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DEAR MEMBERS OF THE NASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL COMMUNITY,
The 2024-2025 academic year marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next as we launched our new strategic directions for 2024-2034: Spark. Sustain. Soar. Embracing high-level strategic directions, to serve as a “compass” rather than a detailed “map,” has allowed Nashoba Brooks School to successfully navigate turbulent times and the rapidly changing landscape surrounding independent schools. We have much to be proud of in just one year of progress, and so much more to look forward to in the years ahead.
Throughout the year, Nashoba Brooks has marked many notable achievements driven by our strategic directions:
Spark
• Opened renovated fitness room and Devitt Learning Outpost spaces to inspire healthy, innovative, and engaging learning on campus.
• Unlocked more than $750,000 in matching gifts to support the Nashoba Brooks Fund, Campaign for Our Future, and Open Circle.
• Invited the entire community to engage in positive support for civil discourse during the election year.
• Launched Transitional Kindergarten, inspiring increased enrollment for 2025-2026.
• Launch of our first, annual Stepping Up Assembly.
Sustain
• Achieved a third consecutive year of enrollment growth.
• Received more than $900,000 in contributions to the Nashoba Brooks Fund to support our annual operations, including curriculum, professional development, field trips, and program innovation.
• Developed Risk to Thrive matrix used as a model for several other schools and organizations to assess and manage risk strategically toward institutional strength.
• Established endowed fund for Provision for Plant Replacement, Renewal, and Special Maintenance (PPRRSM), with seed funding of $1M.
Soar
• Raised more than $10M to meet and exceed the Campaign for Our Future fundraising goal, enabling the renovation of the Arts Platform to complete the final phase of the largest campaign in the School’s history.
• Completed several upgrades to infrastructure, including human resources, financial assistance, payroll, accounting, development, and security software.
• Launched Open Circle curriculum schoolwide, including training of all employees.
• Celebrated employee participation in the ICGS Global Action Research Collaborative and Global Leadership Institute.
• Engaged new community partners and a record number of students in before and after school, and summer auxiliary programs.
While we worked diligently to launch our new strategic directions and prepare for the self-study phase of our decennial accreditation cycle, we also continued to advance our work toward near- and long-term goals. Employees engaged in year-long professional development to support students in building social emotional skills as foundations for building a strong and inclusive community. We achieved both our annual giving and campaign fundraising goals, enabling us to provide outstanding learning experiences through financial assistance, field trips, professional development, and more, while maintaining a competitive price point that is significantly below many of our peer schools.
We begin the 2025-2026 academic year with renewed energy and strong momentum, and we look forward to exploring many more opportunities for Nashoba Brooks to Spark, Sustain, and Soar in the years ahead.
Your continued partnership and philanthropic support make Nashoba Brooks a truly exceptional learning community and a transformational experience for children. As we report on the accomplishments of the past year and look toward the future, we express our heartfelt gratitude for this remarkable community. Thanks to you, Nashoba Brooks School can provide a space where students engage in learning that empowers them to connect with each other, find their voice, discover a lifelong love of learning, and become leaders who will shape our world in countless, powerful, and productive ways.
Sincerely,
Danielle Heard Head of School
Kate Graham President, Board of Trustees
INTRODUCING OUR FIRST ALUMNI BOARD PRESIDENT
“I started at Nashoba Brooks in seventh grade and it has played some important role in every part of my life since then,” reflects Board of Trustees President Kate Graham ‘98. She notes the support that she received, not only as a student but at all stages of her life, as a major factor in her decision to accept the invitation to join the board of trustees in 2013. Last spring, the board of trustees elected Kate as board president—making her the first alum in our nearly 100 year history to hold the position. “Nashoba Brooks has supported me through so many life stages. I am honored to support the School and have the opportunity to make that kind of experience possible for more kids in the future,” she explains.
Serving as board president is not Kate’s first leadership position at Nashoba Brooks. She pinpoints her experience as Grade 8 co-editor of the yearbook as her first real leadership role, explaining that, “Nashoba Brooks was the first place I really became confident and felt like I was a valued community member.” Following graduation from Concord Academy, Kate returned to Nashoba Brooks as an intern in the Grade 1 classrooms. That opportunity “played a huge role in my choice to major in education in college,” and launched her into a career in education. When Kate took her first lead teaching role with her own classroom, she received a letter from former Head of School Kay Cowan congratulating her on becoming a teacher. Kate recalls “It was one of the kindest and most encouraging letters to receive.” Guided by Kay’s encouragement, Kate went on to pursue her graduate studies at Lesley University, with a focus on reading education. “I have always been so interested in how schools work and how teachers can support children,” Kate reflects. “Nashoba Brooks has always been a shining light for me on ways to teach children, because each child is known and understood so well here.”
That each individual child is known and understood at Nashoba Brooks School is something Kate has experienced first-hand as a student, as an intern, and now as a parent. But Kate is not the only member of her family to engage with the School. When she enrolled at Nashoba Brooks, Kate’s siblings, B.J. TG’98, and Claire ‘01, also joined her at 200 Strawberry Hill Road. Now, many years later, B.J. is also a Nashoba Brooks School parent and a co-chair of the Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee. Kate’s son and B.J.’s children excitedly wave as they see one another on campus. With a new generation now enrolled at Nashoba Brooks, Kate notes, “My family appreciates what an important place this is for all of us.” Kate recognizes “Part of my job as an alumni board president is to hold the institutional memory of what is at the core of Nashoba Brooks School, while also recognizing how we need to change things to be successful in our next 100 years.”
Though Kate is proud to be our first alum to hold the board president position, she is sure she will not be the last. “We currently have many alumni who serve in volunteer and leadership roles for the School. This level of commitment is not a surprise, given the skill set and mind set that Nashoba Brooks alumni learn here and carry forward. They become strong leaders in everything they do.”
