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ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 EMPOWERING FUTURE LEADERS EMPOWERING 2015-2016 DEAR FRIENDS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joan W. Duncan We celebrate REACH Prep’s 22nd year not as a major milestone, but rather as a collection of transformational moments woven together Chair reflecting our Scholars’ 12-year journey to academic and college success. It was the moment when a fifth grade student learned to write Andy Hobson Treasurer computer code for the first time at Prep Academy or when a parent felt overwhelmed with excitement and joy because their child had just Keith D. Grossman been accepted into a partner . It was the moment when eleventh grade Scholars huddled together on a bus comparing Secretary impressions about colleges during our multi-day spring trip or the congratulatory embrace between students as they revealed their college Maxine K. Armstrong Neil A. Augustine decisions. It was also the moment when the class of 2016 college graduates officially becameREACH Prep Alumni, now more than 100 strong. Emily W. Burns Suzanne S. Cabot Kimberly Clarke All of us at REACH Prep invite you to enjoy this year’s annual report that highlights the voices of our Scholars, who share their perspectives on Trish Davies Mark Davis the organization’s deep and long-term impact on their lives. We extend our deepest thanks to our donors whose generosity allows us to provide John C. Harvey Allison Lake robust academic preparation, comprehensive support, and leadership opportunities for our students. We remain grateful for the commitment by Melissa McKeithen Pamela McKoin our partner schools who offer unmatched educational experiences and financial aid. It is because of this ongoing investment in our mission that our Heather Mosley Scott Nelson Scholars can achieve college success at unparalleled rates and emerge as future leaders positioned to create positive change in their communities. Betsy O’Reilly Alan Paynter Carolyn Saunders Paul L. Triggiani We are proud that investments in REACH Prep yield the following outcomes: Brook Urban • 100% of REACH Prep students graduate from high school. Jill Weiss • 100% of REACH Prep students are accepted into a college or university. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER • Over 90% of REACH Prep students graduate from college in 4 to 6 years. Gina Lucas

These incredible results would not be possible without the hard work of the REACH Prep staff and faculty and stewardship of our Board of ADVISORY COMMITTEE Patsy G. Howard Directors. We extend a special thanks to Joan Duncan for her dedication and leadership during her term as Board Chair, and we appreciate her Founder service over many years. It is our hope that you will continue with us on this journey and be a vital part of the REACH Prep family. Patricia Young Founder Sarah Burdett With gratitude, Peter Chapman Julie S. Core Gloria Fernandez-Tearte Jill Olson William Porter Jasmine Posey Deborah F. Stiles ON COVER: Sophia M. (left), REACH Prep Cohort 22, Keith D. Grossman Gina Lucas Linda Vasu Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich ’23 and Mumbi J. Chair of the Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Kirby D. Williams (right), REACH Prep Cohort 22, ’23 Everett Wilson THIS PAGE: Joshua Auguste, REACH Prep Cohort 15, Deanne H. Winokur St. Luke’s School ’16, Drexel University ’20 1 “ It was through this program that I found my confidence in the classroom…Prep ENROLLING IN REACH PREP IS NO SMALL IT STARTS WITH PREPARING FOR Academy helped me to see my own potential and instilled in me a drive that COMMITMENT. WHEN A STUDENT WALKS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. I have carried with me throughout my years at and even now, as I enter my senior year at College.” THROUGH THE DOOR THAT FIRST DAY, HE ­ JULIA HYMAN, REACH PREP COHORT 12, OR SHE EMBARKS ON A TWELVE-YEAR GREENWICH ACADEMY ’13, BOSTON COLLEGE ’17 JOURNEY OF LEARNING AND GROWTH, SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP, CHALLENGE AND UNIMAGINABLE REWARD.

2 PREP ACADEMY Newly accepted Scholars attend Prep Academy, a rigorous 15-month academic program. Prep Academy offers academic enrichment taught by independent school faculty. This intensive, interdisciplinary 1 program is designed to prepare students for the academic environment they will encounter when admitted to an independent ADMISSION school. Classes mirror the small size, accelerated pace and high REACH PREP identifies high-achieving, motivated Black and Latino 3 expectations typical of an independent school education. fourth grade students from underserved communities in Fairfield and INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PLACEMENT Westchester counties and the Bronx. The admissions process is rigorous During the fall of fifth grade, REACH Prep guides each family through and selective. Each year, approximately 20 students are accepted to the independent school admissions process. This includes assistance REACH Prep and begin their 12-year journey through our program. with the application, preparing Scholars for the interview process and ISEE testing, as well as help with the financial aid application.

FAR LEFT: Diane G., REACH Prep Cohort 21 and ’22, pictured with her parents.

