Annual Report

COTTING SCHOOL
PORTRAITS OF SUCCESS
The nine students pictured on our cover tell a
story of individual strengths, challenges and
successes.
From lower to middle to high school to HOPEhouse, our 5-day boarding school, the accomplishments of
our students lie in academics, the arts, athletics, and technology, and in self-confidence, friendships and
independence.
At Cotting School, our students make large and small strides each day. This Report is intended as a
window into that process – with a focus on one area of achievement. There are far more success stories
to tell for each student than could fit within the covers of this Report.
If you have never visited Cotting, please do! Witness firsthand our amazing students at work. Their
resolve and persistence impress us every day. It is our hope that as you read these stories, you, too, will
applaud them.
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This has been a year of innovation and expanded
services at Cotting School.
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It has been tremendously rewarding this year
to see our staff create new possibilities resulting
in new successes for students on our campus and
throughout Massachusetts.
camp, called Talk2U, for ten tweens and teens
whose primary mode of communication is hightech or low-tech Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC).
Cotting Consulting expanded to serve students
in more than 25 school districts. Our growing
staff facilitates curriculum access and increases
independence in classroom settings using
technology solutions for students with complex
special needs.
Our faculty-led Instructional Leadership Team
continues to research curricula to meet the diverse
learning styles of our students. During 2014, a
dedicated teaching team assessed and analyzed
literacy data for each student to create a total
program to match up to each student’s needs.
To expand our summer options and supplement
our Extended Year, SALSE and Bridging the Gap
programs, we inaugurated a weeklong summer
Our second Burr Family Conference, Making Things
Possible, focused on one of the most difficult issues
our students and their families face: transition.
David Cushing, Chair
with David Manzo, President
Keynote speaker, Representative Tom Sannicandro,
spoke of the need for a shared vision for people
with disabilities. He urged families to make their
voices heard with their legislators and to advocate
for better services for their children.
We congratulate our first graduate in the second
make possible the “highest learning potential
and level of independence” that we seek for each
student. Thank you for joining with us to make it
possible for this extraordinary school to continue
the experiment our co-founders began in 1893.
year of our HOPEhouse 5-day boarding program!
HOPEhouse serves young adults ages 17-22 who
are building skills for a successful transition to
David C. Cushing, Chair, Board of Trustees
adult life.
It is the intersection of our students’ best efforts
David W. Manzo, President, Cotting School
and our teachers’ thoughtful interventions that
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Annamarie gets right to work
applying a lesson she and her
classmates just learned in their
Technology class. Because
her teacher uses one of our
interactive SmartBoards in her
presentation, she inspires the
class to work collaboratively
while prompting language use
and social skills.
Technology targeted to meet
the needs of each student
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Staff photo
Targeted
Technology
is a hallmark of Cotting’s
success. The Instructional
Technology Center classroom
provides students with weekly
instruction in computer literacy
while enhancing classroom
learning through computerbased activities. Cotting teachers
incorporate SmartBoards in all
academic areas, as well as in
daily tasks such as reporting
on the weather and attendance,
as part of their overall teaching
strategy.
Initially hesitant and reserved,
Annamarie has become
increasingly eager to respond
in class discussions and
engage with peers and staff
members. She is determined
to construct both verbal and
written sentences that express
her ideas accurately, with the
encouragement of her teachers
and peers. Heartened by her
success, she is willing to take
more risks and try even harder
in successive classes – with
favorable results. Through
technology, Annamarie has
become a more confident student
and her spontaneous social
interactions have blossomed.
Because of Cotting’s targeted
literacy assessments and
interventions, the teachers
collaborate to develop strategies
for the skills Alex needs most.
With regular communication
between teachers and therapists,
Alex’s comprehension, phonics,
and decoding skills have
improved tremendously.
Individualized Instruction
Alex is highly motivated to communicate. He understands the
power of words. A hard worker who is both eager to learn and selfdriven to produce perfect work, Alex has made remarkable progress
in literacy since enrolling at Cotting.
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Learning to Work
Michaela’s clerical pre-vocational job in Cotting’s administrative
office has improved her academic skills. She learned to alphabetize
with an A-Z accordion file sorter with amazing accuracy. The
second week she remembered the process and then took it one-step
further. While she was alphabetizing the invoices by letter, she then
alphabetized the invoices in the right order within that letter. Ann
Dubé, her supervisor, states that Michaela is “very thoughtful about
her work and accomplishes the tasks at hand with great accuracy.”
Staff photo
Cotting’s pre-vocational services
program includes in-house jobs
in a variety of locations around
the school to help students
develop appropriate work habits
and attitudes, good decisionmaking skills, and learn workspecific skills.
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Exploring New
Interests
Working largely independently,
Nikita made five butcher-block
cutting boards for our outreach
fair. Since she came to Cotting six
years ago, Nikita has thrived in
Industrial Arts class. She began
by using the most basic hand
tools, but now has graduated
to the more complex hand and
power tools. Though always
supervised, Nikita can use much
of the equipment independently,
and she’s good at it!
Although Nikita is usually quiet,
she is always excited to talk
about going to Industrial Arts.
She is motivated by the work she
does, talking about the tools and
explaining the steps of cutting
the wood. She is incredibly proud
of her final product and shows
everyone from the IA room, to the
cafeteria staff, to her bus driver.
Nikita has programmed “IA”
as a recurring event in her iPad
calendar, along with her most
important events.
Cotting offers a variety of
enrichment classes in addition to
Industrial Arts, including Music,
Adaptive Physical Education,
Library/Media, Vocational
Workshop, and after school
extracurricular activities.
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Dolly enjoys the challenges of
a weekly community trip and
is always willing to learn new
skills. On a simple trip to a
local pharmacy, Dolly practices
reading signs, using a list,
locating specific items, checking
prices, identifying money, and
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Staff photo
Practicing
Through
Community
Inclusion
making change. She also builds
upon all her social skills when
making purchases. She is quick
to ask for help from a clerk and
say thank you. Most importantly,
Dolly enjoys exploring her
independence with her friends.
After-School Activities
Tom loves to run. Since his first day at Cotting School, he has
effortlessly used our outdoor track during his pre-gym class warmups. His coach, Adaptive Physical Education Instructor Dan Cuddy,
remarks, “Tom’s running has also been a good influence on his peers,
as they push themselves to keep up with him. With his increased
endurance from training after school with the Running Club, Tom will
be encouraged to run the mile at Special Olympics in the spring.”
Staff photo
Track and Running Club have given Tom a
chance to be involved with a group of peers.
He has always liked getting to know other
people, and being a part of groups like the
track team or the Running Club has allowed
him to meet students from all levels of the
school, and to keep a wider circle of friends
than he would have anywhere else.
Running Club is one of the many afterschool services offered at Cotting, making
it possible for our students to have the
same after-school activities their peers and
siblings enjoy in their respective schools.
Our students explore new hobbies and
forms of self-expression. The offerings
change periodically and include drama club,
photography, cooking, and sports clubs.
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Gaining Work Experience
Through Project Bridges
Alesky’s Project Bridges job this year is at Shire plc, a global
pharmaceutical company with a facility in Lexington. Among
other things, he re-stocks conference rooms with office supplies.
He also collates information and gathers supplies for “Welcome
Packets” for new staff. His
supervisor, Deb Brodeur, notes
“his good attitude, diligence, and
persistence.”
