ANNUAL REPORT
PACIFIC RIDGE SCHOOL
Cover photo by: Studio M San Diego
The Spengler Family (P'20, '26)
Dear Pacific Ridge Community,
As Chair of the Board of Trustees, I am honored to present Pacific Ridge School's 2023-2024 Annual Report. This report is a testament to the vision of our founders 17 years ago. It reflects a steadfast commitment to providing robust, mission-driven programming and an unparalleled educational experience for every PRS student. Our unique education opportunities through Harkness, service learning, global travel, and other initiatives continue to set Pacific Ridge apart, thanks to the support of our incredible community. As the proud parent of three Firebirds ('22, '24, '27), I have seen firsthand Pacific Ridge's transformative effect on its students.
Your support of the Annual Fund provides nearly 5% of the annual operating budget and impacts every area of the Pacific Ridge experience that tuition alone doesn't cover. From the broad range of academic programming, extracurricular activities, athletics, and community engagement to the recruitment and retention of excellent faculty and staff and the composition of a socio-economically diverse student body for the benefit of every member of our community, we literally could not have accomplished it without you. This year's Annual Fund raised an impressive $955,464!
In closing, I extend my deepest gratitude to every Pacific Ridge School community member. Your generosity and belief in our mission have positioned our school for continued excellence and innovation. With our strong foundation, we are confidently entering the school's 18th year and moving toward a future filled with promise and opportunity. Thank you for being such an impactful part of it!
Brent Rivard Chair, Board of Trustees
OPERATING REVENUE *
$ 27,177,627
Excludes unrealized/realized gains on invested capital, Endowment and Opportunity Scholarship gifts and pledges
Note: 2023-2024 was unique due to right-sizing tuition for anticipated increase in future expenses.
OPERATING CASH REQUIREMENTS*
$ 25,559,451
Includes annual operating expenses, capital expenses, and debt service; excludes depreciation
OPERATING REVENUE
OPERATING EXPENSES *
Salaries & Benefits – 66 %
• Salaries & Benefits
• Professional Development and Training Student Programs – 15%
• Arts Programs and Performances
• Service Learning
• Global Engagement
• Student Life
• College Counseling
• Athletics
• Library/Software
Operations/Maintenance* – 16 %
* Facilities-related Expenses
* Information Technology
* Insurance
* Capital Maintenance and Expenses
* Debt Service
General Administration – 3 %
• Teacher Recruitment
• Office Expenses
• Professional Services
• Marketing and Events
• Advancement
• Other Business Expense
,990,957
Thank You
2023 – 2024
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
100% PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL FUND!
Brent Rivard - Chair, Shari Bard, Nihar Bhakta, Jared Bluestein, Rio Dickens-Celestin, Rashida Dzeketey, Derek Footer, Kristin French, Sheila Gujrathi, Eric Iantorno, Dimas Jimenez, Steven Pacelli, Kelly Perez, Stephanie Sapp, Michele Saunders, Carrie Shen, Maria Simpson, Brit Stickney, Matt Stoyka, Jeffrey Thacker, Michael Witz,
WELCOME
Dr. Maria Aini
Dr. Maria Aini is an associate professor of emergency medicine and a physician leader. She received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell. Her expertise is in clinical operations with experience in health system strategy and operational planning and implementation. Dr. Aini is an effective team leader capable of executing large-scale change within an organization with a focus on quality and safety, financial performance, and growth. Her philanthropic work includes serving as a trustee for Afghans Rising/Afghan Peaks Charity a 501c3 supporting the Afghan community in the US. She has recently relocated to North County with her husband and two sons who attend Pacific Ridge School.
Heather Bergman
Heather Bergman works as an investment professional and has a background in public policy and teaching. She is a managing director and senior portfolio manager with the Multi-Asset Team of Virtus Investment Partners. In this role, Bergman manages active asset allocation strategies, oversees research on underlying managers, and focuses on sustainable investing. Before joining Virtus, she was a portfolio manager on the Multi-Asset US team at Allianz Global Investors. Bergman earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, a master's degree from Columbia University, and a doctorate in international political economy from the University of California Los Angeles.
Pictured: 2024-2025 Board of Trustees
NEW TRUSTEES
Jennifer Bjornstad
Jennifer Bjornstad is a secondary school administrator and math teacher with over 25 years of experience. She began her career teaching all levels of mathematics in public schools in Colorado and California before joining Pacific Ridge as a founding faculty member. In addition to teaching math, she served as Department Chair, Staff Collaboration Coordinator, Academic Dean, Dean of Faculty, Assistant Head of School, and Director of Enrollment. Bjornstad has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, received her teacher training and math credential at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has completed graduate coursework in math education at the University of Colorado, Denver, and San Diego State University. She and her husband have two children, both alums of Pacific Ridge.
Libby Neuberger
Libby Neuberger, a San Diego native, graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with degrees in politics and community studies. She worked with the nonprofit Accion International in Boston to develop digital solutions to distribute microfinance loans to women in developing countries. She worked in mobile web development and advertising until she moved back to San Diego with her husband, Scott, to raise their children. For the past decade, Neuberger helped develop garden science and nutrition programs for Encinitas schools. She has served on the YMCA Camp Board of Advisors, and she serves as the SPED liaison for her children's elementary school. She has four boys including incoming 8th and 9 th graders.
Brian Neel
Brian Neel is a life sciences executive, advisor, and investor residing in Carlsbad with his wife Paula and two children who attend Pacific Ridge. Neel is currently CEO and Founder of Artis Biosolutions, a startup focused on investing in and operating companies in the life sciences space. Before Artis Biosolutions, Neel was Chief Operating Officer of nucleic acid technology at Maravai Life Sciences where he led the commercialization of its mRNA technology, which was a critical part of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and global pandemic response. In his earlier career, Neel led operations, strategic programs, and technical manufacturing at local biotech companies including Thermo Fisher, GenMark Dx, and Synthetic Genomics. Neel earned his degree in microbiology from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
Heather Steinmeier
Heather Steinmeier is a graduate of the University of Michigan Undergraduate Business School and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. She spent the majority of her career at McKinsey and Company serving both retail banks and non-profit organizations, including extensive strategic and marketing work with The Laurel School, located in Shaker Heights, OH. While her children were in attendance, Steinmeier was heavily involved at Stuart Country Day and Princeton Academy, Sacred Heart Schools in the Princeton, NJ area. In addition, she worked as Head of Development for several years at an education-focused non-profit helping underserved children in the Trenton, NJ area. Steinmeier lives in Rancho Santa Fe with her husband and three children.
Highlights from 2024
learning, growing,
1. Students were welcomed back to school with the Opening Day celebration, packed full of exciting activities led by our Flock members.
2. Students paired up with friends (or siblings!) to compete against one another in a head-to-head ‘Battle of the Bands.’ This year, the Truebloods came out on top, playing their cover of the popular song, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by Rick Astley.
3. Juniors gathered in the gym for roundtable discussions about career pathways with professionals in a variety of industries during our second annual Ignite Career Day.
4. The middle school Firebirds set out on their own wildlife adventure at the San Diego Safari Park, continuing their classroom learning about ecosystems.
5. Service learning groups gathered to share their work with the community during Fall Fest. Students and families also had the chance to participate in games and indulge in delicious food, like Iced Kenyan Chai and Belgian French Fries while learning more about student-led Service Learning groups.
7. PRS Eco Friendly organized a climate change protest through campus. The leaders guided spirited students from Upper Town Square to the gym, where speeches were given, listing the dramatic effects of human impact on our environment, and emphasizing the need for urgent action.
8. PRS students, families, and alumni gathered for a day celebrating the arts and each other, accompanied by food and reunions along the way. This year’s Gingerbread Breakfast included the largest gathering of Firebird Alums yet!
