The Pegasus School Philanthropy Report 2019-20

GRATITUDE

THE PEGASUS SCHOOL PHILANTHROPY REPORT 2019–2020

We are Grateful to You, Our Community We are grateful for your partnership with us in advancing the mission of Pegasus and sharing a commitment to building wings so bright minds can soar. Your support makes a meaningful impact on our school community.

You are an integral part of our story. Thank you.

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Contents 5

Mission / Core Values

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Message from the Head of School

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Message from the Board of Trustees Chair

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Board Committees

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Annual Awards

14 Financials 16

Donor Acknowledgements

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Message from the PTO President

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PTO Board and Slate

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Alumni Association

44 Acknowledgements

Mission The story of Pegasus begins with intellectual curiosity and compassion. We are a vibrant academic community that inspires bright, motivated students to discover and develop their unique gifts. Teachers and students build trusting relationships that foster self-reliance, confidence, and innovative thinking. A Pegasus education equips students to achieve future academic success and make a positive impact on society.

This is our Mission.

Core Values Be Kind to Self. Be Kind to Others. Be Kind to Future Self.

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A MESSAGE FROM

Jason Lopez Head of School

Dear Pegasus Community, “Gratitude” might feel like the wrong word when you reflect back on 2020. Even for the luckiest among us, it’s been a year filled with great uncertainty and unexpected challenges. We’ve all been forced into adaptive circumstances, sometimes uncomfortable and usually out of our control.

But as is often the case, times of hardship not only deliver important life lessons—resilience, creativity, strength, and fortitude to name a few— but they also reveal the bedrock qualities and institutional values that define us. Pegasus has never been immune from demanding times. Every challenge we’ve endured over our 36 years, however, has only solidified and strengthened our ethos or, as some call it, our “Pegasusness.” We are who we’ve always been—an adaptive institution able to draw from a deep well of flexibility, innovation, institutional intelligence, and talent within our community. This past year, we discovered how deep that well goes.

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Gratitude, therefore, is the perfect lens to reflect back on the past 12 months. I’m more grateful this year than most for having witnessed the power of our community. I’m grateful for our committed faculty, who not only continued to provide an outstanding educational experience, but delivered those lessons with imagination and compassion. Our Teacher Tuck-In program, for example, allowed our youngest scholars to not only appreciate books, but also to feel safe and seen and treasured. Our online Talent Show enabled our students to showcase their gifts centerstage with a much wider audience tuning in from across the country. Our graduation ceremony permitted every graduate more time, space, and individualized attention from their teachers.

What separates Pegasus from other schools is our focus not only on the whole child, but every child. Ironically, in many ways, the pandemic allowed us to do that better. And while not always easy, we’ve all once again proved it possible. Thank you to each of you who modified your lives, and your homes, and adapted along with us. Thank you for the time you devoted, the energy you expended, and the funds you donated to make this past year not only survivable, but extraordinary.

While many schools simply tread water, waiting for this time to end and life to return to normal, Pegasus embraced the opportunity by trying new teaching techniques, maximizing the benefits of technology, and exploiting the hidden gifts of hardship. We incorporated the outside world—with all its rapid changes—into our everyday lessons. Those

lessons are critical to training 21st century leaders and educating resilient scholars. Diamonds, as we know, only form under pressure.

While we can’t control our world, we can control our reaction to it. Pegasus, once again, sought out every opportunity allowing this to be a time of ingenuity, creativity, growth, and empathy. None of this is possible without you and your generous contributions to our community. For all of that, and for each of you, I’m grateful.

Jason Lopez Head of School

A MESSAGE FROM

Brian Cullen Board Chair in delivering it. Parents supported these endeavors at every turn in myriad ways.

Dear Pegasus Community, Almost 200 years ago, British Statesman Benjamin Disraeli observed, “What we anticipate seldom occurs, but what we least expect generally happens.” Ironically, Mr. Lopez and I borrowed Disraeli’s quotation for a presentation this past January. Two months later, the pandemic sent us all out of our offices and classrooms and back into our homes.

However unexpected the challenges this past year, Pegasus once again showed its strength and proved its readiness and ability to adapt, pivot, and continue delivering the superb education and socially enriching experiences our students deserve. Last June’s graduation looked a little different from past years, but was no less special and maybe more personal. Our 59 graduating scholars, artists, and athletes advanced to 17 different high schools, each individually cheered on by faculty, administrators, and staff.

Students demonstrated their resilience by adapting to a new work environment at home and online. Faculty revealed not only their commitment to our high educational standards, but their creativity

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Our Board, guided by our Strategic Plan, made advancements of our own. Thanks to the generosity of many donors this fall, we unveiled the new, state-of-the-art Science and Technology Building, now home to 14 classrooms, including five active laboratories. We also introduced our Horowitz Family Quad, an essential space in meeting the safety needs of our community as we navigate the pandemic. Corinne Yeager joined our faculty as the School’s Technology Coach, a prescient and essential addition to our community as learning moved online last spring. We continued to support our financial aid program and strengthen the School’s financial position, consistent with our commitment to deliver an unparalleled educational experience to our students while sustaining a strong future for generations to come. Through conservative fiscal management and the generosity of our donors, our endowment continues to remain robust and our financial goals realized. We’re wellpositioned to thrive in the future despite the uncertainties of the past year.

These extraordinary achievements in challenging times have been made possible because of the strength of our collective community.

On behalf of our Board of Trustees, thank you all who have given your time, donated funds and have continued to believe in Pegasus as we navigated uncertain times. Not only did we meet our perennial goal of graduating another fine class of scholars amidst a global pandemic, but we also successfully completed the largest building project in the

history of the School on time and under budget. We extend our gratitude to Jason Lopez, Head of School, for his steady leadership and strategic adaptability, and our incredible administrative team and talented faculty. Thank you to our team of volunteers, our Board of Trustees, our Committees, and our Parent Teacher Organization for their time and commitment to our School when their expertise, time, and talent were most needed.

