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Annual Report2011 – 2012
Foundation and School Leadership 2012-2013
FoundationBoard of Trustees
Susan Kessler, Chair
Marlene Arbess
Jonathan Auerbach
Libby Callaway
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71
Hege Eriksen
Gary Fuhrman ’79
Kat Grollo
Michael Kalnick, Counsel
Marie Lippman
Doug Naidus
Michael Naify
Drew Pizzo
Eric Semler
Ravi Singh
Shiv Vasisht ’95
Richard Zinman
Peter Timmins ’90, Ex-Officio
Sharon Feldman, Ex-Officio
Kari Loya, Director of Institutional Advancement
Ethan Silverman ’80, Director of Annual Giving
Caroline Axelrod ’03, Director of Alumni Affairs
Jessica Gutierrez, Development Associate/ Database Manager
Alumni CouncilPeter Timmins ’90, President
Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96, Vice President
David Ackers ’04
Etienne Bernstein ’91
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71, President Emeritus
Laura Giraldo ’00
Scott Hefler ’97
Aubrey Hodges ’99
Christos Katsiaouni ’97
Ian Lustbader, Franklin ’74
Sibile Morency ’01
Blain Namm ’97
Fabiana Portolano ’97
Jessica Salzer ’05
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00
Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58
Gregory Williamson ’97
Dwight SchoolSenior Academic Leaders
Stephen Spahn, Chancellor
Dianne Drew, Head of School
Martha Hirschman, Head of Lower School and Chair of Admissions
Anthony Foster, Associate Head of Middle and Upper School
Paul Sanders, Head of Middle and Upper School
Chris Allen, Director, Early Childhood Division
Parents Association
Sharon Feldman, President
Rachele Boldewijn, Vice President and Class Rep Coordinator
Suzanne Barbero, Secretary
Aileen Bruner, Treasurer
Sandrine Droumenq, Event Coordinator
Patresse Phillips, Safety Patrol Coordinator
Stefani Langel, Administration Liaison
Rachael Bennett, Director of Communications
Audrey Miller, Director of Creative Design
Elizabeth Rindner, Communications Associate and Junior Graphic Designer
Courtney Inman, Riverside Campus Communications, Events and Development
Table of Contents
3 Letter from the Chancellor and Head of School
6 Letter from The Dwight School Foundation Trustee Chair
8 Summary of Financials
10 Annual Giving
14 International Society
17 Dwight Supporters
24 Current Parent Annual Giving
33 Class of 2012 Senior Gift Donors
40 Alumni Annual Giving
46 Faculty and Staff Annual Giving
48 Alumni Parents, Loved Ones, Past Faculty and Staff, and Friends Annual Giving
50 Capital Giving
52 Other In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
56 Parents Association
59 Board of Trustees
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Dwight's Three Pillars in Action
Global Vision. Dwight Journeys sends students to Kenyan girls’ boarding school, Page 4
Personalized Learning. Alumnus finds “spark of genius” in fencing, Page 5
Community. Students help local community through service opportunities, Page 13
Personalized Learning. Students express creativ-ity through IB Film course, Page 23
Global Vision. Dwight Global Leaders runs suc-cessful Leadership Academy, Page 31
Community. Middle school students help younger grades in a commemorative art project, Page 39
Global Vision. Dwight global campuses come together in London, Page 44
Community. Ninth graders establish bonds dur-ing orientation trip, Page 45
Personalized Learning. Students immerse them-selves in extensive music instruction program, Page 55
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Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight,
Letter from the Chancellor and Head of School
As we celebrate 140 remarkable years of personalized learning at Dwight School, we are inspired by the unique journeys of our students, faculty, and alumni. Matt Arbess ’13, our Student Council President, overcame leukemia and significant time away from school to become a top International Bac-calaureate (IB) student and leader of his peers for his final year at Dwight. Peter Durning, our chemistry teach-er extraordinaire, spent last summer composing a collection of Beatles’ songs with modified lyrics to excite his students about this subject (for example, “All We Need is Chem!”).
Roy Lichtenstein ’40, mentored by Dr. Mo Spahn (Stephen’s father), turned his classroom doodling into a world-renowned career. Enabling members of our community to undertake such journeys has long been a hallmark of Dwight — and having the resources to support these efforts is critical.
On that note, we are enormously grateful to The Dwight School Foundation for its continued impact on
the educational experience of every student at Dwight. The Foundation’s Annual Fund Committee, under the leadership of Trustee Marlene Arbess (Parent ’13) and Rich Adago (Parent ’14 and ’11), raised $1,138,942 from 618 donors. Part of this total came from the Class of 2012 Senior Gift Committee, chaired by Susan Gorelick. A record $58,951 came from alumni donors thanks to the efforts of our Alumni Council and its President, Peter Timmins ’90. Finally, $670,000 arrived in critical capital gifts.
Thank you to everyone in our community for donating your dollars, time, and other resources to strengthen our School. We take great pride in helping ignite the “spark of genius” in every child and value tremendously your support of this mission.
Fondly,
Stephen SpahnChancellor, The Dwight Schools
Dianne DrewHead of School, Dwight School (New York)
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Sophomore Theo Klein connects with primary school students in Muhuru Bay, Kenya during Dwight’s third Global Vision
Last year, Race Imboden ’11 rose to #1 in the U.S. and #4 in the world in
Personalized Learning
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It is a privilege to work with our dedicated Foundation Trustees and our entire community to ensure that a Dwight education is as fine as any in the world. As both the parent of a graduate and now the parent of an eleventh grader, I have witnessed first-hand the magic that happens at Dwight – as well as the remarkable progress the School has made over the years. Your generosity is at the heart of these advances.
Hard-working volunteers, too, have fueled the success of the Foundation’s various initiatives: Foundation Board Trustees, Annual Fund Committee, Se-nior Gift Committee, the Parents Association, and the Alumni Council. Their efforts to build community and bring more resources to the Foundation have been inspiring.
We are most appreciative, however, of Chancellor Stephen H. Spahn’s visionary leadership and deep belief that every student has a “spark of genius.” Now, Head of School Dianne Drew and her outstanding team have been carrying that vision forward seamlessly. Thank you for your wonderful contributions to help Dwight make even more magic in 2012-13!
Best Regards,
Susan Kessler (Parent ’10 and ’14) Dwight School Foundation, Trustee Board Chair
Susan Kessler
Letter from The Dwight School Foundation Trustee Chair
Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight,
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Personalized Learning We focus on developing each student’s unique “spark of genius.” Whether connecting a student with an excep-tional mentor, designing tailor-made enrichment, crafting a special study abroad opportunity, or providing a novel program or tutorial, Dwight goes out of its way to recognize and foster each student’s gifts and talents. No two student journeys are the same.
Community We inspire and educate our students through leadership training to improve their communities. Dwight students undertake service projects locally and internationally and produce written reflections to demonstrate their learn-ing and their impact. Dwight students are prepared to serve their communities wherever they go.
Global VisionWe encourage students to see challenges from a global perspective. Our students interact with peers and faculty from forty countries, follow the rigorous International Baccalaureate curriculum, select from a wide array of for-eign languages, and travel abroad for service projects, athletic competitions, and student leadership conferences. Dwight New York is the flagship campus and founding member of The Dwight Schools, including campuses and programs in London, Canada, Beijing, and Seoul.
Three Pillars of the Dwight Community
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Summary of Financials
DWIGHT SCHOOL FOUNDATION FINANCIAL RESULTSRevenues and Gains 2010-11 2011-12Contributions $2,257,514 $1,816,842Interest and Dividends $341,724 $249,492Realized and Unrealized Net Gain on Investments $65,729 -$15,611
Total Revenues and Gains $2,664,967 $2,050,723
Expenses 2010-11 2011-12Support to Dwight Students and Faculty* Student Financial Aid $400,000 $800,000 Faculty Professional Development $454,500 $450,000Publications $150,084 $187,308
Total Expenses $1,558,777 $2,252,425
Net Income $1,106,190 -$201,702Foundation Net Assets as of 6/30 $11,008,674 $10,806,972
DWIGHT SCHOOL FINANCIAL RESULTSRevenues and Support 2010-11 2011-12 Net Tuition and Fees $24,390,046 $26,331,248 Contributions - Dwight School Foundation $854,500 $1,250,000 Interest and Dividends $36,556 $19,250
Total Revenues and Support $25,281,102 $27,600,498
Expenses 2010-11 2011-12 Human Resources $14,194,554 $14,799,665
Capital Reserve $762,794 $1,084,761 Contingency Reserve $721,378 $1,072,833
Total Expenses $25,281,102 $27,600,498
Dwight School Foundation Gift Support Annual Fund
Other Contributions
Total Giving to Current Operations
Gifts for Capital Purposes
Total Cash Contributions
Total Non-Cash Contributions
Total Contributions
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Summary of Financials
Since 2003, The Dwight School Foundation has received over $20,000,000 in total contributions that have transformed the lives of students and faculty at Dwight School.
DWIGHT FOUNDATION’S HISTORY 2002-2012FISCAL YEAR
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
$332,105 $441,315 $777,272 $781,187 $1,017,620 $1,208,176 $1,147,781 $1,233,268 $1,706,680 $1,138,942
$155,820 $200,000 $1,400
$508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,363,880 $1,554,895 $1,635,069 $1,663,993 $1,487,765 $1,706,680 $1,140,342
$344,541 $1,196,000 $746,201 $1,415,333 $1,513,333 $550,834 $670,000
$508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,708,421 $2,776,000 $2,381,420 $3,079,327 $3,001,098 $2,257,514 $1,810,342
$435,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,500
$508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,708,421 $2,776,000 $2,816,420 $3,079,327 $3,001,098 $2,257,514 $1,816,842
Annual Giving
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Annual Fund Committee
Annual Fund Committee Co-ChairsRichard Adago and Marlene Arbess
Annual Fund CommitteeMichael Archer
Caroline Arnold
Emmanuelle Delaval
Hege Eriksen
Maria Evseroff
Francesca Frechen
Geraldine Frenchman
John Halpern
Kimberly Heppard
Rene Hofstede
Samantha Kearsley
Joanna Koutsos
Susie Kutzner
Marie Lippman
Michelle Loh
James McKillop
Christopher Phillips
Denise Phillips
Lolita Ryklin
Valentine Schaffner
Eric Segal
Eric Semler
Karen Shoplik
Ravi Singh
Elva Stamatakis
Dagmar Trippen
Olya Turcihin Stern
Carolina Villamiza
Faculty and Staff RepresentativesDr. Elaine A. Chambart
Caroline Walsh
Senior Gift Committee ChairSusan Gorelick
Senior Gift CommitteeDavid Magier
Jim Miller
Jenny Nelson
Liz Ohman
We are enormously indebted to the following Annual Fund and Senior Gift Committee members for leading the charge in raising funds to impact the lives of students and faculty at Dwight.
