Annual Report - St. Stephen`s Episcopal Day School

Annual Report
2014-2015
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School
The Rev’d Wilifred Allen-Faiella, Rector
Silvia Larrauri, Head of School
Joy McIntosh, Assistant Head of School
Pastor Jorge Sayago-Gonzalez, Chaplain
2014-2015 Faculty and Staff
Desiree Adams, Advancement Assistant
Cristina Albeirus, Senior Kindergarten Assistant
Mary Aparicio, Physical Education
Kathleen Basáñez, Grade 5
Maria Batista, Assistant to the Head of School
Monica Baugher, Library Assistant
Frangel Ben-Ami, Facilities Staff
Melissa Booth, Grade 3
Natalie Brito, Office Administrator
Molly Brown, Grade 2
Ellen Bulkley, Librarian
Mariana Carta, Grade 1
Kelly Clark, Grade 2 Assistant
Cathie D’Arcy, Director of Admission
Ron Daw, Director of Facilities
Fatima Delbeck, Junior Kindergarten Assistant
John DeMartin, STEM Coordinator
Jenny Diaz, Ed Tech Innovator
Daniel Eguizabal, Music
Rachel Erb, Pre-Kindergarten
Lily Fernandez, Senior Kindergarten
Tere Finlay, Math Coach
Eleni Garcés, Grade 4
Mercedes Gonzalez, Literacy Coach
Melinda Harper, Grade 1
Allan Herrera, Facilities Staff
Steve Hoffman, Physical Education
Felix Jacomino, Director of Technology
Mary Jones, Grade 3
Lourdes Key, Pre-Kindergarten Assistant
Rebecca Lafont, Grade 2
Ana Llaneza, Spanish
Alex Lopez, Facilities Staff
Homalka Lopez, Grade 2 Assistant
Lourdes Maciá, Pre-Kindergarten
Katherine Mohr, Grade 3 Assistant
Sadys Morejon, Facilities Staff
Wilfrid Murat, Facilities Staff
Ileana Nardo, Art
Mariví Nevin, Business Manager
Susie Oldham, Junior Kindergarten
Alfredo Peche, Spanish
Mairely Rodriguez, Junior Kindergarten
Kat Ruiz, Pre-Kindergarten Assistant
Deanne Saavedra, Senior Kindergarten Assistant
Marilia Sabalier, Advancement Assistant
Liz Scholer, Director of Communication
Martha Serra-Mohr, Assistant to the Head of School
Robbin Simons, Godly Play. Music, and Drama
Nerissa Sturrup, Ed Tech Innovator
Carley Sullivan, Grade 1 Assistant
Sally Tappert, Math Coach
Pamela Tusi, Grade 1 Assistant
Maritza Urdaneta, Senior Kindergarten
Amy Velez-Lleonart, Junior Kindergarten
Inge Wassmann, Ed Tech Innovator
Paul Weaver, Science
Jennie Webster, Grade 5
Kit Wills, Director of Development
Carlos Zepeda, Grade 3 Assistant
Delia Zepeda, Science
Kathy Zwibelman, Grade 4
Core Values
We cherish each person as one who is created in the image of God.
St. Stephen’s fosters the notion that life is a journey toward God. By
promoting self respect and respect for others we honor the ongoing
process of spiritual growth and discovery.
We support the Christian life in the tradition of St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church.
St. Stephen’s strives to advance the mission of its founding church
by inspiring in all individuals a commitment to social justice,
inclusiveness, community outreach and service to others.
We recognize the strength of community.
St. Stephen’s is a welcoming environment where all members of our
school and church communities are encouraged to participate in a
collaborative process of discovery and learning.
We encourage teaching and learning excellence in all its forms.
St. Stephen’s nurtures intellectual curiosity and a love of learning.
We believe that academic, athletic and artistic achievement,
creative problem solving, preparation for leadership, and character
development are essential components of childhood education.
Mission Statement
Believing that every child is created in God’s image, we exist to
educate and inspire children to lead by example and become forces
for good in the world.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this
report. We regret and apologize for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
To make a correction, or to make a contribution, please contact
Director of Development, Kit Wills at 305.537.1299.
Welcome
On behalf of our students, our faculty, our staff and our clergy, we extend a
sincere thank you for your extraordinary support. The 2014-2015 Annual Report
provides you with a quick reference of the collective efforts of our school
community. The Vestry, Board of Trustees, parents, faculty, staff and parishioners
made great strides by sharing everyone’s time, talent and treasure. This past
year was one of great accomplishments!
Our strength in community driven by our strong Episcopal Identity is our
hallmark and is the anchor that allows us to provide our students with a high
level of programming and excellence in education. As a community of leaders
we take every opportunity to adjust and transform our existing programs and
curriculum to meet the 21st Century needs of our students. Our thoughtful
planning for social justice has provided different opportunities that require
student participation and outreach. And our level of commitment to professional
development for our faculty has empowered our teachers and our school in
providing a cutting edge educational environment for our students.
Rev’d Wilifred Allen-Faiella
Rector
Peter Gardner ‘79, Chair
Rev. Wilifred Allen-Faiella
John Boord
We deeply thank all who participated on our efforts!
Silvia Larrauri
Head of School
2014-2015
Board of
Trustees
Peter Gardner
Chair, Board of Trustees
Alvaro Coraspe
Russell Corbett
Bob Coulombe
Lisette Di Gasbarro
Kristin Fonseca
Carlos Hellmund
Silvia Larrauri
Yery Marrero
Greg Schein
Heidi Sell
Rick Souto
Vilma Strong
Front Row: Rick Souto, Pastor Willie Allen-Faiella, Silvia Larrauri, Vilma Strong,
Kristin Fonseca; Back Row: Peter Gardner, Yery Marrero, Alvaro Coraspe,
John Boord, Greg Schein, Lisette Di Gasbarro, Heidi Sell, Russell Corbett,
Bob Coulombe; Not Pictured: Carlos Hellmund.
