The Blue & The Gray - Fall 2022

Finding a Balance:

Erika Freeman

The Profile Issue

Susan Beiles: 43 Years of History

The

LOWER SCHOOL

50 Prospect Park West Brooklyn, NY 11215

MIDDLE AND UPPER SCHOOLS

1 Poly Prep Drive Brooklyn, NY 11228

OFFICERS

Andrew Foote P’27, ’29

Chair

Michael A. Correra ’87

Vice Chair

Kareem Raymond P’31, ’33 Treasurer

Jennifer Powers P’26, ’28 Secretary

TRUSTEES

Indhira Arrington P’29, ’31

John P. Foley P’26

Nicholas Gravante, Esq. ’78, P’20, ’23

Hans Humes P’12, ’15, ’21, ’35

Thomas Iannelli ’82, P’18, ’19, ’24

Taek-Geun Kwon P’32

Sang Lee P’22, ’23

Michael Liburd P’21

John D. McPheters P’33

Cassandra Metz

Kareem Raymond P’31, ’33

Laurie Rosenblatt P’23, ’26

Elizabeth R. Schlesinger P’28, ’30, ’32

Irwin Simon P’18, ’22

Daniela Vitale-Howell P’20, ’23, ’25

Elizabeth R. Wiatt

Maxwell T. Wiley P’18, ’21

BOARD MEMBER, NON-TRUSTEE

Qadir Forbes ’11 (Pres. Alumni Board of Governors)

TRUSTEES EMERITI

Dr. Karen Burke Goulandris P’15

Harry J. Petchesky, Esq. ’55

ON THE COVERS:

In Studio Art 7 and 8, Uzochi Onunaku ’27 (cover) and Lauren Pauls ’27 (back cover) explored color within traditional portraiture in their project, Faces. Teacher Helena Elko explained that by juxtaposing the bright soft colors with the structured dark lines, the classical portrait takes on an expressive feel and possibly a new understanding of the sitter. The 3/4 pose was traditionally used for portraits of kings, queens, and other significant people. The viewer can only see a portion of the face and body, inviting them to create their own interpretations of what the sitter may be thinking or trying to express.

Lauren and Uzochi incorporated a dynamic use of color for their skin and hair creating a self portrait connected more to their internal feelings or expressive mood than a traditional painting of their likeness.

INSIDE FRONT COVER :

Erika Freeman P’24, ’26, ’28, ’32 and daughter Krystal ’32 examine one of the Belonging Quilts students created for PolyCultura, an annual diversity and inclusion celebration hosted and sponsored by the Lower School Parents’ Association. For the quilts at the May 2022 event, each child made a panel sharing what belonging means to them. Freeman is the subject of a feature profile in this issue.

FEATURES

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Found Sound: Angélica Negrón

Jordan Millar ’24, herself an accomplished composer, profiles Negrón, a native of Puerto Rico, about being a woman composer of color in a white, male-dominated field.

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Finding a Balance:

Erika Freeman

Jess Dosik ’24 interviews Erika Freeman about how she balances her work as a Poly science teacher with raising a family of four energetic children, all Poly students.

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Not Just in Your Head: Anxiety

Julia Reyfman ’23 provides an inside look at how a fellow Poly student dealt with anxiety at a time when mental health issues are plaguing many teens.

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He Was Introduced to Queens Hip Hop When He Was in Fourth Grade. The Rest is History.

Lucas Basham ’24 profiles English teacher Paolo Javier, a poet, filmmaker, musician, and artist, who talks about the early influence of the hip hop music of Run-DMC on his comics and poetry.

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Susan Beiles: 43 Years of History

For 43 years, AP U.S. History teacher Susan Beiles trained students to think as historians, while serving as an inspiring role model for young women and a cherished mentor and friend to colleagues.

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Celebrating Identity:

The “My Story” Project

Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and Black families share their rich cultural identities, histories, and family traditions with the community in a photo and art project.

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Donor Roll 2021-2022

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

DEPARTMENTS

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Commencement

32 Class Notes 34 Obituaries

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Jennifer Slomack

STAFF WRITER

Linda Busetti

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Lucas Basham ’24

Jess Dosik ’24

Jordan Millar ’24

Julia Reyfman ’23

COPY EDITOR

Linda Busetti

DESIGN

Joseph Inglis

DESIGN (DONOR ROLL)

Erbach Communications

PHOTOGRAPHY

Linda Busetti

Martine Fiore ’22

Matt Simpkins Photography

Rob Tringali Poly Archives

THE BLUE & THE GRAY is published by Poly’s Engagement & Communications Office. It features news from the Poly community of alumni, faculty, and students. Inquiries and submissions are welcome. Contact communications@polyprep.org.

For more information about Poly Prep, visit polyprep.org.

Uzochi Onunaku ’27

Lauren Pauls ’27

Jordan MILLAR ’24

Found Sound: Angélica Negrón

P. 4

An accomplished composer, Millar was selected as a Kaufman Music Center Luna Composition Lab Fellow, and her piece “Masquerade” premiered as part of a Luna Composition Lab concert. She co-hosted the NY Philharmonic 25th Anniversary of the Very Young Composers in March 2022. She was a National Spring 2022 Bespoken Fellow. Millar is also a Managing Editor of The Polygon

FEATURE PROFILES:

The profiles selected for this issue were originally written by Poly Prep students for their Upper School Journalism class and first published online in “The Prep.” This class debuted in the 2021–22 academic year and is taught by Rachael Allen.

Jess DOSIK ’24

Finding a Balance: Erika Freeman

P. 8

A Deputy News Editor for The Polygon, Dosik shines in both her humanities and her STEM-based classes, excelling in accelerated and advanced courses in several different disciplines. She is also an accomplished musician and athlete. Dosik is very much looking forward to moving into her second year of our highly selective three-year Science Research course as a Grade 11 student this fall.

Julia REYFMAN ’23

Not Just in Your Head: Anxiety

P. 11

As Editor-in-Chief of the Polyglot, Reyfman is used to looking at Poly through a storytelling lens. She is a record-breaking member of Poly’s Track & Field team and in 2022 earned the number one spot in NY State for Javelin Throw. Reyfman was a dedicated member of the student volunteer corps for COVID testing in 2021. She was elected Secretary for Student Government for the 2022–23 school year.

Lucas BASHAM ’24

He Was Introduced to Queens Hip Hop

P. 14

A regular writer for The Polygon, Basham was also a featured Advanced Strings violinist in the Spring Instrumental Concert and is a starter on the Varsity Lacrosse team. He was a valued participant in last year’s Summer Service Learning Team, where he volunteered at Harlem Grown. Currently in Spain, Basham is studying abroad this year.

Martine FIORE ’22

Photographer

P. 1, 2, 5, 9, 12, 15

Fiore won a Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key award for her photography for “Seeping Through,” and a Silver Key for both “An Organized Mess” and “Driftwood.” As a result Fiore got to see her photograph exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was the recipient of the 2022 Photography Award at Poly. Martine is also a poet and the Poly community enjoyed her original work at our Coffeehouses. She is attending Skidmore this fall.

DEAR COMMUNITY,

Connection with others is a fundamental aspect of the human experience; we seek, nurture, and protect it. We call it family, tribe, nation, community. In this issue of The Blue & The Gray —our profile issue—we shine a light on a few of the individuals who enrich our school community in myriad ways. Poly people are as diverse and multifaceted as Brooklyn itself. They bring their passions, perspectives, dedication, and their dreams to our campuses each and every day. They are thinkers and creators. They are doers. They are more comfortable with difference than similarity. All that makes Poly such a unique community.

As a young composer herself, Jordan Millar ’24 had a unique perspective when she interviewed Angélica Negrón , a female composer of color. Millar paints a portrait of the classical artist, who expanded “the boundaries of music as a whole by freely sharing her own creative voice, even if it doesn’t always fulfill the expectations of others.” In a timely look at teen mental health issues, Julia Reyfman ’23 takes us into the mind of a fellow student who has dealt with anxiety. Jess Dosik ’24 visits the science classroom of Erika Freeman P’24, ’26, ’28, ’32 , for insight into how she balances all her students, including the four with whom she lives. We also learn about Paolo Javier, a poet, filmmaker, musician, artist, and English teacher, who tells Lucas Basham ’24 about the Queens hip hop that influenced him as a young boy. Photographer Martine Fiore ’22 shot the portraits for our feature stories, as well as those of our student contributors. On the covers, we feature the arresting work of Middle School student artists Uzochi Onunaku ’27 (front) and Lauren Pauls ’27 (back) who created their self portraits in the project Faces. At the Lower School, Poly’s Black, Latinx, and API families share their families, in their own words, through the My Story project.

We also celebrate Susan Beilies P’88, ’90, ’95 , who illuminated the wonder of the Federalist Papers for her students years before Lin Manuel Miranda had the world rapping/singing about them. After 43 years of teaching history, Susan embarks on a new role at Poly. This issue also includes our annual recognition and gratitude to those who help to give our students an extraordinary education.

It’s going to be a fantastic year at Poly. I hope you will join me at community events when we recognize and celebrate the people of Poly. From our intimate gatherings with the Alumni in Film series to school-wide Blue Devil Nights and student-led Coffeehouses to Lower School’s PolyCultura, it’s our wonderful community that makes Poly the special place it is and the place we want to be.

I look forward to connecting with you

Sincerely,

Audrius Barzdukas P’20 Head of School

FOUND SOUND: ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN

BY JORDAN MILLAR ’24

Juggling being a female composer of color in a white, male-dominated field, composer Angélica Negrón finds her own voice while simultaneously tuning out the voices of others.

Deep in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, Angélica Negrón sits in her small home recording studio. Blue post-it notes with musical ideas cover nearly every inch of her desk, leaving room for only her mini keyboard. Resting comfortably in her large black desk chair, the 40-year-old composer and multi-instrumentalist pulls up her latest project: “Fractile Isles,” a new piece written for the Louisville Orchestra, on her impressive dual screen computer set up.

It’s about how others view Puerto Rico and other islands as something very exotic. “As I was working and experimenting with the different sounds, I realized it felt like a fantasy, and that it could have other layers of meaning. Eventually I came to the conclusion that it could be a commentary on how tourism can have a dangerous side to it, and this idea that there is a sense of complexity that comes with living there,” she says thoughtfully as her eyes glance at the bright screen displaying her expertly notated score.

Negrón is also working on a piece for the Seattle Symphony, then right after that one for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She is also scoring an HBO documentary series, though she can’t say much about it yet. Negrón shares “It’s a lot

of orchestral pieces back to back, but I’m really excited about them all.” Her busy schedule does not come as a surprise. After all, Angélica Negrón has become one the 21st century’s most prominent young female composers: a remarkable feat. Negrón continues to make strides as a woman of color in an industry that has long been dominated by white males. While the music industry has already begun faring in the fight for gender and racial equality among composers, there is still a long way to go. According to an article published in 2021 by Classical FM , “A new study looking at the world’s top orchestras has found that only five percent of the music scheduled in their concerts is composed by women.”

It is true that Negrón is constantly challenged within a field that has not historically recognized or celebrated the work of women, and even more so women of color. But more importantly, she is helping to expand the boundaries of music as a whole by freely sharing her own creative voice, even if it doesn’t always fulfill the expectations of others.

The path to becoming a successful composer was not necessarily an easy one. In fact, it was not until later in her life that she realized music composition was even a

Photography by Martine Fiore ’22

ANGÉLICA NEGRÓN

possibility. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Negrón, an only child, grew up in a small town called Carolina, known for being very close to the airport and the birthplace of reggaeton. “Growing up on the island I was exposed to lots of different vibrant sounds and music genres. But in terms of new music and concert music, it was old fashioned at the time. If you wanted to go to a classical concert, you would hear music by dead white men.”

Negrón started playing piano when she was about seven. Then, she began studying violin at the Conservatory of Music in Puerto Rico, where she played mostly classical music. “I liked the community effort of making music with other people and being in different orchestras throughout my childhood and teen years, but I didn’t really connect with the music I was playing. I had no idea that composition was even an option at the time because we would never get to play any music by living composers.”

This would all change when Negrón entered college. Though she continued playing the violin seriously, she knew deep down that it wasn’t enough for her. She was really curious about film music, but in Puerto Rico there was no school that offered that major, so she came to New York to study at New York University. It was in university that she began freely experimenting with different sounds and working alongside other musicians, especially in bands. “I was all over the place — teaching myself to play the accordion, taking cello lessons, and even took two years of harp. I was really interested in instruments, but I didn’t know what that meant at the time so I just kept trying different things thinking that one would stick,” Negrón recalls.

It was through this exploration that Negrón stumbled upon the world of composers. She then realized that she loved all instruments and that she wanted to write for them

instead of solely being a performer. This defining moment would mark the beginning of her journey from musician to composer. “I had to really see that composing was a possibility for me, which was very challenging because I never saw it represented anywhere. Once I discovered composing, everything seemed to make sense,” Negrón says.

Growing up in a conservatory environment with classical training, Negrón would struggle greatly with both finding and accepting her own voice as a composer. In her spare time, she would experiment with electronic music and compose for her band Sinesthesia, but often felt pressured to keep these entities separate. “When you’re in academia and in school there’s this historical baggage that is mostly white and dead males. That weight of ‘this is strictly what it means to be a composer’ and having to listen to works that I didn’t feel had any connection to my own reality was challenging.”

Being a woman of color in such a field, also contributed to her struggle. “I felt like I was constantly trying to prove myself, because in classical music, women and Latinas are definitely not well-represented.” On top of that, she felt the need to clearly define her music and identity early on. “I struggled a lot because my professor at the time kept saying ‘But aren’t you from Puerto Rico? Where are you in your music? What is the focus here?’” She paused briefly to gather her thoughts. “I still think about that from time to time… for a long time, it made me feel bad.”

Negrón remembers “There was a time that I was writing music that fit in with the traditional standard, or that showed classical compositional techniques that maybe looked good on paper, but it wasn’t necessarily me and it wasn’t exciting either.”

In 2009, everything changed. Negrón took a year off between her master’s and doctorate studies, and during that year, wrote a piece titled “Drawings for Meyoko” for the Janus Trio. “This piece was really important to me in terms of my development, since I decided to approach it in a different way.” Negrón experimented with the piece as if it were one of the projects she would do in her spare time. “It was then that everything clicked for me. I stopped caring about trying to fit into the institutions of classical or new music, and instead let my own voice speak.” In doing so, Negrón became more passionate about what she was interested in soundwise, even if it meant that it looked less

“I felt like I was constantly trying to prove myself, because in classical music, women and Latinas are definitely not well-represented.”

impressive on the physical page. Ignoring the white history of the music industry and the pressure to define herself changed the way that Negrón approached her own music.

“It was actually super liberating. It’s allowed me to come to a place where I feel like I sound like myself, and I feel like I am writing the things that I am excited about, which is more than enough for me.”

Today, Négron acknowledges that she does not fit the traditional mold for a composer. Unlike her white male counterparts, she is a 4’11” Latina with bright purple hair. Similar to her identity, Negrón’s music is not clear-cut. Some days, she writes for orchestras, choirs, and chamber ensembles, while on others she creates music with electronic softwares, fruits, vegetables, small toys, and even plants. However, there is always a specific sensibility for textures, melodies, lofi sounds and unusual sounds and objects that is found in any work she creates. Her sounds range from soothing melodies and harmonies to dissonant notes and beats, and distorted electronics and voices. Reflecting on her process, Negrón says, “Sometimes I’m like, all over the place, but I just keep coming back to if it feels right, then it doesn’t matter.” She also acknowledges that critics may also describe her music as childish or simple. Years ago, that would have rattled her, but since then her outlook has changed.

“I know that I’m small and I like colors so it’s very easy to over infantilize me. I always try to make it a point to show that I may use toys or strange objects, but it’s really in service of this deeper concept.”

Negrón adds, “I also know that I juggle multiple different identities in my work, but it just feels so genuine. We’re all multiplicities of identities, and I see music and sound as a way to have those coexist in a way that they might not have been able to in real life.”

Despite being somewhat underestimated by those around her for her tiny stature, Negrón’s achievements speak volumes. Her music has been described as “wistfully idiosyncratic and contemplative” (WQXR/Q2) and “mesmerizing and affecting” (Feast of Music) while The New York Times noted her “capacity to surprise” and her “quirky approach to scoring.” She’s been commissioned by several different famous ensembles and orchestras, composed film scores, written operas for drag queens, and even taught at the New York Philharmonic’s Very Young Composers Program.

Her close friend, Gabriela Benedit from Puerto Rico, whom she met eight years ago, says, “She is incredibly talented and super perceptive… She’s done so much from small ensembles to orchestras or her one-woman productions – it’s been such an incremental process, but she’s been rising up and it’s truly amazing to see,” Benedit says warmly.

Now, Negrón’s next goal is to hopefully witness a much needed change in the industry of musical composition itself. She acknowledges that although progress is being made, it is not enough and it’s long overdue. While composers of color may be met with some resistance, Negrón says, “We’ve been here forever and it’s finally time.” Negrón also believes that while it’s crucial to highlight women and composers of color, she also wants it to be normalized within the industry. “It’s also important that we don’t always keep treating female composers and composers of color as some incomprehensible thing…,” she says. “Being a female composer of color in itself is somehow revolutionary, even though it is not my intention. Yet, I’m definitely interested in finding more opportunities in my music to have these important conversations.”

As she sits in her black desk chair, she contemplates for a brief moment on the message that she hopes audiences will take away from listening to her work. “I want them to be excited and curious about sounds and hear their environment in a different way rather than just take things for granted. I hope it also opens up new possibilities and questions and allows them to express themselves freely, without feeling the pressure to ever limit their hopes and aspirations.”

“We’re all multiplicities of identities, and I see music and sound as a way to have those coexist in a way that they might not have been able to in real life.”

FINDING A BALANCE: ERIKA FREEMAN

BY JESS DOSIK ’24

Erika Freeman, a high school biology teacher and mother of four, learning how to find the balance between her two worlds.

It’s 3:40 PM on a Wednesday afternoon at Poly Prep and there are still three students in Lab 4 of the science building. Microscopes are out and the students are making sketches of plant cells on their assigned worksheets. Erika Freeman sits at the table next to them, answering questions, all while speaking to a student from another class about a different assignment. Looking in at this classroom, one would think that the room was at its full capacity, especially this far along after school hours. Then in come four more people, smaller than the ones already taking up the room. Multiple mini Freemans walk one by one into the office right next door. Their laughter and bubbly energy after a long day at the Poly Prep Lower and Middle Schools are slowly calming down now that they have returned to their temporary home after school: their mother’s classroom.

Freeman was born into a family of teachers. Her mother, grandmother, stepmother, and even cousins are involved with education, so it’s no surprise that Freeman is the accomplished teacher that she is today. Her educational life first began with her enrollment in Horace Mann from nursery school all the way up to eighth grade. From there she transferred over to one of New York’s specialized public high schools, Bronx Science. At this point, 13-year-old Freeman had very few ideas as to what she wanted to do as a career. She said, “I thought I wanted to be like my uncle,” an engineer who has always been very much like Freeman. With their similar ways of thinking, growing up, Freeman thought this was where her life was headed. Little did she know, that during her senior year at Wesleyan University she would teach her first biology demo lesson at Poly Prep, ultimately changing the course of her life forever. It’s late in the 1990s and the first time Freeman would be

addressing a full class all on her own. Her outfit, which had been picked out the night before, looked exactly how she had imagined it. Inside room 216 of the Poly Prep main building sat the class that she was about to teach. All of their tenth-grade eyes focused on her, along with the eyes of many important figures at the school; the dean of faculty, chair of the science department, and the teacher of the class. To Freeman, the lesson came naturally and within no time there was rapid engagement and admiring stares. But little did she know she was teaching the students the wrong thing. Quickly fixing the miscalculation on the board, Freeman feared it was too late and that she had lost her first chance at a job by inaccurately teaching the material. However, this mistake is what she continues to think led her to receive her job as the, “correction was better than the thing [I] was trying to do.” It was not the actual mistake that was important, as she cannot even remember what exactly it was, but the importance was in its correction. Freeman learned that sometimes owning a mistake and fixing it is more important than being one hundred percent correct all the time. Looking back, she is, “glad I caught my mistake because I don’t think I would have gotten the job if I had let the mistake go.”

Even after she was hired, Freeman’s life wasn’t what she had planned it out to be. With dreams of going to med school and becoming a nurse, teaching at Poly Prep was just a way to fill a gap between what she thought she wanted to do. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) states that, “About one-in-five working parents… have turned down a promotion because they were balancing work and parenting responsibilities.” Similar to Freeman, who even though she is happy with her life as a teacher, had an opportunity to pursue a different path. However, things did

ERIKA FREEMAN

Photography by Martine Fiore ’22

not play out this way because when she arrived at Poly she met her husband: Khari Freeman, former English teacher, and wrestling coach. They worked together at the school for four years and after that, there was no way that Freeman would leave. Looking back on her life, she freely admits that, “I wouldn’t change teaching here,” but someday she might still choose to pursue a medical path and become a nurse.

Freeman clearly has strong aspirations and even with everything she is doing now, there is still that search and wonder for more. From the moment Freeman met her husband at Poly, family had become a big part of her work life. All four of their children, Khari, Kaya, Kiana, and Krystal, attend Poly Prep, in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, allowing them to always stop by their mother’s classroom after school, where at 4:00 PM there are still students working. School had ended fifteen minutes earlier and Freeman’s daughters’ voices in the office next door were slowly rising. Their patience wouldn’t last forever. Khari Freeman, sophomore, the oldest and only son of the Freeman household walks in, surrounded by the laughter of three or four friends. Freeman embraces her son and gives him a quick kiss, the interaction they have every day before he heads off to lacrosse practice. The sound of the door shutting behind him resonates throughout the room, as the students continue to work on their lab and other various activities. When little footsteps approach, Krystal appears next to her mother. Krystal hands her mother a large book and a stuffed animal. Freeman has only enough time to glance at her and say, “Thank you” before refocusing her attention on the student in front of her. When asked when it becomes hard to maintain that balance, the answer was simply, “You just saw it.” Explaining this experience to her student she says, “it’s a tension for time and a battle for priority at the moment.” Freeman can recognize the difficulty in maintaining balance between work and family, especially since they are so closely connected. After school, it’s a constant collision of: should she be watching her kids, or should she be paying attention to her students? Even outside of school this issue is quite prevalent. “During school breaks I have to create

family time… [then]I am only a mom and a wife, I’m not Mrs. Freeman,” she says, all while looking down at the stuffed animal in her hands. Her arm reaches out for Krystal and finds that she’s already gone. Her work continues.

“When I’m at work, work is my priority,” said Freeman. Throughout all of the struggles, Freeman continues to be a very admirable teacher and role model at Poly Prep. Current sophomore, William Ling-Regan ’24 remarks on how “she’s really passionate about biology and inspires us to have that same passion that she does.” These accomplishments were acknowledged when she won the Poly Spirit Award in 2018. This award is one that Poly presents to one faculty member a year, who demonstrates the values and spirit that the school wishes to represent and encourage within its institution and its students. Looking back on this moment, Freeman begins to well up, and her eyes shine with clear gratitude and astonishment at the way the school recognized her. Freeman notes that, “the people who’ve won it before me are people who I’ve learned to teach from,” making the award a very humbling experience. Colleagues, former students, and family all gathered to enjoy a beautiful meal and ceremony dedicated to Freeman and everything she had accomplished.

In another study by the AAUW, they found, “23% of working parents say they’ve been treated as if they aren’t committed to their work because they have kids.” Clearly, with Freeman, this is not the case as this award demonstrated and acknowledged people’s view of her and her work, with the highest respect. Freeman’s son Khari makes it abundantly clear that his mother is deserving of this award. “She’s just great,” he says. Meanwhile, the qualities of a Spirit Award winner are still evident in the ways that Freeman teaches. When thinking of Freeman, the word, “passion” is one that can most accurately sum her up. Whether it be for her students, her children, her colleagues, or biology itself, Freeman is passionate about whoever she is helping and whatever she is doing. However, it can still be hard to maintain a balance between family and work. For now, Freeman continues to create a family both within her classroom and at home. Throughout her life, things didn’t always go to plan, but through hard work and dedication, Freeman has found her way around many of the things standing in between her career and her family. Many experiences ultimately shaped the course of her life in order to reach where she is now. Meanwhile, her accomplishments continue to grow despite the struggles of maintaining a good work-life balance. This fall, Freeman takes on a new role at Poly, Interim Chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Department.

“About one-in-five working parents… have turned down a promotion because they were balancing work and parenting responsibilities.”

NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD: ANXIETY

BY JULIA REYFMAN ’23

A look inside the mental health epidemic plaguing teens.

Hannah Gross, 17, has gotten the same Starbucks coffee for the past five years. “A blonde vanilla latte, a blonde vanilla latte, a blonde vanilla latte…” she repeats continuously in her head as she waits in line. She plans what she is going to say meticulously, but then the barista asks her a question, “What milk do you want?” She knows she wants regular milk, but at that moment she questions absolutely everything she knows. She freezes.

She walks onto her yellow school bus every morning like she has for almost her entire life. Her bus driver asks her name as she gets on and she panics. She knows her name. She forgets if he knows her by only her first name or her first and last name. What if he says something if she says the wrong thing? What will he think of her?

She arrives at school promptly at 8:30 AM every day, her Starbucks coffee in a thermos in her bag. She feels her bag every two minutes checking if it spilled. She is not afraid if the coffee spills and gets her books wet, but what if someone says something to her about it? What will they think of her? Will they forever think of her as the girl that spilled coffee in her bag?

She diligently completed all her homework on time and knows that she is prepared for class. But what if she isn’t? What if she forgot to answer a homework problem? Did she bring her calculator? Panic invades her mind as she searches her bag frantically for something she knows is there as she saw it minutes prior.

