School Ties - Winter 2018-19

SCHOOL TIES SAN DOMENICO

A Global Outlook

Part 2, Winter 2018-19 | Annual Report

Zayetzy Garcia Bareño ’19 featured on page 26

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global outlook FEATURES

DEPARTMENTS

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The International Reach of SD Staff

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Professional Development

SD2021: Strategic Plan Update

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A Year Abroad in Brazil

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On Campus

26 A Phenom from Mexico Forges Her Path Ahead 28

Parent Service Association

SD in Quotes

When Service Takes You 44 Home or Abroad

32 Q & A

Global Perspective:

International Student Reflections 36

Model United Nations at SD

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Alumni Profile

We Asked

Class Notes

50 Remembrances 51

From the Archives

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Editorial Staff: Kimberly Pinkson, Courtney Phillips, Lisa Hilgers, Sonya Evans, Wynn Richards, Kirstie A. Martinelli, Anna Heidinger, Heather Wright Ojha, Deanna Bruton, and Julie Lanzarin

HEAD OF SCHOOL Dear Friends of SD, Each fall, our Board of Trustees begins the new academic year with a daylong retreat. It is a time to reflect on accomplishments, share current ideas, dreams, and challenges, and discuss the vision for San Domenico’s future. This year’s retreat was particularly inspiring, in large part due to the progress we are making on the goals in our Strategic Plan, SD2021.

Our Director of Strategic Initiatives, Dan Babior, provides an update on page 8. These are just a few of the many accomplishments happening all over campus. Thanks to hard work and collaboration, our School is experiencing a fruitful and productive new chapter, expanding on our rich and successful 169-year history.

In an era of unprecedented global connection and influence–for individuals and nations–there is one area of success for which I am perhaps most grateful: that here in our little corner of the world, 680 young people are learning about what it means to be part of a global community. With this edition of School Ties, we celebrate Part II of our Global issue and the timing could not be more apt. Today, our San Domenico community includes students from a record number of countries including Uganda, the Czech Republic, China, Korea, Thailand, South Africa, Vietnam, Russia, and Mexico; our diversity is further enhanced by regional boarding students who join us from throughout California and the United States. There is strength in diversity and cross-cultural understanding and it is inspiring to see our students interact and learn from one another.

At lunch during our Board retreat, the Trustees heard from a panel of boarding students (pictured at left in our Unity Day t-shirts). “I never dreamed I would have the opportunity to have friends, best friends, from all over the world,” said Kwan Limbhasut ’19, from Thailand. “As a championship mountain biker, I was drawn to San Domenico, but it was the academic opportunity and international community that was most compelling,” shared Zayetzy Garcia Bareño ’19, from Mexico. “I strive to become more knowledgeable in the fields that I am interested in, but the chances I have had here at SD, to learn from others and to make a difference myself, have made me a better person and even more prepared for a great future in college and my career,” said Jack Cheng ’19, from China. “The people in my country have similar backgrounds, so it is very good to have this chance to meet, learn from, and become friends with people from such diverse backgrounds,” said Hedvika Slovakova ’21, from the Czech Republic. To close the presentation, Nora Okamoto ’20, also from Mexico, summed up, “My sister came here for boarding school too, so I knew I was going to a special place but it’s been even better than I imagined.”

It is thanks to the gifts of time, energy, and fiscal support from each of you–our alumni, parents, faculty, staff, coaches, Dominican Sisters, students, and extended community–that we continue this legacy of exceptional education. On the following pages, and in our Annual Report, you can read more about how our community is making a difference here at SD and around the world. Thank you for being a part of our global SD community!

Cecily Stock ’77, M.A., J.D. Head of School

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VERITIES Lessons from Our Trees Every day, when I walk past the grove of redwood trees above the soccer field and near the dorms, I recall their earliest days when they were small, individually planted starts. Now, 53 years later, they are huge and stretch above the rooftops with staunch purpose toward the sun. This cluster of trees continuously bores deeper into the soil, seeking water and nutrients for sustenance.

Amazingly, according to the latest scientific research, they also weave their roots into a conscious connection with neighboring trees. They are collaborative in many aspects of their lives. It’s what groves of trees do!

In his book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How they Communicate, Peter Wohlleben writes about the social network of neighboring trees. How trees share information and care for each other can be sensed by observation and measured scientifically through electrical impulses that track what is shared and with what effects.

The grove of redwoods today invites me to reflect upon the many ways they, we, and other beings are healthily interdependent, continuously seeking the source of life and light and love and reaching out to others.

When I stop and gaze at these now giant trees and ponder their lives, their connecting with and even communicating with one another, I’m reminded of how similar we really are. Quantum physics tells us that the cosmos, as a whole, is an interactive, interrelated, entangled web of transmitting and transforming energy. We are part of that whole. “Pick a flower and you move a farthest star,” Paul Dirac once said.

At a recent weekend retreat at Santa Sabina Center in San Rafael, we learned about some of the teachings of the Jesuit writer, philosopher, and paleontologist Teilhard de Chardin, as presented by Franciscan Sister Ilia Delio. De Chardin teaches that love, and specifically the energy of love, is the fundamental force that draws all things together, the place from which all exists, and opens us up to the depth dimension of everything. We are invited to live with attentiveness to all that exists– accepting every encounter, noticing every leaf, appreciating beauty, art, and music. The way forward is the path inward.

So, the invitation persists: to take time to be still, to pay attention to the energy of love that sustains and draws us all into the fullness of being.

The invitation to us is to welcome and investigate the many ways other beings, like our redwood trees, are interdependent while still being connected through our roots, and to learn how to become productive for our neighbors all across the earth and become in de Chardin’s words, “artisans of a new world emerging up ahead.”

As you read through School Ties, I hope you will enjoy seeing the many ways the SD experience incorporates and celebrates our community’s interconnectedness on campus and across the globe.

Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. President Emerita

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Project Wayfinder

By Aran Levasseur, Upper School Innovation Lead and Humanities Teacher I attended a summer institute at Stanford University’s d.school called Project Wayfinder, a curriculum that aims to foster meaning and purpose in the lives of high school students. Research has shown that the biggest problem faced in growing up today is not actually stress, but meaninglessness. Those individuals with purpose and meaning report higher levels of psychological well-being, hope, resilience, and life satisfaction.

The term “wayfinding” comes from an ancient system of navigation used

by Polynesians to voyage thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean. In order to determine directions at various times of day and year, these wayfinders learned to recognize important signs and patterns in the natural world, such as the position of specific stars, weather and climate, wildlife species, the nature of ocean currents, colors of the sea and sky, and cloud formation relative to landmass.

Project Wayfinder uses wayfinding as a metaphor for finding our way through life with purpose and meaning. The toolkit draws upon purpose development research, brain science, interviews with “purpose exemplars,” and practices from native wayfinding traditions. Together these pieces help create a meaning-making journey that promises to unleash purpose and enrich one’s life.

I am developing an elective to offer Project Wayfinder to SD seniors. We will use the entire Wayfinder curriculum to facilitate the growth of meaning and purpose in the lives of the students taking the course.

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Welcome, New SD Employees Molly Morris has joined the San Domenico community as Executive Assistant to the Head of School.

Molly’s work experience includes a decade at the investment bank Robertson Stephens, a decade running her own graphic design firm, and most recently, managing client services at the Steven Barclay Agency.

She has lived in Marin for many years and raised her family here.

Habla Teacher Institute

By Allison Moore, Upper School Spanish Teacher A few signs that your teacher attended the Habla Teacher Institute over the summer: having class outdoors, playing group bonding games, rarely sitting still, performing for an audience, making projects that are beautiful, and basing all activities on a core text. This summer, I traveled to the Yucatán to attend the 10th Annual Teacher Institute at Habla: Center for Language and Culture, a lab school in Mérida, Mexico.

Habla cofounder Marimar Patrón Vázquez and I first connected at Brown University as graduate student instructors in the Hispanic Studies Department, where we became friends due to a shared passion for teaching. Attending the Habla Teacher Institute this summer was a life-changing experience. One could say there is a pre- and post-Habla Allison. One of the highlights was the opportunity to present work and receive feedback.

I was intimidated about presenting in front of a group that included Eileen Landay and Kurt Wootton, coauthors of A Reason to Read: Literacy and the Arts, but the feedback I received was so valuable. As at San Domenico, one of the core values at Habla is community. I became part of a community because of the cohesive program that integrated the people, the curriculum, the activities, and even the food! I was transformed. My goal for this year is to carry the Habla glow to my students.

Toni Scott, Director of Health Services, came to San Domenico from Chicago and brings with her over 20 years of nursing experience.

In addition to having worked in newborn intensive care, as a school nurse, and as a nurse educator, Toni is an experienced yoga instructor. Toni is living on campus and strives to keep our community healthy!

Kevin Gordon, Director of Contemporary Music, is a composer, bassist, and music educator. He has a master’s degree in music from NYU, with an emphasis in scoring for film and multimedia, and is also a Teaching Artist with the San Francisco Opera. Kevin is working with our existing Panther bands in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, and will be expanding our current program offerings across all school levels.

Nicole Cibellis, Director of Annual Giving and Special Events, has joined SD’s Advancement team, bringing more than 25 years of nonprofit, corporate, small business leadership, and fund development experience to San Domenico. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of All One Ocean, a project of the Earth Island Institute. Nicole is an active volunteer leader in the Marin community and the mother of two young sons.

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SD2021 Moving Forward Collaboratively

By Dan Babior, Director of Strategic Initiatives

I am extremely pleased to share that in June 2018, San Domenico School completed Phase I of our Strategic Plan, SD2021. From the initial planning stages in 2012 to the Plan’s launch in 2016, our Board of Trustees, committee members, school administrators, faculty, and qualified consultants have approached every aspect of the Plan with thoughtful intention. During Phase I we selected 54 initiatives to implement across our five strategic goals, examining every detail of the student experience as well as the long-term success and cohesiveness of the School from Kindergarten through 12th grade. It is so exciting to see the evolution of our now fully coed high school, the growth of our classroom programs at all levels, and the physical improvements to campus, giving students an even greater capacity to live, learn, and grow in the dynamic SD community.

You may have heard that there are a lot of new prospective students shadowing in the Upper School and exploring all that SD has to offer. You may have seen the new middle school courtyard, the comfy chairs in the library commons, or the redesigned patio by the dorms buzzing with students during morning break and after school. Your child may have told you about spirit day dodgeball, or reading time with lower and upper school buddies.

Maybe you’ve been invited to volunteer and found new ways to become involved at SD. These are just a few of the many developments that are part of SD 2021 and our ongoing commitment to the future of an exceptional educational experience at San Domenico.

Leading the way in the continued progress of SD 2021 is the Strategic Implementation Team, a group of school leaders and directors established in 2017 to track and guide the targeted projects from beginning to end, with assistance

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and input from faculty, staff, and administrators from all levels. We are excited to share a few of the developments below that were a part of Phase I, and we are already making great progress on items planned for Phase II. For more information or to read SD 2021 in its entirety, please visit sandomenico.org/SD2021.

GOAL 1: Provide an increasingly vibrant educational experience by ensuring our Dominican values of Study, Reflection, Community, and Service inform all of our programs Extending coeducation to the Upper School in 2015 paved the way for a nearly 70 percent increase in enrollment in grades 9-12. This also established SD as a truly K-12 school, where any student could enroll in Kindergarten and graduate from the Upper School.

In the Upper School, we created a grade level dean system, added a second college counselor, and expanded our curriculum to include Engineering, AP Economics, AP Computer

Strategic Plan Update Science, Film/Digital Arts, and integrated LEAF (Leadership, Environment, Advocacy, Focus) components.

The addition of new sports teams and SD’s participation in a more competitive athletic division expanded our athletic offerings and increased participation.

Lower and Middle School each have their own student learning commons, dedicated spaces that are warm, welcoming, and comfortable.

SD became an early leader in Harvard University’s Making Caring Common Project, building on the School’s strong social and emotional curriculum and developing new internal initiatives to increase diversity and inclusion awareness.

San Francisco as such. Likewise, the School will no longer be accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).

The School will continue to remain accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). San Domenico School will also continue to be a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).

Faculty and administrators have increased SD’s presence in the independent school world, by presenting at national school conferences, participating in CAIS accreditation teams, and serving on nonprofit school-related boards.

GOAL 2: Strengthen San Domenico’s identity as an independent school and clearly articulate our inclusive spiritual foundation Our primary goal to communicate clearly that San Domenico is an Independent school in the Dominican tradition is consistent across all our admissions and marketing materials and at School events. Applications to SD have nearly doubled since 2014.

The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael determined that the School will no longer be a Catholic school and will not be recognized by the Archdiocese of

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SD2021 GOAL 3: Create a cohesive educational experience across all grades, inspiring families to remain at San Domenico through high school graduation Upper School students have been paired with kindergarten and first grade students to help build the young ones’ writing and reading skills, and we have held Spirit Days for grades six through 12.

Our new website has been launched and a weekly communications system was developed and implemented that allows for greater consistency and better user experience across grade and school levels.

GOAL 5: Ensure San Domenico’s long-term success through inspired governance and leadership, prudent financial management, dynamic student recruitment, bold philanthropic initiatives, and investment in facilities Many of the initiatives for this goal are related to increasing the demand for enrollment at all levels. We developed and are implementing an international recruitment strategy to keep our boarding program robust and diverse. This entailed hiring additional staff, creating specific marketing materials, and executing a travel plan to international markets with enrollment potential.

The number of SD eighth grade students going to our Upper School has increased dramatically, from four middle school alums continuing in the high school in 2014 to 24 eighth graders who moved up in 2018. This increase is a direct result of an action plan to provide comprehensive admissions information for prospective SD eighth graders and their families during their final year of middle school.

GOAL 4: Attract, develop, and retain exceptional faculty who embody and support the mission and vision of San Domenico The primary initiative for this goal was in the area of faculty compensation. Considerable progress has been made to bring salaries to market level.

We have expanded our recruitment for prospective employees with particular emphasis on increasing the diversity of our workforce.

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The SD Summer Program has been expanded to allow for more international and regional boarding participants, while still providing a wonderful, fun, and educational experience for Marin county campers of all ages.

Strategic Plan Update There is considerable and ongoing effort to amend SD traffic restrictions that will serve our future viability as a K-12 school while simultaneously creating more sustainable opportunities to share our campus with the local community.

This year, 18 significant campus facilities projects were undertaken that serve all school levels in athletics, academics, and community building, and we are developing a three-year plan regarding facilities use as all of our school levels reach full enrollment.

As Phase I of our plan approached completion in 2018, the Strategic Implementation Team was already hard at work developing Phase II. Our primary commitment is to enhance the quality of the student experience in the areas of curriculum, athletics, and social, emotional, and spiritual health.

As part of Phase II, we will turn our attention to the arts and technology literacy. Fulfilling SD’s potential as a K-12 school is realized through initiatives that contribute to the all-school culture with curriculum, resources, and activities tailored to the specific needs of each grade level.

Our high-level curriculum, the abundance of teaching experience, and a focused administration keep SD on par with the best schools in the Bay Area and nationally. Our programs’ continued success is dependent on the functionality of the spaces we inhabit, so creating the road map for the ongoing improvement of San Domenico’s facilities as well as developing a multiyear plan for sustaining the financial health of our school will help ensure that San Domenico thrives well into the future. Phase II coincides with our self-study for our CAIS accreditation, a process that will allow for deep reflection and help lay the groundwork for our next strategic plan.

We approach the next phase of SD2021 with a renewed

energy that comes from seeing, hearing, and feeling the elements of progress that are woven throughout every students’ day. There is more work to be done, but we have already accomplished a great deal and it is inspiring to see the newest chapter of SD unfolding. As the stewards of California’s oldest independent school, we are continuing a 169-year long tradition of rising to the challenges of our ever-evolving world, developing both great students and great people.

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ON CAMPUS PSA President Speaking on the First Day of School

By Tara Evans-Boyce MS’90

I am positively delighted to serve our school and our whole Panther community this year.

Life sure looks different at 43 than it did at 23 years old. For one, I know that I am certainly less rushed to experience blindly and to know so definitely. I say this because being your PSA President has led me to realize that commitment has become extraordinarily important in my daily life. Last year, I stood here and talked about how volunteering equates to giving and receiving love.

Over the last year of serving as your President, I became acutely aware that Commitment (with the big C) is an essential part of being here at SD–no matter what your identity or title in our community is.

To me, commitment means giving a piece of ourselves in what we do. Simple to say, but it is not simple. When asked, I find it difficult to explain the exact reasons I am committed, since I believe that commitment is something that is experienced rather than explained, as my words will never meet and match the experience of commitment itself. I can say with

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confidence that the parents, teachers, administration, support staff, and alumni are able to tell you what our dedication serves at San Domenico, yet to explain the underlying reasons is far more difficult. It is through our process of experiencing commitment that we feel and take part in this sense of understanding. An understanding that here in our Panther community, commitment means being in contact with each other, becoming busy with and for someone other than yourself, and building constructive relationships with our School. At San Domenico, we search for the intersection where collaboration and connectedness meet and through this true sense of togetherness as parents and as a greater community, we can and DO make commitment succeed. Today, we stand in Dominican Hall, where the evidence of our SD commitment is all around us. The leadership giving and collaborative fundraising last spring to remodel our beloved Dominican Hall has had a beautiful result.

I urge you to experience a broader context than your own, step into being a participant, and feel the solidarity, coexistence, and the process of commitment you can bring to all those who experience San Domenico. Your contribution builds relationships in common with others, and through these very relationships we engage every aspect of our purpose as SD community members.

It is through the process of being committed, of participating in our community, that you will have your chance to give your love and in turn receive it.

SD’s volunteers at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank

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ON CAMPUS “ Whether you are trying out an instrument for the first time or working toward a professional music career, that dual existence of the exploratory and high achievement is what makes SD unique.” - ROB DENUNZIO, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND DIGITAL ARTS

“AP Psychology with Ms. Staples is

so interesting! I love learning more about how people think and why we do what we do.”