“My family appreciates what an important place this is for all of us.”
DEAR MEMBERS OF THE NASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL COMMUNITY,
Throughout 2024-2025, the economic environment was predictably unpredictable, but Nashoba Brooks School’s commitment to building and maintaining a responsible, reliable, and sustainable financial model remains steadfast.
As a tuition-driven independent school, Nashoba Brooks tuition remains by far our largest source of revenue, with tuition dollars accounting for 80% of gross revenue. Following our strategic three-year commitment to reVision Tuition, our tuition price point is, by design, competitively positioned among our peer schools. Bolstered by this initiative, enrollment has grown steadily for each of the last four years, with particularly high and growing demand for our Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten programs, which have created a robust pipeline for future enrollment and tuition revenue growth.
In addition to enrollment growth, non-tuition revenue, including auxiliary programs and philanthropic support, remain essential components of the School’s financial model. In FY25, Nashoba Brooks fostered new and existing partnerships to ensure that the School facilities are consistently and fully utilized during and outside of school hours, raising more than $130K in revenue annually, an increase of 21% from 2023-2024. By hosting local community events on campus, Nashoba Brooks has become recognized as a go-to location for professional development, community events, and special celebrations. Finally, philanthropic support has provided more than $900,000, an increase of 17% from 2023-2024 in annual giving, and surpassed the Campaign for Our Future goal of $10M to achieve the highest level of capital campaign support in the School’s history.
On the expense side, our greatest investments are in our people, with 65% of resources allocated to employee compensation and program support. We also commit 13% of the operating budget to financial assistance.
Despite some market volatility, Nashoba Brooks School’s $15.5M endowment continues to perform well, and this year the School created a designated PPRRSM fund within the endowment to responsibly sustain our facilities over time. The 5% draw from the endowment provides an important source of revenue from this enduring investment in the School’s future.
With a commitment to both near- and long-term fiscal strength, Nashoba Brooks continues to invest in value, manage expenses responsibly, and deliver on the promise of an outstanding educational experience for students. Thank you for your investment in all that we do. We could not do this without you!
Sincerely,
Kirsten Kester Treasurer, Board of Trustees
$1,267,612
Endowed funds for financial assistance
$13,847
School-wide professional development has included Open Circle, Orton-Gillingham for Dyslexia and Literacy, Responsive Classroom, Anxiety & Executive Functioning Skills, Supporting Mental Health, MATH for All, and many more.
ENDOWMENT INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Each year, approximately 10% of the Nashoba Brooks School budget is covered by spinoff from our endowment. Making a gift to the School’s endowment is a powerful way to support long-term excellence and stability. These gifts are carefully managed to provide a steady source of income each year, ensuring that future students benefit from the same exceptional opportunities available today. An investment in our endowment strengthens the School’s ability to attract and retain outstanding employees, offer innovative programs, and maintain a vibrant learning environment. Endowment donors help secure the School’s mission for generations to come.
32 Funds in Nashoba Brooks endowment
Operating budget funded by annual endowment draw
10-year average return on endowment
CHALLENGING A CHALLENGING FINANCIAL MODEL: INVESTING STRATEGICALLY IN TODAY AND THE FUTURE OF NASHOBA BROOKS
Like most independent schools and colleges, Nashoba Brooks School navigates a complex financial landscape in which the cost of developing and maintaining a physical plant that supports excellence in programming can compete with maintaining a commitment to ensuring that the program is accessible and reasonably affordable when tuition growth has routinely outpaced income growth for decades. Increased demand for new construction to stay competitive and the continuous weight of growing deferred maintenance can leave many institutions out of balance and, in some cases, underwater with unmanageable debt or decaying facilities. Unlike most independent schools and colleges, Nashoba Brooks has taken bold action to counter these pressures on the financial model.
ReVision Tuition
In 2021, Nashoba Brooks launched ReVision Tuition to decrease tuition costs each year for three consecutive years. This initiative, combined with increases in enrollment each year for the past four years, strategic enhancement of on-campus program offerings, and specific capital investments of $10M through the Campaign for Our Future, has provided a strong foundation for financial health. These actions alone are not enough to ensure the long-term care of our School’s beautiful campus. Fortunately, the School’s Board committed decades ago to establish a Provision for Plant Replacement, Renewal, and Special Maintenance (PPRRSM) fund to address anticipated and unexpected costs that occur beyond the regular operating budget or capital initiatives. As part of our 2024-2034 strategic directions, Spark. Sustain. Soar., Nashoba Brooks took bold action to move this commitment to the next level, creating an endowed fund for PPRRSM.
Strategic Planning
The 10-year structure of Nashoba Brooks School’s strategic planning challenges the School to take the long view. Thinking well beyond the one-year needs or three-year wants, the 10-year view helps drive higher level strategic thinking to ensure that Nashoba Brooks continues to:
• Spark inspired learning, creativity, and curiosity.
• Sustain strong, healthy, and thriving people, programs, physical plant, and planet.
• Soar at both the individual and institutional levels—setting ambitious goals and working together to meet and exceed them.
With commitment to these guiding principles, the establishment of an endowed PPRRSM fund ensures that this fund endures beyond use as “a rainy day” fund to contribute to, when possible, and deplete as needed. The endowed PPRRSM fund provides a predictable annual draw that will expand with growth in the principal and compounding interest over time. As Board President Kate Graham ‘98 notes, “I’m proud of how Nashoba Brooks has remained steadfast in its commitment to maintaining a healthy endowment, keeping tuition at an accessible level, and taking on minimal external debt, while also making significant, impactful improvements to the School’s facilities and program.”
