TheByLine SUMMER/FALL 2018

Welcome Mr. Mitch White Lake Ridge Academy’s 8th Head of School SUMMER/FALL 2018 WELCOME MR. MITCH WHITE

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Mission Our mission is to send into a changing world confident young people of integrity who think critically and creatively while embracing the joy of lifelong learning.

2018-2019 Board A group of Upper School students traveled to Nicaragua over spring break as part of the Global Members Voyages: Service and Culture trip. The group dug foundations for a new school in Los Campos, and experienced the culture and sights of the country. Thomas J. Dresing, MD ’83, Chair Benjamin P. Norton, Vice-Chair Andrea Manning, Secretary Laurie Gatten, CPA, Treasurer Table of Contents Welcome New Board Member 3 Raymond Bobgan Winter/Spring Highlights 4 Albert V. Chan, MD, FACC Don R. Esch Congratulations Class of 2018 6 Amelia Farago Branding Refresh 7 Cole Fauver ’79 Athletics 8 Vicenta C. Gaspar-Yoo, MD, MBA Get to Know Mr. Mitch White 10 Patrick Harrington Yumi Ijiri, PhD Centers of Excellence 13 Paula Janmey Impact of the 50th Anniversary Campaign 16 Rebecca Ruppert McMahon Honor Roll 21 Joesph F. Miclat ’90 Alumni News 30 Clare Navratil Joyesh Raj, MD, FACS ’89 Michael J. Sherwin Brian Shimko ’04 Integrity, Respect, Scholarship and Personal Best

Editor: Susan Haas, Director of Marketing and Communications

On Cover: Welcome Mr. Mitch White 2 Lake Ridge Academy’s 8th Head of School A LETTER FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR Thomas Dresing, MD ’83 Welcome New

Dear Lake Ridge Academy Friends: Board Member

As we kick-off the 2018-2019 academic year, there are more new things YUMI IJIRI, PHD happening on our campus than the usual experiences of new teachers, books, Yumi Ijiri (mother of and school supplies. This year, we welcome our eighth Head of School, Mr. Mia ’24 and Kira Mitch White. In addition, I am assuming the role of Board Chair, taking the reins ’20) is a physics from Becky Ruppert McMahon who diligently served our community for the last professor at Oberlin three years. College. Yumi is a member of Lake

Transitions of leadership offer exciting opportunities to bring new ideas and Rosen-Jones Tanya Phooto by Ridge Academy’s fresh energy. Equally important is assuring that the hallmarks of a Lake Ridge marketing and Academy education that have been built over the last 55 years remain true. As enrollment committee and volunteers as an alumnus, parent, and board member for the last 11 years (including serving secretary/treasurer of the American as Vice-Chair), I bring a unique depth of experience gained from my 30+ year Physical Society Topic Group on association with our school. I look forward to collaborating with Mr. White in Magnetism. She earned her bachelor’s our new positions and sharing our enthusiasm for Lake Ridge Academy as we degree from Princeton University and her identify ways that the Board of Directors can help to continue its growth. graduate degrees from Cornell University.

Sincerely, Thomas Dresing ’83

Farewell Celebrations for President Carol Klimas Several on and off-campus events in May celebrated president Carol Klimas’ retirement after 11 years of service. The festivities began with a surprise all school assembly where Mrs. Klimas received many gifts including an outdoor wooden bench decorated with the fingerprints of all students, faculty, and staff members. Soon after, an ice cream social was held in Rob Hall for all students, faculty, staff and community members. Tom and Janna Dresing hosted parents and alumni for a more formal gathering and toasted her many noteworthy accomplishments that have well-positioned the school for a promising future. Finally, handwritten notes from near and far showered Mrs. Klimas’ office offering messages of thanks, admiration and best wishes. She was deeply touched by her send-off festivities and looks forward to remaining a part of our wonderful community as a proud parent of Kaili ’21.

3 Highlights Winter & Spring

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR FOUR SENIORS NAMED NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS, TWO AWARDED In January, the annual Middle School science fair program showcased seventh and eighth grade students presenting their independent research SCHOLARSHIPS projects to judges and other members of our community. Of the 32 students Four Lake Ridge Academy seniors were named who earned superior ratings, ten advanced to regional competitions. 2018 National Merit Finalists, which represents For the ten advancing students, the first competition was the Northeast Ohio 8% of our graduating class! Elizabeth Coble, Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF) held at Cleveland State University. Ben Gwinnell, Noah Kawaguchi and Anjali For the first time in our school’s history, all ten of our students earned Prabhakaran joined a pool of 15,000 finalists superior or excellent ratings. Six middle school students moved on to nationwide who were considered to receive one compete at the Mohican District Science Day held at Ashland University, of the 7,500 Merit Scholarships awarded and five achieved a superior rating and qualified for the State Science Day. annually. In addition, Lake Ridge Academy was named the School with the Most Two of our finalists earned National Merit Superior Awards and the School with the Highest Percentage of Superior Scholarships. Elizabeth Coble will be attending The Projects (83%). University of Chicago and Noah Kawaguchi will be Following district competitions, four middle school students attended the attending Oberlin College. Less than one percent State Science Day held at The Ohio State University. Each student either of the nation’s top high school students earn the received a good, excellent, or superior rating on their projects. Our students prestigious title of National Merit Scholar. also earned numerous individual awards and cash prizes.

Seniors Ben, Anjali, Elizabeth and Noah were recognized as Andrew ’23, Gavin ’23, Ren ’22, Middle School Science Teacher Mr. Rob Robertson and National Merit Finalists. Tyler ’22 attend the State Science Day.

CULTURE FEST

The 17th annual Culture Fest, hosted by the Upper School Humanitarian Aid Society, was an incredible success. Attendees enjoyed food and performances from various cultures. Over $3,000 was raised for Global Giving, which is an organization that helps families recovering from the hurricanes last fall.

4 JAZZ FEST PLEASE JOIN US FOR ONE The annual Jazz Fest took place OF THESE on Friday, April 27. The night featured School of Fine Arts UPCOMING sophomore reviews, jazz EVENTS performances from the Middle and Upper School Jazz Bands, AUGUST 22, 2018 and a K-12 art show. The Opening Day campus was swinging with SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 excitement! Pre-Auction Event

OCTOBER 19-20, 2018 MOCK TRIAL Upper School Fall Play Rumors This year, we sent four Mock Trial teams to the Lorain County district competition. Two teams NOVEMBER 9, 2018 advanced to the regional competition. At School of Fine Arts districts, six students received the prestigious Student Showcases Best Attorney award, and four students received the Best Witness award. The Blue NOVEMBER 15, 2018 team advanced from regionals to the state Middle School competition held in Columbus on March 8. Winter Concert This was a repeat visit to state competition for this team. Congratulations for all your NOVEMBER 17. 2018 successes in the courtroom! Auction Gala, Reunion Gathering & Hall of Fame Celebration

NOVEMBER 23, 2018 HAPPY RETIREMENTS Thanksgiving Game & Alumni Gathering In addition to President Carol Klimas, three of our longstanding and esteemed faculty and staff members retired at the end of the 2017-2018 school year. We wish them the DECEMBER 6, 2018 best in their future endeavors! Upper School Winter Concert Ann Bort, a cherished faculty member of 27 positive influence on all of years, taught art and drama to every grade her students, and the math during her time at Lake Ridge Academy. Ms. department will continue to Bort brought incredibly creative elements to thrive because of her her classroom while always encouraging an extraordinary leadership. interdisciplinary approach to curriculum development. Her visionary ideas gave us the Paul Swasey was a beloved member of our Colonial Reenactment, the Lower School community as a parent, but it is his expertise in musicals, and the School of Fine Arts which began under her managing facilities and assuring the safety of leadership as department chair. Ms. Bort touched the lives of all our campus that was crucial to the success of students whom she taught, and her extraordinary passion will the school. Paul, a retired police officer and be missed! former construction industry expert, became Director of Facilities and Security in 2005, a Fran Hamper made an incredibly positive position that eventually grew to a full-time job. impact in the math department during her 22 His accomplishments over the years include establishing a flood year tenure. Fran was the department chair control program, working with Homeland Security and local police for many years, turning the math department to continuously review campus safety protocols, managing the into one of the strongest on campus. She construction of Kemper Science and Engineering, and installing a brought innovative advancements such as new technology program to efficiently manage campus work College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM), and orders and event set-up requests. Paul’s commitment and also found ways to inspire students who were leadership will be missed. struggling in math by creating new courses to give them the confidence to improve their math skills. Ms. Hamper truly had a 5 Congratulations to the Class of 2018

These 50 seniors were awarded over $4.1 million in scholarships during their college searches.

FIRST ROW (LEFT TO RIGHT) Humza Akbar - The Ohio State University, OH Huaiyu Xue - Pennsylvania State University Jordyn Spencer - Canisius College, NY Eve Krislov - Brandeis University, MA Abington, PA Isabel Bouzaher - Case Western Reserve Lily Sweeterman - University of Dayton, OH Bingcen “Max” Ren - The George Washington University, Washington, DC University, OH Allison Hamer - Millikin University, IL Yuxiang “Sky” Chen - University of Massachusetts Dionisia Ortiz - John Carroll University, OH Alyssa Ruggles - Xavier University, OH Boston, MA Christina Hryshko - Johnson & Wales University (Charlotte), NC Andy Liu - University of California San Diego, CA THIRD ROW Anjali Prabhakaran - The Ohio State University, OH Fiona Denihan - Concordia University, OR Benjamin Gwinnell - University of Rochester, NY Jessica Toncler - Lawrence University, WI Brian Smith - Marietta College, OH Travis Jacobs - University of Cincinnati, OH Halle Garbinski - New York University, NY Nanak Dhillon - Case Western Reserve University, Kening “Lexi” Liang - Pennsylvania State University OH Abby Esch - Boston University, MA Abington, PA Eric Stachowiak - University of Cincinnati, OH Anna Therese Yoo - Colgate University, NY Sarah Freeman - Rochester Institute of Technology, Michael Jacob Roach - Trine University, IN Yangqing “Gabrielle” Li - Wellesley College, MA NY Yiming “Bruce” Liu- University of Massachusetts Elizabeth Coble - University of Chicago, IL Hana Baran - Kent State University, OH Boston, MA Riya Lakkaraju - Emory University, GA Jiexian “Jason” Chen - University of Connecticut, CT SECOND ROW Ian Ashby - Oberlin Conservatory of Music, OH Bryce LeRoy - University of Cincinnati, OH Jada Whittaker - Oberlin College of Arts and Michaela Harrison - Mount St. Mary’s University, MD Cole Bramhall - Haverford College, PA Sciences, OH Emily Nusbaum - University of Maryland, College FOURTH ROW Park, MD NOT PICTURED Eli Shover - University of Cincinnati, OH Sydney Mayberry - Walsh University, OH Jarrett Cromling - The University of the Arts, PA Samantha Ho - Maryland Institute College of Art, Madeline Kuentz - Denison University, OH Noah Whitman Kawaguchi - Oberlin Conservatory MD of Music, OH Zhiyi “Hannah” Lin - Lander University, SC Shengwei Zhang - Pennsylvania State University Kailee Rengel - University of Kentucky, KY Abington, PA Christopher Waltz - The University of Findlay, OH Maihan Mahboob - The Ohio State University, OH

Our graduates were also accepted at these notable schools: Alumni- If you are able to reach out to American University Loyola University of Chicago Berklee College of Music Miami University of Ohio these new graduates in your area in the Bucknell University Purdue University fall, please contact Leannie McAllister Butler University Tulane University in the Alumni Relations office to make a Duke University University of Arizona connection and receive a $10 Starbucks Furman University University of Michigan card for your coffee chat! George Washington University Vanderbilt University Washington University of St. Louis 6 THE NEW LOOK for Lake Ridge Academy

Over the last year, the marketing department, in conjunction with the Leadership Team and Board of Directors, has been busily working on a branding refresh project for Lake Ridge Academy. As a result, you will start to see a new “look” on all of the school’s marketing materials, promotional signage, advertisements, website, and most noticeable to all – our new CRC lobby interior design made possible by Gifts from the Heart that were offered at the last auction.

The year-long project began with several months of research, including focus group discussions and a robust competitive analysis of other local private and public schools. The information gained through the research process led to the formulation of a branding statement that positions our school in an authentic, unique, and relevant way. The Fastest Growing K-12 Independent School in Northeast Ohio The branding statement inspired the creative development process of defining voice, taglines, and graphic design, which appear now on all of our marketing Passionate learners are more materials. The new tagline, “Where engaged, more motivated – Learning Is A Passion”, strongly reflects and more successful. the manner in which our students approach learning, our faculty approach At Lake Ridge Academy, we inspire teaching, and our alumni approach their passionate learning in small personal and professional lives. In addition, classes led by innovative teachers our Centers of Excellence and related who excite students. graduation certificate programs allow students to pursue their passions We learn outdoors, in science and throughout their years here. engineering labs, in creative studios, and from each other – all to instill a lifelong love of learning.

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7 LET’S “GROW” ROYALS! Athletics Program Continues to Make Strides

Lake Ridge Academy athletes had a lot to be proud of in the 2017-2018 academic year. The department has continued to grow in terms of athlete participation and accomplishments every year under the leadership of Peter Eckendorf, who will begin his third year as Athletic Director this August.

