Report of Giving 2024-25
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Dear Country School Families and Friends,
Independent schools like ours are miracles. More than 70 years ago, a few audacious families dreamed up this school on Opening Hill Road. Their dream became the miracle we now call Country School. We can’t pay them back, but we can pay it forward.
Your financial gifts keep our classrooms lively, teachers inspired, and students soaring. Last year was a record-breaking year for the school thanks to generosity from friends, current families, grandparents, employees, and former employees.
We give thanks during this 70th Anniversary Campaign to those Leadership Donor Families (listed on the following pages) who have stretched to make so much possible for our students and who inspire others to make participation gifts of all sizes.
As we celebrate our 70th year, we recognize that we are now the keepers of the “best little school in the universe.” It’s our privilege and responsibility to nurture The Country School for the next 70 years. Your generosity today builds the foundation for decades of learning ahead.
Every gift matters. Every gift makes a difference.
With gratitude,
John Fixx Head of School
leAdersHip gifts to tHe cAMpAign since July 2021
trAilblAzer circle ($100,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Sarah and Rich Colbert P ‘29, ‘35
Erin and Ralph Debiasi P '29
Wendy and Alan Higginson GP ‘19
Monica and Scott Laurans GP '24, '26, '30
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P '27
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P '33, '35
Kate and Oliver Schupp P '24
Liza and Matthew Sharp P '20, '20
leAdersHip circle ($50,000+)
Anonymous
Jeff Burt ‘61, P '00, '03
Natalie and Daniel Clare P ‘21, ‘25
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P '25
Veronika and Nate Lee P '21, '23, '25
Heidi and Howard Rogers P '23, '25, '28
Emily Sachar GP '32, '33
Ari Forray and Chris Sankey P '25
Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28
trustee circle ($20,000+)
Anonymous
Dick Bassett P '18
Cori and Dave Branco P '24
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P '16
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P '11
Emily and Chris Jones P ’24
Jessica and Jordan '99 Katz
Kaisa and Sandy Killam GP '25, '27, '29
Anastasiya Purlo and Sandeep Kurne P '27
Monika and Max Laurans P '24, '26, '30
Alexandra and James Lee P '32, '35
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P '30, '35
Bonnie Hiatt and David Yuh P '22, '22
Zane’s Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P '28
HeAd of scHool circle ($10,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22
Elizabeth and Joe Brito GP '29
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P '16, '18, '23
Andi and Timothy Collins GP '29, '33, '33
Laura Miller-Cozean and Ron Cozean P '16
Karen Cunningham
Linda and Paul Dietrich GP '24, '28
Alise and Jim Ferency P '24
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P '25, '26, '29
Carole and Marin Gagliardi P '28
Patricia and Patric Gregory P '06, '08
Mary and Dan Hally P '23, '25
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33
Melissa and Eric Hill P '27, '29
Bob Kiely P '98
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Lauragene Lyons and Lee Katz P '99, '01
Qingqing Wang and Mark Ma P '32
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P '27
Darra and John Redding P '16
Deirdre Devaney and David Scott P '18, '23
Toby Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22
Lisa and Chip Sinclair P '24
Jennifer and Tim Smith P '25
Oon Stafford GP '24
legAcy circle ($5,000+)
Carly and Matt Callahan P '20, '22
Lindsay and Alex Ciccone P '36
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P '31, ‘33
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P '28, '28, '32
Joan and Chris Hill GP '27, '29
Spring Hollis P '23, '24, '26
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P '22, '25
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P '15, '18, '25
Amy and Casey McGuane P '17, '22
Kristin and Sep Sajjad P '32
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P '06, '08, '10, '16
Abby and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28
Shoreline Psychiatry LLC
2024-2025 totAl AnnuAl giVing
Annual giving for 2024-2025 to The Country School encompasses all monetary gifts received during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025. Gifts include contributions to the Annual Fund, endowment, scholarships, restricted gifts, Class of 2025 Gift, capital, matching gifts, and fundraising events. We acknowledge and thank all our supporters for their generosity.
We celebrate donors Who have had five or more years of giving at the country school 5-9 years 10-19 years more than 20 years
Great effort has been made to ensure an accurate and thorough Annual Report of Giving for 2024-2025. If you discover an error, please notify CFO Karen Cunningham. We apologize in advance for any omissions or errors.
