A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
Dear Portledge Community,
As I reflect on the 2023-2024 school year, I am filled with profound gratitude for your unwavering support and generosity. Your contributions have been instrumental in furthering our mission and enhancing the educational experience for every student at Portledge School. It is with great pride that we share this report with you as a testament to the remarkable progress we have achieved together.
The generosity of our community has provided Portledge students with diverse learning opportunities and the successful implementation of new academic offerings. These additions, including the PYP candidacy in the Lower School, partnerships with the Cold Spring DNA Learning Center, increased community partnership experience trips, jaw-dropping performances in theatre and music, and the addition of a life skills course in the Middle School are just a small sampling of the programs that have significantly expanded our students’ horizons.
Each year, students graduate from Portledge equipped to build the integrity and moral rectitude essential for them to navigate an increasingly complex world. Most notably so in our recent graduates, the Class of 2024. As they go on to their next chapter, they take with them the values instilled in them at
Portledge. And what an impressive group they are! Schools such as Barnard College, Duke University, Elon University, Johns Hopkins University, Trinity College, University of Pennsylvania, Vassar College, and the University of California Los Angeles, among many other wonderful colleges, are fortunate to have them as part of their freshman class.
Most importantly, your support has enabled us to hire talented and dedicated educators and acquire state-of-the-art resources, ensuring that our students are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary for future success. Professional development opportunities for our faculty remained a priority this year. We believe that empowered educators are the cornerstone of an exceptional learning environment. Through workshops, conferences, and collaborative training sessions, our teachers have honed their skills and embraced innovative teaching methodologies. Your contributions have enabled us to invest in their growth and add new courses, ultimately benefiting our students by fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence in education.
In addition to academic and professional advancements, we have undertaken significant campus beautification projects. Our campus is more than just a physical space; it is a vibrant community where students, faculty, and staff thrive. The updates to the quad between the
Commons, Wellington Gym, and the Upper School have created a gathering space for students to learn and enjoy the outdoors. This year, we also saw significant progress made to The Chen Center: Athletic and Wellness Building. This space will not only provide additional classrooms and a state-of-the-art fitness center and multi-purpose court, but it will be the center of our health and wellness curriculum. Your donations have played a crucial role in transforming our campus into a place where students feel valued, supported, and motivated to achieve their best.
As we look ahead to the future, we are filled with excitement and optimism about the possibilities that lie before us. Your partnership is the bedrock of our success, and we are profoundly grateful for your role in shaping the future of Portledge.
Thank you once again for your commitment to Portledge.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Simon Owen-Williams Head of School
DEAR PORTLEDGE COMMUNITY,
I would like to thank you for your support of Portledge School during the 2023-2024 school year.
Your generosity continues to demonstrate your partnership in enriching the lives of our children through enhanced academic programs and student experiences and reinforcing our guiding pillars of Kindness, Purpose, Honor, and Respect. Your participation also shows your support for our amazing faculty and staff.
Through the Portledge Fund, your support has enabled us to offer programs that foster critical thinking in an evolving world. It’s how we’re able to celebrate our children’s love of the arts and athletics across the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools. Your generosity also helps us attract and retain talented faculty and staff to support robust and comprehensive academic curriculums centered on independent learning, including our International Baccalaureate and STEAM programs. Lastly, we’re excited about our future with The Chen Center: Athletic and Wellness Building, a project made possible by your support.
The Board of Trustees and I are humbled by your giving and celebrate all that you do to make Portledge a community that supports the lives of more than 500 children.
Sincerely,
Don Wilson President, Board of Trustees
Grace Wilson ’23
Tyler Wilson ’26
Mia Wilson ’32
2023-2024
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Don Wilson, President
Shawnée Warfield, Vice-President
David Schamis, Vice-President
Joel Friedman, Treasurer
Donna Burke, Secretary
Claude Bahnik ‘90
Lindsey Barnett
Scott Burman
Peter Guo
Yong Lee
Amy Littman
Teddy Lynn
Dr. Luis Marcos
Dr. Kevin Mercier
Katie Rotolo
Stephen Strauss
Harry Taylor ‘92
MISSION
Portledge School is an independent, prenursery through twelfth grade preparatory day school. The school’s coordinated sequential programs, beginning with the Reggio Emilia program in Early Childhood, provide a rigorous academic environment, preparing students to live responsible and productive lives. Dedicated teachers use small class size to deliver knowledge based on inquiry and inspired by a student-centered learning approach. Individual talents are nurtured through the arts, athletics, and a variety of community and travel programs that all emphasize the Portledge Pillars of Kindness, Purpose, Honor, and Respect.