Middle School athletics, in particular, The Middle School girls basketball Finally, the Middle School track program reached new heights. Last fall, the Middle program had a younger but full team this continued the growing trend with 42 School volleyball team and co-ed soccer year as well. Two squads were created runners. In a sport where progress can be team had the largest participation within the team, which gave girls the seen in the numbers, each athlete made numbers in the programs’ histories. As opportunity for valuable court time significant advancements throughout the enrollment has grown and athletic against tough competition. More court season. In fact, the boys and girls teams participation has increased, coaches have time allows young athletes the “game earned first place at the Old Trail Tri meet, been able to be more strategic in forming speed” experience that is not always and took home first and second places competitive teams. The volleyball team available in practice. Facing stiff respectively in their final meet of the year. had enough sixth and seventh grade girls competition from larger public schools to form two squads within the team. By allowed coaches to gauge our team’s The success of the Upper School splitting the team, coaches were able to talent levels while competing and, in most programs are directly related to the give valuable court time by playing cases, winning. success and intensity of Middle School certain squads for certain matches. The teams. Increased participation at the soccer team also fielded two full teams, The Middle School boys basketball Middle School level will result in more which allowed coaches the ability to build program faced its toughest competition in competitive teams in the Upper School. teams specific to the opposing teams’ recent years. Playing schools like Peter Eckendorf states, “With more strengths and weaknesses. Strongsville, Brecksville-Broadview students on these teams, there is more Heights, and other large public schools talent to share with Upper School varsity Middle School cross country also had a tested the teams. The team fielded full teams. The coaches can train students at large number of runners with some very 6/7th and 7/8th grade teams, which gave various levels, giving the experienced competitive and experienced runners. coaches the chance to focus on the players more opportunity to gain “Pack running” is a method used during different strategies of each team. Though confidence and teamwork skills, while meets to maximize scoring, and the larger sometimes overmatched in size, the also giving athletes who are newer to the numbers allowed different “packs” the teams showed resilience and what it sport a chance to build skills for their chance to compete both within the meet meant to be a Royal. future growth. Essentially, we can now and within the team itself.

8 better prepare these athletes for high three All-Ohio award winners. For a Notable Team Victories: school competition.” program of our size, these are • Middle School Volleyball 8th Grade tremendous accomplishments. Team Wins SWC Non-Conference By working closely with the Middle Championship School coaches, varsity coaches begin to As we look ahead, the positive trend of implement strategies and even plays with athletics at Lake Ridge Academy reflects • Middle School Girls Cross County younger groups to better prepare them the success of the school as a whole. Our Wins Open Door Invitational for the varsity regimen. The growth in athletes are involved in many activities on • Middle School Boys Cross Country both size and success of the varsity campus, but they compete at the highest Wins Open Door Invitational and programs in recent years is a trend every level no matter what the circumstances. Oberlin Opener Lake Ridge coach is looking to continue. While winning is a great reward, the Just this year alone, the program saw 20 journey these athletes take is most • Varsity Volleyball Reaches District All-County award winners, four team and important and very impressive. (Division IV) Semi-Finals one individual District nominations, and • Boys Varsity Baseball Finishes Season Ranked Third In State Division IV Polls, Reaches District Semi-Finals, Wins Conference Six Seniors Sign • Girls Varsity Basketball Reaches Letters of Intent to District Semifinals (Division IV) Join College Athletic Notable Individual Programs Accomplishments: Lake Ridge Academy’s Athletic • Jake Roach ’18 earns All-Ohio Department held two college Selection for Baseball signing ceremonies last year to celebrate six seniors who • Ben Gwinnell ’18 reaches Division II Senior baseball players Jake, Cole and Ian with Coach committed to joining college Districts in Tennis as #2 Seed Dimacchia. teams this fall. Congratulations • Michaela Harrison ’18 named Lake to Ian Ashby (Oberlin College Ridge Academy All-Time Leading and Conservatory – Baseball), Scorer, All-Ohio 2nd Team (Division Cole Bramhall (Haverford IV), Played in All-Ohio All-Star College – Baseball), Michaela Basketball Game, Scored 1,000 Harrison (Mount St. Mary’s Career Point in Girls Basketball University - Basketball), Sydney • Sydney Mayberry ’18 named Mayberry (Walsh University All-Ohio Special Mention (Division IV) – Basketball), Jake Roach (Trine in Girls Basketball University – Baseball), and Jordyn Spencer (Canisius • Girls Varsity Basketball Coach Lisa College - Swimming). Seniors Jordyn, Sydney and Michaela. Medvetz and Baseball Coach Jason Dimacchia earn Lorain County Coach of the Year Awards 9 Welcome Lake Ridge Academy’s New Head of School Mr. Mitch White

On July 1, 2018, Mr. Mitch White assumed leadership of Lake Ridge Academy as the school’s 8th Head of School since our founding in 1963. Mr. White joins our community after serving as a Dean at The Weber School, a grades 9 through 12 independent Jewish school in Atlanta. We sat down with Mr. White to learn more about him, his family and his goals as he settles into his new position and town.

Welcome to Lake Ridge! How are you feeling? driven decision for Shelby and me; my kids will be attending Lake Ridge Academy, and my professional life will directly I’m feeling an incredible mix of emotions, naturally, starting connect me to my family. with gratitude and humility. Carol and the Leadership Team have done a tremendous job over the last decade, and I You mentioned that you feel prepared, but this is your have big shoes to fill. I’m feelingconfident because it’s clear to first position as Head of School. How has your me that I have the support of many diverse constituencies, background prepared you for this role? including the search committee, the board, faculty and staff, students, parents, and donors. When I was younger and had In many ways, I have been preparing for this job my entire more spare time, I used to run for distance; I even finished three life. Most recently, I’ve dedicated my work life to education marathons—New York was my favorite—it was fantastic. I am as a Dean at The Weber School and as Board Chair at the feeling the same kind of nervousness I experienced before a Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School, which serves grades marathon—not driven by uncertainty (because I knew I was Kindergarten through 8. These roles have given me relevant prepared), but because it was a big undertaking and would be experience in teaching, connecting with students and parents, difficult as well as rewarding. This was also a veryvalues- curriculum design, developing teachers, and setting policies in a 10 school environment. In addition, I had a 19-year business career that included senior roles in marketing, technology, and general management. During this time, I gained significant experience in budgeting and financial management, human resources, strategic planning, and marketing. I’ve supplemented my work experiences with formal education, a law degree (misspent youth!) as well as masters degrees in independent school leadership and teaching.

What were your initial impressions of Lake Ridge Academy?

Two words came to mind after my initial visit to campus: thoughtful and generous. Carol Klimas included Shelby in our initial conversation, which went a long way to making us both feel comfortable. Barb Ridel made sure I had coffee for my 7:15 a.m. meeting in Bettcher. Wade Zwingler brought me donuts, but only after asking the previous day if I like them. (Who doesn’t, really?) collaborating with Mike Shaulis and the academic leadership Rachael McCray assured me that if we ended up at the school, team to support and develop our tremendous faculty. A new she and Kate Ptacek would take good care of my daughter, Ava, head brings the opportunity for renewed energy, increased in 3rd grade. Becky McMahon spent an entire morning with urgency, and new ideas, all of which I plan to bring to the table Shelby, showing her Cleveland. within the context of honoring the culture and values of the school and the fantastic work that took place before my arrival. While these gestures were important to me as an individual, they revealed something more than my comfort as a candidate. What is your vision for the future of Lake Ridge Lake Ridge Academy is a community that values emotional Academy? intelligence—a place that recognizes, hires, supports, and nurtures individuals with high empathy and strong interpersonal As Head, I think of myself as the steward of the vision, not skills. These attributes are critical to developing the kind of the owner. The vision ultimately comes from the board, environment necessary for strong academic achievement. informed by all of the other constituents over time, and Students learn best when they feel they are genuinely known, shouldn’t change with a new head. I love the mission and the loved, and enjoy school. It’s clear to me that Lake Ridge is such philosophy of the school, especially the five beliefs listed under a place. As a result, we can support kids to do their best, within the philosophy. Principles such as “Social, emotional, and a supportive and caring environment. academic development are interconnected and equally important” are critical to educating our children. I would not How do you plan to spend your first year? Do you have expect them to change just because Carol has retired and I have immediate goals? started. I do hope we can continue to grow the reputation of Lake Ridge Academy locally, regionally and nationally, as an My primary goal for the first year is to understand what innovative school engaged with the larger community. makes Lake Ridge Academy special and unique. I plan to listen. A lot. As someone new to the community, there is no way What is your leadership style or philosophy? I can come in and immediately prescribe changes—I don’t know the school yet. I plan to intentionally create formal and informal I aspire to model those attributes I value in others: opportunities to hear from parents, students, board members, transparency, collaboration, enthusiasm, and empathy. I donors, teacher, staff, alumni, and community partners. expect to be a highly visible Head who will frequently visit classrooms, regularly attend co-curricular activities, and be At the same time, the day-to-day operations of the school can’t personally available to students, teachers, and parents. I believe stop for me to get my bearings. Based on the goals laid out in in a distributed leadership model, where the person who the Strategic Plan 2020, I expect I will be spending a lot of time possesses the most knowledge on a given issue has the primary working to further develop our campus and K-12 STEAM role in shaping the decision. This model sounds great to most, program, working closely with Edie Sweeterman and her team but can be difficult to implement. As the Head, I need to ensure on enrollment, working with Cindi Seidel and the business office we have talented and qualified people in the right positions, that on finances, working with Susan Haas on our brand, working the parameters of the distributed leadership model are clear, closely with Michelle Robertson and the development team and and that I’m willing to let them guide big decisions. 11 What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

“This or That” Shelby and I both love to travel. She speaks French and has lived in France and Italy. I have visited all 50 states with Mitch White and speak a little Spanish. As Ava and Jackson get older, we hope to show them more of our country and eventually the world. I like to read, and I do the N.Y. Times crossword puzzle every day. I aspire to construct a puzzle one day that is published in the Times. I love playing card games, and Ava has started to share my enthusiasm for them, which is fun. I play pretty good ping-pong; we plan to add a table in our new home, which is just around the corner from campus, in North Ridgeville.

A few years ago, I attended a professional development session that featured Carol Dweck speaking about her research on the “growth mindset,” the idea that individuals with a belief that they can develop their talents have more success than those who believe talent is innate. As a result of that training, I decided to challenge my belief that I wasn’t musically inclined. I Coke or Pepsi? Coke, of course! bought a guitar and taught myself to play one song well enough John or Paul? Paul. But I think Ringo is to showcase it at an all-school event. It was a blast! underappreciated. Unfortunately, after that I let the skill lapse and haven’t been keeping it up. I would love to find another beginning guitarist (or Michigan or Ohio State? Oooh. Ohio State. But my two, or three) to learn with! nephew is a Michigan grad. Apples or oranges? I love apples. I like orange juice In addition to your new position and school, your family more than actual oranges. is also getting to know the Cleveland area. How are you Dogs or cats? Dogs. enjoying your new home?

Steak or salad? Steak (medium rare, please). We’re still settling in. Our number one criteria for the Coffee or tea? Coffee. And more coffee. house was to be close to school, so we bought a great home that will allow me a 2.2 mile commute door-to-door. I was Eastside or Westside? Westside , naturally. spending up to 2.5 hours a day in my car in Atlanta, and I knew I Facebook or Twitter? Facebook. wanted to live as close to campus as possible. We also have a Google or Bing? Google! Do people really use large finished basement for the kids (and me) to play in, and we Bing? are hoping to have both formal (and informal) school events at the house after we get settled. I know Cleveland pretty well, at Music or podcasts? Music , for sure. least I used to, having lived here for three years in the 1990s. Foosball or Ping-Pong? Toughie. I’m better at Ping- I’m still an Indians fan and I love the vibe of the city. Shelby is Pong, so I guess I’ll go with that. still exploring, looking for all the best antique stores and flea iPhone or Android? iPhone. markets, and adjusting to being a stay-at-home mom, after almost two decades of teaching in public schools. Sneakers or sandals? Sneakers. I am always on my feet! You’ve got a big job ahead of you. What can our Retro or antique? Definitely antique . readers do to help you? Morning or evening? Evening. Thanks for asking. Names are important to me. When I Superman or Batman? Superman! taught, the main thing I accomplished on the first day was Pool or ocean? Pool to swim, beach to walk. to make sure I had names down. I’m pretty good with names, but at the beginning of the school year, I am going to meet Book or eBook? Mostly eBook these days. hundreds of people within the span of a few weeks. I’m going to Alaska or Hawaii? Wow. They are both great. work hard to get everyone’s name right the first time, but if you Hawaii, if forced to pick. could introduce yourself to me, even if we’ve met before, that Beatles or Stones? Beatles. Definitely. would be very helpful. And when I invariably mess a name up (I’m looking at you, Dana Cunningham) please bear with me. Chocolate or vanilla? If I have to choose one, chocolate. But I like them mixed. Mr. White invites the Lake Ridge Academy community to follow him on Facebook. 12 Centers of Excellence ACHIEVEMENTS Lake Ridge Academy’s Centers of Excellence began eight years ago, first with the launch of the Center for Fine Arts in 2010, followed by the Center for Scientific Research and Exploration in 2013, and finally the Center for Global Citizenship in 2016. As the pillars of our academic programs, these centers give our curriculum greater focus and depth, while providing our students a meaningful and unique continuum of learning that begins in Kindergarten and builds every year until the senior year.

Many exciting curriculum developments and noteworthy student achievements have occurred within each center over the last year that exemplify the success of our centers as a premier academic model.

