Report of Giving 2022-2023
A Celebration of The Country School’s Giving and Volunteers
A message from Head of school John D. Fixx Dear Country School Community, A great pleasure every year is writing this letter to the school community to thank everyone for their generosity of funds and time. Thank you. In this Celebration of Giving and Volunteers for the 2022-23 academic year, I give special thanks to our Annual Fund Parent Chairs Micaela and Michael Darling; Board of Trustees; Parent Association Presidents Maddey McGrath and Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff; all donors to the 8th Grade class gift; Spring Gala 2023 Event Chairs Shannon Byrne, Tim McNamara, and Kate Vetrano; and the multitude of dedicated volunteers who helped make the year a success. Our children watch us devote time, expertise, and funds to their school, and they learn philanthropy from our example. Teaching our students to give gladly to others is an important part of our school Elmore Leadership culture and I know that spirit is important to our families. Because of your fundraising efforts this past year, the operating budget was balanced, the endowment grew by $406,897, students now enjoy a new Welcome Pavilion at Clark Circle, our STEAM program is stronger than ever, and our campus security and communication system has been upgraded and is operational. For all of that–and more–thank you! John D. Fixx Head of School
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A message from development director jeanette brooks Dear Country School Families and Friends, In my short time here, I have quickly learned how special The Country School is. The beautiful setting alone pulled me in; the campus is a hidden gem tucked away on 23 acres. But the people are what makes Country School a truly special place. This is evident in the symbiotic relationships among all members of the school community. Our slogan is designed to continue to promote these priceless relationships: A world built for students so they can take on the world. So much of that world is built by the families, friends and staff. We look to the school community to continue to unlock opportunities for our students as we prepare them to take on the world. This community’s extraordinary generosity has me excited about the potential of The Country School. I hope you will take both pleasure and pride in knowing that your generosity this past year has been instrumental in ensuring that another generation of students receives the skills they need to take on and lead the world. With gratitude, Jeanette Brooks
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Annual Fund: The Basics What is the Annual Fund and why is it necessary? As in most independent schools, tuition and fees by design do not cover the full cost of a student’s education. The Annual Fund provides funds that directly impact each student by enhancing academic and extracurricular programming, retaining outstanding faculty, and ensuring that a Country School education is accessible to an economically diverse population. How much should I give? A gift that is meaningful to your family is meaningful to Country School. While the amount varies for each family, a gift at any level makes a difference. Last year, gifts to the Annual Fund ranged from $10 to $100,000. The average parent gift was $2,750, and the average alumnus gift was $1,000. Above all, we strive for 100% participation. Why is 100% participation so important? A gift of any size is an endorsement of Country School and has a greater impact than its financial support alone. High parent, faculty, and alumni participation is an important factor that foundations and corporations consider when deciding to invest in The Country School. Does it matter when I make my gift? Though the Annual Fund runs from July 1 to June 30 every year, we encourage donors to make a gift or pledge before December 31. Making a gift or pledge early significantly helps Country School in budget planning. How is the Annual Fund different from the Campaign and the Spring Auction? The purpose of The Talent Within Campaign is to raise funds for the construction of our new buildings and endowment. The Spring Auction raises additional funds for Country School programs. Participation in either does not count as 100% participation in the Annual Fund.
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2022-2023 Giving at a Glance
Report of Giving Income Statement Annual Fund $249,423 Where TCS Needs It Most $115,093 Spring Auction $ 91,952 Donor restricted $ 26,036 Founders' Promise Fund for Scholarship $ 16,342
Endowment $56,867 Founders’ Promise Fund Endowment $ 25,650 Teacher Endowment $ 12,101 David and Marcia MacLane Endowment for Scholarship $ 1,700 Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund $ 1,220 Outdoor Education Endowment $ 110 Sarah Barber Endowment for Performing Arts $ 75 CLASS OF 2023 Endowment $ 16,011 Capital $442,570 Engineering Facility and Makerspaces $418,859 Class of 2023 Legacy Gift $ 23,711 GRAND TOTAL $748,860
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Multi-Year Pledges We also recognize donors who continue to fulfill multi-year pledges as well as those who have joined the Talent Within Campaign during the 2023-2024 academic year.
Anonymous (4) Auctus Group S. Jeffrey Burt '61, P '00, '03 Carly and Matthew Callahan P '20, '22 Aya Cieslak-Tochigi P ‘31 and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31 Natalie and Daniel Clare P '21, '25 Sarah and Richard Colbert P ‘29, 34 Felicia Cuomo P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23 and David Coletti P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23 Laura Miller-Cozean P ‘16 and Ron Cozean P ‘16 Margaret Strange P ‘16 and Richard Croce P ‘16 Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28 Liza and John Fixx P '06 Melissa and Eric Hill P '27, '29
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Jessica and Jordan Katz ‘99 Lauragene Lyons P '99, '01 and Lee Katz P '99, '01 Gioia Berna P '25, '27, '29 and Jonathan Killam P '25, '27, '29 Christine Wang P ‘22, ‘25 and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25 Monika and Maxwell Laurans P '24, '26, '30 Monica and Scott Laurans GP ‘24, ‘26, ‘30 Danielle and Robert Paolucci P '27 Kristen and Charlie Robertson ‘01, P ‘33 Heidi and Howard Rogers P '23, '25, '28 Deirdre Devaney P’ 18, ‘22 and David Scott P ‘18, ‘22 Christy and Scott Stanat P '26, '28 Dee and Wendol A. Williams P ‘19, P’ 20 Bonnie Hiatt P '22, '22 and David Yuh P '22, '22
2022-2023 Annual Giving Annual giving for 2022-2023 to The Country School encompasses all monetary gifts received during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Gifts include contributions to the Annual Fund, endowment, scholarships, restricted gifts, Class of 2023 Gift, capital, matching gifts, and fundraising events. We acknowledge and thank all our supporters for their generosity.
