A YEAR OF GRATITUDE THE ELISABETH MORROW SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT
2019-2020
Hanita Walia, Board President
I find challenging times often bring out the best in us and that
has certainly been true for The Elisabeth Morrow School and its
community this year! We could not have predicted COVID-19 in the
fall of 2019 when we welcomed Dr. Maureen Fonseca, our new
Head of School. Or that our campus would close after spring break,
and our students would continue their lessons remotely. Or that our
annual graduation ceremony would be conducted virtually. And yet,
it’s clear that our school and community responded brilliantly,
thinking out of the box and quickly coming up with new approaches,
while also engaging with the empathy that is a hallmark of our
community. I believe we have entered this new school year
positioned even better, with stronger bonds across our community,
upgraded safety protocols, and even more effective ways of teaching
children in this new environment, both in the classroom and
remotely.
Through the pandemic, our community showed tenacity and resilience
as we set aside our fears and continued to move forward. I am very
grateful to the Board of Trustees, school administrators, and
faculty and staff who all worked tirelessly to address the
pandemic-related challenges, making it possible for the school to
continue providing the highest quality education for our students.
I also want to thank all the volunteers who gave so generously of
their time to help our community.
The Board approved projects for renovations this spring in two
divisions. Our fifth- and sixth-grade students in Morrow House are
now enjoying better learning spaces, new lockers and bathrooms, and
improved music practice rooms. The Board also approved adding a
class for 2-year-old students, very much aligned with Elisabeth
Morrow’s vision when she opened the first Little School 90 years
ago. Renovations began this spring in Chilton House to prepare for
the arrival of our newest class of students. Other improvements
include enhanced security, upgraded outdoor learning terraces, and
COVID-19-related preparations to keep our students safe.
The spring and summer improvements were funded in part by a
generous donation of $2 million by Frank and Jean Zhang. This is
the largest gift made to The Elisabeth Morrow School in its 90-year
history. The Zhang family is building upon our EMS culture of
philanthropy by creating a lasting impact for all our children
today and for generations to come. Their support this spring also
included a lead gift for the EMS Response Fund. This new fund
helped students from families financially impacted by the pandemic
to continue their EMS education. Even during these difficult times,
our community rose to the occasion. Our sincere thanks to the Zhang
family and all donors you see listed in the Annual Report for their
generosity.
The Board of Trustees is committed to having our campus secure for
students, faculty, and staff. We approved more than $400,000
towards COVID-19 preparations. Safety protocols that meet or exceed
CDC guidelines were put in place in all three divisions. The Apple
Tree Fund helps raise funds that support critical one-time and
ongoing expenses, including awnings and portable desks for outdoor
learning, Plexiglas classroom barriers, additional laptops, hiring
of new faculty for in-class and remote learning, and an endless
supply of sanitizer.
The Elisabeth Morrow School is a special pillar of our community.
It serves us all by helping prepare our children to thrive in their
life journeys. Thank you all for investing in EMS’s mission and
vision. Your gift to the Apple Tree Fund helps provide
transformative student experiences and is an investment that will
benefit students and faculty for years to come. We look forward to
your continued support of EMS and to a promising 2020-2021 school
year. You are the heart of EMS!
Warmly,
Dr. Maureen Fonseca, Head of School
My first year as Head of The Elisabeth Morrow School began with
exhilaration and hope. I was so happy to meet our community, shake
hands with students
each morning, get to know our talented faculty and staff, and have
the privilege to work with a strong and dedicated Board of
Trustees. What could be better? We began in January notifying our
community about a new international virus that was making news, and
by March, it was an unpredictable pandemic that forced us to close
our campus on March 10 and begin remote learning after the spring
break.
As I reflect back on this time, I am filled with admiration for all
the members of the EMS community. Each teacher, staff member,
parent, and, most importantly, student showed remarkable resilience
over the course of these past six months. We know that the changes
to which you’ve had to adjust, and decisions you have had to make
have been hard. I am deeply thankful for the hard work, dedication,
and collaboration of the faculty and staff. I want to recognize and
thank our teachers for their diligent and creative preparations for
this new school year. They are indeed brave and courageous first
responders in their own right. As we continue to face challenges
due to the COVID-19 virus, I am encouraged and assured of our
re-entry plan, the result of the extraordinary hard work and
dedication of the faculty and leadership team. Together, with the
support and guidance we received from the EMS Medical Advisory
Committee, we created a stellar re-entry plan. I have never been
more proud to be your Head of School. The year ahead may seem
daunting to some, but I have every confidence that together we will
forge a pathway to continued excellence and growth.
This is a very special year for another reason: We will be
celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of EMS. We are
finalizing details for engaging virtual celebrations in the fall
and a virtual gala in February. I look forward to seeing you all at
these events as we celebrate “the best of the old and the best of
the new.” This anniversary year gives us the chance to look both
back and forward, embracing curricular advancements to prepare our
students for the job force of the future while holding fast to our
core values. Our focus on academic excellence and a passion for
learning, character development, and diversity and inclusion remain
critical foundational elements of the EMS holistic educational
experience.
Despite the challenging times we are in, I am happy to report that
we exceeded our fundraising goal for the 2019-2020 school year,
thanks to all of you! Our community has always been a strong
philanthropic one. We are truly grateful for and rely on your
generosity.
Thank you all for your volunteer time and for sharing your
resources to help EMS grow from strength to strength. Your
generosity and support today enable EMS to shape leaders of
tomorrow. I have no doubt that the strength of our EMS family will
continue to guide the way for all of us in the year ahead.
Warmest wishes,
Dear EMS Community,Dear EMS Community, BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT
Hanita Walia P’16 P’22
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Greg Amerkanian P’15 P’17 P’27
SECOND VICE PRESIDENTS Joseph Agresta, Jr. ’78 P’18 P’24 Jennifer
Ostfeld P’21 P’22 P’25 Frank Zhang P’25 P’28
TREASURER Heide Ilgenfriz P’13
SECRETARY Kathie Kamiel P’22 P’24
TRUSTEES Victor Alvarez ’93 P’25 P’29 Robin Dillard P’20 Elizabeth
Gabbay ‘93 P’27 P’30 Robert Kachikian P’14 P’21 Neal Merker P’08
P’11 P’16 Jamil Myrie P’20 P’27 Kaan Onur P’22 P’25 Dana Ranawat
P’22 P’24 P’29 Jeffrey Rowbottom P’17 P’19 Clare Sheridan P’15 P’18
George Staphos P’14 P’17 P’20 Wendi Hoeben Thompson P’25 P’28
TRUSTEES EMERITI Sandra Borg Joan Van Alstyne Johnston ’34
(deceased) Graham Jones Emily Mann Rosemary Mills Russell Jayanne
Tedesco William Van Ness
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Core Values In a child-centered environment, EMS cares deeply about
• Academic Excellence • Character Development • Community •
Diversity and Inclusion • Passion for Learning
The 4 Cs • Courtesy • Consideration • Cooperation •
Compassion
Our Mission The Elisabeth Morrow School’s shared purpose is to
provide exemplary academics and character development in a diverse
and inclusive child-centered community, inspiring students to
become curious scholars, ethical leaders, and global
citizens.
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The Apple Tree Fund The Apple Tree Fund is the foundation of our
fundraising efforts at EMS, and it supplements our annual operating
budget. Our donors are directly responsible for helping us maintain
our school’s academic strength, beautiful campus, and a welcoming
and diverse community. We offer our heartfelt thanks to all of the
volunteers who lead these efforts, and everyone who gives in
support of EMS.
APPLE TREE FUND AMBASSADORS Lauren Camarinos ‘96 Beth Thomas Cohen
‘88 Leonard Feiwus Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Alyssa Hackel Nashira
Layade Maria Lennox Jessica Spillane Dimitri Vermès
PAN VOLUNTEERS Bill Allport Carrie Allport Tina Chang Julia Cho
Regina Choi Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Eva Costa-Rubio Yv Desidero Yujie
Dong Tara Erol Xiao Feng Angie Griggs Sarah Lee Michelle Margolin
Natira McDermott Andrea Patterson Taharqa Patterson Andrew
Piccinich Lillian Pien Rama Premkumar Lei Sun Suzanne Tarplin Joan
Toro-Herrera Shakira Valdez Monica Warren Fara White ‘94 Gail
Wilkins Pan Zhu
Admissions The Parent Admissions Network (PAN) is a group of parent
volunteers that supports Admissions by attending events, speaking
with applicant families, and reaching out to their
communities.
This report gratefully acknowledges gifts received July 1, 2019 –
June 30, 2020, except where noted. We have tried to ensure its
accuracy. If there are any omissions or errors, please notify
the Advancement Office at 201.568.5566 ext. 7225.
Financial Summary
$15,822,685
REVENUE Tuition 82.9%
Auxiliary Programs/Other 8.0%
Endowment Draw 3.5%
Annual Contributions 5.7%
EXPENSE Salaries/Benefits 76.7%
Plant Operations 6.8%
General & Admin 9.0%
FOUNDERS $20,000 & UP
The Charlotte Benner 2004 Trust Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan
Foundation Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel Mr. Scott
Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld The Elisabeth Morrow School
Parents Association Mr. Frank Zhang and Mrs. Jean Zhang
LEADERS $12,500 TO $19,999
Mr. Jeff Feig and Mrs. Michelle Feig Mr. George Milne and Mrs.
Carolyn Milne Dr. Anil S. Ranawat ‘86 and Dr. Dana Ranawat Mr.
Dimitri Vermès and Dr. Orit Markowitz
BENEFACTORS $7,500 TO $12,499
Anonymous Mr. Thomas Cherian Abraham and Mrs. Susmitha Thomas Mr.
Joseph Agresta, Jr. ‘78 Mr. Victor Alvarez ‘93 and Mrs. Gia Alvarez
The Russell Berrie Foundation Mr. Oliver Lennox and Mrs. Maria
Lennox Dr. Michael Kim and Dr. Susan Park Mr. David Perla and Mrs.
Jody Perla Mr. Jeffrey Rowbottom and Mrs. Francine Rowbottom Ms.
Wendi Hoeben Thompson
PATRONS $5,500 TO $7,499
Mr. Leonard Feiwus and Dr. Vered Feiwus Mr. Daniel Gabbay and Mrs.
Elizabeth Gabbay ‘93 Mr. Adriel Gonzalez ‘94 and Mrs. Candace
Gonzalez ‘94 Mr. Matthew Grossman and Mrs. Katalin Frisch-Grossman
Mr. Philip Harris and Ms. Judith Grossman Mr. Kaibo Hu and Ms.
Zhanglan Cheng Mr. Kharen Musaelian and Mrs. Marine Musaelian Dr.
Jae Park and Ms. Hye Soo Eun Mr. Daniel Ross and Mrs. Michele Ross
Mr. Zhigang Wang and Ms. Yujie Dong Mr. Steve Yoon and Ms. Annie
Lee
SPONSORS $3,500 TO $5,499
Mr. Gregory Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Amerkanian ‘84 Mr. Stephen
Borg ‘80 and Mrs. Monica Borg Mr. Matthew Brady and Mrs. Eva
Costa-Rubio Mr. Kieran Byrne Mr. Jinwen Chen and Mrs. Vivienne
Zhang Mr. Nelson Chen ‘80 Mr. Young Cho and Ms. Eun Hwa Song Mr.
