ANNUAL REPORT PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL
Dear Pacific Ridge Community,
It is an honor to share the Pacific Ridge School 2024–2025 Annual Report, which highlights the accomplishments and generosity that defined our 18th school year.
From the very beginning, Pacific Ridge was built on vision, courage, and the generosity of families who believed in a school that didn’t yet exist — including our “First Circle” donors who each contributed $5,000 before we had a faculty, a campus, or even a first day of school. Today, that spirit of bold support continues to shape our school’s growth and future.
This past year was filled with milestone moments. In June, 120 seniors — our largest graduating class ever — crossed the stage, ready for what’s next. Their paths reflect a range of talents and aspirations, from Division I and III athletes to visual and performing artists, future architects, writers, and entrepreneurs. Our student-athletes also made history, with the PRS Boys Varsity Soccer Team winning the school’s first-ever SoCal Regional State Championship — an incredible achievement for a program still young by most standards.
It was also a record-breaking year in philanthropy. The PRS community came together to raise over $1 million for the Annual Fund — the most in school history — with record levels of alumni participation. The Class of 2025 made a first-ever Class Legacy Gift to the PRS General Endowment, helping secure the school’s future for generations to come.
As a long-time member of the PRS community, I’ve witnessed firsthand how our school brings together passion, purpose, and a deep commitment to growth — in our students and in ourselves. I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve as Chair of the Board of Trustees at this exciting moment in the school’s evolution.
Looking ahead, the Board will launch the next phase of strategic planning this fall, building on existing priorities and exploring how our campus can continue to support a dynamic student experience. In particular, we’ll consider ways to expand our spaces
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
OPERATING REVENUE * $ 27,086,315
Excludes unrealized/realized gains on invested capital, Endowment and Opportunity Scholarship gifts and pledges
OPERATING CASH REQUIREMENTS* $ 26,925,994
Includes annual operating expenses, capital expenses, and debt service; excludes depreciation
OPERATING REVENUE*
OPERATING CASH REQUIREMENTS*
Salaries & Benefits – 66 %
• Salaries & Benefits
• Professional Development and Training Student Programs – 13 %
• Arts Programs and Performances
• Service Learning
• Global Engagement
• Student Life
• College Counseling
• Athletics
• Library/Software
Operations/Maintenance – 18 %
• Facilities-related Expenses
• Information Technology
• Insurance
• Capital Maintenance and Expenses
• Debt Service
General Administration – 3 %
• Teacher Recruitment
• Office Expenses
• Professional Services
• Marketing and Events
• Advancement
• Other Business Expense
*Based on unaudited GAAP financial statements
$ 2 ,507,285 IN NEW GIFTS AND PLEDGES
Fund $1,145,419
Endowment - Opportunity Scholarship $1,261,421
Endowment - General $ 100,445
TOTAL $ 2,507,285
2024–2025 ANNUAL FUND
Trustees $ 217,568
Current Parents $ 801,442
Alumni and Parents of Alumni $ 63,643
Grandparents $ 47,200
Faculty/Staff $ 15,566
$ 1,145,419
Thank You
2024–2025
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Pictured: 2025 –2026 Board of Trustees
Not pictured: Shari Bard, Dimas Jimenez, Maria Simpson, Heather Steinmeier, Chenwei Yan
100% PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND!
2024-2025 Board of Trustees
Brent Rivard - Chair, Maria Aini, Shari Bard, Heather Bergman, Nihar Bhakta, Jenny Bjornstad, Rio Dickens-Celestin, Rashida Dzeketey, Kristin French, Sheila Gujrathi, Eric Iantorno, Dimas Jimenez, Brian Neel, Libby Neuberger, Steve Pacelli, Kelly Perez, Stephanie Sapp, Michelle Saunders, Carrie Shen, Maria Simpson, Heather Steinmeier, Matt Stoyka, Michael Witz
WELCOME NEW TRUSTEES
Jeremy Hirst, M.D.
Jeremy Hirst, M.D., is a clinical professor of medicine and psychiatry at UC San Diego. He completed medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and his residency and fellowship at UC San Diego. Hirst specializes in palliative care psychiatry and practices at Jacobs Medical Center, where he cares for patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses. He teaches medical students, residents, and fellows, presents at national conferences, and publishes in leading journals and foundational texts in palliative medicine. He and his wife moved to North County in 2023 with their two children, including Max, an eighth grader at PRS.
Mumtaz Schneider
Mumtaz “Taz” Schneider is an entrepreneur and community leader based in Encinitas. She is the owner and co-founder of Asteya Yoga Studio and recently co-founded Rally House Pickleball Club in Carlsbad with her husband, Kevin. Prior to her work as a business owner, Schneider held senior project management roles at leading technology companies, including Scantron and Sony Electronics. Schneider has served in volunteer leadership roles with the Parent Association at Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary and with the Encinitas Educational Foundation. She holds a bachelor’s in sociology and English from UC Irvine and a Master of Business Administration from the USC Marshall School of Business. The Schneiders are the proud parents of two PRS students: Maya, class of 2028, and Jacob, class of 2031.
Kirk Malloy
Kirk Malloy has 30 years of executive leadership and board experience in life science and diagnostics companies. He is the founder and CEO of BioAdvisors, providing strategic consulting to life science and diagnostics companies. He was most recently the founder, CEO and chairman at Verogen, and he currently serves as chairman of Tagomics Ltd. and Rapid Micro Biosystems, and is a director at Araceli Biosciences. He has two Pacific Ridge School alumni from the classes of 2019 and 2021. Malloy served for six years as a PRS trustee from 2015 to 2021 and chaired the Power of Us campaign committee. He holds a doctorate in marine biology and biochemistry and completed a director certification program from UCLA.
Raquel Rogers
Raquel Rogers is an accomplished sales and management professional with more than 20 years of experience exceeding targets, building lasting client relationships, and driving revenue growth. As the former market manager for Wagner Family of Wines, she led cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategic sales plans that consistently outperformed expectations. Her leadership and business acumen fostered a culture of excellence and results. Since retiring, Rogers has channeled her passion and leadership into philanthropy. She has served on multiple committees within the San Diego community, leveraging her expertise to support local initiatives and make a meaningful impact. Rogers is a proud mother of four. Her youngest is an eighth grade student at PRS.
Tom Schlehuber
Tom Schlehuber recently retired after teaching middle and high school science for more than 31 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and a Master of Education from the University of Minnesota. He began his teaching career in Minnesota, where he taught for seven years before moving with his wife, Michelle, to his hometown of Carlsbad, California, where they welcomed three children: Maddie, 23; Caroline, 21; and Owen, 19. In 2007, the family returned to Minnesota and settled in Sunfish Lake. In 2024, following their retirement from teaching,
Kent Wu
With more than 30 years of experience in international sales and business development, Kent Wu is the founder and CEO of an international export company based in Ningbo, China, specializing in the manufacturing of LED flashlights and electronic products. He and his wife, Lily, currently reside in Carlsbad, California, and are proud parents of two Pacific Ridge School alumni: Alice, class of 2025, and Binglin, class of 2021. In his free time, Kent enjoys traveling and playing golf.
The Schlehubers moved back to Carlsbad to enjoy ocean sunsets and warmer winters. Their youngest child, Laney, is an eighth grader at PRS.
Chenwei Yan
Chenwei Yan is a senior vice president at San Diego-based Qualcomm, where he has worked since 2010. A seasoned executive in the technology industry, Yan has led multinational teams in the United States, China, and Germany, and has experience growing and increasing the profitability of global businesses. After living in San Diego, China, and the Bay Area, the family is now glad to be back in Carlsbad. Yan and his wife have two children, Andrew and Emily, both current students at PRS. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a master’s in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
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Year in Review
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1. School spirit was in high gear at the Opening Day BBQ and celebration, packed with activities and the Girls' Volleyball games.
2. The Arts Department put on amazing musical acts and plays, including the middle school productions of Priscilla Dreams the Answer.