Snapshot of Annual Fund Giving
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F G
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SCHOOL YEAR
ANNUAL FUND GROWTH 2002-2012700600500400300200100
02002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
158239
301 280
433 480544 522
639 618
2011-12
CONSTITUENCY** NUMBER OF GIFTS AMOUNT
Trustees 15 $213,080 Current Parents – 12 58 $112,200 Current Parents – k-11 301 $669,561 Current Parents – 2s, 3s, 4s 105 $118,399 Alumni 78 $58,951 Alumni Parents 77 $221,724 Friends, Faculty, Loved Ones 117 $30,488
Total 751 $1,454,403
**Donors are counted in all of their constituencies so the total will exceed the actual total.
GIVING LEVEL NUMBER OF GIFTS AMOUNT
International Society Level Presidents’ Circle: $50,000+ 2 $100,000 Prime Ministers’ Circle: $25,000+ 8 $228,500 Foreign Ministers’ Circle: $15,000+ 8 $149,444 Ambassadors’ Circle: $10,000+ 18 $183,310 Consul Generals’ Circle: $5,000+ 32 $165,885 Diplomats’ Circle: $2,500+ 32 $93,000 Founders’ Circle: $1,800+ 35 $69,023Dwight Supporters Sponsor: $1,000+ 68 $72,262Dwight Supporters Advocate: $500+ 67 $35,233Dwight Supporters Contributor: $250+ 87 $24,276Dwight Supporters Friend: Up to $249 261 $18,008
Total 618 $1,138,942
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Giving back to the local community: upper school students help
one-day event in which over seven hundred high school teen-
community service projects throughout New York City.
Community
The International Society recog-nizes those who have supported Dwight’s mission with leadership gifts of $1,880 or more to the 2011-12 Annual Fund. Over 135 International Society donors sup-ported the Foundation with gifts amounting to $989,162 — 87% of the total dollars raised. The Foundation thanks all members of The International Society for their generous commitment to Dwight.
Presidents’ Circle$50,000+Anonymous
Ravi Singh
Prime Ministers’ Circle$25,000+Anonymous (3)
Donald and Madoka Duet
Daniel and Kat Grollo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen
David Magier and Carolyn Levitan
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marron
Eric Semler and Tracy Chutorian
Chancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn
Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh
Foreign Ministers’ Circle$15,000+Sara Blakely-Itzler and Jesse Itzler
Francisco Freitas de Oliveira and Nadjara Barroso Paiva
Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79
Jerrold Newman and the Late Nadine Fribourg Newman
Eugene and Katharine Prentice
Jacqueline Pugh Sackler ’94
Val and Min-Myn Schaffner
Robert and Donna Shafir
Richard and Audrey Zinman
Ambassadors’ Circle$10,000+Anonymous (3)
Ibrahim Al-Naimi and Haya AlDossary
Graham and Bo-in Arader
Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto
Jonathan Auerbach and Ann Luce-Auerbach
Hege and Mikkel Eriksen
F. M. Kirby Foundation
The Fribourg Family Foundation
Susan and Peter Kessler
Olga and Igor Kroutoi
Marie and Harley Lippman
Pingjian Liu and Shaohong Ouyang
Andrew C. and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Harry and Cathy Rubin
Evan Sturza and Stephanie Guilpin
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International Society Leadership Donors
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Consul Generals’ Circle
Anonymous (3)
Agbo and Lisa Abiola
Erhan and Anna Bahceci
Mauricio and Cecilia Gatto Bellora
BNP Paribas
Kristi Carney-Dunkley and Stephen Dunkley
Chi and Alan Colberg
The Edelman Family
Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim
Sean and Katie Gallagher
Kathy Jennings and David Gray
John and Mirinha Halpern
Chris and Ingrid Innes
Vadim and Elena Iosilevich
Yibing and Ping Jiang Foundation
Henrietta Jones Pellegrini and Paolo Pellegrini
Guy and Samantha Kearsley
Alexia and Daniel Klein
The Koelbel Family
Michael and Jully Kumar
Muller Foundation
The MacDougall Family
Rick and Jenny Nelson
Guennadi Pesselev and Alena Paltina
Rosanna Scotto and Louis Ruggiero
Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58
Shanda and Jonathan Scibilia
Salil and Jennifer Seshadri
Michael and Lana Shamailov
Meg and Steven Smith
Nicholas and Julie Stratopoulos
Diplomats’ Circle
Anonymous (3)
William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder
Norman S. Benzaquen
Rosario Buendia and Humberto Serrano
Richard Burbridge
Alexis and Beatrice Burckhardt
Richard Carey and Elizabeth Elder
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Cumenal
Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq
Marlies and David Furby
Neal Goldman and Katya Gorbatiouk
Ekaterina Gorbatiouk
Gary and Kathleen Handel
Danielle Curi and Max Herrnstein
Aleida and Mark Hornfeld
James and Amy Kaplan
Denise Phillips and Bruce Kelly
Kathy and Arthur Langhaus
William Lo Pinto and Mamak Shahbazi
Stuart and Vicki Match Suna
Gerry Milligan and Mindy Everett
Christopher and Lydie Morano
Brigitte Ouakrat-Benzaquen
Juan-Luis Perez and Ines Alvarez-Pallete
David Rubin
Nina Runsdorf
Jessica Salzer ’05
Michael Salzer
Seung-Duek & Young Hye Shin
Jay and Chevonne Silverman
Geoff and Wendy Stops
Juan and Ariadne Villareal
Susan von Kutzner and James Ferguson III
International Society Leadership Donors
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Founders’ Circle
Anonymous
Ahmad Siddik and Niken Badruddin
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Beaulac
Chris and Aileen Bruner
Mr. Seihoon Chu and Youn (Esther) Chu
Drs. Steven Chu and Mayling Chin-Chu
Matthew Chua and Be Tam
Adam and Judy Cohen
Jesse and Mari Damon
David and Sachiko Eckert
Ferran and Ana Escayola
Joseph and Lucy Foy
David Garrity and Gianna McCarthy
Jack and Christine Iacovone
Ho Jun Kang and Soo Ah Lee
Dan and Kim Kelleher
Dr. Simon Kessell and Ms. Natalia Hatgis
Steven and Sarah Knox
Mr. and Mrs. William Kohane
Christine LaSala and Ellen Lipschitz
Maxine and Ron Levi
Nigel and Caroline Mellor
Rommel and Lisa Nacino
David Robinson and Liza Pon
Jaime and Dolores Robles-Gil
Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova
Lolita Ryklin
Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik
Blake Spahn ’89
Kirk Spahn ’95
Alexander and Vanessa Spiro
Robert and Susan Hays Stern & The Hampton Foundation
Amy and Peter Timmins ’90
Peggy Segal and David Topper
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Enrique Torruella
Christiane Celle and Antoine Verglas
Sarah Cole and Martin Vogelbaum
Caroline Axelrod ’03
David Ackers ’04
Hannah R. Estreicher ’05
Austin D. Haight ’07
Amaury M. Berzin ’08
Jacob M. Cohen ’08
Matthew Grogan ’08
Hilary Shaw Standish ’08
Nicolas Rovner ’10
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Sponsors $1,000-$1,799
Anonymous (6)
Alton L. Abramowitz and Susan J. Gorelick
Shane and Yvonne Armstrong
Dr. Elliot Belenkov and Alla Belenkov
Paul and Kathryn Beresford-Hill and The Mountbatten Institute
Amaury M. Berzin ’08
Philippe and Manuela Blondiaux
Gerald and Ingrid Brix
Michael and Jessica Capiraso
Leah Carr
Mr. Massimiliano Cavalli and Edina Cavalli
Jack and Metka Daly
Willian D’Andrea
Paulo and Fabianna de Gouvea
Michelle Leung
Richard Forman and Katrina Bradley
Leonid and Anna Frants
Christopher and Joyce Frost
Timothy and Karen Gordon
Shari Gottesman and Robert Kornstein
Dr. Enrique Goytizolo and Silvana de Aguiar
Terry and Hal Greenberg
Patricia Enright and Frank Grunberg
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hagani
Mr. and Mrs. Yervant Hambaryan
Erik and Nobumi Hornmark
Michael Kalnick
Fred and Heidi Kao
Kevin and Julie Kerridge
Karsten and Heather Kibbe
Steven and Elisa Klein
Josef and Stefani Langel
Weber Lauh ’67
Larry Levy
Bennett and Michelle MacDougall
Michael and Denise Mandelbaum
Giuseppe R. Manica and Lucia T. Barletta
Laurel and Joel Marcus
Eric Margules
Thomas P. McGinty
Arthur Migdal
John Mitchell
Jeffrey and Eileen Needham
Sheila and Miro Pasic
Gregory Petrick and Cynthia Smith
Erika and Scott Pintoff
Manjeev and Namrita Puri
Danielle E. Reische
John and Laurie Reische
Tom and Janet Resele-Tiden
The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld ’75 Foundation
Eric and Jennifer Sheffield
Peter J. Siris and Barbara Wyckoff Siris
Enzo and Valerie Soderini
Joseph and Robin Sporn
Marco Srour
Melanie Srour
Steven and Hiroko Taffel
Florian and Dagmar Trippen
Sergio and Carolina Villamizar
Erika and Seth Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs.Christopher P. Whitney
Vanessa Wilson
Shun Xi and Katherine Xiao
Eli Zabar and Devon Fredericks
Advocates, Contributors, and Friends $1-$999
Anonymous (37)
Dr. Mary C. Abdullah
Robert and Maria Abrahamsen
Edward and Ellen Abramowitz
David Ackers ’04
Richard Adago and Nina Keller
Steven M. Alembik, Franklin ’69
Abigail Allen ’97
Chris Allen
Jeffrey Alves and Sandra Baron-Alves
Evangelos and Eileen Ames-Karvounis
Dwight Supporters
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Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Nicholas Anastos
David and Elizabeth Anstey
Laurel Aquadro
Nicole S. Arriaga
Wallace Arthur, Franklin ’49
Ann and Steven Asciutto
Caroline Axelrod ’03
Jay and Meg Axelrod
Sarah E. Babbitt
John Bandman, Anglo ’84
Taro and Mieko Banno
Manuel and Suzanne Barbero
