Preliminary 2022 / 23
Annual Report
What is a Preliminary Annual Report?
A first-draft listing of LREI parent, alumni, alumni parent, faculty, staff, friend, grandparent, trustee and former trustee donors who have made gifts or pledges to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023.
If you are listed in the preliminary Annual Report, this is how your name will appear in the final 2022-2023 Annual Report mailed in the fall. To make corrections, please contact Ryann Imperioli at rimperioli@lrei.org. If your name was left off in error, please let her know. We apologize for any reporting mistakes and will do our best to make sure the final Annual Report is as accurate as possible.
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Donors to other LREI Advancement initiatives (including donations to the 2023 Art Party & Auction, to be held May 2) are greatly appreciated. They will be acknowledged in the final Annual Report mailed this fall, which will also include the final Parents Association committee lists.
Can I still give to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI?
Yes! It’s not too late to support The Fund for LREI. As long as your gift is received by June 30, 2023, your name will be included in the final Annual Report. Your gift can be easily made by:
• Visiting lrei.org/givenow to give via direct debit, credit card, digital wallet, Venmo, or PayPal.
• Mailing a check to LREI Business Office 40 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014.
• Downloading our wire instructions or securities transfer form lrei.org/ways-to-give.
• Contacting CFO Josh Marks at jmarks@lrei.org to donate Bitcoin or Ethereum.
Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers for their support!
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LREI Mission Statement
A leader in progressive education since 1921, LREI teaches children to be independent thinkers who work together to solve complex problems. Students graduate from our diverse community as active participants in our democratic society, with the creativity, integrity, and courage to bring meaningful change to the world.
Approved by the Board of Trustees
October 6, 2014
The Fund for LREI Volunteers
Want to add your name alongside these fantastic Fund for LREI volunteers? Contact Ryann Imperioli to see how you can help with this crucial LREI initiative!
Dawn Eig - Co-Chair
Harriette Thomas - Co-Chair
Allison Weinger - Co-Chair
Michael Auerbach
Jamie Granet Bederman
Kristen Caesar
Jennifer Casriel
James French
Amanda Goodwin
Chris Grygiel
Jim Harris
Analisa Cipriano Heinz ‘05
Deborah Hodge
Renny Hurst
Chantale Mitchell
Anh-Van Nguyen
Christina Oliver
Chakshu Patel
Kasey Picayo
Hope Reeves
Karen Rhau
Halee Sage
David Schab
Sekka Scher
Gordon Terry
Ceci Van Blerkom
Amy Ziebarth
3 Contents 4 Leadership Donors 5 Parent Donors 7 Trustee and Former Trustee Donors 8 Alumni Donors 11 Alumni Parent and Grandparent Donors 11 Faculty and Staff Donors 12 Friends, Foundations, and Corporations 13 Tribute Gifts 14 Parents Association Volunteers
Leadership Donors
LREI gratefully acknowledges the following donors who made a gift or pledge of $2,500 or more between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023, to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI. Alumni from the Class of 2013 or younger who made a gift of $100 or more are also recognized as leadership donors. Thank you all for your support!
Anonymous (6)
AbbVie
Lynn and Seth Abraham
Kathryn and Faraaz Ahmed
Belgies Anan and Lyko Tsirakis
Ardea Partners LP
Isabelle Autones and Francis Greenburger
Jesse Avino-Towsen ’08
Nat Avino-Towsen ’03
Jodi and Craig Balsam
Stanley Barshay
Brandi Beck and Andy Rosen
Jamie and Joshua Bederman
Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic
Nicole Bergen and Andrew Zuckerman
Carey and Matt Bernstein
Kim Bible and Matthew Niziol
Melanie and Alec Borisoff
Carol Bove and Gordon Terry
Rory and Mike Byrne
Danielle and Young Chase
Pamela and Brian Chisling
Maria Cilenti and Michael Embler
Cyndi and Francis Cueto
Anjali Dalal and Pamit Surana
Elissa and Michael Devins
Surayya Diggs ’13
Eric Dinallo ’81
Daniele Dolin and Joseph DeMattia
Theo and Will Dotson
Dawn and Andy Eig
Kellie Ferguson and Neal Baumann
Emma and Jonny Fine
Samantha and Steve Finkelstein
Barbara Fox
Laura Fulmer-Terranova and Vince Terranova
Goldman Sachs Gives
Sarah Goldoff and Robert Uglesich
Allison Grover
Molly Sellner Harris and Jim Harris
Susan Harris
Kaiko Hayes and Damon DueWhite
Eva Hoffman and Ken Cornick ’90
Meredith and Charlie Homet
Kathryn Huarte
Linda and Elliott Ingerman
Jodi Lu Johnson and Asa Johnson
Kristina and Gary Kahn
Ariel Kaminer and David Schab
Kasowitz Family Foundation
Stefanie and Daniel Kaufman
Lisa Kim and Eunu Chun
Rochelle and Warren King
Wendy and Jamie Lawson
Eileen Libutti and Brian Steel
Jean Lince
Sarah Lutz and John van Rens
Elise MacAdam and Stephen Kramarsky
Jen Tost and Pete Masterson
Diana and Neal McGraw
Shoy McKen ’04
Tim Merjos ’80
Susan Meyer ’58
Manoj Nair
Anh-Van Nguyen and Tien-Tsin Huang
Tom Nussbaum ’63 and Sharon Seiber
Open Society Foundations
Jeannie Park
Daniela Pierro ’19
Kristin and Austin Ratner
Hope Reeves and Martin Walker
Andrea and David Robbins
Debbie and Jonathan Rosen
Mariana Elder Rosen
Halee Sage and David Friedman
Jenny and Kevin Samuelson
Chris Schaffer and Pierre de Guzman
Sekka Scher and Steve Williams
Susie Scher
Cindy and Dan Schwartz
David Schwimmer
Carol Sedwick and
Michael Patrick ’71
Lara Seligman and Rafi Musher
Tad Sennott
Kira Shalom
Peter Shankman
Michele and Louie Sharpe
Michal Shtender and Michael Auerbach
Roksy and Jon Sierant
Laura Silber and Dusan Knezevic
Charles Smith
Christine and Paul Smith
Sheree Stomberg and Peter Firestein
Eve Stuart
Nina Stuart ’05
The Stuart Foundation
Naemmah Tan and Jared Sandman
Ian Toll
Jen Tost and Pete Masterson
Kimbrough Towles and George Loening
John Towsen
Ceci and Larry Van Blerkom
Johanna Walter and Phil Kassen
Jon Whelan
William M. and Miriam F. Meehan Foundation
Denise and Vic Zaraya
Amy Ziebarth and Miguel Brito
Amy Zimmerman and Kitty Forrest
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Parents
Between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023, 46% of current parents have made a gift or pledge to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far.