3. Pacific Ridge School welcomed Firebird alumni, parents, and community members to campus for the 3rd Annual Ignite Career Day! Over 50 professionals came to share about various careers and unique career paths.
4. Students and the Parents Association hosted an exciting Fall Fest, filled with fun and purpose. Service learning groups raised more than $9,000 by selling goods and hosting activities to support their causes. Attendees enjoyed carnival games and a Return to Oz Fun House, created by our Middle School Firebirds!
5. Seventh graders traveled to Chicano Park where they learned about the park’s origins in the 1970s, when local residents, activists, and artists united to create a nationally recognized symbol of Chicano identity and resilience beneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge.
6. The Lunar New Year Community Life event, hosted by the AAPI Affinity Group and Chinese Culture Alliance, brought the community together to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander traditions, ending with a stunning lion dance by the Xian Feng Dragon and Lion Dance Association. 4
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7. Students from the Civic Leadership Academy traveled to Sacramento to represent PRS and meet with state lawmakers to advocate for higher education funding in the upcoming state budget. They also discussed their policy priorities, including veterans' benefits and environmental protection, while learning how the state is reallocating funds for wildfire relief.
8. Science 6 explored the question, "How does necessity drive innovation in a community?" Students then chose a specific community to research and identified one specific need
to address through innovation. Students created sketches, made 2D blueprints and eventually produced a 3D prototype designed to solve their community's need.
9. The Model United Nations Club hosted a successful Firebird MUN Conference on campus – bringing over 230 students to campus to participate in 10 dynamic committees, tackling topics ranging from the Bolshevik Revolution to the synthetic drug crisis in the United States.
10 The student-led South Asian Alliance group hosted a Holi celebration at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. More than 3,000 guests — including SAA students, PRS faculty, staff, alumni, and community members — came together for a day filled with vibrant colors, joy, and cultural celebration.
11. The inaugural Senior Seminars marked a new chapter in capstone experiences at PRS, with student-led presentations reflecting the unique passions, ideas, and interests our seniors have cultivated throughout their time at PRS.
12. PRS Arts celebrated student excellence in the visual and performing arts during the annual Showcase of the Arts. This inspiring event showcased a juried visual art exhibition, student film screenings, and captivating live performances in vocal and instrumental music, dance, and theatre.
13. Pacific Ridge hosted the World Qualifying Robotics Competition, welcoming over 300 people and 36 of the top-ranked robotics teams from Southern California and Mexico – including last year’s world champions. Our PRS Ridgebots finished 11th and made it to the finals.
14. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Latinx Unidos invited Mariachi Soidos de Mexico to campus for community life.
15. Feminists United and Future is Female hosted a Jeopardy-style showdown in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. Four teams tested their knowledge on women’s history, achievements, biology and contributions.
COLLEGE BOUND
The list of matriculations below for the 446 graduates in the classes of 2022 to 2025 gives a 4-year snapshot of the colleges and universities that have welcomed our students.
*An asterisk signifies a school lucky enough to enroll more than one Firebird.
CALIFORNIA
Art Center College of Design
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo *
CSU Fullerton
CSU Long Beach *
CSU San Marcos *
Chapman University *
Claremont McKenna College
College of the Redwoods*
DeAnza College
Grossmont College
Loyola Marymount University *
MiraCosta College *
Occidental College *
Palomar College *
Pepperdine University *
Pitzer College *
Pomona College
Saint Mary’s College of California
San Diego State University *
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Clara University *
Scripps College *
Stanford University *
UC Berkeley *
UC Davis *
UC Irvine *
UC Los Angeles *
UC Riverside
UC San Diego *
UC Santa Barbara *
UC Santa Cruz *
University of San Diego *
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California *
Westmont College
MID-ATLANTIC
American University *
Carnegie Mellon University *
The College of William and Mary *
Drexel University
George Washington
University *
Georgetown University *
Johns Hopkins University *
Penn State University *
University of Richmond
University of Maryland
University of Pennsylvania *
University of Pittsburgh *
Villanova University
MID-WEST
Holy Cross College *
Indiana University *
Kenyon College
Lake Forest College
Loyola University Chicago *
Marquette University
Michigan State
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
St. Olaf College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *
University of Michigan *
University of Wisconsin, Madison *
Washington University in St. Louis *
NORTHEAST
Babson College *
Bentley University *
Berklee College of Music
Boston College *
Boston University *
Brown University
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Columbia University *
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University *
Fordham University
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Ithaca College
Marist College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
The New School
New York University *
Northeastern University *
Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts
Pace University
Parsons School of Design
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design *
Sarah Lawrence College
Seton Hall
Skidmore College
Smith College *
St. John’s University
Syracuse University *
United States Military
Academy West Point
University of Connecticut *
University of Massachusetts *
University of Vermont
Utica University
Wellesley College *
Worcester Polytechnic Institute *
Yale University *
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Gonzaga University
Reed College
Seattle University
University of Oregon *
University of Washington *
Williamette University
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
Auburn University *
Belmont University
Clemson University * College of Charleston
Emory University
Louisiana State University
Rice University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Southern Methodist University *
Spelman College
Rhodes College
Texas Christian University *
Tulane University of Louisiana *
The University of Alabama
University of Florida
University of Miami *
Vanderbilt University *
WEST / MOUNTAIN
Arizona Christian University
Arizona State University *
Boise State University
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Colorado College *
Colorado School of Mines *
Montana State University
Northern Arizona University * University of Arizona * University of Colorado, Boulder *
University of Denver *
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Utah *
INTERNATIONAL
NYU Shanghai
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Middlesex University
University of British Columbia *
The University of Edinburgh
University of Westminster
Photos by Studio M San Diego, The Spengler Family, '20, '26
ATHLETICS :
A YEAR OF CHAMPIONSHIPS AND COLLEGE COMMITMENTS
FIREBIRDS PLAYING AT THE NEXT LEVEL
To cap off the year, Pacific Ridge honored its senior athletes who have committed to pursuing their athletic and academic dreams at the collegiate level. Their achievements reflect the school’s commitment to fostering not just competitive excellence, but also leadership and resilience both on and off the field.
From championship titles to college signings, 2024–2025 was a year to remember for Pacific Ridge Athletics. The Firebirds have once again proven that with hard work, dedication, and team spirit, anything is possible.
Nick Axelson — Soccer — University of San Diego
Sawyer Benedict — Soccer — Occidental College
Sydney Miles — Lacrosse — Rhodes College
Kayla Moul — Volleyball — Occidental College
Max Pulvers — Soccer — UC San Diego
Piper Randolph — Fencing — UC San Diego
Nathan Skawinski — Hockey — University of Utah
Alex Terlecky — Soccer — Hamilton College
Pacific Ridge School’s athletics program saw one of its most successful years to date. The Firebirds captured multiple championship titles, set records, and celebrated a growing number of student-athletes committing to compete at the collegiate level.
Making history on the pitch, the boys’ soccer team achieved a milestone victory, winning the SoCal Regional State Championship – a first for Pacific Ridge. This epic run capped a dominant season, solidifying the squad’s place as one of the most accomplished teams in school history.
They weren’t the only ones lighting up the scoreboard. The boys’ basketball team made front-page news this year and brought home a CIF championship of their own, showcasing depth, determination, and dynamic play.
On the court, girls’ tennis standout Mila Ellingsen added to the trophy count, winning the Pacific League Singles Championship and demonstrating remarkable skill and focus throughout the season. Not to be outdone, the boys lacrosse team defended its title as Pacific League Champions, continuing a tradition of excellence.
Pacific Ridge School’s dedication and spirit were also recognized beyond the field, earning the Coastal Conference Battle of the Fans title for the fourth consecutive year — an accolade that celebrates school spirit and community engagement.
GLOBAL ADVENTURES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
8th
GRADE
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Eighth graders explored their roles as citizens throughout this six-day visit to our nation's capital. Students reflected on impactful moments in America's history at the WWI, Vietnam, and Korean War memorials, honoring the legacies of those who served. They learned about change-makers in American history at the Lincoln, FDR, and MLK memorials. Throughout these experiences, they gained an understanding of the significance of the ongoing journey of democracy in our country.
