Celebrating the
ARTS Journal SPRING 2020
This is the image of a poster designed to promote environmental awareness and to advocate for change at BFS from one-time plastic use to sustainable alternatives. It was created by a group of third grade change-makers – GREEN LIFERS – who were inspired by the activism of Upper School leaders who participated in the Global Youth Climate Strike last fall. Read more at brooklynfriends.org/greenlife
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Students performing at the Annual Dance Concert, March 2020, featured in “A Celebration of the Arts” on page 20.
2 MESSAGE FROM THE HE A D OF SCHOOL ROFILES OF FRIENDS 4 PLoane Bouguennec ’21 Jamara Hill ’10 Michael Lieberman Sharon Reid
A RT A ND SOUL OF BFS 10 HE Panthers Supreme
12 A DAY IN THE LIFE A K ER LIFE 16 QU Bridge Film Festival 17 ATHLE TICS CELEBR ATION OF THE A RTS 18 ACabaret Dance Concert Romeo and Juliet
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is published by the Advancement Office of Brooklyn Friends School for alumni, parents, grandparents, colleagues, and friends. 375 Pearl Street • Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: 718.852.1029 • brooklynfriends.org Joan Martin, Editor Karen Edelman, Director of Advancement Anna Ferber, Director of the Brooklyn Friends Fund Emily Cowles, Special Events and Digital Marketing Manager Andy Cohen, Director of Media Services Peter Mackie, Advancement Assistant
Editor’s Note
SPRING 2020
The primary focus of this issue of the BFS Journal is on the teaching, learning, and community connections that took place at the school from late Fall 2019 through the beginning of March 2020, when BFS transitioned to distance learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Of particular significance is a section that celebrates the unsurpassed arts program at BFS and another that profiles members of the student, parent, colleague and alumni constituencies. This being the year 2020, another story to be told is how the BFS leadership team and colleague body devoted unprecedented hours to training, planning, and carrying out a Virtual BFS program for every grade. We are just beginning to write that story, and one thing is certain: whether physically together or apart, the Brooklyn Friends School community will always rise to the challenge, support one another, and celebrate the light of every student we hold in our care.
from the fall musical Cabaret: Isaiah, Anais, Pearl, Eve, Kaley and Justin COVER PHOTO
BFS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Steven Burwell, Co-Chair Ed Oliver, Co-Chair M. Salomé Galib Lakisha Grant Marie Hoguet Audrey Jaynes ’03 Macon Jessop Pamela Kiernan William G. Morris, Jr. Gustav Peebles
Robin Puskas Adam Rashid ’94 Judson Reis Gabriel Schwartz Margaret Trissel Crissy Cáceres Karen Edelman Christine Schwegel ex-officio
A MESSAGE FROM
Crissy Cáceres Head of School
I am writing my spring journal entry at a point when none of us could have scripted this moment in time just a short while ago. As I acknowledge the level of challenge, pain, and anxiety that so many of us have experienced over the past several weeks, I must also uplift the resilience, strength, growth, and outpouring of love that I have been witness to from all directions in our school. When I became head of school last summer, I knew that I was entering a special community grounded in its Quaker values and resplendent in its relational nature. Now, almost a full year into the experience, I am heartened more than ever due to the earnest existence of a healthy community that exists within our school. Just a few days ago, I received an excited text from David Gardella, our Athletic Director. Within the message, he included a picture of one of our BFS families, and the two children in the picture were holding bait up with big smiles on their faces. In trying to connect the dots, I wanted to know the story behind the fabulous picture. David proceeded to share that his mother and father had been walking in Florida in March and came upon a family wearing BFS T-shirts. Quickly,
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they struck up a conversation, and the children joyfully began to talk about David, their teacher. Since that time, the family has remained directly in touch with David and his family. Well, a short while ago, the children, who are in Florida at the moment, expressed that they very much wanted to go fishing, but they couldn’t because all of the bait shops were closed. When David’s mother relayed the story to him, David quickly did what so many of our teachers do. He creatively worked on a plan to make fishing happen for the children. David communicated with his mother, who made sure that she got the bait. Then a couple of days later, she handdelivered it to the children who, quite joyful and grateful, sent a picture of the four of them with bait in hand back to David. This story, like so many that I could write about, is what makes our community shine, even amidst the difficulty. Our colleagues and our families are consistently forging a sustaining commitment to one another that goes well beyond the academic responsibilities of a school day. Our community is quintessentially about relationships. It is about meeting one another at the center in times of need. It is about showcasing what is possible rather than focusing on what is
impossible. This is a community that understands that we are not capable of solving everything in isolation from one another. Living within our Quaker spirit and believing in our inner light means knowing that there are times when we must lean on the strength of the inner spirit to guide us. We are in one of those moments. We are being called to forge through a complex path with our community keeping its relationships at the center of all that we do. We are at a time when we need to consider what is best in light of the development of children and young adults. We are at a time when we are being asked to be creative artists thinking broadly about the practice of education and considering its innovative promise in the context of this landscape. We are being asked above all to act upon the values inherent in the mission of our school. We are aiming to keep our community connected, engaged, and healthy while navigating complexities together. What I am certain of, almost a year into my humbling and full journey as head of school, is that our school, which has existed for 152 years, has navigated moments that have been branded within the annals of history and marked for the magnitude of their impact.
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We are aiming to keep our community connected, engaged, and healthy while navigating complexities together.
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This time right here with us shall also go down in the annals of history. The story told of Brooklyn Friends School will be one of resilience and of steadiness and of love. The story told of Brooklyn Friends School will be one that focuses on the immensity of our collective inner light and what the light made possible. The story told of Brooklyn Friends School will be honest, tender, and courageous. Our story will be a story that we will want to claim and tell, as our students, now in their early youth, are thriving and independent adults in our world. As I sit in front of a window while the skies have turned from gray to a release of bright sunlight, I am reminded that time is fleeting, hope is bountiful, and the promise of our tomorrow lays in our hearts, hands, and minds. Thank you, Brooklyn Friends School community. I am here for you and with you on this journey.
In partnership, and wishing you weeks ahead of peace, strong health, and joy,
During National Teacher Appreciation week May 4-8, BFS colleagues were uplifted by the virtual displays of gratitude by more than 150 students and families. View the many expressions of thanks and praise at brooklynfriends.org/kudos
PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG FRIEND
Loane Bouguennec
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Say you were passionate about French or wanted to keep up your language skills — what would you do? Drop by French Morning: Conversations and Croissants, mais ouis! Co-led by junior Loane Bouguennec, who is FrenchAmerican, the group meets bi-weekly and attracts French speakers in the Upper School as well as those who simply love the language. Loane sees the French language and literature as a gateway into the culture. “My mother comes from Paris and my father is from a small place in Brittany,” she said. “Living in Brooklyn, I think I use language to stay connected to more people. With language, I connect to the culture, the literature of other places in the world; this is something that I value as a citizen of the world.” It is somewhat daunting to even contemplate Loane’s schedule. Her fall afternoons are often spent on the volleyball court. During the winter sports season, Loane can typically be found in the pool with her peers on the swim team. In the spring, she spends her time on stage, participating in the Upper School play. Throughout the year, she leads the Model U.N. team as ViceCaptain with two of her classmates. She is an editorial board member of Word Flirt — the Upper School literary magazine, and a contributor of the school newspaper — The 116. Loane is also interested in piano for the sensibility it teaches; running to meditate; theater to express herself; French literature to learn about different perspectives; politics to stay engaged in the world; and business as it teaches her how to communicate with others. And those are just Loane’s extracurricular activities.
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Loane enrolled at Brooklyn Friends in the ninth grade and particularly appreciates the ability to connect with
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What I appreciate greatly from BFS is the accessibility that students have to teachers and how passionate and interested they are in their areas of study and learning from their students.
faculty and staff at Friends. “Before BFS I studied at public schools in Brooklyn in English-French bilingual programs,” she said. “I began attending BFS in ninth grade but was already familiar with the school as my brother had graduated in 2015. What I appreciate greatly from BFS is the accessibility that students have to teachers and how passionate and interested they are in their areas of study and learning from their students.” In her three years at BFS so far, Loane has made important connections with a number of her teachers. “Two history teachers that have impacted me greatly are Mark Buenzle and Vlad Malukoff who, through their clear passion about art history and international relations, respectively, inspired my own interest in history, a subject I shied away from prior to BFS,” Loane said. “Also, Sarah Levy, my English teacher of almost two years, has guided me to become a significantly better writer and thinker and has taught me how to articulate and shape my thoughts through her class. Everyone from my Advisor, Oluyai, to Donna at the front desk, has fostered an environment in which I feel inspired and motivated every day.” Connection is clearly important to Loane; she spoke of it in terms of the Quaker Meeting experience. “I recognized from my first year that it is a space for everyone to express their ideas and feelings that need to be shared with the community,” Loane said. “At first, I was an observer, but I now use the space for reflection.” The supportive learning environment at BFS motivated Loane to develop
the concept of connection in another way. She used CAS (the IB Diploma Program’s “Creativity, Activity, and Service” requirement) to solve a problem she discovered while looking for work opportunities. “While searching for a summer internship at the end of 10th grade, I found that I didn’t have any personal connections to the fields that I was interested in exploring,” Loane said. “When I reached out to Natania Kremer, the head of Service Learning, she pointed me to the list of Community Partners compiled by the Service Learning office. I was lucky that my subject of interest was one that Brooklyn Friends School could assist me in pursuing.”
