2020 -21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT
STRONG FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING THE BRANKSOME HALL OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
BRANKSOME HALL
P R I N C I PA L & B OA R D C H A I R M E S S AG E
Letter from Principal & Chair A strong foundation isn’t just built once, to support a single edifice. A sustained vision requires ongoing support. The 2020-21 school year is testament to our community’s continued generosity and support for students, families, employees, alum, past parents, grandparents and other friends, through what was a most turbulent year. Indeed, though these times have been a challenge for us all, we are so incredibly grateful to have nevertheless seen a tremendous increase in the number of donations from our community members. We gained 30 per cent more donors, surging from 656 to 851. What a wonderful example of your commitment to our students and our administration. Throughout such disruption, the message you sent was a clear, bright light; we continue to strengthen our foundation, together. Many fault lines appeared around us this year, including a shared reckoning of the long overdue and still unfinished changes needed to end systemic racism. We have undertaken foundational work in support of our key strategic priority of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with initiatives that include curriculum changes and the launch of a DEI audit. Building on a rich tradition of leadership across our entire community, donors came forward to support student need and plurality of perspective, establishing landmark scholarships and bursaries for Black and Indigenous students. To ensure no student misses out because of unanticipated circumstances, a total of $1.04 million in support for financial assistance enhanced our students’ experiences.
Our foundation for the future is also embodied in our plan for the Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (ICAST). This innovative, multi-purpose, collaborative space will ensure we are well-prepared to adapt and thrive on campus, offering flexible space for imagination and creativity to soar. Our school’s senior leadership is deeply committed to this project, and we look forward to embracing our broader community’s participation in bringing the ICAST to life. We trust this Donor and Giving Report reminds you of the impact of each contribution, as we co-create a Branksome that reflects both our history and our ever-evolving mission to empower students with the future-focused skills they require to flourish, collaborate, contribute and lead, in a diverse range of fields. With gratitude, thank you for ensuring our community’s foundation is, and will remain, stronger than ever.
Karen L. Jurjevich
Jean Cloutier
Principal
Chair, Board of Governors
2020-21 BOARD OF GOVERNORS Jean Cloutier (Chair) Donald Guloien (Vice Chair) Mona Malone (Vice Chair) Melanie ARGIROS Breder’08 Clara Angotti Kilian Berz Karen Blott Rod Bolger Charles Brindamour Karen Cordes WOODS’99 Harry Culham Michael Gans Eva Lau Deborah Orida Duncan Osborne Ali Salahuddin Claire STURGESS’91 Peter Senst
Thank you to our departing members of the Board of Governors for their years of contributions: Kilian Berz, Charles Brindamour and Ali Salahuddin* *Continuing on as a member of our Foundation Board of Trustees
A warm welcome to our incoming members of the Board of Governors: CK PURKS Hoffler’80 and Kurankye Sekyi-Otu
To our dedicated Board of Governors, a special thank you for your steadfast commitment to the school and our students through a challenging year. We are grateful for every member’s participation in our upcoming ICAST campaign.
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Branksome’s Future Innovation Centre and Studio Theatre (ICAST) a collaborative space that will seamlessly integrate STEM with the Arts
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THE YEAR IN GIVING
Notable Numbers TOTAL GIVING (CASH AND PLEDGES)
$
2,551,941
SOURCES OF GIVING $ 929,941
Annual Giving Principal’s Fund: $526,164
$ 40,000
Realized Bequests $ 1,582,000
Major Gifts
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISPERSED TOTAL VALUE OF FOUNDATION-MANAGED ENDOWED FUNDS
$ 1,040,995
TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS
$ 23,862,797
851 (+30%)
Pillars of the Community Leadership comes in many roles, responsibilities and portfolios. But one thing is always in the job description at Branksome. These instrumental volunteers who give their time to us all share the values of commitment, community, passion and a desire to give back, in so many ways. They are the lifeblood of our school, and they enrich our collective experience in countless, invaluable ways. Thank you to all members of our BHAA and BHPA. 2020-21 Branksome Hall Alumnae Association Executive Honorary President Allison ROACH’51 President Melanie ARGIROS Breder’08 Engagement Alex MORTON’09 Communications Lisa Simone RICHARDS’02 Treasurer Hubie YU’08 Secretary Nicole THORNBURROW’10
Tori LECHNER-Sung’12 Hanna LO’05 Catlin SEIBEL-KAMEL’10 - Awards Chair Lindsay STRANSMAN’08 Patricia SU’13 - Young Alum Chair Alanna TEDESCO McLaughlin’03 2020-21 Branksome Hall Parents’ Association Executive President Karen Blott Past President Sasha DARLING’87
Nominating Officer Sarita SAMAROO’99
NIPSA Tori BARTON’89
Members-at-Large Jacqui CARL’10
Treasurer Nina Piatek
Karen CORDES Woods’99 - Past President
Communications Coordinator Sarah Price
Mackenzie KNOWLES’11
Secretary Tina Winchell
2020-21 Branksome Hall Parents’ Association Members Allison Abbott Antonette Barreto Nancy Bolger Jennifer Brodlieb Caroline Butterworth Aimee Carmody Carolyn Carragher Celine Devlin Marjorie Dixon Dejana Dua Nahed Elhusseiny Liz ESSON’90 Raewyn ROBBINS Fahlenbock’04 Leonora Feeney Allison Fortier Chamalie Indar Taliaferro Jones Sophia KELSICKPlumb’81 Carolyn Koziskie Sylvia Kwan Anne-Marie Kypreos
Claire MacNamara Claire McIntyre Robynn McKenna Deborah Moore Julie Moos Nicole Musico Sarah Notton Heather Phelps Sholeh Popatia Cheri Rorabeck Sadaf Salahuddin Bina Shah Erica Shepard Martine Spinks Maggie Tabibi Kim IONSON Taylor’89 Christie THOMAS’73 Lisa TWEEDY-Clark’92 Molly Watsa Cassandra White Yael Wilder Cynthia SCOTT Woodward’00 April Wu Vanessa Yeung
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Gifting the Desire to be Great WITH A FOUNDATIONAL GIFT TO ESTABLISH THE ICAST BUILDING, CHETAN MATHUR AND CLARA ANGOTTI ARE BRIDGING THE GENDER DIVIDE IN STEM INDUSTRIES
Accolades for pioneering female leadership have followed Clara Angotti throughout her career in the heavily male-dominated field of tech entrepreneurship. As the president of Next Pathway, which she co-founded with husband Chetan Mathur, Clara leads the development of software that migrates on-premise corporate data warehouses and applications to the cloud. “There is no shortage of female entrepreneurs, but there are not many in the technology space,” says Clara, who is also a Branksome Board of Governors member and was named one of the “Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology” by the National Diversity Council in May 2021. Her remarkable journey to the top started in 2012 when she was awarded an RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award in recognition of Next Pathway’s launch and her work as a mentor. Now, with a foundational gift to break ground on the ICAST, Clara and Chetan are thrilled to help cement the school’s vision, a facility that will give Branksome students an edge on innovative, interdisciplinary thinking and prepare them for the opportunities and careers of tomorrow. “What separates Branksome from other schools is the value it places on strong, scientific, exploratory inquiry,” says Chetan. “One of its core foundations of inquiry is that being innovative requires that you put aside your ego and what you believe to be true. Embracing trial and error is where real learning and innovation happens. We live and breathe this, and that’s why we want to help redefine what a school building looks like. We ‘get’ that world so clearly, and now’s the time for Branksome to build the structure to support this vision.”