It’s been an honor and privilege to serve as Board Chair of Pegasus for the past 3 years. Diem Dang has now stepped into this role and, under her qualified leadership along with talented and devoted Trustees, I’m confident Pegasus will continue to succeed in meeting whatever challenges lie ahead, and prosper in the face of change. My time on the Board has reinforced what I knew as a long-time Pegasus parent— because of our incredible community, strong leadership and amazing faculty, there is no better school in Orange County that equips students to achieve future academic success and make a positive impact on society.

I wish you all a safe, healthy, and fulfilling 2020-21 school year.

Brian Cullen Board Chair

2019-20 Board and Committees Thank you for your leadership and contributions to The Pegasus School

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Brian Cullen, Board Chair

Mike Mulroy

Jason Lopez

Diem-Trang Dang, Vice Chair

Matt Parlow

Brian Cullen, Chair

Maajed Abahusayn

Susan Perkins

Diem-Trang Dang, Vice Chair

Darin Anderson

Derrek Ransford

Maajed Abahusayn

Reynolds Bish

David Rhoads

Mike Mulroy

Wendy Bush

Atoshi Shorey

Atoshi Shorey

George Cheng

Edi Thimons

Elena Zaretsky

Zach Fischer

Christina Welford

Becky Janda

Elena Zaretsky

Eric Little

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

FACILITIES COMMITTEE

Jason Lopez

Jason Lopez

Atoshi Shorey, Chair

Maajed Abahusayn, Chair

Jen DeGrave

Rene Cogan

Shelbe Christoffersen

Bruce Duncan

Wendy Sugi

Laurie Hammond

Benjamin Jenkins

Nyly Sy

Reynolds Bish

Maureen Barnes

Natasha Berendzen

David Bonaparte

George Cheng

Seung Baik

Sam Esmailian

Wendy Bush

Darin Glasser

Jeanine Chen

Aaron Gurewitz

Ragan Giebels

David Rhoads

Samantha Prohaska

Kristen Perlmutter, Liason

William Rankin

Allen Schreiber

Edi Thimons

EDUCATION COMMITTEE Jason Lopez

Matt Watson

Jason Lopez

Matt Englar-Carlson

Elena Zaretsky, Chair

Becky Janda

Rene Cogan

Matt Parlow

Eric Choy

Patty Seyburn

Ronan Cosgrave

Christina Welford

Grace Hinman

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Susan Perkins

Darin Anderson

Natasha Berendzen*

Mark Lyle

Reynolds Bish*

Chad Plotke

George Cheng*

Heile Poticar

Krystian Cieplucha

David Rhoads*

Sam Esmailian*

Marc Schneider

Darin Glasser*

Allen Schreiber*

Heather Griffin

Atoshi Shorey*

Aaron Gurewitz*

Lisa Strawn

Arash Keissami

Angela Whitten

*Development Committee member

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mike Mulroy, Chair

Diem Trang-Dang, Chair

ANNUAL FUND AMBASSADORS

Derrek Ransford Pete Spasov

Brian Cullen Eric Little

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Annual Awards Each year, The Pegasus School selects distinguished individuals who have exemplified noteworthy dedication and leadership to the School and Pegasus community. The Hathaway and Sullivan Awards are presented to students; the Trustees’, Founder’s and Spirit Awards are presented to parents, and in some cases, staff.

TRUSTEES’ AWARDS This year, for the very first time, Pegasus celebrated two winners of the Trustees’ Award! The Trustees’ Award acknowledges stewardship at The Pegasus School and was gratefully given to both BRIAN CULLEN, Board Chair, and RENE COGAN, Chief Financial Officer.

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FOUNDER’S AWARD

PTO SPIRIT AWARD

The Founder’s Award is presented in memory of Dr. Laura Hathaway. It recognizes dedication to promoting the welfare of The Pegasus School and inspiring others to reach the same level of commitment.

The 2019-20 award was given to NANCY CONKLIN, Director of Admission.

The PTO Spirit Award recognizes a school parent who demonstrates an unselfish commitment by giving of themselves, their services, and their time. The 2019-20 award was given to JANETH ORELLANA.

HATHAWAY AWARD

SULLIVAN AWARD

The Hathaway Award, named after Founder Dr, Laura Hathaway, is presented to an outstanding graduate who has demonstrated excellence and leadership in academics as well as participation in other Pegasus activities. The 2019-20 award was given to REESE MEISTER.

The Sullivan Award, named after John Sullivan, former Lower School Director and Assistant Head of School, is presented to a fifth grader who consistently demonstrates kindness and positive leadership. The award recipient is nominated by classmates. The 2019-20 award was given to CHARLOTTE BURCH.

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2019-20 Financials OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSES TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE: $15,729,000

2019–20 REVENUE TUITION

2019–20 EXPENSES

ANNUAL FUND

87%

ANNUAL FUND PRIORITIES

6%

GENERAL OPERATIONS

Pegasus-Inspired Curricula

6%

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & EMPLOYEES

FACILITIES PLANT OPERATIONS

81%

6%

Campus Enhancements FINANCIAL AID ENDOWMENT INCOME

2%

AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

5%

ANNUAL FUND PARTICIPATION

5%

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Technology Innovation Student Programs

BANK DEBT FINANCING

2%

100% 58% 88% 100% BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Exceptional Faculty

PEGASUS PARENTS

FACULTY AND STAFF

PEGASUS ADMINISTRATION

Thank you for another outstanding year of giving in support of our educational mission, and for providing exceptional opportunities for our students and faculty.

ANNUAL FUND

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

$720,000

$2,512,946

RESTRICTED GIFTS

GALA UNDERWRITING

$43,000

$74,000

Donor Acknowledgements

LEVELS OF GIVING We gratefully acknowledge members of our school community for their generous contributions to the 2019-20 Give to Great Annual Fund campaign.

Donors who have contributed five or more consecutive years to the Annual Fund are designated by an (*).

