Fall 2023 Review Magazine

KIMBERLEY ACADEMY

WELCOME to our latest issue

THE KIND

SCHOOL

KEEPS STUDENTS

In April, the MKA Alumni Association recognized and celebrated the extraordinary professional and personal achievements of two alumni. Macaya Douoguih, M.D., M.P.H. ’90 was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Kassie Dantzler Press, PhD ’06 was presented with the prestigious Young Alumni Award. Please read more about each extraordinary woman in the Alumni section of this magazine. I highlight them here because our two most recent alumni honorees attribute their professional success to not only the academic foundation established at MKA but also the incredible opportunities to transcend the classroom, to follow their passions, and in their own way, make real change in the world. Competitive athletics were a defining experience in Macaya’s growth that enabled her to take risks, find her passion, and work with others. All of these traits were essential in her ability to coordinate the development of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Kassie shared that MKA presented dynamic, transformative opportunities for community service trips where she and her fellow students learned empathy, cultivated humility, and served as a force for change.

In this issue, we are highlighting the MKA community after school hours and the experiences outside of the classroom that shape our students, faculty, and alumni and allow them to be inspired, grow their potential, and launch from the base that is the academic experience of MKA to make an impact that enriches the school. Academic excellence is a hallmark of this school, but academics alone do not make a person full or whole. I was reminded of this as I sat, transfixed, in the audience during the Hemmeter History Series Lecture, as one of the greatest musicians and cultural icons of our time, Wynton Marsalis, first spoke to the group and then played with one of our own, the exceptional pianist Isaiah Thompson ’15

In thinking about these accomplished alumni, I can’t help but think of our most recent graduates in the Class of 2023 and wonder what achievements of theirs we will be celebrating in the future. They have honed the essential habits of mind they need to thrive personally and professionally. With integrity and a vision for a better world, they crossed the MKA stage one last time. We look forward to seeing how they transform the world before they visit our halls again soon.

With gratitude,

Nigel D. Furlonge, Head of School

AT MKA, WE WANT TO BE

OF

THAT

ON THE EDGE OF THEIR LEARNING. AS YOU WILL SEE, WE ARE HITTING THE MARK IN SO MANY WAYS.

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AFTER THE BELL RINGS: LEADERSHIP BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Our students are extending the school’s mission beyond our walls; when they return to the classroom, they enrich the school making MKA that much more excellent

30 AROUND MKA Campus, Student, Faculty, and Staff News

64 ALUMNI Recognizing Our Incredible Graduates and Sharing News And Events

88 TRUSTEES Information From the Board of Trustees

82 PARENTS News and Events for Current Families 90

EDITORS

Gretchen Berra

Kim Saunders

ASSISTANT EDITOR/COPY EDITOR

Marnie McNany

DESIGN

Mercer Design

www.mercerdesign.co.uk

CONTRIBUTORS

Alex Berra

Ashley Conde

Madison Kilduff

Laela Perkins

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Michael Branscom

Steve Clayton

David Kenas

Michael Mineo

Derek Morf

Evidence of our mission is found in the KNOWLEDGE, VISION, and INTEGRITY of our students and our alumni:

KNOWLEDGE

• Academic excellence

• Intellectual independence

• Love of learning

VISION

• Personal engagement with the world

• Understanding of human complexity

• A sense of humility and compassion

INTEGRITY

• Strength of character

• Responsibility as a citizen and leader

• An honorable and generous life

CORRECTION: The Review magazine apologizes for our omission under the listing of Klingenstein Center Alumni in the Spring 2023 issue: Deborah Gordon, Middle School Math Teacher

AFTER THE BELL RINGS

LEADERSHIP BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

At MKA, students are emboldened by a transformative education, and after 2:55 p.m., they burst out of the classroom, blazing trails of innovation. Our students are extending the school’s mission beyond our walls; when they return to the classroom, they enrich the school making MKA become that much more excellent.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

BRITTANY O’NEILL, THIRD GRADE TEACHER

Brittany joined MKA in January 2021, serving as the third grade support teacher and providing individual, small group, and whole class instruction in all curricular areas. Now a third grade teacher, she is also the Community Engagement Coordinator who oversees all service initiatives at the Primary School.

Can you talk about your work with service oriented projects at the Primary School and why this work is important?

We talk about being “kind and caring cougars,” and this kindness and caring also extends beyond our school walls. Through several outreach initiatives each year, we seek to get the children actively involved in the idea that they are part of a greater community. As often as possible, we enlist the children to sort items generously donated by their families, prepare goods for charitable organizations, and even take deliveries to their final destinations. Fostering and encouraging this kind of community-minded support is an important part of who we are as a Primary School. At the heart of much of our curricular and outreach programs is a mission to guide empathetic, supportive individuals who see themselves as agents for positive change.

Can you give an example of how students took what they experienced/ learned from this work and then applied it to something out of the classroom?

Over the years we have established a wonderful relationship with Toni’s Kitchen, our neighbor just down the street. Many of our students have visited Toni’s, delivered goods, and toured the facility. As a result, they know and recognize Toni’s, and students have encouraged their families to seek out opportunities to volunteer outside of school hours.

Third graders at Toni's Kitchen with their Pre-K buddies! During this activity, the students worked to create scarves and placemats for Toni's clients as part of our Pre-K Buddies program.

AVNER VALENTINE ’27

At MKA, Avner Valentine ’27 is in student government, band, and on the baseball team, and he was a student participant in HackBAC 2023, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Tech experience. Each year, he participates in one musical performance, Newsies being

How have MKA Arts programs acted as a springboard for you to participate in these outside programs?

I believe that MKA has provided me with exemplary skills in acting, such as learning about the basics of staging scenes and learning how to delve deeply into character emotions. For example, when I played Dr. Von Sochocky in the play, , I had to focus on the non-verbal thoughts going on in my character's brain as he presented himself throughout the show. MKA holds you accountable for learning your lines and being able to express yourself in your character, which helps me with my outside work by

MKA ARTIST

PROJECT BEAUTIFUL

What is Project Beautiful? Project Beautiful is a service mission I created in 2021 to support women and girls in the Essex County area who have fallen on hard times. In the hopes of letting these women and girls know they are beautiful and not forgotten, Project Beautiful gifts them with Beautiful Bags filled with beauty and hygiene products. The products in Project Beautiful gifts are made possible by the kind hearts of family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and businesses who donate either products or money, 100% of which is used to shop for the beauty and hygiene products. So far in 2023, Project Beautiful has raised over $12,500 and delivered over 600 Beautiful Bags to shelters and community centers. This year, Project Beautiful has expanded to include deliveries of Beautiful Bags not only on Valentine's Day but also on Mother's Day, as well as to teen girls who recently participated in an annual leadership and success event at Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children.

Why did you start Project Beautiful? My parents have always told my brother, Jack (MKA - fifth grade), and sister, Julianna (MKA - Kindergarten), that small acts of kindness can change the world. Ever since I can remember, they have encouraged us to always help others in need. In November 2019, Jack started a "Thanks and Giving" coat drive in our neighborhood to benefit Toni's Kitchen and a few local shelters. A couple of months later, on Martin Luther King Day 2020, we delivered some of the coats to a shelter in Newark. My brother and I helped to sort the coats, which joined other clothes and some other basic hygiene products to be donated to the men and women living at the shelter. As the women were shopping for the hygiene products, I noticed that

missing from the products available were fun things like perfume, makeup, face masks, nail polish, or smell-good lotions. I thought it would be so cool to provide those items to women who are going through a really tough time and otherwise may not receive things like that. I shared my idea with my family, and just like that, Project Beautiful was born!

How has MKA helped to expand the reach of Project Beautiful? Our family is new to MKA this year, but the support I received for Project Beautiful made this community feel like home. I am a student government representative for fourth grade, and when I shared my project with Mrs. Cabido Shade, Dean of Community Life of the Middle School, both she and my teacher, Mrs. (Sheila) Smith, helped the Middle School support my drive, and the large bin in the lobby of the Middle School was quickly filled with so many donations from students and faculty. Many MKA families went above and beyond with their donations and heartfelt messages of support and encouragement, which was so amazing. From there, Amanda Langan, Middle School Spanish Teacher, connected me to Brittany O'Neill, the Primary School Community Engagement representative. Ms. O'Neill and I discussed the Primary School's support of Project Beautiful in honor of Women's History Month, which I thought was a great idea. In celebration of women, Primary School students and families donated beauty and hygiene products to Project Beautiful. This was a really special drive to me because my sister Julianna was also able to spread the word about the Project to all of her friends. In total, the Middle and Primary Schools donated over 750 products to Project Beautiful, providing happiness to so many women and girls.

JAYLA PITTS ’31

AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM

DIMITRI HADJIPETKOV, STRINGS TEACHER AND TRI-CAMPUS

DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAS & AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM

Dimitri Hadjipetkov has been the Tri-Campus Director of Strings at MKA since 1999, and he also supervises the Afterschool Music Program. He has served as a member of the violin faculty at New York University and a long-term member of the New Jersey State Opera at NJPAC. Dimitri was a member of the Apex Ensemble where, alongside principal players from the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic, he served as a mentor. A recipient of the 2016 Founders’ Cup for Teaching Excellence, he is known at school as “Mr. Dimitri” and has been a constant and impactful teacher for so many.

Dimitri, what is the significance of the Afterschool Music Program? Why is MKA’s Afterschool Music Program so special?

The one-on-one formal training in the Afterschool Music Program follows what is called the Grand Conservatory Tradition, which emphasizes practicing scales, technical studies, etudes, and then concert pieces and concertos. Performers cannot learn to play and master instruments like the violin or cello in a school setting or in a group lesson. Having a teacher tailor a plan for the skills and abilities of the individual is a process that enables a performer to play in an ensemble with others as well as develop a high level of mastery.

Partnerships like the one we have had with Carnegie Hall and world renowned collaborations have made the MKA music program well-known and popular. For over 20 years, the annual concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City has drawn many parents and students to the program because it is a very special event, and we are the only school music program in the State of New Jersey that offers students this performance opportunity. In addition, several worldrenowned musicians have collaborated with MKA over the years, including Daniel Khalikov, who is one of the greatest violin players and a member of the Metropolitan Opera in the first violin section.

By 2012, 13 years after I started the Afterschool Music Program, we had students who became so advanced, we needed to alter the school curriculum, so we opened the level called Advanced Strings. These students are ready to play original works. Most high school groups use specially designed music called arrangements, which are watered-down pieces of the repertoire designed to fit the skills of middle school or high school students. In Advanced Strings, we use the original works: the same score and the same sheet music that professional orchestras would use.

Our students have had formal training and have developed technique, and they have benefitted immensely. Almost all of our string students

masterclass with the first violinist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Daniel Khalikov. Daniel commands the world stages as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. He is a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and is a recipient of the numerous Grammy Award recordings won by the Orchestra.

Afterschool Music Program has approximately 40 students in it; the majority of them play the strings.

IT’S THROUGH THE AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM THAT WE'RE REALLY ABLE TO LEAD AT MKA AND OTHER PLACES.

MONICA SHI ’25

Monica Shi ’25 started at MKA in fifth grade after moving from Australia. Already proficient on the viola, she entered the Strings program at MKA as soon as she began school. Now in Advanced Strings, she has found comfort in her “constant” at MKA, which is having Dimitri Hadjipetkov as her teacher each year. Monica takes private lessons and is the principal viola of the New Jersey Youth Symphony.

Can you talk to me a little bit about the Afterschool Music Program and how it has helped you as a violist? The Afterschool Music Program provides a great opportunity to get one-on-one time with a really experienced teacher to improve your technique and your sight reading abilities and become a better musician. This allows you to go into the classroom and play in the orchestra with other students who also participate in the Afterschool Music Program and are therefore able to collaborate with you as well-trained musicians.

How are the skills that you've developed in the Afterschool Music Program applicable to your work in the New Jersey Youth Symphony and other musical endeavors beyond MKA? If I'm struggling with some of the music that I play out of school, I can bring it to Mr. Dimitri and say, "Hey, can we work on this?" Having someone that I can turn to for good advice whenever I run into trouble is a valuable opportunity that I really cherish, and I know my friends who take lessons with Mr. Dimitri also make the most of what the program has to offer. Overall, I've seen through both personal experience and an outside lens that as music students progress through the program and get more proficient on their instruments, their confidence in their skills increases, and they are able to bring that confidence to performances in and out of MKA.

How would you say MKA having the Afterschool Music Program is an extension of the school's mission itself? I've had experiences in both regular and advanced strings programs; I think that as students move through these classes, the advanced strings players are able to become the leaders for the lower strings. We have an annual spring concert every year, and although we rehearse separately during the year, we play many pieces together. It's very comforting for people in the String Orchestra to know that at the end of the year when they're playing, it's going to be with the Advanced Strings who will lead the orchestra If you make a mistake. There are people who are going to be able to cover for you, or they can play a little louder if you're nervous. It's through the Afterschool Music Program that we're really able to lead at MKA and other places.

MONICA SHI ’25

Mock Trial is an elective opportunity that occurs completely outside of academic classes. Students who participate in Mock Trial experience the challenges and the joys of trying a case through the legal system, acting out every possible role associated with the process. It is a national competition that is played out first at the state level. Every school in New Jersey gets the same case, and this year, 3,000 students from 209 New Jersey schools participated.

CAROLINA LUCAS ’23

Carolina Lucas ’23 has been on the Mock Trial team since she was a freshman. She was a lawyer on the team for her freshman, sophomore, and senior years (when she was also the Captain). During her junior year, she took a semester away from MKA at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership (CGL) in Washington, DC, so she wasn't able to compete. Carolina’s experience on Mock Trial has armed her with the skills that will help to propel her professionally for the rest of her life.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I think I want to be involved in policy making in government, but I'm not sure if that necessarily means being a politician, myself. I think I've always dreamed of being the person behind the curtain, like a Chief of Staff, someone who does press or something that's policy related.

Tell me about a Mock Trial. The technical definition is that each school has two sides and each side has three witnesses and two lawyers, and the sides argue a case. There's also the other definition of mock trial, which is a bunch of kids who are kind of nerdy, love arguing, and spend inordinate amounts of time trying to figure out a case. Mock trial is about the things that you're

doing: you're writing a speech; you're writing a redactor; you're memorizing a character, and all of those things are skills that are applicable to other stuff in life. When I say I'm writing a speech for a Mock Trial, I'm writing a conclusion; I'm also learning how to be a public speaker; I'm learning how to express myself, and I'm learning how to memorize a speech.

We won the county championship when I was a sophomore, and it was online. We like to joke that we only won because it was online so we didn't spend all of our time chit chatting but were actually working.

How is Mock Trial an extension of MKA's mission? Mock Trial creates people who are really well-rounded in everything that they do. Each person in the Mock Trial is not just good at one thing: we're all very multifaceted. You've got a lot of student athletes who don't play winter sports, and they do Mock Trial. Or, you have kids who love to act but don't sing, so they do Mock Trial and hone in on their other skills, like acting, that they can use elsewhere.

What is Mock Trial?

MOCK TRIAL

Why was being on Mock Trial important to you? It's always been the people. When I was a freshman, my sister was a junior, and she went on to be the Student Body President of the Upper School. She's got a very big personality, holds a lot of leadership positions, and when I got here, we both were on the soccer team. I was also interested in doing stage management like she did, but it felt like everywhere I was in school life, she was also there. For me, Mock Trial was the first thing I did at MKA that was totally separate from her. Then, to get the position as a lawyer and only being a freshman, I felt very empowered in that position.

The people that I met in Mock Trial, even the upperclassmen, really felt so similar to me. I loved my peer leader, but her life and her group of friends and the way that she did high school were very different from who I was. Same thing with the soccer players; I love them, but we weren't that similar. Then I got to Mock Trial, and I realized, these people are just like me: they have the same interests; they want to go to the same colleges; they want to do the same things in life as I do. They became my friends and mentors, my people that I trusted.

Is there anything you experienced as a member of Mock Trial that can be applied to something outside of the courtroom? When I was a freshman both sides went in the preliminary round and my side lost. We find out that Friday that we didn't make it, and I'm here sitting, thinking: I've failed all these seniors.

On Saturday we get an email from Mr. Wolfson that's in all caps, "They made a mistake, we're back in the competition." Everyone got on a Facetime call, and everyone's screaming: they had made an error in tallying points! So, we had a practice that afternoon, and that year we went all the way to the county finals.

We ended up losing, but we got to compete three more times. The lesson I learned from that experience that I always try to live by now is to not take second chances for granted. Always appreciate everything that you have when you have it, and, if you do get that second chance, don't waste it because you don't know the next time that you're going to get that opportunity.

THE EXPERIENCE OF MOCK TRIAL BUILDS

DEEP RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS IN WAYS THAT DON’T HAPPEN IN OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. RON WOLFSON

RON WOLFSON, HISTORY TEACHER

Ron Wolfson has taught history at MKA’s Upper School since 1999 and took over Mock Trial as soon as he got here. Mathematics and Computer Science teacher Emily Tompsett became co-coach of Mock Trial in 2016 and has contributed directly to the team’s recent successes. This school year marks Ron’s 25th year at the helm of this incredibly important program. Teams are assigned either a civil or criminal case and are given six witness statements and a jury charge. Participants play both sides, the prosecution and the plaintiff, and put up two lawyers and three witnesses on each side of the case. Everyone works with the same facts and witness statements as they develop cases for both sides.

Ron has described the trial process as three-dimensional chess. The student lawyers build their case while anticipating what the other side will do. Lawyers memorize and deliver an opening statement for four minutes and a closing statement for eight minutes. The lawyers also give direct examinations of a client, creating a script according to the team’s strategy. The real fun of Mock Trial, however, is the cross-examination of a witness, which is similar to TV, where lawyers get up and try to make the witness say something they don't want to say.

The role of the witness in Mock Trial is significant. They are given a witness statement that they have to stick to and not introduce something unscripted. The challenge of being a witness is that they get a question they didn’t expect no matter how well-prepared. This witness role requires a lot of quick thinking, and oftentimes, some good acting. One of the best characters for MKA was actually able to cry on the stand.

Every component of the event is scored on a scale of one to five, and while all participants are scored on their performance, the team never sees the scores during the trial. Winning the Essex County Tournament (ECT) by earning the highest score from the presiding judge is the ultimate goal of Mock Trial, and MKA has won the ECT an impressive four times under Ron Wolfson’s direction. In 2021, the team continued on after winning the ECT and achieved Northern Regional Finalist honors and placed 4th in the State level competition.

Ron, why have you been involved for so long, and what is the importance of Mock Trial? When I came to MKA I wasn't very familiar with the private school world. I heard that everybody coaches, and since I have no athletic ability at all, when they gave me an academic coaching opportunity, I jumped at it.

Mock Trial is a great opportunity to work with wonderful kids in a very competitive atmosphere. It is an incredibly gratifying activity, because it is so challenging. The type of skills, including comprehension, memorization, teamwork, delivery, and poise, are required from these student lawyers at such a high level. I always tell the kids, and I don't know if they believe me, there's no way I could have done all of this in high school. And it’s an elective! It is impossible to fathom because they are still full-time students and often participate in athletics as well.

Preparing for each trial requires much time and effort: the students show tremendous dedication to the process and to each other. Significantly, every judge the team performs in front of has a different philosophy in scoring, and that subjectivity means that the team never knows how it is going to score. There are years we have walked out of the courtroom, and we ask, “How did we not win that match?” And there are some we knew we lost right away. Kids are resilient and can bounce back quickly after a loss, and this reality actually serves as a great life lesson in controlling what you can control and letting the rest go.

The experience of Mock Trial builds deep relationships between students in ways that don’t happen in other academic activities. There is a team aspect to it like that of any sports team, and in some ways, it's like an orchestra where every piece has to be in sync. Performing under pressure like these students do, and the amount of confidence they get from participating in this activity, prepares them to go out into the world, and no matter what profession they get into, they have these skills that come from participating in Mock Trial.

WILL WAGNER ’06

After graduating from college in 2010, Will Wagner ’06 worked for the State Department for the first part of his career, where he primarily worked on issues of US foreign policy towards the Middle East. He was on the State Department’s Egypt desk in Washington and then went to the US Embassy in Cairo. At the end of his fellowship, he went to the US Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York City. At the end of his fellowship, he went to the US Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York City. After getting his Master's degree in public affairs in 2014, he was hired by USUN to be one of the Middle East experts on the team of officials that represents the United States on the UN Security Council. There, he negotiated UN Security Council resolutions and advised the UN Ambassador on issues surrounding conflicts and other political challenges in the Middle East. He was a speechwriter before ultimately leaving the State Department in 2020. Since then, Will has been the Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO of the Bechtel Corporation, which is a global engineering and construction company that specializes in large scale infrastructure projects around the world like subway systems, nuclear power plants, and liquified natural gas facilities.

Through the lens of reflection, how was your experience on Mock Trial an extension of MKA’s mission? Mock Trial asks a lot of its participants in terms of critical thinking. You get a case that you spend months thinking about from all angles, preparing the most compelling arguments. You are developing and practicing opening statements, the questions you're going to ask in the trial, and your closing statements, and then you are refining the approach that you're taking to the case along the way. In a lot of ways, these tasks were a great extension of the skills that MKA was teaching us through our coursework, including focusing on clarity of expression, tackling problems, developing frameworks for how to think through difficult questions and assessing different viewpoints, and going to source material. Mock Trial draws on all the critical thinking skills that MKA developed in our classes.

What are some skills that you gained in Mock Trial that you kept with you and applied to something in your career? Mock Trial helped me greatly develop my public speaking skills. A major part of Mock Trial is developing the confidence to stand in front of a real courtroom and a real judge. The second skill I learned, and that I think is really important, is the ability to think and adapt on your feet. The lawyers in Mock Trial have to crossexamine witnesses. You have to think and prepare questions in advance, but you never know what the witnesses are going to say in response. You have to be confident enough in your own understanding of the material and the facts to adapt when you get an answer you don't expect. I have applied both of these skills to some extent at every stage of my career. My work at the United Nations was negotiating UN resolutions on behalf of the US government. I had to figure out the best evidence to support my case and present it to rooms full of diplomats from around the world and persuade them to come and support me by understanding their perspectives. I felt like I learned and practiced these skills day in and day out with Mr. Wolfson at the Upper School, and I think back fondly on all the time we spent in Mock Trial practice debating the finer points of our cases.

STUDENT ATHLETIC COUNCIL

ORLY SEDRANSK ’24

Orly Sedransk ’24 has been on the Student Athletic Council (SAC) since her junior year. She began playing Girls’ Lacrosse at MKA in sixth grade. Additionally, she plays for the DEWLAX Northern New Jersey club team, and she has played on the USA U-16 team for the last two years going up against teams like Canada and the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse teams. Orly has committed to UPenn to play lacrosse where she plans to study business.

Can you talk to me a little bit about SAC? On SAC we act as the voice for the student athletes at MKA. If there is an athletic concern, an adjustment that we have to make, or any improvements that are needed, we are the people that make the changes. It's very selective to become a member of SAC, which is composed of six boys and six girls in eleventh and twelfth grades. The chairs run the meetings, and they will take any concerns that have been brought to them to Coach Han or Coach Smith, and we can bring them to the table and talk about it with everyone on the SAC committee.

How do you see SAC as being an extension of MKA's mission? SAC created a contract called the Athlete Code of Conduct. It’s a document that all student athletes sign at the beginning of their seasons regarding how they have to act and carry themselves behaviorally throughout their seasons. It holds criteria for captains, coaches, players, and everyone related to sports at MKA. The document reiterates the values that we hold as a school across Athletics, and we take it very seriously since it really solidifies ideals that student athletes have at MKA.

How has something you have experienced on the field influenced your experience on SAC or vice versa? The lessons I learned from being on SAC and being on the field are prevalent and interchangeable. I’ve had lots of injuries on the field, and perseverance and patience are two things that I've learned from these experiences. On SAC, we work on projects that take all year, and sometimes you kind of just want to get them done, but I understand that change takes time. Conversely, being on SAC has taught me how to be better as a leader, especially in my role as a captain on the lacrosse team. I'm a creative person, and I'm also a driven person. SAC has given me skills that now allow me to have no fear speaking in a group and allowed me to work well with others. If a topic is brought to the table, I can contribute and ideate or pivot to adjust different athletic parts of our school. I'm also a good listener. If someone comes to me with an issue, I have no problem bringing it to the table or being honest with them.

Injoo Han King, Assistant Athletics Director

How is the Student Athletics Council an extension of MKA’s mission?

The SAC ensures that MKA's mission translates to and extends both back and forth across the athletic and academic spheres within which MKA students regularly traverse. The SAC provides all student athletes with a voice through which their concerns can be heard by the school, while also giving members of the SAC a specific seat at the table to address important issues that the school and its athletes must navigate inside and outside the classroom.

“My time as a captain of the soccer team and Co-Chair of the Student Athletic Council (SAC) at MKA helped me cultivate invaluable leadership skills. I was able to build on these experiences in my first two years at Hamilton College, where I have continued my athletic career as a member of the varsity soccer team. My work on the SAC at MKA led me to become a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Hamilton. I have also been able to apply my leadership skills beyond athletics through my work as a Teaching Assistant, a Community Conversation Facilitator for the Levitt Public Affairs Center, and Recruitment Chair of my fraternity. I credit MKA with giving me the confidence and the opportunity to lead, paving the way for me to take on similar roles at Hamilton and beyond.”

Spencer Goldberg ’21

“SAC empowers the student voice. Creating an effective feedback loop, it allows all students to be heard and have a say and impact change. Students have the ability to speak directly to the Athletic Director and act as a bridge between them and the student body.”

Jordan Fishback ’23, Co-chair of the Student Athletic Council (SAC)

ACOP

ADVANCED CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

Advanced Curricular Opportunities (ACOP) intentionally offers students a myriad of opportunities outside of the classroom, like courses and side projects that ignite their passions. These opportunities exist at the margin of MKA’s curriculum, and we help students find a path to them.

Through ACOP, we're building a network for students who have an interest or passion that the school is not necessarily serving so they can participate in programs that are an extension of the work we are doing here. For the student who really loves lab science, academic competitions, historical writing, or anything that may fall outside of the traditional curriculum, we can build partnerships that allow students to easily flow into these experiences. For example, a group of MKA students currently goes to the Montclair Public Library on Thursdays and teaches chess to anyone in the community who wants to learn it, illustrating MKA’s mission to create ethical leaders and support students following their passions in action. ACOP is almost like a consultancy where students come in and say, “I really love history,” and because of the connections in our network, we can then coach them through an opportunity that is a local organization, such as the Montclair Historical Society. We hope to seed the ground within our network and then tell these stories to attract more opportunities. The benefit of this program is cyclical. We're sending our students to places/people to enrich their business or work, and in turn they will also enrich our students. This augments the school because the students come back to our classrooms with these experiences under their belts. This program demonstrates how MKA’s core offerings act as a springboard for these students to go out and do these side projects or amazing summer programs thereby enhancing the classroom when they return. To learn more about the opportunities available through this unique program, please visit our Advanced Curricular Opportunities Lib Guide (https://libguides.mka.org/acop).

MKA Partners with MHS to Hold An A Capella Concert to End Epilepsy

community from all three campuses and also the Montclair community. Caitlyn was diagnosed with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy in February 2014. While she is fortunate to have outgrown her condition, she became an Epilepsy Awareness Ambassador in 2021 and has prioritized spreading awareness, educating others, and advocating for an end to epilepsy. This is the kind of leadership that’s possible when a student is set loose by May Term.

MAY TERM

A unique program for seniors wherein individuals and teams work on Community Engagement Projects, Creative Inquiries, Entrepreneurial Ventures, Internships, or MKA Teaching Experiences. It is a final opportunity to design an educational experience for our seniors, allowing them the freedom to pursue their passions, take

For ten days over the course of May, Oliver Chang and a group of nine (six students and three chaperones) sought answers to the following questions: how can technology and design create more inclusive, sustainable societies? And where do Scandinavian urban planning and inclusivity complement each other and where do they disagree? In their search for the balance between innovative design and inclusivity while traveling in Scandinavia, they found many highs and lows, which means that there may never be a perfect balance. However, that doesn’t mean they will stop working together toward that goal.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Laura Altirs

Laura traveled to Lebanon to teach Grade 7 and Grade 8 students in May. Her goals were to volunteer her expertise in the English language and facilitate a cultural exchange with the students. She shadowed the English teacher at École Complémentaire Maronite for one school week, shared stories of her life as a student in America, and helped improve students’ English comprehension and grammatical skills. The best part of each session was the Q&A. The students were so excited to ask simple questions like what sports are popular at MKA and if Laura participated in Halloween traditions. During her trip, Laura accomplished both of her goals, and at the same time, she gained a deeper understanding of the current state of her family's home country; it was an incredible opportunity to connect with these students and her heritage.

AS A PHYSICIAN, I CONTINUE TO LEARN AND GROW EACH DAY, AND I AM HAPPY TO LEAD STUDENTS DOWN THE PATH TO MEDICINE AND SUCCESS. KELLY

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

MKA’s May Term Internship Program included 41 seniors this year. A signature MKA experience, we activated our network to discover enrichment opportunities for our seniors. We are strategically building a model that uses this wonderful network for our students and gains strength as we put more and more kids into it. An important aspect of this program is to coach the students in terms of how to approach these opportunities. It’s a great value-add to the students to help them create their resume, write a cover letter, prepare them for an interview, and experience the “real world.”

Carolina Lucas

Carolina Lucas interned with alumnus Joshua Raymond ’89 at the North Caldwell Borough Hall. She wrote at the time, "In the last two weeks, I have learned more about municipal government than in my entire life. My first assignment was to assist Mayor Raymond and the Town Council by researching several Tree Ordinances from local towns and compiling the most important information. I am also in the process of putting together a proclamation for Gun Violence Awareness Day. I have spent some time in the Borough Hall Court and have met the Court Administrator, Judge, and Prosecutor. Each individual gave me insight into their role in the municipal judicial process and was extremely generous with their time. I was able to sit in on the court and even watch a marriage."

Kai Gibson

Kai Gibson interned with alum Kelly Distefano Fritz ’93 at Montclair Rejuvenation Center. She said, "My internship was amazing!” Kai took notes on the patients, spent time with Kelly in the office, and also learned a lot from the nurse practitioners.

Evan Grossman

Evan Grossman interned at the Becker Organization, a full service real estate investment and development company, and was astounded by the wealth of knowledge he acquired in a remarkably brief period. The Becker Organization allowed him full access to all facets of the firm's activity. He moved around from accounting to operations and sat in on most of the acquisition team calls. He actively participated in investor discussions on

both new and existing deals. He visited all the local development properties with construction managers and which allowed him to gain insights into the intricate workings of how all the pieces of the puzzle come together. He said, “I have been diligently documenting my observations, ensuring a comprehensive collection of newfound wisdom that I can leverage beyond my internship.”

Freddy Bishop

Freddy Bishop was fortunate enough to intern with Casey Breslow-Glugeth ’03, who is a criminal defense lawyer. He spent his time with Casey talking about and looking through her different cases as she was trying to piece together a defense for her clients. Freddy shared, “We’d look over police footage and different court files for her clients, and she’d answer and explain any lawyer or law questions I had. On certain days I would go to court with her in Newark and Elizabeth, and she’d show me around the courthouses and introduce me to judges and other lawyers. I even sat in on plea deals and trials. I gained invaluable first-hand experience of the day-to-day life of a criminal defense lawyer as well as a lot of fantastic advice from Casey that I can use if I want to pursue law in the future.”

Hailey Fouché

Hailey interned with famed photographer Michael Yamashita ’67 at his studio in Chester, NJ. Michael is a best-selling author and has been a National Geographic photographer for over 40 years.

DISTEFANO FRITZ ’93

Remy Ronen

During May Term Remy Ronen had the amazing opportunity to shadow Dr. Naveen Ballem ’90 , a Bariatric Surgery specialist.

Remy shared:

Before my internship, I had an ignorant and stereotypical impression of bariatric surgery. I thought it was a type of cosmetic surgery for physical appearance purposes rather than health reasons. However, I quickly learned that bariatric surgery is not “an easier way out,” but a tool in people’s weight loss journey. Many of the patients who came to see Dr. Ballem were overweight, but I noticed that they were highly motivated to lose weight to reduce their risk of potentially life-threatening problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) rather than solely for appearance purposes. Patients must go through an extensive screening process that includes blood work and approval from a dietician and psychologist. This screening is necessary to ensure that the patient has a good support system after surgery that will help them achieve their weight loss goals.

The most common procedure that I observed (and Dr. Ballem recommends) is the sleeve gastrectomy, which is a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure. As Dr. Ballem describes it, he takes the human stomach which expands when a lot of food is eaten and removes about 80% of it. Before, the stomach was the size of a two-liter Coke bottle, and now it is the size and shape of a banana. By physically reducing the size of the stomach, the patient can no longer consume a large amount of food. Although cases are different, I learned that patients can expect to lose an average of eight to twelve pounds per month. Dr. Ballem stated that, on average, his patients lose about 70% of their excess weight.

Another common bariatric surgery I had the opportunity to watch was the gastric bypass, also known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This is also a laparoscopic surgery with a similar consultation and pre-operation process. During the gastric bypass surgery the stomach is divided into an upper stomach pouch and a lower stomach. Then, the small intestine is divided, and one end of it is brought up and attached to the small stomach pouch.

The other end of the small intestine is reconnected lower down in the intestines. Now, the patient cannot consume as much food because of the small stomach pouch. Secondly, some of the stomach and small intestines are bypassed and, as a result, not all the calories are absorbed. I learned the gastric bypass is best for patients suffering from acid reflux because the part of the stomach that causes acid reflux is disconnected from the esophagus. In addition, it resolves many other health problems, such as hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnea. In only 12 to 18 months after surgery, patients can lose between 60 to 80 percent of their excess weight. Like the gastric sleeve, if the patient chooses not to follow recommendations and live a healthy lifestyle, they are likely to regain the weight.

On one of the last days of my May Term internship, I had the opportunity to try out the da Vinci Surgical System (roboticassisted surgery). The da Vinci system gives the surgeon a clear, 3D view of the surgical area. It has small hand pieces that move like a human hand but with a much greater range of motion. I learned and practiced smoothly moving the hand pieces and camera to my comfort. I also made two sutures for the first time.

While shadowing Dr. Ballem, I learned the importance of careful word choice, attitude, tone, and body language. In addition, Dr. Ballem emphasized the importance of listening. I witnessed the beauty of teamwork in the medical field as I observed Dr. Ballem working with his physician assistant, an anesthesiologist, and three nurses to ensure a safe and smooth surgery. Throughout the New York Bariatric Group, I noticed how close everyone was and the constant joyful atmosphere there. I am now even more certain that I want to pursue a pre-medical track at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In addition, I found surgery enticing and, like Dr. Ballem, I want to not only help treat medical issues but also assist in curing them in the future.

Are you interested in providing a May Term Internship to our Seniors? Please contact Madison @ mkilduff@mka.org.

FACULTY THOUGHT LEADERS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Erica Budd, Director of Educational Technology, and Bill Stites, Director of Technology

When considering what Leadership Beyond the Classroom looks like for students and alumni at MKA, it is impossible to ignore the broad interests and the importance of networks created by our incredible faculty and staff, which impact learning in the classroom. In response to recent developments around Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bill Stites and Erica Budd were poised to lead the charge at MKA around understanding, educating others, and utilizing this new and fast-changing technology. Because of their connections and willingness to volunteer and become engaged, Bill is participating in sessions, and Erica was on a task force focused on ethics around the use of AI for the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). They are not only going to conferences and working with a faculty member at Wharton and institutions such as NAIS and ATLIS, but they are also helping MKA and the independent school world engage productively with AI.

PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCES AT THE THE LOCAL, STATE, AND EVEN NATIONAL LEVEL ALLOWS OUR FACULTY AND STAFF TO ENGAGE WITH AND HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON TOPICS AND ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM. IT IS THOSE NUGGETS THAT THEY THEN BRING BACK TO HELP INFORM THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE HAVING HERE AT MKA. BILL STITES

The use of generative AI is all around us, from predictive text when writing an email or text message or doing a Google search. In the school realm, students and teachers need to be aware that ChatGPT (one of several platforms including Bing and Bard) is not a search engine: it can “hallucinate” and provide incorrect or wrong information. It can be biased, and these aspects are essential to consider when looking to effectively utilize AI in positive ways in the classroom. As Erica shared in a presentation and workshop with Upper School faculty, “Because we are MKA…we are here and the technology is here...we need to explore, be creative, provide opportunities to play, be intentional, and partner with students.” This approach acknowledges that the technology is in the world, being used by community members and should be understood and used in helpful and effective ways. To move MKA forward in this space, Erica has focused on the topic with faculty members and met with Upper School students who are EdTech leaders, members of the Honor Council, and members of the Student Ethics Committee to discuss how students are using the technology on their own and the implications of that use in the classroom so the school could start to think about what kinds of policies need to be in place now and in the future.

Illustrating the ways in which AI can be used in the classroom, Erica worked with David Korfhage and his US history class, where he put a prompt in ChatGPT about WWII and the origins of the conflict. He projected his results and had groups of students all put the same prompt in ChatGPT. When they compared results, they found they had been given different answers. In a particularly clear example of the deficits of AI, Japan’s role had been left completely out of the search results, reflecting the Eurocentricity of the output and the specificity needed for input. It was clear that knowledge of the material and critical thinking skills on the part of the user are absolutely necessary: this technology is neither foolproof nor fully dependable. On the flip side, the school is considering ways that AI can be part of a process of a student’s work, for example, generating an outline based on research already completed by the student and then used to create a final project, and even a part of a teacher’s preparation in generating multiple prompts on a topic, among other possibilities.

It is clear that AI literacy will be important now and for the future. The difficulty lies in managing the anxiety level based on what people read and hear in the news versus the reality of what is actually happening and what the technology is capable of doing. MKA must think clearly about the ways in which AI can actually be a benefit. Thankfully, the school is positioned to capitalize on the individuals who are going out into the world to learn and then bring back their knowledge. As Bill shared, “One of MKA's hallmarks is its professional development program, its commitment to supporting people in their efforts and in their desires for personal growth and development. Whether that is done through the curriculum office or individual departments, the school’s efforts and resources are unprecedented compared to what I have seen at other schools and when talking to other institutions.” MKA is committed to evolving and using systems if they are appropriate in order to continue teaching students how to think critically and adapt to a new style of schoolwork better suited to the world of artificial intelligence.

Connections Fuel Teaching and Learning

MKA faculty members participated in REIGNITE, a professional development summer symposium exploring how past work with Tech and Learning, Integrated Ethics, and Multicultural Curricula, infused with brain-research-based best practices, can unite to fuel the passion for teaching and learning. As part of the symposium, Enrique Noguera ’04, the director of the Educational Opportunity Fund Program (EOF) at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, gave a powerful keynote about how we all have a responsibility to engender mutual respect, love, and a consciousness of our common humanity in the hearts and minds of the future leaders of our planet.

AROUND MKA

ALL THE COLORS WE ARE

Students in kindergarten to third grade read the book All the Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color by Katie Kissinger and were inspired to create this collaborative art piece now on display in the Primary School lobby.

Celebrated for over 20 years, the children's book is an essential resource for schools that illustrates one way all people are special and different: skin color! In art class, students learned to make their skin tone using the three primary colors (yellow, red, and blue) as well as white.

To keep up to date with, and for more arts news, follow us on our social media accounts: /montclairkimberleyacademy /MKAcademy /MKAcademy

MKA’S GLOBAL EXPERIENCE TRIPS

When Our Students Meet the World, the World is Better For It

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA - Students connected with the community surrounding Antigua, Guatemala through work with the local NGO, From Houses to Homes (FHTH).

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IN MOROCCO

- This trip was designed to provide an immersive cultural experience in the Moroccan context, including a two-night homestay with a Moroccan family in the capital, Rabat.

SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY IN SPAIN

- Learners of Spanish in eighth grade had the opportunity to practice their communication skills in an authentic setting.

JAPAN - Students traveled to Japan on a two week cultural immersion program focusing on having a deeper understanding of Japanese culture from the ancient to the modern moment.

MONTANA - In the fifth year of this program, students travel to live and work on the DeBoo Ranch. They also spend significant time learning from the Blackfeet community and sponsor a community dinner.

CHILE - MKA traveled to Chile to study at the Instituto Abdoón Cifuentes School in an exchange trip in its 15th year at the school. Fully immersed in the culture, students attended classes and lived with a host family.

STUDENTS TRAVELED ON GLOBAL TRIPS DURING THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR

ACADEMIC ADVENTURES

Fifth

THE JUNIOR CLASS VISITS WASHINGTON, D.C.

On the annual junior class trip to our nation’s capital, students had many memorable experiences. They visited The Capitol for a talk with Representative Mikie Sherrill, a tour of Congress, visits to the Departments of the Treasury, Special Counsel, State, and more! Rep. Sherrill said, “I always love to see our young people interested in learning about government and American history.”

VISIT TO THE MET

graders enjoyed their amazing opportunity to travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC to view the Egyptian Art collection.

WALKING THE HIGHLINE

Upper School Photo Projects and Studio Art Honors students walk the NYC Highline and check out several exhibits in Chelsea.

HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING WOWS AUDIENCES

Over 60 students in the Upper School Musical’s cast and crew gave audience members a new spin on the older show.

MKA RECOGNIZED WITH PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS IN THEATER Montclair State University’s Department of Theater and Dance presented the Theatre Night Foxy Awards to MKA at both the middle and high school levels for excellence in performance, direction, and production. Two Middle School students, Middle School Theater Arts teacher Lisa Gunn-Becker, and the MKA’s Upper School cast and crew of The Play That Goes Wrong were recognized.

STUDENTS VISIT THE MOMA

Students examined the masterpieces in relation to the social and political contexts in which they were created; this trip gave students an excellent opportunity to become astute observers as they experience Hispanic art in its original form.

MKA MUSICIAN FEATURED ON ABC7NY TO DISCUSS RENOWNED JAZZ EDUCATION PROGRAM

MKA’s own Clay Hudson ’23 was featured on the abc7NY television show, Here and Now, and shared his experience with Jazz for Teens, a jazz education program at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) that develops well-rounded young performers through access to life-changing experiences.

MKA STUDENTS WERE OFFERED SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE NEW YORK CONSERVATORY FOR DRAMATIC ARTS

AP STUDIO ART STUDENTS IMPRESS ONCE AGAIN

Students explored figurative painting and portraiture, designed garments, created natural pigment watercolor paint, repurposed materials from theater productions, created installations, and explored nontraditional materials.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER IN LOGAN AUDITORIUM

MKA’s Middle School Band students presented a concert filled with energy and enthusiasm! The performance greatly celebrated student achievement and Band Director Paul Murphy's first year.

THE PRIMARY SCHOOL’S MAGICAL SPRING CONCERT

Strings performers began the concert, and then the crowd was amazed as students sang in four languages! A very special thank you to Jane Smith for putting together this amazing concert!

MUSICAL WONDERS IN WEISS

The Upper School Band Concert led by Jon Leister was one to remember with fifty-three student musicians playing music ranging from 1923 to 2023.

CREATIVE KIDS

THE PRIMARY SCHOOL CAFETORIUM WAS BURSTING WITH COLOR FOR THE ANNUAL ART SHOW

This event celebrates and showcases artwork from every Primary School student at every grade level. From self-portraits and sculptures to cross-curricular projects, the walls and stage were filled with the amazing work of our students.

INTRODUCING MKA'S FIRST ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL, STEVE VALENTINE

Steve Valentine previously served the school as Tri-Campus Director of Academic Leadership, Assistant Head of Upper School, and Director of May Term. He has shown himself to be a thought leader in all these spaces, and he even found time to engage in the classroom as an English teacher.

Outside of MKA, Steve is a published author of three books and numerous, widelyread articles, and he is a sought-after presenter who has spoken at events hosted by NAIS, Google, and South by Southwest, among others. In this new, dynamic role, Steve will be an essential thought partner to Head of School Nigel Furlonge to advance the school’s mission. Steve will also have responsibility for the school’s Strategic Initiatives, which are designed to cultivate and promote MKA’s academic, intellectual, curricular, and pedagogical excellence.

Nigel says, “I am delighted to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Steve as he assumes this new leadership role at our school. I am confident that his commitment to and unwavering passion for education will serve as a continued source of inspiration to our students, colleagues, and families.”

“I can't wait for my own new beginning in a place that I have called home for over 20 years.”

Steve Valentine

MKA’s Varsity Head Baseball Coach Ralph Pacifico captured his 500th career win! Coach Pacifico is renowned in Essex County and beyond for his knowledge and experience and now joins a select group of 34 coaches who have achieved this many wins over the course of their career.

THE MKA CAPTAIN'S AWARD

The MKA Captain's Award is given out each season to the MKA Team Captain who has exhibited the qualities that we look for in our team captains: leadership, dedication, respect, work ethic, and being a role model both on and off the field to his or her teammates and peers.

Congratulations to the winner of the MKA Winter Captain’s Award, Senior Boys Basketball Captain, Isaac Wise. Head Boys’ Basketball Coach Tony Jones says, “There are certain qualities that every team captain needs to be effective. First, they have to be able to make the coach feel comfortable. A quality captain bridges this gap so that both sides can relate. Another quality is leadership. Maturation can be uncomfortable, but a good captain can make his teammates want to endure the growing pains necessary to develop into the best team it can be. More importantly, Isaac got his teammates to understand the importance of working together to improve individually and collectively. Whether it was reminding the team about practice times, schedule changes, or encouraging a struggling teammate, he did all of this flawlessly. This season, he never wavered in his approach. Show up, work hard, get better and positively support each other at all times."

OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS (SINCE 2018-2019) MKA HAS HAD

WINTER 2022-2023 TEAM AND STUDENT-ATHLETE HONORS AND AWARDS

During the recently completed 2023 Winter Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches, and athletes achieved honors:

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Head Coach: Tony Jones (23rd Year); SEC Freedom Division Coach of the Year

Record: 19-6; NJISAA Prep B State Champions; SEC Freedom Division Champions

Marley Stewart ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team AllFreedom Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B

Isaac Wise ’23 Captain; MKA Coaches Award; 1st Team All-Freedom Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; MKA Winter Captain’s Prize Recipient

Ben Otner’24 Honorable Mention AllFreedom Division, SEC

Imanuel Udofia’24 MKA Coaches Award; 2nd Team All-Freedom Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Head Coach: Isabella Mendez ‘16 (2nd Year)

Record: 9-14

Monica Labib ’23 Captain; MKA Give Me Three Award; Honorable Mention AllColonial Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B

Salange Bell ’24 Captain; 2nd Team AllColonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B

Aeryn Curren ’24 Captain; MKA Points Leader Award; 2nd Team All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Prep B

Emery Walls ’26 MKA Defensive Player of the Year Award

BOYS’ FENCING

Head Coach: Derek Morf (3rd Year) Record: 3-8

Gary Gao ’24 Captain

Ethan Huang ’25 Captain; 2nd Team Sabre All-State, nj.com; 1st Team All-State, NJIFA

Tré Jamison ’25 MKA Rising Star Award

Caspar Turck ’25 Captain; 3rd Team AllState, NJIFA

Charlie Lim ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award

GIRLS’ FENCING

Head Coach: Derek Morf (3rd Year)

Record: 0-0

Alanna Clayton ’23 Captain; MKA Program Achievement Award

ICE HOCKEY

Head Coach: Tim Cook (7th Year)

Record: 16-4-2; Montclair Cup Champions; NJIHL Kelly Cup Champions

Ethan Potash ’23 MKA Coaches Award; Honorable Mention All-Kelly Division, NJIHL

Anthony Zhang ’23 Captain; 2nd Team All-Kelly Division, NJIHL

Matthew Bonarti ’24 MKA Players’ Player of the Year Award

Jack Mac Evoy ’24 Captain; Honorable Mention All-Kelly Division, NJIHL

Henry McCann ’25 2nd Team All-Kelly Division, NJIHL

Nicholas Sykora ’25 MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team All-Kelly Division, NJIHL; Kelly Division Most Valuable Player, NJIHL

BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach: Timothy White (2nd Year)

Oliver Chang ’23 Captain

Aidan Szilagyi ’23 MKA Most Valuable Athlete Award; Honorable Mention 3200 All-Essex County

GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach: Timothy White (2nd Year); NJ Girls’ Indoor Track “Coach of the Year,” nj.com

Rebecca Herrick ’23 Captain; 1st Team 1600 All-Liberty Division, SEC

Remy Ronen ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Athlete Award; 1st Team 400 AllEssex County

Margaret Horn ’24 Captain; 2nd Team 1600 All-Essex County

Dillyn Kim ’24 2nd Team High Jump AllLiberty Division, SEC Sydney Fradette ’25 MKA Coaches Award; 1st Team 3200 All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention 3200 All-Essex County

Mila Huang ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award; 1st Team Pole Vault All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team Pole Vault All-Essex County; 1st Team Pole Vault All Non-Public

BOYS’ SWIMMING

Head Coach: Gretchen Ievers (2nd Year)

Record: 1-7

Julian Hough ’23 Captain; MKA Coaches Award

Payam Ekrami ’24 MKA Most Valuable Swimmer Award; Honorable Mention All-SEC

Graeme George ’25 MKA Most Improved Player Award

GIRLS’ SWIMMING

Head Coach: Gretchen Ievers (2nd Year)

Record: 4-6

Lindsay Driever ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Swimmer Award

Hannah Ewing ’24 MKA Coaches Award; Honorable Mention All-SEC

Phoebe Hirsh ’25 MKA Most Improved Player Award

Marin Ievers ’25 MKA Coaches Award

(Nationally 4% of all High School senior athletes go on to compete at the NCAA level - per NCAA studies)

OF THE 69 SENIOR STUDENT ATHLETES FROM THE CLASS OF 2023 (23%) HAVE GONE ON TO COMPETE AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.

SPRING 2023 TEAM AND STUDENT-ATHLETE HONORS AND AWARDS

During the recently completed 2023 Spring Athletics season, the following MKA teams, coaches and athletes achieved honors:

BASEBALL

Head Coach: Ralph Pacifico (32nd Year)

Record: 11-15

Jack Amirata ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B

Elliott Baratta ’23 MKA Coaches Award

Nicolas Lembo ’23 Captain

Maximilian Nussbaum ’23 Captain

Eli Solomon ’24 Honorable Mention AllLiberty Division, SEC

Quinn Carlesimo ’25 MKA Clutch Cougar Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention All-Prep B

Alessandro Rizio ’25 Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC

SOFTBALL

Head Coach: Jessica Sarfati (13th Year)

Record: 9-12

Alexandra Berra ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team AllColonial Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B

Amara Lerner ’23 Captain; MKA Coaches Award; 2nd Team All-Colonial Division, SEC; Honorable Mention All-Prep B

Madeleine Wheeler ’23 Captain

Natalie Yu ’23 2nd Team All-Colonial Division, SEC; Honorable Mention All-Prep B

Elizabeth LoPiccolo ’24 Captain; 1st Team All-Colonial Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B

Lucy Osterberg ’24 Honorable Mention All-Colonial Division, SEC

Maudie Lomuscio ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award

BOYS’ LACROSSE

Head Coach: Dave Giarrusso (3rd Year)

Record: 5-13

Jordan Fishback ’23 Captain; MKA Klank Memorial Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Prep B; 2nd Team All-Waterman Division, NJILL

Evan Grossman ’23 Captain; 1st Team AllLiberty Division, SEC

Charlie Kenrick ’23 MKA Teammate Award; 2nd Team All-Waterman Division, NJILL

Nicholas Snyder ’24 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention AllWaterman Division, NJILL

Henry McCann ’25 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC

Simon Hardiman ’26 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC

Noah Rodgers ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award; Honorable Mention All-Liberty Division, SEC

GIRLS’ LACROSSE

Head Coach: Chelsea Goss (8th Year)

Record: 16-7; 2023 NJISAA Prep B State Champions; 2023 NJSIAA Non-Public B State Champions; 2023 SEC Liberty Division Champions

Lindsay Driever ’23 Captain; MKA Coaches Award; Honorable Mention AllLiberty Division, SEC

Caroline Murphy ’23 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL; 1st Team All-Prep B; 3rd Team All Non-Public, nj.com

Aeryn Curren ’24 MKA Players’ Player of the Year Award; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL; 1st Team All-Prep B; 1st Team All Non-Public, nj.com

Ava Moore ’24 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL; 1st Team All-Prep B; 2nd Team All Non-Public, nj.com

Orly Sedransk ’24 Captain; 1st Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 1st Team AllFreedom South Division, NJIGLL; 1st Team All-Prep B; New Jersey North High School

All-American, US Lacrosse; 1st Team All Non-Public, nj.com

Maggie Murphy ’26 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; 2nd Team All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL

Shea Murphy ’26 2nd Team All-Liberty Division, SEC; Honorable Mention

All-Freedom South Division, NJIGLL; Honorable Mention All-Prep B

GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach: Timothy White (3rd Year) Record: 8-0; 2023 NJISAA Prep B State Champions

Odelia Akaho ’23 MKA Most Improved

Athlete Award

Rebecca Herrick ’23 Captain

Salange Bell ’24 MKA Rookie of the Year Award; 1st Team Triple Jump All-Colonial Division, SEC

Maggie Hedberg ’24 2nd Team High Jump All-Colonial Division, SEC

Margaret Horn ’24 Captain; Honorable Mention All-Colonial Division, SEC; Honorable Mention 800 All-Essex County

Kellen Ievers ’24 1st Team Shot Put AllColonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team Discus

All-Colonial Division, SEC; 3rd Team Shot Put All Non-Public, nj.com

Kitty Williams ’24 MKA Most Valuable

Athlete Award; 1st Team Discus AllColonial Division, SEC; 1st Team Javelin AllColonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team Javelin All Non-Public, nj.com; 1st Team Javelin AllEssex County; Honorable Mention Discus All-Essex County

Mila Huang ’26 Honorable Mention AllColonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team Pole Vault All Non-Public, nj.com

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD

Head Coach: Timothy White (3rd Year)

Record: 5-2

Colin Larish ’23 2nd Team Javelin AllColonial Division, SEC

Aidan Szilagyi ’23 Captain; 1st Team 3200 All-Colonial Division, SEC

Amari Urquhart ’23 1st Team Javelin AllColonial Division, SEC

Stephen Hatfield ’24 Captain; Honorable Mention All-Colonial Division, SEC

Imanuel Udofia ’24 Captain

Osias Williams ’24 1st Team High Hurdles

All-Colonial Division, SEC Abkes Maa Halsey ’25 MKA Most Improved Athlete Award; 2nd Team Triple Jump All-Colonial Division, SEC

Kalvin Thomas ’25 MKA Most Valuable Athlete Award; 1st Team 100 All-Colonial Division, SEC; 1st Team 200 All-Colonial Division, SEC; 1st Team Long Jump AllColonial Division, SEC; 1st Team Triple Jump All-Colonial Division, SEC; 2nd Team Long Jump All-Essex County; 3rd Team Triple Jump All Non-Public, nj.com

Samuel Akaho ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award; 2nd Team High Hurdles AllColonial Division, SEC

Tyler Rizzo ’26 Honorable Mention AllColonial Division, SEC

BOYS’ TENNIS

Head Coach: Val Azzoli (18th Year)

Record: 13-6

Luis Crespo ’24 Captain; 2nd Team AllAmerican Division, SEC; 3rd Team Singles All Non-Public, nj.com

Christopher Hernandez ’24 1st Team AllAmerican Division, SEC

Camron Ganchi ’25 Captain; 1st Team AllAmerican Division, SEC Sean Wang ’25 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 1st Team AllAmerican Division, SEC

Alex Crespo ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year

Award; Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC

Santos Garner ’26 MKA Rookie of the Year Award; Honorable Mention All-American Division, SEC

GOLF

Head Coach: Jeff Beer (18th Year)

Record: 4-12

Jack Muscarelle ’23 Captain; MKA Leadership Award

Griffin La Londe ’25 Captain; MKA Most Valuable Player Award; 2nd Team AllAmerican Division, SEC

THE MKA CAPTAIN'S AWARD

Congratulations to the winner of the MKA Spring Captain’s Award, Softball Captain Alex Berra. Head Softball Coach Jess Sarfati states, "Alex has the magic touch when dealing with her teammates and coaches and knows how to comfort, guide, and support. She is consistent, and her behavior never changes; she is positive and uplifting; she is honest and kind.”

MKA HOSTS JAZZ AND COMMUNITY IN AMERICA: AN EVENING WITH WYNTON MARSALIS WITH SPECIAL GUEST ISAIAH THOMPSON ’15

Monday, April 10 was a spectacular evening that included insightful discussion and a masterful performance from two of the most gifted musicians of our time. Wynton Marsalis is a world-renowned trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and a leading advocate of American culture. Isaiah Thompson ’ 15 is an award-winning jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer from West Orange, NJ. The two performers formed a bond through learning, collaborating, and performing together, which was evident to all who were present.

Prior to the Hemmeter History Lecture, Marsalis and Thompson delivered an engaging Master Class with students in the Upper School Jazz Band. The two musicians then joined MKA History teacher David Hessler who facilitated the evening event on the stage in Weiss Auditorium. Hessler noted that Marsalis’ humility in light of all his incredible accomplishments and recognitions, clearly illustrated that he is not only a life-long learner but also a life-long teacher. Marsalis was generous with his time on stage for the event and also for the Masterclass for students. “Wynton had such joy in sharing the stage with his former student who has achieved great success in his early career,” Hessler said. MKA is so thankful for the opportunity to learn from two incredible musicians who have so much to offer American society, and music lovers, today.

“Wynton had such joy in sharing the stage with his former student who has achieved great success in his early career.”

David Hessler

The annual Students vs. Faculty Basketball Game was back! The Middle School student government coordinated the event to raise money for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Montclair Animal Shelter, with canned goods from admission going to the Human Needs Food Pantry.

AAPI MOVIE NIGHT

The MKA Middle School Dining Hall was transformed into a vibrant cultural hub as students and families gathered for the highly anticipated annual AAPI Movie Night, as one of the series activities to celebrate the AAPI Heritage Month, on the day before the Conference Day. The atmosphere buzzed with the tantalizing aroma of Asian cuisine, the enchanting melodies of Asian music, and the captivating movie "Spirited Away," creating a truly immersive celebration of diverse Asian cultures. Foods representing various Asian countries, such as Korea, India, Thailand, the Philippines, Japan, China, and Vietnam, etc., adorned the venue, transporting everyone to the heart of Asia. Beyond the entertainment, the annual AAPI Movie Night served as a catalyst for building connections, understanding, and respect within the MKA community. The event left an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of all who participated, fostering a greater appreciation for the AAPI community and the vibrant tapestry it weaves within MKA and beyond.

At the Closing Meeting for faculty and staff members in June, Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge extended his congratulations and best wishes and expressed much gratitude to the faculty and staff members who retired.

Educational Technology Coordinator Lisa Harrison has been a valued member of the Middle School community since she began in 2016. Michelle Worthington began her MKA journey in the Middle School admissions office in 2005, moving to the Upper School as our Bookstore Manager in 2006. In addition to overseeing the Bookstore, she was our Homecoming Coordinator and Wounded Warriors advisor. Pamela Watkins began her MKA life in the Pennick Lobby at the Middle School in 1997 and moved to the Upper School as the receptionist in 2010. She is the mother of three MKA grads - LeRoy ’99, Candice ’00, and Jonathan ’04.

Margaret Gonzales, Assistant Head of Primary School retired after 24 years of teaching at MKA. Margaret dedicated her career to creating a joyful learning environment that both encouraged and challenged students to develop not only their academic skills but also their curiosity and love of learning. Formerly serving as Co-Head of Primary School, Margaret was also a Math Coordinator and served on the Student Services Committee. Her open mindedness, growth mindset, and ability to pivot with purpose, are a few of the strengths that allowed Margaret to flourish as a leader in the Primary School. While Margaret has focused most of her attention and energy on the students of Brookside, she also provided support and friendship to the adults in the community. She will be greatly missed.

MKA’s former Primary School Counselor and Tri-Campus Counselor Coordinator Melanie Bieber ’03 teamed up with longtime Primary School physical education instructor and Varsity Head Baseball Coach Ralph Pacifico to write a book for children titled Aaron Daniel Henry Davis, Just Another Day at School. Both Melanie and Ralph share a passion for helping children whose brains work a little differently than most.

Ken Smith worked at the Middle School for 39 years and retired to spend time with family and on his own pursuits. He is married to Brookside music teacher, Jane Smith, and they have three children (two are MKA graduates: Kim ’00 and Becky ’11) and five grandchildren. He was a teacher, advisor, department chair, mentor, and coach. Over the years, Kenny coached soccer, football, baseball, and hockey, and he taught generations of students in the PE program. When working with students, Kenny was patient and affirming, making sure that all students felt like they could excel at a skill or play a sport. He was instrumental in organizing the Middle School Athletics program, which is often the first athletic experience for MKA students. Kenny’s contributions to MKA extend beyond the classroom and the field. At his retirement dinner, colleague Scott Coronis called him “the tie that binds” the community together because his care and support for his colleagues is only outmatched by his kind nature. Leon Shade shared many stories from their time together and concluded, “I simply want to say, ‘Thank you, Ken.’ The legacy you leave behind is that consistency, grit, sacrifice, and loyalty are still concepts that should be at the top of everyone’s life resume. Yours, speaks for itself.”

MKA BIDS FAREWELL TO SEVERAL LONGTIME FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS

UPPER SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CLUB (ENACT) EARNS THEIR THIRD GREEN FLAG AWARD

Receiving this for a third time permanently awards this honor to MKA. Students educated members of the community about the impacts of climate change, healthy food, healthy schools, and waste reduction.

PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ENJOYED AN ARRAY OF EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS

Dr. Salamishah Tillet visited the Primary School and introduced local artist, Mr. Willie Cole, and students learned how Mr. Cole uses everyday objects, often meant for recycling or the trash, to create stunning, earth-friendly, upcycled artwork like bird houses and bird feeders for the outdoor classroom.

“Experience, in other words, is the greatest teacher of all. So never be afraid to try something new. If you enjoy it, it’s yours to keep. If you don’t enjoy it, it’s yours to learn from.”

Nick Baum ’23

Montclair Kimberley Academy graduated 104 students during its Commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 10 in an outdoor ceremony on Van Brunt Field in Montclair.

Faculty and Board of Trustees members led the procession of the Class of 2023, and Head of Upper School Dr. David C. Flocco delivered the welcome address. He acknowledged the extraordinary trajectory of this class whose high school years were as unique and challenging as they were wonderful. He said to the students, “You give me hope for the future. [I believe] MKA has delivered on our mission to help you engage with the world and understand human complexity. If that is the case, your inclination is to accept and understand people from all different backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life.”

Two seniors shared reflections at the ceremony. Morgan Decter reflected on her experience as an MKA Lifer who has attended the school since kindergarten. Noting many of the impactful and pivotal events that the Class of 2023 experienced together, she then said, “MKA is all about its students, all about each other. We are part of a unique community, where we are taught to embrace our differences.” Clay Hudson, Senior Class President also spoke. Giving thanks to the people who have influenced his life, he also said, “I am overcome with gratitude for the students and faculty for embracing me, and crafting and upholding a culture around striving for greatness, many of them offering themselves as role models and voices of reason.” He continued, “We are expanding upon a legacy and a standard for leadership, versatility, and relentless pursuit of our dreams. We, perhaps greater than any class, understand the importance of leaving a school better than we found it.”

Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge was joined by President of the Board of Trustees

Naveen Ballem M.D., F.A.C.S ’90 in awarding the diplomas, together with faculty members and Trustees, who as parents of seniors, participated in the tradition of awarding their own children their diplomas.

Addressing the Class of 2023, Mr. Furlonge expressed his gratitude to the MKA faculty, staff, and school leaders who supported and impacted this class of seniors along their journey. He said to the seniors, “We celebrate you and those mountains you have climbed and will climb. We are proud of you and who you’ve become. In your process of becoming, may you continue to develop an even sharper sense of what to push for – and to know when and where to back off, pivot, revise, stop, or start anew.”

Student Government President Amari Urquhart and Senior Class President Clay Hudson officially concluded the ceremony by ringing the Montclair Academy bell, which dates back almost a century.

“YOU give me hope for the future.”

Dr. Flocco

MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY

CLASS OF 2023

Samiya Abdur-Rahim

Yousef Abukwaik

Adeola Afonja

Sohan Agarwal

Odelia Akaho

Laura Altirs

Ava Amar

Jack Amirata

Ryan Andrews

Raphael Aronson

Elliott Baratta

Jack Bate

Nicholas Baum

Trent Bednar

Alexandra Berra

Amanie Betancourt

Francis Bexon Reid

Frederick Bishop

Michael Cai

Caia Carlesimo

Annabella Carrascosa

Oliver Chang

Alanna Clayton

Julian Coviello

Cooper Critchley

Simran David

Siena Davis

Morgan Decter

Isabella Douglas

Lindsay Driever

Leah Druckenmiller

Sophia Eichmann

Tyler Eng

Jordan Fishback

Hailey Fouché

Lily Friedman

Rose Friedman

Logan Furlonge

Hanna Ganchi

Kai Gibson

Evan Grossman

Rebecca Herrick

Julian Hough

Clay Hudson

Brooke Huntington

Daniel Jacobson

Caitlyn Jeffrey

Nathaniel Johnson

Terry Kagiri

Charles Kenrick

Ava Kopelan

Monica Labib

Colin Larish

Trevor Lee

Nicolas Lembo

Amara Lerner

Cameron Lienhardt

Robert Lombardi

Carolina Lucas

Sonia Luhana

Mona Marshall

Ella Martin

Omar Martinez

Kate McClusky

Aidan Meeker

Roberto Morales

Louisa Morris

Caroline Murphy

Jack Muscarelle

Elizabeth Myung

Julia Narucki

Rayshaun Nolan

Maximilian Nussbaum

Dylan Okai

Arianna Oladapo

Ethan Potash

Taylor Powell

Madelyn Quart

Alexandra Rallatos

Kira Rasheed

Grace Rendino

Morgan Riley

Jack Rochkind

Remy Ronen

James Roselund

Warren Roth

Anya Singh

Marley Stewart

Zev Strollo

Aidan Szilagyi

Joshua Talkow

Amari Urquhart

Sofia Vinasco

Daniel Weintraub

Iliana Weisberg

Lucy Wexler

Madeleine Wheeler

Leigh Wilkin

Isaac Wise

Sebastian Young

Natalie Yu

Anthony Zhang

Stephanie Zhang

Gianna Zou

EXTENDS BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 2023

DESTINATIONS

University of Arizona

Babson College

Boston College (3)

University of California, Berkeley

California Polytechnic State University

University of Chicago

Clark University

Coastal Carolina University

Colby College

Colgate University (4)

College of Charleston (2)

University of Colorado Boulder

Columbia University (2)

Cornell University (2)

Dartmouth College (2)

Duke University

University of Edinburgh

Elon University (2)

Emory University

Fairfield University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Georgetown University (2)

Gettysburg College

University of Hartford

Harvard University (2)

High Point University

Hofstra University

Indiana University (2)

Johns Hopkins University

Kenyon College (2)

Lafayette College (3)

Lehigh University (3)

List College/Barnard College

List College/Columbia University

Marymount Manhattan College

University of Michigan

Montclair State University

Morehouse College

New York Institute of Technology

New York University (2)

Northeastern University

Oberlin College

Ohio State University

Pennsylvania State University

University of Pittsburgh

Pratt Institute

Princeton University (2)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhode Island School of Design

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

Rutgers University (2)

Savannah College of Art and Design

Stevens Institute of Technology (2)

Stockton University (2)

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

Syracuse University (4)

Texas Christian University

The New School

United States Military Academy at West Point

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

University of Vermont

Villanova University

University of Virginia (2)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Wagner College

Wake Forest University (4)

University of Wisconsin (2)

Yale University

Awards

STUDENTS IN THE CLASS OF 2023 HONORED WITH ACADEMIC, ENGAGEMENT, AND ATHLETIC AWARDS

Congratulations to the outstanding Montclair Kimberley Academy seniors who have been honored with academic, engagement, and athletic awards. We could not be more proud of their hard work, dedication, and the impressive feats they have accomplished during the 2022-2023 school year.

COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Marjorie Winfield Easter Award – Marjorie Winfield Easter, Headmistress at The Kimberley School from 19601965, encouraged creative self-expression and selfless dedication to the school community. It is with this in mind that we present the Marjorie Winfield Easter Award to the senior who, behind-thescenes, has given generously to the MKA community without expecting formal recognition. The award winner has consistently demonstrated outstanding character, leadership qualities, and moral values: Logan Furlonge

Ethel M. Spurr Award –Ethel Spurr, Headmistress of The Kimberley School from 1950-60, embodied strong leadership, passion for teaching, and generosity with time and service. She brought new ideas and positive change to the curriculum, the daily schedule, extra-curricular activities, and student life. The person receiving this award should be an involved and dynamic member of the MKA community and must possess the self-starting and enthusiastic approach to academics and engagement in school life for which Miss Spurr was known. The ideal winner of this award seeks to bring new perspectives to the school to strengthen and transform existing programs: Carolina Lucas

Rudolph Deetjen Awards – The Rudolph Deetjen Awards are given in memory of Mr. Rudolph Deetjen, a 1950 graduate of Montclair Academy, Brookside School Headmaster from 19731974, and Head of Middle School from 1974-1977. He was instrumental in the merger of Brookside School, The Kimberley School, and Montclair Academy in 1974. The Rudolph Deetjen Awards are presented to one female and one male student athlete in the senior class who have distinguished records in MKA athletics and academic work and whose character and deportment have been a positive influence in the life of the school. Award winners will have demonstrated a positive attitude in the classroom, in their respective athletic arenas, and in the community at large, exemplifying the grace, humility, tenacity, and charisma that defined Rudolph Deetjen’s life: Jordan Fishback, Caroline Murphy

Robert C. Hemmeter Memorial Award – The Robert C. Hemmeter Memorial Award was established in June 1990 by The Board of Trustees of Montclair Kimberley Academy in memory of Robert C. Hemmeter. Bob served Montclair Academy and Montclair Kimberley Academy from 1962-1990 as a Master Teacher, Advisor, Coach, Department Chairman, and Dean of Faculty. A resolution written by the Board describes

Bob as a model of scholarship, dedication, caring, and friendship to students, colleagues, and trustees. To remember Bob, the Board has established an award to be given to a senior with interests beyond the classroom. The recipient must have intellectual curiosity and a love of books, enjoy sports and cultural activities, and have an enthusiasm for living that will lead them beyond the MKA community: Nick Baum

Dr. Peter R. Greer Character Award – Given annually to a senior who has demonstrated exceptional character, this award honors Dr. Peter R. Greer, MKA Headmaster from 1992-2005, for his commitment to the field of ethics. The recipient embodies virtues including honesty, generosity, kindness, and respect. The person receiving the award should be someone who embraces the Socratic principle "Know thyself."

Morgan Decter

Head’s Awards – Awarded to seniors who have made a unique contribution to MKA and have changed the school for the better: Laura Altirs, Julian Coviello, Rose Friedman, Caitlyn Jeffrey, Kira Rasheed, Morgan Riley

FACULTY AWARDS

Scott M. Johnson Memorial Award – Given annually to the MKA graduating senior who has best demonstrated a

spirit of warmth, generosity, and goodwill toward others. Scott M. Johnson, MKA Class of 1993, embodied that spirit as a student at MKA and Trinity College, as an archeologist in Israel, as an investment banker in New York, and as a dear friend to many around the world. Scott’s life was tragically taken on September 11, 2001, but his kind, welcoming spirit is alive in the hearts of his loving family and friends and prevails each time a person treats another as Scott did. So that humanity may progress with respect and understanding, the recipient of this award is recognized as a torchbearer of Scott’s fine spirit: Marley Stewart

Everett Glenn Memorial Medal – As created by his fellow classmates, the Glenn Medal honors the outstanding House Captain who demonstrates the same warmth, enthusiasm, and infectious love our beloved Everett Glenn, Strong House Captain ’11, exhibited during his time at MKA. Like Everett, this recipient not only executes their duties as a captain with pride and excellence but possesses the innate ability to inspire, motivate, and unite their house. This recipient inspires all members of the MKA House System to act and lead their community in the unforgettable way that Everett did: Tyler Eng

Bud Mekeel Memorial Award

– This award is named for O. Stanley “Bud” Mekeel, Class of 1929, who was involved in all aspects of school life at Montclair Academy, including sports, drama, publications, and student government. The award is given to a talented and distinguished MKA senior and is to be applied toward first-year expenses at the college of the recipient’s choice: Terry

Kagiri

Elliot Furbert Memorial Award – Given annually to a worthy senior of outstanding character and academic promise, this award honors the memory of Elliot Furbert, MKA Class of 2014. In his time at the Upper School, Elliot demonstrated what happens when an unmatched work ethic and appetite for challenge meets broad opportunity and strong mentorship. In his academic program, on the track, while playing tenor sax, as president of his class, and in a series of prestigious programs outside of MKA, Elliot stood for quality and integrity ne plus ultra. The recipient must possess the fine qualities embodied in Elliot: intellectual curiosity, a high level of engagement in a variety of school activities, and unwavering character:

Alanna Clayton

James D. Timmons Award

– The James D. Timmons Award was established in 1982 by Anita Timmons to honor her husband, a trustee, parent, and grandparent. It is awarded to an MKA senior who is the child of an MKA faculty member. The recipient is honored for distinguished academic work and significant contributions to the life of the senior class and the MKA community: Freddy Bishop

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

William Miller Prize in Science – Established as a bequest from William Henry Miller who taught science at Montclair Academy for 46 years, it is awarded to a senior who has demonstrated the greatest academic excellence in the sciences: Aidan Szilagyi

Nazarian Prize for Mathematics – Established in 1982 in memory of Winifred and Samuel Nazarian and awarded to a senior who has demonstrated excellence in, and dedication to, mathematics: Michael Cai

Downsbrough Prize –

Awarded jointly by the Science and Math Departments, the Downsbrough Prize was established in 1982 by parents of a Montclair Academy graduate. This award is given to a senior with high moral and ethical standards who has shown outstanding intellectual capacity in physical sciences or mathematics by achieving distinguished grades in these subjects and demonstrating exceptional ability in related projects: Lucy Wexler

Margaret Jenkins Osborne Prize for Excellence in Science – The Margaret Jenkins Osborne Prize for Excellence in Science was established in 1973 by the students and faculty of The Kimberley School to honor Mrs. Osborne’s outstanding service to the school. Mrs. Osborne is a member of The Kimberley School Class of 1950. This award is given to a senior who has demonstrated outstanding interest in science, understanding of concepts, and creativity in their studies in the field: Trent Bednar

John Rabuse History Prize

– In the spirit of Jack Rabuse, long-time history teacher with a particular passion for American history, politics, and the presidency, the John Rabuse History Prize is awarded to that junior or senior student who truly loves American History and is interested in politics, the Presidency, and the workings of government: Nick Baum

Barras English Prize – This award fosters the memory of William Avery Barras, who, with inspiring scholarship, taught English at Montclair Academy for 28 years, until his death in 1957. The Barras English Prize is awarded to a senior whose work at the Upper School has reflected outstanding scholarship, a unique literary voice, and an abiding belief in the value of great literature, both in and out of the classroom: Clay Hudson

History Prize – Awarded to a senior who demonstrates enthusiasm for the study of history and society, a strong engagement with the research process, a generous spirit with classmates, and academic excellence in the department: Julian Hough

World Language Prizes –Each year, the Upper School World Languages Department recognizes the top students in the twelfth grade in Chinese, French, Latin, and Spanish. The students who earn these awards excel in and out of the classroom and engage in the study of language and culture with empathy and understanding. Students are nominated by their current teachers, and then the awardees are decided upon by the department as a whole:

• Latin – Julian Hough

• Spanish – Sofia Vinasco

• Chinese – Gianna Zou

• French – Josh Talkow

Visual Art - The Visual Arts awards are given to the seniors who have distinguished themselves with outstanding technique and skill in their craft, find joy and demonstrates determination in art making, and have stayed true to their individual style and voice: Sophia Eichmann, Logan Furlonge

Anthony Cuneo – The Anthony Cuneo Award is named for Tony Cuneo, Drawing, Painting, and Photography teacher at MKA from 1988 - 2018. Talented in a variety of disciplines, Tony’s sense of humor, high intellect, knowledge of and devotion to the visual arts and its pedagogy informed all of his work, whether it was in paint, through a lens, or as a mentor to the thousands of students he taught at MKA. The Anthony Cuneo Award is awarded to a senior who has demonstrated a sustained curiosity in, commitment to, and love for the arts in at least two disciplines: Cooper Critchley

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

– The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award® was inaugurated in 1974 with the consent of his widow shortly after this great jazz artist died in 1971. It honors the outstanding jazz musician at each high school: Rafi Aronson

John Philip Sousa Band Award

– Introduced in 1955 to honor the top student in the high school band, the John Philip Sousa Band Award® recognizes superior musicianship and outstanding dedication. It was created with the approval of Helen Sousa Albert and Priscilla Sousa, daughters of the famous

composer and bandmaster: Oliver Chang

Dance – The Dance Award is given to a senior who has shown tremendous growth in technique and artistic expression, as well as demonstrated leadership qualities for the overall program through consistent dedication and professionalism:

Arianna Oladapo

Vocal – The Vocal Music Award is given to a senior(s) who has distinguished themselves with outstanding technique, skill, musical aptitude, and expression. This student demonstrates determination and exemplary work in ensemble and/or solo singing:

Warren Roth

Marilyn Faden Awards for Excellence in the Theatre Arts – Presented to students who have a true love of theatre:

• Musical Theater Award –Madelyn Quart

• Deetjen Award for Drama – Taylor Powell

• Technical Theater Award–Mona Marshall

SCHOLAR AWARDS

Mary K. Waring Scholars –Students who make the High Honor Roll (no grade below an A-) in both semesters of a given school year: Laura Altirs, Alanna Clayton, Rebecca Herrick, Julian Hough, Nate Johnson, Ava Kopelan, Carolina Lucas, Julia Narucki, Morgan Riley, Aidan Szilagyi, Isaac Wise

Avery Barras Distinguished Scholar – Students who make the High Honor Roll in both semesters of a given school year, and who earn all A’s: Michael Cai, Remy Ronen, Caroline Murphy, Lucy Wexler

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARDS

Presidential Service Awards

– A government premier volunteer awards program that encourages citizens, through presidential recognition, to live a life of service. Awards are based on hours of engagement. A Bronze Award to students who perform 100-174 hours; a Silver to students who perform 175249 hours; and finally, a Gold Award to students who perform over 250 hours of community engagement. The following students were recognized for their Community Engagement hours:

Gold – Elliott Baratta, Maddie Wheeler

Senior Community Engagement Award –

Awarded to the student or students who have demonstrated a commitment to developing a deeper understanding of the needs and perspectives in the community in order to make a positive difference: Elliott Baratta

MILITARY ACADEMY COMMISSIONING

Military Academy Commissioning – Students attending a United States military academy are presented with their official academy appointment by a representative of the institution.

Remy Ronen (USMA)

ATHLETICS AWARDS

Yogi Berra Museum’s “Best Teammate Award” – Given to that MKA team member who represents the very best of what being a teammate is all about: Sophia Eichmann (Field Hockey, Lacrosse)

Essex County ScholarAthlete Award Recipients

– Each year the Essex County Athletic Directors’ Association selects a male and female recipient from each school in Essex County in recognition of their achievements in the classroom and within Essex County athletics: Bella Douglas (Soccer), Omar Martinez (Soccer)

NJSIAA Scholar-Athlete Award Recipient – Given to that student athlete who has maintained no less than a 3.0 GPA, has exhibited outstanding school and community citizenship, and has exhibited excellence in his or her chosen sport throughout their career: Aidan Szilagyi (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Track and Field)

Spring Captain’s Prize –Awarded each season to the team captain who best exemplifies the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and fair play: Alex Berra (Softball)

Klein Award – The MKA “Klein Awards” are given in memory of Dr. William Klein, eminent physical sports enthusiast and grandfather of two graduates of Montclair Academy. The Klein Awards recognize one male and female student

athlete in each grade who exemplify, within the current school year, excellence in athletics and character and achieve a creditable record in academics. Award winners must demonstrate dedication to their studies and a positive and respectful attitude towards their teachers, coaches, and peers: Rebecca Herrick (Cross Country, Indoor Track, Track and Field), Isaac Wise (Basketball)

MKA Varsity Awards – The MKA Varsity Award recognizes senior athletes for their dedication, success, and achievement throughout the course of their MKA athletic careers. The MKA Varsity Award is given in recognition to those senior athletes who have received 10 or more varsity letters throughout their MKA athletic careers: Lindsay Driever (Soccer, Cross Country, Swimming, Lacrosse), Rebecca Herrick (Soccer, Cross Country, Indoor Track, Track and Field)

Al Staph Award – Presented to a senior who has overcome a physical handicap or serious injury in order to contribute to the success of athletics at Montclair Kimberley Academy: Cameron Lienhardt (Field Hockey, Lacrosse)

MKA JUNIORS SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS STATE PROGRAMS

MKA is proud to announce that three extraordinary students were very busy extending their academic experience and interests over the summer. Each student was nominated by MKA and accepted to highly selective programs in New Jersey. These programs are fully funded and highly competitive. These students, now seniors, are the ultimate examples of those who are stretching themselves with the support of the school into these programs that exist outside of MKA.

Ellis Fertig was selected to participate in this summer's Governor’s School of New Jersey Program in the Sciences (GSNJS), a three-week residential program where students are immersed in intense college-level research. This prestigious and highly selective program provides “exposure to a range of scientific topics and scientists. The subject of career exploration and choice is woven throughout the program, and the second objective is to introduce scientific research to the scholars via hands-on research experience in a student’s area of interest. Resources from New Jersey’s industrial, governmental, and academic science establishments are used.”

Cyrus Rosenberg was selected to participate in the Governor's School of Engineering & Technology hosted by the Rutgers University School of Engineering. This program brings together some of New Jersey's most talented and motivated high school students for four weeks in the summer to pursue their interests in “engineering disciplines.” During their time on the Rutgers campus, students take classes and create a unique research project that they complete utilizing resources both on and off the Rutgers campus. Students then present their work in a culminating research symposium.

Elias Solomon was selected for this summer's New Jersey Scholars Program held at the Lawrenceville School. Students who participate in the interdisciplinary college-level fiveweek summer program, expand their intellectual abilities by considering a topic in light of the question, “How does one live in a world where the only constant is change?” The mission of the New Jersey Scholars Program is “To provide New Jersey’s rising high school seniors of extraordinary demonstrated academic potential with a free, ungraded, diverse, inclusive, and residential interdisciplinary learning environment that sharpens critical thinking, writing, and research skills, stimulates a desire for lifelong learning, and fosters lasting interpersonal connections.”

MKA

lifers

MKA Lifers celebrated their incredible connection to the school.

The annual ceremony celebrating MKA’s graduating “Lifers” was held at Upper School in the Johnson Family Academic Center. Each of the 20 students from the Class of 2023 who have attended MKA since they were in Pre-K, Kindergarten, or first grade received an MKA blanket as well as a photo frame that contained a photo from their first year of school alongside their senior portrait. Advisors, teachers, administrators, parents, and students enjoyed recognizing and honoring this special MKA milestone.

Speaking at the event, MKA Board Member and parent Tina Jordan shared memories that only students who attended MKA for their entire school life would know. She concluded, “Remember to be kind. Be respectful. Embrace change. And have a compassionate and forgiving heart. And please bear in mind one of the key components of the MKA mission: “Integrity,” which is doing the right thing when no one else is watching. …You’ve made our community a better place, and I look forward to seeing you back at MKA for many years to come.”

Seated: Remy Ronen, Caroline Murphy, Morgan Riley, Laura Altirs, Caitlyn Jeffrey, Lucy Wexler

2nd row: Iliana Weisberg, Gianna Zou, Ava Amar, Rebecca Herrick, Ava Kopelan

3rd row: Frankie Bexon Reid, Aidan Szilagyi, Julia Narucki, Logan Furlonge, Anya Singh, Trent Bednar, Oliver Chang

Missing: Michael Cai, Julian Hough, Carolina Lucas

MKA Cum Laude

Twenty-one seniors from the MKA Class of 2023 were inducted into the Cum Laude Society. Established in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is modeled on the Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate National Honor Society and recognizes the scholastic achievement of secondary school students. It is the highest academic honor bestowed on members of the graduating class. The Cum Laude selection process relies both on a record of academic excellence and on nominations from the academic departments that reflect the character of students’ engagement with teaching and learning.

Speaking at the evening event, alumnus and Cum Laude Society member Nick Pai ’13 delivered a funny and inspiring speech to the inductees and their families as well as MKA administrators and faculty members. While acknowledging all the successes that led the students to Cum Laude recognition, Nick encouraged them to try new things (even trying to grow a pineapple in a closet) and never be afraid to fail. In his closing, Nick summed up his speech by sharing the following advice and steps: “You can be whoever you want to be. In order to figure out what you want to be, first figure out what you like and dislike. To do that, try a lot of things and talk to a lot of people. Once you decide who you want to be, you just need to put in the time, make incremental improvement, and not give up. Fortunately, you have a lot of time ahead of you. You are time rich and experience poor.”

Cum Laude President and Director of the College Counseling Office Louise Maxwell described the students who would be graduating Cum Laude, or “with praise.” She said, “The students being inducted today have shown an interest in the pursuit of knowledge. They don’t give up when they are challenged; they seek creative solutions to problems; they don’t take shortcuts; and they rarely complain about hard work or whine when they fall short. They work well independently; they are effective self advocates; they help one another; and they have a sense of personal satisfaction when they succeed.” While each student has their own strengths and interests, collectively they have demonstrated the highest of commitments to their academic experience at MKA. Congratulations!

MKA’S MIDDLE SCHOOL CELEBRATES

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GRADE CLOSING EXERCISES

The Eighth Grade Closing Exercises were held in Logan Auditorium on Friday, June 9. Proud parents and family members joined with the MKA faculty, administration, and Trustees to reflect on the students’ time at the Middle School. Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge recognized the families, school leadership, class advisors, and teachers who were so integral to the success of the eighth graders, and he exhorted the students to “learn and live with integrity, a core value of our school’s mission.”

Student leaders noted the significant milestone of leaving Middle School behind. Layla Lynch, Student Government President,

shared her optimism when she said, “What I think is the most exciting part is that the future is not a fixed destination that has already been determined but rather a journey that we will create together through our choices, actions, and dreams.” Student Government Vice President Alex Scuorzo squeezed 10 years of memories into a six-minute speech, and in so doing, made the group laugh and maybe cry. He definitely touched upon the special times the students shared as they learned and grew through such important years.

In closing the ceremony, Head of Middle School Dr. Carlaina Bell said to the students, “You are ready for high school. You are ready for new challenges and ready to make choices that will challenge your courage. You are ready to learn new material in new ways and ready to contribute to a new campus or school because you have already accomplished that and more at the Middle School.” Congratulations to the Eighth Grade Class of 2023!

“The future is not a fixed destination that has already been determined but rather a journey that we create together.” Layla Lynch ’27

MKA CELEBRATES THIRD GRADE CLOSING EXERCISES

MKA’s Third Grade Closing Exercises were held at the Primary School on Friday, June 9. Head of Primary School Yungjin Oh welcomed the teachers, families, Trustees, Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge, and the future fourth graders. During the ceremony, songs were sung, certificates were awarded, and the accomplishments of this wonderful group of students were joyfully celebrated.

In his speech, Mr. Oh described his own personal journey of learning the popular playground game, Gaga, over the course of the year. Overcoming and celebrating the challenges, mistakes, and joys inherent in learning anything new, he said, are skills emphasized at the Primary School and important for life beyond MKA. He shared, “There is never one straight path to the finish line. Adaptability, flexibility, and a growth mindset is needed not just to succeed at the Primary School but also as an adult.”

Mr. Furlonge encouraged the third graders to share their appreciation for the Primary School teachers, their families, and fellow students themselves. He recognized how much the students had grown in the classroom, in the arts, and on the fields. As they move on from Primary School, Mr. Furlonge said, “If you are brave enough to make a mark – or to try something new or to say hi to a new person or to try to solve that challenging puzzle – you have created the chance to see what else is possible.”

Congratulations to the students, and we hope they embrace all the possibilities as they move on to the next stage in their education!

ALUMNI NEWS

Dear MKA Community Members,

It is my honor to be at the helm of the MKA Alumni Association for another year as we enter the 2023-2024 school year. I am excited about all that is to come this year and look forward to seeing many of you. Last year, we had a record breaking number of alumni attend the various events held throughout the country and back on campus. I am so happy to see all of you who are engaging with the school in a variety of new and exciting ways. In the past year, we had more students were offered alumni internships than ever before, and hundreds of networking connections were made between alumni. These are true testaments to the strength of this amazing MKA Alumni community.

As always we are looking to expand the Alumni Council, and now due to virtual meetings, we are able to include those that live anywhere in the world. If you are interested in learning more, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

There are plenty of ways to get more involved:

• Cougar Convos: If you want to be interviewed and share information about your business (great networking and advertising!), tell us what you’ve been up to, and give advice to others, let us know! To learn more visit @MKAAlumni on Instagram.

• Provide an internship to either current students (think May Term - MKA’s capstone senior project) or young alumni. If you are interested in providing an internship opportunity, please let us know. Even being a mentor to younger alums as they navigate their careers helps them so much!

• Come back to campus (in person or virtually)! If you are interested in being a guest speaker to the students in their classes, clubs, or during a panel discussion, please let us know. The students would love to hear from you.

Thank you to everyone who voted for the Founder’s Cup Award this past year. Our winner, Middle School English teacher Ruth Miller, is the ultimate example of MKA’s commitment to fostering Faculty excellence. Voting for the Young Alumni Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award is underway, and we’d love to hear from you: www.mka.org/alumni/awards

I love MKA first and foremost for the friendships it has given me. Know that I am here to listen and help out in any way that I can, so don’t hesitate to reach out.

All my best,

Caitlin DiRuggiero ’06, President, Alumni Council

2023-2024 MKA ALUMNI COUNCIL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Caitlin Di Ruggiero ’06

President/Treasurer

Stuart Harwood ’07

Executive VP

Stephen Bezer ’11

Senior VP

Lhenée McKoy ’05

Secretary

COUNCIL

Devin Bukowczyk ‘05

Seth Bynum ‘11

Kelly Byrne ‘08

Jenna Clancey ‘03

Geoffrey Close ‘71

Jeffrey Festa ‘06

Frank Godlewski ‘76

Cara Landolfi ‘05

Dominic Leone ‘12

Angela McCaffrey ‘06

Chadd Mukete ‘11

Samora Noguera ‘02

John Snow ‘11

Macaya Douoguih

HEAD OF CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT ANDAFFAIRSMEDICAL AT JANSEN

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

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is an honor and a privilege to have been selected for this award alongside many incredibly talented alumni.”

Macaya Douoguih, M.D., M.P.H.,’90 is the Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in Janssen Vaccines and Prevention, a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Macaya heads a team of physicians and scientists that lead the clinical development of a portfolio of viral and bacterial vaccine programs.

During her time at J&J, she has served in various medical leadership roles on multiple viral vectored vaccine development programs focused on TB, Malaria, RSV, Zika, and Ebola, as well as therapeutic influenza monoclonal antibody programs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Macaya served as a key leader in the company’s development of their COVID-19 vaccine candidate, overseeing a robust and multi-national trial program executed during the height of an international public health crisis while also serving as spokesperson for Janssen with health authorities, government bodies, and other partners and organizations throughout the process. During this time, Macaya championed the importance of diversity in clinical trials, elevating the causes of health equity and inclusivity in medical research and development.

Prior to J&J, Macaya led TB vaccine development at Aeras. She worked as a medical officer at the National Institutes of Health, involved in clinical and epidemiologic research focused on therapeutic interventions for infectious diseases such as HIV, Malaria, and TB as well as perinatal health in low-income settings. She also has also worked for the Pan American Health Organization in the Expanded Programme on Immunization in South America.

Macaya is a medical doctor with a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin and board certifications in Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine; she also obtained a masters in public health (M.P.H.) from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD. Macaya was recently named Fierce Pharma’s 2021 Fiercest Women in Life Sciences, and she is a recipient of the 2021 Thomas Edison Patent Award for her incredible contributions to vaccine development.

In what ways did your MKA experience prepare you for the path your life has taken?

MKA fostered a culture of high achievement and provided excellent teachers, strong science and math courses, as well as competitive athletics, which prepared me well for college and medical school. The importance of research and critical thinking was also emphasized.

Why did you choose your profession?

I decided that I wanted to be a physician when I was about 10 years old. I was very much influenced by visits to Africa as a child, where I saw the impact that infectious diseases could have on people’s lives. During my medical training, I grew interested in tropical diseases. This interest led me to clinical research in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, where I became aware of the importance of prevention. Career-wise, I wanted to have the most impact on unmet medical needs, so I was led to vaccine development. Vaccines are one of the most costeffective means to prevent disease and death.

What is your proudest achievement?

Developing the COVID vaccine. Achieving emergency use authorization only 13 months after the SARS-CoV-2 viral sequence became available was unprecedented, and I was honored to have been part of this effort. We made history and had a substantial impact on lives.

What might you say was the biggest challenge that you faced in your career?

I’m not sure that I’ve faced it yet. There will always be setbacks and failures, especially in the field that I am in. You learn from them, and you grow. Given my relatively unconventional path to my current work, it wasn’t always clear what my next professional step would be, and there were very few if any colleagues or mentors who could advise me based on my varied interests. That was challenging. Keeping an open mind enabled me to identify avenues I wouldn’t have immediately considered.

What are the most challenging aspects of your work? The most rewarding?

The most challenging aspect is having to make decisions that may affect some people adversely even if they are beneficial overall. What I find most rewarding is having the opportunity to work with very bright, talented, hard-working, innovative people every day.

What advice would you give today’s graduates who might be interested in a similar career?

Do what you're passionate about. I think people find their direction when they're involved in something that they absolutely love. And so, identifying that passion will then be the compass. It’s also important to intern and expose yourself to as much as possible in medicine and research during undergrad, medical school, and residency. It provides perspective and helps to hone in on where your interests lie.

