BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alan A. Pearson, President
Albina R. Miller, Vice President
Brook Cuddy, Treasurer
Donna Assumma, Secretary
Corinne Bilerman
Lucinda Cardinal
Thomas B. Casey, III
Ethan Dabbs
Peter Halloran
Vita Miller, Emeritus
Nischal Pai
Stephanie Perry
Leslie F. Thorne
Peter Ticali
Albina Miller
Co-Head of School
Leslie Thorne
Co-Head of School
Cathy Weeks
Director of Curriculum
Andie Levinger
Director of Placement
Anthony Kapp
Director of Advancement
As we look back on the 2023-2024 school year, we are filled with immense gratitude and pride for the vibrant community that is The Parkside School. Our journey together this year reaffirmed a core belief we hold dear: at Parkside, we are all students, and we are all teachers. This reciprocal exchange of learning and growth is at the heart of everything we do—each of us learning from one another, growing alongside one another, and building a stronger community together.
One of the year’s shining highlights was our Spring Benefit at Arte Cafe. Thanks to the incredible creativity and dedication of our planning committee—Danit Almog, Xhingyu Chen, Rachel Levine, Perry Rosen, and Ivy Venafro—the event raised over $104,000 in support of our arts and movement programs, including art, music, drama, yoga, and gym. The energy and generosity on display that evening was nothing short of inspiring, and it is a testament to the collective spirit that makes Parkside so special.
Our Parents Association, under the outstanding leadership of Patrick Weir, continued to foster connection and camaraderie among our families with a series of joyful events, from the Halloween Parade to the Book Fair, Holiday Party, and regular playdates in the park. These moments of togetherness strengthen the bonds between our families and are a critical part of what makes Parkside a second home for so many.
This year also marked an exciting expansion of our after-school program, offering our students even more opportunities to explore their interests and express themselves outside the classroom. We are thrilled to see how these new activities have become a space for growth and discovery for our students.
As you read through this annual report, you will get a glimpse of the meaningful work happening behind our big red doors. In articles from our OT, Speech, Social Work, and Specialties departments, you will see the dedication, expertise, and care that each of our staff members brings to their work with our students. We are deeply proud of the progress and growth we’ve witnessed this year, both in our students and in the continued evolution of our programs.
None of this would be possible without the unwavering support of our community. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the donors and volunteers who contribute their time, resources, and energy to making Parkside the nurturing, dynamic place it is. Together, we continue to build a space where each of us is both a student and a teacher, learning and growing together.
Thank you for being part of this incredible journey.
Warmly,
Albina Miller and Leslie Thorne Co-Heads of School
Dear Friends,
As we reflect on the 2023-2024 school year, we are filled with immense pride in the accomplishments of our students, staff, and community. Parkside remains strong and steadfast in its mission to support children with language-based learning disabilities, and I am pleased to share the many ways we have built upon that mission over the past year.
Parkside is able to excel in educating your children in part because of the support we receive from parents, alumni, and friends. This critical private support is what allows us to maintain the exceptional quality of our programs, hire and retain outstanding educators, and continue to provide the individualized attention that each of our students deserves. The success of our school is a direct reflection of the generosity of our broader community, and we are deeply grateful for the role you all play in making Parkside the extraordinary place that it is.
This year, the Board is proud to have approved salary increases for many of our dedicated teachers and staff. This decision reflects our deep gratitude for their tireless work and commitment, which has been instrumental in maintaining Parkside’s status as a premier funded school in the metropolitan area for children with languagebased learning differences able to accept students regardless of their family’s ability to pay tuition. The dedication of our educators, paired with the incredible partnership between parents and the school, continues to be the bedrock of our success.
Over the past year, we raised $821,235 through the Annual Fund, Spring Benefit, and other initiatives, thanks to the contributions of 438 donors. This support continues to be essential in ensuring Parkside can deliver on its mission and remain a beacon of excellence among its peers.
As we look ahead to the coming year, we are filled with optimism and confidence. The continued generosity of our community will enable us to further strengthen our financial foundation and deepen the impact Parkside has on its students and the broader New York City community. We will continue to rely on your support, and I thank you in advance for standing with us as we move forward.
Sincerely,
Alan Pearson P’01 President, Board of Directors
The Zones of Regulation program is co-taught by the Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology departments during SPOT group. Developed by Leah Kuypers, OTR/L, the Zones of Regulation fosters selfregulation and emotional self-awareness. It uses visuals to help students understand their “body” sensations, “heart” feelings, and “brain” responses. The lessons help students recognize their current zones and identify tools to match their energy to the environment or expectation. Through this program, students gain a sophisticated emotional vocabulary, insight into what might make them feel “frustrated,” “activated,” or “sleepy,” for example, and coping strategies to process their emotions. By June, a kindergartener shared, “I’m in the yellow zone for my birthday party! If I feel overwhelmed... I can take a deep breath.”
Occupational Therapists are also piloting the Interoception Curriculum, developed by Kelly Mahler, OTR/L, in several classrooms. This framework dives deeper into one of the lesser-known—but very important—senses: interoception. Interoception, or our awareness of our body’s internal state, helps us recognize and interpret sensations such as hunger, thirst, and temperature, as well as the physical responses paired with emotions
(such as a rapidly beating heart that can accompany fear).
Interoceptive awareness is a crucial component in recognizing state changes, regulating emotion, and communicating needs. It’s hard to voice what’s wrong or ask for help when we don’t know what’s going on inside our bodies and how those sensations make us feel. SPOT groups have explored interoception through body-based mindfulness activities. Lessons are designed to teach students to tune into specific sensations. Students become “Body Scientists” and investigate what it feels like to touch a tub of ice water, drink carbonated water, blow a pinwheel, or put cucumber slices on their eyes! They have enthusiastically embraced this curriculum. We’ve been impressed by the language they’ve gained in describing their physical responses to the experiments. We’ve also noticed friendships nourished through these
playful, investigative, sensory experiences. The Interoception Curriculum bolsters students’ ability to notice body signals, connect body signals to emotions, and identify “just-right” strategies to promote comfort within the body. We are excited to further expand the Interoception Curriculum at Parkside.
The Occupational Therapy department also incorporates practical and effective executive functioning strategies into our
sessions. In small groups and individual sessions, we work on task organization and project initiation through Sarah Ward’s Get Ready, Do, Done framework. We also teach children to use an analog clock so they can visualize and manage time. As they successfully plan their time and break down big projects into manageable steps, children learn that there is no limit to what they can accomplish!
One overlooked and perhaps misunderstood aspect of social work at Parkside concerns the experience of pleasure that derives from our relationships with children. Pleasure stems from feeling attached and connected to another person. There is pleasure in meeting the child’s needs and in watching a child flourish. There is pleasure in truly “seeing” another in a way that deepens connection. By “seeing,” we mean the capacity to reflect on a child’s safety, regulation, and openness to relationships. Children feel “seen” when they know we pay attention to their feelings, try to understand their actions, and promise to support them through thick and thin. Sally Provence,
a founding figure at The Yale Child Study Center and The Zero to Three Foundation, advised young parents: “Don’t just do something. Stand there and pay attention. Your child is trying to tell you something.” As social workers, we take a stance of curiosity with a child either implicitly or explicitly: “Who are you, what happened, what do you feel, what do you need, and how can I help?” We apply these same questions to ourselves: “Who am I, what happened to me, what do I feel, and what do I need?” We value the emphasis on meaning being created and shared in the relationship such that reality is transformed in a way that one feels alive, vital, and able to love and to be loved.