Center for Fine Arts

School of Fine Arts Graduates Its Largest Class Nine Students Compete in National Scholastic The School of Fine Arts celebrated the graduation of eight of Awards; Evan Robertson ’22 Wins National Medal its seniors—the largest class to date. Many of these talented On March 13, the Alliance for students will study the arts at prestigious art colleges across Young Artists & Writers the country including the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The announced the 2018 University of The Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, and National Medalists of the Lawrence University. Scholastic Awards in New York City. Eighth grader, Evan Thespians Perform at State Conference Robertson, earned a National Silver Medal for his sculpture, Head. The sculpture, made entirely from paper, was created as a project in Evan’s art class.

Nine Lake Ridge Academy students earned the opportunity to compete in the National Scholastic Awards after receiving Gold Keys in the local Lorain County competition. Our students earned 23 Silver Key awards and 49 Honorable Mentions, which is an incredible number of awards for a school our size!

Nearly 350,000 works of art and writing were submitted to the Over spring break, the cast and crew of the fall play, The 2018 National Scholastic Awards, and only 2,800 received a Imaginary Invalid, recreated their performance at the Ohio National Medal. Hundreds of jurors across the country judged the Thespian State Conference. Selected as one of only four high works in 29 categories of art and writing, such as poetry, sculpture, school productions in the state to perform a full-length play on short story, painting, critical essay, and video game design. the main stage, the group had only nine rehearsal hours for a play that they had not performed since October, and they rebuilt the set in under an hour on an unseen stage. Our thespians met the challenge and received a standing ovation!

13 Upper School Jazz Band Participates in Disney World Jazz Workshop The Upper School jazz band successfully auditioned and was accepted to participate in the Disney World Jazz Workshop in Orlando in June. The four-day workshop offered many exciting experiences including a recording session during which the group performed pieces that will be used in future film clips. The group performed Spain, a song they also played at the spring Jazz Fest. The organizers stated that our band had “strong sound,” and “our rhythm section was tight.” They were also recognized as the first jazz band to ever know “Bernie’s Tune” just from hearing it played and give the right definition of improvisation.

Center for Scientific Research and Exploration

Upper School Engineering Certificate Program Added This program will give the student an invaluable experience Starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, Upper School beyond the classroom and provide insight into a future career in students with a passion for engineering can apply to become an engineering. Engineering Apprentice in the Institute for Engineering and Innovation. Led by Upper School engineering teacher, Mr. Todd K-12 Robotics Program Launches Morrison, this new graduation certificate program introduces students to the methodology and procedures used in academia to conduct world-class research, along with the production and project management skills used by industry professionals to complete multi-million dollar projects.

Interested students can apply to become an Engineering Apprentice at the end of their sophomore year by submitting a project proposal and contract that signifies their dedication. Once accepted, Engineering Apprentices will use a set of procedures that mimic the design and fabrication process used by industry and academic professionals. At the onset of their junior year, Engineering Apprentices will work with a client and the program director to establish project guidelines such as a cost estimate, project schedule, and timeline including milestone client meetings to pave a path towards project completion.

Every Engineering Apprentice will have access to our robust Last school year, a formal robotics program launched in the engineering workshop and lab to design and construct Middle School to overwhelming levels of student interest and sophisticated projects. Lake Ridge Academy is equipped with support. Now, the robotics program will expand this academic an incredible variety of quality equipment, ranging from hand year to all of our K-12 students. tools to an engine lathe, top awarded safety equipment such as Following the FIRST LEGO® program, our students use LEGO®- a SawStop table saw, and a computer network controlled branded kits or metal kits to design, test, and potentially compete Tormach mill and Shop Sabre router for extreme precision. with their robots. The program develops emerging skills in Once the project guidelines have been established, the teamwork, critical and innovative thinking, communication, and Engineering Apprentice will begin to research and design the resiliency. project aspects. Apprentices will be paired with mentors who FIRST LEGO® League Jr. is the non-competitive Lower School possess the knowledge and expertise to guide their work and program that utilizes the LEGO® We-Do robotic kits to accomplish will be held accountable for their scheduled progress. The goals and complete missions. Offered as a course in the Center program will culminate with a public display and presentation of for Creative Thinkers after-school program, student teams will their work at a Lake Ridge Academy hosted Maker Faire, which gather to prepare their presentation, build their robot, and will be attended by the public and industry professionals. program simple functions.

14 The Middle School program will continue its FIRST LEGO® The Upper School robotics program will participate in FIRST Tech League (FLL) structure where teams build and program robots to Challenge (FTC), in which up to 15 students form one Lake Ridge accomplish missions laid out on a game mat. There are two ways Academy team that will compete against outside teams with the for students to get involved. The FLL Club gives members the goal of advancing to state or national level competitions. FTC opportunity to compete regionally and nationally on one of three teams receive communication kits, modules, and metal part kits in grade-specific club teams. Participants must complete order to construct full metal robots and then program them with a presentation materials and solve a project related to a theme in coding language such as Java. Competitions are direct, head-to- order to compete. Students who do not wish to participate in the head challenges with an alliance format where points are earned FLL Club will have the opportunity to build and program a robot by completing missions and combating the opposing team. The of their own during school and compete internally using the same program extends beyond the game. Team fundraising, brand missions as the FLL Club. development, logo design, marketing, and community outreach aspects are also evaluated and awarded.

Center for Global Citizenship

Global and International Studies Program Graduates First Global Scholar The Global and International Studies Program, the graduate certificate program of the Center for Global Citizenship, proudly graduated its first Global Scholar, Riya Lakkaraju ’18. The elective program requires students to conduct an in-depth, two-year research project on a self-selected Area of Study that is supported by their academic study of world history, world literature, political and economic realities, health and environmental factors and foreign language. Students must participate in cross-cultural opportunities such as extracurricular clubs and travel and/or travel-equivalent opportunities. Each Global Scholar prepares a significant thesis paper describing their topic, research findings, and recommendations to address their topic.

Riya’s thesis topic, Women’s Decision-Making Autonomy and the Reproductive Health of Child Brides, investigated the co-relation of a woman’s age at marriage and her access to reproductive healthcare in the impoverished countries of India, Ghana, and Guatamala. Working with a Harvard statistician, her thesis required her to compile and analyze raw data that she gathered from governmental sources, giving her an introduction to college- level statistical analysis. Riya offered public policy recommendations to combat child marriage when she defended her thesis to a nine-member panel.

Welcome Valerie Grossman Emily Saracusa New Middle and Upper Upper School Math Faculty! School Art Stephen Bivens Photography Bivens Stephen

15 Funding Excellence and Opportunity Lake Ridge Academy’s 50th Anniversary Campaign Far Exceeds Fundraising Goals

December 31, 2017 marked the last day of funds just 75% of its educational program. However, at just $2.2 million, Lake Ridge the 50th Anniversary Campaign, which The remaining 25% of funding must come Academy’s endowment is relatively small began on July 1, 2010 and was publicly from other sources. That means that every and only produces an income to support announced at the anniversary celebration student at Lake Ridge Academy receives the equivalent of just one full-time teacher. in September 2013. At the time, Lake support from non-tuition resources and Ridge Academy hoped to raise generous donors who believe in education. When you consider the campaign’s $12,000,000 – and did. Not so many attainment in this context, the campaign’s months after the campaign kicked off, After tuition, independent schools rely 1,471 donors transformed Lake Ridge donors surpassed the original goal and heavily on interest income from their Academy’s ability to offer new levels of ultimately gave $17,521,608 – an endowment funds to help complete the educational excellence to our students. We incredible sum that far exceeded past funding gap. Generally speaking, celebrate and thank each one of them for fundraising initiatives. organizations can typically count on their generosity that made a life-changing $40-50,000 in annual sustainable funding difference for each of our students. Like other non-profit educational for every $1 million that is invested in institutions, Lake Ridge Academy tuition endowment (during positive markets).

The Annual Fund, Our Highest Priority

The large majority of the campaign donors gave to the Annual Fund and offered other unrestricted gifts. In funding the most mission-based priorities at the school, these donors brought continued excellence to the school.

Every donor who gave to the Annual Fund advanced our long-term Vision Beyond 50 by helping to create our three centers of excellence – years ahead of schedule. Annual Fund dollars sustain small class sizes (by funding greater numbers of teachers as needed when enrollment grows), support our athletes, preserve our campus, and bring new technology to campus.

In nearly every year of the campaign, 100% participation came from the Board of Directors, Alumni Council, full-time administrative staff members, and teachers. Parent participation more than doubled during the campaign and now represents a majority of families. Alumni support also continues to grow and comes close to the national average.

“ W e didn’t know that when our first daughter started in 2003, but it has become evident to us over the years that an investment in Lake Ridge Academy, is, in fact, an investment in the holistic education of our youth. We feel the impact of our gift to the Annual Fund as 1963 Society members is significantly multiplied by the educators, administrators and entire Lake Ridge Academy community.” – Parent of ’09, ’16, ’18 Alumnae

16 Scholarships and Special Funds

In addition to generous Annual Fund support, many donors opted to designate their gifts to specific scholarships and programs. Sometimes gifts were utilized in the years in which their gifts were made while other times, donors preferred to create endowment funds to invest their gifts for future growth. Some donors chose to honor family members by giving generously to name endowed funds. “ Thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving my daughter one of the greatest gift of all...a wonderful Donors’ gifts to scholarships attracted education!” talented students, offered financial assistance to families who could not – Parent of ’16 Alumna otherwise consider a Lake Ridge Academy education for their children, and grew our enrollment faster than any other school in the State of Ohio. Overall, Centers of Excellence enrollment grew by more than 30% • Center for Fine Arts since the 50th Anniversary Campaign • Center for Scientific Exploration and Research began, and the resulting tuition dollars • Center for Global Citizenship then brought about positive changes for all students. The creation of three Centers of Excellence has given students incredible new opportunities to work with teachers across our 93-acre campus in • Aspire Scholarship Program ways that challenge students to consider topics that cross disciplines • Blaha Endowed Fund for and grades. These Centers of Excellence utilize Lake Ridge Academy’s Entrepreneurial Thinking distinctive strengths to prepare our students in focused ways and help them stand out as exceptional applicants for college. • Carol Klimas Endowed Scholarship Fund (25% of gifts were directed to The addition of Kemper Science and Engineering as a hub for the Center the endowment) for Scientific Exploration and Research has been a transformational • Founders Scholarship Program addition to campus in every way (see the 2016 Summer/Fall Issue of • General Endowed Scholarships ByLine for a complete overview of the new building). Donors’ gifts to • J.A.G. Endowed Scholarship the three Centers have given our students amazing new learning • Kemper Science and Engineering opportunities and global experiences (read about more Center (25% of all gifts were directed to the outcomes on page 13). endowment to sustain its operating costs) • Yanna Voutsiotis Endowed Scholarship Fund

“Havingfinancialassistancetakes a considerable burden off of me as a single mother. We would like to thank each and every donor for their generosity!” – Parent of ’19 Student

17 Technology

Donors offered significant investments in technology to make it possible for even our youngest students to learn computer coding concepts on iPads, make fully animated PowerPoint presentations by third grade, and have opportunities to learn digital arts, engineering and computer coding in the Middle and Upper School. Teachers have access to mobile laptop and iPad carts for all of their students to complete classroom exercises in all grades. Teachers Laboratories Since Pat Hemmer taught the first New equipment, technology The campaign brought Wi-Fi Kindergarten class in 1963, our and other learning resources to campus, SmartBoards to teachers have set a standard for have given our teachers new classrooms, and new servers Lake Ridge Academy education opportunities to challenge and switches to our aging that continues to the present day. students in creative ways to solve infrastructure. Thanks to ongoing The Andrea C. Brown Educators problems, think critically about the donor investments, each division’s Fund and other funds made it results of their experiments, and computer laboratories are updated possible for the school to offer work in teams to complete more every three to four years. professional development complex projects. opportunities to at least 20% of the faculty every year (and often, Inside the Spellman Science Suite many more). where the Kaatz Chemistry Lab, Gwinnell Chemistry Prep Room Investments in our faculty also and Yoo Research Lab are located, keep our class sizes small – a and across the hall in the Navratil competitive 8:1 student-to- Engineering Fab Lab, Lake Ridge teacher ratio. Academy has more modern laboratory spaces than many Gifts of books, computers, maps, comparable college spaces. These musical instruments, art supplies, classrooms allowed our teachers and financial gifts allow our to fully utilize their expertise to teachers to deliver their own bring new coursework that had personal best while challenging never before been possible. their students to deliver in kind. As students graduate, they “ Lake Ridge Academy has are well prepared for their done nothing short of college-level courses and have shaping me to be the sometimes earned paid research assistantships in their first year person I am today. I will of college. In one case, a student forever be grateful to the even taught his professor how amazing faculty who, from to use a piece of engineering Kindergarten to Senior Year, equipment. have shown [other students and me] unwavering support.” – Alumna ’17

18 Campus Developments and Special Projects

Since tuition dollars must first be devoted to • Acquisition of the Gower • Playground Hoops and Courts the academic program, special projects are Property • Renovations to the Community typically funded by donors through Gift from • Landscaping Resource Center Lobby the Heart at the annual Auction Gala or by • Carpeting, Lighting and Sound • Renovations in the Middle and donors who have specific interests. The Board Improvements in Bettcher Upper School of Directors and other lead donors Convocation Center • Resurfacing Driveways for the spearheaded larger projects during the • Flood Control 50th Anniversary Celebration campaign, and students have taken the lead to support sometimes less popular projects such • Donald W. and Linda L. Kaatz • Solar Panels and Solar Carport as water fountains, furnaces, and driveway Gallery • Tennis Court Resurfacing and potholes. Caring volunteers and skilled • Galleries for our Independent New Nets craftsmen have actually performed the work Scholars, Institute Fellows & • Track Resurfacing themselves, and all have helped to bring Varsity Teams • Upper School Furnace and Air beauty and function to our extraordinary • Kemper Science and Engineering Conditioning Unit learning environment through these and other • Paintings, Sculpture and Other campus projects. Gifts of Art

50th Anniversary Campaign Donors of $50,000 or More

The 50th Anniversary Campaign’s top donors made Lake Ridge Academy one of their philanthropic priorities by funding more than 80% of the campaign’s $17.5 million total. These donors inspired more donors to follow their leading example during the life of the campaign. Many of these donors made gifts to many designations, and these are some of their favorite projects that have made a meaningful difference for us in so many important ways.