- ANNA VALADAO DEFARIA ’20

“Music is always the best part of my

day because I play the drums and it helps me get my energy out.”

- BRODY ORLICK ’25

“ I love making maps

and labeling oceans and countries in Social Studies!” - BRAELYN RIVERS ’29

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SD in Quotes “ I live in a farm community where you might be up in the

middle of the night delivering a cow. I was nervous when I came here that I wouldn’t connect. But on the first day, I had no less than 20 people introduce themselves and ask all about me and what the farm life is like. I felt so welcome. That’s what - CAMILLA TAYLOR ’19 I love most about being at SD.”

“ SD has taught me to pursue my

passions, but also to try new things. I love history–anyone who knows me knows that. But at the encouragement of my teacher, here I am in AP Chemistry, and it’s easily one of my favorite classes now!” - HELENA BLAND ’19

“ In class we discussed

the value of daylight savings time–some of the reasons for it may no longer be valid so the subject could use reevaluating.”- DMITRI SCAL ’21

“ I love soup break. I know it may sound not serious, but it’s a chance for

everyone to slow down, step outside into nature, and gather together to share nourishment. It is reflective of all that makes SD unique–our Dominican heritage, our values of Reflection, Community, Study, and Service.”

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Talking about the U.S.- Chinese trade war in Global Studies was even more interesting than I expected because we have students from both countries in class so you hear different perspectives and better understand how it is really hurting people in both countries. - JIMMY HOAGLAND ’23

One time I learned about how they celebrate Christmas in other countries.

Like how in this one [Hungary], the kids put shoes out in the windows and if they’ve been good they get presents and candy but if they’ve been bad they get coal and sticks in their shoes.

- EVELINA CHANNON ’29

- ROXANNE SUGARMAN ’29

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I think it is interesting how people in different countries speak different languages AND how there are so many different kinds of animals in different countries.

- CAMERON KHANY ’29

- MINGZE (DAVID) JIN ’19

In Global Studies we’ve been talking about the Khashoggi murder and whether the United States should cut off relations with Saudi Arabia in response . . . and the ramifications of what could happen if we did that. There are so many perspectives to consider, it’s really interesting.

- NASSER SSNEYANGE ’23

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The International

Can you guess which one of SD’s teachers drove across Siberia?

her future husband there? Which teacher almost fell

Annemarie Robinson B.C., Canada Lisa Richter Spain and France

Carina Ybarra West Africa

Deb Fugate Guatemala

Liz Miranda Peru

Madeleine Wood Chile

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Reach of SD Staff Or how about the staff member visiting Nepal who met off a national landmark in Italy?

Wynn Richards Russia John Phillips Eastern Europe Ryan Hopper Italy Zoe Ghazi Iran Heather Wright Ojha Nepal

Annika Osborn Vietnam

Hilary Staples Kenya

John Daniel India

Natasha McKweon Southeast Asia

Kristian Noden Australia

Melissa Nestel Swaziland

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As you will see, the travel experiences of SD’s faculty and staff are vast, but they share a common theme of providing an incomparable learning experience and the chance to absorb a sense of other cultures. These are just some of the worldwide adventures that have influenced the way SD teachers teach. They provide an even greater depth of experience that the students get to see in the classroom, through imaginative projects, and stories of other societies and traditions woven into the curriculum. Overall, the global experience of our dedicated faculty and staff helps prepare our students for the worldwide perspective of the next generation and (to quote the first century Roman Philosopher, Seneca) imparts “new vigor to the mind” every day at SD.

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teacher) lived in Fano, Italy, with his family when he was eight and went to an Italian school where he learned exclusively in the native language–which was all new to him. He recalls one of his most memorable experiences: “I almost fell off the Leaning Tower of Pisa” back when climbing the steps to the top was still possible. It was “a truly memorable and fully immersive experience that I’ll never forget.”

taught in an underground school in Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war after all the international schools closed down following the revolution. She ran an English immersion program in the former principal’s basement where children from Kindergarten through 12th grade came after their regular school classes. “The furniture was very minimal. Paper was scarce and so were teaching materials. Most days there was no power between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm in the city.

We lit the rooms with candlelight in the beginning before we were able to get connected to the gas line. There was a huge celebration by my students when we turned the gas lights on!!”

Ryan Hopper (Middle School Math

AUSTRALIA

Zoe Ghazi (Fifth grade teacher)

Kristian Noden (Third grade teacher) was born and raised in Melbourne and, before coming to SD in 2017, he taught exclusively in the public schools there. The most notable difference between the kids he’s taught is that in Australia they all have to wear sun hats at recess because of the intensity of the UV rays. Otherwise, he says that the transition to teaching in the U.S. has been very smooth because of “the incredibly supportive school community at SD . . . teaching is most effective when you are part of a truly dedicated, supportive, and collaborative community.”

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“I taught there for two years. Our classes were frequently interrupted due to Emergency Alerts for bombing or rockets.

We would just stop, turn the lights off, and wait in silence for the alert to stop . . .and then, back to our lesson! This experience has influenced my perspective on life in every way.”

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Lisa Richter (Lower School Counselor) lived in Madrid for a year during college and worked for a year in Paris as an au pair. “These experiences opened up my eyes about the value of communication with others, improving misunderstandings and increasing a sense of empathy and shared unity about culture, religion, and family experiences. I met people from many backgrounds and saw the value of shared dialogue for improving communication, understanding, and empathy, skills I now use every day in my work here with the students at SD.”

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History teacher) made two trips to the former Soviet Union in the early 1980s, when communism still reigned. “I was there for a total of five months, and since I was driving my own car, I was able to go to every single republic, including Siberia and the Central Asian republics. Everywhere I went was a brand-new experience–there was absolutely zero Western influence at that time. No one spoke English anywhere, so I learned the language first, in order to read maps and really speak to people. It was as if I had landed on a different planet, things were so different back then. That was a real thrill.

I also realized then, at the height of Reagan and the Cold War, that most of what we Americans had always been told about the Russians was completely skewed, or false–a real wake-up call for a young historian!”

teacher) lived and studied art in Kenya during college, and later joined the Peace Corps, where she lived in a remote West African village, without electricity or running water. There she taught English and AIDS education to francophone students and worked in community development, creating a nationally recognized girls’ club. “My studies, teaching, and travel throughout the world have all inspired and informed my own art as well as teaching at SD on a daily basis.”

Wynn Richards (Upper School

ECUADOR/PERU/MEXICO

Liz Miranda (Middle School English and Spanish teacher) received a Fulbright scholarship to travel to Ecuador and Peru, where she created an innovative curriculum for Spanish teachers on the topic of ’Going Green in the Andean Region’. “I learned that they have amazing ceviche and Machu Picchu is a must-see!” She has also been on many trips to Mexico where she volunteered in orphanages and small villages where “I learned to take risks with speaking Spanish.”

Carina Ybarra (Upper School Art

INDIA

John Daniel (Upper School Math teacher) lived in Delhi, India, for over five years as a missionary and worked in a K-12 international school as the Dean of Middle and High School and as a math teacher.

He played on the Delhi Ultimate (frisbee) team and traveled all around the country for tournaments.

“From my international experience I have learned to be more understanding and empathetic to others.”

KENYA

Hilary Staples (Upper School Science teacher) volunteered with Earthwatch for a summer in Kenya and worked with scientists doing an environmental impact survey of Lake Niavasha. “It was an amazing experience working for [many different scientists from] botanists to ornithologists and learning how the social issues of migrant workers and the spread of HIV are tied to the story of the lake. What I learned informed how I tie issues together in my AP Environmental Science class at SD.”

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CHILE

Madeleine Wood (Upper School Spanish teacher) lived in Santiago de Chile from 1995 to 1996, when she studied literature at la Universidad de Chile and participated in a summer program in reforestation in the national park Queulat. While in Chile, she lived with Chilean and Bolivian roommates and had the opportunity to travel throughout the country and also north to Bolivia and Peru. She encourages her students to study abroad and have a cultural and language immersion experience as she did.

monks. In Nepal, I volunteered as part of a program to care for street children. In Thailand, I volunteered at an elephant sanctuary (and scooped A LOT of elephant poop!), and in Japan, I taught English to kindergartners for five years.” From these (and the many other countries she’s visited), she says, “I’ve learned that our unique cultures are something to celebrate, but it’s just as important to realize, as Maya Angelou once said, that our shared humanity makes us ‘more alike than unalike’.”

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Heather Wright Ojha (Advancement

VIETNAM

Annika Osborn (Middle School History teacher) taught English to the Vietnamese delegates at the International Women’s Conference in Beijing in 1995. “My students exuded warmth, cracked me up with their funny jokes, and every weekend showed me the highlights of their country via moped. Even though most of these highly educated professionals earned incredibly low wages, they were so generous with their time and shared their cultural traditions with me. I love sharing stories like these with my students and hope that they discover that despite cultural and political differences, at the core, humans are the same around the world.”

MALAYSIA/CHINA/ THAILAND/JAPAN

Natasha McKeown (Upper School History teacher) has traveled around the globe, working and teaching in many different countries and expanding her knowledge of world culture and history–all of which she shares with her students every day. “In India, I taught English to Buddhist

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Systems Manager) went on a trip with her mom to Nepal in 2001 to tour the country, learn more about its culture, and see a new part of the world. She became friends with her tour guide in Kathmandu and after four years of airmail letters, long-distance phone calls, limited email communication, and four trips back to Nepal, she and Mukesh were married in a traditional ceremony in the Pashupatinath temple. Now she and her family, including fifth grade daughter Rani, celebrate Dashain every year and enjoy traditional Nepalese cooking at home. They recently spent a month in Nepal visiting family and exploring the country.

EASTERN EUROPE

John Phillips (Upper School Dean of Academics) spent two years in Iasi, Romania, as a visiting professor in International Economic Relations. He taught upper-level college courses in International Economics, International Trade, and European Political and Economic Integration. He helped organize international conferences in Romania, Bulgaria, and Austria and facilitated graduate study opportunities for Romanian students in the U.S. and western Europe.

He also spent three years in Budapest, Hungary, teaching courses in political economy. He traveled widely throughout

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

Annemarie Robinson (Middle School Science teacher) traveled to Bella Bella in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia during the summer of 2014. The trip opened her eyes to the Heiltsuk First Nation people and their sense of warmth and hospitality. “After I returned to SD, my 7th grade students did a data project where we compared survey results with 9th grade students at the Bella Bella Community School looking for correlations. It was interesting to see the differences in homework (our students had more) and the number of siblings (they had more). Both groups shared a love of chocolate ice cream!” After a devastating fuel spill near Bella Bella in December 2016, her SD students studied the impact and looked at the importance of protecting natural resources.

GUATEMALA

Deborah Fugate (Middle School Spanish teacher) taught literacy to poor and displaced refugees in three different settlements during the Guatemalan Civil War in the 1980s.

Due to the brutal government repression and violence at that time, more than one-half of the population lived in extreme

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poverty and 80 percent were poor. With the exception of very few, the people had no electricity, water, or health care.

Clothing was inadequate, shoes were scarce, and education nonexistent. “Our classroom was wherever we could find a flat area of dirt. The notepad and pencil that each child received were treasures. When I see my students throw away a half-used paper or break a pencil for the fun of it, I think back to kids who lived in dirt huts and never lost a single pencil or paper. I felt blessed and deeply touched by these people who taught me so much about what truly matters.

Their strength far surpassed any army. I will never forget them.”

AFRICA/CENTRAL AMERICA/ EUROPE

Melissa Nestel (Upper School English and History teacher) has traveled all over the globe, trekking, camping, rock climbing, skiing, studying, teaching, and serving as a student ambassador and a Fulbright scholar. She has spent time in more than 30 countries, from Finland to Guatemala to Swaziland. She believes that traveling as a young person, whether it be near or far away from your home, is incredibly important for individual growth as well as the future of worldwide diplomacy. “You don’t just learn in a classroom, you learn through experience. There is no way that I would be as passionate about literature and history today if I hadn’t traveled and met fascinating people everywhere I went!”

Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.

– Seneca, first century Roman philosopher

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Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union during his five years in eastern Europe, visiting almost every country in that part of the world. “Spending time living in another culture gives you a unique perspective on how people live, eat, play, worship, and celebrate life andcommunity.”

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A Year Abroad in Brazil

Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of exploring the world. I longed to learn foreign languages, try unfamiliar foods, and experience different lifestyles. As a native of Colombia, I was never exposed to other cultures. After all, Medellín is made up of mostly local people, not foreigners. Therefore when I emigrated to the United States, I was in awe at the mix of cultures. Everyone had distinct physical features portraying their different ethnic backgrounds, such as Asian, Black, Caucasian, and so on. This fascinated me since I was used to only seeing Colombian faces. Journeying to the United States opened a door to a life of vast cultures, which I fell in love with. When I was admitted into San Domenico’s Upper School I was able to form friendships with people from all over the globe, from places such as China, Ethiopia, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. By living vicariously through my friends I

BY MARI GARCES ’18 began to realize my childhood dream of exploring the world.

I visited their homes where their parents spoke their native language and cooked their typical foods. It felt as if I was visiting multiple countries without leaving the United States. My friends taught me how to coexist with people who have customs different from my own. I accepted their cultural and religious differences, just as they accepted mine. This would be a crucial lesson for my future self. In the summer of 2016, I was granted a full scholarship to be an exchange student in Brazil for a year. This experience was life-changing. This adventure took me to a tiny, rural city in Brazil. Campo Novo do Parecis was a city without skyscrapers, bright neon signs, or traffic lights. Instead, the city was filled with crops, tractors, and cattle. It was nothing like what I had experienced before, unlike Medellín or San Francisco. Suddenly, I found myself living in a foreign country with strangers who spoke a different language. This absolutely terrified me.

Nonetheless, I adored every second of it. Being stranded in the middle of nowhere in Brazil and pushing myself outside of my comfort zone made me realize my true love for cultures. I never pictured myself eating chicken’s feet, yet I cooked and ate it with my host grandmother in order to experience being a Brazilian from the countryside. I also tried eating a pig’s head on New Year’s Eve due to the good fortune that Brazilians believe it brings. The most difficult part of my experience was adjusting to the high school I was attending. It was hard to pay attention to classes taught in Portuguese, a language I had no prior knowledge of. The school days were also 10 hours long, starting at 7:00 am and ending at 5:30 pm, and I had to take 22 classes. Although it was tiring at first, school soon became my favorite part of the day.

Not only did my classmates teach me their language and their culture, they also taught me to accept

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others and love others unconditionally. Towards the end of my year as an exchange student, I found myself dressing like the people from my city, speaking their language fluently, using their slang and developing their sense of humor.

Eventually, I had assimilated to the Brazilian lifestyle. I would be lying if I said that coming back home was easy because it was not. I cried the whole flight from Brazil to the United States. It was heartbreaking and bittersweet. I did not want to leave my host family or my Brazilian friends, but I wanted to see my family and my friends, back home. The first few weeks back in the United States were hard. I was constantly sad, but my family, my friends, and my teachers were a great support.

They listened to my thoughts, my stories, my Portuguese music, and my newfound love for Brazil. I feel grateful to have had the chance to live with such a loving community for a year and to have such a loving community to come back home to. After all, I would not have been able to go to Brazil without the suppport of my family and my San Domenico community. My family and friends motivated me to apply for the scholarship and the faculty at school helped me with my application. Most importantly, they all taught me the most crucial skill I needed while I was living abroad: to have an open mind and to step out of my comfort zone.

Mari is currently a freshman at the University of Iowa. She plans to major in communications and minor in psychology.

She continues to expand her worldview with a plan to study abroad in Italy for her sophomore year.

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“Four months after I first tried

mountain biking, I won the Pan American Games,” enthuses Zayetzy Garcia Bareño, a member of the class of 2019, one morning as we chatted in the library. She had just finished a morning practice and was glowing with excitement and warm, welcoming energy, as is often the case with this high-energy athlete and student.

Mountain Bikes and Premed:

A Phenom from Mexico Forges Her Path Ahead

BY KIMBERLY PINKSON, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Zayetzy and Sarah Brennan ’31 in Halloween attire, collaborating on a science project

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“It’s crazy! Especially when I think of how scared I was when my mom told me she had made an appointment for me with a coach who would teach me how to ride. I had heard about the Ironman competition and I really wanted to do the kid version but I didn’t know how to ride and I didn’t want to learn because it looked so frightening. I tried to get a team of friends together so we could each do a leg, but my mom said to me, ‘Zaye, you can’t let a little fear of not knowing how to do something stop you from pursuing a dream!’ And look what happened. It’s why I am such a strong believer in getting kids into sports. It can literally change their lives.”

Zayetzy joined our school community as a junior boarding student from Cabo San Lucas, after finding San Domenico in a Google search that included key words such

as ‘California’, ‘boarding schools’, and ‘mountain biking’. “I opened the SD website and the picture of the mountain biking team appeared on the homepage. The riders were charging and ready to crush those trails. Between that and the academic courses, extracurricular activities, clubs, and teacher and student stories, I fell in love and decided that SD was the school for me, but I didn’t know if I would get accepted.

I was so nervous waiting. When my dad told me I got in, I could not believe it. I was literally running around the house in excitement—and it has been even better than I imagined!”

(Note that much of what Zayetzy says and does feels as though it should be capped with an exclamation point.)

We talked about next steps as she looks toward graduation. “I am applying what I love about San Domenico to help me find the right college,” she explains. “The multicultural-ness is the biggest thing. I mean the weather and the campus and the teachers are amazing but really it is the multicultural-ness that means so much to me. Many schools talk about diversity and equity and list all of their numbers and statistics but here,

you really feel it. From the moment you visit campus, you see people of all different backgrounds talking to each other and hanging out together. You get invited to join clubs and you see, what’s the word, ah, intentionality, that’s it! You feel the intentionality behind the diversity and inclusivity.

The staff and the students here really want to get to know each other and understand each other. The caring is so strong and it brings people together and creates real connections.”