School and Home Association
Dear Friends,
Our goals for the School and Home Association include fostering an inclusive environment where families can gather, voice their ideas and feel valued. We aim to throw community-building events that reinforce the bonds in our
community.
Our largest of these events, the Carnival, solicited screams of joy from our children and plenty of good cheer from the
rest of us. The ‘wet’ theme “Make a Splash” was a huge hit. The fifth graders proudly wore their baseball caps and
took turns getting dunked while others ran towards the much anticipated zip line and jumbo shark waterslide. No detail was forgotten, there were even “Make a Splash” towels for our wet bundles of joy running around. Another great
example of community spirit was felt as we gathered under the stars and oak trees to watch our very own St. Stephen’s
stars perform at our Annual Dinner Auction, “Dancing with the SSEDS Stars”. I am sure all of Coconut Grove heard
us cheering on our parent contestants as they demonstrated their adeptness in tango or mambo but most of all their
love for their family’s little school by the bay. That night we were able to raise all the funds needed for financial aid
the following year and the funds needed to enhance the educational experience for our beloved children so that our
school can maintain its leading edge. It was a magical night that brought smiles to all our faces.
The School and Home Association also ran yearlong activities, such as Library Committee or Green Committee,
which exist to support our beloved teachers and assist with the daily flow of campus life. Another goal of the SHA is
to show our appreciation to our faculty and staff. Our faculty and staff work tirelessly to not only educate our children
but to nurture them and build strength in character. As a collective group and as room parents our families found
different ways to show how much we care for the faculty and staff throughout the year. For example, the tremendous
display of love during Teacher Appreciation Week and its activities was warming and indicative of how grateful our
community is for each other. The SHA is happy to report we were able to fulfill all the “Teacher Wish Lists” through
our school fundraising. Some of these include a new library build-out, post-graduate seminars, Go Math programs,
READ programs and a multitude of initiatives that will fuel our classrooms with passion and enthusiasm.
Thank you for trusting me as your School and Home President. It has been an honor to serve this inspiring and loving
community. I am looking forward to another wonderful year with you all.
Best Regards,
Lisette Di Gasbarro
President, School and Home Association
Officers
Room Parents
President
Lisette Di Gasbarro
Church & School Liaison
Kristin Fonseca
VP Communication
Victoria Capote
VP Development
Linda Arnhols
VP Finance
Ana Urdaneta
VP Planning
Elena Leiser
VP Room Parents
Katja Carvalho and Gaby Imery
Pre-Kindergarten: Martha Clarke, Alexis Isaias,
Christina Sirinyan, Amalia Weber
Junior Kindergarten: Catherine Block, Esther Castellanos,
Sylvia Hellmund, Alejandra Mendoza
Senior Kindergarten: Leann Capo, Alexis Isaias,
Jessica Mason, Monica Shaner
Grade 1: Carolina Arellano, Wendy Holman,
MariCarmen McAliley, Lisa Sayfie
Grade 2: Courtney Berry, Claudia Falero,
Alejandra Mendoza, Dunia Sabga
Grade 3: Jenny Kennedy, Wendy Levitz,
Jennifer O’Neill, Victoria Thiessen
Grade 4: Mariela Martinez-Cid, Rocio Maynulet,
Jane Morales, Patricia Páez
Grade 5: Victoria Vega Capote, Courtney Denaro,
Marcela Jaramillo and Mariela Tovar
Committee Chairs
Art Show
Lauren Barrington and Christina Sirinyan
Auction and Dinner
Catherine Anne Markert, Nina Miguel,
Meredith Ortega, Dunia Sabga and
Victoria Thiessen
Book Fair
Shalini Bath, Thomas Preising and Mark Sutcliffe
Carnival
Catherine Block, Jennifer O’Neill and
Jamie Rusk
Christmas Tree Sales
Rick Souto and Erik Wesoloski
Faculty Appreciation
Ana Cristina Defortuna, Selene Devaney
and Jenny Kennedy
Field Day
Alex Capo and Andres Leiser
GreenSSEDS
Cristina Dominguez and Michael Grunwald
Library Committee
Wendy Holman, Rocio Olivencia Maynulet, and
Lisa Sayfie
Parent Education
Jennifer O’Neill and Victoria Thiessen
Science Committee
Lucia Castellanos and Alejandra Mendoza
Student Education
Pascale and Ted Caplow
Yearbook
Haidy Jensen, Amal Tabet and Bricen Urquidi
Annual Fund
The 2014-2015 Annual Giving Campaign was a powerful reaffirmation of just how special our
school is. From the tireless dedication of all who worked on the campaign to the 100% participation
of our families, our faculty and staff, and our Board in giving to the campaign, the community
came together to make a very powerful and very real difference in our children’s educational
experience…and thus their future. As co-chairs, we again want to thank everyone who made
the experience one of complete joy, and remind everyone in our community to take a moment to
reflect on the fact that individually and as a whole, you made a difference.
