St. Mark's 2022-2023 Annual Report

THANK YOU!

The greatest gift that we receive from you our school families is the opportunity to educate your children. Partnering with our families enables us to develop the leaders of tomorrow.

ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL

A Letter from Our Head of School

Dear St. Mark’s Families and Friends,

It is with great pride that we present St. Mark’s Episcopal School’s Annual Report for the 2022-2023 school year.

This report celebrates the important impact of philanthropy from the past year. Our St. Mark’s community embodies a giving spirit, which is demonstrated through strong financial support of the Annual Fund, the school Auction, and the countless volunteer hours shared through the Parents’ Association. St. Mark’s is a place that dreams big. With the ongoing financial support of our community, we are able to make those big dreams a reality for the children.

We are remarkably proud of the caliber of St. Mark’s students and graduates! Rooted in the Episcopal faith, and through outstanding academic, extracurricular, and service programs, our graduates develop the ability to think critically and compassionately; skills which they apply to their academic subjects as well as to real life experiences.

We are thankful for your support, in all its forms, as it ensures that St. Mark’s meets our mission and inspires our students to achieve, serve, and lead. St. Mark’s graduates young people of substance who are building lives of genuine meaning, purpose, and service in the world they will inherit.

Gratefully,

Deborah A. Strainge Head of School

Financial Statement

Summary of the Operating Budget

In addition to the operating revenues of $8,600,687, the School received an additional $487,694 as follows:

Annual Fund

Annual Auction

Cornerstone Scholarship

$ $ $

220,807

193,263

73,624

INCOME:

98% Tuition

2% Misc. Income

Note: Three percent (3%) of all proceeds received from the School's Annual Fund and Auction become designated and transferred into the School Endowment Fund each fiscal year.

St. Mark’s School Advisory Board 2022-2023

Monique Burns* Board Chair

Tiffany Cohen* Vice Board Chair

Martin McDermott Treasurer

Ron McElhone*

CFO

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member

Gary Adkin*

Ruth Heilpern*

EXPENSES:

67% Personnel

14% Capital Management

9% Facilities

7% Administrative

3% Instructional

Linda Duhy*

Vestry Representative

The Rev. James B. Cook* Rector Ex-Officio Voting Member

Deborah A. Strainge* Head of School

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member

Jessica Prince

Ryan Tyler

Jill Wachter*

* Church Member

St. Mark’s Episcopal School

2022 - 2023 School Profile

Founded: St. Mark’s was founded in 1979 by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and is the church’s largest ministry.

Mission:

St. Mark’s provides an academically enriched program in a nurturing Christian environment.

Accreditation: Florida Council of Independent Schools

Member of: National Association of Episcopal Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council for the Social Studies

Faculty:

All teachers have, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree and a Florida teaching certificate or qualify for Florida certification.

St. Mark’s Class of 2023 Premiere High School Placement:

American Heritage, The Benjamin School, Carinal Newman High School, Jupiter Community High School, The King’s Academy, Oxbridge Academy, The Pine School, Palm Beach Gardens High School, Suncoast Community High School, and William T. Dwyer High School

St. Mark’s

Offers:

Campus Safety/Security Officers

Educational Technology Specialist

Learning Specialist

Licensed Therapist

Registered Nurse

Financial Aid

Cornerstone Scholarship Program

MS Curriculum with High School Credits

Extracurricular & Summer Enrichment

1:1 Device Programs

SMARTboards

3D Printers

Document Cameras

Video Conferencing Technology

St. Mark’s Episcopal School

2022 - 2023 School Profile

St. Mark’s Episcopal School is the premiere standard for PK2 to grade 8 education inspiring diverse, well-rounded, and adaptable students to achieve, serve, and lead. St. Mark’s offers a safe and welcoming community for children of all faiths. Devoted teachers cultivate the best in each child through nurture and challenge. Small class sizes allow educators to provide personal attention as well as build partnerships with school families. With an emphasis on character, leadership, faith, and service, students learn to think with their heads and their hearts.