Impactful Investment of Every Dollar
With just over $10M raised through the Campaign for Our Future, Nashoba Brooks has completed new construction and renovation projects, including the addition of three flex classrooms, the Shilling STEAM Lab, and the Sureau Family Discovery Barn. Additionally, the School has refreshed and reimagined the Denault Library and Courtyard, the community commons, the Merry Long Garden, the Devitt Learning Outpost, the fitness room, and the entire Arts Platform, including two art studios, two music rooms, and Tucker Auditorium. These carefully planned, strategic initiatives contribute positively to the experience of every member of our community, touching every family, teacher, and student, and each investment will continue to have meaningful and lasting impacts for generations to come.
Nashoba Brooks is proud to have invested every dollar with a careful eye toward value and direct impact on student experience, and to have completed all three phases of construction without any additional external debt. In fact, Nashoba Brooks carries just over $2M in debt at an enviable fixed rate of 2.5%. Board Treasurer Kirsten Kester ‘01 reflects, “I am particularly proud of the foresight, courage, and conviction that the School has demonstrated in its holistic approach to its financial model as we navigate the choppy and uncharted waters of our current environment. Transformational initiatives like ReVision Tuition and the endowed PPRRSM fund require a careful balance of creativity, consideration, and commitment, and I believe the School has very thoughtfully positioned itself as a forward-thinking leader in independent education through these strategic investments.”
Kester continues, “As a fiduciary to the School, the Board has challenged itself to think critically about the sustainability of the independent school model in the current environment and the challenges that are likely to arise in the years ahead, and ultimately to take early, decisive action to embrace creative solutions.” To do so, Nashoba Brooks School monitors key financial metrics and closely tracks financial health ratios, including net endowment, debt per student, debt service, built square foot per student, and more to maintain balance in a complex financial model.
Celebrating Today with a Commitment to the Future
The completion of the Campaign for Our Future, with the opening of the beautifully renovated Arts Platform, is a fitting celebration of almost 100 years of Nashoba Brooks School’s commitment to excellence in academics, athletics, and the arts. With the School’s centennial approaching in 2028, we are grateful for the bold, visionary, and strategic decisions that paved the way to make our work possible. Kate Graham summarizes it well, “The leadership at Nashoba Brooks takes sustainability seriously. Nashoba Brooks School has consistently taken the long view, planning carefully to create outstanding learning opportunities today, while investing to secure the strength of our School for generations to come.”
Merry Long Garden and Sureau Family Discovery Barn
Fitness center
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Matthew Boger Parent of Alumni
Gary Broberg Parent of Alumni
Erica Cohen Parent of Alumni
Anne Elton Parent of Alumni
Michael Fay Parent of Alumni
Jessica French Parent of Alumni
Liza Garonzik ‘03 Alum
Kate Graham ‘98 Alum, Current Parent
Kirsten Kester ‘01 Alum, Current Parent
Sarah Khetani Parent of Alumni
Agnes Lubega Parent of Alumni
Lydia Napoli Current Parent
TRUSTEE EMERITUS
Megan Pasquina ‘00 Alum, Current Parent
Alys Reynders Parent of Alumni
Ricardo C. Rodriguez Current Parent
Frank Panaccio Current Parent
Conor Shapiro Parent of Alumni
Eugene Soltes Current Parent
Alice Flint Parent of Alumni
W. Carl Kester Parent of Alumni Current Grandparent
John Moriarty Parent of Alumni Current Grandparent
Jason Robart Parent of Alumni
BOARD OF VISITORS
Rachel Manly Adams ‘01 and Ryan Adams
JoAnne Albright
Melanie and Sana Ata
Meghan Killian Baer ‘07 and Keith Baer
Maggie and Steve Barbuto
Kristy and Michael Beauvais
Sam Belcher and Rachel Leigh Frenkil ‘04
Janet and Ray Benvenuti
Alexander Berlin TG’92
Ann and Gary Brown
Aura and Jeffrey Bruce
Joann Calcagno Tahn and Albert Tahn
Pamela Scher Callahan
Ellen and Jeffrey Campbell
Nancy and Patrick Carey
Anne and Ted Cavan
Mukesh and Priti Chatter
Giuseppe and Natali Ciaramella
Emily Cohen ‘98 and David Godin
Janet and Steven Correia
Beverly Coughlin
E. Kay Cowan
Anne DeBoalt
Charles and Katharine Denault
Jennifer and Michael Desrochers
Fran and Les Devitt
Jamie and Jeffrey Dorsey
Annie and Robert Drapeau
John Finley and Stan McGee
Joanne Forsberg
Adeeva and Jay Fritz
Anthony and Melissa Gallo
Mark and Susan Gally
Logan Gillis and Sarah Davey Gillis ‘06
Amy and David Gleason
Lynne and Alexis Goltra
Fiona Haslett ‘06
Elie and LuAnn Jammal
Lee Ellen and Robert Jones
Althea and David Kaemmer
Judith and Steven Kaye
Chun Jen and Walter Kelt
W. Carl Kester and Jane Manilych
Ann and Henry Knoblock
Rachel and Robert Kramer
Stephen Lanzendorf and Ann Peterson
Elizabeth Lawrence ‘74
Gloria and Robert Legvold
Meredyth Long
Jacqueline Deysher Marchand ‘01 and Luke Marchand
Eden Marland and Duncan White
Elizabeth Martineau and John McClellan
Jonas and Melissa McCray
Anne Montesano and Daniel Scheibe
John Muresianu and Patti Satterthwaite
Constance Noble
QiuHong Pan and ZhiXin Zou
Greg and Kim Pappas
Margaret and Paul Parisi
Andrea and Richard Patton
Ruth and Thomas Piper
Chelsey Remington ‘81
Florence M. Rosse
Beau and Susan Ryan
Kristin Bullwinkel and William Schneider
Colby Schofield ‘10
Thomas and Tracy Schofield
Drew and Kiki Shilling
Maggie Shilling ‘10
Betsy and Thomas Siebert
Scott and Erica Silverman
Karla and Sean Slade
Hilary and Langley Steinert
Katherine and Ronald Takvorian
Andrew and Elizabeth Thut
Chris and Irene Todd
Sonia and William Valentine
Edward Kane and Martha Wallace
Catherine Wayman ‘03
Jessica Weigel ‘01
Jonathan and Sarah White
Adam Winstanley and Susie Piper Winstanley ‘81
GREG PAPPAS: RAISING ASPIRATIONS, MOMENTUM, AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT
When considering their philanthropic investments, Greg and Kim Pappas invest strategically to maximize the impact of their support. Nashoba Brooks School has benefited from this thoughtful and savvy approach for years. Their support has catalyzed members of the Nashoba Brooks community to deepen their commitment to our students and our programs.
