BUILDING BOLD CAMPAIGN REPORT 2025
WELCOME TO THE GENSHAFT & GREENBAUM BUILDING OF LEARNING AND DISCOVERY
Tampa Prep students now study, collaborate, and explore in cutting-edge science labs and informal spaces throughout the school, all within a more secure campus. It is an incredible leap forward for the learning environment here, one that will make a profound difference for students now and into the future. Thank you to the many donors who made Building BOLD possible.
With great pride and heartfelt gratitude, we share the enclosed report celebrating the extraordinary progress of Tampa Prep’s Building Bold capital campaign. What began as a bold dream has become a transformative reality—thanks to your unwavering belief in what’s possible. Your support is not just building buildings; it’s building futures. Together, we are shaping a legacy that will inspire generations to come.
Because of your generosity, what once lived only on paper and in renderings has taken shape in vibrant, tangible ways. Our students now have more space, tools, and inspiration to stretch their minds, strengthen their character, and pursue excellence in every direction. Together, we have made that possible, raising a record $17.5 million to invest in our school community.
We know that every gift represents a personal commitment, and we do not take that lightly. Thank you on behalf of the Campaign Cabinet and everyone at Tampa Prep for believing in our students, our mission, and our future.
CAMPAIGN CABINET MEMBERS: Elizabeth Krystyn, Carrie White, Megan Feindt, Judy Genshaft, Cathy Smith, Shannon Mahaffey, Ki Perry (not pictured: Bump Fahey ‘90 and Bill Winters)
Ki Perry, Director of Development
Shannon Mahaffey, Campaign Chair
1974
Tampa Prep opens with 40 students using a converted barn on the University of Tampa campus as a classroom.
1977
The student body grows to over 200 students. Headmaster George Wolfenden creates the motto, “A Higher Purpose Than Self.”
1985
Tampa Prep opens a new building (still on the University of Tampa campus) with 325 students attending classes.
1991
The Middle School opens, welcoming the first groups of 7th & 8th graders.
1995
Tampa Prep purchases 11 acres at Cass Street and North Boulevard, to become our permanent home.
2000
We break ground at 727 W. Cass St. for a 150,000-square-foot campus.
2002
The new building is completed— including the Colwill Swimming and Diving Center, Peifer Library, Smith Black Box and Walter Athletic Complex.
2023
2017
The Upper School classrooms are transformed into Active Learning Environments.
Ground breaks on the new Genshaft & Greenbaum Building of Learning and Discovery (BOLD), bringing university level state-of-the-art science labs and classrooms to Prep students and solidifying Tampa Prep’s place among the impressive educational corridor in downtown Tampa.
What better way to celebrate 50 years than with the completion of a project that will serve our community well into the future!
2015
The Middle School hubs & classrooms are transformed into Active Learning Environments.
2013
Campus renovations & additions include Plummer Hall (formerly the Student Center), Schlemmer Engineering & Robotics Center and College Counseling suite.
WHERE IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES POSSIBLE.
The original plan for BOLD revitalized existing spaces while introducing new construction designed to inspire joyful discovery. Today, these ideas have become reality.
There’s now a clear “front door” at Tampa Prep. Guests begin their visit in the Beverly Bailey Atrium , which blends Tampa Prep’s warm and welcoming culture with important improvements to campus safety.
In addition, the newly named Smith Family Courtyard is secure and provides an enlarged space for students to convene whether they are studying before or after school, eating lunch, or just hanging out with friends.
The Krystyn-Fueyo Learning Stair is an extension of Tampa Prep’s commitment to active learning—an open, inviting space for class and club meetings, guest speakers, or lunch with friends.
The Mahaffey Student Health & Learning Lounge (SHeLL) brings student services together in a central location to support every aspect of a student’s well-being. It is home to the Dutkowsky Center for Academic Success (CAS), our academic support counselors, school psychologist, infirmary, and health coordinator. The former admin suite is now a hub for students checking in and out, looking for a bit of extra support, or in need of a quiet place to study.
From now on, all new Terrapins will begin their Tampa Prep journey at the Fenlon Center for Admission . The school is honored to join alumnus Steve Trundle ‘86 in this recognition of Joe Fenlon’s continuing positive influence on generations of students as a teacher, coach, and administrator.
Jeff and Judy Mitchell, along with their daughter Taylor ‘12, honored Head of School Kevin Plummer by naming the Mitchell Head of School Suite. Jeff is a past trustee and Judy chaired the New Building Task Force that guided this project to success so recognizing excellence in leadership was incredibly appropriate and meaningful.
Connecting the renovated space to the new building is the Couchman Family Hub, named by the Phillips family in honor of faculty emeritus David Couchman, his wife Irene and their children, Kimberly ‘98, Amanda ‘04 and Paul ‘07.
