2011-2012 Donor Report

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Alumni Association

Board of TrusteesExecutive Board

Anne Paulk, PresidentHoward Premer, 1st Vice President

James W. Moore ’65, 2nd Vice PresidentJohn F. “Bud” Farrey, Treasurer

Matthew Whitman Lazenby, SecretaryDebi Beasley, Assistant Secretary

Miami Country Day School appreciatesthe many people who volunteer their time, expertise and support.

A special thank you to our 2011-2012 Leaders

Isaac ArguettyChristopher Bellows

Noah BreakstoneMelanie Ink Broeker

John Camp ’73Wayne Chaplin

Sean ClancyElizabeth “Betty” Hach

Javier HoltzTerry Jove

Fredric Karlton

Matthew KaytonGerald W. Moore ’68

Mark C. PiperSol Saad

Lawrence M. Stanfill, D.D.S.Marilyn Thomas

Ex-Officio MembersTrustee EmeritusRichard S. Banick

Barbara North Burton

Edwin B. ColeMichael J. Franco (1911-2004)

J. Michael GarnerOsmond C. Howe, Jr.Stanley F. Whitman

John Davies, Head of School

Jami Beasley Watkins ’01, President, Alumni Association

Tamara Feola, President, Parents’ Association

Howard Premer, ChairG.J. BakkerEvan BergerPaul Chaplin

Jonathan ChariffMichael Chavies

Peter GoldStephanie GoldCraig Green ’93

Robert GreenbergSean Grosman

Randolph GumenickKarleen Halliwell

Kevin King ’95Achilles Kontoyiannis

Elisa Lucchi ’98Jamal Mashburn

Brian McCarthy ’95Glenna Milberg

Matthias NixdorfHenry Patel

Leslie PathmanJason Port

Julie PronestiMark Walker

Board of Advisors

Alumni Executive BoardJami Beasley Watkins ’01

President

Charlie Bloom ’881st Vice President

Lance Tinkler ’012nd Vice President

Alex Avayu ’97Secretary/Treasurer

Claudia Figueredo ’90Special Events Coordinator

Cristian LaCapra ’96Alumni Officer

Karen Maerovitz ’96Alumni Officer

Brian McCarthy ’95Development Chair

Kevin King ’95Past President

Advisory Board MembersJohn Camp ’73

Ware Cornell ’65Bruce Matheson ’62Gerald W. Moore ’68James W. Moore ’65

Carl Whitmer ’71

Parents’ Association Leadership and allocations can be found on page 35. Thank you to our Parents’ Association for the many ways they enhance and support our students and teachers.

Community MembersPresident MCDS Parents’ Association, Tamara Feola (2010-2012)President MCDS Alumni Association, Jami Beasley Watkins ’01

Miami Shores Mayor, The Honorable Jim McCoyMiami Shores Country Club, General Manager, Alberto Pozzi

Barry University, Dr. Terry Piper, Dean of the Adrian DominicanSchool of Education

Miami Edison Senior High School, Dr. Pablo Ortiz, Principal or designee

MCDS Ex-OfficioJohn Davies, Head of School

Gary Butts, COOSheryl Piper, Director of Development

Nora Pardave, Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Director

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Table of ContentsConversations with new Trustees......................4-5

Planned Giving..................................................6

2011-2012 Annual Giving.................................7-13

Founders’ Circle................................................14-16

Palm Society......................................................17-18

Faculty & Staff Annual Giving.........................19-20

Alumni Annual Giving......................................21

Grandparents’ Annual Giving............................22-23

Other Areas of Support......................................24

Securing the Future............................................25

Benefit 2012.......................................................26-31

spARTan Event..................................................32-34

Parents’ Association...........................................35

Birthday Books..................................................36

AccreditationsMiami Country Day School is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), theFlorida Kindergarten Council (FKC) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS).

This Donor Report is published by the Development Office for Miami Country Day School to recognize and acknowledge donors for gifts received during the 2011-2012 school year. The 2011-2012 Donor Report recognizes pledges and/or gifts made in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information. If any error or omission has been made, please accept our sincere apologies and advise us of the correction so that we can update our records. Thank you for your support. Gifts received after June 30, 2012 will be included in the 2012-2013 Report. If you have any questions, please contact Sheryl Piper, Director of Development at 305-779-7273 or send an email to: [email protected].

Please note that Miami Country Day School’s fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The school undergoes an annual independent audit of the fiscal year and a copy of the 2011-2012 audit is available for review. If you want to schedule a meeting to review that report or the school’s current financials, please contact the Head of School at 305-779-7206 or the COO at 305-779-7203.

Donor Report 2011-12 - Is Your Name Missing?

If you think your name should be included in this list and is not, there is probably a logical explanation:

We made a mistake. Although we take great care compiling our list of donors, there is always the possibility of error. If we omitted your name or if your name is incorrect, we apologize and ask that you contact Sheryl Piper at 305-779-7273 or [email protected].

Your gift was not made during the 2011-2012 school year. Please remember that this Donor Report listing includes only gifts received between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. If you made a gift before of after those dates, it will not be listed here.

You believe you made a gift, but you aren’t sure. It is sometimes difficult to keep track of contributions. If you believe you made a gift to Miami Country Day School, please contact the Development Office and we will check our records.

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Conversations with our newest Trustees…

Karleen M. HalliwellKarleen is an Investment Management Specialist with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney where she has been helping her clients build, manage and preserve their wealth since 1996. In 2012 she received the prestigious 5 Star Wealth Manager Award, and subsequently was asked to join one of the firms’s largest in-house investment teams. Her specialty is customized portfolio development and investment risk/reward analysis. She graduated from Salve Regina University Cum Laude in 1991 and served an Executive Board Member of the Sigma Phi Sigma Honor Society.

She began her volunteer work at MCDS in 2007, serving as a School Ambassador for new families. Since then, she has been actively involved as a member of the Development Committee, the Inaugural Board of Advisors as well as the Annual Giving Committee. She and “old whats-his-name” co-chaired the Spartan Golf and Tennis Event.

Karleen is married to Jack L. Halliwell and they currently have 3 sons who attend MCDS: Jackson in Grade 5 and twins Cliff and Cody in the 2nd Grade. The Halliwells reside in Golden Beach and summer at their home in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Share a little about how/why you became involved in the school and continue to be so involved and make such a difference.

KH: There wasn’t any one thing in particular, but my kids are here and I want to be a part of their community and help in any way I can.

MN: Wherever you live you need to have something to do besides your work and hobbies. Something where you can give a little bit back to people who may need your help, whether it’s your time, knowledge or funds you give. Since I have kids here at the school I am more committed to be involved because it impacts children. Anything that helps children makes me feel good.

You have been involved in so many different ways already. What has been your most impactful experience as a volunteer? As a parent?

KH: My favorite experience so far as a volunteer has been as a Co-Chair on the Benefit (golf, tennis, dinner and auction). This event supports our teachers and as a parent I knew I was helping support the teachers that teach my children. In light of the recent tragic events in Connecticut, I think it is most important to recognize and support our teachers. It is without a doubt that the faculty and staff here at Country Day have and will continue to put our children first.

MN: I grew up in Germany where there was some mismanagement in the school system. My daughter had some bad experiences that created anxiety in her and fear of failing at school. When we came to Miami Country Day and saw how the school assisted us and other children in dealing with their different situations and needs, it has been amazing to me and makes me happy to be involved.

The school has gone through a lot of change over the years, both physical and internal, what have been the biggest changes you’ve seen since your family first joined the school community?

KH: So many things, from the new street, to the school’s logistics, educational opportunities, the Franco Center and of course, being the mother of three boys, the athletic facilities.

MN: The biggest and easiest thing to see is the undertaking and finishing of 107th street. Along with this the main entryway to the school campus itself and, of course, the Franco Center, these two projects pushed the school to a totally different level of visible perfection in learning. Internally, I have come to know that Miami Country Day School faculty and staff stay at the school for a long time, which creates more of a family environment, and whether it’s good or bad, I haven’t been here long enough to judge, but so far I like this approach very much as long as all who are here are committed to the school’s mission.

What do you see as your role as a trustee?

KH: To be a good steward serving as a guide for the school as it develops and carries out its mission and strategic plan for current and future generations. To be a part of the driving force to take Country Day to the next level.

MN: To help the school strive to be the best it can be and to help support the school wherever it is needed, both with my time, expertise and financially.

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Matthias Nixdorf Matthias was born and raised in Paderborn Germany. He and his wife, Conny, also of Germany, have two children, Stella, 6th grade; Luke, 3rd grade. His education was in his home country of Germany where after 10th grade he held a three year internship as a carpenter/joiner. In the related school system he trained in Mathematics, German, English, German Politics and Accounting. He was with ASN Immobilien GmbH from 1991 to 2008, which is a residential real estate company in the eastern part of Germany. He served as Manager of HNV Heinz Nixdorf Verwaltungs- GmbH, Germany from 1997 to 2007, the managing entity of the Nixdorf Family Office. Serves as Manager of Renate Nixdorf Verwaltungs- GmbH, Germany, a Private Equity Company investing in Germany, USA and UK. He serves as a Board of Advisor HNV GmbH Germany 2007 to present, the managing entity of the Nixdorf Family Office. Manager of MNIX Holding, LLC 2009 to present, a US based Holding Company investing in real estate in the United States. He is also Vice President of Marketing and Sales at SDI Inc. since 2010 to present, a Land Development Company investing and managing company.

Matthias’ volunteer work includes: Board of Directors, Michael Stich Stiftung since 2006. In 1994, tennis professional, Michael Stich, founded the “Michael Stich Foundation” with the aim to support children living in Germany, infected by HIV or living with AIDS; He served on the inaugural Board of Advisors at Miami Country Day School and serves on the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees.

What do you think the importance of annual giving is to the school?

KH: Annual Giving supports the school and its ability to provide our children with the education we all expect. It promotes a culture of philanthropy that is so important to an independent school’s ability to provide a quality education for students now and those to come in the future. Through education, it is also teaching our kids to embrace this culture of philanthropy early on, and allowing them to continue throughout their lives.

MN: Understanding the financial needs of the school and how competitive the independent school business is, I know how important it is for us all to support the Annual Giving every single year.

What is something you are very proud of and why?

KH: My three sons! They, of course, affirmed that when I shared what I was working on!!

MN: I am proud to have moved with my whole family to a foreign country where the kids needed to adopt a foreign culture without losing their own roots. This is something special to me because it opens ones way of thinking and to some extent it gives you the opportunity to learn something which you couldn’t without being here.

What book are you currently reading?

KH: I am reading again my all-time favorite book, The Pep Talk by Dr. Kevin Elko. It’s a football story about the business of winning.

MN: I’m absolutely not a reader. I’m not reading books like novels but I’m reading about everything that interests me at the time. That may be about business or people I meet or people I want to meet, about new inventions or about the past.

What are your hobbies and interests outside of work and MCDS?

KH: As a family we play tennis, enjoy boating, surfing, fishing and skiing.

MN: My hobbies are always related to the area where I’m living. Being in Miami, the water attracts me a lot. The one thing I always love to do wherever I am is to work out, go biking and learn new things on the computer.

