Steppingstone envisions a more just and equitable world where all students can actualize the life-transforming benefits of a college degree.
From the President & CEO and Board Chair
Strength in Our Community
Dear Friends,
We are excited to share our annual report celebrating Steppingstone’s impact and Scholars’ achievements over the past year, empowered by your support.
There is a certain weight to another year of hard work. Page after page embodies the dedication of several hundred friends who believe all should have access to the lifetransforming power of a college degree.
Steppingstone’s supporters have proven their commitment with endurance, sticking with us through every mile of our journey with Scholars for 34 years and counting. You have our deepest thanks for that, because in our work toward educational equity, each year brings challenges both known and new. This year, new obstacles included tuition rates soaring alongside the most challenging year for financial aid in recent memory. We are also starting to see data following the rollback of affirmative action which shows us that fewer students of color are enrolling in college.
Certain obstacles are hard to anticipate, much less train for. But your support keeps us nimble. We make it our job to learn quickly and guide Scholars along their own path to success. Through all the challenges this year, Scholars persevered. We celebrated enrollments and graduations together. Our team even took exciting steps to build expanded career readiness programming, addressing the challenges low-income students and students of color face launching their careers, even when they have a college degree. We look forward to sharing more about this initiative in the coming year.
Through all of our work with Scholars, at every educational level, we heard many stories of strength found in community.
As one high school Scholar put it: “I love being around people at Steppingstone, because everyone around you just wants the best for you. They have been my greatest supporters in life.”
This same feeling is salient among the youngest Scholars in middle school. “Steppingstone has the most caring, supportive and best community ever. I made so many friends and so many memories, meanwhile learning new things to really get me ahead in school.”
This is why we do what we do.
Whatever personal challenges or triumphs you will remember about 2024, please take a moment to celebrate your generous actions as a member of the “best community ever.”
Thank you for making Steppingstone possible.
Kelly D. Glew President
Robert P. Henderson, Jr. Board Chair
Steppingstone
Nationally,
Steppingstone’s Impact
At Steppingstone, we invest in futures. We work to eliminate barriers and close equity gaps in education to positively impact Scholars, their families, and our larger community.
Since Our Founding in 1990:
With over 30 years of experience, our results are proven.
Steppingstone provides Scholars with an environment that pairs high expectations with meaningful support. While Scholars’ accomplishments are diverse, they all share a love of learning, a commitment to education, and the knowledge that they can rise to any challenge with confidence in their own abilities to succeed.
of Scholars are the first in their family to attend college.
*Steppingstone has information for 93% of Scholars who have completed the academic component and are old enough to have graduated from high school.
Our Model 83% 99% 91% 80%
Scholars have access to Steppingstone programming and resources for more than 12 years, from elementary school through college graduation.
of Scholars earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.
Watch a video to learn how the program works!
Placement Schools
Independent Schools
The Advent School
Applewild School
Beaver Country Day School
Belmont Day School
Belmont Hill School
Boston College High School
Boston Trinity Academy
Boston University Academy
Brimmer and May School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge School of Weston
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School
Commonwealth School
Concord Academy*
Dana Hall School*
Dedham Country Day School
Deerfield Academy
Derby Academy
Dexter Southfield School
Fay School
The Fenn School
The Fessenden School
Steppingstone helps Scholars gain admission to schools that lead to college.
Placement schools are the independent and public schools where Scholars enroll after they complete the Academy division of the Steppingstone Scholars Program. Each of these schools shares a commitment to helping Scholars thrive. They all maintain high rates of graduation and college enrollment, and those that charge tuition offer financial aid to Scholars and families based on need.
Public Exam Schools
Kimball Union Academy
The Meadowbrook School of Weston
Meridian Academy
Middlesex School
Milton Academy*
Miss Hall's School
Nashoba Brooks School
The Newman School
Newton Country Day School
Noble and Greenough School*
The Park School
Phillips Academy*
Pomfret School
The Rivers School
The Roxbury Latin School*
St. Sebastian’s School
Shady Hill School
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Tabor Academy
Thayer Academy
Ursuline Academy
The Winsor School*
* indicates member of the National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA)
Upon graduating from Buckingham Browne &
School, Scholar Valentina
was recognized with the Barrett Hoyt Award and Scholar Jude Poisson was awarded the University of Wisconsin Prize. Valentina will attend University of Massachusetts Amherst and Jude will attend George Washington University.