Kassie Dantzler Press

“I am grateful for the education I received at MKA and am honored to receive this award and to stay connected to the MKA community over so many years. I am excited to see many future generations of MKA students lean into the education they receive around service and character and find ways to use their skills, resources, and interests to positively impact the world.”

DEVELOPED MALARIA REASERCH STUDIES IN MALAWIUGANDAAND

YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD EST. 2018

Since graduating from MKA in 2006, Kassie Dantzler Press, PhD ’06 studied evolutionary biology at Yale, spent a year leading HIV education programs in India, researched malaria immunology for her PhD at Harvard and postdoc at Stanford, developed malaria research studies in Malawi and Uganda, and

mentored scientists in the US and in Uganda. Her current work centers on understanding mechanisms driving incomplete natural immunity to malaria with the hope of influencing the development of novel vaccines. She and her husband Dave had their first child in April.

In what ways did your MKA experience prepare you for the path your life has taken?

For both ninth grade chemistry and tenth grade biology at MKA, I took a research-oriented version of the class that enabled us to develop our own research topic and hypothesis and then perform our experiments and present the results. The opportunity to identify a scientific question that was interesting to me and to go through the scientific process somewhat independently stirred my interest in pursuing a scientific career. My biology project involved using saltwater tanks with coral and starfish to test the impact of global warming on coral habitats, which is an experience my family and I still think of fondly! I dedicated my PhD thesis to Dr. Marty Fossett and Mrs. Leigh Vanderklein, two MKA teachers who inspired me in this area and who both unfortunately passed away too young. In high school I was also struggling to reconcile evolutionary biology with my Christian faith, and I remember debating these topics with Mrs. Vanderklein - her engagement with me helped me both to love evolutionary biology (this became my major in college) and to eventually integrate my faith - something that is still important to me.

Outside of science, I was grateful that MKA taught me to become a strong writer, supported me in summer community service trips, and introduced me to several friends who I am still close with today!

Why did you choose your profession?

I always loved learning about the world through biology, and in high school and college, I became increasingly interested in reducing inequities in public health. Infectious disease research felt like a good way to combine these two passions. The more I research malaria, the more I become fascinated by the many gaps in our scientific knowledge of the malaria parasite, and the more I become convinced of the need for new malaria therapeutics. This is something I can see myself continuing for a long time.

What is your proudest achievement thus far in your career?

One of my proudest achievements was persisting through numerous challenges in my PhD project. My PhD project was focused on investigating a type of immune response that others in my field didn't believe existed, so I initially received a lot of skeptical - and even hostile - feedback. It took me a long time to troubleshoot the experimental techniques I was using and despite a lot of support from my boss and my team, I often felt like I needed to figure out everything on my own. By the time I finished, those who had given me negative feedback came to see the data supporting the immune response, which made all the hard work feel worth it.

What might you say was the biggest challenge that you faced in your career?

One big challenge was needing to completely pivot research direction at the beginning of the pandemic when we needed to research COVID-19 in order to be on campus. My boss started a COVID-19 clinical trial, and our whole team became on a schedule processing the samples at all hours of the day. Previously, I had been in charge of my own schedule, and my days consisted of a mix of activities, but during the clinical trial, my days became consumed by very detailed protocols and safety requirements. This on top of all the changes to personal life early on in the pandemic felt like an abrupt and challenging transition.

What are the most challenging aspects of your work?

The most rewarding?

Day-to-day, I spend a lot of time repeating experiments with small modifications, which can often feel monotonous, and it can be hard to stay motivated. Balancing my time across experiments, data analysis, grant writing, teaching/mentoring, and writing manuscripts is also challenging. The most rewarding aspects are the opportunity to grow friendships and collaborations with people around the world, and the success of younger scientists whom I have mentored (particularly among my collaborators in Uganda!).

What advice would you give today’s graduates who might be interested in a similar career?

1) Be open - you may surprise yourself with the types of scientific questions or techniques you become interested in. If you have an opportunity to intern in a lab, this can be a great way to get an idea of whether you even enjoy the lab environment.

2) Look for points of integration - as you become more specialized, it becomes harder and harder to regularly stay in conversation with people with different perspectives. However, there is so much value to being reminded of the bigger picture if you are focused on more small-scale questions or to involving diverse skill sets in a project.

3) Seek out mutually supportive relationships - I think that good mentors and collaborators are often more important than the scientific questions, and especially early on, a good mentor can make or break your research experience. Relationships with collaborators can sometimes become unbalanced, as if one side is providing more than the other, but the work tends to be more productive if the value provided by both sides is understood and affirmed.

Congratulations to Middle School English teacher Ruth Miller who was named the recipient of the 2023 Founders’ Cup for Teaching Excellence. The Founders’ Cup Award, established in 1993, recognizes MKA’s strong tradition of teaching excellence dating back to 1887. The award is presented to an outstanding faculty member representative of the best qualities of teaching at MKA, inside and outside of the classroom, including coaching and mentoring. The Alumni Association welcomes nominations for the Founders’ Cup Award from all members of the MKA family, including current students, parents, alumni, administration, and faculty.

Ruth has been teaching English at MKA since 2001. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Trinity College and an M.A. in English and an M. Litt from Middlebury College. Ruth believes in the power of literature and nature; she loves reading, swimming, and long walks. She has hiked the first 320 miles of the South West Coast Path in England and plans to complete the 630mile path over the next few summers. Ruth is also a playwright, having written both full-length and shorter plays. Her short play, "Shakespearean Woman's Holding Pen," earned the Playwright's Award at the 2012 New York 15-Minute Play Festival, and her oneact play, "Things That Break," was a winner of the 2016 Nor'Eastern Showcase at the Vermont Actors' Repertory Theater.

After receiving the award from Alumni Council Vice President Stuart Harwood ’07 at MKA’s end-of-school meeting, Ruth shared how humbled she felt and especially noted her late father’s influence as a teacher on her own career. She thanked her colleagues, students, and family. Her mother Evelyn and sister Catherine surprised her at the event, while her daughter, Emma ’15, joined via FaceTime.

Students, parents, alumni, and colleagues sent in exuberant nominations for Ruth, praising her for the exemplary teacher, colleague, mentor, and friend that she is. Most notable were how many alumni said their lives were impacted by Ruth and that they still keep in touch long after being in her classroom. Here are a few of the nominations:

Ruth cares–deeply–about students and their learning, colleagues, and MKA. She has devoted her heart and soul to teaching and is truly dedicated to developing connections with students and helping them to connect to the material being taught. We could not ask for a better colleague, mentor, teacher, or learner–or a better candidate for the Founders’ Cup Award.

Ruth embodies the best qualities of MKA. She represents what an amazing teacher should be. I will be forever lucky to have had her as a mentor and advisor.

MKA stands for Knowledge, Vision, and Integrity. Ruth’s teachings taught me so much and helped me to actually enjoy subjects I had trouble with and was diagnosed with learning issues in. Her vast knowledge was very inspiring for me and got through to me. She worked with me to find the tools to get over my learning differences, tools I still use to this day.

When I first considered teaching at MKA fifteen years ago, Ruth was one of the first people I met in the interview process. After spending ten minutes with this person talking about MKA, I couldn't imagine working or sending my children to school anywhere else.

Ruth goes above and beyond for these kids both in and outside of school. Her love of educating, caring for, and developing children (a daunting task for anyone!) is wildly apparent. Ruth’s enthusiasm is contagious, and my children are lucky to learn from this teacher.

Ruth was one of my first at MKA, as a student who transferred there was a bit of a learning curve, as one would expect. Ruth had the patience to help me identify areas of weakness and worked with me to reinforce them so that it would not hold me back as I navigated my new academic environment. One would have thought she was tenured at this time given the level of skill she applied to this work in progress, but turns out it was in fact her first year.

We are so proud of Ruth for her well-deserved recognition!

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO MRS. FORBES!

Events

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD!

Reunion Weekend welcomed back hundreds of alumni to Montclair to celebrate classes ending in ’3 and ’8. It was a weekend filled with much laughter and love!

The BANI reception hosted by Paige Cottingham Streater ’79 at Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge’s home welcomed MKA’s first Black Alumna Dorothy Davis ’71. There were many connections made and an introduction of MKA’s Assistant Head of School for Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Paris McLean.

Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge welcomed alumni to “cheers” with beers from around the world at his home on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon to culminate the weekend.

The Golden Circle Dinner celebrating the TKS and MA classes of 1973 held at 18 Label Studio was certainly a memorable one. With a plethora of archives and slideshows, memories abounded of former students' times at our founding schools.

The Carmen Marnell Memorial Service held at the Upper School’s Academic Center welcomed alumni from near and far to honor and pay tribute to the beloved member of MA and MKA who inspired the lives of so many students. The ceremony led by George Hrab left not a dry eye in the house.

The All-Class Reunion held at 18 Label was a night to be remembered with LOTS of dancing, photos, great food, and fun.

SENIORS CELEBRATE THEIR 100 DAYS TO GRADUATION

Seniors were treated to a “100 Days to Graduation Celebration” by the Alumni Engagement Office to celebrate the day that marked 100 days until they become alumni. Students learned about the amazing community of alumni they are about to become a part of after they graduate and how the alumni office works to keep them connected to the school and to each other. After breakfast, an alumni panel discussion moderated by seniors Ava Amar, Cameron Lienhardt, and Rayshaun Nolan and featuring Casey Breslow-Glugeth ’03, Andrew Kyrejko ‘05, Francesca Bacardi ‘08, Kelly Byrne ‘08, Seth Bynum ‘11, Kyle Duca ‘11, Alexandra Fotinopoulos ‘13, and Abe Abukwaik ‘15 was held in an effort for the seniors to learn about life after MKA.

VISIT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. David Flocco traveled to Washington DC to catch up with six incredible alumni who currently attend American University, Georgetown University, and George Washington University. Attendees included Casey Rae Borella ’19, Chyna Brodie ’19, Dylan Hall ’19, Naren Rajani ’20, Katherine Hipp ’21, and Jake Waldman ’21

WELLNESS WEEK

Alumni Alix Talkow ’18, Kerri McGuire ’18, John Bainey ’17, and Ahmed Abukwaik ’18 came back to MKA during Wellness Week to speak to the entire Upper School Student body about their college experiences and transition from MKA. The panel discussion touched upon mental health, life as a student-athlete, social experiences, and school/life balance.

HEMMETER HISTORY LECTURE SERIES

Carina Wong ’11 visited MKA and sat down with Upper School History Teacher David Hessler for an engaging and thoughtful conversation as a part of the Hemmeter History Lecture Series. Carina is an accomplished Emmy Award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She has worked as a producer and camera operator for a variety of short and feature-length documentaries for HBO, Hulu, Vice News, the New York Times, National Geographic, and more.

AND SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES

ALUMNI BACK ON CAMPUS

“To get a chance to be in a theater again creating something that will make people laugh for an evening of their lives with so many of the ones I waved goodbye to with a tear in my eye? Well, that is just a gift I cannot even explain.”

Nicole Hoppe

ALUMNI IN THE ARTS

production

Over the course of three days in June, a group of 17 MKA Alumni came back to the Upper School to perform the first-ever alumni production You Can’t Take It With You .

Tickets for the show sold out almost immediately, bringing many alumni and families back to Montclair. Laughter abounded in Deetjen theater as the actors took the stage like they had never left it. A huge thank you to the extraordinary Nicole Hoppe who directed and produced the play, as well as cast members Robert Gelberg ’10, Sarah Cuneo ’11, Kristina Bylancik ’15, Ross Turkington ’16, Will Higgins ’17, Elizabeth Kallay ’18, Katie Kunka ’18, Rob D’Alessandro ’19, Jaycee Brill ’20, Hayley Cirenza ’20, Jamen Meistrich ’20, Emily Sasfai ’20, Jonah Barbin ’21, Alex Glotzer ’21, Brennan Columbia-Walsh ’22 , and Maddie Quart ’23, and crew members Tim Tse ’13, Mark Apinis ’19, Regan Sandoval ’21, and Ava Levinson ’22

Prior to the play, the official unveiling of the school’s Alumni in the Arts Alcove took place in the Weiss Gallery. Several years ago, Upper School Fine and Performing Arts teachers Nicole Hoppe and the late Tony Cuneo were discussing how many successful

artists have graduated from MKA. Tony had the great idea to renovate the alcove in the Arts Wing to showcase all of our extraordinary alumni in the Arts and the amazing art work they are doing all over the world.

We were thrilled to unveil this exciting initiative celebrating: Elizabeth Glaeser-Jones ’53, Michael J. Pollard ’57, Michael Yamashita ’67, Polly Smith ’67, Frank LaRocca ’69, Grant “Whip” Hubley ’75, Barry Centanni ’77, Michael Platt ’77, Stacy Cochran ’77, Gwendolyn Boevé Jones ’79, Rohina Gandhi-Hoffman ’86, Negar Ahkami ’88, George Hrab Jr. ’89, Doreen Oliver ’92, Damien Vena ’93, Jeremy Selenfriend ’96, Ruben Atlas ’97, Kristen Connolly ’98, Dan Blake ’99, Lauren Hooper-Rogers ’00, Kerry Bishe ’02, Danny Monico ’03, Will Connolly ’03, Brandon Uranowitz ’04, Jake Weary ’08, Michelle Uranowitz ’08, Melissa Schlobohm ’08, Nadia Brown ’12, Isaiah Thompson ’15, and Casey Garvin

INQUIRY TO INSIGHT

BRINGS YOU NEW ALUMNI PODCAST EPISODES

Breaking Barriers features MKA Alumni who have made history, reinvented their crafts, and are changing the world. Listen now: you’re sure to be inspired and learn something new from each conversation.

EPISODE 1

HOW WOMEN JOINED FORCES

(AND TW0 JOCKSTRAPS) TO MAKE HISTORY

LISA LINDAHL '67 & POLLY SMITH '67

EPISODE 2

HOW A SILICON VALLEY CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

STEWARDS A DISRUPTOR COMPANY TO SUCCESS

EVAN WITTENBERG '87

EPISODE 3

HOW A WORLD-RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER, INFLUENCER, AND FAR EAST EXPERT WILL NEVER STOP ADAPTING HIS ART

MIKE YAMASHITA '67

SEARCH FOR 'INQUIRY TO INSIGHT' ON SPOTIFY, OR SCAN HERE TO LISTEN

PARENT NEWS

Dear MKA Families,

I am honored to welcome our new families, as well as our returning families, to this school year. I hope you will join us in the many ways we support and enrich our school and community.

This past spring, PAMKA held its annual Spring Gala and Cougar Pride Day. In February, our Parenting Workshops Signature Event returned after a pause due to the pandemic. These are just some examples of our many programs and events. While our work is vast and varied, it shares one common purpose: bringing our community together. This year’s work would not have been possible without our many event chairs and committee members. I am humbled by their time and talent, along with their determination and grit, which make our programs and events truly successful. Thank you to all of our parent volunteers for investing in our community!

As we look to this school year, we are excited to bring back the Scholastic Book Fair and Parent Grade Socials this fall, along with many other events and programs. PAMKA’s ongoing success depends on the involvement and support of our families who make a meaningful and positive impact on our community. There are so many ways to get involved, whatever your schedule or interest. We’d love for you to join us this year.

Thank you in advance for your support. I wish you a great school year ahead.

Sincerely,

Alison Slone P’30 ’33 President, PAMKA

Alison Slone

President

Katie Cocco

Secretary

Priya Ballem

Finance Vice President

Sonia Vora

Communications Vice President

April Straten

Community Engagement Vice President

Nancy Wheeler

Volunteer Coordinator Vice President

Diana Nagrecha

Special Events Vice President

Moushumi Sanghavi

Primary School Campus Vice President

Monique French-Brown

Middle School Campus Vice President

Leigh Conforti

Upper School Campus Vice President

PAMKA BOARD OF OFFICERS

“While our work is vast and varied, it shares one common purpose: bringing our community together. ” Alison Slone

COUGAR Pride

Located on Van Brunt Field for the first time and under incredibly sunny skies, PAMKA was thrilled to host Cougar Pride Day on Saturday, May 6. With planning and organization expertly handled by co-chairs Elise Hubert and Lauren Fass, over 400 students, both current and new, attended the festivities along with parents, alumni, faculty, and staff and enjoyed a wonderful day of fun, food, and friends.

Students decked out in newly designed Cougar Pride Day t-shirts enjoyed inflatable rides, carnival games, tug of war, and relay races, and they even got to fly a drone! Several groups, including the Pep Band and the Eighth Grade Year Long Dance Class, put on great performances. Families were encouraged to donate food and personal care items as part of a community engagement initiative to benefit Toni’s Kitchen, and they responded. Thanks to our generous community, PAMKA was able to donate over 200 items!

Cougar Pride Day is one of the few occasions during the year that offers all three campuses the opportunity to come together and celebrate our school spirit.

PAMKA’S SPRING GALA SHINES A LIGHT ON FACULTY EXCELLENCE AT MKA

The Parents’ Association of Montclair Kimberley Academy (PAMKA) hosted their annual Spring Gala on Friday, April 14, at The Grove. The evening was a great success for the school and was filled with fun, community, and entertainment.

Thanks to the generosity of our community, over $250,000 was raised at this year’s Spring Gala. These proceeds will have a meaningful impact on MKA through such programs as the MKA Faculty Endowment, Campus Wish Lists, and Faculty Trust Grants. The evening’s Direct Appeal focused on the newly formed Faculty Excellence Fellowship, which was designed to recognize excellence in and commitment to teaching at MKA by providing significant financial awards to faculty who are pursuing their professional educational degrees.

Congratulations to Spring Gala Co-Chairs Jessica Freeman and Kate Vail, and the truly dedicated team of volunteers, who orchestrated this successful event. Around 400 members of the MKA community enjoyed a festive evening bidding on both silent and live auction items, raffle baskets, and the 50/50 raffle. Guests were treated to a special performance by MKA’s Upper School Jazz Band and enjoyed a meaningful tribute to former Board of Trustees President Kate Logan.

PAMKA CELEBRATES A SUCCESSFUL 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR

Members of MKA's Parents' Association (PAMKA) gathered to celebrate a very successful year of community building, engagement, and fundraising efforts.

Finishing up her first year as PAMKA President, Alison Slone thanked the PAMKA Board, members of the 2022-2023 Slate, parent volunteers, and the many members of MKA's faculty and staff for their steadfast efforts and ongoing support throughout the past year.

Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge shared an update on the state of the school and gave a heartfelt thanks to all PAMKA members for their hard work and dedication in everything they do for the MKA community.

PAMKA Finance VP Sybil Eng then spoke to the group to report on PAMKA's significant fundraising efforts that resulted in the organization being able to present $301,000 to the school. This gift represents a $150,000 donation to the Faculty Compensation Fund, $90,000 for the Faculty Excellence Fellowship, as well as donations to ongoing programs such as Faculty Trust Grants and Faculty Wish Lists.

FROM OUR TRUSTEES

As the 2022-2023 school year came to a resounding close with what can only be described as an unforgettable Commencement ceremony on Van Brunt Field, I am once again in awe of the remarkable students and faculty that we have at MKA.

The students (and now newly-crowned alumni) who lined up on the field on June 10 are all proof of the excellence we accept as the norm at MKA. This excellence is demonstrated in a myriad of ways through academics, athletics, and the arts. These students are ready to go out into the world and will stop at nothing until they have made it better. I want to thank our fearless leaders, our teachers, for all of the efforts they put into preparing these new graduates for the next stage of their journey.

It is with tremendous gratitude that I say farewell to six exceptional Trustees: James Bromley P’16 ’17 a Board member since 2012, Thomas Chung P’29 ’32 ’33 an Affiliate Board member since 2022, Cliff Finkle IV ’90 P’25 ’27 a Board member since 2014, Tracy Higgins P’19 ’21 a Board member since 2011 and Vice President from 2013-2015, Tina Jordan P’21 ’23 ’25 a Board member since 2020, and last but certainly not least, Kathleen Logan P’13 ’14 a Board member since 2008, Vice President from 2015-2016, and President from 2016-2022. I will be forever grateful for the leadership, support, wisdom, and guidance the Board received from these Trustees. These integral Board members have been exceptionally generous over the years with their time, talent, and treasure, and we are so appreciative of them.

I am excited to welcome Heather Benjamin P’32 ’34 and Dan Cesareo P’25 ’28 to the Board this year. Heather and her husband Vincent live in Montclair. Heather is a Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in their Trusts and Estates Department. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Pinkerton Foundation and Montclair Art Museum, as well as a member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Dan and his wife Cara also live in Montclair. Dan is the President and Founder of Big Fish Entertainment; an independent production company dedicated to creating reality, documentary, and format programming. I greatly look forward to working and collaborating with both of them. I also want to welcome Lauren Tabak Fass P’29 ’31, Brian Glatt P’33, Dennis Goldstein ’83, Karen Heath-Wade P’28 ’30, and Scott Rosenberg P’25 ’28 as Affiliate Trustees.

On behalf of the entire Board of Trustees, I want to wish all the students and faculty a wonderful 2023-2024 academic year. I look forward to witnessing all that everyone accomplishes, and I hope to see many parents, and my fellow alumni, at various events that are being held throughout the year.

Naveen Ballem, M.D., F.A.C.S. ’90 P’26 ’30

President, Board of Trustees

MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY 2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Naveen Ballem M.D., F.A.C.S ’90

President

Paige Cottingham-Streater ’79

Vice President

Luke Sarsfield, III ’91

Vice President

Jeffrey G. Szilagyi

Treasurer

Stephanie A. Salzman

Secretary

MEMBER TRUSTEES

Merrick G. Andlinger

Jennifer Barbetta

Anya Barrett ’89

Heather Benjamin

Dan Cesareo

Caitlin DiRuggiero ’06

Sybil Eng

Nigel D. Furlonge

Lauren Kaplan ’93

Robert J. Ruberton

Matthew Sherman

Alison Slone

Craig Solomon

Solomon Steplight ’93

Margaret Wager

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Aubin Ames ’54

John Garippa

Alice Hirsh

Michael V. Johnson

Kathleen Logan

Newton Schott

For more information about our Board of Trustees, please visit www.mka.org/about/board-of-trustees

WE ARE MKA

Walking the Walk and Talking the Talk: Stories of Extraordinary People and Why They Give

MKA CELEBRATES OUR COMMUNITY SCHOLARS

In May, over 100 people came together to celebrate MKA’s Community Scholars Program, the school’s longest-standing commitment to financial assistance. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the MKA community, this program adds diversity to the student body and makes an MKA education accessible to students with exceptional potential. Established in 1965, The Community Scholars Program has provided an incredible 90 scholarships to students who have left MKA and made their mark on the world. Each of the nine scholarships currently provided by the school covers the full cost of an MKA education and supports students who represent a racial or ethnic minority, show exceptional academic potential, embrace the values of the MKA community, and demonstrate full financial need.

At the evening’s event, Terry Kagiri ’23 shared reflections on her journey. She said, “If you had asked me four years ago why I was here, I'd probably say, ‘I don't know.’ I would say that I am not really sure, but there's definitely a reason. …But if you ask me today, I'd probably say, ‘I don't care. I'm here.’ And that's the fact of the matter. I'm here, and that's reason enough. Now, you might ask: ‘Okay, so what do you want?’ Well, I want to help people. That might sound a little vague, but it's what I want to do.” Terry’s spirit, honesty, and engagement with difficult and broad questions are hallmarks of an MKA education. On a night that celebrated the seniors in the Community Scholars program, we are so proud of the growth and contributions of each individual student and their families. Terry concluded, “As I end my senior year, I know what I want to do with my time on this planet. Even if I'm still figuring out the ‘why,’’ I haven't even started interrogating the ‘how’... I know ‘what.’ And I think that's a pretty good start.”

Doreen Oliver ’92 , a Community Scholar and current parent, also spoke at the event and provided her insight on the impact of an MKA education. As a student, she felt that while she may not have been ready to break completely out of her shell, strong faculty support as well as an environment that encouraged

inquiry and risk-taking set her up for success as she went on to Yale University and Stanford Business School. Now as a parent, she has first-hand experience that MKA remains an academically excellent school with a focus on building character. She left the group with the words, “So be kind and candid and bold, be audacious, and create the community that you experience here. And if it’s not the community here that you feel like maybe I’ve experienced, then you can make it. And I’m sure there will be teachers and faculty to help you through that.”

MKA Heritage Society

Learn more about the benefits of MKA's planned giving opportunities at mka.org/plannedgiving

Contact Chris Kenrick, Associate Director of Philanthropy, at ckenrick@mka.org or 973-509-7933

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF HISTORY BY LEAVING A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE

In honor of their 50th reunion, classmates from Montclair Academy Class of 1973 came together to raise more than $90,000 for the school.

At a time of change in the early 1970s, the school culture at Montclair Academy (MA) was one of leadership, where the high expectations for success on the part of the faculty and the students themselves contributed to a highly competitive but not negative environment. Whether students were more focused on the classroom or on the fields and courts, the Class of 1973 had a sense of unity, friendship, and togetherness that Tom Galligan acknowledged was unique. Much of the leadership can be attributed to the excellent caliber of faculty members and their genuine concern and individual teaching style. Tom continued, “It was a crazy time. And while we talked about all our togetherness, and everything, especially before we were seniors, there were protests, a sort of passive resistance. And [teachers such as] Mr. Anderson really kept an even hand.” Tom Murphy added, “I think my life was equally shaped by excellent teachers who seemed to care and fellow students who did the same. In addition, our class was maybe less staid than others, yet, by and large, the faculty allowed us to enjoy that.” Faculty excellence is evident in the mastery of teachers who made their subjects come alive and also in their dedication to shaping the lives of so many young men. Remembered fondly as excellent teachers and role models are Mr. Anderson, Mr. Stackpole, Mr. Nazarian, Mr. Marnell, Mr. Adair, and Mr. Hemmeter, among many others. Significantly, George Hrab was a fun-loving and steady influence as a teacher and coach, who remains closely connected to the class today and was an honored guest at Reunion Weekend events.

Any reunion is a special opportunity to gather and renew acquaintances, celebrate the years together, and learn about the current school community, but a 50th Reunion is a momentous milestone. With this in mind, the founding members of the Reunion Committee felt it was important to connect with as many classmates as possible to create a sense of excitement and engagement even before members of the class returned to Montclair. The group agreed that Dean’s contagious love for the school and dogged determination to include everyone played a significant role in bringing the class together. Dean said, “We created an environment where everybody's going to have smiles on their face from the minute they showed up at Tierney's to when we got on planes on Sunday. You can't expect to fail when you have that kind of model.” Peter spoke of the “great chemistry” the class had at MA, but in the last year, the group was encouraged to share memories and stories about their time together at Montclair Academy and their lives since leaving campus. In fact, it soon became clear that many of their classmates had gone on to lead incredibly successful careers and become influential leaders in their industry; clearly, MA set a solid foundation from which these students could draw. Peter continued, “The leadership, and the stuff that happened beforehand, just reinvigorated the stories, and the things that came out were very compelling and drove us to really remember how special [MA] was.” Tom Murphy said, “Reunion Weekend was fantastic. Seeing all those old classmates, who were now old friends, was special.

Being at MKA itself was great as well. However, I have to give my highest praise to Dean and Tom Galligan, especially Dean. The program of events and the fun I had at them was far above expectations.” Reunion Weekend was well organized and well attended, but the connection they sparked beforehand created an environment where the members of the class were willing to commit and impact the school in a big way.

The class gift, and the realization that the members of the Class of 1973 could and wanted to make a significant contribution to the STEM program at MKA, was “a show of affection and respect for one another and the school,” shared Tom Galligan. And yet, everyone agreed that the most important factor in the show of unity and in giving back to the school is the goal of reaching 100% participation by the members of the class. Tom Murphy continued, “I feel like I heard that a lot, in terms of putting your name on something, making your mark, and having that be a legacy…that really, from the very start, was always the goal.” Head of School Nigel D. Furlonge noted the incredible example set by the Class of 1973 and said, “We look forward to seeing other classes follow in their footsteps and take the opportunity to celebrate reunions and come together as a class, and even make a significant impact on school initiatives. It is impossible to understate the importance of alumni in our community and the role they play in maintaining excellence at MKA.”

We are heartbroken to share that as this issue was going to print, J. Dean Paolucci ’73 passed away on September 4. Dean was an integral member of the Montclair Academy/MKA community as a student, parent to Dana ’09 and Dean ’12, Board of Trustees member, and Alumni Council President. A larger tribute to Dean's extraordinary life will be included in the spring 2024 issue of the Review magazine. Our sympathies go out to Dean's family and friends.

A conversation with 1973 Reunion Committee: Dean Paolucci, Peter Redpath, Tom Galligan, and Tom Murphy

“It was a visceral experience, seeing those classrooms again and looking down on that field, all of which played such a big role in such a formative period of our lives. Reconnecting with classmates was surprisingly seamless... almost like we had just passed each other in the hallway.” Bill Breen ’73

Standing left to right: Peter Rives, Tom Galligan, Yancy Thompson, Steve Beckelman, Peter Redpath, Tom Murphy, Bob August, Jim Crooks, Jeff Carrie, George Hrab, Zach Richardson, Tom Wood, Bob Nagel

Seated left to right: Tim Taylor, Gary Caille, Malcolm O'Hara, David Brandley, Greg Lackey, Jeff Kindler, Dean Paolucci

Not pictured: Bill Breen

CLASS NOTES

CLASS CONNECTIONS A FAMILY STORY

Dorothy Davis ’71 was the first African American and African American female to attend Brookside School in 1961 following a successful lawsuit her parents filed on her behalf against the NJ Department of Education to open private schools to African Americans. Her parents had initially applied to and Dororthy was accepted by a New Jersey school from their post as part of the first wave of U.S. Foreign Service families in newly independent Tunisia. When her mother, Muriel Corrin Davis, arrived at the school from Tunisia to meet with the Head of School, he realized that she was African American and immediately retracted their offer of acceptance on the basis of race. Given the contradiction between officially representing the values of U.S. democracy overseas in a newly independent country for the U.S. government and not being able to get their own child in a private school in her mother’s home state of New Jersey, her parents proceeded with the lawsuit to make this practice unlawful. The father of a future classmate, Herbert Tate ’71, was the family’s lawyer in the case.

Dorothy and her brother, Benjamin Davis ’73, were born in Liberia and lived in Tunisia before moving from Africa to New Jersey at the age of 7 and 5 respectively. After the lawsuit was won, Dorothy also interviewed at the Kimberly School (Brookside) and the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey before her parents decided on Brookside. She attended Brookside from third through fifth grades; Ben attended Brookside for second and third grades after attending first grade at the Carteret School for Boys with his close friend, Clayton Yates III (better known as “C3”). Ben and Clayton Yates III then became the first and second African American boys to attend Brookside. Dorothy and Ben can and should be seen as pioneers as their parents broke the color barrier for private schools for the State of New Jersey, allowing them to integrate Brookside at a time when other schools had actively blocked their attendance. As Dorothy shared, “I guess you would call it a family story. Brookside continues to mean so much to me and my brother because attending Brookside was a major historical and personal feat by our parents in their pursuit to get the best education for their children as they moved us toward the ultimate goal of having us be able to attend the best college possible and beyond.”

Dorothy’s father Griffith J. Davis was a pioneer African American Foreign Service Officer serving in Liberia and Tunisia, a founder of the U.S. President Harry Truman’s Point Four Program (a predecessor to the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID), and a world-renowned photojournalist. Born in Atlanta and a close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Davis graduated from Morehouse College in 1947 and became the first Roving Editor of Ebony magazine at the recommendation of his professor, mentor, and lifelong friend, Langston Hughes. Hughes subsequently recommended him to attend Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where Davis was the only African American in the Class of 1949. While attending Columbia, Davis rented a room in Hughes’ Harlem home, and they remained close for the entirety of their lives. Dorothy’s mother, Muriel Corrin Davis, left her home in East Orange, NJ and her position as the first African American female hired at Doubleday in New York City and took her first trip on a plane to Monrovia, Liberia in March 1952 to marry Griff Davis. The two had met each other as students at Spelman College and Morehouse College in Atlanta. Dorothy’s father grew up in Jim Crow Atlanta, and her mother had been exposed to racial tension while attending Spelman College and somewhat in New Jersey, yet Dorothy and Ben had never been exposed to racial or gender disparities living in Africa, and there was no sense of race because their parents didn't talk about it.

As a third grader beginning school in America, Dorothy didn't realize what a momentous occasion attending Brookside was. Attending school with White children was not new to her or her brother, in fact, it was normal for them. The schools they had attended in Liberia and Tunisia all had a mixture of children of White U.S. foreign service families, diplomats from around the world, along with children from the countries in which they lived. She was more interested in fitting in and making friends as she had done in every other country. Later, in speaking to her parents about the meaning of their fight for equality, she asked them why they never said anything about the struggle and lawsuit. Her parents replied that they didn't want their children to think about that and just wanted them to go to school without feeling limited by the pressures of racism. They wanted to be consistent with how Dorothy and Ben had been brought up in other countries where, Dorothy said, “I didn't even know I was American. I was just a kid!”

Left: Dorothy and her brother, Benjamin Davis ’73. Credit: Griff Davis/Griffith J. Davis

Dorothy did go on to break ground herself: she was the first African American female to integrate at Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.) from the sixth to eighth grades; she was the first African American female to attend College du Leman in Versoix, Switzerland from ninth to eleventh grades before graduating her senior year from Marylawn of the Oranges in South Orange; she ultimately received her B.S. from Boston University and M.S. from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; she was the first Black female ad sales representative for Fortune Magazine; and she played a role in highlighting inequality toward women and people of color in Time Inc.’s use of segregated and separate social venues, which ultimately led to the company’s withdrawing membership in such institutions. Now an International Development Communications consultant and entrepreneur under Dorothy M. Davis Consulting and President of Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives, Dorothy connects individuals, corporations, and political figures and entities in order to find solutions to complex challenges. Having had extensive professional experience in the international arena including the United Nations system, she has been the Founding United Nations representative of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute since 2018. Her life experience, which led to a sophisticated and global worldview, allows her to open doors, shatter stereotypes, and bring people together to help bring mutual understanding.

Parallel to Dorothy’s journey, Ben was the fifth African American male to integrate Sidwell Friends School in fifth and sixth grades; he was the second African American male to integrate College du Leman from seventh to ninth grades before graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School. He worked for 17 years in Paris, France mainly in international commercial arbitration. He then worked for 21 years as a law professor becoming Emeritus Professor of Law from the University of Toledo College of Law in January 2021. He was recently awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Academiques by the Republic of France. He is retired and teaching part-time near Charlottesville, VA.

Dorothy remains connected to the school and said, “Between the efforts of [Ben’s and my] parents and our own experiences, Brookside is indelibly marked in our souls. It was our first full experience of school in the United States. Our classmates at the time helped shape us one way or the other and are in our memories even though we did not graduate from MKA.”

PLEASE NOTE...

The deadline for news for the FALL MKA Review is May 15, and the deadline for the SPRING issue is December 15. News can be submitted at any time in response to the Alumni Office's annual mailing, on the MKA Fund remittance envelopes, via mail or email to the MKA Alumni Engagement Office (alumni@mka.org), or to your class representative. We keep ongoing files for each class and welcome photographs in digital or hard copy. If your class does not have a Class Representative listed, please consider volunteering for the position! It is a great way to re-establish contacts with old friends, does not require a great deal of time, and is essential to the ongoing vitality of the school. Thank you.

1941. / TKS / Mrs. Enid Hyde, 5402 Duvall Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816; enidghyde@aol.com

1942. / TKS / We have sad news that Grace Aldrich Andersen passed away on January 14, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. She was a a loving and involved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and is survived by her three children, William, Sharman, and Einar and his wife, Betsey; four granddaughters; and three great-grandsons. Grace will be missed by all who knew her.

1943. / TKS / It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Gloria Evans Dillenbeck Dodd on February 11, 2023. Gloria spent a lifetime in sports and was a very successful tennis player. She has been inducted into the Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall of Fame and used to be a Board Member. Gloria is survived by her husband of 37 years, William Dodd, her two daughters, Deborah Dillenbeck Turner ’67 of Virginia and Cynthia Dillenbeck Chartrand ’71 of Pennsylvania, her four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four step-children, and eight stepgrandchildren.

1945. / TKS / Mrs. Leigh Smith, 847 Franklin Street,

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568; lbsmith15@yahoo.com

We are sorry to share that Phyllis Harder Reininger passed away on January 9, 2021 five days after the passing of her beloved husband of 70+ years, Dick Reininger Sr. They are survived and loved by their five children, nine grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

Leigh Smith reports that she is enjoying life on Martha’s Vineyard. Her daughter Pam Smith Brock ’72 and grandson J.P. (son of her other daughter Alison Smith Driscoll ’70) live nearby. Sadly, she and Dorothy “Mike” Van Winkle Morehouse are the only surviving classmates from 1945.

1951. / TKS / Mrs. Gail Marentette, 93 Glen Avenue, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, NJ 07052

1952. / TKS / Mrs. Martha Moran, 8011 Strauff Road, Baltimore, MD 21204; martha.moran1@verizon.net

1953. / MA / Howard T. Bellin, M.D. 945 Fifth Ave, Apt. 18B, New York, NY 10021; hbellin@aol.com

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of George Hertzbreg on September 20, 2022. He was 86 years old.

1954. / TKS / Ms. Georgia Carrington, 38 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield, CT 06877

/ MA / Mr. Sheldon Buck 22 Bedford Court Bedford, MA 01730-2903 sheldonbuck@me.com

1955. / TKS / We are sorry to share that Cecily Wilson Lyle passed away peacfully at home on January 31, 2023 after a lasting illness. Cecily was a beloved mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother.

1956. / TKS / Ms. Susan Ferdinand, 125 Limerick Lane Phillipsburg, NJ 08865; facesbyferdinand@gmail.com

OK. Have you been waiting all this time to find out which of us has ten grandchildren and seven (by now it must be eight!) great grandchildren? It's Julia Schou Estes! Bless her heart! Their reunions must be really impressive.

Your humble correspondent, Sue Crook Ferdinand, is celebrating her 100 lb. weight loss by walking four miles a day (using a walker), buying clothes someplace other than Lane Bryant, and rejoicing in the fact that I still has enough functioning gray matter to be able to deal with all of the paperwork involved in the short sales that our company

negotiates for people whose homes are in foreclosure and are burdened with mortgages that exceed the homes' market value.

The confessions of a child bride from Carol Barnard Ottenberg: "No kids, grands, or greatgrands. BUT I, the youngest in our class, am planning husband Simon’s 100th birthday in June. Yes, I was a child bride, even though I was in my 40’s, with Simon 17 years older. Strange but true." Happy birthday, Simon, from your bride's classmates.

Carol Van Brunt Rasic writes of the beauty of spring in the City where her family has been enjoying the museums and spending time with both sets of grandchildren.

A wet but wonderful vacation in Florida gave Molla Kaplan Reisbaum a chance to catch up with her grandchildren. "The plan: four days, lots of fun, beautiful beach, gorgeous pool, walks on the beach, good food, and visits with family and friends. Everything great except for torrential rain for FOUR days! No sun, just flooding. So bad that the airport was closed for three days. Anna, who lives in New Orleans could not get out of the area for four days plus two more for the dry up! Nevertheless we had a great time together celebrating my eighty-fourth."

Our bionic classmate, Gail Zabriskie, had a second knee replacement in January and has exercised so dutifully that she is about to undertake a Viking cruise from Venice to Barcelona (I'm so jealous!!!). With husband, Peter, and sister, Aubin, she plans to "spend more time enjoying the boat than when we used to trudge around the various cities eight hours a day! Off to Maine again this June-October. Still very happy with our life here in Naples, with kids visiting off and on and lots of sunshine. Just don't ask us about DeSantis." I hear you, Gail.

And Sally Bever Zweibach sums up pretty much what many of us are experiencing: "The biggest news in my life is that I'm still alive! Also still on my feet (thank you, Jerry [her dog]) and driving at night. Remembering names, or any words, is spotty to zilch. Still schlep to NYC for theater, etc., but less often, by choice. Replacing friends who've died with new acquaintances and volunteering for various civic orgs keeps me active-ish. Being an only child never bothered me much, but now it does, although I have four teenage grandchildren to keep track of.”

/ MA / Mr. Eric Jaeckel, 811

SE Klemgard St., Apt. #250, Pullman, WA 99163-5461

Dr. Lawrence Nazarian

82 Brickstone Circle Rochester, NY 14620

LFredN@aol.com

1957. / TKS / Mrs. Thelma

“Tam” Knight, 3001 Linton Boulevard, No. 201C Delray Beach, FL 33445; tknight115@aol.com

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Nina

Rosselli Del Turco on September 28, 2022. She was a resident of The McAuley Senior Living facility in West Hartford, CT and the loving wife of Guiduccio Rosselli Del Turco. Her family includes her four children, three stepchildren, eight wonderful grandchildren, and thirteen step-grandchildren.

From Georgia Sherman Glick: “After 50 years, we sold our Lexington, MA home and moved to a Senior Community in our town: Waterstone of Lexington. We are in good health and comfortable, and we swim every day!

1958. / TKS / Mrs. Diana Little, 1-K Buckingham Road West Orange, NJ 07052; dianablittle@gmail.com

/ MA / It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Henry “Hy” Agens on March 11, 2023, after fighting cancer, COPD, and heart disease. Hy attended Montclair Academy from second grade through graduation in 1958. He went on to study at Colgate University and Fairleigh Dickenson University. Hy is survived by his wife Melee Verro Agens. They were married for 60 years and raised their three boys, Riter, Glenn, and Dana in Burnt Hills, NY. Hy was a loyal Class Agent to the Class of 1958 since graduating from MA. He is beloved by all of his classmates who will miss him dearly.

1959. / TKS / Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan; jarvisno@aol.com; 858 504 1072

1960. / TKS / Sally Alice Smith attended the white-tie centennial celebration for the Salvation Army of Palm Beach County on December 10, 2022. The man

that accompanied her, General Jeffrey Ellis, was actually her date to a Kimberley School Dance in the late 1950’s. 1

1961. / TKS / Mrs. Suzanne Hardy, 47 Bartlett Parkway, Winthrop, MA 02152; sueshardy@comcast.net

/ MA / Mr. David Bruck, 34 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540; dbruck@greenbaumlaw.com

1962. / TKS / Mrs. Barbara Creed, 501 Portola Road, #8185 Portola Valley, CA 94028; bbcreed@aol.com

/ MA / Mr. W. Doug Donald, 189 Sedgefield Circle, Winter Park, FL 32792; D1Donald@aol. com

1965. / TKS / Ms. Katharine “Kitty” Haines, 201 East 83rd Street, Apt. 15F New York, NY 10028; khaines22@aol.com

Margaret Crawford Bridge wrote: “I live in Cornwall, NY (just over the mountain from West Point). I am fully retired now with five beautiful grandchildren. My son and two daughters have given me four girls and recently, a baby boy. My partner of 25 years and I have decided to get married! Who says 75 is just too old for such a celebration!? Family is delighted. We'll tie the knot in November on Shelter Island NY where we bought a vacation home eight years ago. I visit Montclair occasionally to visit with my brother and his wife as well as a sister-in-law. I've never lost touch with our town.”

Sally Poor Owen wrote: “I’ve moved around a bit, mostly in Colorado. I now live in Golden, home of Coors beer. My son and daughter and families live

close by. Thank goodness for them and four grandchildren. They carried me thru my husband’s (Harry, Harry and Sally before the movie) passing last year in March. Five years of dementia was grueling to say the least especially the last four months. Looking forward, my daughter and I are headed to Portugal in July for a friend’s wedding. This past January, I went to Mexico for a little sun with my daughter and family. Life has become a routine which I’m thankful for. My dog Sydney and I love living near the mountains which we visit often. I lived in Breckenridge ski area for 17 years and left a piece of my heart there. I still think about Montclair and would like to revisit there.

1966. / TKS / Mrs. Jessie Boyer, 8095 S. Addison Way, Aurora, CO 80016; boyerjessie@hotmail.com

/ MA / Mr. A. Craig Cameron, 11 Bay Point Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; ccameron@cameronhodges. com

Mr. Douglas Fitzpatrick 70 Eastern Vista Sedona, AZ 86351

1967. / MA / Mr. Craig Perry, 25 Mooregate Square Atlanta, GA 30327

Craigcperry250@gmail.com

/ TKS / It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Gloria Evans Dillenbeck Dodd ’43 on February 11, 2023. Gloria spent a lifetime in sports and was a very successful tennis player. She has been inducted into the Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall of Fame and used to be a Board Member. Gloria is survived by

her husband of 37 years, William Dodd, her two daughters, Deborah Dillenbeck Turner of Virginia and Cynthia Dillenbeck Chartrand ’71 of Pennsylvania, her four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four step-children, and eight stepgrandchildren.

1968. / TKS / Ms. Avie Claire Kalker, 10 Knolls Road, Williamstown, MA 01267; heraldicone@gmail.com

/ MA / Mr. Geoff Gregg, 6108 Percheron Trail, Summerfield, NC 27358; tartanone@triad.rr.com

1969. / TKS / Ms. Christine Hannon, 97 North Street, Northhampton, MA 01060; channon@smith.edu

Lynn Ehrhardt Gildea continues to spend seven or eight months in Jupiter, FL and the summer in Saddle River, NJ. In spring 2022, she celebrated her granddaughter’s 16th birthday in Paris with her granddaughter and daughter-in-law. In July, she went on an African safari with her son’s family. Lynn adds, “Sometimes I feel like there are not enough hours in the day. Playing a little golf and a lot of pickleball. I think I’m addicted.”

Shelley Brightman Walchak writes, “I’m happy to live on the Los Pinos River in beautiful SW Colorado. I’ve been retired for two years now, and my husband and I have picked up the travel schedule. Second year spending the month of June on the beautiful island of Crete. We’re big fly fishers and are heading to Southern Chile next February to try our hands down there. Also fortunate to have eight + one (in July) grandchildren, the oldest at ASU in Tempe. Reconnected

with my old neighbor’s son who is now in development at MKA. So fun. Fifty-fifth-year reunion next year! Wow.”

Deepest condolences to Annette Colston Saviet on the sudden passing of her beloved husband, David, in October 2022. Annette and David were able to spend about a year of retirement life together. He had worked as a broadcast engineer at CBS, and she was a principal court attorney for the State of New York. Their granddaughter was born in Tampa just two weeks after David’s death, and their other daughter’s wedding was a few days after that in New York. A profound mix of sorrow and joy. In retirement, Annette has been volunteering with the Legal Aid Society and was honored with a Pro Bono Service Award from the New York State Bar Association at a ceremony in Albany.

From Christine Hannon: “I still love to travel: Sicily in May 2022, Scotland in June 2023, and July and August at the family cabin in Ontario. For the past two years, I’ve spent January and February in Bradenton Beach, FL. Ellen Hare Mazzeo lives close by, and Toni Jean DeLorenzo has visited both years. Great fun hanging out together, reminiscing and laughing a lot!”