6. In their math classes, middle schoolers built bridges out of popsicle sticks and tested their durability and function when holding immense amounts of weight. 3 6 4 7 2 5 8 1
9. PRS hosted the Regional Student Diversity Summit, a one-day student-led conference that brought students and faculty from Southern California together to engage in meaningful dialogue, addressing equity, inclusion, and diversity.
10. Students in the Honors Vocal Ensemble participated in the Aloha Choral Festival in Hawaii, where each school shared a piece and came together to sing a Hawaiian song at the end of the concert.
16. After months of working on their Orations, ninth graders delivered poignant and informative speeches on topics, including multitasking, screen time, and why movies are meant for the theater. 13 16 10 12 15 9 11 14 connecting
11. In March, PRS hosted the regional championship for San Diego’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Robotics. With over 300 people in attendance, 36 teams fought against one another, including our PRS Pyrobots and Ridgebots.
12. Eighty-four Firebirds gathered to package food at Feeding San Diego during a Community Service Day - gleaning 4,400 pounds of cucumbers, 2,500 pounds of
potatoes, and 2,300 pounds of apples, and labeling 1,200 pounds of oatmeal for future distribution to community members in need.
13. Seventh graders congratulated the eighth graders on their promotion to the upper school. The new graduates enjoyed a lunch served to them by their younger peers after being welcomed to the space through a tunnel of hands and excited cheering.
14. Our girl’s soccer team dominated on the field this year with a 13-7-3 record and a third-place finish in their league. The team advanced to CIF and reached the quarter-finals.
15. Firebirds in their natural habitatlearning! Students from Honors Physics and Marine Biology studied how the universe functions and how life exists in the ocean.
Meet Barbara Edwards
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND ALUMNI RELATIONS
If you’ve attended a Pacific Ridge event in the past eight months you’ve likely had the pleasure of meeting Barbara Edwards! Joining Pacific Ridge School in January as Executive Director of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations, Edwards hit the ground running to help the school achieve its annual goals, while also taking time to connect with families across all areas of our school community.
Before joining Pacific Ridge, Edwards held leadership positions at Scripps Health Foundation and Youth Tennis San Diego. She also served as the Director of the Rancho Santa Fe Education Foundation from 2015 to 2019.
"We are thrilled to welcome Barbara to Pacific Ridge," said Bob Ogle, Head of School. "Her extensive experience and dedication to fostering philanthropy and community engagement both in schools and out will be instrumental in advancing our mission and furthering our impact in the years to come."
Edward’s experience in education organizations includes The Bishops School in La Jolla, where she held various volunteer leadership roles, such as President of the Board of Trustees, Chair of the Head of School Search and Governance Committees, Co-Chair of the School’s Strategic Planning Committee, President of the Parents’ Association and member of the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board. She also served on the development committee at La Jolla Country Day School.
I am delighted to join Pacific Ridge School, which I have always admired as a uniquely kind community that develops young people aligned with its mission," said Barbara Edwards. "I feel fortunate to know some visionary families who courageously founded this innovative school on a strong culture of giving and community engagement. I am excited to collaborate with my colleagues and the community to support the fundraising efforts and advance the school's mission.
In her new role, Edwards leads annual fundraising efforts, scholarship programs, the school’s endowment, and executing major capital campaigns.
Early in her career, she held account management and sales positions at major global media companies Time Inc. Ventures and Conde Nast Publications in Chicago and New York, after starting at two global advertising agencies, DDB Needham Worldwide and the Leo Burnett Company in Chicago. With a bachelor's degree in English literature from Vanderbilt University and Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and Grant Writing certifications, Edwards brings a wealth of development, strategic planning, organizational transformation, and board governance experience.
Edwards with the Philanthropy team
Edwards with her family
ECO ACCOLADES
The U.S. Department of Education named Pacific Ridge School a 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School award honoree, recognizing the school’s commitment to sustainability. Nominated by the California Department of Education, Pacific Ridge was also selected as a 2024 California Green Ribbon Green Achiever School.
Pacific Ridge is one of only eight non-public schools selected for the award nationwide.
"Since Pacific Ridge School opened its doors in 2007, we have led with environmental sustainability as a core tenet of our program and an ethos of our school,” said Pacific Ridge Head of School Bob Ogle. “Our solar panel addition last year was, in some ways, a final step in making our campus reliably sustainable into the future. We are excited to be honored with the Green Ribbon awards and recognize that the work of maintaining a sustainable community continues in the day-to-day ways in which we live as a school."
The Green Ribbon award is reserved for schools, districts, early learning centers, and postsecondary institutions demonstrating progress in three key areas: reducing environmental impacts and costs, improving health and wellness, and providing effective environmental and sustainability education.
PACIFIC RIDGE NAMED 2024 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GREEN RIBBON SCHOOL AND CALIFORNIA GREEN RIBBON GREEN ACHIEVER SCHOOL
Pacific Ridge Sustainability Coordinator and Science Teacher, Melissa Symington says, “It’s an honor for Pacific Ridge to be recognized as a 2024 Green Ribbon School. Since our founding, Pacific Ridge has prioritized environmental stewardship and care for our community through many campus programs and we are proud of the progress we have made in these areas and that our work may be seen as an example for other schools to strive towards.”
The Pacific Ridge curriculum encourages environmental literacy in students from sixth through 12th grade across disciplines through in-depth units of study and project-based learning experiences in addition to opportunities in co-curricular programs. The hallmark of Pacific Ridge’s commitment to green initiatives is environmental stewardship through service learning. Students participate in service-learning projects in collaboration with local sustainabilityfocused organizations from beach cleanups to wildlife conservation efforts. The school’s global travel program allows students to learn about the economics, international sustainability strategies, and place-based environmental concepts.
The school reduces energy consumption using high-efficiency lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and uses solar panels to generate 85% of the school's electricity.
The school uses 100% reclaimed water and drip systems for irrigation. Pacific Ridge encourages waste reduction with reusable items, compostable tableware, and a three-bin waste sorting system. Ventilation practices that started during the COVID-19 pandemic have become integral to upholding optimal indoor air quality, including HEPA filters and scheduled maintenance on all HVAC units. Also noteworthy is that Pacific Ridge has a chemical management program that strongly encourages purchasing environmentally preferable art and science supplies, furniture, and cleaning products. Pacific Ridge’s lunch program provides local organic food, and nutrition education is available through student health classes, flyers, and wellness programs.
GLOBAL ADVENTURES
6TH GRADE ADVENTURES IN PALI MOUNTAIN
Sixth graders worked on interpersonal and leadership skills while camping at Pali Institute in the San Bernardino National Forest. Students hiked the mountains, conquered rope courses, cheered each other on at the rock climbing wall, paddled kayaks, and stargazed, overcoming challenges and preparing themselves for more adventures to come.
7 TH GRADE MARINE BIOLOGY AND STEWARDSHIP IN CATALINA
Seventh graders built leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills while camping on Catalina Island. Students bonded through adventures, kayaking, hiking, and snorkeling. They learned about marine
biology, helped each other put on swim vests, and sought amethysts on the shore, creating memories to share as they advance to eighth grade and step into their new roles as leaders in the middle school.
8TH GRADE WASHINGTON, D.C.: AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Eighth graders explored their roles as citizens throughout this six-day visit to our nation’s capital. Students reflected on impactful moments in America’s history at the WWII, Vietnam, and Korean War memorials, and learned about change-makers in American history at the Lincoln, FDR, and MLK memorials.