Brenda and Dale Alexander Bernie Moreno Companies Lora and George Blaha Janna and Tom Dresing ’83 Annual Fund and Other Auction Sponsorships, Blaha Fund for Entrepreneurial Annual Fund, Endowed Unrestricted Gifts, Auction and Golf Scholarships Thinking Scholarships, Carol Klimas Sponsorships, Kaatz Gallery Scholarship, Kemper Science and Bettcher Industries Bramhall Engineering & Engineering Anonymous Donors Engineering Program, Bettcher Surveying President’s Priorities and Convocation Center, Auction Flood Control Systems, Kemper Sarah and Bob Dresing Unrestricted Gifts Sponsorships Science and Engineering Center for Scientific Exploration Infrastructure and Research, Carol Klimas Margie Benham and Jeff Amy Bircher-Bruyn Scholarship Gwinnell Annual Fund, J.A.G. Endowed The Burton D. Morgan Annual Fund, Gwinnell Chemistry Scholarship, Golf Outing Foundation Sherry and Don Esch Prep Room in Kemper Science and Sponsorships Andrea C. Brown Educators Fund, Annual Fund, Kemper Science and Engineering, Tennis Courts Carol Klimas Scholarship Engineering, Carol Klimas Scholarship

19 Cindy and Bob Fairchild Carol and Dan Klimas Mark and Kristin Annual Fund and Unrestricted Annual Fund, Scholarships, Roshkowski ’84 Gifts, Kemper Science and Golf Outing Sponsorships Annual Fund, Kemper Science Engineering and Engineering, Auction Marie and Joe Miclat ’90 Sponsorships, Technology, Annual Fund, Technology, Barbara and Ralph Fisher Campus Landscaping Kaatz Gallery, Center for Carol Klimas Scholarship Global Citizenship for Foreign Nancy and Joe Scarpitti Languages, Scholarships Bridget and Bernie Annual Fund, Center for Moreno Global Citizenship, Athletics, Annual Fund, Auction The Focus Foundation Center for Fine Arts, Golf Founders Scholarship Program Sponsorships, Scholarships Outing Char and Chuck Fowler Clare and Phil Navratil Mike Shaulis and Sarah Center for Fine Arts Jazz Annual Fund, Navratil Durn Music Program, Kemper Engineering Fab Lab, Carol Annual Fund and Unrestricted Science and Engineering Klimas Scholarship Gifts, Faculty Enrichment, The Char & Chuck Fowler Brenda and Ben Norton Kemper Science and Family Foundation Annual Fund and Unrestricted Engineering, US Furnace Center for Fine Arts Jazz Gifts, Norton Family Office of Susan and Bob Smith Music Program, Kemper the Directors in Kemper Annual Fund and Unrestricted Science and Engineering, Science and Engineering, Gifts, Kemper Science and Carol Klimas Scholarship, Tennis Courts, Carol Klimas Engineering, Carol Klimas Technology Scholarship, Auction Scholarship, Auction Gala and Sponsorships Cindy and Pat Harrington Golf Outing Sponsorships Annual Fund, Center for Jane and Ben Norton Gail and Kent Sommer Scientific Exploration and Annual Fund and Unrestricted Annual Fund, Learning Center, Research, Auction and Golf Gifts, Norton Family Office of Joyce Sommer Memorial Outing Sponsorships, Carol the Directors in Kemper Scholarship Klimas Scholarship Science and Engineering, Tennis Courts, Carol Klimas Sommer’s Mobile Leasing Chris and Jim Heusinger Scholarship Joyce Sommer Memorial Campus Landscaping, Center Scholarship, Unrestricted for Fine Arts, Scholarships The Norton Family Giving Foundation Jo Ann and Lee Howley Tennis Courts, Engineering Chann and Ed Spellman Annual Fund and Unrestricted Equipment, Sound Annual Fund and Unrestricted Gifts, Carol Klimas Scholarship, Improvements in Bettcher Gifts, Spellman Science Suite Kaatz Gallery, Aspire Convocation Center in Kemper Science and Scholarship Engineering, Carol Klimas Deborah and John O’Neill Scholarship, Gower Property Linda and Don Kaatz ’70 Annual Fund, Carol Klimas Annual Fund, Auction Acquisition Scholarship, Auction Sponsorships, Campus Sponsorships The Stocker Foundation Driveways, Gower Property Annual Fund and Unrestricted Acquisition, Scholarships, Parents Association Gifts, Kemper Science and Carol Klimas Scholarship, Auction Gala, Track Engineering Kaatz Chemistry Lab in Resurfacing Project, Kemper Science and Playground Hoops and Courts, Annie Tan and Albert Engineering Teacher Grants, Smartboards, Chan Augmented Reality Sand Annual Fund, Center for The Kastelic Family Table and Other Technology Global Citizenship, Carol Annual Fund, Technology, Klimas Scholarship Kastelic Family Patio at Donna and Fred Plecha Kemper Science and ’79 George, Vivy and Alexia Engineering Annual Fund, Carol Klimas ’07 Voutsiotis Scholarship, Kemper Science Annual Fund for Scholarships, Karen and Vaughn and Engineering, Golf Outing Yanna Voutsiotis Endowed Kauffman Sponsorships Scholarship Annual Fund, Scholarships Carol and Mike Sherwin Bing Gaspar-Yoo and Bo Betty and John Kemper, Annual Fund, Golf Outing Yoo Sr. Sponsorships, Carol Klimas Yoo Research Lab in Kemper Annual Fund, Auction Scholarship, Center for Fine Science and Engineering Sponsorships, Kemper Science Arts and Engineering, Carol Klimas Doreen and John Ziska Scholarship, Technology, Julie Rehm and Bruce Annual Fund, Auction Campus Landscaping Szabo Sponsorships, Carol Klimas Annual Fund, Kemper Science Scholarship and Engineering, Scholarships, Auction Gala Sponsorships

20 Honor Roll of Donors Overall Giving July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018

Even as they are living and learning at Lake Ridge Academy, students are also making a difference for others. In the past year, our students offered thousands of volunteer hours through school-wide and individual service projects, raised thousands of dollars for local and global causes, and actively served their churches and other local organizations.

Charitable gifts to Lake Ridge Academy certainly help our own students to thrive in our excellent educational environment. But donors’ gifts also help our students to become responsible global citizens who serve others. As such, gifts to Lake Ridge Academy extend far beyond our campus borders.

In this honor roll, we gratefully recognize donors whose gifts between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 totaled $1,168,898. Thank you, donors, for your investments in our talented young global leaders!

$100,000+ James and Vanita Oelschlager $10,000+ Jon and Cynthia Cromling Donald W. ’70 and Linda L. Kaatz Michael Shaulis and Sarah Durn Kemper House Strongsville Kenyon and Elizabeth Glor Michael and Michelle Sherwin Rebecca Ruppert McMahon Karen Kim ’95 $50,000+ Carol and Mike Sherwin The Norton Family Foundation David ’01 and Lindsey O’Neill Albert Chan and Annie Tan The Burton D. Morgan Foundation George, Vivy and Alexandra Voutsiotis Fred ’79 and Donna Plecha Anonymous (2) The Jim and Vanita Oelschlager Joyesh Raj ’89 Vaughn and Karen Kauffman Foundation $5,000+ The Laub Foundation Ben and Brenda Norton All Metal Sales, Inc. Kent and Gail Sommer $15,000+ Alumnus ’04 $1,963+ Todd and Molly Sommer Bettcher Industries, Inc. Biff ’86 and Patti Baker Bernie and Bridget Moreno Sommer’s Mobile Leasing Inc. Thomas ’83 and Janna Dresing William and Linda Baker American Endowment Foundation Chann and Ed Spellman Cole Fauver ’79 Kristin Blackwood and Sean Sudduth Todd and Mary Amsdell Bing Gaspar-Yoo and Bo Yoo Charles Schwab Bank of America $25,000+ Carol and Dan Klimas Paul and Marjorie Coble Mark Beeler and Katinka Domotorffy Amy Bircher-Bruyn and Rob Bruyn Marie and Joe Miclat ’90 Community West Foundation Daniel and Lindsey (Sommer) Keith Brown Phillip and Clare Navratil Fairchild Family Foundation Braddock ’99 Sarah and Bob Dresing Kristin (Kemper) ’84 and Michael and Amelia Farago Steven and Shannon Conway Don and Sherry Esch Mark Roshkowski ’84 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mark and Kristen Craig Patrick Harrington and Susan and Bob Smith First Federal of Lakewood Tom and Kate Dake Cindy Brown-Harrington The Char & Chuck Fowler Family Laurie and Jon Gatten Mehrun and Melinda Elyaderani John W. Kemper and Betty J. Kemper Foundation Jeffrey Gwinnell and Margaret Emma Esch Romeo Miclat The Stocker Foundation Benham Megan T. Esch ’09 MMI Textiles, Inc. The Klocker Family Tom and Kari (Sommer) Halko ’01 Chandana Mozumdar and Ravi Lee and Jo Ann Howley Vedula Bob and Paula Janmey Nike, Inc. The Kastelic Family O’Neill Healthcare David ’97 and Ju Kim Deborah and John O’Neill Bakari Kitwana and Monique Ross Environmental Services Jacques-Kitwana Nitesh Sharan ’92 Jeffrey ’83 and Annette (Wasem) The Benevity Community Impact Knapp ’84 Fund Jennifer Zinn Lagasse ’86 and Luc The CBC Foundation Lagasse The Clara Weiss Fund Liberty Auto Group The Cleveland Foundation Liberty Ford Southwest, Inc. Winfield Associates, Inc. Benjamin G. and Jane Norton Don and Chrissy Wostmann Orthopaedic Associates John and Doreen Ziska The Nord Family Foundation Vanguard Charitable $3,500+ Kam and Lo Wong Sabry and Maryam (Nasr) Ayad ’87 Woodbine Products Company Jim and Tamara Chippi Nate Woodward and Amanda Buzo 21 Honor Roll of Donors

Theodore Krawec Pablo Mitchell and Beth McLaughlin David Kuentz Clark and Ann Moore Daniel Latham ’90 Chris and Kristen Morris Don and Nancy Maltby Gregory Norton ’06 Greg Mayle and Leah Barmasse Jared and Jill Oakes Ethel Allen McGlynn ’87 Mitesh and Neema Patel Andrew Milluzzi ’08 Marius and Simona Pavel Miraldi Family Foundation Mike and Lisa Piero Sarah Evans Moore ’00 and Farida Rabbani Kenneth Moore ’00 Paul and Jennifer Ruggles Bradley and Susan Norpell Sapphire Pear LLC John Norton Nancy and Joseph Scarpitti Loic and Sherry Odle Barrie Spang ’90 Ohio Landmark Title Company, LLC Katharine Spore Timothy and Anastasia Pettet Nick and Erin Stellato Prab and Radhai Prabhakaran Paul and Barbara Swasey Manjot Rataul and Jason and Miyuki Tedor Ramandeep Rataul Brian Tian and Wendy Li Harold and Fae Audre Rice Chris and Lisa Tomshack Frank Roberts and Mary Jamieson Mr. and Mrs. Joel Toncler Dean and Michelina Rozar Mourhaf and Bana Traboulssi Sherwin-Williams Foundation Danny and Bella Unda Mark and Edie Sweeterman United Way of Greater Lorain County $1,000+ Bruce Szabo and Julie Rehm Christopher and Mona Thompson Jon and Pam Wild Oakley Andrews Taft Stettinius & Hollister, LLP David and Christine Traul YourCause, LLC Barnes & Noble Rick and Sheri Terens UBS Matching Gift Program Barnes Wendling CPA’s, Inc. The Kean Foundation Inc. Wakeman Veterinary Clinic LTD. UP TO $250 AND ALL GIFTS IN Bistro 83 Cathy Thompson ’70 Wells Fargo KIND Jihad and Sandra Bitar Jay and Cindy Viskocil George Whittaker 911 Driving School Jane Buehrer Betty Weiss Wendel and Doris Willmann Rita Abdallah Denise Buell Grover Zinn Li-zen ’87 and Vanessa Yieh Pamela and Scott Adair ’70 David and Jacquie Clark Lynn Yieh ’87 Ronald Adams Corrigan Krause $500+ Robert and Carrie (Moore) Young ’79 Jeffrey Ader ’04 Abby Esch ’18 Richard and Kathy Ader Xiaoming Zhang and Haiquan Guo Affordable Pet Care Fairchild Management Company Jennifer Barton African Safari Wildlife Park Dave and Megan McNamee Simonne Benoit ’04 $250+ Kumud and Cecilia Ajmani Ronald and Linda Gordon Jan ’84 and Cynthia Beseler Academy Graphic Communication, Inc. Humza Akbar ’18 Jason ’91 and Julia Hamilton Thommy ’04 and Vanessa Butchko Kumud and Cecilia Ajmani Akron Rubber Ducks James and Christine Heusinger Jeffery and Shuijun Coble ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program Safaa Al-Haddad and May Al-Abousi Chris and Amy Kaderle Brian and Karen Cockrell Sumalatha and Srikar Christine and Bud Allchin Tom and Rhonda (Norton) Kean ’87 Kaelin Cockrell Balabadrapatruni Allen Memorial Art Museum Karen Kemper Marilyn Crooker Adam Bechler John Amentas and KeyBank Foundation Hami and Roopa Dhillon Holly Holsinger and Biljana Belinda Radjenovic Robert and Shelly Lee Peter and Margaret Dobbins Raymond Bobgan American Apple Group Dave and Diana Lesjak Margaret Morrisson Dresing ’86 Jeff Parsons and Doug and Kristy Amy Maloney + Novotny Ed and Rebecca Feran Candice Champion-Parsons ’97 Amy’s Shoes and Apparel Gerald and Andrea Manning Paul and Connie Freeman Eric ’92 and Aida Collings Arizon Anderson Microsoft Corporation GE Foundation Travis Crawford ’99 Annie and Ian Anderson ’04 James and Karen Miraldi Patrick Garmone Wen and Lixin Cui Angela Oster Studio Ernest and Anne Moore Hutton Greater Cleveland Council of Teachers Cesar and Vanessa Delgado Angeline Ripley Bob and Susan Moore of Mathematics Timothy Denihan Angelo’s Pizza Ed and Denise Neugebauer Sean and Susan Haas Carrie Kuss Denning ’92 Anonymous William O’Neill ’07 Katherine Y. Hatcher Craig and Karen Foltin Allysen Arbelaez and Oswald Companies Brad and Nicole Hayes Jessica Golski ’04 Matthew Shaughnessy Peter Parrish ’86 and Kimberly Thomas and Dina Holm Joe Hammond Cristina Arbelaez (Kemper) Parrish ’87 Rob Horner J. Robert and Priscilla C. Horst Chris and Sara Arnold Christine Weiss Pfeil ’70 Intel Foundation Matching Gifts to Stephen and Dawn Hryshko ARZ a Salon Retreat Joe and Jaime Priess Education Programs George and Katherine Jumbert The Ashby Family Bill and Stacy Riley Jenny and John Kemper, Jr. Marvin Krislov Ian Ashby ’18 Rob and Michelle Robertson Key Bank National Association Trust Chetan and Parshis Makadia Avon Oaks Country Club Michele and Michael Sison Division Kurt and Leannie McAllister Chris and Amy Babiuch Sandy and Les Spike Tim and Ditila Kotobelli Mark and Barbara McClusky Scott Bagi and Cherie Crawford