Robert Choi and Ms. Amy Oh-Choi Mr. James Chung and Ms. Mina Chung
Mr. Venkata Prashanth Gangu and Ms. Jyothi Rayaprolu Bhavani
Mr. Anthony He and Ms. Jen Chao Mr. William Helm and Mrs. Daphné
Helm Mr. John Herman and Ms. Heide Ilgenfritz Mr. Fadi Kaddoura and
Mrs. Yaeko Kaddoura Dr. Paul Kim and Mrs. Karen Kim Mr. Dongning
Luo and Ms. Xiao Feng Mr. Samuel Mann and Mrs. Emily Mann Mr. Neal
Merker and Ms. Anna Merker Mr. Tracy Morgan and Mrs. Megan Morgan
Mr. Michael Murphy and Dr. Jane Murphy Mr. Kaan Onur and Mrs. Hande
Cuhruk-Onur Dr. Shwetambara Parakh Mr. Pankil Patel and Mrs. Ami
Patel Mr. Jeffrey Russell and Ms. Rosemary Mills Russell Mr. Mark
Saraiva Mr. Chul Son and Mrs. Jieun Park Dr. David Song and Dr.
Regina Choi Ms. Kimberly Sun Mr. Tao Sun and Ms. Jennifer Lu Mr.
Yoshimasa Tada and Mrs. Nancy Fujita ‘86 Mr. Francis Tedesco and
Mrs. Jayanne Tedesco The Trout Family Mr. James Tu and Mrs. Cheryl
Zhao Dr. Alfonso Waller Mr. Donghee Woo and Mrs. Sun Yu
Annual Giving MORROW SOCIETY We are grateful for the support of all
of our annual fund donors who provide unrestricted support to EMS.
Donations to the annual fund, also known as the Apple Tree Fund,
have an immediate impact on the quality of education we provide to
our students.
Annual Giving Mr. Tao Zhang and Ms. Cong Chen Mr. Pengfei Zhao and
Mrs. Xingzhe Gong
GREEN & WHITE CLUB $2,000 TO $3,499
Mr. Eli Hackel ‘97 and Mrs. Alyssa Hackel Mr. Robert Kennedy and
Mrs. Donna Kennedy Mr. Starling Lawrence ‘52 Mr. Bryan Leach and
Mrs. Nicole Leach Mr. Douglas Muttart and Mrs. Brandi Muttart Mr.
Lawrence Obstfeld and Dr. Rhonda Rosenberg Mr. Tony Park and Mrs.
Katherine Wang Mr. Eric Petrone and Mrs. Vanessa Petrone Mr. Gaurav
Sharma and Ms. Jasleen Batra Mr. William Sheridan and Ms. Clare
Sheridan Dr. Michael Shohet and Ms. Raina Wallens Mr. Gagan Singh
and Mrs. Sunaina Singh Mr. Jon Steingart and Mrs. Jenny Steingart
Mr. Prescott Ulrey and Mr. Jeffrey Greenbaum Ms. Naida S. Wharton
Mr. Pan Zhu and Mrs. Lei Sun
CHILTON CIRCLE $1,000 TO $1,999
Mr. Peter Abitante and Mrs. Debra Abitante Dr. Nadeem Abu-Rustum
and Mrs. Amie Abu-Rustum Mr. Faisal Ahmed and Mrs. Sarah Ahmed Mr.
Christopher Anderson and Mrs. Adrienne Anderson ‘79 Mr. Craig
Barnett Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia Gold
Mr. Malcolm Borg and Mrs. Sandra Borg Mr. Jeffrey Cheng and Mrs.
Missony Cheng Mr. Han Cho and Ms. Jooyoun Cho Mr. Pil Chung and
Mrs. Angie Byun Chung Dr. Joseph Derose and Dr. Marielaina Derose
Mr. Chin Du and Ms. Lillian Pien Mr. Robert Gambee ‘52 and Mrs.
Elizabeth Gambee Mr. Mitchell Goldstein and Mrs. Lisa Goldstein Mr.
Steven Gordon and Ms. Dena Gittelman Ms. Laura Heffron Dr. John Kim
and Mrs. Emma Kim Mr. Roger Lang and Mrs. Gloria Lang Mr. Peter Lee
and Mrs. Anna Lee Mr. Paul Lim and Mrs. Amy Lim Mr. Fei Luo and Ms.
Tingting Li Mr. Keith Meyers and Dr. Maria Devita Mr. Dimitrios
Paliouras and Mrs. Joanna Paliouras Mr. Isaac Pedrini Ingrao and
Ms. Judie Park Rev. Canon Petero A. N. Sabune and Dr. Maureen
Fonseca Dr. Carl Saphier ‘79 and Mrs. Aviva Saphier Mr. Alex
Schmelzer and Dr. Lisa Rotmil Mr. Stanley Silverstein and Mrs. Anne
Silverstein Mr. Alan Solow and Mrs. Kim Solow Mr. Michael Sullivan
and Mrs. Anne Sullivan Mr. Tallie Taylor and Mrs. Corey Taylor Dr.
Yongfeng Wei and Mrs. Yingli Wang
NEXT DAY HILL CLUB $500 TO $999
Mr. Derek Alef and Ms. Lani Alef
Ms. Lauren Bedell Mr. Andrew Bonanno ‘81 Mr. Benjamin Cheslow and
Mrs. Kokhavit Cheslow Dr. Joseph Chikvashvili and Dr. Fara White
‘94 Mr. Peter Cho and Ms. Youni Cho Mr. Brian Cohen and Mrs. Beth
Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Phil Cox Mr. Marvin Dillard and Mrs. Robin
Dillard Mr. Conrad Roncati and Ms. Alexandra Thayer Don ‘97 Mr.
Bill Eickelberg and Mrs. Tricia Eickelberg Dr. Youichi Endo and Dr.
Julie Endo Mr. Jimmy Erol and Mrs. Tara Erol Mr. Lawrence Fink and
Mrs. Jodee Fink Mr. David Gaber and Mrs. Jessica Gaber The
Graham-Myrie Family Mr. Ronald Grant and Mrs. Ashley Grant Mr.
Robert Gross and Mrs. Susan Gross Dr. John Hajjar and Mrs. Sharon
Hajjar Mr. David Hertz and Mrs. Sharyl Hertz Mr. Eric Hirschhorn
and Mrs. Hillary Hirschhorn ‘75 Dr. David Paul Horowitz and Ms.
Anna Maria Gualtieri Dr. Brandon Huang and Mrs. Ly Huang Dr. Joshua
Hyman ‘75 and Mrs. Elizabeth Corsini Mr. Robert Kachikian and Mrs.
Kim Kachikian Mr. Sanghyon Kim and Ms. Misako Sato Ms. Ester
Kirjner Mr. Adetunji Layade and Mrs. Nashira Layade Mr. Sun Yong
Lee and Mrs. Kyung Lee Lehigh Gas Wholesale, LLC
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Ms. Renee Liu ‘84 Dr. Michael Margolin and Mrs. Michelle Margolin
Mr. Paul J. Marvin and Ms. Melissa Geiger Mr. Mikalai Maslavets and
Mrs. Alena Maslavets Mr. Robert Michiels and Mrs. Debra Michiels
Mr. Levon Nazarian and Mrs. Vera Nazarian Mr. Hans Nebel Dr.
Stephanie Nebel Mr. Michael Neus and Mrs. Karen Neus Dr. Alfred
Ogden and Dr. Neeta Ogden Mr. Prashant Panavalli Mr. Ryan Park and
Mrs. Sooyun Kim Mr. Daniel Reiser and Ms. Gabrielle Reiser Mr. Yu
Shen and Ms. Xi Chen Mr. Donald Skupinsky and Mrs. Medea
Skhirtladze- Skupinsky Dr. Jason Song and Mrs. Katie Song Mr.
George Staphos and Mrs. Maria Staphos Mr. Chip Thomas ‘93 Mr. James
Tighe and Ms. Barbara Rentler Mr. David Weinraub and Mrs. Melanie
Weinraub
EMS FRIENDS UP TO $499
Ms. Laura Adams Stiansen Mr. Byron Allen ‘74 and Mrs. Tami Allen
Mr. Robert Amador and Mrs. Rositsa Genova-Amador Dr. Yoram Amsalem
and Dr. Hamutal Barger Amsalem Mr. Michael Anderson and Ms. Natira
McDermott Mr. Chunlei Bao and Ms. Ting Chang Mr. Kunal Bhojawala
and Mrs. Leena Bhojawala Ms. Sandra Bonnick
Mr. Jon Boudrot Ms. Beth Anne Brennan Ms. Elaina Burns Mr. Michael
Camarinos and Mrs. Lauren Camarinos ‘96 Dr. Hu Cao and Ms. Selina
Zhou Ms. Millie Castano Mr. Roger Chang and Ms. Emily Yang Mr.
Gregory Chassapis ‘08 Mr. Kevin Chin and Ms. Emily Chen Ms. Susan
Chung Mr. Matthew Cohen ‘88 Mr. Douglas Cooney Mr. Aaron Cooper and
Mrs. Kara Cooper Mr. Baljit Dail and Mrs. Sharon Dail Mr. Michael
Daly and Ms. Jeannie Naughton Daly Mrs. Corliss Darge ‘49 Ms.
Yuying A. Deng Mr. Frederico De Oliveira and Ms. Kristina Satchell
Mr. Alexander Diaz and Mrs. Desere Diaz Mr. Armando Diaz and Mrs.
Dawn Diaz Mr. Scott Dommenge Ms. Rachael Dorr Dr. Allison Egert
Mrs. Noell Garcia Mr. Mohamed El Ghazzali and Mrs. Nicolle Seinige
The Hr. Gerald Escala and Mrs. Edith Escala Mr. Andrew Escala ‘83
and Mrs. Meredith Escala Mr. Juan Carlos Escobar and Ms. Phoebe
Search Mr. Edison Estrada and Ms. Michelle Mercado Mrs. Patricia
Felix Ms. Eleanor Fay Gambee ‘50 Mr. Brett Gardner and Ms. Brintha
Gardner Mr. Alexander Garger and Mrs. Yana Garger
Mr. Adam Geller and Mrs. Jenifer Geller Mrs. Phyllis Gettenberg Mr.
Joe Gitterman and Mrs. Joanna Gitterman Mrs. Kristina M. Gitterman
Mr. Gary Glasser and Ms. Deborah Glasser Mrs. Beth Goldman Mr.
Philip Goldstein and Mrs. Michelle Goldstein Mr. Michael Goodwin
and Mrs. Amy Goodwin Mrs. Andrea Greenberg Mr. Chris Griggs and
Mrs. Angela Griggs Ms. Emily Gruber ‘11 Mrs. Maura Gruber Mr.
Stephen Hards and Mrs. Liza Hards The Harmony Program Ms. Elizabeth
Harriman Dr. Kevin Heaney and Dr. Leila Moore Mr. Michael Heath and
Mrs. Mary Lou Heath Mr. Christopher Hernandez and Ms. Laura
Quintano Mr. George Hertzberg and Mrs. Fran Hertzberg Mr. Jason
Hochstadt and Dr. Ali Weiselberg Ms. Eva Holzer Mr. Howard Homonoff
and Ms. Susan Tuchman Mr. Inpyo Hong and Mrs. Min Joo Mr. Michael
Hong and Mrs. Jeewon Paik Mr. Tom Hur and Mrs. Annie Hur Mr. Ilias
Iliadis and Ms. Anna Roussou Mr. Darryl Johnson and Mrs. Tuere
Frere-Johnson Mr. Ralph Jones and Mrs. Jane DeWalt Jones Ms. Amy
Kantor Mr. Craig Karmin and Mrs. Susanne Karmin Mr. Eungsu Kim and
Ms. Heewon Kim
Annual Giving Annual Giving Mr. Jason Kim and Ms. Sin Hea Lee Mr.
James Kim and Mrs. Sharon Kim Mr. Adam Kirsch ‘07 Mr. Michael
Kobylarz and Ms. Laura Schwartz Dr. Shailaja Koppolu ‘89 Mr.