“These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.”
Play is a social worker’s primary means of connecting with a child. Play creates multiple opportunities to experience trust and pleasure, to explore fears and fantasies, and to make meaning in the presence of an interested clinician. Play involves the exercise of imagination and the use of symbols to communicate wishes and feelings. We see play as “space” where a child and her therapist, dyad, or group can safely discover and try out different ways of being and relating.
Play is another aspect of social, emotional, and cultural development that is often misunderstood or overlooked. Because play is frequently fun yet “aimless,” one might conclude that play lacks educative value, or even more seriously, detracts from the important pursuit of education. Indeed, play ranges from frivolous to deadly serious. Animals play for pleasure but also to perfect hunting skills essential for survival. Human play, especially in the presence of a connected and thoughtful caregiver, supercharges neural pathways intrinsic to emotional regulation. Studies demonstrate that pleasure experienced in relationships as well as pleasure from memories can mitigate the impact of stress and even dull deep psychic pain. Pleasurable relationships “buffer” stress from ACEs (adverse childhood experiences), trauma, and other environmental stressors by decreasing cortisol levels (a stress hormone made in the adrenal
— Najwa Zebian
cortex). We know that a secure and regulated child naturally seeks out learning opportunities, retains information, and is more willing to take risks and face challenges with optimism.
As social workers at Parkside, we look for every opportunity to help teachers, therapists, and parents engage children with pleasure: to laugh and play, to name their hopes for their children. As you can imagine, this kind of reflective work is frequently emotionally taxing as we continuously monitor our children and ourselves for signs of distress, dysregulation, and threat that derail relationships and learning. Kids and adults learn best in optimal levels of anxiety or stress. Too little and they get bored. Too much stress leads the body and brain to trigger its protective “alarm” states: freeze, fight, flight, and succumb. Most of a child’s energy becomes devoted to staying safe with little left for higher order thinking and reflection.
Keeping in mind that play, pleasure, and curiosity cultivated in the presence of a safe and regulated adult promote higherorder thinking and learning, we suggest that parents spend at least 10 minutes a day playing with their children. No cell phone or devices that might distract.
Follow your child’s lead in play, read a book, have a cuddle or rough and tumble time. Trust that a child’s most important interests and concerns will emerge through their actions, emotions, content, and themes. A parent’s openness, acceptance, and curiosity will more than win over the hearts of their children. Most children will look forward to the special time especially if it becomes a regular part of a busy routine. Playtime with a caregiver can be like an oasis in the desert or a rest stop on a busy highway. Parents can further benefit from paying attention to their child’s body language, words, actions, and their own. Keep a log for a week attending to what feels easy, hard, or confusing. At the end of the week, reflect on what feels new, different, exciting, or concerning. Talk with friends, loved ones, your child’s teachers, and therapists about your experiences and dive in again! Feeling safer and more connected to you, your children will draw strength and excitement from your relationship, which will naturally encourage them to broaden their learning and interests.
“If you are distressed by everything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it, and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”
As we adjust to living with Covid as an endemic and grapple with political upheaval and global conflict, now more than ever, children need time to play. Play offers real-time opportunities to make sense of how intense external events impact them internally and are transformed and expressed symbolically and verbally. As adults, we need to play as well! We can look to art, culture, and religion for further direction and inspiration. These creative mediums (much like play) capture and contain the tension between the sometimes-brutal facts of reality, while also holding tightly to living life fully, with joy, humor, and purpose.
— Marcus Aurelius
“In our opinion, the price was reasonable for the drinks and cake pop because in New York, it is expensive. Other shops might be a little more expensive because of inflation.” A helpful Yelp review? Possibly! But this Starbucks review is the final stage of a project-based activity led by Speech Therapist Jamie Nussbaum.
Educators of America describe ProjectBased Learning (PBL) as “more than just a teaching method. It is a revitalization of education for students so they can develop intellectually and emotionally.”
A good initial framework for understanding PBL, but Parkside takes this one step further... or perhaps, more accurately, several steps deeper.
Rather than focusing on isolated skills, Parkside therapists often integrate their goals into a context led or chosen by the student. This approach supports attention, motivation, and risk-taking— in short, the student is engaged!
As projects extend through weeks or even months, goals blend with deeper meaning to create an optimal learning experience.
Let’s return to the Starbucks review. Jamie and her three students chose a food review project for their work. This real-world scenario provided the context of visiting restaurants such as Starbucks, a local bubble tea shop, and a Japanese restaurant, followed by writing reviews.
A wide range of language and executive function goals were included: expanding vocabulary and sentence complexity, daily goal setting, time management, and compromising. In addition, writing goals were incorporated using Judith Hochman’s writing method. Students then distributed their reviews to the Parkside community. Jamie reflected, “The students felt extremely accomplished when their multi-month project was complete and their work was published (shared)!”
For Speech Therapist Remya Thomas, the PBL context arose from studentinitiated problem-solving. Remya recalled, “My students expressed that they had a lot of energy during our speech appointments and needed more opportunities to move around.”
A basketball hoop project became the context for Remya’s work. Communication and executive function goals included: remembering and following multi-step directions, collaborating, remaining flexible during group decisions (i.e., where to hang the
hoop), and problem-solving. Remya described this project as “a practical way to help make learning more dynamic and impactful for my students—not to mention the final product, a basketball hoop now used for movement-based therapy activities!”
As has been described, project-based learning provides opportunities for students to practice skills in the domains of social communication, language, and executive function. These skills were also addressed in a project led by Speech Therapist Greta Lincoln. Greta’s students created a board game called Random Rumble, which was “entirely child-led and incorporated both students’ interests in Minecraft and YouTube videos.” Greta used Sara Ward’s “Get Ready, Do, Done” template to support her students’
abilities to visualize the final product and work backward to plan the game goal, design the board, and create the rules. Greta described her students as meeting their goals of perspective-taking, working collaboratively, and producing specific, detailed language. Greta noted that her students “even brought Random Rumble to their classroom, where they could play with their classmates during free choice.” Random Rumble was a hit!
So what do sipping a Classic Milk Tea, dunking a Nerf basketball, and landing on the 5 Nerd Bucks Space have in common? You guessed it! They’re all examples of project-based learning through which our Parkside students practiced many different skills while experiencing the joy of learning.
At Parkside, the Arts and Movement department shines with a dynamic, individualized curriculum carefully designed to meet the goals, gifts, and energy of each student. Specialists in art, music, drama, movement, and yoga collaborate to craft programs that not only cater to each child’s unique abilities but also help them grow in ways that extend far beyond the classroom.
In art, Mr. Lonsdale offers a special “studio art” class early in the morning for students who thrive in visual arts, providing a space for those who express themselves best through creative media. One student found their confidence and voice through painting. Initially shy and hesitant to speak in class, they blossomed when given the opportunity to express themselves through vibrant canvases. Their artistic growth became a source of pride and joy, and they later contributed a central piece to the year-end school musical backdrop, a testament to the school’s ability to encourage creative expression.