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CHAMPION (50,000+)

Nancy and Michael Mulroy*

Frieden Family*

Sindy and John Murray*

SCHOLAR ($10,000 – $24,999)

Anita and Shyamal Patel –

Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista

Foundation Fund

Bish Family

Kristen and Mark Perlmutter*

Catherine and Craig Boundy

Amy and Derrek Ransford*

Julie and Robert Burch*

Molly and Seth Ring*

The Sumi and Umi Family

Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros, Jr.

Michelle and Erik Choy

Caroline and Elias Sabo

Sung-Hee Suh and Peter Dolotta

Beth and Aaron Cohen

Elena Zaretsky and

Erica and Jerry Fink

Cullen Family*

Marc Schneider*

Jennifer and James Lee*

Diem-Trang Dang*

Atoshi and Suneel Shorey*

Pearson Family

Ashley and Zach Fischer*

Gina and Chad Smith

Julie and Jonathan Tong

Anita Lu and JunHua Gao

Lisa and Peter Spasov*

Kristina and John Trautman

Simina and Todd Gentry

Strawn Family* –

MOTIVATOR

Lisa and Darin Glasser*

Scultura Plastic Surgery

($5,000 – $9,999)

Jaci and Aaron Gurewitz*

Mary and Jaime Trimble

Abahusayn Family*

David Jenkins

Michelle and Glenn Walcott*

Yvonne Yang and Yong Bai

Kessler Family

Aidi Yu and Feng Yang

Deidre and Frank Campbell

Elizabeth and Piljoo Kim*

Bing Duan and Peng Zhang

Meredith and Michael Chandra

Lambert Family

Anonymous (1)

Christine and George Cheng*

Heling Zheng and Ling Lin

Donor Acknowledgements LEARNER

($2,500 – $4,999) Jie and Mark Anderson Charlu Family Ying Zhang and Xuan Chen Sabrina and William Chou Farheen Dam and Ronan Cosgrave Cruise Family Ingeborg and Christian Dahl Tina and John Devir* Lindsay and Craig Dickhout Sam and Farbod Esmailian Amy and Michael Grant Heather and Christian Griffin Prachi and Sachin Gupta Yalan Zheng and Fei He Sarah and Michael Herman Grace Yuan and John Huang Becky and Peter Janda Jacqueline and Stephen Kelley Shirley and Thomas Lee Xiao Ying Feng and Jian Wei Liang Deborah and Chi-Hung Lin* 18

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Maya and Brent Lynn Julie Mathieu and Rene Martel Cindy Chi and Boyd Martin J.J. and Mike McGawn Drew McKeen George and Winn Morales-Claybaugh Yoko and Greg Nagler Amine Nebri and Fazeela Ferouz* Huitzilin Hernandez-O’Brien Andrea and Scott Olson* Rebecca and David Pietsch Brynn Rauth Lisa and David Rhoads* Colleen and James Rivers Polly and Gavin Sacks* Mohini and Vip Soni Edi and Josh Thimons* Ru and Saranga Weerasuriya* Christina and Malcolm Welford* Angela and Jeff Whitten* Jing Yang and Charles Wong Daniela and Curtis Wright

Mingming Fu and Lei Yang

Ellen and Michael Gordon

Plotke Family*

Natalie and Shawn Yeh

Melinda and John Grimes

Clarissa and Heile Poticar

Lu Xue and Haiquan Zhang

Candace Bandoian and

Samantha and David Prohaska*

Anonymous (4)

Shaun Grove

Jessica and William Rankin

BENEFACTOR ($1,001 – $2,499)

Meghna Mittal and Munish Gupta

Sarah and William Rauth

Olivia and Roy Hayashi

Irene and Jameson Sai

Chung Min Lee and Bang Min Ahn

Kartika and Gary Highland

Christina and Paul Shen

Joyce and Robert Aldoroty

Audrey Cheng and Burton Hong

Amy Baghramian and

Jacqueline Tavera-Ardabili and

Margaret Hsu

Shane Shepherd*

Nima Ardabili

Grace and Jason Hwang

Parmis and Jason Shirk

Jamie and Craig Atkins

Patty Huang and Tze Ip*

Ashley and Brendon Shvetz

Bae Family*

Anne and Sam Irvani

Maureen and Michael Singh*

Shilpa and Jignesh Bhatt

Lisa and Benjamin Jack

Elaheh Bozorgzadeh and

Steve Weston

Jeff Byer*

Laila and Payam Jahangiri

Deepanjan Mitra

Laurie Wilson

Danielle and Rick Chan

Chinyee and Andrew Keyoung*

Amanda and Ronald Moy

Rachel and Edward Wong

Cindy Tang and Steven Chen

Monica Suh and Ted Kim

Kelly Jin and Anthony Ngo

Yanqing Wu and Xueming Yang

Jeanine and Terry Chen*

Joyce and John Lee*

Tammy Ngo and Ron Nguyen

Andy Yang and Tracy Chang

Terra and Adam Chez

Terry and Robert Lee

Lynn To and Tien Nguyen

Jenny Zhou and Jian Yu

Doris and Jason Choi

Yanyan Liu and Jie Li

Deborah and Mark Osgood

Jinny and Edward Yun*

Wende Zomnir and Douglas Collier

Lyle Family*

Susan and Toby Page*

Jessie Hou and Peng Zhang

Neeti and Sandeep Dang

Ann Yan and Ken Ma

Matt Parlow and Janie Kim

Lin Wang and Zhilong Zhou

Jerrit and Brian Deephouse*

Lisa and Joshua Matlaf

Newton Pham

Wendy Guo and Jim Zhu

Anjali and Shaunak Desai*

Tatjana and Brian Mitchell

Sanam Esmaili and

Anonymous (8)

Rachel and Kent Dunnington

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Donor Acknowledgements FRIEND (up to $1,000)