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Miami Country Day School was the beneficiary of a portion of Gala Munnings’ group life insurance policy as designated by Gala Munnings, an alumni parent. Throughout her life and even in her passing, Gala Munnings gave back to her community to help others. Munnings, a civil rights activist and educator, died June 10, 2011 following a brief illness. Gala’s daughters, Corine Munnings, M.D.’97, and Ashli Munnings ’02, were on campus recently as part of Career Day and celebrating class reunions. Gala’s involvement in the desegregation movement in Dade County was documented in the Miami Herald series, “South Florida History – Miami Stories” and noted by Miami historian Arva Moore Parks. As a senior at Miami Edison High School, Munnings led a peaceful sit-in to protest discriminatory practices at the school. That effort resulted in one of her closest friends being made the high school’s first black cheerleader. Munnings graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. She went on to pursue a master’s degree in Social Work at Barry University in Miami Shores. In 1974 she married Frederick Munnings, Jr. of Nassau, Bahamas. The couple settled in Nassau and had their daughters, Corine and Ashli. Gala spent 14 of her 15 years in the Bahamas working at the College of the Bahamas as coordinator of the Social Work Program and director of Field Instruction. She established the first after-school center for school-age children in Nassau. In 1995 she returned to South Florida and for six years served as coordinator and Faculty Field Instructor for the Academy for Better Communities Norland Triplex Field Unit, supervising social work interns. She was later appointed associate professor and then Director of Field Education, posts she held until April 2011.

Do you have questions about estate planning? Planned giving? Your will? We can help answer those questions. Check each month on the school’s website for new articles and interactive features that cover such topics. We hope it will be a useful resource for you. Visit: www.miamicountryday.org/PlannedGiving

Remembering Us in Your WillYou can include a gift in your will, known as a bequest, to Miami Country Day School when you create your will, or you may add or update a be-quest later with a codicil. There are two important points to keep in mind as you make your plans to ensure your gift is carried out as you intend. See the website link above for more details….

How to Make a Lasting Legacy You can leave a lasting legacy by creating or contributing to an endow-ment—a fund in which the principal is invested and all or part of the earn-ings are used to help the programs and goals you want to support. See the website link above for more details….

Are You Prepared for 2013 Tax Law Changes? If you haven’t drawn up an estate plan yet, there may be no better time to do so. The current estate tax laws will expire at the end of 2012. Unless Congress intervenes before that time, you will see significant changes. Here is a preview of what you can expect:

• Income and capital gains taxes will both increase and the estate, gift and generation-skipping tax (the shift of property by gift or at death to a person who is two or more generations below that of the person granting the gift) exemptions will change dramatically in 2013. The basic exclu-sion amount (the amount you can own before your estate is subject to estate taxes) lowers from $5.12 million in 2012 to $1 million in 2013.• The top estate tax rate also increases from 35 percent to 55 percent. That means, for every dollar you own more than the $1 million exemption, up to 55 percent will be subject to federal estate taxes upon your death. • And it is expected to affect many more estates. The Internal Revenue Service, for example, estimates that 114,600 estates of people dying in 2013 will have to pay taxes on their estates. By comparison, in 2011, an estimated 8,600 estates of people who died paid estate taxes.

If a new tax bill is approved before December 31, 2012, be ready for the last-minute changes by talking with your tax advisor. This informa-tion and more can be found on the school’s website by going to this link: www.miamicountryday.org/PlannedGiving

For more information about joining others who belong to the Legacy Society in recognition of their planned gifts to benefit Miami Country Day School, please contact Sheryl Piper, Director of Development at 305-779-7273 or Elisa Lucchi, Class of 1998, an associate with the law firm Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli and the school’s Planned Giving Advisor at 786-364-8462.

Planned GivingGala MunningsAlumni Parent to Corine ‘97 and Ashli ‘02

LEGACY SOCIETYThank you to the following people who are recognized to date as members of Miami Country Day School’s Legacy Society. To date, the school has been named the beneficiary of gifts in excess of $3 million.

C.W. “Doc” AbeleAnonymous (MCDS teacher)John and Roxanne Davies

Michael J. Franco

Dorothy Frohlich EstateBertha Goldstein Estate

Gala MunningsRose Sampson Estate

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2011-2012 Annual GivingEvery student benefits, every day from Annual Giving at Miami County Day School. Special thanks to our leadership Chairs and our volunteers for making the 2011-12 Annual Giving campaign a success. We appreciate all of our volunteers who supported Annual Giving last year by making calls, writing notes, talking with others and promoting the importance of philanthropy at Miami Country School. Thank you to all of our donors who supported the 2011-2012 Annual Giving campaign and helped us raise $568,311 for Miami Country Day School.

AnnuAl GivinG leAdership

Annual Giving Chairs Debi and Bob Beasley

Lower School ChairsKelly and Peter Gold

Middle School ChairsJulie and Tom Pronesti

Upper School ChairsAndria and Javier Holtz

International ChairsAdriana and Patricio Wills

Grandparent ChairsJerry and Judy Tilis

ClAss / Advisory CAptAins

Lower SchooL

Evan and Tiffany BergerSteven and Claudia BrodJoe Cartolano and Angela Alvero CartolanoDarren and Corrine EnkinSanford and Mayra FreedmanArun and Heather GargCraig ’93 and Nancy Green ’93Jack and Karleen HalliwellRogerio and Anne Marie LilenbaumCary and Caryn Lubetsky Charly and Lorie McDonaldRobert and Melissa NetkinAdam and Wendy RussakoffScott and Joanna Segal Mike and Marilyn ThomasDwight and Lele Tracy ’81 Steven and Elizabeth Vainder Ruth Williams

Honorary Trustee $25,000 or moreThe Chaplin & Jove Families

Paul and Karen ChaplinWayne and Arlene ChaplinFred and Terry Jove

Leadership Circle $10,000 to $24,999

Felipe and Monica Bautista

Miguel and Rosangel Cabrera

Matthew and Julia Kayton

The Garner Foundation, Inc.

Gerald W. Moore ’68 and Victoria Fernans Moore ’74

James W. Moore ’65 and Kathy M. KassnerAnne Paulk

Sunshine School Uniforms

Benefactor’s Club $5,000 to $9,999

Leonard ’62 and Jayne Abess

Ali and Batoul Bazzi

Gilbert and Monique Bigio

Laurence Bigio

Brian & Jill Rowe Foundation

Pierre and Heidi Charalambides

The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Kimie Biller-Feinberg and Erik Feinberg

Mark Fisher and Eloan Ramos

Daniel and Stephanie Gold

James and Monica Goldsmith

Robert and Nadia Greenberg

Jack and Karleen Halliwell

Javier and Andria Holtz

Daniel Julien and Angela Penttinen-Julien

Jesus Quintero and Liliana Malave

Thomas ’68 and Renee Rodgers

Mark and Greta Walker

Alan and Ruth Zelcer

Palm Society $2,500 to $4,999

Isaac and Miriam Arguetty

Francisco and Maria Arocha

G.J. and Joyce Bakker

Bob and Debi Beasley

Christopher Bellows

Evan and Tiffany Berger

Nikhil and Bojana Bhardwaj

Gabriel and Paula Boano

Steven and Claudia Brod

Douglas Broeker and Melanie Ink Broeker

The Brunetti Foundation

John and Tracee Brunetti

Stephen Brunetti

Gary and Peggy Butts

Jose and Maria Castro

Richard and Joey Chancis

Jonathan and Jacqueline Chariff

Sean Clancy and Dina Cellini

Larry and Laura Colin

Jeffrey and Mariana Crevoiserat

John and Roxanne Davies

Jay and Joan Eichel

John “Bud” and Maria Farrey

Justyn and Allison Feldman

Piero and Lisette Filpi

Todd and Alice Florin

James and Shellie Fulford

J. Eric Gould and Laura Paresky Gould

Randolph and Stacey Gumenick

Betty Hach

John Hewitt

Juwan and Jenine Howard

Kobi and Nancy Karp

Howard and Stephanie Krass

Matthew and Kristin Lazenby

Sebastian Malo and Maria Alvarez

Mida Foundation

Matthias and Conny Nixdorf

Samuel and Nicole Papu

Wayne and Leslie Pathman

Mark and Sheryl Piper

If you are interested in serving as a volunteer for Annual Giving, please contact Tabitha Charles at 305-779-7205.

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Howard and Ilene Premer

Thomas and Julie Pronesti

Scott and Debbie Robins

Aleks Rosenberg and Alix Harper

Michael and Diane Rosenberg

Kal Saffran

Svetlana Saffran

Nadezda and Sergey Solonin

Lawrence and Carol Stanfill

Pedro and Emma Suarez

James Tate ’81 and Janie Tate

Marco Vedeo and Antonella Fiorentino

Thelma Venema

Jay and Michele White

Stanley Whitman

Patricio and Adriana Wills

Antonio and Astrid Yammine

Headmaster’s Club $1,000 to $2,499

Larry and Vanessa Abramowitz

David and Gisela Alexander

Martin ’52 and Brenda Andreas

Donald and Rose Andersen

Vincent and Paulina Apice

Daniel and Joanne Aronson

Assurant

Paul Basile and Kristi Kassebaum

Paul and Camille Battista

Eric Bedenbaugh and Sandra Cortes

Abha and Nirat Beohar

Fred Berens

Marsha Berg

James and Alexandra Bergman

Susan Billante

Thomas Billante

Noah and Patty Breakstone

Robert Brody and Yvonne Garcia-Brody

Tim and Virginia Brown

Guy Bush and Luz Mejia

Joseph Cartolano and Angela Alvero-Cartolano

Ralph and Sonya Choeff

Varet and Alessandra Civre

Carlo and Adriana Coccia

Howard and Alison Cohen

Jeffrey and Tracy Cohen

Seth Cohen and Aline Grotti-Cohen

Fernando and Kimberly Crespo

Manuel ’91 and Stephanie Diaz

Drew and Karen Dillworth

Fernando and Vivian Extrakt

Alfie and Tamara Feola

Ricardo and Kelly Fernandes

Alfredo and Amy Fernandez

Elmer and Marina Figueroa

Robert and Rochelle Finvarb

Michael and Lana Fischer

Sanford and Mayra Freedman

Maria Fuller

Wayne Fuller

Juliette Fulton

Rolando and Ana Garcia

Arun and Heather Garg

Raj and Juliana Gohill

Richard and Ivonn Goihman

Caroline Gold ’87

Mark Gold

Jared and Michelle Goldberg

Alexander Alejo and Olga Gonzalez-Alejo

Howard and Stella Gostfrand

Arthur and Carole Green

Craig ’93 and Nancy Green ’93

Frank and Patti Green

Mark and Deborah Greenberg

Sean and Candace Grosman

Christian and Holly Hansen

Philip Hart

Robert and Jill Hertzberg

Abel and Fana Holtz

Danny Huston

Jeff and Gigi Jeffries

Craig Johnson and Margarita Prieto-Johnson

Kim Jordan

Ann Justiz

Jeffrey and Julie Kane

John and Staci Kanter

Kevin J. King ’95 and Tricia Aponte King

Piotr and Anna Krasuski

David and Melissa Lazarus

Leonardo Ledain and Mariela Figini

Rogerio and Ann Marie Lilenbaum

George and Christina Lindemann

Alan and Lisa Lips

Maria Lizama

Flavia Lowenstein

Leonidas Macedo and Suzane Zimovski

AnnuAl GivinG leAdership

MiddLe SchooLLarry and Vanessa AbramowitzPaule Basile and Kristi KassebaumLuca and Suzanne BronziRalph and Sonya ChoeffHoward and Alison Cohen Larry and Laura ColinDrew and Karen DillworthAlfie and Tamara FeolaRobert and Rochelle FinvarbMelvin and Rebecca FranksDaniel and Elisea FrishbergTodd and Alice FlorinJim and Shellie FulfordRichard and Ivonn Goihmann Jeffrey and Julie KaneDavid and Wendy SmithArmand and Danielle Touboul

Upper SchooLTim and Virgina BrownErnesto and Monica CohanKim Biller-Feinberg andErik FeinbergEd and Carrie GaraziFrank and Patti GreenDavid and Sharon HalprynOlaf and Miryam HalvorssenAchilles and Luisa KontoyiannisDavid and Elena Koss George and Georgia MacropulosWayne and Leslie PathmanScott and Debbie RobinsSol and Julie SaadShawn and Susan SherwoodAlbert and Lydia SlezyngerClifford and Janet Stein Pablo and Carmen Vivas

If any error or omission has been made, please accept our sincere apologies and advise us of the correction. Please contact Tabitha I. Charles ’85, Director of Annual Giving, at 305-779-7205 or [email protected].