Parents of Grade 8 student Berlin, Chetan and Clara have enjoyed watching her evolve into an inquisitive, open-minded thinker. As benefactors of the Athletic and Wellness Centre just as Berlin was beginning her Branksome journey, they now welcome the opportunity to leave Branksome a better place with this foundational support. “With a studio theatre, fabrication space, and computing and engineering tools, students will be learning in a more tactile and visual way,” says Clara. “The complete flexibility of the configurable space, and its invitation to collaborate will encourage the girls to take risks, learn through experimentation, and apply critical thinking to overcome challenges.” “Most importantly, the opportunity to inhabit this inspirational space will support the leadership skills of tomorrow,” says Clara, “and that’s really what it’s all about.” “The traditional ideas of a ‘leader’ are being redefined,” she says. “The best leaders are humble and thoughtful in their guidance; they have the confidence to ask questions, seek opinions from diverse voices and inspire people through action. In my opinion, important qualities for young girls include empathy, curiosity, and gratitude. And of course, a healthy dose of competitiveness, fearlessness, and the desire to be great.” 2020-21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT 4
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Establishing a Legacy of Diversity and Cultural Understanding KURANKYE SEKYI-OTU & CHERYL NORONHA’S WALK STRONG SCHOLARSHIP WILL SHAPE HOW GIRLS PERCEIVE SUCCESS
Kurankye Sekyi-Otu’s father was not born with that last name. After emigrating from Ghana to the US—accepting positions at Harvard University to study and then at York University to teach as a philosophy professor for 35 years—Kurankye’s father went by Walker. “As a former British colony, it was common for Ghanaians to have a British name,” says the newly instated Branksome Board of Governors member and Chief Strategy Officer at Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. “My father changed his last name to one of Ghanaian heritage to remain connected to the country of his birth. We’re the first generation of Sekyi-Otu children to carry the legacy of that name.” Kurankye and wife Cheryl Noronha, who is of South Asian descent, want their daughter Safia (Grade 4) to see others who look like her in the school, especially in light of the school’s strategic priority of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. To that end, they have established the Sekyi-Otu & Noronha Walk Strong Scholarship, a four-year, $200,000 gift to support a student entering Grade 9 who identifies as Black. “There are so many studies about how girls perceive success,” he says. “And if they don’t see examples of others who reflect their identity, it’s harder to internalize the dream of, ‘That could be me one day.’ Walk Strong is a term we use to remain confident, whenever you are the only person of colour in an environment or situation. I’m in finance and Cheryl spent more than 20 years
in banking, and it’s so important to remember you belong; walk strong.” Cheryl, whose parents moved from India to England and eventually Canada, when she was two, says she was inspired to rediscover her own cultural heritage as a result of observing Kurankye’s family embracing their own. “My parents had focused on assimilating, to help us integrate, so in some ways I missed out on my heritage,” she says. “They’ve both since passed. Learning about Kurankye’s background has been an important illustration of how embracing your heritage sets the foundation for inner strength and confidence that every child deserves.” The family hopes this gift may inspire others to step up. They also hope Safia will step up to take on leadership opportunities at Branksome and that she will share her background with others. “We all want our kids to do great things,” says Kurankye. “Part of this journey started with my parents wanting a better life for us. We’re now in a position to have Safia go to a great school and we want to pay it forward by having a child who identifies as Black attend this great institution.”
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Timely Award Honours Historical Turning Point PRICE FAMILY BURSARY ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS STUDENT
This year, Canada marked the beginning of a new tradition: a federal day of observance and commemoration. Our first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 honoured children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities.
At this historic moment and with Branksome’s community focus on making a difference in others’ lives in mind, Foundation Board Trustee Tim Price and his wife Frances have established the Price Family Bursary to support an Indigenous student in Grades 9 through 12. “We applaud Tim and Frances for having the imagination and intuition that this is the moment for a young Indigeneous student to have the remarkable education and leadership that Branksome offers,” says Karrie Weinstock, Head, Centre for Strategic Leadership. “We aim to offer connections to both the Branksome community as well as to the student’s own Indigenous culture and language. This is great learning for us all, especially in light of the tragic history we are all intensely aware of.” The Prices, whose daughters Rosamond (‘95) and Louise (‘98) are alum, along with their grandchildren, Grade 4 student Olivia and Grade 7 student Grace, have all had an “extremely positive” experience at the school, says Frances.
“Branksome has offered and continues to offer my family the opportunity to make a huge difference in their lives at an extremely impressionable time,” she says. “The school years are so fundamental to development.” After a conversation with Principal Karen Jurjevich about an alum who was connected to the Indigenous community, and in light of the current national conversation about rethinking Indigenous history and the path forward, the Prices made a decision to establish an award that would offer an important opportunity. “We were very taken with this conversation,” says Frances, “We felt we should take a stronger role in growing leadership opportunities that a student could take and bring back to support their community.” “We hope this is the start of others in our community picking it up and making a difference,” says Tim. “It’s really about building bridges and our common humanity.”
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A Great Many 800 donors. 800 stories. 800 reasons why individuals in our community chose to help lay the groundwork for a future that supports all of us with integrity, inclusion, and action. From single donors making gifts in honour of loved ones, to students inspiring their peers with exciting fundraisers, and families investing in inclusive learning strategies, there are an endless number of ways our community members have supported Branksome Hall this year. We are grateful for each and every one of them.
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HONOURING THE LEGACY OF RUTH BAYNE HOW HER FAMILY IS ENSURING RUTH’S MEMORY AND VALUES WILL LIVE ON IN THE COMMUNITY SHE LOVED
In retrospect, the pandemic lockdown last March gave Chad and Ruth Bayne the gift of family time when they didn’t know time was running out. Mother to twins Lesley and Anna, now in Grade 2, Ruth lost her 14-year battle with cancer last December, following a swift and unanticipated decline.
was the sense of community and strong support that initially drew the Baynes to Branksome, and then sustained their twins’ success and the family’s emotional resilience, first when Ruth’s health began to fail, and then through the incredible pain of tragic loss.
“The fact that Lesley and Anna were able to excel, notwithstanding, and were engaged and so excited by learning within this close-knit community, is testament to the quality of the school,” says Chad, whose $150,000 gift will establish the Ruth Bayne Leadership Through Action Fund. It will celebrate up to five Junior School students who demonstrate community service, along with support for servicelearning activities and programs.
The fund is a living memorial to Ruth’s lifelong focus on giving back, cemented as a young child when her father was ill; “Tikkun olam [a Hebrew word describing the Jewish imperative to engage in social action] was very much part of her upbringing,” says Chad. “Ruthie was always the first to collect snowsuits or donate half the twins’ Halloween candy to Ronald McDonald House,” he says.
“We had all that time together at home,” says Chad. “Nine months.” The twins started at Branksome last September and Ruth had the opportunity to meet fellow Branksome families last August in Rosedale Park, when she still had her health. It
“She had a very strong desire to set an example for the girls by giving back,” says Chad. “She was my wife and my best friend. What we’ve done for Branksome is our way to honour the best qualities that she had.” 2020-21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT 8
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PLEASE, CHEW GUM IN CLASS TO HONOUR HER DAUGHTER’S SUCCESS, JACKIE SANZ’87 HAS MADE MONTHLY GIFTS TO LEARNING STRATEGIES SINCE HER OWN GRADUATION. When Jackie SANZ’87 was a Branksome Hall student, the Learning Strategies program had not yet been created. Now, a monthly donor to it since her own graduation almost 25 years ago, she is at the top of her game as managing director, risk and compliance at global consulting firm, Protiviti. The reason for her support? “Girls need to know, from an early age, that they are valued and can be successful in whatever they do.” Jackie credits the progress of her daughter Samantha MOFFATTSANZ’21, who attends university in Montreal, to the essential support of Branksome’s Learning Strategies. “Samantha excelled in auditory comprehension but needed support with sensory control, such as sitting still and not fidgeting,” says Jackie. “She benefitted from special tactile input; that’s why she was the first to advocate chewing gum in class!”
Established when Samantha was in Grade 2, “The Learning Strategies department is invaluable to so many students because it helps them identify and capitalize on their areas of strength, and learn strategies and unique tools to excel,” says Head, Student Support Jane-Anne Tateishi. “Thanks to donors such as Jackie, Learning Strategies teachers are able to engage in professional development opportunities and ensure access to evidence-based resources to stay abreast of best practices to support all learners.” “I see what a difference this program made in my own child’s life,” says Sanz. “Continuing to give, to play such a beneficial role in the everyday life of the school, is a way to stay connected.”
ALUM PUSH ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION ENDOWED BURSARY FUND PAST $1 MILLION Thanks to momentum from our alum community overall, and a generous matching gift from Dr. Frances SHEPHERD’64, the Alumnae Association Endowed Bursary Fund has sailed past the $1 million mark. Providing needs-based student financial assistance to deserving students whose families are unable to afford the full cost of tuition, this is the largest single endowed fund held by the Branksome Hall Foundation — providing more than $30,000 in student financial assistance each year. “I give because Branksome played a big part in my
personal development. I know I wouldn’t be where I am without access to Banksome’s supportive teachers and staff, various leadership and volunteer opportunities, and exceptional resources”, says Hubie YU’08, lawyer and Branksome Hall Alumnae Association Treasurer (BHAA). Topping up a big year of giving from our alum, the BHAA has also committed $100,000 towards the ICAST project, adding an additional, collective show of support to sustain a legacy of opportunity for future generations of Branksome alum.
MONTANNA DIAKUN’11 REINVENTS HER REUNION FOR A GOOD CAUSE Without an in-person Reunion, and with many Branksome alum feeling Zoom fatigue, 10-year Reunion rep Montanna DIAKUN’11 knew that she had to find another way to help her classmates catch up with each other and with the school. And she wanted a fun way for all of them to contribute to their community. Inspired by a similar fundraiser held at her workplace every year, she created “Branksome Survivor: The Decade Edition,” with entry fees raising $650 for Branksome’s Principal’s Fund. Similar to the survivalist TV show, Montanna wrote short, suspenseful stories about how each participating classmate “left the island” (or Branksome, in this case), drawing names out of a hat throughout the month of May until only one person remained. Each story took place in a different area of the school, allowing participants to hear what had changed and stayed the same over the past 10 years. And each alum’s exit was unique, reflecting their own interests, career paths, and high school memories. At the end of it all, Maxine ZENTIL’11 won a gift card for a local business or charitable organization of her choice. Maxine chose to donate her prize to The Daily Bread Food Bank.