Arnold Barkman, Franklin ’59
Karen Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Armen Basmadjian
Kevin and Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96
Meghan Beard and Thomas Galati
Sara Beck
Bill and Melissa Belleville
Rachael and Guy Bennett
Dr. Elizabeth Hailu and Dr. Yves Bergevin
Lori and Richard Berke
Kurt and Danielle Bermond
Etienne and Alexandra Bernstein
Susan Beyrle
Ms. Jaya Bhavnani
Shalini Bhavnani
David and Nicole Bidmead
Tom Biggs
Daniel and Charlotte Binns
Carolyn Blair, Anglo ’81
John and Cassie Blakely
Bruce B. Blau, D.D.S. ’76
Alf and Beth Blitzer
Maurice A. Bloem and Liesbeth Keulemans
Fern Blumenfeld-Jaffe ’71
Andrea Bohannon
Mr. and Ms. Diego Boix
Ara and Hasmik Boyadjian
Michael and Kylie Brauer
Matthew and Angela Breckenridge
Smith Brekke Family
Neil F. Brier
Michelle Brock
Cassidy Brody
Susanna Buhler
Charles and Ava Burks
Cornell Burnette ’95
Daniel and Nancy Burwasser
Elliott Butler
Monique Caiden
Elizabeth Callaway
Ignacio Campillo and Nicole Worth
Raphael Castoriano
Dr. Elaine A. Chambart
The Charecky Family
Louisa Childs
Shu Chin
Terrence C. Christgau
Anthony Civorelli
Gary and Judy Clare
Jacob M. Cohen ’08
Marc and Andrea Cohen
Luke Constas
Katherine Corsico
Jason A. Coy
Lucy and Ridge Culver
Alison and Neil Curry
Eric Dale
Linda D’Argenio-Cruz
Sandy Darzy
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando DaSilva
Suzanne DiLisi
Tamar Davir
Sandy Davis
Pamela and Stephen Davis
George P. Davison and Judith F. Rivkin
Marco and Ceci de Freitas
Suzanne De Lisi
Sylvain and Adeline Desjonqueres
Dr. Timothy Deyer and Bernadette Mastrangel
Alfredo and Alessandra Deza
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Kimberly Dickerson
Richard Dickson ’86
Sarah DiIorio
Alison DiMaria
Alison DiVito
Mark and Moira Domaille
Stephanie Donnelly
Barry Dordick, Franklin ’69
Raymond and Betsy Doss
Al Doyle
Mr. Charles Drago ’71
Dianne M. Drew and Alexander Phan
Diana B. Dreyfus
Peter Durning
Donna Dwyer
Michael and Annji Ebert
Claudia A. Egli
Tom Eisenberg ’84
Ron and Jill Erlichman
Pamela Estes
Hannah R. Estreicher ’05
Paul and Maria Evseroff
Irma E. Farrell
Sharon Feldman and Alan Eidler
Todd Feltman ’91
Shauna Fitzmahan
William Fleischer and Grimanesa Amoros
Craig and Denise Folise
Anthony and Jean Foster
Robyn Muskat Frank ’76
Barbara and Jeffrey Frankel
Francesca and Franz Frechen
Robert and Geraldine Frenchman
Stuart Friedman, Franklin ’73
Alessandro Garbuio and Lauren Lodato
Scott and Lauren Gaynor
Joseph Gelfand
Matthew and Ronda Gilroy
Ms. Laura Giraldo ’00
Luz Giraldo
F. and C. Goerges
Jean Baptiste Goethals and Emma Delaval
Lori and Eric Goldberg
Gillian Goodluck
Richard C. Goodwin ’46
Bela and George Gospodinova
Barry W. Gragg and Amanda Stulman
Carol Manning Graham ’74
Zoe Graham Klein ’15
Lyn and David Grogan
Matthew Grogan ’08
Grossman Family
Steven and Varda Grotell
Michael Haber
Elan Hadar
Austin D. Haight ’07
Beth Handler and Lawrence Kahn
Joyce Hanly
JP and Emily Hanson
Heidi Happ
Annette Harchik
Rella and Joseph Hartman
Shomari Hearn ’93
Bruce and Sabrina Hecker
Elliott and Gail Hefler
Scott A. Hefler ’97
Andrew and Flor Henderson
Molly Hensrud
Kimberly Hardy Heppard
John J. Hess, Franklin ’63
Family of Samantha Hess
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Hill
Hope Hillyer ’79
Jamie Hinman
Martha Hirschman
Diana Hirtle
Andrew and Anna Ho
Rene and Sona Hofstede
Per and Caroline Hogberg
Kathleen and Harold Hogstrom ’64
Shawna and Christian Holzer
Lyndsay Hoyem
Ian and Holly Hughes
Jonathon Hunt ’85
Dwight School Foundation Supporters
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Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Masud and Laila ElFenne Husain
Eun Mee Hwang
Fiona Imboden
Courtney and Lawson Inman
Brian and Alicia Janiak
Lauren Kane
Alan and Deborah Kaplan
Lawrence and Janine Kaplan
Dr. Irina Kaplounov
Elizabeth Schiff and Andrew Kaufman
Dan Kaufman and Yulia Tikhonova
Shonna Keogan
Bibi and Majid Kermanshah
Daren and Salwa Khairule ’92
Salwa Khairule
Mr. Joshua Kigel and Dr. Ann Tilley
Myung Sik Kim
John J. Kirby and Susan R. Cullman
Alexandra Ourusoff and Michael Klebnikov
Dr. Robert Klein and Elvira Klein
Juliette Kleinman and David Bershod
Alison and Basil Kolani
Megan Konieczny
Katie and Chris Korhonen
Steven and Christine Kornblatt
Radomir Kovacevic
Savka Kovacevic IV
Laura Kozelouzek
Tom Krouwer
Guram and Irina Kurdevanidze
Jordan Kutcher
Kwon Family
Noel & Christelle Labat-Comess
Kali Lambrou
Rose and Perry LaMorte
Monica Leardi, Franklin ’80
David Ledy ’66
Jonathan ’11 and Jennifer Lee ’10
Kaori and David Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Lehner
Jacqueline Leitzes
Michael D. Leopold
Joseph Lertola and Joanna Shaw
Shelby Levin
Margo Messinger and Matthew Levine
Robyn Levinson
Anne and Steve Lewent
Matthew Lewis and Claudette Lopez-Lewis
Barry and Harriet Lipsitz
Susan Lissim
Eliza and Yefim Litvak
Claudette Lopez-Lewis and Matthew Lewis
Kari Loya and Ximena Allub
Vicky Lu
Monica Lundeen
Stephen Lurie, Franklin ’74
Mr. R. Hunter Lyle and Mrs. Rena Lyle, Anglo ’85
Larry Malitzky and Caryn Gorden
Mark Mariscal and Lori Zabar
Karen and Jon Marotta
The Dick/ Martin Family
Richard May, Franklin ’63
Jack and Rosemarie McElaney
The McEvoy Family
James McKillop and Raina Neidich
William Meilink ’71
Gerry Melody
Suzanne F. Miazga
Jim and Audrey Miller in honor of Rachael Miller ’12
Kenneth and Diane Miller
Kathy Chazen and Larry Miller
Megan Miller
Gus Mininberg ’78
Francois and Muriel Mizrahi Lasry
Tsuruo and Akiko Mochizuki
Amy Shapiro Moffatt ’77
Matthew Moran
Sibile Morency ’01
Heidi Mosser
Sakura Myers ’01
Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82
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Andrew and Anne Namm
Blain Namm ’97 and The Namm Foundation
Elaine Natalicchi
Pablo and Morella Navarro
Jessica Nevitt
Mamadou Niang and Fadhima Thiam
Daniel Nicholas and Susan Gonnella
Russell Nuce and Leane Brenes
Liz Ohman
Michael and Jessica O’Mary
Paul M. Onish, Franklin ’64
Timothy and Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71
Jill and John Ortman
Azra and Ismet Osmanovic
Vedad Osmanovic ’98
Gregg A. Ostroff ’97
Filiz Ozak-Sevil and Savas Sevil
Melissa Pagano
Sorush Panahi
The Pandjiris Family
Winnie Parnes
Jurgen and Pam Paulis
Christopher and Patresse Phillips
Ken and Betsy Plevan
Alexander Plokhikh
Sandra A. Plummer-Cambridge
Ronald Posner
Rachel Press
Stephen Presti
Robert Pulver and Alma Saliu-Pulver
Enver and Fatmira Purovic
Abraham and Inna Pustilnik
Surina Shukri
Leah Reid
Carly Richard
James E. Robinson ’79
Scott Roller
Tavy Ronen
Abbey and Neil Rosen
The Rosenberg Family (’95)
Rya Mehler Rosenzweig ’71
Victoria and Jack Rovner
Nicolas Rovner ’10
Victoria Ruffolo
Lisa Gustavson and Christopher Sales
Woody Salvan
Christopher and Catrine Salz
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Samuels III
Raymond Sanchez
Aaron Sand
Paul Sanders
Alex and Jeannette Sanger
Gail Sankarsingh-Foley
Mario Santomassimo
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00
Jessica Sarnicola
Ellen Sayers
Jacqueline Scalisi
Burt Schaffer, Franklin ’58
William and Megan Schatz
Kimberly Wueste Schnell ’88
Esther Schott
Goetz Schuermann and Katrin Adams
Ken and Elana Schwartzreich
Sheila Sedghi
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Seiver
Robert and Stacey Seltzer
Glenna and Norris Settlemyre
Sameer and Irene Shalaby
Charlie and Karen Shamieh
Ashley Sharik
Michael J. Sheerer, Anglo ’83
Mei Shibata and Jun Shimada
Megan Shirk
Mr. and Mrs. Gaurav Shukla
Charles Shuttleworth
Randee and Albert Sigal
Annie Sigal Medina ’93
Scott J. Sigal ’95 and Tracy Sigal
Laurie Silbersweig
Howard and Carol Silvestri
Jaclyn Silvestri
Sandra and Chuck Smith
Jennifer L. Smith
Susan Snodgrass
Beverly Soares
Tom Stabb
Dwight School Foundation Supporters
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Dwight School Foundation Supporters
Elva Stamatakis
Natalie Standig
Hilary Shaw Standish ’08
Jacob Steinberg and Sari Miller in honor of Issac Steinberg ’10
Tyler and Jeanne Sterck
Max Storch, Franklin ’75
Jean Strait
Gerard Stroomer and Rachele J. Boldewijn
Marco Suazo and Isabelle Picco
Marian and Aaron Tenenbein
Mark Turcotte and Amanda Thompson
Dean Tonkin
Scott Travers ’79
Stefanie Trepper ’91
Margo Tsoupros
David and Jennifer Tsung
Olya and Al Turcihin Stern
Elise Udolf Leopold
Daniella Ulmer
Lisa van Beeck
Charles S. and Margaret Van Cott
Maria Isabel and Facundo Vazquez
Elena Reidman and Mauricio Voorduin
Alyson Waldman
Derek and Danielle Wallis
Barbara and Robert Wallner
Caroline Walsh
Valerie Weisman
Adrian and Tamara White
Michael, Ellie, and Charlie Wiesenfeld
Mr. Tracy Thomas Williams, Franklin ’75
Greg Williamson ’97 and Katy Yulman
Lauren Willock
Frances F. Wilson
Mark Wilson, Anglo ’86
Mr. Peter Worth
Stacey Wueste ’86 and Joe Davis
Ronald Wurtzburger, Franklin ’59
Daphnae Xhemali-Torres, Anglo ’86
Mr. Samuel Yen
William and Jennifer Yu
Sheila Yurcik ’76
Alice and Chawki Zarari
Jennifer Ni and Keyu Zhu
serves as cinematographer. Students work both individually and col-
Personalized Learning
Current Parent Annual Giving
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Preschool Parents