trAilblAzer circle ($100,000+)
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P ‘27
Liza and Matthew Sharp P ‘20, ‘20
leAdersHip circle ($50,000+)
Erin and Ralph Debiasi P ‘29
Veronika and Nate Lee P ‘21, ‘23, ‘25
Emily Sachar GP ‘32, ‘33
trustee circle ($20,000+ )
Anonymous
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P ‘11
Emily and Chris Jones
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P ‘25
Anastasiya Purlo and Sandeep Kurne P ‘27
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P ‘30, ‘35
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘25
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P ‘28
HeAd of scHool circle ($10,000+)
Jeff Burt ‘61 P ‘00, ‘03
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P ‘16
Micaela and Mike Darling P ‘28
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P ‘32, ‘33
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P ‘31, ‘33
Lauragene Lyons and Lee Katz P ‘99, ‘01
Monika and Max Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Alexandra and James Lee P ‘32, ‘35
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P ‘27
Jennifer and Tim Smith P ‘25
Oon Stafford GP ‘24
legAcy circle ($5,000+ )
Anonymous
Andi and Timothy Collins GP ‘29, ‘33, ‘33
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P ‘25, ‘26, ‘29
Qingqing Wang and Mark Ma P ‘32
Jen and Greg Ouellet P ‘29, ‘32
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P ‘33, ‘35
Ari Forray and Chris Sankey P ‘25
Zane’s Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
leAning tree circle ($2,500+)
Anonymous
Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22
Lee Bowes GP ‘34
Chaney Family Foundation
Natalie and Daniel Clare P ‘21, ‘25
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32
Joan and Chris Hill GP ‘27, ‘29
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P ‘15, ‘18, ‘25
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P ‘30, ‘32
Darra and John Redding P ‘16
Clark Robertson ‘03
Sarah and Jon Shapiro P ‘25
1955 circle ($1,000+ )
Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff and Ben Barnes P ‘30
Hadley Haslegrave and Matt Barnes P ‘33
Marna and Eric Borgstrom P ‘99, ‘04
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak ‘31, ‘33
Lia and Brian Clark P ‘27, ‘32
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23
Beth H ‘16 and Brendan Coyne P ‘15, ‘18
Karen Cunningham
Anne Page and Bob Mercer GP ‘28, ‘30
Liza and John Fixx P ‘06
Sally and Nat Follansbee GP ‘25, ‘26
Pam and Martin Glasser P ‘09, ‘11
Spring Hollis P ‘23, ‘24, ‘26
Mary Beth Petruzzi and Vito Iallonardo P ‘25
Angela and Matt Jacobson P ‘27
Steph and Phil Johnson P ‘08, ‘10, ‘18
Alexa Siddon and Barton Kenney P ‘29
Morgan Haslegrave and Jeremy Lichter P ‘29
Abby Lipschutz P ‘25
2024-2025 totAl AnnuAl giVing
Lisa and Morgan MacKay P ‘25
JoAnn and Duncan ‘64 MacLane
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P ‘28, ‘30, ‘35
Cathy and Vic McGrady P ‘14, ‘14
Chelsea and Tim McNamara P ‘28
Pam and David Mulligan P ‘22
Mayra Sanchez and Michael Nathanson P ‘27, ‘30
Marina and Greg Pappas P ‘25, ‘33
Ellen Schnier and Dave Perrotti P ‘20, ‘25
Molly Watts and Nico Ponce De Leon Dios P ‘29
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘16
Heike Hadrys and Bernd Schierwater P ‘23
Kimberly and Gerard Schmid P ‘26, ‘29, ‘32
Qin Shen-Schultz and Jonathan Schultz P ‘23, ‘25
Toby Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22
Alicia and Ben Sigal P ‘23, ‘25
JoAnne and Jim Staten P ‘07, ‘09, ‘11, ‘11
Charlie Zane ‘12
blue And gold circle ($500+ )
Alvin Bess ‘77
Jennifer Lansdowne and Ludo Bouré P ‘25
Jared and Jill Brown P ‘28
Terry Byrnes ‘60
Carlton Fields
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Marie and Alex Hetherington P ‘30
Mary Scheimann and Whit Iglehart P ‘11, ‘16, ‘16
Anna Imperiale P ‘31, ‘33
Lynn Kling
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London ‘77 P ‘76
Tom Main
Andre and Laura Marozsan P ‘33, ‘35
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P ‘32, ‘34
Laura and Chris Milligan P ‘25, ‘26
Stella Pappas GP ‘25
Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P ‘23, ‘26
Bob Raymond
Shannon and Pete Smith P ‘25
Gen and Rob Staib P ‘26
Garrett Wilkes ‘05
Beth Wood P ‘09, ‘12
Oliver Zane ‘14
owl circle ($250+ )
ABCO Wholesale Distributors, LLC
Alicia and David Antman P ‘24, ‘27
Dan and Kate Boyd P ‘27, ‘29
Karen Chiaia P ‘16, ‘18
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31, ‘33
Christine and Alex Coassin P ‘25
Heather and Brendan Collins P ‘27
Mary and Drew Collins P ‘29, ‘33, ‘33
Essex Savings Bank
Maura Finan P ‘98, GP ‘29, ‘30
Selma Ahmed and Keith Goodman P ‘21, ‘22, ‘25
Jackie Grady P ‘19
Patricia and Patric Gregory P ‘06, ‘08
Nancy Hard
Ted Hartsoe P ‘02, ‘05, ‘11
J. McLaughlin
Joseph’s Photography, Inc.