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CRAFTY GIFTS FUND JUNIOR SCHOOL BURSARY
The level of quality and commitment that goes into student-produced stuffies, bath bombs and jewelry for Branksome’s annual Holiday Bazaar could give the much-loved Oneof-A Kind holiday show a run for its money, says Action Coordinator Kristin Buchanan. This year’s Junior School fundraiser allowed Grade 6 student Cameron Burke, who was passionate about recent conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion, to work with schoolmates to establish and raise funds for a new scholarship that supports a student from a racialized community. Already valued at $5,500, the Bazaar alone raised more than $4,500 and a Pyjama Day raised an additional $1,000. A committed staff donor, Kristin always makes sure she’s part of the fundraising, not just the organizing. “It’s important to model philanthropy,” she says. “We talk to the kids about giving time and talent, but financial support is also an important way of taking action. I love the Bazaar because it’s a great way for them to use their creative talents to make a difference.”
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Donor Impact & School Achievements DONATIONS TO BRANKSOME HELP SHAPE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE IN ALL AREAS, FROM THE INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM TO A WIDE RANGE OF CO-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES. 1. THIRD IN THE WORLD! Branksome debaters had a world-class showing at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, hosted virtually by South Korea. The only school with two top 10 finishes, Branksome sent all four of our competitors (Emma, Amonda, Maylee and Nia) to finals. Nia placed sixth in the world and Maylee placed third! To watch their speeches and see how it’s done, visit Branksome Hall on YouTube and click “playlists.” 2. CLIMATE ACTIVISTS WIN NOODLE As forest fires impacted countries around the world, Grade 11 twins Kaitlin and Lauren won our inaugural Noodle pitch competition and the $10,000 grand prize with TreesCO2, a large-scale tree-planting initiative leveraging student brigades. A first-of-its-kind student business accelerator, “Noodlers” created companies that solve realworld problems. TreesCO2’s goal is nothing less than one trillion trees planted – 1,000 for every global youth aged 15 to 24. 3. CURE FOR COLOUR-BLINDNESS Grade 11 students Seungmyoung and Crystal earned a Toronto Science Fair Silver for designing a theoretical contact lens prototype that delivers CRISPR technology into the eye to repair colour blindness. Their winning research paper was accepted to the highly competitive Korea Scholar’s Conference for Youth and will be published in Yonsei University’s annual scholarly journal. They keep in contact with mentors from Brown University’s O’Connor-Giles lab specializing in CRISPR gene editing.
4. MODEL STUDENTS It was a weekend of achievement for our Model United Nations delegates on April 24-25 at Appleby College, where Grade 9 students Margaux and Thea won Best Delegate awards in their committees. At the Southern Ontario Model UN, hosted by University of Toronto Schools, Grade 9 student Yara earned the Outstanding Delegate award in her committee, while Grade 11 student Miranda and Grade 9 student Ari won honourable mentions.
5. 21ST CENTURY PHYSICS A refreshed Physics lab is providing a more innovative and collaborative learning environment for the increasing number of students taking physics, engineering and other STEM-related courses. 6. “DEAR 2020, I THINK WE SHOULD BREAK UP.” This year, we were all Grade 10 student Elizabeth, whose prose poem earned her First Prize from the Conference of Independent Teachers of English (CITE). Her work was selected from more than 90 student entries from 20 independent schools. “At the start of the lockdown, I was so excited to use this time for my dreams and aspirations, but it felt like it went by in a flash,” says Elizabeth, “and looking back, I could barely recall what I had done day by day. I wrote this prose poem to capture this sense of regret over wasted opportunities and how it has helped me grow as a person.” 7. NEW RESEARCH EXPLORES RECESS EXPERIENCE IN JUNIOR SCHOOLS Recess can make or break a child’s day. Despite its impact on social development, this cornerstone of student life has rarely been researched. Lead Social Worker Carolyn Mak launched an action research project exploring how feedback skills can impact girls’ abilities to forge stronger relationships and navigate peer conflict during elementary school recess periods in an all-girls school. The study’s findings were presented at the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools conference in June 2021.
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The Branksome Hall Foundation Named Endowed and Expendable Funds Established in 2005, the Branksome Hall Foundation is currently valued at $23.9 million and overseen by our incomparable Board of Trustees who steward all Foundation resources. Endowment income is used to support Student Financial Assistance, capital improvements, facilities management, curriculum and program enhancement, and school awards. We are grateful for the support of Branksome Hall’s Foundation Board. Our school’s successes were built firmly on the foundation of their guidance throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS Scot Martin, Chair Geoff Browne Ashley CALDWELL’01 Jim Christie Bridget HORNE Colman’87 Don Guloien Larry Lowenstein Tim Price Eric Tripp
Each acclaimed in their own field, the industry leaders who make up our Foundation Board of Trustees provided their invaluable expertise to our community this year. We are stronger because of their unwavering commitment to our goals and values. Branksome’s students, staff, and alum offer our very warm thanks to the members of the Board for their leadership during this unprecedented time.
A warm welcome to our incoming Foundation Board Trustee Jackie NIXON Gowdy’03
Highlighted funds have been established or amended in 2020-21 The 1976 Memorial Fund
Pippa HARRIS’78 Art Prize Fund
Edwina Baker Fund for Faculty Development
Pippa HARRIS’78 Bursary
Barnett Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Jeanne McKIGGAN Hawkins’26 Bursary
Barwise Family Endowed Fund
Vivian’04 & Joyce’06 Ho Award for the Love of Music
Ruth Bayne Leadership Through Action Fund
Humphrey Family Endowed Fund
Bolté Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Elspeth Abbey Johnson’43 Endowed Fund for Academic Excellence
Bolté Family Endowed Fund (Learner Profile Award)
Joyce FRANKEL Kofman’45 Endowed Fund
Sandra BOLTÉ’73 & John L. Burns Endowed Fund
Kopas Family Foundation Endowed Bursary Fund
Bowman Family Endowed Fund
Langill Family Endowed Fund
Branksome Becomes Endowed Financial Aid Fund
Joan Lumsdon Fund for Swimming
Branksome Hall Alumnae Association Endowed Bursary Fund
Nancy ADAMS MacDonnell’62 Endowed Fund for Campus Improvements
Branksome Hall Bursary Endowed Fund
Barbara MacFadyen Cartwright Fund for Learning Strategies
Branksome Hall Endowed Fund for Music