We celebrate donors who have had five or more years of giving at Country School: 5-9 Years 10-19 Years More than 20 Years Great effort has been made to ensure an accurate and thorough Annual Report of Giving for 2022-2023. If you discover an error, please notify Jeanette Brooks. We apologize in advance for any omissions or errors. Trailblazer Circle ($100,000+) Anonymous Monica and Scott Laurans GP ‘24, ‘26, ‘30 Danielle and Robert Paolucci P ‘27 Deirdre Devaney P’ 18, ‘22 and David Scott P ‘18, ‘22 Leadership Circle ($50,000+) Anonymous Christy and Scott Stanat P ‘26, ‘28 Trustee Circle ($20,000+ ) Anonymous (2) S. Jeffrey Burt ‘61, P ‘00, ‘03 Natalie and Daniel Clare P ‘21, ‘25 Linda and Paul Dietrich GP ‘24, ‘28 Jessica and Jordan Katz ‘99 Monika and Maxwell Laurans P ‘24, ‘26, ‘30 Eliza and Matthew Sharp P ‘20, ‘20 Bonnie Hiatt P ‘22, ‘22 and David Yuh P ‘22, ‘22 Head of School circle ($10,000+) Anonymous (2) Richard Bassett P ‘18 Betty and Joseph Brito GP ‘29 The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Margaret Strange P ‘16 and Richard Croce P ‘16 Melissa and Eric Hill P ‘27, ‘29 Lauragene Lyons P ‘99, ‘01 and Lee Katz P ‘99, ‘01 Gioia Berna P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29 and Jonathan Killam P ‘25, ‘27, ‘29 Veronika and Nathanael Lee P ‘21, ‘23, ‘25 Heidi and Howard Rogers P ‘23, ‘25, ‘28 Legacy Circle ($5,000+ ) Carly and Matthew Callahan P ‘20, ‘22 Sarah and Richard Colbert P ‘29, 34 Felicia Cuomo P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23 and David Coletti P ‘16, ‘18, ‘23 Shayna Cunningham P ‘25, ‘26, ‘29 and James Freeman P ‘25, ‘26, ‘29 Alise and Jim Ferency P ‘24 Liza and John Fixx P ‘06 Kristin and Sepehr Sajjad P ‘32 The Spring River Private Foundation Trust Leaning Tree Circle ($2,500+) Anonymous Shannon and Brandon Byrne P ‘24 Claudia Califano P ‘22, ‘26
Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32 Chris Hill GP ‘27, ‘29 Spring S. Hollis P ‘23, ‘24, ‘26 Alexandra and James Lee P ‘32 Anne D. Scott P ‘78, GP ‘18, ‘18, ‘22 Lisa and Chip Sinclair P ‘24 Kathleen and Christopher Zane P ‘10, ‘12, ‘14 1955 Circle ($1,000+ ) Anonymous Rachael and Kevin Alford P ‘19, ‘22 Francesca and Michael Allegra P ‘32, 34 Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff P ‘30 and Benjamin Barnes P ‘30 Meghana Rao-Brito P ‘29 and Joseph Brito P ‘29 Lindsay and Alex Ciccone P’33 Amelia and Brian Clark P ‘27, ‘32 Karen Cunningham Erin and Ralph DeBiasi P ‘29 Mary Didiuk P ‘22, ‘24 and Andrew Duffy P ‘22, ‘24 Jan Walzer P ‘11 and David P. Etzel P ‘11 Maryelizabeth and John Gedney GP ‘33 Mary and Daniel Hally P ‘23, ‘25 Karen and William Hellenbrand GP ‘27, ‘29 J. McLaughlin Stephanie and Phil Johnson P ‘08, ‘10, ‘18 Alexa Siddon P ‘29 and Barton Kenney P ‘29 Laura Bothwell P ‘32, 34 and Darrick Li P ‘32, 34 Thomas Main Joan and John McConville GP ‘30, ‘31, ‘33 Cathy and Vic McGrady P ‘14, ‘14 Madeleine McGrath P ‘28, ‘30, ‘34 and Patrick McGahan P ‘28, ‘30, ‘34 Chelsea and Timothy McNamara P ‘28 Amy Lomartire P ‘30, ‘32 and Bryan Meriam P ‘30, ‘32 Matt Murphy ‘98 Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P ‘23, ‘26 Pfizer, Inc. Jonathan C. Pober ‘99 Eileen and John Reach P ‘20, ‘22, ‘26 Sheila and Jeffrey Salkin P ‘06, ‘08, ‘10, ‘16 Lisa and Von Sanborn P ‘23 Heike Hadrys P ‘23 and Bernd Schierwater P ‘23 Qin Shen-Schultz P ‘23, ‘25 and Jonathan C. Schultz P ‘23, ‘25 Alicia and Benjamin Sigal P ‘23, ‘25 Jennifer and Timothy Smith P ‘25 Oon Stafford GP ‘24 Blue and Gold Circle ($500+ ) The Country School 2022-2023 Report of Giving · 7
Anonymous (2) Hallie and Isaak Aronson P ‘23, ‘25 Hadley Haslegrave P ‘33 and Matthew Barnes P ‘33 Kathryn and David Bonito P ‘21, ‘23 Terry R. ‘60 and James J. Byrnes Daniel Calarco P ‘24 Aya Cieslak-Tochigi P ‘31 and Mateusz Cieslak P ‘31 Christine and Alexander Coassin P ‘25 Andrea and Timothy Collins GP ‘29, ‘33, ‘33 Elizabeth H ‘23 and Brendan Coyne P ‘15, ‘18 Maryanne and Anthony Cuomo GP ‘16, ‘18, ‘23 Micaela and Michael Darling P ‘28 Melissa and Peter Ginz P ‘20, ‘21 Pam and Martin Glasser P ‘09, ‘11 Sandra A. Springer P ‘25 and Craig G. Gunderson P ‘25 Lauren and Ryan Hebert P ‘31, ‘33 Marie and Alex Hetherington P ‘30 Allan L. Hollis GP ‘23, ‘24, ‘26 Katherine Tsatsanis P ‘23 and Jeffrey Holway P ‘23 Mary Scheimann P ‘11, ‘16, ‘16 and Whit Iglehart P ‘11, 16, 16 Selina and Charles Klewin P ‘26 Helen Clark P ‘26 and John Lee P ‘26 Kristin and Jared Liu P ‘21, ‘23, ‘26 Danielle Mihalko and Edward D. London ‘77 JoAnn and Duncan T. MacLane ‘64 Gretchen Dressel-Matkin P ‘15, ‘18, ‘25 and Ryan Matkin P ‘15, ‘18, ‘25 Lauren Martini P ‘32, 24 and Matthew Mendelsohn P ‘32, ‘34 Ronald Milardo P ‘11 Joan and Matthew Monin P ‘23 Julie O’Connor P ‘24 and