we offer and and provide insight to develop additional partnerships and collaborative initiatives

From the voice of alumna

Racquel Booth ’96 Owner at Bergen Educational Consultants MKA’s partnerships and collaborative initiatives with the community provide a tangible lesson in practicing the core elements of knowledge, vision, and integrity by assisting students in directly contributing to social justice, public service, the arts, and sciences. Citizens rarely affect positive change in a world from which they are isolated.

Outreach is therefore, the goal, process, and final achievement of an MKA education.

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From the voice of Director of Admissions, Parent ’30, Alumna ’99

GOAL THE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MKA will ensure that our teaching and learning environments are attractive, flexible in purpose and conducive to teaching and learning and that they meet the aesthetic, physical, creative and technological goals of our programs and the needs of our students.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • Develop a set of educational design principles informed by sustainability to guide developmentally appropriate space design, usage and care for all three campuses • Advance our understanding of the digital environments where learning can occur and the associated broadening of when and where teaching and learning can take place • Expand the facilities of the Primary School to include redesign of the campus site to address issues such as parking, car line and general safety as well as building a new flexible space that includes an auditorium, dining room and kitchen that will then make possible renovations to the existing entrance, the “gymnatorium” and the library • Transform current space at Middle School into a comprehensive academic center such as now exists at Upper School • Redesign and upgrade Middle School athletic fields and outdoor play areas • Develop plans and associated cost estimates and timetable for the phased installation of air conditioning in Primary, Middle and Upper School classrooms

Alyson Waldman Our students spend most of their time at school, so it is imperative that MKA’s learning environment is inviting, safe, and sparks creativity in all members of our community. MKA’s three campuses are so much more than just physical spaces; they are a home away from home

GOAL FINANCIAL GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY MKA will develop and implement proposals that strengthen sources of non-tuition revenue such as annual giving, endowment, grants and auxiliary operations in order to provide a transformative education to our students, robust and meaningful professional development opportunities for our faculty and to fulfill all of our aspirations included in the Strategic Plan which require the growth of MKA’s financial resources.

IMPLEMENTATION GOALS • E stablish realistic and aggressive goals for annual giving growth • D evelop long-term goals for endowment growth and the strategies to achieve them • R eview current and initiate new auxiliary programs to advance MKA’s reputation and to provide increased revenue • I nclude grant applications in the funding proposals for new programs and projects • D evelop a rationale for MKA’s next campaign that includes enhancing and diversifying the school’s financial resources

From the voice of an Upper School student Thank you for the opportunity to attend MKA as a Community Scholar. It is an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life. These four years have greatly expanded my knowledge, broadened my horizons, and instilled in me a growing sense of fellowship. One day I hope to return to MKA and sponsor a future Community Scholar.

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The Plan in Action:

PROVIDING A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION Carlaina Bell, Ed.D. Middle School Assistant Head Tri-Campus Director of Diversity & Inclusion

The goals of multicultural education are important yet challenging. Students deserve to be seen and understood by their teachers, to speak their truths, to see themselves represented in classroom lessons, and to be empowered to create positive social change.

MKA has been working to provide students with a more multicultural curriculum for the past two years.

After defining multicultural education for MKA, faculty and staff contributed to the process which led to the creation of MKA’s Multicultural Education Statement of Purpose. Using this document, faculty initially worked in departments to revise units of study and Diversity and Inclusion Coordinators provided workshops during in-service. Next, faculty began sharing their work through faculty-led workshops, teaching their peers across campuses.

All MKA constituent groups have participated in various local and national conferences to deepen our collective understanding.

A tenet of multicultural education is to empower students to question issues of discrimination and

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equity and encourage them to take action. All three campuses witnessed such examples of action in the past year. Middle School students organized and lead a school walkout to protest gun violence; Brookside students engaged in conversations about using the power of your voice to make a positive difference in your community; and the Upper School challenged students with bold assemblies including one where Daryl Davis, a black R&B musician, was invited to speak. Daryl has dedicated his life to befriending Ku Klux Klan members and convincing them to change their views and give up their white robes. He showed students one of the 200 forsaken white robes he has collected as evidence that all students have the power to individually combat racism.

Next year, a tri-campus strategic planning committee will continue advancing MKA’s progress in multicultural curricular work. This work is challenging because our students and the world are always changing; however, it is a challenge that MKA faculty are eager to face.

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The Process:

BUILDING OUR FUTURE AND THE STEPS ALONG THE WAY The strategic planning process undertaken by MKA is noteworthy for its inclusive, innovative and collaborative qualities. The School relies on our mission-based commitment to provide our students with a transformative education. In relation to program, MKA is committed to advances in teaching and learning that are not necessarily additive, but advance the quality and the impact of what is taught and learned, and in the lives of our students a transformative education fosters their intellectual independence and their positive engagement with the world.

MKA’s Reaccreditation Process

The 2014 NJAIS/MSA Visiting Accreditation Team’s commendations and recommendations provided a valuable, external assessment of MKA’s strengths and opportunities that led to a revision/refinement and clarification of the school’s mission statement and informed strategic planning conversations.

The Strategic Planning Retreat

We began in September 2015 with a communitybased Strategic Planning Retreat. More than 90 alumni, student, parent, Trustee, and faculty retreat participants collaborated to identify MKA”s core strengths in terms of its values and vision and areas for strategic improvement.

The Online JAM

In the spirit of innovation and inclusiveness, MKA held an extended online forum—the JAM, hosted in November 2015 to engage other members of all of our constituencies in reflections and conversations, facilitated by faculty, students, alumni and trustees, about specific topics generated by the strategic planning retreat.

Goals Development—MKA’s Strategic Planning Committee and Board of Trustees

Led by a Strategic Planning Committee of Trustees and Administrators, collaboration between the Board of Trustees and Administration characterized the work of the final part of the planning process in which there were multiple opportunities to review, discuss and organize our community’s contributions to MKA’s next strategic plan.

Final Revisions—Goals for Strategic Planning

In April 2016, MKA’s strategic planning consultant provided the Chair of Strategic Planning and the Headmaster with a consolidated document of strategic goals and associated action steps that had been recommended by the Strategic Planning Committee and the Board of Trustees. In five working meetings from July 2016 through February 2017, a task force of administrative and trustee members of the Strategic Planning Committee continued a process of refining and balancing the draft Strategic Plan which was then presented to the Board of Trustees in March 2017 and approved at the April, 2017 Board of Trustees Meeting.

STRATEGIC PLAN TASK FORCE Merrick Andlinger (co-chair) Carlaina Bell Evelyn Colbert

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Carolyn Everson Dave Flocco (co-chair) Margaret Gonzales

Ben Goodrich Tracy Higgins Kate Logan

Tom Nammack Karen Newman Stephen Valentine

THANKS TO YOU MK A

HONOR ROLL MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY 2017–2018 REPORT ON GIVING FALL 2018

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THANKS TO YOU Dear MKA Families, Alumni and Friends, Thank you for making 2017–18 a banner year at MKA! Thanks to you, we’ve successfully closed the books on the Future Forward campaign, having surpassed our goal by raising over $30 million in gifts and pledges.

As I step down from my role as Director of Development and return to the classroom at the Upper School, I am proud of what we have been able to accomplish over the years. We set out to invest in programming and resources that would empower students to use their unique gifts, and I believe we have been enormously successful thanks to you and your support.

While I am grateful to everyone who had a hand in that success, I know that none of this would have been possible without the support, commitment, and vision of Tom Nammack and the Board of Trustees.

Many may not see their work behind the scenes, but it is nothing short of remarkable. It has been an honor to work with them in helping to fulfill their vision in service of the mission of the school.

With that, a final thank-you to all who helped make the 2017-2018 Annual Giving effort, as well as the Future Forward campaign a success.

I look forward to seeing you “within these halls and on these fields.”

Best regards,

GEOFFREY BRANIGAN Director of Development & External Affairs

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“ We donate to the Annual Fund because MKA helped develop the foundation on which I was able to pursue my career. MKA was instrumental in teaching me that life should be led with purpose, distinction and good character. We are fortunate and honored to support the teachers and administrators that carry on this purpose daily.”

NAVEEN BALLEM ’90 P ’26 ’30, ANNUAL GIVING CO-CHAIR & TRUSTEE

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2017–201 8 CURRENT OPERAT IN G FUND STATEME N T*

Total Operating Income $41,322,253 REVENUES Tuition and Fees $36,338,353 Contributions $1,509,824 Auxiliary Programs $2,580,026 Endowment Income $850,000 All Other $44,050

Total Operating Expenses $41,322,254 EXPENSES Salaries and Benefits $24,074,574 Instructional $3,497,246 Financial Aid $4,363,001 Physical Plant $2,832,103 General Administration $1,263,942 Fundraising 636,851 Provision for Long Term Capital Projects $2,102,382 Auxiliary Programs $2,497,564 All Other $54,591

Campaign Total $30,137,199 Annual Giving $13,121,989 Endowment $3,381,389 Eligible Bequest Intentions $1,030,000 Capital $12,603,821

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VOLUNTEERS

A WORD OF THANKS We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in our Annual Giving appeals during the 2017-2018 school year. The commitment shown by our dedicated volunteers and parent and alumni volunteers, as well as our loyal donors, demonstrates the great strength of community. This year marked our fourth annual MKA Day—another truly successful day of fundraising for our students and faculty.

This day would not have been possible without the parent and alumni volunteers who worked tirelessly to encourage everyone to participate in and celebrate our success. As a participant in Annual Giving you make an investment in the educational life of all of our students. You make the difference! On behalf of the entire MKA community, thank you!

Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 Naveen Ballem ’90 P ’26 ’30 Co-Chairs, Annual Giving ANNUAL GIVING CHAIRS Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 Naveen Ballem ’90 FACULTY AND STAFF CHAIRS David Flocco Randy Kleinman Virginia Kriegel DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Christina A. Cotton Chairperson Naveen Ballem ’90 Geoff Branigan Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 Clifford B. Finkle IV ’92 Tracy Higgins Barbara Holmes Robert Ruberton Lainey Seager Talia Selove Jaclyn V. Spedaliere ’00 PARENT VOLUNTEERS Naveen Ballem ’90 Susan Bradley P ’12 ’16 ’18 ’20 ’24 Elizabeth Cardoso West P ’22 Bonnie Carter P ’18 ’20 ’22 Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 Christina A. Cotton P ’17 David Crichlow P ’15 ’18 Alexis Davis P ’20 ’23 Chris Eng P ’23 Clifford Finkle ’92 P ’25 ’27

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Karen Gulliver P ’19 ’22 Melinda Hofmann P ’21 ’23 Barbara Holmes P ’24 ’26 ’30 Irina Horbacz P ’22 Rick Jenkins ’77 P ’12 ’18 ’18 Jackie Jenkins P ’12 ’18 ’18 Lauren Hyman-Kaplan ’93 P ’25 Kate Logan P ’13 ’14 Jason McAndrew P ’26 ’28 Stephanie Salzman P ’20 ’22 ’28 Amy Peterson P ’14 ’17 ’21 Julie Sheffet P ’19 ’22 Manika Sood P ’21 ’24 Deborah Stehr P ’21 ’22 Linda Sterling P ’12 ’14 Robert L. Tortoriello P ’02 ’04 ’10 Nancy Wheeler P ’23 ’26 ’26 ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS Henry Agens ’58 Elizabeth Amato ’13 Jason Awerdick ’94 Natalie Azzoli ’06 Naveem Ballem ’90 Tanya Barnes ’96 Devon Barrett ’10 John Benigno ’64 Melanie Bieber ’03 Dana Bonsell ’97 Raquel Booth ’96 Philippa Bowles ’71 Edward Bozik ’13 John Brink ’79 Leslie Bryan ’70 Sheldon Buck ’54 Jane Burkhard ’78 Seth Bynum ’11 A. Craig Cameron ’66 Georgia Carrington ’54 V. James Castiglia Esq. ’70 Alexander Chaykin ’97 Sara Close ’76 Anna Cook ’00 Paige CottinghamStreater ’79 Erin Crawford ’74 Barbara Creed ’62 Walter Davis ’83 Gemma Giantomasi ’98 Caitlin DiRuggerio ’06 W. Douglas Donald ’62 Susan Ferdinand ’56 Judith Ferreira ’03 Douglas Fitzpatrick ’66 Kassandra Fotiadis ’14 Thomas Galligan Jr. ’73 John Garippa ’00 William Grant ’45 Geoffrey Gregg ’68 Edward Griggs Jr. ’69 Katharine Haines ’65 Louise Hannegan ’47 Christine Hannon ’69 Suzanne Hardy ’61 Stu Harwood “07 Erica Hirsch’ 96 George Hodgkiss ’47 Alexander Holz ’99 Robert Hubsmith ’77

Enid Hyde ’41 Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 Laura Itzkowitz ’81 Latha Jadhav ’97 Eric Jaeckel ’56 Jeffrey Jones ’71 Breanna Jones ’08 Jennifer Ladda ’84 Avie Kalker ’68 Eleanor Ketcham ’46 Thelma Knight ’57 Edmund Kozak ’05 Gregory Lackey ’73 Manav Lalwani ’05 Alexander Langbein ’03 Marie Lennon ’97 J. Leonhard ’48 Louis Lessig ’89 Audrey Lewis’ 50 Diana Little ’58 Aaron Mandelbaum ’97 Gail Marentette ’51 Dara Marmon ’91 S. Lawrence Martin ’55 Brian May ’07 Brendan McCaffrey ’04 Angela McCaffrey ’06 Cheryl McCants ’82 David McCants ’87 Cheryl McMullen ’77 Matthew Metzger ’08 Matt Metzger ’08 Martha Moran ’52 Casey Musicant ’12 Maureen Natkin ’83 Lawrence Nazarian ’56 Enrique Neblett Jr. ’92 Jarvis Nolan ’59 Shawn Ortiz ’79 Matthew Palmisano ’10 Dean Paolucci ’73 Deborah Peck Esq. ’72 Andrew Pedersen ’77 Craig Perry ’67 Dana Pisacane ’01 Brian Purcell ’09 Harry Raymond ’07 Joshua Raymond ’89 Susan Read ’73 Jennifer RemingtonKnodel ’86 Thomas Robbins ’82 Dennis Rodano ’87 Sabino Rodano ’87 Edward Rosini ’12 Max Rudnick ’07 Emily Santangelo ’02 Katherine Santoro ’04 Luke Sarsfield ’91 Melissa Slomienski ’02 Leigh B. Smith ’45 (Former Faculty) Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00 Jane Stanton ’09 Sandra Tritt ’99 Lee Vartan ’96 Anthony Vitale ’71 Alyson Waldman ’99 Kelly Wallace ’12 Peter Webb ’70 Linda Williams ’72 Carina Wong ’11

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Lynne Yellin ’87 Pamela Zeug ’78 Paul Zukerberg ’75 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS Sarah Abukwaik ’19 Shaheer Ahmed ’19 Defne Akyurek ’19 Alexander Aronson ’18 Chyna Brodie ’19 Alex Frieder ’18 Rylie Frieder ’19 Michael Golub ’19 Genevieve Jacobson ’19 Charlotte Jenkins ’18 Sukriti Krishnan ’18 Michaela O’Hare ’19 Lannea Martinez ’19 Kerri McGuire ’18 Lily Pryor ’19 Alexandra Raff ’19 Elizabeth Squires ’18 Sofia Szyfer ’19 Joseph Wilson III ’19

CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP

This year, we celebrate the completion of the Future Forward campaign. We would like to recognize the individuals and organizations that provided leadership support.

CUMULATIVE CAMPAIGN GIVING Recognizes gifts or pledges received by June 30, 2018 $1,000,000 and above Anonymous (4) Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner PAMKA $500,000 to $999,999 Anonymous (3) $250,000 to $499,999 Mr. and Mrs. Merrick Andlinger Miss Ardath Blauvelt ’64 Brian Clarkson and Christina Cotton Andree G. (Penny) Finkle The Johnson Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Dennis H. Manalo ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Pai ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Luke Sarsfield ’91 Leigh B. Smith ’45 (Former Faculty) Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Sterling Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Strain Margaret and Richard Wager $100,000 to $249,999 Masoud and Nadia Altirs Jennifer and Victoria Barbetta

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Barrett Dr. Mahesh and Mrs. Vicky Bikkina Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Bozik J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bromley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Carson ’83 Bonnie & Michael Carter Mr. and Mrs. David A. Crichlow Mr. Clifford Evans ’50 Fidelity Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Friezo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fusco Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gaffney Karen & Robert Gulliver Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh Hyde And Watson Foundation Rick and Jackie Jenkins Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 and Douglas Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Basil Maher Mr. and Mrs. Peter McMullen ’77 (Cheryl D’Alessandro ’77) Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Milke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nammack Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. O’Shea Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Phillips Mr. Kevin M. Rendino and Ms. Tina A. Jordan Ken and Renee Rivlin Katherine and Robert Ruberton Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Schinman ’89 Mr. Rudy Schlobohm ’74* Jeffrey Szilagyi and Kathleen Beebe Mr. Andrew J. Thompson and Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan Robb and Lydia Turner Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. John T. Weisel Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wetzel Beth and Scott Yagoda $50,000 to $99,999 Amjad Abukwaik and Dr. Jabeen Ahmed Anonymous Mrs. Aubin Ames ’54 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barrett (Anya Nicole C. Buenger ’89) Dr. and Mrs. Naveen Ballem ’90 Benevity Mr. Robert L. Bildner and Mrs. Elisa Spungen Bildner Kristina and Tom Burke Ms. Georgia S. Carrington ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cherry Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. D’Alessandro ’86 Edward E. Ford Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Everson Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Finkle IV ’92

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Goldman Sachs & Co. Barbara and Dane Holmes Mrs. Nancy Kelly ’52 Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Kwan The McMullen Family Foundation Mrs. Glenda McNeal Mrs. Anne E. Muenster Loretta C. Peterson Laura and John Phillips ’78 Mr. Mark Piccolo and Ms. Lynn Morris-Piccolo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Plaut Mr. and Mrs. John R. Reynolds Glenn and Stephanie Salzman Mr. Newton B. Schott, Jr. and Mrs. Antoinette LeQuire-Schott Schumann Fund For New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor Robert L. Tortoriello Jennifer and Chiming Tse Jonathan and Elizabeth Weiswasser $25,000 to $49,999 American Express Charitable Fund American Express Employee Giving Program Anonymous Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bator Michele and Bryan Becker ’96 Mr. David J. Bershad Dr. Susan Bershad Dr. Ken R. Blank and Dr. Michele A. Cascardi Ms. Deborah Borenstein Mr. Sam Borenstein Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Brayboy ’80 Ed and Alexis Davis Edwin & Kathryn Davison Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Robert and Risa DiLorenzo Mr. James Donnell (In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Pendleton Donnell ’52) Patricia J. Dotoli & Gustave T. Dotoli Family Foundation Molli and John Dowd Paul and Liz Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Eiden ’78 The Glenn Family (In memory of Everett L. Glenn ’11) The Frankl Family Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Frasco Amy and Peter Fusco ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gatto Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Glenn Ronnie and Peggy Gross Salvatore & Diana Guccione Peter and Michelle Harbeck Mr. and Mrs. Victor Jung PJ and Neeta Juvekar Todd and Jennifer Ladda ’84 Steven and Nina Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockyer

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Mr. James Kubinak and Ms. Mary Lynch Mr. and Mrs. William R. Massey The Elizabeth Mekeel Scholarship Fund Merck Partnership for Giving Robert and Deborah Minion Morgan Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mucci Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy Robin and Dan Napoli Mr. and Mrs. John Neumer * Angela and Phil Privitere Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Randall Dawn Armbrust and Toby Redshaw The Richard D. Scheuermann Trust ’41 The Saul Rosen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Smith Susan Sorger (In memory of Martin L. Sorger, M.D.) Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Tavoso Hank Uberoi and Angela Beekers-Uberoi Joe and Donna Wilson $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous (6) Melih and Lesley Abdulhayoglu Mr. Bradley I. Abelow and Dr. Carolyn Murray Estate of Frances Ames Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Arcilla Mr. and Mrs. Neil Arora Chick and Ellen Atkins Mrs. Susan Awerdick ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Val Azzoli Mrs. Betsy Bacot-Aigner ’80 Jenn and Dave Baratta Mr. and Mrs. Gil Bauer (Merry Aufzien ’79) Radhika & Manish Bhandari Mr. Prashant Bhatia and Ms. Manika Sood Mr. Scott Bieler and Ms. Jessica Drury Mr. John Blondel ’74 and Ms. Carol Rossetto Michael and Judith Bonarti Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bond Mr. John M. Brandow ’71 and Ms. Elizabeth Schriever Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan Debbie and Bill Brown Matthew Weber and Lucia Capozzoli Mr. and Mrs. William C. Carson Mrs. Jacqueline Cestone ’54 Mr. J. W. Chappell Jr. and Ms. Kathrine McLendon Thomas and Kathryn Cook Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cox ’74 Mr. and Mrs. William F. Crawford ’72 (Erin Cuffe ’74) Carol and Richard Cucci Mr. Paul N. Dackow ’72 Mr. and Dr. Trayton M. Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Delgado Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Di Geronimo Dr. Karen Dias-Martin The Dishmon Family Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duncan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Durando Mr. Abe Medawar and Ms. Carla Edelstein Mr. and Mrs. Tyrell Erbes Estate of Charlotte Fitch ’29 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fennelly Mr. and Mrs. Chad Flick Dr. and Mrs. David Flocco The Fouché Family Jason and Michele Frieder Michael and Beth Fuchs Dr. and Mrs. Parham A. Ganchi Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Garinger Mr. and Mrs. Michael Geering Angus and Mary Stuart Gephart Mr. Kenneth D. Gibson, Jr. * Mark and Shawn Gittelman Mr. and Mrs. Ira Goldberg In memory of Mr. Arthur Goldman ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman Tina Bennett & Ashley Goodall Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Gottlieb The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation David and Mary Ellen Gray Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Halbert Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hallock ’50 Kristin Halvey Susan and Alan Hammer Barbara Nash Hanson ’47 Kathy Van Deusen Hatfield Thad Hayes and Adam Lippin Mr. and Mrs. Stratton R. Heath Mr. and Mrs. Bret R. Hirsh ’00 Jonathan and Becki Hirsh ’95 Larry and Lynda Hollander Alex Holz ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Horn George & Myra Hrab Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Huntington Sanjay and Priya Israni Dr. Cynthia R. Green and Dr. Joshua S. Jablons Thomas and Lynn Kemly Mr. and Mrs. Niwat Kitirattragarn Dr. and Mrs. Randy Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. David Knee Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kozak Wade and Marie Layton Seth and Lisa Levine Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Lewis Mr. Kristian Lynch and Mrs. Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch Ms. Ellen R. Malcolm ’65 Paul and Jill McAuliffe Mr. Gerardo Mejia and Ms. Sandra Rivera Ms. Lorelei K. Muenster ’90

David and Julie Musicant Mr. and Mrs. David Neumann Mr. and Mrs. John Noble Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Norris Ms. Yumiko Okamoto Thomas and Lea Pease Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peña PepsiCo Foundation Mr. Jerry Perl Ms. Patricia Perl Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perlmutter Drs. Sabina and John Petillo Prudential Foundation Dr. Charles A. Read ’76 Ms. Tamara H. Robinson Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund Mr. and Mrs. Martin N. Rosen ’58 Warren and Karen Ross Mr. Brent Rudnick Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sage ’52 Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval Marc and Eleanor Santo Domingo Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sasfai Schering-Plough Foundation Mrs. Marilea Schlobohm Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford Schumann ’44 (Susan Harrison ’47) Mr. and Mrs. Noel Sedransk Douglas Semonche and Sunny Choi, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shepherd Walter and Lisa Sierotko Mr. and Mrs. George South Chris and Loretta Stadler Deborah and Mark Stehr Mr. Andrew R. Steiger ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Stier (Stacy B. Stier ’81) Mr. Richard Sunshine Mr. and Mrs. Steven Torrisi Gary and Louise Trabka TRUiST Michael and Christine Turgeon Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Turner Dr. and Mrs. David L. Turock Mr. and Mrs. Nkere Udofia Dr. Jerald Vizzone Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Watson Keith L. Wiggs and Edmund A. LeFevre Mr. and Mrs. Ather Williams III Mr. and Mrs. John A. Windolf Richard Wolf Brian and Mary Zeug Dehua and Xiaodong Zhu $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (8) Amanda Abrahams Dr. and Dr. Vinod J. Abraham Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Ahlborn American Express Company PAC Mr. and Mrs. John M. Andres

Dr. Andrey Apinis and Dr. Natalija Ovsjanikovska Cathy and Gideon Asher Kathryn Auw Prasad ’01 Ms. Susan Bacot-Davis ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Battsek Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bayer Ms. Randy Bean ’66 John and Rosy Beer Victor Bernstein ’65 Mr. Henri Bost and Mrs. Ann Gambro-Bost Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Botwinick Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Brazill Breitweiser Family Drs. Michael and Reneé Brown Mr. Jeffrey Bruce and Ms. Ingrid Steffensen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckley Sheldon W. Buck ’54 Mr. Tim Gerds and Ms.Erica Budd Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Buren The Burke Family Mr. Anthony M. Celentano ’74 Pramod Chakravarthy and Vandana Venkatesh Matthew O’Donnell and Susan Ciccone O’Donnell ’85 Alison and Jim Cirenza Mr. and Mrs. J. Barry Cocoziello Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cohen Ms. Melissa L. Cohn ’78 Susan Cole ’78 Ms. Meg Columbia-Walsh The Alfred and Rosemary Iversen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Connolly Mr. Robert Cottingham ’84 and Dr. Alison ThomasCottingham ’84 Rev. and Mrs. Christopher D. Creed (Barbara Bywater ’62) Ms. Kyle G. Curtin ’82 Martin and Judith Daly Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dancy ’82 Prakash and Lavina Datwani Mr. and Mrs. David J. DeMatteis ’95 Mr. Stephen R. Digaetano ’00 The DiLiberti Family Mr. and Mrs. Meyrick I. Douglas Susan and Tom Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Earle Mr. Eyob Easwaran and Mrs. Elizabeth Kebede Mike Ehrenberg ’75 Mr. and Ms. Peter H. Ehrenberg ’65 Mr. Rod Eichler Estate Of Drika A. Purves Estate of John David Harris Estate of Susan D Karlin Kenneth and Laura Esterow Jon and Laurie Ewing Linda Fan and William Schaefer Mr. Robert Farmer and Dr. Elise Carman Fiduciary Trust Company

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Anthony Fleischmann ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Darren Francis Jennifer and Carl Freed Josh & Heidi Friedlander Thomas and Susan Galligan ’73 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Garippa David George and Lisa Krizner-George Mr. and Mrs. Krzysztof M. Giersz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gillott Mr. and Mrs. Dana Glazer (Deborah Rosen ’87) Mr. Dennis G. Goldstein ’83 and Mrs. Beth Kressley Goldstein Mr. George and Dr. Lydia Golub Gregg and Charmaine Gonsalves Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Goodman Google Gary Greendale Peter R. Greer Mr. Richard S. Griffith Mr. Robert Grossman and Dr. Susan Tarnofsky Mr. and Mrs. William S. Gyves Mr. and Mrs. Duke Habernickel ’51 (Gael Seton ’54) Mr. David E. Haight ’88 Ms. Linda Hann Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hare ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Hargrave Hellen and Paul Harvey Mr. William S. Hatfield Michael Haynes and Magda Schaler-Haynes Martin and Allison Hegarty Ellen and Steve Higgins Mr. Alan B. Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hofmann Tom & Bonnie Holt Alan Holtz Schuyler Horn David Hughes ’76 Gloria Li and Jin Hu Ms. Carol A. Ippisch Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jacobowitz Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Jaffe ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Joerger Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kaplan Susan O’Gorman Karlin ’41 Liz and Jason Katz Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kauffman Ms. Kathleen Kavanagh Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Kellogg (Megan R. Cole ’86) Dennis and Terri Kelly Mr. Roger L. Kenvin (In memory of Verna Rudd Trimble Kenvin ’45) Mr. Michael Kerner and Dr. Karen Fuhrman-Kerner Mrs. Gail Kerr ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kim (Julie Lee ’92) Hyun-Ju Kwak & Steve Kim Mr. Jeffrey B. Kindler ’73 and Mrs. Sharon Sullivan Mr. Raymond J. Knox ’76 Mrs. Kathleen Koenen George J. Kramer ’54 Mrs. Virginia Kriegel Robert and Allegra Kuhl Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kuick Matt and Mary Kunka

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Mrs. Alice Bator Kurland Mr. James Larish and Ms. Susanna Suh Rachel & Jung Lee Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lemmer Drs. Philip and Cheryl Leone ’60 Leslie & Peter Levine ’74 Ellen and Jonathan Lewis Mr. Michael Li and Ms. Jenny Xun Robert S. Livesey ’65 Mr. and Mrs. Adam Loren Mr. Zhenyu Jia and Ms. Yang Lou Hugh and Margot Macdonnell Mr. Stefan G. Magnusson and Dr. Ellen Morris Anthony and Marie Malloy P ’18 Suzanne Moyers & Edward Martin Brown and Brown Metro Statfeld Insurance Service Miss Janet Mason ’48 Miss Lucile G. Mason ’43 Jason and Heidi McAndrew Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl Mr. Andrew Melitz and Ms. Tracy McVeigh Jeff and Mary Kate Mellow Mr. and Mrs. Maximiliano F. Mendez Mr. and Mrs. Manes M. Merrit Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Michaels Clark Miller and Taska Carrigan Mr. Norton Garfinkle and Ms. Isabel S. Minard ’60 Steven Napolitano and Linda Hughes Anne and Patrick Naughton Tom and Karen Newman Mr. and Mrs. Keith Nicholson Saba & Nadeem Nisar Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. John and Elizabeth Noto Novartis US Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Donald O’Neill (Eleanor Bell ’64) Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ogden Ben Parker ’96 Paul and Nan Park Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pepe Ms. Debra Perry Mr. Dennis Petrocelli and Ms. Jayne Warne-Petrocelli Pfizer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Marc Picciotto Stacey and Peter Polanskyj (Stacey Honstedt ’92) Mr. and Mrs. Richard Post Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Purves (Drika Agnew ’57) Mr. and Mrs. Wesley S. Puryear Candace (Messinger) Rabinowitz ’94 Carole and Ron Reading Mr. Frederick L. Redpath Mr. Philip Renshaw-Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Hap Ridgway (Susan Widmark ’74) Diane Ridley-White, MD. ’84 David and Lori Riley Brian and Valerie Roseboro Mr. Arthur G. Rosen ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rosenbaum Mr. Douglas A. Rosen ’91 Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rosen ’84

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Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Rose (Susan Wechsler ’59) Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rosini Mrs. Susan H. Ruddick Mr. and Mrs. Sumeet Salwan Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Sandler ’48 Mr. Brian S. Sanger and Ms. Kimberly A. Grousset Mark and Lynda Sauer Allison Wiener and Jeffrey Schackner ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Schaeffer Mr. Karl S. Schlobohm ’06 Ms. Melissa K. Schlobohm ’08 Mr. Eric R. Schwarz ’76 The Scuorzo Family Drs. Ravi and Sudha Shankar Mr. Michael Simon and Mrs. Amy Ellis-Simon Neena and Sanjeet Sinha Suzanne and John Skipper Mr and Mrs. Kevin Smith Mr. Philip H. Smith ’53 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Smith ’81 Mr. David Sobel and Ms. Wendy Lurie Roy and Patrice Sommerhalter Mr. Rubiao Song and Dr. Min Guo Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Sorger ’88 (Jill Tobia ’88) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spagnoletti (Amanda E. Dickey ’97) Mrs. Sophia C. Spehar Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Spiotta ’86 Mr. Peter R. Stern ’65 Mr. and Mrs. William Stites Rahmaan and Nicole Streater Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Sumas (Constance Rogers ’59) Jennifer and Howard Sweetwood Drs. Krystyna and Kazimierz Szczech Claude and Elana Szyfer Mr. Lewis B. Tarver and Ms. Claire A. Walls The Louise M. Plansoen Trust The Merck Foundation The Windom Fund Mr. E. Peter P. Tiboris ’98 and Ms. Christy Ely Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Traenkle (Carol Hanschka ’55) Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Tsai Tom and Debbie Turvey UBS Drs. Marc and Erica Urquhart John and Lois Van Deusen Dr. and Mrs. Pol Vandenbroucke Mrs. Margaret Vandermade (In Memory of Mr. James Vandermade ’35) Verizon Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vostal ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vuono Mr. Peter Waldor and Ms. Jody Miller Kim and J. Kent Walker ’80 Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program Mr. and Mrs. Yui-Kuan Weng Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wheeler Mr. David M. Wildstein and Mrs. Robyn Grayson Sajid and Shazia Zaidi Tom Zaubler and Kate Sonnenberg

ENDOWMENT FUNDS COMMUNITY SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT Created through the generosity of donors to support the financial aid needs of deserving minority students at Montclair Kimberley Academy.