Lisa and Brad Calvin*

Della Dufau

Cori Juncker

Ginny and Gary Allhusen

Remy and Jason Carl*

Alison and Matt Englar-Carlson

Sonia Kaiser

Michelle Carr*

Chressa Fancher

Keissami Family

Tara Casey

Flesher Family

Amy Kennedy

Jan and Greg Catanzano*

Julie and Rick Flores

Jolie and Joseph Kessel

Laura Cavener

Ann-Marie Furgeson*

Amita Sheth and Devesh Khare

Leila and Douglas Cesario

Mimi and Jacob Gonzales

Jennifer Klopstock

Qiong and Wei-Shine Chien

Keri and Chad Gorsage*

Berendzen Family

Jessica Chiles

Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray*

Jane Curtis and Mark Krugman

Constance Yamaguchi and

Jennifer and Brian Green*

Lori and Jaime Kunze-Thibeau

Andrew Choy*

Allyson Grimes*

Kurzweil Family

Karen Clarke

Laurie Hammond

Jessica Kyle*

Rene and Gary Cogan*

Stacie and David Hancock

Stephanie Kyle

Nancy Conklin*

Sue and Ken Harrison*

Lambert Family

Pam Conti

Cari and Keith Head

Nancy and Stuart Larimer*

Jennifer Cook

Sarah and Guy Hebert*

Milton and Ella Lau

Nadeane Cooper*

Ivette Hermann

Patty Seyburn and Eric Little*

Costa Family

Rana and Tony Hon

Jil Llewellyn

BJ Crabtree

Erin and Adam Horowitz

Christine Lopez

Kathy DeBest

Karen and Charles Hurst*

Pernille and Jason Lopez*

Sandy Deering*

Sarah Hurwitz*

Melanie Tioleco-Cheng and

Jennifer DeGrave and

Trevor Ickes

Scott Malabarba*

Robert Fulton

Joanne Jareb

Nicole Marino

Kristen Diehl

Benjamin Jenkins*

Myrtle and Forrest Almquist Julie Alweheiby Lori and Darin Anderson* Marni and Christopher Avery Vanessa and Seung Baik Kelly and Kevin Barlow* Seth Bartels Terri Basile Brooke Baum Lisa and Gary Berman Bettios Family Johna Bogue* Ruba Bohsali Jennifer and David Bonaparte Sandra Boston Katie and Layton Bowles Kristen Brady* Jessica Brennan Christine and Dustan Bridges* Megan Briggs Wendy and Joseph Bush* 20 THE PEGASUS SCHOOL

Evelis De Garmo and

Terry and Dave Reed

Philip Marshall

Alex Rios

Shalini Mattina*

Nicole Roady

Carin and Douglas Meister*

Kyra Sandstrom

Carolyn Miller*

Kim Saunders

Jaimie Moore

Jacqueline and William

Hayden Morris

Schenquerman

Jennifer Mumm

Lisa Segarra

Donna and Douglas Neff

Julie and Asad Shah

Christina Ngo

Danqing Shen and Yiyi Shi

Gina Truong and Thanh Nguyen

Audrey Sienko

Jennifer and Bryan Oh

Jo-Ann and Aaron Sloman

Victoria Olivadoti*

Margie and Andrew Spear

Christine Olson*

Joy Sprimont

Janeth and Victor Orellana*

Janice Stammen

Harley Owens

Meggen and Ray Stockstill

Dana Paterson

Kathy and Bruce Stuart

Pelton Family

Wendy Sugi*

Mimi Mar and Anthony Perri

Audrey Kim-Swiger and

Lindsay Petralia

James Swiger*

Petreszyn Family

Nyly and Melvin Sy*

Pettis Family*

Karen and John Tallichet

Mai-Khanh Tran and Mike Phi

Kara Noone and Christopher Taylor

Michael Pourciau

Chris Thach

Thiel Family

Jennifer Wheeler

Coral Throckmorton

Nancy Wilder*

Julie and Delson Ting*

Janell and Patrick Wilkison

Ben Tran

Cheryl Wilson

Tracy and Jory Twist

Lisa Yamasaki

Stephanie Veravanich

Shuyong Chen and Hai Yang

Teresa Vicuna

Corrine Yeager

Vogel Family*

Erica Chang and Tom Yeh

Shelly Ward*

Kelli Young*

Julie Warren*

Sandra and David Young

Michael Weiner

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Donor Acknowledgements FACULTY AND STAFF

Julie Alweheiby

Kathy DeBest

Stephanie Kyle

Kim Saunders

We are very grateful to Pegasus faculty, staff, and administrators for their dedication to our students and community. A special thank you to the following, who generously offered above-and-beyond support in 201920 through their contributions to the Annual Fund.

Kelly Barlow

Sandy Deering

Rebecca Lambert

Lisa Segarra

Seth Bartels

Jennifer DeGrave

Nancy Larimer

Audrey Sienko

Terri Basile

Kristen Diehl

Jill Llewellyn

Joy Sprimont

Brooke Baum

Della Dufau

Christine Lopez

Janice Stammen

Johna Bogue

Alison Englar-Carlson

Jason Lopez

Wendy Sugi

Ruba Bohsali

Chressa Fancher

Nicole Marino

James Swiger

Sandra Boston

Ann-Marie Furgeson

Shalini Mattina

Nyly Sy

Kristen Brady

Keri Gorsage

Carin Meister

Chris Thach

Jessica Brennan

Jennifer Green

Carolyn Miller

Josh Thimons

Chrissy Bridges

Allyson Grimes

Jaimie Moore

Coral Throckmorton

Dustan Bridges

Laurie Hammond

Hayden Morris

Ben Tran

Megan Briggs

Sarah Hebert

Jennifer Mumm

Stephanie Veravanich

Julie Burch

Ivette Hermann

Christina Ngo

Teresa Vicuna

Lisa Calvin

Karen Hurst

Victoria Olivadoti

Shelly Ward

Remy Carl

Sarah Hurwitz

Christine Olson

Julie Warren

Michelle Carr

Trevor Ickes

Harley Owens

Michael Weiner

Tara Casey

Joanne Jareb

Dana Paterson

Jennifer Wheeler

Laura Cavener

Benjamin Jenkins

Lindsay Petralia

Nancy Wilder

Rene Cogan

Cori Juncker

Katilyn Petreszyn

Cheryl Wilson

Nancy Conklin

Amy Kennedy

Michael Pourciau

Lisa Yamasaki

Pam Conti

Jennifer Klopstock

Dave Reed

Corrine Yeager

Nadeane Cooper

Jamie Kunze-Thibeau

Nicole Roady

Kelli Young

BJ Crabtree

Jessica Kyle

Kyra Sandstrom

Anonymous (1)

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ALUMNI AND ALUMNI FAMILIES

GRANDPARENTS

We are truly thankful to Pegasus alumni and alumni families who continue to contribute to the Annual Fund. Their support of today’s teachers and students demonstrates a commitment to the school that is deeply valued by our entire community.