From Janina Szot Boral: “I am so proud of my two grandsons! Paul, my first grandson, qualified for the Olympic Swimming trials in Tokyo placing 8th. Paul graduated last week with Honors from UT Austin as a student athlete. It is such an outstanding accomplishment. My second grandson, Alexander, placed 6th representing the US in

the Junior Rowing World Championships in Tokyo. Both my grandsons are outstanding student athletes.”

Otherwise, my life is exceptional and passing by too quickly. This year my husband Andrew and I celebrated 49 years of marriage together. Next year God willing will be our super big year. I always want to thank you Kimberley (MKA) for the education I received. I cherish all the memories and experiences I had there in school. It was all very very special for me.

/ MA / Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 100 Cedar Street, Apt. B24 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

1970. / TKS / Ms. Leslie Bryan, 844 East Morningside Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30324

/ MA / Mr. V. James Castiglia, 3 Lark Lane, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438; vjc@vjamescastiglia.com

Mr. Peter Webb, Mile Slip Farm 48 Mason Road, Brookline, NH 03033; pwebb@winerbennett.com

1971. / TKS / Ms. Philippa Bowles, 39 Orts Road, Hamburg, NJ 07419; john11t24@outlook.com

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Gloria Evans Dillenbeck Dodd ’43 on February 11, 2023. Gloria spent a lifetime in sports and was a very successful tennis player. She has been inducted into the Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall of Fame and used to be a Board Member. Gloria is survived by her husband of 37 years, William Dodd, her two daughters, Deborah

Dillenbeck Turner ’67 of Virginia and Cynthia Dillenbeck Chartrand of Pennsylvania, her four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, four step-children, and eight stepgrandchildren.

/ MA / Mr. Jeffrey Jones, 77 Monroe Street, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009; coastdaylight98@yahoo.com

Mr. Anthony Vitale, 10 North Wood Avenue, Apt. 601, Linden, NJ 07036; tvod9999@ gmail.com

1972. / TKS / Barbara Flessas, 140 Lorraine Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043; barbara.flessas@gmail.com

1973. / TKS / Ms. Susan Read, 38 College Circle, Staunton, VA 22401; sread@ readlawplc.com

From Susan Read: “Greetings from the other side of our 50th high school reunion. It was great to see those who were able to attend in person as well as those on our Zoom gathering. I also heard from several classmates who weren't able to attend either gathering but wanted to reconnect. We picked up where we left off 50 years ago as if no time had passed. There were lots of laughs as we looked through our yearbook and reminisced. Thanks to the folks at MKA for the wonderful event they coordinated for us. Anyone who hasn't reached out yet, please email me if you would like to receive pictures and updates. Love to all - Readi”

/ MA / Mr. Thomas C. Galligan, 14805 Audubon Lakes Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70810-8419; tgalligan714@gmail.com

Mr. Gregory Lackey,

216 Hunters Road, Medford Lakes, NJ 08055-2116; gregory.lackey@usps.gov

1974. / MA / For over 28 years, members of the Class of 1974 have gotten together several times a year for dinner. Their bonds of friendship and respect make for robust conversations and great evenings with one another. Pictured left to right Jukka Luostarinen, Stewart Carr, Earl Perretti, Allan Cox, and John Blondel 2

/ TKS / Ms. Erin Cuffe Crawford, 121 Clarewill Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043; erincrawford@verizon.net

1975. / MA / Mr. Paul Zuckerberg, 1790 Lanier Place, NW, Washington, DC 20009-2118; paul. zukerberg@gmail.com

From Jeffrey Schiffman: “I've just completed my fifth year as Student Audio Chairman for the Broadcast Education Association Festival Of Media Arts Competition. The

IN MEMORY

CARMEN M. MARNELL, 87

1935-2023

competition is the preeminent undergraduate Audio competition in the world. I will present the award to this year's winner at the annual Conference in Las Vegas in mid April. In addition I will present on two panels at the Conference. One panel will be “The Sounds of Our Lives--How Audio Dramas and Podcasts Shape the Media Landscape” the other panel will be “College Radio: Building Your Brand while Navigating the Stream.” I'm in my tenth year at York College teaching Audio & Radio

Production and as WVYC-FM Radio Station Manager. 3

1976. Mr. Frank Godlewski, Fells Bridge, 249 Runnymede Road, Essex Fells NJ 07021; fellsbridge@gmail.com

Mrs. Sara Close, 76 Wootton Rd, Essex Fells, NJ 07021; dmjcrowther@comcast.net

Congratulations to two-time Emmy winner, Hal Goodtree, on starting his own music label, Chatham Street Records. Hal

It is with great sadness we share that Carmen M. Marnell, 87, of Manchester Township, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, March 21. Mr. Marnell was a treasured member of the Montclair Academy and MKA community and played a pivotal role in the lives of many students.

Carmen was the loving husband of 46 years to Diane (nee Bongiovanni) and devoted father to his eight children: Nicholas Marnell ’76 (Eileen), Laura Garvey ’78, Michele Zatorski ’80, Karen Marnell ’81 (Ken Irving), Janine Wishnow ’83 (Rick), Gina Heuck (James), James Marnell (Alyssa), and Michael Marnell (Shelby). He was born on May 7, 1935 to Nicholas and Theresa Marnell and was raised alongside his brother James in Hazleton, PA. He attended Hazleton High school where he excelled in both academics and athletics and was a three-sport varsity athlete playing football, basketball, and baseball. He went on to excel at Columbia University where he earned a bachelor’s degree and played football. He received his master’s degree from the University of Scranton.

In 1957, Carmen started his career at Montclair Academy teaching French and stayed through the merger when the school became Montclair Kimberley Academy. He later served as the Director of Athletics, coaching football, basketball, and fencing, and was the Assistant Headmaster. He coached many future college athletes, several of whom made it to the professional ranks and the Olympics. In 1983, Carmen joined Wyoming Seminary where he was the Head of the Lower School and then Head of the Upper School. In 1991, he became the Headmaster of The Albany Academy and, in 1996, the Headmaster of Staten Island Academy. In his roles as coach and educator, he made a tremendous, positive impact on the lives of hundreds if not thousands of students. Twenty-one years ago, he and Diane retired to Manchester Township, NJ.

Carmen was inducted into the Hazleton Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 for being among one of the best multiple-sport athletes. He was also recognized for his leadership and impact on and off the field and court when he was inducted into the Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996. Carmen loved to be surrounded by his family and special people in his life who would talk with him, learn from him and laugh with him. He was so loved.

Carmen was predeceased by his parents, Nicholas and Theresa Marnell. He is survived by his brother James (Helene), his wife Diane, his eight children, and eighteen grandchildren Shannon, Thomas, Nicole, Joseph, John, Giovanni, Jayla, A.J., Janine, Kenny, David, Sarah, Lauren, Addison, Ava, Alexandra, Harley, and Bruce; eight great-grandchildren Madelyn, Hayley, Owen, Miles, Nolan, Jayden, Luke, and Mason.

says, “I think my big break was from playing at the first MKA Coffeehouse in 1976.”

1977. / MA /

Mr. Robert Hubsmith; roberthubsmith24@gmail.com

Mr. Andrew Pedersen; apedersenco@gmail.com

Greetings from beleaguered class agents, Rob Hubsmith and Andy Pedersen. Sincerest apologies for the dearth of news in the last issue, we appreciated the good-natured ribbing. It was good-natured, right?

Eric Mund texts, “Hoping all my classmates are well? My three kids are employed, and my wife still likes me. Looking to buy a home in Evergreen or Morrison, CO, closer to snowboarding, ATV-ing, and a place for the kids. I’m still in contact with Jeff Evans. He is doing well and living in Maine. Shout out to all my friends who stayed in Jersey to fight the good fight. No plans on retiring, and yes, I still play with cars.”

Rob Hubsmith got together with Paul Hastaba for a couple weeks in the Palm Beach area for an over 50 baseball tournament (we did the Class of ’77 proud!). Rob recently joined Andy Pedersen as a fellow Palmetto State resident in Summerville, SC.

Rick Jenkins writes that he “continues to hold down the fort in Montclair, with his wife Jackie, while the kids – all MKA “Lifers” – have flown the coop. Emma ’12 lives in NYC and works in marketing at L’Oreal; she is engaged to Chad Moran, and they will be married in September. The twins Greg ’18 and Charlotte ’18 graduated from college last year. Greg

is working in real estate for Newmark in Boston while Charlotte has been living in France this year and is starting a graduate school program in Paris in August. Rick says that if Hub can move to South Carolina, so can he. Expect a part-year southern migration next year!”

Doug Mahler reports that his eldest son Lukas and youngest son Derek both are enjoying life in Manhattan and are in tech sales for Route and Salesforce, respectively. “My wife, Holly, and I are moving to Singer Island, FL soon.”

Congratulations to Stacy Cochran, Barry Centanni, and Mike Platt for their induction into the MKA Alumni in the Arts Alcove in the Weiss Gallery.

Joe Ciccolini, after 58 years, is moving from his Belmar house to somewhere in SE FL. Look out for a Summer Madness Party invite. Grandson Eli is now 18 months old and a chip off granddad’s block.

Brad Protas, an almost lifer of SE FL is happy to see many MKA grads head his way in Joe Ciccolini and Paul Hastaba. He hosted longtime Florida residents Mike Werksman, Paul and Doug for an early summer barbeque.

Condolences to Mike and the Werksman boys on the passing of their dad.

Bev Hall is deep in the heart of Wyoming and writes, “Today, we got up at 4:00 a.m. to help a ranch (daughter’s husband’s family) move about 250 head of cattle toward summer pastures in the mountains (Yellowstone, without the theatrics). What a great day! I work at the Veterans Administration for

financial revenue; I’m able to work at home most days, which is great!”

World traveler Steve Cowles reports visiting daughter Ava after she just finished a semester in London and daughter Emma, who is backpacking in Europe before heading to med school. Steve was able to visit France and Spain with Emma.

David Pinkham chimed in for a nanosecond on a text to say he is and will always be a guy from Jersey.

Marty Cohn texted, “Hey, Rob, still working leading sales and sports practice for AmLaw 50 firm. In Denver, golfing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and hiking.”

Nancy Dainesi says she traveled to London last October 2022 and New Mexico in April. The kids are happy, employed, and living in Utah and Colorado. Retirement is imminent.

Keith Ridings and wife Marguerite are off to Alaska for several weeks in the month of July with a group of friends to visit Denali National Park and do some hiking, fishing, glacier skiing, and grizzly bear watching. Keith continues to reside in Lavallette on West Point Island and was saddened to see his old friend and neighbor Joe Pesci sell his house and move to somewhere else in the swamps of Jersey.

Andrew Pedersen and wife Jill live on Spring Island, SC and are in the process of building a house. They will become grandparents in July so will be returning to the Garden State for several weeks.

Andy recently spotted Peter McMullen across the ice at

game #5 of the Rangers-Devils playoff series and exchanged hellos by text.

Peter and Cheryl continue to live in Essex Fells and Bayhead, NJ and attend the occasional Steely Dan show.

Peter Valentine and Nancy continue to live la vida loca in Midland Park, NJ. Peter has become an avid golf enthusiast. Peter has issued an MKA challenge to any alumni who wishes to try and beat him on the golf course by stating, “I am the best golfer from the 19741978 classes and could easily beat anyone on the course of their choice.”

Peter Adubato is practicing law in Philadelphia and enjoying it immensely. He and wife Sara have traveled to Turkey five times in the past decade and enjoy Istanbul and the surrounding country very much. They are grandparents two times over.

Jason Apter remains in Sussex, NJ and continues life as a gentleman farmer with wife Colleen and family.

Pat Cane Donahue shares that she and her husband, Kevin, are hosting three refugees from Ukraine. A mother and twin boys are living with them while their father fights on the front lines.

Thank you for all who contributed; we had some newcomers and would encourage and welcome those who we have not heard from in a while. Please send us an email: our addresses are referenced above.

Doug Mahler, Mike Werksman, Brad Protas, and Paul Hastaba got together in Coconut

IN MEMORY

CALVIN HENRY MATZKE, JR 1941-2023

With great sadness we share that Calvin Henry Matzke, Jr., 81, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, OH. Mr. Matzke was a treasured member of the Montclair Academy and MKA communities and played a pivotal role in the lives of many students.

Calvin was born on December 4, 1941, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Calvin H. Matzke, Sr. and Kathryn Virginia Farmer Matzke. He lived much of his life in the New York Metropolitan area and was an art teacher at Montclair Academy (later Montclair Kimberley Academy) from 1971 - 2003. He was a Fulbright Scholar and also lived and taught art and music in England.

Grove, FL at Brad’s house for a barbeque. 4

1978. Ms. Pamela Zeug, 60 W. 57th Street, #15F New York, NY 10019; pl.bolton@gmail.com

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Richard Moskowitz ’81 on April 12, 2023. He was 59 years old. He is survived by his mother, Bernice Moskowitz, and his sister, Lisa Sloan

1979. Dr. John Brink, 1246 Beach Haven Road, Atlanta, GA 30324

Mrs. Shawn Ortiz, 2163 Gilbride Road, Martinsville, NJ 08836

Mr. Bruce Eng; Lattjiu@aol.com

1980. Congratulations to Irma Kanter Nimetz on being appointed to the House of

Delegates of the New York State Bar Association on behalf of the Westchester County Bar Association. The House of Delegates is the governance and decision-making body of the New York State Bar Association and determines policies and develops positions on issues affecting the law and the legal profession.

1981. Mrs. Laura Reisch Itzkowitz , 37 Nottingham Road, Manalapan, NJ 077261834; howardandlaura@ optonline.net

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Richard Moskowitz on April 12, 2023. He was 59 years old. He is survived by his mother, Bernice Moskowitz, and his sister, Lisa Sloan ’78

James Habron, Jr. reached out to the MKA Alumni Office with some updates regarding his 1981 classmates:

Calvin held a Master of Arts degree in Fine Art from Montclair State University in New Jersey. He exhibited his watercolors in New Jersey, New York, and England. After returning to Wheeling, Calvin exhibited in group shows at the Stifel Fine Arts Center (Crosscurrents), Bethany College, and Artworks Around Town.

Calvin’s whole life was music and art. He sang at the Metropolitan Opera House. He was also a member of the St. Matthew’s choir, Wheeling, WV. He loved attending and supporting the Wheeling Symphony performances.

Calvin is survived by a brother, Robert L. (Brenda) Matzke, nephew, Mark (Robyn) Matzke, niece, Suzie (Craig) Gerhardt, 4 greatnieces: Madeleine, Amelia, Taylor, and Gracie, and several cousins.

Shelagh Daly Miller is the Vice President, Group Publisher, AARP Media Advertising Network. She has been with the brand for 23+ years.

David Newman is a marketing consultant and guru. He is currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing, Content & Communications Officer for the New York Mets. Ten years ago, David published his first book, Do It! Marketing: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Boost Sales, Maximize Profits, and Crush Your Competition. This has become a franchise that has led to a mini-empire of podcasts, workshops, and presentations. To celebrate this achievement, he has just released a third book, Do It! Selling: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Land Better Clients, Bigger Deals, and Higher Fees

Kenneth Smith is a local North Jersey photographic artist and has been selling prints

and notecards featuring his photography since the mid1990s. In 2004 he formed Quiet Heart Images and began participating in art shows and craft fairs throughout New Jersey. Ken's day job is working for one of the big consulting/ accounting firms, but he is about to retire.

Barbara Woods Michaels May is an NJIT-trained engineer who has moved into standup comedy and film production. Her recent passion has been to immerse herself into her Bubi roots and use her talents to highlight the culture of these peoples from Bioko Island (now part of Equatorial Guinea) off the west coast of Africa.

Robert Cunniff is a geologist turned character actor and mini-micro-indie film mogul. While working for Hatch Mott MacDonald, he started acting part-time. About 10 years ago, he quit and went

IN MEMORY CHRIS SMITH '85

1968-2023

It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we share the passing of Christopher Smith at the age of 55 years old. He is survived by his wife, Salaam Coleman Smith, children Asa and Nina, and his brother Vincent Smith ’90

Born in New Jersey, Chris graduated from Montclair Kimberley Academy in 1985. At MKA, he was voted the "Loudest" in his senior yearbook, was on the Varsity Football team where he was named an All-State Selection, and was the President of the OBS club. He was a dear friend to many and a treasured and influential member of the MKA community as a whole.

A clinical professor of communication, Chris was a devoted scholar, teacher, and mentor at USC Annenberg for more than 20 years. He inspired colleagues and students to innovate and lead through his trailblazing courses and collaborations with leading organizations at the vanguard of an ever-changing media landscape.

Across the doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate levels, Smith developed a wide range of inventive curricula, including “Communication, Culture and Capitalism” and “Media, Money and Society,” as well as first-of-their-kind seminars in witnessing, trauma, and testimony and the business of popular culture and entertainment. Through his “TV Strategy: From Broadcasting to YouTube” class, in particular, Smith leveraged the school’s alumni network of notable senior executives in the media industry to create and drive unique opportunities for students to conduct original research projects and to help solve real-world business cases at media companies, including NBCUniversal, Amazon, and Roku.

Smith co-founded and directed the interdisciplinary M{2e} program and undergraduate minor, which examines the evolving business models for communication and journalism. During the course of his work with M{2e}, Smith also founded the Women’s Leadership Society (WLS), the first professional development organization of its kind at the school.

Smith was selected to serve on the USC Board of Trustees Development Committee and was most recently appointed chair of USC Annenberg’s Faculty Council.

A global intellectual voice, Smith served as faculty-inresidence and delivered research presentations at leading universities in Shenzhen, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Copenhagen, Denmark; and Oxford, England. Smith was dedicated to cultivating global opportunities for USC that he believed would benefit the university in the future.

With his research published in books and journals, including Social Text and the International Journal of Communication, Smith was a highly regarded expert and commentator for national and international media outlets such as NBC, ABC, NPR, the BBC, and Reuters.

Smith earned his doctoral and master’s degrees in media and cultural studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Chicago. Prior to joining USC Annenberg, he served as the director of primary research for Ruder Finn Public Relations in New York City.

GEORGE HRAB '89

Tell us about your work and any new projects. I’ve been a fulltime musician for 30 plus years, and I’ve been in podcasting for 16 years, which is kind of crazy. I can’t quite believe I’ve been doing that for that long. I just recently released my seventh album called Terpsichore, which I’m really excited about.

What inspired you to pursue a career in music? My time at MKA was pivotal in helping me become a musician. My two band directors, Chap Ostrander in Middle School and Barry Centanni ’77 at the Upper School, were both drummers, and so am I. From fourth grade all the way through senior year, both band directors were intrumental in showing me what is possible in terms of having a music career. They inspired me, and that is why I majored in music in college. My career took off from there.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? The hardest aspect of being an independent artist/musician is the need for persistence. There is a continual challenge to motivate yourself to meet deadlines, complete projects, and do activities consistently because you do not have a boss. When it’s just you, it can sometimes be easy to not do things. One of my favorite guitarists is a guy named Robert Fripp, and he famously said, “First you persist and then you keep going.” I just like that sentiment and find that it’s the most challenging part of my profession.

What is your proudest accomplishment? I would say my proudest accomplishment is always the current project I am working on. Whenever I am investing myself and pouring myself into a project, I am always at my happiest, and I am at my

proudest when the project is completed. My latest album was released in April 2023. I am really happy with how it came out and am proud of all the progress I made.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? MKA made me very self-disciplined with all the activities and projects in my day-to-day life. I was involved in band and music, which correlates to my career now. I was very interested in my science classes and became an advocate through my podcast. I participated in sports while at MKA, and I currently partake in triathlons. As students, we were encouraged to try anything and everything: MKA set me up to be curious and to be interested in how the world and things in my life work, and curiosity for its own sake is a very valuable thing.

“As students, we were encouraged to try anything and everything: MKA set me up to be curious and to be interested in how the world and things in my life work, and curiosity for its own sake is a very valuable thing.”

George Hrab ’89

DUNCAN CURRIE '00

Tell us about your work. I serve as head of CEO communications at MSCI, a global index and investment-solutions provider. In this role, I write speeches, articles, quarterly earnings scripts, shareholder letters, and related content for Henry Fernandez, whom Barron’s named one of the world’s top 30 CEOs in 2019 and 2021. I also write for other MSCI executives and help our wider team develop strategic narratives for the entire company. Prior to joining MSCI, I did similar work for CEOs and senior leaders at MetLife and BP.Before entering the corporate space, I spent more than a decade writing for magazines, public-policy think tanks, and a U.S. senator.

Why writing and communications? How did you first become interested in your profession?

I wrote a regular column for my college newspaper, interned at both a think tank and a political magazine in New York, and then received a one-year fellowship at a separate political magazine in Washington, D.C. The fellowship quickly turned into a permanent job, and I soon had the chance to write for other publications as well. Like many history majors, I had assumed I would eventually become a lawyer. But I changed my mind after talking to actual lawyers and realizing that writing was my true passion. While working at magazines and think tanks, I often felt as if I were getting paid to attend graduate school. It was a great experience.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? When I was 29 and living just outside D.C., I accepted a job that required my wife and I to move to Dallas within a year. Unfortunately, the job proved to be a bad fit, and we decided not to relocate for it. Instead, I chose to pursue a speechwriting and policy role in the U.S. Senate. Amid all of this, our daughter was born, so I was dealing with new-baby sleep deprivation while making a significant career transition. The episode taught me, or reminded me, that careers do not always proceed in straight lines and that disappointments can lead to even better opportunities.

What is your proudest accomplishment? My marriage and my family. Any professional accomplishments seem trivial by comparison.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? I can honestly say that my love of writing traces back to the papers I did on Animal Farm, Catch-22, SlaughterhouseFive, and other novels during high school. MKA’s writing program represents its biggest strength and competitive advantage. By helping students become better writers, the teachers help them become better thinkers too. These skills are invaluable in college and beyond.

into film/TV full-time, acting, directing, producing, and founding a media company with partners called New Media Comedy Worldwide, LLC. His most recent short horror film Lucy just won the Best Horror award at the International Gold Awards (aka International Film Awards). It was filmed entirely in his basement!

1982. Congratulations to Pam Holding on being named to Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in Finance. Pam is the Co-Head of Equity and Asset Management Lead on Sustainable Investing at Fidelity Investments.

1983. Mr. Walter J. Davis, 66 Oakwood Drive, New Providence, NJ 07974; davisteam@comcast.net

Mrs. Maureen Towers Natkin (J.P.), 5 Riverview Road, Irvington, NY 10533

Lisa Neary and Deborah Cheng caught up in January 2023 for dinner and drinks. 5

1984. Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda, 17 Belleclaire Place, Verona, NJ 07044; jjonesladda@gmail.com

Our thoughts and prayers are with Matthew Colagiuri after the passing of his mother, Patricia Ann Kopf Colagiuri. She passed away on May 10, 2023 at the age of 89.

1986. Ms. Jennifer Remington-Knodel, 44 Hamilton Drive East, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; jenremknodel@aol.com

Congratulations to Joseph Yudin on the publication of his book, The Protestant Settlers of Israel: Missionaries, Millenarians and the African

Hebrew Israelites. The book is available on Amazon to purchase or download. Joseph is the Founder and Owner of Touring Israel Luxury Private Tours in Tel Aviv District, Israel.

1987. Mr. Dennis Rodano, 3 Byron Road, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; rodanod@verizon.net

Ms. Lynne Yellin, 413 Ridgecrest Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; lynneGY@aol.com

1988. Alec Schwartz; alec@ateamhomeheroes.com

Danielle DeVita; ddevita27@gmail.com

1989. Mr. Louis Lessig, 2009 Morris Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; llessig@brownconnery.com

Mr. Josh Raymond, 33 Oak Place, North Caldwell, NJ 07006; jraymond@msbnj.com

1990. Congratulations to Ann Napolitano, author of Dear Edward, on her fourth novel, Hello Beautiful, which was chosen as Oprah Winfrey's 100th selection for what is arguably the most influential book club in the world.

Can love make a broken person whole? Hello Beautiful is beautiful, perceptive, and wistful. It’s a story of family and friendship and of how the people we are bound to can also set us free.

1991. Ms. Dara Marmon, 330 E. 39th, Apt. 21D, New York, NY 10016; daramarmon@gmail.com

Mr. Luke Sarsfield, 105 Franklin Street, Apt. 4, New York, NY 10013; lasarsfield@gmail.com

Congratulations to Douglas Rosen on being promoted to Global Senior Vice President of Games and Emerging Media at Paramount. He leads the global games team and emerging media/web3 business across Paramount, including Nickelodeon, Star Trek, MTVE, CBS, and Paramount Pictures. Douglas is responsible for digital innovation within the global Consumer Products division. He has been with the company since January 2022.

Claire Taravella Barile, mother of Caitlin Barile, passed away on June 4, 2023. Our deepest condolences go to Caitlin, her husband John Krattenmaker, son Wren, and her entire family.

1992. Dr. Enrique Neblett; enrique.neblett@gmail.com

Congratulations to Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH who was appointed as Director of Cell Therapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation Northern Regions at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health. RWJBarnabas Health is the State’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Congratulations to Julie Lee Kim on being appointed to the Superior Court of New Jersey Bergen Vicinage. Judge Kim, a partner of Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP in Saddle Brook, has focused her practice on family law matters since 2008. She obtained her undergraduate degree from New York University and law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. She also earned an MBA from Boston College. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Harold C. Hollenbeck, J.S.C., Superior

Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, Family Part. Judge Kim has been a longstanding member of the Bergen County Bar Association where she was a Trustee and Co-Chair of the Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee. She also served on the Superior Court of New Jersey District IIB Ethics Committee. Judge Kim will be the first Asian-American judge to sit in the Bergen vicinage.

1994. Mr. Jason Awerdick, 23 Greenbrook Drive, Bloomfield, NJ 07003; jasonawerdick@gmail.com

Brian Donahue and his wife Julie Horner Donahue attended the White House Correspondent’s Dinner Party in April 2023. They celebrated TIME magazine at the at the home of the Swiss Ambassador. 6

1996. Ms. Tanya Barnes; barnes.tanya@gmail.com

Ms. Erica Hirsch, 10 West 15th Street, #710, New York, NY 10011; ehirsch77@yahoo.com

Mr. Lee Vartan, 3 Swayze Lane Chester, NJ 07930; ldvartan@ yahoo.com

1997.

David Gurtman, Michael Thwaite, Lori Feinsilver Steinfeld ’96, David Steinfeld, and Steve Raab at Phish on New Years Eve at Madison Square Garden. 7

Congratulations to Alex Chaykin on being named a Partner at APA Talent Agency at the end of 2022. Alex has been with APA for the last 10 years and has been a successful talent agent across music, television, and film for the last 20.

Chaykin's client Lindsay Lohan's recent Netflix film Falling For

To find out more about Doreen's work, visit www.doreenoliver.com.

DOREEN OLIVER '92

Tell us about your work. I’m a writer, performer, and speaker who writes about the beauty, heartbreak and unpredictability of life, often through the lens of parenting. My work explores topics related to my family - mostly about race and disability - as I started writing professionally after my elder son was diagnosed with autism around the age of two. I find writing from the perspective of a mother often opens a pathway to the reader, particularly if they are a parent, regardless of race, religion, or cultural background. It deepens their ability to understand why I become incensed when Target calls the police on my Black, autistic, then 13-year old son after hugging an employee, for example, which is a piece I wrote for the New York Times shortly after George Floyd was murdered. So my stories are specific, but they also hold universal truths. Some of my work is more journalistic; others are a bit more literary. I also wrote and perform an award-winning onewoman show called, EVERYTHING IS FINE UNTIL IT’S NOT, which is about raising a son with autism, though it’s really about how we navigate life knowing that so much of it is filled with uncertainty. When I write, perform, or speak to audiences as varied as CEOs, early childhood development professionals, or middle and high schoolers, my hope is to form a genuine connection with others and allow them to think deeply about their world and act more compassionately towards others.

What drew you to performing and writing? How did you first become interested in your profession? Performing is singular to me in that you're fully and authentically connected to your inner self while being fully and authentically connected to an audience. I am completely alive when I do that, and I've loved singing, dancing, and acting since I was a child. But it took me a while to do that professionally. After graduating from Yale, I worked in advertising and marketing; after Stanford Business School, I got closer to that world, working as a producer and head of development for an independent film production company. So I worked with Oscar-winning and nominated actors, directors, and writers, but my responsibility was to bring someone else’s story to life, not mine. With regards to writing, I never aspired to be a writer; I was good at it, but it always felt..tedious and obligatory. But the older I got - and the more complex life got - the more writing helped me accurately capture my thoughts and feelings, both about myself and the world. So I write to understand what I think and feel, and I perform to explore those feelings more deeply, release them, and connect with others.

How would you like to be remembered? As someone who was honest and kind, who worked hard to be my best, authentic self,

while trying to contribute to humanity in some way. And someone who, no matter what, finds a way to laugh whether in the midst of the joy or absurdity of life.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? I once worked at a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company and thought the biggest challenge (as a humanities major) would be learning the science and strategy behind our products before presenting to an audience of 1500 seasoned salespeople at regional meetings. Instead, it was, at 25, understanding that my job was as -- if not more -- political as it was practical. I had to get my work done while navigating the diverse and sometimes opposing personalities and interests of my teammates, folks out in the field, medical and regulatory, senior executives, and supervisors – without getting drawn into others’ squabbles. I learned how to side step unnecessary conversations (often disparaging gossip), manage conflicts that stood in the way of productivity, and spend quality time with my co-workers, whether they worked in the mailroom or were more senior, to form genuine bonds. So much was trial and error (I once was hostilely confronted because I’d spoken to someone’s boss about an issue rather than talking directly to the person first) and occasionally time-consuming and exhausting. But understanding the culture of an organization and how to work within it (while not compromising who you are) is vital. And if you can assess that culture and decide whether it’s the right one for you before accepting a job offer, even better!

What is your proudest accomplishment? Creating something out of nothing. Willing an idea into being. Whether it’s a written piece that becomes a play or creating a successful business producing talent showcases at The Bitter End in New York City shortly after college because I missed performing. So it’s not one particular thing. I’m proud of my ability to dream and then have the confidence, fortitude, and skill of working with others to make those dreams come alive.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? MKA helped me understand and work with people different than me: ideologically, culturally, religiously, and socioeconomically, which is the key to life, really. I learned how to lead (freshman class president), deeply engage in different activities (theater, Organization of Black Students, soccer), and write and think critically. These skills prepared me for college, grad school, and my career, but more importantly, they’re necessary to be active participants in our local and global communities.

“I’m proud of my ability to dream and then have the confidence, fortitude, and skill of working with others to make those dreams come alive.”

Doreen Oliver ’92

Christmas was #1 in 77 countries and seen in over 130 million households. Other clients include TYGA, CeeLo Green, En Vogue, Paul Oakenfold, Sean Kingston, and many more.

Congratulations to Reuben Atlas, producer of the documentary Bill Russell: Legend, which was rated #10 on the Netflix Must Watch list in February 2023.

1998. Ms. Gemma Giantomasi Diaco, 80 Avon Drive, Essex Fells, NJ 07021; gemma.diaco@gmail.com

Congratulations to Lynn Fernando on the launch of her company “Tech Girl.” Tech Girl is an online platform devoted to empowering first-time female founders, and it is designed to provide tailored guidance and resources for female entrepreneurs launching tech-related businesses. If you’re a female or nonbinary tech founder, join the #TechGirlCommunity at https://techgirl.co/ auth/register and use code SXSWTG to unlock access. For more information, visit their Instagram page @techgirlco.

Congratulations to Michael Napolitano and his partner Ben Wexler on the birth of their first child, Roxy James Wexler June 20, 2023. 8

Congratulations to Whitney DeLear Filipovic and her husband on the birth of their first child, Ema Rose, born on June 24, 2023.

1999. Mr. Alexander Holz, 217 East 10th St, Apt 18, New York, NY 10003; alexbhlz@gmail.com

Ms. Sandra Tritt; sandratritt@gmail.com

2000. / MKA / Ms. Anna Cook, 5 Highview Court, Wayne, NJ 07470; anna_labowsky@yahoo.com

Mr. John Garippa, 2741 NE 58th Street, Fort Lauderdale, F; oceanhut@aol.com

Mrs. Jaclyn Spedaliere, 60 E. Oak Street, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920; jaclynspedaliere@gmail.com

2002. / MKA / Miss Emily Santangelo; emilyannesantangelo@gmail. com

Mrs. Melissa Fortunato Slomienski, 58 Oldchester Road, Essex Fells, NJ 07021; slomienski@icloud.com

Congratulations to Kathryn Kolodziej Puleo and her husband William on the birth of their second child, Nicholas Stanley, on January 17, 2023. 9

Congratulations to Liz Martone on being featured in the Yankee Magazine March/April 2023 issue. Liz is the owner and artist at EFM Studio in Round Pond, Maine. She was quoted in “The Art of Upcycling” section for her work making hand-cut mosaic glass inlay in repurposed metal and wooden serving trays. Liz shared, “Glass allows an old item to literally sparkle. I try to use recycled glass when I can. That is my next hill to climb: using only recycled glass materials.” 10

2003. / MKA / Ms. Judith Ferreira, 819 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ 071043211; jferreir@pratt.edu

Mrs. Melanie Bieber, 462 Vance Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481; mel.braverman@gmail.com

Congratulations to Leigh

Cafferty and her husband Jon Fisch on the birth of their son Oliver Silas Fisch on December 16, 2022. 11

Congratulations to Casey Breslow-Glugeth and her client Azah on a dismissed homicide case! Azah had been detained in the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center for 18 months on homicide charges. After a very scary process for him and his family that could have led to Azah being tried and sentenced as an adult, the charges against him were dismissed. This is the power of making a difference, and as Casey said, “Azah’s life will never be the same, but now he has a future ahead of him. This is why I love what I do. This is why my job is so rewarding. His smile says it all. Azah, as I tell my kids every morning: ‘be great!’ I know you will be!".

Congratulations to Christina Marrazza on her new business venture, The Happy Cat Hotel & Spa! Happy Cat is a luxury boarding and grooming facility for kitties and is the first felinefocused franchise of its kind in the country. The facility has 25 individually themed suites ranging in size from 30 to 60 square feet (or 280 to 512 cubic feet). They’re designed to keep cats happy and engaged with climbing equipment, cozy bedding, toys, fountains, windows, and more.

Christina says, “The feedback we’ve been getting has been phenomenal. We’ve heard from cat owners who until now have refused to travel because they don’t want to leave their cat alone for that long or stuck in a cage somewhere. Others have elderly or special needs kitties, and they struggle finding someone they can trust. We welcome cats of all ages and personalities, and we take care

of them as if they’re our own.”

2004. / MKA / Brendan McCaffrey, 235 West 102nd Street, Apt. 10i, New York, NY 10025; brendan.a.mccaffrey@gmail. com

Ms. Katherine Santoro, 333 River Street, Apt. 539, ; kate.santoro@gmail.com

On February 3, 2023, David Endo married Casey DeCarlo at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Park City, Utah, and there was a large group of MKA alumni in attendance! Pictured from left to right: Don Gaby, Sam Sparks, Will Boss, Noah Kessler, Brendan McCaffrey, Alex Langbein ’03, David Endo, Drew Jennings, and Tommy Beach 12

Congratulations to David Sivin on his engagement to Kathleen in January 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 13

Congratulations to Brandon Uranowitz for winning a 2023 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play. Brandon stars as Ludwig/Nathan in Leopoldstadt

2005. / MKA / Mr. Edmund Kozak; e.g.kozak@gmail.com

Mr. Manav Lalwani, 132 Blue Heron Drive, Riverside Court, Secaucus, NJ 07094-2391; 201-617-5312, manav.lalwani@gmail.com

Congratulations to Chisako Sugiyama Murray and her husband Kyle on the birth of their second son Mavrick (Mav) Sugiyama Murray on February 25, 2023. 14

Congratulationst to Mara Herrmann van Loggerenberg

JOSHUA RUDBART '04

Tell us about your work. I am a senior project manager and VP at Kadan Productions, a Fabrication company based out of Secaucus, NJ that specializes in high-end luxury events and scenic build-outs around the country. Taking project designs from concept to reality, our team works to realize an array of exciting and challenging projects for public and private event clients. I get to collaborate with some of the most interesting creative teams and well-known designers, directors, and producers around the world.

What is the coolest project you've worked on? One of my all-time favorite events was for Chanel Metiers d’Art PARIS-DALAS in 2013. We turned two warehouses at the Dallas Fairgrounds into a multi part event for a select group of private clients. Installation included a drive-in movie theatre complete with antique cars for guest seating to watch the film as well as a full, in-the-round rodeo space for the runway and a 15,000 sq/ft saloon for the afterparty.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? Lots of projects we take on bring new challenges to the table in need of complex solutions. The problem solving and collaborative aspects are what makes them so interesting and why I love what I do. Just last year, I was on a project where we were only building the indoor portion. As the job was continuing, it was obvious that another vendor managing the exterior build wasn’t going to finish the main exterior

sculpture in time for the event. With the producers in a panic, they came to me and my team for a hail Mary. Down to the wire and running into the Thanksgiving holiday, we flew a team of 12 artisans down the next day from NYC to facilitate completing that build. This put us in the hot seat, taking on an enormous amount of responsibility. Now it was all riding on us: what if it still didn’t happen? Almost no one knew what we did to make sure it was completed in time for the launch, which made it that much more satisfying to cross the finish line. That’s my job. It's a constant rollercoaster, and I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.

What is your proudest accomplishment? I have worked my way up in this field and have been with my current company for 13 years. I love working with people from all walks of life and skillsets. Being able to collaborate and work together with teams, keeping everyone feeling involved, and getting the project completed for our clients gives me all the feels.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? I don’t think I would be where I am today without MKA. In middle school, we had to be in the chorus or the band, and I wasn’t able to do either, so Scott Coronis taught me how to do the audio and lighting for the concerts. I was hooked! Between that and the focus on education, community, and leadership, I was able to excel in my field. I continued in this field at Ithaca College, and now here I am!

“Being able to collaborate and work together with teams, keeping everyone feeling involved, and getting the project completed for our clients gives me all the feels.”

Joshua Rudbart ’04

ANDREW POWERS '04

Tell us about your work. I’m the Director of Athletic Fields for the University of Texas at Austin. My responsibilities include the construction and maintenance of all varsity game facilities and practice fields for our student athletes. I oversee a team of a dozen different turf mangers responsible for daily field operations. Athletic field maintenance requires skills in turf management, which combines agronomics, soil sciences, meteorology, and water management. My graduate degree in agronomics helps me ensure that all fields are safe and playable. After all, it gets awfully hot deep in the heart of Texas.

What drew you to turf management? How did you first become interested in your profession? I’ve always been drawn to the outdoors and played multiple sports growing up. I started working at a golf course as a summer job, and it was there, I discovered the turf industry. I enjoy the freedom of working outside and the satisfaction on gameday after weeks of hard work. After completing my degree, I left golf and took a position in Texas working in baseball.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? I am a former accounting graduate who flipped to a turf management career. Having graduated at the height of the Recession of 2008, I saw only limited opportunities for young accountants. I settled on a position in golf and soon became immersed in the turf industry.

Through networking and positive mentorships, I learned about opportunities I never knew existed. As I advanced in my career, I was able to apply accounting concepts and techniques like budgeting, purchasing, and financial forecasting to meet event management challenges.

What is your proudest accomplishment? While working with the Texas Rangers, I consulted on many capital projects. The one I’m most proud of was for their Dominican affiliate to build a multifield $15 million project. My work in the Dominican Republic with their project team and contractors resulted in a 56,000 square foot, multi-building baseball facility that meets MLB standards, including a 1,000 square foot batting cage with stateof-the-art hitting/pitching technology.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? In addition to a strong foundation in academics, MKA gave me opportunities to play multiple sports and become involved in a great music program. MKA allowed me to pursue paths that became passions and surrounded me with terrific role models, teachers, and coaches who helped me shape and develop my professional career.

“MKA allowed me to pursue paths that became passions and surrounded me with terrific role models, teachers, and coaches who helped me shape and develop my professional career.”

Andrew Powers ’04

JOHN-PAUL “JP ” JULIEN '07

Tell us about your work. I'm a Partner at McKinsey & Company in our Public & Social Sector Practice. Most of my work is helping state and local leaders (e.g., governors, mayors, economic development CEOs) develop strategies and investments to build a more inclusive economy and then working with social sector actors (e.g., philanthropies, large nonprofits) to fund and develop innovations to support economic mobility efforts.

Why business consulting? How did you first become interested in your profession? For me, landing in consulting came about through a lot of trial and error. I started my undergrad career pursuing medicine (and it wasn't until junior year that I realized that I did not like hospitals, blood, or most research) and then pivoted to healthcare policy and management. In graduate school, I tried four different internships over two summers while getting my MBA and MPH (hospital management, healthcare tech, investment banking, and social sector consulting) and really enjoyed the project-based nature of consulting work. I love the variety of problems that I get to work on and really enjoy getting to work with different clients (and internal consulting teams) regularly.

How would you like to be remembered? I'd like to be remembered as a phenomenal, trusted client advisor who had an exceptionally fulfilling personal life. I've got two young sons (Davis, 2.5 years old and Cameron, 10 months old) and mostly want them and my wife, Amanda, to remember me for the things that happen outside of work.

What is the biggest career challenge you have faced, and what did you learn from it? After my first two years in consulting, I was drained from traveling four days a week and

didn't see a way out. I essentially had to tell the head of my office that I either needed to stop traveling, or I'd have to quit. I was terrified at the time, but, to my pleasant surprise (and not shocking in retrospect), the office completely supported me. I was able to do six months of purely local work to reset, and it made a huge difference. Biggest takeaway for me (which I try to make a practice of to this day) is to tell people what you need and know that not every problem is yours alone to solve.

What is your proudest accomplishment? In 2020, I helped McKinsey launch the Institute for Black Economic Mobility - our firm's internal think tank focused on racial equity and inclusive growth. The Institute conducts research, collaborates with stakeholders across sectors, and builds tools/assets to help institutions across the public, private, and social sectors take action to advance economic mobility. It's been an incredibly rewarding internal institution to have started (and now help lead) and will help ensure McKinsey has a voice on this important topic long after I am gone.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? MKA provided me with some of my first supporters, folks who played a huge role in the path I've taken. I joined MKA as a freshman from a public middle school, and so it was at first a very scary and foreign place. Folks like DBA, Ms. Estrada, Mr. Herforth, Al Rehus, and Mr. Jones were kind, thoughtful, and encouraging voices who helped me find my way and my confidence. I also couldn't be more thankful to the Black Alumni Network Initiative (BANI), whose annual college tour trips are the only reason I ever visited, applied to, and ultimately attended the University of Pennsylvania, which helped me figure out what I wanted to do.

and her husband on the birth of their beautiful daughter Anna Marie on March 8. 2023. 15

Congratulations to Dina Berman on her marriage to Kelly Brown on November 11, 2022.

Elizabeth Frasco has been voted onto the board of the New Jersey Association of Museums. As the Social Media, Press, and Communications Specialist at the Montclair Art Museum, Elizabeth will represent MAM on the board and continue to learn about the ever-evolving standards in Museum practice.

2006. / MKA / Ms. Natalie Azzoli; nat6888@gmail.com

Ms. Angela McCaffrey; angelamccaffrey@gmail.com

Congratulations to Steph Schreiber on her marriage to Satyam Khanna in April 2023.

2007. / MKA / Mr. Brian May; bmay88@gmail.com

Mr. Harry Raymond; raymond.harry@gmail.com

Mr. Stuart Harwood; stuartmharwood@gmail.com

Congratulations to Nick Andlinger and his wife Sarah on the birth of their daughter Lola Bea on January 27, 2023. 16

Congratulations to Annie-Rose Strasser on her new job at the New York Times as the new executive producer for Opinion Audio. She will lead the team of editors, producers, engineers, hosts and others who make and promote “The Ezra Klein Show,” “First Person,” and “The Argument,” and she will also think creatively about new

Opinion Audio opportunities.

Mathilde Battsek DeGraff is a physical therapist for Tiny Transformations. Tiny Transformations provides expert pediatric physical and occupational therapy services for infants, children, and teens in the comfort and privacy of their home. Therapists strive to empower parents and caregivers to help their children accomplish agreedupon goals. With this in mind, their services not only focus on delivering excellent individualized care to our children but also ensuring that caregivers feel comfortable carrying over techniques of therapy to better achieve prescribed home programs and reach desired goals.

Mathilde has her doctorate in Physical Theraphy and spent the first eight years of her career as a senior neurological PT at NYU Langone Hospital. For more information on Tiny Transformations, please visit their website www. tinytransformationsnyc.com/ or follow them on Instagram @tinytransformationsnyc.

Congratulations to Jared Kass on his engagement to Amanda Chernin on March 31, 2023. 17

Congratulations to Owen Jennings and his wife Kelly on the birth of their second son, Britton McHenry Jennings. Britton joined big brother Beckett on March 27, 2023. 18

Congratulations to Holly Battsek String and her husband John on the birth of their third child, Juliet Lucerne, on May 7, 2023. 19

Congratulations to Trevor Bell on his marriage to Juliana Alfano in June 2023.

Congratulations to Executive Producer Matthew Cherchio on the new documentary, We Dare to Dream! This film tells the story of the young, stateless athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan, and Cameroon who competed together under the banner of the IOC Refugee Olympic team at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. We Dare to Dream had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 11, 2023.

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MKA / Mr. Matthew Metzger, 235 Elizabeth Street, Apt #1B, New York, NY 10012; metzgermd@gmail.com

Congratulations to Alayjah Watson Traore and her husband Mohamed on the birth of their first child, Khalid Idris Traore on May 5, 2023. 20

Congratulations to Kelly Byrne Sweeney and her husband Michael on the birth of their first child, Neil Francis Sweeney, on May 10, 2023. 21

2009. / MKA / Mr. Brian Purcell; bnpurcell14@gmail.com

Ms. Jane Stanton; janestanton18@gmail.com

Congratulations to Jessica Frankl and Timmy Kutyla on their engagement in February 2023. 22

Congratulations to Kelly Froelich on her marriage to Octavio Colmenares in March 2023.

Congratulations to Blair Bell on matching at Stony Brook for OBGYN residency. This is an amazing accomplishment!

Congratulations to Katie Davis on her marriage to Charles

Alexander Claxton in April 2023 in Asheville, North Carolina. 23

Congratulations to Paige Barrett Deger and her husband Brandon on the birth of their first child, Fielding Brynn Deger. 24

2010. / MKA / Ms. Devon Barrett; 1devonbarrett@gmail.com

Mr. Matthew Palmisano; matt.r.palmisano@gmail.com

Congratulations to Christine McIntosh on finishing her MD/ PhD training at the University of Chicago. She will begin her internal medicine residency at Stanford. 25

Congratulations to Alexa Franco on her marriage to Christopher Dermarkarian in June 2023 at the Glenmere Mansion in Chester, NY. 26

2011. / MKA / Mr. Seth Bynum; seth.bynum1@gmail.com

Ms. Carina Wong; carinamwong@gmail.com

Congratulations to Jessie Joan Chase on marrying Ronan Nouri in Paris in December 2022. 27

Justin Goldsman has fully immersed himself in his community and volunteers his time tremendously. Most recently, Justin has been appointed to the Environmental Commission with the Township of West Orange and is the next Chair of the NJ Democratic State Committee Jewish Caucus.