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Reach for the Stars Annual Giving Co-Chairs
Martha and Dougan Clarke, Riley and Tennelle McCormack and Leticia Hartmann and Gustavo Pombo
Angel Circle
Mr. and Mrs. John‘82 Devaney
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Riley McCormackT
Mr. and Mrs. Matias Mosse
Saint Circle
Wayne and Wendy Holman
Rev’d Donald Copeland Circle
Mr. Amar Bajpai and Dr. Cristina Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Caplow
The Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust
Mr. Damir Delic and Ms. Daniela Peneva
Courtney and Joel Denaro
Mrs. Jean Marie Kouri
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gardner’79, T
Mr. Miguel Gonzalez and Mrs. Maria Bergoderi
Mr. and Mrs. David Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Are Traasdahl
Rev’d Warren Densmore Circle
Mr. Gabriel Albelo and Ms. Lissette Calderon
Mr. and Ms. Juan C. Algarin
Mr. Inigo Ardid and Ms. Liliana Paez
Mr. and Mrs. William Arnhols
Bank of America
Mr. and Mrs. Leopoldo Baptista
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barrington, II
Mrs. Jennie Weiss BlockGP
Hernandez de Castro Family
Mr. and Mrs. Dougan Clarke
Mr. Michael Costello
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Di GasbarroT
Dr. and Dr. Luis’82 Echarte
KristinT and Miguel Fonseca
Angel Circle
$20,000+
Saint Circle
$10,000-19,999
Rev’d Donald Copeland Circle
$5,000-9,999
Rev’d Warren Densmore Circle
$2,500-4,999
Deacon Circle
$1,000-2,499
Agnes M. Johnston Circle
$500-999
Acolyte Circle
up to $499
Mr. and Mrs. Aleco Haralambides’85
Mr. Gustavo Pombo and Ms. Leticia Hartmann
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Heflin
Luis and Alexis Isaias
Mr. and Ms. Alfredo Kunhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Hernan Lara
Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Miguel
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory ScheinT
Justin and Monica Shaner
The Silva Family
Mr. and Mrs. Riccardo Silva
VilmaT and Simon Strong
Mariela and Roger Tovar
Deacon Circle
Anonymous
Mr. Juan Aristizabal and Ms. Karen Martinez
Dr. and Mrs. Stephan Baker
Bank of America
Ms. Courtney Gardner Berry‘84
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Block
Jorge and Ruth Bohorquez
Mr. John BoordT
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Botero
Ms. Susan Bozorgi and Ms. Yery MarreroT
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Breene
Daniel and Ana Buraglia
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Burnett
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Calle
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Capo
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Carvalho
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Castellanos
Mr. Pablo Cejas
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cejas
Mr. Diego Ardid and Ms. Paola Chapur
Mr. Ricardo de La Serna and Dr. Vanessa Chartouni
Ms. Emiliana De Oteyza
Mr. and Mrs. Edgardo Defortuna
Mr. Heberto del Rio and Ms. Luisa Stelling
Mr. Jonathan Fox and Ms. Jennifer O’Neill
Mr. and Ms. Alfredo Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Danniel Garmendia
Dr. and Dr. Rami Ghurani
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Guntram Habsburg
Mrs. Melinda HarperF
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Harrelson
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos HellmundT
Mr. and Mrs. Camilo Horvilleur
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Iribarren
Mr. and Mrs. Javier Jaramillo
Dr. and Dr. Chaminda Jayanetti
Mr. and Mrs. Lars Jensen’87
Dr. Javier Jimenez and Dr. Sureen Chi
Ms. Kim Stone and Ms. Karla Jones-Stone
Dr. Cem Kinay
Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lambrou
Mr. and Mrs. Andres Leiser
Ms. Alexandra Leitman
Dr. and Mrs. Italo Linfante
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ly
Mr. Brendan Maher and Ms. Alexandra Hill-Maher
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Markert
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Martinez-Cid
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Christophe Massoni
Mr. Javier Maynulet and Ms. Rocío Olivencia
Mr. Neal McAliley and Ms. Maricarmen MartinezT
Ms. Joy McIntoshF
Jim and Leslie McKinneyGP
The Mejia Family
Mr. and Mrs. Aabad R. Melwani
Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo Mendoza
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Michelsen
Heather Monahan and Michael Moody
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Narvaez
Mrs. Mariví NevinF
Mr. Inaki Negrete and Ms. Alejandra Xacur
Mr. and Mrs. Cristian Nieto
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Oglesby
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Olloqui
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ortega’86
Dr. René Páez and Mrs. Patricia Guerra Páez
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Palacio
Pioneer Investment
Ms. Shalini Bath and Mr. Thomas Preising
Dr. and Mrs. Amar Rajadhyaksha
Mr. Eduardo Perez and Mrs. Mirba Rivera
Ms. Cynthia Rodriguez‘85
Roberta and Enrique Sanz de Santamaria
Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Scurtis’86
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Shriver
Mr. and Mrs. Claudio Simoes
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sirinyan
Mr. Arturo Siso and Ms. Claudia Vesce
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Soulavy
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sutcliffe
Amal and Ricardo Tabet
Mr. Jose and Mrs. AnaT Urdaneta
Rafael and Bricen Urquidi
Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigo Veloso
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Weber
Mr. Erik Wesoloski and Ms. Carmen Serrano
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Zanarini
Acolyte Circle
Mr. Morten Aagaard and Mrs. Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard
Ms. Isabel Abislaiman
Agnes M. Johnston Circle
Mrs. Desiree AdamsF
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Adams
Ms. Cristina AlbeirusF
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Benesch
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Anaya
