1968 Winter 2018
Edmund Burke School Magazine
The 50th Anniversary Issue Kicking Off The 50th Celebrating the launch of our 50th Anniversary year
Burke’s History From a front-porch dream to a DC institution
Five Burke Women Women who’ve led and shaped our school
Home School A founding daughter’s take on growing up at Burke
2017-18 Annual Report A look back at the 2017-18 school year
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A Letter from the Head of School
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Kicking Off The 50th
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Parent Perspective: Burke’s History Reflects Its Values
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Faculty Perspective: Five Burke Women
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Alumni Perspective: Home School
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Class Notes
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By the Numbers Class of 2018 Stand With Burke Auction for Financial Aid Heritage Donors E.E. Ford Foundation Social Justice Grant Match Financials Annual Giving
ABOUT THE COVER Taken by Burke’s photography teacher Allen Jackson (whose work was recently featured at American University’s Katzen Art Center), it stars a cake from Buttercream Bake Shop in the heart of DC’s Shaw neighborhood. Several steady hands from the Communications and Development offices were employed to light the sparkler numbers, and afterwards the cake was enjoyed in celebration of our Development Director’s birthday. Truly a collaborative Burke effort!
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Dear Burke Community, Edmund Burke School has been in session for 150 trimesters–that’s 50 years of progressive education in the nation’s capital. We began our celebration of this milestone in September with a boisterous Block Party, and we’ll be capping a year of festivities with a glittering 50th Bash in April. As you can imagine, this is an opportunity for reflection on what qualities have made Burke unique, from 1968 to 2018. From the start, Burke has been a place where students have felt at home. The founders, Dick Roth and Jean Mooskin, created a place with students at the center – both in the classroom and in the life of the school. Our students have power and responsibility, and are encouraged to be leaders in student activities as well as in their communities outside of school. Burke students are as comfortable leading an Assembly as they are participating in Model UN, or protesting at the Capitol. This stems from years of Burke’s emphasis on citizenship and its involvement in the life of the city, as you can read in this issue’s article about Burke’s history. Monica Miracky’s thoughtful recollection of five women from the early days of Burke illustrates the enormous role that those who work at Burke have played in our students’ experience of inclusion, kindness, and intelligent discussion. And Siobhan Roth’s charming essay on Burke families makes the point that in the turmoil of adolescence, Burke has always been a safe harbor, and not just for those whose parents work in the building. If you’ve ever been at Burke in the late afternoon, you know that our students don’t rush off campus as soon as classes are over. And they are not just relaxing with friends – I see kids every day working on group History projects, writing English papers, studying Chemistry and getting Math homework done. Burke classes are engaging, and Burke teachers know how to inspire young people. Burke students feel understood and empowered, and so they are free to tackle academics, arts, and athletics with enthusiasm. This has been true since the fall of 1968, and continues in large part because of our generous donors, who are recognized in the Annual Report included at the end of this issue. With your support, I know it will continue for many decades to come. With warm regards, Damian R. Jones, Head of School
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KICKING OFF THE 50TH Thunder and lightning? Torrential downpour? Couldn’t stop Burke from throwing a bodacious indoor Block Party in September. From the cupcake towers to the balloon art, it was a joyous reflection of the vibrant Burke community, and an opportune time to announce our Stand with Burke Campaign. We are raising $6 million to renovate and re-dedicate Mooskin-Roth Hall (also known as Todd or Calvin) and solidify Burke’s financial future. Following the Block Party, it was great to see so many Burke graduates (and Burke’s founders!) here for a special 50th edition of our traditional Alumni Weekend. We enjoyed a terrific party, complete with food by Oliver Friendly ‘99 and music by Chris Pestalozzi ‘69. Some alums even found themselves on the “50 Years of Burke” display on the Bridge!
Burke’s History Reflects Its Values Written by Alison Merow, Ariadne Manuel ‘15 Research by Marya McQuirter, Mara M. ‘24
From the beginning, Edmund Burke School has been characterized by a commitment to service, equity, and Washington, DC. For fifty years, Burke has partnered with local organizations, used the city as a classroom, and endeavored to maintain a student body that reflects the population of DC. While much has changed since 1968, these core values are as visible today on our vibrant campus as they were in the original townhouse.
Founded by DC Educators
Always a City School
Burke’s founders, Dick Roth and Jean
In September of 1968 the school opened at 2107 Wyoming Avenue with 17 students. The curriculum featured the requisite standard courses, but there were also unique classes, including an ecology course based on Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking book, Silent Spring. The class took advantage of the city’s natural laboratory—Rock Creek Park, walking distance from the school.
Mooskin, met at the Hawthorne School, a progressive school on Massachusetts Avenue. Dick joined Hawthorne as a part-time history teacher while working on a Master’s degree in Economics at Georgetown University. Jean joined Hawthorne the following year to teach French. Dick and Jean became fast friends, and after both becoming disillusioned with Hawthorne, they decided to start their own school. They found a building to rent in Northwest DC and selected the name of the school while relaxing on the front steps of Jean’s Capitol Hill home. They promoted Burke using word of mouth, a mailer to Wilson High School students, and advertisements in local newspapers, including the Uptown Citizen and the Evening Star, the city’s primary paper at the time.
Today’s students would definitely recognize 1968 Burke. Student-run assemblies, students and teachers on a first name basis, field trips to nearby museums, community service, and the ability to leave the school for lunch were part of the Burke experience from the beginning. Current students might be grateful for one difference: in the early years students were required to clean the school because there was no maintenance staff. In 1971 Burke’s enrollment swelled to more than 75 students. The school moved to a new building across the street at 2120 Wyoming Avenue. But Dick and Jean were not satisfied with renting—they knew Burke needed its own building, and they wanted to be sure it remained in the city. With the help of generous families they bought 2955 Upton Street in 1973 for $225,000. They both had to sign the mortgage and put up their homes as collateral—quite a commitment. Over the next decade Burke added a middle school, and bought the duplex next door to build
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a gym, library and computer room. In 1983 Burke helped to found the Potomac Valley Athletic League (motto: “academics before athletics”) and, with its new gym, was now fully invested in city sports. The new space also allowed Burke to host neighborhood meetings, and to offer continuing education classes for the public at night, a program called “Prime Time.” A partnership began with the Institute for Policy Studies for classes in public policy, history & literature. In 1998 Burke developed a “Meet the Author” discussion series with Vertigo Books, co-owned by a Burke parent. As Burke families know, the practice of working with DC institutions continues today. Middle school students make regular trips
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up the street to Politics & Prose bookstore for presentations from authors, and Burke parents have brought DC luminaries such as Attorney General Karl Racine and former Chair of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke to Burke assemblies. Burke students have been invited to participate in the rigorous National Gallery Museum Maker program every year since 2013, and the US Botanic Garden is so impressed with our students that they personally invite seniors to apply for their HOPS summer education program. These are just a few examples of the many ways that Burke students and teachers take part in the cultural and political life of Washington, DC. When David Shapiro took the reins from Dick and Jean in 1999, he was tasked with increasing the size of the campus. In an article in The Washington Post about the school’s proposed expansion, David is reported as saying that Burke considered moving to another site, or splitting the middle and high schools into separate locations. But the school felt its mission would be best served with all grades together in the urban setting of Upton Street. Although it required signing a strict agreement with the neighbors regarding traffic and parking, Burke was determined to stay in the city.
The new building was completed in 2006, giving Burke a commanding presence on Connecticut Avenue. As recently as 2016, the Board of Trustees once again considered the possibility of moving Burke to a suburban site as part of the latest Strategic Plan – that notion was roundly defeated. The school’s urban location is a crucial part of its identity, and this year’s Stand with Burke Campaign is designed to raise funds to modernize the campus within its current footprint. Burke plans to be in the nation’s capital for many, many years to come.
Committed to Social Justice From the start, a Burke education has included an exploration of justice, privilege, and the importance of service to others. As early as the summer of 1970, Dick, and Jean drove 20 students across the country to New Mexico to volunteer on an Indian reservation. During the protests of the early 70’s, Burke students participated in anti-war rallies and invited protesters to pitch tents on the school’s lawn. In the 80’s, Burke instituted a Peace Studies curriculum – members of one class even staged a Peace and Social Justice concert to raise funds for the nonprofit So Others Might Eat (SOME). In 1997 a Burke student was named top DC volunteer and met President Carter, and soon afterwards Burke hired its first Directors of Diversity and of Community Service.
see the commitment to service by flipping through yearbooks or scrolling through the school’s website, where pictures of Burke students participating in walks for the homeless, women’s rights rallies, anti-gun violence protests and LGBTQ pride events are featured prominently.
Throughout the 2000’s Burke cemented its on-going relationship with Hope House and Food & Friends, two local nonprofits who work with marginalized populations. Long time DC activist, Carol Fennelly, recognized Burke’s contributions with an award in 2012. A list of all the ways that Burke students serve in their communities would fill this entire magazine and then some. But you can
From the day that Dick and Jean picked the name on those stairs in Capitol Hill, Burke has been a school designed to graduate students who make positive contributions to their communities, the city of Washington, and the wider world. Here’s to at least 50 more years! //
Equity and inclusion go hand-in-hand with service, and Burke has been dedicated to keeping its student body diverse and welcoming for 50 years. The school’s mission explicitly states the importance of bringing together students who differ from one another, and since 1985 a strong Annual Giving program has allowed Burke to maintain one of the most robust financial aid programs in the city.
