CHANDLER SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT
2017 2018
THE CLASS OF 2018 HAS ENROLLED IN THE FOLLOWING SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Alliance Environmental Science and Technology High School, Alverno High School, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Mayfield Senior School, Westridge School, La Salle High School, Loyola High School Harvard-Westlake School, St. Francis High School, Polytechnic School, Flintridge Preparatory School, South Pasadena High School, Highly Gifted Magnet at North Hollywood High School Episcopal School of Los Angeles, Brentwood School, Maranatha High School, California School of the Arts San Gabriel Valley, Santa Margarita Catholic High School, The Webb Schools Campbell Hall School, Notre Dame High School, Marlborough School
CARING CHALLENGING COMMITTED The Mission of Chandler School is to provide each student with the highest quality and most academically challenging education in a nurturing, balanced and diverse environment. We strive to have our students gain a love of learning, a means of thinking independently and an ability to work collaboratively. A Chandler education seeks to develop good character, self-reliance and a commitment to community in students as a foundation for academic and personal success.
The school Goals are to uphold the Chandler tradition of academic excellence and intellectual discipline in a program that develops the mind, body and spirit; to promote respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship, which are the core values of our school community; to foster an educational environment that values and communicates respect for racial, religious, cultural and economic differences; to serve the greater community, in recognition that as much is given to us, much is expected from us.
This Annual Report covers the fiscal year starting August 1, 2017 and ending July 31, 2018. Annual Gifts received after July 31, 2018 will be acknowledged in next year’s Annual Report. The Advancement Office has made every effort to ensure that all information is correct. If any errors or omissions are noted, we offer our apologies and ask that you notify the Advancement Office at (626) 795-9990.
GRATITUDE! Thank you to each and every donor, volunteer and family who is listed in this 2017-2018 Annual Report. This report of giving shows the immense generosity of the Chandler community. Your contributions in both time and resources have an immediate and lasting impact on the education of Chandler students. The successes of Chandler fundraising programs such as the Annual Fund, CFA, Endowment, PFS!, and more are a testament to the loyal commitment of the entire Chandler community.
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CHANDLER BY THE NUMBERS
100%
TRUSTEE PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND
$2,538,879 TOTAL AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM FUNDRAISING-ANNUAL FUND, CFA, SOUTH CAMPUS CAMPAIGN PLEDGE PAYMENTS AND SPECIAL GIFTS
$129,510 813 99% TOTAL SPENT ON FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
342
DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN CONSECUTIVELY FOR 5 OR MORE YEARS
TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS
PARENT PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND
$1,246,026 TOTAL FINANCIAL AID AWARDED TO STUDENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT It’s an exciting time to be at Chandler! The 2017-2018 school year marked another successful milestone in Chandler’s mission to provide our students with the highest quality and most academically challenging education in a nurturing, balanced and diverse environment. As a school and as a community, we accomplished great things. As always, we are especially thankful to our faculty, staff and administration for their leadership. But we also benefited tremendously from the support of the entire Chandler community – parents, grandparents, friends, alumni, trustees and, especially, our students. During the year, we were fortunate to find extremely talented leaders as the new heads of both the lower and middle schools. Emily Brown comes to us as the Lower School Director with a wealth of experience from her time at Polytechnic, and Jill Bergeron brings to her role as Middle School Director a myriad of prior Chandler experiences. I can think of no better team to work closely with John Finch in leading the school for many years to come. As usual, the depth of support for Chandler was evidenced by the nearly 100% parent participation rate in this year’s Annual Fund. Combined
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with the generosity of grandparents, alumni, trustees, friends and faculty, the fund raised over $1,350,000 for our school. This vital source of funds allowed us to prioritize resources that provide the margin of excellence that sets Chandler apart from other schools. 2017-2018 also marked the first year of Chandler’s recently adopted long-term strategic plan, “Leading Together.” Along with input from representatives of the entire Chandler community, the school’s Board adopted this plan as a roadmap for our future. If you’ve not yet had a chance to read the plan, I encourage you to do so; its thought-provoking questions are precisely those that the Board and administration ask themselves on a regular basis. Speaking of long-term planning, the Chandler community couldn’t help but notice the outline poles for a potential new building set up just before graduation. The school has embarked on the city approval process for the latest addition of exciting new learning spaces for our students. We will keep you informed about the progress as the latest physical addition to the Chandler campus becomes a reality! Finally, though it was largely happening behind the scenes, Chandler’s faculty, staff and administration were already beginning the hard work in anticipation of this coming year’s re-accreditation process. Every 7 years, Chandler welcomes a committee of outside educational experts to review all aspects of our school. Though the review itself provides a helpful outside perspective on our school and its program, the self-reflection required in advance, started during the 2017-2018 school year, is often the most valuable component. Chandler prides itself on always striving to be better, and this process is therefore quite useful.
On a personal note, this was the first year Wende and I enjoyed having one Chandler Lower School student, one Chandler Middle School student, and one Chandler alumnus at home. Never before have I been able to truly appreciate the full ‘Chandler life cycle’ and how well the school prepares students for whatever the future may bring. Seeing our oldest son’s continued appreciation of Chandler and the ongoing connection with his Chandler friends helps remind me on a daily basis what a special place Chandler has always been. As a final note, I’d like to personally thank the entire Chandler community for their commitment to and support of our school. Chandler continues to be in an enviable admissions position and the school has never been stronger financially. The school’s leadership team is focused on continuous improvement, and they are starting from a position of strength. I am grateful to you and to all the other members of the Chandler community whose support is recorded in the pages of this report. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, thank you!
Jonathan S. Headley President, Board of Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2017-2018 Sushma Adarkar, Michael Albrecht, Monte Baier, Paveljit Bindra, Robert Bowne, II, Tirza Castellanos, David Chao, Cheryl Cotte, Khalilah El-Amin '91, Betsy Farhat, Maurice Hale, Jonathan Headley, Marisu Jimenez Joseph Lin, Rick Madden, Doug McGuire, Joyce Mitamura '80, J. Fred Mueller, Jr., Debbie Reed, Mark Schmidt, V. Wendy Setiawan, Ram Kumar Subramanyan, Christopher Waldheim '81, Steve Wilson
MEET THE NEW CHANDLER TRUSTEES ERIN BAKER is Vice President of Marketing Communications for Trader Joe's. She is also a painter and a passionate patron of the arts.
SHELAN JOSEPH has been a Los Angeles County Public Defender since 1996. She has served as President of the Southern California ACLU.
JIM FONTENO is Vice President of International Development for Majestic Realty Co. He has expertise in finance and international transactions.
DEBBIE SNYDER is a producer of feature films and television commercials, and is co-founder of the production company Cruel and Unusual Films.
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The Andrews Family Foundation Jeremy and Erin Baker The Bindra Family Wende and Jon Headley S. Allan Johnson and Marguerite L. Johnson Rick and Jennifer Madden Joe and Samira Mallinger
LEADING THE FUTURE!
Shannon, Doug, Patrick and Kathleen McGuire Sarah and Dan Rothenberg Dr. Victor Shi and Ms. Lili Sang Kathy and Karl Swaidan Steven Wilson and Georgina Fernando The Xia Family Dr. Edward and Annie Xu
LEADERSHIP GIFTS $100,000 AND ABOVE GIFTS RECEIVED 8/1/2017 - 10/31/2018
PROFILE IN GIVING
Harry Andrews: A Transformative Opportunity Thomas Chandler had the conviction to create a school that was not just excellent, but life-changing. He understood that giving students access and opportunities would alter the course of their lives, and furthermore, create a ripple-effect of positive impacts on society. I am living proof of his vision. In 1953, a single, low-income working mom and Thomas Chandler began chatting in the waiting room of a dentist’s office at the top of Lake Avenue in Altadena. The subject turned to her son (me) who recently had been diagnosed as “slow” in second grade in the local public school. Mr. Chandler offered to investigate, and months later I was enrolled at Chandler School’s Altadena campus with all tuition waived. Memories of those student days include music-appreciation classes, football practices (I was never good enough to actually play in a game, but that didn’t matter), and Mr. Shattuck’s math classes. My most unusual memory was the “Woody” station wagons that picked up and delivered the students to and from school, daily.
A few years later, Mr. Chandler asked my mom what high school I would attend, and her answer was “public,” but Mr. Chandler had other ideas. After a phone call, I found myself enrolled with a full scholarship at The Thacher School in Ojai. In 1960, still following the trajectory Mr. Chandler had set in motion, I took a scholarship to Harvey Mudd College, followed a year later with a scholarship to Stanford University to study electrical engineering. Ultimately, I earned MS and PhD degrees from the University of Southern California. Due to Mr. Chandler’s kindness in 1953, I enjoyed a career as a tenured professor at USC; then with startup companies in the electronics industry. Essentially, we discovered how to recognize patterns to capture images digitally, which became the early foundation of digital images such as the JPEG and MPEG. You could say we discovered the pixel. Our enterprise eventually was acquired by 3M, sending me to Minnesota and then Milan, Italy. I racked up 4 million miles of global travel, and learned all about international business as well as world cultures. Although I never learned much Italian, I did love the Italian people. With a wonderful wife of 45 years, we have raised two daughters. Now, we’ve established The Andrews Family Foundation Scholarship Endowment in Memory of Thomas A. Chandler, which provides tuition assistance to qualified Chandler School students.
“I’m so grateful to Chandler, the
school where it all started for me. I am proof that financial aid re-writes the history of an individual’s life. There is no greater gift to a person or to society than to help someone else to develop their full potential.” - HARRY ANDREWS ’56
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2017-2018 TUITION
$10,467,440
80.70%
80.70%
FEES
$195,657
1.51%
OTHER PROGRAMS
$665,205
5.13%
FUNDRAISING
$1,629,601
12.56%
DIVIDEND/INTEREST INCOME
$12,227
0.09%
TOTAL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS
$12,970,131
Tuition
1.51% Fees
REVENUE
$12,970,131
5.13%
Other Programs
12.56%
Fundraising
0.09%
Dividend/Interest Income
SALARIES AND BENEFITS
$7,603,464
58.62%
PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS
$2,023,593
15.60%
FINANCIAL AID
$1,256,026
9.68%
CAPITAL/TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURES
$339,405
2.62%
DEPRECIATION
$1,200,115
9.25%
OTHER
$547,528
4.22%
TOTAL EXPENSES FROM OPERATIONS
$12,970,131
58.62%
Salaries and Benefits
15.60%
Program and Operations
EXPENSES
$12,970,131
9.68%
Financial Aid
2.62%
Capital/Technology Expenditures
9.25%
Depreciation
4.22% Other
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$5,150
$9,279
$41,869
$70,391
$101,226
$116,843
ANNUAL GIVING
$184,248
FRIENDS GIVING
ALUMNI GIVING
$155,885
CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS GIVING
$853,701 PARENTS GIVING
FACULTY & STAFF GIVING
PARENTS OF ALUMNI/FORMER TRUSTEES GIVING
GRANDPARENTS GIVING
TRUSTEES GIVING
DESIGNATED & ENDOWMENT GIVING
$1,170,095 UNRESTRICTED GIVING
$1,354,343 TOTAL ANNUAL FUND GIFTS RECEIVED
PROFILE IN GIVING
The Chao Family A beloved memory for David and Connie Chao was watching their kindergarten twins clutch the reassuring hands of their older Middle School buddies. That moment came full circle earlier this year, when Connie saw her son, Aidan, gently leading his kindergarten buddy by the hand. “It almost brought me to tears,” Connie says, “I still remember their very first day at Chandler.” The Chao family did their homework before enrolling their twin sons, Aidan and Aaron ’20 at Chandler. “Ultimately, it was Mr. Finch who made the difference. We liked how he knew everyone – the parents, students, and even their siblings. He’s passionate about his job and does it well,” said David. When Mr. Finch asked David to assist with the school’s capital campaign efforts, “It was our Kindergarten year and, I was honored to help,” said David. “That led to my joining the Board a year later, as well as the Golf Classic founding committee. As a board member I’m proud that the changes and growth in programs have been well-planned and for the best intentions of the students.” “We like how involved this community is,” Connie adds. “The parents are very engaged, and it feels like a family. The CFA does a wonderful
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job providing opportunities for involvement, and teachers here pay attention to the well-being of the whole child.” “Teachers at Chandler know our kids and what will be best for them, both academically and personally,” Connie explains. “For us, with two different boys, Chandler was able to provide the best individual experience for each child, with differentiated pathways that built their strengths and supported their interests.” “We think of the Lower School as the perfect foundation and the Middle School as the perfect summit before transitioning to high school,” says David. “Every day, our boys come home and talk about how much they are learning in science, history…their teachers make the subject matter interesting. The individualized curriculum, engaging teachers and opportunity for leadership and character building are the strengths of our Middle School that shouldn’t be missed.” “The boys have learned to be leaders,” notes David. “They have learned from Mr. Finch to greet people by name and to shake hands. They take care of their little buddies and their friends.” Connie adds, “Events like Big Service Day are great for service and community. Participating in these events enriches the lives of our kids and models respect, sympathy and caring.”