BENEFACTORS
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
$25,000+
Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Bahnik ’90
Mrs. Lori Bahnik
Dr. Kevin J. Mercier and Mrs. Michèle Bahnik-Mercier ’93
Ms. Lei Feng
HEAD OF SCHOOL SOCIETY
$15,000+
Mr. and Mrs. Al Palagonia
DIRECTORS SOCIETY
$10,000+
Mr. and Mrs. Duke and Lindsey Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Burman
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Cole
Mr. and Mrs. James Dolan
Joel and Jami Friedman
Mr. Daniel Guglielmone
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guo
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Jain
Yong Lee and Chloe Yang
Mr. Alan Littman and Mrs. Amy Littman
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rotolo
Mr. and Mrs. David Schamis
Mr. Harry D. Taylor ’92 and Ms. Motoko Sakurai
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Dae Kun Yoo
Mr. Lianfu Yu and Ms. Yan Zhang
TOWERS SOCIETY
$5,000+
Mr. Desheng Chen and Ms. Biyu Wu
Mr. Sunny Chiu and Ms. Ying Li
Mr. and Mrs. Nishat Doshi
Ms. Xiaojing Fang
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fentress
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fishkind
Mr. Michael Glanzberg and Mr. Timothy Lyall
Mr. Quanbao Hui and Ms. Aina Xiong
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Josh M. Levy
Mr. Ruo Nan Li and Ms. LiLi Lu
Ms. Zhe Li
Dr. Luis Marcos and Mrs. Claudia Quiroz-Marcos
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Mooney ‘87
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Owen-Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plunkett
Mr. Charles Qin and Dr. Ji Eun Choi
Mr. and Mrs. Toby Romano
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Santis
Mr. and Mrs. John Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Kane Thornberg
Mr. Chunkuang Tu and Ms. Akina Zhong
Dr. and Mrs. Artem Vaynman
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan J. Walsh
Mr. Jianmin Xu and Ms. Huimin Zhou
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yarian
DEANS SOCIETY
$2,500+
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baghdassarian
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Benjamin
Dr. and Mrs. Adam Bodian
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cammerer
Ms. Marielle Castellana-Pietronigro
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Castellana
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crofton
Mr. Joe G. Daher
Mr. Thomas DeVine and Ms. Anne Carracino
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Faltischek
Mr. Abraham Finkler and Ms. Corrine Martinez
Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn Franson
Dr. and Mrs. Ahron Friedberg
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Friedman
The Gao Family
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Giampetruzzi
Mr. and Mrs. James Gillies
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Green
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip J. Han ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hemley
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Leonard
Mr. Zehan Luo and Ms. Xiaoyun Xue
Ms. Xiao Yan Liu
Mrs. Elizabeth Long
Mr. Shengju Lu and Ms. Kelly Chen
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Marder
Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Ort ’90
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ostrower
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Palatnik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pasztor
Mr. and Mrs. Marko Rosa
Mr. Kuzma Vostrikov and Ms. Anna Gvirts
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wachtel
Mr. Chao Wang and Ms. Na Li
Mr. Peng Wang and Ms. Lin Xiao
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wei
Mr. Xiaogang Xiong and Ms. Min Zhu
Mr. Zhongde Zhang and Ms. Jun Li
Ms. Nan Ping Zhai
Ms. Erica Zimmerman
BLUE & WHITE SOCIETY
$250-$999
(Young Alumni of Classes 2013-2023)
Mr. Evan Adonailo ’13
Dr. Alexander Meshel ’14
Ms. Zoe Meshel ’19
Ms. Eve Shapiro ’13
LEGEND
An asterisk (*) indicates Leadership gifts Bold indicates donations of three or more consecutive years
Italic indicates restricted gifts to operations
PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Alessio
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Alper
Mr. Lance Alstodt and Dr. Michele K. Alstodt, DDS
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Alter
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Alexandros Argyris
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baghdassarian*
Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Bahnik ’90*
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Baratoff
Mr. and Mrs. Duke and Lindsey Barnett*
Mr. Sean Barnwell and Dr. Nathilee Caldeira
Mr. and Mrs. Philippe D. Baumann
Mr. Robert Beaton and Mrs. Elizabeth Beaton ’08
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Benjamin*
Mr. and Mrs. Thoma Beno
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Berretta
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bier
Dr. and Mrs. Adam B. Bodian*
Mr. Alan Brodsky and Mrs. Kara Brodsky
Mr. Anthony J. Burachio
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Burke*
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Burman*
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Calonita
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Cammerer Jr.*
Mr. Edward G. Capps and Ms. Alexandra P. Brovey
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Cavrell
Mr. Desheng Chen and Ms. Biyu Wu*
Mr. Feng Chen and Ms. Liyuan Wang
Mr. ShengJu Lu and Ms. Kelly Chen*
Mr. and Mrs. James Chitty
Mr. Sunny Chiu and Ms. Ying Li*
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cobb Jr.
Mr. Allan Cohen and Ms. Maria P. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Cole*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Coope
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cooper*
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cox
Ms. Mary Coyle
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crofton*
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Cruz
Mr. Joe G. Daher*
Ms. Melissa C. Damm
Mr. Julian K. Daniels ’00 and Mrs. Stacy Sokol Daniels ’94
Mr. Avisek R. Das and Ms. Surabhi Gandotra
Mr. and Mrs. Steven DeCola
Dr. and Mrs. Matthew DeMaria
Mr. Nelson R. DeMille
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Desmond
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Deverson
Mr. Thomas DeVine Jr. and Ms. Anne Carracino*
Mr. Zhiyu Ding and Ms. Huie Huang
Mr. and Mrs. Richard DiPietro
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Disimile
Mr. and Mrs. James Dolan*
Mr. and Mrs. Nishat N. Doshi*
Mr. Ian Thomas and Mrs. Traci L. Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dubeau
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Faltischek*
Ms. Lei Feng*
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Fentress*
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Ferruggia Jr.
Mr. Abraham J. Finkler and Ms. Corrine Martinez*
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fishkind*
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Foley
Mr. and Mrs. Jean Erick S. Fortune Jr
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Frango
Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn Franson*
Dr. and Mrs. Ahron Friedberg*
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Friedman*
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Friedman*
Dr. Daniel Galvin and Dr. Flavia Gusmano
Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Giampetruzzi*
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Gillies*
Mr. Michael Glanzberg and Mr. Timothy Lyall*
Mr. and Mrs. Alonna Glass
Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell
Ms. Susanne Gold-Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Green*
Mr. Daniel Guglielmone*
Ms. Moira Guglielmone*
Dr. Linda M. Gulotta
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guo*
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gutow
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hansen
Mr. Robert D. Hare and Mrs. Kimberly P. Moglia Hare
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Heaphy
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hemley*
Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Herskovitz
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Holt
Mr. Quanbao Hui and Ms. Aina Xiong*
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Jain*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jarmon
Mr. and Mrs. David Jean Paul
Mr. Pedro A. Jimenez and Mrs. Ruth A. Roman Jimenez
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Jones*
Dr. Leemor Joshua Tor
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Kasenchak
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Katz*
Mr. and Mrs. Shaun P. Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kopke
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lambiaso
Ms. Aiesha Lattibouediere
Mrs. Saralyn Lawn and Mr. John Lawn
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Lee*
Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnell Lee
Yong Lee and Chloe Yang*
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Leonard*
Mr. and Mrs. Josh M. Levy*
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Levy
Mr. Ruo Nan Li and Ms. LiLi Lu*
Ms. Zhe Li*
Mr. Alan Littman and Mrs. Amy Littman*
Ms. Xiao Yan Liu*
Mr. William Loeffler and Ms. Irene Lyons Loeffler
Mr. Christopher Long and Mrs. Melissa Armento Long ’98
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lopez
Mr. Zehan (Paul) Luo and Ms. Xiaoyun (Emily) Xue*
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Lynn*
PARENTS
CONTINUED...