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For fifty years, Burke has grown and changed, but the heart of the school remains true to the vision Dick and Jean brought to life on that Capitol Hill porch in 1968. When we look at a timeline tracking Burke’s growth, we often focus on the tenure of our Heads of School, all men. But so many women played a critical role in Burke’s early history, bringing the mission to life while ensuring the school’s stability during times of transition and turmoil. Recently I was rereading Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, and one particular sentence caught my attention: “A woman especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.” Austen’s novel mostly ridicules the popular romance novels of the day and the posturing of British society, but her wry observation carries, alas, too much meaning in our current political climate. Thankfully, Austen herself didn’t conceal her elegant mind, and for almost forty years, I’ve enjoyed the privilege of working with women at Burke who didn’t hide their intellects either. Five women, in particular, inspired me personally as they helped to shape Burke in the early decades. Faye Moskowitz and Susan Willens joined the faculty as English teachers in the late 1970s. During their tenure, they made Burke a place where every child matters and learns to speak and write with unique force. My first and best mentors in the art of teaching English, Sue and Faye saw every child as a gift. While they shared their love for language and literature, they also taught students how to craft a life filled with purpose. Two years ago, during the renovation of the bathrooms in Calvin, Matt Seiler uncovered a message written on drywall over thirty years before: “My favorite teacher is Faye. I’m in 8th grade.” It was that simple. Faye’s founding leadership in the middle school, Sue’s in college counseling and later with the Board of Trustees, together ensured that each student would leave the halls of Burke with a keen, open mind and kind heart. By the time Faye and Sue left Burke to teach writing at George Washington University in the mid-1980’s, they had likewise inspired a generation of Burke teachers. Imagine one person doing the work of our admissions office, administrative staff, and receptionist. Edna Bente was the heartbeat of Burke from 1977 till the late 1980s. A funny, intelligent woman with a moral compass that never wavered, Edna faced the challenges of keeping Burke running with humor and wisdom. She knew the location of every file and had a knack for putting anxious parents at ease. Home sick with a bad case of the flu one year, I got a call from Edna telling me to open my front door. There on the porch I found a
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basket bearing hot chicken soup, fresh bread, and tea. I was moved but not surprised, because Edna was the kindest person I knew. Every day she lived Burke’s commitment to positive change in the world by helping other people. Fiercely independent, outspoken, and well-read, Ann White demonstrated the power of human intellect every day, inspiring her students and colleagues to do the same. Ann took her students seriously, and cared deeply about their growth. “Teach to the top of the class,” she would say, “and find ways to support those who struggle.” For Ann the world teeters at the brink of evil, so good citizens need to stand at the ready, armed with clear thought and a knowledge of history to stand against it. She raised classroom debate to an art form, helping her students to think and write boldly with precision. In 1988 Ann convinced Dick and Jean that Burke needed her leadership in a new position, Academic Dean, and she was right. For 25 years, Ann was a fierce champion for the life of the mind, reinforcing Burke’s founding commitment to academic excellence. Ann and I both started teaching at Burke in the fall of 1980, and by the time Ann retired in 2005, I had grown to love and admire her as a colleague and friend. In 1989, Cynthia McCarther-Parker began her long career at Burke as a crossover teacher, working with both middle and high school students. Even before discovery-based, “hands-on” science was a thing, Cynthia built her entire curriculum on the experience of real scientists making discoveries in the lab. This is not an easy way to teach, and it required her unique blend of expertise, patience, good humor, and courage. Back then we shared a small office in Calvin (now called The Spa), and one day Cynthia returned from class holding a pair of tweezers. She wanted me to follow up with an especially curious but uninformed boy who had stuck the tweezers in an electric socket. The rogue experiment had made sparks fly, melting the tip of one pincer. Ever kind but firm, and needing little help from me, Cynthia quickly brought the boy in line and taught an extra lesson on conductivity. Unflappable, never fooled, yet always forgiving, Cynthia has shared her passion for science, her commitment to service, and her wisdom about life for three decades. She requires students to learn by doing and makes it clear that they can succeed if they work. On both sides of the bridge between Calvin and Hobbes, students and teachers alike regard Cynthia with loving admiration. These five women played important roles in my early experience of Burke, but there are many other women whose dedication and intellect have helped Burke to thrive. In A Burst of Light: and Other Essays, Audre Lorde wrote: “To acknowledge privilege is the first step in making it available for wider use. Each of us is blessed in some particular way, whether we recognize our blessings or not. And each one of us, somewhere in our lives, must clear a space within that blessing where she can call upon whatever resources are available to her in the name of something that must be done.” I’ve enjoyed many blessings in my life, for sure, including the privilege to work at a school as rich in human dignity, acceptance, and purpose as Burke. And the women who have taught me what must be done, sharing their unconcealed knowledge, fill me with humility, gratitude, and love. //
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HOME SCHOOL by Siobhan Roth ‘88
Run the halls of the Todd building. Take the rear stairs up, go down the stairs on the Upton Street side, stopping on the landing to look through the window down at the front walk. Do it again, maybe again and again, and then lie face down, cheek against the cool linoleum. I don’t know how many summer hours I spent doing that as a kid, but every single time I walk into Burke those hallways tug me toward them, their magnetic pull still strong after more than 40 years. My dad, Dick Roth, and Jean Mooskin founded Edmund Burke School in 1968, two years before I was born. The Todd building, where they moved the school a few years later, and the addition built while I attended Burke in the 1980s—now collectively known as the “Calvin” of the Calvin and Hobbes complex—are as much my childhood home as the house where my parents raised my brother, Soren, and me. Since the school’s start, more than 90 children and grandchildren of faculty and staff have attended Burke, including 14 current students. Lisa Mooskin Bergman, who graduated in 1982, and is Jean’s eldest daughter, was the first. “I loved Edmund Burke School as a child and going to New Mexico every summer,” says Lisa, recalling an early
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Liz Paladino, Admissions Emma P. ‘25
Shala Goolsby, Admissions Lailah B. ‘25
chapter in the school’s history—summer camp with Dick and Jean in the mountains near Taos, NM. “Those were amazing times,” she says. Maya Taft-Morales ‘10, whose dad, Hugh Taft-Morales, taught at Burke for 18 years, also loved running the halls, though for her it was “the halls above the atrium by our dad’s office, barefoot, in the evening, and feeling so at home.” Think about what drew your family to Burke: The feeling when you visited that everyone seems pretty happy to be there. The sense that every student has a good chance of being understood by their teacher. That differences are welcomed, and that even the angstiest teenager might find calm. For me, being at Burke meant feeling comfortable and safe, no small gift in the rough seas of adolescence. Students who grew up running the halls may get an extra dose, but that sense of security isn’t exclusive to faculty and staff kids. You probably felt it your first day and realized its benefit years later. I suspect, too, that Burke’s safe-harbor vibe is, in part, a by-product of having so many students with parents in the building.
Ginger Attarian, History Peter A. ‘21 & Teddy A. ‘25
Amber Roberson, Science Erin R. ‘24
Amy Cataldo, Science Stella T. ‘24 7 Fin T. ‘23
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Knowing your teachers or even just being aware that they have lives outside of school humanizes them. The teacher-student dynamic relaxes. To be sure, you can turn any teacher into a bogeyman with no interior life if you’re mad enough. But if you’ve rummaged around in the teacher’s cupboards, looking for snacks with her son after school, you’re more likely to seek help than freak out when you botch your midterm exam. Sam Howard ‘11, whose dad John has taught at Burke since 1989, recalls that “many of the teachers felt like friends or family more than just teachers.” The flip side, Sam says, is feeling “like I would be held accountable for all of my actions, while other classmates could probably get away with more.”
Left: Siobhan with Erika Raskin ‘76 in 1973. Siobhan and her brother, Soren, were often brought in as subjects for Ron McClain’s Child Development class. Right: Siobhan on a Burke field trip to Monticello in 1976.
School was part of our families. How good it felt to represent a place that we loved, a place that felt like home.
Fatou Coulibaly, French Noura C. ‘23
Damian Jones, Head of School Lilian J-J. ‘22 & Etienne J-J. ‘20
The thing about having so many caring eyes on you, of course, is that you have so many caring eyes on you. All Burke students are closely observed; students with parents on the scene get away with almost nothing. Maya once joined in a rowdy middle-school snowball fight and was pretty quickly ratted out to her dad. My own dad called the police when I didn’t show up one day. The assumption was that something terrible must have happened because only a knucklehead would skip school when her dad was there. (I was at the library, for the record.) I wish every kid could go to a school like Burke. I’m proud that the school tries to live its mission every day, and I’m proud of my dad’s role in shaping that mission. Sam says that as as student he had “an intense feeling of pride about the school. I played on many sports teams and also performed in the bands, and I felt that I had an extra something to play for or represent when I was wearing a Burke jersey or representing the school in any way.” My guess is that most of the 90 or so other Burke students whose parents worked there felt the same way. School was part of our families. How good it felt to represent a place that we loved, a place that felt like home. //
Sam Ross, Latin & Tech Abby R. ‘21
Kai-Anasa George, Admissions Kalea G-P. ‘21
Vidya Seejattan, Math Sanjay S-F. ‘20
Judyth Andresino, Math Dylan A. ‘19
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Aaron Sojourner ‘90 recently had an opinion piece about right-to-work laws published in The Hill. Here’s a taste: “Our political leaders have failed to address a massive violation of Americans’ free-speech rights by corporate management. New federal and state right-to-invest laws can remedy this and change the balance of power in our economy and politics.” Mel Ottenberg ‘94 styled Rihanna’s Met Gala ensemble for the fifth time. This year’s event’s theme was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. His inspiration for her look came from a recent trip to Rome. “The Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel are filled with the fiercest styling moments ever, each one more major than the next.” Nick Kolakowski ‘99 published a noir thriller, “Boise Longpig Hunting Club,” in August with Down & Out Books, a crime-fiction imprint. According to one of many glowing reviews, “Nick Kolakowski unleashes a sordid and delightfully twisted tale of double crosses, revenge, and good ol’ redneck justice.”