The Chao family takes a long-term view to supporting Chandler. “We’re planting the seeds for the future, and it’s our duty to give now,” David says. “We put Chandler first because it’s making a direct impact for our children and for later generations.” “We try to always support everything at Chandler – the Annual Fund, campaigns, and the CFA,” Connie explains. “We love to do more than give money. I try to do everything I’m asked – room rep, hot lunch volunteer, Shamrock Shoppe, Party Book, Chinese New Year. I look forward to it all.” David and Connie agree, “These experiences for Aidan and Aaron are priceless. Chandler is like an extension of our family. Chandler School is the best investment we can imagine.”
“We’re planting the seeds for the future, and it’s our duty to give
now. We put Chandler first, because it’s making a direct impact on our children and for later generations.”
- DAVID AND CONNIE CHAO
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ANNUAL GIVING HONOR ROLL Every year Chandler supporters join together to help advance the mission of the school. Your immense generosity has an immediate and lasting impact on the lives of Chandler students. Thank you to the entire Chandler community who helped make the 2017-2018 Annual Fund a great success.
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
SHAMROCK CIRCLE
Ahmanson Foundation
Monte and Meghan Baier
Cindy Wang and Jason Ding
Susan and Stephen Chandler
Tsutayo Ichioka and Satsuki Nakao Charitable Foundation
Ingrid and Jared Franz
Julian and Tina Kleindorfer
Handy Hioe and Anita Handojo
Sarah and Dan Rothenberg
Jim LaBarge and Laura Moyles-LaBarge
Zack and Debbie Snyder
Jennifer and Raymond Liao
Leon Yu and Tiffany Feng
Jenny and Fred Lim
Changni Zhong and Qiongsheng Zhuang
Rick and Jennifer Madden
GIFTS OF $20,000 OR MORE
GIFTS OF $10,000 TO $14,999
Jose and Sandra Gonzalez
Joe and Samira Mallinger
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
GIFTS OF $15,000 TO $19,999 Wende and Jon Headley The Lanstra Family
Shannon, Patrick, Kathleen and Doug McGuire Melinda Stahl and Matthew Nix The Rivas Family Lori and Theodore Samuels James and Trevessa Terrile Willa Wang Steven Wilson and Georgina Fernando Guoliang, Haiwen and Annie Xu
“The best part of Chandler has been the friendships and
connections. Every year, I’ve had a teacher who really impacted me and encouraged my academic growth.”
- MEENA DURAIRAJ ’19
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HEAD OF SCHOOL CIRCLE
GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $9,999
Sushma and Ashwin Adarkar Lauren '85 and Michael Albrecht Erin and Jeremy Baker Mr. and Mrs. Jon Biorkman Tamara and Robert Bowne Anthony and Kristen Cannizzo Alfred Chan and V. Wendy Setiawan Catherine Chan's Family David Chao and Connie Chang KC Chen and Family Ming Chung Cheng and Rebecca Hu Allen and Ji Cho Aaron and Blanca Cohen The Cotte Family Stephanie and Leo Dencik Janet Xu and James Ding Chris and Sarah Dusseault R. Christian B. Evensen Jim and Claire Fonteno Gabriel and Yasmin Gamboa Violette and Zachary Gray Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Gregg, Jr. Maurice and Dawn Hale Jennifer and Christopher Hasbrouck Michele and Eliot Hayes Michael Honey and Tamara Kaye-Honey Dr. Ray Hsiao and Dr. Jenny Wu Andrew and Mariko Hsu Sonali and Raj Jandial Walker Jeereddi Nobu and Jeffrey Junge Kaw Family Seda Badalyan and Edward Kocharian Kevin and Kate Kohorst Umesh and Sonal Lalwani
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Han Lee and Victor Lam
Hubert and Lea Shen
Mark and Phaedra Ledbetter
Vahe and Linda Simonian
Eddie and Joanne Lee
Dr. and Mrs. George Sun
John Lee and Michelle Kim
Mr. John Swanson and Ms. Christine Muller
Jung and Tanya Lee
Marlynn and Frode Teigen
Joseph and Kristie Lin
Allen and Annie Teng
Daniel and Jane Moon
Rob and Christina Trauber
The Mueller Family
Chris '81 and Lena Waldheim
Robert and Charmean Neithart
Gary Wang and Di Fan
David Park and Windsong Conlon
Jason, Kristi & Ruby Wawro
Fred and Mary Pearce
Heather Lord and Jason Wolenik
Maria and Keith Piken
Michelle and Kin Wong
Candy and Randy Renick '78
Jing Liu and Xiaomin Xia
The Richart Family
Zhirong Xu and Kitty Lo
Jan T. Sakonju and Joyce Wang Sakonju '87 Carin and Andrew Salter The Sandman Family Mark and Tomoko Schmidt Lori and Javed Sheikh
FOUNDERS CIRCLE
Deena Margolis and Andrew Cowan
Lisa Cody and William Forman
GIFTS OF $1,950 TO $4,999
The Cruce Family
John and Jill Fosselman
Abourjeili Family
Ariana Dalie
Kyle Francis and Shigemi Pang
Drs. Dale Daniel and Sharon Yee
Doug and Melanie Frey
Farnaz and Chris Datomi
Ann Fromholz '82
Shane Demirjian and Laurie Pebworth
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Fung, M.D.
Brandon and Chelsea Dickerson
Mou Roy and Gautam Ganguly
Diane Docter
John Gerontides and Angelike Stathopoulos
Matt Docter
Michael Gould and Annette Langer-Gould
Erin and Todd Dubester
Renu Bhat-Hansen and Alex Hansen
Kay and Alex Durairaj
Sameer and Kelly Hansen
Jana and Sadayappa Durairaj
Emme Harris
Catarina Lam and Matthew Ediger
The William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation
Ishmael and Khalilah El-Amin '91
Cassidy C. Harrison
Aaron Epstein and Ritu Kumar
Lynette and Stephen Heydorff
Clotilde and Omar Facory
Priscilla L. Ho
Vince and Betsy Farhat
Dave Hoffman and Joya Margolin
Michelle and Scott Fellows
Dwight and Yana Holcomb
John and Aileen Finch
Elizabeth Hong '19 and Kaitlyn Hong '21
Igor Fineman
May Chan and Winn Hong
Forester Family
Sonya and Patrick Hsieh
Olive Branch Pharmacy/Reda Alhoussayni Nicholas Almond and Reny Mathew Anonymous (6) Ambrose Family John W. Bartlett Gregory and Lisa Belzer Meta and Jay Berger Meeta and Pavel Bindra Dan and Nicole Boland Brandon Burns and Genevieve Beauvais Kelly and Sean Cauvel Patty and Jason Chen Wellington Choi and Felicity Goldstone Tony '85 and Lynnette Christopoulos Paul Chu and Judy Liao Bill and Annie Chui Class of 2017 Nick and Jenny Conrad
Brian and Mae Hsu Tun Huang and Yanling Ma Ingraham Memorial Fund Marisu and Raymundo Jimenez Frances Kawamoto Henry Khaw Teri and Elbert Kim Mark Kim and Jeehyun Lee Dr. Steve Kim and Gerianne Sarte David Klatsky Gabrielle Klatsky Ronald and Gladys Kong Allan and Heather Labrador Maylene Huang and Chi Lam Phillip and Susie Lau Gary Lee and Linda Chang
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Leonard and Julie Lee The Leong Family Robert and Danielle LePera Yang Liu and Zili Li Joyce and Allan Liao Calvin and Mimi Liu Stanley Liu and Yuen Fang Anthony and Nancy Ma Eddie and Julie Ma Susann and Richard Mandeville Cynthia and Todd Mansbridge Dr. and Mrs. Charles March Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Massar Beth and Keith Monda Andrea and Sean Moriarty Emily and Finnian Murray William and Sarah Myers Shaya and Rojan Naimi Ismael Obregon and Kate Canada-Obregon
Srinivas and Mamatha Sadda
William and Grace Towner
Michelle and Young Ouh
Ted Sam and Susan Lee
Amy and Bryce Tsai
Dean and Jennifer Pappas
The Schionning Family
Emil Tsai and Vivian Wu
Kaylah Park
Judith Score
Hisashi and Sakiko Tsukamoto
Shelan Joseph and Vernon Patterson
Parag and Nina Shah
Ali Vahdat
Penman Family
Jerry and Carol Shen
Van Buren Family
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Perez
Shinsuke and Eiko Shimojo
Cynthia and Richard Vargas
Matt and Danielle Perrigue
Dr. Matthew Smith and Tirza Castellanos
Scott and Stacy Weaver
Derek and Susan Pippert
Thomas and Ria Smith
Don and Betsy Weigandt
Parker Plurad
Peg and Jeff Stephens
Wilfred and Elaine Wong
Dimple Bhasin and Ben Pradhan
Michael and Allison Stuart
Nywood and Meriel Wu
Rini and Jemmy Pranyoto
Charanya Ram Kumar and Ram Kumar Subramanyan
Felix and Mildred Yip
Kasey and Cyrus Rangan
Stone Tapert Insurance Company
Erin Kaneko and Travis TJ Young
Deborah E. Reed
Addy and Priscilla Tasanont
William Young
Maggie and Geoffrey Ren
Courtney '93 and Bryan Thomas
Fred and Saori Yue
Ryan and Heidi Repp
Kirk and Brooke Thorell
Ava Zane
Randy and Andrea Repp
Brandee A. Tilman
The Vicky and David Rogers Family
The Ting Family
Cathy Rose
Alan and Nelli Tippie
Kelly and John Rouse
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PROFILE IN GIVING
The Weigandt Family “When an organization says it has high standards, and then actually delivers what it promises, that organization is worthy of support,”
says Don Weigandt, of his family’s ongoing loyalty to Chandler School. Don and Betsy, parents of Russell ’95 and Thomas ’99, and parents-in-law to Samantha (Witter) Weigandt ’96, enrolled their sons at Chandler upon the recommendation of neighbors, who touted the school’s strong academic program. The boys did enjoy top-notch academics, and much more. “Mr. Korn’s class and his Substance X
project were pretty impressive. We didn’t see that material again until our junior year of high school,” recalls Thomas. “Mrs. Anderson in fifth grade pushed us kids, but we felt rewarded in the end when she took us for ice cream,” remembers Samantha. “Also, sports were competitive but inclusive, and field trips to Huntington Gardens and the Norton Simon exposed us to all that Pasadena has to offer.”