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43% Participation
Abigail Carle and Nathan Sokol-Margolis
Ali Heron and Gustavo Sandoval
Roksy and Jon Sierant
Amy Troost and Alastair McKimm
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg and Noah Tepperberg
KINDERGARTEN
58% Participation
Sherezada Acosta
Shira and Alex Cornfeld
Annie and Lawrence Denson
Jamie and James Drew
Pinky Fung ’02
Naomi Grant
Sofia Hernandez and Rodney White
Kristina and Gary Kahn
Sefaat Kavak and Sorosh Tavakoli
Kyle and Albert Mann
Karen and Hernandez Rhau
Momii Roberts and Amilcar Perez
Chris Schaffer and Pierre de Guzman
Lara Seligman and Rafi Musher
Beverley and Ajoy Vachher
FIRST GRADE
38% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Kathryn and Faraaz Ahmed
Christine Brandt and Larry Lee
Kristen Caesar and Ashley Vellano
Danielle and Young Chase
Mia Cioffi Henry
Simona Stumbryte and Simonas Piepalius
SECOND GRADE
47% Participation
Anonymous (3)
Judith Carr-Rodriguez and Paul Rodriguez
Jane Belton and Andrew Dickerson
Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic
Tiffany Forsyth and Nigel Escalona
Laura Fulmer-Terranova and Vince Terranova
Ali Heron and Gustavo Sandoval
Ryann and Chris Imperioli
Sophia James and Michael Walker
Andrea Kent and Matt Klein
Momii Roberts and Amilcar Perez
Jennifer Sagum and Brian Moss
Allison Silverman and Adrian Jones
Harriette Thomas and David Bess
Cynthia Wong and Sid Gupta
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg and Noah Tepperberg
THIRD GRADE
46% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Chap Chapman
Imani Chapman
Shira and Alex Cornfeld
Paula Davis
Anne Marie and Lawrence Denson
Pinky Fung ’02
William Glenn
Tasha and Luis Hernandez
Asasmi and Hiroyuki Matsumoto
Karen and Hernandez Rhau
Mariana Elder Rosen
FOURTH GRADE
41% Participation
Michelle and Rethier Atienza
Heather Campbell and Adam Rosen
Jennifer and Lyle Casriel
Pamela and Brian Chisling
Cindy Godoy and Carlos Richardson
Sofia Hernandez and Rodney White
Stephanie and Richard Hofmann
Chantale and Owen Mitchell
Jennifer Sagum and Brian Moss
Kira Shalom
Peter Shankman
Flora Stubbs and David Shaftel
Allison and Benjamin Weinger
FIFTH GRADE
38% Participation Anonymous
Laura Fulmer-Terranova and Vince Terranova
Rachel Geman and Andrew Nash
Allison Grover
Jodi Lu Johnson and Asa Johnson
Cindy and Hooman Khorasani
Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela and Michal Petrzela
Susie Scher
Michele and Louie Sharpe
Allison Silverman and Adrian Jones
SIXTH GRADE
39% Participation
Mala Beckhoff
Kim Bible and Matthew Niziol
Sarah Goldoff and Robert Uglesich
Amanda Goodwin and Jake Edelstein
Nancy Hirsch and Rich Fox
Andrea Kent and Matt Klein
Anh-Van Nguyen and Tien-Tsin Huang
Chakshu Patel and Gabriel Ristorucci
Debbie and Jonathan Rosen
Donna Ross
Jennifer Sagum and Brian Moss
Sara and Marc Schiller
David Schwimmer
Kate and Kabir Singh
SEVENTH GRADE
54% Participation
Marika Bernstein-Condos and Steve Condos
Christine Buckner-Garrison and Carl Garrison
Heather Campbell and Adam Rosen
Vivian and Christopher Connolly
Cyndi and Francis Cueto
Susannah Flicker and Brian Mundy
Merv Garretson
Stephanie and Richard Hofmann
Joy and Michael Ibe
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Tamara Jenkins and Jim Taylor
Kristina and Gary Kahn
Shira Kronzon and David Silva
Wendy and Jamie Lawson
Kirsten Lentz and Ezra Tawil
Janet Masamitsu
Olukemi and Oluwole Olusheki
Jenny and Kevin Samuelson
Michal Shtender and Michael Auerbach
Naemmah Tan and Jared Sandman
Jenny Weil and John Samuels
Denise and Vic Zaraya
EIGHTH GRADE
51% Participation
Anonymous (2)
Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic
Beth Binnard
Megan Brothers and Michael Kirchmann
Jennifer and Lyle Casriel
Anjali Dalal and Pamit Surana
Daniele Dolin and Joseph DeMattia
Kellie Ferguson and Neal Baumann
Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela and Michal Petrzela
Anh-Van Nguyen and Tien-Tsin Huang
Akiko and Hiroshi Okamoto
Tascha and Daniel Rudder
Susie Scher
Beverley and Ajoy Vachher
Ceci and Larry Van Blerkom
NINTH GRADE
54% Participation
Anonymous (3)
Belgies Anan and Lyko Tsirakis
Mala Beckhoff
Jamie and Joshua Bederman
Marika Bernstein-Condos and Steve Condos
Kristin Borhofen and Scott Grillo
Kelly and Brian Burns
Leslie and Lance Cain
Emma Cooper-Serber and Brian Kohn
Shira and Alex Cornfeld
Christine Matijasic and Michael Molaei
Diana and Neal McGraw
Ann and Dan Melinger