Congratulations to Carly Earle on matching at Hackensack University Medical Center for general surgery residency. This

is an amazing accomplishment!

Congratulations to Rose Green on her marriage to Brian Mulvihill on June 18, 2023 in Beacon, NY.

2012. / MKA / Ms. Casey Musicant Holden; casey.musicant@gmail.com

Mr. Ed Rosini; erosini32@gmail.com

Congratulations to Gregory Froelich on being named the Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach at University of North CarolinaCharlotte. He was a special teams and running backs analyst at Michigan from 20172020 before joining the staff at Illinois as a special teams

analyst for the past two years. "I am unbelievably excited to join this incredible staff Coach Poggi has put together," Froelich said. "We are going to do special things here at Charlotte. This city and this university are ready for a dominant college football team, and we intend to show the American all about the 49ers! We are going to coach these young men not only to be better football players but also to be the best student, son, brother, father, and leader of their community that they can be."

Congratulations to Nick Masterson on matching at Inspira Health for Orthopedics residency. This is an amazing accomplishment!

Congratulations to Krishna Gall on his engagement to Mackenzie Crow in May 2023. 28

Congratulations to Olivia Vicioso on her engagement to Eric Impola in Seattle on June 25, 2023. 29

2013. / MKA / Ms. Elizabeth “Lizzie” Amato; Liz.J.amato@gmail.com

Mr. Edward Bozik; bozik@me.com

2014. / MKA / Ms.

Kassandra Fotiadis; kassandra.fotiadis@gmail.com

Congratulations to John Higgins on his role in the movie A Man Called Otto. He stars alongside Tom Hanks.

Madeleine Colbert is an Associate Producer at 60 Minutes , and her first story, “Mark Pomerantz on investigating Donald Trump,” was shared on February 5. Madeleine, known professionally as Madeleine Carlisle, was a summer intern at 60 Minutes in 2017. Upon her graduation from Yale University, she worked at The Atlantic and TIME Magazine and is now a full-time employee at one of the most respected investigative television shows.

Congratulations to Margaret Dancy on being the recipient of the Thelma Ingles Award for excellence in clinical expertise and scholarly activities at Duke University School of Nursing. Her preceptor evaluations always contain the highest marks, and she has even scored a perfect evaluation.

Margaret completed the program in December 2022 and will continue living in Washington, DC, while working at the Children's National Medical Center. She hopes to improve outcomes for one of the most vulnerable populations in the healthcare system.

Congratulations to John Higgins on his engagement to Emily Wilson. 31

Congratulations to alumni Paige Pacifico and Nick Masterson ’12 on their marriage. The high school sweethearts married on May 26, 2023 at the Valley Regency in Clifton, NJ. 32

Congratulations to Joanna Zak on her marriage to Sean Hurlburt in June 2023 at the White Cliffs Country Club in Plymouth, MA. 33

Congratulations to Savannah Fusaro on her marriage to Chris Taylor in Charlotte, NC in June 2023. 34

2015. / MKA /

Ms. Korinne “Kori” Durando; koridurando@gmail.com

Congratulations to these MKA Alumni on graduating from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine together!

Carly Earle ’11 will begin her general surgery residency at Hackensack University Medical Center. Binoy Desai ’14 will begin his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Morningside/West.

Nick Masterson ’12 will begin his orthopedic surgery at Inspira Health.

Congratulations to Puja Singh on her engagement to Mihir Jani on Feburary 16, 2023 in New York City.

Congratulations to Allison Bond on her marriage to Steven Lukas on June 3, 2023.

Congratulations to Dominic Leone and his wife Michelle on the birth of their first child Mia Athena on June 12, 2023. 30

Jaime Sommerhalter got engaged to Sean McLaughlin in Tuscany, Italy in June 2023.

Margaret was quoted saying, “The award inspires me to ask the big ‘why’ questions when assessing health inequities, examine current practices to ensure they meet the needs of my patient population in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and seek out improvements in my professional relationships. Thelma Ingles’ credo was that ‘the care of patients was more important than the growth and prestige of the profession we belong to,’ and I aim to have these words ring true in my practice.”

Congratulations to Sarah Botwinick on her engagement to Jason Pollack in March 2023 at Rockefeller Center. 35

Congratulations to Isaiah Thompson on winning the 2023 American Pianists Awards in Indianapolis in April. He was one of five finalists to compete in the Gala Finals at Hilbert Circle Theatre. He owned his originality and vision in the pieces, pulling out a big, full sound that spread to every crevice of the hall — especially in "Hi-Fly" by Randy Weston. Isaiah’s prize includes an additional $225,000, a

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KELSEY O’CONNOR '14

You chose to get your MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Why Management Sciences? After studying history and literature at Harvard, I wanted to gain the additional technical skills I would need to progress further in my career. To do this, I decided to pursue an MBA. At Kellogg, I have focused on finance, operations, and strategy classes to round out my skillset and complement my qualitative analytical and writing skills with more quantitative study.

Where do you see yourself in five years? I am very excited to see where my career will take me! I hope to have the privilege of leading and coaching people and crafting narratives for a purpose. The throughline for me has always been storytelling. Whether through historical study, hosting a podcast, or building a persuasive argument, crafting a narrative has been a constant. After Kellogg, I will be joining Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant in New York. I am excited about this new chapter in which I'll be crafting narratives to communicate business solutions.

What is the biggest challenge you've faced while working towards your degree and what did you learn from it? What has been your proudest accomplishment so far? My biggest challenge and my proudest accomplishment are one and the same. I had the opportunity to serve as co-president of Kellogg's Media & Entertainment Club, which supports recruiting efforts, education, networking, and community-building for those interested in media and entertainment. Leading and motivating a team of 30 student-volunteers was challenging but was also the Kellogg learning experience that has been most impactful for my development and learning.

I am so proud of what our team accomplished, including launching a podcast (which I hosted!), running our first recruiting bootcamp, and hosting several events with prominent leaders in the industry.

What is one piece of advice you have for the current students at MKA? I have two. First, pay attention to the themes and interests that won't leave you alone. For me these have been media and entertainment and horses; every time I have strayed from these, I've always found myself drifting back. Keep pulling on the threads of these persistent passions. Use small, low-stakes experiments to test and grow them. Second, if you don't ask, you won't get. Think big and don't be afraid to ask for what you want: you will get more yeses than you expect.

In what ways did MKA prepare you for the path your life has taken? From a pure education standpoint, the foundation in writing that I received at MKA has served me every day and has often been a differentiator in my career and at Kellogg. The value of strong writing skills cannot be overstated. MKA also instilled in me the value of integrity. I still remember being in Pre-K and Mrs. Awerdick explaining to us that “Integrity” is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. This Pre-K level definition has stuck with me throughout my life and is one of my strongest core values that guides my actions and decisions.

“I still remember being in Pre-K and Mrs. Awerdick explaining to us that “Integrity” is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. This Pre-K level definition has stuck with me throughout my life.”

Kelsey O’Connor ’14

Mack Avenue album, career assistance, and a performance tour with engagements in the U.S. and abroad as well as an artist residency at the University of Indianapolis and publicity.

Benjamin Rapsas, MD was hooded at the Emory University School of Medicine commencement in May 2023. Ben will be an Anesthesiology resident at Brown University. Congratulations Dr. Rapsas! 36

Congratulations to Delaney Russell on her marriage to Hayden Vegh on May 6, 2023.

2016. / MKA / Ms. Zoe Bieler; zoe.bieler@gmail.com

Mr. Charles Rilli; crilli33@gmail.com Lily Andres; lily.andres@gmail.com

Congratulations to Kimani Freeman on her engagement to Emily Mallard on December 25, 2022 in Landgrove, VT.

2017. / MKA / Ms. Jenna Donatiello; jdonatiello12@aol.com

Mr. Matthew ‘Matt’ Rubenstein; mattrubenstein98@gmail.com

2018. / MKA / Ms. Lailanni Lucien; llucien05@gmail.com

Mr. Keenan McAuliffe; keenan.cavenaugh13@gmail. com

Ms. Kerri McGuire; kerri.mcguire11@gmail.com

Congratulations to Dominic Flocco on joining the Institute for Defense Analyses as a 2023 Summer Associate in the Strategy, Forces, and

Resources Division. He said, “I look forward to being part of a phenomenal team of researchers providing analytical expertise on some of the most challenging national security issues!” Dominic is currently an Applied Mathematics PhD Student at University of Maryland, College Park and is expected to graduate in May 2027.

2019. / MKA / Ms. Michela Bellapianta; michelabella21@gmail.com

Ms. Claire Brown; claiirebrown@gmail.com

Mr. Patrick Morisseau; ptricky24@gmail.com

Jenna DeSalvo is continuing her education at Rutgers University and working towards her Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

For the past two years, Kian Abrishami has been working on launching his start-up: Brave. Sexual assault is a huge issue: one in four women are sexually assaulted every year, and at some schools, that statistic is one in three. Brave is an empowerment movement that works hard to give students a tool to protect themselves. Their first product, the Braveband, is a discreet, smart bracelet that keeps friends connected during nights out. If a student is separated from friends and finds themselves in a bad situation, they can tap their Braveband to instantly vibrate their friend's Bravebands and send the user's exact location. Kian's goal is to distribute Bravebands directly to universities so that students can access the technology at zero cost. He is currently having discussions with Princeton's Title IX

KELSEY O'CONNOR '14, KASSIE FOTIADIS '14, JOHN (YANNI) FOTIADIS ’82, AND AMY PARKER '14 AT THE OPENING OF JOHN'S EXHIBIT, BEYOND ANTIQUITY, AT THE NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM IN CHICAGO ON MAY 12, 2023.

office about launching the initiative on their campus next year. Brave has developed a community of approximately 200 student beta testers and is currently receiving strong presale numbers. They plan to deliver their final manufactured product to students by the fall of this year. While Brave has an investor, Kian says initial costs are "racking up, but the cost of the chance to sleep at night knowing that the work that we do is keeping people safe and preventing sexual assault is priceless." If you are interested in joining his team or investing in Brave, feel free to contact Kian at kian@braveband. tech or visit the website www. braveband.tech.

Alan Di Geronimo and his classmates at the University of Richmond created a company called TwinTail Brews and launched its first product the Superberry Power tea in March. The entrepreneurship class, Bench Top Innovations taught in the Robins School of Business, started in the fall with four different teams, and each team produced a different beverage product. The four teams submitted the final products to a panel of judges, which selected the tea as the winning product. The 16 students who had enrolled in the class merged into one team and began building the company, TwinTail Brews. Alan is the Head of Finance for TwinTail Brews. They started with 30,000 cans and have already sold over 7,000 with the hope of hitting 10,000 cans.

The sugar-free product is a teabased energy drink that offers consumers a unique feeling of controlled energy due to the combination of L-theanine, a supplement that helps calm anxiety, and caffeine, according

to the company’s website. L-theanine helps offset a lot of the negative side effects that caffeine is associated with, such as jitters, anxiety, and crashes.

2021.

In January 2023, Leah Glaser and Shea Hammond ’20 were panelists on the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia as athletes on the Extended National Soccer teams. 37

From classmates to business partners, Anthony DiMaggio and George Eilender came together over their combined interests in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and created a financial services app that harnesses the power of AI. Candlestick is an AIpowered stock picking service that helps retail investors get great returns in the market. Candlestick's mission is to make investing accessible to everyone by letting AI do the hard work for you. The idea for the app started while Anthony and George were students at MKA and began experimenting with machine learning algorithms for the stock market. The app was released early last year and now has over 30,000 downloads. Both Anthony and George are fulltime students at the University of Toronto.

2022.

The Radar is a revolutionary platform promoting independent designers and artists worldwide. Founded by Caitlyn Liu, a first-year student at Parsons University, she always sought to connect creatives and find the light within the industry. Caitlyn created The Radar to help boost creativity within the preestablished creative industry and assist designers and artists

in connecting with people who want to help and grow their independent businesses. With the help of her team, creatives, and sponsors, she pursued her passion for helping others and putting on a fantastic NYFW fashion show, shopping experience, and party. Not only was this a significant learning experience for Caitlyn, but it also enabled her to form a network for her future events and career. 38

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REPORT ON GIVING

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who made a gift to support MKA in the 2022-2023 school year. Philanthropy plays a critical role in MKA’s annual operations, and we are incredibly grateful for your generosity. The difference between what we charge in tuition and what we provide our students is defined by philanthropy: it is the bridge between what we are and what we can be. Your steadfast and generous gifts are essential to this work and allow MKA to deliver upon our mission for each one of our students. On behalf of the entire MKA community, thank you!

BY THE NUMBERS

MKA Colleagues

Grandparents

Alumni & Associate Alumni

1,480 unique donors, made

MKA DAY: March 2, 2023

Current Parents

Current Students

1,786 gifts

Please note, donors may appear in multiple categories

552 Donors

$240,275 in Gifts

THANK YOU to everyone who participated!

You unlocked an additional $200,000 to add a new four-year Community Scholarship.

MKA Community Trustee

MKA 2022-2023 Operating Budget

Budgeted Revenue

Tuition and Supporting Programs

92.3%

$49,094,822

Philanthropy

6.6% Auxiliary Programs and Other

1.1%

Faculty Professional Development

Budgeted Expenses

Faculty and Staff Salaries and Benefits

1% Academics and Supporting Programs

11% Administration and Other

4%

Facilities

10%

62% Financial Aid

12%

TRANSFORMATIVE GIVING

We are incredibly grateful to those ongoing major commitments and new gifts to support our facility aspirations, endowment priorities and special initiatives, which help us to create a truly exceptional educational experience for our students.

NEW COMMITMENTS

$250,000 AND UP

STEM and Sustainability

Anonymous

$100,000-$249,999

Ninth Community Scholarship Award

Chung Erin and Tom Chung

Anonymous

STEM

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

The Pinkerton Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

The Seth Morris Endowed Scholarship

Lynn Morris-Piccolo and Mark Piccolo

STEM

Reunion Class of 1973

$20,000-$49,999

MKA Active: Middle School Fields

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

STEM

Susan Galligan '74 and Thomas Galligan '73

Jeffrey Kindler '73

ONGOING COMMITMENTS

$250,000 AND UP Faculty Excellence Fellowship

Linda and Brian Sterling

MKA Active: Middle School Fields

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Cara and Dan Cesareo

$100,000-$249,999

The Arnold A. Dicke Fund

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul Spagnoletti

MKA Active: Middle School Fields

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

MKA Active: Middle School Fields and The Philip McNeal Leadership Program and Thomas W. Nammack

Community Scholarship

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Middle School Tennis Pavilion

The Everson Family Muenster Field Renovation

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Thomas W. Nammack Community Scholarship

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

The Watkins Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Rene and Marc Watkins

Unrestricted

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

$50,000-$99,999

MKA Active: Middle School Fields

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Kerry and Paul Murphy

The Philip McNeal Leadership Program

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Technology Tools

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Thomas W. Nammack Community Scholarship

Whitney and Daniel Carson '83

Weiss Auditorium

The McMullen Family Foundation

$20,000-$49,999

Brookside Renovation

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Rhonda and David A. Crichlow

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

The Elliot Furbert Award

Lora and Calworth Furbert

MKA Active: Middle School Fields

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Larry and Lynda Hollander

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Thomas W. Nammack Community Scholarship

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Thomas W. Nammack Community Scholarship and The Philip McNeal Leadership Program

Wendy and Jared Bartie

LOYALTY SOCIETY

The MKA Loyalty Society celebrates MKA’s most loyal alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who have given for three or more consecutive years. These generous individuals understand that consecutive annual investments, no matter the amount, advance our mission and vision, give our students immeasurable opportunities and foster a culture of giving at our school.

30+ CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEARS

Henry V. Allen '65

Victor Bernstein '65

John Blondel '74

Elizabeth and J. Martin Brayboy '80

Barbara Creed '62

Mary and Edward Elliott

Penny Finkle

Nancy and Donald Foster

Suzanne Hardy '61

Frances and Jack Heller '50

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Richard Hobbins '56

Thomas Isenberg '75

Eric Jaeckel '56

Jackie and Rick Jenkins '77

Charlotte Judd '60

Ann Kent '50

Ray Knox '76

Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Leslie Levine '74 and Peter Levine

Cheryl D'Alessandro McMullen '77 and Peter S. McMullen '77

Barry Meisel '59

Robert Nagel '73

Larry Nazarian '56

Eugene Neithold '57

Harry Nimmergut '75

Richard D. C. Noyes '69

Malcolm O'Hara '73

Barbara and Martin Rosen '58

Charles Sage '52

David Schwartzbard '86

Helen Skeen '56

Marianne Steinhacker '59

Susan Wood '63

10+ CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEARS

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Joan Adams '46

Daniel Allen '07

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

Aubin Ames '54

Ralph Amirata '89

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Conny and John Andres

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Lisa Aufzien '76

Robert August '73

Christie and Ingram Austin

Kathryn Auw Prasad '01

Betsy Bacot-Aigner '80

Kimberly Baker '00

Michael Baker '59

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Alise and Damien Barrett

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Maureen Bates

Joel Bauer '59

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Sharon and Larry Beebe

Carlaina Bell

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Howard Bellin '53

Dominique Benson

Thane Benson '70

Melanie Bieber '03

Jessica Bishop '04

Elise Bitter '08

Marilyn Blackwell '65

Francis Blesso '87

John Blesso '89

Michael Bonarti

Karen Boyle '81

John Brandow '71

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

Kristina and James Bromley

Debbie and Bill Brown

Denise Brown-Allen and Douglas Allen

Thomas Brueckner '72

Sheldon Buck '54

Ingrid Burke

Dayana Campo and Roger Walter

Candice and Tim Carlson

Georgia S. Carrington '54

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Marian Castell '54

James Castelli

Anthony Celentano '74

Denise Chezek '72

Abigail and Edward Chung

Jenna Clancey '03

Geoffrey Close '71

Evelyn and Stephen T. Colbert

Barbara and Raymond Colotti

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Patricia Park Connell

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Christina Cotton and Brian Clarkson

Allan Cox '74

Francine Crawford '66

Rhonda and David A. Crichlow

Katie and Peter Dancy '82

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Margaret and Gregg Deehan '68

Laura Demaria

Alicia Diaz and Manuel Carbajal

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

George Dolatly '86

George Downsbrough '69

Michael Ehrenberg '75

Mary Ellen and David Gray

Ralph Ellis '58

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Daniel Emerson '42

Bruce Eng '79

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

The Everson Family

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Anne and David Flocco

Patricia Forbes

Lindsay Forman '01

Sue Fossett

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Susan Galligan '74 and Thomas Galligan '73

Balaji Gandhi '91

Meritt Gavin '58

Catherine and Pete Gaynor

Michael Gennet '58

Maria Gilmartin and Dimitri Hadjipetkov

Deborah Glazer '87

Raj Gona '87

Charles Gray '07

Shelly Grossman

John Grubin '62

Diana and Salvatore Guccione

John Guttmann '71

Mary Hack '65

David Haight '88

Susan and Alan Hammer

Christine Hannon '69

Joseph Hare '65

Pamela and Michael Harriott

Kathryn Hatfield

Pilar Henriquez-Groves and Richard Groves

Ann and Dave Hessler

Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner

Larry and Lynda Hollander

Alex Holz '99

Debbie Horn and Ronald Wolfson

Jackie and Larry Horn

Schuyler Horn '59

Michael Houston

Myra and George Hrab

Robert Hubsmith '77

David Hughes '76

Julianne Hunt and David Korfhage

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Patricia Kearns

Gail Kerr '52

Julie Kim '92 and Sung Kim

Suresh Krishnan

Mary and Matt Kunka

Pia Kutten

Alex Langbein '03

Nancy Lee '75

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Erica Lubetkin '86

Vanessa and John Lucas

Gemma and Richard Lury

Margot and Hugh Macdonnell

Melissa Maddox-Evans '88

Dara Marmon '91

Louise and Guy Maxwell

Jill and Michael Maza

Audrey McBratney-Bittner '50

The McMullen Family Foundation

Laura and Manes Merrit

Frederic Miller '69

Ruth Miller

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Ada and Angelo Mogavero

Anne Morey '79

Ruth Morine '65

Michele Mucci '84

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Meghan Murray and Jack Stadtlander

Zandi and Thomas Nammack

Karen and Thomas Newman

Helen Nie and Dennis Hu

Kristine O'Connor '83 and Michael O'Connor

Crystal Olsen Glynn

Nilie Pajoohi '89 and Hossein Ekrami

Ben Parker '96

Trish and Tom Perlmutter

Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Kim and Luca Puzzo

Candace Rabinowitz '94

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Carol Rasic '56

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

Ben Rich

Eileen and Robert Richardson

Diane Ridley, MD '84

Lori and David Riley

Arthur Rosen '61

Douglas Rosen '91

Lawrence Rosen '84

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Joshua Rozan '94

Jin and Daniel Rubenstein

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

John Rudd '67

Martha and Thomas Ruddy

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Eric Sandwall '60

Jodi and Luke Sarsfield '91

Kim Saunders

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Tripti Singh and Samarpal Bhatia

Dudley Smith '49

Jane and Kenneth Smith

Sheila and Todd Smith

Christopher H. Smith '85*

Kate Sonnenberg and Tom Zaubler

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul Spagnoletti

Jaclyn Spedaliere '00

Linda and Brian Sterling

Brook and Bill Stites

Mary Stuart and Angus Gephart

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Ami and Andrew Talkow

Brian Thomas '74

Veronica and Mauricio Toscano

Carol Traenkle '55

Marianne Traina

Seth Traum '91

The Treadaway Family

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Sonia and William Tyson

Hobart Van Deusen '54

Amy Van Eepoel and Stephen Valentine

Kerry Verrone and John Jacobs

Margaret and Richard Wager

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Margo and Frank Walter

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Watkins

Kristen Weaver and David Polinchock

Scott Weiner '92

Carla Woldt '03

Bram Zeigler '89

Anonymous (2)

3+ CONSECUTIVE FISCAL YEARS

Charles Abdulhayoglu '21

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Roberta and Peter Adams

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Isabel and Michael Alexander

David Allen

John Allen '57

Thomas Alpren '63

Igor Alves '99

Antonia Amico '06 and Andrew

Barchenko '06

Diana Anders and Andrew Weiner

Valerie and Bill Anders

Elizabeth August and Martin Restituyo

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch

LOYALTY SOCIETY DONORS

30+ years 10+ years

3+ years

34 donors

and Kristian Lynch

Jason Awerdick '94

Mario Baldino

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Michelle Barbetta

Hannah Barker '07

Sarah and Craig Barrack

Wendy and Jared Bartie

The Basra Family

Penelope Bassett

Anne and Martin Baum

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Milton Beard '59

Sandrine Beddou

Rosemary and John Beer

Melissa Bell '94 and John Bell '93

Gretchen Berra

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Ronny Bhatia '19

Donna Blanes

Tammy and Michael Blau

Lisa Bombardieri '90

Julia Bonsal '67

Cort Bosc

Stacey Bradford-Greenberg and Rick Greenberg

Nakeyl Branch-Johnson and Abdullah Johnson

David Brandley '73

Karen and Gordon Braverman

Casey Breslow-Glugeth '03

Regina and Bill Bronson

Sheri and Ted Bronstein

Allison Brown '04 and Steve Brown

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

David Bruck '61

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Parkins Burger '95

Christy Burke

Kristina and Tom Burke

Seth Bynum '11

Kelly Byrne '08

Jean and Michael Caggiano

220 donors

Craig Cameron '66

Liam Campbell

Rebecca Campbell '88

Jack Cappitelli and Robin Schwartz '85

Carolyn Cariello '62

Whitney and Daniel Carson '83

Grace Cecilio-Dueno and Jason Dueno

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Siu Chan-Lui and John Lui

Sonia and Parmi Cheema

Wenfang Chen and Peter Young

Nathan Chickering

Sonia Chudasama-Patel and Amish Patel

Erin and Tom Chung

Renee Ciccarella '93

Kimberly and Robert Clark

Laura and Thomas Clark

Ms. Susan Cole '78 P '10

Christina and Raymond Colotti

Ashley Conde

Tim Cook

Elizabeth and Shane Cooney

Deanna and James Copeland

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken and Murray Aitken

Maggie and Tom Cowing

Steven Cristello

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Marjorie Cross '47

Kathryn Crowell '47

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Kyle Curtin '82

Donald Cussen '83

Eugene D'Altrui '76

Paul Dackow '72

Pat and Barry Dancy

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Mary Ann Decker '58

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

Demetra Demetrios-Avalos and Jose Avalos

Nick DeVenezia

478 donors

Ashley and Robert Di Geronimo

Gemma Diaco '98

Judith and Charles Dickerson

Deanna Donnelly

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Sara and David Elwell

Kathy and Christopher Eng

Shirley and Willie Eng

Adam Erbes '19

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Patricia Ewing

Ted Fall '79

Yun Fan and Yong Cai

Lauren and Jason Fass

Efua and Louis Feldman

Michael Feldman '80

Diana and John Fennelly

Jeffrey Festa '06

Jocelyn Fine and Javier Ferrandiz

Sally Firth

Robert Fischbein '56

Breena and Jed Fishback

Barbara Flessas '72 and Robert David

Megan and Chad Flick

Nathally and Marco Florio

Susan Foley

Alexandra Forman-Chou and William Chou

Alexandra Fotinopoulos '13

Filomena and Demetrios Fotinopoulos

Bette Fox and Richard Liss

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Joelle Francht

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Sheri and Jason Friedman

Lora and Calworth Furbert

Karen and Henry Furst

Frank Gallo '75

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Lauren and Nathan Gardner

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Holly Gathright '62

Robert Gelberg '10

Alexander Gephart '06

Diane Giangreco

Suzanne Giarrusso

Peter Gibson '82

Louis Gioffre '72

Alisha and Jonathan Glaser

Leah Glaser '21

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Paul Glover '60

Bora Goekbora '08

Carolyn and Michael Goldman

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Dennis Goldstein '83

Ayana Goore '89

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Nick Graziano '90

Ashley Griffin '00

Alexandra Guccione '09

Gael Habernickel '54 and Duke Habernickel '51

Deborah Haight '96

Kitty Haines '65

Ann Hallowell '56

Kristin Halvey

Injoo Han King and Michael King

Lesley Hand '77

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Lisa Harrison

Stuart Harwood '07

Marshall Hatcher

Hatfield Schwartz Law Group

Alan Hawes '96

Rebecca Hayes

Rhonda and Stratton Heath

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Elizabeth and Marek Hejna

Colleen Helsel

Jennifer Hendrian '77

Madge Henning '70

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Mary Ann and Frank Herrmann

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Rebecca and Jonathan Hirsh '95

William Hitchcock '19

Pam Holding '82

Laini Homer

Lauren Hooper-Rogers '00

Richard Hopkins '50

Nicole and David Hoppe

Christine and Charles Hough

The Narucki Family

Susan Huang '72

Elise Hubert and Joseph Borrelli

Miller and Stephen Hughes

Lisa Hyman Sackman and Joel Sackman

The Ievers Family

Rosemary Iversen

Dwight Jackson '08

Deborah Jacobson '77

Hope and David Jeffrey

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Asa Johnson '75

Douglas Johnson '62

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Avie Kalker '68

Le Kang and Geng Liu

Donald Karp '54

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

Charlie Kenrick '23

Peggy and Chris Kenrick

Maryanne Kesler

Daniella and Bryan Kessler

Caren Khoo-Cotter and Daniel Cotter

Beth and Gary Kiang

Madison Kilduff

Jihee Kim and Byung Lee

Marc Kirschner '60

Victoria Kitirattragarn '15

Christina Klais and Roland Turck

Suzanne Klein '62

Frederick Kramer '58

Monica Kurpiewski and Robert Kilcullen

Hyun-Ju Kwak and Steve Kim

Andrew Kyrejko '05

Laura La Corte '83

Gregory Lackey '73

Dena and Keith Lambie

Cara Landolfi '05

India Larrier '80 and John Larrier

Phillip Lazier '53

John Leister

Philip Leone '60

Rachel Levine '06

The Levy Family

Jiang Li and Tianwei Yao

Charlotte Lillard

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore and Anthony Sciancalepore

David and Amy Lim

Gisela and Ben Limberg

Robert Lipman '71

Jennifer Liu and Benjamin Chang

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Wendy Liu and Jingsheng Hua

Robert Livesey '65

Fay and Bryan Lonsinger

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

Tricia and John Mac Evoy

Piper and Michael Magera

Helen Makohon

Ellen Malcolm '65

Barbara and Dennis Mamchur

Stacey Martin

Billy Martini '98

Rob and Nicole Masella

Kelly and William R. Massey

Natasha Mathias and Mayur Somaiya

Angela McCaffrey '06

Kerri McGuire '18

Lhenée McKoy '05

Alexandra McManus '81

Erin and James McMenamin

Helen and Jim McMenamin

Marnie McNany

Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Ami Mehra '95

Sandra and Gerardo Mejia

Michael Melitz '14

Lynn Menschenfreund and Paulo Silva

Leah and Steven Meranus

Amy Meyers and Anthony Rizzo

Hazar Michael and Amer Elkhouri

Helena and Svetislav Milic

Jeannette and Philip Miller

Luz and Luis Miranda

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

Sharon Moe '92 and Eric Moe

Veena and Alphonsus Moniz

Christina Montgomery '81

Derek Morf

Susan and Richard Morganstein

Kristin Morisseau '13

Rebekkah and Peter Morral

The Mortimore Family

Chadd Mukete '11

Charles Mund '74

Jennifer Murawski-Boyar and Howard Boyar

Diana and Ryan Murelli

Ingrid Nakamura '92

Ryan Napoli '15

Anne and Patrick Naughton

Huma Niazi

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Samora Noguera '02

Geraldine Nolin '74

David Nolle '79

Heather and Michael Nowak

Joseph O'Neill

Kimberly and John O'Kane

Karin and John Odell

Henry Ohls

Alexandra Okun and Craig Dubitsky

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

Traci Otey Blunt and Jonathan Blunt

Debbie and Michael Otner

Carol Ottenberg '56

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

Dean Paolucci '73

Henry Park '86

Kiwitta Paschal '94

Bruce Pastorini '71

Anna and Andras Pataki

Tameka and David Pearce

Sandra Pekar '66

Judith and Brewster Perkins

Laela Perkins and Michael Thwaite '97

Doreen Perna

Peter Perretti '72

Laura and John Phillips '78, P '09, P '10

Robert Piotrowski

Chaim Pizem '02

Adele Poholsky '60

Jill Porter Larson '90

Shawn and David Portner

Gary Powell '83

Marie Louise Purdy and Roger Seifter

Deepti Purohit and Mohit Bhargava

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Ariana Puzzo '14

Spencer Pyke

Kaivon and Lauren Rahaghi

Shruti and Sharad Ramesh

Juan Ramos

Lauren Ramos

Kimberly and David Ramsay

Joseph and John Randolph

Maubra Randolph

Michelle and Jordan Raper

Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez and Erik Rodriguez

Bhavana Ravindranath and Harsha

Bhupalam Haribhaktha

Mannan Razzak

Limor and Robert Regular

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Diana Reiter '01 and Sean Mersten

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Richard Ridgway

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Laura and Victor Rodriguez

Wendy Roome '66

Erin and Paul Rooney

Peri and Thomas Rosamilia

Iris Rosario and Luis Martinez

Michael Rosenberg '76

Emily Rosenblum and Steve Lucas

Stacy and Scott Rosenblum

Kristen and Jim Rugel

Olga and David Rukshin

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Emily Ryan '04

Franklin Sachs '58

Anu Sahi-Shah and Samir Shah

Shelley Sakolsky

Nicole Sandler '01 and Jonathan Sandler

Richard Sandler '48

Alexander Sandoval '17

Lincoln Sandoval

Marshall Sandoval '14

Regan Sandoval '21

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

You Gata Angel

Elizabeth Santarlasci '79

Jessica Sarfati

Mike Sasso '12

Bianca Scalzo '28

Colleen and Robert Scalzo

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

April Schott-Auerbach '98 and Philip Auerbach

Eric Schwarz '76

Cornelia Serota '39

Amy and Jay Shapiro

Frederick Sheldon '70

Maria Shepard Mendez

Julie and Matt Sherman

Kristen Sigler

Meredith and Justin Silver

Andrea Simon '65

Fangzhou and Sevan Simon

Elizabeth Sinn

Keri and Darryl Siry

Karen and Emanuel Slater

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Nancy and Anthony Slone

Jodi and Jeffrey Smith

Linda Smith '56

Sally Alice Smith '60

Lara and John Snyder

Camilla Solari '91

Laura Sorokoff Gelman and Andrew Gelman

Jennie and JT Sowers

Kathryn Stallings and Stanley Chiu

Aaron Sterling '14

Emma Sterling '12

Peter Stern '65

April and Brett Straten

Michael Sucoff '56

Po Shan Suen and Howard Borzell

Sharon and Laurus Sutton

Iris and Josiah Swasey

Heather Symons '01

Su-Yun and Armin Szegedi

Johanna and Edward Szerencsits

Jon Tarrant '63

Meg and Harry Temkin

Mark Teo '91

Alice Terrell-Bryant

Adeline and Jean Thomas

Elizabeth and Wallace Thompson

Pat and Ed Thwaite

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Emily Tompsett

Cynthia Treene '54

Nicholas Tricarico

Erica Tricarico-DeTrolio and James DeTrolio

Marc Tuazon

Nadine and Bradley Vaiana

Mary Valentine and Shanie Israel

Lois and John Van Deusen

Edwin Van Wyck '60

Stefania and Jeffrey Venezia

Gloria and John Vinasco

Greta Velez De Villa-Dowdell and Michael Dowdell

Shelley Walchak '69

Louis Waldman '01

Kim and Geoff Walls

Samuel Walter '06

Lisa Wang and Leo Shilkrot

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Nancy Ward '56

Karen Wargo and David Rubin

Rene and Marc Watkins

Valbona and Todd Watkins

Angelo Weber '17

Lori and Parker Weil

Suzanne and Mark Weinberg

Amy Weppner and Irakli Endeladze

Carol and David Weppner

Nancy and Reb Wheeler

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Kevin Wilkins '83

Elizabeth and Ather Williams

Katie and Cameron Williams

Stephanie and Olin Williams

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Ruth Wilson '51

Jill Wimmer

Jim Windolf '82

Jessica and Ari Wise

Nicole Xu and Jonathan To

Rachel Yang and Dayong Wang

Laura (Eng) Yeu '89 and Patrick Yeu

Jennifer Young

Shazia and Sajid Zaidi

Damon Zeigler '86

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Jonathan Zweifler '97

Anonymous (13)

WHERE YOU MADE AN IMPACT GIVING BY FUND

ENDOWMENT GIFTS

A strong endowment ensures that MKA has the financial stability to continue its long tradition of excellence. Income from a growing endowment can enhance the operating budget, help moderate tuition increases and provide funding for scholarships and financial aid, crucial to realizing MKA’s ongoing commitment to diversity. We are deeply grateful to those who made gifts to the endowment during the 2022-23 school year.

The Arnold A. Dicke Fund

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul Spagnoletti

The Coach Edwards Athletic Fund

Kathy Crane

Alexander Gephart '06

Scott Weiner '92

The Elliot Furbert Award

Lora and Calworth Furbert

Michael Melitz '14

Ariana Puzzo '14

Kim and Luca Puzzo

The Everett Glenn ‘11 Family Scholarship Fund

Jessica Bishop '04

Robert Gelberg '10

Justin Goldsman '11

Lisa Goldsman '15

Faculty Compensation Endowment

Parents Association of Montclair

Kimberley Academy

Montclair Academy Class of '65 Scholarship Fund

Henry V. Allen '65

The Philip McNeal Leadership Program

Wendy and Jared Bartie

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Lori and Patrick Fouché

The Seth Morris Endowed Scholarship

Lynn Morris-Piccolo and Mark Piccolo

The Scott Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Maggie and Tom Cowing

Amy Custode '91

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Balaji Gandhi '91

Jeffrey Glasser '92

Thomas W. Nammack Community Scholarship

Wendy and Jared Bartie

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Whitney and Daniel Carson '83

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Unrestricted

Pam Holding '82

Estate of David Marrocco '57

Julia Meade '80

Girard Ruddick

The Watkins Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Rene and Marc Watkins

LIST OF ALL OTHER NAMED FUNDS TUITION ASSISTANCE

The Amy Louise Timmons Scholarship Fund

Bud Mekeel Scholarship Fund

The Community Scholars Endowment

Beatrice C. Crawford Memorial Scholarship

The Brogan Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Denise and Ira Wagner Endowed Scholarship Fund

The Denise Farandatos Anastasiou ’62 Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Don Knowlton Scholarship Fund

The Downsbrough Scholarship Fund

The George Hrab Family Scholarship Endowment

The Linda and Brian Sterling Endowed Scholarship Fund

The Mary-Anne Treene Evans Scholarship Fund

The Mildred B. and David G. Baird Scholarship Fund

Margaret Ann Mullins Tortoriello Scholarship

The Robert Hemmeter Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Seth Morris Endowed Scholarship Fund

FACULTY SUPPORT

The Drukker Foundation Faculty Educational Fund

The Peter & Terry Greer Faculty Compensation Fund

Mary K. Robertson Faculty Salary Fund

STUDENT AWARDS

The Elizabeth O’Neil Feagley Award Fund

Dr. Peter R. Greer Character Award

The Timmons Scholarship Fund

GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Dehlia Sunshine Endowment Fund

The Booth Kelly Family Fund

CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

Thank you to the individuals who supported a capital or special project in the 2022-2023 school year.

MKA Active: Middle School

Fields Renovation

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Kimberly and Edwin Amirata '82

Valerie and Bill Anders

Barbara and Val Azzoli

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Sheri and Ted Bronstein

Ingrid Burke

Christy Burke

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

Bora Goekbora '08

Larry and Lynda Hollander

Rosemary Iversen

Marjorie Jameson

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

Madison Kilduff

Nicole Li and Benjamin Lam

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

Susan and Matthew Tratner

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Faculty Excellence Fellowship

Linda and Bamidele Adebola

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

Carolina Baez and Edward Cucalon

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Carolee Bol and Scott Rosenberg

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Sara and David Elwell

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Lauren and Jason Fass

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Tiffany and Henry Giddins

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Kathleen and David Harrison

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Liza and Keith Helwig

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Tracey and David Johnson

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Paris McLean

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Leah and Steven Meranus

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Jerica Rikard

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Linda and Brian Sterling

April and Brett Straten

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

Margaret and Richard Wager

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David

Crossen

Ming Wang and James Liu

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Anonymous

Middle School Tennis Pavilion

The Everson Family

Muenster Field Renovation

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Ninth Community Scholarship Award

Erin and Tom Chung

Anonymous

PAMKA Initiatives: Faculty Wish List, Lecture Series and Trust Grants

Parents Association of Montclair

Kimberley Academy

Primary School Renovation

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Rhonda and David A. Crichlow

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

STEM

Robert August '73

Arthur Beaudet

Steven Beckelman '73

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

David Brandley '73

William Breen '73

Jeffrey Carrie '73

Lee Cohn '73

James Crooks '73

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Susan Galligan '74 and Thomas Galligan '73

Teresa Johnson

Alissa and Curt Johnson

Jeffrey Kindler '73

William Kovacs '73

Gregory Lackey '73

Thomas Murphy '73

Robert Nagel '73

Malcolm O'Hara '73

Patricia and J. Dean Paolucci '73

The Pinkerton Foundation

Peter Redpath '73

Zach Richardson '73

Yancy Thompson '73

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Anonymous (2)

Solar Panels and Sustainability

Ben Rich

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

The Young Family

Technology Tools

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Weiss Auditorium

The McMullen Family Foundation

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Other

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Johanna and Edward Szerencsits

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Gifts in Kind

Joshua Larkins

THE MKA FUND

The MKA Fund, our annual giving program, provides critical resources to create a truly exceptional educational experience for our students. We are incredibly grateful to the 1,366 individuals who generously donated $1.4 million this year. Your support helps us provide the very best education to our students, making a difference in their lives, and in the lives of our faculty and staff. Thank you for your investment in our mission.

Alex Abdulhayoglu '24

AmazonSmile Foundation

AMP Fund

Charles Abdulhayoglu '21

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Seline Abdulhayoglu '28

Joan Adams '46

Roberta and Peter Adams

Shea Adams '27

Teri and Alex Adams

Amit Agarwal

Linda and Saurabh Agarwal '92

Sohan Agarwal '23

Astha and Pranav Aggarwal

Negar Ahkami '88

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Odelia Akaho '23

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

Isabel and Michael Alexander

Daniel Allen '07

Henry V. Allen '65

John Allen '57

Thomas Alpren '63

Nancy and Elie Amar

Liz Amato '13

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

Maria and Gary Amendola

Ryan Amendola '29

TJ Amendola '33

Aubin Ames '54

Antonia Amico '06 and Andrew Barchenko '06

Jack Amirata '23

PJ Amirata '13

Ralph Amirata '89

Cynthia and Kwaku Amo

Archana Anantharamu and Karthik Narayan

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Conny and John Andres

Sara and Jamie Anthony

Elena Araoz and Justin Townsend

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Benjamin Aronson '99

Monica Ashley '98

Lisa Aufzien '76

Donna and Edward August

Elizabeth August and Martin Restituyo

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch and Kristian Lynch

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Christie and Ingram Austin

Andrew Avalos '24

Irena Avalos '25

Jason Awerdick '94

Betsy Bacot-Aigner '80

Carolina Baez and Edward Cucalon

Suzette Baez and Mark Garner

Kimberly Baker '00

Michael Baker '59

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Marrah and Lee Balan

Mario Baldino

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Mitzi Balma '66 and Alan Balma '66

Agnes Balogh and Yungjin Oh

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Elliott Baratta '23

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Hannah Barker '07

Dorie Barnard '54

Sarah and Craig Barrack

Angela Barreto and Nat Rosen

Annie Barrett '27

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Brooks Barrett '25

Daniel Barrett '15

Grace Barrett '27

The Basra Family

Penelope Bassett

Maureen Bates

Joel Bauer '59

Anne and Martin Baum

Nicholas Baum '23

Merrill Bausch

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Noelle Bazil

Milton Beard '59

David Becker '90

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

LaWanda Beckett

Sandrine Beddou

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Sharon and Larry Beebe

Jeff Beer

Rosemary and John Beer

Melissa Bell '94 and John Bell '93

Joseph Bellapianta '93

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Howard Bellin '53

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Thane Benson '70

Jeanne Berberich

Judy and Peter Berkowitz

Victor Bernstein '65

Alex Berra '23

Gretchen Berra

Jane and Dale Berra

Thea and Luis Betancourt

Stephen Bezer '11

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Blake Bhatia

Ronny Bhatia '19

Freddy Bishop '23

Jessica Bishop '04

Elise Bitter '08

Britton and Drew Bitterman

Zammeah Bivins-Gibson

Nelli and James Black

Marilyn Blackwell '65

Donna Blanes

Tammy and Michael Blau

Francis Blesso '87

Jacqueline and Frank Blesso

Matthew Blesso '91

John Blondel '74

Karen Bodner '90 and David Devejian '88

Lisa Bombardieri '90

Michael Bonarti

Allison Bond '13

Julia Bonsal '67

Janina Boral '69

Michelle Borowski and Jihad Slim

Lee Boudreaux and Bo Berkman

Karen Boyle '81

Stacey Bradford-Greenberg and Rick Greenberg

Nakeyl Branch-Johnson and Abdullah Johnson

David Brandley '73

John Brandow '71

Karen and Gordon Braverman

Robert Brawer '55

Elizabeth and J. Martin Brayboy '80

Christopher Brenner '77

Casey Breslow-Glugeth '03

Shayla and William Bridges

Elaine and Vincent Brier

Virginia Brittingham

Kristina and James Bromley

Regina and Bill Bronson

Allison Brown '04 and Steve Brown

Corey Brown '07

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Denise Brown-Allen and Douglas Allen

David Bruck '61

Thomas Brueckner '72

Sheldon Buck '54

Nancy Buckley '55

Erica Budd

Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Amy and James Burger

Parkins Burger '95

Christy Burke

Ingrid Burke

Kristina and Tom Burke

Jane Burkhard '78

Kelly Byrne '08

Guadalupe Cabido Shade and Leon Shade '98

Jean and Michael Caggiano

Jayme Califano '97

Craig Cameron '66

Rebecca Campbell '88

Dayana Campo and Roger Walter

Katharine Cangelosi '47

Jack Cappitelli and Robin Schwartz '85

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Candice and Tim Carlson

Alison and Rolando Carrascosa

Annabella Carrascosa '23

Georgia S. Carrington '54

Karen and Deon Carter

Sandra and James Carter

Marian Castell '54

James Castelli

Anthony Celentano '74

Samuel Cerna

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Siu Chan-Lui and John Lui

Maritza Chang-Chavez and Esteban Morales-Osso

Alexander Chaykin '97

Sonia and Parmi Cheema

Estella Chen and Michael Graham

Ru Chen and Pengfei Wang

Wenfang Chen and Peter Young

Denise Chezek '72

Nathan Chickering

Chukwuka Chiemelu '07

Sonia Chudasama-Patel and Amish Patel

Abigail and Edward Chung

Catherine Chung and David Livshiz

Sukjung and Inyoung Chung

Renee Ciccarella '93

Jenna Clancey '03

Kimberly and Robert Clark

Laura and Thomas Clark

Alanna Clayton '23

Alexa Clayton '25

Deborah and Steven Clayton

Geoffrey Close '71

Katie and Michael Cocco

Stacy Cochran '77

Abigail Cohen '05

Evelyn and Stephen T. Colbert

Ms. Susan Cole '78 P '10

Barbara and Raymond Colotti

Christina and Raymond Colotti

Jennifer Componovo '92

Ashley Conde

Julia Conforti '21

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Bob Coningsby '53

Patricia Park Connell

Tim Cook

Elizabeth and Shane Cooney

Deanna and James Copeland

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken and Murray Aitken

Harvey Corlett '34

Vera Corlett '36

Scott Coronis

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Christina Cotton and Brian Clarkson

LaDonna Cousins '04

Julian Coviello '23

Allan Cox '74

Francine Crawford '66

Steven Cristello

Cooper Critchley '23

Marjorie Cross '47

Kenneth Crowell '51

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Timothy Cummings

Kyle Curtin '82

Eugene D'Altrui '76

Janet D'Innocenzio

Paul Dackow '72

Katie and Peter Dancy '82

Pat and Barry Dancy

Charlotte Davison '18

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Harry Davison '20

Pippa Davison '25

Kristen Dawes '95 and Kai Dawes

Danielle De Vita '88

Maryanne DeCandia '85

Jenelle Decoteau and Greg Baker

Gregory Decter '97

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Morgan Decter '23

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Margaret and Gregg Deehan '68

Meaghan Delmonico

Brendan Demaria '33

Laura Demaria

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

Demetra Demetrios-Avalos and Jose Avalos

Monica Demmers '94

Reena and Ronak Desai

Maisha and Richard Desai-Green

Lisa Detig and Stefan Karytko

Nick DeVenezia

JR DeVita '09

Ashley and Robert Di Geronimo

Susan and Ralph Di Ruggiero

Carla and Donato Di Trolio

Gemma Diaco '98

Alicia Diaz and Manuel Carbajal

Judith and Charles Dickerson

Hazel and Teddy Dike

Jennifer DiPace and Neil Goyal

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

George Dolatly '86

Stephanie Dolberg

Paula and Xavier Donaldson

Jenna Donatiello '17

Mark Donatiello '07

Deanna Donnelly

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

George Downsbrough '69

Dorothy Dozier

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Erin Duca '15

Dore and Michael DuHaime

Colleen Dunn and Steve Killebrew

Korinne Durando '15

Aron Dyadyuk '21

Robin Dyer

Jane and Tom Dyszkiewicz

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

Courtney and Kirk Effinger

Michael Ehrenberg '75

Emily Ehrenberg Blumberg '94

Megan Ehrenfeld

Mary and Edward Elliott

Ralph Ellis '58

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Henry Elwell '33

Piper Elwell '36

Sara and David Elwell

Barbara and Bruce Emra

Alexander and Nikolas Endeladze

Alexander Endeladze

Giorgi Endeladze '34

Juliana Endeladze '31

Bruce Eng '79

Kathy and Christopher Eng

Shirley and Willie Eng

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Abigail Erbes '17

Adam Erbes '19

Risa and Tyrrell Erbes

Kaan Erenler

Roxane Esposito '00

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Patricia Ewing

Ted Fall '79

Yun Fan and Yong Cai

Fay Fawcett '52 and Edward Fawcett

Catherine Fears and Russell Zack

Michael Feldman '80

Diana and John Fennelly

Michelle Fertig

Jeffrey Festa '06

Hilary Lambert

Celeste Fields '15

Sheldon Fields '04

Jocelyn Fine and Javier Ferrandiz

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Penny Finkle

Kim and John Fio Rito

Sally Firth

Megan and Kevin Fischbeck

Robert Fischbein '56

Breena and Jed Fishback

Jordan Fishback '23

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Barbara Flessas '72 and Robert David

Megan and Chad Flick

Anne and David Flocco

Lindsay Floria-Callori '99

Nathally and Marco Florio

Ayantu Flowers '22

Patricia Forbes

Lindsay Forman '01

Alexandra Forman-Chou and William Chou

Mark Fortunato '03

Sue Fossett

Nancy and Donald Foster

Alexandra Fotinopoulos '13

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Bette Fox and Richard Liss

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Mollie Fox

Joelle Francht

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Tara Frenkl '87

Catherine Frey

Marissa and James Frey

Sheri and Jason Friedman

Giselle Furlonge

Logan Furlonge '23

Lucas Furlonge '25

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Willow Furlonge '29

Yvette and McDonald Furlonge

Karen and Henry Furst

Ethan Fusco '16

Frank Gallo '75

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Siobhan and Steven Gambuzza

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Rupali Gandhi '93

Wei Gao and Liqiang Zhang

Andrew Garda

Aimee and Sargent Gardiner

Aviva Gardner '31

Jonah Gardner '35

Lauren and Nathan Gardner

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Janine Garland '82

Jennifer Garvey '93 and Fenwick Garvey '93

Holly Gathright '62

Meritt Gavin '58

Robert Gelberg '10

Michael Gennet '58

Caroline Gentile and Peter Herrigel

Diane Giangreco

Francis Giantomasi '03

Suzanne Giarrusso

Harlan Gibbs '72

Peter Gibson '82

Tiffany and Henry Giddins

Nigisti Gidey and Gebremariam

Gebrekidan

Bonnie Gill '03

Tanner Gill '14

Maria Gilmartin and Dimitri Hadjipetkov

Louis Gioffre '72

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Oona Girton Marshall '25

Van Girton Marshall '25

Alisha and Jonathan Glaser

Leah Glaser '21

Mirit and Seth Glasser

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Deborah Glazer '87

Hugh Gleason '75

Christopher Glenn '03

Georgia Glick '57

Judith Glinder '89

Paul Glover '60

Flora Go and Ronald Sutedja

Frank Godlewski '76

Loyd Godwin '90

Carolyn and Michael Goldman

Dennis Goldstein '83

Michelle and Philip Goldstein

Raj Gona '87

Kevin Goode '11

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Hal Goodtree '76

Ayana Goore '89

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Chelsea Goss

Sudipta Goswami and Sandeep Lalit

Morgan Gough '03

Nancy and Joe Graf

Jean Granum '52

Charles Gray '07

Mary Ellen and David Gray

Nick Graziano '90

Ashley Greene '85

Marylyn Gregory '73

Ashley Griffin '00

Lauren Griffin

Evan Grossman '23

Shelly Grossman

John Grubin '62

Maria and Joseph Guarino

Alexandra Guccione '09

Diana and Salvatore Guccione

Gina Guccione '14

Katherine and Ryan Guercio

Nadina Guglielmetti and Brian Sieger

Lisa Gunn-Becker

Min Guo and Rubiao Song

John Guttmann '71

Gael Habernickel '54 and Duke

Habernickel '51

Mary Hack '65

David Haight III '88

Maureen and David Haight Jr.

