Shaping the Future
Mark Day School’s Annual Report 2015-2016
From the Head of School
“The teachers saw a speck of light, and hope, and desire inside me. They reached in my soul and dug, and challenged until they ignited that flame. I always had a little genius inside of me; it just took this school to bring it out.” One of my favorite things about Mark Day School is how, each June, our graduating students stand before our community and share personal reflections on their Mark Day experiences. This has been a tradition for years, but each class creates something entirely new through their individual perspectives. Graduation is one of the best ways to understand what we are up to at Mark Day School. The ceremony always heightens my appreciation for these young women and men as they head out of our doors into the next set of challenges and opportunities, and for the remarkable school and community that guide and support them along the way. The 2016 graduation was no different. Students’ words were inspiring and profound. The opening quote is from a student of the class of 2016, reflecting on overcoming her fear of making mistakes and bringing her inner nerd out for all to see. Another classmate commented on the dichotomy of living in Richmond and going to school in Marin, and how she learned to appreciate all of the different elements of herself: “As I’ve matured, this school has taught me that I shouldn’t be ashamed of who I am. It has taught me that it’s good to be extraordinary because life would be so boring if everyone was the same.” Since the very founding of the school, there has been a growth mindset at work here--an attitude of continual
improvement that has led to the outstanding program we enjoy today and toward the even stronger one we develop for tomorrow. Students touched on it during their speeches at graduation, as in this quote: “What I have gotten the most out of my Mark Day School experience is the idea of never giving up. Everyone will stumble and fall at some point, but it is just a matter of how you pick yourself back up.” And it is the same mindset that led us to develop the plans for the new Learning Commons, Creativity Lab, and Amphitheater and Quad--spaces that will enable teachers to stretch our students in new ways. None of this would happen without our community --and without the generous philanthropy that affects every child and every teacher at Mark Day School. The pages that follow highlight some of the work that our amazing students accomplish here at Mark Day, and the myriad ways that our faculty innovate to ensure that our students are ready for the world beyond. None of it could happen without the commitment of our remarkable community. Thank you to everyone who stretched and participated in the True Blue Annual Fund, in the We Create Campaign, and in the Spring Fundraiser, and who helped in any way to make this school a better one. I would like to end with one more message from the Class of 2016: “I have always been encouraged to do things that were out of my comfort zone and that I never thought I would have. Thank you, Mark Day School, for always letting me be who I am and helping me find my voice. I have been supported from beginning to end, and that is why I am standing here today.” I echo this graduate’s thanks to each one of you for your support. It is why we are standing here today, and why we can look ahead with such optimism and excitement. Sincerely,
Head of School
Our Mission Mark Day School discovers and nurtures what is finest in each child in a vibrant, inclusive learning community. Innovative and full of heart, Mark Day School strives to develop well-rounded critical thinkers in a challenging program that fosters academic excellence and responsible world citizenship.
BY THE NUMBERS The 2015-2016 school year was marked by familiar traditions like joke assemblies and the all-school chess tournament, and by new activity around campus--most notably, construction on our new Learning Commons and Creativity Lab. Here’s a breakdown of another successful year by the numbers.
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October
93% participation by current families in the True Blue Fund
37 Hip Pockets
72
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Students and staff membe partner in Beijing visite
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81
jokes told at joke assemblies
234
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3
Faculty vs 8th grade games
200
students participated in the annual all-school chess tournament
pounds of chicken feed fed to our school chickens
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amount raised for
$18,850
eSibonisweni’s Orphan Food Program and Girls’ Scholarship Fund
Our Faculty Thank You “Teaching the craft of writing is one of my greatest joys as an educator. This summer, I was thrilled to travel with my 5th grade teaching partner, Lacy Zehner, to attend the Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Program at Columbia University in New York. Joined by educators and administrators from 32 countries and 36 states, this intense 40-hour course included writer’s craft teaching from leading literacy experts and children’s book authors. These inspiring educators generously shared teaching techniques and practical advice that will guide and expand the writer’s workshop programs Lacy and I offer in our classrooms. - Deborah Pannell, 5th Grade Teacher
Our teachers continually seek professional development and look forward to bringing what they’ve learned to the classroom. On behalf of our entire faculty and staff, thank you. Associate Director of Technology Tatian Greenleaf attended Tinkering School for Educators in San Francisco, where he learned how to incorporate SEL into tinkering projects. Mandarin Teacher Joyce Chen learned about motivating students’ learning through games using traditional Chinese toys at First Chinese Innovation Forum in Oakland. First Grade Teacher Geneva Conway joined her peers at Mark Day School’s INSPIRE Summer Institute to redesign the Human Body Unit to meet project-based learning (PBL) standards. Sixth Grade Teacher Tim Evans attended workshops at the National Science Teachers Association Regional Conference led by science educators from across the country. Spanish Teacher LuzMaria Strohm learned how to incorporate Mexican art into her classes at the Hands on Mexican Culture Seminar in Mexico.
From the Development Office
Financial Figures
Dear Friends of Mark Day School,
Endowment*
Thank you for investing in Mark Day School in 2015-16. We are grateful to you--the alumni, families, and friends--who show your belief in the school through your generosity. Mark Day School’s students, faculty and staff are shaped by your philanthropy. We salute True Blue Fund co-chairs Carl Reichardt and Melissa Silvers and the team of 30 volunteers who helped raise $689,000 from nearly 500 current and alumni families, grandparents, faculty and staff, and friends of the school. Through the leadership of Helen and Victor Castillo, Amie and Terry Dewane, and Anne Pia and Todd Lookinland, departing 8th grade families contributed $33,000 to The Eighth Grade Endowment Fund in 2015-16. The Parents’ Association, led by Stephanie Parker, raised $270,000 through The Future’s So Bright Auction, eScrip/gift cards, and the Fall Social and Golf Tournament. We extend a tremendous thank you to auction co-chair Kathryn Freeman, countless volunteers, and generous donors who made the event a success! The auction Fund-a-Need raised $111,000 for Agile Classrooms. Lastly, we tip our hat to all of you for investing in We Create: The Campaign for Mark Day School. To date, $5.5 million toward the $6.5 million fundraising goal has been pledged, which is outstanding. Thank you to co-chairs Terry Powers and Shalu Saluja for their unwavering energy and enthusiasm. We will be reaching out to all members of the community in the coming year to ask you to come together to support this exciting project that will transform teaching and learning. When we come together, it is amazing what can be accomplished! Sincerely,
Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 Director of Development
M.V. Williams (Restricted)...................................$1,678,517 Faculty Salaries (Restricted)..............................$483,502 Financial Aid (Restricted)....................................$524,425 Damon Kerby Financial Aid (Restricted).......$795,992 Making Waves (Restricted).................................$232,444 Eighth Grade Fund (Restricted)........................$253,467 Luria Family Endowment (Restricted)................$97,165 Professional Development (Restricted).............$51,573 Margaret B. MacArthur Endowment Fund for Financial Aid............................................$20,600 Financial Aid (Unrestricted)............................$3,043,753 Faculty Salaries (Unrestricted)...........................$346,951 Total...................................................................$7,530,389 *Endowment balances reflect all money collected and earnings from investments.
Gift Summary 2015-2016**: $1,077,392.00 True Blue Fund..........................................................$689,158 Special Gifts.................................................................$43,335 Chess Program....................................................$500 Classroom and Campus................................$3,500 Music Program......................................................$100 South African Partnership.........................$39,235 Parents’ Association...............................................$270,920 Endowment..................................................................$73,979 Damon Kerby Fund for Financial Aid (restricted)............................$25,170 Eighth Grade Endowment (unrestricted).................................................$35,850 Tuition Assistance Endowment (restricted)........................................................$12,959 **Reflects cash contributions and pledge payments received during fiscal year outside of the We Create capital campaign.