Mr. Yilong Ma and Ms. Shichun Peng
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Malafis
Mr. and Mrs. Apostolos P. Malatos
Mr. Ioannis Malevitis and Ms. Eleni Stefanopoulos
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mallor
Dr. Luis Marcos and Mrs. Claudia Quiroz Marcos*
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Marder*
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Martin
Ms. Darlene McCabe
Ms. Margot McGinness
Mr. and Mrs. Amit Mehta
Dr. Kevin J. Mercier and Mrs. Michèle Bahnik Mercier ’93*
Mr. Alex Meshechok
Ms. Rinna Meshechok
Mr. and Mrs. Willets S. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Mink
Mr. Jeffrey Lee Moore and Mrs. Susan Wiggins Moore
Ms. Amy Mulligan and Ms. Erin Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Murphy*
Mr. Danny Nelson and Ms. Jennifer Voce Nelson
Mr. Carlos Orellana and Ms. Lisa Stein Orellana
Mr. Peter J. Orlowsky and Ms. Claudia K. Neely
Mr. and Mrs. Justin K. Ort ’90*
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ostrower*
Mr. and Mrs. Kerry O’Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Al Palagonia*
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Palatnik*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Pasztor*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pata
Ms. Marielle Castellana Pietronigro*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plunkett*
Mr. and Mrs. Cary N. Potter
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Prybutok
Mr. Charles C. Qin and Dr. Ji Eun Choi*
Mr. Joshua Ratner and Dr. Samantha Ratner
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rigg
Mr. Omar O. Rogers and Mrs. Marcia S. Miller Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Toby Romano*
Mr. and Mrs. Marko Rosa*
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosen
Mr. Steven Rosenberg and Mrs. Linli Yan Rosenberg
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rotolo*
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruggiero
Mr. Mark K. Sadowski and Ms. Giselle Turner
Mr. Bruce Sandys and Ms. Ellen Zimmerli
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Santis*
Mr. and Mrs. James Sanveren
Mr. and Mrs. Jonah L. Schachner
Mr. Andreas Schenk Caviezel and Ms. Martina Caviezel
Mr. and Mrs. William Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwam
Mr. and Mrs. Rajen Shah
Mr. Alfonso Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John Singer*
Mr. David M. Smith
Ms. Allison Soltani
Dr. and Mrs. Renat R. Sukhov
Mr. Jeffrey Suzda and Ms. Meryem Kettani
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Tenenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Kane Thornberg*
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tomasheski
Ms. Xiao Tong*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Trust*
Mr. Chunkuang Tu and Ms. Akina Zhong*
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tully
Ms. Denney D. Uffelman
Mr. Frederick S. Van Pelt and Mrs. Angelica Van Pelt ’06
Dr. and Mrs. Artem Vaynman*
Mr. Andrew J. Vezzuto and Mrs. Maura J. Ropke Vezzuto
Mr. Kuzma Vostrikov and Ms. Anna Gvirts*
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wachtel*
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan J. Walsh*
Mr. Chao Wang and Ms. Na Li*
Mr. Peng Wang and Ms. Lin Xiao*
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Warfield
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wei*
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weidinger
Mr. and Mrs. Marlande Wesselhoft
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson*
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Woll
Mr. Tae Yong Kyung and Ms. Joanna Woo
Mr. Weixin Xia and Ms. Fangjin Wang
Mr. and Mrs. John Yahoves
Ms. Shujie Yang
Mr. Zhenbo Yang and Ms. Ying Wang
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Yarian*
Mr. and Mrs. Dae Kun Yoo*
Mr. Hai Yu and Ms. Nina Li
Mr. Lianfa Yu and Ms. Yan Zhang*
Mr. Khaled Zahran and Ms. Maritsa Valerio
Mr. Zhongde Zhang and Ms. Jun Li*
Mr. Xiao Xu Zhao and Ms. Yang Xu
Mr. Jianmin Xu and Ms. Huimin Zhou*
Mr. Xiaogang Xiong and Ms. Min Zhu*
Ms. Erica L. Zimmermann*
GRANDPARENTS
Ms. Joan K. Ames
Mrs. Lori Bahnik*
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Castellana Jr*
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Doerge
Ms. Cheryl Green
Mrs. Elizabeth Long
Mr. and Mrs. John Manzone
Ms. Maryann Onorato
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Prior
Mr. and Mrs. Ochhav Shah
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Siller
Ms. Shujie Yang
ALUMNI
ALUMNI & FORMER PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Anastasi
Ms. Ruth Ashby
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Askeland
Mrs. Lori Bahnik*
Dr. Robert Muratore and Ms. Doris Benter
Drs. Ronald and Catherine Caronia
Ms. Carolyn A. Slanetz Chiu ’85
Mr. Anthony Brita and Ms. Karen M. Crowley
Ms. Kerry DeLuca
Ms. Lauren Domaradzki
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Earley
Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Gage Jr.
