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Advancement

Tara Arras

Assistant Head of School for Advancement

arrast@sidwell.edu

Together We Shine is a collaboration of Sidwell Friends leadership, current and former parents, alumni, current and former grandparents, and friends, and would never have reached this point without the tireless support of dozens of volunteers. This campaign has demonstrated a deep commitment from our community to help further the success of Sidwell Friends and its long-term sustainability as a Quaker institution in Washington, DC.


Campaign Clerks and Honorary Leadership

Josh Miller* P ’27, ’30 – co-clerk

Belinda Nixon* P ’17, ’23 – co-clerk and clerk of the board (start date: July 1, 2026)

Jason Carroll ’96 – honorary member 

Helen Austern Colson ’53, P ’82, ’84, ’87 – honorary member 

Jamie Hechinger ’96, P ’27, ’29 – clerk of the board (July 1, 2024 — June 30, 2026)

Mark Jacobsen P ’24, ’27 – clerk of the board (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2024)

Arlene Kogod and Robert Kogod P ’76, ’79, ’80 – honorary member 

Charis Menschel* P ’25, ’27, ’29 – honorary member 

David Milner ’86 – honorary member 

David P. Pearson ’52 – honorary member


Steering Committee

Mara Bralove ’89, P ’26, ’29

Steven Bralove ’60, P ’89, ’92, GP ’23, ’26, ’29

Hurley Doddy ’81, P ’17, ’19

Meg Flax P ’11, ’13, ’17

Adé Heyliger* P ’29, ’31

Trevor Kempner P ’37, ’40

Andrea Kleinbard P ’37, ‘39

Anita Kulkarni P ’30, ‘33

May Liang P ’17, ’20

Marika Cutler Meyer ‘94, P ‘28, ’31

Anna Thompson Pearson ’04, P ’37, ‘40

Tara Primis* P ’18, ’20, ’23

Brittany Toscano Gore* ’03, P ’36, ’38

Michael Wood, Jr.* ’93, P ’21, ’23, ’29, ’32

Bryan Garman, Head of School

Tara Arras, Assistant Head of School for Advancement

Richard Swindell, Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Frankie Brown, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment and Financial Aid

Adele Paynter, Lower School Principal

Amanda Meter, Senior Director of Individual Giving

Kourtney Ginn, Senior Director of Engagement

Kim Rich, Senior Director of Advancement Services and Operations

Shira Kahan, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Head of School for Advancement