Dessi Nikolova and Svetlin Krastev
Yukie Ohta and Arnaud Gibersztajn
Sarah Parker and Charles Rosse
Hope Reeves and Martin Walker
Robin Rosenthal and Matt Hall
Julia and John Rudolph
Jenny and Kevin Samuelson
Christine and Paul Smith
Karlene Sinclair and Cedric Allison
Carey Socol
Sheree Stomberg and Peter Firestein
Karen Strassler and David Herbstman
Cindy Summers and Shawn Veldhouse
Diana Torres
Kathryn Valenta and Alexander Johnston
Johannes Van de Weerd
Lauren and Sandy Wolfson
Sofia Zuberbuhler-Yafar and Jorge Yafar
Denise and Vic Zaraya
TENTH GRADE
45% Participation Anonymous (2)
Michelle and Rethier Atienza
Nicole Bergen and Andrew Zuckerman
Saadiq Bey
Kim Bible and Matthew Niziol
Melanie and Alec Borisoff
Carol Bove and Gordon Terry
Wini and Db Burkeman
Pauline and Patrick de Vivie de Regie
Sarah Efroymson and Mario Argote
Susannah Flicker and Brian Mundy
Diana Friedman ’90
Kathleen Gersh
Lewis Gersh
Ann Hemingway
Meredith and Charlie Homet
Lewis Gersh
Amanda Goodwin and Jake Edelstein
Allison Grover
Ariel Kaminer and David Schab
Cindy and Hooman Khorasani
Anna and Joe Magliocco
Dawn and Andy Eig
Yael Goverover and Joshua Livnat
Chris Grygiel and Todd West
Harlene Katzman and Steven Kreps
Anna Kovel and Gregory Merryweather
Andrew Marcus and Ethan Trask
Caroline Jennings and John Curry
Melissa Kelly and Chris Fleming
Leah Kramnick and Adam Lawrence
Jess and Lauren Leslie
Elise MacAdam and Stephen Kramarsky
Eve and Joseph Maidenberg
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Lana and James Marina
Payal Nevatia-Garland
Olukemi and Oluwole Olusheki
Dina Peck and Brian Landau
Viki Rutsch
Sarah Schumann and Tim Myers
Jen Tost and Pete Masterson
Julie and Jamal Young
ELEVENTH GRADE
41% Participation
Anonymous
Jenifer Berman and Andy Green
Claudia Bernheim and Leo Raphaely
Maren Berthelsen and Jesse Karp ’87
Rory and Mike Byrne
Pam and Chris Cloud
Daniele Dolin and Joseph DeMattia
Mia Diehl
Kellie Ferguson and Neal Baumann
Emma and Jonny Fine
Samantha and Steve Finkelstein
Barbara Fox
Elizabeth Gonzalez and Nicolo Marcellino
Khadijah Grant
Eva Hoffman and Ken Cornick ’90
Djenaba Johnson-Jones and Robert Jones
Jill Kastner and Timothy Rice
Eileen Libutti and Brian Steel
Hannah McCouch and Stephen MacGillivray
Allison Oakes
Andrea and David Robbins
Maritza Rosario and Angel Centeno
Lauren and Valdi Sapira
Laura Silber and Dusan Knezevic
Charles Smith
Illya Szilak and Chris Vroom
Jenny Weil and John Samuels
Jon Whelan
Kira and Jake Wizner
Amy Zimmerman and Kitty Forrest
TWELFTH GRADE
43% Participation
Anonymous (4)
Brandi Beck and Andy Rosen
Saadiq Bey
Sarah Blustain and Daniel Max
Marcia and Charles Brinson
Christine Buckner-Garrison and Carl Garrison
Chap Chapman
Pam and Chris Cloud
Cathy Del Guercio and Luc Gregoire
Stacy Dillon and Scott Raffo
Katya Duenas and Fernando Dammert
Jane and David Hyun
Linda and Elliott Ingerman
Allison Jacobs
Stefanie and Daniel Kaufman
Rochelle and Warren King
Jill and Michael Neiberg
Olukemi and Oluwole Olusheki
Kristin and Austin Ratner
Viki Rutsch
Sekka Scher and Steve Williams
Tad Sennott
Allison and Benjamin Weinger
Amy Ziebarth and Miguel Brito
Trustee and Former Trustee Donors
The following trustees and former trustees made a gift or pledge between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023. Thank you for all that you do for LREI!
Eunu Chun
Analisa Cipriano ’05
Shira Cornfeld
Ken Cornick ’90
Dawn Eig
Kellie Ferguson
Kai-Anasa George ’92
Amanda Goodwin
Francis Greenburger
Wilnelia Gutierrez
Jim Harris
Julia Heaton
Deborah Hodge
Ruth Jurgensen
Shoy McKen ‘04
Alejandro Montoya ’08
Anh-Van Nguyen
Yukie Ohta
Dave Olsen
Sean Paroff
Kasey Picayo
Hope Reeves
Robert Rosenthal ’80
Halee Sage
Jennifer Sagum
Susie Scher
Louie Sharpe
Eve Stuart
Harriette Thomas
Kimbrough Towles
Ceci Van Blerkom
Rodney White
Jamal Young
Amy Zimmerman
ADVISORY COUNCIL DONORS
Craig Balsam
Sarah Lutz
Andrew McLaren
Jeannie Park
Michael Patrick ’71
Sandy Roche
Jim Wiggins
FORMER TRUSTEE DONORS
Anonymous
Margaret Andrews
Meghan Farley Astrachan
Jane Belton
Matt Bernstein
Maren Berthelsen
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Willard Cook
Daniele Dolin
Celeste Dorsey
Emma Fine
Kimberley Fiterman-Duepner
James French
Jim Gadsden ’66
Leonard Gubar
Alumni
The following alumni made a gift to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI between July 1, 2022 and February 10, 2023. Thank you for your lifelong commitment to supporting LREI’s progressive mission!