Timothy Lamoriello and Mrs. Kristin Shepard Lamoriello Mr. William
Lane, Jr. and Ms. Dana McCaw-Lane Mr. Michael Laurence and Ms.
Sherri Laurence Mr. Conrad Lee ‘18 Mr. Daniel Lee Mr. David Lee and
Mrs. Kaori Lee Ms. So Young Lee Mr. Sung Lee and Ms. Tania Min Ms.
Elizabeth Leff Dr. Tom Li and Dr. Grace Kuo Mrs. Ronnee Lipman Mr.
Vito Liza Ms. Lori Lowell Ms. Sylvia Lustberg Mr. Anthony Malara
and Ms. Jessica Spillane Ms. Jill Malesardi Mr. Edward Man and Mrs.
Amy Man Mr. Gahmk Markarian Mr. Mikkel Matsoukas and Mrs. Olivia
Matsoukas Mr. Robert H. Maurizi ‘87 Mr. Joseph Mauro and Dr.
Katherine Schlatter ‘86 Mr. Robert McCabe ‘70 Ms. Molly McGarry
Mrs. Joyce McGirr Mr. Gerard Mekjian and Mrs. Nadine Yavru-Sakuk
‘89 Mr. Miguel Merino and Mrs. Sofia Avilés Mr. David Messler Mrs.
Eileen Michael Mr. Edward Tucker Miller ‘95 Ms. Alexa Modugno ‘02
Mr. Edward Morr and Mrs. Erinn Morr
Mr. David Must and Ms. Meredith Halpern ‘73 Mrs. Deborah A. Newkerk
Mr. John O’Connor and Ms. Linda Marvel Ms. Elizabeth Osder ‘76 Mr.
William Osder and Mrs. Alison McGrath Osder Mr. Marsden Otieno and
Ms. Pamela Odudoh Mr. Richard Pagano and Mrs. Lynn Pagano Ms.
Jelena Pasic Mr. Kaival Patel and Mrs. Dipika Patel Mr. John Paul
Pennebaker and Ms. Michelle Gorchynski Mr. William Peterson and
Mrs. Jean Peterson Ms. Samantha Pianko Ms. Dara Picard Dr. Anne
Pierson Mr. John Pollick and Dr. Dana Alpern ‘67 Ms. Melinda Popiel
Mrs. Yvonne Prata Ms. Michelle Pyles Mr. David Ralph and Mrs.
Kseniya Yershova Ms. Melanie Reich Mr. Chris Resto and Mrs.
Milokssy Resto Ms. Rebecca Rigolosi ‘83 Mr. Diego Ibarguen and Mrs.
Laura Rigolosi-Ibarguen ‘87 Ms. Julia Rios Ms. Sarah Rolle Ms. Mary
Ann Rota Mr. Peter Rousselot ‘51 and Ms. Mary Rousselot Mrs. Sally
Ruback Mr. James Ruff Ms. Caroline Russell ‘03 Ms. Julia Russell
‘07 Mrs. Claire Santoro Saal Mr. Adam Sager and Mrs. Stacey Sager
Mr. Ramon Santiago and Mrs. Maria Manuel-Santiago Mr. Sheafe
Satterthwaite ‘48
Ms. Frances Schulman Mrs. Ginny Smith Dr. Julie Sogani ‘00 Mr. Ji
Austin Song and Mrs. Eun Jin Kil Mrs. Brigitte Sorrentino Ms.
Catherine Stampul Mr. Richard C. Starratt Mr. Gregory Stubbs and
Mrs. Barbara Stubbs Mr. Thomas Taccetta ‘81 Mr. John Tambascia and
Ms. Liv Jao Mr. Daniel Tarplin and Mrs. Suzanne Tarplin Mr.
Geoffrey Taylor Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Mr. Lawrence Tondel and Dr.
Sharyn Tondel Mr. David Trachtenberg and Mrs. Debra Trachtenberg
Mr. Vincent Travaglione Mrs. Betsy Tyras Ms. Shakira Valdez Mr.
Luis Valdich and Mrs. Carolina Valdich Dr. Tim Vogel and Mrs. April
Vogel Ms. Courtney Waag Mr. Sarabjit Walia and Mrs. Hanita Walia
Mr. Jeremy Warren and Mrs. Monica Warren Mr. Allen Wein and Mrs.
Janis Wein Mr. Colin Williams and Ms. Nicole Abissi Mr. Parker
Winston and Ms. Allison Bazin Mr. Jaroslaw Wojtach and Mrs. Anna
Bajer Mrs. Mollie Woolley Ms. Jane Zagajeski Mrs. Nicole Zdanowski
Mr. Mitchell Zeidwig and Ms. Patricia Demkowich Mr. Tong Zhang and
Ms. Yingli Xie Mr. Fanrren Zheng and Mrs. Vanessa
Anderson-Zheng
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CLASS OF 2020 62% Participation Dr. Yoram Amsalem and Dr. Hamutal
Barger Amsalem Mr. Benjamin Cheslow and Mrs. Kokhavit Cheslow Ms.
Susan Chung Mr. Marvin Dillard and Mrs. Robin Dillard Mr. Nicholas
Gee and Mrs. Gina Gee Mr. Philip Goldstein and Mrs. Michelle
Goldstein The Graham-Myrie Family Mr. William C. Helm and Mrs.
Daphné B. Helm Mr. Christopher Hernandez and Ms. Laura Quintano Dr.
Joshua Hyman ‘75 and Mrs. Elizabeth Corsini Mr. Jackson Jean
Baptiste and Mrs. Linda Jean Baptiste Mr. Eungsu Kim and Ms. Heewon
Kim Mr. Sanghyon Kim and Ms. Misako Sato Mr. Bryan Leach and Mrs.
Nicole Leach Dr. Tom Li and Dr. Grace Kuo Mr. Mikalai Maslavets and
Mrs. Alena Maslavets Mr. Edward Morr and Mrs. Erinn Morr Mr.
Douglas Muttart and Mrs. Brandi Muttart Dr. Alfred Ogden and Dr.
Neeta Ogden Mr. William Osder and Mrs. Alison McGrath Osder Mr.
Dimitrios Paliouras and Mrs. Joanna Paliouras Ms. Michelle Pyles
Mr. Adam Sager and Mrs. Stacey Sager Mr. Donald Skupinsky and Mrs.
Medea Skhirtladze- Skupinsky Mr. Chul Son and Mrs. Jieun Park Mr.
George Staphos and Mrs. Maria Staphos Mr. Prescott Ulrey and
CLASS OF 2020 CONTINUED
Mr. Jeffrey Greenbaum Mr. Luis Valdich and Mrs. Carolina
Valdich
CLASS OF 2021 67% Participation Rev. William Allport and Mrs.
Carrie Allport Mr. Stephen Borg ‘80 and Mrs. Monica Borg Mr. Roger
Chang and Ms. Emily Yang Dr. Joseph Chikvashvili and Dr. Fara White
‘94 Mr. Samuel Cho and Mrs. Sunny Cho Mr. Young Cho and Mrs. Eun
Hwa Song Mr. Pil H. Chung and Mrs. Angie Byun Chung Mr. Brian Cohen
and Mrs. Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Baljit Dail and Mrs. Sharon Dail
Mr. Jeff Feig and Mrs. Michelle Feig Mr. Adam Geller and Mrs.
Jenifer Geller Mr. Gary Glasser and Ms. Deborah Glasser Mr. Matthew
Grossman and Mrs. Katalin Frisch-Grossman Mr. Philip Harris and Ms.
Judith Grossman Mr. Michael Hong and Mrs. Jeewon Paik Mr. Tom Hur
and Mrs. Annie Hur Mr. Robert Kennedy and Mrs. Donna Kennedy Dr.
Paul J. Kim and Mrs. Karen G. Kim Ms. Jill Malesardi Mr. Joseph
Mauro and Dr. Katherine Maria Schlatter ‘86 Mr. Kharen Musaelian
and Mrs. Marine Musaelian Mr. Scott Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer
Ostfeld Mr. Kaival Patel and Mrs. Dipika Patel Mr. David Perla and
Mrs. Jody Perla
Mr. Alex Schmelzer and Dr. Lisa Rotmil Mr. Gagan Singh and Mrs.
Sunaina Singh Ms. Catherine Stampul
CLASS OF 2021 CONTINUED
Mr. Dimitri Vermès and Dr. Orit Markowitz Mr. Jeremy Warren and
Mrs. Monica Warren Mr. David Weinraub and Mrs. Melanie Weinraub Mr.
Mitchell Zeidwig and Ms. Patricia Demkowich
CLASS OF 2022 68% Participation Dr. Nadeem Abu-Rustum and Mrs. Amie
Abu-Rustum Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia Gold Mr. Jeffrey Cheng
and Mrs. Missony Cheng Mr. Michael Daly and Ms. Jeannie Naughton
Daly Mr. Leonard Feiwus and Dr. Vered Feiwus Mr. David Gaber and
Mrs. Jessica Gaber Mr. Stephen Hards and Mrs. Liza J. Hards Mr.
William C. Helm and Mrs. Daphné B. Helm Dr. David Horowitz and Mrs.
Anna Maria Gualtieri Mr. Ilias Iliadis and Ms. Anna Roussou Mr.
Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel Mr. Craig Karmin and Mrs.
Susanne Karmin Mr. Sanghyon Kim and Ms. Misako Sato Dr. Tom Li and
Dr. Grace Kuo Mr. Anthony Malara and Ms. Jessica Spillane Mr.
Lawrence Obstfeld and Dr. Rhonda Rosenberg Dr. Alfred Ogden and Dr.
Neeta Ogden Mr. Kaan Onur and Mrs. Hande Cuhruk-Onur
Parent Donors
Anonymous Mr. Peter Abitante and Mrs. Debra Abitante Mr. Joseph
Agresta, Jr. ‘78 Mr. Byron Allen ‘74 and Mrs. Tami Allen Mrs. Susan
Alpern-Fisch ‘71 Mr. Gregory J. Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Capan
Amerkanian ‘84 Mr. Christopher Anderson and Mrs. Adrienne Anderson
‘79 The Russell Berrie Foundation Mr. Malcolm Borg and Mrs. Sandra
Borg Ms. Beth Anne Brennan Ms. Elizabeth Cahill Mr. Aaron Cooper
and Mrs. Kara Cooper Mr. Jeff Cordover and Mrs. Jen Cordover Dr.
Joseph Derose and Dr. Marielaina Derose Mr. Armando Diaz and Mrs.
Dawn Diaz Dr. Allison Egert Mr. Bill Eickelberg and Mrs. Tricia
Eickelberg Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan Foundation The Elisabeth
Morrow School Parents Association Mr. Lawrence Fink and Mrs. Jodee
Fink Ms. Eleanor Fay Gambee ‘50 Mr. Mitchell Goldstein and Mrs.
Lisa Goldstein Mr. Ronald Grant and Mrs. Ashley Grant Mrs. Maura
Gruber Dr. John Hajjar and Mrs. Sharon Hajjar Mr. Stephen Hards and
Mrs. Liza Hards
Dr. Kevin Heaney and Dr. Leila Moore Mr. William Helm and Mrs.
Daphné Helm Mr. John Herman and Ms. Heide Ilgenfritz Mr.
Christopher Hernandez and Ms. Laura Quintano Mr. David Hertz and
Mrs. Sharyl Hertz Mr. Eric Hirschhorn and Mrs. Hillary Sprung
Hirschhorn ‘75 Mr. Tom Hur and Mrs. Annie Hur Dr. Joshua Hyman ‘75
and Mrs. Elizabeth Corsini Mr. Robert Kachikian and Mrs. Kim
Kachikian Dr. Paul Kim and Mrs. Karen Kim Dr. Shailaja Koppolu ‘89
Mrs. Ronnee Lipman Ms. Renee Liu ‘84 Mr. Vito Liza Ms. Lori Lowell
Ms. Sylvia Lustberg Mr. Samuel Mann and Mrs. Emily Mann Mr. Paul J.