22 David and Carolyn Ballou Wafae Chraibi Ed and Mari Dickson Michael Fradley ’97 Hana Baran ’18 Todd Christopher Jeffrey Diehl Melanie Frankiewicz Mathew and Jamie Lee Barker Cigarette Racing Team Lindsay Diehl Paul and Melanie Frankiewicz Barnes and Noble City Barbeque Jason and Robyn Dimacchia Paul and Connie Freeman Troy and Heather (Kaatz) Barnes ’98 City of North Ridgeville Nada Djordjevich Sarah Freeman ’18 Barrel Oak Winery Clague Playhouse, Inc. Anthony Donnelly Heather Harris Freiberg Dan and Lisa Barrett Cleveland Botanical Garden J.R. and Ashley Doolos Stephanie Fulop Barry Bagels Cleveland Cavaliers Tom Dresing ’83 Gale’s Westlake Garden Center Franz Bauer ’88 Cleveland Cinemas William and Victoria Dufford Gary and Christy Garbinski Tricia Beach Cleveland Gladiators Denise Dunlap Halle Garbinski ’18 Russ and Nancy Becker Cleveland Indians E and H Hardware Group, LLC Katarina Gardner ’07 Mark Beeler and Katinka Domotorffy Cleveland Magazine Peter and Sandy Eckendorf Chris and Greta Geiselman Vance and Laurie Behringer Cleveland Monsters Andrew and Stori Edgar Alan and Erin George Jacob Belardo ’14 Cleveland Mounted Police Rollin and Deanna Edgar Rob and Jackie Gerberry The Belardo Family Cleveland Yoga Dane Elliott ’14 Gervasi Vineyard Zoe Belardo ’17 Jo Ann Coble The Elliott Family Sharon Gilles Maria Beltran Elizabeth Coble ’18 Greyson Elliott ’13 James and Lisa Gilles Joshua Bendik Brenda Comer Terry and Darla Ellis GK’s Custom Polishing, Inc. Bernie Moreno Companies Robert and Kellie Coombs Elyria Hyundai Tony and Stacy Gleason Bruce Bevan Lilly Corona Moreno and Merri Lynne C. English Benjamin Glor ’10 Alok and Cristine Bhaiji Alejandro Moreno Erie Soap Company Emily Glor ’12 Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More of COSI Don and Sherry Esch GolfTEC Cleveland West Avon Laura Coufalik ESPN Cleveland WKNR Steve and Danielle Gomez Alison Bilz ’03 Stacy Cozart Event Source Jacob and Jennifer Gorny The Bitar Family Cozi, Inc. Bob and Cindy Fairchild Ron and Veronica Gosselin Bryant ’01 and Krystina Bitar CP Commercial Delaware LLC Jenna Fairchild ’15 Nigeria Gould ’14 Kristin Blackwood James Crawford Michael Farago and Graeter’s Ice Cream Blue Ridge Farm Crocker Park Amelia Workman Farago Great Lakes Theater Blue Rooster Bakehouse Jon and Cindy Cromling Andrew ’89 and Lori Fauver Greater Cleveland Aquarium Albert and Terry Borroni Jarrett Cromling ’18 Robert ’70 and Virginia Fauver Keeon and Traci Gregory Gianfranco and Elda Borroni CTown Fitness Diane Ferguson Billie Griffith Ann Bort Dana and Stephanie Cunningham Nat Fields ’70 Ben Gwinnell ’18 Lamear Bostick Shiraz ’91 and Holly Cupala Fitness Revolution Susan and Sean Haas Isabel Bouzaher ’18 Shaun Curley Stephen FitzGerald and Yumi Ijiri Joe and Cindy Haas Braces by DiMassa and Wenger Thomas and Kate Dake Kori Fitzpatrick ’04 Margaret and Michael Haase Cole Bramhall ’18 Ron Davis and Laura Guggenheim The Flannery Family Susan Haendiges Mike and Tschanen Brandyberry Cesar and Vanessa Delgado Ryan and Peggy Flannery Haytham and Debora Haidar Bright Now! Dental Fiona Denihan ’18 Rex and Carol Flansburg Allison Hamer ’18 Dresden Buras Cheryl DePalma Craig and Karen Foltin Richard and Frances Hamper Megan Bus ’08 Nanak Dhillon ’18 Michael and Stacie Foor Scott Hamper ’07 Jeannie and Charles Busser Dick’s Sporting Goods Elizabeth Fouts-Palmer ’03 Erin Haney Donald Butchko ’01 Katherine Butler Paul Butler ’75 Cain Park Jack and Margot Calcut GOLF OUTING William and Jennifer Calkins On June 4, 2018, Lake Ridge Academy held Timothy Callaghan and its annual Golf for the Endowment, sponsored Krista Tomorowitz by Winfield and Associates. Golfers enjoyed a Ray and Patty Campbell beautiful day on the course followed by dinner Brandon ’02 and Carrie Cannaday where they honored Bob Fairchild for his many Cantrell’s Grooming Carolyn Carr years as the Golf Outing Chair. Together with Catanza’s Barber Shop Bill and Biff Baker ’86 at Winfield Associates, Isaiah and Stephanie Cavaco Inc., Bob made Lake Ridge Academy Golf for Albert Chan and Annie Tan the Endowment one of the premier outings in Charles Scott Salons and Spas the region while simultaneously raising nearly Jason Chen ’18 $1 million for the school during his decade of Sky Chen ’18 leadership. Many thanks goes to Bob and the Chez Francois Chipotle Mexican Grill Bakers, and incoming chair Amy Bircher-Bruyn. Sam and Kelly Choe

23 Honor Roll of Donors

Patrick Harrington John Carroll University LA Fitness Luis Llanos Clemente and Rockell David and Julie Harris Donald Kaatz ’70 and Linda Kaatz John and Jane Lacoste Churby Llanos Michaela Harrison ’18 Joe and Price Kasl Josh Lacoste ’17 Robert and Cammie Loy Gregory and Ken and Kathy Kasl Lake Ridge Academy Admissions Jim and Chris Loy Meghan Flannery Hayes ’98 Karen Kastelic Lake Ridge Academy Athletics MAC Cosmetics Keith Heidenreich John Kastelic Lake Ridge Academy Lower School Sara MacKinlay and Kenneth Bussey Robert and Janine Hendricks Vaughn and Karen Kauffman Lake Ridge Academy School of Fine Madison Eye Care John and Crystal Hernandez Kaufman Container Arts (SoFA) Kelly Maglocci Nelitza Hernandez* Shozo and Myra Kawaguchi Lake Ridge Academy Varsity Baseball Maihan Mahboob ’18 Hilton Cleveland Downtown Noah Kawaguchi ’18 Team Mallard Creek Golf Club Hip Hues Betty and John Kemper Ravi and Anuradha Lakkaraju William ’86 and Sabine Mannarelli Samantha Ho ’18 John Kemper Jr. and Jenny Kemper Riya Lakkaraju ’18 Mark F. Craig, Esq. Hofbrauhaus Cleveland Bill and Barb Kilarsky Howard and Laura (Fauver) Lane Jeanette Marks Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari Celia Kilbane ’16 Rebecca Lasky Matrix Phillip Hollweg and Rhonda Franklin Brian and Cathy Kingsley Chris and Julie Latkovic Peter and Mary Beth (Metzger) Nancy Horansky Kevin Klanac ’06 Heath and Shelly Lee Mattei ’78 Hot Locks Salon of Westlake Inc. Dan and Carol Klimas Leigh Roth Photography Maxi’s in Little Italy House of Blues Cleveland Tom and Alison Klocker Karen Lenhart Syd Mayberry ’18 Lee and Jo Ann Howley Knuth’s Ed and Lindsey Leonard Kurt and Leannie McAllister HPM Partners LLC Pat Koethe Bryce LeRoy ’18 Kevin and Lori McAllister Christina Hryshko ’18 Jeff and Amy Kolbay Ralph and Kathy LeRoy Rachael and Antwon McCray Steven and Patricia Hubbard Deniz and Levent Koprulu Levit Jewelers, Inc. Kara McCullough ’02 Jon and Colleen Hyman Kaan Koprulu ’17 Gabrielle Li ’18 Susan McDonald Inner Bliss Yoga Studio Max Kornblith ’06 Lexi Liang ’18 Adam and Lisa McElwain Paul Isherwood and Rose Frech Cheryl Kosik-Hamer Lifestyle Landscaping, Inc. Ronald McMahon Eric and Lisa Jacobs Ditila and Tim Kotobelli Hannah Lin ’18 Lisa and Steve Medvetz Travis Jacobs ’18 Evie Krislov ’18 Sandy Lind Tommy Medwetz Teresa Jenkins and Jeff Fowler Joseph and Gina Kubec Liquid Kitten Designs LLC Mellissa G Photography Jenny’s Popcorn Maddie Kuentz ’18 Andy Liu ’18 Nick Merinek Mark and Jackie Jessie Josh and Bailey Kushner Bruce Liu ’18 Merit Dental

Legacy Society

Members of the Lake Ridge Academy Legacy Society have thoughtfully planned for the school’s future through their own estate planning. Their gifts will fund scholarships, foreign languages, our Centers of Excellence, landscaping, preservation of our campus, teachers, and technology.

These donors have made gifts that will benefit their own heirs, provide a life income for retirement, or pass tax-free assets to their family members through will commitments, trusts, gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and gifts of life insurance. In every case, their generous spirit will benefit generations of students in the future, and we thank them.

Richard and Kathy Ader William* and Lucille Hassler Chauncey Smythe* Dale and Brenda Alexander Patricia Hemmer Joyce* and Kenneth Sommer Alumnus ’04 James and Christine Heusinger Kent and Gail Sommer John Wesley Brown* Lee and Jo Ann Howley Marilyn Wasem* Peter and Dana Corogin Sally Hudnutt Betty Weiss Scrib* and Ann Fauver Donald W. ’70 and Linda L. Kaatz H. Robert* and Hope Wismar James and Sally Fell Herbert and Mildred Kaatz* Ralph A. Fisher and Lawrence and April McCormack Barbara A. Fisher Gary and Angela Rasoletti * deceased

If you would like to create a scholarship in your family’s name, honor a teacher or loved one with a special gift, or otherwise make a gift to Lake Ridge Academy through a future gift, please let us know how we can help you and your financial advisor. You need not disclose the details of your gift in order to be recognized as a Legacy Society member, but we would appreciate the chance to thank you for your plans.