Designed to encourage and preserve childhood, St. Mark’s offers a balance of enriched core academics, tradition, and innovation. A variety of electives, athletics, fine and performing arts, and a robust after-school program helps students discover and develop their individual interests. Students have the opportunity to leave St. Mark’s with high school credits in both math and world language. St. Mark’s graduates gain admission to top area high schools.

114 Lower School: 275 Middle School: 87

2022-2023 St. Mark’s Annual Fund

St. Mark’s Annual Fund

St. Mark’s, like every other independent school, relies on its Annual Fund as its most important source of unrestricted revenue. Tuition covers the basic operations of the school, but it is the Annual Fund that allows St. Mark’s to provide the extras that make a St. Mark’s education so special.

Your gifts to the Annual Fund made numerous professional development opportunities possible for our faculty. This allows our

teachers to be more innovative and creative; to enhance current teaching methods; and to discover ways to ensure our students get the very best classroom experiences. Your donations also funded curricular innovations and new Smartboard technology for 14 classrooms.

The impact of participation in the Annual Fund is valued beyond dollars. Participation with any size gift demonstrates a commitment to St. Mark’s, the mission, and to the school’s future success.

Thank you for your gifts to the St. Mark’s Annual Fund!

Annual Fund Donors

$10,000 and above

Tiffany and Kenneth Cohen

Linda Rizk

Alison Samarias

Olivia and Seth Thompson

Jill and William Wachter

$5,000-$9,999

Tia and Justin Brenner

Tanya and Louis Chabrier

Lynne and Brian Cooney

Freeport-McMoRan Foundation

Michelle and Jeffrey Greenip

Anita and Gerald Hassell

Alessandra and Felipe Johannpeter

Alexandra Rizk Keane and Michael Keane

Lesly Bavaro and Jimmy Kenny

NextEra/YourCause

Lauren and Daniel Prieto

Lindsay and Doug Proctor

Maria Victoria and Randy Wood

$1,000 to $4,999

Scott Arentsen and Marta Hardyman

Serena and Francis Braccia

Sandra and Steve Calamusa

Kathryn Stanzione Carney and Jacob Carney

Natalie and Christopher Chafin

Amy and Ryan Darling

Laura and Christopher Dinolfo

Cynthia Diovisalvi

Katie and Matthew Doyle

Paola and Sherlock Elliott

Tanya and Ron Faugue

Patricia and Michael Finnegan

Clare and Dan Gerard

Goldman, Sachs & Co

Paulina Gretzky & Dustin Johnson

Dennis and Joanna Hamilton

Patricia Hand

Jillian and Keegan Bradley

Kevin Jackson

Maria Jibaja and John Pickett

Ashley and Zach Johnson

Rosemary and Jimmy Kallickal

Angela and Hank Ketchum

Meghan and James McManus

Kathleen and Scott Mullins

Patricia and Jason Murgio

Candace and Chris Nagle

National Christian Foundation Orlando

Heidi and Daniel O'Leary

Nicole Johnson-Pendergrass and William Pendergrass

Cece Wedel Perez and Mauricio Perez

Jennifer and Gary Prus

Marissa and Kevin Reid

Jayme and Chase Spetter

Erin and Beau Standish

Deb and Bryan Strainge

Kate and Brian Stengle

Kristan and Chris Stutts

Sun Capital Partners Foundation, Inc.