THIS PAGE: Jayden D. (left), REACH Prep Cohort 22, Horace Mann School ’23 and Adam C. (right), 2 REACH Prep Cohort 22, Whitby ‘19 3 REACH PREP SUPPORTS SCHOLARS THROUGH PARTNER SCHOOLS

Brunswick School MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL… Canterbury School Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich The Ethical Culture Fieldston School Fairfield College Preparatory School Fairfield Country Day School Fordham Preparatory School Greenwich Academy The Greenwich Country Day School Hamden Hall Country Day School 4 ACADEMIC SUPPORT The A Scholar’s academic progress is Horace Mann School closely monitored and nurtured through personalized contact, The school visits and grade level-specific The Montessori School programming. REACH Prep staff New Canaan Country School Pierrepont School support each Scholar from middle The school through high school, identifying Ridgefield Academy areas in which REACH can provide Rippowam Cisqua School individualized guidance and academic Riverdale Country School support such as tutoring, 5 “When I was introduced to REACH Prep, I was SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS AND test preparation and other critical St. Luke’s School support that promotes success. also being introduced to a new life trajectory. OPPORTUNITIES REACH Prep strives to provide a constructive and enriching Soundview Preparatory School A trajectory defined by superior educational summer experience for Scholars. Through REACH Prep The opportunities and one that seemed boundless, facilitated programs and summer opportunities offered by The Stony Brook School The where the only limiting factors were your work generous partners, our goal is to provide transformative, and Whitby ethic and motivation.” otherwise unobtainable, experiences for personal growth, ­ early career exploration, and academic enrichment. DAVID JARAMILLO, REACH PREP COHORT 10, ’11, HARVARD UNIVERSITY ’15, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY Each year independent schools PHD CANDIDATE FAR LEFT: Arielle Guillod, REACH Prep Cohort 14, Rye Country Day School ’15, Cornell University ‘19 generously award more than

THIS PAGE: Ian Parnell, REACH Prep Cohort 11, $4.5 million in financial aid to Hackley School ’13, University of Pennsylvania ’17 REACH Prep Scholars. 4 with members of Cohort 22 5 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES …AND ULTIMATELY ENSURES SUCCESS 100% of our 12th grade students are accepted to a four-year college or university. Since 2011 IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. Scholars have been admitted to the following institutions:

Allegheny College George Washington University (6) St. Lawrence University American University (3) Georgetown University (2) Stevens Institute of Technology Amherst College (3) Gettysburg College (4) Stony Brook University / SUNY (6) Babson College Goucher College (3) SUNY College at Geneseo (3) Barnard College (2) Hamilton College Swarthmore College Bates College (3) Harvard University (3) Syracuse University (10) Bentley University (3) Hobart and William Smith College (5) Temple University (5) Binghamton University / SUNY (8) Hofstra University (4) The New School Parsons School of Design Boston College (6) Indiana University Bloomington (3) Trinity College Boston University (10) Ithaca College (5) Tufts University (4) Bowdoin College Johns Hopkins University (2) Union College (4) Brown University (2) Kenyon College Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain Bryn Mawr College (2) Lafayette College (3) University of California, Santa Barbara Bucknell University Lehigh University (5) University of Chicago (2) Carnegie Mellon University Loyola University Chicago University of Colorado, Boulder (3) Catholic University of America (2) Loyola University Maryland (4) University of (22) Claremont McKenna College Loyola University New Orleans University of Delaware Colgate University (4) Manhattan College (4) University of Denver College at Brockport / SUNY (2) University of Massachusetts Amherst (3) 7 College of Charleston Marymount Manhattan College (2) University of Miami (2) COLLEGE AND ALUMNI SUPPORT College of William and Mary Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Maryland, Baltimore