She sits in class paying attention and she knows what is going on nearly 100 percent of the time. Her teacher calls on her when she didn’t raise her hand. She freezes even though she knows the answer perfectly. Hannah’s eyes and mind look blank from the outside, but inside her head she is thinking at a million miles per minute. She stutters as she says, ‘I don’t know,’ but she knows the answer perfectly. What if she said it wrong? What would everyone think?

She has a test later that day that she studied weeks for. The exam is placed in front of her. She stares at it drawing her pencil to the first question. She knows the answer right away and writes it down. She reads her answer over and erases it. She then rewrites it the same as before. However, she still isn’t pleased. She continues the rewriting and erasing process until her paper has a hole in it. Pieces of her eraser cover her desk as she starts breathing heavily as her leg shakes profusely under the table. Her teacher comes over and asks if she is OK, but she is unable to answer.

Hannah Gross suffers from several anxiety disorders including general anxiety, social anxiety, and a panic disorder. She recalls her anxiety issues starting in early childhood. “I would be in normal situations as a little kid and I would just get panicked. I wouldn’t let my mom talk in situations because I found it embarrassing. At first, I was like ‘Oh, I was just a kid that was embarrassed,’ but looking back, I was just so anxious. I would get panic attacks about really normal things. Before any change or transition I would get a crying, panic attack.” She went through the years of her

Photography by Martine Fiore ’22

HANNAH GROSS

childhood and early teen years constantly anxious with no explanation. Gross was diagnosed with her disorders at age 15, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. To Gross, getting diagnosed, “was very validating. When I realized I had an anxiety problem and an actual disorder that I could be medicated for and treated for and that other people had, too, it was very validating and not just in my head. It validated my feelings that they were more than just a casual nervousness.”

Gross is not only facing anxiety, but people not believing that it is a real disorder. “It is just in your head,” and “just relax” are phrases that haunt her on a daily basis. People fail to recognize that an anxiety disorder is very real and does not compare to “casual nervousness” as Gross said. The feeling of being anxious or occasional anxiety is something everyone feels; it can be anxiety about a test or an interview, but overall it is explained by one specific thing happening. Anxiety disorder is an unexplained anxiety not relating to a specific event as described in an article by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Anxiety disorders are also on the rise, especially in teens, as recent studies show. A study in 2019 by the NIMH showed, “that nearly 1 in 3 adolescents between ages 13 and 18 will experience an anxiety disorder.” The study also showed that in the five years between 2007 and 2012, anxiety disorders in teens increased by 20 percent.

One of the possible explanations for this recent rise is social media. Gross notices the mental toll social media has on her saying, “There is this reaction that people get with social media and you expect yourself to look a certain way and want to change yourself to be perfect under social media standards.” The bright light of her phone hurts her eyes, as she sits at night scrolling through Instagram and Tik Tok in a stream of what seems to be endless content, comparing herself to everyone. In a study by the Pew Research Center, it was found that, “45% of teens aged 13 to 17 said they use the

internet ‘almost constantly.’” Gross believes the pressure to be perfect is elevated by social media making teens believe that they have to look a certain way and live up to a certain standard that is continually being raised by influencers. The other theories for increases in anxiety include an overall increased pressure to succeed among teens, especially when it comes to school work.

Gross doesn’t believe that her anxiety is completely due to school, but she did notice something about it this summer. She says, “When I go to sleepaway camp away from everything, it’s not nearly as bad. Now I find myself the most stressed and focused with school work and I have been having the worst and most frequent panic attacks I have ever had in my life.” At school, she feels the pressure to be perfect, especially in her academics and she is willing to do anything to get better. She states, “If it means getting four hours of sleep to be the best, I will do it.”

Gross is not the only one facing this severe perfectionism, which in her case, is worsened by her medically diagnosed anxiety. A recent study done by the American Psychological Association found that, “recent generations of young people perceive that others are more demanding of them, are more demanding of others, and are more demanding of themselves.” The scientists behind this study reviewed and collected 41,641 responses among American, Canadian, and British college students who all completed the same test between the years of 1989 and 2016. The scientists found, “that levels of self oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and other-oriented perfectionism have linearly increased.” This increased pressure is scientifically proven to be on a rise and is negatively impacting teens like Gross.

The mental health epidemic among Gen Z/teenagers today is not one to be taken lightly. Gross is one case among the masses and too many other teens can relate to her. She goes through every day wanting to be flawless and seen as flawless, whether it be saying the perfect thing to the Starbucks barista or acing every assessment.

Gross lays in bed every night, meticulously reflecting on everything she did that day. The hum of her heater and the sound of David Bowie’s voice fill the void of silence that exists in her bedroom. She thinks of the math test she had earlier, going over every question on the exam, her mind spinning into oblivion. Her cream colored ceiling fades away as her eyes shut for a mere five hours of sleep. She soon wakes up to do it all over again.

“If it means getting four hours of sleep to be the best, I will do it.”

HE WAS INTRODUCED TO QUEENS HIP HOP WHEN HE WAS IN FOURTH GRADE. THE REST IS HISTORY.

BY LUCAS BASHAM ’24

Paolo Javier is a poet, a filmmaker, a musician, and an artist of all trades. But back in fourth grade, he wasn’t any of those things. Living in a small town in the Philippines on the outskirts of Manila, he was unenthused by school, and couldn’t seem to find his passion. Until one day, a friend of his introduced him to the music of Queens hip hop group Run-DMC, putting his life on a course defined by growth, adversity, and art.

Today, Javier lives halfway around the globe in Queens, New York, and teaches English at Poly Prep. As well as being a husband and a father, Javier is a published experimental poet, former poet laureate of his borough, and immigrant. He lived in Katonah, NY, Cairo, Egypt, and Vancouver, Canada before settling in Queens, a place he loves for its openness, diversity, and community.

Having lived around the world, as a Filipino person of color, Javier has been forced to face countless acts of racism, which, he said, have shaped the person he is today.

Recently, Javier published a book O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy, which is, at the surface, a collection of comics and poetry inspired by his life as an immigrant and his love for Filipino culture and art. Below the surface, it’s a lot more than just that.

Javier didn’t construct this unique work of art out of thin air. For better and for worse, he encountered adversity, lived around the world, and drew inspiration from the people he learned about and met along the way, beginning as a nineyear-old in the Philippines.

When Javier’s white friend, who lived on the other side of Las Piñas, Metro Manila, introduced him to Run-DMC in fourth grade, Javier recalled that he probably said something like, “What is this unbelievable music?” For fun, Javier, wrote a poem mimicking the flow of Run-DMC. From there, there was no turning back.

Already a huge fan of comic books, the combination of rap and comics led to Javier’s growing love for art. Javier

A profile of Paolo Javier, a Filipino immigrant and former Queens Poet Laureate who has shattered walls of adversity to have his voice heard through almost every form of art you can think of.

Photography by Martine Fiore ’22

PAOLO JAVIER

said that the introduction of Run-DMC was important “for someone [like him] at nine years old who loves English and suddenly you can set a beat to it and then you can rhyme.” The incredibly influential ’80s hip hop group, best known by today’s younger generations for their hit “It’s Tricky,” inspired Javier’s original passion for art.

After Cairo, Javier traveled back to the Americas, and then north to attend the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. There, he struggled severely with racism and adversity. Nonetheless, Javier really began to find his voice in poetry in college. He called it “a way for me to survive.”

“I didn’t feel like I got support from faculty in terms of steering me in the direction that was truthful to my interests, to who I was as a person,” he said, “ … and we’re not even talking about exploring other types of literature and experimental exploration with identity, gender, sexuality, ethnicity.”

He recalled feeling “erased” and “institutionally invisible,” as well as experiencing countless microaggressions. When he applied for graduate school at UBC, the head of the program turned him down and said, “I feel you’ll do better elsewhere.”

Javier recalled being attacked physically by neonazis in Vancouver, but was hesitant to talk more about it.

“In middle school,” he said, “I just started writing poems instinctively.” When Javier was 12 years old he moved to Katonah, New York, a small suburb almost 40 miles north of New York City. There, he recalled, “the suburban life drove me nuts.”

Beginning to write poetry more consistently as he entered eighth grade, Javier remembered a poem he wrote for his eighth grade English class. It was a monologue for Logan from the Wolverine comics he was reading. “I just started writing in the voice of Logan,” he said, “it looked like a poem.”

Javier’s memories of his short time in Katonah are mostly of his visits to Queens, where his aunt and his godmother lived. Immediately, he noticed and grew attached to the queer Filipino community in Queens. “I grew up in a very queer place [in the Philippines] and it felt like home to me,” he said.

Soon after Javier’s move to Westchester, he and his family moved to Cairo, Egypt because of his father’s job. There, he attended high school at Cairo American College, where a teacher introduced him to the work of Robert Frost. This experience in Cairo was one of Javier’s several encounters with different cultures and languages, which have certainly influenced his poetry and art.

Vancouver, which has so much “unacknowledged racism in its history,” was named the most anti-Asian city in North America, according to a May 2021 Bloomberg study on the case as reported by Natalie Obiko Pearson. COVID-19 issues have brought the worst out in anti-Asian hate crimes all over the world, but clearly revealed the racist nature of Vancouver that Javier referenced.

According to Bloomberg, “more anti-Asian hate crimes were reported to police in Vancouver, a city of 700,000 people, than in the top 10 most populous U.S. cities combined.” Furthermore, “almost 1 out of every 2 residents of Asian descent in British Columbia [experienced] a hate incident in the past year, [and] the region is confronting an undercurrent of racism that runs as long and deep as the historical links stretching across the Pacific.”

However, in Vancouver, Javier discovered poetry in a particular way. “I was depressed,” he recalled, “I was unsure of where I wanted to be, unsure of my identity, and poetry really filled my life with so much meaning.”

In order to overcome the adversity, well, he packed up his bags at age 24 and went to New York City.

“I was unsure of where I wanted to be, unsure of my identity, and poetry really filled my life with so much meaning.”

In NYC, Javier spent a few years focusing on his own poetry before applying to be the poet laureate of Queens in 2010. He had no expectations of getting the role, but had the opportunity and said to himself, ‘Hey, why not?’ To Javier’s surprise, he was appointed as the poet laureate, a position where he found himself really able to interact with the Queens community.

Javier recalls that one of the most notable events he put on during his time as laureate was at the end of his tenure in 2014. He organized a program called ETERNiDAY where he filled the Queens Museum with “experimental poetry and artists performing all at once… no hierarchy, no main stage.” There were also workshops and a book fair.

Stephen Motika, Javier’s publisher, notes that there is very little documentation of the event online. He, along with many others, wish there was. It was an incredible showcase of the capabilities and diversity of the Queens community. He called it “wonderful” and “fun.”

Now, Javier works at Poly Prep, where he teaches English. As one of his students, I can attest that he is open and empathetic and puts the health of his students first. Javier teaches passionately and encourages his students to think about what lies far below the surface of the literature they study in his class.

Javier comes from a family of educators, and finds joy in teaching despite often finding it “exhausting,” especially with COVID. Nonetheless, he puts a smile on his face every day of the week, happy to be in a city and a school where he is surrounded by diversity and community.

Just like he grew attached to the welcoming Queer Filipino community in Queens when he visited as a kid, Javier loves the city now for its diverse and open communities — the opposite of the racist communities he fell victim to in places like Vancouver.

Having written five full-length books of poetry and an accompanying 10 chapbooks (small books of short poems), Javier doesn’t “have the same urge to publish” as he used to. Nonetheless, he just recently published O.B.B. a.k.a. The Original Brown Boy. A work more than 20 years in the making with many identities, O.B.B . is a collection of comics, illustrations, sonnets, and poems. The book uniquely represents and explains his experiences as an immigrant and person of color, as well as the place in his heart for Filipino art and culture.

Javier’s publishing company, Nightboat Books, explains on its website that the comics poem is an “homage to the Mimeo Revolution, weird fiction, Kamishibai, the political cartoon, Pilipinx komiks history, and the poet bpNichol.” Further, “Javier deconstructs a post-9/11 Pilipinx identity amid the lasting fog of the Philippine American War.”

Initially, Motika (Javier’s publisher), was hesitant about the book. He said that his original image of the book was “a crazy comic book with all these different kinds of art, and all these different modes, and all these different origin stories.” He wasn’t sure how “it would work as a book,” and it felt like it would need to be multiple volumes.

In the afterword of O.B.B. , Javier explains his thought process on the combination of comics and poetry: “Perhaps poetry and comics offer such an appealing hybrid language art to explore because of its potentially rich, as [the poet bpNichol] put it, ‘means by which to reach out and touch the other.’”

Now, sitting on a small wooden bench and observing the nature of Poly’s pond on a chilly and windy November afternoon, Javier welcomes the bitterness, recognizing that he’s come a long way from his days in Vancouver. In a long black overcoat, dark black RayBan sunglasses that completely shade over his eyes and a brimmed black hat, he absorbs the light that is left, always finding the optimism in things.

“He’ll do better elsewhere,” they said in Vancouver. “Hey, maybe they were right,” Javier said.

“more anti-Asian hate crimes were reported to police in Vancouver, a city of 700,000 people, than in the top 10 most populous U.S. cities combined.”

Without question, Susan Beiles P’88, ’90, ’95 has made an enduring impact on countless students and colleagues over the 43 years she taught history at Poly. In the coming year, she will chart a new course at our school.

“I still have my notebook from Mrs. Beiles’ AP U.S. History class,” said Stellene Volandes ’89 , Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country, “and I’m sure I’m not alone. I refer to it whenever I am about to write anything remotely related. I always say that some may have learned about the Federalist Papers via Lin Manuel Miranda, but I knew about them because of Susan Beiles.”

“For several generations,” says longtime English teacher John Rankin , “our most accomplished graduates speak only of her course for their time at Poly, where they experienced a grand survey of American political history, with serious rigor and a teacher who believed learning to read and understand complex historical arguments, with intelligence, critical insight, and steely clarity are exactly what teaching should faciltitate.”

Susan, who grew up on Staten Island, came to Poly in January 1979 for what was supposed to be a temporary position teaching AP U.S. History. At the time, she and her husband, Arnie, were raising three young daughters. Poly had gone coed only two years earlier. Susan became one of a few female teachers in the Upper School and a teacher and role model to the dozen or so girls.

Poly became a “home for the whole family.” Susan’s eldest daughter came to Poly in fifth grade in 1980, followed by her sisters. Four granddaughters now attend Poly. Susan’s youngest daughter, Laura Coppola ’95, P’29, ’35, is Charles and Valerie Diker Chair of Visual Arts.

to incorporate expert opinions and alternate ideas, and to look at any question and think about what they were really asking. And the DBQs!” DBQs, Susan explained, are document-based questions that require a student to use historical documents in responding to AP exam questions.

Asked her favorite eras in American history, Susan responded, “Reconstruction, which is pivotal to our understanding of America today.” Then, the Progressive era and New Deal, which changed the relationship between government and the people, and the 1920s “with its social and cultural intersections.”

“History isn’t static,” Susan stresses. “There can be new interpretations, new information that will change the ways we look at the past.”

DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF A HISTORIAN

Susan’s goal was to “help students treasure the life of the mind” and to develop the skills of a historian. “You have to use the documents to support or refute an argument,” she explained. Students learned to read critically, understanding the personal views or bias of an author. Her students had to have evidence to support a viewpoint. They considered, “What has the author not spoken about?” “What questions would you ask the author?” “What is presented and what is not presented.”

SUSAN BEILES

43 Years of History

Poly has been Susan’s “professional home” all these years because it was not only a “wonderful opportunity,” but also because she felt respected, in high regard, and that her voice was heard.

Over the years, in addition to AP U.S. History, Susan taught U.S. History, World History, 20th-Century History, and an elective in sociology. When the former dean system was established, she became ninth grade dean. Beiles also served as Dean of Faculty. But, AP U.S. History was her great love.

“I am a writer by profession,” Volandes said, “and I learned how to do it in that class. Mrs. Beiles taught me how to craft an argument— whether that be on Manifest Destiny or the Hope Diamond—how

“Here was this brilliant, strong, no nonsense woman who seemed to know literally everything,” Madeleine Perez ’93 recalls. “But not only was that my absolute favorite class at Poly because of her amazing ability to teach and make it compelling and fun, but also because she really brought me out of my shell in the classroom.” Perez added, “Thanks to her, I learned about Wesleyan. If it wasn’t for her and her faith in me, I wouldn’t have landed at such a great university.”

“She was a huge role model,” Perez said.” She may not know it, but we all looked up to her. Beneath that tough exterior lies a great educator and advocate—especially for women. We were lucky to have her.”

“Earning a spot in her AP class was a challenge,” said Rebecca Goldfarb Terry ’15 , “keeping it was even harder. Mrs. Beiles always demanded the best from her students. She expected us to excel on each test and paper, remain present in class, and be

responsible for the rigorous workload. However, the dedication that she asked from us was always reciprocated through engaging lectures, an open door, and a genuine love of history and teaching. She set high expectations for each of us, and this always made me want to do my best in her class.”

“Mrs. Beiles inspired me to continue my study of history at the collegiate level,” Goldfarb Terry said. “When I matriculated at Wesleyan University, I immediately began to take courses in U.S. history. I eventually declared history as one of my majors and went on to concentrate on the history of feminism, gender, and sexuality in the United States.”

“Everyone knew Ms. Beiles for the high standards to which she held her students,” said Rolanda Evelyn ’12 . “This I can confirm is true, but in the end, it’s all for the best of her students. I went off to college at UPenn and not only was I ready for the challenge because of the diligence that Poly taught me, but also because of the work ethic Ms. Beiles instilled in me.”

Susan’s granddaughter, June Dorsch ’23 , is a budding historian. This year, Dorsch placed first in the NY State History Day competition and advanced to the national competition for a paper about the sterilization of indigenous women. “For as long as I can remember,” Dorsch said, “my grandmother has always encouraged my intellectual curiosity even when I didn’t know where it would take me. She would tell me about our family history, forward me online newsletters from places like the Gilder Lehrman Institute about the history of inaugurations or American xenophobia, and she would give me notebooks to encourage my writing. When I learned something I found exciting, I couldn’t wait to tell her. Our discussions, combined with her support of my curiosity, motivated me to continue to explore subjects that captured my interest.”

A MENTOR TO HER COLLEAGUES

Among her favorite memories at Poly, Susan said, were the “times of celebration” such as Teaching & Service and 25 Years of Teaching celebrations. In 2014, her whole family came to Homecoming to see her honored with the Spirit Award.

When her husband, Arnie, passed away in February 2021, Susan was extremely touched by the beautiful notes she received from her students. She holds these very close and says it “symbolizes the best in us as a community.”

“I met Susan when I applied to become chair of Poly’s History Department and quickly discovered why students found her both formidable and inspiring,” said Michal Hershkovitz, P’16, ’18 , Assistant Head of School, Academics. “Susan served as my first and most important mentor; she guided me, as she did her students, by setting high standards of excellence and providing sage advice and unwavering support for meeting them. A stalwart friend, she helped me and others become better. Susan was and remains clear-eyed about what she cherishes most about Poly: our warm community, devotion to our students’ intellectual and personal growth, and the unique role we play in ensuring that students leave school with high standards of their own.”

“I met Susan Beiles in 1990, the year I became part of the “Poly Family,” recalls former English teacher Gail Karpf P’06 . “Susan introduced herself to me at one of our opening meetings. She let me know that she would be available to answer any questions I had, and that she looked forward to getting to know me.” Over the course of 27 years, Susan and Gail got to know each other well. “In fact,” Karpf said, “I often said that I wanted to be like Susan in years to come: I wanted to be a role model for students, I wanted to become an expert in my craft, and I wanted to be a mentor for future Poly teachers. Susan was always there to listen, to comfort, and to guide. I became a stronger, more confident teacher with her as a role model.”

“In addition to all that I learned from Susan about teaching, learning, and my role as chair,” Hershkovitz said. “Susan and I have met for lunch almost every summer, and spent those hours appreciating how lucky we are to work together at the school we love. It is a joy and not a little comfort to know that Susan may be stepping away from teaching but not from Poly, which would never be the same without her.”

“Teaching is a strange endeavor,” Rankin said, “often quite isolating, just the teacher and the students. Susan always reminds us that we have a powerful institution with a credible history and tradition that is far more meaningful than most of what is out there. And that in and of itself forms a community of like thinkers. We cannot be everything to everyone, but we can be who we are and deliver on the promise to prepare for a life of conviction and purpose…”

THE FUTURE

“I recently saw Ms. Beiles at Reunion and gave her a huge hug,” said Evelyn. “It brought such a smile to my face to know that Poly students today have someone like Ms. Beiles on campus, but also, after so many years, to get to thank her for all that she did for high school me.”

In the fall, Susan will begin part-time work as a writing specialist at Poly. In the future, she would like to do volunteer work, perhaps with caregivers, drawing on her own experience, or as a docent in a museum

When asked what advice she would offer a young colleague, Susan said, “I would urge that they be the best version of themselves that is possible. As a teacher, scholar, hard-working and involved member of the community, they model for their students what excellence looks like. I would—and I tried to—hold students to stretch themselves, too, to high standards, to be the best they can.”

“There is a piece of advice Mrs. Beiles gave us as we were all studying for the AP test that I repeat to myself often,” Volandes said. “We must have been complaining about the study schedule or who knows what else and Mrs. Beiles reminded us of the test date. And of the idea that as long as there is a clear end in sight you can pretty much get through anything. Yes, she was tough. She is excellent and wanted the same from us. AP U.S. History was one of the classes that changed the way I thought, and perhaps most importantly, it changed the way I thought about myself. When Mrs. Beiles is telling you you can do it, who would dare argue?”

CELEBRATING IDENTITY: THE “ MY STORY ” PROJECT

BY LINDA BUSETTI

Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander, and Black families celebrate their rich cultural identities, histories, and family traditions.

Since 2018, Lower School students and their families have shared their family stories with the community through the My Story project. This activity “is meant to be fun, affirming, and celebratory in nature, so encourage your child to create something that is unique to them and your family,” Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno P’35 , Director of Community Life and Family Engagement, conveyed in instructions for this past year’s projects.

There are currently three My Story activities each year for Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander (API), and Black History Month. “The goal is for students to celebrate identity,” Davis Rivizzigno explained. “It is important for children to see themselves reflected in the day to day at school.”

“Each year, students are excited to participate,” Kindergarten Head Teacher Kim Davis said. “They get to share their stories, rich cultural identities, histories, and family traditions with the entire school community. They present their posters in the classroom. Many teachers take their children on ‘museum walks’ to see the display and learn a bit more about their fellow students and teachers.

Crafting Their Stories

In 2022, students created 11” x 17” posters celebrating their family identity. Directions for the project included sentence starters and prompts to guide this process. Prompts included: “I love to,” “My family is from,” “My ancestors are from,” “A cultural tradition that is important to my family is,” “Name one person who has enriched your family, community, or country,” and “I love my skin color because” or “My heritage is important to me because…”

Families were invited to include as much or as little information as they wished. It becomes a family activity with gathering photos and sharing stories. In this way, children learn more about their families. Older children hand write their responses or complete the template digitally. Grown-ups may record younger children’s responses. Students add photographs or drawings on their posters and may use materials such as stickers, stamps, markers, color pencils, etc. The posters were laminated before they were displayed.

Students Share Their Stories

For her API My Story project, Mila A. ’35 displayed photos of her family, who are originally from Pakistan, in traditional dress. We learn that her favorite API dish is seviyan, a vermicelli pudding, which is a sweet that is eaten every Eid. Her favorite place to eat it is at home with her family. Like many children, Mila likes the film Moana . Mila says that her API role model is Nano, her grandmother.

In a past Latinx My Story project display, Sofia D. ’32 included a photo of a happy gathering of her relatives and explained that her family comes from Trenton, NJ and her ancestors from Kentucky, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. We learned she loves to draw. A cultural tradition that Sofia enjoys is listening to music and this was illustrated with an acoustic guitar. For the final prompt, “I love my skin color because,” Sofia wrote, “Mommy and Daddy made me.”

Standing near the My Story display, Kaia P. ’35 pointed to her red poster on the wall. Nearby, another poster told the story of a family who is from Indiana and Haiti with ancestors from West Africa, France, Germany, Italy, and Portugal. Stars decorated Aarav M.’s ’36 poster with photos of his family who are from “India, Scotland, and the U.S.A.” with ancestors from Mexico.

“I love my skin color because I love myself,” he had written. He is inspired by his mom. On a poster titled “Easton’s Story,” photos told the story of a family from North Carolina and Washington, D.C. and an image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, an inspiring figure.

On

her yellow poster, Ariana S. ’32 had written, “I am Iranian and Black. A cultural tradition in my family is Nowruz and Yalda. I love to draw and read.”

Lucia R. ’35 included many family photos on her poster and wrote, “My ancestors are from Jamaica, Cuba, Italy, and Africa.” She wrote, “A cultural tradition that is important to our family is sharing stories and delicious food.”

Lucia added, “I love my skin color because it reminds me of dulce de leche.”

Next to family photos, Noah P. ’36 had written, “I am brave.” “I love to play and explore outside.” “I love my skin color because of me and also because of mommy!”

On her poster, Sanaya M. ’33 recorded: “My family is from India, Scotland, and the U.S. My ancestors are from Italy, Ireland, and Africa too.” She loves to play piano, basketball, and board games and to play with her brother. My heritage is important to me because of my role models—men and women like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, and Harriet Tubman, who changed the world and inspire me today.”

Camden R.’s ’33 poster declared, “Proudly African American.” He loves to play basketball and lacrosse. Amid the family photos, we learned that Camden’s grandparents are from Barbados and the U.S. and his ancestors are from Africa. “A cultural tradition that is important to our family is celebrating Kwanzaa together and with friends.” He added, “My African ancestors fought for their civil rights so I could live a better life. I love them!”

Many family photos decorated Liam R.-J.’s ’30 My Story poster. His family is from the Caribbean from the island of St. Vincent & The Grenadines and from St. Lucia and his ancestors are from Africa. Their family traditions include baking rum cake for the holidays while listening to Caribbean music and dressing in West Indian costumes for a carnival parade. “My heritage is important to me because I love learning about my parents’ and my grandparents’ childhood experiences. One day I hope to pass on these traditions to my future family and generations to come.”