9 TH GRADE TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP IN SEDONA
Our ninth grade headed to Arizona’s Coconino National Forest where diverse landscapes include the famous red rocks of Sedona and Ponderosa pine forests. Students cultivated collaboration and leadership while camping in the backcountry amidst this geological wonderland. Navigating challenging hikes and activities during the day, the ninth graders also planned and cooked meals together, explored creeks and swimming holes, fished, and discovered ways to engage and entertain each other – keeping positive spirits up throughout a journey that asks students to step outside of their comfort zone.
10 TH GRADE –COSTA RICA
Tenth-grade students traveled to Costa Rica for an immersive Central American exploration with Adventures Cross Country (ARCC). Students witnessed the natural beauty of one of the world’s leaders in sustainable development and traveled to places like Mollejones to learn of agricultural service projects and Proyecto Asis to assist in animal rehabilitation.
11TH AND 12TH GRADE
GLOBAL TRAVEL
Students in 11th & 12th grade chose their learning adventure from a variety of destinations including Croatia, Namibia, Vietnam, Japan, Czechia and Austria, Patagonia, and Panama. Following are highlights from two of these impactful journeys.
VIETNAM
Students traveled to Vietnam for an unforgettable adventure filled with cultural experiences and community service. They journeyed to Hanoi and delved into Vietnam's rich history and culture with visits to the Temple of Literature, the Museum of Ethnology, and the Maison Centrale. A traditional water puppet show added a touch of local artistry to their experience.
In the village of Na Chao, students engaged in meaningful community service, helping locals build new roads, plant rice roots, and install solar panels. They also participated in a homestay, fully immersing themselves in Vietnamese culture.
They explored the caves of stunning Ha Long Bay, taking in all the beauty Vietnam had to offer. Students experienced the unique adventure of an overnight train to Hoi An. In Hoi An, they participated in a lantern-making workshop, visited the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge, took a cooking class, and enjoyed a city tour.
CZECHIA AND AUSTRIA
Students experienced a blend of cultural exploration, artistic engagement, and impactful service in Czechia and Austria. In Prague, students participated in unique activities such as glass bowling, a street art spray paint workshop, and a dance workshop. Their time in Prague was enriched by service activities. They met with individuals experiencing homelessness, cooked meals for people in need, toured a shelter serving the unhoused, and received a city tour from a man who shared his experience of homelessness, offering them a new perspective on the city.
In Prague, they also visited the majestic Prague Castle, explored the contemporary and modern art museum, and participated in a Kafka-inspired workshop after viewing the Kafka exhibit.
The adventure continued to Salzburg, where students visited the historic Hohensalzburg Fortress. They continued their service by learning about the impacts of fast fashion and helping an organization sort through clothes for second-hand stores or recycling. With their new knowledge of the fast fashion industry, students took part in a fun thrifted fashion show, showcasing their finds from different thrift stores throughout Salzburg.
Vienna, the final stop of their journey, offered cultural and educational experiences. They visited the Albertina Museum, the House of Human Rights, and the National Library. At the University of Vienna, they participated in the MUT service project for unhoused people, creating care packages full of self-care items. Their cultural explorations included visits to the Belvedere Palace, listening to a piano trio at the Mozarthaus, and exploring the Welt Museum and the Museum of Music. They even had the chance to craft handmade chocolates in the Mozarthaus.
IGNITING EXCELLENCE : FIREBIRD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
The Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards honor student-athletes consistently demonstrating excellence. Four outstanding students were recognized this year for their commitment, integrity, passion, respect, accountability, community spirit, perseverance, and leadership.
25 NICK AXELSON
As the boys varsity soccer team captain, Nick has not only showcased his exceptional level of play, but he has also motivated and challenged his teammates to be their best. His work ethic and positive attitude are infectious. Athletic Director Don Collins commends Nick as a leader and mentor, highlighting his ability to inspire his teammates through his actions and demeanor, “Nick's exceptional play and character make him a standout player and an even better person.” Nick returns to the field next year for his final season as a Firebird.
24 VINCENT BALTERA
As a two-year captain of the tennis team and a senior captain in basketball, Vincent was instrumental in his teams’ successes. He ranks third in PRS history for three-pointers made in a season, serving as a key player in both sports.
Coach Fu highlights Vincent's dedication and leadership on and off the court, while Coach Burman praises Vincent’s high-level success and commitment in both academics and athletics. Vincent's passion, perseverance, and dedication to his teams made him a respected leader and role model. He will continue his academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Southern California in the fall.
24 NICOLE PATTON
As a 1 st Team All-League and 2nd Team All-CIF honoree, Nikki has left an indelible mark on PRS athletics. She ranks second all-time in kills at PRS and has been a varsity starter on the indoor and beach volleyball teams for four years, leading her team as captain through two of the best seasons in the school's history. Coach Stotsenberg praises her as an amazing leader and teammate. Nicole's commitment to the program has inspired her teammates to achieve new heights. Her leadership, hard work, and unwavering dedication have earned her a spot on Marist College's Division I volleyball team.
24 CAMDEN BOLANE
As the PRS all-time kill leader and a 1st Team All-League and All-CIF player, Cam is unmatched in athleticism and competitive spirit. Cam has made a significant impact at PRS, serving as captain on the indoor volleyball and beach volleyball teams. Committed to play Division I volleyball for Yale University next fall, Cam will continue her academic and athletic pursuits as a Bulldog, where her fierce competitiveness and leadership qualities will undoubtedly shine on and off the court.
For the first time in PRS history, all three of our Academic League teams, freshman, junior varsity and varsity, finished their season undefeated with perfect 6-0 records!
Academic League is a fast-paced team trivia competition including questions on a variety of topics, such as science, math, history, and literature.
DIPLOMATIC
DYNAMOS:
PRS Model UN Club Soars to New Heights with Firebird MUN and First International Conference
Sweeps The Season with Historic Wins
Congratulations to the 42 Firebirds who joined the teams as academic players contributing to this incredible season! And thank you faculty members Amy Wasserman, Todd Burckin, and Christine Anderson for your work leading these teams to such impressive results.
One of the longest-running student-led clubs at Pacific Ridge, PRS Model United Nations celebrated an epic year – hosting six local schools and over 150 students on campus for the Firebird MUN Conference and traveling internationally to compete in Toronto.
Through Model UN, students take on leadership roles and discuss geopolitical events and global issues. Each year, the club hosts the Firebird MUN Conference on campus, drawing hundreds of students and faculty from Model UN clubs all over Southern California.
This active student-led club often travels to participate in conferences across the country. This year, the group traveled to Toronto, Canada for their first international conference, engaging in dialogue on topics ranging from biochemical warfare to military coup d’etats in the African Union. Delegates fought hard for their positions and three Firebirds took home awards: Abbie Qiu ‘26 with an Outstanding Delegate award and Rohan Phadnis ‘25 and Maile Garrett ‘26 took home honorable mentions!
Watch our video with PRS students and faculty to learn more about Model UN
COLLEGE BOUND
CALIFORNIA
Art Center College of Design
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo *
CSU Fullerton
CSU Long Beach *
Chapman University *
Claremont McKenna College
College of the Redwoods
Grossmont College
Harvey Mudd College
Loyola Marymount University *
MiraCosta College *
Occidental College
Palomar College *
Pepperdine University *
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Saint Mary’s College of California
San Diego State University *
Santa Clara University *
Scripps College *
Stanford University *
UC Berkeley *
UC Davis *
UC Irvine *
UC Los Angeles *
UC Riverside
UC San Diego *
UC Santa Barbara *
UC Santa Cruz *
University of San Diego *
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California *
Westmont College
MID-ATLANTIC
American University *
Bryn Mawr College
Carnegie Mellon University *
The College of William and Mary
Drexel University *
George Washington
University *
Georgetown University *
Johns Hopkins University *
Penn State University *
University of Richmond
University of Maryland
University of Pennsylvania *
University of Pittsburgh *
Villanova University
MIDWEST
Bradley University
Carleton College
Holy Cross College
Indiana University
Kenyon College
Lake Forest College
Loyola University Chicago *
Miami University of Ohio *
Michigan State
Northwestern University
The Ohio State University
Purdue University *
St. Olaf College
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan *
University of Wisconsin; Madison
Washington University in St. Louis *
NORTHEAST
Babson College *
Bard College
Barnard College
Bentley University *
Berklee College of Music *
Boston College *
Boston University *
Brown University *
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Columbia University
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
The list of matriculations below for the 430 graduates in the classes of 2021 to 2024 gives a 4-year snapshot of the colleges and universities that have welcomed our students.