County Columbia University (2) Miami University University of Michigan / Ann Arbor (4) REACH Prep’s goal is to provide ongoing Concordia College Middlebury College (2) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (3) guidance for college students to maximize Cornell University (6) Mount Holyoke College (2) University of Pennsylvania (6) their success in their academic and Dartmouth College (3) Muhlenberg College University of Rochester Davidson College (5) University (4) University of San Francisco 6 professional pursuits. During college, Denison University Northeastern University (4) University of Tampa / St. Petersburg (3) COLLEGE GUIDANCE REACH Prep assists Scholars with resume DePaul University Northwestern University (2) University of Vermont (8) As part of our mission, we seek to ensure our Scholars succeed preparation, career counseling, navigating Dickinson College (4) Oberlin College University of Virginia (2) and graduate from college. REACH Prep provides supplementary Drew University (3) (4) University of Wisconsin (2) academic resources, referrals, and Drexel University (6) Penn State University/University Park (5) Vanderbilt University (2) and complimentary college guidance to enhance the excellent professional internships. REACH (3) (3) Villanova University (7) college guidance Scholars receive from their independent schools. Prep college students are also invited to Elizabethtown College Providence College Wake Forest University “From the very beginning REACH has celebrated the Elon University (2) Quinnipiac University (5) Washington and Lee University return as interns in our office or as Prep Emerson College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Washington University in St. Louis (3) unique talents and diversity that each scholar brings. REACH Prep is committed to make certain each of our Scholars Academy Summer Advisors. REACH Prep Emory University (2) Rice University Wesleyan University (5) I credit REACH for helping me build the confidence have the best college options so that the goal of college Scholars become alumni of the program Fairfield University (6) Rochester Institute of Technology (2) Wheaton College (3) completion will be met. Scholars receive individualized and (12) Rollins College (2) Williams College and courage it takes to fully embrace my own identity, upon graduation from college and join Franklin and Marshall College (5) Sacred Heart University (3) Wittenberg University family support including assistance with the application process, more than 110 engaged young leaders who Furman University Salve Regina University Worcester Polytechnic Institute to breach diversity barriers, and to recognize my SAT/ACT test and interview preparation, college campus tours, are exceptionally prepared and positioned George Mason University Spelman College (3) Yale University (3) background as a strength that drives me forward.” navigating the financial aid process, and ultimately making the to make a significant difference in their ­ MARISOL DAHL, REACH PREP COHORT 10, optimal college choice. communities. RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ’11, YALE UNIVERSITY ’15 FAR LEFT: Class of 2016 high school graduates

6 THIS PAGE: David Menard, REACH Prep Cohort 7, ’08, Trinity College ‘12 7 THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL DONORS

We are profoundly grateful for Alexandra Steel Scott Armstrong Angel Foundation Carol and Brad Asness Gaier and Samuel Palmisano Camilla and Leonardo Gazal Brian M. Stolzenbach Joan Burns Olivia and Scott English Lenore and Kevin Higgs the generous contributions Robert K. Steel Family Foundation Margi Arquit Nancy and Richard Axilrod Jill and Miguel Patricio Virginia Genereux Elisabeth and George Taylor Jennifer and Theron Burraway Susan and C. Scott Fahey Jennifer Hill received throughout the year from Lisa-Claire Sigal and Paul L. Triggiani Eunice and Robert Burnett Jane Condon and Kenneth Bartels Emma and Mark Pennington Isabel Gonzalez Andrea Thais Gretchen and Lance F. Bylow Lisa and William Fallon Suzanne and Michael Hisler July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Tudor Foundation, Inc. Pat and Gillespie Caffray Katherine N. Bartels Rosa Perkins Hackley School Wray Thorn Donna