Don notes that his sons graduated from Chandler with more than an education. “They were wellrounded as a result of having experienced sports, arts and other things in addition to academics.” Tom agrees, “Chandler fosters a well-rounded student through sports, arts, music and certainly the academics. Everyone got along well together and the teachers set a good example.” Notes Samantha, “Thanks to Chandler’s language program, I took the most advanced language classes at Westridge and Harvard-Westlake, and ended up studying in Paris for university.” As a golfing family, Chandler’s Golf Classic has proved to be the ideal annual gathering for the Weigandts to stay connected to Chandler. “It’s fun to see people, and we make a nice day of it,” explains Don. “Plus, Samantha keeps on winning.” Samantha is the four-time champion of the ladies’ Longest Drive competition. Tom sums up, “We want to continue to support organizations that make a personal difference in our lives, and deliver something valuable. We’re local, and we had such a great experience at Chandler. We love Chandler and want to keep it going!”
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CURRENT PARENTS 99% Parent Participation
KINDERGARTEN
Robert Liskey and Kate Hertel Sharleen and James McLaughlin
CLASS OF 2026 100% families!
Daniel and Jane Moon Beth and Keith Monda Ben and Nancy Ray
Abourjeili Family
The Richart Family
Sarah Hussain-Ahmed and Omar Ahmed
Whitney Saunders
Ambrose Family
The Shamsi Family
Stacy and David Armillei
Jerry and Carol Shen
Jeremy and Erin Baker
Scott and Emily Street
Anthony and Kristen Cannizzo
Charanya Ram Kumar and Ram Kumar Subramanyan
Robert and Sibyl Chavis Brandon and Chelsea Dickerson
Alison Taylor
Jim and Claire Fonteno
FIRST GRADE
The Ting Family
Kyle Francis and Shigemi Pang
Manisha and Dhaval Trivedi
Ingrid and Jared Franz
CLASS OF 2025 100% families!
Tito and Katie Villanueva
Ting Gao
Willa Wang
Michele and Eliot Hayes
Steven Wilson and Georgina Fernando
Julianne Gerst and James Heine
Heather Lord and Jason Wolenik
Andrew and Mariko Hsu
Yolanda Barker
Michelle and Kin Wong
Walker Jeereddi
Chang Family
Wilfred and Elaine Wong
Phillip and Susie Lau
Diane Chavez
Jing Liu and Xiaomin Xia
Eddie and Joanne Lee
KC Chen and Family
Haiwen and Guoliang Xu
Joyce and Allan Liao
Patty and Jason Chen
Roger and Jessica Yeh
Jay and Cindy Chiang Bil and Jana Clemons
“We thank Chandler for providing an
Calvin Cleveland Aaron and Blanca Cohen
amazing community that works together to offer so many opportunities for our children to learn and grow.”
- JOHN SWANSON AND CHRISTINE MULLER CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
Anonymous (2)
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
Nick and Jenny Conrad Janet Xu and James Ding Catarina Lam and Matthew Ediger Aaron Epstein and Ritu Kumar Violette and Zachary Gray Shilpa Swamy and Ravindrakumar Guruswamy Sameer and Kelly Hansen
† DECEASED
Daniel and Melissa Harper Emme Harris Cassidy Harrison Handy Hioe and Anita Handojo Sonya and Patrick Hsieh Kaw Family Ashley and Rand Laird Joyce Wong and Reginald Lee John Lee and Michelle Kim Joseph and Kristie Lin Eddie and Julie Ma Steve and Lorena Mark Tiffany Marshall Mackenna and Maxwell Morales Adelle Osorio David Park and Windsong Conlon Shelan Joseph and Vernon Patterson Penman Family Rini and Jemmy Pranyoto Sarah and Dan Rothenberg Zack and Debbie Snyder
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Christine Mithiaru Sowers and Zephyrus Sowers
Dimple Bhasin and Ben Pradhan
Mr. John Swanson and Ms. Christine Muller
Nicolas Rumigny and Eva Kanso
Rob and Christina Trauber
Jan T. Sakonju and Joyce Wang Sakonju '87
Wilfred and Elaine Wong
Carin and Andrew Salter
Jing Liu and Xiaomin Xia
Shweta and Nirav Shah
Ava Zane
The Shamsi Family
Anna-Christine and Christopher Rising
Hubert and Lea Shen Trevor Spicer
SECOND GRADE CLASS OF 2024 100% families! Abourjeili Family Miles Adashek and Dylan Adashek Anonymous
Charanya Ram Kumar and Ram Kumar Subramanyan Michelle and Piper Svihovec Amy and Bryce Tsai Steven Wilson and Georgina Fernando Zhirong Xu and Kitty Lo Changni Zhong and Qiongsheng Zhuang
Brecken Armstrong '91 Mr. and Mrs. Jon Biorkman Anthony and Kristen Cannizzo Alfred Chan and V. Wendy Setiawan The Cotte Family Derrick and Jhinezka Dancer
THIRD GRADE
CLASS OF 2023 43 of 44 families 98%
Shane Demirjian and Laurie Pebworth
Miles Adashek and Dylan Adashek
Escudero Family
Anonymous
Roberto Ferrito and Megan Schuster
Meeta and Pavel Bindra
Jim and Claire Fonteno
Dan and Nicole Boland
Ann Fromholz '82
The Chan Family
Michele and Eliot Hayes
Aaron and Blanca Cohen
Andrew and Mariko Hsu
Cundieff Family
Dr. Steve Kim and Gerianne Sarte
Stephanie and Leo Dencik
Morgann Law
Ishmael and Khalilah El-Amin '91
Joe and Samira Mallinger
Aaron Epstein and Ritu Kumar
Roger and Susie McKee
Kyle Francis and Shigemi Pang
Andrea and Sean Moriarty
Priscilla L. Ho
Emily and Finnian Murray
Jennifer '94 and Ryan Johnson
David and Sarah Newhall
Masako Kikekawa
Michael and Michelle Ortiz
Teri and Elbert Kim
Kaylah Park
Julian and Tina Kleindorfer
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Chad and Debbie Kurtz
Addy and Priscilla Tasanont
Ashley and Rand Laird
Allen and Annie Teng
Han Lee and Victor Lam
Brandee A. Tilman
Brad and Helen Lee-Doulis
Rob and Christina Trauber
Robert Liskey and Kate Hertel
Emil Tsai and Vivian Wu
Anthony and Nancy Ma
Ali Vahdat
Shannon, Patrick, Kathleen and Doug McGuire
Tito and Katie Villanueva
Connie and Behzad Mohandesi
Jing Liu and Xiaomin Xia
Jason, Kristi & Ruby Wawro
Beth and Keith Monda Mackenna and Maxwell Morales Emily and Finnian Murray
FOURTH GRADE
Penman Family
CLASS OF 2022 100% families!
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Perez Matt and Danielle Perrigue Maria and Keith Piken Laurie Kim-Pineda and Erwin Pineda
Sarah Hussain-Ahmed and Omar Ahmed
Parker Plurad
Nicole and Eddie Arranaga
The Sandman Family
Tamara and Robert Bowne
Dr. Matthew Smith and Tirza P. Castellanos
DeAndre and Annie Bradford
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
†DECEASED
Kelly and Sean Cauvel
John Lee and Michelle Kim
Alfred Chan and V. Wendy Setiawan
Kathryn and Hong Li
Travis and Kimberly Chatham
Joseph and Kristie Lin
Diane Chavez
Rick and Jennifer Madden
Bil and Jana Clemons
Joe and Samira Mallinger
Cindy Wang and Jason Ding
Susann and Richard Mandeville
Matt Docter
Cynthia and Todd Mansbridge
Diane Docter
Michael and Michelle Ortiz
Erin and Todd Dubester
Michelle and Young Ouh
Clotilde and Omar Facory
Maggie and Geoffrey Ren
Forester Family
Randy and Andrea Repp
Jose and Sandra Gonzalez
Nicolas Rumigny and Eva Kanso
Douglas Harvey and Mary Grant
Parag and Nina Shah
Wende and Jon Headley
Dr. Matthew Smith and Tirza P. Castellanos
May Chan and Winn Hong
Sharick Smyser-O'Keefe
Brian and Mae Hsu
Van Buren Family
Tun Huang and Yanling Ma
Fred and Saori Yue
Nobu and Jeffrey Junge Mark and Phaedra Ledbetter
FIFTH GRADE CLASS OF 2021 100% families! Adler Family Lauren '85 and Michael Albrecht Nicholas Almond and Reny Mathew Anonymous Anthony Family Gregory and Lisa Belzer Brandon Burns and Genevieve Beauvais Ming Chung Cheng and Rebecca Hu Tony '85 and Lynnette Christopoulos John and Marie Cleaves
The Pizante Family Dimple Bhasin and Ben Pradhan Ted Sam and Susan Lee The Schionning Family Helen Shyn Vahe and Linda Simonian Michael and Allison Stuart Allen and Annie Teng Hisashi and Sakiko Tsukamoto A.D. and Alice Vasquez Chris '81 and Lena Waldheim Jason and Beth Walker Gary Wang and Di Fan Jim and Doerte Zeutzius
Stephanie and Leo Dencik Michelle and Scott Fellows Igor Fineman Douglas and Melanie Frey Violette and Zachary Gray Handy Hioe and Anita Handojo Anna and Todd Hitomi Dwight and Yana Holcomb Lina and Mik Hollis Elizabeth Hong '19 and Kaitlyn Hong '21 Dr. Ray Hsiao and Dr. Jenny Wu The Inaba Family Sonali and Raj Jandial Teri and Elbert Kim Chad and Debbie Kurtz Han Lee and Victor Lam The Lanstra Family Weiguo Li Family Foundation Stacey and Matthew May Chris and Noelle Mayhew Shannon, Patrick, Kathleen and Doug McGuire Usman Mohammed and Shahbano Nawaz Melinda Stahl and Matthew Nix Maria and Keith Piken
SIXTH GRADE
CLASS OF 2020 47 of 48 families 98% Leo Alonzo and Elaine Pan Beth and Jerome Andrews Anonymous Priyanka and Naveen Baweja Meeta and Pavel Bindra David Chao and Connie Chang Travis and Kimberly Chatham Diane Chavez Robert and Sibyl Chavis Allen and Ji Cho Paul Chu and Judy Liao Bill and Annie Chui The Cotte Family Jessie Brumfiel and Aaron Dorlarque Mou Roy and Gautam Ganguly Stephanie and Charles Ginn Edwin Gutierrez Wende and Jon Headley 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 21
Lina and Mik Hollis
Robert Alvarez and Cynthia Smith
Nandi and Robin Melhuish
Alan and Nelli Tippie
Sonya and Patrick Hsieh
Anonymous
Rice Mellis Family
William and Grace Towner
Abir Kanso
Rebecca and Geoffrey Arrobio '83
David and Sarah Newhall
Susana Bautista and Juan Felipe Vallejo
Allen and Mary Khachatourian
Armen and Tania Avedissian
Ismael Obregon and Kate Canada-Obregon
Van Buren Family
Masako Kikekawa
Monte and Meghan Baier
Joelle and David Phillips
Sharon Verani
Dr. Steve Kim and Gerianne Sarte
Claire and Hunt Baldwin
Derek and Susan Pippert
Julian and Tina Kleindorfer
Jennifer and John Berger
Kasey and Cyrus Rangan
Ronald and Gladys Kong
Tamara and Robert Bowne
Yvonne Reyes
Anastasia Kung-Volkoff
Brandon Burns and Genevieve Beauvais
Anna-Christine and Christopher Rising
Maylene Huang and Chi Lam
Catherine Chan's Family
Bernard and Celina Rojo
Byron Lee and Eun Kyung Sung
Wellington Choi and Felicity Goldstone
The Schionning Family
Gary Lee and Linda Chang
Trena and Raymond Cross
Mark and Tomoko Schmidt
Louis and De Le Abel
Jung and Tanya Lee
Drs. Dale Daniel and Sharon Yee
Lori and Javed Sheikh
Alms Family
Leonard and Julie Lee
Farnaz and Chris Datomi
Shinsuke and Eiko Shimojo
Kristin and Shannon Anderson
The Leong Family
Kay and Alex Durairaj
Robert and Remi Silva
Christina Angeles
Jenny and Fred Lim
Michael and Audrey Egan
Thomas and Ria Smith
Anonymous (2)
Yan Niu and Jun Liu
Tricia and Nick Ferrante
Dr. and Mrs. George Sun
Rebecca and Geoffrey Arrobio '83
Rick and Jennifer Madden
Lisa Cody and William Forman
Courtney '93 and Bryan Thomas
Ontresicia Averette
Joe and Samira Mallinger
Gabriel and Yasmin Gamboa
Thomasian Family
Mauricio and Sandra Battiata
Andrea and Sean Moriarty
The Family of Kara Garikian
Fred Mueller and Claire Glidden
John Gerontides and Angelike Stathopoulos
Dean and Jennifer Pappas
Jennifer Giancola
Rini and Jemmy Pranyoto
Michael Gould and Annette Langer-Gould
Randy and Andrea Repp
Maurice and Dawn Hale
Mike and Millie Shivas
Dave Hoffman and Joya Margolin
Parents of Jacob Solomon
Michael Honey and Tamara Kaye-Honey
Marlynn and Frode Teigen
Elizabeth Hong '19 and Kaitlyn Hong '21
Brenda Sandoval and Michael Trujillo
Sonali and Raj Jandial
Mohamad Yaghi
Mark Kim and Jeehyun Lee
Fred and Saori Yue
David Klatsky Gabrielle Klatsky Seda Badalyan and Edward Kocharian
SEVENTH GRADE CLASS OF 2019 100% families! Adler Family Olive Branch Pharmacy/Reda Alhoussayni
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Allan and Heather Labrador Gary Lee and Linda Chang The Leong Family Robert and Danielle LePera Staci Marengo and Howard Lewis Jennifer and Raymond Liao Roberto Longoria and Gracie Valenzuela
EIGHTH GRADE CLASS OF 2018 66 of 68 families 97%
Jenny and Fred Lim Calvin and Mimi Liu Cynthia and Todd Mansbridge Dr. and Mrs. Charles March Stacey and Matthew May Chris and Noelle Mayhew Karl Mihail and Trang Tran Connie and Behzad Mohandesi Fred Mueller and Claire Glidden William and Sarah Myers Shaya and Rojan Naimi Robert and Charmean Neithart Susan and Richard Pai Dean and Jennifer Pappas Fred and Mary Pearce Lisa Gallaway and Geoffrey Baum
John and Jill Fosselman
Candy and Randy Renick '78
Elise and David Buik
Jose and Sandra Gonzalez
Srinivas and Mamatha Sadda
Veronica Viramontes and Albert Celis
Jennifer and Christopher Hasbrouck
Gerald C. Salseda
Sam Chandra
Sonny and Sandra Ho
Ronaldo Sanchez
Tony '85 and Lynnette Christopoulos
Irina Jasper, M.D.