*An asterisk signifies a school lucky enough to enroll more than one Firebird.
Cornell University
Fordham University
Harvard University
Ithaca College
Mannes School of Music
Marist College
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
The New School *
New York University *
Northeastern University *
Pace University
Parsons School of Design *
Princeton University
Rhode Island School of Design
Sarah Lawrence College
Seton Hall
Skidmore College
Smith College
Springfield College
St. John’s University
Syracuse University *
Tufts University
University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts *
University of Rhode Island
Utica University
Wellesley College *
Worcester Polytechnic Institute *
Yale University *
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Gonzaga University
Lewis & Clark College
Reed College
Seattle University
University of Oregon *
University of Washington *
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
Auburn University
Belmont University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Elon University
Emory University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Louisiana State University
Rice University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Southern Methodist University *
Texas Christian University *
Tulane University of Louisiana *
The University of Alabama University of Miami *
Vanderbilt University *
WEST / MOUNTAIN
Arizona Christian University
Arizona State University *
Boise State University
Brigham Young University, Provo
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Colorado College *
Colorado School of Mines *
Montana State University
University of Arizona * University of Colorado, Boulder *
University of Denver *
University of Nevada Reno
University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Utah *
INTERNATIONAL
NYU Shanghai
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
University of British Columbia *
The University of Edinburgh
University of Westminster
SCAN
Photos by Studio M San Diego
The Spengler Family (P'20, '26)
ANNUAL FUND LEADERSHIP
Annual Fund 2023-2024 GIVING BY DONOR LEVEL
LEADERSHIP
IN ANNUAL FUND GIVING
SCHOLARS CIRCLE
$50,000 +
The MacLaurin Family
The Pacelli Family
FOUNDERS FELLOW
$25,000 - $49,999
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Linda and Michael Gallagher
The Stickney Family
HARKNESS SOCIETY
$10,000 - $24,999
The Bard Family
Mayte and Jared Bluestein
The Dickey Family
The Footer Family
The Horton Family
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Laura and Chris Maloney
Brandi Miller
Paula and Brian Neel
The Rivard Family
Shari and Rick Sapp
Carrie and Richard Shen
The Terzioglu Family
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
The Twardowski Family
The Vernier Family
The Witz Family
GLOBAL ADVOCATE
$5,000 - $9,999
Holly Ocampo-Baltera and Robert Baltera
Neha Trivedi Bansal and Vishal Bansal
The Bhakta Family
Heidi and Greg Bisconti
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
SCHOLARS CIRCLE $50,000 + FOUNDERS FELLOW $25,000-$49,999
HARKNESS SOCIETY $10,000 - $24,999 GLOBAL
$5,000 - $9,999 2007 CLUB $2,000 - $4,999
Sanae Laghzali and Samir Elamrani
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Kristin and Steven French
The Germain Family
The Gottfried Family
Christie and Tony Hamel
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Jennifer and Chad Kinzelberg
The Krems Family
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
The Lau Family
Kristen Daniels and John Littrell
Gigi and Vince Long
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
Alison and Angus McDonald
Constance and Kirk Malloy
John J. Moller Family Foundation
Ruth and Steve Netzley
Alix and Matthew Norton
Sue and Jim Ogle
April Flak and Joseph Oliva
The Paulsen Family
Saundra Pelletier
Marisela and David Penaloza
Sue and Duff Sanderson
The Simpson Family
Jessica and David Socks
Heather and Richard Steinmeier
Karen Dittrich and James Tilton
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Carol and Thomas Waldman
The Wernig Family
The Wu Family
2007 CLUB
$2,000 - $4,999
Sally Bowen
Sarah and Matt Boyd
Joan and Melvin Burman
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
The Connor Family
Joan Marie and Mike Coward
Linglin Tu and Yonghong Dai
Debi and Mike Doyle
PURPOSEFUL LIFE SOCIETY
Recognizing Consecutive Years of Giving 15+ years of giving 10-14 years of giving 5-9 years of giving
Barbara Edwards
Claire and Ryan Egli
Tatiana Fayruzova and Timur Fayruzov
The Fredericks Family
Aileen and Aaron Gallegos
Nancy and Mike Garrett
Alicia and Joseph Gaudio
Kelly and Klindt Ginsberg
Allison and Eric Glader
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
The Haapanen Family
Ashley and David Haase
Magan and Andrew Hartman
Natalie Martin and John Hartman
Anil Hiremath
Anne and Christopher Holland
Kate and Dustin Hunter
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
The Kelleher Family
Jungmin Lee and Youngjae Kim
Mary and Mike Kovalchik
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
The Laats Family
The Leong Family
Alison and Tyson Lowery
Sharon and Jason Mah
Candice and Daryl Marshall
Corrie and Graham Martin
Leslie and Tony Martindale
Dana and Christopher McCann
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Naureen Ansari and Muhammad Arif Munif
The Neuberger Family
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Yeliz and Mehmet Okur
Angie and Ed Omata
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
Kelly Perez
Jenn and Rob Phillips (Paulin)
The Polan Family
Brooke Friedman and Sean Ponist
Jori Potiker
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
The Radic Family
Evgenia Kalashnikova and Alexey Revenko
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
Shamala and Raghu Saripalli
Michele and Chris Saunders
Mumtaz and Kevin Schneider
Barbara and Larry Sherman
The Sipe Family
Anna and Shayne Skaff
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Naomi and David Spector
Jamie Stahl
Katrina and David Stainton
Emilie McLaughlin and Kai Staudacher
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Heather Bergman and Matt Steiner
Jillian Ellis and Betsy Stephenson
Suzette Viernes-Stier and Eric Stier
Jeffrey Stier
Courtney and Bradley Stone
Jie He and Huaigen Sun
Sarah and Joshua Super
Ani Oksayan and Gregory Swiat
Annie Chaklader and Taniyyus Syed
Melissa and Michael Szymanski
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Rachel and Howard Tung
Anuska and Neelesh Ullal
Janel Walters
Keegan and Nicholas Wibbenmeyer
Jayne Yang and Rongrong Xie
Aiqing Li and Lixin Xu
Vivian Lee and Jay Yu
Daia Guo and Lianggang Yu
Lulu Huang and Hui Zhang
Qian Liu and Weiming Zhang
Ting Tan and Duoming Zhao
Zejin Zhu and Tiesong Zhao
ANNUAL FUND DONORS
ANNUAL FUND 2023-2024 | GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
TRUSTEES
Shari Bard
Nihar Bhakta
Jared Bluestein
Rio Dickens-Celestin
Rashida Dzeketey
Derek Footer