and Robert Byrnes MaryAnne and James Farrell Stephen J. Hoffman Kerry and Charles Tyler Mark and Trish Davies Shelley and Grant Behrman Stacy and William Pratt Susan and Henk Hartong Ed and Cristina Vittoria Robert F. Capalbo Betsy and Mark Feiner Mary Jane Hood Lauren Walsh Davies Family Foundation Cynthia and Richard Blumenthal Dalila and Jose Regalado Donna and Glenn Hascher Valerie and Steven Wayne Robyn Carpenter Marla Felton Hopkins School $75,000+ Peter and Nancy Allatt Joan W. Duncan Lisa Glover and Reiner Boehning Patti and Mark Renton Jane Boyle Hentemann Danielle and Chris Wearing Richard Carratu Marie Ferguson Horace Mann School Anonymous Family Foundation II Elizabeth and Stephen Edwards Janine and David Braun Deborah and Charles Royce Valerie J. Hoffman John L. and Sue Ann Marjorie and Ray Castro Catherine and Harold Finn Cameron Hughes Jean and Stuart Serenbetz Jill and Jeffrey Weiss Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Brunswick School Jinny and Jesse F. Sammis, III Linda Holden-Bryant Weinberg Foundation Pamela Chasin Haley and Adam Fisher Sarah and John Humphrey Serenbetz Family Foundation Ethical Culture Fieldston School Bryan Cave LLP Pam Fontana Sconzo Emilie and Maulik Joshi Kelly and Dave Wheeler Edith Juardo and Raul Chavarria Susan Flaxman Jennifer Grant-Hyman and $5,000+ Leslie and Doug Gallager Tracia Luh and Paul Carpenter Emily and Tom Scott Ilona and Damian Kaali-Nagy Tom and Elisa Wilson Karen Chin Maria and Francisco Flores Michael Hyman $50,000+ Belinda and Carlos Brito Gina Lucas and Charles Guerrero Karen and Mike Charlton The Stanwich School Karen and Dennis Keegan Bob and Alicia Wyckoff Joan and Marcus Chioffi Barbara Long and Donald Foley Thomas and Eileen Hynes Bridgemill Foundation Suzanne and James Cabot Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP Nina Cheigh Lea and Timothy Stevens Raymond R. Kepner Patricia and Thomas Young Amy and William E. Clark Julie E. Forst The Insurance Exchange Meg and Andrew Hobson William L. Chapman Ellen and Christopher Hoeffel Carla Coelho Rama and Toni Subramaniam Marie-France and Rene Kern Zaniac Greenwich Gretchen Carlson and Casey Close Lynn Friedberg Anne and Robert Ivanhoe Jill and Brian J. Olson Vicki and David Craver M.E. and Gummi Kjaernested Convent of the Sacred Heart, Greenwich Andrea Sullivan Zoe and Shaker Khayatt, Jr. Carol H. Zuckert Catia Coelho Lisa Friedman Laura and James Jaffe Olson Family Foundation Leslie and Robert Dahl Maureen Caviston and Margaret Sarkela and John W. Curtis Siobhan Burns and Ralph Sutton Tammy and Nicholas Kiratsous Lynn Villency and Stephen Cohen Calixta Gonzalez and Artemio Fuerte Laurence Jallon Megan and Mark Dowley Michael Leventhal Elizabeth and David Daigle Sally and Roger D. Turner Leni Klaimitz Up to $500 Colleen and Brad Cohen Ana L. Gallegos Meryl Golden and Paul Jaquiery $20,000+ Tracy and Keith Grossman Birgitta and Robert E. Longnecker Lucy and Nathaniel Day Joseph and Luciana Vittoria Jennifer and John Klein Lisa Ahmad Jon Collins Courtney and Daniel Galvan Rosa Jelley Kimberly and Neil A. Augustine Holland & Knight Charitable Mayer Brown LLP Fairfield Country Day School Barbara and Joseph Walsh, III Michelle Kroin Ashley and Mark Allan Kim Comrie Maria Aguilar and Angel Garcia Arthur Jenkins III, MD and Susan and Peter R. Chapman Foundation, Inc. Melissa McKeithen Sarah and Robert Greenhill Jon Weber William Landers Susana and Carlos Alvarez Kim and Michael Cornell Diana and Eddi Garcia-Sanabria Linda Chase-Jenkins WLC and SBC Family Foundation Holland & Knight LLP Mary and Garrett Moran Greens Farms Academy Caroline and Glenn Weiser Cindy and Rick Leaman Amazon Smile Foundation Anthony Crossman, Sr. Laura and Tolman F. Geffs, Jr. Nan and Bill Johnson Kimberly and Chris Clarke Mary and Kim Jeffery Joyce Zee and Andrew Morgan Greenwich Academy Whitby Victoria Maggard Joan P. Andrews CT Association of Robin Giacomo Kimberly and Christopher A. Johnson McKay and Stuart Feldman Kate and Gregg Lemkau Susan and Scott A. Nelson Karen and Thomas Hamilton Christie and Christopher Manning Vanessa Anom Independent Schools Marlene and Alan Gilbert Catherine Wanjiku and John Johnson The Patricia S. Heyman Foundation Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. Elizabeth