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David Dulaney ‘01 and his wife Molly welcomed their second daughter, Harper, in early September. Her older sister, Lola, turns four in November and attends the Montessori program at the Barrie School in Silver Spring. David has been a teacher at Barrie for 13 years and has served as Dean of Students for grades 6-12 for the last three. His experiences as a Burke student, fellow, and board member have been very influential on his career in independent education. Burke’s focus on social justice, service learning, and developing voice and personal advocacy are a daily inspiration for his work with students. 10 \\
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Abigail (Borwick) Philbin ‘01 married Mike Philbin on August 25, 2018 at the Four Seasons Los Angeles. The couple had a brush with fame when rapper 50 Cent crashed their photo session! Abigail lives in Beverly Hills and works in talent management at Creative Management and Productions. Mike is a commercial real estate broker at CBRE. Annie Flanagan ‘04 was once again published in the New York Times for her project, “Love and Pride in Alabama.” It’s a compelling look at people fighting for acceptance of LGTBQ+ communities in a largely conservative state.
Maggie Dawson ‘09 graduated from University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law in May 2018. Shortly afterwards, she sat for and passed the DC bar exam. While in law school, Maggie completed over 1,000 hours of clinical work with DC Law Students in Court Criminal Law Division and UDCDCSL’s Immigration & Human Rights Clinic. During her third year, she received the David C. Niblack Scholarship, which is awarded to students who are committed to a career in criminal or public defense. Maggie now works as an assistant public defender with Nashville Defenders.
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Sam Howard ‘11 joined the Fresno Football Club’s United Soccer League roster! He is signed through the end of the 2018 USL season and will add to the Foxes’ goalkeeping arsenal. Jackie Miller ‘11 married Richard Prevatt on Saturday, November 10. The two met as students at Savannah College of Art and Design and have been together for about three and a half years. They currently live and work in Savannah, GA.
Nora Schlang ‘11 and her band, Saturday Night, was featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered. Here’s a quote: “Spend just two minutes with Saturday Night’s ‘Curse or Blessing,’ and it’s immediately clear these 20-somethings live in power-pop’s in-between, where the sugar is just as important as the grit. Featuring members of D.C.’s punk and indie-rock scenes, Saturday Night jams spring-loaded riffs into jangly rhythms.” Mackenzie McGrath ‘13 graduated this past May with a BS is Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Mackenzie studied abroad in Australia and had three 6-month co-ops at companies in the Boston area. She now works at Alnylam, a pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, MA, as a Quality Control Analyst. She hopes to pursue a masters in Engineering Management in the coming years.
Anna Savage ‘14 graduated from Wesleyan University in May and is on her way to the Dominican Republic as a Princeton-inSouth-America fellow. She will be working with The Mariposa Foundation, teaching music, English and yoga. While at Wesleyan, Anna majored in Latin American studies and government, and studied in Costa Rica and Chile. Teo Collin ‘14 graduated this past spring with a degree in Applied Mathematics from University of Chicago. He recently gave a presentation at a conference in Oxford on his research in computer science which he plans to continue in Chicago. Serena Brown ‘18 is currently participating in Americorps’ City Year Program at Garfield Elementary in southeast DC. She wrote to her former teachers, “I never realized how tiring or how much work it was to be a teacher. I now realize how much of your time and life you all gave to me and every other member of the Class of 2018, so that we could succeed in the future. So from the bottom of my heart thank you for everything!”
TO THE NEW YEAR, AND TO BURKE’S JANUARY ALUMNI EVENTS!
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ALUMNI HOLIDAY PARTY 6:30-8:30pm
JAN 11
50 YEARS OF LOOKING FORWARD Alumni Art Show Opening 5:30-7:00pm Takoma Jazz Concert 7:00pm
JAN 12
BURKE IS COMING TO NYC! Kinky Boots on Broadway 2:00pm NYC Alumni Gathering 5:00pm
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Learn more & RSVP at www.burkeschool.org/alumni
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During the 2017-2018 school year Burke continued on its pathway of mission-driven programs and fiscal stability. In the second year of our 2016 Strategic Plan we took several steps towards strengthening the curriculum with innovative lessons, establishing a schoolwide pedagogy for teaching social justice, ensuring robust enrollment while maintaining a diverse student body, renovating the campus to make the best use of our unique location, and building a stronger culture of philanthropy in order to keep Burke fiscally healthy. Our generous families showed their dedication to Burke by once again meeting our fundraising goals, both for the Annual Fund and for the Auction for Financial Aid. I am always impressed by the unwavering commitment of the Burke community. It speaks to the relevance of our mission – no matter the changes in our society, embracing diversity, knowing and valuing students, and teaching them to be good citizens continues to be an important reason to choose and support Burke. We entered 2018-19 in an excellent position to celebrate Burke’s 50th Anniversary. With steady enrollment and a solid reputation in DC’s education community, we are ready to begin the next 50 years. Thank you helping us reach this important milestone!
What an exhilarating time at Burke! We’re celebrating 50 years of hard work, creativity and conviction, a community of amazing leaders, teachers and students, and an exciting future ahead! We’re also celebrating the extraordinary generosity of this community. Since our first Annual Fund was launched in the ‘80s, alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty and staff have generously supported the school philanthropically. 2017-18 was a year of exciting new milestones in giving:
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After quietly fundraising throughout the year, we were delighted to publicly announce the Stand with Burke Campaign this past September, having already raised over $3.3 million. This included 100% of our already amazingly dedicated faculty and staff. Our Heritage Donor list needed to add a new category this year: 35 consecutive years of giving! Ann Breen, past parent and mother of 5 Burke graduates has been a donor to Burke every single year since 1983. Burke had its first ever donors reach over $1 million. Ed and Carol Warner, parents of Donald White ‘86, have been giving to Burke since 1986. They have supported every major campaign since that time, and their gift to the Stand with Burke Campaign brought their giving to this remarkable level.
With each conversation we’ve had, we’ve become more and more inspired by the dedication of this community. Like us, you want to see Burke thrive — for what the school has done for you and your family, and because of the importance of educating young leaders with Burke values. Now more than ever, the world needs what our kids can do. We’re so proud to be part of this community, and so grateful to everyone who has made a gift to the Campaign so far. We hope that each and every member of our community will join us in over the next 18 months as we stand up for what Burke stands for.
With gratitude,
All the best,
Janine Goodman, Orly Strobel ‘17 & Oren S. ‘20 Chair, Burke’s Board of Trustees
Sydney Bath, Parker Bath ‘18 Sharon Davis, Jack D. ‘19 Meredith Jason, Billy Conte ‘18 Stand with Burke Campaign Co-Chairs
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Pride shirts printed for 133 Burke the DC Pride Parade
raised for financial aid 800 dollars at Burkechella concert posters printed
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respirators worn to rehabilitate property damaged by Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey
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student speeches given at Commencement student and teacher
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We will miss this class, but we are excited to see where our graduates’ journeys take them. We know the Class of 2018 is ready to take on the world, and overcome the challenges they face along the way with the skills they learned at Burke. In recognition of what Burke has meant to them, many senior families make a special donation to support a class gift. Their donations supported the Joe Sharlitt Fund, which helps families on financial aid afford the extra costs of academic testing, tutoring, service trips, and prom tickets. Thank you, Class of 2018! Senior Gift Donors Blake and Sydney Bath Craig and Julie Arrighetti Ralph Burton and Carol McKenzie-Burton David and Nancy Cathey Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Peter and Madonna Donnellan Rodney and Maria Ferguson Francisco Ferreira and Bernice van Bronkhorst Joel Friedman and Jenny Bilfield Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Seth Green and Susannah Baruch Armin and Merritt Groeschel DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson Peter and Susan Keisler Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor
College Matriculation Class of 2018 Alabama A&M University American University Boston University Colorado State University Davidson College Denison University Dickinson College Drew University Eckerd College Emerson College George Mason University Georgia Institute of Technology Goucher College Lafayette College
Fernando and Kate Laguarda Loyola Marymount University Loyola University New Orleans Merrimack College Miami University, Oxford Mount Holyoke College Oberlin College Old Dominion University Pitzer College Pratt Institute School of the Art Institute of Chicago Skidmore College Spelman College Trinity College Dublin Tufts University Tulane University University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis University of California, Santa Barbara University of Chicago University of Hartford University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of San Francisco Vassar College Virginia Commonwealth University Washington University in St. Louis Wheaton College MA
Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Charles and Jeannine Parker Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan David Sahr and Lori Milstein Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Jacqueline Schesnol Steven Schonberger and Kiki McGrath Jerry Silverman and Joan Meier Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Jay Ulfelder and Francesca Milliken David and Leigh Weisblat
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STAND UP FOR WHAT BURKE STANDS FOR. $6 million goal
$3.9 as of publication
$2.5 as of June 30, 2018
In September 2018, as we launched the celebration of our 50th Anniversary, Burke also publicly announced the Stand with Burke Campaign. The Campaign seeks to raise $6 million: $4 million to enable us to complete the renovation and re-dedicate Mooskin-Roth Hall and $2million to sustain our annual operations through the Annual Fund. The building renovation is aimed at ensuring every square inch of our city campus is used optimally. The project focuses on the first floor of Mooskin-Roth Hall and the adjacent outdoor spaces, providing a new community room, new spaces for outdoor recreation and learning, an additional classroom space, a fitness center, new locker rooms and improved accessibility throughout. With the completion of this project, Burke’s entire campus will match the quality of teaching and learning that takes place within its walls. By including the Annual Fund in the Campaign, we can maintain and even elevate our commitment to our faculty, financial aid and other important programmatic initiatives, while concurrently raising funds for a renovation. We believe this approach also allows us to build a more robust culture of philanthropy, resulting in greater financial sustainability for this beloved and important institution. The daily news reminds us that Burke’s mission to help our students make positive contributions to the world — nurtured, refined and reaffirmed many times over — is just as critical now as it was in 1968. While honoring our past, the Stand with Burke Campaign prepares for the future. Please consider standing up for what Burke stands for by making a gift to the Stand with Burke Campaign. We ask all donors to make their first gift to Burke’s unrestricted Annual Fund, which will be counted towards the $6 million Stand with Burke Campaign goal. If you are interested in contributing directly to the renovation as well, please contact Jennifer Kozak Rawlings at jennifer.rawlings@burkeschool.org.