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Esteban and Lorena Mancuso

Edward and Irene Mandel

Carnie and Moi Matisonn

Ian McGaffic and Donna Newman

Jay and Joni Meiselman

Miami Shores Mayor’s Community Task Force

Michael and Glenna Milberg

Carlos Mogollon and Elspeth Hotchkiss

Peter and Marion Mosheim

Robert and Kristine Mosheim

Mirelor and Serafina Nelcha

Robert and Melissa Netkin

Stephen Noel

Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Joseph and Julie Obermeyer

George and Brooke Perez

Jarrett Perlow ’97

Joseph Piroso and Susan Tiffany

Eric and Jonina Pitchman

Jay and Perri Pollak

Jason and Lisi Port

Tatiana Prokopovich

Mark ’76 and Gayle Pumo

Domingo and Ingrid Rodriguez

Michael and Stephanie Rosen

The Miami Shores Rotary Foundation

Adam and Wendy Russakoff

Sol and Julie Saad

Jon Sale and Jayne Weintraub Sale

Abbie Salt

Neil and Jennifer Sazant

James and Elizabeth Schechter

Scott and Joanna Segal

Tony and Robyn Seiden

Oscar and Carole Seikaly

Rony Seikaly

Juan and Rita Serralles

Olga and Igor Shabanets

Alberto Slezynger and Lydia Slezynger

David and Wendy Smith

Suzanne Spiliotis

Scott and Jessica Srebnick

Elliot Stone and Bonnie Sockel-Stone

Liliane Stransky

Glen and Juliet Surnamer

Evelyn Teamkin

Technology Innovators Inc.

Dwight Tracy and Lele Toole Tracy ’81

Mike and Kim van der Leegte

Marcel and Alexandra van Gemerden

Phillip Vandervoort and Ilse Geyskens

Pablo and Carmen Vivas

Jose Luis and Elizabeth Waingarten

Joshua ’94 and Elida Wallack

Graham and Candace Walsh

Eddie Williams

Director’s Club $500 to $999

Anonymous

Anonymous

Robert and Elizabeth Ader

Leslie Altman

Sanford Altman

Bernard and Nicole Ankonina

Juan Arcila and Marcela Orrego

John and Dana Ariton

Mykola and Liliya Atamanyuk

Richard and Margaret Banick

Elena Barberis

Paul and Sandrine Bensabat

Dan and Laura Bernstein

Antonio and Sandra Blavia

Evgeni Bogorad and Anzhela Shmakova

Jose Breindembach and Yumary Kohler

Luca and Suzanne Bronzi

Alexander and Ekatarina Brosda

Matthew and Natasha Cahir

Jorge and Ximena Castro

Jay and Jayanthi Chandar

Doug and Peggy Clifton

Michel and Carola Cohen

Matthew and Lyndsey Cooper

Mark and Joan Cowett

Carolina Diaz

Carlos Docal and Elizabeth Hurtado

Frank and Emily Eismont

Martin Elortegui

Darren and Corinne Enkin

Magnus and Nakary Eriksson

Maya Ezratti

Daniel and Elisea Frishberg

Alexander Ghiso and Luz Maria Santamarina

Ricardo and Luzstella Gonzalez

Luis and Marianne Gregorio

Jason Grey

Kenneth Harris ’76

David and Tammy Herskowich

H. Scott HuizengaIn honor of Julie Pronesti

Michael and Lauren Iaslovits

A. Roger and Cynthia Infante

Sanjay ’87 and Nainika Kamlani

Fredric Karlton

Irina Kasparaitis

Yair and Susan Kassab

Peter and Nancy Lash

Stuart and Janet Lilly

David and Elizabeth Long

Richard and Marisabel Lovelace

Isabell and Richard Lydecker

Adam and Jacqueline Malamed

Eduardo and Gabriela Marquez

Fred and Barbara Medina

Barry and Toba Meiselman

Sergio and Gloria Mejia

Hector Mendez

Antonio and Claudia Moura

Hernan and Catalina Navia

James and Catherine Norris

Antonio Ortega and Teresa Amorin-Ortega

Miguel Osio

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Marcelo and Alejandra Paez

Robert and Jane Palmisano

Aaron and Amy Perry

John and Catherine Ragheb

Jose and Ketty Ramirez

Barry and Leslie Rosen

Laura Russolillo

Richard and Barbara Sacco

Marcos Santana

Bruce and Leslie Sardinia

Tagir Saydkhuzhin

Graziano Sbroggio

Gisela Schilling Winegardner

Bernard and Michaela Segall

Dion and Cathy Sena

Carlos and Candida Silva

Carlos and Jordana Sultan

Marwan Tabbara and Mona Shehab

Jerry and Judy Tilis

Armand and Danielle Touboul

Jerome Vogel

Alberto and Dina Volovitz

Olive Watson and Joanna Grover-Watson

Howard “Coco” Willingham ’65

C.L. Wilson

Rashad Woodside, Sr.

Cornerstone Club $1 to $499

Yann Abily

Manulani Acosta

Jon and Abra Adrabi

Terry Alfonso

Laurie Allen

Marnie Allen

Robert Alpert

Eduardo and Manoela Andrade

Stuart and Virginia Arey

Isora and Samuel Arriaga

Carlos and Margarita Avalos

Alejandro Avayu ’97

Fred Baisden ’57

John and Margaret Barbick

Sid and Karen Bass

Charles and Peggy Bates

Mary Beasley ’08

Vladimir Beiline and Inna Chmorgdunova

Cleveland and Cynthia Ann Bell

Martin Bell ’02

Jonathan and Marisue Beloff

James and Laurie Benedek

Thomas and Gladys Benedek

Jeremy ’90 and April Benson

Julien Bergier and Carolina Calderon

Michele and Jeffrey Berlowitz

Gerald and Celine Berman

David and Maria Bernard

Natalie Bernard ’04

Steve and Alice Bernard

Audrey Bernstein

Jesse and Sandra Bernstein

Stephen and Nancy Bernstein

Roman and Olga Bespalenko

Vincent and Amy Biscombe

Patti Blau

Charles Bloom ’88

Barbara Blot

Rogina Bolt

Dmytro and Nicole Bondarev

Paul Bonilla ’01

Berkeley ’64 and Nancy Boone

Ralph and Laylah Borchers

Brett and Tracey Borrow

David and Irena Bozdogan

Scott and Jackie Brady

Scott and Vanessa Brennan

Marjorie Brewer

Daniel Bronish

Melisa Brown

Alex and Natalie Bruckstein

Fran Bruno

Edward and Kristine Buchler

Lawrence and Laura Burkhalter

Michael ’83 and Kara Burnstine

Gary and Peggy ButtsIn memory of Beckie Witherington

Mike and Erica Caban

Gregory Cabana

Jesus and Pamela Cabarcos

Phil and Robin Cahill

Antonio and Agnes Callado

John Camp ’73 and Laura McDermott-Camp

Sherry Castellanos

Peter and Laura Cayon

Gerardo and Gisela Cea

Gregory Haefner and Victoria Cerami-Haefner ’79

Elizabeth Chaplin ’11

Monica Chaplin ’01

Jerome Charles and

Tabitha Polley Charles ’85

Elizabeth Chedester-Low

Egda Chirinos

Sandra Chiszar

Willy and Eunice Chua

Vicki Chulock

Frank and Daria Cirisano

Cole Clancy

Columbia Clancy ’11

Conor Clancy ’04

Ernesto and Monica Cohan

Alan and Dedee Cohen

Dan and Lilian Cohen

Franck and Agnes Cohen

Rafael and Batia Cohen

Myrtle Collins

Noelle Collins

Roxana Colongo

Libby Comras

Stan and Candice Comstock

Mari Conea

Eleno and Elena Corbo

Jose and Rosa Cortes

Julio Cortez and Jeannette Buznego de Cortez

Ivelin Cortinas

Luiz Augusto and Cynthia Costa Guarita

Fabio Cragnotti and Eva Zanzi

Alpo F. Crane ’55 and Marjorie K. Crane

Andrew Craven and Francesca Ippolito-Craven

Jon Cross and Jen Karetnick

Ulysses and Luz Stella Cross

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Carlos Cuevas and Jimena Lardies Cuevas

Gary Culbertson

Joseph and Barbara Curran, Jr.

Howard and Elyse Cynamon

Yaniv and Rachel Dagan

Cindy Dana

Christian Davies ’07

Harrison C. Davies ’09

David Goldstein and Jessica Davis ’99

Terry Fox Davis ’86

Paul De Angelis

Rosana Delgado

John DeMartin

Michael and Carolyn Dorn

Delphine Dray

Gaelle Dreyfus ’01

John “Jack” C. DuBois

Mario and Nina Dubovoy

Yiannis and Veronica Dumas

Paule and Noujan Ebrahimi

Shepard and Julie Edelstein

Jack and Laurie Ehrenfeld

Tara Elias Schuchts ’81

Ralph and Amanda Ellison

Eduardo Fajardo and Gabriela Lara

Michael Fallik

Susan Ferenczi

Kimberly Ferreiras

Mark Fifer ’05

Michael and Renee Finny

Alan and Annette Florin

Patricia Frankel

Melvyn Franks and Rebecca Nachlas-Franks

Jennifer Frehling

Robert and Nancy Frehling

Milton+ and Glenn Fried

Clifford and Penelope Friedland

Annette Fulton

Mauricio and Juliana Gallotta

Dana and Amy Gallup

Sheika Ganthier

Juan Garaicoa and Lorena Chiriboga

Edward and Carrie Garazi

Ricardo Garcia andTheresa Bradman

Eduardo Garcia-Flores and Sibila Menecier

Jerome and Lois Gavcovich

Duff and Cindy Gelman

Rowena Gerber

Carlos and Tanira Giacian

Bill Giovannucci and Alyson Greenfield ’93

Jaime Giraldo

Philippe Giraud and Valerie Rivera-Giraud

Thomas and Susan Glick

Brian Goggin

Lesley Gold ’08

Oscar Goncalves and Caterina Badiello

Aurelio and Carmen Gonzalez

Fabian and Mariana Gonzalez

Juan Gonzalez and April Vogel

Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce

David and Melissa Greenberg

Catherine Greene

Alan and Marilyn Greenfield

Henrique and Marie Gregorio

Ben and Jacqui Grosman

Samuel and Claudia Grossman

Albert and Rosemarie Grover

Francisco and Claudia Guardia

Jose and Marcia Guarita

Carlos and Linda Guerra

Maria Jose Guzman

David and Sharon Halpryn

Harriet Halpryn

Raegan Hanson

Kenneth ’76 and Barbara Harkness

Ken and Shirley Harris

Valorie Haves

Christopher Hayes and Tanya Waknine Hayes

David and June Heller

Frank and Nery Henry

Cirilo Hernandez and Martha Padron Jorge Hernandez and Ines Verbel-Hernandez Martin Hertz and Connie Christensen Hertz