Physical education with Mr. Jay provides students with the opportunity to improve their physical fitness, coordination, and teamwork. Through engaging activities and sports, gym class reinforces concepts learned in other areas, helping students bridge physical skills with classroom
lessons. It offers an active environment where students can develop their ability to work with peers while building confidence in their physical abilities.
Similarly, in yoga and movement, Ms. Ellen designs lessons that adapt to each child’s physical capabilities while fostering skills for growth. For younger students, this might mean practicing simple poses to build strength, balance, and muscle memory, while older or more physically developed children are given more advanced challenges to push them toward greater achievements. When a class needs to focus on building empathy or teamwork, Ms. Ellen incorporates cooperative games that promote kindness and community. Conversely, for a group with heightened physical strength, she might introduce more strenuous exercises, like holding a plank or mastering a tree pose.
In addition to physical and emotional growth, Ms. Ellen’s work often ties into broader classroom learning. For instance, when students studied the water cycle, she led a movement exercise that replicated the cycle’s stages, enhancing understanding through physical experience.
In music, Ms. Abby offers the “Parkside Singers,” where students gather purely for the joy of music and collective expression. The culmination of these artistic talents is most evident in the school’s year-end musical, where the entire Arts and Movement team collaborates to support the production. Mr. Lonsdale’s art students create the stage backdrops, Ms. Ellen prepares students for rehearsals through yoga and movement, Ms. Abby rehearses the musical numbers, and the drama specialists guide the students in rehearsing for their performances. This collaborative effort gives each child the chance to find their role within the production, whether in front of the spotlight or behind the scenes, fostering a deep sense of community and shared achievement.
At Parkside, specialists not only focus on individual student interests but also work closely with teachers to integrate their lessons into the broader curriculum. Whether through art, music, drama, yoga, or movement, Parkside embraces the belief that students learn in diverse ways. By recognizing and celebrating these differences, the school ensures that every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Complementary activities, such as gym, library, and chess, further support students’ physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, offering numerous opportunities for social interaction and development. By integrating these varied activities, Parkside creates an inclusive environment that nurtures the potential and creativity within every child, ensuring that each one feels empowered to express their true selves in and out of the classroom.
This holistic approach exemplifies Parkside’s dedication to creating a space where students feel seen, heard, and supported, no matter their strengths or challenges. At Parkside, it’s all about fostering an environment where every child can flourish, both artistically and personally.
PA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Patrick Weir, President
Paula Cavanaugh, Treasurer
Stacey Thomas
Maia Borus
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Room 3-1
Claire Stevick
Room 3-2
Sarah Carpenter
Room 3-3
Caroline Seklir
Room 3-4
Beth Krause
Room 4-1
Sohini Chowdhury
Room 4-2
Tanzilya Oren
Room 4-3
Lief Nielson
Suzannah Weir
Room 4-4
Vanita Shastry
Room 5-2
Orna Issler
Room 5-4
Maia Borus
HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY
Patrick Weir
Iredeoya Lavezzari
Tanzilya Oren
BOOK FAIR
Michelle Landauer, Co-Chair
Sarah Krissoff, Co-Chair
Jamie Holland, Co-Chair
Megan Arazi
Sharon Selby
Anna Jennings
Vinaya Diener
Tanzilya Oren
Paula Cavanaugh
Chris Horger
Diana Nahmias
Danit Almog
Claire Stevick
Michael Stevick
Sara Golden
Linwood Brown
Keith Haller
Natasha Mlotok
Patrick Weir
HOLIDAY PARTY CO-CHAIRS
Gilber Taylor
Linwood Brown
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Maia Borus, Chair
Paula Cavanaugh
Vinaya Diener
Grainne Saxe
Christopher Moore
Iredeoya Lavezzari
Nick Mese
Gilbert Taylor
Claire Stevick
— Patrick Weir, PA President
This 2023-2024 school year has been nothing short of extraordinary for the Parkside School Parents Association (PA). From casual playdates in the park to our unforgettable annual Holiday Party, our community has come together in wonderful ways, creating lasting memories for our children, teachers, and families alike. Here are some of the highlights from this remarkable year:
• Playdates in the Park: These low-key gatherings gave our kids the freedom to simply be kids while parents had the chance to connect and form deeper relationships beyond the school walls.
• PA Halloween Parade in Central Park: A magical day filled with costumes, games, and plenty of candy that brought smiles to our children’s faces and laughter to our community.
• PA Book Fair: This was a standout event, not only raising important funds for Parkside but also inspiring a love of reading in our students. A special shout-out goes to the Book Fair Committee for their leadership in making it all happen.
• Annual Holiday Party: A true highlight of the year! Held throughout the entire school building, this event was full of food, performers, and fun for everyone. Kudos to Linwood Brown for organizing a celebration that exceeded all expectations.
• PA Flower Power Bake Sale: A fantastic event featuring delicious treats and beautiful flowers. It also gave our kids a hands-on learning experience with handling money and making decisions. Special thanks to Sharon Shelby for her tireless contributions.
• PA Teacher Appreciation Week: Maia Borus worked tirelessly to organize this event almost singlehandedly, and the result was an outpouring of love and gratitude for our wonderful teachers and staff.
• PA End of the Year Picnic: Held at the Parkour playground, this was the perfect way to end the school year. The kids had a blast cooling off with water pistols and buckets of water, while parents enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere.
What makes these events so special is that they don’t just enrich the experiences of our children, teachers, and parents— they foster a deep sense of community. As adults, it’s easy to think of a school year as just a short span of time, but for our kids, it can feel like a lifetime. I was incredibly touched when a graduating student told me how much he loved all of the PA events and how much he’s going to miss Parkside next year. He even asked, “Can I still come to PA events next year?” That heartfelt question is a testament to the lasting impact our efforts have on our children.
As we look ahead, we’ll be saying goodbye to several key PA members as their children move on from Parkside, including Stacey Thomas, Maia Borus, and Michelle Landauer. These individuals have made incredible contributions, and they will be dearly missed. But here’s the thing: we can’t fill their shoes with just one person. We need you. Whether it’s helping with a small project or leading a larger initiative, there’s a role for every parent, and you’ll have plenty of support every step of the way.
As I’ve said before, Parkside is a special place. These kids, these teachers, and this incredible group of parents—they’re your people. We understand each other in ways that even our closest friends and extended family may not. We’re here for you, and we need you to be here for us, too.
As we look ahead to 2024-2025, we’re excited to welcome new leadership and continue our cherished traditions. We’re also eager to hear your ideas for new events. In the past, we’ve had success with virtual activities like a wine tasting, and we’d love to bring events like this to life in person. Additionally, we hope to create shared spaces for parents to exchange helpful information tailored to our community’s needs.
There’s so much potential for new and exciting ways to bring our community closer together, and your involvement is key. Together, we can continue making Parkside a wonderful, supportive environment where our children can thrive.
Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication. Let’s continue to make a difference, together.
Over the summer, The Parkside School’s lobby received a beautiful upgrade, thanks to the generous class gifts from the Classes of 2023 and 2024. Graduates, their families, and the Parents Association came together to make this thoughtful contribution, which has made a significant impact on our school community.