Kristin French
Sheila Gujrathi
Eric Iantorno
Dimas Jimenez
Steven Pacelli
Kelly Perez
Brent Rivard
Stephanie Sapp
Michele Saunders
Carrie Shen
Maria Simpson
Brit Stickney
Matthew Stoyka
Jeffrey Thacker
Michael Witz
FORMER TRUSTEES
Carrie Dederich
Andy Laats
Kirk Malloy
Chris Maloney
Amy Monteparte
Jean Nassif
Steve Netzley
Karilyn Perry
Jori Potiker
Duff Sanderson
Rick Sapp
Shari Sapp
Raghu Saripalli
Richard Shen
Paul Twardowski
Esther van den Boom
PARENTS ASSOCIATION BOARD
Melanie Adams
Jannies Burlingame
Melissa Dennis
Laura Desjean
Annemarie Ferrara
Morgan Green
Alison Haberstroh
Anne Iverson-Peltier
Gaurav Khanna
Karen Kinsley
William Morrison
Roco Nasirpour
Leigh Needham
Dhara Patel
Stephanie Piccirelli
Eva Rayburn
Jacqueline Rossow
Katrina Stainton
Courtney Stone
Michelle Twardowski
Trinity Vernazza
6th GRADE FAMILIES
Yuko and Matthew Bills
Melissa and James Cochran
Valerie and Adam Cummings
Tatiana Fayruzova and Timur Fayruzov
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Nicole and Antonio Fuentes
Aileen and Aaron Gallegos
Cindy and Jason Gentile
Allison and Eric Glader
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Katie and Jeremy Hirst
Payton and Alfie Hobbs
Heidi and Peter Hong
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
Gabriel and Olivia Lee Katzner
Kyra and Gaurav Khanna
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
Priscilla Chan and David Li
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
The Maganda Family
Corrie and Graham Martin
Paula and Brian Neel
Dhara and Tarak Patel
Mia and Gary Sandvoll
Gauri and Mayoor Savla
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Jamie Stahl
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Heather Bergman and Matt Steiner
Heather and Richard Steinmeier
Courtney and Bradley Stone
Annie Chaklader and Taniyyus Syed
Melissa and Justin Symington
Brooke and Shawn Tafreshi
Anuska and Neelesh Ullal
Victoria and Balazs Wellisch
7th GRADE FAMILIES
Nathalie Lejuez-Amanullah and Ashraf Amanullah
Wendy and Christopher Anderson
Julie Sullivan and Ezekiel Austin
Neha Trivedi Bansal and Vishal Bansal
The Bard Family
Sarah and Matt Boyd
Amy Wasserman and Todd Burckin
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
Miranda Biven and Matthew Cohen
Stephanie Piccirelli and Drew Collins
Tricia and Anthony Cotts
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Lisa and Matthew Dannenfeldt
Jeannine and Sven Davison
Laura and Brian Desjean
Kristen and Marc Di Zinno
Melanie Xu and Wei Ding
Claire and Ryan Egli
Reena and Seth Evenson
Ying Wei and Yutao Fu
Cindy and Jason Gentile
Laurie and Eli Glezer
Kelli and Eric Griffis
Magan and Andrew Hartman
Natalie Martin and John Hartman
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Nellie and Wade Hedegard
Katherine and Eduardo Ho
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Jen and Greg Johnston
Mitz and Dan Klaus
The Krems Family
Lisa Fyfe and Roger Lane
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
Braden Boone and Shawn Levy
Kristen Daniels and John Littrell
Gigi and Vince Long
Emily and Christopher Longhurst
Alison and Tyson Lowery
Alison and Branko Matich
Amy and Joel Mattix
Kate and Luke Michel
Natalie and Robert Muth
Kate and Omar Nazif
Libby and Scott Neuberger
The Olefsky Family
Angie and Ed Omata
Maria Aini and Hooman Parsia
The Paulsen Family
Brooke Friedman and Sean Ponist
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
Linda and James Richards
Jennifer and Skip Richmond
Jennifer Bond Riggenbach and James Riggenbach
Alena Ivachtchenko and Paul Shevelkin
Lala Zhang and Jing Shi
Kathleen and Timothy Stafford
The Stoyka Family
Melissa and Michael Szymanski
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Stella and Jay Varughese
Trinity and Ryan Vernazza
Carrie and John Vieceli
Keegan and Nicholas Wibbenmeyer
Denise Wilson
Lulu Huang and Hui Zhang
Zejin Zhu and Tiesong Zhao
8th GRADE FAMILIES
Sanem and Ryan Ahearn
Jannies and Justin Burlingame
Mirelle and Patrick Carmichael
The Chapman Family
The Connor Family
Joan Marie and Mike Coward
Valerie and Adam Cummings
Lisa and Robert Daniels
Peter DeYoung
Sherri and David Dixon
Natalie and Eric Ellingsen
Aileen and Aaron Gallegos
Kelly and Klindt Ginsberg
Brandy and Josh Goldman
Jing Liu and Wei Gong
ALL ANNUAL FUND DONORS
The Gottfried Family
Rachel and Allan Gutierrez
Carolyn and Matthew Healy
Payton and Alfie Hobbs
Heidi and Peter Hong
The Horton Family
Danielle Jelks
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
The Krems Family
Kate and Dwayne Lafleur
Michelle and Jonathan Liew
Erika and Rob Lozuk
Caitlin and Blair Madison
Sharon and Jason Mah
Corrie and Graham Martin
Libby and Scott Neuberger
Alix and Matthew Norton
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Teresa and Trent Peabody
The Polan Family
Eglantine and Michael Proto
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
The Radic Family
Eva and Joshua Rayburn
Jenny DuFresne and Tahjar Roamartinez
Mia and Gary Sandvoll
Manni and Bal Sanghera
Mumtaz and Kevin Schneider
Karin and Scott Silk
Natalia Cherepnina and Herman Skorobogaty
Katherine Witmeyer and Lance Smith
Jennifer and Jason Stein
Wei Shan and Shifang Sun
Sarah and Joshua Super
Christie and Timothy Swiss
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Victoria and Balazs Wellisch
The Wernig Family
Ivy West
Ann and Mark Zerlaut
9th GRADE FAMILIES
Amy and Kevin Armstrong
Olivia and Roger Avats
The Bard Family
Andrea and Scott Beaver
Kimberly and Matthew Beekman
Molly and Tad Blanchard
Heather and Steve Blank
Sally Bowen
Natalie and Chris Burman
Lucia Cuevas Maciel and Francisco Chavez Chacon
Iryna and Nathaniel Clark
Melissa and James Cochran
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Miranda Biven and Matthew Cohen
Stephanie Piccirelli and Drew Collins
Linglin Tu and Yonghong Dai
Keri and Laura Davis-Duffy
Claire and Ryan Egli
Yijuan Liao and Sergio Espinoza
Reena and Seth Evenson
Jennifer and Read Fenner
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Becca and Dax Fletcher
Sara and Gregg Gilliam
Laurie and Eli Glezer
Pilar and John Goeders
Nicole Sanese and Victor Gomez
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
Ashley and David Haase
Alison and Erik Haberstroh
Magan and Andrew Hartman
Janine Pool and Basim Hilal
Anil Hiremath
Kate and Dustin Hunter
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Alyssa and Jason Johnson
Jennifer and Chad Kinzelberg
Michelle Hochhalter and Sergiy Kovalenko
Jaclyn and Jeffrey Labovitch
Priscilla Chan and David Li
Erika and Rob Lozuk
Candice and Daryl Marshall
Rahele Mazarei
Dana and Christopher McCann
Maria Leal and Roman Merlin
Brandi Miller
Natalie Moores
Leigh and Tim Needham
Paula and Brian Neel
Angela and Jason Northrup
Dhara and Tarak Patel
I give to the Annual Fund every year because it reflects my belief in our school’s mission. I am a proud member of this inclusive, supportive community.