Staff photo
Project Bridges, Cotting’s
experience-based learning
program, offers our students
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opportunities to examine and
explore work environments
within community worksites.
Alesky and the other thirtyseven Upper School students
are transported by school van
to off-campus worksites, where
Cotting job coaches assist them.
Students explore vocational
options while experiencing the
subtle nuances of the work place.
Putting it All to Work at
HOPEhouse
Riley lives at HOPEhouse, our 5-day boarding program, which offers
him another step towards independence. A transition program for
young adults ages 17-22, HOPEhouse fosters academic achievement,
skill development and social-emotional maturity to enable students
to realize their highest potential both during and after their
enrollment.
As part of his HOPEhouse vocational experience and preparation
for independent life as an adult, Riley works four days per week
at Coolidge Middle School in Reading in the maintenance
department. His supervisor
there, Robert Halloran, could
not be more pleased with Riley’s
performance. “The students and
staff love having Riley here; they
notice the care he takes to do
his job well,” says Halloran. He
notes that Riley’s strong work
ethic and loyalty make him an
exemplary employee.
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Cotting Consulting
Rae and her team at Tewksbury Memorial High School are
supported by Cotting Consulting. Serving more than 25 school
districts, our staff help students like Rae improve language skills by
using speech-generating devices effectively in the classroom, on the
job, and in the community. As she has grown, Rae has transitioned
from one device to another,
building her skills along the way.
While some students who use
speech-generating devices seek
the sense of community that
Cotting School offers, others
take advantage of their home
community schools. But in order
to remain there and fully access
their education, they need to
take advantage of the skills
that Cotting Consulting offers
them and their districts. Our
consulting team helps districts
and students put the final pieces
together.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustees
Henry W. Clark, Esq., Clark, Hunt & Embry
John F. Drake, Accenture
Michael Durkin, CEO, United Way of MA Bay
and Merrimack Valley
Paul Goodof, Private Financial and Management Consulting
Richard E. Keeley, Dean, Boston College
Katherine Martien, M.D., Director, TRANSCEND, MGH
Makeeba McCreary, Abekam Consulting
Stuart A. Randle, Concord, MA
Joan Thorndike, Brookline, MA
Officers of the Corporation
David Cushing, CFA
Chairman; Financial Services Executive
Alexander Thorndike, Treasurer; Century Capital
David W. Manzo, M.Ed.
President, Cotting School
D. Eliot Klein, Secretary; TD Bank
Trustees Emeriti
H. Phelps Edwards, Jr., Wellesley, MA
Charles T. Haydock, CFA, Treasurer Emeritus; Welch & Forbes
Raymond L. Killian, Jr.,
Chairman Emeritus; Investment Technology Group, Inc. (retired)
David S. Lee, Senior Vice Chairman; (retired)
Anne P. Ogilby, Esq., Chairman Emerita; Ropes & Gray
Paul F. Perkins, Esq., Ropes & Gray (retired)
John L. Thorndike,
Treasurer Emeritus; Fiduciary Trust Company (retired)
Elise R. Wallace, Sherborn, MA
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TREASURER’S REPORT
Cotting School is so much more
than just a school.
Our extraordinary faculty
and staff go to great lengths
to meet the curricular and
extra-curricular needs of each
of our 120 students every day.
Their coordination and team
approach to teaching allow them
to identify individual student
needs, assess each student’s
progress, train new staff, and
implement new programs. This
extra depth of research and
teamwork - in all academic areas
- is exemplary.
Supported by these teams of
professionals, and using adapted
materials and technologies, our
students can fully access their
education and meet their social,
vocational, and therapeutic
goals.
72.1% from Tuition
How is this progress possible?
You. Our donors so generously
provide the means through
which we can provide students
with this extensive educational
curriculum as well as robust
extra-curricular activities. Every
gift to Cotting School makes a
difference. Thank you for your
continued support.
Alexander L. Thorndike
Our IRS Form 990 and audited Financial
Statement are available upon request.
20.8% from endowment
(sum of 18.4% endowment
and 2.4% other income)
7.1% from donors
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OUR GO GREEN INITIATIVE
Last year we recycled 104,748 pounds per cubic yard
of material. Since we moved to single stream we’ve
increased our recycling by 231%.
In FY 2012 we introduced low flow water fixtures to
Cotting School and decreased usage by 22%.
In FY 2010 we converted from oil to natural gas
and decreased CO2 emissions by 33%. Since the
conversion we’ve also saved over $40,000 annually in
fuel costs.
We’ve decreased electricity by 8% and we have two
important initiatives on the horizon, converting to LED
lights and installing solar panels.
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PROJECT BRIDGES EMPLOYERS
Empowering People for
Inclusive Communities,
Malden
Epicurean Feast
Catering Co., Maynard
HomeGoods, Bedford
Hygiene Kit Project:
participating programs
include Second Step,
Newton;
Brookview House,
Dorchester;
Crittenton Women’s
Union, Brighton; and
Waltham Community
Day Center, Waltham
To honor the 20 years that
TJ Maxx in Bedford has been
a Project Bridges employer,
students presented
Linda Bouchie,
Sherry St. Louis, and
Janice Rodgriguez with a
commemorative plaque
featuring Cotting student art.
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Lahey, Lexington
Lincoln Public Library
Magic Garden Children’s
Center, Lincoln
Mahoney’s Rocky Ledge,
Winchester
Neuropsychology and
Educational Services for
Children and Adolescents,
Newton
Phinney’s Friends, Lincoln
Perkins Technology Radio,
Watertown
Sancta Maria Nursing
Facility, Cambridge
Shire plc, Lexington
TJ Maxx, Bedford
Veteran’s Association
Hospital, Bedford
Waltham Children’s
Hospital
Waltham Crossings,
Waltham
Waltham Police Station
Waltham YMCA
Xerox Corporation,
Waltham
Staff photo
Birthday Wishes, Lexington
Cambridge Public Library,
O’Neill Branch
Coolidge Middle School,
Reading
Cotting Consulting,
Lexington
DeCordova Sculpture Park
and Museum, Lincoln
Discovery Museum, Acton
Drumlin Farm, Lincoln
Drumlin Farm Preschool,
Lincoln
Eastern Mountain Sports,
Acton
COTTING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
Acton/Boxborough
Andover
Arlington
Auburn
Ayer/Shirley
Bedford
Belmont
Billerica
Blackstone Millville
Boston
Braintree
Brookline
Cambridge
Canton
Chelsea
Concord/Carlisle
Danvers
Easton
Everett
Framingham
Hamilton/Wenham
Harvard
Hollis, NH
Hopkinton
Ipswich
King Philip Regional
Lawrence
Leominster
Lexington
Lincoln
Lincoln/Sudbury
Littleton
Londonderry, NH
Lowell
Lynn
Marshfield
Masconomet
Maynard
Medford
Melrose
Merrimack, NH
Methuen
Milford
Natick
Needham
Newton
Norfolk
North Andover
North Middlesex
North Reading
Norwell
Norwood
Peabody
Plymouth
Quincy
Reading
Revere
Salem, MA
Salem, NH
Shrewsbury
Somerville
Swampscott
Tewksbury
Timberlane Regional
Tyngsboro
Wachusett Regional
Waltham
Watertown
Wayland
Wellesley
Westford
Weston
Westwood
Wilmington
Winchester
Winthrop
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PARENT ORGANIZATIONS
We are grateful to the many parents whose experience,
ideas, expertise, and time support our learning community.