As a trustee, co-chair of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee that launched Inspired Education: Innovation. Inclusivity. Impact. (2014-2024) and, now, as chair of the Board of Visitors, Greg has helped raise the aspirations, momentum, and return on investment in the work that is done each day at Nashoba Brooks School.
Recognizing the incredible talents, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment of members of the School’s Board of Visitors, Greg and Kim sought to amplify the impact of this group’s philanthropy. Greg and Kim explained, “We had the instinct that there was an opportunity to engage this group of long-time supporters who shaped the history of the School to help transform its future through direct financial impact. Our instincts were more than correct; this group led the way.” The Nashoba Brooks Board of Visitors includes past trustees, alumni, parents of alumni, and friends of the School. These are individuals who help form and build the endowment of the School and who have benefited from innovative thinking generated by its members. Together, this group provides breadth and depth of leadership, insight, and support that enable Nashoba Brooks to thrive.
Inspired by this group, Greg and Kim set out to make this kind of transformational leadership more visible, “It is only through your direct support that we have built the strong foundation for continuous improvement that allows Nashoba Brooks to exceed expectations. It is our shared responsibility to steward the school we all love.” This challenge led to increased annual giving, an increase in average gift amount, and inspiring momentum to help the entire community achieve our goals for annual giving and the Campaign for Our Future.
Imagine. Invest. Inspire. Thank you, Greg and Kim Pappas, for your commitment and for helping to raise our collective sights as we work toward a very bright future for Nashoba Brooks School.
Greg and Kim Pappas
T H E C A M P A I G N F O R O U R F U T U R E
Through the generosity of and thoughtful partnership with our community, The Campaign for Our Future has transformed Nashoba Brooks School for generations to come. Always keeping our program, teachers, and students top of mind, this far-reaching campaign was the largest and most successful capital fundraising project in the School’s history, and the results of our community’s philanthropic investment have been nothing short of awe-inspiring.
The Sureau Family Discovery Barn
The collective achievements of this campaign enabled Nashoba Brooks School to create the Shilling STEAM Lab, add three flex classrooms, establish the Merry Long Garden, rebuild the Denault Library Courtyard, reimagine the pond cabin into the Devitt Learning Outpost, build the award-winning Sureau Family Discovery Barn, and renovate our Arts Platform. The Campaign for Our Future has not only transformed our campus but has also sparked the imaginations of our teachers and students. Each space provides innovative new ways to create, perform, and engage with the curriculum. The spaces now match the depth and breadth of the program, as well as our teachers’ skills, interests, and expertise. Middle School Drama Teacher Sherie Ouellet comments, “Investing in these spaces signals the value you placed on the work being done in them. By renovating every aspect of our performance spaces, we are actively showing our students that we respect and take seriously the work they are doing.”
Notably, The Campaign for Our Future was completed without incurring any additional debt. Each phase was designed with consideration of how it supports the Nashoba Brooks School mission while delivering the greatest impact. Furthermore, each phase of the Campaign supported and enhanced the School’s unique, interdisciplinary, and integrated approach to learning, benefiting students across all grade levels. Lower School Art Teacher Kara Angeloni Williams reflected on how she is “moved and touched that our community recognizes and honors the importance of arts curriculum by making this investment in our spaces.” Similarly, Middle School Music Teacher Rachel Williams describes the change to her students’ experience as a result of the work of The Campaign for Our Future, noting, “the Grade 8 advanced unit on choral studies and sight reading notation has progressed in a way that never would have been possible without a calm, organized, intentional work space. This Campaign made that possible.”
While the Arts Platform renovation is the final phase of the Campaign, it is in no way the only impactful change brought about by The Campaign for Our Future. In considering the new addition of the Shilling STEAM Lab, Director of Informational Education and Technology Hank Bryant offers, “The STEAM Lab has profoundly impacted our school overall and is truly a hub for everyone. Teachers can now better prepare students to be successful in the digital age, with a physical space that enables collaboration, problem solving, and the ability to work on projects with readily accessible tools and supplies.”
Perhaps the most outwardly visible aspect of the Campaign has been the building of the Sureau Family Discovery Barn. As the primary project of Phase II, the Barn serves as a launchpad to our outdoor learning environment, enhances our students’ skill development as stewards of our natural world, and provides additional performance and event space. Students create obstacle courses for their robotics competitions, study birds from the porch, prepare for a hike and pond study, and explore rhythm and improvisation in a space created to provide program flexibility and connection to the outdoors. The Barn stands as a beacon on our campus of the value we place on gathering, connecting to nature, and participating in our broader community, as it generates non-tuition revenue through our rental initiatives.
The success of The Campaign for Our Future is both a testament to and a celebration of Nashoba Brooks School’s enduring commitment to creating inspired education that is on the cutting edge of innovation and honors the creative process at every developmental stage across the School. The dedication and generosity of our community in bringing about this transformation have been an inspiring demonstration of the belief in the value and need for exactly this approach to learning.