Twos (Class of 2027), Threes (Class of 2026), and Fours (Class of 2025)47% Participation
Anonymous (19)
Taro and Mieko Banno
Mr. and Mrs. Armen Basmadjian
Bill and Melissa Belleville
Dr. Elizabeth Hailu and Dr. Yves Bergevin
Kurt and Danielle Bermond
David and Nicole Bidmead
John and Cassie Blakely
Matthew and Angela Breckenridge
Michael and Jessica Capiraso
The Charecky Family
Matthew Chua and Be Tam
Adam and Judy Cohen
Lucy and Ridge Culver
Jesse and Mari Damon
Paulo and Fabianna de Gouvea
Dr. Timothy Deyer and Bernadette Mastrangel
Michael and Annji Ebert
Hege and Mikkel Eriksen
Ron and Jill Erlichman
Craig and Denise Folise
Rich Forman and Katrina Bradely
Joseph and Lucy Foy
Sean and Katie Gallagher
Alessandro Garbuio and Lauren Lodato
David Garrity and Gianna McCarthy
Matthew and Ronda Gilroy
Kathy Jennings and David Gray
Grossman Family
JP and Emily Hanson
Danielle Curi and Max Herrnstein
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Hill
Aleida and Mark Hornfeld
Erik and Nobumi Hornmark
Jack and Christine Iacovone
Brian and Alicia Janiak
Ho Jun Kang and Soo Ah Lee
Fred and Heidi Kao
Dan Kaufman and Yulia Tikhonova
Dan and Kim Kelleher
Karsten and Heather Kibbe
Steven and Sarah Knox
The Koelbel Family
Alison and Basil Kolani
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Shari Gottesman and Robert Kornstein
Kwon Family
Kaori and David Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Lehner
Bennett and Michelle MacDougall
Karen and Jon Marotta
Gerry Milligan and Mindy Everett
Michael and Jessica O’Mary
The Pandjiris Family
Sheila and Miro Pasic
Erika and Scott Pintoff
Robert Pulver and Alma Saliu-Pulver
Surina Shukri
John and Laurie Reische
Lisa Gustavson and Christopher Sales
Christopher and Catrine Salz
William and Megan Schatz
Ken and Elana Schwartzreich
Robert and Stacey Seltzer
Salil and Jennifer Seshadri
Sameer and Irene Shalaby
Eric and Jennifer Sheffield
Dean Tonkin
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Enrique Torruella
David and Jennifer Tsung
Sarah Cole and Martin Vogelbaum
Elena Reidman and Mauricio Voorduin
Derek and Danielle Wallis
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Whitney
William and Jennifer Yu
Alice and Chawki Zarari
Keyu Zhu and Jennifer Ni
Dwight Parents
Kindergarten (Class of 2024)69% Participation
Anonymous (3)
William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder
John and Cassie Blakely
Michelle Brock
Alexis and Beatrice Burckhardt
Danielle Curi and Max Herrnstein
Jack and Metka Daly
Tamar Davir
David and Sachiko Eckert
Ferran and Ana Escayola
Paul and Maria Evseroff
Joseph and Lucy Foy
Meghan Beard and Thomas Galati
Neal Goldman and Katya Gorbatiouk
Dr. Elizabeth Hailu and Dr. Yves Bergevin
Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Hill
Guy and Samantha Kearsley
Michael and Jully Kumar
Noel & Christelle Labat-Comess
Filiz Ozak-Sevil and Savas Sevil
Jaime and Dolores Robles-Gil
Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova
Jay and Chevonne Silverman
Joseph and Robin Sporn
Maria Isabel and Facundo Vazquez
Sergio and Carolina Villamizar
First Grade (Class of 2023)70% Participation
Anonymous (6)
Graham and Bo-in Arader
Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto
Rachael and Guy Bennett
Chris and Aileen Bruner
Rosario Buendia and Humberto Serrano
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Ignacio Campillo and Nicole Worth
Sarah Cole and Martin Vogelbaum
Erik and Nobumi Hornmark
James and Amy Kaplan
Alison and Basil Kolani
Shanda and Jonathan Scibilia
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Seiver
Tom Stabb
Dean Tonkin
Elena Reidman and Mauricio Voorduin
Second Grade (Class of 2023)82% Participation
Anonymous (2)
William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder
Manuel and Suzanne Barbero
Michael and Jessica Capiraso
Gary and Judy Clare
Chi and Alan Colberg
Jack and Metka Daly
Marco and Ceci de Freitas
Ferran and Ana Escayola
Sean and Katie Gallagher
Jean Baptiste Goethals and Emma Delaval
Jonathan and Susan Guthart
John and Mirinha Halpern
Rene and Sona Hofstede
Per and Caroline Hogberg
Noel & Christelle Labat-Comess
Margo Messinger and Matthew Levine
James McKillop and Raina Neidich
Rommel and Lisa Nacino
Guennadi Pesselev and Alena Paltina
Jaime and Dolores Robles-Gil
Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova
Mei Shibata and Jun Shimada
Ravi Singh
Joseph and Robin Sporn
Evan Sturza and Stephanie Guilpin
Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh
Third Grade (Class of 2021)76% Participation
Anonymous (6)
Michael and Kylie Brauer
Michelle Brock
Richard Carey and Elizabeth Elder
Sandy Davis
Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq
Hege and Mikkel Eriksen
Daniel and Kat Grollo
Dr. Elizabeth Hailu and Dr. Yves Bergevin
John and Mirinha Halpern
Shawna and Christian Holzer
Yibing and Ping Jiang Foundation
Kevin and Julie Kerridge
Dr. Robert Klein and Elvira Klein
Laura Kozelouzek
Olga and Igor Kroutoi
Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova
Charlie and Karen Shamieh
Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh
Fourth Grade (Class of 2020)58% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Anthony Civorelli
Jack and Metka Daly
Francisco Freitas de Oliveira and Nadjara Barroso Paiva
Heidi Happ
Per and Caroline Hogberg
Bibi and Majid Kermanshah
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Dr. Simon Kessell and Ms. Natalia Hatgis
Winnie Parnes
Val and Min-Myn Schaffner
Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik
Fifth Grade (Class of 2019)48% Participation
Anonymous
Ann and Steven Asciutto
Manuel and Suzanne Barbero
Smith Brekke Family
Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq
Robert and Geraldine Frenchman
Jonathan and Susan Guthart
Kimberly Hardy Heppard
Guram and Irina Kurdevanidze
Kenneth and Diane Miller
Juan-Luis Perez and Ines Alvarez-Pallete
Sixth Grade (Class of 2018)65% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Graham and Bo-in Arader
Charles and Ava Burks
Raphael Castoriano
Mr. Massimiliano Cavalli and Edina Cavalli
Kimberly Dickerson
Donald and Madoka Duet
Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim
Francisco Freitas de Oliveira and Nadjara Barroso Paiva
Vadim and Elena Iosilevich
James McKillop and Raina Neidich
Guennadi Pesselev and Alena Paltina
Andrew C. and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Tavy Ronen
Raymond Sanchez
Florian and Dagmar Trippen
Seventh Grade (Class of 2017)65% Participation
Anonymous (6)
Jeffrey Alves and Sandra Baron-Alves
Michael and Kylie Brauer
Smith Brekke Family
Richard Burbridge
Donna Dwyer
Leonid and Anna Frants
Robert and Geraldine Frenchman
F. and C. Goerges
Daniel and Kat Grollo
Jonathan and Susan Guthart
Denise Phillips and Bruce Kelly
Bibi and Majid Kermanshah
Josef and Stefani Langel
Christine LaSala and Ellen Lipschitz
Arthur Migdal
Jerrold Newman and the Late Nadine Fribourg Newman
Jurgen and Pam Paulis
Elva Stamatakis
Mark Turcotte and Amanda Thompson
Peggy Segal and David Topper
Eighth Grade (Class of 2016)59% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Mr. and Ms. Diego Boix
Willian D’Andrea
Linda D’Argenio-Cruz
Sandy Davis
Michelle Leung
Sharon Feldman and Alan Eidler
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Scott and Lauren Gaynor
F. and C. Goerges
Dr. Enrique Goytizolo and Silvana de Aguiar
Henrietta Jones Pellegrini and Paolo Pellegrini
Kathy and Arthur Langhaus
John Mitchell
Russell Nuce and Leane Brenes
Juan-Luis Perez and Ines Alvarez-Pallete
Christopher and Patresse Phillips
Goetz Schuermann and Katrin Adams
Seung-Duek & Young Hye Shin
Gerard Stroomer and Rachele J. Boldewijn
Charles S. and Margaret Van Cott
Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh
Ninth Grade (Class of 2015)69% Participation
Anonymous (3)
Ahmad Siddik and Niken Badruddin
Erhan and Anna Bahceci
Dr. Elliot Belenkov and Alla Belenkov
Philippe and Manuela Blondiaux
Gerald and Ingrid Brix
Leah Carr
Christiane Celle and Antoine Verglas
Mr. Seihoon Chu and Youn (Esther) Chu
Drs. Steven Chu and Mayling Chin-Chu
Alison and Neil Curry
Pamela and Stephen Davis
Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim
Marlies and David Furby
Zoe Graham Klein ’15
Steven and Elisa Klein
Alexia and Daniel Klein
Muller Foundation
Marie and Harley Lippman
Pingjian Liu and Shaohong Ouyang
Vicky Lu
Eric Margules
The McEvoy Family
Nigel and Caroline Mellor
Francois and Muriel Mizrahi Lasry
Jeffrey and Eileen Needham
Mamadou Niang and Fadhima Thiam
Jurgen and Pam Paulis
Andrew C. and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Alexander and Maria Plokhikh
Abraham and Inna Pustilnik
Leah Reid
Tom and Janet Resele-Tiden
David Robinson and Liza Pon
David Rubin
Lolita Ryklin
Val and Min-Myn Schaffner
Charlie and Karen Shamieh
Alexander and Vanessa Spiro
Elva Stamatakis
Geoff and Wendy Stops
Marco Suazo and Isabelle Picco
Florian and Dagmar Trippen
Erika and Seth Weinstein
Adrian and Tamara White
Tenth Grade (Class of 2014)56% Participation
Anonymous (5)
Robert and Maria Abrahamsen
Richard Adago and Nina Keller
Shane and Yvonne Armstrong
Richard Burbridge
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Cumenal