Operating fundraising (7.7%)
Revenues Tuition and fees...................$11,272,485 Operating fundraising1........$1,012,538 Interest, transfers from endowment, operating reserves, temporarily restricted gifts..........................$237,553 Student activity fees..............$292,931 Transportation...........................$48,306 Total revenues...................$12,863,813
Student activity fees (2.3%) Tuition and fees (87.8%)
Interest, transfers from endowment, operating reserves, temporarily restricted gifts (1.8%) Transportation (0.4%)
Notes 1. True Blue Fund......................................................$689,158 Parents’ Association..........................................$270,920 Other gifts................................................................$52,460 $1,012,538 2. Guardsmen, AMX..................................................$19,000 M.V. Williams and others....................................$219,739 Tuition and fees..................................................$1,489,014 $1,727,753
Instructional (7.2%)
3. Includes PPRRSM Includes transportation
Expenses Salaries and benefits..........$7,796,470 Instructional.............................$909,025 Financial Aid3..........................$1,727,753 Debt service............................$200,000 Capital expenditures.............$140,000 Plant and maintenance2.....$1,067,934 Administration..........................$646,186 Student and auxiliary.............$186,634 Total expenses.................$12,674,002
Salaries and benefits (61.5%)
Financial aid (13.6%) Debt service (1.6%) Capital expenditures (1.1%) Plant and maintenance (8.4%) Administration (5.1%) Student and auxiliary (1.5%)
Honor Roll
*Represents donors who have supported the True Blue Fund for 10 or more years +Represents donors who have supported the True Blue Fund for 15 or more years
True Blue Fund We are extremely grateful to nearly 500 current families, alumni, alumni families, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of the school who contributed so generously in 2015-2016. Board of Trustees: 100% Current Families: 93% Faculty and Staff: 94%
Gifts to the True Blue Fund comprise an essential portion of Mark Day School’s budget each year. These unrestricted contributions that come from parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty, staff, and friends of the school are put to use right away to provide much of what makes Mark Day School special--hands-on learning, dedicated faculty, and a focus on four key literacies: Social Emotional and Ethical Literacy, Cross-Cultural Literacy, Ecological Literacy, and Media and Information Literacy. Annual Fund Gifts by Giving Level
The Winiarski Family Mr. and Mrs. Denis Twomey
Benefactors’ Circle ($25,000 and up) Shalu and Hersh Saluja Partners’ Circle ($15,000 to $24,999) Kara Ornstein and David Anderman Mary Walsh-Gorski and Steve Gorski* Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas Kara and Charles Roell, Jr. Shawna and Peter Supino Louisa and Andrew Gloger, The Woodbury Foundation Waneska and Chris Torto Eighth Pillar ($10,000 to $14,999) Anonymous Kristin and Andrew Dickinson Sophia and Robert Hee Angela and JT Herman Lauren and Jeffrey Osher Wendy and Carl Reichardt Tarja and Ken Settles Melissa and Rick Silvers
Leadership Circle ($7,500 to $9,999) Jennifer and James Dutro Cynthia and Doug Erickson Frank and Lois Noonan* Ashley Beech and Michael Tatum Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson* Founders’ Circle ($5,000 to $7,499) Anonymous Ramesh and Julian Allen Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe* Kyle and Margot Biehle Nicolle Henneuse and Peter Billington Angie and Jon Cohen Gigi and Rick Condos Amie and Terry Dewane* Sarah and Nils Erdmann Kathryn Freeman and Bill Freeman Reetika and Sajot Grewal Kira George Haas ‘98 and Bradley J. Haas
Katherine and Otto Halboth Erin and Brian Hansen* Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart III Kate and Chris Hobbs Mary and Andrew Kayser Carol and Doug Lee Tiana Wimmer and Warren Leiden Donna and David Lorsch Melanie and Peter Maier, in honor of Jesse Kaplan-Maier The Maretzki Family Stephanie and Sam Parker Jennifer and Franklin Parlamis Kirsten and Steve Polsky Anna and Jonathan Rothbart Lori and Steve Wong Sponsors’ Circle ($3,100 to $4,999) Anonymous Jasmine and Walter Bachtiger Tina and Steven Betz Nurite Regev and Robert Blechman Melinda and Jesse Bromberg
Lori and John Butler Courtney and Shale Butler Susan and Alastair Cumming* Gigi and Scott Dixon* Fabiana and Robert Duque-Ribeiro Pamela and Bryce Emo Megan and John Esrey Michelle Mulkey and Nathaniel Garrett Tiffany and Ed Greenfield Veronica and Robert Harris, in honor of Grigore Frecauteanu Joseph M. Harvey and Amanda Cashman Harvey Janell and Harrison Hobart Julie and Vatche Kalfayan Katie and Jay Kern Harriet and Thomas Kostic Tracy and Jaison Layney Aramie and Kevin McDonald Ritu and Alex Metzger Dr. Gordon H. and Gina Millar Nilou and Nadar Nadershahi Elizabeth and Devan Nielsen
Board of Trustees 2015-2016 Board Members Shalu Saluja, President Mandy Tachiki, Vice President JT Herman, Treasurer Robert Hee, Assistant Treasurer David Anderman Lisa Becker, Faculty Trustee Trent Boorman ‘03, Alumni Trustee Victor Castillo, Trustee Emeritus Amie Dewane Gigi Dixon Louisa Ransom Gloger ‘92 Phil Gutierrez Joe Harvey, Head of School Dan Kalafatas Kristin Keeffe Tom Levine Michelle Mulkey Stephanie Parker, PA President Sam Parker Steve Polsky Terry Powers Carl Reichardt Andrea Salmi, Trustee Emerita Nicole Stanton Kelley Warner
Ending their terms in 2016 Lisa Becker, Faculty Trustee
Victor Castillo, Trustee Emeritus Gigi Dixon Kristin Keeffe Mandy Tachiki Kelley Warner
Beginning their terms in 2016 Sharina Belani Alexander Fraser Andrew Kawahara Deb Pannell, Faculty Trustee Eileen Sheldon
Tulasi Hosain and Adithya Padala Sarita Patel Eileen and Christopher Sheldon Houda and Ray Silcock Ann and Steve Sutro ‘83 Dr. Ilkan Cokgor and Ismail Haluk Ulubay Kim Weiss Jennifer and Eddie Zalayet Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman* Challenge Circle ($1,000 to $3,099) Anonymous (4) Ananya and Sudip Banerjee* Genevieve and Andrew Biggs Cory Birnberg Mary Claire Hubert Bly ‘87 and Colin Bly The Bosshard Family Wendy and Patrick Broderick+ Ann S. Buckner Archana and Vijay Chattha Liz and Doug Chiang* Michelle and Stephen Cotton Elinor MacKinnon and Jonathan Cummins Chris Danne and Sonya Danne Lucy and Anton Dawson The Eberly Family Augustine and Dominique Elissiry Robin and Duncan Fallat Michelle and Jodi Goodman Heather and Kevin Heselton Francesca Danek-Hohne and Timothy Hohne Mayme and Jay Hubert*
Nancy and Michael Hutchinson Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang LiShan Sung and Peter Ibershof Erica and Michael Jennings Melinah Zohrabian and Jeffrey Katz Lynne Miyamoto and Andrew Kawahara Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan Deana Morrow Kay ‘92 and Nick Kay Janet and Damon Kerby+ Vira and David Klinetobe Kovler Family Foundation* Meghen and Ken Kurtzig Nancy and Scott Larson Natalie and Ted Lee, in honor of DeWitt Ong Brenda and Don MacLean+ Sara von Schilling and Bill Martin Amy and Mac McConnell Jennifer and Dan Mello Stacy and Mark Nelson Heidi and Kevin Noonan* Patricia and Jeremy Norman Steph and Phil Owen Cathy and Scott Parkes Anne Wara and Jason Perko Mr. and Mrs. James E. Phoenix Terry and Chris Powers* Mylinh Huynh and Desmond Raitt Patricia Reichardt Andrea and Semi Salmi* Lisa and Marc Sebastian Yasmin-Dina Narielvala and Nathan Senini Wenqian Dou and
Xunyang Shen Liz and Roger Silloway Christine MakuchSimpson and John Simpson Susan and Jeffrey Spurr Jesse and Mark Strassman Mandy and Scott Tachiki Marimar Torres* Kelley and Eric Warner* Kathryn Jordan Whittley and Anthony Whittley Trellis Circle ($500 to $999) Anonymous Karena and Jeff Bacciocco* Sharina and Jay Belani Monica and Pablo Bizjack ‘82*, in memory of Ray Bizjack, founding Headmaster Joan and Nick Boodrookas+ Bev and Rolly Boorman+ Monica Rosenberg and Michael Brook Shawndra Parise ‘90 and Keith Breinlinger Brian Bunch Emily Chang ‘92* Brooke and Matt Conway Stephanie and Ethan Dornhelm Theresa and George Eisenberg* Rebecca and Adam Elegant Roni and Ira M. Elegant Jill Witty and Graham Evarts Tatiana and Bjorn Fruchtman Robbie and Phil Gutierrez Dr. Joseph and Semira Habis Marje and Tony Helfet* Nanette and Donald Henneuse
Jennifer Hewett Emily and Bill Johnstone Christine and Michael Kasman+ Melenie Keeffe Jessica and James Kent Ursula and Richard Klier Lisa Der Legge and William Legge Lennis Lyon Mary Jo McMahon Cindy and Craig Morris Swati and Aditya Mukerji Heidi and Glen Regier Leigh and Thaddeus Reichley Katherine and Gustavo Rincon Megan Jones and Stephen Rosenbaum* Rosa and Denis Savage Laura and David Shapiro Molly and Stuart Silloway Beth and Barry Silver Tara Trask Diane and William Wara Jennifer and Nathan Winslow Michelle and Wayne Wolfe Wenhui Gao and Jun Wu Blue and Gold Circle (up to $499) Anonymous (12) Elizabeth Adams ‘01 Lyn and Jim Adams* Heather Zehren Albinson and Tim Albinson Laura and Nick Allen Corrine Anderson ‘01 Alexis Bacciocco ‘08 Kyle Bacciocco ‘11 Urszula and Charlie Balakier Jackie Bango* Jennifer Banks The Barad Family+
Fund-a-Need 2015-2016
Because of the money raised through the 2016 Fund-a-Need, we will be able to offer students a variety of seating options that suit individual learning needs. We have partnered with VS Furniture, designers who recognize the body-brain connection and co-authors of the book The Third Teacher: 79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching & Learning.