R.J. MacMillan & Mary Laidlaw MacMILLAN Duncanson’42 Bursary Fund
Kathryn BUSH’63 Memorial Endowed Fund
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56 Bursary Fund
Mary Purkis Carter Memorial Endowed Fund
McLean Family Prize Fund
Wendy M. Cecil Endowed Fund for Athletics
Linda Meyer Memorial Fund
Chandaria Family Endowed Fund
Mulvihill Family Endowed Fund for Technology
Dominique CHEVALIER’90 Memorial Fund
Cherie NGAI’08 Bursary Endowed Fund
Rebecca CHISHOLM Clarkes’66 Guest Writers Fund
Nowers Family Learner Profile Award Endowed Fund
Becca CLARK’17 Endowed Fund
Penny Family Endowed Fund
Class of 1965 Endowed Fund
Rachel Phillips Belash Bursary Fund
Class of 1986 Mental Health Initiative
Rachel Phillips Belash Professional Development Fund for Faculty
Class of 1993 Endowed Bursary Fund
Plaid Tidings Bursary Endowed Fund
Class of 1998 Endowed Bursary Fund
Price Family Bursary
Class of 2017 Endowed Bursary Fund
The Quinn Family Endowed Fund
Class of 2018 Endowed Bursary Fund
Ross Family Endowed Fund
Class of 2019 Endowed Bursary Fund
Lynn WILLIAMS Ross’59 Prize Fund
Class of 2020 Emergency Needs Award
Heather SANDERSON’89 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Class of 2021 Bursary Fund
SavMar Endowed Fund
Cohon Family Endowed Fund
Lisa MATTHEWS Schatz’82 Endowed Fund
Bill and Ann Deluce Endowed Fund
Scholarship for Racialized Persons
Harriet EASTWOOD’83 Endowed Fund
Sekyi-Otu & Noronha Walk Strong Scholarship
Margaret Craig EATON Dunn’29 Endowed Fund
Dr. Frances SHEPHERD’64 Endowed Fund
Fairbairn Endowed Fund
Margaret R. Sime Memorial Prize Fund
Donald Falconer Fund
Simmons Penny Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Luella SCOTT Farmer’23 and Suzanne SCOTT Mitchell’23 Endowed Fund
Dr. Peter A. Singer Family Endowed Bursary Fund
Nicholas Fodor Extended Essay Prize Fund
Starr Family Fund for the Arts
Genovese Family Endowed Fund
Linda STEARNS’56 Endowed Fund
Jean MCDOUGALL Ghormley’13 Endowed Fund
Mary Morris CRAIG Tasker’47 Endowed Fund
Graduating Class Bursary Fund
Theodoropoulos Family Fund
Anthony R. Graham Endowed Fund
Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga Endowed Fund
Mary BECKER Grant’33 Memorial Prize Fund
Alexandra Ward Bursary Fund
Griffin MacDonald Family Endowed Bursary Fund
R. Howard Webster Foundation Endowed Fund for Music
Hallward Scholarship Fund
Reta Lila Weston Bursary Fund
Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 Endowed Fund
Williams Family Bursary
Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 Innovation Awards Fund 2020-21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT 12
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BRANKSOME CIRCLE GIVING
Branksome Circle Giving Honouring all generous donations to Branksome $1,000 and greater. LINTEL CLUB $10,000+
GOVERNOR’S CLUB $2,500–$4,999
Tom & Nicole Antony
Lino Cambone & Tanya Carinci
Mary Pat JONES Armstrong’63 & Robert Armstrong
Xiang Chen
Estate of Edwina Baker
Wendy FRANKS’93
Chad & Ruth z"l Bayne
Peter & Chanda Giacomelli & Family
Rod & Nancy Bolger
Gift Funds Canada
Swith BELL’92 & Mr. Geordie Dalglish
Adam Givertz & Jennifer Steel
Bhalwani Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Karen Goos & Mr. Steven Salamon
Branksome Hall Alumnae Association
Carol McLEAN Gray’72
Mr. & Mrs. Michael & Julia Bratty
John Groenewegen & Leica Duffy
Brindamour-Letarte Family
Mr. Ming & Mrs. Wen Guo
Martha ROBINSON Butterfield’59
Hua Han & Yanhong Yin
Jean & Anna Cloutier
Roz & Andrew Heintzman
Mrs. Nicole Cribbins & Mr. Matthew Cribbins
Mrs. Zaibeen & Mr. Ian Hird
The Dalglish Family Foundation
Vivian HO’04 & Joyce HO’06
Michael Gans & Nancy Wittman
Yat Fung Ho & Ching Fun Chan
The Estate of Marion Holley
Mrs. Zhongrui Hong & Mr. Yuanyu Xie
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & Mr. William Martin
Kevin Huang & Anna Li
Bill Penny & Heather Simmons
Nikiforos Iatrou and Elizabeth Kalbfleisch
Tim & Frances Price
Inter Wide Investments Limited
Bob Reeves & Carolyn Blaine
Jennifer JARVIS’95
Frances SHEPHERD’64
The Joseph H. M. Wood Foundation
Mr. Yury & Mrs. Irina Shmuylovich
Karen L. Jurjevich
Patti & Paul Shugart & Haley SHUGART’16
Amanda & Andrew Kennedy
Claire STURGESS’91 & Michael Stevenson
Brigitte KOPAS’88
Esther Tylman
Don & Suzanne Kopas
Xiaoyong Xu & Stella Chen
Kopas Family Foundation
Anonymous (4)
Don Langill Joannah & Brian Lawson Chunli Li
HALLMARK CLUB $5,000–$9.999
Mr. Binghui Lu & Ms. Na Ni
Allison & Matthew Abbott
Mr. Tyler & Mrs. Claire MacNamara
Branksome Hall School Fundraisers
Scot A. Martin
Julie Charbonneau
Ms. Jennifer Mazin & Mr. Jonathan Weisstub
Lynn HUGHES Clappison’65 & John Clappison
James McDonald & Pamela Meredith
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Mr. Guangzhen Meng & Mrs. Xiaona Zhoa
Mr. Todd Cowan & Mrs. Alexandra Babcock
Martha YOUNGER Millar’82
Rod Davidge & Katy Waugh
Dr. Nicanor Cesar Bruno Montoya & Dr. Melinda Montoya
Robert & Dagmara Fijalkowski
Mr. Thanos Moschopoulos & Ms. Rebecca Ross
Brian Graves & Jill Whelan
Chris & Caroline Newall
Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69
Mr. Jim Nikopoulos & Ms. Christine Fadare
Candice Holmes & Stuart Kedwell
Duncan Osborne & Cassandra Camp
David & Stephani Kingsmill
Alfred Page & Anne Donaldson-Page
MacLellan Charitable Trust
Michael Partridge & Shonda Pierce
The MacLellan Family
Sandra Roberts & Doug McDonald
Malone Family
Ali & Sadaf Salahuddin
Jeremy & Rebekah McIntosh
Jacqueline SANZ’87 & Daryle Moffatt
McKenna Family
Amy SHEK’73 & Dr. David Lau & Stephanie LAU’08
Kathryn & Gavin McOuat
Darren Sissons & Mary Chang
Mei Family
Ms. Sandra Sorenson & Mr. Richard Ward
Janice FRANKLIN Moratz’86
Diana Olusanmi-Steininger & Volker Steininger
Michael & Nancy Nobrega
Kathy WOOD Sykes’65
Rik Parkhill & Susan Reid
Mr. Daniel Tecimer & Mrs. MaryAnne Tecimer
Rosemary Phelan, Raewyn Robbins, Olive & Juniper Fahlenbock
Dexin Wang
Popatia Family
Molly & Ben Watsa
Raymond James Canada Foundation
Elizabeth WOOD’87
Kathleen Ritchie & Paul Kennedy
Kathryn WOOD’87
Sasha VELIKOV Sandler’93 & Scott Sandler
Mary BAWDEN Wood’51 & James Wood
Mr. James Scarlett & Ms. Vanessa Yeung
Mr. Mark Wrobel & Mrs. Alev Wrobel
David & Michelle Skurka
Mr. Chunsheng Yuan & Mrs. Xia Chen
Marion & Gerald Soloway & Family
Mr. Zhang & Ms. Wu
Ryerson & Michele Symons
Ms. Ying Zhu
Alex Chengjin Wang
Brent & Adrienne Zylberberg
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous (5)
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TRUSTEE’S CLUB $1,000–$2,499
Mrs. Minjie Li & Mr. Qingyuan Guo
Ms. Carolynne Bell & Mr. John Paul Matthews
Jianna Liang
Mrs. Kathleen Bernatchez & Mr. Yan Dal Santo
Mrs. Xiaomei Lin & Mr. Yi Li
Sandra BOLTÉ’73
Robin Liu & Helen He
Alison BOOTH’91
Yuxuan LIU’21
Kurt Brands & Rebecca Ramsden
Amy Lo
Jonathan Broer & Maureen Marshall
James & Lesli Logush
Geoff & Nancy Browne
Silvia Presenza & Jeffrey Long
Mr. John Burns
Mrs. Christie Love Thomas & Mr. Jeffery Thomas
Wade & Peggy Burton
Mr. Louis & Mrs. Susan Lucido
Mr. Eric Bushell & Ms. Keddy Williams
Mr. Qiang Luo & Mrs. Yan Fang
Mr. Sean Campbell & Ms. Andrea Burke
Mrs. Xiaoyi Ma & Ms. Maggie Ma
Canaropa (1954), Inc.