We are especially thankful for the support The Pegasus School received in 2019-20 from our students’ grandparents. Their gifts reflect an appreciation for the experiences Pegasus has given each of their families.

Ginny and Gary Allhusen

Jane Curtis and Mark Krugman

Pegasus GrandGivers who contributed $500 or more to Give to Great are recognized with an asterisk (*).

Myrtle and Forrest Almquist

Lisa and Peter Kurzweil

Ella and Milton Lau

Meggen and Ray Stockstill

Lori and Darin Anderson

Patty Seyburn and Eric Little

Rebecca and David Pietsch*

Laurie Wilson*

Lorraine and Christos Bettios

Donna and Douglas Neff

Linda and William Rauth*

Wendy and JB Bush

Susan and Toby Page

Constance Yamaguchi and

Mimi Mar and Anthony Perri

Andrew Choy

Alex Rios

Karen Clarke

Kathy and Bruce Stuart

Teresa and Brian Cullen

Karen and John Tallichet

Ellen and Michael Gordon

Kathleen Lynch and David Vogel

Stacie and David Hancock

Steve Weston

Sue and Ken Harrison

Anonymous (1)

Karen and Charles Hurst

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Capital Campaign

T

hroughout the 2019-20 school year, The Pegasus School was home to a major construction and renovation effort. However, this dream took flight long before, with careful planning by the Head of School, Board of Directors and a capital campaign committee. The top priority of our school’s master plan has been the newly-opened Science and Technology Center — not only for these two subjects but also added learning space long needed for middle school students and foreign language. Additionally, the Horowitz Family Quad provides students with more outdoor space to learn, socialize or as a respite from the day’s activity.

Moreover, Frieden Family Middle School has been renovated, and our sixth- and seventh-grade students have gained optimal learning space with the expansion of classrooms. Now, for the first time in 20 years, the Pegasus campus has been updated with new and refreshed spaces.

Over 140 of our current and alumni families generously supported this notable project. It is remarkable to have such a giving community of individuals who not only seek to better their own child(ren)’s education, but for the generations of Pegasus students to follow.

This supportive nature speaks to founder Dr. Laura Hathaway’s ideology for the school she envisioned — helping our students build wings to soar.

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CONSTRUCTION OF RESTRUCTURED PARKING LOT AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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Capital Campaign

We are grateful to the Pegasus community members who contributed to our school’s first capital campaign in twenty years: Roots To Grow, Wings To Soar. Many campaign commitments are multi-year pledges, and the donors listed below are those who made payments or a onetime gift during the 2019-20 school year.

Maajed and Tahaane Abahusayn

Joseph and Jolie Kessel

Laura and Gary Roth

Darin, Lori, Luke and Aubrie Anderson

Kessler Family

Elena and Marc Schneider

Atkins Family

Andrew and Chinyee Keyoung

The Schreiber Family

Craig and Catherine Boundy

Michael and Cheryl Laven

The Seidner Family Classroom

Cary and Angela Bren

Bach Le and Nancie Pham

Shideh and David Shayansmith

Robert and Julie Burch

John and Joyce Lee

The Shepherd and

JB and Wendy Bush

Robert and Terry Lee

Baghramian Families

Frank and Deidre Campbell

Xiao Ying Feng and Jian Wei Liang

The Shorey Family

Rick and Danielle Chan

Eric R. Little and Patty Seyburn-Little

Keni and Izzy Silva

George and Christine Cheng

Pernille and Jason Lopez –

Chad and Gina Smith

Erik and Michelle Choy

The Bravo Foundation

Peter and Lisa Spasov

Aaron and Beth Cohen

The Matthews Family

The Strawn Family &

Ana and Frank Cote

Mike and J.J. McGawn

Scultura Plastic Surgery

Diem-Trang Dang

Shaurya and Maira Mittal

John and Karen Tallichet

Anjali and Shaunak Desai

The Morales-Claybaugh Family

Thimons Family

Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation

Michael and Nancy Mulroy

Julie and Delson Ting

The Esmailian Family

The Murray Family

The Trautman Family

Frieden Family

Dr. and Mrs. Najafi

The Walcott Family

The Gandara Family

Matt Parlow and Janie Kim

Matthew and Shea Watson

The Glasser Family

Shyamal and Anita Patel

Ru and Saranga Weerasuriya

Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray

Dan and Sandra Perlmutter

The Whitten Family

Tingting Hu and Huilin Han

Kristen and Mark Perlmutter Family

The Whitton Family

Horowitz Family

The Petrie Family

Michael and Lauren Wong

Tze Ip and Patty Huang

The Prohaska Family

Andy and Tracy Yang

Karen and Steven Jaffe

David and Farah Rains

Shawn and Natalie Yeh

The Janda Family

Will and Jessica Rankin

Haiquan and Lu Zhang

Keith and Sara Jarrett

The Ransford Family

Ying Zhang

The Karahalios Family

Robert and Rebecca Riedl

Anonymous (4)

Dan and Lisa Kassel

James and Colleen Rivers 2019–20 PHILANTHROPY REPORT

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Donor Acknowledgements Oltmans Construction Co.