Desks
In the Lower School, height-adjustable tables will be added to the back of classrooms, which function as sitting and standing desks using a pneumatic lift mechanism. In the Upper School, each classroom will have a set of three to six desks that will be height-adjustable. These desks are designed to blend in with the rest of the furniture to normalize their presence and use.
Active Seating
More active seating will be added to every classroom, including chairs that swivel and roll, and stools with convex bottoms that engage students’ brains by allowing their bodies to slightly shift balance.
Imagination Playground
In order to provide more options for recess and lunchtime play, a new Imagination Playground set will be featured among Lower School playground activities so that students can create, build, and play.
The Eighth Pillar The members of the Eighth Pillar have given either $100,000 or more to Mark Day School since joining the community or $10,000 in the last year. They are exemplars of the unofficial Eighth PIllar of Mark Day School--philanthropy. Anonymous (3) Heather Zehren Albinson and Tim Albinson Ramesh and Julian Allen Kara Ornstein and David Anderman Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe Toby Atterbury Karena and Jeff Bacciocco The Barad Family Sharina and Jay Belani Kyle and Margot Biehle Nicolle Henneuse and Peter Billington Joan and Nick Boodrookas Winkie Bresler Tim Brisbois Wendy and Patrick Broderick Jean and Stuart Brown Cameron and Bruce Brugler David, Olivia & Quentin Carrel Helen and Victor Castillo Gigi and Rick Condos Patricia Callahan and David Dee Amie and Terry Dewane Kristin and Andrew Dickinson Gigi and Scott Dixon Kate and Bill Duhamel Fabiana and Robert DuqueRibeiro Diana and Timothy Fitzpatrick Wendy and Alexander Fraser Kathryn and Bill Freeman Lisa and John Geisse Louisa and Andrew Gloger, The Woodbury Foundation Sarah and Dirk Godsey Mary Walsh-Gorski and Steve Gorski Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart III Sophia and Robert Hee Marje and Tony Helfet Angela and JT Herman Francesca and James Hetfield Kate and Chris Hobbs Valerie and Gregg Jacobs
Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas Mary and Andrew Kayser Katie and Jay Kern Jennifer and John Knoll Meghen and Ken Kurtzig David LaHorgue Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing Yujing Han and David Liu Karen Behnke Luria and Howard Luria Jim Martin Tracy and Andrew Matthes Alison and Michael Mauze Betsy and John McKinney Monica and Andrew Midler Gila and John Millar Andrea and Michael Morrison Anne and Dean Ornish Lauren and Jeffrey Osher Stephanie and Sam Parker Eda and Joseph Pell Kirsten and Steve Polsky Wendy and Carl Reichardt Kara and Charles Roell, Jr. Andrea and Semi Salmi Shalu and Hersh Saluja Barbara and Tom Sargent Christine Schantz Tarja and Ken Settles Eileen and Christopher Sheldon Houda and Ray Silcock Molly and Stuart Silloway Melissa and Rick Silvers Katie Smith and Andrew Spiegel Shawna and Peter Supino Waneska and Chris Torto Mr. and Mrs. Denis Twomey Kelley and Eric Warner Tracey and Michael Warson Caryn and Noah Weiss The Winiarski Family Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson Rene Zakhour Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman
Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt+ Krista Bendinelli* Carol and Ken Biehle Victoria and Brad Billington Gloria and Elliott Birnberg Vinesa Blackwell Sharon and Ted Block+ Sara Schwartz and Kenneth Blum* Jacquie and Tom Bly Sandy and Dennis Bohm* Beth Bonzell Alex Boodrookas ‘02 Diane Boodrookas ‘06 Trenton Boorman ‘03 Cheryl and Kevin Bower Lauralee Barbaria and Diane Bredt+ Chris Broderick ‘06 John Broderick ‘10 Carol and Joe Blum Avvy Mar and Michael Budwig Olivea Callender-Scott Thomas Carlson Dr. Annette Perry and Frank Carrera* Madeleine Caton Tracy Caton and Howard Cummings* Atashi Chakravarty and Jon Janzen Andrew G. Chang ‘99 Joyce Chen AJ Cheong Linda and Scott Cherry* Courtney and Jack Coghlan Geneva and Jack Conway+ Maria Coronado Donna and Dick Creighton Sue Crowther Kim Danforth Barbara and Richard Danne Alli and Colin Decker Sadie and David Decker Kristen and Paul Decker*
Barbara and Albert DeLuca Kathy and Bill DeWitt Georgette and Emerson Dickman Marilyn and Richard Dornhelm Sandy and Dick Drew Michael Dunne ‘12 Patrick Dunne ‘10 Mrs. Jane A. Eiseman Dana and Jarrett Evans Katy and Tim Evans* Carol Faulhaber Ronnie and William Feldman* Ursula and Francis Ferrance Diana and Timothy Fitzpatrick* Mark Fong Pierce Freeman ‘10 Penn and George Fullerton Sydney and Richard Funamura Diane and David Gabianelli* Nancy M. and Gene Gabianelli Claire Galla ‘14 Tracy and Len Galla Taylor Galla ‘10 Patricia and Ernesto Garcia Eva Geisse ‘09 Jennifer Geisse ‘03 Lisa and John Geisse+ Sarah Geisse ‘05 Joan Gerstein Kelly Giddings Karen Gilchrist Dr. Crystine Lee, MD and Mr. Frank Glassner Barbara Gloger Gaelle and Brian Gordon Lisa Gordon Ana Gorski ‘14 Lawrence T. Gorski Megan and Jed Greene
Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf* Anna Semenova and Hayk Grigoryan Kristina Kristen and Andrew Grossman Sheri Greenbaum and Daniel Guggenheim Theresa Hall and Jeffrey Palladini Ann Hamon Jennifer and Trevor Harries-Jones Tory Harter and Mark Harter Rosemary and David Hattenbach Teri and Brian Hauswirth+ Rita Hayes Lisa Hayle Vickie Hecht and Michael Morris* Ardyce and Don Herman Susan and CJ Hickey Melisa and David Hickman Marcia Wilson Hobbs Joseph Hohl Cecilia Hsu Julia Huo-Kuramoto and Ben Kuramoto Chris Jannes and Deborah Hamon Marti Jessen+ Olivia and Alfredo Jiménez* Kay and Lee Johnson Deborah and Mark Johnson Chris Johnston ‘02 Lara Johnston ‘04 Mary Ann Farnsworth and Joel Jutovsky Joy and John Kabage Ray Karter Lauren Kelly ‘05 Leah Kelly ‘09 Fay and Ron Kelly* Sophia and Abner Kingman Dana Kirk
Sandra Lamke and Jerome Kirkpatrick Karen Klier and James Leventhal* Tina King and Dutch Knapp* Amy Kobalter and Paul Haakenson Johanna and Jim La Fleur Betty Larson Derek M. Lawson ‘01 Drew A. Lawson ‘03 Nancy McCarthy Lawson Kristan Ruona and Yuen Lee Larkin Levin ‘13 Wendy ‘89 and Marc Levine* Kylee Lin ‘05 The Lindgren Family Barbara and Wood Lockhart* Rhona and Richard Lovett* Elissa Lozier+ Mary Killeen Lyons, Ph.D. Chisoo and Norm Lyons* Darrah and Matt MacLean ‘86 Christine and Jim Maguire* Bonnie Margolin Angela Espinal de Fernandez and Felipe Martinez Jane and Andy McClure, in honor of James A. McClure ‘85 Elizabeth McConnor Ellen McLaughlin Nora and Pavel Melamed Kate Merrill Caitlin Miller ‘06 Roberta Ann and Dale W. Miller Michele Ballard Miller* Nick Miller ‘08 Zach Miller ‘99* Sharyn Mitchell Donna Prlich
Jennifer Shaw Navarrete and Richard Navarrete+ Jessica Ngo ‘01 Christine Nguyen Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester ‘86* Carolyn Carrere and Philip Nittenberg Jong Noh Eileen O’Hare Barbara Osher Janice and Leo O’Sullivan Evelyn and Manuel Paniagua Deborah Pannell Lisa and David Parker Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Parker, III Lilianna Parker Quynh and Russell Pearson Cathy and Rod Peck* Adam Perlstein ‘09 Michael Perlstein ‘06 The Perlstein Family* Fernanda Pernambuco Daniel Perotti ‘94 John Pflueger Joe Pat Phillips Gaye Pistel, in honor of John Pistel Taylor Powers ‘14 Kathleen and Che Prasad Judith and Kedar Prasad Laura McCormick and David Pretl Jo Procter Tara and Colin Rand Jan Richey and Ashley Ransom Erma H. Rech Maria and Jason Reyes Tamela Fish and John Rizzo Jeniffer and Luis Rossi Susan Rothholz Ariel Saland ‘05 Martha Aguiar and Alberto Salazar
Ava Salmi ‘11 Isabella Salmi ‘09 Otto Salmi ‘11 Julie and Eric Salz Wendy and Alan Schaevitz+ Susan and David Schwartz Cathy and Evan Sedlock+ Leslie and Chris Sigler+ Susan and Joel Sklar* Julia Smith ‘08 Natalie Smith ‘00 Jennifer Southern David St. Martin Nicole Stanton Luz Maria Strohm The Strull Family* Honorable and Mrs. John A. Sutro, Jr. Sallee and Richard Taaffe Kristi and Todd Taaffe Yoshie and Norman Tachiki Elif Talegon Evelyn and Horst Tauchert+ Sharon and Charles Taylor Stefanie Taylor Ana Tejada Castillo The Sports Basement The Thommes Family Loe Tolson Rachel and Stephen Tracy* Oanh Tran ‘00 Tori Truss Carolyn Tune Rimma Medvedeva and Howard Ullman Eileen Varin* Dr. and Mrs. Albert A. Varner+ Corro and Marty Walsh* Ecco Wang Michael P. Ward Bobbie and Bruce Weiss Jessica Weiss ‘02 Jane and David Williams Jennie Oppenheimer and Nick Wilton*
Learning to Code Introducing students to the concept of coding is more than a fun addition to curriculum--it’s an opportunity to empower students to increase their understanding of technology and discover a potential passion. At Mark Day, we have always believed that it’s important to enable students to understand what’s going on behind the technology they use and learn how to control it. Integrating coding into our curriculum is an extention of that belief. During the 2015-2016 school year, 3rd through 8th graders had the opportunity to learn about coding. MV Code Club instructors worked with Mark Day teachers and students in grades 3 through 6 to complete a 10-lesson unit on coding fundamentals using Scratch, an online programming environment developed at MIT. In 7th and 8th grade, MV Code Club taught a java script elective in the Fall.