Just before we met up to talk, Zayetzy got an email notifying her that she had been accepted into the premed program at Case Western Reserve University, thus making another one of her dreams come true. “Case has the same feeling as SD does, of people

coming together to do good. It’s part of why I know I want to be a doctor,” she says. Zayetzy’s mom is a pediatrician and her father a cardiologist but she says there was no pressure for her to follow in their footsteps. Rather, what drew her is the power to do good.

“When you have knowledge and you can use that to make things better for people, it’s like, well, the only word I can think of that explains the feeling is magical!”

In sharing stories of challenges with being far from family or facing new climates or foreign cultures and peoples, Zayetzy says her theme is “This will not beat me.” Her easy nature and warmth belie a strength and drive and a passion that are contagious.“[Upper School Science teacher and mountain bike coach] Mrs. Huffman has encouraged me in so many ways and now I am doing the same, encouraging many of my SD friends to join me on rides.

I am on a quest to get my classmates Young, Tom, Ray, and Jack to come ride with me . . . and now I’m getting Sierra to ride too. I keep telling her she could be the next champion!”

With Zayetzy inspiring them, anything is possible.

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For San Domenico students, completing a Real Opportunity in Service Education (ROSE) Project is the pinnacle of their SD education–a culmination of years of learning about interpersonal and global interconnection, social justice, ethics, philosophy, and sustainability. Completed by all students, and in addition to the service learning woven into the School’s curriculum, the ROSE Project is a source of pride and accomplishment. Some of our international students choose to do their service work in their home countries; some American students seize the opportunity to serve abroad.

Claire Young ’19 traveled to a northern Tanzanian village outside the Ngorongoro Crater to work

on infrastructure improvements at the local primary school. Tanzanian public schools provide housing in an attempt to recruite the over 26,000 teachers needed. Volunteering to help build living quarters for staff to live and teach in the village aligns with Claire’s ROSE project goal of offering global international aid through cultural immersion.

“One of the most amazing things I learned is that, while I set out to be of service in one particular way, I gained, and I hope provided, so much more. To live amongst other people, with a culture so distinct and unique, was an honor and a privilege I will never forget,” said Claire, reflecting on her time helping to construct teacher housing and make infrastructure improvements. She also taught English lessons to the students at the local school and joined in cultural activities with the community. After returning home, Claire launched a fundraising page with the Rustic Foundation; the page is now on the foundation’s website. Students involved in Rustic Pathways projects have raised more than $500,000 to provide ongoing support to communities around the world.

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Tanzania

Infrastructure Improvement

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China

Cultural Sensitivity Tom Zhao ’19 traveled to Shandong Province in

Eastern China to work with Yale Building Bridges at Qingzhou High School. The Yale undergraduate program was formed in 2008 and seeks to bridge the urban and rural gaps in education in China. Tom reports, “The school has experienced a serious lack of teachers due to regional poverty, which is a common problem in these economically disadvantaged areas.� Tom helped in the classroom by teaching Psychology, Economics, English, and Self-Care, a topic most students had never been taught. While there, Tom noticed a disconnect between how the students were

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being taught and the inherent cultural relevance. For example, when a visiting volunteer teacher asked how many of the students had been on a plane, and not a single child had, Tom saw a need to train the volunteer teachers before teaching the students in order to incorporate cultural sensitivity and relevancy into the lesson plans.

Tom has been asked by the coordinator of the Yale Building Bridges program to develop a cultural sensitivity handbook and training that can help visiting volunteer teachers be more effective with the local students.

Dominican Republic

Labor & Delivery Sofia Sani ’19 traveled to the Dominican Republic to

work in a hospital delivering babies. She has always been interested in medicine, and had read a study about how black women in America, regardless of socioeconomic class, have the highest rate of infant and mother mortality during birth. Through her research, she found out about epigenetic inheritance, which is the theory that the body can hold onto extreme trauma, like slavery or PTSD, and pass it down through DNA to subsequent generations. She is interested in learning more about the link between a high mortality rate during childbirth and the stress of experiencing a trauma or feelings of racism.

“I was so interested in this new research I wanted to see how other healthcare systems were set up in the world and how different it was for people there. The hospital I worked at was in a very poor neighborhood and they needed a lot of help. Because the laws were different there, we were allowed to enter the delivery room and assist with the delivery, as well as watch cesarean sections and other medical procedures. It was an incredible experience that truly changed my life and inspired me to delve further into examining our healthcare system and how it affects everyone in America.”

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Kwan ’19

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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT REFLECTIONS

Kwan ’19, Aidan ’21, Nhi ’20, Owen ’20, Kyle ’19

BY SONYA EVANS, ENGLISH TEACHER AND RESIDENT FACULTY MEMBER

One of the many aspects of San Domenico that distinguishes it from other schools in Marin is our global community. Our international students in the Upper School contribute to a diverse, culturally rich educational experience that benefits the entire school community.

In order to learn more about our independent and dedicated students, I spoke with Kyle ’19, from Vietnam; Kwan ’19, from Bangkok, Thailand; Nhi ’20 from Hanoi, Vietnam; Aidan ’21, from Seoul, South Korea; and Owen ’20 from Chongqing, China.

When did you first come to the U.S. and why?

Kwan: I came in sixth grade and lived in Southern California in the Inland Empire with my dad. My brother and dad moved to the U.S. about three years before I did and I was with my mom alone. I wanted to take a risk and explore the world on my own. I was given the opportunity to do that and thought, “Why not?”

Aidan: I’ve been in the U.S. for five years. My dad studied at the San Francisco Theological Seminary so I went to fourth and fifth grade at Wade Thomas, then White Hill for sixth, seventh, and eighth. My dad went back to South Korea and I stayed here.

Nhi: My school in Vietnam was a really good school but the

political and environmental situation was not very good.

My parents want my whole family to come here.

Owen: I came here three years ago. I lived in New York with a host family. I came to the U.S. because I believe the educational system is better here than in China and I have more opportunities here.

Why did you choose San Domenico?

Kwan: My brother is going to Berkeley, so we were looking for schools close to him. When I visited SD, I really liked the community and the people here. It felt very intimate and nice. I met Coach Fulton before I came and he was really enthusiastic about his job. I like that it’s small and I get to know a lot of people. I get to participate in a lot of activities and sports while also having a leadership position as a prefect.

Aidan: Everyone was really friendly at SD; the teachers and students made me feel welcome. I was afraid that high school would be “rough,” but that is not the case at San Domenico. The Virtuoso Program was also very important to me. I started playing violin in fourth grade. I had previously played the piano but I prefer the timbre of the violin. It’s much more charming. I participated in the White Hill Middle School orchestra, and I auditioned for VP, which is an incredible program. I was really lucky to get in and I’m very grateful.

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Nhi: I found out about SD from an agency. I wanted to be on the west coast because I have family here, and the weather is nice here. Most of the Vietnamese students go to the east coast, but my mom wanted me to be here for the weather.

What was one of your challenges in living in a new country?

Kyle: It was challenging for me to be independent and self-reliant without having my family here to help me with my studies, time management, and notetaking, in order to excel here.

Kyle ’19

Kwan: In sixth grade I was learning slang and I was really confused. We don’t use the same slang in Thailand, and it took some getting used to.

Nhi: English class has been a challenge because I’ve never been really good with essays and standardized tests. I try but it doesn’t always go as well as I’d like. English is my most challenging class this year.

Owen: It was difficult to be away from my family, especially the first three months. I tried really hard to get used to all of the reading in English. An article that would take an American student 10 minutes would take me an hour.

It’s gotten much better since then.

What do you miss most from your home country?

Kwan: I miss the food the most, and home. I miss a chicken noodle soup called tom yum kai. I miss the chicken basil

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with rice. The Thai restaurants here aren’t as good as they are at home because the ingredients aren’t the same.

Aidan: This will sound really weird, but I miss being yelled at. I miss my little brothers and sister running around, although Minerva [Malec] and Maddie and Ollie [Churchill] help with that. I miss my parents, even though that’s kind of a cliché.

Owen: I miss hot pot the most. It’s not simply a type of food, it’s about my city because Chongqing is famous for its hot pot. Hot pot is a way to cook food, it’s kind of like soup,

Nhi ’20

it’s very spicy and has a red broth that you add meat and vegetables to. It represents my region. I eat it often with my parents so when I miss it I’m also missing my family.

What is the biggest difference between school at home and at San Domenico?

Kyle: At home, we had one class and would stick together for the whole high school year and we had more subjects.

Here we have classmates for each subject, so we have more exposure to different students and less homework.

Nhi: Compared to the public schools, SD’s really different.

At home, we had 50-60 people in one class. Compared to the private schools, it’s similar. The workload was probably a little heavier and I think that’s why I was able to settle in better than my friends who went to public school.

What have you learned from your time here?

Kyle: I feel my English is improving through conversations and reading and writing. I have more opportunities to practice English because there are fewer students who speak Vietnamese. I have enjoyed getting to know new people and meeting people from different cultures and different mindsets and learning to adapt to change.

Kwan: An SD education encourages you to think more critically and analytically. In Thailand we are encouraged to memorize without questioning why. I have learned to speak my mind. I’ve learned that it’s OK to think differently

Aidan ’21 and it’s important to express what you’re thinking.

Owen: I am able to participate in more sports here. I play basketball and I didn’t get to play that much in China. I have made more friends than I would have at home. If I had kept studying in China I wouldn’t have friends from all over China, let alone from all over the world. Now I have friends from Japan, Korea, Mexico, and America.

What do you feel you contribute to San Domenico?

Kyle: I bring my own culture to an already diverse community at San Domenico. I joined cross-country and swimming and being a part of the sports teams I can elevate not only my experience but also that of my teammates. There is a language barrier between other Asian students, but because our common language is English we can all communicate together and share our thoughts and feelings and connect.

Kwan: I bring Thai values to San Domenico: being respectful, being positive, respecting everyone around you–that’s really important to Thai culture, regardless of age.

Aidan: I hope that I contribute to the positive atmosphere.

I try to help people with homework, I carry things for the Dominican Sisters, I try to contribute my talents as a musician. I think the international component adds a lot to San Domenico. Its inclusivity is important and the fact that it even has an international community is important. Day students interact with people from around the world. It also allows students from other cultures to experience life here.

Owen ’20

Nhi: I think I bring more variety of ethnicity because there are only two people from Vietnam here. At my old school we had a lot of international students from Africa, Europe, and Korea. Throughout my years in the United States, I have gotten used to making friends with students from all over the world, so I am comfortable making friends here.

Owen: I am the only person from Chongqing and I brought the best hot pot to this community!

Thank you to these five students and to all of our international students–past, present, and future– for helping to make San Domenico a thriving global community.

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San Domenico students are

privy to a unique educational experience in a world witness to a growing tide of nationalism. Nationalism, a political, social, and economic system characterized by the promotion of the interests of a particular nation, is different than patriotism, which is national pride, a love and devotion to a homeland, and a sense of alliance with other citizens who share the same values. The former divides people and nations; the latter is critical for peace, justice, and sustainability as it allows for pride in one’s ethnic, cultural, political, or historical heritage and cross-cultural and cross-border, collaboration and respectful discourse. Step into a Model United Nations (MUN, or UN) meeting on any given day at SD and you will see Upper School students representing patriotism and global stewardship at its best. You will feel inspired and hopeful.

The Future of Global Stewardship:

Model United Nations at SD

BY KIMBERLY PINKSON, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Nationwide, Model UN is an educational simulation and/or academic activity in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. Representing myriad countries and cultures, both literally and figuratively, working together to address the challenges of our times, the Model UN contingent at San Domenico has grown in recent years to a record number of participants; this year 30+ delegates will attend the UC Berkeley Conference and

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between 10-20 will attend the Stanford and Harvard conferences.

Delegates write resolutions, negotiate with other countries, and grapple with some of the world’s greatest challenges. In 2017, Jeremy Cai ’19 and Young Ma ’19, were recognized at the Berkeley Model United Nations conference with a Research Award, representing Tunisia on the Second Economic and Financial Committee. “When our names were announced by the Chair, it was one of the most memorable moments in my life,” shares Young. “But our win was really a team effort.

Our student leaders are brilliant in their field of expertise and helped us to achieve our best.”

In the spring of 2018, San Domenico Model UN participants were fortunate to have several inspiring guests visit their meetings: Sister Margaret Mayce, Representative of the Dominican Leadership Conference Nongovernmental Organization at the United Nations, and Helen Greeley Recinos ’77, a longtime Department of State Foreign Service Officer in Washington, D.C., who visited campus with her husband Gus, a State Department Political Officer.

Mayce, who lives in Amityville, New York, gave the students a call to action during her visit. “You must know ‘those

people up there’ are not untouchable. It’s your future our politicians are playing with. You need to know you can call authorities to task, in a respectful way, of course.” Of course. Bring injustice to light in a respectful way. While some world leaders of today may be lacking in this skill, our SD students show it in spades. Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd, “listening to the students questions, and hearing their conversation” Mayce shared, “was one of the most heartening experiences” she has had.

From her work in the Dominican Republic to a small town in Haiti, and most recently, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (Corporate responsibility, Climate change, Future leadership, and Communities of faith) the students

tial factors that lead to unfortunate happenings. We can then help change them and prevent them from happening again in the future.”

“I want to go into law and politics so this is good preparation for me,” said Gemma DeVries ’21, after listening to Helen Greeley Recinos, a 1977 graduate of San Domenico who went on to become a foreign service officer, traveling and working in Guyana, Hungary, Germany and more. The students had so many questions, they continued into break.

What’s it like having a career as a foreign diplomat? What size meetings are most effective? What are the different channels for foreign service? How is the United States dealing with Artificial Intelligence? What about the power

is a greater number of young people wanting to be involved in, “There and understand, international relations and diplomacy and here, in classes and in Model UN, we learn to consider perspectives beyond those of our home country.” - Flannery Strain ’19

were captivated by her stories and several asked to meet her for lunch so that their conversation could continue. Reflecting on what she has seen and experienced in international relations and politics the last few years, Sister Mayce shared, “We need to clone San Domenico. The ability of the students to engage in respectful discourse, their interest in global issues, and their drive to make a difference . . . we need more young people like that.”

“Every period of history is unique and this is a particularly interesting period of time to be an international student,” says Eric (Zhou) Liu ’20. “Before coming to SD I never imagined it would be possible to meet the inspiring guests [Upper School teachers] Mr. High and Ms. Richards bring in help us learn about the root causes of issues and influen-

of technology companies locally and abroad?

“Once you work in international relations, you see how everything is connected. And one of the most critical keys for success in international negotiations,” shared Greeley Recinos, “is the belief that all parties will stick to what they agreed upon. It is key to building and maintaining the trust necessary for a peaceful and just world. And when you pass a resolution, it is the best feeling ever.” From real-life to model, Young agrees, saying, “The moment when the entire committee passes the resolution the students have been working on gives everybody bursts of joy and pride!”

“I really enjoy the process of debating and Model UN affords me that opportunity within a constructive space,” said Chloe Kilroy ’19. “Problems like racism and sexism don’t get

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solved when people get stuck in mudslinging and here, we have the chance to discuss differing opinions without having to agree, just to learn and expand our understanding and empathy.” “It’s cool to be able to dig into world issues and talk about how they might play out, or how we can make a difference in the future,” summarized Isabella Engler ’20, representing Costa Rica.

“Our kids are our future,” smiled Sister Mayce. “And it is heartening to hear them asking, ‘What does our Earth need? What do refugees need? What’s at stake is our own dignity.’” At San Domenico Model UN, dignity shines bright.

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Every period of history is unique and this is a particularly interesting period of time to be an

international student. Before coming to SD I never imagined it would be possible to meet the inspiring guests [Upper School teachers] Mr. High and Ms. Richards bring in to help us learn about the root causes of issues and influential factors that lead to unfortunate happenings. We can then help change them and prevent them from happening again in the future.

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- Eric (Zhou) Liu ’20

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Melissa Reiner

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’92 Alumni Profile

BY AURORA SCHÜNEMANN ’18

M

elissa Reiner ’92 is a multitalented violinist whose

career has included performances and recordings with the Royal Philharmonic, Adele, and the film score for the Hobbit movies. Although classically trained, she mostly plays pop and rock music now. A graduate of the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University, she lives in London and maintains a global career as a touring and recording artist.

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Melissa Reiner

’92 Alumni Profile

Reiner knew from the age of 14, when she attended the prestigious Aspen Music Festival, that she had the talent to make a career as a musician. The older she got, the more her confidence in her abilities grew, particularly during her last two years of high school, which she spent at San Domenico. Her strongest memories from her time at SD is the sense of camaraderie she felt with her classmates, in addition to fierce competition. Her confidence grew as she felt supported by the “sisterhood” of her peers. Reiner is one of the most sought-after recording violinists in the world, but her humility and willingness to be open about her journey really struck me. And she is more than willing to poke fun at herself and drop one-liners about the current state of global affairs.

San Domenico was a transformative experience for Reiner, not only because of how much she learned academically, socially, and musically, but also because of the international students she got to know. The friendships she formed as a student in SD’s Virtuoso Program helped foster her desire to travel and explore the world.

“Classical music as a whole is a really internationally focused career,” she says, so the relationships she built with students at San Domenico laid the foundations for her future. Reiner told me that her curiosity and love of asking questions has helped her immensely when she’s traveling and learning about the places she visits.

After graduating from Peabody, she moved to Los Angeles. Although she loved her time there, which included a world tour as the lead violinist for the Jonas Brothers, several appearances on the Grammy Awards and on American Idol, she prefers living in London, because it gives her a sense of being globally connected.

Since moving to the UK, she has gotten to work with Oscar-winning Indian composer A. R. Rahman and has been “blown away” by Indian classical musicians’ ability

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to improvise. She says “working with musicians from other cultures has broadened my knowledge of the art.”

Reiner really enjoys how different audiences react to performances. In Japan, the audiences don’t clap and cheer wildly, so she has learned to admire the subtlety with which the attentive audiences there express their admiration.