Boston Latin Academy
Boston Latin School
John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
Preferred Public Schools
Academy of the Pacific Rim*
Another Course to College
Boston Arts Academy
Boston Collegiate Charter School
Boston Prep Charter School
Brooke Charter School*
Edward M. Kennedy Academy
Excel Academy Charter School*
Fenway High School
Match Charter School
Neighborhood House Charter School
New Mission High School
Quincy Upper School
Roxbury Prep Charter School
TechBoston Academy
Explore more Scholarly Achievements:
Scholar Bill Eugene (The Park School Class of ’17, Milton Academy Class of ’21) was honored with the invitation to speak at the 2024 Park graduation. He stands with Arianna Perryman-Greene, a Scholar who graduated from Park this year. Bill is currently pursuing a degree in organic chemistry at Boston College.
Nichols
Ramirez
Scholar Akaoluchukwu (Olly) Ogbue (Noble & Greenough School Class of ’20) celebrated her graduation from Tufts University with her parents and her Steppingstone Advisor by her side. Olly earned her degree in psychology and cognitive science.
Scholar Samantha Pierre Louis (Newton Country Day School Class of ’20) graduated from Providence College with a B.A. in Biology and a B.S. in Health Policy and Management. She now works at Boston Children’s Hospital as a patient experience representative.
Explore more graduation stories:
Steppingstone Scholars have graduated from 200+ colleges and universities across the country.
Colleges
Amherst College (6)
Babson College (10)
Barnard College (6)
Bentley College (18)
Boston College (62)
Boston University (99)
Bowdoin College (6)
Brandeis University (14)
Bridgewater State University (14)
Brown University (13)
Bucknell University (6)
Clark University (10)
Colgate University (6)
College of the Holy Cross (21)
Columbia University (13)
Connecticut College (9)
Dartmouth College (12)
Emmanuel College (6)
Here are the top institutions which have graduated the most Scholars in Steppingstone’s history:
Hampton University (9)
Harvard University (32)
Howard University (10)
Suffolk University (22)
Syracuse University (16)
Trinity College (6)
George Washington University (14)
Johnson & Wales University (6)
Lasell College (8)
Lesley University (15)
Massachusetts College of Art & Design (9)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services (24)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (6)
Northeastern University (60)
Providence College (8)
Regis College (17)
Salem State University (12)
Simmons University (24)
St. John's University (7)
Tufts University (33)
Union College (6)
University of Massachusetts
Amherst (112)
Boston (104)
Dartmouth (25)
Lowell (40)
University of Pennsylvania (11)
Wellesley College (8)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (17)
Wesleyan University (10)
Williams College (10)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (6)
Yale University (8)
Steppingstone’s support extends through college graduation and beyond.
Learn how we are expanding our career readiness programmming at steppingstone.org/career-success.
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TA Associates
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“Steppingstone changed my life for the better. Thank you so much for guiding me to the success that I’ve achieved to this day. This donation is for our future leaders!”
— Jennifer Ngo ’07
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Leaders’ Circle
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● William E. Schrafft and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust
Scholars’ Society
$5,000–$9,999
• Ajay & Kate Agarwal
Leily & Will Ahmed
The Argosy Foundation
Aixa Beauchamp & Thomas Melendez
● Mrs. James A. Block
Mary Claire & Paisley Boney IV
• Kathryn & Fred Borges
Joseph J. Brooks
○ Susanne & Vincent Chiang
● Constance B. Coburn & James DeK. Houghton
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○ Todd Cronan
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● Coleen & Ted Dinneen
● Rose DiSanto & Stephen Starnes Sr.
● Betsy & Rick Edie
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Eugene F. Fay Charitable Trust
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Income Research & Management
Charitable Funds Black/African American Affinity Group
Toby & Michael Kumin
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● Linda & Andy McLane
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Charitable Foundation
• Debby & Joseph Robbins
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Caroline Hostetter Walsh & Liam Walsh
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D onors
Benefactors
$1,000–$4,999
Anonymous (2)
○ Nancy Adams & Scott Schoen
Afeyan Family Foundation
○ Nichole & Richard Aldrich/ RA Capital Associates
• Joanne Jacquet Araujo '98 & Alcy Araujo
• Tess & Sam Atkinson
Bain & Co.