FACULTY COMPENSATION ENDOWMENT This endowed fund was established by the MKA Board of Trustees in 1999 to support faculty compensation at MKA. It has been the belief of the Board that the acquisition and retention of excellent faculty are core values of the MKA community.

PAMKA

NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS Named endowed funds celebrate the lives and contributions of those they honor or memorialize, while helping to ensure the long-term financial health of MKA by supporting initiatives in perpetuity. We recognize here all the major named endowed funds and thank those who made gifts to them in the 2017-2018 school year.

THE AMY LOUISE TIMMONS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by her family in 2000, the Amy Louise Timmons Scholarship honors her memory by supporting tuition costs for a deserving female student in grades 7-12.

BEATRICE C. CRAWFORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP The Beatrice C. Crawford Memorial Scholarship was established by Crawford family members in 1969 to remember Beatrice—parent of five MKA graduates and loyal supporter of the MKA community. Proceeds from this fund are designated to support tuition costs for deserving students.

THE BOOTH KELLY FAMILY FUND Established in 2010 with a gift from Distinguished Alumni Award honoree Nancy Booth Kelly ’52, the Booth Kelly Family Fund is and endowed fund that supports the MKA general endowment and operating budget.

Mrs. Nancy Kelly ’52

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THE BROGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1982 by members of the Class of 1972 in memory of their classmate, Frank “Poncho” Brogran ’72.

Proceeds from this fund are awarded to a member of the junior class who has demonstrated interest and high proficiency in the art of written expression. The award may be used for tuition or related educational expenses.

DEHLIA SUNSHINE ENDOWMENT FUND The Fund, established in loving memory of Dehlia Sunshine, parent of Lauren Sunshine ’02 and Randi Sunshine Cortese ’04, provides support for MKA and its mission.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh THE DENISE FARANDATOS ANASTASIOU ’62 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Alex Anastasiou in memory of his wife, Denise F. Anastasiou ’62 in 1985. Proceeds from this endowed fund are used to support financial aid for a deserving student.

THE DENISE AND IRA WAGNER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2010, through a gift from Denise and Ira Wagner, parents of William Wagner ’06 and Andrew Wagner ’11, with deep appreciation for the education and mission of MKA. Proceeds from this endowed fund help support the tuition needs of a deserving MKA student.

THE DON KNOWLTON SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by a bequest in the will of his wife to create a scholarship in the name of Don Knowlton ’27. Proceeds from this fund support financial aid for a deserving male scholar-athlete.

THE DOWNSBROUGH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Montclair Academy parents Margaret and George Downsbrough in 1982, proceeds from this fund are used to support the financial needs of an Upper School student who has demonstrated exceptional ability and interest in the area of math and science.

THE DRUKKER FOUNDATION FACULTY EDUCATIONAL FUND Established in 1987 by the Drukker Foundation, with proceeds from the fund to be used to support faculty continuing education in reading, writing and ethics.

Members of the Drukker Family have distinguished themselves over many years in the roles of Trustee, parents, student, and generous benefactors.

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THE ELIZABETH O’NEIL FEAGLEY AWARD FUND Established in 1986 by Sheila Feagley James ’43 and Anne Feagley Wittels ’45 in memory of their mother. The award is presented annually to a female student with achievement in the creative arts.

THE ELIOTT FURBERT AWARD Given annually to a worthy junior of outstanding character and academic promise, this award honors the memory of Elliot Furbert, MKA Class of 2014.

In his time at the Upper School, Elliot demonstrated what happens when an unmatched work ethic and appetite for challenge meets broad opportunity and strong mentorship. In his academic program, on the track and while playing tenor sax, as president of his class, and in a series of prestigious programs outside of MKA, Elliot stood for quality and integrity “ne plus ultra.” The recipient must possess the fine qualities embodied in Elliot: intellectual curiosity, a high level of engagement in a variety of school activities, and unwavering character. The recipient will receive a monetary award to be applied to his or her college expenses.

Mr. and Mrs. Calworth Furbert THE EVERETT L. GLENN ’11 FAMILY FUND Established in 2014 by the Glenn Family in memory of Everett L. Glenn ’11 to support the Community Scholars Program. A natural leader at school as well as on the fencing strip, Everett was compassionate, warm, loyal and loveable. A Peer Leader, House Captain, member of the Mastersingers and Eagle Scout, his presence enriched the lives of all who knew him.

THE GEORGE HRAB FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Established in 2010, through gifts from alumni, parents, students and faculty to celebrate George Hrab’s 40 plus years of dedicated service to MKA—as a teacher, coach, advisor, administrator, mentor, and friend. Proceeds from this endowed fund help to support the tuition needs of a deserving Upper School Student.

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan Todd and Jennifer Ladda ’84 THE LINDA AND BRIAN STERLING ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND The fund was established in 2011, through a gift from Linda and Brian Sterling, parents of Emma Sterling ’12 and Aaron Sterling ’14. Proceeds from this endowed fund help to support the tuition needs of an MKA Community Scholar.

MARY K. ROBERTSON FACULTY SALARY FUND Established in 2001 with a lead gift by Mrs. Gail R. Marentette ’51 in memory of her mother. Proceeds from this fund support faculty compensation at MKA.

MONTCLAIR ACADEMY CLASS OF ’65 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in October 2015 by a group of men from the Montclair Academy class of 1965 to be used in support of financial aid at MKA.

THE MARY-ANNE TREENE EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Clifford Evans ’50 to honor the memory of his late wife, Mary-Anne Treene Evans ’50. MaryAnne always gave of herself to help others, and in that spirit, proceeds from this fund support the tuition needs of a deserving student.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hare ’65 Mr. Robert S. Livesey ’65

THE MILDRED B. AND DAVID G. BAIRD SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1986 by David B. Baird Jr. in honor of his parents. This fund supports financial aid for a deserving male in grades 11-12 at MKA.

MARGARET ANN MULLINS TORTORIELLO SCHOLARSHIP The Margaret Ann Mullins Tortoriello Scholarship Fund was established by the friends and colleagues of her and her husband, MKA Trustee Robert Tortoriello, at Cleary, Gottileb, Steen, & Hamilton LLP in 2006. Peggy, mother of three MKA students, was a much-loved member of the Montclair Kimberley Academy community. Proceeds from this fund help support student financial aid at MKA.

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THE MARGARET OSBORNE SCIENCE PRIZE FUND Specifically intended for students who have demonstrated outstanding interest in science and superior understanding of concepts and creativity in their studies.

Mrs. Margaret Madden ’50 THE ROBERT HEMMETER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established by Montclair Kimberley Academy’s Board of Trustees in 1990 to honor the memory of beloved faculty member and mentor Robert Hemmeter.

Proceeds from the fund support financial aid for a deserving student at the Upper School.

THE SCOTT JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in the wake of 9/11 by Scott’s friends and family to pay tribute to his life. Scott Johnson, MKA Class of 1993, was among the victims in the World Trade Center tragedy on September 11, 2001. This fund supports an annual award given to the senior who has, in the same spirit as Scott, best demonstrated a spirit of warmth, generosity and goodwill towards others.

The Johnson Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson Margaret and Richard Wager THE SETH MORRIS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 2014 with a gift from Mark Piccolo and Lynn Morris-Piccolo, mother of Kyle Morris ’12 and Hayley Morries ’14, to honor the memory of her late husband, Seth Morris, who died tragically in the World Trade Center Attacks of September 11, 2001.

Seth Morris Family Foundation THE TIMMONS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Established in 1982 by Anita Timmons to honor her husband, James D. Timmons – former Trustee, parent and grandparent. Proceeds from this fund are awarded to an MKA senior who is the child of an MKA faculty member.

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THE HERITAGE SOCIETY

The Heritage Society recognizes those individuals who have provided for Montclair Kimberley Academy in their estate plans or through other planned gifts. By providing for MKA in this fashion, donors help to ensure the future health and vitality of the school, while potentially earning income and enjoying substantive tax benefits.

These gifts are a critical element in helping to build MKA’s endowment— ensuring our vitality for generations to come.

Anonymous Anonymous* Mrs. Aubin Ames ’54 Ms. Frances Ames ’40* Mr. Merrick Andlinger Mrs. Polly Barrows ’42* Mr. George Bleyle Jr. ’60 Ms. Karen Boyle ’81 Mr. J. Martin Brayboy ’80 Mr. Sheldon Buck ’54 Mrs. Joan Carlisle ’46 Ms. Georgia Carrington ’54 Mr. Randy Carroll Capt. Philip Cheek ’46* Mrs. Barbara Creed ’62 Mr. Richard Dolven Mr. Philip Ehrlich ’82 Miss Charlotte Fitch ’29* Mr. Thomas Galligan Jr. ’73 Everett Glenn * Mrs. Barbara Hanson ’47* Mr. John Harris ’63* Ms. Susan Huang ’72 Mr. Varick Harrison ’48* Mr. Eric Jaeckel ’56 Mr. Rees Jones Mrs. Susan Karlin ’41* Mr. William LaPlant Jr. ’63 Mrs. Kate Lindsey ’72 Mr. Frederick Little ’40 * Mr. James Mackey ’43* Mrs. Jean Manley ’36* Mrs. Caroline Mark ’36* Mr. David Marrocco ’57 Dr. Vincent Mascia ’72 Miss Lucile Mason ’43 Mr. Harry Nimmergut ’75 Mrs. Jean Noyes ’37* Mrs. Elizabeth Schmitz ’36* Mrs. Margaret Overholser ’45 Mrs. Drika Purves ’57* Mr. A. Rafner ’47 Dr. Diane Ridley-White ’84 Mrs. Mary Louise Rubin ’86 Mr. Curtis Rudbart ’78 Mr. Richard Sandler ’48 Mr. Rudy Schlobohm ’74* Leigh B. Smith ’45 (Former Faculty) Mr. Philip Smith ’53 Jean Suidmak* Mr. Paul Tiranno ’89 Mrs. Virginia Usher ’42

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Mr. James Vandermade ’35* Mrs. Olive Watson ’36* Dr. George Weilepp ’50 Pearl Wolf

Mr. John Neumer + * Loretta C. Peterson + Jeffrey Szilagyi and Kathleen Beebe + Mr. and Mrs. Ather Williams III +

ANNUAL GIVING

MARY A. JORDAN SOCIETY $5,000 to $9,999 Classmate and devoted colleague to Ms. Waring, Ms. Jordan is remembered as a consummate educator with a forwardlooking viewpoint.

MKA’s Annual Fund supports the operating budget of the current fiscal year; money raised during the year will be spent in that same year. Thank you for your support!

LOYALTY SOCIETY + The MKA Loyalty Society was created to honor MKA’s most loyal alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends. Loyalty Society members represent the commitment and strength of our community by making annual gifts for three or more consecutive years.

FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY LEADERSHIP CATEGORIES Recognizes gifts received between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 1887 SOCIETY $20,000 and above The first day of classes at the newly formed Montclair Academy was September 18, 1887.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Amato + Jennifer and Victoria Barbetta + Kristina and Tom Burke + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Colbert + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Everson + Amy and Peter Fusco ’89 + Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner + Ms. Kate Logan and Mr. Edmund Rung + Mr. Dennis H. Manalo ’88 + PAMKA Katherine and Robert Ruberton + Mr. and Mrs. Luke Sarsfield ’91 + Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Sterling + Mr. Andrew J. Thompson and Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan + MACVICAR-WARING SOCIETY $10,000 to $19,999 John MacVicar and Mary Kimberley Waring were the founding heads of Montclair Academy and The Kimberley School, respectively.

Dr. and Mrs. Naveen Ballem ’90 + Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barrett (Anya Nicole C. Buenger ’89) Brian Clarkson and Christina Cotton + Mr. and Mrs. David A. Crichlow + Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Finkle IV ’92 The Fouché Family + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman Karen & Robert Gulliver + Barbara and Dane Holmes+ Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Johnson + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nammack +

Mrs. Aubin Ames ’54 + Radhika & Manish Bhandari + Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bromley + Mrs. Jacqueline Cestone ’54 + Ed and Alexis Davis + Edwin & Kathryn Davison + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Delgado + Robert and Risa DiLorenzo + Mr. and Mrs. Frederick. E. Eiden ’78 Jason and Michele Frieder + Ronnie and Peggy Gross + Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Hargrave Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson + Mr. and Mrs. Victor Jung + Mr. and Mrs. David Knee Mr. Kristian Lynch and Mrs. Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch + Mr. and Mrs. Peter McMullen ’77 (Cheryl D’Alessandro ’77) + Mrs. Glenda McNeal + Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy + Ms. Yumiko Okamoto + Amy Taylor and Nelson Rockefeller, Jr. Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund + Glenn and Stephanie Salzman + Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wager + Richard Wolf + CLAUDE MONSON SOCIETY $2,500 to $4,999 Teacher of Latin from 1916 to 1956, known for his great humor and devotion to the boys of Montclair Academy.

Amjad Abukwaik and Dr. Jabeen Ahmed + Mrs. Betsy Bacot-Aigner ’80 + John and Rosy Beer + Mr. Prashant Bhatia and Ms. Manika Sood + Michael and Judith Bonarti+ Mr. John M. Brandow ’71 and Ms. Elizabeth Schriever + Mr. and Mrs. J. Martin Brayboy ’80 + The Burke Family + Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 + Mr. James Donnell (In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Pendleton Donnell ’52) + Mr. Keith Druckenmiller and Ms. Susan Sobbott Paul and Liz Edwards + Andree G. (Penny) Finkle + Mr. and Mrs. Chad Flick + Michael and Beth Fuchs + Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gatto Jayesh & Foram Gopalji Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Halbert + Kathy Van Deusen Hatfield + Mr. and Mrs. Stratton R. Heath +

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Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hofmann + Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Huntington+ Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jacobowitz + Rick and Jackie Jenkins + Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 and Douglas Kaplan+ Mrs. Nancy Kelly ’52 + Hyun-Ju Kwak & Steve Kim + Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kuick + Mr. James Larish and Ms. Susanna Suh + Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lebovitch Rachel & Jung Lee + Steven and Nina Lerner + Seth and Lisa Levine + Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Lewis + Mr. Michael Li and Ms. Jenny Xun Mr. Gerardo Mejia and Ms. Sandra Rivera + Mr. and Mrs. Manes M. Merrit + Mr. and Mrs. J.D. O’Hara Thomas and Lea Pease + Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Peiffer + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peña + Laura and John Phillips ’78 + Dr. and Mrs. Bidyut Pramanik Mr. and Mrs. Wesley S. Puryear + Mr. and Mrs. Robert Regular Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford Schumann ’44 (Susan Harrison ’47) + Mr. and Mrs. Noel Sedransk + Neena and Sanjeet Sinha + Mr. Craig S. Solomon and Ms. Stacey J. Rappaport + Mr. Rubiao Song and Dr. Min Guo Robert L. Tortoriello + Drs. Marc and Erica Urquhart + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wheeler Joe and Donna Wilson + HEADMASTER’S SOCIETY $1,000 to $2,499 Leadership plays a critical role in MKA’s past, present and futre.

Melih and Lesley Abdulhayoglu + Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Arcilla + Mr. Mark C. Astley and Ms. Suzanne M. Jogun Kathryn Auw Prasad ’01 + Jenn and Dave Baratta + Wendy and Jared Bartie + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bator Mr. and Mrs. Orhan Bazna + Ms. Randy Bean ’66 + Dr. Arthur Beaudet + Michele and Bryan Becker ’96 J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J. Bradley + Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan + Breitweiser Family + Debbie and Bill Brown + Drs. Michael and Reneé Brown + Matthew Weber and Lucia Capozzoli + Jeffrey Appel and John Caraccioli + Ms. Angelique Carbo Bonnie & Michael Carter + Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cherry + Mr. and Ms. Keenan Choy Matthew O’Donnell and Susan Ciccone O’Donnell ’85 +

FALL 2018

Alison and Jim Cirenza + Dr. and Mrs. Owen Clancey (Jenna Sakolsky ’03) + Paul Colatrella ’86 + Patrick and Leigh Conforti+ Mr. Robert Cottingham ’84 and Dr. Alison Thomas-Cottingham ’84 + Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cox ’74 + Rev. and Mrs. Christopher D. Creed (Barbara Bywater ’62) + Mr. Luis Crespo and Mrs. Luz L. Miranda-Crespo + Tiffany B. Crowley ’20 Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley Ms. Kyle G. Curtin ’82 + Mr. and Mrs. Joe D’Angelo Mr. Paul N. Dackow ’72 + Martin and Judith Daly + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dancy ’82 + Prakash and Lavina Datwani + Dr. Rowen Diano and Ms. Evelyn Candalera-Diano Stephen Digaetano ’00 + The Dishmon Family + Mr. Craig Dubitsky and Mrs. Alexandra Okun Mr. Abe Medawar and Ms. Carla Edelstein + Mr. and Ms. Eric Eichmann (Tatiana Nemeth ’87) + Mr. Richard Engel and Ms. Swati Rao-Engel Mr. and Mrs. Tyrell Erbes + Kenneth and Laura Esterow Dr. and Mrs. Mark Estes (Noel Thorbecke ’66) Jon and Laurie Ewing + Anthony Fleischmann ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Forysiak Mr. and Mrs. Darren Francis + Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Friedman + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Galligan ’73 (Susan Stokes ’74) + Dr. Roshan Gaonkar and Ms. Jaismeen Gill Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Garinger + Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Garrubbo + David George and Lisa Krizner-George + Angus and Mary Stuart Gephart + Mark and Shawn Gittelman + Mr. George and Dr. Lydia Golub + Gregg and Charmaine Gonsalves Tina Bennett & Ashley Goodall + David and Mary Ellen Gray+ Gary Greendale + Mr. Richard S. Griffith + Mr. Nicholas Hailey and Ms. Ruchi Misra Mr. and Mrs. George B. Hallock ’50 Kristin Halvey + Susan and Alan Hammer + Peter and Michelle Harbeck Martin and Allison Hegarty + Ellen and Steve Higgins + Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh Jonathan and Becki Hirsh ’95 + Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Hobbs + Larry and Lynda Hollander + Alex Holz ’99 + Mr. and Mrs. Larry Horn + Michael and Josephine Horsburgh +

Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes + Dr. Cynthia R. Green and Dr. Joshua S. Jablons + Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jacobson + Mr. and Mrs. Russel Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Jaffe ’58 + Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jeffrey + Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Jimenez Liz and Jason Katz + Mrs. Gail Kerr ’52 + Mr. Roger L. Kenvin+ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kim (Julie Lee ’92) + Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kinkead The Kirsch Family + Dr. and Mrs. Randy Kleinman + Dr. David Korfhage and Dr. Julianne A. Hunt + Mrs. Virginia Kriegel + Robert and Allegra Kuhl + Matt and Mary Kunka + Mr. Thomas E. Kwiatkowski and Mrs. Sandee A. Markwith + Mr. and Mrs. David Landau Drs. Philip and Cheryl Leone ’60 + Leslie & Peter Levine ’74 + Ellen and Jonathan Lewis + Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lovallo + Hugh and Margot Macdonnell + Mr. and Mrs. Rohit Maharishi Ms. Ellen R. Malcolm ’65 + Anthony and Marie Malloy P ’18 + The Mandachescu Family + Mr. Rich Margolin Nicole and Rob Masella Mr. and Mrs. William R. Massey + Jason and Heidi McAndrew + Paul and Jill McAuliffe P ’14 ’18 + Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl + Martha Ann Melhuish + Mr. and Mrs. Vinay Mendiratta Mr. Matthew D. Metzger ’08 + Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Milke + Mr. Adam Miller and Ms. Alison W. Slone Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mucci Dr. and Mrs. Jae Myung Anne and Patrick Naughton + Tom and Karen Newman + Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. O’Connor (Kristine Hatzenbuhler ’83) + Mr. Eric Offei-Addo and Dr. Evangeline Appiah + Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Pai ’79 + Hossein Ekrami and Nilie Pajoohi Ekrami ’89 + Mr. Joseph and Dr. Susan Pannullo Ben Parker ’96 + Mr. Dennis Petrocelli and Ms. Jayne Warne-Petrocelli Mr. and Mrs. Marc Picciotto + Stacey and Peter Polanskyj (Stacey Honstedt ’92) + Sharon and Alan Portnoi Drs. Mannan and Nadia Razzak + Mr. and Mrs. Hap Ridgway (Susan Widmark ’74) + Diane Ridley-White, MD. ’84 David and Lori Riley + Ken and Renee Rivlin + Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Rose (Susan Wechsler ’59)

Mr. and Mrs. Martin N. Rosen ’58 + Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Roth ’94 Mr. and Mrs. David Rukshin + Dr. and Mrs. Saras Rustagi Randall W. Ryan MD Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sage ’52 + Mr. and Mrs. Sumeet Salwan + Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval + Marc and Eleanor Santo Domingo + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sasfai + Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scalzo + Mr. Newton B. Schott, Jr. and Mrs. Antoinette LeQuire-Schott + The Scuorzo Family + Sharon and Chris Sevrens + Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Aidan Shields Walter and Lisa Sierotko + Mr. Paulo Silva and Ms. Lynn Menschenfreund Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Smith ’81 + Leigh B. Smith ’45 (Former Faculty) + Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Spagnoli + Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Spiotta ’86 + Mr. George Steinmetz and Ms. Lisa Bannon Rahmaan and Nicole Streater + Claude and Elana Szyfer Talkow Family + Gary and Louise Trabka + Jennifer and Chiming Tse + Michael and Christine Turgeon Tom and Debbie Turvey + Mr. and Mrs. Nkere Udofia + Mr. and Mrs. Piotr Uzar + John and Lois Van Deusen Mr. Rama Variankaval and Ms. Nidhi Tomar Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Vonderahe + Mr. Kirk Wade and Ms. Karen Heath-Wade Kim and J. Kent Walker ’80 + Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walter + Anthony and Patricia Ward + Mr. and Ms. Parker A. Weil + Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Weiner ’92 + Keith L. Wiggs and Edmund A. LeFevre + Roshan Wijerama Julie & Jyri Wilska Beth and Scott Yagoda Sajid and Shazia Zaidi + Mr. Liqiang Zhang and Ms. Wei Gao Mr. Heng Zou and Mrs. Xiaoyu Lu COUGAR SOCIETY FOR YOUNG ALUMNI $100 or more For those within 10 years of graduation.

Ibrahim Abukwaik (Abe) ’15 + Mr. Lance J. Barnard ’11 + Mr. Stephen A. Bezer ’11 Mr. Dillon R. Carroll ’16 Robert M. DeVita ’09 Mr. Alexander F. Eiden ’17 Ms. Abigail Erbes ’17 Ms. Alexandra C. Fotinopoulos ’13 Ms. Erin C. Furlong ’10 Mr. Ethan T. Fusco ’16

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Ms. Sydney A. Larrier ’14 Mr. John J. MacGregor ’08 Ms. Elise McMullen ’08 + Ms. Daniella Mendez ’09 Mr. Matthew D. Metzger ’08 + Mr. Ryan Napoli ’15 + Ms. Emily Naranjo ’09 Ms. Kelsey S. O’Connor ’14 + Mr. Robert Pannullo ’13 Mr. Joseph Pannullo ’10 Mr. Richard Pannullo ’16 Mr. Brian N. Purcell ’09 + Ms. Ariana K. Puzzo ’14 + Mr. Marshall P. Sandoval ’14 + Mr. Alexander Sandoval ’17 + Mr. Timothy M. Tse ’13 +

DONORS BY CONSTITUENCEY CURRENT PARENTS Mr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahed and Ms. Daren Khalifa P ’21 Melih and Lesley Abdulhayoglu P ’21 ’24 ’28 + Mr. George Abraham and Ms. Siobhan McDermott P ’17 ’22 + Mr. Abhinav Aggarwal and Ms. Shweta Nishchal P ’28 ’31 Amjad Abukwaik and Dr. Jabeen Ahmed P ’15 ’17 ’18 ’19 ’23 + Dr. and Mrs. Sedat Akyurek P ’19 + Mr. Yitayew Alaba and Mrs. Tirualem Habtegebriel P ’20 ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Elie Amar P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Amendola P ’29 + Steven and Nicole Andrews P ’21 ’23 + Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Arcilla P ’20 ’24 ’27 + Mr. and Dr. David Aristizabal P ’29 Dr. Marc H. Aronson and Ms. Marina T. Budhos P ’18 + Cathy and Gideon Asher P ’16 ’18 + Mr. Mark C. Astley and Ms. Suzanne M. Jogun P ’21 Dr. and Mrs. G. Brandon Atkins P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. William Baker P ’24 ’26 + Dr. and Mrs. Naveen Ballem ’90 P ’26 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Suvrat Bansal P ’24 Jenn and Dave Baratta P ’23 ’26 + Jennifer and Victoria Barbetta P ’27 ’30 + Mr. Damien A. Barrett P ’26 ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. John C. Barrett (Anya Nicole C. Buenger ’89) P ’25 ’27 ’27 Wendy and Jared Bartie P ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bator P ’14 ’16 ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Martin Baum P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Orhan Bazna P ’21 + Michele and Bryan Becker ’96 P ’26 ’28 Jeffrey Beer P ’22 Dr. and Mrs. Fadi Bejjani P ’19 ’22 ’25 Ms. Carlaina Bell P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Luis Betancourt P ’19 ’23 + Dr. and Mrs. Manish Bhalodia P ’18 ’18 + Radhika & Manish Bhandari P ’18 + Samarpal S. Bhatia P ’19 +

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Mr. Prashant Bhatia and Ms. Manika Sood P ’21 ’24 + Mark Bishop and Janet Anne Robertson P ’23 ’25 ’28 Mr. William N. Blake and Ms. Kristine E. Stringer P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Marius I. Boariu P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bock P ’21 Michael and Judith Bonarti P ’22 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Yuriy Boyechko P ’30 J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J. Bradley P ’12 ’16 ’18 ’20 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Scot Brady P ’17 ’19 Mr. Abdullah F. Johnson and Ms. Nakeyl J. Branch-Johnson P ’24 Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan P ’24 ’25 + Breitweiser Family P ’19 ’21 + Adam and Lara Breslawsky P ’19 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brodie P ’19 + Reneé and Mike Brown P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown P ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckley P ’14 ’17 ’17 ’19 The Burke Family P ’27 + Mr. Leon Shade ’98 and Ms. Guadalupe Cabido Shade P ’22 + Jeffrey Appel and John Caraccioli P ’20 ’20 + Mr. Manuel Carbajal and Ms. Alicia N. Diaz P ’24 + Ms. Angelique Carbo P ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy S. Carlson P ’24 ’30 + Bonnie & Michael Carter P ’18 ’20 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Atul Chakradeo P ’22 Dr. Asad Cheema and Mrs. Maria Hai P ’20 + Mr. and Ms. Dennis Chen P ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cherchio P ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cherry P ’20 ’22 + Mr. and Dr. Suraj Chopra P ’30 Mr. and Ms. Keenan Choy P ’24 Ms. Pam M. Christian P ’20 ’20 ’22 Edward and Abigail Chung P ’27 + Matthew O’Donnell and Susan Ciccone O’Donnell ’85 P ’18 ’20 + Alison and Jim Cirenza P ’17 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark P ’26 Mr. and Mrs. Steven Clayton P ’23 ’25 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Colbert P ’14 ’16 ’20 + Patrick and Leigh Conforti P ’25 + The Corbett Family P ’21 ’24 + Mr. Luis Crespo and Mrs. Luz L. Miranda-Crespo P ’24 ’26 ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. David A. Crichlow P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. John Crowley P ’20 Dennis and Luigina Curran P ’16 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Joe D’Angelo P ’21 Martin and Judith Daly P ’18 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dancy ’82 P ’12 ’14 ’18 + Prakash and Lavina Datwani P ’18 ’21 ’23 + Ed and Alexis Davis P ’20, ’23 + Edwin & Kathryn Davison P ’18 ’20 ’25 +