Current Parents and Parents of Alumni Committee

Josh Miller* P ’27, ’30 – co-clerk

Belinda Nixon* P ’17, ’23 – co-clerk

Allison Alexander P ’25, ’29

Martin Franks P ’03

Marnel Goins P ’31, ’33, ’36

Courtney Granville P ’25, ’27, ’30

Jamie Hechinger* ’96, P ’27, ’29

Zhensen Huang P ’26, ’28

Mark Jacobsen P ’24, ’27

Arika James P ’28

Andrew Kay P ’22, ’25

Andrea Kleinbard P ‘37, ‘39

Anita Kulkarni P ‘30, ‘33

Benjamin Loewy P ’33, ’35

Yoshi Maisami P ’33, ’35

Erick Mullen P ’26

Ebtissam Oraby P ’21, ’23, ’26, ’30

Chi Perrus P ’29

Whit Peters P ’87, ’95, ’98, ’24, ’25

Daniel Rosenthal P ’25, ’27, ’30

Paige Scaperoth P ’32, ’36

Sergio Schmukler P ’21, ’25

Natasha Schooling P ’24, ’27, ’29

Timothy Sparapani P ’30

Grace Wandji P ’24

Jin Wang P ’22, ’24

Robin Watkins P ’24, ’26

Jennifer Wood P ’21, ’23, ’29, ’32

George York P ’28, ’31


Grandparent Committee

Steven Bralove ’60, P ’89, ’92, GP ’23, ’26, ’29 – clerk

Jane Sherburne P ’98, ’01, ’05, GP ’33, ’36, ’38 – vice clerk

Aggie Aurbach P ’81, ’86, GP ’20, ’22

Allan Berman P ’85, ’89, GP ’28, ’29, ‘29

Roy Beveridge ’75, P ’03, ’05, ’07, GP ’36, ‘40

Karen Bralove-Stilwell P ’89, ’92, GP ’23, ’26, ’29

Laura Bronstein GP ’38, ’38, ’39

William Steven Cannon GP ‘38, ‘40

Donna Cherry GP ’36

Norma Cirincione GP ‘37, ‘39

Cindy Collins GP ‘38, ‘40

Marika Moore Cutler ’64, P ’94, ’95, GP ’28, ’31

Marshall Fesche GP ’36

Tammy Fesche GP ’36

Denise Scott Glassman P ’95, ’09, ’11, GP ’36

Peter Glassman ’67, P ’95, ’09, ’11, GP ’36

Barbara L. Gordon GP ‘38, ‘40

Laura Handman P ’04, GP ’37

Dawn Osborn GP ‘39

Aurora Santiago P ’98, GP ’36

Pat Smith GP ’36

Joanne Smith GP ’29, ’31

Roger Sullivan GP ‘32, ‘34

Wanda Taylor GP ’34, ’36

Tracey J. Toscano P ’03, GP ’36, ’38

Andre Towner GP ’36

Bob Van Heuvelen P ’98, ’01, ’05, GP ’33, ’36, ’38

Manu Videki GP ’26, ‘26

Terri White GP ‘31, ‘31


Alumni Committee

Camilo Acosta* ’02

Mara Bralove ’89, P ’26, ’29

Hurley Doddy ’81, P ’17, ’19

Paul Hodgdon* ’93, P ’29, ’32

Kevin Johnson* ’91

Marika Cutler Meyer ’94, P ’28, ’31

Anna Thompson Pearson ‘04, P ‘37, ‘40

Brittany Toscano-Gore* ’03, P ’36, ’38

Michael Wood, Jr. ’93, P ’21, ’23, ’29, ’32

Bruce Altevogt ’94, P ’28, ’30

Suzanne Dallas Reider Castaldo ’97, P ’33, ’37

Amanda Derryck Castel ’91, P ’21, ’24

Jason Carroll ’96

Vincent Cohen Jr.* ’88, P ’26, ’28

Kimberly Schinnerer Cover ’00, P ’29, ’33

Cat Dawson* ’04

Melissa del Aguila ’01, P ’32

Amy Dine ’89, P ’25

Ellen Cornelius Ericson ’97, P ’31, ’34

Mathieu Glassman ’95, P ’36

Adam Goldstein ’02

Albert Gore ’01, P ’36, ’38

Daniel Graham ’92, P ’26

Jared Hendricks ’98

Meredith Karam ’03

Aaron Kramer ’92, P ’27, ’29

Michi Lafuente ’95, P ’28

Catherine Lee ’88, P ’25

Eliza Leighton ’91, P ’22, ’25, ’31

William McConagha ’85, P ’27, ’30, ’32

Alex McCoy ’04

Elizabeth McCoy ’00

Jill Romansky McCulloch ’97, P ’29, ’32

Matthew McCulloch ’97, P ’29, ’32

Mari Palmer McDonald ’95, P ’26

Charles Meade ’77, P ’23

David Milner ’86

Ali Mohamadi* ’94, P ’23, ’26, ’35, ’37

Natalie Randolph ’98

Scott Oswald ’86, P ’20, ’22, ’26

Channing Paller* ’97, P ’35, ’38

Emily Paster ’92

Joshua Pollack ’95, P ’32, ’34

Joseph Quash Jr. ’92, P ’25, ’29

Philip Rihm ’09

Eleni Rossides ’85, P ’22

Nina Santiago ’98, P ’36

Katherine Hutt Scott ’79, P ’24

John Shakow ’87, P ’18, ’18

Nicole Sheehan ’85

Lisa Sherman ’91, P ’26

Theodore Shin* ’98, P ’38

Emily Siegel ’11

Laura McGiffert Slover ’86, P ’26

Albert Small ’09

James Speyer Jr. ’98

Dev Talvadkar ’01, P ’32

Elizabeth Van Heuvelen ’01, P ’33, ’36, ’38

Jeremy Weinberg ’88, P ’21, ’27


Movers & Quakers Leadership Committee

Albert Small ’09 – clerk

Caroline Flax Ganz ’11 – vice-clerk

Bardia Aghdaey ’09

Peter Braunohler ’07, P ’39

Chris Fong ’08  

Colin Harris ’09

Max Hollman ’09

Lindsay Johnson ’07

Andrew Lyonsberg ’07

Shaw McKean ’08

Daniel Seder ’10

Spencer Tyson ’21


Sidwell Friends Fund Leadership Committee – Alumni

Ellen Cornelius Ericson ’97, P ’31, ’34 – co-clerk 

Anna Thompson Pearson ’04, P ’37, ’40 – co-clerk

Colin Harris ’09 – co-clerk

Amanda Derryck Castel ’91, P ’21, ’24 – co-clerk

Philip Selden ’98 – co-vice clerk

Morgan McGill ’89 – co-vice clerk

Bradley Pearson ’04, P ’37

Daniel Winik ’03

Emily Grant ’10

Andrew Smith-Mui ’04

Spencer Tyson ’21

Caroline Flax Ganz ’11

Sophie Peikin ’19


The Sidwell Friends Fund Leadership Committee – Current Parents

Margaret McCloud-Manley P ’24, ’28 – Upper School co-clerk

Stacey Seldin P ’28 – Upper School co-clerk

Celia Sher P ’29 – Upper School vice-clerk

Max Minzner P ’30, ’33 – Middle School co-clerk

Yoshi Maisami P ’33, ’35 – Middle School co-clerk

Ying Zhu P ’32 – Middle School vice-clerk

Sonia Talley P ’37, ’39 – Lower School co-clerk

Meera Patel P ’36 – Lower School co-clerk

Elizabeth Mead Sissman P ’39 – Lower School vice-clerk

Anna Thompson Pearson ’04, P ’37, ’40

Benjamin Loewy P ’33, ’35

Bergljot Barkbu P ’31

Bradley Pearson ’04, P ’37, ’40

Bridget O’Connor P ’33

Cait Cummings P ’39

Camille Fesche P ’36

David Strickler P ’35

Ebtissam Oraby P ’21, ’23, ’26, ’30

Jana Kay P ’27

Jeffrey Prescott P ’29, ’34

Katia Herrera Sosa P ’30, ’32

Kelly Cummins P ’27, ’29

Margaret L. Taylor P ’23, ’28

Marnel Niles Goins P ’31, ’33, ’36

Mona Tehrani P ’39

Nima Binara P ’28, ’30

Omotayo Jackson P ’32

Paul Cummins P ’27, ’29

Qianying Kirsty Chen P ’34

Ruth Roman P ’28

Tiffany Putman P ’35

Yan Xu P ’27

*Board of Trustees member