Mr. Thomas S. T. Gimbel
Mr. Song Huang and Ms. Mengfang Xu*
Mr. Martin I. Kaminsky
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Krause
Mr. and Mrs. Roger LaFlair
Mr. Thomas Maguire and Mrs. Kimberly Maguire ’88
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Meshel
Mr. Clive Mohammed and Ms. Nazeema Rasheed
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Mooney ’87*
Dr. and Mrs. John Osei Tutu
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. David Schamis*
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schwartz
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Siller
Hon. Scott H. Siller ‘79
Susan and Richard Simon
Mr. Mark K. Sadowski and Ms. Giselle Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Worth
ALUMNI
Mr. Adeola Adegbite ’11
Mr. Evan M. Adonailo ’13
Mr. Claude A. Bahnik ’90*
Mrs. Michèle Bahnik Mercier ’93*
Ms. Liza Gregory Bass ’83
Ms. Elizabeth Beaton ’08
Mr. Jordan R. Becker ’00
Mr. James G. Bodian ’23
Mr. William B. Bodine ’00
Mr. Jonathan Brailsford ’10
Mr. James L. Brundige ’88
Mr. Matthew Butler ’15
Mrs. Pamela Stirrat Calliari ’77
Ms. Alyssa Carretta ’07
Mr. Brian Chasanoff ’19
Mr. Zeyu Chen ’16
Mr. Kyle T. Cheng ’05
Mrs. Carolyn A. Slanetz Chiu ’85
Mr. Julian K. Daniels ’00 and Mrs. Stacy Sokol Daniels ’94
Mr. John Davenport ’82
Mr. Thomas Decker ’87
Ms. Lauren Deramo ’22
Mr. Stephen DiBartolomeo ’11
Ms. Brianna DiCamillo ’19
Ms. Grace Dima ’18
Ms. Celine Dobler ’18
Ms. Lauren E. Espinal ’18
Mr. Ian Estevez ’13
Ms. Allaire Gahagan ’16
Ms. Elaine Gahagan ’13
Mrs. Linda Dunn Garnett ’85
Mrs. Anne Glaws Davenport ’83
Mr. Seth Gottesman ’86 and Mrs. Kelly Hassett Gottesman ’87
Mr. Maxwell R. Gould ’20
Mr. Christian Guzzano ’93
Mr. Phillip J. Han ’98*
Mr. Francis Hill ’01
Ms. Taylor M. Holze ’09
Mrs. Anne Schmutz Hovey ’82
Mr. Anker C. Johansen ’09 and Ms. Stephanie Hegarty ’10
Ms. Jennifer Kaminsky ’85
Ms. Melissa Kaminsky ’87
Ms. Martine Krown ’12
Ms. Emily K. Lavelle ’00
Mr. Koorosh Leibowitz ’15
Mrs. Melissa Armento Long ’98
Mrs. Kimberly Hamilton Maguire ’88
Mr. Christopher P. Masotto ’94
Dr. Alexander Meshel ’14
Ms. Zoe Meshel ’19
Mrs. Ann Miles Colgrove ’76
Mr. Michael B. Miller ’80
Ms. Miyuki Miyagi ’08
Ms. Olivia W. Mooney ’21
Mr. Quentin J. Mooney ’21
Mr. William G. Mooney ’87*
Mr. Marc A. Mucciaccio ’13
Mr. Neil Nelanuthala ’13
Mr. Justin K. Ort ’90*
Mr. Gregory C. Peck ’92
Mr. Zachary Pilson ’12
Ms. Olivia Piluso ’15
Mr. Wayne C. Pinsent ’04 and Mrs. Kimberly Foley Pinsent ’04
Ms. Adeline Reilly ’10
Ms. Kamilah Z. Roberts ’18
Mr. Max R. Rosen ’04
Mr. Jake Scheblein ’15
Mr. Philip Schlanger ’99
Mr. Jared Schroder ’07
Mr. Mete S. Seker ’08
Mr. Benjamin J. Shapiro ’10
Ms. Eve R. Shapiro ’13
Mr. Alexander Siller ’21
Mr. Nicholas Siller ’22
Hon. Scott H. Siller ’79
Ms. Phoebe G. Slanetz ’92
Mr. Alex Steinberg ’05
Mr. Harry D. Taylor ’92*
Ms. Dorothy Q. Thomas ’77
Mrs. Angelica Verrelli Van Pelt ’06
Mrs. Christina Eccleston Villecco ’00
Ms. Maisha O. Walker ’90
Mr. Aaron Weller ’16
Ms. Madison Weller ’15
Mr. Douglas H. Wexler ’94
Mrs. Amy Rosen Williams ’88
Mr. David d. L. Wilson ’10
Mr. Josh H. Winstral ’90
Mr. Terence Woolf ’95
Ms. Robyn Worrall ’10
Ms. Laura Yardeni ’19
Mrs. Sonna Allen
Mr. Jimel Anthony
Ms. Ruth Ashby
Mrs. Tara Askeland
Dr. Elizabeth Atkins
Ms. Peggy Balsam
Mrs. Kim Baratoff
Ms. Dianna Baritot
Mr. Sean Barnwell
Mr. Robert Beaton
Ms. Doris Benter
Ms. Samantha Bodo
Ms. Colleen Burke
Ms. Lindsey Caplin
Mr. Vincent Catapano
EMPLOYEES & FORMER EMPLOYEES FOUNDATIONS CORPORATIONS & FRIENDS
The Bahnik Foundation, Inc.*
Mrs. Deni Cavrell
Ms. Carolyn A. Slanetz
Chiu ’85
Ms. Franziska Cohen
Mr. Kevin Coleman
Mr. James Conerty
Ms. Lauren Conniff
Mrs. Andrea Coope
Mr. Michael V. Coope
Mr. Chris Corby
Mrs. Kelly Corby
Mr. Peter Cox
Ms. Karen M. Crowley
Mrs. Vanessa Cruz
Ms. Melissa C. Damm
Mrs. Stacy Sokol Daniels ’94
Ms. Karen Ann De Vito
Mrs. Leigh DeMaria
Mr. Richard DiPietro
Mr. Chris Disimile
Mrs. Amanda Diver
Ms. Lauren Domaradzki
Mrs. Traci Douglas
Mrs. Josephine Earley
Mr. Peter Facatselis
Mrs. Rachael Ferruggia
Mr. Robert Fiore
Mrs. Janet Ford
Ms. Danielle Franz
Ms. Melissa Gold
Ms. Naomi Goldberg
Mr. John Greene
Ms. Janice Groden
Ms. Holliday Harrigan
Ms. Stephanie Heins
Mr. Philip K. Hills III
Ms. Taylor M. Holze ’09
Mr. David W. Hoyler
Mr. Albert Intreglia
Ms. Jessie Jang
Mr. Daniel Kapps
Ms. Shelly Kaye
Bank of America Charitable Foundation*
American Online Giving Foundation Benevity
Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF)
Frederic R. Coudert Foundation*
The Kenneth and Denise Faltischek Charitable Gift Fund*
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund*
Goldman Sachs Gives*
The Harvard Club of Long Island
The Fredd and Marjorie Isaksen Family Foundation, Inc.*
Morgan Stanley Gift Fund*
PayPal Giving Fund
Schwab Charitable Fund*
State Street Foundation*
The Dolan Family Foundation*
Veronica Beard
Ms. Charlotte Yang
Dr. Robert Muratore
Mr. Patrick Myers
Mr. Daniel Naftalis
Ms. Morgan Neems
Mr. Danny Nelson
Ms. Penne Nieporte
Mrs. Andrea O’Sullivan
Ms. Ramona Owens
Mrs. Candace Owen-Williams*
Mr. Simon Owen-Williams*
Ms. Laura Paik
Mr. Zachary Pilson ’12
Ms. Kristen Pytell
Mr. Jason Reese
Ms. Rachel Reeves
Mrs. Danielle Reynolds
Mr. Neil Rigg
Mrs. Trish Rigg
Ms. Meera Sahney
Ms. Alexandria Schiller
Mrs. Sheena Schlegel
Mrs. Elaina Schroeder
Ms. Jessica Schulteisz
Mrs. Zoe Schwam
Mr. Michael Schwartz
Mrs. Sandra Schwartz
Ms. Dorothy Kleinman
Mr. Thomas Kolb
Mr. Jerry Krause
Mrs. Shoshana Krieger Joven
Mr. Roger LaFlair
Ms. Julie B. Lambiaso
Mr. Francisco Lameiro
Mr. Len Lavallee
Mrs. Saralyn Lawn
Ms. Nicole Lesar
Mr. Robert Liberto
Mrs. Carol Luzynski
Mrs. Victoria Mack
Mrs. Kimberly Maguire ’88
Ms. Lauren Mahoney
Ms. Amy Manzone
Mr. Isaac Middleton IV