Peder Johnsen P ‘24 Stella Pappas GP ‘25 Amy and Brian Reen P ‘26, ‘29, ‘32 Kim and Jesse Rinehart P ‘23, ‘23 Holly and Sean Rotermund P ‘18, ‘22 Linda Springer GP ‘25 Nicole and Matthew Talmadge P ‘21, ‘23, ‘25, ‘28 Tuxis-Ohr’s Fuel, Inc. Benjamin Tyler ‘01 Zheng Xue P ‘32 and Rui Zheng P ‘32 Owl Circle ($250+ ) Anonymous Alicia and David Antman P ‘24, 27 Joanne and Edward Arrandale P ‘14, ‘18, ‘18 Shannah and Gregory Balogh P ‘24 Samantha and David Barney P ‘27 Alvin L. Bess ‘77 Catherine and Charlie Burdge P ‘06, ‘09 Karen Chiaia P ‘16, ‘18 Carlton Fields Jennifer Dattilo P ‘23, ‘25 Alicia Bromfield P ‘20, ‘23 and John Dusza P ‘20, ‘23 Sally and Nat Follansbee GP ‘25, ‘26 Vicky Williams P ‘33 and Tom Gedney P ‘33 Anna and Stephen Giardina P ‘27 Selma Ahmed P ‘21, ‘22, ‘25 and Keith Goodman P ‘21, ‘22, ‘25 Jacqueline Grady P ‘19 Felicia Smith and Travis C. Gulick ‘02 Nancy Hard Stephanie Hart P ‘23, ‘26 The Country School 2022-2023 Report of Giving · 8
Glenn Hartsoe Jr. and Terrie Hartsoe P ‘02, ‘06, ‘11 Cecile ‘97 and Travis Johnson P ’29, ‘32 Trudy Kendrew GP ‘22, ‘26 Kaisa and Sandy Killam GP ‘25, ‘27, ‘29 Lynn and Frank Kling Christine Wang P ‘22, ‘25 and Keith Kowalski P ‘22, ‘25 Margaret and Fredric Leiss P ‘25 Lisa and Morgan MacKay P ‘25 Kaye Maggart GP ‘08, ‘10, ‘18 Allie M. Mascia ‘14 Sally and George Mayer P ‘03 Amy and Casey McGuane P ‘17, ‘22 Renee and Bruce McIntyre Fayne Molloy GP ‘27 Kit Ingui P ‘27 and Geoff Molloy P ‘27 Gavitt A. Woodard P ‘32 and John M. Morton P ‘32 Karen Modesto P ‘24 and Anthony Muyombwe P ‘24 Robert Newbold P ‘04 Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P ‘23, ‘26 Olga Sakharova P ‘21, ‘23 and Nikolai Podoltsev P ‘21, ‘23 Maura Finan P ‘98, ‘04, GP ‘29, ‘31 and Edward Rodriguez GP ‘29, ‘31 Jayme Alambra P ‘27, ‘29 and Peter G. Saad P ‘27, ‘29 Emily Sachar GP ‘ 32, ‘33 Jane S. Shaw P ‘86, ‘90 Susan and John Smith GP ‘25, ‘27, ‘29 Shannon and Peter Smith P ‘25 Barbara and Richard Stahl P ‘99, ‘01, ‘03, ‘04 Susan Cayer Stout P ‘07, ‘11 and Robert G. Stout P ‘07, ‘11 Nicole and Joshua Svitila P ‘22, ‘28 Katherine E. Vetrano P ‘26 Frank Volpe GP ‘32 Supporter Circle (Up To $249) Anonymous (3) AmazonSmile Foundation Sarah H ‘16 and Everett Barber Saundra Shay GP ‘09, 11 and John Barto GP ‘09, ‘11 Sharon and Paul Barton P ‘92, ‘94 Stephen R. Behr Paul Birdsall Mary Lou and Frederick Bonito GP ‘21, ‘23 Peter E. Borgstrom ‘04 Natalie and Thomas Bothwell GP ‘32, ‘34 Box Tops for Education Deetsie and Wilson Bradford P ‘93, ‘96, 00 Beatrice Brett Helen L. Brown P ‘83, ‘88 Shaylyn Bryan Karen S. Rosenthal ‘85 P ‘20, ‘22 and Peter Burch P ‘20, ‘22 Peter Burdge ‘09 Cooper K. Burke ‘21 Lucy R. M. Burke ‘23 John F. Burt ‘71 Jennifer Butler Lana and Peter Cain P ‘01 Regina and Richard Chenel GP ‘25, ‘26, ‘28 Katie and Matt Childs P ‘20, ‘22 Debbie and Jim Cianciolo P ‘00, ‘02, ‘06, ‘09 Elizabeth Lightfoot ‘77 P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12
Mary Ann and William Colbert GP ‘29, ‘34 Mary and Drew Collins P ‘29, ‘33, ‘33 Melissa Ferguson P ‘23, ‘27 and Micah Cormier P ‘23, ‘27 Joseph Coyne ‘15 Maggie Coyne ‘18 Karen and Peter Cummins P ‘94 Samuel Plant C. Dangremond ‘01 Mary Dangremond P ‘01, ‘04 Katie and Gerald Davis ‘74 Elizabeth and Colin Dugan P ‘30 Wendy and Alan Duques GP ‘22, ‘24 Erin and Ryan Duques P ‘22, ‘24 Debbie Young GP ‘22, ‘24 and John Duffy GP ‘22, ‘24 Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson Terry J. Eddy ‘60 Ashley and Adam Eltorai P ‘33 Claudia S. Esposito Eric B. Fabricant ‘99 Megan Warner P ‘23, ‘26 and John Flanagan P ‘23, ‘26 Amy Wasterlain P ‘32, ‘33 and Jordan Flowers P ‘32, ‘33 Lisa and Donald Firke P ‘04, ‘05 Carole and Marin Gagliardi P ‘28 Shannon and Pedro Garcia P ‘28, ‘28, ‘32 Diana and Gary Glassman P ‘04, ‘07, ‘09 Joelle R. Goetz Kimberly Graf P ‘19 Patric and Patricia Gregory P ‘06, ‘08 Jane and Steve Gresham P ‘18 Rebecca and William Halsey Laura Kraly P’ 34 and Noah Haroian P ‘34 Katie E. Hartsoe ‘02 Noah Hastings ‘11 Lonni Helsel Anna and Jeffrey Hladky P ‘22 Jodi and Russell Hodge P ‘22 Jennifer and Jay Hornyak P ‘15, ‘17, ‘21 Caitlin and Christopher Hurtgen Faith and Craig Irwin P ‘05, ‘07 Louise and Evan Jackson P ‘14 Joseph’s Photography, Inc. Caitlin O’Brien P ‘23 and Nathan Kane P ‘23 Eden and Derek Keil P ‘33 Kerri and Kevin Kelly P ‘04, ‘07 Heather and Stephen Kennedy P ‘24 Stacey Koenig Sage Novak and Daniel Kollmer Linda and Barry Konet P ‘92, ‘98 Stacey and Kevin Lafferty P ‘21 Amy and Joseph LaMacchia P ‘28, ‘31 Shari and David Lariviere P ‘25 Helen Clark P ‘26 and John Lee P ‘26 Marie and Leighton Lee P ‘83, GP ‘12, ‘14, ‘22, ‘28 Bethany Wood P ‘09, ‘12 and Bill Leidt P ‘09, ‘12 Madeline R. Leidt ‘12 Carol Lewitt P ‘97, ‘99 Courtney Jaser P ‘33 and Andrew Lindgren-Robertson P ‘33 Deborah A. Line Abigail and Joshua Lipschutz P ‘25 Kate and Raphael Lizcano ‘98 Martha and Donald Lord P ‘04, ‘08, ‘13