According to Head of School Danielle Heard, “Investing in Nashoba Brooks education has impacts that transcend grade levels, subject areas, and generations. As we reflect on all that we have accomplished, I am both deeply grateful for and inspired by the generosity of this community and all that we can and will accomplish together.”
The Devitt Learning Outpost
PHASE 1: COMPLETE
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PHASE 2: COMPLETE
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PHASE 3: COMPLETE
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Shilling STEAM Lab
Flex Classrooms (3)
• Sureau Family Discovery Barn
Merry Long Garden
• Denault Library Courtyard
The Shilling STEAM Lab
Flex Classroom
The Sureau Family Discovery Barn
The Denault Library Courtyard
Middle School Art Studio
• Tucker Auditorium
Art Studios (2)
Music Classrooms (2)
Sound/Lighting Booth
Lower School Music Classroom
PARTNERSHIP LEVELS
We thank everyone who has given in support of Nashoba Brooks School. Your generosity allows us to create transformational learning experiences for our students.
Gifts listed indicate cumulative contributions to the Nashoba Brooks Fund received between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. Individuals making investments at a partnership level have made significant and inspiring contributions in support of the School’s strategic directions. Gifts made in support of Open Circle, the school-wide social emotional learning curriculum, are also included below.
PARTNERSHIP LEVELS
Each year, Nashoba Brooks honors gifts to the School of $1,000 or more by designating the donors as members of the following Nashoba Brooks named Partnership Levels.
Founders Circle
(Gifts of $50,000 or more)
Jay Graham and Kate Moriarty Graham ‘98*
Anna and Peter Kolchinsky∞
Carol and John Moriarty**
Greg and Kim Pappas*
Heads Circle
(Gifts between $25,000 and $49,999)
Alice and Jonathan Flint**
Jessica French∞
Insun Hong and Ricardo Rodriguez∞
Jennifer Nashel and Eugene Soltes
Jane Kucera Nitze ‘96 and Paul Nitze
Visionaries
(Gifts between $10,000 and $24,999)
Anonymous Donor (2)
Jamie and John Barry∞
Kevin Bitterman and Kristen Tahirak
Gail and Matthew Burr TG’89*
Michael and Nubia Costa
The Cowan Family Foundation*
Anne and Jeffrey Elton*
Althea and David Kaemmer*
Erin and Katharine Moran
Caroline and Jeffrey Paduch
Hari and Jordin Ravichandran
Drew and Kiki Shilling
David and Emily Singer
Hilary and Langley Steinert**
Adam and Melanie Sureau
Katherine and Ronald Takvorian
Charlotte Whitmore*
Scholars
(Gifts between $5,000 and $9,999)
Christie and Will Adams
Cheryl and Rand Alexander**
Kristy and Michael Beauvais*
John and Kerri Cahoy
Janet and Steven Correia*
Charles and Mary Crowley
Christopher Damsgaard and Sana Ghafoor
Frances and Les Devitt**
Annie and Robert Drapeau*
James and Karen Dwyer
Michael Fay and Karisa Lorenz
Elizabeth and John Franson
Edward and Sophia Garmey
Nicole and Toby Harris
Daniel Hegg and Katherine Takvorian ‘99
Kendra and Thomas Hyduk
Kane Wallace Foundation**
Mallory and Ryan Kauppila
W. Carl Kester and Jane Manilych**
Jay and Sarah Khetani
John Moriarty TG’98 and Kathryn Ganz Moriarty ‘03*
John Muresianu and Patti Satterthwaite**
Lydia and Tom Napoli
Cara and Frank Panaccio∞
Margaret and Paul Parisi*
Brittany and Richard Pelletier
Darren and Kendra Perry
Abrar and Laura Qureshi
Alys Reynders
Jennifer and Matthew Rogers
Scott Smigler and Shanna Theriault
Leigh and Taylor Tinmouth
Chris and Irene Todd*
Adam Winstanley and Susie Piper Winstanley ‘81**
Jonathan and Patricia Woodard
Innovators
(Gifts between $2,500 and $4,999)
Elizabeth Asher and Aaron Swerdlow
Matthew Boger
Gary and Kimberley Broberg
Ellen and Jeffrey Campbell*
Kathleen and Robert Chartener
David and Erica Cohen
Jennifer and Michael Desrochers
Fawn Hardison and David Mayer
Judith and Steven Kaye**
Kevin Kingman and Abigail Wattley
Joseph Lerner
Lauren and Vijay Manthripragada
Molly and Patrick Mascia
Michael Mitchell and Caroline Nitschmann
The Andrew and Carolyn Noble Family Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation
Jason and Sarah Robart
Beau and Susan Ryan
Anne and Brandon Townsend
Alexandra Wight and William N. Wight, Jr.