M KA review / Mon tc l ai r K i mb e r l e y Ac ade my

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Decter ’94 (Jamie L. Streit ’93) P ’23 ’25 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Delgado P ’20 ’24 + Ms. Laura Demaria P ’24 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Di Geronimo P ’19 ’21 + Mr. Robert DiLorenzo and Mrs. Risa Barash-DiLorenzo P ’20 ’22 + The Dishmon Family P ’23 + Ms. Laura Dorson P ’25 + Mr. Keith Druckenmiller and Ms. Susan Sobbott P ’21 Mr. Craig Dubitsky and Mrs. Alexandra Okun P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duncan P ’18 + Mr. Abe Medawar and Ms. Carla Edelstein P ’20 + Mr. and Ms. Eric Eichmann (Tatiana Nemeth ’87) P ’20 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Eiden ’78 P ’17 ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Elmore P ’24 ’29 + Mr. Irakli Endeladze and Ms. Amy Weppner P ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher X. Eng P ’23 Mr. Richard Engel and Ms. Swati Rao-Engel P ’24 ’26 ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell Erbes P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Jason R. Ertel (Lauren Ertel ’02) P ’30 Dr. Andres Espinosa and Ms. Michelle Dice P ’16 ’18 ’22 Kenneth and Laura Esterow P ’14 ’17 ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Everson P ’21 + Jon and Laurie Ewing P ’24 ’25 ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. Jason Fass P ’29 ’31 + Anne and Duncan Fatkin P ’18 + Edward Felsenthal and Alison Ainsworth P ’26 ’29 + Ms. Elizabeth S. Ferguson P ’18 Mrs. Michelle I. Fertig P ’24 Mr. Javier Ferrandiz and Ms. Jocelyn Fine P ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Finkle IV ’92 P ’25, ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Jed A. Fishback P ’20 ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Fishman P ’20 ’22 ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Chad Flick P ’27 ’29 + Dr. and Mrs. Laurence Flint P ’11 ’14 ’19 + Dr. and Mrs. David Flocco P ’18 ’22 ’25 ’26 Dr. Raphael Flowers and Mrs. Tunizia Ahmed-Flowers P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Forysiak P ’22 ’25 Mrs. Amy Fossett P ’22 + Patrick and Lori Fouché P ’23 ’25 + Mr. Daniel Helmick and Mr. Eric Fox P ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Darren Francis P ’24 ’28 + Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Freeman P ’13 ’21 Ms. Monique French-Brown & Ms. Wanda French-Brown P ’29 Jason and Michele Frieder P ’18 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Friedman P ’12 ’19 + Michael and Beth Fuchs P ’18 ’20 + Amy and Peter Fusco ’89 P ’16 ’19+ Dr. Roshan Gaonkar and Ms. Jaismeen Gill P ’30 ’31

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan S. Gardner P ’31 + Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gardner P ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Garofalo P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Guy P. Garrubbo P ’25 ’26 ’29 ’31 + Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gatto P ’27 ’31 Mr. Gebremariam H. Gebrekidan and Ms. Nigisti G. Gidey P ’20 + David George and Lisa Krizner-George P ’25 + Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ghamar P ’19 + Mr. John Giorgi P ’18 Mark and Shawn Gittelman P ’18 + Mr. David Glotzer and Ms. Wendy Lazarus P ’21 Dan and Joanne Goldberg ’87 P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldman P ’24 ’26 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Golodner P ’21 Mr. George and Dr. Lydia Golub P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Gonsalves P ’10 ’13 ’19 Tina Bennett and Ashley Goodall P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Goodrich P ’28 + Mr. Darius Goore ’88 P ’23 Jayesh & Foram Gopalji P ’21 Gary Greendale P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Gross P ’17 ’19 + Shelly Tepper Grossman P ’21, ’23 + Ms. Marie Grover P ’29 + Karen & Robert Gulliver P ’19 ’22 + Carlos and Magdalena Guzman P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Dimitri Hadjipetkov P ’22 Mr. Nicholas Hailey and Ms. Ruchi Misra P ’27 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Halbert P ’15 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. James A. Halprin ’80 P ’18 + Kristin Halvey P ’16 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Jan Hansen P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Hargrave P ’21 Hellen and Paul Harvey P ’16 ’18 + Ms. Kathryn V. Hatfield P ’17 ’19 ’24 + Dr. Hao Shen and Dr. Xinping He P ’27 Mr. and Mrs. Stratton R. Heath P ’16 ’21 + Martin and Allison Hegarty P ’25 ’26 ’29 ’30 + Mr. Scott Hermo P ’13 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Higgins P ’14 ’17 ’24 + Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner P ’19 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hipp P ’21 Jonathan and Becki Hirsh ’95 P ’25 ’28 + Mr. Daniel P. Hitchcock and Ms. Heather McCutcheon-Hitchcock P ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Hobbs P ’21 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hofmann P ’21 ’23 + Larry and Lynda Hollander P ’18 + Barbara and Dane Holmes P ’24 ’26 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. David Hoppe P ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Horbacz P ’22 + Michael and Josephine Horsburgh P ’25 +

+Loyalty

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Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes P ’14 ’16 ’19 + Ms. Deborah Hunter P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Huntington P ’20 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Huth P ’23 Ms. Shanie Israel and Ms. Mary Valentine P ’27 Dr. Joshua S. Jablons and Dr. Cynthia R. Green P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jacobowitz P ’20 ’22 ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Jacobson P ’24 ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Russel Jacobson P ’19 ’20 ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Jayooll Jariwalla P ’22 Mrs. and Mr. Jennifer Jasensky P ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jeffrey P ’23 ’28 + Rick and Jackie Jenkins ’77 P ’12 ’18 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Manu Jetley P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Jimenez P ’21 ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Johnson P ’06 ’08 ’10 ’13 ’19 + Alissa and Curt Johnson P ’23 ’25 + Mr. Alan Jones and Ms. Nadine Pearce P ’15 ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Jones P ’30 Todd and Jennifer Ladda ’84 P ’19 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Victor Jung P ’24 + Sebastian and Sabine Jung P ’26 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kallay P ’18 ’20 + Ms. Sherry Kanhai P ’21 Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 and Douglas Kaplan P ’25 + Liz and Jason Katz P ’22 ’25 + Ms. Melissa Kearney P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Keeley P ’21 ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Kiang P ’28 ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kim (Julie Lee ’92) P ’24 ’27 + Hyun-Ju Kwak & Steve Kim P ’24 ’26 + Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Kim P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kinkead P ’04 ’05 ’30 The Kirsch Family P ’19 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Klauber P ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Max Knagge P ’26 ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. David Knee P ’21 ’21 Dr. and Dr. Adam M. Kopelan P ’23 Dr. David Korfhage and Dr. Julianne A. Hunt P ’18 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. John Kovacs P ’30 Julie Song and Nick Krenteras P ’19 ’22 ’24 + Robert and Allegra Kuhl P ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kuick P ’24 ’28 + Matt and Mary Kunka P ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Vivek Kwatra P ’24 Mr. Thomas E. Kwiatkowski and Mrs. Sandee A. Markwith P ’21+ Mr. and Mrs. David Laird P ’31 Ms. Stacy Landau P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. David Landau P ’23 Mr. James Larish and Ms. Susanna Suh P ’21 ’23 ’24 + Dr. and Mrs. Jean-Eddy Larose P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Larrier (India R. Hayes ’80) P ’14 ’20 + Mr. Adam Lavelle and Ms. Kristen A. Beveridge P ’25

FALL 2018

Mr. and Mrs. Wade Layton P ’13 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lebovitch P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Conway Lee ’90 P ’23 Rachel & Jung Lee P ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell D. Lee P ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lefkowitz P ’22 Steven and Nina Lerner P ’11 ’16 ’23 + Seth and Lisa Levine P ’17 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Lewis P ’18 + Mr. Michael Li and Ms. Jenny Xun P ’24 Mr. Anthony Sciancalepore and Mrs. Caroline Lilore P ’19 Janice & Mark Linaugh P ’19 + Ms. Jacquelyn A. Lipson P ’18 ’19 + Dr. and Mrs. Michael Liu P ’20 Dr. Edmund Liu and Dr. Elsie Koh P ’20 ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Matt LoPiccolo P ’24 Dr. and Dr. Vely Louis P ’25 Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Lovallo P ’29 + John and Vanessa Lucas P ’21 ’23 + Tim Lynch and Lisa Hazard P ’23 + Mr. Kristian Lynch and Mrs. Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch P ’19 ’21 + Hugh and Margot Macdonnell P ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mack P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Magee P ’15 ’18 + Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Magera P ’29 ’31 Mr. Stefan G. Magnusson and Dr. Ellen Morris P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Rohit Maharishi P ’18 ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Malloy P ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Malloy P ’23 The Mandachescu Family P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marano P ’19 + Earl & Jennifer Marshall P ’20 ’23 + Mrs. Stacey Martin P ’23 ’25 Dr. and Mrs. Rob M. Masella P ’22 ’26 ’29 Guy and Louise Maxwell P ’19 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Maza P ’27 + Jason and Heidi McAndrew P ’26 ’28 + Paul and Jill McAuliffe P ’14 ’18 + Ms. Cheryl McCants ’82 P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. McClusky P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McGuire P ’18 Mrs. Glenda McNeal P ’11 ’18 + Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Steven Meglio P ’21 Ms. Shireen B. Meistrich P ’17 ’20 + Mr. Gerardo Mejia and Ms. Sandra Rivera P ’24 ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. Ian M. Melhuish ’99 P ’29 + Mr. Andrew Melitz and Ms. Tracy McVeigh P ’14 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Vinay Mendiratta P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Michaels P ’19 Mr. Adam Miller and Ms. Alison W. Slone P ’30 Ms. Sunnie Minn P ’18 ’20 Al and Veena Moniz P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Terence Moran P ’21 Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Morganstein P ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morral P ’22 ’26 Ms. Michele A. Mucci ’84 P ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy P ’22 ’23 ’26 ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. John Muscarelle P ’20 ’23

Dr. and Mrs. Jae Myung P ’23 Steven Napolitano and Linda Hughes P ’18 + Anne and Patrick Naughton P ’26 + Tom and Karen Newman P ’15, ’18 + Mr. Ngoc T. Nguyen and Mrs. Thao P. Luu P ’27 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher I. Noble ’84 P ’15 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nowak P ’26 Nunez Family P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Chris L. O’Dell P ’21 ’23 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. O’Hara P ’26 Mr. and Mrs. John W. Odell P ’28 ’30 Mr. Eric Offei-Addo and Dr. Evangeline Appiah P ’26 + Ms. Yumiko Okamoto P ’18 + Jason and Serene Olin P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Otner P ’17 ’19 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pacifico P ’14 ’16 ’20 + Hossein Ekrami and Nilie Pajoohi Ekrami ’89 P ’24 +

Dr. Burt Schlecker and Mrs. Julie Pak P ’24 Mr. Joseph and Dr. Susan Pannullo P ’10 ’13 ’16 ’27 Mr. and Mrs. John S. Papendick P ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Charles Park P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Piyush Patel P ’24 Thomas and Lea Pease P ’15 ’16 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Peiffer P ’12 ’15 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peña P ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. Brett A. Perlmutter P ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perlmutter P ’11 ’13 ’20 + Lourdes and Christopher Perry P ’27 ’29 + Mr. Dennis Petrocelli and Ms. Jayne Warne-Petrocelli P ’15 ’18 ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Marc Picciotto P ’18 ’21 + Stacey and Peter Polanskyj ( Stacey Honstedt ’92) P ’22 ’24 ’27 ’29 + Mrs. Val Porter P ’18

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Mr. and Mrs. Alan Portnoi P ’20 Dr. and Mrs. Bidyut Pramanik P ’20 Ms. Amy Pressman P ’16 ’20 Dr. Mark Preston and Ms. Bonnie Huang P ’24 ’26 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Privitere P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Wesley S. Puryear P ’28 ’30 + Hanna & Jozef Puzio P ’02 ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Monte Radfar P ’22 Mr. and Dr. Sharad Ramesh P ’28 ’31 + David and Kimberly Ramsay P ’22 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Raper P ’29 ’29 Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez P ’23 + Drs. Mannan and Nadia Razzak P ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert Regular P ’26 Mr. Jordan K. Rhodes and Mrs. Stacie L. Bright P ’27 + Ms. Carla Riccelli P ’18 David and Lori Riley P ’20 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rincon P ’22 + The Robertson Family P ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Adam Rodgers P ’26 ’29 Erin and Paul Rooney P ’28 ’31 + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Rosamilia P ’19 + Mr. Jared Barbin and Ms. Dana Rose P ’21 + Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund P ’19 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Scott Rosenblum P ’25 ’28 Dr. and Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal P ’26 ’28 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Roth ’94 P ’23 Mr. Steven M. McClendon and Mrs. Anne-Sophie Roure P ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Rubenstein P ’14 ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Ruberton P ’26 ’30 + Mr. Tom J. Ruddy P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rude P ’19 + Dr. Kimberly and Mr. WIlliam Ruhl P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. David Rukshin P ’22 ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. Joe Russo P ’21 Dr. and Mrs. Saras Rustagi P ’29 Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan P ’17 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Duane Sachs P ’22 ’24 Dr. and Mrs. James Saidi P ’19 + Dr. and Mrs. Eric Salehi P ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Sumeet Salwan P ’18 ’19 + Glenn and Stephanie Salzman P ’20 ’22 ’28 + Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval P ’14 ’17 ’21 + Mr. Brian Sanger and Ms. Kimberly Grousset P ’17 ’18 Marc and Eleanor Santo Domingo P ’20 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sasfai P ’17 ’20 + Dr. and Dr. Roger Sawhney P ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scalzo P ’28 + The Schaller Family P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Donald J Schier P ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schindler P ’19 Mr. Philip A. Auerbach and Mrs. April L. Schott-Auerbach ’98 P ’28 + Dr. Jack Cappitelli and Ms. Robin Schwartz ’85 P ’16 ’20 + The Scuorzo Family P ’25 ’27 ’27 +

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Mr. and Mrs. Noel Sedransk P ’21 ’24 + Sharon and Chris Sevrens P ’21 + Dr. Huiyuan Shan and Dr. Lihua Yang P ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sherman P ’22 ’22 Mr. YiBing Shi and Ms. Kun Xu P ’25 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Aidan Shields P ’27 Michael Silberman and Emily Eldridge P ’15 ’18 + Mr. Paulo Silva and Ms. Lynn Menschenfreund P ’21 Neena and Sanjeet Sinha P ’19 + Soma and Dave Sinha P ’20 ’20 + Ms. Mary Lou Skinner P ’21 Emanuel and Karen Slater P ’25 ’28 + Mr. Andrew Slutzky and Ms. Robyn Sacks P ’28 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Smith ’81 P ’17 ’20 + Todd and Sheila Smith P ’15 ’19 ’22 + Dr. Hugh Snyder and Ms. Caroline Toman Snyder P ’22 ’26 Mr. Craig S. Solomon and Ms. Stacey J. Rappaport P ’24 ’26 + Mr. Rubiao Song and Dr. Min Guo P ’20 Dr. and Mrs. Rolando C. Sousa P ’28 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. George South P ’16 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Spagnoli P ’19 + Mrs. Sophia C. Spehar P ’22 ’24 Mrs. Aruna Srivastava P ’21 Robert G. Stahl, Esq. P ’18 + Kate and James Stanford P ’25 ’28 + Deborah and Mark Stehr P ’21 ’22 + Mr. George Steinmetz and Ms. Lisa Bannon P ’20 Mr. Solomon Steplight ’93 and Dr. Salamishah M. Tillet P ’30 Mr. and Mrs. William Stites P ’21 + Mr. James K. Stovall and Mrs. Latisse M. Mays-Stovall P ’24 Rahmaan and Nicole Streater P ’26 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sylvander P ’17 ’20 Jeffrey Szilagyi and Kathleen Beebe P ’19 ’23 ’28 + Mr. Claude G. Szyfer and Mrs. Elana S. Drell Szyfer P ’19 ’21 Talkow Family P ’18 ’20 ’23 + Mr. and Mrs. Andy Toland P ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Eric Treadaway P ’28 ’30 + Mr. Chris Tsai and Ms. Peggy Chien P ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Stamatios N. Tsatsaros P ’12 ’18 + Chiming and Jennifer Tse P ’13 ’16 ’18 + Mr. Andrew J. Thompson and Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan P ’17 ’19 + Dr. Roland U. Turck and Dr. Christina M. Klais P ’22 ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Turgeon P ’21 ’22 Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Turovets P ’24 ’29 Tom and Debbie Turvey P ’18 ’21 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Nkere Udofia P ’22 ’24 ’26 + Drs. Marc and Erica Urquhart P ’23 ’25 + Mr. and Mrs. Piotr Uzar P ’28 + Mr. Stephen Valentine and Mrs. Amy C. Van Eepoel P ’24 ’27 +

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Mr. Rama Variankaval and Ms. Nidhi Tomar P ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vasilopoulos P ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Venezia P ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Vespucci P ’31 Mr. Luis Villafana and Ms. Silvia Henriquez P ’25 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Justus von Lengerke P ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Vonderahe P ’29 + Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wade P ’15 ’18 + Mr. Kirk Wade and Ms. Karen Heath-Wade P ’28 ’30 Margaret and Richard Wager+ Aly and Matt Waldman ’98 (Aly Rosenthal ’99) P ’30 + Kim and J. Kent Walker ’80 P ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace ’79 P ’12 ’14 ’17 ’20 + Mr. Roger Walter and Mrs. Dayana Campo P ’30 + Mr. David Crossen and Mrs. Helen W. Walter Crossen ’95 P ’31 + Mr. Brian D. Waniewski and Ms. Sem Acosta Devillart P ’29 Anthony and Patricia Ward ’18 + Marc and Rene Watkins P ’28 ’29 + Dr. Valbona Watkins P ’29 ’31 + Kristen Weaver and David Polinchock P ’19 + Mr. and Ms. Parker A. Weil P ’20 + Suzanne & Mark Weinberg P ’22 ’25 + Mr. Andrew Weiner and Ms. Diana Anders P ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Weinstein P ’20 ’22 Mr. Marshall Welch P ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Reb D. Wheeler P ’23 ’26 ’26 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wheeler P ’21 Ms. Shelly White P ’20 + Keith L. Wiggs and Ted LeFevre P ’19 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Olin Williams P ’19 ’21 ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Ather Williams III P ’22 ’24 + Julie & Jyri Wilska P ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Wilson (Laura J. Dancy ’84) P ’18 ’20 ’26 Joe and Donna Wilson P ’19 + Richard Wolf ’18 + Ron Wolfson and Deb Horn P ’22 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wolk P ’17 ’21 + Beth and Scott Yagoda P ’16 ’21 Sajid and Shazia Zaidi P ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Zangari P ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zaref P ’14 ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Zeltzer P ’30 Mr. Liqiang Zhang and Ms. Wei Gao P ’23 ’25 Mr. and Mrs. Marek Zidlicky P ’23 + Nancy Friedman and Michael Zinn P ’14 ’17 ’20 + Mr. Heng Zou and Mrs. Xiaoyu Lu P ’21 ’23 PARENTS OF ALUMNI Mr. George Abraham and Ms. Siobhan McDermottP ’17 ’22+ Amanda Abrahams P ’14 ’17 +

Amjad Abukwaik and Dr. Jabeen Ahmed P ’15 ’17 ’18 ’19 ’23 + Ms. Debra Allen P ’05 + Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Amato P ’09 ’13 ’15 Mrs. Aubin Ames ’54 P ’81 ’86 ’89 + Ms. René Amirata P ’13 ’16 + Mr. and Mrs. John M. Andres P ’16 ’17 + Cathy and Gideon Asher P ’16 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Atkins P ’14 Christie and Ingram Austin P ’89 + Mrs. Susan Awerdick ’68 P ’94 ’97 + Martene Ballance P ’17 + Ms. Penny Bassett-Hackett P ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bator P ’14 ’16 ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Berberian P ’17 + Cyrus and Shenaz Bhote P ’13 + Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blanes P ’95 Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Blesso P’ 87, ’89, ’91 + J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J. Bradley P ’12 ’16 ’18 ’20 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Scot Brady P ’17 ’19 Karen and Gordon Braverman P ’01 ’03 + Mrs. Thomasina Brayboy P ’80 + Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bromley P ’16 ’17 + Mr. and Mrs. William W. Brown P ’01 + Mr. Douglas Allen and Dr. Denise Brown-Allen P ’07 + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Buckley P ’14 ’17 ’17 ’19 Amy and Jim Burger P ’95 ’98 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Butler P ’77 ’78 + Mrs. Ronnie Califano P ’97 Matthew Weber and Lucia Capozzoli P ’13 ’17 + Mr. and Mrs. James C. Carter P ’79 + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Charlton P ’88 ’90 + Alison and Jim Cirenza P ’17 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Colbert P ’14 ’16 ’20 + Ms. Susan Cole ’78 P ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Colotti P ’00 + Dr. and Dr. Constantinos Costeas P ’17 + Robert Cottingham, Sr. P ’79 ’84 + Mr. Robert Cottingham ’84 and Dr. Alison Thomas-Cottingham ’84 P ’16 + Mr. Brian Clarkson and Ms. Christina A. Cotton P ’17 + Mimi and Jim Crawford P ’71 ’74 ’75 + Mr. and Mrs. David A. Crichlow P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crosland P ’03 ’06 Carol and Richard Cucci P ’17 + Mr. Anthony Cuneo P ’05 ’11 Dennis and Luigina Curran P ’16 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Currie P ’00 ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dancy ’82 P ’12 ’14 ’18 + Dr. and Mrs. N. B. Dancy P ’82 ’84 + Mr. and Mrs. Gregg B. Deehan ’68 P ’03 ’05 + Mr. and Mrs. Kirti Desai P ’17 Dr. Rowen Diano and Ms. Evelyn Candalera-Diano P ’13 ’18 Ralph and Susan Di Ruggiero P ’06 +

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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dodd (Gloria Evans ’43) P ’67 ’71 + Mark & Nancy Donatiello ’79 P ’07 ’09 ’17 + Paul and Liz Edwards P ’97, ’01 + Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Eiden ’78 P ’17 ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elliott (Mary A. Elliott) P ’88 + Mrs. Tilly-Jo Emerson ’54 P ’81 + Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell Erbes P ’17 ’19 + Dr. Andres Espinosa and Ms. Michelle Dice P ’16 ’18 ’22 Kenneth and Laura Esterow P ’14 ’17 ’21 Hank Fandel and Hilary Hoffman Fandel ’76 P ’06 ’06 + Dr. Ellen Ferguson P ’13 + Andree G. (Penny) Finkle P ’92, ’94 + Dr. and Mrs. Laurence Flint P ’11 ’14 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Donald Foster P ’94 + Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Freeman P ’13 ’21 Josh & Heidi Friedlander P ’15 + Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Friedman P ’12 ’19 + Amy and Peter Fusco ’89 P ’16 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Garinger P ’17 + Angus and Mary Stuart Gephart P ’06, ’08 + Mr. William Gill P ’03 ’07 ’14 + Sharon Gill P ’03 ’07 ’14 + Mr. George and Dr. Lydia Golub P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Gonsalves P ’10 ’13 ’19 Mr. Anthony Rossi and Ms. Margaret Gonzales P ’05 + Mr. and Mrs. David Gray P ’02 ’07 + Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Gross P ’17 ’19 + The Henriquez-Groves Family P ’15 + Salvatore & Diana Guccione P ’09 ’11 ’14 + Mr. and Mrs. David E. Haight P ’88 ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Halbert P ’15 ’21 + Jules F. Halm P ’83 + Kristin Halvey P ’16 ’20 + Peter and Michelle Harbeck P ’06 ’09 ’15 Rev. and Mrs. Michael Harriott P ’02 ’04 ’05 + Hellen and Paul Harvey P ’16 ’18 + Ms. Kathryn V. Hatfield P ’17 ’19 ’24 + Mrs. Maryilyn Hatzenbuhler P ’83 + Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hayes P ’80 ’82 + Mr. and Mrs. Stratton R. Heath P ’16 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Jack Heller ’50 P ’77 + Mr. Scott Hermo P ’13 ’18 + Mr. and Ms. David Hessler P ’13 + Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Higgins P ’14 ’17 ’24 + The High Family P ’11 + Mr. Alan B. Hirsh P ’00 ’01 + Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh P ’95 ’03 ’06 George & Myra Hrab P ’86 ’89 + Maurice Hryshko and Amy Miano P ’12 ’17 + Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes P ’14 ’16 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Iversen P ’92 ’96 + Rick and Jackie Jenkins ’77 P ’12 ’18 ’18 +

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Dana and Deborah Jennings P ’04 ’07 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Johnson P ’06 ’08 ’10 ’13 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson P ’91 ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Tony Jones P ’04 ’08 ’16 + Mr. Alan Jones and Ms. Nadine Pearce P ’15 ’19 Barbara Kane P ’99 ’03 + Dennis and Terri Kelly P ’13 ’16 + Mrs. Gail Kerr ’52 P ’77 ’83 + Dr. and Mrs. Randy Kleinman P ’13 ’16 + Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kozak P ’05 ’09 + Mr. George J. Kramer ’54 P ’78 ’80 + Mrs. Virginia Kriegel P ’90 + Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lambie P ’08 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Larkin P ’07 + Mr. and Mrs. John H. Larrier (India R. Hayes ’80) P ’14 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Wade Layton P ’13 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lennon P ’08 ’12 + Steven and Nina Lerner P ’11 ’16 ’23 + Leslie & Peter Levine ’74 P ’06 + Seth and Lisa Levine P ’17 ’23 + Ellen and Jonathan Lewis P ’06 ’09 + Ms. Kate Logan and Mr. Edmund Rung P ’13, ’14 + Richard and Gemma Lury P ’93 ’96 + Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Magee P ’15 ’18 + Mr. Stefan G. Magnusson and Dr. Ellen Morris P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mamchur P ’89 ’92 + Mr. and Mrs. William R. Massey P ’15 ’17 + Ms. Karen Matyasovsky P ’06 Paul and Jill McAuliffe P ’14 ’18 + Audrey McBratney-Bittner ’50 P ’74 ’75 ’78 + Laurie and Paul McFeeley ’76 P ’08 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter McMullen ’77 (Cheryl D’Alessandro ’77) P ’08 + Mrs. Glenda McNeal P ’11 ’18 + Ms. Shireen B. Meistrich P ’17 ’20 + Martha Ann Melhuish P ’99 ’00 ’02 + Mr. Andrew Melitz and Ms. Tracy McVeigh P ’14 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Maximiliano F. Mendez P ’09 ’16 + Mr. and Mrs. Manes M. Merrit P ’05 + Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Milke P ’15 ’17 + Ms. Ruth D. Miller P ’15 + Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mucci P ’84 ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nammack P ’10 ’11 + Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Naranjo P ’06 ’09 Tom and Karen Newman P ’15, ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Christopher I. Noble ’84 P ’15 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. O’Connor (Kristine Hatzenbuhler ’83) P ’14 + Mr. Charles Olsen and Dr. Maria Kitsopoulos P ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Otner P ’17 ’19 ’24 + Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pacifico P ’14 ’16 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Pai ’79 P ’13 ’15 ’16 + Mr. Joseph and Dr. Susan Pannullo P ’10 ’13 ’16 ’27

Mr. and Mrs. J. Dean Paolucci ’73 P ’09 ’12 Patricia Park Connell P ’10 + Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Parke P ’00 ’03 Thomas and Lea Pease P ’15 ’16 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Peiffer P ’12 ’15 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perlmutter P ’11 ’13 ’20 + Mr. Dennis Petrocelli and Ms. Jayne Warne-Petrocelli P ’15 ’18 ’20 Laura and John Phillips ’78, P ’09, ’10 + Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Phillips P ’07 ’09 ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Gilberto Picinic P ’13 + Mrs. Judith A. Polonofsky P ’85 ’88 Ms. Amy Pressman P ’16 ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Philip Privitere P ’17 ’19 + Hanna & Jozef Puzio P ’02 ’21 Luca and Kim Puzzo P ’14 + Dawn Armbrust and Toby Redshaw P ’17 + Mrs. Vivianne Reilly P ’00 + Glenn & Lyn Reiter P ’01 ’10 + Eileen and Robert Richardson P ’07 ’08 ’17 + Ken and Renee Rivlin P ’15 ’17 + Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Romola P ’15 Mr. Arthur G. Rosen ’61 P ’87 + Mr. and Mrs. Martin N. Rosen ’58 P ’84 ’87 ’91 + Mr. Richard Rosenthal P ’99 ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Rubenstein P ’14 ’17 ’19 + Mrs. Susan H. Ruddick P ’80 ’82 + Dr. Kimberly and Mr. WIlliam Ruhl P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan P ’17 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Sandler ’48 P ’82 Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval P ’14 ’17 ’21 + Mr. Brian Sanger and Ms. Kimberly Grousset P ’17 ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sasfai P ’17 ’20 + The Schaller Family P ’17 ’19 + Mr. Newton B. Schott, Jr. and Mrs. Antoinette LeQuire-Schott P ’87, ’98 + Dr. Jack Cappitelli and Ms. Robin Schwartz ’85 P ’16 ’20 + Roger Seifter and Cricket Purdy P ’09 + Gardner B. Semet ’79 P ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shipman P ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sibilia P ’13 ’16 + Walter and Lisa Sierotko P ’15 + Michael Silberman and Emily Eldridge P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith P ’00 ’11 + Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Smith ’81 P ’17 ’20 + Mrs. Leigh Smith ’45 P ’70 ’72 + Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Smith P ’13 + Todd and Sheila Smith P ’15 ’19 ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Solomito P ’96 + Mr. and Mrs. George South P ’16 ’19 + Mrs. Linda Stark P ’84 ’88 + Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sterling P ’12, ’14 + Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sylvander P ’17 ’20

Mr. Robert L. Tortoriello P ’02 ’04 ’10 + Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Toscano P ’14 + Gary and Louise Trabka P ’99, ’01, ’08 + Hyla Ames Troxell ’46 P ’72 ’74 ’76 ’78 + Mr. and Mrs. Stamatios N. Tsatsaros P ’12 ’18 + Chiming and Jennifer Tse P ’13 ’16 ’18 + Leah Shulman and Misha Tsirulik P ’16 + Mr. Andrew J. Thompson and Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan P ’17 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Turner P ’14 + William and Sonia Tyson P ’97, ’99, ’06 + Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wade P ’15 ’18 + Mr. and Mrs. Ira A. Wagner P ’06 ’11 + Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Waldman P ’98 ’01 Mr. Peter Waldor and Ms. Jody Miller P ’17 + Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace ’79 P ’12 ’14 ’17 ’20 + Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walter P ’05 ’06 ’09 + Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy J. Watkins P ’99 ’00 ’04 + Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Weissenborn (Margaret Soucek ’47) P ’74 Ms. Penny Weissman and Dr. Carlos P. Montoya P ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weller P ’98 ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Wilson (Laura J. Dancy ’84) P ’18 ’20 ’26 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wolk P ’17 ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zaref P ’14 ’17 ’19 + Tom Zaubler and Kate Sonnenberg P ’15 + Beth and Scott Yagoda P ’16 ’21 Nancy Friedman and Michael Zinn P ’14 ’17 ’20 + GRANDPARENTS Mr. and Mrs. Bill Anders GP ’27 Dr. Arthur Beaudet GP ’23 ’25 + Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beebe GP ’19 ’23 ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. John Beer GP ’22 + Kristina and Tom Burke GP ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Butler GP ’18 + Mrs. Jacqueline Cestone ’54 GP ’18 ’21+ Dr. and Mrs. Inyoung Chung GP ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Desiderio Colon GP ’29 + Mrs. Paige L. Cottingham-Streater ’79 GP ’26 ’30 + Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Creason GP ’19 Dr. and Mrs. N. B. Dancy GP ’12 ’14 ’18 ’18 ’20 ’26 + Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DeRose GP ’21 + Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickerson GP ’23 ’25 Paul and Liz Edwards GP ’28 + Mr. and Mrs. Willie Eng GP ’23 Mrs. Patricia Ewing GP ’24 ’25 ’28 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Felsenthal GP ’26 ’29 Andree G. (Penny) Finkle GP ’25 ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fossett GP ’22 + Mr. and Mrs. Peter Halbert GP ’15 ’21 + Susan and Alan Hammer GP ’17 ’19 ’21 ’31 +