Kitty Haines '65

Douglas Hamilton '75

Susan and Alan Hammer

Injoo Han King and Michael King

Lesley Hand '77

Christine Hannon '69

Mildred and Jack Hardman '57

Joseph Hare '65

Pamela and Michael Harriott

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Nicolas Harris '14

Lisa Harrison

Kathryn Hatfield

Marc Hauser '91

Alan Hawes '96

Lisa Hazard and Tim Lynch

Rhonda and Stratton Heath

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Elizabeth and Marek Hejna

Frances and Jack Heller '50

Colleen Helsel

Liza and Keith Helwig

Jennifer Hendrian '77

Marshall Hendrian '83

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Mary Ann and Frank Herrmann

Elza Hess '73

Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner

Timothy Higgins

Stuart Hinds '08

Mary and Kevin Hipp

Alan Hirsh '69

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Rebecca and Jonathan Hirsh '95

Michael Hnatow '89

Richard Hobbins '56

Pam Holding '82

Iris Holloman

Alex Holz '99

Megan and Craig Holzer

Arlene Hong and Darren Duffy

Richard Hopkins '50

Debbie Horn and Ronald Wolfson

Jackie and Larry Horn

Schuyler Horn '59

Christine and Charles Hough

Michael Houston

Myra and George Hrab

The Narucki Family

Kevin Hu '04

Susan Huang '72

Elise Hubert and Joseph Borrelli

Robert Hubsmith '77

David Hughes '76

Miller and Stephen Hughes

Patience Humphrey

Julianne Hunt and David Korfhage

Luke Hunter '19

Monic and Archer Hutchinson

Lisa Hyman Sackman and Joel Sackman

The Ievers Family

Olivia and Shikhiu Ing

Carol Ippisch

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Thomas Isenberg '75

Dwight Jackson '08

Deborah Jacobson '77

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Eric Jaeckel '56

Doris Janes

Hope and David Jeffrey

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Jackie and Rick Jenkins '77

Kate and Brady Jenkins

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Asa Johnson '75

Douglas Johnson '62

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Renee and Christopher Johnston

Tia and Tom Jones

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Jessica Julien

Julien Julien

Eun Jung and Temmy Park

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Sandra and Gregory Kahn

Elizabeth Kallay '18

Katherine Kallay '20

Le Kang and Geng Liu

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Donald Karp '54

Asumini Kasule '96

Deb Katz '00

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Patricia Kearns

Cienne and Timothy Keegan

Charlie Kenrick '23

Peggy and Chris Kenrick

Ann Kent '50

Jackie and JP Kernisan

Gail Kerr '52

Maryanne Kesler

Daniella and Bryan Kessler

Caren Khoo-Cotter and Daniel Cotter

Beth and Gary Kiang

Madison Kilduff

Jihee Kim and Byung Lee

Judy Kim and Daniel Lim

Julie Kim '92 and Sung Kim

Andrew Kingsley '08

Marc Kirschner '60

Victoria Kitirattragarn '15

Whitney and Richard Kitts

Christina Klais and Roland Turck

Suzanne Klein '62

Amanda Klepfer and Ryan Sankarpersad

Mary Jane Knapp '63

Ray Knox '76

Becky Koch and James Kilcoyne

Tolga Kokturk

Janet Koskoff '56

Frederick Kramer '58

Suresh Krishnan

Carol Ann and Dean Krogman

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Geoffrey Krouse '89

Jennifer and Ezra Kucharz

Jessica and Manish Kukreti

Mary and Matt Kunka

Pia Kutten

Hyun-Ju Kwak and Steve Kim

Justyna and Jan Kwapniewski

Andrew Kyrejko '05

Laura La Corte '83

Susan Lacasse '60

Sapna and Vejay Lalla '93

Dena and Keith Lambie

Stefania Lambusta '98

Lark and Mark Lamontagne

Cara Landolfi '05

Matthew Lane '13

Alex Langbein '03

Kendra and Stephen Lanzo

India Larrier '80 and John Larrier

Wendy Lazarus and David Glotzer

Phillip Lazier '53

Nancy Lee '75

Patricia Lee '51

Iguana and Morrease Leftwich

John Leister

Jodie and Joshua Leitner

Nicolas Lembo '23

Christa Leonard

Dominic Leone '12

Philip Leone '60

Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Deborah and Jared Levine

Joshua Levine '17

Liz Levine

Meredith Levine and Andrew Heller

Rachel Levine '06

The Levy Family

Ebonee Lewis

Ellen and Jonathan Lewis

Maria and Daniel Lewis

Jiang Li and Tianwei Yao

Ethan Lieberman '22

Debra Lienhardt-Dwyer and Jim Dwyer

Charlotte Lillard

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore and Anthony Sciancalepore

David and Amy Lim

Gisela and Ben Limberg

Michael Lipkin '76

Robert Lipman '71

Jacquelyn Lipson

Jennifer Liu and Benjamin Chang

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Wendy Liu and Jingsheng Hua

Robert Livesey '65

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Fay and Bryan Lonsinger

Victor Lopez-Quiros

Yang Lou and Zhenyu Jia

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

John Lowy '61

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

Erica Lubetkin '86

Vanessa and John Lucas

Gemma and Richard Lury

Jeffrey Lutz '69

Finn Mac Evoy '26

Tricia and John Mac Evoy

Margot and Hugh Macdonnell

Maura Madden

Anu and Dileep Madgavkar

Piper and Michael Magera

Jennifer Maietto

Jamil Majeed

Helen Makohon

Tara Mallon

Barbara and Dennis Mamchur

Shrinidi Mani and Naveen Allam

Caylie Marden

Barbara Markussen '64

Dara Marmon '91

Stacey Martin

Laurinda Martins

Rob and Nicole Masella

Kelly and William R. Massey

William Matthews '49

Louise and Guy Maxwell

Latisse Mays-Stovall and James Stovall

Jill and Michael Maza

Fatou Mbaye and Mten Halsey

Keenan McAuliffe '18

Audrey McBratney-Bittner '50

Angela McCaffrey '06

Francis McCrane '51

Andrea McDonough

Kerri McGuire '18

Paris McLean

Yonette and Michael McLean

Alexandra McManus '81

Erin and James McMenamin

Helen and Jim McMenamin

Cheryl D'Alessandro McMullen '77 and Peter S. McMullen '77

Marnie McNany

Vincent Mead '61

Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl

Aidan Meeker '23

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Ami Mehra '95

Barry Meisel '59

Sandra and Gerardo Mejia

Izzy Mendez '16

Lynn Menschenfreund and Paulo Silva

Meg Menzel and Aaron Kissel

Leah and Steven Meranus

Amy Meyers and Anthony Rizzo

Hazar Michael and Amer Elkhouri

Helena and Svetislav Milic

Miles Milke '17

Frederic Miller '69

Jeannette and Philip Miller

Melissa and Mark Miller

Julie and James Millon

Bernard Milstein '59

Isabel Minard '60

Luz and Luis Miranda

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

RF/RC/Cougars '11

Sharon Moe '92 and Eric Moe

Ada and Angelo Mogavero

Lorraine Monchak '74

Christina Montgomery '81

Lois Montorio

James Moore

Anne Morey '79

Derek Morf

Susan and Richard Morganstein

Kristin Morisseau '13

Rebekkah and Peter Morral

Sebastian Mortimore '32

The Mortimore Family

Michele Mucci '84

Chadd Mukete '11

Jennifer Murawski-Boyar and Howard Boyar

Diana and Ryan Murelli

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Meghan Murray and Jack Stadtlander

Elizabeth Myers '53

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Zandi and Thomas Nammack

Ryan Napoli '15

Julia Narucki '23

The Narula Foundation

Anne and Patrick Naughton

Larry Nazarian '56

Erin Ness '97

Brynnae Newman '18

Karen and Thomas Newman

Huma Niazi

Helen Nie and Dennis Hu

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Stephanie and Brian Nigito

Joey Nigro '25

Kelly-Anne and Joseph Nigro

Irma Nimetz '80

Harry Nimmergut '75

Irene Ning

Helen and Christopher Noble '84

Samora Noguera '02

Alexandra and Michael Nolan

Brian Nolan '05

Rayauna Nolan

David Nolle '79

Alisa and Toby Norris

Ani and Pedro Nosnik

Heather and Michael Nowak

Rosita and Enrique Nunez

Eva and Chimgolu Nwabueze

Kristine O'Connor '83 and Michael O'Connor

Malcolm O'Hara '73

Kimberly and John O'Kane

Joseph O'Neill

Brittany and Michael O'Neill

Karin and John Odell

Steven Oh

Henry Ohls

Alexandra Okun and Craig Dubitsky

Doreen Oliver '92 and Ayoola Akinnuoye

Crystal Olsen Glynn

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

Talia Ortega '00

Traci Otey Blunt and Jonathan Blunt

Natalija Ovsjanikovska and Andrey Apinis

Besa and David Owen

Simmy and Rodney Owens

Amy and Ralph Pacifico

Eric Pai '79 and Judy Pai

Matthew Palmisano '10

Lisa Parada '87

John Pariseau '74

Henry Park '86

Ben Parker '96

Kiwitta Paschal '94

Anna and Andras Pataki

Devika Patel '12

Mona Patel and Adeep Thumar

Karen Paty '95

Tameka and David Pearce

Judith and Brewster Perkins

Laela Perkins and Michael Thwaite '97

Trish and Tom Perlmutter

Lora and Todd Perlow

Doreen Perna

Peter Perretti '72

Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval

Barbara Petrie

Camilla and Nik Petrika

Phil Petrucelli '03

Derek Phillips '07

Laura and John Phillips '78, P '09, P '10

Marc Piegaro

Robert Piotrowski

Raina and Jack Pitts

Chaim Pizem '02

Jennifer Platt '97

Jason Pogorelec '93

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Laura Popp-Rosenberg and David Rosenberg

Jill Porter Larson '90

Shawn and David Portner

Brendan Powell '18

Robert Powell '74

Viktoriya and Suvrat Prakash

Tiffany and Eric Pratt

Marjorie Jameson

Nicole and Rock Provillon

Patricia Pruett '48

Nicole Pugno '03

Marie Louise Purdy and Roger Seifter

Deepti Purohit and Mohit Bhargava

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Spencer Pyke

Susan Quatrone and Brett Fischer

Steven Raab '97

Candace Rabinowitz '94

Kaivon and Lauren Rahaghi

Anita Rainford '79

Shruti and Sharad Ramesh

Luis Ramirez

Juan Ramos

Lauren Ramos

Charlie Ranalli '33

Jackie and Pasquale Ranalli

MJ Ranalli '35

Joseph and John Randolph

Julia Randolph '32

Maubra Randolph

Shailesh Rao

Michelle and Jordan Raper

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez and Erik

Rodriguez

Bhavana Ravindranath and Harsha

Bhupalam Haribhaktha

Alisa and Joshua Raymond '89

Mannan Razzak

Lynn Reasonover

Limor and Robert Regular

Rosemary Rehus

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Diana Reiter '01 and Sean Mersten

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

Dana Rhule and Bukky Kolawole

Ben Rich

Eileen and Robert Richardson

Zach Richardson '73

Richard Ridgway

Diane Ridley, MD '84

Jerica Rikard

Morgan Riley '23

Thomas Robbins '82

Jack Rochkind '23

Ken Rockhill '75

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Laura and Victor Rodriguez

Joe Romaglia

Kiyomi and Nathan Ronen

Wendy Roome '66

Erin and Paul Rooney

Peri and Thomas Rosamilia

Iris Rosario and Luis Martinez

Arthur Rosen '61

Barbara and Martin Rosen '58

Douglas Rosen '91

Lawrence Rosen '84

Emily Rosenblum and Steve Lucas

Stacy and Scott Rosenblum

Jenny Rosenoff

Bianca Roses '09

Liz and Daniel Ross

Terry and Jani Ross

Warren Roth '23

Elizabeth Rothenberg '93

Anne-Sophie Roure

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Joshua Rozan '94

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

John Rudd '67

Martha and Thomas Ruddy

Myles Rudnick '08

Kristen and Jim Rugel

Olga and David Rukshin

Franklin Sachs '58

Alison Sacknowitz '83

Robyn Sacks and Andrew Slutzky

Charles Sage '52

Anu Sahi-Shah and Samir Shah

Sharad Sahu '89

Rula and Manaf Saker

Shelley Sakolsky

Jennifer Salinas and Christian Mendoza

Kyle Salkin

Amanda Salzhauer '89

Casey Salzman '22

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Iris Sanchez

Nicole Sandler '01 and Jonathan Sandler

Richard Sandler '48

Alexander Sandoval '17

Lincoln Sandoval

Marshall Sandoval '14

Regan Sandoval '21

Eric Sandwall '60

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

You Gata Angel

Elizabeth Santarlasci '79

Jessica Sarfati

Denise Sarkor '03

Kathy and Bob Sasena

Mike Sasso '12

Kim Saunders

Stacy and Albert Savastano

Bianca Scalzo '28

Colleen and Robert Scalzo

Jeffrey Schackner '85

Janet Scheel '76

Jeffrey Schiffman '75

April Schott-Auerbach '98 and Philip Auerbach

Adam Schrager '95

Stephanie Schreiber '06

Susan Schumann '47

Alec Schwartz '88

Jonathan Schwartz and Kate Zernike

Natalie and Robert Schwartz

David Schwartzbard '86

Jeanine and Gary Schwartzbard '93

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Anacristina and Anthony Seabra

Edwin Sena

Cornelia Serota '39

Lorna Service

Mona Shah and De Nguyen

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Purvi Shah-Ghia and Mitesh Ghia

Carl Shaifer '49

Frederick Sheldon '70

Chanel Shepard

Maria Shepard Mendez

Alexandra Sherman '22

Benjamin Sherman '22

Julie and Matt Sherman

Mikie Sherrill and Jason Hedberg

Anna Shin and Stephen Kwon

Lisa and Walter Sierotko

Kristen Sigler

Michelle and Scott Silodor '82

Meredith and Justin Silver

Andrea Simon '65

Andrew Simon '06

Robin Sindler and David Boerger

Tripti Singh and Samarpal Bhatia

Elizabeth Sinn

Keri and Darryl Siry

Robert Skinner

Suzanne and John Skipper

Karen and Emanuel Slater

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Nancy and Anthony Slone

Dudley Smith '49

Christopher H. Smith '85*

Jane and Kenneth Smith

Jodi and Jeffrey Smith

Linda Smith '56

Sheila and Todd Smith

Corinne and Kevin Smithen

Lara and John Snyder

Venus and Sung-Sau So

Susan Sobbott

Sabrina Sodja and Aaron Kramer

Camilla Solari '91

Kate Sonnenberg and Tom Zaubler

Laura Sorokoff Gelman and Andrew Gelman

Jennie and JT Sowers

Jaclyn Spedaliere '00

Jason Spitz

Christina and Jason Sponzilli

Nicole St Pierre

Jessica St. Marie

Kathryn Stallings and Stanley Chiu

Jane Stanton '09

Donna Starke

Melanie and Lloyd Steele

Deborah and Mark Stehr

Lori Steinfeld '96 and David Steinfeld '97

Aaron Sterling '14

Emma Sterling '12

Peter Stern '65

Marley Stewart '23

Brook and Bill Stites

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

April and Brett Straten

Susan and Roland Straten

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Robert Streit '97

Lauren Strobeck '92 and Mark Strobeck '89

Mary Stuart and Angus Gephart

Michael Sucoff '56

Sharon Sudol '76

Po Shan Suen and Howard Borzell

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Gregory Sullivan '89

Patricia Sullivan

Cara Summit '98

Sharon and Laurus Sutton

Iris and Josiah Swasey

Heather Symons '01

Su-Yun and Armin Szegedi

Johanna and Edward Szerencsits

Aidan Szilagyi '23

Ami and Andrew Talkow

Josh Talkow '23

Jon Tarrant '63

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Anjali Tekriwal and Renzo Bautista

Asha and Mahesh Tekriwal

Meg and Harry Temkin

Mark Teo '91

Alice Terrell-Bryant

Jennifer and Jay Thibodaux

Adeline and Jean Thomas

Brian Thomas '74

Alison Thomas-Cottingham '84 and Robert Cottingham '84

Edward Thompson

Elizabeth and Wallace Thompson

Rebecca Thompson

Anderson Thwaite '34

Pat and Ed Thwaite

Ryan Thwaite '36

Amy Mai Tierney

Carlie Till '13

Marie Tobia

Nidhi Tomar and Rama Variankaval

Meghan Torjussen '95

Carol Traenkle '55

Marianne Traina

Susan and Matthew Tratner

Seth Traum '91

The Treadaway Family

Cynthia Treene '54

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Nicholas Tricarico

Erica Tricarico-DeTrolio and James DeTrolio

Sophia Trinidad

Stephen Tse '16

Alexis Tucker '04

Becky Turcotte

Erdal Turnacioglu

Kenan Turnacioglu

Teanna and Jack Tycher

Sonia and William Tyson

Lisa Unger Stanton '86

Olga and Alexander Urben

Lebra Turman Chase and Ato Chase

Elizabeth Valentin

Pam Valentine

Hobart Van Deusen '54

Lois and John Van Deusen

Amy Van Eepoel and Stephen Valentine

Debra Van Eerde

Mara van Loggerenberg '05

Edwin Van Wyck '60

Eva Vayo

Ramon Vega

Stefania and Jeffrey Venezia

Kerry Verrone and John Jacobs

Gloria and John Vinasco

Greta Velez De Villa-Dowdell and Michael Dowdell

Wesley Wade '15

Elizabeth Wager '28

Margaret and Richard Wager

Matthew Wager '32

Scott Wager '30

Shelley Walchak '69

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Herbert Waldman

Louis Waldman '01

Mojda Walker

Kim and Geoff Walls

Frank Walter '05

Margo and Frank Walter

Samuel Walter '06

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Marla and Mark Wander

Ming Wang and James Liu

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Di Wang and Edward Goldstein

Lisa Wang and Leo Shilkrot

Yikang Shi and Jing Wang

Karen Wargo and David Rubin

Valbona and Todd Watkins

Kristen Weaver and David Polinchock

Angelo Weber '17

Joseph Weber '13

Jay Wecht '83

Griffin Weil '20

Lori and Parker Weil

Suzanne and Mark Weinberg

Scott Weiner '92

Dana Welsh '97

Amy Weppner and Irakli Endeladze

Carol and David Weppner

Margo and Douglas Wheeler

Nancy and Reb Wheeler

Rosaline Whitworth '85

Keith Wiggs and Edmund LeFevre

Jo-rel Wilkins

Kevin Wilkins '83

Elizabeth and Ather Williams

Gillian Williams '22

Jennifer Williams

Katie and Cameron Williams

Linda Williams '72

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Ruth Wilson '51

Jill Wimmer

Jim Windolf '82

Rebecca Winters and Tomas Rossant

Jessica and Ari Wise

Janine Wishnow '83

Julie and Spencer Wolfson

Judy Woo and Eric Chen

Susan Wood '63

Thomas Wood '73

Janelle Woodroffe-Mark and Shane Mark

Rachel Wychules '00

Kun Xu and YiBing Shi

Nicole Xu and Jonathan To

Bernice Yacenda

Shan-Shan Yam '95

Rachel Yang and Dayong Wang

Qianting Yao and Kai Liu

Laura (Eng) Yeu '89 and Patrick Yeu

Jennifer Young

Sebastian Young '23

The Young Family

Natalie Yu '23

Louis Zampella

Bram Zeigler '89

Damon Zeigler '86

Yan Yan and Feng Zeng

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Jonathan Zweifler '97

Anonymous (41)

SCHOLARS

$137,373 COMMUNITY

and 165 donors

THE KIMBERLEY FUND

$23,789 and 51 donors

THE MKA FUND COMMUNITY SCHOLARS

The Community Scholars Program was founded in 1969 by Montclair Academy and has been the school’s longest standing effort to reduce the financial barriers of providing an exceptional academic experience for extraordinary young men and women. In the 2022-23 fiscal year, this program supported eight scholars and covered full tuition and all related school and extracurricular activity costs. This program is almost entirely funded through MKA’s operating budget.

David Allen

Igor Alves '99

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

Jordan Andrews '17

Meg Arcadia

Reuben Atlas '97

Kathryn Auw Prasad '01

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Michelle Barbetta

Angela Barreto and Nat Rosen

Alise and Damien Barrett

Carlaina Bell

Dominique Benson

Melanie Bieber '03

John Blesso '89

Dana Bonsell '97

Cort Bosc

Elizabeth and J. Martin Brayboy '80

Edith Brennan

Regina and Bill Bronson

Debbie and Bill Brown

Sheldon Buck '54

Seth Bynum '11

Liam Campbell

Jennifer Cassidy

Breanna Conley '08 and Shamsudeen Conley

Donna Crews '77

Donald Cussen '83

THE MKA FUND THE KIMBERLEY FUND

Fran De La Torre '00

Bridie Demaria '29

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Michelle Drewry

Shirley Drewry

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Daniel Emerson '42

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Efua and Louis Feldman

Kathleen and Perry Fewell

Stanton Fields '10

Susan Foley

Filomena and Demetrios Fotinopoulos

Joelle Francht

Kelly Fritz '93 and Ed Fritz

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Catherine and Pete Gaynor

Ayana Goore '89

Geralyn Groh-Szuba

Dorry Groh-Tompsett

Martine Gulliver '22

Deborah Haight '96

Ann Hallowell '56

Kristin Halvey

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Stuart Harwood '07

Marshall Hatcher

Rebecca Hayes

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Pilar Henriquez-Groves and Richard Groves

Fran Hertzberg

Ann and Dave Hessler

Danielle and Kevin Higgins

William Hitchcock '19

Laini Homer

Lauren Hooper-Rogers '00

Nicole and David Hoppe

Karen and Sean Hudson

Rosemary Iversen

Celeste and Tony Jones

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Michelle Kehily and Jonathan Leslie

Christopher Kluge '68

Andrew Kyrejko '05

Amanda Langan

Alex Langbein '03

Kendall Larrier '20

Carolina Lucas '23

Vanessa and John Lucas

Deborah and Victor Lupi '84

Melissa Maddox-Evans '88

Ellen Malcolm '65

Barbara and Dennis Mamchur

Billy Martini '98

Lhenée McKoy '05

Paris McLean

Established with a lead gift from a Kimberley School alumna, The Kimberley Fund provides financial aid to deserving young women in grades 4-12.

Terry Appenzellar '66

Sharon and Larry Beebe

Roberta Blau '74

Janina Boral '69

Sarah Bradley '12

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

Marjorie Burris '65

Carolyn Cariello '62

Jacqueline Caroprese '05

Grace Cecilio-Dueno and Jason Dueno

Lindsey Cerracchio

Jacqueline Cestone '54

Barbara Creed '62

Kathy Critchley '87 and Michael Critchley

Kathryn Crowell '47

Ellen Curtin '65

Mary Ann Decker '58

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Lauren and Jason Fass

Fay Fawcett '52 and Edward Fawcett

Evan French-Brown '29

Joan Grevatt

Suzanne Hardy '61

Madge Henning '70

Charlotte Judd '60

Avie Kalker '68

Leslie Levine '74 and Peter Levine

Christine Little '95

Maria Moreno

Ruth Morine '65

Judy Nesbit

Geraldine Nolin '74

Carol Ottenberg '56

Sandra Pekar '66

Adele Poholsky '60

Carol Rasic '56

Susan Read '73

Charry Ross '89

Petra Sauer

Karen Segall and Jeremy Bass

Helen Skeen '56

Robin Smith '73

Sally Alice Smith '60

Marianne Steinhacker '59

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Constance Van Eeghen '73

Nancy Ward '56

Patricia Webb '59

Gail Wilson '56

Anonymous

Erin and James McMenamin

Laura and Manes Merrit

Ruth Miller

Sunnie Minn

Veena and Alphonsus Moniz

Derek Morf

Sarah Mueller

Charles Mund '74

Paul Murphy

Meghan Murray and Jack Stadtlander

Ingrid Nakamura '92

Nicolai Naranjo '06

Eugene Neithold '57

Huma Niazi

Helen Nie and Dennis Hu

Irene Ning

Helen and Christopher Noble '84

Richard D. C. Noyes '69

Kelsey O'Connor '14

Debbie and Michael Otner

Amy and Ralph Pacifico

Nilie Pajoohi '89 and Hossein Ekrami

Jonathan Parker '80

Bruce Pastorini '71

Gary Powell '83

Kathleen Press '06

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Ariana Puzzo '14

Kim and Luca Puzzo

Melissa Raak and Ernest Nardone

Kimberly and David Ramsay

Julia and Jacob Ribicoff

Janet Robertson and Mark Bishop

Susan Rose '59

Jane and Sholom Rosen

Michael Rosenberg '76

Myrna and Robert Rosenblum

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Jin and Daniel Rubenstein

Tom Ruddy

Caroline Russo-Visceglia '92

Emily Ryan '04

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Jodi and Luke Sarsfield '91

Eric Schwarz '76

Roshni Shah

Amy and Jay Shapiro

Anna Shin and Stephen Kwon

Carly Sibilia '13

Michelle and Scott Silodor '82

Fangzhou and Sevan Simon

Tripti Singh and Samarpal Bhatia

Doris and Jeff Spector

Tracey Sylvester '97

Carolota and Douglas Tagoe

Alice Terrell-Bryant

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Emily Tompsett

Veronica and Mauricio Toscano

Marianne Traina

Susan and Matthew Tratner

The Treadaway Family

Marc Tuazon

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Jody Underwood '83

Joy Uwakaneme

Mary Valentine and Shanie Israel

Ms. Amanda Van Vleck

Mojda Walker

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Yikang Shi and Jing Wang

Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Watkins

Lyle Weintraub

Daniel Weller '01

Stephanie and Olin Williams

Carla Woldt '03

Jennifer Young

Shazia and Sajid Zaidi

Anonymous (2)

LEADERSHIP GIVING

Founders’ Society members demonstrate their commitment to MKA at the highest levels of giving. Their exceptional generosity plays a critical role in MKA’s ability to deliver on it's mission as their contributions support every facet of the MKA experience. Donors are recognized within the following societies based on their total giving to the school during the entire fiscal year. This does not include future fiscal year pledges.

$100,000

AND ABOVE

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Parents Association of Montclair

Kimberley Academy

The Pinkerton Foundation

$50,000 TO $99,999

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Kristina and Tom Burke

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Linda and Brian Sterling

Anonymous

$20,000 TO $49,999

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Whitney and Daniel Carson '83

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Erin and Tom Chung

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Efua and Louis Feldman

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Jodi and Luke Sarsfield '91

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul Spagnoletti

Margaret and Richard Wager

Rene and Marc Watkins

Katie and Cameron Williams

Anonymous

$10,000 TO $19,999

Kimberly and Edwin Amirata '82

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch and Kristian Lynch

Barbara and Val Azzoli

Christy Burke

Georgia S. Carrington '54

Evelyn and Stephen T. Colbert

Paul Dackow '72

The Everson Family

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Lora and Calworth Furbert

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Carolyn and Michael Goldman

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Kathryn Hatfield

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Larry and Lynda Hollander

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

The McMullen Family Foundation

Sandra and Gerardo Mejia

Lynn Morris-Piccolo and Mark Piccolo

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Zandi and Thomas Nammack

Stephanie and Brian Nigito

Limor and Robert Regular

You Gata Angel

Julie and Matt Sherman

Karen and Emanuel Slater

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Carol Traenkle '55

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Rachel Yang and Dayong Wang

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

$5,000 TO $9,999

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

Henry V. Allen '65

Valerie and Bill Anders

Betsy Bacot-Aigner '80

Wendy and Jared Bartie

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Elizabeth and J. Martin Brayboy '80

Elaine and Vincent Brier

Kristina and James Bromley

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Ingrid Burke

Jacqueline Cestone '54

Estella Chen and Michael Graham

Wenfang Chen and Peter Young

ConnectOne Bank

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Rhonda and David A. Crichlow

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

Yun Fan and Yong Cai

Penny Finkle

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Susan Galligan '74 and Thomas Galligan '73

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner

Pam Holding '82

Christine and Charles Hough

Jeffrey Kindler '73

Debra Lienhardt-Dwyer and Jim Dwyer

Gisela and Ben Limberg

Cheryl D'Alessandro McMullen '77 and Peter S. McMullen '77

Julia Meade '80

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Meg Menzel and Aaron Kissel

Laura and Manes Merrit

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

The Narula Foundation

Anne and Patrick Naughton

Joseph O'Neill

Alexandra Okun and Craig Dubitsky

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

Debbie and Michael Otner

Raina and Jack Pitts

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Marjorie Jameson

Kaivon and Lauren Rahaghi

Jackie and Pasquale Ranalli

Susan Read '73

Girard Ruddick

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

Eric Schwarz '76

Keri and Darryl Siry

Suzanne and John Skipper

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Cynthia Treene '54

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Suzanne and Mark Weinberg

Elizabeth and Ather Williams

Anonymous (2)

$2,500 TO $4,999

Teri and Alex Adams

Air Group LLC.

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

Michael Bonarti

Stacey Bradford-Greenberg and Rick Greenberg

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Ru Chen and Pengfei Wang

Sonia Chudasama-Patel and Amish Patel

Catherine Chung and David Livshiz

Kathy Critchley '87 and Michael Critchley

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

Ashley and Robert Di Geronimo

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Dore and Michael DuHaime

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Lauren and Jason Fass

Megan and Chad Flick

Wei Gao and Liqiang Zhang

Mary Stuart and Angus Gephart

Harlan Gibbs '72

Nick Graziano '90

Marylyn Gregory '73

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Liza and Keith Helwig

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Alex Holz '99

David Hughes '76

Rosemary Iversen

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Jihee Kim and Byung Lee

Ebonee Lewis

Nicole Li and Benjamin Lam

Jennifer Liu and Benjamin Chang

Yang Lou and Zhenyu Jia

Shrinidi Mani and Naveen Allam

Hazar Michael and Amer Elkhouri

Julie and James Millon

Luz and Luis Miranda

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Anna and Andras Pataki

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Olga and David Rukshin

Jennifer Salinas and Christian Mendoza

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Anna Shin and Stephen Kwon

Susan Sobbott

Jennie and JT Sowers

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

April and Brett Straten

Ami and Andrew Talkow

Teanna and Jack Tycher

Edwin Van Wyck '60

Kim and Geoff Walls

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Scott Weiner '92

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Nicole Xu and Jonathan To

Qianting Yao and Kai Liu

Shazia and Sajid Zaidi

$1,000 TO $2,499

Roberta and Peter Adams

Linda and Saurabh Agarwal '92

American Carpet South

Aubin Ames '54

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk

Associated Fire Protection

Robert August '73

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Kathryn Auw Prasad '01

Suzette Baez and Mark Garner

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Sarah and Craig Barrack

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Beacon Wealth Partners

Arthur Beaudet

Steven Beckelman '73

Joseph Bellapianta '93

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Britton and Drew Bitterman

John Brandow '71

Shayla and William Bridges

Regina and Bill Bronson

Sheri and Ted Bronstein

Brookdale ShopRite

Debbie and Bill Brown

Brown and Brown Metro

Sheldon Buck '54

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Jean and Michael Caggiano

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Jeffrey Carrie '73

Anthony Celentano '74

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Siu Chan-Lui and John Lui

Jenna Clancey '03

Laura and Thomas Clark

Katie and Michael Cocco

Stacy Cochran '77

Ms. Susan Cole '78 P '10

Christina Cotton and Brian Clarkson

Allan Cox '74

Barbara Creed '62

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Culinart

Kyle Curtin '82

Katie and Peter Dancy '82

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Michael Ehrenberg '75

Mary Ellen and David Gray

Sara and David Elwell

Fania Roofing Company

Diana and John Fennelly

Michelle Fertig

Megan and Kevin Fischbeck

Anne and David Flocco

Alexandra Forman-Chou and William Chou

Filomena and Demetrios Fotinopoulos

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Kelly Fritz '93 and Ed Fritz

Karen and Henry Furst

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Caroline Gentile and Peter Herrigel

Alexander Gephart '06

Jeffrey Glasser '92

Dennis Goldstein '83

Nancy and Joe Graf

Gael Habernickel '54 and Duke Habernickel '51

Mary Hack '65

Maureen and David Haight, Jr.

Kristin Halvey

Susan and Alan Hammer

Kathleen and David Harrison

Hatfield Schwartz Law Group

Rhonda and Stratton Heath

Madge Henning '70

Alan Hirsh '69

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Rebecca and Jonathan Hirsh '95

Richard Hopkins '50

Schuyler Horn '59

Elise Hubert and Joseph Borrelli

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Hope and David Jeffrey

Kate and Brady Jenkins

Alissa and Curt Johnson

Asa Johnson '75

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Sandra and Gregory Kahn

Gail Kerr '52

Caren Khoo-Cotter and Daniel Cotter

Christina Klais and Roland Turck

Amanda Klepfer and Ryan Sankarpersad

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Jennifer and Ezra Kucharz

Hyun-Ju Kwak and Steve Kim

Justyna and Jan Kwapniewski

Andrew Kyrejko '05

Sapna and Vejay Lalla '93

Kendra and Stephen Lanzo

Jodie and Joshua Leitner

Philip Leone '60

Meredith Levine and Andrew Heller

Jiang Li and Tianwei Yao

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Wendy Liu and Jingsheng Hua

Jonathan Logan-Rung '14

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

Gemma and Richard Lury

Anu and Dileep Madgavkar

Piper and Michael Magera

Ellen Malcolm '65

Billy Martini '98

Laurinda Martins

Rob and Nicole Masella

Kelly and William R. Massey

Angela McCaffrey '06

Alexandra McManus '81

Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl

Leah and Steven Meranus

Amy Meyers and Anthony Rizzo

Helena and Svetislav Milic

Melissa and Mark Miller

Bernard Milstein '59

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

Lois Montorio

Karen and Thomas Newman

North Jersey Orthopedic Group

Ani and Pedro Nosnik

Kristine O'Connor '83 and Michael O'Connor

Kimberly and John O'Kane

Talia Ortega '00

Natalija Ovsjanikovska and Andrey Apinis

Nilie Pajoohi '89 and Hossein Ekrami

Ben Parker '96

Mona Patel and Adeep Thumar

Judith and Brewster Perkins

Laela Perkins and Michael Thwaite '97

Peter Perretti '72

Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval

Shawn and David Portner

Tiffany and Eric Pratt

Nicole and Rock Provillon

Mannan Razzak

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Zach Richardson '73

Richard Ridgway

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Barbara and Martin Rosen '58

Emily Rosenblum and Steve Lucas

Liz and Daniel Ross

Jin and Daniel Rubenstein

Charles Sage '52

Colleen and Robert Scalzo

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Lisa and Walter Sierotko

Meredith and Justin Silver

Robin Smith '73

Melanie and Lloyd Steele

Peter Stern '65

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Su-Yun and Armin Szegedi

Meg and Harry Temkin

Alice Terrell-Bryant

Brian Thomas '74

Alison Thomas-Cottingham '84 and Robert Cottingham '84

Nidhi Tomar and Rama Variankaval

Susan and Matthew Tratner

The Treadaway Family

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

Margo and Frank Walter

Di Wang and Edward Goldstein

Lisa Wang and Leo Shilkrot

Ming Wang and James Liu

Karen Wargo and David Rubin

Amy Weppner and Irakli Endeladze

Kevin Wilkins '83

Jennifer Williams

Jessica and Ari Wise

The Young Family

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Anonymous

COUGAR SOCIETY FOR YOUNG ALUMNI

Recognizes our young alumni for their support and commitment to the MKA mission. This society is open to alumni in the first 10 years after graduation who either give a gift in the amount of their graduation year ($20.21, $20.20, $20.19, and $20.18) for years 1-4 or $100 for years 5-10.