Petra and Lawrence Travers

Denise and Ryan Tyler

Jennifer and Carlos Villalba

Amanda and Peter Whalen

Michael Woody

Nan and Michael Woody

$500 to $999

Christine and Demetri Andreadis

Judith and Mickey Baker

Samantha Church and Paul Bosse

Patrick Crowley

Kirsten Kling-Devlin and Neil Devlin

Daviana and Guillermo Doria

Genevieve and Robert George

Courtney and Rossen Georgiev

Lisa and Scott Gorman

Libby and Ken Heskett

Eleni and Kurt Howard

Sarah and John Hunt

Loretta Giusti Irwin and Gregory Irwin

Mary Alice and Jeff Jackson

Sharon and Kevin Jeannette

Caitlin and Trevor Kah

Kelly and Robert Kreusler

Lindsay and Ken Macdonald

Tresha and Stephen McMillan

Leigh and Ishmail Merritt

Yulia Ogurchikova Hurley and James Hurley

Jessica and Jason Prince

Kristin Demeritt-Stanton and Roger Stanton

Angelica and Jeffrey Taleff

UBS

Simone and Bob Vipond

$100 to $499

Susan and Gary Adkin

Amazon Smile Foundation

Jeri and Richard Angelo

Alejandra and Daniel Barboni

Alexandra and Robert Berlan

ToniAnn and Jonathan Blaize

Kate and Blake Boesel

Lindsey and Curtis Bush

Ashley and Mark Busse

JaLynne Butler

Annual Fund Donors

$100 to $499 (continued)

Brice and Rachelle Capone

MaryAlice Jewell and Brad Carlsson

Naki Carter

Kelly Ahearn and Robert Chabrier

Danielle and Joshua Close

Birdie and Ryan Cobbs

Kathryn Coffield

Chrystal Knight and Matthew Coffin

Bo and Lisa Commander

Karen and James Cook

Lucy and Philip Cotton

Marissa and Eric Cowles

Loren and Steve Cunning

John Stefanie and John Daddono

Suzi and Paul DeMaio

Joseph Diovisalvi

Anamaria and Miodrag Docmanov

Nicole and Hank Dudgeon

Tara Kennedy Edwards and John Edwards, IV

Renee-Marie Stephano and Jonathan Edelheit

Cristyle and Andrew Egitto

Lena Etemad

Carolyn Farkas

Lillian Fennell

Alexandra Fernandez

Ann and Edward Fernandez

Jesea and Nolan Fingerhut

Nina and Brendan Fitzpatrick

Dana Gaither

Tara and Phil Gilbert

Kim and Steven Gracy

Julie and Daren Graham

Kimberly and Christopher Gregorio

Sanford Groff and Antonio Romano

Kristy and Jon Gustafson

2022-2023 St. Mark’s Annual Fund

Amy and Jonathan Haigh

Morgan and Stephen Harber

Kim Havlicek

Patricia Helper

Christine and Tom Hoban

Janet and Sanford Howard

Ashlen and Dakota Hudson

Tia and Christopher Johnson

Inna and Paul Kneedler

Austin and Bradford Koeneman

Mallorie and Neil Koricanac

Naiade and Jordan Kovacs

Nathalie and George Lagos

Kristen Gatto-Lakin and Kevin Lakin

Kristina and Nathan Lawson

Gillian and Brennan Leene

Sarah and Eric Linder

Regina and Ruben Lorenzo

Isis and Mark Manhart

Nicole and Owen McCullough

Rebecca and Martin McDermott

Chris and Ron McElhone

Amanda and Gavin McNally

Kjirsten and G. William Meckert

Lindsay Hair and Mauricio Melzi

Felicia and Dave Miller

Karina and Kevin Morgan

Irene Aisner and Howard Mulkey

Lynne and Lev Mullins IV

Johanna and Peter Nardin

Jennifer and Andrew Noel

Katie and Stephen Noone

Denise and Michael Null

David O'Neill

Stephanie and Kyle O'Neill

Jennifer and Brian Pipko

Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Patricia and Charles Ring

Nicole and Ray Robison

Elena and Mike Roscoe

Jessica and Alex Rosenthal

Charles Schlumberger

Rebecca and Steven Schmoll

Cynthia Sexton

Marie and Preston Sizemore

Angie and Ben Sloan

Amy and James Smith

Gail Snowden

Zulma Bauzo-Sola and Juan Sola

Jacqueline Standish

Kerry and Bradford Stanis

Louis St-Laurent

Dominique and Brendan Sullivan

Lindsey and Juan Tagle

Catherine and Philip Taliaferro

Fernanda and Nathan Tennyson

Diana and John Terry

Maura Short and Joseph Valdivia

Leslie Varrelman

Ashley and Brent Weingarten

Milena de Olivera Wendel and Markus Wendel

Michele and David West

Nicole Brady and Dante Weston

Sylvia and Stephen Williams

Alexis Jacobs and Whitney Wiseman

Heather Ann Wrigley

Up to $99

Matt and Meghan Abdoo

Kristin Ackerman

German Agudelo

Giullermo Agudelo

Annual Fund Donors

Up to $99 (continued)