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Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hayes GP ’14 ’20 + Mr. Mike Helmick GP ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh GP ’25 ’28 Grandparents of Jacob and Benjamin Wolfson GP ’22 ’24 + Lutgardo Ignacio GP ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Iversen GP ’17 ’20 + Mr. and Ms. David L. Jeffrey GP ’23 ’28 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Johnson GP ’28 ’30 + Barbara Kane GP ’30 + Mrs. Alice Bator Kurland GP ’14 ’16 ’19 + Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lancioni GP ’22 ’24 Mr. and Mrs. John Larish GP ’21 ’23 ’24 Martha Ann Melhuish GP ’29 + Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda and Mr. Luis Miranda GP ’24 ’26 ’27 + Mr. and Mrs. Ram Misra GP ’27 ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Mogavero GP ’25 ’25 + Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mucci GP ’26 Leo and Judy Murphy GP ’22 ’23 ’26 ’26 + Mr. Henry Ohls GP ’25 ’27 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Patton GP ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pestcoe GP ’24 Loretta C. Peterson GP ’14 ’17 ’21 + Mr. Bohdan Polanskyj GP ’22 ’24 ’27 ’29+ Mr. Richard Rosenthal GP ’30 Thomas and Martha Ruddy GP ’21 + Mr. Newton B. Schott, Jr. and Mrs. Antoinette LeQuire-Schott GP ’28 + Ms. Linda Shibley GP ’29 Eileen M. Stites GP ’21 + Mr. Robert L. Tortoriello GP ’30 + Ms. Marilyn Travis GP ’26 ’27 + John and Lois Van Deusen GP ’17 ’19 ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wander GP ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Weigner GP ’21 Mr. and Mrs. David Weppner GP ’31 THE CLASSES Ruth Eager ’37 + Sally Littlefield ’37 + Carlton Frost ’40 + William Hall ’41 + Daniel Emerson ’42 + Gloria Dodd ’43 + Lucile Mason ’43 + Thomas Troxell ’43 + * Betty Ward ’43 Ford Schumann ’44 + William Grant ’45 + Leigh Smith ’45 + Joan Adams ’46 + William Brown ’46 + Eleanor Ketcham ’46 + Hyla Troxell ’46 + Katharine Cangelosi ’47 + Marjorie Cross ’47 + Kathryn Crowell ’47 + Louise Hannegan ’47 Dorothy Lawrence ’47 + Patricia Mansfield ’47 Susan Schumann ’47 Margaret Weissenborn ’47 Cordelia Clement ’48 Michael Dwyer ’48

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Janet Mason ’48 + David Michaels ’48 + Alfred Murray ’48 + John Pinkham ’48 + Patricia Pruett ’48 + Priscilla Ryan ’48 + Richard Sandler ’48 Jules Halm ’49 + William Matthews ’49 + Jane Scovil ’49 + Jane Smith ’49 Dudley Smith ’49 + Nancy Demarrais ’50 George Hallock ’50 Jack Heller ’50 + Richard Hopkins ’50 Ann Kent ’50 + Audrey McBratney-Bittner ’50 + Margaret Steuart ’50 + Jane Bonner ’51 + Judy Costikyan ’51 Patricia Lee ’51 + Gail Marentette ’51 + Francis McCrane ’51 + Michael Silverman ’51 + Nancy White ’51 + Ruth Wilson ’51 + Joseph Bograd ’52 + Jane Forsberg ’52 + Jean Granum ’52 Nancy Kelly ’52 + Gail Kerr ’52 + Robert Kim ’52 Anne Milne ’52 + Daniel Read ’52 + Charles Sage ’52 + Dr. Howard Bellin ’53 + Jane Buffum ’53 + A. Coningsby ’53 + Jaquelin Cusick ’53 + Patricia Ford ’53 + Sheila Lindveit ’53 + Elizabeth Myers ’53 Ellen Page ’53 Aubin Ames ’54 + Lois Ballmann ’54 + Sheldon Buck ’54 + Georgia Carrington ’54 + Marian Castell ’54 + Jacqueline Cestone ’54 + Tilly-Jo Emerson ’54 + Donald Karp ’54 + George Kramer ’54 + Karen McKergow ’54 + Cynthia Treene ’54 + Hobart Van Deusen ’54 + Felicity Winner ’54 Robert Brawer ’55 David Lawrence ’55 + S. Lawrence Martin ’55 + Edward Reifenstein ’55 + Carol Traenkle ’55 + Richard Hobbins ’56 + Eric Jaeckel ’56 + Janet Koskoff ’56 Lawrence Nazarian ’56 + Carol Ottenberg ’56 Carol Rasic ’56 + Helen Skeen ’56 + Linda Smith ’56 + Nancy Ward ’56 +

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Gail Wilson ’56 + Sally Zwiebach ’56 Georgia Glick ’57 Michael Kurtz ’57 + Joan Leggett ’57 Eugene Neithold ’57 + Nina Rosselli Del Turco ’57 + Henry Agens ’58 Mary Ann Decker ’58 + Ralph Ellis ’58 + Meritt Gavin ’58 + Michael Gennet ’58 + Mark Jaffe ’58 + John Judd ’58 + Martin Rosen ’58 + Franklin Sachs ’58 David Will ’58 Michael Baker ’59 + Joel Bauer ’59 + Milton Beard ’59 Barbara Beeker ’59 Schuyler Horn ’59 + Barry Meisel ’59 + Kent Miller ’59 + Lily Moureaux ’59 + Susan Rose “59 Marianne Steinhacker ’59 + Patricia Webb ’59 + Ann Whitehouse ’59 + Mary Anne Doty ’60 Paul Glover ’60 Charlotte Judd ’60 + Susan Lacasse ’60 + Philip Leone ’60 + Isabel Minard ’60 + Eric Sandwall ’60 + E. Van Wyck ’60 Suzanne Hardy ’61 + Vincent Mead ’61 Arthur Rosen ’61 + Carolyn Cariello ’62 + Barbara Creed ’62 + John Farrar ’62 + Holly Gathright ’62 John Grubin ’62 + Bruce Guernsey ’62 + Douglas Johnson ’62 + Suzanne Klein ’62 Thomas Alpren ’63 + Mary Jane Knapp ’63 Robert Skinner ’63 Jon Tarrant ’63 + Bronson Van Wyck ’63 + Susan Wood ’63 + Barbara Markussen ’64 + Merrill Bausch ’65 + Victor Bernstein ’65 + Marilyn Blackwell ’65 + Ellen Curtin ’65 + Mary Hack ’65 + Ellen Malcolm ’65 + Ruth Morine ’65 + Andrea Simon ’65 + Peter Stern ’65 Susan Wright ’65 + Randy Bean ’66 + Margaret Brett ’66 Francine Crawford ’66 + Jessa Dawson ’66 Noel Estes ’66 Wendy Roome ’66 +

Abigail Adler ’67 Julia Bonsal ’67 John Cosentino ’67 John Rudd ’67 + Susan Awerdick ’68 + Gregg Deehan ’68 + James Scolnick ’68 Janina Boral ’69 George Downsbrough ’69 + Christine Hannon ’69 + Alan Hirsh ’69 + Frederic Miller ’69 + Richard Noyes ’69 + Shelley Walchak ’69 Thane Benson ’70 + Madge Henning ’70 Betsy Kimball ’70 Marcia Rickenbacker ’70 + Lisa Shapiro ’70 Frederick Sheldon ’70 + John Brandow ’71 + James Bryan ’71 + Geoffrey Close ’71 + John Guttmann ’71 + Jeffrey Jones ’71 Robert Lipman ’71 Bruce Pastorini ’71 + Nicholas Alessi ’72 Thomas Brueckner ’72 + Denise Chezek ’72 + Paul Dackow ’72 + Louis Gioffre ’72 + Kate Lindsey ’72 John Murphy ’72 Nelson Nappi ’72 + Peter Perretti ’72 + Walter Porter ’72 Randall Ryan ’72 Robert August ’73 + David Brandley ’73 + Thomas Galligan ’73 + William Kovacs ’73 + Robert Nagel ’73 + Malcolm O’Hara ’73 + J. Dean Paolucci ’73 Thomas Wood ’73 + Roberta Blau ’74 Anthony Celentano ’74 + Allan Cox ’74 + Anthony Fleischmann ’74 Susan Galligan ’74 + Leslie Levine ’74 + Lorraine Monchak ’74 + Susan Ridgway ’74 + C.G. Thomas ’74 + Kassie Canter ’75 Michael Ehrenberg ’75 + Frank Gallo ’75 + Hugh Gleason ’75 + Douglas Hamilton ’75 + Thomas Isenberg ’75 + Nancy Lee ’75 + Harry Nimmergut ’75 + John Sanders ’75 + Jeffrey Schiffman ’75 + Diana Utech ’75 Paul Zukerberg ’75 + Lisa Aufzien ’76 + Sara Close ’76 Eugene D’Altrui ’76 Hilary Fandel ’76 +

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Raymond Knox ’76 + Andrew Levine ’76 Gregory Mancusi-Ungaro ’76 Paul McFeeley ’76 + Laurie McFeeley ’76 + Robert Pariseau ’76 Charles Read ’76 Michael Rosenberg ’76 Janet Scheel ’76 Sharon Sudol ’76 Christopher Brenner ’77 + Stacy Cochran ’77 + Scott Conway ’77 + Lesley Hand ’77 + Jennifer Hendrian ’77 Robert Hubsmith ’77 Deborah Jacobson ’77 Richard Jenkins ’77 + Cheryl McMullen ’77 + Peter McMullen ’77 + Marcelle Pope ’77 Susan Cole ’78 Susan Durkin ’78 Frederick Eiden ’78 Karl Mills ’78 + John Phillips ’78 + Jonathan Wood ’78 + Pamela Barz ’79 Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 + Mark Donatiello ’79 + Bruce Eng ’79 + David Fernald ’79 Tracy Frager ’79 Anne Morey ’79 + David Nolle ’79 Eric Pai ’79 + Gardner Semet ’79 David Wallace ’79 + Betsy Bacot-Aigner ’80 + J. Martin Brayboy ’80 + Michael Feldman ’80 + James Halprin ’80 + India Larrier ’80 + Kent Walker ’80 + Karen Sullivan ’80 + Margaret Cunningham ’81 James Habron ’81 Ira Lome ’81 + Christina Montgomery ’81 + Richard Moskowitz ’81 Stephen Smith ’81 + Kyle Curtin ’82 + Peter Dancy ’82 + Philip Ehrlich ’82 Steven Eisner ’82 Patrick Eng ’82 + Peter Gibson ’82 Pam Holding ’82 + Cheryl McCants ’82 + Jonathan Sandler ’82 Beth Schlager ’82 Jim Windolf ’82 + Dennis Goldstein ’83 + Laura La Corte ’83 + Suzanne Locke ’83 Kristine O’Connor ’83 + Gary Powell ’83 + Alison Sacknowitz ’83 + Stephanie Thompson ’83 Jay Wecht ’83 Janine Wishnow ’83 +

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Catherine Bennett ’84 Edward Conlin ’84 Richard Cosgrove ’84 + Robert Cottingham ’84 + Jennifer Jones Ladda ’84 + Michele Mucci ’84 + Christopher Noble ’84 + Diane Ridley-White ’84 Lawrence Rosen ’84 + Alison Thomas-Cottingham ’84 + Kenneth Vostal ’84 + Laura Wilson ’84 Roger Brown ’85 Susan Ciccone O’Donnell ’85 + Ashley Greene ’85 Jeffrey Schackner ’85 + Robin Schwartz ’85 + Christopher Smith ’85 + Beth Cohn ’86 Paul Colatrella ’86 + George Dolatly ’86 + Joseph Kavesh ’86 + Erica Lubetkin ’86 + Mary Louise Rubin ’86 + Jodi Scherl ’86 David Schwartzbard ’86 + Peter Silver ’86 Marc Spiotta ’86 + Lisa Unger Stanton ’86 + Damon Zeigler ’86 Francis Blesso ’87 + Joy Booth Roussel ’87 Tatiana Eichmann ’87 + Tara Frenkl ’87 + Deborah Glazer ’87 + Joanne Goldberg ’87 + Raj Gona ’87 + Andrea Maline ’87 Lisa Parada ’87 Dennis Rodano ’87 + Sabino Rodano ’87 + Johanna Roedel-Spencer ’87 Jonathan Spencer ’87 + Richard Stanton ’87 Alyson Beasley Bradley ’88 Gretchen Godwin ’88 Darius Goore ’88 David Haight ’88 + Melissa Maddox-Evans ’88 + Dennis Manalo ’88 + Alec Schwartz ’88 + Ralph Amirata ’89 + John Blesso ’89 + Peter Fusco ’89 + Louis Lessig ’89 + Jennifer Long ’89 + Nilie Pajoohi ’89 + Joshua Raymond ’89 + Abraham Zeigler ’89 + Naveen Ballem ’90 + David Choi ’90 + Matthew Dairman ’90 + Nicole DeVita ’90 Loyd Godwin ’90 Conway Lee ’90 Michelle Lomuscio ’90 + Emily Nisbet ’90 Jill Porter Larson ’90 Jamie Taylor ’90 + Krishna Vallabhaneni ’90 + Brett Zbar ’90

Balaji Gandhi ’91 + Kimberly Kohlman ’91 + Erica Lewis ’91 + Dara Marmon ’91+ Douglas Rosen ’91 + Luke Sarsfield ’91 + Camilla Solari ’91 + Seth Traum ’91 + Christopher Burchell ’92 + Clifford Finkle ’92 + Serena Godwin ’92 Julie Kim ’92 + Sharon Moe ’92 + Stacey Polanskyj ’92 + Scott Weiner ’92 + John Bell ’93 + Jamie Decter ’93 + Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 + Solomon Steplight ’94 Josephy Williamson ’93 Melissa Bell ’94 + Mitchell Decter ’94 + Monica Fernand ’94 Elizabeth Manchester ’94 +

Kiwitta Paschal ’94 + Candace Rabinowitz ’94 + Lisa Ramos-Hillegers ’94 + Benjamin Roth ’94 Joshua Rozan ’94 + Parkins Burger ’95 Jonathan Hirsh ’95 + Alexander Joerger ’95 Helen Walter Crossen ’95 + Marcy Williamson ’95 Bryan Becker ’96 Racquel Booth ’96 + Deborah Haight ’96 + Alan Hawes ’96 Benjamin Parker ’96 + Alexis Silver ’96 Lori Steinfeld ’96 + Reuben Atlas ’97 Christopher Bellapianta ’97 + Alfredo Bequillard ’97 Dana Bonsell ’97 Alexander Chaykin ’97 Dana Jacobs ’97 Marie Lennon ’97

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Aaron Mandelbaum ’97 + Steven Raab ’97 Alea Riley ’97 Amanda Spagnoletti ’97 + David Steinfeld ’97 + Michael Thwaite ’97 Jennifer Urban ’97 Jonathan Zweifler ’97 Monica Ashley ’98 Michael Halchak ’98 + Arnoldas Pranckevicius ’98 Klaudia Pyz ’98 + April Schott-Auerbach ’98 + Leon Shade ’98 + Matthew Waldman ’98 + Igor Alves ’99 Morgan Bellapianta ’99 + Caroline Bequillard ’99 Alexander Holz ’99 + Ian Melhuish ’99 + Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99 Liza Spina ’99 Kyle Torjussen ’99 Alyson Waldman ’99 + Margot Wilensky ’99 Kimberly Baker ’00 + Francesca De La Torre ’00 + Stephen Digaetano ’00 + John Garippa ’00 + Lauren Hooper-Rogers ’00 + Deborah Katz ’00 Michelle Latzoni ’00 + Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00 + Kathryn Auw Prasad ’01 + Melissa Bowman ’01 + Michael Braun ’01 + Jared Cook ’01 Jared DeMatteis ’01 Erin Farkaly ’01 Benjamin Feldman ’01 Ali Feldman + Lindsay Forman ’01 + Craig Hirsh ’01 + Dana Pisacane ’01 Louis Waldman ’01 + Jonathan Bruno ’02 Lauren Ertel ’02 Dana Fleishman ’02 + Michael Fortunato ’02 Erin Hotchkiss ’02 + Christopher Jackson ’02 Samora Noguera ’02 Chaim Pizem ’02 Emily Santangelo ’02 + Melanie Bieber ’03 + Amanda Chase ’03 + Jenna Clancey ’03 + Alexander Langbein ’03 + Carla Woldt ’03 + Thomas Beach ’04 + Jessica Bishop ’04 + Allison Brown ’04 + Amanda Englander ’04 + Drew Jennings ’04 + Brandon Jones ’04 + Noah Kessler ’04 Rebecca Stern ’04 + Alexis Tucker ’04 + Sarah Walter ’04 + Nicholas Galasso ’05 Lhenée McKoy ’05

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Richard Zymroz ’05 + Elias Bildner ’06 + Caitlin DiRuggiero ’06 + Sarah Kim ’06 + Alexis Levengood ’06 + Rachel Levine ’06 Angela McCaffrey ’06 Nicolai Naranjo ’06 William Wagner ’06 + Samuel Walter ’06 Sarah Watt ’06 + Thomas Alati ’07 Daniel Allen ’07 + Hannah Barker ’07 Mark Donatiello ’07 Jason Flood ’07 + Charles Gray ’07 + Stuart Harwood ’07 + Owen Jennings ’07 + John Nolan ’07 Derek Phillips ’07 Harry Raymond ’07 Charles Gephart ’08 + Stuart Hinds ’08 Breanna Jones ’08 + Andrew Kingsley ’08 John MacGregor ’08 Elise McMullen ’08 + Matthew Metzger ’08 + Myles Rudnick ’08 Paige Barrett ’09 Robert DeVita ’09 Danielle Donatiello ’09 + Daniella Mendez ’09 Emily Naranjo ’09 Michael Nardella ’09 Katherine Phillips ’09 + Brian Purcell ’09 + Devon Barrett ’10 Mark Bylancik ’10 Tyler Daniels ’10 Erin Furlong ’10 Robert Gelberg ’10 William Johnson ’10 + Marion Nammack ’10 + Matthew Palmisano ’10 + Joseph Pannullo ’10 Lance Barnard ’11 + Stephen Bezer ’11 Kyle Duca ’11 Travers Nammack ’11 + Jonathan Strain ’11 Skylar Zlotnick ’11 Patrick Karole ’12 Jeremy Zak ’12 Peter Amirata ’13 Diana Arena ’13 Alexandra Fotinopoulos ’13 Robert Pannullo ’13 Mark Phillips ’13 + David Reading ’13 Timothy Tse ’13 + Joseph Weber ’13 Kendal Barrett ’14 Kaila Fleisig ’14 Tanner Gill ’14 Genevieve Hughes ’14 + Jacob Kleinbaum ’14 + Sydney Larrier ’14 Kelsey O’Connor ’14 + Ariana Puzzo ’14 +

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Jonathan Rubenstein ’14 + Marshall Sandoval ’14 + Sydney Silodor ’14 Aaron Sterling ’14 + Ibrahim Abukwaik ’15 + Heather Milke ’15 + Ryan Napoli ’15 + Madison Rivlin ’15 + Payson Ruhl ’15 Dillon Carroll ’16 Ethan Fusco ’16 William Hughes ’16 Austin Knowles ’16 Richard Pannullo ’16 Charles Rilli ’16 + Sadie Stuart ’16 Stephen Tse ’16 + Shelly Tsirulik ’16 + Grace Andres ’17 Jordan Andrews ’17 Brian Bond ’17 Michael Bromley ’17 Sarah Coffel ’17 Jenna Donatiello ’17 Alexander Eiden ’17 Abigail Erbes ’17 John Gouwar ’17 + Ashwin Lal ’17 Alexander Rivlin ’17 Matthew Rubenstein ’17 Alexander Sandoval ’17 + Hailey Sylvander ’17 Angelo Weber ’17 FACULTY, STAFF & FRIENDS Michael Alexander + David Allen Debra Allen + CherylAnne Amendola + René Amirata + Chaequan Anderson Meg Arcadia Maria Arellano + Monica Ashley ’98 Rosalie Asia Dagny Baker Ann Banegas + Jennifer Baratta + Michelle Barbetta Damien Barrett + Patricia Bartolomeo Maureen Bates + Jeffrey Beer Carlaina Bell + Dominique Benson + Melanie Bieber ’03 + Jessica Bishop ’04 + Mark Bishop Paige Boncher Cortland Bosc + Gillian Branigan + Geoffrey Branigan + Deborah Branker Tara Bratek + Allison Brown ’04 + Franklin Brown Steven Brown + Erica Budd + Marianne Burke + Theresa Butler Guadalupe Cabido Shade +

Ronnie Califano Timothy Carlson + Candice Carlson + Katherine Caro + Alison Carrascosa + James Castelli + Elvoid Christmas + Steven Clayton + John Connolly + Timothy Cook Anthony Cuneo Paul Cunningham Cynthia Darling + Lori Daskowitz + Kathryn Davison + Laura Demaria + Mark Dombroski Deanna Donnelly + Laura Doto + Robin Dyer + Mary Elliott + Monica Elmore + Christian Ely + Ellen Ferguson + Jocelyn Fine David Flocco + Susan Foley Patricia Forbes + Amy Fossett + Joelle Francht Jack Gambino Nathan Gardner + Catherine Gaynor + Pete Gaynor + Robert Gelberg ’10 Diane Giangreco Suzanne Giarrusso Maria Gilmartin Remlyn Gongob Margaret Gonzales + Benjamin Goodrich + Deborah Goodrich + Russell Goodrich Eric Gutierrez Dimitri Hadjipetkov Injoo Han King Susan Hansen + Lisa Harrison Xinping He Emily Healy Colleen Helsel David Hessler + Robert Hickman Toni Lee High + Tom Holt + Laini Homer + Nicole Hoppe + Michael Houston + George Hrab + Dennis Hu + Miller Hughes Gretchen Ievers + Marie Ihnen Chelsea Intrabartola Carol Ippisch + Shanie Israel John Jacobs + Isabel Janelli + Charles Janus + Deborah Jennings + Peter Jensen

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Tony Jones + Alan Jones Breanna Jones ’08 + Thomas Jones Jean Jones + Patricia Kearns + Maryanne Kesler Marsha Kleinman + Randy Kleinman + David Korfhage + Virginia Kriegel + Suresh Krishnan + Pia Kutten + Alexander Langbein ’03 + Linda Larkin + Robert Leather + Laura Lemaire + Christa Leonard Charlotte Lillard Diane Lundy + Timothy Lynch + Caylie Marden + Louise Maxwell + Jill Maza + Erin McMenamin + Margaret McNany Ruth Miller + Sunnie Minn Kenneth Miscia Jaime Monzon + Helen Moore + Derek Morf Diana Murelli Meghan Murray + Thomas Nammack + Zandi Nammack + Karen Newman + Huma Niazi Helen Noble + John Odell Charles Olsen Crystal Olsen Glynn + Ralph Pacifico + Jodi Papendick + Patricia Parke + Laela Perkins Spencer Pyke Jordan Raper Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez + Rosemary Rehus + Benjamin Rich + Eileen Richardson + Joseph Richardson + Brittany Rincon + Rose-Ann Robinson + Joseph Romaglia Dana Rose + Anne-Sophie Roure + Tom Ruddy + Lynn Salehi + Eric Salehi + Kyle Salkin Jessica Sarfati Kathy Sasena + Kim Saunders + Codi Scarpello Karen Schifferdecker + Alise Shuart + Lainey Segear Talia Selove + Edwin Sena +

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Leon Shade ’98 + Roshni Shah Amy Shapiro + Allison Shearin + Kristen Sigler Peter Silvestri Fangzhou Simon Margaret Slotkin + Kenneth Smith + Laurie Smith + Jane Smith + Sheila Smith + Todd Smith + Judi Solomito + Donna Starke William Stites + Patricia Sullivan + Alice Terrell-Bryant + Edward Thompson + Caroline Toman + Emily Tompsett Veronica Toscano + Marianne Traina + Laura Treadaway + Nicholas Tricarico Erica Tricarico-DeTrolio + Marc Tuazon Stephen Valentine + Adalberto Vazquez Kerry Verrone + Daniela Vespucci Alyson Waldman ’99 + Roger Walter + Valbona Watkins + Pamela Watkins + Kristen Weaver + Penny Weissman Joan Weller Christie Welsh Ron Wolfson + Michelle Worthington Jeremy Zak ’12 Laura Zimmerman + FORMER FACULTY/STAFF Christie Austin + Susan Awerdick ’68 + Donna Blanes Thomasina Brayboy + William Brown + Denise Brown-Allen + James Burger + Charlaine Charlton + James Crawford + Patricia Dancy + Nancy Foster + Peter Greer + Roland Hayes + Robert Jeremiah Deborah Kozak + Barbara Mamchur + Laurie McFeeley ’76 + Janine Michaels Judith Nesbit + Christopher Noble ’84 + Frances O’Connor Peter Perretti ’72 + Judith Polonofsky Charles Read ’76 Richard Rodin + Newton Schott +

Linda Stark + Susan Straten Marie Tobia + Sonia Tyson + Keith Wiggs + Jim Windolf ’82 + Janine Wishnow ’83 + FRIENDS Mrs. Elizabeth Farr Mr. John Fromhold Mr. Holman Gao Ms. Jennifer Glenn Mr. Richard S. Griffith + Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Jones + Ms. Cheryl Kallem Manju and Venkata Katari V. Rudd Kenvin + Mrs. Diane Kuzsma Mrs. Diane N. Macdonald Mr. Rich Margolin Ms. Kathryn Roy Mr. Tanveer Singh Verona Music Studio LLC Roshan Wijerama FOUNDATIONS AND MATCHING GIFTS AmazonSmile Foundation American Century Investments Dollars for Donor American Express Company PAC American Express Employee Giving Program Ballem Family Foundation INC Bank of America BD Matching Gift Program Benevity The Buck Family Foundation Citizens Charitable Foundation The Community Foundation of Louisville The Crawford Foundation Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation The Donald M. Karp and Margery Lesnik Karp Foundation Donate Well General Fund EJ Cross Foundation Emerson Epoch Investment Partners Falcon Foundation, Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. Google iStar Inc. The Jeffrey Family Fund of the Community Foundation of NJ The Johnson Family Foundation, Inc. Jewish Community Foundation The Kula Organization LMEPAC Charity Program Custodial Account The Merck Foundation Morgan Stanley Network For Good NYSE Euronext Foundation, Inc. Matching Gifts Program PSEG Foundation Educational Matching Gift or Volunteer Program Random House, Inc. The Randall and Mary Hack Foundation

The Saul Rosen Foundation Schumann Fund For New Jersey The Colbert Family Fund of Coastal Community Foundation The Schwab Charitable Fund The Semet Aharoni Charitable Trust The Susan & Elihu Rose Foundation, Inc. The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation Tiffany and Company TRUiST UBS Verizon Vincent Cestone Foundation Wells Fargo Educational Matching Gift Program GIFTS IN KIND Mr. and Mrs. Brian F. Donahue ’94 The Dishmon Family

HONORARY GIFTS In Honor of Mr. Jordan Andrews Ms. Martene Ballance In Honor of Dr. Naveen Ballem Manju and Venkata Katari In Honor of Mr. William Barras Mr. David Will In Honor of Mr. Casey Barrett Ms. Alise Shuart In Honor of Ms. Margaret Barrett Ms. Alise Shuart In Honor of Mr. Orhan Bazna Ms. Kathryn Roy In Honor of Ms. Margaret Beasley Ms. Alyson Beasley Bradley In Honor of Miss Magdalena Beer Mr. Leon Shade ’98 and Ms. Guadalupe Cabido Shade In Honor of Ms. Anna Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley In Honor of Mr. Drew Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley In Honor of Mr. Garrett Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley In Honor of Mr. Grant Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley In Honor of Ms. Rebecca Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley

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In Honor of Ms. Sarah Bradley J. Thomas Bradley, Jr. and Susan J Bradley In Honor of Mr. Geoffrey Branigan Joshua Rozan ’94 In Honor of Mr. Frank Brogan Mr. David Will In Honor of Mr. Daniel Chung Dr. and Mrs. Inyoung Chung In Honor of Class of 1979 Mark and Nancy Donnatiello ’79 Mr. Bruce Eng ’79 and Mrs. Jeanne L. Yee

In Honor of Mr. Ian Garinger Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Garinger In Honor of Marie H. Grover Ms. Marie Grover In Honor of Ms. Alyce Harriott Rev. Michael Harriott In Honor of Ms. LaDonna Harriott Rev. Michael Harriott In Honor of Ms. Valencia Harriott Rev. Michael Harriott In Honor of Mr. Daniel Helmick Ms. Cheryl Kallem

In Honor of Class of 2010 Mr. Joseph Pannullo

In Honor of Mr. Jack Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Elie Amar

In Honor of Class of 2029 Mr. and Mrs. Kurt M. Vonderahe

In Honor of Ms. Shirley Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Elie Amar

In Honor of Caroline Corbett Mrs. Alisa Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DeRose

In Honor of Ms. Nicole Hoppe Mr. Timothy Tse

In Honor of Nathaniel Corbett Mrs. Alisa Corbett Mr. and Mrs. Arthur DeRose In Honor of Ms. Taiga Lily Sunshine Cortese Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh In Honor of Mr. Anthony Cuneo Matthew O’Donnell and Susan Ciccone O’Donnell In Honor of Mrs. Ann Curtin Mrs. Kate Lindsey

In Honor of Mr. George Hrab Todd and Sheila Smith In Honor of Mr. Solomon Johnson Ms. Ayesha Qayyum In Honor of Mr. Richard Kitts Mel Branco Bowman ’01 In Honor of Mrs. Ginger Kriegel Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Cherchio Deborah Cook Erin and Paul Rooney Leigh B. Smith Mrs. Susan Straten Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Colbert

In Honor of MKA Faculty & Staff Mr. George Abraham and Ms. Siobhan McDermott In Honor of Miss Margaret Mogavero-Principe Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Mogavero In Honor of Mr. Mathew Mogavero-Principe Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Mogavero In Honor of Miss Caroline Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy ’72 Leo and Judy Murphy In Honor of Mr. Connor Murphy Leo and Judy Murphy

