Interim Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing JENNIFER CLEARY
Director of Admissions & Financial Aid KAREN DISPENZIERE
Director of Athletics SCOTT DOBBS
Director of Technology KEVIN GRIESHABER
Director of Advancement
SARAH QUINN CLAUSEN
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations KRISTEN RUGEL
Head of the Upper School
VIRGINIA P. SAVAGE
Head of the Lower School ASHLEY TABOR
Director of Community Connections & Belonging CYMONE WILLIAMSON
EDITORIAL STAFF
Director of Advancement
SARAH QUINN CLAUSEN
Interim Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing and Associate Director of Visual Brand Strategy
JENNIFER CLEARY
Advancement Associate BLAIR PACK
Digital Marketing Associate MELISSA WEBBER
The Peck School Mission Statement
The Peck School inspires students to learn rigorously, grow in character, and lead healthy, productive, and principled lives.
The Peck School does not discriminate in the admission process, its scholarship programs, or in the administration of its other programs, or policies on the basis of characteristics or conditions, such as creed, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.
With Gratitude
DEAR PECK COMMUNITY,
With deep appreciation, we present The Peck School’s Annual Report for 2023-2024. This report is a testament to the unwavering commitment and support of individuals and organizations that champion Peck’s mission to inspire students to learn rigorously, grow in character, and lead healthy, productive, principled lives through their generosity of resources and time.
A key philanthropic achievement last year was the successful completion of the Athletic Fields Renovation Project. Thanks to our generous community, we exceeded our $4.3 million goal, enabling us to transform our playing fields, improve the student-athlete experience, enhance spectator amenities, and increase community access. This project benefits everyone—from students and parents, to grandparents and alumni. We look forward to an official opening celebration in Spring 2025.
Due to the generous support from alumni, parents, grandparents, faculty, foundations, and friends, the 2023-24 Peck Fund, our annual giving program, exceeded $1.2 million. This funding impacts our students, faculty, and the daily Peck experience. A gift to The Peck Fund strengthens programming, equips faculty with the tools necessary for high-level student learning both inside and outside the classroom, and lays a foundation for alumni success.
We are also proud of our progress on an important endowment initiative. Established in the spring of 2021, The Community Connections and Belonging Endowment Fund supports Peck’s ongoing efforts to create a culture of inclusion and belonging for all Peck students, families, faculty, and staff—past, present, and future. This endowment funds a full-time director position, professional development, programming, and financial aid. Thanks to a transformational gift from Rachel and Tom Cortese P ’28, ’30, ’33, along with the generosity of our community, we have raised about $2 million toward our $3 million goal to continue this vital work in perpetuity.
Throughout the year, Parents Association (PA) volunteers invest countless hours in serving and strengthening the Peck community. Under the leadership of President Niki Robbins, the PA contributed $227,500 through fundraising efforts to support faculty grants, the Peck endowment, financial aid, enhancements to the Lower School Science Lab, faculty recruitment and retention, and the Athletic Center Locker Rooms. We are deeply grateful to each and every volunteer for sharing their time and talents with our community.
Our community’s generosity enables Peck to thrive and continue providing an exceptional educational experience for our students. On behalf of Peck students, faculty, and staff, we thank you for your support.
With gratitude,
Andrew C. Delinsky Head of School
Souren Ouzounian Chair, Board of Trustees
New Trustees for 2024-25
MELISSA BARTOLI P’20, ’22, ’24
Melissa has volunteered extensively during her time as a parent at both Peck and The Pingry School. She has been a leadership volunteer at Peck, serving two years on The Peck School Parents Association (PA) Executive Board, first as Vice President and then President of the PA and ex-officio member of The Peck School Board of Trustees in 2019-2020. She was a member of the Peck Promise Capital Campaign Steering Committee, the Peck Uniform Committee and has served as a Peck Fund Class Chair and Peck Admissions volunteer for most of her time as a parent at Peck. Melissa co-chaired the No Place Like Peck PA fundraiser in 2022 and served as Class Parent, Community Service co-chair, and Decor co-chair for the PA. She served as the President of The Pingry School Parents’ Association (PSPA) and as a member of The Pingry School Board of Trustees for the 2023-2024 academic year, Melissa has served the last three years on the PSPA Executive Board at Pingry and as a Pingry Fund and Pingry Admissions volunteer.
Melissa has been a member of the Turning Leaves fundraiser committee at Preschool Advantage in Morristown since 2020 along with serving as a former child committee member at Preschool Advantage in 2021. Before becoming a full-time volunteer, Melissa attended Fordham University, was a parenting contributor for the online publication Chatham Patch, and previously worked in real estate marketing at W&M Properties (now Empire State Realty Trust) in New York.
JORDAN BRUGG P’30
Jordan is the Global Head of Private Equity for Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search and management consulting firm. In this capacity, he oversees approximately one-third of the Firm’s business, spanning over 50 practice areas that serve private investors and their portfolio companies across 70 offices in over 30 countries. Prior to this position, Jordan led Spencer Stuart’s Industrial Practice in North America. Over his more than 20 years with the Firm, he has helped start a number of new service lines, specialty practices, and offices, most notably the founding of the Washington, DC office and the launch of the Firm’s Succession Planning consulting business.
Outside of Jordan’s management responsibilities, he is also a member of the Firm’s CEO and Board Practice and is a recognized expert on board governance and broader areas of Human Capital designed to accelerate the performance of individuals and teams. He has led more than 300 CEO search and CEO succession plans for both publicly traded and investorbacked enterprises. Jordan has been a contributor to several best-selling books and authored numerous articles on the subject of CEO performance, and is frequently cited in media, namely the Wall Street Journal and other leading business publications on the subject of leadership.
He previously served on the Board of Advanced Service Solutions, and on the Committee on Development, Alumni, and Community Relations for the Lafayette College Board of Trustees. He and his wife Maria are actively involved in the Summit Area YMCA and Kent Place School, and Jordan has also been serving on the Peck School Finance Committee.
EMILY DINGLE P’27, ’30
Emily and her husband, Howie, are parents to two Peck students, Griffin and Lydia. Since joining the Peck community six years ago, Emily has served in various roles within the Parents Association, including Co-Chair for Peck’s Fall Festival in 2022, Treasurer of FFP in 2021, and Class Basket Chair for the Annual Fundraiser in 2022 and 2023. Additionally, Emily has volunteered as a Parent Ambassador, Class Parent, and Chair of the Swap Shop.
Following her decision to set aside full-time teaching to care for her family, Emily became an active volunteer at her children’s nursery school, serving on several committees, as a class parent, and as a substitute teacher. Emily has a passion for education and is excited to further dedicate her time and energy to the Peck PA as PA President for the 2024-2025 school year. Emily and her family live in New Vernon.
FENGMING (DANIEL) YU P’27, ’29
Daniel has operated his family business since 2012. The family business has a diversified management portfolio in real estate, private equity markets, and multi-brand restaurant franchises with territories in New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Daniel pursued higher education at the University of Delaware, graduating in 2013 with an Outstanding Award in a master’s program in Hospitality Business Management.
Daniel resides in New Vernon with his wife, Amber, and children Becky (‘27) and Calvin (‘29).
ANAR SHAH P’29, ’32
Anar is a proud parent to Rajan (’29), Kiran (’32), and Tejas (3 years old). She and her husband, Dr. Amish Patel, live in Madison where they are joyfully raising their three children. She completed middle and high school at The Ranney School, a K-12 independent school in Tinton Falls, NJ. She graduated from Harvard University in 2006 with a BA in Neuroscience. Thereafter, she received her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, while concurrently obtaining an MBA from Rutgers Business School. Anar then moved to New York City to complete her residency in Emergency Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital, serving as Chief Resident during her final year. She was hired as an Attending Physician at Mount Sinai Hospital and served as the Assistant Director of the Emergency Department for the next four years. Just before the birth of their second child, Anar and Amish moved back to New Jersey.
Anar joined the faculty at Morristown Medical Center in 2019, where she is a full-time Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and is the Medical Director of the Geriatric Emergency Department. Anar’s academic interests span geriatric-focused care, clinical operations, patient satisfaction, clinical research, and medical education. Anar is a member of the departmental peer-review board and serves as an educator and mentor to both medical students and residents. She is a faculty supervisor for the elective in Social Medicine, in which she guides resident activities that focus on equity and promoting the importance of social context within the practice of emergency care. Anar enjoys fostering the next generation of young talent; serving as an alumni interviewer for Harvard College admissions and for residency applicants in her clinical department.
The Peck Fund
The Peck Fund’s Family of Funds allows donors the ability to designate their gift to the area of the Peck experience which they find most inspirational, or where the need is greatest. These funds represent the most fundamental and mission-driven elements of The Peck School program.*
The Peck Fund’s Family of Funds continues to inspire our donors to contribute annually to the area(s) of greatest interest to them.
UNRESTRICTED: 30%
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT: 1% FINANCIAL AID: 1%
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & ATHLETICS: 2%
FINE & PERFORMING ARTS: 1% WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST: 46%
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED: 19%
*Annual giving through the Family of Funds supports faculty and students through the school’s operating budget. Should designated contributions exceed a fund’s budgeted limit, the school directs the use of such funds to the Area of Greatest Need.
Annual Giving 10-Year History
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ANNUAL GIVING BY CONSTITUENCY
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES: 1% CURRENT
FRIENDS & FORMER FACULTY: 1%
FACULTY, STAFF, & ADMIN: 1% FOUNDATIONS: 3%
GRANDPARENTS & FORMER GRANDPARENTS: 8%
2023-2024 EXPENSES
2023-2024 REVENUE
2023-2024 CONTRIBUTIONS
It is with much gratitude that we thank those who have helped build the school’s strong foundation and those who help lead us confidently into the future. With more than $1,244,037 raised for the 2023-2024 Peck Fund annual giving program, our community is very proud to acknowledge the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and matching gift companies who are committed to ensuring an exceptional experience for Peck students every day.