Christopher Brandon and Russell CorbettT
Mr. and Mrs. Angel AparicioF
Mr. and Mrs. Nibaldo Capote
Mrs. Kathleen BasañezF
Ms. Ana Maria Capó
Ms. Maria BatistaF
Mr. Fernando Coello de Portugal and Ms. Adriana Guerrero Mrs. Monica BaugherF
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Concha
Frangel Bien-AimeF
Mr. Emmanuel Sebag and Ms. Lisa Cortes
Mr. Samuel Boldrick
Ms. Ana Maria Czachor
Mrs. Melissa BoothF
F
Mr. Colin and Mrs. Cathie D’Arcy
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Borges
Mr. Christian de la Fuente and Ms. Angelica Castro
Mr. and Mrs. Blake D. BritoF
Mr. Eugene Drody and Ms. Lani Kahn Drody
Mrs. Ellen BulkleyF
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Falero
Ms. Tia Burch
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Greenan
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carom
Mr. Fernando Herrera and Ms. Laura Ponce de Leon
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos CartaF
Mr. Marcello Agostini and Ms. Nicole Hockaday
Ms. Ivette CharltonFT
Mr. and Mrs. Eduardo Imery
Mr. Alvaro CoraspeT and Ms. Erin Clancy
Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Lanz
Ms. Kelly ClarkF
George and SilviaF,T Larrauri
Mr. Daniel Coronell and Mrs. Maria Cristina Uribe
Ms. Alexandra Leitman
Ms. Fatima DelbeckF
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Levito
Mr. John DeMartinF
Mr. Marco Sagrera and Ms. Leticia Martinez-Bordiu
Mr. Ron DawF
FT
Mr. Curtis Carlson and Ms. Julie Moxley
Mr. Daniel EguizabalF
Mr. Thomas Kimen and Ms. Karen Murray
Ms. Rachel ErbF
Mr. Robert CoulombeT and Ms. Tara O’Brien
Mr. Carlos and Mrs. Kirsten’86 Erdmann
Mr. and Mrs. John O’Day
Ms. Ashley Everett
Mr. Patrick Orlando and Ms. Jennifer Withers
Mr. Chris Faiella and Rev. Wilifred Allen-FaiellaT,F
Mr. Alvaro Ortega and Ms. Jane Morales
Mr. Jaime Fals
Levenson, Katzin & Ballota, PA
Mr. and Mrs. George FernandezF
Mr. and Mrs. Kirran Panjabi
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fernandez
Mr. Matt Kujawa and Ms. Jill Penman
Ms. Dwanita L. Fields
Mr. Julian Pratt and Ms. Gabriela Martinez
Mrs. Teresa R. FinlayF
Mr. and Mrs. Art Requenez
Dr. and Mrs. Miguel FonsecaGP
GP
Joseph and Rose Marie Sabga
Ms. Eleni GarcesF
Dr. and Mrs. Fernando Salvato
Ms. Mercedes GonzalezF
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Sparks
Mr. Michael Grunwald and Ms. Cristina Dominguez
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Thiessen
Mr. Allan HerreraF
Ms. Amy Anderson Treese
Mr. Steve HoffmanF
Mr. Will van der Vlugt
Mr. and Mrs. Felix JacominoF
Mr. Dave and Mrs. KitF Wills
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest JonesF
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Yale
Mr. and Mrs. Emmanuel Joseph
Annual Fund Chairs
Martha & Dougan Clarke
Tenelle & Riley McCormack
Leticia Hartmann & Gustavo Pombo
Ambassadors
Nancy Ortiz-Algarin & Juan Algarin
Paola Chapur & Diego Ardid
Liliana Paez & Inigo Ardid
Elisa Baptista
Lauren & A.R. Barrington
Criselda Breene
Anne Louise Burnett
Claudiana Carom
Luis Castellanos
Pablo Cejas
Fernando Concha
Michael Costello
Vanessa Chartouni de la Serna
Courtney Denaro
Lani Kahn Drody & Gene Drody
Leah & Luis Echarte
Jean Marie Echemendia
Jennifer O’Neill & Jonathan Fox
Giselle & Rami Ghurani
Nanda Bergoderi & Miguel Gonzalez
Vicky & Aleco Haralambides
Sarah Harrelson
Carolina Heflin
Alexandra Hill-Maher
Gisela Iribarren
Leah & Cham Jayanetti
Emmanuel Joseph
Jenny Kennedy
Georgia Lambrou
Claudia & Miguel Lanz
Kirsy Ly
Rocio Maynulet
Nina & Camilo Miguel
Stephanie O’Day
Vickie & Kevin Oglesby
Patricia Páez
Laura Ponce de Leon
Denise Requenez
Karine Richard
Sandra & Alvaro Silva
Christina & Mark Sirinyan
Cristina Soulavy
Luisa Stelling
Siobhan & Mark Sutcliffe
Amy Anderson Treese
Mariela Tovar
Marcela Uribe
Bricen & Rafael Urquidi
Abby & Jeff Zanarini
Mr. Donald Kerr
Mrs. Lourdes KeyF
Mr. and Mrs. Luis LafontF
Mr. James Leaño and Ms. Jennifer Leal
Mr. Sanjiv Desai and Mrs. Wendy Levitz
Mr. John Holcombe and Mrs. Daisy Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael LlanezaF
Mr. Alex LopezF
Ms. Homalka LopezF
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Carlos Luque
Mrs. Lourdes MaciáF
Ms. Sandi MantoothF
Dr. Deirdre Marshall
Mr. Steven McNamara
Mr. Mel Meinhardt and Ms. Lauren Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Fernando Mendoza
Mr. Rafael Millares and Ms. Carola Pimentel
Mr. and Mrs. Dennard Mitchell
Ms. Katherine MohrF
Sadys MorejonF
Mr. Wilfrid MuratF
Mr. and Mrs. Tony NardoF
Mrs. Susie OldhamF
Ms. Claudia Ortiz
Mr. Alfredo PecheF
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Peluso
Mr. Luis Perez and Ms. Molly BrownF
Ms. Winnie Pritchett‘05
Dr. Daniel Riemer and Ms. Rebecca Weymouth
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roye
Ms. Katherine RuizF
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rusk
Ms. Deanne SaavedraF
Mr. and Mrs. James Sadler’75
Pastor Jorge Sayago-GonzalezF
Ms. Lisa Sayfie
Ms. Liz ScholerF
Mr. James Scullin and Ms. Cecilia De Anda
Mr. and Mrs. John ScurtisGP
Ms. Erin SekerakF
Ms. Heidi SellT
Mrs. Martha Serra-MohrF
Ms. Robbin SimonsF
Mr. and Mrs. Rick SoutoT
Ms. Nerissa R. Sturrup‘02,F
Mrs. Carley SullivanF
Mrs. Sally TappertF
Ms. Kiavonna Thomas
Miss Pamela TusiF
Mrs. Mairely UrdanetaF
Ms. Martiza UrdanetaF
Mrs. Rosamelia Velez-LleonartF
Dr. Stefania Vernace
Mrs. Inge WassmannF
Mr. Paul WeaverF
Mr. and Mrs. Richard WebsterF
Dr. Anthony Wolfe
Mr. Carlos ZepedaF
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy ZepedaF
Mr. Eric Zichella and Mrs. Amy Sayfie Zichella
Ms. Kathleen ZwibelmanF
T - Trustee
F - Faculty/Staff
FT - Former Trustee
GP - Grandparent
Alumni - Identified by Class Year
Dancing with SSEDS Stars
Gala Chairs
Catherine Anne Markert
Nina Miguel
Auction Chairs
Dunia Sabga
Victoria Thiessen
Gala SHA Coordinator
Meredith Ortega
Food Chair
Leah Jayanetti
Beverage Chair
Olympia de Castro
The stars were out at this years Dancing with SSEDS Stars Dinner
and Auction Fundraiser. It was an unforgettable evening and it
would have not been possible without support from all the parents,
faculty and staff.