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that list students’ interests, goals, and club activities are accessible to BFS parents. The profiles allow the community to gain an understanding of an individual student’s strengths and passions and open up the possibility of internships. On the website, students can also find resources to help them in writing a resume. Loane was honest about her process and how it has impacted her learning.
While interning at a non-profit over the summer, Loane learned how to connect the equity and social justice work that the students are taught about in classes to real-world issues. “I was given the opportunity to do significant and impactful work at the organization and found a way to take part in politics as a young person,” Loane said. “While speaking to Dr. DeGraff, another teacher who has inspired me and guided me through my academics and high school career, I realized that there was no already established program at BFS for students to gain access to internships. This inspired me to create BFS Interns.” BFS Interns grew into a website that facilitates internships for Upper School students by providing them with connections within the BFS community. On the website lives a database of open internship programs for high schoolers in New York City. Also, student profiles
“The process of launching the program has been a long journey,” Loane said. “My original idea was to simply create an internship database curated by BFS parents. However, after sending out a letter and only getting two responses I realized that very few organizations have already established programs for high schoolers, although some may be open to hiring specific students. I shifted my thinking when a BFS parent who works in human resources suggested the creation of student profiles. I excitedly implemented this new angle of finding internships into the program.” “I learned a lot about collaboration and using the resources around me by crafting the website. Also, as we neared the launch of the project, a couple of my classmates helped me, inputting information and searching for established internship programs. Clearly, the takeaway is the opportunities CAS offers. Loane’s advice to other students? “If you take advantage, BFS offers you the skills to create real projects that can have an impact on your environment.” – Anita Bushell
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10 Questions with BFS Teacher and Alumna
Jamara Hill ’10 Jamara Hill, a 2010 graduate of Brooklyn Friends School, has a deep relationship with her alma mater as well as the student body, having joined the BFS faculty full-time this academic year as a teacher in the Physical Education Department and as a 7th Grade Middle School advisor. But her connections to BFS go much deeper. “While this is my first year as a full-time faculty member, for more than two years I taught PE Dance in the Upper School, worked as an afterschool teacher in the Horizons Plus program, and was a substitute teacher in the Tech and Dance Departments,” she said. Add to that her work as a choreographer for the fall BFS musicals and as the coach of the co-ed, 7th through 12th grade Panthers Supreme Dance Team, and the portrait of an involved, committed, and accomplished young woman emerges. Multi-talented, professionally driven, and ambitious for her students, Jamara does so much to make Brooklyn Friends School shine. “I am grateful and honored to be part of a community that has impacted my growth as a student, society member, and now teacher,” Jamara reflected upon her return to the school. BFS, in turn, is grateful to Jamara and delighted to feature her in the following “10 Questions” alumni interview.
You have described the Panthers Supreme Dance Team as especially near and dear to your heart. How did it get its start at BFS?
As a junior at Brooklyn Friends, I had an idea to start a dance team. There was already a step team in place, but there was
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no dance team, and I really wanted to bring that to the school. A funny story is that originally I wanted the team to be called Lady Panthers but it turned out that Brooklyn Tech had that name for their dance team so that’s how the name Panthers Supreme came about. It started just as an idea and now it’s been built up as a tradition with a great legacy. I’m really excited and very proud of how far it’s come.
How would you describe your background and growing up years, and what led you to BFS?
As a child, I was into a lot of activities where I could express myself creatively – whether that was through dance, figure skating, theater camp, or my premature attempt at starting a singing group. My middle school guidance counselor suggested Brooklyn Friends as a great place for me to thrive creatively. Upon arriving at BFS in 9th grade, I was not only exposed to new art forms and skills that helped diversify my creativity, but I also learned the value of introspection and self-reflection. These values have made me a more thoughtful and well-rounded artist and I seek to instill them in all of my students through my teaching and coaching.
Where did you attend college and what was your major?
“I attended Marymount Manhattan College for freshman year and then I transferred to Manhattanville College in my sophomore year. I majored in Management with a concentration in Marketing, and I minored in Dance.”
What led you to come back to BFS after graduating from college and beginning a career in the business world?
I was working part time in e-commerce fashion when I first revisited BFS. I don’t exactly remember what motivated this particular visit, but once I arrived I learned that BFS was looking for substitute teachers. Shortly after, I started substituting and quit my job in fashion without knowing if I would have a job once the school year ended. Thankfully, I was offered a job teaching Dance PE and coaching Panthers Supreme. I was honored to be asked to coach the team that I started as a student. It felt like everything was coming full circle and that I was meant to be back here. I receive confirmation of this every day, when I work with the dancers, see them perform and, most importantly, see them come alive on the stage and beyond.
What were some of your extracurricular activities when you were at BFS?
I was heavily involved in the performing arts while at BFS. I trained with the Rod Rodgers dance company while in school and I also figure-skated, which I stopped so I could focus on school. As a junior, I started to get more involved in activities at BFS such as the musical, the step team and of course the newly-developing dance team. Even with my busy schedule, I always say that I wish I had played volleyball while in school, though I didn’t because of the dance team.”
Who were some of your friends when you were at BFS, and do you still stay in touch?
Our graduating classes were much smaller back then — about 30 people — so we were all very close and still are. I still see people from my class on the weekends, at birthdays and other events. I’m particularly close with Rufaro Gulstone, another founding member of Panthers Supreme, and Asha Boston, founder of the Dinner Table Doc and Passion Fruit Vineyard Productions. Panthers Supreme has collaborated with Asha on numerous occasions.
Who were the BFS teachers that had a lasting impact on you?
I am very grateful to have learned from Jenna Goodman, my IB English teacher. Jenna inspired my writing and yearning for critical thinking. She taught me the strategies needed to question literary work and I’ve applied those strategies to every facet of my life. I credit Jenna for helping me become more introspective and explorative, which I think are crucial skills to have when navigating life, especially in today’s world. Another teacher who inspired me in this way is Jesse Phillips-
Fein. I have grown to appreciate my time with Jesse even more, now that I’m her co-worker.
Tell us more about the ways this professional relationship with Jesse has evolved.
Jesse taught and has continued to teach me that dance is more than just a series of steps or a performance. Until my time at BFS I had just been what I like to call a “face value dancer” — a dancer who just trains and performs but doesn’t really dive into the intricacies of dance. Jesse exposed me to dance styles and conversations around dance that I’ve never had before, and that versatility is so important to have as a dancer and person. It adds layers of depth, evolution and humility that everyone can benefit from. Seeing her work with current students and inspiring this in them has helped me appreciate her work even more, and I am very thankful to have learned from her and now be working with her.
What advice would you share with current students at BFS?
Know that what is meant for you will be yours, nothing happens by coincidence, and everything comes full circle. Every pitfall or challenge is put in place to help you become who you need to be, to get where you need to go. Please do not be discouraged by closed doors, but rather assess, reflect, and work towards opening new ones. I encourage students to never stop learning and discovering new interests.
Your personality is serious, methodical, and professional. You also are exuberant, curious, and full of joy. What is it that inspires you and how does that translate into your work with students?
I wouldn’t be here to inspire my students if my mom hadn’t put me in a dance class and ignited a passion I never knew I had. You never know what will come from trying something new. I’m so fulfilled when members of the team share their newfound interests in becoming professional dancers, dance teachers, studio owners and more with me — all discoveries they unpack during their time on the dance team. I truly believe that in the end everything works itself out. I know that trying times can be discouraging, especially when navigating in spaces that may be uncomfortable, but I’m living proof that those challenges make you stronger and teach you lessons that are necessary for your growth as a person. I encourage all of my dancers to continue to try new things to unveil their truest creative potential. Brooklyn Friends has been and still is a great, inclusive space for students to try new things comfortably without judgment.
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Changing the Conversation on Philanthropy
Michael Lieberman by Anna Ferber
Michael Lieberman. A dad, an avid cook, skier, travel aficionado, lover of jazz music, a husband, and a true Friend. He and his family have been at Brooklyn Friends for 10 years. Simply put, they say that Brooklyn Friends feels like home to them. Michael and his wife, Jessie Washburne-Harris, have made transformative friendships with Brooklyn Friends School families — friendships that have shaped who they are as people. Growing up in Minneapolis and being the youngest of four children, Michael says that passion is what set him apart from his older siblings. His passion for philanthropy and love for BFS led him to his most recent role as Co-Chair of the Brooklyn Friends Fund Committee. He feels so deeply that BFS is an antidote to all the craziness that happens outside of the school’s walls, New York City, and the world as a whole. Looking back in the ten years at BFS, Michael describes one moment that defined ‘community’ for him. His daughter Bella
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was born while his son, Ben, was in the Preschool Blue Room. Outside of the door, the Blue Room Crew posted a photo of a joyful Ben holding his newborn sister and the photo had a simple ‘Congratulations’ on it. The simple, yet moving, gesture spoke volumes about the community that BFS builds and nurtures. For Michael and his family, BFS is about community and the people you meet here. I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside Michael and his family for the past two years, and have been surprised at every turn. While he will be stepping off as Co-Chair of the Brooklyn Friends Fund Committee at the end of this academic year, he has helped change the conversation on philanthropy, how vital it is to the school’s health, and how important it is to give. When asking about his dreams for Bella and Ben, Michael hopes they live full lives filled with things they’re passionate about and good at, and that gives them a sense of who they are.
PORTRAIT OF A COMMUNITY LEADER A Brooklynite through and through, Sharon Reid and her family have been at Brooklyn Friends School for five years. She is the literal embodiment of volunteerism as an immediate past Co-Clerk of the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee, Interim Co-Clerk of Service Learning & Engagement Committee, and Co-Chair of the Brooklyn Friends Fund Committee. Inspired by her greatgrandmother, Ethel Murphy, who was active in the local community, Sharon says that she can’t be a passive member of any community. In choosing Brooklyn Friends as the school community for her family, she boldly and strongly feels that she and her family must do their part in helping our community grow and expand by giving back.