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Current Parent Giving by Grade
Sylvain and Adeline Desjonqueres
Patricia Enright and Frank Grunberg
Susan von Kutzner and James Ferguson III
William Fleischer and Grimanesa Amoros
Francesca and Franz Frechen
Gillian Goodluck
Bela and George Gospodinova
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hagani
Bruce and Sabrina Hecker
Myung Sik Kim
Juliette Kleinman and David Bershod
Steven and Christine Kornblatt
Pingjian Liu and Shaohong Ouyang
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marron
Stuart and Vicki Match Suna
Tsuruo and Akiko Mochizuki
Christopher and Patresse Phillips
Eddie and Fatmira Purovic
Jacqueline Scalisi
Michael and Lana Shamailov
Tyler and Jeanne Sterck
Olya and Al Turcihin Stern
Vanessa Wilson
Shun Xi and Katherine Xiao
Mr. Samuel Yen
Eleventh Grade (Class of 2013)59% Participation
Anonymous (9)
Ibrahim Al-Naimi and Haya AlDossary
Jonathan Auerbach and Ann Luce-Auerbach
Erhan and Anna Bahceci
Norman S. Benzaquen
Lori and Richard Berke
Alf and Beth Blitzer
Maurice A. Bloem and Liesbeth Keulemans
Smith Brekke Family
Leah Carr
Stephanie Donnelly
Kristi Carney-Dunkley and Stephen Dunkley
Claudia A. Egli
Barbara and Jeffrey Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Yervant Hambaryan
Masud and Laila ElFenne Husain
Eun Mee Hwang
Josef and Stefani Langel
Muller Foundation
Maxine and Ron Levi
William Lo Pinto and Mamak Shahbazi
Giuseppe R. Manica and Lucia T. Barletta
Laurel and Joel Marcus
Eric Margules
Jurgen and Pam Paulis
Gregory Petrick and Cynthia Smith
Harry and Cathy Rubin
Eric Semler and Tracy Chutorian
Steven and Hiroko Taffel
Elise Udolf Leopold
Juan and Ariadne Villareal
Mr. Samuel Yen
Global Vision
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Class of 2012 Senior Gift Donors
Twelfth Grade (Class of 2012)84% Participation
Anonymous (3)
Edward and Ellen Abramowitz
Alton L. Abramowitz and Susan J. Gorelick
Ibrahim Al-Naimi and Haya AlDossary
Shane and Yvonne Armstrong
Karen Barrett
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Beaulac
Mauricio and Cecilia Gatto Bellora
Daniel and Charlotte Binns
Ara and Hasmik Boyadjian
Daniel and Nancy Burwasser
Shu Chin
Chi and Alan Colberg
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando DaSilva
Mark and Moira Domaille
Kristi Carney-Dunkley and Stephen Dunkley
Irma E. Farrell
Timothy and Karen Gordon
Terry and Hal Greenberg
Steven and Varda Grotell
Mr. and Mrs. Yervant Hambaryan
Gary and Kathleen Handel
Joyce Hanly
Rella and Joseph Hartman
Andrew and Flor Henderson
Family of Samantha Hess
Andrew and Anna Ho
Ian and Holly Hughes
Eun Mee Hwang
Beth Handler and Lawrence Kahn
Dr. Irina Kaplounov
Kevin and Julie Kerridge
Joseph Lertola and Joanna Shaw
Larry Levy
Anne and Steve Lewent
David Magier and Carolyn Levitan
Michael and Denise Mandelbaum
The McEvoy Family
Jim and Audrey Miller
Jeffrey and Eileen Needham
Rick and Jenny Nelson
Daniel Nicholas and Susan Gonnella
Liz Ohman
Gregory Petrick and Cynthia Smith
Manjeev and Namrita Puri
Abbey and Neil Rosen
Rosanna Scotto and Louis Ruggiero
Nina Runsdorf
Gail Sankarsingh-Foley
Sheila Sedghi
Glenna and Norris Settlemyre
Peter J. Siris and Barbara Wyckoff Siris
Enzo and Valerie Soderini
Marco Srour
Melanie Srour
Barbara and Robert Wallner
Erika and Seth Weinstein
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Class of 2012 Senior Gift
As a thank you for the efforts of the Class of 2012 Senior Gift Committee, which raised $112,200 for the Foundation, Dwight School has named the beautiful new conference room in 291 Central Park West in its honor. The new conference room was part of a large summer renovation to ensure that the main reception space reflects the School’s proud 140-year history, innovative spirit, and global footprint. The Class of 2012 Conference Room, which is already being used by students, faculty, parents, alumni, and admissions, will undoubtedly serve as a source of pride for Dwight students and graduates for years to come.
Dwight’s Class of 2012 New Conference Room
Commencement 2012The Class of 2012 was proud to hold their Commencement at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 24, 2012.
Class of 2012
Blythe Emily Abramowitz +*
Jonathan Abramowitz +
Andrew Abrams +
Ragad AlNaimi
Emily Armstrong +*
Nicolas Ballinger
Juliana Barrett +*
Srey Beaulac +
Zachary Binns +
Anna Boyadjian +*
Ian Burwasser +
Stephanie Chu +
Chloe Colberg +
Alexandra DaSilva *
George Domaille +
William Henry Carney Dunkley
Shannon Eagles +*
Amanda Farrell +*
Christian Foley
Jeffrey Garber
Juan Andrés Gatto Bellora +
Stephen Gordon +
Ethan Greenberg +*
Charlotte Grotell
Adnan Hambaryan +
Acacia Handel +
Edith D. Hanly +
Zoe Hartman *
Lidia Henderson +
Samantha Hess +
Andrea Ho +*
Francesco Holmes+
Ryan Horton +*
Henry Hughes
Ayyub Ibrahim +*
Danielle Kahalon
David Kahn +*
Rodion Kaplounov +*
Isaac Lertola
Taylor Cohen Levy +
Gabriel Lewent
Diamond Lopez
Jorge Lugo +
Aaron Magier +
Riyad Mamedyarov +
Arielle Mandelbaum +*
Alexandra McEvoy
Rachael Alexis Miller +*
Jeffrey Samuel Needham*
Sean Crispin Nelson +
Connor Nicholas +*
Jee Hwan Noh +
Lauren Ohman +
Javier Pérez Díaz
Sawyer Petrick
Sukrit Singh Puri +*
Fallon Rosen +*
Louis Ruggiero +
Alexa Runsdorf +
Maggie Russell +
Emma Settlemyre
Tracy Siris
Olivia Soderini +
Teddy Srour +
Kristen Tsutsui +*
Linden Wallner
Lei Wang +
Ari Weinstein +
Chloe Wragg-Kerridge +
+ IB Diploma Recipients * National Honor Society
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University of AlabamaAmerican University * (4)American University of Paris (France)University of Arizona *Bard College * (10)Bates College (2)University of Bath (UK)Bennington College *Bentley UniversityUniversita Bocconi (Italy) *Boston College * (2)Boston University * (7)Brandeis University * (2)Brooklyn CollegeBrunel University (UK)Bryant UniversityButler UniversityCalifornia College of the ArtsUniversity of California Los Angeles (2)University of California San Diego (2)University of California Santa BarbaraCanisius CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityCase Western Reserve UniversityClark University (5)Colby College * (2)Colby-Sawyer CollegeCollege of Charleston Colorado State University
University of Colorado Boulder (2) Columbia UniversityConcordia University (Canada)Connecticut CollegeCornell University (2)Dartmouth CollegeDickinson College * (3)Drew University (3)Drexel University (4)University of Edinburgh (UK)Elon University * (4)Emerson College * (2)Emory University *Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts * (2)University of Exeter (UK)Fordham University (3)Franklin & Marshall College * (7)George Mason University Honors CollegeThe George Washington University * (3)Gordon College *Goucher College (2)Hamilton College *University of HartfordHartwick CollegeHiram CollegeHobart & William Smith Colleges *Houghton CollegeHunter College
Indiana University, Bloomington * (2)Ithaca College (5)Johnson & Wales University * (2)Lake Forest CollegeLehigh University *Lehman CollegeUniversity of Leicester (UK)Lesley University *Lewis and Clark CollegeUniversity College London (UK) *Loyola Marymount UniversityLUISS Guido Carli University (Italy)Lynn UniversityManhattan College *University of Maryland College ParkUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst (3)Massachusetts Institute of Technology * McGill University (Canada)Messiah CollegeUniversity of Michigan Ann Arbor (2)Middlebury College *University of Missouri, ColumbiaMoravian CollegeMt. Holyoke CollegeMuhlenberg College (3)New York Institute of Technology *New York University (8) *University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Northeastern University (2)Northwestern University *Oberlin College (2) *Ohio State UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityUniversity of OregonPace University (2)University of Pennsylvania (3) *University of Pittsburgh *Pratt InstitutePrinceton University (2) *Queen Mary College, University of London (UK) *Queens CollegeQueens University (Canada)Quest University (Canada)Reed CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2)Roanoke CollegeRoberts Wesleyan CollegeUniversity of RochesterRoger Williams College (2)University of Rhode Island (3)Rollins College (3)Saint Mary’s University (Canada)University of Saint Andrews (UK) Sarah Lawrence CollegeSavannah College of Art and DesignSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Museum of Fine ArtsSimmons College (2)Simon Frasier (Canada)University of Southern California *Stanford University *Stony Brook UniversitySuffolk UniversitySusquehanna UniversitySyracuse University (6) *University of TampaUniversity of Toronto (Canada) *Towson UniversityTrinity CollegeTrinity UniversityTulane University (3) *University of TulsaUnion College (3) *University of Vermont (9)Vassar CollegeVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityWake Forest UniversityWashington University in St. Louis *Webster University *Wellesley CollegeWilson CollegeWorcester Polytechnic Institute (2) *Yale University *University of York (UK)
Class of 2012 Acceptances and Matriculations
The institutions with an * are those at which one or more Dwight students matriculated.