Deena Margolis and Andrew Cowan
Irene and Clifford Jung
Peter Stavropoulos and Theodora Coulis
The Cruce Family
Henry Khaw
John Culpepper and Lisa Heidel
Julian and Tina Kleindorfer
Dr. David Thein and Dr. Cynthia Thaik
Ariana Dalie
Jane and Douglas Krech
Emil Tsai and Vivian Wu
Gerard and Linnaea Dawson
Umesh and Sonal Lalwani
Greg and Caroline Tufenkian
Delarosa Family
The Lanstra Family
Cynthia and Richard Vargas
Sam and Michelle Demonteverde
Michael and Susanne Leddy
Gary Wang and Di Fan
Jessie Brumfiel and Aaron Dorlarque
Yang Liu and Zili Li
Scott and Stacy Weaver
Chris and Sarah Dusseault
Weiguo Li Family Foundation
Alex Yap and Teresa Sun
Miguel Favela and Luz Escamilla
Jennifer and Raymond Liao
Leon Yu and Tiffany Feng
“It’s special to act in plays and compete on Chandler sports
ANNUAL FUND PARENT VOLUNTEERS 2017-2018 Emilie Lanstra and Masako Kikekawa PARENT ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS Bob Bowne Tirza Castellanos Lisa Gallaway Felicity Goldstone Sandra Gonzalez Maurice Hale Dan Harper Jon Headley Jennifer Johnson ’94 Masako Kikekawa Michelle Kim Ashley Laird Emilie Lanstra Susan Leddy Jeehyun Lee Julie Lin Rick Madden Susan Pai Shigemi Pang Mary Pearce Kim Perez Maria Piken Candy Renick Annie Teng Joyce Sakonju ’87 Chris Waldheim ’81
teams with friends in Middle School. We get a lot of opportunities to show our different skills.”
- COLE MALLINGER ’20 CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
† DECEASED
2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 23
EIGHTH-GRADE CLASS GIFT Members of the Class of 2018 along with their families and friends rallied together to raise funds for an annual Chandler School tradition – the eighth-grade class gift. Chandler is grateful to the Class of 2018 for their contribution of $10,000 to fund an art mural for the South Campus and also support the Starlight Foundation through advocate Salima Darakjy ’92 and Bikes 4 Orphans, founded by Sebouh ’10 and Shawnt ’12 Bazikian. We are so proud of the Class of 2018 who chose to look beyond the gates of Chandler and support these organizations that are making a difference in the lives of children around the world.
THE CHANDLER SCHOOL CLASS OF 2018 Ethan Abel Ava Alms Grant Anderson Sienna Arrobio Nico Battiata Amy Baum Hudson Buik Maya Celis Jack Chandra Vanessa Christopoulos Jonah Cowan Colin Cruce Eric Culpepper Ariana Dalie Leo Dawson Ava Delarosa Cole Demonteverde
Tyler Dorlarque Luke Dusseault Jaydon Faal Michael Favela Will Fosselman Nicole Gonzalez Mason Hasbrouck Colin Ho Ashley Huang Sophia Jasper Connor Jung Clara Kleindorfer Maxwell Krech Manya Lalwani Katharine Lam William Lanstra Jacob Leddy
Cherry Li William Li Leon Liao Sofie Lim Chelsea Liu Maille Mansbridge Isabella March Zachary May Katie Mayhew Kyra Mohandesi Ford Mueller Caroline Myers Rojan Naimi Robert Neithart Camille-Marie Pai Christopher Pappas Jacqueline Pearce
Ivan Penichet-Khaw Lucie Renick Neel Sadda Samuel Salseda Reynaldo Sanchez Katia Stavropoulos Andrew Thein Nikola Tran-Mihail Josephine Tsai Maxwell Tufenkian Emily Vargas Alexander Wang Audrey Weaver Eliza Williams Lucea Wright Aidan Yap Sofia Yu
THE 2018 CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTH-GRADE CLASS GIFT DONORS Jim LaBarge and Laura Moyles-LaBarge
Lud Renick
Mandana and Mak Bagheri
Umesh and Sonal Lalwani
Sabbag Family
Mauricio and Sandra Battiata
The Lanstra Family
Ronaldo Sanchez
Lisa Gallaway and Geoffrey Baum
John and Ashley Lee
Jim Stathakis
Morton and Sherry Baum
Sharon Lin
Karen Sun
Tyler Carroll
Margaret Lloyd
Emil Tsai and Vivian Wu
Frances Chang
Susan Magar
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Unruh
The Cruce Family
Cheryl Marshall
Gary Wang and Di Fan
John Culpepper and Lisa Heidel
Stacey and Matthew May
Scott and Stacy Weaver
Delarosa Family
Rebecca and Richard Mayhew
Susan H. Weaver
Marion and Nelson Fong
Donna McDonald
Dianna Wong
Nancy and Ralph Furmanski
Karl Mihail and Trang Tran
Lucinda Wong Susan Wong
Anonymous (3) Tania Avedissian
Howard Ritchie
Marc Gittleman
Pouya Minazad
Jose and Sandra Gonzalez
Connie and Behzad Mohandesi
Ms. Lillian Woo
Preston Ho ‘15
Farrell Podgorsek
Alex Yap and Teresa Sun
Sonny and Sandra Ho
Dr. Cherine Quan
Raleigh Renick Young ‘77
Soogi Hong
Robin Rankow
Leon Yu and Tiffany Feng
Tom and Maria Horner
Christina Rasse
Jason Zurawik
Nancy King
Candy and Randy Renick '78
Sydney Zurawik
Jane and Douglas Krech
Thank you to all of our Class Representatives who work to keep their class connected to the school and each other. Amy Baum Vanessa Christopoulos Ava Delarosa William Fosselman Nicole Gonzalez Colin Ho Clara Kleindorfer Maxwell Krech Katharine Lam Zachary May Ford Mueller Camille-Marie Pai
GRANDPARENTS OF STUDENTS & ALUMNI Sharron and Robert Albrecht
Dolores and Brent Broadhead
Jana and Sadayappa Durairaj
Ken and Eleanor Gerst
Alexander Albrecht '17 Maggie Albrecht '21
Noah Sheikh '19
Daniel Gerst '17 Samuel Heine '26
Anonymous
Steven Chang '25 Katherine Chang '25
Ravi Durairaj '13 Kamala Durairaj '13 Uma Durairaj '15 Meena Durairaj '19
Bonnie Anthony
Karen and Garth Chan
Dashiell Anthony '21
Susan and Stephen Chandler
John and Judy Armstrong
Emilia Dencik '21 Alexander Dencik '23
Gwyneth Kelsey '24
Theresa Chen
Mo and Charlotte Ediger Sophia Ediger '25
Nina Gamboa-Fayad and Alberto Fayad
Louis Giancola Sunday Labrucherie '19
Dr. Ann B. Grant Rowena Harvey '16 Lula Harvey '22
Matthew Gamboa '17 Michael Gamboa '19
James A. Gruettner
Connor Ray '26
Yuh-Wey and I-Hung Chiang
Natasha and Robert Fineman
Renu Bhat-Hansen and Alex Hansen
Jayne Chiang '25
Noah Fineman-Shyn '21
Soraya Hansen '25
Brooke Bauman '08 Taylor Bauman '11
Paul and Sue Chung
Haley and Anita Fromholz
Susan Harper
Meta and Jay Berger
Kyra Mohandesi '18 Malia Mohandesi '23
Alden Walsh '24
Henry Harper '25
Jean Cleaves
Nancy and Ralph Furmanski
Bill and Roberta Headley
Katherine Mayhew '18 Ryan Mayhew '21
Matthew Headley '17 Christopher Headley '20 Jackson Headley '22
Morton and Sherry Baum Amy Baum '18
Susan and Bill Bauman
Sofia Stellar '15 Madeleine Berger '16 Emma Stellar '17 Grace Berger '19
Ruth Berger Sofia Stellar '15 Madeleine Berger '16 Emma Stellar '17 Grace Berger '19
Roberta and Willard Block Tess Stewart '13
Dianne and Bob Bowne
William Cleaves '21
Betty Cotte Marissa Cotte '20 Alison Cotte '24
Pamela and John Craig Alexander Albrecht '17 Maggie Albrecht '21
Pernella Daniels Germany Seuell '25
Jake Bowne '16 Caleb Bowne '19 Grace Bowne '22
Mr. and Mrs. R. Datomi
Judith B. Brandt
William Drewry '06 Daniel Drewry '09
Emily Brandt '05 Robert Brandt '11
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Colin Datomi '19
Mr. and Mrs.†William W. Drewry, III
Caroline Stuart '21
William T. Hewlett
Kuan Lam
Diane Saunders
Natalie Hewlett '17 Emily Hewlett '20
Sophia Ediger '25
Jodey Exner '26
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Hughes
Mandeville Family
Donn and Louise Sells
Jack Mandeville '22 Isabelle Mandeville '22
Michael Johnson '23
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Markley
Noah Fineman-Shyn '21
Catherine Hayes '26 Charles Hayes '24
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanton Jones
Hee and Dong Shyn
Henry Harper '25
Brynn Dubester '20 Michael Dubester '22
Craig Smyser†
Vicki Joseph
Rebecca and Richard Mayhew
Harrisan Smyser '16 Holden Smyser '22
Leilani Patterson '25
Katherine Mayhew '18 Ryan Mayhew '21
Peg and Jeff Stephens
Sue Junge
Donna McDonald
Suki Junge '22
Colin Cruce '18
Frances Kawamoto
Eric Korn '95 Evan Korn '96 Brian Korn '98 Sara Jane Stephens '10 Charlotte Stephens '12
Marissa Cotte '20 Alison Cotte '24
Frank Meza and Faustina Nevarez
William and Priscilla Kennedy
Rick and Mary Anne Moses
Roan Murray '23 Sibeal Murray '24
William Fosselman '18
Arthur Thorne '02 John Thorne '19
Henry Khaw
Sylvia Newhall
Arlette Towner
Emma Newhall '19 Charlotte Newhall '24
Asher Towner '16 Rachel Towner '19
Judy and Earl Otto
Kathy Tracy
Seth Spicer '24
Dylan Tracy-Lindenbaum '17 Patrick Arranaga '22
Sebastian Mark '25
Kaley Penichet-Khaw '15 Ivan Penichet-Khaw '18
Mr. and Mrs. Hong Kim Annalise Moon '27
Juana Pearce
Pam and Raj Kirpalani
Madeleine Pearce '15 Jacqueline Pearce '18
Cole Mallinger '20 Connor Mallinger '22 Ava Mallinger '24
Lud Renick
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kurtz, III Margaret Kurtz '21 Charlotte Kurtz '23
Jim LaBarge and Laura Moyles-LaBarge
Abigail Wong '25 Sophia Wong '26
Ms. Lillian Woo Preston Ho '15 Colin Ho '18 Alexandra Ho '20
Barbara Wright† Emily Wright '12
Maille Mansbridge '18 Declan Mansbridge '22
Dong Feng Su and Eugene Xue
Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Valdesolo
Dennis Repp
Ryan Waldheim '16 Chase Waldheim '21
Isabella Valdesolo '24
Hailey Ting '26
Felix and Mildred Yip Hudson Shen '24
Edward Waldheim
Grace Wertz
Ricki Ristuccia
Adan Trujillo '20
Christian Cauvel '22
C.K. and Miné Lam
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salter
Sienna Lam '19 Dylan Lam '21 Keira Lam '23 CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
Eileen and Eddie Wong
Ralph and Vickie Unruh
Riley Renick '12 Dexter Renick '15 Lucie Renick '18
Heidi Repp '20 Ryan Repp '22
Will Lanstra '18 Izzy Lanstra '21
Mr. and Mrs. A. Graner Thorne
Elijah Salter '24
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
† DECEASED
2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 27
PROFILE IN GIVING
The Berger Family If the Berger clan regards Chandler as a second home and an extension of the family, it’s justified. For 40 years, they have shared Chandler teachers, uniforms, the school song, traditions like Boojum, the Sportsa-thon, and Substance X, and innumerable dinner conversations about their beloved school. They have been students, alumni, parents, grandparents and great-grandparents of Chandler students, as well as trustees, room reps, class representatives, and alumni council members. This year, the youngest of the Berger clan, Grace Berger ’19, will graduate and join her sister, parents, aunt and cousins as a Chandler alumna. And, although times have changed, the school’s essence and values have remained.