ALL DONORS TO THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL FUND
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Claire M. Abbott ’70
Carter (Marsh) Abbott ’89 and Jamison Abbott
Neilson Abeel ’54
Shirley and Jack Aboulafia
Mary M. Ace
Amina and Raza Ahmed
Allyson and John Aiello
Sadie Albertyn
Linda and Richard Alderson
Georgina and Anthony Alexandre
Laura & Harvey Alpert Charitable Foundation
Mariana De Lucas Arbiza and Nelson Ambrogio
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
Christine and Roberto Andrade
Stathis Andris
Jessica Angelo
Kimberly Apgar
Mely Arias
Sasha Armant
NaTishia and Dipo Aromire
Jane Attah
Elizabeth Attias
Denis Avila
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Marianna Johnson Baker ’58
Claire Baldwin
Gregory J. Ballanco ’07
Bank of America
Matching Gifts Program
Susan E. Barba ’89
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
Alexis R. Bartoli ’20
Dylan H. Bartoli ’22
Carley Barton
BASF Corporation
Tracy Dana Battaglini ’99
Bayles Boat Shop
Scott Beil
Elizabeth S. Belasic
Laura and Gregory Bendelius
Nancy and Ronald Bendelius
Kelsey C. and James G. Bennett ’67
Suzanne (Sweeney) Berlacher ’01
Ketki and Vikram Bhat
Annie and Bogdan Bienko
Alicia and Patrick Biggs
Barbara Birdsall
Amy and Tom Birrittella
BlackRock Matching Gifts Program
Vic and Ray Blanco
Tracy and Michael Block
BNY Mellon
Samantha (Hall) Boggs ’96 and Hamilton Boggs
Nichole Bolio
Benjamin J. Bollinger ’13
Anne and Marco Bornia
Katrina and Jamal Boyd
Megan Boyle
Sophie Brady
Heather and Elliot Braun
Stacey and Anthony Breaks ’90
Joan and Edward Bromage
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Naz Dastgir and Geoffrey Brounell
Emily and Bobby Brown
Catherine and Douglas V. Brown
Susan and William Bruen
Andrew W. Bruen ’03
Alan Brugg
Maria and Jordan Brugg
Allison and Richard Brunhouse
Katherine and Joseph Bruno
Michelle and Robert Bruno
Ariadna and Victor Bultó
Heather Burchfield
Mark Butler ’99
Rosalie (Warren) Byard ’52
Colleen Caden
Mary Calabria
Lawrence Callahan
Brian Cargo
Eleanore and John Carifa
Sharon Ng and David Carlo
Chelsey and Michael Carr
Paula and William Carroll
Kevin Carter
Laura Caruso
Erik M. W. Caspersen ’84
Roslyn Estrada and Ernest Ceberio
Erin and Christopher Ceder
Margaret and Ronald Ceder
Cento Fine Foods
Sharon Cepeda
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Claire Chamberlain
Jean (Marckwald) Chapin ’52
Lichu and Chieh Yuan Chen
Yumin and James Chen
Chen Zhang and Kent Cheng
Ashley and Evert Christensen
Madison and Edward Chu
Yee and Wah Chu
Chase M. Cignarella ’22
Candice Cirilo
Aimee Lagos and Lee Clay
Cheryl and Jim Cleary
Charles P. Coggeshall ’60
Amy L. Cohen
Andy Cohen
Roy Benjamin Cohen
Morgan and Kevin Coleman
Yiza Soto and Rodney Coleman
Nicole (Humick) Colson ’95
Keeneh and Robert Comizio
Keeneh G. Comizio ’10
Taylor J. Comizio ’11
Kirby A. Comizio ’12
Chet T. Comizio ’14
Keely G. Comizio ’17
Dyana and Sean Conroy
ALL DONORS TO THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL FUND
Mary (Nettleton) Coogan ’49
Kathey A. Coombs
Jennifer Cleary and Matthew Corica
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Nicole and Timothy Coughlin
Carol A. Cowan ’65
Elizabeth and Chris Cox
Christine and Robert Coyne
Jennifer G. Coyne ’14
Nicole and Sean Crawford
John B. Crosby ’19
Colette and James Cross
Emily (Simon) Crystal ’03 and Matthew Crystal
Tianen Jia and Haosheng Cui
Stewart L. Cutler ’71
Sushmita Sharma and Anil Dadheech
Margo and John Dana ’69
Nishita and Amit Datwani
Aldys (Chapman) Davis ’50
Michele and Simon de Burgh Codrington
Diann Deal
Marie and Benjamin Del Vento
Mary Ann and Matthew Del Vento
Matthew D. Del Vento ’22
Julie and Andrew Delinsky
Barbara and Stephen Delinsky
France and Brian Delle Donne
Anita and Dean Dent
Elouse Desir
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Christa and Ryan Dewey
Dina and Patrick Dibre
Sue and Donald Diebold
Christina Dietz
Emily and Howie Dingle
Karen Dispenziere
Patricia Dodge
Molly and Kevin Donnelly
Frances and John Downing
Cynthia and Robert Doyle ’57
Dubel & Associates, LLC
Karen and John Dubel
Virginia and L. John Dughi
Dawn Duncan
Alina Dunker-Ware
Nichol duPont ’69
Elizabeth and Dean Durling
Priscilla and Denis Dwyer
Lorena and Edward Eaton
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Morgan R. Edell ’22
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Jenna and James Elliott
Estee Lauder
Kathryn Faber
Nancy (Niles) Faesy ’52
Amanda and Robert Falk
Justin Faugno
Mary Faugno
Lauren Faugno-Speck
Elisabet and Arthur Faulkner
Hap and Geren Fauth
Susan E. Faux ’80
Claire and Mahdi Fawzi
Judy and David Feldman
Julie and Mat Feldman
Jo Anna and Brian Fellon
Susan (Nichols) Ferriere ’65
Bella Ferriso
Caileigh Finnegan
Janine Finnegan
Wanda Fiorini
Rachel and Michael Fishkin
Amy and James Fleming
Cheryle and Kevin Fleming
Noel and Kim Foley
Carolyn and Edward Foley ’85
Julia Forbes
Sara and Eric Forman
Brian Fox
The Frelinghuysen Foundation
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
Louisine Frelinghuysen ’98
Cheryl and Garrett Friedman
Katherine H. Fritts ’77
Frank Fritts ’86
Jean G. Fritts-Eskenazi ’78
Sunny Wang and Keith Frohnhoefer
David Frothingham
Agata and Alexander Fung
John C. Galbraith ’71
Jennifer and Fenwick Garvey
Marilyn and Robert Gellert
Mona (Mennen) Gibson ’83 and Jonathan W. Gibson ’84
Kathleen and James Gilbert
Eve A. Gilbert ’16
Christine and Michael Gilfillan
Elisabeth C. Gilfillan ’16
Michael T. Gilfillan ’10
Natalie C. Gilfillan ’15
Patrick T. Gilfillan ’13
Karen and Michael Giuliano
Lorraine Glasser
Kristen and Sean Glasser
Alexandra and Mark Goggin ’82
Tania and Edison Gomez
Carolyn Cutler Goodman ’57
Patricia and Richard Gordon
Jenny and Rahul Goyal
August K. Goyal ’21
John O. Grier ’15
Kevin Grieshaber
Katherine (Corrigan) Griff ’99 and Conor Griff
Marissa and Robert Grossberg
Sebastian Guerrero
Jason Guss
Megan and Nathaniel Hackett
Elizabeth and Paul Hackett
Sook May Ong and Marios Hadjieleftheriou
Megan and John Hagerty
Krista Haley ’91
Elizabeth (Dougherty) Halle ’70
Janet and John Hanlon
Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III
Hope (Phillips) Hazen ’56
Elizabeth (Abeles) Heald ’57 and William H. Heald
The Healey Family Foundation
Meg and Thomas Healey
Sarah and James Heck
Mary and Patrick Hennessy
Catherine and Richard Herbst
Ebony Herring
Martha and James Higgins
Palmer R. Higgins ’02
Ruchika and Ajay Hira
Pendered and Robert Hoffman
Nina and Todd Hohman
Iren and Erno Hollo
Alice Holt
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Peyton (Chapman) Horne ’54
Brooke Worthington ’96 and Matthew Houk
Pat Houlihan
Noel (Kemmerer) Howe ’90 and Christopher Howe
Tae and Eric Huang
Huff Family
Alexandra A. Huff ’10
Jake W. Huff ’06
Nancy and Thomas Humick
John T. Humphries ’11
Ipsen NA
Hanna and King Jang
Carlos Jara
Luichi Jara
Jiayin Wang and Shaohua Jia
Cathy and Richard Johnson
Allison and Michael Kafka
Shannon and Peter Karches
Keith Kasper ’72
Sage Katakura
Tracy Keane
Rita R. Keazer ’12
Cynnie and Peter Kellogg
Patty and Bill Kelly
Kirstin and Tim Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kennedy
Katheryn Kennedy
Alexander Keyes Jr. ’65
Anthony A. Keyes ’63
Anna and Vadim Khidekel
Anne and Sam Kim
Julie Ha and Won Kim
Sue and Philip Kim ’90
Hetty and Achilles Kintiroglou
Ashley and Victor Kipiani Sr.
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Adrienne and S. Dillard Kirby ’73
J. W. Kirby Jr. ’08
Karen and Jeff Kirby ’76
F. Morgan Kirby IV ’07
Samuel S. Kirby ’14
Noelle and Chad Kirchner
Elise (McLean) Klarberg ’97
Cindy Wang and Alan Kong
Carolyn and John Kowalik
Mark C. Kowalik ’12
Surabhi Kouraw and Amit Kumar
Bridget and Richard LaBar
Chris Holle and Jack Lagos
Scott Laird
LeeAnne and Richard Lan
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan ’98 and Travis Lan
Edmund G. Langhorne ’49
John LaRosa
Lily and Gerald Lee
Kelle and Mark R. Leonhard
Ellen Levine
Valerie and Christopher Librizzi
A.J. Licameli
Lawrence Litwin
Lisa and Salvatore LoBiondo
Salvatore LoBiondo ’12
Nancy Lombardo
Susan Longenecker
Liz and James Loonam
Cathy Lopez
Gabriella Lopez
Aly and Kenneth M. Lopian ’01
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Joanne and Nicholas Losavio
Colleen Loughman
Sarah and Timothy Loveday
Jessica and Jonathan Lubow ’81
Ginny and Brian Lysiak
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73 and Thomas H. MacCowatt
Margaret F. MacCowatt ’10
Katie and Patrick Machir
Susan (Marckwald) Mackay ’54
Christie (Thebault) Maguire ’03 and Frank Maguire
PARTICIPATION MATTERS!
Jacynthe Mailly
Amy and Peter Malin ’65
Gail and Paul Mandel
Lisa Markman-Pithers
Denise Marone
Liron and Anthony Marone
Heather and Patrick Marotta
Daniela Accurso and Michael Marrello
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
David Marshall
Kirk and Stuart Materne
Kirk Materne III ’89
Lisa and Glenn Mathus
Fran and Stephen Matson
Austin K. Mau ’22
Franklin K. Mau ’19
Peter Maytham ’46
Kate and Michael McBride
Alexis Van Der Sterre and Ron McCormick
Jordan McGinley ’14
Lisa and Vincent McInerney
Laurelle A. McInerney ’06
Melissa and Robert McKeon
Kimberly and Marshall McLean ’94
Wm. Fishwick McLean ’92
Allison and Matthew McMahon
JT McMillen
Whether you are increasing your annual giving donation or contributing for the very first time, every gift matters. We rely on the support of all our constituencies to provide the necessary funds to facilitate learning. The Peck Fund dollars are used every day, in every way, to maintain the standard of excellence that makes The Peck School unique.
ALL DONORS TO THE 2023-2024 ANNUAL FUND
Susan and Robert McMullan
Gail McNamee
Jeremy T. Medina ’56
Courtney E. Meehan ’96
Ryan J. Meehan ’03
Christina and Keith Melchionni
Bill Metcalfe
Betsy (Shirley) Michel ’55
Jason L. Michel ’83
Katherine B. Michel ’85
Doris and Gary Miller
Annie and Robert Mitnick
Maribel and Bradley Mohr
Elizabeth Monkemeier
Sara Montijo
Mary Ann and Craig Moore
Patricia and Mark Morgan
Lauren (Worthington) Morse ’94 and Robert Morse
Sarah Morse
Irene and Mark Mortensen
Sarah A. Moseson ’13
Jennifer and Frederick Moss
Sarah-Louise Moss ’07
William F. Moss ’10
Hunter F. Moss ’16
Viviana Arias and Orlando Muñoz
Melanie Munoz ’25
John Murray †
Gwyneth K. Murray-Nolan ’91
Sheila and Hari Nadiminti
Christa and Charles Nees
Theresa and James Nelson
Andrea (Bostain) Nelson ’70
James B. Nelson ’86
Edward Nettleton ’74
Neuberger Berman
Kirsten and Stephen Neville
John A. Niles ’49
Alastair J. M. Norton ’06
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Ashley and John O’Connor
Patricia C. O’Connor
Jennifer (Gaffney) Oken ’83
Cameron E. O’Mara ’94
Jeanne O’Mara
Cathy and J. Michael O’Neal
Adrienne Shiffman and Hart Orenstein
Julie O’Rourke
Jessica and Antonio Ortega
Joanna Ortynska
Carol and Souren Ouzounian
Douglas Owen
Blair Pack
Mary and Martin Packouz
Erika Padilla
Christine and Charles Pagano
Amy Papandreou
Georgia and Thomas Papathomas
Lia Papathomas ’97 and Anthony DiIonno
Swati and Jai Parekh
Bela J. Parekh ’10
Sima J. Parekh ’13
Tejas J. Parekh ’16
Douglas S. Parker ’92
Anar Shah and Amish Patel
Kerry and Pratish Patel
Daniela and Aaron Paul
Amy and Dana Pawlicki
Janet and JD Pearce
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis ’85 and David Pertsemlidis
Helen M. Pertsemlidis ’18
William A. Pertsemlidis ’21
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88 and Scott Pester
Petrucci Family Foundation, Inc.
Thruston Pettus
Judith Pierce
Sara and James Pirtle
Henry C. Pitney ’72
James C. Pitney Jr. ’63
Georgana and John Porcek
Jennifer and Corbett Powers
Michaella and Sandip Prasad
Carlene and John Pruitt
Pisey Chhean and Christopher Puleo ’84
Hetal Shah and Parth Purohit
Amie (Quivey) Quickstad ’86 and James Quickstad
Sarah Quinn Clausen
Adi and Jacob Rapeika
Cara Regan
Jean and Ralston Reid
Cathy Reilly
Elaine Rice
Karen and Matthew Rice
May and Matthew Rivera
Myrka and Edwin Rivera
Christine Rogan
Megan and Ben Rogers
Christine (Gimbel) Rogers ’91 and James Rogers ’88
Laura Rose
Dana T. Ross ’98
Edmund B. Ross III ’00
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
Charlotte Ross-Canet ’02
Allyson Ross-Pachios ’91
Jeannine and Ned Rowan
Sid Rowell
Kristen Rugel
Gina Russo
Katharine Ryan
Lee and Justin Sadrian
Lisa and Craig Safran
Laura and Anton Sahazizian
Camryn Salamone
Mandeep Josan and Bhawandeep Sandha
Jacquelyn and Thomas Sanford
Vani Krishnamurthy and Alok Sanghvi
Addison O. Santomassimo ’22
Avery G. Santomassimo ’20
Susan and Michael Santomassimo
Nicole and Paul Saphier
Cecily (Weever) Sapp ’72
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Virginia P. Savage ’05
Anjali Chelliah Sawe and Sameer Sawe
Kathy and Jason Schepis
Stacy and Glenn Schiffman
Kristina F. Schmucki ’74
Ross F. Schmucki ’69
Julia L. Schmuckler ’12
Jessica and Andrew Schneider
Meredith L. Schnur
Bruce Schwartz
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Joyce and Stuart Schwartz
Sarah and Stephen Sciaretta
Carol and Brian Sciaretta ’92
Darby A. Scott
Katy and Daniel Scott ’91
Daniela Drocco and Fabrizio Secco
Christine Senft
Marina and Roy Seroussi
Aarti and Amit Seth
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Sarika Arora and Jimmi Shah
Subhadra and Suken Shah
Maudie Shanley
Nina and Rakesh Sharma
Anil K. Sharma ’02
Mengyue Wang and Tong Shen
Peter J. Shepanzyk ’13
Thomas R. Shepanzyk ’15
Lucia and Robert C. Shepard ’90
Kelly and William Shields
Ellis (Hensler) Siedem ’82 and Peter Siedem
Ryan J. Siedem ’15
Maria Gatoulis and Paul Silva
Christina L. Silva ’22
Sarah Chan and Philip Sim
Sloan (Miller) Simmons ’73
William E. Simon Foundation
Cameron A. Simon ’08
Janet and J. Peter Simon
Anne Siotka
Keeley and Stephen Sjurset
Lynn and Craig Sjurset
Julie Skinner
Sheila Slutsker
Dr. Margaret (McClave) Snowden ’59 and Mr. Michael Snowden
Debra and Luke Somers
Samantha and Stephen Somers
Cornell and Erik Sorenson
Melissa Sorge
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Alex Soudah
Adam Spadafora
Susan (Savage) Speers ’43
Courtney and Grove Stafford
Monica and Tad Staley
Marcia (Holmes) Stalvey ’70
Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg and Matthew Steenberg
Patricia Colbert and Russell Steenberg
Catherine M. and Joseph Steffa, Sr.