Dr. Laura J. Morizio
Ms. Amy Mulligan
Ms. Susan Simon
Ms. Carolyn Smith
Ms. Eleni Stefanopoulos
Mr. Brendan Sullivan
Ms. Ryann Supple
Mr. Jeffrey Suzda
Ms. Erica Tettemer
Mr. Daniel Ugenti
Mrs. Christina Villecco ’00
Mrs. Julia Weidinger
Ms. Eden White
Mrs. Fran Woll
Mr. Nicholas Woll
Mrs. Melissa Worth
Mr. Chi Chia Wu
Mrs. Rebekah Yahoves
Mrs. Jane Zisa
GALA
GALA SPONSORS
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Alper
Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Bahnik ’90
Mr. and Mrs. Duke and Lindsey Barnett
Dr. and Mrs. Adam B. Bodian
Mr. Edward G. Capps and Ms. Alexandra P. Brovey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Calonita
Mr. and Mrs. James Chitty
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Coyne
Mr. Avisek R. Das and Ms. Surabhi Gandotra
Mr. and Mrs. Nishat N. Doshi
Mr. and Mrs. David Drucker
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Faltischek
Ms. Xiaojing Fang
Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Giampetruzzi
Ms. Janice Groden
Mr. Daniel Guglielmone
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guo
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hemley
Mr. Jet Ivezi and Ms. Andrea Rizzo
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Jain
Mr. and Mrs. David Jean Paul
Dr. Leemor Joshua Tor
Mr. Yong Lee and Ms. Chloe Yang
Mr. Alan Littman and Mrs. Amy Littman
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Malafis
Dr. Luis Marcos and Mrs. Claudia Quiroz Marcos
Mr. and Mrs. Amit Mehta
Dr. Kevin J. Mercier and Mrs. Michèle Bahnik Mercier ’93
My Concierge Pediatrics
Mr. and Mrs. Al Palagonia
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Palatnik
Portledge Board of Trustees
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rotolo
Mr. and Mrs. James Sanveren
Ms. Eve R. Shapiro ’13
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Strauss
Mr. Harry D. Taylor ’92 and Ms. Motoko Sakurai
Ms. Xiao Tong
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Trust
Ms. Emily Wellington ’03
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Wu
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan A. Ziegler
Ms. Erica L. Zimmermann
GALA SUPPORTERS
Mr. and Mrs. Kevan Abrahams
Advantage Testing of Long Island
Mr. Roger J. Ahee and Mrs. Marie E. Gaston Ahee
AJH Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Albert
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Alesia
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Alessio
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Alper
Mr. Lance Alstodt and Dr. Michele K. Alstodt, D.D.S.
Mr. Abrar Aman and Ms. Rajni Misra
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Antonovici
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Appell
Mr. and Mrs. Alexandros Argyris
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Aureliano
Austin & Co., Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Baghdassarian
Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Bahnik ’90
The Bahnik Foundation
Dr. Adam D. Barkey and Dr. Elina Kugel Barkey
Mr. Matthew Barksdale and Mrs. Peggy Louis Barksdale
Mr. and Mrs. Duke and Lindsey Barnett
Mr. Sean Barnwell and Dr. Nathilee Caldeira
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Benjamin
Mr. and Mrs. Thoma Beno
Mr. Jonathan Bergman and Dr. Maggie Chalson
Bergo Janitorial Supply, Inc.
Mr. Shawn D. Bettencourt and Ms. Camlyn A. Gravesande
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bier
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bloch
Bobby B’s Custom Floor Covering
Dr. and Mrs. Adam B. Bodian
Bond, Schoeneck, and King PLLC
Mr. Anthony J. Burachio
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Cammerer Jr.
Mr. Edward G. Capps and Ms. Alexandra P. Brovey
Mr. Lee Carlin and Ms. Staci Charnam
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Cavrell
Mr. Vincent Chan and Dr. Suzanne Chan
Mr. and Mrs. William Chen
Mr. Feng Chen and Ms. Liyuan Wang
Mr. Philip Cherian and Dr. Sarah Cherian
Mr. and Mrs. James Chitty
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cobb Jr.
Mr. Allan Cohen and Ms. Maria P. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Cortese
Cosmo Tile and Stone
Country Carpet & Rug
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cox
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Coyne
The Crescent Beach Club
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crofton
Mr. Anthony Brita and Ms. Karen M. Crowley
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Cruz
Ms. Liang Cui
Mr. Paulo Cunha and Ms. Maria Louro
Mr. Sean Cunningham
Mr. Joe G. Daher
Ms. Melissa C. Damm
Mr. Avisek R. Das and Ms. Surabhi Gandotra
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan J. Dennehy
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. Desmond
DHI Construction Services Inc.
Ms. Aimee DiBartolomeo Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Surfaraz Dinani
Mr. and Mrs. Richard DiPietro
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Disimile
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Dolan
Mr. and Mrs. Nishat N. Doshi
Mr. Ian Thomas and Mrs. Traci L. Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. David Drucker
Mr. and Mrs. John Duffy
Ms. Arianne Edmund
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Einbender
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Einzig
Elite Tent and Party Rental
Epoch 5 Marketing, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Erigo
Mr. Peter Facatselis
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Faltischek
Ms. Xiaojing Fang
Farrell Fritz, P.C.
Ms. Amy E. Feldstein
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Fentress
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Ferruggia Jr.