The new lobby furniture provides a welcoming and comfortable space for students, parents, and visitors. In addition, a digital sign was installed, which will display important announcements,
event updates, photos, birthdays, and more. This dynamic tool will help keep everyone informed and engaged with the happenings at Parkside.
We are deeply grateful to the families of the Classes of 2023 and 2024 for their generosity and continued commitment to our school!
This year, you’ve shown that you are more than ready to take on the challenges of middle school and accomplish amazing things as kind, compassionate individuals. We look forward to seeing you walk back through our red doors on 74th Street, this time as proud alumni!
On June 20, 2024, Parkside held Graduation at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on the Upper West Side. We are proud to congratulate the Class of 2024 as they move on to middle school. During the ceremony, we had the honor of hearing from Austin Lambert, a distinguished Parkside alumnus who graduated in 2017 and is heading to Rice
U University in Houston, Texas, this fall. The following is the full transcript of Austin’s speech.
Hello Ms. Miller, Ms. Thorne, teachers, specialists, parents, and graduates. My name is Austin Lambert, and I am a proud Parkside alum. I graduated in 2017 and am headed to Rice University in Houston, Texas, in the fall. I want to start off by congratulating you on this wonderful achievement. I recall being in your position seven years ago. Wearing a shiny red gown, emblematic of the red doors that welcome students every morning, I remember feeling a variety of emotions during this time: proud that I graduated, sad to be leaving my friends, teachers, and specialists, nervous about moving to a different environment, and excited to be meeting new people. But if Parkside taught me anything, it taught me to be flexible.
Looking back at my time at Parkside, I can speak to the qualities that make this school so special to me. The support I received provided a solid foundation that allowed me to tackle my challenges. I recall my first assembly and how scared I was to go on
stage. Luckily, Ms. Miller offered her support, and I sat on her lap during the performance. However, through the encouragement and Parkside’s toolbox, I was able to overcome this fear and perform in the next assembly and all future ones until I was one of the leads in the 5th-grade play.
I was grateful to give back to Parkside when I assisted at summer camp last year. It was heartwarming to see some familiar faces like Mr. Cruz, Mr. Jay, Mr. Alston, Mr. Vargas, and Ms. Frank. The culture of care that impacted me so deeply was as alive as ever. This was evident as they recognized each student’s individuality and strengths. When I wanted to learn cursive, OT found some books and helped me practice until I completed my assignments with it. I do confess that once I was told to cut down on the cursive, as its intricate patterns were time-consuming, but every now and then I return to this skill.
I have some advice for you as you head to middle school: it could be an adjustment at first, and there might be some challenges, but rest assured Parkside gave you a foundation to take on this adventure. If you are able to use the strategies Parkside taught, like taking a deep breath when overwhelmed, and developing new ones, you will be better equipped to deal with this transition and others in the future. Best of luck in middle school.
Over the summer, The Parkside School community came together to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Jane Liescheidt, who served as the Assistant to the Co-Heads of School for an extraordinary 28 years.
Jane was a steady presence in the halls of Parkside, known for her dedication, kindness, and a deep concern for our school and the familes we serve. Co-Head of School Albina Miller shared a personal reflection during the ceremony: “For me, Jane was more than a colleague; she was family. Her spirit is woven into the fabric of Parkside, and I will always cherish the moments we shared.”
Leslie Thorne, Co-Head of School, echoed these sentiments: “Jane was not just a colleague, she was a dear friend. Every day I miss her presence and her invaluable support, which helped make Parkside the nurturing community it is today.”
Alumni, parents, and staff sent remembrances of Jane’s generosity and warmth as a cornerstone of their experience at the school. One parent, Jennifer Steingart, write: “When our son was at Parkside, I spoke with Jane every day. Her love for Parkside and the children around her was evident in everything she did.”
To commemorate Jane’s legacy, we dedicated her office with a plaque that reads: “In Honor of Jane Liescheidt, Assistant to the Heads of School, with Gratitude and Fond Remembrance, for 28 Years of Devoted Support. Her Love and Commitment Shall Forever Inspire.” This plaque now stands as a reminder of her incredible contributions to Parkside.
In addition, two children’s rocking chairs in the library were dedicated in Jane’s name. These chairs symbolize her nurturing spirit and the joy she brought to the students of Parkside. They will serve as a comforting presence, just as Jane was for so many.
The ceremony concluded with a heartfelt toast to Jane: “For 28 years, Jane’s warmth, dedication, and unwavering support made our school a better place. She touched the lives of countless students, staff, and families, and her legacy of care and compassion will continue to guide us all.”
As we reflect on Jane’s life and the profound impact she had on our school, we are reminded of the countless ways she made Parkside a more compassionate and welcoming community. Her memory will forever be a blessing to us all.
Parents (100% Participation)
Corporations & Foundations $46,103 Alumni Families (30% Participation) $142,701
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INCOME
Tuition & Fees ........................................................................ $5,129,659 Contributions $821,235
Federal & State Gov’t Grants ................................................... $89,954
Other Income $57,568
TOTAL INCOME ........................................................ $6,098,416 EXPENSES
Salaries & Benefits $5,298,194
Program Expenses $228,684
General Administration $248,749
Depreciation $161,426
Fundraising Expenses $18,236
Building & Operations $81,215
TOTAL EXPENSES ..................................................... $6,036,504
TOTAL GIVING TREND 2014-2024
Bridging the gap and supporting everything from staff salaries and benefits to classroom technology, supplies and curriculum, the Annual Fund is Parkside’s fundraising priority.
We extend our sincerest thanks to every donor who gave in response to our annual appeal.