24 Richard and Caroline (Wismar) Play CLE Brian Smith ’18 Michalak ’84 Playhouse Square Brian and Jenny Smith Robert and Sharon Mier Pope’s Kitchen Jason Smith ’02 Frank Milluzzi and Joan Jesse Milluzzi Regan Pore Patrick Smith Mind Your Strength Coaching , LLC Portrait Innovations Kyle Snyder Minotti’s Avon Anjali Prabhakaran ’18 SouthPark Mall David ’71 and Leslee Miraldi Prestige Portraits Steve Spencer Moe’s Southwest Grill Joseph and Jaime Priess Jordyn Spencer ’18 Monica Potter Home Tony Psaltis Beckett Spreng Robin Moodley Psycle Square 22 Edgar and Gracelouise Moore Kate Ptacek Eric Stachowiak ’18 ML Moore ’81 David Radulovich ’11 John and Rickie Stachowiak Chris and Kristen Morris Raj Plastic Surgery Standard Insurance Todd Morrison and Steven and Jane (Mercer) Ramsay ’70 Stanton Jewelers Nicole Klimas-Morrison Stephen Rasoletti ’12 Stella and Shay Beauty Bar Music Box Supper Club Red Wagon Farm Nick Stellato N. J. Thomas Fine Jewelry Ralph and Jennie Reed Steven Madden, Ltd. Lawrence Nandwa and Grant and Teresa Reeves Stocker Arts Center Anne Wanjiku Eric and Rachael Reighley Christy Ragg ’81 and Chuck Stormes Samir and Esmat Nasr Brieanne Reinholz Callie Sullivan ’13 Phil and Clare Navratil Max Ren ’18 Sunless Solutions Inc Clare Navratil Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Superior Industrial Insulation Co. Liz Navratil ’20 Kailee Rengel ’18 Sara and Jim Svoboda Network For Good James and Barbara Ridel Sweetbriar Golf Course Ed and Denise Neugebauer Bill and Stacy Riley Edie Sweeterman Blake and Jessa New Mona (Raj) ’90 and Tony Rinaldi Dennis and Penny Sweeterman North Ridge Tennis and Golf Club Mark and Mary Roach Lily Sweeterman ’18 Lloyd and Deborah Wakefield Northeast Ohio Parent Magazine Michael J. Roach Jutta Swoboda Walt Disney World Ben and Brenda Norton Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bruce Szabo and Julie Rehm Christopher Waltz ’18 Bradley ’86 and Debbie Norton Kristy and Michael Rodriguez Jeff and Jen Szwagulak Lisa Waltz Gretchen Norton ’17 Mark Roshkowski and T3 Performance Michelle Waltz John Norton Kristin Roshkowski ’84 Kusha Tavakoli ’02 Brady Weinstock ’91 and Alexander Nunley Eric and Shari Ross Robert Temkiewicz ’02 Gaetano Putignano Emily Nusbaum ’18 Marinel and Debbie Rosu The Amish Door Westshore Dermatology Oberlin Golf Club Dustin and Leigh Roth The Cleveland Browns Westwood Country Club Apollonia O’Hare Dean and Michelina Rozar The Davey Tree Expert Company Mitch and Shelby White Ohio Princess Parties Alyssa Ruggles ’18 Eastgate Brew and View Jada Whittaker ’18 Brett ’00 and M. Oley Aisha Saaka ’99 The Esquire, Mariemont and Valerie Whittaker Omni Resorts Sakroots Kenwood Theatres Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista Orangetheory Fitness Bella Capelli Sanctuario The Estee Lauder Companies Keith and Sonya Williams Oriental Trading Joe and Nancy Scarpitti The Fields Galley Private Foundation The Williams Family Christopher Orlando Jillian and Matthew Scarvelli The James Dyson Foundation Ed and Cindy Wolff Gary and Peggy Orloff Justin and Michele Schafer The Jump Yard Woodbine Products Company Greg and Joanna Orloff School of Rock Westlake The Rock Pile Nate Woodward Dionisia Ortiz ’18 Samantha Schordock The Sherwin-Williams Company Wooster Brush Company William and Betsy (Evans) Owens ’77 Jerry and Annette Schwartz Lauren Thome Don and Christin Wostmann Dale Pagano Dennis and Cindy Scott Barbara Toncler Andrew and Carol Wright Everett Palache and Tara Bowen James and Cynthia Seidel Jessica Toncler ’18 Matthew Wright Crista Partridge Julia Bilz Sertich ’01 and Top of the Rock Hui Xue ’18 Shailesh and Yogi Patel Michael Sertich ’01 Neil and Jennifer (Moore) Tramer ’84 Serena Yang ’17 Laura Paxton Sgt. Clean’s Car Wash Adela Tremp Yonah Mountain Vineyards Jacqueline Pelsey ’07 Neilay Shah ’10 Trolley Tours of Cleveland Bo Yoo and Bing Gaspar-Yoo Constantine and Angela Perantinides Jennifer Shaw and Gregory Phillips Tutor Doctor Trixie Yoo ’18 Perfect North Slopes Michelle and Michael Sherwin UltraMissions Joseph and Karen Yost Petitti Garden Centers Melanie Shmois Underwater Dive Center, Inc. Scott and Rebecca Young Carolyn Pfeil ’07 Garik and Melanie Shmois Tim and Erin Unger Charise Zablotsky Sue Ann Philippbar Eli Shover ’18 Urban Farmer Steakhouse Joe and Andrea Zepernick Mike and Lisa Piero ShurTech Brands, LLC Sarah Vandevender Shengwei Zhang ’18 Pine Brook Golf Links Dana Taylor and John and Mary Ann Vargo Michael and Lisa Zidar Baron Pineda and Gina Perez Carolyn R. Simmelink ’73 Howard and Marissa Velie Wade and Janice Zwingler Paul and Marie Pirozzola Ed and Nyree Skimin Cindy Viskocil Platinum Irrigation Slow Train Cafe W S Badger Company * deceased 25 Annual Fund Donors

The Annual Fund

Donors who supported the school’s most mission-based priority – the Annual Fund – provided $293,811 to sustain our student-to- faculty ratio at a competitive 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio, support project-based coursework, and offer technology upgrades. These and many other aspects of our educational program set Lake Ridge Academy apart.

In recognition of the school’s founding year and the three men whose vision created Lake Ridge Academy, the 1963 Society and Founders Club recognize donors whose leadership gifts provide as much as 80% of the Annual Fund’s total in any given year.

All Annual Fund donors support every student, and broad community support is important at every giving level. If you are a current parent or a member of the alumni body, thank an Annual Fund donor for their gifts that make our school better each year!

Kaelin Cockrell ’16 1963 SOCIETY HERB KAATZ 1963 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP - Jennifer Zinn Lagasse ’86 and Steven and Shannon Conway FOUNDERS CLUB - $15,000+ $1,963+ Luc Lagasse Hami and Roopa Dhillon Donald W. ’70 and Linda L. Kaatz American Endowment Foundation Rebecca Ruppert McMahon Margaret Morrisson Dresing ’86 Ben and Brenda Norton Todd and Mary Amsdell MMI Textiles, Inc. Ed and Rebecca Feran Michael Shaulis and Sarah Durn Bank of America Chandana Mozumdar and Dave and Megan McNamee Kent and Gail Sommer Mark Beeler and Katinka Domotorffy Ravi Vedula Patrick Garmone The Stocker Foundation Amy Bircher-Bruyn and Rob Bruyn Benjamin G. and Jane Norton Bo Yoo and Bing Gaspar-Yoo Daniel and Deborah and John O’Neill GE Foundation SCRIB FAUVER FOUNDERS Lindsey (Sommer) Braddock ’99 Christine Weiss Pfeil ’70 Katherine Y. Hatcher CLUB - $10,000+ Community West Foundation Fred ’79 and Donna Plecha Brad and Nicole Hayes John W. Kemper and Thomas ’83 and Janna Dresing Joyesh Raj ’89 Rob Horner Betty J. Kemper Michael and Amelia Farago Kristin (Kemper) ’84 and Intel Foundation Matching Gifts to Carol and Mike Sherwin Cole Fauver ’79 Mark Roshkowski Education Programs Chann and Ed Spellman Kenyon and Elizabeth Glor Alumnus ’04 Key Bank National Association Trust Tom and Kari (Sommer) Halko ’01 Bob and Susan Smith Division CHARLIE SMALL FOUNDERS The Kastelic Family Vanguard Charitable Tim and Ditila Kotobelli CLUB - $5,000+ Mr. and Mrs. David Kim Betty Weiss David Kuentz Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Karen Kim ’95 Kam and Lo Wong Gerald and Andrea Manning Bettcher Industries, Inc. Dan and Carol Klimas Nate Woodward and Amanda Buzo Greg Mayle and Leah Barmasse Paul and Marjorie Coble Jeffrey ’83 and Don and Chrissy Wostmann Microsoft Corporation Don and Sherry Esch Annette (Wasem) Knapp ’84 John and Doreen Ziska Andrew Milluzzi ’08 Patrick Harrington and James and Karen Miraldi Cindy Brown-Harrington Sarah Evans Moore ’00 and Sommer’s Mobile Leasing Inc. $1,000+ Bill and Stacy Riley Kenneth Moore ’00 The Clara Weiss Fund Jane Buehrer Michele and Michael Sison Ed and Denise Neugebauer Denise Buell Sandy and Les Spike Bradley and Susan Norpell FOUNDERS CLUB David and Jacquie Clark Bruce Szabo and Julie Rehm John Norton MEMBERSHIP - $3,500+ Abby Esch ’18 The Benevity Community Impact Loic and Sherry Odle Sabry and Emma Esch ’16 Fund Peter Parrish ’86 and Kimberly Maryam (Nasr) Ayad ’87 Megan T. Esch ’09 The Kean Foundation Inc. (Kemper) Parrish ’87 Albert Chan and Annie Tan Jon and Laurie Gatten The Norton Family Foundation Timothy and Anastasia Pettet Jim and Tamara Chippi Jason ’91 and Julia Hamilton George, Vivy and Alexandra Prab and Radhai Prabhakaran Anonymous James and Christine Heusinger Voutsiotis Harold and Fae Audre Rice (Christian P. Kamm Trust) Lee and Jo Ann Howley Frank Roberts and Mary Jamieson Chris and Kelly Kamm Bob and Paula Janmey $500+ Rob and Michelle Robertson Vaughn and Karen Kauffman Chris and Amy Kaderle Richard and Kathy Ader Sherwin-Williams Foundation Joe ’90 and Marie Miclat Tom and Rhonda (Norton) Kean ’87 Jennifer Barton Cathy Thompson ’70 Phillip and Clare Navratil KeyBank Foundation Simonne Benoit ’04 David and Christine Traul Michael and Michelle Sherwin Dave and Diana Lesjak Jan ’84 and Cynthia Beseler Jay and Cindy Viskocil The Laub Foundation Ernest and Anne Moore Hutton Thommy ’04 and Vanessa Butchko Wakeman Veterinary Clinic LTD. William O’Neill ’07 Charles Schwab Wendel and Doris Willmann Joe and Jaime Priess Brian and Karen Cockrell Li-zen ’87 and Vanessa Yieh

26 Lynn Yieh ’87 UP TO $250 Zoe Belardo ’17 Todd Christopher Robert and Carrie (Moore) Young ’79 Pamela and Scott Adair ’70 Joshua Bendik Elizabeth Coble ’18 Grover Zinn Ronald Adams Bruce Bevan Brenda Comer Jeffrey Ader ’04 Bryant ’01 and Krystina Bitar Robert and Kellie Coombs $250+ Humza Akbar ’18 Albert and Terry Borroni Lilly Corona Moreno and Academy Graphic Communication, Inc. Christine and Bud Allchin Lamear Bostick Alejandro Moreno Kumud and Cecilia Ajmani John Amentas and Isabel Bouzaher ’18 Laura Coufalik ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program Biljana Belinda Radjenovic Cole Bramhall ’18 Stacy Cozart Sumalatha and Arizon Anderson Mike and Tschanen Brandyberry Mark and Kristen Craig Srikar Balabadrapatruni Annie and Ian Anderson ’04 Jeannie and Charles Busser Jarrett Cromling ’18 Holly Holsinger and Cristina Arbelaez Donald Butchko ’01 Dana and Stephanie Cunningham Raymond Bobgan Chris and Sara Arnold Katherine Butler Shiraz ’91 and Holly Cupala Jeff Parsons and Ian Ashby ’18 Paul Butler ’75 Shaun Curley Candice Champion-Parsons ’97 David and Carolyn Ballou Jack and Margot Calcut Tom and Kate Dake Jeffery and Shuijun Coble Hana Baran ’18 William and Jennifer Calkins Ronald Davis and Laura Guggenheim Eric ’92 and Aida Collings Mathew and Jamie Lee Barker Timothy Callaghan and Fiona Denihan ’18 Travis Crawford ’99 Troy and Heather (Kaatz) Barnes ’98 Krista Tomorowitz Cheryl DePalma Marilyn Crooker Dan and Lisa Barrett Ray and Patty Campbell Nanak Dhillon ’18 Wen and Lixin Cui Franz Bauer ’88 Brandon ’02 and Carrie Cannaday Ed and Mari Dickson Cesar and Vanessa Delgado Tricia Beach Carolyn Carr Jeffrey Diehl Timothy Denihan Russ and Nancy Becker Isaiah and Stephanie Cavaco Lindsay Diehl Carrie Kuss Denning ’92 Vance and Laurie Behringer Jason Chen ’18 Anthony Donnelly Craig and Karen Foltin Jacob Belardo ’14 Sky Chen ’18 William and Victoria Dufford Jessica Golski ’04 The Belardo Family Wafae Chraibi Peter and Sandy Eckendorf Sean and Susan Haas Joe Hammond J. Robert and Priscilla C. Horst Stephen and Dawn Hryshko George and Katherine Jumbert Jenny and John Kemper, Jr. The Klocker Family Robert and Shelly Lee Chetan and Parshis Makadia Kurt and Leannie McAllister Mark and Barbara McClusky Pablo Mitchell and Beth McLaughlin Clark and Ann Moore Chris and Kristen Morris Gregory Norton ’06 Jared and Jill Oakes Mitesh and Neema Patel Marius and Simona Pavel Mike and Lisa Piero Farida Rabbani Paul and Jennifer Ruggles Katharine Spore Nick and Erin Stellato Mark and Edie Sweeterman Jason and Miyuki Tedor Christopher and Mona Thompson Brian Tian and Wendy Li Chris and Lisa Tomshack Mr. and Mrs. Joel Toncler Mourhaf and Bana Traboulssi Lake Ridge Academy Reunion Week 2018 Danny and Bella Unda United Way of Greater Lorain County November 17 - 23 George Whittaker To learn more about reunion week, book your stay at the Jon and Pam Wild Hilton Cleveland Downtown, or to nominate a deserving YourCause, LLC classmate or former teacher for the Hall of Fame, visit: www.lakeridgeacademy.org