Romina Alfeo

Marcy Antedomenico

Brooke Ashbrook

Kendall and Crafton Axtell

Ellen Baker

Hillary Berberian

Silvia Bernal

Lisa Brickey

Helen Brown

Kara Buffa

Monique and Rick Burns

Caryn Casano

Patricia Casey

Liliana Castro

Sara and Alexander Chong

Robert Cook

JoAnn Corra

Jillian Crowley

Jamie DeFilippis

Linda and Ed Duhy

Jordan and Andrew Feigenbaum

Yazmin Figueroa

Krista Gage

Evelina Gambino

Joyce Gerke

Adrienne Giblin

Angel Gill

Luz Gill

Melveline Gray

Donna Grooms

Seth Grossmayer

Tara and Christopher Harris

Ellen Harty

Alice Hayes

Ruth and Scott Heilpern

s Annual Fund

Elizabeth Green and Bjorn Herman

Catherine Hoffner

Victoria and Christopher Hughes

Jennifer Grooms and Charles Infinger

Todd Isham

Erin Ivancevic

Stacy Jackson

Gweneth Johnston

Diana Jones

Virginia Kelly

Daniela Krenzlin

Silvia Lapikas

Debbie Leeder

Rachel Liedkie

Robin Lingenfelder

Rebecca and Kevin Lowe

Sally Lubeck

Alexia and Christopher Lux

Michael Milanesi

Taryn and Jason Morris

Adrienne and Kerim Oncu

One Hope

Cristel Ortoneda

Jessica Pate

Jon Payne

Elizabeth Pena

Melanie Perkins

Barbara Peters

Randall Poissant

Lauren Whetstone Posner and Scott Posner

Lori Price

Victoria Racanati

Jamie Rasnick

Lindsay Schrader

Kelee Shilling

Elizabeth Shine

Brandi Rials and Nicholas Skidmore

Eugenia Smith

Dylan Snyder

Tara and Bradley Snyder

Heather Stacy

Jill and David Steiner

Linda Stinnett

Christina Styer

Margaret Sweeney

Wendy Tchatal

Meaghan Thill

Celma Tiso

Tara and Chris Towns

Renata Veau

Lauren and William Colin Walker

Deborah Wallace

Camila Wander

Fred White

Virginia Wilbon

Jessica and David Wojtanowski

Elizabeth Woolford

Samantha Wyan

Please note that the contributions listed in this report are those made during the fiscal year July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, coinciding with our fiscal year. If you have made a contribution during the current school year, your donation will be listed in next year’s 2023-2024 report. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information found in this report is true and accurate. Please inform our Business Office or Development Office of any errors or omissions in this report and accept our sincere apology.

2022-2023 St. Mark’s Auction

Auction Donors

The St. Mark’s Auction was a celebration of our St. Mark’s community at the beautiful PGA National Resort. We continued our tradition of bringing parents, friends, and for the first time in several years, faculty, together to celebrate community and fellowship in a festive atmosphere. The celebratory evening was attended by 235 attendees and many more participated from home in our silent auction online.

Each year the Auction proceeds help fund a specific strategic initiative that impacts today, tomorrow, and well into the future for St. Mark’s.

Through your generosity, the 2023 Auction raised nearly $200,000 for Phase 1 of our security enhancement project to install a cloud-based access control system. This type of access control solution will provide keyless entry on every door and gate on campus to keep students, staff, and visitors secure inside our school premises.

This incredible annual event would not be possible without our incredible volunteers and attendees Thank You!

Call to the Heart Auction Donors

$2,500 and above

Tiffany and Ken Cohen

Kirsten Kling-Devlin and Neil Devlin

Lindsay and Ken Macdonald

Heidi and Daniel O'Leary

John Staluppi Jr.