She is continually struck by the “interesting dichotomy” of stepping outside of the five-star hotels where she stays and witnessing how poverty manifests in many third world countries away from the elite concert halls and wealthy patrons. To her, being a global citizen means “being aware of the world as a whole.” Since moving out of the States, she has come to appreciate how much Europeans “care about things beyond their borders.”

According to her, the most important part of being a global citizen “is being aware of your privilege.”

Unlike some musicians, Reiner has also maintained a love for academic subjects and other hobbies. Always fascinated with English, she recently pursued a masters degree in creative writing and is working on a novel. She believes that sometimes musicians lose sight of their other skills. In high school, she was equally focused on music and on her grades, telling me that she “always expected excellence” of herself. She dabbles in entertainment journalism and recorded a TEDx talk in 2015 about listening.

When asked what advice she would give to a high school student, she laughs. “Keep your spirits up, keep being confident, and keep practicing.”

BY ELIZABETH CLARKE-CHRISTIE ’19, UPPER SCHOOL SOCIAL JUSTICE CLUB LEADER

A

urora Schünemann ’18 started taking cello lessons at SD when she was 11, so it was a natural progression for her to enroll in the Virtuoso Program at SD for high school. As a senior, she was the President of the program and principal cello, co-head delegate of Model U.N., Vice President of SD’s chapter of the National Honor Society, and Senior Class President.

She found it fascinating to talk to Reiner because, in her words, “We hear musicians like her every time we turn on the radio or the TV, but many people don’t think about the string players’ role in pop culture.”

Aurora is currently a freshman at UC Davis, where she is focusing on environmental policy and political science.

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CLASS NOTES Class of 1948

Mary Follis van Voorhees (Greenbrae), Jeanette Alonso Ibargoyen (Montevideo), Sr. Susannah “Sudie” Malarkey (San Rafael), Eileen Callaghan (San Francisco)

Members from the Class of 1948 gathered for lunch on May 11, 2018 at Dominican Convent in San Rafael at the very site of their 1948 graduation ceremony. After the tolling of the noon bell–the same one that used to ring during their school days, 70 years ago–Sr. Susannah Malarkey (“Sudie” to her friends) welcomed her classmates from near (San Francisco and Greenbrae) and far (Montevideo, Uruguay!).

They all remembered the days when Sr. Mercedes would stop them to see if they had darned their socks, as well as Sr. Elizabeth and her daily “Blue Book” quizzes in sophomore History class and her entertaining demonstration of a flying buttress. Sr. Susannah proved that she still remembers every word of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe, which she memorized in one night for extra credit in Sr. Cyril’s sophomore English class. They marveled at the beauty of the convent gardens, reminisced about roommates and outings, and celebrated “old friends that keep us young!”

1950s Julia Howard Macy ’53 says, “Old age is an accomplishment, not a defeat. I feel terrific, life is great, and I stay curious.

My husband of 55 years died in 2012 and a few years later I reconnected with a former neighbor from our Scarsdale, NY days who had lost his wife. He now lives in Montana, I live in California but we get together often and took a trip to Africa together in July. My primary volunteer work is with hospice patients. My primary exercises are walking, yoga, and tennis. My primary eating is fruit, vegetables, coffee, and chocolate. Would love to hear from classmates.”

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Phyllis Grissim Theroux ’57 lives in a small, vibrant railroad town between two capitals: Washington, D.C., and Richmond, in Ashland, Virginia with her husband, Ragan Phillips, a retired businessman and full-time community activist. She is writing and teaching, doing the latter in Healdsburg, California once a year at the Bishop’s Ranch. It keeps her grounded in her home state.

We want to hear from you!

1960s

Please submit your class notes and photos to alums@sandomenico.org to be featured in an upcoming edition of School Ties!

Sandra Fly Wong ’66 and her husband, Warner, taught a workshop called “The Art of Conscious Aging” and they hosted a Peace Symposium at Portland State University in June as part of the Portland YogaFest, sponsored by Ananda Portland. Sandra also recently went on a pilgrimage to Spain and Italy and visited the San Domenico Basilica in Siena, which brought back many happy memories of Dominican girls chanting with devotion in Latin.

Some members from the Class of 1963 gathered together for lunch in Corte Madera, California in September. Present were (l-r) Ann Garbarini Golson, Susan Cope Makovkin, Maureen CurtinEvermann, Candy Brown de la Prade, and Carol Prince.

MIDDLE SCHOOL ALUMNI Carol Brandt MS ’66 “Our eighth grade class of 1966 was the first graduating class after the Lower and Upper schools moved from the old San Rafael campus to the newly constructed San Domenico campus in Sleepy Hollow. After graduation, some of us continued on to the Upper School and others attended other high schools. We got most of our class together on May 20, 2018, at my home in Petaluma.

“Classmates came from all over for a wonderful potluck luncheon and it was like we just saw each other yesterday! We will do it again on May 5, 2019, following SD Reunion (May 3-4).

It will be a potluck luncheon at my home and we invite any former lower school students from our 1st grade class (1958) to our eighth grade class (1966). Send your contact info to CarolBrandt@comcast.net to get on our mailing list.”

Sandra and her husband, Warner (back row, right), with their pilgrimage group

Top Row (l-r): Jennifer Relfe Anderson, Sandy (Samson) Nichols, Odette (Solon) Fournier, Judith (Roscoe) Workman, Andrea (Purdy) MacLeod, Anne Bolcom, Ruth Clark Moale, Nancy (Pellegrino) Etchegoyhen, Sally Sullivan, Donna (Dorward) Hale, Caroline Ford Front Row (l-r): Lynn Law Bagley, Nanci (Brusati) Dias, Jody (Bertolucci) Breen Vering, Linda (Zeigler) Kolsky, Carol Brandt

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CLASS NOTES The Class of 1968 Celebrates 50 Years Alums from the Class of 1968 came together from across the country and nearby for two days of gatherings in San Rafael to reminisce about their year and a half at Dominican Convent and their two and a half years at the ‘new’ Sleepy Hollow campus in San Anselmo. Tess Kok Densmore, Kate Wilson, Marion Oleksiw Duffy, and Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier took major roles of leadership in organizing and inviting their classmates to share their special talents in creating their 1960s themed decor with Janis Joplin posters, tie-dye bandanas and oversize colorful sunglasses!

We look forward to celebrating with you at Reunion Weekend in May 2019!

1970s Anne Bolcom ’70 continues to work for the mission agency, World Impact Inc. at Los Angeles Christian School as their fourth grade teacher, and she loves it!

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Sister Gervaise recently visited the second grade classrooms to read Elephoot, a book written and illustrated by Helen Holden ’71. Helen is thrilled that her book could be shared with current SD students.

We want to hear from you!

1970s The Class of 1978 had a small gathering at Bolinas in August including Michelle O’Hair Cosgrove, Kathleen Sheehy Downs, Suzie Dods, Julie Marquis, Sandy Thurman, Mary McGowan Anderson, Marcy Scandalis Israel, Sheila Mauz Doan, Liz Willis Freemantle, and Emily Chen. Sheila Doan said, “We feel so fortunate that we could be together in a place that is so special to all of us, a place of shared memories and amazing beauty. Reconnecting was such a joy.”

Marcy Israel reflected on the weekend, “Sister Gervaise welcomed us with open arms and a beautiful flower. Many of us had trepidations about sharing rooms, traveling, meeting long-lost friends . . . and yet we arrived with open hearts and open arms. I experienced the love of my longest friends, the love of my comrades and the love of my sisters whom I will continue living with, continue sharing life’s joys and sorrows with; we will continue challenging each other and hoping for a better future. We had a wonderful time together embraced by the beauty of Bolinas.”

Please submit your class notes and photos to alums@sandomenico.org to be featured in an upcoming edition of School Ties!

Evelyne Luest Kernis ’75 and Lue Ann Fisher Eldar ’73 met up with former SD vocal teacher Marion Marsh and had a “delightful adventure” at Alice’s Tea Cup in New York City.

Alexandra Wheeler ’78’s son George Rukan started at Kenyon College this fall. She is still head of development at the Whitney Museum in New York City.

Hsien Wang Chang ’79 and her daughter Alison visited with Sister Gervaise on campus in September. Hsien is a commercial buildings inspector in Tokyo. She loved her time at SD and during her visit enjoyed seeing the energy of the students and even grew comfortable with the “no uniform” policy in the Upper School!

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CLASS NOTES 1980-90s Cate Turnbull ’83 started her own business, Petaluma Nutrition (www.petalumanutrition.com). She received her BA in Sociology in 2000 from the University of Oklahoma and then went back to school for 18 months to become a Certified Nutrition Consultant. Her kids are all grown–Liz is 30 and a newlywed in southern California, Emily is 28 and in food service, and Will is 25 and runs his own website, Sim Racing Paddock.

Jennifer Tomsic Bioche ’85 enjoyed a trip this year to visit her daughter Juliette Bioche ’13 in her new home in southwest Utah, where she has been working in youth rehabilitation and snowboard instruction.

Patricia Lee ’88 visited Siena, Italy, and was in Vancouver most of the summer with her family. She recently returned from a trip to Iceland and Norway, and classmate Sandra Cheung '88 joined her in Norway. Earlier this year, she was in India for a retreat where there was limited internet access, so it was a retreat from media as well.

Anna Salgado La Monte ’89 is happy to report that she is in contact with a lot of Mexican SD alumnae. “When we chat, it seems like we graduated yesterday!” In October 2017, some of them reunited in San Diego for a weekend getaway. (l-r) Leissle de la Torre ’91, Olga Cecilia Orrantia ’91, Ana Silvia Barcenas ’90, Alma Rosa Valenzuela ’91, Nora Lourdes Maynez ’90, Karmis Castillo ’91, Catalina Garcia ’91, and Julie Rivera ’91.

Caroline Childs Bonham ’89 visited SD in August with her family and former teachers, Kristi Epke and Gloria Neumeier, and visited with Sister Gervaise.

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2000s Megan Richcreek Fityan ’04 says, “After over four years together, I married my best friend, Fareed Fityan (also a Bay Area native), on April 21, 2018, in gorgeous Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We were surrounded by our closest family and friends in a stunning beachfront setting with lush palm trees and a view of the water. It was truly the wedding of our dreams and an unforgettable day filled with lots of dancing, happy tears, and the most cherished memories.”

Christina ‘Chrissy’ Pringle MS ’04 was recently promoted to the position of manager, supervising 2,500 consultants at Accenture, one of the world’s foremost consulting companies. She keynoted a meeting of business leaders with a presentation on Blockchain (https://vimeo.com/264778459).

She recently started graduate school at Harvard after a school-sponsored trip to Montenegro.

Stay in touch through SD CONNECT. Visit community.evertrue.com/sandomenico

for more information

Mackenzie Garfield Gray ’04 happily reports that she and her English husband, Christopher, were expecting their first child in September 2018. They reside in the beautiful city of Florence, Italy. Mackenzie is eager to hear from all her friends from both Middle School and Upper School via Facebook or Instagram.

2010s Lindsay Bochner Guerrant ’05 had a very busy 2017!

Within a few months she graduated from University of Washington with an MBA, began her job as a Senior Business Consultant at Liberty Mutual Insurance (after six years as a naval officer), and married Tyler Guerrant in July.

Savanna Christy ’16 is a junior at UC Santa Cruz and was selected as a fellow in the Everett Program, a home for student advocates, activists, and entrepreneurs. She is focusing on gender equality in education and is now a mentor to other members of the Everett Program. Fellows teach research sections and tech labs as well as design new ones. They are also responsible for recruitment and fundraising. Savanna spent the summer working at San Domenico as an intern in the Advancement department and looks forward to a career with a nonprofit.

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REMEMBRANCES In Memoriam Nancy Dufficy Fewell ’44 Mary Bertain Bickford ’45 Carol Lund Daniels ’45 Kathleen Moulder Dibble ’46

Sharon Jones Asbell ’59 Irene Antongiovanni Stevens ’65 Michael Dunn MS ’12

In Sympathy Alyce de Roulet Williamson ’48 on the death of her husband, Warren Williamson.

Holly Greeff Robinson ’53 on the death of her husband, John Robinson.

Annie Laurie Lund Sweeney ’53 on the death of her sister, Carol Lund Daniels ’45.

Joan Vieira Seipel ’56 on the death of her husband, Dr. Robert Seipel.

Sheila Grady Rumsey ’59 on the death of her brother, Keith Robert Grady.

Joan Smiley Shattuck ’59 on the death of her brother, Peter Smiley.

Martha Heard Hutchings ’67 on the death of her husband, Charles.

Joanne Cieri Hildahl ’68 on the death of her mother, Alberta Lucchetti Cieri Schwengber.

Cynthia Berg Stiely ’68 on the death of her father, Kenneth Berg.

Barbara Jones Proft ’71 on the death of her sister, and Sheri Asbell MS ’76 and Laura Asbell Stansfield ’83 on the death of their mother, Sharon Jones Asbell ’59.

Kathleen Pomeroy Schier ’72 and Leslie Pomeroy Morton ’72 on the death of their mother, Kathleen ‘Kay’ Pomeroy.

Mary Buckingham ’75 on the death of her brother, Bill Buckingham.

Barbara Soper Kruger ’77 on the death of her father, James P. Soper III. Shannon Fitzpatrick Violante MS ’83 on the death of her mother, Sandy Fitzpatrick.

Elizabeth Harris Hachman ’88 on the death of her father, Hugh Harris.

Tammy Swanson ’88 on the death of her father, Tom Swanson.

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Vivian Lin ’90, Joanne Lin ’93, and Jessica Lin ’93 (deceased) on the death of their father, Robert Lin. Buff Simpson ’06, Christina Simpson ’07, Maggie Simpson ’09, Allie Simpson ’11, and Brett Simpson ’12 on the death of their father, Andrew Simpson.

Ariel Henry-Warren ’10 and Portia Henry-Warren ’12 on the death of their mother, Catherine Henry.

Joan Henderson MS ’76, Elena Henderson Keating ’86, and Mark Henderson (LS) on the death of their mother, Catherine Morshead.

Jacqueline Skvaril MS ’76 and Julie Skvaril MS ’78 on the death of their father, Paul Skvaril.

Michael Mello (current faculty) on the death of his brother, Tom Mello.

FROM THE ARCHIVES The Gift of Place What do you think of when you see this 1950s photograph of students walking across Hawthorn Court at Dominican Convent in San Rafael?

Does it bring back memories of your school days? Does it make you notice how much the uniforms have changed? For many, Dominican Convent was ‘their place’; yes, it was school, but it was also a true home for boarding as well as day students.

Sister Mercedes, Principal from 1903-1933 and Principal Emerita until 1950 conveyed the value of manners and etiquette in relationships, gatherings, and communications of all kinds. She wrote A Book of Courtesy in 1910 and taught the Courtesy Class to all upper school students on Saturday mornings (yes, classes were held on Saturdays at that time!). Many alumni report that while they may have dragged their feet to the weekend lessons, they learned some of the most useful skills, including how to write a thank you note, how to set a table, where to place one’s utensils after one has finished eating, and how to make introductions and small talk. While the memories of Latin or Chemistry may have faded, the courtesies learned from Sister Mercedes remained with them throughout their life.

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[This place] stands today as a haven of peace and security, a place where the torch of learning and ideals are still

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held high. This is the one unchanging spot in a fast-changing world! Here is the changeless spirit!

– 1941 Yearbook

When the School moved from the San Rafael campus to its current location in San Anselmo in 1965, San Domenico chose to honor Sister Mercedes by naming the entrance to the dorm complex and main living room in gratitude to Sister for her leadership over five decades. In the summer and fall of 2018, Mercedes Court and the student lounge received a complete renovation, ensuring that all day and boarding high school students have plenty of indoor and outdoor space where they can relax after school, in the evenings, and during the weekend. For many students, this is ‘their place’ where they are making lifelong friends, growing into adulthood, and creating memories they will treasure long after graduation.

While the clothes and hairstyles may have changed, the sense of place that San Domenico students experience remains a key part of their education, and the love of ‘their place’, in Mercedes Court and across the beautiful SD campus, grows ever stronger!

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San Domenico

Annual Report

2017-18

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Financial Summary Operating Revenues:

•Tuition, Boarding, & Fees (85.8%)......................................$27,838,112 •Ancillary (2.9%)................................................................................ $951,412 •Charitable Contributions (6.4%)............................................$2,084,315 •Investment Appreciation (3.7%)...........................................$1,213,496 •Other (1.1%)....................................................................................... $346,706

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Total Revenues.................................................................... $32,434,041

Operating Expenses:

•Salaries & Benefits (48.9%)...................................................$15,033,513 •Financial Aid (21.3%)..................................................................$6,559,069 •Program & Student Services (12.3%) .................................$3,783,427 •Physical Plant, Equipment & Depreciation (10.8%) ...$3,329,326 •General & Administrative (6.7%) ........................................$2,062,660 Total Expenses..................................................................... $30,767,995

Contribution to Reserves ....................................................$1,809,065*

Endowment Status as of June 30, 2018

At the close of the Fiscal Year 2017-18, the average one-year return on the endowment investment was 9% and the overall market value reached $14,272,018. p

Gift Summary by Area Annual Fund, Unrestricted (2.6%) ............................................................................................................................ $816,587 Annual Fund, Restricted (.1%) .......................................................................................................................................$38,175 Total Annual Fund (2.6%).......................................................................................................................... $854,762 Endowment & Facilities ((.4%) .................................................................................................................................. $141,475 Virtuoso Program (.5%)................................................................................................................................................... $196,326 Financial Aid (.5%) ........................................................................................................................................................... $166,160 Restricted & Special Gifts (.1%) ....................................................................................................................................$45,477 Gifts In Kind (.3%) ............................................................................................................................................... $108,900 Subtotal.......................................................................................................................................................$1,475,175 PSA Spring Gala/Auction (gross including Fund A Need) (1.9%) .......................................................... $609,140

Total Annual Fund, Restricted Giving & Special Events (6.4%) .............................. $2,084,315 *Operating surplus is primarily due to investment appreciation related to the endowment.