Cristin Yang Hilda and Philip Zalayet Barbara Clifton Zarate and Alfredo Zarate Lacy Zehner Rebecca Li and David Zeng Tobey Hiller and Phillip Ziegler
Annual Fund Gifts by Source Alumni Gifts Elizabeth Adams ‘01 Corrine Anderson ‘01 Alexis Bacciocco ‘08 Kyle Bacciocco ‘11 Monica and Pablo Bizjack ‘82 Mary Clare Hubert Bly ‘87 and Colin Bly Alex Boodrookas ‘02 Diane Boodrookas ‘06 Trenton Boorman ‘03 Chris Broderick ‘06 John Broderick ‘10 Andrew G. Chang ‘99 Emily Chang ‘92 Michael Dunne ‘12 Patrick Dunne ‘10 Melissa Eiler White ‘86 Chad Forrester ‘86 and Bonnie Nishihara Pierce Freeman ‘10 Claire Galla ‘14 Taylor Galla ‘10 Eva Geisse ‘09 Jennifer Geisse ‘03 Sarah Geisse ‘05 Louisa Ransom Gloger ‘92 and Drew Gloger Ana Gorski ‘14 Kira George Haas ‘98 and Bradley J. Haas Chris Johnston ‘02 Lara Johnston ‘04 Deana Morrow Kay ‘92 and
Boodrookas Bev and Rolly Boorman Trent ‘03 and Margot ‘06 Boorman Lauralee Barbaria and Diane Bredt Adam Bredt ‘97 Wendy and Patrick Broderick Christopher ‘06 and John ‘10 Broderick Dr. Annette Perry and Frank Carrera Brian ‘09 and Lauren ‘10 Perry-Carrera Kristen and Paul Decker Dustin Decker ‘13 Gigi and Scott Dixon Taylor Dixon ‘15 Theresa and George Eisenberg Liz ‘98 and Maggie ‘02 Eisenberg Diana and Timothy Fitzpatrick Katie ‘07 and Chris ‘09 Fitzpatrick Penn and George Fullerton Brennan Mullin ‘85 and Hadley Mullin ‘88 Tracy and Len Galla Taylor ‘10 and Claire ‘14 Galla Lisa and John Geisse Jennifer ‘03, Sarah ‘05, and Alumni Parent Gifts Eva ‘09 Geisse Lyn and Jim Adams Joan Gerstein Elizabeth ‘01 and Caroline Daniel Gerstein ‘98 ‘04 Adams Teri and Brian Hauswirth Karena and Jeff Bacciocco Anna ‘03 and Joseph ‘05 Alexis ‘08 and Kyle ‘11 Hauswirth Bacciocco Vickie Hecht and Michael Amy and Seth Barad Morris Ben Barad’ 05 Andy ‘90 and Dan ‘93 Sharon and Ted Block Hecht Lindsay Block ‘90 Marjie and Tony Helfet Joan and Nick Boodrookas Bart ‘99 and Cooper ‘03 Alex ‘02 and Diane ‘06 Helfet Nick Kay Lauren Kelly ‘05 Leah Kelly ‘09 Derek M. Lawson ‘01 Drew A. Lawson ‘03 Larkin Levine ‘13 Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine Kylee Lin ‘05 Darrah and Matt MacLean ‘86 Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan Caitlin Miller ‘06 Nick Miller ‘08 Zack Miller ‘99 Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas Jessica Ngo ‘01 Shawndra Parise ‘90 and Keith Breinlinger Adam Perlstein ‘09 Michael Perlstein ‘06 Daniel Perotti ‘94 Taylor Powers ‘14 Ariel Saland ‘05 Ava Salmi ‘11 Isabella Salmi ‘09 Otto Salmi ‘11 Julia Smith ‘08 Natalie Smith ‘00 Ann and Steve Sutro ‘83 Oanh Tran ‘00 Jessica Weiss ‘02
Cecilia Hsu Ben Wu ‘99 Mayme and Jay Hubert George Hubert ‘84 and Mary Clare Hubert Bly ‘87 Mary Ann Farnsworth and Joel Jutovsky David Jutovsky ‘02 Christine and Michael Kasman Daniel ‘97 and Alex ‘01 Kasman Fay and Ron Kelly Lauren ‘05 and Leah ‘09 Kelly Janet and Damon Kerby Samantha Kerby Dorsey ‘93 Sandra Lamke and Jerome Kirkpatrick Vincent Kirkpatrick ‘97 Nancy McCarthy Lawson Derek ‘01 and Drew ‘03 Lawson Barbara Wood Lockhart Ian Lockhart ‘94 Elissa Lozier Natalie Lozier Ramsland ‘90 Chisoo and Norm Lyons Benjamin ‘10 and Marielle ‘13 Lyons Brenda and Don MacLean Heather MacLean Marsten ‘84 and Matt MacLean ‘86 Jane and Andy McClure James A. McClure ‘85 Roberta Ann and Dale W. Miller Eric Miller ‘88 Michele Ballard Miller Caitlin ‘06 and Nicholas ‘08 Miller Cindy and Craig Morris Jennifer Morris Ginsburg ‘85 and Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 Donna Prlich
Vivi Morris ‘14 Jennifer Shaw Navarrete and Richard Navarrete Laura Navarrete ‘98 Patricia and Jeremy Norman Alex ‘06 and Max ‘09 Norman Cathy and Rod Peck Austin ‘92 and Chris ‘94 Peck Susan and Richard Perlstein Michael ‘06 and Adam ‘09 Perlstein Susan Puorro John Lindgren ‘02 Megan Jones and Stephen Rosenbaum Emma Jones ‘09 and Sophie Rosenbaum ‘11 Andrea and Semi Salmi Isabella ‘09, Ava’ 11, and Otto ‘11 Salmi Wendy and Alan Schaevitz Tory ‘86 and Whitney ‘89 O’Keefe Susan and David Schwartz Dan ‘94 and Jeff ‘99 Schwartz Susan and Joel Sklar Liz Sklar ‘95 Deborah and William Strull Rebecca ‘12 and Ethan ‘14 Strull
Annie ‘09, Patrick ‘12, and Jack ‘12 Warner Jennie Oppenheimer and Nick Wilton Lyla ‘08 and Hannah ‘10 Wilton
Grandparent Gifts Carol and Ken Biehle Travis Biehle ‘19 Victoria and Brad Billington Max Billington ‘22 Gloria and Elliott Birnberg Veronica Birnberg ‘17 Jacquie and Tom Bly Angus Bly ‘22 Carol and Joe Brum Ben ‘22 and Max ‘22 Dutro Ann S. Buckner Alex ‘20 and Will ‘21 Hobbs Thomas Carlson Maryn ‘22 and Cade ‘24 McConnell Madeleine Caton Lily Cummings ‘16 Barbara and Richard Danne Michael ‘17 and Annika ‘19 Danne Sadie and David Decker Asa Decker ‘20 Barbara and Albert DeLuca Garrett ‘11, Jason ‘13, and Christopher ‘17 Gabianelli Kathy and Bill DeWitt Honorable and Mrs. John Charles Kern ‘17 A. Sutro, Jr. Georgette and Emerson Steve Sutro ‘83 and Sarah Dickman Sutro Steenhausen ‘86 Mack ‘16 and Nicholas ‘18 Marimar Torres Parlamis Cristina Torres ‘02 Marilyn and Richard Rachel and Stephen Tracy Dornhelm Isabel ‘11 and Ben ‘11 Sabrina Dornhelm ‘24 Tracy Jane A. Eiseman Dr. and Mrs. Albert A. Lindsey Eiseman ‘18 Varner Roni and Ira M. Elegant Alexander Varner ‘99 Samantha ‘18 and Alice Kelley and Eric Warner ‘21 Elegant
Augustine and Dominique Elissiry Daniella Kent ‘18 Dana and Jarrett Evans Zoe Butler ‘24 Ursula and Francis Ferrance Vida ‘22 and Aksel ‘22 Ferrance Penn and George Fullerton Avery ‘19 and Drew ‘23 Kalafatas Sydney and Richard Funamura Aidan ‘10 and Jack ‘24 Nelson Nancy M. and Gene Gabianelli Garrett ‘11, Jason ‘13, and Christopher ‘17 Gabianelli Barbara Gloger Pamela ‘20 and Iris ‘23 Gloger Lawrence T. Gorski Ana ‘14, Cate ‘17, and Alex ‘19 Gorski Ann Hamon Maddie Jannes ‘18 Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart III Jason Oliver ‘12, Sabrina ‘18, and Brian ‘21 Wolfson Nanette and Donald Henneuse Max Billington ‘22 Ardyce and Don Herman Sydney ‘19, AJ ‘21, and Jack ‘23 Herman Marcia Wilson Hobbs Alex ‘20 and Will ‘21 Hobbs Joseph Hohl Kate ‘20 and Sam ‘23 Silvers Mayme and Jay Hubert Angus Bly ‘22 Kay and Lee Johnson Rachel Johnson ‘24
Melenie Keeffe Miles ‘17, Ellis ‘18, and Finley ‘20 Keeffe Ursula and Richard Klier Emil Leventhal ‘20 Harriet and Thomas Kostic Tommy ‘17 and Nick ‘18 Fong Betty Larson Emma Larson ‘20 Lennis Lyon Mateus ‘21 and Cole ‘24 Greenleaf Mary Killeen Lyons, Ph.D. Paloma ‘18 and Natalia ‘23 Rincon Melanie and Peter Maier Gabe ‘13 and Max ‘13 Fisher, Jesse Kaplan-Maier ‘23 Bonnie Margolin Eloi, Julian, and Adrian ‘17 Vasquez Elizabeth McConner Arika Kalfayan ‘17 Mary Jo McMahon Aidan ‘14 and Colin ‘17 Evans Dr. Gordon H. and Gina Millar Jack Millar ‘21 Cindy and Craig Morris Wyatt ‘21 and Meredith ‘23 Levine Swati and Aditya Mukerji Lucas ‘18 and Noah ‘21 Metzger Jong Noh Jeremy ‘19 and Justin ‘23 Tachiki Frank and Lois Noonan Sean Moylan ‘01, Chelsea Moylan ‘02, Jenny Noonan ‘04, Stephanie Noonan ‘06, Danny Noonan ‘09, Liam Noonan ‘11, Benjamin Noonan ‘14, and Sadie