Amy Fu, World Languages Teacher
Nalinee Rojan and David Paul
The Paulsen Family
Kyla Pavlina
Anne Iverson-Peltier and Alan Peltier
Swathi Lavu-Rao and Srinivas Rao
Evgenia Kalashnikova and Alexey Revenko
Diana Rice-Quito and Christopher Rice
The Rivard Family
Stephanie and Michele Rubino
Alena Ivachtchenko and Paul Shevelkin
The Simpson Family
Naomi and David Spector
Jamie Stahl
Cheng Wan and Zhe Su
The Terzioglu Family
The Vernier Family
Yijia Hu and Liang Wang
The Way Family
The Wernig Family
Keegan and Nicholas Wibbenmeyer
Ginger and N.C. Winters
The Witz Family
Michelle and Scott Zaret
Ann and Mark Zerlaut
10th GRADE FAMILIES
The Bhakta Family
Heidi and Greg Bisconti
Mayte and Jared Bluestein
Lucia Cuevas Maciel and Francisco Chavez Chacon
Gracie Wan and Zhoutao Chen
Nicole Hershman-Daniels and Brian Daniels
The Decker Family
The Dickey Family
Jennifer and Sean Donahue
Debi and Mike Doyle
Kelly Rector-Engstrom and Lars Engstrom
Sandra Bartsch and Jeano Erforth
Andrea and Thomas Esbeck
The Fredericks Family
Kristin and Steven French
Brenda and Leonard Geiger
Morgan and Chad Green
Kelli and Eric Griffis
Christie and Tony Hamel
Mimi and Paul Hershenson
Anne and Christopher Holland
Maria and Robert Jennings
Asha Nuthi and Christos Karanikkis
The Kelleher Family
Jungmin Lee and Youngjae Kim
Karen and Joshua Kinsley
The Krems Family
Misty and Andrew Krystkowiak
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
Marie Champagne and Etienne Lapointe
Braden Boone and Shawn Levy
Michelle and Jonathan Liew
Gigi and Vince Long
Alison and Tyson Lowery
The MacLaurin Family
Fatima and Albert Man
Alison and Angus McDonald
Dina and Brian McQueen
Holly Murphy
Natalie and Robert Muth
Sabine and George Naber
Gita and Roco Nasirpour
The Olefsky Family
April Flak and Joseph Oliva
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
The Pacelli Family
Minita and Raj Patel
Teresa and Trent Peabody
Marisela and David Penaloza
The Polan Family
The Qiu Family
Wendy Ramos-Abbo
The Ridge Family
Lisa and Vincent Robotti
Manni and Bal Sanghera
Michelle and Alan Schneider
Elise and Alex Shahabe
The Shapiro Family
Jennifer Giovanola and Ryan Shore
Anna and Shayne Skaff
Olga Koroleva and Andrey
Smyshlyaev
Jessica and David Socks
Alison and Gerry Soderstrom
The Spengler Family
Katrina and David Stainton
Emilie McLaughlin and Kai Staudacher
Elisa and Michael Stollmeyer
The Stoyka Family
Roseane and Tim Sullivan
Ani Oksayan and Gregory Swiat
Thy and Chinh Tran
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Olesya and Alexey Trusov
Cheryl Broom and Christopher Walker
Emily Xia and Feng Wan
Jayne Yang and Rongrong Xie
Xin Cheng and Shuzhong Xie
11th GRADE FAMILIES
Debi and Mark Adelman
Amy and Kevin Armstrong
Olivia and Roger Avats
Suzy and Ted Benedict
Rachel and Bruce Biederman
Amy and Luke Bremner
Jannies and Justin Burlingame
Polly Williams and Lawrence Chaffin
Donna and Daniel Chivers
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Jodi and Thomas Conti
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Peggy and Perrin Curran
Laura and Brian Desjean
Sanae Laghzali and Samir Elamrani
Rachel and Brian Fernald
Jacqueline Sherman and Bennett Gross
The Haapanen Family
Celee and Christopher Hall
Marie and Jim Hill
Katherine and Eduardo Ho
Kelley and Wes Huggett
Liz and Phillip Jones
Krishna and Ashish Kabra
Eunsuk Ha and Jaemin Kim
The Laats Family
Jaclyn and Jeffrey Labovitch
Kate and Dwayne Lafleur
The Lau Family
The Leong Family
Tina Patel and William Leschensky
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Wanchun Zhang and Yongtao Li
Julie and Domenic Manente
Neil Martin
Reiko and Melvin McCullough
Kate and Luke Michel
Tara and Ross Miles
Luz Meza Miller and Gene Miller
Sherry and William Morrison
Naureen Ansari and Muhammad Arif Munif
Jully and Douglas Nguyen
Yeliz and Mehmet Okur
Jami and Joe Palumbo
Dhara and Tarak Patel
The Paulsen Family
Saundra Pelletier
Anne Iverson-Peltier and Alan Peltier
Manisha and Hemant Phadnis
Jenn and Rob Phillips (Paulin)
Shanell and Jerome Pierce
Kim and Ron Pulvers
Sepideh Joukar-Rabjohn and Grant Rabjohn
Laura and Robert Randolph
The Rossow Family
Sonali and Daniel Santiago
Michele and Chris Saunders
Saskia Van Alphen and Evert Schimmelpennink
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
Carrie and Richard Shen
Cecilia and Apoorva Shrivastava
The Simpson Family
Laurie and Robert Skawinski
Laura Huston and Henkel Smith
Melissa Dennis and Jeff Swiecki
The Thomas Family
Jill Beck Thomson and Karl Thomson
Amber and Jaimie Trueblood
Rachel and Howard Tung
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
Carrie and John Vieceli
Carol and Thomas Waldman
The Way Family
Beth and Chris Whyley
The Wu Family
Daia Guo and Lianggang Yu
Qian Liu and Weiming Zhang
12TH GRADE FAMILIES
Melanie and Randy Adams
Olivia and Roger Avats
Holly Ocampo-Baltera and Robert Baltera
Helen and Curt Barker
Meg and Pete Beauchamp
Wendy and Adam Belt
The Bhakta Family
Heather and Steve Blank
Mayte and Jared Bluestein
Kaydee and David Bork
Natalie and Chris Burman
The Chapman Family
Jennifer and Matthew Cobb
Patty and Mark Davidowski
Michelle and Philip Dixon
Jennifer Dreyer
Melissa Castro-Ebner and Phil Ebner
Tracy and Gary Elmer
Andrea and Thomas Esbeck
Yijuan Liao and Sergio Espinoza
Mary and Tom Evers
Stacy and Justin Ferayorni
Annemarie Ferrara
The Footer Family
Alexandra and Matthew Frumovitz
Alicia and Joseph Gaudio
The Germain Family
Sara and Gregg Gilliam
Jen and Joydeep Goswami
Holly and Stuart Hamel
Liz and Phillip Jones
Andrea and Datis Kharrazian
Martha and Charles King
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
Teresa and Walter Kuhns
The Lau Family
Tina King and Sanford Leong
Christine French and Art Lopez
Juli and Troy Lyon
Mindi and Nathan Marlow
Leslie and Tony Martindale
Courtney and Eric McCue
Stefanie and John Mullen
Kate and Omar Nazif
Leigh and Tim Needham
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Jackie and Shawn O'Shea
Minita and Raj Patel
Marisela and David Penaloza
Shanell and Jerome Pierce
The Rivard Family
The Sipe Family
Anna and Shayne Skaff
Amy and Michael Stern
Suzette Viernes-Stier and Eric Stier