and Edward O’Reilly Sarita and Gregory Hanley $500+ Lisa and Jay McDermott Carolyn and David Antoine Sue Cullinen Gina F. Gladstein Anne and Rod Jones Heather and Daniel L. Mosley Dr. Laurence Morse and Jennifer and Paul Pappalardo Olga and Christopher Hartwell Anonymous Susan Mirza Lisa and Douglas Antonacci Susan Bevan and Anthony Daddino Ms. Laura Glanville Sonia Pelaez and Fredy Jorge Giselle Wagner and Paul Myerson Mrs. Pamela McKoin Pappalardo Family Foundation The Harvey School Aundrea and James Amine Karlheinz and Elisabeth Muhr Roselaine Aspilaire Elina and Richard Daetwiler Gail Gluckman Karla and Sean Juneja The Pinkerton Foundation Brian and Giovanna Miller Jill Oberlander and Larry Penn Nicole and Larry Heath Orlando Ashford and Emilie Murphy and Byron Nimocks Layla and Essa Audi Magaly Olivero and Chris Dahl Pam and Robert Goergen Bryanna and Jonathan Kallman S & L Marx Foundation Ellen and Charles Mosher Penn Oberlander Family Foundation, Inc. Blanca and Sunil Hirani Dr. Samantha Ashford Paula K. Oppenheim Donna and W. Preston Baldwin Matt Daly The Goergen Foundation, Inc. Walter Kelt Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation New Canaan Community Foundation Liz and John Roddy Henry L. Hoffmann, Jr. Nancy and Jamie Better Brett Roer and Rosa A. Ortiz Sarah and Scott Barringer Karen and Charles R. Daugherty Samuel Goldworm Elizabeth and Kyle Keogh The Per and Astrid Heidenreich Beth B. Sackler Tamara and Allan Houston Michelle and John Binnie Harley and Stephen Osman Susan and Philip H. Bartels Elisabeth Evans and Mark C. Davis Sergia Gonzalez Susan Johnson and Randy Kinder $10,000+ Family Foundation Christine and Alex Seaver Anne and David A. Juge Alyssa Keleshian Bonomo and Lisa Owens Evelyn and Marvin Batres Kristy and Rafa de la Sierra Anne and Carl Goodnow Lisa King Anonymous Ellen and Richard Paul Richman Peter and Carol Seldin Amanda and Kevin Kavanagh Tom Bonomo Leslie and Michael J. Petrick Sonia D. Bell Kristen and Robert DelaMater Marilyn Gordon Robert King and Tamara Grant-King Beatriz and Alexandre Bettamio Eric A. Rothfeld St. Luke’s School Pauline and Thomas B. Ketchum Anne Louise Bostock Gina Pate and Stephen Pierce Yerodin Sekou Bermiss Sherry and B. Cort Delany Keetrices and Wade Grant-Pereira Kimberly and Dwight Kispert Alisa and Curt Brockelman Rye Country Day School Debbie and Craig Stapleton Stefanie and Bill Kies Barbara and Victor Calaba Patricia and Steven Pisarkiewicz Susan Bigelow Susan Delepine Doreen and Stephen Griffin Heather and Gilbert Klemann Peter M. Sacerdote Foundation Andrei and Carolyn Saunders Mary and Frederick Sykes King School Dan and Jill Ciporin Nancy Pundyk Cherri Blake Georgina and Mariano Delgado Hillary Grogan Anne and William Kneisel Tiffany Burnette and Don Casturo Barbara and Griffith Sexton Tartan Jacket Charity Janie and Jason Konidaris Linda and Terry Cochran Cristina Pye Wendy and Jason Block Erinn Denson Cecilia Gschwind Dawn Konzerowsky Emily and Christopher Burns Sexton Family Foundation Championship The Konidaris Family Foundation Cohort 21 Families Tenley Reed Connie Blunden Maureen Deponte Felisha Guirand Allison and Terence Lake Crane Fund for Widows and Children Seyfarth Shaw LLP The Greenwich Country Day School Katucha and Felipe Leite Nancy and James Cook Riverdale Country School Kate Tabner and Michael Boardman Alex Dickerson Terry Gumz Kristin and John T. Lamendola Heather and Kristoffer Durst Starwood Hotels and Resorts Brook and Michael Urban Leora and Steven M. Levy Caroline Shen and Matthew Crakes Karen F. Royce Sandra and Pablo Bonilla Carol and John M. Dixon Nancy Haddad Yolanda Willmore and Jean Latrille Kathleen M. Hennessy W Foundation Inc. The John S. & Amy S. Weinberg Serena Liew Joanne and Ariel Cudkowicz Cynthia Russell Gestha and Harold Bonnet Nora Dodge Peter Hanson Valerie and Ronald A. Lauderdale The Hennessy Foundation Carolyn and Malcolm H. Wiener Foundation Kay and Christopher Linneman Jennifer and Ted Deinard Kathleen Schoonmaker Lisa and Darius Brawn Domus Kids, Inc. Susan and Carter Harris Mary Laughlin Sonia and Paul Jones Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation Jill and Jonathan B. Weiner The Masters School Jody Visage and Christiane Peixoto and Linda