Matlaf Family

Petrie Family

J.J. and Mike McGawn

Sabo Family

Murray Family

Samir & Marmar Sikka Family Fund

Kristen and Mark Perlmutter

Lisa and Peter Spasov

Ransford Family

Julie and Delson Ting

Rhoads Family

COBALT ($5,000+)

Torkzadeh Family

Elena Zaretsky and Marc Schneider

Burton Hong and Audrey Cheng

Van Dusen Family

Unnati Patel and Danny Seth

GALA UNDERWRITERS

Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros

Weerasuriya Family

Atoshi and Suneel Shorey

In 2020, our annual Gala was cancelled due to COVID-19.

We are truly grateful to the following Underwriters for maintaining their support of Pegasus.

Andrew Davidoff

Jing Yang and Charles Wong

Trautman Family

Xueming Yang and Yanqing Wu

TURQUOISE (UP TO $999)

Westling & Associates

Xuan Chen and Ying Zhang

Construction Management

Wendy Guo and Jim Zhu

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INDIGO ($2,000+)

Anonymous (1)

Abahusayn Family

CERULEAN ($1,000+)

Bish Family

Joyce and Robert Aldoroty

Catherine and Craig Boundy

Cary and Angela Bren

Michelle Armond and

Cruise Family

Alexander Ihler

Diem Dang

Kiani Family

Nancie Pham and Bach Le

Elizabeth and PJ Kim

Julie Mathieu and Rene Martel

Elle and Ali Najafi

Cindy and Boyd Martin

Amine Nebri and Fazeela Ferouz Jen DeGrave and Robert Fulton Benjamin Jenkins Swiger Family

Donor Acknowledgements RESTRICTED GIVING

Apple, Inc.

The Pimco Foundation

The following donors supported a program of special interest to their families and in agreement with our school’s mission and purpose.

Thank you for your generosity.

– Lisa and Benjamin Jack

– Meredith and Michael Chandra

Bank of America Foundation

– Tina and John Devir

– Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista

– Sung-Hee Suh and

The Boeing Company

Peter Dolotta

– Sharon and Mark Goldhamer

– Meghna and Munish Gupta

– Tal Peles-Gray and Kevin Gray

– Shveta Goel and Mohit Mittal

FLIR

– Leigh and Chad Plotke

GIFTS IN KIND

– Yoko and Greg Nagler

– Sundae and Matthew Zehner

In-kind donations are contributions of goods or services, made in agreement with our school’s mission and purpose and at the request of school leadership.

Thank you for your support.

Goldman, Sachs, & Co.

Wells Fargo Corporation

– Sarah and Michael Herman

– Mary Gillany

– Colleen and James Rivers

– Jeanine and Allen Schreiber

Lily and Tony Hsu Lindsay and Harold Novey

Anonymous (2)

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MATCHING GIFTS Corporations with matching gift programs will match contributions to The Pegasus School. These programs enable us to receive increased financial support while also encouraging employees to engage in philanthropy. The following list recognizes the individuals and corporations who have supported Pegasus through matching gift programs.

– Laura and Gary Roth Google – Amy and Michael Grant – Atoshi and Suneel Shorey – Julie and Delson Ting Netflix – Doris and Jason Choi Morgan Stanley – Kara Noone and Christopher Taylor

Donor Acknowledgements FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS

Club Nails, Inc.

Jatain Foundation

– Lana Phan and Tommy Pham

– Christine and George Cheng

Foundations and corporate giving programs receive many requests from charitable organizations. We are most grateful to those who fund elementary education and especially to the following who made grants to our school during the 2019-20 school year. We also appreciate the assistance that our Pegasus families provided in order for us to secure these gifts.

Dolotta Family

Jerome A. Fink Foundation

Charitable Foundation

– Erica and Jerry Fink

– Sung-Hee Suh and

Jewish Community Foundation

Peter Dolotta

– Karen and Steven Jaffe

Elyse Walker

Morgan Stanley

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

– Kara Noone and

– Danielle and Rick Chan

Christopher Taylor

– Beth and Aaron Cohen

Oltmans Construction Co.

– Andrew Davidoff

Orange County

– Jeff Frieden

Community Foundation

A & J Global Investment –

– Kartika and Gary Highland

– Erin and Adam Horowitz

Upland, LP

– Ella and Milton Lau

– Anita and Shyamal Patel

– Aidi Yu and Feng Yang

– Pernille and Jason Lopez

Pacific Life Foundation

AmazonSmile Foundation

– Rebecca and David Pietsch

– Jan and Greg Catanzano

Asar Legacy

– Jessica and William Rankin

– Jennifer Cook

– Julie and Jonathan Tong

– Molly and Seth Ring

– Audrey Cheng and Burton Hong

Bank of America

Google

– Yoko and Greg Nagler

– Mel Bui and Irwin Bautista

– Atoshi and Suneel Shorey

Pulmonary Care & Sleep Associates

Bank of America

– Julie and Delson Ting

– Diem-Trang Dang

Charitable Gift Fund

Harbour Dental

The Rivers Family Charitable Fund

– Gina and Chad Smith

– Kelly Jin and Anthony Ngo

– Colleen and James River

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Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving – Ashley and Brendon Shvetz – Marmar and Samir Sikka Scooter’s Italian Ice Scultura Plastic Surgery – Lisa and Brad Strawn Think Ink Marketing and Direct Mail – Lindsay and Craig Dickhout TSW – Colleen Kelly and Terence Scheckter United Way of Orange County – Lisa and Robert Lambert – Jacqueline and Stephen Kelley The Watson Family Foundation No.2 – Shea and Matt Waston

Donor Acknowledgements THE PEGASUS CIRCLE

VISIONARY (1,000,000+)

Diem-Trang Dang

Smith Walker Foundation

The Pegasus Circle is designed to extend appreciation for and recognition to annual giving and special campaign contributors whose cumulative lifetime giving totals $50,000 or more. These donors’ ongoing financial commitments make a lasting impact on our school.