Every attempt was made to compile as complete and accurate a list as possible.

We apologize for any inadvertent omissions that may have occurred.

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From the Chair of the Board of Trustees

In my role as Board Chair, I am continually inspired by our

The 2018 Gala was a tremendous success as well, raising

amazing community of committed and generous individuals

more than $600,000, double the funds from the previous

who are unwavering in their support of our students and

year. The Fund-A-Need for the restoration of our beloved

their education. Your investment and confidence helps to

Dominican Hall raised a record-breaking $450,000, with 135

ensure San Domenico’s academic excellence and commit-

parents, alumni, and friends contributing to the project.

ment to Dominican values.

Each name listed in this report repThroughout this report, we will

resents an investment in

honor our generous donors and

a child’s education and inspires confi-

volunteers. Your gifts of time and

dence in the mission of San Domenico

resources made a substantial

School, celebrating 168 years of history

impact on strengthening our

and a forward-looking vision.

capacity as a school. Last year, On behalf of the Board of Trustees,

you supported San Domenico’s mission by funding innovative teaching and outstanding faculty

Amy Skewes-Cox, right, with Mary Buie, former parent and current Trustee

and staff. Your contributions to

I want to thank our many committed volunteers and donors. Whether you are part of San Domenico’s past,

scholarships made life-changing education accessible

present, or future, you are a critical member of our communi-

to talented students.

ty. Your support is essential to sustaining a community that is, and will always be, rooted in Veritas.

Together, we raised nearly $2 million, nearly half of this in

Sincerely,

Annual Fund contributions. The San Domenico Annual Fund raised $854,762, a six percent increase over the previous year and the largest amount raised in a decade.

Amy Skewes-Cox ’71

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The San Domenico Annual Fund A Community of Caring

On behalf of a grateful school community, we thank you, our donors and volunteers, for your generous contributions to the 2017-18 San Domenico Annual Fund. Each and every gift is greatly valued and contributes to the ongoing legacy of Dominican education at San Domenico School.

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Middle School Alumni Faculty | Staff Matching Gift Deceased

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Head’s Circle $25,000+

Patsy Clifford Capbarat ’73 Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Goldman Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. % Marin Community Foundation % Overlook International Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund % The Patricia & Bernard Goldstein Family Foundation The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation

Founder’s Circle $15,000+

Tiffany Chang ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Todd Chapman Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 % Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49 = Shawna Hunter ’75 = John M. Bryan Family Fund Mr. Bruce Raabe & Ms. Sara Wardell-Smith Mr. Edward Scal & Ms. Claudia Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Glenn H. Snyder % Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Toney %

Visionary Circle $10,000+

Ms. Kendal Agins % Mr. & Mrs. James C. Buie Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Campbell Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 j Christensen Family Foundation Ruth Collins ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Drew Curby Mr. & Mrs. James A. Gassel Mr. John W. Hunter Impact Assets Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Johnston Catherine Bank Kilroy ’88 & Mr. John Kilroy Mr. Hongwei Li & Ms. Kui Duan Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman % Mara Hunter Redden ’70 Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program j

Community Circle $5,000+

Mr. & Mrs. Pablo Bizjack j Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Bland

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10 Year Society Member

(recognizing 10 or more consecutive years of giving)

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Bollini II % Community Foundation Sonoma County Mrs. Kristine Werner Curwood & Mr. Matt Curwood Mr. Daniel DeLong & Dr. Margaret Grade Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation j Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Glen Galaich & Ms. Stephanie Goldsborough Mr. & Mrs. Doug J. Hendrickson Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Kaye Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Keenley Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Lane j Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66 % Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow % Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Mr. & Mrs. Fraser A. Preston Mr. & Mrs. Miles J. Qvale Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation Inc. Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74 San Francisco Foundation Mr. Amir Sarreshtehdary & Ms. Parisa Sadeghian Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 & Mr. Robert Twiss Mr. & Mrs. John L. Sullivan Jr. % Vanguard Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Graham Weaver Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Wolk Mr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Yates

Veritas Circle $3,000+

Dr. Jason Bermak & Dr. Sarah Polfliet Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Betz Ms. Lezley F. Blair Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Davis Mr. & Mrs. Chris Doerschlag Mr. John Duncan & Ms. Gillian Libbert j Elizabeth Flynn Donor Advised Fund Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Fogarty % j Mr. & Mrs. Thibault Fulconis Mr. Shizhong Han & Mrs. Yanchun Sui Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Hanavan Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hansmeyer Mr. Zhiming Hao & Ms. Hongxia Shi Mr. Scott Henderson & Ms. Kari Heiman j Mr. & Mrs. Karl K. Hoagland III Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hoffman

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Hunsinger Jamie 2020 Fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mat A. Johnson % Amy Clifford Jones ’82 & Mr. Gregory Jones u Kate Supple Klein ’75 Mr. & Mrs. Andy Kurtzig % Mr. & Ms. David R. Mandelbrot Mr. Ramsey Masri & Ms. Karla Griffin j Mr. & Mrs. George Morf Mr. & Mrs. Scott Morgan j Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. Neumann Peckie Harris Peters ’77 Mr. Ludger Peters & Ms. Neysa Furey Mr. Doug Phythian & Ms. Evelina Tse Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Rivers Mr. & Mrs. Carl Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Martin Shore Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Chris Skelton Mr. David Sohn & Dr. Alison Buist Mr. & Mrs. Skip P. Spaulding % Mr. & Mrs. David E. Spitz Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 & Mr. Marcus Stock % n Mr. & Mrs. John F. Strain j Mr. & Mrs. Andrew C. Sugarman The Longview Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William P. White Mr. Richard Wood & Ms. Beth Flynn j

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Corker Mr. Carson Cox & Ms. Deborah Haase The Cox Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Crane Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Cronin The Gerard T. Cronin Family Charitable Fund Mr. Jonathan Cummins & Ms. Elinor MacKinnon Judith Riede Dawson ’56 Maria Tabush De Sanchez ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Albert DeLima Sandy Willard Denn ’57 % Mr. & Mrs. George P. Dohrmann Dominican Sisters of San Rafael % Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Dorfman Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush % n Mr. Mark Dumolien & Dr. Carolyn Brown Mr. & Mrs. Robert Duncan II Mr. & Mrs. William C. Edsall Mr. & Mrs. David Englert Nancy Lagomarsino Farrar ’46 % = Mr. & Mrs. Jay Farrington Mr. Shuying Feng & Ms. Chunhua Zheng

1850 Club $500+

Anonymous (14) Sister Susan Allbritton, O.P. Edith Allison ’63 Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Aspatore Kirby Atterbury ’61 Autodesk Inc. j Mr. & Mrs. Eric Axelsen Baird Foundation Inc. j Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Balmaseda Dr. & Mrs. William O. Bank Mr. William A. Barrett Mr. & Mrs. John J. Bartko Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Bell Jr. % Marta Battha Beres ’52 Ms. Anita Berman Ms. Dina Berman & Ms. Laura Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Berry The Berry Family Fund Margaret Huneke Blaine ’51 Ms. Susan Blair Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Block Mr. & Mrs. Carl Blom Mr. & Mrs. James J. Boitano % Ms. Maeve Burke % Sister Cyndie Cammack, O.P. Marguerite Meuris Casillas ’84 j Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery A. Cerf j Charles Schwab Foundation Matching Gifts j Mr. & Ms. Timothy Chatard Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Churchill n Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Cline Mr. & Mrs. Eric T. Clothier % Communitas Christi Mrs. Barbara J. Conrad Ms. Sherri Corker

Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Mr. & Ms. David Fortney Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Fruhauf Mr. & Mrs. Ray E. Gallo The Gap Inc.j Mr. & Mrs. Joaquin Garcia Mr. & Mrs. David Geffen Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Gerner % Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gerstein Mr. & Mrs. Jay Ginwala Mrs. Linda Gomez Gery & Linda Gomez Family Fund Reyla Graber ’54 Maureen Grace ’73 Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Sr. % Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Hagan Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Mr. & Mrs. David L. Haskell Katie Kelly Heath ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Heffernan Mrs. Anna Heidinger n Ms. Joy Heiman Mr. Fred C. Hock Jr. Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 % j Katie Abbott Horn ’71 % Mr. Lee Hutchinson & Ms. Ann Kahn Melanie Jackson ’67 Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 %

Mr. Qun Jiang & Mrs. Zhongqi Shi Dan & Aileen = Keegan Family Fund % Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44 Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Jason Kirchner Mr. & Mrs. Noah S. Klein Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Korst Mr. Brian Lahart & Ms. Meg Sorota j Susan Lang ’61 Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Allan L. Leavitt Mr. & Ms. Jeffrey Lee Mr. Tianyong Leng & Mrs. Bing Jiao Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lewis Mr. Jerry Liang & Ms. Tina Leung Mr. & Mrs. Peter Liang Mr. Thung-Ben Lin & Mrs. Shu-Hui Tung Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Loft Mr. Joseph Long & Ms. Dawn Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Louie Mr. Ru Xiong Ma & Ms. Lai Sha Tang Dr. & Mrs. Jeffery Machat Page Mailliard ’78 Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Manning Ms. Adrienne Mansi Mr. Peter Marks & Ms. Shohreh Daemi % Mr. & Mrs. Russell K. Marne Mr. & Mrs. Nick P. Masturzo Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Matthys Sister Judy Lu McDonnell, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher D. McFadden Ms. Melissa McGinn Mr. Michael McInerney & Ms. Courtney Whitaker Mr. Allan McLeod Medtronic Foundation Volunteer Grant Program Jodylee Travis Meenaghan ’76 & Mr. James Meenaghan % Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Mercy Mr. & Mrs. Ty R. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Sam Min Mr. & Dr. Marino Monardi j Ms. Tor Taylor & Ms. Laurie Monserrat Mr. William Moody Catharine Atterbury Newbury ’62 Maio Lashly Nishkian ’74 Mrs. Haley O’Malley n Mr. & Mrs. Chris O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Sean B. O’Reilly Marta Osterloh ’66 Mr. Sheng Ou & Mrs. Xueni Cheng Gail Fairchild Paquette ’72 Erin Heffernan Pasha ’89 Diane Johnston Paton ’53 % PG&E Corporation Foundation j Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 % Mr. & Mrs. Erik S. Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Barry Preston Theresa Collins Raabe ’81 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rainey Mr. Steve Rasmussen Mr. & Mrs. Dave Rawlins Barbara Hansen Reding ’63 Liz Revenko ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Gyani Richards Mr. & Mrs. Willem A. Robberts Mr. & Mrs. John F. Rutledge Jr. Rutledge Family Fund Salesforce.org - Champion Grants j Mr. Chris Samway & Mrs. Wendi Schenkler-Samway j

Mr. Babak S. Sani Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Saxon Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Schlesinger j Mr. Jeffrey Schlosser Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75 Mr. Peter Seeger & Ms. Nina Schuyler Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Shannon Mr. & Mrs. Chris Skinnell Dr. & Mrs. Charles Skomer Mr. & Ms. Kevin Smead Mr. & Mrs. Eric F. Sohn Mr. Anthony Spinale & Ms. Angie Schleicher Laura Stockstill ’87 Symantec Corporation Matching Gift and Dollars for Doers Program j Mr. & Mrs. Jason N. J. Tavano Drs. John & Gabrielle Taylor The Cox Family Fund The Walt Disney Company Foundation j The Winston-Salem Foundation % Nancy Powell Tietz ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Timpson Timpson Giving Fund Mr. Qinghua Tong & Ms. Jiaorong Zhang Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Trimble Ms. Krishna Tyner UBS Financial j Sister M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. % n Mr. Eugene Walden & Ms. Stacy Weiss Walden Mr. Xiangdong Wang Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program j Alexandra Wheeler ’78 Mr. James Wilhelm Dr. & Mrs. Gary Wilkinson The Gary S. Wilkinson Family Fund William Blair & Co. LLC j Williams-Sonoma Foundation j Lisa Howey Wilson ’88 Mr. David Wise % n Ms. Lee Ann M. Wise Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Woodhead Terese McChrystal Wright ’47 Mr. Wei Wu & Ms. Yanping Ye Mr. Zejun Zhang & Ms. Lifang Xiang

Panther Club $1+

Anonymous (47) Adobe Systems Inc. Ms. Dorie Akka n Lisa Alexander ’83 Mr. & Mrs. Darr H. Aley Ms. Laraine Allen Mr. Ramin Amirghassemkhany & Ms. Bibi Ansari Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 Denise Cain Anderson ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Anderson Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 Mr. & Mrs. Albert Aramburu Carolyn Wadleigh Ashby ’62 Becky Sandkuhle Ashley ’67 Mr. Charles E. Auerbach The Auerbach Family Fund Gretchen Bach Austin ’54

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Symbol Key Autodesk Foundation n Mr. Dan Babior & Mrs. Lucy Puls n Mr. & Mrs. James D. Baigrie Mary Jane Baird ’58 Mrs. Manpreet Bajwa Marianne Petrini Bales ’62 % Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Mr. & Mrs. Max Barker n Mr. Mark Barrett n Mr. Dan Bean n Caroline Beard ’65 Lauren Becker ’04 % Ms. Linda Benedetti n Ms. Ximena Bervejillo n Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Biesheuvel Jennifer Tomsic Bioche ’85 Mr. Fedrico Biven % Mrs. Carmen M. Bizjack Patti McCarthy Boitano ’67 % Anne Bolcom ’70 Melinda Borello ’10 n Mary Bos-Witschen ’46 Mr. & Mrs. John Bowermaster % n Tracy Linsin Bradlee ’92 Ms. Susan Brady Ms. Suzanne Brice Mr. David Briggs & Ms. Tess Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Barrett C. Brown Ms. Doris Brown % n Michele McCarthy Brown ’74 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Ms. Deanna Bruton n Andrew Buie ’09 u Ms. Claire L. Bukata n Sarah Nicoud Burns ’80 Beth Hartmann Bursch ’62 Ms. Shari M. Byrnes n Mr. Silvino Cabello & Ericka Cortez

Mr. Aaron Clark & Ms. Gabriella Fischer n Ms. Doree Clark n Frances Walker Clark ’61 Mr. & Mrs. Philip B. Clark II j Mr. Jason Clarke n Ms. Rata Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Pablo Collazo Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen ’84 Trudi Mumford Costello ’71 Cyndi Kraljev Croff ’71 Maggie Crowley ’80 Mr. & Mrs. Howard H. Cummings Ms. Marilyn Cummings Ms. Kaitlin M. Cunningham Ms. Kathryn Cunnyngham Mr. H. Terry Cush Mr. & Mrs. David Dammen Mr. John M. Daniel n Ms. Jacquelyn Dara Ms. Kim D’Arcy & Mr. Barry Price n Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51 Mr. & Mrs. Henri de Marcellus Mr. Benjamin de Vries & Ms. Rachel Lewis Lauretta Del Curto ’65 Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 Anne Denman ’74 Mr. Robert DeNunzio n Sister Margaret Diener, O.P. % Anne Dinkelspiel ’74 Ms. Mary C. Dolan Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 % Mr. & Mrs. James E. Douglas % u Mr. & Mrs. Kevin G. Douglas % Mrs. Katherine Drady Mr. & Mrs. John Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. Dutton Mr. & Mrs. Eric Ebert Mr. & Mrs. John Edsall Sally Edwards ’66 %

Ms. Stacey E. Caen Eileen Callaghan ’48 Dr. & Mrs. Lundy Campbell n Ms. Alyssa E. Carnahan n Mr. Adam Casias n Ms. Madeleine Caton Jean Novak Cattaneo ’63 June Renton Chambers ’45 Mr. & Mrs. Parker Channon Mr. & Mrs. Mike Chase Chevron Matching Employee Funds Mr. & Mrs. Victor E. Chiarella % Katherine Childs ’90 Ms. Isobel Christensen Mr. James S. Clapp

Ms. Jana Eliasova Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Ellis Ms. Ann Marie Errickson n Ms. Mary Jean Espulgar-Rowe Mary Alice Evans ’65 Mrs. Sara Evans Ms. Sonya Evans & Mr. Antonio Daniel n Tara Evans-Boyce ’90 & Mr. Shane Boyce u Dr. & Mrs. Jay F. Fairborn Lisa Fairchild ’75 Toni Farrell ’69 Maria Fasal Faulconer ’63 % Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’66 % Ms. Cecilia Figueroa n

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10 Year Society Member

Mrs. Dora Fleming Ms. Shelley Flint n Mr. & Mrs. Gregg A. Foster Lynne Foster ’74 Mrs. Alice Fowler Mr. Edward Fowler & Ms. Amy Salisbury Freddie Mac Foundation Ms. Marcie Freeman Mr. & Mrs. David A. Friend % Ms. Deborah Fugate % n Mr. & Mrs. Joel Fugazzotto Mr. Michael Fulton n Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Gaenger Mr. Felipe Garces & Mrs. Yurly Grajales Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Garcia Mrs. Emily Garlock n Mrs. Linda Garrison

Angela Macias Helgeson ’87 Ms. Pauline E. Henderson % Ms. Mary Hendrickson & Mr. John Krogman Carolyn Sharon Heyder ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Ken High n Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hines

Anjelica Gazzano ’97 Jane Gazzola ’76 Genentech Inc. j Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gerner Ms. Zoe Ghazi n Ms. Laurie Giesen n Mr. & Mrs. Dan Gilmartin n Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmartin Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ginsberg Carol Krausgrill Gissel ’66 % Mrs. Jane Gladwin Connie Goddard ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Goodman Google j Ms. Michal Goralsky & Ms. Ellen Cohen Joan Novak Gordon ’60 Ms. Jean M. Gorecki n Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Grant % Lynn Gratonik ’64 Nina Anne Greeley ’77 Ms. Stephanie Greenberg Ms. Leanne Greentree Mr. Hayk Grigoryan & Ms. Anna Semenova Ms. Jennifer Grimes n Ms. Suzanne I. Haas Ms. Amy Hale n Michele Thompson Hamilton ’67 Mr. Donovan K. Hamrick n Ms. Elizabeth A. Hancock % Mr. & Mrs. Rupert Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Chris Hart Mary Hawkes ’70 Angele Lewis Hayashi ’66 Isobel Heath ’05 n Mrs. Liz Held n

