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IN THIS ISSUE Celebrating 25 Years of

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Celebrating 25 Years of Dance

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A Season for All Sports

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Capstones: A Showcase of Intellectual Curiosity

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Donor Roll: 2020–2021

Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20 joins Lola Williams ’21 in a conversation moderated by the Head of Arts, Michael S. Robinson, as we shine a light on the dance program.

Dance is stronger than ever at Poly as we look back at how the program started and the faculty and students who brought it to life.

Celebrating 25 Years of Dance

Poly coaches across 18 sports were more than ready to get back on the field of competition when it was safe to play making spring 2021 a season like no other.

Culminating projects for Grades 8 and 12 have celebrated students’ curiosity and rigor as an integral part of our academic program. This year, Grade 4 debuted its own capstone project.

In this feature, we highlight a sampling of initiatives and events of the previous year that helped to foster an inclusive environment for our community.

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We recognize the contributions of the Poly community members who help to make sure students have an extraordinary education.

A performance from the 2014 Spring Dance Concert featuring Anise Diaz ’14, Thomas Clark ’14, and Sydney Marcus ’15.

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Gauri Purohit’21 in the 2020 Afternoon of Student Choreography; Varsity baseball players practice pitching; Lower School DEI activities; Helena Elko conducts an outdoor Middle School art class.

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In September 1996, Poly welcomed its first dance faculty member to build on its already impressive theater program. As we shine a light on the dance program in this issue, Lola Williams ’21 and Head of Arts Michael S. Robinson joined Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20 at this Poly Table.

Poly Dance this year. This is Lola’s thirteenth year at Poly. How has dance helped you as you made your journey through the three divisions?

LOLA WILLIAMS: I first started dancing at Poly with Shannon Hummel at the Lower School. It was mainly creative movement, getting in tune with your body and then working my way to the Middle School. The first taste I got of this campus was as part of the Poly Performing Arts Camp. And then that’s where I met Ms. Hacker and got to see the stage for the first time. That’s when I thought this is an environment that I want to put myself in.

From there I went to Young Dancers, got to be one of the leaders of Tower Dancers in eighth grade, choreographed a piece. And then, it was time to go into high school and audition for the Dance Team.

As the grades ahead of me went into Upper School, I wanted to be a part of that, I wanted to be with them. After auditioning and getting on Dance Team, I was welcomed into a great group and able to cultivate these genuine friendships and push myself in terms of new styles of dance. Now, I am the captain of Dance Team. It enabled me to form a leadership role. So everything really came full circle for me, but mainly it allowed me to establish my place here and truly cultivate certain parts of my identity.

MR: You ended up having this pandemic experience of dancing for a film out on the field before Thanksgiving, which no other dance generation at Poly has experienced. I think we’ll always look back on these photos in Poly history.

the age of the mask needs dance more than ever.

The mask has taken away such a meaningful part of our interaction that when you get to see someone as gifted as Lola communicate in that way, I think that there’s more resonance. We all need to improve our different means of expressing ourselves.

MR: We say, “Mind, body and spirit,” and there’s no place that shows up more for me than in this intersection that is the artistry meets athleticism of dance. And I think that might be one of the reasons why Poly loves dance so much, because it brings together these histories of arts and athletics in a way that’s unified in the bodies and in the creativity of our dancers.

LW: Dance does embody mind, body, and spirit, because as I’ve danced and grown up in this dance world, I realized that it is holistic. You have to embrace all of those aspects to honestly be successful. With your mind, you have to be present, be there to work with new people, learn new styles of dance, be open to criticism, and reflect on yourself. We use our bodies to tell stories, so you have to be in tune with it. And for spirit, for a lot of dancers, you use it as a form of release and selfexpression and I feel like dancers are also naturally giving people because we want to perform, share our stories. As we dance, we want to hopefully connect to a broader audience as well.

MR: I think it’s interesting that the original dance studio on this campus was built as part of an athletics addition that was about health and training and an expansion of what those kinds of resources would be. As we move forward, I love athleticism of the kind of art making that dance makes. But I also think it’s one of those places where I know a lot of our athletes dance by being on step team or dance team and finish an athletic season and then dance.

During the pandemic, Poly’s Advanced Dance performed for a film on the football field (below). In more usual times, audiences enjoy our own Broadway in Brooklyn Upper School musicals, such as Grease, and our Step Team inspires the crowd at Oasis Night (above).

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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MR: I think about the wonderful joyousness of the

AB: I was a swimmer in my youth, but I took a year

of ballet with some teammates. I think in terms of what I like about the concept of mind, body, spirit is that it reflects the totality of being a human being.

Dance is this beautiful, inspiring expression of that because it is about our ability to control our movement while expressing that humanity, that spirit. It’s not just acting out the choreography, it’s actually acting out the spirit of it. And so I think that those three things really come together in an inspiring way through dance.

MR: One of the things that’s exciting about Poly’s commitment to dance is all Lower School students dance. When they move up, the Music and Dance Concert showing this cumulative work is a rite of passage. Currently fifth graders do extensive work with a partnership with the Streb Company, where they learn acrobatics and swing from trapezes in a circus-meets-falling experience. I think that’s an interesting way to get kids who might not think of themselves as dancers.

LW: Once you have the technique and you really master that, then you have the room to explore, instead of just aimlessly doing something that might look cool and be really expressive. You want to master the technique or certain training.

Poly African Drum and Dance Club is a highlight of the Spring Dance Concert. The Afternoon of Student Choreography gives students, such as Lola Williams ’21, who is featured throughout this piece, the opportunity to choreograph dances for their classmates and selves to perform.

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where expressions of activism and community engagement have been part of that work. I would give a shout out that Park Cannon, Class of 2009, Georgia State Representative, was captain of the Dance and Step teams. So there’s a great history of dancers doing meaningful work in the world here, and making a beautiful work, but also connected to bigger questions. Lola, why do you think that process is at home here in dance at Poly? Why do you think that dance, and maybe some of those activities, Step Team or Dance Team, are places where students have been able to do that work?

LW: The dance community as a whole at Poly is very tight-knit. Because we all know each other so well, and because we take the same classes, we have this like-minded mentality and experiences that we share. It’s created this safe space for us where we feel comfortable enough to share our personal stories with movement or even in person and, without hesitation, be a part of the community. I also feel like the teachers that we have here are so welcoming and they encourage students to not restrict themselves.

I feel Poly also gives the dancers opportunities to progress in the dance world here. In past years, we could host Afternoon of Student Choreography.

You could make your own dances to share your culture or your own personal experiences, collaborate with other students to express something that is going on within the school, or [create] something that your friend group is trying to work through. Once you get to Dance Team you’re like, “Oh, I did this when I was in Middle School. I want to take the next step and lead Dance Team.” And, as a senior, I feel like a lot of people wait for that kind of opportunity to be there, to be in charge of the Homecoming dance, and be in charge of Oasis Night, and little pep rallies that will enhance the Poly spirit, and also at the same time unite your own little group.

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cultural celebration aspect of African Dance and Drum, and the vibrancy of that performance work that I’m not sure a lot of other schools would have the same quality of resources and scholarship that brings, and that whole experience is just so dynamic and engaged and authentic.

AB: It takes courage to be a dancer because you’re putting it out there. You’re standing on the stage and fully giving of yourself to the performance. I think that courage, combined with the social justice ethos that pervades our community is empowering.

[It allows] students to go out into the world unafraid to say and do things, comment on things, act against things—to do the right thing.

LW: For dancers here at Poly, dance is how we speak up. So when we have the moments to perform, even if on Zoom, we take every second to portray a certain message and connect to the audience and share how we feel. [We do] not determine how they should feel, but allow them to determine it for themselves.

MR: That’s a great point, though, because one of the things that I feel like as Head of Arts, is that we’re a place that’s unafraid to make art that questions our own experience here. We’re not afraid to have our students reflect back. There are things they want to let us see and know and [they know] that we can handle kind of a tougher love expression of that.

AB: Absolutely.

MR: There’ve been times here where I have proudly said to guest artists or to people coming in to visit us, “Be yourself, our kids respect that.” They might ask you questions you’re surprised a 14- or 15-yearold wants to talk about.

MR: What about Advanced Dance? What has that experience been like for you?

LW: Advanced Dance for me has been amazing.

I’ve gotten to meet people across all grades. We are extremely devoted. We’ve been dancing for a while and want to progress within ourselves. You are able to experience new things that Miss Bensky places on you, and she pushes us. And because we have such varying skill levels, she is able to acclimate to each person and make everyone feel good.

AB: I like the idea that Advanced Dance is the place where you hone your beginner mind. Because with dance, the journey never ends. You never arrive.

That’s part of the beauty of it is you can always learn something more.

MR: We’re celebrating 25 years of Poly Dance, what does the vision of Poly 30 look like? Are we thinking about Poly Dance 30 years, five years from now? What would we want to be building on from here or showcasing?

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LW: Well, first, I just want to say, I hope to

come back and see the new art space, and what performance opportunities come from that, and when guest artists are able to come in. And just how the arts environment here is able to be amplified and supported to its utmost potential. But, I hope people feel that they don’t have to be trained to join [the Poly dance community]. I hope Poly continues to just embrace all skill levels, all cultures that want to be involved in dance.

MR: We will be in the new Arts Center five years from now and it will change what we can provide for students here in an incredible way. I will say I’m certainly hoping that we will see you back on our stage again, at some point.

AB: I hope that in five years, our school is viewed as the cultural hub of South Brooklyn. I would love to see our beautiful 25-acre campus viewed as a community resource, where nightly, there are events, dance concerts, music concerts, lectures. I think that the new building, the vision that Michael is bringing to the program, and the foundation laid by you and your fellow classmates has set us up for aspiring to that.

MR: I’ve been going through the archives of 25 years of dance on this campus. But on this campus, five years from now, I just think in some ways dance is just getting ready toLW: Just getting started.

AB: I love that idea.

Above: Salvatore Juliano ’18, Evan Polizano ’18, Floriana Niamonitakis ’18, Lola Charles ’18, Lane Wilson ’20, Lotoya Francis ’18, Eva Williamson-Kanter ’18, Derrick Simmons ’18 perform in the 2018 Spring Dance Concert.

Below: Kirsten Kirker ’15, Gabriella Shpilsky ’15, and Katherine Pazushko ’15, perform in the 2015 Afternoon of Student Choreography.

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The Poly Prep dance program began with a single section of 10 students when Jones hired Amy SalomonKohn P’16 in 1996 to teach at Dyker Heights. Over the next 10 years, dance at Poly blossomed. Class sizes grew.

New sections were added. A part-time instructor was hired to support the growing program. Kohn’s approach to teaching dance was “to create a creative community where students would feel comfortable taking risks,” shared Molly Beigelman ’08.

In 1989, the state-of-the-art Richard Perry Theatre—a beautiful space for musicals—opened its doors in Dyker Heights. “We had a series of choreographers from outside the school to work with our Upper School students,” recalls Thomas Jones, former Head of the Arts, “but it was not until the late Kevin Wallace came to Poly that we really achieved a new level in dance in these theater pieces. In 1993, Jones took the bold step of presenting the musical A Chorus Line as the Upper School production. “We could see that The Step Team makes their way around the track for the half time performance at the 2003 Homecoming. while students responded to the dance elements in our music theater program, Dance quickly flourished outside there was no other training option in of class, too. In 1996, Kiyanda Baldwin the school arts program to help them ’98 founded the Step Team with history become better dancers.” Jones recalls teacher Nikole Smith as the advisor. that actor Dan Fogler ’94 was part of A “Their first performance consisted of Chorus Line’s cast. “He was an incredibly four or five students. It was renamed determined person who practiced his Epiphany a few years later,” Smith steps out in the theater lobby for hours reminisced recently. Science teacher and arranged for other cast members Mandy Pabon was the advisor from to join him in working on the dance 2011-2020 and oversaw a boys’ spin steps. Somehow we successfully pulled off called Seismic Rift with Frederic this show off, but it made me feel that Wills ’15. It eventually folded back into we really needed an opportunity for our Epiphany, which is going strong today, students to encounter dance in our arts delivering outstanding performances on program, not just in the music theater Homecoming, Oasis Night, and at Poly productions.” dance events.

Inaugural Spring Dance Concert The first Spring Dance Concert took place in 1997. Today, it is an enormous Middle and Upper School event that spans multiple days. “A favorite memory,” said Pam Pollock, former Upper School dance teacher, “was working with an all-boys’ sixth grade homeroom on “Greased Lightnin’ ” for the Spring Dance Concert. They were so engaged and energetic. They came up with the most creative ideas and performed on such a high level. . .I was so proud of them.”

“One of my freshman dance classes choreographed a dance inspired by the New York City Ballet’s performance of Jerome Robbins’ ‘The Concert (Or The Perils of Everybody).’ The class was evenly split between male and female dancers, with many of the male dancers being football players and other athletes. They decided to embrace that identity and perform the ballet in their football uniforms while the girls performed in leotards and tutus with their hair in buns, like traditional ballerinas. In keeping with the humorous spirit of the original choreography, the irony of their version was that the football players were better dancers than the ballerinas, so the boys bourréed and pirouetted beautifully while the girls bumped into each other and tripped over their own feet. It was hilarious, earning a standing ovation at the Spring Dance Concert, and was so much fun to create and rehearse.”

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Students of Dance Look Back “Dance at Poly shaped my professional trajectory and I have so many great memories,” said Noah Aberlin ’00.

“From dancing the iconic Jerome Robbins choreography from West Side Story (1997), to falling in love with the unique mastery of the Fosse style in Pippin (1998). The memory that always pops into my head whenever I think of dance performances at Poly is a quartet that Kohn choreographed for me, Lauren Perilli ’00, Christine Seminara ’02, and Nicole Torres ’02 called Devil’s Sonata. It was dramatic, intense, and I am sure way over-the-top.

But I remember loving dancing it and feeling completely in my element. If I remember correctly, there was smoke and lots of intense red lighting along with some pretty ridiculous crushed velvet costumes. But it was a blast to perform.”

Devil’s Sonata; left to right: Noah Aberlin ’00, Lauren Perilli ’00, Nicole Torres ’02, and Christine Seminara ’02.

The Dance Team halftime show at Homecoming 2016. Pictured left to right Martha Bennett ’17, Khail Bryant ’17, Antonia Hatzipetros ’17, Taylor Correa White ’17, Jared Brandman ’20, Chase Behar ’20.

Dancing in the Club “Amy Salomon-Kohn recognized my passion and vision and allowed me the opportunity to flourish under her guidance,” recalled Lauren Perilli ’00.

“When I decided to form Poly Prep’s Dance Team in 1999, she helped me get my new endeavor off of the ground,” serving as the club advisor. Today, Poly’s dance team is thriving. “I am proud of the way we worked together to make that happen. Her faith in me as a student, a dancer, a choreographer, and a leader made that all possible.”

After Poly, Perilli opened her own dance school for children and teens in Brooklyn called Dimensions In Dance and a theater school, Dimensions On Stage. She also went on to have a professional dance career with a NYCbased contemporary company. “My experience at Poly and with Ms. Kohn undoubtedly shaped who I am as a teacher, choreographer, and creator in the dance and theater world,” Perilli said.

“Amy made dance accessible to all,” Perilli continued. “She wanted dance to be available for everybody, an inclusive experience, with the goal of getting all of Poly dancing.”

The Afternoon of Student Choreography event was first held in January 2008 and known then as the Evening of Student Choreography. Senior Molly Beigelman ’08 approached Kohn to do it as a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. “After that, it became a tradition,” said Kohn. Over the last 14 years, it has become a showstopper winter event.

“Kohn’s support in making this happen and the passion and commitment my fellow students had to perform songs and pieces of their choosing was so invigorating and inspiring to me,” said Beigelman. “I think this is something that inspired my future career of working for non-profits and event management for charity.”

“My favorite memory,” said Jacquie Chirdo ’13, “is when the Poly Prep Dance Team performed a Bollywoodinspired piece for the 2013 Afternoon of Student Choreography, choreographed

by Anjali Jain ’13. It was a vibrant and exciting piece that left both the dancers and audience members exhausted by the end.”

Jacquie Chirdo ’13, left, in Afternoon of Student Choreography 2013.

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African Dance “I founded Poly African Drum and Dance Club (PADD) in the fall of 2010,” said Dr. Angela Gittens P’23, “during my first year at Poly after alumna Jada Courtney Cooke works with Carlyle M. ’26 during a Baijnath ’15, who was a middle schooler Grade 4 dance class in 2018. at the time, wanted to know if I would be willing to start an African dance Little Feet club. I told her that if she could get 25 signatures by the next morning, that I The Aberlin Dance Studio opened as would do it—thinking that she might part of the Lower School addition in need more time than an overnight 2009. “I have been an avid supporter turnaround. Surprisingly, she came to of dance and a contributor to the me the next morning with more than 25 school,” said Director of Arts Outreach names from the students of color who Robert Aberlin ’62, ’00, ’03. “Dance wanted to see such a club created.” has always been part of my family Today, PADD welcomes Middle and my life. My mother spent decades and Upper School students of all volunteering at American Ballet Theatre. dance levels and backgrounds to My sister and my son were professional learn about the history of traditional dancers. I have been on several dance and contemporary dances of Africa company boards and am currently one and the diaspora. At every event, the of the chairs of the Paul Taylor Dance breathtaking choreography, vibrant Company. I have always believed that costumes, and pulsating beat of the expression through the use of your accompanying drummers are an body is a key to one’s well-being.” In audience favorite.

2014, Courtney Cooke joined the faculty where she’s based the dance curriculum in creative movement, improvisation, and foundations of choreography.

“Something special happens when you introduce movement and take away verbal communication,” she said. “You begin to see the child in a new way. You can learn so much from observing their movement choices, habits and patterns of movement, the way they use their Poly African Drum and Dance Club perform at the imagination, how they relate to one 2017 Afternoon of Student Choreography. Pictured another, and how they relate to the space left to right Rebeka Cabrera ’20, Shania Smith ’19, around them.”

Kayla Williams ’18, Lotoya Francis ’18.

A Chorus Line 2014; pictured left to right George Henderson ’15, Connor Pisano ’14, Kirk Cohall ’14, Thomas Clark ’14, Frederic Wills ’15, Zach Kimmel ’17.

It’s Uptown and to the Left In 2014, we came full circle when the Upper School again presented A Chorus Line. “A truly special production that I will always remember,” said Frederic Wills ’15. “When it was announced, I was ecstatic as it focused on an hour and a half of straight dancing, with some of the most intricate, fun, fast-paced, and certainly tiring choreography that I have ever experienced.” Wills said he was so proud of the work the entire cast put into the production and the hours long rehearsals that it took to get to the finished performance. He thanks Sonya Baehr, Director, and Steven Cardona, Choreographer, and the entire production team for working closely with the cast and “trusting us with such a huge task.”

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Support the Poly Arts Center Campaign FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Head of Arts Michael S. Robinson mrobinson@polyprep.org (718) 663-6064

Chief Advancement Officer Peggy Cook pcook@polyprep.org (347) 394-1169

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In recent years, Poly has cultivated many dance partnerships assisted by Head of Arts Outreach Robert Aberlin ’62, ’00, ’03 and teacher Ashley Hacker.

“I have partnered with public schools, taken students on field trips to Lincoln Center and Chen Dance Center,” she said. Some of her most memorable experiences include Poly collaborations with dance companies such as STREB, Cumbe, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Advanced Dance students perform on the football Paul Taylor, and 10 Hairy Legs. Hacker field in November 2020. continues to move the dance program forward. “I’ve implemented curriculum Keeping Students on Their Toes that includes the Language of Dance During Pam Pollock’s tenure (2006symbols (a form of Labanotation), 2019), the dance program expanded partnered with physical education during and after school in both divisions. to bring aerobic dance into their She spearheaded the Upper School curriculum offerings, worked to gain After-School Dance Program, which new certifications to implement new turned into the Poly Prep Dance teachings and offerings into my Company, and started the Advanced curriculum, and found ways to Dance class, which has most recently collaborate and build a cohesive been taught by Danielle “Dani” Bensky, curriculum from Lower School to who has choreographed many Upper Upper School.”

School musicals, including Songs for Adrianna Neal ’23 said, “Ms. a New World.

Bensky and Ms. Hacker are two of the In Advanced Dance, students best dance teachers I have ever had. have the opportunity to build on the Ms. Hacker helped me break out of my skills they have developed and stretch shell and I love Ms. Bensky’s quirky their composition, technique, and choreography and the energy she performance skills to find new ways brings to class every day. My favorite of expressing themselves through memory is when I got to choreograph dance. This has included using the my own dance for Afternoon of Student Malkin Terrace as a performance space Choreography called Elastic Heart.” and creating videos of their original choreography to the theme “New York Tough” during COVID. “Advanced Dance has been amazing,” said Lola Williams ’21. “I’ve gotten to meet people across all grades. We are extremely devoted. We’ve been dancing for a while and want to progress within ourselves. You experience new things Adrianna Neal ’23 and Attiya Pope ’23 choreothat Miss Bensky places on you, and she graphed and performed in Elastic Heart at the 2020 pushes us.”

Afternoon of Student Choreography.

The sky’s the limit for the future of dance at Poly with exciting news announced in Spring 2021 of plans to build a new Arts Center that includes a 1,260-square-foot dance studio. The new Grubman Family Dance Studio creates rehearsal room with professional lighting, specialized protective flooring for advanced ballet techniques, and a double-height ceiling that will allow for jumps and leaps. The state-of-theart dance studio will strengthen Poly’s ties to community-based artists and companies such as Elizabeth Streb, Paul Taylor Dance, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem, among others, who regularly collaborate with our faculty and students.

Middle School students train with acrobatic-style dance company, Streb Extreme Action.

“The history of Poly Dance is very personal for me. The very first dress I ever made was for a 1997 dance piece choreographed by Amy Salomon-Kohn,” shared the Head of Arts Michael S. Robinson. “As a young teacher, Poly supported my professional development in costume construction and patternmaking. This work was foundational to the contemporary fiber work I create today, and one of my wearable art pieces was just featured in Vogue Germany.

It is such an honor to be a part of this exciting time for Poly Arts, and to be recognizing the importance of Poly Dance. I’m grateful to all who shared their passion, creativity, and vision for and am so excited for the future of dance at Poly.”

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A Season for All Sports When athletic competition was canceled and school went virtual in spring 2020 due to COVID, Poly’s Athletics Department faculty pivoted from practices and games to campuswide health and safety.

At the same time, they also provided student-athletes with new ways to practice and to stay in shape anticipating a return to play.

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Fall Season Canceled In June 2020, the Ivy Prep League made the difficult decision that its member schools would not have a preseason in the fall. All summer athletic training camps, team workouts, and small group training sessions were prohibited. The plan was for all practices to remain in the Poly Prep virtual Athletic Department until the first day of classes. But by July, the Ivy Prep League had further decided that its member schools would not have an interscholastic season in fall 2020.

Coaches Are Multisport Players With team sports curtailed and competition postponed for the foreseeable future, Athletic Director and Girls’ Varsity Soccer Coach Kristin Cannon continued to serve as Poly’s Pandemic Testing Strategic Director. In this role, she was responsible for leading the COVID-19 testing strategy and implementation in collaboration with the health and safety teams for Poly students’ return to on-campus learning.

Cannon relied heavily on her athletics faculty who joined her on the frontlines to administer rapid COVID tests and oversee safety protocols throughout the Dyker campus. Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach Mike Junsch ’71, P’94, ’95 scanned the daily health screening QR codes.

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troubleshoot issues. Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach Edgar De La Rosa assisted with collecting and processing test vials. Additionally, “I wanted to stay connected with my players as much as possible,” said De La Rosa. “Even though we were unable to practice, I would make my rounds in the tents to speak to the athletes. Once a week during X block, we held outdoor skill development sessions while following COVID protocol.”

Staying in Shape Despite the constraints, Poly took advantage of every opportunity to keep student-athletes in shape and teams connected during the pandemic and “once the students returned to school for oncampus learning, we were able to start on-campus training,” said De La Rosa. Over the extended Winter Break, our world class High Performance Coaches Richard James and Jillian Wojcik hosted virtual group workout sessions for Middle and Upper School students three days a week. The coaching staff was dedicated to supporting studentathletes of all ability levels and created a series of challenges that emphasized core development, mobility, and aerobic fitness.

Return to Play In February 2021, Head of Athletics Richard Corso announced that the Ivy Prep League members had unanimously determined that the spring competition season would also be canceled.

L–R from top: Luke Zimmerman ’21 tries to block Clayton Ward ’24; Coach Lou Candel’s LAX players prepare to play LuHi; Midfielder Sundiata Gittens ’23 works on his passing skills; Liam McCummings ’24 demonstrates his blocking technique; Coach Beauchman hits grounders and fly balls to outfielders; Juliette Basso’s ’21 last season as a Blue Devil; Mia Edwards ’23, Tamia Dubidad ’22, and Lami Diallo ’22 do hurdle walkovers to prepare for intersquad meets.

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We wish our student-athletes the best as they continue their sports in college and congratulate Calliope Lissak ’21 and Joshua Khoshayev ’21 on their Scull Plaque awards. To see where all the Class of 2021 Blue Devils are playing this year, visit the Athletics section on polyprep.org.

JACK BOYLE

Baseball Amherst College

SAM GENATT

Lacrosse Duke University

ANDREW HART

Football Colby College

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Volleyball Washington & Lee University

However, at the same time, Poly’s COVID safety measures enabled Athletics to continue their phased-in approach to physical education and high-performance athletic training. When Coach Corso presented an abbreviated schedule for sports teams that included practices, scrimmages, and competition between schools both near and far, students were ready to play.

Spring 2021 turned out to be a season unlike any other. Twenty-seven teams across 18 sports were practicing simultaneously. On a sunny mid-April afternoon, softball players were joyously fielding grounders, the football team was suited up, soccer players chased down the ball, lacrosse teams wielded their sticks, and runners were sprinting on the track. Every piece of field and fitness space was in use. Teams shared facilities—and players—like they THE BLUE & THE GRAY

never have before. You might see a student in her tennis whites on Monday and with her golf clubs on Tuesday, while another was swapping football and lacrosse helmets on alternate days.

After a year of adapting, Poly coaches were more than ready to take on the hard work of arranging a schedule that required them to be nimble and flexible when finding space and teams against the backdrop of the continuing pandemic. There were many last-minute cancellations but the coaches persevered. Baseball Coach Matt Roventini ’91, P’21, P’25 arranged a doubleheader with the Bainbridge Spartans who traveled 3,000 miles from Washington State to play the Blue Devils in May. Both are ranked as the 2021 top high school baseball team in their state. Coach Beauchman presided over 7 softball contests and coach Jeff POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Amauro celebrated his inaugural Poly tennis season with a boys’ team sweep of Archbishop Molloy 5-0. Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Lou Candel noted this is the first competition season for many in a while. “It was cathartic to simply be back playing a game again after almost two years.” Football Coach Kevin Fountaine P’20, ’24 was as happy as his players to be back on the field where they practiced every day since Spring Break. “We played two Varsity games, had one Varsity scrimmage, and two Junior Varsity scrimmages,” he said. “The athletes were ecstatic. With COVID restrictions, it did create more work and challenges, but to see how happy the players were after working really hard the past year, made it all worth it.

Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse shared the football field with football and soccer players as they warm up with high knee drills.

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Capstones Showcase Intellectual Curiosity MANY POLY ALUMNI SURELY REMEMBER the spring morning of their Senior Plan presentation, arriving at Poly with butterflies in their stomachs, as they walked into a classroom to present months of research to a faculty panel—with passing a requirement for graduation.

A capstone empowers students to demonstrate the skills that they have developed and to explore their own interests. In the process, they develop research questions, conduct independent research, and learn to better use primary and secondary sources to craft a final project to present to peers and teachers. Over the years, culminating Poly capstone projects for Middle School and Senior Plan have celebrated students’ intellectual curiosity as an integral

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n 2020-2021, Lower School initiated their Grade 4 Capstone Project: What’s Your Story?

Head Teacher Garrett Kennedy explained that this is a way to help students celebrate their own work and reflect upon all they have learned at the Lower School. The projects were presented at Open School Night for parents on June 3.

To begin, the whole Grade 4 class watched a video, “The Bear That Wasn’t,” a story about labels others attach to us that can influence the way we think about our own identity. Together, the students discussed identity and made an identity chart. Individually, each fourth grader created their own charts, considering roles in the family, interests, background, and physical characteristics.

Students also learned how novelist Chimamanda Adichie found her authentic cultural voice—and that if we hear only a ‘single story’ about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Students then picked a topic for their capstone project. “As this was our first year doing these in fourth grade,” Kennedy said, “it has been amazing to see the unique direction each student chose for these.” Each created a project proposal and then an outline, researched their topic and then wrote a reflection on their project, which they proofread and edited before submitting. Each project had an in-person version; online or virtual version; and a written reflection of what the project means to the student.

part of our academic program. This year, Grade 4 debuted its own

“. . . this was our first year doing these in fourth grade. . . it has been amazing to see the unique direction each student chose.”