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Thank you to those who have already chosen to Stand with Burke. Gifts as of June 30, 2018
$250,000 to $499,999
Jeffrey and Sharon Davis Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Kira Swencki and Mike Milhalke
$100,00 to $249,000 Anonymous Richard and Emily Alexander Blake and Sydney Bath Peter and Susan Keisler Steven and Gayle Neufeld Gil Strobel and Janine Goodman William and Serena Wiltshire
$75,000 to $99,999
Anonymous Wendy and Milo Cividanes Meredith Jason and Christopher Conte Nick Keenan and Marie Collins D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine Creech
$50,000 to $74,999
Anonymous Danielle Feuillan and Lee Benaka Joe Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Vicki and Rick Gersten
$10,000 to $24,999
Michael D'Amato and Jane Lieberman Norman Dong and Laura Grant Dong Charlene Drew Jarvis Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Morgan Landy and Katherine Landfield Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky
Up to $9,999
Anonymous Suzanne Hudgens Patricia King Jackson Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Dick and Pat Roth 2017-18 Annual Report Bob and Susan Shaughnessy
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/ AUCTION FOR FINANCIAL AID /
Bam! Kapow! Caped crusaders of the Burke community gathered together and used their superpowers to raise over $200,000 for financial aid – holy generosity, Batman. The forces of inequity were vanquished by our trusty donors and bidders, with the help of phenomenal decorators, volunteers, singers, musicians, and actors. A thrilling victory for “The Burke League!”
Financial Aid Donors KLEIN Landau, LLC Walter Ailes Kai and Rennie Anderson Judyth Andresino Ginger and Archie Attarian James August Benjamin and Anne Barnes David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Spencer Boyer and Prudence Bushnell- Boyer Daniel and Laurie Brumberg Michael Carroll and Pamela Surprenant Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Gyra Chan Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson Shani Clayton and Brian Wake Norman and Monique Coleman Tony and Lesley Coleman Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Greg and Jeannie Crist Kyle and Jennifer Danish
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Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Jason DeVinney Daniel and Lori Donovan William Edwards and Anita Winsor Ruth Ellis Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Wayne and Jonica Gibson Laura Glaser Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Lisa Gray Seth Green and Susannah Baruch Armin and Merritt Groeschel Peter Hackes Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Nancy H. Hirsche Neil and Angela Jaffee Norman S. Jason John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Miguel Jorge and Lesley Schaffer Aaron Kann and Elizabeth Ward
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Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Stephen and Kelly Kenneally Norman and Wendy King Andrew and Patricia Kolar Larissa Korde Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel William Kules and Julia Washburn Fernando and Kate Laguarda Brett and Janet Lambert David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Lisa Layman Ryan and Jenny Lipford Geralyn Krupp Lobel Brian MacDevitt and Nancy Bannon Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Kent and Karen Nakamura Joel and Thonya Nelson
Steven and Gayle Neufeld Noam and Andrea Neusner Frank Nieder and Susan Mitchell Sean O’Donnell and Laura Adams- O’Donnell Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Barry and Cheryl Ohlson James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem John Parachini and Hadley Boyd Frederic Persi and Tania Mortensen David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Rosa Portillo Allison Randall Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine L. Creech Siobhan Roth ‘88 Dick and Pat Roth Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio Ran Sadavis and Laura Palmer David Sahr and Lori Milstein Joe and Suellen Savukas
Viktoria Schofield Sarah E. Schriber Peter and Pamela Sheridan Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Yilei and Ling Ling Shi Jerry Silverman and Joan Meier Sharlette Sneed Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Gil M Strobel and Janine F Goodman Nancie Thomas Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer John Walsh and Joan Alker Kevin and Georgia Weaver Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Nicholas and Kathleen Widnell Monique Willard
Event Sponsors PeakGersten Heritage Investors Management Corp. MacroSolutions Nauticon Red Coats, Inc. Rouge Fine Catering CYM Media CoCreative Consulting cox graae + spack architects Jana Lynott & Aziz Gokdemir Venn Strategies Mele Associates
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/ HERITAGE DONORS /
We are especially grateful to our Heritage Donors for their continued commitment to Burke. This list represents a group of dedicated individuals and foundations who have supported Burke consistently over many years. Gifts from these donors are a meaningful symbol of Burke’s importance in their lives. We deeply appreciate their ongoing support of Edmund Burke School.
35 Years or More Ann Breen
30 Years or More
Walter Ailes Charles Campbell ‘73 Robert and Jane Leonard Caroline and Bob Lyke Bill and Sheila Moore Monica Miracky and Jean Mooskin Dick and Pat Roth Ann Imlah Schneider Kay and Tom Wells Alice Wilson
25 Years or More
Allie and Ellen Ash Peter and Patricia Chick Tony and Marjorie Elson Richard Fieldhouse ‘76 and Ann Fieldhouse Araceli A. Gonzaga Thomas and Donna Hart John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner John and Jackie Hunt Cynthia McCarther-Parker Steve and Judy O’Keefe Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald Stacey and Nathan Zee ‘88
20 Years Or More
Ginger and Archie Attarian Donna Damico Sarah Gifford ‘89 Brendan Harrington Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann Gilbert and Betty Ann Kaplan Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Bob Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Karen and James Langford
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Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Eric Rome and Ruth Ticktin Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Lila Suna Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft Megan Lamb and Landon Zee ‘90
15 Years Or More
Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow Andrew Emery ‘86 Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Alison D Jones ‘94 Lucy and Adam Kernan-Schloss Bruce Lerner Regina Litman ‘70 Linda and Andrew Loewinger Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Aaron Plantenberg and Alisa Lewis David Panush and Nicole Lindquist David and Barbara Schlein Stacy and Brian Smith Eugene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff John and Judy Starrels Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg Jeffrey Weiss and Rachel Gold Bryant Withrow and Betsy Casey
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10 Years or More
Jonathan Baker and Susan W Hammond Edward and Lisa Bennett Don and Nanette Blandin Amanda Bozarth and Rod McCoy Nicholas Carson Matthew Chambers and Elizabeth Allaben Peter Cohn ‘82 Jeanne Cohn-Connor Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Gail Guttman Donald and Joyce Hearn Elizabeth Hormel Joanne Hurt and John Moore Mark and Sarah Kass Andrew and Julia Klingenstein Michael and Ilene Lerner Benjamin Leubsdorf ‘04 Maureen and Alex Minard Wallace Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Julianne Mueller and Thomas Johnson The James M. and Virginia W. Newmyer Family Fund directed by Larry Forrester and Elsa Newmyer Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee Elizabeth and Benjamin Sislen ‘98 Scott Smallwood and Amanda Lenhart Daniel Weiss and Anne C Stewart William and Serena Wiltshire
5 Years or More
David Abramson and Kelly Hand Richard and Emily Alexander Paxton and Rachel Baker Robert and Ann Baker Spencer Boyer and Prudence Bushnell- Boyer Deirdre P. Brown Orlando Cabrera and Betty del Valle- Cabrera Christiane Connors and Brian White Christopher R Conte and Meredith L Jason Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Peter and Madonna Donnellan Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall Rodney and Maria Ferguson Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Joel Friedman and Jenny Bilfield Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Michael and Rena Gordon Frank and Isabel Gottron Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Seth Green and Susannah A Baruch DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Norman S Jason Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Nicholas B Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Daniel and Stacey Kohl Michael Kubzansky and Anne S Binder Fernando and Kate Laguarda
\ E.E. FORD FOUNDATION SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANT \
Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Rich and Jill Lane Harvey M and Faye D Levin Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Robert and Linda Lorndale Dale and Irene Louda Deborah Lurie Susan Manship Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Lisa and Greg Means Jeanne Medina Herbert and Nancy Milstein Kent and Karen M Nakamura David and Jessica Nemeth Frank Nieder and Susan Mitchell Kyle and Adele O’Dowd Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Sonija Parson and Bernardo Diaz Kelly Phillips Rosa Portillo Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray D Britt Reynolds and Catherine L Creech Page Robinson Josh Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Greta C. H. Rosenzweig and Sandra L Stein Siobhan Roth ‘88 and Joe Fiorill David Sahr and Lori Milstein Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche David Schorr and Judith Krones Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Steven and Stephanie Silverman Linda Singer and Michael Lewis Daniel Spelta Mark Stacey ‘90 Senator Paul Strauss and Kathy Strauss Gil M Strobel and Janine F Goodman Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer Mark A Viso and Kristine M Jones Peter and Lyle Walter Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Kevin and Georgia Weaver David Weisbrod Mark Wietecha and Marcelle De Cuir
Burke’s mission and educational philosophy have always extended beyond academics into what makes an informed and compassionate citizen. Given the current social and political climate, it is critical that Burke continues to provide a safe, equitable, and inclusive learning environment for its students, while remaining an institution committed to the ideals of justice and civic responsibility. That’s why we were thrilled to be awarded a $50,000 grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation to more fully integrate social justice into Burke’s curricular and co-curricular activities. We wish to thank the following donors who responded to our request for matching funds: Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres Jane Angarola Marila Belcher Rachel and Steven Braun Ellen Brown and Lawrence Mishel Charles Campbell ‘73 Rachel Canning ‘89 James and Sara Carroll Joel and Anne Charny Christiane Connors and Brian White Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Robert and Katherine Eberly Tony and Marjorie Elson Andrew Emery ‘86 Jean Taylor Federico Mary Gardner Sarah Gifford ‘89 Stephen A. and Diana L. Goldberg Foundation Araceli A. Gonzaga Joseph Hartwell ‘87 Daniel Hawke ‘81 Maija Hay Marilyn Heiman John and Jackie Hunt Melissa Irvin ‘04 and Laura Sahm Gilbert and Betty Ann Kaplan Caitlin Kearney ‘08 Jed Klayman ‘87 Bob and Annette Klayman Peter and Dilys Lande Joseph Christopher Lewis ‘79 Caroline and Bob Lyke Susan Manship Brendan McEntee ‘06 Henry and Christine McEntee Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Susan McGee Starke P. Meyer Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Julianne Mueller Kent and Karen Nakamura
Julia O’Brien Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Dick and Pat Roth Ann Imlah Schneider Daniel Schuchat ‘81 Samuel Schuchat ‘78 Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Jay Seiden ‘88 Judith Seiden Shabahang Family Foundation Harold Singletary and Trudy Perry Tom Smerling and Reena Bernards Richard Starrels ‘08 Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Megan Timmerman ‘00 Vladimir Tismaneanu and Mary Sladek Eric and Marian Vanderpoel B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg Donald White ‘86 Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey David and Eleanor Woods Landon Zee ‘90 Horizons Foundation / Joseph Christopher Lewis ‘79
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2017 2018
/ FINANCIALS /
3.8% 5.8%
Income
90.4%
Tuition (Gross) $11,974,300
Annual Giving $768,781
Other
Total Income
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Salary & Benefits $7,521,681
Instructional $676,692
Financial Aid
$1,846,450
Administrative
$1,016,959
Plant $734,813
Debt $1,005,849
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$13,242,418
7.9%
Expenses
Total Expenses
$499,337
$12,802,444
7.9%
14.4%
5.3%
58.8%
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T
hanks to the support of our generous donors, we are able to provide an environment and education that cultivates learners, leaders, independent thinkers, and socially aware global citizens. Gifts to the Annual Fund provide Burke with a critical source of unrestricted funds and the flexibility to use those dollars where our students, teachers, programs, and facilities need them most. A heartfelt “thank you” to our 2017-2018 donors. The following is a list of all donors who made gifts between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. We list our donors by class year, giving circle and special funds, so many names appear more than once. We’ve made every effort to provide an accurate and complete list of donors. However, if we have accidently made an error in your listing, please accept our sincerest apologies and contact the Development Office so that we can correct our records. Please note that any tax deductible gifts, including gifts made through the 2018 Auction, are reflected in the donor’s giving circle placement.