Elisa and Michael Stollmeyer
Jie He and Huaigen Sun
Karen Dittrich and James Tilton
Teenah and Kevin Tracy
The Vernier Family
Chung Do and Chau Vu
Janel Walters
Ivy Zhu and Paul Wang
Patricia Webber
Michael Weimar
The Witz Family
Aiqing Li and Lixin Xu
Vivian Lee and Jay Yu
Ting Tan and Duoming Zhao
ALL ANNUAL FUND DONORS
GRANDPARENTS
GIVING CIRCLE
Leila and Raul Acevedo
Isabelle Connor ‘28
Wendy and Steve Blumberg
Aster McQueen ‘26
Joan and Melvin Burman
Brielle Burman ‘27
Brisa Burman ‘24
Brady Burman ‘22
Catherine Crockett
Henry Norton ‘28
Carol and Steve Cross
Chuck Fenner ‘27
Mary Crotty
Isaac Davison ‘29
Elaine and Ray French
Katherine French ‘26
Nathan French ‘23
Donna and Marc Friedman
Caleb Ponist ‘29
Linda and Michael Gallagher
Colin Paulsen ‘29
Paige Paulsen ‘27
Avery Paulsen ‘25
Nancy and Mike Garrett
Maile Garrett ‘26
Elaine Hahaj
Matthew Saunders ‘25
Michael Saunders ‘21
Penelope and Gary Hall
Teagan Hall ‘25
Tannen Hall ‘23
Hallie and Bill Henle
Natalie Lozuk ‘28
Zaky Lozuk ‘27
Mary and Mike Kovalchik
Annabele Cotts ‘29
Aiden Cotts ‘23
Deborah and Graham Miles
Sydney Miles ‘25
Nancy Schillig and Steven Muck
Getty Schillig ‘30
Harlan Schillig ‘26
Soren Schillig ‘23
Carol and David Neuberger
Ari Neuberger ‘29
Ethan Neuberger ‘28
Sue and Jim Ogle
Wyatt Ogle ‘24
Mia Ogle ‘21
Joan and Paul Petelin
Nick Axelson ‘25
Lynn and Gary Rhodes
Sam Silk ‘28
Barbara and Larry Sherman
Anderson Gross ‘27
Eli Gross ‘25
Jill and Randy Simpson
Beckett Simpson ‘27
Carter Simpson ‘25
Nobuko Smith
Matthew Smith ‘30
Samantha Smith ‘28
Lisa Stalker
Landon Vernazza ‘29
Jeffrey Stier
Gabe Stier ‘24
Miriam and Manuel Tivar
Riley Carmichael ‘28
Signe and Jan Twardowski
Tess Twardowski ‘25
Jocelyn Twardowski ‘23
Julie Wasserman
Marina Burckin ‘29
PARENTS OF ALUMNI
Melanie and Randy Adams
The Agresti Family
Marianna and Gerald Bacher
Helen and Curt Barker
Liz Grossman and Jeffra Becknell
Suzy and Ted Benedict
Monique and Timothy Benjamin
Renee Bertken
Rachel and Bruce Biederman
Jenny and Mike Bjornstad
Kaydee and David Bork
Ellen Cothran and Peyton Bray
Alex and Matt Brown
Natalie and Chris Burman
Abigail Adams and Thomas Carney
Diane Wong and Michael Clark
Tricia and Anthony Cotts
Peggy and Perrin Curran
Nicole Hershman-Daniels and Brian Daniels
Patty and Mark Davidowski
Carrie and Blake Dederich
The Dickey Family
Jennifer Dreyer
Rashida and Kuassi Dzeketey
The Enge Family
Kelly Rector-Engstrom and Lars Engstrom
Stacy and Justin Ferayorni
The Footer Family
Kristin and Steven French
Alexandra and Matthew Frumovitz
Tristan and Steve Green
Celee and Christopher Hall
Holly and Stuart Hamel
Beatrice Hines
Anne and Christopher Holland
The Hradnansky Family
Kelley and Wes Huggett
Maria and Robert Jennings
Geoff and Michele Jones
Eunsuk Ha and Jaemin Kim
The Laats Family
The Maganda Family
Constance and Kirk Malloy
Laura and Chris Maloney
Mindi and Nathan Marlow
Leslie and Tony Martindale
Reiko and Melvin McCullough
Alison and Angus McDonald
I am so happy that Henry and Cate have the opportunity to attend school in an environment that is both challenging and nurturing. Not only are they getting a solid academic education but a full range of experiences that will enrich their lives and make them lifelong learners.
Caty Crockett, Grandparent ‘28, ‘31
The McMahon Family
Kate and Luke Michel
Luz Meza Miller and Gene Miller
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Gita and Roco Nasirpour
Jean and David Nassif
Ruth and Steve Netzley
Stacey Hollenbeck and Phuong Nguyen
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Jami and Joe Palumbo
Jennifer and Hunter Pashkow
Karilyn and Mike Perry
Manisha and Hemant Phadnis
Laurie and Bruce Poole
Jori Potiker
Kim and Ron Pulvers
Yunling Bai and Qinghua Qin
The Qiu Family
Sepideh Joukar-Rabjohn and Grant Rabjohn
Wendy Ramos-Abbo
Jennifer Bond Riggenbach and James Riggenbach
The Rivard Family
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Sonali and Daniel Santiago
Shari and Rick Sapp
Shamala and Raghu Saripalli
Michele and Chris Saunders
Margaret Lee and Stephen Schmitter
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
Kim Shea
Carrie and Richard Shen
Cecilia and Apoorva
Shrivastava
The Sipe Family
The Spengler Family
Deborah Steinberg
Jillian Ellis and Betsy Stephenson
Amy and Michael Stern
The Stickney Family
Shawna and Gerald Straw
Melissa Dennis and Jeff Swiecki
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
Jill Beck Thomson and Karl Thomson
Karen Dittrich and James Tilton
Whitnie Rasmussen and Matthew Titlow
Rachel and Howard Tung
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
Julie and Andrew Vaughn
Chung Do and Chau Vu
Carol and Thomas Waldman
The Witz Family
The Wu Family
Haiyan Tao and Rui Xu
Vivian Lee and Jay Yu
Zejin Zhu and Tiesong Zhao
ALUMNI AND STUDENT DONORS
CLASS OF 2011
Tiffany Chu
David Hines
Grant Nassif
Alexander Rodrigues
Joseph Ross
CLASS OF 2012
Katherine Glockner
Eleanor Lichter
Maggy Ryan
Stephanie Sapp
CLASS OF 2013
Abdullah Bundogji
Claire Nassif
CLASS OF 2014
Haleigh Benjamin
Jessica Bertken
Samuel Carney
Keane Hindle
Haley Klaus
Katilyn Perry
Rachel Riley
CLASS OF 2015
Bailey Bjornstad
Caroline Gartland
Lindsey Sanderson
Anna Swette
Matthew Vaughn
CLASS OF 2016
Juliana Sapp
CLASS OF 2017
Samuel Canseco
Dana Carney
Derek Enge
Maranda Phillips
Justin Vaughn
CLASS OF 2018
Patrick Bjornstad
Matthew Cheung
Haitong Du
Sierra Enge
Tiffany Schell
CLASS OF 2019
Jack Benjamin
Maggie Brick
Isabella Monteparte
Nathan Newman
Finn Reid
Zoe Sipe
CLASS OF 2020
Skylar Enge
Sarah Footer
Benjamin Heidenreich
Clayton Moore
Rajan Phadnis
Jake Sager
CLASS OF 2021
Mia Ogle
Mason Pashkow
Andy Yu
CLASS OF 2022
Braden Burman
Dash Daniels
Jacob Frumovitz
Anjali Phadnis
Brandon Powell
Dylan Powell
Laura Rikkers
Cooper Rivard
Dominic Sciacca
Gibson Witz
CLASS OF 2023
Nolan Agresti
Isabella Balikian
Thomas Benjamin
Cole Pashkow
Owen Reid
Jocelyn Twardowski
CLASS OF 2027
Quade Kelley
ALL ANNUAL FUND DONORS
FACULTY/STAFF
Ghiya Ali
Sara Allard
Esther Alleman
Christine Anderson
Kelsey Babin
Alison Behr
Martha Belo
Monique Benjamin
Renee Bertken
Meredith Brady
Peyton Bray
Kevin Brennan