The Frieden Family

Amy and Bill De Leon

Kathy and Bruce Stuart

Anonymous (1)

Dwight Decker

Kyle and David Team

LEADER ($500,000 – $999,999)

Ellen and Michael Gordon

Edi and Josh Thimons

Sonja and Donald Grant

Michelle and Glenn Walcott

The Bish Family

Merry and John Hagestad

Weingart Foundation

Robert A. Elliott Family

Kylie Schuyler and Doug Hodge

SUSTAINER ($250,000 – $499,999)

Cheryl and Brent Holden

ADVOCATE ($50,000 – $99,999)

Rosemarie and Steve Johnson

Tahaane and Maajed Abahusayn

Argyros Family Foundation

Don and Susan Kang

Gwenn and Don Abrams

Debi and Mike Bolen

Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Ginny and Gary Allhusen

Diane and Jim Connelly

Lisa and Dan Kassel

Jamie and Craig Atkins

Jamie and Mohamed El-Erian

The Kremer Foundation

Sandra and Donald Ayres III

The Fischer Family

Jennifer and James Lee

Tara and Bill Balfour

Eiko and Sudi Mariappa

Lucie and Geoff Moore

Nina and Hartford Beitman

Suzan and Richard Paek

Nancy and Michael Mulroy

Darlene and Eric Brandt

Marion and Roger Palley

Sindy and John Murray

Julie and Robert Burch

Coco and Foster Stanback

Donna and Doug Neff

Sabrina and Mark Callin

Anonymous (1)

Milan Panic Jr. Foundation

Kelly and James Chambliss

COLLEAGUE ($100,000 – $249,999)

Rebecca and Robert Riedl

Christine and George Cheng

Elena Zaretsky and Marc Schneider

Ellen and James Chiboucas

Catherine and Craig Boundy

Jeanine and Allen Schreiber

Teresa and Brian Cullen

Deidre and Frank Campbell

Leslie and David Seidner

Ann and Mark Danner

Samantha and Jonson Chen

Sence Foundation

The Davidoff Family

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Tina and John Devir

Maureen and Phil Ramer

Andra and Thomas Ellingson

Lisa and David Rhoads

Kathy and Tom Ferry

Molly and Seth Ring

Erica and Jerry Fink

Kimberly and Mike Robertson

Renee and John Gregg

Laura and Tom Sherlock

Jaci and Aaron Gurewitz

Atoshi and Suneel Shorey

Gail and Edward Haft

Lisa and Peter Spasov

Erin and Adam Horowitz

Robyn and David Stauffer

David Jenkins

Tina and Kevin Sung

Angie and George Karahalios

Keri and Rod Trujillo

Nanette and Mark Kehke

Shea and Matt Watson

Elizabeth and PJ Kim

Saranga and Ru Weerasuriya

Cheryl and Michael Laven

Christina and Malcolm Welford

Cheryl and Jim Lewis

Val and Robert Zwerling

Wendy and Matt Matthews Michele and Richared McNeil Suzanne and Norman Metcalfe Shveta Goel and Mohit Mittal Bianca and David Mossman Elle and Ali Najafi Lourdes and Ted Nark Lisa and Scott Niedermayer Kristen and Mark Perlmutter Bano and Bob Pozin 2019–20 PHILANTHROPY REPORT

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Donor Acknowledgements EIGHTH-GRADE GIFT Thank you to the generosity of the Class of 2020 who contributed to the beautification of the new Horowitz Family Quad with a centerpiece tree.

Kainani Bogart

Carter Lee

Riley Bridges

Chloe Lee

Violet Burnham

Jaclynn Lee

Jaden Chen

Samantha Lee

Trevon Chen

Katerina Malabarba

Cruz Collier

David Marshall

Sina Emtiaz

Brady McGawn

Eric Feng

Reese Meister

Pierce Harvey

Cameryn Nakamura

Elizabeth Janda

Ishaan Sharma

Charles Jeter

Ava Schreiber

Aaron Joshi

Luca Shakoori

Daniel Joshi

Meredith Starkenburg

Noah Joshi

Sophia Sun

Catherine Kawabe

Josten Twist

Claire Kim

Lauren Walcott

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A MESSAGE FROM

Becky Janda PTO President our children continued their school year and maintained connections.

We showered them with treats, virtual flowers and notes, and an amazing video entitled Together We Can, Because of You. We couldn’t physically see the faculty and staff, but we hoped they felt the love and gratitude the community had for them.

Dear Pegasus Community, The PTO spent 2019-2020 hard at work to realize our mission of encouraging parent involvement, bringing Pegasus families and staff together and enhancing teacher curriculum to have maximum impact on student learning. We are filled with gratitude for the families that engage so enthusiastically for our school and for the school that supports us and partners with us to maintain and strengthen the Pegasus community.

Our year started in full swing, bringing the community together at our Fall Parent Parties and First Day Social. Our volunteers jumped right in by helping to show our unending gratitude for our faculty and staff through monthly PEG LOVE events. As we are so grateful for all that we have, the Pegasus community came together monthly to help those in need. The students made over 100 blankets during RUN.GIVE.SERVE. that were ultimately given to those experiencing homelessness! We extended our community when we invited our grandparents and special friends to join us for a morning of treats, music and fun.

We became even more grateful for our community and school as midMarch rolled around. Gone were the days of in-person events. The PTO adjusted and turned our attention to making sure the faculty and staff knew how much we appreciated everything they were doing to ensure 38 THE PEGASUS SCHOOL

All of this was done with support and collaboration with the school administration. We are grateful for this relationship. We share many of the same goals and are able to work together to ensure success.

This was exemplified when the PTO and school collaborated to bring Michele Borba to our school as a part of PEGtalks. This success was achieved due to our collaboration. The PTO and Middle School were in the process of planning an all new SPRING.SERVE. event that gave the middle schoolers the lead in educating those in lower school about a need in the community and doing something to help. And all of the PTO programs are funded by the Give to Great Annual Fund.

I just want to say thank you. Thank you for being a part of the Pegasus community. Thank you for being involved with the PTO and by supporting the PTO with your time and contributions to the Annual Fund. Thank you to those that embraced a program and made it happen.