Breeden Karen and James Drakos Amy Keohane and John Hartig Fernanda and Cristiano Leao Joni and Kevin Kimberlin Helping Hand Foundation Barbara and John T. Morris Stephen A. Duennebier Marcus Silberman Joan Beth and Scott Brown Matthew Drapkin Karen and John Harvey Andrea and Ari Lefkovits The Esther A. & Joseph $2,000+ Dee and Pug Winokur Julia Morrow Greg Ethridge Pamela and David Small Marisa Noel Brown Elizabeth Philp and Melinda Haschak Amy and Thomas Lewis Klingenstein Fund Anonymous Winokur Family Foundation Nestle Waters North America Flavio and Renata Figueiredo Michele and Scott L. Smith Jim and Robin Brown Alexandre Drummond Ainsley and Brendan Hayes Susie and Jon Lindenberg Sonnet and Ian McKinnon Pam Farr and Buf Alexander New Canaan Country School Mairead and David Finn J. Bradford Smith Ashley Bruynes Nancy A. Duffy Wendy and Edward Henderson Evelyn Lorentzen The Muirfield Foundation Alpert Family Foundation $1,000+ Richard Northrop Jeanne Fogel Susan and Marko H. Sonnenberg Fay and Norman Burger Julia and Thomas Dunn Deborah Ann Henry Elizabeth Losch Pam and Richard T. Niner Maxine K. Armstrong Anonymous (2) Anne and David Ogilvy Mika and David Frechette Lynn Sorensen Janet Burke William DuPree Angelica and Luis Alfonso Hernandez Cecily and Thomas A. Lynett The Niner Foundation Nancy and Timothy Armstrong Lisa and Julian Allen Lili and Thomas O’Malley, Jr. Meryl and John French Lisa and Stuart L. Sternberg Carol Burns Danielle and Evan Eason Judy O. Higgins Jennifer and David Madden 8 9 Manini Madia Araceli and Samuel Perez Val and Clifford Storms In Honor of Alexandre Bettamio In Honor of Jean Keeling In Honor of Cristina Vittoria Ethical Culture Fieldston School Trinity College Maura and Lloyd Mandell Jaqueline M. Perkins Jan and Alex Sulkowski Belinda and Carlos Brito Anne and Carl Goodnow Andrea Thais Fairfield Country Day School Brandon Velez Deycy and Jorge Manzo Addie Perkins Williamson David Suter Flavio and Renata Figueiredo Luciana and Joseph Vittoria Fairfield Look Jody Visage FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS In Honor of Gina Lucas July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Todd Markin Linda and Thomas Petrone Matthew Suzuki William Landers Lata Reddy Holley Flagg Waterside School Evelyn Rodriguez and Fernando Mauricio Andrew Phelps Eileen and Steven Swerdlick Audrey and Christian Meissner Eric A. Rothfeld Ana Gallegos Jared Wells, Wells Academic Shirley A. McDonald Elizabeth Phillips Linda Tait Karlheinz and Elisabeth Muhr GIFTS IN MEMORIAM Alfred Gonzalez, Cohort 13 Solutions Stephanie and Michael McKelvie Jaclyn Pioli Natalie Tallis Rodrigo Placido In Honor of Melissa McKeithen Andrew Gonzalez Wesleyan University Revenue Sources Sarita and Javier Medina Rodrigo Placido Julia A. Thomas Christiane Peixoto and Susie and Jon Lindenberg In Memory of Candy Barachman Greens Farms Academy Whitby Total Revenue: $1,327,290 Lea Medow Lindley Pless Susan Toliver Marcus Silberman In Honor of Pamela McKoin Kristen and David Waldorf Greenwich Academy Lauren Winston, PhD Sarah Meindl Katherine and William P. Porter, III Jacqueline Imbachi and George Torres Fernando Sotelino Susan Johnson and Randy Kinder In Memory of Nancy Hoffmann Tracy and Keith Grossman Investment Donated Margee Melton Melissa and Penry Price Alix and Philip Toub Alvaro and Denisse Stainfeld Lolita and Frank Savage Charles Guerrero Revenue: 4.9% Goods and Susan and Peter R. Chapman Services: David Menard Lolly Prince Birgit Townley Bruno Stembaum In Honor of Heather Mosley Ana L. Gallegos Hackley School REACH Prep would like to extend our 1.4% Angela Michalik Pilar Quintero Marcia Tucker Viraj Verma Wendy and Edward Henderson Nicole Heath The Harvey School deepest gratitude to Adam Rohdie Maria Marleine Michel Bertha Ramos Megan Tyre Ed and Cristina Vittoria Horace Mann School and The Greenwich Country Day Foundation and Lisa and Scott Stuart Lindley Pless Corporate Grants: Kim Miller Ayna C. Ramseur-Moore Laura Urken Nate Kelly School for hosting our Prep Academy 11.5% In Honor of Graduates of Brunswick In Honor of Jill Oberlander Eileen and Steven Swerdlick Karen and David Miller Adam Rasken Christina H. Vanderlip School and Greenwich Academy Susan Wohlforth Magee King, Convent of the