1986 FOUNDERS CLUB
$50,000+
Jonathan Givony and Rebecca Dorfman
Adam and Perry Rosen
TUITION GAP PARTNERS
$22,000+
Mary Liz Alexander ++++
Susan Miller
Michael and Diana Nahmias
Adebayo and Amelia Ogunlesi
Carl Ogunlesi ’96
Rob Tannenbaum and Gabriela Shelley +
$15,000+
Peter Gilligan and Sohini Chowdhury +
Brian Metzger and Stacey Thomas
Rene Plessner
Ira and Paula Resnick
James and Marilyn Simons
Thomas and Bonnie Uger
Anonymous
Norberto Abbate and Corinne Gallo
Andrew and Alison Adler
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
Tansel and Sila Alan
Sol Alberione
Danit Almog
Richard and Carol Alston ++
Jacqueline Ament and Nelson
Berberena +++
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
Ziv and Megan Arazi +
Vincent Aubrun and Patricia Godoy +++
Peter and Laurie Bachmann
Stacy Basner
David and Elli Basner
Rachel and Mark Berman
+ 5 or more years
++ 10 or more years
+++ 15 or more years
++++ 20 or more years
$5,000+
Jorden Bickham +
Andrew Boss and Sarah Krissoff
Tim and Paula Cavanaugh
Raghav Chari and Isha Gary +
Paul Devlin and Gretchen Morgenson
Nicolas and Masayo Douglas
Kirsten Johnson
Alison Lankenau ++++
Tongwei Liu and Julia Tung
Eugene and Laura Mazzaro ++
Maury Miller and Vanita Shastry
Drew Newton and Sarah Finegold
Fabien and Oksana Pavlowsky
Howard Pyle
Joan Snyder and Maggie Cammer
Loretta Stratton +++
Dirk Vander Wilt and Emily Wang
Kye Ye and Shu Tu
Law Offices of Regina Skyer
The Hilda Mullen Foundation +
PATRONS
$2,500+
Vipul Adlakha and Ruchy Gupta
Charles and Melanie Bensoussan +
Brook and C. Zoe Cuddy ++++
Thomas Delaney and Patrick Mullin +
Thomas and Mary Jane Gilligan
Patrick Hoffman and Reyhan Harmanci
Jonathan and Jamie Holland
Erez Geron and Orna Issler
Anna Jennings
Kerry O’Donnell
Lane Schaffer and Karen Rabinowicz
Hyacinth Ruiter
John Dwyer and Grainne Saxe
Jon and Jenny Steingart
Joseph and Ivy Venafro
Jie Yu and Xina Ren
Law Office of Ng & Wasserman PLLC
Jake Bilerman ’23
Robert Bogan
Maia and Markus Borus
James and Kathleen Bowers +
Beth Brenzel +
Todd Bressi and Amy Lempert +
G. David Brinton and Janet Mattick +++
Nancy Broadway
Linwood Brown and Gilbert Taylor
Martha Brown
Elizabeth Browne and Conrad Mselle
Patrick Brune and Fred Greenblatt ++
Valerie Bruno-Olynyk
Richard Buckholz and Heidi Bush
Michael Burguieres and Michelle Landauer
Cindy Cardinal and Daniel Tamkin
Brad and Ashley Carlin +
Chris Horger and Sarah Carpenter
Deborah Carver
Philip and Carol Chan
David and Linda Chew
David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen
Subrata and Elisabeth Chowdhury +
Kevin Collins and Leonor Lorenzi +
Paul and Janet Cord
Jim Moy and Sandra Corro-Moy
Alice Cunningham +
Ethan and Jenna Dabbs ++
Mihaela and Peter Dan
Duane Pinder and Brenda Davis
Joan Delaney + Nica Delbourgo
Lucy Diamond
Lara Diener
Linda Diener
Anton and Vinaya Diener
Mary DiPerna +
Sheldon and Laurie Dosik
John and Gail Duncan
Teresa Dwyer
Johnny Dwyer and Sarah Magid
Ron and Deborah Eisenberg
Robert and Margaret Eisenstadt
Coretta Essilfie ++
Shelley and Steven Faro
Nuno and Nicola Fernandes
Jack and Marianne Ferraro
Juliet Fink
Nathaniel and Aviva Fintz
Sharon Selby and Gary Fogelman
Adam Francique
Kevin and Joan Frawley
Seth Freeman and Carolyn Barker
William Brodsky and Minna Fyer +++
Scott and Elizabeth Gellman
Elisa Gerber Jonathan Manford
Ted and Christine Gerstein
Simon Glick and Leah Edmunds
Mark and Leslie Godridge
Robin Goldberg
Lori Golden
Daniel and Sara Golden
Maria Gonzalez
Daniel and Beverly Green ++
Thomas and Mary Jane Haher
Peter and Margarita Halloran +++
David and Alexis Hill
Keith Haller and Randi Hirschberg
Sam and Katie Holliday
Peter and Lisa Holsberg
Jasmine Hopkins
Rebecca Hornstein ++
Lila Howard
John and Rosalie Hughes
Scott and Lisa Hustis
Blaed Hutchinson
Joel and Alissa Isaacson
Nelson Johnson
Helene Jorgensen +
Judith and Gary Kadi
Nareg and Marlene Kalaydjian
Marco and Mayra Kalisch
Anthony Kapp and Alexander Sikkema-Kapp +
Jim Kunen and Lisa Karlin
Robyn Karp
Tali Ann Katz
Stuart and Beth Katz
Michael Katz and Irene Moy
Rob Muhlrad and Shelly Kessler
Renee Khatami
Milton and Heidi Klein +
Serhat and Beth Krause
Madelon Krissoff
Michele Kule-Korgood
Will Whitesell and Felicia La Forgia
Andrew Lambert ++
Chris Weeks and Cathy Lankenau-Weeks
Iredeoya Lavezzari
David and Meredith Lee
Ben and Wendy Lehmann
Amy Levine
Andrew and Laurie Levine
Jeffrey and Rachel Levine
Andrea Levinger-Phelan and Peter
Phelan
Jane and Richard Liescheidt +++
Joseph and Kay Lindenfield
Frances Lo Casto
Bob Maclay and Karen Lundry
Johnny Dwyer and Sarah Magid
Jon and Sharmee Mah +
Carolyn Malcolm
Angelos Marketos
Stu Markowitz
Claudia Marks ++
Anthony and Mary Lou Marotta
Ivan Martinez and Patty Adams Martinez
Boaz Mourad and Stacey Matthias
Marcia McCabe
Richard and Amy McDaid
Andor Skotnes and Teresa Meade
Gary Mellen ++++
Efrain and Judy Mendez
Nicholas Mesce
Christopher and Deborah Milite ++++
Albina Miller and Preston Faro +++
Morlon Mitchell
Akiko Miyake +
Anki Mlotok
Doug Vander Schauw and Natasha Mlotok
Dina Monte
Federico Lozano and Lucrecia
Montemayor
Dorothea Moore +++
David and Barbara Morris
Ozier Muhammad and Lisa Redd
Paul and Linda Mulhauser
Declan and Denise O’Dea
Inmeka Olmeda
Robert Silverstein and Wanda Olson
Michael and Tanzilya Oren
Glenn Cox and Alisha Ostacher Cox
Nischal and Aline Pai
Lief Nielsen and Uma Parikh-Nielsen
Kyle Pearson
Alan and Leslie Pearson ++++
Stephen Pearson
Jeffrey and Nancie Perlowitz ++++