Marvin and Ms. Melissa Geiger Mr. Robert McCabe ‘70 Mr. Neal Merker
and Ms. Anna Merker Mr. Keith Meyers and Dr. Maria Devita Mr.
Robert Michiels and Mrs. Debra Michiels Mr. George Milne and Mrs.
Carolyn Milne Dr. Alfred Ogden and Dr. Neeta Ogden Mr. Scott
Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld Mr. Richard Pagano and Mrs. Lynn
Pagano
Mr. Dimitrios Paliouras and Mrs. Joanna Paliouras Dr. Anne Pierson
Mr. John Pollick and Dr. Dana Alpern ‘67 Dr. Peter Puchner and Mrs.
Elizabeth Puchner Ms. Sarah Rolle Ms. Mary Ann Rota Mr. Peter
Rousselot ‘51 and Ms. Mary Rousselot Mr. Jeffrey Rowbottom and Mrs.
Francine Rowbottom Mr. Jeffrey Russell and Ms. Rosemary Mills
Russell Dr. Richard Salzer and Mrs. Linda Salzer Dr. Carl Saphier
‘79 and Mrs. Aviva Saphier Mr. William Sheridan and Ms. Clare
Sheridan Mrs. Marilyn Shuffler Mr. Stanley Silverstein and Mrs.
Anne Silverstein Mr. Alan Solow and Mrs. Kim Solow Mr. George
Staphos and Mrs. Maria Staphos Mr. Richard C. Starratt Mr. Jon
Steingart and Mrs. Jenny Steingart Mr. Francis Tedesco and Mrs.
Jayanne Tedesco Mr. James Tighe and Ms. Barbara Rentler The Trout
Family Mr. Sarabjit Walia and Mrs. Hanita Walia Mr. Allen Wein and
Mrs. Janis Wein The Wiseheart Foundation Mr. Mitchell Zeidwig and
Ms. Patricia Demkowich
Golden Apples We recognize and applaud our loyal donors of 10 or
more consecutive years. Your ongoing support and participation are
especially appreciated!
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CLASS OF 2022 CONTINUED
Mr. Scott Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld Dr. Shwetambara Parakh
Mr. John Paul Pennebaker and Ms. Michelle Gorchynski Mr. David
Ralph and Mrs. Kseniya Yershova Dr. Anil Ranawat ‘86 and Dr. Dana
Ranawat Mr. Daniel Reiser and Ms. Gabrielle Reiser Mr. Chris Resto
and Mrs. Milokssy Resto Mr. Yu Shen and Ms. Xi Chen Mr. Yoshimasa
Tada and Mrs. Nancy Fujita ‘86 Mr. Tallie Taylor and Mrs. Corey
Taylor Mr. Dimitri Vermès and Dr. Orit Markowitz Mr. Sarabjit Walia
and Mrs. Hanita Walia Dr. Yongfeng Wei and Mrs. Yingli Wang Mr.
Donghee Woo and Mrs. Sun Yu Mr. Fanrren Zheng and Mrs. Vanessa
Anderson-Zheng
CLASS OF 2023 60% Participation Mr. Derek Alef and Mrs. Lani Alef
Mr. Robert Amador and Mrs. Rositsa Genova-Amador Ms. Sandra Bonnick
Mr. Samuel Cho and Mrs. Sunny Cho Mr. Young Cho and Mrs. Eun Hwa
Song Mr. David Gaber and Mrs. Jessica Gaber Mr. Venkata Prashanth
Gangu and Ms. Jyothi Rayaprolu Bhavani Mr. Alexander Garger and
Mrs. Yana Garger Mr. Philip Goldstein and Mrs. Michelle Goldstein
Mr. Robert Gross and Mrs. Susan Gross Mr. Christopher Hernandez and
Ms. Laura Quintano
CLASS OF 2023 CONTINUED
Dr. Brandon Huang and Mrs. Ly Huang Mr. Tom Hur and Mrs. Annie Hur
Mr. Fadi Kaddoura and Mrs. Yaeko Kaddoura Dr. Michael Kim and Dr.
Susan Park Mr. Peter Lee and Mrs. Anna Lee Mr. Sun Yong Lee and
Mrs. Kyung Y. Lee Mr. Paul Lim and Mrs. Amy Lim Mr. Anthony Malara
and Ms. Jessica Spillane Mr. Gerard Mekjian and Ms. Nadine
Yavru-Sakuk ‘89 Mr. Miguel Merino and Mrs. Sofia Avilés Mr. Edward
Morr and Mrs. Erinn Morr Mr. Prashant Panavalli Mr. Pankil Patel
and Mrs. Ami Patel Mr. Dan Ross and Mrs. Michele Ross Mr. Ramon
Santiago and Mrs. Maria Manuel-Santiago Mr. Zhigang Wang and Ms.
Yujie Dong Mr. Pengfei Zhao and Mrs. Xingzhe Gong
CLASS OF 2024 65% Participation Mr. Thomas Cherian Abraham and Mrs.
Susmitha Thomas Mr. Joseph Agresta, Jr. ‘78 Mr. Michael Anderson
and Ms. Natira McDermott Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia Gold Mr.
Matthew Brady and Mrs. Eva Costa-Rubio Dr. Hu Cao and Ms. Selina
Zhou Mr. Peter Cho and Ms. Youni Cho Mr. Kaibo Hu and Ms. Zhanglan
Cheng Mr. James Chung and Ms. Mina Chung Mr. Brian Cohen and Mrs.
Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88
CLASS OF 2024 CONTINUED
Mr. Steven Gordon and Ms. Dena Gittelman Mr. Matthew Grossman and
Mrs. Katalin Frisch-Grossman Mr. Inpyo Hong and Mrs. Min Joo Dr.
John S. Kim and Mrs. Emma Kim Mr. Adetunji Layade and Mrs. Nashira
Layade Mr. Daniel Lee Ms. So Young Lee Dr. Tom Li and Dr. Grace Kuo
Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel Mr. Edward Man and Mrs.
Amy Man Mr. Joseph Mauro and Dr. Katherine Maria Schlatter ‘86 Mr.
Douglas Muttart and Mrs. Brandi Muttart Mr. Marsden Otieno and Ms.
Pamela Odudoh Dr. Jae Hong Park and Ms. Hye Soo Eun Mr. Kaival
Patel and Mrs. Dipika Patel Mr. John Paul Pennebaker and Ms.
Michelle Gorchynski Dr. Anil Ranawat ‘86 and Dr. Dana Ranawat Dr.
David Song and Dr. Regina Choi Mr. Tao Sun and Ms. Jennifer Lu Ms.
Shakira Valdez Mr. Jeremy Warren and Mrs. Monica Warren Mr. David
Weinraub and Mrs. Melanie Weinraub Mr. Donghee Woo and Mrs. Sun Yu
Mr. Tao Zhang and Ms. Cong Chen Mr. Fanrren Zheng and Mrs. Vanessa
Anderson-Zheng
CLASS OF 2025 64% Participation Anonymous Mr. Victor Alvarez ‘93
and Mrs. Gia Alvarez Mr. Kunal Bhojawala and
CLASS OF 2025 CONTINUED
Mrs. Leena Bhojawala Mr. Robert Bradley and Mrs. Gisele Bradley Mr.
Kevin Chin and Ms. Emily Chen Mr. Samuel Cho and Mrs. Sunny Cho Mr.
Robert Choi and Ms. Amy Oh-Choi Mr. Juan Carlos Escobar and Ms.
Phoebe Search Mr. Leonard Feiwus and Dr. Vered Feiwus Mr. David
Gaber and Mrs. Jessica Gaber Mr. Philip Goldstein and Mrs. Michelle
Goldstein Mr. Stephen Hards and Mrs. Liza J. Hards Mr. Anthony He
and Ms. Jen Chao Mr. Michael Hong and Mrs. Jeewon Paik Dr. Paul J.
Kim and Mrs. Karen G. Kim Dr. Michael Margolin and Mrs. Michelle
Margolin Mr. John O’Connor and Ms. Linda Marvel Mr. Kaan Onur and
Mrs. Hande Cuhruk-Onur Mr. Scott Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld
Mr. Ryan Park and Mrs. Sooyun Kim Mr. Pankil Patel and Mrs. Ami
Patel Mr. Mark Saraiva Mr. Gagan Singh and Mrs. Sunaina Singh Ms.
Wendi Hoeben Thompson Mr. Frank Zhang and Mrs. Jean Zhang Mr. Tong
Zhang and Ms. Yingli Xie Mr. Pengfei Zhao and Mrs. Xingzhe
Gong
CLASS OF 2026 33% Participation Mr. Robert Amador and Mrs. Rositsa
Genova-Amador Mr. Jason Hochstadt and Dr. Ali Weiselberg Mr. Fadi
Kaddoura and Mrs. Yaeko Kaddoura Mr. Edward Man and Mrs. Amy Man
Mr. Tony Park and Mrs. Katherine Wang Mr. Eric Petrone and Mrs.
Vanessa Petrone Mr. Conrad Roncati and Ms. Alexandra Thayer Don ‘97
Mr. Austin Ji Song and Mrs. Christina Song
CLASS OF 2027 84% Participation Anonymous Mr. Faisal Ahmed and Mrs.
Sarah Ahmed Mr. Gregory Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Capan Amerkanian
‘84 Mr. Chunlei Bao and Ms. Ting Chang Mr. Kunal Bhojawala and Mrs.
Leena Bhojawala Mr. Michael Camarinos and Mrs. Lauren Camarinos ‘96
Dr. Joseph Chikvashvili and Dr. Fara White ‘94 Mr. Han Cho and Ms.
Jooyoun Cho Mr. Sumeet Chordia and Mrs. Riya Chordia Mr. James
Chung and Ms. Mina Chung Mr. Frederico De Oliveira and Ms. Kristina
Satchell Mr. Mark Desiderio and Mrs. Yv Desiderio Mr. Said El
Ghazzali and Mrs. Nicolle Seinige Mr. Edison Estrada and Ms.
Michelle Mercado Mr. Daniel Gabbay and Mrs. Elizabeth Gabbay
‘93
CLASS OF 2027 CONTINUED
Mr. Venkata Prashanth Gangu and Ms. Jyothi Rayaprolu Bhavani Mr.
Brett Gardner and Ms. Brintha Gardner Mr. Adriel Gonzalez ‘94 and
Mrs. Candace Gonzalez ‘94 The Graham-Myrie Family Mr. Chris Griggs
and Mrs. Angela Griggs Mr. Kaibo Hu and Ms. Zhanglan Cheng Dr.
Brandon Huang and Mrs. Ly Huang Mr. Tom Hur and Mrs. Annie Hur Mr.
Darryl Johnson and Mrs. Tuere Frere-Johnson Mr. James Kim and Mrs.
Sharon Kim Mr. William Lane, Jr. and Ms. Dana McCaw-Lane Mr. Oliver
Lennox and Mrs. Maria Lennox Mr. Dongning Luo and Ms. Eva Feng Mr.
Miguel Merino and Mrs. Sofia Avilés Mr. Tony Park and Mrs.
