2025–26 CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL GRATITUDE REPORT
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My Latin Story James McLelland ’17 Taking the Fifth Rebooting Fifth Grade Impact of Philanthropy The Numbers My Latin Story Tara Garrity P ’19 ’22 Capitol Steps Middle School Experiential Learning Victor E. Hawk Speaks! With Booster Club Support My Latin Story Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney P ’35 ’38 Behind the Curtain With Latin Arts Association Support Quality of Life Marisol Wickham ’26 My Latin Story Pearce Hayes ’98
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Bright Days The Story of Sunny’s Legacy Honor & Glory An Unparalleled Athletics Experience High-Wattage Illumination Lighting Up Latin’s Athletes My Latin Story Trey Morgan P ’25 ’27 ’29 Latin Volunteers With Parents’ Council Support Class of 2026 Commencement Exercises Hawks Across America Matriculation Map My Latin Story Nikki and Victor Perez P ’38 The Latin Society Celebrating Our Leaders Building Latin’s Future Together Philanthropy Honor Roll
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FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL AND BOARD CHAIR Dear Latin Community, We are profoundly grateful to the countless people who give to Charlotte Latin School with time and effort and money. Their generosity makes this school a special place, where teachers can illuminate the world in a thousand different ways and students become their best selves. Since you are reading this letter, you are one of those people, so please let us tell you how much your efforts on behalf of Latin mean to the school. Thank you. Whenever we walk around the 129 acres of the Charlotte Latin campus, we see an inspiring kaleidoscope of the improvements our donors made possible, from the furniture in our classrooms to the beautiful buildings (new and old). School events, from track meets to debate tournaments, run smoothly and give our students venues where they can excel — that happens because members of the Latin community devote time and care to them. This issue of the Gratitude Report will update you on some of the specific ways our donors have improved Charlotte Latin, including the Honor & Glory campaign to improve our athletics infrastructure (see p. 26) and the Latin Arts Association’s work to build community around our theater program with its Behind the Curtain events (see p. 18). If you remember one thing about this issue, however, please let it be this: philanthropy at the school isn’t limited to specific programs and initiatives. It’s pervasive and essential: Charlotte Latin tuition pays for only 83% of the cost of a Charlotte Latin education, which means that community support fills the gap. Every aspect of life at Latin — every moment of dawning understanding in a classroom, every interaction that brings joy and meaning to a day — rests on the foundation of generosity that allows us to provide our students with a superior education. None of the work of teachers and administrators over the past year would have been possible without our community giving back to Latin. Your continued devotion to Charlotte Latin is why we are full of optimism about the school’s bright future.
Chuck Baldecchi P ’21 ’23 ’25 Head of School
Rael Gorelick P ’24 ’26 ’27 ’29 2024–26 Chair, Board of Trustees
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MY LATIN
STORY A conversation with James McLelland ’17 about why he gives to Latin — both spontaneously and with a plan How did you come to Latin?
Around eighth grade, it became obvious that I wasn’t getting what I needed out of school. I wasn’t being challenged academically and didn’t feel any sense of community. Craig Estep was a dear family friend; I had known him since I could walk. I sang in his youth choir at Matthews United Methodist Church and he was also the head of choral programs at Latin. He told me, “Well, you should go to Latin.” That sounded absolutely crazy. My family came from a world where, financially, going to an independent school didn’t even seem like a figment of possibility. It’s the typical story of a poor socioeconomic background. Craig said, “No, no, you should apply.” I applied for ninth grade — and I didn’t get in. I went to my local CMS high school for my freshman year, and I hated it. I dreaded every day and I always sat alone at lunch. I was the first freshman there to take an AP course, so I was out of sync with the school in lots of ways. I reapplied to Latin for my sophomore year and submitted one of the most genuine pieces of writing I’ve ever done in my life. My essay for the scholarship application shared how Latin’s Core Values aligned with my own life. I knew that if the scholarship didn’t come through, there was no way my family could afford Latin. But all the stars aligned. I received a Latin Scholar scholarship, which met 90% of our financial need; my parents were able to cover the rest. 4 Charlotte Latin School
Madeline and James ’17 McLelland
What was the adjustment like for you?
I felt like a fish out of water. Summer reading at Latin was a different level: I didn’t just have to read books, I needed to submit an essay about them. I got a C+ — I hadn’t seen a C in a long time — and the first words of the feedback were “Great job.” I was like, “What? How does a C+ and ‘great job’ go together?” That humbled me but it also showed me that I could become better. Once I arrived on campus, Latin immediately felt like the place for me, but I wasn’t sure how I fit in. Entering in tenth grade was hard — so many of my classmates had grown up together. But the teachers formed an army around me. I got an unprompted email from [then Upper School English Department Chair] Amanda Labrie, who told me, “We see the challenges you’re having and we see how hard you’re working to overcome them.” That was a surreal
moment for me, because I had never had that kind of support before. The more time that passes, the more I realize how I was more connected at Latin than I knew. I felt like I had no friends, but when I talk with classmates now, they tell me how they appreciated being in class with me or they remember conversations we had. By the end of my sophomore year, Latin felt like my home. It didn’t feel like I had come to Latin; it felt like Latin was part of me. [Upper School Math Department Chair] Carol Webb-Gargagliano stands out in my memory as an incredible human being. I had been placed in an honors algebra class with Dr. Ken Collins and halfway through the year, I got moved to the regular class because I couldn’t keep up with the academic pace. She challenged me, telling me, “You are good at math — you just haven’t been able to show it.” She helped unlock that ability, and now math and number analytics is an essential daily part of my job.
How did Latin change your life?
Latin helped me gain confidence in myself and showed me I had potential I had never realized. When I got to college, I was so grateful for what Latin did for me, showing myself who I am and who I’m capable of being. And I’m even more grateful now. Before I graduated, I had this thought: before I die, I want to pay back my scholarship in philanthropy, and then some. It’s not pride; I absolutely needed every dollar of help Latin gave me.
How did you start volunteering at Latin?
I love building community, and being at the intersection of people, processes, and technology. So I got involved with the Vision2020 campaign as a volunteer, which led to me joining the Alumni Governing Board, which was the single most impactful leadership journey of my life. I always knew I wanted to give back — I just needed to find the way. I hope that I’ve dispelled the myth that you can’t make an impact if you’re young.
We’re seeing other young alumni step up in big ways, both dollar-wise and time-wise. Something you learn at Latin is that you get back what you put in. A Latin education isn’t static: because of how technology evolves, some of the things that were essential in my education are outmoded now. The Latin experience of today is different from the experience of 30 years ago, and it will need to be different 30 years from now — which requires investment. I love that Latin’s not content with where it is. Latin’s not done building.
You’re the youngest Pillar of Latin. What appealed to you about planned giving?
I was working for Habitat for Humanity, where I had a 403b retirement account. An advisor told us that we all needed to have a beneficiary. At the time, I was not married; I was not even dating anyone. I told them that I didn’t have anyone to leave it to, and they said, “Well, how about an organization you care about?” Given how much Latin means to me, it was the obvious choice. It wasn’t a sizable amount: at the time, I think I had accumulated $3,000. But if anything happened to me, I wanted Latin to have it. My life has evolved since then: I’m married, my wife and I are expecting, and I’ve rebuilt some family connections. So Latin isn’t the sole recipient anymore — but it will always be part of my planned giving because of how instrumental it’s been in my life. Latin has continually changed my life, even after my graduation, and it will always be part of me. When I pass from this world, I don’t want that legacy to stop.
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How the Lower School Rebooted Fifth Grade “Does anybody have an obtuse angle yet?”
Around the room, fifth graders held up paper triangles they had cut and folded, comparing angles and testing their predictions. At one table, a student paused to ask a question. Across the room, another started cutting up her triangle into smaller triangles. Without missing a beat, Jen Keith and Jill Flynn moved from table to table, guiding their students to a greater understanding of geometry. Their math class reflected something bigger: a fifth-grade experience redesigned this past year around the needs of students. The simple idea at the core of this reinvention was that fifth graders needed something different than what came before in Lower School — while being ready for what comes next in Middle School. “We wanted students to have an experience uniquely different from what they had already experienced since Kindergarten,” said Assistant Head of Lower School Avery Teichman. “We also wanted to prepare them for the number of transitions they make in Middle School, but in a way that felt developmentally friendly and manageable.” 6 Charlotte Latin School
Teichman and the fifth-grade team saw an opportunity “to design something new rather than continuing to try and Band-Aid” challenges of the existing structure. The redesign touched nearly every part of the fifth-grade experience, from instructional staffing to how students physically move through their day. It also introduced WIN (What I Need) time, a dedicated period that encouraged students to identify where they needed support, advocate for themselves, and develop greater independence as learners. Whether seeking extra help from a teacher or pursuing a new area of interest, students learned how to take greater ownership of their educational experience. One of the most visible shifts was the team-teaching model in math, which allowed students to benefit from two lead teachers working together in the classroom.
“They each have their strengths, and they’re complementary strengths,” said Dr. Sonja Taylor, Associate Head of School. “Every student benefits because every student gets math from those same two teachers who build on each other’s strengths in the execution of their craft.” Reflecting on the year, Keith and Flynn described the moment when their partnership clicked: “The real magic of team teaching happened for us when we didn’t even need words anymore,” Flynn said. We would glance across the room, share a look, and instantly know it was time to pivot to meet our students’ needs,” Keith added. Science and social studies were redesigned with a stronger emphasis on inquirybased learning. Language arts also experienced a significant transformation: reading and writing were separated into dedicated instructional blocks, supported by full-time assistants and more individualized instruction.
“Our number-one commitment as keepers of the academic experience at Latin is to respond appropriately when we learn new things,” Taylor says. “Our job is to recognize what students need and to shift in order to accommodate them — in the ways that best prepare them for the future.” That kind of redesign requires trust: from teachers willing to reflect and refine; from families willing to step into a new model; and from a school community committed to thoughtful investment in teaching and learning matters. At Charlotte Latin, that process is never really finished. The goal is to keep learning, responding, and refining in service of students.
For fifth-grade teacher and team lead Natalie Childers, one of the most rewarding outcomes was seeing how students regarded themselves differently. Three students who began the year declaring that they hated writing started creating their own series of short stories. By Thanksgiving, they were calling, texting, and emailing one another outside of school to exchange ideas and offer feedback. Later, students formed a lunch writing club entirely on their own initiative. “The greatest impact may not be that our students became stronger writers academically,” Childers said, “but that many of them began to believe, perhaps for the first time, that they truly are writers.” Looking ahead, the school plans to expand collaborative teaching and strengthen interdisciplinary connections. One example already under discussion is connecting Peter Brown’s novel The Wild Robot with fifth grade’s yearlong focus on environmental stewardship, allowing students to explore questions about technology, nature, and sustainability from multiple perspectives. For Teichman, the work is far from finished. She sees this first year not as a final product, but as the beginning of an ongoing process. The team will study what worked, listen closely to teachers, and use those insights to guide future improvements. 2025–26 Gratitude Report 7
IMPACT OF
PHILANTHROPY at Charlotte Latin School
TOTAL RAISED (2025–26)
$4,391,938 $2,804,607 Latin Fund
$886,372 operating support
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$700,959 Endowments
2,020
Latin Fund donors
75
%
parent participation
211
True Blue donors
902 alumni donors
231
first time donors to Charlotte Latin
$139,265 raised by new families
MY LATIN
STORY Tara Garrity
Member of Board of Visitors; Parent of Rachel ’19, Abby ’22, Sophia When my girls started at Charlotte Latin School, I immediately knew I had a partner in their education. The school believes in creative solutions and works with parents in a way that allows for flexibility. I have three girls who attended Latin, starting in 2009 and ending in 2022; during that time, I volunteered at the school for everything from the lost-and-found closet to fundraising outreach to cochairing May Day Play Day to cochairing Celebrate Latin to being President of the Parents’ Council. I am now honored to serve as a member of the Board of Visitors.
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I felt compelled to give back to a school that gave our family so much. You learn so much when you volunteer: you’re exposed to different views on life and meet people who end up influencing you. I believe you always get back more than what you give. My three girls are all very different — Charlotte Latin shaped their separate interests, be it theater, writing, sports or leadership opportunities. There’s too many amazing teachers and staff at Latin to name them all, but they all have something in common: they really care. With hindsight, I can see how special the gift of community in raising children is. During the most difficult and wonderful moments of our lives, Latin was with us: the people that we met from Latin have been active members of both the best celebrations of our lives and our healing from loss in our lives. Now I see my daughters make connections with Latin grads at their chosen colleges and post-college life: Latin continues to hold meaning in our lives.
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CAPITOL STEPS Experiential learning in the Middle School, off campus and outside city limits
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Spring in Washington, DC: Charlotte Latin eighth graders roam the National Mall beneath blooming cherry blossoms. Statues and cenotaphs glow underneath the evening sky while students move in small groups from one historical monument to another, discussing the lives of American heroes. Here, history isn’t confined to a textbook — it’s all around them. Experiential learning, a central component of the Middle School program at Latin, shapes how students engage with the world. “I’m passionate about offering our students a rich, robust school program,” says Lauren Putman, Middle School Dean of Instruction. “Not just learning to learn, but being curious thinkers.” That philosophy extends across all three grades of Middle School, where learning regularly goes beyond the confines of the classroom. Sixth grade begins with a two-day trip to the Whitewater Center designed to help students transition to Middle School and build relationships within their advisory groups. Later in the year, they visit Discovery Place Science, where hands-on science learning includes activities like frog dissections. In seventh grade, students take a fall class trip — last year, to Atlanta — and participate in a spring art walk in uptown Charlotte, where they engage with local art and see their peers’ Scholastic Art Award–winning work on display. Future seventh grade programming will also include curriculum-based travel connected to history and science, with plans to visit Williamsburg, Virginia, this year. By eighth grade, those experiences culminate in the trip to Washington, DC.
“We know the power of experiential learning, right?” says Head of Middle School Louisa Polos. “When students can engage in real-life experiences, the impact is so much greater. The DC trip is a great example of this. It complements the curricular learning happening in the classroom — engaging with material in museums and monuments enhances what students are learning and enriches their experience.” The capstone trip to DC brings together years of classroom learning while also giving students a new level of independence. Over the course of the trip, students visit numerous Smithsonian museums, the National Gallery of Art, the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Holocaust Museum, among other sites. They also navigate the city in small groups, share meals, and experience the life of our nation’s capital. “There’s a magic and a pulse in DC that resonates with our students — and with our curriculum,” Putman says. “The content they had been learning is suddenly meaningful. They see and make connections in a more holistic way.” That’s where learning comes to life, she explains: “There’s nothing like standing before the Declaration of Independence, or going to the Library of Congress and seeing artifacts firsthand.” At the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, students see their entire eighth grade science curriculum “on full display”: they can “touch and feel and examine” materials at their own pace. In locations such as Arlington National Cemetery, students encounter history’s solemnity in real time during the Changing of the Guard, which drives home how “there’s history in this moment,” Putman says. Thompson Purcell ’30 points to the monument tour at night as one of the most memorable parts of the trip. “I had never been to DC before, so seeing everything in person made it really impactful,” she says. “The Lincoln Memorial was incredible. We also got to stand where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his speech, which was especially meaningful.” For Purcell, just as important as the sites themselves was the way students were encouraged to explore them. “We had more freedom on this trip, and
I liked that,” Purcell says. “When we would go into a museum, we could go anywhere with a small group, and I could focus on the things that I wanted to learn about.” For Colin Costello ’30, the absorbing environment changed the learning experience. “Sometimes in the classroom, people tune in and out,” he says. “But when you are there at the sites where history was, you get immersed and absorb the knowledge.” For Putman, those moments of connection across grade levels are exactly what experiential learning is designed to build. “We had several students this year who said they wished they had more time in the Holocaust Museum,” she says. “They read and learned about it in history and English — which made being there even more important to them.” Across all three grades, these experiences are designed to foster curious thinkers who connect with the world around them. “Curiosity is at the underpinning of all that we do,” Putman says. “We need to extend our classroom beyond its walls.”
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School spirit is the thing with blue feathers “Somebody’s got to love Charlotte Latin School to put themselves through that,” says Nancy Atwell, Head of the Cheerleading Program. She’s talking about adopting the identity of the school’s mascot, Victor E. Hawk, who is the silent but enthusiastic representative of the student body on the sidelines of Patten Stadium and beyond: the suit can get boiling hot and sweaty, and although it is regularly treated with Lysol and Febreze, “most dry cleaners won’t touch it with a ten-foot pole.” Charlotte Latin has had a costumed Hawk mascot since the earliest days of the school, but it remained nameless for years, only getting christened Victor E. Hawk circa 2000. Over the decades, the costume has gone through multiple iterations, becoming more imposing and muscular. This fall, Latin Athletics will debut a new version — Booster Club and Parents’ Council have split the costs of the design and fabrication of the next Victor outfit.
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“Every person inside the suit puts a spin on it,” says Atwell. Dozens of people, students and Latin staffers alike, have turned themselves into Victor at least a few times, but usually one Upper School student takes on the primary responsibility for a school year — and keeps their identity secret until they’ve graduated. While most Victors last for a year or two, the most recent wearer of the blue feathers is entering their fourth year on the job. They recently consented to an (anonymous) interview about life inside the suit.
My first time as Victor was at an admissions event, welcoming the littler kids back to campus. And I fell in love with it. You see these kids in the costume, and they’ll cling to you and be so attached to you. And then 30 minutes later, when you come out of the costume, they pay you no mind because they don’t know it’s you. I have to exaggerate my motions: everything is three times as big. When I’m clapping, the shoulder pads give me limited mobility, so I have to really swing my arms out. My freshman year, when I was recruited to be the Hawk for four years, I started watching videos of mascots. A mascot that stands still looks like a statue, so even during solemn moments, like the national anthem, I sway back and forth. It gets hot inside the costume. There used to be a fan inside, but it broke the year before I took over. During the fall months, football games start before the sun has set — and I’ve been told that the costume adds another 35 degrees, so sometimes I have to take a break or sit down if I’m feeling lightheaded. It’s weird to be the most photographed person on campus and have nobody know it’s you. You have to be at least a bit extroverted to get out there and be in the spotlight. But you also can be introverted: I don’t have to control my facial expressions at all. When my social battery runs out and I’m in the hot costume, I don’t have to keep up a facade. Some little kids are terrified of Victor, so it helps for a parent to say to them, “It’s not actually a hawk with an eight-pack. Please don’t be worried.” I can’t
ruin the illusion, but I can hint that I’m not actually a 200-pound bird by nodding or patting them on the back. But other kids are more comfortable thinking that I’m truly a bird. When they ask where I live, I point to a tree. I’ve been lucky: nothing has ever gone terribly wrong. I’ve never tripped; the head has never come off. The elastic in the hands is getting weaker, so a couple of times I’ve come close to them coming off. My freshman year, we had choreographed a dance to “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire. And as soon as they started the music, there was a downpour. Everyone in the stands took off so they wouldn’t get wet, but the cheerleaders and I kept doing our “September” routine to five people in the pouring rain, laughing the whole time. Whoever becomes Victor after me, I would tell them to stay hydrated and have fun. It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the lights and the crowd, but go with the flow. You can interact with adults however you like, because everyone thinks it’s funny when you’re a mascot. I’ve had so many opportunities to poke Mr. Baldecchi or rub his head, which I would never do out of costume. I’ve learned how even the smallest interactions can make somebody’s day. Out of costume, that can be waving to someone in the hallway. When I’m in the costume at a football game, sometimes kids will be too shy to come down and say hello. But if my parents see that, they’ll send me a text, and then I’ll come up into the stands and I can see their faces light up.