We also thank those who volunteer to participate in the
Cotting Family Builders, the Parent Advisory Council, and
the Government Affairs Committee.
MEDICAL & SENIOR
ADVISORS
Patricia M. Annino, Esq.
John Beach
Julie Bickel, M.D.
Walter M. Cabot
Nancy Carlson, O.D.
Timothy J. Connelly
Arthur and Geraldine
Downing
John Emans, M.D.
Andrew Feinberg, Esq.
Laurie Glader, M.D.
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Paul Goodof
Susan M. Halby
Elizabeth Harstad, M.D.
Richard Hay
Bayard Henry
Lynda G. Kabbash, M.D.
D. Eliot Klein
Susan Nelson
David Scheff, M.D.
Terri Scheff
Harry C. Webster, M.D.
COTTING CONSULTING
School Districts Served
Acton
Acton-Boxborough
Arlington
Assabet Valley Technical
Ashland
Barre/Quabbin Regional
Chelmsford
Fitchburg
Foxborough
Franklin
Holliston
Hopkinton
Leominster
Marlborough
Medford
Milford
Natick
North Andover
North Middlesex Regional
Pioneer Valley Regional
Shrewsbury
Sudbury
Tewksbury
Walpole
Watertown
Wellesley
Nonprofits Served
Community Therapeutic
Day School
Gifford School
Northeast Arc
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ANNUAL GIVING
21st Century Leaders
$20,000 and Greater
David C. Cushing*
James W. Dunphy Trust*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L.
Killian, Jr.*
The David and Katherine
Moore Family Foundation*
John Pace Charitable Trust
Shire plc
Alicia and Stephen Symchych
Mr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas
Thorndike*
Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Wallace*
Cotting Society
$10,000 - $19,999
Mr. and Mrs. Walter M.
Cabot, Sr.
James F. Casey Fund at
The Boston Foundation*
Charles W. Gibson*
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee*
Harry D. Neary Fund at
The Boston Foundation*
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Remondi
Anne and Alexander
Thorndike*
Chairman’s Society
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Barrett
Amie and Tim Connelly
Community Connections
Foundation, Inc.
Deland, Gibson Insurance
Associates, Inc.*
John Drake
Mr. and Mrs. H. Phelps
Edwards, Jr.*
Helen W. Handanian Trust*
Adelaide B. Howland Trust*
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A.
Kingsley
Pam and Kent Larson*
Gregory W. Sullivan and
Katherine Martien
Sullivan, M.D.
Ms. Susan M. Myers*
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N.
Nicholas*
Anne P. and Henry M. Ogilby*
PNC Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Randle*
Dr. Paul S. Russell
Paul Sicard and Anna Hanks
President’s Guild
$2,000 - $4,999
Mrs. Charles F. Adams*
Paige and Louis V. Bertocci
Linda N. Cabot and
Edward T. Anderson
Chubb & Son*
Clyde Media Productions
William and Sally Coughlin
Marc and Libby Firenze
Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Flanagan*
Catherine Fleming*
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Paul S. Goodof
Michael G. and
Theresa M. Hluchyj*
Hockett Charitable Fund
The Lammert Family
Warren Lammert
Leonard, Mulherin &
Greene, P.C.*
Mr. and Mrs. William Leyden*
David S. Lynch Trust*
William A. Lynch Trust*
David, Noreen and Lou Manzo*
Ms. Noreen McCloskey
Melissa Kane Myers
Novack Family Foundation
Charles H. Pearson
Charitable Trust*
Arlene Andrew Pippin*
Seasons Four, Inc.*
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Skates*
Teleflex Foundation
The Williams Family Fund
Leadership Circle
$1,000 - $1,999
Anonymous (4)
Brad and Susan Bailey*
Susan Battista and
Fritz Klaetke
Bert and Joy Bennett Family
Fund
Ann Bersani and
Michael Durkin
Pam and Jim Boyer
Bill Corkins and Diane Federle
Charles Davis Legacy*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Delaney*
Laura and Floyd Dewhirst*
Rarie Taylor Dye*
John and Nancy Geljookian
Susan M. Halby*
Joseph L. Hansis, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Haydock*
Roger Haydock
David and Jackie Hennessey*
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Henry*
Richard and Patricia Herd*
George and
Chris Hoffmeister
Lynda G. Kabbash, M.D.*
Richard and Martha Krause
Marilyn Levine
Michael and Joanne Lewicki
Alfred V. Lincoln Trust*
Anne Marcus
R.E. Marino
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Edgar
McDonald*
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P.
Moore*
Dr. Shapur and Amy Naimi*
Susan L. Nelson*
New Horizons at Marlborough
William M. Payne, Jr.*
Paul and Mary Perkins*
Mr. and Mrs. H. Bradlee Perry*
P-Solve Cassidy
Ms. Cheryl Rank
Ms. Theresa M. Rooney
Nicholas and Christine Russo*
Mrs. Jane C. Saltonstall
Anne Marie and
Steve Scarlata
Mr. Hugh Simons
William, Margaret and
David Veronelli
Mike Walsh and Maureen
Manning
Founder’s Association
$500 - $999
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ball*
Mr. Chester S. Beattie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Becker
Dr. Nancy B. Carlson*
Bill and Sheila Carruth
Janet and Jim Corkins
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Daly
Ms. Karen Ahearn Driscoll
The Fadden Family
Mr. and Mrs. M. Dozier
Gardner
Madeline L. Gregory*
Bridget Irish and
Alan Kump*
Margery and Curt Johnson
Mrs. Dorothy H. Kelso*
Mr. Zavan Khachadoorian,
Class of 1944*
Olivia and Stephen Kistner
Mr. Eliot Klein*
Elaina and Anthony
Kourepenos
Keith and Stacey LaVangie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.
Lawrence*
Mrs. Shirley Locke
Suzanne Locke and
Wilberto Lima
Mr. Kenneth J. MacAdams
Krista M. Macari*
Gayle and Pat Meehan
Mr. Alec F. Moore*
Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Mores*
Mark O’Leary
Red Lentil Vegetarian
Restaurant
Deb Rivkin and
Bruce Haggarty
Howard Saxner and
Elizabeth Peters
David and Terri Scheff*
Anne and George Self
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Skates*
Monica and Alan Steinert
Ms. Martha Stewart
Professor Paul Sullivan
Twin Metals, Inc.
Angela Ventola*
William J. Webber and
Joan G. Howland
Mr. Charles K. Woodworth
Faculty Council
$150 - $499
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Aldrich
Anonymous (5)
The Arbuckle, Ghilani and
Harless Family
Michael and Marianne Arcieri
Dr. Linda Bandini*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barrett
Michael Bassichis and Sylvia
Freed
John and Mary-Jane Beach*
Dr. Julia W. Bennett
Annette M. Bertino
Esther M. Bertino*
Peter Blaxill
Susan and Charles E. Bradford*
Diane and George Burns
Jennifer and Joseph Burson
Anthony and Ann Calitri*
Sheila Carbone
The Carroll Family
The Casey Family
Tony and Rosemarie
Cermenaro
CHAI Works at Jewish Family
& Children Service
Mr. Henry W. Clark, Esq.*
Ms. Kathleen Connell
John E. Coppinger
Linda and Edward Culverwell
Katie and Joe Daly
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence B.