Laurie and Joseph Steffa
Paula and Rick Stein
Oliver N. Stitt ’13
Stony Point Foundation
Mary Ann and Brian Storms
Martha (van Beuren) Story ’54
Ellie and James Stover
Jim Stover†
Susan Stover
Linda and James Streicher
Sudler Foundation
Eileen and Peter D. Sudler
Caroline Sugg
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Swayne Family Fund
Susie and Thompson Swayne
Adriana Sykora
Diane and Douglas Systrom
Ashley and Brad Tabor
Lynn Tecza
Lisa and J. Brian Thebault
Jennifer and David Thomas
James N. Thomas ’19
William P. Thomas ’58
Christina and Mark Thomases
Doug Thornton
Cheryl and James Thorpe ’79
Tani Fukui and Rahul Tiwari
Kate S. Tomlinson ’69 and Roger Labrie
Christina and John Tonzola
Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation
Cynthia (Coggeshall) Trask ’65
Whitney and Greg Trif
Flora Nanda and Sambit Tripathy
Roxana and Cosmin Tunea
Donna and Alan Tyson ’70
Hilli Rosen and Dan Urban
Kate and Todd Van Cleef
Alison M. Verdesca ’14
Andrew D. Verdesca ’11
Pat Durner and Stephen Verdesca ’77
Julianna Vitiello
Zoe Kyrkos and Nicholas Vlahos
Christina and Demian von Poelnitz ’99
Audrey and Michael von Poelnitz
Jamie and Lankford Wade
Arti and Vikram Wadhera
Patricia and Eugene Wahl
Dori and Steve Walk
Kelly and Tyler Walk
Christine and Christopher Walker
Vanessa and Christian Walsifer
Tracey and Todd Walters
Lily Peng and Erik Wang
Cinnie and John Wappel
Karen Wasserman
M. Douglas Watson Jr. ’61
Christopher Weaver
Melissa Webber
Lisa and David Welsh
Yi Lu and Weijun Weng
Kim and Finn Wentworth
Katie and Mark Wentworth ’00
Eleanny and Nico Wernecke
Lisa Wichman
Wicks Chapin, Inc.
Myra and Warren Widmann
Katherine Wilkerson
Michele and Stewart Wilkinson
Christine Williams
Taylor (Worthington) Williams ’03 and Tyler Williams
Cymone and Anthony Williamson
Caroline A. Wolfe ’14
Sydney J. Wolfe ’16
Annette and John Worthington
Devon E. Worthington ’99
Weiwei Zhang and Lei Xu
Yaqi Zhang and Wenbo Xu
Xiao Fu and Ruobing Yan
Dennis Yanoski
Shawn Yao
Kristin and Troy Young
Megan and Erik Young
Justine Harris and John Youngelson ’81
Amber and Daniel Yu
Rebecca Zacharias
Gina and Christopher Zarro
Lynn and Dennis Zawie
Katherine D. O’Connor ’02 and Benjamin Zeidler
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
Yuwen Wang and Kang Zhang
The Zhang Family
Ningning He and Yuxin Zhang
Michael Zulla
Xianjin Zhu and Feng Zuo
LEADERSHIP GIVING DONORS
Each year, a group of committed donors lays the foundation for The Peck Fund’s success by investing in Peck at the leadership level. Leadership donors are invited to a Head of School’s reception in celebration of their financial fidelity to Peck. It is with tremendous gratitude that The Peck School salutes these donors and acknowledges their generosity to The Peck Fund!
FOUNDER’S COUNCIL
$20,000+
Anonymous (2)
Stathis Andris
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Adrienne and S. Dillard Kirby ’73
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88 and Scott Pester
Petrucci Family Foundation, Inc.
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
Lee and Justin Sadrian
Laura and Anton Sahazizian
Jacquelyn and Thomas Sanford
Samantha and Stephen Somers
LORRAINE T. PECK SOCIETY
$10,000 - $19,999
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
Maria and Jordan Brugg
Yumin and James Chen
Lichu and Chieh Yuan Chen
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Jo Anna and Brian Fellon
Carolyn and Edward Foley ’85
Jenny and Rahul Goyal
Sook May Ong and Marios Hadjieleftheriou
Karen and Jeff Kirby ’76
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Christie (Thebault) Maguire ’03 and Frank Maguire
Cameron E. O’Mara ’94
Jeanne O’Mara
Susan and Michael
Santomassimo
William E. Simon Foundation
Janet and J. Peter Simon
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Lisa and J. Brian Thebault
Tracey and Todd Walters
Amber and Daniel Yu
1893 ASSOCIATION
$5,000 - $9,999
Mariana De Lucas Arbiza and Nelson Ambrogio
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Ketki and Vikram Bhat
Amy and Tom Birrittella
Heather and Elliot Braun
Stacey and Anthony Breaks ’90
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Naz Dastgir and Geoffrey Brounell
Morgan and Kevin Coleman
Elizabeth and Chris Cox
Nicole and Sean Crawford
Barbara and Stephen Delinsky
Julie and Andrew Delinsky
Dina and Patrick Dibre
Elizabeth and Dean Durling
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Jenna and James Elliott
Noel and Kim Foley
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
Megan and John Hagerty
The Healey Family Foundation
Nina and Todd Hohman
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Cathy and Richard Johnson
Kirstin and Tim Kelly
Katie and Patrick Machir
Heather and Patrick Marotta
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
Kate and Michael McBride
Allison and Matthew McMahon
Betsy (Shirley) Michel ’55
Carol and Souren Ouzounian
Anar Shah and Amish Patel
Daniela and Aaron Paul
Amy and Dana Pawlicki
Myrka and Edwin Rivera
Edmund B. Ross III ’00
Dana T. Ross ’98
Vani Krishnamurthy and Alok Sanghvi
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Daniela Drocco and Fabrizio Secco
Subhadra and Suken Shah
Mengyue Wang and Tong Shen
Lucia and Robert C. Shepard ’90
Jamie and Lankford Wade
Lisa and David Welsh
Wicks Chapin, Inc.
Annette and John Worthington
LINDENWOLD CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Georgina and Anthony Alexandre
Bank of America
Matching Gifts Program
Allison and Richard Brunhouse
MATCHING GIFTS
Companies often provide financial support through employee matching gift programs.
By matching their employees’ donations to nonprofit organizations, these companies enable donors to multiply their support by doubling or, in some cases, tripling their gifts. Matching gifts can be made through cash or pledges.
To create a matching gift, contact your company’s Human Resource Office.
Ariadna and Victor Bultó
Colleen Caden
Eleanore and John Carifa
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Claire Chamberlain
Ashley and Evert Christensen
Nicole and Timothy Coughlin
Tianen Jia and Haosheng Cui
Nishita and Amit Datwani
Michele and Simon de Burgh Codrington
Christa and Ryan Dewey
Emily and Howie Dingle
Frances and John Downing
Amanda and Robert Falk
Elisabet and Arthur Faulkner
The Frelinghuysen Foundation
Kristen and Sean Glasser
Julie Ha and Won Kim
Sarah and James Heck
Catherine and Richard Herbst
Ruchika and Ajay Hira
Hanna and King Jang
Anne and Sam Kim
J. W. Kirby Jr. ’08
Carolyn and John Kowalik
Bridget and Richard LaBar
Valerie and Christopher Librizzi
Liz and James Loonam
Aly and Kenneth M. Lopian ’01
Joanne and Nicholas Losavio
Liron and Anthony Marone
Jason L. Michel ’83
Patricia and Mark Morgan
Kirsten and Stephen Neville
Patricia C. O’Connor
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis ’85 and David Pertsemlidis
Georgana and John Porcek
Carlene and John Pruitt
Pisey Chhean and Christopher Puleo ’84
Karen and Matthew Rice
May and Matthew Rivera
Megan and Ben Rogers
Jeannine and Ned Rowan
Sarah and Stephen Sciaretta
Katy and Daniel Scott ’91
Aarti and Amit Seth
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg and Matthew Steenberg
Laurie and Joseph Steffa
Stony Point Foundation
Ellie and James Stover
Christina and Mark Thomases
Cheryl and James Thorpe ’79
Christina and John Tonzola
Kim and Finn Wentworth
Megan and Erik Young
Weiwei Zhang and Lei Xu
Gina and Christopher Zarro
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
The Zhang Family
Yuwen Wang and Kang Zhang
We are deeply grateful for the dedication of our Current Parent Annual Fund Class Chairs, whose leadership is essential to the success of The Peck Fund. Through their efforts and the generosity of our community, 90% of parents participated in the 2023-24 Peck Fund.
Budgeted Goal: $850,000
Raised: $1,244,037
ANNUAL FUND CHAIRS 2023-24
100% KINDERGARTEN:
100% FIRST GRADE:
92% SECOND GRADE:
92% THIRD GRADE:
92% FOURTH GRADE:
87% FIFTH GRADE:
83% SIXTH GRADE:
72% SEVENTH GRADE:
80% EIGHTH GRADE:
Julie and Mat Feldman
Liz and James Loonam
Carol and Brian Sciaretta
Lucia and Rob Shepard
Maggie Zhang and Wenbo Xu
Ashley and Travis Lan
Aarti and Amit Seth
Katy and Dan Scott
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Emily and Howie Dingle
Christina and John Tonzola
Sarah and James Heck
Gina and Chris Zarro
Amanda and Rob Falk
Valerie and Chris Librizzi
Melissa and Jeff Bartoli
Anonymous (3)
Allyson and John Aiello
Sadie Albertyn
Georgina and Anthony Alexandre
Mariana De Lucas Arbiza and Nelson Ambrogio
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
Christine and Roberto Andrade
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
Laura and Gregory Bendelius
Ketki and Vikram Bhat
Alicia and Patrick Biggs
Amy and Tom Birrittella
Vic and Ray Blanco
Tracy and Michael Block
Anne and Marco Bornia
Heather and Elliot Braun
Stacey and Anthony Breaks ’90
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Naz Dastgir and Geoffrey Brounell
Emily and Bobby Brown
Maria and Jordan Brugg
Allison and Richard Brunhouse
Katherine and Joseph Bruno
Michelle and Robert Bruno
Ariadna and Victor Bultó
Sarah and Mark Butler ’99
Colleen Caden
Lawrence Callahan
Sharon Ng and David Carlo
Chelsey and Michael Carr
Roslyn Estrada and Ernest Ceberio
CURRENT PARENT DONORS
Erin and Christopher Ceder
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Yumin and James Chen
Chen Zhang and Kent Cheng
Ashley and Evert Christensen
Madison and Edward Chu
Aimee Lagos and Lee Clay
Jennifer Cleary and Matthew Corica
Morgan and Kevin Coleman
Yiza Soto and Rodney Coleman
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Nicole and Timothy Coughlin
Elizabeth and Chris Cox
Nicole and Sean Crawford
Emily (Simon) Crystal ’03 and Matthew Crystal
Tianen Jia and Haosheng Cui
Sushmita Sharma and Anil Dadheech
Nishita and Amit Datwani
Michele and Simon de Burgh Codrington
Mary Ann and Matthew Del Vento
Julie and Andrew Delinsky
Elouse Desir
Christa and Ryan Dewey
Dina and Patrick Dibre
Emily and Howie Dingle
Molly and Kevin Donnelly
Priscilla and Denis Dwyer
Lorena and Edward Eaton
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Jenna and James Elliott
Amanda and Robert Falk
Elisabet and Arthur Faulkner
Julie and Mat Feldman
Jo Anna and Brian Fellon
Rachel and Michael Fishkin
Sara and Eric Forman
Cheryl and Garrett Friedman
Sunny Wang and Keith Frohnhoefer
Agata and Alexander Fung
Jennifer and Fenwick Garvey
Kristen and Sean Glasser
Tania and Edison Gomez
Jenny and Rahul Goyal
Marissa and Robert Grossberg
Megan and Nathaniel Hackett
Sook May Ong and
Marios Hadjieleftheriou
Sarah and James Heck
Ebony Herring
Ruchika and Ajay Hira
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Brooke Worthington ’96 and Matthew Houk
Tae and Eric Huang
Hanna and King Jang
Jiayin Wang and Shaohua Jia
Allison and Michael Kafka
Shannon and Peter Karches
Kirstin and Tim Kelly
Anne and Sam Kim
Hetty and Achilles Kintiroglou
Ashley and Victor Kipiani Sr.