○ Bank of America Foundation
Jeanne Beauregard & Marc Stolzman
Beaver Country Day School
• Belmont Hill School
Bey Group (MIDA)
○ Nancy & Todd Bland
Bloomer Family Foundation
○ Amy & Ben Bloomstone
• Boston College High School
• Johanna & John Boynton
○ Lauren Brown & Donavan Brown '95
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Alixe Callen & James Bailey
● Christensen-Dunn Early Foundations Fund
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Crawford
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Bill Egan
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The Fessenden School
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Cathy Hall
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Michael Harper
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Vicky & Ken Lang
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Alexis & Vince Montemaggiore
● Kelley Murphy
Gisele & Casey Nelson
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• Noble and Greenough School
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Pentecostal Tabernacle
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Carmel Shields
Robert Sprague
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John Van Allen
Veronica Beard
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Todd Vingers
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○ Walking Stick Family Fund
Joanne and Daniel Weil
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○ The Winsor School
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Nicole Zatlyn-Weiner
Advocates
$500–$999
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• Devin & Dennis Baker
● Robert P. Ball
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Derby Academy
Paula Dickinson
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Erin & Mark Epker
○ Fay School
Susan & Gregory Federspiel
Donald Felix
FHR Capital
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Robin & Jon Gilula
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● Danielle & André Heard
Katherine Hodgkins
● Joan Howland & William Webber
○ Skip Hughes & Barry Tubman
Hunting Lane, LLC
J. McLaughlin
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Abby & Ed Johnson
○ Erin & Hyung-Do Kim
○ Joy Kogut '96
Jennifer Krebs & David Jennings III
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● Mr. & Mrs. David S. Lee
Sharon & Joe Leite
○ Alison & Craig Levy
“Steppingstone is such a great organization! Also the Alumni are all movers and shakers in various industries across the country!”
— James Speight, Donor
Paige & Curt Lewellyn
Veronica Marotta
• Nashoba Brooks School of Concord
○ Newton Country Day School
Alice Obas
Christian O'Connor
Raymond J. Passero
○ Darian Reid '99
Melanie Rudoy
• Nyla Saleh & Spencer Raymond
• Elizabeth Saltonstall
Virginia & Dennis Shaughnessy
● Stefani & Leonard Shavel
• Rachel Skerritt
Megan Smith
• St. Sebastian's School
Deb & Ben Starr
○ Kerry & John Tavernese
Natalie & Nate Thorne
• José Vega '95
Laura & Michael Ward
Ashley & Alex Wayman
• Jessamine Wigfall
○ Abby & Doug Wolfson
“Thank you for what you do in the community! Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed!”
— Temitope Banjo, Donor
This gift list reports on the 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Patrons
$250–$499
Anonymous
AirBnB Matching Gifts
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Tyler Bloom
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Belkys, Camila, Cecilia, and Leon
Brady
● Liese & David Brown
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Celestine Bynoe
Merry Chin '05
● Katie Danziger & Steven G. Horowitz
Molly Deitemeyer
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Hayley Edgerley
Matt Edgerley
Linda Edie
Clarissa Elliott
Karin Elliott
William Forde
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“All about supporting and empowering our youth. Keep on changing Boston!”
—John Carlo Letizia, Donor
Thomas Gilbane Jr.
• Tricia & John Glass
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Brad Guillory
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Patrick Henderson
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Shawn Le '01
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Tracy Look
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Kahdeem Ralph '04
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○ Megan Riley '04
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• William Lamarr Rollins II '99
Ann & Anthony Ryan
Javon Ryan '06
○ Tedd Saunders
Susan Beer Schwartz
○ Alys Scott
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● Robert A. M. Stern
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Ursuline Academy
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Sandy Wright
Wright Fairbanks Family Fund
Annie Wu
Jia Zheng
Sylvia Zurlo
“Profoundly grateful for the opportunities afforded to me, and the privilege to pay it forward.”
