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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, ’29 – co-clerk

Belinda Nixon* P ’17, ’23 – co-clerk

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 (start date: July 1, 2024)

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

Camilo Acosta* ’02

Mara Bralove ’89, P ’26, ’29

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

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

Hurley Doddy ’81, P ’17, ’19

Meg Flax P ’11, ’13, ’17

Adé Heyliger* P ’29, ’31

Paul Hodgdon* ’93, P ’29, ’32

Kevin Johnson* ’91

Trevor Kempner P ’37

May Liang P ’17, ’20

Marika Cutler Meyer ’94, P ’28, ’31

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

Russ Friedson, Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations

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


Current Parents and Parents of Alumni Committee

Josh Miller* P ’27, ’29 – 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

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 – co-clerk

Marika Moore Cutler* ’64, P ’94, ’95, GP ’28, ’31 – co-clerk

Aggie Aurbach P ’81, ’86, GP ’20, ’22

Allan Berman P ’85, ’89, GP ’28, ’29

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

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

Laura Bronstein GP ’38, ’38, ’39

William Steven Cannon GP ‘38

Donna Cherry GP ’36

Jeff Drezner P ’03, ’06, GP ’34

Tammy Fesche GP ’36

Marshall Fesche GP ’36

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

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

Barbara L. Gordon GP ‘38

Laura Handman P ’04, GP ’37

Dawn Osborn GP ’39

Aurora Santiago P ’98, GP ’36

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

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

Manu Videki GP ’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

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

Peter Braunohler ’07, P ’39

Chris Fong ’08  

Colin Harris ’09

Max Hollman ’09

Lindsay Johnson ’07

Andrew Lyonsberg ’07

Daniel Seder ’10

Spencer Tyson ’21


Sidwell Friends Fund Leadership Committee – Alumni

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

Colin Harris ’09 – co-clerk

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

Anna Thompson Pearson ’04, P ’37 – vice-clerk 

Schafer Bomstein Castella ’04

Lindsay Johnson ’07

Bradley Pearson ’04, P ’37

Sophie Peikin ’19

Philip Rihm ’09

Christina Roualet ’15

Albert Small ’09

Andrew Smith-Mui ’04

Spencer Tyson ’21

Tucker Ward ’16

Jeremy Weinberg ’88, P ’21, ’27

Daniel Winik ’03


The Sidwell Friends Fund Leadership Committee – Current Parents

Stacey Seldin P ’28 – Upper School co-clerk

Amy Graham P ’26 – Upper School co-clerk

Monique McCloud-Manley P ’24, ’28 – Upper School vice-clerk

Marnel Niles Goins P ’31, ’33, ’36 – Middle School co-clerk

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

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

Camille Fesche P ’36 – Lower School co-clerk

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

Meera Patel P ’36 – Lower School vice-clerk

Bergljot Barkbu P ’31

Kathryn Bauman-Hill P ’18, ’26

Nima Binara P ’28, ’30

Kirsty Chen P ’34

Jill Gibson P ’27, ’30

Jana Kay P ’27

Monique Levy-Conaway P’31

Benjamin Loewy P ’33, ’35

Rahel Nabukodonozzor P ’24, ’26

Ebtissam Oraby P ’21, ’23, ’26, ’30

Anna Thompson Pearson ’04, P ’37

Bradley Pearson ’04, P ’37

Jeffrey Prescott P ’29, ’34

Ruth Roman P ’28

Celia Sher P ’29

Santha Siegel P ’14, ’31

Katia Herrera Sosa P ’30, ’32

David Strickler P ’35

Margaret Taylor, P ’23, ’28

Shayna Taitt-Thompson P ’31

Yan Xu P ’27

Ying Zhu P ’32

*Board of Trustees member