Maryam and Mark Lustberg P ‘27 Meg and Daniel Lyons Gretchen MacKenize GP ‘23 Joan Maloney P ‘28 Carol Massey Alexander Massey Nicole and Will McDonough P ‘25, ‘26, ‘28 Laura McDowell GP ‘33 Chelsea and Timothy McNamara P ‘28 Roberta and Walter McNeill GP ‘30 Leslie and Sona McNeill P ‘30 Alyson and Brett Merrill p ‘28, ‘30 Laura and Christopher Milligan P ‘25, ‘26 Alden and James Murphy P ‘02, ‘02 Melissa Naughton Kari and Paul Nelson E. Zeynep P ‘30, 34 and Sacit Omay P ‘30, ‘34 Karen Viggiano P ‘30 and Michael Ouellette P ‘30 Tina and John Pappas Ellen Schnier P ‘20, ‘25 and David Perrotti P ‘20, ‘25 Amy J. Peters Kelly and Steven Pfau P ‘23 Michael Picard P ‘07, ‘10 William H. Pike ‘67 Kathleen W. McNary Pillsbury ‘97 and Mark Pillsbury Adriana Castillo and Joseph Porcaro Heidi and John Presto P ‘08 Karin and James Pyskaty GP ‘22, ‘24 R.J. Julia Booksellers, LLC Cynthia and Peter Richar Liddy Karter and Alex Richardson P ‘11 Lisa and Von Sanborn P ‘23 Joann H. Sandler P ‘05, ‘09 Starr and Philip Sayres Jr. P ‘92, ‘96 Nancy Meneely GP ‘31 and Gary Sepulvado GP ‘31 Adrienne and Greg Sharon P ‘21, ‘24 Abigail and Patrick Sharp P ‘26, ‘28 Emily and Charles Sharp P ‘24 Sindhu Rastan and Adam Shaw ‘86 Violeta and Vadim Sirot P ‘30 Julian and Keith J. Smith Miranda and Robert Spratlen P ‘32 Stacey and Tom Staron P ‘22, ‘26 Susan Strickler ‘65 Teresa and Paul Sullivan Jr. P ‘15, ‘18, ‘18 Lila C. Sullivan ‘18 Meryl C. Sullivan ‘18 Joseph Svitila GP ‘22, ‘28 Felix G. Talmadge ‘28 Maddox L. Talmadge ‘25 Katharine and Harvey Treat Robin and Elpedio Vitale GP ‘32, ‘32 Maura and Jason Wainio P ‘18 Kathy and Prentice Weathers P ‘07, ‘09 Vicki and Ryan Wepler P ‘27, ‘30 Jessica and Craig Wilen P ‘29 Garrett S. Wilkes ‘05 Heidi and Rick Worcester, Jr. P ‘09, ‘11, ‘15 Suzanne Sliker P ‘19, ‘22 and Gerald Zigmont P ‘19, ‘22
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Gifts to the Ensure Our Programs Continue to Grow and In Teacher Endowment For 67 years, Country School teachers have cared for and instructed our most precious commodity–our students. Today, 59 faculty members exude our mission. They make a living and make a life on campus, often wearing hats beyond the classroom–as coaches, as parents, as advisors, as trip leaders, as committee chairs. Academic leadership and teaching delivered by our faculty represent the heart of The Country School and its mission. The school must therefore continue to offer competitive compensation to attract and retain the best educators. This endowment allows us to increase salaries and stipends, bringing us closer to public school compensation and better-endowed independent schools. The Country School provides the finest elementary and middle school experience available, a responsibility that rests on the strength of our faculty. Outstanding teachers immeasurably advance the school’s academic reputation. The Teacher Endowment Fund allows all generations shaped by The Country School to honor teachers. Donors may make a gift in honor or memory of the teachers, staff members and administrators whose impact lives in their hearts. Today, the ability to competitively compensate our valued teachers presents a challenge as costs of living are increasing more quickly than tuition can be increased. Over the past two years, 10 families have come together with gifts to initiate the Endowment Fund for Teachers, hoping to inspire our entire community to make a difference to the teachers who shaped the lives of our alumni and continue to mold the minds of our future alumni. We aim to add $2,650,000 to the Teacher Endowment, with the annual draw earmarked specifically to invest in three key areas for faculty: compensation, professional development, and eventual retirement. Thank you for your vision and support to build this endowment, which inspires teachers to do what they do best—educate our students. Anonymous Gioia Berna P '25, '27, '29 and Jonathan Killam P '25, '27, '29 Katie and Gerald Davis '74 Elizabeth and Colin Dugan P '30 Maria-Paz Echenique-Johnson Joelle R. Goetz Jay and Jennifer Hornyak P '15, '17, '21
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Caitlin and Christopher Hurtgen Lynn and Frank Kling Monika and Maxwell Laurans P '24, '26, '30 Meg and Daniel Lyons Lauren Martini P '32, 24 and Matthew Mendelsohn P '32, '34 Charles and Emily Sharp P '24
Endowment