9 TH GRADE BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURE
Ninth graders traveled to the Grand Canyon and Coconino National Forest in Arizona, where they experienced diverse landscapes, including the famous red rocks of Sedona and the Ponderosa pine forests. During their time camping in the backcountry, students honed their collaboration and leadership skills amidst the geological wonderland. They skillfully navigated challenging hikes with the help of detailed maps and engaged in teamwork activities throughout the day. The ninth graders worked together to plan and cook their meals, explored creeks, kayaked on the Verde River, learned about native flora and fauna, and discovered ways to engage and entertain one another, all while maintaining positive spirits throughout a journey that encouraged them to step outside their comfort zones.
10 TH GRADE: CULTURAL IMMERSION IN COSTA RICA
Students ventured to Costa Rica to learn about culture, sustainability, and animal conservation. One group of 10 th graders joined forces with dedicated researchers and conservationists at the Camaronal National Wildlife Refuge to support the hatching of green sea turtles. They participated in beach cleanups, assisted staff in collecting turtle measurements, and monitored egg nests to ensure survival. As part of their cultural immersion, another group of students participated in homestays in the tranquil village of Mollejones, where they learned about local sugar cane production and helped prepare traditional meals. They explored the jungle through hikes to the nearby Cabécar community, learning firsthand about the history, customs, and lifestyle of the indigenous peoples of Costa Rica. Throughout their time along the worldfamous Pacuare River, students had the opportunity to stay in beautiful, remote eco-lodges nestled in nature, with outings dedicated to river rafting and ziplining through the beautiful jungle.
11TH AND 12TH GRADE
GLOBAL TRAVEL
Students in 11 th and 12 th grade chose from a variety of global travel learning experiences in destinations including Australia, Zanzibar, Victoria Falls, Croatia, Czechia and Austria, Patagonia, and South Korea.
ZANZIBAR
In the beautiful fishing village of Jambiani, PRS students met up with girls from our longtime Global Vantage Service Learning partners at Kenya’s Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) through a cultural exchange trip. The two groups connected by sharing aspects of their cultures, including learning some Swahili. Students engaged in ongoing projects that evaluate the behaviors of dolphins and tourists, gaining insight into safe and ethical marine conservation practices. Their efforts also included conducting coral reef bleaching surveys and participating in critical mangrove reforestation projects. Students journeyed through the Jozani forest, where they were captivated by native biodiversity and the playfulness of the endemic Zanzibar red colobus monkeys. To further immerse themselves in the local culture, students visited fish markets, seaweed farms, coconut artisans, and spice farms, forging friendships with their peers from around the world.
VICTORIA FALLS
Students traveled to Zimbabwe and Botswana to experience the breathtaking Victoria Falls. They stayed in secluded lodges within the heart of Hwange National Park, where they assisted in vital anti-poaching efforts to remove animal traps hidden in the savannah. Students witnessed stunning wildlife, including elephants at the watering hole, giraffes roaming, and lions feasting, all while deepening their understanding of the conservation efforts aimed at protecting these animals. Their adventure continued with a traditional Mokoro canoe tour along the Okavango Delta, where they learned about the area's beautiful and diverse wildlife and enjoyed up-close views of hippo pods. The group immersed themselves in native customs during community dinners, joining lively drum circles and tasting regional delicacies such as Mopane worms, sharing in the traditions of the locals.
SOUTH KOREA
Students traveled throughout South Korea to explore the country's rich history and modern innovations. They immersed themselves in ancient traditions by dressing in traditional attire and witnessing the regal changing of the guard ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace. They experienced the blend of South Korea's past and present through visits to the National History Museum of Korean Contemporary History, the Hyundai Museum, Namsan Tower, and a K-pop dance academy. The group also had the opportunity to visit the official Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, providing a glimpse into the region's complex geopolitical landscape. They had the chance to sample a variety of traditional foods by exploring vibrant night markets and honing their culinary skills at a hands-on noodle cooking class. Additionally, students stayed at the peaceful Geumsansa Temple, where they learned from the resident monks, participated in serene meditation sessions, and enjoyed tea ceremonies.
Check out the Zanzibar vlog here
Promotion Grade
On Thursday, June 5, Pacific Ridge School marked a meaningful milestone as our eighth-grade students celebrated their promotion to the Upper School. Congratulations to all of our newly promoted students — we are proud of you and excited to see what you’ll accomplish in high school!
LEADERSHIP IN ANNUAL GIVING
LEADERSHIP IN ANNUAL GIVING
*EMERITUS $100,000 +
*SCHOLARS CIRCLE
$50,000 - $99,999
*FOUNDERS FELLOW $25,000 - $49,999
*HARKNESS SOCIETY $10,000 - $24,999 GLOBAL
- $9,999
PURPOSEFUL LIFE SOCIETY
Recognizing Cumulative Years of Giving 15+ years of giving 10-14 years of giving 5-9 years of giving
* Donors giving $10,000 or more annually (includes Opportunity Scholarship and Endowment), with at least $2,500 to the Annual Fund, are recognized at the appropriate giving level. Campaign contributions are recognized separately.
EMERITUS
$100,000 +
The MacLaurin Family
The Rivard Family
SCHOLARS CIRCLE
$50,000 - $99,999
The Pacelli Family
The Wu Family
FOUNDERS FELLOW
$25,000 - $49,999
Jenny and Mike Bjornstad
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Patrick Dovigi
Linda and Michael Gallagher
Paula and Brian Neel
Shari and Rick Sapp
Michelle and Thomas Schlehuber
HARKNESS SOCIETY
$10,000 - $24,999
The Bard Family
The Bennett Family
The Dickey Family
Steffany and Rich Drengberg
Kristin and Steven French
The Horton Family
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Annette and Arthur Johnson
Jing Tian and David Lai
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
Jay Majmudar
Laura and Chris Maloney
Libby and Scott Neuberger
Julie Feldman O'Connell
Marisela and David Penaloza
Raquel and Gregory Rogers
Carrie and Richard Shen
Heather Bergman and Matt Steiner
Heather and Rich Steinmeier
The Stickney Family
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
The Terzioglu Family
The Vernier Family
The Witz Family
Amy Wang and Chenwei Yan
GLOBAL ADVOCATE
$5,000 - $9,999
The Bhakta Family
Heidi and Greg Bisconti
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Natalie and Jesse Fanning
Tatiana Fayruzova and Timur Fayruzov
Brittney and Jeff Fenster
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Zoe and Duncan Glover
The Gottfried Family
Jill and Glenn Howerton
The Hua Family
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
Eunsuk and Dong Sung Kim
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
The Lau Family
Kristen Daniels and John Littrell
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Naureen Ansari and Muhammad Arif Munif
Ruth and Steve Netzley
Carol and David Neuberger
Alix and Matthew Norton
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Sue and Jim Ogle
Yeliz and Mehmet Okur
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
Dhara and Tarak Patel
The Paulsen Family
Brooke Friedman and Sean Ponist
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Michele and Chris Saunders
Alena Ivachtchenko and Paul Shevelkin
The Simpson Family
Jessica and David Socks
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Courtney and Bradley Stone