Ms. Leanna Macey & Dr. Bernard Dew
Andrew & Aimee Carmody
McCann Family
Carolyn & Andrew Carragher
Lynn & Duncan McGregor
Kimberly BROOKER Carter’96 & Matthew Carter
Joyce WALKER McKeough’56 & Darcy McKeough
Blake & Fiona Cassidy
Mrs. Jennifer Medland & Mr. John Medland
William Charnetski
Sally ADAMS Medland’66 & Mr. Robert Medland
Bill Chen & Jenny Wang
Mr. Jim Mitrakos & Mrs. Bessie Mitrakos
Andy Chen & Yi Zhang
Mr. Aaron & Ms. Cristina Moore
Mr. Hua Cheng & Mrs. Ying Zhang
Nigel & Janet Mountifield
Priya Chopra & Nitin Deckha
Ms. Mitze Mourinho & Dr. Lee Errett
Mr. Koker Christensen & Ms. Sarah Millar
Jennifer Narjes
Joanne Colwell
Avery Nathens & Lisa Zoppas
Conrod Family
Tuan & Tuyen Nguyen
Cris Coraggio
Mr. John O’Flaherty & Dr. Elaine McWhirter
Sasha DARLING’87
Ms. Minjie Ouyang & Mr. XiaoGang Pan
Wendy MORGAN Deeks’66
Ms. Liza Overs
Sarah DINNICK’83
Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen
Brian & Shirley Domelle
Mr. Chris Phillips & Ms. Sarah Notton
Mr. Robert Emery & Ms. Lisa Pope
Mr. Chris Pinkney & Ms. Mimi Wood
Dianne & Graham Evanoff
Mrs. Robin & Mr. James Porter
Ms. Linda Ezergailis & Mr. Jeffrey Croxall
Mr. Stein Qiu & Ms. Juan Yang
Fang-Teh Family
Mrs. Helen & Mr. Cameron Rattee
Dr. Melissa & Joel Feldberg
Mr. Graham Rawlinson & Ms. Catherine Salo
Elizabeth J. FORSTER’69
Andrea AMELL Rees’03
Mr. Glenn Fraser & Mrs. Jean Keating-Fraser
Sheila Sarman & Doug Coombs
Clara Friedlich
Peter & Heather Senst
Mr. Ronald Gage & Mrs. Judy Gage
David Seville & Grace Castaneda
Daniel & Joanne Gallo
Ms. Lei Shao & Mr. Jiaji Wang
Sangeet & Jyoti Ghai
Andrew Shaughnessy & Andrea Feltham
Margaret ROLLAND Gorrie’68
Mr. Gang Situ & Mrs. Jia Shao
Dr. Jen Grant & Mr. David Dattels
Ms. Kimberley Skakle & Mr. David Keating
Karen GREEN’03
Christie SMYTHE’90 & Mr. Christian Mathieu
Mr. Michael & Mrs. Georgina Grey
Diana Soloway & Douglas Gubitz
Mr. David Grierson and Ms. Catharine Matthews
Mr. John Song & Mrs. Lilly Lu
Luis Javier Guerrero & Patricia Monserrate
Mr. David Steele & Ms. Rebecca Burrows
Lei Guo & Bin Lu
Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation
Xiaojun Guo & Lianhua Zou
Caley WAITE Taylor’66
Ms. Kathy Han & Mr. Yongkang Li
Lucinda COCHRAN Thompson’71
Mr. Youyi Han & Mrs. Yan Lu
Mr. Shubao Tian & Mrs. Hongyu Zhu
Carolyn HELBRONNER’79
Mr. Tom Tomovski & Mrs. Aa-Na Kwak-Tomovski
Anne MEREDITH Hepburn’73
Kathleen WELDON Tregoning’89
Cathy MILLS Hess’86 & Jeff Hess
Mrs. Jennifer Van & Dr. Thomas Van
Ms. Janet Hu & Mr. Zhufu Deng
Stephanie VERMEULEN’99
Dr. Kashif & Mrs. Mehreen Irshad
Joy WALDIE’80 & Alain Giroux
Dr. Dayanand & Mrs. Ingrid Jagdeo
David J. Walker & Eleanor TOW Walker’57
Fenton & Sherlene Jagdeo
Zhidong Wang & Qinghong Wei
Tina Jagdeo & Brian Williams
Mrs. Tina Wang & Mr. Sam Jin
Ms. Tamara Jordan & Mr. Daniel Bernstein
Mr. William Watson & Mrs. Barbara Zvan-Watson
Ms. Elisabeth Kalbfuss
Karrie Weinstock
Mrs. Yucong Kang & Mr. Jianlin Kang
Liang Wen & Xiaoli Li
Hallie KASZAS’11
Jen & Matt Williams
Stephen & Kathryn Kaszas
Mr. Frank Wu & Mrs. Shannon Zhang
Anthony & Nicole Kemp
Ms. Xie & Mr. Liu
David & Merle Kerr
Jianping Xu
Colin Kinnear & Cynthia GOODCHILD’84
Mr. Jiayu & Mrs. Shuyun Yang
Ms. Kimberly Kniaz
Mr. Jingyu Yang & Mrs. Lian Xue
Leeanne WELD Kostopoulos’86
Mr. Zhenfeng Yang & Ms. Feng Chen
Feite and Norma Kraay
Mr. Hongtao Zhang
Edward & Sylvia Kwan
Xin Zhang
Mr. John Kwan & Mrs. Christina Kwan
Mr. Hai Zhao & Mrs. Feng Zhang
Mr. George Lang & Mrs. Tina Liu
Ms. Jenny Xiaojing Zhu & Mr. Harry Haiping Zhang
Carolyn Langill Shelley KANITZ Letofsky’06 & Mr. Justin Letofsky Mr. Kevin & Mrs. Angie Lewis
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BRANKSOME COMMUNITY GIVING
Branksome Community Giving Honouring all financial contributions to Branksome, each of which makes an impact on the student experience. COMMUNITY GIVING Up to $999
Bahaar CHAUDHRY’14
1432872 Ontario Limited
The Chen Family
Kim DALGLISH Abell’86
Mrs. Hang Chen & Mr. Ruquan Zhang
Heather ADAM’86
Maryann CHEN’22
Ruth DUNLOP Adams’63
Katherine CHEN’21
Sara AKBARI’09
Yicong CHEN’21
Claire ALEXANDER’21
Meredith SHAW Chisholm’89
Linda ALEXANIAN’86
Kaja CHRISTENSEN’21
Vicki ALEXOPOULOS’10
Iryna CHUB-KRASNOSHCHOK’21
Nejat ALHUSSAN’21
Baye CLARK’18
Susan ANDERSON’08
Holly Clarke
Mary WILKINSON Angus’51
Ms. Kalista Clement
Adrienne ARCHIBALD’11
Anne CLEMENTS’80
Melanie ARGIROS’08
Mary Louise EDMONDS Clements’49
Adeline ARTHUR’21
Diana MARTIN Clipsham’96
Bianca ASCHERL’21
Jane Connell & Alex Rakochevich
Andrea Aster
Jane CONNOR’84
Hayley AVRUSKIN’87
Patricia CONROD’21
Charles Baker
Skye Constable
Jason Balaban
Maya Contreras
Deborah HUTCHINS Baldwin’71
Sarah COOMBS’21
Lindsey DELUCE Ball’99
Barbara DEACON Cooper’64
Uma BANERJEE’21
Deborah COOPER’76
Joan SANDERSON Bannerman’57
Sharon Crawford
Jane OMAND Barber
Julie Cristinzo
Kelly HAWKE Baxter’82
Chris Criswick
Sally K. Beattie
Anne DONOHUE Cumming’66
Jill BECKLEY’11
Mr. Robert Cumming
Nadine GRIFFITHS Bell’59
Valerie NICOLETTI Cunningham’00
Diana WALSH Bell’62
Pixie BIGELOW Currie’62 & Ian Currie
Lynn BURTON Bennett’65 & David Bennett
Tracy DALGLISH’81
Gillian FIELD Berridge’86
Jade DANIS’21
Charlotte BERRY’00
Kira DAROU-SANTOS’21
Mr. Azam Bhaloo
Pat STRATHY Davidson’60
Barbara BICKLE’66
Adria DAVIDSON’07
Laurie HRUSHOWY Bickle’82
Shannon McCARTHY Davies’86
Laura & Gabriel Bincik
Heather MASSEY Dawson’85 & Brian Dawson
Barbara ROBINSON Black’48
Ms. Jessica de Ruiter & Mr. Jed Lind
Fionna BLAIR’86
Sara COOPER Deacon’88
Diana BLESKO’10
Carolyn DEMPSTER’93
Yohannah WALFORD Blythe’96
Ms. Sumeet Dhanju-Dhillon & Mr. Amandeep Dhillon
Isobel CALVIN Bonar’84
Montanna DIAKUN’11
Mr. Daniel Bordessa & Ms. Maria Semenko
Ciearrae DINELEY’21
Isabel BORISS’21
Jenny DING’21
Siamak Boroomand
Lydia DING’11
Sue SINCLAIR Bowerman’67
Claire McMULLEN Dingle’51
Marnie McKENZIE Bracht’68
Gillian DINNING’86
Dianne DAMINOFF Bradley’84
Catherine DOUGLAS’77
Mary ROBINSON Brebner’65 & D.A. Brebner
Joyce SANDERSON Dow’57
Sean & Angeline Bredt
Cate DOWNIE’21
Liz Lee-Yen BREDT’21
Lily DOWNIE’21
Giulia Yasmeen BRITO POUND’21
Brenda CAMPBELL Drinkwalter’66
Elliott Brodkin
Claire DUCKWORTH’86
Emma BROER’21
Carol Dugas
Elizabeth FALCONER Brooke’43
Shirley Duperley
Ian & Gail Brooker & Family
Marilyn EARL Durant’54
Carolyn BRYCK’13
Sheila WESTMAN Dutton’56
Kristin Buchanan
Debbie EDNEY’86
Maxine BUJOUVES’21
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eldridge
Kelly BURLEY’80
The Eliasberg Family Foundation, Inc.