Fifth Avenue of Long Island Realty Associates
Mr. Robert Fiore and Mrs. Carly Dane Fiore
First National Bank of Long Island
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fishkind
Compass Group/USA Division FLIK
Forest Iron Works
Four Seasons Sunrooms & Windows
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Frango
Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn Franson
Dr. and Mrs. Ahron Friedberg
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Friedman
Dr. Daniel Galvin and Dr. Flavia Gusmano
Mr. Dave Garvey and Ms. Michele Marinak
Mr. and Mrs. Muhammad Ghanchi
Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Giampetruzzi
Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gillen Goldstein
Peter Gisolfi Associates
Glen Head Flower Shop
Mr. and Mrs. John Godsell
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Goldman
Dr. Rebecca S. Goodkin
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Graves
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Green
Mr. Joseph Gross and Dr. Mariel Eliza
Mr. Daniel Guglielmone
Dr. Linda M. Gulotta
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Guo
Mr. and Mrs. James Gutow
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hall
Mr. Robert D. Hare and Mrs. Kimberly P. Moglia Hare
Dr. and Mrs. Dean Hart
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hazen
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Heaphy
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hemley
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Herskovitz
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hollingsworth
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Holt
Ms. Taylor M. Holze ‘09
Mr. Steve Hong and Ms. Sandra Moon
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Houseknecht
Mr. James Huvane and Ms. Lorraine Lupinskie
Island Photography
Mr. Jet Ivezi and Ms. Andrea Rizzo
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Jackson
Jaguar Land Rover Glen Cove
Heritage Jaguar of Freeport
Mr. and Mrs. Sam S. Jain
Ms. Alexandra James ‘11
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Jarmon
Mr. and Mrs. David Jean Paul
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Jones
Dr. Leemor Joshua Tor
k.a. interiors
Mr. Daniel Kapps
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Kasenchak
Mr. and Mrs. Vikas Khandelwal
Mr. and Mrs. Marek Kiyashka
Mr. and Mrs. Dmitry Koltunov
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Koundourakis
The Kulka Group
Mr. Tae Yong Kyung and Ms. Joanna Woo
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Lamparter ’94
Ms. Aiesha Lattibouediere
Mr. Len Lavallee
Mr. and Mrs. George Leandrou
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. O’Donnell Lee
Mr. Yong Lee and Ms. Chloe Yang
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Leonard
Mr. and Mrs. Josh M. Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Levy
Mr. Ruo Nan Li and Ms. LiLi Lu
Life Vac LLC
Mr. Alan Littman and Mrs. Amy Littman
Locust Valley Market
Mr. William Loeffler and Ms. Irene Lyons Loeffler
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Lopez
Mr. Shengju Lu and Ms. Kelly Chen
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Malafis
Mr. Ioannis Malevitis and Ms. Eleni Stephanopoulos
Dr. Abdul Q. Malik and Ms. Hadia A. Khan
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mallor
Mr. and Mrs. John Manzone
Dr. Luis Marcos and Mrs. Claudia Quiroz Marcos
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Martin
Ms. Darlene McCabe
Ms. Margot McGinness
John McGowan and Sons, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McKeon
Mr. and Mrs. Amit Mehta
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Meirowitz
Dr. Kevin J. Mercier and Mrs. Michèle Bahnik Mercier ’93 GALA CONTINUED...
Dr. Richard Valentine and Ms. Michelle Giordano
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiler
Mr. and Mrs. Maz Khalfan
Mr. Alex Meshechok
Metro Team Sports
Mr. and Mrs. Willets S. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mink
Nick’s Auto Repair Centre, Inc.
North Bay Cadillac
Northcoast Civil Land Surveying & Civil Engineering
NY Party Works LLC
Mr. Michael O’Donoghue
Mr. and Mrs. Kanu Okoronkwo Esq.
Ms. Sheila O’Malley
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ostrower
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Owen Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Al Palagonia
Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Palatnik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pasztor
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pata
Paul’s Nursery
Mr. and Mrs. Salcedo Perez Jr.
Ms. Nicole E. Pichardo
PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plunkett
Portledge Parents Association
Portledge Class of 2024
Portledge Class of 2025
Portledge Class of 2026
Portledge Class of 2027
Portledge Class of 2028
Portledge Class of 2029
Portledge Class of 2030
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Profeta
Mr. Charles Qin and Dr. Ji Eun Choi
Mr. Joshua Ratner and Dr. Samantha Ratner
Mr. and Mrs. Chris A. Reale
Reliance Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rigg
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosen
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rotolo
Ruskin, Moscou, Faltischek P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sabatino
Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz PLLC
Mr. Bruce Sandys and Ms. Ellen Zimmerli
Mr. and Mrs. James Sanveren
Mr. and Mrs. Ari D. Sass
Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Schachner
Mr. Andreas Schenk Caviezel and Ms. Martina Caviezel
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Schnabel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schwam
Mr. and Mrs. David Sciarretta
Mr. and Mrs. James Sfiroudis
Mr. and Mrs. Rajen Shah
Mr. Nithin Shenoy and Mrs. Kerry Weatherhead Shenoy
Mr. Alfonso Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John Singer
SL Security Pros, Inc.