Katherine Wang Mr. Chris Resto and Mrs. Milokssy Resto Mr. Gaurav
Sharma and Ms. Jasleen Batra Dr. Michael Shohet and Ms. Raina
Wallens Dr. David Song and Dr. Regina Choi Mr. Jaroslaw Wojtach and
Mrs. Anna Bajer Mr. Steve Yoon and Ms. Annie Lee
CLASS OF 2028 54% Participation Mr. Faisal Ahmed and Mrs. Sarah
Ahmed Mr. Kieran Byrne Mr. Samuel Cho and Mrs. Sunny Cho Mr. Jimmy
Erol and Mrs. Tara Erol
Parent Donors Parent Donors continuedcontinued
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OUR NEW TRUSTEE Candace Van Ness Gonzalez (’94) is both an EMS
graduate and parent, having served as both Chilton House Vice
President and Class Parent. She has a B.A. from Union College and
an MSW from Columbia University. For Candace and her husband,
Adriel (’94), EMS has been a central part of life. Candace’s
father, William Van Ness, was a former Trustee and Board President
at EMS (1987-1994); both of her siblings also attended EMS. This
multigenerational and multifaceted perspective has given Candace
the fullest possible sense of EMS: as a school, as a family
tradition, and as a second home — one she is now sharing with her
two children, Camellia ’27 and Theo ’30.
Mr. Malcolm Borg and Mrs. Sandra Borg Alexander W. Borg Austin L.
Borg Charles M. Borg William A. Borg
The Hr. Gerald Escala and Mrs. Edith Escala Garrett C. Escala
Hunter M. Escala
Mrs. Phyllis Gettenberg Reed Lessing
Mr. Ralph Jones and Mrs. Jane DeWalt Jones Tyler S. Hards Dana E.
Hards
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Aiden R. Cohen Lila J. Cohen
Grandparents
Mrs. Debra Abitante Ms. Laura Adams Stiansen Mrs. Vanessa
Anderson-Zheng Ms. Lauren E. Bedell Mr. Jon Boudrot Ms. Beth A.
Brennan Ms. Millie Castano Mrs. Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Phil Cox
Mr. Alexander Diaz Mrs. Desere Diaz Mr. Scott Dommenge Dr. Allison
Egert Mr. Andrew Escala ‘83 Mrs. Patricia Felix Dr. Maureen Fonseca
Mrs. Brintha Gardner Ms. Ameila Gold
Mrs. Beth Goldman Mrs. Michelle Goldstein Mrs. Amy Goodwin Ms.
Andrea Greenberg Mrs. Liza Hards Ms. Elizabeth Harriman Ms. Laura
Heffron Mrs. Annie Hur Mr. Vito Liza Ms. Lori Lowell Ms. Sylvia
Lustberg Mrs. Amy Man Ms. Molly McGarry Mr. David Messler Dr.
Stephanie Nebel Ms. Samantha Pianko Ms. Dara Picard Ms. Melinda
Popiel
Ms. Melanie Reich Ms. Julia Rios Ms. Sarah Rolle Ms. Mary Ann Rota
Mrs. Sally Ruback Mr. James Ruff Mrs. Claire Santoro Saal Ms.
Misako Sato Ms. Phoebe Search Mrs. Ginny Smith Mrs. Brigitte
Sorrentino Mr. Vincent Travaglione Ms. Betsy Tyras Ms. Courtney
Waag Mrs. Janis Wein Ms. Jane Zagajeski Mrs. Nicole Zdanowski
Faculty & Staff
CLASS OF 2028 CONTINUED
Mr. Eli Hackel ‘97 and Mrs. Alyssa Hackel Mr. Jason Kim and Ms.
Sarah Lee Mr. Michael Laurence and Ms. Sherri Laurence Mr. Peter
Lee and Mrs. Anna Lee Mr. Fei Luo and Ms. Tingting Li Mr. Mikkel
Matsoukas and Mrs. Olivia Matsoukas Mr. Tracy Morgan and Mrs. Megan
Morgan Mr. Edirin Owhojeta and Ms. Peng Zeng Mr. Conrad Roncati and
Ms. Alexandra Thayer Don ‘97 Ms. Kimberly Sun Mr. Pan Zhu and Mrs.
Lei Sun Mr. John Tambascia and Ms. Liv Jao Mr. Dan Tarplin and Mrs.
Suzanne Tarplin Ms. Wendi Hoeben Thompson
CLASS OF 2028 CONTINUED
Mr. James Tu and Mrs. Cheryl Zhao Mr. Frank Zhang and Mrs. Jean
Zhang Mr. Tao Zhang and Ms. Cong Chen
CLASS OF 2029 53% Participation Mr. Victor Alvarez ‘93 and Mrs. Gia
Alvarez Mr. Kieran Byrne Mr. Michael Camarinos and Mrs. Lauren
Camarinos ‘96 Mr. Alexander Diaz and Ms. Desere Diaz Mr. Brett
Gardner and Ms. Brintha Gardner Mr. Timothy Lamoriello and Mrs.
Kristin Shepard Lamoriello Mr. Derek Malone and Mrs. Dawnlena
Deans-Malone Dr. Anil Ranawat ’86 and Dr. Dana Ranawat Ms. Kimberly
Sun Dr. Alfonso Waller
CLASS OF 2030 92% Participation Mr. Jinwen Chen and Mrs. Vivienne
Zhang Mr. Chin Du and Ms. Lillian Pien Mr. Daniel Gabbay and Mrs.
Elizabeth Gabbay ‘93 Mr. Adriel Gonzalez ‘94 and Mrs. Candace
Gonzalez ‘94 Mr. Michael Goodwin and Ms. Amy Goodwin Mr. Jason Kim
and Ms. Sarah Lee Mr. Oliver Lennox and Mrs. Maria Lennox Mr. Isaac
Pedrini Ingrao and Ms. Judie Park Mr. Jason Song and Mrs. Katie
Song Mrs. Susmitha Thomas and Mr. Thomas Cherian Abraham Dr. Tim
Vogel and Mrs. April Vogel Mr. Colin Williams and Ms. Nicole
Abissi
Parent Donors continued
Mr. Joseph Agresta, Jr. ‘78 Mr. Byron Allen ‘74 Dr. Dana Alpern ‘67
Mrs. Susan Alpern-Fisch ‘71 Mr. Victor Alvarez ‘93 Dr. Natalie
Capan Amerkanian ‘84 Mrs. Adrienne Anderson ‘79 Mrs. Anne Moloney
Black ‘57 Mr. Andrew Bonanno ‘81 Mr. Stephen Borg ‘80 Mrs. Lauren
Camarinos ‘96 Mr. Gregory Chassapis ‘08 Mr. Nelson Chen ‘80 Mrs.
Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Matthew Cohen ‘88 Mrs. Corliss Darge ‘49
Ms. Alexandra Thayer Don ‘97
Mr. Andrew Escala ‘83 Mrs. Nancy Fujita ‘86 Mrs. Elizabeth Gabbay
‘93 Ms. Eleanor Fay Gambee ‘50 Mr. Robert Gambee ‘52 Mr. Adriel
Gonzalez ‘94 and Mrs. Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Ms. Emily Gruber ‘11 Mr.
Eli Hackel ‘97 Ms. Meredith Halpern ‘73 Mrs. Hillary Sprung
Hirschhorn ‘75 Dr. Joshua Hyman ‘75 Mr. Adam Kirsch ‘07 Dr.
Shailaja Koppolu ‘89 Mr. Starling Lawrence ‘52 Mr. Conrad Lee ‘18
Ms. Renee Liu ‘84 Mr. Robert H. Maurizi ‘87
Mr. Robert McCabe ‘70 Mr. Edward Tucker Miller ‘95 Ms. Alexa
Modugno ‘02 Ms. Elizabeth Osder ‘76 William Osder Dr. Anil Ranawat
‘86 Ms. Rebecca Rigolosi ‘83 Mrs. Laura Rigolosi-Ibarguen ‘87 Mr.
Peter Rousselot ‘51 Ms. Caroline Russell ‘03 Ms. Julia Russell ‘07
Dr. Carl Saphier ’79 Mr. Sheafe Satterthwaite ‘48 Dr. Katherine
Schlatter ‘86 Dr. Julie Sogani ‘00 Mr. Thomas Taccetta ‘81 Mr. Chip
Thomas ‘93 Dr. Fara White ‘94 Ms. Nadine Yavru-Sakuk ‘89
Alumni
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Dr. Nadeem Abu-Rustum and Mrs. Amie Abu-Rustum Mr. Gregory
Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Amerkanian ‘84 Mr. Christopher Anderson
and Mrs. Adrienne Anderson ‘79 Mr. Craig Barnett Dr. Brian Benson
and Ms. Amelia Gold The Russell Berrie Foundation Mr. Jon Boudrot
and Mrs. Florette Boudrot Ms. Beth Anne Brennan Ms. Elaina Burns
Ms. Millie Castano Mr. Jeffrey Cheng and Mrs. Missony Cheng Mr.
Young Cho and Ms. Eun Hwa Song Mr. Brian Cohen and Mrs. Beth Thomas
Cohen ‘88 Ms. Yuying A. Deng Dr. Joseph Derose and Dr. Marielaina
Derose Mr. Armando Diaz and Mrs. Dawn Diaz Ms. Rachael Dorr Mr.
Lawrence Fink and Mrs. Jodee Fink Mrs. Noell Garcia Mr. Joe
Gitterman and Mrs. Joanna Gitterman Mrs. Kristina M. Gitterman Mr.
Mitchell Goldstein and Mrs. Lisa Goldstein Mr. Philip Goldstein and
Mrs. Michelle Goldstein
Mr. Ronald Grant and Mrs. Ashley Grant Mr. Matthew Grossman and
Mrs. Katalin Frisch-Grossman Dr. John Hajjar and Mrs. Sharon Hajjar
The Harmony Program Dr. Kevin Heaney and Dr. Leila Moore Mr.
William Helm and Mrs. Daphné Helm Ms. Eva Holzer Dr. David Horowitz
and Ms. Anna Maria Gualtieri Dr. Joshua Hyman ‘75 and Mrs.
Elizabeth Corsini Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel Ms.
Amy Kantor Ms. Ester Kirjner Mr. Michael Kobylarz and Ms. Laura
Schwartz Mr. David Lee and Mrs. Kaori Lee Ms. Elizabeth Leff Mr.
Paul Lim and Mrs. Amy Lim Mr. Paul J. Marvin and Ms. Melissa Geiger
Mr. Joseph Mauro and Dr. Katherine Schlatter ‘86 Ms. Molly McGarry
Mr. Keith Meyers and Dr. Maria Devita Mrs. Eileen Michael Mr.
Robert Michiels and Mrs. Debra Michiels
Ms. Alexa Modugno ‘02 Mr. Levon Nazarian and Mrs. Vera Nazarian Mr.
Hans Nebel Dr. Stephanie Nebel Mr. Michael Neus and Mrs. Karen Neus
Mrs. Deborah A. Newkerk Dr. Alfred Ogden and Dr. Neeta Ogden Dr.
Shwetambara Parakh Mr. William Peterson and Mrs. Jean Peterson Mrs.
Yvonne Prata Dr. Anil S. Ranawat ‘86 and Dr. Dana Ranawat Ms. Mary
Ann Rota Mr. Jeffrey Russell and Ms. Rosemary Mills Russell Dr.
Carl Saphier ‘79 and Mrs. Aviva Saphier Mr. Alex Schmelzer and Dr.
Lisa Rotmil Mr. Stanley Silverstein and Mrs. Anne Silverstein Mr.