Sharon Reid by Anna Ferber
With New York University and Columbia University in her background, Sharon is a huge proponent of education. Admittedly, Brooklyn Friends was not initially on her radar of schools, but through testimonials and word of mouth from colleagues and friends, BFS became the number one choice for her family. As she put it, BFS is intrinsically a good fit for her son, Tate. Knowing that Tate would receive a good education in whichever school he became a part of, fit and community were the determining factors that led the Reid family to Brooklyn Friends and keeps them here. Sharon will fulfill her commitment as the Brooklyn Friends Fund Co-Chair at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, but she will continue to be a community leader at Brooklyn Friends School. While Tate is learning and growing inside the classrooms, Sharon states that one of the things she loves most about the community is that she continues to learn from other families at BFS herself. This nurtures the sense of community where BFS families, both the students and the parents, are collectively contributing and growing alongside one another. Volunteers are the bedrock of any community. As Sabrina LeBlanc and Raymi Ramseur, our Brooklyn Friends & Family Co-Chairs, stated, “Sharon makes up about 35% of the BFF. She’s on so many committees, donates so much of her time and brings so many great ideas, I think it might be possible that she has clones. Otherwise, I’m not sure how she does it. Without Sharon, all the rest of us would have to work a lot harder.”
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by Anita Bushell “One, and two, and three, up down! Switch, switch, switch, switch.” Students call out loud as they joyfully execute their dance steps. Arms twist, feet move, and faces smile. Welcome to rehearsal for the Panthers Supreme, the official dance team of Brooklyn Friends School. “We created a legacy that’s been going strong for ten years and that is so important to me and I can see that it’s important to them, as well,” said Jamara Hill (BFS ’10). Jamara, the Middle and Upper School Dance/ Physical Education Teacher started the Panthers Supreme when she was a student in the Upper School herself. The team trains in hip hop, street jazz, and contemporary dance, participates in team-building activities, performs onand off-campus, and hosts events, as well. In rehearsal, Jamara’s students are fully invested. They are focused, committed and eager to learn.
THE ONE AND ONLY
This team means so much to me...It’s just such a community,” seventh grader Jordan said. “Initially, there was one big team, full of seventh through twelfth graders, but this was the first year we extended it to the fifth and sixth grade,” Jamara said.
Building a Community through the Love of Dance
Three squads — the Silver, Platinum, and Diamond — make up a total of 36 students. Some students continue from Middle School to Upper School. “Panthers Supreme has been a part of my life for the past four years and it’s a great space where I can express myself freely,” 10th grader Justin said.
“Excellent!” Jamara calls out, after a routine is executed successfully, giving a student a big hug. There is clearly a lot of love in this room.
The magic at a Panthers Supreme rehearsal springs from a combination of community building and master teaching, from a place of kindness and respect for her students that Jamara has cultivated over the years.
“It’s not only a team...we’re all there to support each other, no matter what.
“The most rewarding part about Panthers Supreme is how important
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it’s been for those who are a part of it,” Jamara said. “These dancers come alive every time they perform and I just hope that resonates with the audience members. This is a legacy. This is a family.” As Jamara walks her students through a particularly tricky routine, all eyes are on her — and her feet. Once the music comes on, watch out. Movement, energy, coordination and focus invade the room and the dancers’ bodies are on fire. “You got it!” Jamara yells. “Y’all look good!” Her dancers scream with pride at having gotten it. “Panthers Supreme has just been like a family...it’s an environment where people get to learn together and there’s something so special about being vulnerable, especially around this age,” 10th grader Meghan said. “We’re all starting to learn to value ourselves and love ourselves and love our bodies. Just seeing everyone move their bodies in unison...it creates such a beautiful space.” It is resoundingly clear that Jamara, who was referred to as the best captain and leader by Jordan, is beloved by her students. What then is her teaching philosophy? “Everyone has something that makes them special and my job as an educator and as an inspirer is to help them bring it out,” Jamara said. “I recognize that everyone has a unique light inside of them and it’s just my job to help them find it.” “People come here for so many different reasons,” Jamara continued. “They come here to escape, they come here to be part of something greater than them, and we’re all just one big happy family. We love each other.”
And the rest of the team? Let’s hear it from them: Bree, 10th grade: “I enjoy challenges and I enjoy trying new things and testing new waters.” Charli, 10th grade: “Dance team is a really fun thing to do after school when
you’ve been stressed all day with work. This is a place where you can relax and be with your friends that you love most.” Neeya, 11th grade: “Panthers Supreme is...a place that people that I don’t usually talk to during the school day can come together and make beautiful pieces of work.” Amaya, 10th grade: “Coming from a public school, this was the one place where I felt I could connect with a lot of people who had similar ideas to me in this private school. Also, Jamara was a really big help for me when I came in freshman year.” Camryn, 11th grade: “Panthers Supreme for me is basically a place where I can express myself in a healthy way and leave all my stress at the door and do what I love with people that I love.”
Saraii, 10th grade: “It’s a lot of fun! I recommend it to anyone who wants to join!” Nika, 5th grade: “It’s a way I can dance on another level. It means a lot for me to be on the team because I earned my spot on the team.”
Maya, 12th grade: “Dance team has shaped me as a dancer and as a person. It’s given me a mindset about how to work and Jamara has been one of the greatest role models.” Talia, 8th grade: “Panthers Supreme is one of the first times in my BFS experience that I became really close with people who were in different grades than I was and who were much more mature and much better at dancing than I was. I was on stage with a bunch of eighth graders and high schoolers when I was only a sixth grader and they were all so good — they knew every move — and I was completely lost. I learned by watching them and now I get to be that eighth grader which is just so profound because Panthers Supreme is a metaphor for my growth at BFS…it’s taught me what it means to be A) a good dancer and B) a good person.”
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January 27th was a dreary day outside but it was bright and vibrant inside the walls of Brooklyn Friends School. From our two year olds to our 18 year olds to our colleagues, we found the intellect, energy and heart of the BFS community when setting out with a camera to capture the daily life of our school. Here is a glimpse into a day in the life of Brooklyn Friends School. Photos by Al Pereira
A Day in the Life of Brooklyn
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BRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL Turns 21 A Virtual Film Festival on a Virtual Platform by John R. Martin The narrative winning film, That’s So Gay, comes from Tandem Friends in Charlottesville, VA. A middle school student confronts one of his friends when they use the word “gay” in a derogatory manner. The two students end up talking with a school counselor to discuss their feelings. Together they find a positive way forward and learn from the moment.
Since the year 2000, Brooklyn Friends School colleague Andrew Cohen has organized and produced the Bridge Film Festival. It was created with the goal of encouraging creative – and socially conscious – middle and upper school students to produce films that focus on messages of concern through a Quaker lens. Now in its 21st year, the Festival has operated completely virtually for the past five years — finding itself ahead of the technological curve of our COVID-19 quarantined world. This year’s nominees included 23 films created by students at 10 different Friends schools that can all be viewed over at the festival’s website, bridgefilmfestival.blogspot.com. While there, viewers can also watch the Judges’ Choice Awards where the judges discuss the winners of the awards they voted on based on the merits of communication, creativity, technical quality, Quaker relevance and originality. The middle and upper school students of Brooklyn Friends have watched the Judges’ Choice Awards during virtual collections in April. Each winning film represented Quaker values in its own way. The documentary winner, Meals for Kurt, comes from San Francisco Friends School. The film’s director, Brown S., first met Kurt through Meals for Wheels. She couldn’t stop thinking about him and wanted to tell his story. In the film, Kurt talks about his upbringing, his struggle with glaucoma, and his love of jazz music, playing piano throughout.
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The New Media winner was a music video, Spicy Spices, from the George School in Newtown, PA (photo at right). The most lighthearted of the award winners, this film saw students use their love for hip-hop to create a clever song about community that includes positive messages of individuality, rejection, discrimination, and helping to save the environment. The Public Service Announcement winner, Stewardship, from the New Garden Friends School in Greensboro, NC, was extra impressive for its use of stop motion technology, which is known to be painstakingly time consuming. The students used LEGO characters to depict acts of air and ocean pollution. The video ends on a positive note though, with a LEGO man picking up trash with a message that we can keep our world clean through stewardship of the environment. The coveted Spirit of the Festival award went to a New Garden Friends School submission by student Austin S., A Special Blend. The film is named after a coffee shop on Market Street in Greensboro that is addressing the reality that 80% of disabled people are unemployed. Company board member Jo Hughes describes their mission of employing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities as “bridging the gap between the community and these folks and showing the community how able bodied everyone can be.”
BLUE PRIDE
2019-20
Congratulations, Panthers, on an Outstanding Year in Sports
• Girls Varsity Volleyball won the ISAL League Championship and played in both the ISAL Playoff Tournament and NY State Championship Tournament.
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• Girls JV Volleyball won the ISAL League Championship and played in the ISAL Playoff Tournament. • Boys Varsity Basketball played at the Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets. • Finn Stubbs ’20 scored his 1,000th career point in basketball.