The Twardowski Family
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Carol and Thomas Waldman
The Wernig Family
2007 CLUB
$2,500 - $4,999
Wendy and Jeffrey Besio
Sally Bowen
Sarah and Matt Boyd
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
Stephanie Piccirelli and Drew Collins
The Connor Family
Maritza Diaz and Miguel Costa
Jennifer and Sean Donahue
Barbara Edwards
Claire and Ryan Egli
Diana Franco Zorro
The Fredericks Family
Nancy and Mike Garrett
Alicia and Joseph Gaudio
Kelly and Klindt Ginsberg
Allison and Eric Glader
Veronique and Jeremy Gottlieb
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
The Guo Family
Christie and Tony Hamel
Natalie Martin and John Hartman
The Hiremath Family
Anne and Christopher Holland
Susan and Aaron Huniu
Kate and Dustin Hunter
Jungmin Lee and Youngjae Kim
Lara and Jason Klapper
Mary and Mike Kovalchik
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
The Laats Family
Zhifei Fan and Hua Li
Alison and Tyson Lowery
Candice and Daryl Marshall
Corrie and Graham Martin
Alison and Angus McDonald
Kelly and Kevan McLaughlin
The Na Family
Angela and Jason Northrup
Edwin and Chia-Chi Angie Omata
Kelly Perez
Karina Copen and Mauricio Perla Y Perla
The Polan Family
Jori Potiker
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
The Qiu Family
Jeane and Carlos Quentin
Courtney Reich
Evgenia Kalashnikova and Alexey Revenko
Heather Mottershaw and Jose Rodriguez
Kim and Jay Rose
Gauri and Mayoor Savla
Taz and Kevin Schneider
Jenny and Midho Sehic
Pooja Johari and Tejas Shah
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Jamie Stahl
Sarah and Joshua Super
Annie Chaklader and Taniyyus Syed
Melissa and Michael Szymanski
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Anuska and Neelesh Ullal
Michelle and Scott Zaret
Lulu Huang and Hui Zhang
PARENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD
Andrea Beaver
Jannies Burlingame
Robert Daniels
Hiral Dave
Alison Haberstroh
Russell Havranek
Anne Iverson-Peltier
Karen Kinsley
Jaclyn Labovitch
Alison McDonald
William Morrison
Roco Nasirpour
Leigh Needham
Alix Norton
Dhara Patel
Stephanie Piccirelli
Eglantine Proto
Eva Rayburn
Diana Rice-Quito
Katrina Stainton
Courtney Stone
Trinity Vernazza
Michelle Zaret
TRUSTEES
Maria Aini
Shari Bard
Heather Bergman
Nihar Bhakta
Jenny Bjornstad
Rio Dickens-Celestin
Rashida Dzeketey
Kristin French
Sheila Gujrathi
Eric Iantorno
Dimas Jimenez
Brian Neel
Libby Neuberger
Steven Pacelli
Kelly Perez
Brent Rivard
Stephanie Sapp
Michele Saunders
Carrie Shen
Maria Simpson
Heather Steinmeier
Matthew Stoyka
Michael Witz
FORMER TRUSTEES
William Ayyad
Hugh Bancroft
Joy Bancroft
Eugene Chen
Carrie Dederich
Derek Footer
Andy Laats
Chris Maloney
Amy Monteparte
Jean Nassif
Steve Netzley
Karilyn Perry
Jori Potiker
David Ramsay
Laing Rikkers
Duff Sanderson
Rick Sapp
Shari Sapp
Richard Shen
Brit Stickney
Jeffrey Thacker
Paul Twardowski
Esther van den Boom
ANNUAL GIVING 2024 –2025 GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
6 th GR ADE FAMILIES
Doris and Jon Aharoni
Wendy and Christopher Anderson
The Bennett Family
Yuko and Matthew Bills
Ilia Christy
Elizabeth Cho and Tom Daly
Peter DeYoung
Kristen and Marc Di Zinno
Mary and Tom Evers
Sarah and Robert Falken
Natalie and Jesse Fanning
Ying Wei and Yutao Fu
Allison and Eric Glader
Zoe and Duncan Glover
Jing Liu and Wei Gong
The Gottfried Family
The Hiremath Family
Susan and Aaron Huniu
Peter Kehrli
Niamh Higgins and Eric Khairy
Melissa and Francis Ko
Genelle and Eric Kunst
Libby and Robert Laplante
Jennifer and Tyson Lund
Cara and Evan Matzen
Melodie and James McAlpin
Melissa and Andrew McCulloch
Alix and Matthew Norton
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
Deepa Patel
Lilly and Jeffrey Pelletier
Karina Copen and Mauricio
Perla Y Perla
Nina and Edward Petit de Mange
Eglantine and Michael Proto
Jeane and Carlos Quentin
Eva Fan and Adam Ren
Evgenia Kalashnikova and Alexey Revenko
Paula Wotherspoon and Seth Richardson
Julie Chiu Robert and Dimitri Robert
Jenny and Midho Sehic
Stephanie and Jeffrey Shane
Michelle and Timothy Silva
Jeanine and Jeff Slovak
Courtney and Bradley Stone
Sarah and Joshua Super
The Thomas Family
Rebecca and Brian Thompson
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Kristen and Michael Urcan
Trinity and Ryan Vernazza
Carrie and John Vieceli
Cyntia Navarro and Francisco Waltersdorfer
Zizi and Jack Wang
Tricia and James Wells
Carlye and Charlie Wund
Karen Qian and Jie Xia
Amy Wang and Chenwei Yan
Sarah and Andrew Zenoff
7th GRADE FAMILIES
Stephanie Bright and Alfredo Acuna
Sanem and Ryan Ahearn
Neha Trivedi Bansal and Vishal Bansal
Yuko and Matthew Bills
I believe in the vision of PRS and the impact it’s had on my family and me.
For 17 years, I’ve supported the Annual Fund to honor the school’s founding spirit and give back to a place that has given us so much – ensuring it continues to thrive.
Liz Grossman, Assistant Head of Upper School and Parent '21 and '19
ALL DONORS
Sarah and Matt Boyd
Brittany Burnett
Marisa Saladino and Joe Burnett
Melissa and James Cochran
Valerie and Adam Cummings
Patrick Dovigi
Tatiana Fayruzova and Timur Fayruzov
Brittney and Jeff Fenster
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Nicole and Antonio Fuentes
Heather and Alberto Galarza
Cindy and Jason Gentile
Sonya and Lars Gilman
Allison and Eric Glader
Lauren and Andrew Hall
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Katie and Jeremy Hirst
Payton and Alfie Hobbs
Heidi and Peter Hong
The Horton Family
Jill and Glenn Howerton
Kate and Dustin Hunter
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
Gabriel and Olivia Lee Katzner
Kyra and Gaurav Khanna
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
Priscilla Chan and David Li
Zhifei Fan and Hua Li
Marilo and Kevin Lieberman
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
Amanda and Todd Macey
The MacLaurin Family
The Maganda Family
Fatima and Albert Man
Corrie and Graham Martin
Melodie and James McAlpin
Kelly and Kevan McLaughlin
Laura and David Medway
Caroline and Michael Moreno
The Na Family
Paula and Brian Neel
Julie Feldman O'Connell
Gracie and Ashley Otte
Dhara and Tarak Patel
Yang Zhou and Cody Rao
Courtney Reich
Raquel and Gregory Rogers
Nicole Rooney
Kim and Jay Rose
Mia and Gary Sandvoll
Gauri and Mayoor Savla
Melissa and Richard Schillig
Michelle and Thomas Schlehuber
Djoana and Kenneth Serio
Pooja Johari and Tejas Shah
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Tamara and Roger Stadler
Jamie Stahl
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Heather Bergman and Matt Steiner
Heather and Rich Steinmeier
Courtney and Bradley Stone
Annie Chaklader and Taniyyus Syed
Melissa and Justin Symington
Brooke and Shawn Tafreshi
Anuska and Neelesh Ullal
Brigette and John Vano
Victoria and Balazs Wellisch
Brandi and Oren Zaslansky
Yu-Han Chen and Yufeng Zhang
8th GRADE FAMILIES
Nathalie Lejuez-Amanullah and Ashraf Amanullah
Wendy and Christopher Anderson
Neha Trivedi Bansal and Vishal Bansal
The Bard Family
Sarah and Matt Boyd
Amy Wasserman and Todd Burckin
Jennifer Liu and David Carlyon
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
Jean and Jack Choi
Miranda Biven and Matthew Cohen
Stephanie Piccirelli and Drew Collins
Maritza Diaz and Miguel Costa
Patricia and Anthony Cotts
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Lisa and Matthew Dannenfeldt
Jeannine and Sven Davison
Laura and Brian Desjean
Kristen and Marc Di Zinno
Melanie Xu and Wei Ding
Steffany and Rich Drengberg
Claire and Ryan Egli
Reena and Seth Evenson
Ying Wei and Yutao Fu
Alicia and Joseph Gaudio
Cindy and Jason Gentile
Laurie and Eli Glezer
Veronique and Jeremy Gottlieb
Kelli and Eric Griffis
Natalie Martin and John Hartman
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Nellie and Wade Hedegard
The Ho Family
Our family's deep commitment to Pacific Ridge School’s Annual Fund stems from a profound belief in its mission. Witnessing our children thrive within such a nurturing and enriching environment has solidified our conviction that we are investing and empowering them to become responsible, engaged citizens.