Victor through the years
MY LATIN
STORY Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney 2025–26 Latin Fund Chairs; Parents of Louisa ’35, Annie ’38 C.J.: We are so fortunate to send our children to a school where they’re happy, they’re comfortable, they’re learning. The communication from teachers is always there: we hear from the teachers if it’s a positive day, a tough day, a day where we need to work on something. We felt connected from the first tour we took when we were applying for Kindergarten. Walking around, seeing students interacting with each other and enjoying campus, teachers introducing themselves to us, it was such a different feeling from other schools. Kristen: It was more inclusive — we didn’t feel like we had to already know people. C.J.: Latin is so intentional in how it builds community with events like Sunny’s Day. Kristen: At Touchdown Tailgate, our girls wore their little cheerleading uniforms and ran through a tunnel that the Upper School cheerleaders made. It was such a sweet moment for them. C.J.: Everything goes back to the teachers: they’re the core of the school. Every year, the kids have liked their teachers. We know that every day, we’re sending our children to a school where teachers really understand them: their strengths, their weaknesses, their needs. Kristen: The teachers have partnered with us so that our kids can realize their potential. It is such a gift knowing that our kids are in great hands — and that they’re happy every day going to school. 16 Charlotte Latin School
C.J.: From day one, we knew we wanted to give back to Latin. It makes total sense to do everything we can — whether it’s time or monetary donations — to help move Latin in the right direction. We’re investing in the future of our children, and their classmates. We want them to have every opportunity. Kristen: When I talk about Latin with other parents, they’re always saying how much they love the teachers here. I would remind people that the best way to support and retain the teachers we love is through the Latin Fund, which makes sure their classrooms are equipped with the resources they need and provides them with an annual gratitude bonus. C.J.: Of course, it’s fulfilling when you see the direct impact of your giving. One bonus we didn’t expect was how we’ve deepened our roots in the Latin community. We’ve connected with so many wonderful Latin families — and know so much about their values. Volunteering together builds a special bond. Kristen: The community is a wonderful place and the families are great. All the people here, from parents to teachers to administrators, are supportive of the students. It is just a very welcoming place to be.
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On opening night of the Upper School musical, the Latin Arts Association puts on a show of its own Gina Lawrence P ’24 ’26 felt a disconnect: when she told friends outside Charlotte Latin School that her artistically-minded daughter was attending Latin, they knew the strength of the school’s arts programs and were immediately impressed by her family’s good fortune. At Latin itself, however, she felt that art was often overshadowed by athletics. The arts programs didn’t need reinventing, she reasoned: there just needed to be louder celebrations of their triumphs and a stronger sense of community. In advance of the bluegrass musical Bright Star in 2021, the Latin Arts Association (where Lawrence was serving as president) kicked off a
signature program to thank the parents who were supporting the arts at Latin, to boost the connections among them, and to provide insight as to what was happening: Behind the Curtain. Each year, Behind the Curtain transforms a space in the Horne Performing Arts Center into an immersive theatrical environment and hosts volunteers and donors with dinner and a conversation with the creative team of the Upper School musical. “People go to the event and learn more about what’s being put forward on the stage,” Lawrence said. “I feel inspired by how many people are interested in it.”
“We wanted to elevate the experience of the musical for folks who have shown they’re really engaged,” commented Matt Cosper, Director of the Theater Arts Program. “They’ve invested time and money in the work we’re doing. We refer to Latin as a community of learners: we’re educating our students about what it is to make theater, but that community includes all sorts of stakeholders, including teachers, staff members, parents and alumni. I love how Behind the Curtain invites that community into our process and those people learn more about how we make theater.” Cosper added, “Making theater isn’t transactional. I say it’s not theater until the audience is there, but it’s not because actors hand a performance off to the audience — it’s because there’s an exchange. Theater has a feedback loop, where energy flows from the stage to the audience and from the audience to the stage. Behind the Curtain gives people an opportunity to have a fuller stake in that feedback loop.”
Before this year’s run of the Kander-Ebb musical Cabaret, for example, Cosper, along with the show’s technical director Ryan Maloney, musical director Ryan Harrison, and choreographer Emily Hunter discussed the artistic choices they made to underline the show’s narrative of German people ignoring and succumbing to the rise of the Nazi party. “Anyone could have watched our production of Cabaret and gotten what we were going for,” Cosper said, “but they couldn’t have necessarily articulated the research we did into the Dada movement, and the connections we made between the physicality of Bob Fosse and the weird puppet vibes that a lot of his choreography has, and how that connects thematically with authoritarian governments. Behind the Curtain lets us shine a light on the little things.” Cosper has seen how the adults preparing for Behind the Curtain parallel the efforts of students readying the musical. “We know there’s a production that’s happening alongside ours, but then we show up and there’s something fully realized and the decorations are out of this world.” Brittany DuBose P ’27 has taken the lead on those decorations in recent years, helping transform Anne’s Black Box into a speakeasy for The Drowsy Chaperone and locating an eight-foot chandelier that could be spraypainted and hung above the Durrett Stage in Thies Auditorium for Cabaret. “I love to see the set designs come to life,” she confided. “The team always says ‘Let’s find a way to do it.’” Every year, the Behind the Curtain crew aims to top their previous efforts — while keeping to a strict budget. Those limitations produce creative solutions: when the Mean Girls environment of a high-school cafeteria needed a salad bar with a sneezeguard, they constructed it with PVC pipe and silver spraypaint. Summarizing years of Behind the Curtain effort, DuBose observed, “It’s a wonderful way to say thank you.” Cosper added, “When I was doing theater growing up, I didn’t have the experience of parents being involved like this. To me, Behind the Curtain is really moving: it’s proof that the support from parents isn’t just practical, it’s also cultural. Every year, it reminds me how remarkable the community of Charlotte Latin is.”
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How an internship led Marisol Wickham ’26 to make biomedical devices that improve real-world outcomes for patients
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When most people think about scientific and engineering advances, their minds leap to bleeding-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and quantum computing. “When people ask me about my engineering, they want to hear about a drone,” said Marisol Wickham ’26. She’s applied her talents, however, to biomedical devices that are more modest — a mirror that allows patients to self-catheterize, a tube that makes it easier for patients to don compression socks — but that, when done right, can improve the quality of life for a broad slice of the population. Wickham started working on these projects as part of an internship program, a partnership between the Innovation and Design Department at Charlotte Latin School and Atrium Health’s Carolinas Rehabilitation and The Pearl innovation district. “Charlotte has historically been a financial-tech town, but these groups want it to be a med-tech center,” reported Tom Dubick, Chair of the Innovation and Design department and Director of the Fab Lab. Representatives from Atrium Health gave the students in Latin’s Advanced Topics in Engineering class an overview of the principles of assistive technology and universal design, along with a wishlist of items that its patients needed (some of which were already available commercially, but at prohibitive prices). Dubick said, “The need is huge, and our students are extremely qualified to do this.” Dubick added, “Two students came to me on the same day and told me that these internships had already changed their lives. That’s what you dream of hearing as a teacher — and in all these years, I had never had it happen twice in one day.” Wickham’s journey to an engineering career began in sixth grade: “My mom made me join Girls Who Code and I hated it,” she remembered. But the following year, when she was the only girl in her coding class, that steeled her determination not to quit. Those classes led into the Upper School engineering curriculum and her heavy-duty use of Fusion 360 design software and the Fab Lab’s state-of-the-art array of 3D printers.
“My freshman year, I decided I wanted to be an engineer, because I had never had anything that I was so interested in,” she said. “I wanted to be passionate about my job.” Optimizing the devices for their users required Wickham to consult with occupational therapists and catheterization specialists, since the medical needs were “things that I obviously don’t think about in my day-to-day life as an 18-year-old,” she said with a smile. “A lot of people think engineers have no social skills,” she added. “But I love working with people — I want to make devices that are useful for as many people as I can. And I’m an advocate for women, who are neglected in the medical market.” Because of the human anatomy, it’s easier for men to self-catheterize: Wickham’s device includes leg binders that steady an adjustable mirror, which comes with an LED light, making it easier for women (even those with unsteady hands because of medical conditions) to address their own catheterization needs without the expensive intervention of a health aide. As she headed off for her freshman year at Wake Forest University, Wickham was prototyping her self-catheterization aid and solidifying the IP rights to her device; she planned to study biomedical engineering. “I don’t want to be the most famous engineer any more,” she confessed. “I just want to do work where I can make an impact with people.” 2025–26 Gratitude Report 21
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MY LATIN
STORY Pearce Hayes Class of 1998
I arrived at Charlotte Latin as an outsider wearing a Led Zeppelin shirt. Right away, everybody made me feel like I belonged. Spencer Edge ’98 came up to me and said, “Man, I like that shirt.” The people at Latin are the school’s greatest asset. Some of my closest friendships began at Latin and have lasted a lifetime. And the faculty and staff changed my life. Richard Fletcher ’85 (current Visual Arts Chair and former Head Wrestling Coach) had the greatest impact on me. As a coach, he didn’t push you too hard: he had a very calm nature and a gentle way of getting you to do what needed to be done. And he was also great as an art teacher: he helped me think differently and brought out my creativity. Everyone at Latin was always so helpful to me, and so I’ve wanted to do whatever I can to be helpful to the school. Even today, when I think about Latin, it brings a great sense of gratitude.
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The uplifting legacy of Sara “Sunny” Harris Hutchinson ’93
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Overflowing with enthusiasm and support, an Upper School student coached a new Lower School friend on how to paint a flowerpot: “You can do whatever you want here. Just be creative! You’re doing a great job!” Focused on her paintbrush, the Lower School student paused for a moment to explain her artistic philosophy: “I want lots of colors that make you think of eating ice cream on a sunny day.” This vignette was one of thousands of moments of connection and uplift on the 2026 Sunny’s Day, the annual community day at Charlotte Latin when students team up in cross-divisional partnerships. Together, students raced through scavenger hunts, played games that emphasized collaboration and environmental stewardship, explored a World Fair that centered on the six international sister cities of Charlotte, and worked on art projects (such as the flowerpots) that benefited Habitat for Humanity, one of Charlotte Latin’s community partners.
Together, these three programs permanently connect Sunny to Latin and remind our students throughout the year and their Latin journey the importance of kindness, inclusion and friendship. As Head of School Chuck Baldecchi told the assembled student body in Patten Stadium on Sunny’s Day, “Sunny loved nothing more than bringing people together, illuminating their spirits and connecting them. When Sunny met somebody new, they were immediately invited to the party. When Sunny was on a sports team, she was the glue.” He summarized the philosophy that has made Sunny’s Legacy a living part of life at Latin: “Her legacy is an inspiration to us, and it reminds us of the kind of community we want to have at Charlotte Latin.”
“We wanted our students to think about what makes a house a home,” said Lower School Community-Engaged Learning Coordinator Amy Ballaban. Sunny’s Day is a colorful and vibrant tribute to the memory of Sara “Sunny” (Harris) Hutchinson ’93 that celebrates the values she was known for during her years at Latin: hope, friendship, and generosity to others. However, Sunny’s Day is only one part of Sunny’s Legacy, a trio of programs designed to honor Sunny and bring out the best of her traits in today’s students. Sunny’s Honor is an annual award, presented to the graduating senior who embodies Sunny’s selflessness, empathy, and loyalty, showing daily enthusiasm for the people around them. However, the pinnacle of Sunny’s Legacy is Sunny’s Scholarship, Charlotte Latin’s signature scholarship program. The worthy recipients of this scholarship are fully supported from Grade 6 through graduation: it covers not only their tuition but other aspects of life at Latin (lunch, books, class trips) so they can participate in the complete Latin experience. 2025–26 Gratitude Report 25
PROJECT 1: FIELD 2 LIGHTS
Since first turning on in spring 2025, the new stadium lights have shone on more games, more fans, and more Hawk highlights than Field 2 has ever hosted before!
PROJECT 2: NEW TURF FIELDS
After debuting in August 2025, the two new turf fields on the Levine Athletic Campus have been in nearly constant use across the seasons. Through changing weather and demanding training schedules, our Hawks have made full use of these incredible new spaces.
We proudly recognize those leadership donors who committed a major gift of $25,000 or more to the Honor & Glory campaign. Anonymous (3) Susan Bliss and Stan Archibald Jean Ann and Barry Banker Stacey and Steven Cady Beth and Michael Clifton CLS Alumni Governing Board CLS Booster Club Ginny and John Comly Sarah and Chris Douglas Virginia and Eric Flynn Amanda and Grady Frank Jenn and Mike Freno
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Sarah and Derek Fricke Ashley and Brian Gift Anna (Stiegel) ‘01 and Scott Glass Gabi and Rael Gorelick Rachel and Justin ‘01 Hannon Mandy and Tim Hicks Stacey and Steve Hitzemann Kathryn and Eddie Holland Pender and John Hollmeyer Joe and Jenna Hollmeyer Leigh and Watts Humphrey Kara and Graham Hunt
Wizzie and Dan Irvin Catherine Ruth and Alex Kelly Amy and Evan Kerr Meghan and Justin Lay Amanda and Scott Linch Lindsay and Dave Mathews Brenda and David Mathews Anna (Simpson) ‘94 and Ed ‘93 McMahan Kristin and Marty Middendorf Kimber and Trey Morgan Elizabeth and Brad Morgan
Jenny and Billy Morton Read and Terrie Morton Amanda and Jeff Nadeau Ann Stewart and Pearson Pendergrass Krista (Gasbarro) ‘98 and Mason ‘98 Rankin Jyoti and Santosh ‘94 Rao Chrys and Ches Riley Mary Elizabeth and Jefferson Rives Jennifer and Jack Ross Kim and Matt Salsbury
Eddie Sams Mardell and Dan Schuster Liz and Dave Shuford Margaret and Carter Siegel Christine and Jason Strife Judy and Terry Tindel Whitney and Andrew Tindel Kristina and Paul Tucker Whitney and Brad Vineyard
The Honor & Glory campaign launched in August 2024 to create an unparalleled athletics experience for our studentathletes and coaches. Our community’s generous support of $7.8 million is moving Latin athletics forward and providing the resources and expanded opportunities for our athletes to train, compete, and excel.
In addition to establishing an athletics endowment for long-term program and facility upkeep and contributing significantly to the Latin Fund, donors to the Honor & Glory Campaign are bringing four new athletics facilities to Latin’s campus.
PROJECT 3: VALOR HALL GYM
PROJECT 4: HIT (HAWK INTENSITY TRAINING) CENTER
Opening in winter 2027, the Valor Hall Gym will be an invaluable addition to Latin’s main campus and the perfect complement to the Strength Center to help our Hawks soar. Hardwood flooring will make it an ideal space for indoor practices, while providing greater flexibility across our athletics and PE programs.
Opening in winter 2027, the HIT Center will be our first fully indoor training and practice facility on the Levine Athletic Campus. With a turf floor versatile enough to host a wide range of teams, it will feature pitching and hitting cages for our softball and baseball teams and a simulator training space for our golf teams.
We honor the following donors for carrying forward the Honor & Glory campaign to our goal. Erin and Chuck Baldecchi Irm and Ross Bellavia Collins and Fred Byers Jaime and Kenny Coble Gina and Eric Craig Katie and Kevin Cumbus Jen and Bill Dauska Kim and Ernest Ellison Monica and Nagib Farah Mary and Fletcher Gregory Wendy and Gary Hecimovich
Kendall and Carroll Jones Christy and Brian Krasnigor Stephanie (Wisinski) ‘00 and Sean Ladley Catherine and Jeff LaPoint Kate and Jeff Lee Sarah and Eric Moody Caton and Charlie Morris Beth and Matthew ‘01 Rankin Barbara Robinson Emily and Luke Rosser Mary and Edward Taylor
The Teddy Family Peggy (Kane) ‘96 and Charles ‘90 Thies Siri (Smith) ‘99 and Grimes ‘99 Thomas Tama and Warren Thune Jane and Trey Tune Adri and Will Warrick Mary and Dave White Halcyon and Ryan Worrell The Yin Family
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS Gabi Gorelick (Co-Chair) Trey Morgan (Co-Chair) Ginny Comly Steve Hitzemann Dave Mathews Billy Morton
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How New Lights and Turf Fields Are Transforming Latin Athletics
Tim Kelly came to Charlotte Latin School as Head Athletic Trainer in 2007; a decade later, he became an Assistant Athletic Director. He now exhibits his airtraffic-control skills by coordinating the schedules for the school’s teams, facilities, and staff: Latin has over 60 teams, including varsity squads and JV teams — plus Middle School teams and the Talons program. His job has become somewhat easier this year. With overwhelming support from the Latin community, the Honor & Glory campaign raised nearly eight million dollars, allowing for a new turf field, an auxiliary gym adjacent to the Strength Center, a multisport training facility, and stadium lights over Field 2. 28 Charlotte Latin School
Kelly is also head of the Girls’ Golf program; under his leadership this past year, the Varsity Girls’ Golf team won its first state championship (which means that every varsity team at Latin has now won at least one state title). Recognizing that run, the Charlotte Observer named him Girls’ Golf Coach of the Year; Kelly was also honored by Charlotte Latin this year with the Cross-Divisional Inlustrate Orbem Award. In conversation in his office — festooned with walkietalkies, an hourglass, and a well-used whiteboard — he illuminated the impact of the new facilities.
How have the new lights and fields changed Latin athletics?
The number one thing is that it provides flexibility. Daylight is limited, especially in the late fall and the early spring. If the weather is funky, rather than canceling a game or moving it to a different date, we can just move the location. If there’s too much rain, a soccer game that traditionally plays at Patten Stadium can now play on the synthetic field. When some fields are unplayable, we can still keep the rhythm of our schedule relatively normal.
Another piece comes with our Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse programs in the spring and Field Hockey in the fall. They generally play JV and varsity back to back. And what happened a lot was that JV games would get cut short because of daylight. But now, a lot of the time we flip them: we play our JV games first and our varsity games second. So we don’t have our younger kids hanging around, hoping to play. It was an intentional decision to get the kids in JV, who are primarily younger, home first, because they haven’t developed the same understanding of the rhythm of their schoolwork.
Are there benefits that you didn’t fully anticipate?
The environment at Field 2 for an evening game is pretty special. Boys’ Lacrosse used to play a lot in Patten Stadium, but the last couple of years, they want to play all their games on Field 2. I think they like the intimacy: the fans are closer to the field. And if you’re driving down Providence Road, it’s pitch black everywhere but you see this game being played under bright lights. That brings me joy.
How does the weather forecast affect practices and games now?
We always used to be guessing the best strategy with the weather when a storm was coming in. We don’t stress about it as much as we used to, knowing that we have facilities where we can practice and play. For the most part, we can play on when it’s raining — lightning, that’s a different story. When we moved games more often, there were spiraling effects: maybe a parent set up a business trip on Wednesday because their kid was playing on a Tuesday, but then the game would
get bumped. Being able to stick to the schedule helps the whole community.