Chandler lifers. “What I appreciate most is that Chandler taught the girls how to succeed,” says Sean. The girls all have benefitted from Chandler’s challenging academics and good relationships with caring faculty. “What we learned are long-lasting lessons,” says Maddy. “Chandler teachers are great at getting the students out of their comfort zone and getting them to thrive,” says John. Meta, Jay’s wife, recalls that the children’s study habits are excellent; homework time was a pleasure at their house. “When they were younger, I’d bring my granddaughters home after school and they’d visit their great-grandmother Ruth (now 102) and play cards with her after their work was done.”
“We chose Chandler for our daughter Karin because it felt like a safe, family environment with a good learning atmosphere and strong social component,” recalls Jay Berger. “The culture, community, and caring nature of the faculty and staff have remained the same.”
For Ruth, who has attended over 20 Grandparents' Day events at Chandler, seeing the kids flourish at Chandler across multiple generations has been incredibly special. In addition to Grandparents' Day, Ruth reflects, “I love going to all of the events, games, and performances. I love Chandler.”
Karin Berger Stellar ’85 paved the way for her brother John ’88, who married a Chandler alumna, Jennifer Jackson Berger ’85. Both families sent their daughters to Chandler: Sofia ‘15 and Emma ‘17 Stellar, and Maddy ’16 and Grace ’19 Berger, who are all
So many teachers stood out, a list of favorites resembles a faculty directory. Karin recalls Mr. Hill encouraging her in performing arts, and Mr. Morrison igniting her love of history. Emma remembers that Mr. Anderson “made sports so
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much fun and always figured out how to get everyone interested.” Unanimous praise overflows for Ms. Williams-Moore’s leadership in music, Ms. Glista’s caring touch, and Mr. Korn’s inspiring science labs. Over the decades, Chandler has benefitted from the Berger family’s willingness to get involved and generosity in supporting school initiatives. “We understand the school cannot grow on tuition alone, and we continue to contribute and hope to encourage others to do the same,” Jay says. Jay and John both served on Chandler’s Board of Trustees. As a former Board President, Jay remarks, “I cherish all of the relationships that I made from fellow Board members, administration, faculty, staff, and parents. It was all so meaningful to me.” John, in addition to the Board, was a founding member and President of Chandler’s Alumni Council and has served in the vital role as co-chair of the Golf Classic. “Giving back is very important to us as a family,” says John. “We realize that philanthropy and volunteer service are important to strengthening an organization.” Jennifer sums up, “We’ve made lifelong friendships at Chandler. The academics, the arts, technology, the campus – all of it is excellent. But it’s the Chandler community that we value the most.”
“We’ve made lifelong friendships at Chandler. The academics, the arts,
technology, the campus – all of it is excellent. But, it’s the Chandler community that we value the most.”
- JENNIFER BERGER ’85
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ALUMNI GIVING 1950’S
Chandler School’s alumni embody the mission of a Chandler education through their support of the Annual Fund. Through their generosity, alumni help current students secure a superior educational foundation, enabling them to fulfill their dreams and goals.
S. A. Johnson ’51 William Falvey ‘54 Ned Loos '54 Harry Andrews '56 R. B. Pruitt '58 Lorance Lisle '59 Diane Newhall Saunders '59
ALUMNI & PARENTS OF ALUMNI MAKE
1960’S
BIG GREEN GIVEBACK
Laurence Eggers '60 Douglas C. Gregg, Jr. '62 Eric Winter '62 Roger Riffenburgh '63
A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thanks to alumni and parents of alumni, during our Big Green Giveback, Chandler raised over $25,000 to support financial aid at Chandler. A dedicated group of alumni, parents of alumni and faculty volunteers received over 150 gifts in one day. That included over 30 new donors to Chandler. With gifts to the Thomas A. Chandler Scholarship Fund we are able to offer financial aid to qualified students who otherwise would not be able to afford a Chandler education. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers and generous donors.
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
William Fleeman '64
Brent C. Tufeld '74 CHS '78
Trevor Anthony '82
Stephen Riffenburgh '65
Matthew G. Wright '74 CHS '78
Megan Schumacher Browne '82
James W. Boswell '66
William E. Myers, Jr. '75
Alex Durairaj '82
Whitney Chandler '66
Raleigh Renick Young '77
Ann Fromholz '82
Glenn Leisure '68
Randall Renick '78
Peter Stavropoulos '82
Allison A. Paddock '68
Brian Tufeld '78
Allison Gruettner Stuart '82
Marshall Seaborn '68
Sam Clark '79
Michelle Waldheim Wilner '82
H. Lyn Hardman '69
Tim Shea '79
Geoffrey Arrobio '83 Julianne Gerst '83
James McInerny '69
Leslie Reeves Lindholm '83
1980’S
Christopher Rising '83
Susana Bautista '80
Robert E. Carlson Jr. '84
Jane Cercos '70
Katie Shea High '80
T. Samuel Coleman '84
Gregory Paddock '71
Joyce Mitamura '80
Maureen Madsen Short '84
Charles Stimson '73 CHS '77
Anna Pehoushek '80
Andrew Wang '84
Laura M. Brown '74
Robert Burrows '81
Lauren Craig Albrecht '85
Debra Danner '74
Mary Herms '81
Jennifer Berger '85
Jon Haskett '74 CHS '78
Christopher Waldheim '81
Lindell Dotts Brownsberger '85
1970’S
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
† DECEASED
Maya Alvarez-Galvan '84
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ALUMNI COUNCIL 2017-2018 Thank you to the Alumni Council for their leadership and support at school and alumni events, giving campaigns, and much more. Thank you for inspiring our alumni families to have lifelong connections to Chandler School. Joyce Wang Sakonju ’87 PRESIDENT Chris Waldheim ’81 VICE-PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE LIAISON Lauren Craig Albrecht ’85 Brecken Armstrong ’91
Anthony Christopoulos '85 John Lindsey '85 Karin Berger Stellar '85 Diane M. Kochones Vidalakis '85 William Cunningham '86 David Gerst '86 Bonnie Glassco '86 Joanna Grisinger '86 Anonymous '87 Justin Chang '87 David Haber '87 Joseph Mathews '87
John Berger ’88
Joyce Wang Sakonju '87
Andy Davis ’06
Keith Thorell '87
Marion Fong PAST PARENT LIAISON David Gerst ’86 Blakley Coe Graham ’93 Sameer Hansen ’95 Erin Kaneko ’96
John V. S. Berger '88 Giancarlo DiMassa '88 Amy Hathaway '88 Naveen Jeereddi '88 Joel Lavin '88 Kirk Thorell '88
Thomas Rose '92
Michelle Wu '95
Aimee Bahng Boyer '89
Lyndi Wu '92
Christopher Chien '96
Noel D'Angelo Ph.D. '89
Maryann Baribault Zeira '92
Brandon Dickerson '96
Melissa Jones Harper '89
Blakley Coe Graham '93
Jay Harder '96
Richard T. Mandeville, Jr. '89
Courtney Strong Thomas '93
Farrell Heydorff '96
Maryanna Abdo '94
Erin Kaneko '96
Anonymous '94
Karyn Kohl '96
1990’S
David Bradley '94
Julie Lamaze '96
Susan Z. Dutra '94
Brandice Thompson Lane '96
Paul McCullough '90
Jennifer Sells Johnson '94
Richard Lang '96
Annie Young ’06
David Abdo '91
Krystal Kim '94
Rushabh Modi '96