Noelle and Chad Kirchner
Cindy Wang and Alan Kong
Surabhi Kouraw and Amit Kumar
Bridget and Richard LaBar
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan ’98 and Travis Lan
Lily and Gerald Lee
Valerie and Christopher Librizzi
Nancy Lombardo
Liz and James Loonam
Aly and Kenneth M. Lopian ’01
Joanne and Nicholas Losavio
Sarah and Timothy Loveday
Ginny and Brian Lysiak
Katie and Patrick Machir
Christie (Thebault) Maguire ’03 and Frank Maguire
Liron and Anthony Marone
Heather and Patrick Marotta
Daniela Accurso and Michael Marrello
Kristin Johnson and Kirk Materne III ’89
Kate and Michael McBride
Alexis Van Der Sterre and Ron McCormick
Melissa and Robert McKeon
Kimberly and Marshall McLean ’94
Allison and Matthew McMahon
Christina and Keith Melchionni
Annie and Robert Mitnick
Patricia and Mark Morgan
Lauren (Worthington) Morse ’94 and Robert Morse
Viviana Arias and Orlando Muñoz
Sheila and Hari Nadiminti
Kirsten and Stephen Neville
Ashley and John O’Connor
Cameron E. O’Mara ’94
Adrienne Shiffman and Hart Orenstein
Jessica and Antonio Ortega
Joanna Ortynska
Erika Padilla
Christine and Charles Pagano
Lia Papathomas ’97 and Anthony DiIonno
Anar Shah and Amish Patel
Daniela and Aaron Paul
Amy and Dana Pawlicki
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88 and Scott Pester
Jennifer and Corbett Powers
Michaella and Sandip Prasad
Carlene and John Pruitt
Pisey Chhean and Christopher Puleo ’84
Hetal Shah and Parth Purohit
Karen and Matthew Rice
Myrka and Edwin Rivera
CURRENT PARENT DONORS
May and Matthew Rivera
Jeannine and Ned Rowan
Lee and Justin Sadrian
Laura and Anton Sahazizian
Mandeep Josan and Bhawandeep Sandha
Jacquelyn and Thomas Sanford
Vani Krishnamurthy and Alok Sanghvi
Susan and Michael Santomassimo
Nicole and Paul Saphier
Anjali Chelliah Sawe and Sameer Sawe
Kathy and Jason Schepis
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Carol and Brian Sciaretta ’92
Katy and Daniel Scott ’91
Daniela Drocco and Fabrizio Secco
Christine Senft Callahan
Marina and Roy Seroussi
Aarti and Amit Seth
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Sarika Arora and Jimmi Shah
Subhadra and Suken Shah
Mengyue Wang and Tong Shen
Lucia and Robert C. Shepard ’90
Kelly and William Shields
Maria Gatoulis and Paul Silva
Keeley and Stephen Sjurset
Debra and Luke Somers
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Courtney and Grove Stafford
Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg and Matthew Steenberg
Laurie and Joseph Steffa
Ellie and James Stover
Ashley and Brad Tabor
Christina and Mark Thomases
Cheryl and James Thorpe ’79
Tani Fukui and Rahul Tiwari
Christina and John Tonzola
Whitney and Greg Trif
Flora Nanda and Sambit Tripathy
Roxana and Cosmin Tunea
Hilli Rosen and Dan Urban
Zoe Kyrkos and Nicholas Vlahos
Christina and Demian von Poelnitz ’99
Jamie and Lankford Wade
Arti and Vikram Wadhera
Kelly and Tyler Walk
Christine and Christopher Walker
Vanessa and Christian Walsifer
Tracey and Todd Walters
Lily Peng and Erik Wang
Yi Lu and Weijun Weng
Eleanny and Nico Wernecke
Christine Williams and Sean Naughton
Cymone and Anthony Williamson
Weiwei Zhang and Lei Xu
Yaqi Zhang and Wenbo Xu
Xiao Fu and Ruobing Yan
Amber and Daniel Yu
Gina and Christopher Zarro
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
Katherine D. O’Connor ’02 and Benjamin Zeidler
Yuwen Wang and Kang Zhang
Chuan Rong Liu and Qinquan Zhang
Ningning He and Yuxin Zhang
Xianjin Zhu and Feng Zuo
STOCKS AND SECURITIES
Gifts of stocks and/or securities benefit the donor and the school.
This type of gift is a taxdeductible contribution and the donor may avoid paying capital gains tax on the appreciated stock or security.
Your financial manager and the Advancement Office can provide information and assistance. We kindly request you notify us of your stock transfer information so we may accurately credit your stock donation to the right fund or campaign.
This includes your name, name of stock traded, your broker’s name, number of donated shares, and to where you wish your donation be credited at Peck.
This will help us identify your gift when the school receives notice of a transfer. Wire transfers are executed by J.P. Morgan.
Please contact Director of Advancement Sarah Quinn Clausen for stock transfer instructions at 973-539-8660 ext. 113.
1943
Susan (Savage) Speers
1946
Peter Maytham
1949
Mary (Nettleton) Coogan
Edmund G. Langhorne
John A. Niles
1950
Aldys (Chapman) Davis
1952
Rosalie (Warren) Byard
Jean (Marckwald) Chapin
Nancy (Niles) Faesy
1954
Neilson Abeel
Peyton (Chapman) Horne
Susan (Marckwald) Mackay
Martha (van Beuren) Story
1955
Betsy (Shirley) Michel
1956
Hope (Phillips) Hazen
Jeremy T. Medina
1957
Robert M. Doyle
Carolyn Cutler Goodman
Elizabeth (Abeles) Heald
1958
Marianna Johnson Baker
William P. Thomas
1959
Dr. Margaret (McClave) Snowden
1960
Charles P. Coggeshall
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
1961
M. Douglas Watson Jr.
1963
Anthony A. Keyes
James C. Pitney Jr.
1965
Carol A. Cowan
Susan (Nichols) Ferriere
Alexander Keyes Jr.
Peter Malin
E. Burke Ross Jr.
Cynthia (Coggeshall) Trask
1967
James G. Bennett
1969
John L. Dana
Nichol duPont
Ross F. Schmucki
Kate S. Tomlinson
1970
Claire M. Abbott
Elizabeth (Dougherty) Halle
Andrea (Bostain) Nelson
Marcia (Holmes) Stalvey
Alan L. Tyson
1971
Stewart L. Cutler
John C. Galbraith
1972
Keith Kasper
Henry C. Pitney
Cecily (Weever) Sapp
1973
S. Dillard
Kirby
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt
Sloan (Miller) Simmons
1974
Edward Nettleton
Kristina F. Schmucki
1976
Jefferson W. Kirby
1977
Katherine H. Fritts
Stephen A. Verdesca
1978
Jean G. Fritts-Eskenazi
1979
James Thorpe
1980
Susan E. Faux
1981
Jonathan W. Lubow
John Youngelson
1982
Alexandra (Ferguson) Goggin
Ellis (Hensler) Siedem
1983
Mona (Mennen) Gibson
Jason L. Michel
Jennifer (Gaffney) Oken
1984
Erik M. W. Caspersen
Jonathan W. Gibson
Christopher Puleo
1985
Edward J. Foley IV
Katherine B. Michel
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis
1986
Frank Fritts
James B. Nelson
Amie (Quivey) Quickstad
1988
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester
James Rogers
1989
Carter (Marsh) Abbott
Susan E. Barba
Kirk Materne
1990
Anthony A. Breaks
Noel (Kemmerer) Howe
Philip Kim
Robert C. Shepard
1991
Krista Haley
Gwyneth K. Murray-Nolan
Allyson Ross-Pachios
Daniel D. Scott
1992
Wm. Fishwick McLean
Douglas S. Parker
1994
Marshall McLean
Lauren (Worthington) Morse
Cameron E. O’Mara
ALUMNI GIVING BY CLASS
1995
Nicole (Humick) Colson
1996
Samantha (Hall) Boggs
Courtney E. Meehan
Brooke Worthington
1997
Elise (McLean) Klarberg
Lia Papathomas
1998
Louisine Frelinghuysen
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan
Dana T. Ross
1999
Tracy Dana Battaglini
Mark Butler
Katherine (Corrigan) Griff
Demian von Poelnitz
Devon E. Worthington
2000
Edmund B. Ross III
Mark X. Wentworth
2001
Suzanne (Sweeney) Berlacher
Sarah Frelinghuysen
Kenneth M. Lopian
2002
Palmer R. Higgins
Katherine D. O’Connor
Charlotte Ross-Canet
Anil K. Sharma
2003
Andrew W. Bruen
Emily (Simon) Crystal
Christie Thebault Maguire
Ryan J. Meehan
Taylor (Worthington) Williams
2005
Virginia P. Savage
2006
Jake W. Huff
Laurelle A. McInerney
Alastair J. M. Norton
2007
Gregory J. Ballanco
F. Morgan Kirby IV
Sarah-Louise Moss
2008
J. W. Kirby Jr.
Cameron A. Simon
2010
Keeneh G. Comizio
Michael T. Gilfillan
Alexandra A. Huff
Margaret F. MacCowatt
William F. Moss
Bela J. Parekh
2011
Taylor J. Comizio
John T. Humphries
Andrew D. Verdesca
2012
Kirby A. Comizio
Rita R. Keazer
Mark C. Kowalik
Salvatore LoBiondo
Julia L. Schmuckler
2013
Benjamin J. Bollinger
Patrick T. Gilfillan
Sarah A. Moseson
Sima J. Parekh
Peter J. Shepanzyk
Oliver N. Stitt
2014
Chet T. Comizio
Jennifer G. Coyne
Samuel S. Kirby
Jordan McGinley
Alison M. Verdesca
Caroline A. Wolfe
2015
Natalie C. Gilfillan
John O. Grier
Thomas R. Shepanzyk
Ryan J. Siedem
2016
Eve A. Gilbert
Elisabeth C. Gilfillan
Hunter F. Moss
Tejas J. Parekh
Sydney J. Wolfe
2017
Keely G. Comizio
2018
Helen M. Pertsemlidis
2019
John B. Crosby
Franklin K. Mau
James N. Thomas
2020
Alexis R. Bartoli
Avery G. Santomassimo
2021
August K. Goyal
William A. Pertsemlidis
2022
Dylan H. Bartoli
Chase M. Cignarella
Matthew D. Del Vento
Morgan R. Edell
Austin K. Mau
Addison O. Santomassimo
Christina L. Silva
GIFT CLUBS
Gift Clubs are the heart of The Peck Fund, our annual giving program. By supporting the school’s mission so generously, gift club donors serve to inspire fellow alumni, parents, past parents, grandparents, trustees, faculty, staff, and friends of Peck to maintain the school’s tradition of excellence in elementary education.
ALUMNI PRIDE CIRCLE DONORS
Our young alumni are the next generation of philanthropic stewards for Peck’s annual giving program. Our Alumni Pride Circle designation salutes those alumni who have graduated from Peck within the past 10 years and who show their Peck loyalty and pride through their generous support of The Peck Fund.
Alexis R. Bartoli ’20
Dylan H. Bartoli ’22
Benjamin J. Bollinger ’13
Chet T. Comizio ’14
Keely G. Comizio ’17
Jennifer G. Coyne ’14
John B. Crosby ’19
Matthew D. Del Vento ’22
Morgan R. Edell ’22
Eve A. Gilbert ’16
Elisabeth C. Gilfillan ’16
Natalie C. Gilfillan ’15
Patrick T. Gilfillan ’13
August K. Goyal ’21
John O. Grier ’15
Samuel S. Kirby ’14
Austin K. Mau ’22
Franklin K. Mau ’19
Jordan McGinley ’14
Sarah A. Moseson ’13
Hunter F. Moss ’16
Sima J. Parekh ’13
Tejas J. Parekh ’16
Helen M. Pertsemlidis ’18
William A. Pertsemlidis ’21
Addison O. Santomassimo ’22
Avery G. Santomassimo ’20
Peter J. Shepanzyk ’13
Thomas R. Shepanzyk ’15
Ryan J. Siedem ’15
ALUMNI SOCIETY
Christina L. Silva ’22
Oliver N. Stitt ’13
James N. Thomas ’19
Alison M. Verdesca ’14
Caroline A. Wolfe ’14
Sydney J. Wolfe ’16
The Alumni Society recognizes Peck graduates who have generously given to The Peck Fund for five consecutive years or more.