Avery BURNHAM’21
Donna & Gary Engel
Dee-Linda KENNEDY Burnlees’61
Elaine ENNS’21
Julia BURTON’21
Eleanor KRAFT Erikson’54
Cleo BUSHELL’21
Amelie Theresa ERNST’21
The Burton Charitable Foundation
Sarah Eyton
Emily BUTTERWORTH’21
Karen Fabian
Susie MacDONNELL Calder’92
Isabelle FARNHAM’21
Carole PERRY Calder’51
Mr. Jamie Feehely & Mrs. Anne Feehely
Lauren Caldwell
Martha CORRIGAN Feilding’60
Mackenzie CALHOUN’21
Ms. Nancy Ferrante & Mr. Peter Ferrante
Carolyn CAMPBELL’79
Felicity JEAN Field’48
Janet THOMSON Campbell’75
Maya FIJALKOWSKI’21
Jocelyn MILLER Campbell’58
Lorraine Finlay
Margaret CAMPBELL’91
Mary Jane FINLAYSON’73
Cynthia BRESLIN Carere’64
Amy FISHER’91 & Bill Holy
Jacqueline CARL’10
Marianna FLOREZ CAMACHO’21
Denise HINCHCLIFFE Carre’62
Katie Flynn
Linton CARTER’86 & James Darling
Kimberley FOLEY’86
Mr. Matthew Chan & Mrs. Erica Ng
Karen FORGRAVE’96
Natalie CHAN’21
Sally GODFREY Forrest’64
Ava CHARNETSKI’21
Zeenia FRAMROZE’11
Pamela THOMPSON Charron’57
Lynda HOLM Franklin’62
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Hannah FRASER’21
Maggie KING’21
Jane HARE Freeman’66
Elizabeth KINGSMILL’21
Mr. Ka Fai Fu & Ms. Wai Lan Siu
Stacey BLIDNER Kline’01
Ms. Judy Fullerton
Mackenzie KNOWLES’11
Tonya KATZ Fulton’86
Mr. Matthew Kohler & Ms. Tiffany Tan
Mr. Chris & Dr. Laura Gage
Pam McCULLOUGH Krokoszynski’66
Mr. Barry & Mrs. Joy Gales
Liz Gill & Shayne Kukulowicz
Dr. Mira Gambhir
Kayln KWAN’21
Naomi GANS’21
Janet KWOK’02
Janet GARDEN’56
Anthony Lafleur
Nancy WILLIAMS Garrow’61
Melanie LANGILL’03
Stephanie GARROW’88
Mr. Mustaque Lalani & Mrs. Zhara Allana
Joan MAWHINNEY Gass’51
Nancy Lang
Margaret MACKAY Gerrard’63
Lisa RAEBURN Laurin’90
Orissa GHAI’21
Lili HOLLINRAKE Le Fevre’82
Amelia GIACOMELLI’21
Mr. Taehoon Lee & Ms. Inhue Koo
Ruby GIBBONS’21
Dr. Clara Leung & Mr. Trevor Currie
Suzanne EDNEY Gignac’88
Grace LEUNG’03
Barb LANGLEY Gilbert’61 & Peter Gilbert
Peter Levitt & Mai Why
Dr. Thomas J. Gill III
Georgia LEVITT’15
Betty Lou JOYNT Glisky’58
Ms. Shannon Lewis
Jennifer Goba
Ms. Lulu Li & Mr. Colin Liu
Anala Gossai
Shan Ye & Li Hong Kun
Clare GOVER’11
Annie LIN’20
Kim Graham
Molly LINDSAY’21
Leigh-Anne GRAHAM’91
Xiang Liu
Susan STRICKLAND Grainger’55
Cassandra LOBO’19
Adrienne GRANT’86
Roberta & Joseph Longpré
Simon & Tina Gray
Rachel Loo
Elena GREENALL’21
Edith Louie
Dr. Laura Grey
Larry Lowenstein & Nina Lester
Dr. Virginia GRIFFIN, M.D.’72
Marianne MACKIE MacBride’66
Chloe GRIFFITHS’21
Marilee TISDALL MacFarlane’74
Emma GUBITZ’19
Judy MacGOWAN’81
Victoria PEARSE Gullick’66
Gail McKINNON MacNaughton’66
Perry GULOIEN’19
Dodie ROBINETTE MacNeill’45
Patricia GIBBONS Guy’38
Meghan MACNICOL’04
Sarah HACKETT’15
Patti THOMSON MacNicol’75
Suzanne FISHER Hall’88
Terry TAYLOR Mactaggart’63
Nicole Hallett
Safiyyah MAHOMED’11
Jane HAMILTON’66
Mary-Helen (Missy) MAHONEY’98
Mr. Michael Hanna & Mrs. Winya Wong-Hanna
Lauren MAHONY’21
Muniza Haq
Carolyn Mak
Mr. Scott Harbin
Olivia MAMMOLITI’21
Lynn HARDY’71
Christena SMITH Manley’98
Kate & Ron Hebdon
Nicole MANNEH’21
Jim & Elizabeth Helbronner
Manulife Financial
Amy Helsby
Juleen Marchant
Clare Burns & Mark Hemingway
Mary KELTON Marlowe’82
Brady HENDERSON’08
Mrs. Sandra Marston & Mr. Russell Marston
Hannah HERSH’11
The Mathers Family
Liza HERSH’14
Andrea McAnally
Lilah HESLIP SANCHEZ’21
Laura ANGLIN McBeath’74
Elizabeth McKAY Hill’59
Sandi SHAW McCabe’67
Sarah HACKETT’15
Katherine MCCALLUM’21
Mary Lue FARMER Hinds’51
McClure Family
Doris LEUNG Ho Ying’96
Nicole PICHLER McCutcheon’86 & Murray McCutcheon
Megan HODGES’06
Ellen McDonald
Donna BOOKER Hoffman’57
Jennifer McGILL’88
Kathryn CAMPBELL Holland’80 & Mr. Brian Holland
Victoria MCGRATH’21
Mimi Hollenberg
Luci MCINTOSH’21
Emily Hopkinson
Amy PATERSON McKay’93
Anne ELDERKIN Hornsby’51
Gretchen WEDD McKay’66
Felicia HOUTMAN’66
Noreen LAING McKay’54
Janette Howard
Janet BENNETT McKelvie’80
Lisa DAWICK Hudson’92
Jane McKINNON’61
Eleanore DAYMOND Hulland’49
Kimberlee CAMPBELL McKinnon’77 & John McKinnon
Sharon HUNG’88
Margaret-Ann GRAHAM McKinnon’66
Susan FARROW Hutcheson’81 & Blake Hutcheson
Kristin McKINNON’05
Mrs. Margaret Huycke
Patricia EARL McLaughlin’45
Catherine AMENT Hyland’65
Emiko MCLEAN’21
Jana JACKSON’07
Mr. William McLean & Ms. Deborah Orida
Elizabeth Jennings
Nancy PATTERSON McMurrich’61
Ms. Dianne Jojic & Mr. Derek Rutherford
Hilary McPHAIL’78
Amy Jones
Rod McQueen
Katherine JONES’21
Zachari Medendorp
Margaret KELSICK Joseph’69
Colin Mercier & Barbara Glassford
Joss Foundation
Bridget & Andrew Mertens
Jennifer TIMBRELL Judge’79
Sharon METCALFE’59
Lena LIU Jung’51
Chloe MIKLAUCIC’21
Norah JURDJEVIC’21
Mr. Tony & Ms. Natasha Miklaucic
Maya KAMATH-PATEL’21
Judy SHYKOFF Millard’70
Mr. Spiros Kaplanis & Ms. Davida Aronovitch
Ros PRICE Minson’94
Reiko M. Kawano
Jenn Mitchell
Lisa GILBERT Keable’92
Samantha MOFFATT-SANZ’21
Ms. Marnie Keith-Murray
Barbara DUNLOP Mohammad’70
Alexandra KENNEDY’21
Sonja MORAWETZ’66
Sarah KENNEDY’00
Gillian MORDEN’66
Susan F. R. Kenny
Beverley BALMER Morlock’52
Kathy KERNOHAN’62
Barbara HOLBROOK Moulson’58
Farzad Khan & Nahreen Rahman
Penelope PLANT Murch’66
Mr. Rainer Kinateder & Mrs. Ljuba Kinateder 2020-21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT 16
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Mary RUSE Musgrave’66 & Mr. John Musgrave
Rohini Senathirasa
Naya NADEEM’21
Maggie SHANAHAN’21
Joyce RAHAM Near’59
Ruhi SHARMA’86
Mr. Thomas Nedel & Mrs. Kathleen Nedel
Brooke SHAUGHNESSY’21
Joan M. NEILSON’46
Judith SHEPPARD’63
Maggi NEINSTEIN’21
Cassaundra SHIM’19
Mr. John Nekic & Dr. Candice Silversides
Martha HAWKE Shinkle’69
Mr. Peiwei Ni & Mrs. Limin Li
Judy Simmonds
Anne ROSS Nichols’60 & Chris Nichols
William & Joan Simmons
Mrs. Xiaojun Ning
Elspeth RAFFAN Singh’71
Georgia NOWERS’08
Amy SISAM’03
Helen WORTS O’Brian’66
Jordan Small
Mr. Gregory O’Hara
Jane WATSON Smith’57
Peggy DEAN O’Hara’71
Victoria FRIZELLE Smith’90 & Mr. Paul Smith
Michael & Jill O’Neil
Stephanie SMITH’71
Claire O’NEIL’12
Tina Tao & Mark Smolkin
Kerri O’NEILL’21
Omi SMOLKIN’21
Gordon and Susan O’Reilly
Sameena Salim SOMANI’21
Mary O’REILLY’21
Meiyi SONG’21
Jessica O’Brien
Alice STARKEY’97
O’Shanter Development Company Ltd.