William and Stephanie Perry
Michael Plevener
Cary and Elyse Pollock +++
Arcady Lapiro and Shelley Poniachek
Harvey Poniachek +
Lucy Prager
Jimmy and Rhonda Quan + Ozier Muhammad and Lisa Redd
Iris Reyl ’22
Sarah Ritter
Sean Roh and Jiea An
Katie Roose
Liz Roose
Maura Rose and Thom Primer
Natalie Rose ’14
Neal Rosenberg
Jason and Heidi Rosenfarb
Brett Hine and Sue Rosenthal
Jeffrey Rothman and Nancy Sacks + Fredric and Vivienne Rottman + Earl Figueroa and Unique
Samuel-Figueroa
Nicholas Stern and Barbara Samuels
Joshua Sapan and Ann Foley
Roisin Saxe
Fearghal Saxe
Julie Sazant ++
Neil Sazant and Jennifer Taplin Sazant
Minna Schneider
Susan Schwartz
Hollis Burridge and Michaela Schwartz
Christopher Browne and Caroline Seklir
Gary Fogelman and Sharon Selby
Simon and Elana Shafir
Johann von Hoffmann and Leah Shalev
Chakrakodi and Mangala Shastry
Paul and Claudia Shaum
Mark Silberberg and Tracy Butler
Nathan Rosen and Priva Simon
Michael and Elizabeth Singer
Darren Skotnes ’88
Hayward and Barbara Smith
Alexander Soiefer ’13
Rachel Sosland
Freddie Chambers and Paula Steele
Michael and Claire Stevick
Deirdre Stokes
Marc and Dikla Strohl
Leslie Thorne and Tom Casey +++
Peter Ticali ++
Anne Tuohy and Neil Scriptunas
Katie Tuss
Rachel Vannucci and Mick Bonde ++
Andrew and Alison Adler
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
Mary Liz Alexander ++++
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
Vincent Aubrun and Patricia Godoy +++
Peter and Laurie Bachmann
David and Elli Basner
Jake Bilerman ’23
Robert Bogan
James and Kathleen Bowers + Todd Bressi and Amy Lempert + G. David Brinton and Janet Mattick +++
Nancy Broadway
Martha Brown
Elizabeth Browne and Conrad Mselle
Richard Buckholz and Heidi Bush
Violet Carlin ’23
Deborah Carver
Philip and Carol Chan
David and Linda Chew
Kevin Collins and Leonor Lorenzi +
Paul and Janet Cord
Jim Moy and Sandra Corro-Moy
Brook and C. Zoe Cuddy ++++
Alice Cunningham +
Ethan and Jenna Dabbs ++
Mihaela and Peter Dan
Duane Pinder and Brenda Davis
Joan Delaney +
Thomas Delaney and Patrick Mullin +
Lucy Diamond
Mary DiPerna +
Sheldon and Laurie Dosik
Johnny Dwyer and Sarah Magid
Robert and Margaret Eisenstadt
David and Elizabeth Varga
Tom Vega and Victor Santiago
Robert and Jane Venafro
Patrick and Suzannah Weir
Matthew and Joanna Weiss
Erin White
Barry Strongin and Laura Whitman
Nicholas Santos and Ebony
Williams-Santos
Frank Chaney and Ronda Wist
Howard Jacobson and Kathryn Wolfson
Julie Wood and Alissa Ginsberg
Christine Yen
Coretta Essilfie ++
Nuno and Nicola Fernandes
Kevin and Joan Frawley
Seth Freeman and Carolyn Barker
William Brodsky and Minna Fyer +++
Ted and Christine Gerstein
Simon Glick and Leah Edmunds
Mark and Leslie Godridge
Daniel and Beverly Green ++
German Guerrero and Kimerly Polak-Guerrero
Thomas and Mary Jane Haher
Peter and Margarita Halloran +++
David and Alexis Hill
Sam and Katie Holliday
Peter and Lisa Holsberg
Rebecca Hornstein ++
John and Rosalie Hughes
Blaed Hutchinson
Joel and Alissa Isaacson
Judith and Gary Kadi
Nareg and Marlene Kalaydjian
Marco and Mayra Kalisch
Michael Katz and Irene Moy
Will Whitesell and Felicia La Forgia
Andrew Lambert ++
Ben and Wendy Lehmann
Ben and Wendy Lehmann
Joseph and Kay Lindenfield
Tongwei Liu and Julia Tung
Bob Maclay and Karen Lundry
Johnny Dwyer and Sarah Magid
Jon and Sharmee Mah +
Carolyn Malcolm
Claudia Marks ++
Maggie Yoon ’13
Eric and Caroline Yoon
Paula Zahn
Marie Zehngebot
Diane Zeitlin
Antoine and Michelle Zemor
Zachary and Arna Zohlman
Ivan Martinez and Patty Adams Martinez
Boaz Mourad and Stacey Matthias
Eugene and Laura Mazzaro ++
Marcia McCabe
Richard and Amy McDaid
Andor Skotnes and Teresa Meade ++
Gary Mellen ++++
Christopher and Deborah Milite
Akiko Miyake +
Federico Lozano and Lucrecia Montemayor
Paul Devlin and Gretchen Morgenson
Ozier Muhammad and Lisa Redd
Paul and Linda Mulhauser
Thomas Delaney and Patrick Mullin + Declan and Denise O’Dea
Kerry O’Donnell
Adebayo and Amelia Ogunlesi
Carl Ogunlesi ’96
Robert Silverstein and Wanda Olson
Glenn Cox and Alisha Ostacher Cox
Nischal and Aline Pai
Alan and Leslie Pearson ++++
Jeffrey and Nancie Perlowitz ++++
William and Stephanie Perry
Cary and Elyse Pollock +++
Lucy Prager
Lane Schaffer and Karen Rabinowicz
Ozier Muhammad and Lisa Redd
Iris Reyl ’22
Maura Rose and Thom Primer
Natalie Rose ’14
Jason and Heidi Rosenfarb
Brett Hine and Sue Rosenthal
Fredric and Vivienne Rottman +
Earl Figueroa and Unique Samuel-Figueroa
Nicholas Stern and Barbara Samuels
Joshua Sapan and Ann Foley
Julie Sazant ++
Minna Schneider
Hollis Burridge and Michaela Schwartz
Paul and Claudia Shaum
Mark Silberberg and Tracy Butler
Nathan Rosen and Priva Simon
Michael and Elizabeth Singer
Darren Skotnes ’88
Hayward and Barbara Smith
Alexander Soiefer ’13
Freddie Chambers and Paula Steele
Jon and Jenny Steingart
Marc and Dikla Strohl
David and Elizabeth Varga
Matthew and Joanna Weiss
Barry Strongin and Laura Whitman
Richard Alston ++
Jacqueline Ament +++
Rachel Berman
Beth Brenzel +
Patrick Brune ++
Nica Delbourgo
Robin Goldberg
Anthony Kapp + Lisa Karlin
Alison Lankenau ++++
Cathy Lankenau-Weeks
Andrea Levinger-Phelan
JaneLiescheidt +++
Frances Lo Casto
Albina Miller +++
Morlon Mitchell
Barbara Morris
Inmeka Olmeda
AlphaSights, Ltd.
Arnhold Foundation, Inc. + Bank Leumi
Down the Road Education
Ira M. Resnick Foundation
Joseph Rosen Foundation Inc.
Law Office of Ng & Wasserman PLLC
Law Offices of Regina Skyer
Live Breathe Fitness, Inc.
MJS Foundation, Inc.