In his My Story poster, John W. ’32 includes a lovely family photo and explains, “A cultural tradition that is important to our family is eating Southern foods on Christmas.” He shares some family history: “My great-granddaddy Goodrich saved 25 cents per day until he earned enough to buy land in Virginia and build our family’s farm. This was in 1936 when it was very difficult for Black people to buy property. We still visit the farm today!”

The display included Grade 4B Head Teacher Aiyana Parker’s story. All her grandparents came from North and South Carolina, but her ancestors are from Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and Mali. She added that her grandmother Jacqueline, a.k.a. Miss Jackie, “taught us to be strong, proud, smart, and to stand up for what’s right!”

Poly celebrated our 165th Commencement ceremony on June 3, 2022. Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20 welcomed proud families of the Class of 2022, friends, faculty, and trustees. Soph Cimmino ’22, on electric guitar, led the community in singing “America the Beautiful.”

Barzdukas noted that at Poly our Commencement speakers are students. Ryantony Exuma ’22, who was awarded the Poly Cup for the senior who has stood for most in the school, served as Student Speaker, chosen by the Class

of 2022. Senior Singers and members of Advanced Concert Choir were led by Director of Music Dan Doughty in singing the Beatles’ “In My Life,” selected as the Class of 2022 Senior Song. Our other speaker, Jake Zrihen ’22, was winner of the Joseph Dana Allen Award, presented for the highest scholarship combined with commensurate character. After Barzdukas wished them farewell, a jubilant Class of 2022 tossed their caps in the air in a final celebration.

Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20 congratulates Class of 2022 graduates Alex Semenenko ’22, Declan McMahon ’22, and Christopher DeLeon-Kollmer ’22.

Poly Arts superstar Soph Cimmino ’22 plays an exuberant rendition of “America the Beautiful” on electric guitar at the beginning of Poly’s 165th Commencement ceremony.

Lami Diallo ’22 and Michael Jaden-Allers ’22 share a joyful hug as they celebrate along with Nayan Khambhla ’22 and Jake Zrihen ’22.

Jack Chiong ’22 and Annabel Bayer ’22 embrace amid the excitement of the cap toss and having their hard-earned diplomas in hand.

Upper School deans Jamie Nestor, Douglas Wong, Alexis Perez, and Kane Willis smile broadly as they successfully launch a new class of Poly graduates including Zoe Feuer ’22, Carly Pyles ’22, and Francesca Corsalini ’22.

Joseph Dana Allen Award winner Jake Zrihen ’22 (above) presents his Commencement speech. The JDA Award recognizes the highest scholarship, combined with commensurate character. Poly Cup winner and Senior Speaker Ryantony Exuma (left) flawlessly executes the diploma transfer-handshakesmile with Head of School Audrius Barzdukas P’20.

Jon Sanger ’61, producer of the film Marshall , was a featured panelist for a segment of Poly on Film. The film starred Chadwick Boseman portraying a young Thurgood Marshall facing one of his greatest challenges as a lawyer for the NAACP.

Ha rold Theurer, Jr. ’75 is thrilled to share his Mom’s Choice Award winning children’s book, Hey Dad, Let’s Have a Catch!, has been embraced by the Aaron Judge All Rise Foundation. The book’s message of parental involvement in a child’s life is the inspiration for Aaron’s “Just Five Minutes” initiative. 80

Ben Stewart ’87 says, “I am living in the North Bay Area in CA with my wife Chaela, stepson Zane (15), Olive (11), a one-eyed tabby cat Ginger, and our chocolate lab Shiloh. My son Payton (20) left the nest last year. He’s at Santa Clara U. We love it out here. Just went to our first ‘Pink’ party at a great winery out this way, had a good ski season, and am getting back into golf. In the financial advice business, that’s been rewarding in many ways.” Ben planned a trip back for the 2022 Reunion. “Been a long time. Will be good to come back!”

Stellene Volandes ’89, a n internationally renowned expert on jewelry, who is editor-in-chief of Town and Country and editorial director of Elle Decor, discussed researching and writing her book, The Jewels That Made History: 101 Stones, Myths, and Legends at Poly Context, the in-person speaker series that brings experts, notable authors, and professionals to our campus to talk about events and issues through a historical lens. (P ictured above with Michael S. Robinson, Poly’s Head of Arts) 90

Diahann Billings-Burford ’90 was profiled in Sports Illustrated about her work to promote equality in sports. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx spotlighted the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from veteran athletes to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives, and more—in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports

Kate Zinsser ’01 is starting her 10th year on the faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago where she conducts research on early childhood education systems and prevention programs. This fall also marks the release of her first book, No Longer Welcome: The Epidemic of Expulsion from Early Childhood Education, available from Oxford University Press.

Ka zmira Pytlak Nedeau ’03 lives on Cape Cod with husband Jonathan and children Walter (4) and Hazel (1). “I love living close to the ocean and we have a big garden and chickens. Jonathan and I also opened an independent bookstore during the pandemic, right on the main street in our town. If you are ever on the Cape, stop in and say hello!” That’s the Sea Howl Bookshop, 46 Main Street, Orleans, MA.

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Tommasino ’05 and wife Dr. Amanda Herrera Tommasino are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Amaya Merit Tommasino, on June 14, 2022. Also of note, Akili was one of five curators featured by Frieze as providing “new leadership to some of New York’s

Robert Aberlin ’62 , P’00, ’03, Poly’s Director of Arts Outreach, moderates Poly on Film, which was virtual during the pandemic.

most influential and beloved cultural institutions, at a time when the public discourse about injustice and the need for social change means the role of museums and arts spaces is being profoundly reframed.” Akili’s tenure as Associate Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art began in 2021.

Poly Arts celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Blue Notes, the a cappella group, which made its debut performance at the 2012 Spring Concert and has been a much-loved feature of all Poly vocal performances since. Original members of the Blue Notes included: Ben Smith ’12, Anthony Vaccaro ’12, Phillip Lawson ’13, Kuvonn Richardson ’13, Nick Safian ’13, Harold Theurer ’13, Youssef Ben-Farhat ’14, Connor Pisano ’14, Andrew Giurleo ’15, and Billy Langdon ’15.

Emily Giurleo ’13 married Jon Samp on July 30, 2022 at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in Brooklyn, NY. The couple met while working as software engineers at Codecademy in 2017.

Caroline Coyer ’18 graduated from NYU Journalism Magna Cum Laude and started graduate school at University College London for her MFA in Creative Documentary!

Ja mes Decker ’18 gr aduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in December 2021. He declared his major as computer science and minored in economics and management. He currently works for Hyannis Port Research, which is a financial technology company that does risk checking for high frequency trading.

Lotoya Francis ’18 wa s the student speaker at the Senior Convocation at Cornell University. The Senior Convocation Ceremony is a Cornell tradition that takes place during the Senior Days leading up to Commencement Weekend. Congratulations, Lotoya!

Tara Muoio ’13 ma rried Steven Holzer on June 25, 2022 at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, NY. The two met while studying abroad at NYU Prague in 2015.

Maddie Winter ’18 wa s selected to be a herald during Class Day, one of Princeton University’s major graduation ceremonies. As a key speaker, she delivered a funny, moving, and spicy reflection on behalf of the Class of 2022. Congratulations, Maddie!

Sa m Collier ’21 is currently in his first year at Abertay University “in Scotland’s sunniest city, Dundee.”

“The course I’m on is called Computer Games Technology. It’s a very specific four-year degree, which goes in depth on how to create the tools necessary to make and render video games.”

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1940S

William “Bill” Easton ’42 passed away on November 27, 2021 at home in Bonita Springs, FL at age 96. He was born William Lewis Epstein. His father, Bernard, ran the clothing manufacturer Voguester Jr. His mother, Minnie (Cohen) Epstein, was a homemaker. Bill grew up in Brooklyn. After the war, he graduated from Cornell. Bill changed his surname to avoid antiSemitism in his career. He took over Voguester Jr. and eventually closed it down. He and Joan (Katz) Easton were married from 1953 to the late ‘70s. He met Margarita Bailey thanks to a buddy from Hobson’s Choice, a pub. They married in 1994. Margarita died in March 2021. Bill could narrate a play from a high school football game eight decades ago. His memories of the military, where he served in Patton’s army, remained vivid. Yet he also delighted in abstract painting, collecting work by figures such as Jasper Johns before they gained fame. In Bill’s spare time, he wrote poems. Talking to him, you got the poetry of the one-liner, not the prose of conversation. In “Hobson’s Choice or Nothing,” a 1987 poem published in The East Hampton Star, Bill celebrated a family that owned a bar he loved with a tribute to their collective unconscious—how they were “not aware they fill a destiny/ more than just a hunger/a few hours old.” On Bill’s 91st birthday, he hit a hole in one. Until the end, he carried a martini glass to his lips without spilling a drop. Bill is survived by a son, Tom; a daughter, Elizabeth Easton; two grandsons, Isaac Easton and Alex Traub; and a greatgrandson, Charles Easton.

William E. Stoney Jr. ’43, an aeronautical engineer who made important contributions to NASA’s mission during the space race as a developer of early rockets and a lead engineer on the Apollo program, died May 28, 2022 in Ashburn, VA. He was 96. Bill was born in 1925, in Terre Haute, IN, and grew up in Charleston, SC, and in Brooklyn. His father was a civil engineer who worked on the Panama Canal, and his mother was a homemaker.

Observing her young son’s interest in flight, she once accompanied Bill to an airfield where he flew aboard an airplane piloted by pioneering aviator Clarence D. Chamberlin. After Army Air Forces service in the Pacific during World War II, Bill received a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949. He received two master’s degrees, one in aeronautical engineering from the University of Virginia in 1951 and another in industrial management from MIT in 1962. Bill was in his early 20s, fresh out of MIT following service as an airplane mechanic during World War II, when he joined NASA’s predecessor agency, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in 1949. Working at Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, he joined a group of engineers renowned for their imaginative work on pilotless aircraft and rocket technology. Bill was in a key position when the space race began in the 1950s, pitting the two Cold War superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, in a contest to reach what was seen as the final frontier. A critical moment—and an embarrassing setback for the United States—came in 1957 with the successful Soviet launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. “We were disappointed we weren’t the first,” Bill said, “but in another sense it reassured us that

we were really on the right track—that, boy, we really could get supported from now on, because this was important that the U.S. continue to try to catch up, and we were part of that game.” Bill became the program manager overseeing the development of the solid-propellant rocket known as Scout. In the 1960s, as ambitions shifted to manned spaceflight, he was appointed chief of advanced space vehicle concepts at NASA’s Washington headquarters and led the advanced spacecraft technology division in Houston. He served in top engineering roles during the Apollo program, whose signal accomplishment was the moon landing in 1969. That year, Bill Stoney received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his work on the Apollo mission. Bill became director of NASA’s earth observations programs in 1973, leading the development of satellites for meteorological purposes as well as the monitoring of atmospheric pollution and earth resources. He retired from NASA in 1978 and later worked in the private sector, including with the RCA Corp. on advanced robotics and with Noblis, a nonprofit technology company. Bill’s first marriage, to Roberta Beckner, ended in divorce. His second wife, Joy Scafard Stoney, died in 2016 after 51 years of marriage. Survivors include three stepchildren from his second marriage whom he adopted, Catherine Stoney of

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Vienna, VA, Jeanne Stoney-Disston of Weston, CT, and Robert Stoney of Herndon, VA; a son from his second marriage, John Stoney of Austin, TX; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Edward Leonard Marcus ’44 passed away on May 5, 2022, in New Haven, CT, a month shy of his 95th birthday. Edward was born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Dr. Isadore Marcus and Dorothy (Kirchstein) Marcus. At Poly, he not only excelled in the classroom, but also on the Varsity Football and Baseball teams. He received his BA from Yale, excelling in academics, and on the football, baseball, and basketball teams, and as manager of the wrestling team. Ed graduated from the Yale University School of Law in 1950. He ran for the Board of Alders (Alderman) in the early 1950s and was successful in his first attempt and was thereafter a majority leader on the Board of Alders 1951. He began The Marcus Law Firm upon his graduation from Yale. Ed went on to run for State Senate where he served six terms as Majority Leader and then served as Democratic State Chairman beginning in 1992. Ed was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Mortimer Bennett. He is survived by his wife, Jill (Surprenant) Marcus. Jill and Ed were married for 33 years. Ed is also survived by three daughters: The Honorable Judge Shelley A. Marcus (Edward Burke); Susan Marcus; and Nicole Marcus (Lucia Rivera); great-niece of Ed’s wife Jill Marcus, who became his adopted daughter in 1996 when she was 12. Ed is also survived by former wife, Phyllis Marcus. Ed and Phyllis met while he was in Yale; they married in 1948 and had two daughters, Shelley and Susan.

Kenneth John Jabara ’47 passed away on July 30, 2022 at the age of 92. He was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 20, 1930 and has been a lifelong resident of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He was the son of Aref Jabara and Mary Massad and was married to Gloria Helen (Nafash) Jabara. Kenny attended Poly and graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He briefly worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before joining his

family’s import business of fine linens from Portugal and then Brazil. He subsequently became comptroller of a marble and granite import company. He was the type of person you wanted in your corner. There was nothing he would not do for his family. His lifelong friends were from the neighborhood, many of whom were the pillars of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church. Their weekly card game remains infamous among family and friends. He spent summers and the last few years of his life in the Pocono Mountains, and enjoyed his time spent at Lake Naomi Club. Kenny loved history and to read. He enjoyed classic movies and could always be counted on to tear up at the end of Casablanca . He loved football, tennis, and baseball, especially the Yankees. His wife often said his true calling might have been as coach. Kenny leaves behind his loving wife of 59 years, Gloria Helen (Nafash) Jabara of Brooklyn, NY and Pocono Pines, PA; their daughter, Jacqueline Mary (Jabara) Robinson of Summit, NJ, his sonin-law, William Carleton Robinson, and his grandchildren, Linda (Lynn) Winter Robinson and William Kenneth Robinson, as well as extended family.

Richard A. Markell ’49 of New Rochelle, NY, passed away on October 10, 2021 at the age of 89.

John F. Raycroft, MD ’49 passed away on July 25, 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Brooklyn, Jack was the son of the late John F. and Ruth (Sherin) Raycroft. Jack’s father was Chief of Surgery at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn and a significant influence in his life. Jack attended Poly and went on to Syracuse University where he made many lifelong friends and met the love of his life, Elizabeth (Betsy). He graduated in 1953 with a major in geography. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Navy’s Officer Candidate School and was assigned to the U.S.S. Haynsworth. He spent four years in the Navy rising to a Lieutenant, JG, an experience that, as Betsy says, made him more mature. He then attended medical school at SUNY Downstate and graduated in 1961. Jack’s career in orthopedic surgery began with an internship and residency at Yale New

Haven Hospital (1961-63) and further training at Newington Children’s Hospital (1963-66). Soon after, Jack helped found a fledgling group of orthopedic surgeons working out of Hartford Hospital, the Orthopedic Associates of Hartford. Jack remained part of OAH and Hartford Hospital for over 50 years. He also continued his association with Newington Children’s and spent time educating the next generation of surgeons at University of Connecticut and Yale University. Jack’s membership and leadership within the New England Orthopedic Society, and the Yale Orthopedic Association, were major highlights of his professional life. Jack and Betsy were married in 1956 in Syracuse, NY. They had four children while Jack’s career developed and they moved around Connecticut at that time. It wasn’t until they settled in South Glastonbury in 1967 that they found their home. Outside of hospital hours and town activities, Jack was generous with his time and knowledge. For years he would perform off-hours house calls, heading out with his black doctor’s bag like a scene out of an old western, to check on a neighborhood kid’s swollen knee or a family friend’s sore shoulder. For many summers, Jack would take his doctor bag up to Camp Dudley in Westport, NY, serving as camp

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doctor for a period. The Thanksgiving Road Race in Manchester, CT, was never missed. Jack ran it with friends, children, and grandchildren beginning in the late1970s. Jack was also an avid golfer and tennis player, enjoyed the theater, birding, summers in the Adirondacks, and sharing a good, long story. He will be deeply missed by Betsy, his children, grandchildren, and many dear friends. Besides his wife, he is survived by his children and their spouses, John F. Raycroft, Jr. and Laurie Souza of Swampscott, MA; Kathleen B. Raycroft-Meyer and Peter Meyer of Bristol, VT; Theodore S. and Audrey Raycroft of Sherborn, MA; Timothy W. Raycroft and Noelle Cocoros of Boston, MA; and eight grandchildren, Harrison, Oliver, John, Emma, Willard, Charles, M. Eleanor, and Cameron. Jack’s only sibling, David, passed away in 1982.

1950S

Walter P. Frey ’52 of Hingham and Oak Bluffs died on April 15, 2022 at Massachusetts General Hospital at age 86. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and spent much of his childhood helping out Opa and Oma in the family delicatessen,

where he discovered a love of potato salad and chocolate pudding. After Poly, he graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956 with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He also played lacrosse at MIT. His career took him to Grumman Aerospace, Pan American World Airways, and Mobil Oil. While at PanAm, Walter was the project engineer from conception through first flight of the monumental 747 aircraft. His career at Mobil took him all over the world, providing technical service to national and private airlines. While traveling for Mobil, Walter attended religious services on Sundays, regardless of the language, and he never met a local beer he did not like, always asserting that “beer is safer than water.” In 1956, he married Beryl Schelhorn, a graduate of Lasell Women’s College. Together they raised three children— Tabetha, Karl, and Tammy—in Garden City, NY. The family took frequent trips to their summer cottage at the Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association in Oak Bluffs, where they hosted many croquet matches and cribbage games, and welcomed friends and family during the 50 years that Walter summered there. After his retirement from Mobil, Walter took a summer job working for the Steamship Authority, where he was always recognizable with his bright red shirt and enormous six foot, six inch stature. His grandchildren loved spending the summer months at the cottage, jumping off his shoulders in the water and listening to him sing “Sing Your Way Home” at the weekly community sings—always entirely out of key. His daughter, Tammy, died in 2004 and was unfortunately soon followed by Walter’s wife, Beryl, who died in 2010. Walter loved his family, which includes Tabetha’s husband Lee McCartney and Karl’s wife, Patty Cullen. He adored his grandchildren: Kyla McCartney and spouse Elizabeth Wiesner, Kaitlyn Tradd and spouse Benjamin Tradd, Xavier Frey, Aigneis Frey, Augustine Frey, and his great-grandchildren, Natalie Tradd and Wren McCartney Wiesner.

Howard Jaffe ’53, DDS, of Mt. Pleasant, SC passed away on February 2, 2022 at age 86. He is survived by his wife, Sondra, and two children.

Bruce Denmark ’56 passed away on January 26, 2021.

Eric David Nielsen ’56 passed away on June 10, 2021. Eric was born October 15, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Herman Emil Nielsen and Evelyn Ottersen Nielsen, who both immigrated from Norway. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Eric worked for IBM for 34 years as an engineering manager in Poughkeepsie, NY. For nearly 40 years, he had a vacation home in the Adirondack Mountains, where he had lifelong friends and enjoyed the ministries of Camp of the Woods. In 2004, he and his wife retired to Southport, NC, where he was active in his church, attended multiple Bible studies, and sang in the choir. He enjoyed boating, skiing, and being a handyman around the house. He also loved to give advice! He had a strong faith in God and was a true family man. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Joyce Nielsen; three daughters, Julie Nielsen Lindsey, Emily Nielsen Jones, and Audrey Nielsen; five grandchildren, Erik Jones, Luke Jones, Mia Lindsey, Lexi Jones, and Garrett Lindsey; sons-in-law, Tony Lindsey and Ross Jones; a brother, Robert Nielsen, and wife, Linda; a sister, Carolyn Collins; and several nieces and nephews.

Dr. Anthony Purpura ’56, a pillar in Staten Island’s swimming community and one of the borough’s most successful coaches of all time in any sport, passed away on September 18, 2021. The former, longtime Notre Dame Academy mentor, who was affectionately known as ‘Doc’ by his swimmers, peers, and the like, was 82. Doc, a former Staten Island Advance Service Award winner, who was honored during NDA’s Alumnae Association’s inaugural Recognition of Excellence Celebration, is survived by his children, John and Prin. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Julia—a former Advance Women of Achievement Award winner—nearly 10 years ago. The Purpuras were married for 51 years as of her death in September 2011.

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1960S

John Brancato ’61 passed away on February 12, 2022. John retired as an AVP with NY Life and taught business courses at Brooklyn College and St. John’s University. He was a Deputy Inspector with the NYPD Auxiliary Unit and was a member of the Auxiliary Band. John was also a member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and taught boat safety courses. He is survived by his wife, Joan.

Ken Duberstein ’61, former White House Chief of Staff under President Ronald Reagan, passed away on March 2, 2022 in Washington, DC, at age 77. Kenneth Marc Duberstein was born on April 21, 1944, the son of Aaron Duberstein, a fund-raiser for the Boy Scouts of America, and Jewel (Falb) Duberstein, a teacher. He grew up loving New York hot dogs and Broadway shows, often paying for standing-roomonly tickets, his wife said. After Poly, he attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, graduating in 1965. He earned a master’s degree in political science at The American University in Washington, DC the following year. There, he had his first taste of Capitol politics—as an intern for Senator Jacob Javits, (RNY). Ken was a consummate Washington insider and institutionalist, a big man with an easy smile and a generous laugh, who could be hard-nosed, loved gossiping with reporters, believed in bipartisanship, and offered his advice to anyone who asked—especially those who succeeded him in the chief of staff job, which he often described as being a “reality therapist” for the president. Ken joined the Reagan White House in 1981 as the president’s liaison to the House of Representatives, where he helped push through an extensive tax cut by getting conservative Democrats, known as blue dogs, to break with their party. His dogged ways earned him a nickname from Senator Howard H. Baker Jr., then the majority leader: Duberdog. He later left the White House to work as a lobbyist, but at the entreaty of Mr. Baker, who had become the chief of staff, Ken returned in 1987 to help “rescue Reagan in his time of trouble,”

as Lou Cannon of The Washington Post wrote at the time. The Reagan presidency was floundering, in part because of public backlash over the Iran-Contra scandal, the administration’s clandestine scheme to sell weapons to Iran at inflated prices and use the profits to supply Nicaraguan rebels, or Contras. Ken helped persuade Mr. Reagan to give a “mea culpa” speech that helped turn the presidency around. He was later named chief of staff in July 1988, and served until the end of the Reagan presidency. He later founded and ran the Duberstein Group, a boutique lobbying firm whose clients included United Airlines, Goldman Sachs, and Major League Baseball. But, at heart, Ken was a White House staffer. He helped shepherd the Supreme Court nominations of David Souter and Clarence Thomas through the Senate during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, Mr. Reagan’s vice president, whom Ken worked hard to elect. Justice Souter later presided over Ken’s 2003 wedding to Jacquelyn Fain Duberstein, then a television producer. Ken was also a close adviser to Colin Powell, one of his dearest friends, when the retired general was secretary of state to President George W. Bush. Ken endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 after Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee, picked Sarah Palin, then the governor of Alaska, as his running mate. In Washington, Ken was active in civic life. In addition to being a Kennedy Center trustee, he served on the board of the Brookings Institution and the board of the Council on Foreign Relations.

At lunchtime, he could often be spotted at Equinox, a restaurant down the block from the White House, dining on his favorite meal: scallops. “There are many so-called ‘wise men’ in Washington, but Ken was the real deal—not only because of his wisdom, but because he always delivered it with a smile and an encouraging pat on the back,” said Ron Klain, President Biden’s chief of staff. Referring to his own administration, he added, “I felt like he was rooting for us to succeed.” In addition to his wife, Ken is survived by four children, Jennifer, Jeffrey, Andrew, and Samantha Duberstein; and three grandchildren. He was divorced from his first wife, Marjorie Duberstein, and from his second, Sydney Duberstein, who predeceased him.

Allan M. Rosenbloom ’61, son of the late Mary (Dombroff) and David Rosenbloom, passed away on February 5, 2022. His family were members of the Brooklyn Jewish Center, and it was in that special atmosphere that Allan was nurtured surrounded with a loving extended family, Jewish traditions, and culture. In Allan’s later years, he reconnected with his Brooklyn past and community, thus completing a full circle of his life. Allan was an accomplished international tax attorney, who began his career with the Rubin, Baum and Levin law firm, and later became a partner with Dentons Law Firm. He is survived by his wife, Kelly Fleischmann, son, Daniel (Randi), and his grandson, Andrew.

Joel Pensley ’62 died on September 29, 2021. At Poly, Joel was a varsity athlete in soccer, rifle, and tennis. He spent summers at Buck’s Rock Camp in New Milford, CT, learning radio, woodwork, and shooting. At Princeton, Joel was a Keyceptor, a clarinetist in the Marching Band, and the host of a show on WPRB, the “Pensl Point.” Joel debated for Whig-Clio, participated in the Flying Club and Yacht Club, and belonged to Court Club. He earned his J.D. from Columbia University. He began his career in the Maritime Administration, but soon joined an admiralty law firm. His legal work progressed from ship finance, to venture capital, and finally to securities law. A natural teacher, Joel taught business

law at New York Law School and in the paralegal program at Nassau Community College. Except for two years in London, Joel remained in New York City, which he loved in so many ways. He could often be found playing squash or backgammon at the Princeton Club. Joel is survived by a daughter and two grandchildren.