In Honor of Mr. Casey Szilagyi Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beebe In Honor of Ella Szilagyi Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beebe In Honor of Ms. Alix Talkow Talkow Family In Honor of Mr. Andrew Talkow Talkow Family In Honor of Emily Talkow Talkow Family In Honor of Joshua Talkow Talkow Family In Honor of the Theatre Program Dennis Curran

In Honor of Miss Maggie Murphy Leo and Judy Murphy

In Honor of Mr. Stephen Valentine Dr. Andres Espinosa and Ms. Michelle Dice Kim and J. Kent Walker ’80

In Honor of Miss Shea Murphy Leo and Judy Murphy

In Honor of Zachary Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Wheeler

In Honor of Ms. Michaela O’Hare Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Creason

MEMORIAL GIFTS In Memory of Mr. Gerry Andlinger Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh

In Honor of Mrs. Sandra Pekar Ms. Randy Bean In Honor of Marlee Perlmutter Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pestcoe In Honor of Mr. Pat Rayner Anne and Duncan Fatkin In Honor of Ms. Victoria Riccelli Mrs. Carla Riccelli

In Memory of Mrs. Jane Andlinger Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh In Memory of Mrs. Katherine Barrett Ms. Marilyn Travis In Memory of Mr. Richard Benson Dr. Thane Benson

In Honor of Dr. Diane Ridley-White Leigh B. Smith ’45 (Former Faculty)

In Memory of Ms. Katherine Bonniwell Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bausch (Merrill Adickes ’65)

In Honor of Mr. Vinod Rustagi Dr. and Mrs. Saras Rustagi

In Memory of Mr. Douglas Crawford Mimi and Jim Crawford

In Honor of Aaron Lefkowitz Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lefkowitz

In Honor of Mr. Jeffrey Schackner Andrea Schackner Maline ’87

In Honor of Mr. William Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm B. O’Hara ’73

In Honor of Ms. Caitlin Lehmann Ms. Ali Feldman

In Honor of Ms. Talia Selove Mrs. Elizabeth Farr

In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Donnell Mr. James Donnell

In Honor of Ayantu Flowers Dr. Raphael Flowers and Mrs. Tunizia Ahmed-Flowers

In Honor of MA Class of ’65 Mr. Robert Livesey

In Honor of Miss Gabriella Semet The Semet Aharoni Charitable Trust

In Memory of Mrs. Marilyn Faden Mr. James Habron

In Honor of Mrs. Amy Fossett Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fossett

In Honor of Santosh Mahendru Dr. and Mrs. Saras Rustagi

In Honor of Mr. Gardner Semet The Semet Aharoni Charitable Trust

In Honor of Mr. Caleb Fossett Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fossett

In Honor of Mrs. Lilla McDonald Mrs. Carol Ottenberg

In Honor of Allie Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sherman

In Memory of Mr. Tom Fleming Dr. Raphael Flowers and Mrs. Tunizia Ahmed-Flowers Mrs. Pia Kutten Mr. and Mrs. William R. Massey Dr. and Mrs. Eric Salehi

In Honor of Sarah Gabriel Ms. Amy Pressman

In Honor of Mr. Christopher Mills Kristen and Karl Mills

In Honor of Ben Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Sherman

In Honor of Mr. Nicholas Eastman Anonymous In Honor of Tyler Eng Mr. and Mrs. Willie Eng In Honor of Elizabeth Esterow Kenneth and Laura Esterow In Honor of Ms. Shirley Fatkin Anne and Duncan Fatkin

In Honor of Sophia Laird Allen and Cheryl Patton Advised Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

In Honor of Aviva Gardner Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wander

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In Honor of Mr. Aidan Szilagyi Mr. and Mrs. Larry Beebe

In Memory of Dr. Martin Fossett Mrs. Amy Fossett Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fossett Timothy Lynch and Lisa Hazard

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In Memory of Mr. Elliot Furbert Luca and Kim Puzzo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shipman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Froelich Mr. Tanveer Singh In Memory of Mr. Kenneth Gibson Mr. James Habron Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hayes Mr. and Mrs. John H. Larrier (India R. Hayes ’80) Mr. Arnoldas Pranckevicius In Memory of Mrs. Nancy Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hayes In Memory of Mr. Everett Glenn Ms. Jennifer Glenn In Memory of Ms. Dolores Greendale Mr. Gary Greendale In Memory of Mr. Joe Halm Jules F. Halm In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Hanson Mrs. Patricia Mansfield ’47 In Memory of Mr. Robert Hemmeter Laurie and Paul McFeeley ’76 In Memory of Mr. Scott Johnson The Johnson Family Foundation, Inc. In Memory of Mr. Thomas Johnson The Johnson Family Foundation, Inc. In Memory of Ms. Gayle Kent Mr. and Mrs. Saul Scherl (Jodi B. Schneider ’86) In Memory of Mrs. Verna Rudd Kenvin ’45 Mr. Roger Lee Kenvin In Memory of Mr. Richard Kuzsma Mrs. Dianne Kuzsma In Memory of Dr. James MacDonald Diane MacDonald In Memory of Ms. Victoria Manchester Ms. Elizabeth Manchester In Memory of Belle Miller Mr. and Mrs. Hobart D. Van Deusen In Memory of Mr. Colin Melhuish Mr. and Mrs. Ian M. Melhuish ’99 Ms. Martha Melhuish Mr. and Mrs. Mark Spedaliere (Jaclyn Latzoni ’00) In Memory of Mr. John Neumer Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh In Memory of Hon. Peter Perretti Jr. Dr. Thane Benson In Memory of Mrs. Drika Purves Georgia Sherman Glick ’57

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In Memory of Mr. Albert Rehus Mr. Brian Purcell Mrs. Rosemary Rehus In Memory of Mr. Fred Remmington Mr. and Mrs. Saul Scherl (Jodi B. Schneider ’86) In Memory of Mr. James Ritchie Mr. Robert Skinner In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Rivlin Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Hirsh In Memory of Mr. Rudy Schlobohm Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm B. O’Hara ’73 In Memory of Mrs. Pratibha Shah Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Jimenez In Memory of Mr. Uresh Shah Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Jimenez In Memory of Mrs. Janet Swann Gail Zabriskie Wilson In Memory of Mrs. Nancy Trescot Mrs. Jane Bonner Mr. and Mrs. James J. Lee (Patricia Overton ’51) Mrs. Gail Marentette Mrs. Nancy White In Memory of Mrs. Leigh Vanderklein Mrs. Karen Matyasovsky RESTRICTED GIFTS COMMUNITY SCHOLARS Amjad Abukwaik and Dr. Jabeen Ahmed Jennifer and Victoria Barbetta Radhika & Manish Bhandari Ms. Kassie Canter ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Chaykin ’97 Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Everson Goldman Sachs Gives Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Gross Karen & Robert Gulliver Mr. Eric Gutierrez Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 and Douglas Kaplan Kaplan Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund Mr. and Mrs. Luke Sarsfield ’91 Mrs. Jennifer Urban ’97 THE KIMBERLEY FUND Mrs. Aubin Ames ’54 Bank of America Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan Carolyn Heath Cariello ’62 Mrs. Jacqueline Cestone ’54 Mr. Brian Clarkson and Ms. Christina A. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. John R. Doty (Mary Anne Coursen ’60) Mrs. Ruth D. Eager ’37 The Elizabeth Garner Martin Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Mark Estes (Noel Thorbecke ’66) Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hardy (Suzanne Scannell ’61) Mr. Warren Davis and Ms. Madge Henning ’70 Grandparents of Jacob and Benjamin Wolfson Mr. Michael Li and Ms. Jenny Xun P Mrs. Patricia Mansfield ’47 Miss Judith Nesbit Schumann Fund For New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. C. H.Smith ’49 Mrs. Barton B. Skeen (Helen Nelson ’56) Vincent Cestone Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Wilson (Gail Zabriskie ’56) STRINGS PROGRAM Dr. and Mrs. Sedat Akyurek Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Arcilla Dr. and Mrs. Naveen Ballem ’90

Michael and Judith Bonarti Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brodie Dr. and Ms. Thomas Chon The Dishmon Family East West Dai Cuisine, LLC Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund Dr. Raphael Flowers and Mrs. Tunizia Ahmed-Flowers Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Gottlieb Karen & Robert Gulliver Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Janus Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Lewis Mr. Michael Li and Ms. Jenny Xun Mr. James M. Lukenda and Dr. Maura Lockhart Mr. Gerardo Mejia and Ms. Sandra Rivera Mr. and Mrs. John Muscarelle Anne and Patrick Naughton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Norris Glenn and Stephanie Salzman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharbaugh Drs. Marc and Erica Urquhart

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OTHER RESTRICTED GIFTS The Albert Payson Terhune Foundation Miss Ardath Blauvelt ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Froelich Mr. and Mrs. Calworth Furbert Ms. Susan S. Huang ’72 Todd and Jennifer Ladda ’84 Mrs. Nancy Kelly ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kim (Julie Lee ’92) Mrs. Margaret Madden ’50 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Marino ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Milke Mr. James Plaisted ’87 Mr. Tanveer Singh Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spagnoletti (Amanda E. Dickey ’97) Mr. Andrew J. Thompson and Ms. Mei-Mei Tuan

2004 Jennifer Lonsinger Rutherford ’92, soccer, basketball, lacrosse 1984 boys’ lacrosse team

CELEBRATING ALUMNI

2001 Mark Baran ’74, swimming, water polo Judith Dixon ’67, tennis William Hall ’82, lacrosse Jeremy Kahn ’93, fencing Betty Logan, field hockey coach (posthumous)

Montclair Kimberley Academy follows the lives and celebrates the accomplishments of its alumni. Two awards specifically honor outstanding alumni achievement: the annual Distinguished Alumni Award and the biennial Athletic Hall of Fame Award.

In addition, the Alumni Association gives the Founders’ Cup each year to honor teaching excellence.

ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Athletic Hall of Fame Award recognizes those who have brought distinction, honor and excellence to the school through athletics.

2015 Edward Conlin ’84, lacrosse Karen Ladenheim-Martos ’85, fencing 2013 Wiemi Douoguih ’88, lacrosse Caitlin Lehmann ’01, swimming (posthumous) 2011 Frank Herrmann ’02, baseball Chisako Sugiyama ’05, tennis 2009 Terry Detorie, girls’ soccer, basketball and softball coach Anthony Barnes ’79, football, basketball, track 2007 Gerard “Jeff” Podesta ’35, tennis Lauren Stefanchik ’01, softball 2005 Nancy Tiernan Swenson ’42 John Pellecchia ’84 Liza Boutsikaris ’99

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2003 Gloria Evans Dodd ’43, tennis, platform tennis Gerald Jones ’77, track Solomon Johnson ’87, football Wayne Elliott ’88, tennis, soccer 1954 men’s basketball team 2002 Maryl Riter Walker ’39, equestrian Peter S. McMullen ’77, ice hockey Alphonsus “Rick” Doerr ’78, sailing Tom Boutsikaris, fencing coach 1988 girls’ fencing team

2000 David Jacobs ’40, football Max Jones ’78, football, lacrosse India Hayes Larrier ’80, fencing Mark McGowan ’85, football, golf Earl Perretti ’74, wrestling, cycling Alexa Magna Yannuzzi ’87, tennis 1999 Donald Bren ’48, football James Johnson ’79, track Elizabeth Nolley ’86, all-around Michael Sucoff ’56, football, baseball, track Jill Tobia Sorger ’88, fencing, tennis 1984 boys’ tennis team 1998 Georgia S. Carrington ’54, racquet sports E. Alden Dunham ’49, tennis Laura Marnell Garvey ’78, basketball 1982 ice hockey team 1997 Robert J. Cerfolio ’80, baseball Kimberley E. Charlton ’90, fencing Waldemar L. Deetjen ’12, all-around (posthumous) Philip E. Donlin ’54, football 1996 Betsy Gelenitis Alison ’77, sailing Robert T. Cottingham Jr. ’84, fencing Helen Jones Gordon ’42, equestrian Sean Jones ’80, football Mary Rachael Hayes McDaniel ’82, fencing Carmen M. Marnell, coach Scott Schulte ’77, water polo Edwin Van Brunt, coach (posthumous)

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD The current Montclair Kimberley Academy Distinguished Alumni Award was inspired by its predecessor, the Montclair Academy Outstanding Alumnus Award. The purpose is to bestow recognition and appreciation for alumni who have achieved distinction in a field of endeavor or, through outstanding character or dedication, been of special service to humanity.

The award is a meritorious reflection on the school and provides inspiration and encouragement for our young people.

2017 Dr. Karestan Chase Koenen ’86, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health 2016 Dr. Chris H. Smith ’85, Clinical Associate Professor at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism 2015 Kassie Canter ’75, Executive VP of Communications, Viacom Music & Entertainment Group 2014 Susan Schadler ’69, economist, International Monetary Fund (retired) 2013 Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79, international relations expert 2012 Bruce Guernsey ’62, poet and educator 2011 Sally Minard ’60, philanthropist and businesswoman 2010 Nancy Booth Kelly ’52, philanthropist and businesswoman

2004 Virginia Hamilton Adair ’29, poet and educator 2003 Barry W. Ridings ’70, investment banker, Lazard Frères’ Restructuring Group 2002 Laura Scher ’76, pioneering entrepreneur, Working Assets Funding Service 2001 Parker B. Armstrong ’37, Vice Admiral, USN (retired) 2000 James E. Johnson ’ 79, Undersecretary of the Treasury for Enforcement 1999 William H. Cook ’30, aeronautical engineer, Boeing Aircraft 1998 Robert L. Clifford ’42, New Jersey Supreme Court Justice 1997 Peter V. K. Funk ’39, author and lexical semanticist 1996 Doris Keller Hamlin ’36, pioneering environmentalist 1995 Herbert H. Tate Jr. ’71, President, N.J. Board of Public Utilities 1994 Rudolph H. Deetjen ’50, educator 1993 Ellen R. Malcolm ’65, founder, EMILY’s List 1992 Michael S. Yamashita ’67, international photographer

2009 Jeffrey B. Kindler ’73, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pfizer and philanthropist

1991 Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner ’70, founder, Lyme Disease Foundation

2008 Dr. Alphonsus “Rick” Doerr, Jr. ’78, surgeon and Olympic sailor

1990 Thomas G. Stockham Jr. ’51, electrical engineer and inventor of digital recording

2007 Melissa Cohn ’78, philanthropist and businesswoman

1989 Philip L. Fradkin ’53, author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

2006 Peter N. Perretti, Jr. ’49, Attorney General for the State of New Jersey and Academy trustee

1988 Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54, quintessential volunteer

2005 Ross I.S. Zbar ’84, surgeon and humanitarian

1987 James A. Courter ’59, U.S. congressman and military expert

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1986 Joseph E. Wiedenmayer ’24, career diplomat and advocate for the deaf 1985 Elizabeth Jones ’53, Chief SculptorEngraver, U.S. Mint OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD 1974 Roger B. Etherington ’41, President, American National Bank & Trust Co. 1973 S. Barksdale Penick Jr. ’21, President, S.B. Penick Co., New York 1972 Arthur A. Goldman ’25, hotelier and owner, All Seasons Hotel & Golf Club 1971 Dallas S. Townsend Jr. ’36, CBS News journalist 1970 Spruille Braden ’10, U.S. Ambassador to Colombia (1939–1942), Cuba (1942–1945) and Argentina (1945) 1969 Howard Van Vleck ’22, landscape architect and Academy trustee 1968 Richard B. Scudder ’31, Publisher, Newark Evening News 1967 Gustave E. Wiedenmayer ’25, President, National Newark and Essex Banking Co. 1966 James S. Vandermade ’35, President, Sowerbutt Quarries, Inc., and MA trustee 1965 Fairleigh S. Dickinson ’37, President, Becton, Dickinson & Co. 1963 Lewis Douglas ’12, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (1947–1950) 1962 Edwin D. Etherington ’42, President, American Stock Exchange, and President, Wesleyan University

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ALUMNI COUNCIL Jaclyn Latzoni Spedaliere ’00 President Amanda Englander ’04 Executive Vice President Klaudia Pyz ’98 Networking Vice President John Thompson ’03 Treasurer Brittany Berckes ’06 Secretary MEMBERS Bryan Becker ’96 Jared Cook ’01 Rich Cosgrove ’84 Jessica Arismendy Crawford ’04 Pam D’Amato Davis ’89 Caitlin DiRuggiero ’06 Anne Fetherston ’88 Michael Fortunato ’02 Joanne Pundyk Goldberg ’87 Lauren Hyman Kaplan ’93 Cooper Knowlton ’03 Jennifer Jones Ladda ’84 Angela McCaffrey ’06 Nilie Pajoohi ’89 Stacey Polanskyj ’92 Diane Ridley-White ’84 Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99

ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL Thomas W. Nammack Headmaster Carlaina Bell Assistant Head of Middle School Director of Diversity & Inclusion Geoffrey W. Branigan Director of Development and External Affairs Kathryn Davison Chief Financial Officer Dave Flocco Head of Upper School, Assistant Headmaster for Strategic Initiatives Upper School Benjamin Goodrich Associate Director of Curriculum and Professional Development, Director of Education Technology Randy Kleinman Head of Middle School Virginia Kriegel Head of Primary School Karen Newman Assistant Headmaster for Curriculum and Professional Development Kim Saunders Director of Communications and Marketing Todd Smith Director of Athletics William Stites Director of Technology

Stephen Valentine Director of Academic Leadership Alyson Waldman Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Carol Ippisch Council Secretary

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Aubin Ames ’54 Kimberley School Chair Ken Barrett Athletics Chair Geoff Branigan Director of Development and External Affairs Evie Colbert Academic Center Co-Chair Christina Cotton Development Committee Chair Michael V. Johnson Past President, Board of Trustees Kate Logan President, Board of Trustees, Academic Center Co-Chair Thomas W. Nammack Headmaster Eric Pai ’79 Campaign Chair Dean Paolucci ’73 Montclair Academy Chair Luke Sarsfield ’91 Montclair Kimberley Academy Chair Linda Sterling Endowment Chair

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Kathleen M. Logan President Academic Center Co-Chair Christina A. Cotton P ’17 Vice President Development Committee Chair Linda H. Sterling Vice President Jeffrey G. Szilagyi Treasurer David A. Crichlow Secretary MEMBERS Merrick G. Andlinger Naveen Ballem ’90 Jennifer A. Barbetta Anya C. Barrett ’89 James L. Bromley Evelyn M. Colbert Paige Cottingham- Streater ’79 Carolyn N. Everson Clifford B. Finkle IV ’92 Peter J. Fusco ’89 Karen T. Gulliver Tracy E. Higgins Barbara Holmes Michael V. Johnson Thomas W. Nammack Kenneth S. Rivlin Luke A. Sarsfield III ’91 Jaclyn V. Spedaliere ’00 Mei-Mei H. Tuan HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Z. Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Alice M. Hirsh Susan H. Ruddick Newton B. Schott, Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES Barry W. Ridings ’70 Robert L. Tortoriello

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Tried and true—Middle School students give it their all in the annual tug-o-war during Cougar Pride Day.

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Dear Parents, Welcome back to school! I hope you had a wonderful summer break. As PAMKA President, I am honored to welcome our new families as well as our returning families and hope you will join us in the many ways we support and foster our vibrant MKA community!

There are so many ways to get involved.

Whether you have a lot of time or a limited amount, we have volunteer opportunities to fit every schedule. Whether it’s an hour at our fall Scholastic Book Fair, an hour a week as a tutor at KIPP schools in Newark or donating an item to our spring fundraiser, there’s a way for everyone to get involved.

PAMKA’s success depends upon the involvement and support of our families, and we welcome you to share your time and your talents with PAMKA and the MKA community. You’ll be glad you did!

Thank you in advance for your support and your involvement. I wish you a great school year ahead!

Sincerely, Tina Jordan, PAMKA President

PAMKA BOARD OF OFFICERS 2018-19 Tina Jordan President* Sue Gyves Secretary Tripti Singh Finance Vice President* Suzanne Weinberg Communications Vice President Monique French-Brown Community Vice President Debbie Turvey Volunteer Coordinator Vice President Alison Cirenza Special Events Vice President Stacey Polanskyj ’92 Primary School Campus VP Lisa Tilton-Levine Middle School Campus VP Sybil Eng Upper School Campus VP *Two-year position. All others are one year.

THE PAMKA MISSION STATEMENT PAMKA is a parent volunteer organization established to provide opportunities for parents to participate in the support and enhancement of the students’ educational experience at Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA). PAMKA pursues its mission working in cooperation with the school administration through activities consistent with the policies and goals established by the Board of Trustees at MKA.

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October 29 – November 9, 2018 Tri-Campus Outreach Thanksgiving Drive November 4 – 7, 2018 Tri-Campus Book Fair November 12, 2018 Community Blood Drive December 3 – 7, 2018 Tri-Campus Giving Tree Holiday Drive Hosted by the Primary School February 23, 2019 Parenting Workshops

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Cougar Pride Day Cougar Pride Day 2018 took place on Saturday, May 12.

With planning and organization expertly handled by chairs Rebecca Scuorzo and Laurie Ewing, over 400 students, both current and new, attended along with parents, alumni, faculty and staff to enjoy a wonderful day of fun, food, and friends. The cooler temps and early rain couldn’t stop our tried-and-true activities, such as

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Capture the Flag, relay races, and inflatable rides and carnival games. The Middle School Jazz Band kicked off the day with a performance, kids and parents enjoyed the Photo Booth, and the premiere screening of the student film “The Cougar Caper” entertained everyone this year. The Clothing Swap was a huge success, raising over $1,400 for our school.

Cougar Pride Day is one of the few occasions during the year that offers all three campuses the opportunity to come together and celebrate our school spirit.

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Annual Meeting MKA PARENTS CELEBRATE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR Members of MKA’s Parents’ Association (PAMKA) gathered together at their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 9th to celebrate another successful year of community building and fundraising efforts.

Finishing up the second year of her term as PAMKA President, Karen Gulliver thanked her Board, the 2017-18 Slate and the many members of MKA’s faculty and staff for their steadfast efforts and ongoing support throughout the past year. Those in attendance also had the opportunity to view a short film by Dr. River He, PAMKA Faculty Trust Grant recipient, who shared her experience visiting China and preparing for this summer’s Global Experience trip.

Headmaster Tom Nammack addressed the large audience, giving thanks for all that PAMKA does for the MKA community, with a special note of appreciation for Karen Gulliver and her tireless commitment to PAMKA and MKA. PAMKA Finance VP Tripti Singh reported on PAMKA’s significant fundraising efforts that resulted in the organization being able to present $215,000 to the school. This gift represents Faculty Trust grants for next year, a $108,600 donation to MKA’s Faculty Compensation Endowment and Wish List items for each of the campuses.

Following approval of the Minutes, Bylaw changes, and the 2018-19 Slate of Officers, Karen Gulliver officially welcomed incoming 201819 PAMKA President Tina Jordan, who, after saying a few words, concluded the meeting. Outgoing members of the PAMKA Slate then met with incoming volunteers to transition their jobs in preparation for the 2018-19 school year.

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Swing Into Spring MKA’s Parents’ Association (PAMKA) hosted their annual Gala— “Swing Into Spring”—at The Wilshire Grand Hotel on April 14. It was a night of fun, friends and good food and was a resounding success for PAMKA and MKA. Congratulations go to event chair Amy Fusco (MKA Upper School parent) and the dedicated team of volunteers who orchestrated this wonderfully successful event. Over 250 parents and friends enjoyed a festive evening bidding on silent and live auction items. Auction leaderboards helped build the excitement, together with the drawing of basket and tuition raffles. In addition to the delicious food, guests were treated to a performance by MKA’s very own a cappella group, Remix.

Proceeds from the event, PAMKA’s largest single fundraiser, go to support MKA Faculty Endowment, Campus Wish Lists, and Faculty Trust Grants - travel opportunities for teachers to pursue their academic passions around the world.

Parenting Workshops Parenting Workshops 2018 were well-received by all who attended.

Parents experienced a morning of expertly led seminars and were able to garner insight from wonderful speakers on a number of pertinent topics relating to our children. Thank you to Chair Sha Lepore and the Parenting Workshops Committee for organizing an educational and enjoyable morning.

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MKA Board member David Crichlow, his wife Rhonda, and son Drew ’15, celebrate the 2018 Commencement of their daughter Joelle.

Photo: David Hollander

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Dear MKA Community, Dear Students, Faculty, Administrators, Parents, Alumni and other members of the MKA community, It is with great pleasure and appreciation that we welcome the newest members of MKA’s Board of Trustees: Lauren Kaplan, Rob Ruberton, and Stephanie Salzman.

Lauren Kaplan is an MKA alumna from the Class of 1993. Lauren earned her B.A. in psychology from Emory University and her Masters in counseling from New York University. Lauren is a Social-Emotional Learning Specialist and an educational consultant. She assisted MKA in the development of our SocialEmotional Learning competencies as well as our Anti- Bullying Standards. Lauren and her husband, Doug, have two children. Their daughter Lola is in MKA’s Class of 2025. Their son Ryder attends the Montclair Cooperative School.

Rob Ruberton is a Partner of Apollo Global Management, a leading alternative investment manager. Rob is head of the firm’s Illiquid Opportunistic Credit business with responsibilities over the US, Europe, and Asia. Rob graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. in economics in 1997. Rob and his wife, Katherine, are the parents of William, MKA’s Class of 2026, and James, MKA’s Class of 2030.

Rob is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Peddie School.

Stephanie Salzman earned her B.A. from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Catholic University. She is involved with the Jed Foundation whose focus is adolescent emotional health and suicide prevention and also serves as a volunteer tutor at KIPP NJ in Newark. Stephanie and her husband, Glenn, have three children attending MKA: Ryan, Class of 2020; Casey, Class of 2022; and Teddy, Class of 2028.

It is also with tremendous gratitude that we say farewell to two extraordinary Trustees: Christina Cotton and Ken Rivlin.

Christina Cotton joined the Board of Trustees in 2012. She served on the Board’s Executive and Finance committees as well as the Committee on Trustees.

She was the Chairperson of the Development Committee for the past five years.

Under Christina’s leadership of the Development Committee, MKA’s philanthropic endeavors expanded and flourished. Christina has been a dedicated trustee and her work ethic, organizational skills, and leadership will be missed.

Ken Rivlin joined the Board of Trustees in 2012. Ken served on the Executive Committee and was the Chairperson of both the Student Life Committee and the Committee on Trustees. Ken is an attorney whose legal expertise was invaluable to the Board. Ken’s wise counsel, guidance, and judicious stewardship will be difficult to replace. We cannot thank Ken enough for his thoughtful contribution to every Board discussion.

These retiring Trustees have consistently demonstrated their commitment throughout the years. We are indebted to them for the time they donated to our school. Their talents made us a better community.

It is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees to hold the school in trust for future generations and to ensure that the school’s long-term strategic plans are formulated and realized. MKA’s Board of Trustees is committed to identifying and acquiring the resources necessary to achieve the goals of our 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. We are excited about the opportunities that the fulfillment of the plan’s goals will provide for our students, our faculty, and our community. With this in mind, MKA’s Board of Trustees looks forward to a truly wonderful 20182019 school year.

With warmest regards, Kathleen M. Logan, President, Board of Trustees

MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY 2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Kathleen M. Logan President Luke A. Sarsfield III ’91 Vice President Linda H. Sterling Vice President Jeffrey G. Szilagyi Treasurer David A. Crichlow Secretary MEMBER TRUSTEES Merrick G. Andlinger Naveen Ballem ’90 Jennifer A. Barbetta Anya C. Barrett ’89 James L. Bromley Evelyn M. Colbert Paige L. Cottingham-Streater ’79 Amanda L. Englander ’04 Carolyn N. Everson Clifford B. Finkle IV ’92 Peter J. Fusco ’89 Karen T. Gulliver Tracy E. Higgins Barbara Holmes Michael V. Johnson Tina A. Jordan Lauren H. Kaplan ’93 Thomas W. Nammack Robert J. Ruberton Stephanie A. Salzman Mei-Mei H. Tuan HONORARY TRUSTEES Aubin Z. Ames ’54 John E. Garippa Alice M. Hirsh Susan H. Ruddick Newton B. Schott, Jr. ADVISORY TRUSTEES Barry W. Ridings ’70 Robert L. Tortoriello

Congratulations to Mei Mei Tuan, MKA Trustee, Montclair Executive, and the first female appointed to Clara Maass Medical Center Board of Trustees. Clara Maass Medical Center announced the appointment of Mei-Mei Tuan of Montclair to its Board of Trustees. Tuan, whose term officially began on May 17. “Mei-Mei has the perfect blend of talent to add to our Board of Trustees and we are excited to welcome her aboard” said Robert Gaccione, Esq., Chairman of the Clara Maass Medical Center Board of Trustees. We wish her the best in her new role.

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For more information about our Board of Trustees, please visit www.mka.org/about/ board-of-trustees

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Trustee Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79 and Laura Wilson ’84 reconnecting at the annual Alumni Volunteer Reception on April 17, 2018.

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SAVE THE DATE!

Dear Fellow Alumni & Friends, I hope that you had a relaxing summer.

The 2017-2018 school year has flown by, and we find ourselves at the beginning of another busy, yet exciting, school year consisting of fast-paced and blustery days. I want to thank MKA’s Alumni Community, especially the Alumni Council Volunteers, for supporting and contributing to a very successful year.

Our Alumni Council is always looking for support from energized and engaging alumni. This fall, I urge you to think about how you might be able to contribute to our alma mater in any way—volunteering, donating, or attending MKA events.

Whether you have an hour, an afternoon, or more—we gratefully welcome your participation.

It has been an honor to serve as the Alumni Council President for the last four years. I am proud of the goals we accomplished and the strides we've made together. I truly believe our Council work reflects the values of the school, the faculty and administration, and most importantly, the best interests of our alumni. Thank you to all who have contributed over the past several years. The Alumni Council’s new president, Amanda Englander, and the entire 2018-19 slate are sure to achieve great things!