Kaiko Hayes
Charlie Homet
Marthe Jocelyn
Tamar Gargle Krakowiak ’88
Liz Kurtzman
Stephen MacGillivray
Tim Merjos ’80
Susan Meyer ’58
1930s
Ephraim Resnick ’30
Lois Zimmerman Cohen ’36
Roland Reisley ’38
1940s
Nancy Dubois Deutsch ’40
Robert Lilien ’40
Dr. Aaron Brill ’45
Nancy Collier Holden ’45
Robert Wilkinson, Jr. LR ’42
Joseph Lee Colt ’47
Dr. Emily Baruch Kirby LR ’43, EI ’47
Jane Roland Martin ’47
Olga Landeck Rothschild ’47
Anne Epstein McWilliams ’49
Nancy Schaines Merjos ’49
Robert Vas Dias ’49
1950s
Dr. Karl Enselberg ’50
Joel Mandelbaum ’50
Stephen Eisenberg Earl ’51
Max Gottesman ’52
Victor Reis ’53
William Rothman ’55
Michael Salmon ’55
Barbara Tessohn Sheck ’55
Susan Brown Toder ’55
Alyce Friedman Assael ’56
Judy Tarlau Barnes Claps ’56
Gretchen Walther Dumler ’56
Adria Fisher Price ’56
Donald Coburn ’57
Hope Niman Prosky ’57
David Gottesman ’58
Susan Meyer ’58
Jane Cohn Waldbaum ’58
Michael Bancroft ’59
Jennifer Warren Gimbel ’59
Sandra Unterman Hoeh ’59
Roberta Wallitt ’59
1960s
Anonymous
Paul Goldstein ’60
Robert Ferrucci ’61
Manjula Nair
Lara Olivieri
José Picayo
Elizabeth Simmons
Nancy Walker
Robbie Wasserman ’63
Dovie Wingard
Jill Oriane Tarlau ’61
Faiga Brussel ’62
Ann Weisberg Dean ’62
Jane Miller Doyle ’62
Paul Golden ’62
Thomas Nussbaum LR ‘57 EI ’63
Robbie Wasserman ’63
Paul Williams ’63
Jay Beder ’64
Nancy Hodes ’64
Peter Knobler ’64
Vittorio Maestro ’64
Lorraine Maxwell ’64
Betty Gruber Slatko ’64
Ronald Unterman ’64
Jill Rubin Kron ’65
Robert Meeropol ’65
Ellen Blutman Bien ’66
Terry Fox ’66
Jim Gadsden ’66
Hank Levy ’66
Jimmy Tarlau ’66
Sarah Solomon Gordon ’67
Jodi Beder ’68
Barbara Salz ’ ‘68
Linda Rubenstein Coleman ’69
Elizabeth Schneider Lindenfeld ’69
Meg Wolder ’69
1970s
Bo Sa Tep ’70
Michael Patrick ’71
Peter Karow ’72
Margery Perlmutter ’72
Annj Gumbinner ’73
Joshua Jaffe ’73
Lisa Schilit Pearson ’73
Kate Dundes Shattan ’73
Barbara Martinez ’74
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Marc Abrams ’75
Kenneth Hochberg ’75
Jocelyn Smith-Greene ’76
Adrienne Lindgren Fisher ’77
Robert Haber ’77
Barkley Stuart ’77
Robert Ruderman ’79
1980s
Tim Merjos ’80
Robert Rosenthal ’80
Eric Dinallo ’81
Rosa Silver ’82
Alex Hoffman-Stachelberg ’85
Jesse Karp ’87
Alice Maggin ’87
Tamar Gargle Krakowiak ’88
1990s
Ken Cornick ’90
Diana Friedman ’90
Kai-Anasa George ’92
Ruby Dawson ’95
Wai Wah Cheung Pak ’95
Sarah Schur McCarty ’96
Joseph Blodgett ’98
Andy Hiller ’98
Anansa Brayton ’99
2000s
Anonymous (2)
Pinky Fung ’02
Nat Avino-Towsen ’03
Shoy McKen ’04
Analisa Cipriano ’05
Jonathan Segal ’05
Nina Stuart ’05
Jesse Avino-Towsen ’08
Alejandro Montoya ’08
Thea Aguiar ’09
2010s
Woobens Celony ’10
Liam Cohen ’13
Surayya Diggs ’13
David White ’13
Josey Stuart ’14
Amelia Pinney ’16
Julia Herzfeld ’17
Julia Noonan ’17
Daniela Pierro ’19
2020s
Zoe Karp ’22
ALUMNI COUNCIL
If you would like to get involved with the Alumni Council, contact Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez, Alumni and Special Events Manager, at eingwersenmendez@lrei.org or 212-477-5316, ext.269 or Violeta Picayo ’09, Alumni Relations Associate, at vpicayo@lrei.org.
Analisa Cipriano Heinz ’05 – President
Ian Patrick ’03 – Vice President
Ariel Cohen ’03 – Education Affinity Group Leader
Matt Cipriano ’96
Philip Ellison ’05 – Alumni of Color Affinity Group Co-Leader
Angela Lowe ’03 – Alumni of Color Affinity Group Co-Leader
Vittorio Maestro ’64
Susan Meyer ’58
Violeta Picayo ’09
Adria Fisher Price ’56
Akim St. Omer ’02 – Alumni of Color Affinity Group Co-Leader
Kara Stern ’84 – LGBTQ+ Affinity Group Leader
Alumni Parents
The following alumni parents made a gift or pledge to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023. Thank you for your continued support!