Damon, Jr.*
Ms. Frances Davis
Kerri and Stephen DeRosa
Devaney Energy, Inc.
Mike DiCiero and Family*
Mary E. Donahue
Arthur and Geri Downing*
Robert Downing
Tara K. Driscoll
Atty. and Mrs. Thomas Dupont
Peter and Paulette Farmer
Janet and Jim Fitzgibbons
Miss Joan E. Forrester, Class
of 1955*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Fox
Laura and Frank French
Patricia Garcia
Joan and Douglas Garron
Colette Gifford
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmore
C. Gerald Gnerre*
Lucy Goreham
Mark D. Greenman
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Mr. Gregory L. Gullickson*
Mr. Richard Hellmold*
Claudia Hennessey
Kathleen Hirsch and
Mark Morrow
Mr. Richard Johnson
Dennis and Carol Kanin
Jamie Katz
Dr. Louise and
Mr. Richard Keeley
Joan L. Lowney*
John and Sondra Lucente
Susan Luchette
Mr. John J. Lydon,
COMPASS School
Alan and Barbara Maddaus
Mr. and Mrs. George J.
Mardinly, Esq.
Margarita’s Mexican
Restaurant
Michael and Betty Ann
Killian*
Stanley Kruszewski
Carol and David Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R.
LeClair*
Lexington Graphics
Peter and Barbara Locke
Boston Lodge of Elks
of the USA, #10*
The Loiacono Family*
Lovett Plumbing & Heating
Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lowell, Jr.
Mr. John Mastrobattista
Gale S. Mayfield*
Ms. Makeeba McCreary
Theresa Melchin
M. J. Murphy
William C. Nardone
Claire Nunes
Lara and Thomas O’Connell
Brian and Carol O’Donnell*
Joseph and Patricia O’Keefe*
Nancy Osgood
Mr. Michael Pembroke*
Gerry Perreault
Paul and Evelyn Petroski*
Maureen and Andy
Piotrowski
Michael T. Pojman
Mr. Paul Porter
Stephen T. Potter
Mr. and Mrs. John Quirk
Douglas and Mary Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Raymond
Kelly Reilly
Charles A. Rheault, Jr. *
Mr. Larry Rideout
Louise C. Riemer*
Kevin and Eileen Ritcey
Diane and Donald Rosen
Elizabeth and Derek Russell*
Albert and Maureen Savastano
Ross and
Kathleen Sherbrooke*
Mr. Robert Sheridan
Ann Sicard
Mr. Michael Slezak
Mrs. Edward W. Smith, III*
Mr. Thomas J. St. Pierre
Starkweather & Shepley, Inc.
Campbell Steward
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Waddick
SESD Sunshine Fund
Barbara Talbot
Target Take Charge of
Education Program
John and Bronwyn Teixeira
Millie Teixera
Mr. John Lowell Thorndike*
The Thornton Family*
Mr. James N. Tracy
US Foods
Joel Vaandrager
Georgios Vetoulis and Dolores
Acevedo-Garcia
Mary A. Waddick
Karylann and Robert Walsh
Thomas and Janice Walsh*
Mr. and Mrs. William Watkins
Mr. Stephen W. Zanotti and
Ms. Virginia Braman
Friends
Gifts up to $149
2014 Ski Trip Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Abrams
Ms. Julie Abbott
William Allen and
Sharon Norman
Mr. and Mrs. Jose V. Alvero
Ms. Rosa Alves, Class of 1982
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P.
Ambrose
George and Donna Amick
Anonymous (12)
Mrs. Vera Arcieri
Miss Theresa M. Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ayles
Bob and Nancy Bacon
Katherine W. Bacon
James Baker
Valerie Baker
Ms. Hannah Balancoff
Ann Bausman
Carissa Becker
Ruth J. Berg*
Shirley and Dave Berg
Paulette Binder
Virginia M. Birmingham*
Winifred Birmingham*
Mr. David Bishop
Lisa Blethen*
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K.
Blizard*
Marianne Bolt
Mrs. Victoria R. Borges
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Bouchard
The Boudrot Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Bourgeois
Charles and Denise Bowser
Mrs. Agnes C. Brengle*
Brodney & Sons, Inc.
Eric Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Brown
William C. Brown
Christine Brummer and
friends at TGR
Ann P. Buckley*
Tom and Kate Buckley
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Burke
Elaine Burns, Class of 1968
Ms. Linda M. Byam*
MaryAnn Byrnes, Ed.D.
Dr. and Mrs. David J. Caban
Mary C. Cahalane
Buce and Kathleen Callahan
William and Jeanne Callahan
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Canale
Bob and Donna Canfield
Pat and Jonathan Carey*
Karen J. Carr*
Margaret E. Carr
Sarah Carreras
Mr. and Mrs. Todd S. Carrigan
Lindsay Casavant
Alada C. Caughey
Mr. Anthony E. Cefalo
Mr. and Mrs. George Chaisson
Mary P. Chatfield
William and Kristine Chiasson
Kim Choi*
Nicole Chrostowski and
friends from Adidas
Patricia A. Ciampi
Joy Ciruso
Pam and Andre Clapp
Dorothy S. Clark
Katie Clement
John Clinton and Donna
Martin
Ms. Amelia M. Coady
Mr. Stephen F. Coady
Eleanor Coffin
Ms. Carolyn A. Cohen*
Ms. Edith Colbert
Ms. Marilyn Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Coletti
Collette
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Collins
Commodore Builders*
Ann and Nino Compagnone
Thomas J. Concannon,
Class of 1976*
Joanne Condon*
Allison P. Conelias
Christine Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Cook
Gloria Nelson Cooper
Noelle Cooper
Ms. Marie Claire Coscia
Sejal P. Costa
Mr. Lawrence Costello
Crafty Yankee, Inc.
Staff of Creative Expressions
Salon, Needham
Cresa Partners
Daniel J. Cuddy*
Julie Cummings, Class of 2008
Lawrence F. Cummings*
Valerie Cummings and Tim
Andrews
Ms. Linda Cunha
Ms. Mary Cunningham
Robert Curtis and Karen
LeCompte
Melvin S. Cutler Charitable
Foundation
Joseph and Wendy Czarnecki
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J.
D’Agnese
Bob D’Amico*
Eileen and Bill D’Entremont
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
D’Entremont
Angela D’Orazio
Miss Patricia A. Dabrowney,
Class of 1960
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dacier
Patricia Daley
Joan Daly
Stephanie Davis
William N. DeAngelis
Peter and Gloria DeBiasi
Tracy and Jeff Deharo
Carlos Delgado
Mr. Christopher J. DeLorey
Barbara DeLuca*
Diane and Dick DeRosa
Mary Desmond
Ms. Judith Deuring
Katherine Dewhirst,
Class of 2008
Michael DiCiero, Class of 2011
Kelly Dickson
Mrs. LoisMary Diehl*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E.
DiFiore
Joan and Marvin Dill*
Rhonda and Peter Dion
Lisa and Vinny DiVasta
Ms. Eliz Dohanian
Janice Dolan
Ms. Anne M. Donahue
Ms. Cheryl Donnellan
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Doonan
John Dorfman and
Katherine Davidge
Dorothy Downey
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J.
Downie, and Ms. Carolyn J.