Champions of Liberty
Foundation Builders
Anonymous Richard and Emily Alexander Jeffrey and Sharon Davis Peter and Susan Keisler Gil M. Strobel and Janine F. Goodman Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke
Anonymous Benjamin and Anne Barnes Haining Chen and Hull Guo Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Ruth Ellis Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Wayne and Jonica Gibson Armin and Merritt Groeschel Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson Andrew and Julia Klingenstein Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Fernando and Kate Laguarda Brett and Janet Lambert Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Lisa and Greg Means Steven and Gayle Neufeld Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly John Parachini and Hadley Boyd Matthew and Beth Rosenheim Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Nicholas and Kathleen Widnell
$25,000+
Orators
$12,500 - $24,499
Anonymous Blake and Sydney Bath Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Michael and Rena Gordon Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine Creech Ed and Carol Warner
Philosophers $7,000-$12,499
Anonymous Carlos Garca and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Richard and Victoria Gersten Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Judith Lieberman Jane Lieberman and Michael D’Amato Robert and Linda Lorndale Juan Morillo and Kai Luigend-Morillo
$3,500- $6,999
Arbiters
$2,000- $3,499
Anonymous Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Kai and Rennie Anderson
Your gifts to the Annual Fund helped us… Svein and Michele Backer Paxton and Rachel Baker Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Tony and Lesley Coleman James Dunlop and Susette Gongola David and Mary-Ellen Friedland Mary Gardner Daniel Hawke ‘81 Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Norman and Wendy King David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Amy Mauser Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Barry and Cheryl Ohlson John Parachini and Hadley Boyd David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Joe and Suellen Savukas
Stanley and Monique Schonberger Daniel Schuchat ‘81 Linda Singer and Michael Lewis Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Rodney Tanner and Lisa Bleier Peter and Lyle Walter Steve and Jill Watson Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer William and Serena Wiltshire
Advocates
$1,000- $1,999
Anonymous Rhoda Baruch David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Carnegie Corporation of New York Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner
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Redesign the 11th grade English program James and Dawn Chism Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Norman and Monique Coleman Kyle and Jennifer Danish John Despres Jennifer DiGiacinto and Paula Formoso Norman and Laura Dong Daniel and Lori Donovan Edmund Burke Parents Association Francisco Ferreira and Bernice van Bronkhorst Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Dr Peter M Gibson and Loretta L Gibson Drs. Frank and Isabel Gottron Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Donald and Joyce Hearn Jacob Heilbrunn and Sarah Despres Harold and Bonnie Himmelman Elizabeth Hormel Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Miguel Jorge and Lesley Schaffer Aaron Kann and Elizabeth Ward Dave and Kristie Kully Lisa Layman Geralyn Krupp Lobel Paul Loftus ‘82 Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Thomas and Melissa Mann
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Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Yiannis Mostrous and Namrata Thapar Joel and Thonya Nelson Frank Nieder and Susan Mitchell Tania Nkungula Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Alta Riggs and Dwayne Green Josh Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Dick and Pat Roth David Sahr and Lori Milstein Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche David Schorr and Judith Krones Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Peter and Pamela Sheridan Jerry Silverman and Joan Meier Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Harrison and Ann Williams Landon Zee ‘90 Stuart Zuckerman and Patricia Levy- Zuckerman
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Historians $500-$999
Anonymous John Adams and Sheila Roberson-Adams Walter Ailes Craig and Julie Arrighetti Ginger and Archie Attarian William and Olivia Baker Steven Benson and Laura Blunt Ann Breen Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer Peter Brooks Daniel and Laurie Brumberg Ralph Burton and Carol McKenzie-Burton David and Nancy Cathey Matthew Chambers and Elizabeth Allaben Joel and Anne Charny Mel and Joan Christie Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson Shani Clayton and Brian Wake Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Greg and Jeannie Crist Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman John and Sandra Dewey Dennis Diamond and Ruth Katz William and Natalia Dinello Tim Dowd and Nancy Atwell Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis
Helen Dyson William Edwards and Anita Winsor Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Michael Gaugh and Alexandra Field Aziz Gokdemir and Jana Lynott Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter Thomas and Christine Gorman Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding Albert Hunt and Judy Woodruff Neil and Angela Jaffee Everett Johnson and Judith Brocies Gilbert and Betty Ann Kaplan Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor Stephen and Kelly Kenneally Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Patricia King Jackson Associates Richard and Ilona Landfield Rich and Jill Lane Benjamin Leubsdorf ‘04 Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page Harvey and Faye Levin Sean Libberton and Susan Eldridge Jordan Lieberman and Missy Gibbons Brian MacDevitt and Nancy Bannon Michael and Ann McGrath Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor Starke P. Meyer Edward Mountfield and Rachel Allen Noam and Andrea Neusner Kyle and Adele O’Dowd Solomon and Celestina Ogba Aaron Plantenberg and Alisa Lewis Allison Randall Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray Page Robinson Eric Rome and Ruth Ticktin Siobhan Roth ‘88 Ran Sadavis and Laura Palmer Edin and Dzenita Saracevic Steven Schonberger and Kristin McGrath Yilei and Ling Ling Shi Eugene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald William Vinyard Mark A Viso and Kristine M Jones David and Audrey Walker John Walsh and Joan Alker Kevin and Georgia Weaver Jeffrey Weiss and Rachel Gold David Weller and Laelia Gilborn Mark Wietecha and Marcelle De Cuir Carole Yanofsky ‘83
Debaters
$200-$499
Anonymous David Abramson and Kelly Hand Edward Abramson and Ariane DuBois Clinton Simpkins, Jr and Donna Aldridge Paul Andresino Jane Angarola Archie and Patricia Attarian James August Daniel Berkman Charles Campbell ‘73 Gyra Chan Mary and Peter Clute Robert Conte Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Peter and Madonna Donnellan Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall Jon Ellenbogen and Rebecca Sachs Tony and Marjorie Elson Andrew Emery ‘86 Rodney and Maria Ferguson Joel Friedman and Jenny Bilfield Matthew Gardner ‘88 Laura Glaser Araceli A. Gonzaga Paul and Judy Green Peter Hackes Richard and Victoria Hall Thomas and Donna Hart DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Marilyn Heiman James and Annie Hershberg Liza Himmelman ‘87 Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Edward and Anne Hoyt Joanne Hurt Charles and Tanjam Jacobson Raul Jauregui and Lisa Volpe Kjetil Johansen Michel Kains and Irene Braam Michael Kapsa Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Steven Lee Bruce Lerner Ryan and Jenny Lipford Andrew Logan ‘06 John Lonergan and Olivia Dorieux- Lonergan Dale and Irene Louda Caroline and Bob Lyke Eileen M. Lyons Laura Lytle and Christian Yarnell
Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Kate Maskarinec Beth Mauser Henry and Christine McEntee Susan McGee William Minor ‘10 Wallace Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Julianne Mueller Kent and Karen Nakamura Mustafa Nusraty and Molly Rohal Sean O’Donnell and Laura Adams- O’Donnell Amanda Ohlke Michael Oyugi and Sydnye White-Oyugi Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Charles and Jeannine Parker Rosa Portillo Scott Reynolds Scott and Joan Ritter Martine Rodriguez Benjamin Rosenthal and Nancy Martin Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio
Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee William Scher and Marta Beresin Vidya Seejattan Jay Seiden ‘88 Matthew and Kimberly Seiler Richard Seltzer and Grace Lopes Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Debbie Shore Elizabeth and Benjamin Sislen Sharlette Sneed Senator Paul Strauss and Kathy Strauss Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford Nancie Thomas Andrew Thompson and JoAnn Zinn Judith Tickner Howard and Bonita Toorie B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg David and Leigh Weisblat Donald White ‘86 Monique Willard Kevin Willcutts and Beth Foster Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft
John Wise and Amelia Kalant Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey
Friends
Up to $199
Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 and James Alex Jose Alvarado and Doris Tenorio Maria Alvarez Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres Jennifer and Jonus Anderson Judyth Andresino Julia Andrews Chary and Maia Annaberdyev Allie and Ellen Ash Robert and Ann Baker Eduardo Barada and Julia Aymerich Rachel Barrachina Jennifer Bauduy Judy Bauduy Marila Belcher Pat and Jules Bernard Claartje R. Bertaut Mervin Brown and Kathleen Black William and Olivia Blackmon
Refinish the gym floor and buy new athletic equipment
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Brian Bobo Spencer Boyer and Prudence BushnellBoyer Amanda Bozarth and Rod McCoy Jozefina Braam Carter and Katrina Brandon Rachel and Steven Braun Lisa Bromley Ellen Brown and Lawrence Mishel Bruce and Rhoda Bush Orlando Cabrera and Betty del Valle- Cabrera Michael Carroll and Pamela Surprenant James and Sara Carroll John and Lucia Cataldo Hannah Chick ‘97 Peter and Patricia Chick Jennifer Chudy Ermine and Selwyn Clarke Bonnie J. Clayton Peter Cohn ‘82 Jeanne Cohn-Connor Christiane Connors and Brian White Fatou and Tiemoko Coulibaly
Gary Cousin Chester and Saone Crocker Donna Damico Margaret Dean Brian DeCicco Jason DeVinney George Drumwright and Anna Gilcher Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow Russ and Judy Dulaney Jean Taylor Federico Susan Feldman Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Richard Fieldhouse ‘76 and Ann Fieldhouse Elizabeth Fiencke ‘97 Kevin Forde Jason Forrester Ebony Fortune ‘98 Jim Gagne Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Andrew and Kim Gentin Kai-Anasa George Bernadette Gibbons Sarah Gifford ‘89
Shala Goolsby Lisa Gray Janet Griffith Gail Guttman Brendan Harrington William Harwood Maija Hay Robert Hickmott and Diane Dewhirst Evan Hirsche and Maria Cecil Nancy H. Hirsche Lisa and John Hoke Suzanne Hudgens John and Jackie Hunt Lorraine Hunter-Benson Eugenio Ibarz Melissa Irvin ‘04 and Laura Sahm Allen Jackson Norman S. Jason Robert and Marie Jefferson Christopher Jones and Charlotte Mooney Susan Kay Jones Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Michael Kapsa Mark and Sarah Kass
Mount five theater productions involving over 150 students
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Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Rose Kavanagh Marianne P. Kelly Karen Klautky Jed Klayman ‘87 Bob and Annette Klayman Andrew and Patricia Kolar Larissa Korde Jacqueline Kraemer William Kules and Julia Washburn Julian Lampietti and Meriwether Beatty Peter and Dilys Lande James and Karen Langford Robert and Jane Leonard Regina Litman ‘70 Dr. Sharon Lockwood Andrew and Linda Loewinger Gary Lomax Barbara J. London Deborah Lurie Dr. Crystal Mackall and Dr. Catherine Salem Susan Manship Alexis LS Martina April Mathis Douglas and Helen Matthews Cynthia McCarther-Parker Brendan McEntee ‘06 Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Paul and Ruth McLenaghan Maggie McVicar Jeanne Medina Brandy and Jason Menzel Maureen and Alex Minard Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Bill and Sheila Moore Ruth Moses Kurt and Heide Mueller Thomas Nelson David and Jessica Nemeth Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement Max Nolin Alana M. Nunn ‘15 Julia O’Brien Kateryna Paliy and Clayton Richey Sonija Parson and Bernardo Diaz Helmut Paul and Pilar Franzoni-Paul Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord Frederic Persi and Tania Mortensen Kelly Phillips David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Judith and Paul Plotz Patricia Randall Robert Raven ‘78 Maria Rhoe and Julio Pereira Kathryn Riedl ‘79
Antoine Ripoll and Ilaria Luce-Ripoll Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Greta Rosenzweig and Sandra Stein Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Corinne Rothblum Saul and Mercedes Rothman Conall Rubin-Thomas ‘17 Jondavid Sand Dan Sarewitz and Erica Rosenberg William Scher and Marta Beresin Jacqueline Schesnol David and Barbara Schlein Ann Imlah Schneider Viktoria Schofield Sarah E. Schriber Neil Schwartz and Maxine Kniseley Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Doris Sepulveda Ronald and Jennifer Sinek Neil Singer and Sueanne Pfifferling Scott Smallwood and Amanda Lenhart Stacy and Brian Smith Daniel Spelta John and Judy Starrels Dr Annie Storr and Dr Joel Greer Kenneth Suna ‘03 Lila D. Suna Jennifer Swisher Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Jon and Betty Tilley Thomas and Gillian Tillman Robert and Sheila Timbers Megan Timmerman ‘00 Cheryl Trimarchi Isaac and Natalie Tukpah Jay Ulfelder and Francesca Milliken Eric and Marian Vanderpoel Sarah Vaughn George Walker ‘84 John Walton and Barbara Lautman David Weisbrod Daniel Weiss and Anne C Stewart Renee L. Weitzner Carla Welborn Kay and Tom Wells Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg Robert Whale and Karen Schaar Whale Susan Willens Alice Wilson David and Eleanor Woods Nathan Zee ‘88
Expand our one-to-one iPad program to 60 more students Parents Class of 2018
Craig and Julie Arrighetti Blake and Sydney Bath Ralph Burton and Carol McKenzie-Burton David and Nancy Cathey Joseph Clark and Keisha Streeter-Clark Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Kyle and Jennifer Danish Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Peter and Madonna Donnellan Rodney and Maria Ferguson Francisco Ferreira and Bernice van Bronkhorst Joel Friedman and Jenny Bilfield Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Seth Green and Susannah Baruch Armin and Merritt Groeschel DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Edward and Anne Hoyt Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Peter and Susan Keisler Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor William Kules and Julia Washburn Fernando and Kate Laguarda Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield Douglas and Helen Matthews
Edward Mountfield and Rachel Allen Noam and Andrea Neusner Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Charles and Jeannine Parker Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan David Sahr and Lori Milstein Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Steven Schonberger and Kiki McGrath Yilei and Ling Ling Shi Jerry Silverman and Joan Meier Joan Meier and Gerald Silverman Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Jay Ulfelder and Francesca Milliken David and Leigh Weisblat
Class of 2019
David Abramson and Kelly Hand Richard Albores and Louellen Stedman Jose Alvarado and Doris Tenorio Judyth Andresino Paul Andresino Paxton and Rachel Baker Eduardo Barada and Julia Aymerich Steven Benson and Laura Blunt Mervin Brown and Kathleen Black Tony and Lesley Coleman Jeffrey and Sharon Davis Tim Dowd and Nancy Atwell
James Dunlop and Susette Gongola Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall Thomas and Jacqueline Fine Russell and Bernadette Gaskin Michael Gaugh and Alexandra Field Thomas and Christine Gorman Drs. Frank and Isabel Gottron Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Michel Kains and Irene Braam Norman and Wendy King Sean Libberton and Susan Eldridge Amy Mauser Lisa and Greg Means Sean O’Donnell and Laura Adams- O’Donnell Kyle and Adele O’Dowd Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray Antoine Ripoll and Ilaria Luce-Ripoll Matthew and Beth Rosenheim Benjamin Rosenthal and Nancy Martin Dan Sarewitz and Erica Rosenberg Scott Smallwood and Amanda Lenhart Thomas and Gillian Tillman Isaac and Natalie Tukpah John Walsh and Joan Alker Kevin and Georgia Weaver Scott and Linda Weidman Stephanie and Steven Silverman Wendy Sobey and Jim Strick
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Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Solomon and Celestina Ogba John Parachini and Hadley Boyd David Plotz and Hanna Rosin Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Alta Riggs and Dwayne Green Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Corinne Rothblum Ran Sadavis and Laura Palmer Neil Schwartz and Maxine Kniseley Merle Lee Thorpe and Jill DeGraff Thorpe Tara Watts Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Monique Willard
Class of 2022
Provide materials for the hundreds of labs performed in our science classroom Class of 2020
Svein and Michele Backer David Berry and Kim Hamlett-Berry Fritz Beuker Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer Peter Brooks Deirdre P. Brown Norman and Laura Dong Helen Dyson William Edwards and Anita Winsor Jason Forrester Matthew Fraidin and Margaret Johnson Richard and Victoria Gersten Jeffrey Goodell and Beth Kanter James and Annie Hershberg Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Michael Kapsa Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins Dave and Kristie Kully Brian MacDevitt and Nancy Bannon Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Paul and Ruth McLenaghan Yiannis Mostrous and Namrata Thapar Joel and Thonya Nelson Steven and Gayle Neufeld Frank Nieder and Susan Mitchell Amanda Ohlke