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice, Parents '27, '29
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Jen and Greg Johnston
Lara and Jason Klapper
Mitz and Dan Klaus
The Krems Family
Genelle and Eric Kunst
Libby and Robert Laplante
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
Braden Boone and Shawn Levy
Kristen Daniels and John Littrell
Gigi and Vince Long
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
Alison and Tyson Lowery
Danielle Black Lyons and Dominic Lyons
Alison and Branko Matich
Amy and Joel Mattix
Kate and Luke Michel
Natalie and Robert Muth
Libby and Scott Neuberger
The Olefsky Family
Edwin and Chia-Chi Angie Omata
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
The Paulsen Family
Brooke Friedman and Sean Ponist
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
Skip Richmond
Jennifer Bond Riggenbach and James Riggenbach
Shannon Seranella
Alena Ivachtchenko and Paul Shevelkin
Kathleen and Timothy Stafford
The Stoyka Family
Melissa and Michael Szymanski
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Stella and Jay Varughese
Trinity and Ryan Vernazza
Carrie and John Vieceli
Keegan and Nicholas Wibbenmeyer
Denise Wilson
Lulu Huang and Hui Zhang
Ting Yuan and Cheng Zhao
Zejin Zhu
9th GRADE FAMILIES
Doris and Jon Aharoni
Jannies and Justin Burlingame
The Chapman Family
Anne and John Chase
Jennie and Victor Chonka
The Connor Family
Valerie and Adam Cummings
Lisa and Robert Daniels
Hiral and Jay Dave
Peter DeYoung
Sherri and David Dixon
Debbie and Richard Durina
Natalie and Eric Ellingsen
Kelly and Klindt Ginsberg
Jing Liu and Wei Gong
Rachel and Allan Gutierrez
Kristin and Russell Havranek
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Payton and Alfie Hobbs
The Horton Family
Danielle Jelks
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
The Krems Family
Kate and Dwayne Lafleur
Marie Champagne and Etienne Lapointe
Jennifer Lebow
Michelle and Jonathan Liew
Caitlin and Blair Madison
Jay Majmudar
Nour and Safouh Malhis
Fatima and Albert Man
Corrie and Graham Martin
Laura Lee and Curtis McConnell
Lisa Ells and Denny McLaughlin
Shelley and Michael Murasko
Libby and Scott Neuberger
Alix and Matthew Norton
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Teresa and Trent Peabody
The Polan Family
Eglantine and Michael Proto
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
Eva and Joshua Rayburn
Jenny DuFresne and Tahjar Roamartinez
Heather Mottershaw and Jose Rodriguez
Nicole Rooney
Mia and Gary Sandvoll
Manni and Bal Sanghera
Taz and Kevin Schneider
Karin and Scott Silk
Natalia Cherepnina and Herman Skorobogaty
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Sarah and Joshua Super
Christie and Timothy Swiss
Ximena and Nicholas Terlecky
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Victoria and Balazs Wellisch
The Wernig Family
Ivy West
Amy Wang and Chenwei Yan
Yunhee Song and Philip Yoon
Ann and Mark Zerlaut
10th GRADE FAMILIES
Stephanie Bright and Alfredo Acuna
Amy and Kevin Armstrong
Olivia and Roger Avats
The Bard Family
Andrea and Scott Beaver
Wendy and Jeffrey Besio
Molly and Tadd Blanchard
Heather and Steve Blank
Sally Bowen
Anna and Victor Brunko
Natalie and Chris Burman
Julie and Brad Burstin
Lucia Cuevas Maciel and Francisco
Chavez Chacon
Jean and Jack Choi
Iryna and Nathaniel Clark
Melissa and James Cochran
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Miranda Biven and Matthew Cohen
Stephanie Piccirelli and Drew Collins
Linglin Tu and Yonghong Dai
Keri and Laura Davis-Duffy
Claire and Ryan Egli
Yijuan Liao and Sergio Espinoza
Reena and Seth Evenson
Jennifer and Read Fenner
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Becca and Dax Fletcher
Diana Franco Zorro
Sara and Gregg Gilliam
Laurie and Eli Glezer
Nicole Sanese and Victor Gomez
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
The Guo Family
Ashley and David Haase
Alison and Erik Haberstroh
Kristin and Russell Havranek
Janine Pool and Basim Hilal
The Hiremath Family
The Hua Family
Kate and Dustin Hunter
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Alyssa and Jason Johnson
Eunsuk and Dong Sung Kim
Lara and Jason Klapper
Michelle Hochhalter and Sergiy Kovalenko
Jaclyn and Jeffrey Labovitch
Jing Tian and Ding Lai
Priscilla Chan and David Li
Candice and Daryl Marshall
Rahele Mazarei
Dana and Christopher McCann
Maria Leal and Roman Merlin
Leigh and Tim Needham
Paula and Brian Neel
Angela and Jason Northrup
Dhara and Tarak Patel
Aimee Rojan and David Paul
The Paulsen Family
Anne Iverson-Peltier and Alan Peltier
Carmen and Alex Perez
Swathi Lavu-Rao and Srinivas Rao
Annie Reiter
Evgenia Kalashnikova and Alexey Revenko
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
The Rivard Family
Amanda and Raul Rodriguez
Stephanie and Michele Rubino
Kate and Vince Sanzone
Alena Ivachtchenko and Paul Shevelkin
The Simpson Family
Jamie Stahl
Cheng Wan and Zhe Su
The Terzioglu Family
Vilasini Bennabhaktula and Madhu Venkata
The Vernier Family
Yijia Hu and Liang Wang
The Way Family
Mengqiong Ran and Sean Weng
The Wernig Family
Keegan and Nicholas Wibbenmeyer
The Witz Family
Michelle and Scott Zaret
Ann and Mark Zerlaut
11th GRADE FAMILIES
Ruth and Fabian Alvarez
The Bhakta Family
Heidi and Greg Bisconti
Brittany Burnett
Marisa Saladino and Joe Burnett
Lucia Cuevas Maciel and Francisco Chavez Chacon
Gracie Wan and Zhoutao Chen
Nicole Hershman-Daniels and Brian Daniels
The Decker Family
The Dickey Family
Jennifer and Sean Donahue
Debi and Mike Doyle
Didi Gur and Cesar Enciso
Kelly Rector-Engstrom and Lars Engstrom
Sarah and Josh Epstein
Sandra Bartsch and Jeano Erforth
Andrea and Thomas Esbeck
The Fredericks Family
Kristin and Steven French
Brenda and Leonard Geiger
Morgan and Chad Green
Kelli and Eric Griffis
Christie and Tony Hamel
Melanie and Isaac Hernandez
Mimi and Paul Hershenson
Melissa and Itai Hirsch
Anne and Christopher Holland
Angela and John Jacobsen
Maria and Robert Jennings
Asha Nuthi and Christos Karanikkis
Jungmin Lee and Youngjae Kim
Karen and Joshua Kinsley
The Krems Family
Misty and Andrew Krystkowiak
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
Marie Champagne and Etienne Lapointe
Braden Boone and Shawn Levy
Michelle and Jonathan Liew
Gigi and Vince Long