— Anonymous Alum
D onors
Friends
Up to $249
○
Anonymous (5)
• Anonymous
Anonymous (4)
• Abbott Labs
• Lois Abdulai '93 & Emmauel
Abdulai
Fehintola Abioye '07
Olu Adeosun
AEW Capital Management
Alexander Afeyan
Naveen Ailawadi
• Johane Alexis-Phanor '96
Alyssa Alphin
Emeka Amaizu '00
Haley Andonian
Michael Anidi
• Ngozi V. R. Anidi '98
Sara '95 & Chinedu Anidi '94
Matthew Armstrong
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Esther Barkho
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Elizabeth Barry
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○ Marjorie & Robert Bland
• Kevon Boatswain '91
Lindsay Boeger
Easton Boney
Field Boney
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Nicki Brill
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Brunner Family
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Bence Budavari '05
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Max Burke
Ashley Calise
Eve Calise
Lizmarie Camacho '00
Ellen & Jeff Campbell
Marissa Carty
Amelia Casey
Deborah Casso
Andres J. Castillo
Marco Castro
Parker Catlett
○ Bruce Chafee
Evan Chaletzky
Amy & Donnie Chase
• Diana Zulay Chaves '05
Aileen Cheng
Jack Clary
• Max Clermont '01
Abimbola Cole '04
• Daniella Colombo '06
Jennifer Connelly
○ Alison & James Connolly
Tom Corbett
Olivia Corkery
Will Corkery
• Patrick Costello '99
• Katie & James Crawford
● Hope & Louis Crosier
Michael Croteau
Caitlin Crowe
Alisha Crutchfield '92
Will D'Orsi
Karen Dahl
Jenna Dalton
Makeda Daniel '09
• Derek DaSilva '09
Uva Dayalan
Bill DeMelis
• Charles Devens III
McGara DeWan
Sophia Diserio
Amanda Dole
Magali Dominguez
● Laurie B. Donahoe
Kristin Donelan
• Mary Driscoll & Luke Hill
Karen Dull
Martina Durant '99
Hadley Edie
Kate Elliott
Adam Farid
Aylin Feliz '07
Jane Fennovaux
● Tobey & Mark Fidler
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○ Michael Flaherty
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Zeli Frantz
Marly Frederique '10
Andrew Freeman
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Zach Gartenhaus
Judith Garvey †
Liz Garvey
Margaret Garvey
○ Joseph Giangrasso
Jaye Giglio
Tuck Gilbane
Margaret Giles
Kathryn Gips
Carson Glew
Dorsey Glew
○ Rachael Goldfarb
• Ashley Goliti-Chase
• Sebastian Gomez
Pierre Gouesclou
○ Sharon Grady
Laniesha Gray '00
This gift list reports on the 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Takiyah Gray '96
• Pat & Chris Greeley
Natalia Greenidge '06
○ Nancy Allison Greim
• Evelyn Guir & Carlos Pacheco '96
Esteban Gutierrez '12
• Benjamin Hack
● Liz Hahn
• Susan Halby
● Leslie & Mike Hammer
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● Robert Hayes
Miranda Haymon '05
Timothy Healey '92
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Hg Capital
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Angelyca Jackson
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• Fedna Jacquet '00
Michael Jaklitsch
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Audrey James
Janet Jasper '93
Elena Jay
Wen Hao Jiang '10
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Anshi Moreno Jimenez '08
Aidan Johnson
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Ashleigh Jones '93
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John Carlo Letizia
Brian Levenson
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Alexandra Levy
Allison Levy
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• Felix Liang '06
Henry Liang '10
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Friends (continued)
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Devin Mullaney
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• Beatrice & James Nuland
David Nulsen
Chineme Obiefune
• Tim O'Connell '96
Aderonke Odewale '06
Isabel Odom
Carolyn & Thomas O'Donnell
• Opeoluwa Olukorede '09
Mark Ong
• Emely Orellana '97
Andrew Orgel
Natanaelle Orisma '00
Katie O'Rourke
Marion & Steve Osojnak
Tony Pandolfi
• Ramon Pascual '01
Tyler Patterson
Michaele Paulemon '13
Julie Pehlert
Courtney Peladeau
• Kaitlin Barry Pellerin '96 & David Pellerin
Destiny Perry '11
Chris Philbin
● Karen Pick
○
Wendy & Chip Pierce
Lisa Pierpont
• Jennifer Pierre '01
August Polstein
Marynee Pontes '05
Aiyana Porter
○
Julie & Michael Posternack
Sandra Potter
Emily Price
Tristen Prince '05
Wyatt Queirolo
Colleen Ramsden
Priyokti Rana '08
Lueteshia Raymond '91
Will Richardson
Kara Richie '01
Nancy & Tom Richie
Terrance Riley
Liam Rimas '13
Robyn Riseberg
Kevin Robinson
Lisa Robinson
Nigel Robinson
Keenan Roche
Cristina Rodriguez
Ben Rogers
Pete Rogers
Harrison Rohrer
Kaleb Rollins '00
Erik Saitta '93
• Samantha Salfity '01
Kathryn Sampson
Kayla Santana '02
• Christine & Michael Savage
Melissa & Erik Savage
Mikal Scott-Williams '07
Justin Segalini
Will Sharton
Kevin Shelley '94
Morenike Adams Shelton '91
Ariel Sherry
Paige Shetty
Lara Shkordoff & Senam Kumahia '96
Miguel Sierra
○ Richard Silverman
Mir Singh
Rohan Sinha
• Nancy & Rod Skinner
Charles Smith
James Speight
Julia Stephenson
Cynthia Su
Henry Swain
Judy Tai
• Carrie Tate
• Sharon Tate
Jean-Luc Teixeira '04
Valerie & Ravi Thadhani
Tiffany Thibodeau
Camlinh To '04
○
Kevin Tran '94
Meredith Traquina
Matthew Trehub
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley
Melika Uter
Michelle Van
Kameyia Van Allen
Jane Ventrone
Sebastian Viasus '07
Francesca Viazzoli
○ Tran Vu '00
Lisa Walker
Sarah Walker
Andrew Ward
Susan Weiler
Helen & Stephen Wells
Catharine Wetzel
○ Peggy & Michael Weymouth
Jackie White
Christian Williams
Deborah Williams
Mariaah Williams '00
Tatianna Witter '04
Paula Wolf
Chris Wong
Lara Wong
Shihua Wu '10
Mikey Yabusaki
Daniel Yan
Annie Yang
This gift list reports on the 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Gifts In Honor
Gifts were made to Steppingstone in honor of the following individuals and organizations:
The amazing Scholars!