GARRETT KENNEDY , Head Teacher

A selection of Grade 4 Capstone topics: ● Designing and creating a model for their own space camp to inspire young girls to go after their dreams ● Creating a village in Minecraft and including all the elements of what makes up a civilization (language, rules, leaders, culture) ● In connection to family heritage, a student created their own cooking show ● A TED Talk that discusses how kids can cope with the loss of a close family member ● A therapist brochure advertising “services” on how to help kids cope with their emotions ● Writing and composing a song and performing a dance to it ● Presenting research about the development of technology when it comes to the production of music ● Composing their own classical piece of music using a computerized program called flat.io ● Researching the history of theater and recreating a favorite monologue

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n May 2018, history teachers invited parents to an inaugural Grade 8 Capstone explaining, “For the past two months, students have been engaged in deep research of a contemporary topic of their choosing.” That year, capstone topics included: gun control, anti-Semitism, the criminal justice system, children affected by Middle East wars, the American prison system, educating girls in the developing world, gentrification in Brooklyn neighborhoods, and the relationship between addiction and homelessness.

The Grade 8 Capstone project gives students the opportunity to delve deeply into a topic of interest rooted in the work they have done with their teachers in history class that year. Students develop a thoughtful research question, conduct independent research, and use a variety of primary and secondary sources to craft a final project to present on an evening in early June.

For his 2020 Grade 8 Capstone project, William Ling-Regan ’24 studied how antiJapanese fear pushed the U.S. to annex Hawaii in 1898. “In addition to fears of an invasion by the Japanese government,” Ling-Regan said, “xenophobia toward Japanese Hawaiians and other Asian immigrants motivated the U.S. to annex Hawaii, for they thought the islands’ Asian population would stage a coup against the American provisional government.” He relied heavily on primary sources to illustrate this fear and its influence on annexation, with a particular focus on comments, speeches, and laws from U.S. leaders that contained anti-Japanese rhetoric. “I also looked at political cartoons, many of which contained derogatory portrayals of Japanese people, to demonstrate how widespread antiJapanese sentiment was at the time. By researching this topic, I hoped to show the danger of decisions motivated by fear or prejudice, and to shine a light on America’s legacy of both imperialism and antiAsian racism.”

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For his Grade 8 Capstone, Lucas Basham ’24 researched interference in the 2016 presidential election. “Something that surprised me in my research,” he said, “was that misinformation/ false information spreads much quicker than real information. In retrospect, it completely makes sense. And, in the last 10 months during the COVID era, I’ve found many connections between misinformation in election interference and misinformation regarding COVID-19.”

Junie Blaise ’24 researched Mexican American migration throughout the 19th and 20th centuries “in the form of a digital escape room demonstrating the history behind immigration and immigration laws in the United States and the similarities and differences with current day immigration, especially from Mexico.” While doing her research, she learned that during Trump’s presidency, “domestic abuse and gang violence victims in Mexico...became ineligible for asylum... so these victims were either forced to seek asylum elsewhere or stay in Mexico, where they will be in constant danger and fear for their lives.”

aking one semester of Senior Capstone (Grade 12, spring) is a graduation requirement at Poly. Alumni knew this project as Senior Plan, which started in 1985 with projects on topics under the broad themes: Education, Literature, Science, and Politics.

Around 1995, the focus of the research projects changed to Brooklyn and later New York City as a whole, explained faculty member John Rankin.

“About 10 years ago, we moved away from the Brooklyn projects to more open-ended research on an area of interest, so that today the Plan is structured to resemble the type of independent research that many students will encounter in future study,” he said.

Emily Gardiner P’24, ’27, Chair, Upper School Deans, and Dr. Virginia Dillon, history teacher, are current co-chairs of Senior Capstone. “We took over from the inimitable and inspiring Louise Forsyth, former history chair,” said Gardiner. They introduced the concept of a faculty reviewer, someone in a field related to the senior’s topic, who could evaluate their work at several key points.

Senior Plan is now supported by a once-weekly course where students are grouped by theme: Community Engagement; Humanities & Social Sciences; Math, Science & Technology; or Visual & Performing Arts. In these groups, students receive guidance, collaborate with each other, and report on their work. Faculty members chosen to be Senior Plan Teaching Fellows in their fields lead students through the key stages: choosing a topic, articulating a focused line of inquiry, researching, determining a response to the research question, synthesizing findings, and reflecting on the process of learning.

“The process taught me the importance of asking for help. I reached out to my history teacher Ms. Moslander and her input made my project much more detailed, specific, and thoughtful.”

A selection of 2021 Senior Capstone topics ● How have Mayor De Blasio’s “Universal Pre-K” programs worked in specific classrooms?

To what extent have they delivered on their stated goals? ● How do the Geneva Convention’s laws and regulations on the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers affect European policies today? ● How do the differences in phrasing and word choice between two translations of “The Little Prince” in English and in Chinese affect the translators’ work? ● How does climate affect the size of native animal species? ● What are the directorial problems involved in producing a work of Shakespeare with novice/ youthful actors?

The projects are evaluated based on the initial research question; review of sources; a first draft response to your research question; outline; abstract of 250 words; and final portfolio.

“Surveying the seniors made it clear that one of their favorite things about Senior Plan has been the independently chosen topic and line of inquiry,” said Gardiner, “so we held that up as paramount to preserve.” For Senior Capstone 2021, Julia Schnipper ’21 conducted some of her own research for her project on the effects of online patient portals at doctors’ offices on patient happiness. She created an anonymous survey in which she asked people if they used online patient portals, how they like it, and how much it improves their care.

“Formerly, seniors walked into school that [Senior Plan] morning to meet with a group of three faculty panelists charged with hearing them speak and then,” Gardiner said, “in an agonizing 10-minute deliberation, deciding if the work had passed. Although it created drama and excitement, we didn’t see much that was pedagogically productive. Presentation day is now an exhibition of projects that have already passed, with the opportunity to gain distinction on the day itself, and the junior class attends, as well as Upper School and Middle School faculty.” For 2020 and 2021, those presentations have been via Zoom.

“We look forward to when we can create the inperson, campuswide academic celebration we had originally envisioned, hopefully in 2022.”

WILLIAM LING-REGAN '24

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Together, We Are Poly Diversity is one of the key pillars of our school.

Affirmed by the Board of Trustees in 2019, this piece of our identity extends throughout Poly.

In this feature, we highlight a sampling of initiatives and events of the previous year, many focused on anti-racism, in which students, parents, faculty, and administrators helped to foster an inclusive environment for our community.

FORUMS Students, parents, faculty, and alumni participated in multiple small and large group forums throughout the year on anti-racism. Complex topics such as school culture, curricula, alumni experiences, and accountability were addressed head-on. At the February forum, our students participated as panelists to share firsthand perspectives and opinions about Poly today and answered audience questions during the Zoom session.

“Being anti-racist is being able to see situations in a more critical sense that you weren’t able to necessarily see before. You’re able to look at a scenario and say, ‘hey, I didn’t see why that comment could have been insensitive before, but now I clearly do.’ It’s continuing to have that accountability—to see ‘how can I place myself in that’—and then protect someone else who may not necessarily feel safe.”

“Our students come from across the five boroughs, bringing their neighborhoods, their cultures, their selves, and their families to our campus in this great melange of ideas, options, and creativity. Every member of the community is valued at Poly and I want all of our students and faculty to feel that way and to treat others so they feel that way, too.”

HEAD OF SCHOOL AUDRIUS BARZDUKAS P’20

GABRIELLE PERRY ’22

“Everyone has to be fully committed to taking the anti-racist stance and you can’t just pretend that it doesn’t affect you because it does.”

TALIA MARASH ’21

FACULTY Poly’s faculty took two weeks in July 2020 and participated in subsequent monthly sessions to immerse themselves in important professional development workshops. The goal? To give our teachers tools to improve learning and equity in our classrooms. During workshops, Dr. Jackson Collins, Associate Executive Director of Prep for Prep, presented on “Behind the Veil: A Deep Dive into the Student of Color Experience at Predominantly White Independent Schools.”

Erica Corbin, a leader in building welcoming and equitable environments in schools, facilitated discussions designed to offer guidance, tools, and protocols, explaining that “for white people to effectively engage in antiracist practice, [it] requires time, education, reflection, and accountability to people of color.”

One of the tools our faculty has used to create equity in our classrooms is SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity), which is premised on the idea that faculty can be empowered to do their own professional development and facilitate the discussions that their community needs with regard to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Poly supported 15 SEED facilitators in 2019–20, and an additional 14 facilitators this past school year.

“SEED is fundamental to Poly’s anti-racism work. It initiates conversations about antiracism and brings people into a space to hold them honestly. How this work manifested at the Lower School is through the Students of Color Affinity Group for Grades K-4.”

GRADE 3 HEAD TEACHER ANDREA DEL VALLE P’29, ’33

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PARENTS Parents are active in DEI initiatives at Poly including the founding of Freedom from Bias about six years ago. As Black Lives Matter protests filled streets across America in spring 2020, Poly’s Freedom from Bias parent group stepped in to help Poly parents understand the movement and the context.

HUGs—Historically Underrepresented Groups— was formed in 2017 by Poly parents to help foster unity, understanding, community, and activism in the Poly community. The first group formed was HUGs Black and Latinx, followed by HUGs LGTBQ+, and in fall 2019, HUGs API for AsianPacific Islanders was created.

Through the art of storytelling, Poly parents brought together members of the community in February 2021 at the inaugural PolyCultura Lower School event that included an in-school artist workshop and a collection of stories from members of our community in which teachers, staff members, and parents shared personal recollections about places, people, or decisions that changed the course of their lives.

Asian Pacific Islander (API) parent affinity group hosted a Diwali celebration with Lower School during community time on November 13 with guest speakers who shared the meaning and traditions of the holiday.

“As a diverse group of parents, we felt we could relate to each other’s challenges and be honest about the best ways to address issues of race, social justice, and inequity.”

MARGOT FLUG P’31, FREEDOM FROM BIAS

“Every year, we teach our Pre-K A class about the civil rights era and the Africans who fought for justice during Jim Crow (apartheid) through the lens of Rosa Parks,” said Olugbala Williams, Pre K Head Teacher. “After reading various books about the heroine, the class puts on a play about the fateful day on that bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Pre-K A’s Rosa Parks ‘reenactment’ has many components. First, we learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and discuss the term, ‘fairness.’ This fairness conversation leads to examining what people need to live well. This year, we created a fantastic list of needs that included teachers, parents, toys, and clean air.”

Songs, artwork, poems, biography reports about famous icons, and more, were part of the learning celebration in this year’s combined Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly and African-American History Month Assembly on February 19.

In response to increased attacks against Asian-Americans, Middle and Upper School came together for a Confronting Anti-Asian Discrimination Assembly, organized by Poly’s Asia Society, on March 12, 2021. The Poly affinity groups that led the assembly were Asia Society, Masala Club, and the Multi-Ethnic/Multi-Racial affinity group.

That African American history is American history is a focus of Poly’s Grade 12 electives, African American History and African American Women’s History, taught by Alex Carter. Poly originally offered a Women’s History course.

When he joined Poly in 2018, Carter envisioned a class that would rely on his expertise in African American Studies and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. “From there, I spent the summer of 2019 building the course, consulting scholars in the field of Black Women’s History, and selecting the key primary source materials.”

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IN THE CLASSROOM Every day, inclusion is part of the curriculum in each division. This past year, new initiatives such as anti-racist read-alouds on our Park Slope campus and Poly Connected, the evolution of Community and Diversity Day on our Dyker Heights campus, joined the curricula.

“We seek to teach children to be proud of their identity, respect and celebrate themselves and others, and stand up for what is just and fair.”

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Park Slope An ongoing Anti-Racist Read-Aloud Initiative came about from the stories read in the spring of 2020 in response to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. For the 2020-21 school year, teachers identified 37 different texts, one for each week, along with classroom activities and discussion questions for each class to engage in these important conversations.

Poly Connected launched in February 2021. This programming is the newly reimagined Community and Diversity Day. Assistant Head of School, Academics Michal Hershkovitz P’16, ’18 welcomed guest speaker Professor Camille Rich for Poly Connected: Other People’s Stories for all Middle and Upper School students. This session, the first of four planned events served as the foundation for our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion work to provide all students with a common language in which these discussions will progress, and an imbued empathy from our different lived experiences. Rich also worked with Poly throughout the year, conducting listening sessions with faculty, administrators, and students, and meeting with the Board of Trustees and parents to illuminate the importance of anti-racism to excellence in education.

“To relegate African American history to the sidelines of the traditional narrative of American exceptionalism is to do an egregious disservice not only to people of color, who have been marginalized in this narrative but also to every citizen of this country, who should be confronted with uncomfortable truths about their nation’s past and encouraged to think critically about how the ghosts of slavery and Jim Crow segregation continue to haunt us in the present.”

DR. ALEX CARTER, HISTORY TEACHER

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Get to Know

DR. OMARI KEELES Poly’s New Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

What books are on your to-read list?

“I bought so many books while writing my dissertation with the intention of reading them post defense. Some of the books I have on my to-read list are Between the World and Me; Buried in the Bitter Water: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America; White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America; The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual: A Historical Analysis of the Failure of Black Leadership; Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities; We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Student Protest of 1989.”

SPEAKERS During the day, Poly students are presented with new ways of looking at old issues and topical events through Poly Connected, Poly Context, and guest speakers during community time. Below is a small sampling of acclaimed visitors we welcomed last year who shared their personal journeys, research methods, and creative process to illuminate discussions of diversity, antiracism, and social justice.

Do you have a favorite place you have visited?

“This is a hard question to answer but I have to say St. Tropez.

It’s kind of difficult getting there but it’s so worth the multisegment travel.”

If you could have three historical figures for a dinner party, who would they be?

“James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and Toussaint L’Ouverture.

Each of the aforementioned historical figures have had an impact on my identity as a Black man in the U.S.”

Who would you consider your hero?

“My hero is Dr. Laura Kohn-Wood. She is the exemplar of how one can thrive in academe without contributing to or perpetuating the toxicity that exists in higher education.”

What do you hope for in your work?

“I hope to make a genuine and sustainable positive impact at Poly. I want my work to result in fostering a truly equitable and enjoyable educational experience—academic and social— for all students.”

What are your guilty pleasures?

“I love to binge-watch ’90s sitcoms (specifically A Different World, Martin, and Living Single) and documentaries. My other guilty pleasure is Blue Diamond wasabi and soy sauce almonds—I won’t tell you how many canisters I can go through in one sitting.”

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Art featured above is from artist Tawny Chatmon’s series The Awakening and The Redemption. See more at tawnychatmon.com.

The Poly community was treated to a unique glimpse into the creative process and inspiration behind the work of acclaimed artist Tawny Chatmon.

In a special interdisciplinary Poly Context event in December 2020, the artist shared her vision, motivations, and intention to elevate and celebrate Black childhood. Visual Arts Department Chair Laura Coppola ’95, P’35 and History Department Chair Maggie Moslander collaborated on the event.

Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, a historian of African American women’s history, was our first Poly Context speaker of fall 2020 on October 6. The virtual event featured a brief talk

by Dr. Dunbar about her book, Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge, and a Q&A with our Grades 7 and 11 students moderated by Maggie Moslander, History Department Chair. Poly Prep’s Context speaker series seeks to shed light on current issues by looking at them through a historical lens. It is open to everyone in the Poly community. “I felt like she chose me,” Dr. Dunbar said of the subject of her book. “It’s her life. I am the vessel.”

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In part one of Poly Connected: Social Change through Art, Poly welcomed visiting artist, Dread Scott, in March 2021 and was joined by students from the Brooklyn High School of the Arts.

The assembly was followed by a special schedule of workshops on March 5 to deconstruct the artist’s presentation. “Conversing and making art with students beyond our immediate Poly community also reflects the kind of work that Dread does, as much of it calls on communities to work and create together for social change,” shared Laura Coppola ’95, P’35, Chair of the Visual Arts Department.

Writer and Producer Rob Maylor ’96 Discusses Sprinter

Asia Society Presents Culture of Invisibility & Youth Activism

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COMMENCEMENT JUNE 2021

Poly’s 164th Commencement was a day of great celebration for the Class of 2021 and their families, who gathered socially distant on the football field. Against the backdrop of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and two jumbotrons, Senior Speaker Talia Marash ’21 and Joseph Dana Allen Award Winner Gauri Purohit ’21 (pictured right) reflected on their time at Poly. In his message, Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20 said, “Class of 2021, we need you to see the world as it is, imagine how it could be better, and inspire us to make it happen.

Class of 2021, we need your leadership.”

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Guy Devyatkin Since 1977, Guy Devyatkin had been teaching middle school science in New York. When his department head and mentor, Ms Sandra Stone, told him she was moving to Poly and there was an opening here for him, he made the move in 1982. “I was fortunate to be able to get to know a number of the veteran teachers, some of whom had been at Poly for decades and their names were inscribed above their classroom doors. Their stories, and the friendly and supportive atmosphere of Poly students and families, all conveyed to me that I too could be a part of this historical institution, and through this involvement, find happiness and fulfillment.”

Alumni will remember Devyaktin’s rocket project, a Grade 8 rite of passage that grew out of the study of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Each student worked with a lab partner to design and construct a device that soared hundreds of meters into the sky above our campus, and gained firsthand experience in physics and data analysis. “When attending science workshops, I have been able to meet several astronauts and researchers, and I made a point of asking them when they first felt that space science was an area of study to which they might dedicate themselves, and they have said something like ‘it was when we built rockets in eighth grade!’ So, I knew I was on the right path.”

“At alumni gatherings, it is always gratifying to learn that former students are working in science and technology, such as in environmental engineering, or in a medical field,” Devyatkin said. “We hope that all our students reach a higher level of science literacy, recognizing the relevance of science, and are able to make wise choices in their own lives, some of which may affect future generations and life on our planet.”

Devyatkin is well-known for photographing school events and performances, in addition to advising photography clubs over the years. “Thousands of images could flood my

mind,” he said, “but here are the ones that surface at this moment: Students climb a peak in the Adirondack Mountains at Poko-MacCready, and marvel at the vista spread before them; Middle school students on Field Day, cheering on their classmates from the stands, or engaged in Blue and Gray Tug o’ War competitions on the grass; Students performing on the Poly stage, such as in the Bearns speaking contest, in plays, and in musical and dance concerts; a gathering of the Poly community in the library or the Chapel, where the accomplishments of a colleague are celebrated, reminding me that the accomplishments of one are shared and belong to us all; or a room full of students, engaged in a science exploration, working together and hearing their murmurs and exclamations of wonder.”

“I have always had multiple interests and passions in the arts and science, so my future will be more of the same,” said Devyatkin of retirement. “I love travel and outdoor activities, and have already acquired my lifetime pass to the US National Parks! I look forward to snorkeling in coral reefs, hiking in the Catskills, riding my bicycle on winding country roads, cross country skiing, paddling my kayak on mountain lakes, watching mighty whales and migrating hawks and falcons, and taking photographs of new and varied landscapes. I will visit museums and libraries on weekday mornings, practice yoga in a sun-soaked room, work in my garden, build stone walls, cook with herbs, bake bread, draw and paint, and play my violin, relearning some of the sonatas of my youth. I will travel in ‘off seasons’ to places in Italy where Galileo lived, and visit La Scala opera, hike into the Grand Canyon in the fall, sit unhurried as the sun sets, and renew my acquaintance with the constellations and planets, reading old and new poems. I will also get to spend time with my three grandchildren, sharing stories of science and nature.”

Alan Roland ’48 shared, “At age 90, I am still working full time (by telephone) as a psychoanalyst. I am also keeping up painting (watercolors) and drawing, with an exhibit in Monterey, MA of jazz musicians while they played at the old Smalls, a jazz venue in Greenwich Village. I hope to have another performance of my play, Flight of the Ibis, which is set in 10th-century Cordoba, Spain, once the pandemic is over. My wife, Jackie, a Middle East historian, is about to teach her last term at Pace University before retiring. My daughter, Tika, lives in the Berkshires in Massachusetts with two grandsons, and my son, Ariel, a jazz musician with Juilliard training on the double bass, with his wife, a jazz vocalist, and son live near our apartment in Greenwich Village. Glad to hear that Poly had classes outside this fall.”

a collection of seven wonderful grandchildren, whom, during this pandemic, we see regularly thanks to Zoom and computer video.

“The Great Class of 1953 remains close. We communicate with Zoom sessions and regular email updates to everyone and classmate Bruce Bernstein ’53 has done a remarkable job in keeping this going. We may have graduated quite some time ago, but still know every word to ‘Far Down on the Heights’ and our old football chant, ‘Give ‘em the Axe, Axe, Axe!’ The Class of ’56 celebrated their 65th ReZoomion on May 10. George Marks, Michael Heitner, Ted Fuller, Bob Schoenemann, Harry Yates, Bob Malina, Bruce Ducker, Steve Levine, Walter Williamson, Landy Nelson, Art Delmhorst, Neil Koremann, and Michael Freund were joined by ‘honorary’ classmate, Harry Petchesky ’55.

Victor Rich ’57 shared, “Still see and speak to Fred Shwom ’57 and George Malin ’57 on a regular basis and to Richie Piluso ’57 and Peter Siviglia ’57 on a less regular basis. Fred and I golf together about 3–4 times per year.

Will probably miss going to our Florida home for the winter this year because of medical issues affecting both of us either currently or in recovery stage.

Waiting at home on Long Island with spouse Patti (former Patricia Ann Boxer, Packer) for our coronavirus prevention vaccination shots. I am a former president and current secretary of Dartmouth Class of 1961. During 2020, I became the seventh person from our class awarded the Class of 1961 Special Recognition Award for outstanding service to my college class, my college, and society in general. This year, I will miss the South Florida Poly Reunion Luncheon, which Patti and I looked forward

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The Class of 1951 held a virtual 70th Poly Reunion on May 11, 2021. Class representative Peter Malkin was joined by classmates Horace Scharges, Tom Blumberg, Richard Koster, Richard Marlin, David Bell, Bob Lehrman, Chris Lewnes, David Field, Bob Rubin, Alan Zimmerman, Michael Lamm, Warren Jacobs, and Jay Levine.

Pete Kalison ’53 shared “We reside in a golf course community where I still manage to break a hundred once in a while. I stay active working with the William & Mary Athletic Department and especially the basketball program.

Marsha and I have three daughters and Class of 1951

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David Alperin ’97 and Michelle Lorenzutti

to and attended for the past several years, spending time with both Harvey and Margie Scheff (before Scheff ’57 passed away in 2016) and Chuck and Dianne Kaufman (before Kaufman ’56 passed away in 2019). As of this past fall season, I was still playing 18 holes of golf per round, but definitely on a declining basis. I retired from racing sailboats and skiing several years ago.”

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The Class of ’61 gathered virtually on May 15 to celebrate their 60th Poly Reunion and to remember the classmates they’ve lost this past year.

Kenneth Simurro ’75 shared, “My wife, Marilyn, and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary during this COVID pandemic. The work I do on the bishop’s staff of the Upstate New York Synod ELCA only increased since March 2020. I moved from my parish to an intentional interim position at the other end of our rural county in January 2021. Also, we rehabilitated our barn, planned a sizable garden, and kept our nearly nine-acre property neat and tidy.

A celebratory shout out to classmate Paul Presti ’75 who recently celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary; I should know, as I was his best man!”

Shane Thomas ’13

Deana El Mihdawy (Belvedere) ’07, Magdy Ell Mihdawy, and daughter, Josephine Elisabeth.

Class of 1985, Arthur Aidala, Michael Vitale, Mary Jean Bonadonna Ely, Chris Della Pietra, Derrick Ades, Leslie Tseng, and Andrew Schupak.

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Several members of the Class of 1985 gathered for their class dinner at Manhattan’s Quality Bistro.

Pictured are Arthur Aidala, Michael Vitale, Mary Jean Bonadonna Ely, Chris Della Pietra, Derrick Ades, Leslie Tseng, and Andrew Schupak.

David Alperin ’97 and Michelle Lorenzutti were married on April 24 in front of 30 guests at Goose Barnacle, the men’s clothing store he opened on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn in 2010. David’s brother-in-law, John Lowe, who was ordained by the Universal Life Church for the occasion, officiated. Michelle is a project manager for the furniture and interior design company Promemoria.

The couple met by chance at a Brooklyn Social in Carroll Gardens and quickly found they had much in common including that their families both had roots in Brooklyn.

Shaka King ’97 directed the critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film, Judas and the Black Messiah, which was released in February 2021. Daniel Kaluuya won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton. The film focuses on the life of Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panthers, through the eyes of William O’Neal — the man who infiltrated the Black Panthers on behalf of the FBI. Chicago police shot and killed Hampton and another member of the Black Panther Party in an early morning raid in 1969.

Corinne Bongiorni ’09 and Giuseppe Firette

Susan Sapega Randall ’03, husband Jason, and sons Sean and Oscar

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Susan Sapega Randall ’03 and husband Jason welcomed their newest bundle of joy, Oscar Stephen on April 22. Proud brother Sean can’t wait until Oscar is big enough to play race cars with him.

Sammy Jacobs ’05 shared, “The year 2020 has been a big year for me both personally and professionally. In February I got married and this spring I won the Teach Indy PE/Health Teacher of the Year for the City of Indianapolis.

While the last 15 months have been tough for everyone, there have been some rewards.”

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Cristina Cote ’05, comedian, producer and co-founder of the boutique Real Estate firm, Cote Luxury Real Estate is the NYC broker on the new HGTV TV show, “Happily Wherever” that premiered Friday, May 21 at 8:30PM EST on HGTV and Discovery+, Episode 3 of the series, “City Comfort or Suburban Serenity?” in which “a family of diehard New Yorkers loves the energy and diversity that the city has to offer, but they wonder if it’s worth the cost of their cramped apartment; they’ll seek the answer by exploring homes in Nashville, the Hudson Valley and Manhattan.”

Amardeep Gil ’06 shared, “After working as a livestream and podcast producer at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich

Village, NYC, Amardeep now runs his own virtual event production agency, StreamGuru Productions.” (StreamGuru.net) Deana El Mihdawy (Belvedere) ’07 and husband, Magdy Ell Mihdawy, welcomed daughter, Josephine Elisabeth, on January 29, 2021 Corinne Bongiorni ’09 and Giuseppe Firette were married in St. Finbar R.C. Church on May 7, 2021. The couple celebrated with family and friends at a reception at the El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn.

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Christine Croasdaile ’13 shared the following, “This last year has been one of great testimony. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I completed a year and a half at ViacomCBS as an Editorial Brand Strategy Assistant in Times Square and moved to Washington, DC to pursue my JD/MBA at Howard University. I celebrated a milestone birthday over Zoom, learned my first year of doctrinal courses in a completely virtual setting, and was still able to make connections and network in a new city despite the limitations on social interactions.

I am happy to share that I accepted a Summer Associate position to join Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP’s Intellectual Property Litigation group out of their San Francisco office and I will be splitting my opportunity with Facebook’s Legal Departments. I also received

a Law Fellowship from my college alma mater, Amherst College, to assist with my 2L year.

Even during this long quarantine period, I am grateful to have been able to successfully complete my first year of law school, maintain contact with my Poly family, and celebrate the positive moments despite the not so positive realities. I look forward to seeing the world open up little by little so that we can continue striving to make our small parts of it a much better place!”

Shane Thomas ’13 has received one of Tulane University’s prestigious Crest Awards for his dedication to his classmates and service to the community throughout his three years of law school. Shane, who is currently the 3L Class President, received the Gary Lawton Fretwell Award, named for a former Tulane Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, which recognizes one undergraduate and one graduate student each year who “have served in leadership roles within student organizations and have contributed to the growth and success of the organization as well as the development of other students.”

Drew Lewis ’14 shared, “As I enter my final year at Howard University School of Law, I reflect on how eventful my law school career has been. I was elected Student Bar Association President, which is reminiscent of my time at Poly as Student Government President in 2013-2014. This is truly a full-circle experience.

I also received the Graduate Student Assembly’s Law Student of the Year Award in April. In August, I served as the Orientation Co-Chair, responsible for ushering in our entering class of first-year students into their novel virtual educational setting. In September, I co-founded Law Students Protect the Vote, a nonpartisan campaign encouraging law students to participate in voter protection programs to ensure that everyone eligible could exercise their right to vote in the 2020 elections. I am the Pro Bono Chair for Howard’s Public Interest Law Society and hosted our Annual Benefit Auction to fundraise for our scholarship, which is awarded to students with unpaid public interest summer internships. I was elated to discover that Poly’s administrators had supported the cause by making generous donations. Lastly, I am proud to announce that I am a published guest contributor to the Pulitzer Center’s 1619 Project Curriculum through their Law School Initiative. The Pulitzer Center partnered with two law schools to create an interdisciplinary approach that provides a legal conceptualization of the articles in The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project. I created lesson plan modules on ‘American Popular Music’ and ‘The Wealth Gap,’ which are designed to inspire critical thinking and further understanding on the societal effects of contemporary racial issues in America. This summer I will be working in-house as an intern with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated’s Legal Affairs Department, working primarily on Intellectual Property and compliance matters.”