Alison and Tyson Lowery
The MacLaurin Family
Fatima and Albert Man
Alison and Angus McDonald
Dina and Brian McQueen
Denise Meehan
Leslie and Michael Merle
Holly Murphy
Natalie and Robert Muth
Sabine and George Naber
Gita and Roco Nasirpour
Julie Feldman O'Connell
The Olefsky Family
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
The Pacelli Family
Teresa and Trent Peabody
Marisela and David Penaloza
The Polan Family
The Qiu Family
Wendy Ramos-Abbo
The Ridge Family
Lisa and Vincent Robotti
Manni and Bal Sanghera
Melissa and Richard Schillig
ALL DONORS
Michelle and Alan Schneider
The Shapiro Family
Jennifer Giovanola and Ryan Shore
Olga Koroleva and Andrey Smyshlyaev
Jessica and David Socks
Alison and Gerry Soderstrom
The Spengler Family
Katrina and David Stainton
Elisa and Michael Stollmeyer
The Stoyka Family
Roseane and Tim Sullivan
Ani Oksayan and Gregory Swiat
Thy and Chinh Tran
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Olesya and Alexey Trusov
Cheryl Broom and Christopher Walker
Emily Xia and Feng Wan
Xin Cheng and Shuzhong Xie
12th GRADE FAMILIES
Debi and Mark Adelman
Ruth and Fabian Alvarez
Amy and Kevin Armstrong
Olivia and Roger Avats
Gina and Vincent Axelson
Suzy and Ted Benedict
Rachel and Bruce Biederman
Amy and Luke Bremner
Jannies and Justin Burlingame
Julie and Brad Burstin
Willa and Romeo Carandang
Polly Williams and Lawrence Chaffin
Donna and Daniel Chivers
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Lauren and Matthew Colvin
Jodi and Thomas Conti
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Elizabeth Cho and Tom Daly
Laura and Brian Desjean
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
The Haapanen Family
Celee and Christopher Hall
Marie and Jim Hill
The Ho Family
Kelley and Wes Huggett
Eunsuk Ha and Jaemin Kim
The Laats Family
Jaclyn and Jeffrey Labovitch
Kate and Dwayne Lafleur
The Landis Family
Lauren and Ryan Larscheid
The Lau Family
Tina Patel and William Leschensky
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Julie and Domenic Manente
Reiko and Melvin McCullough
Kate and Luke Michel
Tara and Ross Miles
Luz Meza Miller and Gene Miller
Sherry and William Morrison
Naureen Ansari and Muhammad Arif Munif
Jully and Douglas Nguyen
Yeliz and Mehmet Okur
Dhara and Tarak Patel
The Paulsen Family
Anne Iverson-Peltier and Alan Peltier
Shanell and Jerome Pierce
Kim and Ron Pulvers
Sepideh Joukar-Rabjohn and Grant Rabjohn
Laura and Robert Randolph
Annie Reiter
The Rossow Family
Sonali and Daniel Santiago
Michele and Chris Saunders
Saskia Schimmelpennink
- Van Alphen and Evert Schimmelpennink
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
Carrie and Richard Shen
Cecilia and Apoorva
Shrivastava
The Simpson Family
Laurie and Robert Skawinski
Tamara and Roger Stadler
Melissa Dennis and Jeff Swiecki
Ximena and Nicholas Terlecky
The Thomas Family
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Rachel and Howard Tung
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Narda Laverde and Conrad Vanbaar
Carrie and John Vieceli
Carol and Thomas Waldman
The Way Family
Beth and Chris Whyley
The Wu Family
Brandi and Oren Zaslansky
Qian Liu and Weiming Zhang
We are enjoying our grandson's growth and happiness at PRS. The school is wonderfully academic and nurturing at the same time. The support for the students is front and center and the dedication of the faculty and staff is evident. PRS enables each student to explore and grow within a supportive and vibrant atmosphere. We are proud to support this truly unique school.
Donna and Marc Friedman, Grandparents '29, '31
GRANDPARENTS
GIVING CIRCLE
Leila and Raul Acevedo
Isabelle Connor ‘28
Gail and John Barenie
Adrienne Swiss ‘28
Jill and Edward Benedict
Sawyer Benedict ‘25
Sydney Benedict ‘22
Wendy and Steve Blumberg
Aster McQueen ‘26
David Brown and Kym Huynh
Ari Neuberger ‘29
Ethan Neuberger ‘28
Joan and Melvin Burman
Brielle Burman ‘27
Brisa Burman ‘24
Brady Burman ‘22
I.-Juliana Christy
Kelso Christy ‘31
Catherine Crockett
Cate Norton ‘31
Henry Norton ‘28
Carol and Steve Cross
Chuck Fenner ‘27
Mary Crotty
Isaac Davison ‘29
Carmen Eells
Zezi Crane ‘29
Santiago Crane ‘25
Elaine and Ray French
Katherine French ‘26
Nathan French ‘23
Donna and Marc Friedman
Caleb Ponist ‘29
Linda and Michael Gallagher
Colin Paulsen ‘29
Paige Paulsen ‘27
Avery Paulsen ‘25
Nancy and Mike Garrett
Maile Garrett ‘26
Elaine Hahaj
Matthew Saunders ‘25
Michael Saunders ‘21
Penelope and Gary Hall Teagan Hall ‘25
Tannen Hall ‘23
Ella and Han Helders
Stellan Zaslansky ‘30
Safin Zaslansky ‘25
Annette and Arthur Johnson
Lennon Fanning ‘31
Mary and Mike Kovalchik
Annabele Cotts ‘29
Aiden Cotts ‘23
Susan and Mike Lewis
Cael McLaughlin ‘30
Cheryl Lindholtz
Taylor Rose ‘30
Deborah and Graham Miles
Sydney Miles ‘25
Nancy Schillig and Steven Muck
Getty Schillig ‘30
Harlan Schillig ‘26
Soren Schillig ‘23
Carol and David Neuberger
Ari Neuberger ‘29
Ethan Neuberger ‘28
Salome Ocampo
Vincent Baltera ‘24
Sue and Jim Ogle
Wyatt Ogle ‘24
Mia Ogle ‘21
Joan and Paul Petelin
Nick Axelson ‘25
Mary Ann and Vern Pritchett
Sawyer Benedict ‘25
Sydney Benedict ‘22
Lynn and Gary Rhodes
Sam Silk ‘28
Rae Rodgers
River Stoyka ‘29
Siena Stoyka ‘26
Sandra Carpenter and Alfred Rossow
Colette Rossow ‘25
Barbara and Larry Sherman
Anderson Gross ‘27
Eli Gross ‘25
Randall and Jill Simpson
Beckett Simpson ‘27
Carter Simpson ‘25
Nobuko Smith
Matthew Smith ‘30
Samantha Smith ‘28
Lisa and Lee Stalker
Siena Vernazza ‘31
Landon Vernaza ‘29
Joan and George Thacker
David Thacker ‘28
Melissa Thacker ‘28
Elizabeth Thacker ‘23
Tama and William Travis
Sybil Thompson ‘31
Signe and Jan Twardowski
Tess Twardowski ‘25
Jocelyn Twardowski ‘23
Elizabeth and Kottayil
Varughese
Jacob Varughese ‘29
Julie Wasserman
Marina Burckin ‘29
Merryl and Stephen Weber
Esme Gilman ‘30
Vickie Whitson
Bella McAlpin ‘31
Madeline McAlpin ‘30
I'm passionate about supporting the Annual Fund because it directly impacts the resources and opportunities available to current students, ensuring they have the same experiences that shaped my time as a Firebird. It's incredibly rewarding to see the continued growth and success of the school, and knowing my contribution helps foster that environment for future generations is why I contribute.