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Andrew and Stori Edgar Shozo and Myra Kawaguchi Christopher Orlando The Estee Lauder Companies Dane Elliott ’14 Celia Kilbane ’16 Gary and Peggy Orloff The Fields Galley Private Foundation The Elliott Family Brian and Cathy Kingsley Greg and Joanna Orloff The Rock Pile Greyson Elliott ’13 Kevin Klanac ’06 Dionisia Ortiz ’18 Lauren Thome Terry and Darla Ellis Deniz and Levent Koprulu William and Betsy (Evans) Owens ’77 Jessica Toncler ’18 Merri Lynne C. English Kaan Koprulu ’17 Dale Pagano Neil and Jennifer (Moore) Tramer ’84 Jenna Fairchild ’15 Max Kornblith ’06 Everett Palache and Tara Bowen Adela Tremp Bob and Cindy Fairchild Cheryl Kosik-Hamer Shailesh and Yogi Patel Tim and Erin Unger Andrew ’89 and Lori Fauver Evie Krislov ’18 Laura Paxton Sarah Vandevender Robert ’70 and Virginia Fauver Joseph and Gina Kubec Jacqueline Pelsey ’07 John and Mary Ann Vargo Nat Fields ’70 Maddie Kuentz ’18 Constantine and Angela Perantinides Howard and Marissa Velie Stephen FitzGerald and Yumi Ijiri Josh and Bailey Kushner Carolyn Pfeil ’07 Lloyd and Deborah Wakefield Kori Fitzpatrick ’04 John and Jane Lacoste Sue Ann Philippbar Christopher Waltz ’18 Ryan and Peggy Flannery Josh Lacoste ’17 Baron Pineda and Gina Perez Lisa Waltz Rex and Carol Flansburg Lake Ridge Academy Regan Pore Michelle Waltz Elizabeth Fouts-Palmer ’03 Ravi and Anuradha Lakkaraju Anjali Prabhakaran ’18 Brady Weinstock ’91 and Michael Fradley ’97 Riya Lakkaraju ’18 Kate Ptacek Gaetano Putignano Paul and Melanie Frankiewicz Howard and Laura (Fauver) Lane Steven and Jane (Mercer) Ramsay ’70 Mitch and Shelby White Sarah Freeman ’18 Chris and Julie Latkovic Stephen Rasoletti ’12 Jada Whittaker ’18 Heather Harris Freiberg Ed and Lindsey Leonard Ralph and Jennie Reed Valerie Whittaker Halle Garbinski ’18 Bryce LeRoy ’18 Grant and Teresa Reeves The Williams Family Katarina Gardner ’07 Ralph and Kathy LeRoy Eric and Rachael Reighley Ed and Cindy Wolff Chris and Greta Geiselman Gabrielle Li ’18 Max Ren ’18 Andrew and Carol Wright Alan and Erin George Lexi Liang ’18 Kailee Rengel ’18 Matthew Wright James and Lisa Gilles Hannah Lin ’18 James and Barbara Ridel Hui Xue ’18 Tony and Stacy Gleason Andy Liu ’18 Mona (Raj) ’90 and Tony Rinaldi Serena Yang ’17 Benjamin Glor ’10 Bruce Liu ’18 Michael J. Roach Trixie Yoo ’18 Emily Glor ’12 Luis Llanos Clemente and Kristy and Michael Rodriguez Joseph and Karen Yost Steven and Danielle Gomez Rockell Churby Llanos Eric and Shari Ross Scott and Rebecca Young Jacob and Jennifer Gorny Robert and Cammie Loy Marinel and Debbie Rosu Charise Zablotsky Ron and Veronica Gosselin Sara MacKinlay and Kenneth Bussey Alyssa Ruggles ’18 Joe and Andrea Zepernick Nigeria Gould ’14 Maihan Mahboob ’18 Aisha Saaka ’99 Shengwei Zhang ’18 Keeon and Traci Gregory William ’86 and Sabine Mannarelli Jillian and Matthew Scarvelli Wade and Janice Zwingler Ben Gwinnell ’18 Mark F. Craig, Esq. Justin and Michele Schafer Joe and Cindy Haas Jeanette Marks Jerry and Annette Schwartz Margaret and Michael Haase Syd Mayberry ’18 Dennis and Cindy Scott Susan Haendiges Rachael and Antwon McCray James and Cynthia Seidel Haytham and Debora Haidar Kara McCullough ’02 Julia Bilz Sertich ’01 and Allison Hamer ’18 Susan McDonald Michael Sertich ’01 Richard and Frances Hamper Adam and Lisa McElwain Neilay Shah ’10 Scott Hamper ’07 Lisa and Steve Medvetz Jennifer Shaw and Gregory Phillips David and Julie Harris Tommy Medwetz Eli Shover ’18 Michaela Harrison ’18 Richard and Dana Taylor and Gregory and Caroline (Wismar) Michalak ’84 Carolyn R. Simmelink ’73 Meghan Flannery Hayes ’98 Robert and Sharon Mier Ed and Nyree Skimin Robert and Janine Hendricks Frank Milluzzi and Joan Jesse Milluzzi Brian Smith ’18 John and Crystal Hernandez David ’71 and Leslee Miraldi Brian and Jenny Smith Nelitza Hernandez* Robin Moodley Jason Smith ’02 Samantha Ho ’18 ML Moore ’81 Patrick Smith Nancy Horansky Todd Morrison and Kyle Snyder Christina Hryshko ’18 Nicole Klimas-Morrison Jordyn Spencer ’18 Steven and Patricia Hubbard Lawrence Nandwa and Eric Stachowiak ’18 Jon and Colleen Hyman Anne Wanjiku John and Rickie Stachowiak Paul Isherwood and Rose Frech Samir and Esmat Nasr Christy Ragg ’81 and Chuck Stormes Eric and Lisa Jacobs Liz Navratil Sara and Jim Svoboda Travis Jacobs ’18 Blake and Jessa New Lily Sweeterman ’18 Teresa Jenkins and Jeff Fowler Bradley ’86 and Debbie Norton Jutta Swoboda Mark and Jackie Jessie Gretchen Norton ’17 Jeff and Jen Szwagulak Ken and Kathy Kasl Emily Nusbaum ’18 Kusha Tavakoli ’02 Noah Kawaguchi ’18 Brett ’00 and M. Oley Robert Temkiewicz ’02

* deceased 28 Carol Klimas Scholarship

As President Carol Klimas retired from Lake Ridge Academy in June 2018 after eleven years of service, the Board of Directors and other donors in the school’s community generously created the Carol Klimas Scholarship Fund to support students who model the school’s core values – scholarship, personal best, integrity and respect. One quarter of the funds were directed to an endowment fund to sustain the scholarships in perpetuity and continuously honor President Klimas for her longstanding devotion to students and their families.

Students who are new to Lake Ridge Academy and entering grades 6-11 may apply for the Carol Klimas Scholarship. Preference is given to students who have financial need, and strong candidates will exemplify actions, community service or other leadership qualities that suggests a high degree of integrity and respect for others.

Alumnus ’04 Megan Gardner ’03 and Leannie and Kurt McAllister Michelina and Dean Rozar Anonymous Dave McNamee Becky Ruppert McMahon Nancy and Joseph Scarpitti Kimberly Nazarian and Jay Ashby Bing Gaspar-Yoo and Bo Yoo Marie and Joe Miclat ’90 Julia Bilz Sertich ’01 and Maryam (Nasr) ’87 and Sabry Ayad Laurie and Jon Gatten Karen and Jim Miraldi Michael Sertich ’01 Amy and Chris Babiuch GE Foundation Miraldi Family Foundation Michael Shaulis and Laurie and Vance Behringer Jackie and Rob Gerberry Susan and Bob Moore Sarah Durn Shaulis Alison Bilz ’03 Stacy and Tony Gleason Chandana Mozumdar and Carol and Mike Sherwin Jihad and Sandra Bitar Betsy and Kenyon Glor Ravi Vedula Michelle and Michael Sherwin Holly Holsinger and Linda and Ron Gordon Liz Navratil ’20 Nyree and Ed Skimin Raymond Bobgan Keeon and Traci Gregory Phil and Clare Navratil Rachel Smith ’15 Annie Tan and Albert Chan Susan and Sean Haas Denise and Ed Neugebauer Susan and Bob Smith Charles Schwab Cynthia Brown-Harrington and Jessa and Blake New Chann and Ed Spellman Shuijun and Jeffrey Coble Patrick Harrington Ben and Brenda Norton Barbara and Paul Swasey Shannon and Steven Conway Chris and Jim Heusinger Benjy Norton ’22 Edie and Mark Sweeterman Kate and Tom Dake Dina and Tom Holm Gretchen Norton ’17 Jutta Swoboda Margaret and Peter Dobbins Jo Ann and Lee Howley Katie Norton ’20 Sheri and Rick Terens Janna and Tom Dresing ’83 Colleen and Jon Hyman Deborah and John O’Neill The Benevity Community Impact Meredith Dresing ’17 Intel William O’Neill ’07 Fund Sam Dresing ’22 Paula and Bob Janmey Everett Palache and Tara Bowen The Burton D. Morgan Foundation Sarah and Bob Dresing Kayleen Kaatz ’19 Kimberly (Kemper) Parrish ’87 and The CBC Foundation Deanna and Rollin Edgar Linda and Don Kaatz ’70 Peter Parrish ’86 The Char & Chuck Fowler Family Abby Esch ’18 Price and Joe Kasl Christine Weiss Pfeil ’70 Foundation Emma Esch ’16 Betty and John Kemper, Sr. Marie and Paul Pirozzola Cathy Thompson ’70 Megan Esch ’09 Jenny and John Kemper, Jr. Donna and Fred Plecha ’79 Mona and Christopher Thompson Sherry and Don Esch Karen Kemper Joe Raj ’89 UBS Cindy and Bob Fairchild Carol and Dan Klimas Fae Audre and Harold Rice Cindy and Jay Viskocil Jenna Fairchild ’15 Amy and Jeff Kolbay Barbara and Jim Ridel Betty Weiss Fairchild Family Foundation Jennifer Zinn Lagasse ’86 and Michelle and Rob Robertson The Williams Family Amelia and Michael Farago Luc Lagasse Kristin (Kemper) Roshkowski ’84 Lisa and Michael Zidar Cole Fauver ’79 Rebecca Lasky and Mark Roshkowski Yumi Ijiri and Stephen FitzGerald Daniel Latham ’90 Dustin Roth Katarina Gardner ’07 Andrea and Gerald Manning Leigh Roth

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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Charly Culberson ’11 debuted her first feature Alumni News film on PBS in February. The film was titledn I Tune: The Ben Tucker Story. Charly says that through documentary film, she has found a 1971 powerful outlet for storytelling that has become David Miraldi recently published his first book a way to educate, inspire and affect change. The Edge of Innocence: The Trial of Casper Bennett, which is a work of historical fiction based on the 1964 murder trial of Casper Bennett, a man accused of drowning his wife in a bathtub of scalding water in Lorain, Ohio. The book was selected as the Rubery Book Award 2018 Book of the Year. In addition to being an author, David is also a civil trial attorney. To learn more about David and his book visit www.davidmiraldi.com. 1978 Dorothea Markakis, MD was named Chair of the Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology at the Cleveland Clinic where she has been a staff member for over 20 years. In addition to her clinical training, she completed Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Executive Leadership Program in 2017. 1980 In 2016, Charly earned her BFA in film and television from Eric Sutherland is a managing director and President of PIMCO Investments LLC. He and his wife, Celia, have four children and live in the Savannah College of Art and Design. Since graduation, New York where he is co-head of PIMCO’s New York office. she has been directing and producing documentaries from short to feature-length films. Currently, she is the executive producer and producer on her second film, an international 1983 feature-length documentary that hits close to home for her. Jeff Knapp and Annette Wasem Knapp ’84 are happily living in Los The story centers on a grassroots community of retired Altos, CA where Annette manages the office at a foundation and Jeff Indian-American doctors from Cleveland, Ohio, who have is the COO of Aimmune. He led the biotech company’s and world’s for the past 18 years organized a Yatra, Hindi for largest examination of oral treatment for peanut allergy to support the “pilgrimage,” into India’s tribal lands to provide free medical company’s development of desensitization treatments that help care to their home nation’s most underserved citizens. protect people with food allergies by potentially reducing the risk of Charly says, “From the beginning of my time at LRA, the allergic reactions, making accidental exposures to allergens less concept of service and giving back was a seed planted. dangerous. Since my time there, I have sought outlets to serve humanity, nature and my community.” 1984 In January 2018, Charly had the opportunity to join the Linda Khym manages internal communications among 350 people in medical aid mission as a filmmaker and experienced Genentech’s regulatory unit, which is responsible for documentation first-hand the life-saving, life-changing impact of the Yatra. (sometimes thousands of pages long) that accompanies each new “These retired Indian-American doctors have been quietly drug as it works its way through the international public launch serving over 100,000 tribal patients in the span of 18 years, process. She is a former editor at New England Journal of Medicine and we are the first filmmakers to ever capture the entire and looks forward to connecting with other alumni in the San Francisco area. medical aid mission.” To learn more about Charly’s work, visit https://yatradocumentary.com/