program on their campus. Marnie and Matt Miller Sara Rawson Cynthia Vanneck Pamela Chasin Sacred Heart, Greenwich Cynthia Russell In Memory of Kwang Ho Hyun Mark and Janet Mitchell Lata Reddy Tara Vittone In Honor of Ian Parnell King School Annual Appeal Annual Courtney Monahan Sarah Reynolds Francesca and Jerry Vittoria In Honor of Emily Wilson Burns Hackley School Rosa Perkins Jimmy Locust, Locust Contributions: Benefit Carol Burns 52.8% Luncheon: Rebecca and Caleb Moore Mary Jo and William H. Riddle, Jr. Yvonne and Kurt Vogt In Honor of Ridgefield Academy In Memory of Arganey Lucas Jr., MD Performing Arts Center COMMUNITY AND SUMMER 29.4% Alba D. Tamayo and John Jairo Morales Michelle and Rich Riley Anne Wagner Anne and Rod Jones Sue Cullinen Andrea Mann, The Greenwich PARTNERS IN ACCESS Siobhan Burns and Ralph Sutton REACH Prep Scholars Ivonne Ciriaco and Carlos Morales Rippowam Cisqua School Kristen and David Waldorf David Suter Leslie and Doug Gallager Country Day School Rubicela Estrada and Cesar Morales Sarah and J. Brooks Ritchey Caroline and Andrew Walker Maribel Martinez Alford Lake Camp In Honor of Suzanne S. Cabot In Honor of Rye Country Day School In Memory of O’Neil Medley Joe Pabon and Priscilla Morales Deidra Powell and William Robinson Wendy Walker Jinny and Jesse F. Sammis, III William, Susan and Peter R. Chapman Nadia Meier, Whitby Beacon School Rhonda Morley Rosa Del Carmen Rodriguez Jean and David W. Wallace Foundation REACH Prep Scholars Doug Melillo, The Greenwich Camp Jewell Samantha and Robert W. Moro, Jr. Maribell Vergara and Jesus Rodriguez Chau Vu and Charles Walters In Honor of Kimberly Clarke Christie and Christopher Manning Country Day School Camp Runoia Kristina C. Morse Mark Deitch and Diane Rosenthal Waterside School Zoe and Shaker Khayatt, Jr. Candy Yeager Moffly Media Experiment in International Living Caroline and Glenn Weiser IN KIND GIFTS AND Vicki and Andrew Morton Amy Horbar and Allan Ruchman Wanda and Steven Weber In Honor of Margaret Sarkela SPECIAL THANKS Heather Mosley Great Books Your Contributions at Work Marion and John Henry Moulton Alice and David Ruf Valeria and Clifford Wells In Honor of Marisol Dahl Jane Condon and Kenneth Bartels Nestlé Waters Horace Mann Summer School Patricia and Jeffrey Murphy Garfield and Shereen Salmon Corinne and Scott T. Welsh Magaly Olivero and Chris Dahl Susan and Peter R. Chapman New Canaan Country School Horizons Rose Arias Management & Fundraising: 7.8% Sara and Bryan Murphy Jay Sandak Tracy and Jonathan Wendell In Honor of Trish Davies John W. Curtis Maxine Armstrong Victoria Newman, Greenwich John Austin Cheley Foundation General: 6.4% Elizabeth and C. J. Allan Murphy Heather and John Sargent Nanna White Giovanna Miller Joan W. Duncan Dawn Barnes, Greenwich Academy Education Group Long Lake Camp for the Arts Blair Mutschler Lolita and Frank Savage Victoria Williams Meryl and John French Cheryl Plummer, Greenwich Longacre Leadership Camp In Honor of Del, Mariel and Patrick Barrau Cathy and Frank Nash Kathy and Jonathan Savitz Susan Wohlforth Jill and Brian J. Olson Sonia Bell, St. Luke’s School Country Day School Mountain Workshop Amanda Nash Jayne and Albert J. Schiff Allison and Steven Wolowitz Tammy Delgado Providence College Pathfinders Adventure Camp Georgina and Mariano Delgado In Honor of Margaret Sarkela Bia Bettamio Sue and Gregory Neumann Krissy and William Schmitz Julie Woods and Camille Spaulding Irene Blum Ridgefield Academy The Road Less Traveled Victoria Newman School of the Holy Child Jaqueline Wootten In Honor of Joan W. Duncan Cohort 21 Families Brown University Riverdale Country School Rustic Pathways Izabela and Dan O’Brien Nancie and Mark Schwarzman Nancy and Richard Wright Peter and Carol Seldin Jim Brown, Browns Educational Rye Country Day School Scalzi Park, City of Stamford Kathleen O’Connor Patty Severance Candy Yeager In Honor of Steve Simmons Wunmi Salako Soundwaters In Honor of Aaron Epps Debbie and Craig Stapleton Consultants M.E. and Christopher O’Connor Deborah Shabecoff Cristina and Donald Young Anne and Carl Goodnow Brunswick School School & Student Services by NAIS Student Diplomacy Corps Program: 85.8% Megan and Graham Officer Maureen Elizabeth Sheehan Victoria Zerjav In Honor of Kimberly