Steven Herzberg ’07

Basha Hicks

Sean Hill

Martin and Pauline Holland

Roger and Brenda Holsing

John and Tery Howard

Phillip and Sandra Hudson

Stefano Iadarola and Nanci Koones-Iadarola

Christopher and Jacqueline Ivory

Francis Jacob and Sari Zinn Jacob ’85

Pamela Jarvis

Gislaine Joseph

Linda Kaany

Lee Kahler

Larry Kamm and Helen Rogers

Benjamin and Elena Kaplan

Jeffrey and Betsy Kaplan

Neisen ’69 and Ana Kasdin

Mallory Kauderer and Mirtha Echarte-Kauderer

Lina Kay

David and Sandra Kayton

Susan Kelley

Carroll Kelly

Michele Kelly

Ruth Kettaneh

John King ’90

Jenny Knight and John Griffin

Allan and Ursula Koltun

Karen Konen

Peter Konen and Marisol Sardina-Konen

Achilles and Luisa Kontoyiannis

David and Elena Koss

George and Nicole Kovacs

Scott and Eileen Kramer

Beatrice Krasnow

Elliot Krasnow

Howard and Susan Kreger

Michael Kunen ’02

Leigh Kurk

David and Brooke Kushner

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Cristian ’96 and Gianni LaCapra

Jasmine Lake

Glen and Alyssa Larson

William Larzelere

Fontana Lawrence

Anthony and Jeanny Lei

Luis Ricardo Leon and Carmen Nunez Leon

Todd and AJ Leoni

Frederic and Kareen Levacher

Sandi Lewis

Andres and Maria Cristina Leyva

Nicholas and Susanna Linfield

Luca Lionello and Antonella Tosti

Herb and Anna Liverman

Margarita Lloyd-Godsk

Pamela Locker+

Toni Lockhart-Saydkhuzhin

Kristina Long

Helen Loria

Charles Lovett

Cary and Caryn Lubetsky

Sam Luby and Katharina Weibel

Nicholas Iwasko and Elisa Lucchi-Iwasko ’98

Vanessa MacAdam

Jaime and Freda Macaisa

Sandy and Charlene MacDonell

Mercy MacDowell

Donald and Monica Mackenzie

Karen Maerovitz ’96

Stephen and Margaret Mahoney

Andrew Malcolm and Vanessa Cabrera

Marieugenia Marcano

Francesta Marcelin

Hector Marine and Monica Cerra de Marine

Jerry ’62 and Patricia Markowitz

Roy and Iris Martayan

Christian Martell

Jamal and Michelle Mashburn

Steven Mathes

Alejandra Matos

David ’85 and Susan May

Simone Mayer and Mayda Perez

Brian ’95 and MJ McCarthy

Jana and McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy ’00

Charles and Lorie McDonald

Paul McGee

Dawn McNeil

Fernando and Gloria Medina

Eyal and Felice Mehaber

Jeremias and Alana Mejia

Camilo and Maria Alejandra Menasche

Peter Metzelar

Leonardo and Elvia Milanes

Brian and Ashley Miller

Barbara Mink

Judy Mistor

Ryan ’01 and Cynthia Mitchell ’02

Eileen Mondazze

John Montgomery ’54

Brenda Mora

Jeffrey Mowers and Katherine Brown-Mowers

Gordon and Yvonne Moyer

Maria Murawka

Ari Mutchnik ’95

Ibis Nasello

Alberto and Lital Nayor

Monica Nishi

James Nooney

Maria Novas

Brian Nunez ’01 and Jennifer Gimeno

Claire O’Coin

Jo Ann O’Neill

Michael and Fran Oppedisano

Jose and Fabiola Oronoz

Alex Orr ’77 and Hila de Saussure

Eric and Ingrid Palmisano

Phelana Pang ’93

Julio and Nora Pardave

Eloy Paredes and Trina Krispin

Bryan and Michele Parizo

Ernie and Nancy Parizo

Aimone and Terri Pasqualin

Hemant and Jaywanti Patel

Ines Pearson

Daniel Penengo

Ivette Perez

Jose and Gwendolyn Perez

Manuel Perez

Cynthia Peroe

Pascal Piller and Veronica Piller Langman

Walter Pineda

Richard Piper

Luis Guillermo Pons and Anna Maronese

Elizabeth Potter

Hal and Corinne Prewitt

John and Beverly Puente

Robert ’58 and Jaye Quimby

Juan Quintero and Margarita Santa

Ramsingh and Pakshi Ramsooksingh

Rishi Ramsooksingh ’03

Pedro and Marialejandra Rangel

Victor and Paula Ratner

Jack and Dawn Rattner

David and Helen Rees

Norman and Jean Reust

Luca and Agustina Reyner

Rudy and Cheryl Rivas

Pascal and Jill Robert

Gerald and Joan Robins

Roberto and Silvana Rodrigues

Wally and Terry Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez and Alejandra Hanabergh Rodriguez ’99

Michel and Erika Rodriguez

Roniel and Jessica Rodriguez

Kristi and David Romanik

Feiga and Ibrahim Rosell

Ken and Patricia Rosen

Fred and Cindy Rosenberg

Renee Rosenberg

Fredlyn Rosenfeld

Norma Rosenfeld

Leigh Rothschild

Jesus Rozas Botran and Patricia de Rozas

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Julie Ruben

Raffaele and Danoucha Ruggeri

John Russell and Yvonne Black-Russell

Samuel and Mimi Rutland

Rafael and Marilupe Sacal

Edward and Alecia Sachs

Maria Sanchez

Ricardo and Maria Sandoval

John and Gisela Santiago

Lily Sarshalom

Christopher and Monica Savits

Justin Sayfie and Nushin Sayfie

Mark and Sorela Schultz

Heath and Lori Schwartz

Alison Schwartzbaum

Anthony and Tamie Seijas

Don and Jennifer Senerath

Charles and Jennifer Sennett

Meribeth and Arden Shank

Jared Sher ’93 and Rebecca Neilson-Sher

Michael and Heather Sher

Shawn and Susan Sherwood

Livia Silla

Alecia Silva

Effie Silva ’92

Lawrence and Jennifer Silverman

Joel and Carrie Simmonds

Amy Singer

Bernard Singer

David and Sharon Singer

Raj and Neeta Singh

Daniel Sirlin and Vaida Harvey

Cheryl Skalberg

Michael Smith and Katy Kellogg Smith ’75

Renato and Angela Snitcovski

Adam Snitzer

Maurice and Linda Soriano

Christopher and Lisa Spence

Jane Spinney

Bob Stanford

Jason and Diana Starkman

Daniel and Karen Stauber

Hope Stern

Kristin Stickels

Melvin and Geen Stier

James ’87 and Carrie Stobs

Martha Stobs

Charlton and Donna Stoner

Steven Strober

Devand and Dolores Sukhdeo

Marija Surev

Tom Sverkounos and Marisol Martinez Ferro

Ochiel Swaby

Anthony and Lindsey Tanona

Andrew and April Taylor

B. J. Teltsher ’93

Randall and Kimberle Tepper

Pat ’77 and Sarah Terheyden

Carl and Rogelia Thamas

Anthias and Thomas

Bradley and Carrie Thomas

Colin and Sherrie Thomas

Mallorie Thomas ’11

Jane Tiffin

Michael and Helen Tilis

Lance Tinkler ’01

Richard Toledo

Frank Priest and Sophia Tranoris

Ashley Trop

Glen Turf

Maria Elena Uzcategui

Steven and Elizabeth Vainder

Tania Vargas

Yuri and Liubov Varum

Alvaro and Luby Vazquez

Ramon Villamayor and Diana Echezarreta

Carol Vogel

Rebecca Walter

William and Alba Ward

Jami Beasley Watkins ’01 and Matthew Watkins

Jeff and Patti Watson

Bruce and Leslie Weil

Steven ’86 and Rochelle Weinstein

Bonnie Weintraub ’06

Mark and Tobi Weiss

Norman and Eleanor Weiss

Roy Werner

Kenneth Westlake

Ralph and Andrea Wheaton

Bruce and Nicole White

Carl Whitmer ’71

John and Kimberly Wicker

Martha Wilcoxen

Britt-Angela Williams

Roger and Ruth Williams

Maria Williams-Valenzuela

Christopher and Denise Wilson

Charles Winters

Thomas and Beckie+ Witherington

Heather Wohl ’08

Michael and Betty Wohl

Murray and Cynthia Woodburn

Juzef and Victoria Yakobi

Arie Zakaryan ’03

Enrique and Marcela Zenderman

Leslie and Natalie Zigel

Scott Ziluck

Dave and Karen Zimmerman

+deceased

If any error or omission has been made, please accept our sincere apologies and advise us of the correction. Please contact Tabitha I. Charles ’85, Director of Annual Giving, at 305-779-7205 or [email protected].

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A Night at Mango’s Restaurant...Founders’ Circle Donor Recognition Event

Miami Country Day honored the support of our Founders’ Circle members at a fun and lively evening at Mango’s Restaurant on South Beach in November 2011. Hosted and underwritten by Josh ’94 and Elida Wallack, who are parents and also Josh is an alumnus of Country Day and Elida is our Middle School Dance teacher. Founders’ Circle members enjoyed an evening of fabulous music, incredible dance numbers and celebration of a successful Annual Giving campaign.

The Founders’ Circle recognizes donors whose Annual Giving contributions are of the second highest order, with gifts of $1,000 or more. We are deeply appreciative of our members as they represent 87% of the total dollars raised 2011-2012.The spirit of the Founders’ Circle represents selfless leadership and is perpetuated annually though gifts to the Annual Giving Campaign. Contributions by Founders’ Circle members make an impact in our ability to provide excellence in education. Thank you to the following donors who make a difference for every student, every day.


Larry and Vanessa Abramowitz


Martin ’52 and Brenda Andreas

Donald and Rose Andersen

Vincent and Paulina Apice



Daniel and Joanne Aronson

Assurant

GJ and Joyce Bakker

Paul Basile and Kristi Kassebaum

Paul and Camille Battista




Eric Bedenbaugh and Sandra Cortes

Christopher Bellows


Fred Berens

Marsha Berg





Laurence Bigio

Thomas Billante

Susan Billante



Noah and Patricia Breakstone

Brian & Jill Rowe Foundation


Robert Brody and Yvonne Garcia-Brody





Stephen Brunetti

Guy Bush and Luz Mejia






Harvey and Roberta Chaplin

Paul and Karen Chaplin

Wayne and Arlene Chaplin



Ralph and Sonya Choeff

Varet and Alessandra Civre


Carlo and Adriana Coccia


Jeffrey and Tracy Cohen






Manuel ’91 and Stephanie Diaz


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Jay and Joan Eichel

Fernando and Vivian Extrakt





Ricardo and Kelly Fernandes

Alfredo and Amy Fernandez




Michael and Lana Fischer



Sanford and Mayra Freedman


Wayne and Maria Fuller

Juliette Fulton

Rolando and Ana Garcia

Arun and Heather Garg

The Garner Foundation, Inc.