1980 Partners
In honor of the partnership of Nashoba Country Day and The Brooks School
(Gifts between $1,980 and $2,499)
Caroline Kester Calhoun ‘96 and Ian Calhoun
Amy Casher and David Seibel
Kathleen and Ralph Giles
Hee Kyung Kim and Joon Lee
Cheryl Kirkman∞
Rachel and Robert Kramer**
Kathryn and Vincent Lorusso*
QiuHong Pan and ZhiXin Zou
Lincoln Pasquina and Megan Brown Pasquina ‘00∞
*10 years or more of consecutive giving
**20 years or more of consecutive giving
TG Third Grade Alumni
∞ Open Circle Curriculum contribution
Blue, White and Green Partners
(Gifts between $1,000 and $1,979)
Joe Alvarado and Margaret Sullivan
Janet and Ray Benvenuti
Nancy and Patrick Carey
Jillian Connell and Brian Conway
E. Kay Cowan**
Charles and Katharine Denault*
Bernadette and Michael Feeney
Marnie Glassman Gale ‘84 and Seth Gale*
André and Danielle Heard*
Sarah Garland-Hoch and Roland Hoch*
Gardiner and Jennifer Holland
Elie and LuAnn Jammal
Kirsten Kester ‘01 and Evan O’Donnell*
Nikki Khanna ‘23
Shinhee Kim and Brian Richard
Peter Kirkman*
Jon and Melissa Mattison
Alfred and Sarah McGuire
Rebecca McNeill
Jasna Mikkleson
Christian Na
Constance Noble
Olivia Petrasch
Sophie Robart ‘09
Florence M. Rosse
Bradley and Lauren Scioletti
Tyson Seely and Shannon Sweeney
Adam and Beth Shabshelowitz
Huanmin Shen and Zaozao Zhang
Morris Tyler TG’68
Anne and Willard Umphrey
Brian and Meghan Wells
David White TG’52
Gifts Up to $999
Anonymous Donor
Aram Adourian and Anna Ohanyan
Jonas Ahlgren TG’18
Stefan and Vanessa Ahlgren
Andy and Melina Alvarez
Carla Alves and Vanessa Lamy
Isabella Amparan
Christine Anderson
Chris and Sarah Andrysiak
Kara Angeloni Williams and Eli Williams*
Amelia Armitage ‘07
Chau-Le and Fernando Astudillo
Alison and William Averill
Danielle Ayer and Conor Dennehy
Jinman Baang and Kipuda Park
Sera Baang ‘21
Meghan Killian Baer ‘07 and Keith Baer
Heather and Sean Bairos
Mary Frances and Preston Bannard
Jeremy Barnum and Caitlin Canapary Macy ‘84
Elizabeth and William Barron**
Gary Bartos and Micky Lee
Jill Beguhn
Sam Belcher and Rachel Leigh Frenkil*
Julie and Kevin Belmont
Thor Benander and Juliana Farrell
Lisa Bennett*
Paul Benzaquin and Rebecca Magill
Alexander Berlin TG’92**
Chris and Holly Bernene
Bret and Joan Bero
Vinita Bhaskar and Varun Mazumdar
Ned and Sandy Bigelow
Caroline and Samuel Bigelow
Violet Bitterman ‘25
Juliet Boelhouwer ‘18
Addison Boger ‘20
Penn Boger TG’18
Daphne Chigas Bogert ‘77
Gail and William Bogle**
Aubrey Bourgeois and Maxfield McKenna
Amy Brauer and Coleman Hoyt
Tandy Bryant ‘06
Kristin Bullwinkel and William Schneider*
Holden Burr TG’26
Paige Burr ‘28
Jessie Cahill*
Amber Cahoy ‘28
Nina Callahan ‘12
Joseph Camilleri
Amanda Carman
Gregg Carman
John and Laura Carolan
Margaret Carroll
Jack Cherewatti and Catherine Howerton ‘04*
Sarah and Stephen Church
Kevin Coakley and Pamela Senese*
Sibyl Cohane
Emily Cohen ‘98 and David Godin
Adam and Beth Cohen
Ava Cohen ‘23
Jackson V. Cohen TG’23
Liz Conant
Sarah Conrad
Christine and Dennis Corkery
Adrienne Correia ‘18
Beverly Coughlin
Brett and Mia Crawford
Tim Croft
Lee Cross ‘02
Kevin and Sarah Curtis
Richard Curtis and Elizabeth Neilson
Elizabeth Wang Darling ‘89 and Thomas Darling**
Christopher and Kirsta Davey**
Fran and Ryan Davia
Donna and Ronald Demsher**
Matthew Dinger and Taryn Kook-Clark
Andy and Lucy Douglass
Hilary and Michael Drake
Jeff and Molly Eberle*
Eva Elton ‘14
Owen Elton TG’10
Erica and Henry Emmet
Evelyn Marie Fay ‘25
Charles and Katherine Feininger
Duncan and Mary Flaherty
Charlotte Flint ‘10
Lindsay Flynn ‘01**
Patrick Flynn and Barbara Nash
Whitney Flynn ‘05**
Joanne Forsberg**
Adeeva and Jay Fritz*
Cara Fritz ‘17
Peggy Gaffny
Moira and Sal Giacalone
Aasma and Syed Gilani
Logan Gillis and Sarah Davey Gillis ‘06
Linda and Robert Glassman
Tony Godfrey and Virginia Litle
Alexis and Lynne Goltra
Nathalie Gonzalez
Joseph and Regina Goodwin**
Adelaide and Sean Grady
Carol Green ‘00
John Griffith and Megan Striplin
Jennifer Haines Butler
Judy Hall
Daniel and Sandy Hart
Daniel Hart and Ria Marolda Hart ‘90
Courtney Hayes
Ben and Gretchen Herter
Sarah Hsu ‘15
Chien-Fang Huang and Derek Tai
Damian and Natasha Huggins
Alana and Brandon Intrater
Daniel Isaacs and Yael Shavit ‘99
George Jagodzinski and
Sarah Krongard
Andrew Jameson TG’90 and Minna Scholten
Jared Jammal TG’98 and Kelley Crowley Jammal ‘03
Jevan Jammal ‘02 and Benjamin Metcalf*
Elizabeth and Sergio Jaramillo
Dianne Jiao
Kathleen Johnson
Martha and Raymond Joumas
Chris and Liz Joyce
Rebecca Karp and Mark Vincent
Joel and Quincey Katz
Laura Kaye ‘13
Catherine and Nathanael Kessler
Eric Kester TG’95 and Leigh Kester
Elizabeth and Michael Killian
Matthew Killian TG’08
Ann and Henry Knoblock
Kenneth and Maria-Christina Kolodziej
Robin Koskinen
Emily and Walter Kowtoniuk
Jim and Rhonda Kraai
Nathan and Shanna Kraai
Sasha Kramer ‘08
Talya Kramer ‘10
Karl and Sarah Kussin
Stephen Lanzendorf and
Ann Peterson
Elizabeth Lawrence ‘74
Amy Leahy
Abigail Leahy-Happ ‘20
Kelsey LeBuffe and Elizabeth Solley
Gloria and Robert Legvold
Brennan Lerner
Diane Lesneski Auger ‘76
Susan Lewis*
Eleanor Linton*
York Lo and Rebecca Pearson Lo
Meredyth Long
Laura and Theodore LoPreste
Alexandra Loumidis ‘14