Have the lights opened up new possibilities?
Our general goal is to get the games played and get the kids home, but we’ve had some requests for later starts for senior nights, perhaps 6:00 p.m. instead of 4:30 p.m. When we installed the turf field in 2018, we did a good job of thinking forward by building The Hub. There’s an athletic training room out there, plus bathrooms, concessions, and locker rooms. We thought having that field would expand use — adding lights brings it full circle.
As a golf coach, are you looking forward to the new HIT Center?
Coach [Chris] Berger [’89] does the boys’ program; I do the girls’ program. The guys in the boys’ program practice a lot on their own and play matches together. The girls’ program, we’re developing them as players more. Right now we go to an offcampus driving range on a mini-bus, they hit balls for 45 minutes, and then we head back. Having a facility with a golf simulator on campus is incredibly beneficial. It’s similar to how we’re very fortunate with swimming: a lot of programs in our conference and state don’t have pools on their campus. We can provide more opportunities and we’re really excited about it.
What’s the best thing about these improvements?
It gives us all the flexibility in the world and it allows kids to get home earlier. Time — that’s a priceless commodity. 2025–26 Gratitude Report 29
MY LATIN
STORY Trey Morgan
Honor & Glory Co-Chair; Parent of Mallory ’25, Ben ’27, Sam ’29 The first moment I felt deeply connected with Charlotte Latin was probably our first Grandparents’ Day — it was a unique show and such a great way of building community.
Over the years, we’ve spent a lot of time in Latin’s gyms and at the school’s athletic fields, whether it was my daughter doing cheerleading and field hockey, my middle son playing basketball and now commentating for the sports teams, and my youngest son who’s done wrestling, football, and lacrosse. The coaches make the athletics program special — there are so many special coaches here, and they make such a big difference in students’ lives. That’s one of the reasons I agreed to co-chair Honor & Glory with Gabi Gorelick. I think we overperformed — we got all the projects funded, plus the multipurpose facility — and I’m really proud of our community.
No strangers to the sidelines, Kimber and Trey Morgan celebrate Mallory’s senior night alongside Ben and Sam Morgan. Trey Morgan and Gabi Gorelick at the Honor & Glory kickoff with Latin coaches and leadership.
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Charlotte Latin School is famed for its Core Values, its commitment to fostering leadership in its students, and its long-standing excellence in the classroom. The foundation for those traditions: a vibrant school community that embraces and welcomes all students, families, faculty, and staff. Our school’s culture and sense of community is felt across campus and far beyond — it extends to alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, friends, and further. We are all Hawks and we all want the best for Charlotte Latin. Latin would not be Latin without the collaborative parent-school partnerships realized through Parents’ Council, Booster Club, and Latin Arts Association. Each parent volunteer group shares the goals of building community, school spirit, and supporting excellence at Charlotte Latin. Booster Club focuses its efforts on athletics and the LAA on the arts; the remit of Parents’ Council is to support Latin’s faculty, staff, and larger community. To the hand-raisers, time-givers, and community builders – thank you for making Charlotte Latin home. 32 Charlotte Latin School
Parents’ Council strengthens the Latin parent community by fostering connections and relationships that enrich our school culture. These volunteers work tirelessly to lift up our faculty and staff, welcome our newest families, and bring fellow parents together so that everyone feels seen and connected.
PARENTS’ COUNCIL 2025–26 HIGHLIGHTS Volunteers spearheaded a new social event, Tennis + Tiles, to build fellowship and connection around friendly competition. Parents were invited to the Levine Athletic Campus for morning rounds of tennis and mahjong, followed by lunch and prizes. The Holiday Helpers returned to the Forum to create a joy-filled workshop, inviting all faculty, staff, and coaches to bring their holiday gifts for wrapping. On the Friday before May Day Play Day, parent volunteers organized a Lower School Buddy Run in Patten Stadium for our youngest Hawks. The race was also for the young at heart: parents joined in the fun with a race of their own, running around the track while wearing inflatable costumes.
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Excerpts from the remarks by Head of School Chuck Baldecchi at the Commencement Exercises on May 22, 2026: As I look out at the 145 of you, I am struck by a distinct energy. You didn’t just walk through your senior year; you rallied through it. You brought back a sense of school spirit and collective joy that we haven’t seen on this campus in years. It was contagious, spreading from the Upper School all the way down to the Nest. You are a class of immense, staggering talent. Twenty-five of you are going on to play collegiate sports next year. Your college admission profile is one of the strongest we’ve seen. Our arts programs didn’t just perform this year; they shined because you were leading them. But talent alone doesn’t change the culture of a school. Alignment does. Spirit does. Class of 2026, as you head off to your respective colleges, labs, athletic fields, and art studios, you are going to be tempted to focus solely on your individual goals. But don’t forget the magic of what you did here. Look at the person to your left and your right. Sister Sledge sang, “Get all your sisters and your brothers with you.” You brought us along for a heck of a ride this year. Thank you for showing us what it means to be a family. 34 Charlotte Latin School
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MONTANA
University of Montana
H AW K S AC R O S S
AMERICA The 145 graduates in the class of 2026 have enrolled at 72 colleges and universities in 25 states (plus the District of Columbia and the United Kingdom). Those institutions are lucky to have them — we know that wherever they go in the years to come, our curious learners will illuminate the world.
COLORADO
University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver
NUMBER OF ENROLLING STUDENTS BY STATE 0 students 1-5 students 6-10 students 11-20 students 21+ students
VERMONT
NEW YORK
Colgate University Cornell University (2) Hamilton College Rochester Institute of Technology Syracuse University
Middlebury College
NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College
WISCONSIN
Lawrence University University of Wisconsin (Madison)
ILLINOIS
TENNESSEE
INDIANA
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON, DC
American University Georgetown University (2) George Washington University
University of Kentucky (2)
SOUTH CAROLINA
MISSISSIPPI
GEORGIA
University of Mississippi
University of Georgia (2)
University of Texas Texas Christian University
ALABAMA The University of Alabama (6) Auburn (8)
College of Charleston (2) Clemson University (7) Furman University University of South Carolina (3) Wofford College (2)
FLORIDA
University of Miami Rollins College The University of Tampa
ENGLAND
Queen Mary University of London
PENNSYLVANIA
Bucknell University (3) Grove City College University of Pennsylvania Penn State University (University Park) Villanova University
VIRGINIA
Loyola University Maryland
Rhodes College Sewanee: The University of the South (3) The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) (2)
LOUSIANA
NEW JERSEY
Stevens Institute of Technology
KENTUCKY
Tulane University
University of Connecticut Yale University
Case Western Reserve University (4) Denison University (3) The Ohio State University (2)
Indiana University (Bloomington)
TEXAS
Boston University Brandeis University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2) Northeastern University (2) Williams College
CONNECTICUT
OHIO
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Northwestern University (2)
MASSACHUSETTS
Hampton University Hampden-Sydney College (2) James Madison University University of Richmond University of Virginia Virginia Tech (5) Washington and Lee University (2) William & Mary (2)
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State University Davidson College (3) Duke University (2) Elon University (2) High Point University (2) Meredith College University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) (11) North Carolina State University (6) Wake Forest University (5) William Peace University
All matriculation data up to date as of August 1, 2026.
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MY LATIN
STORY Nikki and Victor Perez Parents of Olivia ’38 and Sofia
Victor: We met in Hawaii when I was in the Navy. We soon moved to South Bend, Indiana, where I taught in the ROTC program at Notre Dame. About ten years ago, we moved sight unseen to Charlotte for my new job. I told Nikki that we’d stay here for a year or two and then we would move to New York or Miami. Now we’ve built a beautiful home here and hope we never have to move — funny how that works. Nikki: As soon as we got here, we started hearing about Charlotte Latin. There are other great schools in town, but when we had kids and visited Latin, it immediately felt special to us. Victor: When you’re in a military family, you’re always jumping around, but now we’re establishing roots and building community, which plays into why we care so much about Latin. Nikki: We had a funny misunderstanding at the Girls Night Out dance this year. I got my girls dressed up for it, assuming it was a mommy-daughter dance, but when I got there, I discovered that it was intended to be a daddy-daughter dance. I called Victor: “You need to hurry up and get over here.” It all worked out and I connected with other moms who had done the same thing — it was a fun night out. Victor: I was literally caulking our kitchen when she called, but I jumped in the shower and put on a suit. Instead of a daddy-daughter dance, it turned into a whole family affair for all of us.
go and listen, we feel better informed about our children and things we might be missing as parents. That’s how it works at Latin: we have resources at our fingertips. Whenever something comes up, there’s someone we can talk to. That’s a major advantage that supports the students and their education. Victor: As soon as we got in, we knew we wanted to help support the school. I feel about Latin the same way that I feel about the Naval Academy: that school was an inflection point in my life. I believe Latin is setting a strong foundation for Olivia and will set her on a positive track in life. Instilling integrity and “Honor Above All” in students is critically important. We know that Latin students are going to grow up to be wonderful adults. Nikki: Just walking around campus, we see where the money’s going.
Victor: We feel privileged in being able to support the school, Nikki: We’ve really appreciated our experience with Natalie Moore, the especially when we know it’s being put to good use and directly Lower School counselor. She puts on programs for parents: when we impacts the daily life of students, faculty, and staff.
CELEBRATING The Latin Society
The Latin Society gratefully recognizes our philanthropic leaders who make annual leadership gifts of $2,500 or more to the Latin Fund. We celebrate this generous community at signature events throughout the school year, connecting current parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, and others in celebration of Charlotte Latin.
Soar Circle Celebration
The Latin Society Soar Circle honors those in our community who support the Latin Fund with annual gifts of $10,000 or more. Chuck Baldecchi, Head of School, and Rael Gorelick, Board of Trustees Chair, invited donors to a seated dinner at the new Drum Dilworth for the annual Soar Circle Celebration.
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1970 Circle Cocktail Party
The Latin Society 1970 Circle honors those in our community who support the Latin Fund with annual gifts of $5,000 to $9,999. Thank you to Amy and Phil Colaco for opening their home and backyard as hosts for the signature spring cocktail party.
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The Latin Society kicks off the new school year with a celebration of all its donors, including those in the Hawks Circle ($2,500–$4,999). 2
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1. Amanda Schrum, Don and Kathy Gately 2. Ryan and Amy Marsh 3. Ryan Newth ’98, Jan Swetenburg 4. Craig and Jessica Walker 5. Rael and Gabi Gorelick, Chuck and Erin Baldecchi, C.J. Kearney and Kristen Schneider 6. Mary and Bob Robinson 7. J ohn Wyatt, Lillian and Nate Negrin, Ruth (Van Dyke) Wyatt ’02 8. Rich and Courtney Goettke 9. Stewart Cincotta, Stephanie Rindner 10. Adam and Kim (Limentani) ‘03 Strickland 11. Uma O’Brien, Christian and Joy Kenefick 12. Mark and Kim Calloway 13. Barbara and Christian Robinson 14. Jay ’89 and Aimee Thomas, Meghan and Justin Lay
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BUILDING LATIN’S FUTURE
TOGETHER We salute the philanthropic leaders who demonstrate their belief in Charlotte Latin, sharing a commitment to bringing out the best in every Latin student — today and in the years to come. We recognize and honor our Latin Society donors, who make Latin a philanthropic priority and support our school with total annual gifts of $2,500 or more.
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CIRCLE THE LATIN SOCIETY
$10,000+
Anonymous (2) Rebekah and Mackenzie Alpert Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Alpert Susan Bliss and Stan Archibald Aarti and Deepak Biyyapu Courtney and Kyle Bullard Nancy and Hy Bunn Laura and Tim Casey THE LATIN SOCIETY Marian and Peter Clark Beth and Michael Clifton Amy and Phil Colaco Ginny and John Comly Kristen Cone Janet Cone Caroline and Jason ‘97 Cowley Mary Ann and Oliver Cross Lauren and Turner Dayton Lee Ann and Steve DeCarlo Mary and Brooke Dickson Peggy and Don Dimperio
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Sarah and Chris Douglas Kristen and Jonathan Dugan Virginia and Eric Flynn Sally and Curt Fochtmann Amanda and Grady Frank Jenn and Mike Freno Margie and Tyler ‘04 Gately Amanda and Daniel Gluck THE LATIN SOCIETY Gabi and Rael Gorelick Marjorie and Zach ‘02 Guy Rachel and Justin ‘01 Hannon Sarah and Taylor Hayden Lina Rodriguez and Simon Heaton Katie and Karl Hermann Mandy and Tim Hicks Christina and Bryan High Kathryn and Eddie Holland Mary Kate and Ryan ‘04 Kearney Susan and Chris Kearney Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney
H AWKS CIRCLE
Vanessa and Kevin Kearney Amy and Evan Kerr Ginny and Brad Knight Lauren (Bowman) ‘98 and Jeff Llamas Sehnaz and Gene Lowe Catherine and Eric Matthews Anna (Simpson) ‘94 and Ed ‘93 McMahan Ann and Lee Meadows Kristin and Marty Middendorf Deepthi Pavuluri and Ravi Modukuri Elizabeth and Brad Morgan Kimber and Trey Morgan Christie and Conor Murphy Jessica and Ryan ‘98 Newth Uma and James O’Brien Bill and Susan Porter/ The Paul and Margaret Porter Foundation Neely and Jack Purcell Jenny and Brian Purcell
Mary Elizabeth and Jefferson Rives Jennifer and Jack Ross Emily and Luke Rosser Jackie (Roche) ‘04 and Steve Ryder Kim and Matt Salsbury Leslie and Wade Sample Mardell and Dan Schuster Kindra and Vipul Shah Liz and Dave Shuford Emily and Blair ‘02 Shwedo Melissa and Daniel Siever Aubree and Trevor Slaven Erika and John Templeton Peggy (Kane) ‘96 and Charles ‘90 Thies Judy and Terry Tindel Blair and Andrew Tucker Leslie and Mitchell ‘87 Wickham Kristen and Mike Wiggers
379 Latin Society donors gave $2,465,939 to the 2025-26 Latin Fund. Together, they helped us achieve 94% of the original $2.6M goal.