We believe in the community of our beloved school and watch
our children thrive everyday on our campus. The campus where
we bring families together and a campus where we all feel safe
to learn, grow and to build our community. We want to thank
everyone for giving us this opportunity and believing in our vision.
Catherine Anne Markert and Nina Miguel
Gala Chairs
Advertising Chairs
Linda Arnhols
Debra Yale
Sponsorship Chairs
Courtney Denaro
Meghana Rajadhyaksha
Victoria Schein
Logo and Graphic Design Chair
Richard Martinez
PK-SK Art Project Chair
Christina Sirinyan
Gala Dance Party and Decor Chairs
Tenelle McCormack
Siri Willoch
Auction Display Design
Laura Ponce de Leon
Ad and Graphic Design Support
Adriana Guerrro
Event Program Production
Michele Benesch
Live Auction Emcee
Jeff Zanarini
Dancing with SSEDS Stars Emcee
Maggie Rodriguez
Meredith Ortega, Catherine Anne Markert, Nina Miguel,
Victoria Thiessen, Dunia Sabga and Linda Arnhols
Production Advisor
Nathalie Sadler
Financial Aid Appeal
Alumni parent Raschelle Freeman spoke passionately about the financial aid her children received at St. Stephen’s. Raschelle
expressed gratitude to the SSEDS community for providing her daughters with a solid academic foundation, in a loving and nurturing
environment. Guests responded by supporting the financial aid appeal and enjoyed bidding on their favorite dance performances.
The outcome was a win-win; a total of $74,146 was raised to support current students on financial aid. A heartfelt thank you to our
dancers, parents, alumni, parishioners and friends of St. Stephen’s for their generous support of our financial aid appeal.
Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard & Morten Aagaard
Susan Amaducci & Shawn Adams
Lisette Calderon & Gabriel Albelo
Sindy Anaya-Lin & Jacob Anaya
East Apthorp
Lauren & AR Barrington
Elisa & Leopoldo Baptista
Fred Begeman
Catherine & Chris Block
Monica & Julio Borges
Susan Bozorgi & Yery Marrero
Criselda & Jonathan Breene
Ana & Daniel Buraglia
Ana Maria Capó
Leann & Alejandro Capo
Vickie & Jessie Capote
Claudiana & Juan Carom
Katja & Roberto Carvalho
Lucia Castellanos & Eduardo Michelsen
Angelica Castro & Cristian de la Fuente
Jose Castro
Adriana Guerrero & Fernando Coello de
Portugal
Jose Cornide
Mr. Trudy Courey
Ana Cristina & Edgardo Defortuna
Courtney & Joel Denaro
Daniela Peneva & Damir Delic
Wendy Levitz & Sanjiv Desai
Lisette & Roland Di Gasbarro
Cristina & Daniel Echavarria
Channyle & Walter Fernandez
Nanda Bergoderi & Miguel Gonzalez
Lily & George Fernandez
Kristin & Mike Fonseca
Peter & Gina Gardner
Kirsten Rosen Gonzalez
Amy & Michael Hantman
Monica & Jackson Harper
Laura Ponce De Leon & Fernando Herrera
Gisela & Camilo Horvilleur
Gisela & Rafael Iribarren
Alexis & Luis Isaias
Haidy & Lars Jensen
Ximena & Hernan Lara
Elena & Andres Leiser
Muriel Iwanoski
Jill Penman & Matt Kujawa
Regina & Alfredo Kunhardt
Georgia & Nicholas Lambrou
Martha Leborgne
Ramon Llorens
Kirsy & Jimmy Ly
Alexandra Hill-Maher & Brendan Maher
Catherine Anne & Patrick Markert
Mariela & Ricardo Martinez-Cid
Jessica & Stephen Mason
Rocia & Javier Maynulet
Tenelle & Riley McCormack
Steve McNamara
Lauren Smith & Mel Meinhardt
Nina & Camilo Miguel
Carola Pimentel & Rafael Millares
Kadira & Dennard Mitchell
Veronica & Matias Mosse
Mariví & Darius Nevin
Sarah O’Brien
Vickie & Kevin Oglesby
Jane Morales & Alvaro Ortega
Meredith & Michael Ortega
Patricia Guerra & René Páez
Alejandra & Luke Palacio
Priya & Kirran Panjabi
Leticia Hartmann & Gustavo Pombo
Gabriela & Julian Pratt
Meghana & Amar Rajadhyksha
Denise & Art Requenez
Mike & Maggie Rodriguez
Dunia & Joseph Sabga
Marta Sastre
Lisa Cortes & Emmanuel Sebag
Monica & Justin Shaner
Liz Scholer
Robbin Simons & Guest
Maria Eve Sirois
Claudia & Arturo Siso
Shirley & Rick Souto
Karla Jones-Stone & Kim Stone
Marissa Tenezas
Victoria & Todd Thiessen
Are & Siri Traasdahl
Ana & Jose Urdaneta
Bricen & Rafael Urquidi
Carmen Serrano & Erik Wesoloski
Kit Wills
Deborah & Matthew Yale
Abby & Jeff Zanarini
Amy Sayfie Zichella & Eric Zichella
Andreina Zingg
Library Enhancements
Our students, Mrs. Bulkley and Mrs. Baugher and our entire community truly appreciate your efforts and improving
our library. When we returned to from our summer break, our library had a fresh coat of paint, new lighting, windows
and an outdoor pergola for all of us to enjoy.Thank you to the following parents who generously supported library
improvements at our Dancing with SSEDS Stars Gala Auction.