nvestments in the Future of The Country School David and Marcia MacLane Scholarship Endowment Fund To honor the work and legacy of the late David T. MacLane, The Country School’s first headmaster, and his wife, Marcia, a special scholarship fund was created in 2012. Established by the MacLanes’ son, Duncan ‘64, and his wife, JoAnn, the MacLane Endowment creates learning opportunities for those whose options were previously limited, benefiting both the scholarship recipients and The Country School community as a whole. The David and Marcia MacLane Endowment for Scholarship is a perpetual scholarship fund, tied to the permanent Founders’ Promise Fund. Since its establishment only a decade ago, the fund has grown to $292,000, already helping to educate 16 students who otherwise could not have afforded to attend and become leaders at The Country School and then beyond. We thank all donors who support this fund. Karen Cunningham JoAnn and Duncan T. MacLane '64
Jonathan C. Pober '99 Cindy and Peter Richar
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John Lee Public Speaking Endowment Fund Founded in 2022 in memory of Dr. John Lee and in honor of Dr. Lee’s wife, Sang, and their children, Emma ‘22 and Kai ‘25, the John Lee Public Speaking Endowment Fund celebrates courage at The Country School by securing the delivery of excellent and effective public speaking education. One of The Country School’s Signature Programs, Public Speaking nurtures young leaders to speak comfortably and confidently, assertively, and intentionally, in all arenas of life, to adults and peers, family and strangers. Knowing and using their voices and empathetic listening, our students learn that what they have to say is important and that what others have to say is worth hearing. Country School students learn that successful orators understand and engage their audience in specific ways that can be taught and learned. From our youngest PreSchool learner to our 8th Grade Elmore Leaders, Country School students mature as public speakers through guided and deliberate practice. Through the John Lee Public Speaking Endowment Fund, The Country School broadens delivery of explicit public speaking instruction and develops during school and after-school programming. Auctus Group
Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund Founded in 2022 in appreciation by Dr. David Yuh P ‘22, P ‘22 and Dr. Bonnie Hiatt P ’22, ’22, the Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund is awarded to deserving 6th-8th Grade students who live the mission of our school. The receiving students are leaders in all aspects of our mission and exhibit creativity, a sense of wonder, and intellectual curiosity. Recipients rigorously approach academics and seek to empower their peers to serve the common good–on campus and off. Recipients of The Elizabeth Coyne Scholarship Fund are selected based on need and merit as well as personal promise and their potential to grow as leaders at The Country School. Scholarships are renewed each year that the students are enrolled at The Country School, provided the recipients stay in strong academic standing and demonstrate good citizenship. These Coyne Scholarship recipients contribute significantly to the life of The Country School, creating a stronger overall experience for all students. Elizabeth Lightfoot ‘77 P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 Elizabeth H ‘23 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18 Pam and Martin Glasser P '09, '11
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Joelle R. Goetz Cathy and Victor McGrady P '14, '14 Tina and John Pappas Bonnie Hiatt P ‘22, P ‘22 and David Yuh P ‘22, P ‘22
Founders Promise Fund Inspired by the Burt Family’s generosity to scholarship in the 50th year, the Founders’ Promise Fund for Scholarship Endowment was founded by the Daitch Family during The Country School’s 55th Anniversary to honor the school’s Founders. The Founders’ Promise Fund Endowment is an investment in the future and is an essential component in our mission to provide an education that lasts a lifetime. Gifts to the Founders Promise Fund provide tuition assistance to more than 20% of our students. By assisting the school as we recruit and retain students, it gives more and more children the opportunity to realize their potential, which fulfills the Founders’ vision for the school. We are especially grateful to the following individuals, companies, and foundations that have generously contributed to the Founders’ Promise Fund and its endowments this year, allowing us to continue to offer scholarship assistance to students and their families. Joanne and Edward Arrandale P ‘14, ‘18, ‘18 Helen L. Brown P ‘83, ‘88 Micaela and Michael Darling P ‘28 Judy and Steven Kleinstein P ‘25 Linda and Barry Konet P ‘92, ‘98