FALL SEASON Girls Varsity Volleyball 15-5 Girls JV Volleyball 11-5 Girls Varsity Soccer 4-10 Boys Varsity Soccer 7-5-2 Gr. 7/8 Girls Volleyball 4-9 Gr. 7/8 Girls Soccer 6-0-2 Gr. 7/8 Boys Soccer 5-9 Cross Country
WINTER SEASON Boys Varsity Basketball 20-5 Boys JV Basketball 20-4 Girls Varsity Basketball 8-13 Gr. 7/8 Boys Basketball 12-6 Gr. 7/8 Girls Basketball 8-9 Swim Squash Indoor Track
• Boys Varsity Basketball played in the New York State Athletic Association of Independent Schools’ championship final game. The team was undefeated in league play and won both the ISAL regular season and playoff championships. • Boys JV Basketball played in the ISAL league championship. • Girls Swim won a gold medal for medley relay in the league’s championship meet.
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Cabaret, the BFS Fall Musical At BFS, What Happens Behind the Scenes Is As Important As the Performance on Stage by John R. Martin If anyone ever thought a BFS student performing arts production meant memorizing lines and practicing music and dance routines, think again. At Brooklyn Friends School, the months-long rehearsal process is centered on a deep dive into the characters, setting, and historical context of the piece. This past November saw the Middle and Upper School students of BFS perform Cabaret for the Fall musical. More than ever, this production was an exemplar of how the work behind the curtain informs the work on the stage. As she always does when preparing for BFS student productions, director Lorna Jordan looked into a number of factors when choosing Cabaret, the renowned Kander
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and Ebb musical. First, it provided material that added depth to the existing curriculum and pushed students to think critically about the world around them. Cabaret, in particular, also hits close to home with a number of social and political issues students are facing in the world today. Lorna hoped that it would help clarify to the students some misunderstandings surrounding the ideas of nationalism vs. patriotism. The musical Cabaret takes place in 1931 Berlin, as the Nazi regime is rising to power in Germany. It focuses on the nightlife at the Kit Kat Club, revolving around two relationships —that of the American writer Cliff Bradshaw
and an English cabaret performer named Sally Bowles, and a German boarding house owner Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz, an eldery Jewish fruit vendor. For the students of Brooklyn Friends to take on a musical like Cabaret meant frank and thoughtful discussions about the rise of Nazism in Germany and the scourge of antisemitism. In an episode of The Life, scenes from a film Lorna created showed how students were preparing with material from the musical. In rehearsals, it was clear how much the themes of the musical mirror what is going on in the lives of Brooklyn Friends students today. “In the world, especially right now, it doesn’t feel like a safe space for a lot of people; people are feeling targeted,” 8th grader Pearl said. “It is important to have a safe space like this show where we can talk about difficult things without being judged or being persecuted.” Another student, 10th Grader Justin, brought up the unnerving nature of addressing the antisemitism in the material. “I know it’s a necessary part of the show, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be easy to talk about it and actually perform it.” To that point of learning more about the real-life historical context and character motivations revolving around Cabaret, the student performers were joined by former BFS student, now history teacher Giancarlo Melia. Giancarlo and the students discussed how the characters felt about the rise of Nazism and antisemitism happening around them during the show. “To Fraulein Schneider, these Nazis have come out of nowhere, right?,” Giancarlo asked the students. “That for a long time there were no Nazis and then there were Nazis. And one of the things that we’re going to find is that the play Cabaret differs from historical reality a little bit.” He continued, “The Nazis are very present. People know who they are. Even though they’re a minority – they’re a fringe group, right? Throughout history, we often find that extreme voices shout the loudest. So, we know exactly who these folks are, right? And there’s a reason why folks in the Cabaret are kind of ignorant of what’s going on. And that’s because they choose to be.” The student performers were quick to discuss the imposing of gender normative roles throughout the material, where women were supposed to be conservative and produce men who can advance in society while the women are supposed to only be the caretakers. The students also looked at real life material from the time period and used their critical knowledge to understand the political propaganda that fueled the rise of Nazism. One of the
students was able to compare a Nazi poster to the Madonna with Child, showing that the Germans were trying to take their message and manipulate it through religious undertones. There are many versions of Cabaret that have been performed over the years; the students worked off of the 1998 script, edited down for age appropriateness. The musical itself was based off a 1939 story entitled Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood, who at the time was a closeted gay man whose sexuality was only briefly hinted at. Lorna spoke of the importance of each version of Cabaret over the years bringing the theme of sexuality further to the forefront and that Brooklyn Friends seeks to acknowledge and honor all identities. While the themes of Cabaret may be challenging, 9th grade student performer Anais summed up the importance of the students being young adults that are able to take on this advanced and mature material. “That’s one of the benefits of doing [Cabaret] for two months, because we know our character so well and we’re able to handle this play with so much care because we’ve been doing it for so long now. If people are feeling uncomfortable, it’ll be like we’ll be able to comfort them much more because we’re settled. And that’s like what adults do for us every single day. They, our parents, they prepared years just raising us and so the fact that now we can say ‘OK, here’s a moment where you really don’t have to worry about me. You don’t have to worry about us. We are OK. Let’s help you.’ That’s something really impactful.”
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“What happens when we view the limitations that face people living with disabilities as social and political issues of access, and not simply as individual medical diagnoses?”
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This is the question Dance Teacher Jesse Phillips-Fein posed to her students last fall, when she announced the 2020 Dance Concert – Exploring the Intersections of Dance and Disability.
Seeing, Moving, and Living in New Ways
The concert, which featured 80 students in the Middle and Upper School, including Young Panthers and Panthers Supreme dance teams, took place on March 6 and 7 in the Pearl Street Meetinghouse. Altogether, there were four performances and a very full house.
DANCE CONCERT
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Why dance and disability? Jesse explained that in looking back over the past decade of Dance Concert themes, she thought about each of the concerts and how they differered in the range of styles, dancers, choreographers, and movements. Students had studied and interpreted the juxtaposition of the post-modern Merce Cunningham and the pop icon Michael Jackson; the work of feminist choreographers Pearl Primus and Elizabeth Streb; and the relationship between music and dance through Fela Kuti, Bill T. Jones and South African Gumboot. “Nowhere in these themes or my curriculum was the work of disabled dancers or choreographers,” she said.
BFS studentdancers met the challenge of thinking – and dancing – outside the box. In between rehearsals, several reflected on their experiences: Justin, 10th grade: “The dance concert was such a unique experience for people like me to express themselves freely through dance. This year’s theme was very interesting. It opened up a different perspective for me. For example, in one of the pieces, we have sign language, and it’s very interesting to see how that actually could be a dance in itself; it’s quite theatrical, in many ways.” Talia, 8th grade: “We poured our hearts and souls into these performances and we take them really seriously…not just in dance concert, but in BFS as a whole. We always ask ourselves who is being left out of the conversation that we are having and in this case of the dance department, it was people who are disabled. So, of course we wanted to bring that into the light. I think that once you bring in the unknown and the unrepresented everything becomes more interesting and more real.”
Alex, 11th grade: “This year’s dance concert highlighted different interpretations and how people portray what a disability really is and what it means. In the Panthers Supreme piece, the dancing was to the song “Monster” and it really explores how certain people with disabilities are perceived as monsters. That’s how some people view disability.” Jesse pointed out that this learning for the students is not without complication. “Translating movement from disabled to able-bodied dancers raised complex questions about imitation, mockery and appropriation,” she said. “Yet if we traverse with care, we can learn from how disabled people live and move in the world, how developing their own “aesthetics” and ways of being can help all of us to challenge the strictures of normativity and encourage us to think and behave in new ways.” “These young artists are not only asking us to dream about a world where all people have what they need to thrive,” Jesse concluded, “They are demanding that we work together to create it.” – Anita Bushell Spring 2020 BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL JOURNAL 21
CAPULETS & MONTAGUES Collide on Brooklyn Friends’ Centerstage
This year’s Middle- and Upper School production of Romeo and Juliet took place over two nights in early February at the Pearl Street Meetinghouse. When asked why she chose the classic William Shakespeare play for this year’s production, Middle-and Upper School theater teacher and director Lorna Jordan had a few reasons. “First, we have a very strong eighth grade this year that has been very active in the theater department, so I wanted to challenge them with something they could really sink their teeth into,” Lorna said. “Second, it is a part of the curriculum — seventh grade students read the play so there was a groundwork already there for the eighth grade. For the seventh grade, the opportunity to be in or see the show before launching into an analysis of it would provide multiple entry points for difficult material. Also, I haven’t done a Shakespeare piece with the Middle School since Much Ado About Nothing, in 2014, so it seemed about time.” Is Shakespeare hard? Students weighed in on the challenges introduced by working on such a production: Cecily, 7th grade, played Mercutio: “I wouldn’t say it’s hard…it was difficult at times to understand what you’re saying when you’re saying it, but we usually went through what it actually means before we did the act.” Amelia, 7th grade, played the Nurse: “I was very overwhelmed with the audition material…what’s this mean? But every time I read it over, it got easier to understand the language and also got more fun because [Shakespeare] put a lot of little hints in there about how to act. You can interpret it in many different ways.” Priya, 7th grade, played Friar Laurence: “I think that Shakespeare was pretty hard to memorize because a lot of the words we use aren’t words that we use currently use in the 20th century, or the 21st , but I feel like the more you got into it the easier it became to channel your character.”