the book Our Proud Dwight Lion,
Community
Alumni Annual Giving
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Alumni Giving
Alumni total giving to the Annual Fund reached a record $58,951 last year! Thank you for helping us reach new heights!
Dwight SchoolRichard C. Goodwin ’46Kathleen and Harold Hogstrom ’64David Ledy ’66Weber Lauh ’67Fern Blumenfeld-Jaffe ’71Mr. Charles Drago ’71 William Meilink ’71Timothy and Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71Rya Mehler Rosenzweig ’71Carol Manning Graham ’74The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld ’75 FoundationBruce B. Blau, D.D.S. ’76Robyn Muskat Frank ’76Sheila Yurcik ’76Amy Shapiro Moffatt ’77Gus Mininberg ’78Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79Hope Hillyer ’79James E. Robinson ’79Scott Travers ’79Olya and Al Turcihin Stern ’80
Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82Tom Eisenberg ’84Jonathon Hunt ’85Stacey Wueste ’86 and Joe DavisKimberly Wueste Schnell ’88Blake Spahn ’89Amy and Peter Timmins ’90Etienne and Alexandra Bernstein ’91Todd Feltman ’91Stefanie Trepper ’91Daren and Salwa Khairule ’92Eddie and Fatmira Purovic ’92Shomari Hearn ’93Annie Sigal Medina ’93 Jacqueline Pugh Sackler ’94Cornell Burnette ’95The Rosenberg Family (’95)Kirk Spahn ’95Kevin and Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96Abigail Allen ’97Scott A. Hefler ’97Blain Namm ’97Gregg A. Ostroff ’97
Greg Williamson ’97 and Katy Yulman
Vedad Osmanovic ’98
Ms. Laura Giraldo ’00
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00
Sibile Morency ’01
Sakura Myers ’01
Caroline Axelrod ’03
David Ackers ’04
Hannah R. Estreicher ’05
Austin D. Haight ’07
Amaury M. Berzin ’08
Jacob M. Cohen ’08
Matthew Grogan ’08
Hilary Shaw Standish ’08
Jennifer Lee ’10
Nicolas Rovner ’10
Jonathan Lee ’11
The Franklin School
Wallace Arthur ’49
Burt Schaffer ’58
Victor Schwartz ’58
Arnold Barkman ’59
Ronald Wurtzburger ’59
John J. Hess ’63
Richard May ’63
Paul M. Onish ’64
Steven M. Alembik ’69
Barry Dordick ’69
Stuart Friedman ’73
Stephen Lurie ’74
Gail McEvoy ’74
Max Storch ’75
Mr. Tracy Thomas Williams ’75
Monica Leardi ’80
The Anglo-American School
Carolyn Blair ’81
Michael J. Sheerer ’83
John Bandman ’84
Mr. R. Hunter Lyle and Mrs. Rena Lyle ’85
Mark Wilson ’86
Daphnae Xhemali-Torres ’86
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Alumni Council 2011-12
We greatly appreciate the efforts of last year’s Alumni Council and Class Representatives for helping to increase the number of meaningful ways for alumni to connect with the School and each other.
Vanessa Freeman, Anglo ’89 not pictured.
Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96, Vice-President
Aubrey Hodges ’99Scott Hefler ’97Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71, President Emeritus
Peter Timmins ’90, President
David Ackers ’04 Etienne Bernstein ’91
Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58
Reza Sarbakhsh ’00 Greg Williamson ’97Blain Namm ’97Sibile Morency ’01 Jessica Salzer ’05Christos Katsiaouni ’97
Alumni Council 2011-12
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Landmark Year Class Representatives 2011-12
Charles Erdheim ’56
Lori Zarember Matlin Karp ’71
Bruce Blau ’76
Allison Barron ’81
Bonnie Brenner ’81
Scott Fingerhut ’81
Kelli Fidlow-Flanagan ’86
Tamara Miller ’86
Jacqueline Morgan ’86
Ali Sami’i ’86
Todd Feltman ’91
Edward Metzendorf ’91
Shawn Modell ’96
Aixa Moran ’96
Lance Rao ’96
Ilana Blumberg ’01
Sakura Myers ’01
Lara Schriffen ’01
Victoria Bernstein ’06
Austen Conner Boyd ’06
Andre-Francois Gerschel ’06
Ethan Leavitt ’06
Talya Shlang ’06
Peter Trump, Anglo ’81
Emil Ganjian, Anglo ’86
Jay Feinberg, Franklin ’61
Joyce Gordon, Franklin ’61
Judith Bernstein, Franklin ’66
Susan Bonnell, Franklin ’66
William Thomashower, Franklin ’66
Kathy Grant Belleau, Franklin ’71
Jesus Ruiz, Franklin ’76
Landmark Year Class Representatives 2011-12
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Dwight alumni meet at the Globe Theatre in London with Heads from Dwight’s New York, London, Canada, and Seoul campuses.
Global Vision
overnight orientation trip to Frost Valley, New York, where they spend time team build-
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Faculty and Staff Annual Giving
Faculty and Staff participation in the Annual Fund reached its highest level ever in 2011-12! Thank you for helping us reach this milestone!