Joanne Jacquet Araujo ’98
Susan Boney
Abigail Buccella
Sarah Conrad
Brian Conway
Charlie Danziger
Michael Danziger †
Miss Elsie
Susan & Joel Cutcher
Gershenfeld
Kate & Tom Gilbane
Kelly Glew
Kaia Miller Goldstein & Jonathan
Goldstein
Andrew B. Hahn †
Bob Henderson Jr.
JP Jacquet '95
Dr. Joy Kogut '96
Senam Kumahia '96
Alison Levy
Isabelle Loring
Carolyn Margitza
Ms. Mederos
Nini and Pop!
Rachel Skerritt
Carrie Tate
Perry Traquina
Jenny & Sandy Weymouth
Kate Wood
Annie Wu
Gifts In Memory
Gifts were made to Steppingstone in memory of the following individuals:
Carol Curry
Michael Danziger
Malinda Jacobs
Linda Farquhar Kogut
Kearns Louis-Jean
Jeanine Mitchell
Mu
Mr. Herbert L. Pinder
Martin H. Rettinger
Clare Wood
“Steppingstone holds a very special place in my heart. It has done so much for my family and countless others. I will continue to invest in Steppingstone just as it did for my siblings and I. Keep up the hard work fellow Scholars!!”
— Joanne Jacquet Araujo ’98
This gift list reports on the 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Alumni Giving
We are so grateful for the generous support of Steppingstone Alumni.
1990s
Anonymous
Lois Abdulai '93 & Emmauel Abdulai
Sara '95 & Chinedu Anidi '94
Ngozi V. R. Anidi '98
Joanne Jacquet Araujo '98 & Alcy Araujo
Kevon Boatswain '91
Lauren Brown & Donavan Brown '95
Patrick Costello '99
Alisha Crutchfield '92
Martina Durant '99
Takiyah Gray '96
Evelyn Guir & Carlos Pacheco '96
Timothy Healey '92
Dalinda Ifill-Pressat '99 & Junior
Pressat
D'Lynn Jacobs '97
Janet Jasper '93
Colgan Johnson '93
Ashleigh Jones '93
Joy Kogut '96
Sofia Teixeira Mistretta '94 & Tommaso
Mistretta
Tim O'Connell '96
Emely Orellana '97
Kaitlin Barry Pellerin '96 & David Pellerin
Lueteshia Raymond '91
Darian Reid '99
William Lamarr Rollins II '99
Erik Saitta '93
Kevin Shelley '94
Morenike Adams Shelton '91
Lara Shkordoff & Senam Kumahia '96
Kevin Tran '94
José Vega '95
2000s
Fehintola Abioye '07
Emeka Amaizu '00
Esrat Bristee '08
Bence Budavari '05
Danielle Bynoe-Farid '04 & Jalil Farid
Lizmarie Camacho '00
Diana Zulay Chaves '05
Merry Chin '05
Max Clermont '01
Abimbola Cole '04
Daniella Colombo '06
Makeda Daniel '09
Derek DaSilva '09
Aylin Feliz '07
Laniesha Gray '00
Natalia Greenidge '06
Miranda Haymon '05
Ted Hilaire '06
Fedna Jacquet '00
Anshi Moreno Jimenez '08
Bridget Kostigen '04
Luisa Perez Lacera '09
Khanh Le '09
Shawn Le '01
Bruna Lee '09
Tyrone Li '06
Felix Liang '06
Patricia Louijame '07
Donald Medor '01
Nikolas Medrano '03
Megumi Milla '06
Alice Mo '07
Courtney Monahan '01
Cecilia Morales '08
Emily Moya '09
Jennifer Ngo '07
Aderonke Odewale '06
Opeoluwa Olukorede '09
Natanaelle Orisma '00
Ramon Pascual '01
Rebekah Perez '07
Jennifer Pierre '01
Marynee Pontes '05
Tristen Prince '05
Kahdeem Ralph '04
Priyokti Rana '08
Raven Rankine '05
Kara Richie '01
Megan Riley '04
Kaleb Rollins '00
Javon Ryan '06
Samantha Salfity '01
Kayla Santana '02
Mikal Scott-Williams '07
Jean-Luc Teixeira '04
Camlinh To '04
Sebastian Viasus '07
Tran Vu '00
Mariaah Williams '00
Tatianna Witter '04
2010s
Marly Frederique '10
Wen Hao Jiang '10
Henry Liang '10
Frank McField '10
Michaele Paulemon '13
Nicholas Peck '10
Destiny Perry '11
Liam Rimas '13
Shihua Wu '10
Special Funds
*Denotes multi-year giving commitments
Investments in Steppingstone’s Future
Our gratitude to the following visionaries whose early leadership gifts ensure that future generations of Scholars will have access to Steppingstone programming and support.