Thank you for all you do for the Alumni Community and for MKA! Best Regards,

September 25, 2018 Young Alumni Happy Hour 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Latitude Bar & Lounge 738 8th Ave. October 19, 2018 Alumni Awards Reception 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Middle School Higgins Common Room October 21, 2018 Alumni Soccer Game 10:30 a.m. | Upper School Muenster Field October 21, 2018 Alumnae Volleyball Game 10:30 a.m. | Upper School Gym November 23, 2018 Alumni Winter Games Hockey Game Clary Anderson Arena | 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Basketball Game Upper School Gym | 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Postgame reception @ Tierney’s Tavern December 19, 2018 Young Alumni Speed Networking Upper School January 8, 2019 College Alumni Luncheon Upper School January/February 2019 Alumni Winter Social NYC

Jaclyn (Latzoni) Spedaliere ’00 2014-2018 Alumni Council President

Executive Committee Amanda Englander ’04 President Brittany Berckes ’06 Executive Vice President Klaudia Pyz ’98 Networking Vice President

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March 6, 2019 Career Day Upper School

Stu Harwood ’07 Julie Kim ’92 Jennifer Ladda ’84 Angela McCaffrey ’06 Chadd Mukete ’11 Nilie Pajoohi ’89 Diane Ridley-White ’84 John Thompson ’03

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May 2019 Alumni Spring Social New Jersey June 2019 Klank Klassic/Alumni Games Day Upper & Middle School Fields *If you would like to host a session or regional event, contact Eric Gutierrez at egutierrez@mka.org

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DI STINGUI S HE D ALUM N I AWAR D

Lawrence Rosen ’84

Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I was born and raised in NJ, and I moved back here with my wife, Laura, 18 years ago, when our son, Matt, was two and just before our daughter, Talia, was born. In between, I went to MIT and NY Medical College, and I then completed my pediatric residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. I’ve been practicing primary care pediatrics for over 20 years and founded one of the country’s first integrative, “green” practices—The Whole Child Center in Oradell, NJ—10 years ago. I also completed my yoga teacher training just this spring. Finally, I’m deeply invested in a revolutionary initiative to shift K-12 health education to a “Whole Health Education” paradigm so that all children are given the opportunity to develop true self-care competence by the time they graduate high school.

How did you first become interested in medicine and pediatrics? I honestly had no conscious interest in medicine until halfway through college. As I developed an interest in health care—particularly in mental health and prevention—my mentors at MIT encouraged me to consider medical school. My initial interest was in psychiatry,

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but ultimately I gravitated to working in primary care with children. Working with families to help children thrive and creating health in mind, body, and spirit became my mission.

healthy, thriving kids. However, when they are not well— emotionally and/or physically—it’s devastating. These are the times my relationship with a family is so critical.

How did you get into the advocacy work for familycentered, holistic child healthcare? Pediatrics is, by nature, family-centered—you cannot effect meaningful change in children’s health without considering the context in which they are living. A holistic philosophy—considering all aspects of health—has always informed my work, though my formal training in integrative medicine began about 15 years ago.

My primary integrative focus has always been mind-body medicine —meditation and yoga—and I find this work particularly useful in helping kids learn how to cope more effectively with stress.

In what ways did your MKA experience prepare you for the path your life has taken?

The MKA motto—Knowledge, Vision, Integrity—made a big impression on me when I joined the MKA community in 8th grade, and it continues to inform and inspire my journey. Knowledge: a strong foundation in both arts and sciences; Vision: leadership via questioning the status quo and developing creative solutions to complex issues; and Integrity: the foundation without which none of the above would have true meaning or purpose.

What is it that you most enjoy about your work? Building relationships with families and watching children grow and develop over many years.

What are you most proud of?

What, and who: my marriage and my children. Being married for 25 years to my soulmate has been one of my greatest joys and privileges.

I learned a lot by observing my parents, now married over 50 years. And my kids’ perseverance, courage, compassion, and curiosity continue to inspire me.

What are the most challenging aspects of your work?

Fortunately, in primary care pediatrics, I typically work with

What is your favorite MKA memory? In my junior year, I was thrilled to be in the cast of “West Side Story”, the high school musical that year. Thankfully, I landed one of very few nondancing roles.

What advice would you give today’s graduates who might be interested in a similar career?

Follow your heart. Yes, medicine requires an interest and aptitude in science. Yes, it requires years of study and devotion. But if you are drawn to the “art” of medicine—being of service to others, cultivating relationships to help people create their own health—then stay curious, get experience in a variety of health care settings, and trust that you are on the right path.

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Nicole Hoppe FOUNDERS’ CUP RECIPIENT Congratulations to Upper School Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair Nicole Hoppe who was named the recipient of the 2018 Founders’ Cup for Teaching Excellence. Presented annually by the Alumni Association, the Founders’ Cup is based on nominations from all MKA constituencies. The award honors a full-time faculty member who exemplifies the highest levels of teaching and who contributes to the well-being of the MKA community, both in and out of school.

Nicole Hoppe finished her 10th year of teaching and served her last year as Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Upper School.

Nicole oversees all Performing Arts at the Upper School, and every year the Winter Musical is directed, choreographed and produced by Nicole. In addition, she produces and directs “Arts Under the Stars” and the Fall Play and works on the production of the Spring Play. During Nicole’s tenure at MKA, the F&PA program at the Upper School has seen dramatic growth and improvement and her work with MKA students has received several prestigious nominations and awards. Most recently, Nicole’s Fall 2017 Play, Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” won the MSU "New Heights Award” at its Theatre Night Awards. In addition, the Winter Musical is consistently recognized by PaperMill Playhouse in its “Rising Star” Awards, often with multiple nominations.

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Nicole Hoppe with Alumni Council President Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00

Nicole has expanded the breadth of the acting program at MKA to include a spring play with an outside professional visiting director, which has provided valuable insight and experience to her students. She has also added a summer acting experience in NYC - Off (Off) Broadway—with MKA Alumnus, Robert Gelberg ’10, an established playwright. Last summer, his original play, “They Say We’ll Have Some Fun,” featuring an ensemble of MKA students, was nominated for two Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards, for Best Overall Production of a Play and for one of our own students as Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Currently, two other Hoppe productions, last year’s plays “Lost in Yonkers” and “Play On,” are again nominated for Awards at MSU. “Lost in Yonkers” is nominated for Best Play, and both productions have been recognized with student nominations for outstanding acting. Nicole has also kept Robert Gelberg involved in the acting program at MKA as a writer of original work and as director of this year’s “Arts Under the Stars,” a collection of student acting and musical performances in MKA’s Amphitheater marking the start of the school year and the beginning of the performing arts season. Rob, MKA’s Upper School Playwright in Residence, also teaches a playwriting class. Last year, the “Arts Under the Stars” production featured original short plays written by Rob and others written by his students.

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Alumni Council President Jaclyn Spedaliere ’00 presented the award at the end-of-year faculty meeting, on June 13, 2018.

The following quote is from a Founders’ Cup nomination that was submitted that really sums up the influence and impact Hoppe had on her students: “Nicole is one of the finest Performing Arts teachers I have encountered in any school. She is a remarkable blend of low ego and high talent—a very, very rare combination in any field, but especially in the fine and performing arts. These strengths translate into very professional, meaningful and positive relationships with students.

As a teacher and director, she is superbly organized, inclusive and inspirational.

While the Winter Musical is her most obvious project each year, there are details associated with that production that I find extraordinary: Ms. Hoppe finds a part or role for just about every student, and takes great care during auditions not to "include or exclude” but to provide each student with a meaningful part—onstage or backstage, and I have never seen a student unprepared for performance. Nicole wants to see every student shine. Ms. Hoppe is a strong department head and an excellent colleague— considerate, generous with her time and able to collaborate with a wide range of personalities. There is a remarkable degree of consistency in terms of what all MKA constituents say about her: alumni, students, colleagues and parents. That consistency is a reflection of her personal and professional integrity—she is the same supportive, committed, and thoughtful professional no matter with whom she is working.”

HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD The Alumni Council Honorary Alumni Award (HAA) honors those members of the MKA family who have made a significant, easily recognizable, and direct impact upon MKA students and the community of learners. The recipient can be any employee of the school who has served MKA for ten years or more, in any capacity— teachers, administrators, custodians—and has made the kind of mark on MKA that unquestionably deserves merit and recognition. It is no wonder that the 2018 recipient of the Honorary Alumni Award is Primary School Head of Campus Virginia “Ginger” Kriegel.

Ginger has worked at MKA for 41 years and has had a profound impact not only upon the thousands of Brookside students she has worked with but also on the direction and growth of MKA overall.

She has left a long-lasting mark on Brookside by creating a warm and nurturing learning environment. She made all the children feel

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special and want to come to school every day. Ginger supported the

The Alumni Relations Office hosted the Senior

also supported and helped implement a comprehensive anti-bullying

Breakfast on Thursday, April 26th, to celebrate

program and enhanced the Primary School’s Social-Emotional

the Class of 2018. Seniors enjoyed a slideshow of

Learning programming. Quite simply, few at MKA have ever done more

memories through the years, created by Kerri McGuire

to shape the lives of young people or the evolution of MKA.

’18. Director of Alumni Relations Eric Gutierrez and

faculty in their growth and always had an ear for the parents. Ginger

Alumnus John Thompson ’03 comments, “As a Lifer at The

Associate Director of Alumni Relations Alli Shearin

Academy, I was part of Ginger’s 41 years of service for four years at

welcomed the Class of 2018 to the alumni community

Brookside. Her skills and patience as a teacher were always what I

and spoke about all of the opportunities afforded to

remember. She cared about each and every one of her students, and

them now that they are MKA alumni. It was a great

she was always willing to make sure that her students grasped the

morning celebrating the successes of the senior class

concepts being taught.”

and hearing about all of the exciting projects they will

Congratulations, Ginger, on this well-deserved award!

be working on as they head off to May Term.

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A LUMNI SP RI NG H A P PY H OUR The Alumni Council hosted their annual Spring Happy Hour on Thursday, May 3rd at Horseneck Tavern in Caldwell, NJ. The event was a great success with 50 alumni in attendance (spanning the classes from the 70’s to the 00’s) as well as current faculty and many new faces. The Spring Happy Hour provides the opportunity to catch up with fellow alumni as well as vie for prizes in the “tricky tray” raffle! Thank you to all those who donated items for the “tricky tray.” Special thanks to Alumni Council members Nilie Pajoohi ’89 and Stacey Polanskyj ’92 who coordinated the event.

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Alumni Volunteer Celebration

For the second year in a row, the Alumni Relations Office and the Board of Trustees recognized and celebrated alumni who have volunteered during the past two years with a reception on April 17th at Sidecar at Fitzgerald’s 1928 in Glen Ridge. Headmaster Tom Nammack and Trustee Paige CottinghamStreater ’79 attended the reception and made brief remarks thanking alumni for their time and service to MKA. Their remarks included encouraging alumni to reach out to their respective alumni contacts and ask them to also get involved with MKA by offering their time and talent. The evening was a huge success as the event almost doubled its attendance from the previous year, and four former Alumni Council presidents were in attendance reconnecting with fellow alumni.

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100 Days to Graduation

On Wednesday, May 9th, alumni in the Philadelphia area were invited to

Office celebrated 100 Days to Graduation

an intimate reception at City Tap House Restaurant in downtown Philadel-

for the Class of 2018. Students were treated

phia. Alumni and guests, ranging from the classes of 1979 to 2000, were

to chocolate bars decorated with their

able to meet, mingle, and network with one another as well as with MKA

graduation date (6/10/18) and a magnet.

staff. The evening included remarks from Headmaster Tom Nammack and

Emotions ran high as seniors accepted the

Trustee Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79. Thank you to all of our alumni for

fact that graduation was only 100 days

attending this special evening and for your generous contributions to the

away, but they appreciated the recognition

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of this milestone.

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& ALUMNI GAMES DAY 2018 Alumni and current students met on MKA’s Upper School Van Brunt Field on Saturday, June 16th for the Annual Klank Klassic. Perfect weather and a great turnout of nearly 30 alumni along with enthusiastic fans made for a very successful day!

Coach Paul Edwards and his coaching staff led the lacrosse game. At half-time of the lacrosse game, Coach Edwards recognized many of last season’s MKA student players who received awards during

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the season. He presented Nicolas Espinosa Dice ‘18 with the Alumni Outstanding Teammate Award and Harrison Walker ‘18 with W. Noll Klank Memorial Award. The Klank Family was in attendance, making the presentation even more meaningful.

Alumni, friends, and family met for a post-game reception at Egan & Son’s where everyone enjoyed cocktails and food to celebrate the day.

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YOUR GENEROSITY SUPPORTS OUR STUDENTS. We believe in our ability to empower our students and we know that to support new generations our future must include expanded and renovated facilities, robust Annual Giving, and a stronger Endowment that provides security and confidence.

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Bonnie Carter

Volunteer Extraordinaire Board of Trustees for Essex County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Under her leadership, Essex County CASA was awarded a prestigious Leadership for Capacity Award in the category of Re-crafting Fundraising. Accolade and formal acknowledgment of Bonnie’s outstanding service to her community spans multiple organizations. She has received notable awards for her volunteer work from the Red Cross, the Greater Essex Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc., the NJ Labor Advisory Board to the United Negro College Fund, and in 2016, she was the celebrated honoree at CASA’s 30th anniversary gala.

Bonnie is a founding member of North Jersey Advocates for Education, a collegiate scholarship program for low-income high school seniors in Essex County. She is also a dedicated member of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College where she has served as Community Service and Sisterly Bonding Committee chair. Most recently she has joined The Links Incorporated, once again partnering with CASA to provide a comfort and inspiration Bonnie Carter has been a member of the MKA family pack to 450 teens soon to age out of the foster care since 2004. She and her husband, Michael, have three system throughout the state of New Jersey. She is also children, Brandon ’18, Olivia ’20 and Shelby ’22, all currently highlighting the work of Impact100 Essex, MKA Lifers. Always involved, Bonnie has been and stating “I was immediately continues to be an outstanding by this simple model—at volunteer across all three Bonnie leads with compassion, moved least 100 women give $1,000 and campuses. Currently an Annual Giving volunteer, an Admissions creativity, and dedication, as we award a transformational grant to a deserving non-profit in Ambassador, the PAMKA Spring well as the impressive ability to our own backyard.”

Fundraiser Chair, and a member Bonnie leads with compassion, of the Parent Diversity and encourage others to participate creativity, and dedication, as Inclusion Committee. Bonnie certainly covers all bases to help alongside her to allow for an even well as the impressive ability to encourage others to participate make MKA an amazing school for alongside her to allow for an even all of our students. For over 20 bigger impact to be made. bigger impact to be made. She years Bonnie has served in many volunteers with a vigor and flair organizations as a volunteer not often seen and a contagious energy that brings leader, focusing her energy on roles that allow her joy to those she interacts with. Serious, yet always to advocate for and make a positive difference in the incorporating laughter into the volunteer process, lives of children.

Bonnie exudes a natural confidence that allows While Bonnie was attending the Harvard Business those she works with to also feel confident that their School, she was the first person to serve as the important goals will be accomplished.

Community Service Chair of the Executive Board of MKA’s Director of Family Giving Jenn Baratta the African American Student Union. She has also says “Bonnie has been an integral leader in her role been exceptionally active in the Junior League of as a parent volunteer for Annual Giving. She has Montclair-Newark Inc. (JLMN), ultimately serving as a personality and energy that draws people in and President from 2007 to 2008. In 2004, she won the makes them feel good to be around her. She has JLMN’s In-League Volunteer of the Year Award and undoubtedly left her mark at MKA… and we are more recently the President’s Award in 2015. Bonnie definitely better for it!” served for four years (2009-13) as Chairman of the

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Q&A with Alumni Randy Bean TKS ’66 Tell us a bit about yourself: I had a

unique childhood as the second of three children. My father, George, an episcopal minister at West Point, was my North Star throughout life, and my mother, Betty Lee, was a great golfer. My father instilled in me my love of all sports, politics, God, integrity, dogs, story-telling, honesty, and bad jokes. I moved to Montclair at the age of 11 and began attending TKS in the seventh grade, where I played field hockey and tennis. I went on to attend both Northwestern and George Washington University. While getting my degrees, I worked on Robert Kennedy’s presidential run, interned in George McGovern’s Senate office, and trained marshals for anti-war marches. My career began with legislative research work on Capitol Hill, which led to a broadcast journalism career. I began at PBS, then moved to NBC News and ABC News, with Bill Moyers in NY and at KQED in SF. I then went on to freelance television and documentary production.

What are your greatest professional accomplishments, and how did your time at TKS help you achieve them? First as a broadcast venue

manager at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. This required a range of problemsolving skills in a wide variety of areas: live television production and transmission, security, transportation, personnel, financial management – and food! I worked with Bill Moyers’ Journal WNET in NY where I covered headline issues like race and abortion and did deep-dive interviews with characters of cultural and historical importance (Joseph Campbell and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr.).

Traveling to Africa on my 56th birthday to film a documentary with neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky and his various troops of baboons in Kenya’s Masai Mara, resulting in a 2008 PBS film on stress.

My most recent accomplishment is finishing American Creed.

All of my experiences animated a singular lesson of my TKS education: The fuel that propels a good journalist is curiosity. TKS encouraged, nurtured, and expanded a native-born spirit of inquiry.

Favorite memories of TKS: The crazy stuff we did

as friends (won’t tell here). Senior room. Hockey camp. The beautiful music we made with our voices in Glee Club and Ooragnaks, coaxed out of us by the incomparable Wallace M. “Bucky” Coursen, music teacher, goofball, mentor, and friend.

Why do you stay involved with MKA?

We moved around a lot when I was a kid, so I’ve always felt a bit rootless. Kimberley was a constant, an anchor, a key brick in this life’s foundation. As I’ve watched TKS become MKA and seen it grow and flourish, I’ve maintained pride in its excellence and gratitude for my own experiences there. It’s been more important than ever to maintain the connection and contribute, as I can, to its stellar educational efforts.

Any advice for the students currently at MKA? Don’t over-

Biggest lesson learned at TKS:

plan your life or career. Allow for serendipity. Embrace the unexpected, the unknown. When in doubt, go with passion over pragmatism. Ultimately, it’s doing what you love and striving to make that happen that will get you through the tough times.

Matthew Metzger ’08

grade). In addition to Student Government, I participated in debate, moot court, and played lacrosse (although that depends on how broadly you define “playing”).

Throughout most of high school (and still to this day), I proudly serve as a supervisor and EMT for my local ambulance corps and spent some time during college

Writing well unlocks a ton of doors—thank you, Mrs. Roberts.

TKS also taught me how to lose.

I played on TKS sports teams, but we were not always the best out there. On both team and individual sport, I had to come

Tell us a bit about yourself. I grew

up in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ and started at MKA in first grade, graduating in 2008. Throughout my time at MKA, I was most active in Student Government, serving in some function in almost every year I attended (starting in fourth

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working 911 EMS in New York City for NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. After graduating from MKA, I attended Boston College where I received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. Between my junior and senior years at BC, I interned for an MKA parent on the municipal bond trading desk of Siebert Cisneros Shank, a boutique investment bank in New York City. After the internship, I was given a full time offer and, after graduating, joined the firm as a trader. After two years on the trading desk, I transitioned into the investment banking division of the same firm, where I still work as an Associate covering mostly large, state-level issuers in New York and New Jersey. I’m happy to say that the firm has since hired another MKA graduate, and we have a current MKA Upper School student in our Internship Program, which I run. I currently live in Nolita in Manhattan with my best friend from MKA. What do you consider some of your greatest professional accomplishments to date? How did your time at MKA help you achieve them? I earnestly believe

that I can trace at least a portion of any of my accomplishments to some part of my time at MKA. From an academic perspective, I rely on what I learned in Algebra, Calculus, AP Statistics, Economics, and Physics (among many others) on a daily basis— whether that means I’m at my desk on Wall Street calculating the slope of a yield curve or I’m in the back of an ambulance estimating force and cavitation from a gunshot wound. While BC allowed me to develop some deeper knowledge in specific topics and hone a number of important but particular skills, the foundational education given at MKA is, in my opinion, second to no other academic institution.

While this academic perspective is important, MKA most directly contributed to any success I’ve

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achieved, not by what it taught in the classrooms but by what it had written on the Upper School entrance ceiling: “If what I am saying is going over your head, raise your head.” Instilling drive in people is exceptionally hard to do—but it was reinforced repeatedly that we can accomplish not anything we want, but rather anything we determine ourselves to achieve. As (frankly) an innately lazy person, I very much treasure the drive that those words instilled in me.

What was the biggest lesson you learned while at MKA? Never follow

blindly, but always do the right thing. Do the right thing when no one’s watching. Do it when it’s hard, and do it when it’s costly.

But never confuse the “prescribed thing” for the “right thing.”

MKA’s ethics program is one of its shining treasures. Making kids write the golden rule repeatedly on a chalkboard is easy; instilling an ability to rationally determine what is moral and just, even in the face of opposition, is exceptionally hard. The education at MKA was and is designed to accomplish the latter while avoiding the prosaic mindlessness of the former.

I cannot say that everyone who goes to MKA will end up getting a PhD or curing cancer or founding the next tech unicorn (I certainly have no plans or ability to do any of those). What I can say is that MKA—in overwhelming proportions—produces decent, good, and kind human beings.

If only for this reason (although there are plenty more), I feel terribly lucky and privileged to have received the education and formation that MKA provided.

What are some of your favorite memories of MKA? My service

in Student Government allowed me to achieve my biggest accomplishment at MKA and what I imagine will be my only lasting legacy there: the House System (go Bradley!). Under the

superb leadership of Dominique Gerard and through the tireless effort of Andrew Culbreth, Cara Placentra, and all of the other Class Representatives, we were able to create a system from scratch that has exceeded any of our expectations. Creating something from nothing was an incredible experience that I have leveraged many times over in my professional and personal endeavors.

Why do you support MKA? I support MKA for two simple reasons.

First, I earnestly loved my time at MKA. I loved the friends I made, the lessons I learned, and the opportunities it has since given me.

I want as many kids as possible to have the same experience that I did—and that experience, frankly, requires capital to execute. Second, MKA delivers smart, inquisitive, good, and decent alumni. It’s incumbent on generations past to cultivate learning, morality, and civic engagement in future generations. Such cultivation does not happen by accident; it happens through the tireless efforts of superb educators. Simply put: it happens at MKA. And I want to support that.

Any advice for the students currently at MKA? Find what you

love and trust your trajectory.

There’s this myth that MKA is designed only to produce investment bankers, lawyers, and doctors (not that there’s anything wrong with any of those)… but it’s simply not true. Expand your horizons; discover your interests.

Look for faculty members who share those interests. Lastly, work hard, but trust in the idea that simply because you will be an MKA graduate you will have an advantage over the vast majority of people. Take advantage of all those who have gone before; annoy successful alums for internships; spend time with MKA parents who work in different fields. Being close to successful people is 75% of actually being successful.

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The Davis Family

MKA is fortunate to have Ed, Alexis, Grant, and Austin Davis in our community. Joining the MKA family in the 2014-15 school year, the Davis family jumped right in, participating in several sports teams and volunteering for PAMKA, Admissions, and Annual Giving.

Grant and Austin have many fond memories of MKA, but both say their favorite memories were their respective trips to Colonial Williamsburg in 8th grade and Frost Valley in 7th grade. They loved the independence of traveling without their parents.

Their trip activities and bonding experiences fostered a camaraderie that has developed into lifelong friendships for both boys.

Ed, Alexis, and the boys love to travel! Prior to joining MKA, the family lived in Shanghai, China for Ed’s career. During their three years in China, they traveled extensively across Asia and chose to immerse themselves in the community. Alexis volunteered with a local orphanage where she worked closely with physically and mentally challenged infants and toddlers. Ed and Alexis describe their time in China as “transformational for the entire family.”

They wanted Grant and Austin to continue studying Mandarin and learning about the Chinese culture when they returned to New Jersey. MKA’s Chinese curriculum coupled with its academic rigor and nurturing environment is what compelled the Davis family to enroll Grant and Austin. Alexis proudly says “our sons have become global citizens, and MKA recognizes the importance of global citizenship through its curriculum.”

In addition to being the Chief Audit Executive and Senior Vice President of Allergan plc, Ed is the CFO

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of the Allergan Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting programs that improve the health and well-being of communities where Allergan employees live and work. When Ed isn’t working, volunteering, or cheering on his boys, you will find him relaxing on the golf course. Alexis has recently reinvigorated her interior design career. She also sits on the Board of Trustees of The Montclair Foundation and volunteers her time at the Montclair Art Museum.

Grant enjoys playing on MKA’s Upper School Golf Team while Austin plays soccer, basketball, and baseball on MKA’s Middle School teams. Grant and Austin are also active participants in a nonprofit organization dedicated to community service and youth leadership.

The Davis family generously supports MKA’s Annual Fund because “there are few things more important to us than the commitment we have to our children’s education” according to Ed. Alexis is a dedicated parent volunteer for PAMKA, Admissions, and Development. She says, “We believe in MKA’s mission, and our support helps MKA recruit and retain diverse, talented faculty, and contribute to financial aid for deserving students.” Ed and Alexis have opened their home to host Admissions coffees for prospective families in addition to serving as a host family for newly enrolled families. Most recently, Alexis helped complete the 2018-19 PAMKA slate as the Nominating Committee Chair. MKA is very fortunate to benefit from the time, talent, and treasure of the Davis family.

Thank you to Ed, Alexis, Grant, and Austin for all the ways you participate and support MKA. ■

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Heritage Society Stories and Happenings

Leigh Smith ’45 On a recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard I met up with Leigh Berrien Smith, TKS ’45, one of MKA’s most loyal supporters and a member of our Heritage Society.

Leigh spent most of her life at our school in a variety of impactful roles—as a student, a parent, and as a teacher at Brookside.

Leigh began at The Kimberley School in first grade. After moving to NYC for a short while, she returned to Kimberley in ninth grade. Leigh has fond memories of her teachers, many of whom greatly influenced her life. One meaningful memory is of her homeroom teacher, Cassandra Kinsman, who taught Leigh the importance of “representing yourself, your family, and your community well by the actions you take in your everyday life and how you carry yourself when out in the community.” Leigh also recalls that the arts were strongly encouraged at TKS as they still are today at Montclair Kimberley Academy. She remembers a performance of Our Town one

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year which had had a “long lasting impression on me as it was an effective play about life that truly moved me.”

After graduating from TKS in 1945, Leigh went on to attend Smith College. Knowing that her passion was teaching young children, Leigh returned to the Montclair area to begin her career, teaching the four-year-old class at the Plymouth Street School. In September of 1950, Leigh married Proctor Smith. Many of her TKS classmates served as bridesmaids at her wedding, as she had made lifelong friendships that she still has today. Leigh and Proctor had three children, Proctor, Allison, and Pamela, all of whom attended The Kimberley School or Montclair Academy at some point. Her daughters graduated from TKS—Alison in 1970 and Pamela in 1972. Leigh made her official return to teaching at MKA in 1962, beginning a 25-yearlong year career at Brookside.

She held various positions— from an aid in kindergarten to a

library assistant, and many more throughout the years—before retiring in 1987.

Montclair Kimberley Academy is among Leigh’s many philanthropic interests. She continues to support MKA as a loyal donor because of her fond memories as a student, parent, and faculty member and also because the school “encourages empathy.”

Leigh has become a member of MKA’s Heritage Society by letting us know she has included MKA in her estate plans. Leigh made this commitment to the school because she believes in the mission of MKA and the “great work that is done every day to build a better community, by teaching children the importance of empathy, passion, and respect.” Through her estate gift, Leigh knows that her legacy will not only live on at MKA but will also continue to impact the lives of children, as it has impacted her life for over 50 years.

For more information on the Heritage Society contact Lainey Segear, Associate Director of Giving (973) 509-7933, lsegear@mka.org

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Upper School students enjoy class on the NEW Green Roof.Â

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E D I TO R ’S N OT E

The deadline for news for the FALL MKA Review is May 1, and the deadline for the SPRING issue is January 1. News can be submitted at any time in response to the Alumni Office’s annual mailing, on the back of Annual Fund remittance envelopes, via mail or email to: Alli Shearin, ashearin@mka.org or your Class Representative. We keep ongoing files for each class and welcome photographs in digital or hard copy.

If your class does not have a Class Representative listed, please consider volunteering for the position! It is a great way to re-establish contacts with old friends, does not require a great deal of time and is essential to the ongoing vitality of the school. Thank you.

1939 writes: I am about to interrupt / TKS / Cornelia

Street, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568,

“Connie” Serota

lbsmith15@yahoo.com

my quiet life at my Richmond, VA continuing care community to go to my 75th reunion at Smith College in Northampton, MA. I have lived in Richmond for twelve years, widowed for eleven years.

I enjoy attending performances of the Richmond Symphony, Virginia Opera, chamber music concerts, and local repertory theater. I would love to be in touch with other Kimberley “girls” of my vintage.

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/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Enid

Hyde, 5402 Duvall Drive,

Bethesda, MD 20816, enidghyde @aol.com

The Alumni Office heard 1942 of the passing of / MA /

Allan Sandford

who died on June 9, 2016.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to his family.

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1943 / TKS /

75TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018

/ Miss Lucile Mason, 10

Crestmont Rd., #6b, Montclair, NJ 07042, janm142@aol.com

The Alumni Office recently 1944 learned that passed /MA/

James McDonald

away on February 9, 2016 and sends its condolences to the family.

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/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Leigh

Smith, 847 Franklin

Just before the spring deadline for this column, I managed a highly enjoyable phone chat with Dorothy “Mike” Van Winkle Morehouse in Rumson, NJ. Though her eyes have been bad for years limiting her activities, no one could sound more upbeat at our age while giving me details regarding family. Daughter Susan remains in Vermont loving horses (You’ll recall Mike and her brother were active riders when we were high school students). Mike’s son, Schuyler, is in Hopewell, and daughter Liz in Fair Haven, both in NJ. Liz’s son, a West Pointer, gave Mike her first great granddaughter, Hally, who’s now one, and a second great was expected soon after our talk. Sharing good, longterm memories, we both laughed recalling “Pirates of Penzance” our sophomore year, with Mike as the Pirate King and your scribe as Ruth, the “piratical maid.”

Although I called at dinner time, not calculating West Coast Time properly, Anne Feagley Wittels (“Pussy” in Kimberley years) kindly talked with me from her Torrance, CA home. It was a treat to hear her cheery laugh. Anne and her husband have a son and daughter who each have a son and daughter, and their grands now go from 13 to 23.

My last-minute efforts to reach Phyllis Harder Reininger and husband Dick out in the state of

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Washington were unsuccessful, and I shall blame the loss of Verizon telephone’s former helpfulness. The totally automatic 411 system has never worked for me. I shall try sending a snail-mail communiqué and hope to have news next time.

One of Rudd and Roger Kenvin’s two grandsons is a Yale’18 graduate, but Roger’s health didn’t permit his venturing east from LA for the occasion. Widower Roger is an Honorary Kimberley ’45 alum maintaining interest in Rudd’s school—and she’d attended Brookside, too, when it was a separate entity. I have wonderful memories of my twenty-five years on the Brookside campus, from 1962 to Spring 1987 when we migrated to the Vineyard.

I regret learning we lost Ann Gerhauser Buchbinder last fall, as her husband notified a Montclair friend who let me know, and I extended our sympathies.

Please all nonagenarians, stay well, and share news via email at 1bsmith15@yahoo.com, which my nearby daughter (Pamela Brock ’72) kindly handles. / MA /

/ Mr. William Grant, 537

Milano Road, Kissimee, FL 34759, grantwb@cfl.rr.com

1946

/ TKS /

/ Mrs.