Raj and Juliana Gohill

Richard and Ivonn Goihman

Caroline Gold ’87


Mark Gold



Alexander Alejo and Olga Gonzalez-Alejo



Arthur and Carole Green

Craig Green ’93 and Nancy Landau Green ’93

Frank and Patti Green

Mark and Deborah Greenberg




Betty Hach



Philip Hart

Robert and Jill Hertzberg

John Hewitt

Abel and Fana Holtz



Danny Huston

Jeff and Gigi Jeffries

Craig Johnson and Margarita Prieto-Johnson

Kim Jordan

Fred and Terry Jove


Ann Justiz

Jeffrey and Julie Kane

John and Staci Kanter

Kobi and Nancy Karp




Piotr and Anna Krasuski

David and Melissa Lazarus


Leonardo Ledain and Mariela Figini

Rogerio and Ann Marie Lilenbaum

George and Christina Lindemann

Alan and Lisa Lips

Maria Lizama

Richard and Marisabel Lovelace

Flavia Lowenstein





Carnie and Moi Matisonn

Ian McGaffic and Donna Newman

Jay and Joni Meiselman

Elida and Josh Wallack ‘94, Hosts with John Davies, Head of School

Tom and Julie Pronesti, Middle School Chairs with Andria Holtz, Upper School Chair

and Kelly Gold, Lower School Chair

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Miami Shores Mayor’s Community Task Force

Mida Foundation


Carlos and Elspeth Mogollon


James W. Moore ’65 and Kathy M. Kassner

Kathryn Moore ’99

Peter and Marion Mosheim

Robert and Kristine Mosheim




Stephen Noel

Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Joseph and Julie Obermeyer

Sam and Nicole Papu


Anne Paulk

George and Brooke Perez

Jarrett Perlow ’97





Jason and Lisi Port


Tatiana Prokopovich


Mark ’76 and Gayle Pumo



Thomas ’68 and Renee Rodgers

Domingo and Ingrid Rodriguez




The Miami Shores Rotary Foundation


Sol and Julie Saad

Kal Saffran

Svetlana Saffran

Jon Sale and Jayne Weintraub Sale

Abbie Salt

Neil and Jennifer Sazant

James and Elizabeth Schechter

Scott and Joanna Segal


Oscar and Carole Seikaly

Rony Seikaly


Olga and Igor Shabanets


David and Wendy Smith


Suzanne Spiliotis

Scott and Jessica Srebnick



Liliane Stransky




James ’81 and Janie Tate

Evelyn Teamkin

Technology Innovators, Inc.

Dwight and Lele Toole Tracy ’81

Mike and Kim van der Leegte

Marcel and Alexandra van Gemerden

Phillip Vandervoort and Ilse Geyskens


Thelma Venema


Jose Luis and Elizabeth Waingarten


Joshua ’94 and Elida Wallack



Stanley Whitman

Eddie Williams




John Davies with Paul and Karen Chaplin

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A Night at Indian Creek Village...Palm Society Donor Recognition Event

“What a lovely evening!” said one of our Palm Society members. They were enjoying the wonderful Palm Society donor recognition event at the home of Andria and Javier Holtz, Upper School Annual Giving Chairs. The Palm Society members enjoyed beautiful views of Biscayne Bay and the company of fellow parents and trustees.

Thank you to the 100 members of the 2011-12 Palm Society! The Palm Society recognizes donors whose Annual Giving contributions are the highest order with gifts of $2,500 or more. All together, the Palm Society raised $335,986! These members’ contributions represent over 59% of the overall Annual Giving campaign. Miami Country Day is grateful to Andria and Javier for hosting and underwriting this very special event.

Thank you to Palm Society members who contribute more than half of the total dollars raised each year. Contributions from Palm Society members make a concrete difference in our ability to provide excellence in education.




GJ and Joyce Bakker




Christopher Bellows




Laurence Bigio


Brian and Jill Rowe Foundation





Stephen Brunetti














Jay and Joan Eichel













Betty Hach


John Hewitt



Fred and Terry Jove


Kobi and Nancy Karp





Mida Foundation

Gerald W. Moore ‘68 and Victoria Fernans Moore ‘74

James W. Moore ‘65 and Kathy M. Kassner


Sam and Nicole Papu

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Anne Paulk






Thomas ‘68 and Renee Rodgers



Kal Saffran

Svetlana Saffran





James ‘81 and Janie Tate

The Garner Foundation, Inc



Thelma Venema



Stanley Whitman




Javier & Andria Holtz, Hosts, Dr. John Davies, Head of School, Anne Paulk, Trustee President and Michael Rush

Michelle Sage and Stacey and Randy Gumenick

Larry Stanfill and Karleen and Jack Halliwell

Evan Berger, Javier Holtz, Bud Farrey and Jimmy Tate ’81

Palm Society Donor Recognition continued...

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100% from Faculty & StaffWe are very grateful to our faculty and staff who help make our school a wonderful place for our students to learn and grow every day. We are thrilled to report for the FIRST time, our faculty from all three divisions – Lower, Middle and Upper School reached 100% participation along with the Staff! WOW! Also for the FIRST time, the Development Office and the Business Office hosted a donor recognition event to say thank you to our dedicated teachers and staff for all they do for our school.

Yann Abily

Abra Adrabi

Gisela Alexander

Terry Alfonso

Marnie Allen

Joanne Aronson

Maggie Avalos

John Barbick

Jesse Bernstein

Amy Biscombe

Rachael Block

Rogina Bolt

Laylah Borchers

Scott Brennan

Daniel Bronish, Jr.

Melisa Brown

Fran Bruno

Gary Butts

Mike Caban

Greg Cabana

Venessa Cabrera

Phil Cahill

Andrew Castle

Laura Cayon

Steve Charles

Tabitha Charles ’85

Elizabeth Chedester-Low

Egda Chirinos

Daria Cirisano

Cole Clancy

Roxana Colongo

Candee Comstock

Mari Conea

Michelle Cordero

Nancy Crowell

Li Cuevas

Gary Culbertson

Christopher D’Angelo

John Davies

Paul De Angelis

John DeMartin

Carolyn Dorn

Paule Ebrahimi

Laurie Ehrenfeld

Michael Fallik

Susi Ferenczi

Mark Fifer ’05

Michael Finny

Renee Finny

Alice Florin

Shellie Fulford

Annette Fulton

Juliette Fulton

Amy Gallup

Sheika Ganthier

Rowena Gerber

Jaime Giraldo

Susan Glick

Melissa Greenberg

Kate Greene

Marilyn Greenfield

Linda Jarvis-Guerra

Christopher Hayes

Sean Hill

Brenda Holsing

Michael Hutsko

Kelly John

Kimberly Jordan

Linda Kaany

Betsy Kaplan

Carroll Kelly

Jenny Knight

Peter Konen

Leigh Kurk

Jasmine Lake

Gabriela Lara

Bill Larzelere

Deborah Lee

Sandi Lewis

Susanna Linfield

Pam Locker+

Beth Long

Lucy Pekoc and Terry Pasqualin

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Kristina Long

Susan Lopez-Hatcher

Charles Lovett

Nina Lucchi

Vanessa MacAdam

Margaret Mahoney

Andrew Malcolm

Francesta Marcelin

Christian Martell

Marisol Martinez Ferro

Steve Mathes

Alejandra Matos

Paul McGee

Marcelo Metzelar

Leo Milanes

Barbara Mink

Judy Mistor

Russell Mofsky

Eileen Mondazze

Brenda Mora

Priscilla Moxey

Yvonne Moyer

Maria Murawka

Ibis Nasello

Mary Novas

Jo Ann O’Neill

Fran Oppedisano

Jose Oronoz

Denise Palacios

Ingrid Palmisano

Nora Pardave

Bryan Parizo

Michele Parizo

Terri Pasqualin

Ines Pearson

Lucy Pekoc

Daniel Penengo

Walter Pineda

Sheryl Piper

Jonina Pitchman

Jill Robert

Kristi Romanik

Cindy Rosenberg

Fredi Rosenfeld

Julie Ruben

Alecia Sachs

Marisol Sardina-Konen

Sorela Schultz

Lori Schwartz

Alison Schwartzbaum

Chuck Sennett

Jen Sennett

Meribeth Shank

Livia Silla

Alecia Silva

Amy Singer

Cheryl Skalberg

Jane Spinney

Hope Stern

Kristin Stickels

Steven Strober

Marija Surev

Tom Sverkounos

Ochiel Swaby

Lindsey Tanona

B.J. Teltsher ’93

Pat Terheyden ’77

Jane Tiffin

Sophia Tranoris

Glen Turf

Ines Verbel-Hernandez

Tania Vargas

April Vogel

Elida Wallack

Rebecca Walter

Alba Ward

Jeff Watson

Kenneth Westlake

John Wicker

Maria Williams-Valenzuela

Denise Wilson

Charles Winters

Beckie Witherington+

Murray Woodburn

+deceased

Our Technology Team!

Christian Martell and Sean Hill

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2011-2012 Alumni Annual Giving

Brian Khanamirian ’06, Martina Spolini, Richard Lamondin ’06, Steven Tromberg ’07, Alex Holland ’06 and Courtney Premer ’06

Alumni Flag Football Game, October 2012

1950-1979Leonard ’62 and Jayne AbessMartin ’52 and Brenda AndreasFred Baisden ’57Berkeley ’64 and Nancy BooneJohn Camp ’73 and Laura J. McDermott-CampGregory Haefner and Victoria Cerami-Haefner ’79Alpo F. Crane ’55 and Marjorie K. CraneKenneth ’76 and Barbara HarknessKenneth B. Harris ’76Neisen ’69 and Ana KasdinJerry ’62 and Patricia MarkowitzJohn Montgomery ’54James W. Moore ’65 and Kathy M. KassnerGerald W. Moore ’68 and Victoria Fernans Moore ’74Alex Orr ’77 and Hila de SaussureMark ’76 and Gayle PumoRobert ’58 and Jaye QuimbyThomas ’68 and Renee RodgersMichael Smith and Katy Kellogg Smith ’75William ’77 and Sarah TerheydenCarl Whitmer ’71Howard "Coco" Willingham ’65

1980-1989Charles Bloom ’88Michael ’83 and Kara BurnstineJerome Charles and Tabitha Polley Charles ’85

Theodora Davis ’86Tara Elias Schuchts ’81Caroline Gold ’87Francis and Sari Zinn Jacob ’85Sanjay ’87 and Nainika KamlaniDavid ’85 and Susan MayJames ’87 and Carrie StobsDwight Tracy and Lele Toole Tracy ’81Steven ’86 and Rochelle Weinstein