Marie and Leighton Lee P ‘83, GP ‘12, ‘14, ‘22, ‘28 Kate and Raphael Lizcano ‘98 Danielle Mihalko and Edward D. London ‘77 Karen Modesto P ‘24 and Anthony Muyombwe P ‘24
Class of 2023 Pavilion Legacy giving is a long-standing tradition at The Country School, as families of the graduating class have come together each year in kindred philanthropy to build upon the vision and generosity of previous classes who built the school that we all enjoy today. As a way to give back to their school, the students of the Class of 2023 came together to make a gift Class of 2023 Endowment and Welcome Pavilion. Class of 2023 Endowment Fund provides long-term financial stability and makes an immediate difference, while at the same time, continuing to secure and provide for the school we care about far into the future. The Welcome Pavilion is strategically placed in the Clark Circle, a gift from the outgoing families to leave a gift to help welcome new families into the school outside the building that houses our youngest students, an embrace across years and, eventually, generations, connecting us all. In addition to the pavilion, the class gift provided the essential landscaping work and the blue stone patio that sits under the pavilion. This space allows students, faculty, families, and admissions visitors a place to gather. This is particularly useful for bad weather during drop-off and pick-up. Thank you, Class of 2023 Parents and Students, for your generosity totaling more than $39,000!
Devri Aronson Keenan Bonito Lucy Burke Maizie Byrne Luca Coletti Michael DeFlippo Emily Dusza Sadie Ferguson-Cormier
Andrew Hally Austin Holway Liam Kane Rosemarie Lee Whitman Liu Spencer MacKenzie Alexander Monin Cole Nelson
Henry Ogeneski Ryan Pfau Eliza Pfeil Ksenia Podoltseva William Reilly Braden Rinehart Cade Rinehart Elizabeth Rogers
Nicolaas Sanborn Nita Schierwater Alexander Schultz Olafur Scott Jacob Sigal
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Heritage Society The Heritage Society was established more than a decade ago in response of the desire of families and individuals close to The Country School to leave a legacy to the support the school in perpetuity. Planned deferred gifts are tax deductible and a sensible way for donors to take care of themselves and then take care of our school. We are grateful to those who have made these gifts to The Country School. For information on how you can make a gift of this type, please contact Jeanette Brooks, Director of Development. John DeFrancis P ‘58* David T. MacLane P ‘63, ‘64*
Starr E. and Phillip C. Sayres P ‘92, ‘96 Charles Twichell*
* deceased
Gifts in Honor of, in Memory of, in Celebration of Gifts made in celebration of the important people in your life is an exemplary way to support The Country School and honor these special individuals. Thank you to those donors who have made these types of gifts in honor and/or in memory of the persons listed below. in Honor of
Peter Burdge Maggie E. Coyne John D. Fixx Hudson J. Flowers Vera A. Flowers Joelle R. Goetz Robert McGee
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In Memory of Anthony Capaccio Helen Davis Julia L. Nicoletti
In Celebration of Amilia and Milan Cieslak-Tochigi Nancy Hard Colin Higginson Stephanie Johnson Whitman A. Liu Eliza J. Pfeil Luke T. Schupp
Alumni Giving
Our alumni graduate when they are in their early teens; yet, they remember The Country School in their philanthropy many years later. For this, we are most appreciative and grateful for your support! 1960s and 1970s Alvin L. Bess '77 John F. Burt '71 S. Jeffrey Burt '61, P '00, '03 Terry R. Byrnes '60 and James J. Byrnes Elizabeth Lightfoot ‘77 P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 Katie and Gerald Davis '74 Terry J. Eddy '60 Danielle Mihalko and Edward D. London '77 JoAnn and Duncan T. MacLane '64 William H. Pike '67 Susan E. Strickler '65 1980s and 1990s Matt Murphy ‘98 Jessica and Jordan Katz ‘99 Kate and Raphael Lizcano ‘98 Kathleen W. McNary Pillsbury ‘97 and Mark Pillsbury Jonathan C. Pober ‘99 Sindhu Rastan and Adam Shaw ‘86
2000s Peter E. Borgstrom ‘04 Peter Burdge ‘09 Samuel Plant C. Dangremond ‘01 Felicia Smith and Travis Gulick ‘02 Katie E. Hartsoe ‘02 Charlie Robertson ‘01 Benjamin Tyler ‘01 Garrett S. Wilkes ‘05 2010s and 2020s Devri Aronson ‘23 Keenan Bonito ‘23 Cooper Burke ‘21 Lucy Burke ‘23 Maizie Byrne ‘23 Luca Coletti ‘23 Joseph Coyne ‘15 Maggie Coyne ‘18 Michael DeFlippo ‘23 Emily Dusza ‘23 Sadie Ferguson-Cormier ‘23 Andrew Hally ‘23 Austin Holway ’23 Liam Kane ‘23