Eleanor Ketcham, 9

Pancake Hollow, Aquinnah, MA 02535 ellieketcham@aol.com

1947

/ TKS /

/ Mrs.

Louise Hannegan, 49

Canterbury Lane, Lakeville, CT 06039, weezieh@sbcglobal.net

1948 / MA /

70TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018

/ Mr. John Leonhard, 51

Fromm Court, Mahwah, NJ 07430, nhandjhleonhard@aol.com The Alumni Office was notified by Sandy Pait, the niece of Varick Harrison, of his passing on August 6, 2017. The Alumni Office sends deepest condolences to the family.

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“ A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well-educated family.”

THOMAS SCOTT

MKA is proud, fortunate and grateful to have a community that includes generations of families whose members have attended our founding schools of Brookside, The Kimberley School, Montclair Academy and today’s Montclair Kimberley Academy.

A Family Legacy Our extended family’s relationship with MKA began with Janet Simpson Scott Cook who graduated from The Kimberley School in 1928. Her daughter, Janet Cook Phillips followed in her footsteps, graduating from TKS in 1954. In addition, both of Janet Cook’s brothers, Richard C. Cook and J. Perry Ruddick, attended Montclair Academy for several years before graduating from boarding school.

The family tradition at MKA continued for a third generation with Janet’s children, John B. Phillips Jr. ’78 and Janet Phillips Conner ’85 and Perry Ruddick’s children, Julie Ruddick Meade ’80 and Pamela Ruddick Holding ’82. John B. Phillips III ’09 and Margaret H. Phillips ’10 represent the fourth generation of MKA graduates in the family.

Along the way, other family members attended MKA at various times and took on supporting roles at the school. Notable volunteers included Susan Ruddick P’80

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Meg ’10 and John Phillips III ’09

P’81, Honorary Trustee of the MKA Board of Trustees, and Laura Phillips P’09 P’10 who served as President of PAMKA and as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Some comments from members of our third generation of MKA grads: “MKA was a safe, fun, and supportive environment in which to learn. The rigorous curriculum really challenged us as students, and the teachers were there to push and also support us. The class and school size was small enough to be nurturing but also big enough to not be too stifling, exactly the environment that I have wanted for my [own] kids in Massachusetts. I loved the fact that my Dad, my aunt, and my cousins and I all went to the same school - very important!”

“MKA prepared me well for college, allowed me the ability to find out what I was good at and offered me leadership opportunities. Gave me a

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strong sense of community and the confidence to challenge myself. ” “Great sense of community and friendships that are still strong today.”

From my end, I would share what I happily told Dave Flocco very early one morning in the Upper Montclair Starbucks soon after John and Meg graduated from college: “John and Meg separately came to my wife, Laura, and me to tell us that, while MKA’s academic rigor was at times a challenge to endure, it provided great training and was critical in helping them achieve academic success in college. That was unexpected, high praise in our house. Even better, we finally heard the words every parent dreams of hearing from their children: Thank you!!”

John B. Phillips Jr. ’78

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1950

/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Audrey

Lewis, 4551 Gulf Shore

Blvd. N, #804, Naples, FL 34103, rdlew@aol.com

1951

/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Gail

Marentette, 93 Glen

Avenue, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ 07052

1952

/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Martha

Moran, 8011 Strauff

Road, Baltimore, MD 21204, martha. moran1@verizon.net

contacted the Alumni Office to report that her classmate, Ann Dwyer Milne, passed away on March 31, 2018. MKA sends its deepest condolences to Ann’s family. / MA / MKA sends its deepest sympathy to Daniel Read, whose wife, Carmen Aida Verges, passed away on April 8, 2018.

Fay Fawcett

1953 1954

65TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018 / TKS /

/ Ms. Georgia

Carrington, 38 Silver

Spring Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06877,

carrgeo@aol.com / MA /

/ Mr. Sheldon Buck,

51 Cornell Road, Wellesley, MA 024827408, sheldonbuck@me.com

1955

/ TKS /

/ Mrs. Cecily

Lyle, 433 Wright’s Neck

Road, Centerville, MD 21617, cecilyle@hughes.net

Our sincere condolences to Nancy Buckley, whose husband Bruce Buckley passed away peacefully in his sleep. Nancy and Bruce Buckley were married for 34 years and lived on a big farm in Northern Vermont. / MA /

/ Mr. Lawrence Martin,

P.O. Box 1058 , Lexington, VA 24450, martinlexington@centurylink.net

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/ TKS /

/ Ms. Susan

Ferdinand, 125 Limerick

Lane, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, facesbyferdinand@gmail.com

The Alumni Office heard from Gail Wilson who wrote: Sad to report

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the passing of our classmate Janie Goodwillie Swann, of multiple health issues, on January 26, 2018 in Oakmont, PA. Jane had recently moved from Atlanta, GA, where she had lived most of her adult life, to be near her daughter Eliza and family, which included her only grandchild, 10-year-old Ted. Janie was smart, witty and a great friend to many of us.

Susan Ferdinand writes: Well, ladies, a joyful welcome to your 80s if, like most of us, you have crossed or will cross that once unimaginable threshold this year!

We are a remarkable bunch; yes we are! No, we are not (yet) President of the United States, but we are definitely politically active and, if not active we are certainly politically opinionated! LOL! And we are not CEOs of major corporations, but many of us are still income-producers. None of us is a renowned scholar, but we are still active learners. And, while there’s not an Olympian in the bunch, we certainly have our share of committed athletes.

From the wilds of Vermont, Ann DeVausney Hallowell sent this pastoral greeting: “No news really, just enjoying the spring garden and being outside again full time.

Charlie [their puppy],continues to make us smile.” And,” she concluded, “come on Robert Mueller!” Nicole (Nini) de Jurenev, Molla Kaplan Reisbaum, Joanne Weiser Salomon and Sally Bever Zwiebach also keep my spirits up with their political commentaries.

Meredyth Clark Graham took time off from 53 years of tennis to visit the hospital for a hip replacement this year! One thing I learned at TKS was that I was never meant to be on a tennis court except as a ball girl, so Meredith, you go, girl!

Joanne Weisser Salomon also dealt successfully with some health challenges this year. Not one to let a health scare slow her down, Joanne writes: “I do a few things to keep myself feeling younger and more vital:

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1. I tell all strangers that I’m 70.

2. I spend a small fortune on beauty products and services, then try to convince myself that they work. 3. I spoil myself in all ways possible, telling myself I deserve it.

Other than these, I try to hang out with my late teenage granddaughters (good luck with that).

On a more realistic note, I am a “bridge bum” who plays six days a week. I also work at a bridge club pairing up players, collecting money, and sometimes giving lessons. I am a house player which means I don’t pay to play. This is no small thing as our games cost $15 a session, times six for me would be onerous.

To sum up I would say keeping busy works for me.”

Gail Zabriskie Wilson moved from Connecticut to Florida last Fall, and is now crisscrossing the USA, hopping back to Connecticut for her grandson’s graduation from Yale, thence to her daughter’s in Telluride, CO, for the Mountainfilm Festival, then off to Maine for the summer!

Sally Bever Zwiebach polished her creative writing skills this winter in a class at Fordham College at 60 at Lincoln Center, a division devoted to classes for seniors. She and Burt are active theatre and opera fans and hop back and forth from their condo in Roslyn, Long Island to Manhattan on a regular basis.

Connie Sommer DeBrun

confessed that she hasn’t sent her classmates an update since we graduated. To make up for lost time, she forwarded a summary of her busy life: “For the past 60 years, I’ve enjoyed my figure skating, crosscountry skiing, aerobics, tennis... anything to keep me moving! I have six grandchildren, three girls and three boys....some pretty grown up and some only four and six!”

In 1960, Connie married Dave Perham. Three years as Director of Athletics at Short

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Hills Country Day School were followed by sojourns in Canton, NY, Pennington, NJ, and Hamilton, NY as Dave pursued a career in admissions at St. Lawrence University, Princeton, and Hamilton College. Connie and Dave have four sons.

“While in Hamilton,” she writes, “four friends and I formed a partnership and opened up a shop,’The Trillium,’ which was an outlet for area craftsman...

For a while I enjoyed making sterling silver jewelry after taking lessons at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.” Connie then started a career of her own in the admissions field as Director of Admissions at Cazenovia College, then on the Admissions staff at Briarcliffe College and as an area admissions representative covering the tristate area for Nova Southeastern University, located in Ft. Lauderdale. FL. In 1986, she moved to Long Island and married Arden deBrun and also started her own business, “Postcard AntiquiTEES,” which originated from her early 1900s postcard collection, “enhancing and recreating those images onto products such as, vintage towels, aprons, tote bags, children’s T-Shirts, etc. We moved to Brunswick, Maine [in 1998], seven miles from our family “SOMMER” cottage. I continued in admissions as an area rep. for Roger Williams University for 15 years covering the New England states. I retired from Roger Williams about four years ago and continue to enjoy my business. My website is www. antiquitees.com and my business e-mail is vintage4gwi.net. Since I am so hooked on “vintage,” you’ll see I use my given name of Cornelia.”

Molla Kaplan Reisbaum wrote, “I remain active in the residential real estate market. (mollareisbaum. cbintouch.com) Northwest Bergen County is my “beat,” helping both buyers and sellers make the move!

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The grands are just fine, even though they are close geographically they lead busy lives so we don’t get to visit with them as much as we would like. And oh, their parents are fine too! Social Bridge, dinners with friends and best of all lunches with Sally B, Sue C and Joann W, makes for a pleasant life as we enter yet another decade.

As for me, Sue Crook Ferdinand, my knees are shot, my back is shot, and I am almost umbilically attached to my computer with which I manage short sale paperwork for a loss mitigation company and also run my face painting company (FacesbyFerdinand.com). The latter helps to keep me young and gives me the opportunity to work with my youngest grandson who is a balloon twister and my granddaughter who has been doing henna designs since she was 13. Her departure for the honors program at Pitt in September is both a cause for celebration and an occasion for mourning since I will be losing such a valuable part of my team.

Be well, ladies, and keep those cards and letters coming in! / MA /

/ Mr. Eric Jaeckel,

PO Box 20153, Boulder, CO 80308, efjaeckel@hotmail.com /

/ Dr.

Lawrence Nazarian, 82 Brickstone Circle, Rochester, NY 14620, LFredN@aol.com

Congratulations to Jim Newman on being re-elected to a sixth term as selectman in a small town called Aquinnah in Massachsetts.

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/ Mrs. Thelma

“Tam” Miller Knight, 3001

Linton Blvd. No. 201C, Delray Beach, FL 33445, tknight115@aol.com

1958 / TKS /

a valiant two-year battle with ovarian cancer. Marjie had one daughter, Annie, who died 15 years ago, also of cancer. Marjie will be remembered as beautiful, friendly AND modest. A stellar student and a delightful classmate who wore her gifts lightly, she was an avid reader, star of the water ballet and always won her swim meets, the result no doubt of her summers in Hyannisport where she also was a champion sailor. She was in the May Queen’s Court as her daughter Annie had been in the Queen’s court in the Rose Bowl Parade. Marjie lived in San Rafael, California where she tended a beautiful garden which had a magnificent view of the Richmond Bridge and a bird sanctuary. Another serious hobby was photography, and she traveled to the most exotic and dangerous places on earth for subjects. She comes from a long line of Kimberley Grads: her sister, Nancy Heydt Green ’44 (May Queen), and her mother Eleanor Ellis Heydt ’20.

Marjorie is survived by her son, Fritz Bonner who lives in Miami, FL, and two grandchildren. / MA /

/ Mr. Henry Agens, 86 Eagle

Rock Way, Montclair, NJ 07042, hymelee@earthlink.net

writes: Back in June, Dr. Jim Zager and I had an interesting, revealing conversation about a number of aspects of his life today. Jimmy and his wife Susan, along with their children and grandkids, commemorated their 50th wedding anniversary in Bermuda last year.

Jim is actively involved with about 15 others in a philosophy panel created to discuss and debate a wide range of philosophical

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/ Mrs. Diana Little, 1-K

Buckingham Road, West Orange, NJ 07052, littlecorp@verizon.net

This comes with the very sad news that Marjorie Heydt Bonner died peacefully on Sept.18 after

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and religious subjects and, naturally, philosophers. Jim enjoys the discourse immensely, having always been interested in philosophy and religion. The group, headed by an eminence grise in his 80’s with a PhD in philosophy and in religion and previously a pastor with his own congregation, is made up of doctors, lawyers, a retired judge, an MIT graduate engineer, former teachers and administrators. Jim says, “…the entire political spectrum from left to right is represented; no ad hominem arguments permissible…”

The panel, which meets twice a month for almost two hours, began their dialogue with Plato and Socrates. Recently, they’ve worked their way up to Nietzsche. Doctor Z says this new pastime in fun, something he looks forward to.

By the time this is read, Donna and Peter Grieves will have returned home after taking their third Viking River Cruise; this time from Marseille up the Rhone River and then the Seine to Paris and on to Normandy. As an experienced travel agent, Peter speaks highly about Viking River Cruises. He and Donna enjoyed a previous one cruising the Douro River in northern Portugal. Prior to that excursion, they journeyed the Rhine and Danube Rivers from Amsterdam to Budapest. Pete and Donna still live in Montclair, but spend considerable summer time at their other home in Damariscotta, Maine.

Until that time, Hy Agens

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/ Ms. Jarvis

Reilly Nolan, 15612

Via Marchena, San Diego, CA 92128, jarvisno@aol.com / MA / Byron Graham writes:

My classmates will remember me as the tall guy with the bad heart who could not participate in sports. Thanks to medical science, the two major problems have been eliminated. The problems were caused by rheumatic fever while I was a fifth grader in Brookside.

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From MA, I got a BS in Business/ Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis. I later earned an MBA in International Business Development from Western International University in Phoenix.

I have worked for the top five computer manufacturers and the top telecommunications company in the world (IBM, RCA, Honeywell, Group Bull of France, and Lucent Tech.). At one point, I had people working for me in Phoenix, Boston, London, and Paris. I was in Europe for two to three weeks every other month.

I have traveled and worked in 38 countries on four continents.

At one time, I had Gold cards on four different airlines at once.

American has given me a Lifetime Gold card.

I semi-retired in 2008 to help start and operate a family business with my older daughter and her husband. I am the Marketing Director at Déjà Vu Med Spa which is the largest, most luxurious, and most technologically advanced medical spa in Arizona. In June of 2018, we had our 10th anniversary. Our client base is about 9,000 strong.

My two daughters are very successful. Jen graduated from Arizona State with a BS in microbiology and a BA in chemistry. She worked for the City of Phoenix’s Coroner’s office getting her hands dirty. She then went back to school and became a certified physician’s assistant.

She has spent 16 years working in a hospital emergency room.

After opening Déjà Vu and having my granddaughter, Juliet, she has been cutting back on her ER hours.

My younger daughter, Laura, got a BA in Journalism from the Cronkite School at ASU. She then joined the Arizona Republic and was assigned to cover the AZ State Legislature.

She realized that being a reporter doesn’t pay well and she too went back to school. She

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became a certified ultrasound technician and has been working in the hospital for seven years.

1960 had a write up in the Palm Beach / TKS / Sally Alice Unkles Smith

Daily News titled “Barbara Bush inspired career change, desire to fight illiteracy”. In 1989, when I was president of the Friends of the Library, I was sent to the White House Conference on Libraries.

Barbara Bush was our keynote speaker. She told us that Florida was No. 3 on the list for illiteracy.

I asked myself how I could help this problem. As a result, I changed careers from having been a trust officer for 25 years and enrolled to receive my master’s degree in Library Science.

I have been a children’s librarian at the Society of the Four Arts, participated in the Mandel “Let’s Read” program and give out books on Halloween. Over 100 children came to the house in 2017 to receive books. I was just nominated to the Palm Beach Executive Women for my work in literacy.

When I was at our family home at Bickford Pond, Maine, I would attend St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, which the Bushes also attended. / MA /

/ Mr. George Bleyle, 200

Laurel Lake Drive, Apt. E267, Hudson, OH 44236, 777bleyle@gmail.com

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/ Mrs.

Suzanne Hardy,

47 Bartlett Parkway, Winthrop, MA 02152

The brother of Winifred Sage Wilson notified the Alumni Office of her passing on March 24, 2018.

Our deepest condolences go out to her family.

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/ Mrs.

Barbara Creed 501

Portola Road, #8185 Portola Valley, CA 94028, bbcreed@aol.com / MA / / Mr.W.Doug Donald, 189 Sedgefield Circle, Winter Park,FL 32792, D1Donald@aol.com

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THE WALL Someone has opened a giant map and with the tips of our fingers, each of us suddenly blind, we track the black cold of this monument for names we know like finding a route home.

Bruce Guernsey ’62 in Iceland

Bruce Guernsey writes: The Wall” was selected by the US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser to be part of a series he started after stepping down from the Laureate position a couple of years ago. Ted remembered reading poetry in newspapers and magazines when he was a kid and thought such access to language should be still available in today’s electrified world, and so he started a weekly column called American Life in Poetry and had a tremendous response from editors and readers all over the country and world. You should check out the column online at www.americanlifeinpoetry.com.

Ted has used a few of my poems in the past but wanted something special for Memorial Day (May 28th this year) and had been reading my book and asked if he could use “The Wall.” I was and am deeply honored that he chose this poem.

The following poem will be in newspapers and on-line in the country and is called “The Wall”. It’s part of my selected poems collection called FROM RAIN: POEMS, 1970-2010 that was published in 2012.

1963 1964 writes: I still keep busy with knitting, 55TH REUNION

OCTOBER 20, 2018 / TKS / Barbara Mahler Markssen

reading, keeping up with my flower garden in the summer, and church activities (Sunday School, Bible Study, finance committee-I knew my math major in college would come in handy at some time - and helping with church dinners). I also try to get down to visit my grandchildren every month or two. They are now 10, 13, and 15. (I sure don’t feel old enough to have a grandchild going into high school.) My daughter and the grandchildren live four hours away, but luckily my son lives just ten minutes away, so we get to see him all of the time.

This summer my husband Carl and I are going on a cruise of the

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Lost here this damp spring morning, the cherries exploding like the fourth of July, we wonder how many maps of Viet Nam sold those years, so many strange sounding places.

One of us holds a magnifying glass to McCarroll, McMorris, McNabb, small print in the polished stone, the way a neighbor, say in Neoga, Illinois, might have done, late at night searching that faraway land on his kitchen table, hearing again the morning paper thump against the front door, that boy on his bike in the dark grown and gone—what was his name, that kid from down the block?— Khe Sanh, Da Nang, Hanoi

Baltic to celebrate our fiftieth wedding anniversary. We’ll actually be in Stockholm on our anniversary date. What a grand way to celebrate an anniversary!

Carolyn “Lynn” Sanders Pizzirusso

writes: We are going to have a Sanders Family reunion on Martha’s Vineyard the end of June.

There will hopefully be 46 of us present. In addition to me that includes MKA grads: Debby Sanders Lewis ‘67, Heidi Sanders Bryan ‘70, Bruce Sanders ‘77, Terry Appenzellar ‘66, Kate Appenzellar Hancock ‘68 and our extended families. Should be an awesome time!

Since I retired in 2014, Joe and I have been traveling a lot. Our most recent trips included Madrid and San Sebastian in November of last year then Brussels this past March. Of course with our kids on opposite coasts, we do a lot of traveling to visit them. Our

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daughter, Jenny, is still a teacher out in Seattle and our son, Jamie, is a partner in a law firm in DC. We have also downsized and moved into a condo. I didn’t think I’d like it but I have to say it’s been great. Moving helped keep me busy while I learned to live a new slower paced life after retirement.

I am really enjoying playing Mah Jongg, bridge and doing puzzles in my spare time.

Joe and I are now working parttime at UT Health Science Center as standardized patients. What that means is we are given a role to play with a script that includes our name, age, symptoms, personal history, family medical history and medications all of which we have to learn. Medical students come in and practice their interviewing and diagnostic skill on us. We really enjoy doing it.

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Nancy Finn Kuper writes: We are

enjoying your Florida heat this weekend at our cottage in AuGres, MI. This is the first touch of summer we have had in a year.

AC is on—it was 93 degrees when we arrived.

We were in FL around Easter— should have told you—we were in Indian Rocks—we had our two grandsons and son with us for one week. We initially have more but other plans messed that up. I am sure we shall return next year. I will let you know.

So sorry about Helen’s husband recurrence. I am not in contact with her. I do have a friend here in the same place—He has been treated at U of M successfully, well at least he is in remission.

What else can I tell you? Art is retired—I work at church at least one day a week. I do the flower arrangements for church. We had a flood last spring (June) and have been undergoing a renovation of our basement—almost done—it has been a long haul and stressful at best.

We enjoy seven grandchildren— four boys, three girls, ages 5 to 15.

Our dog, Lucy, a standard poodle turned 10 yesterday. She doesn’t know her age.

Not much else—life is pretty calm—good thing.

Lynn Ritter Vernon writes: I am still living in Paradise! Cortez, FL. a working fishing village on the Intercoastal Waterway.

Preparations and evacuation in September for Hurricane Irma (with my three goldfish) were very stressful!. Thankfully, no major damage. Took a leap of faith and rafted/camped for a week on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Very physical! Then an incredible birthday gift from the kids… a trip to Italy with my daughter, Shelby, and in March, zip lining in Costa Rica with my son, Ty! How lucky am I. I cycle three days a week with my bicycle club and kayak with neighbors. I enjoy volunteering at the nearby

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Lucille Russamano de Boissezon

Lynn Vernon ’64 with son Ty, zip lining in Costa Rica

nature preserve, maintaining and patrolling walking paths and assisting visitors. I also enjoyed visiting with Cindy (Smith) (Cindy should be bolded, yes?) and Kevin Gaw on their annual March trip to Florida. They took an incredible trip to Portugal and France this year. Helen (Heller) Cogan and Dennis Cogan live nearby, and we visit from time to time. My twin grandsons (11) visit every summer from NJ, and son Ty and his two girls live across FL in Deerfield Beach. Shelby’s son (22) and daughter (21) are both in college, USC and George Washington U.!

A family reunion is planned in early August in Sea Isle City, NJ. / MA /The Alumni Office would like to thank John Benigno for his service as the representative for the class of MA 1964.

1965

wrote: I am currently in Hong Kong but will return to the USA at the end of January. I am taking my sons to Cambodia, Miramar, and Thailand to celebrate my 70th birthday.

I bought a flat in NYC and hopefully will be there in the spring. I look forward to catching up on lost years with everyone.

Our heartfelt condolences go out to Kate Bonniwell’s family. Mary Ayres Hack, Andrea Sporer Simon and I went to her, and her husband’s, Bill Leibovitz, memorial service at the end of October. We learned how she smashed the glass ceiling with grace and style, as she rose from a secretary to a publisher at Time Life. Kate & Bill’s son, Alex amazingly spoke lovingly about his parents and Kate’s sister, Anne, showed us some of Kate’s beautiful art and jewelry. Kate was truly a very special person that we will all miss.

1966 Congratulations to senior executive producer & writer / TKS /

Randy Bean and her team for their work on the new documentary film “American Creed.”. The film premiered Tuesday, February 27, 2018 on PBS. https://www. americancreed.org / MA /

ccameron@cameronhodges.com /

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/ Ms.

Katharine “Kitty”

Haines, 174 East 74th Street, Apt. 9F, New York, NY 10021 khaines22@aol.com

Sally Poor Owen wrote: Harry and I have moved from Breckenridge (ski resort) back to Denver. Sad to leave that beautiful community and scenery, but the next chapter of our lives became necessary (lack of oxygen at 10,400 feet high).

Nicely settled in near our two kids and 4 grandchildren. Missing volunteering on the mountain and skiing. However, we can still make it up there for the day.

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/ Mr. A. Craig Cameron, 11

Bay Point Dr., Ormond Beach, FL 32174, / Mr. Douglas Fitzpatrick, 70

Eastern Vista, Sedona, AZ 86351 Peter Orgain wrote about his former classmate, Wallace Blake Traendly, who died on April 13th, after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. At Montclair Academy he was a popular student, a great athlete, and President of the Student Council. Active in many sports, he was co-captain of the Varsity Football Team, as well as a member of the Swim Team and a high jumper on the Track Team.

He lived in Strafford, Vermont for 47 years where he was a home builder. He leaves his wife Aletta

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Eight TKS’66ers rafting the Colorado River, July 26, 2018

In late July, ten members of Kimberley’s Class of 1966 gathered in the Rocky Mountains to eat, hike, celebrate big birthdays, go whitewater rafting, watch sunsets, and – mostly – catch up over three days of talking, laughing, confiding, updating and storytelling. Over half a century has passed since that bright Monday morning in June (6/6/66) when we walked down the long back steps off the old gym at 201 Valley Road to receive our diplomas. Yet the way we connected in the Rockies— no time had passed at all! There was fun, food and friendship in abundance, and mostly, a shared appreciation for the deep and lasting bonds created by our years at TKS. It was a remarkably special reunion, one we hope to replicate on the East Coast in 2019. Attending: Randy Bean, Cindy Brandenburg Gibbon, Margi Brett, Jessie Broadfoot Boyer, Ardis Cameron, Kate Estey Kramer, Joan Poor Clarke, Jan Shaw Jessa Vogt Dawson and Millie Young.

Golf Course Blvd., Naples, FL 34110, margotescott@mac.com / MA /

/ Mr. Craig Perry, 3467

Pinestream Road, Atlanta, GA 30327, craigcperry@aol.com

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/Ms. Avie Claire Kalker,

10 Knolls Road, Williamstown, MA 01267, heraldicone@gmail.com / MA /

/ Mr. Geoff Gregg, 6108 Percheron

Trail, Summerfield, NC 27358, tartanone@triad.rr.com Blake Traendly ’66

and five wonderful children and four grandchildren. He was a fine husband, parent, fisherman, sports coach, and great friend to all. We will miss him.

MKA sends its deepest condolences to Blake’s family.

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/ Ms. Margot

Escott 1818 Imperial

MKA sends sincere condolences to Bernard Crawford whose sister, Mary “Bea” Crawford, passed away on November 23, 2016.

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/ Ms.

Christine Hannon,

97 North Street, Northampton, MA 01060, channon@smith.edu Shelley Walchak wrote:

Florian and I moved to our dream house on the Los Pinos River in SW Colorado where we can fly fish whenever

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Greg Deehan ’68, Peter Gimber ’68 and Jack O’Neill ’68 conquering Sugarbush in Vermont in March 2018.

we want! My book, 52 Rivers: A Woman’s Fly-fishing Journey, has sold well and been a capstone event for me after 30 years of working in a library. We’re happy to have two of our three kid’s families in Colorado and the third in West LA. With all five grandchildren (ages 5-14) visiting this summer, life is good!

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/ Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr., 100

Cedar Street, Apt. B24, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

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/ Ms.

Leslie Bryan, 844

East Morningside Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 / MA /

/ Mr. V. James

Castiglia Esq., 3 Lark Lane, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438, vjc@vjamescastiglia.com /

/ Mr. Peter Webb, Mile Slip Farm,

48 Mason Road, Brookline, NH 03033, pwebb@winerbennett.com

Sincere condolences go to John Doerr whose mother, Esther Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018.

Esther was the longest living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. She was a loving grandmother of 16 and had one great grandson.

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/ Miss Philippa

Bowles, 39 Orts Road,

Hamburg, NJ 07419, wvbond60@gmail. com / MA /

/ Mr. Jeffrey Jones, 77

Monroe Street, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, coastdaylight98@yahoo.com /

/ Mr.

Anthony Vitale, 10 North Wood Avenue, Apt. 601, Linden, NJ 07036 Tony.

Vitale@TVOD.com

condolences go to 1972 whose mother, Esther / MA / Sincere

Joseph Doerr

Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018. Esther was the longest living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. She was a loving grandmother of 16 and had one great grandson.

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/ Ms. Erin

Cuffe Crawford, 121

Clarewill Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, erincrawford@verizon.net

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/ Mr. Paul

Zuckerberg, 1790 Lanier

Gregory Lackey, 138 Paupukkewis Trail, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055, gregory. lackey@usps.gov

apedersenco@gmail.com

1978 / MKA /

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/ Ms. Jane Lugaric Burkhard,

1976

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Ms. Pamela Zeug, 60 W. 57th Street, / MKA /

#15F, New York, NY 10019, pzeug@ downinggroup.com

From the ladies of 1975—We

read about the passing of Nancy, Janet and Bob Nagel’s parents in the alumni news. We all remember Mr. and Mrs. Nagel very fondly and wish to send our condolences to the family.

Those parties were epic!

Karen Kelley Moriarty, Sally

Grover, Kay Towner, Kassie Canter

Sincere condolences go to Alphonsus Doerr whose mother, Esther Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018. Esther was the longest living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. She was a loving grandmother of 16 and had one great grandson.

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/ Dr. John

Brink, 1246 Beach

Haven Road, Atlanta, GA 30324 /

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Mrs. Shawn Ortiz, 2163 Gilbride Road,

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/ Mr.

Valley Rd, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716,

janeburkhard@comcast.net /

Crawford, Alison Hunt Noger, Katie

tgalligan714@gmail.com /

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Mr. Andrew Pedersen, 5 Whipporwill

299 Crown Road, Kentfield, CA 94904,

Lisa Irwin Keane, Leigh Royer, Anna

P.O. Box 2156, New London, NH 03257,

/ Mr. Robert Hubsmith , 16

paul.zukerberg@gmail.com

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Mr. Tom Galligan, 504 Main Street,

/ MKA /

Warren Road , Maplewood, NJ 07040,

Place NW, Washington, DC 20009,

Thompson, Janet Kluge Wiggin,

/ Ms. Susan Read, 38 College

my career. This school year, my last, my students and I identified five previously unknown asteroids, and I’ll be presenting for the International Astronomical Search Collaboration at the New Jersey Science Convention this fall as a retiree and prospective mentor for other schools wishing to take part in the hunt for asteroids. Later this year, I’ll be back in the job market for a part time position to supplement my pension and get me out of the house to somewhere other than the gym. First, a nice long rest.

In other news, our home is being featured in this year’s Rocky Brook Garden Club tour so I’ve been busy weeding. roberthubsmith24@gmail.com /

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Circle, Staunton, VA 2240 / MA /

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reports: I retired this March after over 40 years at the Postal Service, most of it in Facilities, where I managed revenue producing real estate assets and redevelopment projects.

The retirement trip will be a Viking river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, with some added time in Amsterdam to enjoy the local organics. I will continue to referee high school basketball and soccer. In preparation for the change, my wife Toni and I downsized from the lake house to a smaller home, but still reside in Medford Lakes NJ, where we are very active in community and charitable groups. The three boys are all grown up, with two grandchildren and more expected.