Dwight School
Anonymous (4)
Dr. Mary C. Abdullah
Chris Allen
Nicholas Anastos
David and Elizabeth Anstey
Laurel Aquadro
Nicole S. Arriaga
Sarah E. Babbitt
Sara Beck
Rachael and Guy Bennett
Paul and Kathryn Beresford-Hill and The Mountbatten Institute
Ms. Jaya Bhavnani
Shalini Bhavnani
Tom Biggs
Andrea Bohannon
Neil F. Brier
Cassidy Brody
Susanna Buhler
Elliott Butler
Monique Caiden
Elizabeth Callaway
Dr. Elaine A. Chambart
Louisa Childs
Terrence C. Christgau
Luke Constas
Katherine Corsico
Jason A. Coy
Eric Dale
Linda D’Argenio-Cruz
Sandy Darzy
Alfredo and Alessandra Deza
Sarah DiIorio
Alison DiMaria
Alison DiVito
Raymond and Betsy Doss
Al Doyle
Dianne M. Drew and Alexander Phan
Diana B. Dreyfus
Peter Durning
Shauna Fitzmahan
Anthony and Jean Foster
Joseph Gelfand
Ms. Laura Giraldo ’00
Luz Giraldo
Barry W. Gragg and Amanda Stulman
Michael Haber
Elan Hadar
Heidi Happ
Annette Harchik
Bruce and Sabrina Hecker
Molly Hensrud
Martha Hirschman
Diana Hirtle
Lyndsay Hoyem
Fiona Imboden
Courtney and Lawson Inman
Brian and Alicia Janiak
Lauren Kane
Shonna Keogan
Daren and Salwa Khairule ’92
Mr. Joshua Kigel and Dr. Ann Tilley
Alexandra Ourusoff and Michael Klebnikov
Alison and Basil Kolani
Megan Konieczny
Katie and Chris Korhonen
Savka Kovacevic IV
Jordan Kutcher
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Faculty and Staff Annual Giving
Kali Lambrou
Rose and Perry LaMorte
Shelby Levin
Robyn Levinson
Susan Lissim
Eliza and Yefim Litvak
Claudette Lopez-Lewis and Matthew Lewis
Monica Lundeen
Jack and Rosemarie McElaney
Gerry Melody
Suzanne F. Miazga
Jim and Audrey Miller
Megan Miller
Matthew Moran
Heidi Mosser
Elaine Natalicchi
Jessica Nevitt
Jill and John Ortman
Azra and Ismet Osmanovic
Filiz Ozak-Sevil and Savas Sevil
Melissa Pagano
Sorush Panahi
Ronald Posner
Rachel Press
Stephen Presti
Eddie and Fatmira Purovic
Carly Richard
Scott Roller
Victoria Ruffolo
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Samuels III
Aaron Sand
Paul Sanders
Mario Santomassimo
Jessica Sarnicola
Ellen Sayers
Esther Schott
Ashley Sharik
Megan Shirk
Charles Shuttleworth
Laurie Silbersweig
Jaclyn Silvestri
Jennifer L. Smith
Susan Snodgrass
Beverly Soares
Tom Stabb
Natalie Standig
Jean Strait
Mark Turcotte and Amanda Thompson
Margo Tsoupros
Daniella Ulmer
Lisa van Beeck
Alyson Waldman
Caroline Walsh
Valerie Weisman
Michael, Ellie, and Charlie Wiesenfeld
Lauren Willock
Frances F. Wilson
William and Jennifer Yu
Dwight School Foundation
Jamie Hinman
Jacqueline Leitzes
Kari Loya and Ximena Allub
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Alumni Parents, Loved Ones, Past Faculty and Staff, and Friends Annual Giving
Anonymous (3)
Dr. Mary C. Abdullah
Evangelos and Eileen Ames-Karvounis
David and Elizabeth Anstey
Jay and Meg Axelrod
Susan Beyrle
Elizabeth Callaway
Terrence C. Christgau
Matthew Chua and Be Tam
Marc and Andrea Cohen
George P. Davison and Judith F. Rivkin
Paulo and Fabianna de Gouvea
Barry Dordick, Franklin ’69
Pamela Estes
The Fribourg Family Foundation
Christopher and Joyce Frost
Luz Giraldo
Lori and Eric Goldberg
Barry W. Gragg and Amanda Stulman
Kathy Jennings and David Gray
Lyn and David Grogan
JP and Emily Hanson
Elliott and Gail Hefler
Fiona Imboden
Chris and Ingrid Innes
Sara Blakely-Itzler and Jesse Itzler
Michael Kalnick
Fred and Heidi Kao
Alan and Deborah Kaplan
Lawrence and Janine Kaplan
Elizabeth Schiff and Andrew Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen
Susan and Peter Kessler
Daren and Salwa Khairule ’92
John J. Kirby and Susan R. Cullman
Alexandra Ourusoff and Michael Klebnikov
Mr. and Mrs. William Kohane
Shari Gottesman and Robert Kornstein
Savka Kovacevic IV
Tom Krouwer
Barry and Harriet Lipsitz
Eliza and Yefim Litvak
Bennett and Michelle MacDougall
The MacDougall Family
Larry Malitzky and Caryn Gorden
Mark Mariscal and Lori Zabar
The Dick/ Martin Family
Jack and Rosemarie McElaney
Thomas P. McGinty
Kathy Chazen and Larry Miller
Christopher and Lydie Morano
Elaine Natalicchi
Pablo and Morella Navarro
Michael and Jessica O’Mary
Azra and Ismet Osmanovic
The Pandjiris Family
Ken and Betsy Plevan
Sandra A. Plummer-Cambridge
Eugene and Katharine Prentice
Surina Shukri
Woody Salvan
Michael Salzer
Alex and Jeannette Sanger
Ken and Elana Schwartzreich
Robert and Stacey Seltzer
Robert and Donna Shafir
Mr. and Mrs. Gaurav Shukla
Randee and Albert Sigal
Howard and Carol Silvestri
Sandra and Chuck Smith
Meg and Steven Smith
Jacob Steinberg and Sari Miller in honor of Issac Steinberg ’10
Robert and Susan Hays Stern & The Hampton Foundation
Marian and Aaron Tenenbein
Michael, Ellie, and Charlie Wiesenfeld
Mr. Peter Worth
William and Jennifer Yu
Eli Zabar and Devon Fredericks
Richard and Audrey Zinman
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Gifts of Securities/Matching Gifts/ Foundations and Charitable Trusts
Matching Gift Companies
American Express Charitable Fund
Arch Insurance
AXA Foundation
Bank of America Foundation
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Davis Selected Advisers Matching Gift Program
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
HSBC Bank USA
Morgan Stanley Charitable Spending Account (CSA)
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Tiffany & Co Employee Matching Gifts Program
UBS Matching Gift Program
UniCredit Group
Foundations and Charitable Trusts
Acorn Foundation
Anna Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
Auebach Family Foundation
Beard Decorum Model Management Inc.
Bank of America
Bull Productions
Donald B. Marron Charitable Trust
Exile LLC
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Fribourg Family Foundation
G. Freedman PR
Goldman Sachs Gives
Goodwin Foundation
Guy Kearsley Charitable Fund
Hampton Foundation
High Voltage Electric Co.
Jewish Communal Fund
Kalnick, Klee & Green LLP
Lend a Hand Services Inc.
Louis P. Singer Fund, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal
Morgan Stanley Gives
Namm Foundation Inc.
Rubin Group
Sackler Foundation
Saudi Petroleum
Schaffner Family Foundation
Shafir Family Foundation
The Kathy Chazen Family Charitable Trust
Vanguard Charitable Giving
Vanguard Gives
Willowridge Partners Inc.
Gifts of Securities
David Garrity and Gianna McCarthy
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Capital Giving
291 Waiting Area
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Capital Giving
Stairway
Anonymous
Marie and Harley Lippman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marron
James and Marilyn Simons
Chancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn
We are deeply indebted to the following families for their capital cash gifts and pledge payments received between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. These generous gifts have been vital to increasing the endowment of the Foundation.
Great Hall
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Dwight School Foundation and Dwight School In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
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Dwight School Foundation and Dwight School In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
In-Kind Donors and Underwriters
Reunion Day
Mayan Axelrod ’91
Bobby Shagrin ’75 of Crush Wines
Peter Timmins ’90
Distinguished Speaker Series
Violetta Biticci ’88 and Macelleria
Asher Edelman and Edelman Arts
Dwight School Foundation’s Volunteer Appreciation Cocktail Reception
Susan and Peter Kessler
Chancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn
Annual Fund CommitteeReception
Marie and Harley Lippman
Alumni Holiday Party
Stuart Jakub ’97
Annie Sigal Medina ’93
Greg Williamson ’97
International Wine and Food Festival
Rene Hofstede
Batting Cage
Vanessa Wilson
Volunteers
Distinguished Speaker Series
Jennifer Baum
Violetta Biticci ’88
Asher Edelman
David Harris, Franklin ’66
Ambassador Manjeev Puri
Alumni Rooftop Party
Doug Boxer ’91
Alumni Phonathon
Scott Hefler ’97
Peter Timmins ’90
Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96
Alumni Guest Speakers
Richard C. Goodwin ’46
Host Families for Dwight London Students
Manuel and Suzanne Barbero
Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq
Bob and Geraldine Frenchman
Kimberly Hardy Heppard
Guram and Irina Kurdevanidze
Michael and Masha Lakhter
Victor and Ju Majid
Kenneth and Diane Miller
David Pearcy and Odinelza Santos
Andrew C. and Annette Alvarez Pizzo
Jeremy and Angela Smith
Smith Brekke Family
John and Kelly Yi
Spirit Day Volunteers and
Donors
Faculty
Chris Allen
Neil Brier
Aileen Bruner
Eric Dale
Dianne Drew
Annette Harchik
Ashley Haughton
Sabrina Hecker
Jamie Hinman
Fiona Imboden
Courtney Inman
Jackie Leitzes
Matt Lewis
Susan Lissim
Claudette Lopez-Lewis
Audrey Miller
Elaine Natalicchi
Susan Pelzer
Steve Peretsky
Tavy Ronan
Paul Sanders
Ashley Sharik
Jackie Silvestri
Amanda Thompson
Sara Jo Wyllie
Parents
Boin Arader
Suzanne Barbero
Jennifer Baum
Michelle Brock
Eileen Bruner
Susan Buchbinder
Jessica Capiraso
Elizabeth Carey
Meena Chopra
Anthony Civorelli
Sarah Cole
Guiliana Cremaschini
Lisa Cukier
Chevonne Duncan
Donna Dwyer
Lawrence and Caroline Eagles
Michelle Edelman
Mark and Jaye Edelstein
Gerry Erasme
Hege Erikson
Kara Feifer
Sharon Feldman
Renata Florio
Marlies Furby
Maria Galarza Butler
Lola Garcia
Kat Grollo
Yibing Guan
Susan Guthart
Natalia Hatgis
Flor Henderson
Kimberly Heppard
Meredith Hill
Shawna Holzer
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Dwight School Foundation and Dwight School In-Kind Donors and Volunteers
Amy Kanter
Bibi Kermanshah
Anita Kerr
Juliette Kleinman
Laura Kozelouzek
Samantha Lee
Efrat Lefkowitz
Ann Luce Auerback
Vicki Match Suna
Margo Messinger
John and Mirinha Halpern
Tine Morch Smith
Yvette Murray
Lisa Nacino
Nadjara Paiva
Winnie Parnes
Ian Podlesny
Antonio Quintella
Johanna Rigg Smith
Tavy Ronan
Kristina Saniman Korhonen
Julia Salter
Angela Smith
Valerie Soderini
Robin Sporn
Elva Stamatakis
Louise Tonkin
Elise Udolf
Margo Van Cott
Kelly Yi
Students
Andrew Abrams
Klara Adams
Ethan Arbess
Michael Asali
Faiez Ahmaed
Sasha Auerbach
Srey Beaulac
Miki Belenkov
Nat Benzaquen-Ouakrat
TJ Blitzer
Rishi Chopra
Jackie Chu
Penjor Dechan
Flicky Dodsley
Olivia Dunkley
Lawrence Edelstein
Cleo Egli
Lenna Fechen
George Gospodinov
Ben Hecker
Ryan Horton
Peewee Kirkland
Jelle Weulen Kranenberg
Solomon Lee
Rachel Levy
Daniel Lubliner
Mari Manica
Rodrigue Marthone
Charlotte Masters
Mark Medine
Hannah Naify
Anastasia Neishtadt
Sean Nelson
Moctar Niang
Maud Paulis
Harris Pergament
Madeleine Reid
Louis Ruggiero
Sam Russell
Georgina Salter
Stefan Schneiderman
Dean Shamailov
Lawrence Shamieh
Lauren Smith
Teddy Srour
Max Stamatakis
Alex Sterk
Rose Suna
Andrew Sweren
Sara Taffel
Julius Trippen
Adrien Verglas
Nino Villamor
Dagmar der Wedwen
Alex Yaraghi
Jerry Yen
Personalized Learninginstruments, theory and composition, and voice.