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Arthur Maslow ’44 passed away on February 13, 2021. Born in Brooklyn in 1926, he joined the family textile business, Best Manufacturing, as a young adult, and pivoted to a social work career in middle age, serving as a leader at the Ackerman Institute for the Family in Manhattan for more than 30 years. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he was educated at Poly, the University of Georgia, and Adelphi University. A lifelong philanthropist devoted especially to underserved children, he served on the board of JCCA for 35 years. His many passions included sailing, fishing, tennis, golf, Broadway musicals, the Mets, the Giants—and his family. His wife, Carol Ross Maslow, predeceased him. He is survived by his children, Elizabeth Montesan and Thom Maslow, and stepchildren, Mark Ross and Toni Ross, along with their spouses and children.

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1940s Dr. Walter F. Engel, JR. ’42, a longtime resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, died on January 31, 2021 at age 95. He was born in 1925 in Brooklyn to Walter Sr. and Lillian (née Rauth), and is predeceased by them and his siblings, David Engel and Elizabeth Lips. He was a longtime dentist in the area, jazz music enthusiast, a kind and thoughtful father, a humanitarian with a strong sense of justice, and had a heart of service. Poly Prep and Wesleyan University helped form his ideology and were where he made some of his closest and lifelong friendships. His time at Wesleyan was cut short when World War II started and the dorms were used to billet soldiers. Walter enrolled at what is now Columbia University College of Medicine as a 20-year-old.

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Though brief, he still counts his years at Wesleyan among his best. Following dental school, he served several years in the Public Health Service as a First Lieutenant in Long Island and Queens.

He spent many treasured summers at his family home on Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey, where, in his youth, he would row to the middle of the lake so he could study quietly. Walter met his wife Clitheroe (Clue) at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Brooklyn. After they moved to Poughkeepsie in 1952, they helped found the UU Fellowship of Poughkeepsie with their dear friend June Gillespie. Walter remained an active member until quarantine kept everyone home. He considered the Fellowship to be one of the most important and dearest parts of his life. Walter served the community as a dentist for over 50 years. He loved his career and knew he

wanted to be a dentist, like his father and grandfather, since he was five years old.

He served many generations of families in his Fox Street office. Later in his career many patients and staff referred to him as ‘Kindly Old Doc Engel.’ He was also a volunteer dentist for over 20 years for the Poughkeepsie Children’s Home. For his many years of service, he was the first recipient of the Dutchess Dental Society’s “Hall of Fame” Walter Wallace Stevens Award for Meritorious and Distinguished Service in 2007. He retired from practice at age 85. Walter is survived by his sons Dean and Peter (Lisa and Selena), many nieces (Lynn, Diane [predeceased], Linda, Alexandra and their families), and nephews (Peter E., Stephen E., William L. [predeceased], Tom L., Peter L., James L., David L. and their families). He was predeceased by his wife of nearly 60 years, Clitheroe.

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Arnold Brown ’47 died on February 5, 2021. Arnie was a proud Brooklyn boy and second son of Etta Levine Brown and Samuel S. Brown. Arnie would ride the subway one hour each way to attend Poly. After graduating from Wharton, he enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed in England to audit officer clubs.

After discharge, like many returning from service, he was able to return to school on the GI Bill. He graduated from Yale Law School and was admitted to the New York and California bar associations. Arnie’s professional career began with Arthur Andersen & Co, first in San Francisco, then in Phoenix, and Kansas City. He retired in 1987. Newly remarried at age 57, he was asked by friend and client, Kenny Baum, to join George K. Baum & Co in Kansas City to assist with the firm’s IPOs. A third opportunity was presented in 1990 to join another AA&Co client, Charles ‘Chuck’ Rubin, at Assured Management Co. AMC, a sports management firm, which combined his passions for sports and accounting. Challenging work with clients and professional staff made all three dream jobs for Arnie. Whether playing stoop ball in Brooklyn, shagging Dodger fly balls at Ebbets Field, playing baseball or football at Poly, swimming, lifeguarding, skiing, bowling, parasailing, roller blading, POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

fishing in Canada or the Pacific, playing tennis or playing golf, Arnie led an athletic life. As a young professional, Arnie cherished the special attention received from his AA&Co mentor, Ed Minkoff, in San Francisco. Arnie would later devote hours mentoring the younger staff at AA&Co and others who asked for career advice or help with a problem. Community involvement included National Mental Health Association (Treasurer), Arizona CPA Society (President), Phoenix Symphony (Vice-Chairman), Kansas City Public Television (Treasurer), Kansas City Lyric Opera (Treasurer), Lyric Opera Foundation, and Menorah Medical Center (Chairman of the Board). He successfully oversaw Menorah’s relocation from Rockhill Road to its new home in Overland Park, KS. Arnie is survived by his best friend and wife, Donna; daughters, Laura Fitzgibbons (Spence), Naples, FL; Elizabeth Brown, Prairie Village, KS; Joanne Brian (Mitch), Fairway, KS; and Sarah Stauffer Garraoui (Abdel), London, England. Calling him ‘Papa Arnie’ were six grandchildren: Sam Brian, Teddy Fitzgibbons (Alex), Lizzie Fitzgibbons, Zoe Brian, Lila Garraoui and Ryan Garraoui. To his niece Allison Brown Thalheim and his nephew Jonathan Brown, he was ‘Unkie.’

To his son-in-law, Abdel Garraoui, who was just learning English, Arnie was his ‘couch.’ His sisters-in-law, Carol Lewter and Peggy Salmons, were his most welcomed visitors. They laughed with him and loved him very much.

Victor Blank ’48 passed away on June 18, 2020 at age 89. He was the loving husband of Carole (Pines) Blank. They had been married for 65 years. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Jacob and Rose (Miller) Blank. During the Korean War, Vic served his country in the U.S. Army Audit Agency. For many years he owned Lamson-Hubbard, a ladies clothing store, in Woonsocket, RI, and then changed interests by introducing gourmet pastry in his company New York Sweet Tooth, Inc. Vic was a kind, smart gentleman, with many interests: reading about World War II, the Civil War, sports, people, and music.

He was a Man of the Year in Woonsocket, a member of the Brooklyn Dodger Club

in RI, and President of the Chess Club at the Cumberland Library. He taught and played bridge for many years. He was active in B’nai Brith, and most interested in improvements at the Cumberland Athletic Track. A memorial bench is dedicated to him at Tucker Field. In addition to his wife, Carole, he is survived by his daughter Robin St. Pierre, his grandchildren Michael, Brandon, and Katelyn Duquette, and his great-grandson Hunter Duquette.

He is also survived by a brother-in-law Dr. Merrill Goodman, husband of his late sister Phoebe Goodman.

Hugo D. Freudenthal, PhD ’48 passed away on January 17, 2021 at age 90. Hugo was a renowned marine biologist and was honored in 2020 when Freudenthalidium, a new genus in the Symbiodiniaceae family, was named in his honor. At Poly, Hugo was Photo Editor of The Polygon and Polyglot for two years. He proudly received an Award for Outstanding Student in his senior year. After Hugo graduated from Poly, he went on to receive a PhD from NYU and a Masters of Pharmacology from Columbia University. Hugo studied marine biology and his thesis was part of the creation of a new species of reproductive life for The Coral Reef. He was a pioneer in his field and remained active in three aviation organizations, after flying for over 50 years. Hugo is survived by: Anita R. (Marko) Freudenthal, PhD, his wife of 65 years; daughter Ellen Freudenthal (Brett) Warren; son Richard H.D. (Dayna) Freudenthal; granddaughters, Ariel Selma Rose Freudenthal (Ben) Zvaifler; Allison

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Frances Warren; and Jessica Helen Warren; grandsons, David Michael Warren and Jacob D. Freudenthal; granddaughter Katarina D. Freudenthal; and great granddaughters, Laina Anita Zvaifler and Nora Rose Zvaifler.

Charles D. Kaufman ’48 passed away on February 9, 2021 in Scottsdale, AZ at the age of 89. He was a man of numerous passions, dedicated to his career, family, and his love of Scottsdale, where he retired 25 years ago. Charles, also known as Chuck, was born in Brooklyn to M. Laurence and Anna G Kaufman where he attended his beloved Poly Prep. He graduated with a BSc. in Business from Northwestern University in Illinois in 1952 and then spent two years in the Army, based in California, during the Korean conflict. After the army, he met his future wife of 63 years, Elvira Sampere Camps, while traveling through Spain. They were both visiting Toledo and started talking on the train back to Madrid. Six months later they were married in Morocco in 1955. Elvi, as she was called, passed away in 2018.

The newlyweds moved to New York City where he began his professional career with Coopers and Lybrand (1956-1958) and then Nestle (1958-1961) while also studying nights to get his MBA from NYU (1957), becoming a Certified Public Accountant (1959) and a parent of two children. In 1961, IBM recruited him into their international division where he held a series of jobs with increasing responsibilities. In 1962, the family moved to Paris, France where he was the Manager of Accounting Services.

From 1964-1967 he was reassigned back to New York City where he was General Auditor - Latin America and then Manager of Financial Programs. Next came two years in Mexico City, Mexico (1967-1969) where he was Controller - IBM Caribbean Area. His final role with IBM was 1969-1971 back in New York where he was part of the New Business Practices Task Force. In 1971 he was recruited by ITT where he was assigned to London, England as Group Controller - Insurance Groups. Three years later he was promoted to Director of Financial Controls at ITT’s European HQ in Brussels, Belgium where he lived and worked for 11 years before finally returning 34

to New York in 1985. He retired from ITT in 1994. Chuck worked for numerous Scottsdale organizations including the Scottsdale Police Department where he volunteered in the Police Budget Office and the Planning Research & Accreditation Division from 2002 - 2019. He also spent 16 years with SCORE in Phoenix (1996-2012) helping new and established businesses, the Finance Committee of Stonegate (his residential community), and teaching young kids at Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring (2017). He is survived by his sister Phyllis Bosworth in New York, son John in Massachusetts, daughter Janet in New Jersey and two granddaughters in California, one in Massachusetts, and one in Scotland.

Jay B. Kane ’49 passed away on March 15, 2021 at age 89. Jay was born in Brooklyn. His parents were Margaret Brassler Kane and Arthur Ferris Kane.

When he was a child, Jay accompanied his parents to museums where his mother, a prominent sculptor, exhibited her work.

Later in life he helped his mother with the acquisition of her work by museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum that has her stone carving “Harlem Dancers” on prominent display.

He attended Public School 139 and Poly Prep. He received an A.B. from Columbia College in 1953 and an MBA from the NYU Graduate School of Business in 1961.

Following college, Jay joined Bankers Trust Company, where he worked for 35 years in various capacities including senior investment officer for employee benefit funds, as well as vice president for marketing and administration of corporate pension funds. On retirement, he became regional director in the New York City office of Russell Investments, where he was engaged in consulting and management of public pension funds for seven years. An avid sailor, Jay was a lifelong member of the New York Yacht Club and the Riverside Yacht Club. He is survived by his companion, Ann Dudley Belknap; his daughter, Lisa Brown; her husband, Mike; his son, Jim Kane, Jim’s wife, Kate; and his grandchildren: Katie, Jenny, Jack, and Lucie.

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Donald Tober ’49 died on January 15, 2021 at age 89. Donald was Chairman of Sugar Foods Corporation, whose team he saw as a second family. He served as former Chairman of the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association, Vice Chairman of the Culinary Institute of America, and as a board member of the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association. He was a patron of associations that serve to elevate the quality and appreciation of food and wine, including the Commanderie de Bordeaux and the Chevaliers du Tastevin and the Culinary Institute of America, where he was Trustee Emeritus. He was a founder and Honorary Board member of the Citymeals-on-Wheels program in New York City. Donald’s contributions positively impacted a tremendous range of institutions beyond the food business.

He served on the board of the New York Landmarks Conservancy and was honored in 2019 along with his wife Barbara as Living Landmarks. He also served on the board of the Manhattan Institute, the American Austrian Foundation for Medical Scholarship, the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID), the National Dance Institute with Jacques d’Amboise, and was a longtime supporter of Lincoln Center, the Philodoroi and Amati Societies of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), and The Juilliard School, to name only a few. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School, Donald practiced law in New York City before joining Sugar Foods Corporation. In 1973 he married Barbara Maud Starkey. It was not the first marriage for either and proved an unusually happy enduring union for both.

which he held many patents. Referred to as “Intrepid,” Ray capped his career as an IESC consultant, serving industries throughout Eastern Europe and Asia and later with SCORE (SBA) advising U.S. entrepreneurs. Ray took great joy in family, friends near and far, literature, military history, and travel. His smile and wit always at the ready, he will be sorely missed by the many whose lives he impacted. He was the beloved husband of Anita (Plaw), adored father to David (Gavina), and cherished nonno to Violeta and Nina.

Rev. Raymond A. Nelson ’50 died on November 4, 2020 at age 88 in Richmond, VA. He was predeceased by his parents, Raymond Eric and Georgina Nutter Nelson. He graduated with honors from Poly, as well as Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College and Harvard Divinity School, where he studied under

Paul Tillich, one of the most Influential theologians of the 20th century. Raymond served 38 years as an NAIS Headmaster to 11 different independent schools in the U.S., eventually known as a “School Renewal Specialist.” He led Trinity Episcopal School, Richmond, Virginia, as its second of four Headmasters, where he successfully introduced the International Baccalaureate (I.B.) Diploma.

Program. Trinity has since flourished to become one of the most admired schools in Richmond and Virginia. He also founded Ulster Academy, Kingston, N.Y., and led Pike School, Andover, MA., Manlius Pebble Hill School, DeWitt, N.Y., Salisbury School, Salisbury, CT., Saddle River Day School, Saddle River, N.J., Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine, Stoneleigh Burnham School, Greenfield, MA., and Andrews School, Willoughby, OH. Nelson served overseas four years as Principal of the International School of

Geneva, Switzerland, followed by one year at the TASIS Cyprus School in Nicosia, Cyprus. He also served 52 years as an Episcopal priest. Fr. Nelson was licensed in 15 Episcopal dioceses in the U.S. and Europe. The last 14 years he served as a parish priest at Christ Church Christiana Hundred, as well as Immanuel Church Highlands in Wilmington, DE., and St. Thomas’ Parish, Newark, DE., and Church of the Advent in Kennett Square, PA. His final “call” from 2014 to 2020 was as Rector of St. Barnabas Church in Richmond, VA. Nelson received letters of commendation from seven Episcopal bishops and equivalent letters from ambassadors in Switzerland, Cypress, and Korea. He is survived by his wife, Mimi Van Swall Nelson. Theirs was a joyful partnership of 40 years. He is also survived by the mother of his children, Rosemary D. King Nelson; and their children, Raymond Jr. “Deacon,” Kristin (John) Foster, Christopher (Leslie),

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1950s Ray C. Lapof ’50 passed away on December 27, 2020. Born May 27, 1932 to Samuel and Adele (Edelson), Ray graduated from Poly Prep and Bucknell.

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and Todd (Erin); and stepdaughter, Leigh Van Swall (Dwight Grimm); and nine grandchildren, Will, Anna, Holly, Chris, Devon, Alex, James, Ben and Ryan; and cousin, Nancy (Paul Doering).

Benjamin Aibel ’51 passed away on October 7, 2020. Ben worked as a stockbroker in Manhattan for his entire career and was a lifelong Member of Quaker Ridge Golf Club. He was a University of Vermont graduate, former Trustee and President of the Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; children Jeffrey (Kathryn), Karen, Douglas, Diana; grandchildren, Sydney, Ethan. and Owen, who knew him as Papa Ben. Dr. Lockhart Davis Arbuckle JR. ’51 passed away on February 22, 2021 at age 88. He was born in Baltimore, MD to the late Lockhart Davis Arbuckle, Sr. and Gladys (Whitehead) Arbuckle. Davis graduated from Williams College in 1955. In 1956, he married Julia C. Card.

Davis received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Cornell University in 1959 and his Master of Science in surgery from the University of Virginia in 1962.

He practiced urology for 35 years at the Akron Clinic and Akron General Medical Center in Akron, OH, where he was Chairman of the Urology Dept. from 1974-1998. Davis was a member of the American Board of Urology and the American Urological Association. He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1969. In 1993, the Society of Distinguished physicians conferred a fellowship upon Dr. Arbuckle. He served as Professor of Urology at the Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine from 1973-1998 and served as its program director. Davis retired in 1998 and he and his late wife, Julie, moved to Punta Gorda, FL. In retirement, Davis enjoyed golfing, boating, and attending the symphony.

Davis was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Arbuckle, son, William Arbuckle, granddaughter, Sydney Hinks, and sister, Margaret Mayo. Davis is survived by his partner, Helen Rygmyr, and two children, Nancy W. Mangus (Joey) of Grand Haven, MI, and Douglas S. Arbuckle (Sandra) of Wadsworth, OH. In addition 36

to his children, Davis leaves behind his grandchildren, Benjamin Hinks, Stuart Arbuckle, Sean Hinks, Andrew Arbuckle, Maddie Arbuckle, Caitlin Arbuckle, and Kelsey Bradford, and his devoted 16-yearold Yorkie Terrier, Sir Winston Churchill.

Jed Isaacs ’51 died on December 3, 2020. Jed was born in 1934 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended P.S. 241, Poly, and then Dartmouth College, where he earned both an A.B. (1955) and an M.B.A. (1956) from the Tuck School of Business. Growing up, he was a serious squash player and played tennis on the Junior Davis Cup team. After graduating from Dartmouth, he served in the U.S. Army, then attended New York Law School, where he earned a J.D. in 1960. He became an accountant, rising to managing partner at Edward Isaacs & Co., the firm founded by his father in 1929, which later merged into RSM McGladrey.

Jed was active in numerous charities and won many awards for his philanthropic efforts. He married Susan Radwin in 1956, and they remained soulmates for 64 years, living in Connecticut and Florida. He was the much-loved father to Bill, John, and Jane, brother to Madeline, and grandfather to nine: Sam, Jordan, Cameron, Chase, Katelyn, Megan, Teddy, David, and Eli. Jed was a lifelong avid sailor and had particular love for Labrador Retrievers.

Dr. Simon Jerrold ’51, affectionately known throughout his life as “Skip,” died on January 5, 2021. Skip was born in Brooklyn, NY, April 20, 1934, attended and graduated from Poly Prep, Franklin and Marshall College, and the St. Louis University School of Medicine. His internship at The Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn was followed by a residency in ophthalmology at the Bronx V.A. hospital. Skip and Elaine were married, June 1963, moved to Perth Amboy, NJ where he practiced general ophthalmology. Skip was affiliated with Raritan Bay Medical Center as an attending physician and was appointed first Director of Ophthalmology at the newly constructed John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison, NJ. He was also the attending ophthalmologist at the Woodbridge State School, Avenel.

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community in providing care to all who sought his medical advice and treatment.

An ophthalmology award was established at St. Louis University for the most outstanding resident and continues as an annual event. In addition, a scholarship was established at the School of Medicine to aid and assist medical students in realizing their goal of becoming a physician. In October, 2020, an endowed research program was established at St. Louis University to treat neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimers, Lewy Body dementia) through refined neuro modulation techniques. Skip was a beloved husband, cherished father, and adored “BABA;” he will be greatly missed by his “boys” who were the lights of his life, Alex and Eric, with whom he enjoyed playing chess and attending their tournaments, and, Ethan, whom he cheered on at basketball games and math competitions. BABA was always involved with their education and guided them to seek the best paths for success; he was their mentor and they have been most fortunate having had him in their lives.

Skip is survived by his wife of 57 years, Elaine, daughters Stacey (Ken) and Michelle, and grandsons Alex, Eric, and Ethan.

John T. Garnjost ’52 died on January 5, 2021 in Sun City Hilton Head, SC. He was born in New York, NY in September 1934 to Stanley L. Garnjost and Dorothy T. Garnjost. John graduated from Poly and then earned a BA from Columbia College, New York, NY in 1956 and rowed Varsity Crew 1954-56. He earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1961. John was a US Air Force pilot, 1956-1959, and served in Japan and Taiwan. His business career began at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., NYC from 1961-66. For 24 years he worked at Bristol-Myers Company at NY corporate headquarters, as Managing Director, BM (Malaysia), and as President and General Manager, BM (Taiwan).

From 1970-1999 he was a FISA licensed international rowing official who officiated both in the U.S. and internationally. He officiated at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

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outstanding merit in the cause of world sport and specifically in Taiwan. He received the George Shiebler Award from the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2003, and in 2013 he received the Dick Alcock Award for 50 years of Service and Dedication to U.S. Rowing. Since moving to Sun City Hilton Head in 2008, John was a volunteer at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler, GA, and he served on the Administration & Finance Ministry Team at Christ Lutheran Church, Hilton Head. John is survived by his wife of 47 years, Janet, and by daughters Alison Garnjost of Savannah, GA and Valerie Garnjost (Matthew Lacy) of Bluffton, SC. Stuart Godin ’53 passed away on September 26, 2020. Born in Brooklyn to Milton and Kathryn, he excelled in sports during his school years, especially wrestling and lacrosse. It was also during this time that he developed a love for the American West and the great outdoors that would last a lifetime. Always an entrepreneur, Stu graduated Muhlenberg College with a degree in Finance. He married and moved to California, and, after owning several businesses, entered the Merrill Lynch trainee program in New York in the early 1960s. He rose to become a partner in the firm. In 1969, Stu enjoyed one of the great adventures of his life, a six-week bush safari in Tanzania and Kenya with the famous hunting guide Glen Cottar. He subsequently hunted big game all over the world, securing world-record class trophies and enjoying the beautiful locales where the pastime took him, the people he met, and the comradery of his fellow hunters.

He was an enthusiastic member of the Southern California Safari Club and in 1972 was the youngest founding and subsequently sole living board member of what would become a worldwide organization, the Safari Club International. Stu lived his entire adult life in the Los Angeles area, but also built a ranch, The Circle G, near Bondurant, WY with his family in the early ’70s. Stu is survived by his wife, Elaine, his children, Michael and Debra, four grandchildren, his nephew, Brandon, whom he raised as his second son.

Peter Bermas ’54 died on November 23, POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

2020. He was a longtime resident of Great Neck, NY, and a near seven-year resident of Kendal on Hudson, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Peter is survived by his brother, Roger Bermas and Elaine; his children, Cantor Margot Goldberg and Barry; and Laura Van Sise and Roy; his grandchildren, Tamir Goldberg, Rachel Van Sise, and Jack Van Sise; and many, many family and friends. Peter was predeceased by his parents, Edward (Pete) Bermas and Ruth Bermas; and his wife Linda M. Bermas.

Michael Freedman ’55 of Tampa, FL died December 17, 2020 at age 83. Born in New York City, he graduated from Poly Prep in 1955. He graduated from Yale University in 1959 and the University of Florida College of Law in 1962, serving as editor-in-chief of the Florida Law Review.

He was also a law clerk to U.S. Federal Judge William McCrea and earned a master’s in labor law from New York University. In 1965, Mike married Sandy Warshaw and practiced law in Tampa for almost 50 years. Survivors include his wife, Sandy; his sister, Marcia Rogers; three children, Rob (Sheri), Jeff, and Lisa (Edward) Woodward, and eight grandchildren.

James Flug ’56 passed away in Washington, DC, on December 9, 2020 at age 81. James, known as Jim or Jimmy to family and friends, spent his life in public service and the law. Flug called himself a “Washington lawyer.” Indeed, his career covered much of the District’s and the country’s legal, political, and public interest spheres. His work for Senator Edward M. Kennedy spanned 40 years, as the senator’s legislative assistant (1967-69), Chief Counsel on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1969-73); as well as Special Counsel, Maryland director, and convention press secretary for Kennedy’s presidential campaign (197980). He was especially proud to contribute to the senator’s efforts to beat back a congressional attack on the Supreme Court’s “one-man, one-vote” decision, pass the 1968 gun control law, defeat two of President Richard Nixon’s Supreme Court nominations, and to conduct the first formal investigation of the Watergate scandal. And he returned to the senator’s

staff as Chief Counsel in 2003-2006, to work on legal and constitutional issues, including the Roberts and Alito Supreme Court nominations. James’ career began when, after graduating Harvard College and Law School, he moved to Washington in 1963 for a one-year clerkship with Judge David Bazelon. He then worked for Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and others in the Tax Division of the Justice Department, where he met his beloved wife, Carla. Then, as Director of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, James was active in the adoption and implementation of the 1974 Legal Services Corporation Act, funding legal aid for people who cannot afford counsel. Next, he headed Energy Action, which challenged oil companies and the Carter administration on energy issues during the 1970s oil crisis. From 1980 to 2003, James practiced private public interest law, first as a partner at the firm Lobel, Novins, Lamont, and Flug. That work included helping state governments obtain large oil overcharge refunds for use in their energy programs and, as Washington Counsel for the Generic Drug industry, helping to push for the enactment of the historic “HatchWaxman” compromise to accelerate approvals of generic drugs. In 1991, he co-founded National Narrowcast Network

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with his wife, Carla, who, as Executive Director, brought to life his then-radical, pre-internet idea of providing live audio coverage of congressional and federal agency hearings over the phone. He also served on the board of his synagogue, Tifereth Israel, and of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, and he enjoyed swimming laps at Wilson High School and playing tennis with friends.

Later in life, James served as an adjunct law professor focusing on public interest and government law with American University and Georgetown. James is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Carla Carbaugh Flug; his daughters Margo Flug Jhaveri P’31 of Brooklyn, NY, Amanda Flug Davidoff of Washington, DC, and Susanna Flug-Silva of Belmont, MA; his sisters Barbara Flug Colin of Roslyn Estates, NY, and Victoria Flug Sterling of Denver, CO; his sons-in-law Sujay Jhaveri P’31, Sam Davidoff, and Robert Flug-Silva; his grandchildren, Nicholas, Emma, Noah ’31, and Jerrin. He was predeceased by his brothers Martin R. Flug of Aspen, CO, and Robert K. Flug of Portland, OR. John F. Malhame ’56, age 81, of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, died on December 5, 2020. John was raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and graduated from Poly in 1956, where he was an outstanding athlete.

He attended Colgate University before launching his career as an insurance broker at age 20 upon his father’s retirement. Over three decades, John and his business partner built their firm, Kalvin-Miller International, into one of the largest brokerages in New York, before selling the firm in 1986. John and his son, Michael, later co-founded MJM Global Insurance, a firm that has thrived for more than two decades. While living in Manhattan, John met his wife of 52 years, Mary Leslie Erwin Malhame of Murray, KY. They raised three sons in Englewood, NJ, where they loved to entertain their close friends, business associates, and large, loving extended family. John served as a trustee at the Dwight Englewood School, and rarely missed one of his sons’ sporting events. As well as supporting Michael’s entrepreneurial dreams, he helped encourage his sons, Darren and 38

Kevin, to start their own business, a successful collection of restaurants in Columbus, OH. In addition to his family, John’s passions included golf, the New York Giants, smoking cigars, Italian food, and playing whist or gin rummy with his friends and with his card buddies at White Beeches and Boca West. John is survived by his wife, Leslie, three sons and beloved daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren who were his pride and joy: Michael, his wife Debbie, and their children Vanessa, Gavin, Samantha, and Mason; Darren, his wife Jordan, and their children Lawrence, Margot, and Elliott; Kevin, his wife Katy, and their children, James and Josephine; foster-daughter Nicola Natale; sister Renee Merhige; in-laws Frankie and Dan McNutt, as well as many adored nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Josephine Malhame, sister Helen Malhame, sister, Jean Zaloom, and niece, Helene Jabara.

Richard Allen Guistra ’58 passed away on April 14, 2021. Rich was born June 1, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY to Dr. Frank X. Giustra and Dorothy Erb Giustra, as the third of nine children. In 1958, he graduated from Poly, where he captained the wrestling team. In 1962 he graduated from Cornell University, where he was wrestling team captain and Ivy League Champion. He graduated from Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY in 1966. Following that, he did a one-year internship at Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Hospital in San Antonio. Rich spent two years at Sembach AFB Germany as a general medical officer. He did a oneyear surgical residency at VA Hospital in Des Moines, IA, followed by a threeyear orthopedic residency at Scott White Clinic in Temple, TX. He enjoyed over 26 years as the first orthopedic surgeon to establish a practice in Brunswick. Rich enjoyed wrestling throughout his life, often volunteering to teach wrestling skills at the Brunswick Recreation Center and with wrestling teams at various local schools. He was an avid athlete who enjoyed biking, racquetball, fishing, scuba diving, the outdoors and having fun. His love of gardening won him blue ribbons at the Topsham Fair for, among other

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things, the largest snow king squash.