Noonan ‘18 Barbara Osher Charlie Osher ‘24 Janice and Leo O’Sullivan Malcolm ‘20 and Rowen ‘22 Zalayet Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Parker, III Lilah ‘18 and Henry ‘21 Parker John Pflueger Sylvie Pflueger ‘23 Joe Pat Phillips Avery ‘22 and Cassie ‘24 Harries-Jones Mr. and Mrs. James E. Phoenix Kylie Sebastian ‘18 Judith and Kedar Prasad Indigo Prasad ‘21 Jo Procter Beck ‘17 and Emmy ‘19 Lorsch Erma H. Rech Michael ‘17 and Annika ‘19 Danne Patricia Reichardt Ben ‘18 and Juliet ‘20 Reichardt Susan Rothholz Maya ‘17 and Emily ‘20 Budwig Josefina and Roberto Ruiz Parker ‘19 and Grayson ‘22 Rothbart Rosa and Denis Savage Alison Savage Brooks, ‘15, Chiara ‘18 and Cade ‘22 Savage-Schwartz Molly and Stuart Silloway Will Solloway ‘21 Honorable and Mrs. John A. Sutro, Jr. John ‘13 and Ellie ‘18 Sutro Sallee and Richard Taaffe Zander ‘16 and Skyler ‘19 Taaffe Yoshie and Norman Tachiki
Jeremy ‘19 and Justin ‘23 Tachiki Sharon and Charles Taylor Joe ‘17 and Pierce ‘17 Glassner Loe Tolson Gabby ‘21 and Hannah ‘23 Reichley Carolyn Tune Will Sollway ‘21 Corro and Marty Walsh Ana ‘14, Cate ‘17, and Alex ‘19 Gorski Diane and William Wara Anya Perko ‘24 Michael P. Ward Mallory Cotton ‘23 Bobbie and Bruce Weiss Cooper ‘15 and Sienna ‘19 Lopez Barbara and Warren Winiarski Matin Winiarski ‘17 Hilda and Philip Zalayet Malcolm ‘20 and Rowen ‘22 Zalayet Tobey Hiller and Phillip Ziegler Chiara ‘18 and Cade ‘22 Savage-Schwartz
Corporate Matching Gifts We are grateful to our donors and their employers for their generous support of Mark Day School’s True Blue Fund.
Apple, Inc. Ares Management Autodesk Bank of the West Chevron Entelo Google, Inc. Graham Holding Company Kaiser Permanente KKR Marin Community Foundation McKesson Moore Foundation Morgan Stanley Sundial Market Research Thermo Fisher Scientific
We Create Campaign
It is an exciting time at Mark Day School as we are on the cusp of creating innovative new learning spaces for Mark Day students. This transformation is possible thanks to your extraordinary generosity. As with all we do at Mark Day, we prioritize people and program first. Thus, as we envision the physical spaces becoming a reality, we are focusing on deepening the curriculum that will fill all the classrooms on campus. These new spaces will be places where the walls disappear, where students practice the value of persistence and iteration, and where they collaborate together with a diverse and talented group of peers. We are working in partnership to create a better future for our students, present and future. We thank you for your investment and look forward to sharing these new spaces with your children as they explore, learn, and grow.
$500,000 - $999,999 Shalu and Hersh Saluja The Torto Family $250,000 - $499,999 Anonymous (3) Amie and Terry Dewane Gigi and Scott Dixon Louisa and Andrew Gloger, The Woodbury Foundation Linda W. Hart and Milledge A. Hart, III Kara and Charles Roell, Jr. $100,000 - $249,999 Anonymous (4) Ramesh and Julian Allen Kara and David Anderman Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe Andrew and Kristin Dickinson The Freeman Family Sophia and Robert Hee John and Gila Millar The Reichardt Family Melissa and Rick Silvers
Anne and Dean Ornish, M.D. Stephanie and Sam Parker Kirsten and Steve Polsky Anna and Jonathan Rothbart Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson $25,000 - $49,999 The Albinson Family Genevieve and Andrew Biggs Victor and Helen Castillo Gigi and Rick Condos Kate and Chris Hobbs Mary Ann and Andrew Kayser Katie and Jay Kern The Powers Family Kim Weiss
$10,000 - $24,999 Sharina and Jay Belani Lori and John Butler Jon and Angie Cohen Susan and Alastair Cumming Amanda Cashman Harvey $50,000 - $99,999 and Joseph M. Harvey Anonymous (2) Angela and JT Herman Nicolle Henneuse and Pete Lynne Miyamoto and Billington Andrew Kawahara Wendy and Patrick Vira and David Klinetobe Broderick Kristine and Craig Maretzki Robert and Fabiana Michael and Andrea Duque-Ribeiro Morrison Meghen and Ken Kurtzig, Lauren and Jeffrey Osher Arizae Fund Andrea and Semi Salmi Diana Maier ‘84 & Ethan The Silloway Family Kaplan and Melanie & Peter Mandy and Scott Tachiki Maier Kelley and Eric Warner
Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman Up to $9,999 American Express Members Give Jackie Bango The Barad Family Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt Krista Bendinelli Beth Bonzell Diane Boodrookas ‘06 Trenton Boorman ‘03 Lauralee Barbaria and Diane Bredt Marilyn and Marvin Brenner Chris Broderick ‘06 John Broderick ‘10 Malini and Colin Brown Alexis Verkozen Bullen ‘01 Wendy Edelen-Cady and Gregg Cady Atashi Chakravarty and Jon Janzen Linda and Scott Cherry Courtney and Jack Coghlan Geneva and Jack Conway Sue Crowther Kim Danforth Lori and Chris Deibel Sandy and Dick Drew Tim and Katy Evans Carol Faulhaber Ronnie and William Feldman Sally and Thomas Freed Diane and David Gabianelli Jennifer and Wayne Getz Kelly Giddings Barbara Gloger
Gaelle and Brian Gordon Tamara and Tatian Greenleaf Reetika and Sajot Grewal Phil and Robbie Gutierrez Theresa Hall and Jeffrey Palladini Nancy Haugen Rita Hayes Vickie Hecht and Michael Morris Marje and Tony Helfet Stefanie and Andrew Hetherington Susan and CJ Hickey Melisa and David Hickman Karen Jacobsen Marti Jessen Chris Johnston ‘02 Lara Johnston ‘04 Joy and John Kabage Ray Karter Kristin and Brian Keeffe Dana Kirk Stephanie and Brooks Kirkwood Karen Klier and James Leventhal Ursula and Richard Klier Carol and Doug Lee Kari and Tom Levine Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 and Marc Levine Rhona and Richard Lovett Elissa Lozier Chisoo and Norm Lyons Christine and Jim Maguire Bill Martin and Sara von Schilling McConnell Family Foundation Ellen McLaughlin
Sharyn Mitchell Bonnie Nishihara and Chad Forrester ‘86 Cindy and Morris Noble Eileen O’Hare Steph and Phil Owen Deborah Pannell Lisa and David Parker Pam and Gordon Parker Lilianna Parker Fernanda Pernambuco Michael Pincus Mr. David Pretl and Dr. Laura McCormick Janice Richey and Ashley Ransom Leigh and Thaddeus Reichley Kimberley Roberts and Michael Laine Rosa and Denis Savage Cathy and Evan Sedlock John Simpson and Christine Makuch-Simpson Nicole Stanton Luz Maria Strohm Oanh Tran ‘00 Tori Truss Jennifer and Devin Wolfe Lori and Steve Wong Lacy Zehner Rukun and Aixiang Zeng Suzanne L. Zimmerman Corporate Matching Gifts McKesson Walmart Reflects written and verbal pledges through June 30, 2016.