Smiros & Smiros Architects
Mr. David M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Smyth
Ms. Allison Soltani
Squad Security Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Aseem Srivastava
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Strauss
Ms. Ryann Supple
Mr. Pranav Surendranath and Ms. Vineeta Gupta
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sweeney
Mr. and Mrs. G. Truett Tate
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Tenenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Terranova
Mr. and Mrs. Kane Thornberg
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Todd
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Tomasheski
Mr. Brian Trombino and Mrs. Jacqueline Piluso-Trombino
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Trust
Mr. Chunkuang Tu and Ms. Akina Zhong
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tully
Mr. and Mrs. James Tully
Mr. Frederick S. Van Pelt and Mrs. Angelica Van Pelt ’06
Dr. and Mrs. Artem Vaynman
Mr. Andrew Vezzuto and Mrs. Maura J. Ropke Vezzuto
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wachtel
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Warfield
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weidinger
Well Lit Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Widener
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Wyttenbach
Mr. Jianmin Xu and Ms. Huimin Zhou
Ms. Alice Yan
Mr. Jun Yan and Ms. Wenshan Hou
Mr. Shunbo Yang and Ms. Jiangli Long
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yarian
Mr. Hai Yu and Ms. Nina Li
Mr. Lianfa Yu and Ms. Yan Zhang
Mr. Khaled Zahran and Ms. Maritsa Valerio
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan A. Ziegler
Ms. Erica L. Zimmermann
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zografos
ACORN FUNDS
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hoyle
Mrs. Sarane H. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Steers III
THE CHEN CENTERATHLETIC
AND WELLNESS
BUILDING
Donated by The Chen Family
DONATED SPACES
THE BAHNIK STUDENT QUAD IN MEMORY OF ROGER L. BAHNIK
Donated by Lori Bahnik; Marie and Claude Bahnik ’90; Michèle Bahnik-Mercier ’93 and Kevin Mercier
THE BIONDI GYM
Donated by Jamie Nicholls and Fran Biondi
THE KOTLYARSKY FAMILY INNOVATION WING
Donated by The Kotlyarsky Family
THE KENNEDY TU ‘29 COURTYARD
Donated by The Tu Family
THE MISRA AMAN FITNESS CENTER
Donated by Rajni Misra and Abby Aman
THE BORGIA FAMILY CLASSROOM
Donated by The Borgia Family
HONORING JASON DULA, DANIEL NAFTALIS, TRISH RIGG, AND IN LOVING MEMORY STACEY RENWICK CLASSROOM
Donated by The Boyatt Family
DR. SAMANTHA AND JOSHUA RATNER CLASSROOM
Donated by Dr. Samantha and Joshua Ratner
THE DIBARTOLOMEO-CODY FAMILY LOBBY
Donated by The DiBartolomeo-Cody Family
THE VAYNMAN FAMILY ATHLETICS OFFICE
Donated by The Vaynman Family
THE PALAGONIA BASKETBALL COURT
Donated by The Palagonia Family
THE FALTISCHEK FAMILY WELLNESS GARDEN
Donated by The Faltischek Family
THE FRIEDMAN FAMILY CLASSROOM
Donated by The Friedman Family
THE PATRICK XU ‘28 AND ERIC XU ’30 CLASSROOM
Donated by Huimin Zhou
THE ROTOLO FAMILY LOWER CONCOURSE
Donated by The Rotolo Family
THE LEE FAMILY UPPER CONCOURSE
Donated by The Lee Family
THE NELSON DEMILLE VARSITY BOYS LOCKER ROOM
Donated by Nelson DeMille
THE PLUNKETT FAMILY VARSITY GIRLS LOCKER ROOM
Donated by The Plunkett Family
THE BARRERA FAMILY OFFICE
Donated by The Barrera Family
VERA AND SAM S. JAIN GARDEN PATIO
Donated by Vera and Sam S. Jain
THE VAN PELT AND VERRELLI FAMILIES SCOREBOARD
Donated by The Van Pelt and Verrelli Families
EMILY AND JASON WACHTEL & FAMILY CONCESSION STAND
Donated by The Wachtel Family
THE COLE FAMILY ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT CENTER
Donated by The Cole Family
SHERRY AND ASEEM SRIVASTAVA BLEACHERS
Donated by Sherry and Aseem Srivastava
AARON THORNBERG ’24 BLEACHERS
Donated by Fereshtah and Kane Thornberg
LISA AND LEWIS WARREN BLEACHERS
Donated by Lisa and Lewis Warren
DONORS
Lisa and Larry Alper
Rajni Misra and Abby Aman
Anonymous
Lori and Roger L. Bahnik
Marie and Claude Bahnik ’90
Lindsey and Duke Barnett
The Barrera Family
Jennifer and Andrew Bell
Jamie Nicholls and Fran Biondi
Tatiana and Martin Bloch
Sarah and Christopher Blundin
Halley and Adam Bodian
The Borgia Family
The Boyatt Family
Anthony Burachio
Donna and William Burke
The Burman Family
The Cammerer Family
Barbara and Andrew Carlsen
Andrea Carlsen and Wayne Marciano
The Chen Family
Desheng Chen
Kelly Chen and Shengju Lu
Xiaoyun Tao and Lidong Chen
Sharon and John Cobb
The Cole Family
The Daher Family
Nelson DeMille
Kimberly and Chris Dey
The DiBartolomeo-Cody Family
The Dinani Family
Kristin and James Dolan
Franki and Nishat Doshi
Jennifer and John Duffy
The Faltischek Family
The Fentress Family
Susan and Jack Foley
Tania and Ahron Friedberg
The Friedman Family
Soraya and Robert Gage
The Gao Family
The Gray-Cohen Family
The Gillies Family
Kim and Peter Guo
Kimberly Moglia-Hare and Robert Hare
Cynthia and Seth Hemley
Aina Xiong and Quanbao Hui
Vera and Sam S. Jain
The Jiang Family
Elizabeth and Boris Jordan
The Kellan Family
The Khalfan Family
The Kotlyarsky Family
The Koundourakis Family
Gwen and Joshua Kugler
The Lee Family
Kimberly and Jonathan Leonard
Elvina Levaya and Vladimir Levyy
Xinbin Liang
The Littman Family
The Lynn Family
The Marcos Family
Tracy and Brad Matthews ’82
Deena and Amit Mehta
Michèle Bahnik-Mercier ’93 and Kevin Mercier
Samara and Adam Meshel
Maryellen and William Mooney ’87
Susan and Jeffrey Lee Moore
Cynthia and David Neugebauer
The Owen-Williams Family
Dana and Louis Pagliara
Tiffany and Al Palagonia
Angela and Christopher Paradysz
The Plunkett Family
Samantha and Joshua Ratner
Amy Falls and Hartley Rogers
Sarane H. Ross
The Rotolo Family
Jaime and Louis Ruggiero
Jamie and Ari Sass
Cathy and Andrew Scandalios
Becky and David Schamis
Pattianne and John Schnabel
Zoë and Richard Schwam
Katie Hangley and Howard Simon
Sherry and Aseem Srivastava
Tracey and John Stacconi
Xiao Yan Zhang and Fenghua Su
Dilara and Renat Sukhov
Dorthe and Truett Tate
Mo Sakurai and Harry D. Taylor ’92
Fereshtah and Kane Thornberg
Sarah and Robert Trust
The Tu Family
Michelle Giordano and Richard Valentine
The Van Pelt and Verrelli Families
The Vaynman Family
Elizabeth and Michael Venuti
Bryn and John Vissicchio
Emily and Jason Wachtel
Kelly Walles
Shawnée and Johnny Warfield
Lisa and Lewis Warren
James Wellington
Michelle and Don Wilson
Fangjin Wang and Weixin Xia
Bin Yan
The Yan Family
Valerie and Ed Yardeni
Despina and Michael Yarian
Jing Zhao and Jianming You
Huimin Zhou
ENDOWMENTS
ENDOWMENT INFORMATION
CAMPUS ENDOWMENTS
$874,724
Portledge is blessed with an extraordinary campus. The beauty of the Portledge campus engenders a sense of pride and belonging that our students take with them when they leave. This endowment fund enables us to preserve, maintain and improve our beautiful buildings and grounds.