One element that the young thespians might have found challenging was the notion of being in love. Lorna explained to the students that they didn’t need to act like they are in love. “These two kids – Romeo and Juliet – aren’t in love. They just met,” Lorna said. “They are infatuated with each other, and, yes, maybe they are on their way to a chance at true love, but the tragedy is that they never make it.” The production boasted two casts of 37 students and 12 Middle- and Upper School crew members. Just how did these young students prepare for their roles in a Shakespeare production? Hannah, 6th grade, played the Second Capulet Servant and Friar John: “I prepared by going over the lines with my mom and other people in the grade.” Kobina, 6th grade, played Peter, the Watchman, and the Second Citizen: “One of my friends had the same part as me so I did lines with her and I also have a twin sister in the play, so I did lines with her as well.” Poppy, 6th grade, played Lord Montague: “Any free time I had I went over my lines and I ran through them in my head and with someone else.” Scarlett, 6th grade, played Lady Montague: “I went over my lines at home and also I had to wear a rehearsal skirt during rehearsal.” And the messaget of the play? “It is just such a ubiquitous show,” answered Lorna. “Through hubris, judgement errors, ignorance and thoughtlessness the young people and most especially the adults, all fail each other. There are so many chances to avoid tragedy, but they can’t see it past their own motivations.” – Anita Bushell
ALUMNI CLASS NOTES by Lekeia Varlack Judge ’99
For an interesting political read, check out, “Is It Race or Class?” a “big feature” in motherjones.com. The article is about Darrick Hamilton’s ’89, political analyst and executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State, and his influence on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. If you’re a music lover, go out and support the debut feature documentary of Kamal Victorious Decosta ’95, Digging for Weldon Irvine, which features cameos from musical heavyweights Lenny White, Lalah Hathaway, Q-Tip, Bobbito Garcia, Jessica Care Moore, and more. Details are at weldonirvinefilm.com. Isn’t she lovely? Congratulations to Alap Vora ’03 and his wife on the birth of their baby girl, Asha Vora, born 12/21/19 and weighing 7.5 lbs
John Mensher ’59 and his wife Gail, along with other Seattle-area alumni and friends, attended a dinner hosted by Head of School Crissy Cáceres in December 2019. In February, Asha Boston ’10 was the featured keynote speaker at Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams 2020 Black History Month event, the theme of which was “Black History’s Next Chapter.” Asha is the founder and president of The Dinner Table, a non-profit that provides college and career readiness workshops and programming for middle school and high school aged women of color, as well as incoming college freshmen. Rapper Patrick Morales ’12 (aka Wik)i was featured in The New Yorker article. “Wiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran.” It was published online and in the print edition of the Nov. 25, 2019, issue, with the headline “Make It Here.” We are so proud of young alum Colin Pollard ’16 for making the Dean’s List at Curry College. Keep up the good work!
Captured by Athletic Director David Gardella at the Varsity Boys Basketball Championship game in February, from left to right, alumni Bisa McDuffie-Thurmond, Brandon Ledesma (Lara), Avery Martinez, Malik Walfall, Nathan Josaphat, and Kwesi Cuffy-Scott
BFS congratulates Rosemary De La Cruz ’18 and Jaden Bodden ’19 for being named to the SUNY New Paltz Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester.
IN MEMORIAM Maxx Rachel Gordon Bromberg, sibling of Eve Bromberg ’15 Carla Field ’47 Liane Dougherty, former BFS history teacher
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BYSTANDER by Hannah H, Class of 2027 You know how one day everything is ok fine normal and then, well, I haven’t gotten there yet.
I call a friend. I tell her what happens. What should I do? I say.
But when I see their hateful stares their physical violence and when I hear their racist slurs their awful taunting, I don’t know what to do.
But what’s right? And what’s the kindest thing?
Do I laugh along? Do I stand up? I decide to walk away say nothing go about my day. I am innocent. I am a bystander. I did nothing wrong. Or did I? Whatever. It’s over now. It doesn’t matter. Or does it? I bite my lip take a breath straighten my back. I need to talk to someone. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Do what’s right, she says. Do the kindest thing.
And then I know. I am not innocent. I did do something wrong. When I walked away, it showed that I don’t care. Do I care? Of course I do. I couldn’t care more. Do what’s right. Do the kindest thing. The words are pulsing, pushing, prodding in my head. My head aches but I know what I have to do. My mind is set on this. I have to do it. Can I? Yes.
Isa Della Vale ’24
Can I? Yes.
terrorized and worse.
I grab my bag open the door walk out into the world.
I do it. I’ve done it.
They’re there. Again. Hearing the screams. Seeing the pain that they feel. I turn toward them and breathe. I tell them stop. I’ll call the cops. And I apologize to all those who have been hurt
I know it was right. I know it was the kindest thing. Though I was a bully, I righted my wrongs. I do it. I’ve done it. I learned today. But we all still have yet to learn.
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Guided by the Quaker belief that there is a Divine Light in everyone, Brooklyn Friends School cultivates an intellectually ambitious and diverse community that celebrates each individual’s gifts. We challenge our students to value and embrace difference as they develop critical thinking skills and apply their knowledge and intelligence both in and out of the classroom. In this rich learning environment, we inspire all members of our community to voice their convictions, to discover and pursue their passions, and to seek truth. Our graduates are compassionate, curious, and confident global citizens who let their lives speak in the spirit of leadership and service.
Brooklyn Friends School is a community that continues to lean on one another and lift each other up. Within just six weeks of the start of the coronavirus crisis, generous individuals and families contributed $100,000 to support the BFS Cares Emergency Fund. This fund was created to meet the sudden and immediate needs of our most vulnerable community members, those facing food, shelter, or medical insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A second, successor Fund – the Tuition Assistance Emergency Relief Fund – was also established. This Fund is responsive to the unexpected and short-term financial hardships sustained by families as a result of the crisis. Donations to this Fund will enable the school to provide tuition assistance grants to ensure that students will continue with their Brooklyn Friends School education during this difficult time and keep our community whole. Both funds are being administered with the utmost confidentiality. Going forward, we expect these needs to continue and increase. Your support is urgently needed. To learn more, and to make a gift, please visit the BFS website,
brooklynfriends.org/tuitionfund Thank you.
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As a Quaker school, we are always called to consider the ways in which our actions can have a positive social impact on the human experience. I have learned that in times of difficulty throughout our school’s history, we have consistently come together to assist each other. Our value of stewardship has become most alive when we have acknowledged the blessings within our own lives and considered the ways in which we were then able to stand in support of others. Within Brooklyn Friends School, the COVID-19 global crisis has magnified this shared value.” — Head of School Crissy Cáceres, announcing the establishment of the Funds on April 13, 2020
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This year, we’ve witnessed the full strength, resilience and stewardship of our BFS community. Your support and partnership has made Virtual BFS come to life, lifted our spirits up through the BFS Cares Emergency Fund and BFS Tuition Assistance Emergency Fund, and most importantly, allowed our BFS family to stay whole. With your unyielding support, we’ve gone from strength to strength. Brooklyn Friends School publishes our annual Impact Report in the fall every year that celebrates all BFS supporters across giving levels. Big, small, or in-between, every gift to BFS matters. Alumni, families, colleagues, and friends are invited to be part of our Impact Report. This preliminary Impact Report lists everyone who has pledged to Brooklyn Friends School so far (gifts/pledges received from July 1, 2019 through May 5, 2020). It serves as a way to ensure all names are listed correctly before the printed copy is distributed in the fall. If your name is not listed, and you do not give anonymously, we hope that you will join BFS friends and families and make a gift before June 30, 2020. For questions or comments, please reach out to Anna Ferber, Director of the Brooklyn Friends Fund. We extend our deepest gratitude to all our friends and families who continue to partner with BFS through times of joy and hope.