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Parents Association of Dwight School
2011-2012 Preschool PA Executive BoardRadhika Mehra Namburi, Co-President
Gabi Shields, Co-President
Lisa Gustavson, Treasurer
Jennifer Lehner, Secretary
Meridith Hill, Dwight-Woodside Liaison
2011-2012 Preschool PA Class Representatives2s Blue Jays (TTH): Surina Shukri and Victoria LaMura-Finnerty
2s Blue Jays (MWF): Susan Cho and Laura Gurunathan
2s Blue Jays (PM): Claudia Rassalski
2s Red Robins (TTH): Maria Galarza and Mindy Everett
2s Red Robins (MWF): Jessica Whitney and Jill Erlichman
2s Red Robins (PM): Louise Tonkin
2s Yellow Chicks (TTH): Michelle Lewis and Annji Ebert
2s Yellow Chicks (MWF): Julie Souza and Suzi Mueller
2s Yellow Chicks (PM): Torie Von Alt
3s Silver Elephants (AM): Mari Damon and Stacey Seltzer
3s Black Bears (AM): Brandy Carbone and Megan Schatz
3s Brown Kangaroos (AM): Michelle Rubino and Julie Somers
3s Brown Kangaroos (PM): Judy Cohen and Elana Schwartzreich
3s Silver Elephants (PM): Jennifer Sheffield and Erin Hevesi
3s White Rabbits (Full Day): Danielle Kalaau and Nobumi Hornmark
4s Orange Clownfish: Angela Breckenridge and Heather Kibbe
4s Gray Dolphins: Amanda Pandjiris and Lucy Culver
4s Copper Sea Otters: Becky Beltran and Be Tam
4s Green Sea Turtles: Erika Pintoff and Stephanie Torruella
2011-2012 Dwight Executive BoardStefani Langel, PresidentCaroline Eagles, Vice President/Class Rep CoordinatorSuzanne Barbero, SecretaryZeina Zuaiter, TreasurerLisa Cukier, Event CoordinatorPatresse Phillips, Safety Patrol CoordinatorSharon Feldman, Communications Liaison
and MembersBarbara Wallner, Nominating Committee MemberWinnie Parnes, Nominating Committee MemberCynthia Smith, New Parent Committee Co-Chair, Franklin and Anglo HouseTavy Ronen, New Parent Committee Co-Chair, Bentley HouseMary Bradley, New Parent Committee Co-Chair, Timothy HouseShawna Holzer, Spirit Day LiaisonBarbara Wallner, Joint Schools RepresentativeMark Edelstein, Parents in Action Representative
Mary Bradley, Book Fair Co-ChairSandrine Droumenq, Book Fair Co-ChairSuzanne Barbero, Book Fair Co-ChairKylie Brauer, Bentley/Timothy House Halloween Parties ChairAnita Kerr, Thanksgiving Basket Event ChairCarmen Bilmen, Valentine’s Breakfast ChairRachele Boldewijn, Uniform Sale ChairBJ Cling, Theme EveningsSandra Alves, Skating Party
2011-2012 Dwight Class Representatives
K-1 Cassie Blakely Elizabeth Hailu
K-2 Robin Sporn Chevonne Silverman1A Aileen Bruner Johanna Rigg-Smith1B Kara Feifer Shanda Scibilia2A Phebe Neely Ciulla Stephanie Guilpin
2B Mary Bradley Cecilia De Freitas3A Kylie Brauer Mirinha Halpern3B Shawna Holzer Hege Christin Eriksen4th Jackie Demarest Metka Daly5th Sandrine Droumenq Ju Magid6th Tavy Ronen Dominic Biggs 7th Peggy Segal Jan-Paul Brekke8th Cecilia Kuhn Kathy Langhaus9th Masha Lakhter Meena Chopra10th Mark Edelstein Juliette Kleinman11th Annie Luce Auerbach Brigitte Ouakrat12th Gail Sankarsingh Barbara Wallner
The Parents Association plays a vital role in Dwight’s community-build-ing efforts and educational objectives. Parent volunteers are essential to furthering the School and the PA’s joint mission to build a responsible, global-minded community and ignite the “spark of genius” in every child.
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New Parent Welcoming Committee — This group helps us welcome newcomers into the Dwight community. Volunteers welcome new Dwight families in all grades (before they begin school) through a variety of activities that are geared toward both the new student and the new parents.
Back to School Evenings — Volunteers hand out information packages and register parents at our annual parent evenings in September.
School Uniform Sales — Parents are asked to donate their children’s outgrown and gently used uniforms so that they may be re-sold to Dwight families at a very nominal charge. PA volunteers sort clothing and staff the sales.
ECD Fall Festival & Book Fair — Parents on the Riverside Campus come together on a weekend and celebrate the beautiful fall weather with activities such as cupcake decorat-ing, face painting, singing, and dancing. Parent and student volunteers set up and run each activity and help clean up after the event.
— Parents assist staff members in plan-ning, setting up, chaperoning, and cleaning up after the event.
Thanksgiving Food Drive Packing Event — Each November, parents and students gather to prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner for families who are not able to afford a special holiday meal. Parents help students to create the baskets and supply a snack for the basket workers.
Book Fair — The Book Fair is an important school wide event that raises money for the PA, provides books for the School’s libraries and classrooms, and provides families with the opportunity to buy holiday gifts for family and friends. Volunteers help plan and publicize the event, obtain and distribute classroom wish lists and suggested reading lists, and act as chaperones during the event.
ECD Toy Drive — Volunteers on the Riverside Campus collect donated toys and gifts for children in need. The parents host a “wrapping party” to wrap all of the donations, which are then donated to a local charity.
Faculty Valentine’s Day Breakfast — On Valentine’s Day, the PA offers teachers and staff a special buffet breakfast to thank them for their dedication and hard work. Parents donate food items and help set up and serve breakfast.
Theme Evenings — The PA collaborates with the School to sponsor workshops and lectures for all grades on topics of interest to parents.
Skating Party — The annual “Skating Under the Stars” ice skating party takes place each year in February. Volunteers are needed to distribute skates and register attendees.
Spirit Day — Spirit Day is a Dwight community tradition for students in preschool all they way through high school. The PA and the School work together to plan and staff various carnival activities for current Dwight families and friends. Money raised is donated to charity.
ECD Clothing Sale — Volunteers on the Riverside Campus gather donated clothing from the community and hold a one-day sale. At the end of the sale, all excess clothing is donated to a local charity.
National Teacher Appreciation Week — To celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week each May, parents help the PA brainstorm and execute creative and fun ideas on how to best celebrate our teachers.
The Dwight School Foundation’s Annual Fund Committee — Parents and admin-istrators collaborate to raise critical funds for the Foundation. Annual Fund dollars help support student financial aid and faculty professional development at Dwight School.
Safety Patrol Committee — Although one parent of every 1-12 grade Dwight student is expected to participate in the after-school Safety Patrol, there are sometimes unforeseen circumstances (e.g.: illness) when a parent cannot report on the scheduled date or find a substitute. Volunteers act as substitutes on these rare occasions.
Timothy House Community Service Committee — This group assists in finding ap-propriate and interesting community serviced projects that involve students in grades 1-5.
Parents Association Volunteer Opportunities
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Volunteer Thank You Reception
The Dwight School Foundation’s mission is to bring additional resources
quality education possible. In June, Trustee Chair Susan Kessler hosted a reception at the River Club to acknowledge the following groups that play a critical role in supporting this mission:
Dwight School Foundation Trustees advise and work in conjunction with the Chancellor, Head of School, and the Foundation’s Advancement Office to think critically about how Foundation resources can positively impact the lives of Dwight students and faculty.
The Annual Fund Committee solicits gifts from members of the Dwight community to provide support for student financial and faculty professional development.
The Senior Gift Committee solicits Annual Fund gifts from twelfth grade families and helps the School choose a legacy project to improve the School.
The Parents Association welcomes and connects parents to the community, promotes volunteerism, encourages attendance at school events, and helps address parent concerns to support faculty and build community spirit.
The Alumni Council and Class Representatives help identify and promote meaningful ways for graduates to get involved with the School and stay connected with each other.
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Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees
We are enormously grateful to last year’s Foundation Board of Trustees for all their efforts.
The Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees 2011-12
Eric Semler Ravi Singh Shiv Vasisht ’95 Richard Zinman Peter Timmins ’90, Ex-Officio, Alumni Council President
Stefani Langel, Ex-Officio, Parents Association President
Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71Jonathan Auerbach Elizabeth CallawayMarlene ArbessSusan Kessler, Chair
Michael Kalnick Marie LippmanGary Fuhrman ’79Hege Eriksen David Magier
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Ways to Give
The Annual Fund is the backbone of The Dwight School Foundation’s fundraising efforts - and there are many different ways in which you can make a contribution:
Cash - All cash (including check and credit card) gifts are fully tax-deductible. Gifts can be made using the attached pledge enve-lope or online at www.dwight.edu/givingtodwight.
Securities - A gift of appreciated stock which has been held for more than one year allows you to avoid the capital gains tax on the appreciation. It also qualifies you for an income tax charitable deduction based on the fair market value of the stock on the date you make the gift.
Matching Gift - Matching gifts are an easy way to increase the value of your contribution. If you and/or your spouse work for a matching gift company, please obtain the necessary form from your personnel office and send it along with your gift to The Foundation.
Make a Pledge - Pledges can be fulfilled with one payment or multiple payments and simply need to be completed in full by June 30, 2013.
For questions about the Annual Fund, please contact Ethan Silverman ’80, Director of Annual Giving, at (212) 724-6360 x232 or esilverman@dwight.edu.
This report gratefully acknowledges gifts between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Names are listed as requested by each donor on the annual fund envelope. We have tried to ensure the accuracy of this report. If there are omissions or errors, please notify Jessica Gutierrez in the Foundation’s Advancement Office at 212.724.6360 x230.
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