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Anonymous (2) Susan and Kraig Armstrong Erin and Chuck Baldecchi Leah and Ben Baucom Irm and Ross Bellavia Kara and Andy ‘07 Benjamin Haley and James ‘05 Bishop Nancy and Nathan Bourne Will Bowman ‘02 THE LATIN SOCIETY Erin and Brad Buser Stacey and Steven Cady Kim and Mark Calloway Jenny Campbell Hollie and William Collins-Dean Katherine and Edward Costello Karen and Jim Cotchett
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Katie and Kevin Cumbus Jen and Jeff Danesis John Denning Christina and Neal Desai Susan and Jonathan Dion Ashley and Ben Ellis Laura Fahrney Teresa Liu and Honglei Fan Cassell and John FitzHugh Paige Ford ‘06 and Nathan Schwartzbauer Kerry and Brett Forrester Lauren and Matt Freund Mark Fuller ‘77 Tara Garrity Lanny and Aaron Gillespie Anna (Stiegel) ‘01 and Scott Glass Courtney and Rich Goettke Irma and Bernie Grondin Laurie and Barry Guy Bob Hartness Amy and Bobby Hendrix Elizabeth (Doughton) ‘04 and Charles ‘03 Hodges Lynn and Charley Hodges Christine and Trevor Hoke Joe and Jenna Hollmeyer Whitney and Justin Holofchak Leigh and Watts Humphrey Kara and Graham Hunt Charlotte and Dan Jacobs Margaret and Adam Janovsky Shirley and Marc Jarmosevich Kendall and Carroll Jones Joy and Chris Kenefick Min and Joo Kim Stephanie and Eugene Kim Missy and William Kutner Kelley and Greg Laughton Gina and Tom Lawrence Betty and Jeffrey Lee Caroline and Michael Leonczyk Julie and Howard ‘77 Levine Amanda and Scott Linch
Tara and Matt Livingston Callie and Will ‘00 Lloyd Susannah and David Lund McCay and Kevin Manwaring Amy and Ryan Marsh Katie and Erik Martenson Danielle and PJ Martin Natalie and Todd May Tamara and Tino McFarland Laura and Matt McGirt Soraja and Nenad Milicevic-Helac Catherine and Hunter ‘03 Miller Bianca and Matt Miller Andrew Milne ‘99 Jorj and George Morgan Caton and Charlie Morris Katie and Walker Morris Lauren and Steve Mullett Mary Beth and Paul Navarro Lillian and Nate Negrin Johanna and Randy Newman Missy and Heath Norman Denny (Smith) ‘90 and Brian O’Leary Oby Ogbata Tanya Whitner and Alan Oliver Erin Walsh and Jon Philpot ‘99 Kasey and Thomas ‘01 Porter Mary Margaret and Fritz Porter Laura and Will ‘03 Potts Karen and Ward Pritchett Molly and David Reed Beth (Goode) ‘76 and Ernie Reigel Emily and Brian Richards ‘96 Chrys and Ches Riley Stephanie and Mark Rindner Peggy and Kevin Roche Lindsey and Stephen Rook Rita and Hal Rosser Christina and Drew Russ Jen and Christian Saarbach Eddie Sams Simpson and Allan Schmitt Shea and Chris Seaman Jackie and Mike ‘87 Selle
Cat and Brian Shaw Jing Tang and Jiang Shu Laura and Blair Shwedo Margaret and Carter Siegel Jessica and Matthew Simmons Cheryl and Adam Smith Kristi and Eric Speckman Maxine and Mark Starner Carolyn and Dan Stone Aimee and Jay ‘89 Thomas Allie Lin and Joseph Thomas Whitney and Andrew Tindel Emily and Adam Tindel Annie and Jay Totten Kristina and Paul Tucker Sarah and Tim Turner Michelle and Austin Vanassa Karen and Rob Vaughn Jennifer and Richard Veal Kitty and Kiran Yalavarthy Mallory and Will Zvara
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$2,500 – $4,999
Anonymous (5) Katherine and Scott Addison Heath and Grant Alexander Paula and Clay Alexander Laura and David Archibald Nancy and Alan Atwell Xian Wang and Feng Bai Elizabeth and Michael Baker Jean Ann and Barry Banker Laura and Tyler Bankhead Joanne and Steve Beam Mary and Hunter Bennett Mary Helen and Bill Bowman Margaret and Waldo Bradley Sabina and Nathan Bragg Jennifer and Byron Brown Blair (Williams) ‘09 and Ronald Bruckmann Holly and Harry Bryant Katie Huo and Simon Cai Yanyan Wu and Yang Cao Xiaoying Meng and Yuan Cheng Stewart and Jeff ‘02 Cincotta Annie and Charlie ‘01 Clarke Ginny and John Collett Lora and Mike Connor Linda and Tim Cropper Victoria and Allen Crumpler HeatherLynn and Michael Daly Frances (Turner) ‘02 and Daniel Deller Jennifer and Nick Dimovski Mary Katherine and Dana DuBose Melinda and Brannen Edge Elizabeth and John Fagg Holland and Ian Ferguson Rachel and Jeff Filer Lea and Doug Fitzpatrick Sarah and Derek Fricke Carrie and Jay Galloway Kathy and Don Gately Stacy and Roderick Gee Ashley and Brian Gift
Ramya Malisetty and Kiran Gurumurthy John Hackney Heather and Nance Hendley Philomena and Jason Hilton Kathleen and Greg ‘89 Hinrichs Stacey and Steve Hitzemann Mary and Jonathan Holland Pender and John Hollmeyer Lauren and Nathan Hull Sally and Watts Humphrey Jane and Tommy Hunter ‘86 Anu and Jensen Jacob Nikki (Papadopulos) ‘06 and Page Jacobson Taylor Jarrell Kerry and Andy Johnston Mindy (White) ‘78 and Bob Jones Geeta and Umesh Kasbekar Kelly Katterhagen and Larry Nabatoff Eunice and Do Kim Elizabeth (Barnhardt) ‘04 and Jonathan ‘02 Kirkland Elizabeth and Jamie ‘82 Kiser Christy and Brian Krasnigor Caroline and Eric Langerman Catherine and Jeff LaPoint Meghan and Justin Lay Ghazal and Karim Lokas Beth and Charlie Lucas Jennifer and Rollin Lynn Wandra and George Mackie Jennifer and Eric ‘01 Madara Ellen (Kane) ‘03 and Caylor ‘04 Mark Ashley and Trevor Marticke Lori and Andrew Martin Lindsay and Dave Mathews Ellen and Jordan McCarley Abbe and Ryan McCracken Jill and Derek McHaffie Megan and Alastair McKeever Marjorie and Matt McLean Madeline and James ‘17 McLelland
Patterson (Maker) ‘07 and Graham ‘07 Miller Karen Moore Katie and Kevin Morgan Jenny and Billy Morton Read and Terrie Morton Vibha Gauba and Sarfraz Nawaz Allison and Rudy Nemeth Diep Nguyen Suzanne and Bill Nichols Meagan and Harris ‘12 Oates Mary Yorke (Robison) ‘83 and David Oates Harriet and Rick Ollman Jill and Don Olmstead Susie and John Papadopulos Shalini and Anup Patel Ann Stewart and Pearson Pendergrass Nikki and Victor Perez Meredith and Geordie Pierson Wen and Victor Qu Krista (Gasbarro) ‘98 and Mason ‘98 Rankin Brendan Reichs Patty and Steve Rhyne Kate and Anthony Ring Barbara and Christian Robinson Heather and David Romero Erin and Drew ‘94 Rutherford Olga and Denis Ryzhikov Lori and Nader Samii Blair and Luke Scheuer Stephanie and Beau ‘02 Schwab Amy and Dave Shaffer Sue and CS She Missy and Garry Spence Lisa and Randy Spicer Ambika and Jeffrey Spinazzola Kristin and Andrew Stinson Kim (Limentani) ‘03 and Adam Strickland Christine and Jason Strife
Jennifer and Josh Surowitz Virginia (Barnhardt) ‘03 and Lane Sutton Jan and Ray Swetenburg Kim and Mark Tayloe Sonja and Christopher Taylor Mary and Edward Taylor Mary Pell and Dewey ‘05 Teden Scotty Thompson ‘08 Meg (Bryant) ‘14 and Brice Ulrey Whitney and Brad Vineyard Jessica and Craig Walker Kristi and Jerry Walters Xining Zhang and Chaojie Wei Sara and Ryan Weiers Erin and Bryan White Benjamin and Taylor White Alyssa and Andrew Wilen Vicky and Tim Wilkison Nancy (Lea) ‘80 and Richard Williams Pam and Craig Wilson Jacki and Andy Wright Ruth (Van Dyke) ‘02 and John Wyatt Leigh and Ryan Young Chanjuan Lu and Li Yu Hellen Cao and Wanxin Zhou Sophia Yue and Stephen Zhou
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LATIN FUND VOLUNTEERS LEADING THE WAY
When it comes to giving back to Latin, our Latin Fund volunteers lead by example. Their spirit of generosity inspires our community to go above and beyond for our school. Thank you to our Latin Fund chairs, Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney, for their steadfast leadership. Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney, Chairs Rebekah and Mackenzie Alpert Susan Bliss and Stan Archibald Leah and Ben Baucom Kara and Andy ‘07 Benjamin Nancy and Nathan Bourne Blair (Williams) ‘09 and Ronald Bruckmann Erin and Brad Buser Xiaoying Meng and Ken Cheng Stewart and Jeff ‘02 Cincotta Lauren and Turner Dayton Ashley and Ben Ellis Sally and Curt Fochtmann Sarah and Derek Fricke Carrie and Jay Galloway Marjorie and Zach ‘02 Guy Lina Rodriguez and Simon Heaton Veronica and Steve Henley Katie and Karl Hermann Stephanie and Eugene Kim Min and Joo Kim Elizabeth (Barnhardt) ‘04 and Jonathan ‘02 Kirkland Jeff Llamas and Lauren (Bowman) ‘98 Callie and Will ‘00 Lloyd Katie and Erik Martenson Elizabeth and Brad Morgan Christie and Conor Murphy Lillian and Nate Negrin Molly and Thomas Nielsen
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Laura and Will ‘03 Potts Jenny and Brian Purcell Stephanie and Mark Rindner Mary Elizabeth and Jefferson Rives Lindsey and Stephen Rook Kim and Matt Salsbury Leslie and Wade Sample Stephanie and Beau ‘02 Schwab Jackie and Mike Selle ‘87 Cat and Brian Shaw Jessica and Matt Simmons Aubree and Trevor Slaven Aimee and Jay ‘89 Thomas Halcyon and Ryan Worrell Ruth (Van Dyke) ‘02 and John Wyatt Kitty and Kiran Yalavarthy Mallory and Will Zvara
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Our Board of Trustees dedicate their time, talent, and treasure to Charlotte Latin. We salute their service and honor their 100% participation in this year’s Latin Fund. Mackenzie Alpert Irm Bellavia Susan Bliss Mark Calloway Phil Colaco John Comly Paige Ford ‘06 Don Gately Stacy Gee Anna (Stiegel) Glass ‘01 Rael Gorelick Donnie Johnson Chris Kearney Ed McMahan ‘93 Katie Morgan
Uma O’Brien Jack Purcell Christian Robinson Dave Shuford Margaret Siegel Jason Strife Jan Swetenburg Charles Thies ‘90
NEW FAMILY LEADERSHIP We honor those new families who joined the New Family Leadership Circle with a gift of $5,000 or more in their first year at Latin. Susan and Kraig Armstrong Courtney and Kyle Bullard Marian and Peter Clark Kerry and Brett Forrester Lauren and Matt Freund Amanda and Daniel Gluck Irma and Bernie Grondin Amy and Bobby Hendrix Elizabeth (Doughton) ‘04 and Charles ‘03 Hodges Margaret and Adam Janovsky Caroline and Michael Leonczyk Jessica and Ryan ‘98 Newth Christina and Drew Russ Jennifer and Richard Veal
FACULTY AND STAFF LEADERSHIP We are grateful to our faculty and staff who demonstrate philanthropic leadership with a gift of $500 or more. Anonymous Jean Asinger Nancy Atwell Chuck Baldecchi Jennifer Coble Nidhie Dhiman Spencer Dowd Lea Fitzpatrick David Gatoux Topher Gee Mary (Dickson) Gorman ‘00 Dale Greene Jim Huffaker Kerry Johnston Tanya Kellar Alex Kern ‘11 Bryan LePage Georgette LePage Beth Lucas Ginger McAdams Matt McClenathen Chrissy McConaughy Neil McConaughy
Patterson (Maker) Miller ‘07 Barbara Morrow Matt Morrow Jenny Morton Meredith (Kempert) Nunn ‘98 Mary Yorke (Robison) Oates ‘83 Carolyn Richardson Kelley (Gately) Ripp ‘98 James Robards Suzanne (Little) Robards ‘82 David-Aaron Roth Jackie (Roche) Ryder ‘04 Jessie Sellner Betsy Simerville Stephen Starner ‘98 Katie Sutton Tricia Tam Mark Tayloe Sonja Taylor Sara Weiers Mary White Jeff Wolfe
TRUE BLUE GIVING SOCIETY
For our alumni, philanthropic leadership can begin at any age. The True Blue Giving Society celebrates our alumni who generously give back at a leadership level to the school that gave us so much.
2021–2025
William Adams ‘24 Alison Archibald ‘25 Alex Baldecchi ‘23 Ryan Beam ‘22 Tommy Beason ‘24 Brooke Bellavia ‘22 Rossi Bellavia ‘25 William Burleson ‘22 Crawford Fisher ‘23 Colman Freno ‘23 Holden Freno ‘25 Olivia Halperin ‘22 Talbot Harris ‘24 Addie Hull ‘25 Maggie Hyder ‘25 Stewart Langley ‘24 Ella Livingston ‘22 Maria Llerenas Soto ‘21 Aaron Logan ‘23 William McCabe ‘21 Kate McCracken ‘22 Jay McCracken ‘25 Joe McGirt ‘25 Brock Middendorf ‘21 Kayla Middendorf ‘23 Mallory Morgan ‘25 Millie Patterson ‘22 Dorothy Patterson ‘25 Nyela Rucker ‘23 Teddy Warner ‘23 Asher Weiers ‘25
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2016–2020
Caroline Balogh ‘18 Ashton Barlow ‘18 Andrew Bowen ‘18 Katie Burleson ‘19 Mac Craig ‘17 Chase Crews ‘18 Eric Davis ‘16 Kennedy Fertitta ‘18 Ashley Foley ‘18 Robert Fuller ‘17 Sara Kenefick ‘20 Lauren Langley ‘20 Mary Elliott McCabe ‘18 James McLelland ‘17 Michael Smith ‘17 Kemp White ‘20
2011–2015
Thomas Armstrong ‘11 Lindsey (Benfield) Armstrong ‘11 Marshall Burlingame ‘12 Kathryn (Watts) Burlingame ‘12 Audrey (Beaussart) Davis ‘15 Stephen DeVore ‘11 Ann Eubank ‘14 Becky Ge ‘12 Caroline Hicks ‘11 Daniel Jones ‘15 Conor Keeley ‘11 Ann Louise (Seaton) Keeley ‘11 Alex Kern ‘11 Virginia Koonce ‘15 Elli (Morrison) McAdams ‘13 Robert Miller ‘11 Harris Oates ‘12 John Oates ‘15 West Osborn ‘14 Drew Papadopulos ‘12 Kameron (Spence) Phelan ‘11 Gray Smith ‘15 Meg (Bryant) Ulrey ‘14 Nick Verderame ‘15 Ann (Baynard) Woodside ‘12
1974–2010
Gary Anderson ‘75 Doug Ausbon ‘75 Davis Austin ‘10 Katie (Browne) Beam ‘93 Tom Beaty ‘86 Chris Beddow ‘04 Andy Benjamin ‘07 James Bishop ‘05 Logan Blough ‘08 Bill Bowen ‘82 Will Bowman ‘02 Clarke Browne ‘96 Blair (Williams) Bruckmann ‘09 Amy (Fennebresque) Burleson ‘92 Byron Burns ‘94 Chase Carbone ‘10 Missy (Erwin) Highsmith Carey ‘96 Jeff Cincotta ‘02 Charlie Clarke ‘01 Eli Collins ‘97 Jason Cowley ‘97 Eddie Dalton ‘05 Caroline (Buchan) Dalton ‘05 Frances (Turner) Deller ‘02 Wills Denton ‘06 Cam Faison ‘76 Marshall Farrell ‘08 Patrick Fitzpatrick ‘05
Paige Ford ‘06 Debbie (McMahan) Frail ‘88 Mark Fuller ‘77 James Gallagher ‘05
Stacey (Thompson) King ‘05 Chris (Skinner) Kirkland ‘77 Jonathan Kirkland ‘02 Elizabeth (Barnhardt) Kirkland ‘04
Sydnor Gammon ‘07 Tyler Gately ‘04 Anna (Stiegel) Glass ‘01 Mary (Dickson) Gorman ‘00 Fletcher Gregory ‘04 Zach Guy ‘02 Carolyn (Sijthoff) Hallett ‘98 Justin Hannon ‘01 Shannon (Kehl) Hilton ‘05 Greg Hinrichs ‘89 Charles Hodges ‘03 Elizabeth (Doughton) Hodges ‘04 Joey Holder ‘93 Kathy (Ibach) Horvath ‘78 Drew Hubbard ‘05 Jamie (Esposito) Hubbard ‘06 Tommy Hunter ‘86 Katherine (Porter) Hunter ‘00 Nikki (Papadopulos) Jacobson ‘06 Kevin Jarzmik ‘04 Mindy (White) Jones ‘78 Stuart Jones ‘03 Robert Jones ‘10 Ryan Kearney ‘04 Mary Scott Kennedy ‘06
Jamie Kiser ‘82 Stephanie (Wisinski) Ladley ‘00 John Langston ‘96 Sean Langston ‘10 Josh Leary ‘00 Kate (Vandiver) Leary ‘00 Ken Leonczyk ‘96 Howard Levine ‘77 Lauren (Bowman) Llamas ‘98 Will Lloyd ‘00 Doug Lowry ‘93 Eric Madara ‘01 Ellen (Kane) Mark ‘03 Caylor Mark ‘04 Rob McAlister ‘08 Matt McGirt ‘94 Ed McMahan ‘93 Anna (Simpson) McMahan ‘94 Hunter Miller ‘03 Patterson (Maker) Miller ‘07 Graham Miller ‘07 Andrew Milne ‘99 Keller (Barnhardt) Mulligan ‘98 Pender Murphy ‘77 Jane (Elliott) Murphy ‘81
Ryan Newth ‘98 Daniel Nunn ‘97 Meredith (Kempert) Nunn ‘98 Michael Nunn ‘04 Denny (Smith) O’Leary ‘90 Murrill Oakes ‘09 Mary Yorke (Robison) Oates ‘83 Michael Parks ‘07