$1,000 to $2,499

Anonymous

Liz and Robert Blake

Lindsey and Curtis Bush

Natalie and Christopher Chafin

Goldman, Sachs & Co

Karen and James Cook

Jade and Jerry Haffey

Jenna and Evan McDonough

Candace and Christopher Nagle

Lauren and Daniel Prieto

Marissa and Kevin Reid

Alison and Joseph Samarias

Amy and James Smith

Erin and Beau Standish

Donna Stogner

Deb and Bryan Strainge

Amanda and Jonathan Thaw

Alexis Jacobs and Whitney Wiseman

$500 to $999

Nancy Jane and Harry Bush

Amy and Ryan Darling

Daviana and Guillermo Doria

Eleni and Kurt Howard

Kristin and Stuart Kaplan

Angela and Hank Ketchum

Up to $499

Alejandra and Daniel Barboni

Marissa and Eric Cowles

Nathalie and Nathan Essenstam

Kimberly and Dennis Moore

Johanna and Peter Nardin

Eunice Pflieger

Maria del Pilar Salazar

Daisy and Jack Samarias

Kristin Demeritt-Stanton and Roger Stanton

2022-2023 St. Mark’s Cornerstone Scholarship & Grandparents Day

Cornerstone Scholarship Donors

$10,000 and Above

Marie and Vernon Krause

Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Foundation, Inc.

Sidney A. Stubbs

Teri and Lloyd Trotter

$5,000-$9,999

Michael Woody Jr.

$1,000-$4,999

Jade and Jerry Haffey

Lynne and Lev Mullins

Zee Porter

The Cornerstone Scholarship offers promising students from neighboring, underserved communities the opportunity to experience a St. Mark’s education. Each year, The Cornerstone Service Award honors those individuals who possess a generosity of spirit, selfless character, and who lead and inspire our local community.

It is these characteristics which we hope to embody in students chosen for our Cornerstone Scholarship at St. Mark’s Episcopal School. This year, we honored veterans Charles Foreman and Jerry Haffey Jr. with the Cornerstone Service Award for their dedication and service to our country.

Thanks for your support of our Cornerstone scholars!

Grandparents Day

Cynthia Diovisalvi

Linda and Ed Duhy

Paul Dumars

Paola and Sherlock Elliott

Shannon and John Favole

Lillian Fennell

Barbara Giambalvo

Antonio Romano and Sanford Groff

Donna Grooms

Catherine Harrington

Samuel Boyd Jr.

Alexandra and Michael Rizk Keane

Paige Kilbane

Jayme and Chase Spetter

$500-$999

Kay and Thomas Carnes

Lynne and Brian Cooney

Douglas Gordon

Gerald Haffey, Sr.

Scott Hugh

John "Dutch" Van Sickle

Denise and Ryan Tyler

Up to $499

Elizabeth Allred

Jeri and Richard Angelo

Anonymous

Marilyn Balous

Edrick Barnes

Robert Bruno

Kelly Ahearn and Robert Chabrier

Warren Chase

Bridie and Ryan Cobbs

Karen and James Cook

Timothy Coppage

Jane Counts

William Decker

Gail and Scott Ladd

Rebecca and Martin McDermott

Chris and Ron McElhone

Sandra and Kahlil Moses

David O'Neill

Marsha Perkins

Eunice Pflieger

Kelly and Tony Pirozzi

Betty Rahming

Patricia and Charles Ring

Linda Rizk

Alison and Joseph Samarias

Carolyn Schwartz

Marie and Preston Sizemore

Dania and Ludovic Slim

Carl Stearns

Deb and Bryan Strainge

Lindsey and Juan Tagle

Olivia and Seth Thompson

Sharon and William Turnbull

Jill and William Wachter

Deborah Wallace

Ros and Hap Warren

We were excited to welcome more than 800 Grandparents and “Grandfriends” to campus over the course of two days in February 2023. Grandparents spent time in classrooms, where they watched our amazing faculty in action; attended chapel with their grandchildren; and enjoyed a special presentation and a snack in Coleman Hall.

Grandparents Day was a huge success, and it was a great reminder of the importance of including grandparents in the St. Mark’s community.