Nicole Brooks
Todd Burckin
Drew Burges
Chris Burman
Spencer Burrows
Samuel Canseco
Kristopher Captanis
Michael Chirgwin
Jennifer Christensen
Michelle Clark
Don Collins
John Comforto
Valerie Cummings
Jennifer De la Cruz
Hans Decrop
Laura Dicovitsky
Francis Donald
Jamie Drobnick
Barbara Edwards
Noel Ellis
Graham Elsdon
Ceci Enge
Jennifer Fenner
Diego Flores
Alexandra Frumovitz
Amy Fu
Rick Garcia
Kevin Garcia-Cruz
Jason Gentile
Aaron Gillego
Christine Giovannoni
Tristan Green
Kelli Griffis
Liz Grossman
Melissa Guney-Fryan
Sarah Handelsman
Téotl Hernández
Sunny Hill
Alfie Hobbs
Stephanie Holly
E'Lan Holman
Rana Ilaian
Deanna Imfeld
Danny Irving
Germaine Jackson
Julian Jones
Jamie Kelso
Tara Kheradyar
Patricia Kilburn
Megan King
Phillip Korth
Amanda Krone
Craig Lowry
Johnnie Lyman
Scott Lyman
Matt Marasciullo
Katie Mark
Cara Matzen
Kara Mavers Fry
Viviana Maulit
Bill Maynard
Brandon McLaughlin
Rodney McRoberts
Luke Michel
Emily Moscol
Lauren Mottles
Gabriela Nava-Carpizo
Liza Neptune
Ai-Lien Nielsen
Michelle Noriega
Liz O'Brien
Bob Ogle
Hilaire O'Hallaron
Brooks Park
Hunter Pashkow
Jennifer Pashkow
Teresa Peabody
Trent Peabody
Preston Peeden
Rachel Petrella
Anna Pietrowski
Erika Pike
Kieran Ridge
Robert Rios
Matthew Rivera
Julie Rosado
Timothy Rosenwong
Diane Sage
Ayo Salih
Tiffany Schell
Eva Schmidt
Lauren Segovia
Chastity Seibert
Jamie Serafini
Lauren Shanahan
Cecilia Shrivastava
Scott Silk
Christopher Simon
Priyanka Singh
Jed Stotsenberg
Justin Symington
Melissa Symington
Clarissa Tan
Victoria Tao
Gigi Theberge
Jocelyne Thesee-Le Bars
Johnny Thieken
Derek Thomas
Allissa Thompson
Rowena Tiojanco
Krista Tokarz
Eileen Valverde Vindas
Heather Veit
Michael Veit
David Verde
Christian Vonalt
Amy Wasserman
Casey Wheel
Anja Wheeler
Nina White
Jennifer Wiedemeier
Susan Woods
Ann Zerlaut
FORMER FACULTY/STAFF AND FRIENDS
Abigail Adams
Jenny Bjornstad
Ellen Cothran
David Hines
Phillip Hua
Jessica Mills
Eileen Mullady and Michael Seidel
Jean Nassif
Karilyn Perry
Cristina Villalobos
I donate to the Annual Fund as an alumni to Pacific Ridge School because I believe in the transformative power of the quality education the school provides. As a recipient of Financial Assistance during my time at PRS, it is my way of giving back to an institution that has given so much to me.” Dash Daniels ‘22
MATCHING PARTNERS
Apple
Artisan Partners
Assurant
Boeing Company
Cox Charities Fund
D A Davidson
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Illumina Foundation
Intuit
LPL Financial
Mastercard
Mitchell International
Morgan Stanley
Nextivity
Novartis
PlayStation Cares
Qualcomm
Sony
Teradata
Thomson Reuters Foundation
UKOGF
US Bank
Yahoo!
CORPORATE DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS
BMO Financial
Illumina Foundation
MVM Environmental
Consulting LLC
Pinyon Advisors
Red Oven Artisanal Catering
Sony
Spotlight XYZ
Viasat
TRIBUTES
In Honor of Hannah Bard
Richard Wolf
In Honor of Ford Naylor
Saundra Pelletier
In Honor of David and Geronimo
Penaloza
Marisela and David Penaloza
In Honor of the PRS Faculty
Katie and Jeremy Hirst
In Honor of Teri Swette
Anna Swette
OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Alchera and William Ayyad
Joy and Hugh Bancroft
Hannah Bard
Laura and Ric Basanese
The Bhakta Family
Yuko and Matthew Bills
Jenny and Mike Bjornstad
Alex and Matt Brown
Elisette and Matthew Carlson
Rio Dickens-Celestin and Joel Celestin
Sheila Gujrathi and Jordan Cohen
Lita Eells and Patrick Crane
Nancy and Marty Eichelberger
Tracy and Gary Elmer
Cristina and Mark Elmore
Kristin and Steven French
The Gottfried Family
Katie and Jeremy Hirst
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Mai and Kenneth Jenkins
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Melissa and Patrick Kieran
The Krems Family
Melissa and Peter Kuhn
Kathryn and Kaare Larson
The Lau Family
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Leslie and Tony Martindale
Amaila and Abelardo Martinez
Amy and Vincent Monteparte
Jean and David Nassif
Paula and Brian Neel
Libby and Scott Neuberger and David S. Brown
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
Sue and Jim Ogle
Kelly Perez
Joan and Paul Petelin
Bonnie and Dan Platt
Jori Potiker
Laing and John Rikkers
The Rivard Family
The Rossow Family
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Shari and Rick Sapp
Stephanie Sapp
Michele and Chris Saunders
Carrie and Richard Shen
The Simpson Family
Jill and Randy Simpson
The Sipe Family
Carrie Gonell and William Stolpe
The Stoyka Family
Anna Swette
Teri and Robert Swette
Kathy and Larry Willette
The Witz Family
Richard Wolf
The Wu Family
ENDOWMENT
Joy and Hugh Bancroft
The Bard Family
The Bhakta Family
Mayte and Jared Bluestein
Tracey and Timothy DeLange
Rashida and Kuassi Dzeketey
The Footer Family
Magan and Andrew Hartman
Heather and Eric Iantorno
Annika and Dimas Jimenez
Jackie and Stefan Karnavas
The Laats Family
The Lau Family
Mary Ma and Hexin Li
Chaela Pastore and Bob Ogle
The Pacelli Family
Marisela and David Penaloza
Karilyn and Mike Perry
Laing and John Rikkers
The Rivard Family
Stephanie Sapp
Shamala and Raghu Saripalli
Michele and Chris Saunders
Rekha and Kishore Seendripu
Lauren Shanahan
Carrie and Richard Shen
Heather and Richard Steinmeier
The Stickney Family
Bonnie and Jeffrey Thacker
Michelle and Paul Twardowski
Esther and Dirk van den Boom
The Way Family
The Witz Family
As with all our efforts to thank and recognize donors, every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy of our information. If your records differ form this report, please contact Barbara Edwards in the Philanthropy Office at 760.448.9849
Pacific Ridge is a nonprofit school. Our financial model is based on fulfilling the year-to-year needs of the school and not on generating revenue. All donations directly support student needs. These gifts are tax deductible. The Annual Fund, which runs each year from July 1 to June 30, provides the foundation for fundraising at Pacific Ridge. Annual Fund gifts cover all aspects of education. Donations provide unrestricted support to be used where funds are needed most. This reliable base helps cover yearly expenses.