Additional named spaces include:
TECHNOLOGY
Jason & Rachel Magee
SCIENCE LABS
In Memory of Ora B. Plummer and in Honor of The Plummer Family
In Memory of The Shark Lady, Dr. Eugenie Clark
The Feindt Family
The Gillis Family
The MacDonald Family
The Patel-Doshi Families
The Patel, Prakash & Shah Families
The Winters Family
ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL SUITE
Dimity & Mark Carlson
CLASSROOMS
The Armas Family
Creative Contractors & the Bomstein Families
The Danahy Family
The Fetzner Family
The Forde Family
The Kotak Family
Inge Michaels
The Muniz Family
The Shimberg Family
The Simpson Family
The Surujbali Family
STUDY CUBES, CONFERENCE ROOMS & OFFICES
Mike & Rachelle Bedke
The Brongo Family
The Burdge Family
The Campbell Family
The Cimino Family
The Colwill Family
The Fahey Family
The Fenhagen Morrison Family
The Firoz Family
The Fisher and Snecinski Families
The Fredlake Family
The Gaugush Family
The Goldenberg Family
The Honegger Family
The Jurinski Family
Robert Kelly & Kasey Shimberg Kelly
The Lukasik Family
The McDonald Family
The Plummer Family
The Showalter Family
The Swint Meyer Family
The Wagner Family
The Whiting Family
THANK YOU FOR BEING BOLD.
The right environment provides the comfort, confidence and inspiration needed for nimble, interdisciplinary thinking. The impact this space has made for our community and the way we boldly learn has been immediate and deep. And it’s all because of you.
Tampa Prep’s BOLD vision could not have become a reality without the generosity of all our donors:
Dyma and Nasr AbuOleim
Dr. Ignacio & Teresa Armas
Maureen Ayral
Kent & Stephanie Bailey & the Bailey Family Foundation
Marisa & Mark Baker
Mike & Rachelle Bedke
Gail & Lou Bernucca
Bob & Jalena Bradley
Tiffany & Michael DeMarcay
The Dutkowsky Family
Bump ’90 & Heather Fahey
Thomas & Megan Feindt
Susanna Fenhagen & Anthony Morrison
Joe & Cindy Fenlon
Keith & Jonna Fetzner
Dr. Ambreen Qureshi & Daniyal Firoz
Sandy Fisher
Dr. Colin & Joselynne Forde
Chris & Marc Fratello
Anddrikk Frazier ’94 & Rena Upshaw-Frazier
The Fredlake Family
Linda & Ken Fullerton
Brigid Stoddard ’89 & William Futch
Nicole Fanarjian & David Garruto
Kendra & Simon Gaugush
Dr. Judy Genshaft & Mr. Steve Greenbaum
Steven & Natalie Gillis
Neil Gobioff & Gianna Rendina-Gobioff
“The glass break-out rooms, the flexible seating for students, the writable surfaces, the dimmable lights…they will all be gamechangers for teaching and learning here. We’re honored to be the first to work in it and to know that the names on the wall are not just names to us; they are the names and faces of beloved Tampa Prep students and families.”
The Lukasik Family
Lindsay & Steve MacDonald
Jason & Rachel Magee
Mark T. & Marianne Mahaffey
Shannon & Tom Mahaffey Jr.
Drew ’02 & Stephanie
Jones McCulloch
Andrew ’97 & Sherry McDonald
SARAH JOHNSON, JEN GRESETH, AND MICHELE COLE
ACADEMIC SUPPORT COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Inge Michaels
Judy & Jeff Mitchell
Tony & Dina Muniz
Chelsea Nauta ’07
Amalia Stefanou & Kirk Niatsikas
Solon O’Neal
Dr. Mili & Sachin Patel
PEI Global Partners
Ki Perry
The Peter Family for the E. Leslie Peter Foundation
Lana & Kevin Phillips
Kevin & Jen Plummer
Melissa Polo ’87
Amy & Neelesh Prakash
Lou & Linda Prida
FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL
This campaign is by far the most ambitious Tampa Prep has ever taken on and I’m deeply grateful for the generosity of our community, which has truly risen to a new level through this effort. Building Bold was more than a fundraising campaign— it was a call to action to think bigger, act braver, and dream beyond the limits of what Tampa Prep can be. You answered that call, and because of you, we are already seeing how bold ideas can shape bright futures. Unveiling the Genshaft & Greenbaum Building of Learning and Discovery as we celebrated 50 years of innovation, creativity, excellence and more could not be more appropriate or inspiring.
Thank you to everyone who played a role in this transformational project. Your committment to Tampa Prep will impact generations of Terrapins to come.
Kevin M. Plummer Head of School