Rich was a passionate learner. After his retirement he enjoyed attending SMCC. During this time he received the George Mitchell Scholarship, which sent him to the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland. To share his knowledge with others, he enjoyed giving talks about orthopedic problems at the Brunswick Recreation Center and at People Plus.

He also developed and copyrighted an exercise program called Rollerlates. Rich met special education teacher Karen Johnson in Germany and they were married August 9, 1968. They lived in Imsbach Germany for one year, returning in 1972 for the Olympics. In 2019, Rich was diagnosed with ALS. Although limited in activities, it gave him a quieter time in life to reflect and grow in appreciation and love for his wife and children. Rich was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Dorothy Giustra; sister, Dorothy Giustra, and brother, Frank Giustra Jr. Rich was the loving husband of Karen Giustra for 52 years. He is survived by his wife, Karen; his three children, Sarah Giustra, Matthew Giustra, and Lucas Giustra; six grandchildren, Zyrah Giustra, Avery Giustra, and Quinn Giustra, Morgan Giustra, Charles Giustra, and Braeden Giustra; and two great-grandchildren, Thalia Giustra and Althea Giustra. He is also survived by his brother, Peter Giustra, sister, Mary Lou O’ Grady, brother, Robert Giustra, sister, Donna Appel, brother, Dennis Giustra, daughter-in-law, Jane Lipsen; future granddaughter-in-law, Isabelle Donahue.

1960s Dr. Robert Leshner ’61 died on February 12, 2021, in San Diego, CA at age 76. He was born on October 19, 1944, in Brooklyn and was the son of Dr. Theodore and Genevieve Leshner. At Poly, Bob was a member of the lacrosse and soccer teams and was captain of the wrestling team. Bob graduated from Cornell University and Cornell Medical School and began a 45-year medical career. His postdoctoral training was

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at the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Colorado Medical Center, and the Medical College of Vermont.

Bob served his country as a doctor in the U.S. Navy and at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Following his military service, Bob found his calling in pediatric neurology. For 24 years, Bob was Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics and Director of the Electromyography Lab with Virginia Commonwealth University/ Medical College of Virginia. He was an internationally recognized expert in muscular dystrophy. He was devoted to children and families of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinics at VCU/ MCV, where he served as Director for over 20 years. Among Bob’s academic appointments were George Washington University School of Medicine and Director of Children’s Neuromuscular Program at the Children’s National Medical Center, both in Washington, DC. His last position was Professor of Pediatric Neurology at the University of California, San Diego/Rady’s Children Hospital. Bob is survived by his wife of 29 years, Deborah Goodman Leshner; son, David (Shannon); daughter, Elizabeth (Gabe); son, Thomas “TW” (Carla); stepdaughters, Shannon (Mike) and Colleen; brother, Daniel Leshner (Judy); treasured grandchildren, Alex, Aly, Olivia, Owen, Cole, Theo, Otis, Harper, and Hayden.

Raymond Jabara ’62 of Crofton, MD, passed away on September 12, 2020.

Ray was born in Brooklyn to Evelyn and Raymond Jabara. He was the oldest of four siblings. He graduated from Poly and then from Colgate University with a degree in psychology and went on to earn his master’s and PhD from The University of Maryland, College Park. He worked as a clinical psychologist, specializing in PTSD and Substance Abuse, for the State of Arizona prison system, and for the Veterans Administration in Phoenix. He touched many lives with his counseling, in particular running group therapy sessions for Vietnam Veterans. He was a tremendous athlete, playing collegiate level baseball and swimming. He fell in love with the sport of golf at age 12 and POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

continued to play into his 70s. He enjoyed music, and could always be found singing along to The Beatles, The Carpenters, and pretty much any song that he knew the words to. A spiritual man, he was a source of kindness and love to anyone who needed it. Raymond was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary Catherine, and his parents, Evelyn and Raymond.

He is survived by his daughter Christine (Geoffrey) Cunningham; grandchildren Benjamin and Scott; step-daughter Malaika Stuart; step-granddaughter Harper; step-son Gregory (Sharee) Stuart; step-grandchildren, Sydney, Andy, and William; brothers, Fred and Steve Jabara; and sister Kathy Kunkle.

James Foshay ’64 passed away on May 9, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Addison Youngs Foshay and Janet Louise (Little) Foshay. Jim graduated from Poly, where he wrestled and played soccer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University while playing collegiate soccer. James was married to Adele on April 12, 1969 and they were married for 52 years. Jim served in the United States Air Force from 19691974 as an officer with the 48th Security Police squadron. His service included deployments to Greece and England.

He returned stateside and was hired as a Deputy Sheriff in Prince George’s County, MD. Jim spent 28 years, serving in various roles, with the Sheriff’s Department. Jim enjoyed bowling and playing golf. More than anything, he cherished time with his family. He was very proud of the many accomplishments of his children and grandchildren. He loved coaching and attending various sporting events, musical performances, and any other activity they were involved in. He is survived by his wife, Adele, of California, MD; sister Nancy Balsamello of West Chester, PA; son Donovan (Sherri) of Shady Side, MD; daughters Nicole Catlett (Brian) of Huntingtown, MD, and Melanie Loveless (Jayson) of Chesapeake Beach, MD; and grandchildren Jenna, Payton, Ava, Jillian, Ian, and Hannah. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Megan Loveless.

1980s Edward “Ted” Locke La Mura, Jr. ’81 passed away on March 29, 2021 at age 57. He is survived by his parents, Edward Locke La Mura and Aileen Fox La Mura (Staten Island) and his brother, Kevin Connor La Mura (Bay Ridge). Ted was a lifelong resident of Bay Ridge and completed his undergraduate degree at Fordham University followed by a Master in Business Administration at Pace University. He made a lifelong career with Verizon, from where he recently retired. He was an avid international traveler, spanning the globe to see friends any chance he could get. He was also extremely fond of cruises—wherever they would take him. He enjoyed multiple ports and points of interest and shared them with his beloved family and friends through postcards and photos. He is survived by his parents, Edward Locke La Mura and Aileen Fox La Mura (Staten Island) and his brother, Kevin Connor La Mura (Bay Ridge).

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parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, faculty and staff, and friends who enrich the Poly educational experience with their philanthropic support and gifts of time and talent.

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MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

“I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE YOUR SUPPORT.”

TOGETHER, WE CAN DO MORE Poly Prep is alive with noise and it feels great. Laughter is reverberating in our hallways. Discourse, debate, and dissent—constructive, most of the time, of course—are transforming mere rooms with desks into classes where minds explore their potential. Music, dance, and visual art created in our studios are helping the human spirit emerge. Teamwork and tactics are being developed on our playing fields.

It’s called SCHOOL. And I can’t think of any example of human organization better or more fulfilling.

Thank you for making it all possible. Without you, we could not have successfully navigated this most difficult of years. Your generous support helped us do more than meet 100% of the operating costs that tuition and other income don’t fully cover; it helped us keep our community safe and together in-person.

Your gifts helped us put up tents for outdoor learning, and conduct the daily health screenings and COVID-19 testing that kept Poly open and safe. Your support helped faculty to take on new roles and responsibilities and reinvent curriculum, extracurriculars, the arts, and sports to ensure Poly remained a dynamic in-person community for our students.

Your words of support this year meant the world to me, our teachers, and coaches. I am grateful for your belief in our school and the sacrifices you made for the good of the Poly community. We’ve learned how to adapt to shifting circumstances. As important, we have the confidence to change and adjust because we are in it together. We learned many lessons this year, but among the most powerful was discovering what our community could accomplish when it came together.

We are building our future on the three pillars of our identity: Diversity, Excellence, and Brooklyn. We are proud of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our community.

We commit to the pursuit of excellence in all we do by seeking to always reach beyond our grasp (Thank you, Robert Browning.) to explore our individual and collective potential. And we embrace the ethos and aesthetic that makes our borough the most vibrant, engaging, creative, and fun place to be on earth.

Your continued support represents a commitment to those values. Together, we will teach our children and grandchildren that life and the world can be made better when people come together as a community.

EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY. I’ve always been proud to say I went to Poly Prep, but never more so than the year that will be remembered for the resilience our community demonstrated in meeting the COVID-19 pandemic head on. Poly opened both of its campuses safely. Faculty and administration reimagined everything—academics, the arts, activities, sports, and transportation— for the learning, growth, and well-being of Poly students.

This extraordinary time demanded more from all of us, and the Poly community rose to the occasion—and then some. The proof is in the numbers: $2,663,430 raised for 2020-21 represents a 19-percent increase over the previous year and set a record level of support. The 1,242 donors honored in this Donor Roll are a testament to the appreciation and pride we all share for Poly.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I extend my deepest thanks to parents, grandparents, alumni, alumni parents, faculty, staff, and friends who went All In with a gift to Poly this year.

We couldn’t have done it without you.

Even as these extraordinary times return to ordinary times, I urge you to continue your support. It’s your generosity that bridges the gap between tuition, income, and the actual cost of educating each Poly student. You sustain and advance excellence in education. You are the reason happiness reigns at our Park Slope campus and why Poly graduates leave our Dyker Heights campus prepared and ready to make their mark on the world.

The 2020-21 fiscal year also marks the end of my term as Board Chair and I will continue to serve as a trustee because Poly means a great deal to me, my family, and Brooklyn. I consider it a great privilege to help steer Poly Prep for present and future generations.

Nicholas A. Gravante

Nicholas Gravante ’78, P’20, ’23 Board of Trustees Chair

With abiding gratitude,

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ADVANCEMENT OVERVIEW

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Annual Giving 2017–2021

$2,663,430

$2,236,323

$1,541,014

$1,885,439

$2,325,237

DOLLARS RAISED

Participation

by Grade

2020–2021

GRADE

12 47%

Tuition & Fees

11 60% 10 64%

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

9 56% 8 55% 7 66%

Participation by Division 2020–2021

6 59% 5 68% 4 72%

56%

61%

UPPER SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Parent Participation

Parent Participation

76% LOWER SCHOOL

Parent Participation

3 74% 2 78% 1 76%

9% ALUMNI

Participation

88% FACULTY & STAFF

Participation

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Amount raised in matching gifts

$75,116.04

Expenses 2020–2021

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K 89%

Salaries

42%

PK 76%

Financial Aid

16%

Benefits

11%

N 82%

Number of matching gifts from donors’ company

Number of first-time donors in 2020–2021

148

}

Income

2020–2021

Number of donors who increased their giving level in 2019–2020

94%

Annual Giving & Other Gifts

5%

Other

1%

Depreciation + Interest Expenses 7% G&A

6%

Auxiliary Services

6%

COVID Expenses

5%

Plant Operations

4%

Program & Instructional

3%

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*This year, summer camp and rentals were cancelled due to COVID and we did not pull from the endowment so those items do not appear in the Income or Expenses charts.

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ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

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nnual Giving is Poly’s most essential fundraising effort and involves the entire Poly community—parents, alumni, faculty and staff, and friends. We are grateful for the contributions of our donors for making Poly a philanthropic priority. A special thank you to the members of Poly’s Tower Society who donate at the Tower Level and above.

VISIONARY LEADERS $100,000 TO $499,999

Taek-Geun Kwon David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

THE 1854 SOCIETY $50,000 TO $99,999

John Elefterakis ’02 and Kirsten Elefterakis Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt John Foley and Jill Foley Andrew Foote and Blake Foote Ricardo Mora and Kelli Kenny-Mora The Ziff Family

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$25,000 TO $49,999

Anonymous Anson Beard and Veronica Beard Mark Dehnert and Mindy Dehnert Nicholas Elefterakis ’03 George Evans Qiang Fu and Xun Yao Jonathan Goldman and Sandra Goldman ’05 Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon Tara Lipton and Sandi Feinberg Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee Paul Rudd and Julie Rudd Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger Stephen Sullens and Allison Sullens Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick

BLUE DEVILS

$10,000 TO $24,999

Anonymous (2) Devon Archer and Krista Archer Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird Ira Bogner and Jennifer Bogner Howard Borkan and Barbara Yagoda Borkan Marco Caffuzzi and Nicole Gagnon Michael Correra ’87 Donald Demay, Jr. and Miyoko Demay Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza Jonathan Dorman and Merrill Dorman Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin Joseph Finnerty III and Clara Bingham Anthony Frempong-Boadu and Gwendolyn Frempong-Boadu Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling Bethany Gilmore

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Michael Glassman and Jennifer Glassman Yi Gong Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 and Jacqueline Gravante Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman Michael Clarfeld and Tamar Huberman Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85 Elaine Jerrold Brooke Johannesen ’21 Andre Kursancew and Dalit Paradis Steve Levitan ’78 Daniel Kim and Shihan Liu Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall Arnold Mascali ’84 and Elizabeth Mascali Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95 and Darya Mastronardi Tom McAdam and Jill Schwartz John McPheters and Minya Oh Bruce Menin and Julie Menin Lloyd Metz and Cassandra Metz Claus Moller and Tiffany Moller John Niccolai and Maria Gea Arredondo Tony Pasquariello and Amy Pasquariello Willis Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips Michael Price ’70 Ken Rapp and Michelle Rapp Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg Jamie Rothenberg and Jennifer Rothenberg Constantine Skarvelis ’93 and Kristen Skarvelis Michael Stubbs and Veronica Stubbs Lu-Shawn Thompson Marc Triola and Dushana Triola St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe Henry Warshaw ’72 and Susan Warshaw Bradd Williamson and Amerika Williamson Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba Lorenz Zimmerman, Jr. and Anne Zimmerman

POLY PARTNERS $5,500 TO $9,999

Anonymous Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington Lorie Bartley Audrius Barzdukas Ken Blacklow and Kim Blacklow Matthew Bogdanos and Claudia Bogdanos Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de Chamorro Robert Cort ’64 Mark D’Angelo ’96 Sean Desmond and Susan Cordaro Matthew Galle and Heather Galle Erik Geisler and Rachel Geisler Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell Donald Heiliger and Shannon Heiliger David Hicks and Kim Hicks Earl Hunt II and Kristina Hunt

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Douglas Jaffe and Kristin Heavey Himansh Khanna and Malti Raisinghani Anisha Khanna ’21 John Kolz and Amy Kolz Morgan Lawrence and Nicole Lawrence Richard Lewis, Jr. and Diane Lifton Morris Macleod and Susan Macleod Stuart Marker Christopher McKeon and Melissa Kerns-McKeon Gregg Moskowitz and Rachel Moskowitz Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow David Pauls and Jane Pauls The Piquet Family John Plym, Jr. and Kristin Plym Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman James Roberts and Lisa Starr Richard Saltzman ’73 and Bette Saltzman Anand Sankaranarayanan and Nithya Venkatachalam Howard Smith, Jr. ’76 and Pamela Smith David Smith and Ruth Douzinas Winston Song and Amy Hsieh Chandragupta Sooran and Angie Karna Derek Stoldt and Amy Stoldt Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner Michael Terrin ’66 Evan Torgan and Maya Torgan Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden

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$3,500 TO $5,499

Anonymous (2) Graham Arader and Boin Arader Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00 Mark Baillie Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere Thomas Blumberg ’51 Lawrence Brandman ’78 and Deborah Brandman John Brooks and Michelle Brooks Lea Carty and Jody Orshal Carty JinE Chen Robert China and Tia Breakley-China David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng Jay Clayton and Gretchen Clayton Peter Cohen and Ellen Cohen Anthony Contessa and Molly Choi Stephen Dembitzer and Sarah Maher Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed Stephen Durso and Barrie Ringelheim Thomas Fahy and Tatyana Tsinberg Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo Lev Falikman and Irina Falikman Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris Daniel Fernandez and Gina Mavuro-Fernandez Stefano Filippazzo and Camille Fortunato Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood Vincent Gallo and Ingrid Gallo Alexander Garner and Emma Garner Brad Goldberg and Nicole Goldberg Alex Greenbaum and Rose Greenbaum

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David Grossman and Daryn Grossman Gary Hanna ’84 and Holly Hanna James Harris and Rachel Fishman Eric Hecker and Zoe Allen Hans Humes and Ying Miao Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto Marc James and Melissa James Charles Jigarjian and Michi Jigarjian Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter Bruce Kimmelman and Amy Kimmelman Kevin King and Lindsey King Jamie Lawson and Wendy Lawson Gwen Libstag Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88 James Louis ’56 John Madden, Jr. ’72 and Liz Cooke Antonio Magliocco, Jr. ’70 Arthur Magnus and Caroline Magnus Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher Jeffrey Meli and Elizabeth Meli Andrew Merola and Christine Merola Darren Moore and Uma Mantravadi Bradford Mulder and Marisa Marinelli Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva David Nuzum and Olivia Herman Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin Harry Petchesky ’55 and Jill Petchesky Antony Pfaffle ’81 and Linda Pfaffle Afshin Rafaat and Yasamin Shahamiri Steffen Reichold and Riham Shendy Todd Rose and Jill Rose Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen Neal Ryland and Didi Ryland Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh John Saunders, Jr. and Elizabeth Nevins Sunil Savkar and Stefanie Birkmann Harry Schessel and Risa Schessel Scott Sergeant and Cristina Soto Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman Seong Pan Si Edward Smith and Alison Smith Susan Solomon William Spinelli and Betsy Comerford David Stein and Jill Stein Federico Steiner and Karina Steiner David Taub and Leigh Taub Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany Jonathan ten Oever and Nathalie ten Oever Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck Richard Truta and Christine Swanick Andrew Udin and Shira Udin Thomas Walker III and Danielle Walker John Wells and Joo-Yung Lee Maxwell Wiley and Ellen Rosenthal Anthony Williams and Chrystal Williams Peiying Xiao and Yanqiong Liu

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OASIS CIRCLE

$1,000 TO $3,499

Anonymous (8) Marc Aberle and Theresa Aberle Noah Aberlin ’00 Paata Abjandadze and Maka Gogilashvili Funsho Afelumo and Xiaofei Wang Jonathan Aibel Peter Bakst and Anna Bakst Daniel Baranovsky and Yelena Baranovsky Jennifer Bartels Arvydas Barzdukas and Daiva Barzdukas Mitchell Bernstein ’66 Warren Bieler and Ilene Fiszel Bieler Brandon Birdwell and Emma Vadehra Paul Bjorneby, Jr. and Mara Bjorneby Amelia Blissett Paul Blom ’86 Peter Bogaty and Erin Bogaty Stanley Bogen ’54 and Roberta Bogen William Burdick ’44 Donald Burke and Heidi Burke Richard Campbell and Alix Campbell Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth Philip Caron and Susan Benz Francisco Javier Caselles and Silvia Fernandez Alice Cheng Raffaele Cimmino and GeneMarie Crowe Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke Jeanne Cloppse ’84 Howard Cohen ’53 Lee Cohen ’90 Lorenzo Colasante and Gifty Colasante Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer Simon Collier and Sarah Collier Richard Corso Kenneth Cort ’59 Cristina Cote ’05 Paul Crath and Sarah Robertson Joy Crichlow Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley John Culmine ’85 and Louise Fasano-Culmine Catherine Curley Lee ’87 Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels Rafael de Luque and Claudia Arango Richard Debs ’48 and Barbara Debs Howard Dicker ’80 Kevin Doherty and Peggy Doherty Nick Dolin and Lisa Bennett Justin Dorazio and Samantha Dunham Charles Doumar and Dahlia Doumar Pamela Drucker Mann and Lindsay Drucker Mann Antoine Drye and Jacqueline Moline Leonard Ellis and Nicky Ellis Michael Farkas and Laura Farkas Shawn Faurot and Kristen Faurot Henry Fayne ’63 Alex Feuer and Ivy Feuer Eugene Flamm ’54 Cliff Fonstein and Nadia Burgard Christopher French and Mary Carroll French Kiera French ’13 Lisa Friel

Cornelius Gallagher and Christine Gallagher Joseph Giardina ’58 Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg Thomas Goddard ’59 Michael Gold ’55 Tal Golomb and Ariella Golomb Andrew Gordon and Jennifer Gordon Andrew Gordon and Isabel Santiago-Gordon Kyle Graham Arthur Greco and Allene Chung Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg Eric Hadley and Gina Hadley Roshan Hariharan and Karen Hariharan Kenneth Heaton and Tracey Heaton Steven Herman ’78 Benjamin Herzog and Emily Gardiner Judy Hicks Robert Hillman ’52 Brandon Hornbeck and Yvonne Lee Andrew Hughes ’94 and Sarah Hughes Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf Sven Jacobson and Sonia Jacobson Sujay Jhaveri and Margo Flug Jhaveri Adolphus Jones and Esther Jones Alexander Kaganovsky and AnnMarie Kaganovsky Robert Karp and Stacey Karp Kenneth Kasses ’62 William Kelly and Nicole Kelly Pamela Kiernan Geoffrey Kloske and Jennifer Braunschweiger Rick Knutsen and Frances Knutsen Milan Krainchich and Gina Krainchich Stephen Krass ’56 Paul Krieger and Christine Magdo Jason Kubica and Rosamund Green-Kubica Greg Labuda and Sarah Labuda Sumit Laddha and Hansika Malkani Harvey Lambert, Jr. and Lisa Lambert Peter Lasusa, Jr. and Marcia McLean Joseph Lattinelli and Lauren Lattinelli ’97 Marvin Lerman ’58 Warner Lewis and Christina Porter Zhihang Lin and Mei Hui Yang Matthew Lissak and Zanthe Taylor Richard Louis ’51 Peter Madden ’74 George Malin ’57 K. Mark Mallon II and LauraJean Mallon Howard Markman and Stacey Thaler Richard Marlin ’51 and Caroline Marlin Chris Marx and Claire Marx James McCummings and Lisa McCummings Joseph McCusker and Frances McCusker Samuel McGovern and Elizabeth McGovern Jeff Melcer and Jodi Hecht Richard Merhige ’53 and Jacqueline Merhige Blake Myers and Ann-Marie Myers Dmitri Nayduch and Susan Donoghue David Neibart and Emma Murphy Francesco Noero and Juliana Obregon James Oussani, Jr. ’73 Manos Paidarakis and Julie Paidarakis

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ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Ji Pak Stephen Paluszek and Violeta Paluszek Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur Craig Perkins and Sharon Perkins Bruce Pindyck ’63 and Mary Ellen Pindyck Christopher Poindexter and Carletta Higginson Ernie Pomerantz and Marie Brenner Robert Potter, Jr. and Lauren Leyden Seth Pouwels and Dana Pouwels Lee Purcell and Amy Statuto Purcell Andrew Queen and Dana Queen Peter Redell and Lori Redell John Regan ’86 and Kimberly Regan Edward Reiss ’58 David Rich Christopher Richardson ’89 William Rodino and Jeanette Rodino Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg James Rossman and Eliza Rossman Gregg Rothkin and Jennifer Rothkin Aaron Rubin and Jenny Chan Todd Rubin and Nicole Rubin Wade Saadi, Jr. ’95 and Andrea Saadi Michael Saivetz and Amy Saivetz Stephen Sapega II and Maureen Sapega Marc Savino ’92 and Hillary Savino Thomas Scherma Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling Robert Schlossberg ’75 Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph John Scotto ’79 Segal Family - United World Foundation Amit Sethi and Judith Sethi George Sherman, Jr. ’61 Timothy Shey and Rachel Garcia James Sinclair and Larkyn Sinclair Scott Smith ’75 and Heidi Smith Simon Smith and Catherine Smith

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Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith Peter Smith ’76 George Smyth, Jr. ’48 Joseph Sollitto and Rebekah Sollitto Robert Spatt ’73 Neil Sperling and Rose Sperling Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane Renato Stabile ’88 and Magali Goossens Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 Lisa Taliercio ’95 Jeremy Taylor and Holly Taylor Dina Thakarar Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos Arnold Tolkin ’50 Anthony Tortora ’95 Geoffrey Troy and Jane Troy Dino Veronese Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita Kristen Volkland Harley Weber and Heather Weber Paul Weinstein and Michal Hershkovitz Anthony Weiss and Natacha Weiss Katherine Wells William Williams and Mollie Williams William Williams, Headmaster Emeritus and Linda Williams Yan Feng Wu and Jinhuan Yu Kenneth Yaffe and Susan Hitzig Mark Yockey and Laura Yockey Christian Zebicoff and Elizabeth Mulholland Bradley Zizmor and Susan Zizmor Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen

COMMUNITY CIRCLE UP TO $999

Anonymous (31) Victoria Abdulahad Patrice Abel Karim Abouelnaga and Kadaicia-Loi Abouelnaga ’11

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Mark Abramowitz ’53 and Joan Abramowitz Michael Adesman ’75 Brad Agate and Christine Agate Jorge Aguilo and Alejandra Gonzalez Eileen Ahasic ’01 Arthur Aidala ’85 and Marianne Bertuna ’94 John Akaeze and Bridget Akaeze David Akselrad and Jacqueline Akselrad Alexandra Aldredge Heath Aldridge Alexa Alifonso James Allen ’72 Lauren Allen David Alperin ’97 Alana Althans ’10 Brian Altman ’94 Angel Alvarado Mark Ames and Joanne Clark Ira Ames ’54 Gregory Anderson and Diane Anderson Bobbi Anderson ’86 Gaudencio Andrade and Laura Andrade Christopher Andrade ’12 Andre Antoine and Rachel Antoine Alicia Antonelli Warren Appleman ’63 Evangeline Arapoglou ’02 Robert Arcaro ’70 Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98 Luigi Arlia and Cynthia Arlia Maxine Armstrong Joceline Arseneault and Carol Fiore Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah Robert Aston Jason Augustine and Shakellia Augustine Jonathan Axelrod ’64 Noreen Axon Sara Bailin ’05 Jennifer Baker ’86 M. Anthony Baker and Diana Baker Milana Baker ’10 Sefer Balikci and Kesha Crichlow Balikci Jeffrey Baloutine ’67 Jeffrey Bamonte ’79 Sarah Bates Stephen Bates Gregory Bayer and Hally Bayer Marissa Beck ’01 Jonathon Beckles ’09 Susan Beiles Matthew Belford and Jean Belford David Bell ’51 Malcolm Bell ’49 Lisa Beltramello Adam Benay Andrew Benjamin ’66 Elizabeth Bennett and Chaelon Costello Christopher Benvegna and Kim Benvegna Fern Berenberg Richard Berg ’47 David Berman ’70 Roger Bermas ’57 Frank Bernieri ’74

THE BLUE & THE GRAY

Harry Bernieri ’85 and Jean Bernieri ’84 Kate Bernstein ’95 Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein Raoul and Savitha Bhavnani Burkhard Bilger and Jennifer Nelson Courtney Birch Charles Birenbaum ’75 and Janet Birenbaum Adam Bisceglia and Juliet Moretti John Bissell ’52 George Bittar ’75 Tiana Blackstock AJ Blandford Peter Blum ’75 James Blumstein ’62 Julian Bobb and Vanessa Bobb Andre Bobo and Tamara Foy Jim Boland and Fran Boland Salvatore Bonaventura Lauren Bonaventura Sarah Bond Carol Bongiorni Monique Boston Anthony Bowe and Nancy Bowe Charles Boyce and Marya Dalrymple Robert Boynton and Helen Boynton Kara Brathwaite Alleen Bratton Steven Brescia and Ilene Shaw-Brescia Kevin Briskey and Sameer Advani Paul Brown ’55 Faith Brown Peter Brown and Monica McKain-Brown Jennifer Brown and Noelle Leonard Margaret Brown Alyssa Brown ’15 Sylvia Buono Patrick Burger ’65 Linda Busetti Rollin Bush ’72 Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne Claudio Caballero ’83 Michael Cagan ’60 Laura Caldwell Wilson Calle ’00 Teresa Calvo Karim Camara and Orelia Camara Rosalind Campbell Dexter Campbell and Anyely Campbell Louis Candel Kristin Cannon Renee Cantave and Herve Cantave Brian Cantor ’00 Howard Caretto ’72 Dustin Carr Bridget Carson-Scala ’92 Alex Carter John Carty and Jane Carty Lynda Casarella Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt Sean Casey and Emelie Kihlstrom Anastasia Cembrovska ’07 Keath Chan and Cathy Wong Hin Chan and Wing Chan

POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Jonathan Chan ’05 Ira Checkla ’76 Heng Cheng and Emmie Taing Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu Neville Chin Jacqueline Chirdo ’13 Robert Chiteman ’61 Alexander Chudner and Ilona Chudner Benjamin Chynsky ’03 Pasquale Cioffi Christopher Cirillo and John Coffey Christopher Claremont and Beth Fleisher Candice Clark ’07 Lola Clarke John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen Jason Cohen and Linda Aponte Peter Cohen ’04 Julio Colon Mark Coluccio ’93 John Commaratto and Louise Commaratto Charles Cook and Peggy Cook Conor Cook Gavin Cook Courtney Cooke Joseph Coplin and Jenna Coplin Mario Coppola and Laura Coppola ’95 Allison Corvo Edwin Craig Douglas Crawford ’63 Buckley Crist, Jr. David Cruz Zoi Cuko and Lindita Cuko Thomas Curley and Rosemarie Curley Peter D’Alessio and Tracy D’Alessio Charles D’Amico and Marion D’Amico Nicholas D’Amico ’15 Daniel D’Amico ’20 Linda D’Argenio Michael David ’66 Alan Davidson ’54 Wilbur Davis ’46 Kim Davis Gianluca Rivizzigno and Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno Wesley Dayes and Shirley Dayes Marcel Deans and Sherrie Deans André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle Helen Delamarter David Askew and Rebekah Delaney George Delmhorst ’59 and Barbara Delmhorst John Delmhorst ’61 Arthur Delmhorst ’56 Kristen Denaver Larry Denmark ’63 Lawrence Dessi Guy Devyatkin and Natalia Devyatkin Benjamin Diaz Steven DiBlasio and Donna DiBlasio Maria DiCarlo Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea Virginia Dillon William Dixon and Eileen Minnefor David Dixon ’16

Michael Dixon Justus Doenecke ’56 Alexander Donnenfeld ’07 Lawrence Donovan, Jr. Alex LeDuc and Caroline Dorsen Laurence Doty IV and Constance Doty Daniel Doughty and Ryan Rumage Carrie Dowell Robert Dresdale ’64 Matthew Dresher ’03 John Dreyer and Carmen Dreyer James Dreyfus ’70 John Dubeck and Susan Hotine Steve Dubrasky Bruce Ducker ’56 Steven Ducker ’54 Malcolm Duffy Paul Durando and Marie Durando Matthew Durando ’96 and Tina Durando Peter Dutko ’09 Richard Dzina, Jr. and Lucy Dzina Homer Eckerson ’49 Eric Edwards, Sr. and Delia Edwards Gordon Edwards ’44 Jason Edwards and Terell Cooper-Edwards Daniel Ehrenhaft and Jessica Wollman Dave Elligers ’58 Stephanie Ellman ’09 Sarah Ely Pearce Erensel ’09 Mark Evans ’69 Frank Exline, Jr. ’52 Tony Exuma and Rolande Exuma Karen Ezra Caesar Fabella and Cecilia Royo Danielle Faele Joseph Fallica Alexander Fallone ’15 Robert Falotico and Catherine Burgos Thomas Fanta ’63 Nancy Farkas Richard Farr ’59 Benjamin Farrar Peter Fauci, Jr. ’49 Jonathan Feinberg ’04 Jeffrey Feingold ’69 Paul Feinstein ’61 Ira Feldman and Marianne Feldman Gilbert Feldman ’42 and Barbara Feldman Richard Felner ’54 Fernando Ferre and Dana Ferre Justin Ferrelli ’94 Steven Feuerman and Bonnie Feuerman Leona Fields Nicholas Fils-Aime ’14 Jacqueline Finch Nathan Finkel ’96 John Finley and Jamie Nestor Larry Fischer and Mary Fischer John Flannery and Alison Flannery Jeffrey Fleishhacker and Jennifer Fleishhacker Stewart Fleisig ’69 Charles Fleming

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ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Allen Flores ’75 David Flumenbaum and Anna Dubenko Phil Foote and Mary Foote Qadir Forbes ’11 and Imani Forbes Fredrica Ford Lecia Foster Kevin Fountaine and Marlo Fountaine Denise Fraifeld Robert Fraiman ’47 Melvin Fraiman ’42 Haden Francis Sheldon Frankel ’50 Jase Franklyn Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood Lynda Freeman Khari Freeman, Sr. and Erika Freeman Michael Freund ’56 Peter Friedman ’66 Mary Fronk Steven Froot ’75 Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel Frank Galtieri ’78 Dean Gancarz ’84 Gordon Gao ’13 Raymundo Garcia and Rosa Garcia Leopold Garcia, Jr. and Nilmeyda Fulgencio Henry Gardstein, Jr. ’62 Rajeev Garg and Maria Garg ’97 John Garnjost ’52 * James Gartenlaub ’63 Maurizio Gazzani and Tracy Gazzani Michael Genereux and Virginia Genereux Michael Gentile Gigi Georges ’84 John Gibbons and Marissa Gibbons Keane Gibson Kathleen Gilbride ’05 Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres Paul Gilson ’72 Anthony Gini and Catherine Torigian Kristin Ginty-Parra Vincent Giovinazzo and Rosemary Giovinazzo Walter Gist and Yvette Gist Darren Gitelman ’77 Glenn Gittens, Jr. and Angela Gittens Dennis Glass and Shani Fielder-Glass Amanda Glover Mervyn Goddard and Natasha Goddard Milton Goetz ’49 Dalia Gold Marc Goldberg ’80 Andrew Goldfarb ’07 David Goldman ’56 Bruce Goldner and Marjorie Goldner Stephen Goodman and Lisa Wolford Peter Gorman Andrew Gowa ’67 Nancy Graham Edward Graham John Grayzel ’61 Ashley Greaves ’12 Alexander Greeley ’04 Joel Greeley ’54

Kenneth Green and Shamier Green Richard Greenberg ’49 Marjorie Greenberg Katherine Greig ’94 Laura Grimm Leslie Grinage ’99 Mark Groothuis ’58 Michael Groothuis ’60 Ralph Groskoph ’54 Jonathan Gross and Laura Gross Umberto Guido III ’79 M. Robert Gumer ’72 Ashley Hacker and Devon Whalen Frederick Hadad ’49 and Helen Hadad Joseph Hanson ’68 Amy Hao David Harman and Kristin Harman Pat Harrigan Nicholas Harris ’74 James Hartley, Jr. and Erika Hartley Samuel Haskel ’12 Anitra Haskopoulos ’96 Zia Hassan and Jurate Hassan Maria Hatzipetros ’14 Antonia Hatzipetros ’17 Jamal Hayden ’87 Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin Jared Hedglin ’09 Michael Heitner ’56 and Susan Heitner James Hennessy, Jr. ’67 John Henry III Daniel Herwitt Roger Heymann ’65 Donald Higgins ’52 David Higham and Toni-Leslie James Owen Hoberman ’54 Herbert Hochman ’62 William Hochman ’10 Alan Hoffman ’62 Julian Holder ’01 Brian Holtan ’72 and Annika Holtan Ronald Pope and Annunciate Hopkins-Pope Gail Horowitz Josh Ho-Walker and Lillian Goldenthal Jerome Howie ’56 Vinson Huang Griffin Humphreys ’05 John Hunter and Jayne Hunter Thomas Hunter ’57 Stacy Hunter Elicia Hunter Christy Hutchcraft Kameron Hutchinson ’13 Terrence Hyland ’10 Peter Hyman and Jennifer Geismar Jack Hyman Sheldon Hyndman and Helen Khan-Hyndman Maite Iracheta Delmont Irving ’62 Teyana Irving Kazuomi Iwai and Natsue Iwai Steven Izzo and Rosemarie Izzo Byron Jackson and Jennifer Jackson

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Johannes Jacobs and Amber Jacobs Warren Jacobs ’51 Alexander Jakobson and Sophie Jakobson William James, Jr. ’50 Richard James German Jaramillo and Paola Mejia Richelet Jean and Nathalie Jean Edward Jeffer ’58 Richard Jensen ’62 Debra John Bruce Johannessen ’68 Bradley Johnson and Jennifer Johnson Timothy Johnson ’70 David Johnson III ’66 Arthur Jones and Kathryn Jones Marcus Jones and Francis Yasharian Travis Judson Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch Martin Kafina ’71 Robert Kalb and Jo-Ann Kalb Olivia Kalban ’10 Charles Kalina ’50 Charles Kalison ’55 Jay Kane ’49 Kai Kang Richard Karpf and Gail Karpf Reed Katz ’06 Edward Katz ’77 Charles Kaufman ’48 * and Elvira Kaufman Seth Kaufman ’60 Benjamin Kaufman ’76 Nels Kauppila and Pamela Kauppila Michael Kay ’58 John Kefer ’05 Paul Kefer and Patricia Sullivan Jacqueline Kennedy ’13 Nadine Kennedy ’82 Garrett Kennedy and Yvette Kennedy Brandon Kessler Anik Khambhla and Angela Ortiz Majid Khan Yonghwi Kim and Bokyoung Kim Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane Jacqueline Kirsch ’00 William Klein and Michele Klein Dimitrios Klonis and Mary Klonis Christian Klossner and Lisa Garcia Gail Knutsen Stephen Kochman ’79 Darren Kollmer and Michelle Kollmer Lisa Korchma Mark Kozinn ’62 Karina Krainchich ’10 David Kramer ’49 William Kramer ’46 Jonathan Krasner ’95 Paul Kraus ’59 Ladislav Kravar and Viera Kravar Charles Kreines ’76 and Rosanne DiFazio Michael Krinsky ’63 Lester Kritzer ’69 Christine Kromer-Bennett Paul Kropfl and Helena Elko

Duncan Kruse and Alison Melick Theodore Kruse ’15 Kwokhung Kwan and Jiwen Chen Michael Lamm ’51 Kevin Langlais and Kerri Langlais Opeyemi Laniyonu Adebayo Laniyonu Yinka Laniyonu Ayobami Laniyonu Abiola Laniyonu Catherine LaRocca ’06 Carmelo Larose Peter Latson ’78 Henry Lau ’96 Khieng Lay and Milagros Tantoco-Lay Jeremy Lechtzin and Amy Klein Stephen Lee ’95 Derek Lee ’97 Julia Lee Kent Leeklymenko Lawrence Lefkowitz ’55 Steven Lefkowitz and Jacqueline Bausch Steven Goericke and Karen Legotte Langdon Robert Lehrman ’51 Anderson Leiper ’57 Anthony Leone ’89 Eric Leong and Shirley Leong Kenneth Lessall ’55 Kenneth Leung and Nancy Bulalacao Mark Levine ’79 Stephen Levine ’55 Howard Levine ’69 Israel Levy and Helene Safdie Jeffrey Lewis and Lisa Fields Deirdre Lewis Drew Lewis ’14 Jeremi Lewis Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden Emily Liao David Lichtman ’59 Sonja Lindberg ’16 Christopher Lindquist and Proshat Mahjoubie David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire Brian Ling and Annisea Wong Brian Lipton and Amy Lipton Mark Liss ’69 Mark Litvack ’76 Vivian Liu Wayne Lizzi and Kristen Lizzi Daniel Lobo-Berg and Patricia Da Silva Bob Lonshein ’50 Frank Lopez Nicolas Lopez-Muniz and Jeane Lopez-Muniz Brian Lorenzen Stephen LoRusso ’71 Francis Love ’61 Peter Love ’63 John Lowe and Marissa Alperin Yao Lu and Michelle Xie Scott Luksh and Sofia Haberman John Lupovici and Jessica Lupovici Melinda Lvovsky Alexander Lyubarov and Susanna Chan

Jonathan Mackler and Tina Mackler Stuart Mackler ’55 and Judy Mackler Robert Magnus, Jr. ’49 Capildeva Mahes and Rohanie Mahes Suleman Malik and Shabari Nayak James Malley and Laura Torrado-Malley ’86 Joel Mandelbaum ’67 Ken Mandelbaum and Susie Mandelbaum William Manny and Jill Manny David Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield Alan Marash and Judi Glaser Marash Lee Marcus Vincent Margiotta Wayne Margolies and Ann Palmer Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95 Evangelos Marinakis and Diasenov Marinakis Florentina Mark Richard Markell ’49 George Marks ’56 Daniel Martin and Valerie Martin

Hamede Martin and Petrice Leben-Martin Jose Martinez and Ellen Martinez Terry Martinson ’65 Steven Mastro and Patricia Tycenski Ronald Mason ’65 Jennifer McAlpine John McCary, Jr. and Nicholas Yarmac Michael McGovern and Joyce McGovern Donald McHugh and Jean McHugh Ayisha McHugh ’12 Patricia McKenzie William McNally Mark Melamed and Helen Melamed Marianne Mellinger Gideon Mendelson and Tom Tomeo Marc Mendelson and Tara Mendelson Gerry Menegatos and Chris Menegatos ’90 Devon Mennella John Merhige ’90 Robert Meringolo ’61 Ira Merritt ’55

Robert Messina ’74 Daniel Messing ’02 John Meyer and Nina Harkrader Lewis Miller ’45 Douglas Miller ’72 Rodney Miller, Jr. ’15 Alfred Miller ’07 Richard Minutello and Rosetta Minutello Manny Miravete and Amy Givens Richard Mizrack ’60 Corey Modeste ’92 Andrew Mogelof ’65 Adrian Mondesir and Venice Mondesir Claire Moore Cassie Moriarty ’15 Bart Moroney and Sabina Laricchia John Moros and Veronica Fellman Richard Morris and Jessica Morris John Morris, Jr. ’74 Cliff Morrison Andrew Morse and Ana Morse Margaret Moslander Philip Moyles ’50 Sean Mullin Laura Mumm ’05 Denzel Munroe ’14 Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio Tara Muoio ’13 Eric Muoio ’17 David McMurray and Jessica Murray Richard Naddeo ’92 William Neal and Angela Neal Michelle Adams and Laura Nelsen Landy Nelson ’56 Dmitriy Nemenov and Yelena Nemenova Jerrold Newman ’72 Alan Newman ’58 Wing Ng and Siu Fun Chu - Ng Kai Chung Ng and Kar Lai Wong Briana Nieto-Buie Christopher Ninman Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles Albert Nocella III and Tina Georgoulakos Courtney Nolan ’08 Richard Nolan and Eileen Nolan Matthew Novogratz and Nadean Novogratz Peter Nowakoski Ronny Nunez Jose Oliveras Donna Olivieri ’90 Clarence Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan Refael Olya and Teresa Olya Stewart Osborne and Sarah Jefferys Michael Osso ’84 Theresa O’Sullivan Justin Pagan ’98 Brenton Palmer and Jacqueline Palmer Russell Panetta ’68 Stephen Pang and Alison Pang Juliette Pannone ’05 Kelly Papa ’86 Aiyana Parker Kirk Parks and Dina Paul-Parks

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ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Jason Parrish Scott Parson and Lisa Parson Christopher Patacsil ’12 Jodie Patterson James Pattison and Katherine Pattison Brian Fitzgerald and Erin Patton Stephen Pearlman ’61 Otis Pearsall ’49 Jenna Peet Omar Pereyra ’96 Alexis Perez Richard Perlman ’55 Matthew Perlman and Kathleen Perlman Sheldon Pessin and Stevie Pessin Lauren DiStefano Petito ’06 Robert Pickens ’57 Rosemarie Pico Robert Pietroforte Ambiorix Pimentel and Yahaira Rodriguez Lawrence Pincus ’67 Daniel Pipitone and Melissa Pipitone Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer James Plum ’82 Lucy Poe ’07 Charles Polizano and Dianna Polizano David Pollack ’71 Eric Pollock and Pamela Pollock Jeffrey Poor and Tatiana Choulika Oleg Povetko and Deborah Cavalcante John Powter Todd Prager ’88 Richard Press ’56 Emily Prior Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo Bill Pyles and Amy Schlansky ’83 Fredrick Pytlak and Edna Pytlak Tom Quigley and Carolyn Quigley Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren Ruba Rabah Michael Rabbino ’52 John Ragusa and Lisa Meloni Ragusa

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Yusimir Ramirez John Rankin and Joyce Murty Ganesh Rao and Patrick Campbell Paul Raso Richard Ratzan ’63 John Razzano ’02 John Razzano and Catherine Razzano Carolyn Razzano ’99 John Rearick, Jr. and Elizabeth Schnee Arthur Rebell ’58 and Susan Rebell Michael Rebell ’61 and Sharon Rebell Elliott Rebhun ’75 Jack Redell ’11 James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling Aamir Rehman ’95 Duke Reich ’82 and Lisa Reich David Reid Andrew Rendeiro and Marty Lentz Daniel Ricciardi ’04 Daniel Ricciardi and Peggy Ricciardi Jennifer Rice ’92 John Rice and Mary Rice Victor Rich ’57 Mario Richards Karen Richardson Peter Richtmyer ’61 Margot Riemer Roy Rifkin ’70 Jeffrey Rifkin ’73 Briana Riley ’16 Kevin Power and Margo Rivera Power ’01 Andrew Robb and Kristen Robb Adam Robinson and Carolina Galvao Michael Robinson Rodcliffe Robinson and Velmore Robinson Kendal Robinson Peter Rocco ’03 James Rodney and Susan Rodney Johanna Rodriguez ’00 Micaela Rodriguez ’16 Frank Rogers Joseph Roller and Holly Williams-Roller Cabiria Rosado Albert Rosano and Josepha Kaufman William Rosario and Amy Wong Richard Rosario and Haley Meade-Rosario Hal Rose ’74 and Lisa Rose Michael Rosen ’56 Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman Negla Ross-Parris Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87 Bob Rubin ’51 Gabriel Rubinson Eric Ruby ’64 Stephen Rudley and Barbara Niemczyc Joseph Ruggie and Elizabeth Ruggie John Ruocco and Eileen Reilly Thomas Russo and Linda Russo John Russo Vincent Rutuelo and Adrienne Rutuelo Pamela Sah Aminta Salmeron

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS 2020–2021

Lee Saltzman ’66 Orlando Sanchez and Mehjabeen Sanchez John Sands ’58 Vanessa Santana Christina Sapega ’07 Lauren Sapega Akinmusuru ’99 Susan Sapega Randall ’03 Ronald Sarcos and Soraya Sarcos John Sarubbi and Catherine Sharkey Jason Savarese Leonard Sayles ’59 Gabrielle Scarpaci ’86 Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer Matthew Scharff ’50 Rob Schenck ’64 Adina Scherer Renni Schioppo ’90 Linda Schlang David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer Addie Schoenberger Robert Schoenemann ’56 Robert Schoepflin ’49 Daniel Schwartz ’56 Ivan Schwarz and Katia Schwarz David Scott and Judith Scott Anthony Scotto and Marion Scotto Clare Seidel Stephen Seligman ’48 Oleksandr Semenenko and Maia Matcharashvili Peter Sessa ’68 Anthony Sgarlato ’74 Robert Shack ’62 Philip Shain ’69 Richard Shapiro ’73 Josslyn Shapiro Timothy Shea David Sherman ’57 Varun Shetty and Nikita Shetty Christopher Sideli James Signorelli and Patricia Smith Norman Silberdick, Jr. ’59 Alan Silver and Charlotte Jett Laurie Silverman Andrew Silverman ’10 Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans Leslie Silverstein ’54 Genel Simeon Katherine Simon Greg Simpson and Elaine Simpson Frank Sinatra ’76 Carla Sinatra ’86 Davinder Singh and Jatinder Kaur Peter Siviglia ’57 N. Elijah Sivin Reid Skibell and Tugba Colpan Robert Slack ’70 Marc Sloane and Linda Sloane Jennifer Slomack Alexander Slotwiner and Rachel Stevens Mary Smith Nikole Smith David Smith and Marion Casey James Smyth and Pamela Smyth

THE BLUE & THE GRAY

Frank Snider and Amy Fusselman Yaroslav Sochynsky ’63 Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto Charles Solomon and Diane Gallagher Douglas Solomon ’14 Danielle Soloway Peter Soto ’01 and Elizabeth Soto Richard Spiegel ’62 Max Spiegel ’06 William Spinelli ’09 Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley Victoria Stawowy-Mokos Matthew Stelluto Michael Stelzer and Natalie Stelzer Richard Stern ’62 Robert Stern ’51 James Stirn ’70 Goodrich Stokes and Joyce Stokes Peter G. Stone ’55 Gerald Stone Chloe Sun ’19 Michael Sussman ’55 Keyonte Sutherland ’03 Bobbie Swain Stephen Swanson and Carina Hueber Samantha Swensen ’06 Peter Taubman ’65 and Clare O’Brien Gerald Taylor and Melanie Wilson-Taylor Jessica Taylor ’09 Christian Tejada and Maria Tejada Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani Bruce Terrin ’70 Alfred Terry III and Leslie Goldfarb Terry Robert Stamicar and Mona Thong Akili Tommasino ’05 Stephanie Tooman-Dieme Bijan Treister and Negar Treister Michael Troncale and Harriet Troncale Lauren Troy ’16 David Troyansky ’72 Peggy Tsue David Turret ’70 Ira Turret ’68 Gavin-Keith Umeh Richard Usher, Jr. and Raymi Ramseur-Usher Martin Valk ’81 Valeria Valoueva Debbie Van Ryn Wendye VanBrakle Christina VanBrakle and Bryant VanBrakle Jose Velazquez, Sr. and Ivelisse Velazquez John Verzosa ’00 Sarah Vigil Gabriel Villanueva and Jessica Charmant Geeta Vir Helena Vislocka Aldo Vitale Todd Vitolo ’92 Xerxes Vizcaino and Joyce Vizcaino Natica von Althann and M. Victor von Althann Minoo Wade ’04 Thomas Walker IV ’13 Dawn-Marie Walker

POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Andrew Scholz and Lisa Wall ’88 Edward Wallach ’50 Robert Walsh and Cheri Walsh Nathaniel Walsh ’94 Jack Wasserman ’54 Margaret Watson ’80 Kenneth Webb ’79 Harold Weiss ’59 Michael Weiss ’05 Shirley Welsh and Garth Elliott Geoffrey Westrich and Ellen Katz Westrich Carol Weymuller Wesley White and Sheena White Janna White Peter Whitenack and Meghan Whitenack Keith Wiggs Edwin Wigutoff ’62 Bruce Williams and Bridget Williams Peter Williams and Magda Williams Olugbala Williams Leon Williams and Rosemarie Major Walter Williamson ’56 Kane Willis Vonda Willoughby Zene Willoughby ’19 Winston Wills and Yvette Hinds Wills Asha Wills ’13

Frederic Wills ’15 Monique Wilson ’05 Orrin Wilson Ron Wilson, Jr. ’59 Owen Wincig and Regina Wincig Terra Windham Devon Winfield Ori Winitzer and Judy Winitzer Terrence Winston and Ann Winston Jared Winston Gerald Winton and Sharmaine Winton Andrew Wittenstein ’70 Jillian Wojcik Douglas Wong Georgia Wright Baolin Yan and Ting Zhang Harry Yang and Jeeeun Chae Hong Suk Yang and Inha Yang Harry Yates ’56 Sarah Young John Young ’14 Malcolm Young ’50 Christian Zaino ’02 Heidi Zarou ’86 Brian Zipp and Martha Zipp Jane Zweibel

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DONORS TO ENDOWMENT, CAPITAL, SCHOLARSHIP & PROGRAMS

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oly Prep is extremely grateful to the following donors whose generous support provides funding for endowment, scholarship, capital, and school programs.

Arthur Magnus and Caroline Magnus Suleman Malik and Shabari Nayak William Manny and Jill Manny Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95 Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee John McCary, Jr. and Nicholas Yarmac John McKnight III and Elizabeth Roberts Jeff Melcer and Jodi Hecht Gerry Menegatos and Chris Menegatos ’90 Manny Miravete and Amy Givens Claire Moore Ricardo Mora and Kelli Kenny-Mora John Moros and Veronica Fellman Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow David Neibart and Emma Murphy James Nicolaidis, Jr. and Denise Nicolaidis Ji Pak Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard Samuel Parker ’70 Mark Pawlak and Patricia Neumann Harry Petchesky ’55 and Jill Petchesky

LEGACY CIRCLE

$500,000 & UP

Estate of Douglas M. Wallace ’46

VISIONARY LEADERS $100,000 TO $499,999

Estate of Saul Brusilow ’45 Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh

THE 1854 SOCIETY $50,000 TO $99,999

Donald Sheff

BLUE & GRAY

$25,000 TO $49,999

Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman The Knutsen Family Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor Peter Malkin ’51 Reardon Family Foundation Jamie Rothenberg and Jennifer Rothenberg

BLUE DEVILS

$10,000 TO $24,999

David Barry and Kyra Barry Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye Joseph Raccuia ’76 Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga Alexander Schlossberg and Michele Masucci

POLY PARTNERS

$5,500 TO $9,999

Joanna Gurley

OASIS CIRCLE

$1,000 TO $3,499

Zach Barratt and Erica Barratt Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein Dirk DeLaCour ’88 Sophie DeLaCour ’97 Russell DeLaCour ’90 Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen Luis Fernandez and Tamara Rocha Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg Alan Silver and Charlotte Jett David Stephens and Gina Podesta Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 Gino Vitali and Linda Vitali Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick David Youngblade ’55

DONORS TO ENDOWMENT, CAPITAL, SCHOLARSHIP & PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY CIRCLE UP TO $999

Anonymous Mark Abramowitz ’53 and Joan Abramowitz Allyn Arden and Alison Besunder Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere Jennifer Bartels Audrius Barzdukas Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr. ’53 Paul Bjorneby, Jr. and Mara Bjorneby Joshua Bloom and Adriana Bloom Robert Boynton and Helen Boynton Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer John Brooks and Michelle Brooks Brian Buckley and Christine Buckley Arjune Budhram and Rashmi Budhram Harrison Bush ’65 Marco Caffuzzi and Nicole Gagnon Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth Michael Clarfeld and Tamar Huberman John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels Kevin Davis and Erin Texeira William Dersch and Ivonne Dersch Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza Eric Dorsch and Nancy Dorsch ’90 Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin Stephen Durso and Barrie Ringelheim Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris

Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur Florent Peyre and Julie Morizet Todd Piotrowski and Kathleen Ziegler Robert Potter, Jr. and Lauren Leyden James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling Steffen Reichold and Riham Shendy Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman Aaron Rubin and Jenny Chan Todd Rubin and Nicole Rubin Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman Timothy Shey and Rachel Garcia Alexander Shlomm and Jennifer Shlomm Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans Constantine Skarvelis ’93 and Kristen Skarvelis Reid Skibell and Tugba Colpan Nat Smitobol and Heather Wood Winston Song and Amy Hsieh

Edward Stein and Victoria Misrock-Stein Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani David Taub and Leigh Taub Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck Anders Wahlstedt and Rokhee Kim Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden Harley Weber and Heather Weber John Wells and Joo-Yung Lee Eugene Wheeler, Jr. ’53 Janna White Anthony Williams and Chrystal Williams Jonathan Willner and Alison Lee Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba

Richard Fearon ’53 Edward Fisher and Stacey Spencer David Flumenbaum and Anna Dubenko Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood Andrew Foote and Blake Foote Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg Mervyn Goddard and Natasha Goddard Jonathon Goldberg and Jennifer Waverek Bruce Goldner and Marjorie Goldner Tal Golomb and Ariella Golomb Stephen Green ’62 Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg Jonathan Gross and Laura Gross James Harris and Rachel Fishman Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou and Anahid Hatzigeorgiou Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin Donald Heiliger and Shannon Heiliger Dan Horan and Julie Beglin Peter Hort and Jamie Hort Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85 Bradley Johnson and Jennifer Johnson Arthur Jones and Kathryn Jones Bruce Kimmelman and Amy Kimmelman William Klein and Michele Klein Greg Labuda and Sarah Labuda Peter Liebert ’53 and Mary Ann Liebert Brian Ling and Annisea Wong Daniel Kim and Shihan Liu Alexander Lyubarov and Susanna Chan

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CURRENT FAMILIES

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e appreciate the enthusiastic support of current Poly families in helping us provide the best educational experience possible for their children.