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Sang Kwok P ‘22, ‘25
Shari and Dave Lariviere P ‘25
Meg and Fred Leiss P ‘25
Alden and Jamie Murphy P ‘02, ‘02
Margaret and Rob Newbold P ‘04
Karen Viggiano and Michael Ouellette P ‘30
Ashley Finan ‘98 and Tim Pennington P ‘29, ‘30
Laura Perl P ‘26
Jonathan Pober ‘99
Amy and Brian Reen P ‘26, ‘29, ‘32, ‘35
Andrea Corejova and Daniel Robinson P ‘30
Heidi and Howard Rogers P ‘23, ‘25, ‘28
Tammey and Tom Rooney P ‘03
Marylens Hernandez and Roberto Sanchez P ‘34
Megan and Kristopher Shapiro P ‘35, ‘36
Abby and Patrick Sharp P ‘26, ‘28
Jane Shaw P ‘86, ‘90
Susan Cayer Stout and Bob Stout P ‘07, ‘11
Susan Strickler ‘65
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P ‘15, ‘18, ‘18
Amy Sun
Karen and Kel Tyler P ‘01
supporter circle (up to $249)
Anonymous
AccuComp USA
Nicole Mills and Mike Arciszewski
Joanne and Ed Arrandale P ‘14, ‘18, ‘18
Maureen Babec
Barbara and Bob Ballard P ‘08, ‘12
Emily Ballard ‘12
Shannah and Greg Balogh P ‘24
Samantha and David Barney P ‘27
Skylar Bartels
Saundra Shay and Jack Barto GP ‘09, ‘11
Sharon Barton
Steve Behr
2024-2025 totAl AnnuAl
Kate and John Beichner P ‘24
Emily Beinkampen
Rachel Hudelson and Fred Benton P ‘26, ‘28, ‘31
Paul Birdsall
Box Tops for Education
Deetsie and Wil Bradford P ‘93, 96, ‘00
Helen and Robert Brown P ‘83, ‘88
Peter Burdge ‘09
Cooper Burke ‘21
Lucy Burke ‘23
Jenn Butler
Layna and Peter Cain P ‘01
Carly and Matt Callahan P ‘20, ‘22
Adriana Castillo
Regina and Richard Chenell GP ‘28
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Amy and Peter Cornell P ‘25, ‘26
Stacey and Sal D’Aquila P ‘25
Sam Dangremond ‘01
Jen Dattilo P ‘23, ‘25
Frank Deflippo P ‘23, ‘25
Natasha and Matt Dolan P ‘35
Lynelle James and Patrick Duessel P ‘35
Mary Didiuk and Andrew Duffy P ‘22, ‘24
Erin and Ryan Duques P ‘22, ‘24
Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson
Terry Eddy ‘60
Adam Eltorai P ‘33
Claudia Esposito
Matthew Esposito
Eric Fabricant ‘99
Laurie and Dan Fasano
Diane Fitzgerald
Marybeth and Jack Gedney GP ‘33
Olga Polyakova and Charles Giessen P ‘35
Diana and Gary Glassman P ‘04, ‘07, ‘09
Joelle Goetz
Kim Graf P ‘19
Patty Gray
Julia Griswold P ‘81, ‘81 GP ‘11, ‘13
Rebecca Halsey
Stephanie Hart P ‘23, ‘26
Noah Hastings ‘11
Brittany Hebel
Lonni Helsel
Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29
Anna and Jeff Hladky P ‘22, ‘24
Jodi and Russell Hodge P ‘22
Jennifer and Jay Hornyak P ‘15, ‘17, ‘21
Anne and William Hull P ‘87
Caitlin and Chris Hurtgen
Faith and Craig Irwin P ‘05, ‘07
Cecile ‘97 and Travis Johnson P ‘29, ‘29, ‘32
Eden and Derek Keil P ‘33
Kristi and Frank Keil GP ‘33
Kerri and Kevin Kelly P ‘04, ‘07
Carl Violano and Gil Klein P ‘31
Stacey Koenig
Sage Novak and Dan Kollmer
Linda and Barry Konet P ‘92, ‘98
Amy and Joe Lamacchia P ‘28, ‘31
Helen Clark and John Lee P ‘26
Deborah Line
Kristin and Jared Liu P ‘21, ‘23, ‘26
Raphael Lizcano ‘98
Martha and Don Lord
Meg Lyons
Kaye Maggart GP ‘08, ‘10, ‘18
Mercedes Mann and Ryan McGrath
Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, ‘28
Tracy McGinley
Peggy Tracy and Bill Mendelsohn GP ‘32, ‘34
Karina Mendez Keil
Aly and Brett Merrill P ‘28, ‘30
Kit Ingui and Geoff Molloy P ‘27
Hannah and Will Morris P ‘24, ‘26
Didi Cove and Gilbert Morton P ‘34, ‘36
Gavitt Woodard and John Morton P ‘32, ‘35
Pauline Murphy
Monika and Bruce Neary GP ‘26
Kari Nelson
Gigi Niekrash
Leah and Marty O’Connell P ‘30
Samantha Oceguera
Jennie and Robert Owens GP ‘25, ‘29, ‘29
Laura Jackman and Vic Parwani P ‘26
Amy Peters
Devon Piekarz
Bill Pike ‘67
R. J. Julia Booksellers, LLC
Roslyn and Steve Reeps P ‘29
Cindy and Peter Richar
Nick Richardson ‘11
Elizabeth and Kelsey Riegert P ‘35
Carol and Harry Robinson P ‘74, ‘78
Carl Rohde
Maya Bartel and Sam Samuelson P ‘32, ‘35
Deirdre Devaney and David Scott P ‘18, ‘23
Emily and Chester Sharp P ‘24, ‘28
ShootProof
Tina Silidker P ‘99
2024-2025 totAl AnnuAl giVing
Violeta and Vadim Sirot P ‘30
Brian Smith GP ‘09, ‘11
Julian and Keith Smith
Barbara and Rick Stahl P ‘99, ‘01, ‘03, ‘04
Emily Zametkin and Noah Stahl ‘99
Karen and Steve Stemler P ‘25
Bunny Stock P ‘89, ‘91
Joe Svitila GP ‘22, ‘28
Nicole and Josh Svitila P ‘22, ‘28
Pawel Talaszewski
Felix Talmadge ‘28
Maddox Talmadge ‘25
Anonymous
Ben Taylor
Kate and Harvey Treat
Christian Vick
Robin and Al Vitale
Maura and Jason Wainio P ‘18
Laury and Ed Walker P ‘93, ‘99, ‘06
Vicki and Ryan Wepler P ‘27, ‘30
Courtney Fraser and Brian Williams P ‘35
Allison and Woody Williams P ‘32, ‘36
Marian Lam and Ken Wong
Ian Zane ‘10
gifts to tHe AnnuAl fund
Alicia and David Antman P '24, '27
Joanne and Ed Arrandale P '14, '18, '18