Anonymous (2)
Mary Alfano
Meghan Farley Astrachan and Isaac-Daniel Astrachan
Isabelle Autones and Francis Greenburger
Sara Baerwald
Jodi and Craig Balsam
Jane Belton and Andrew Dickerson
Dana Ben-Ari and Nikola Duravcevic
Jenifer Berman and Andy Green
Carey and Matt Bernstein
Marika Bernstein-Condos and Steve Condos
Maren Berthelsen and Jesse Karp ’87
Saadiq Bey
Linda and Mark Bledstein
Diane and William Blumenthal
Michelle and Michael Boehm
Megan Brothers and Michael Kirchmann
Rise and Howard Brown
Alessandra Brunialti and Paul Yager
Wini and Db Burkeman
Kelly and Brian Burns
Rory and Mike Byrne
Chap Chapman
Maria Cilenti and Michael Embler
Lori Cohen and Christopher Rothko
Eliza Coleman and Robert Pierro
Aldyth and Mark Coler
Vivian and Christopher Connolly
Diane and Edward Daley
Stacy Dillon and Scott Raffo
Celeste and Brian Dorsey
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Theo and Will Dotson
Joyce and Bo Doyle
Dawn and Andy Eig
Emma and Jonny Fine
Kimberley Fiterman-Duepner and Gregory Duepner
Eileen Fitzpatrick and Ralph Grishman
Christine Fleming and Jim Wiggins
Carolyn Fuss
Martha Gargle
Susan Glass
Teresa Gloyd and Patrick Irwin
Elizabeth Gonzalez and Nicolo Marcellino
Marla Gordon and Nicholas Messina
Marthe Jocelyn
Dana Jones
Tatjana Kalinin and John Herzfeld
Marjorie Kalter and Robbie Wasserman
Ariel Kaminer and David Schab
Jill Kastner and Timothy Rice
Lisa Kim and Eunu Chun
Michelle and Robert King
Tamar Gargle Krakowiak ’88 and Tommy Krakowiak
Liz Kurtzman and Marc Hirschfeld
Elizabeth Lasdon
Fung Lee
Mari Leung
Harriet Lieber
Jean Lince
Sarah Lutz and John van Rens
Allison Penn and Armin Harris
Kasey and José Picayo
Hope Niman Prosky ’57
Hope Reeves and Martin Walker
Harriette Resnick and Michel De Konkoly Thege
Hisako Resnick and Ephraim Resnick ’30
Peggy Resnick
Andrea and David Robbins
Momii Roberts and Amilcar Perez
Sandy Roche
Viki Rutsch
Halee Sage and David Friedman
Marianella Santiago
Lauren and Valdi Sapira
Leslie Satin and Dean Rainey
Susie Scher
Joan Brodsky Schur and Edwin Schur
Carol Sedwick and Michael Patrick ’71
Nancy Shapiro
Carey Socol
Martha Spanninger
Freda Steinberger
Merril Stern
Sheree Stomberg and Peter Firestein
Janet Strain and Larry Fuchsman
Barkley Stuart ’77
Eve Stuart
Ian Toll
Kimbrough Towles and George Loening
John Towsen
Ceci and Larry Van Blerkom
Marilyn Vasta and Ronald Kuby
Tucker Viemeister
Nancy Walker and Floyd Hammack
Johanna Walter and Phil Kassen
Khadijah Grant
Betsy Grob
Sandy and Leonard Gubar
Sandy Gubar
Sharyn Hahn
Molly Sellner Harris and Jim Harris
Susan Harris
Kaiko Hayes and Damon DueWhite
Julia Heaton and Allan Wellenstein
Michelle Hobart and Justin Peyser
Deborah and Roger Hodge
Eva Hoffman and Ken Cornick ’90
Kathryn Huarte
Frances Irvine and Andrew McLaren
Allison Jacobs
Andrew McLaren
Hilary and Harold Meltzer
Nancy Schaines Merjos ’49
Tim Merjos ’80
Vera Michaels and Mike Hearn
Susan and David Noonan
Lara and Alessandro Olivieri
Lisa Paolella and Willard Cook
Jeannie Park
Sarah Parker and Charles Rosse
Lisa Schilit Pearson ’73 and Stephen Pearson
Robbie Wasserman ’63 and Marjorie Kalter
Jon Whelan
Lawrence White
Susie Williams
Dovie Wingard and Richard Lorber
Kira and Jake Wizner
Amy Ziebarth and Miguel Brito
Amy Zimmerman and Kitty Forrest
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Grandparents and Alumni Grandparents
The following grandparents made a gift or pledge to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023. Thank you for your support!
Anonymous
Lynn and Seth Abraham
Stanley Barshay
Claudette Boehm
Edward Burns
Elizabeth and Stephen Dycus
Martha Gargle
Nancy Schaines Merjos ’49
Vera Michaels and Mike Hearn
Eileen and John Mundy
Faculty and Staff
Judy and Stephen Sears
Linda Silverman
Sharon and Howard Socol
Katherine and Anthony Sousa
Phyllis and Bob Zimmerman
Between July 1, 2022, and February 10, 2023, 64% of our remarkable faculty and staff have made a gift or pledge to The 2022-2023 Fund for LREI! Thank you for your support and all you do for LREI!
Anonymous
Sherezada Acosta
Felicia Aikens
Margaret Andrews
Michelle Atienza
Shafeiq Baksh
Mala Beckhoff
Jane Belton
Beth Binnard
Michele Blackwell
Jesse Blumberg
Barbara Bode
Michelle Boehm
Rosemary Bukowski
Rohan Cassells
Woobens Celony ’10
Barbara Charriez
Brendan Chilelli
Suzanne Cohen
Charlene Cruz-Cerdas
Deborah Damast
Michel De Konkoly Thege
Jeremiah Demster
ShalomIsrael Diggs
Stacy Dillon
Celeste Dorsey
Eileen Dougherty
Damon DueWhite
Jacob Farkas
Shauna Finn
Peter Fisher
Susannah Flicker
James French
Susan Glass
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Amanda Goodwin
Luis Hernandez
Natasha Hernandez
Patrick Higgiston
Deborah Hodge
Sebastian Hodge
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Jessica Hwang
Ryann Imperioli
Renee Jenkins
Joan Jubett
Jesse Karp ’87
Phil Kassen
Jessie Kirk
Chris Klein
Emily Knowlton
Elise Knudson
Erica LaMagna
Judy Lambek
Daniel Li
Janet Xiagun Li
Harriet Lieber
Stephen MacGillivray
Dana Mackey
Joshua Marks
Jorge Marrón
Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez
Tom Murphy
Tori Murphy
Former Faculty and Staff
Mary Alfano
Mark Bledstein
Chap Chapman
Analisa Cipriano ’05
Kai-Anasa George ’92
Bonnie Glass Hausman
Betsy Grob
David Harris
Julia Heaton
Peter Heinz
Ruth Jurgensen
Jean Lince
Manjula Nair
Carrie Nichols
Kelly O’Shea
Kalil Oldham
Kate Peck
Sandra Ramirez
Peggy Resnick
Momii Roberts
Antonio Rocchio
Sarah Schumann
Joanne Sciarrone
Jonathan Segal ‘05
Elizabeth Simmons
Chloe Smock
Carey Socol
Nathan Sokol-Margolies
Ashley Suan
Emily Thomas
Caroline Walker
Jenny Weil
Nicholas Wight
Andrew McLaren
L.J. Mitchell
Sandy Roche
Ann Schaumburger
Friends, Foundations, and Matching Gifts
Does your company have a matching gifts program? Please contact your HR department to see if you can double or triple the impact of your gift!