Edwin, “Ted,” Beery ’63 of Craftsbury, VT died on April 1, 2022 at age 76. He was born in Brooklyn to Evelyn Onken Beery and Lt. Col. Edwin Beery, MD. Ted attended Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn through the fourth grade. He then attended Poly where he played football and lacrosse until graduating in 1963. He received his undergraduate degree from Wofford College in South Carolina in 1967. His life’s journey led him to be a social worker in Morrisville, VT for his entire career. He first worked for the State of Vermont doing child abuse investigations and later

at the Lamoille Family Center working with youths who had been in the foster care system. Ted also was a board member of Laraway Youth and Family Services and later president of that board. Ted acted as supervisor to several Lamoille Family Center staff and developed close relationships with all he met. Ted shared many laughs, understanding, and problemsolving with many. He enjoyed learning from Vermonters and living a life as a “Vermonter.” The stories are many. He liked to sharpen knives for friends, drop by for a visit, and listen to music, and above all lift weights. His strength helped so many people including stopping to help people who had gone off the road. His passion and study of weight lifting were shared with all those who listened. His robust laughter or the many quick witted puns will never be forgotten. Ted is survived by his wife, Kathy McArdle Beery, and daughter Brittany Pecoriello and her

husband Anthony and two grandchildren John and Nicholas of Fallston, MD; and son Benjamin Moffatt and his wife Danielle and grandchildren, Gracelyn and Connor of Williamstown, VT.

Dr. John Bendo ’63 passed away on April 9, 2022. After John attended Poly, he graduated from Columbia University in 1967, and earned a medical degree from New York University in 1971. He spent two years as a U.S. Navy doctor early in his career. John practiced medicine for 39 years and specialized in urology. He retired in 2010, but continued to keep his medical license active until he passed away.

Dr. Mark Allan Oliver ’63, a primary care physician in Randolph, NJ, died on May 16, 2022 at age 75. Mark was born and grew up in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a primary care doctor and art teacher. After Poly, he received his undergraduate

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degree in mathematics from the University of Vermont, where he was a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and a clarinetist in the marching band. He followed in his father’s physician footsteps and enrolled in Chicago Medical School where he earned his doctor of medicine degree. He began his internal medicine residency at Saint Vincent’s in New York, but paused to join the U.S. Air Force at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. He became chief resident upon his return. Mark also played jazz professionally in the Catskill Mountains, both clarinet and saxophone. He played clarinet in the A.O.K. trio for many years in New Jersey. After residency, he opened a private practice in Morristown, NJ, where he worked full-time for more than 40 years. He co-founded the vascular lab at Morristown Medical Center; spearheaded an Eliquis drug trial; gave countless lectures on deep vein thrombosis; and contributed to textbooks. Decades later, he became an Atlantic Health physician in 2015. He loved practicing medicine and caring for his patients, and always had a silly joke at the ready. When not working, Mark could frequently be found busting a move on the dance floor or practicing his golf swing while grilling dinner. He also enjoyed skiing, tennis, baseball, theater, photography, and music. Mark was a devoted husband, father, brother, friend, and physician. He is survived by his wife, Elise Oliver, also of Randolph, and four children: Mia of Morristown, NJ; A.J., also of Morristown; David of Washington, DC; and Jenny Oliver of New York. He also leaves behind a brother, Jon Oliver, of Ventura, CA, and many brothers and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.

Ed Schoenfeld ’67, who was chosen as one of Poly’s 2022 Distinguished Alumni, passed away on January 14, 2022 at age 72. Ed, who was known as Impresario of Chinese Cuisine, helped introduce New Yorkers to the breadth of Chinese regional food with a series of top-rated Manhattan restaurants in the 1970s and ’80s, notably Uncle Tai’s Hunan Yuan, Auntie Yuan, and Pig Heaven. Edward Lawrence Schoenfeld was born on Sept. 19, 1949 in Jersey City, NJ, the only child of Theodore and Lillian

(Pesses) Schoenfeld. He grew up in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father was an industrial engineer with the George S. May management consultancy. His mother, known as Lila, was an office manager for a department store and later for the City of New York. Ed attended the Woodward School in Clinton Hill, a progressive private institution, and later Poly. At 15, he spent a summer studying social issues with the farm labor leader Cesar Chavez at the Encampment for Citizenship in Berkeley, CA. When school let out early on Friday afternoons, and his parents were still at work, Ed would spend time in the kitchen of his maternal grandmother, Goldie Pesses, helping her make chicken soup, kreplach, kishke, and blintzes. In his 20s, Ed, who looked like a roadie for the Grateful Dead, seemed an unlikely ambassador for Chinese cuisine. But his expertise, earned through years of study with top immigrant chefs, made him an invaluable partner for restaurateurs like David Keh and Michael Tong. Operating as “consultant, talent scout, taster, manager and public relations man,” as New York magazine described him in 1984, he helped bring the cooking of Szechuan, Hunan, and Shanghai to a city that had subsisted for decades on Cantonese-derived favorites like sweet and sour pork, egg rolls, and egg foo young. Uncle Tai’s, a showcase for Hunanese cuisine, opened in 1973, with Ed, as assistant to Mr. Keh, running the front of the house, on Third Avenue near

East 62nd Street. The restaurant earned a four-star rating from Raymond Sokolov in The New York Times , making it only the second Chinese restaurant, after Shun Lee Dynasty, to achieve that rating. Ed, a voluble, hyper-articulate speaker, became a highly visible interpreter and spokesman for the food culture of China, terra incognita for most Americans at the time. He solidified his reputation working with Mr. Tong at Shun Lee Dynasty (on Second Avenue at East 48th Street), and Shun Lee West (West 65th Street). And in the 1980s he joined forces once again with Mr. Keh, helping to create two of New York’s most celebrated Chinese restaurants, Auntie Yuan (First Avenue near East 64th) and Pig Heaven (Second Avenue near 80th). An early marriage ended in divorce. Ed is survived by his wife, Elisa Herr; two sons, Eric and Adam; and four grandchildren.

1980S

Kenneth Hall ’87 passed away on February 15, 2022.

2000S

Brian Pariente ’00 passed away on January 9, 2022. After graduating from Poly Prep, Brian attended New York University earning B.A. and M.A. degrees in psychology. He worked as a school psychologist for the New York City D.O.E. helping children with special needs. He kept his friends laughing with his jokes and funny stories, which brought smiles to their faces. He is survived by his parents, Eli and Suzann Pariente, and his son, Rafael.

2010S

Brendan McVeigh ’12, an NYPD detective, passed away on July 31, 2022.

Doug Solomon ’14 passed away on July 19, 2022.

Art by Kota Demay ’23

GREAT LEAPS FORWARD

Thanks to the philanthropic support of parents, alumni, alumni parents, faculty and staff, trustees, and friends, Poly Prep made great progress in 20212022. Annual Giving grew for the third consecutive year and the amount raised has nearly doubled in five years. Construction of the new Poly Arts Center is underway with more than 80 percent of the capital budget raised. The Poly community celebrated the dedication of a new baseball field, Matt Roventini Field, while progress continued on a new softball field that will be ready this fall.

These investments certainly move the institution forward. Generosity is also a demonstration of belief in the promise of Poly students and an education that encourages them to take great leaps forward.

2021-2022 IMPACT REPORT

REACH EVER HIGHER

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean,” wrote Japanese poet Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. Without drops there is no ocean; each of us makes our community.

You did that at Poly this year. Through gifts of all sizes, you contributed $2.9 million to Annual Giving. Even more remarkable, the amount raised has nearly doubled over the past five years—an ocean that has rippled across our campus to make a meaningful difference in the lives and futures of our students.

Investments in academics, the arts, athletics, extracurriculars, faculty development, and financial assistance are essential to create the dynamic learning environment that prepares Poly graduates to lead in a world that continues to evolve.

Poly’s tradition of pursuing excellence inspires us to reach higher. This year, let’s come together as a community to increase participation in Annual Giving among alumni, families, faculty, staff, and friends of Poly. Your gift, no matter the size, demonstrates your belief in our school’s

As I walk around Poly’s two campuses, the power of your generosity is evident everywhere. This spring, we dedicated a beautiful new baseball and softball complex and broke ground for a new 10,000-square-foot Arts Center. In our classrooms, students are challenged by teachers who emphasize intellectual and moral courage. Poly also continues to provide many of our families with the financial assistance necessary to foster a diverse community of learners.

We can and should be proud of our accomplishments. Yet, there’s more to do.

power to nurture the human spirit and empower every Poly student to make better our world.

Every drop matters. Thank you for your support.

Audrius Barzdukas P’20 Head of School

Poly’s tradition of pursuing excellence inspires us to reach higher. This year, let’s come together as a community to increase participation in Annual Giving among alumni, families, faculty, staff, and friends of Poly.

BUILDING A CULTURE OF GRATITUDE

Poly Prep is comprised of a wonderful mosaic of people, creating a school that is immensely fertile, creative, and interesting. Having completed my first year as chair of the school’s Board of Trustees, I’m grateful for those who step up every day to help weave the colorful tapestry that is Poly Prep: passionate teachers, visionary administrators, involved parents, supportive benefactors— and, of course, Poly students, the beneficiaries of this incredible learning environment.

We are all fortunate to be part of this welcoming and inspiring community. Whether we have contributed our time, talents, or financial resources, we all play a part in advancing the mission of a school that is truly a beacon of learning for students from Brooklyn and beyond. Like me, I’m sure that you are grateful to be part of this special community.

As chair of the school’s Board of Trustees, one of my goals is to foster a culture of gratitude at Poly that is very much a reciprocal undertaking. We are grateful for the pivotal role Poly plays in shaping the minds and character of Poly students. In return, we participate in Annual Giving to support and expand the school’s mission.

Annual Giving supports the day-to-day operations of our school, making a direct impact on the daily experiences of current Poly students. This generosity of spirit is a central part of Poly’s culture, and it is growing. The donors recognized in this Impact Report drove a $300,000 increase in Annual Giving, bringing the total raised to $2.9 million for 2021-2022, a new record. The rate of participation also made progress. Now, imagine how much more we could accomplish if everyone increased their level of engagement with a gift to Poly.

The Board of Trustees is confident in the vision of our administrative team, the dedication and talent of our teachers, and the promise of our students. We pledge to join you in providing every resource to strengthen our diverse community, pursue excellence, and achieve the school’s strategic goals. Thank you for your support this year. My wife, Blake, and I look forward to seeing you at Poly this fall.

Andrew Foote

Chair Board of Trustees

P’27, ’29

We pledge to join you in providing every resource to strengthen our diverse community, pursue excellence, and achieve the school’s strategic goals

TOGETHER, WE’RE BETTER

The final numbers for Annual Giving tell a bigger story about the generosity of the Poly Prep community. Thank you for your support in 2021-2022. Every gift really did make a difference. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

100% BOARD PARTICIPATION

79% FACULTY AND STAFF PARTICIPATION

53% UPPER SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

66% MIDDLE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

74% LOWER SCHOOL PARTICIPATION

9% ALUMNI PARTICIPATION

Our donor community impacts Annual Giving in many ways!

DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE BROOKLYN

THE THREE CORE PILLARS that define a Poly Prep education are supported by Annual Giving.

172 FIRST-TIME DONORS

307 Donors INCREASED THEIR ANNUAL GIFT over the previous year.

MATCHING DONORS

55

30% more donors had their gift increase in matched gifts.

$118,400 IN MATCHED GIFTS, a 57% increase.

PERPETUAL MOMENTUM FOR THE ARTS

Advancing the Arts at Poly Prep took a monumental leap in 2021-22 and the momentum has created even greater opportunities for the current academic year and beyond. At the close of the 2022 fiscal year, 80 percent, or approximately $10 million of the $12 million capital budget to modernize and transform the Poly Arts Center was secured. In the current fiscal year, more members of our community—parents, alumni, and friends—have played their part in bringing the 10,000-square-foot arts space to fruition.

The impact of the Arts Center campaign is multi-fold. Donors are nurturing the talents and promise of present and future generations of student-artists. They are propelling Poly Arts to next level excellence, and creating a hub for creativity, innovation, and deeper arts partnerships in Brooklyn.

FEBRUARY 2022

Campaign secures 80% of the $12 million capital budget to construct the Poly Arts Center. By the end of the fiscal year, the total reached approximately $10 million with more donors committing to the campaign in 2022-23.

Site preparation of the expanded Poly Arts Center begins during Spring Break.

With the demolition of the lobby adjacent to the Richard Perry Theatre, construction of the new Poly Arts Center was underway in June. The project is overseen by New York City’s leading architects, project management, and construction firms.

COMMUNITYWIDE

CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS

You’re invited! The official groundbreaking and communitywide celebration of the forthcoming Poly Arts Center will kick off on October 6 and continue throughout the week. Students in the visual arts will facilitate a mural project that will be developed with communitywide participation. Also, a showcase of dance, instrumental music, and theater is planned. Students, faculty, alumni, and friends are invited to sign their names to the steel beams and become a permanent part of the exciting new facility.

IMPACT AT-A-GLANCE

Support of the Arts Center campaign will make the following possible:

10,000 square feet of additional space for Dance, Instrumental Music, and Art Exhibition.

1,250square-foot Instrumental Music Room, nearly double the space of the existing Band Room.

MULTIPURPOSE

Theater and Dance Studio to keep pace with expanding curriculum.

20+ partnerships and collaborations with leading artists and arts organizations in New York City will be strengthened in the theater, visual arts, and music.

BIG WINS FOR ATHLETICS

When 80 percent of students are involved in athletics, investments in facilities and programs that enhance physical education and team sports are a necessity. The Athletic Fields renovation—a $7 million project that impacts baseball, softball, soccer, and lacrosse— made big strides in 2021-22, with more to come in the current academic year.

1.

ATHLETIC FIELDS RENOVATION PROJECT

83%

or $5.8 million of the $7 million capital project budget was secured in 2021-22. The project has inspired new gifts from Poly parents, alumni, and friends in 2022-23.

1. MATT ROVENTINI FIELD

The new baseball field, named in honor of Poly’s Head Baseball Coach Matt Roventini ’92, P ’21, P ’25, who brought the program to national prominence, was dedicated on April 30, 2022.

2. NEW SOFTBALL FIELD

The renovation for the new softball field will be completed and the official dedication for the field will be held this fall.

3. NEW PRACTICE FIELD FOR SOCCER AND LACROSSE

The outfield of Matt Roventini Field does double duty in the off season. The Soccer and Lacrosse teams will train on a new practice field, located in the outfield.

The world-class athletic complex was made possible by a $5 million lead gift from a private family foundation. The project encompassed the installation of artificial turf, a comprehensive storm water management system, baseball and softball diamonds, dugouts for the baseball and softball fields, scoreboards, batting cages and bullpens, bleachers and a press box, and fencing and paved pathways.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

INCOME

Annual 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

John Foley and Jill Foley

Scott Rofey and Olivia Song

David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt

Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger

Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon

THE 1854 SOCIETY

$50,000 TO $99,999

Anson Beard and Veronica Beard

Andrew Foote and Blake Foote

Qiang Fu and Xun Yao

John McPheters and Minya Oh

Rui Song and Hongyu Zhang

The Ziff Family

BLUE & GRAY

$25,000 TO $49,999

Anonymous (2)

Enrico Corsalini and Flavia Corsalini

Mark Dehnert and Mindy Dehnert

EXPENSES

John Elefterakis ’02 and Kirsten Elefterakis

Sandi Feinberg

Tara Lipton

Lawrence Playford, Jr. and Ellen Playford

Daniel Rice and Christina Rice

James Sinclair and Larkyn Sinclair

Christopher Taendler and Stephanie Taendler

Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick

BLUE DEVILS

$10,000 TO $24,999

Anonymous (3)

Amir Akhavan and Karin Akhavan

Adam Ames and Elissa Levy

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington

Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird

Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere

Ira Bogner and Jennifer Bogner

Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer

Marco Caffuzzi and Nicole Gagnon

Jason Caloras and Chloe Frank

Michael Correra ’87

Donald Demay, Jr. and Miyoko Demay

Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing

George Evans

Joseph Finnerty III

Eric Frank and Lisa Frank

Anthony Frempong-Boadu and Gwendolyn Frempong-Boadu

Alexander Garner and Emma Garner

Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt

Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling

Bethany Gilmore

Yi Gong

Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman

Jennifer Grubman

Tim Hill and Jenny Hill

Josh Ho-Walker and Lillian Goldenthal

Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell

Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85

Douglas Jaffe and Kristin Heavey

Charles Jigarjian and Michi Jigarjian

Daniel Kim and Shihan Liu

John Kolz and Amy Kolz

Andre Kursancew and Dalit Paradis

Steve Levitan ’78

Michael Lippert and Sarah Pearsall

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez

Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor

Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee

Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall

Arnold Mascali ’84 and Elizabeth Mascali

Lloyd Metz and Cassandra Metz

Matthew Nemeth and Tricia Kissinger

Michael Novogratz and Sukey Novogratz

Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva

Tony Pasquariello and Amy Pasquariello

Jackson Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips

Michael Price ’70

Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata

Ken Rapp and Michelle Rapp

Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond

Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga

Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman

JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech

Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg

James Ryan III and Lauren Sands

Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh

David Smetana and Lauren Smetana

The Stegich Family

Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany

Lu-Shawn Thompson

Marc Triola and Dushana Triola

Mark Van Zandt and Lindsay Van Zandt

Henry Warshaw ’72 and Susan Warshaw

Elizabeth Wiatt

William Williams and Mollie Williams

Bradd Williamson and Amerika Williamson

Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba

POLY PARTNERS

$5,500 TO $9,999

Paula Abreu and Bernardo Piquet

Douglas Arbuckle

Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de Chamorro

Robert China and Tia Breakley-China

Peter Cohen and Ellen Cohen

Anthony Contessa and Molly Choi

Robert Cort ’64

Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley

Sean Desmond and Susan Cordaro

Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza

Lev Falikman and Irina Falikman

Robin Gray and Nancy Labiner

Alex Greenbaum and Rose Greenbaum

Donald Heiliger and Shannon Heiliger

John Hill and Shanna Hill

Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell

Earl Hunt II and Kristina Hunt

Marc James and Melissa James

Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter

Daniel Korich and Vivian Korich

Morgan Lawrence III and Nicole Lawrence

Richard Louis ’51

John Mann and Elizabeth Tuttle

Barbara Marino

Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher

Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow

John Niccolai and Maria Gea Arredondo

David Pauls and Jane Pauls

Antony Pfaffle ’81 and Linda Pfaffle

John Plym, Jr. and Kristin Plym

Steffen Reichold and Riham Shendy

Anthony Robles and Eden Lopez-Robles

Richard Saltzman ’73 and Bette Saltzman

Anand Sankaranarayanan and Nithya

Venkatachalam

John Saunders, Jr. and Elizabeth Nevins

Sunil Savkar and Stefanie Birkmann

Jim Schoenburg and Laurie Schoenburg

Seong Pan Si

Howard Smith, Jr. ’76 and Pamela Smith

Winston Song and Amy Hsieh

Chandragupta Sooran and Angie Karna

Michael Terrin ’66

St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe

Peiying Xiao and Yanqiong Liu

TOWER LEVEL

$3,500 TO $5,499

Anonymous (3)

Allyn Arden and Alison Besunder

Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00

Daniel Baranovsky and Yelena Baranovsky

Audrius Barzdukas

Kate Bernstein ’95

Christine Buckley

JinE Chen

David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen

Jay Clayton and Gretchen Clayton

John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran

John Cochran III and Patricia Cochran

Simon Collier and Sarah Collier

Charles Cook and Peggy Cook

Stephen Dembitzer and Sarah Maher

Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed

Thomas Fahy and Tatyana Tsinberg

Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo

Christopher Filburn and Jenny Filburn

Stefano Filippazzo and Camille Fortunato

Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood

Erik Geisler and Rachel Geisler

Michael Gold ’55

Brad Goldberg and Nicole Goldberg

Kyle Graham and Daryl Getman

Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 and Jacqueline Gravante

James Harris and Rachel Fishman

Betsy Humes

Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford

Ankit Jain and Rupal Jain

Arun Jayaram and Shashi Kumara

Chiwoniso Kaitano

Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye

Kevin King and Lindsey King

Jonathan Krasner ’95 and Dana Pagar

Jamie Lawson and Wendy Lawson

Gwen Libstag

Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88

Morris Macleod and Susan Macleod

John Madden, Jr. ’72 and Liz Cooke

Antonio Magliocco, Jr. ’70

Joshua Margolin and Raji Margolin

Kristerfor Mastronardi ’95 and Darya Mastronardi

Tom McAdam and Jill Schwartz

John Merchant and Suzanna Baird

Roland Merchant, Jr. and Jennifer Merchant

Michael Miarmi and Tatiana Rodriguez

Steve Mierisch and Anita Foden

Fausto Monacelli and Sarah Grayson

Darren Moore and Uma Mantravadi

Loren Munk and Kate Munk

Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis

Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen

Jerrold Newman ’72

Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95

Joseph Palladino and Kerry Blum

Stephen Paluszek and Violeta Paluszek

Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard

Brooks Perlin and Marion Leydier

Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin

Christopher Poindexter and Carletta Higginson

Yvonne Pollack

Afshin Rafaat and Yasamin Shahamiri

Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards

James Roberts and Lisa Starr

Dan Rootenberg and Shelby Rootenberg

Todd Rose and Jill Rose

Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen

Wade Saadi, Jr. ’95 and Andrea Saadi

Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal

Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer

Richard Schneider and Amy Tully

Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph

Scott Sergeant and Cristina Soto

Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman

Timothy Shey and Rachel Garcia

Russell Smith and Maria Guedes Smith

Susan Solomon

Robert Stamicar and Mona Thong

David Stein and Jill Stein

Derek Stoldt and Amy Stoldt

Ben Sykes and Christine Han

Matthew Tartaglia and April Tartaglia

James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin

Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi

Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck

Anthony Tortora ’95

Ime Udoka and Nia Long

Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden

Thomas Walker III and Danielle Walker

Joseph Ward and Mireia Perez

John Wells and Joo-Yung Lee

Anthony Williams and Chrystal Williams

Feng Yao and Xiaopin Chen

Xiao Zhang and Jun Kang

OASIS CIRCLE

$1,000 TO $3,499

Anonymous (7)

Marc Aberle and Theresa Aberle

Noah Aberlin ’00

Paata Abjandadze and Maka Gogilashvili

Mark Abramowitz ’53 and Joan Abramowitz

Harsh Agarwal and Kathryn Jaxheimer

Jonathan Aibel

Vincent Arzouian and Florence Liu

Vadim Avdeychik and Marina Treybick

Peter Bakst

Serdjan Balach and Laura Balach

William Barrett and Sarah Barrett

Jennifer Bartels

Lorie Bartley

Arvydas Barzdukas and Daiva Barzdukas

Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein

Mitchell Bernstein ’66

Warren Bieler and Ilene Fiszel Bieler

Brandon Birdwell and Emma Vadehra

Peter Bogaty and Erin Bogaty

Stanley Bogen ’54 and Roberta Bogen

John Brooks and Michelle Brooks

Sylvia Buono

William Burdick ’44

Ana Calle ’01

Richard Campbell and Alix Campbell

Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth

Michele Caro

Lynda Casarella

Francisco Javier Caselles and Silvia Fernandez

Sean Casey and Emelie Kihlstrom

Johnny Cavaliero and Mindy Wigutow

Alice Cheng

Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng

Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke

Glenn Cochon and Nicole Cochon

Howard Cohen ’53

Lee Cohen ’90

Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen

Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer

Richard Corso and Catherine Corso

Paul Crath and Sarah Robertson

John Culmine ’85 and Louise Fasano-Culmine

Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels

Richard Debs ’48 and Barbara Debs

Rafael de Luque and Claudia Arango

Howard Dicker ’80

Laurence Doty IV and Constance Doty

Matthew Dresher ’03

Antoine Drye and Jacqueline Moline

Stephen Durso and Barrie Ringelheim

Leonard Ellis and Nicky Ellis

Ramon Estevanell and Katrin Wachs

Michael Farkas and Laura Farkas

Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris

Henry Fayne ’63

Zachary Fisher and Haley Fisher

Cliff Fonstein and Nadia Burgard

Robert Fraiman ’47

Christopher French and Mary Carroll French

Kiera French ’13

Lisa Friel

Frank Fusaro and Dori Raskin

Drausio Giacomelli and Fernanda Giacomelli

Michael Giles and Nanette Giles

James Glancy and Chantal Glancy

Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg

Thomas Goddard ’59 and Laura Goddard

Tal Golomb and Ariella Golomb

Andrew Gordon and Jennifer Gordon

Jeffrey Gural and Paula Gural

Eric Gural ’86 and Nancy Gural

Steven Herman ’78

Robert Hillman ’52

Mayin Hinduja ’18

Jared Hoffman and Cynthia Hoffman

Brandon Hornbeck and Yvonne Lee

Andrew Hughes ’94 and Sarah Hughes

Hans Humes

Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf

Travis Hutchinson ’11

Ben Igoe and Heidi Igoe

Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto

Sven Jacobson and Sonia Jacobson

Edward Jeffer ’58

Sujay Jhaveri and Margo Flug Jhaveri

Marcus Jones and Francis Yasharian

Alexander Kagen and Susan Hashemi

Ravi Kamble, MD and Prabha Bhandari

Richard Kando ’97 and Tara Anant Kando ’97

Kenneth Kasses ’62

William Kelly and Nicole Kelly

Markus Kiersztan and Madeleine Kiersztan

Bruce Kimmelman and Amy Kimmelman

Matt Kovaleski and Sarah Habibi

Nils Krahe and Jennie Kim

Milan Krainchich and Gina Krainchich

Stephen Krass ’56

Paul Krieger and Christine Magdo

Ajit Kumar and Jennifer Ecclestone

Taek-Geun Kwon

Sumit Laddha and Hansika Malkani

James Landis ’43

Joseph Lattinelli and Lauren Lattinelli ’97

Eric Leong and Shirley Leong

Jeffrey Lewis and Lisa Fields

Warner Lewis and Christina Porter

Brian Ling and Annisea Wong

Stuart Mackler ’55 and Judy Mackler

Peter Madden ’74

Mary Malhame

George Malin ’57

Gregory Maltzman and Sandra Maltzman

William Manny and Jill Manny

Richard Marlin ’51 and Caroline Marlin

Joseph McCusker and Frances McCusker

Jeff Melcer and Jodi Hecht

Richard Merhige ’53 and Jacqueline Merhige

Manny Miravete and Amy Givens

Adrian Mondesir* and Venice Mondesir

Andrew Morse and Ana Morse

Bradford Mulder and Marisa Marinelli

Fraser and Allison Musmand

David Neibart and Emma Murphy

David Neigus ’67

Francesco Noero and Juliana Obregon

Courtney Nolan ’08

Matthew Novogratz and Nadean Novogratz

David Nuzum and Olivia Herman

Elie Pariente and Suzann Pariente

Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson

Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur

Craig Perkins and Sharon Perkins

Ambiorix Pimentel and Yahaira Rodriguez

Bruce Pindyck ’63 and Mary Ellen Pindyck

Robert Potter, Jr. and Lauren Leyden

Seth Pouwels and Dana Pouwels

Jennifer Pulidore ’96

Michael Reddy and Jennifer May-Reddy

James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling

Edward Reiss ’58

Jennifer Rice ’92

David Rich

Michael Ritter and Diana Breen

William Rodino and Jeanette Rodino

Steven Rodriguez and Natasha Rodriguez

Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg

James Rossman and Eliza Rossman

Gregg Rothkin and Jennifer Rothkin

Todd Rubin and Nicole Rubin

Michael Saivetz and Amy Saivetz

Matthew Scharff ’50

Harry Schessel and Risa Schessel

Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling

David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer

Andrew Scholz and Lisa Wall ’88

Daniel Schwartz ’56

Michael Segal

Amit Sethi and Judith Sethi

Chad Slawner and Hyo Yeon

Adam Smith

Edward Smith and Alison Smith

Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith

Scott Smith ’75 and Heidi Smith

George Smyth, Jr. ’48

Joseph Sollitto and Rebekah Sollitto

Robert Spatt ’73 and Lisa Spatt

Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane

Renato Stabile ’88 and Magali Goossens

Joe Steele and Niloo Steele

Alexander Stein and Helayne Schiff

Edward Stein and Victoria Misrock-Stein

Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86

Michael Sussman ’55

Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner

David Taub and Leigh Taub

Dina Thakarar

Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos

Bijan Treister and Negar Treister

Marcus Trent and Cyntra Trani

Geoffrey Troy and Jane Troy

Marc Turkewitz and Melissa Danenberg

John Verzosa ’00

Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita

Todd Vitolo ’92 and Diana Gutierrez Vitolo

James Wallick and Catherine Wallick

Harley Weber and Heather Weber

Paul Weinstein and Michal Hershkovitz

Gihan Wickramaratne and Tammy Tieu

Yan Feng Wu and Jinhuan Yu

Kenneth Yaffe and Susan Hitzig

Baolin Yan and Ting Zhang

Christian Zebicoff and Elizabeth Mulholland

Xianjin Zhou and Juan Hu

Lorenz Zimmerman, Jr. and Anne Zimmerman

Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen

COMMUNITY CIRCLE

Up to $999

Anonymous (38)