Russ Shoemaker ‘05 Blair Shwedo ‘02 Alec Smith ‘02 Caleb Steen ‘10 Mike Stein ‘01 Jenna (DeCarlo) Stiles ‘06 Kim (Limentani) Strickland ‘03 Virginia (Barnhardt) Sutton ‘03
David Pharr ‘05 Jon Philpot ‘99 Roddey Player ‘09 Thomas Porter ‘01 Will Potts ‘03 Ann (Thompson) Brock Prater ‘81 Krista (Gasbarro) Rankin ‘98 Mason Rankin ‘98 Santosh Rao ‘94 Beth (Goode) Reigel ‘76 Brian Richards ‘96 Kelley (Gately) Ripp ‘98 Suzanne (Little) Robards ‘82 Drew Rutherford ‘94 Jackie (Roche) Ryder ‘04 Beau Schwab ‘02 Mike Selle ‘87 Bobbie (Ewing) Sharrett ‘88 Thad Sharrett ‘89
Evan Taylor ‘04 Paul Taylor ‘09 Dewey Teden ‘05 Charles Thies ‘90 Peggy (Kane) Thies ‘96 Jay Thomas ‘89 Kenny Thompson ‘03 Scotty Thompson ‘08 Susan (Johnson) Tome ‘79 J.P. Tsahakis ‘01 Jody Vitale ‘76 Tom Westbrook ‘81 Mitchell Wickham ‘87 Laurens Willard ‘00 Nancy (Lea) Williams ‘80 Ruth (Van Dyke) Wyatt ‘02 Matt Yagey ‘03 Court (McBryde) Young ‘92
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ONE LATIN COMMUNITY We are all Hawks — and when Hawks come together, that sends a powerful message. We are incredibly grateful to our parents, alumni, grandparents, parents of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who made gifts to Charlotte Latin this year. Anonymous (20) Louise Hindal Acer ‘08 and Andy Acer Shannon and Mike Acks Tara (Huber) ‘00 and Drew Adams Meredith (Nasekos) ‘97 and Bill Adams Christine and David Adams Arun and Kiran Adlakha Natasha Adlakha ‘05 and Roger Yau Lilian Aguilar Ruth and Ephraim Akihola Carrie and Lawrence Albertsen Meg (Stokes) ‘98 and Craig Alden Olivia Aldridge ‘20 Kim Alexander and Patrick Ambrose Martha Alexander Tamara Alito Kara (Gooding) ‘94 and Jud ‘94 Allen Nellie (Mark) Allen ‘09 Amanda Allen ‘99 Amber (Ankers) ‘94 and Peter Almond Ryan Almquist ‘07
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Garland (Austin) ‘12 and Will ‘12 Almquist Sally (Springs) ‘75 and Bobby Alston Emily and Paul Alt Katherine (Williams) ‘10 and Jack Ambrose Kaelan Amin ‘19 Cameron (Savage) ‘02 and Ryan ‘02 Ammann Betty and Perrin* Anderson Becky Ragard and David Anderson Grayce Anderson ‘15 Jimmie Anderson ‘19 Carter Anderson ‘14 Lucy and David Anderson Ethan Anderson Mary and Brian ‘88 Anderson Kate Anderson ‘05 Lindsay Anderson ‘05 Laura (Hallett) ‘06 and Mitchell ‘06 Anderson Suzanne and Mikael Andersson Emily and Matt ‘05 Andolino Miriam Andrews ‘76 Beverly (Chin) ‘98 and Sam Andrews
Juliana Angel-Alexander and Randy Alexander Anna and Bradley Anglemyer Marcela Pipitone Rodrigues and Carlos Angrisano Rachael (Lewis) ‘97 and David Anna Lindsey and Jonathan Antonio Natalie Antonov ‘02 Christopher (Ansaldo) Arbor ‘98 Andrea and Javier Arevalo Mary-Forbes Arkwright Tyler (Cooney) ‘12 and Will ‘12 Armstrong Grace Armstrong ‘19 Ericka and Steve Arnold Molly and Bernard Arthur Hunter (Willard) ‘98 and Michael Arton Emily Asinger ‘14 Cristina Atencio ‘04 Caroline Atwell ‘14 William Atwell ‘20 James Atwell ‘16 Reka and Jeff Atwood Elizabeth Aucamp ‘14 Lindsey Austen ‘00 Lilla and Wade Austin Amber and Justin Babcock ‘97 Nicole Backerman Lisa (Moore) Baden ‘00 Fabian Baez Tracy (Snell) ‘07 and Greg Bajan Erin (Beatty) ‘03 and Mike Baker Laura and Nick Balabushka Cade Baldecchi ‘25 Bella Baldecchi ‘21 Cameron Ball ‘08 Amy and Todd Ballaban Roseann and Corey Ballaban Jack Balogh ‘17 Brittany Banda
Mark Barber ‘07 Jasmin and PJ Barnes Harriet Barnhardt Elsie and Will Barnhardt Eleanor and Alan Barnhardt Breana Barrett Kristin and Hunter Barron Anne and John Barry Dianna and Shane Barthram Elizabeth and Jemison Bartlett Mary Kay and Paul Baynard David Baynard ‘17 Joe Baynard ‘14 Meg (Rutledge) ‘02 and Lucas Beal Sallie and Gary Beason Alex Beaussart ‘07 Mary Margaret and Josh Beaver ‘94 Emily and Ryan Beaver Alex Beck Soraya Toosi and Alan Becker Blair Beddow ‘01 Mary Martha and Steve Beecy John Beecy ‘19 Elizabeth Beecy ‘14 Anna (Leary) ‘05 and Adam ‘02 Beedenbender Kaki (Johnson) ‘76 and Mike Behr Beth Goode and Carl Belk ‘78 Chris Bell ‘05 Bianca Bellavia ‘19 Sophie Bellavia ‘20 Bella Bellitto ‘08 and Matt Gerber Jovanna and Brad Bello Sarah and Andrew Bender Shirley Benfield Jeff Benjamin ‘05 Beth and Jim Benonis Liz (Fahl) ‘97 and Derek Benz Roman Berens ‘12 * deceased
Melissa Berens Heidi (Layton) ‘89 and Chris ‘89 Berger Miranda and Larry Berkovich Ann (Roddey) ‘83 and Stephen Bernhardt Ann Bernhardt ‘17 Debi Berry Amy and John Bezanson Arti Patel and Anish Bhakta Hutch Bibby Ellen and Jim Bickett Maryanne and Charles ‘76 Biddix Zan Biedenharn Noelle and Dave Bigelow Bobby Biggers ‘90 William Blair ‘06 Allison Blake ‘06 Barbara and Larry Blakeney Julie and Dwayne Blanton Jorn Bleimann ‘85 Madison Blossom Nancy and David Blough Darci and John Bly Andrea Boada Katrina and Michael Bocian Sara (Thomas) ‘11 and Isaac Bock Evan Boden Leigh Boice Alison Bonner ‘14 Louise and Jim Bonner Heather and Sean Bonner Martha and Stuart Bonner Annie Booke ‘09 and Rob McLendon Nicole and Tom Booms LeClaire Boone Evan Bos ‘02 Gus Bowen ‘15 Curtis Bowers John Bowman ‘11 Brandon Boyd Maurya and Bob ‘84 Boyd Cathy Bradford Amy and Kirk Bradley Tahren Brandon Sarah and Drew Branham Logan Branham
Lauren and Wil Brawley Meggie (Trusty) ‘09 and Collin ‘09 Breeney Rachel (Yarmey) ‘98 and Ric Bremer Shivaun and Marshall ‘95 Brenizer Michelle Breyer ‘00 Katie and Mitch Brigulio Anna Stavreska and Nate Brinkley Amy (Sproull) ‘91 and Justin ‘91 Brittain Hope (Mallory) ‘00 and Ben ‘00 Brooks Pam and Tol Broome Andi and Dave Brown Mary Cameron (Faison) ‘12 and Parks Brown Jessica and Marcus Brown Sarah and Duncan Brown Kelly and Rick Brown Beth and Billy ‘85 Brown Bernie Brown Amber and Andrew Brown Jane and Gilbert ‘80 Browne Grey (Timberlake) ‘89 and Robbie ‘90 Brownlow Whitney (Player) ‘05 and Rob Brunett Mark Brunton Scott and Russell Bryan Liz and Brick Bryant ‘01 Emily Bryant ‘09 Suzette and Jon Buchan Georgia and Trey Buck Zack Budzichowski Monica Bullock Courtney and Scott Burbank Kendall (Booe) ‘95 and Ben Burgess Janel and Charles Burrell Zach Butler ‘02 Bilal and Megan Butt Collins and Fred Byers Melissa Bynum Sallie (Dickson) ‘97 and Matthew Caddell Linda (Dulin) ‘77 and Mark Cagley Alex Cahill Kevin Callaghan ‘85 Anne and Rick Cammer Christa Campbell-Rhodes and Jay Rhodes Whitney and Gregory Campion Theresa Campobasso ‘04
Lisa (Atlas) ‘08 and Jim Candon Julia Cantalupo ‘16 Riti Canton Nicole and Anthony Caprio Michael and Mimi Carbone Elizabeth Carlson ‘11 Sarah Bailey (Wilson) ‘12 and Chandler Carpenter Evan and Kay Carroll Suzanne and Adam Carson Blair Carson ‘10 Laurie Carter and John Clark Sydney and Ryan ‘12 Carter Lauren and George Carter Jillian and Brandon Caskey Stephanie and John ‘93 Cattie Alison and Gavin Chafin Christina and Jeff Chandler Amanda and David ‘96 Chanon Jenny Chapman Meredith and Will ‘01 Chapman Allan and Dallas Chapman Matt Chapman ‘99 Scott Chappell ‘15 Allison and Frank Chatman Haley and John Cheek Kakie and Colin Cheek Bonnie Cheek Shirley and Wei Chen Natalie Childers Marie Childress
Tim Childress Mira and Suki Chima Shenghui and Patrick Chiu Jamie and Stuart Christhilf Eric Ciminelli ‘11 Corey and Taylor Clamp Woody and Jerry Clark Donald Clark Christa (Holt) ‘06 and Andrew Clark Susan and John ‘82 Clark Denise (Dubick) ‘09 and Jim Clark Abigail Clark Molly Clark ‘21 Nan and Hal Clarke Mary Katherine and Robbie ‘02 Clarke Karla and Justin Claytor Erin (Hickey) ‘01 and Dave ‘01 Clegg Kerri and Will ‘98 Clegg Olivia Clements Anna and Pat Clifford Amy and Mickey ‘03 Cloud Matt Cloud ‘00 Jennifer and Ryan Clutter Kim and Jack ‘81 Cobb Ginny (Carson) ‘85 and Roger Cobb Jaime and Kenny Coble Traci and Tripp ‘02 Cockerham Rebecca Colace Rosario Colace Kelly and Andrew Coleman Laura and Kurt Coleman
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Pamela and Jacob Colley Mary Beth Collins Ray and Jonathan ‘98 Collins Gia Colombo Lowell (Rayburn) ‘95 and Doug Combs Ashley (Butler) ‘04 and Tyler Conner Kathy and John Connor Gena and Stephen Conrad Lindsey (Metzger) Conrad ‘06 June Cook Jenny (Atlas) ‘02 and Aaron Cook Shirley (Anderson) ‘93 and Norm Cook Angela and Daniel Cooke Rachel and Patrick Cooney Liza (Langston) ‘92 and Bland Cooper Jennifer Coots ‘94 Louise and Lee Copeland Kathleen Jo and Zac ‘00 Corbin Alexa (Klimas) Corcoran ‘91 Kadey Ballard and Matt Cosper Sarah Coston ‘19 Eliza Cotchett ‘18 Rebecca and Jeremiah Courter Rachel and Grant ‘11 Covington Katharine and Mike Cowan Laura and Casey Cozart Kelly Cozart Regan (White) ‘99 and Nathan Craig Gina and Eric Craig Haley and Ben Cripps Hillary and Burrell Crittendon Katherine (Dickson) Crockett ‘94 Mark Crockett ‘94 Delaney (Dalton) ‘11 and Kevin Cron Cari Croom ‘10 Lynn and Elliott ‘87 Crutchfield Liza Crutchfield ‘18 Portia Guerrero and Franklin Cruz Abigail and Chris Cudabac Caroline and Julio Cuellar Thembi and Arthur Cundy Jon and Katie Curran Kathryn and Stephen Curran Nancy and John Currin Mariah Currin ‘82 and Kevin Brewton
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Margaret and Brent Curtis Justin Curtis ‘07 Sandra and Tom Curtis Seth Curtis Meredith Curtis Mapela and George Custodio Alexa and Ernie Cutter David D’Orio Adrian and Jayde da Costa Mary Jo and Don Dailey Michele and Paolo Dal Cin Ellen and George Dalton Meg Dancausse Elizabeth Daniel Meredith (Parnell) ‘02 and Sam Daniels Liz and Brian Dannemann Spencer Danziger ‘19 Jimmy Dashner ‘02 Rebecca Davenport ‘99 Lauren (Guy) ‘01 and Rob Davenport Brandy Downing and Mark Davis ‘91 Jean Davis and Bob Metzger Brenda and C.P. Davis Sheketta and Michael Davis Eve Davis ‘13 Anna and Mike Davis Jackson Davis ‘20 Lori and Bryan Davis Nick Davis Haylee Dawe ‘11 Maggie (Savage) ‘05 and Alex Dawson Laura and Drew Dayton Leslie (Edwards) ‘97 and Fernando de Oliveira Lucy (Thompson) ‘85 and Clark Dean Jean (Trice) ‘75 and Richard Deason Sarah and Charlie ‘04 Deason Lauren and Reid ‘10 DeCarlo Britt and Brandon ‘01 DeCurtins Leigh-Ervin and Will Dedmon Miriam DeFilipp ‘09 Levi DeFilipp ‘07 Sam DeFilipp ‘05 Zack DeFilipp ‘02 Audra and Brad Dellinger Sacha and Curtis Deloney
“One of the things I love most about Latin is how our entire community works together to guide our students as they grow into incredible members of future societies.”
– JOE TEETS, HAWKS MEDIA PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Carrie and AJ DeLuca Catherine and Guido DeMaere Laura and Sam ‘95 Dengler Aashna Desai ‘12 Katie and David Deterding Shalinee Jha and Pramesh Dhakal Kim and Felipe Diaz Christa and Alex Dickey Stephanie (Player) ‘04 and Jeff Dillon Dawn and Bryan DiRoma Lizzie (Kingsley) ‘14 and Strawn Dixon Wendy Docherty ‘94 and Todd McAuliffe Rob Docherty ‘94 Alison and Bucky Dohn Patrick Dolan Jennifer Domini Blair (Carriker) Donald ‘85 Holly and Eric Dottarar Merrill Dowdy ‘19 Sandra and Scott Downey Chris and Wilma Downing Brendan Downing ‘16 Connor Downing ‘18 Sandy and Tom Dubick Brooke (Smith) ‘99 and Will Dubiel Ann Lyndon (Griffin) ‘12 and Michael Duckworth Emma (Price) ‘13 and Davis Dudchock Caroline Duhamel Jackie and Fred Dunlop
Margaret and Frank Dunn Zelle and John Dunn Laurie McWilliams and Jeff Dunnigan Whitney and David Duquette Robert Durden ‘92 Kirsten Dyer ‘12 Beth and Jade Eastridge Chuck and Mary Edwards Caroline and Chuck ‘94 Edwards Dana (Everett) ‘95 and Eric Edwards Jen and Gavin Edwards Kristin (Horton) ‘10 and Cody Edwards Gigi and Willie Egge Ashley Ehmann ‘05 Michelle and Kevin ‘03 Ehmann Amy and Matt Eirich Linda and Andre Elam Raquel Elam Mariel and Mason ‘07 Ellerbe Marina Elliott Kate and Walker Ellis Virginia (Smith) ‘79 and Doug Ellison Hank Ellison ‘14 Kim and Ernest Ellison Sarah Ellison ‘10 Nicki (Applefield) Engel ‘02 Katherine (Peters) ‘11 and Kyle Engle Jenna and Blake Enoch Mark Erwin Ashlyn and Chief ‘13 Etheridge
Jennifer (Majors) ‘06 and Mark Ethridge Leila and Thomas Evans Inga Evans Bradley Evans and Inga Walther-Evans Katherine Evatt Meredith and Charlie Everett Mary Brook and T.C. Ewing Kathy (Bradford) ‘78 and Tom Ewing Mary Fabian Nancy and John Fagg Courtney and JC Fain Talia (Caligiuri) ‘98 and Alan Fann Monica and Nagib Farah Amita and Munesh Farmah Mary and Kevin Farmer Sally and Ronnie Farmer Jan Scott (Swetenburg) ‘00 and Luke Farmer Jenny Farnham Elizabeth Faulkner Jennifer Fauser Linda and Neil Fay Alex Felizzola Kinsey and Billy ‘02 Fennebresque Jolee and John ‘89 Fennebresque Jr. Ginny and Jonathan Ferguson Valerie and David Ferro Lindsey Field Melissa and Joe Filanowicz Elizabeth (Moore) Filpi ‘96 and Matt Filpi Ryan Fine ‘12 Victoria Fiore Gail and Tim Fischer Laurie Fischer Andrew Fish ‘16 Anne and Thomas Fisher Janet (Brown) ‘87 and Andrew Fisher Dave Fitzpatrick Doreen Fitzpatrick Erin (Collins) Fleischauer ‘95 Kendall and Carlton ‘00 Fleming Tiffany and Richard ‘85 Fletcher Avery Fletcher Jaime and Adam Flett Jill and Alan Flynn Taby and Tucker ‘11 Fogg
Lauren Foley ‘20 Harriet (Barnhardt) ‘07 and James Folsom Kathy Ford Carol (Lomax) ‘77 and Mark Fortenberry Mary Beth (Fay) ‘99 and Joshua Foster Tricia (Belk) ‘14 and Drew Foster Dana and Christopher Fox Ed Fox ‘80 Madison (McDermott) ‘06 and Ryan Frank Dana Frank Audrey and Alain Frank Kolbe Franklin ‘04 Gretchan Frederick and Dave Cesa Dorian and Kevin Fritze Jenny and Bill Fuller Britt Fuller ‘19 Kristen and Alex ‘07 Fuller Kelly and Jocquin Fuller Donay Fullwood Marshall (Long) ‘00 and Dustin Fuzzell Melisa and Adam Gail Brent (Price) ‘07 and Graham ‘07 Gallagher Peyton Gallagher ‘01 Erin and Robert Gannett Ally Yusuf Ali and Pedro Garces Tamayo Kelly and Doug Gardner Stephanie and Ryan ‘15 Gardner Madison and William ‘12 Gardner Maggie Gardner ‘11 Donna and Mike Gardner Will Gardner ‘17 Adriana Rosado-Jimenez and Eduardo Garrido-Goico Meredith and John Garwood Casey and David Gaskin Leah and Reed ‘01 Gaskin Lia Spina and Michael Gaslin Meghan and Joth ‘15 Gass Abby Shen and John Geng Colin Geraghty ‘18 Jess and Michael Geremia Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe ‘12 Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe ‘14 Effe (Ghartey-Tagoe) ‘10 and Andrew ‘09 Gibson
Bobby Gibson ‘05 Currie Gilbert ‘93 Nina Gilbert ‘02 Anna Gilfoy Leigh (Patton) ‘75 and Braxton Gillam Flekeda and James Gilliam Linda and Michael Gilman Wendy and Ben Gilman Jon Gilmartin ‘12 Lainey Gilmer Mikelle and Charles Girard Samantha Gitlin ‘20 Mary Ann Gladziszewski Christina Glaser ‘16 Laura and Dave Glasscock Patti and Adam Glassner Darby Glenn ‘18 Michelle and Bob Godfrey Caroline Godsey Lauran and Jeremy Godwin Shilpi Chandra and Anuj Goel Rachel and DeVonne Goode Jori and Joshua ‘03 Goodman Libby (Tate) ‘85 and Paisley ‘85 Gordon Cameron (Smith) ‘10 and Richard Gore Chase Gorman ‘05