Maureen Babec
Barbara and Bob Ballard P '08, '12
Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff and Ben Barnes P '30
Samantha and David Barney P '27
Skylar Bartels
Saundra Shay and Jack Barto GP '09, '11
Sharon Barton
Steve Behr
Kate and John Beichner P '24
Emily Beinkampen
Rachel Hudelson and Fred Benton P '26, '28, '31
Alvin Bess '77
Paul Birdsall
Lee Bowes GP '34
Box Tops for Education
Dan and Kate Boyd P '27, '29
Jared and Jill Brown P '28
Peter Burdge '09
Cooper Burke '21
Lucy Burke '23
John Burt '71
Terry Byrnes '60
Adriana Castillo
Regina and Richard Chenell GP '28
Karen Chiaia P '16, '18
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Christine and Alex Coassin P ‘25
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P '16, '18, '23
Heather and Brendan Collins P '27
Andi and Timothy Collins GP '29, '33, '33
Beth H '16 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Karen Cunningham
Sam Dangremond '01
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Mary Didiuk and Andrew Duffy P '22, '24
Erin and Ryan Duques P '22, '24
Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson
Terry Eddy '60
Adam Eltorai P '33
Matthew Esposito
Essex Savings Bank
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P ‘11
Diane Fitzgerald
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Sally and Nat Follansbee GP '25, '26
Pam and Martin Glasser P '09, '11
Joelle Goetz
Selma Ahmed and Keith Goodman P ‘21, ‘22, ‘25
Jackie Grady P '19
Kim Graf P '19
Patty Gray
Julia Griswold P '81, '81 GP '11, '13
Rebecca Halsey
Nancy Hard
Ted Hartsoe P ‘02, ‘05, ‘11
Brittany Hebel
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33
Lonni Helsel
gifts to tHe AnnuAl fund
Marie and Alex Hetherington P '30
Joan and Chris Hill GP ‘27, ‘29
Melissa and Eric Hill P '27, '29
Anna and Jeff Hladky P '22, '24
Jodi and Russell Hodge P '22
Spring Hollis P '23, '24, '26
Anne and William Hull P '87
Caitlin and Chris Hurtgen
Mary Beth Petruzzi and Vito Iallonardo P '25
Mary Scheimann and Whit Iglehart P '11, '16, '16
Anna Imperiale P ‘31, ‘33
Faith and Craig Irwin P '05, '07
Angela and Matt Jacobson P '27
Steph and Phil Johnson P '08, '10, '18
Emily and Chris Jones P ‘34
Joseph's Photography, Inc.
Lauragene and Lee Katz P '99, '01
Eden and Derek Keil P '33
Kristi and Frank Keil GP '33
Kerri and Kevin Kelly P '04, '07
Alexa Siddon and Barton Kenney P '29
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P '25, '27, '29
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P '25
Lynn Kling
Stacey Koenig
Sage Novak and Dan Kollmer
Linda and Barry Konet P '92, '98
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P '22, '25
Amy and Joe Lamacchia P '28, '31
Shari and Dave Lariviere P '25
Monika and Max Laurans P '24, '26, '30
Meg and Fred Leiss P '25
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
Deborah Line
Kristin and Jared Liu P '21, '23, '26
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London '77 P '76
Martha and Don Lord
Meg Lyons
Qingqing Wang and Mark Ma P '32
Lisa and Morgan MacKay P '25
Kaye Maggart GP '08, '10, '18
Tom Main
Andre and Laura Marozsan P '33, '35
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P '15, '18, '25
Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, '28
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P '28, '30, '35
Tracy McGinley
Cathy and Vic McGrady P '14, '14
Karina Mendez Keil
Anne Page and Bob Mercer GP '28, '30
Aly and Brett Merrill P '28, '30
Hannah and Will Morris P '24, '26
Pauline Murphy
Mayra Sanchez and Michael Nathanson P '27, '30
Kari Nelson
Margaret and Rob Newbold P '04
Gigi Niekrash
Leah and Marty O'Connell P '30
Jen and Greg Ouellet P '29, '32
Laura Jackman and Vic Parwani P '26
Laura Perl P '26
Ellen Schnier and Dave Perrotti P '20, '25
gifts to tHe AnnuAl fund
Amy Peters
Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P '23, '26
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P '27
Devon Piekarz
Bill Pike '67
Molly Watts and Nico Ponce De Leon Dios P '29
RJ Julia Booksellers, LLC
Bob Raymond
Amy and Brian Reen P '26, '29, '32, '35
Nick Richardson '11
Andrea Corejova and Daniel Robinson P '30
Carl Rohde
Kimberly and Gerard Schmid P '26, '29, '32
Qin Shen-Schultz and Jonathan Schultz P '23, '25
Deirdre Devaney and David Scott P '18, '23
Emily and Chester Sharp P '24, '28
Abby and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28
Jane Shaw P '86, '90
ShootProof
Tina Silidker P '99
Violeta and Vadim Sirot P '30
Julian and Keith Smith
Brian Smith GP '09, '11
Shannon and Pete Smith P ‘25
Jennifer and Tim Smith P '25
Emily Zametkin and Noah Stahl '99
Bunny Stock P '89, '91
Susan Cayer Stout and Bob Stout P '07, '11