Anonymous (3)
Anonymous (3)*
Joanne Jacquet Araujo '98 & Alcy Araujo
Nancy & Todd Bland
Lauren Brown & Donavan Brown '95
Denise Jefferson Casper*
Susanne & Vincent Chiang
Karen & Brian Conway*
Betsy Danziger*
Mary Driscoll & Luke Hill
Suzanne & Fabian Fondriest*
The Galbraith Family*
Debbie & Keith Gelb*
Kate & Tom Gilbane*
Kaia Miller Goldstein & Jonathan Goldstein*
Ross & Bob Henderson*
Pam & Bill Holding*
Sally Horchow
Isabelle & Ian Loring*
Barbara & Richard Melvoin*
Mariel Novas '00
Rachel Rock & Joshua Levy*
Ani & Alex Sacerdote*
Sue & John Simon*
Rachel Skerritt
Hilary & Langley Steinert*
Jenny & Sandy Weymouth/ Hess Foundation, Inc.*
Natasha & Jermaul Williams
The Berylson Family Academy
In recognition of the Berylsons’ long-time dedication to Steppingstone, the six-week summer preparation component has been named in their honor.
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Richard † & Susan † Smith, John G. † & Amy S. Berylson and James Berylson, Jonathan Block & Jennifer Berylson Block, Robert Katz & Elizabeth Berylson Katz, Robert & Dana Smith, Debra S. Knez, Jessica Knez & Andrew Knez
Peter H.O. Claudy Visual Thinking Strategies
This fund supports Steppingstone’s Visual Thinking Strategies Curriculum.
The Claudy Family
The Steppingstone Collegiate Scholar Fund
The Steppingstone Collegiate Scholar Fund has provided last-dollar scholarships to 52 Scholars since the first grants were made in 2017. In 2021, the donors made a gift of $5 million to endow the fund.
Anonymous
The Hope Scholarship
The Hope Scholarship Fund has provided last-dollar scholarships to 15 Scholars since the first grants were made in 2018.
Pamela Haran & David Godkin
Kendric Price Memorial Fund
This fund supports two Steppingstone Advisors in memory of Kendric Price, continuing his legacy of community service and his love of learning in perpetuity and impacting countless Boston students for years to come.
Anonymous
Special Funds
The Michael P. Danziger Teaching Fellowship
With this fellowship, we honor one of Steppingstone’s founders, Mike Danziger, by supporting the development of teachers—the ones who drive change every day and who help make Steppingstone so deeply, individually impactful.
The Danziger Family
Betsy, James, Robby & Maddy, Charlie, Teddy
David M. Danziger
Frederick M. & Lucy C. Danziger
Dana & Mark DeAngelis
Lorna Doran & Bruce Breimer
William & Tracy Ullman
The Michael P. Danziger Teaching Fellowship supported the following Summer Teaching Interns, who worked with young Scholars and learned from veteran teachers:
Elle Cavanaugh Colby College
Diana Duran Wellesley College
Mia Ivatury Tufts University
Camila Montes de Oca ’18 Boston University
Amy Nguyen ’17 Northeastern University
Ashley Taylor Bates College
Leanna Van University of Massachusetts Amherst
Matt Wright Boston College
This gift list reports on the 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.
The Brian J. Conway Fund for Scholars
Honoring long-time Board Chair, Brian Conway, this fund helps advance our mission by ensuring our long-term financial sustainability.