Kaila and Mark Gottschling Jorashae Graddick Jean Graham Holly (Ivanoff) ‘96 and Matthew Graham Sarah (Wojcik) ‘09 and John ‘09 Grantham Meredith and Kelly Graves Charlotte (Magee) ‘11 and Casey Gray Jenny Greathouse Bobby Green ‘93 John Green ‘75 Karen and George ‘99 Greenoe Lizz (Clegg) ‘04 and Duane Gregg Mary and Fletcher Gregory Nicole and John Grenier Sharonjit and Amar Grewal Jessica and Bill Griesser Mary Griesser Susan and Charles Griffin Lindsay and Tripp Griffin Mary Holland (Rankin) Griffin ‘03 Tripp Griffin Allison Griffin Laura Griffin Robin (Waters) Griffith ‘78 Kelsey and Preston ‘10 Griffith Catherine and Noland ‘11 Griffith
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Michelle Griggs Rick Griggs Susan and Bill Grogan John Grosse Sheeka and Alekh Gupta Susan Ross and Tom Hadzor Maureen and Dan Haggstrom Max Hagler ‘08 Beth and Ryan Hahn Addy (Collett) ‘14 and Nick Hakim Claudette and Jim Hall Barbara and David ‘87 Hall Jacob Halperin ‘19 Melissa and Grant Hamilton Freya and Keith Hamilton Andrew Hammitt Melissa and Eric Hampton Alec Hanff ‘15 Vicki and Ron Hankins Frances (Fennebresque) ‘97 and John Hankins Davis Hankins ‘98 Deanie (Albright) ‘83 and Ed Hanley Lydia and David Hanna Lin Hansbrough Becky (Green) ‘10 and Robert Hardaway Cory Hardman Hank Hardman Megan Harley ‘10 Jonte Harrell ‘98 Sarah Harrell ‘13 Alyssa and Noyes Harrigan Ellen and Charlie Harris Cassandra and Jamie ‘92 Harris Emily Harris ‘20 Jordan Harris ‘02 Mary Beth Harris Sherry and Richard Harris Ryan Harrison Emily and David Harry Brucie and Low Harry Julia and Matthew Hartley Betsy and Patrick Hartman
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Kelly (Beck) ‘82 and Allan Haseley Grace and Eric Hauth Nancy and Grant Hawgood Gen and Clark Hawgood Mary Janet (Thies) ‘79 and George Hawkins Sarah and Pearce ‘98 Hayes Daniel Hayes Xiaowen He Nadege Head Wendy and Gary Hecimovich Laura and Chris Helsabeck Elizabeth Helweg ‘20 Bevie Hemby Veronica and Steve Henley Anna Catherine Henley ‘19 Caroline Henley ‘14 Kristin and Mike Hennessy Kate and Frank Henry Taylor Henry ‘20 Tyler Henry ‘16 Beth and Scott Henry Kathryn and Jackson ‘09 Henson Barbara and Tom Henson Lindsey and Andy ‘98 Henson
Kaley and Blair ‘05 Henson Jeannie (Moore) Hern ‘78 Emily Herron ‘15 Emily (Zuehlke) ‘09 and James Heuser Lizzie Hibberd ‘04 Laura Hibberd ‘02 Laura Hicks ‘09 Will Hicks ‘16 Laurie and David Hidell Sabrina and John Higgins Anna (Jones) ‘15 and Jack High Odis Hill Nikki Hill Sophie Hilliard-Arce ‘11 Ben Hingle Christie and Steven ‘89 Hinshaw Keegan Hinsley Caroline and Allen Hobbs Sutton (Orndorff) ‘19 and Collin ‘19 Hoben Davidson Hobson Katie and William ‘05 Hodges Ashlee Hoilett ‘06 Dawn and Ben Holland Christy and Boyd ‘92 Holland Jere Hollmeyer
Nancy Holt Rebecca and Michael Holt Leigh Holt Jaime (Uva) ‘00 and Will ‘00 Holt Lulu Holtz ‘19 Beth (Francis) ‘77 and Chuck Hood Katie (Stafford) ‘98 and Martin Hoosova Brad Hoover Julie and James Horiuchi Angela Horstman Elise (Davis) ‘05 and Mark Houston Sabrina Howard Cathy and Bob Howell Chris and Michael Hrycelak Kexin Zhao and Xuetao Thomas Hu Reid Hubbard ‘05 Colleen and Frank Huber Brad Huffstetler ‘93 Jenna and Mac Hughes Chapman Hughes ‘14 Stephanie (Atlas) ‘04 and Ryan Hukill Page and Martin Hull Turner Hull ‘98 Coley (Collett) ‘10 and Teddy Hull Emily and Zach Hull
Dawn Hull Jane and Mike Hutchens Rick Hutchins Roderick Hyatt Katie (Miller) ‘01 and Travis Iams Ashley (Mott) ‘02 and Sean Ilharramendy Colin Imwalle Ellie and Luke Ivey Beth (Cropper) ‘02 and Mike ‘02 Jackson Marshall Jackson ‘11 Judy and Rick Jacobs Rupal and Brooks ‘05 Jaffa Blake Jamison ‘18 Laura and Jeffrey Jansen Deepika Ramamoorthi and Saideep Janyavula Guido Jaramillo ‘00 Courtney and Tyson Jeffus Lauren (Kempert) ‘98 and George Jenkins Wei Jin and Wen Zhang Carin and Donnie Johnson Kathryn and Tim Johnson Kate and Steve Johnson Jennifer and Lance Johnson George Johnson Mark Johnson Dave Johnson ‘90 Morgan (Holt) ‘09 and Cody Johnson Emily Johnson ‘13 Liz (Breyer) Johnson ‘98 Lee and Michael Johnson Elizabeth and Daniel Jones Larsen Jones ‘08 Alexis and Chris ‘12 Jones Elizabeth Jones Mary Alice (Creasy) ‘11 and Jeff Jones Lucie and Garvin Jones Ruthie Jones ‘19 Nancy Jones ‘15 Ashley (Wannamaker) ‘12 and Brandon ‘12 Jordi Tilah Jordon Caroline Juckett ‘19 Kate and Robert Kadijevic Jen (Riggi) Kajan ‘02 Ashley (Finke) ‘13 and George Kaloudis * deceased
Hanna and Dick Kane* Yan Yu and Jack Kang Camille and Robert Kanofsky Margaux and Adam Karagosian Eliza Karp ‘11 Amy and Jason Keefer Rory Keeley ‘13 and Phillip Smith Jen Keith Sarah (Hartsock) ‘85 and Scott Keller Elaine (Summerville) ‘76 and Winston Kelley Katy and Tim Kelly Catherine Ruth and Alex Kelly Jennifer Kempka Ana Kenefick ‘20 Joe Kenny ‘83 Reagan Kenwell ‘00 Abbie and Zach ‘11 Kern Sean Kerrigan ‘07 Harriet and Steven Kessler Sarah Kilby Jane Kilkenny ‘01 Maryann and Aidan Killoran Erika Kim ‘18 Joanne Lagmay and J.J. King ‘98 Michele King Lacy (McAlister) ‘10 and Nate King Susanne and David Kirkland Nancy Kiser Marie and Ken Klaer Maria Klein Betsy Klein ‘08 Caroline Klein ‘16 Kathy and John Klimas Julie Klingman Margaret and Kyle ‘07 Knauff Catharine (Ellerbe) ‘09 and Seth Knight Heather and Jeff Knull Amy and Owen ‘00 Koch Kellie and Aaron Koch Elizabeth and Paul Kochupura Kabee and Dennis ‘79 Kokenes Lea Kokenes ‘14 Rachel Kokenes ‘10
Laura and Erik Korkowski Kristin and Reed Kracke Lea (McBryde) ‘11 and John Kraynik Linda and Bill Kutner Marilene Melo and Wilsoemar Lahass Sara and Preston Lahmann Katherine Lambert ‘91 Billy and Debbie Lamm Austin Lancaster ‘15 Jennifer Woodhull Landry John and Nancy Langston Caitlin (Taylor) Lapeyre ‘03 Manetta and Dave Latham Marion and Dave Laubach Joycelyn and Michael Lavelle Anne and Thomas ‘86 Layton Amanda and Wright Lea Melvin Leak Geum hwan and Christian Lechner Valerie Delby and Stacey Lee Jessica Lee Meg and Sandy ‘75 Lee Scott Lee ‘75 Maggie and Mike Leffke Stephanie and Charlie Leichtweis Kathy and Ken Leonczyk Catherine and Reid ‘95 Lerner Elyse and Robert Lesley Sharon and Chris Levy Kelly and Charley ‘94 Lew Erica Li Iris Lan and Nan Li Grace and Sali Li Betsy Liles Morgan and Welch Liles Callie (Kennedy) ‘12 and Paul Lilley Kelly and Matt Lilly Tommy Litaker ‘11 Tasse (Alexander) ‘82 and Rich Little Stacey and Chris Little Skip Livingston ‘00 William Lloyd ‘19 Jeff Lloyd ‘04 Holly and Mike Loeffler
Lourdes and Thomas Logan Katie (Scruggs) ‘98 and Joseph Logan Alicia Long Emily and Tim Long Cristiane Fernandes Lopes and Alexandre Lopes Jenni and Alex Louis-Jeune Mary Beth and Sandy ‘75 Lourie Walter Lovejoy ‘13 Amy and Rob Lovett Liz and Bill Lowry Syd (Geissinger) ‘87 and John Lubkin Louise and Ed Lucas Whitney and Patrick Lucas Bob Lucas ‘78 Chrissy (Hunter) ‘04 and Andy Lucas Fay and Greg Lucas Forrest and Brooks ‘98 Lucas Jakob Lucas ‘20 Meredith (McKay) Luckett ‘08 Colleen Luckie Mary Katherine Lupo ‘15 Ameenah Luqmaan Hakim Luqmaan Soancera Luqmaan Frances and Joe ‘83 Luter Brittany and Derek Luther Amber and Phil Lynch Susan and Steve Lyons Giavonni Mack Dianne and Carl Mackey Parker and Mac ‘04 Mackie Gail Madara Jenny (Roche) ‘09 and Michael Madigan Shelly and Alex Magno Shannon Majors ‘05 Tyler (Kirkland) ‘05 and Joseph Malek Bette (Sumrell) ‘03 and Milton Mann Margaret and Paul ‘00 Manos McKay (Kirkland) ‘10 and Alex Mansmann Hope and Tim Manuel Joshua Manuel ‘18 Tanya and John Marco Jeanne and John Marietta Leslie and Stefan Marinov
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Erica and Brad Mark Christy Marrs ‘98 Karen Marsh Kee and Jim Marshall Lil and Ron Martenson Linda Beth and Ned Martin
Myers McGarry ‘12 Roline and Scott McGinnis Katie and Will ‘10 McGinnis Scott McGinnis ‘11 Molly and John ‘14 McGinnis Edie and John McGlone
Emily and Bradley ‘07 Moody Kelly Crawford and John Moore Thea Moore and Mark Self Erica Moore Natalie Moore Morgan (Henry) ‘11 and Brenden Moore
Susan and Dan Nunn Kelley and Michael O’Callaghan Kristy and Sean O’Connell Joyce and Stuart O’Connor John O’Keefe ‘12 Smith O’Leary ‘19
Dominique Martin ‘18 Jenny and Paul Martineck Shauna and Dan Martinie Nayana and Valdir Martins Julie and David Marx Randall Masters ‘07 Anne Matesich Brenda and David Mathews Liz Matrejek Sacia Matthews Gracie Matthews ‘18 Charles Maund ‘19 Robin and John Maxwell Amy and Cody Maxwell Andrew Maxwell ‘16 Zoe Mayoral Lynne and Judd McAdams Kendra and Scott ‘03 McAdams Susan and Alex ‘78 McAlister Carter McAlister ‘80 Kelli and John ‘76 McAlister Ann and William McBride Peggy and Neill McBryde Margaret and Angus ‘80 McBryde Virginia and Mac ‘95 McBryde Jennifer and Elliott McCabe Harper (McCabe) ‘16 and Harris Krogh Florence and John McCabe Meredith and Craig McCarter Kristen McConaughey Alexandra and Tyler McCoy Kathleen McDeavitt ‘08 Cindy and Patton McDowell Peter McDowell ‘08 Parker McDowell ‘17 Page and Pete McEachern Ashley (Sassano) ‘05 and William ‘04 McEachern Emily and Max McEwen ‘99
Mamie and Bryan ‘93 McLean Tara McLellan Megan and Scott McLendon Suzy and Ed McMahan Amy and Britt ‘84 McMaster Liza (Price) McNair ‘09 Karen McQuaid and Tom Briggs Susan and Chris McRae Jamie McVicar Nicole (Ewing) ‘86 and J.B. ‘86 Meanor Catie Meanor ‘18 Lauren (Sealey) ‘98 and Scott Medsker Aneudy Melendez Joseph Jacobson and Noah Menaker ‘08 Oscar Mendez Zoila Mendoza Brittany Mercado Stacy and Jason Mercer Ashley and Doug Merritt Andy Metzger ‘09 Ellen and Michael ‘83 Meyer Patricia and Jon ‘75 Michael Brendan Miles ‘25 Cynthia Milia Rosalynn and Les Miller Ali and Todd Milligan Justin Mingoes ‘18 Janis (Watts) ‘96 and Doug Mishoe Evan Mitchell ‘20 Greg Mittl ‘08 Carrie Mittl ‘15 Brian Mittl ‘12 Leona (Carlson) ‘00 and Kelly Mizer Krista (Latham) ‘98 and Reed Mockaitis Ashley (Henry) ‘02 and William Monk Cecelia Monnin ‘18 Eloise Monnin ‘18 Jean and Bert Moody Katie Moody ‘03
Lisa and Ted Moreland Andi and Craig Morgan Colleen and Chris Morgan Marie Morgann ‘01 Jen and Bruce ‘86 Morrill Amber and Michael Morris Amy and Don Morris Morgan Morris Margaret and John Morrison Anna Ruth Morrison Jane and Justin Mosbo Laura Mosman Charlotte Mott Michelle and Scott Moulton Linde and Bill Mullis Hunter and John Murphy Julia (Gilbert) Murray ‘01 Lindsay (Sanders) ‘00 and Hemant Murthy Elizabeth (Medearis) Myers ‘80 Lori and Brevard ‘75 Myers Megan (Lew) Myers ‘96 E.C. Myers ‘16 Sebastian Nabatoff ‘15 Jacob Nabatoff ‘13 Wyatt Nabatoff ‘18 Amanda and Jeff Nadeau Niyati Nathwani and Abhijeet Nadkarni Molly and Reza Nazemzadeh Clyde Nelson ‘15 Rebecca and Andrew ‘95 Nesbitt Devon (Chandler) ‘00 and Sean Newton Dao and Thang Nguyen Brandon Nichols Molly and Thomas Nielsen Charles Norman Rode and Justin Norman Trudi and Gray Norris Kathleen (McDowell) ‘04 and James Nowicke Kristi and David ‘01 Nunn
Allison O’Rear Woody (Chapman) ‘93 and Henry Oakey Annabelle Oates ‘18 Courtney and Wes Oates Elizabeth (Feld) ‘14 and Johnny Oblachinski Catherine and John Ogburn Chloe Ohlinger Scott Okel ‘18 Caroline Okel ‘15 Amma Okwara ‘12 Sara and Preston Onstad Sarah and Matt Orlousky Tiffany and Ken Orndorff Kate and Drew Orsinger Asha and Mark Osoro Christopher Oster ‘20 Martha Owen Susan (Cunningham) ‘84 and Franklyn Owen Elizabeth (Murphy) ‘01 and Brett Owen Sarah Owens ‘07 Powell Paguibitan Daisy and David Paige Derek Painter ‘88 Allie and William Palmer Rachel and Steve Pangalos Kyleigh Panther ‘22 Braden Panther ‘20 Kersten Stannard and Jeffrey Panzo Alfred Papali Jeanette and Gladden ‘00 Pappin Kathryn and Jon Parenteau Amy Paridy Murray (Smith) ‘79 and Gary Parker Anne Parker Betsy (Plumlee) ‘85 and Dick Parkhurst Sally and Bob Parsley Jeanne and Doug Paschal Chris Paschal ‘13 Carson and Mark ‘05 Paschal
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Sarah Scott and Paul ‘10 Paschal David Paschal ‘07 Krishna and Sagar Patel John Patten ‘83 Claire (Litaker) ‘08 and Drew Patterson Christine and Jay Patti
Francesca Predestin Elizabeth Pressly ‘76* Joey Prestidge Mary and Scott Price Sharon and Ed ‘75 Price Liza (Stedman) ‘12 and Walker Prieb
Trish and John Patti Pratima and Rajiv Paudel Kristin Paxton-Shaw Kathryn and Christopher Pearson David Pearson ‘09 Beth (Anderson) ‘89 and Steve Pence Dannie (Litaker) Pendergrast ‘15 Sarah (Finklea) ‘80 and Joe Pennacchia Jay Pennacchia ‘14 Rome Perlman ‘06 Tiffany Perry Mary Padgett (Hawkins) ‘11 and Sam Peterson Amber and Chris Phelps Maria and Nick Pirro Susan and Jim Polos Louisa Polos and Logan Condon Foli and Rich Pontillo Rebecca Jane (Reigel) ‘04 and Rob Ponton Beth Poole ‘78 Melissa and Matt Poovey India Pope Theckla and Beale Pope Allison and Ryan Popp Leigh and Philip Porcher Ali Portaro ‘09 Emily and Robert Porter Jordan (Barnhill) ‘11 and Michael Portfilio Anita (Griffin) Postal ‘09 Rich and Woods Potts Meredith and Dave ‘97 Powell Tanya and Andre Powell Alethea and Troy Powell Alicia and Jay Powers Annie Powers ‘11 Fitz Powers ‘10 Cheri Pratt Hashini and Brad Precht
Casey (Roche) ‘02 and Morgan Proescher Kasey and Stuart ‘93 Proffitt James Proffitt ‘08 Laura Pruitt Ina (Rothmaier) Pubantz ‘89 Anne (Hanley) ‘00 and Jon Puckett Sajeev and Lori Anne Puri Camille Walters and Tim Puyleart Lee and James Pyle Lori and Gerald Quattlebaum Andria and Rafael Quintero Pegah Rahmani and Wael Aljishi Lindsey and Eric ‘05 Ramirez Michael Rankin Beth and Matthew ‘01 Rankin Jack Ratterree ‘16 Jackie and Nick ‘06 Ray Ellen and Cowden ‘07 Rayburn Yvonne and Rick Rayburn Pryor and Trey ‘98 Rayburn Millie and McCord ‘02 Rayburn Ellie and Ardeshir Razmyar Nancy and Thomas Reams Delanie Reavis-Bey Clark Rechkemmer Emily Reichs Jessie and Will ‘08 Reigel Mary (Griggs) ‘18 and Ethan Reilly Celeste Reyes Yaritza Miranda and David Reyes Rivera Kristin and Stephen Rhyne Margot (Sprow) ‘14 and Garrett Richards Lauren (Simonini) ‘06 and John Richardson Debra and Fred Rickman Annie Riddick Robin Riggins Meredith (Trusty) ‘05 and Tyler Riggins Kay and Brian Rigo Crystal Rigo
75% of Latin’s current families made a gift to the Latin Fund.
Thank you.