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Parent Giving C LA SS O F 2020 John Allen and Beth Schwartz Christopher Bonovitz and Kate Dunn Mia Diehl Amos and Karen Edelman Jaime and Maria Theresa Gutierrez Ben Hunnicutt and Stephanie Ogden Elliott and Linda Ingerman Jody Kipper Shaheen Knox and Alex White Duane McLaughlin and M. Salomé Galib James Rosenfeld and Cathryn Galanter Andrew Scruton and Louise Whittet Holger Thoss and Jenny Cooper Maristela Verastegui Stewart Winter and Molly Roden Winter Anonymous (2)
C LA SS O F 2021 Peter Billow and Nina Levy Bradley and Samantha Borden Pierre and Pascale Bouguennec Crissy Cáceres and James Cox Brendan Coburn and Bertina Ceccarelli Romy Cohen David Cohen Johanna Evans Drs. Patrick Hof and Esther Nimchinsky Greg Kruszewska and Tara Clifford Mark Lancaster and Nancy Woodruff Darlene Lee Phillip and Young Lee Michelle McDavid Freda McDuffie and Marcia Thurmond Sean O’Neal and Ambereen Sleemi Jennifer Salaam Scott Sergeant and Cristina Soto Richard Yaffe and Claire Schultz Yaffe Rui Cai Yang and Kalowtie Yang Raymond Yu and Ya-Ning Hsu Anonymous (6)
C LA SS O F 2022 Allan and Victoria Agudelo Anthony Bertoldo and Marisa Farina The DeSantis-Larchian Family Charlotte Gilkes Jody Kipper Andrew Lichtenstein and Linda Rosier
Harlan Mandel and Maya Wiley Duane McLaughlin and M. Salomé Galib The Messina Family Jonathan Lipkin and Danae Oratowski Linda Pellagrini Evan Sklar and Michelle Preli Charles and Aimy Tran Alex Vlack and Julia von Eichel Anonymous (6)
C LASS O F 2 023 Malene Austin Daphne Beal Steven Burwell and Heidie Joo Burwell The Scelfo-Cavoli Family Michelle Conlin Brendan Cotter and Kathryn DeFehr Johanna Evans David and Ane Georgiades Krag and Debra Gregory Elliott and Linda Ingerman The Jones-McCann Family Thomas Kriegsmann and Shannon Thake Kriegsmann Penni Morganstein Jake Ottmann Michael Roebuck and Karen Hughes Sue Rose Dara Sicherman Katherine Tentler Daniel Vinson ’83 Anonymous (6)
Clayton and Buffi McDonald John and Vanessa McGuire Duane McLaughlin and M. Salomé Galib David and Kimberly Messina Andrew Moore and Karen Silveira Sean O’Neal and Ambereen Sleemi Vanessa Pang The Peebles Family Andrew and Emily Perkowski Raymi Ramseur-Usher and Richard Usher, Jr. Jesse Robertson-Tait and Susan Heimbinder Jill and Todd Rose Elliot Schwartz and Carole Kiser Mariano Schwed and Cathleen Mahon Senca Springer Adrian Swift and Kirsten Loreen Robert Weinstock and Dana Stevens Robert and Martha Wilber Rui Cai Yang and Kalowtie Yang Anonymous (3)
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Aaron and Juliette Adams David Atkin and Susan Homer Andrew and Amanda Atlas Curt and Mary Beech Anthony Bertoldo and Marisa Farina Bryan Blatstein and Anne Fulenwider Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de-Chamorro Eric Guy and Jill Holder Ralph Hassard and Sheila Gerami Jeremy Holgersen and Hillary Siskind Alexander Kagen and Susan Hashemi John Kline and Penny Windle Seitaro Kuno and Kiyoko Ogawa Gene Liebel Jodi Kantor and Ron Lieber
Razi Abdur-Rahman and Klara Ibarra Avi and Rachel Abel Andrew and Amanda Atlas Andrew and Katie Bednark Jonathan Belt and Polly Smail Crissy Cáceres and James Cox John Cantarella and Samantha Rippner Barbara E. Davis Mark and Allison Dunn Josh Empson and Rachel Klauber-Speiden Jason and Eliza Factor David Grosgold and Beverly Bailis Zoe Hilden Michael and Macon Jessop Maggie King
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Jody Kipper Stephen Larson and Jill Porter The LeBlanc Family Amelia ’25 and Seamus ’28 LeBlanc Gaudy Lora Benjamin and Alexandra Luzzatto Derek Lynch ’89 John and Vanessa McGuire Emily Moyer Yuki Narula and Jennifer Kupinse Richard Nash Chris O’Brien and Tanya Agathocleous James and Karin Orenstein Lisa Perlmutter Adam Pincus and Suzanne Myers Jonah and Louisa Pregerson Joshua Robin and Manoush Zomorodi Karen Senecal Avi Sharon and Megan Hertzig-Sharon Dara Sicherman David and Lauren Smetana Gordon Terry and Carol Bove Michael and Nicole Tuminello Anonymous (4)
C L A SS O F 2 02 6 Aaron and Juliette Adams Steven Burwell and Heidie Joo Burwell William Wrigley and Catherine Clark Wrigley The Conovitz Family Raphael and Melanie Davis The DeSantis-Larchian Family Jonathan Edmonds and Rachel Mazor Herbert Eilberg and Cary Vaughan Johanna Evans Jonathan and Megan Glionna Zoe Goldberg-Stewart and David Stewart Erich Grosz and Lee Barnum
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Jonathan and Maria Harber Mr. and Mrs. Gary Heard Olexa and Michelle Hewryk Michael Kamal and Paula Bordelois David Kelley and Nicole LaBarbera Pamela Kiernan Howard Levitt and Nathalie Sommer Derek Lynch ’89 Rachel and Torrey Maldonado Cheryl Nicholas Sami and Kristina Rashid Rabbi Matthew Reimer and Dr. Leah Reimer Cori and Gary Schuman Adrian Swift and Kirsten Loreen Gregory Walters and Petal Van Rossum-Walters The West Family Pascal Zimmer Anonymous (5)
C L A SS O F 2027 Lee Arnold and Jennifer Hsu Tom and Analisa Barrett Steven and Samantha Berg Raoul Bhavnani and Savitha Reddy Bryan Blatstein and Anne Fulenwider Jonathan Busky and Galen Sherwin Karim Camara ’88 and Orelia Merchant Camara Hayden and Paula Dunbar Gardiner ’27, Grayson ’30, and Ryder ’30 Dunbar Jason and Eliza Factor Sangeeta Kakumanu Zenzile and Hassan Keith Brian Lew and Emily Simonis Lawrence and Lorie Lupkin Benjamin and Alexandra Luzzatto Gregory and Sandra Maltzman Dwight and Alicia Mathis Matthieu and Clare McAuliffe Clayton and Buffi McDonald Charlton McIlwain and Raechel Adams Robert McPeek and Natalka Freeland M’Balia Rubie-Miller and Caleb Miller Jeremy Miller and Terese Cunningham Yuki Narula and Jennifer Kupinse Ralph Richardson and Eisa Ulen Richardson Jesse Robertson-Tait and Susan Heimbinder Jim and Laurie Schoenburg
Daniel Shiffman and Aliki Caloyeras Alexander and Ava Tavantzis Anonymous (4)
C LASS O F 2 0 2 8 Andrew and Katie Bednark Jonathan Belt and Polly Smail Wade Black ’92 Walter Chamorro and Alice Neumann de-Chamorro The Conovitz Family Geoffrey Cook and Cindy McBennett Alison Cornell Barbara E. Davis Brendan Dugan and Ellen Langan Mark and Allison Dunn Brandt Flomer and Molly Spindel Jonathan and Megan Glionna Matthew Gurgel and Amanda Close Agnes Harley and Sunyoo Kim Olexa and Michelle Hewryk Terry Kung The LeBlanc Family Amelia ’25 and Seamus ’28 LeBlanc Howard Levitt and Nathalie Sommer Gregory and Sandra Maltzman John Merchant and Suzanna Baird David and Kimberly Messina Joseph Moore and Sharon Reid Leonardo Novik and Idra Novey Rosenberg James and Karin Orenstein Jeffrey Panzo and Kersten Stannard Jonah and Louisa Pregerson Karen Senecal Peter Skinner and Olga Fuentes David and Lauren Smetana Gordon Terry and Carol Bove Michael and Nicole Tuminello Giancarlo Vulcano and Monica Miranda Nikolas Wada and Catherine Amirfar Noah Yaffe and Kathrine Meyers Anonymous (12)
C LASS O F 2 0 2 9 Nicholas Arons and Vivien Labaton Tom and Analisa Barrett Al-Hakim Bey and Rebeca Dutary Bey Billy Clareman and Emily Bravo William Wrigley and Catherine Clark Wrigley Richard and Angela Dalton Stacey Shurgin and Ruth Genn
Lakisha Grant Othniel and Tu Harris Jonathan and Jessica Hills Matthew and Annie Hopkins Eamon Howley and Constina Alston-Howley Audrey Jaynes ’03 and Christopher Cherry Alexander Kagen and Susan Hashemi David Kelley and Nicole LaBarbera Amy Lazarides Michael Lieberman and Jessie Washburne-Harris David McMahon and Sarah Burns Roland and Jennifer Merchant Robert Michaeli and Sivan Popovich Deepro and Sejal Mukherjee Ryan and Rachel O’Connell Edward Oliver and Adrienne Almeida Peter Prince and Gabrielle Longobardi Sami and Kristina Rashid Jyothi Rao and Mischa Retman Steven Rivo and Jessica Millstone Uzma Rizvi and Murtaza Vali Gabriel Roth and Taliesin Woodward Jane Schneider Jim and Laurie Schoenburg Gabe Schwartz and Jolie Curtsinger Schwartz Dara Sicherman Vinay and Ellen Singh Gary and Rebecca Stewart Adrian Swift and Kirsten Loreen Scott and Elizabeth Valins James Krents and Lisa Ventry Douglas Wexler