Carter (Marsh) Abbott ’89
Neilson Abeel ’54
Gregory J. Ballanco ’07
Alexis R. Bartoli ’20
Anthony A. Breaks ’90
Rosalie (Warren) Byard ’52
Erik M. W. Caspersen ’84
Nicole (Humick) Colson ’95
Mary (Nettleton) Coogan ’49
Carol A. Cowan ’65
Stewart L. Cutler ’71
John L. Dana ’69
Aldys (Chapman) Davis ’50
Robert M. Doyle ’57
Nancy (Niles) Faesy ’52
Susan (Nichols) Ferriere ’65
Edward J. Foley IV ’85
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen ’60
Frank Fritts ’86
Katherine H. Fritts ’77
John O. Grier ’15
Elizabeth (Dougherty) Halle ’70
Hope (Phillips) Hazen ’56
Peyton (Chapman) Horne ’54
Keith Kasper ’72
Anthony A. Keyes ’63
Philip Kim ’90
F. Morgan Kirby IV ’07
J. W. Kirby Jr. ’08
Jefferson W. Kirby ’76
Edmund G. Langhorne ’49
Kenneth M. Lopian ’01
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73
Susan (Marckwald) Mackay ’54
Peter Maytham ’46
Laurelle A. McInerney ’06
Jeremy T. Medina ’56
Courtney E. Meehan ’96
Ryan J. Meehan ’03
Betsy (Shirley) Michel ’55
Jason L. Michel ’83
Katherine B. Michel ’85
Lauren (Worthington) Morse ’94
Hunter F. Moss ’16
Sarah-Louise Moss ’07
William F. Moss ’10
Andrea (Bostain) Nelson ’70
James B. Nelson ’86
Edward Nettleton ’74
Katherine D. O’Connor ’02
Bela J. Parekh ’10
Tejas J. Parekh ’16
Douglas S. Parker ’92
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis ’85
Helen M. Pertsemlidis ’18
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88
Henry C. Pitney ’72
Amie (Quivey) Quickstad ’86
Dana T. Ross ’98
E. Burke Ross Jr. ’65
Edmund B. Ross III ’00
Allyson Ross-Pachios ’91
Virginia P. Savage ’05
Daniel D. Scott ’91
Thomas R. Shepanzyk ’15
Ellis (Hensler) Siedem ’82
Ryan J. Siedem ’15
Sloan (Miller) Simmons ’73
Marcia (Holmes) Stalvey ’70
James N. Thomas ’19
James Thorpe ’79
Kate S. Tomlinson ’69
Alison M. Verdesca ’14
Andrew D. Verdesca ’11
Stephen A. Verdesca ’77
M. Douglas Watson Jr. ’61
Taylor (Worthington) Williams ’03
Brooke Worthington ’96
John Youngelson ’81
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
MAHLON-PITNEY SOCIETY DONORS
The Mahlon-Pitney Society recognizes and honors members of the Peck community who have served as Trustees of the school, and whose vision for leadership and generosity to our community is profound. We are grateful for their continued support of The Peck Fund.
Carter (Marsh) Abbott ’89 and Jamison Abbott
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
NaTishia and Dipo Aromire
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
Deborah and Kevin Bollinger
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Susan and William Bruen
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Claire Chamberlain
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Tiffany and Brian Crosby
Margo and John Dana ’69
Julie and Andrew Delinsky
France and Brian Delle Donne
Anita and Dean Dent
Frances and John Downing
Karen and John Dubel
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Madeleine and Mark Fleming
Noel and Kim Foley
Carolyn and Edward Foley ’85
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
David Frothingham
Kathleen and James Gilbert
Christine and Michael Gilfillan
Megan and John Hagerty
Janet and John Hanlon
Martha and James Higgins
Nina and Todd Hohman
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Sue and Philip Kim ’90
Karen and Jeff Kirby ’76
Adrienne and S. Dillard Kirby ’73
Carolyn and John Kowalik
Carrie and Brad Kurtzman
JeanAnn Morgan-Liftin and Alan Liftin
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73 and Thomas H. MacCowatt
Susan (Marckwald) Mackay ’54
Genevieve and Matthew Mallgrave
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
Kirk and Stuart Materne
Allison and Matthew McMahon
Susan and Robert McMullan
Christina and Keith Melchionni
Betsy (Shirley) Michel ’55
Jennifer and Frederick Moss
Carol and Souren Ouzounian
Janet and JD Pearce
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88 and Scott Pester
Kristen and Patrick Ramsey
Megan and Ben Rogers
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
Sid Rowell
Katharine Ryan
Susan and Michael Santomassimo
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Subhadra and Suken Shah
Ellis (Hensler) Siedem ’82 and Peter Siedem
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Mary Ann and Brian Storms
Christina and John Tonzola
Casey and Mark Wells
Lisa and David Welsh
Kim and Finn Wentworth
Annette and John Worthington
Mary M. Ace
Amina and Raza Ahmed
Dorothy and Dale Albright
Jessica Angelo
NaTishia and Dipo Aromire
Antonia Atkins
Jane Attah
Elizabeth S. Belasic
Deborah and Kevin Bollinger
Carolyn and Jackson Breaks
Joan and Edward Bromage
Catherine and Douglas V. Brown
Jean and Barrett Brown
Susan and William Bruen
Susan Donnell Budd and David Budd
Lorraine Callaghan
Veronica Pila and Carlos Chabla
Claire Chamberlain
Christine and Robert Coyne
Tiffany and Brian Crosby
Colette and James Cross
Mary Ann and William Crutchlow
Margo and John Dana ’69
France and Brian Delle Donne
Anita and Dean Dent
Sue and Donald Diebold
Sylvie and Christopher Downey
Frances and John Downing
Karen and John Dubel
Elizabeth and Dean Durling
DeBorah and Vincent Earrusso
Claire and Mahdi Fawzi
Madeleine and Mark Fleming
Noel and Kim Foley
Carolyn and Edward Foley ’85
Jennifer and Alan Fournier
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
Katherine and Peter Gargiulo
Kathleen and James Gilbert
Christine and Michael Gilfillan
Karen and Michael Giuliano
Kathylynn and Mark Grier
PAST PARENT DONORS
Megan and John Hagerty
Janet and John Hanlon
Elizabeth (Abeles) Heald ’57 and William H. Heald
Catherine and Richard Herbst
Martha and James Higgins
Nina and Todd Hohman
Lisa and John Humphries
Carolee and Stanley Kallmann
Anthony A. Keyes ’63
Anna and Vadim Khidekel
Sue and Philip Kim ’90
Karen and Jeff Kirby ’76
Adrienne and S. Dillard Kirby ’73
Carolyn and John Kowalik
John LaRosa
Kelle and Mark R. Leonhard
Elizabeth and Paige L’Hommedieu
JeanAnn Morgan-Liftin and Alan Liftin
Lawrence Litwin
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Jessica and Jonathan Lubow ’81
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73 and Thomas H. MacCowatt
Susan (Marckwald) Mackay ’54
Gail and Paul Mandel
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
Kirk and Stuart Materne
Lisa and Glenn Mathus
Fran and Stephen Matson
Malcolm M. McAlpin ’59
Lisa and Vincent McInerney
Susan and Robert McMullan
Betsy (Shirley) Michel ’55
Mary Ann and Craig Moore
Irene and Mark Mortensen
Jennifer and Frederick Moss
Christa and Charles Nees
Cynthia and Scott Nestle
Patricia C. O’Connor
Cathy and J. Michael O’Neal
Douglas Owen
Mary and Martin Packouz
Kerry and Pratish Patel
Janet and JD Pearce
Laura and Andrew Perrin
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis ’85 and David Pertsemlidis
Thruston Pettus
Judith Pierce
Georgana and John Porcek
Kristen and Patrick Ramsey
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
Katharine Ryan
Lisa and Craig Safran
Antionette and Paul Santucci
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Meredith L. Schnur
Sarah and Stephen Sciaretta
Darby A. Scott
Nina and Rakesh Sharma
Ellis (Hensler) Siedem ’82 and Peter Siedem
Constance and Eric Silverman
Sarah Chan and Philip Sim
Anne Siotka
Julie Skinner
Cornell and Erik Sorenson
Mary Ann and Brian Storms
Linda and James Streicher
Eileen and Peter D. Sudler
Adriana Sykora
Jennifer and David Thomas
Monique and John Thornton
Donna and Alan Tyson ’70
Kate and Todd Van Cleef
Pat Durner and Stephen Verdesca ’77
Sally and Alexander T. Walsh ’70
Erin and Christopher Weaver
Casey and Mark Wells
Lisa and David Welsh
Kim and Finn Wentworth
Myra and Warren Widmann
Katherine Wilkerson
Michele and Stewart Wilkinson
Annette and John Worthington
Linda and Richard Alderson
Claire Baldwin
Nancy and Ronald Bendelius
Annie and Bogdan Bienko
Barbara Birdsall
Alan Brugg
Eleanore and John Carifa
Paula and William Carroll
Margaret and Ronald Ceder
Sharon Cepeda
Lichu and Chieh Yuan Chen
Yee and Wah Chu
Cheryl and Jim Cleary
Marie and Benjamin Del Vento
Barbara and Stephen Delinsky
Virginia and L. John Dughi
Hap and Geren Fauth
Judy and David Feldman
Amy and James Fleming
Cheryle and Kevin Fleming
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
Nancy Garvey
Lorraine Glasser
Patricia and Richard Gordon
Elizabeth and Paul Hackett
GRANDPARENT DONORS
Mary and Patrick Hennessy
Catherine and Richard Herbst
Pendered and Robert Hoffman
Alice Holt
Cathy and Richard Johnson
Cynnie and Peter Kellogg
Patty and Bill Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kennedy
Chris Holle and Jack Lagos
LeeAnne and Richard Lan
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Denise Marone
Kirk and Stuart Materne
Sarah Morse
Theresa and James Nelson
Patricia C. O’Connor
Jeanne O’Mara
Georgia and Thomas Papathomas
Adi and Jacob Rapeika
Cathy Reilly
Joyce and Stuart Schwartz
Sarah and Stephen Sciaretta
Darby A. Scott
Maudie Shanley
Janet and J. Peter Simon
Lynn and Craig Sjurset
Monica and Tad Staley
Patricia Colbert and Russell Steenberg
Catherine M. and Joseph Steffa, Sr.
Paula and Rick Stein
Jim Stover†
Susan Stover
Lisa and J. Brian Thebault
Audrey and Michael von Poelnitz
Patricia and Eugene Wahl
Dori and Steve Walk
Cinnie and John Wappel
Annette and John Worthington
Shirley and Jack Aboulafia
Mely Arias
Mary Calabria
Brian Cargo
Kevin Carter
Dyana and Sean Conroy
Colette and James Cross
Sue and Donald Diebold
Patricia Dodge
Dawn Duncan
Justin Faugno
Lauren Faugno-Speck
Claire and Mahdi Fawzi
David Frothingham
Marilyn and Robert Gellert
FRIENDS AND FORMER FACULTY
Elizabeth (Abeles) Heald ’57 and William H. Heald
Martha and James Higgins
Sage Katakura
Karen and Jeff Kirby ’76
Elise (McLean) Klarberg ’97
Carolyn and John Kowalik
Scott Laird
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan ’98 and Travis Lan
Kelle and Mark R. Leonhard
Ellen Levine
Jacynthe Mailly
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
Bill Metcalfe
Doris and Gary Miller
Mary Ann and Craig Moore
John Murray †
Julie O’Rourke
Douglas Owen
Judith Pierce
Elaine Rice
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Jessica and Andrew Schneider
Nina and Rakesh Sharma
Julie Skinner
Sheila Slutsker
Diane and Douglas Systrom
Katherine Wilkerson
Sadie Albertyn
Jessica Angelo
Kimberly Apgar
Mely Arias
Sasha Armant
Jane Attah
Denis Avila
Carley Barton
Scott Beil
Elizabeth Belasic
Nichole Bolio
Megan Boyle
Sophie Brady
Katherine Bruno
Heather Burchfield
David Carlo
Chelsey Carr
Laura Caruso
Erin Ceder
Sarah Chan
Candice Cirilo
Jennifer Cleary
Amy L. Cohen
Andy Cohen
Andrew Delinsky
Christina Dietz
Karen Dispenziere
Molly Donnelly
Alina Dunker-Ware
Mary Faugno
Bella Ferriso
Caileigh Finnegan
Janine Finnegan
FACULTY AND STAFF DONORS
Wanda Fiorini
Julia Forbes
Brian Fox
Jennifer Garvey
Kevin Grieshaber
Sebastian Guerrero
Jason Guss
Pat Houlihan
Carlos Jara
Luichi Jara
Tracy Keane
Katheryn Kennedy
A.J. Licameli
Susan Longenecker
Cathy Lopez
Gabriella Lopez
Colleen Loughman
Timothy Loveday
Jacynthe Mailly
Lisa Markman-Pithers
David Marshall
JT McMillen
Gail McNamee
Maribel Mohr
Elizabeth Monkemeier
Sara Montijo
Mark Mortensen
Christa Nees
Blair Pack
Amy Papandreou
Sarah Quinn Clausen
Cara Regan
Christine Rogan
Laura Rose
Kristen Rugel
Gina Russo
Camryn Salamone
Virginia Savage ’05
Bruce Schwartz
Nina Sharma
Melissa Sorge
Alex Soudah
Adam Spadafora
Caroline Sugg
Adriana Sykora
Ashley Tabor
Lynn Tecza
Doug Thornton
Julianna Vitiello
Christine Walker
Karen Wasserman
Christopher Weaver
Melissa Webber
Lisa Wichman
Stewart Wilkinson
Christine Williams
Taylor (Worthington) Williams ’03
Cymone Williamson
Annette Worthington
Shawn Yao
Kristin Young
Rebecca Zacharias
In honor of Sasha Armant
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
In honor of Niki Robbins
Joyce and Stuart Schwartz
In honor of Andrew C. Delinsky
Sid Rowell
In honor of John, Timothy and Peter Ryan
Katherine Ryan
In memory of Peter X. Carolan
Jack Aboulafia
Laura & Harvey Alpert Charitable Foundation
Bayles Boat Shop
Mary Calabria
Elena Carolan
Kevin Carter
Cento Fine Foods
John O. Downing
Dawn Duncan
Robert S. Gellert
Thomas C. Humick
S. Dillard Kirby
Ellen Levine
Gary C. Miller
Adobe, Inc.