Charles Abdulhayoglu '21

Liz Amato '13

Ronny Bhatia '19

Julia Conforti '21

Abigail Erbes '17

Adam Erbes '19

Celeste Fields '15

Ayantu Flowers '22

Alexandra Fotinopoulos '13

Leah Glaser '21

Gina Guccione '14

Nicolas Harris '14

William Hitchcock '19

Luke Hunter '19

Elizabeth Kallay '18

Katherine Kallay '20

Matthew Lane '13

Kendall Larrier '20

Ethan Lieberman '22

Jonathan Logan-Rung '14

Michael Melitz '14

Ryan Napoli '15

Kelsey O'Connor '14

Ariana Puzzo '14

Casey Salzman '22

Marshall Sandoval '14

Alexander Sandoval '17

Regan Sandoval '21

Alexandra Sherman '22

Benjamin Sherman '22

Carly Sibilia '13

Aaron Sterling '14

Joseph Weber '13

Angelo Weber '17

Griffin Weil '20

Gillian Williams '22

GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude for the extraordinary generosity from the following donors who made gifts during the 2022-23 fiscal year.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Aubin Ames '54

Rick Andlinger

Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Jen Barbetta

Anya Buenger Barrett '89

James Bromley

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Sybil Eng

Clifford Finkle IV '92

Nigel Furlonge

Prof. Tracy Higgins

Alice Hirsh

Tina Jordan

Lauren Kaplan '93

Kate Logan

Robert Ruberton

Stephanie Salzman

Luke Sarsfield '91

Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Matt Sherman

Alison Slone

Craig Solomon

Solomon Steplight '93

Jeffrey Szilagyi

Margaret Wager

AFFILIATE TRUSTEES

Heather Benjamin

Dan Cesareo

Tom Chung

Reshan Richards

FORMER TRUSTEES

Daniel Carson '83

Bonnie Carter

Evelyn Colbert

Christina Cotton

David A. Crichlow

Carolyn Everson

Fay Fawcett '52

Penny Finkle

David Gray

Janice Jacobson

Rick Jenkins '77

Gail Kerr '52

Peter McMullen '77

Thomas Nammack

Michael Nolan

Kristine O'Connor '83

Eric Pai '79

J. Dean Paolucci '73

John Phillips '78, P '09, P '10

Shelley Phillips

Joshua Raymond '89

Jeffrey Smith

Jaclyn Spedaliere '00

Linda Sterling

ALUMNI COUNCIL

Stephen Bezer '11

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Seth Bynum '11

Kelly Byrne '08

Jenna Clancey '03

Geoffrey Close '71

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Jeffrey Festa '06

Frank Godlewski '76

Stuart Harwood '07

Cara Landolfi '05

Dominic Leone '12

Angela McCaffrey '06

Lhenée McKoy '05

Chadd Mukete '11

Samora Noguera '02

STUDENT ALUMNI RELATIONS COUNCIL

Sohan Agarwal '23

Alex Berra '23

Morgan Decter '23

Charlie Kenrick '23

MKA COLLEAGUES

Michael Alexander

David Allen

CherylAnne Amendola

Meg Arcadia

Val Azzoli

Mario Baldino

Michelle Barbetta

Sandrine Beddou

Jeff Beer

Carlaina Bell

Dominique Benson

Jeanne Berberich

Gretchen Berra

Melanie Bieber '03

Mark Bishop

Cort Bosc

Sarah Bradley '12

Gillian Branigan

Geoffrey Branigan

Edith Brennan

Bill Bronson

Allison Brown '04

Steve Brown

Erica Budd

Guadalupe Cabido Shade

Liam Campbell

Candice Carlson

Tim Carlson

Alison Carrascosa

Jennifer Cassidy

James Castelli

Samuel Cerna

Lindsey Cerracchio

Steve Clayton

Ashley Conde

Tim Cook

Elizabeth Cooney

Scott Coronis

Kathy Crane

Steve Cristello

Timothy Cummings

Kathryn Davison

Kristen Dawes '95

Laura Demaria

Nick DeVenezia

Stephanie Dolberg

Deanna Donnelly

Robin Dyer

Megan Ehrenfeld

Monica Elmore

Jocelyn Fine

David Flocco

Susan Foley

Patty Forbes

Mollie Fox

Joelle Francht

Nigel Furlonge

Andrew Garda

Nathan Gardner

Catherine Gaynor

Pete Gaynor

Robert Gelberg '10

Diane Giangreco

Suzanne Giarrusso

Maria Gilmartin

Alisha Glaser

Debi Gordon

Lauren Griffin

Lisa Gunn-Becker

Dimitri Hadjipetkov

Injoo Han King

Lisa Harrison

Marshall Hatcher

Colleen Helsel

Dave Hessler

Danielle Higgins

Mary Hipp

Laini Homer

Nicole Hoppe

Mike Houston

Dennis Hu

Miller Hughes

Gretchen Ievers

Chelsea Intrabartola

Tom Jones

Tony Jones

Cristina Junquera

Patricia Kearns

Timothy Keegan

Chris Kenrick

Maryanne Kesler

Daniella Kessler

Madison Kilduff

David Korfhage

Suresh Krishnan

Pia Kutten

Amanda Langan

Alex Langbein '03

John Leister

Christa Leonard

Charlotte Lillard

Fay Lonsinger

Victor Lopez-Quiros

Jennifer Maietto

Helen Makohon

Tara Mallon

Caylie Marden

Louise Maxwell

Jill Maza

Paris McLean

Erin McMenamin

Marnie McNany

Michael S. Melitz '14

Izzy Mendez '16

Ruth Miller

Sunnie Minn

Lois Montorio

James Moore

Maria Moreno

Derek Morf

Sarah Mueller

Diana Murelli

Paul Murphy

Meghan Murray

Karen Newman

Huma Niazi

Irene Ning

Helen Noble

Brittany O'Neill

Yungjin Oh

Crystal Olsen Glynn

Ralph Pacifico

Laela Perkins

Doreen Perna

Robert Piotrowski

Spencer Pyke

Juan Ramos

Lauren Ramos

Jacklyn Ranalli

Jordan Raper

Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez

Ben Rich

Eileen Richardson

Joe Romaglia

Nat Rosen

Jenny Rosenoff

Anne-Sophie Roure

Tom Ruddy

Kyle Salkin

Jessica Sarfati

Kathy Sasena

Mike Sasso '12

Petra Sauer

Kim Saunders

Edwin Sena

Leon Shade '98

Roshni Shah

Amy Shapiro

Maria Shepard Mendez

Kristen Sigler

Fangzhou Simon

Tripti Singh

Jane Smith

Kenneth Smith

Sheila Smith

Todd Smith

Jessica St. Marie

Donna Starke

Bill Stites

Patty Sullivan

Alice Terrell-Bryant

Ed Thompson

Rebecca Thompson

Amy Mai Tierney

Carlie Till '13

Emily Tompsett

Veronica Toscano

Marianne Traina

Laura Treadaway

Nicholas Tricarico

Erica Tricarico-DeTrolio

Sophia Trinidad

Marc Tuazon

Shanie Israel

Steve Valentine

Debra Van Eerde

Ramon Vega

Kerry Verrone

John Jacobs

Aly Waldman '99

Mojda Walker

Roger Walter

Valbona Watkins

Pamela Watkins

Kristen Weaver

Daniel Weller '01

Jo-rel Wilkins

Jill Wimmer

Ron Wolfson

Rachel Wychules '00

Jen Young

Anonymous (5)

PARENTS

CLASS OF 2023

Linda and Saurabh Agarwal '92

Nancy and Elie Amar

Kimberly and Edwin Amirata '82

Elizabeth and Ian Bate

Anne and Martin Baum

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Jane and Dale Berra

Thea and Luis Betancourt

Zammeah Bivins-Gibson

Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson

Alison and Rolando Carrascosa

Wenfang Chen and Peter Young

Deborah and Steven Clayton

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

Kathy and Christopher Eng

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Yun Fan and Yong Cai

Breena and Jed Fishback

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Sheri and Jason Friedman

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Wei Gao and Liqiang Zhang

Shelly Grossman

Christine and Charles Hough

The Narucki Family

Karen and Sean Hudson

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Alissa and Curt Johnson

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Peggy and Chris Kenrick

Debra Lienhardt-Dwyer and Jim Dwyer

Jennifer Liu and Benjamin Chang

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

Vanessa and John Lucas

Stacey Martin

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Sherrie and Lorne Potash

Lori and David Riley

Janet Robertson and Mark Bishop

Kiyomi and Nathan Ronen

Iris Rosario and Luis Martinez

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Susan Sobbott

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Ami and Andrew Talkow

Gloria and John Vinasco

Susan and Leonard Weintraub

Margo and Douglas Wheeler

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Jessica and Ari Wise

Anonymous (3)

CLASS OF 2024

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Natashia Baxter

LaWanda Beckett

Karim Bell

Lisa Bombardieri '90

Michael Bonarti

Michelle Borowski and Jihad Slim

Stacey Bradford-Greenberg and Rick Greenberg

Nakeyl Branch-Johnson and Abdullah Johnson

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

Jean and Michael Caggiano

Candice and Tim Carlson

Demetra Demetrios-Avalos and Jose Avalos

Alicia Diaz and Manuel Carbajal

Jennifer DiPace and Neil Goyal

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Michelle Fertig

Nathally and Marco Florio

Carolyn and Michael Goldman

Nancy and Joe Graf

Kathryn Hatfield

Ellen and Stephen Higgins

Debbie Horn and Ronald Wolfson

The Ievers Family

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Judy Kim and Daniel Lim

Julie Kim '92 and Sung Kim

Becky Koch and James Kilcoyne

Maria and Daniel Lewis

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Wendy Liu and Jingsheng Hua

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Tricia and John Mac Evoy

Sandra and Gerardo Mejia

Hazar Michael and Amer Elkhouri

Stephanie and Brian Nigito

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

Debbie and Michael Otner

Nilie Pajoohi '89 and Hossein Ekrami

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Kimberly and David Ramsay

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Rula and Manaf Saker

Dori and Noel Sedransk

Mikie Sherrill and Jason Hedberg

Lara and John Snyder

Jason Spitz

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Meg and Harry Temkin

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Nadine and Bradley Vaiana

Amy Van Eepoel and Stephen Valentine

Kim and Geoff Walls

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Elizabeth and Ather Williams

Stephanie and Olin Williams

Rebecca Winters and Tomas Rossant

Shazia and Sajid Zaidi

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao Anonymous (2)

CLASS OF 2025

Linda and Bamidele Adebola

Linda and Saurabh Agarwal '92

Nia Armstrong and Michael Griffin

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Sarah and Craig Barrack

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Melissa Bell '94 and John Bell '93

Nelli and James Black

Kyung and David Blackburn

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Siu Chan-Lui and John Lui

Suna Chang and Michael Potenza

Sonia and Parmi Cheema

Nathan Chickering

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Demetra Demetrios-Avalos and Jose Avalos

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

Colleen Dunn and Steve Killebrew

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Anne and David Flocco

Lori and Patrick Fouché

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Wei Gao and Liqiang Zhang

Tiffany and Henry Giddins

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Nadina Guglielmetti and Brian Sieger

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Rebecca and Jonathan Hirsh '95

The Ievers Family

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Sandra and Gregory Kahn

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Christina Klais and Roland Turck

Sapna and Vejay Lalla '93

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore and Anthony Sciancalepore

Anu and Dileep Madgavkar

Stacey Martin

Fatou Mbaye and Mten Halsey

Susan and Richard Morganstein

Lynn Morris-Piccolo and Mark Piccolo

Kelly-Anne and Joseph Nigro

Laura Popp-Rosenberg and David Rosenberg

Tiffany and Eric Pratt

Janet Robertson and Mark Bishop

Stacy and Scott Rosenblum

Erica Rowe Urquhart and Marc Urquhart

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Amy and Jay Shapiro

Mikie Sherrill and Jason Hedberg

Robin Sindler and David Boerger

Keri and Darryl Siry

Karen and Emanuel Slater

Corinne and Kevin Smithen

Carolota and Douglas Tagoe

Adeline and Jean Thomas

Suzanne and Mark Weinberg

Kun Xu and YiBing Shi

Rachel Yang and Dayong Wang

Anonymous (3)

CLASS OF 2026

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Erica and Michael Ajayi

Suzette Baez and Mark Garner

Marrah and Lee Balan

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

Michelle Borowski and Jihad Slim

Alison and Rolando Carrascosa

Maritza Chang-Chavez and Esteban

Morales-Osso

Sonia Chudasama-Patel and Amish Patel

Kimberly and Robert Clark

Kathy Critchley '87 and Michael Critchley

Maisha and Richard Desai-Green

Dore and Michael DuHaime

Stephanie and Vincent Fitzgerald

Anne and David Flocco

Alexandra Forman-Chou and William Chou

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Catherine Frey

Marissa and James Frey

Kelly Fritz '93 and Ed Fritz

Carolyn and Michael Goldman

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Elizabeth and Marek Hejna

Megan and Craig Holzer

Miller and Stephen Hughes

Lisa Hyman Sackman and Joel Sackman

Le Kang and Geng Liu

Cienne and Timothy Keegan

Caren Khoo-Cotter and Daniel Cotter

Judy Kim and Daniel Lim

Hyun-Ju Kwak and Steve Kim

Jodie and Joshua Leitner

Jiang Li and Tianwei Yao

David and Amy Lim

Yang Lou and Zhenyu Jia

Tricia and John Mac Evoy

Rob and Nicole Masella

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Meg Menzel and Aaron Kissel

Amy Meyers and Anthony Rizzo

Hazar Michael and Amer Elkhouri

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Rebekkah and Peter Morral

Michele Mucci '84

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Anne and Patrick Naughton

Alisa and Toby Norris

Heather and Michael Nowak

Doreen Oliver '92 and Ayoola Akinnuoye

Natalija Ovsjanikovska and Andrey Apinis

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Limor and Robert Regular

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Molly and Jordan Safirstein '93

Rula and Manaf Saker

You Gata Angel

Jonathan Schwartz and Kate Zernike

Jeanine and Gary Schwartzbard '93

Mona Shah and De Nguyen

Anna Shin and Stephen Kwon

Venus and Sung-Sau So

Laura Sorokoff Gelman and Andrew Gelman

Melanie and Lloyd Steele

April and Brett Straten

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Susan and Matthew Tratner

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Nadine and Bradley Vaiana

Lebra Turman Chase and Ato Chase

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

Kim and Geoff Walls

Di Wang and Edward Goldstein

Lisa Wang and Leo Shilkrot

Lyle Weintraub

Nancy and Reb Wheeler

Laura (Eng) Yeu '89 and Patrick Yeu

Anonymous (5)

CLASS OF 2027

Teri and Alex Adams

Diana Anders and Andrew Weiner

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch and Kristian Lynch

Agnes Balogh and Yungjin Oh

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Angela Barreto and Nat Rosen

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Kyung and David Blackburn

Lee Boudreaux and Bo Berkman

Regina and Bill Bronson

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Ingrid Burke

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Grace Cecilio-Dueno and Jason Dueno

Abigail and Edward Chung

Kathy Critchley '87 and Michael Critchley

Hazel and Teddy Dike

Michelle Drewry

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Kim and John Fio Rito

Megan and Kevin Fischbeck

Megan and Chad Flick

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Aimee and Sargent Gardiner

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Laini Homer

The Ievers Family

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Sandra and Gregory Kahn

Julie Kim '92 and Sung Kim

Becky Koch and James Kilcoyne

Jennifer and Ezra Kucharz

Monica Kurpiewski and Robert Kilcullen

Justyna and Jan Kwapniewski

The Levy Family

Yael Lipton and Matthew Glasofer

Tricia and John Mac Evoy

Margot and Hugh Macdonnell

Jill and Michael Maza

Yonette and Michael McLean

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

Stephanie and Brian Nigito

Imke and Benek Oster

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Tiffany and Eric Pratt

Luis Ramirez

Mannan Razzak

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Emily Rosenblum and Steve Lucas

Molly and Jordan Safirstein '93

Anu Sahi-Shah and Samir Shah

Jonathan Schwartz and Kate Zernike

Natalie and Robert Schwartz

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

April and Brett Straten

Adeline and Jean Thomas

Mary Valentine and Shanie Israel

Amy Van Eepoel and Stephen Valentine

Judy Woo and Eric Chen

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Anonymous (2)

CLASS OF 2028

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Linda and Saurabh Agarwal '92

Cynthia and Kwaku Amo

Carolina Baez and Edward Cucalon

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Stacey Bradford-Greenberg and Rick Greenberg

Alison and Rolando Carrascosa

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Kimberly and Robert Clark

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken and Murray Aitken

Kristen Dawes '95 and Kai Dawes

Maisha and Richard Desai-Green

Paula and Xavier Donaldson

Colleen Dunn and Steve Killebrew

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Siobhan and Steven Gambuzza

Caroline Gentile and Peter Herrigel

Shira Gertz and Kevin Uribe

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Maria and Joseph Guarino

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Elizabeth and Marek Hejna

Rebecca and Jonathan Hirsh '95

Arlene Hong and Darren Duffy

Miller and Stephen Hughes

Lisa Hyman Sackman and Joel Sackman

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Shavon Jackson-Michel

and Roberto Michel

Mary and Joel Jeffrey

Tracey and David Johnson

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Beth and Gary Kiang

Jihee Kim and Byung Lee

Monica Kurpiewski and Robert Kilcullen

Ebonee Lewis

Natasha Mathias and Mayur Somaiya

Latisse Mays-Stovall and James Stovall

Sandra and Gerardo Mejia

Melissa and Mark Miller

Karin and John Odell

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Shruti and Sharad Ramesh

Priya and Avi Raval

Limor and Robert Regular

Janet Robertson and Mark Bishop

Erin and Paul Rooney

Emily Rosenblum and Steve Lucas

Stacy and Scott Rosenblum

Olga and David Rukshin

Robyn Sacks and Andrew Slutzky

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Stacy and Albert Savastano

Colleen and Robert Scalzo

April Schott-Auerbach '98 and Philip Auerbach

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Anna Shin and Stephen Kwon

Karen and Emanuel Slater

Madalena and Vernal Taylor

The Treadaway Family

Margaret and Richard Wager

Di Wang and Edward Goldstein

Rene and Marc Watkins

Katie and Cameron Williams

Rachel Yang and Dayong Wang

Anonymous (5)

CLASS OF 2029

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Erica and Michael Ajayi

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

Agnes Balogh and Yungjin Oh

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Tammy and Michael Blau

Erin and Tom Chung

Kristen Dawes '95 and Kai Dawes

Sosinna Degefu

Meaghan Delmonico

Laura Demaria

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Lauren and Jason Fass

Stephanie and Vincent Fitzgerald

Megan and Chad Flick

Wanda and Monique French-Brown

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Mirit and Seth Glasser

Michelle and Philip Goldstein

Kathleen and David Harrison

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Elise Hubert and Joseph Borrelli

Renee and Christopher Johnston

Le Kang and Geng Liu

Sumeet and Kabir Kapoor

Kendra and Stephen Lanzo

The Levy Family

Maria and Daniel Lewis

Gisela and Ben Limberg

Gregory and Cristin Lovallo

Piper and Michael Magera

Rob and Nicole Masella

Fatou Mbaye and Mten Halsey

Amy Meyers and Anthony Rizzo

Helena and Svetislav Milic

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

The Mortimore Family

Diana and Ryan Murelli

Brittany and Michael O'Neill

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Shawn and David Portner

Michelle and Jordan Raper

Jerica Rikard

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Liz and Daniel Ross

Anu Sahi-Shah and Samir Shah

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul Spagnoletti

Nidhi Tomar and Rama Variankaval

Nadine and Bradley Vaiana

Karen Wargo and David Rubin

Rene and Marc Watkins

Kun Xu and YiBing Shi

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Anonymous (2)

CLASS OF 2030

Sara and Jamie Anthony

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Angela Barreto and Nat Rosen

Britton and Drew Bitterman

Dayana Campo and Roger Walter

Jamie Decter '93 and Mitch Decter '94

Michelle Fertig

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Arlene Hong and Darren Duffy

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Kate and Brady Jenkins

Tia and Tom Jones

Michelle Kehily and Jonathan Leslie

Beth and Gary Kiang

Justyna and Jan Kwapniewski

Helena and Svetislav Milic

Julie and James Millon

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Karin and John Odell

Traci Otey Blunt and Jonathan Blunt

Nilie Pajoohi '89 and Hossein Ekrami

Tameka and David Pearce

Raina and Jack Pitts

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Robyn Sacks and Andrew Slutzky

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Amanda Spagnoletti '97 and Paul

Spagnoletti

Nicole St Pierre

Kathryn Stallings and Stanley Chiu

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Salamishah Tillet

and Solomon Steplight '93

The Treadaway Family

Stefania and Jeffrey Venezia

Margaret and Richard Wager

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Anonymous (4)

CLASS OF 2031

Elena Araoz and Justin Townsend

Elizabeth and Ian Bate

Katie and Michael Cocco

Christina and Raymond Colotti

Deanna and James Copeland

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Jenelle Decoteau and Greg Baker

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Lauren and Jason Fass

Catherine Fears and Russell Zack

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Lauren and Nathan Gardner

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Ayana Goore '89

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Kathleen and David Harrison

Liza and Keith Helwig

Nicole and David Hoppe

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Iguana and Morrease Leftwich

Gisela and Ben Limberg

Piper and Michael Magera

Laurinda Martins

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Brittany and Michael O'Neill

Simmy and Rodney Owens

Raina and Jack Pitts

Shruti and Sharad Ramesh

Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez and Erik Rodriguez

Erin and Paul Rooney

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

Anacristina and Anthony Seabra

Purvi Shah-Ghia and Mitesh Ghia

Sabrina Sodja and Aaron Kramer

Lira Son and Kenny Lee

Christina and Jason Sponzilli

Susan and Matthew Tratner

Olga and Alexander Urben

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Amy Weppner and Irakli Endeladze

Jennifer Williams

Yan Yan and Feng Zeng

Anonymous (3)

CLASS OF 2032

Diana Anders and Andrew Weiner

The Basra Family

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Christy Burke

Estella Chen and Michael Graham

Erin and Tom Chung

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

Efua and Louis Feldman

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Catherine and Pete Gaynor

Injoo Han King and Michael King

Eun Jung and Temmy Park

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

Jackie and JP Kernisan

Rob and Nicole Masella

Erin and James McMenamin

Leah and Steven Meranus

Julie and James Millon

The Mortimore Family

Susan Quatrone and Brett Fischer

Kaivon and Lauren Rahaghi

Joseph and John Randolph

Bhavana Ravindranath and Harsha

Bhupalam Haribhaktha

Liz and Daniel Ross

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Meredith and Justin Silver

Su-Yun and Armin Szegedi

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Teanna and Jack Tycher

Margaret and Richard Wager

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Katie and Cameron Williams

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Nicole Xu and Jonathan To

Anonymous (2)

CLASS OF 2033

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

Sara and Jamie Anthony

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Guadalupe Cabido Shade and Leon Shade '98

Karen and Deon Carter

Erin and Tom Chung

Laura and Thomas Clark

Deanna and James Copeland

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Jenelle Decoteau and Greg Baker

Laura Demaria

Sara and David Elwell

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Sudipta Goswami and Sandeep Lalit

Danielle and Kevin Higgins

Nicole and David Hoppe

Elise Hubert and Joseph Borrelli

Sumeet and Kabir Kapoor

Yang Lou and Zhenyu Jia

Jill and Michael Maza

Jennifer Murawski-Boyar and Howard Boyar

Meghan Murray and Jack Stadtlander

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Anna and Andras Pataki

Deepti Purohit and Mohit Bhargava

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Jackie and Pasquale Ranalli

Yesenia Ravelo-Rodriguez and Erik Rodriguez

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Diana Reiter '01 and Sean Mersten

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

Erin and Paul Rooney

Kristen and Jim Rugel

Nicole Sandler '01 and Jonathan Sandler

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Jennie and JT Sowers

Po Shan Suen and Howard Borzell

Teanna and Jack Tycher

Stefania and Jeffrey Venezia

Kimberly and Samuel Wechsler

Janelle Woodroffe-Mark and Shane Mark

Anonymous

CLASS OF 2034

Elizabeth August and Martin Restituyo

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Guadalupe Cabido Shade and Leon Shade '98

Abigail and Edward Chung

Laura and Thomas Clark

Katie and Michael Cocco

Elizabeth and Shane Cooney

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

Efua and Louis Feldman

Megan and Chad Flick

Eric Fox and Daniel Helmick

Catherine and Pete Gaynor

Kathleen and David Harrison

Liza and Keith Helwig

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Monic and Archer Hutchinson

Alice and Matthew Iversen '96

Daniella and Bryan Kessler

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Meredith Levine and Andrew Heller

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Diana and Ryan Murelli

Helen Nie and Dennis Hu

Besa and David Owen

Mona Patel and Adeep Thumar

Laela Perkins and Michael Thwaite '97

Lora and Todd Perlow

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Jennifer Salinas and Christian Mendoza

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Karen Segall and Jeremy Bass

Fangzhou and Sevan Simon

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Greta Velez De Villa-Dowdell and Michael Dowdell

Amy Weppner and Irakli Endeladze

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska Anonymous (3)

CLASS OF 2035

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Elena Araoz and Justin Townsend

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Shayla and William Bridges

Estella Chen and Michael Graham

Ru Chen and Pengfei Wang

Catherine Chung and David Livshiz

Deanna and James Copeland

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Catherine Fears and Russell Zack

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Megan and Chad Flick

Lauren and Nathan Gardner

Injoo Han King and Michael King

Olivia and Shikhiu Ing

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Jackie and JP Kernisan

Amanda Klepfer and Ryan Sankarpersad

Jessica and Manish Kukreti

Shrinidi Mani and Naveen Allam

Rob and Nicole Masella

Leah and Steven Meranus

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Raina and Jack Pitts

Viktoriya and Suvrat Prakash

Jackie and Pasquale Ranalli

Diana Reiter '01 and Sean Mersten

Dana Rhule and Bukky Kolawole

Samantha and Ryan Schinman '89

Anjali Tekriwal and Renzo Bautista

Jennifer and Jay Thibodaux

Yikang Shi and Jing Wang

Julie and Spencer Wolfson

Qianting Yao and Kai Liu

Anonymous (4)

CLASS OF 2036

Astha and Pranav Aggarwal

Archana Anantharamu and Karthik Narayan

Allison Brown '04 and Steve Brown

Dayana Campo and Roger Walter

Elizabeth and Shane Cooney

Lisa Detig and Stefan Karytko

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

Sara and David Elwell

Katherine and Ryan Guercio

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Nicole Li and Benjamin Lam

Erin and James McMenamin

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

Besa and David Owen

Anna and Andras Pataki

Mona Patel and Adeep Thumar

Laela Perkins and Michael Thwaite '97

Lora and Todd Perlow

Camilla and Nik Petrika

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Chanel Shepard

Sabrina Sodja and Aaron Kramer

Su-Yun and Armin Szegedi

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Erica Tricarico-DeTrolio and James DeTrolio

Ming Wang and James Liu

Janelle Woodroffe-Mark and Shane Mark

Yan Yan and Feng Zeng

ALUMNI

CLASS OF 1939

Cornelia Serota

CLASS OF 1942

Daniel Emerson

CLASS OF 1946

Joan Adams

CLASS OF 1947

Katharine Cangelosi

Marjorie Cross

Kathryn Crowell

Susan Schumann

CLASS OF 1948

Patricia Pruett

Richard Sandler

CLASS OF 1949

William Matthews

Carl Shaifer

Dudley Smith

CLASS OF 1950

Jack Heller

Richard Hopkins

Ann Kent

Audrey McBratney-Bittner

CLASS OF 1951

Kenneth Crowell

Duke Habernickel

Patricia Lee

Francis McCrane

Ruth Wilson

CLASS OF 1952

Fay Fawcett

$142,232

Reunion Alumni raised a total of $142,232 in gifts and multi-year pledges in support the next generation of MKA students. Thank you to the 125 donors who made a gift this year!

A special thank you to the Montclair Academy Class of 1973 who raised over $90,000 in honor of their 50th Reunion. Thank you to Dean Paolucci, Tom Galligan, Tom Murphy and Peter Redpath for your leadership!

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Jean Granum

Gail Kerr

Charles Sage

CLASS OF 1953

Howard Bellin

Bob Coningsby

Phillip Lazier

Elizabeth Myers

CLASS OF 1954

Aubin Ames

Dorie Barnard

Sheldon Buck

Georgia S. Carrington

Marian Castell

Jacqueline Cestone

Gael Habernickel

Donald Karp

Cynthia Treene

Hobart Van Deusen

CLASS OF 1955

Robert Brawer

Nancy Buckley

Carol Traenkle

CLASS OF 1956

Robert Fischbein

Ann Hallowell

Richard Hobbins

Eric Jaeckel

Janet Koskoff

Larry Nazarian

Carol Ottenberg

Carol Rasic

Helen Skeen

Linda Smith

Michael Sucoff

Nancy Ward

Gail Wilson

CLASS OF 1957

John Allen

Georgia Glick

Jack Hardman

Eugene Neithold

CLASS OF 1958

Mary Ann Decker

Ralph Ellis

Meritt Gavin

Michael Gennet

Frederick Kramer

Martin Rosen

Franklin Sachs

CLASS OF 1959

Michael Baker

Joel Bauer

Milton Beard

Schuyler Horn

Barry Meisel

Bernard Milstein

Susan Rose

Marianne Steinhacker

Patricia Webb

CLASS OF 1960

Paul Glover

Charlotte Judd

Marc Kirschner

Susan Lacasse

Philip Leone

Isabel Minard

Adele Poholsky

Eric Sandwall

Sally Alice Smith

Edwin Van Wyck

CLASS OF 1961

David Bruck

Suzanne Hardy

John Lowy

Vincent Mead

Arthur Rosen

CLASS OF 1962

Carolyn Cariello

Barbara Creed

Holly Gathright

John Grubin

Douglas Johnson

Suzanne Klein

CLASS OF 1963

Thomas Alpren

Mary Jane Knapp

Jon Tarrant

Susan Wood

CLASS OF 1964

Barbara Markussen

CLASS OF 1965

Henry V. Allen

Victor Bernstein

Marilyn Blackwell

Marjorie Burris

Ellen Curtin

Mary Hack

Kitty Haines

Joseph Hare

Robert Livesey

Ellen Malcolm

Ruth Morine

Andrea Simon

Peter Stern

CLASS OF 1966

Terry Appenzellar

Alan Balma

Mitzi Balma

Craig Cameron

Francine Crawford

Sandra Pekar

Wendy Roome

Anonymous

CLASS OF 1967

Julia Bonsal

John Rudd

CLASS OF 1968

Gregg Deehan

Avie Kalker

Christopher Kluge

CLASS OF 1969

Janina Boral

George Downsbrough

Christine Hannon

Alan Hirsh

Jeffrey Lutz

Frederic Miller

Richard D. C. Noyes

Shelley Walchak

CLASS OF 1970

Thane Benson

Madge Henning

Frederick Sheldon

CLASS OF 1971

Andrew Abramson

John Brandow

Geoffrey Close

John Guttmann

Robert Lipman

Bruce Pastorini

CLASS OF 1972

Thomas Brueckner

Denise Chezek

Paul Dackow

Barbara Flessas

Harlan Gibbs

Louis Gioffre

Susan Huang

Peter Perretti

Linda Williams

CLASS OF 1973

Robert August

Steven Beckelman

David Brandley

William Breen

Jeffrey Carrie

Lee Cohn

James Crooks

Thomas Galligan

Marylyn Gregory

Elza Hess

Jeffrey Kindler

William Kovacs

Gregory Lackey

Thomas Murphy

Robert Nagel

Malcolm O'Hara

J. Dean Paolucci

Susan Read

Peter Redpath

Zach Richardson

Robin Smith

Yancy Thompson

Constance Van Eeghen

Thomas Wood

CLASS OF 1974

Roberta Blau

John Blondel

Anthony Celentano

Allan Cox

Susan Galligan

Leslie Levine

Lorraine Monchak

Charles Mund

Geraldine Nolin

John Pariseau

Robert Powell

Brian Thomas

CLASS OF 1975

Michael Ehrenberg

Frank Gallo

Hugh Gleason

Douglas Hamilton

Thomas Isenberg

Asa Johnson

Nancy Lee

Harry Nimmergut

Ken Rockhill

Jeffrey Schiffman

CLASS OF 1976

Lisa Aufzien

Eugene D'Altrui

Frank Godlewski

Hal Goodtree

David Hughes

Ray Knox

Michael Lipkin

Michael Rosenberg

Janet Scheel

Eric Schwarz

Sharon Sudol

CLASS OF 1977

Christopher Brenner

Stacy Cochran

Donna Crews

Lesley Hand

Jennifer Hendrian

Robert Hubsmith

Deborah Jacobson

Rick Jenkins

Cheryl D'Alessandro McMullen

Peter S. McMullen

CLASS OF 1978

Jane Burkhard

Ms. Susan Cole '78 P '10

John Phillips

CLASS OF 1979

Paige Cottingham-Streater

Bruce Eng

Ted Fall

Anne Morey

David Nolle

Eric Pai

Anita Rainford

Elizabeth Santarlasci

CLASS OF 1980

Betsy Bacot-Aigner

J. Martin Brayboy

Michael Feldman

India Larrier

Julia Meade

Irma Nimetz

Jonathan Parker

CLASS OF 1981

Karen Boyle

Alexandra McManus

Christina Montgomery

CLASS OF 1982

Edwin Amirata

Kyle Curtin

Peter Dancy

Janine Garland

Peter Gibson

Pam Holding

Thomas Robbins

Scott Silodor

Jim Windolf

CLASS OF 1983

Daniel Carson

Donald Cussen

Dennis Goldstein

Marshall Hendrian

Laura La Corte

Kristine O'Connor

Gary Powell

Alison Sacknowitz

Jody Underwood

Jay Wecht

Kevin Wilkins

Janine Wishnow

CLASS OF 1984

Victor Lupi

Michele Mucci

Christopher Noble

Diane Ridley, MD '84

Lawrence Rosen

Alison Thomas-Cottingham

Robert Cottingham

CLASS OF 1985

Robin Schwartz

Maryanne DeCandia

Ashley Greene

Jeffrey Schackner

Christopher H. Smith*

Rosaline Whitworth

CLASS OF 1986

George Dolatly

Erica Lubetkin

Henry Park

David Schwartzbard

Lisa Unger Stanton

Damon Zeigler

CLASS OF 1987

Francis Blesso

Kathy Critchley

Tara Frenkl

Deborah Glazer

Raj Gona

Lisa Parada

CLASS OF 1988

Negar Ahkami

Rebecca Campbell

Danielle De Vita

David Devejian

David Haight

Melissa Maddox-Evans

Alec Schwartz

CLASS OF 1989

Ralph Amirata

Anya Buenger Barrett

John Blesso

Judith Glinder

Ayana Goore

Michael Hnatow

Geoffrey Krouse

Nilie Pajoohi

Joshua Raymond

Charry Ross

Sharad Sahu

Amanda Salzhauer

Ryan Schinman

Mark Strobeck

Gregory Sullivan

Laura (Eng) Yeu

Bram Zeigler

CLASS OF 1990

Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

David Becker

Karen Bodner

Lisa Bombardieri

Loyd Godwin

Nick Graziano

Jill Porter Larson

CLASS OF 1991

Matthew Blesso

Amy Custode

Balaji Gandhi

Marc Hauser

Dara Marmon

Douglas Rosen

Luke Sarsfield

Camilla Solari

Mark Teo

Seth Traum

CLASS OF 1992

Saurabh Agarwal

Jennifer Componovo

Clifford Finkle IV

Jeffrey Glasser

Julie Kim

Sharon Moe

Ingrid Nakamura

Doreen Oliver

Stacey Polanskyj

Caroline Russo-Visceglia

Lauren Strobeck

Scott Weiner

CLASS OF 1993

John Bell

Joseph Bellapianta

Renee Ciccarella

Jamie Decter

Kelly Fritz

Rupali Gandhi

Fenwick Garvey

Jennifer Garvey

Lauren Kaplan

Vejay Lalla

Jason Pogorelec

Elizabeth Rothenberg

Gary Schwartzbard

Solomon Steplight

CLASS OF 1994

Jason Awerdick

Melissa Bell

Mitch Decter

Monica Demmers

Emily Ehrenberg Blumberg

Kiwitta Paschal

Candace Rabinowitz

Joshua Rozan

CLASS OF 1995

Parkins Burger

Kristen Dawes

David DeMatteis

Jonathan Hirsh

Christine Little

Ami Mehra

Karen Paty

Adam Schrager

Meghan Torjussen

Helen Walter Crossen

Shan-Shan Yam

Anonymous

CLASS OF 1996

Bryan Becker

Deborah Haight

Alan Hawes

Asumini Kasule

Ben Parker

Lori Steinfeld

CLASS OF 1997

Reuben Atlas

Christopher Bellapianta

Dana Bonsell

Jayme Califano

Alexander Chaykin

Gregory Decter

Erin Ness

Jennifer Platt

Steven Raab

Amanda Spagnoletti

David Steinfeld

Robert Streit

Tracey Sylvester

Michael Thwaite

Dana Welsh

Jonathan Zweifler

CLASS OF 1998

Monica Ashley

Gemma Diaco

Stefania Lambusta

Billy Martini

April Schott-Auerbach

Leon Shade

Cara Summit

Matthew Waldman

CLASS OF 1999

Igor Alves

Benjamin Aronson

Morgan Bellapianta

Lindsay Floria-Callori

Alex Holz

Aly Waldman

Anonymous

CLASS OF 2000

Kimberly Baker

Fran De La Torre

Roxane Esposito

Ashley Griffin

Lauren Hooper-Rogers

Deb Katz

Talia Ortega

Jaclyn Spedaliere

Rachel Wychules

CLASS OF 2001

Kathryn Auw Prasad

Lindsay Forman

Craig Hirsh

Lauren Mirman

Matt Reichstein

Diana Reiter

Nicole Sandler

Heather Symons

Louis Waldman

Daniel Weller

CLASS OF 2002

Samora Noguera

Chaim Pizem

CLASS OF 2003

Melanie Bieber

Casey Breslow-Glugeth

Jenna Clancey

Mark Fortunato

Francis Giantomasi

Bonnie Gill

Christopher Glenn

Morgan Gough

Alex Langbein

Phil Petrucelli

Nicole Pugno

Denise Sarkor

Carla Woldt

Anonymous

CLASS OF 2004

Jessica Bishop

Allison Brown

LaDonna Cousins

Sheldon Fields

Kevin Hu

Emily Ryan

Alexis Tucker

CLASS OF 2005

Devin Bukowczyk

Jacqueline Caroprese

Abigail Cohen

Andrew Kyrejko

Cara Landolfi

Lhenée McKoy

Brian Nolan

Mara van Loggerenberg

Frank Walter

CLASS OF 2006

Antonia Amico

Andrew Barchenko

Caitlin DiRuggiero

Jeffrey Festa

Alexander Gephart

Rachel Levine

Angela McCaffrey

Nicolai Naranjo

Kathleen Press

Stephanie Schreiber

Andrew Simon

Samuel Walter

CLASS OF 2007

Daniel Allen

Hannah Barker

Corey Brown

Chukwuka Chiemelu

Mark Donatiello

Charles Gray

Stuart Harwood

Derek Phillips

CLASS OF 2008

Elise Bitter

Kelly Byrne

Breanna Conley

Bora Goekbora

Stuart Hinds

Dwight Jackson

Andrew Kingsley

Myles Rudnick

CLASS OF 2009

JR DeVita

Alexandra Guccione

Bianca Roses

Jane Stanton

CLASS OF 2010

Stanton Fields

Robert Gelberg

Matthew Palmisano

CLASS OF 2011

Stephen Bezer

Seth Bynum

Justin Goldsman

Kevin Goode

RF/RC/Cougars

Chadd Mukete

CLASS OF 2012

Sarah Bradley

Dominic Leone

Devika Patel

Mike Sasso

Emma Sterling

CLASS OF 2013

Liz Amato

PJ Amirata

Allison Bond

Alexandra Fotinopoulos

Matthew Lane

Kristin Morisseau

Carly Sibilia

Carlie Till

Joseph Weber

CLASS OF 2014

Tanner Gill

Gina Guccione

Nicolas Harris

Jonathan Logan-Rung

Michael Melitz

Kelsey O

Ariana Puzzo

Marshall Sandoval

Aaron Sterling

CLASS OF 2015

Daniel Barrett

Erin Duca

Korinne Durando

Celeste Fields

Lisa Goldsman

Victoria Kitirattragarn

Ryan Napoli

Wesley Wade

CLASS OF 2016

Ethan Fusco

Izzy Mendez

Stephen Tse

CLASS OF 2017

Jordan Andrews

Jenna Donatiello

Abigail Erbes

Joshua Levine

Miles Milke

Alexander Sandoval

Angelo Weber

Anonymous

CLASS OF 2018

Charlotte Davison

Elizabeth Kallay

Keenan McAuliffe

Kerri McGuire

Brynnae Newman

Brendan Powell

CLASS OF 2019

Ronny Bhatia

Adam Erbes

William Hitchcock

Luke Hunter

CLASS OF 2020

Harry Davison

Katherine Kallay

Kendall Larrier

Griffin Weil

CLASS OF 2021

Charles Abdulhayoglu

Julia Conforti

Aron Dyadyuk

Leah Glaser

Regan Sandoval

Ayantu Flowers

Anonymous

CLASS OF 2022

Martine Gulliver

Ethan Lieberman

Casey Salzman

Alexandra Sherman

Benjamin Sherman

Gillian Williams

STUDENTS

CLASS OF 2023

Sohan Agarwal

Odelia Akaho

Jack Amirata

Elliott Baratta

Nicholas Baum

Alex Berra

Freddy Bishop

Annabella Carrascosa

Alanna Clayton

Julian Coviello

Cooper Critchley

Morgan Decter

Jordan Fishback

Logan Furlonge

Evan Grossman

Charlie Kenrick

Nicolas Lembo

Carolina Lucas

Aidan Meeker

Julia Narucki

Morgan Riley

Jack Rochkind

Warren Roth

Marley Stewart

Aidan Szilagyi

Josh Talkow

Sebastian Young

Natalie Yu

CLASS OF 2024

Alex Abdulhayoglu

Andrew Avalos

CLASS OF 2025

Irena Avalos

Brooks Barrett

Alexa Clayton

Pippa Davison

Lucas Furlonge

Oona Girton Marshall

Van Girton Marshall

Joey Nigro

CLASS OF 2026

Finn Mac Evoy

CLASS OF 2027

Shea Adams

Grace Barrett

Annie Barrett

CLASS OF 2028

Seline Abdulhayoglu

Bianca Scalzo

Elizabeth Wager

CLASS OF 2029

Ryan Amendola

Bridie Demaria

Evan French-Brown

Willow Furlonge

CLASS OF 2030

Scott Wager

CLASS OF 2031

Juliana Endeladze

Aviva Gardner

CLASS OF 2032

Sebastian Mortimore

Julia Randolph

Matthew Wager

CLASS OF 2033

TJ Amendola

Brendan Demaria

Henry Elwell

Charlie Ranalli

CLASS OF 2034

Harvey Corlett

Giorgi Endeladze

Anderson Thwaite

CLASS OF 2035

Jonah Gardner

MJ Ranalli

CLASS OF 2036

Vera Corlett

Piper Elwell

Ryan Thwaite

GRANDPARENTS

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Roberta and Peter Adams

Maria and Gary Amendola

Valerie and Bill Anders

Donna and Edward August

Noelle Bazil

Arthur Beaudet

Sharon and Larry Beebe

Judy and Peter Berkowitz

Virginia Brittingham

Kristina and Tom Burke

Sukjung and Inyoung Chung

Barbara and Raymond Colotti

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Carla and Donato Di Trolio

Judith and Charles Dickerson

Dorothy Dozier

Shirley Drewry

Jane and Tom Dyszkiewicz

Shirley and Willie Eng

Kaan Erenler

Patricia Ewing

Penny Finkle

Sally Firth

Bette Fox and Richard Liss

Yvette and McDonald Furlonge

Karen and Henry Furst

Susan and Alan Hammer

Timothy Higgins

Alan Hirsh '69

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Iris Holloman

Jackie and Larry Horn

Patience Humphrey

Rosemary Iversen

Doris Janes

Hope and David Jeffrey

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Teresa Johnson

Tolga Kokturk

Carol Ann and Dean Krogman

Lark and Mark Lamontagne

Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Liz Levine

Maura Madden

Jamil Majeed

Helen and Jim McMenamin

Luz and Luis Miranda

Ada and Angelo Mogavero

Ani and Pedro Nosnik

Eva and Chimgolu Nwabueze

Steven Oh

Henry Ohls

Judith and Brewster Perkins

Barbara Petrie

Marc Piegaro

Maubra Randolph

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

Laura and Victor Rodriguez

Jane and Sholom Rosen

Myrna and Robert Rosenblum

Terry and Jani Ross

Iris Sanchez

Lorna Service

Elizabeth Sinn

Nancy and Anthony Slone

Doris and Jeff Spector

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

Susan and Roland Straten

Iris and Josiah Swasey

Johanna and Edward Szerencsits

Asha and Mahesh Tekriwal

Elizabeth and Wallace Thompson

Pat and Ed Thwaite

Kenan Turnacioglu

Elizabeth Valentin

Pam Valentine

Lois and John Van Deusen

Herbert Waldman

Marla and Mark Wander

Carol and David Weppner

Bernice Yacenda

Louis Zampella Anonymous (4)

ALUMNI FAMILIES

Lesley and Melih Abdulhayoglu

Lisa and Andrew Abramson '71

Aubin Ames '54

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Conny and John Andres

Florence and Derrick Arcilla

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch and Kristian Lynch

Christie and Ingram Austin

Barbara and Val Azzoli

Penelope Bassett

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Jeff Beer

Carlaina Bell

Thea and Luis Betancourt

Donna Blanes

Jacqueline and Frank Blesso

Michael Bonarti

Karen and Gordon Braverman

Kristina and James Bromley

Sheri and Ted Bronstein

Debbie and Bill Brown

Denise Brown-Allen and Douglas Allen

Amy and James Burger

Guadalupe Cabido Shade and Leon Shade '98

Jean and Michael Caggiano

Jack Cappitelli and Robin Schwartz '85

Bonnie and Michael Carter

Sandra and James Carter

Dianna and Dohyun Cha

Siu Chan-Lui and John Lui

Nathan Chickering

Evelyn and Stephen T. Colbert

Ms. Susan Cole '78 P '10

Barbara and Raymond Colotti

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Patricia Park Connell

Christina Cotton and Brian Clarkson

Rhonda and David A. Crichlow

Katie and Peter Dancy '82

Pat and Barry Dancy

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Margaret and Gregg Deehan '68

Ashley and Robert Di Geronimo

Susan and Ralph Di Ruggiero

Mary Ellen and David Gray

Mary and Edward Elliott

Barbara and Bruce Emra

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Risa and Tyrrell Erbes

The Everson Family

Fay Fawcett '52 and Edward Fawcett

Diana and John Fennelly

Penny Finkle

Breena and Jed Fishback

Barbara Flessas '72 and Robert David

Anne and David Flocco

Nancy and Donald Foster

Filomena and Demetrios Fotinopoulos

Lora and Calworth Furbert

Nigisti Gidey and Gebremariam Gebrekidan

Maria Gilmartin and Dimitri Hadjipetkov

Alisha and Jonathan Glaser

Joan Grevatt

Shelly Grossman

Diana and Salvatore Guccione

Min Guo and Rubiao Song

Maureen and David Haight

Kristin Halvey

Mildred and Jack Hardman '57

Pamela and Michael Harriott

Kathryn Hatfield

Rebecca Hayes

Rhonda and Stratton Heath

Frances and Jack Heller '50

Pilar Henriquez-Groves and Richard Groves

Mary Ann and Frank Herrmann

Ann and Dave Hessler

Ellen and Stephen Higgins

Prof. Tracy Higgins and Mr. James Leitner

Mary and Kevin Hipp

Alan Hirsh '69

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Larry and Lynda Hollander

Debbie Horn and Ronald Wolfson

Myra and George Hrab

Julianne Hunt and David Korfhage

Rosemary Iversen

Jackie and Rick Jenkins '77

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Ann and Thomas Johnson

Celeste and Tony Jones

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Gail Kerr '52

Christina Klais and Roland Turck

Mary and Matt Kunka

Justyna and Jan Kwapniewski

Dena and Keith Lambie

India Larrier '80 and John Larrier

Wendy Lazarus and David Glotzer

Toni LeQuire-Schott and Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Leslie Levine '74 and Peter Levine

Ellen and Jonathan Lewis

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore and Anthony Sciancalepore

Jacquelyn Lipson

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

Vanessa and John Lucas

Gemma and Richard Lury

Barbara and Dennis Mamchur

Rob and Nicole Masella

Kelly and William R. Massey

Louise and Guy Maxwell

Audrey McBratney-Bittner '50

Cheryl D'Alessandro McMullen '77 and Peter S. McMullen '77

Leslie Meek-Wohl and Ethan Wohl

Lynn Menschenfreund and Paulo Silva

Laura and Manes Merrit

Jeannette and Philip Miller

Ruth Miller

Sunnie Minn

Veena and Alphonsus Moniz

Rebekkah and Peter Morral

Lynn Morris-Piccolo and Mark Piccolo

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Zandi and Thomas Nammack

Karen and Thomas Newman

Helen and Christopher Noble '84

Alexandra and Michael Nolan

Rosita and Enrique Nunez

Kristine O'Connor '83 and Michael O'Connor

Alexandra Okun and Craig Dubitsky

Debbie and Michael Otner

Natalija Ovsjanikovska and Andrey Apinis

Amy and Ralph Pacifico

Eric Pai '79 and Judy Pai

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

J. Dean Paolucci '73

Trish and Tom Perlmutter

Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval

Laura and John Phillips '78, P '09, P '10

Shelley and Keith Phillips

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Marie Louise Purdy and Roger Seifter

Kim and Luca Puzzo

Melissa Raak and Ernest Nardone

Kimberly and David Ramsay

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

Julia and Jacob Ribicoff

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Eileen and Robert Richardson

Lori and David Riley

Peri and Thomas Rosamilia

Arthur Rosen '61

Barbara and Martin Rosen '58

Anne-Sophie Roure

Jin and Daniel Rubenstein

Tom Ruddy

Olga and David Rukshin

Shelley Sakolsky

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Richard Sandler '48

Susan Schumann '47

Dori and Noel Sedransk

Guadalupe Cabido Shade

and Leon Shade '98

Julie and Matt Sherman

Lisa and Walter Sierotko

Michelle and Scott Silodor '82

Tripti Singh and Samarpal Bhatia

Suzanne and John Skipper

Jane and Kenneth Smith

Jodi and Jeffrey Smith

Sheila and Todd Smith

Venus and Sung-Sau So

Susan Sobbott

Kate Sonnenberg and Tom Zaubler

Jason Spitz

Deborah and Mark Stehr

Linda and Brian Sterling

Brook and Bill Stites

Mary Stuart and Angus Gephart

Susanna Suh and James Larish

Sharon and Laurus Sutton

Ami and Andrew Talkow

Alison Thomas-Cottingham '84 and Robert Cottingham '84

Pat and Ed Thwaite

Veronica and Mauricio Toscano

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Sonia and William Tyson

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Joy Uwakaneme

Herbert Waldman

Margo and Frank Walter

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Watkins

Kristen Weaver and David Polinchock

Lori and Parker Weil

Suzanne and Mark Weinberg

Margo and Douglas Wheeler

Keith Wiggs and Edmund LeFevre

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Elizabeth and Ather Williams

Stephanie and Olin Williams

Rebecca Winters and Tomas Rossant

Laura (Eng) Yeu '89 and Patrick Yeu

The Young Family

Anonymous (6)

FORMER MKA COLLEAGUES

Monica Ashley '98

Christie Austin

Alise Barrett

Damien Barrett

Maureen Bates

Jessica Bishop '04

Donna Blanes

Bill Brown

Denise Brown-Allen

James Burger

Breanna Conley '08

Janet D'Innocenzio

Pat Dancy

Courtney Effinger

Mary Elliott

Nancy Foster

Ben Goodrich

Joan Grevatt

Marshall Hatcher

Rebecca Hayes

Tim Lynch

George Hrab

Carol Ippisch

Richard Kitts

Stefania Lambusta '98

Barbara Mamchur

Thomas Nammack

Zandi Nammack

Judith Nesbit

Helen Noble '84

John Odell

Peter Perretti '72

Rosemary Rehus

Reshan Richards

Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Jodi Smith

Brook Stites

Susan Straten

Sharon Sutton

Marie Tobia

Becky Turcotte

Sonia Tyson

Keith Wiggs

Jim Windolf '82

Janine Wishnow '83

FRIENDS, ASSOCIATE ALUMNI, PARENTS OF ASSOCIATE ALUMNI AND PAST GRANDPARENTS

Amit Agarwal

Alise and Damien Barrett

Wendy and Jared Bartie

Merrill Bausch

Sharon and Larry Beebe

Rosemary and John Beer

Jane and Dale Berra

Blake Bhatia

Elaine and Vincent Brier

Regina and Bill Bronson

Arthur Beaudet

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Candice and Tim Carlson

Whitney and Daniel Carson '83

Jacqueline Cestone '54

Tim Cook

Maggie and Tom Cowing

Deanna and Sean Critchley

Pat and Barry Dancy

Laura Demaria

Reena and Ronak Desais

Alexander and Nikolas Endeladze

Alexander Endeladze

Hilary Lambert

Kathleen and Perry Fewell

Jocelyn Fine and Javier Ferrandiz

Sue Fossett

Giselle Furlonge

Siobhan and Steven Gambuzza

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Gael Habernickel '54 and Duke Habernickel '51

Maria Gilmartin and Dimitri Hadjipetkov

Susan and Alan Hammer

Rebecca Hayes

Timothy Higgins

Jackie and Larry Horn

Flora Go and Ronald Sutedja

Geralyn Groh-Szuba

Dorry Groh-Tompsett

Lisa Hazard and Tim Lynch

Fran Hertzberg

Christine and Charles Hough

Rosemary Iversen

Alissa and Curt Johnson

Jessica Julien

Julien Julien

Hyun-Ju Kwak and Steve Kim

Gina and Sanjay Lalla

Lark and Mark Lamontagne

Joshua Larkins

Deborah and Jared Levine

Fay and Bryan Lonsinger

Deborah and Victor Lupi '84

Natasha Mathias and Mayur Somaiya

Latisse Mays-Stovall and James Stovall

Andrea McDonough

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Luz and Luis Miranda

Rayauna Nolan

Alisa and Toby Norris

Joseph O'Neill

Kimberly and John O'Kane

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

Amy Peterson and Jose Sandoval

Marjorie Jameson

Nicole and Rock Provillon

Shailesh Rao

Michelle and Jordan Raper

Lynn Reasonover

Richard Ridgway

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Girard Ruddick

Martha and Thomas Ruddy

Lincoln Sandoval

Kathy and Bob Sasena

Meredith and Justin Silver

Robert Skinner

Jennie and JT Sowers

Doris and Jeff Spector

April and Brett Straten

Susan and Roland Straten

Sharon and Laurus Sutton

Johanna and Edward Szerencsits

Erdal Turnacioglu

Eva Vayo

Ms. Amanda Van Vleck

Margaret and Richard Wager

Valbona and Todd Watkins

Nancy and Reb Wheeler

Judy Woo and Eric Chen

Anonymous (5)

FOUNDATIONS AND COMPANIES

ADP

AIG

Air Group LLC.