On the other side of the fence
We’re almost there...
Since we broke ground in April 2016, the front of our school has undergone quite the transformation. Here’s what has been accomplished so far:
To date, we’ve raised:
Summer 2015
Mobilization initiated, including moving trailers onto the premises and disconnecting utilities
Winter 2016
Hazmat abatement was completed, which included the removal of hazardous materials
April 2016
Demolition--the old Admin building was knocked down and materials were removed from the area
May 2016
Site work included grading, adjusting utilities, and preparing for the building pad
Summer 2016
Foundation was laid in preparation for building the structure
$5,500,000 The generosity of the Mark Day School community has brought us to this point--$5.5 million has been committed to date and as we launch the community phase of the campaign, we are close to reaching our goal of $6.5 million. This year we are turning to our entire school community--all families, alumni, grandparents, and friends--to support the mission of Mark Day School and join us in creating the campaign of the future.
...and we need your help! DONATE ONLINE
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MAKE A PLEDGE
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Thank you to our Volunteers At the heart of Mark Day School is an enthusiastic and dedicated group of volunteers. Their leadership supports a culture of giving, allowing philanthropy to thrive and make a significant difference in the lives of Mark Day School students. We salute you! True Blue Fund Parent Co-Chairs Carl Reichardt Melissa Silvers Alumni Chairs Chad Forrester ‘86 Cathy Sedlock Alumni Parent Chair Theresa and George Eisenberg Faculty/Staff Chairs Lisa Becker Grandparent Chairs Elda and Andy Parise Parent and Trustee Volunteers Rona Ashe Margot Biehle Rob Blechman Angie Cohen Gigi Condos John Esrey
Kathryn Freeman Diane Gabianelli Phil Gutierrez Sophia Hee Nicolle Henneuse Angela Herman JT Herman James Leventhal Amy McConnell Mac McConnell Hadley Mullin ‘88 Diana Maier ‘84 Dana Oliver Vicki Peet Terry Powers Kara Cissell-Roell Rick Silvers Peter Supino Mandy Tachiki Adam Wolfson Jennifer Zayalet Eighth Grade Endowment Chairs Helen and Victor Castillo Amie and Terry Dewane Annie Pia and Todd Lookinland
We Create Campaign Campaign Chairs Terry Powers Shalu Saluja Campaign Steering Committee Ramesh Allen Louisa Ransom Gloger ‘92 Joe Harvey Wendy Morris Levine ‘89 John Millar Hadley Mullin ‘92 Charles Roell Alumni Chairs Trent Boorman ‘03 Louisa Ransom Gloger ‘92 Alumni Parents Chairs Diana and Tim Fitzpatrick Kelley and Eric Warner Past Trustee Chairs Tim Fitzpatrick Jeanne MacLeamy Andrea Salmi
Grandparent Chair Pat Reichardt Parents’ Association Executive Board Stephanie Parker, President Sophia Kingman, Executive Vice President Nancy Henn, Treasurer Chris Jannes, VP Communications/ Information Technology Lisa Savage, Heather Albinson, VP of Events Erica Jennings, Anna Rothbart, VP of Fundraising Shawna Thommes, Vicki Peet, VP of Programs Anna Pia, Jesse Strassman, VP of Programs To sign up to volunteer, please visit the Parents’ Association page at markdayschool.org
Learning to Create Thanks to your donations, this past spring, Art Teacher Karen Klier had the opportunity to attend the National Art Education Association Convention (NAEA) in Chicago, IL to advance Mark Day’s visual arts program. Attending the NAEA gave Art Teacher Karen Klier the opportunity to connect with the nation’s best educators and learn about their practices. At the conference, Mrs. Klier learned about keeping digital portfolios, which she has been wanting to do for Mark Day students. “I have long been interested in finding a way for students to write about their work,” says Mrs. Klier. “Incorporating a sustainable writing opportunity into the arts program helps the artist formalize the thinking behind their creation.” She also took two classes offered by The Chicago Art Institute. “This conference helped me expand curriculum and share ideas with other educators.”
The Future’s So Bright Mark Day School’s Spring Auction
Thank you to all the Mark Day faculty, staff, parents, and relatives who attended the Dance Party and Auction on April 2nd at Peacock Gap Clubhouse. You helped raise funds that will cover critical expenses like teacher salaries, professional development, and tuition assistance; $110,000 was raised for the Fund-a-Need, Agile Classrooms. Volunteers Auction Chair Kathryn Freeman Super Fly Chair Stephanie Parker Top Gun Chris Jannes Live Auction Chair Richard Clements Megan Esrey Solicitations Chair Bill Martin Wine Solicitation Chairs Megan Greene Andrew Kawahara Baskets Stacy Nelson, Chair Archie Chattha Francesca Danek-Hohne Liz Silloway Socials Chairs Gigi Condos Eileen Sheldon
School Offerings Chair Ashley Ransom Check-In Kirsten Polsky, Chair Jami Coulter Kate Hobbs Lynne Miyamoto Tarja Settles Jennifer Winslow Hilarious 80’s Copywriter Tarja Settles Decor Chairs Ramesh Allen Wendy Fraser Michelle Goodman Graphic Design Lori Butler Stephanie Parker Sophie Shulman Event Planning Stephanie Dornhelm Silent Auction Display June Mee Kim Technology Chad Forrester Tatian Greenleaf
Ray Karter Inventory Team Mary Clare Bly Wenqian Dou Ashley Ransom Jan Richey Jennifer Zalayat Social Media and Catalog Melissa Hereford Sponsorship Manager Pamela Emo Raffle Ticket Sales Team Lori Butler Angela Herman Kate Hobbs Lynne Miyamoto Stephanie Parker Kirsten Polsky Houda Silcock Transportation Scott Parkes Roger Silloway Fulfillment Team Mary Clare Bly Robbie Gutierrez Melissa Hereford
Chris Jannes Stacy Nelson Eileen Sheldon Shawna Thommes Jennifer Zalayet Sponsors and Angels Tim and Heather Albinson Julian and Ramesh Allen Neil and Rona Ashe Patrick and Wendy Broderick Vijay and Archie Chattha Rick and Gigi Condos Thomas Dawson and Jean Loo Andrew and Kristin Dickinson Doug and Cynthia Erickson Megan and John Esrey Alexander and Wendy Fraser Kathryn and Bill Freeman Robert and Veronica Harris Robert and Sophia Hee JT and Angela Herman Chris and Kate Hobbs Dan Kalafatas and Hadley Mullin Vatche and Julie Kalfayan Andrew Kawahara and Lynne Miyamoto Jay and Katie Kern
Ken and Meghen Kurtzig Kevin and Aramie McDonald John and Gila Millar Jeff and Lauren Osher Shawndra Parise and Keith Breinlinger Patxi’s Pizza Steve and Kirsten Polsky Charles and Kara Roell Jonathan and Anna Rothbart Semi and Andrea Salmi Hersh and Shalu Saluja Cartelligent and David and Laura Shapiro Chris and Eileen Sheldon Chris and Waneska Torto Ismail H. Ulubay and Ilkcan Cokgor Adam Wolfson and Dana Oliver
Fund-a-Need: Agile Classrooms Anonymous Ramesh and Julian Allen Jasmine and Walter Bachtiger Genevieve and Andrew Biggs Cory Birnberg
Maria and Nathan Bosshard Shawndra Parise ‘90 and Keith Breinlinger Wendy and Patrick Broderick Malini and Colin Brown Lori and John Butler Courtney and Shale Butler Helen and Victor Castillo Archana and Vijay Chattha Gigi and Rick Condos Michelle and Stephen Cotton Susan and Alastair Cumming Amie and Terry Dewane Kristin and Andrew Dickinson Elle and Joseph Doerr Jennifer and James Dutro Rebecca and Adam Elegant Pamela and Bryce Emo Megan and John Esrey Katy and Tim Evans Jill Witty and Graham Evarts Robin and Duncan Fallat Wendy and Alexander Fraser Michelle Mulkey and Nathaniel Garrett Adrienne Low and Robin Grindley Robbie and Phil Gutierrez Joseph M. Harvey and Amanda Cashman Harvey Sophia and Robert Hee Melissa and Alan Hereford Angela and JT Herman Susan and CJ Hickey Kate and Chris Hobbs Maureen Wilson-Hwang and Boon Hwang Chris Jannes and Deborah Hamon Deborah and Mark Johnson Emily and Bill Johnstone Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas Lynne Miyamoto and