AbbVie ADP
Amazonsmile Foundation
American Century Investments
Ardea Partners LP
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc.
Coydog Foundation
Goldman Sachs Gives
Google, Inc.
Kane Family Foundation
Kasowitz Family Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
Manoj Nair
Open Society Foundations
Justin Ramos
Shaftel Family Foundation
Charles Stachelberg
The Stuart Foundation
The Stuart Four-Square Fund
The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation
Patricia Walker
William M. and Miriam F. Meehan Foundation
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Tribute Gifts
LREI is pleased and proud to accept gifts made in memory of a loved one or in honor of teachers, family, friends, or special occasions.
In honor of my daughter and wonderful LREI colleagues 1977-1993: Betsy Grob
In honor of our son Max’s marriage to Caitlin Still: Linda and Mark Bledstein
In honor of the spectacular teachers and staff at LREI:
Robert Tawil ’06
In honor of all my teachers and staff: Bo Sa Tep ’70
In honor of the Advancement team:
L.J. Mitchell
In honor of Julia Herzfeld ’17: Tatjana Kalinin and John Herzfeld
In honor of Sadie Imperioli: Judy and Stephen Sears
In honor of Charlie Shapiro: Elizabeth and Stephen Dycus
In honor of Michel De Konkoly
Thege:
Freda Steinberger
In honor of Andrei Tomás StewartChapman’s graduation:
Imani and Ale Chapman
In honor of Alison Van Dyke ’57 and Stefan Grotz:
Donald Coburn ’57
In honor of Olivia Weil and Sydney
Weil:
Stanley Barshay
In memory of Susan Avino:
Jesse Avino-Towsen ’08
Nat Avino-Towsen ’03
John Towsen
In memory of Molly Burns, proud grandparent of three LREI grandchildren: Ed Burns
In memory of Grace Cohen: Ruby Dawson ’95 and James Dawson Diana Friedman ’90
In memory of Darwin M. Davis: Surayya Diggs ’18
In memory of David Glaser: Barbara Martinez ’74
In memory of Robert Goldoff: Sarah Goldoff and Robert Uglesich
In memory of Marcia Renee Goodman: Hank Levy ’66
In memory of Kevin Hodes: Nancy Hodes ’64
In memory of Jim Kielian:
In memory of Ellen Manian: Daniel Manian ’02
In memory of Jules Robbins: Andrea and David Robbins
In memory of Seth Schapiro ’49: Eve Stuart
In memory of Julie Sterling: Tasha and Luis Hernandez
In memory of Marie Weiss: Eve Stuart
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Parents Association 2022-2023
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Presidents and PA Representatives to the Board of Trustees
Shira Cornfeld
Kellie Ferguson
Lower School Vice-Presidents
Kristen Caesar
Samantha Dinerman Fung
Middle School Vice-President
Cyndi Cueto
Anjali Dalal
High School Vice-Presidents
Daniele Dolin
Wanda Garcia
Class Representatives
4s
Gustavo Sandoval
Roksolana Sierant
Alex Bernath
KINDERGARTEN
Annie Denson
Jamie Drew
Dorie Reisman
Lara Seligman
FIRST GRADE
Kathryn Ahmed
Rosemary Corbett
Jennifer Rogoff
Victoria Davies
SECOND GRADE
Tiffany Escalona
Wei Wei Michaels
Jen Sagum
Tracy White
Cynthia Wong
THIRD GRADE
Cindy Schwartz
Bejal Shah
Wendy Vincent
FOURTH GRADE
Natalie Sanz ’00
Kelsey Collins
Peter Shankman
FIFTH GRADE
Cris Goodhart
Adrian Jones
Michelle Sandler
Tracy White
SIXTH GRADE
Andrea Kent
Margaret Korn
Chakshu Patel
Heather Solish
SEVENTH GRADE
Becky Berstler
Heather Campbell
Stefanie Rapp
Jenny Samuelson
EIGHTH GRADE
Megan Brothers
Alison Lynn
Anh-Van Nguyen
Dana Vetrecin
Secretary Denise Zaraya
Lower School Coordinator
Kristen Charles
Middle School Coordinator
Sophia Lo
High School Coordinators
Stefanie Kaufman
Carolyn Reeves
NINTH GRADE
Mor Armony
Marika Bernstein-Condos
Dawn Eig
Yael Goverover
Yukie Ohta
Christina Oliver
Sofia Zuberbuhler-Yafar
TENTH GRADE
Nicole Bergen
Emily Faulkner
Elise Mac Adam
Jen Murray
ELEVENTH GRADE
Mia Costic
Lisa Kawalek
Michelle Rotman
Esther Wahrhaftig
TWELFTH GRADE
Missy Basile
Shannon Barden
Pam Cloud
Cathy Del Guercio
Lili Ervin
Stefanie Kaufman
Jill Neiberg
Mimi Park
April Sookra
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Committees
ART PARTY & AUCTION COMMITTEE
This biennial event is a celebration of our community and a silent auction of works by emerging and established artists to benefit annual giving. It will be held May 2 at Lavan 541.