Mr. & Mrs. King Hoagland Susan Hoeschler ’72 % Ms. Anne B. Hoffman Eva Chang Hoffman ’84 Lynne Nelson Holden ’60 Mr. Richard Holland & Dr. Gisele Norris Mr. Ryan Hopper n Chloe Horner ’06 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Huffman n Ms. Vicki Hunsinger Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hutchinson Molly Keil Hynes ’59 % Carol McCulloch Ingwersen ’58 % Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski ’65 % The Jablonski Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Jessen n Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County Jewish Federation of Cleveland Mr. & Mrs. Bill Johnson Ms. Juanita Johnson Lynn Schmitz Johnson ’65 Patti Nicolai Johnstone ’70 Mary Claire Hannan Jones ’77 Doris Joos ’94 % Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kaplan Judith Kehoe ’62 Ms. Suzanne Keith Dr. Thomas P. Kenefick Isela Limon Keneipp ’77 Mr. Mirza Khan n Katharine Marshall Kibby ’48 Mr. Jihun Kim & Ms. Soonsun Lee Ms. Dana C. Kindig n Amy Smith Kirtland ’87 Christina Leone Klein ’03 n

u ■

]

†

(recognizing 10 or more consecutive years of giving)

Middle School Alumni Faculty | Staff Matching Gift Deceased

*

Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Klein Jr. % Ms. Kirsten Korn Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Kostanecki Ms. Marie Koyama Ms. Ann Krinitsky n Barbara Soper Kruger ’77 Mr. Daniel Kushner & Rev. Lauren Ng Mr. Julian Kwasneski & Ms. Lisa Hilgers Mrs. Marianne Kwasneski Anna Salgado La Monte ’89 Mr. Daniel La Russo & Ms. Alison McGrath Dr. & Mrs. John Lake Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lane Ms. Julie Lanzarin n Diana Larios ’97 Jenny Pizarro Le Blanc ’96 Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Leane Ms. Gy Lee Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lee Mr. Yuen Lee & Ms. Kristan Ruona Ms. Catherine LeFevre % Mr. Aran Levasseur n Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Levine n Mr. George Lewis Rev. Jack R. Lewis Ms. Shirley Li n Mary Susan Lilley ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Lin %= Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program j Mr. Lian Liu & Mrs. Yuqing Liu Mr. & Mrs. David Llodra Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lopez n Mr. & Mrs. Reinhard Ludke n Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lyons % Ms. Janis Machado Ms. Shannon Machado n Julia Howard Macy ’53 Megan Madden ’76 Dr. and Mrs. John Madsen Jr. Ms. Kate Mahoney Mr. Jason Mainland & Ms. Priscilla Haag Mr. & Mrs. Butch Malec n Mr. & Mrs. Sean C. Mangosing Mr. & Mrs. Jack G. Martel % u Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin n Patricia Vest Martin ’62 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Martin Ms. Kirstie Martinelli n Meredith Mason ’67 Matson Foundation Mrs. Sue M. Mayhugh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. McCallister % n Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. McCubbin Ms. Amy McIntosh n Mrs. Krista McKeague % n Mr. Dan McKee & Ms. Lori Shanoff

Mrs. Veronica McKenna % Natasha Smith McKeown ’87 n Ms. Stephanie L. McKnight Mr. Jeffery McPhail & Ms. Janet Jennings Mr. Michael J. Mello n Ms. Patricia Mennucci Mr. Robert Mesarchik & Dr. Kate Brennan Ms. Nancy Meyer n Robin Dinkelspiel Miller ’59 Ms. Elizabeth Miranda n Mr. & Mrs. Peter C. Mollison % Mr. and Mrs. John Parkington Ms. Allison Moore n Mr. & Mrs. Loren Moore Mr. & Mrs. John Moren Anne Baumgartner Morris ’53 Stephanie de Gorog Mosher ’89 Ms. Meagan Motley n Ms. Joanna Mueller n Mrs. Aileen R. Murphy Denise Myers ’71 Ms. Aisha M. Nakijoba Teresa Bannan Nally ’50 Barbara Bill Nannini ’53 Ms. Jennifer Nash n Mr. Paul Naughton and Ms. Calista Diane Ms. Laura Neely n Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Nettleton Catherine Ng ’82 Lorna Fung Ng ’83 % Mr. Tom Ngo & Ms. Jennnifer Lombardi Mr. Quang Nguyen & Ms. Phanica Uk Mr. & Ms. Chad Nicholson Mr. Adam Noah & Dr. Melinda Scully Marianne Nobmann ’75 % Mr. & Mrs. Kristian Noden n Sister M. Brigid Noonan, O.P. Ms. Maralyn Norton Mrs. Teresa A. Notari n Mr. & Mrs. Stewart C. Noyce Mr. & Mrs. Al Noyes

Catherine Oberto ’68 Dr. Natalie O’Byrne Nancie Veit O’Connell ’53 Mr. & Mrs. Robin S. O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. Tyler M. Olbres Mr. Mark Olson & Ms. Iris Krause Mr. & Mrs. Bob O’Meara % Mr. & Mrs. Kendall Mason Osborn n Mary Osterloh ’72 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Ott Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Ott Louise Fleming Owen ’80 & Mr. Lawson Owen Mr. John Paczkowski & Ms. Jennifer Lopez Mr. & Mrs. John R. Paluska Mr. Don Panec & Ms. Susan Mansi Mr. & Mrs. Donald Panec Mr. & Mrs. Michael Papay Anyra Papsys ’88 Mr. William Richter & Ms. LeaAnne Parlette n Emager Lacy Pearce ’89 & Mr. Michael Pearce Mrs. Bette J. Pedroli Bette Jane Pedroli-Crossley ’67

Mr. & Mrs. David Perkinson Mr. & Mrs. John Phillips n Jami Ford Phipps ’84 Mr. & Mrs. Sterling Pickering Mr. & Mrs. Frank Falkenburg n Mr. & Mrs. James Plath Marti Elvebak Porter ’71 Mr. & Mrs. Rob S. Potter Mr. & Mrs. Del Prescott Carol Prince ’63 % Mary Bradley Quinlan ’70 Vinette Pennisi Ramsay ’70 % Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Raven Mr. & Mrs. Don W. Ray Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ray Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Patricia Reed ’67 Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Reeser % n Stephanie Denk Rehak ’89 j Mr. & Mrs. Victor J. Revenko Libby Reyff ’12 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reyff Ms. Dixie Ricards n Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Richter % n Dr. & Mrs. Tod Rist Ms. Anne Marie Robinson n Holly Greeff Robinson ’53 % Mr. & Mrs. Ken Robinson Patricia Lyons Robles ’64 Mr. & Mrs. Greg Robley % n Mr. Robert J. Rossi Shea Rounds ’15 Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Rowell

Ms. Kristin Runco n Mr. & Mrs. Ken Salisbury Sarah Sanford ’85 Nicki Boss Sauer ’62 % Cressey Wallace Sayre ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Schlabs Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 % Julia Seebach ’91 Mr. Matthew Shaffe & Ms. Lisa Anderson Shaffer Kimberly Shannon ’04 Mr. Eric R. Shapiro % Laura Francine Shaw ’65 % Mr. John Shea & Ms. Zdena Sucha Caroline Menefee Sheahan ’71 Katharine Akers Sheehan ’72 Mrs. Georgette E. Shervington Smith Cornelia Sias ’66 Mr. Chad Sigler Margaret Streich Sigley ’59 Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Skaggs % n Debby Kocher Smith ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Greg Smith % Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75 % Maria Marsten Snideman ’90 Ms. Iphy St. Juste n Mr. Kirk McLaughlin & Ms. Hilary Staples % n Lori Stewart ’67 Ms. Chelle Stockhamer Mr. Luben Stoilov & Ms. Alina Redka Ms. Karlyn M. Strand % n Dr. Girish Subramanyan & Dr. Sue Lee Ms. Cheryl Sugarman Mr. Cuong Ta n Ms. Laila J. Tarraf Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70 Mr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Terasawa Kathy Futscher Theofel ’73 % Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Thompson Tilda Muller Thompson ’64 Suzanne Tollefson ’80 Mr. Christopher Townsend Wanden Treanor ’73 Anna Comolli Tredinnick ’71 Mr. Scott Tseckares & Ms. Penelope Hondrogen Mr. & Mrs. Socrates Tseckares Frances Tucker ’62 Diane Randall Vail ’61 Ms. Anna C. Valadao Dr. Andrew Valla & Ms. Paula Glodowski-Valla Ms. Karen Van Paris n Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Jamie Wallach ’77 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Warner Ms. Laura Webb n Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Webster Stephanie Wei ’86 j Mr. & Dr. Aaron Weidner j Ms. Carol Wells Sam Streich Werback ’68 Eve Gazzola Wertsch ’73 % Mr. & Mrs. John Whitman Mrs. Heather Williams Pamela Boyd Williams ’69 Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66 Mr. Mukesh Ojha & Mrs. Heather Wright Ojha n Mr. & Mrs. James Wurschmidt Mr. James Wyatt Elsie Yau ’87 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Yee

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2018 Fund A Need Dominican Hall Restoration

Our 2018 Fund A Need was nothing short of remarkable.

The inspired generosity of our community succeeded in raising more than $450,000 for the renovation of Dominican Hall.

Originally constructed in 1968, Dominican Hall is a 4,700 square foot space that occupies a central location on campus and is an essential space for school programs. After 50 years of almost constant use by teachers and students at every school level, the building was restored over the summer of 2018.

We extend a deep appreciation to the 135 members of our community who raised their paddles to make this project possible. Thank you!

$200,000+

Catherine Bank Kilroy ’88 and John Kilroy

$50,000+

Michelle & Kevin Douglas

$25,000+

Richie, Traci, & Ava Goldman Kristen & Mark Goldstein

$10,000+

Devon & Fraser Preston The Rivers Family Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal The Snyder Family Susan & Chris Yates

$2,500+

Cindy & Richard Bollini Beth & James Gassel Traci & James Gearhart The Marne Family The Neumann Family Kristin & Jason Schlesinger

$1,000+

The Bizjack Family Bridget & Robert Cooper Elinor MacKinnon & Jonathan Cummins Heather & Arthur Davis Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Carolyn Brown & Mark Dumolien Sarah Christine & Gregg Foster Danielle & Kevin Hansmeyer Mercedes McNab & Mark Henderson Kory & Andrew Johnston Carrie & Jonathan Kaufman The Kaye Family Kimberli Brown & Bruce Keith Jaime, Kelly & Kai Kurtzig Christopher & Elizabeth Lane The Mesarchik Family Annie & George Morf Wendy & Scott Morgan Gennie & Tyler Olbres Megan & Michael Papay Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary The Skinnell Family Lindsay London & Erik Stocker Ali & David Stone Kira & David Swaim Dan & Kathleen Toney The Trimble Family Beth Flynn & Richard Woo

The Buie Family Sara Wardell-Smith & Bruce Raabe

Up to $999 $5,000+

The Balmaseda Family Amy & Drew Curby Kristine Curwood & Matt Curwood Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson The Keenley Family Alexandra D’Amario & Margot McShane Vickie & Sean O’Reilly

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Anonymous Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Drs. Sarah Polfliet & Jason Bermak Dina Berman & Laura Greenwald Bruce & Allyn Campbell Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 & Family Jeremy & Shino Cline Maria Coulson Young Kathryn Cunnyngham Jeanne-Marie Crowe & Donald Daniels Jacquelyn Dara

Cindy & Albert DeLima Sister Margaret Diener, O.P. Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Jana & Veronika Elias Mabi & Michael Ellis Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Jenny & Jay Farrington Amy Salisbury & Edward Fowler The Ed Fowler, Sr. Family Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Jacqueline & Theodore Garcia Emily Garlock Brooke Gelber & Peter Hottenstein Jane & Robert Gerstein Amy & Jamie Ginsberg Susan & Jay Ginwala Jana & Zachary Goodman Julie Ansara & Andy Greenberg Anna & Tim Heidinger In Memory of Molly McGovern Shyla & Doug Hendrickson

Lisa & Jeff Hines The Hoagland Family Katie & Joe Horn Robin & Vernon Huffman Joseph & Nicole Kennedy The Kirchner Family The Klein Family Claire Hart & Chet Klingensmith Roxanne & Sean Mangosing Janet Jennings & Jeffery McPhail James & Jodylee Meenaghan Jennifer & Jason Morehouse Lilly Durante, Julian Durante, & Jennie Nash Holly & Michael Nettleton Jennifer & Luke O’Byrne The Ott Family Lawson & Louise Owen The Panesi Family Emager & Michael Pearce Peckie Harris Peters ’77 Courtney & John Phillips Maria Polyakova Alex & Scott Ray

Kate & Jordan Reeser Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Béa & Gyani Richards Carrie & Greg Robley Heather & James Rosenfield The Sargent Family The Sher Family Amy Skewes-Cox & Robert Twiss Maureen & Greg Smith Alison Buist & David Sohn Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin Cecily & Marcus Stock Jennifer Lawrence Strohmaier ’68 Sue Lee & Girish Subramanyan Amanda & Andrew Sugarman Julia & Theodore Timpson Stacy Weiss Walden & Eugene Walden The Weaver Family Irina & William Webb Sandy Pfaff & Benjamin Wilson David Wise Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha

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Corporate Matching Gifts A Community of Caring We are grateful to our donors and their employers for their generous support of the San Domenico Annual Fund.

Autodesk Inc. Baird Foundation, Inc. Charles Schwab Foundation - Matching Gifts Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation The Gap Inc. Genentech Inc. Google LinkedIn Matching Gifts Program PG&E Corporation Foundation Salesforce.org - Champion Grants Symantec Corporation Matching Gift and Dollars for Doers Program The Walt Disney Company Foundation UBS Financial Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program William Blair & Co. LLC Williams-Sonoma Foundation

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Parent Giving

to the San Domenico Annual Fund Thank you to each of our donors and tireless volunteers. Special thanks to our indefatigable Parent Fund Co-Chairs, Amy and Greg Jones, and Annual Fund Class Captains.

Gifts to the Annual Fund help close the gap between the costs covered by tuition and the experience San Domenico provides to its students.

Class of 2018

Anonymous Allison & Thomas Brown Chunhua Zheng & Shuying Feng Yurly Grajales & Felipe Garces Beth & Dan Gilmartin Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Laila Tarraf Naomi & Kiyoshi Terasawa Lee Ann M. Wise Lifang Xiang & Zejun Zhang

Christine & Eric Sohn Lisa & John Strain Christopher Townsend David Wise

Class of 2020

Anonymous Sandy & Darr Aley Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Dina Berman & Laura Greenwald Monica & Pablo Bizjack Lundy & Diane Campbell

Linley & Peter Kaye Kirsten Korn Kristan Ruona & Yuen Lee Nao Etsuki & Jeffrey Lee Catherine LeFevre Yuqing & Lian Liu Mia & Jeff Ludlow Lai Sha Tang & Ru Xiong Ma Kina & David Mandelbrot Janet Jennings & Jeffery McPhail Annie & George Morf Phanica Uk & Quang Nguyen Lisa & Gregory Ott Xueni Cheng & Sheng Ou Jennifer Lopez & John Paczkowski Alex & Scott Ray Susan & Kevin Smead Betsy & Glenn Snyder Gabrielle & John Taylor Naomi & Kiyoshi Terasawa Penelope Hondrogen & Scott Tseckares Anna C. Valadao Stacy Weiss Walden & Eugene Walden

Class of 2021

Anonymous Kristina & Michael Betz Stacey Caen Sherri Corker Trista & Tom Corker Elinor MacKinnon & Jonathan Cummins Kathryn Cunnyngham Rachel Lewis & Benjamin de Vries Cindy & Albert DeLima London & Jay Fairborn Susan & Jay Ginwala Stephanie Greenberg Hongxia Shi & Zhiming Hao Kim & Ken High Soonsun Lee & Jihun Kim Emily Willingham & Marshall Kunze Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Daniela & Michael Manning Tor Taylor & Laurie Monserrat Wendy & Scott Morgan

Class of 2019

Anonymous Caroline & Christopher Bland Diane & Jeffery Cerf Jana & Zachary Goodman Robin & Vernon Huffman Catherine & John Kilroy Jill & Gregory Korst Emily Willingham & Marshall Kunze Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Carrie & Frank Lewis Hongwei Li & Kui Duan Tina Leung & Jerry Liang Katherine & David Llodra Michael McInerney & Courtney Whitaker Kate Brennan & Robert Mesarchik Heejung & Sam Min Nicole & Peter Mollison Lynn & Stewart Noyce Rhonda & Chris O’Reilly Vickie & Sean O’Reilly Louise & Lawson Owen Rachel & John Paluska Emager & Michael Pearce Neysa Furey & Ludger Peters Babak S. Sani Maureen & Greg Smith

Shino & Jeremy Cline Tracy & Howard Cummings Barry Price & Kim D’Arcy Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Mary Jean Espulgar-Rowe Stacey & Brian Kaplan

Iris Krause & Mark Olson Mary Jane Pasha Evelina Tse & Doug Phythian Maria & Rob Potter Béa & Gyani Richards Sharon & Tod Rist

Claudia Lewis & Woody Scal Zdena Sucha & John Shea Georgette Shervington Smith Maureen & Greg Smith Sue Lee & Girish Subramanyan Julia & Theodore Timpson Jiaorong Zhang & Qinghua Tong Ginger & Daniel Trimble Xiangdong Wang Gina & Scott Webster