Kevin & Julie Callaghan
Karen & Brian Conway
Barbara & Michael Eisenson
The Loring Cornerstone Fund
With deep appreciation for the following individuals who made gifts in honor of Isabelle Loring, former chair and current member of Steppingstone’s Board of Directors. The Loring Cornerstone Fund, comprised of endowed and annual gifts, supports program services that prepare Scholars for success in school and ultimately a college degree and will do so in perpetuity.
Karen & Brian Conway
Isabelle & Ian Loring
Barbara & Richard Melvoin
Rachel Rock & Joshua Levy
Virginia Shannon
“Investing in education is one way to lift the standard of living for everybody... It can be literally life-changing.”
— Brian Conway, Board Member and Former Chair
Special Funds
The National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA)
We are grateful to the following organizations for their support of Steppingstone’s National Partnership for Educational Access:
American University School of Education
Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP)
Belmont Hill School
Linda Borden
Buffalo Prep
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)
Carney, Sandoe & Associates
Chicago Scholars
Coalition for College
Common App
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
EAB/College Greenlight
Enrollment Management Association
Kate & Tom Gilbane
Goucher College
hs.credit
Independent School Management (ISM)
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Johns Hopkins University
KIPP Baltimore
Level All
MEFA
Milton Academy
Milton Hershey School
National Association for College Admisson Counseling (NACAC)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Noble and Greenough School
Oliver Scholars
OneGoal
Phillips Exeter Academy
Pingree School
Reach for Excellence
Resource Group 175 (RG175)
SEEDS - Access Changes Everything
St. Paul's School
Stephen M. Ross School of
Business at the University of Michigan
Test Innovators
The Derryfield School
The Glasgow Group, LLC
The Opportunity Network
The Roxbury Latin School
The Wight Foundation
Towson University
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Virginia Tech College Access Collaborative
“I’ve been an educator for over three decades, attended dozens of conferences in as many states and I can say, without hesitation, NPEA is the gold standard. Thank you for hosting a conference where the content was informative, and the participants were knowledgeable, open-minded and empathetic.”
— Attendee of the 2024 NPEA Conference in Baltimore
Thank you to all who show leadership and volunteer their time for Steppingstone’s success.
The following lists are accurate as of June 2024. A complete, up-to-date list of our boards is available at steppingstone.org/our-boards
Board of Directors
Joanne Jacquet Araujo ’98
Assistant Clerk Magistrate, Massachusetts Trial Court at the Suffolk Superior Court
Todd Bland
Senior Consultant, Carney Sandoe & Associates
Jennifer Block
Susan Boney
Donavan D. Brown ’95, Clerk Vice President, Monticello Associates
Alixe Callen
Head of School, Milton Academy
Dr. Vincent W. Chiang
Chief Medical Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital
Rafael Cofiño
Managing Director, Great Hill Partners
Brian J. Conway Senior Advisor, TA Associates
Betsy Lind Danziger Lower School Admissions Associate, The Fessenden School
Mary Driscoll Educator
Fabian Fondriest, Treasurer Executive Chairman, TRUE
Kate Gilbane
Jonathan M. Goldstein Senior Advisor, TA Associates
Robert P. Henderson Jr., Chair Education Consultant, Resource Group 175
Isabelle Loring
Sofia Teixeira Mistretta ’94
Senior Director of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, McLean Hospital Founding Director, McLean College Mental Health Program
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Darian Reid ’99
Director of Studies, Director of Strategic Initiatives, The Roxbury Latin School
Alex Sacerdote
Founder and CEO, Whale Rock Capital Management
John G. Simon, Co-founder Managing Director, Sigma Prime Ventures
Rachel Skerritt Chief Strategy Officer, Attuned Education Partners
Perry Traquina
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wellington Management Company, LLP
Jenny Weymouth
Douglass Williams Chef/Owner, MIDA & APIZZA
Natasha Telesford Williams, Vice Chair
Chief Financial Officer, City Fund
Board of Advisors
Ann Coles, Ed.D.