The school and its students wouldn't be where it is today without the hard work, support, and dedication of all the grandparents and grandfriends! We appreciate you!

St. Mark’s Parents’ Association

Executive Committee

President - Ashley Johnson

Treasurer - Jill Wachter

Committee Chairs

Honorary Auction Chairs

Erin and Sean McGould

Book Fair

Danielle Close, Megan Blomqvist

Hearts of Palm Outreach

Jessica Wojtanowski

Hydrangea Sales

Tricia Nichols

Ice Cream Sales

Donna Thompson

Moving Up to Middle School Picnic

Julie Bell

Poinsettia Sales

Christine Hoban, Tricia Nichols

You’re a Star Dance (2nd-3rd)

Denise Tyler, Felicia Rodriguez

Trivia Night (4th-5th)

Karina Cooke, Jennifer Pipko

Gift Wrap Fundraiser

Tara Gilbert, Jill Wachter

Middle School Liaison

Christine Hoban

2022-2023 St. Mark’s Volunteers

Hoedown (K-1st)

Katie Boesel, Michele West

Pi Day (5th-8th)

Traci Bevevino

Project Graduation (8th)

Lucia Patrignani

School Supplies

Paola Elliott, Eleni Howard

Staff Appreciation

Megan Blomqvist

Loren Cunning

Advancement Committee

Tiffany Cohen

Brendan Fitzpatrick

Angela Ketchum

Eleni Howard

Ashley Johnson

Kahlil Moses

Candace Nagle

Kevin Reid

Cece Wedel

Parent Ambassador

Leadership Team

Lesly Bavaro

Ashley Johnson

Marla Murphy

Erin Standish

Lindsey Tagle

Michele West

Parent Ambassadors

Lesly Bavaro

Traci Bevevino

Meghan Blomqvist

Katie Boesel

Renee Brodbeck

Danielle Close

Cristyle Egitto

Tiffany Forte

Julie Graham

Joanna Hamilton

Brittane Hammond

Tara Cameron Harris

Eleni Howard

Angela Ketchum

Nicole Lavelle

Katie Mullins

Jennifer Noel

Heidi O'Leary

Matthew Quigley

Elena Roscoe

Jessica Rosenthal

Beckie Schmoll

Jayme Spetter

Stacey Ulman

Cece Wedel

Room Parents

PK2

Alfeo: Lesley Bavaro, Jayme Spetter

Ortoneda: Katie Noone, Rachel Capone

PK3

Ivancevic: Nicole Dudgeon, Alex Rizk Keane

Johnson: Fernanda Tennyson, ToniAnn Blaize

Thompson: Sarah Hunt, Mallorie Koricanac

PK4

Axtell: Laura Dinolfo, Erin Standish

Haigh: Karma Hassell, Maria Jibaja

Hoffner: Kristin Demeritt, Chrissy Andreadis

Stanis: Katie Mullins, Jessica Rosenthal

Kindergarten

Aisner: Katy Coffield, Taryn Morris

Lingenfelder:

Tara Kennedy Edwards, Victoria Racanati

Pazos: Gena Stanzione, Hillary Berberian

First Grade

Bernal: Loren Cunning, Jennifer Villalba

Corra: Nicole Lavelle, Nicole McCullough

Gerke: Serena Braccia, Nathalie Essenstam

Second Grade

Gaither: Amanda Whalen, Patty Hensler

Giblin: Angie Sloan, Kim Gregorio

Woolford: Cristyle Egitto, Sarah Pollicelli

Third Grade

Pate: Addy Ludwig, Courtney Georgiev

Snyder: Jill Romano, Jessica Lawrence

Sweeney: Mary Alice Jewel, Amy Smith

Fourth Grade

Casano: Julie Bell, Christina Martinez

Wheat: Clare Gerard, Nikki Brady

Pellett: Adrienne Oncu, Kim Gracy

Fifth Grade

Krenzlin: Melissa Askeland, Kim Hetrick

Tchatal: Denise Tyler, Tara Gilbert

We are grateful for all of our volunteers who are a vital part of our school community!