Rosemarie Lee ‘23 Madeline R. Leidt ‘12 Whitman Liu ‘23 Spencer MacKenzie ‘23 Allie M. Mascia ‘14 Alexander Monin ‘23 Cole Nelson ‘23 Henry Ogeneski ‘23 Ryan Pfau ‘23 Eliza Pfeil ‘23 Ksenia Podoltseva ‘23 William Reilly ‘23 Braden Rinehart ‘23 Cade Rinehart ‘23 Elizabeth Rogers ‘23 Nicolaas Sanborn ‘23 Nita Schierwater ‘23 Alexander Schultz ‘23 Olafur Scott ‘23 Jacob Sigal ‘23 Lila C. Sullivan ‘18 Meryl C. Sullivan ‘18 Felix Talmadge ‘28 Maddox L. Talmadge ‘25 The Country School 2022-2023 Report of Giving · 15
Gifts-in-Kind
Along with monetary contributions to help close the gap between tuition income and operating expenses, The Country School receives many goods and services that enrich the educational experience of students, improve the campus, and contribute to our fundraisers. These gifts-in-kind, although not monetary, positively impact the operating budget because they allow us to shift funds to areas where most needed. We thank all donors who contributed to The Country School in this manner during the course of this school year. Anonymous The Adventure Park at Storrs Amarone Restaurant Backstage Dance Center Shannah and Gregory Balogh P ‘24 Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff P ‘30 and Benjamin Barnes P ‘30 Skylar Bartels The Blake Hotel Natalie and Thomas Bothwell GP '32, '34 Brandon Byrne and Shannon Byrne P '24 Card My Yard Celtic Healing Arts
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Cilantro Specialty Foods Nichole Cipriano Christine and Alexander Coassin Connecticut Science Center CT River Media Beth H ‘23 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18 Micaela and Michael Darling P '28 Mary Didiuk P '22, '24 and Andrew Duffy P '22, '24 Eli's Branford Claudia S. Esposito Essex Steam Train and Riverboat Liza and John Fixx P '06
Foxon Park Beverages, Inc. Fringe Salon Anna and Stephen Giardina P '27 Joelle R. Goetz Gouveia Vineyards Yvonne and Kevin Grimes Sandra A. Springer P '25 and Craig G. Gunderson P '25 Mary and Daniel Hally P '23, '25 Laurie and Jonathan Harder Hartford Athletic Hartford Yard Goats Handlavet Healing Salt Cave and Wellness Spa Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33 Melissa and Eric Hill P '27, '29 Homeward Collective Hotel Commonwealth Junk-2-Junque Robert D. Kohen Monika and Maxwell Laurans P '24, '26, '30 Margaret and Fredric Leiss P '25 Laura Bothwell P '32, 34 and Darrick Li P '32, 34 Deborah A. Line Litchfield Distillery Little Tents and Events, LLC Madison Flower Shop and Garden Center Marco's Pizzaria Allie M. Mascia '14 Gretchen Dressel-Matkin P '15, '18, '25 and Ryan Matkin P '15, '18, '25 Cathy and Victor McGrady P '14, '14 Madeleine McGrath P '28, '30, '34 and Patrick McGahan P '28, '30, '34 Leslie and Sona McNeill P '30 Amy Lomartire P '30, '32 and Bryan Meriam P '30, '32 Mix Design Store Kit Ingui P '27 and Geoff Molloy P '27 Oliver K. Molloy '27
Moonshots New Haven Symphony Orchestra Orangetheory Fitness Karen Viggiano P '30 and Michael Ouellette P '30 Page Hardware & Appliance Company Danielle and Robert Paolucci P '27 Amy J. Peters Petite Pilates Project Oceanology Ryan Quinn R. J. Julia Booksellers, LLC Rain Wellness Spa Raven's Wing Yoga Jayme Alambra P '27, '29 and Peter G. Saad P '27, '29 Sheila and Jeffrey Salkin P '06, '08, '10, '16 Shag Salon Lisa and Von Sanborn P '23 Kate Stafford P ‘24 and Oliver Schupp P '24 Nicole Secondino Abigail and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28 Stacey and Tom Staron P '22, '26 Caitlin Loomis P '28, '30 and David Stitelman P '28, '30 Teresa and Paul Sullivan Jr. P '15, '18, '18 Susan Roberts Jewelry Swish Taken for Granite Nicole and Matt Talmadge P '21, '23, '25, '28 Tamara Cypress Two Roads Brewing Company Van Wilgen's Garden Centers Katherine E. Vetrano P '26 Vicki and Ryan Wepler P '27, '30 Yale's Investments Office Kathleen and Chris Zane P '10, '12, '14 Zheng Xue P '32 and Rui Zheng P '32 Suzanne Sliker P '19, '22 and Gerald Zigmont P '19, '22
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Spring Soiree & Auction The Kentucky Derby Party Auction and Fundraiser, chaired by Kate Vetrano P ‘26, Shannon Byrne P ‘23, ‘24, and Tim McNamara P ‘28, was held at the Guilford Yacht Club with trustees, former trustees, current and past parents, teachers, and alumni in attendance. Competitive bidding began with the kickoff of the online auction and culminated with a lively auction. Countless volunteer hours and generous donations helped raise nearly $92,000 for the Annual Fund and Teacher Endowment. Anonymous (6) James Goodman P '21, '22, '25 and Selma Ahmed P '21, '22, '25 Francesca and Michael Allegra P '32, 34 Hallie and Isaak Aronson P '23, '25 Joanne and Edward Arrandale P '14, '18, '18 Shannah and Gregory Balogh P '24 Aleagia Mercer-Falkoff P '30 and Benjamin Barnes P '30 Hadley Haslegrave P ‘33 and Matthew Barnes P ‘33 Samantha and David Barney P '27 Stephen R. Behr Mary Lou and Frederick Bonito GP '21, '23 Natalie and Thomas Bothwell GP '32, '34 Betty and Joseph Brito GP '29 Meghana Rao-Brito P ‘29 and Joseph Brito P ‘29 Shaylyn Bryan S. Jeffrey Burt '61, P '00, '03 Brandon Byrne and Shannon Byrne P '24 Claudia Califano P '22, '26 Carly and Matthew Callahan P '20, '22 Carlton Fields Adriana Castillo Regina and Richard Chenel GP '25, '26, '28 Karen Chiaia P '16, '18 Aya Cieslak-Tochigi P '31 and Mateusz Cieslak P '31 Amelia and Brian Clark P '27, '32 Elizabeth Lightfoot ‘77 P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 and Nick Clements P ‘05, ‘07, ‘08, ‘12 Sarah and Richard Colbert P '29, 34 Felicia Cuomo P '16, '18, '23 and David Coletti P '16, '18, '23 Andrea and Timothy Collins GP '29, '33, '33 Mary and Drew Collins P '29, '33, '33 Beth H ‘23 and Brendan Coyne P '15, '18 Mary Dangremond P '01, '04 Samuel Plant C. Dangremond '01 Micaela and Michael Darling P '28 Jennifer Dattilo P '23, '25 Erin and Ralph DeBiasi P '29 Linda and Paul Dietrich GP '24, '28 Mary Didiuk P '22, '24 and Andrew Duffy P '22, '24 Claudia S. Esposito Alise and Jim Ferency P '24
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Liza and John Fixx P '06 Amy Wasterlain P '32, '33 and Jordan Flowers P '32, '33 Shayna Cunningham P '25, '26, '29 and James Freeman P '25, '26, '29 Shannon and Pedro Garcia P '28, '28, '32 Maryelizabeth and John Gedney GP '33 Victoria Williams and Thomas Gedney Patric and Patricia Gregory P '06, '08 Nancy Hard Felicia Smith and Travis C. Gulick '02 Stephanie Hart P '23, '26 Lauren and Ryan Hebert P '31, '33 Karen and William Hellenbrand GP '27, '29 Chris Hill GP '27, '29 Melissa and Eric Hill P '27, '29 Allan L. Hollis GP '23, '24, '26 Jay and Jennifer Hornyak P '15, '17, '21 Caitlin and Christopher Hurtgen Stephanie and Philip Johnson P '08, '10, '18 Cecile and Travis Johnson P'29, '32 Lauragene Lyons P '99, '01 and Lee Katz P '99, '01 Sage Novak and Daniel Kollmer Christine Wang P '22, '25 and Keith Kowalski P '22, '25 Sang Kwok P '22, '25 Stacey and Kevin Lafferty P '21 Shari and David Lariviere P '25 Monika and Maxwell Laurans P '24, '26, '30 Helen Clark P '26 and John Lee P '26 Alexandra and James Lee P '32 Margaret and Fredric Leiss P '25 Laura Bothwell P ‘32, 34 and Darrick Li P ‘32, 34 Deborah A. Line Abigail and Joshua Lipschutz P '25 Amy Lomartire P '30, '32 and Bryan Meriam P '30, '32 Lisa and Morgan MacKay P '25 Joan Maloney P '28 Lauren Martini P '32, 24 and Matthew Mendelsohn P '32, '34 Allie M. Mascia '14 Alexander Massey Carol Massey Nicole and Will McDonough P '25, '26, '28
Laura McDowell GP '33 Cathy and Vic McGrady P '14, '14 Madeleine McGrath P '28, '30, '34 and Patrick McGahan P '28, '30, '34 Chelsea and Timothy McNamara P '28 Alyson and Brett Merrill P '28, '30 Laura and Christopher Milligan P '25, '26 Ki Ingui P '27 and Geoff Molloy P '27 Gavitt A. Woodard P ‘32 and John M. Morton P ‘32 Melissa Naughton Danielle and Robert Paolucci P '27 Ellen Schnier P '20, '25 and David Perrotti P '20, '25 Jessica and Patrick Pfeil P '23, '26 Adriana Castillo and Joseph Porcaro Karin and James Pyskaty GP '22, '24 Amy and Brian Reen P '26, '29, '32 Kristen and Charlie Robertson P '33 Jayme Alambra P '27, '29 and Peter G. Saad P '27, '29 Kristin and Sepehr Sajjad P '32
Kate Stafford P’24 and Oliver Schupp P '24 Abigail and Patrick Sharp P '26, '28 Shoreline Psychiatry LLC Alicia and Benjamin Sigal P '23, '25 Lisa and Chip Sinclair P '24 Jennifer and Timothy Smith P '25 Miranda and Robert Spratlen P '32 Linda Springer GP '25 Stacey and Tom Staron P '22, '26 Joseph Svitila GP '22, '28 Benjamin Tyler '01 Katherine E. Vetrano P '26 Frank Volpe GP '32 Jessica and Craig Wilen P '29 Kathleen and Chris Zane P '10, '12, '14
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Country School’s Mission & Statement on Diversity The Country School honors our students’ creativity, sense of wonder, and intellectual curiosity. Our integrated curriculum aligns rigorous academics with a commitment to character and leadership development. We nurture every student’s unique role in the community, empowering each to serve the common good. Graduates of The Country School face the future with confidence and an education that lasts a lifetime. Guided by our mission statement, we affirm that inclusion and equity are essential to our caring community and exist as natural components of our educational program. Understanding diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives promotes the kindness, respect, and responsibility that we build in and beyond our classrooms. Developing empathy allows us to embrace our common humanity by respecting all individuals for who they are. Country School students are leaders and listeners who, through their compassionate actions, can change the world.