CLASS OF 2035

NURSERY

82% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Brandon Birdwell and Emma Vadehra AG Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng AG Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke AG Mario Coppola and Laura Coppola ’95 AG Gianluca Rivizzigno and Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno AG J. Stratford Dennis and Ashley Alston AG Eric Dorsch and Nancy Dorsch ’90 Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG Paul Kropfl and Helena Elko AG Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo AG John Gibbons and Marissa Gibbons AG Jonathan Goldman and Sandra Goldman ’05 AG Alex Greenbaum and Rose Greenbaum AG Roshan Hariharan and Karen Hariharan AG Hans Humes and Ying Miao AG Seth Pouwels and Dana Pouwels AG Ganesh Rao and Patrick Campbell AG Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG William Rosario and Amy Wong AG Anand Sankaranarayanan and Nithya Venkatachalam AG Winston Song and Amy Hsieh AG Peter Soto ’01 and Elizabeth Soto AG Walter Weil and Deirdre Dunn AG William Williams and Mollie Williams AG CLASS OF 2034

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

76% PARTICIPATION

Funsho Afelumo and Xiaofei Wang AG Kevin Briskey and Sameer Advani AG Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth AG John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin AG Jason Edwards and Terell Cooper-Edwards AG David Flumenbaum and Anna Dubenko AG Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood AG Rajeev Garg and Maria Garg ’97 AG Donald Heiliger and Shannon Heiliger AG Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford AG Earl Hunt II and Kristina Hunt AG Arthur Jones and Kathryn Jones AG Andre Kursancew and Dalit Paradis AG Greg Labuda and Sarah Labuda AG Eric Leong and Shirley Leong AG Suleman Malik and Shabari Nayak AG Francesco Noero and Juliana Obregon AG Stephen Pang and Alison Pang AG Todd Rubin and Nicole Rubin AG

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Alan Silver and Charlotte Jett AG Renato Stabile ’88 and Magali Goossens AG Wesley White and Sheena White AG William Williams and Mollie Williams AG Jonathan Willner and Alison Lee CLASS OF 2033

KINDERGARTEN

89% PARTICIPATION

Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00 AG Elizabeth Bennett and Chaelon Costello AG Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng AG Christopher Cirillo and John Coffey AG Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke AG André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle AG J. Stratford Dennis and Ashley Alston AG Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed AG Jonathan Dorman and Merrill Dorman AG John Flannery and Alison Flannery AG Bethany Gilmore AG Mervyn Goddard and Natasha Goddard AG Andrew Hughes ’94 and Sarah Hughes AG Garrett Kennedy and Yvette Kennedy AG Kevin King and Lindsey King AG Christine Kromer-Bennett AG Kenneth Leung and Nancy Bulalacao AG John McCary, Jr. and Nicholas Yarmac AG Samuel McGovern and Elizabeth McGovern AG John McPheters and Minya Oh AG Darren Moore and Uma Mantravadi AG Francesco Noero and Juliana Obregon AG Craig Perkins and Sharon Perkins AG Willis Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips AG James Pomerantz and Katherine Pomerantz AG Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond AG Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG Adam Robinson and Carolina Galvao AG Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer AG Varun Shetty and Nikita Shetty AG Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans AG James Sinclair and Larkyn Sinclair AG Winston Song and Amy Hsieh AG Walter Weil and Deirdre Dunn AG CLASS OF 2032

GRADE 1

76% PARTICIPATION

Daniel Baranovsky and Yelena Baranovsky AG Amelia Blissett AG David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen AG Michael Clarfeld and Tamar Huberman AG Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG Pamela Drucker Mann and Lindsay Drucker Mann AG Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo AG Shawn Faurot and Kristen Faurot AG Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood AG Khari Freeman, Sr. and Erika Freeman AG John Gibbons and Marissa Gibbons AG Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres AG Daniel Herwitt AG Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford AG

CURRENT FAMILIES

Earl Hunt II and Kristina Hunt AG Taek-Geun Kwon John Moros and Veronica Fellman AG Matthew Novogratz and Nadean Novogratz AG Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin AG Florent Peyre and Julie Morizet Robert Potter, Jr. and Lauren Leyden AG Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata AG Steffen Reichold and Riham Shendy AG Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG Anand Sankaranarayanan and Nithya Venkatachalam AG Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger AG Joseph Sollitto and Rebekah Sollitto AG Winston Song and Amy Hsieh AG Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck AG Anthony Williams and Chrystal Williams AG Hong Suk Yang and Inha Yang AG CLASS OF 2031

GRADE 2

78% PARTICIPATION

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington AG Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah AG Jennifer Bartels AG Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne AG Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth AG Paul Crath and Sarah Robertson AG John Dreyer and Carmen Dreyer AG John Flannery and Alison Flannery AG Anthony Frempong-Boadu and Gwendolyn Frempong-Boadu AG Sujay Jhaveri and Margo Flug Jhaveri AG Bradley Johnson and Jennifer Johnson AG Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter AG Kevin Langlais and Kerri Langlais AG Jeffrey Meli and Elizabeth Meli AG Gideon Mendelson and Tom Tomeo AG Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow AG Ji Pak AG Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson AG James Pomerantz and Katherine Pomerantz AG Afshin Rafaat and Yasamin Shahamiri AG Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond AG Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG William Rosario and Amy Wong AG Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen AG Aaron Rubin and Jenny Chan AG Reid Skibell and Tugba Colpan AG Adam Smith and Michele Caro AG Peter Soto ’01 and Elizabeth Soto AG Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani AG James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin Peter Whitenack and Meghan Whitenack AG Jonathan Willner and Alison Lee CLASS OF 2030

Pamela Drucker Mann and Lindsay Drucker Mann AG Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin AG Matthew Durando ’96 and Tina Durando AG Shawn Faurot and Kristen Faurot AG Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres AG Eric Leong and Shirley Leong AG Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95 AG Craig Perkins and Sharon Perkins AG Willis Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips AG Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata AG Andrew Rendeiro and Marty Lentz AG Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG Gordy Rogers and Jeanne Goodman AG Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman AG Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal AG Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh AG Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger AG Timothy Shey and Rachel Garcia AG Winston Song and Amy Hsieh AG Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck AG Bijan Treister and Negar Treister AG Walter Weil and Deirdre Dunn AG CLASS OF 2029

GRADE 4

72% PARTICIPATION

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington AG Jennifer Bartels AG Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne AG Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt AG John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen AG André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle AG Andrew Foote and Blake Foote AG Bethany Gilmore AG Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto AG Kevin Langlais and Kerri Langlais AG Brian Ling and Annisea Wong AG Alexander Lyubarov and Susanna Chan AG Samuel McGovern and Elizabeth McGovern AG Gideon Mendelson and Tom Tomeo AG Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen AG Ji Pak AG Florent Peyre and Julie Morizet Christopher Poindexter and Carletta Higginson AG Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen AG Josslyn Shapiro AG Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans AG Joseph Sollitto and Rebekah Sollitto AG David Stein and Jill Stein AG Dina Thakarar AG John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG The Ziff Family AG CLASS OF 2028

GRADE 3

GRADE 5

74% PARTICIPATION

68% PARTICIPATION

Lea Carty and Jody Orshal Carty AG Ibrahima Diagne and Anie Camille AG Jonathan Dorman and Merrill Dorman AG John Dreyer and Carmen Dreyer AG

THE BLUE & THE GRAY

Anonymous Gregory Anderson and Diane Anderson AG Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah AG Michael Blumberg and Sheila Blumberg AG

POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Keath Chan and Cathy Wong AG Robert China and Tia Breakley-China AG Johan Chung and Marie Suter AG Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer AG Pamela Drucker Mann and Lindsay Drucker Mann AG Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin AG Daniel Ehrenhaft and Jessica Wollman AG John Elefterakis ’02 and Kirsten Elefterakis AG Daniel Fernandez and Gina Mavuro-Fernandez AG Khari Freeman, Sr. and Erika Freeman AG David Hicks and Kim Hicks AG Johannes Jacobs and Amber Jacobs AG Charles Jigarjian and Michi Jigarjian AG William Kelly and Nicole Kelly AG Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter AG Kevin King and Lindsey King AG Jeffrey Meli and Elizabeth Meli AG Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis AG Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard AG Kirk Parks and Dina Paul-Parks AG Tony Pasquariello and Amy Pasquariello AG Mark Pawlak and Patricia Neumann Daniel Pipitone and Melissa Pipitone AG James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling AG Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman AG Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal AG Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger AG Seong Pan Si AG Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane AG Bijan Treister and Negar Treister AG Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden AG Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick AG Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers AG Harry Yang and Jeeeun Chae AG

Christopher Lindquist and Proshat Mahjoubie AG David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire AG Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez AG Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95 AG Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher AG John McKnight III and Elizabeth Roberts Megan Messina AG Manny Miravete and Amy Givens AG Manos Paidarakis and Julie Paidarakis AG Ambiorix Pimentel and Yahaira Rodriguez AG Oleg Povetko and Deborah Cavalcante AG Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren AG Gordy Rogers and Jeanne Goodman AG Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg AG Joseph Ruggie and Elizabeth Ruggie AG John Ruocco and Eileen Reilly AG Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh AG John Saunders, Jr. and Elizabeth Nevins AG Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman AG Constantine Skarvelis ’93 and Kristen Skarvelis AG Edward Smith and Alison Smith AG Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley AG Stephen Sullens and Allison Sullens AG Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner AG Gerald Taylor and Melanie Wilson-Taylor AG James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin Richard Truta and Christine Swanick AG Andrew Udin and Shira Udin AG Wendye VanBrakle AG Gabriel Villanueva and Jessica Charmant AG

CLASS OF 2027

Anonymous Samer Abboud and Micheline Matta Abboud AG Paata Abjandadze and Maka Gogilashvili AG Allyn Arden and Alison Besunder Vittorio Assante and Lisa Assante AG Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird AG Sefer Balikci and Kesha Crichlow Balikci AG Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere AG Peter Bogaty and Erin Bogaty AG Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer AG Arjune Budhram and Rashmi Budhram Sean Casey and Emelie Kihlstrom AG John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley AG Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels AG Eric Dorsch and Nancy Dorsch ’90 Lev Falikman and Irina Falikman AG John Foley and Jill Foley AG Khari Freeman, Sr. and Erika Freeman AG Anthony Frempong-Boadu and Gwendolyn Frempong-Boadu AG Benoit Garbe and Julia Lane AG Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling AG Jonathon Goldberg and Jennifer Waverek Tal Golomb and Ariella Golomb AG Stephen Goodman and Lisa Wolford AG Jonathan Gross and Laura Gross AG Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell AG

GRADE 6

59% PARTICIPATION

Marc Aberle and Theresa Aberle AG Mark Baillie AG Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird AG Paul Bjorneby, Jr. and Mara Bjorneby AG Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt AG Simon Collier and Sarah Collier AG William Dersch and Ivonne Dersch Thomas Fahy and Tatyana Tsinberg AG Stefano Filippazzo and Camille Fortunato AG Andrew Foote and Blake Foote AG Matthew Galle and Heather Galle AG Alexander Garner and Emma Garner AG Erik Geisler and Rachel Geisler AG Brad Goldberg and Nicole Goldberg AG Yi Gong AG Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg AG James Harris and Rachel Fishman AG Benjamin Herzog and Emily Gardiner AG Douglas Jaffe and Kristin Heavey AG Alexander Jakobson and Sophie Jakobson AG Richelet Jean and Nathalie Jean AG Brandon Kessler AG Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane AG Jason Kubica and Rosamund Green-Kubica AG Joseph Lattinelli and Lauren Lattinelli ’97 AG

CLASS OF 2026

GRADE 7

66% PARTICIPATION

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CURRENT FAMILIES

Peter Hyman and Jennifer Geismar AG Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto AG Kazuomi Iwai and Natsue Iwai AG Sheila Jerome AG Paul Krieger and Christine Magdo AG Jamie Lawson and Wendy Lawson AG Andrea Lindsay AG Wayne Margolies and Ann Palmer AG Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall AG Hamede Martin and Petrice Leben-Martin AG Gerry Menegatos and Chris Menegatos ’90 AG Lloyd Metz and Cassandra Metz AG Claire Moore AG Andrew Morse and Ana Morse AG Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow AG Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen AG James Nicolaidis, Jr. and Denise Nicolaidis Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard AG Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin AG Ken Rapp and Michelle Rapp AG Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG Andrew Robb and Kristen Robb AG JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech AG Albert Rosano and Josepha Kaufman AG Ronald Sarcos and Soraya Sarcos AG Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph AG Amit Sethi and Judith Sethi AG Alexander Shlomm and Jennifer Shlomm Gregory Smith and Ana Nieto AG Adam Smith and Michele Caro AG Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith AG Neil Sperling and Rose Sperling AG Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley AG Erich Stegich and Diana Weiss AG Keyonte Sutherland ’03 AG Stephen Swanson and Carina Hueber AG Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos AG Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick AG Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers AG Ori Winitzer and Judy Winitzer AG Scott Yaccarino and Ryan Yaccarino AG Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen AG CLASS OF 2025

GRADE 8

55% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Jorge Aguilo and Alejandra Gonzalez AG Devon Archer and Krista Archer AG Lorie Bartley AG Paul Bjorneby, Jr. and Mara Bjorneby AG Andre Bobo and Tamara Foy AG Ira Bogner and Jennifer Bogner AG John Brooks and Michelle Brooks AG Brian Buckley and Christine Buckley Karim Camara and Orelia Camara AG Richard Campbell and Alix Campbell AG Francisco Javier Caselles and Silvia Fernandez AG Alice Cheng AG Annette Clarke AG Lorenzo Colasante and Gifty Colasante AG Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer AG

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Kevin Davis and Erin Texeira Fernando Ferre and Dana Ferre AG John Forsythe and Noellene Richards Forsythe AG Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel AG Erik Geisler and Rachel Geisler AG Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling AG Michael Giles and Nanette Giles AG Bruce Goldner and Marjorie Goldner AG Jonathan Gross and Laura Gross AG Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou and Anahid Hatzigeorgiou Eric Hecker and Zoe Allen AG Brandon Hornbeck and Yvonne Lee AG Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell AG Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf AG Sheldon Hyndman and Helen Khan-Hyndman AG Marc James and Melissa James AG Robert Karp and Stacey Karp AG Garrett Kennedy and Yvette Kennedy AG Brandon Kessler AG Christian Klossner and Lisa Garcia AG Tara Lipton AG Daniel Lobo-Berg and Patricia Da Silva AG Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor AG James Malley and Laura Torrado-Malley ’86 AG Marc Mendelson and Tara Mendelson AG Sean Mullin AG Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis AG Jodie Patterson AG Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson AG Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur AG JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech AG Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg AG Jamie Rothenberg and Jennifer Rothenberg AG Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini AG Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87 AG John Sarubbi and Catherine Sharkey AG David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer AG Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman AG Edward Smith and Alison Smith AG Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane AG Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany AG Jonathan ten Oever and Nathalie ten Oever AG Gino Vitali and Linda Vitali Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden AG St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe AG Harley Weber and Heather Weber AG John Wells and Joo-Yung Lee AG Yan Feng Wu and Jinhuan Yu AG CLASS OF 2024

GRADE 9

56% PARTICIPATION

Michelle Adams and Laura Nelsen AG Lauren Allen AG Anson Beard and Veronica Beard AG Matthew Belford and Jean Belford AG Warren Bieler and Ilene Fiszel Bieler AG Julian Bobb and Vanessa Bobb AG Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer AG Arjune Budhram and Rashmi Budhram Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de Chamorro AG

CURRENT FAMILIES

JinE Chen AG Alice Cheng AG Peter Cohen and Ellen Cohen AG Sean Desmond and Susan Cordaro AG Justin Dorazio and Samantha Dunham AG Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris AG Kevin Fountaine and Marlo Fountaine AG Khari Freeman, Sr. and Erika Freeman AG Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel AG Raymundo Garcia and Rosa Garcia AG Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt AG Dennis Glass and Shani Fielder-Glass AG Michael Glassman and Jennifer Glassman AG Winett Phillips and Candace Grant AG Kenneth Green and Shamier Green AG Benjamin Herzog and Emily Gardiner AG David Hicks and Kim Hicks AG Peter Hort and Jamie Hort Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell AG Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85 AG German Jaramillo and Paola Mejia AG Himansh Khanna and Malti Raisinghani AG William Klein and Michele Klein AG John Kolz and Amy Kolz AG Matt Kovaleski and Sarah Habibi AG Marrisa Lall AG Luna Laventure AG Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88 AG Zhihang Lin and Mei Hui Yang AG Brian Lipton and Amy Lipton AG Jonathan Mackler and Tina Mackler AG Ladisun Majekodunmi and Olabisi Hodge AG Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall AG Tom McAdam and Jill Schwartz AG James McCummings and Lisa McCummings AG Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher AG David Neibart and Emma Murphy AG Wing Ng and Siu Fun Chu - Ng AG John Niccolai and Maria Gea Arredondo AG Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles AG Stephen Paluszek and Violeta Paluszek AG David Pauls and Jane Pauls AG Mark Pawlak and Patricia Neumann Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson AG Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur AG The Piquet Family AG James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling AG David Rich AG Andrew Robb and Kristen Robb AG James Roberts and Lisa Starr AG Richard Rosario and Haley Meade-Rosario AG Todd Rose and Jill Rose AG Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg AG Joseph Ruggie and Elizabeth Ruggie AG Michael Saivetz and Amy Saivetz AG Orlando Sanchez and Mehjabeen Sanchez AG Sunil Savkar and Stefanie Birkmann AG Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling AG Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph AG Adam Smith and Michele Caro AG Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith AG David Smith and Ruth Douzinas AG Edward Stein and Victoria Misrock-Stein

THE BLUE & THE GRAY

Federico Steiner and Karina Steiner AG Derek Stoldt and Amy Stoldt AG David Taub and Leigh Taub AG Stephanie Tooman-Dieme AG Marc Triola and Dushana Triola AG Andrew Udin and Shira Udin AG Richard Usher, Jr. and Raymi Ramseur-Usher AG Gino Vitali and Linda Vitali Anders Wahlstedt and Rokhee Kim Andrew Scholz and Lisa Wall ’88 AG Terrence Winston and Ann Winston AG Peiying Xiao and Yanqiong Liu AG Kenneth Yaffe and Susan Hitzig AG John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG CLASS OF 2023

GRADE 10

64% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Brad Agate and Christine Agate AG John Akaeze and Bridget Akaeze AG Graham Arader and Boin Arader AG Matthew Bogdanos and Claudia Bogdanos AG Donald Burke and Heidi Burke AG Marco Caffuzzi and Nicole Gagnon AG Dexter Campbell and Anyely Campbell AG Jay Clayton and Gretchen Clayton AG Simon Collier and Sarah Collier AG Anthony Contessa and Molly Choi AG Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley AG John Culmine ’85 and Louise Fasano-Culmine AG

POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels AG Rafael de Luque and Claudia Arango AG Mark Dehnert and Mindy Dehnert AG Donald Demay, Jr. and Miyoko Demay AG Steven DiBlasio and Donna DiBlasio AG Maria DiCarlo AG Eric Dorsch and Nancy Dorsch ’90 Antoine Drye and Jacqueline Moline AG Steve Dubrasky AG Stephen Durso and Barrie Ringelheim AG Eric Edwards, Sr. and Delia Edwards AG Leonard Ellis and Nicky Ellis AG John Emy and Kristin Emy AG George Evans AG Steven Feuerman and Bonnie Feuerman AG Joseph Finnerty III and Clara Bingham AG Edward Fisher and Stacey Spencer Qiang Fu and Xun Yao AG Leopold Garcia, Jr. and Nilmeyda Fulgencio AG Anthony Gini and Catherine Torigian AG Glenn Gittens, Jr. and Angela Gittens AG Andrew Gordon and Isabel Santiago-Gordon AG Andrew Gordon and Jennifer Gordon AG Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 and Jacqueline Gravante AG Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg AG Jonathan Gross and Laura Gross AG Ronald Pope and Annunciate Hopkins-Pope AG Dan Horan and Julie Beglin Brandon Hornbeck and Yvonne Lee AG Peter Hort and Jamie Hort

Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell AG Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf AG Pamela Kiernan AG Bruce Kimmelman and Amy Kimmelman AG Geoffrey Kloske and Jennifer Braunschweiger AG Kwokhung Kwan and Jiwen Chen AG Sumit Laddha and Hansika Malkani AG Morgan Lawrence and Nicole Lawrence AG Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee AG Jeffrey Lewis and Lisa Fields AG Richard Lewis, Jr. and Diane Lifton AG Matthew Lissak and Zanthe Taylor AG Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez AG Nicolas Lopez-Muniz and Jeane Lopez-Muniz AG Morris Macleod and Susan Macleod AG William Manny and Jill Manny AG Joseph McCusker and Frances McCusker AG Christopher McKeon and Melissa Kerns-McKeon AG Gerry Menegatos and Chris Menegatos ’90 AG Bruce Menin and Julie Menin AG Andrew Merola and Christine Merola AG Adrian Mondesir and Venice Mondesir AG Gregg Moskowitz and Rachel Moskowitz AG William Neal and Angela Neal AG Antony Pfaffle ’81 and Linda Pfaffle AG John Plym, Jr. and Kristin Plym AG Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert AG Andrew Queen and Dana Queen AG Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga AG Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman AG JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech AG

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CURRENT FAMILIES

David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt AG Gregg Rothkin and Jennifer Rothkin AG Paul Rudd and Julie Rudd AG Pamela Sah AG David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer AG Ivan Schwarz and Katia Schwarz AG Scott Sergeant and Cristina Soto AG Alexander Shlomm and Jennifer Shlomm Genel Simeon AG Alexander Slotwiner and Rachel Stevens AG Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany AG Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos AG Robert Stamicar and Mona Thong AG Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi AG Michael Troncale and Harriet Troncale AG Gavin-Keith Umeh AG Jose Velazquez, Sr. and Ivelisse Velazquez AG St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe AG John Wells and Joo-Yung Lee AG Peter Williams and Magda Williams AG Bradd Williamson and Amerika Williamson AG Christian Zebicoff and Elizabeth Mulholland AG Bradley Zizmor and Susan Zizmor AG CLASS OF 2022

GRADE 11

60% PARTICIPATION

Vittorio Assante and Lisa Assante AG Gregory Bayer and Hally Bayer AG Anson Beard and Veronica Beard AG Jennifer Brown and Noelle Leonard AG Raffaele Cimmino and GeneMarie Crowe AG Lorenzo Colasante and Gifty Colasante AG Marcel Deans and Sherrie Deans AG Stephen Dembitzer and Sarah Maher AG Alex LeDuc and Caroline Dorsen AG Laurence Doty IV and Constance Doty AG Tony Exuma and Rolande Exuma AG Michael Farkas and Laura Farkas AG Alex Feuer and Ivy Feuer AG Joceline Arseneault and Carol Fiore AG Cliff Fonstein and Nadia Burgard AG Keane Gibson AG Josh Gilbert and Ileane Santana-Gilbert AG Arthur Greco and Allene Chung AG Gary Hanna ’84 and Holly Hanna AG Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou and Anahid Hatzigeorgiou Kenneth Heaton and Tracey Heaton AG Byron Jackson and Jennifer Jackson AG Sven Jacobson and Sonia Jacobson AG Alexander Kaganovsky and AnnMarie Kaganovsky AG Anik Khambhla and Angela Ortiz AG Yonghwi Kim and Bokyoung Kim AG Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane AG Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon AG Darren Kollmer and Michelle Kollmer AG Harvey Lambert, Jr. and Lisa Lambert AG Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee AG Gwen Libstag AG Tara Lipton AG Yao Lu and Michelle Xie AG

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John Lupovici and Jessica Lupovici AG K. Mark Mallon II and LauraJean Mallon AG Alan Marash and Judi Glaser Marash AG Florentina Mark AG Jeff Melcer and Jodi Hecht AG John Meyer and Nina Harkrader AG Claus Moller and Tiffany Moller AG Gregg Moskowitz and Rachel Moskowitz AG Bradford Mulder and Marisa Marinelli AG David McMurray and Jessica Murray AG Lee Purcell and Amy Statuto Purcell AG Bill Pyles and Amy Schlansky ’83 AG William Rodino and Jeanette Rodino AG Joseph Roller and Holly Williams-Roller AG Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg AG Thomas Scherma AG Harry Schessel and Risa Schessel AG Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling AG Oleksandr Semenenko and Maia Matcharashvili AG Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon AG Davinder Singh and Jatinder Kaur AG David Smith and Marion Casey AG Frank Snider and Amy Fusselman AG Chandragupta Sooran and Angie Karna AG Neil Sperling and Rose Sperling AG Derek Stoldt and Amy Stoldt AG Jeremy Taylor and Holly Taylor AG Christian Tejada and Maria Tejada AG Lerone Wells and Ayanna Bonalde AG Katherine Wells AG Georgia Wright AG Baolin Yan and Ting Zhang AG Mark Yockey and Laura Yockey AG Sarah Young AG Heidi Zarou ’86 AG Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen AG CLASS OF 2021

GRADE 12

47% PARTICIPATION

ALUMNI DONORS

Hans Humes and Ying Miao AG Himansh Khanna and Malti Raisinghani AG Rick Knutsen and Frances Knutsen AG Marrisa Lall AG Richard Lam and Julie Lam AG Jeremy Lechtzin and Amy Klein AG Israel Levy and Helene Safdie AG Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88 AG Matthew Lissak and Zanthe Taylor AG Morris Macleod and Susan Macleod AG Arthur Magnus and Caroline Magnus AG Alan Marash and Judi Glaser Marash AG Stuart Marker AG Howard Markman and Stacey Thaler AG Chris Marx and Claire Marx AG Patricia McKenzie AG Ricardo Mora and Kelli Kenny-Mora AG Bart Moroney and Sabina Laricchia AG Richard Morris and Jessica Morris AG Blake Myers and Ann-Marie Myers AG Dmitri Nayduch and Susan Donoghue AG David Neibart and Emma Murphy AG Kai Chung Ng and Kar Lai Wong AG Albert Nocella III and Tina Georgoulakos AG Stewart Osborne and Sarah Jefferys AG Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert AG James Rodney and Susan Rodney AG Cabiria Rosado AG Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini AG Simon Smith and Catherine Smith AG David Stephens and Gina Podesta Tom Tzivas and Donna Tzivas AG Valeria Valoueva AG Robert Walsh and Cheri Walsh AG Anthony Weiss and Natacha Weiss AG Maxwell Wiley and Ellen Rosenthal Leon Williams and Rosemarie Major AG Bruce Williams and Bridget Williams AG Kenneth Yaffe and Susan Hitzig AG Lorenz Zimmerman, Jr. and Anne Zimmerman AG

Anonymous Patrice Abel AG Mark Ames and Joanne Clark AG Warren Bieler and Ilene Fiszel Bieler AG Ken Blacklow and Kim Blacklow AG Joshua Bloom and Adriana Bloom Howard Borkan and Barbara Yagoda Borkan AG Robert Boynton and Helen Boynton AG Marco Caffuzzi and Nicole Gagnon AG Simon Collier and Sarah Collier AG Charles Doumar and Dahlia Doumar AG Richard Dzina, Jr. and Lucy Dzina AG Karen Ezra AG Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris AG Luis Fernandez and Tamara Rocha Edward Fisher and Stacey Spencer Deanna Fuentes AG Cornelius Gallagher and Christine Gallagher AG Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt AG David Grossman and Daryn Grossman AG James Hartley, Jr. and Erika Hartley AG Zia Hassan and Jurate Hassan AG

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e are grateful for the generosity of our alumni, which helps to ensure an outstanding educational experience for the Poly students of today.

CLASS OF 1942

40% PARTICIPATION

Gilbert Feldman AG Melvin Fraiman AG

CLASS OF 1944

25% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1956

CLASS OF 1960

David Bell AG Thomas Blumberg AG Warren Jacobs AG Michael Lamm AG Robert Lehrman AG Richard Louis AG Peter Malkin Richard Marlin AG Bob Rubin AG Robert Stern AG

Arthur Delmhorst AG Justus Doenecke AG Bruce Ducker AG Michael Freund AG David Goldman AG Michael Heitner AG Jerome Howie AG Stephen Krass AG James Louis AG George Marks AG Landy Nelson AG Richard Press AG Michael Rosen AG Robert Schoenemann AG Daniel Schwartz AG Walter Williamson AG Harry Yates AG

Michael Cagan AG Michael Groothuis AG Seth Kaufman AG Richard Mizrack AG

Robert Chiteman AG John Delmhorst AG Paul Feinstein AG John Grayzel AG Francis Love AG Robert Meringolo AG Stephen Pearlman AG Michael Rebell AG Peter Richtmyer AG George Sherman, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1957

CLASS OF 1962

Roger Bermas AG Thomas Hunter AG Anderson Leiper AG George Malin AG Robert Pickens AG Victor Rich AG David Sherman AG Peter Siviglia AG

James Blumstein AG Henry Gardstein, Jr. AG Stephen Green Herbert Hochman AG Alan Hoffman AG Delmont Irving AG Richard Jensen AG Kenneth Kasses AG Mark Kozinn AG Robert Shack AG Richard Spiegel AG Richard Stern AG Edwin Wigutoff AG

32% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1952

13% PARTICIPATION

Lewis Miller AG

John Bissell AG Frank Exline, Jr. AG John Garnjost AG * Donald Higgins AG Robert Hillman AG Michael Rabbino AG

CLASS OF 1946

CLASS OF 1953

William Burdick AG Gordon Edwards AG

CLASS OF 1945

20% PARTICIPATION

11% PARTICIPATION

Wilbur Davis AG William Kramer AG

CLASS OF 1947

12% PARTICIPATION

Richard Berg AG Robert Fraiman AG

CLASS OF 1948

18% PARTICIPATION

Richard Debs AG Charles Kaufman AG * Stephen Seligman AG George Smyth, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1949

35% PARTICIPATION

Malcolm Bell AG Homer Eckerson AG Peter Fauci, Jr. AG Milton Goetz AG Richard Greenberg AG Frederick Hadad AG Jay Kane AG David Kramer AG Robert Magnus, Jr. AG Richard Markell AG Otis Pearsall AG Robert Schoepflin AG

CLASS OF 1950

36% PARTICIPATION

Sheldon Frankel AG William James, Jr. AG Charles Kalina AG Bob Lonshein AG Philip Moyles AG Matthew Scharff AG Arnold Tolkin AG Edward Wallach AG Malcolm Young AG THE BLUE & THE GRAY

CLASS OF 1951

POLY PREP COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

18% PARTICIPATION

Mark Abramowitz AG Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr. Bruce Bernstein AG Howard Cohen AG Richard Fearon Peter Liebert Richard Merhige AG Eugene Wheeler, Jr.