Hekmat Abdelrahim

Victoria Abdulahad

Karim Abouelnaga and Kadaicia-Loi Abouelnaga ’11

Grace Accetta ’15

Michelle Adams and Laura Nelsen

Michael Adesman ’75

Brad Agate and Christine Agate

Jorge Aguilo and Alejandra Gonzalez

Eileen Ahasic ’01

David Akselrad and Jacqueline Akselrad

Richard Alberino

Heath Aldridge James Allen ’72

Lauren Allen

David Alperin ’97

Alana Althans ’10

Angel Alvarado

Ira Ames ’54

Adeola Amory Spencer

Christopher Andrade ’12

Gaudencio Andrade and Laura Andrade

Andre Antoine and Rachel Antoine

Alicia Antonelli

Warren Appleman ’63

Robert Arcaro ’70

Dwayne Archbold and Kyona Wilson-Archbold

Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98

Luigi Arlia and Cynthia Arlia

Maxine Armstrong

Konstantinos Arniotis and Catherine Arrieta

Paul Arnsten and Pamela Arnsten

Joceline Arseneault and Carol Fiore

Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah

Robert Aston

Marie August

Reginald Auguste and Danielle Turner

Jason Augustine and Shakellia Augustine

Konstantin Avdeev and Maria Avdeev

Jonathan Axelrod ’64

Mark Baillie

Denise Baker ’98

Jennifer Baker ’86

M. Anthony Baker and Diana Baker

Sefer Balikci and Kesha Crichlow Balikci

Bradley Balliet

Jeffrey Baloutine ’67

Jeffrey Bamonte ’79

Peter Barber and Meredeth Quick

Headen Bartholomew and Michele Elliott

Bartholomew

Seth Basham

Sarah Bates

Stephen Bates

The Rev. William Baum and The Rev. Brooke Swertfager

Renae Beauchman

Marissa Beck ’01

Elizabeth Becker Schires ’03

Susan Beiles

Ron Beit and Nicole Beit

Matthew Belford and Jean Belford

David Bell ’51

Lisa Beltramello

Deana Belvedere ’07

Adam Benay

Andrew Benjamin ’66

Elizabeth Bennett and Chaelon Costello

Fern Berenberg

Richard Berg ’47

Roger Bermas ’57

Frank Bernieri ’74

Anthony Besthoff ’52

Raoul and Savitha Bhavnani

Burkhard Bilger and Jennifer Nelson

Charles Birenbaum ’75 and Janet Birenbaum

Adam Bisceglia and Juliet Moretti

John Bissell ’52

George Bittar ’75

Jaime Blanc ’94

AJ Blandford

David Blechman and Charlotte Blechman

Amelia Blissett

Edgar Blohm ’52

Peter Bloom ’61

James Blumstein ’62

James Blundell, Jr. ’47

Russell Boardman and Lynn Boardman

Matthew Bogdanos and Claudia Bogdanos

Jim Boland and Fran Boland

Lauren Bonaventura

Salvatore Bonaventura

Sarah Bond

Carol Bongiorni

Karl Boulware ’97

Monique Boston

Lawrence Brandman ’78 and Deborah Brandman

Alleen Bratton

Keith Brenner and Jennifer Brenner

Steven Brescia and Ilene Shaw-Brescia

Kevin Briskey and Sameer Advani

Robert Briskman ’50 and Lenore H. Briskman

Alyssa Brown ’15

Faith Brown

Jennifer Brown and Noelle Leonard

Margaret Brown

Paul Brown ’55

Peter Brown and Monica McKain-Brown

Shanell Bryan ’03

Patrick Burger ’65

Donald Burke and Heidi Burke

Linda Busetti

Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne

Michael Cagan ’60

Wilson Calle ’00

Teresa Calvo

Karim Camara and Orelia Camara

Jose Camargo and Teresa Camargo

Dexter Campbell and Anyely Campbell

Rosalind Campbell

Louis Candel

Kristin Cannon

Renee Cantave and Herve Cantave

Vanessa Cantave

Brian Cantor ’00

Joseph Capone and Cynthia Capone

Alia Carponter-Walker

Dustin Carr

Juan Carrillo

Kurt Carrington and Denee Carrington

Alex Carter

John Carty and Jane Carty

Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt

Carolyn Castellano

James Catapano

Anastasia Cembrovska ’07

Hin Chan and Wing Chan

Keath Chan and Cathy Wong

Thana-Ashley Charles ’07

Ira Checkla ’76

Steve Chiaino and Angela Chiaino

Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu

Michael Chirdo and Catherine Chirdo

Robert Chiteman ’61

Pasquale Cioffi

Annette Clarke

Lola Clarke

Jeanne Cloppse ’84

Marvin Cochrane and Jeanette Cochrane

Julio Colon

John Commaratto and Louise Commaratto

Courtney Cooke

Joseph Coplin and Jenna Coplin

Mario Coppola and Laura Coppola ’95

Daniel Costello

Cristina Cote ’05

Edwin Craig

Christine Croasdaile ’13

David Cruz

Zoi Cuko and Lindita Cuko

Salvatore Cumella ’69

Catherine Curley Lee ’87

Justin Curtis ’10

John Cuti and Sarah Netburn

Thomas Cutler and Deborah Cutler

Richard Daidone ’70

Jason Daras ’97

Kenneth Dashow ’76

Alan Davidson ’54

Andrew Davis ’50

Kim Davis

Wilbur Davis ’46

Wesley Dayes and Shirley Dayes

Olympia De Castro

Marcel Deans and Sherrie Deans

Helen Delamarter

André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle

Arthur Delmhorst ’56

Jenna Denaver ’20

Jordan Denaver ’20

Larry Denmark ’63

J. Stratford Dennis and Ashley Alston

Dennis DePietro

Lawrence Dessi

Guy Devyatkin and Natalia Devyatkin

Steven DiBlasio and Donna DiBlasio

Maria DiCarlo

Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea

Virginia Dillon

David Dixon ’16

Justus Doenecke ’56

Kevin Doherty* and Peggy Doherty

Bruce Doll ’72

Justin Dorazio and Samantha Dunham

Daniel Doughty and Ryan Rumage

Abbygale Dove

Carrie Dowell

John Dreyer and Carmen Dreyer

James Dreyfus ’70

John Dubeck and Susan Hotine

Bruce Ducker ’56

Steven Ducker ’54

Ken Dupee ’83

Matthew Durando ’96 and Tina Durando

Paul Durando and Marie Durando

Homer Eckerson ’49

David Edwards

Eric Edwards, Sr. and Delia Edwards

Jason Edwards and Terell Cooper-Edwards

Daniel Ehrenhaft and Jessica Wollman

Dave Elligers ’58

Sarah Ely

Pearce Erensel ’09

Mark Evans ’69

Frank Exline, Jr. ’52

Tony Exuma and Rolande Exuma

Robert Falotico and Catherine Burgos

Thomas Fanta ’63

Peter Fauci, Jr. ’49

Jonathan Feinberg ’04

Barbara B. Feldman

Ira Feldman and Marianne Feldman

Fernando Ferre and Dana Ferre

Justin Ferrelli ’94

Jean Paul Fils-Aime and Jacqueline Celestin FilsAime

John Finley and Jamie Nestor

Nathan Finkel ’96

Brian Fitzgerald and Erin Patton

Edward Fitzgerald

James Fitzpatrick and Melissa Fitzpatrick

Eugene Flamm ’54

Jeffrey Fleishhacker and Jennifer Fleishhacker

Stewart Fleisig ’69

Charles Fleming

Allen Flores ’75

David Flumenbaum and Anna Dubenko

Phil Foote and Mary Foote

Qadir Forbes ’11 and Imani Forbes

Fredrica Ford

Lloyd Ford and Jacqueline Ford

John Forsythe and Noellene Richards Forsythe

Keith Foss ’97

Lecia Foster

Denise Fraifeld

Melvin Fraiman ’42

Haden Francis

Jase Franklyn

Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood

Lynda Freeman

Michael Freund ’56

Steven Froot ’75

Jacob Furst and Kate Furst

Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel

Ellen Gaffney ’18

Frank Galtieri ’78

Bernard Gancarz ’85

Leopold Garcia, Jr. and Nilmeyda Fulgencio

Raymundo Garcia and Rosa Garcia

Henry Gardstein, Jr. ’62

Rajeev Garg and Maria Garg ’97

Janet Garnjost

Adam Garson ’05

Brit Geiger

Michael Gentile

Gigi Georges ’84

William Gershell ’53

David Giancola ’99

Joseph Giardina ’58

Keane Gibson

Josh Gilbert and Ileane Santana-Gilbert

Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres

Paul Gilson ’72

Anthony Gini and Catherine Torigian

Kristin Ginty-Parra

Darren Gitelman ’77

Glenn Gittens, Jr. and Angela Gittens

Dennis Glass and Shani Fielder-Glass

Kayla Glemaud ’17

Michael Glick ’53

Mervyn Goddard and Natasha Goddard

Andrew Goldfarb ’07

David Goldman ’56

Peter Gorman

Michael Goslar

Andrew Gowa ’67

Kathleen Graf

Mitchel Gray and Kathleen Gray

John Grayzel ’61

Eustace Greaves, Jr.

Arthur Greco and Allene Chung

Alexander Greeley ’04

Joel Greeley ’54

Kenneth Green and Shamier Green

Joshua Greenberg and Mindy Greenberg

Marjorie Greenberg

Richard Greenberg ’49

Katherine Greig ’94

Katherine Greissman ’10

Jason Griffiths ’10

Laura Grimm

Leslie Grinage ’99

Michael Groothuis ’60

Mark Groothuis ’58

Ralph Groskoph ’54

Judette Guerrier

Runako Gulstone ’04

M. Robert Gumer ’72

Kristen Guynn

Janine Guzzone

Ashley Hacker and Devon Whalen

Frederick Haddad ’66

Michelle Haire

Kenneth Hamilton, Jr.

Joseph Hanson ’68

Amy Hao

Roshan Hariharan and Karen Hariharan

David Harman and Kristin Harman

Pat Harrigan

Nicholas Harris ’74

Robert Harwood ’53 and Gwendolyn Harwood

Zia Hassan and Jurate Hassan

Jamal Hayden ’87

Jared Hedglin ’09

Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin

James Hennessy, Jr. ’67

Bruce Henry and Patricia Henry

Keith Hernandez ’05

Benjamin Herzog and Emily Gardiner Herzog

Roger Heymann ’65

David Hicks and Kim Hicks

Judy Hicks

David Higham and Toni-Leslie James

Owen Hoberman ’54

William Hochman ’10

Alan Hoffman ’62

Julian Holder ’01

Malory Hom

Dan Horan and Julie Beglin

Gail Horowitz

Peter Hort and Jamie Hort

Jerome Howie ’56

Ken Hudes and Hiroko Otani

Erin Hughes

Griffin Humphreys ’05 and Yin He ’06

Noel Humphreys

Elicia Hunter

John Hunter and Jayne Hunter

Stacy Hunter

Thomas Hunter ’57

Kameron Hutchinson ’13

Ryan Hyland ’07

Terrence Hyland ’10

Jack Hyman

Sheldon Hyndman and Helen Khan-Hyndman

George Incata and Elizabeth Incata

Maite Iracheta

Delmont Irving ’62

Teyana Irving

Kazuomi Iwai and Natsue Iwai

Steven Izzo and Rosemarie Izzo

Byron Jackson and Jennifer Jackson

Robert Jacob ’68

Johannes Jacobs and Amber Jacobs

Richard James and Nakia Serrant-James

German Jaramillo and Paola Mejia

Richelet Jean and Nathalie Jean

Gordon Jensen ’84

Richard Jensen ’62

Suli Jiang and Jenna Anilee

Bruce Johannessen ’68

Timothy Johnson ’70

Bradley Johnson and Jennifer Johnson

David Johnson III ’66

Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch

Charles Kalina ’50

Charles Kalison ’55

Kai Kang

Neeta Kantu Smith ’87

Jane Karlin

Edward Katz ’77

Reed Katz ’06

Seth Kaufman ’60

Nels Kauppila and Pamela Kauppila

Michael Kay ’58

John Kefer ’05

Paul Kefer and Patricia Sullivan

Nadine Kennedy ’82

John Kenney and Lissa Kenney

Brandon Kessler

Anik Khambhla and Angela Ortiz

Majid Khan

Yonghwi Kim and Bokyoung Kim

Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane

William Klein and Michele Klein

Dimitrios Klonis and Mary Klonis

Geoffrey Kloske and Jennifer Braunschweiger

Stephen Kochman ’79

Mark Kozinn ’62

Karina Krainchich ’10

David Kramer ’49

William Kramer ’46

Ladislav Kravar and Viera Kravar

Charles Kreines ’76 and Rosanne DiFazio

Michael Krinsky ’63

Lester Kritzer ’69

Christine Kromer-Bennett

Jason Kubica and Rosamund Green-Kubica

Kwokhung Kwan and Jiwen Chen

Greg Labuda and Sarah Labuda

Marrisa Lall

Michael Lamm ’51

Kevin Langlais and Kerri Langlais

Opeyemi Laniyonu

Catherine LaRocca ’06

Carmelo Larose

Peter Latson ’78

Henry Lau ’96

Ramesh Laungani

Khieng Lay and Milagros Tantoco-Lay

Derek Lee ’97

Julie Lee

Stephen Lee ’95

Kent Leeklymenko

Steven Lefkowitz and Jacqueline Bausch

Robert Lehrman ’51

Marvin Lerman ’58

Nicholas Lettieri

Howard Levine ’69

Mark Levine ’79

Deirdre Lewis

Drew Lewis ’14

Jeremi Lewis

Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden

Scott Leyton and Erin Leyton

Emily Liao

Michael Licata and Catherine Licata

Vincent Licata ’11

David Lichtman ’59

Paola Ligonde

Christopher Lindquist and Proshat Mahjoubie

David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire

Mark Liss ’69

Matthew Lissak and Zanthe Taylor

Vivian Liu

Wayne Lizzi and Kristen Lizzi

Daniel Lobo-Berg

Caitlin Loi

Bob Lonshein ’50

Frank Lopez

Nicolas Lopez-Muniz and Jeane Lopez-Muniz

Anthony Lorenzo and Karen Lorenzo

Stephen LoRusso ’71

Francis Love ’61

Peter Love ’63

John Lowe and Marissa Alperin

Yao Lu and Michelle Xie

Scott Luksh and Sofia Haberman

Ariana Luksh ’15

Alexander Lyubarov and Susanna Chan

Arthur Magnus and Caroline Magnus

Robert Magnus, Jr. ’49

William Mahoney and Adrienne Saldana

Suleman Malik and Shabari Nayak

James Malley and Laura Torrado-Malley ’86

Ken Mandelbaum and Susie Mandelbaum

Nancy Mangus

David Mansfield and Elisabeth Mansfield

Lee Marcus

Vincent Margiotta

Wayne Margolies and Ann Palmer

Andrew Marinos

Florentina Mark

George Marks ’56

Hamede Martin and Petrice Leben-Martin

Jose Martinez and Ellen Martinez

Ronald Mason ’65

Joseph McElroy ’47

Michael McGovern and Joyce McGovern

Samuel McGovern and Elizabeth McGovern

Alissa McGrisken ’02

Donald McHugh and Jean McHugh

Ayisha McHugh ’12

Carol McLaughlin

William McNally

Rebecca McPheters

James Megahan

Mark Melamed and Helen Melamed

Gideon Mendelson and Tom Tomeo

Marc Mendelson and Tara Mendelson

Devon Mennella

Bruce Merhige ’64

John Merhige ’90

Robert Meringolo ’61

Ira Merritt ’55

Robert Messina ’74

Daniel Messing ’02

John Meyer and Nina Harkrader

Jerry Miko, Jr. and Anindya Basu

Alex Millan and Olga Millan

Alfred Miller ’07

Douglas Miller ’72

Lewis Miller ’45

Rodney Miller, Jr. ’15

Robert Minutello ’87

Chris Mischler and Juliane Kim

Richard Mizrack ’60

Corey Modeste ’92

Andrew Mogelof ’65

Lennox Montrose ’70

Kyle Mooney ’17

Claire Moore

Christian Morehouse

Cassie Moriarty ’15

John Morris, Jr. ’74

Richard Morris and Jessica Morris

Cliff Morrison

Margaret Moslander

Philip Moyles ’50

Sean Mullin

Laura Mumm ’05

Eric Muoio ’17

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

Tara Muoio ’13

Patrick Murray and Sanaa Rahman

Richard Naddeo ’92

Landy Nelson ’56

Benjamin Neulander

Alan Newman ’58

Wing Ng and Siu Fun Chu - Ng

Dinah Nissen and Elizabeth Apelles

Albert Nocella III and Tina Georgoulakos

Richard Nolan and Eileen Nolan

Peter Nowakoski

Ronny Nunez

Alyssa O’Reilly

Theresa O’Sullivan

James Ogilvie

Rachel Olinyk

Clarence Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan

Refael Olya and Teresa Olya

Ozodiukwe Onunaku and Chinyere Onunaku

Nnamdi Orakwue ’91

Rowland Orakwue and Pearl Orakwue

Michael Osso ’84

Courtney Ozer

Joseph Pabon ’94

Justin Pagan ’98

Manos Paidarakis and Julie Paidarakis

Brenton Palmer and Jacqueline Palmer

Russell Panetta ’68

Juliette Pannone ’05

Kelly Papa ’86

Donna Paparella

Kirk Parks and Dina Paul-Parks

Jason Parrish

Scott Parson and Lisa Parson

Christopher Patacsil ’12

Jodie Patterson

James Pattison and Katherine Pattison

Stephen Pearlman ’61

Otis Pearsall ’49

Jenna Peet

Marissa Pennington

Alexis Perez

Samuel Perlman ’87

Richard Perlman ’55

Harry Petchesky ’55 and Jill Petchesky

Robert Pickens ’57

Rosemarie Pico

Lawrence Pincus ’67

Daniel Pipitone and Melissa Pipitone

Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer

Joel Pokorny ’58

Samuel Polifka ’06

Charles Polizano and Dianna Polizano

David Pollack ’71

Gayle Pollack

Michael Pollack ’89

Ronald Pope and Annunciate Hopkins-Pope

Oleg Povetko and Deborah Cavalcante

Kevin Power and Margo Rivera Power ’01

Todd Prager ’88

Michael Press ’53

Richard Press ’56

David Price

Emily Prior

Mark Prutsalis and Maria D’Albert

Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo

Fredrick Pytlak and Edna Pytlak

Tom Quigley and Carolyn Quigley

Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren

Ruba Rabah

Michael Rabbino ’52

Morgan Raff ’10

Yusimir Ramirez

John Rankin and Joyce Murty

Ganesh Rao and Patrick Campbell

Paul Raso

Richard Ratzan ’63

Danielle Rauch

Carolyn Razzano ’99

John Rearick, Jr. and Elizabeth Schnee

Arthur Rebell ’58 and Susan Rebell

Michael Rebell ’61 and Sharon Rebell

Peter Redell and Lori Redell

David Reid

Jesse Reiner

Edward Reitler and Joyce Reitler

Andrew Rendeiro and Marty Lentz

Daniel Ricciardi ’04

Daniel Ricciardi and Peggy Ricciardi

John Rice and Mary Rice

Victor Rich ’57

Mario Richards

Anecia Richards ’11

Christopher Richardson ’89

Karen Richardson

Arthur Richman ’63

Peter Richtmyer ’61

Leonard Rienzi and Kathleen Rienzi

Roy Rifkin ’70

Jeffrey Rifkin ’73

Briana Riley ’16

Jasmin Rivera ’00

Gianluca Rivizzigno and Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno

Richard Rizzo and Louise Rizzo

Andrew Robb and Kristen Robb

Michael Robinson

Peter Rocco ’03

Johanna Rodriguez ’00

Micaela Rodriguez ’16

Frank Rogers

Michael Rogers ’69

Alan Roland ’48

Joseph Roller and Holly Williams-Roller

Albert Rosano and Josepha Kaufman

Richard Rosario and Haley Meade-Rosario

William Rosario and Amy Wong

Amanda Rose

Hal Rose ’74 and Lisa Rose

Michael Rosen ’56

Amerigo and Monica Rossi

Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini

Eric Ruby ’64

Edward Ruck and Diane Ruck

Jill Rudnick ’97

Joseph Ruggie and Elizabeth Ruggie

John Ruocco and Eileen Reilly

Joel Rush ’72

Thomas Russo and Linda Russo

Vincent Rutuelo and Adrienne Rutuelo

Matthew Sagotsky

Aminta Salmeron

Lee Saltzman ’66

John Sands ’58

Vanessa Santana

Epiphania Santana

Hector Santiago ’01

Christina Sapega ’07

Ronald Sarcos and Soraya Sarcos

John Sarubbi and Catherine Sharkey

Jason Savarese

Marc Savino ’92 and Hillary Savino

Philip Sawyer ’82

Leonard Sayles ’59

Gabrielle Scarpaci ’86

Rob Schenck ’64

Adina Scherer

David Schlecker ’75

Addie Schoenberger

Robert Schoenemann ’56

Robert Schoepflin ’49

David Scott and Judith Scott

Joseph Seggio ’00

Clare Seidel

Jane Selzer

Arka Sengupta and Sohini Das

Peter Sessa ’68

Anthony Sgarlato ’74

Robert Shack ’62

Josslyn Shapiro

Richard Shapiro ’73

Gyanesh Sharma

Timothy Shea and Marcela Guerrero

Colin Sheridan ’10

David Sherman ’57

Donald Shields and Raluca Shields

James Signorelli and Patricia Smith

Norman Silberdick, Jr. ’59

Alan Silver and Charlotte Jett

Andrew Silverman ’10

Laurie Silverman

Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans

Jordyn Silverstein ’12

Leslie Silverstein ’54

Genel Simeon

Demond Simmons and Kaaryn Nailor Simmons

Greg Simpson and Elaine Simpson

Carla Sinatra ’86

Frank Sinatra ’76

Alexander Sion and Larisa Layug

Anthony Sirianni ’59

Peter Siviglia ’57

Elijah Sivin

Reid Skibell and Tugba Colpan

Robert Slack ’70

Marc Sloane and Linda Sloane

Jennifer Slomack

Alexander Slotwiner and Rachel Stevens

Gregory Smith and Ana Nieto

Lourdes Smith

Nikole Smith

Phillip Smith and Kristin Smith

Shania Smith ’19

Mark Smoller ’49

Pamela Smyth

Frank Snider and Amy Fusselman

Yaroslav Sochynsky ’63

Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto

Peter Soto ’01 and Elizabeth Soto

Bernard Spence, Jr. ’45

Neil Sperling and Rose Sperling

Richard Spiegel ’62

Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley

Victoria Stawowy-Mokos

Gillian Steele

Gayle Steinhacker ’87

Matthew Stelluto

Michael Stelzer and Natalie Stelzer

Don Stephenson IV and Emily Stephenson

Robert Stern ’51

James Stirn ’70

Goodrich Stokes and Joyce Stokes

Peter G. Stone ’55

Chloe Sun ’19

Keyonte Sutherland ’03

Bobbie Swain

Stephen Swanson and Carina Hueber

Paul Sylvain and Sabrina Bonne-Annee

Gerald Taylor and Melanie Wilson-Taylor

Orlando Taylor and Ashley Taylor

Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani

Bruce Terrin ’70

Alfred Terry III and Leslie Goldfarb Terry

Caleb Terry and Sherri-Ann Terry

Jerome Thomas and Cindy Brea

Arnold Tolkin ’50

Akili Tommasino ’05

Stephanie Tooman-Dieme

Page Travelstead ’96

Michael Troncale and Harriet Troncale

David Troyansky ’72

Ira Turret ’68

Christopher Tutolo

Douglas Unis and Julia Jordan

Richard Usher, Jr. and Raymi Ramseur-Usher

Martin Valk ’81

Stefanus Van De Gevel and Daniella Olibrice

Debbie Van Ryn

Christina VanBrakle and Bryant VanBrakle

Wendye VanBrakle

Jose Velazquez, Sr. and Ivelisse Velazquez

Andres Ventura ’07

Joseph Verdirame ’91

Dino Veronese

Geeta Vir

Helena Vislocka

Xerxes Vizcaino and Joyce Vizcaino

Minoo Wade ’04

Bunis Walker and Anastacia Prince-Walker

Dawn-Marie Walker

Gregg Walker

Thomas Walker IV ’13

Edward Wallach ’50

Nathaniel Walsh ’94

Tonghe Wang and Xiaoxiao Dong

Jack Wasserman ’54

Margaret Watson ’80

Kenneth Webb ’79

Katherine Wells

Shirley Welsh and Garth Elliott

Carol Weymuller

Tenny Wheatley, Jr. ’57

Wesley White and Sheena White

Argle Whitfield and Florence Whitfield

Keith Wiggs

Edwin Wigutoff ’62

Jamila Williams ’05

Peter Williams and Magda Williams

Walter Williamson ’56

Vonda Willoughby

Zene Willoughby ’19

Asha Wills ’13

Winston Wills and Yvette Hinds Wills

Monique Wilson ’05

Orrin Wilson and Kiva Williams-Wilson

Owen Wincig and Regina Wincig

Terra Windham

Devon Winfield

Ori Winitzer and Judy Winitzer

Ann Winston

Jared Winston

Andrew Wittenstein ’70

Jillian Wojcik

Douglas Wong

Georgia Wright

Alexander Wright-Johnson ’06

Christina Yan

Harry Yang and Jeeeun Chae

Hong Suk Yang and Inha Yang

Nick Yarmac and JP McCary

Harry Yates ’56

Shao Wah Yiu and Yi Yun Yiu

Craig Yoskowitz and Michelle Yoskowitz

Robert Younes ’55

Malcolm Young ’50

Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87

Heidi Zarou ’86

Brian Zipp and Martha Zipp

Bradley Zizmor and Susan Zizmor

Poly Prep is grateful to the following donors who initiated or made payments toward their pledges in support of capital and endowment initiatives during the last fiscal year.