Patricia C. O’Connor
J. Michael O’Neal
Stony Point Foundation
Thompson M. Swayne
Swayne Family Fund
Douglas Y. Systrom
Finn Wentworth
Mark X. Wentworth
Annette and John Worthington
Dennis Zawie
In memory of John Fritts ’48
Katherine H. Fritts
In memory of Thomas M. Green
Nichol duPont
In memory of Andy Gaffney
Oken Family Charitable Fund
In memory of Zachary Lopian
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
In memory of Nicholas Mathus ’15
John O. Grier
In memory of Nicholas Niles ’48 and William Niles ’55
John A. Niles
In memory of Katherine K. Pettus ’87 and Thruston Pettus, Jr. ’90
Thruston Pettus
In memory of Leela and Suseela Prasad Michaella Prasad
MATCHING GIFTS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS
Laura & Harvey Alpert
Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
BASF Corporation
Bayles Boat Shop
BlackRock Matching Gifts Program
BNY Mellon
Cento Fine Foods
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Dubel & Associates, LLC
Estee Lauder
F. M. Kirby Foundation
The Frelinghuysen Foundation
Guardian Life Insurance
Matching Gift Company
The Healey Family Foundation
Ipsen NA
Mastercard
Moody’s Corporation
Neuberger Berman
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Petrucci Family Foundation, Inc.
Piper Sandler Companies
PwC
William E. Simon Foundation
Stony Point Foundation
Sudler Foundation
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Swayne Family Fund
Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation
Wells Fargo Wicks Chapin, Inc.
Honor Roll of Donors For Endowed And Special Funds To Peck
We are grateful to the individuals who have generously donated to the following Peck funds:
THE BEN ALEXANDER FACULTY ENRICHMENT FUND
Willard E. Alexander
THE CLASS OF 1965 FUND
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND BELONGING ENDOWMENT FUND
Katie and Patrick Machir
THE LAURA FERENBACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Patricia H. Ferenbach
Richard S. Ferenbach Jr.
THE LAURA FERENBACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND (CONT’D.)
Elizabeth W. L’Hommedieu
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73 and Thomas MacCowatt
Claire Ferenbach Whelan
FACULTY AND STAFF AWARD FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Karen and Fred Schnur
FACULTY STAFF ENRICHMENT AND RENEWAL GRANT
Anonymous
THE ROBIN ROSS FUND
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
THE ROSS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The E. Burke Ross Jr. Family Fund for the Ross Scholars at the Community Foundation of New Jersey
Susan and E. Burke Ross ’65
THE PECK COMMUNITY GARDEN
Back to Nature Lisa and David Welsh
Endowment Funds, Scholarships, and Specially Designated Funds
The Peck School is grateful to the many individuals who have established funding, meeting an array of needs including financial aid, faculty development, and academic scholarship. We are grateful for these contributions and the tangible enhancements they bring to those in the Peck community.
The Ben Alexander Faculty Enrichment Fund:
Established in 2010 in honor of past trustee, parent, and faculty member Ben Alexander to support the professional growth and enrichment of Peck faculty.
The Class Of 1965 Fund:
Established in 2016 by Peck ’65 graduates, on the occasion of their 50th Reunion, in memory of classmates Jack Culbertson ’65, PJ Miller ’65, Parky Shurtleff ’65, and Susan Stockman ’65. Donations to this fund will support the ongoing operating priorities of the school.
Community Connections and Belonging Endowment Fund:
Established in the spring of 2021 to support Peck’s ongoing diversity work and efforts to create a culture of inclusion and belonging for all Peck students, families, and faculty and staff — past, present, and future. The endowment fund supports the school’s overall efforts towards these goals, which includes, but is not limited to, a full-time director position, professional development, programming, and financial aid.
The David M.C. Ju Faculty Development Fund:
Established in 1998 to support the professional growth and development of the faculty.
The Deetjen Family Fund:
Created in 2012 in honor and memory of retired Headmaster Rudolph H. Deetjen Jr. to support Peck’s character education program with funding for faculty professional development and training including guest speakers, workshops, tools, and technology.
The Disciplina Ad Vivendum Award For Teaching Excellence:
Established in 2005, the award is presented annually and is intended to be the highest honor bestowed upon a Peck teacher. The educator personifies the school motto Disciplina ad Vivendum: Learning for Life.
The Faculty and Staff Award for Community Connections:
The Faculty and Staff Award for Community Connections is in memory of David Schnur, and represents all Peck parents – past, present and future. The award honors a faculty or staff member who creates and nurtures authentic and meaningful connections with students at The Peck School that help foster growth, belonging and transformation.
The Jockey Hollow Fund For Professional Development:
Established in 1985 in support of the professional growth and development of faculty.
The Kirby Scholars:
Established in 1992 to provide financial aid to students in grades five through eight who could not otherwise afford a Peck education.
The Laura Ferenbach Scholarship Fund:
Established in 1991 to support the financial aid of a deserving student.
The Linden Scholarship Fund:
Established in 2019 to provide a full academic scholarship to a deserving local student who demonstrates strong academic skills and potential as well as financial need. The scholarship covers the recipient’s annual tuition and school-related needs from Kindergarten through eighth grade.
The Meerwarth Fund:
Established in 1985 to enable deserving students to attend The Peck School; preferably, students applying for admission for the first time to grades five through eight.
The Norman B. Tomlinson Jr. Fund For Faculty Excellence:
Established in 1987 to attract and retain a high caliber of faculty and instruction at The Peck School by providing annual income to support the recruitment of outstanding faculty and to enhance professional development, compensation, and benefits.
The Peck Faculty Retention and Recruitment Fund:
Established in 2008 by the Peck Parents Association to enable the school to recruit and retain highly qualified faculty and to provide other academic resources.
The Peck School Family Fund:
Created in 2002 to provide support to faculty, staff, and administration in their “time of need.”
The Ross Family Scholar Program:
Established in April 2004, under the guidance of the Community Foundation of New Jersey, to pay for tuition and other expenses of children from financially limited families who demonstrate exceptional potential for leadership, and contributions to society, in addition to being strong academically.
The Robin Ross Fund:
Established under the guidance of the Community Foundation of New Jersey to support the InDeCoRe program, which promotes values and character education. The fund supports training, curriculum improvements, and special related programs.
The Summer Faculty Grant:
Established in 1998 to annually support a Peck faculty member in his or her pursuit of a professional or personal interest during the summer.
The Walker D. Kirby Faculty Award Fund:
Established in 2014 to fund The Walker D. Kirby Faculty Award which honors a member of the faculty who is selected by the graduating eighth-grade class, and whose devotion to the school, its students, and its mission is an exemplary inspiration to the graduates and all in the Peck Community.
If you are interested in establishing a fund to honor an individual, support an initiative, or create an opportunity, please call Sarah Quinn Clausen, Director of Advancement at (973) 539-8660, ext. 113.
Invest in Peck: The Sutphen Society
Charitable giving can be an important part of your estate planning. Bequests, gift annuities, and charitable trusts are vehicles through which you can provide valuable financial support to The Peck School. They also can provide significant financial benefits for you and your loved ones. We encourage you to seek advice from a tax professional about including Peck in your estate planning.
There are several ways you can support an institution such as Peck. The following are among the most popular choices for making a charitable gift:
The Sutphen Society
F ounded in 1998, The Sutphen Society recognizes the generosity of alumni, parents, and other members of the Peck family who establish a planned giving arrangement with The Peck School.
Membership in the Sutphen Society demonstrates a commitment to elementary education and perpetuates your relationship with The Peck School.
Planned gifts include bequests, life income trusts, and other deferred giving arrangements.
A bequest of any size qualifies a donor for membership in the Sutphen Society. Donors are advised to consult their financial advisors who are experienced in the area of estate planning.
Unrestricted planned gifts are usually designated to the school’s endowment. Donors wishing to restrict the purpose of their gift or establish a named fund should discuss their intentions with representatives from the school to ensure that their wishes can be met.
Remembering Peck in this special way establishes a tradition of philanthropy so important to The Peck School.
Bequests
You may make a gift to The Peck School by designating the school as a beneficiary in your will. A bequest can be made for a specific amount or as a percentage of the total estate. Bequests can be unrestricted or used to establish named gift funds (e.g. scholarship fund) or memorial funds. Bequests of any size will help to secure the strength of the school for future generations.
Gift Annuities
Under a gift annuity agreement, you make a gift to Peck in return for the school’s promise to make an annual payment to you of a specified dollar amount for as long as you live. The amount of the annual payment depends upon your age and is based on a fixed percentage of the initial fair market value of your gift. A portion of your gift is tax-deductible.
Charitable Remainder Trust
A charitable remainder trust may be designed to provide you with income throughout your lifetime as well as support to The Peck School upon your death. The trust may be established with a gift of cash or appreciated stock. A trust can be structured in one of two ways–either as an annuity trust or unitrust. The important difference between the two options involves the way distributions are handled.
Charitable Lead Trusts
With a charitable lead trust you essentially “lend” a charity your assets for a set period of time. At the end of the gift period, the property you placed in the trust either returns to you, or is passed on to named individuals. Charitable giving is important to the growth of the school’s endowment. Income from the endowment fund helps Peck remain a leader in elementary education by providing a stimulating environment for learning, scholarship funds, augmenting faculty salaries, and supporting programs and curriculum needs.
Our staff welcomes the opportunity to meet with you and your advisors to discuss how you can include Peck in your estate plan.
Discussions are confidential and are held without obligation. Questions and inquiries should be addressed to:
Advancement Office, The Peck School
247 South Street • Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 539-8660 ext. 113 squinnclausen@peckschool.org
ATHLETIC FIELD DONORS
We are thrilled to highlight one of our key philanthropic achievements from last year: the successful completion of the Athletic Fields Renovation Project. With the generous support of our community, we surpassed our ambitious goal of $4.3 million, allowing us to transform our playing fields, elevate the entire student-athlete experience, and enhance amenities for spectators. The impact of this project resonates far and wide, benefiting students, parents, grandparents, and alumni alike. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of our donors for making this significant transformation possible.