Andrew Kawahara Kristin and Brian Keeffe Katie and Jay Kern Meghen and Ken Kurtzig Tracy and Jaison Layney Ronit and Ido Leffler Rhona and Richard Lovett Diana Maier ‘84 and Ethan Kaplan Sara von Schilling and William Martin Aramie and Kevin McDonald Andrea and Michael Morrison Stacy and Mark Nelson Tulasi Hosain and Adithya Padala Elda and Andrew Parise Lisa and David Parker Stephanie and Sam Parker Cathy and Scott Parkes Kirsten and Steve Polsky Rebecca and Andy Popell Laura McCormick and David Pretl Janice Richey and Ashley Ransom Wendy and Carl Reichardt Leigh and Thaddeus Reichley Anna and Jonathan Rothbart Shalu and Hersh Saluja Tarja and Ken Settles Eileen and Christopher Sheldon Liz and Roger Silloway Shawna and Peter Supino Mandy and Scott Tachiki Andrea Ferrance and Dara Thompson Waneska and Chris Torto Kim Weiss Alison and Duncan Williams Dana Oliver and Adam Wolfson Victoria Peet and Steven Zimmerman
In-Kind Donors 101 Surf Sports After School Club Team Heather Zehren and Tim Albinson Alex’s Dry Cleaning Valet David Anderman and Kara Ornstein Anderman Anonymous (2) Avid4 Adventure Bailey Creek Golf Course Kathleen Barger The Loop-Batdorf Family Bay Area Discovery Museum Bay Club Marin Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt Jay and Sharina Belani Jeff and Deena Bellman Sydney Bellman Krista Bendinelli Berkeley Symphony Best Lil Pork House Steven and Tina Betz Margot and Kyle Biehle Cory Birnberg Rob Blechman and Nurite Regev Blue and Gold Fleet Blue Water Kayaking Ben Blum Body Kinetics Mill Valley Beth and Kirk Bonzell Nate and Maria Bosshard Boyd Family Vineyards Breakaway Prep Diane Bredt and Lauralee Barbaria Patrick and Wendy Broderick Brutocao Family Vineyards Chloe Butler John and Lori Butler Cal Althetics California Academy of Sciences
Camp Doodles Casa Madrona Hotel and Spa Victor and Helen Castillo Atashi Chakravarty Vijay and Archie Chattha Joyce Chen Adrian Cheong and Helen Kennedy Linda and Scott Cherry Doug and Liz Chiang Chickpea Photography Studio Richard Clements Jack and Courtney Coghlan Rick and Gigi Condos Geneva Conway Cooper Alley Salon Creative Goose Sue Crowther Household Howard Cummings and Tracy Caton Kim Danforth Dan Dargan Dave Fromer Soccer Camp Thomas Dawson and Jean Loo Alli and Colin Decker Delicious! Catering Terry and Amie Dewane Andrew and Kristin Dickinson diPietro Todd Salon Scott and Gigi Dixon Dr. Michelle Wolfe, One Medical Group Sofia Duque-Ribeiro James and Jennifer Dutro ecoBubba Organizing Edward’s Salon Elan Fitness Center Bryce and Pamela Emo Nils and Sarah Erdmann Megan and John Esrey Tim and Katy Evans Evo Spa Exploratorium Fairmont Heritage Place
Ghirardelli Square Duncan and Robin Fallat Ronnie and William Feldman Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Five Points Fitness Four Seasons Chicago Frank Family Vineyards Alexander and Wendy Fraser Bill and Kathryn Freeman Bjorn and Tatiana Fruchtman Functional Spaces Organizing Galileo Learning Nat Garrett and Michelle Mulkey Gaspare’s Ristorante and Bar Kelly Giddings Drew and Louisa Gloger Golden State Warriors Jodi and Michelle Goodman Gaelle and Brian Gordon Gravity Salon Ed and Tiffany Greenfield Tatian and Tamara Greenleaf Greenplay Sustainable Summer Camp Sajot and Reetika Grewal Groth Vineyards and Winery Phil and Robbie Gutierrez Joseph and Amanda Harvey Robert and Sophia Hee Kay Hendricks and Ray Lorber JT and Angela Herman Susan and CJ Hickey Chris and Kate Hobbs Honig Vineyard and Winery Elaine Horschman HotShot Portraits Julia Huo-Kuramoto and Ben Kuramoto Matthew Hyotte Peter Ibershof and LiShan Sung
Insalata’s Restaurant Noami Ishida Jennifer and Bill Southern Charles Jo Mark and Deborah Johnson Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography Joy Kabage Dan Kalafatas and Hadley Mullin Kathleen M. Welsh, M.D. Andrew Kawahara and Lynne Miyamoto Kristin and Brian Keeffeffe Jay and Katie Kern Sophia and Abner Kingman Dana Kirk Household Karen Klier and James Leventhal Jammie Kuramoto Ken and Meghen Kurtzig Jim and Johanna LaFleur Lark Theater Jaison and Tracy Layney Ted and Natalie Lee Ido and Ronit Leffler Left Bank William Legge and Lisa Der Legge Tom and Kari Levine Wendy and Marc Levine Literary Masters Bob LoPresto Love2Dance Adrienne Low Elissa Lozier Lucky Strike San Francisco Norm and Chisoo Lyons Marin Adventure Boot Camp Marin Blaster Camp Marin Brewing Company Marin Country Mart Marin Council, Boy Scouts of America Marin Hobby and Gift Marin Joe’s Marin Shakespeare
Company Marin Symphony Association Marine Mammal Center Marinitas Mark Day Family Sponsor Mark Day School Board of Trustees Kristine Marketzki and Craig Maretzki Felipe Martinez and Angela Espinal de Fernandez Mary Small Photography Mathnasium Matt and Jeff ’s Hand Car Wash Mayacama McInnis Park Golf Center Ellen McLaughlin Mega Gymnastics Michael Deixler John and Gila Millar MilVali Salon MINI of Marin Morton and Bassett Spices Mountain Play Association Moylan’s Brewery and Restaurant Mulberry Street Pizza MV Code Club Mark and Stacy Nelson Eileen O’Hare and Eric Nokleby Once Around Organized by Diane Dean and Anne Ornish Ray Orwig Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Pacific Catch Restaurant Adithya Padala and Tulasi Hosain Palmaz Vineyards Deb Pannell Craig Parker David and Lisa Parker Sam and Stephanie Parker Scott and Cathy Parkes
Partida Tequila Patxi’s Pizza Peacock Gap Golf Club Peggy Parks Photography Pig in a Pickle Poggio Poker Party 2015 Steve and Kirsten Polsky Andy and Rebecca Popell Chris and Terry Powers Pyramid Gymnastics Ram’s Gate Winery Rancho Obi-Wan, Inc. Ashley Ransom and Janice Richey Red Robin Carl and Wendy Reichardt Ben Patrick Reichardt Thaddeus and Leigh Reichley Renaissance San Diego Hotel Rent-a-Parent Jason and Maria Reyes Ridge Vineyards Gustavo and Katherine Rincon Paloma Rincon Ristorante La Toscana Roadside BBQ Robert Meyer’s Mangia/ Nosh Charles and Kara Roell Semi and Andrea Salmi Salon Elle Hersh and Shalu Saluja San Francisco Zoo San Francisco Ballet San Francisco 49ers San Jose Marriott
San Jose Museum of Art San Rafael Pacifics Chiara Savage Schwartz Ethan Schwartz and Lisa Savage Dave and Kathy Scially SCS Advisors, Inc. Cathy Sedlock Williams Selyem Cartelligent and David and Laura Shapiro Chris and Eileen Sheldon Xunyang Shen and Wenqian Dou Shuddle Leslie and Chris Sigler Silbermann’s Ice Cream Ray and Houda Silcock Roger and Liz Silloway Rick and Melissa Silvers SkinSpirit-Alanna Reiber Sofia Jewelry Sol Food Solage Calistoga Liz Solloway Sonoma Raceway SoulCycle David St. Martin Steve Silver Productions, INC. Mark and Jesse Strassman Luzmaria Strohm SusieCakes Sweetwater Music Hall T and B Sports Scott and Mandy Tachiki Terrapin Crossroads The Club at Harbor Point The Dojo Studio of Martial
Arts The Half Day Cafe The Kleid Group The Magic Flute The Morgan Studio Dara Thompson and Andrea Ferrance Toast Restaurant Tomatina Toy House Mill Valley Uchiwa Ramen Ismail H. Ulubay and Ilkcan Cokgor Valley Orthodontics Adrian Vasquez Viansa Sonoma Winery Vilda Melissa Villarreal Vine Hill Ranch Vintage Wine and Spirits Vogue Cleaners Eric and Kelley Warner Waypoint Pizza Anthony Whittley and Kathryn Jordan Duncan and Alison Williams Nathan and Jennifer Winslow Adam Wolfson and Dana Oliver Yes To Yoobi Yummy Tummy Custom Cookies Lacy Zehner Steven Zimmerman and Vicki Peet Luzmaria Strohm SusieCakes
Don’t miss the 2017 Auction! March 25, 2017 Peacock Gap Golf Club
Mark Day School Legacy Society The Mark Day School Legacy Society recognizes and honors those who have included the school in their estate plans through either their will, trust, retirement, or life insurance plans. We invite you to join us as a member and look forward to working with you to ensure that the school’s legacy endures. We thank the following Legacy Society members as of June 30, 2016: Ann and Paul Brenner Toast Coley Bev and Rolly Boorman Janet and Damon Kerby Lek Suvanasarn The following types of commitments qualify you for membership in the Legacy Society: Including us with a gift in your will or revocable trust; A life-income gift that names Mark Day School as a remainder beneficiary, such as a charitable remainder trust, or a charitable gift annuity; A gift or assignment of qualified retirement plan assets, such as an IRA, 401(k), or 403(b); A gift of life insurance; As a beneficiary of a bank account, or many other ways that you can participate. If you have named the school in your estate plans or would like more information, please contact Wendy Levine, Director of Development, at 415-472-8008.