Nathan Tannenbaum Foundation, Inc. + New Fortress Energy
Omaha Community Foundation
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
Pfizer
Polak & Guerrero Fund
SS&C Technologies
The Hilda Mullen Foundation +
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
The Wasserman Foundation
TIAA Serves
Valley National Bank
Nicholas Santos and Ebony Williams-Santos
Frank Chaney and Ronda Wist
Howard Jacobson and Kathryn Wolfson
Eric and Caroline Yoon
Maggie Yoon ’13
Paula Zahn
Marie Zehngebot
Antoine and Michelle Zemor
Zachary and Arna Zohlman
Michael Plevener
Rachel Sosland
Leslie Thorne and Tom Casey +++
Anne Tuohy
Rachel Vannucci ++
Erin White
Christine Yen
Diane Zeitlin
In Memory of Gabriella Ticali
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
In Memory of Harriet Adams Redd
Ozier Muhammad and Lisa Redd
In Memory of Jane Liescheidt
Mary Liz Alexander
Jacqueline Ament and Nelson Berberena
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
David and Elli Basner
Rachel and Mark Berman
Michael and Corinne Bilerman
Simeon Chew ‘18
Brook and C. Zoe Cuddy
Adria De Landri
Mary DiPerna
Nicolas and Masayo Douglas
In Honor of Adiv Nahmias ’24
David and Barbara Morris
Rebecca Frank
Heidi Green
David and Alexis Hill
Laura and Dane Joella
Anthony Kapp and Alexander Sikkema-Kapp
Alison Lankenau
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
Inmeka Olmeda
Fabien and Oksana Pavlowsky
Richard and Beth
Joshua Sapan and Ann Foley
Jessica Scovel and Tony Low
Simon and Elana Shafir
Nadav and Francine Silberstein
Jon and Jenny Steingart
Leslie Thorne and Tom Casey
Nicholas and Ebony
Christine Yen
In Honor of Albina Miller and Leslie Thorne
John and Rosalie Hughes
Jim Kunen and Lisa Karlin
Judy and Efrain Mendez
In Honor of Parkside’s Faculty, Staff and Community
Joan Snyder and Maggie Cammer
David and Alexis Hill
In Honor of Andie Levinger and the Teachers at Parkside
Krishna & Sabeen Thiyagarajan
In Honor of Anki Mlotom
Doug Vander Schauw and Natasha Mlotok
In Honor of Dominique Brown ’97
Martha Brown
In Honor of Eliana, Asher, and the Dwyer Saxe Family
Teresa Dwyer
Roisin Saxe
Deirdre Stokes
Fearghal Saxe
In Honor of Harish Ahilan ’14
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
In Honor of Max Blankenbaker
Jorden Bickham
In Memory of Mark Schneider
Minna Schneider
In Memory of Marquita Hannibal-Francique
Adam Francique
In Memory of Max Olynyk
Valerie Bruno-Olynyk
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
In Honor of Meera Diener
Linda Diener
In Honor of Ms. Kelly Holmes and Ms. Suzanne Dirks
Nathaniel and Aviva Fintz
In Honor of Nick Goutman ’07
Marcia McCabe
In Honor of Olive Golden
Daniel and Sara Golden
Lori Golden
Robyn Karp
Katie Roose
Liz Roose
In Honor of Pazia Yael Levine
Tali Ann Katz
Amy Levine
Andrew and Laurie Levine
In Honor of Reenah Schwartz
Hollis Burridge and Michaela Schwartz
In Honor of Rob Tannenbaum
Susan Schwartz
In Honor of Parkside’s Speech Pathology Department
Patrick Brune and Fred Greenblatt
In Honor of Thomas Casey
Christopher and Deborah Milite
We extend a very special thank you to to the members of our community, and their friends and supporters, who launched campaigns on behalf of Parkside through Facebook and Instagram.
Gino M. Tadiar
Birthday Fundraiser on Facebook and Instagram
Rowena Santiago
Jonathan Macagba
Gino Tadiar
Jamie Holland
#GivingTuesday Fundraiser on Facebook and Instagram
Dorsey Campbell
Angela Christensen
Jamie Holland
Jennifer Iwanicki
Audrey Johns
Rosemarie Oakley
Lynn Wilderman
Rob Tannenbaum
Birthday Fundraiser on Facebook
Emily Armstrong
Carol Cashion
Erin Clermont
Bonnie Cole
Tammy Faye
Anonymous
Mary Liz Alexander
Jacqueline Ament and Nelson Berberena
Para Ahilan and Nirilla Anthonimuthu
Ziv and Megan Arazi
David and Elli Basner
Rachel and Mark Berman
Michael and Corinne Bilerman
Maia and Markus Borus
Raghav Chari and Isha Gary
Simeon Chew ’18
Brook and C. Zoe Cuddy
Adria De Landri
Mary DiPerna
Nicolas and Masayo Douglas
Guy Finley
Elizabeth Fox
Chris Frintz
Bobbie Gale
Susie Galvin
Susannah Greenberg
Richard Hsu
Orna Issler
Pat Ivers
Marlene Kalaydjian
Jody Kurilla
Felix Lau
Lorie Lytle
Kelly MacGaunn
Don Maggi
Rhonda Markowitz
Carla Mercer
Jessie Murphy
Cathy Nevins
Brendan O’Neill
Ann Powers
Catherine Rademacher
Stephen Randall
David Rensin
Nina Rich
Rebecca Frank
Heidi Green
David and Alexis Hill
Laura and Dane Joella
Helene Jorgensen
Anthony Kapp and Alexander
Sikkema-Kapp
Michael Burguieres and Michelle Landauer
Alison Lankenau
Efrain and Judy Mendez
Maria Mesce
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
Inmeka Olmeda
Lief Nielsen and Uma Parikh-Nielsen
Fabien and Oksana Pavlowsky
Julie Robichaux
Dave Scheff
Andy Schwartz
Kayt Sukel
Meg Symsyk
Traci Thomas
Lynne Volkman
Tracy Zamot
The Parkside School
#GivingTuesday Fundraiser on Facebook and Instagram
Sila Alan
Patrick Brune
Paula Cavanaugh
Jesse Huwer
Anthony Kapp
Stacey Krauser
Rosemarie Martin
Christine Munnelly
Noreen Munnelly
Julie Pifer
Leslie Thorne
Suzannah Weir
Howard Pyle
Sean Roh and Jiea An
Richard Rubin and Beth Rosenberg
Joshua Sapan and Ann Foley
Jessica Scovel and Tony Low
Simon and Elana Shafir
Nadav and Francine Silberstein
Molly Snyder-Fink
Jon and Jenny Steingart
Rob Tannenbaum and Gabriela Shelley
Leslie Thorne and Tom Casey
Nicholas Santos and Ebony Williams-Santos
Christine Yen
Minted, LLC
Anaya Anderson ’23
David and Elli Basner
Stuart and Dina Berrin
Michael and Corinne Bilerman
James and Kathleen Bowers
Violet Carlin ’23
Simeon Chew ’18
Marsha Cole
Cameron Cox ’18
Ethan and Jenna Dabbs
John and Erin Dalton
Ruby Dwyer ’18
Simon Glick and Leah Edmunds
Ted and Christine Gerstein
Cass Golkin ’96
Thomas and Mary Jane Haher
Catherine Halloran ’13
Social Work Department
Anna Freud Foundation
Yearbook
Parkside Parents Association
Estela Helguera-Tegeder ’21
Emmy Holliday ’21
Rebecca Hornstein
Samantha Johnson ’22
Sevana Kalaydjian ’23
Avtar and Salinee Kang
Amanda Kauftheil ’02
Robert King and Anne Davis
Max Lee Sarnoff ’17
Noah Leon-Wales ’22
Cameron Mansuri ’11
Denisa McIntyre ’04
Thomas Delaney and Patrick Mullin
Monroe Palmer ’23
Shari Patrick
William and Stephanie Perry