Thank you to the many volunteers that made things happen behind the scenes. We wouldn’t be what we are without you. We are so grateful for all of you.

Thank you for making all of this possible,

Becky Janda 2019-2020 PTO President

2019-20 Parent Teacher Organization Thank you for your time and talent PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD Becky Janda, President

Tahaane Abahusayn, V.P. of Governance

Kristen Perlmutter, Vice President

Sandy Young, Middle School Liaison

Sindy Murray, V.P. Communications

Joyce Lee, Room Parent Coordinator

Jen Pettis, V.P. Marketing

Cari Head, Treasurer

Meredith Chandra, V.P Events

Angela Whitten, Secretary

Farheen Dam, V.P. Community Service

Carin Meister, Teacher Representative

Anjali Desai, V.P. of Volunteers

Jason Lopez, Head of School

Shellie Nguyen, V.P. Ways & Means

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PTO SLATE Erica Chang Yeh, Back to School Faculty Breakfast Coordinator Neeti Dang/Ekta Punia/Neena Sharma,

Back to School Faculty Luncheon Coordinators

Megan Honary/Amy Ransford, Emergency & Safety Coordinators Julie Burch/Terry Lee, End of Year Celebration Coordinators Tina Gancar/Andrea Olson, Fall Parent Parties Coordinators Nancy Adham/Ambreen Qamar, First Day Social Coordinators Deidre Campbell/Anita Patel, Grandparents/Special Friends Day Kristin Brown/Shellie Nguyen,

Merchandise/Pop-Up Store Coordinators

Lisa Jeppe/Jessica Whitton, Lost & Found Coordinators Leila Cesario/Sharlene Grover, PEGtalks Coordinators PEGpresents Committee, PTO Executive Committee Carin Meister, Teacher Representative Shveta Goel/Sam Esmaili Pirghibi, PTO Luncheon Coordinators RUN.GIVE.SERVE.

Julie Shah/Cari Thiel/Daniela Wright, RUN. Coordinators

Farheen Dam/Marmar Sikka, SERVE. (Fall/Spring) Coordinators

Colleen Kelly/Molly Ring, Teacher & Staff Birthdays Kate Boundy/JJ McGawn/Cathy Rink/Julie Walraven,

Wish List Facilitators

Mimi Gonzales/Nour Kasm, PEG LOVE Coordinators

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Alumni Association CLASS OF 2020 HIGH SCHOOL MATRICULATION Cate School

JSerra Catholic High School

Orange County School of the Arts

Troy Tech

Crean Lutheran

Mater Dei High School

Pacifica Christian

Tarbut V’Torah

Dawson School

Middle College High School

Sage Hill School

Fountain Valley High School

Newport Harbor

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Huntington Beach High School

Ocean View High School

The Thacher School

CLASS OF 2016 COLLEGE MATRICULATION Baylor University

Davidson College

Purdue University

University of California,

Boston College

Duke University

Rhode Island School of Design

Santa Barbara

Boston University

Fullerton College

Rose-Hulman Institute

University of California, San Diego

Brandeis University

Loyola Marymount University

of Technology

University of Hawaii at Mānoa

California State University,

Occidental College

Southern Methodist University

University of Miami

Long Beach

Orange Coast College

Stanford University

University of Michigan

California Polytechnic

Massachusetts Institute

Syracuse University

University of Pennsylvania

State University

of Technology

The Ohio State University

University of Southern California

Carnegie Mellon University

Northwestern University

University of California, Berkeley

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Chapman University

NYU Stern School of Business

University of California,

Wake Forest University

Clemson University

Pitzer College

Los Angeles

Washington University

Colorado State University

Princeton University

University of California, Riverside

William & Mary

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ALUMNI VISIT. Last March, a group of alumni advisors from the Class of 2016 returned to campus to speak to our eighth graders.

ALUMNI VISIT. Miya Stauss ’16, Ashley Sung ’16, Daniel Sherlock ’17 and Jonathan A. ’17 volunteered as ambassadors last fall to promote Sage Hill School to our eighth graders.

ALUMNI VISIT. Lauren Sognefest ’18 visited Pegasus and scored a Words Words Words packet from Mrs. Wilder!

ALUMNI VISIT. Jake Nadelman ’16 stopped by campus in January to visit a few of his former teachers, including Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. Bridges and Mr. Bridges.

ALUMNI IN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER. Last October, alumnae Cambria McKeen ’17, Caroline Kawabe ’17, Emma Rowden ’19 and Ruby Pettis ’19 performed in Mater Dei’s theater production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.

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Acknowledgements 2019-20 ADMINISTRATION

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Jason Lopez, Head of School

Association of Independent School

Rene Cogan, Chief Financial Officer

Admission Professionals

Nancy Conklin, Director of Admission

Association for Supervision of Curriculum

Jennifer DeGrave, Director of Advancement

and Development

Jennifer Green, Lower School Director

California Association of Independent Schools

Michael Pourciau, Office Manager

California Association for Gifted

James Swiger, Middle School Director

California Business Officers Association

Nyly Sy, Director of Technology

Council for Ethical and Spiritual Development

Kelli Young, Director of Human Resources

Educational Records Bureau

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Enrollment Management Association

Shalini Mattina, Communications, Design and Website Specialist

PHOTO CREDITS George Cheng Rick Davitt Office of Advancement Pegasus PTO

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National Association for Education of Young Children National Association for Gifted National Association of Independent Schools National Business Officers Association Orange County Forum Pacific Basin Consortium

THE PEGASUS SCHOOL 2019-20 ANNUAL REPORT gratefully acknowledges donors who made gifts between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. We have made every effort to spell names correctly and print accurate information. If any errors or omissions are noted, we apologize and ask that you notify the Office of Advancement so that our records may be corrected.

The Pegasus School admits students of any race, color, religion, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, age, national and ethnic origin, or physical challenge in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, or its athletic or other School administered programs.

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