Tapscott Kathleen Schoonmaker Summer at Brown University In Honor of Keith Grossman Bryan Cave LLP Linda and William Ogden Carmen and Antonio Silva Virginia Zimmer Yerodin Sekou Bermiss Lynn Carnegie, Carnegie Pollak Serendipity Magazine Summerfuel Sheryl and Desmond Ormsby Stacey Simensky Blanca and Abel Zurita Mayer Brown LLP Simply Flowers, LLC Waterside School Seyfarth Shaw LLP In Honor of Lisa-Claire Sigal Haley Christie, Cohort 10 Jose and Ruby Orozco Anna and Laurence B. Simon and Paul Triggiani Kimberly Clarke St. Catherine’s of Siena, Riverside Windsor Mountain Maria and William Orr Liz Skidmore Starwood Hotels and Resorts St. Luke’s School Worldwide Foundation, Inc. Anonymous Jacqueline Cochran Lisa and Paul Osinloye Susan and Mason Sleeper GIFTS IN HONOR Pamela and David Small Lorenzo Colón-Munroe, LCSW Special thanks to the talented For more information, please visit our website at www.reachprep.org Jerry Ouderkirk Maribeth and Noble Smith In Honor of Patsy Howard James Stone Connecticut Business Systems Stanwich School photographers who contributed their Trinidad Anarcaya and Fernando Sotelino In Honor of Lisa Allen Terry Gumz Connecticut College Matt Suzuki, Rye Country Day School photos to this Annual Report: or call us at 203.487.0750 Inocencio Palacios Stacy Stabinsky Tracia Luh and Paul Carpenter In Honor of Sylvia Tunick Syracuse University Kathy Di Giovanna In Honor of David Jaramillo Maxine K. Armstrong Convent of the Sacred Heart, Sue Parkin Alvaro and Denisse Stainfeld In Honor of Maxine Armstrong Leora and Steven M. Levy Greenwich TADS Pamela Einarsen Jeanine Parnell Bruno Stembaum In Honor of Brook and Michael Urban Linda Tait Bridget Jean-Jacques Shelley and Grant Behrman In Honor of Anne Juge Trish Davies Due to the generosity of our Board of Directors, every Anjelique Elizabeth Parnell Ginger and Carl A. Stickel Sara Rawson Dora Diaz Andrea Thais Chi Chi and Elaine Ubiña Vanuce and Sergio Pedreiro James Stone In Honor of Neil Augustine Megan Tyre Karen F. Royce Liz Terenzio, Greenwich Academy dollar raised directly benefits our Scholars. Karen and Thomas Hamilton Educational Records Bureau 10 Paul Triggiani Design by Sarah Fey Design LLC 11 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR 2016 BENEFIT LUNCHEON

LUNCHEON COMMITTEE Alisa Brockelman* Sheri Gellman Simone McEntire Carolyn Saunders* Tiffany Burnette Tatianna Gildersleeve Melissa McKeithen* Peggy Sarkela Kimberly Clarke Emily Burns* Tracy Grossman* Pamela McKoin* Pamela Sconzo* Jean Serenbetz Chair Gretchen Bylow Sandra Harbison Giovanna Miller* Suzanne Cabot* Donna Hascher Samantha Moro Helen Servick Bia Bettamio Sandra Calhoune Nicole Heath* Vicki Morton Carrie Shumway Co-Chair Linda Chase-Jenkins Jennifer Hyman Ellen Mosher* Michele Smith Lisa Allen* Odetta Clarke Bridgette Jean-Jacques Heather Mosley* Tanya Smith Lea Stevens Maxine Armstrong* Allyson Cowin Mary Jeffery* Jill Oberlander* Brook Urban* Samantha Ashford Rose Creech Kimberly Johnson Megan Officer Jill Vera Kimberly Augustine* Trish Davies* Karla Juneja Anne Ogilvy Diane Viton “We live in a very difficult time where depending on your zip code can determine Sheila Bajaj Ellen Davis Ilona Kaali-Nagy Jill Olson Kerry Walker Colleen Barnswell Donna Densel Joni Kimberlin* Betsy O’Reilly* Caroline Weiser whether you get a good education or not…education is the key.” Sheryl Battles Joan Duncan* M.E. Kjaernested* Emma Pennington Jill Weiss* Maritza Block Yolanda Finley Fernanda Leao Melissa Price* ­ Dee Winokur SPIKE LEE Alyssa Keleshian Bonomo Jennifer Freedman Melinda Lorenz Patti Renton* Ann Woodward *Table Hostess Janine Braun* Stephanie Gardner Tracia Luh Liz Roddy* Joyce Zee* Italics: Past Chair

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REACH Prep helps motivated and talented Black and Latino students from underserved communities in Fairfield and Westchester Counties and the Bronx gain admission to and thrive in rigorous independent schools. Upon placement, students benefit from a twelve-year educational continuum, including comprehensive academic enrichment, leadership training and supplementary individual and family guidance, which prepares them to succeed at competitive colleges.

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