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Barry and Cheryl Ohlson Rosa Portillo Allison Randall Josh Rosenbaum and Wendy Meltzer Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Joe and Suellen Savukas William Scher and Marta Beresin Steven Schonberger and Kiki McGrath Vidya Seejattan Jonathan Sherman and Deborah Siegel Debbie Shore Sharlette Sneed Senator Paul Strauss and Kathy Strauss Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Gil M Strobel and Janine F Goodman Rodney Tanner and Lisa Bleier Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Nancie Thomas Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer Mark A Viso and Kristine M Jones Philip Walker and Robin Adams Carla Welborn Mark Wietecha and Marcelle De Cuir Kevin Willcutts and Beth Foster John Wise and Amelia Kalant
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John Adams and Sheila Roberson-Adams Clinton Simpkins, Jr and Donna Aldridge Ginger and Archie Attarian James August Benjamin and Anne Barnes Jennifer Bauduy William and Olivia Blackmon James and Dawn Chism Mel and Joan Christie Emilio and Wendy Cividanes Norman and Monique Coleman Thomas and Elizabeth Crafford Daniel and Lori Donovan Ebony Fortune ‘98 Kai-Anasa George Richard and Victoria Gersten Laura Glaser Seth Green and Susannah Baruch Evan Hirsche and Maria Cecil John Jenkins and Joseph Catlett Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Larissa Korde Lisa Layman Laura Lytle and Christian Yarnell Noam and Andrea Neusner Tania Nkungula Sean O’Donnell and Laura Adams- O’Donnell
Kai and Rennie Anderson Rosa Brooks and Joseph Mouer Daniel and Laurie Brumberg Andrew and Kim Gentin Drs. Frank and Isabel Gottron Armin and Merritt Groeschel Neil and Angela Jaffee Miguel Jorge and Lesley Schaffer Stephen and Kelly Kenneally David Lashway and Katherine Silverthorne Jordan Lieberman and Missy Gibbons Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Joel and Thonya Nelson David and Jessica Nemeth Steven and Gayle Neufeld Steven O’Rourke and Anita Cicero Rimas and Ruta Puskorius Bernhard Streitwieser and Mary Beth Warner Kira Swencki and Michael Mihalke Sharone and Seng-Guan Toh Cesar Torres and Loral Patchen David Weller and Laelia Gilborn Nicholas and Kathleen Widnell Stuart Zuckerman and Patricia Levy- Zuckerman
Class of 2023
Halley Ascher and Elizabeth Bishop Fritz Beuker Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Haining Chen and Hull Guo Fatou and Tiemoko Coulibaly Greg and Jeannie Crist Jennifer DiGiacinto and Paula Formoso Ruth Ellis Wayne and Jonica Gibson Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Liza Himmelman ‘87 Jill Johnson and Margaret Roddy
Junga Kim and Soong Sup Lee Jacqueline Kraemer Brett and Janet Lambert Kent Marcoux and Ellen Kennedy Juan Morillo and Kai Luigend-Morillo James and Caitlin Oppenheimer Michael Oyugi and Sydnye White-Oyugi Allison Randall Martine Rodriguez Edin and Dzenita Saracevic Kevin Willcutts and Beth Foster
Class of 2024
Deirdre P. Brown Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner James and Dawn Chism Wilbur Chung and Rachelle Sampson Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Jacob Heilbrunn and Sarah Despres Ronald and Aleykutty Holley Julian Lampietti and Meriwether Beatty John Lonergan and Olivia Dorieux- Lonergan Peter Mellen and Valerie Parker Frederic Persi and Tania Mortensen Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Peter and Pamela Sheridan Jennifer Swisher Howard and Bonita Toorie William Vinyard
Karen E. Mitchell ‘78 Alana M. Nunn ‘15 Robert Raven ‘78 Kathryn Riedl ‘79 Siobhan Roth ‘88 Conall Rubin-Thomas ‘17 Daniel Schuchat ‘81 Jay Seiden ‘88 Kenneth Suna ‘03 Megan Timmerman ‘00 George Walker ‘84 Donald White ‘86 Carole Yanofsky ‘83 Nathan Zee ‘88 Landon Zee ‘90
Past Parents
Rich and Jill Lane Edward Abramson and Ariane DuBois Jane Angarola Chary and Maia Annaberdyev Barton Aronson and Mila Zain Craig and Julie Arrighetti Allie and Ellen Ash
Robert and Ann Baker William and Olivia Baker Pat and Jules Bernard Claartje R. Bertaut Spencer Boyer and Prudence Bushnell- Boyer Carter and Katrina Brandon Ann Breen Ralph Burton and Carol McKenzie-Burton Bruce and Rhoda Bush Orlando Cabrera and Betty del Valle- Cabrera Nicholas Carson Matthew Chambers and Elizabeth Allaben Mary and Peter Clute Jeanne Cohn-Connor Mark Colley and Deborah Harsch Donna Damico Margaret Dean John and Sandra Dewey Dennis Diamond and Ruth Katz Dwight Dickinson and M. Lisanne Crowley Peter and Madonna Donnellan Stephen and Jeannette Dubrow
Russ and Judy Dulaney Tony and Marjorie Elson Francisco Ferreira and Bernice van Bronkhorst Joel Friedman and Jenny Bilfield Dr Peter M Gibson and Loretta L Gibson Araceli A. Gonzaga Michael and Rena Gordon Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Gail Guttman Brendan Harrington Thomas and Donna Hart Robert Hartheimer and Nancy Golding William Harwood Marilyn Heiman Robert Hickmott and Diane Dewhirst Elizabeth Hormel John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Edward and Anne Hoyt Albert Hunt and Judy Woodruff John and Jackie Hunt Joanne Hurt Charles and Tanjam Jacobson Pat Merloe and Holly Johnson
Launch a completely new, comprehensive Computer Science program
Alumni
Sarah Armstrong Alex ‘88 and James Alex Charles Campbell ‘73 Hannah Chick ‘97 Peter Cohn ‘82 Andrew Emery ‘86 Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Richard Fieldhouse ‘76 and Ann Fieldhouse Elizabeth Fiencke ‘97 Ebony Fortune ‘98 Matthew Gardner ‘88 Sarah Gifford ‘89 Daniel Hawke ‘81 Liza Himmelman ‘87 Melissa Irvin ‘04 and Laura Sahm Alison Denton Jones ‘94 Jed Klayman ‘87 Benjamin Leubsdorf ‘04 Regina Litman ‘70 Paul Loftus ‘82 Andrew Logan ‘06 Brendan McEntee ‘06 William Minor ‘10
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Everett Johnson and Judith Brocies Aaron Kann and Elizabeth Ward Gilbert and Betty Ann Kaplan Mark and Sarah Kass Mahmoud Katirai and Shahla Panbechi Phillip Kemelor and Donna Blum-Kemelor Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Karen Klautky Daniel and Stacey Kohl Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Fernando and Kate Laguarda James and Karen Langford Robert and Jane Leonard Bruce Lerner Carl Leubsdorf and Susan Page Harvey and Faye Levin Sean Libberton and Susan Eldridge Dr. Sharon Lockwood Andrew and Linda Loewinger Robert and Linda Lorndale Deborah Lurie Caroline and Bob Lyke Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Athan Manuel and Alison Merow
Douglas and Helen Matthews Cynthia McCarther-Parker Susan McGee Michael McNamee and Karla Taylor Wallace Mlyniec and Abby Yochelson Bill and Sheila Moore Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky Jonathan Moreno and Leslye Fenton Ruth Moses Edward Mountfield and Rachel Allen Julianne Mueller Kent and Karen Nakamura Noam and Andrea Neusner Timothy Ngau and Terryleen Dement Bernard Ohanian and Kate Kelly Richard Mirsky and Donna Orem Vicki Otten and William Barringer Michael Pafford and Kali Collins Charles and Jeannine Parker Helmut Paul and Pilar Franzoni-Paul David Plocher and Mary Brittingham Scott and Joan Ritter Page Robinson Greta Rosenzweig and Sandra Stein
Saul and Mercedes Rothman David Sahr and Lori Milstein Steven Salky and Gail Ifshin Anders Sandstrom and Barbara Lee David and Barbara Schlein Ann Imlah Schneider David Schorr and Judith Krones Ronald Seele and Michelle Fill-Seele Richard Seltzer and Grace Lopes Jerry Silverman and Joan Meier Ronald and Jennifer Sinek Scott Smallwood and Amanda Lenhart Terry Snyder and Jennifer Pharaoh Eugene Sofer and Judith Bartnoff John and Judy Starrels Dr Annie Storr and Dr Joel Greer Lila D. Suna Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford Andrew Thompson and JoAnn Zinn Robert Vigersky and Karen Fitzgerald Peter and Lyle Walter John Walton and Barbara Lautman B. Dennis Ward and Lynne Landsberg David and Leigh Weisblat
Install bold new signage on Connecticut Avenue
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Daniel Weiss and Anne C Stewart Jeffrey Weiss and Rachel Gold Renee L. Weitzner Kay and Tom Wells Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg Robert Whale and Karen Schaar Whale Alice Wilson Peter Winkler and Barbara Kraft Bryant Withrow and Elizabeth Casey Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Paul Andresino Judyth Andresino Deirdre P. Brown Peter Eisler and Mimi Hall Armin and Merritt Groeschel Matthew Rennie and Kathleen Murray Antoine Ripoll and Ilaria Luce-Ripoll Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Thomas Salyers and Kathleen Roche Senator Paul Strauss and Kathy Strauss Patrick Taylor and Stephanie Wahl Scott and Linda Weidman Stephen Weisbrod and Elizabeth Singer Rebecca Gray and John Chesley Carlos Garcia and Lucinda Eng-Garcia Nicholas Keenan and Marie Collins David and Jessica Nemeth Steven Schonberger and Kristin McGrath Nancie Thomas Kevin and Georgia Weaver Kyle and Jennifer Danish Rodney and Maria Ferguson William Kules and Julia Washburn Rev. Marvin Owens and Barbara Owens Robert and Susan Shaughnessy Yilei and Ling Ling Shi Ronald Del Sesto and Rachel Tillman Alejandro Vargas and Nora Wehmeyer Geralyn Krupp Lobel Brian McMaster and Kathleen Strouse Dick and Pat Roth Kai-Anasa George David and Mary-Ellen Friedland Bernadette Gibbons Thomas and Charlotte Peddicord Eric Rome and Ruth Ticktin Dr. Crystal Mackall and Dr. Catherine Salem Thomas and Melissa Mann Robert and Sheila Timbers David and Nancy Cathey DuShan Hawkins and Karen Branson Jay Ulfelder and Francesca Milliken Blake and Sydney Bath Christopher Conte and Meredith Jason Peter and Susan Keisler