Travis Young ’96
Brecken Armstrong '91
Richard Kim '94
Keisuke Nakagawa '96
Khalilah Heshimu El-Amin '91
Anonymous '95
Eszter Lengyel Neuman '96
Perrin Biorkman '92
Sameer Hansen '95
Daniel Rothenberg '96
Salima Darakjy '92
Matthew Joy '95
Amit Sura '96
Rachel Foullon '92
Sunjay Lad '95
Travis J. Young '96
Kartik Hansen '92
Matthew Lawler '95
Derek Yu '96
Michael B. Ortiz '92
Crayton Milton '95
Jieun Lee '97
Ashley Laird FACULTY LIAISON Joyce Mitamura ’80 Catherine Pearson ’09 Candy Renick PAST PARENT LIAISON Dan Rothenberg ’96 Will Salmon FACULTY LIAISON Peter Stavropoulos ’82 Amit Sura ’96 Panney Wei ’88
Casey Zuber Solomon ’00
EX-OFFICIO Joan Bravo DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Jennifer Sells Johnson ’94 DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS & MAJOR GIFTS 32 CHANDLER SCHOOL
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
† DECEASED
Laura Waluch '97 Erica Yen '97 Jennifer Heil Hershfield '98 Tori Thompson Pickney '98 Alex Timiraos '98 Nick Timiraos '98 Daniel Boswell '99 Kevin Kohorst '99 Andrea Swain Laks '99 Tyler Stutin '99
2000’S
Anonymous '00 Katelyn Kuwata '00 Penny Pelton '00 Patrick Sclafani '00 Andrew Westphal '00 Casey Zuber Solomon '00 Andrew Lee '01 Blake Milton '01 Kelly Thompson Murphy '01 Whitney N. Westphal '01 Jordan Eboreime Williams '01 Gregory Lawler '03 Roy I. McGregor '03 Ryan Rogers Woodbury '03 Samuel Conovitz '04 Cameron L. Dewey '04 Kerry L. Kuwata '04 Hayden Wheatley '04 Jacqueline E. Swaidan '04 Lauren W. Ascher '05 Samantha Chau '05 George M. Hakimeh '05 Justin T. Liu '05
Edward Samuels '05
James Anderson '12
Andrew Davis '06
Anonymous '12
Paige C. Dewey '06
Cole Dillman '12
Emily A. Law '06
Noah Finch '12
Annie Young '06
William Pai '12
Stephen Ascher, III '07
Samantha Rivas '12
Robert Chan '07
Theodore Rosenfeld '12
Erin Fong '07
Charlotte Stephens '12
Daniel Gong '07
Emily Wright '12
Trevor Ly '07
Kim Austin '13 Hanna L. Barakat '13 Jillian Brady '13
GREEN AND WHITE CIRCLE
Alyson Lo '13 Maya L. Vasquez '13 Natalie Amanda Akins '14
GIFTS FROM YOUNG ALUMNI
Thelonious J. D. Cundieff '14
Conner Ascher '08
Riley M. Frey '14
Samantha E. Jacobs '08
Anna Gong '14
Katherine Rouse '08
Christopher Kenneth Jung '14
Samuel L. Zanetta '08
Ethan Liu '14
Michael Anastasia '09
Ivan Y. Schmidt '14
Madeline Brady '09
Ashley Wu '14
David Dizon '09
Nadina J. Wu '14
Carole A. Gong '09
Olivia L. Acosta '15
Catherine E. Pearson '09
Emilie Alvarez '15
Jenny H. Ascher '10
Anonymous '15
Tyler S. Fong '10
Christopher P. Battany '15
Eric N. Fung '10
Graham Thomas Finch '15
Kyle M. Law '10
Caitlin Jessica Fong '15
Spencer Rogers '10
Preston Ho '15
Sara Jane Stephens '10
Ashley I. Lim '15
Laura I. Thompson '10
Andrew Max Rosenfeld '15
Deidra A. Logan '11
Carson M. Yu '15
Carter Alvarez '12
Audrey Nicole Akins '16
Tyler Anastasia '12
Yumi A. Balthazar '16
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Marina K. Francis '14
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
Adam Barakat '16
Adam E. Acosta '17
Emma S. Cadena '16
Alexander M. Albrecht '17
Kira Farmer '16
Marcell J. Camacho '17
Grace M. Hitchcock '16
Simone C. Cundieff '17
Jenna D. Khachatourian '16
William S. Farhat '17
Taryn S. Kim '16
Douglas R. Frey '17
William Labrador '16
Matthew G. Gamboa '17
Sean Liu '16
Andrew Gong '17
Reagan S. Schmidt '16
Charles W. Johnson '17
Harrisan V. Smyser '16
Leon Kuo '17
William R. L. Tolbert, III '16
Heather S. Thomasian '17
Ryan C. Waldheim '16 Caitlin Wu '16
25+ YEARS
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
†DECEASED
ALUMNI AND PARENT OF ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS 2017-2018 Thank you to the following alumni and parents of alumni for their meaningful contributions to the school and students during Admissions Open House, College Connection, Middle School Debate, Alumni Visiting Day, Big Service Day, Expert Advice, annual giving efforts, Visiting Artist, Family Fair, Summer at Chandler, and much more.
Adam Acosta ’17 Audrey Akins ’16 Esmeralda Akins Kevin Akins Natalie Akins ’14 Alexander Albrecht ’17 Matthew Alonzo ’15 Lisa Bae Yumi Balthazar ’16 Michelle Noble Barnett ’86 E. Byron Barr ’72 CHS ’76 Amy Baum ’18 Sebouh Bazikian ’10 Shawnt Bazikian ‘12 Maddy Berger ’16 Majid Bhatti ’15 Perrin Biorkman ’92 Carole Boyles Mark Boyles Madison Bradford ’17 Denise Brady Laura Brown ’74 Emma Cadena ’16 Max Caragozian ’15 Esme Chiara ’17 Alyssa Christopoulos ’17 Tony Christopoulos ’85 Simone Cundieff ’17
Thelonious Cundieff ’14 Ava Delarosa ’18 Catherine Ellis De Mott ’94 Ella DesHotel ’16 Faisal Dittu ’96 Omar Dittu ’98 Lian Dolan Susan Dutra ‘94 Khalilah El-Amin ’91 Karen Enzminger Yuen Fang William Farhat ’17 Aileen Finch Caitlin Fong ’15 Ann Fromholz ’82 Emily Fultz ’99 Portia Fung Matthew Gamboa ’17 Matt Gangi ’98 Mohona Ganguly ’17 Ethan Gould ’16 Daniel Gerst ’17 Xian Wong Guest ’17 Li Gong Pearl Harris ’16 Amy Hathaway ‘88 Emerson Herrera ’17 Natalie Hewlett ’17
Grace Hitchcock ’16 Preston Ho ’15 Emily Hsieh ’17 Samantha Jacobs ’08 Conrad Jensen ’14 Naveen Jeereddi ’88 Raymond Jimenez ’05 Jenna Khachatourian ’16 Taryn Kim ’16 Daniel Kong ’17 Leon Kuo ’17 William Labrador ’16 Dr. Sunjay Lad ’95 Andrea Swain Laks ’99 Glenn Leisure ’68 Nicholas Lin ’17 Sean Liu ’16 Audrey Ma ’17 Maille Mansbridge ’18 Florian Meister ’17 Tiffany Oh ’15 Anne Otter Susan Pai William Pai ’12 Anna Pehoushek ’80 Giuseppe Perona ’16 Matteo Perona ’17 Mia Pippert ’17
Randy Renick ’78 Matt Rising ’99 Alyssa Rivas ’10 Daisy Rivas Samantha Rivas ’12 Bettina Rosenfeld Jonah Sacks ’12 Emily Sam ’17 Casey Zuber Solomon ’00 Jennifer Spinoglio ’17 Heidi Strasburg Emma Stellar ’17 Leslie Stewart Karl Swaidan Lance Tam ’17 Hilary Tate ’96 Heather Thomasian ’16 Kirk Thorell ’88 Alex Timiraos ’98 Anna Turysheva Aaron Van Blerkom ’16 Lisa Vandergriff Maya Vasquez ’13 Caity Wackerly ’17 Ryan Waldheim ’17 Rachel Ross Ward ’92 Marianne Wright Matt Wright ’74 CHS ’78
PARENTS OF ALUMNI Sushma and Ashwin Adarkar
Carl Bruce and Akiko Hayashi
Sarah Hussain-Ahmed and Omar Ahmed
Elise and David Buik
Leslie and Mitch Aiken
Kristen Carlson and Jake Ogle
Kevin and Esmeralda Akins
Raymond and Marta Castro
Lauren '85 and Michael Albrecht
Dr. and Mrs. W. Richard Chan
Leo Alonzo and Elaine Pan
Mrs. Thomas A. Chandler
Katherine and Jack Anastasia
Dr. Sujata Iyer and Prashant Chandran
Lawford Anderson and Jean Morrison
Jennifer and Kevin Chen
Kristin and Shannon Anderson
Nora R. Chiara
Beth and Jerome Andrews
Paul and Joy Chiu
Anonymous (4)
Dan Campbell and Bridgid Sloyan
Wellington Choi and Felicity Goldstone
John and Aileen Finch
The Guessous Family
Bonnie Anthony
Tony '85 and Lynnette Christopoulos
Marion and Nelson Fong
Terrie Judkins Guevara
John and Leann Arcia
Wendy and Michael Churukian
Ms. Karen Frederiksen
The Gustafson Family
John and Judy Armstrong
Dr. Susan B. Clifford
Douglas and Melanie Frey
Maurice and Dawn Hale
Nicole and Eddie Arranaga
Nanci and Thomas Conforti
Haley and Anita Fromholz
Renu Bhat-Hansen and Alex Hansen
The Ascher Children
Pamela and John Craig
Louis and Suzanne Fulps
Joanna and Wayne Hartigan
Mandana and Mak Bagheri
John Culpepper and Lisa Heidel
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Fung, M.D.