Downie, Class of 2003*
Lyndia Downie and
John Francis
Kimberly Drake
The Drexhage Family*
Ms. Joan Driscoll
Susan and Terry Driscoll
Ann Dubé
Ms. Evelyn Dudley
Ms. Cynthia Duffy
Carol and Joe Duggan
Kathleen Duggan
Nancy Veronelli Dunn
Bill Durkee
Susan Dwyer
Ms. Harriet Eckstein
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Edmonds
Mrs. Alexander Ellis, II*
Fusite Division of Emerson
Electric, Co.
Mr. J.W. Eugene
Loren Evans
Linscott and Holly Fadden, Jr.
Linscott and Lillian Fadden
Rhonda Falk
Ms. Mary Margaret Fanning
Angelina Fasano
Ms. Nancy J. Faulkner*
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Felton
Ms. Linda S. Fennell*
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Ms. Olivia Ferrante
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferrara
Samantha Ferreri, Class of 2011
Mr. Elliot Field, Class of 1941*
Linda Fife
Ms. Claire Finn
Miss Mary Fitzgerald,
Class of 1976
Bridget Flynn
Karen Foley*
FoodSource Plus
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Ms. Abigail K. Foster-Howard
Josephine C. Freddura
Cynthia A. Furbish*
Kristina Fusco
Beth Gardner
Sarah Garibaldi, Class of 2004
Ms. Jennifer L. Garron
Paul and Natalie Gaudenzi
Conchita Geyer
Mr. and Mrs. David Gillespie
Robbie Giroux
Alison Glass*
Maria Gonçalves
James Gove and Tiffany Lund
Patricia Grimes
Lisa Grossi
Tom and Christine Grudinskas
Ms. Denise Guida
Rosemary Guindon
Pia K. Haapanen-Banzy*
Mr. John L. Hackett
Sandra Hackman and Ken
Prescott
Susan M. Haley
Nancy and Greg Hamill
Audra Hamilton*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A.
Harding
Mrs. Kathy Harlamon
Ms. Rita Hartjes
Honorable Paul Heffernan*
Mr. and Mrs. William F.
Hennessey
Kathleen D. Hickey*
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higgins
Jennifer Hodgdon*
Ann Hodson*
Jennifer Hofmann
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holley
Cal Donnelly Holt
Emily W. Holt*
Anita Horn
Ms. Amy A. Houghton*
Grace (Rosselli) Irwin, Class
of 1947
Albert and Patricia Jaras
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jaworski
Eric Jerman and Julie Kenerson
Mary Johnson and Lynda
Benevides
Suzanne O’Neil Jones
Ms. Cynthia Kacir
Mr. William D. Kane
Ms. Cathryn Kaner
Carol Kean
Mary and Stephen K. Kearns
Kathleen Kelly
Chris Kennedy and
Jerry Urdang
Naomi Kennedy*
Shannon R. Kerr
Eileen F. Kiernan*
Linda Killian
Sarah Kistner
Ms. Melissa Klafter
Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Kneeland, Jr. *
Steven Kourepenos
Emily Kozlowski
Ms. Lucille M. Kulis
Ted Kurpiel, Class of 1984*
Valerie LaCroix
Clara Landaverde
Mrs. Mary LaPuma
Caroline Holt Larson
Mrs. Willie Mae Lawson*
Sophia and Barbara Lazarides
Lillian Towner Leary*
Donna LeCam
Catherine and
Timothy Legassey
David Leon and
Barbara Hansberry
Ms. Diane Levay
Hannah Asher Levy*
Andrew Lindblad
Emma Locke
Sarah Locke
Diane M. Loftus, Class of 1972*
The Loftus Family
Nancy and Anthony Longo
Richard Lorenc
Ms. Susan G. Loring
Lauren and Martin Love
Frank Lovell*
Jesse and Jeff Lowe
Miss Enid Lubarsky
Janet and John Lucey
Virginia Lucey
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ludwig
Josephine and Dale Lutz
Julie MacEvoy
Amy Mackintosh
Moira and Donald Mahegan
Mr. and Mrs. Denis C.
Mahoney
The Mahoneys
Melissa Maimone
Sumit Mallick
Anne Carol Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Mounir Maloof
Eric and Madeleine
Mandelbaum
Joe and Thelma Marcus
Courtney F. Martinello*
The Martino Family
Ms. Denise K. Martwichuck
Peter and Mary Ann Maselli
Mathematica, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R.
McCormack
Callie McDermott
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A.
McDonald
Marie A. McDonnell
The McGlame Family
Megan McGoldrick*
Dawn McKenna
Julie M. McMillan*
Liz Medeiros
Lynn Medeiros
Ms. Ruth U. Melchin
Linda Mendenko
Jocelyn Mendez
John Meredith
Bob, Kurt and Toodie Miller
Hazel B. Mollica*
Natale and Janet Montecalvo
Ms. Denise C. Mooney
George F. Moran*
Jessica Morin
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Morley
Leonard and
Suzanne Morse-Fortier
Mr. and Mrs. W. Michael Mroz
Cheryl Mulvey
Melissa Mulvey
David Murphy, Class of 1974
Kathryn and Michael Murphy
Mrs. Marie C. Murphy*
Mr. Kevin Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J.
Nardone
Mr. John L. Navaroli
Claudia Newman
Ms. Laura Newton
Mrs. Katherine B. Nichols
Dr. Anita Nirenberg
Tina Norton
Eileen M. O’Brien
Tobey and Joe O’Brien
Ms. Mary A. O’Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
O’Donnell
Mr. Thomas L.P. O’Donnell*
Christopher O’Leary
Mrs. Mary J. O’Malley*
Ms. Linda Othote
Parish of Saint Ann
Michele Passanisi*
Hilory and Glenn Paster
Dorothy Patti
Peabody Historical Society
& Museum
David Peduto
Allison Pelletier
Michael Pennisi
Jane Perera
Consuelo Perez and
Steven Thomas
Ms. Deborah Perkins
Ms. Marie Perrine
Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Petersen
Emmanuel Peterson
William D. Phelan*
Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Pierce*
James Pierce
Lauren Piscopo
Theodore M. Polansky
Judith A. Pollins*
Keysha Powell
Elaine Quinlan
Dr. Rebecca A. Ramsey
Howard Rashba, M.D.*
Maeve Rawdon
Linda Reck
Edward L. Reed
Lynne and Ed Reichentahl
James J. Reilly, Class of 1955*
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reilly, Jr.
Barbara and Sean Richardson
Kimberly Ritcey
Michaela Ritcey
Paula Rocheleau*
Mr. James E. Rodgers
Staff at the Paul J. Rogan
Company, Inc.
Amy Romano
Deidra Rooney
Eileen Roper
Catherine Rose and
Matt Schnaderbeck
Susan and John Ross
Richard Rossetti and
Judith Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rowett
Dean and Joan Rutila
Jennifer Sabia-Lopez
Dr. Donald A. Sadoski, D.M.D.
Mr. Michael Sakowich and
Ms. Cynthia Wisniewski
Salem Orthopedic Surgeons
Patricia V. Salmonson*
Ms. Janet Salsman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sammarco
Patricia Savastano
Janice Sawyer
Preeti Sayana and Raj Dudani
Mrs. Helen Chin Schlichte
Reverend Dr. Nancy Hurd
Schluter and Family
Jane Schwilk
Anne Sclafani
Marisa and Simone Sclafani
John Seaman
Ernest Van B. Seasholes*
Ruth Selby*
Mr. Peter Sennott
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Serdensky
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Serpa
Anthony and Elaine Sgouros
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W.