Senior Associate, Institute for Higher Education Policy, College Access Senior Fellow, uAspire
William Fitzsimmons, Ed.D. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Harvard College
Chris Gabrieli Chair, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Joanna Jacobson
Founder and Managing Partner, Strategic Grant Partners President, One8 Foundation
Karl Reid, Ed.D. Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, MIT
Jill Shah President, Shah Family Foundation
John S. Weinberg
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Evercore
Board of Ambassadors
Pamela Albright
Eric Andrew ’94
Ngozi Anidi ’98
Jeffrey Barber
Linda Borden
Katie Bramley
Danielle Bynoe-Farid ’04
David Carlstrom
Diana Chaves ’05
Susanne Chiang
Melanie Chiverton
Erin Condron, Co-Chair
James Coughlin
Heidi Crean
James Danziger
Betsy & Rick Edie
Lee Englert
Bart Epker
Alex Fine
Tamar Frieze
Brittney Gammell, Co-Chair
Debbie Gelb
Jen Hawkins
Blair Hendrix
Pamela R. Holding
Allison Johnson
Char Joslin & Les Cheek
Kasey Kaufman
Senam Kumahia ’96
Elizabeth Kumin
Brooke Laughlin
Kate Lubin
Peter Monaco
Laura Morris
Mike Pascucci
Sarah Reynolds
Megan Riley ’04
Rachel Rock
Ani Sacerdote
Matt Santangelo
Pixley Schiciano
Anthony Schweizer
Rachel Segall
Brent Edward Shay
Rob Small
Hilary Nicholas Steinert
Board of Young Professionals
Ashley Andrade, Co-Chair
Nicki Brill
Max Burke
Merry Chin ’05
Olivia Corkery
Charlie Danziger
Hayley Edgerley
Clarissa Elliott
Benjamin Hack
David Henderson
Patrick Henderson
Jenna Isaacson
Himanvi Kopuri
Khanh Le ’09
Josh Levine
Isaac Levy
Felix Liang ’06
Henry Liang ’10
Eliza McGinn
Ursula Munger
Alice Obas
Christian O'Connor
Chris Philbin
Kahdeem Ralph ’04
John Van Allen, Co-Chair
Sebastian Viasus ’07
Shihua Wu ’10
Alumni Council
Lois Abdulai ’93
Hannah Foell ’94
Jamilah Ryan ’95
Joy Kogut ’96
D'Lynn Jacobs ’97
Cindy Nguy ’97
Martina Durant ’99
Dalinda Ifill-Pressat ’99
Laniesha Gray ’00
Max Clermont ’01
Jennifer Pierre ’01
Ebele Anidi ’02
Mohammed Alkhafaji ’03
Thomas Tsui ’03
Danielle Bynoe-Farid ’04
Abimbola Cole ’04
Miranda Haymon ’05
Raven Rankine ’05
Alcina Tran ’05
Daniella Colombo ’06
Tyrone Li ’06
Felix Liang ’06
Aderonke Odewale ’06
Fehintola Abioye ’07
Sidney Bowden ’07
Henry Kwan ’07
Tiffany Xie ’07
Bassil Bacare ’08
Stoni Drane ’08
Cecilia Morales ’08
Kimberly Romero ’08
Derek DaSilva ’09
Ope Olukorede ’09
Nicholas Palermo ’10
Denny Yu ’10
Tashayla Borden ’11
Fiona Phie ’11
Madusa Sidibay ’11
The following list is accurate as of June 2024. A complete, up-to-date list of the NPEA Advisory Board is available at npea.org
NPEA Advisory Board
Linda Borden
Independent Education Consultant
Stephanie Bramlett Director of Equity and Inclusion, Phillips Exeter Academy
Amanda Case Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology, Iowa University
Deanna Dixon Dean of Admission, Smith College
Roberto Escober Director, Scripps College Academy
Rob Evans, Co-Chair Director of Middle School, Chandler School
Derrick Fleming Senior Consultant, National Speaker, & Founder TGEL Enterprises
Rachael Flores Head of Upper School, The Spence School
Kate Gilbane Board Member, Steppingstone
Andy Hoge, Co-Chair Vice President, Admissions and Placement, SEEDS - Access Changes Everything
John Hollemon Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, National Association for College Admission Counseling
Eric Jones Head of School, Community Partnership School
Dennis Lacewell
Chief Academic Officer, Urban Prep Academies
Nicole Maloy
Director, Office of Social Equity & Community, University of Pennsylvania
Chris Parris
Chief Program Officer, Steppingstone
Pamela Pleasants
Associate Dean of Admission, Milton Academy
Alan Royal Director of Communications, Partnership for Education Advancement
Lisa Smoots Director, Horizons Upward Bound, Cranbrook School
Patti Stephen President, Buffalo Prep
Calvin Wise
Deputy Dean of Admissions, Undergraduate Admissions, Johns Hopkins University
Keith D. Wright
Vice President of Psychometrics and Assessments, Enrollment Management Association
“I love being around people at Steppingstone because everyone around you just wants the best for you. They have been my greatest supporters in life.”
— Scholar