Jon Steingart and Mrs. Jenny Steingart Mr. Tao Sun and Ms. Jennifer
Lu Mr. Yoshimasa Tada and Mrs. Nancy Fujita ‘86 Mr. James Tighe and
Ms. Barbara Rentler Mr. Dimitri Vermès and Dr. Orit Markowitz Naida
S. Wharton Foundation
Summer Arts Academy Donors
IN HONOR OF Class of 2020 Dr. Stephanie Nebel Vanessa
Anderson-Zheng Mr. Kevin Song and Mrs. Yen T. Song Noah Benson ‘22
Mr. Sarabjit Walia and Mrs. Hanita Walia Beth A. Brennan Mr. Bill
Eickelberg and Mrs. Tricia Eickelberg
Aaron Cho ‘24 Mr. Peter Cho and Ms. Youni Cho Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88
Mr. Matthew Cohen, Esq. ‘88 Sanda Cohen Dr. Allison Egert Celine
Erol ‘28 Mr. Jimmy Erol and Mrs. Tara Erol Luca Escobar ‘25 Xavier
Escobar ‘25
Mr. Juan Carlos Escobar and Ms. Phoebe Search Dr. Maureen Fonseca
Mr. Douglas Cooney, Deerfield Associates Jaya Gardner Victoria
Gardner Mr. Brett Gardner and Mrs. Brintha Gardner Amelia Gold Ms.
Eva Holzer Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel
Honor/Memorial Gifts
Mr. Peter Abitante and Mrs. Debra Abitante Dr. Nadeem Abu-Rustum
and Mrs. Amie Abu-Rustum Mr. Joseph Agresta, Jr. ‘78 Mr. Gregory J.
Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Capan Amerkanian ‘84 Mr. Christopher
Anderson and Mrs. Adrienne Anderson ‘79 Dr. Brian Benson and Ms.
Amelia Gold Mr. Malcolm Borg and Mrs. Sandra Borg Mr. Stephen Borg
‘80 and Mrs. Monica Borg Ms. Millie Castano Ms. Susan Chung Mr.
Aaron Cooper and Mrs. Kara Cooper Mr. Jeff Cordover and Mrs. Jen
Cordover Dr. Joseph Derose and Dr. Marielaina Derose Mr. Armando
Diaz and Mrs. Dawn Diaz Dr. Youichi Endo and Dr. Julie Endo Mr.
Andrew Escala ‘83 and Mrs. Meredith Escala The Hr. Gerald Escala
and Mrs. Edith Escala Mr. Lawrence Fink and Mrs. Jodee Fink Mr.
Alexander Garger and Mrs. Yana Garger Mrs. Phyllis Gettenberg Mr.
Mitchell Goldstein and Mrs. Lisa Goldstein Mr. Ronald Grant and
Mrs. Ashley Grant Mrs. Maura Gruber Dr. John Hajjar and Mrs. Sharon
Hajjar Dr. Kevin Heaney and Dr. Leila Moore Mr. Michael Heath and
Mrs. Mary Lou Heath Mr. William Helm and Mrs. Daphné Helm Mr. John
Herman and Ms. Heide Ilgenfritz Mr. David Hertz and
Mrs. Sharyl Hertz Mr. George Hertzberg and Mrs. Fran Hertzberg Mr.
Eric Hirschhorn and Mrs. Hillary Sprung Hirschhorn ‘75 Mr. Howard
Homonoff and Ms. Susan Tuchman Dr. Joshua Hyman ‘75 and Mrs.
Elizabeth Corsini Mr. Robert Kachikian and Mrs. Kim Kachikian Mr.
Eungsu Kim and Ms. Heewon Kim Dr. John S. Kim and Mrs. Emma Kim Mr.
Michael Kobylarz and Ms. Laura Schwartz Mr. Roger Lang and Mrs.
Gloria Lang Mr. Bryan Leach and Mrs. Nicole Leach Mr. David Lee and
Mrs. Kaori Lee Ms. Tania Min and Mr. Sung Lee Mr. Paul Lim and Mrs.
Amy Lim Ms. Lori Lowell Mr. Samuel Mann and Mrs. Emily Mann Mr.
Paul J. Marvin and Ms. Melissa Geiger Mr. Neal Merker and Ms. Anna
Merker Mr. Keith Meyers and Dr. Maria Devita Mr. Robert Michiels
and Mrs. Debra Michiels Mr. George Milne and Mrs. Carolyn Milne Mr.
Edward Morr and Mrs. Erinn Morr Mr. Michael Murphy and Dr. Jane
Murphy Mr. Kharen Musaelian and Mrs. Marine Musaelian Mr. Douglas
Muttart and Mrs. Brandi Muttart Mr. Levon Nazarian and Mrs. Vera
Nazarian Mrs. Deborah A. Newkerk
Mr. Marsden Otieno and Ms. Pamela Odudoh Mr. Dimitrios Paliouras
and Mrs. Joanna Paliouras Ms. Jelena Pasic Dr. Anne Pierson Mr.
Jeffrey Rowbottom and Mrs. Francine Rowbottom Mr. Jeffrey Russell
and Ms. Rosemary Mills Russell Dr. Richard Salzer and Mrs. Linda
Salzer Dr. Carl Saphier ‘79 and Mrs. Aviva Saphier Ms. Frances
Schulman Mr. William Sheridan and Ms. Clare Sheridan Mr. Stanley
Silverstein and Mrs. Anne Silverstein Mr. Alan Solow and Mrs. Kim
Solow Mr. George Staphos and Mrs. Maria Staphos Mr. Richard C.
Starratt Mr. Jon Steingart and Mrs. Jenny Steingart Mr. Gregory
Stubbs and Mrs. Barbara Stubbs Mr. Michael Sullivan and Mrs. Anne
Sullivan Mr. Geoffrey Taylor Mr. Francis Tedesco and Mrs. Jayanne
Tedesco Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Mr. James Tighe and Ms. Barbara
Rentler Mr. Lawrence Tondel and Dr. Sharyn Tondel Mr. David
Trachtenberg and Mrs. Debra Trachtenberg The Trout Family Mr.
Sarabjit Walia and Mrs. Hanita Walia Mr. Allen Wein and Mrs. Janis
Wein Ms. Naida Wharton Mr. Parker Winston and Ms. Allison Bazin
Mrs. Mollie Woolley Mr. Mitchell Zeidwig and Ms. Patricia
Demkowich
Parents of Alumni
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Honor/Memorial Gifts Beth Goldman Mr. Ji Austin Song and Mrs. Eun
Jin Kil Michelle Goldstein Mr. Kevin Song and Mrs. Yen T. Song Liza
Hards Mr. Ralph Jones and Mrs. Jane DeWalt Jones Jared Hertzberg
‘87 Mr. George Hertzberg and Mrs. Fran Hertzberg Caila Hochstadt
‘26, Happy 2nd grade graduation! Mr. Jason Hochstadt and Dr. Ali
Weiselberg Annie Hur Mr. Edirin Owhojeta and Ms. Peng Zeng Anne
Kantor Ms. Amy Kantor Paul Kim ‘27 Mr. James Kim and Mrs. Sharon
Kim Anne Lee ‘24 Mr. Daniel Lee Kathryn Tondel Lundy ‘93 Mr.
Lawrence Tondel and Dr. Sharyn Tondel Angelina Park ‘27 Antonio
Park ‘26 Mr. Tony Park and Mrs. Katherine Wang Alexander Perla ‘21
Bar Mitzvah Anonymous Mrs. Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Baljit Dail
and Mrs. Sharon Dail Mr. Gary Glasser and Ms. Deborah Glasser Dr.
Paul Kim and Mrs. Karen Kim Mr. William Osder and Mrs. Alison
McGrath Osder Mr. Kaival Patel and Mrs. Dipika Patel Mr. Jeremy
Warren and Mrs. Monica Warren Mr. David Weinraub and Mrs. Melanie
Weinraub Alexandra (Pierson) Griffin ‘73 Cordelia Pierson ‘75
Olivia (Pierson) Jacobs ‘70 Robin Pierson ‘68 Dr. Anne Pierson
Natasha Pronga Mr. Victor Nuñez and Ms. Michelle
Rodriguez-Nuñez
Jacqueline Riley Dr. Michael Kim and Dr. Susan Park Sondra Rosoff
Ms. Jelena Pasic Amie Shen ‘22 Mr. Yu Shen and Ms. Xi Chen Rachel
Simonson Mr. Edirin Owhojeta and Ms. Peng Zeng Brian Sullivan ‘08
Mr. Michael Sullivan and Mrs. Anne Sullivan The EMS Facultyand
Staff Mr. Bill Eickelberg and Mrs. Tricia Eickelberg Ms. Dara
Picard The Summer Strings Festival Mr. Juan Carlos Escobar and Ms.
Phoebe Search Kassidy Todisco ‘16 Ms. Millie Castano Gabriela
Tuchman Homonoff ‘11 Mr. Howard Homonoff and Ms. Susan Tuchman Zoe
Tuchman Homonoff ‘10 Mr. Howard Homonoff and Ms. Susan Tuchman
Jonathan Woolley ‘82 Mrs. Mollie Woolley Happy Teacher Appreciation
Day Mr. Scott Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld
IN MEMORY OF Clarel Antoine II ‘97 Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia
Gold Dr. Stephanie Nebel Lesley Bates Anonymous Darryl A. Burnham
Anonymous 5th Grade Class Rev. William Allport and Mrs. Carrie
Allport The Evans Family Mr. Paul Kurta and Mrs. Jacqueline Kurta
Mr. Jon Larson and Ms. Susan Croce Dr. Richard Salzer and Mrs.
Linda Salzer
Mrs. Marilyn Shuffler Dustin Drapkin ‘99 Dr. Brian Benson and Ms.
Amelia Gold Goh Endo ‘06 Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia Gold Mr.
Aaron Cooper and Mrs. Kara Cooper Dr. Youichi Endo and Dr. Julie
Endo Dr. Kevin Heaney and Dr. Leila Moore Mr. James Musto and Ms.
Joy Hermalyn Musto Mr. David Trachtenberg and Mrs. Debra
Trachtenberg Jean Gilbert Dr. Brian Benson and Ms. Amelia Gold
Arnold P. Gold Mrs. Joyce McGirr Ms. Millie Castano Mary Hawkins
Mr. Bill Eickelberg and Mrs.Tricia Eickelberg Linda Inchiostro
Anonymous Don Jerie Mr. Lawrence Tondel and Dr. Sharyn Tondel Chet
Ranawat ‘83 Mr. Malcolm Borg and Mrs. Sandra Borg Mrs. Beth Thomas
Cohen ‘88 Mr. Bill Eickelberg and Mrs.Tricia Eickelberg Mr. Samuel
Mann and Mrs. Emily Mann Dr. Julie Sogani ‘00 Mr. George Staphos
and Mrs. Maria Staphos Ms. Wendi Hoeben Thompson Mr. Sarabjit Walia
and Mrs. Hanita Walia Anthony Sorrentino Mrs. Brigitte Sorrentino
Thomas Sorrentino Mrs. Brigitte Sorrentino Ellen Starratt ‘46 Mr.
Richard Starratt Michael L. Tondel ‘90 Mr. Lawrence Tondel and Dr.
Sharyn Tondel
continued
Mr. Peter Abitante and Mrs. Debra Abitante Dr. Nadeem Abu-Rustum
and Mrs. Amie Abu-Rustum Ms. Laura Adams Stiansen Mr. Chunlei Bao
and Ms. Ting Chang Ms. Lauren Bedell Dr. Brian Benson and Ms.
Amelia Gold Ms. Sandra Bonnick Ms. Millie Castano Mr. Jeffrey Cheng
and Mrs. Missony Cheng Mr. Peter Cho and Ms. Youni Cho Mr. Pil H.