Sherritt
Ms. Barbara L. Silverstein
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Brenda Simon
Beth Singer
Juliann Smith and Family
Martin and Jane Smith
Robert and June Smith
Ms. Anne A. Sokol
Maria Teresa Solari
Sabrina and David Solari
Sandy and Arnie Soolman
Ms. Stephanie E. Soule*
Maria Sousa
Fatima Sousa
Ms. Doris G. Spacer
Julie Spector
Spectrum Music, LLC
Ms. Mary E. St. Hilaire
Mrs. Dorothy A. St. Pierre
Mr. Patrick J. St. Pierre
Ms. Tracy St. Pierre
Barry Stafford, Class of 1977*
Caroline D. Standley
Stephen Sternbach
Lynn Stoller*
Margaret S. Stone*
Mrs. Joan M. Sullivan
Mr. Kevin Sullivan
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David and Erica Supple
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Surabian
Staff at the Survey Operations
Center
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swan
Joyce M. Tamburino*
Brenda and Dennis Tarentino
John M. Tartaglia and
Jane E. Foote
Mrs. Ruth Terry
Michael Teuber*
Marcia Lee Thatcher
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Theo
Zöe C. Thibodeau
Ms. Carol Thode
Barbara Thompson,
Class of 1961
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S.
Thomson
Parker Thornton, Class of 2001
Laura Tirrell
Sandy Tobin
Todd & the Social #11 Band
Mrs. Geraldine Tracy-Rose
Mr. and Mrs. John Treacy
Roseanne Trolan*
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Turcotte*
Kathleen E. Tyrer*
Theresa P. Ubriaco
Ellen and Peter Uram
Diane Valeta
Pamela H. Varrin, PhD.
Ms. Ann Veronelli
Rikke Vognsen and
Robert Beaird
Ms. Rachel S. Vorkink
Wagon Wheel Nursery
and Farmstand
Kristen Wainwright
Jacquelyn Walsh
Ms. Joanne Walsh
Sherry Walworth and
Charles Case
Ms. Catherine Weir
Edna Wells
Jenna Wharff
Demelza White*
Corinne Willins
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey
Willinsky*
Ms. Larainne Wilson
Fred and Theresa Yadisernia
Kim and Scott Yadisernia
Rita Yannetti
Ann Yee
Stephanie Yost and
Stephen Olson
Mr. and Mrs. James Young
Mr. and Mrs. Speros A. Zakas
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zollner
* 10+ years’ consecutive giving
The 1893 Society
Comprised of donors who give $500
or more, The 1893 Society makes
it possible to purchase specific
equipment and other designated gifts.
$10,000 and Greater
Anonymous*
Mrs. Lucy A. Burr*
Cummings Foundation
Eastern Bank
Charitable Foundation
Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Mass., Inc.*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L.
Killian, Jr.*
The David and Katherine Moore
Family Foundation*
The Peabody Foundation, Inc.*
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Shire plc
Slaggie Family Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
John W. Alden Trust
$1,000 - $4,999
Mr. Robert E. Botticelli, Jr.
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Foundation
Commodore Builders*
Rarie Taylor Dye
Fire & Emergency
Maintenance Co. LLC
Mr. and Mrs. James J.
Fitzgerald
Mrs. John Glynn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Haydock*
Roger Haydock
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Jones
Lions Club of Lexington*
New Horizons at
Marlborough
Louise C. Riemer*
$500 - $999
BridgeHead Software
Mr. John S. Provost
Mrs. Doris Steele
Target Field Trips
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
* 10+ years’ consecutive giving
In Memory
Dick Andersen
Carmen Bertino
Cameron S. Blizard
Marvin Bloom’s Birthday
Edward H. Bradford, Jr.
Hannah Caban
Matthew Caban, Class of 2010
Matthew Caban’s Birthday
Bill Carmichael
Linada P. Conant
John Conlon, IV
Christopher Connolly
Charles E. and
Sarah W. Cotting
Kathleen M. Cuddy
Alec Cunningham
Joseph Francis Daly
Elisabeth Townsend Damon
Mary Danca
Deceased loved ones and
friends
Deceased family and friends
Deanna Deleidi
Edward Diehl
Nevart Dohanian
Karen Ahearn Driscoll
Josephine “JoJo” Dube
Paul Epstein
Donald R. Ferreri, Sr.
Marc John Firenze
Liana Fitzgerald,
Class of 2011
Sara Flad
Clare B. Flaherty, Class of 1954
Frances Fleming
Francis L. Fleming, Jr.,
Class of 1963
Georgia Freid
Andrew Geljookian
Clara Wagner Gnerre
David M. Greenman
Jackie Greenwood
Jackie Greenwood and
Aunt Grace
Joseph Hansis, Sr.
Sarah E. Haydock
Catherine, William and
Joyce Hickey
Wilma Hockett
F. Sheppard Holt
Norman Ingram
Rosalie Deveau Kurpiel
Bernard Lane
Michael LaPuma
David J. Leary
Richard D. Loconte
Collette F. Loftus
Joseph P. Loiacono
Paul W. Lowney
Louis “Jo”’ and Elaine Manzo
John Marino
Mabel E. Markham
Louise Marr
Frances McCarthy
Samuel J. Mollica, Class of 1947
Kate C. Moore
Noreen V. Murphy
Michael P. Myers, Jr.
William “Peco” Myers
Charles O’Malley
Savannah-Maria O’Neill
Jacqueline Winslow Payne
Jacqueline and
Alice W. Read Payne
Anna Rosen
Phyllis Russo
Louise Sawyer
Catherine Scanlan
Michael J. Sclafani
Karl Sheehan, Class of 1978
Paul Sicard, Sr.
Fanny Siegal
Francis Siegel
Robert Sossong
Robin Spurgeon
Kurt Riley St. Pierre
Shirley and Leonard St. Pierre
Anne M. Steele
Grace Steele
Phoebe Sternbach
James J. Sullivan Jr., Esq.
Robert Sullivan
Katherine and Pehr Swenson
William O. Taylor
Manuel Teixeira
Dr. Augustus Thorndike
Kevin P. Tracy, Class of 1963
Daniel R. Turcotte
Aldo Veronelli
Norma Whalen
Rose Zunke
In Honor Of
Suzanne Bacon, Class of 1997
Elizabeth Barrett
Peter Bertocci
Ginny Birmingham
The Birmingham Family
Michaela Blaxill and
Elise Moore
Lillian Blumberg’s 95th
Birthday
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Thomas Buckley, Jr.
Joanne Burns’ Birthday
Julie Burns
Burr Family Conference
Matt Caban’s 26th Birthday
Our grandson,
Connor Callahan
Billy Carroll
Justin Cermenaro
Elizabeth Chaisson,
Class of 2006
Melissa Chiasson
The Class of 1977
Allison Conelias
John Conlon
Cotting School Faculty & Staff
Cotting Students
Cotting’s 120th Anniversary
Cotting’s Mental Health Team
Conor Daly
Colby Deharo
Barb DeLuca and
the Cotting Staff
Patrick DeRosa
Kate Dewhirst, Class of 2008
Alexi Jeanne Drake
Tara K. Driscoll
Annamarie Fasano
George & Vivian Forrest’s 50th
Wedding Anniversary
Hannah Potter Geezil
Gayle and Deborah Greenwood
Vanessa Grifoni
James L. Hickey, Class of 1982
Brendon Hildreth
Shannon Kerr
Raymond L. Killian, Jr.