FACULTY ENDOWMENT
$1,006,947
Our highly qualified teaching staff is the essential ingredient of a Portledge education. To attract and retain top caliber professional educators, Portledge must compete with Long Island public and independent schools. This endowment fund enables Portledge School to attract the best teachers.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
$470,863
Portledge School and the Board of Trustees have long held a commitment to offer financial aid to help foster a dynamic and diverse student body. Now more than ever, many qualified and talented applicants are in need of financial assistance. This endowment fund allows Portledge to continue to enroll deserving students whose talents will enrich the entire school.
ACORN ENDOWMENT FUNDS
ANNE M. THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND
$14,272
This fund celebrates the exceptional dedication and passion of its founder, Anne M. Thomas, and provides annual income to support the maintenance of the Anne M. Thomas Lower School.
THE JEAN CATTIER FOREIGN LANGUAGE FUND
$50,980
Established in memory of one of Portledge’s founding trustees, this fund is intended to support the school’s foreign language faculty. Income from this endowment is used to support the professional growth of foreign language instructors.
THE DAISY HUGHES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$36,337
Established in 1995 in memory of the mother of Andrew Hughes ’88, income from this endowment is used to support the school’s general scholarship fund.
Total Endowment as of June 30, 2024: $3,696,963
Endowment Draw FY24: $142,696
THE JENNINGS HISTORY CHAIR
$185,614
Named for Prescott Jennings, Jr. (History Department Head and Head of College Counseling 1974-1992; Trustee 1994-2004), income from this endowment supports the compensation for the sitting Head of the History Department.
THE MARY F. JONATHAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$44,374
Established by the family and friends of Mary F. Jonathan, founding Headmistress of Portledge School and past Headmistress of Miss Stoddart’s School, income from this endowment is used to support scholarship funding for a girl during her lower years at Portledge.
THE 1992 SENIOR CLASS FUND
$39,049
Developed by the parents of the Class of ’92, income from this endowment is used to support college counseling services.
ALLISON P. HENRY STUDIO ART MEMORIAL FUND
$72,956
Established in memory of Allison Henry who attended Portledge School from nursery through seventh grade and would have graduated with the Class of 2003, this fund commemorates Allison’s years at Portledge and her love of art by supporting the continued growth of the studio art program.
DR. CAROLYN BOVELL
MEMORIAL FUND
$44,286
Established in memory of Dr. Carolyn Bovell, to pay tribute to this extraordinary teacher and continue her dedicated efforts to help students improve their skills and expand their appreciation for good writing, income from this fund will support the teaching of writing in each school division by funding workshops, enhancing faculty training and awarding a prize in Dr. Bovell’s name to be given to a senior who achieves excellence in writing.
THE ROBERT A. JOSLIN, JR. SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$142,451
Established in 2006 in memory of Robert Joslin, father of Harrison ’17 and Olivia ’20, this fund guarantees full tuition assistance for a qualified student with financial need to attend Portledge School. In addition to support from individual gifts.
THE KERODEN ENDOWED FUND FOR FACULTY COMPENSATION
$266,813
Established by an anonymous donor in honor of founder and former trustee William T. Dunn, Jr. (1965-1992), income from this endowment supports faculty salaries and benefits.
BARBARA LISANNE AYERS
MEMORIAL FUND
$10,918
This fund supports an award presented annually at graduation to that member of the senior class who, throughout his or her career at Portledge, has best exemplified the character and achievement of Barbara Lisanne Ayers (Class of 1977) through profound devotion to learning together with a consistently high level of academic accomplishment.
LEN AND CARYL SHAPIRO SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$196,771
Established by Alumni Parents Caryl and Len Shapiro this fund was created to provide tuition assistance for a qualified student with financial need to attend Portledge School. This fund serves to recognize the importance of a quality independent school education and generously provides these funds to open that opportunity to all students regardless of financial background.
PALAGONIA
FAMILY
SCHOLARSHIP
$237,252
Established by the Palagonia Family, the purpose of this fund is to subsidize the tuition of two student-athletes. This endowment serves to marry the family’s passion for athletics with their firm belief in the impact of a solid educational foundation on a child’s life.
DAVID W. HOYLER
FACULTY AWARD
$3,319
This fund supports an award given annually at graduation to a member of the Portledge School faculty for outstanding dedication to students and exemplary commitment to teaching within and beyond the classroom.
IN MEMORY OF DAVID LONG Mrs. Elizabeth Long
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM “ANDY” MILES ‘79
Mrs. Ann Miles Colgrove ’76
HONORARY GIFTS
IN HONOR OF THE FENTRESS FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Prior
IN HONOR OF MASON FISHKIND ‘30
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Fishkind
IN HONOR OF JENNIFER KAMINSKY ’85 AND MELISSA KAMINSKY ‘87
Mr. Martin Kaminsky
IN HONOR OF JACOB MARDER ‘25
Dr. and Mrs. Brian Marder
IN HONOR OF SHAINIL SHAH ‘26
Mr. and Mrs. Ochhav Shah
IN HONOR OF AARON THORNBERG ‘24
Mr. and Mrs. Kane Thornberg
Please note: any specific requests for donor recognition have been honored. The 2023-2024 Impact Report is published by the Portledge Development Office and lists gifts received between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Every effort has been made to ensure that these lists are accurate and complete. If your name was omitted inadvertently or appears incorrectly please accept our apologies and notify the Development Office.
GIFTS TO THE PORTLEDGE FUND, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS AND ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE ALL GREATLY APPRECIATED!
GIFTS OF CASH
Contributions can reduce your income taxes significantly while providing welcome support for Portledge.
GIFTS OF APPRECIATED PROPERTY
A gift of appreciated securities may be particularly advantageous, allowing the donor to take a deduction for the full current value by avoiding capital gains tax.
PLANNED GIFTS
There are a variety of planned giving vehicles a donor might consider, from bequests of insurance policies to charitable trust agreements. Some arrangements will double as investment opportunities providing the donor or the school with annual income, some will enhance tax savings, but all satisfy the philanthropic intention of the donor. Contact your financial planner for advice on how to choose the option that will most benefit you.
MATCHING GIFTS
Many corporations match their employees’ and retired employees’ charitable contributions with a contribution of their own. This is an excellent way to double your gift to the school.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Tara Askeland in the Development Office at (516) 750-3205 with any questions and consult with your tax advisor.
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