Chung and Mrs. Angie Byun Chung Ms. Susan Chung Mr. Brian Cohen and
Mrs. Beth Thomas Cohen ‘88 Mr. Scott Dommenge Mr. Juan Carlos
Escobar and Ms. Phoebe Search Mr. Jeff Feig and Mrs. Michelle Feig
Mr. Daniel Gabbay and Mrs. Elizabeth Gabbay ‘93 Mr. Venkata
Prashanth Gangu and Ms. Jyothi Rayaprolu Bhavani Mr. Adriel
Gonzalez ‘94 and Mrs. Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Mr. Robert Gross and
Mrs. Susan Gross Mr. Eli Hackel ‘97 and Mrs. Alyssa Hackel Ms.
Laura Heffron Mr. William Helm and Mrs. Daphné Helm Dr. David
Horowitz and Mrs. Anna Maria Gualtieri Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs.
Kathleen Kamiel Dr. Michael Kim and Dr. Susan Park Mr. Adetunji
Layade and Mrs. Nashira Layade Mr. Bryan Leach and Mrs. Nicole
Leach Mr. Daniel Lee
Mr. Anthony Malara and Ms. Jessica Spillane Mr. Edward Man and Mrs.
Amy Man Mr. Tracy Morgan and Mrs. Megan Morgan Mr. Kaan Onur and
Mrs. Hande Cuhruk-Onur Mr. Scott Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld
Mr. Prashant Panavalli Ms. Jelena Pasic Mr. John Paul Pennebaker
and Ms. Michelle Gorchynski Ms. Melinda Popiel Dr. Anil Ranawat ’86
and Dr. Dana Ranawat Mr. Chris Resto and Mrs. Milokssy Resto Rev.
Canon Petero A. N. Sabune and Dr. Maureen Fonseca
Mr. William Sheridan and Ms. Clare Sheridan Mr. Donald Skupinsky
and Mrs. Medea Skhirtladze- Skupinsky Mr. Dan Tarplin and Mrs.
Suzanne Tarplin Ms. Wendi Hoeben Thompson Ms. Shakira Valdez Ms.
Courtney Waag Mr. Sarabjit Walia and Mrs. Hanita Walia Mr. Parker
Winston and Ms. Allison Bazin Mr. Frank Zhang and Mrs. Jean Zhang
Mr. Fanrren Zheng and Mrs. Vanessa Anderson-Zheng The Elisabeth
Morrow School Parents Association
EMS Response Fund
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Anonymous (2) Mr. Joseph Agresta, Jr. ’78 Mr. Victor Alvarez ’93
and Mrs. Gia Alvarez Mr. Gregory Amerkanian and Dr. Natalie Capan
Amerkanian ’84 Mr. Christopher Anderson and Mrs. Adrienne Anderson
’79 Dr. Hooman Azmi and Ms. Naghmeh Shirkhan Mr. Murli Buluswar and
Ms. Ruchi Kumar Mr. Aaron Cooper and Mrs. Kara Cooper Mr. Jeff
Cordover and Mrs. Jen Cordover Mr. George Couri and Mrs. Judy Couri
Mr. Marvin Dillard and Mrs. Robin Dillard Mr. John Herman and Ms.
Heide Ilgenfritz
Mr. Edward Hunter and Mrs. Theodora Hunter Mr. Robert Kachikian and
Mrs. Kim Kachikian Mr. Jerald Kamiel and Mrs. Kathleen Kamiel Mr.
Gil Mandelzis and Mrs. Sima Mandelzis Mr. Samuel Mann and Mrs.
Emily Mann Mr. Samir Mathur and Mrs. Reena Mathur Mr. Neal Merker
and Ms. Anna Merker Mrs. Susan Merker Mr. Robert Michiels and Mrs.
Debra Michiels Dr. Alfred Ogden III and Dr. Neeta Ogden Mr. Scott
Ostfeld and Mrs. Jennifer Ostfeld Dr. Peter Puchner and Mrs.
Elizabeth Puchner Ms. Kelli Rabke
Dr. Anil S. Ranawat ’86 and Dr. Dana Ranawat Dr. Mauro Romita and
Mrs. Linda Romita Ms. Dana Romita ’84 Mr. Jeffrey Rowbottom and
Mrs. Francine Rowbottom Mr. Uzi Ruskin and Mrs. Varda Ruskin Mr.
Jeffrey Russell and Ms. Rosemary Mills Russell Mr. Gregory Shaia
and Mrs. Jennifer Shaia Mr. William C. Sheridan and Ms. Clare Bowes
Sheridan Mr. George Staphos and Mrs. Maria Staphos Mr. Jon
Steingart and Mrs. Jenny Steingart Mr. Sarabjit Walia and Mrs.
Hanita Walia Mr. Frank Zhang and Mrs. Jean Zhang
Investing in Excellence Campaign EMS is grateful to our donors who
continue to make pledge payments in support of our school’s master
plan, including our Little School STEAM facility, Innovation Alley,
and the Community Field.
Foundations, Corporations and Matching Companies Alvarez Charitable
Foundation, Inc. Bank of America Matching Gifts Program CyberGrants
Deerfield Associates Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan Foundation Fata
Family Trust Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fusion Park LLC Hans J.
Nebel, LLC Jewish Communal Fund JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Matching Gift Programs Lehigh Gas Wholesale, LLC Mt. Fuji
International Corp. Naida S. Wharton Foundation New York Dental
Studio Panwy Foundation, Inc. Scheme Designers LLC Schwab
Charitable Fund Solow Family Foundation, Inc. The Benevity
Community Impact Fund The Charlotte Benner 2004 Trust
The Cordover Family Foundation The Genesis Foundation The Harmony
Program The Jin Hua Foundation The Mann Family Foundation Inc. The
Russell Berrie Foundation The Tedesco Family Private Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Wisehart Foundation YourCause, LLC
Named Endowment Funds
MOLLY ANDERSON FUND The Molly Anderson Fund was established in
memory of this wonderful woman who was Miss Chilton’s right hand at
Morrow House. The fund provides financial aid for children of
faculty members who attend our school.
• Mr. David Anderson and Ms. Jean Anderson
• Mrs. Susan Alpern Fisch ‘71
ED AND NANCY BARR FUND FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Nancy and Ed Barr,
parents of Christopher ’88 and Andrew ’91, established this fund in
recognition of our excellent teaching staff and to support ongoing
faculty development.
ANNE MOLONEY BLACK ’57 ENDOWMENT Anne Moloney Black ’57 established
this endowment in 2014 to provide tuition assistance for up to two
children. Special consideration will be given to qualified students
who have lost a parent. Anne, who lost her own father in World War
II, believes EMS’ focus on the joy of learning and the 4 Cs helped
form the cornerstones of her life and served her well over the
years. She hopes this fund will provide others with a similar
experience.
• Mrs. Anne Black ‘57 and Mr. Stephen Black
Endowment funds add to the long-term financial strength of The
Elisabeth Morrow School. Only a portion of the yearly income is
used while the principal remains intact and growing. We thank our
endowment donors for recognizing this important school
priority.
MICHELE BOWER SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT Established in 2013 by the
Scherl family, this endowment recognizes the influential role that
Mrs. Bower plays in EMS students’ successes. It supports tuition
aid.
DARRYL ANNE BURNHAM MEMORIAL FUND The Darryl Anne Burnham Memorial
Fund was established by the Burnham family in 1999. It provides
annual tuition aid for a fourth-grade student who would otherwise
not be able to share in the EMS experience. The school thanks the
Burnham family and those who honor Darryl’s memory.
• Anonymous • 5th Grade Class • Rev. William Allport and
Mrs. Carrie Allport • Mr. Dennis Burnham • Mr. Paul Kurta and
Mrs. Jacqueline Kurta • Mr. Jon Larson and
Ms. Susan Croce • The Evans Family • Dr. Richard Salzer and
Mrs. Linda Salzer • Mrs. Marilyn Shuffler
RICHARD A. DAVIES TEACHING ENDOWMENT Established in 1988 to honor
former Head of School Richard A. Davies, this endowment provides
faculty development funds to foster the values he so cherished: the
love of learning, sense of self-worth, and commitment to
community.
GLORIA DUNN ENDOWMENT FUND This endowment was established in 2015
through a generous bequest from Gloria Dunn, a beloved and longtime
teacher at EMS. This fund will both honor Mrs. Dunn and provide
tuition assistance.
GRAHAM-JOHNSON ENDOWMENT FUND Established in 1976 with a donation
from an anonymous benefactor, the Graham- Johnson Endowment honors
former EMS teachers Susan Graham and Janet Johnson. Miss Johnson
was a founding teacher at EMS and is remembered as one of the
“pioneers” of the time. She taught nursery for more than 40 years.
Miss Graham was appointed in 1930 by the school’s founder,
Elisabeth Morrow. She was head kindergarten teacher and Chilton
House librarian. She began the “cocoa parties,” a tradition that
continues today. On their retirement, Constance Chilton commented,
“These two teachers won the admiration and affection of their
colleagues through their dedication and talents. Their
understanding and skill with 4- and 5-year- old children endeared
them to hundreds of students. They will always be held in the
highest esteem by all who know them.” This fund appropriately
benefits faculty compensation.