Susan Strickler '65
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P '15, '18, '18
Amy Sun
Nicole and Josh Svitila P '22, '28
Maddox Talmadge '25
Felix Talmadge ‘28
Ben Taylor
Kate & Harvey Treat
Christian Vick
Maura and Jason Wainio P '18
Vicki and Ryan Wepler P '27, '30
Allison and Woody Williams P '32, '36
Ian Zane '10
Charlie Zane '12
Zane's Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P '10, '12, '14
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P '28
gifts-in-Kind
Along with monetary contributions to help close the gap between tuition income and operating expenses, Country School receives many goods and services that enrich the educational experience of students, improve the campus, and contribute to our fundraisers. These gifts-in-kind, although not monetary, positively impact the operating budget because they allow us to shift funds to areas where most needed. We thank all donors who contributed to Country School in this manner during the course of this school year.
Anchor and Compass: A Store for Guys
Ashley's Ice Cream
Maya Bartel and Sam Samuelson P '32, '35
Skylar Bartels
Emily Beinkampen
Dan and Kate Boyd P '27, '29
Breakwater Books
Carpanzano's Pizzeria
Celebrations
Heather and Brendan Collins P '27
Cooked Marketplace & Mercantile Creations
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Drift Restaurant
Mary Didiuk and Andrew Duffy P '22, '24
Edge Salon & Spa
Essex Coffee and Tea Company
Essex Indoor Golf Center
Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P '11
Exile on Main Street
Fired Up
John Fixx P ‘06
Yvonne Grimes
Hair by Tina
Hartford Yard Goats
Healing Salt Cave and Wellness Spa
Hornet's Nest Deli
Iron Chef Sushi
J. Alden Clothiers
J. McLaughlin
JOY Chocolate Co.
Just Hatched
Kamana - Branford
La Cucina Catering Company
Amy and Joe Lamacchia P '28, '31
Life Bowls
Madison Cinemas
Madison Flower Shop and Garden Center
Massage Savvy
Cathy and Vic McGrady P '14, '14
Mayra Sanchez and Michael Nathanson P '27, '30
Nest
New England Auctions
Noah's Restaurant
Olive Oyl's
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P '27
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan
Polished MedSpa
Port & Willow
Project Oceanology
R. J. Julia Booksellers, LLC
Sachem Card and Party Shop
Abby and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P '15, '18, '18
Sweet P's
The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studio
The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center
Walker Loden
Waves Academy of Dance
We recognize donors who continue to fulfill multi-year pledges as well as those who have joined the Talent Within Campaign during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Anonymous
Jeff Burt ‘61, P '00, '03
Carly and Matt Callahan P '20, '22
Natalie and Daniel Clare P '21, '25
Sarah and Richard Colbert P ‘29, ‘35
Felicia Cuomo and Dave Coletti P '16, '18, '23
Laura Miller and Ronald Cozean P ‘16
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P '16
Ralph and Erin Debiasi P ‘29
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P '25, '26, '29
Carole and Marin Gagliardi P ’28
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P ’31, ‘33
Emily and Chris Jones P ‘34
Jordan Katz ‘99
Lauragene Lyons and Lee Katz P '99, '01
Robert Kiely P ‘98
Kaisa and Sandy Killam GP ‘25, ‘27, ‘29
Gioia Berna and Jonathan Killam P '25, '27, '29
Helise Owens and Mario Kontomerkos P ‘25, ‘29, ‘29
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P '22, '25
Anastasiya Purlo and Sandeep Kurne P’ 27
Monika and Max Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Monica and Scott Laurans GP ‘24, ‘26, ‘30
Tom Main
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P ’15, ‘18, ‘25
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P '30, '35
Jen and Greg Ouellet P '29, '32
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P '27
Ellen Schnier and Dave Perrotti P '20, '25
Kristen and Charlie '01 Robertson P '33, '35
Heidi and Howard Rogers P '23, '25, '28
Emily Sachar GP '32, '33
Kate Stafford and Oliver Schupp P ‘24
Sarah and Jon Shapiro P ‘25
Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28
Dee and Wendol Williams, Sr. P ‘19, ‘20
gifts froM tHe spring Auction And gArden
Anonymous
ABCO Wholesale Distributors, LLC
AccuComp USA
Rachael and Kevin Alford P '19, '22
Nicole Mills and Mike Arciszewski P ‘35
Emily Ballard '12
Hadley Haslegrave and Matt Barnes P '33
Steve Behr
Rachel Hudelson and Fred Benton P '26, '28, '31
Deetsie and Wil Bradford P '93, '96, '00
Jared and Jill Brown P '28
Jenn Butler
Carly and Matt Callahan P '20, '22
Carlton Fields