Francisco Renta and Marlo Navarro
Iris Reyl ‘22
Lucas Rizzi ’17
Laura-Ann Robb and Michele Weber
Natalie Rose ’14
Julie Sazant
Mark Silberberg
Darren Skotnes ’88
Emily Stephenson
Marc and Dikla Strohl
Chelsey Tabor ’04
Preston Tabora ’22
Jeffrey Tarpley ’16
Matthew Taub ’19
Matthew and Joanna Weiss
Maggie Yoon ’13
Zachary and Arna Zohlman
Joyful Eats Three LLC (Mimi Cheng’s Dumplings)
Michelle Landauer
Judy Mendez
Doreen Odell
Danit Almog
Xhingyu Chen
Rachel Levine
Perry Rosen
Ivy Venafro
DIAMOND SPONSOR
Select Equity Foundation
GOLD SPONSORS
Mary Elizabeth Alexander
Law Offices of Regina Skyer
SILVER SPONSOR
Geminex Group
AD SPONSORS
Rare Violins of New York
Skyer Law
The Parkside School Board of Directors
Judy Wood, Darrow Wood and Sash
Reuther
SPECIAL THANKS
Rosalind Brown
Christie’s
Design Lithographers
Heidi Green Photography
Abby Huskisson
Rachel Koffsky
James Lonsdale
Bill Nelson
Vanita Shastry
Tansel and Sila Alan
Sol Alberione
Mary Liz Alexander
Danit Almog
Ziv and Megan Arazi
Donna Assumma
Michael and Corinne Bilerman
Patricia Brickley
Jake Brodlie
Gilbert Taylor and Linwood Brown
Valerie Bruno-Olynyk
Michael Burguieres and Michelle Landauer
Cindy Cardinal and Daniel Tamkin
Brad and Ashley Carlin
Carrie Catapano
Tim and Paula Cavanaugh
David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen
Peter Gilligan and Sohini Chowdhury
Brook and C. Zoe Cuddy
Alice Cunningham
Ethan and Jenna Dabbs
Law Offices of Adam Dayan
Adria De Landri
Nica Delbourgo
Vinaya Diener
Christopher and Sarah Dolan
Nicolas and Masayo Douglas
Albina Miller and Preston Faro
Emily Faro
Nathaniel and Aviva Fintz
Sharon Selby and Gary Fogelman
Ann Foley
Scott and Elizabeth Gellman
Simon Glick and Leah Edmunds
Daniel and Sara Golden
Maria Gonzalez
Peter and Margarita Halloran
Peter Halloran
Patrick Hoffman and Reyhan Harmanci
Jonathan and Jamie Holland
Jasmine Hopkins
Scott and Lisa Hustis
Erez Geron and Orna Issler
Anna Jennings
Kirsten Johnson
Nareg and Marlene Kalaydjian
Anthony Kapp and Alexander Sikkema-Kapp
Rebecca Kebbel
Mary Ann Krause
Serhat and Beth Krause
Andrew Boss and Sarah Krissoff
James Penfold and Paola Kudacki
Thomas Sunshine and Nadia Kuprian
Michael Lattis and Michelle Pakula
Iredeoya Lavezzari
David and Meredith Lee
Jeffrey and Rachel Levine
Live Breathe Fitness, Inc
Paul Chew and Bindia Malhotra
Jillian Mayonove
Efrain and Judy Mendez
Heather Mendez
Brian Metzger and Stacey Thomas
David and Inez Metzger
Maury Miller and Vanita Shastry
Doug Vander Schauw and Natasha Mlotok
Christopher Moore
Michael and Diana Nahmias
Michael and Tanzilya Oren
Nischal and Aline Pai
Edouard Paknia
Fabien and Oksana Pavlowsky
Alan and Leslie Pearson
Kyle Pearson
William and Stephanie Perry
Jimmy and Rhonda Quan
Charles and Hilary Reyl
Marie Rice
Anni and James Robertson
Adam and Perry Rosen
John Dwyer and Grainne Saxe
Christopher Browne and Caroline Seklir
Gary Fogelman and Sharon Selby
Dorothy Shalev
Johann von Hoffmann and Leah Shalev
Rob Tannenbaum and Gabriela Shelley
Law Offices of Regina Skyer
Joan Snyder and Maggie Cammer
Molly Snyder-Fink
Sia Sotirakis
Michael and Claire Stevick
Jorge Sosa and Sarah Taylor
Howard Thomas
Leslie Thorne and Tom Casey
Peter Ticali
Katie Tuss
Bonnie and Thomas Uger
Robin Unterberg
Joseph and Ivy Venafro
Patrick and Suzannah Weir
Judy Wood
Julie Wood and Alissa Ginsberg
Kye Ye and Shu Tu
IN-KIND DONORS
Mary Liz Alexander P’92
Jacqueline Ament
Leah Bataille
Bee In Motion
Brooklearn
Tom Casey
Abby Chirokas
Classic Kids Photography
Rebecca Colwell
Danbee Arts & Dance Camp
Nica Delbourgo
Nick and Karen Dragani P’23
Audrey Eisenberg
Clara Elser
ESPN
Eva Quinn Photography
Food & Wine Magazine
Jenna Forsthuber
Rebecca Frank
Jonathan Givony
Kristen Guerriero
Heidi Green Photography
Kelly Holmes
Abby Huskisson
Dina Hwang
Ray Isle
The Jewish Museum
Pamela Joy
Anthony Kapp
Sara Karp
Ariela Katz
Hannah Kearney
Alison Kim
Amanda Klotz
The Late Show with Stephen
Colbert
Rachel Levine
Greta Lincoln
Brian Loesch
James Lonsdale
Mark Ryan Salon
Jillian Mayonove
Shira Mechanic
Michelle Mejia
Yamilex Mejia
The Metropolitan Opera
Albina Miller
Yvonne Miller
Melissa Moy
The Museum of Modern Art
Judy Nunez
Jamie Nussbaum
Kerry O’Donnell P’16
The Pearson Family
Liseth Pieprzak
Michael Pitt
Poor Richard’s Landing
Perry Rosen
Marissa Schattner
Jessica Scovel
Gabriela Shelley
Iva Smith
Joan Snyder
Molly Snyder-Fink
Sia Sotirakis
Rachel Spears
Jenny and Jon Steingart P’20
Claire Stevick
Sully & Vanilla
Supermud Pottery
Rita Sverdlova
Courtney Takahashi
Jaymie Tannor
The Mews
Remya Thomas
Sarah Thompson
Leslie Thorne
Maggie Tracy
Twinkle Playspace
Berkshire United Sports Camp
Vincent Visceglia P’19
Suzannah Weir
Ellen Wood
Christine Yen
Your generosity plays a crucial role in sustaining The Parkside School’s mission to provide exceptional education for children with language-based learning differences and disabilities. Gifts from our community enhance our programs, support our dedicated faculty, and ensure that every child thrives in a nurturing environment. Your contribution, no matter the size, makes a lasting impact on the lives of our students.
The Annual Fund is the cornerstone of our fundraising efforts. These unrestricted gifts support every aspect of school life, from innovative teaching programs to scholarships. We encourage every family, alumni, and friend of Parkside to participate at a level that is comfortable for you.
Make a continuous impact by setting up a recurring gift. Monthly or quarterly donations provide Parkside with a steady stream of support, allowing us to plan for the future and continue enriching the student experience year-round.
A gift of securities, such as stocks or bonds, is a tax-effective way to support Parkside. Donating appreciated securities can result in significant tax savings while making a meaningful contribution to the school’s growth.
By including Parkside in your estate plans, you can ensure the long-term success of our programs and leave a lasting legacy. Planned gifts provide critical support for future generations of Parkside students, allowing us to continue our mission for years to come.
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