CLASS OF 1954

28% PARTICIPATION

Ira Ames AG Stanley Bogen AG Alan Davidson AG Steven Ducker AG Richard Felner AG Eugene Flamm AG Joel Greeley AG Ralph Groskoph AG Owen Hoberman AG Leslie Silverstein AG Jack Wasserman AG

CLASS OF 1955

31% PARTICIPATION

Paul Brown AG Michael Gold AG Charles Kalison AG Lawrence Lefkowitz AG Kenneth Lessall AG Stephen Levine AG Stuart Mackler AG Ira Merritt AG Richard Perlman AG Harry Petchesky AG Peter G. Stone AG Michael Sussman AG David Youngblade

35% PARTICIPATION

20% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1958

22% PARTICIPATION

Dave Elligers AG Joseph Giardina AG Mark Groothuis AG Edward Jeffer AG Michael Kay AG Marvin Lerman AG Alan Newman AG Arthur Rebell AG Edward Reiss AG John Sands AG

CLASS OF 1959

23% PARTICIPATION

Kenneth Cort AG George Delmhorst AG Richard Farr AG Thomas Goddard AG Paul Kraus AG David Lichtman AG Leonard Sayles AG Norman Silberdick, Jr. AG Harold Weiss AG Ron Wilson, Jr. AG

9% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1961

18% PARTICIPATION

32% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1963

23% PARTICIPATION

Warren Appleman AG Douglas Crawford AG Larry Denmark AG Thomas Fanta AG Henry Fayne AG James Gartenlaub AG Michael Krinsky AG Peter Love AG Bruce Pindyck AG Richard Ratzan AG Yaroslav Sochynsky AG

CLASS OF 1964

9% PARTICIPATION

Jonathan Axelrod AG Robert Cort AG Robert Dresdale AG Eric Ruby AG Rob Schenck AG

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ALUMNI DONORS

CLASS OF 1965

CLASS OF 1971

CLASS OF 1977

3% PARTICIPATION

13% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1986

CLASS OF 1993

CLASS OF 2000

CLASS OF 2006

CLASS OF 2013

Patrick Burger AG Harrison Bush Roger Heymann AG Terry Martinson AG Ronald Mason AG Andrew Mogelof AG Peter Taubman AG

Michael Junsch AG Martin Kafina AG Stephen LoRusso AG David Pollack AG

Darren Gitelman AG Edward Katz AG

Bobbi Genoese Anderson AG Jennifer McAvey Baker AG Paul Blom AG Robin Bramwell-Stewart AG Kelly Lynch Papa AG John Regan Gabrielle Scarpaci AG Carla Sinatra AG Laura Torrado-Malley AG Heidi Zarou AG

Mark Coluccio AG Constantine Skarvelis AG

Noah Aberlin AG Alexandra Maresca Azara AG Wilson Calle AG Brian Cantor AG Jacqueline Rignola Kirsch AG Johanna Rodriguez AG John Verzosa AG

Reed Katz AG Catherine LaRocca AG Lauren DiStefano Petito AG Max Spiegel AG Samantha Swensen AG

CLASS OF 2001

Anastasia Cembrovska AG Candice Clark AG Alexander Donnenfeld AG Andrew Goldfarb AG Alfred Miller AG Lucy Poe AG Christina Sapega AG

Jacqueline Chirdo AG Kiera French AG Gordon Gao AG Kameron Hutchinson AG Jacqueline Kennedy AG Tara Muoio AG Thomas Walker IV AG Asha Wills AG

13% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1966

15% PARTICIPATION

Andrew Benjamin AG Mitchell Bernstein AG Michael David AG Peter Friedman AG David Johnson III AG Lee Saltzman AG Michael Terrin AG

CLASS OF 1967

12% PARTICIPATION

Jeffrey Baloutine AG Andrew Gowa AG James Hennessy, Jr. AG Joel Mandelbaum AG Lawrence Pincus AG

CLASS OF 1968

8% PARTICIPATION

Joseph Hanson AG Bruce Johannessen AG Russell Panetta AG Peter Sessa AG Ira Turret AG Vincent Vigorita AG

CLASS OF 1969

12% PARTICIPATION

Mark Evans AG Jeffrey Feingold AG Stewart Fleisig AG Lester Kritzer AG Howard Levine AG Mark Liss AG Philip Shain AG

CLASS OF 1970

23% PARTICIPATION

Robert Arcaro AG David Berman AG James Dreyfus AG Timothy Johnson AG Antonio Magliocco, Jr. AG Samuel Parker Michael Price AG Roy Rifkin AG Robert Slack AG James Stirn AG Bruce Terrin AG David Turret AG Andrew Wittenstein AG

7% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1972

21% PARTICIPATION

James Allen AG Rollin Bush AG Howard Caretto AG Paul Gilson AG M. Robert Gumer AG Brian Holtan AG John Madden, Jr. AG Douglas Miller AG Jerrold Newman AG David Troyansky AG Henry Warshaw AG

CLASS OF 1973

9% PARTICIPATION

James Oussani, Jr. AG Jeffrey Rifkin AG Richard Saltzman AG Richard Shapiro AG Robert Spatt AG

CLASS OF 1978

11% PARTICIPATION

Lawrence Brandman AG Frank Galtieri AG Nicholas Gravante, Jr. AG Steven Herman AG Peter Latson AG Steve Levitan AG

CLASS OF 1979

9% PARTICIPATION

Jeffrey Bamonte AG Umberto Guido III AG Stephen Kochman AG Mark Levine AG John Scotto AG Kenneth Webb AG

CLASS OF 1980

5% PARTICIPATION

Howard Dicker AG Marc Goldberg AG Margaret Watson AG

CLASS OF 1974

CLASS OF 1981

Frank Bernieri AG Nicholas Harris AG Peter Madden AG Robert Messina AG John Morris, Jr. AG Hal Rose AG Anthony Sgarlato AG

Antony Pfaffle AG Martin Valk AG

13% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1975

14% PARTICIPATION

Michael Adesman AG Charles Birenbaum AG George Bittar AG Peter Blum AG Allen Flores AG Steven Froot AG Elliott Rebhun AG Robert Schlossberg AG Scott Smith AG

CLASS OF 1976

13% PARTICIPATION

Ira Checkla AG Benjamin Kaufman AG Charles Kreines AG Mark Litvack AG Joseph Raccuia Frank Sinatra AG Howard Smith, Jr. AG Peter Smith AG

3% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1982

5% PARTICIPATION

Thomas Iannelli AG Nadine Kennedy AG James Plum AG Duke Reich AG

CLASS OF 1983

3% PARTICIPATION

Claudio Caballero AG Amy Schlansky AG

CLASS OF 1984

10% PARTICIPATION

Jean Sarachman Bernieri AG Jeanne Cloppse AG Dean Gancarz AG Gigi Georges AG Gary Hanna AG Arnold Mascali AG Michael Osso AG

CLASS OF 1985

6% PARTICIPATION

Arthur Aidala AG Harry Bernieri AG John Culmine AG Demetrios Gabriel II AG Barbara Ippolito Iannelli AG

CLASS OF 1987

8% PARTICIPATION

Michael Correra AG Catherine Curley Lee AG Jamal Hayden AG Gabrielle Roventini AG Robert Sabbagh AG Armin Tehrany AG

CLASS OF 1988

6% PARTICIPATION

Dirk DeLaCour Jeanine Smartt Liburd AG Todd Prager AG Renato Stabile AG Lisa Wall AG

CLASS OF 1989

2% PARTICIPATION

Anthony Leone AG Christopher Richardson AG

CLASS OF 1990

9% PARTICIPATION

Lee Cohen AG Russell DeLaCour Nancy Dorsch Chris Stathoudakis Menegatos AG John Merhige AG Donna DeLeo Olivieri AG Renni Schoenberg Schioppo AG

CLASS OF 1991

1% PARTICIPATION

3% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1994

7% PARTICIPATION

Brian Altman AG Marianne Bertuna AG Justin Ferrelli AG Katherine Greig AG Andrew Hughes AG Nathaniel Walsh AG

CLASS OF 1995

12% PARTICIPATION

Kate Bernstein AG Laura Beiles Coppola AG Jonathan Krasner AG Stephen Lee AG Sophia Marinakis Nikitiades AG Kristerfor Mastronardi AG Aamir Rehman AG Wade Saadi, Jr. Lisa Ruck Taliercio AG Anthony Tortora AG John Zaremba AG

CLASS OF 1996

7% PARTICIPATION

Mark D’Angelo AG Matthew Durando AG Nathan Finkel AG Anitra Butsikares Haskopoulos AG Henry Lau AG Omar Pereyra AG Melanie Wilson-Taylor AG

CLASS OF 1997

5% PARTICIPATION

David Alperin AG Sophie DeLaCour Maria Haymandou Garg AG Lauren Mancuso Lattinelli AG Derek Lee AG

CLASS OF 1998

James Regan AG

2% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 1992

Courtney Archer-Buckmire AG Justin Pagan AG

9% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Bridget Carson-Scala AG Corey Modeste AG Richard Naddeo AG Jennifer Kunz Rice AG Matthew Roventini AG Marc Savino AG Todd Vitolo AG

CLASS OF 1999

7% PARTICIPATION

Brian Azara AG Eric Freedgood AG Leslie Grinage AG Carolyn Razzano AG Lauren Sapega Akinmusuru AG Alexander Tejani AG

7% PARTICIPATION

5% PARTICIPATION

Eileen Ahasic AG Marissa Beck AG Julian Holder AG Margo Rivera Power AG Peter Soto AG

CLASS OF 2002

4% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 2007

7% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 2008

4% PARTICIPATION

1% PARTICIPATION

Evangeline Arapoglou AG John Elefterakis AG Daniel Messing AG John Razzano AG Christian Zaino AG

Courtney Nolan AG

CLASS OF 2003

7% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Benjamin Chynsky AG Matthew Dresher AG Nicholas Elefterakis AG Peter Rocco AG Susan Sapega Randall AG Keyonte Sutherland AG

CLASS OF 2004

6% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Peter Cohen AG Jonathan Feinberg AG Alexander Greeley AG Daniel Ricciardi AG Minoo Fadaifard Wade AG

CLASS OF 2005

12% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous (2) Sara Bailin AG Jonathan Chan AG Cristina Cote AG Kathleen Gilbride AG Sandra Udis Goldman AG Griffin Humphreys AG John Kefer AG Laura Mumm AG Juliette Pannone AG Akili Tommasino AG Michael Weiss AG Monique Wilson AG

CLASS OF 2009

6% PARTICIPATION

Jonathon Beckles AG Peter Dutko AG Stephanie Ellman AG Pearce Erensel AG Jared Hedglin AG William Spinelli AG Jessica Taylor AG

CLASS OF 2010

6% PARTICIPATION

Alana Lawson Althans AG Milana Baker AG William Hochman AG Terrence Hyland AG Olivia Kalban AG Karina Krainchich AG Andrew Silverman AG

CLASS OF 2011

4% PARTICIPATION

7% PARTICIPATION

CLASS OF 2014

5% PARTICIPATION

Nicholas Fils-Aime AG Maria Hatzipetros AG Drew Lewis AG Denzel Munroe AG Douglas Solomon AG John Young AG

CLASS OF 2015

5% PARTICIPATION

Alyssa Brown AG Nicholas D'Amico AG Alexander Fallone AG Theodore Kruse AG Rodney Miller, Jr. AG Cassie Moriarty AG Frederic Wills AG

CLASS OF 2016

4% PARTICIPATION

David Dixon AG Sonja Lindberg AG Briana Riley AG Micaela Rodriguez AG Lauren Troy AG

CLASS OF 2017

2% PARTICIPATION

Antonia Hatzipetros AG Eric Muoio AG

CLASS OF 2019

2% PARTICIPATION

Anonymous Kadaicia-Loi Dunkley Abouelnaga AG Qadir Forbes AG Jack Redell AG

Chloe Sun AG Zene Willoughby AG

CLASS OF 2012

1% PARTICIPATION

5% PARTICIPATION

Christopher Andrade AG Ashley Greaves AG Samuel Haskel AG Ayisha McHugh AG Christopher Patacsil AG

CLASS OF 2020 Daniel D'Amico AG

CLASS OF 2021

2% PARTICIPATION

Brooke Johannesen AG Anisha Khanna AG

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GRANDPARENT DONORS

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any thanks to the Poly grandparents who contributed during the 2020–2021 fiscal year. Grandparents are listed with their Poly grandchildren.

Maxine Armstrong AG William T. Soto ’31 James P. Soto ’35

Arvydas Barzdukas and Daiva Barzdukas AG Rimas P. Barzdukas ’20

Jean Beard AG Helaina S. Beard ’20 Scarlett E. Beard ’22 Anson H. Beard ’24 Susan Beiles AG June C. Dorsch ’23 Sylvie R. Dorsch ’26 Beatrice G. Coppola ’35 Fern Berenberg AG Zoë L. Campbell ’25

Alleen Bratton AG Emilie D. Schilling ’22 Hank R. Schilling ’24

Renee Cantave and Herve Cantave AG Christian A. Kelly ’32

John Carty and Jane Carty AG Clementine P. Carty ’30

Hin Chan and Wing Chan AG Tyler Chan ’28 Joy Crichlow AG Sefer O. Balikci ’26

Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen Griffin H. Allen ’25

John Dubeck and Susan Hotine AG Adelaide B. Tilove ’30 Winston B. Tilove ’32

Paul Durando and Marie Durando AG Jonathan M. Durando ’30

Sandi Feinberg AG Holden W. Lipton ’22 Landon R. Lipton ’25

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Leona Fields AG Carlyle N. Muldrow ’26 Rory L. Muldrow ’31

Phil Foote and Mary Foote AG John W. Foote ’27 Luke W. Foote ’29

Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood AG Henry C. Freedgood ’32 Matthew O. Freedgood ’34

Lynda Freeman AG Khari A. Freeman ’24 Kaya A. Freeman ’26 Kiana A. Freeman ’28 Krystal Freeman ’32 Marjorie Greenberg AG Noah W. Greenberg ’23 Jordan R. Greenberg ’27 Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman AG Brody C. Rothenberg ’25 Hannah Y. Rothenberg ’25

Pat Harrigan AG William T. Soto ’31 James P. Soto ’35

John Henry III AG Avery L. Myers ’21

Judy Hicks AG Charles H. Hicks ’24 William H. Hicks ’28

Elicia Hunter AG Khari A. Freeman ’24 Kaya A. Freeman ’26 Kiana A. Freeman ’28 Krystal Freeman ’32 John Hunter and Jayne Hunter AG Khari A. Freeman ’24 Kaya A. Freeman ’26 Kiana A. Freeman ’28 Krystal Freeman ’32 Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye AG Alex C. Amorosino ’25 Gabrielle K. Amorosino ’27

Gail Knutsen AG Olivia G. Knutsen ’18 Charlotte A. Knutsen ’21 Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden AG Jack B. Potter ’32

PARENTS OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

T Frank Lopez AG Katherine J. Lopez ’23 Anne E. Lopez ’27

Stuart Mackler ’55 and Judy Mackler AG Maximillian Mackler ’24

Ken Mandelbaum and Susie Mandelbaum AG Simón P. Mandelbaum-Quiroga ’27

Neal Ryland and Didi Ryland AG Jack C. Ryland ’24 Sam P. Ryland ’26 Reid A. Ryland ’30

Richard Marlin ’51 and Caroline Marlin AG Robert D. Magnus ’21

Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto AG Rosalie E. Sollitto ’29 Charles C. Sollitto ’32

Michael McGovern and Joyce McGovern AG Caitlin A. McGovern ’29 Emma E. McGovern ’33 Rebecca McPheters AG Max C. McPheters ’33

Marianne Mellinger AG Lucia E. McDonald ’24 Asa P. McDonald ’ 27 Rosalie E. Sollitto ’29 Charles C. Sollitto ’32

David Scott and Judith Scott AG Kaia S. Scott ’24 Jedidiah J. Scott ’26 Mary Smith AG Dante N. Newton ’17

Richard Debs and Barbara Debs AG Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen Kristen Denaver AG Guy Devyatkin and Natalia Devyatkin AG Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea AG Michael Dixon AG William Dixon and Eileen Minnefor AG Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza AG Kevin Doherty and Peggy Doherty AG Malcolm Duffy AG Paul Durando and Marie Durando AG Caesar Fabella and Cecilia Royo AG Robert Falotico and Catherine Burgos AG Nancy Farkas AG Gilbert Feldman ’42 and Barbara Feldman AG Larry Fischer and Mary Fischer AG Brian Fitzgerald and Erin Patton AG Lecia Foster AG Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood AG Christopher French and Mary Carroll French AG Lisa Friel AG Mary Fronk AG Vincent Gallo and Ingrid Gallo AG Maurizio Gazzani and Tracy Gazzani AG Michael Genereux and Virginia Genereux AG Vincent Giovinazzo and Rosemary Giovinazzo AG

Goodrich Stokes and Joyce Stokes AG John G. Williams ’32

Michael Rebell ’61 and Sharon Rebell AG Hannah S. Gross ’23 Julia E. Gross ’25 Madeline A. Gross ’26

Shirley Welsh and Garth Elliott AG Jenesis A. Bartholomew ’27 Josiah R. Bartholomew ’23

Ernie Pomerantz and Marie Brenner AG Lucy H. Pomerantz ’31 Milo H. Pomerantz ’33

Anonymous Mark Abramowitz and Joan Abramowitz AG Jonathan Aibel AG David Akselrad and Jacqueline Akselrad AG Heath Aldridge AG Gaudencio Andrade and Laura Andrade AG Luigi Arlia and Cynthia Arlia AG Noreen Axon AG M. Anthony Baker and Diana Baker AG Peter Bakst and Anna Bakst AG Zach Barratt and Erica Barratt David Barry and Kyra Barry Audrius Barzdukas AG Susan Beiles AG Harry Bernieri ’85 and Jean Bernieri ’84 AG Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein AG Burkhard Bilger and Jennifer Nelson AG Charles Birenbaum and Janet Birenbaum AG Stanley Bogen and Roberta Bogen AG Jim Boland and Frances Boland AG

Carol Bongiorni AG Anthony Bowe and Nancy Bowe AG Charles Boyce and Marya Dalrymple AG Lawrence Brandman ’78 and Deborah Brandman AG Steven Brescia and Ilene Shaw-Brescia AG Margaret Brown AG Peter Brown and Monica McKain-Brown AG Sylvia Buono AG Rosalind Campbell AG Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci Philip Caron and Susan Benz AG Heng Cheng and Emmie Taing AG Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu AG Neville Chin AG Alexander Chudner and Ilona Chudner AG Christopher Claremont and Beth Fleisher AG Lola Clarke AG Jason Cohen and Linda Aponte AG John Commaratto and Louise Commaratto AG Conor Cook AG Gavin Cook AG Joseph Coplin and Jenna Coplin AG Buckley Crist, Jr. AG Thomas Curley and Rosemarie Curley AG Peter D’Alessio and Tracy D’Alessio AG Charles D’Amico and Marion D’Amico AG

Susan Solomon AG Hannah S. Gross ’23 Julia E. Gross ’25 Madeline A. Gross ’26

Michael Stubbs and Veronica Stubbs AG Clara P. Dorman ’30 Henry M. Dorman ’33

Christina VanBrakle and Bryant VanBrakle AG Kailynn O. Hernandez ’27

Aldo Vitale AG Andrew T. Howell ’20 William J. Howell ’23 Christopher A. Howell ’25

Sheldon Pessin and Stevie Pessin AG Noah W. Pessin ’26 Cora R. Pessin ’32

hank you to the parents of alumni and friends of the school who contributed to Poly Prep this fiscal year.

Frank Rogers AG Jesse G. Rogers ’27 Nina G. Rogers ’30 THE BLUE & THE GRAY

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YOUR LEGACY. YOUR WAY.

PARENTS OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

Walter Gist and Yvette Gist AG Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg AG Amanda Glover AG Nancy Graham AG Edward Graham AG Joanna Gurley Frederick Hadad ’49 and Helen Hadad AG Eric Hadley and Gina Hadley AG David Harman and Kristin Harman AG Pat Harrigan AG Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin AG David Higham and Toni-Leslie James AG Brian Holtan ’72 and Annika Holtan AG Stacy Hunter AG Maite Iracheta AG Elaine Jerrold AG Debra John AG Adolphus Jones and Esther Jones AG Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch AG Robert Kalb and Jo-Ann Kalb AG Richard Karpf and Gail Karpf AG Nels Kauppila and Pamela Kauppila AG Paul Kefer and Patricia Sullivan AG Gail Knutsen AG Milan Krainchich and Gina Krainchich AG Charles Kreines ’76 and Rosanne DiFazio AG Duncan Kruse and Alison Melick AG Yinka Laniyonu AG Ayobami Laniyonu AG Abiola Laniyonu AG Adebayo Laniyonu AG Peter Lasusa, Jr. and Marcia McLean AG Khieng Lay and Milagros Tantoco-Lay AG Steven Lefkowitz and Jacqueline Bausch AG Steven Goericke and Karen Legotte Langdon AG Deirdre Lewis AG Warner Lewis and Christina Porter AG John Lowe and Marissa Alperin AG Scott Luksh and Sofia Haberman AG Evangelos Marinakis and Diasenov Marinakis AG Daniel Martin and Valerie Martin AG Jose Martinez and Ellen Martinez AG Donald McHugh and Jean McHugh AG Mark Melamed and Helen Melamed AG Richard Merhige ’53 and Jacqueline Merhige AG Richard Minutello and Rosetta Minutello AG Richard Mizrack ’60 AG Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio AG Dmitriy Nemenov and Yelena Nemenova AG Richard Nolan and Eileen Nolan AG Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva AG David Nuzum and Olivia Herman AG Clarence Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan AG Refael Olya and Teresa Olya AG Brenton Palmer and Jacqueline Palmer AG Scott Parson and Lisa Parson AG James Pattison and Katherine Pattison AG

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Planned Giving is simpler than you think, especially at Poly Prep. If your goal is to conserve your estate, create life income, or reduce future tax liabilities for heirs, it’s time to consider the Joseph Dana Allen Society.

Named in honor of Poly’s longest serving head of school, the JDA Society recognizes donors who have named the school as a beneficiary in their will, insurance policy, or retirement account. Charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and the donation of non-cash assets are also practical options for alumni and friends.

Matthew Perlman and Kathleen Perlman AG Robert Pietroforte AG Bruce Pindyck and Mary Ellen Pindyck AG Todd Piotrowski and Kathleen Ziegler Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer AG Charles Polizano and Dianna Polizano AG Jeffrey Poor and Tatiana Choulika AG John Powter AG Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo AG Fredrick Pytlak and Edna Pytlak AG John Ragusa and Lisa Meloni Ragusa AG John Razzano and Catherine Razzano AG John Rearick, Jr. and Elizabeth Schnee AG Peter Redell and Lori Redell AG Duke Reich ’82 and Lisa Reich AG Daniel Ricciardi and Peggy Ricciardi AG Mario Richards AG Margot Riemer AG Rodcliffe Robinson and Velmore Robinson AG Kendal Robinson AG Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers Hal Rose ’74 and Lisa Rose AG James Rossman and Eliza Rossman AG Negla Ross-Parris AG John Russo AG Thomas Russo and Linda Russo AG Richard Saltzman ’73 and Bette Saltzman AG Stephen Sapega II and Maureen Sapega AG Linda Schlang AG Alexander Schlossberg and Michele Masucci Anthony Scotto and Marion Scotto AG Segal Family ­— United World Foundation AG Donald Sheff Laurie Silverman AG James Signorelli and Patricia Smith AG Greg Simpson and Elaine Simpson AG Marc Sloane and Linda Sloane AG Scott Smith ’75 and Heidi Smith AG

Howard Smith, Jr. ’76 and Pamela Smith AG Nat Smitobol and Heather Wood James Smyth and Pamela Smyth AG Charles Solomon and Diane Gallagher AG William Spinelli and Betsy Comerford AG Michael Stelzer and Natalie Stelzer AG Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 AG Peter Taubman ’65 and Clare O’Brien AG Alfred Terry III and Leslie Goldfarb Terry AG Evan Torgan and Maya Torgan AG Geoffrey Troy and Jane Troy AG Dino Veronese AG Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita AG Aldo Vitale AG Kristen Volkland AG Natica von Althann and M. Victor von Althann AG Dawn-Marie Walker AG Thomas Walker III and Danielle Walker AG Henry Warshaw and Susan Warshaw AG Paul Weinstein and Michal Hershkovitz AG Geoffrey Westrich and Ellen Katz Westrich AG Carol Weymuller AG William Williams, Headmaster Emeritus and Linda Williams AG Vonda Willoughby AG Winston Wills and Yvette Hinds Wills AG Owen Wincig and Regina Wincig AG Gerald Winton and Sharmaine Winton AG Hong Suk Yang and Inha Yang AG Brian Zipp and Martha Zipp AG Jane Zweibel AG

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Working with your financial planner, we can structure a legacy gift that will memorialize the values most important to you, maximize your philanthropic giving, and make a smart plan for the future. If you’ve already included Poly Prep in a bequest or other planned gift, please let us know so we can express our gratitude and recognize you for your generosity as a member of the JDA Society.

We’re happy to help you get started on a legacy gift to Poly Prep. Go to polyprep.mylegacygift.org or contact: Peggy Cook, Chief Advancement Officer pcook@polyprep.org (347) 394-1169 Donna Muoio P’13, ’17, Director of Alumni Relations dmuoio@polyprep.org (718) 663-6031 Keith Wiggs, Director of Major Gifts kwiggs@polyprep.org (347) 394-1164

“Creating a legacy is important to me.

As a member of the JDA Society, I’m proud to support future generations of Poly students.”

- Peter Malkin ’51

FACULTY AND STAFF

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hank you to the Poly faculty and staff who contributed financially to support Poly Prep this fiscal year.