Linda and William Arnhols
Courtney Berry
Julio and Monica Borges
Ana and Daniel Buraglia
John and Selene Devaney
Chaynelle and Walter Fernandez
Michael Luis
Jessica and Stephen Mason
Jonathan Fox and Jennifer O’Neill
Jamie and Kevin Rusk
Dunia and Joseph Sabga
Shirley and Rick Souto
Todd and Victoria Thiessen
Bricen and Rafael Urquidi
Many thanks to our dancers!
Dennard Mitchell
Jean Marie Kouri with Darcy Ima
Shirley Souto
Angelica Castro
Jimmy Ly with Carly Dorman
Art Requenez with
Eugenia Spotar
Gina Gardner with Laurel Ann Burnett
Jonathan Breene with
Sasha Caicedo
Melinda Harper with Eric Algarushi
Alvaro Ortega with
Veronica Peschansky
Financial Info
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School operates solely on tuition and fees for basic expenses such as personnel, cafeteria,
academic after school expenses, facilities, operations and depreciation. Our budget in 2014-2015 had a gap of
$265,000. Additional expenses and and programs are funded by dollars donated through the annual fund and the
school and Home Association.
Income
Tuition and Fees - 96%
After School Program - 3%
Other Fees - 1%
Expenses
Personnel - 67%
Cafeteria - 6%
Academic - 5%
Church Contribution - 2%
Building - 13%
Office Operations - 7%
External Contributions as of June 30, 2015
Annual Fund
School and Home Association
$315,493
$275,044
Capital Campaign
St. Stephen’s six million-dollar Think. Love. Grow. Capital Campaign goal was reached just before the Christmas Holiday. We
are grateful to all our constituents for their support: the Vestry, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, grandparents,
parishioners and friends of St. Stephen’s who brought this effort to fruition. Our Main Highway Pavilion is a Gold LEED (Leadership
in Leadership in Energy and Efficient Design) building and stands proudly as a beacon of our efforts. We are equipped with
21st century classrooms and two creative workspaces for students to participate in our Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) program. St. Stephen’s extends a heartfelt thank you to Alberto and Olga Beeck for their generous challenge
match gift of $500,000 and to Campaign Co-Chairs, Tony Custer and Brad Houser for leading this effort. Their thoughtful, tireless
leadership has helped to ensure our beloved school’s future for many generations to come.
$1,000,000
Olga MaríaFT and Alberto BeeckAP
$250,000 - $499,999
Courtney Gardner Berry‘84
Mr. and Mrs. John BoordT
Mr. and Mrs. Tony CusterFT,AP
Mr. and Mrs. John Devaney‘82
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gardner‘79,T
Patrick and Catherine Anne Markert
$100,000 - $249,999
Juan Carlos and Uchi Botero
Edgardo and Ana Cristina Defortuna
Roland and LisetteT Di Gasbarro
The Kinay Family
The Kosch FamilyAP
RileyT and Tenelle McCormack
$50,000-$99,999
The Arnhols Family
The Baptista Family
Juan and Claudiana Carom
John and IvetteFT CharltonAP
The Gonzalez Bergoderi Family
CarlosT and Sylvia Hellmund and The Vollmer Foundation
The Houser FamilyFT,AP
Justin and Jenny Kennedy
Camilo and Silvia MontañaAP
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime MurraAP
The Mosse Family
JesseFT and Jimena Stein
Bob Strauss and Camilla CochraneFT
Abby & Jeff ZanariniAP
$25,000-$49,999
Anonymous
Dr. and Mrs. Julio CalderonAP
Claudia and Carlos de la Cruz, Jr.AP
Mr. Heberto del Rio and Ms. Luisa StellingAP
Mr. Sanjiv Desai and Ms. Wendy Levitz
Rodolfo and Georgina DuménigoAP
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick DwyerAP
Brian and AdaFT GiesAP
Mr. and Mrs. Raul HenriquezAP
The Jiménez FamilyAP
HugoT and Henriette MantillaAP
Carlos and Alejandrina Mejia
Victor and Mariela MestreAP
The Ortega-Morales Family
Dr. and Mrs. René A. Páez
Mr. and Mrs. Art Requenez
Ms. Cynthia Scurtis Rodriguez‘85
Dr. and Mrs. Patricio RossiAP
Mr. and Mrs. Federico SánchezAP
Riccardo and Tatiana Silva
Simon and VilmaFT StrongAP
The Tovar Family
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Urdaneta
Henry and TrishFT UrquidiAP
Kathryn and David Villano‘73,FT,AP
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous
Shawn Adams and Suzanne Amaducci-Adams
Mary and Thomas AllraumAP
Dr. and Mrs. Stephan BakerAP
Jorge and Ruth BohorquezAP
Jonathan and Criselda Breene
The Calle Family
Roberto Capó
The Capó Family
Mr. Curtis CarlsonT and Ms. Julie MoxleyAP
Ana and Francisco CasasúsAP
Dr. Seth Connor and Andrea NachtigallAP