Jackie Collins – Co-Chair
Cyndi Cueto – Co-Chair
Monica Manzutto – Co-Chair
Rodney White – Co-Chair
David Allee
Juan Pablo Baene
Sophie Barrett-Kahn
Cyndi Cueto
Mariana Elder
Arnaud Gibersztajn
Mia Cioffi Henry
Tanisha Hill
Elizabeth Johnson
Steffie Kinglake
Lena Lalvani
Eve Maidenberg
Joe Maidenberg
Jose Martos
Kristen Moore
Andrew Nash
Liz Parks
Rachna Pawar
Debbie Rosen
Chris Schaffer
Ceci Van Blerkom
COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE
Creates opportunities for parents and children to participate together in community service. This committee organizes a calendar of family-friendly volunteer activities that engage parents and students from all school divisions. Activities include clothing, food and book drives, park improvements, and the Martin Luther King Day of Service.
Carl Garrison – Co-Chair
Jason Isbell – Co-Chair
Ariane Arpels-Josiah
Michelle Atienza
Shannon Barden
Missy Barshay-Weil
Missy Basile
Maren Berthelsen
Megan Brothers
Thais Brown
Zoe Buckman
Mike Campbell
Chap Chapman
Mandy Cheema
Kelsey Collins
Rosemary Corbett
Anjali Dalal
Richelle Davies
Cathy Del Guercio
Anne Marie Denson
Elissa Devins
Daniele Dolin
Theo Dotson
Dawn Eig
Lili Ervin
Emily Faulkner
Diana Friedman ’90
Cindy Godoy
Natalie Goncher ’19
Cris Goodhart
Greer Goodman
Yael Goverover
Allison Grover
Kelli Harding
Eva Hoffman
Tamara Jenkins
Michi Jigarjian
Kristina Kahn
Deedee Kalo-Cunningham
Stefanie Kaufman
Angela Kim
Warren King
Jen Klass
Harriet Lieber
Alison Lynn
Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez
Chantale Mitchell
Riva Naimark ’87
Ahn-Van Nguyen
Hannah Notaro
Yukie Ohta
Brigitte Olsen
Susan Paroff
Allison Penn
Stefanie Rapp
Tahl Raz
Karen Rhau
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Vicky Rich
Pam Salisbury
Sonia Satra
Chris Schaffer
David Schwimmer
Bejal Shah
Melissa Silver
Lunie Small
Lizz Smith
Ceci Van Blerkom
Dana Vetrecin
Dave Ward
Allison Weinger
Denise Zaraya
Sofia Zuberbuhler
FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE
Organizes and coordinates opportunities for families to celebrate the faculty and staff at LREI by bringing in homemade or store-bought goodies. The committee oversees Tuesday Treats, a welcome-back breakfast in September, and special holiday events. We also decorate the lobby and organize extra celebrations during FSA week in the Spring.
Jill Neiberg – Co-Chair
Lara Seligman – Co-Chair
Jennifer Rogoff – Co-Chair
GRAPHICS AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Supports PA-sponsored events and other committees in need of catchy flyers, posters, and social media graphics. Volunteer graphic designers and illustrators create communication materials for PA events and activities.
HALLOWEEN FAIR
The Halloween Fair features eerie entertainment, creepy games, frightful arts and crafts, a costume parade, and more!
Jillkerry Toolan – Chair
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KARAMU! COMMITTEE
Curates and produces a festive celebration representing the cultures and rich diversity of our community. Karamu! attracts families from all divisions with its food, music, dance party, and performances.
Kristen Charles – Chair
LITERARY COMMITTEE
Enriches the literary life at LREI by organizing Book Week, Book Fair, Literary Evening, and the Book Swap.
Kathryn Ahmed – Chair
Brandi Beck
Marika Bernstein-Condos
Maren Berthelsen
Kristen Caesar
Pamela Calla
Heather Campbell
Pam Cloud
Victoria Davies
Cathy Del Guercio
Lawrence Denson
Daniele Dolin
Stacy Dillon
Dawn Eig
Emily Faulkner
Rachel Geman
Greer Goodman
Yael Goverover
Kelli Harding
Molly Sellner Harris
Amado Hernandez
Sari Imberman
Jason Johnson
Jesse Karp ‘87
Susan Kerner
Charlynne Kovach
Manja Lyssy
Mary McCann
Flora Peralte Moise
Leah Morfin
Riva Naimark ‘87
Anh-Van Nguyen
Allison Penn
Latir Primus
Karen Rhau
Robin Rosenthal
Donna Ross
Michelle Sandler
Natalie Sanz ‘00
Chris Schaffer
Robert Sherak
Karyn Silverman
Kate Singh
Lunie Small
Simona Stumbryte
Wendy Vincent
Keisha Wagner
Kira Wizner
Sofia Zuberbuhler
LREI CAMPING TRIP
Sponsors and organizes the annual LREI Family Camping Trip each spring.
SCHOOL STORE COMMITTEE
Handles the design, production, and sale of school merchandise. The store opens periodically throughout the school year.
Pam Cloud – Co-Chair
Cathy Del Guercio – Co-Chair
Sophia Lo Chen
Victoria Davies
Margaret Gould
Sharon Holden
Anh-Van Nguyen
Jennifer Rogoff
SPORTS COMMITTEE
Promotes athletic participation among LREI students and encourages school spirit at LREI games. Organizes the annual Spirit Game, a lively faculty vs. student basketball game.
SUSTAINABLE LREI
Finds ways to make LREI a more eco-friendly environment through tangible short and long term initiatives, this committee raises green awareness throughout the school, and sponsors Earth Month events and various community service actions like drives and recycling events.
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Eva Hoffman – Co-Chair Sherri Schnall – Co-Chair
STREET FAIR
Reviving a beloved LREI tradition, the Street Fair will be held May 2023 on Charlton Street. Games, entertainment, food, crafts, and more!
Maren Berthelsen – Co-Chair
Kelsey Collins – Co-Chair
Sophia Lo – Co-Chair
Natalie Sanz ‘00 – Co-Chair
Identity Groups ADOPTION COMMITTEE
Provides a monthly forum for members to discuss some of the specific needs and issues encountered by parents and children touched by adoption.
ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES
Provides a forum for discussion and social interaction for families with roots in Asia and throughout the Pacific Rim, including adoptive and multiracial families. Some issues for discussion include language instruction, student recruitment and retention, and cultural education.