PINNACLE SOCIETY

$2,000,000 and up

Sandi Feinberg AG

Tara Lipton AG

LEGACY CIRCLE

$500,000 to $1,999,999

Anonymous (2) AG

Robert Martinson ’59*

Robert Sabbagh ’87 and Dorotea Sabbagh AG

VISIONARY LEADERS

$100,000 to $499,999

Jonathan Aibel AG

Robert Goergen, Jr. and Stacey Goergen

Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman AG

Jennifer Grubman AG

Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez AG

Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor AG

Michael Novogratz and Sukey Novogratz AG

Marvin Sears ’45

THE 1854 SOCIETY

$50,000 to $99,999

Anonymous

Michael Glassman and Jennifer Glassman

Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye AG

John Madden, Jr. ’72 and Liz Cooke AG

Peter Malkin ’51

Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall AG

Stephen Paluszek and Violeta Paluszek AG

Joseph Raccuia ’76

Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers AG

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG

BLUE & GRAY

$25,000 to $49,999

Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley AG

Lawrence Playford, Jr. and Ellen Playford AG

John Plym, Jr. and Kristin Plym AG

Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond AG

Reardon Family Foundation

Daniel Rice and Christina Rice AG

David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt AG

BLUE DEVILS

$10,000 to $24,999

Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling AG

Jeremy Rosenberg and Cristina Rosenberg AG

Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 AG

Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi AG

David Wise and Vanessa Wise

POLY PARTNERS

$5,500 to $9,999

Dirk DeLaCour ’88

Russell DeLaCour ’90

Sophie DeLaCour ’97

Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen

Sean Desmond and Susan Cordaro AG

Joanna Gurley

TOWER LEVEL

$3,500 to $5,499

Mark Dehnert and Mindy Dehnert AG

Andrew Queen and Dana Queen

Simon Smith and Catherine Smith

Jonathan ten Oever and Nathalie ten Oever

OASIS CIRCLE

$1,000 to $3,499

Mark Abramowitz ’53 and Joan Abramowitz AG

Bruce H. Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses

Bernstein

Mary Bozza Wise ’86

Andrew Gordon and Jennifer Gordon AG

Jared Hedglin ’09 AG

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio AG

Dino Veronese AG

David Youngblade ’55

COMMUNITY CIRCLE up to $999

Hekmat Abdelrahim

Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr. ’53

Harrison Bush ’65

Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci

Peter Cecere ’57

Michael Farkas and Laura Farkas AG

Richard Fearon ’53

Stephen Green ’62

Peter Liebert ’53 and Mary Ann Liebert

Samuel Parker ’70

Patsy Perpetua and Joy Perpetua

Elliott Rebhun ’75

Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers

Eugene Wheeler, Jr. ’53

We would like to recognize the contributions of Taek-Geun Kwon P’32 in his support of COVID-19 testing at Poly. His support made it possible, in large part, for our school community to come together in a safe and welcoming environment.

*deceased

CONFIDENCE. PERSISTENCE. RESILIENCE.

Children grow in wonderful and surprising ways when the Arts are a meaningful part of their education. They discover their voice. Develop self-confidence. And through meaningful engagement with the artistic process, learn to persist, collaborate, and problem solve. We witness this lifelong influence of the Arts every day at Poly Prep, and it’s why we’re committed to doing more to ensure our students have the space and resources needed to fully pursue their passions and talents. Play your part and support the new Poly Arts Center. polyprep.org/artscenter

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

CLASS OF 2036 NURSERY

79% Participation

Harsh Agarwal and Kathryn Jaxheimer AG

Serdjan Balach and Laura Balach AG

Alex Carter AG

Glenn Cochon and Nicole Cochon AG

Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed AG

John Finley and Jamie Nestor AG

David Flumenbaum and Anna Dubenko AG

Josh Ho-Walker and Lillian Goldenthal AG

Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford AG

Marcus Jones and Francis Yasharian AG

John Mann and Elizabeth Tuttle AG

Darren Moore and Uma Mantravadi AG

Joseph Palladino and Kerry Blum AG

Brooks Perlin and Marion Leydier AG

Robert Potter, Jr. and Lauren Leyden AG

Michael Ritter and Diana Breen AG

James Ryan III and Lauren Sands AG

Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer AG

Phillip Smith and Kristin Smith AG

Ben Sykes and Christine Han AG

Wesley White and Sheena White AG

Gihan Wickramaratne and Tammy Tieu AG

Christina Yan AG

CLASS OF 2035 PRE-KINDERGARTEN

74% Participation

Anonymous (2) AG

Brandon Birdwell and Emma Vadehra AG

Jason Caloras and Chloe Frank AG

Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng AG

Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke AG

Mario Coppola and Laura Coppola ’95 AG

J. Stratford Dennis and Ashley Alston AG

Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG

Ramon Estevanell and Katrin Wachs AG

Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo AG

Christopher Filburn and Jenny Filburn AG

Alex Greenbaum and Rose Greenbaum AG

Roshan Hariharan and Karen Hariharan AG

Ankit Jain and Rupal Jain AG

Joshua Margolin and Raji Margolin AG

Patrick Murray and Sanaa Rahman AG

Joseph Palladino and Kerry Blum AG

Seth Pouwels and Dana Pouwels AG

Gianluca Rivizzigno and Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno AG

Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG

William Rosario and Amy Wong AG

Anand Sankaranarayanan and Nithya Venkatachalam AG

Timothy Shea and Marcela Guerrero 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

The Ziff Family AG

CLASS OF 2034

KINDERGARTEN

78% Participation Anonymous (1) AG

Amir Akhavan and Karin Akhavan AG

Kevin Briskey and Sameer Advani AG

Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth AG

John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG

Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen AG

Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza AG

Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG

Zachary Fisher and Haley Fisher 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

Daniel Korich and Vivian Korich 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

Jerry Miko, Jr. and Anindya Basu AG

Francesco Noero and Juliana Obregon AG

Todd Rubin and Nicole Rubin AG

Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal AG

Alan Silver and Charlotte Jett AG

Renato Stabile ’88 and Magali Goossens AG

Mark Van Zandt and Lindsay Van Zandt AG

Wesley White and Sheena White AG

William Williams and Mollie Williams AG

CLASS OF 2033

GRADE 1

80% Participation

Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00 AG

Elizabeth Bennett and Chaelon Costello AG

Monique Boston AG

Matthew Chyra and Hedy Peng AG

Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke AG

Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza AG

Olympia De Castro AG

André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle AG

J. Stratford Dennis and Ashley Alston AG

Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed AG

Jacob Furst and Kate Furst AG

Bethany Gilmore AG

Mervyn Goddard and Natasha Goddard AG

Andrew Hughes ’94 and Sarah Hughes AG

Kevin King and Lindsey King AG

Christine Kromer-Bennett 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

Jackson Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips AG

Kareem Raymond and Tene Raymond AG

Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG

Steven Rodriguez and Natasha Rodriguez AG

Scott Rofey and Olivia Song AG

Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer AG

Aaron Silverstein and Kiera Gans AG

James Sinclair and Larkyn Sinclair AG

Winston Song and Amy Hsieh AG

Jerome Thomas and Cindy Brea AG

Bijan Treister and Negar Treister AG

Walter Weil and Deirdre Dunn AG

Nick Yarmac and JP McCary AG

CLASS OF 2032

GRADE 2

82% Participation

Anonymous (1) AG

Daniel Baranovsky and Yelena Baranovsky AG

Amelia Blissett AG

Vanessa Cantave AG

David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen AG

Michael Clarfeld and Tamar Huberman AG

Stuart Downing and Melissa Downing AG

Ramon Estevanell and Katrin Wachs AG

Cameron Fairall and Jeehyun Yeo AG

Eric Freedgood ’99 and Rachael Freedgood AG

Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres AG

Peter Hungerford and Danielle Hungerford AG

Earl Hunt II and Kristina Hunt AG

Taek-Geun Kwon AG

Joshua Margolin and Raji Margolin AG

Matthew Novogratz and Nadean Novogratz AG

Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin AG

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

Joe Steele and Niloo Steele AG

Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck AG

Anthony Williams and Chrystal Williams AG

Hong Suk Yang and Inha Yang AG

CLASS OF 2031

GRADE 3

81% Participation

Lauren Allen AG

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington AG

Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah AG

Jennifer Bartels AG

Monique Boston AG

Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne AG

Russell Capone and Courtney Dankworth AG

Michele Caro AG

Robert China and Tia Breakley-China AG

Paul Crath and Sarah Robertson AG

Olympia De Castro 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

Gideon Mendelson and Tom Tomeo AG

Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow AG

Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson 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

Reid Skibell and Tugba Colpan AG

Adam Smith AG

Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani AG

Jerome Thomas and Cindy Brea AG

James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin AG

Harley Weber and Heather Weber AG

CLASS OF 2030

GRADE 4

58% Participation

Ibrahima Diagne and Anie Camille AG

Matthew Durando ’96 and Tina Durando AG

Jacob Furst and Kate Furst AG

Jesse Gill and Marisa Yeres AG

Angelo Grasso and Michiko Grasso AG

Eric Leong and Shirley Leong AG

Tony Pasquariello and Amy Pasquariello AG

Craig Perkins and Sharon Perkins AG

Jackson Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips AG

Daniel Pipitone and Melissa Pipitone AG

Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata AG

Andrew Rendeiro and Marty Lentz AG

Scott Rofey and Olivia Song 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 Tartaglia and April Tartaglia AG

Matthew Tilove and Leslie Dubeck AG

Bijan Treister and Negar Treister AG

Ime Udoka and Nia Long AG

Walter Weil and Deirdre Dunn AG

CLASS OF 2029

GRADE 5

83% Participation

Anonymous (1) AG

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington AG

Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird AG

Sefer Balikci and Kesha Crichlow Balikci AG

Jennifer Bartels AG

Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer AG

Keith Brenner and Jennifer Brenner AG

Kevin Byrne and Heidi Byrne AG

Orelia Camara and Karim Camara AG

Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt AG

John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG

Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen AG

Mario Coppola and Laura Coppola ’95 AG

Olympia De Castro AG

André Del Valle and Andrea Del Valle AG

Andrew Foote and Blake Foote AG

Alexander Garner and Emma Garner AG

Bethany Gilmore AG

Robin Gray and Nancy Labiner AG

Tim Hill and Jenny Hill AG

Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto AG

Markus Kiersztan and Madeleine Kiersztan AG

Ajit Kumar and Jennifer Ecclestone 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

Roland Merchant, Jr. and Jennifer Merchant AG

Steve Mierisch and Anita Foden AG

Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen AG

Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman AG

Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards AG

Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen AG

Jim Schoenburg and Laurie Schoenburg 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

Douglas Unis and Julia Jordan AG

Joseph Ward and Mireia Perez AG

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG

Xiao Zhang and Jun Kang AG

The Ziff Family AG

CLASS OF 2028 GRADE 6

66% Participation

Anonymous (3) AG

Dwayne Archbold and Kyona Wilson-Archbold AG

Konstantinos Arniotis and Catherine Arrieta AG

Vincent Arzouian and Florence Liu AG

Johnson Asamoah and Cindy McField-Asamoah AG

Peter Bogaty and Erin Bogaty AG

Kurt Carrington and Denee Carrington AG

Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de Chamorro AG

Keath Chan and Cathy Wong AG

Ric Chaudoir and Winnie Lee AG

Robert China and Tia Breakley-China AG

Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer AG

John Cuti and Sarah Netburn AG

Daniel Ehrenhaft and Jessica Wollman AG

John Elefterakis ’02 and Kirsten Elefterakis AG

Alireza Esmaeilzadeh and Claudia Held AG

Jeffrey Fleishhacker and Jennifer Fleishhacker AG

David Hicks and Kim Hicks AG

Jared Hoffman and Cynthia Hoffman AG

Johannes Jacobs and Amber Jacobs AG

Arun Jayaram and Shashi Kumara AG

Charles Jigarjian and Michi Jigarjian AG

Chiwoniso Kaitano AG

William Kelly and Nicole Kelly AG

Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter AG

Kevin King and Lindsey King AG

Nils Krahe and Jennie Kim AG

Michael Lippert and Sarah Pearsall AG

Anthony Lorenzo and Karen Lorenzo AG

William Mahoney and Adrienne Saldana AG

John Merchant and Suzanna Baird AG

Michael Miarmi and Tatiana Rodriguez AG

Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis AG

Matthew Nemeth and Tricia Kissinger AG

Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva AG

Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard AG

Kirk Parks and Dina Paul-Parks AG

Tony Pasquariello and Amy Pasquariello AG

Daniel Pipitone and Melissa Pipitone AG

David Price AG

Michael Reddy and Jennifer May-Reddy AG

James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling AG

Craig Sabal and Jennifer Sabal AG

Marc Savino ’92 and Hillary Savino AG

Adam Schlesinger and Elizabeth Schlesinger AG

Richard Schneider and Amy Tully AG

Arka Sengupta and Sohini Das AG

Seong Pan Si AG

Demond Simmons and Kaaryn Nailor Simmons AG

Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane AG

Gillian Steele AG

Paul Sylvain and Sabrina Bonne-Annee AG

Bijan Treister and Negar Treister AG

Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden AG

Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick AG

Harley Weber and Heather Weber AG

Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers AG

Harry Yang and Jeeeun Chae AG

CLASS OF 2027 GRADE 7

62% Participation

Anonymous (2) AG

Marc Aberle and Theresa Aberle AG

Adeola Amory Spencer AG

Vadim Avdeychik and Marina Treybick AG

Mark Baillie AG

Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird AG

Headen Bartholomew and Michele Elliott Bartholomew AG

Raoul and Savitha Bhavnani AG

Karim Camara and Orelia Camara AG

Tommaso Cascella and Kathryn Matt AG

Simon Collier and Sarah Collier AG

Thomas Fahy and Tatyana Tsinberg AG

Stefano Filippazzo and Camille Fortunato AG

Andrew Foote and Blake Foote AG

Eric Frank and Lisa Frank 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 Herzog AG

Douglas Jaffe and Kristin Heavey AG

Daylon James and Maia James AG

Richelet Jean and Nathalie Jean AG

John Kenney and Lissa Kenney AG

Brandon Kessler AG

Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane AG

Jason Kubica and Rosamund Green-Kubica AG

Joseph Lattinelli and Lauren Lattinelli ’97 AG

Christopher Lindquist and Proshat Mahjoubie AG

David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire AG

Dionicio Llano and Mayreni Acosta AG

Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez AG

Gregory Maltzman and Sandra Maltzman AG

Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher AG

Roland Merchant, Jr. and Jennifer Merchant AG

Manny Miravete and Amy Givens AG

Chris Mischler and Juliane Kim AG

Constantine Nikitiades and Sophia Nikitiades ’95 AG

Ozodiukwe Onunaku and Chinyere Onunaku AG

Manos Paidarakis and Julie Paidarakis AG

David Pauls and Jane Pauls AG

Ambiorix Pimentel and Yahaira Rodriguez AG

Oleg Povetko and Deborah Cavalcante AG

Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren AG

Daniel Rice and Christina Rice 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

Alexander Sion and Larisa Layug AG

Edward Smith and Alison Smith AG

Lourdes Smith AG

Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley AG

Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner AG

Paul Sylvain and Sabrina Bonne-Annee AG

Gerald Taylor and Melanie Wilson-Taylor AG

James Thompson and Stephanie Unwin AG

Wendye VanBrakle AG

CLASS OF 2026

GRADE 8

63% Participation

Anonymous (5) AG

Anonymous (4) AG

Allyn Arden and Alison Besunder AG

Gilbert Baird and Jaimie Baird AG

Sefer Balikci and Kesha Crichlow Balikci AG

Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere AG

Seth Basham AG

David Blechman and Charlotte Blechman AG

Peter Bogaty and Erin Bogaty AG

Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer AG

Michele Caro AG

Sean Casey and Emelie Kihlstrom AG

John Cochran IV and Danielle Cochran AG

Marvin Cochrane and Jeanette Cochrane AG

Enrico Corsalini and Flavia Corsalini AG

Daniel Crowley and Heather Crowley AG

Joe Daniels and Naomi Daniels AG

Lev Falikman and Irina Falikman AG

John Foley and Jill Foley AG

Anthony Frempong-Boadu and Gwendolyn

Frempong-Boadu AG

Benoit Garbe and Julia Lane AG

Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling AG

Drausio Giacomelli and Fernanda Giacomelli AG

Robert Goergen, Jr. and Stacey Goergen

Tal Golomb and Ariella Golomb AG

John Hill and Shanna Hill AG

Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell AG

Rei Inamoto and Amy Inamoto AG

Kazuomi Iwai and Natsue Iwai AG

Paul Krieger and Christine Magdo AG

Jamie Lawson and Wendy Lawson AG

Tara Lipton AG

Wayne Margolies and Ann Palmer AG

Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall AG

Hamede Martin and Petrice Leben-Martin AG

Lloyd Metz and Cassandra Metz AG

Fausto Monacelli and Sarah Grayson AG

Claire Moore AG

Andrew Morse and Ana Morse AG

Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow AG

Guy Nesdale and Melissa Bullen AG

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

Russell Smith and Maria Guedes Smith AG

Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith AG

Adam Smith AG

Gregory Smith and Ana Nieto AG

Neil Sperling and Rose Sperling AG

Kingsley Stanley and Onyinyechi Stanley AG

The Stegich Family AG

Keyonte Sutherland ’03 AG

Stephen Swanson and Carina Hueber AG

Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos AG

Matthew Warwick and Lauren Tese Warwick AG

Ori Winitzer and Judy Winitzer AG

Jacek Wojtowicz and Jennifer Powers AG

Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen AG

CLASS OF 2025 GRADE 9

54% Participation

Anonymous (3) AG

Jorge Aguilo and Alejandra Gonzalez AG

William Barrett and Sarah Barrett AG

Ira Bogner and Jennifer Bogner AG

John Brooks and Michelle Brooks AG

Christine Buckley AG

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

Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer AG

John Cuti and Sarah Netburn AG

Rafael de Luque and Claudia Arango AG

Abbygale Dove AG

Fernando Ferre and Dana Ferre AG

Fredrica Ford AG

John Forsythe and Noellene Richards Forsythe AG

Frank Fusaro and Dori Raskin AG

Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel AG

Alexander Garner and Emma Garner AG

Erik Geisler and Rachel Geisler AG

Michael Gerling and Tina Petridis-Gerling AG

Michael Giles and Nanette Giles AG

James Glancy and Chantal Glancy AG

Brad Goldberg and Nicole Goldberg AG

Jennifer Grubman AG

Peter Hort and Jamie Hort AG

Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell AG

Sheldon Hyndman and Helen Khan-Hyndman AG

Ben Igoe and Heidi Igoe AG

George Incata and Elizabeth Incata AG

Sven Jacobson and Sonia Jacobson AG

Marc James and Melissa James AG

Richard James and Nakia Serrant-James AG

Ravi Kamble, MD and Prabha Bhandari AG

Brandon Kessler AG

Markus Kiersztan and Madeleine Kiersztan AG

Scott Leyton and Erin Leyton AG

Tara Lipton AG

Daniel Lobo-Berg AG

James Malley and Laura Torrado-Malley ’86 AG

Marc Mendelson and Tara Mendelson AG

Roland Merchant, Jr. and Jennifer Merchant AG

Sean Mullin AG

Fraser and Allison Musmand AG

Michael Neamonitakis and Meropi Neamonitakis AG

Courtney Ozer AG

Jodie Patterson AG

Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson AG

Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur AG

William Rodino and Jeanette Rodino AG

Dan Rootenberg and Shelby Rootenberg AG

JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech AG

Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg AG

Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini AG

John Sarubbi and Catherine Sharkey AG

David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer AG

Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman AG

Donald Shields and Raluca Shields AG

David Smetana and Lauren Smetana AG

Edward Smith and Alison Smith AG

Rui Song and Hongyu Zhang AG

Daniel Spillane and Margaret Spillane AG

Justin Swartz and Joanna Weiner AG

Christopher Taendler and Stephanie Taendler AG

Orlando Taylor and Ashley Taylor AG

Jonathan ten Oever and Nathalie ten Oever

Lu-Shawn Thompson AG

Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden AG

Gregg Walker AG

Bunis Walker and Anastacia Prince-Walker AG

St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe AG

Harley Weber and Heather Weber AG

Peter Williams and Magda Williams AG

Yan Feng Wu and Jinhuan Yu AG

Feng Yao and Xiaopin Chen AG

Craig Yoskowitz and Michelle Yoskowitz AG

Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87 AG

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG

Xianjin Zhou and Juan Hu AG

CLASS OF 2024 GRADE 10

53% Participation

Anonymous (1) AG

Paula Abreu and Bernardo Piquet AG

Michelle Adams and Laura Nelsen AG

Lauren Allen AG

Adam Ames and Elissa Levy AG

Reginald Auguste and Danielle Turner AG

Seth Basham AG

Anson Beard and Veronica Beard AG

Matthew Belford and Jean Belford AG

Warren Bieler and Ilene Fiszel Bieler AG

Irene Bosker and Susan Weigl AG

Kevin Brandmeyer and Susan Brandmeyer AG

Michele Caro AG

Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de Chamorro AG

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

James Fitzpatrick and Melissa Fitzpatrick AG

Demetrios Gabriel II ’85 and Kalitsa Gabriel AG

Peter Genatt and Tasha Genatt AG

Dennis Glass and Shani Fielder-Glass AG

Michael Glassman and Jennifer Glassman

Kenneth Green and Shamier Green AG

Benjamin Herzog and Emily Gardiner Herzog AG

David Hicks and Kim Hicks AG

Peter Hort and Jamie Hort AG

Timothy Howell and Elizabeth Howell AG

Thomas Iannelli ’82 and Barbara Iannelli ’85 AG

German Jaramillo and Paola Mejia AG

Alexander Kagen and Susan Hashemi AG

William Klein and Michele Klein AG

John Kolz and Amy Kolz AG

Matt Kovaleski and Sarah Habibi AG

Marrisa Lall AG

Ladisun Majekodunmi and Olabisi Hodge AG

Meredith Marshall and Yolonda Marshall AG

Tom McAdam and Jill Schwartz AG

Andrew McDonald and Sarah Zuercher AG

David Neibart and Emma Murphy AG

Benjamin Neulander 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

Daniel Pelson and Jenny Pelson AG

Joseph Penachio and Robyn Mazur AG

Winett Phillips and Candace Grant AG

Lawrence Playford, Jr. and Ellen Playford AG

James Regan ’91 and Tamara Ling AG

David Rich AG

Andrew Robb and Kristen Robb AG

James Roberts and Lisa Starr AG

Anthony Robles and Eden Lopez-Robles 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