Current Faculty

Victoria Abdulahad AG Alexandra Aldredge AG Alexa Alifonso AG Angel Alvarado AG Christopher Andrade ’12 AG Gaudencio Andrade AG Andre Antoine AG Linda Aponte AG Robert Aston AG Jason Augustine AG Eileen Avvocato AG Audrius Barzdukas AG Stephen Bates AG Sarah Bates AG Susan Beiles AG Jean Belford AG Lisa Beltramello AG Adam Benay AG Christopher Benvegna AG Harry Bernieri ’85 AG Courtney Birch AG Adam Bisceglia AG Tiana Blackstock AG AJ Blandford AG Lauren Bonaventura AG Salvatore Bonaventura AG

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Sarah Bond AG Carol Bongiorni AG Susan Brandmeyer AG Kara Brathwaite AG Faith Brown AG Sylvia Buono AG Linda Busetti AG Laura Caldwell AG Teresa Calvo AG Louis Candel AG Kristin Cannon AG Dustin Carr AG Alex Carter AG Lynda Casarella AG Deborah Cavalcante AG Ilona Chudner AG Pasquale Cioffi AG Julio Colon AG Peggy Cook AG Courtney Cooke AG Laura Coppola ’95 AG Richard Corso AG Allison Corvo AG Edwin Craig AG David Cruz AG Zoi Cuko AG Linda D’Argenio AG Kim Davis AG Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno AG Shirley Dayes AG Andrea Del Valle AG André Del Valle AG Helen Delamarter AG Rebekah Delaney AG Kristen Denaver AG

Lawrence Dessi AG Guy Devyatkin AG Benjamin Diaz AG Maria DiCarlo AG Virginia Dillon AG Daniel Doughty AG Carrie Dowell AG Carmen Dreyer AG Matthew Durando ’96 AG Helena Elko AG Sarah Ely AG Karen Ezra AG Caesar Fabella AG Danielle Faele AG Joseph Fallica AG Benjamin Farrar AG Ira Feldman AG Alison Flannery AG Charles Fleming AG Kevin Fountaine AG Denise Fraifeld AG Haden Francis AG Jase Franklyn AG Erika Freeman AG Rosa Garcia AG Emily Gardiner AG Michael Gentile AG Anthony Gini AG Kristin Ginty-Parra AG Angela Gittens AG Dalia Gold AG Peter Gorman AG Kathleen Graf AG Kyle Graham AG Laura Grimm AG

FACULTY AND STAFF

Ashley Hacker AG Holly Hanna AG Amy Hao AG Pat Harrigan AG Michal Hershkovitz AG Daniel Herwitt AG David Higham AG Gail Horowitz AG Vinson Huang AG Stacy Hunter AG Christy Hutchcraft AG Jack Hyman AG Maite Iracheta AG Teyana Irving AG Rosemarie Izzo AG Richard James AG Travis Judson AG Michael Junsch ’71 AG Kai Kang AG Garrett Kennedy AG Majid Khan AG Yonghwi Kim AG Bokyoung Kim AG Ellen Kinnane AG Mary Klonis AG Lisa Korchma AG Ladislav Kravar AG Opeyemi Laniyonu AG Sabina Laricchia AG Carmelo Larose AG Julia Lee AG Kent Leeklymenko AG Jeremi Lewis AG Emily Liao AG Tamara Ling AG Vivian Liu AG Shihan Liu AG Kristen Lizzi AG Brian Lorenzen AG Melinda Lvovsky AG Capildeva Mahes AG Elisabeth Mansfield AG Lee Marcus AG Vincent Margiotta AG Ellen Martinez AG Jennifer McAlpine AG William McNally AG Devon Mennella AG Juliet Moretti AG Bart Moroney AG Cliff Morrison AG Margaret Moslander AG Sean Mullin AG Donna Muoio AG Jennifer Nelson AG Jamie Nestor AG Barbara Niemczyc AG Briana Nieto-Buie AG Christopher Ninman AG Richard Nolan AG Peter Nowakoski AG Ronny Nunez AG Jose Oliveras AG

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Theresa O’Sullivan AG Aiyana Parker AG Jason Parrish AG Jenna Peet AG Alexis Perez AG Lauren DiStefano Petito ’06 AG Rosemarie Pico AG Dianna Polizano AG Charles Polizano AG Emily Prior AG Lisa Puleo AG Carolyn Quigley AG Ruba Rabah AG Yusimir Ramirez AG John Rankin AG John Rearick, Jr. AG Jack Redell ’11 AG Lori Redell AG David Reid AG Eileen Reilly AG Mary Rice AG LaTasha Richards AG Karen Richardson AG Kristen Robb AG Michael Robinson AG William Rosario AG Matthew Roventini ’92 AG Gabriel Rubinson AG Linda Russo AG Vincent Rutuelo AG Aminta Salmeron AG Vanessa Santana AG Maureen Sapega AG Ronald Sarcos AG Jason Savarese AG Adina Scherer AG Amy Schlansky ’83 AG

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Addie Schoenberger AG Clare Seidel AG Timothy Shea AG Christopher Sideli AG Katherine Simon AG N. Elijah Sivin AG Jennifer Slomack AG Patricia Smith AG Rebekah Sollitto AG Danielle Soloway AG Elizabeth Soto AG Peter Soto ’01 AG Victoria Stawowy-Mokos AG Matthew Stelluto AG Gerald Stone AG Jillianne Tejani AG Peggy Tsue AG Patricia Tycenski AG Debbie Van Ryn AG Sarah Vigil AG Geeta Vir AG Helena Vislocka AG Xerxes Vizcaino AG Janna White AG Keith Wiggs AG Olugbala Williams AG Kane Willis AG Orrin Wilson AG Terra Windham AG Devon Winfield AG Jared Winston AG Jillian Wojcik AG Douglas Wong AG Inha Yang AG Francis Yasharian AG Heidi Zarou ’86 AG Sarah Zuercher AG

Former Faculty and Staff

Alicia Antonelli AG Courtney Archer-Buckmire ‘98 AG Hally Bayer AG Kim Benvegna AG Louise Commaratto AG Terell Cooper-Edwards AG Barbara Delmhorst AG Lawrence Donovan, Jr. AG Robert Falotico AG Gilbert Feldman ‘42 AG Marlo Fountaine AG Khari Freeman AG David Harman AG Kristin Harman AG Susan Heitner AG Gail Karpf AG Pamela Pollock AG Paul Raso AG Margo Rivera Power ‘01 AG Johanna Rodriguez ‘00 AG Nikole Smith AG Nat Smitobol Bobbie Swain AG Peter Taubman ‘65 AG Devon Whalen AG William Williams, Headmaster Emeritus AG

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IN HONOR OF

In Honor Of Audrius Barzdukas Andrew Gordon and Jennifer Gordon Margot Riemer Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner

In Honor Of Danielle Bensky Keith Wiggs

In Honor Of Carol Bongiorni Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Brian Chiang ’18 Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu

In Honor Of the Email Concierges of the Class of 1967 Andrew Gowa ’67

In Honor Of Class of 2021 David Grossman and Daryn Grossman Jeremy Lechtzin and Amy Klein

In Honor Of Christine Croasdaile ’13 Lola Clarke

In Honor Of Helen DeLamarter Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

In Honor Of Aminata Diagne ’30 Ibrahima Diagne and Anie Camille

In Honor Of Carmen Dreyer Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

In Honor Of Gilbert Feldman ’42 John Rearick, Jr. and Elizabeth Schnee

In Honor Of Allison Flannery Anonymous Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

In Honor Of Erika Freeman Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98

In Honor Of Emily Gardiner Dmitri Nayduch and Susan Donoghue

In Honor Of Caleb Goh Keith Wiggs

In Honor Of Michael Junsch Mark Coluccio ’93

In Honor Of Anisha Khanna ’21 In Honor Of Nikash Khanna ’24 Himansh Khanna and Malti Raisinghani

In Honor Of Mary Klonis Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Lisa Korchma Sylvia Buono

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In Honor Of Opeyemi Laniyonu Vincent Margiotta Mario Richards

In Honor Of Drew Lewis ’14 Deirdre Lewis

In Honor Of Lindsay Lewis Deirdre Lewis

In Honor Of Kristin Lizzi Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Ayisha McHugh ’12 Donald McHugh and Jean McHugh

In Honor Of Caroline Melamed ’10 Mark Melamed and Helen Melamed

In Honor Of Middle School Teachers Jennifer Geismar and Peter Hyman Judy Winitzer and Ori Winitzer

In Honor Of Avery Myers ’21 John Henry III

In Honor Of Kyra Neamonitakis ’25 Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis

In Honor Of Connor Pisano ’14 Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer

In Honor Of Poly’s Kitchen Crew Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Poly’s Maintenance and Security Teams Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Poly’s Teachers Deanna Fuentes

In Honor Of Nursey A Teachers Roshan Hariharan and Karen Hariharan

In Honor Of The Potter-Leyden Family Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden

In Honor Of Julianna Puleo ’15 In Honor Of Peter Puleo ’13 Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo

In Honor Of Daniel Ricciardi ’04 Daniel Ricciardi and Peggy Ricciardi

In Honor Of Millie Rosenman ’30 Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman

In Honor Of Louis Rossini Sylvia Buono

In Honor Of Katherine Roventini ’21 Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87

IN MEMORY OF

In Honor Of Maureen Sapega Michael Genereux and Virginia Genereux

In Honor Of Emilie Schilling ’22 In Honor Of Hank Schilling ’24 Alleen Bratton

In Honor Of Christopher Sideli Anonymous

In Honor Of Graziella Sidoli Kevin Power and Margo Rivera Power ’01

In Honor Of Eric Spyropoulos ’15 Elaine Jerrold

In Honor Of Daniel Sullivan ’13 Kane Willis

In Honor Of Tessa Weber ’25 Harley Weber and Heather Weber

In Honor Of Olugbala Williams Kathryn Jones and Arthur Jones

In Honor Of Kyle Williams ’23 Magda Williams and Peter Williams

In Honor Of Francis Yasharian Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

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In Memory Of Howard Aibel ’46 Jonathan Aibel

In Memory Of Frederick Aldridge ’35 Heath Aldridge

In Memory Of Arnold Beiles Susan Beiles

In Memory Of Peter Bermas ’54 Jack Wasserman ’54

In Memory Of Alan Block ’58 Edward Jeffer ’58

In Memory Of Timothy Boardman ’04 Daniel Ricciardi ’04

In Memory Of Ann Marie Bonalde Lerone Wells and Ayanna Bonalde

In Memory Of George Brown ’43 Margaret Brown

In Memory Of Dudley Campbell ’42 Rosalind Campbell

In Memory Of Diana Chin Neville Chin

In Memory Of Anthony Davidson ’62 Stephen Green ’62

In Memory Of Kirk Deligiannis ’03 Evangelos Marinakis and Diasenov Marinakis

In Memory Of Joseph Della Pietra ’95 James Hennessy, Jr. ’67 Jonathan Krasner ’95

In Memory Of Lawrence Donovan, Sr. Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg

In Memory Of Liane Dougherty Jacqueline Chirdo ’13 Caesar Fabella and Cecilia Royo Leslie Grinage ’99 Richard Karpf and Gail Karpf Eric Pollock and Pamela Pollock David Reid Monique Wilson ’05

In Memory Of Nathan Fleisig Stewart Fleisig ’69

In Memory Of James Flug ’56 Lawrence Donovan, Jr. Bruce Ducker ’56 Michael Heitner ’56 and Susan Heitner Stephen Krass ’56

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In Memory Of Louise Forsyth Caesar Fabella and Cecilia Royo Sonja Lindberg ’16

In Memory Of Terence Gazzani ’95 Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci Jonathan Krasner ’95 Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers

In Memory Of Peter Gilbert ’56 Michael Heitner ’56 and Susan Heitner

In Memory Of Everardo Goyanes ’61 Peter Richtmyer ’61

In Memory Of Christopher Grady ’80 Jared Hedglin ’09 Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin

In Memory Of William Griffo ’15 Rodney Miller, Jr. ’15 Cassie Moriarty ’15

In Memory Of Andrew Gurley ’55 Joanna Gurley

In Memory Of Ruby Harvey M. Anthony Baker and Diana Baker

In Memory Of Ralph Herreros Bobbi Anderson ’86 Mark Coluccio ’93

In Memory Of Paul Herreros Jennifer Baker ’86

In Memory Of S. H. Jerrold ’51 Elaine Jerrold

In Memory Of Mary and Rudy Junsch Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch

In Memory Of Charles Kaufman ’56 Stephen Krass ’56

In Memory Of K.E. Knutsen ’56 The Knutsen Family

In Memory Of Katherine Lopez Frank Lopez

In Memory Of Freeman Love ’33 Francis Love ’61

In Memory Of John Malhame ’56 Malcolm Duffy Mary Fronk Mark Groothuis ’58 Stephen Krass ’56 Richard Merhige ’53 and Jacqueline Merhige John Powter Kendal Robinson Linda Schlang

In Memory Of Harlow Parker Ira Checkla ’76 David Johnson III ’66 Samuel Parker ’70

In Memory Of Luigi Ruocco John Ruocco and Eileen Reilly

In Memory Of Richard Sciolto Carolyn Razzano ’99

In Memory Of Antoinette Sgarlato Anthony Sgarlato ’74

In Memory Of Jerome Sussman ’52 Robert Shack ’62

In Memory Of Charles Weymuller ’46 Carol Weymuller

In Memory Of David Winder Peter Taubman ’65 and Clare O’Brien

In Memory Of Martin Zuckerman ’60 Michael Cagan ’60

Art by Sebastian Stafford ’21

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he Joseph Dana Allen Society honors supporters of Poly Prep who have made a provision for the school in their estate or other gift plans.

Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98 Clifford Barr ’48 Susan Beiles Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr. ’53 Bruce Bernstein ’53 Anthony Besthoff ’52 Herbert Coyne ’44 Michael David ’66 Richard Debs ’48 William Drucker ’58 Ira Feldman ’75 Gilbert Feldman ’42 Dennis Fox ’56 Peter Fyfe ’47 John Garnjost ’52 * Michael Gold ’55 Richard Greenberg ’49 Joseph Hanson ’68 Hugh Hermann ’46 Donald Higgins ’52 Owen Hoberman ’54 Michael Jacobs ’68 Warren Jacobs ’51 David Kramer ’49 Arthur Levitt, Jr. ’48 Peter Liebert ’53 John Madden, Jr. ’72 Peter Malkin ’51 David Marrus ’48 Richard Merhige ’53 Marc Miller ’75 Richard Mizrack ’60 Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio Harry Petchesky ’55 Elliott Rebhun ’75 Peter Redell and Lori Redell Eric Ruby ’64 William Schiazza ’82 Marvin Sears ’45 Harlan Stone II ’53 Louis Vigorita ’65 Fred Werner ’54 William Williams, Headmaster Emeritus Paul Zola ’53

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Donors to Special Funds hank you to our donors who support the Poly community with their contributions to special funds.

Alumni Scholarship Fund Joseph Raccuia ’76 Andrew F. Gurley ’55 Scholarship Fund Joanna Gurley Anthony L. Davidson MD ’62 Memorial Fund Stephen Green ’62 Class of ’53 Scholar Fund Mark Abramowitz ’53 and Joan Abramowitz Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr. ’53 Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein Richard Fearon ’53 Peter Liebert ’53 and Mary Ann Liebert Eugene Wheeler, Jr. ’53 Class of ’65 Scholar Fund Harrison Bush ’65 DeLaCour Family Scholar Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen Dirk DeLaCour ’88 Russell DeLaCour ’90 Sophie DeLaCour ’97 George Medley Scholarship Fund Harry Petchesky ’55 and Jill Petchesky David Youngblade ’55

DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, MATCHING GIFTS & FOUNDATIONS

Faculty COVID Testing Supporters Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00 Lawrence Brandman ’78 and Deborah Brandman Jeanne Cloppse ’84 Michael Correra ’87 John Elefterakis ’02 and Kirsten Elefterakis Andrew Foote and Blake Foote Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 and Jacqueline Gravante Gary Hanna ’84 and Holly Hanna Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell Hans Humes and Ying Miao Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85 Taek-Geun Kwon Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88 Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee Arnold Mascali ’84 and Elizabeth Mascali Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95 and Darya Mastronardi Lloyd Metz and Cassandra Metz Harry Petchesky ’55 and Jill Petchesky Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond John Regan ’86 and Kimberly Regan David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt Wade Saadi, Jr. ’95 and Andrea Saadi Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 Maxwell Wiley and Ellen Rosenthal Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers

AIG Matching Grants Program American Endowment Foundation American Express Foundation Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Barings BNY Mellon Community Partnership Brooklyn Community Foundation DeLaCour Family Foundation Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund GE Foundation Goldman Sachs Gives Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Inamerica IPG Interpublic Group

Jerome and Dolores Zuckerman Gewirtz Charitable Trust Jewish Communal Fund Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. National Philanthropic Trust Paluszek Family Foundation Penguin Random House Pfizer Inc. Prudential Insurance Company Raymond James Charitable Reardon Family Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Schwab Charitable Segal Family – United World Foundation State Street Foundation

The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc. The Melvin and Beatrice Fraiman Charitable Foundation The New York Community Trust The Puder Foundation The Walt Disney Company Foundation Vanguard Charitable Wells Fargo Foundation YourCause, LLC

Harlow Parker Scholarship Samuel Parker ’70 Poly Scholarship Fund David Barry and Kyra Barry Peter Malkin ’51 Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh Reardon Family Scholar Fund Reardon Family Foundation September 11 Scholar Fund Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers

Estate Gifts Estate of Dr. Saul Brusilow ‘45 Estate of Douglas M. Wallace ‘46

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PARTY BOOK

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arty Book 3 had to pivot!

Determined to keep the Party Book spirit alive, this year’s catalog of virtual parties offered a variety of 17 events hosted by families and faculty. There was something for everyone from dog training to graffiti art, from Baroque opera to DJ listening, from Harry Potter to a cooking lesson!

We look forward to next year’s Party Book and all that we may offer in person. Our deepest thanks to the hosts, the attendees, and all the supporters of Party Book. And a special thank you to our co-chairs who carried on with high spirits and an enthusiasm to make parties happen.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

Co-Chairs

Executive Board

Michele Klein P’19, 24 Jennifer Rosen P’29, 31

Margaret B. Schilling

Party Book Hosts

John F. Coffey

President

Kobi Abayomi Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington Audrius Barzdukas and Rose Barzdukas Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer Alan Dosik and Alyse Dosik Jonathon Goldberg and Jennifer Waverek Richard James William Klein and Michele Klein Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon Jeffrey Mandelbaum and Rocio Quiroga Matthew Perry and Jill Perry Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren Roberto Falck Photography Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen Craig Rosenman and Shira Rosenman Josslyn Shapiro Adam Smith and Michele Caro David Taub and Leigh Taub Jerome Thomas and Cindy Brea John Zaremba and Nancy Zaremba

Lower School Vice President

Jillianne A. Tejani Lower School Vice President

Leslie B. Dubeck Lower School Treasurer

Jennifer Johnson Lower School Secretary

Blake W. Foote Lower School Admissions/New Family Coordinator

Donald Heiliger Lower School Corresponding Secretary

Dana F. Muldrow Lower School Member at Large

Quynh D. Mai Middle School Vice President

Lucy Rorech Middle School Vice President

Karine Rosenberg Upper School Vice President

Leigh B. Taub Upper School Vice President

Emily Ades Middle School/Upper School Treasurer

Zhana Londoner Middle School Admissions/New Family Coordinator

Jeanette Cochrane Middle School Member at Large

Mindy R. Wigutow Recording Secretary

Barbara Iannelli ’85

Grade Representatives Ashley M. Alston Paul Kropfl Sheila C. Ramesh Mollie K. Williams Jeehyun J. Yeo Nursery Grade Representatives

Charlotte Jett Kate H. Jones Dalit Paradis Renato Stabile ’88 Bill Williams Pre-K Grade Representatives

Sara Ahmed Alexandra Azara ’00 Christine Kromer-Bennett Becky MacCurtain J.P. McCary Minya Oh Hedy Peng Nikita Shetty

Stephen Chiaino Upper School Member at Large

Kristen Faurot Marisa Gill Tamar Huberman Florent Peyre Nithya Venkatachalam Chrystal Stokes Williams Grade 1 Representatives

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Grade 2 Representatives

Rachel Garcia Shirley Leong Cristy Phillips Sharon Perkins Shira B. Rosenman Merrill Stubbs Lorena F. Ramirez Zapata

Alyse Dosik Barbara Iannelli ’85 Elizabeth Howell Kimberly A. Regan Alison Lille Grade 9 Representatives

Heidi Igoe Jamie Hort Jenny Lee Grade 10 Representatives

Grade 3 Representatives

Rachel T. Moskowitz Jennifer Bartels Susanna Chan Jennifer Kutsher Rosen Elizabeth A. McGovern Josslyn Shapiro Annisea Wong Nancy M. Zaremba

Grade 11 Representative

Ken Blacklow Nicole M. Gagnon Donna Tzivas Grade 12 Representatives

Grade 4 Representatives

Lauren S. Tese Warwick Grade 5 Representative

Kindergarten Representatives

Upper School Admissions/New Family Coordinator

James W. Thompson Sarah Robertson

Kathryn Matt Grade 6 Representative

Judy L. Winitzer Grade 7 Representative

Rachel Geisler Grade 8 Representative

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ANNUAL GIVING VOLUNTEERS

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oly’s Annual Giving Volunteers serve as ambassadors to the greater Poly community and work throughout the school year to help secure vital financial support for our School. The continued success of Annual Giving can be greatly credited to the dedication and determined effort of our volunteers. The Office of Advancement extends their deepest appreciation to everyone involved in making our work both rewarding for us and a success for the school.

Annual Giving Volunteers Kobi Abayomi Yelena Baranovsky Paul Bjorneby Ayanna Bonalde-Wells Anie Camille Gifty Colasante Kesha Crichlow Balikci Louise Fasano-Culmine Shani M. Fielder-Glass Margo Flug Jhaveri Kimberley C. Fraser Vivianne Guevara James Harris Elizabeth Howell Madeleine J. Kiersztan Lauren Leyden Maria C. Lopez Megan L. Messina Claire D. Moore

Donna M. Paparella Antony E. Pfaffle Barrie L. Ringelheim Yahaira Rodriguez Anand Sankaranarayanan Catherine M. Sharkey Rose Sperling Leigh B. Taub Kristi Towey Amerika A. Williamson Annisea Wong Georgia Wright

ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS

Senior Parent Volunteer Cabiria Rosado

Faculty Volunteers Sarah E. Bates André Del Valle Matt Durando Michael Junsch Francis Yasharian

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e are truly grateful for our alumni volunteers who engage and connect fellow alumni with Poly.

Alumni Association Board of Governors 2020–2021 Alexandra Azara ’00 President

Qadir Forbes ’11 Vice President

Eileen Ahasic ’01 William Basso ’89 Jonathon Beckles ’09 Marianne Bertuna ’94 Anastasia Cembrovska ’07 Jacqueline Chirdo ’13 Cristina Cote ’05 Matthew Dresher ’03 Matthew Durando ’96 Adam Garson ’05 Runako Gulstone ’04 Jared Hedglin ’09 Jonathan Krasner ’95 Lauren Lattinelli ’97 Ayisha McHugh ’12 Hal Rose ’74 Matthew Roventini ’92 Anthony Sgarlato ’74 Peter Soto ’01 Keyonte Sutherland ’03 Akili Tommasino ’05 Todd Vitolo ’92

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Alumni Class Representatives 2020–2021 Bernard Spence, Jr. ’45 Peter Fyfe ’47 George Smyth, Jr. ’48 Malcolm Bell ’49 Peter Malkin ’51 Bruce Bernstein ’53 Richard Merhige ’53 Harlan Stone II ’53 Harry Petchesky ’55 Peter G. Stone ’55 Edward Fuller II ’56 Michael Heitner ’56 George Malin ’57 Joseph Giardina ’58 Mark Groothuis ’58 Marvin Lerman ’58 Arthur Rebell ’58 Norman Silberdick, Jr. ’59 Ron Wilson, Jr. ’59 Paul Feinstein ’61 Stephen Pearlman ’61 Robert Aberlin ’62 Robert Shack ’62 Douglas Crawford ’63 Eric Ruby ’64 Andrew Salzman ’64 John Artise ’65 Thomas Parker ’65 Louis Vigorita ’65 Mitchell Bernstein ’66 Stephen Ellman ’67 Harry Ottaway, Jr. ’68 Peter Sessa ’68 Robert Shelala ’68 Ira Turret ’68 Vincent Vigorita ’68 Salvatore Cumella ’69 Lawrence DiGiovanna ’69 Robert Arcaro ’70 John Ferrari ’70 Michael Junsch ’71 Vincent Pantuso, Jr. ’71 M. Robert Gumer ’72 Douglas Miller ’72 George Brown ’73 Kevin Kelly ’73 James Oussani, Jr. ’73 John Gallo ’74 Hal Rose ’74 Steven Froot ’75 Elliott Rebhun ’75 Kenneth Dashow ’76 Charles Kreines ’76 Frank Sinatra ’76 Henry Camuso ’77 Lawrence Brandman ’78 Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 Peter Latson ’78

Joseph Ferrara, Jr. ’79 Antony Pfaffle ’81 Martin Valk ’81 Michael Solomon ’82 Peter Sperry ’82 Edward Antonio III ’83 Robyn Bayne ’83 Evan Marquit ’83 Karen Schaepe ’83 Amy Schlansky ’83 Jeanne Cloppse ’84 Gary Hanna ’84 Douglas Jabara ’84 Arnold Mascali ’84 Derrick Ades ’85 Arthur Aidala ’85 Christopher Della Pietra ’85 Eric Gural ’86 Laura Torrado-Malley ’86 Andrew Brandman ’87 Michael Correra ’87 Catherine Curley Lee ’87 Jamal Hayden ’87 Stella Angelakos ’88 Erika Farrell ’88 William Basso ’89 Marco Mancuso ’89 Stella Moniaros ’89 Stellene Volandes ’89 Raquel Manning ’90 Timothy Harkins ’91 Philip Kelly ’91 Corey Modeste ’92 Richard Naddeo ’92 Matthew Roventini ’92 Nicole Bonica ’93 Kris Harner ’93 Lauren Kelly ’93 James Loonam ’93 Christian Rutherford ’93 Christine Szabo ’93 Marianne Bertuna ’94 Jaime Blanc ’94 Lori-Anne Brogdon ’95 Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95 Aamir Rehman ’95 Wade Saadi, Jr. ’95 Anitra Haskopoulos ’96 Shruti Ramesh ’97 Adam Dumey ’98 Richard Greene III ’98 Justin Pagan ’98 Shavonne Pegues-Gibson ’98 Marilyn Wilson ’98 Matthew Cronin ’99 Danielle Hatzipetros ’99 Carolyn Razzano ’99 Alexandra Azara ’00 Raymund Lansigan ’00 Johanna Rodriguez ’00 Joseph Tringali ’00 Eileen Ahasic ’01 Margo Rivera Power ’01

Victoria Perrotta Keller ’02 Christian Zaino ’02 Matthew Dresher ’03 Nicholas Elefterakis ’03 Robert Francis ’03 David Herbert ’03 John Polignone ’03 Joann Rizzo ’03 Susan Sapega Randall ’03 Leigh Taublib-Kiriat ’03 Dina Atallah ’04 Timothy Boardman ’04 * Freda Koomson ’04 Cristina Cote ’05 Francis Florio ’05 Adam Garson ’05 Juliette Pannone ’05 Loretta Cacace ’06 Kaitlin Donohue ’06 Kathleen Boardman ’07 Thana-Ashley Charles ’07 Candice Clark ’07 Alfred Miller ’07 Elijah Frazier ’08 Matthew Harnisch ’08 Courtney Nolan ’08 Daniel Lempert ’09 Anne Levine ’09 Shannon Cohall ’10 Emily Hochman ’10 Terrence Hyland ’10 Olivia Kalban ’10 Qadir Forbes ’11 Morgan Mathiesen ’11 Rolanda Evelyn ’12 Ashley Greaves ’12 Ayisha McHugh ’12 Christopher Patacsil ’12 Ben Smith ’12 Jacqueline Chirdo ’13 Christine Croasdaile ’13 Kiera French ’13 Kuvonn Richardson ’13 Renangie Alcantara-Polanco ’14 Drew Lewis ’14 Denzel Munroe ’14 Zakiya Baptiste ’15 Alyssa Brown ’15 Jacob Small ’15 Shauna Brandman ’16 Fiona Brandman ’16 Khail Bryant ’17 Adia Gist ’17 Ellen Gaffney ’18 Michael Licata, Jr. ’19 Kayla Nejat ’19 Joseph Palermo ’19 John Walker ’19 Talisha Ward ’19 Alexandra Nava-Baltimore ’20 Molly O’Connor ’20 Nicholas Perez ’20 Austin Somers ’20 Nyla Welch ’20 FALL 2021 77

BOARD OF TRUSTEES & ADVANCEMENT STAFF

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020–2021 Officers Chair:

Nicholas Gravante, Esq. ’78, P’20, ’23 Vice Chair:

Arnold F. Mascali ’84 Treasurer:

Robin L. Bramwell-Stewart ’86, P’16 Secretary:

Andrew Foote P’27, ’29

Trustees Indhira Arrington P’29, ’31 Lawrence S. Brandman ’78, P’16 Jeanne M. Cloppse ’84 Michael A. Correra ’87 Gary E. Hanna, Esq. ’84, P’22, ’22 Hans Humes P’12, ’15, ’21, ’35 Thomas Iannelli ’82, P’18, ’19, ’24 Sang Lee P’22, ’23 Michael Liburd P’21, ’24 Stephen Maharam P’25 Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95 Cassandra Metz P’26 Jennifer Powers P’26,’28 Jennifer J. Ramberg Kareem Raymond P’31, ’33 John J. Regan ’86, P’23, ’24 Lauren T. Rosenblatt P’23 Wade E. Saadi, Jr. ’95 Robert G. Sabbagh ’87, P’27, ’30 Elizabeth R. Schlesinger P’28, ’30, ’32 Irwin Simon P’18, ’22 Daniela Vitale-Howell P’20, ’23, ’25 Maxwell T. Wiley P’18, ’21

BOARD MEMBER, NON-TRUSTEE Alexandra Maresca Azara ’00, P’33 (President Alumni Association Board of Governors)

Trustees Emeriti Clifford Barr, Esq. ’48 Dr. Karen Burke Goulandris P’15 Harry J. Petchesky, Esq. ’55

Advancement Staff Peggy P. Cook Chief Advancement Officer

Deborah C. Cavalcante Director of Advancement Services

Lauren Bonaventura Manager of Annual Giving

Opeyemi Laniyonu Director of Annual Giving

Vincent Margiotta Manager of Advancement Services

Donna Muoio Director of Alumni Relations

Jillianne A. Tejani Annual Giving Parent Liaison

Keith Wiggs Director of Major Gifts

Please join us in welcoming the Board Officers of the new term.

BOARD CHAIR

Andrew Foote P’27, 29

VICE CHAIR

Arnold Mascali ’84

TREASURER

Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86, P’16

SECRETARY

Cassandra Metz P’26

POLY STUDENTS HAVE Unrestricted Potential.

SO DOES Annual Giving.

YOUR GIFT TO ANNUAL GIVING MATTERS AT POLY PREP. Contributions of any size provide a collective stream of support that nurtures possibilities for every Poly student, today and for generations to come. Together, we can ensure Poly students have everything they need—exceptional teachers, first-rate academic programs, robust arts, athletics, and more—to reach their fullest potential.

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Directors Jared Brandman '20 and Brittany Jones '20 and the Afternoon of Student Choreography dancers practice the closing performance at dress rehearsal.

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