Christian Potter ‘15
Benda Yan
Emily Yan ‘31
Andrew Yan ‘28
PARENTS OF ALUMNI
Olivia and Roger Avats
Alchera and Willy Ayyad
Marianna and Gerald Bacher
Joy and Hugh Bancroft
Laura and Ric Basanese
Liz Grossman and Jeffra
Becknell
Suzy and Ted Benedict
Monique and Timothy Benjamin
Renee Bertken
The Bhakta Family
Rachel and Bruce Biederman
Jenny and Mike Bjornstad
Heather and Steve Blank
Ellen Cothran and Peyton Bray
Alex and Matt Brown
Natalie and Chris Burman
Willa and Romeo Carandang
Abigail Adams and Thomas Carney
The Chapman Family
Eugene Chen
Diane Wong and Michael Clark
Patricia and Anthony Cotts
Nicole Hershman-Daniels and Brian Daniels
Carrie and Blake Dederich
The Dickey Family
Rashida and Kuassi Dzeketey
Tracy and Gary Elmer
Didi Gur and Cesar Enciso
The Enge Family
Kelly Rector-Engstrom and Lars Engstrom
Andrea and Thomas Esbeck
Yijuan Liao and Sergio Espinoza
Mary and Tom Evers
The Footer Family
Kristin and Steven French
Alexandra and Matthew Frumovitz
Alicia and Joseph Gaudio
Sara and Gregg Gilliam
Tristan and Steve Green
Celee and Christopher Hall
Anne and Christopher Holland
The Hradnansky Family
Kelley and Wes Huggett
Maria and Robert Jennings
Geoff and Michele Jones
Eunsuk Ha and Jaemin Kim
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
The Laats Family
The Lau Family
Juli and Troy Lyon
The Maganda Family
Laura and Chris Maloney
Reiko and Melvin McCullough
Alison and Angus McDonald
The McMahon Family
Kate and Luke Michel
Luz Meza Miller and Gene Miller
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Gita and Roco Nasirpour
Jean and David Nassif
Kate and Omar Nazif
Leigh and Tim Needham
Ruth and Steve Netzley
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Jennifer and Hunter Pashkow
Marisela and David Penaloza
Karilyn and Mike Perry
Shanell and Jerome Pierce
Jori Potiker
Kim and Ron Pulvers
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
The Qiu Family
Sepideh Joukar-Rabjohn and Grant Rabjohn
Wendy Ramos-Abbo
Sandra Choe and David Ramsay
Yang Zhou and Cody Rao
Laing and John Rikkers
Jennifer Bond Riggenbach and James Riggenbach
The Rivard Family
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Sonali and Dan Santiago
Shari and Rick Sapp
Michele and Chris Saunders
Margaret Lee and Stephen Schmitter
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
Carrie and Richard Shen
Cecilia and Apoorva Shrivastava
The Spengler Family
The Stickney Family
Elisa and Michael Stollmeyer
Shawna and Gerald Straw
Melissa Dennis and Jeff Swiecki
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Rachel and Howard Tung
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
The Vernier Family
Carol and Thomas Waldman
Janel Walters
Ivy Zhu and Paul Wang
The Witz Family
Kimberley Woo
The Wu Family
Haiyan Tao and Rui Xu
Zejin Zhu
ALL DONORS
ALUMNI AND STUDENT DONORS
CLASS OF 2011
Sasha Malmquist
Ivan Maric
Anisha Mudaliar
Grant Nassif
Alexander Rodrigues
Joseph Ross
CLASS OF 2012
Abigail Perelman
Kathleen Reuter
Maggy Ryan
Stephanie Sapp
Brian Vaughn
CLASS OF 2013
Samiya Ahmed
Claire Nassif
CLASS OF 2014
Haleigh Benjamin
Jessica Bertken
XhiDae Otam
Katilyn Perry
CLASS OF 2015
Elliot Abbey
Bailey Bjornstad
Kayla Causey
Tyler Chen
Natalie Dederich
Caroline Gartland
Sebastian Green
Yasmeen Ketcherside
Michael Levesque
Michelle Levitt
Scott Nalbandian
Joshua Pollard
Christian Potter
Olivia Prendergast
Noelle Reich
Sabrina Sahney
Lindsey Sanderson
Hanna Schulman
Andrew Sinow
Matthew Vaughn
Kai Welsh
Margaret Zhao
CLASS OF 2016
Mina Fardeen
Juliana Sapp
CLASS OF 2017
Adrian Agresti
Samuel Canseco
Derek Enge
Maranda Phillips
Claire Sinow
Justin Vaughn
CLASS OF 2018
Patrick Bjornstad
Ashly Chavez
Matthew Cheung
Andrew Green
Christopher Ong
Tiffany Schell
Powell Sheagren
CLASS OF 2019
Jack Benjamin
Maggie Brick
Petra Engstrom
Connor Hughes
Mateo Miller
Isabella Monteparte
Zoe Sipe
Aresh Tajvar
CLASS OF 2020
Reese Lao
Mia McCarthy
Megan Ong
Leander Rikkers
Jake Sager
CLASS OF 2021
Alexander Balikian
Jordan Becknell
Soren Engstrom
Mia Ogle
Mason Pashkow
Michael Saunders
Andy Yu
CLASS OF 2022
Braden Burman
Dash Daniels
Larsen Enge
Jacob Frumovitz
Brandon Powell
Dylan Powell
Laura Rikkers
Cooper Rivard
Brandon Shen
Gibson Witz
CLASS OF 2023
Nolan Agresti
Isabella Balikian
Kyan Barker
Thomas Benjamin
Aiden Cotts
Annike Engstrom
Nathan French
Bryce Hamlet
Willem Lowe
Henry McDonald
Marco Nasirpour
Cole Pashkow
Riva Rainier
Owen Reid
Elizabeth Thacker
Jocelyn Twardowski
CLASS OF 2024
Vincent Baltera
Shaan Bhakta
Brisa Burman
Drew Elmer
Charles Frumovitz
Dante Gaudio
Wyatt Ogle
Annabelle Rivard
Ella Sipe
Stella Witz
CLASS OF 2027
Quade Kelley
FACULTY/ STAFF
Rachana Agarwal
Ghiya Ali
Esther Alleman
Christine Anderson
Kelsey Babin
Ahmisa Baysudee
Alison Behr
Monique Benjamin
Renee Bertken
Meredith Brady
Peyton Bray
Kevin Brennan
Nikki Brooks
Todd Burckin
Drew Burges
Chris Burman
Spencer Burrows
Samuel Canseco
Kristopher Captanis
Michael Chirgwin
Michelle Clark
Don Collins
John Comforto
Valerie Cummings
Jenn De la Cruz
Francis Donald
Jamie Drobnick
Barbara Edwards
Noel Ellis
Graham Elsdon
Ceci Enge
Jennifer Fenner
Michael Fisher
Diego Flores
Alexandra Frumovitz
Amy Fu
Rick Garcia
Kevin Garcia-Cruz
Jason Gentile
Aaron Gillego
Christine Giovannoni
Tristan Green
Kelli Griffis
Liz Grossman
Melissa Guney-Fryan
Heidi Handelsman
Téotl Hernández
Sunny Hill
Alfie Hobbs
Stephanie Holly
E’Lan Holman
Rana Ilaian
Deanna Imfeld
Danny Irving
Germaine Jackson
Julian Jones
Jamie Kelso
Tara Kheradyar
Patty Kilburn
Megan King
Phillip Korth
Amanda Krone
Craig Lowry
Johnnie Lyman
Scott Lyman
Matt Marasciullo
Katie Mark
Cara Matzen
Kara Mavers Fry
Bill Maynard
Justin McCabe
Brandon McLaughlin
Rodney McRoberts
Luke Michel
Emily Moscol
Lauren Mottles
Rachel Nagel
Gabriela Nava-Carpizo
Liza Neptune
Ai-Lien Nielsen
Michelle Noriega
Liz O’Brien
Bob Ogle
Hilaire O’Hallaron
Stacey O’Malley
Brooks Park
Hunter Pashkow
Jennifer Pashkow
Teresa Peabody
Trent Peabody
Preston Peeden
Rachel Petrella
Anna Pietrowski
Erika Pike
Joseph Ramirez
Trisha Reyes
Kieran Ridge
Robert Rios
Matthew Rivera
Julie Rosado
Timothy Rosenwong
Diane Sage
Tiffany Schell
Eva Schmidt
Lauren Segovia
Chastity Seibert
Jamie Serafini
Cecilia Shrivastava
Scott Silk
Christopher Simon
Priyanka Singh
Jed Stotsenberg
Justin Symington
Melissa Symington
Clarissa Tan
Victoria Tao
Gigi Theberge
Jocelyne Thesee-Le Bars
Johnny Thieken
Derek Thomas
Allissa Thompson
Rowena Tiojanco
Krista Tokarz
Eileen Valverde
Heather Veit
Michael Veit
David Verde
Christian Vonalt
Amy Wasserman
Casey Wheel
Anja Wheeler
Nina White
Jennifer Wiedemeier
Susan Woods
Ann Zerlaut
FORMER FACULTY/STAFF AND FRIENDS
Abigail Adams
Jenny Bjornstad
Ellen Cothran
Phillip Hua
Olga Koroleva
Eileen Mullady and Michael Seidel (d.)