AmazonSmile Foundation

American Carpet South

American Eagle Outfitters

American Express

AMP Fund

AMP Fund (Fidelity)

Anheuser-Busch Foundation

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk

Associated Fire Protection

Assured Guaranty

Beacon Wealth Partners

Bellapianta Orthopedics and Sports

Medicine

Benner’s Auto Body

The Becker Organization

Becton Dickinson

BNY Mellon

Broadridge

Brookdale ShopRite

Brown and Brown Metro

Cambia

Clara Maas Medical Center, RWJ

Barnabas Health

CNN

Colgate Palmolive

ConnectOne Bank

Culinart

Cushman & Wakefield

Danaher Corporation

DiFeo Auto Group

Fania Roofing Company

Fiduciary Trust Company

Fitch Ratings

Gap Inc.

Genentech Incorporated

Giantomasi & Oliveira, PC

Goldman Sachs

Google

Hatfield Schwartz Law Group

Intercontinental Exchange

iStar

J.P. Morgan Chase

KMPG Women’s PGA

The Lane Tea

Mackay Shields, LLC

McKinsey & Company

The McMullen Family Foundation

Merck

Microsoft

Mizuho

Morgan Stanley

The Narula Foundation

Netflix

New York Life Insurance

North Jersey Orthopedic Group

Northrop Grumman

The Pinkerton Foundation

Platt Psychiatric Associates

Prudential

Raymond James

RBC Capital Markets

Reckitt Benckiser

Renaissance Charitable

Rockefeller Foundation

Salesforce

Simons Foundation

Standard & Poor's

Sun Life Financial

Thermo Fisher

Tiffany and Corporation

UHG

Verizon

Wells Fargo

Yahoo

Yanina and Co

TRIBUTE GIVING

HONORARY GIFTS

In Honor of Aashvee Aggarwal '36

Astha and Pranav Aggarwal

In Honor of Prisha Aggarwal '36

Astha and Pranav Aggarwal

In Honor of Amanda Azzoli '08

Barbara and Val Azzoli

In Honor of Brooke Becker '26

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

In Honor of Lily Becker '28

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

In Honor of Melanie Bieber '03

Karen and Gordon Braverman

In Honor of Ciara Branigan '25

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

In Honor of Shea Branigan '24

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

In Honor of Gillian Branigan

Debra Lienhardt-Dwyer and Jim Dwyer

In Honor of Kristina and Tom Burke

Christy Burke

Ingrid Burke

In Honor of Lulu Carter '33

Karen and Deon Carter

In Honor of James Castelli

Jennifer Young

In Honor of Nate Conforti '25

Julia Conforti '21

In Honor of Malcolm Copeland '31

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

In Honor of Alex Crespo '26

Luz and Luis Miranda

In Honor of Dylan Crespo '27

Luz and Luis Miranda

In Honor of Hunter Crespo

Luz and Luis Miranda

In Honor of Luis Crespo '24

Luz and Luis Miranda

In Honor of Morgan Decter '23

Gregory Decter '97

In Honor of Katarina DeMatteis '32

Carmen and David DeMatteis '95

In Honor of Emma Dyadyuk

Aron Dyadyuk '21

In Honor of Giorgi Endeladze '34

Carol and David Weppner

In Honor of Juliana Endeladze '31

Carol and David Weppner

In Honor of Tyler Eng '23

Shirley and Willie Eng

In Honor of Hannah Ewing '24

Patricia Ewing

In Honor of Mason Ewing '28

Patricia Ewing

In Honor of Natalie Ewing '25

Patricia Ewing

In Honor of Jordan D. Fishback '23

Doris and Jeff Spector

In Honor of David Flocco

Alison Ainsworth and Edward Felsenthal

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

In Honor of Amy Fossett

Sue Fossett

In Honor of Caleb Fosset '22

Sue Fossett

In Honor of Ari Gelman '26

Laura Sorokoff Gelman and Andrew Gelman

In Honor of Miles G. Hackett '13

Penelope Bassett

In Honor of Simon Hardiman '26

Patience Humphrey

In Honor of George Hrab

Evan Grossman '23

In Honor of Rudy Jordan '35

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

In Honor of Madison Kilduff

Matthew Blesso '91

In Honor of Virginia Kriegel

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

In Honor of Shivam Kwatra '24

Archana and Vivek Kwatra

In Honor of Norah Magera '31

Piper and Michael Magera

In Honor of Eliana Mark '33

Janelle Woodroffe-Mark and Shane Mark

In Honor of Laila Mark '36

Janelle Woodroffe-Mark and Shane Mark

In Honor of Angela M. McCaffrey '06

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

In Honor of Aidan Meeker '23

Jane and Tom Dyszkiewicz

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

In Honor of Thomas Meeker '26

Jane and Tom Dyszkiewicz

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

In Honor of Eve Mersten '33

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

In Honor of Lily Mersten '35

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

In Honor of Leah Miller '33

Nancy and Anthony Slone

In Honor of Sam MIller '30

Nancy and Anthony Slone

In Honor of Alina Miller '35

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

In Honor of Heidi Miller '35

Margaret Stone and Jonathan Dee

In Honor of Tom Nammack

Alice Terrell-Bryant

In Honor of Alexa Odell '30

Elizabeth and Wallace Thompson

In Honor of William T. Odell '28

Elizabeth and Wallace Thompson

In Honor of Charles Olsen

John Leister

In Honor of Juan Ramos

Jennifer Young

In Honor of Julia Randolph '32

Maubra Randolph

In Honor of Rishab Rao '32

Bhavana Ravindranath and Harsha

Bhupalam Haribhaktha

In Honor of Casey Reichstein '36

Judy and Peter Berkowitz

In Honor of Molly Reichstein '33

Judy and Peter Berkowitz

In Honor of Diana Reiter '01

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

In Honor of Julie Reiter '10

Lyn and Glenn Reiter

In Honor of Gabriel Rodriguez '31

Laura and Victor Rodriguez

In Honor of Nicolás Rodriguez '33

Laura and Victor Rodriguez

In Honor of Joseph C. Romaglia

Samuel Cerna

In Honor of Lola Rosenblum '25

Myrna and Robert Rosenblum

In Honor of Sadie Rosenblum '28

Myrna and Robert Rosenblum

In Honor of Olivia Rubin '29

Karen Wargo and David Rubin

In Honor of Max Schwartzbard '26

Stephanie Dolberg

In Honor of Alexandra Sherman '22

Julie and Matt Sherman

In Honor of Benjamin Sherman '22

Julie and Matt Sherman

In Honor of Alex Shilkrot '26

Lisa Wang and Leo Shilkrot

In Honor of Ken Smith

Geoffrey Krouse '89

In Honor of Natalie Sparks '06

Barbara and Val Azzoli

In Honor of Lola Spies '36

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

In Honor of Roxanne Spies '34

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

In Honor of Hudson St. Marie

Jessica St. Marie

In Honor of Finley St.Marie

Jessica St. Marie

In Honor of Seneca Steplight-Tillet '30

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

In Honor of Sidney Steplight-Tillet '34

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

In Honor of Aidan Szilagyi '23

Sharon and Larry Beebe

In Honor of Ella Szilagyi '28

Sharon and Larry Beebe

In Honor of Anderson Thwaite '34

Judith and Brewster Perkins

In Honor of Ryan Thwaite '36

Judith and Brewster Perkins

In Honor of Kimberley School Class of 1973

Robin Smith '73

In Honor of Gram, Catfish, & ShaSha

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

In Honor of The gifted teachers especially "Buck" Coursen

Avie Kalker '68

In Honor of MKA administration, faculty and staff

Merrill Bausch

In Honor of The Upper School faculty

Gwynne Oosterbaan and John-Michael Maas

In Honor of Steve Valentine

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

In Honor of Benjamin Wolfson '24

Jackie and Larry Horn

In Honor of Jacob Wolfson '22

Jackie and Larry Horn

In Honor of William S. Zaubler '15

Kate Sonnenberg and Tom Zaubler

In Honor of Patricia Zeng '36

Yan Yan and Feng Zeng

In Honor of Jeremy Zeng '31

Yan Yan and Feng Zeng

In Honor of Gianna Zou '23

Xiaoyu Lu and Heng Zou

MEMORIAL GIFTS

In Memory of Henry R. Agens '58

Meritt Gavin '58

In Memory of Rose Lillian Baker

Michael Baker '59

In Memory of Etta Bellin

Howard Bellin '53

In Memory of Richard S. Benson '39

Thane Benson '70

In Memory of Nixon Bicknell

Malcolm O'Hara '73

In Memory of Frank Brogan '72

Jon Tarrant '63

In Memory of Sally Bull '50

Andrea McDonough

In Memory of Ronnie Califano

Marie Tobia

In Memory of Tony Cuneo

Nicole and David Hoppe

Victoria Kitirattragarn '15

Rosita and Enrique Nunez

In Memory of Thomas Fleming

Jessica Bishop '04

Tim Cook

Kelly and William R. Massey

In Memory of Martin Fossett

Sue Fossett

In Memory of Nancy and Ken Gibson

Rebecca Hayes

In Memory of Gretchen Godwin '88

Negar Ahkami '88

Nathan Chickering

Charry Ross '89

Laura (Eng) Yeu '89 and Patrick Yeu

In Memory of Dara E. Goldman '88

Negar Ahkami '88

In Memory of Vanessa Good '79

Helen and Christopher Noble '84

In Memory of Louise Hannegan '47

Susan Schumann '47

In Memory of George Hertzberg '53

Fran Hertzberg

In Memory of Andy Ippisch

Carol Ippisch

In Memory of William N. Klank

Kristen Dawes '95 and Kai Dawes

Whitney and Richard Kitts

In Memory of Caitlin Lehmann '01

Jessica Bishop '04

In Memory of Craig D. Lilore '90

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore and Anthony Sciancalepore

In Memory of Betty Logan

Shelley Walchak '69

In Memory of Carmen Marnell

Thane Benson '70

Victor Bernstein '65

David Bruck '61

Thomas Brueckner '72

Allan Cox '74

Michael Ehrenberg '75

Peter Perretti '72

Joshua Rozan '94

In Memory of Claude Munson

Meritt Gavin '58

In Memory of Vince Nadal '89

Barbara and Dennis Mamchur

In Memory of Jean H. Noyes '37

Richard D. C. Noyes '69

In Memory of Eileen Pastorini

Bruce Pastorini '71

In Memory of Peter N. Peretti '49

Thane Benson '70

In Memory of Edward H. Pratt, Sr.

Tiffany and Eric Pratt

In Memory of John Rabke

Gillian and Geoffrey Branigan

In Memory of Delta Ramsay

Kimberly and David Ramsay

In Memory of Rev. Dr. John T. Randolph

Julia Randolph '32

In Memory of In Albert Rehus

Jessica Bishop '04

Jacqueline Caroprese '05

Morgan Gough '03

Rosemary Rehus

In Memory of Deloris Rosendary

Thea and Luis Betancourt

In Memory of Dr. Naresh Shah

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Mona Shah and De Nguyen

In Memory of Rudy Schlobohm '74

Malcolm O'Hara '73

In Memory of Jason P. Spiotta '88

Negar Ahkami '88

In Memory of Howard A. Van Vleck '59

Ms. Amanda Van Vleck

In Memory of Leigh VanderKlein

Melanie Bieber '03

In Memory of Mary R. Villano

Julia Randolph '32

In Memory of Julie Weary

Rachel Wychules '00

In Memory of Ryan Young '91

The Young Family

In Memory of Barbara Zernike

Jonathan Schwartz and Kate Zernike

TRIBUTE GIFTS

In Tribute of Michelle Darrell

Donna Crews '77

In Tribute of John Perry Kluge

Christopher Kluge '68

In Tribute of Peter Allan Sandwall

Eric Sandwall '60

SPECIAL EVENTS

Golf Classic OCTOBER 18, 2022

Thank you to our 2022 Golf Committee who helped reignite the annual golf outing. This year’s event welcomed 116 guests to Glen Ridge Country Club to help raise funds for MKA’s students and faculty. We are especially grateful to our 2022 Golf Classic Sponsors.

EVENT SPONSOR

Benner’s Auto Body

LUNCH SPONSOR

Bellapianta Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

GOLF CART SPONSOR

Clara Maas Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health

HOLE SPONSORS

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

The Becker Organization

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Cushman and Wakefield

The Lane Tea

Platt Psychiatric Associates

KMPG Women’s PGA

Yanina and Co.

PLAYER SPONSORS

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

PAMKA Spring Gala

APRIL 14, 2023

Many thanks to Event Chairs Jessica Freeman and Kate Vail and their entire outstanding Gala Team. Their hard work this past year resulted in 400 guests attending this incredible evening, which raised over $250,000 in support of MKA.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

Air Group, LLC

ConnectOne Bank

MKA Board of Trustees

Silver Sponsors:

American Carpet South

Associated Fire Protection

Brookdale ShopRite

Brown and Brown CulinArt Inc

Parents Association of Montclair

Kimberley Academy Board

BRONZE SPONSORS

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services LLC.

Beacon Wealth Partners

The DiFeo Auto Group

Fania Roofing Company

Hatfield Schwartz Law Group

North Jersey Orthopaedic Group

TICKETS GREEN

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Carolee Bol and Scott Rosenberg

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Efua and Louis Feldman

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

WHITE

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

Kyung and David Blackburn

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Lauren and Jason Fass

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Natasha Mathias and Mayur Somaiya

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Tameka and David Pearce

Viktoriya and Suvrat Prakash

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Margaret and Richard Wager

Ming Wang and James Liu

BLUE

Monica Kurpiewski and Robert Kilcullen

Teri and Alex Adams

Linda and Bamidele Adebola

Jacqueline and Andrew Ahern

Erica and Michael Ajayi

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

Cynthia and Kwaku Amo

Michelle Ankrah

Nia Armstrong and Michael Griffin

Bernadette Aulestia-Lynch

and Kristian Lynch

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Marrah and Lee Balan

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Natashia Baxter

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Michele and Bryan Becker '96

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Karim Bell

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Ashish and Sneha Bhatia

Kyung and David Blackburn

Hillis Bobb and William Simms

Betsy Bodden and Richard Vega

Carolee Bol and Scott Rosenberg

Lee Boudreaux and Bo Berkman

Nakeyl Branch-Johnson and Abdullah Johnson

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Ayana and Rawn Brown

Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Karen and Deon Carter

Tamara Castro-Conteh and Pa Conteh

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Suna Chang and Michael Potenza

Maritza Chang-Chavez and Esteban

Morales-Osso

Estella Chen and Michael Graham

Nathan Chickering

Kimberly and Robert Clark

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

Edwin and Kathryn Davison

Jenelle Decoteau and Greg Baker

Sosinna Degefu

Lisa Detig and Stefan Karytko

Hazel and Teddy Dike

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Michelle Drewry

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

Sara and David Elwell

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Lauren and Jason Fass

Catherine Fears and Russell Zack

Efua and Louis Feldman

Alexis and Clifford Finkle IV '92

Stephanie and Vincent Fitzgerald

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Alexandra Forman-Chou and William Chou

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Wanda and Monique French-Brown

Catherine Frey

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Aimee and Sargent Gardiner

Caroline Gentile and Peter Herrigel

Tiffany and Henry Giddins

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Yael Lipton and Matthew Glasofer

Mirit and Seth Glasser

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Ayana Goore '89

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Maria and Joseph Guarino

Katherine and Ryan Guercio

Nadina Guglielmetti and Brian Sieger

Kimberly Guillermo and Wartyna Davis

Fatou Mbaye and Mten Halsey

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Kathleen and David Harrison

Kathryn Hatfield

Karen Heath-Wade and Kirk Wade

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Liza and Keith Helwig

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Megan and Craig Holzer

Lisa Hyman Sackman and Joel Sackman

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Shavon Jackson-Michel and Roberto Michel

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Kate and Brady Jenkins

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Tracey and David Johnson

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Renee and Christopher Johnston

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Eun Jung Kang and Bum Suk Shim

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Sandra and Gregory Kahn

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Sumeet and Kabir Kapoor

Elizabeth and Jason Katz

Rebecca and Jon Kelly

Beth and Gary Kiang

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Monika Krausz

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Sapna and Vejay Lalla '93

Jodie and Joshua Leitner

Meredith Levine and Andrew Heller

The Levy Family

David and Amy Lim

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Wendy Liu and Jingsheng Hua

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Gregory and Cristin Lovallo

Margot and Hugh Macdonnell

Piper and Michael Magera

Natasha Mathias and Mayur Somaiya

Paris McLean

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Leah and Steven Meranus

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Ruchi Misra and Nicholas Hailey

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Kelly-Anne and Joseph Nigro

Brittany and Michael O'Neill

Doreen Oliver '92 and Ayoola Akinnuoye

Imke and Benek Oster

Besa and David Owen

Susan and Joseph Pannullo

Mona Patel and Adeep Thumar

Tameka and David Pearce

Lora and Todd Perlow

Camilla and Nik Petrika

Raina and Jack Pitts

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Sherrie and Lorne Potash

Viktoriya and Suvrat Prakash

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Kimberly and David Ramsay

Joseph and John Randolph

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Priya and Avi Raval

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Courtney Reinisch and Eric Seid

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Jerica Rikard

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Iris Rosario and Luis Martinez

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Molly and Jordan Safirstein '93

Anu Sahi-Shah and Samir Shah

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

You Gata Angel

Jonathan Schwartz and Kate Zernike

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Dori and Noel Sedransk

Karen Segall and Jeremy Bass

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Purvi Shah-Ghia and Mitesh Ghia

Julie and Matt Sherman

Michelle Borowski and Jihad Slim

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Corinne and Kevin Smithen

Lira Son and Kenny Lee

Laura Sorokoff Gelman

and Andrew Gelman

Amanda Stanley

April and Brett Straten

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Madalena and Vernal Taylor

Adeline and Jean Thomas

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Susan and Matthew Tratner

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Lebra Turman Chase and Ato Chase

Debbie and Tom Turvey

Shira Gertz and Kevin Uribe

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

Carolina Baez and Edward Cucalon

Margaret and Richard Wager

Aly Waldman '99 and Matt Waldman '98

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Ming Wang and James Liu

Di Wang and Edward Goldstein

Kimberly and Samuel Wechsler

Diana Anders and Andrew Weiner

Susan and Leonard Weintraub

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Jennifer Williams

Stephanie and Olin Williams

Julie and Spencer Wolfson

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

Anonymous (2)

DONORS

Linda and Bamidele Adebola

Jacqueline and Andrew Ahern

American Carpet South

Erica and Michael Ajayi

Rekha Ale and Akshay Kapoor

CherylAnne and Michael Amendola

DiFeo Autogroup

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Associated Fire Protection

Hatfield Schwartz Law Group

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Carolina Baez and Edward Cucalon

Sandra and Bevan Baker

Priya and Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Leena and Suvrat Bansal

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Anya Buenger Barrett '89 and John C. Barrett

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk

Kathleen Beebe and Jeffrey Szilagyi

Morgan Bellapianta '99 and Christopher Bellapianta '97

Heather and Vincent Benjamin

Carolee Bol and Scott Rosenberg

Michelle Borowski and Jihad Slim

Kristina and James Bromley

Beacon Wealth Partners

Kirsten and Christopher Brown

Jennifer and Richard Brown

Brown and Brown Metro

Ingrid Burke

Christy Burke

Jennifer Butler and Reshan Richards

Jean and Michael Caggiano

Bridget and Eric Carlson

Grace Cecilio-Dueno and Jason Dueno

Cara and Dan Cesareo

Erin and Tom Chung

Catherine Chung and David Livshiz

Katie and Michael Cocco

Leigh and Patrick Conforti

ConnectOne Bank

Deanna and James Copeland

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Christina Cotton and Brian Clarkson

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Fania Roofing Company

Lisa Detig and Stefan Karytko

Culinart

Jenn Dozier and Anindya Chakraberti

Jessica Eckert and Jason Spies

Monica and Matthew Elmore

Sara and David Elwell

Sybil Eng and Tad Roselund

Laurie and Jon Ewing

Air Group LLC.

Lauren and Jason Fass

Efua and Louis Feldman

Holly and Ruben Fleischer

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Wanda and Monique French-Brown

Sheri and Jason Friedman

Nicole and Nigel Furlonge

Dulce Galvan-Wolf and Aaron Wolf

Patricia and Steven Gamcsik

Meredith and Aaron Gardner

Shira Gertz and Kevin Uribe

Tiffany and Henry Giddins

Melanie Girton and Craig Marshall

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Sonia Vora and Carlos Gonzalez

Debi Gordon and Ben Goodrich

Katherine and Ryan Guercio

Fatou Mbaye and Mten Halsey

Jade Harris and Michael Copeland

Kathleen and David Harrison

Kathryn Hatfield

North Jersey Orthopedic Group

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Liza and Keith Helwig

Silvia Henriquez and Luis Villafana

Ashley and Craig Hirsh '01

Alice and Steven Hirsh

Arlene Hong and Darren Duffy

Catherine and Philip Irwin

Janice and Jeffrey Jacobson

Kate and Brady Jenkins

Suzanne Jogun and Mark Astley

Tracey and David Johnson

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Chrissy and Jacob Jordan

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Cristina Junquera and Dar Miranda

Lauren Kaplan '93 and Douglas Kaplan

Beth and Gary Kiang

Lisa Goodman and Nathaniel Kolodny

Patricia Krogman and Erik Corlett

Jessica and Manish Kukreti

Sapna and Vejay Lalla '93

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Kate Logan and Edmund Rung

Jonathan Logan-Rung '14

Pearl Louie and Eric Lieberman

Gregory and Cristin Lovallo

Rob and Nicole Masella

Paris McLean

Courtney and Christopher Meeker

Leah and Steven Meranus

Sarah Dee and Eric Miller

Melissa and Mark Miller

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

Rebekkah and Peter Morral

Kerry and Paul Murphy

Diana and Devang Nagrecha

Zandi and Thomas Nammack

Elizabeth and Miguel Nieves

Brookdale ShopRite

Besa and David Owen

Shelley and Keith Phillips

Stacey Polanskyj '92 and Peter Polanskyj

Laura Popp-Rosenberg and David Rosenberg

Sherrie and Lorne Potash

Valerie and Wesley Puryear

Shruti and Sharad Ramesh

Joseph and John Randolph

Stacey Rappaport and Craig Solomon

Jamie and Matt Reichstein '01

Courtney Reinisch and Eric Seid

Rhonda and Stephen Richard

Jerica Rikard

Lori and David Riley

Gabriella Risatti and Sean Mills

Sabrina and Adam Rodgers

Katherine and Robert Ruberton

Liz and Daniel Ross

Sheereen and Ahmad Russell

Stephanie and Glenn Salzman

Moushumi Sanghavi and Daniel Khublall

Colleen and Robert Scalzo

Rebecca and John Scuorzo

Dori and Noel Sedransk

Karen Segall and Jeremy Bass

Neha Shah and Saiful Khan

Julie and Matt Sherman

Alison Slone and Adam Miller

Lara and John Snyder

Lira Son and Kenny Lee

Linda and Brian Sterling

April and Brett Straten

Nicole and Rahmaan Streater

Tera and Michael Tarulli

Anjali Tekriwal and Renzo Bautista

Virginia Theofanides Muller and Olivier Muller

Salamishah Tillet and Solomon Steplight '93

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Lebra Turman Chase and Ato Chase

Lucy and Henry Turgoose

Naureen and Nkere Udofia

Nadine and Bradley Vaiana

Kate Vail and Dan Wolff

Greta Velez De Villa-Dowdell and Michael Dowdell

Margaret and Richard Wager

Helen Walter Crossen '95 and David Crossen

Ming Wang and James Liu

Susan and Leonard Weintraub

Diane and Tom Wilkin

Jennifer Williams

Julie and Jyri-Pekka Wilska

Nicole Xu and Jonathan To

Qianting Yao and Kai Liu

Veronica Zeron and Alexis Mendoza

Sunny Zhao and Gavin Gao

You Gata Angel

Anonymous (2)

AUCTION ITEM DONORS

1st Grade Teachers

2nd Grade Teachers

3rd Grade Teachers

AKT of Verona

Alex Langbein

Nadia and Mike Altirs

Amanda Klepfer Design

Amanti Vino

Amazing Lash Studio of Montclair & Elite Nail Salon

American Dream

Diana Anders and Andrew Weiner

Ani Ramen of Montclair

Anne and Geoffrey Quart

Applegate Ice Cream

Koonam and Baiju Aurora

Backyard Cinemas and Friend of MKA

Baked with Love by Marrah, LLC

Marrah and Lee Balan

Jen and Victoria Barbetta

Elizabeth and Ian Bate

Matilda Baye-Akaho and Wisdom Akaho

Belgiovine's Italian Deli

Bill Wing Tennis

Tammy and Michael Blau

Blooms in Hand

Bobbi Brown

Brick + Dough

British Home Emporium

Brooklyn Slate

Campbell Minister Design

Carlaina Bell

Carolyn Twitchell of Optavia

Chef Chris Prosper

City to Suburb Interiors

Clove Spring Range

Evelyn and Stephen T. Colbert

Cynthia Corhan-Aitken and Murray Aitken

Crystal Glynn

Mimi and Rafael Cuellar

Curbside Confections

Cyclebar Montclair

D*Fit Studio

DeeCluttered

Janita and Meyrick Douglas

East Side Mags

Events by Joni

Everyday Order

Lauren and Jason Fass

Faubourg

Ferragamo

Dave Flocco

Patty Forbes

Jessica and Michael Freeman

Friends of MKA

Kelly Fritz '93 and Ed Fritz

Jessica and Brian Glatt

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Green Point Juicery

Happy Dog Training

The Harrington Family

Hartshorn Portraiture

Andrea and Bradley Hecht

Henry Sun and Family

Ellen and Stephen Higgins

Holly & Don Felber and Barbara Eclectic

Howell

Miller and Stephen Hughes

Inspirato

Irina Fine

Alice and Matthew Iversen '96

J. Clores Flowers & Gifts

Jenn Dock

Rowan Johnson DiFeo and Brian DiFeo

Tina Jordan and Kevin Rendino

Just Kidding Around

The Kenrick Family

Kindergarten Teachers

Gina and Sanjay Lalla

Le French Dad

LECA Academy Dog Training

Jodie and Joshua Leitner

Mei Liu and Yingjun Sun

Lovlee Art Studios

Luke Venner of Elm Restaurant

Marcel Bakery and Kitchen

Isabella Mendez

Michael Stahl Portrait Photography

MIllburn Chess Academy

Luz Miranda-Crespo and Luis Crespo

Lauren Mirman '01 and Matthew Mirman

Danielle and Franklin Mitola

MKA and Effortless Affair

Montclair Brewery and the Sun family

Montclair Community Farm

Montclair Film

Montclair Rejuvenation Center

Lisa Moore

Virginia Theofanides Muller and Olivier

Muller

Kerry and Paul Murphy

New Horizons Day Camp

New Moon Photography

New Victory Theater

New York Red Bulls

Nicole and Nigel D. Furlonge

NY Jets

Yungjin Oh

Traci Otey Blunt and Jonathan Blunt

Ralph Pacifico

Parents Association of Montclair

Kimberley Academy

Papasikos Orthodontics

Phil Cantor

Pink Bungalow

Polsky Sports & Entertainment

Pre-K Teachers

Spencer Pyke

Rabbit Rabbit Interiors

Iris Rosario and Luis Martinez

Rosario's

Jessica Sarfati

Mike Sasso

School of Rock

Smith Home Studios

SoJo Spa Club

William Stites

Strokeline Field Hockey

Stuff by SJ

Tera and Michael Tarulli

The Art of Kindergarten

The Corner

The General Store at Cornerstone

Montclair

The Little Daisy Bake Shop

The New York Knicks

The Room Verona

To&Xu Forward Solutions

Town House & Liquor

Elena Araoz and Justin Townsend

Natalie and Tommaso Trento

Turtle and The Wolf

Van Hook Cheese & Grocery

Vern & Madalena Taylor of Budget Blinds of West Essex

Michelle Worthington

Zoological Society of New Jersey and Montclair Art Museum

HERITAGE SOCIETY

The Heritage Society was established to recognize the generosity of all donors who have included Montclair Kimberley Academy in their legacy plans. MKA is touched by your thoughtfulness and generosity in making MKA a part of your estate plans.

Aubin Ames '54

Frances Ames '40*

Rick and Linny Andlinger

Polly Barrows '42*

Howard Bellin '53

Karen Boyle '81

Elizabeth and J. Martin Brayboy ’80

Sheldon Buck '54

Joan Carlisle '46

Georgia S. Carrington '54

Kathleen and Randy H. Carroll

Anthony Celentano '74

Capt. and Mrs. Philip M. Cheek '46*

Barbara Creed '62

Kyle Curtin '82

Barbara and Richard J. Dolven

Philip Ehrlich '82

Charlotte Fitch '29*

Lora and Calworth Furbert

Susan Galligan '74

Thomas Galligan '73

Everett Glenn '11*

Helen Gordon '42*

David Haight '88

Christine Hannon '69

Barbara Hanson '47*

John Harris '63*

Varick Harrison '48*

Schuyler Horn '59

Susan Huang '72

Eric Jaeckel '56

Mark Jaffe '58

Marjorie Jameson

Susan and Rees L. Jones

Susan Karlin '41*

Nancy Booth Kelly '52

Ruth Kidde

Bill LaPlant '63

VOLUNTEERS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S., President

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79, Vice President

Luke Sarsfield '91, Vice President

Jeffrey Szilagyi, Treasurer

Stephanie Salzman, Secretary

Rick Andlinger

Jen Barbetta

Anya Buenger Barrett '89

James Bromley

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Sybil Eng

Clifford Finkle IV '92

Nigel Furlonge

Prof. Tracy Higgins

Alice Hirsh

Tina Jordan

Lauren Kaplan '93

Kate Logan

Robert Ruberton

Newton B. Schott, Jr.

Matt Sherman

Alison Slone

Craig Solomon

Solomon Steplight '93

Margaret Wager

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Aubin Ames

John E. Garippa

Alice M. Hirsh

Michael V. Johnson

Newton B. Schott

AFFILIATE TRUSTEES

Heather Benjamin

Daniel Cesareo

Thomas Chung

Reshan Richards

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Anya Buenger Barrett '89, Chairperson

Rick Andlinger

Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

Heather Benjamin

Dan Cesareo

Thomas Chung

Kate Logan

Alison Slone

Craig Solomon

Solomon Steplight '93

PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY BOARD

Alison Slone, President

Silvia Henriquez, Secretary

Leena Bansal

Leigh Conforti

Sybil Eng

Monique French-Brown

Meredith Gardner

Ruchi Misra

April Straten

Sonia Vora

Kate Curtin Lindsey '72

Frederick Little '40*

James Mackey '43*

Jean Manley '36*

Gail Marentette '51

Caroline Mark '36*

David Marrocco '57*

Vincent Mascia '72

Lucile Mason '43*

Morgan Murray (Joan Duffy '49)*

Judy Nesbit

Harry Nimmergut '75

Jean H. Noyes '37*

Margaret Overholser '45

Alexander Purves (Drika Agnew '57)*

Bob Rafner '47

Diane Ridley, MD '84

Mary Louise Rubin '86

Curtis Rudbart '78

Susan Ruddick '54*

Richard Sandler '48

Rudy Schlobohm '74*

Elizabeth Schmitz '36*

W. Ford Schumann*

Jean Siudmak*

Leigh B. Smith '45 (Former Faculty)

Philip Smith '53*

Paul Tiranno '89

Virginia Usher '42*

James Vandermade '35*

Olive Watson '36*

George W. Weilepp '50*

Pearl Wolf

* Deceased

PARENTS ASSOCIATION OF MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY VOLUNTEERS

Teri Adams

Linda Adebola

Ali Ainsworth

Erica Ajayi

Matilda Akaho

Kwaku Amo

Sara Anthony

Elena Araoz

Florence Arcilla

Koonam Aurora

Demi Avalos

Carolina Baez

Bevan Baker

Pooja Bakri

Marran Balan

Priya Ballem

Leena Bansal

Jen Barbetta

Vicki Barbetta

Angela Barreto

Anya Barrett

Renzo Bautista

Adenah Bayoh

Michelle Becker

Chris Bellapianta

Morgan Bellapianta

Heather Benjamin

Ashish Bhatia

Sneha Bhatia

Britton Bitterman

Nelli Black

Kyung Blackburn

Traci Blunt

Howard Boyar

Carole Brandford

Shayla Bridges

Stacie Bright

Kirsten Brown

Christy Burke

Elizabeth Byrne

Jean Caggiano

Karen Carter

Grace Cecilio-Dueno

Cara Cesareo

Dipali Chakravarti

Siu Chan-Lui

Maritza Chang-Chavez

Ato Chase

Sonia Cheema

Estella Chen

Ru Chen

Nina Chopra

Suraj Chopra

Abigail Chung

Sherrese Clarke Soares

Elizabeth Clothier

Katie Cocco

Mike Cocco

Ashley Conde

Leigh Conforti

Patrick Conforti

Monica Conley

Deanna Copeland

Jamie Copeland

Erik Corlett

Tahirah Crawford

Dave Crossen

Helen Crossen

Kristen Dawes

Alessandra DeBlasio

Meaghan Delmonico

Robyn DeLorenzo

Carmen DeMatteis

Lisa Detig

Jennifer Dozier

Michelle Drewry

Darren Duffy

Dean Ehrich

Bridget Eklund

Dave Elwell

Sara Elwell

Sybil Eng

Jon Ewing

Laurie Ewing

Lauren Fass

Jason Fass

Efua Feldman

Louis Feldman

Alexis Finkle

John Fio Rito

Kim Fio Rito

Mike Fitzgerald

Holly Fleischer

Chad Flick

Megan Flick

Nathally Florio

Jessica Freeman

Michael Freeman

Monique French-Brown

Marissa Frey

Dulce Galvan-Wolf

Patricia Gamcsik

Aimee Gardiner

Aaron Gardner

Meredith Gardner

Andrew Gelman

Maria Geronimo

Tiffany Giddins

Thibault Girard

Melanie Girton

Melissa Goldman-Williams

Michelle Goldstein

Carlos Gonzalez

Marie Grover

Katherine Guercio

Mary Guldin

Brian Hargrave

Holly Hargrave

Jade Harris

Karen Heath-Wade

Andrea Hecht

Elizabeth Hejna

Liza Helwig

Silvia Henriquez

Danielle Higgins

Ashley Hirsh

Becki Hirsh

Craig Hirsh

Tia Dionne Hodge

Arlene Hong

Dave Hoppe

Bonnie Huang

Elise Hubert

Karen Hudson

LIsa Hyman Sackman

Gretchen Ievers

Olivia Ing

Catherine Irwin

Alice Iversen

Janice Jacobson

Kate Jenkins

Sukhee Johmann

Rowan Johnson DiFeo

Chris Johnston

Renee Johnston

Chrissy Jordan

Tina Jordan

Sandra Kahn

Lauren Kaplan

Sumeet Kapoor

Lizzie Katz

Rebecca Kelly

Chris Kenrick

Jackie Kernisan

Daniella Kessler

Daniel Khublall

Kimberly Koserowski

Tom Krieglstein

Lisa Krizner-George

Patricia Krogman

Allison Kusseluk

Jennifer Larsen

Jodie Leitner

Meredith Levin

Ani Levy

Maria Lewis

Marlene Lewis

Nicole Li

Deb Lienhardt-Dwyer

Caroline Lilore-Sciancalepore

Mei Liu

Wendy Liu

Yang Lou

Ken MacCardle

Margot Macdonnell

Rudresh Mahanthappa

Natasha Malcolm

Shane Mark

Nicole Masella

Meg Menzel

Karen Merz

Julie Millon

Lauren Mirman

Ruchi Misra

Danielle Mitola

Lisa Moore

Julia Mortimore

Liz Mullane

Diana Nagrecha

Sarah Nassauer

Stephanie Nigito

Joe Nigro

Kelly Nigro

Pam Nithikasem

Wokie Nwabueze

Doreen Oliver

Imke Oster

Traci Otey Blunt

Besa Owen

Nilie Pajoohi

Joseph Pannullo

Eun Jung Park

Anna Pataki

Andras Pataki

Dina Patel

Mona Patel Thumar

Lora Perlow

Amy Peterson

Stacey Polanskyj

Viktoriya Prakash

Ivana Pur

Valerie Puryear

Shruti Ramesh

Jacklyn Ranalli

Joe Randolph

John Randolph

Jagan Rangarajan

Priya Raval

Matt Reichstein

Jamie Reichstein

Diana Reiter

Rhonda Richard

Felipe Riera MIchelotti

Jerica Rikard

Gabriella Risatti

Sandra Rivera

Sabrina Rodgers

Nathan Ronen

Erin Rooney

Scott Rosenblum

Stacy Rosenblum

Elizabeth Ross

Shawna Roth

Katherine Ruberton

Kristen Rugel

Olga Rukshin

Ahmad Russell

Sheereen Russell

Jennifer Salinas

Stephanie Salzman

Moushumi Sanghavi

Sarah Sater

Samantha Schinman

Rebecca Scuorzo

Michael Seeve

Karen Segall

Mona Shah

Neha Shah

Amy Shapiro

Keri Siry

Alison Slone

Kevin Smithen

Liza Solazzo

Ava Somogyi

Nicole St Pierre

James Stanford

Amanda Stanley

April Straten

Nicole Streater

Renata Sykorova

Su-Yun Szegedi

Carolota Tagoe

Ami Talkow

Tera Tarulli

Vern Taylor

Angie Tekriwal

Virginia Theofanides Muller

Jennifer Thibodaux

Salamishah Tillet

Nidhi Tomar

Natalie Trento

Lucy Turgoose

Lebra Turman Chase

Teanna Tycher

Erica Urquhart

Marc Urquhart

Kate Vail

Greta Velez DeVilla-Dowdell

Stefania Venezia

Sonia Vora

Margaret Wager

Aly Waldman

Di Wang

Zixi Wang

Pengfei Wang

Karen Wargo

Lori Weil

Suzanne Weinberg

Amy Weppner

Nancy Wheeler

Dan Wolff

Nicole Xu

Rachel Yang

Qianting Yao

Tianwei Yao

Carine Zemokhol

Veronica Zeron

Ying Zhang

ALUMNI COUNCIL

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06, President

Stephen Bezer '11, Senior Vice-President

Stuart Harwood '07, Executive Vice President

Lhenée McKoy '05, Secretary

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Seth Bynum '11

Kelly Byrne '08

Jenna Clancey '03

Geoffrey Close '71

Jeffrey Festa '06

Frank Godlewski '76

Cara Landolfi '05

Dominic Leone '12

Angela McCaffrey '06

Chadd Mukete '11

Samora Noguera '02

STUDENT ALUMNI RELATIONS COUNCIL

Sohan Agarwal '23

Ava Amar '23

Alex Berra '23

Morgan Decter '23

Hailey Fouché '23

Charlie Kenrick '23

Cameron Lienhardt '23

Rayshaun Nolan '23

Dylan Okai '23

Anya Singh '23

Isaac Wise '23

CLASS AGENTS

Enid Hyde '41

Leigh B. Smith '45 (Former Faculty)

Gail Marentette '51

Martha Moran '52

Howard Bellin '53

Sheldon Buck '54

Georgia Carrington '54

Susan Ferdinand '56

Eric Jaeckel '56

Larry Nazarian '56

Thelma Knight '57

Diana Little '58

Jarvis Nolan '59

David Bruck '61

Suzanne Hardy '61

Barbara Creed '62

Doug Donald '62

Kitty Haines '65

Jessie Boyer '66

Craig Cameron '66

Douglas Fitzpatrick '66

Craig Perry '67

Geoffrey Gregg '68

Avie Kalker '68

Edward Griggs '69

Christine Hannon '69

Leslie Bryan '70

Jim Castiglia '70

Peter Webb '70

Philippa Bowles '71

Jeffrey Jones '71

Anthony Vitale '71

Barbara Flessas '72

Thomas Galligan '73

Gregory Lackey '73

Susan Read '73

Erin Crawford '74

Paul Zukerberg '75

Sara Close '76

Frank Godlewski '76

Robert Hubsmith '77

Andrew Pedersen '77

Pamela Zeug '78

John Brink '79

Bruce Eng '79

Shawn Ortiz '79

Laura Itzkowitz '81

Bunker Davis '83

Maureen Natkin '83

Jennifer Jones Ladda '84

Jennifer Remington-Knodel '86

Dennis Rodano '87

Lynne Yellin '87

Danielle De Vita '88

Alec Schwartz '88

Louis Lessig '89

Joshua Raymond '89

Dara Marmon '91

Luke Sarsfield '91

Enrique Neblett '92

Jason Awerdick '94

Tanya Barnes '96

Erica Hirsch '96

Lee Vartan '96

Gemma Diaco '98

Alex Holz '99

Sandra Tritt '99

Anna Cook '00

John Garippa '00

Jaclyn Spedaliere '00

Emily Santangelo '02

Melissa Slomienski '02

Melanie Bieber '03

Judith Ferreira '03

Brendan McCaffrey '04

Katherine Santoro '04

Edmund Kozak '05

Manav Lalwani '05

Natalie Azzoli '06

Angela McCaffrey '06

Stuart Harwood '07

Brian May '07

Harry Raymond '07

Matthew Metzger '08

Brian Purcell '09

Jane Stanton '09

Devon Barrett '10

Matthew Palmisano '10

Seth Bynum '11

Carina Wong '11

Casey Holden '12

Edward Rosini '12

Liz Amato '13

Edward Bozik '13

Kassandra Fotiadis '14

Korinne Durando '15

Lily Andres '16

Zoe Bieler '16

Charles Rilli '16

Jenna Donatiello '17

Matthew Rubenstein '17

Lailanni Lucien '18

Keenan McAuliffe '18

Kerri McGuire '18

DEVELOPMENT AMBASSADORS

Anya Buenger Barrett '89

Matilda Baye-Akaho

Britton Bitterman

Maritza Chang-Chavez

Michelle Drewry

Sara Elwell

Jessica Freeman

Meredith Levine

Wendy Liu

Janice Jacobson

Renee Johnston

Elizabeth Katz

Melanie Girton

Nicole Masella

Danielle Mitola

Amy Peterson

Jackie Ranalli

Joseph Randolph

Alison Slone

April Straten

Nicole Streater

Karen Heath-Wade

Margaret Wager

Amy Weppner

Nancy Wheeler

FACULTY AMBASSADORS

Cort Bosc

Marshall Hatcher

Susanne Giarrusso

ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS

Kian Abrishami '19

Abe Abukwaik '15

Ahmed Abukwaik '18

Defne Akyurek '19

Alex Amari '13

Paul Arcoleo '10

Francesca Bacardi '08

Naveen Ballem '90 M.D., F.A.C.S.

John Baney '17

Jonah Barbin '21

Alyson Beasley Bradley '88

Bryan Becker '96

Brittany Berckes '06

Stephen Bezer '11

Christina Bonarti '22

Sarah Botwinick '15

Casey Breslow-Glugeth '03

Jaycee Brill '20

Peter Brown '19

Devin Bukowczyk '05

Kristina Bylancik '15

Seth Bynum '11

Kelly Byrne '08

Dillon Carroll '16

Alex Chon '20

Hayley Cirenza '20

Jenna Clancey '03

Geoffrey Close '71

Brennan Columbia-Walsh '22

Paige Cottingham-Streater '79

Sarah Cuneo '11

Robert D'Alessandro '19

Charlotte Davison '18

Anthony DiMaggio '21

Caitlin DiRuggiero '06

Macaya Douoguih '90

Kyle Duca '11

Erin Duca '15

Jeffrey Festa '06

Dominic Flocco '18

Alexandra Fotinopoulos '13

Kimani Freeman '16

Kelly Fritz '93

Lynne Gabriel '83

Thomas Galligan '73

Robert Gelberg '10

Alex Glotzer '21

Frank Godlewski '76

Melissa Goekbora '17

Christina Gonsalves '10

Owen Grover '91

Stuart Harwood '07

Evin Henriquez-Groves '15

William Higgins '17

Megha Jain '20

Elizabeth Kallay '18

Kimberley Kirnan '12

Maya Kittles '22

Kevin Koenig '00

Katherine Kunka '18

Andrew Kyrejko '05

Vejay Lalla '93

Cara Landolfi '05

Emeline Lee '13

Dominic Leone '12

Marisa Lieberman '11

Hayne Lim '11

James Mazzanti '91

Angela McCaffrey '06

Kerri McGuire '18

Lhenée McKoy '05

Jamen Meistrich '20

Chadd Mukete '11

Thomas Murphy '73

Samora Noguera '02

Brian Nolan '05

Doreen Oliver '92

Nick Pai '13

J. Dean Paolucci '73

Devika Patel '12

Gary Powell '83

Kathleen Press '06

Madelyn Quart '23

Candace Rabinowitz '94

Susan Rankin '88

Joshua Raymond '89

Harry Raymond '07

Susan Read '73

Peter Redpath '73

Rita Ruiz '95

Justin Sarma '97

Emily Sasfai '20

Alec Schwartz '88

Chelsea Shey '21

Carly Sibilia '13

Alix Talkow '18

Isaiah Thompson '15

Alexis Tucker '04

Ross Turkington '16

Kevin Wilkins '83

Carina Wong '11

Michael Yamashita '67

THANK YOU!

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