The Costello Family
Gene Drody and Lani Kahn Drody
Leah and Luis Echarte‘82
Philip and Karen GodfreyAP
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo GueriniAP
Dr. Abraham Jaguan and Dr. Barbara KnollAP
Ms. Sharron Lannan KorybutAP, Lannan Foundation
In Honor of Estella Korybut-Daszkiewicz’14
Greg† and Jean Marie KouriAP
Nicholas and Georgia Lambrou
Mr. James Leaño and Mrs. Jennifer Leal
Arthur and Paula LewisAP
Mr. and Mrs. Anastasio Lorente
Juan Carlos and Carolina Luque
Jimmy G. Ly and Kirsy M. Peña Ly
Javier and Rocio Maynulet
Neal McAliley and Maricarmen Martinez
Alejandro and Marcela NietoAP
Ms. Lina Pagano Fals
Mr. and Mrs. Luke R. Palacio
Fernando and Cristina PeñafielAP
Mr. Rodrigo and Isabel RegoAP
Santiago Romero and Annelise SonneAP
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sabga
The Souto FamilyT
Victoria and GregoryT Schein
The Sezalory FamilyAP
$5,000-$9,999
The Albelo-Calderón Family
The Benavides FamilyAP
Julia and David BianchiAP
Humberto Casariego and Teresa CarreñoFT,AP
Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Carvalho
Mr. and Mrs. Jose CuevaAP
Mr. Deepak Chowdhury
Mr. Jim EriksenFT and Dr. Ana EriksenAP
Ramon and Claudia Falero
Daniel and Digna FrenchAP
John Paul and DeniseT GallardoAP
John and NancyFT HalulaAP
Eduardo and Gabriela Imery
Jennifer and Justin Kennedy
The Koffler FamilyAP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles LangstonAP
Mr. George and Mrs. Silvia LarrauriF,T
Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid
The Massoni Family
Joy McIntoshF
Steve and Tara McNamara
Oak Foundation in Memory of Flavia & Calvin Oak
Dr. Daniel Riemer and Ms. Rebecca WeymouthAP
$2,500-$4,999
Liliana and Inigo Ardid
Dr. and Mrs. James BurksAP
Mr. Albert Cabrera and Mrs. Belén Ramón-CabreraFT,AP
Christopher Brandon and Russell CorbettT
Dr. William W. Culbertson IV and Mrs. Paula QuigleyFT,AP
Buddy and Lauren DowlenFF
Chris Faiella and Rev. Willie Allen-FaiellaF,T,AP
Mr. Bruce and Mrs. MelindaF HarperAP
Dr. Christopher HarrisonFT
Ms. Monica MartyFT and Mr. Don Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Lorn Leitman
Dr. Jorge and Elizabeth LondonoAP
Antonio and Julie MoraAP
Up to $2,499
Mrs. Desiree AdamsF
Mark and Angela AndersonAP
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ArcherAP
Mr. Gary Arthurs and Mrs. Julie Romfh Arthurs‘80
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas AvazianAP
Mr. Eduardo Balarezo and Ms. Daniela Ribadeneira‘85,AP
Mrs. Kathleen BasáñezF
Mrs. Monica BaugherF
Lisette N. BerajaFF
Ms. Colleen BernuthAP
Mrs. Lizzy BlancoFF
Mrs. Melissa BoothF
Susan Bozorgi and Yery MarreroT
Jeff and Maria Brosco
Mr. and Mrs. Alexis BrunetAP
Mr. Jim and Mrs. EllenF Bulkley
Mr. and Mrs. Bill BullardAP
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel CadavidAP
Mr. and Mrs. Nibaldo Capote
Mr. and Mrs. Rolando CarmenatesFF
Mr. Carlos and Mrs. MarianaF CartaAP
Mr. and Mrs. William Charouhis
In Honor of Olga Manlee Chieng
Dr. Stephen CinaAP
Ms. Kirstin Colonna‘80,AP
Nicolás Cortés and Cristina OteroAP
Mrs. Alexandra CuestaFF
Gabrielle D’AlemberteAP
Dr. Sara DannAP
Mr. Colin and Mrs. CathieF D’Arcy
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. DavisAP
Ms. Fatima DelbeckF
Mr. and Mrs. Bonell Denton
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin DeuelAP
Mrs. Jenny DiazF
Mr. Richard Di Renzo
Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo DominguezAP
Ms. Rachel ErbF,AP
Ms. Cooley Fales‘84
Mrs. Lily FernandezF
Mrs. Teresa FinlayF
Mr. and Mrs. Miguel FonsecaT
Mr. and Mrs. Henry GangoneAP
Mr. and Mrs. Ray GibeauAP
Dr. and Mrs. Peter GlynnFF
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco GodoyAP
Mr. Javier and Mrs. MercyF González
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel GoodGP
T - Trustee
F - Faculty/Staff
FT - Former Trustee
FF - Former Faculty/Staff
GP - Grandparent
AP - Alumni Parent
Alumni - Identified by Class Year
Ms. Beatriz GoyanesAP
Mr. and Mrs. Michele GrendeneAP
Mrs. Sandra Grubbs†
Mrs. Hilary HaberFF
Ms. Vivien Hale
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Harrelson
Mr. William and Mrs. LoriFF HarveyAP
Mr. James and Mrs. Alicia Gerritts Hawkins’84,AP
Dr. Richard and Mrs. AmyFF HernandezAP
Mr. Jonathan Hill and Ms. Lisa ShawAP
Mr. Brent HilsabeckFF
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. HoltmannAP
Gordon, Nancy, Chase and Katherine HowardAP
Ms. Audra HutchinsonFF