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C L A SS O F 2 03 0 Bruno and Olivia Annicq Taylor Antrim and Elizabeth Twitchell Raoul Bhavnani and Savitha Reddy Wade Black ’92 Maiken, Ian and Finn Carnduff The Conovitz Family Brendan Dugan and Ellen Langan Hayden and Paula Dunbar Gardiner ’27, Grayson ’30, and Ryder ’30 Dunbar Aleksandr Falikman and Svetlana Kucher Brandt Flomer and Molly Spindel Erich Grosz and Lee Barnum Agnes Harley and Sunyoo Kim Rebecca Kelly Emily Levin and Satya Maganti Casey Mack and Alice Chung John and Vanessa McGuire Robert McPeek and Natalka Freeland Vadhi Murti and Anu Subramanian Braden and Julia Neff Arjun Patel and Avani Kadakia Matthew and Anouk Roose Michael and Cheryl Steed Kyle Sundin and Marie Hoguet Matthew Tartaglia and April Kimm-Tartaglia Nikolas Wada and Catherine Amirfar Nikolas Weinstein and Abigail Phillips Matthew Zaklad and Laura Newmark Anonymous (8)
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C LA SS O F 2031 Razi Abdur-Rahman and Klara Ibarra Anders and Ingela Amundson Nicholas Arons and Vivien Labaton Rachel Churner and Kristina Leonetti Sean Crnkovich and Karin Kringen James and Jamie Drew Jonathan Edmonds and Rachel Mazor Herbert Eilberg and Cary Vaughan Evan Eisman and Robin Puskas Tyler Ellis and Avita Bansee David Eng and Leah Fulton-Eng Jason George and Jessica E. Lee Maris James ’00 and Rodrigo Perez Shaw and Liza Joseph Michael Kamal and Paula Bordelois Jennifer Landry and Yvette Pasqua Amy Lazarides Sinae Lee and Eli Mark Aaron Lustbader and DJ Martin Jeremy Miller and Terese Cunningham Tosan and Jennifer Omabegho Ronit and Matthew Prince Chris Ronis and Sage Lehman Matthew Runkle and Rebecca Koepnick Blair Singer and Courtney Baron Gary and Rebecca Stewart Nicole Summer Alexander and Ava Tavantzis David and Jodi Utz Giancarlo Vulcano and Monica Miranda Jaime White Kyle Wright and Corey Cirillo Anonymous (5)
C LA SS O F 2032 Robert Aitken and Yuko Osugi Bruno and Olivia Annicq Joseph and Angela Austin Billy Clareman and Emily Bravo Verina and Errol Crawford Raphael and Melanie Davis Robert Debbane and Melissa Stevens Elizabeth Deull-Ledet and Jason Ledet Matthew Ellar and Nicola Darrach Cedric and Eliza Gairard Stacey Shurgin and Ruth Genn The Guild Family Othniel and Tu Harris Jarrett and Amanda Hoffman Matthew and Annie Hopkins The Keasling Melaas Family Meraj Khan and Farnaz Chowdhry
The Klein Family Taek-Geun Kwon Adam Levine and Margaret Grunow Sarah Levy and Connor Kalista The Lojas Ivo Lorenz and Carol Ying Kevin MacLeod and Alison Trebby David McMahon and Sarah Burns Jean-Baptiste Michel and Ina Popova M’Balia Rubie-Miller and Caleb Miller Anthony Newman and Meredith Hostetter Arjun Patel and Avani Kadakia The Phelps Family Daniel and Meredith Range Gabriel Roth and Taliesin Woodward Joshua and Melissa Rubinson Kristoffer and Colleen Schlachter Gabe Schwartz and Jolie Curtsinger Schwartz Gireesh and Beth Sonnad Michael and Cheryl Steed Michael Tavani and Meghan McGinnis Ian Taylor and Soone Cham-Taylor Douglas Wexler Anonymous (8)
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Brian Young and Elizabeth Eyring Young Matthew Zaklad and Laura Newmark Anonymous (6)
C L A SS O F 20 3 4 Marc Avigdor and Amanda Sadacca Leonardo Benitez and Melissa Manning Vikram and Rushmi Bhaskaran Rachel Churner and Kristina Leonetti Robert Debbane and Melissa Stevens Konrad Duchek and Jillian Moo-Young Matthew Ellar and Nicola Darrach Cedric and Eliza Gairard Michael and Lindsay Garea Othniel and Tu Harris Martin Hildebrants and Sarah
Rattray Hildebrants Jay Jaffe and Emma Span Mcconnell and Candice Lamarre Kevin Lapin and Debbora Gerressu Kevin MacLeod and Alison Trebby Jean-Baptiste Michel and Ina Popova Danny Penrod and Jennifer Wallach John and Lindsay Raggio Robert and Ana-Claudia Roderick Nicole Sanditen Vinay and Ellen Singh Michael Tavani and Meghan McGinnis Charlie Tobin David and Jodi Utz Scott Wolfson and Lucy Becroft Anonymous (2)
Senior Legacy Fund John Allen and Beth Schwartz Christopher Bonovitz and Kate Dunn Mia Diehl Amos and Karen Edelman Ira Feuerlicht and Laura Sack Ben Hunnicutt and Stephanie Ogden
Jody Kipper Duane McLaughlin and M. Salomé Galib James Rosenfeld and Cathryn Galanter Holger Thoss and Jenny Cooper Maristela Verastegui
Taylor Antrim and Elizabeth Twitchell Whitney Armstrong and Monica Youn Isaac Butler and Anne Love Charles and Maureen Cohen Gregory Conroy and UL Cho William Conway and Ida Pearle Laura Dattner The Filusch Family Adam and Emily Gasthalter Jonathan and Jessica Hills Kevin Lapin and Debbora Gerressu The Lilly Family The Luna Family Timothy and Erica Murphy Braden and Julia Neff Tosan and Jennifer Omabegho Ronit and Matthew Prince Matthew and Anouk Roose Jeffrey and Rachael Schweon Andrew and Jenna Silver Stefan Singer and Sarah Rombom Kyle Sundin and Marie Hoguet Margaret Trissel James and Candace Willcocks
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Alumni/ae Giving Kenneth Adams ’78 Lauri Adler Bailey ’75 Henry Altman ’40 Elliot Ames ’67 Robert Audi ’59 Crystal Backus ’96 Tina Klein Baker ’72 Dakota Benedek ’08 Robert Benjamin, M.D. ’60 Elle Garrell Berger ’60 Deborah Bernstein ’71 Elliot Bertoni ’84 William Bielefeld ’97 Wade Black ’92 Alvin Blank ’62 Ami Blumenthal ’97 Julie Keosian Boettiger ’62 Ray Braverman ’64 Elizabeth Freedgood Breyer ’72 Alfred Buck ’54 and Elizabeth Buck ’54 Crystal Byndloss ’87 Karim Camara ’88 Rosalind Hale Campbell ’44 Marc Coltrera ’73 George Conklin ’59 Giselle Coutinho ’75 Laura Delano ’76 Jorge Diaz ’99 Jerry Drew ’67 Joshua Farber ’69 Beth Farber ’73 Natalie Fernandes ’93 Meg Fink Fisher ’78 Rachel Fishman ’86 Jessica Fleischer-Black ’86 Jonathan Fox ’61 Robert Fox ’75 Ivan Freeman ’78 Richard Frost ’47 Koon Wah Gee ’88 Edith Mendelson Gelfand ’61 Michael Gertner ’56 Frances Goodman Ginsberg ’55 Bernard Glasser ’58 Elizabeth Harten Goldberg ’60 Jesse Goodman ’69 Mary Comey Grant ’51 Steven Greenberg ’69 Elizabeth Dawson Gullen ’65 Darrick Hamilton ’89
Kenneth Haydock ’63 Carla Scheuer Heaton ’65 Magnus Hedlund ’91 Michael Congdon ’63 Maris James ’00 Audrey Jaynes ’03 Jane Morehouse Johnson ’50 Lekeia Varlack Judge ’99 Carl Kass ’75 Michael Kassel ’81 Jill Kneerim ’56 Lisa Rubin Kornblau ’75 Richard Kronick ’70 Alfred Lama ’52 Judy Candib Larkin ’57 Helen Leibner ’70 Neil Levine ’57 Diane Stoler Levy ’59 Claudia Lewis ’88 Sophia Lipkin ’18 Nina Littman ’06 Lawrence Lurie ’52 Derek Lynch ’89 Anna Mackie ’14 Peter Mackie ’12 Lawrence Madlock ’66 Joel Marks ’67 Margot McClendon-Pinto ’79 Romi McVey ’93 John Mensher ’59 Giancarlo Milea ’11 Jazelyn Montañez ’98 Eloise Morehouse ’60 and John Morehouse ’58 Todd Mulder ’81 Eric Nass ’75 Jack Ostroff ’72 Shani Paul ’12 Asha Paul ’10 Seth Phillips ’81 Melissa Poitevien ’98 Marcia McVicar Polenz ’55 Michael Prior ’82 Adam Rashid ’94 Richard Reiben ’71 Claude Remy ’76 Niel Isbrandtsen Rising ’43 Barbara Ingersoll Rothenberg ’63 Matilda Turkle Rubin ’67 Guy Russell ’55
Daphnee Saget Woodley ’96 Bennett Schlansky ’88 Susan Loewenberg Shulman ’60 Edward Siegel ’51 Moses Silverman ’65 Megan Craig Skinner ’76 Samuel Solish ’75 Hartley Spatt ’65 Joseph Spitz ’72 Selda Jerrold Steckler ’44 Robin Altchek Tashima ’69 Edward Teter ’64
Daniel Vinson ’83 Jackson Watts ’09 Amanda Welch ’03 Robin Gowa Wells ’70 Stephen Wermiel ’68 Charles Weymuller ’46 Benna Brecher Wilde ’63 Catherine Stamm Woolston ’80 Mitchell Zeller ’75 Jonathan Zorach ’65 Anonymous (6)
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Parents of Alumni/ae Giving Sue Aaronson Kevork Babian and Marla Dekker Margaret and Jeffrey Bary Michael and Nancy Black Pierre and Pascale Bouguennec Bohdan and Anita Bushell John Cassidy and Elizabeth Stong Leticia Cruz Richard and Angela Dalton Karen Danzig and Lawrence Jacobs Maria Batista De Luna Ghyslaine de Souza Robert Salmieri and Orla Dunstan Quenia Duran Amos and Karen Edelman David and Maura Eden Michael and Linda Edwards William and Patricia Epstein