Jean Nassif
Karilyn Perry
Hans Richter
MATCHING PARTNERS
Airbnb Apple
Artisan Partners
Assurant
BMO Financial Broadcom
CDW
D A Davidson
Del Monte Foods
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Illumina Foundation
Intuit
LPL Financial
Mastercard
Morgan Stanley Pacira
PlayStation Cares
Qualcomm Salesforce
ServiceNow
Sony
Teradata
Viasat
Virtus Investment Partners
CORPORATE DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS
D A Davidson
EŌS Fitness
Spotlight XYZ
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
* Indicates a multi-year pledge
*Alchera and Willy Ayyad
*Joy and Hugh Bancroft
The Bard Family
*Laura and Ric Basanese
The Bhakta Family
Yuko and Matthew Bills
Jenny and Mike Bjornstad
*David Brown and Kym Huynh
Alex and Matt Brown
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
Eugene Chen
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Patrick Dovigi
Rashida and Kuassi Dzeketey
Tracy and Gary Elmer
Kristin and Steven French
Elaine and Ray French
Linda and Michael Gallagher
Katie and Jeremy Hirst
The Horton Family
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Annette and Arthur Johnson
*The Krems Family
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
Corrie and Graham Martin
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Jean and David Nassif
Kate and Omar Nazif
Paula and Brian Neel
*Libby and Scott Neuberger
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
*Sue and Jim Ogle
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
The Pacelli Family
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
Marisela and David Penaloza
Rachel Petrella
Jori Potiker
Rochelle and Jim Putnam
Sandra Choe and David Ramsay
Laing and John Rikkers
*The Rivard Family
Raquel and Gregory Rogers
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Sonali and Daniel Santiago
Shari and Rick Sapp
Michele and Chris Saunders
Carrie and Richard Shen
Heather Bergman and Matt Steiner
Heather and Rich Steinmeier
Courtney and Bradley Stone
*The Stoyka Family
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
Signe and Jan Twardowski
*The Way Family
Kathy and Larry Willette
The Witz Family
Shelly Wu
Laura and I believe deeply in the power of education to change lives. Supporting the Opportunity Scholarship program is our way of ensuring more students can benefit from the kind of transformative experience our own children have had at Pacific Ridge.
Brent Rivard, Former Board Chair and Parent '22, '24, '27
ALL DONORS
GENERAL ENDOWMENT
The Bhakta Family
Patrick Dovigi
In honor of Audrey Dovigi-Razi
*The Footer Family
Kristin and Steven French
Annette and Arthur Johnson
Jennifer and Hans Richter
*The Rivard Family
*Esther and Dirk van den Boom
*The Way Family
Kimberley Woo
In honor of Ian Davis Woo '19
CLASS OF 2025 LEGACY GIFT
PARENTS
Anonymous
In honor of Alejandra Adelman ‘25
Ruth and Fabian Alvarez
In honor of Leslie E. Alvarez ‘25
Gina and Vincent Axelson
In honor of Nick Axelson ‘25
Suzy and Ted Benedict
In honor of Sawyer Benedict ‘25
Julie and Brad Burstin
In honor of Alia Margaux Burstin ‘25
The Carandang Family
In honor of Selina Carandang ‘25
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
In honor of Jaden Cohen ‘25
Jodi and Thomas Conti
In honor of Teagan Conti ‘25
Laura and Brian Desjean
In honor of Eli Desjean ‘25
Lisa and Thomas Dolan
In honor of Ainsley Dolan ‘25
Kristin and Steven French , Katherine ‘26 and Nathan ‘23
In honor of the Class of 2025
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
In honor of Eli Gross ‘25
The Haapanen Family
In honor of Hailey Haapanen ‘25
The Ho Family
In honor of Maggie Ho ‘25
Kelley and Wes Huggett
In honor of Brendan Huggett ’25
Eunsuk Ha and Jaemin Kim
In honor of Chloe Kim ‘25
The Laats Family
In honor of Dru Laats ‘25
The Landis Family
In honor of David Landis '25
The Lau Family
In honor of Tyler Feng ‘25
The Leong Family
In honor of Max Leong '25
Tina Patel and William Leschensky
In honor of David Leschensky '25 and Ryan Leschensky '25
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
In honor of Kevin Li ‘25
Julie and Domenic Manente
In honor of Luke BeDell ‘25
Luz Meza Miller and Gene Miller
In honor of Isabella Miller '25
Sherry and William Morrison
In honor of Arden Morrison ‘25
A.J. and Sandy Moul
In honor of Kayla Moul ‘25
Joe and Jami Palumbo
In honor of Sienna Palumbo ‘25
Anne Iverson-Peltier and Alan Peltier
In honor of Olivia Louise Peltier ‘25
Sonali and Dan Santiago
In honor of Jaden Santiago ‘25
Michele and Chris Saunders
In honor of Matthew Saunders ‘25
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
In honor of Samira Seendripu ‘25
Carrie and Richard Shen
In honor of Christopher Shen ‘25
The Simpson Family
In honor of Carter Simpson ‘25
Melissa Dennis and Jeff Swiecki
In honor of Amanda Swiecki '25
The Thomas Family
In honor of Sabrina Thomas ‘25
Rachel and Howard Tung
In honor of Sarah Grace Tung '25
The Twardowski Family
In honor of Tess Twardowski '25
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
In honor of Wyatt Jeska ’25
Our children have gained so much from their education and experiences at Pacific Ridge. We are proud to be part of this community, and supporting the endowment is our way of ensuring the school continues to thrive for future generations of students
Kent and Lily Wu, Parents '21, '25
Narda Laverde and Conrad Vanbaar
In honor of Mateo Vanbaar ‘25
Carrie and John Vieceli
In honor of Annagrace Vieceli ‘25
The Way Family
In honor of Connor Way ‘25
Beth and Chris Whyley
In honor of Megan Whyley ‘25
Nancy and Caleb Willis
In honor of Macy Willis ‘25
The Wu Family
In honor of Alice Wu ‘25
GRANDPARENT SUPPORTERS
Jill and Edward Benedict
In honor of Sawyer Benedict ‘25
Carmen Eells
In honor of Santiago Crane ‘25
Linda and Michael Gallagher
In honor of Avery Paulsen ‘25
Elaine Hahaj
In honor of Matthew Saunders ‘25
Penelope and Gary Hall
In honor of Teagan Alexi Hall ‘25
Ella and Han Helders
In honor of Safin Zaslansky ‘25
Deborah and Graham Miles
In honor of Sydney Miles ‘25
Joan and Paul Petelin
In honor of Nicholas Axelson ‘25
Mary Ann and Vern Pritchett
In honor of Sawyer Benedict ‘25
Barbara and Larry Sherman
In honor of Eli Parker Gross ‘25
Jill and Randall Simpson
In honor of Carter Simpson ‘25
As with all our efforts to thank and recognize donors, every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy of our information. If your records differ form this report, please contact Barbara Edwards in the Philanthropy Office at 760.448.9849
Congratulations to the Class of 2025 and their families for kicking off our inaugural Class Legacy Giving effort to honor their graduating seniors through contributions to the Pacific Ridge School General Endowment. The General Endowment is a permanent fund that supports the school’s long-term financial health. Unlike annual giving, endowment gifts are invested—only the earnings are used—creating a lasting source of income to enrich programs, expand access, and ensure that future generations of Firebirds benefit from the same excellent PRS experience.