Endowments, Funds, and Other Gifts Eighth Grade Endowment Beginning in 2007, parents whose youngest or only child is graduating from the school are asked to consider making a donation to the Eighth Grade Endowment Fund in lieu of to the True Blue Fund for that school year. In the past 9 years, more than $250,000 has been donated to this unrestricted endowment fund, which supports Mark Day School students in perpetuity.
Please note: Every effort has been made to avoid errors, misspellings, and omissions. If, however, your name was in some way listed incorrectly or omitted, please accept our sincere apology and notify the Development Office at 415-4728008 so that we can correct our records. Thank you.
Selina Wintersteen and Christo Arvanitantonis I-Joen and Thomas Beer Luiz Brasil Denise Castillo Helen and Victor Castillo Richard Clements Thomas Dawson and Jean Loo Amie and Terry Dewane Karen and Aaron Hershman Kari and Thomas Levine Anna Pia and Todd Lookinland Anna and Alexander S. Lushtak Rebecca and Wayne McIntosh Michelle and Mark McKechnie
Andrea and Michael Morrison Kara and Matthew Roche Christine and Andrew Salesky Mary Jo and Kirk Schaffer Alice and Thaxter Sharp Barri Johnson and Philip Swett Katherine and Jeffrey Thompson
Damon Kerby Fund for Financial Aid
Diane and David Gabianelli Jennifer and Wayne Getz Elsa Leung Leswing and Kurt Leswing Sophia Leswing ‘13 Tyler Leswing ‘10 Alison and Michael Mauzé Cheryl Finley and Barry Neal Elaine and Steve Purcell Andrea and Semi Salmi Kelley and Eric Warner
DESIGNATED GIFTS
Tally Foundation with Amanda Atterbury Ryan ‘95 Leticia Golliday Joseph Hauswirth ‘05 Ecco Wang
Chess Program
Endowment for Tuition Assistance
Ramesh and Julian Allen Nilou and Nader Nadershahi Sarita Patel Tarja and Ken Settles Ilkcan Cokgor and Ismail Ulubay Betsy and Kemble Widmer
Anna and Paul Brenner Judy and Jay Ferguson In honor of Wendy Broderick’s Retirement: Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe Joan and Nick Boodrookas Aparna and V.K. Budhraja Helen and Victor Castillo Judi and Peter Cooper Deborah Freeman and Peter Logan
Kassia Vote ‘90, in honor of Kevin Vote ‘90 Classroom and Campus
Music Program Roberta and Noah Rifkin, in memory of Marshall Holmes
South African Partnerships
Anonymous Lisa Becker and Tom Schmidt Nicolle Henneuse and Peter Billington Ann Veta Brick and Steven Brick Geneva and Jack Conway Kay and Dan Edelman Jennifer and Wayne Getz Jenny and Michael Grant Theresa Hall and Jeffrey Palladini Susan and CJ Hickey Hadley Mullin ‘88 and Dan Kalafatas Ellen Klutznick Louise and Jan Leestma Ronit and Ido Leffler Deborah Levy Caitlin Lovett and Josh Hyman Rhona and Richard Lovett Sharon Pincus Honorable and Mrs. Stuart R. Pollak Betty Gaye Toney and John Potter Erma H. Rech Nesta Rovina MT and CJ Sandler Lisa Savage and Ethan Schwartz Lynn West and Jim Snipes Jesse and Mark Strassman Waneska and Chris Torto Rhoda Wolfe Victoria Peet and Steven
Zimmerman Suzanne L. Zimmerman
Gifts in Kind Rona Gomel Ashe and Neil Ashe Century Northgate Angie and Jon Cohen Susan and Alastair Cumming Thomas Dawson and Jean Loo Randy Erlewine Kathryn and Bill Freeman Diane and David Gabianelli Joseph M. Harvey and Amanda Cashman Harvey J. Rochelle Karter Lagunitas Brewing Company Lisa Der Legge and William Legge Anne Pia and Todd Lookinland Wendy and Carl Reichardt Tarja and Ken Settles Shawna and Stephen Thommes Yes to Carrots, Inc. Tuition Assistance The Basic Fund The Guardsman
Hunger & Homelessness As part of their community engagement, 8th graders alternate between visiting GLIDE, where students take a tour of the Tenderloin and help serve lunch to the homeless, and the San Francisco Food Bank to help package and prepare food to be given to the homeless. By visiting both organizations, students can see both sides of how the process works--both preparing food and interacting with the homeless. These opportunities allow students to participate in an organization that serves a huge population in the community.
Sustainability Seventh graders visit Marin Open Spaces and the Richardson Bay Audubon Center in Tiburon to participate in sustainability efforts. The 7th grade science teacher first teaches a unit on invasive species, during which members from both organizations speak in the classroom. Following the unit, students spend the day removing invasive species in natural habitats.
Building Relationships For over 10 years, second graders have been visiting local assisted living facilities once a month during the school year. This year, students visited Alma Via and Aldersly to spend time with seniors. For Halloween, students visit in costume, and during the holidays, they bring festive cards. It’s a partnership that values spending time together and building relationships across age difference.
Learning to Give Back Recognizing and responding to the needs of others is integral to our mission as a school. Service supported by learning in and beyond the classroom encourages students to become local and global citizens with compassionate habits of heart and mind.
Holiday Giving Several grades collaborate to raise money and donate goods to Adopt-aFamily of Marin, an organization that helps local homeless families. First and 5th grade buddies make cards that accompany their gifts. Kindergarteners also make cards and collect mittens to donate. Seventh and 8th graders raise money by hosting movie night. Each group of students uses money raised to purchase and deliver items on the families’ wish lists.
Why We Give When Ann and Paul Brenner reflect on Mark Day School, they remember it as “an absolutely marvelous school” for their son James, class of 2004. Mark Day School was “academic and challenging, but friendly and warm at the same time.” They cite the strength of the athletics program, too. Because James has been “interested in history since the day he was born, Mr. Fargo [the history teacher at the time] was a dream come true.” James’s love of history grew so much that he and a Mark Day School classmate participated in the Junior States of America, a 3-week civics and leadership education program at Georgetown University, culminating in students visiting Congress. Ann and Paul desire to help others send their children to a great school prompted them to name Mark Day School in their estate plans. In so doing, they are members of the Mark Day School Legacy Society. By naming the school as a beneficiary, they are fulfilling a value that is important to them both--that everyone deserves the best education possible. By designating their donations to tuition assistance, they are helping to provide for children for generations to come. Reflects Ann, “The teachers and the student are most important at a school. It’s what goes on in the minds of the people that really counts.”
What’s Next?
As we begin the 2016-2017 school year, we are excited to learn, grow, and watch our new building rise from the ground. We greatly appreciate the participation of our community to provide our students with an education that will lay the foundation for the rest of their lives.
How can you donate?
Donate Online
Pledge Online
In Person
Via Snail Mail
Visit markdayschool. org/giving to fill out the online donation form.
Visit markdayschool. org/giving to fill out the online pledge form.
Come to the Development Office and ask for Wendy Levine or Christine Maguire.
Mail a check with the donation envelope sent via mail your own attn Christine Maguire.
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Attend Events
Amazon Smile & eScrip
Plan Your Gift
The Spring Fundraiser, Fall into Books event and more help our school; visit markdayschool. org/events.
Make purchases at smile.amazon.com and register your debit/credit cards with eScrip; Mark Day will receive a percentage of your purchases.
Name Mark Day School as a beneficiary or partial beneficiary or make a life income gift.
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