1990-1999Alejandro Avayu ’97Jeremy ’90 and April BensonDavid Goldstein and Jessica Davis ’99Manuel ’91 and Stephanie DiazWilliam Giovannucci and Alyson Greenfield ’93Craig Green ’93 and Nancy Landau Green ’93John King ’90Kevin J. King ’95 and Tricia Aponte KingCristian ’96 and Gianni LaCapraNicholas Iwasko and Elisa Lucchi-Iwasko ’98Karen Maerovitz ’96 Brian ’95 and MJ McCarthy ’95Ari Mutchnik ’95Phelana Pang ’93Jarrett Perlow ’97Robert Rodriguez and Alejandra Hanabergh Rodriguez ’99Jared Sher ’93 and Rebecca Neilson-SherEffie Silva ’92

B.J. Teltsher ’93Joshua ’94 and Elida Wallack

2000-2011AnonymousAnonymousMary Beasley ’08Martin Bell ’02Natalie Bernard ’04Paul Bonilla ’01Monica Chaplin ’01Elizabeth Chaplin ’11Conor Clancy ’04Columbia Clancy ’11Christian Davies ’07Harrison C. Davies ’09Gaelle Dreyfus ’01Mark Fifer ’05Lesley Gold ’08Steven Herzberg ’07Michael Kunen ’02Patrick McCarthy ’00Ryan ’01 and Cynthia Mitchell ’02Brian Nunez ’01 and Jennifer GimenoRishi Ramsooksingh ’03Mallorie Thomas ’11Lance Tinkler ’01Jami ’01 and Matthew WatkinsBonnie Weintraub ’06Heather Wohl ’08Arie Zakaryan ’03

At a recent alumni event, an alumnus from the Class of 1997 stated, “We need to thank our Alumni for paving the way for the current successes of Miami Country Day School.” We believe this is true and we owe much of our success to our Alumni. Therefore, we thank you for being part of our school community. Thank you to our alumni donors who give back to Country Day by supporting Annual Giving. Your gifts demonstrate how much you believe in the education you received at MCDS.

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2011-2012 Grandparent Annual Giving We are proud of our Country Day grandparents who are also volunteers and donors. Thank you for honoring your grandchildren with your support of Miami Country Day School’s Annual Giving. Thank you!

Mrs. Marsha Berg Daniel Mendez ’13 Piero Mendez ’09 Veronica Mendez ’07 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Benedek Melissa Benedek ’17 Philip Benedek ’13 Ms. Audrey Bernstein Sophie Bernstein ’21 Julia Bernstein ’19 Danielle Bernstein ’19

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bigio Sebastian Aiza Bigio ’15 Ignacio Aiza Bigio ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Les Biller David Franco ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brady Joshua Ader ’23 Ms. Marjorie Brewer Amelia Gregorio ’17

Mr. and Mrs. John Brunetti Stephen Brunetti ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Buchler Brianna Buchler ’19 Dr. and Mrs. Harvey ChaplinMark Chaplin ’12Katie Chaplin ’12Elizabeth Chaplin ’11Tyler Jove ’10Jennifer Chaplin ’09Ryan Jove ’07David Chaplin ’06Scott Jove ’05Monica Chaplin ’01

Mrs. Sandra Chiszar Noah Billante ’19 Ms. Vicki Chulock Eva Sher ’18

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Clifton Daniel Gallup ’19 Madison Gallup ’14

Mr. and Mrs. Alan CohenEllie Cohen ’20 Samuel Cohen ’16 Matthew Cohen ’14

Mrs. Libby Comras Amanda Baldor ’15 Alec Baldor ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Eleno Corbo Brianna Buchler ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Curran, Jr. Harry Florin ’24 Noah Florin ’18 Alexander Florin ’17

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Eichel Jack Russakoff ’21 Kate Russakoff ’20

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Florin Harry Florin ’24 Noah Florin ’18 Alexander Florin ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frehling Giulia Zamboli ’20 Sofia Zamboli ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Milton+ Fried Blake Kushner ’17 Grant Kushner ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Gonzalez Isabella Alejo ’24 Michael Viamonte ’13 Manuel Viamonte ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Green Ella Green ’24 Samantha Green ’21

Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gregorio Amelia Gregorio ’17

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Grosman Kyle Grosman ’19 Jesse Grosman ’17 Tyler Grosman ’16

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grover Flynn Watson ’19 Wiley Watson ’16 Mrs. Harriet Halpryn Wendi Halpryn ’17 Nicole Halpryn ’14 Samantha Halpryn ’12

Mr. and Mrs. Abel Holtz Aaron Holtz ’21 Lauren Holtz ’21 Brandon Holtz ’19 Andrew Holtz ’12

Ms. Pamela Jarvis Mia Wallack ’23 Brett Wallack ’21 Zachary Gettis ’15 Dylan Guerra ’12

Mrs. Ann Justiz Sydney Fuentes ’21

Mrs. Lee W. Kahler Brittany Castellanos ’14 Mr. Larry Kamm and Mrs. Helen Rogers Vanessa Bozdogan ’24 Isabel Bozdogan ’22 Mr. and Mrs. David KaytonAsher Kayton ’23 Ariel Kayton ’19 Mrs. Ruth Kettaneh Caera Charles ’25 Taegan Charles ’17 Ms. Karen Konen Lorelai Konen ’21

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Dr. and Mrs. Barry Meiselman Evan Meisleman ’18 Samantha Meiselman ’12

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mosheim Megan Mosheim ’17 Mitchell Mosheim ’13 Melissa Mosheim ’06 Shaun Mosheim ’05

Dr. and Mrs. James Norris Giulia Bronzi ’17 Olivia Bronzi ’17

Ms. Claire O’Coin Cliff Halliwell ’23 Cody Halliwell ’23 Jackson Halliwell ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palmisano Hannah Palmisano ’19 Gabriella Palmisano ’18

Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Parizo Kaylee Parizo ’21 Brandon Parizo ’14 Mr. and Mrs. John Puente Ashley Puente ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Reust Gabriel Robert ’26 Thomas Robert ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Robins Marlon Robins ’19 Jared Robins ’13 Joshua Robins ’12

Mr. Thomas ’68 and Mrs. Renee Rodgers Amanda Delaplaine ’17

Mr. and Mrs. Ibrahim Rosell Carly Garazi ’18 Rachel Garazi ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rosen Sophie Bernstein ’21 Julia Bernstein ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rosenberg Jasper Feldman ’22 Jaden Feldman ’19

Mrs. Renee Rosenberg Samuel Cohen ’16 Matthew Cohen ’14

Mrs. Norma Rosenfeld Jared Robins ’13 Joshua Robins ’12 Mr. Bernard Singer Douglas Singer ’13 Mr. Bob Stanford Joshua Guerra ’13 Mrs. Evelyn Teamkin Blaise Pronesti ’18

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tilis Sophia Tilis ’22

Mr. and Mrs. Yuri Varum Elizabeth Varum ’17 Mrs. Thelma Venema Rebecca Fulford ’17

Mrs. Carol VogelBrady Lubetsky ’26Merritt Lubetsky ’24 Davis Lubetsky ’22

Mr. Jerome Vogel Brady Lubetsky ’26 Merritt Lubetsky ’24 Davis Lubetsky ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Norman Weiss Jadin Weiss ’25 Tyler Weiss ’19 Mr. Roy Werner Kaylee Parizo ’21 Mr. Eddie Williams James Boughey ’17 Mr. and Mrs. Dave ZimmermanKyle Johnson ’22

+Deceased

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Other Areas of Support Endowment is the financial foundation of all successful educational institutions. Income from endowment secures programs, provides faculty incentives, maintains facilities, funds need-based student financial aid, and enhances the educational experience beyond the provision of tuition. An endowed fund generates income for its designated purpose or department according to the School’s endowment policy established by the Board of Trustees. All endowed funds are accepted at the School’s discretion based on this policy. Recognizing the need to increase endowment for the security of Miami Country Day’s future, endowed funds have been established to address general operations, scholarship, faculty, buildings and programs.

sCholArshipsJoseph Paul Cerami Memorial Scholarship FundThe Joseph Paul Cerami memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1993 in memory of Joseph Paul Cerami ‘75 (1960-1992), by his family, friends, and classmates. This fund provided for its first full four-year scholarship in 1998-99. There have been four scholarship recipients with the current scholar being a member of the Class of 2014.

Given in 2011 in honor of Mary Cerami’s 90th Birthday Daisy Anderson-DavidJoan BernsteinJohn C. “Jack” DuBoisEvelyn EsformesBernard and Lorraine HorowitzJoseph NecastroMark and Sheryl Piper Mr. James Schainuck ’75Mrs. Myrna Zimmerman

John C. “Jack” DuBois Scholarship FundThis fund was established in 1992 by the Alumni Association to honor Mr. Jack DuBois, who has been a part of the Country Day Family for over 50 years as a teacher, coach, administrator, and Alumni Director and Advisor. Donors include alumni and colleagues of Jack DuBois. Special thanks to Jack DuBois who continues to be an annual donor to this scholarship.

sChool proGrAmsA special thank you to the following people for their gifts made in 2011-12 to support programs and facilities at Miami Country Day.

The ArtsLin Arison, in honor of Dr. John DaviesGary BresslerJohn and Roxanne DaviesJohn “Bud” and Maria FarreyMatthew and Kristin Lazenby

AthleticsJay and Perri Pollak

Faculty EndowmentG.J. and Joyce BakkerFelipe and Monica BautistaSteven and Claudia BrodWayne and Arlene ChaplinJay and Perri Pollak

Katherine E. Franco Lower School LibraryFelipe and Monica Bautista

Lower School MAC LabMatthias and Conny Nixdorf

honor And memoriAl GiftsThe following gifts were made in honor and memory of friends of Miami Country Day School.

Dr. Michael AlessandriIn honor of Cole Clancy in support of PALS (Partners & Literacy in Service) program

Gary and Peggy ButtsIn Honor of Laura CayonIn Honor of Nancy CrowellIn Memory of Becky Witherington

H. Scott HuizengaIn honor of Julie Pronesti

mAtChinG Gift CompAnies

Gifts in KindChristian DaviesFilming & production of Abess Center 20th Anniversary DVD

Epicure and the Starkman FamilyGrand Prix Chess Tournament prizes and food

Sean and Candace Grosman / Jay and Perri PollakThree new Philips HeartStart FRx Defibrillators

Achilles and Luisa Kontoyiannis, Senior Class Gift and Decorations Matthew and Kristin Lazenby, Framed posters and prints

The Lowenstein Family and artist, Michael LovelandCoop Canoe 2010, sculpture by Michael Loveland

Simone Mayer and Mayda Perez, Front of HouseDishes with the school seal

Judith Mistor, Nathan Hurst memorial ceramic artwork

MCDS Parents’ AssociationReflection benches in memory of Becky Witherington

Barry and Leslie RosenProduction of the Class of 2012 Graduation DVD

SAGE, Donation of a portion of the Family BBQ expense

Robert and Veronica ZarcoCenterpieces and candy for the Class of 2012 Baccalaureate dinner

NOTE: Donors who made Gift In Kind donations to the 2012 Spartan Benefit or spARTan show are included on those event pages.