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Faculty Gift Fund
The Grossman/Harris Family The He Family The Heitners The Helm
Family Christopher & Sophie Hernandez The Hochstadt Family Eric
Hong & Christine Waller Amy & Aaron Hong Bella Hong’s
Family Gretchen & Mathilde Hong Thomas Hong & Family The Hu
Family Brandon & Ly Huang Joshua, Matthew and Lucas Hur Ilias
& Nikanna Iliadi Dan Dominguez & Angel Inman Fadi and Yaeko
Kaddoura The Kamiel Family Jaeyun Emily Kang & Family The
Karmin Family Donna, Robert and Fin Kennedy Isabelle Kim &
Family Atticus, Zelda & The Kims Jason Kim & Family John,
Emma and Louisa (Lulu) Kim Paul & Karen Kim Paul S. Kim &
Family Rachel Kim & Family Camie Kornely The Lamoriello Family
Dana McCaw-Lane & William Lane, Jr. The Lau Family Michael
& Sherri Laurence Nashira & Adetunji Layade The Leach
Family Ayden Lee & Mariann Lee Andrew Lee & Family Daniel
Lee Lauren Lee & Family So Young Lee Ye Eun Lee & Ye Jun
Lee The Lefkowitz Family The Lennox Family Nicolas & Alexander
Lewis Marcus, Zayden & Tessa Li Eleanor Lim & Family
Paul & Amy Lim The Lucan Family Olivia Luo & Family The
Malesardi Family The Malone Family Amy and Edward Man The Margolin
Family Ella Marvel’s Family The Maslavets Family The Mekjian Family
The Merino-Avilés Family The Mertoglu Family The Mitta Family The
Morgan Family The Mulder Family Marine & Kharen Musaelian The
Muttart Family Patrick Nevard & Family The Nuñez family The
Obstfeld Family The Odudoh Family The Ogden Family The Oliveira
Family The Onur Family The Osder Family The Ostfeld Family Edirin
Owhojeta & Peng Zeng The Paliouras Family Prashant & Dana
Panavalli The Parikh Family Jinha Park & Family Kaival &
Dipika Patel Pankil & Ami Patel The Pedrini Ingrao Family The
Perla Family The Pernia/Panavalli Family The Petrone Family Neel
& Rama Premkumar Katarina & Martin Racek Kabir, Jasleen
& Gaurav Raibatra Lev Ralph & Family The Ranawat Family The
Reiser Family Rodman & Diana Rodriguez Portia & Bond
Roncati Harper Ross & Family The Sager Family
Sydney Salazar & Michelle Pyles The Santiago Family The
Satchell Oliveira Family Alex Schmelzer & Lisa Rotmil The
Search-Escobar Family Amie Shen & Family The Shohet Family Rhea
& Anya Singh Atenia Skupinsky & Family Hyewon (Emily) Son
& Family David Song & Regina Choi Kevin & Yen Song
Anthony Song & Family Bernadette Sta. Maria The Stampul Family
The Staphos Family Tao Sun & Jennifer Lu The Tambascia Family
The Tarplin Family The Taylor Family The Theberge Family Aanya
& Anika Thomas Wendi Hoeben Thompson James Tu & Cherly Zhao
The Ulrey-Greenbaum Family The Valdich Family Chloe Valencia &
Family The Vargas Family Dimitri Vermès and Dr. Orit Markowitz The
Walia Family Norah Wang’s Family The Warren Family The Weinraub
Family Drew & Gail Wilkins The Williams Family Elina Yoon &
Family Lilyana Young & Family Ryan & Rosanna Young Bilge
Yuksel The Zeidwig/Demkowich Family Aiden & Alicia Zhang &
Family Frank, Jean, Christine & Lucas Zhang The Zhang/Xie
Family Pan Zhu & Lei Sun The Elisabeth Morrow School Parents
Association
Faculty Gift FundNamed Endowment Funds continued continued
The Abu-Rustum Family The Agrawal Family Abigale Agresta and Family
Sarah and Faisal Ahmed Derek and Lani Alef The Alvarez Family The
Amador Family Gregory and Natalie Amerkanian The Anderson/
McDermott Family The Anderson-Zheng Family Anonymous Liane Baly
Tina Chang & Chunlei Bao Thatcher Bare and Family The Best
Family The Bhojawala Family Stephen & Monica Borg Charles
Brady’s Family Beth Brennan Ethan Breton & Family The Buatti
Family The Burns Family The Camarinos Family Bradley Cao’s Family
The Capizzi Family
Jackson Chang & Family The Chauhan/Kumar Family The
Chikvashvili Family Kevin Chin & Emily Chen Anna & Emma Cho
& Family Marcus Cho and Julia Han Theo, Alex, Catalina, &
Annabelle Cho Brenda & Edward Choi Robert Choi, Jr., Amy
Oh-Choi & Robert Choi, Sr. Raunav Chordia & Family Angie
Byun Chung & Pil Chung Ian Chung and Yeonsuk Hee-Gab Beth,
Brian, Aiden & Lila Cohen George & Judy Couri Bal &
Sharon Dail Michael Daly & Jeannie Naughton Daly The Davis
Family The Demkowich-Zeidwig Family The Desiderio Family Dan
Dominguez & Angel Inman The Don/Roncati Family The Drossos
Family Ali, Lillian & James Du
The El Ghazzali Family Celine Erol & Family The Estrada &
Mercado Family The Feiwus Family The Ferreira Family The
Fujita-Tada Family The Gabbay Family The Gaber Family Vikram and
Varsha Gangu and Family The Garger Family Nick, Gina, Bea and Lily
Gee Family of Dylan Geller The Gilbert Family The Glasser Family
The Gold Benson Family The Golemis Family Adriel and Candace
Gonzalez The Goodwin Family Chris & Angie Griggs Robert &
Susan Gross The Grossman/Harris Family The Gualtieri-Horowitz
Family Anushree and Vik Gupta The Hackel Family Bob &
Evangeline Haney Liza and Steve Hards
MARY HAWKINS MEMORIAL FUND Mary Hawkins was a Chilton House teacher
for 24 years and was revered for her dedication to young ones and
their education. Her family established this fund in her memory to
provide tuition aid for faculty children at EMS.
• Ms. Elizabeth Cahill
STEPHEN P. JONES ENDOWMENT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF COMPENSATION
Parents, students, faculty, alumni, and friends of former Head of
School Stephen P. Jones established this endowment fund upon his
retirement. The fund supports faculty and staff compensation.
GEORGE PENNY FUND This endowment fund was established in 2000 to
honor sixth- grade teacher George Penny, who taught at EMS from
1981 to 2013. Students referred to Mr. Penny as a friend and an
incredible teacher who challenged them through his unique
instructional style. This fund provides financial aid for faculty
children at EMS.
LEE STARR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ENDOWMENT Established in 1999 by the
Toback family to celebrate the life of their cousin, Lee Starr, a
teacher, this fund provides resources for the school to acquire
cutting- edge technology in support of student learning.
Melanie Weinraub, PA President
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The Parents Association promotes the mission of The Elisabeth
Morrow School through a partnership with parents, students,
faculty, administrators, and the Board of Trustees. Providing a
rich menu of parent education and social opportunities throughout
the year, the PA fosters a sense of inclusiveness that helps bind
our families together and offers a forum for their interests.
Further, the PA supports our faculty in the classroom and beyond,
demonstrating the deep appreciation of the entire community for
their work on behalf of our children.
PA Executive Board 2019-20 PRESIDENT Melanie Weinraub
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gia Alvarez
MH VICE PRESIDENT Neeta Ogden
LS VICE PRESIDENT Michelle Margolin
CH VICE PRESIDENT Candace Gonzalez ‘94
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Nikanna Roussou
SECRETARY Lauren Camarinos ‘96
PA Committee Chairs 2019-20 SCHOOL STORE CO-CHAIRS Stephanie
Heitner Karen Kim Jennifer Lu Nicole Seretis Erica Mulder
BOOK FAIR CHAIR EMERITUS Judy Grossman
BOOK FAIR CHAIRS Sunny Cho Michelle Margolin
CH LIBRARY READER COORDINATOR Tara Erol
CH PHOTOGRAPHY REP Gia Alvarez
LS PHOTOGRAPHY REPS Karen Kim Nicole Seretis
MH PHOTOGRAPHY REP Brandi Muttart
NOMINATING CHAIR Maria Staphos
SPEAKER SERIES Lulu Atanda
GREEN COMMITTEE Monica Warren
EQUITY & INCLUSION CO-CHAIRS Dana McCaw-Lane Shannon Chen
HEALTH & WELLNESS CHAIR Dimitri Vermés
LS CARLINE GREETER COORDINATOR Monica Warren
MH FIELD DAY CHEFS Dino Buzzerio Michael Daly
FALL FESTIVAL Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Tara Erol Liz Gabbay ‘93
GRAPHIC DESIGN Michael Daly Angie Griggs Tina Chang
Dear EMS Community,
What a school year 2019-20 was! While we’ll always remember it for
our introduction to remote learning, I am proud to say that the
Parents Association worked hard throughout the year in support of
the PA’s mission: to build
and strengthen ties within our community, educate and engage
parents, show support and gratitude for our faculty and staff, and
to give to the school financially.
We organized our traditional events like the Welcome Breakfast and
Fall Festival plus an outing to hear Michelle Obama speak. Our Book
Fair & Storytelling Festival raised funds for the PA and
included workshops for kids, a free performance by world-renowned
mime Bill Bowers, and of course, perennial favorites Raffle Table,
Cafe and Library Gift Books.
The highlight of the year may well have been the International Food
Festival (IFF), which transformed the Gymkhana into a multicultural
food bazaar with delicious morsels from more than 20 different
regions and engaging, hands-on art activities for the children, an
action zone for block-building, and a canned food drive for Center
for Food Action. It was also our greenest event ever with
composting of food, plates and utensils.
Our four standing committees worked hard throughout the year
advancing their missions. Our renamed Equity & Inclusion
Committee brought renewed attention from the administration,
leading to better integration with the board and faculty groups.
The Health & Wellness Committee hosted an informative lecture
from a nutritionist and planned a fun yoga and pilates day, and our
Community Service Committee once again provided opportunities for
our community to give back through their Halloween Costume Drive,
Used Book Drive, and All Wrapped Up programs. Our Green Committee
had a huge impact on changing mindsets – particularly with
composting at the IFF and with the reusable bag drive for the Book
Fair.
Our Speaker Series had us rethinking how our own upbringing affects
our parenting, while our book club chose some great reads I never
would have picked up on my own. The School Store continued to offer
chic clothing pieces while raising funds for the school and our
class parents continually fielded questions and concerns while
disseminating important information to our families. Our Parent
Ambassadors helped show the best side of EMS to prospective
families and Apple Tree Fund volunteers shared their hearts to get
people to dig into their checkbooks. We also created an online
forum for parents to exchange helpful and creative ideas, offer
recommendations and hand-me-downs, and to get to know one another
more deeply.
Then, of course, there’s the in-classroom help, social
get-togethers, managing picture days, CH library reading, and LS
carline greeting that only happened through the tireless efforts of
our engaged parent body. As a result of all this activity, the PA
was able to make the following monetary donations to the
school:
$15,000 to the Apple Tree Fund $5,000 to the EMS Response Fund
$2,500 to the Faculty & Staff Gift Fund $500 was allocated to
cover Math League expenses I would be remiss if I didn’t give a
huge thank you to last year’s PA Executive Board, committee
chairs,
class parents, and volunteers. Without their enthusiasm,
involvement, commitment and energy, none of it would have been
possible. Everyone that volunteered last year truly played a part
in the success of our programs and in making the EMS community the
warm, nurturing, dynamic place we value. I’m immensely grateful for
all your support.
Warmly,
IFF CHAIR Gia Alvarez
ACTION ZONE Lauren Camarinos ‘96
GREEN COMMITTEE Monica Warren
International Food Festival
ALLERGY AWARE Jyothi Rayaprolu
ASIA-CHINA Angela Cheng
ASIA-INDIA Sunaina Singh
ASIA-SOUTH Maria Santiago
EUROPE-IRELAND Jeannie-Naughton Daly
EUROPE-ITALY/ POLAND Danielle Bocchino
CO-CHAIRS Judy Grossman Sunny Cho Michelle Margolin
RAFFLE COMMITTEE Grace Kuo Tara Erol
CAFÉ COMMITTEE Dana Ranawat Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Lauren Camarinos
‘96
GIFT BOOKS Jessica Gaber Nikanna Iliadi
SET-UP COMMITTEE Don Skupinsky Catherine Ferreria
DESIGN & WEB SITE Angie Griggs Gail Wilkins
DECORATION Nancy Fujita ‘86 Kelly (Hyun) Kim
AUTHOR/PRE-ORDER Julia Cohen Jyothi Rayaprolu Bhavani
FACULTY TEA Neeta Ogden
CASHIER Melanie Weinraub Alex Barros Jennifer Hong
Book Fair The Book Fair is a major Parents Association fundraiser
that brings our community together for author visits, book talks, a
faculty tea, and the traditional Kindergarten Flashlight
Picnic.
The International Food Festival is a school-wide event that
celebrates our families’ vast array of cultural heritages. Held in
January, this cultural extravaganza featured delicious food,
decorations, costumes, and activities from around the world – all
made possible by EMS families!
EMS CLASS OF 2020
Mr. Itamar Amsalem
Mr. Max Baly
Ms. Grace Charles
Mr. Jonathan Cheslow
Mr. Chris Couri
Mr. Luke Davis
Ms. Marie Dillard
Mr. Julian Fernandez-Cos
Ms. Beatrice Gee
Ms. Lily Gee
Ms. Sienna Gilbert
Ms. Maddie Goldstein
Mr. Kaori Graham-Myrie
Mr. William Helm
Mr. Aiden Herrera
Mr. Christopher Hernandez
Ms. Charlotte Hyman
Avenues School
Don Bosco Prep
Dumont High School
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Fall Festival Our annual event featured something for the entire
family, including pumpkin decorating, face painting, bounce houses,
field games, food, arts & crafts, and a hay maze.
CO-CHAIRS Candace Gonzalez ‘94 Tara Erol Liz Gabbay ‘93
The Elisabeth Morrow School 435 Lydecker Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
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notify
Alumni Relations of their current addresses. Thank you!
[email protected] • 201.568.5566 ext. 7226
FEBRUARY 27, 2021 EMS 90TH ANNIVERSARY
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