Meghan and Michael Rinehart Rebecca (Nesbit) ‘86 and Mark ‘85 Riopel Patrick Rivenbark ‘02 Monica Roach Aline and Keith Robelen Lindsay Robelen ‘18 Laura and Jake Roberts Amy Roberts Brenda and Chris Roberts Allison Roberts Alex Roberts ‘23 Libby and Greg Robertson
Christine and Todd Roecker Tammi and Rich Rogers Rina Roginsky Stacey Rommich Gabby and Johnny ‘13 Rooney Sally and Matthew Roper Tanya Rosario Mitch Rose ‘02 Sandy Rosenberg Robyn and Todd Rosenthal Katherine and Andy Ross Mallory and Cape ‘13 Rowan
Elizabeth and Al Robertson Barbara Robinson Mary and Bob Robinson Kristin and Carter ‘97 Robinson Woodie and Shep ‘81 Robinson
Vernette and Reggie Rucker Betsy and Carver Rudolph Jen and Hector Ruiz de Vinaspre Susan and Mark Russell Andy Russo
Leah Smith and Scot ‘07 Robison James Roche ‘07 Matilde Rodriguez
Dr. Paul Rutter ‘77 Laura and David Sammons Leiah Sanders
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Ed and Terri Sanz Kathy and Alex Sarkisian Svetlana and Edward Sas Jaime (Todd) Satterfield ‘08 Kate Scanlon ‘99 Mary (Griffin) ‘04 and Andrew ‘01 Schaeffer Rob Schleusner ‘19 Martha Schmitt Susan and David Schneider Virginia and Carl Schneidt Mike and Meg Schriffen Amanda and David Schrum Molly (McCrory) Schultz ‘07 Ina and Andy Schuner Shelley and Greg ‘08 Schuster Tom Schuster ‘10 Brian Schuster ‘06 Teddy Schwab ‘05 Ann (Burns) ‘97 and Andy Schwartz Renee and Jay Scott Meredith Scott ‘19 Michael Scott ‘16 Patty Scotten Jarrell and Graham Seagraves Candace and Clay ‘03 Sealey Martha and Jeff Seaman Ashley and Kyle Searles Lisa and Greg Seaton Whitney and Daniel Seeburg Alex Segura Janie and Dan ‘75 Sellers Emily Sexton Priya and Kunal Shah Neel Shah ‘00 Maggie and Casey Shamblin Sonja and Charlie Shamblin Vicky Shannon Emily and Rob Sharpe
Elizabeth English and Jim Sheedy Allison and James Sheets Catherine (Crigler) ‘15 and Hunter ‘16 Sheridan Carter Sheridan ‘14 Hobby and John Sherman Freddie Sherrill ‘09 Sherry Gong and Jeff Shi Sonnia and Jolon Shields Jami and Ryan ‘12 Shoffner Nikki and Ian ‘10 Shorkey Jessica and Derek Shoup Robin Siczek Catinna and Harry Sideris Morgan (Carnes) ‘11 and Kevin Siebs Margaret Sigmon and John Ellis Ashley (Moody) ‘01 and Lee ‘01 Sigmon Jonathan Simmons ‘02 Jenna Sinclair Natalia Diez-Singerman and Adrian Singerman Sarah and Dick Sipperly Courtney and Jason Sito Hope (Davis) ‘08 and Spyros Skouras Kendall Slayton ‘20 Richard Smalls Mary Davis and Roy Smart Brooke and Taylor Smith Arlene Chiemprabha and John Smith Nancy and Mike Smith Jill and Christopher Smith Lucy and Tony Smith Sally (Gray) ‘82 and Eric Smith Gabby Smith Griffin Smith ‘14 Katie (Ivanoff) ‘93 and Eric Smith Livy Smith ‘18 Becca (McAdams) ‘07 and Michael Smith
Kate and Jeff Snoots Amy and Barry Sobel Lori (Voci) Sohm ‘98 Meghan (Booe) ‘97 and Alex Solomon Lyde (Spann) Uffelman ‘94 Marianna Spero Susan and David Spicer Karen and Jason Spiegler Terri Springer Chelsea and Trey Sprouse Leslie and C.W. Stacks Wendy and David Staffieri Lauren (Gabosch) ‘05 and Brad ‘05 Starbuck Stephanie (Hannon) ‘01 and Jon Stauning Paula and David Steele Donna and Will ‘76 Steele Isabel Steen ‘12 Ben Steenrod ‘03 Rachel and Connor ‘11 Stefan Claire (Gibson) ‘11 and Matthew Sterling Jo and Jack Stewart Vanessa Stewart Marsha and Mark Stiegel Tricia and Matthew ‘98 Stiegel Amy and Evan ‘06 Stiegel Grace Leung Stockdale and Nick Stockdale Isa Stokes Shanna and Brian ‘98 Storm Karmen and William Strickland Matt Strotz ‘03 Paul Stroup ‘05 Cameron (Johnson) ‘10 and Curtis Strubinger Mary Katherine and Taylor Stukes Whitney and Andy Sturge Salem Suber ‘85
Rahwa Gebre-Egziabher and Michael Sharpstene William Sharrett Katie Shaughnessy Heather (Massengale) ‘95 and Ashley Shaw Jenna and Jake Shaw
Kelli Sterrett and Brian Smith ‘00 Jeans Smith Erin and Michael Smith Sophie Smith ‘18 Tim Snead David Reitzel Snider ‘82 and Jeff Hall Jennie and JP Sniffen
Nichelle (Wynn) ‘00 and Harold Sublett Ruth and Bob ‘79 Suddreth Jenny and Trey Sullivan Kinsey Sullivan ‘09 Andrew Sumichrast ‘20 Amy (Masters) ‘08 and Richard Summers Kathy and Craig ‘79 Summerville
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Nicole and Kevin Sunday Vivian and Pete Sung Janet and Steve Sutton Holly and Brian Swartz Angie (Jones) Sweeney ‘00 Pam Sweer Kendria and Cliff ‘85 Sweet Matthew Swimmer ‘15 John Swinney ‘98 Hayes Swinney ‘94 Anne (Marshall) ‘77 and Ed Sykes Mary Kate (McAlister) ‘10 and Marshall ‘10 Sykes Eve Tabor-Woodall ‘05 Jamie and Brian Tallent Peter Tanneberger ‘05 Ruffin Tanner Louise Tausche Sintayehu Taye Deborah C. Tayloe Caroline and Josh Tayloe Lane Tayloe ‘20 Bri Agatep and David Taylor Cyrita and Karif Taylor Susan and William Taylor Samari Taylor
Emily and John Teddy Leslie and Wayne Teddy Sally and Michael Teden Joe Teets Avery and Will Teichman Susan and Chris Tenkin Ellen Ternes Robert Ternes Seph Ternes Sofanit Nerie and Netsanet Tessema Lawton Thies ‘84 Boyce Thies ‘81 Trey Thies ‘78 Charlie Thigpen ‘20 Siri (Smith) ‘99 and Grimes ‘99 Thomas Parkie and Bo Thomas Emily (Whalen) ‘00 and Josh Thomas Kathylee and Ken Thompson Katy Thompson and John Carlson Lisa and David Thompson Tish Thompson Laura and Jeff Thomsen Wilhelmina Thorgeson Brooke (LoFaso) ‘00 and Scott Thorne Toddy and James ‘13 Thorp Erika Thurman Carmen and Rufus ‘85 Timberlake Robin and Doug Tintle Monty Todd Megan Tomlin ‘19 Hannah and Michael ‘10 Tomlin Carolyne and Chris Totherow ‘99 Anda Totoreanu ‘11 Karen and Michael Traynor Angel and Collins Trimble Adele Deaton and Kevin Trogdon Isabella Troni ‘20 Will Troutman ‘18 Virginia Troutman ‘20 Janet and David Trusty Nancy and Gene Tucker Britt (Stringfellow) ‘01 and Nick Tuite Jane and Trey Tune Chris Turner ‘99 Ceci and Mike Turner
Mary Corbin (Burlingame) ‘14 and Will Turner Heather and Bob Turner Sonja and Tom Turpin Loretta and Perry Tuttle Timi Ulrey Scott Upton Jenny (Austen) ‘95 and Henry Urbain Marnelle and Jaco Uys Jessica and Brandon Valentine Ann and Mike Van Dyke Ashley (Hall) ‘11 and Clayton Van Ekeren Catie (Faison) ‘09 and Marshall Van Loon Meredith (McLeod) ‘90 and Sam Van Ryder Noelle and Jeff Vandiver Melissa and Tom Vandiver Kathryn Vandiver ‘19 Ashley and Derek VanHoose Tracey and Andre Vanneste Claudia Rojas and Juan Velasco Mary Liz Verma Leslie (Latta) ‘75 and Jon Verner Rich Vinroot ‘88 Marty Viser ‘86 Amy Voci ‘99 and Evan Smith Evelyn and Gilbert Wachsman Katie and Johnson Wagner Laura and Nathan Walker Carol ‘05 Walker and Donald Howie Georgia Walker ‘10 Stacey and Thomas Walker Cullen Walker ‘05 Barbara and Bruce Wallick Ashley and John Patrick Walsh Meg and Matt Walters Julia Walthall-Eisman and Tom Eisman Raymon Wang ‘16 Mary Stuart Wannamaker ‘10 Laci Wargo Cristina and Will Warlick Julie Warren Liz and Wick Warrick Caroline (Seaton) ‘14 and Thomas Watts Adam Watts ‘15 Beth and Brian Weaver Anita Webb
Carol Webb-Gargagliano Samantha Wedding ‘10 Barbara Weis Patti and Mike Weiss Rachel and Wrenn Wells Louise and Everett Wells Crystal and DeMichael Westbrook John Wester Kristen and McNeill ‘93 Wester Terri and Mike Wetherbee Kate Wheeler and David Knowles Faye and Peter White Alex (Skipper) White ‘09 Janae Whiteside ‘97 Bess (Asimos) ‘10 and Brooks ‘10 Whitmore Maggie and Zack ‘00 Whittington Erin and Whit ‘97 Whittington Sarah and Patrick Wilde Ellie and Jamie Wilen Carl Wilk ‘00 Nancy Wilkerson Martin Wilkins ‘98 Meg and John Wilkinson Lauren and Martin ‘97 Wilkinson Sally Wilkinson ‘22 Molly Wilkinson ‘18 Libbie and Laurens Willard Katie and Austin ‘08 Willard Tanya and Glenn Willett Lindsey and Ted Williams Dana and Kevin Williams Martha and Court Williams Carter Williams Nikki Williams Katie and Drew Williams Liza (Robinson) Williams ‘12 Fayrooz and Brandon Williams Coretta Williams Phil Williams Anna Williams ‘15 Catherine and Keith Williams Kelly and Cory Willis Bonika and Donta Wilson Steve Wilson ‘75 Marlo Wilson-Alston
Kari Wimbish and Dan Huang Jennifer Hanno and Spencer Wims Thomas and McCallie (Jones) ‘10 Winstead Joanne Winters Jeff Wise ‘97 Robyn Withrow ‘90 Mary and Kent Wolff Taylor Woollen ‘16 Melissa (Beard) ‘82 and Ray ‘82 Workman Adair Woronoff Halcyon and Ryan Worrell Jen and Lee Wouters Jennie and Holt ‘97 Wrenn Marshall and Bryan Wyker Jonathon Wylie ‘06 Trevor Wynn ‘08 Rhonda and Steve Yagey Patti Yakubinis Xiaomei Chen and Limin Yang Yoo and Byeong Yang Catherine Li and Frank Yang Cecile Yee David Yett ‘89 Britt (Boshamer) Yett ‘90 Michelle and Greg Yin Grace and Frank Yin Michelle Yon Allison and Michael York Sarah and Brandon Young Jazz Zeng ‘18 Shiying Chen and Steven Zhang Kathy Wang and Jim Zhang Lynn Pei and Sean Zhang Lisa Su and Ryan Zhang Isabelle Guo and Arthur Zhao Cindy Dong and David Zheng Anna Cheng and Shanggang Zhou Yan Zhu Dana and Trevor Zimmer Amy Zinn and James McKinney Jack Zollicoffer ‘14 Kathy and John Zuck Andrew Zuehlke ‘13 Rae and Jeremy Zupp
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ALUMNI
Hawks fly high when we all fly together. This year, 20% of Latin’s alumni showed up for the Latin Fund.
1975 40.5%
Sally (Springs) Alston Gary Anderson Doug Ausbon Jean Trice Deason Leigh (Patton) Gillam John Green Sandy Lee Scott Lee Sandy Lourie Jon Michael Brevard Myers Ed Price Dan Sellers Leslie (Latta) Verner Steve Wilson
1976 25%
Miriam Andrews Kaki (Johnson) Behr Charles Biddix Cam Faison Elaine (Summerville) Kelley John McAlister Elizabeth Pressly* Beth (Goode) Reigel Will Steele Jody Vitale
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1977 18.8%
Linda (Dulin) Cagley Carol (Lomax) Fortenberry Mark Fuller Beth (Francis) Hood Chris (Skinner) Kirkland Howard Levine Pender Murphy Paul Rutter Anne (Marshall) Sykes
1978 19.6%
Carl Belk Kathy (Bradford) Ewing Robin (Waters) Griffith Jeannie (Moore) Hern Kathy (Ibach) Horvath Mindy (White) Jones Bob Lucas Alex McAlister Beth Poole Trey Thies
1979 10.3%
Virginia (Smith) Ellison Mary Janet (Thies) Hawkins Dennis Kokenes Murray (Smith) Parker Bob Suddreth Craig Summerville Susan (Johnson) Tome
1980 15.6%
1983 12.7%
1981 12.5%
1984 7.7%
Gilbert Browne Ed Fox Carter McAlister Angus McBryde Elizabeth (Medearis) Myers Sarah (Finklea) Pennacchia Nancy (Lea) Williams
Jack Cobb Jane (Elliott) Murphy Ann (Thompson) Brock Prater Shep Robinson Boyce Thies Tom Westbrook
1982 13.6%
Bill Bowen John Clark Mariah Currin Kelly (Beck) Haseley Jamie Kiser Tasse (Alexander) Little Suzanne (Little) Robards Sally (Gray) Smith David Snider Melissa (Beard) Workman Ray Workman
Ann (Roddey) Bernhardt Deanie (Albright) Hanley Joe Kenny Joe Luter Michael Meyer Mary Yorke (Robison) Oates John Patten
Bob Boyd Britt McMaster Susan (Cunningham) Owen Bill Simerville Lawton Thies
1985 25.4%
Jorn Bleimann Billy Brown Kevin Callaghan Ginny (Carson) Cobb Lucy (Thompson) Dean Blair (Carriker) Donald Richard Fletcher Libby (Tate) Gordon Paisley Gordon Sarah (Hartsock) Keller Betsy (Plumlee) Parkhurst Mark Riopel Salem Suber Cliff Sweet Rufus Timberlake Phil Williams
1986 13.8%
Tom Beaty Tommy Hunter Thomas Layton J.B. Meanor Nicole (Ewing) Meanor Bruce Morrill Rebecca (Nesbit) Riopel Marty Viser
1987 8.3%
Elliott Crutchfield Janet (Brown) Fisher David Hall Syd (Geissinger) Lubkin Mike Selle Mitchell Wickham
1988 8%
Brian Anderson Debbie (McMahan) Frail Derek Painter Bobbie (Ewing) Sharrett Randy Snyder Rich Vinroot
1989 14.3%
Chris Berger Heidi (Layton) Berger Grey (Timberlake) Brownlow John Fennebresque Greg Hinrichs Steven Hinshaw Beth (Anderson) Pence
* deceased
Ina (Rothmaier) Pubantz Thad Sharrett Jay Thomas David Yett
1990 16%
Bobby Biggers Robbie Brownlow Dave Johnson Denny (Smith) O’Leary Charles Thies Meredith (McLeod) Van Ryder Robyn Withrow Britt (Boshamer) Yett
1991 6.8%
THE COLLINS CUP We celebrate all of our alumni and their generous spirit, offering a special nod to this year’s Collins Cup contenders.
Class of 2005 48.9% Class of 2000 48.7% Class of 1998 47.6% The Collins Cup, named in honor of Dr. Kenneth Collins (1944–2024), beloved math teacher and philanthropist, is awarded each year to the class with the highest participation in the Latin Fund.
Amy (Sproull) Brittain Justin Brittain Alexa (Klimas) Corcoran Mark Davis Katherine Lambert
1992 10.2%
Amy (Fennebresque) Burleson Liza (Langston) Cooper Robert Durden Jamie Harris Boyd Holland Court (McBryde) Young
1993 21.2%
Katie (Browne) Beam John Cattie Shirley (Anderson) Cook Currie Gilbert Bobby Green Joey Holder Brad Huffstetler Doug Lowry Bryan McLean Ed McMahan Woody (Chapman) Oakey
Stuart Proffitt Katie (Ivanoff) Smith McNeill Wester
1994 25.7%
Jud Allen Kara (Gooding) Allen Amber (Ankers) Almond Josh Beaver Byron Burns Jennifer Coots Katherine (Dickson) Crockett Mark Crockett Rob Docherty Wendy Docherty Chuck Edwards Charley Lew Matt McGirt Anna (Simpson) McMahan Santosh Rao Drew Rutherford Hayes Swinney Lyde (Spann) Uffelman
1995 16%
Marshall Brenizer Kendall (Booe) Burgess Lowell (Rayburn) Combs Sam Dengler Dana (Everett) Edwards Erin (Collins) Fleischauer Rob Howard Reid Lerner Mac McBryde Andrew Nesbitt Heather (Massengale) Shaw Jenny (Austen) Urbain
1996 16.7%
Clarke Browne Missy (Erwin) Highsmith Carey David Chanon Elizabeth (Moore) Filpi
Holly (Ivanoff) Graham John Langston Ken Leonczyk Janis (Watts) Mishoe Megan (Lew) Myers Brian Richards Peggy (Kane) Thies
1997 26.4%
Meredith (Nasekos) Adams Rachael (Lewis) Anna Justin Babcock Liz (Fahl) Benz Sallie (Dickson) Caddell Eli Collins Jason Cowley Leslie (Edwards) de Oliveira Frances (Fennebresque) Hankins Daniel Nunn Dave Powell Carter Robinson Ann (Burns) Schwartz Meghan (Booe) Solomon Janae Whiteside Whit Whittington Martin Wilkinson Jeff Wise Holt Wrenn
1998 47.6%
Meg (Stokes) Alden Beverly (Chin) Andrews Christopher (Ansaldo) Arbor Hunter (Willard) Arton Rachel (Yarmey) Bremer Will Clegg Jonathan Collins Talia (Caligiuri) Fann Carolyn (Sijthoff) Hallett Davis Hankins Jonte Harrell Pearce Hayes Andy Henson Katie (Stafford) Hoosova
Turner Hull Lauren (Kempert) Jenkins Liz (Breyer) Johnson J.J. King Lauren (Bowman) Llamas Katie (Scruggs) Logan Brooks Lucas Christy Marrs Lauren (Sealey) Medsker Krista (Latham) Mockaitis Keller (Barnhardt) Mulligan Ryan Newth Meredith (Kempert) Nunn Krista (Gasbarro) Rankin Mason Rankin Trey Rayburn Kelley (Gately) Ripp Lori (Voci) Sohm Eleanor (Nichols) Starner Stephen Starner Matthew Stiegel Brian Storm John Swinney Martin Wilkins Susan (Brown) Wolfe
1999 18.6%
Amanda Allen Matt Chapman Regan (White) Craig Rebecca Davenport Brooke (Smith) Dubiel Mary Beth (Fay) Foster George Greenoe Max McEwen Andrew Milne Jon Philpot Kate Scanlon Grimes Thomas Siri (Smith) Thomas Chris Totherow Chris Turner Amy Voci
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2000 48.7%
Tara (Huber) Adams Lindsey Austen Lisa (Moore) Baden Michelle Breyer Ben Brooks Hope (Mallory) Brooks Matt Cloud Zac Corbin Jan Scott (Swetenburg) Farmer Carlton Fleming Marshall (Long) Fuzzell Mary (Dickson) Gorman Jaime (Uva) Holt Will Holt Katherine (Porter) Hunter Guido Jaramillo Reagan Kenwell Owen Koch Stephanie (Wisinski) Ladley Josh Leary Kate (Vandiver) Leary Skip Livingston Will Lloyd Paul Manos Leona (Carlson) Mizer Lindsay (Sanders) Murthy Devon (Chandler) Newton Gladden Pappin Anne (Hanley) Puckett Neel Shah Brian Smith Nichelle (Wynn) Sublett Angie (Jones) Sweeney Emily (Whalen) Thomas Brooke (LoFaso) Thorne Zack Whittington Carl Wilk Laurens Willard
2001 36.4% Blair Beddow Brick Bryant Will Chapman
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Charlie Clarke Dave Clegg Erin (Hickey) Clegg Lauren (Guy) Davenport Brandon DeCurtins Peyton Gallagher Reed Gaskin Anna (Stiegel) Glass Justin Hannon Katie (Miller) Iams Jane Kilkenny Eric Madara Marie Morgann Julia (Gilbert) Murray David Nunn Elizabeth (Murphy) Owen Thomas Porter Matthew Rankin Andrew Schaeffer Ashley (Moody) Sigmon Lee Sigmon Stephanie (Hannon) Stauning Mike Stein J.P. Tsahakis Britt (Stringfellow) Tuite
2002 46.3%
Cameron (Savage) Ammann Ryan Ammann Natalie Antonov Meg (Rutledge) Beal Adam Beedenbender Evan Bos Will Bowman Zach Butler Jeff Cincotta Robbie Clarke Tripp Cockerham Jenny (Atlas) Cook Meredith (Parnell) Daniels Jimmy Dashner Zack DeFilipp Frances (Turner) Deller Audrey (Brown) Dickison
Nicki (Applefield) Engel Billy Fennebresque Nina Gilbert Zach Guy Jordan Harris Laura Hibberd Ashley (Mott) Ilharramendy Beth (Cropper) Jackson Mike Jackson Jen (Riggi) Kajan Jonathan Kirkland Ashley (Henry) Monk Casey (Roche) Proescher McCord Rayburn Patrick Rivenbark Mitch Rose Beau Schwab Blair Shwedo Jonathan Simmons Alec Smith Ruth (Van Dyke) Wyatt
2003 23.3%
Erin (Beatty) Baker Mickey Cloud Kevin Ehmann Joshua Goodman Mary Holland (Rankin) Griffin Charles Hodges Stuart Jones Caitlin (Taylor) Lapeyre Bette (Sumrell) Mann Ellen (Kane) Mark Scott McAdams Hunter Miller Katie Moody Will Potts Clay Sealey Ben Steenrod Kim (Limentani) Strickland Matt Strotz Virginia (Barnhardt) Sutton Kenny Thompson Matt Yagey