Alliance BernsteinBank of AmericaMorgan StanleyNorthwestern Mutual Foundation

Pfizer Foundation UBS Financial Services

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Bob and Debi BeasleyPaul and Sandrine BensabatNoah and Patty BreakstoneTim and Virginia BrownMichael ’83 and Kara BurnstineJohn Camp ’73 and Laura McDermott-CampPaul and Karen ChaplinJonathan and Jacqueline ChariffRoxana ColongoChristian Davies ‘10Harrison C. Davies ‘09

Frank and Emily EismontKate GreeneSean and Candace GrosmanDaniel and Kathy HaimeMary HarrisMark and JoAnn HildebrandtJavier and Andria HoltzThe Karlton FamilyRogerio and Ann Marie LilenbaumDavid and Beth LongJohn L. Ludwig ‘54

The Papu FamilyParents’ Association of Miami Country Day SchoolScott and Debbie RobinsDoug and Nina RudolphAbbie SaltRobert and Susan ShorMichael and Marliyn ThomasLance Tinkler ‘01Julie A. Todaro ‘87Jonathan ’85 and Stacey WaldThe Grover Watson Family

Securing the FutureMiami Country Day School is appreciative of the many individuals who made payments during the 2011-12 fiscal year toward their commitments in support of the school’s Securing the Future campaign. The focus of this capital campaign was to provide funds to increase endowment and to build a new athletic complex, amphitheater, and multi-purpose facility that have become the heart and intellectual center of the Country Day campus. The support of the many donors listed on our website (www.miamicountryday.org/SecuringtheFuture) made a difference in the successful completion of our largest campaign in the school’s history to date, raising $10 million. If you have any questions about supporting capital projects or the endowment for the benefit of students and teachers, please contact Sheryl Piper, Director of Development, at [email protected] or 305-779-7273.

Katherine E. Franco Center for Learning ResourcesThe doors opened on Monday, August 22, 2011.

Thank you to all of our donors who supported the Securing the Future campaign. Your gifts benefit today’s students and several generations to come.

Top Row: Seniors at Career Day in the Alumni Boardroom; Class of 2013 Senior picture on the Plaza de Columbia; Jacobson Media Production Center; Special Collections Room.

Bottom row: Alumni Career Day speakers in the Gallery; Video Conference in the MAC Lab.

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Rick Albert

William Applegate

Antonio and Marte Arbulu

Moshe Banin

GJ and Joyce Bakker

Adrian Baschuk ’98


Jami Beasley Watkins ’01 and Matt Watkins

Christopher Bellows

Olavo F. Bernardes

Stephen and Nancy Bernstein

Charles B. Bloom ’88

Shawn Bly

John ’78 and Jennifer Bolton


Mort Brous


Susan Budenz



Chris Canellas

Alan Carner






Jonathan and Jackie Chariff

Patrick Charpentier

Michael and Pamela Chavies

Aaron Ciarla

Bethany Cieslowski


Marc Comcowich ’98

Bevan and Rachel Cooney


Alex Cristodoulou ’04

Kevin Cudlipp ’04


Sophie Delaplaine

Jill Dellerson ’99

Terry Dellerson

Thomas Demirgian


Alex ’92 and Anna Dombrowsky

Scot Drucker ’00

Jerry Dumas

Yiannis and Veronica Dumas

Darren and Corinne Enkin


Michael Finny

Claudia Figueredo ’90



Bill Giovannucci and Alyson Greenfield ’93

Benefit 2012: Annual Golf, Tennis, Dinner & Auction

On Saturday, January 28, 2012, Miami Country Day School hosted the 5th Annual Golf, Tennis, Dinner & Auction Benefit at Miami Shores Country Club. With 100 golfers on the course, 44 tennis players on the courts, and over 180 people coming together at the Dinner and Auction, it was a special day for Country Day parents, alumni and friends. With the support of our sponsors and attendees, over $65,000 was raised for Faculty Endowment, which supports our teachers. Our teachers strive every day to inspire our students to seek the best in themselves and others. Our teachers are the true heart of our community. Thank you to everyone who supported this event as a sponsor, underwriter or attendee.

Adrian Baschuk ’98, Kevin King ’95, Jami Beasley Watkins ’01, Lance Tinkler ’01, Charlie Bloom ’88 & Claudia Figueredo ’90

Chayanne Figueroa, Antonio Arbulu, Juan Serrales and Pablo Vivas

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Marty Goldberg

Josh Grabel

Art and Carole Green


Chris Greenfield ’00

Marie Grondin ’93

Marjo Grondin


Betty Hach

Gregory Haefner and Victoria Cerami-Haefner ’79


Fanny Hanono and Family


Raegan Hanson

Todd Headley

JoAnn Hildebrandt

Robert Hirsch ’99

Mark Hoerber

Andria and Javier Holtz

Matthew Holtz ’07

David and Sophia Howard

Mark and Gina James

Fred and Terry Jove

Fredric Karlton

Mike Katz


Peter Kemp

Soledad Khamsi

John and Conchita King


Roger Koch


Cristian ’96 and Gianni LaCapra

Jon Lawrence


Marilyn Lesser

Danny LeVasser ’00

Jules Lipp

Henry Louden


Jaime and Freda Macaisa


Mike McGraw

Paul McGee

Mike McGuinn


Carolyn Miller


James W. Moore ’65 and Kathy M. Kassner

Greg Nordone ’94

Mary Novas

Mike Oleson

Jose Oronoz

George Overmeyer

Diane Paez

Cecil Pardave

Julio and Julia Pardave


Bryan Parizo

Anne Paulk

Mayda Perez

Ivette Perez


Jessica Rodriguez and Carmen Vivas

Rodney Walters & James Moore ’65

Claudia Figueredo ’90

Victoria Cerami Haefner ’79, Susan Budenz & Lisi Port

Nick Williams, Mark Hoerber, Kevin King ’95 and Greg Lee

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Rick and Jonina Pitchman

Zach Pitchman ’05


Luis Guillermo Pons and Anna Maronese

Jason and Lisi Port

Norman Powell

Courtney Premer ’06


Ed and Jennifer Quinton

Jose and Ketty Ramirez

Brenton Raymond ’06

Mark and Arlys Raymond

Bob Riling


Ron and Jessica Rodriguez



Jean Ross and Rodney Walters

Leigh Rothschild

Marc Rupp

John Russell and Yvonne Black-Russell

Laura Russolillo

James Sage and Michelle J. Treco-Sage

Nathaniel Sandler ’00

Terry Schechter

Robert and Margo Schwartz


Charles Sennett

Chuck Sennett, Jr.


Paul and Marte Singerman

Bohdan Sosiak

Paul Speck

Cindy Sperling


Jason and Diana Starkman

Melvin and Geen Stier

Darryl Strong

Carlos Suarez

Peter Supple

James Tate ’81 and Janie Tate

B.J. Teltsher ’93

Joanna Tessler

Michael and Marilyn Thomas

Lance A. Tinkler ’01

Monica Torres

William Van Scoyoc

Patricia Vega

Mike Velez


Donald Weiss

Johnathan Wakefield ’96

Mark and Tobi Weiss



Nick Williams


David Wilson

Jeff Woody

Derek Yaanez

Sean Clancy, James Moore ’65, Rodney Walters & Alex Dombrowsky ’92

Victoria Cerami-Haefner ’79

Patricio Wills

Geen Stier, Patrick Charpentier& Sophie Delaplaine

Scot Drucker ’00, Alex Cristodoulou ’04, Danny LeVasser ’00 and friends

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SAVE THE DATE - February 9, 2013Join us on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Miami Shores Country Club for an event you do not want to miss! SPARTAN BOWL 2013 is Miami Country Day School’s primary fundraising event and will showcase:

• Afternoon Golf and Tennis Tournaments

• Fun Day for your children at MCDS while you enjoy the day and night!

• An evening of celebration with fellow parents and alumni coming together for our biggest fundraiser of the year to celebrate and raise funds for those that make our school so special: our TEACHERS!

• Premium open bar and gourmet dinner

• An exciting auction featuring personalized items made by your children, one-of-a-kind experiences with our fabulous teachers, sports memorabilia, and other luxurious items

Sponsorship & Underwriting opportunities are available! Visit www.miamicountryday.org/SpartanBenefit for more details.

For more information, please contact Marilyn Greenfield at 305-779-7241 / [email protected] or Nora Pardave at 305-779-7299 / [email protected].

Al Fuentes, Michael Chavies & Albert Levin

Marty Goldberg, Jared Goldberg, GJ Bakker & Chris Canellas

Howard Premer & John Davies, Head of SchoolCharlie Bloom ’88

Thank you to our wonderful team of participants!

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Red Spartan SponsorsKevin J. King ’95

Moores PunchMe

Alan E. Greenfield PAAmbient Healthcare, Inc.

Michael Chavies, Esq.The Cushman School

The Halliwell Family & Morgan StanleyFred Karlton

Cristian LaCapra ’96Max South ConstructionScott and Debbie Robins

Alliance Bernstein & Moshe BaninLaw Offices of Cartolano & Alvero

John & Roxanne DaviesMark C. Piper, CLU,

Northwestern Mutual Financial NetworkThe Sage Family

& Choice Environmental ServicesPizza Rustica

Law Offices of Cartolano & Alvero

Banner Sponsors

Hole Sponsors

Golf Cart Sponsor

Navy Spartan SponsorsDesso Sports Systems by 1st TurfTanenbaum Harber of Florida LLC

& The Jove Family

PunchMe Logo in CMYK

Christopher N. Bellows & The Holland & Knight Charitable Fndn.

Tim & Virginia Brown

Refreshment Cart Sponsors

Valet ParkingBetty Hach

Tee SponsorThe Beasley Family

Drs. Brilliant, Rothenberg & MeisterEvergreen Sweeteners

The Feola FamilyThe Holtz Family & Marquis Bank

Paul and Marte SingermanUSA Sports Therapy & Dr. Julio Pardave, Jr.

Global Wealth Management

A unit of AllianceBernstein L.P.

Thank you to all of our Benefit Sponsors!Special thanks to our TITLE SPONSOR:

White Spartan SponsorSuffolk Construction Company

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Perry Ellis International & Fanny Hanono and Family

Southern Wine & SpiritsDouble Cross VodkaZyscovich Architects

Vista BMW & The Chariff FamilyFuture Energy Solutions and

Daniel & Stephanie Gold Moores

The Halliwell Family & Morgan StanleyCarmen Vivas, Soledad Khamsi,

Marina Figueroa, Ivette Perez, Anna Maronese, Rita Serralles

Boca by Design & Mike MonroeCALLMD.COM & The Mandel Family

The Starkman Family & Epicure Gourmet Market & Café

Mallorie Thomas ’11 & Matthew Thomas ’19

Coastline Title & Law Offi ces of Norman C. PowellJoey New York & The Chancis Family

Champagne Delaplaine Sophie Delaplaine

Miami Fitness Connection

Alicia ’20 & Alyson ’19 RodriguezMark Tinkler Landscape ArchitectureDenise Wilson, 1st Grade Teacher

Nina LucchiTim & Virginia BrownThe Hansen Family

The Grosman FamilyJay & Perri Pollak

Larry & Carol Stanfi llMichelle & Jay White

Biscayne Tennis of North MiamiDermatologist, Melissa Lazarus, MD, FAAD

Equinox Fitness Clubs Marquis VodkaMCDS Athletics

Mela TheraputicsPasha’s

PinkberryPrimal Fit

Quality Custom DesignsW OrganicsWedgeworks

Thank you to our Benefi t 2012 UNDERWRITERS!