Ms. Elizabeth Hutson‘76,AP
Mrs. Robin HyreFF
Mr. and Mrs. Felix JacominoF
Mr. and Mrs. Javier JaramilloAP
Ms. Aline JidyAP
Mr. Forrest and Mrs. MaryF JonesAP
Jaqueline JordanFF
Mrs. Lourdes KeyF
Ms. Erin Dolan Knight
Mr. Alan KyleAP
Mr. Matthew D. Kujawa and Ms. Jill Penman
Mr. Luis and RebeccaF LafontAP
Andres and Elena Leiser
Ms. Danielle LemoineFF
Mr. Rafael and AnaF LlanezaAP
Ms. Homalka LopezF
Mrs. Lourdes MaciáF
Ms. Sandi MantoothF
Ms. Cristina MasFF
Mr. Michael Moore and Ms. Leslie LottAP
Dr. and Mrs. Jacques MorcosAP
Mrs. Jacalyn MoserFF
Mr. TonyFF and Mrs. IleanaF NardoAP
Mr. Darius and Mrs. MarivíF NevinAP
New Beach Construction Partners
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth NissimAP
Mrs. Susie OldhamF
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy OuelletteAP
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso PaniaguaAP
Mr. and Mrs. Kirran Panjabi
Ms. Estela PelgrónAP
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Peluso
Mr. Marcos and Dr. Claudia PereiraAP
Mirba and Eduardo Pérez
Financial Reserves
Olga María Beeck
Faculty Development
Endowment
Financial Aid
Endowment
Strategic Reserve
$1,292,678
$554,315
$741,087
Mr. Luis Perez and Ms. Molly BrownF
Ms. Carola Pimentel
Ms. Christine PrietoFF
Dr. Luis Ramirez and Dr. Kimberly ThompsonAP
Dr. Mercedes RicónFT
Mr. and Mrs. Juan Pedro Rizo-PatrónAP
Mr. and Mrs. Henrique RocchiccioliAP
Ayana Rodriguez and Steven BoucherAP
Ms. Mairely RodriguezF
The Scholer FamilyF,AP
Ms. Devon SchweidelFF
Mr. and Mrs. James ScullinAP
Mrs. Martha Serra-MohrF
Ms. Robbin L. SimonsF
Alvaro & SandraFF Silva
The Souto Family
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Rev. Vanessa Tinsley-StoneFF
Mr. and Mrs. Max Strang
Mrs. Sally TappertFF
Mrs. Mary Beth TaylorFF
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco TonarelyAP
Ms. Pamela TusiFF
Ms. Maritza UrdanetaF
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro UribeAP
Mr. and Mrs. Colin VeaterFT,AP
Mr. Alejandro Villegas and Ms. Maria BernalFF
Dr. Eric and Mrs. SadyFT Wagner
Mr. Jurgen and Mrs. IngeF WassmannAP
Mr. Paul WeaverF
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher N. Willits
Mr. David and Mrs. KitF WillsAP
Dr. Deirdre Marshall and Dr. Anthony WolfeAP
The Gift of Reading
We would like to thank the following who have enriched our library with the gift of books through our
Birthday Book Club, Book Fair and other donations.
Gibson Anaya
Lucas Ardid
Camila Ardid
Emma Arnhols
Bettina Baptista
Leopoldo Baptista
Kyla Benesch
Sander Block
Jaya Breene
Eric Buraglia
Ana Carolina Capó
Cameron Capo
Kellyn Capo
Valentina Capote
Adriana Carvalho
Catalina Castellanos
Clarissa Castellanos
Aiden Charlton
Colton Clarke
Grayson Clarke
Adriana Coello de Portugal
Luisa Concha
Tomas Concha
Nicolas de la Serna
Santiago de la Serna
Edgardo Defortuna
Sofie Delic
Nicholas Denaro
Elise Echarte
Ace Erdmann
Ryan Erdmann
Luca Falero
Alyssa Fernandez
Brianna Fernandez
Stella Fernandez
Amelia Fox
Garrett Fox
Ian Fox
The Gardner Family
Annia Garmendia
Gustavo Giménez
Clementina Gonzalez
Delio González
Berklee Goodman
Evan Goodman
Malachi Goodman
Luna Greenan
Lina Grunwald
Max Grunwald
Tiziano Habsburg
Alex Heflin
Isabella Heflin
Gabriel Hernandez
Valentina Herrera
Sienna Holman
Summer Holman
Gabriela Horvilleur
Gisela Horvilleur
Joaquim Horvilleur
Nicolas Imery
Agustina Iribarren
Alexis Isaias
Colette Isaias
Mikaela Isaias
Martin Jaramillo
Jasper Jensen
Lars Peter Jensen
Chloe Jimenez
Javhon Johnson
Brilyn Kimen
Vanessa Kouri
Marion Kunhardt
Alessandra Lanz
Sebastian Lanz
Matias Lara
Alexandra Leiser
Isabella Leiser
Alexandra Lorente
Pedro Luque
Grace Maher
Lennon Maher
Nicolas Maynulet
Everleigh McCormack
Beckett McCormack
Hunter McNamara
Amaya Mejia
Fernando Mendoza
Gonzalo Mendoza
Eduardo Michelsen
Olivia Michelsen
Camilo Miguel
Alexis Mosse
Lila Mosse
Juanmartin Narvaez
Natalia Narvaez
Jeronimo Negrete
Ryan Nieto
Kira Oglesby
Carlota Olloqui
Ricardo Olloqui
Marcos Ortega
Akshay Panjabi
Valentina Pombo
Aishwarya Preising
Vinay Rajadhyaksha
Nicole Rodríguez
Ariana Sagrera
Sophia Salgueiro
Massimo Salvato
Nicolas Sanz de Santamaría
Melina Schein
Viktor Shein
Axel Sirinyan
Breeana Sparks
Lucy Thiessen
Natalie Thiessen
Felix Traasdahl
Amy Treese
Anderson Treese
Alejandro Urdaneta
Ila Urquidi
Marina Weber
Zoe Weber
Isabel Wesoloski
Michael Wesoloski
Lila Yale
Lauren Zanarini
Abigail Zichella