2004 30.3%
Cristina Atencio Chris Beddow Theresa Campobasso Ashley (Butler) Conner Charlie Deason Stephanie (Player) Dillon Kolbe Franklin Tyler Gately Lizz (Clegg) Gregg Fletcher Gregory Lizzie Hibberd Elizabeth (Doughton) Hodges Stephanie (Atlas) Hukill Kevin Jarzmik Ryan Kearney Elizabeth (Barnhardt) Kirkland Jeff Lloyd Chrissy (Hunter) Lucas Mac Mackie Caylor Mark William McEachern Kathleen (McDowell) Nowicke Michael Nunn Rebecca Jane (Reigel) Ponton Jackie (Roche) Ryder Mary (Griffin) Schaeffer Evan Taylor
2005 48.9%
Collins Cup First Place Natasha Adlakha Kate Anderson Lindsay Anderson Matt Andolino Anna (Leary) Beedenbender Chris Bell Jeff Benjamin James Bishop Whitney (Player) Brunett Caroline (Buchan) Dalton Eddie Dalton Maggie (Savage) Dawson Sam DeFilipp
Ashley Ehmann Patrick Fitzpatrick James Gallagher Bobby Gibson Chase Gorman Blair Henson Shannon (Kehl) Hilton William Hodges Elise (Davis) Houston Drew Hubbard Reid Hubbard Brooks Jaffa Stacey (Thompson) King Shannon Majors Tyler (Kirkland) Malek Ashley (Sassano) McEachern Mark Paschal David Pharr Eric Ramirez Meredith (Trusty) Riggins Teddy Schwab Russ Shoemaker Brad Starbuck Lauren (Gabosch) Starbuck Paul Stroup Eve Tabor-Woodall Peter Tanneberger Dewey Teden Carol Walker Cullen Walker
2006 21.2%
Laura (Hallett) Anderson Mitchell Anderson William Blair Allison Blake Christa (Holt) Clark Lindsey (Metzger) Conrad Wills Denton Jennifer (Majors) Ethridge Paige Ford Madison (McDermott) Frank Van Gambrell Ashlee Hoilett
Greg Mittl Claire (Litaker) Patterson James Proffitt Will Reigel Jaime (Todd) Satterfield Greg Schuster Hope (Davis) Skouras Amy (Masters) Summers Scotty Thompson Austin Willard Trevor Wynn
2009 31.5% Jamie (Esposito) Hubbard Nikki (Papadopulos) Jacobson Mary Scott Kennedy Rome Perlman Nick Ray Lauren (Simonini) Richardson Brian Schuster Evan Stiegel Jenna (DeCarlo) Stiles Jonathon Wylie
2007 32.2%
Ryan Almquist Tracy (Snell) Bajan Mark Barber Alex Beaussart Andy Benjamin Justin Curtis Levi DeFilipp Mason Ellerbe Harriet (Barnhardt) Folsom Alex Fuller Brent (Price) Gallagher Graham Gallagher Sydnor Gammon Sean Kerrigan Kyle Knauff Randall Masters
Graham Miller Patterson (Maker) Miller Bradley Moody Sarah Owens Michael Parks David Paschal Cowden Rayburn Scot Robison Jim Roche Molly (McCrory) Schultz Becca (McAdams) Smith Owen Swetenburg
2008 24.5%
Louise Hindal Acer Cameron Ball Bella Bellitto Logan Blough Lisa (Atlas) Candon Marshall Farrell Max Hagler Larsen Jones Betsy Klein Meredith (McKay) Luckett Rob McAlister Kathleen McDeavitt Peter McDowell Noah Menaker
Nellie (Mark) Allen Annie Booke Collin Breeney Meggie (Trusty) Breeney Blair (Williams) Bruckmann Emily Bryant Denise (Dubick) Clark Miriam DeFilipp Andrew Gibson John Grantham Sarah (Wojcik) Grantham Jackson Henson Emily (Zuehlke) Heuser Laura Hicks Morgan (Holt) Johnson Catharine (Ellerbe) Knight Jenny (Roche) Madigan Liza (Price) McNair Andy Metzger Murrill Oakes David Pearson Roddey Player Ali Portaro Anita (Griffin) Postal Freddie Sherrill Kinsey Sullivan Paul Taylor Catie (Faison) Van Loon Alex (Skipper) White
2010 35%
Katherine (Williams) Ambrose Davis Austin Chase Carbone Blair Carson Cari (Breeney) Croom Reid DeCarlo Kristin (Horton) Edwards Sarah Ellison Effe (Ghartey-Tagoe) Gibson Cameron (Smith) Gore Preston Griffith Becky (Green) Hardaway Megan Harley Coley (Collett) Hull Robert Jones Lacy (McAlister) King Rachel Kokenes Sean Langston McKay (Kirkland) Mansmann Will McGinnis Paul Paschal Fitz Powers Tom Schuster Ian Shorkey Caleb Steen Cameron (Johnson) Strubinger Marshall Sykes Mary Kate (McAlister) Sykes Michael Tomlin Georgia Walker Mary Stuart Wannamaker Samantha Wedding Bess (Asimos) Whitmore Brooks Whitmore McCallie (Jones) Winstead
2011 37.6%
Lindsey (Benfield) Armstrong Thomas Armstrong Sara (Thomas) Bock John Bowman Elizabeth Carlson Eric Ciminelli
Grant Covington Delaney (Dalton) Cron Haylee Dawe Stephen DeVore Katherine (Peters) Engle Tucker Fogg Maggie Gardner Charlotte (Magee) Gray Noland Griffith Caroline Hicks Sophie Hilliard-Arce Marshall Jackson Mary Alice (Creasy) Jones Eliza Karp Ann Louise (Seaton) Keeley Conor Keeley Alex Kern Zach Kern Lea (McBryde) Kraynik Tommy Litaker Scott McGinnis Robert Miller Morgan (Henry) Moore Mary Padgett (Hawkins) Peterson Kameron (Spence) Phelan Jordan (Barnhill) Portfilio Annie Powers Morgan (Carnes) Siebs Connor Stefan Claire (Gibson) Sterling Anda Totoreanu Ashley (Hall) Van Ekeren
2012 31.1%
Garland (Austin) Almquist Will Almquist Tyler (Cooney) Armstrong Will Armstrong Roman Berens Mary Cameron (Faison) Brown Kathryn (Watts) Burlingame Marshall Burlingame Sarah Bailey (Wilson) Carpenter Ryan Carter
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Part of why I donate to Charlotte Latin is because I can think back to teachers who inspired me and taught me there was no cutting corners. So much of what I’ve accomplished is because of all the people at Latin who believed in me. Right after I graduated from college, I didn’t have my own money to donate to Latin, so I would call my dad and ask him to send in something to support the school. These days, I donate my own money. Even if I don’t ever have kids who go to Latin, I want to make sure I’m part of the continued legacy of Latin.
– WEST OSBORN ’14
Aashna Desai Ann Lyndon (Griffin) Duckworth Kirsten Dyer Ryan Fine William Gardner Becky Ge Aseda Ghartey-Tagoe Jon Gilmartin Chris Jones Ashley (Wannamaker) Jordi Brandon Jordi Callie (Kennedy) Lilley Myers McGarry Brian Mittl John O’Keefe Harris Oates Amma Okwara Drew Papadopulos Liza (Stedman) Prieb Ryan Shoffner Isabel Steen Liza (Robinson) Williams Ann (Baynard) Woodside
2013 12.9%
Eve Davis Emma (Price) Dudchock
Chief Etheridge Sarah Harrell Emily Johnson Ashley (Finke) Kaloudis Rory Keeley Walter Lovejoy Elli (Morrison) McAdams Jacob Nabatoff Chris Paschal Johnny Rooney Cape Rowan James Thorp Andrew Zuehlke
2014 22.6%
Carter Anderson Emily Asinger Caroline Atwell Elizabeth Aucamp Joe Baynard Elizabeth Beecy Alison Bonner Lizzie (Kingsley) Dixon Hank Ellison Ann Eubank Tricia (Belk) Foster Gracie Ghartey-Tagoe
Addy (Collett) Hakim Caroline Henley Chapman Hughes Lea Kokenes John McGinnis Elizabeth (Feld) Oblachinski West Osborn Jay Pennacchia Margot (Sprow) Richards Carter Sheridan Griffin Smith Mary Page (Welch) Tickner Mary Corbin (Burlingame) Turner Meg (Bryant) Ulrey Caroline (Seaton) Watts Jack Zollicoffer
Nancy Jones Virginia Koonce Austin Lancaster Mary Katherine Lupo Carrie Mittl Sebastian Nabatoff Clyde Nelson John Oates Caroline Okel Dannie (Litaker) Pendergrast Catherine (Crigler) Sheridan Gray Smith Matthew Swimmer Nick Verderame Adam Watts Anna Williams
2015 20.8%
2016 16.2%
Grayce Anderson Gus Bowen Scott Chappell Audrey (Beaussart) Davis Ryan Gardner Joth Gass Alec Hanff Emily Herron Anna (Jones) High Daniel Jones
James Atwell Julia Cantalupo Eric Davis Brendan Downing Andrew Fish Christina Glaser Tyler Henry Will Hicks Caroline Klein Andrew Maxwell
Harper (McCabe) Krogh E.C. Myers Jack Ratterree Ben Scott Hunter Sheridan Gabby Smith Raymon Wang Taylor Woollen
2017 8.2%
Jack Balogh David Baynard Ann Bernhardt Mac Craig Robert Fuller Will Gardner Parker McDowell James McLelland Michael Smith
2018 27.5%
Caroline Balogh Ashton Barlow Andrew Bowen Olivia Clements Gia Colombo Eliza Cotchett
Chase Crews Liza Crutchfield Connor Downing Kennedy Fertitta Ashley Foley Colin Geraghty Darby Glenn Blake Jamison Erika Kim Joshua Manuel Dominique Martin Gracie Matthews Mary Elliott McCabe Catie Meanor Justin Mingoes Cecelia Monnin Eloise Monnin Wyatt Nabatoff Annabelle Oates Scott Okel Mary (Griggs) Reilly Lindsay Robelen Livy Smith Sophie Smith Will Troutman Molly Wilkinson Jazz Zeng
2019 19%
Kaelan Amin Jimmie Anderson Grace Armstrong John Beecy Bianca Bellavia Katie Burleson Sarah Coston Spencer Danziger Merrill Dowdy Britt Fuller Jacob Halperin Anna Catherine Henley Collin Hoben Sutton (Orndorff) Hoben Lulu Holtz Ruthie Jones Caroline Juckett
William Lloyd Charles Maund Smith O’Leary Rob Schleusner Meredith Scott Megan Tomlin Kathryn Vandiver
2020 19.2%
Olivia Aldridge William Atwell Sophie Bellavia Jackson Davis Lauren Foley Samantha Gitlin Emily Harris Elizabeth Helweg Taylor Henry Ana Kenefick Sara Kenefick Lauren Langley Jakob Lucas Evan Mitchell Christopher Oster Braden Panther William Sharrett Kendall Slayton Andrew Sumichrast Lane Tayloe Charlie Thigpen Isabella Troni Virginia Troutman Kemp White
2021 4.2%
Bella Baldecchi Molly Clark Maria Llerenas Soto William McCabe Brock Middendorf
2022 6.5%
Ryan Beam Brooke Bellavia William Burleson Olivia Halperin Ella Livingston Kate McCracken Kyleigh Panther Millie Patterson Sally Wilkinson
2023 6.2%
Alex Baldecchi Crawford Fisher Colman Freno Aaron Logan Kayla Middendorf Alex Roberts Nyela Rucker Teddy Warner
2024 2.9%
William Adams Tommy Beason Talbot Harris Stewart Langley
2025 8.3%
Alison Archibald Cade Baldecchi Rossi Bellavia Holden Freno Addie Hull Maggie Hyder Jay McCracken Joe McGirt Brendan Miles Mallory Morgan Dorothy Patterson Asher Weiers
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ENDOWMENT DONORS The strength of Latin’s endowment allows our school to plan for the future with confidence. We honor those donors who made gifts in service to Latin’s endowed funds. Hunter (Willard) ‘98 and Michael Arton Elsie and Will Barnhardt Katie (Browne) ‘93 and John Beam Justin Converse Jo and Will Cowan Sharon and Wallace Edge Dulci and Spencer ‘98 Edge Jenn and Mike Freno Brooke and Mike Goldman Gabi and Rael Gorelick Kristin and Fletcher ‘04 Gregory Mary and Fletcher Gregory Melissa (Schreier) ‘98 and Adam ‘97 Guarnaccia Maureen and Dan Haggstrom Carolyn (Sijthoff) ‘98 and John Hallett
Deborah and Johnny Harris Brittany Hills ‘10 Cailee Hills ‘14 Debi Hills Lindsey Hills ‘06 Elizabeth (DuBose) ‘93 and Brad House Leigh and Watts Humphrey Libby and Glen* Insley Estate of Wolfgang Jansen Jackie and Alan Johannsen Hanna and Dick Kane Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney Susan and Chris Kearney Vanessa and Kevin Kearney Mary Kate and Ryan ‘04 Kearney Joy and Chris Kenefick Brooke and Doug ‘93 Lowry
Forrest and Brooks ‘98 Lucas Wandra and George Mackie Ginger and Judson McAdams Mary Yorke (Robison) ‘83 and David Oates Meagan and Harris ‘12 Oates PGA TOUR Krista (Gasbarro) ‘98 and Mason ‘98 Rankin Barbara Robinson Liz and Dave Shuford Kristi and Eric Speckman Avery and Will Teichman Parkie and Bo Thomas Leslie and Mitchell ‘87 Wickham
PILLARS OF LATIN We salute our Pillars of Latin for carrying Charlotte Latin’s legacy of excellence and community into the future. Thank you to the following families who included Latin in their long-term financial and estate plans. Rick Bainbridge Elsie and Will Barnhardt Estate of William M. Barnhardt Anne and John Barry Elizabeth and Mike ‘75 Blair Julie and Dwayne Blanton Katie and Mitch Brigulio Robert Joseph Butler ‘88 Allan and Dallas Chapman Mary Beth and Ken* Collins Ginny and John Comly Martha Groblewski and Harry Creemers Lynn and Elliott ‘87 Crutchfield Christa and Alex Dickey
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Roger W. Durrett Frances and John Fennebresque Paige Ford ‘06 and Nathan Schwartzbauer Estate of Dr. Edward J. Fox Jr. Estate of Robert H. and Charlotte Hale Gammon Tara Garrity Mary Lou and Norman Garrity Shari and David Grams Meredith and Kelly Graves Mary and Fletcher Gregory Mary Griesser Cornelia Harris Tina and Kevin Henry
Ivan Hinrichs Estate of Wolfgang Jansen Bonnie and Mark Johnson Page and Todd Johnson Mindy (White) ‘78 and Bob Jones Judy and Dick Kennedy Chris (Skinner) ‘77 and John Kirkland Estate of Robert V. Knight Jr. H. Kevin Levine ‘86 and Louis Sinkoe Elizabeth and Eric Lloyd Wandra and George Mackie Madeline and James ‘17 McLelland Estate of Elma R. Proffitt Judy Ranson
Estate of Richard C. Ranson Barb and Dave Singer Sally (Gray) ‘82 and Eric Smith Leslie and C.W. Stacks Patty and Preston Stone Sha and Allen ‘82 Tate Estate of Doc Jones Thurston III ‘82 Estate of Stella and Doc Thurston Sarah and Tim Turner Ann and Spiro Vetas Jean and Walter Wilkinson Sally and Andy ‘79 Zoutewelle
* deceased
In the 2026–27 school year, we will introduce the Founders Circle, recognizing those who give gifts of $25,000 or more to the Latin Fund. The name evokes the storied history of Charlotte Latin — and the small band of educators and parents who had the vision and courage to create a new educational institution. We all benefit from the history we share, the Core Values we believe in, and the future we build together. Founders Circle members will be invited to the Latin Society Leadership Evening, the Soar Circle Dinner, and a meal with Head of School Chuck Baldecchi. Also this year, we are relaunching True Blue as a giving society for our youngest alumni. Hawks who graduated in the past 15 years are eligible to join by making a commitment to the future of Latin and will be celebrated for gifts that align with their graduation years. Alumni who graduated before 2011 who wish to demonstrate their leadership are warmly invited to join the Latin Society. The Charlotte Latin community thrives because of its support from alumni, current families, and friends of the school.
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IN MEMORY OF Corwin D. Alston Perrin Anderson Jim Breeney Heidi Carpenter Adam Carter Dr. Ken Collins Joan Erwin Cam Faison Dr. Edward J. Fox Jr. Ed Holt Sunny (Harris) Hutchinson ‘93 Marshall Insley ‘98
Brenda Ivanoff Anna Kennedy ‘93 Dana Lawing ‘99 Mary Ann Little Trissy Lomax Calvin McFarland Raymond E. McGill Mary Salem (Gregory) Paramore ‘06 Mary Sue Patten Harris Swindell ‘03 Frank and Janet Thies Ceres Vandiver
OPERATING DONORS Anonymous Rebekah and Mackenzie Alpert Jean and John Asinger Erin and Chuck Baldecchi Heather and Sean Bonner Bob* and Cynthia Chapman Lea and Doug Fitzpatrick Gabi and Rael Gorelick Kristin and Fletcher ‘04 Gregory Mary and Fletcher Gregory Maureen and Dan Haggstrom Kristen Schneider and C.J. Kearney Susan and Chris Kearney Vanessa and Kevin Kearney Mary Kate and Ryan ‘04 Kearney Gina and Tom Lawrence Sehnaz and Gene Lowe Neely and Jack Purcell Chrys and Ches Riley Lori and Nader Samii Carolyn and Dan Stone
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Lea Fitzpatrick P ’31 ’37 Director of Leadership and Legacy Giving Mary Dickson Gorman ’00 P ’36 ’39 ’39 Director of Stewardship and Community Engagement Sue Sue Harris Digital Communications Manager Jonathan Kirkland ’02 P ’34 ’37 Leadership Giving Officer Sacia Matthews Creative Marketing Manager Alexandra McCoy P ’35 ’40 Assistant Director of the Latin Fund Jenny Morton P ’29 ’31 Gifts and Records Specialist
2026–27
Gavin Edwards P ’26 Editorial Director
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
2026–27
ADVANCEMENT TEAM
Kerry Johnston Chief Advancement Officer
Chuck Baldecchi P ’21 ’23 ’25 Head of School Sonja Taylor Associate Head of School David Gatoux Director of Athletics Jim Huffaker Chief Technology Officer Kerry Johnston Chief Advancement Officer Beth Lucas P ’35 Director of Human Resources Casey Martin Head of Lower School Greg Miles Chief Financial and Operations Officer Mary Yorke Oates P ’12 ’15 ’18 Director of Enrollment Management
Meredith Kempert Nunn ’98 P ’31 ’33 Director of Alumni Engagement
Louisa Polos Head of Middle School
Catherine Crigler Sheridan ’15 Alumni Engagement Manager
Ami Shukla P ’34 ’36 Director of Marketing and Communications
Ami Shukla P ’34 ’36 Director of Marketing and Communications
Teneshia Taylor Director of Community, Belonging, and Global Education
Isabel Steen ’12 Leadership Giving Officer
Tracey Vanneste Head of Upper School
Katie Sutton P ’39 Director of the Latin Fund Mark Tayloe P ’15 ’20 Advancement Coordinator Monty Todd Senior Graphic Designer Sara Weiers P ’25 ’27 Advancement Assistant
The 2025–26 Gratitude Report is published by Charlotte Latin School’s Office of Advancement to acknowledge gifts made to Charlotte Latin between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026. Every effort has been made to include all donors; if your name has been omitted or rendered incorrectly, we offer our deepest apologies and would appreciate notification. Please contact Mary White at 704-846-7238.
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WHERE THE
EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS EVERY DAY Every day at Charlotte Latin School, our students learn more about the world around them — and more about their own potential for curiosity and courage. Day by day, we guide and mold young lives, helping our students to become their best selves. You make those transformations possible with your generosity and your dedication. We are grateful for your investment in Charlotte Latin — because ultimately it’s an investment in the limitless future of our students.