Aleksandr Falikman and Svetlana Kucher Jill Fiengo and Lael Schultz Cheryl Foote-Johnson Colin Fox and Marilyn Weaver-Fox Robin Freedman Larry Fuchsman and Janet Strain Doreen Gallo Robert and Ann Gayle Anthony and Fern Gentile Ellen Grove Leslie Gruss Raffael and Anna Guidone Eric Guy and Jill Holder The Habbouch Family Michael and Macon Jessop Patricia Kelley Donald Kilpatrick and Karen Lavine
Allan and Karen Luks Derek Lynch ’89 Freda McDuffie and Marcia Thurmond Marcia McHam Olivia Monroe Eloise Morehouse ’60 and John Morehouse ’58 Michael Morenko and Carolyn Romberg Larry Nabritt and Virginia Avent Nabritt Saul Nieves and Susan Matloff-Nieves Lyubov Obertnaya and Mikhail Obertnoy Sean O’Neal and Ambereen Sleemi Jonathan Lipkin and Danae Oratowski Frederick Paul and Hyacinthia Roberts Seth Phillips ’81 and Emily Phillips Richard Reiben ’71 and Nancy Boissy Daniel Schorr and Ellen Barker
Andrew Scruton and Louise Whittet David Sidman and Marjorie Landa Evan Sklar and Michelle Preli Sara and Tony Soll Senca Springer Orinthia Swindell and Mohammed Sakoor Alan and Karen Trachtman Andrew and Lynn von Salis Trish Walkin Jeremy and Judith Walsh Elaine and Sherman Warner Claude Watts and Jane Kosow Rachel Webber and Scott Ryser S. Michael Whang and Terri Matthews David and Elise Wilson Lenise and Ahmed Zahran Anonymous (5)
Colleague and Former Colleague Giving Sue Aaronson Razi Abdur-Rahman Angie Adams Sarah Poor Adelman Daniel Ajerman Felix Alberto Señora Kim Allen Kenneth Alston Juan Alvarez Sobeira Andrade Tristan Angieri Maria Ahmad Aparicio Charitin Arce Bruce Arnold Lisa Arrastia Crystal Backus ’96 Katie Banks Margaret Bary Nohemi Benavides Dakota Benedek ’08 Winston Benons, Jr. Karine Blemur-Chapman Tracy Bucci Stephen Buck Thomas Buckley Mark Buenzle Crissy Cáceres Chiara Cafiero
Kathleen Cann Teresa Cano Michael Capers Caroline Carr Sharon Carter Lyman Casey Gabriela Alvarez Castaneda Maximo Cedeno Darlitta Charles Tracy Chow Alicia Christian Catherine Clark Wrigley Danielle Clarke Chantel Cleckley Andy Cohen Jacob Cohen Mariano Colas Yolanda Colon Guadalupe Concannon Jackie Condie David Conrad Daisy Copelin Katherine Corbin Emily Cowles Lynette Cummins Amber Curtis Karen Danzig Dr. Jane Davidson
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Maria Batista De Luna Jon DeGraff Vanessa DeRiggs Elizabeth Deull-Ledet Naomi DeVore Patrice D’Orazio Claudia Duarte Jean Ducelus Beth Duffy Quenia Duran Karen Edelman Maura Eden Jonathan Edmonds Lisa Favata Vernessa Felix Anna T. Ferber Jill Fiengo Donna Foote Cheryl Foote-Johnson Robert Fowler Salvatore Fratto, Jr. David Gardella Kristina Garrity Mahalia Gayle Megan Glionna Dana Goldberg Zoe Goldberg-Stewart Stacey Goldman-Laughter
Theodore Goodman Sarah Gordon Susan Greenstein Lucy Greer Alex Guzchenko Natasha Harris Oluyai Haynes Elizabeth Heck Thomas Henson Gorka Hernandez Ortiz Marna Herrity Erika Hillstead Don Hovey Tiffany Huggins Laura Hulbert Laurice Hwang Anthony Jay Kamauru Johnson Jessica Jones Myriam Juarbe Lekeia Varlack Judge ’99 Ellen J. Kahan Thomas Keasling Zenzile Keith Yvette Kennedy Maggie King Rachel Kleinman Christina Konnaris
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Lucien Kouassi Natania Kremer Terry Kung Samantha Laserson Auguste Leach Sinae Lee Luis Leon Laura Leopardo Sarah Levy Claudia Lewis ’88 Michael Liebis Nina Littman ’06 Kin Liu Gaudy Lora Karen Luks Derek Lynch ’89 Elizabeth Machuca Peter Mackie ’12 Rose MacLean Piper Macleod Lawrence Madlock ’66 Rachel Maldonado Vladimir Malukoff Erin Mansur Joan Martin Gregg Martin Amarfi Martinez Rachel Mazor Leann McGrath Kaitlin McNee
Ruth McQuiggan Corey Meara-Bainbridge Kimberly Messina Giancarlo Milea ’11 Caleb Miller Alison Mirylees Jazelyn Montañez ’98 Jami Moore Hal Moore Ewan Morris Hannah Munger Joanna Pimental N’gom Martin Norregaard Elena Novikova Lyubov Obertnaya Christie Phillips O’Brien Kristin O’Connor Ashley Okonma Danae E. Oratowski Jacqueline Ortiz Mary Osorio Sophia Philip Seth Phillips ’81 Tina Piccolo Lesly Pierre Rachel Pierre-Louis Anatoliy Pilyasov Glen Pinder Tanya Pinto Melissa Poitevien ’98
Alexandra Portillo Ronit Prince Peter Prince Lauren Pruitt Katie Reeves Yelena Remus Vanessa Reynolds Michael Reynoso Deborah Richman Barbara Ringel Joy Roberts Omar Roberts Veronica Rodriguez Carmen Roman Larson Rose Brandon F. Roth Rachel Rowan Isabel Rubin Abbey Rueda Katie Ryan Erika Sanchez Rose Sanchez Maria Sanchez Selassie Sayon Sarah Schlein Tess Schutte Christine Schwegel Caroline Segarra Jules Skloot Tony Soll
Sara Soll John Storella Elvira Sullivan Brian Sullivan Orinthia Swindell Thomas Talty Nancy Tanney Helen Tocci Margaret Trissel Angela Ungaro Emily Anne Valente Lisa Ventry Linda Villamarin Janet Villas Trevaron Vinson Trish Walkin Eva Warren Rachel Webber Amanda Welch ’03 Robin Gowa Wells ’70 Molly Winter Lauren Yi Tian Yi Nitya York Shelly Yung Jingyi Zhang Anonymous (36)
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Grandparent and Former Grandparent Giving Ann Cohen Eliza Singer ’33 The Rogers D’Amore Family Anthony Rogers ’23 Vincent Rogers ’25 Burnley Duke Dame Arla Graham ’23 Rosa Graham ’25 Dean Graham ’29 Stephen and Maygene Daniels Leland Daniels-Weeks ’29 David Daniels-Weeks ’31 Mrs. Barbara M. Davis Hannah Senecal-Davis ’25 Emma Senecal-Davis ’28 Ned and Martha Edmonds Elijah Edmonds ’26 Naomi Edmonds ’31 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Epstein Ty Sheehan ’20 Ethan Sheehan ’22 Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert Loula Gilbert ’32 Patricia Glynn Mahasin Abashar ’21 Steven Goldschein Abigail Stern ’29 Jonah Stern ’31 Mr. Ian Harris and Mrs. Sara Spence Gabriella Lieberman ’29 Ms. Sarah Hart Jasmyne Hart ’21 Cedar Hart ’23 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hertzig Rami Sharon ’25
Stephanie Hoffman Ari Hoffman ’32 Robert and Laura Hoguet Louis Sundin ’30 Oscar Sundin ’33 Will and Lillias Johnston Cecilia Johnston ’28 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kane Jordan Strohmenger ’25 Nicholas Strohmenger ’29 Kit Krents Charles Krents ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kupinse Priya Narula ’25 Rohan Narula ’27 Ms. Joanne LeBlanc Amelia LeBlanc ’25 Seamus LeBlanc ’28 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Levin Violet Levin ’30 Sara Lieberman Gabriella Lieberman ’29 Laura Lustbader Dylan Martin-Lustbader ’31 Fred and Phyllis Magaziner Liya Magaziner ’27 Micah Magaziner ’30 David and Diane Master Kara Cavanaugh ’31 Grant Cavanaugh ’33 Bill Neff and Dede Wolcott-Neff William Neff ’30 Patrick Neff ’33 Mr. and Mrs. Peter O’Connell Gilly O’Connell ’29
Mr. and Mrs. David Raymond Amelia LeBlanc ’25 Seamus LeBlanc ’28 BB and Jud Reis Charles Reis ’30 Nicholas Reis ’33 Susan Rieger Felix Miller ’28 Dominic Miller ’31 Liz and Steven Roose Maya Roose ’30 Jack Roose ’33 Mrs. Marsha W. Rothman Galen Jessop ’19 Owen Jessop ’25 Gilly O’Connell ’29 Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Salett Amelia Salett ’23 Jane Sherburne Charles Van Heuvelen ’32 Marvin Siegel Maisie Siegel ’30 Alice Siegel ’34
Jerome Spindel and Vicki Milstein Theodore Flomer ’28 Nicolas Flomer ’30 Linda Strohmenger Jordan Strohmenger ’25 Nicholas Strohmenger ’29 Doris Townshend Wilhelmina Valentino ’22 Mr. and Mrs. John Trebby Harris MacLeod ’32 Helen MacLeod ’34 Bethia Waterman Enzo Ortolani ’28 Betsy West William Neff ’30 Patrick Neff ’33 Richard and Lisa Witten Adrienne Hopkins ’29 Natalie Hopkins ’29 Caroline Hopkins ’32 Dalt Wonk and Josephine Sacabo Oliver Cohen ’30 Violet Cohen ’32 Anonymous (3)
Other Giving F R IENDS GIVING Elizabeth Craynon Frank and Christopher Frank Leanna Mercedes Nadirah Moreland William and Susan Morris
Arlene Reynolds Teresa Rodriguez Judith Schwartz Victoria Watson Anonymous (5)
YOU NG FRIENDS G I VI N G Finn Carnduff ’30 Gardiner Dunbar ’27 Grayson Dunbar ’30
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