Class of 2022

Anonymous Jennifer & Roberto Balmaseda Monica & Pablo Bizjack Lezley F. Blair Samantha & Gabriel Block Cindy & Richard Bollini Bruce & Allyn Campbell Shino & Jeremy Cline Deborah Haase & Carson Cox Sonya Evans & Antonio Daniel Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Elizabeth & Eric Dorfman Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Maria & David Fortney Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Elizabeth & James Gassel Traci & Richie Goldman Stacie & Daniel Grant Diana & Sam Hagan Pauline Henderson Lisa & Jeff Hines Erika & Karl Hoagland Abby & John Hoffman Gisele Norris & Richard Holland Ann Kahn & Lee Hutchinson Wendy & Robert Jessen Amy & Gregory Jones Stacey & Brian Kaplan Linley & Peter Kaye Diane & Kevin Keenley Catherine & John Kilroy Kirsten Korn Sara & Andy Kurtzig Elizabeth & Jeffrey Leane Angela & Stephen Lee Cami & Andrew Loft Karla Griffin & Ramsey Masri Heidi & Nick Masturzo Carol & Sheldon Matthys Mary & Christopher McFadden Aisha Nakijoba Mimi & Robin O’Connell Vickie & Sean O’Reilly Lisa & Gregory Ott Emager & Michael Pearce Heather & Matthew Ramsey Annie & Stephen Schlabs Kristin & Jason Schlesinger Robyn & Martin Shore Kira & Charles Skomer Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Laura & Jeffrey Woodhead

Class of 2023

Anonymous Karen Stead Baigrie & James Baigrie Nadine & Christopher Berry Erika & Todd Chapman

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Katy Childs Karen & Robert Duncan Jenny & Jay Farrington Sarah Christine & Gregg Foster Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Stephanie Goldsborough & Glen Galaich Elaine & Joaquin Garcia Susan & Jay Ginwala Miki Goralsky & Ellie Cohen Emily & Bruce Hanavan Brenda & William Hunsinger Lisa Hilgers & Julian Kwasneski Meg Sorota & Brian Lahart Nao Etsuki & Jeffrey Lee Denise & Edmund Louie Emily & Peter Martin Gail & Tom McCallister Natasha K. McKeown

Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Diane & Russell Marne Melissa McGinn Jodylee & James Meenaghan Mr. & Mrs. Ty R. Miller Evelyn & John Moren Angela & Chad Nicholson Mimi & Robin O’Connell Jolénne & Bob O’Meara Vickie & Sean O’Reilly Courtney & John Phillips Shauna Gaus & Erik Pickering Bethany & James Plath Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kate & Jordan Reeser Julia & Willem Robberts Michelle & John Rutledge Shel & Jason Saxon

Class of 2026

Anonymous Heather & Arthur Davis Jana Eliasova Sonya Evans & Antonio Daniel Jacqueline & Theodore Garcia Pauline Henderson Erika & Karl Hoagland Diane & Kevin Keenley Shannon & Jason Kirchner Sara & Andy Kurtzig Alison McGrath & Daniel La Russo Lori Shanoff & Dan McKee Lisa & Marino Monardi Evelyn & John Moren Christopher & Stephanie Mosher Adam Noah & Melinda Scully Iris Krause & Mark Olson Susan Mansi & Don Panec Megan & Michael Papay Sarah & David Perkinson Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha

Class of 2027

Prasad & Madhushree Murthy Annika & Kendall Osborn Mary Jane Pasha Courtney & John Phillips Shauna Gaus & Erik Pickering Devon & Fraser Preston Diane & Carl Shannon Bonnie & David Spitz Cleary & Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Michelle & William White Tina & Gary Wolk

Class of 2024

Anonymous Rachel & Jonathan Aspatore Karen Stead Baigrie & James Baigrie Rita & Barrett Brown Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Cronin Jacquelyn Dara Michelle & Kevin Douglas London & Jay Fairborn Suzanne & David Friend Adelaide & Thibault Fulconis Jacqueline & Theodore Garcia Sandy & Christopher Gerner Amy & Jamie Ginsberg Kristen & Mark Goldstein Jana & Zachary Goodman Yanchun Sui & Shizhong Han Danielle & Kevin Hansmeyer Angela & Chris Hart Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Lisa & Jeff Hines Gisele Norris & Richard Holland Ana & Mat Johnson Amy & Gregory Jones Stacey & Brian Kaplan

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Kristin & Jason Schlesinger Kerri & Chris Skinnell Angie Schleicher & Anthony Spinale Amanda & Andrew Sugarman Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Yanping Ye & Wei Wu

Anonymous Meghan & Timothy Chatard Margaret Grade & Daniel DeLong Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Sharon & Noah Klein Elizabeth & Christopher Lane Denise & Edmund Louie Lisa & Marino Monardi Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Genevieve Marvel & Tyler Olbres Sarah & David Perkinson Carrie & Greg Robley Amanda & Andrew Sugarman Ananda & Jason Tavano Cindy & Graham Weaver Kelly & Aaron Weidner

Class of 2028

Anonymous Suzanne & Chris Doerschlag Danielle & Kevin Hansmeyer Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Linley & Peter Kaye Sara & Andy Kurtzig Sara Wardell-Smith & Bruce Raabe Parisa Sadeghian & Amir Sarreshtehdary Alison Buist & David Sohn Sandy Pfaff & Benjamin Wilson

Class of 2029

Bibi Ansari & Ramin Amirghassemkhany Jason Bermak & Sarah Polfliet Tess Elliott & David Briggs Rita & Parker Channon Mary & Mark Churchill Heather & Arthur Davis Oriana & Carter Edsall Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Amy Salisbury & Edward Fowler Elizabeth & James Gassel Robin & Vernon Huffman Kory & Andrew Johnston Sharon & Noah Klein Roxanne & Sean Mangosing Holly & Michael Nettleton Genevieve Marvel & Tyler Olbres Kate & Jordan Reeser Kristen & Gregory Rivers Lisa Anderson Shaffer & Matthew Shaffer Jennie & Chris Skelton Amanda & Andrew Sugarman

Class of 2030

Anonymous Kristen & Mark Goldstein

Class of 2025

Silvino Cabello & Ericka Cortez Amy & Drew Curby Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Barry Price & Kim D’Arcy Carolyn Brown & Mark Dumolien Mabi & Michael Ellis Francesca & David Englert Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Elizabeth & James Gassel Kristen & Mark Goldstein Emily & Bruce Hanavan Kim & Ken High Ann Kahn & Lee Hutchinson Catherine & John Kilroy Annie & George Morf LeaAnne A. Parlette & William Richter Amy Phillips Devon & Fraser Preston Kimberly & Jeff Qvale Kira & Charles Skomer Hilary Staples & Kirk McLaughlin Paula Glodowski-Valla & Andrew Valla Tina & Gary Wolk Beth Flynn & Richard Wood Susan & Christopher Yates

Tina & Gary Wolk Beth Flynn & Richard Wood

Kari Heiman & Scott Henderson Shyla & Doug Hendrickson Dawn Hughes & Joseph Long Christopher & Stephanie Mosher Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Jennie & Chris Skelton Alison Buist & David Sohn Lauren & Christian Vigeland Kelly & Aaron Weidner

Alumni Giving

by Class Year

Thank you to our San Domenico alumni who demonstrated their loyalty to their alma mater with a gift to the Annual Fund in 2017-18.

Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

Class of ’44

Sheila Doyle Kiernan ’44

Class of ’45

June Renton Chambers ’45

Class of ’46

Mary Bos-Witschen ’46 Nancy Lagomarsino Farrar ’46 =

Class of ’47

Class of ’54

Gretchen Bach Austin ’54 Reyla Graber ’54

Class of ’56

Judith Riede Dawson ’56 Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

Class of ’57

Anonymous Sandy Willard Denn ’57 Cressey Wallace Sayre ’57

Terese McChrystal Wright ’47

Class of ’48

Eileen Callaghan ’48 Katharine Marshall Kibby ’48

Class of ’49

Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49

Class of ’50

Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50 Teresa Bannan Nally ’50

Class of ’51

Margaret Huneke Blaine ’51 Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51

Class of ’52

Marta Battha Beres ’52

Class of ’58

Mary Jane Baird ’58 Carol McCulloch Ingwersen ’58

Class of ’63

Edith Allison ’63 Jean Novak Cattaneo ’63 Maria Fasal Faulconer ’63 Carol Prince ’63 Barbara Hansen Reding ’63

Class of ’64

Elizabeth Bowe Anders ’64 Lynn Gratonik ’64 Patricia Lyons Robles ’64 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Tilda Muller Thompson ’64

Class of ’59

Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Robin Dinkelspiel Miller ’59 Margaret Streich Sigley ’59

Class of ’65

Class of ’60

Judith Boss Del Tredici ’60 Joan Novak Gordon ’60 Lynne Nelson Holden ’60

Caroline Beard ’65 Lauretta Del Curto ’65 Mary Alice Evans ’65 Kathleen Mahoney Jablonski ’65 Lynn Schmitz Johnson ’65 Mary Susan Lilley ’65 Laura Francine Shaw ’65

Class of ’61

Class of ’66

Kirby Atterbury ’61 Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 Frances Walker Clark ’61 Susan Lang ’61 Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Martha Hamilton Lindstrom ’61 Diane Randall Vail ’61

Class of ’53

Julia Howard Macy ’53 Anne Baumgartner Morris ’53 Barbara Bill Nannini ’53 Nancie Veit O’Connell ’53 Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Holly Greeff Robinson ’53

Judith Kehoe ’62 Virginia Sturdevant Lyons ’62 Patricia Vest Martin ’62 Catharine Atterbury Newbury ’62 Nicki Boss Sauer ’62 Frances Tucker ’62

Class of ’62

Anonymous Carolyn Wadleigh Ashby ’62 Marianne Petrini Bales ’62 Beth Hartmann Bursch ’62

Robin Mayrisch Andrae ’66 Sally Edwards ’66 Muffie Pennisi Fendler ’66 Carol Krausgrill Gissel ’66 Angele Lewis Hayashi ’66 Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66 Marta Osterloh ’66 Cornelia Sias ’66 Leslie Atterbury Wittkopp ’66 Sandra Fly Wong ’66

Class of ’67

Becky Sandkuhle Ashley ’67 Patti McCarthy Boitano ’67 Michele Thompson Hamilton ’67 Melanie Jackson ’67 Meredith Mason ’67 Bette Jane Pedroli-Crossley ’67 Patricia Reed ’67 Lori Stewart ’67 Nancy Powell Tietz ’67

Class of ’68

Anonymous Connie Goddard ’68 Catherine Oberto ’68 Debby Kocher Smith ’68 Mary Ann Streich Werback ’68

Class of ’69

Toni Farrell ’69 Pamela Boyd Williams ’69

Class of ’70

Anne Bolcom ’70 Mary Hawkes ’70 Patti Nicolai Johnstone ’70 Mary Bradley Quinlan ’70 Vinette Pennisi Ramsay ’70 Mara Hunter Redden ’70 Maur Bettman Tavernetti ’70

Class of ’71

Catherine Carney Browning ’71 Trudi Mumford Costello ’71 Cyndi Kraljev Croff ’71 Kathryn Bryan Hampton ’71 Katie Kelly Heath ’71 Katie Abbott Horn ’71 Denise Myers ’71 Marti Elvebak Porter ’71 Caroline Menefee Sheahan ’71 Amy Skewes-Cox ’71 Anna Comolli Tredinnick ’71

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Class of ’72

Nancy Worner Fleck ’72 Carolyn Sharon Heyder ’72 Susan Hoeschler ’72 Barbara Dolter Hogan ’72 Mary Osterloh ’72 Gail Fairchild Paquette ’72 Katharine Akers Sheehan ’72

Class of ’73

Patsy Clifford Capbarat ’73 Maureen Grace ’73 Kathy Futscher Theofel ’73 Wanden Treanor ’73 Eve Gazzola Wertsch ’73

Peckie Harris Peters ’77 Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 Jamie Wallach ’77

Class of ’86

Anonymous Stephanie Wei ’86

Class of ’78

Page Mailliard ’78 Helen Greeley Recinos ’78 Alexandra Wheeler ’78

Class of ’80

Sarah Nicoud Burns ’80 Maggie Crowley ’80 Louise Fleming Owen ’80 Suzanne Tollefson ’80

Class of ’97 Diana Larios ’97

Class of ’03

Christina Leone Klein ’03

Class of ’87

Angela Macias Helgeson ’87 Amy Smith Kirtland ’87 Natasha Smith McKeown ’87 Liz Revenko ’87 Laura Stockstill ’87 Elsie Yau ’87

Class of ’04

Lauren Becker ’04 Kimberly Shannon ’04

Class of ’05

Isobel Heath ’05

Class of ’88

Catherine Bank Kilroy ’88 Anyra Papsys ’88 Lisa Howey Wilson ’88

Class of ’89

Anna Salgado La Monte ’89 Stephanie de Gorog Mosher ’89 Erin Heffernan Pasha ’89 Emager Lacy Pearce ’89 Stephanie Denk Rehak ’89

Class of ’90

Maria Marsten Snideman ’90

Class of ’91

Julia Seebach ’91

Class of ’74

Michele McCarthy Brown ’74 Anne Denman ’74 Anne Dinkelspiel ’74 Lynne Foster ’74 Maio Lashly Nishkian ’74 Sally-Christine Rodgers ’74

Class of ’93 Class of ’81

Ruth Collins ’81 Theresa Collins Raabe ’81

Lisa Fairchild ’75 Shawna Hunter ’75 = Kate Supple Klein ’75 Marianne Nobmann ’75 Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75 Sarah Ann Maleady Smith ’75

Class of ’76

Jane Gazzola ’76 Megan Madden ’76 Jodylee Travis Meenaghan ’76

Class of ’77

Anonymous Maria Tabush De Sanchez ’77 Laurie Sweeney Doolittle ’77 Nina Anne Greeley ’77 Mary Claire Hannan Jones ’77 Isela Limon Keneipp ’77 Barbara Soper Kruger ’77

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Class of ’94 Doris Joos ’94

Class of ’82 Class of ’75

Anonymous

Denise Cain Anderson ’82 Catherine Ng ’82

Class of ’83

Lisa Alexander ’83 Lorna Fung Ng ’83

Class of ’84

Marguerite Meuris Casillas ’84 Shawn Sweeney Copenhagen ’84 Eva Chang Hoffman ’84 Jami Ford Phipps ’84

Class of ’85

Jennifer Tomsic Bioche ’85 Mary Jane Pasha ’85 Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 Sarah Sanford ’85

Class of ’96

Tiffany Chang ’96 Jenny Pizarro Le Blanc ’96

Class of ’06

Chloe Horner ’06

Class of ’10

Melinda Borello ’10

Class of ’12 Libby Reyff ’12

Class of ’15

Shea Rounds ’15

Founded by Faith Y. France, the Virtuoso Program at San Domenico School celebrated its 41st year as the nation’s leading school-based training program for talented string musicians. Many of our graduates study at premier music conservatories and universities, thriving as active performers, supporters, and lifelong enthusiasts of the arts. The program, led by an extraordinary faculty, provides an unparalleled musical education.

Conductor’s Circle $10,000+

William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation 

String Quartet League $5,000+ Carol Franc Buck ’54 % Theresa Collins Raabe ’81 % Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56 % The Morris Stulsaft Foundation

da Camera Society $2,500+

Anonymous Mr. W. Kenneth Davis  Marin Community Foundation  Marin Music Chest Inc. Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis  Rose Creek Fund

Mr. Lian Liu & Mrs. Yuqing Liu Marin Symphony Association Mr. Alan Markle Mr. Quang Nguyen & Ms. Phanica Uk Mr. Doug Phythian & Ms. Evelina Tse San Francisco Opera Guild Marin Chapter Mr. & Mrs. Alex Slenkin  Mr. & Mrs. George Thomson Ms. Melinda Wagner  Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program

Virtuoso Sponsor $250+

Community Foundation Sonoma County Nancy Donnell Lilly ’66  Ms. Vivienne E. Miller  Mrs. Debbra W. Schwartz

Anonymous (2) Bank of America Foundation Ms. Greta H. Chang Drs. Robert B. & Mary P. Coote  Mrs. Joanne C. Dunn Dr. Richard E. Grant Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Heffernan Mr. Christian Hummler & Ms. Sabine Hantke Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler  Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow Ms. Hye Kyung Moon Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tekiela

Virtuoso Patron $500+

Virtuoso Friend up to $249

Virtuoso Benefactor $1,500+

Mrs. Jeanne Sciutti Capurro Ruth Collins ’81 Ms. Patricia Elvebak  Ms. Karen Minot & Mr. Aaron Hershman Mr. Sam Leffler & Cynthia Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Lin =

Mrs. Barbara R. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Angiulo Ms. Dee Bumanlag Mrs. Jan Burlingham Mr. Stuart D. Burlingham Mr. & Mrs. Rob DeNunzio Ms. Susan P. Dunlap

Ms. Joan Emerson  Dr. & Mrs. Jay F. Fairborn Mrs. Marivi Fornos  Ms. Sally Graham Margot Limm Holtzman ’82 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Huffman Aenea Keyes ’82 Ms. Ann Krinitsky Mr. & Mrs. Jiin Lai Mr. & Mrs. Randal Lawton Rev. Jack R. Lewis Karoline Lewis ’85 Mr. & Mrs. David Llodra Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Mardesich Ms. Marian Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Zaven Melikian Penny Nichols ’75 Ms. Lise Nieman Mrs. Teresa A. Notari Catherine Oberto ’68 Dr. Natalie O’Byrne Amy Armstrong Phillips ’85 Mr. Sergei Riabtchenko Mr. & Mrs. Christopher R. Ris Mr. Bruno Soleri & Mrs. Karen Llagas Mr. Andrew Witkowski Vita Yee ’94 Jimi & Sharon Yoloye

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Endowment and Special Gifts San Domenico’s endowment, held in trust and invested in perpetuity, generates operating revenue for the School each year. San Domenico endowed funds, made possible through the generosity of donors over the years, support teaching excellence, innovation in programming, and financial aid.