Underwriters

www.normancpowell.com

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2012 spartan showApril 19, 2012

Marnie Allen


GJ and Joyce Bakker


Christopher Bellows

H. Allen Benowitz






David and Irena Bozdogan


Alexander and Ekatarina Brosda


Diamela Burguera and Rubi Ferras ’13

Jesus and Pamela Cabarcos









Bevan and Rachel Cooney


Gary Culbertson


Jay and Joan Eichel

Martin Elortegui




Marcelo Fiszman and Alexandra Eidelwein



Jerome and Lois Gavcovich

Bradley ’97 and Sarah Gerber

On Thursday, April 19, 2012, Miami Country Day School hosted the 3rd Annual spARTan Show in The Gallery of the Franco Center. Thank you to all of our sponsors, underwriters and attendees for contributing to this important effort and to the success of this event. It was an exciting evening to showcase artwork by our students, renowned artists, professionals and teachers. We raised over $40,000 for Faculty Endowment, which supports our exceptional teaching faculty. Thank you to everyone who supported this special event!

Flavia Lowenstein & Paula Boano, Event Chairs 2009-2012

Marilyn Thomas & Lisi Port

Joyce Bakker, Kim Van der Leegte, Sara Eisen & Allison Feldman

Alexander & Ekatarina Brosda Roxanne Davies & Alejandro Espinal

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Rowena Gerber

Caroline Gold ’87




Craig ’93 and Nancy Green ’93


Samuel and Claudia Grossman

Betty Hach

Henry and Linda Hernandez

Fred and Terry Jove


Benjamin and Elena Kaplan


Soledad Khamsi

Peter and Nancy Lash

Anthony and Jeanny Lei

Todd and Andrea Leoni

Flavia Lowenstein



Amy Magee

Adam and Jacqueline Malamed


Charles and Lorie McDonald

Hector Mendez


Chester and Sondra Morris

Gordon and Yvonne Moyer



Matthias and Cornelia Nixdorf

Antonio Ortega and Teresa Amorin-Ortega


Parents’ Association of MCDS

Anne Paulk




Jason and Lisi Port


Ron and Jessica Rodriguez



Fredlyn Rosenfeld

Brian and Jill Rowe Foundation


Sol and Julie Saad

James Sage and Michelle J. Treco-Sage

Maria Sanchez

Jessica Schnaider



Dion and Cathy Sena

Carlos and Candida Silva





Michael and Marilyn Thomas

Rhett and Stephanie Traband

Glen Turf

Mike Van der Leegte and Kim van der Leegte


Bruce and Leslie Weil



Ashley Turchin ’02 & Peter Tunney, ArtistAbha Beohar & Denise Wilson

Teg Teigland & Betty Hach Lorie & Charly McDonald and Nancy ’93 & Craig Green ’93

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Sisley Silver SponsorsChristopher N. Bellows & the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation

Zachary ’11, Harrison ’14 & Theresa Berger ’23 Henry & Linda Hernandez

sp anART ShowApril 19, 2012

Banner Sponsors Cervera Real Estate, Inc.

Robert and Rochelle FinvarbUnderwriters

Southern Wine & Spirits| “Spartini”Rubi Ferras ’13 | Dinner by the Bite

Eric & Laura Gould | Dinner by the BiteThe Beasley Family | Art Supplies for Upper SchoolGabriel & Paula Boano | Art Supplies for 4th Grade

Cartolano & Alvero, P.A. | Art Supplies for SKBevan Cooney | Art Supplies for PK3

Matthew & Julia Kayton| Art Supplies for 1st Grade Flavia Lowenstein | Art Supplies for 5th Grade

Adam & Wendy Russakoff | Art Supplies for 3rd GradeGraham & Candace Walsh | Art Supplies for 1st and 2nd Grades

Alfie & Tamara Feola | Gallery DecorationsJohnson & Wales Student Chefs & Chef Gian Flores

Service Keepers Kent Security

Plants In Design Inc.

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2011-2012 Parents’ Association Executive BoardTamara Feola, PresidentMarilyn Thomas, President-ElectJessica Rodriguez, Vice-PresidentMichelle Sage, SecretaryAJ Leoni, TreasurerWendy Russakoff, Lower School RepPerri Pollak, Middle School RepVirginia Brown, Upper School RepHoney Revitz, Learning ResourcesJulie Saad, CollegeGuidance/AlumniAllison Feldman, HistorianKelly Gold, BylawsDebi Beasley, Past President

General BoardLower SchoolElena BarberisTracey BorrowKarise ClaramonteCorinne EnkinClaudia GrossmanAJ LeoniAnn Marie LilenbaumCaryn LubetskyJackie MalemedIngrid PalmisanoLisi PortJuliet SurnamerNicole SwansonElizabeth VainderRuth Williams

Middle SchoolKaren DillworthCarrie GaraziIvonn GoihmanHolly HansenConnie HertzFatima JebaiStacey LevyJennifer Massolo Leslie PathmanJulie Pronesti Stephanie RosenYvonne Black-RussellJoanna SegalDanielle TouboulKatharina Weibel

Upper SchoolTiffany BergerPaula BoanoHeather GargLois GavcovichVictoria HaefnerBrooke KushnerMoi MatisonnKristine MosheimSusan SherwoodSuzie StephenGreta WalkerTobi Weiss

Learning Resources ProgramKaren StauberLeslie Weil

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On May 1, 2012, guests enjoyed lunch and entertainment at Morton’s Restaurant for the Parents’ Association Spring Luncheon. Special thanks to chairs, Virginia Brown, Julie Saad and their committee for a spectacular event. During the luncheon, a few

members of the Miami Country Day community were honored. President Tamara Feola received the William J. Creeden Humanitarian Award from Dr. John Davies, Head of School.

This award is given to someone who best personifies the attributes of Mr. Creeden, former Head of School - empathy, consideration and a personal concern for the welfare of others. The Headmaster ’s Award for Unselfish Service was presented to Paula Boano and Flavia Lowenstein for their efforts over the past three years as chairs of the spARTan event. AJ Leoni and Marilyn Thomas received the PA Volunteer of the Year award.

Tamara Feola also passed the gavel to Marilyn Thomas, who will be the Parents’ Association President for 2012-2014.

Tamara Feola and Dr. John Davies

2011-2012 Allocations

Nathan Hurst ‘89 Outdoor

Amphitheater pledge $45,000

Faculty Endowment $12,000

Community Garden $5,000

Sound/video mixer for Broadcast Studio $6,500

Reflection benches for break area $3,600

Teacher appreciation breakfast $250 TOTAL $72,350

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Birthday BooksHonoring Children’s Birthdays with a Book to the Library

Through the support of Michael J. Franco (1911-2004) and his wife, Katherine (1908-2002), the Birthday Book program was developed and has continued to grow, providing new books for the library every year. As a special way to remember a child’s birthday or other celebratory occasion, parents, grandparents and friends may donate the cost of a new book that will include a commemorative plate bearing the student’s name placed inside the book. The book is then presented and read to the child’s library class and reserved in the library for many years to come. For more information, please call the library at 305-779-7296 or email at [email protected]. Special thanks to the following people who made book donations during the 2011-2012 school year:

Juan Arcila and Marcela OrregoMiguel and Indira AscanioElena BarberisFelipe and Monica BautistaElsa BenitezPaul and Sandrine BensabatEvan and Tiffany BergerJulien Bergier and Carolina CalderonJames and Alexandra BergmanStephen and Nancy BernsteinRoman and Olga BespalenkoNikhil and Bojana BhardwajVincent and Amy BiscombeAntonio and Sandra BlaviaRalph and Laylah BorchersNakia BowlingDavid and Irena BozdoganJose Breindembach and Yumary KohlerSteven and Claudia BrodLawrence and Laura BurkhalterMiguel and Rosangel CabreraMatthew and Natasha CahirMarian and Carmen CalfaRichard and Joey ChancisAlbert and Karise ClaramonteCarlo and Adriana CocciaFernando and Kimberly CrespoJeffrey and Mariana CrevoiseratDarren and Asmaa DavyRosana DelgadoDrew and Karen DillworthYiannis and Veronica DumasRalph and Amanda EllisonMaya EzrattiJustyn and Allison FeldmanIvon FernandezMichael and Lana FischerSanford and Mayra FreedmanJ. Rafael Fuentes and Ann R. JustizMauricio and Juliana Gallotta

Alexander Ghiso and Luz Maria SantamarinaRaj and Juliana GohillCaroline Gold ’87Daniel and Stephanie GoldFabian and Mariana GonzalezJ. Eric Gould and Laura Paresky GouldCraig ’93 and Nancy Green ’93Robert and Nadia GreenbergSamuel and Claudia GrossmanJack and Karleen HalliwellChristian and Holly HansenValorie HavesDavid and Sophia HowardJuwan and Jenine HowardJeff and Eugenie JeffriesCraig D. Johnson and Margarita Prieto-JohnsonPeter and Ekaterina KambolinDaniel and Suzanne KatzJeff and Mimi KinkeadAllan and Ursula KoltunPeter Konen and Marisol Sardina-KonenTheodore and Lydia KorffGeorge and Nicole KovacsHoward and Stephanie KrassFontana LawrenceDavid and Melissa LazarusJohn and Janet LeonardiTodd and Andrea LeoniAlan and Lisa LipsRichard and Marisabel LovelaceLoren Loverde and Nora DelgadoCary and Caryn LubetskySam Luby and Katharina WeibelIsabell and Richard LydeckerLeonidas Macedo and Suzane ZimovskiAdam and Jacqueline Malamed

Edward and Irene MandelEduardo and Gabriela MarquezCharly and Lorie McDonaldCharles and Loretta McDonaldIan McGaffic and Donna NewmanCamilo and Maria Alejandra MenascheBrian and Ashley MillerHernan and Catalina NaviaRobert and Melissa NetkinMatthias and Cornelia NixdorfBrian Nunez ’01 and Jennifer GimenoMiguel OsioBryan and Michele ParizoGeorge and Brooke PerezJonathan and Nidia PerloJason and Lisi PortJose and Ketty RamirezJack and Dawn RattnerCraig RobinsAdam and Wendy RussakoffLaura RussolilloRichard and Barbara SaccoKal SaffranGraziano SbroggioJames and Elizabeth SchechterDon and Jennifer SenerathCarlos and Candida SilvaElliot Stone and Bonnie Sockel-StonePedro and Emma SuarezGlen and Juliet SurnamerBradley and Carrie ThomasJerry and Judith TilisRhett and Stephanie TrabandDwight Tracy and Lele Toole Tracy ’81Joshua and Elida WallackBarton WeissRalph and Andrea WheatonRoger and Ruth WilliamsPatricio and Adriana Wills

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Mission Statement

Miami Country Day School is

a college preparatory learning

community committed to

educating the whole child.

Through the core values of

honor, respect, wisdom and

compassion, we prepare students

to be lifelong learners. We

inspire our children to develop

their intellectual, physical,

aesthetic, social, emotional and

spiritual potentials by valuing

every student every day.

2011-2012 Donor Report

Documents

Transcript of 2011-2012 Donor Report