Tayo STEININGER’21
Melissa OBERMAN’05
Jane ARNOTT Stephenson’55
Lauren OHH’21
Liisa Stephenson
Ms. Danica Oldford-Barnes & Mr. Christopher Barnes
Tom Stevens
Alena Oosthuizen
Robin STEWART’94
Barbara OSLER’75
Amber STRACHAN’21
Ms. Christine Pacey & Mr. David Jeffrey
Lindsay STRANSMAN’08
Alessandra PALAZZOLO’15
Sue STROUD’69
Andrew & Claire Papierz
Jennifer Stumborg
Liz PAPIERZ’09
Paulina Su
Alexandra PAQUIN’21
Rachel SUTHERLAND’85
Rob & Diana Parsons
Jonathan Holmes & Jennifer SYKES Holmes’93
Eliana PASCOLO’21
Leighton SYMONS’21
Alexandra PATEL’14
Vanessa SZIRMAK’03
Danielle PATERSON’93
Luna TAGUCHI’16
Kathleen PATTINSON’66
Martha HOBBS Taylor’88
Ruth TOW Peckover’69
Alanna TEDESCO’03
Alexandra G.M. PENNAL’00
Caroline THADANEY’21
Vishnu Persaud
Carol NICKALLS Theilman’55
Mr. David & Mrs. Nina Piatek
Joelle Therriault
Marilyn McDOWELL Picard’61
Cynthia MORTON Thorne’74
Sara DUNCANSON Pick’99
Shelley VARLEY Tidy’64
Tanya Pimenoff
Olivia TISCHLER’98
Cate PLOUGHMAN’21
Anna Jean McLEOD Trossman’55
Ann LLOYD Plummer’55
Alison Troy
Linda DWOR Pollack’62
Graca Ventura
Nancy GEDDES Poole’48
Amy VERNER’98
Hillary POUNSETT’86
Hope HUMPHREY Vitkin’81
Margot THOMPSON Powell’55
Laurie LAMBE Wallace’64
Bianca PRESENZA-LONG’21
Dr. Yuanyuan Wan & Ms. Zhenzhen Yu
Mary PATTERSON Preston’64
Georgia WARD’21
Madeleine PRINCE’21
Ann FARMER Warren’54
Cynthia GRACEY Pryor’69 & Timothy Pryor
Emma WATSON’11
Ms. Deepa Raj & Mr. Suresh Ramadasan
Candace WATSON-HISCOX’86
Priyanka RAO’21
Janet JOHNSON Webber’57
Isabella REA’21
Brigid HAYDON Wells’43
Kathryn & Frederick Rea
Tianyi WEN’21
Dr. Donald Redelmeier & Dr. Miriam Shuchman
Elizabeth WHELAN’11
Flavia ELLIOTT Redelmeier’43
Ruth Ann WHIPP’66
Erna Relle
Andrea WHITEACRE’81
Mr. Dean & Mrs. Sara Reuben-Robinson
Emma WIERZBA’21
Lisa Simone RICHARDS’02
Kristen WILBY’80
Kim Richardson Wainwright & Neil Wainwright
Heather WILDI’78
Janice RIGBY’68
Julie Wildman-Wallis
Allison ROACH’51
Janet CHAMBERLAIN Williamson’66
Melinda BRADSHAW Robertson’85
Ann & Roger Wilson
Mr. Ian Robertson
Budge ARCHIBALD Wilson’45
Felicity ROBSON’10
Jane MORGAN Wilson’55
Alison WILEY & Joel Rochon
Mr. Chris & Mrs. Catherine Winchell
Margery TOW Roden’71
Suzanne WALWYN Winchell’57
Nancy ROSS’86
Mr. Richard & Mrs. Patricia Winter
Lynn WILLIAMS Ross’59 & Nick Ross
Karen CORDES Woods’99
Freida Ross
Anne B. WRIGHT’59
Maia ROSS’21
Jason Wu & Linda Ding
Mrs. Carlene Rotherham
Zi Zhen WU’21
Deann Rousseau
Midge COX Wyse’58
Clare ROWBOTHAM’21
Megan YANG’11
Ms. Alfonsina Ruberto & Mr. Daniel Lavigne
Rosana Wing Li YIU’11
Andrea Russell
Patricia WILSON Younger’59
Jennifer RYDER’83
Hubie YU’08
Carolina Sabayle
Tina YUAN’21
Sarah SAHAGIAN’04
Valencia ZABOROWSKI’18
Iman SALAHUDDIN’21
Jule ZACHER’83
Heather Anne SAMPSON’72
Mr. Leonard Zaidener
Alyana SATCHU’21
Mr. Min Zeng & Ms. Rikui Zhu
Pamela CHURCH Saunders’43
Amy ZENG’21
Susan KERNOHAN Scace’59
Maxine ZENTIL’11
Becca McCORMACK Scarratt’79
Emma Liuxin ZHOU’21
Mr. Michael & Mrs. Tammy Schachter
Mrs. Xiaolin Zhu
Chloe SELJAK’21
Anonymous (35)
2020-21 DONOR AND GIVING REPORT 17
BRANKSOME HALL
Branksome Cumulative Giving Honouring those special donors whose financial contributions to Branksome have reached $50,000 and beyond. $1,000,000 +
Branksome Hall Alumnae Association Xiangli, Huihua & Jiqian’12 Chen Cloutier Family Keith & Murielle Gillam & Family Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Graham Elspeth ABBEY Johnson’43 Mr. Chetan Mathur & Mrs. Clara Angotti Tim & Frances Price
Dr. Frances SHEPHERD’64 Patti & Paul Shugart & Haley SHUGART’16 John & Susan Shuter Carolyn Sifton Foundation Inc. Margaret R. Sime Mrs. Sandra Simpson Drs. Peter Singer & Heather Gilley & Family The Smith Family Don & Susan Starr John & Shannon Sullivan Ryerson & Michele Symons Eric Tripp & Maria Smith Roy & Nancy Vincent David J. Walker & Eleanor TOW Walker’57 Mark & Sarah Wellings Patricia WILSON Younger’59 Anonymous (6)
$250,000–$499,999
$50,000–$99,999
Mary Pat JONES Armstrong’63 & Robert Armstrong John & Mary Barnett The Bett Family Mary Wanda BROWN’54 Martha ROBINSON Butterfield’59 & Nathalie Carlyle BUTTERFIELD’90 The Cecil-Cockwell Family Minu & Raj Chandaria Sandra & Harry Culham Mrs. Amy Deng & Mr. Zhigang Jin John C. & Sally Horsfall Eaton France Fortin Kevan HARRIS’12 & Family Vivian HO’04 & Joyce HO’06 Lisa DAWICK Hudson’92 & Mike Hudson Kopas Family Foundation Larry Lowenstein & Nina Lester The Nesbitt Family SavMar Family Senst Family Mr. Yury & Mrs. Irina Shmuylovich Daniel & Sandra Sullivan & Family R. Howard Webster Foundation The W. Garfield Weston Foundation Anonymous (1)
Daniel & Susan Argiros Kashka Kril-Atkins & Michael Atkins The J. J. Barnicke Family Jim & Jennifer Beqaj Bethlenfalvy Family The Bhalwani Family The Bolté, Amell, Burns Family The Bowman Family Robert & Karen Bradeen Michael & Barbara Bregman Martin & Ellen Brodigan Broer-Marshall Family Geoff & Nancy Browne Kristina SZANDTNER Burke’65 Susan & Alan Carson Meredith CARTWRIGHT’83 Lynn HUGHES Clappison’65 & John Clappison Paul & Susan Clark & Becca CLARK’17 Mark & Suzanne Cohon & Family Elspeth FAIRBAIRN Colebrook’45 Bradley & Shane Crompton Greg & Beatrix Dart Wendy MORGAN Deeks’66 George & Kathy Dembroski Elaine & Greg Dimmer Brian & Shirley Domelle, Devon’95, Regan’97, Tristan’00 Gay & John Evans
$100,000–$249,999
Mr. & Mrs. Fraser Fell Rip & Willa Gauthier Christine & Geoffrey Genovese Eve & Crawford Gordon Kelly & Paul Gray Barry & Laurie Green Don & Denyse Green Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69 & Mr. John Hepburn Agnes FAIRBAIRN Hopkins’48 Michael & Deborah Hugh Hui Family John & Tracey Ing Richard & Donna Ivey Jamie & Hilary Johnson The Kaszas Family Susan MITCHELL Kilpatrick’54 The LaFayette Family Goulding & Elizabeth Lambert Don & Carolyn Langill Greg Latremoille Jane & Oliver Lennox-King The Lloyd Family Allen & Perry Lupyrypa Brian & Marion MacDonald MacDonnell, Medland & Adams Families MacLennan Jaunkains Miller Architects Doug & Susie Marshall Eugene & Lori McBurney The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Lynn & Duncan McGregor Paul & Martha McLean Jamsheed Mehta & Christine Harman David & Helen Miller The Moore Family Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Moses Mr. & Mrs. John P. Mulvihill The Peter Munk Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. J. Ngai Janet & Gordon Nixon Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Nobrega Rossa & Linda O’Reilly Alfred Page, Anne Donaldson-Page & Alexandra PAGE’13 The Paterson Foundation Susan & Charles Peniston The Penny Family Jennifer PRATT Peters’81 & Kirby Peters Paul Potvin & Kathryn O’Connor Jean M. FRASER’66 & Thomas F. Rahilly Allison ROACH’51 Senator Nancy Ruth’60 Jacqueline SANZ’87 & Mr. Daryle Moffatt The Schaal Family Amy SHEK’73 & Dr. David Lau & Stephanie LAU’08 Marion & Gerald Soloway & Family Betty & George Theodoropoulos Mrs. Elizabeth J. ‘Bunty’ Walker John & Diana Weatherall David & Shelagh Wilson Mary BAWDEN Wood’51 & James Wood, Elizabeth’87, Kathryn’87 Adam H. Zimmerman Anonymous (2)