Jacqueline Deysher Marchand ‘01 and Luke Marchand**
Richard Marshall and Ashley Murray
Elizabeth Martineau and John McClellan
David and Natalie Martinez
Guida and Scott Mattison
Joan and Paul McCarthy*
Anne and John McCormack
Dani and Gibson McCullagh
Kaitlyn and Matthew McHugh
Anna and Stephen McKeown
Brigitte and Louis Mercedes
Carol Millard ‘78
Maritere Mix
Cidalia and Hildeberto Moitoso
Derek and Jennifer Moitoso
Anne Montesano and Daniel Scheibe
Alexander and Kristin Moody
Rick Mosher
Jennifer Munroe
Aimee and Patrick Murray
Gregory and Molly Myers
Nicole Myers
Justin Newberg TG’91*
Jane O’Connor*
Maria Ordonez and Scott Snelling
Christopher and Judith Panagiotopoulos
Andrea and Richard Patton**
Ginger Pearson ‘95
Michelle Perreault*
Edward Perry TG’55
Edmund and Eleanor Polubinski
Christopher and Patricia Popov*
Elizabeth and Philip Porter
James and Kara Potter
Elaine and Marcus Rabb
Elise and Marc Randazzo
Melissa Renn and Robert Zeiller
Andrew and Cali Reynolds
Anne Roddy*
Gilbert Roddy TG’04*
Kathryn Roddy ‘07*
Mae Rusconi ‘19
Kim Russell
Elizabeth Savir
Graham and Kirstin Schena
Colby Schofield ‘10
Thomas and Tracy Schofield**
Emma and Jacob Schrader
Deborah and Phil Schultz
Patrick Sedney
Allyn and Karen Seymour**
Conor and Elisabeth Shapiro
Ann and Douglas Sharpe
Linda Shea
Kristen and Sean Sheehan**
Ellie Shilling ‘17
Maggie Shilling ‘10
Reid Shilling TG’07*
Christine and Richard Siegrist
Ana and James Signorovitch
Adam and Amy Simon
Karla and Sean Slade
Lindsay Newton Sleeper ‘07
Graham Jack Smigler TG’25
Anastasia Smith
Justin Smith and Laura Kanniard-Smith
Elizabeth Staunton
Alexis Steinert ‘17
David and Kerry Stevens*
Kate Stone
Laura and Stuart Strong**
Heather Sullivan
Bayan and Vivi Takizawa
Jacqueline and James Tepper
Alex and Chase Thompson
Christine and Michael Treacy
Sonia and William Valentine
Donald and Katy Van Dyne
Maggie-Molloy Van Dyne ‘15
Brigitte and Robert Voelk
Charlene Voorhees
David Wadleigh TG’57 and Susan Wadleigh
Kayleigh Wanzer
Clifford Wattley
Catherine Wayman ‘03
Tricia White
Robert Whitmore
Andrew and Heidi Williams*
Sally Williams
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Byron and Monica Woodman
Bernhardt and Jill Wruble
Esther Yoon
Courtney and Michael Young
CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, AND MATCHING GIFTS
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Arcosa, Inc
The Blackbaud Giving Fund
Pfizer
Pledgling Foundation
Santander Bank
Endowed Gifts
Special gifts were made to the following funds:
Denault Library Fund
Charles and Katharine Denault
Service Learning Fund
The Benvenuti Family Foundation
The Campaign for Our Future
American Family Insurance
Anonymous Donor
Melanie and Sana Ata
Maggie and Steve Barbuto
Sam Belcher and Rachel Leigh Frenkil ‘04
Paul Benzaquin and Rebecca Magill
Kevin Bitterman and Kristen Tahirak
Craig and Nina Burr
Gail and Matthew Burr TG’89
John and Kerri Cahoy
Joann Calcagno Tahn and Albert Tahn
Caroline Kester Calhoun ‘96 and Ian Calhoun
Harold Carroll and Amy Ryan
Amy Casher and David Seibel
Elizabeth Chang and Joseph Wallace
Barry F. Cohen
David and Erica Cohen
Amy Cook-Wright
Janet and Steven Correia
E. Kay Cowan
The Cowan Family Foundation
Erin Daly and Konrad Lee
Esther Dechant and Marcus Favero
Jennifer and Michael Desrochers
Frances and Les Devitt
Annie and Robert Drapeau
Neal Dunn and Rene Russo
Anne and Jeffrey Elton
Alice and Jonathan Flint
Adeeva and Jay Fritz
Edward and Sophia Garmey
Timothy Gasperoni and Isabelle Rosso
Moira and Sal Giacalone
Jay Graham and
Kate Moriarty Graham ‘98
Lindsey and Zack Gund
Richard Hardy
André and Danielle Heard
Hathaway Jade
Elie and LuAnn Jammal
Jevan Jammal ‘02 and Benjamin Metcalf
Chris and Liz Joyce
Fulgence Kalisa and Agnes Lubega
Chun Jen and Walter Kelt
W. Carl Kester and Jane Manilych
Jay and Sarah Khetani
Holly Kimball and David Sharrow
Cheryl Kirkman
Anna and Peter Kolchinsky
Rachel and Robert Kramer
Stephen Lanzendorf and Ann Peterson
Susan Lewis
Tong Liu and Kapil Sharma
Kathryn and Vincent Lorusso
Jacqueline Deysher Marchand ‘01 and Luke Marchand
Fawn Hardison and David Mayer
Christine and Thomas Mazza
Maeve and Patrick McWhinney
Erin and Katharine Moran
Cara and Michael Moreau
Carol and John Moriarty
John Moriarty TG’98 and Kathryn Ganz Moriarty ‘03
Michael and Tiffany Mountz
John Muresianu and Patti Satterthwaite
Jennifer Nashel and Eugene Soltes
Jane Kucera Nitze ‘96 and Paul Nitze
Caroline and Jeffrey Paduch
QiuHong Pan and ZhiXin Zou
Cara and Frank Panaccio
Greg and Kim Pappas
Margaret and Paul Parisi
Lincoln Pasquina and Megan Brown Pasquina ‘00
Andrea and Richard Patton
Saly Pin-Riebe and Paul Tatelman
Hari and Jordin Ravichandran
Chelsey Remington ‘81
Elizabeth and Thomas Renyi
Lydia Rheinfrank and Kyle Rusconi
Jason and Sarah Robart
Sophie Robart ‘09
Graham and Kirstin Schena
Tyson Seely and Shannon Sweeney
Conor and Elisabeth Shapiro
Huanmin Shen and Zaozao Zhang
Drew and Kiki Shilling
Karla and Sean Slade
Andrew and Anne Slugg
Hilary and Langley Steinert
David and Kerry Stevens
Carl Stutz
Adam and Melanie Sureau
Carole and Jean-Claude Sureau
Andrew and Elizabeth Thut
Chris and Irene Todd