Life is grand!

Gregory Lackey

1977 writes: My big news is that I retired at the end of June

/ MKA / Pat Cane Donahue

and my deepest hope is that I’ve inspired a few new scientists in

MA Montclair Academy / TKS The Kimberley School / MKA Montclair Kimberley Academy

Martinsville, NJ 08836, csaortiz@ optonline.net

Sincere condolences go to Debra mother, Esther Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018. Esther was the longest

Doerr-Larsen whose

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living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. She was a loving grandmother of 16 and had one great grandson.

1980 writes: As of January, I am advocating for

/ MKA / India Hayes

Larrier

the age 50+ community as an associate state director for AARP NJ. I believe to have truly found my calling: working hard to get beneficial policy enacted in the NJ Legislature.

In March, I was blessed to be honored in a Joint Resolution from the NJ State Legislature for my volunteer service over the years.

Additionally, my husband, John, and I and my mother, former MKA faculty member Rebecca Hayes, are so proud of our daughter/ granddaughter Sydney Larrier ’14 on her graduation in June from Northwestern University.

Oceanic Support Services (EOSS) contract, overseeing about 155 employees and subcontractors who support the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Essentially, our folks help maintain the systems that keep planes in the air safely and efficiently, from takeoff to landing. Prior to that, I managed Sunhillo Corporation projects to develop, produce, and install equipment for air traffic control facilities in the US, United Kingdom, the European Union, Canada, and Brazil. In August 2018, I will celebrate 20 years of being in this industry. Previously, I spent eight years as a US diplomat and Foreign Service Officer in the US State Department; that experience prepared me well for what I’m doing now. I live just outside of Glassboro, NJ, 20 minutes from Philadelphia.

My mother, Thelma Habron (Upper School English teacher 1979-82), just celebrated her 80th birthday. She lives in Pleasantville, NJ, just outside of Atlantic City.

1983 / MKA /

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/ Mr. Walter J. Davis, 66

Oakwood Drive, New Providence, NJ 07974, davisteam@comcast.net /

/

Mrs. Maureen Natkin (J.P.), 5 Riverview Road, Irvington, NY 10533 India Hayes ’80 (center) with NJ Assemblywoman Mila Jasey and Maplewood Township Committeewoman Nancy Adams

1981

/ MKA /

/ Mrs.

Laura Itzkowitz

(Laura Reisch), 37 Nottingham Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726, howardandlaura@optonline.net

The Alumni Office heard from I’m a Vice-President and Program Manager at Sunhillo Technical Services. Along with our parent company, Sunhillo Corporation in West Berlin, NJ, we provide technology and services to the air traffic control and defense markets.

My primary responsibility is managing the Enroute and

James Habron:

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has completed his first year as a professor of Sustainability Science in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University in South Carolina. He and his family reside in Asheville, North Carolina.

Geoffrey Habron

1984

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/ Mrs.

Jennifer Jones Ladda,

17 Belleclaire Place, Verona, NJ 07044, jjonesladda@gmail.com

Marc-Andre’ Buenger writes: I am the Founder and Managing Partner of Qunitet Partners, a Global Advisory firm on Fifth Avenue in New York City. I live on Lake Mahopac in Putnam County, NY.

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1985

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/ Mrs. Susan

Ciccone O’Donnell, 9

Andover Drive, N. Caldwell, NJ 07006, snmodonnell@aol.com

1986

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/ Ms.

Sherry Ahkami, P.O.

Box 3187, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, shirin@sdspineinstitute.com /

/ Ms.

Jennifer Remington-Knodel, 44 Hamilton Drive East, North Caldwell, NJ 07006, jenremknodel@aol.com

Sloan Wiesen ’87 and his husband at the Women’s March in Washington.

Originally from Newark, NJ, Sloan Wiesen graduated from MKA in 1987, after attending from kindergarten through the 12th grade and serving as editor-in-chief of the Academy News.

At the time, he was the only openly gay student at MKA. He authored an editorial for the school paper aimed at sparking civil discussion about anti-LGBT discrimination, and took a male date to the senior prom.

Sloan went on to graduate from Penn in 1992 as a communications major and worked in Washington in public-interest communications— specifically to advance equal rights and religious liberty for all Americans.

He worked in the nonprofit sector for 12 years—including service with the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. Since then, he has been working for 14 years as a real estate agent in Reston, Virginia.

Sloan enjoys karaoke and continues to be energized by civic engagement, voter registration, and helping people of all faiths advance equal rights and religious liberty. He shares his favorite book, God and the Gay Christian, by Matthew Vines, with anyone who may find it useful. Sloan and his husband Randy have been together for 24 years and live in Reston with, perhaps unsurprisingly, their two cats.

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30TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018

/ Mr. Dennis Rodano, 14

Wayland Drive, Verona, NJ 07044, rodanod@verizon.net /

/ Ms. Lynne

Yellin, 413 Ridgecrest Drive , Chapel Hill, NC 27514, lynnegy@aol.com

Congratulations to Dennis Rodano who completed his nine-year term on MKA’s Alumni Council.

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30TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018

/ Mrs. Susan Rankin, 106

Jefferson Drive, Tiburon, CA 94920, surankin@microsoft.com Jody Booth writes: I had a great time seeing MKA alumni at the Los Angeles mixer and hope to see many ’88 classmates at reunion.

I am balancing time between my two boys, training clients, and getting back into the performing arts. Look for the short film I wrote, produced and starred in this year—“MR. RIGHT NOW!” I even convinced Karuna Venter ’89 to play a role!

Negar “Negi” Ahkami ’88 is currently living with her family in the DC area. She is an artist-in-residence at Arlington Arts Center, where she had a recent solo exhibition. Another solo exhibit of her work in the DC area is opening this Fall at Marymount University’s Cody Gallery. Negi is “beyond honored” that two of her paintings have been included in the exhibition The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Artists—originating at the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas, and traveling afterwards to the North Carolina Museum of Art, and then to the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut. Negi fondly remembers first learning about Georgia O’Keeffe’s work in Mrs. Jones’ and Calvin Matzke’s art class at MKA, and she still has the exhibition catalogue from when she visited the O’Keeffe exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with classmate Henry Nakamura ’88 and his family.

Congratulations to Jenna Blum ’88 who has written another bestseller, The Lost Family. Her first novel Those Who Save Us was a New York Times bestseller, the #1 bestseller novel in Holland in 2011, and the 2005 winner of the Ribalow Prize.

Jenna is one of Oprah’s top 30 women writers. People Magazine says “The Lost Family is one of the best new books…an exquisite page-turner.”

Jenna came back to Montclair to read and sign [copies of] The Lost Family at watchung booksellers, the very bookstore she used to spend every weekend in trying to decide which books to buy with her allowance!

beautiful children—Ariana(14), Conor(13), and Gavin(10).

1991

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/ Ms. Dara

Marmon, 330 E.39th, Apt.

21D, New York, NY 10016, daramarmon@ gmail.com /

/ Mr. Luke Sarsfield, 105

Franklin Street, Apt. 4, New York, NY 10013, luke.sarsfield@gs.com Owen Grover writes: After 12 years

Jody Booth ’88 and Karuna Venter ’89

1989

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/ Mr. Louis

Lessig, 2009 Morris

Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, llessig@ brownconnery.com /

/ Mr. Josh

Raymond, 33 Oak Place, North Caldwell, NJ 07006, jraymond@trenklawfirm.com Peter DeCandia continues to live in

Basking Ridge where he coaches youth ice hockey and lacrosse.

He is currently coaching the 5th graders with fellow MKA grad and lax player, John Bell ’93. The DeCandia’s shared their summer vacation with Sean Fitzgibbon ’89, his wife, Rita, and their three

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at iHeartRadio, I was just named CEO of Pocket Casts—a leading podcast platform backed by the biggest names in Public Media, including NPR, WNYC and “This American Life.”

I’m just a few weeks in and having a ball! Best to the MKA family...

To read more on Pocket Casts, please go to: https://www.theverge. com/2018/5/3/17314866/pocketcasts-podcast-app-acquisition-nprwnyc-wbez-this-american-life

1992

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/ Dr. Enrique

Neblett, 718 Ainsley

Court, Durham, NC 27713, enrique. neblett@gmail.com /

/ Ms. Tamar

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/ Mr.

Jason Awerdick, 23

Greenbrook Drive, Bloomfield, NJ 07003, jasonawerdick@gmail.com

1995 wrote: I am a mom to three boys (ages 5,3,

/ MKA/Rita Papaleo Ruiz

and 2) and working full time for Google in their People Operations department, where I just celebrated my 12th year of employment. My husband and I live in Cranford, NJ and have enjoyed becoming active in our community and are excited to see our oldest head off to kindergarten. Other than that, I keep busy trying to get my kids to eat vegetables and spend time with family, especially my mom, Maria Papaleo (former Spanish and Italian teacher at MKA, 1985-1995).

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/ Ms. Tanya

Barnes.tanya@gmail.

/ Ms. Erica Hirsch, 10 West

Safer Radfar, 1 – 12 Murray Avenue,

15th Street, #710, New York, NY 10011,

Mahwah, NJ 07430, tsafer5400@aol.

ehirsch77@yahoo.com /

com/

Vartan, 3 Swayze Lane, Chester, NJ

/ Ms. Anne Marie Verdiramo,

302 Timberbrooke Drive, Bedminster,

/ Mr. Lee

07930, ldvartan@yahoo.com

NJ 07921, amverdiramo@gmail.com

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emilyannesantangelo@gmail.com

Congratulations to Alexis Silver on her recently published book, Shifting Boundaries: Immigrant Youth Negotiating National, State and Small-Town Politics published

by Stanford University Press.

To read more on Alexis’ book go to http://www.sup.org/books/ title/?id=29710.​

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/ Mrs. Melissa Fortunato

Slomienski, 58 Oldchester Road, Essex Fells, NJ 07021, slomienski@icloud.com

Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer ’01

anna_labowsky @yahoo.com /

/ Mr.

Congratulations Sarah Miller on your marriage to Roberto Cordon.

The couple married on June 9th in Brooklyn.

Melissa Slomienski and her husband celebrated their son Teddy’s first birthday in May, along with his siblings, William (4) and Ellie (2 1 /2).

John Garippa, 2741 NE 58th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308, oceanhut@aol. com/

/ Mrs. Jaclyn Spedaliere, 60 E.

Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, jaclynspedaliere@gmail.com

2001

Tai Cooper ’98 - deputy chief policy advisor

1998

/ Ms. Dana

Pisacane, 119 Downey

Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, dana.

20TH REUNION

piscane@gmail.com

OCTOBER20, 2018

Sandra Tritt, sandratritt@gmail.com

Congratulations to Michael Braun, who got engaged over the summer in Provence! He rented a small castle in Aix-en-Provence and proposed in front of his closest friends from around the world.

The wedding will take place in France in August 2020.

Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer writes: After relocating to Philadelphia and marrying my amazing wife, Anita, I have gone back to my entrepreneurial roots and re-opened my consulting firm, Grasshopper Strategies. I help solo and small law firms simplify their businesses to increase their profits.

Strategy, operations and marketing services for lawyers and law firms.

In other (more fun news), my wife and I are starting our second year of marriage, doing the whole “house hunting thing” and through my marriage, I have become (step?)

Dad to her amazing dog, Monster.

So childhood me is pretty happy (my only pet as a child was a fish).

Note: I met my wife through two MKA Alumni: Jessica Simpson-Cook ’99 and Jared Cook ’01. FUN!

2000

2002

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/ Ms. Gemma Giantomasi,

80 Avon Drive, Essex Fells, NJ 07021, gemma.diaco@gmail.com

Congratulations to Newark chief policy advisor Tai Cooper, who has joined the administration of New Jersey Govrernor Phil Murphy to be the deputy chief policy advisor. #COUGARPRIDE #MKAALUMNI Karson St. John McGinley lives

in San Diego with her husband, Mitch, and their two children, Chase (5) & Siena (2). They have owned and operated a yoga studio in Ocean Beach, CA for the past five years, where Karson teaches a unique blend of yoga & positive psychology. Karson’s sister, Tierney St. John ’03, also works and teaches with them at their beachside studio and will be getting married in the fall in Southern California’s wine country.

1999

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/Mr.

Alexander Holz, 233

E. 3rd Street, Apt. 3C, New York, NY 10009, alexbhlz@gmail.com /

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/Ms.

/ Mrs.

Anna Cook, 5

Highview Court, Wayne, NJ 07470,

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/ Miss Emily

Santangelo, 27

Woods Road, Little Falls, NJ 07424,

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Melissa Slomienski ’02

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15TH REUNION OCTOBER 20, 2018

/ Ms. Judith Ferreira, 819

Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104-3211, jferreir@pratt.edu /

/ Ms. Melanie

Bieber, 20 West 72nd Street, Apt. 302A, New York, NY 10023, mel.braverman @gmail.com Ivbaria Akhabue writes: I graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy in 2003. My experience at MKA was wonderful and since then I have completed countless endeavors related to child health advocacy, food, nutrition, and cooking and eating wholesomely in order to minimize health disparities.

I am in the process of opening up an early childcare learning center in Orange, New Jersey in September/October 2018. Our private academy will cultivate compassion, happiness, and altruism through an advanced and comprehensive curriculum that includes but is not limited to, the following: sciences, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics, character building, international

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Daniel Monico ’03

Dagney and Scott Rodburg ’04 just smitten over their new bundle of joy.

Becky Beyer ’05 holding honey mushrooms.

and social studies, and early nutrition and culinary education.

Food is CENTRAL to our children’s learning.

Not only will our students enjoy the nourishment of a tasty menu, the love of devoted teachers, the exploration of an outdoor and indoor garden, the calm of music appreciation and morning meetings, but they will also relish in the fun of education through multi-sensory learning and play and so much more!

been into various film festivals around the US, and recently won the Audience Choice Award at the Katra Film Series. With a keen eye for documentary work as well, Danny has produced multiple films for TED Talks in various countries around the world, from Hong Kong to Kenya, to capture the world’s most important innovators, inventors and researchers of today. Daniel also had a film at the Montclair Film Festival called “Shorts.”

Gavin Stern at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange. We live in Greenbelt, MD, outside of Washington, DC

2004

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/ Brendan

McCaffrey, 235 West

102nd Street, Apt. 10i, New York, NY 10025, brendan.a.mccaffrey@gmail.com /

/ Ms. Katherine Santoro, 333 River

Street, Apt. 539, Hoboken, NJ 07030, kate. santoro@gmail.com

Congratulations to Michael “Mike” who was promoted to the rank of Police Lieutenant, and also completed his Masters Degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickenson University.

Mike and his wife are expecting their first child this fall.

Allison Davis wrote:My wedding & event planning company, Davis Row, will be a year old in July. I’m based out of NYC, but am happy to travel and would love to work with MKA families!

Dagney Cassella and Scott Rodburg welcomed their first child—a perfect baby boy! Theodore Michael Rodburg was born on November 24, 2017. His proud mommy and daddy are enamored!

Congratulations Dagney Cassella and Scott Rodburg from the Alumni Office on your new baby boy!

Rebecca Beyth Stern writes: I got married November 18th, 2017 to Villani,

Congratulations Jenna Clancey and Owen on the birth of your beautiful baby girl, Sara Clark, Born April 6, 2018.

Amy Trainor Ashby and her husband, John, welcomed a baby girl, Wynne Morgan, in mid-March. She is the little sister of Russell (born January 2017), and Chase (10). They reside in Charlotte, NC where Amy is the Vice President and Editor-in-Chief for Warren Publishing.

Born and raised in Montclair New Jersey, Daniel Monico, Scoundrel Film’s President is also a well-established director, cinematographer and editor, having produced work with Robert Duval, Jeremy Irons, Kirk Douglas, Liza Minnelli, Keira Knightly, Benedict Cumberbatch, and many others.

His short film, “Broken Wing,” has

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MA Montclair Academy / TKS The Kimberley School / MKA Montclair Kimberley Academy

2005

/ MKA /

/ Mr. Edmund

Kozak, 320 23rd Street

S, Apt. 905, Arlington, VA 22202, e.g.kozak@gmail.com /

/ Mr. Manav

Lalwani, 132 Blue Heron Drive, Riverside Court, Secaucus, NJ 07094-2391, 201617-5312, manav.lalwani@gmail.com

Congratulations to Dan Marrazza who is the senior writer for the Vegas Golden Knights, the new NHL expansion team. Dan was also named one of the Most Intriguing People in 2018 in Las Vegas by Vegas Seven. To read more on his new success, go the link—vegasseven. com/2018/03/02/dan-marrazzamore-than-a-twitter-character

2006

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/ Ms.

Natalie Azzoli, 8

Spruce Street, Apt. 50H, New York, NY 10038, nat6888@gmail.com /

/ Ms.

Angela McCaffrey, 93 Rensselaer Road, angelamccaffrey@gmail.com

The Alumni Office heard from the proud mom of Sharon Williams, who announced the news of Sharon’s engagement to Brian Dowd. Sharon is a graduateof Loyola University and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; she is a veterinary medical doctor. Mr. Dowd graduated from Syracuse University School of Architecture and is a Principal at Blair+ Mui Down Architects in New York City.

Congratulations to Sharon and Brian!

Congratulations to Chelsea Hubbell who married Paul Williams on June 2018 in England at Hever Castle.

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Rebecca Beyer ’05 writes: I’ve had a bit of an unconventional career, but it’s been super fun! I graduated from the University of Vermont in ‘09 with a BS in Plant and Soil Science and then promptly moved to Asheville, NC. I just graduated from Appalachian State University with an MA in Appalachian Studies this May and started my own business, Blood and Spicebush, teaching classes on foraging for wild plants, Appalachian folklore and folkways and crafts like spoon carving and basket making.

I live on a community farm called the Hawk and Hawthorne where we host events, classes and permaculture action days! I grow a large garden here and teach most of my classes. I also teach AB tech at the local community college and taught Appalachian literature and Ethnobotany at App State these last three years.

Teaching is definitely my passion!

Right now, I am also hopefully beginning my first book with an independent publisher on Appalachian folkways and continuing to work to preserve heritage skills in these mountains that I now call home.

I know it’s not the path many other MKAers have taken, but I do often reflect on how the amazing arts, science and and literature education I received at MKA still come in handy all the time in my own teaching and pedagogy. I wish at the time I had known what a privilege it was to go to a school with such academic quality.

Thanks for reading this, and love to you all!

Matthew Palmisano ’10 in Pittsburg, PA with Air Force Two

Tangel, which took place in Arizona on April 7, 2018.

2007

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/ Mr. Brian

May, 22 N. Bayard Lane,

Mahwah, NJ 07430, bmay88@gmail. com /

/ Mr. Harry Raymond, 19 E. 7th

Street , Apt. 3, New York, NY 10003, raymond.harry@gmail.com

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Sarah Kim ’06 and husband Sam Kim

Chelsea’s best friend from MKA, (they were co-editor-in-chiefs of the MKA Literary Magazine as seniors), Keara McCarthy was her maid of honor, and her sister Whitney Hubbell ’09 was one of her bridesmaids.

Hever Castle is the birthplace and childhood home of Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII. Congratulations to Sarah Kim who married her husband, Sam Kim, on May 20, 2017 at the Anaheim Packing District in Southern California, which is where they are currently located Sarah and Sam both work with the non-profit Christian organization called Cru. Congratulations to Samuel “Sam” Walter on his marriage to Kelsey

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/ Mr. Matthew Metzger,

235 Elizabeth Street, Apt #1B, New York,

2010

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/ Ms. Devon

Barrett, 109 Llewellyn

Road, Montclair, NJ 07042, dlb792@aim.

NY 10012, metzgemb@bc.ed

com /

/

Grove Lane, West Caldwell, NJ 07006,

/ Ms. Cara Placentra, 111 Worth

/ Mr. Matthew Palmisano, 51

Street, Apt. 19B, New York, NY 10013,

matt.r.palmisano@gmail.com

caraplacentra@mac.com

Matt Palmisano writes:

2009

/ MKA /

/ Mr.

Brian Purcell, 89

Davis Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003, bnpurcell4@gmail.com /

/ Ms. Jane

Stanton, 240 South Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07042, janestanton18@ gmail.com

Congratulations to Katherine Phillips who married Erik Bergstrom on June 23, 2018 at the Montclair Golf Club. The couple met planning a wedding for their respective best friends. Katherine was the Maid of Honor and Erik the Best Man.

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After three and a half years with the Christie Administration in New Jersey (two years as an Advance Representative to the Governor and one and a half years as Special Assistant and Personal Aide to Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno), I finished out the administration’s last term in January and soon after started as an Advance Associate for the Vice President of the United States traveling around the country advancing trips for the VP. After about five months on the road with the Vice President’s Office, I received a Presidential political appointment, moved to Washington

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DC, and started on June 4th as Senior Advance Representative in the Immediate Office of the Secretary at the US Department of Health and Human Services.

I ran into Secret Service Special Agent George George ’81 in Indianapolis, IN. We met at Career

Day at MKA many years ago,and we both recognized each other and grabbed a picture once AF2 had taken off.

2011

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Orange, NJ 07052, seth.bynum1@gmail.

Tarique Cooper ’07, Mark Smukler ’08 & Derek Phillips of Bixby

When Mark Smukler founded Bixby, he was 12 months into a new career as a software developer having decided that a career in finance wasn’t his true calling. Mark spent his days building websites for real estate brokerages as a freelance web developer and his nights bartending at 142 Sullivan, a small wine bar in the SoHo district of New York City. It wasn’t a dream come true, but it was exactly where Mark wanted to be as a 26-year-old looking for the right opportunity to dedicate his life to.

In late 2015, Mark got a call from an old college buddy, Alex Ohebshalom, who needed a simple mobile app that would modernize and digitize his family’s property management company, Empire Management. Two years later, that simple app has developed into a cloud-based set of tools and services that enable property management teams around the world to provide tenants and residents with a more connected, efficient, and sustainable building experience.

Today, Bixby serves over 2,000 properties across the US and internationally, providing a building amenity platform that makes it easy for property owners and managers to provide top quality service to their tenants and residents. It enables managers to automate and organize their operations, resulting in less time and money spent on overseeing repairs, communicating with tenants, and collecting payments. At the same time, tenants and residents benefit from a better building experience through access to on-demand services, weekly discounts and promotions, and a single platform to interface with their smarthome devices. Bixby is a fully-customizable virtual amenity, allowing property owners and managers to tailor the experience to their property’s needs, resulting in higher retention rates and less turnover.

“The goal is to provide owners and managers with an easy-to-use platform that solves key pain points in the tenant and resident relations component of property management,” Smukler said to Real Estate Tech News. “Better service means streamlining communication, facilitating faster repairs, collecting

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/ Seth Bynum,

32 High Street, West

com /

/ Ms. Carina Wong, 9 Deer

Trail Road, North Caldwell, NJ 07006, carinamwong@gmail.com Rebecca “Becky” Smith brought her lacrosse team from Manchester Essex High School (MA) south for their spring break and trained here at MKA. The team stayed

online payments and providing tenants with value-added features like discounts to local businesses, a calendar of nearby events and the ability to control smart-home devices from a single platform.”

With the platform quickly developing into a best-in-class property management tool, Mark knew that it was time for Bixby to attract talent that help him scale the company into a first-class operation. He set out to hire a business development team focused on increasing the company’s market presence, taking advantage of their early mover entry. Fortuitously, in early 2018 he bumped into two old friends and former classmates that were both looking for a change. Derek Phillips ’07 and Tarique Cooper ’07 had different paths to Bixby, but both were excited to take on the challenge of working for a startup. Derek came from Capital One where he was working on the Commercial Banking Strategy team doing internal consulting. He wanted to get into a client-facing role in a place where he could have a greater impact, while feeling more connected to the goals of the Company and Bixby was a perfect fit. Tarique came from a real estate background, having worked as a leasing agent and property manager for groups like Toll Brothers, Silverman Properties, and The Marketing Directors. Coming from the real estate world, he felt the need for a product like Bixby and came aboard to introduce the product to market like Jersey City and Hoboken.

Bixby has big plans for the future. Having developed an expertise in building software for the real estate market, they continuously find new opportunities to expand their product offering and create innovate ways for property owners and managers to leverage technology to facilitate a better building experience. In June of this year, the company made their first acquisition through an asset purchase of Workorder.es, now a Bixby company. The team identified the need for a lightweight, work-order tool that facility management teams could use without the more robust feature set that Bixby offers, so they approached Saratoga Springs based Workorder.es to see if there was any interest in joining the Bixby team and it was a perfect fit. Now Bixby offers Workorder.es as a free tool, but frequently upsells clients into the Bixby platform once they’re ready for a more robust platform.

The MKA network has meant a lot to the Bixby team both personally and professionally over the years. Derek says, “MKA was fantastic from an educational perspective, but the network it gave me, both personally with my friends and professionally, with no shortage of mentors willing to give advice, may be MKA’s most valuable and lasting impact.” As a startup, there’s a long road ahead for the Bixby team, but their passion for the industry, dedication to creating a socially responsible, innovative company, and most importantly, friendship, trust, and loyalty, bring together the right ingredients to set Bixby up for a successful future.

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Carly Sibilia ’13 assisted in the monitoring and protecting of newly hatched Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus). Photo courtesy of Ben Wurst

overnight with our Varsity girls’ players and families for a few days and visited nearby sites in NYC during their visit.

2012

/ MKA /

/ Ms. Casey

Musicant, 573 Farmdale

Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417, casey. musicant@gmail.com /

/ Mr. Ed Rosini,

32 Edgemont Road, Montclair, NJ 07042, erosini32@gmail.com

Class representative Casey Musicant writes: I just got engaged! My fiancé plays in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals. After five years of dating, he proposed on the 50-yard line of the Cardinals’ stadium after a Monday Night Football game. We will be getting married in March of 2019!

2013

/ MKA /

/ Elizabeth

“Lizzie” Amato,

ljamato420@mac.co /

/ Mr. Ed Bozik,

bozik@me.com Carly Sibilia wrote: I graduated from the University of Richmond in May of 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and minors in Environmental Studies and Studio Art. Immediately after graduation, I began working as the biological technician at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach, VA. While I was given a handful of fascinating tasks during my time at the refuge, my most exciting responsibility was caring for Loggerhead and Green sea turtle nests laid up and down

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Manchester Essex High School Lacrosse team and coach Becky Smith ’11 visit the MKA Lacrosse team.

the coast of Virginia. Not only did I help make sure the nests incubated safely, I even helped usher the hatchlings to the ocean when the nest finally boiled.

After six months at the refuge my seasonal term came to an end, and soon after, I started working as an environmental technician at Mott MacDonald, an international consulting and engineering firm.

In September of 2018, I will leave my current office in Morristown to assist in ecological surveys in the Reading, Cambridge, and London Moot Mac offices in England.

My main purpose for travelling abroad, however, is to pursue a Master of Science in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at the University of Oxford.

I owe so much of my success to my professors at MKA. I was excited about the opportunity to share my story. It was Mr. Hrab’s Biology Honors Course that helped push me towards the sciences after all.

2014

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/ Ms.

Kassandra Fotiadis,

kassandra_fotiadis@brown.edu /

/

Ms. Savannah Fusaro, Srf23@duke.edu

Congratulations to Sydney Larrier on her graduation in June from Northwestern University on June 21, 2018.

Sydney Larrier MKA Sydney is the 2014, NU 2018 daughter of India Hayes Larrier ’80 and John Larrier

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and granddaughter of former MKA faculty member Rebecca Hayes. Sydney capped off a year as a member of the Northwestern University fencing team by receiving Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Both her mother and aunt, Mary Rachael McDaniel Hayes ’82, fenced at MKA, and later, for Temple University. Her sister, Kendall Larrier, just finished her sophomore year at MKA.

2015

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/

Kori Durando,

koridurando@gmail.com

Faculty member Ben Rich bumped into Isaac Osbun while at Rutgers day. He was the driver for their racing team and he also designs the suspension for their race car. He was looking good, and fast. Ben was there to show his electric motorcycle nearby with other electric vehicles.

MKA sends condolences to Juliana Larsen, whose grandmother, Esther Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018. Esther was the longest living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. Loving grandmother of 16 and 1 great grandson.

2016

@gmail.com /

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/ Ms.

Zoe Bieler, zoe.bieler / Mr. Charles Rilli,

crilli33@gmail.com / lily.andres@gmail.com

/ Lily Andres,

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Yasaman Mahdi ’16 was first interested in working for Clarkson Potter, Penguin Random House’s only dedicated lifestyle group, when she met with Amanda Englander ’04, the imprint’s senior editor, at her junior year Career Day. After that short, yet very informational meeting, Yasaman was both curious and excited about the field, so much so that she attended Amanda’s session again senior year. Yasaman knew that she wanted to learn more through hands-on experience and was hoping to intern for the company during May Term, however, it was not possible at that time. One year later in Yasaman Mahdi ’16 and Amanda Englander ’04 the spring of her freshman year at New York University, Yasaman applied to be a summer intern at Clarkson Potter and was accepted. She spent eight months working alongside Amanda and three other editors who taught her invaluable lessons about the workplace as a whole and publishing specifically. She researched comparative titles and trends for potential products, edited manuscripts, and became well-versed in Clarkson Potter’s online software. To this day, Yasaman still keeps in touch with Amanda and the other editors, and occasionally stops by the office to catch up. She is ecstatic to have made a professional connection in an industry she is passionate about.

AT A GLANCE MARRIAGES 20 01 Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer and Anita Seth March 11, 2017 20 02 Sarah Miller and Roberto Cordon June 9, 2018 20 0 6 Chelsea Hubbel and Paul Williams June 28, 2018 20 0 6 Sarah Kim and Sam Kim May 20, 2017 20 0 6 Samuel Walter and Kelsey Tangel April 7, 2018

IN MEMORIAM 19 4 4 James A. Macdonald February 9, 2016 19 4 8 Varick Harrison August 6, 2017 195 2 Anne Dwyer Milne March 31, 2018 195 6 Janet “Jane” Goodwillie Swann January 26, 2018 195 8 Marjorie Heydt Bonner September 18, 2018

Ike Osbun ’15 and faculty member Ben Rich at Rutgers Day

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MKA sends condolences to Dorothy Cucci, whose grandmother, Esther Doerr, passed away on February 13, 2018. Esther was the longest living golf member at the Upper Montclair Golf Club, Clifton, where she was the Chairlady of the UMCC Lady Golfers for many years. Loving grandmother of 16 and 1 great grandson.

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FACULTY, FORMER FACULTY, STAFF AND TRUSTEES Congratulations to Alise Shuart Barrett, MKA’s Middle School Physical Education and Health teacher, and Damian Barrett, MKA’s Upper School Director of Technology, on their beautiful wedding in Michigan.

We wish them all the happiness in the world!

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