Jennifer and Christopher Hasbrouck
Brian and Barbara Baker
Cundieff Family
Gabriel and Yasmin Gamboa
Jon and Claudia Haskett
Yolanda Barker
Moira Delaney
Mou Roy and Gautam Ganguly
Wende and Jon Headley
Carolyn A. Barnes
Sam and Michelle Demonteverde
David and Bhupali Gerst
Mr. and Mrs. Michael O. Healy
John W. Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Ashfaq Rehman Dittu
Eleanor Gerst
John and Nancy Heil
Susan and Bill Bauman
Mr. and Mrs.†William W. Drewry, III
Jennifer Giancola
Lynette and Stephen Heydorff
Dr. Cindy Tai and Mr. Michael Bee
Erin and Todd Dubester
Stephanie and Charles Ginn
Vernon L. Hill
Dan and Erin Beldy
Kay and Alex Durairaj
Mr. Shaun Gong and Ms. Bing Wang
Sandee and Paul Hiyake
Chris Benter
Jana and Sadayappa Durairaj
William and Li Gong
Peter and Shiru Hong
Meta and Jay Berger
Janice Dykstra
Dr. and Mrs. Cary H. Gota
Tom and Maria Horner
The Berlot Family
Michael and Audrey Egan
Barbara and Roy Goto
Jim and Susan House
James W. Boswell
Marita Estell-Hancock
Sonya and Patrick Hsieh
Dana and Dave Bouton
R. Christian B. Evensen
Michael Gould and Annette Langer-Gould
Tamara and Robert Bowne
Phyllis Everett
Sarah Hwangbo
Barbara and Gerald Bowns
Debbie and Rich Fagen
Anthony J. Grande and Miki J. Springsteen
Mark and Carole Boyles
Genevieve and Jacob Fakoory
DeAndre and Annie Bradford
Krista Fan and family
Judith B. Brandt
Vince and Betsy Farhat
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Joyce Greif Maria and James Grover James A. Gruettner
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
Brian and Mae Hsu Burt and Roni Iwata Irina Jasper, M.D. Priscilla Jenkins Marisu and Raymundo Jimenez
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
†DECEASED
Gregory D. and Jennifer W. Johnson
Debbie Mitchell
John Sih and Susan Kam
Edward Waldheim
Lynda Johnson
Julio and Moira Moline
Robert and Remi Silva
Don and Betsy Weigandt
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stanton Jones
Steve and Meg Morrison
Jennifer and Eric Smith
Jennie and Alan Weinberger
Irene and Clifford Jung
Therese and John L. Mothershead
Zack and Debbie Snyder
Charles and Ann-Marie Weinstein
Howard Kaufman
Shaya and Rojan Naimi
Bill and Lynne Westphal
Mrs. Margaret Kaufman
Robert and Charmean Neithart
Mr. Guy Souther and Dr. Angela Dykstra
Allen and Mary Khachatourian
Eni G. Njoku and Mary K. Brand-Njoku
Carie Wickers
Marie Heller Kidd
Sara and Edward Nowak
Steven Spinoglio and Denise Amato-Spinoglio
Mark Kim and Jeehyun Lee
Leigh and Harry Olivar
Jennith and John F. Knox
Joan Aarestad and David Oswalt
Dona and Robert Kondrath
Jean B. Owen
Ronald and Gladys Kong
Greg and Carole Paddock
Kai and Wendy Kuwata
Susan and Richard Pai
Jim LaBarge and Laura Moyles-LaBarge
Dean and Jennifer Pappas
Allan and Heather Labrador
Fred and Mary Pearce
Jashu and Chiman Lad
Derek and Susan Pippert
Umesh and Sonal Lalwani
The Pizante Family
Han Lee and Victor Lam
Mrs. Penny Plotkin
John and Ashley Lee
Rini and Jemmy Pranyoto
Jung and Tanya Lee
Mr.†and Mrs. Lawrence Read
Leonard and Julie Lee
Candy and Randy Renick '78
Heather and Harvey Lenkin
The Rivas Family
Kimmie and Hok Y. Leung
The Vicky and David Rogers Family
Weiguo Li Family Foundation
Bernard and Celina Rojo
David and Lisa Liu
Tim Hoekstra and Fatimah Tobing Rony
Stanley Liu and Yuen Fang
Tom '92 and Caroline Rose
Lucia and Ben Logan
Michael and Bettina Rosenfeld
Roberto Longoria and Gracie Valenzuela
Kelly and John Rouse
Peter and Patsy Ly
Nicolas Rumigny and Eva Kanso
Clyde and Lynn MacQuoid
Robert and Sandra Ryan
Mandeville Family
Bob and Gabi Sacks
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Masenga
Raul and Maria Salinas
Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Massar
Will and Vicki Salmon
McCarthy Family
Ted Sam and Susan Lee
Rob Roy and Kazue McGregor
Lori and Theodore Samuels
James E. McInerny
Mark and Tomoko Schmidt
Rice Mellis Family
Janice F. Schumacher
Barbara Harder Michaels
Judith Score
Milton Family
Donn and Louise Sells
Carol Standing Peter Stavropoulos and Theodora Coulis James Stein Karin and Sean Stellar Roger Stephens Stone Tapert Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stutin Dr. and Mrs. George Sun Karl and Kathy Swaidan and Family Irene Ho and Benjamin Tam Joyce Mitamura and Mike Tatsugawa James and Trevessa Terrile Dr. David Thein and Dr. Cynthia Thaik Thomasian Family Nora and David Thompson Harlan and Alison Thompson Bob and Shari Thorell Vince and Carol Timiraos Drs. William and Linda Tolbert Irene Tong Tuddenham William and Grace Towner Lian Dolan and J. Berick Treidler Carol and Bud Tufeld Greg and Caroline Tufenkian John B. Ulmer Daniel and Irene Van Blerkom Darrell and Carol Van Citters A.D. and Alice Vasquez Sharon Verani Michael and Cass Wackerly Chris '81 and Lena Waldheim
David and Frances Wheatley Dianna Wong Mr. and Mrs. Yin M. Wong Barbara Wright†Matt and Marianne Wright James Wu Nywood and Meriel Wu Helen Lai and Thomas Wu Felix and Mildred Yip William Young Kwang-I Yu Joseph Zanetta Bob and Patty Zuber
CURRENT FACULTY/STAFF Katherine Anastasia Anonymous (3) Kerrie Barbato Christine Barry Jill Bergeron Joan Bravo Alycia Brown Jessie Brumfiel Caroline Burke Robert Calderon Pete Carlson Travis Chatham Megan Collins Andrew Davis ‘06 Donna Dretzka Kimberly Edwards Carla Fernández Alicia Ferri John Finch José Flores
Cara Gancedo Christine Glista Eric Glover Laura Heany Lynette Heydorff Stephanie Ho Andrew Hulm Sandy Hume Nancy Hutton Jennifer Sells Johnson ‘94 Donald Kincey Bob Kondrath Ashley Laird Gretchen Lurie Ana Marini-Genzon Stacey May Connie Mohandesi Shelby Montevirgen Diana Moore Scott Nancarrow
FRIENDS & FORMER FACULTY/STAFF Sarah Newhall J.J. Newman Jihyun Oh Kelly Orellana Teresa Orth Jennifer Pappas Catherine Pearson ‘09 Yvonne Reyes Will Salmon Maureen Short ‘84 Trevor Spicer Carol Standing Rana Strauss Amanda Vasquez-Alcazar Katie Villanueva Beth Walker Lynne Westphal Brandi Williams-Moore Annie Young '06
Anonymous (3) Peter and Molly Bachmann Tyler Carroll Whitney Chandler ‘66 Frances Chang April Corella Linda and Stanley Corella Cub Scout Pack 78 Marita Estell-Hancock Phyllis Everett Marc Gittleman Joyce Greif Renu Bhat-Hansen Mary Kathleen Hastings Vernon L. Hill Soogi Hong John Jourdane JoAnn S. Kamikawa
Marie Heller Kidd Nancy King Holly and Martin Lee Sharon Lin Margaret Lloyd Clyde MacQuoid Susan Magar Cheryl Marshall Karen Mayeda James E. McInerny ‘69 Jim and Caroline McManus Pouya Minazad Steve Morrison Brian Osorio Farrell Podgorsek Dr. Cherine Quan Robin Rankow
Christina Rasse Howard Ritchie Cathy Rose Sabbag Family Sara Claster Skrip Jennifer and Eric Smith Jim Stathakis Jeff Stephens Karen Sun Martin Voss Susan Weaver Whitney N. Westphal '01 Lucinda Wong Susan Wong Jason Zurawik Sydney Zurawik
CORPORATIONS/FOUNDATIONS/MATCHING GIFTS Ahmanson Foundation American Rena International Andrews Family Foundation Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bazic Products Blackrock Matching Gift Program Brookfield Properties California Community Foundation Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Cisco Foundation Customized Energy Solutions Digital Reality Dorothy L. Johnston Foundation Edison International
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Farmers Insurance Fosselman’s Inc. GE Foundation The William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation Kohorst Allen Family Foundation Weiguo Li Family Foundation Liao Hospitality Majestic Realty Ingraham Memorial Fund Medtronic Foundation Netflix Oaktree Capital Management Olive Branch Pharmacy, Inc Pasadena Community Foundation
CONSECUTIVE GIVING :
25+ YEARS
Pasadena Party Patrol Pizante Productions Santa Barbara Foundation Edmund and Mary Shea Family Foundation Time Warner Inc. The Rose Hills Foundation The Walt Disney Company Foundation Tsutayo Ichioka and Satsuki Nakao Charitable Foundation Union Bank of California Foundation US Bank Veeva Systems Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Western Asset Management Wonderful Giving
20-24 YEARS
15-19 YEARS
10-14 YEARS
5-9 YEARS
† DECEASED
PROFILE IN GIVING
Raymond Jimenez ’05 You were at SpaceX until late last year? Yes, I worked as an electrical engineer and mission director. While I was there, I learned to ask lots and lots of questions. Questions lead to solutions. Actually, the biggest takeaway from my Chandler education was, “Don’t be afraid to ask questions.” My last assignment as a Dragon Operator was as a mission director during the reentry shift. I made the final calls in mission control (I liked to say, “the buck stops with me”). It was a real privilege to work with the operations team, and I’m incredibly proud that they allowed me the honor to perform reentry on three different missions.
Now you’re at Phase Four, developing plasma engines for tiny satellites? Technology has advanced to the point that satellites don’t need to be big, they can be the size of a toaster. The technology in propulsion therefore needs to shrink. We make a small plasma engine that allows tiny satellites to move around in space. We’re using radio frequency plasma heating. I design the electronics architecture and make the circuits, then test it to make sure it’s ready. We’re a small team of about 20.
You wrote a book? It was about working on nuclear fusion in my garage
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when I was in high school. It’s called Amateur Nuclear Fusion. As a kid, I learned a lot by playing around with things. It actually started as a conversation I had with Mr. Korn. “Mr. Korn, can I get extra credit if I build something to do with fusion?” I didn’t end up doing it in middle school, but I never forgot that discussion. In freshman year of high school, I discovered a friendly community of folks who had done fusion in their own homes – all to learn about the science and engineering behind it. After I built my fusor and succeeded in performing fusion, I wanted to encourage others, and so I wrote the book.
Tell me about the time when you almost burned down your home. Well… I’ll preface this by saying at no time was anybody in actual danger, but boy were the sparks pretty. I was working on an upgrade to my fusor’s high voltage supply. Due to a miscalculation, I ended up with a little bit of melted plastic, a big crater in my perfect iron core, and some smoke. That was fun!
What are some of your fondest memories at Chandler? Mr. Korn ran a good eighth grade science class, and I was always curious about the details. I remember finding him after class one day to ask, “Mr. Korn, why are things colored the way they are? What
makes some things red and some things silver?” Mr. Korn didn’t have an immediate answer, and we talked through the possibilities. What struck me most was that Mr. Korn was willing to give a guess and preface it with “I don’t really know, but you should find out!” I think that was the first time a teacher ever told me they weren’t sure, and that I might be able to find out anyway. (The answer turns out to be complicated and I didn’t really get it until college!) I was also on yearbook, and Ms. Payne (Mrs. Laird) was our advisor. I remember her telling us what the results had to be, but not really defining much else. I sat down with the program we used and found out that it (InDesign) was the same program that real publishing professionals use! It was such a treat to be let loose and be allowed to experiment, with the equivalent of a pro’s palette in hand.
How did your interest for science and engineering begin? I’ve always liked taking things apart and trying (unsuccessfully) to put them together. Engineering tells me how to put things back together again, and science tells me why it’s put together like that, so it seems like a natural match. Also, science and engineering allow me to play with cool things like lasers and plasmas, so that was an easy decision!
At Caltech, I did some interesting research. My lab and mentor allowed me to design a microchip from scratch that measured the function of nerve cells, then transmitted the info to the outside world via modulated laser light. It’s rare that an undergrad designs a full integrated circuit and gets to see the chip fabbed, and I’m grateful they gave me that chance.
What advice do you have for Chandler students who are interested in exploring a science related field?
how the world works” if you come to an easy conclusion, but make sure that’s what the evidence is saying. In engineering and science, Nature makes the final calls, and no matter how much you try to massage the data or simplify the model, Nature doesn’t care.
What do you think about students today tinkering and making? Do more! Taking things apart is tons of fun, and putting them back together is optional.