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Charlotte Whitmore
Jonathan and Patricia Woodard
Byron and Monica Woodman
VALUES TRANSCEND GENERATIONS
In 1994, Katherine and Ronald “Tak” Takvorian knew exactly what they were looking for in a school for their daughters, Kate and Sarah: “small classes, school spirit, and strong values.” With those guideposts as a foundation, the family’s multi-generational journey at Nashoba Brooks School began! Now, more than 30 years later, they have the opportunity to watch their grandchildren experience many of the same aspects of the School that drew them here initially, while also delighting in the expansive ways Nashoba Brooks has changed and grown.
While their oldest daughter, Kate, only experienced the all-girls structure of Nashoba Brooks—having attended from Grades 4-8—she and her husband, Dan Hegg, hoped their sons would benefit from the same foundation and support that she knew the School could provide. Though there have been many new additions to the campus and the program, such as the STEAM Lab and a growing athletics program, the values remain constant. “It is a very valuesforward space, not just a factory for achievement,” Dan reflects, “There is a genuine focus on the students’ ability to define themselves.”
Three generations of the Takvorian and Hegg families celebrating a family birthday
“Small classes, school spirit, and strong values.”
Nashoba Brooks School has always valued the development of character as highly as the development of the mind, instilling in each child a strong sense of one’s self and one’s values. “I felt very early on that the teachers and community saw our eldest son for who he is,” Kate acknowledges. “They encourage the parts of him that we, as his parents, also identify as core to his personality.” But, of course, every child is unique. Their oldest son was recognized and celebrated as sensitive and socially aware, building on his natural skills and encouraging him to explore new areas to stretch. When their younger son enrolled, teachers recognized leadership skills in him the family had not yet pinpointed. “It gave us a different lens to view him through” Kate remarks.
Seeing the children as individuals is only part of the equation when it comes to their family’s continued support of the School. “As much as it’s a community for the children, it’s also a community for the parents,” Kate says of her new perspective. “The teachers know our children well, but they also know us. We are a part of the community even if we aren’t in and out of the classroom each day,” she continues. Dan adds that “when you show up, there are people of all ages welcoming and engaging with you. This place promotes community and conversation at the little person level, at the big person level, and between those two, too.” As the only adult in the family who had not previously had a connection to the School, Dan highlights the inter-grade relationships, with buddy classes acting as role models for the younger students, as one of the factors that impressed him early on when considering schooling options for their children.
Whether seeing the School through new eyes, like Dan and their sons do, or from a longer perspective like Kate, Kathy, and Tak, the Takvorian/Hegg family marvels at the opportunities that are available at Nashoba Brooks School and know that there are more exciting opportunities ahead. Kathy, a former Nashoba Brooks trustee, draws a parallel between introducing the Internet into the School years ago and our current moment’s adjustments to Artificial Intelligence (AI). “I remember speaking to Kay Cowan about the World Wide Web and how no one knew what it really would be,” she explains. “We appear to be at the same place now with AI, with Nashoba Brooks carefully considering when and how to bring it into the curriculum and how to teach kids the best way to learn and engage with new technologies.”
All of these elements—commitment to personal excellence by ensuring that every child is seen and celebrated as the unique individuals they are, commitment to community in which everyone feels welcome, and commitment to continuous learning and growth at the individual and institutional level—fuel the family’s support of the School. “Philanthropy is a big part of our identity,” Kate explains while the entire family nods in agreement. As someone who benefited from scholarships all the way through medical school, Tak expresses his belief that the power of scholarship is that it lifts kids not from circumstances, but to greater heights they may not have been able to achieve without that support. Dan expands on this by noting that “the exciting thing is that this isn’t about keeping the status quo. It’s about trying to invest in experiences that our kids might not have because we want to make sure the School can evolve to meet the needs of all kids, just like it has met the needs of our kids.”
While the Takvorian/Hegg story has its own multi-generational perspective, this belief in and investment in our program, our students, and each other is a uniquely common thread in the stories that connect members of the Nashoba Brooks community.
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