Sunil Savkar and Stefanie Birkmann AG

Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling AG

Andrew Scholz and Lisa Wall ’88 AG

Jason Scott and Kippy Joseph AG

Mark Smith, Jr. and Valerie Smith AG

Adam Smith AG

Edward Stein and Victoria Misrock-Stein AG

Derek Stoldt and Amy Stoldt AG

David Taub and Leigh Taub AG

Stephanie Tooman-Dieme AG

Marcus Trent and Cyntra Trani AG

Marc Triola and Dushana Triola AG

Marc Turkewitz and Melissa Danenberg AG

Douglas Unis and Julia Jordan AG

Richard Usher, Jr. and Raymi Ramseur-Usher AG

Ann Winston AG

David Wise and Vanessa Wise

Peiying Xiao and Yanqiong Liu AG

Kenneth Yaffe and Susan Hitzig AG

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba AG

CLASS OF 2023

GRADE 11

64% Participation

Anonymous (5) AG

Brad Agate and Christine Agate AG

Paul Arnsten and Pamela Arnsten AG

Headen Bartholomew and Michele Elliott

Bartholomew 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

Johnny Cavaliero and Mindy Wigutow 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

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

Antoine Drye and Jacqueline Moline 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

Joseph Finnerty III AG

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 Jennifer Gordon AG

Nicholas Gravante, Jr. ’78 and Jacqueline Gravante AG

Dan Horan and Julie Beglin AG

Brandon Hornbeck and Yvonne Lee AG

Peter Hort and Jamie Hort AG

Jason Howell and Daniela Vitale-Howell AG

Ken Hudes and Hiroko Otani AG

Daniel Hunter and Dana Rathkopf AG

Ben Igoe and Heidi Igoe AG

Suli Jiang and Jenna Anilee 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 III and Nicole Lawrence AG

Jeffrey Lewis and Lisa Fields 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

Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee AG

Barbara Marino AG

Joseph McCusker and Frances McCusker AG

Adrian Mondesir* and Venice Mondesir AG

Donna Paparella AG

Antony Pfaffle ’81 and Linda Pfaffle AG

John Plym, Jr. and Kristin Plym AG

Gayle Pollack AG

Ronald Pope and Annunciate Hopkins-Pope AG

Andrew Queen and Dana Queen

Mark Reed and Daria Ilunga AG

Leon Reyfman and Natalie Esterman AG

Richard Rizzo and Louise Rizzo AG

JP Rorech and Lucy Rorech AG

David Rosenblatt and Laurie Rosenblatt AG

Gregg Rothkin and Jennifer Rothkin AG

David Schoenberger and Stacy Fischer AG

Scott Sergeant and Cristina Soto AG

Genel Simeon AG

Alexander Slotwiner and Rachel Stevens AG

Robert Stamicar and Mona Thong AG

Alexander Stein and Helayne Schiff AG

Don Stephenson IV and Emily Stephenson AG

Armin Tehrany ’87 and Valerie Tehrany AG

Jonathan ten Oever and Nathalie ten Oever

Bill Thanopoulos and Anastasia Thanopoulos AG

Douglas Tiesi and Elissa Tiesi AG

Michael Troncale and Harriet Troncale AG

Jose Velazquez, Sr. and Ivelisse Velazquez AG

St. John Walshe and Pamela Walshe AG

Tonghe Wang and Xiaoxiao Dong 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 12

41% Participation

Anonymous (3) AG

Joceline Arseneault and Carol Fiore AG

Anson Beard and Veronica Beard AG

Ron Beit and Nicole Beit AG

Jennifer Brown and Noelle Leonard AG

Steve Chiaino and Angela Chiaino AG

Enrico Corsalini and Flavia Corsalini AG

Marcel Deans and Sherrie Deans AG

Stephen Dembitzer and Sarah Maher AG

Laurence Doty IV and Constance Doty AG

Tony Exuma and Rolande Exuma AG

Michael Farkas and Laura Farkas AG

Cliff Fonstein and Nadia Burgard AG

Keane Gibson AG

Josh Gilbert and Ileane Santana-Gilbert AG

Arthur Greco and Allene Chung AG

Byron Jackson and Jennifer Jackson AG

Sven Jacobson and Sonia Jacobson AG

Anik Khambhla and Angela Ortiz AG

Yonghwi Kim and Bokyoung Kim AG

Brian Kinnane and Ellen Kinnane AG

Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon

Gwen Libstag AG

Tara Lipton AG

Yao Lu and Michelle Xie AG

Christopher Mansfield and Sang Lee AG

Florentina Mark AG

Jeff Melcer and Jodi Hecht AG

John Meyer and Nina Harkrader AG

Bradford Mulder and Marisa Marinelli AG

William Rodino and Jeanette Rodino AG

Joseph Roller and Holly Williams-Roller AG

Joshua Rosenberg and Karine Rosenberg AG

Harry Schessel and Risa Schessel AG

Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling AG

Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon 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

Katherine Wells AG

Georgia Wright AG

Baolin Yan and Ting Zhang AG

Heidi Zarou ’86 AG

Philippe Zrihen and Melanie Zrihen AG *deceased

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CLASS OF 1942

Melvin Fraiman AG

CLASS OF 1943

James Landis AG

CLASS OF 1944

William Burdick AG

CLASS OF 1945

Lewis Miller AG

WMarvin Sears

Bernard Spence, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1946

Wilbur Davis AG

William Kramer AG

CLASS OF 1947

Richard Berg

James Blundell, Jr. AG

Robert Fraiman AG

Joseph McElroy AG

CLASS OF 1948

Richard Debs AG

Alan Roland AG

George Smyth, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1949

Homer Eckerson AG

Peter Fauci, Jr. AG

Richard Greenberg AG

David Kramer AG

Robert Magnus, Jr. AG

Otis Pearsall AG

Robert Schoepflin AG

Mark Smoller AG

CLASS OF 1950

Robert Briskman AG

Andrew Davis AG

Charles Kalina AG

Bob Lonshein AG

Philip Moyles AG

Matthew Scharff AG

Arnold Tolkin AG

Edward Wallach AG

Malcolm Young AG

CLASS OF 1951

David Bell AG

Michael Lamm AG

Robert Lehrman AG

Richard Louis AG

Peter Malkin

Richard Marlin AG

Robert Stern AG

CLASS OF 1952

Anthony Besthoff AG

John Bissell AG

Edgar Blohm AG

Frank Exline, Jr. AG

Robert Hillman AG

Michael Rabbino AG

CLASS OF 1953

Mark Abramowitz AG

Arthur Bellinzoni, Jr.

Bruce Bernstein AG

Howard Cohen AG

Richard Fearon

William Gershell AG

Michael Glick AG

Robert Harwood AG

Peter Liebert

Richard Merhige AG

Michael Press AG

Eugene Wheeler, Jr.

CLASS OF 1954

Ira Ames AG

Stanley Bogen AG

Alan Davidson AG

Steven Ducker AG

Eugene Flamm AG

Joel Greeley AG

Ralph Groskoph AG

Owen Hoberman AG

Leslie Silverstein AG

Jack Wasserman AG

CLASS OF 1955

Paul Brown AG

Michael Gold AG

Charles Kalison AG

Stuart Mackler AG

Ira Merritt AG

Richard Perlman AG

Harry Petchesky AG

Peter G. Stone AG

Michael Sussman AG

Robert Younes AG

David Youngblade

CLASS OF 1956

Arthur Delmhorst AG

Justus Doenecke AG

Bruce Ducker AG

Michael Freund AG

David Goldman AG

Jerome Howie AG

Stephen Krass 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

CLASS OF 1957

Roger Bermas AG

Peter Cecere

Thomas Hunter AG

George Malin AG

Robert Pickens AG

Victor Rich AG

David Sherman AG

Peter Siviglia AG

Tenny Wheatley, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1958

Dave Elligers AG

Joseph Giardina AG

Mark Groothuis AG

Edward Jeffer AG

Michael Kay AG

Marvin Lerman AG

Alan Newman AG

Joel Pokorny AG

Arthur Rebell AG

Edward Reiss AG

John Sands AG

CLASS OF 1959

Thomas Goddard AG

David Lichtman AG

Robert Martinson*

Leonard Sayles AG

Norman Silberdick, Jr. AG

Anthony Sirianni AG

CLASS OF 1960

Michael Cagan AG

Michael Groothuis AG

Seth Kaufman AG

Richard Mizrack AG

CLASS OF 1961

Peter Bloom AG

Robert Chiteman AG

John Grayzel AG

Francis Love AG

Robert Meringolo AG

Stephen Pearlman AG

Michael Rebell AG

Peter Richtmyer AG

CLASS OF 1962

James Blumstein AG

Henry Gardstein, Jr. AG

Stephen Green

Alan Hoffman AG

Delmont Irving AG

Richard Jensen AG

Kenneth Kasses AG

Mark Kozinn AG

Robert Shack AG

Richard Spiegel AG

Edwin Wigutoff AG

CLASS OF 1963

Warren Appleman AG

Larry Denmark AG

Thomas Fanta AG

Henry Fayne AG

Michael Krinsky AG

Peter Love AG

Bruce Pindyck AG

Richard Ratzan AG

Arthur Richman AG

Yaroslav Sochynsky AG

CLASS OF 1964

Jonathan Axelrod AG

Robert Cort AG

Bruce Merhige AG

Eric Ruby AG

Rob Schenck AG

CLASS OF 1965

Patrick Burger AG

Harrison Bush

Roger Heymann AG

Ronald Mason AG

Andrew Mogelof AG

CLASS OF 1966

Andrew Benjamin AG

Mitchell Bernstein AG

Frederick Haddad AG

David Johnson III AG

Lee Saltzman AG

Michael Terrin AG

CLASS OF 1967

Jeffrey Baloutine AG

Andrew Gowa AG

James Hennessy, Jr. AG

David Neigus AG

Lawrence Pincus AG

CLASS OF 1968

Joseph Hanson AG

Anonymous (1) AG

Robert Jacob AG

Bruce Johannessen AG

Russell Panetta AG

Peter Sessa AG

Ira Turret AG

Vincent Vigorita AG

CLASS OF 1969

Salvatore Cumella AG

Mark Evans AG

Stewart Fleisig AG

Lester Kritzer AG

Howard Levine AG

Mark Liss AG

Michael Rogers AG

CLASS OF 1970

Robert Arcaro AG

Richard Daidone AG

James Dreyfus AG

Timothy Johnson AG

Antonio Magliocco, Jr. AG

Lennox Montrose AG

Samuel Parker

Michael Price AG

Roy Rifkin AG

Robert Slack AG

James Stirn AG

Bruce Terrin AG

Andrew Wittenstein AG

CLASS OF 1971

Michael Junsch AG

Stephen LoRusso AG

David Pollack AG

CLASS OF 1972

James Allen AG

Bruce Doll AG

Paul Gilson AG

M. Robert Gumer AG

John Madden, Jr. AG

Douglas Miller AG

Jerrold Newman AG

Joel Rush AG

David Troyansky AG

Henry Warshaw AG

CLASS OF 1973

Jeffrey Rifkin AG

Richard Saltzman AG

Richard Shapiro AG

Robert Spatt AG

CLASS OF 1974

Frank Bernieri AG

Nicholas Harris AG

Peter Madden AG

Robert Messina AG

John Morris, Jr. AG

Hal Rose AG

Anthony Sgarlato AG

CLASS OF 1975

Michael Adesman AG

Charles Birenbaum AG

George Bittar AG

Allen Flores AG

Steven Froot AG

Elliott Rebhun

David Schlecker AG

Scott Smith AG

CLASS OF 1976

Ira Checkla AG

Kenneth Dashow AG

Charles Kreines AG

Joseph Raccuia

Frank Sinatra AG

Howard Smith, Jr. AG

CLASS OF 1977

Darren Gitelman AG

Edward Katz AG

CLASS OF 1978

Lawrence Brandman AG

Frank Galtieri AG

Nicholas Gravante, Jr. AG

Steven Herman AG

Peter Latson AG

Steve Levitan AG

CLASS OF 1979

Jeffrey Bamonte AG

Stephen Kochman AG

Mark Levine AG

Kenneth Webb AG

CLASS OF 1980

Howard Dicker AG

Margaret Watson AG

CLASS OF 1981

Antony Pfaffle AG

Martin Valk AG

CLASS OF 1982

Anonymous (1) AG

Thomas Iannelli AG

Nadine Kennedy AG

Philip Sawyer AG

CLASS OF 1983

Ken Dupee AG

CLASS OF 1984

Jeanne Cloppse AG

Gigi Georges AG

Gordon Jensen AG

Arnold Mascali AG

Michael Osso AG

CLASS OF 1985

John Culmine AG

Demetrios Gabriel II AG

Bernard Gancarz AG

Barbara Ippolito Iannelli AG

CLASS OF 1986

Jennifer McAvey Baker AG

Mary Picarello Bozza Wise

Robin Bramwell-Stewart AG

Eric Gural AG

Kelly Lynch Papa AG

Gabrielle Scarpaci AG

Carla Sinatra AG

Laura Torrado-Malley AG

Heidi Zarou AG

CLASS OF 1987

Michael Correra AG

Catherine Curley Lee AG

Jamal Hayden AG

Neeta Kantu Smith AG

Robert Minutello AG

Samuel Perlman AG

Gabrielle Roventini AG

Robert Sabbagh AG

Gayle Hamwi Steinhacker AG

Armin Tehrany AG

CLASS OF 1988

Cynthia Cheswick Capone AG

Dirk DeLaCour

Jeanine Smartt Liburd AG

Todd Prager AG

Renato Stabile AG

Lisa Wall AG

CLASS OF 1989

Michael Pollack AG

Christopher Richardson AG

CLASS OF 1990

Lee Cohen AG

Russell DeLaCour

John Merhige AG

CLASS OF 1991

Nnamdi Orakwue AG

James Regan AG

Joseph Verdirame AG

CLASS OF 1992

Corey Modeste AG

Richard Naddeo AG

Jennifer Kunz Rice AG

Matthew Roventini AG

Marc Savino AG

Todd Vitolo AG

CLASS OF 1994

Jaime Blanc AG

Justin Ferrelli AG

Katherine Greig AG

Andrew Hughes AG

Joseph Pabon AG

Nathaniel Walsh AG

CLASS OF 1995

Kate Bernstein AG

Laura Beiles Coppola AG

Jonathan Krasner AG

Stephen Lee AG

Sophia Marinakis Nikitiades AG

Kristerfor Mastronardi AG

Wade Saadi, Jr. AG

Anthony Tortora AG

John Zaremba AG

CLASS OF 1996

Matthew Durando AG

Nathan Finkel AG

Henry Lau AG

Jennifer Myers Pulidore AG

Page Travelstead AG

Melanie Wilson-Taylor AG

CLASS OF 1997

David Alperin AG

Tara Anant Kando AG

Karl Boulware AG

Jason Daras AG

Sophie DeLaCour

Keith Foss AG

Maria Haymandou Garg AG

Richard Kando AG

Lauren Mancuso Lattinelli AG

Derek Lee AG

Jill Rudnick AG

CLASS OF 1998

Courtney Archer-Buckmire AG

Denise Regan Baker AG

Justin Pagan AG

CLASS OF 1999

Brian Azara AG

Eric Freedgood AG

David Giancola AG

Leslie Grinage AG

Carolyn Razzano AG

Alexander Tejani AG

CLASS OF 2000

Noah Aberlin AG

Alexandra Maresca Azara AG

Wilson Calle AG

Brian Cantor AG

Jasmin Rivera AG

Johanna Rodriguez AG

Joseph Seggio AG

John Verzosa AG

CLASS OF 2001

Eileen Ahasic AG

Marissa Beck AG

Ana Calle AG

Julian Holder AG

Margo Rivera Power AG

Hector Santiago AG

Peter Soto AG

CLASS OF 2002

John Elefterakis AG

Alissa Bello McGrisken AG

Daniel Messing AG

CLASS OF 2003

Elizabeth Becker Schires AG

Shanell Bryan AG

Matthew Dresher AG

Peter Rocco AG

Keyonte Sutherland AG

CLASS OF 2004

Jonathan Feinberg AG

Alexander Greeley AG

Runako Gulstone AG

Daniel Ricciardi AG

Minoo Fadaifard Wade AG

CLASS OF 2005

Cristina Cote AG

Adam Garson AG

Keith Hernandez AG

Griffin Humphreys AG

John Kefer AG

Laura Mumm AG

Juliette Pannone AG

Akili Tommasino AG

Jamila Williams AG

Monique Wilson AG

CLASS OF 2006

Reed Katz AG

Catherine LaRocca AG

Samuel Polifka AG

Alexander Wright-Johnson AG

CLASS OF 2007

Deana Belvedere AG

Anastasia Cembrovska AG

Thana-Ashley Charles AG

Andrew Goldfarb AG

Ryan Hyland AG

Alfred Miller AG

Christina Sapega AG

Andres Ventura AG

CLASS OF 2008

Courtney Nolan AG

CLASS OF 2009

Anonymous (1) AG

Pearce Erensel AG

Jared Hedglin AG

CLASS OF 2010

Alana Lawson Althans AG

Justin Curtis AG

Katherine Greissman AG

Jason Griffiths AG

William Hochman AG

Terrence Hyland AG

Karina Krainchich AG

Morgan Raff AG

Colin Sheridan AG

Andrew Silverman AG

CLASS OF 2011

Kadaicia-Loi Dunkley

Abouelnaga AG

Anonymous (1) AG

Qadir Forbes AG

Travis Hutchinson AG

Vincent Licata AG

Anecia Richards AG

CLASS OF 2012

Christopher Andrade AG

Ayisha McHugh AG

Christopher Patacsil AG

Jordyn Silverstein AG

CLASS OF 2013

Christine Croasdaile AG

Kiera French AG

Kameron Hutchinson AG

Tara Muoio AG

Thomas Walker IV AG

Asha Wills AG

CLASS OF 2014

Drew Lewis AG

CLASS OF 2015

Grace Accetta AG

Alyssa Brown AG

Ariana Luksh AG

Rodney Miller, Jr. AG

Cassie Moriarty AG

CLASS OF 2016

David Dixon AG

Briana Riley AG

Micaela Rodriguez AG

CLASS OF 2017

Kayla Glemaud AG

Kyle Mooney AG

Eric Muoio AG

CLASS OF 2018

Ellen Gaffney AG

Mayin Hinduja AG

CLASS OF 2019

Shania Smith AG

Chloe Sun AG

Zene Willoughby AG

CLASS OF 2020

Jenna Denaver AG

Jordan Denaver AG

Many thanks to the Poly grandparents who contributed during the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