Rebecca Kourepenos
Susannah LaCroix
Sylvie Lammert
Owen LaVangie
Jonathan Love
Andrew Mahoney’s teachers
Kevin Mahoney, Class of 2007
Jeremy Mandelbaum
Dave Manzo, the Faculty
and Staff
Dave Manzo’s 60th Birthday
Terri Marino, Class of 1984
Cathy Mayo & Pam Varrin
Makeeba McCreary
John Putnam Merrill
McCrystal, Class of 2011
Richard and Joseph McDonald
David V. Murphy, Class of 1974
Jacob Murphy
Kathryn and Michael Murphy
Declan O’Connell
Katie O’Keefe, 1997
Jean-Paul Perreault
Elizabeth Peters
The marriage of Elizabeth
Peters and Howard Saxner
Will Piotrowski
Kyle Reilly
Melanie Scanlan
Peter Sclafani
Daniel Sicard
The Steele Family
Delaney Supple
Alexandra Talbot
Past Teachers
Joan Thorndike
Pamela Varrin
David Veronelli
The Vision Clinic
Matthew Waddick
Ben Wallace
Elise Wallace
Bill and Peggy Walsh
James and Peggy Walsh,
Class of 1973
Gregory T. Walsh,
Class of 2001
My grandson, Will
Larainne Wilson
Jack Yadisernia
Dr. David Zelbovitz
In Kind Donors
Beth Andersen
Augeo Affinity Marketing
Blue Heartache
Sandra and Burton Brooks
Dorothy S. Clark
COMPASS School
Amie and Tim Connelly
Costco, Waltham
CVS of Maynard
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Deland, Gibson Insurance
Associates
Ms. Michelle Faller
Elisabeth A. Farmer
Miss Mary Fitzgerald,
Class of 1976
Future Chefs
Ms. Debbie Hankins
Edward Hanley
iCater
Iggy’s Bread of the World
State Representative
Jay Kaufman
Mr. Stephen Krensky
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee
Mr. Steve Leone
Lions Club of Lexington
Dante de Magistris and
Il Casale, Lexington
R.E. Marino
Natale and Janet Montecalvo
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Lexington
Rackliffe Framing
The Red Lentil Vegetarian
Restaurant
Susan and John Ross
Sagamore Spring Golf Club
Shire plc
Star Market, Waltham
Mrs. Helen C.W. Sussman
Alicia and Stephen Symchych
Tarantin Industries and
The Big Green Egg
Trader Joe’s, Arlington
US Foods
Lisa Volkin, Class of 1981
Wagon Wheel Nursery and
Farmstand
Mike Walsh and
Maureen Manning
Whole Foods, Woburn
Wilson Farm, Lexington
The Francis Joy Cotting Circle
The following individuals have notified the School that they have chosen to
include us in their estate plans.
Anonymous (2)
Mrs. B.J. Isaacson Chaves
Kelly Clark
Elizabeth Coughlin,
Class of 1974
George Coughlin,
Class of 1969
Robert C. Delaney
Arthur and Geraldine
Downing, Class of 1946
Rarie Taylor Dye
H. Phelps Edwards, Jr.
Miss Joan E. Forrester,
Class of 1955
Richard and Patricia Herd,
Class of 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Jones
Jackie Greenwood
Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of Jacqueline
E. Greenwood to benefit students
in need of financial assistance to
participate in after-school programs.
Elizabeth Camire
Barbara Steele Cassidy
Mrs. Yolette Ibokette*
Deborah and Gayle
Greenwood*
Mr. and Mrs. William E.
Greenwood
Mr. and Mrs. William M.
Greenwood
Heather A. Hey
The Silva Family
Ms. Anne M. Steele*
Mrs. Doris Steele
Theresa Steele-Leo
Eleanor “Lee” Jones,
Class of 2004
Zavan Khachadoorian,
Class of 1944
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L.
Killian, Jr.
Charles F. Kropp
Pam and Kent Larson
Mrs. Lillian Towner Leary
David and Noreen Manzo
Carl W. Mores, Ed.D.
Nancy P. Osgood
George S. and Helen
Pappagianis
Susan A. Sullivan
John L. Thorndike
Mrs. W. Nicholas Thorndike
Elise R. Wallace
The Kate C. Moore
Memorial Fund
Established in memory of a dedicated
staff member, these funds support
the arts, communication equipment,
materials, and financial assistance
to students.
The Atchue Family*
Mr. Alec F. Moore*
The David and Katherine
Moore Family Foundation*
The David and Leni Moore
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Moore*
Mr. Elliot Shepatin*
The Sarah E. Haydock
Memorial Fund
Established in memory of Sarah
E. Haydock to provide support for
student instruction.
Mr. Roger Haydock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Haydock
Olivia and Stephen Kistner
Community Partners
Please join us in supporting these
vendors who support our students.
Brodney & Sons, Inc.
Crafty Yankee, Inc.
Deland Gibson Insurance, Inc.
Devaney Energy, Inc.
FoodSource Plus
Leonard, Mulherin & Greene,
P.C.*
Lexington Graphics
Lovett Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Margarita’s Mexican
Restaurant
Marsh & McLennan Agency
Martha Stewart, Photographer
O’Leary Temperature Controls,
Inc.
P-Solve Cassidy
Seasons Four*
Spectrum Music
Twin Metals, Inc.
US Foods
Wagon Wheel Nursery &
Farmstand
Matching Gift
Companies
Chubb & Son, Inc.
Eaton Vance Management
Matching Gifts Program
The GE Foundation
State Street Matching Gifts for
Education Program
Teleflex Foundation
UBS Matching Gifts Program
We have made every effort to include all
gifts. If we have erred, please accept our
apology and inform the Advancement
Office at 781-862-7323 x.178.
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FACULTY AND STAFF
Senior Administrative Team
Ann Buckley, M.Ed.
Curriculum Specialist; Director,
Middle School
Bridget Irish, M.B.A., S.P.H.R.
Chief Operating Officer
Krista Macari, M.S., CCC-SLP
Chief Academic Officer
David W. Manzo, M.Ed.
President/Executive Director
Michael Pembroke, M.B.A.
Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Campbell Peters,
M.A.
Director of Advancement
Elizabeth Fay Russell, M.A.,
C.A.G.S.
Director of Admissions
Leah Thibodeau, M.Ed.,
C.A.G.S.
Special Education Coordinator
Pamela Varrin, Ph.D.
Family Support Coordinator
Larainne Wilson, M.Ed.
Director of Upper School Services
Business, Administration and
Advancement Offices
Ann Bausman, B.A.
Advancement Assistant
Jeanine Bergeron, B.S.
Staff Accountant
Linda Byam, A.S.
Administrative Assistant
Lindsay Casavant, B.A.
Outreach Director
Kim Choi, B.S.
Senior Accountant
Ann Dubé, A.S.
Executive Assistant
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Althea Ioakimidis, B.A., P.H.R.
Human Resources Manager
Suzanne O’Neil, M.P.A.
Communications Associate
Keysha Powell
Special Education Office Assistant
Paula Rocheleau, A.S.
Office of Student Services
Assistant
Faculty
Amanda Arnst, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Ruth J. Berg, M.Ed.