Aya Cieslak-Tochigi and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31, ‘33
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Sarah and Rich Colbert P '29, '35
Heather and Brendan Collins P '27
Mary and Drew Collins P '29, '33, '33
Cara Biega-Crimmins and Tim Crimmins P ‘26
Karen Cunningham
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Erin and Ralph Debiasi P '29
Natasha and Matt Dolan P '35
Lynelle James and Patrick Duessel P '35
Matthew Esposito
Jan Walzer and David Etzel P '11
Eric Fabricant '99
Laurie and Dan Fasano
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P '28, '28, '32
Marybeth and Jack Gedney GP ‘33
Olga Polyakova and Charles Giessen P '35
Pam and Martin Glasser P '09, '11
Patricia and Patric Gregory P '06, '08
Nancy Hard
Stephanie Hart P '23, '26
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33
Anna Imperiale P '31, '33
Angela and Matt Jacobson P '27
Cecile '97 and Travis Johnson P '29, '32
Emily and Chris Jones P ‘34
Carl Violano and Gil Klein P ‘31
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P '25
Monika and Max Laurans P '24, '26, '30
Alexandra and James Lee P '32, '35
Helen Clark and John Lee P ‘26
Laura Bothwell and Darrick Li P ‘32, ‘34
Mercedes Mann and Ryan McGrath P ‘34
Andre and Laura Marozsan P '33, '35
Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, '28
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P '28, '30, '35
Cathy and Vic McGrady P '14, '14
Chelsea and Tim McNamara P '28
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P '32, '34
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P '30, '32
Aly and Brett Merrill P '28, '30
Kit Ingui and Geoff Molloy P ‘27
gifts froM tHe spring Auction And gArden pArty
Didi Cove P ‘34, ‘36
Gavitt Woodard and John Morton P '32, '35
Samantha Oceguera
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P '30, '35
Karen Viggiano and Michael Ouellette P '30
Jen and Greg Ouellet P '29, '32
Marina and Greg Pappas P '25, '33
Laura Perl P '26
Cibel Castillo and John Phelan P ‘27
Bob Raymond
Roslyn and Steve Reeps P '29
Elizabeth and Kelsey Riegert P '35
Kristen and Charlie '01 Robertson P '33, '35
Carol and Harry Robinson P '74, '78
Andrea Corejova and Daniel Robinson P '30
Maya Bartel and Sam Samuelson P '32, '35
Marylens Hernandez and Roberto Sanchez P '34
Kimberly and Gerard Schmid P '26, '29, '32
Megan and Kristopher Shapiro P '35, '36
Jennifer and Tim Smith P '25
Gen and Rob Staib P '26
JoAnne and Jim Staten P '07, '09, '11, '11
Teresa and Paul Sullivan P '15, '18, '18
Joe Svitila GP '22, '28
Pawel Talaszewski
Karen and Kel Tyler P ‘01
Robin and Al Vitale
Allison and Woody Williams P '32, '36
Courtney Fraser and Brian Williams P '35
Marian Lam and Ken Wong P ‘35
Oliver Zane '14
Zane’s Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14
Martha Croog and Itzik Zehavi P '28
gifts to tHe student MAKerspAces And engineering fAcility
Anonymous
Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff and Ben Barnes P '30
Marna and Eric Borgstrom P '99, '04
Chaney Family Foundation
Natalie and Daniel Clare P '21, '25
Christine and Alex Coassin P '25
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P '16
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Claudia Esposito
Maura Finan P’98, GP ‘29, ‘30
Liza and John Fixx P’ 06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33
Edina Torgyekes and Mischa Frusztajer P '22, '24, '26
Jackie Grady P '19
Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33
J. McLaughlin
Emily and Chris Jones
Christine Wang and Keith Kowalski P '22, '25
Anastasiya Purlo and Sandeep Kurne P '27
Alexandra and James Lee P '32, '35
Morgan Haslegrave and Jeremy Lichter P '29
Andre and Laura Marozsan P '33, '35
Maddey McGrath and Pat McGahan P '28, '30, '35
Alden and Jamie Murphy P '02, '02
Monika and Bruce Neary GP '26
Zeynep and Bulent Omay P '30, '35
Jen and Greg Ouellet P '29, '32
Jennie and Robert Owens GP '25, '29, '29
Danielle and Bob Paolucci P '27
Stella Pappas GP '25
Ashley Finan '98 and Tim Pennington P '29, '30
Jonathan Pober '99
Darra and John Redding P '16
Clark Robertson '03
Tammey and Tom Rooney P '03
Emily Sachar GP '32, '33
Sheila and Jeff Salkin P '06, '08, '10, '16
Heike Hadrys and Bernd Schierwater P '23
Kimberly and Gerard Schmid P '26, '29, '32
Eliza and Matthew Sharp P '20, '20
Oon Stafford GP '24
Barbara and Rick Stahl P '99, '01, '03, '04
Garrett Wilkes '05
Beth Wood P ‘09, ‘12
Charlie Zane ‘12
Ian Zane '10
AluMni giVing
Our alumni graduate when they are in their early teens; yet, they remember The Country School in their philanthropy many years later. For this, we are most appreciative and grateful for your support!