Maxine Armstrong AG

Arvydas Barzdukas and Daiva Barzdukas AG

Susan Beiles AG

Fern Berenberg AG

Alleen Bratton AG

Renee Cantave and Herve Cantave AG

John Carty and Jane Carty AG

Hin Chan and Wing Chan AG

John Cochran III and Patricia Cochran AG

Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen

John Dubeck and Susan Hotine AG

Paul Durando and Marie Durando AG

Sandi Feinberg AG

Phil Foote and Mary Foote AG

Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood AG

Lynda Freeman AG

Marjorie Greenberg AG

Allen Grubman and Deborah Grubman AG

Jeffrey Gural and Paula Gural AG

Pat Harrigan AG

Judy Hicks AG

Elicia Hunter AG

John Hunter and Jayne Hunter AG

Howard Kaye and Wilma Kaye AG

Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden AG

Frank Lopez AG

Stuart Mackler ’55 and Judy Mackler AG

Ken Mandelbaum and Susie Mandelbaum AG

Richard Marlin ’51 and Caroline Marlin AG

Michael McGovern and Joyce McGovern AG

Rebecca McPheters AG

Yvonne Pollack AG

Michael Rebell ’61 and Sharon Rebell AG

Frank Rogers AG

Jane Selzer AG

David Scott and Judith Scott AG

Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto AG

Susan Solomon AG

Goodrich Stokes and Joyce Stokes AG

Christina VanBrakle and Bryant VanBrakle AG

Shirley Welsh and Garth Elliott AG

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

Anonymous (10) AG

Paata Abjandadze and Maka Gogilashvili AG

Mark Abramowitz and Joan Abramowitz AG

Jonathan Aibel AG

David Akselrad and Jacqueline Akselrad AG

Heath Aldridge AG

Adeola Amory Spencer AG

Gaudencio Andrade and Laura Andrade AG

Anonymous Donor AG

Douglas Arbuckle AG

Luigi Arlia and Cynthia Arlia AG

M. Anthony Baker and Diana Baker AG

Peter Bakst AG

Bradley Balliet AG

Lorie Bartley AG

Audrius Barzdukas AG

The Rev. William Baum and The Rev. Brooke Swertfager AG

Susan Beiles AG

Bruce Bernstein ’53 and Lita Moses Bernstein AG

Burkhard Bilger and Jennifer Nelson AG

Russell Boardman and Lynn Boardman AG

Jim Boland and Fran Boland AG

Carol Bongiorni 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

Joseph Capone and Cynthia Capone AG

Carolyn Castellano AG

Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu AG

Michael Chirdo and Catherine Chirdo AG

Lola Clarke AG

John Commaratto and Louise Commaratto AG

Joseph Coplin and Jenna Coplin AG

Robert Cort ’64 and Rosalie Swedlin AG

Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza AG

Willis DeLaCour, Jr. and Sally Williams-Allen

Dennis DePietro AG

Guy Devyatkin and Natalia Devyatkin AG

Alfred DiGrazia and Alison Morea AG

Kevin Doherty* AG

Peggy Doherty AG

John Dreyer and Carmen Dreyer AG

Paul Durando and Marie Durando AG

Jason Edwards and Terell Cooper-Edwards AG

Robert Falotico and Catherine Burgos AG

Joseph Farris II and Julie Farris AG

Barbara B. Feldman AG

Jean Paul Fils-Aime and Jacqueline Celestin FilsAime AG

Brian Fitzgerald and Erin Patton AG

Lloyd Ford and Jacqueline Ford AG

Lecia Foster AG

Edward Freedgood and Electra Freedgood AG

Christopher French and Mary Carroll French AG

Lisa Friel AG

Raymundo Garcia and Rosa Garcia AG

Janet Garnjost AG

Brit Geiger AG

Scott Glass and JJ Ramberg AG

Thomas Goddard ’59 and Laura Goddard AG

Mitchel Gray and Kathleen Gray AG

Eustace Greaves, Jr. AG

Jeffrey Gural and Paula Gural AG

Eric Gural ’86 and Nancy Gural AG

Joanna Gurley

Janine Guzzone AG

Michelle Haire AG

David Harman and Kristin Harman AG

Pat Harrigan AG

Robert Harwood and Gwendolyn Harwood AG

Zia Hassan and Jurate Hassan AG

Milton Hedglin and Denise Hedglin AG

Bruce Henry and Patricia Henry AG

David Higham and Toni-Leslie James AG

Betsy Humes AG

Noel Humphreys AG

Stacy Hunter AG

Maite Iracheta AG

Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch AG

Jane Karlin AG

Nels Kauppila and Pamela Kauppila AG

Paul Kefer and Patricia Sullivan AG

Milan Krainchich and Gina Krainchich AG

Charles Kreines ’76 and Rosanne DiFazio AG

Khieng Lay and Milagros Tantoco-Lay AG

Steven Lefkowitz and Jacqueline Bausch AG

Nicholas Lettieri AG

Deirdre Lewis AG

Warner Lewis and Christina Porter AG

Michael Liburd and Jeanine Liburd ’88 AG

Michael Licata and Catherine Licata AG

John Lowe and Marissa Alperin AG

Scott Luksh and Sofia Haberman AG

Arthur Magnus and Caroline Magnus AG

Stephen Maharam and Camila Pastor AG

Mary Malhame AG

Nancy Mangus AG

Jose Martinez and Ellen Martinez AG

Donald McHugh and Jean McHugh AG

Carol McLaughlin AG

Mark Melamed and Helen Melamed AG

Richard Merhige ’53 and Jacqueline Merhige AG

Richard Mizrack ’60 AG

Richard Morris and Jessica Morris AG

Loren Munk and Kate Munk AG

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio AG

Albert Nocella III and Tina Georgoulakos AG

Richard Nolan and Eileen Nolan AG

Michael Novogratz and Sukey Novogratz AG

Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva AG

David Nuzum and Olivia Herman AG

Alyssa O’Reilly AG

Clarence Olmstead and Kathleen Heenan AG

Refael Olya and Teresa Olya AG

Rowland Orakwue and Pearl Orakwue AG

Brenton Palmer and Jacqueline Palmer AG

Elie Pariente and Suzann Pariente AG

Scott Parson and Lisa Parson AG

James Pattison and Katherine Pattison AG

Patsy Perpetua and Joy Perpetua

Bruce Pindyck and Mary Ellen Pindyck AG

Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer AG

Charles Polizano and Dianna Polizano AG

Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo AG

Fredrick Pytlak and Edna Pytlak AG

Ganesh Rao and Patrick Campbell AG

John Rearick, Jr. and Elizabeth Schnee AG

Peter Redell and Lori Redell AG

Edward Reitler and Joyce Reitler AG

Daniel Ricciardi and Peggy Ricciardi AG

William Rice, Jr. AG

Mario Richards AG

Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers

Hal Rose ’74 and Lisa Rose AG

James Rossman and Eliza Rossman AG

Edward Ruck and Diane Ruck AG

Thomas Russo and Linda Russo AG

Richard Saltzman ’73 and Bette Saltzman AG

Michael Segal AG

James Signorelli and Patricia Smith AG

Irwin Simon and Daryl Simon AG

Laurie Silverman AG

Greg Simpson and Elaine Simpson AG

Chad Slawner and Hyo Yeon AG

Marc Sloane and Linda Sloane AG

Simon Smith and Catherine Smith

Howard Smith, Jr. ’76 and Pamela Smith AG

Scott Smith ’75 and Heidi Smith AG

Pamela Smyth AG

Robert Spatt ’73 and Lisa Spatt AG

Michael Stelzer and Natalie Stelzer AG

Niles Stewart and Robin Bramwell-Stewart ’86 AG

Caleb Terry and Sherri-Ann Terry AG

Alfred Terry III and Leslie Goldfarb Terry AG

Geoffrey Troy and Jane Troy AG

Dino Veronese AG

Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita AG

Thomas Walker III and Danielle Walker AG

Dawn-Marie Walker AG

James Wallick and Catherine Wallick AG

Paul Weinstein and Michal Hershkovitz AG

Carol Weymuller AG

Argle Whitfield and Florence Whitfield AG

Elizabeth Wiatt AG

Vonda Willoughby AG

Winston Wills and Yvette Hinds Wills AG

Owen Wincig and Regina Wincig AG

Shao Wah Yiu and Yi Yun Yiu AG

Lorenz Zimmerman, Jr. and Anne Zimmerman AG

Brian Zipp and Martha Zipp AG

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

Anonymous (8) AG

Hekmat Abdelrahim AG

Victoria Abdulahad AG

Richard Alberino AG

Angel Alvarado AG

Christopher Andrade ’12 AG

Gaudencio Andrade AG

Andre Antoine AG

Alicia Antonelli AG

Robert Aston AG

Jason Augustine AG

Konstantin Avdeev AG

Audrius Barzdukas AG

Sarah Bates AG

Stephen Bates AG

Renae Beauchman AG

Susan Beiles AG

Jean Belford AG

Lisa Beltramello AG

Adam Benay AG

Adam Bisceglia AG

AJ Blandford AG

Salvatore Bonaventura AG

Lauren Bonaventura AG

Sarah Bond AG

Carol Bongiorni AG

Monique Boston AG

Susie Brandmeyer AG

Faith Brown AG

Sylvia Buono AG

Linda Busetti AG

Teresa Calvo AG

Jose Camargo AG

Louis Candel AG

Kristin Cannon AG

Alia Carponter-Walker AG

Dustin Carr AG

Juan Carrillo AG

Alex Carter AG

Lynda Casarella AG

James Catapano AG

Pasquale Cioffi AG

Julio Colon AG

Peggy Cook AG

Courtney Cooke AG

Laura Coppola ’95 AG

Richard Corso AG

Daniel Costello AG

Edwin Craig AG

David Cruz AG

Zoi Cuko AG

Kim Davis AG

Kimberly Davis Rivizzigno AG

Shirley Dayes AG

André Del Valle AG

Andrea Del Valle AG

Helen Delamarter AG

Lawrence Dessi AG

Maria DiCarlo AG

Virginia Dillon AG

Daniel Doughty AG

Carrie Dowell AG

Carmen Dreyer AG

Matthew Durando ’96 AG

David Edwards AG

Sarah Ely AG

Ira Feldman AG

Edward Fitzgerald AG

Charles Fleming AG

Denise Fraifeld AG

Haden Francis AG

Jase Franklyn AG

Rosa Garcia AG

Emily Gardiner Herzog AG

Michael Gentile AG

Anthony Gini AG

Kristin Ginty-Parra AG

Angela Gittens AG

Peter Gorman AG

Michael Goslar AG

Kathleen Graf AG

Kyle Graham AG

Laura Grimm AG

Judette Guerrier AG

Kristen Guynn AG

Ashley Hacker AG

Kenneth Hamilton, Jr. AG

Amy Hao AG

Pat Harrigan AG

Michal Hershkovitz AG

David Higham AG

Malory Hom AG

Gail Horowitz AG

Erin Hughes AG

Stacy Hunter AG

Jack Hyman AG

Maite Iracheta AG

Teyana Irving AG

Rosemarie Izzo AG

Richard James AG

Michael Junsch ’71 AG

Kai Kang AG

Majid Khan AG

Bokyoung Kim AG

Yonghwi Kim AG

Ellen Kinnane AG

Mary Klonis AG

Ladislav Kravar AG

Opeyemi Laniyonu AG

Carmelo Larose AG

Ramesh Laungani AG

Julie Lee AG

Kent Leeklymenko AG

Jeremi Lewis AG

Emily Liao AG

Paola Ligonde AG

Tamara Ling AG

Shihan Liu AG

Vivian Liu AG

Kristen Lizzi AG

Caitlin Loi AG

Elisabeth Mansfield AG

Lee Marcus AG

Vincent Margiotta AG

Andrew Marinos AG

Ellen Martinez AG

William McNally AG

James Megahan AG

Devon Mennella AG

Alex Millan AG

Christian Morehouse AG

Juliet Moretti AG

Cliff Morrison AG

Margaret Moslander AG

Sean Mullin AG

Donna Muoio AG

Jennifer Nelson AG

Jamie Nestor AG

Richard Nolan AG

Peter Nowakoski AG

Ronny Nunez AG

James Ogilvie AG

Rachel Olinyk AG

Theresa O’Sullivan AG

Jason Parrish AG

Jenna Peet AG

Marissa Pennington AG

Alexis Perez AG

Rosemarie Pico AG

Charles Polizano AG

Dianna Polizano AG

Emily Prior AG

Lisa Puleo AG

Meredeth Quick AG

Carolyn Quigley AG

Ruba Rabah AG

Yusimir Ramirez AG

John Rankin AG

Danielle Rauch AG

John Rearick, Jr. 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

Amanda Rose AG

Matthew Roventini ’92 AG

Linda Russo AG

Vincent Rutuelo AG

Matthew Sagotsky AG

Aminta Salmeron AG

Vanessa Santana AG

Epiphania Santana AG

Ronald Sarcos AG

Jason Savarese AG

Adina Scherer AG

Addie Schoenberger AG

Clare Seidel AG

Gyanesh Sharma AG

Timothy Shea AG

Elijah Sivin AG

Jennifer Slomack AG

Patricia Smith AG

Rebekah Sollitto AG

Elizabeth Soto AG

Peter Soto ’01 AG

Victoria Stawowy-Mokos AG

Matthew Stelluto AG

Jillianne Tejani AG

Christopher Tutolo AG

Debbie Van Ryn AG

Geeta Vir AG

Helena Vislocka AG

Xerxes Vizcaino AG

Keith Wiggs 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

FORMER FACULTY

Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98 AG

Marie August AG

Deborah Cavalcante AG

Louise Commaratto AG

Terell Cooper-Edwards AG

Thomas Cutler AG

Guy Devyatkin AG

Robert Falotico AG

David Harman AG

Kristin Harman AG

Paul Raso AG

Jesse Reiner AG

Kathleen Rienzi AG

Margo Rivera Power ’01 AG

Johanna Rodriguez ’00 AG

Edward Ruck AG

Nikole Smith AG

Bobbie Swain AG

Devon Whalen AG

Sarah Zuercher AG

In Honor of Catherine Biesty ’02

William Biesty and Maureen Biesty

In Honor of Liam Biesty ’04

William Biesty and Maureen Biesty

In Honor of Sean Biesty ’99

William Biesty and Maureen Biesty

In Honor of Zoë Campbell ’25

Fern Berenberg

In Honor of Brian Chiang ’18

Yi-Jen Chiang and Sophie Hsu

In Honor of Christine Croasdaile ’13

Lola Clarke

In Honor of Jackson Deans ’22

Marcel Deans and Sherrie Deans

In Honor of Guy P. Devyatkin

Pamela Smyth

In Honor of Aminata Diagne ’30

Ibrahima Diagne and Anie Camille

In Honor of Emmett Doty ’22

Heidi Zarou ’86

In Honor of Madeline Doty ’22

Heidi Zarou ’86

In Honor of Rose A. Filippazzo

Stefano Filippazzo and Camille Fortunato

In Honor of Brian Flores ’99

Dennis DePietro

Michelle Haire

Alyssa O’Reilly

In Honor of Erika Freeman

Courtney Archer-Buckmire ’98

In Honor of Lauren Gallo White ’04

David Harman and Kristin Harman

In Honor of Max Gallo ’06

David Harman and Kristin Harman

In Honor of Jordan Greenberg ’27

Marjorie Greenberg

In Honor of Noah Greenberg ’23

Marjorie Greenberg

In Honor of Erin Hughes

Carolyn Castellano

Janine Guzzone

In Honor of Michael Junsch ’71

William McNally

In Honor of Sabina Laricchia

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Honor of Tamara Ling

Matthew Tartaglia and April Tartaglia

In Honor of Jennifer Nelson

Ramon Estevanell and Katrin Wachs

David Nuzum and Olivia Herman

In Honor of Phileep Nowakowski ’28

Brian Nowakowski and Natalia Artemyeva

In Honor of Connor Pisano ’14

Steven Pisano and Lisa Meyer

In Honor of The Poly Prep Annual Giving Team

Vincent Margiotta

In Honor of Jack Potter ’32

Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden

In Honor of Shane Potter ’36

Diane Leyden and Brian Leyden

In Honor of Julianna Puleo ’15

Peter Puleo and Lisa Puleo

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 Robert Sabbagh ’87

Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita

In Honor of Graziella Sidoli

Kevin Power and Margo Rivera Power ’01

In Honor of Charles Sollitto ’32

Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto

In Honor of Rosalie Sollitto ’29

Anthony Sollitto and Dolores Sollitto

In Honor of Max H. Stein ’29

Jane Selzer

In Honor of Stephen J. Taylor

Ramon Estevanell and Katrin Wachs

In Honor of Sophia Wallick ’20

James Wallick and Catherine Wallick

In Honor of Tessa Weber ’25

Harley Weber and Heather Weber

In Honor of Circe T. Weber

Harley Weber and Heather Weber

In Honor of Desmond H. Weber

Harley Weber and Heather Weber

In Honor of Kyle Williams ’23

Magda Williams and Peter Williams

In Honor of Ana Clara Wisk ’29

Patricia Wisk

In Honor of Isabela Wisk ’36

Patricia Wisk

In Honor of Douglas Wong

Barbara Marino

In Memory of Andrew Abate ’82

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Vincent Abate ’79

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of L. Davis Arbuckle, Jr. ’51

Douglas Arbuckle

Nancy Mangus

In Memory of Timothy Boardman ’04

Russell Boardman and Lynn Boardman

In Memory of Robert Brower ’58

Mark Groothuis ’58

In Memory of George Brown ’43

Margaret Brown

In Memory of Dudley Campbell, Jr. ’42

Rosalind Campbell

In Memory of Anthony Davidson ’62

Stephen Green ’62

In Memory of Joseph Della Pietra ’95

James Hennessy, Jr. ’67

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Joseph DePaola ’50

Michael DePaola

In Memory of Liane Dougherty

Leslie Grinage ’99

Leonard Rienzi and Kathleen Rienzi

Monique Wilson ’05

In Memory of Gilbert Feldman ’42

Marie August

Jeffrey Bamonte ’79

Michael Cagan ’60

Salvatore Cumella ’69

James Dreyfus ’70

Andrew Gowa ’67

Michael Groothuis ’60

Michael Junsch ’71 and Adrienne Junsch

Douglas Miller ’72

Jerrold Newman ’72

Michael Pollack ’89

Philip Sawyer ’82

Robert Shack ’62

Martin Valk ’81

Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita

In Memory of Dieudonne and Evans Fils-Aime

Jean Paul Fils-Aime and Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aime

In Memory of Mikhail Finkel

Nathan Finkel ’96

In Memory of Nathan Fleisig

Stewart Fleisig ’69

In Memory of Louise J. Forsyth

Elijah Sivin

In Memory of Arnold Fraiman ’43

Robert Fraiman ’47

In Memory of Janine Fuentes

Justin Pagan ’98

In Memory of Terence Gazzani ’95

Jerry Capeci and Barbara Capeci

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

Patsy Perpetua and Joy Perpetua

Richard Rodgers and Kathleen Rodgers

In Memory of Christopher Grady ’80

Jared Hedglin ’09

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Grant H. Greeley

Alexander Greeley ’04

In Memory of George Greenberg

Marjorie Greenberg

In Memory of Donald Gross ’52

Michael Rabbino ’52

In Memory of Monroe H. Gumer

M. Robert Gumer ’72

In Memory of Michael Halperin ’59

Paul Gilson ’72

In Memory of Jon Hammer ’52

Michael Rabbino ’52

In Memory of Joseph Hasson III ’85

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Michael Heitner ’56

Arthur Delmhorst ’56

Stephen Krass ’56

In Memory of Ralph Herreros

Jennifer Baker ’86

In Memory of Mark Hindy ’91

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Gordon Innes ’67

Brian Innes ’68

In Memory of Arthur Kananack ’51

Richard Marlin ’51 and Caroline Marlin

In Memory of Jay Kane ’49

Peter Fauci, Jr. ’49

In Memory of Miles Kastendieck ’23

Peter Cecere ’57

In Memory of Gail Knutsen

Bruce Ducker ’56

In Memory of Katherine Lowe Lopez

Frank Lopez

In Memory of Francis Love

Francis Love ’61

In Memory of Roman Lyubarov

Alexander Lyubarov and Susanna Chan

In Memory of Florence and Harry Mackler

Stuart Mackler ’55 and Judy Mackler

In Memory of John Malhame ’56

Mary Malhame

In Memory of Sol Margolies

Wayne Margolies and Ann Palmer

In Memory of Brian Pariente ’00

Elie Pariente and Suzann Pariente

In Memory of Harlow Parker

David Johnson III ’66

Matthew Roventini ’92 and Kathy Roventini

In Memory of William Peterson ’72

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Lars Qualben ’69

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Allan Rosenbloom ’61

Brit Geiger

In Memory of Andrew Rosenblum ’74

Paul Muoio and Donna Muoio

In Memory of Dennis Roventini

Christopher Zam and Gabrielle Roventini ’87

In Memory of Robert J. Sabbagh

Vincent Vigorita ’68 and Patricia Vigorita

In Memory of Harvey Scheff ’57

Victor Rich ’57

In Memory of Edward Schoenfeld ’67

James Hennessy, Jr. ’67

In Memory of September 11th

Roger Heymann ’65

In Memory of Warren Sherman ’52

Michael Rabbino ’52

In Memory of Kandace Simmons ’84

Gordon Jensen ’84

In Memory of Alan Steinberg ’66

Andrew Benjamin ’66

In Memory of Sandra Stone

Robert Minutello ’87

In Memory of John Vigorita ’15

Carol McLaughlin

In Memory of Giselle Warshawsky

Steven Brescia and Ilene Shaw-Brescia

In Memory of Dr. Mark H. Wellman

Mario Richards

In Memory of Brennan Wickramaratne

Michael Clarfeld and Tamar Huberman

In Memory of Martin Zuckerman ’60

Michael Cagan ’60

The 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

Michael David ’66

Richard Debs ’48

William Drucker ’58

Ira Feldman ’75

Dennis Fox ’56

Peter Fyfe ’47

Michael Gold ’55

Richard Greenberg ’49

Joseph Hanson ’68

Hugh Hermann ’46*

Donald Higgins ’52

Owen Hoberman ’54

Warren Jacobs ’51

Michael Jacobs ’68

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

Mallard Owen ’72

Harry Petchesky ’55

Elliott Rebhun ’75

Peter Redell and Lori Redell

Aamir Rehman ’95

Eric Ruby ’64

William Schiazza ’82

Marvin Sears ’45

Harlan Stone II ’53

Louis Vigorita ’65

Fred Werner ’54

William Williams, Headmaster Emeritus and Linda Williams

Paul Zola ’53

DONORS ADVISED FUNDS, MATCHING GIFTS & FOUNDATIONS

Anonymous

AbbVie

AIG Matching Grants Program

American Century Investments Foundation

American Endowment Foundation

American Express Foundation

Ameriprise Financial

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Barclays Educational Barings

BlackRock

Brooklyn Community Foundation

Chubb Charitable Foundation

DeLaCour Family Foundation

Disney Digital Network

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

First Eagle Investments Foundation

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Fribourg Family Foundation

Goldman Sachs Gives

Goldman Sachs Philanthopy Fund

Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program

Google Inc.

Herbert Feinberg Family Foundation

Investors Foundation

Italian American Committee on Education

Jewish Communal Fund

Jewish Community Federation

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.

National Philanthropic Trust

Nomura

Paluszek Family Foundation

PayPal

Pfizer Inc.

Prudential Insurance Company

Reardon Family Foundation

Renaissance Charitable Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

S&P Global Ratings Services

Schwab Charitable

Segal Family - United World Foundation

The Ames Family Foundation

The Benevity Community Impact Fund

The Glenmede Trust Company

The Goergen Foundation, Inc.

The Howard and Katherine Aibel Foundation, Inc.

The Melvin and Beatrice Fraiman Charitable Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The Options Clearing Corporation

The Puder Foundation

Tisbest Philanthropy

Travelers

UBS

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Vanguard Charitable

Viacom Media Networks

Wells Fargo Foundation

YourCause, LLC

Zubatkin Owner Representation, LLC

ESTATE GIFTS

Estate of John T. Garnjost ’52

Estate of Mr. Raymond Herrmann, Jr. ’38

Estate of Martin H. Renken, Jr. ’39

Estate of Nathan K. Trynin ’48

Estate of Douglas M. Wallace ’46

YOUR LEGACY. YOUR WAY.

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.

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

Year four of Party Book offered an opportunity for the community to get back to in-person partying for the first time in years.

There were many exciting opportunities for families to gather with old and new friends alike, with 30 events spread out over the spring. Highlights included: An Evening at Hudson Yards, a Moonlight Catacombs Tour, a Cinco de Mayo dinner and tequila tasting, a night at Threes Brewing with Francis Yasharian, tennis fun with Coach Jeff, and a Harry Potter Potions class.

Our success this year proved how happy the community was to participate in Party Book and come together in person while celebrating our diversity and all that Brooklyn and New York City have to offer. Our sincere thanks to the hosts, attendees, faculty, and all the supporters of Party Book for making it happen once again!

CO-CHAIRS

Michele Klein

Jennifer Rosen

PARTY BOOK HOSTS

Kobi Abayomi

Cameron Arrington and Indhira Arrington

Vittorio Assante and Lisa Assante

Brian Azara ’99 and Alexandra Azara ’00

Daniel Baranovsky and Yelena Baranovsky

Charles Barbiere and Rosalie Castano-Barbiere

Anson Beard and Veronica Beard

Craig Berkley and Judy Artime

David Chitayat and Xhingyu Chen

Christopher Cirillo and John Coffey

Colin Clarke and Yifan Clarke

Matthew Cohen and Julie Cohen

Peter Cohen and Ellen Cohen

Michael Correra ’87

Wassim Diab and Sara Ahmed

Olivier D’Meza and Bethany D’Meza

Joshua Dubin and Gillian Dubin

Roberto Falck Studio

James Fitzpatrick and Melissa Fitzpatrick

Andrew Foote and Blake Foote

Jacob Furst and Kate Furst

Ralph Gorham and Susan Povich

Jeremy Shamos and Nina Hellman

Richard James and Nakia Serrant-James

Stephen Kempf and Mary Dixie Carter

Jeffrey Lewis and Lisa Fields

David Lindsay-Abaire and Christine Lindsay-Abaire

Michael Lippert and Sarah Pearsall

Daniel Kim and Shihan Liu

Joshua Coleman and Carey Macaleer

James MacCurtain and Rebecca MacCurtain

John Mann and Elizabeth Tuttle

Jayaveera Kodali and Lara Marcon

Michael Reddy and Jennifer May-Reddy

Ackneil Muldrow III and Dana Muldrow

David McMurray and Jessica Murray

Ayana Partee

Gregory Pessin and Jaime Pessin

Jackson Phillips, Jr. and Cristine Phillips

Lee Quiñones

Julian Rampelmann and Lorena Ramirez Zapata

Steffen Reichold and Riham Shendy

Leland Richards, Jr. and LaTasha Richards

Steven Rodriguez and Natasha Rodriguez

Lucas Rosen and Jennifer Kutsher Rosen

Ryan Schafer and Hadley Schafer

Andrew Schilling and Margaret Schilling

Winston Song and Amy Hsieh

David Taub and Leigh Taub

Alexander Tejani ’99 and Jillianne Tejani

Jerome Thomas and Cindy Brea

Mark Van Zandt and Lindsay Van Zandt

Andrew Waldman and Kathleen Madden

Jennifer Waverek

Jillian Wojcik

John Zaremba ’95 and Nancy Zaremba

Dmitry Pankov and Leslie Ziff

EXECUTIVE BOARD

LOWER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS & NEW FAMILY COORDINATOR

Shirley Leong

Sharon Y. Perkins

LOWER SCHOOL

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Donald L. Heiliger

LOWER SCHOOL MEMBER-AT-LARGE

John McCary

LOWER SCHOOL VICE PRESIDENT

Ashley M. Alston

Yifan Clarke

MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS & NEW FAMILY COORDINATOR

Zhana Londoner

MIDDLE SCHOOL MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Sabrina L. Bonne-Annee

MIDDLE SCHOOL VICE PRESIDENT

Blake W. Foote

Annisea Wong

UPPER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS & NEW FAMILY COORDINATOR

Rashmi Budhram

UPPER SCHOOL MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Marion Roaman

UPPER SCHOOL VICE PRESIDENT

Nicole M. Gagnon

Leigh B. Taub

PRESIDENT

Lucy Rorech

RECORDING SECRETARY

Mindy R. Wigutow

TREASURER

Leslie B. Dubeck

Lisa L. Lambert

GENERAL SECRETARY

Jeanette Cochrane

GRADE REPRESENTATIVES

NURSERY

Sara Ahmed

Dayna H. Carter

Darren J. Moore

Elizabeth A. Tuttle

PRE-K

Paul Kropfl

Sheila Peluso Benjamin

Sandeep Ramesh

William J. Williams

KINDERGARTEN

Kristina I. Hunt

Charlotte M. Jett

Sarah K. Labuda

Shabari S. Nayak

Mollie K. Williams

GRADE 1

Alexandra T. Azara

Christine Kromer-Bennett

Uma M. Mantravadi

Minya Oh

Hedy Peng

Steven S. Rodriguez

Nikita Shetty

GRADE 2

Tamar Huberman

Jaime L. Pessin

Nithya Venkatachalam

Jeehyun J. Yeo

GRADE 3

Lauren Allen

Sarah Robertson

James W. Thompson

GRADE 4

Rachel Garcia

Lorena F. Ramirez Zapata

GRADE 5

Susanna Chan

Julie I. Cohen

Nancy M. Zaremba

GRADE 6

Diane H. Anderson

Catherine Arrieta

Lauren S. Tese Warwick

Heather T. Weber

GRADE 7

Harpreet K. Bhandari

Orelia E. Camara

Tamara Warren

GRADE 8

Melissa C. Bullen

Judy L. Winitzer

GRADE 9

Doria J. Lavagnino

Kathleen A. Madden

Quynh D. Mai

GRADE 10

Alyse Dosik

Barbara A. Iannelli

Karina M. Steiner

GRADE 11

Amerika A. Williamson

Doria J. Lavagnino

GRADE 12

Rachel T. Moskowitz

Karine Rosenberg

Emily Ades

Poly’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.

Gifty Colasante

Kirsten Elefterakis

Lillian Goldenthal

James Harris

Tim Hill

Josh Ho-Walker

Lauren Leyden

Dana Muldrow

Brian Nowakowski

Jaime Pessin

Antony Pfaffle ’81

Jackson Phillips, Jr.

Christina Rice

Anand Sankaranarayanan

Christina Yan

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Qadir Forbes ’11

President

Jared Hedglin ’09 Vice President

Ayisha McHugh Nelson ’12 Secretary

Eileen Ahasic ’01

Alexandra Azara ’00

William Basso ’89

Jonathon Beckles ’09

Anastasia Cembrovska ’07

Jacqueline Chirdo ’13

Cristina Cote ’05

Matthew Durando ’96

Adam Garson ’05

Jonathan Krasner ’95

Lauren Lattinelli ’97

Justin Pagan ’98

Christopher Patacsil ’12

Hal Rose ’74

Matthew Roventini ’92

Anthony Sgarlato ’74

Peter Soto ’01

Keyonte Sutherland ’03

Akili Tommasino ’05

Todd Vitolo ’92

ALUMNI CLASS REPRESENTATIVES

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

George Marks ’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

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

Dominique Sharpton ’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

Fiona Brandman ’16

Shauna Brandman ’16

Khail Bryant ’17

Adia Gist ’17

Ellen Gaffney ’18

Lotoya Francis ’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

Taejun Kim-Grant ’21

Kadyn Liburd ’21

Robert Magnus ’21

Talia Marash ’21

Gauri Purohit ’21

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2021-2022

Officers

Andrew Foote P’27, ’29

Chair

Arnold F. Mascali ’84 Vice Chair

Robin L. Bramwell-Stewart ’86, P’16 Treasurer

Cassandra Metz P’26 Secretary

Trustees

Indhira Arrington P’29, ’31

Jeanne M. Cloppse ’84

Michael A. Correra ’87

Nicholas Gravante, Esq. ’78, P’20, ’23

Gary E. Hanna, Esq. ’84, P’22, ’22

Hans Humes P’12, ’15, ’21, ’35

Thomas Iannelli ’82, P’18, ’19, ’24

Taek-Geun Kwon P’32

Sang Lee P’22, ’23

Michael Liburd P’21, ’24

Stephen Maharam

Jennifer Powers P’26, ’28

Jennifer J. Ramberg

Kareem Raymond P’31, ’33

Laurie T. Rosenblatt P’23

Wade E. Saadi, Jr. ’95

Elizabeth R. Schlesinger P’28, ’30, ’32

Irwin Simon P’18, ’22

Daniela Vitale-Howell P’20, ’23, ’25

Elizabeth Wiatt

Maxwell T. Wiley P’18, ’21

BOARD MEMBER, NON-TRUSTEE

Qadir Forbes ’11 (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

Lauren Bonaventura

Director of Advancement Services

Erin Hughes

Campaign Manager

Opeyemi Laniyonu

Director of Annual Giving

Vincent Margiotta

Advancement Services Manager

Donna Muoio

Director of Alumni Relations

Keith Wiggs

Director of Major Gifts

ANDREW FOOTE P’27, ’29 Chair

MICHAEL A. CORRERA ’87 Vice Chair

KAREEM RAYMOND P’31, 33 Treasurer

JENNIFER POWERS ’26, ’28 Secretary

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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