James R. Christie & The Hon. Sarah E. Pepall The Guloien Family Mary LESSLIE Hallward’74 & Mr. Graham Hallward The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Anonymous (1) $500,000–$999,999
The Armstrong Family Susan HIGGINS Asper’85 & Leonard Asper The Ballard Family Wayne & Kim Barwise Chad & Ruth z”l Bayne Geoff & Sandie Beattie Geoffrey & Nancy Belsher Kilian Berz & Katharine Lake Berz Diana BECK Bolté’46 & Auguste Bolté & Family Branksome Hall Parents’ Association The Brenninkmeyer Family Brindamour-Letarte Family Ian & Gail Brooker & Family Wade & Peggy Burton Claire ANGUS’83 & Mark Caplan Guy & Margaret Carr-Harris John & Susan Chippindale Barbara & Bryan Colangelo Bridget HORNE Colman’87 Mr. & Mrs. Zev Daniels William & Ann P. Deluce Peter R. Doering & Lucie V. Gauvin The Eaton Foundation The Elhaddad Family Peter & Kim Enns Doone & George Estey The Charles & Rita Field-Marsham Foundation Michael Gans & Nancy Wittman The Percy R. Gardiner Foundation Mark & Maryann Gaskin Robert & Cynthia Gemmell The Gooderham/Nadherny Family Carol McLEAN Gray’72 Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation & Julia Irene DENNIE Kauffman’63 Catherine TAYLOR Keevil’64 The Don Langill Family, Melanie’03, Kate’05, Stacey’08 and Jennifer’10 The LBJ Family Foundation Po Ping TSO Lo’73 MacDonald Griffin Charitable Foundation Nancy ADAMS MacDonnell’62 & Phil MacDonnell The MacLellan Family Justin Madhany & Robert D’Andrea Scot A. Martin & Shannon E. Fisher Joyce WALKER McKeough’56 & Darcy McKeough The McLean Foundation June & Bill McLean Al Meghji & Diana Belevsky Jacqueline SZETO Meiers’87 & Brad Meiers Jane Harvey & Don O’Born Gilles & Julia Ouellette Deena PANTALONE’95 & Rocco & Irene Pantalone Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 & Mike Pedersen Bill Penny & Heather Simmons Sandra & Jim Pitblado Francisca & Michael Quinn Mr. Bob Reeves & Ms. Carolyn Blaine Mike Serbinis & Laura Adams Harry & Lillian Seymour The Sharpe Family
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HONOURING THOSE WHO HAVE INCLUDED A GIFT TO BRANKSOME HALL IN THEIR ESTATE PLANNING. Sara AKBARI’09 Linda ALEXANIAN’86 Beverley BAILEY’62 Stan Behal & Lyn Whitham Jennifer NORRIE Booth’88 Marnie McKENZIE Bracht’68 Heather CARTWRIGHT’88 Meredith CARTWRIGHT’83 Sheila MORRISON Collins’60 Pat STRATHY Davidson’60 Brian & Shirley Domelle Deborah JONES Elliott’64 Charlotte EMPRINGHAM’63 Sarah EYTON’86 Stephanie FULFORD’89 Nancy WILLIAMS Garrow’61 Carol McLEAN Gray’72 Carolyn HELBRONNER’79 Barbara PATTISON Hepburn’69 Ruth WALMSLEY Hill’57 Eleanor MILLS Howe’49 Bruce & Christina Humphrey Samuel Kanes Louise CONEYBEARE Keith’72 Diane BEAN Lalor’65 Shelley KANITZ Letofsky’06 Edith Louie & Doug McDougall Phil MacDonnell Dodie ROBINETTE MacNeill’45 Lucy RANES Maloney’63
Nancy SAVAGE Martin’63 & Mr. Bill Martin Joan LEONARD Matthews’72 Sandi SHAW McCabe’67 Beryl McCallum Lucinda FALCONER McDonald’74 Janet BENNETT McKelvie’80 Joyce WALKER McKeough’56* & Darcy McKeough Judy SHYKOFF Millard’70 Barbara E. DUNLOP Mohammad’70 Meg MORDEN’75 Martha PAISLEY Pedersen’84 Maureen PLUNKETT’57 Flavia ELLIOTT Redelmeier’43 P. Terry Rowe Pamela CHURCH Saunders’43 Catlin SEIBEL-KAMEL’10 Claire DIBBLE Shales’46 Caley Taylor Mary WALKER’64 Ann FARMER Warren’54 Jane DIFFIN Watt’62 Diana St. B. Weatherall Margaret Ann MARCHANT Whitten’69 Valerie RALLING Wilbur’70 Annabel YARNELL’79 Anne YENDELL’81 Patricia WILSON Younger’59 Hubie YU’08 Anonymous (6) * Remembered fondly
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BRANKSOME HALL
Statement Of Operations 2021
2020
$
$
34,011,391
32,734,554
Auxiliary services and other programs
959,382
4,395,987
Student activities
312,696
472,875
Donations
383,631
355,064
Revenue Tuition and other fees
Investment income Amortization of deferred capital contributions Other
372,503
552,334
1,002,260
966,202
2,312,393
2,585,603
39,354,256
42,062,619
18,108,332
17,548,453
Expenses Instruction General and administration
7,913,373
8,676,587
Plant operation and maintenance
4,264,721
3,779,940
Auxiliary services and other programs
1,430,435
2,924,470
Technology
1,347,293
1,190,010
Financial assistance
1,040,995
1,377,518
Student activities Amortization of capital assets
Excess of revenue over expenses for the year
190,953
518,991
3,390,727
3,394,603
37,686,829
39,410,572
1,667,427
2,652,047
Net assets, beginning of year
45,286,284
42,634,237
Net assets, end of year
46,953,711
45,286,284
This statement of operations has been extracted from Branksome Hall’s audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2021.
Branksome Hall 2020-21 Donor & Giving Report ©2021 Branksome Hall This report recognizes donations made during the Branksome Hall fiscal year July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021. Any donations made after June 30, 2021 will be recognized in the future. We have made every effort to ensure accuracy in our reporting and listings. If there are errors or omissions, please accept our sincere apologies and contact the Advancement and Community Engagement office at 416-920-6265, ext. 212 or advancement@branksome.on.ca. CO-EDITORS Katie Gillespie Oanh Kasperski CONTRIBUTORS Andrea Aster Margaret Barry Holly Clarke Skye Constable Cristina Coraggio Rachel Loo Claudia Metelsky Tanya Pimenoff Rohini Senathirasa Robert Shaw Liisa Stephenson Jennifer Williams DESIGN Detale Design Inc. PHOTOGRAPHY Per Kristiansen Christian Peterson Branksome Hall is a registered charity: 11881 6826 RR0001 The Branksome Hall Foundation is a registered charity: 85174 1744 RR0001
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