$500,000+
Peck Parents Association
Samantha and Stephen Somers
$250,000 - 499,999
Maria and Jordan Brugg
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester '88 and Scott Pester
$100,000 - 249,999
Anonymous (3)
Elizabeth and Chris Cox
F. M. Kirby Foundation
Carolyn and Edward Foley '85
Shannon and Peter Karches
Adrienne and S. Dillard Kirby '73
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
Ashley and John O'Connor
Laura and Anton Sahazizian
Jacquelyn and Thomas Sanford
$50,000 - 99,999
Morgan and Kevin Coleman
Community Foundation of NJ
Virginia and L. John Dughi
Heather and Patrick Marotta
Allison and Matthew McMahon
Anar Shah and Amish Patel
Debra and Luke Somers
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Laurie and Joseph Steffa
Tracey and Todd Walters
Kim and Finn Wentworth
Annette and John Worthington
$20,000 - 49,999
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
Allison and Richard Brunhouse
Ashley and Evert Christensen
Nicole and Sean Crawford
Julie and Andrew Delinsky
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen '60
Christine and Michael Gilfillan
Jenny and Rahul Goyal
Karen and Jeff Kirby '76
Liz and James Loonam
Natoli Construction
Michaella and Sandip Prasad
Lee and Justin Sadrian
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Ellie and James Stover
The MCJ Amelior Foundation
Christina and John Tonzola
$10,000 - 19,999
Georgina and Anthony Alexandre
Arlene and Brian Amery
Colleen Caden
Lindsey and Christopher Cara
E.J. Grassmann Trust
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Jo Anna and Brian Fellon
Hetty and Achilles Kintiroglou
Ginny and Brian Lysiak
Katie and Patrick Machir
Patricia and Mark Morgan
Carol and Souren Ouzounian
Aarti and Amit Seth
Union Foundation
Jamie and Lankford Wade
$2,500 to 9,999
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Ariadna and Victor Bulto
Nicole and Timothy Coughlin
Nishita and Amit Datwani
Christa and Ryan Dewey
Nina and Todd Hohman
Krystyna and John Jakimowicz
Kirstin and Tim Kelly
Noelle and Chad Kirchner
Carrie and Brad Kurtzman
Lily and Gerald Lee
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Pisey Chhean and Christopher Puleo '84
Vani Krishnamurthy and Alok Sanghvi
Susan and Michael Santomassimo
Kathy and Jason Schepis
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Megan and Erik Young
Amber and Daniel Yu
Xianjin Zhu and Feng Zuo
$2,499 and Under Anonymous
Carter (Marsh) Abbott '89 and Jamison Abbott
Greg Albertyn
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
James Bellis Jr. '67 and Patti T. Bellis
Laura and Gregory Bendelius
Amy and Tom Birrittella
Julie and Thomas Bliemel
Anne and Marco Bornia
Michelle Bruno and Robert Bruno
Katherine and Joseph Bruno
Heather Burchfield
Sarah and Mark Butler '99
Sarah Conine and James Carifa
Chelsey and Michael Carr
Roslyn Estrada and Ernest Ceberio
Erin and Christopher Ceder
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Chen Zhang and Kent Cheng
Aimee Lagos and Lee Clay
Jennifer Cleary and Matthew Corica
Lisa J. Cloughen
Charles P. Coggeshall '60
Yiza Soto and Rodney Coleman
Deborah and C. Rory Corrigan
Rachel and Tom Cortese
Mary Ann and William Crutchlow
Emily (Simon) Crystal '03 and Matthew Crystal
Emily and Howie Dingle
Stephanie and Mark DiPisa
Priscilla and Denis Dwyer
Lorena and Edward Eaton
Jenna and James Elliott
Amanda and Robert Falk
Mary Faugno
Judy and David Feldman
Caileigh Finnegan
Madeleine and Mark Fleming
Sarah Frelinghuysen '01 and James Zemaitis '82
Jennifer and Fenwick Garvey
Kristen and Sean Glasser
Marissa and Robert Grossberg
Megan and Nathaniel Hackett
Sook May Ong and Marios Hadjieleftheriou
Sarah and James Heck
Ruchika and Ajay Hira
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Peyton (Chapman) Horne '54
Teresa and Eric Huang
Huff Family
Jake W. Huff '06
Wesley J. Jakimowicz '14
Jacqueline M. Jakimowicz '12
Hanna and King Jang
Allison and Michael Kafka
Karen and Dennis Kazmerowski
J. W. Kirby Jr. '08
Stark D. Kirby '09
John J. Kowalik Jr. '09
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan '98 and Travis Lan
Lillian Aldaia and Richie Lin
Lawrence Litwin
Aly and Kenneth M. Lopian '01
Joanne and Nicholas Losavio
Liron and Anthony Marone
Kirk Materne III '89 and Kristin Johnson
Jordan McGinley '14
Melissa and Robert McKeon
Kimberly and Marshall McLean '94
Christina and Keith Melchionni
Annie and Robert Mitnick
Maribel and Bradley Mohr
Lauren (Worthington) Morse '94 and Robert Morse
Irene and Mark Mortensen
John A. Niles '49
Mr. Nicholas Niles Jr. '48
Mr. William Niles '55
Jessica and Antonio Ortega
Joanna Ortynska
Blair Pack
Amy Papandreou
Lia Papathomas '97 and Anthony DiIonno
Daniela and Aaron Paul
Janet and JD Pearce
Ashley (Marsh) Pertsemlidis '85 and David Pertsemlidis
Judith Pierce
Carlene and John Pruitt
Leigh (Gaston) Punj '65
Sarah Quinn Clausen
May and Matthew Rivera
Susan and E. Burke Ross '65
Jeannine and Ned Rowan
Lisa and Craig Safran
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Anjali Chelliah Sawe and Sameer Sawe
Ross F. Schmucki '69
Katy and Daniel Scott '91
Daniela Drocco and Fabrizio Secco
Christine Senft Callahan
Marina and Roy Seroussi
Sarika Arora and Jimmi Shah
Peter J. Shepanzyk '13
Cameron A. Simon '08
Keeley and Stephen Sjurset
Julie Skinner
Cornell and Erik Sorenson
Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg and Matthew Steenberg
Ashley and Brad Tabor
Lynn Tecza
Christina and Mark Thomases
Cheryl and James Thorpe '79
Whitney and Greg Trif
Roxana and Cosmin Tunea
Hili Rosen and Dan Urban
Audrey and Michael von Poelnitz
Christina and Demian von Poelnitz
Arti and Vikram Wadhera
Melissa Webber
Yi Lu and Weijun Weng
Claire (Ferenbach) Whelan '73
Taylor (Worthington) Williams '03 and Tyler Williams
Brooke Worthington '96 and Matthew Houk
Devon E. Worthington '99
Yaqi Zhang and Wenbo Xu
Xiao Fu and Ruobing Yan
Peck Pride Day of Giving 2023
The Peck School celebrated the birthday of a very special member of our community: Pride the Lion! On a day filled with joy and celebration our community answered the call to support The Peck Fund—a crucial cornerstone of Peck’s operational budget, and one that enhances every aspect of the Peck experience. More than 360 generous gifts were given in Pride’s honor totaling over $602,000, including a $120,000 Board of Trustees match, making this year’s Peck Pride Day of Giving the most successful yet!
Thank you to the generous donors who joined in the festivities!
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Carter (Marsh) Abbott ’89 and Jamison Abbott
Allyson and John Aiello
Sadie Albertyn
Mariana De Lucas Arbiza and Nelson Ambrogio
Lindsey and Christopher Amery
Christine and Roberto Andrade
Stathis Andris
Jessica Angelo
Kimberly Apgar
Mely Arias
Sasha Armant
NaTishia and Dipo Aromire
Jane Attah
Elizabeth Attias
Denis Avila
Lauren and Hayden Baker
Marianna Johnson Baker ’58
Claire Baldwin
Alexis R. Bartoli ’20
Dylan H. Bartoli ’22
Melissa and Jeffrey Bartoli
Carley Barton
Scott Beil
Elizabeth S. Belasic
Laura and Gregory Bendelius
Suzanne (Sweeney) Berlacher ’01
Ketki and Vikram Bhat
Annie and Bogdan Bienko
Alicia and Patrick Biggs
Vic and Ray Blanco
Samantha (Hall) Boggs ’96 and Hamilton Boggs
Nichole Bolio
Anne and Marco Bornia
Megan Boyle
Sophie Brady
Stacey and Anthony Breaks ’90
Joan and Edward Bromage
Nneka and Levee Brooks
Naz Dastgir and Geoffrey Brounell
Emily and Bobby Brown
Andrew W. Bruen ’03
Susan and William Bruen
Maria and Jordan Brugg
Allison and Richard Brunhouse
Katherine and Joseph Bruno
Michelle Bruno and Robert Bruno
Ariadna and Victor Bultó
Heather Burchfield
Mark Butler ’99
Colleen Caden
Sharon Ng and David Carlo
Chelsey and Michael Carr
Paula and William Carroll
Laura Caruso
Erin and Christopher Ceder
Margaret and Ronald Ceder
Virginia and Shawn Cepeda
Sharon Cepeda
Chen Zhang and Kent Cheng
Ashley and Evert Christensen
Madison and Edward Chu
Yee and Wah Chu
Chase M. Cignarella ’22
Candice Cirilo
Amy L. Cohen
Andy Cohen
Morgan and Kevin Coleman
Yiza Soto and Rodney Coleman
Nicole (Humick) Colson ’95
Chet T. Comizio ’14
Keely G. Comizio ’17
Keeneh G. Comizio ’10
Kirby A. Comizio ’12
Taylor J. Comizio ’11
Keeneh and Robert Comizio
Jennifer Cleary and Matthew Corica
Nicole and Timothy Coughlin
Elizabeth and Chris Cox
Jennifer G. Coyne ’14
Nicole and Sean Crawford
John B. Crosby ’19
Colette and James Cross
Emily (Simon) Crystal ’03 and Matthew Crystal
Tianen Jia and Haosheng Cui
Sushmita Sharma and Anil Dadheech
Margo and John Dana ’69
Nishita and Amit Datwani
Diann Deal
Mary Ann and Matthew Del Vento
Barbara and Stephen Delinsky
Elouse Desir
Christa and Ryan Dewey
Christina Dietz
Emily and Howie Dingle
Karen Dispenziere
Molly and Kevin Donnelly
Virginia and L. John Dughi
Alina Dunker-Ware
Priscilla and Denis Dwyer
Lorena and Edward Eaton
Catrin and Gregg Edell
Morgan R. Edell ’22
Rania Makki and Mahmoud ElAssir
Jenna and James Elliott
Estee Lauder
Nancy (Niles) Faesy ’52
Amanda and Robert Falk
Justin Faugno
Mary Faugno
Lauren Faugno-Speck
Julie and Mat Feldman
Jo Anna and Brian Fellon
Bella Ferriso
Janine Finnegan
Caileigh Finnegan
Wanda Fiorini
Rachel and Michael Fishkin
Amy and James Fleming
Carolyn and Edward Foley ’85
Julia Forbes
Sara and Eric Forman
Brian Fox
Louisine Frelinghuysen ’98
Virginia and Rodney Frelinghuysen ’60
Frank Fritts ’86
Sunny Wang and Keith Frohnhoefer
David Frothingham
Jennifer and Fenwick Garvey
Nancy Garvey
Eve A. Gilbert ’16
Christine and Michael Gilfillan
Elisabeth C. Gilfillan ’16
Michael T. Gilfillan ’10
Natalie C. Gilfillan ’15
Patrick T. Gilfillan ’13
Kristen and Sean Glasser
Lorraine Glasser
Tania and Edison Gomez
Patricia and Richard Gordon
Jenny and Rahul Goyal
August K. Goyal ’21
Kevin Grieshaber
Katherine (Corrigan) Griff ’99
Marissa and Robert Grossberg
Sebastian Guerrero
Jason Guss
Megan and Nathaniel Hackett
Sook May Ong and Marios Hadjieleftheriou
Mr. and Mrs. T. Chandler Hardwick III
Sarah and James Heck
Catherine and Richard Herbst
Ebony Herring
Ruchika and Ajay Hira
Pendered and Robert Hoffman
Nina and Todd Hohman
Alice Holt
Kimberly and Daniel Honeker
Peyton (Chapman) Horne ’54
Brooke Worthington ’96 and Matthew Houk
Pat Houlihan
Tae and Eric Huang
Hanna and King Jang
Carlos Jara
Luichi Jara
Jiayin Wang and Shaohua Jia
Cathy and Richard Johnson
Allison and Michael Kafka
Keith Kasper ’72
Sage Katakura
Tracy Keane
Rita R. Keazer ’12
Kirstin and Tim Kelly
Patty and Bill Kelly
Katheryn Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kennedy
Anne and Sam Kim
Ashley and Victor Kipiani Sr. F. Morgan Kirby IV ’07
Samuel S. Kirby ’14
Noelle and Chad Kirchner
Elise (McLean) Klarberg ’97
Cindy Wang and Alan Kong
Surabhi Kouraw and Amit Kumar
Bridget and Richard LaBar
Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan ’98 and Travis Lan
LeeAnne and Richard Lan
Edmund G. Langhorne ’49
John LaRosa
Lily and Gerald Lee
Kelle and Mark R. Leonhard
Valerie and Christopher Librizzi
A.J. Licameli
Lisa and Salvatore LoBiondo
Susan Longenecker
Liz and James Loonam
Cathy Lopez
Gabriella Lopez
Dianne and Kenneth Lopian
Aly and Kenneth M. Lopian ’01
Joanne and Nicholas Losavio
Colleen Loughman
Sarah and Timothy Loveday
Anne (LeBuhn) MacCowatt ’73 and Thomas H. MacCowatt
Margaret F. MacCowatt ’10
Katie and Patrick Machir
Jacynthe Mailly
Amy and Peter Malin ’65
Gail and Paul Mandel
Lisa Markman-Pithers
Denise Marone
Heather and Patrick Marotta
Elizabeth and Spencer Marsh
David Marshall
Kirk and Stuart Materne
Kirk Materne III ’89
Lisa and Glenn Mathus
Franklin K. Mau ’19
Austin K. Mau ’22
Alexis Van Der Sterre and Ron McCormick
Jordan McGinley ’14
Laurelle A. McInerney ’06
Melissa and Robert McKeon
Wm. Fishwick McLean ’92
Allison and Matthew McMahon
JT McMillen
Gail McNamee
Jeremy T. Medina ’56
Courtney E. Meehan ’96
Katherine B. Michel ’85
Maribel and Bradley Mohr
Elizabeth Monkemeier
Sara Montijo
Patricia and Mark Morgan
Lauren (Worthington) Morse ’94 and Robert Morse
Sarah A. Moseson ’13
Melanie Muñoz ’25
Sheila and Hari Nadiminti
Christa and Charles Nees
Kirsten and Stephen Neville
John A. Niles ’49
Ashley and John O’Connor
Katherine D. O’Connor ’02 and Benjamin Zeidler
Patricia C. O’Connor
Jeanne O’Mara
Cameron E. O’Mara ’94
Cathy and J. Michael O’Neal
Adrienne Shiffman and Hart Orenstein
Joanna Ortynska
Carol and Souren Ouzounian
Blair Pack
Mary and Martin Packouz
Christine and Charles Pagano
Amy Papandreou
Georgia and Thomas Papathomas
Lia Papathomas ’97
Anar Shah and Amish Patel
Daniela and Aaron Paul
Amy and Dana Pawlicki
Janet and JD Pearce
Helen M. Pertsemlidis ’18
Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88 and Scott Pester
Carlene and John Pruitt
Pisey Chhean and Christopher Puleo ’84
Hetal Shah and Parth Purohit
Sarah Quinn Clausen
Cara Regan
Karen and Matthew Rice
May and Matthew Rivera
Myrka and Edwin Rivera
Christine Rogan
Laura Rose
Jeannine and Ned Rowan
Gina Russo
Lee and Justin Sadrian
Lisa and Craig Safran
Laura and Anton Sahazizian
Mandeep Josan and Bhawandeep Sandha
Jacquelyn and Thomas Sanford
Vani Krishnamurthy and Alok Sanghvi
Susan and Michael Santomassimo
Avery G. Santomassimo ’20
Addison O. Santomassimo ’22
Daisy and Thomas Savage
Virginia P. Savage ’05
Anjali Chelliah Sawe and Sameer Sawe
Kathy and Jason Schepis
Julia L. Schmuckler ’12
Jessica and Andrew Schneider
Bruce Schwartz
Joyce and Stuart Schwartz
Niki Robbins and Chet Schwartz
Carol and Brian Sciaretta ’92
Sarah and Stephen Sciaretta
Darby A. Scott
Katy and Daniel Scott ’91
Daniela Drocco and Fabrizio Secco
Marina and Roy Seroussi
Aarti and Amit Seth
Melissa and Anthony Sfarra
Sarika Arora and Jimmi Shah
Subhadra and Suken Shah
Maudie Shanley
Anil K. Sharma ’02
Mengyue Wang and Tong Shen
Lucia and Robert C. Shepard ’90
Kelly and William Shields
Maria Gatoulis and Paul Silva
Christina L. Silva ’22
Sarah Chan and Philip Sim
Sloan (Miller) Simmons ’73
Cornell and Erik Sorenson
Melissa Sorge
Alison and Charles Sorrentino
Dina and Alex Soudah
Adam Spadafora
Courtney and Grove Stafford
Monica and Tad Staley
Patricia Colbert and Russell Steenberg
Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg and Matthew Steenberg
Laurie and Joseph Steffa
Catherine M. and Joseph Steffa, Sr.