Remedial Specialist
Paulette Binder, B.A.
Pre-Vocational Instructor;
Home Economics Teacher
Winifred Birmingham, M.S.W.,
M.Ed.
Preschool Classroom Assistant;
Team Leader
Alada Caughey, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Mary Curtin, M.Ed.
Remedial Specialist
Eleanor Coffin, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Allison Conelias, M.Ed.
Special Education Teacher
Sejal Costa, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Daniel J. Cuddy, B.S.
Adaptive Physical Education
Instructor;
Director, Student Activities;
Transportation Coordinator
William DeAngelis, M.Ed.
Job Coach
Kelley Dickson, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Jeanine Dowd, M.Ed.
Cotting Fellow; Classroom
Teacher
Lucy Etre, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Bridget Flynn, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Megan Hennessey, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Yuri Jaynes, B.A.
Classroom Teacher
Naomi Kennedy, M.Ed.
Remedial Specialist
Donna LeCam, M.Ed.
Remedial Specialist
Andrew Lindblad, B.A.
Classroom Teacher
Elizabeth MacDonald, M.Ed.
Music Teacher
Melissa Maimone, B.S.
Alternative Assessment Assistant
Catherine Mayo, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher;
Team Leader
Megan McGoldrick, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
John Meredith, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
George Moran, M.Ed.
Library/Media Director;
Senior Class Advisor
Laura Newton, M.Ed.
Employment Transitional
Coordinator
Yaelle Nisinzweig, M.Ed.
Teacher/Job Coach
William Phelan, M.Ed.
Industrial Arts Instructor
Lauren Piscopo, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Elona Roth, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Julie Spector, M.S.
Classroom Teacher
Lynn Stoller, M.S., OTR/L
Occupational Therapist/
Pre-Vocational Services
Julianne Sullivan, B.A.
Classroom Teacher
James R. Tanner, B.A.
Director of Pre-Vocational
Services
Michael Teuber, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Zöe C. Thibodeau
Program Director, HOPEhouse
Rosanne E. Trolan, B.F.A.
Fine Arts/Creative Activities
Instructor
Jennifer Wharff, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Meghan Wilkers, M.Ed.
Classroom Teacher
Occupational and Physical
Therapy
Virginia M. Birmingham, M.A.,
P.T., ATP
Physical Therapist; Team Leader
Amy Houghton, B.S.,
OTR/L, ATP
Occupational Therapist;
Team Leader;
Feeding Team Leader
Lisa Blethen, M.S. OTR/L
Occupational Therapist;
Feeding Team Leader
Barbara DeLuca, M.S., P.T.,
M.Ed., ATP
Physical Therapist
Robyn Foley, M.S. OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Cynthia Furbish, B.S., P.T.
Physical Therapist
Alison Glass, MSPT, DPT, ATP
Physical Therapist
Audra Hamilton, M.S.,
OTR/L, ATP
Occupational Therapist
Ann Hodson, B.S., OTR/L, RYT
Occupational Therapist
Deidra Rooney, MPT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Beth Singer, B.S. OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Communication Therapy
Stephanie Soule, M.S.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
William O. Taylor Chair of
Communication Therapy;
Team Leader
Christine Conrad, M.S.,
CCC-SLP
Communication Therapist
Susan Haley, M.S.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
Communication Therapist
Katherine Simmons, M.S.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
Communication Therapist
Jane Perera, M.S.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
Communication Therapist
Medical and Other Clinical
Support Services
Michele Passanisi, R.N.
Director of Nursing
Karen Carr, L.P.N.
Cheryl Donnellan, R.N.
Abigail Foster-Howard, R.N.
Courtney Martinello, C.N.A.
Ashley McLean, R.N.
Amy Romano, R.N.
Associate Medical Team Leader
Charissa Ways, R.N.
Kathleen Tyrer, M.Ed., LMHC,
LMFT, LRC
Guidance
Rachel Vorkink, M.A., C.A.G.S.,
NCSP
Psychologist/Therapist
Elizabeth Harstad, M.D.
Medical Director
Richard Jamara, O.D., FAAO
Director of Seamark Vision Clinic
Maria Kritsineli, D.M.D.
Director of Tufts Dental Clinic
Cotting Consulting
Karen M. Waddill, M.A.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
Director, Cotting Consulting
Jennifer Leighton, M.A.,
CCC-SLP
Senior Consulting Therapist,
Cotting Consulting
Melissa Mulvey, M.S.,
CCC-SLP, ATP
Communication Therapist;
Sr. Consulting Therapist
Cameron Smith, M.Ed.
Consulting Educator,
Cotting Consulting
Katelyn Bruno, M.A.
Consulting Therapist
Technology Center
Patricia V. Salmonson, B.S.
Director of Technology
Shannon Kerr, M.S., CCC-SLP,
ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Demelza White, M.Ed.
Technology Teacher
Robbie Giroux, B.S.
IT Systems Engineer
Program Assistants
Marcie Thomas
Team Leader
Susan Atkins, M.Ed.
Alyssa Bazzinotti, B.A.
Carissa Becker, B.A.
Alison Brown, B.A.
Eric Brown, B.A.
Joy Ciruso, B.S.
Susan Cunningham
Angela D’Orazio, M.Ed.
Johan Faigel, B.S.
Michael Gander, B.A.
Amy Gebru, B.A.
Pia Haapanen-Banzy, B.A.
Todd Henderhurst, B.S.
Jennifer Hodgdon, B.A.
Kathleen Kelly, A.A.
Linda Killian, B.A.
David Largenton, B.A.
Elizabeth Longo, B.A.
Emma MacLean, B.A.
Molly Marshall, B.A.
Julie McMillan
Vanessa Medeiros
Jessica Garceau, C.N.A.
Allison Pelletier, B.A.
Judith Pollins
Nicole Popp, B.S.
Edward Reed
Meaghan Roper
Eileen Roper
Jennifer Sabia-Lopez, B.A.
Julie Sax
Leah Sax, B.S.
Connie Sousa
Jennifer Stone, B.A.
Erin Sweet, M.Ed.
Michelle Tighe, B.A.
Andrew Varelas, B.A.
Mari Watson, B.A.
Jennifer Whalen, B.A.
Food Services
Fatima Sousa
Director of Food Service
Travis Benoit
Maria Gonçalves
Liz Medeiros
Physical Plant and
Maintenance
David Peduto, B.S.
Director of Facilities
Robert Dixon
John Fallon
James Hakemian
David McHardy
John Navaroli, B.S.
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AFFILIATIONS &
MEMBERSHIPS
AccesSport America
Affiliate member, Association of Independent Schools of New England
Best Buddies of Massachusetts
Boston College
Boston Medical Center
Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Children’s Hospital Boston
Children’s League of Massachusetts
Emerson College Clinical Training Program
Massachusetts Association of 766-Approved Private Schools
Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
Massachusetts Special Olympics
National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children
New England Handicapped Sports Association (NEHSA)
New England College of Optometry
Northeastern University’s Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Perkins School for the Blind
Regis College
Salem State College
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Wheelock College
Editor: Elizabeth Campbell Peters
Contributing Editor: Bridget Irish
Design: Pat Mullaly, Circle Graphics
Photography: Martha Stewart
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Cotting School
453 Concord Avenue, Lexington MA 02421
(781) 862-7323 • www.cotting.org
cotting school is accredited by the new england association of schools
& colleges