Spring Benefit One of the highlights of the school year is always the entertaining Spring Benefit and Auction, thanks to the months of hard work of the Spring Benefit Committee. This year’s event was held in the beautiful Prince George Ballroom, courtesy of Vincent and Maria Pascal (Lukas ’10), Christian Pascal ’97, and Michael Weinstein (Sam ’12) of ARK Restaurants Corp. The evening netted $316,212 to further the mission of Dwight and Woodside. The Dwight School Foundation 2009 Spring Benefit Committee Honorary Chairpersons
Committee
Elizabeth Gorai (Sophia ’14 and Akihito ‘19)
Nicole Patte-Bezinski (Beckly ’21)
Chancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn (Blake ’89 and Kirk ’95)
Heather Barrett-Babich (Chloe, Woodside 2s)
Amy Guttman (Thomas ’11)
Gabi Shields (Renee, Woodside 3s)
Rachael Bennett, Director of Communications
Coleen Janeway (Travis ’11)
Amy Churgin (Jacqueline ’07 and Elizabeth ’11)
Benefit Co-Chairs Susan Kempler (Jeffrey ’11) Jane McEvoy Petrycki (Mac ’11)
Alice Hackett (Rachel Lubliner ’11)
Toni Bernstein (Sam ’10)
Elizabeth Jenkins (Nicholas ’11)
Mary Bradley (Cormac, Woodside 4s)
Birgit Kleinfeld (Lena ’11)
Katie Brown (Esme ’09) Tanja Bruestle-Kumra (Nikhil, Woodside 3s)
Alumni Co-Chair
Jayma Coghlin (Marisa, Woodside 4s)
Annie Sigal Medina ’93
Isabel Fascetto (Lorenzo Castoriano ’18)
Benefit Coordinators
Patricia Floro (Annissa Gybel, Wooside 3s)
Michelle Anthony, Benefit Coordinator
Hege Eriksen (Elise ’21)
Diana Dreyfus, Assistant Director of the Annual Fund
Sharon Feldman (Emily Eidler ’16) Katie Gallagher (Maya, Wooside 4s)
Archana Kumar (Kabir ’09) Michelle Loh (Jessica ’13) Denise Mandelbaum (Arielle ’12) Audrey Miller, Associate Director of Communications (Rachael ’12) Yvonne Mitchell (Julia, Woodside 2s) Jennifer Nelson (Sean ’11) Sally and Roger Nelson (Miranda ’11 and Atlanta ’11)
Qing Tian (Simon Ma ’16) Polly Weisberger (Ian ’11 and Eve ’18) Maria Williams (Christopher ’09) Sandi Wright (Morgan, Woodside 4s and Maisie, Woodside 2s)
Director of Development Kari Loya
PA President Fiona Imboden (Race ’11)
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