Paula and Rick Stein
Mary Ann and Brian Storms
Martha (van Beuren) Story ’54
Ellie and James Stover
Jim Stover †
Sudler Foundation
Eileen and Peter D. Sudler
Caroline Sugg
Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Adriana Sykora
Ashley and Brad Tabor
Lynn Tecza
James N. Thomas ’19
Jennifer and David Thomas
Doug Thornton
Tani Fukui and Rahul Tiwari
Whitney and Greg Trif
Roxana and Cosmin Tunea
Hilli Rosen and Dan Urban
Julianna Vitiello
Zoe Kyrkos and Nicholas Vlahos
Christina and Demian von Poelnitz ’99
Arti and Vikram Wadhera
Dori and Steve Walk
Kelly and Tyler Walk
Christine and Christopher Walker
Tracey and Todd Walters
Lily Peng and Erik Wang
Cinnie and John Wappel
Karen Wasserman
Christopher Weaver
Melissa Webber
Yi Lu and Weijun Weng
Eleanny and Nico Wernecke
Lisa Wichman
Michele and Stewart Wilkinson
Christine Williams
Taylor (Worthington) Williams ’03 and Tyler Williams
Cymone and Anthony Williamson
Annette and John Worthington
Devon E. Worthington ’99
Weiwei Zhang and Lei Xu
Yaqi Zhang and Wenbo Xu
Xiao Fu and Ruobing Yan
Megan and Erik Young
Rebecca Zacharias
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01 and James Zemaitis ’82
Yuwen Wang and Kang Zhang
Chuan Rong Liu and Qinquan Zhang
Ningning He and Yuxin Zhang
Michael Zulla
2023-24 Volunteer Leadership
Peck’s vibrant and engaged Parents Association brings our school initiatives and community events to life: leading to lasting friendships, a family-like community atmosphere, and dynamic parent-school partnerships—benefits that are felt by our students, their families, and our faculty and staff. Below is an honor roll of volunteers for the 2023-24 school year.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Niki Robins, President
Emily Dingle, Vice President
Jenny Goyal, Secretary
Sarah Heck, Treasurer
10-YEAR HISTORY OF PARENTS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS: Alison McMahon, 22-23; Cate Edell, 21-22; Virginia Cepeda, 20-21; Melissa Bartoli, 19-20; Stefanie Bolton, 18-19; Christina Melchionni, 17-18; Megan Rogers, 16-17; Carrie Kurtzman, 15-16; Debra Bampton Bosacki, 14-15; Kathleen W. Gilbert, 13-14
PA CLASS PARENTS
8TH GRADE CP 2024
7TH GRADE CP 2025
6TH GRADE CP 2026
5TH GRADE CP 2027
4TH GRADE CP 2028
Cate Edell
Carlene Pruitt
Carol Sciaretta
Suba Shah
Emily Brown
Molly Donnelly
Kirstin Kelly
Lily Lee
Scott Pester
Nicole Crawford
Christina Tonzola
Christine Callahan
Chen Zhang
3RD GRADE CP 2029 Neeli Myneni
2ND GRADE CP 2030
1ST GRADE CP 2031
KINDERGARTEN CP 2032
Courtney Stafford
Anjali Sawe
Whitney Trif
Ashley Christensen
Liz Loonam
Jessica Ortega
Erin Peek
2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Souren G. Ouzounian, President Tracy (Meerwarth) Pester ’88, Vice President
Ben Rogers, Vice President
Charles Sorrentino, Treasurer
Lauren O. Baker, Secretary
Andrew Delinsky, Head of School*, Chris Amery, NaTishia Aromire, Levee Brooks, Tom Cortese, Daisy Douglas Savage, Mahmoud Elassir, Todd W. Hohman, Daniel Honeker, Ashley (Kazmerowski) Lan ’98, Mark Morgan, Niki Robbins, PA President*, Sid Rowell, Laura Sahazizian. Anar Shah, Joe Steffa, John Tonzola * Ex Officio member
PARENTS
ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE CHAIRS
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
AUTHOR LUNCHEON
BAKE SALE
BIRTHDAY DISPLAYS
BOOK CLUB
BOOK FAIR
COMMON GROUND
COMMUNITY SERVICE DRIVES
DAY OF SERVICE
FACULTY & STAFF
APPRECIATION
FACULTY APPRECIATION
LUNCHEON
FALL FEST
HISTORIAN
HOLIDAY FUND
Anne Bornia
Tracey Walters
Michele de Burgh Codrington
Jessica Ortega
Nicole Coughlin
Yiza Sota
Xiao Fu
Sarah Sakr
Noelle Kirchner
Valerie Librizzi
Katie Machir
Jen Powers
Pallas Jia
Patricia Morgan
Ali Brunhouse
Julie Delinsky
Christine Pagano
Lillian Aldaia
Brooke Worthington ’96
Ali McMahon
Laura Sahazizian
Colleen Caden
James Heck
Daniela Paul
Ali McMahon
Autumn Chapple
Lorena Eaton
HOSPITALITY/
Heather Braun WELCOME BACK DINNER
LOST AND FOUND
Elizabeth Cox
Vic Blanco
LUNCH LIAISON (LS) Jeanine Yacenda-Steenberg
LUNCH LIAISON (US) Roz Estrada
Cate Edell
NOMINATING
PA GROUP ON
Heather Braun INCLUSIVITY (PAGI)
PECK TREKS
PIZZA AND TEACHER PIE
SCHOOL STORE
SWAP SHOP
WORLD CULTURES
Rachel Cortese
Ebony Herring
Chen Zhang
Sarah Frelinghuysen ’01
Katy Scott
Li Marone
Mary Ann del Vento
Lindsey Amery
Michele Bruno
Ginny Lysiak
Kelly Shields
Erin Cedar
Amber Yu
Catherine Anyango
Mariana De Lucas Arbiza
Myrka Rivera
Surabhi Kouraw
The 2023-24 Peck School Faculty
People are at the heart of any school, and The Peck School is honored to have a team of passionate and dedicated faculty and staff that make every day extraordinary. With their commitment, curiosity, and compassion, Peck faculty and staff strive to continually elevate the student experience. Below is the honor roll of Peck’s faculty and staff, and their positions held, for the 2023-2024 school year.
ADMINISTRATION
Andrew C. Delinsky Head of School
Heather Burchfield Director of Strategic Communications
Karen Dispenziere Director of Admissions & Financial Aid
Kevin Grieshaber Director of Technology
Pat Houlihan Director of Athletics
Sarah Quinn Clausen Director of Advancement
Kristen Rugel Chief Financial Officer, Director of Operations
Ashley Tabor Head of the Lower School
Christopher J. Weaver Director of Curriculum & Faculty Development
Cymone Williamson Director of Community Connections & Belonging
FACULTY AND STAFF
Sadie Albertyn Special Projects Coordinator
Jessica Angelo K-8 Math Department Chair, Grade 5 Math Teacher
Kimberly Apgar Assistant to Lower School Head and Director of Curriculum & Faculty Development
Mely Arias Technology Support Associate
Sasha Armant Lower School Learning Specialist
Jane Attah Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher
Denis Avila Facilities Technician
Carly Barton Grade 3 Associate Teacher
Scott Beil
Upper School Art Teacher
Elizabeth “Liz” Belasic Upper School Science Teacher
Nichole Bolio Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher
Megan Boyle
Upper School English Teacher
Sophie Brady Lower School Math Specialist
Katherine Bruno Grade 3 Homeroom Teacher
Dave Carlo Upper School History Teacher, Outdoor Education Teacher
Chelsey Carr Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher
Laura J. Caruso Physical Education Teacher & Coach
Erin Ceder Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher
Sarah Chan Upper School English Teacher
Candice Cirilo Grade 1 Associate Teacher
Jennifer Cleary Associate Director of Visual Brand Strategy
Amy L. Cohen Upper School Learning Specialist
Andy Cohen Technology Associate
Jeff Cucchiara Technology Support Associate
Christina Dietz After School and Auxiliary Program Coordinator, Woodworking Assistant
Molly E. Donnelly Physical Education Teacher & Coach
Mary Faugno Assistant Business Manager
Bella Ferriso Grade 2 Associate Teacher
Caileigh Finnegan Grade 2 Associate Teacher
Janine A. Finnegan Lower School Reading Specialist
Wanda Fiorini Admissions Assistant
Julia Forbes
Upper School French Teacher
Jennifer Garvey
Lower School Technology, Innovation & Design Integrator
Amy Gettys Controller
Sebastian Guerrero
Upper School Music Teacher
Jason Guss Upper School History Teacher
Carlos Jara Facilities Technician
Luichi Jara Facilities Technician
Katheryn Kennedy Science Department Chair, Lower School Science Teacher
Tracy Keane Grade 4 Associate Teacher
AJ Licameli Director of Safety and Security
Susan L. Longenecker Upper School History Teacher
Cathy Lopez Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher
Gabriella Lopez Upper School English Teacher
Colleen Loughman School Nurse
Timothy W. Loveday
Upper School Science Teacher
Jacynthe Mailly Controller
David Marshall
Upper School Latin Teacher
Gail McNamee
Receptionist & Information Management Coordinator
JT McMillen
Grade 3 Associate Teacher
Maribel M. Mohr
Kindergarten Teacher
Elizabeth Monkemeier
Instrumental Music Teacher
Sara Montijo
Lower School Spanish Teacher
Mark A. Mortensen
Woodworking Teacher
Christa G. Nees
Grade 1 Homeroom Teacher
Blair Pack Advancement Associate
Ava Pesante Kindergarten Associate Teacher
Amy J. Papandreou
Upper School Math Teacher
Lisa Pithers
Upper School Psychologist
Cara Regan
Grade 4 Homeroom Teacher
Chantal Rivers
Upper School Spanish Teacher
Christine Rogan
Upper School Administrative Assistant
Laura Rose Upper School Math Teacher
Gina Russo
Grade 1 Associate Teacher
Camryn Salamone
Lower School Associate Teacher
Bruce Schwartz Director of the Osborn Idea & Design Lab
Melissa Sorge Librarian & Lower School
Reading Specialist
Alex Soudah
Upper School History Teacher
Adam Spadafora Physical Education Teacher & Coach
Caroline Sugg Upper School Math Teacher
Adriana Sykora
World Language Department Chair, Lower School Spanish Teacher
Lynn Tecza
Grade 4 Associate Teacher
Christine Walker
Lower School Art Teacher
Karen Wasserman
Lower School Psychologist
Melissa Webber
Digital Marketing Specialist
Lisa Wichman
Lower School Music Teacher
Stewart D. Wilkinson
Upper School Math Teacher
Christine Williams Director of Secondary School Counseling
Taylor Williams Alumni Relations Associate
Annette Worthington Admissions Counselor
Shawn Yao Technology Network Manager
Kristin G. Young Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher
Rebecca L. Zacharias Executive Assistant to the Head of School