Keep on asking questions and hold yourself to a high standard. It’s easy to fool yourself into thinking “Ah, so this is
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ENDOWMENTS & SPECIAL FUNDS FACULTY ENRICHMENT
FINANCIAL AID
Betty Cotte
The Bindra Family
Wende and Jon Headley
S. Allan Johnson and Marguerite L. Johnson
Joe and Samira Mallinger Sarah and Dan Rothenberg Karl and Kathy Swaidan
THE ANDREWS FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT IN MEMORY OF THOMAS A. CHANDLER
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION FACULTY ENRICHMENT ENDOWMENT
The Andrews Family
CHANDLER FAMILY ASSOCIATES FACULTY ENDOWMENT
STEPHEN E. MORRISON SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
JEFFERSON C. STEPHENS JR. EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION ENDOWMENT
THE EDGAR RIVAS SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN MEMORY OF EDDIE RIVAS
Peg and Jeff Stephens
Mary Kathleen Hastings
Allen and Alise Stutin
Stacey and Matthew May
Alison, Harlan, Kelly, Jane and Will Thompson
Candy and Randy Renick ’78
Lori and Ted Samuels
The Rivas Family Jennifer and Eric Smith Chris ’81 and Lena Waldheim
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PAUL KORN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Vernon L. Hill Priscilla Jenkins
Michael Anastasia ’09
Trevor Ly ’07
Brecken Armstrong ’91
Clyde and Lynn MacQuoid
Conner Ascher ’08
Kelly Thompson Murphy ’01
Jenny Ascher ’10
Jennifer and Eric Smith
THE CATHERINE M. ROSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lauren Ascher ’05
James Stein
Stephen Ascher III ’07
Peg and Jeff Stephens
Laura Brown ’74
Kim Austin ’13
Tyler A. Stutin ’99
Katie Shea High ’80
Robert Carlson ’84
Vince and Carol Timiraos
Stephen Riffenburgh ’65
Robert Chan ’07
Andrew Westphal ’00
Cathy Rose
Class of 2017
Whitney N. Westphal ’01
Tim Shea ’79
Noel D’Angelo ’89
Jordan Eboreime Williams ’01
Matt and Marianne Wright
Andrew Davis ’06
Gillian A. Wu
Donna and Gary Dretzka
Nadina Wu ’14
The Gustafson Family
Carson Michael Yu ’15
Mary G. Herms ’81
Bob and Patty Zuber
CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS
Dr. Gautam Ganguly and Dr. Mou Roy Charles and Stephanie Ginn
Bonnie Anthony
Jose and Sandra Gonzalez
Jeremy and Erin Baker
Wende and Jon Headley
Rick and Jennifer Madden
Bazic Products/The Hioe Family
Shannon, Doug, Patrick and Kathleen McGuire
Dwight and Yana Holcomb
Dr. Victor Shi and Ms. Lili Sang Steven Wilson and Georgina Fernando
Dr. Kurt Hong and Dr. Julie Yang May Chan and Winn Hong
The Xia Family
Gregory D. and Jennifer Walston Johnson
Dr. Edward and Annie Xu
Nobu and Jeff Junge
SOUTH CAMPUS CAMPAIGN pledge payments and gifts received (8/1/2017–7/31/2018) Louis and De Le Abel
Irvin, Jenny, Dylan and Jayden Kaw Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kurtz, III Mark and Phaedra Ledbetter
American Rena International Corp.
Joseph and Kristie Lin
Bob and Tamara Bowne Family
Shannon, Doug, Patrick and Kate McGuire
V. Wendy Setiawan and Alfred H. Chan Dr. Sujata Iyer and Prashant Chandran Cameron Dewey ’04 Paige Dewey ’06 James Ding and Janet Xu Diane Docter Matthew Docter Erin and Todd Dubester
JAMES G. BOSWELL FUND CHALLENGE-COOK BROTHERS FUND THE ELIZABETH HIXON HUNTER MEMORIAL FUND MRS. ROBERT F. NIVEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAITE AND GENEVIEVE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION FUND VAN NUYS FOUNDATION FUND
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Leong
Lauren Craig Albrecht ’85, Michael Albrecht and Family
Catherine Chan’s Family
ALBERTSON FOUNDATION FUND
Jung and Tanya Lee Weiguo Li Family Foundation
The Carlson Family
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Mr. Zili Li and Ms. Yang Liu
Derek and Susan Pippert The Pranyoto Family Mr. and Mrs. Randall Renick ’78 Tom and Caroline Rose Samantha and Marc Sandman Dr. Matthew Smith and Tirza Castellanos The Wawro Family Shelley Chia and Yin Wong Sophia Xu Family
Aaron Epstein and Ritu Kumar
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MARIPOSA SOCIETY
GIFTS IN KIND & SPONSORSHIPS
Joe and Kristie Lin
Doug and Shannon McGuire
Paul and Minah Park
Jan and Joyce Sakonju ’87
The Mariposa Society was established to recognize individuals who have included Chandler School in their estate plans or through other deferred gift arrangements such as charitable remainder trusts, life insurance policies, retirement plan assets and real estate. The Society is named for the school’s first campus on Mariposa Street and honors the vision set forth by Tom and Katie Chandler. The Mariposa Society continues that founding legacy by ensuring that the excellence of a Chandler education will be available for generations to come. Including Chandler in your estate plans may secure a number of valuable benefits for you and the school. There are a variety of gift options that offer tax and income benefits for you and your heirs while providing for Chandler School at the same time. If you have included Chandler in your estate plans or would like more information on planned giving, please contact Joan Bravo, Director of Advancement at (626) 795-9990 or jbravo@chandlerschool.org. We would like to acknowledge you for your support by adding your name to the list of Mariposa Society members.
BIG SERVICE DAY
Jeremy and Erin Baker Bazic Products, Anita Hioe Jessica Nails, Nadia Shamsi
LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Phet and Andrew Adashek
Leo Alonzo and Elaine Pan DeAndre Bradford and Annie Chu-Bradford Beili and Henry Chan David Chao and Connie Chang Caroline Chan and Lawrence Chang Jay and Cindy Chiang Allen and Ji Cho Paul Chu and Judy Liao Robert and Cheryl Cotte Sharon Yee and Dale Daniel Janet Xu and James Ding
Robert G. Burrows ’81 R. Christian B. Evensen Joyce and Allen† Greif Marita Estell-Hancock LeAnn and Michael Healy Vernon L. and Jan† Hill Mr. and Mrs. F. Stephen Nash ’57 Nathaniel and Katherine Paschall † Jan and Joyce Sakonju ’87 Trevessa and James Terrile Lena and E. Christopher Waldheim ’81 † deceased
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Catarina Lam and Matthew Ediger Kyle Francis and Shigemi Pang
Anthony and Nancy Ma Eddie and Julie Ma David and Hong Yoon Plurad Joyce and Jan Sakonju Ted Sam and Susan Lee Hubert and Lea Shen Annie and Allen Teng Amy and Bryce Tsai Azan Kung and Philip Volkoff Willa Wang Xiaomin Xia and Jing Liu Zhirong Xu and Kitty Lo Alex Yap and Teresa Sun Roger and Jessica Yeh Leon Yu and Tiffany Feng Fred and Saori Yue Qiongsheng Zhuang and Maggie Zhong
4TH GRADE PANNING FOR GOLD Lindy ’85 and Scott Brownsberger
ALUMNI & PAST PARENT RECEPTION
John and Lisa Weithas, Porta Via Italian Foods Isamu McGregor ’03
Sonny and Sandra Ho Jenny Wu and Ray Hsiao Irvin and Jenny Kaw
IN MEMORY OF ANNALISE C.F. CURTIS ’10
Mark Kim and Jeehyun Lee
Karl and Kathy Swaidan and Family
Andrew and Mariko Hsu
Steve Kim and Gerianne Sarte Julian Kleindorfer and Tina Li Linda Chang and Gary Lee John Lee and Michelle Kim Jung and Tanya Lee Helen and Philip Leong Allan and Joyce Liao
Bill and Lynne Westphal
CHANDLER GOLF CLASSIC
TEE SPONSORS – BIRDIE
EVENT SPONSORS
Crystal Chong & Family
East West Bank
Roger Stephens Premier Healthcare Services Sarah and Dan ’96 Rothenberg StoneTapert Insurance Services
Arroyo Financial and Insurance Solutions
The Christopoulos Family Jodey Exner Class of 2026 The Finch Family The Headley Family
The Baier, Berger, Kim & McGuire Families
The Heydorff Family, Lynette, Stephen, Farrell ’96 & Gillian ’02
Stellar Prosthetics Orthotics
J’s Maids
Community Bank
Lanair Group, LLC
E.R.S. Security Alarm Systems, Inc.
The Ledbetter Family
Advantage Ford Lincoln
Sarah & Bill ’75 Myers
TEE SPONSORS – EAGLE
Baute, Crochetiere & Hartley LLP
The Cho, Chiang, Ma & Wong Families
The Ortiz Family Tadin Herb & Tea Co.
DONORS
Annie Deng
Chuck Tapert
First Republic Bank
Dan Wier
The Perez Family, Peter, Kim & Ally ’23 The Pippert Family Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation
2017 GOLF CLASSIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS John Berger ’88 CO-CHAIR Joe Mallinger CO-CHAIR Nobu Junge, CFA Liaison Joan Bravo Anthony Cannizzo Kristen Cannizzo David Chao Tony Christopoulos ’85 Wayne Forester Sandra Gonzalez Dwight Holcomb Jennifer Sells Johnson ’94 Cynthia Mansbridge Shannon McGuire Susie McKee Joyce Mitamura ’80 Sarah Myers Michael Ortiz ’92 Vernon Patterson Derek Pippert Dan Rothenberg ’96 Joyce Wang Sakonju ’87 Sean Stellar Scott Street Chuck Tapert Beth Walker
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PARTNERSHIP FOR SUCCESS! Partnership for Success! is a Pasadena-based nonprofit coalition of local public and independent schools that provides students entering grades five through twelve with a fully-funded, five-week summer enrichment program on a private-school campus. This summer, again, Chandler hosted fifth and sixth grade boys.
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“Chandler is honored to be a long-time supporter of Partnership for Success!,” - CHANDLER HEAD OF SCHOOL JOHN FINCH
DONORS The Ahmanson Foundation Colin Allen Anonymous John W. Bartlett H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation Edmund A. & Marguerite Burke Foundation The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Chandler School Gretel Corsa DuVon Davis and Wells Fargo Bank Team Ann Diederich East West Bancorp Fitzberg Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Gill The Green Foundation Joyce Greif Paul Haaga Mayfield Junior School Elizabeth and Ian McGregor The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Pasadena Community Foundation Ann Peppers Foundation Polytechnic School Rebecca and Fred Potter Carmie and Rod Rodriguez Sara Rodriguez ‘94 The Rose Hills Foundation Ted and Lori Samuels Edmund and Mary Shea Family Foundation James and Trevessa Terrile Linda Davis Tolbert Mr. Gamer Vartarian and Ms. Edith Navasargian Helen and Wilton Webster Foundation Westridge School Westridge Parent Association, Summer Opportunity Fair
PARTNERS California Art Club Pasadena Unified School District Iloakim Boutakidis Edward Pickett Leslie Carmell Kenneth Russak Michelle Feynman Stephanie Suzuki Devon Feldmeth Jon Yen Margaret and David Mgrublian 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 47
CHANDLER FAMILY ASSOCIATES Last year, CFA’s generous gift of $120,000 supported several big school enhancements. •
New furniture in the Lower School Library and Science Lab: The mobile, flexible and high-quality furniture enhances student learning as well as the look and feel of these important academic spaces.
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Faculty Professional Development: Faculty do amazing work in the Summer Stipend program where they develop innovative ideas that benefit our students.
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Visiting speakers, authors and artists: This program is bigger and better than ever, providing great opportunities for students and parents to learn from experts and creative professionals.
CFA EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES Family Fair
$77,000
Party Book
$24,000
Scrip Shamrock Shoppe
TOTAL
$5,000 $14,000
$120,000
CFA BOARD MEMBERS 2017-2018 Sandra Gonzalez PRESIDENT Danielle Perrigue SECRETARY/CHANDLER CARES Tanya Lee TREASURER Kristi Wawro CLASS REP COORDINATOR Christina Trauber ASST. CLASS REP COORDINATOR Laurie Kim-Pineda FAMILY FAIR CO-CHAIR Jennifer Giancola FAMILY FAIR CO-CHAIR Windsong Conlon FAMILY FAIR CO-CHAIR Hong Yoon Plurad BOOK FAIR COORDINATOR Michelle Fellows ASST. BOOK FAIR COORDINATOR Helen Lee-Doulis HOT LUNCH COORDINATOR Mari Hsu SHAMROCK SHOPPE CO-CHAIR Amy Tsai SHAMROCK SHOPPE CO-CHAIR Kelly Cauvel PARTY BOOK COORDINATOR Michelle Kim ASST. PARTY BOOK COORDINATOR Sakiko Tsukamoto HOSPITALITY Shigemi Pang SCRIP Annie Teng SPECIAL EVENTS Nobu Junge CHANDLER GOLF CLASSIC LIAISON Michele Van Buren ARTS CHAIR
2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 49
CHANDLER SCHOOL 1005 Armada Drive Pasadena, California 91103 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S.POSTAGE
PAID
PASADENA, CA PERMIT NO.324