Endowed Fund Gifts Board Designated Endowment

Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49 =

Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund– Gifts in Memory of Robert Lin Anonymous Kwang-Shang Wang Mr. & Mrs. Allen Cheung Mr. & Mrs. John M. Koo Mr. & Mrs. John Wu Mr. James C. Shieh Mrs. Agnes J. Rehquate Ms. Alice C. Liu

Ms. Candy Yuan Ms. Janice C. Soong Ms. Lydia Tsui Ms. Marjorie Ma Providence University Alumni Association of Northern California Shao Chou Sun Sunny C. Wang

Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund

Robin Clute Primavera ’68

Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund

Mila Murphy ’67 Virginia Stewart Jarvis ’50

Julie Davis Butler Fund Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 & Mr. David Marsten Community Foundation Sonoma County Jeanne Poett Leonard ’59 Ms. Judith G. Scotchmoor

Special Gifts Faculty Professional Development Mr. Eric R. Shapiro

Scholarship & Financial Aid Contributions

Anonymous Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Darby Auerbach Morris ’71 Ms. Elaine L. Colombatto Mr. John J. Colombatto Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Mrs. Marian Hunter Mara Hunter Redden ’70 Morris Family Foundation Mr. John Hunter Shawna Hunter ’75 =

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Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Jelley Wilma Wolfsohn Krueger ’47 Morris Family Foundation Mr. Peter C. Newell San Francisco Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund The Cypress Scholarship Fund at Schwab Charitable The Pickwick Fund of the San Francisco Foundation Wilma Wolfsohn Krueger ’47 Jan Hickman West ’54

Program & Facilities Support Anonymous (2) Abode Marin Mr. & Mrs. Eric Axelsen Mr. & Mrs. Pablo Bizjack Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Engler

Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49 = Gabrielle Keil ’57 Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Korst Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey F. Ludlow Mr. Arthur Mansbach Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Moriarty Mr. & Mrs. Chris O’Reilly Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ray San Francisco Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Glenn H. Snyder The Pickwick Fund of the San Francisco Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John W. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. William T. Webb Jan Hickman West ’53

San Domenico Endowed Funds: Alumni Scholarship Fund - Endowed Antoinette Maleady Endowment Fund Honoring Faith Y. France Barlow Ferguson Scholarship Fund Beverly Haller Scholarship Fund Board Designated Endowment Buie Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Carol Franc Buck Endowed Scholarship for Virtuoso Program Students Christopher Allen Cook Scholarship Fund Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Endowment Fund Donnell Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Dornbush Family Fund for Faculty Compensation Douglas Family Fund for Faculty Dr. Jessica Shu-Wen Lin Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund Faculty Compensation Endowment Fund - Financial Aid Endowment Fund (Unrestricted) ISOM Foundation VP Scholar Fund Jennifer Fornos Scholarship John E. & Helen K. Cahill Family Fund Julie Davis Butler Fund Katherine Kennedy Cookson Scholarship Fund Langendorf Fund for Financial Assistance Monahan Family Fund Honoring Faculty Raabe Family General Endowment Fund Richard and Elizabeth McKee Fund Sister Francis de Sales Scholarship Fund Sister Gervaise Scholarship Fund Sister Maurice Scholarship Fund Suzanne Spieker Beaver ’40 Scholarship Fund The Barbara Lee Packer ’64 Scholarship Fund The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael General Endowment Fund The Faith Y. France Virtuoso Program Scholarship Endowed Fund The Fisher Family Fund for the Visual Arts The Herbert M. Hanson Jr. Bequest Fund - Endowment Policy The Janet and Clint Reilly Family Fund at San Domenico The Jean Fox George Scholarship Fund The Joan and Michael Heffernan Family Scholarship Fund The Pasha Family Endowed Fund PSA Endowed Fund The Virginia Giannini Hammerness ’50 Virtuoso Scholarship Fund Virtuoso Program Endowment

Shawna Mari Hunter ’75 Scholarship Fund The Shawna Mari Hunter Scholarship Fund was established in 2018 in memory of Shawna Hunter ’75. The scholarship will provide need-based funding for a San Domenico student who would not otherwise be able to attend the School.

Shawna attended both San Domenico lower and upper school and was an accomplished pianist, student, and equestrian. She went on to attend the University of Southern California, graduating cum laude in 1979. After her graduation from SD, she was an active supporter of the San Domenico Annual Fund as well as the Virtuoso Program for many years and her generosity will continue on through the establishment of this scholarship. We are grateful to Shawna, her husband Brad Hunt, her mother Marian, her sister Mara ’70, and her brother John for helping to inspire the next generation of scholars at San Domenico.

Foundation Giving At San Domenico, foundation support provides critical funding needed for new projects, financial assistance, specific program funding, and improved facilities.

We gratefully acknowledge those foundations that provided annual or restricted support during the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Autodesk Foundation Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation Charles Schwab Foundation Christensen Family Foundation Community Foundation Sonoma County Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation Jewish Community Foundation of Orange County Jewish Federation of Cleveland Marin Community Foundation Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Morris Family Foundation

Overlook International Foundation Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation Inc. San Francisco Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation The Longview Foundation The Morris Stulsaft Foundation The Patricia & Bernard Goldstein Family Foundation The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation The Winston-Salem Foundation Vanguard Charitable William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation

The Fisher Family Endowed Art Award Created in the fall of 2015 with a grant from the Sakana Foundation, The Fisher Family Endowed Art Award was established to recognize superior art created by SD students in grades six through 12. Their work is honored with a display in the Faith Y. France Gallery in the Carol Franc Buck Hall of the Arts. We are so grateful for such a generous gift and for the ongoing support of the arts at San Domenico.

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2018 Gala and Auction San Domenico

On April 21, a crowd of more than 300 gathered at the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur for San Domenico’s Vintage Carnival, a high-octane evening of delicious food and drink, live entertainment, dancing, and a highly successful evening of fundraising for the School. Together, our community raised more than $600,000 for San Domenico, including a record-breaking sum of $450,000 for Fund A Need.

We are grateful to the many volunteers and staff who helped make the Gala such a resounding success. Special thanks to Bridget Cooper and the Gala team, and to members of the SD community who turned out in record numbers to support our biggest fundraising event of the year.

Bob Lewis Jodylee & James Meenaghan Mary Ann & Chris Neumann Angela & Chad Nicholson Evelina Tse & Doug Phythian Sara Wardell-Smith & Bruce Raabe Betsy & Glenn Snyder Karen Llagas & Bruno Soleri Lindsay London & Erik Stocker Ali & David Stone Churni Bhattcharya & Marcel Velazquez

2018 Gala Sponsors & Underwriters

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Able Engineering Services Ongaro & Sons Bella Bear State Construction Caroline & Christopher Bland Cindy & Richard Bollini Heidi Hickingbotham Cary ’61 Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Michelle & Kevin Douglas Christine & Christopher Fruhauf Traci & Richard Goldman Stacie & Daniel Grant Lisa & Jeff Hines Katie Abbott Horn ’71 Linley & Peter Kaye

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Cindy & Graham Weaver Heather Wright Ojha & Mukesh Ojha

2018 Gifts in Kind Businesses

Anonymous 20/20 Optical Alessandro Salon All-Outdoors California

Whitewater Rafting American Canyon Paintball Jungle Band Works School of Rock Bay Area Children’s Theatre Bay Area Discovery Museum Berkeley Rep Blue & Gold Fleet Body Kinetics Boon Supply Buena Vista Winery Cafe Del Soul California Academy of Sciences Camp K-9 of Marin Central Marin Police Authority Comforts Compass Education Group Cooper Alley Salon CycleBar Novato de Young/Legion of Honor di Pietro Todd Dollface Beauty Don L. Wilson, DDS Education Unlimited Elan Fitness Center Epicurean Group Exploratorium Fairfax Scoop FLOAT Galileo Innovation Camps for Kids Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park Giving Hands Massage Golden Gate Bridge Highway

& Transportation District Golden Gate Learning Center The Half Day Cafe Haney Orthodontics HotShot Portraits, LLC House of Prime Rib In-N-Out Burger Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography Judy Domenici Image Consultant Julia Padilla Music Kay Hendricks, Piano Instructor Kenefick Ranch Winery The Kleid Design Group Lawrence Hall of Science Literary Masters Margaret O’Leary Marin Brewing Company Marin Rowing Association Marin Shakespeare Co. Marin YMCA Marinitas Mathnasium of San Anselmo McInnis Park Golf Center MEGA Gymnastics

Michael David Winery Mollie Stone’s Morton & Bassett Spices Mountain Camp Woodside Mt. Tam Laser and Skin Care nJoy Sounds Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Peggy Parks Photography Peju Province Winery Pier 39 Planet Granite Presidio Bowling Center Pyramid Gymnastics of San Rafael Rancho Obiwan Rebounderz Rohnert Park Red and White Fleet Rent-a-Parent Personnel Revery Salon Ross Valley Players

San Domenico School San Francisco Forty Niners San Francisco Symphony San Rafael Pacifics Saylor’s Restaurant and Bar Scandia Family Fun Center Shineology Car Washes Skin Spirit Mary Small Photography Sorella Caffe Sports Basement Spring Mountain Acupuncture Stapleton Ballet Surf Air SusieCakes Taste of the Himalayas The Coffee Roastery The Crucible The Facial Studio The Magic Flute The Marine Mammal Center The Melting Pot The Walt Disney Family Museum The Winery/Winery

Collective/ Vie Winery The Write Essay Coach Thomas Fallon Photography Two Rivers Soccer Camp Urban Putt USS Hornet Museum Ventana Windsports Resort Vilda VJB Vineyards & Cellars Wellington Cellars Wellspring Accupuncture Westwind Construction Whole Foods Market Wholeself Health Wink Optics Woody’s Yogurt Place

Individuals

Michiko Aceret ’98 Kendal Agins Sjoukje & Eric Axelsen Jennifer & Roberto Balmaseda Cindy & Richard Bollini

Allison & Thomas Brown Mary & Jim Buie Bruce & Allyn Campbell Jeanne Capurro Rita & Parker Channon Jennifer Chen ’03 Shino & Jeremy Cline Bridget & Robert Cooper Kristine Werner Curwood & Matt Curwood Yvette & Richard Dal Porto Heather & Arthur Davis Margaret Grade & Daniel DeLong Michelle & Kevin Douglas Gillian Libbert & John Duncan Karen & Robert Duncan Tara Evans-Boyce & Shane Boyce Kelly & Christopher Fogarty Sarah Christine & Gregg Foster Amy Salisbury & Edward Fowler Elizabeth & James Gassel Amy & Jamie Ginsberg Traci & Richard Goldman Angela & Chris Hart Linley & Peter Kaye Diane & Kevin Keenley Catherine & John Kilroy Sara & Andy Kurtzig Tor Taylor & Laurie Monserrat Susan Mansi & Don Panec Megan & Michael Papay Theresa Collins Raabe ’81 Alex & Scott Ray Lisa Anderson Shaffer & Matthew Shaffer Robyn & Martin Shore Erica Smith Margaret & Scott Smith Alison Buist & David Sohn Amanda & Andrew Sugarman Julia & Theodore Timpson Penelope Hondrogen & Scott Tseckares Susan & Christopher Yates

The Parent Service Association Our Parent Service Association includes every current parent at San Domenico and is led by the energetic members of the PSA Executive Board. Thank you to all of our amazing parent volunteers for their donations of time, talent, and treasure during the 2017-18 school year. From coordinating class parents and volunteer opportunities to organizing the Gala fundraising event and auction to welcoming new families to SD, the PSA is involved in every aspect of school life. In addition to the record-breaking $609,140 raised at the 2018 Gala, the PSA escrip programs contributed $8,754 to general fundraising activities. We are ever-grateful for our parent community!

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St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society The St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society consists of individuals who have thoughtfully included San Domenico in their estate plans or wills. These gifts of forethought and generosity can take many forms, including bequests, living trusts, wills, and life income plans that name San Domenico as the beneficiary.

We extend a very special thank you to these members of the St. Catherine of Siena Bequest Society for their ongoing commitment to the Dominican legacy.

These individuals serve as an inspiration for others, understanding the importance of passing the legacy of caring from one generation to another.

Kathleen Heffernan = The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund = Emma Jane Riley Trust = David and Maureen Rorick Trust = Saul Charitable Remainder Unitrust = Mr. Aavo Agur Mr. and Mrs. Peter Altmann = Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Mrs. Mildred Bissinger = Lynn Carrere ’54 = Jane Phillips Chamberlain ’39

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Johanna Childhouse ’79 Sally Christian & Dr. Ronald Friedman Robin Cole ’72 Louise Carbone Colombatto ’47 = Ms. Mary Jayne Comey = Dr. Mark S. Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Clair Davis = Judith Riede Dawson ’56 Sandy Willard Denn ’57 Christine Dohrmann ’69 Nancy O’Neil Donahue ’44 =

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Dornbush Merrilee Gwerder Dowty ’58 Sally Edwards ’66 Leila Emadin ’81 Mrs. Mary Helen Fairchild = Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fillippone Ms. Faith Y. France Jean Fox George ’35 = Patty Waters Ghilarducci ’56 = Shirley Allen Grant ’68 = Lynn Gratonik ’64 Elizabeth Harris Hachman ’88 Beverly Stout Haller ’44 = Mr. & Mrs. Herb Hanson = Edith Hofmeister ’83 Clare Bullitt Hokanson ’49 = Mr. & Mrs. Donald Humphreys Molly Keil Hynes ’59 Terry Jackson ’71 Ms. Penelope L. Johnstone Gabrielle Keil ’57 Mrs. Nancy Kelleher Joy Zamoyski Koch ’84 Mr. = & Mrs. Herbert Kreissler Marcie Noltner Leach ’61 Patricia Lee ’88 Mary Susan Lilley ’65 Mr. & Mrs. Rob G. Lundgren Mr. = & Mrs. Richard B. Madden Catherine Davis Marsten ’63 Mrs. Leona F. McMonigle =

Mr. Charles H. Merrill, Jr. = Barbara Toms Mills ’40 = Mr. Vince Mueller Dr. Catherine M. Murphy Mrs. Jeanne Murphy = Mila Murphy ’67 Mrs. Kathryn B. Niggeman Marion Noone = Catherine Boyd O’Donnell ’37 = Diane Johnston Paton ’53 Virginia Brown Paulsen ’71 Eleanor Jacobs Piers ’42 = Madeleine Lefevre Powers ’38 = Carol Prince ’63 Mary Ann Peck Reich ’55 Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Joan Smiley Shattuck ’59 Cri Cri Solak-Eastin ’71 Dr. Lawrence Stern Katherine Sweeney ’24 = Phyllis Grissim Theroux ’57 Mary Alice Thornton ’57 = Barbara Lyle Wallace ’38 Nancy Weston ’39 = Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Wright, Jr.

Tribute & Memorial Gifts All proceeds from the Tribute & Memorial Program directly benefit the scholarship fund at San Domenico School.

In Memory of Alexander and Maria Terez Battha

In Memory of Shirley Allen Grant ’68

In Memory of Jacklyn & Grif Mumford

In Memory of Clay Berling

In Memory of Josephine Hannan

In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Paul I. Nederman Jr.

Mary Claire Hannan Jones ’77

Rita Nederman Gilbert ’77

In Memory of Shawna Hunter ’75

In Honor of McKenna Lee Palmer

Liz Wilhelm Schott ’75

Mrs. Veronica McKenna

In Memory of Jessica Lin ’93

In Memory of Janet Pasha

Marta Battha Beres ’52

Connie King Turkington ’55

In Memory of Marita Collins Biven ’72 Mr. Fedrico Biven

In Memory of Florence Elizabeth Breckenridge Marilynn Breckenridge Yarborough ’64

In Memory of Sr. Catherine Browne, O.P. Laura Francine Shaw ’65

In Memory of Sr. M. Francis Xavier Cain, O.P. Lynn Gratonik ’64

In Memory of Louise Carbone Colombatto ’47 Wilma Wolfsohn Krueger ’47

In Memory of Mary Jayne Comey Tracy Linsin Bradlee ’92

In Memory of Sr. M. Samuel Conlan, O.P. Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

In Memory of Miriam & Richard Dinkelspiel Anne Dinkelspiel ’74

In Memory of Catherine Docter Connie King Turkington ’55

In Memory of Eileen Donovan ’68 Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Jelley

In Memory of Jennifer Fornos ’90

Dr. Richard E. Grant

Robert = and Mary Lin

In Memory of Robert C. Lin

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Allen Cheung Mr. & Mrs. John M. Koo Ms. Alice C. Liu Providence University Alumni Association of Northern California Mrs. Agnes J. Rehquate Mr. James C. Shieh Shao Chou Sun Ms. Lydia Tsui Kwang-Shang Wang Sunny C. Wang Mr. & Mrs. John Wu Ms. Candy Yuan

In Memory of Molly McGovern Ms. Pauline E. Henderson

In Memory of Harriet Lindsey McLeod ’43 Mr. Allan McLeod

In Memory of Bobbie Mello Sarah Sanford ’85

In Honor of Darby Auerbach Morris ’71

Maria Marsten Snideman ’90

Mr. Charles E. Auerbach Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough Foundation

In Honor of Faith Y. France

In Memory of Patricia Mueller

Rev. Jack R. Lewis Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

Sr. M. Annette Sheaffer, O.P.

Trudi Mumford Costello ’71

Mr. Lee Bledsoe Mr. & Mrs. David Grubb Mrs. Joanne Murphy Dr. Natalie O’Byrne

In Memory of Hugo Rinaldi Mr. W. Kenneth Davis Mrs. Ann Nilsson-Davis

In Honor of Sr. Marie Sagués, O.P. Betty-Jo Charlton Ravitz ’56

In Memory of Barbara Packer Sheats ’64 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64

In Honor of Cecily O’Byrne Stock ’77 Dominican Sisters of San Rafael

In Memory of Margaret-Ann Sullivan Patricia Suhr Dawson ’51

In Memory of Elizabeth Tucker Testa ’68 Katharine Tucker Schoellerman ’64 Frances Tucker ’62

In Memory of Jamie Treanor Wanden Treanor ’73

In Honor of Sr. M. Gervaise Valpey, O.P. Genelle Dollarhide Relfe ’49 Wanden Treanor ’73

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ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND San Domenico School, May 3-4, 2019

We invite you to join us for an exciting and updated Alumni Reunion Weekend!

Note that Reunion will be shifting from the fall (September) to the spring (May).

We can’t wait to celebrate the classes ending in ’3, ’4, ’8, and ’9 in May 2019! sandomenico.org/alumni/reunion-weekend