Morgan Landy and Katharine Landfield D. Britt Reynolds and Catherine L. Creech Joseph Taylor and LaNilta Farrior-Taylor Seth Green and Susannah Baruch Danielle Feuillan ‘87 and Lee Benaka Gil M Strobel and Janine F Goodman Peter and Patricia Chick Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Liza Himmelman ‘87 Gerard Anderson and Judith Peres Marila Belcher Ellen Brown and Lawrence Mishel James and Sara Carroll Joel and Anne Charny Jean Taylor Federico Mary Gardner Maija Hay Bob and Annette Klayman Peter and Dilys Lande Susan Manship Henry and Christine McEntee Elliott McEntee and Karen Bopp Starke P. Meyer Julia O’Brien Eric and Marian Vanderpoel Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer David and Eleanor Woods
Grandparents and Grandfriends
Maria Alvarez Archie and Patricia Attarian Rhoda Baruch Judy Bauduy Claartje R. Bertaut Michael Carroll and Pamela Surprenant John and Lucia Cataldo Ermine and Selwyn Clarke Bonnie J. Clayton Robert Conte Chester and Saone Crocker John Despres Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis Paul and Judy Green Janet Griffith Richard and Victoria Hall Donald and Joyce Hearn Nancy H. Hirsche Lorraine Hunter-Benson Norman S. Jason Robert and Marie Jefferson Takiko Jones Marianne P. Kelly Andrew and Patricia Kolar Richard and Ilona Landfield
Send Burke teachers and students to meetings such as the Student Diversity Leadership Conference Barbara J. London Dale and Irene Louda Beth Mauser Michael and Ann McGrath Jeanne Medina Kurt and Heide Mueller Thomas Nelson Jerry Oppenheimer Judith and Paul Plotz Patricia Randall Stanley and Monique Schonberger Doris Sepulveda Linda Singer and Michael Lewis Neil Singer and Sueanne Pfifferling Judith Tickner Jon and Betty Tilley Cheryl Trimarchi David and Audrey Walker David Weisbrod Howard Willens and Deanne Siemer Susan Willens Harrison and Ann Williams James and Sara Carroll Elizabeth Hormel Jean Mooskin and Monica Miracky
Current and Past Faculty, Staff and Friends Walter Ailes Jennifer and Jonus Anderson Julia Andrews Ginger and Archie Attarian Rachel Barrachina Daniel Berkman Claartje R. Bertaut Brian Bobo Amanda Bozarth and Rod McCoy Rachel and Steven Braun Amy Cataldo and Stuart Turner Gyra Chan Joel and Anne Charny Jennifer Chudy Bob Clark and Toni Allen Christiane Connors and Brian White Fatou and Tiemoko Coulibaly Gary Cousin Brian DeCicco Jason DeVinney George Drumwright and Anna Gilcher Susan Feldman Sean Felix and Jeannine Marino Kevin Forde Pauline Francis Jim Gagne
Shala Goolsby Peter Hackes Maija Hay Susan Hearn and Michael Desautels Nigel Hinshelwood and Teresa Ahmann Lisa and John Hoke Katherine Holcomb John Howard and Mary Ann Bittner Eugenio Ibarz Allen Jackson Kjetil Johansen Susan Jones Christopher Jones and Charlotte Mooney Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Rose Kavanagh Karen Klautky Steven Lee Ryan and Jenny Lipford Gary Lomax Eileen M. Lyons Jeffrey MacMillan and Lucinda Leach Alexis LS Martina Kate Maskarinec April Mathis Cynthia McCarther-Parker Maggie McVicar Brandy and Jason Menzel Maureen and Alex Minard
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Foundations & Businesses
Take over 150 field trips to museums, performances, and historic landmarks in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area. Max Nolin Mustafa Nusraty and Molly Rohal Elizabeth and Louis Paladino Kateryna Paliy and Clayton Richey Sonija Parson and Bernardo Diaz Kelly Phillips Aaron Plantenberg and Alisa Lewis Jennifer Kozak Rawlings Scott Reynolds Maria Rhoe and Julio Pereira Amber and Jeffrey Roberson Veda Robinson Daniel Running and Lillian Mattiaccio Wan Ryu Jondavid Sand Jacqueline Schesnol Viktoria Schofield Sarah E. Schriber Vidya Seejattan Matthew and Kimberly Seiler Elizabeth and Benjamin Sislen Stacy and Brian Smith Daniel Spelta Sarah Vaughn Susan Willens Kay and Tom Wells Jeffrey Weiss and Rachel Gold Chary and Maia Annaberdyev
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Bruce and Rhoda Bush Joel and Anne Charny Judyth Andresino Ginger and Archie Attarian Kai-Anasa George Damian Jones and Tasha Jackson-Jones Sam Ross and Ann Nelligan Adam and Lucy Kernan-Schloss Robert Kulawiec and Suzanne Michel Caroline and Bob Lyke Athan Manuel and Alison Merow Dick and Pat Roth Lila D. Suna Richard Fieldhouse ‘76 and Ann Fieldhouse Kathryn Riedl ‘79
Grace Mann Speakers Series Fund
William and Olivia Baker Liza Himmelman ‘87 Laura Lytle and Christian Yarnell Dr. Crystal Mackall and Dr. Catherine Salem Thomas and Melissa Mann Robert and Sheila Timbers Peter and Lyle Walter
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The David Shapiro Fund for Sustainable Advancement Carole J. Yanofsky ‘83 Kenneth Geller and Judith Ratner Liza Himmelman ‘87 Peter and Patricia Chick
Thomas Sterman Memorial Fund Andrew Emery
In-Kind Gifts
Stacey and Daniel Kohl
Corporate Matching Gift Program
Comcast Corporation Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Discount Tree Service Incorporated Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Pew Charitable Trusts Employee Matching Gifts Program Thomson Reuters YourCause, LLC The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Amazon Smile Foundation Bread Furst Carnegie Corporation of New York Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Discount Tree Service Incorporated DonateWell Fidelity Charitable Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Greater Washington Community Foundation Heritage Investors Management Corp Judith and Lester Lieberman Foundation Loews Corporation MacroSolutions Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Nauticon Imaging Systems Northrup Grumman Corporation Omidyar Network Fund, Inc Pew Charitable Trusts Employee Matching Gifts Program Rencourt Foundation, Inc Schwab Charitable Shabahang Family Foundation Stephen A. and Diana L. Goldberg Foundation Takoma Jazz The Benevity Community Impact Fund The Edward E. Ford Foundation The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation Vanguard Charitable
Head of School Damian Jones
Board of Trustees 2018-2019
Janine Goodman, President Sharon Davis, Vice President Norman Dong, Treasurer Meredith Jason, Secretary Emily Alexander Susannah Baruch Sydney Bath Hadley Boyd Joe Clark Wendy Cividanes Lucinda Eng Garcia Richard Gersten
Suzanne Hudgens Angela Jaffee Nick Keenan Sue Keisler Morgan Landy Brian McMaster Ruta Puskorius Kira Swencki Monque Willard Damian Jones, Head of School Sarah Schriber, Faculty Representative
Burke Parent Association 2018-2019
Deirdre Brown Donesha Crews Kathleen Widnell
Nora Wehmeyer Kevin Willcutts
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
Jennifer Kozak Rawlings, Director of Development and Alumni Affairs Susan Jones, Assistant Director of Development, Advancement Services Kate Maskarinec, Assistant Director of Development, Special Events
Office of Communications
Alison Merow, Director of Communications and Marketing Maggie McVicar, Assistant Director of Communications
Our Mission
Burke consciously brings together students who are different from one another in many ways, actively engages them in their own education, holds them to high expectations, gives them power and responsibility, and supports and advances their growth as skilled and independent thinkers who step forward to make positive contributions to the world in which they live.
Equity and Inclusion at Burke
Burke respects the dignity and humanity of our students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and trustees, as well as our broader community. We embrace a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to cultivate understanding and appreciation of diversity that includes, but is not limited to, age, ability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, gender identity, political perspectives, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We acknowledge and encourage differences of opinions, ideas, and interests, and we expect thoughtful discussion and civil engagement. Burke affirms the individual worth of all community members, and we challenge behaviors that demean, marginalize, or exclude others. Our goal is to maintain a diverse school community that exemplifies these values and to fulfill our commitment to equity and inclusion consistently in all areas of school and community life.
Address
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Website
www.burkeschool.org
Phone
202-362-8882
Alumni Email
alumni@burkeschool.org 1968: Edmund Burke School Magazine is produced by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs and the Office of Communications and Marketing for alumni, parents and friends of the School. Letters and comments are welcome. The editors express their appreciation to all the writers and photographers who contributed to this issue of 1968.
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