Pinky Fung ‘02 – Co-Chair
Larry Lee – Co-Chair
Bejal Shah – Co-Chair
Faraaz Ahmed
Ariane Arpels-Josiah
Ranjit Arpels-Josiah
Michelle Atienza
Christine Brandt
Young Chase
Mandy Cheema
Hunter Chen
Anjali Dalal
Richelle Davies
Pierre De Guzman
Elissa Devins
Lili Ervin
Samantha Dinerman Fung
Arnaud Gibersztajn
Manu Goswami
Eksupar Griffiths
Sid Gupta
Luisa Harpriya
Mishi Hosono
Jessica Hwang
Joy Ibe
Angela Kim
Christine Kim
Charlynne Kovach
Shannon Lai
Min Lew
Daniel Li
Janet Li
Sophia Lo
Koen Malfait
Josh Marks
Janet Masamitsu
Asasmi Matsumoto
Amit Mehta
Wei Wei Michaels
Kalai Murugesan
Kelsey Nair
Anh-Van Nguyen
Niklas Nordquist
Yukie Ohta
Akiko Okamoto
Hiroshi Okamoto
Neal Parikh
Chakshu Patel
Rachna Pawar
Joy Piedmont
Momii Roberts
Jen Sagum
Chris Schaffer
Somini Sengupta
Josephine Shin
Diana Son
Meena Syed
Jessica Tan
Sorosh Tavakoli
Michael Thandi
Preethi Thomas
JaYoung Thomatos
Shailee Udani
Ajoy Vachher
Beverley Vachher
Mengli Wang
Adam Weintraub
Cynthia Wong
Ji Young
Catherine Zhong
Rishi Zutshi
¡AZÚCAR!
Connects the Latino/a community across all divisions of LREI including students, parents, and faculty. In addition to supporting Spanish language proficiency, the members coordinate activities that focus on Latino/a culture and heritage.
Sofia Hernandez – Co-Chair
Natalie Sanz ’00 – Co-Chair
Sofia Zuberbuhler-Yafar – Co-Chair
Sherezada Acosta
Juan Pablo Baene
Theresa Bedeau
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Jonas Cuaron
Julien Fernandez
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Ray Goris
Eireann Harper
Alexandra Heron
Diana McGraw
Stan Sagner
Gustavo Sandoval
Jason Bruno – Co-Chair
Kristen Charles – Co-Chair
Marvin Charles – Co-Chair
Anne Marie Denson – Co-Chair
Folake Akinola-Pinard
Aaron Babb
Nsenga Bansfield-Maathey
FAMILIES OF BLACK STUDENTS (FBS)
Provides a community for parents to advocate and support Black students within the school’s mission of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is a forum for parents to discuss the experiences of their children. An open community to all parents with Black children, this group will support Black children in their pursuit of a fair and inclusive, vibrant, and engaging learning experience.
Theresa Bedeau
David Bess
Michele Blackwell
Shameka Brown
Thais Brown
Sherleen Bruno
Christine Buckner-Garrison
Kristen Caesar
Lance Cain
Leslie Cain
Imani Chapman
Jovan Clay
Paula Davis
Lawrence Denson
Tiffany Escalona
Julien Fernandez
Carl Garrison
William Glenn
Naomi Grant
Eksupar Griffiths
Randy Griffiths
LaRhea Hall
Mia Cioffi Henry
Sofia Hernandez
Tanisha Hill
Crystal Isley
Orlando Isley
Richard Maathey
Kheil McIntyre
Robin McIntyre
Felicia Miller
Vincent Miller
Lisa Mishraky
Chantale Mitchell
Karen Rhau
Momii Roberts
Donna Ross
Sarah Schumann
Amanda Silverman
Lunie Small
Lizz Smith
Josh Swift
Harriette Thomas
Ian Thornell
Maria Thornell
Tyson Toussant
Michelle Trotter
Tarik Trotter
Shirieka Valdez
Spencer Valdez
Ashley Vellano
Wendy Vincent
Keisha Wagner
Rodney White
Jamal Young
Julie Young
GENDER SEXUALITY ALLIANCE
Works towards a greater understanding of, and sensitivity to, LGBTQIA+ issues in all areas of school life. Committee members meet and sponsor events, including the Visibility Photography Exhibit and the annual Pride Parade.
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WHITE PARENTS FOR ANTI-RACIST COMMUNITY (WPARC)
Offers a space for whiteidentified parents who want to better understand and combat systemic racism. The group supports and encourages conversation around difficult questions of whiteness, privilege, and anti-racist community engagement.
Rosemary Corbett – Chair
Kathryn Ahmed
Ariane Arpels-Josaiah
Sophie Barrett-Kahn
Brandi Beck
Dana Ben-Ari
Maren Berthelsen
Thais Brown
Ana Fox Chaney ’94
Chris Cloud
Elaine Cohen
Vivian Connolly
Alex Cornfeld
OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT
Ryann Imperioli P’33
Director of Annual Giving
Jorge Marrón
Director of Communications
Elisabeth Ingwersen Mendez Alumni and Special Events Manager
Kate Peck
Advancement Services Manager and Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
Violeta Picayo ’09
Alumni Relations Associate
Jenny Weil P’24, ’28 Director of Advancement
Shira Cornfeld
Cathy Del Guercio
Daniele Dolin
Kerry Donahue
Jamie Drew
Kasey Picayo
Stefanie Rapp
Carolyn Reeves
Halee Sage
Amanda Schreiber
Margaret Gould
Heidi Haddad
Kelli Harding
Jim Harris
Molly Harris
Eva Hoffman
Chris Imperioli
Ryann Imperioli
Allison Isbell
Jason Isbell
Michi Jigarjian
Jesse Karp ’87
Lina Keklikian
Susan Kerner
Alison Lynn
Tamar Magnes
Stephanie Manes
Rachel Mann
Mary McCann
Kalil Oldham
Sarah Schumann
Lara Seligman
Alexandra Shellhammer
David Silva
Melissa Silver
Kate Singh
Carey Socol
Guy Story
Simona Stumbryte
Cynthia Summers
Joshua Taylor
Ceci Van Blerkom
Ashley Vellano
Jenny Weil
Jil Weinstock
Tracy White
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