1960s And 1970s
Alvin Bess ‘77
John Burt ‘71
Jeff Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03
Liz Lightfoot ‘77 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Terry Eddy ‘60
Danielle Mihalko and Ted London ‘77 P ‘76
JoAnn and Duncan ‘64 MacLane
Bill Pike ‘67
Susan Strickler ‘65
1990s And 1990s
Eric Fabricant ‘99
Cecile ‘97 and Travis Johnson P ‘29, ‘29, ‘32
Jordan Katz ‘99
Raphael Lizcano ‘98
Ashley Finan ‘98 and Tim Pennington P ‘29, ‘30
Jonathan Pober ‘99
Emily Zametkin and Noah Stahl ‘99
2000s
Peter Burdge ‘09
Sam Dangremond ‘01
Clark Robertson ‘03
Kristen and Charlie ‘01 Robertson P ‘33, ‘35
Garrett Wilkes ‘05
2010s And 2020s
Emily Ballard ‘12
Lucy Burke ‘23
Cooper Burke ‘21
Noah Hastings ‘11
Nick Richardson ‘11
Felix Talmadge ‘28
Maddox Talmadge ‘25
Ian Zane ‘10
Charlie Zane ‘12
Oliver Zane ‘14
gifts in Honor of, in MeMory of, in celebrAtion of
Gifts made in celebration of, in memory of, and in honor of the important people in life is an exemplary way to support The Country School and honor these special individuals. Thank you to those donors who have made these types of gifts.
in Honor of Agatha I. Collins ‘29
In celebrAtion of Devon H. Piekarz Mia Sankey ‘25
In MeMory of Margot S. Smith
HeritAge society
The Heritage Society was established more than a decade ago in response of the desire of families and individuals close to The Country School to support the school in perpetuity. Including The Country School in an estate plan is tax deductible and a sensible way for donors to take care of themselves and then take care of our school. We are grateful to those who have made these gifts to The Country School.
For information on how you can make a gift of this type, please contact John Fixx, Head of School.
gifts to tHe endowMent
clAss of 2025 student MAKerspAces & engineering fAcility
Legacy giving is a long-standing tradition at The Country School, as families of each graduating class stretch to leave the school even stronger for future generations. As a way to give back to their school, the families of the Class of 2025 put their combined gifts toward the Student Makerspaces and Engineering Facility.
Thank you, Class of 2025 Parents and Students, for your generosity totaling more than $200,000!
Anonymous
Jennifer Lansdowne and Ludo Bouré P ‘25
Christine and Alex Coassin P ‘25
Amy and Peter Cornell P ‘25, ‘26
Stacey and Sal D’Aquila P ‘25
Jen Dattilo P ‘23, ‘25
Frank Deflippo P ‘23, ‘25
Shayna Cunningham and Jim Freeman P ‘25, ‘26, ‘29
Mary Beth Petruzzi and Vito Iallonardo P ‘25
Judy and Steven Kleinstein P ‘25
Sang Kwok and John Lee P ‘22, ‘25
Shari and Dave Lariviere P ‘25
Veronika and Nate Lee P ‘21, ‘23, ‘25
Meg and Fred Leiss P ‘25
Abby Lipschutz P ‘25
Lisa and Morgan MacKay P ‘25
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P ‘15, ‘18, ‘25
Laura and Chris Milligan P ‘25, ‘26
Marina and Greg Pappas P ‘25, ‘33
Ellen Schnier and Dave Perrotti P ‘20, ‘25
Heidi and Howard Rogers P ‘23, ‘25, ‘28
Ari Forray and Chris Sankey P ‘25
Qin Shen-Schultz and Jonathan Schultz P ‘23, ‘25
Sarah and Jon Shapiro P ‘25
Alicia and Ben Sigal P ‘23, ‘25
Shannon and Pete Smith P ‘25
Jennifer and Tim Smith P ‘25
Karen and Steve Stemler P ‘25
outdoor educAtion endowMent fund
Outdoor Education at The Country School is a school-wide undertaking that uses the outdoors as both teacher and classroom. The Country School emphasizes the importance of the outdoors in programs that begin in PreSchool and culminate right before 8th Grade Graduation. During their years at The Country School, our students hike the Jordan Katz trails that surround campus and master challenges on our ropes course; they paddle canoes along the Connecticut River and Delaware Water Gap; and they climb mountains, scale rock walls, and ride river rapids in Utah. These students travel well beyond their New Haven County campus.
Noah Hastings '11
Kristen and Charlie '01 Robertson P '33, '35
Laury and Ed Walker P '93, '99, '06
sArAH bArber perforMing Arts endowMent fund
In 1990, visionary teacher Sarah Barber, along with her colleagues, acted on their passion for integrating the performing arts into the classroom. Sarah Barber and her team helped The Country School put the A in STEAM. The Sarah Barber Performing Arts Endowment Fund honors past, present, and future performing arts educators including Sarah Barber, Nan DeLucia, Susan Wiles, Victoria Wepler, Brett Merrill, Emily Hope Webster, JR Howe, and Brittany Hebel.
Diana and Gary Glassman P '04, '07, '09
Garrett Wilkes '05
gifts to tHe endowMent
teAcHers endowMent
The Country School’s 59 faculty members make a living and make a life on campus, often wearing hats beyond the classroom – as coaches, as parents, as advisors, as trip leaders, as committee chairs. This endowment allows us to increase salaries and stipends, bringing us closer to public school compensation and better-endowed independent schools. Donors may make a gift in honor or memory of the teachers, staff members, and administrators whose impact lives in their hearts.
Today, the ability to competitively compensate our valued teachers presents a challenge as the cost of living is increasing more quickly than tuition can be increased. Over the past seven years, families have come together with gifts to initiate the Endowment Fund for Teachers, hoping to inspire our entire community to make a difference for our teachers who shaped the lives of our alumni and continue to nurture the minds of our future alumni. We aim to add $2,630,000 to the Teacher Endowment, with the annual draw earmarked specifically to invest in three key areas for faculty: compensation, professional development, and eventual retirement.
Anonymous
Rachael and Kevin Alford P '19, '22
Karen Chiaia P '16, '18
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Beth H '16 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18
Karen Cunningham
Claudia Esposito
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Sally and Nat Follansbee GP '25, '26
Nancy Hard
Jennifer and Jay Hornyak P '15, '17, '21
Angela and Matt Jacobson P '27
Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, '28
Lauren Martini and Matt Mendelsohn P '32, '34
Peggy Tracy and Bill Mendelsohn GP '32, '34
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P '30, '32
Pam and David Mulligan P '22
Toby Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22
Oliver Zane '14
Zane's Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P '10, '12, '14
gifts to tHe endowMent
The overall endowment is a family of funds created over generations by families, staff, students, and friends of The Country School. Together, these funds support all aspects of the school, including programming, staff recruitment, and financial aid.
Gifts from 2010-2025 have helped the Endowment grow over $2,233,000.
founders proMise fund for scHolArsHip
Inspired by the Burt Family’s generosity to scholarship in the 50th year, the Founders Promise Fund for Scholarship Endowment was created by the Daitch Family during The Country School’s 55th Anniversary to honor the school’s Founders.
Gifts to the Founders Promise Fund provide tuition assistance to more than 20% of our students. By helping the school as we recruit and retain students, it gives more and more children the opportunity to realize their potential. We are especially grateful to the following individuals, companies, and foundations that have generously contributed to the Founders Promise Fund and its endowments this year.
Jeff '61 Burt P '00, '03
Jenn Butler
Raphael Lizcano '98
dAVid And MArciA MAclAne scHolArsHip endowMent fund
The David and Marcia MacLane Endowment for Scholarship is part of the Founders Promise Fund. To honor the work and legacy of the late David T. MacLane, The Country School’s first headmaster, and his wife, Marcia, a special scholarship fund was created in 2012. Established by the MacLanes’ son, Duncan ‘64, and his wife, JoAnn, the MacLane Endowment creates learning opportunities for those whose options were previously limited, benefiting both the scholarship recipients and The Country School community as a whole.
Since its establishment only a decade ago, the fund has grown to $471,250, already helping to educate 21 students who otherwise could not have afforded to attend and become leaders at The Country School and then beyond. We thank all donors who support this fund.
Anonymous
Rachael and Kevin Alford P '19, '22
Alvin Bess '77
Jill and Jared Brown P ‘28
Helen and Robert Brown P '83, '88
Layna and Peter Cain P '01
Karen Chiaia P '16, '18
Lia and Brian Clark P '27, '32
Beth H '16 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P '16
Karen Cunningham
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Claudia Esposito
Liza and John Fixx P '06
Amy Wasterlain and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33
Edina Torgyekes and Mischa Frusztajer P '22, '24, '26
Nancy Hard
Angela and Matt Jacobson P '27
JoAnn and Duncan '64 MacLane
Gretchen Dressel-Matkin and Ryan Matkin P '15, '18, '25
Amy Lomartire and Bryan Meriam P '30, '32
Bob Raymond
Cindy and Peter Richar
Toby and Timothy Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22
Jennifer and Tim Smith P '25
Charlie Zane ‘12
Oliver Zane '14
Zane's Incorporated/Kathleen and Chris Zane P '10, '12, '14
gifts to tHe endowMent
Founded in 2022 in appreciation by Dr. David Yuh P ‘22, P ‘22 and Dr. Bonnie Hiatt P ’22, ’22, the Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship is awarded to deserving 6th-8th Grade students. The receiving students are leaders in all aspects of our mission and exhibit creativity, a sense of wonder, and intellectual curiosity. Recipients rigorously approach academics and seek to empower their peers to serve the common good – on campus and off.
Recipients of the Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship are selected based on need and merit as well as personal promise and their potential to grow as leaders at Country School.
Scholarships are renewed each year that the students are enrolled at Country School provided the recipients stay in strong academic standing and demonstrate good citizenship.
Beth H '16 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18
Peggy Strange and Rich Croce P '16
Micaela and Mike Darling P '28
Toby Scott P '78, GP '18, '18, '22
Amy Sun
elizAbetH coyne scHolArsHip fund