30 Tim Soliman is a senior data analyst at 1992 Glenview Capital. He serves on the board of 2002 Nitesh Sharan is the treasurer and director directors for Teach for America and lives with Graham Geiselman of investor relations at Nike. He and his his wife, Jennifer, in New York City. and his wife, Andrea, family live in Portland, OR where he welcomed their son, welcomes other Lake Ridge alumni and Reid Wesley students to connect with him. 2000 Geiselman, on February 2nd, 2018. Reid enjoys funny 1994 faces, grabbing his feet, and testing his parents’ ability to function without sleep. 2003 Marissa Sertich Velie and her husband, Howie, Kenny Moore and Sarah Moore welcomed welcomed their their son, Winston Andrew Moore, on second daughter, September 25, 2017. Kenny and Sarah have Berklee Elizabeth, on Caroline Sherman lives enjoyed every minute of parenthood and November 10, 2017. in the suburbs of look forward to introducing him to the LRA Their three-year-old, Frederick, MD with her community. Beatrix, is thrilled to husband and their three be a big sister. children. She just Brett Oley and his wife, Melissa, welcomed Marissa and her family look forward to published The Uses of their first son, Magnus Oley, on March 21, moving in July from San Antonio, Texas back the Dead: The Early 2018. Brett and his family reside in Florida to Ohio where they can be close to family. Modern Development of where he recently started his own wealth Cy-Près Doctrine, which management practice, Oley Kinser Concierge explains how a striking Wealth, LLC. 2005 common law judicial power to unilaterally Lee Pfeil is a redirect property emerged out of the free-lance technology secularization of church lands during the 2001 consultant who English Reformation. Cy-près has expanded developed the “Wag” rapidly in the modern era, and in the fall the app, which is Supreme Court will take up Frank v. Gaos, a designed to help pet case about the application of cy-près power owners find people to class action settlements. who can walk their dogs on an as- needed basis. 1997 Kristen Thiesen was recently appointed as the Chief Development Officer at The Florida 2007 Center for Early Childhood in Sarasota, FL. Michael Sertich and Julia Bilz Sertich Drew Sykes is an independent film producer welcomed their daughter, Katherine Margaret, in Hollywood. Some of Drew’s independent on April 22, 2018. Big brother Anthony is films includeTake Shelter, which was filmed 1999 now 2 years old and remains enthusiastic in Grafton and featured at the Cannes Film Travis Crawford is a software engineer at about his new sister. While the Sertich Festival, and Kings of Summer and The Land, Slack in San Francisco. The company has household is growing, Michael continues to which were both featured at the Sundance dozens of open positions, and he encourages expand his Jimmy John’s franchise throughout Film Festival. alumni to consider exploring an opportunity Lorain County. Locations are open in South to work at one of the fastest-growing tech Elyria and Amherst with a North Elyria store companies in Silicon Valley. in the works.

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Have you nominated a former teacher, alumnus, or 2014 friend for the 2018 Lake Ridge Academy Hall of Fame? Kaci Gregory recently graduated from Nominate someone for the Lake Ridge Academy Hall of Fame whose professional Muhlenberg College success or dedication to Lake Ridge Academy makes them stand out. Visit www. where she double surveymonkey.com/r/2018LRAHOF to nominate someone today! majored in media & communication and Don Kaatz ’70 Alumni Award - for dedicated alumni who continue to make a French & Francophone difference for Lake Ridge Academy. studies. Kaci served as a student tour Wilfred Hemmer Headmaster Award - for deserving teachers who are no longer guide, studied abroad in Aix-en Provence, working at Lake Ridge Academy. France (honors immersion program), Founders Award - for people in the Lake Ridge Academy community whose interned in Washington, D.C. as a marketing extraordinary professional, volunteer or philanthropic success has had a substantial communications assistant at the French impact on others in the school’s community. Academy, and competed as a collegiate track & field athlete. Kaci was accepted into graduate programs at American University and Quinnipiac University for Journalism. She master of science in public policy & also received offers from three different 2010 management at Carnegie Mellon and will be AmeriCorp programs. After considering her Kathryn Moreno moving to Pittsburgh this fall. Jordan Only, options, Kaci decided to accept a position as graduated with a who also graduated from Elon University, is a an inside sales representative at Automatic master of arts in art former Teach For America Corps Member Data Processing (ADP). Kaci says “At Lake therapy from New and just finished her fourth year of teaching Ridge Academy, I learned how to think York University in May 3rd grade. She will be pursuing her master of critically. This is why I thrived as a student at 2018. She currently education policy & management at Harvard Muhlenberg College. My desire to learn and works as a pre- University’s Graduate School of Education push the limits is what encouraged me to licensed art therapist this fall. A fall 2020 wedding is being create my website, She’s Débonnaire at a private practice in planned for Austin, TX. NYC. Her clinical focus includes working with (shesdebonnaire.com).” Kaci’s blog is about children and adults who have survived women’s issues that focuses on “Beauty complex trauma. Kathryn is excited to explore 2012 with Substance.” She is looking forward to starting her new career and continuing the future career and education opportunities as Samantha Elise development of her website. an emerging art therapist. She also recently Potoczak was got engaged to Richard McMahon. recently engaged to Eric John West. 2015 Neilay Shah recently co-founded a non- Samantha, a graduate Hannah Guidish will profit organization in Philadelphia that of Lafayette College, be starting her senior supports youth through baseball, tutoring is now a junior year at West Liberty and mentorship. He is a free-lance writer and account executive at University where she successful humanitarian who is working to the brand is studying music make a difference for people in need. communications and talent agency Kovert technology with a Creative in Manhattan. Eric, who also voice concentration. Jordan “JT” Thomas graduated from Lafayette, is currently living At West Liberty, is recently engaged in Greenville, North Carolina. He is finishing Hannah is a member to Jordan Only. JT is a his third year of medical school at East of the NCAA Division II volleyball team and graduate of Elon Carolina’s Brody School of Medicine where chapter president of her sorority, Alpha Xi University and is now he hopes to specialize in orthopedic surgery. Delta. This summer, Hannah is conducting working in the A September 2019 wedding has been her senior project in Nashville, TN, where she Executive Office at planned in Cleveland, Ohio. is completing a 10-week internship at the the Urban Institute in recording studio, The Record Shop. She is Washington, DC. After two years of working at KeyBank in observing in the studio with the potential of Previously, he spent a Downtown Cleveland, Ryan Thomas is working as an assistant engineer. Hannah year and a half moving to DC to study at Howard University says, “I am so excited about this incredible working for the Obama Administration. JT School of Law. Ryan plans to study litigation opportunity, and I am looking forward to received a full scholarship to pursue his and constitutional law while at Howard. 32 IN MEMORIAM

Edward A. Planisky, of Oberlin, passed away on February 21, 2018. Ed was the learning as much as possible about the cleaning supervisor at Lake Ridge professional recording process in the 2017 Academy from 1987-2001. commercial music industry, and how a Ami Ishikawa is professional studio functions as a a rising whole.” sophomore at Harvard College Henry Lin is enjoying his time at concentrating in Stanford University where he is an economics and engineering major with a specialty in global health and artificial intelligence systems health policy, as engineering. Henry predicts that in less well as language than a decade, some surgeries will be citations in French and Spanish. This performed by robots! summer, Ami will be interning at the Office of the State Treasurer of Massachusetts as a Women in Finance 2016 fellow. Following her summer internship, Sachi Gosain Ami is excited to help direct the just began a new Scribner L. Fauver passed away on June production of the 48th annual “An position at St. 6, 2018 at the age of 87. He was one of Evening with Champions,” which is held John Medical the three founders of Lake Ridge Academy in Boston in September. The public Center as an in 1963. Scrib served on the Board of charity figure skating event has raised OCT technician $2.8 million for Boston’s renowned Directors the first nine years of the in the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and school’s formation, eventually filling the ophthalmology includes the participation of over 25 position of Board President for three. He department. Olympic gold medalists. also wrote the school’s initial governing Sachi is currently in her third year of bylaws. Scrib attended the school’s 50th college at the University of Pittsburgh Dhanya Rao just anniversary celebration in 2013 with his where she is majoring in bioinformatics finished her wife of 61 years, Ann, son Scrib ’77 and and statistics. After graduation, Sachi freshman year at his wife Susan, son and Board of Directors plans on going to medical school. Sachi American Member Cole ’79, and daughter Grace ’82. still plays soccer and swims, and dances University as an on a team called First Class Bhangra. international Scrib spent 45 years using his legal She volunteers with MedLife, a non- studies major training and his generous spirit to serve profit that manages student and staff with a public his community. He co-founded the volunteers to deliver medical aid through health minor. Community Foundation of Greater Lorain mobile clinics and health education to This summer, Dhanya is working as an County, which now dedicates its over people in need across the world. intern at United States Senator Sherrod $136 million in assets to enriching the Brown’s office in Cleveland. In this role, lives of those living and working in Lorain Megan Williams she fields constituent calls and concerns, County, Ohio. From 1969-1974, he served was given the handles casework applications, and on the Elyria City Council, and from prestigious conducts research on federal issues honor of being a 1975-1978, he served as a member of the affecting Ohio. Furthermore, since 2018 Arthur Ohio House of Representatives. He was a Senator Brown’s seat is up for re- Ashe Jr. Sports 58-year member of the Rotary Club, an election, she is working closely on Scholar. This organization whose mission mirrored his campaign events and press. award honors own: to make the world a better place by Megan’s taking action on its most persistent achievements in challenges. His lifetime of community the classroom service was recognized in 1999 when and on the court. Megan is a student at Scrib received the Heart of Ohio Washington & Jefferson College where Distinguished Citizen Award. For all his she plays basketball and is involved in civic achievements, he was above all a various clubs and Greek life. Megan is man who loved nothing more than thankful for the love and support from celebrating his beloved children and the Lake Ridge Academy community, grandchildren. He was a well-travelled, the Washington & Jefferson College well-read family man who gave more than community, and her loved ones. he took. 33 Alumni News

CAREER DAY 2018 Career Day Speakers

In February, Upper School students gathered in the Bettcher Samantha Joy Fay ’09 Convocation Center for Career Day. The students had the Legislative and Communications Staffer in the U.S. House of unique opportunity to meet with and learn from six Lake Representatives Ridge Academy alumni in very different professions. The Samantha is the legislative assistant for day began with alumni interacting with students of all ages Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13). In this role, in classrooms. Our speakers enjoyed lunch with faculty and she advises and drafts legislation for Rep. Alumni Council members before participating on a panel Ryan on issues related to appropriations, discussion where they shared personal stories from their criminal justice, immigration, homeland college and career paths. Following this, our Upper School security, and tax reform. Prior to working in students had the opportunity to speak with the panelists to Congress, Samantha interned at the White discuss specific college and career paths, job shadowing House, Philadelphia City Hall, Cleveland City opportunities, internships, and future job options. Hall, the U.S. Department of Education, and for Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09). She graduated with honors from Haverford College in 2014 with a degree in political science and from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management in 2017. Samantha was among The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful for 2016 and was named a 2017 Trailblazer in Politics by the Virginia Leadership Institute.

Lee Howley ’07 Director of Information Technology at Howley Bread Group, Ltd. Lee received his B.S. in Management Information Systems from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a Minor in Entrepreneurship. In 2011, Lee worked for Edifice Information Management, a boutique reporting firm that specialized in sales and logistics reports for sports and apparel companies. He developed in-house reporting that streamlined the company’s sales pipeline and forecasting. In 2014, Lee joined Doherty Enterprises where he converted the half-billion-dollar company’s HRIS system and assisted in the day-to-day technology operations of over 200 restaurants. Lee now works as the Director of Information Technology on behalf of three Panera Bread franchises in 60 locations across the eastern half of the United States.

Karen Kim ’95 Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Karen graduated from Harvard University and attended medical school at Tufts University. If you are interested in returning to campus for Career She completed her fellowship in cardiothoracic Day 2019, or can offer a career experience, please surgery at the University of Pennsylvania contact Leannie McAllister, assistant director of followed by a specialty fellowship in aortic and alumni relations at [email protected]. endovascular surgery. She joined the faculty of Next year’s event will be held on March 8, 2019. the University of Michigan Department of Cardiac Surgery as an Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the fall of 2015. She is also working on a

34 master’s degree in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Are you or your company looking for Analysis through the School of Public Health to augment her an intern? Do you have a job opening? interest in health outcomes research. Or, could you host a student or young Samantha Potoczak ’12 alumnus for a shadow day? Junior Account Executive at Kovert Creative The Alumni Relations Office matches students and After graduation, Sam attended Lafayette alumni in job shadowing, internship or summer job College where she pursued her degree in both opportunities. Lake Ridge Academy alumni, current International Affairs and Film and Media parents, and friends are welcomed and encouraged to Studies. During her college career Sam participate as hosts in the program. secured internships at Zeke Zelker Film Studios, PMK*BNC Public Relations and If you have interest, please contact Leannie McAllister Major League Soccer. After graduation, Sam in the Alumni Relations Office at 440.387.5381 or was accepted into the Content Associate [email protected]. Program at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT. After a year of working as a production assistant for SportsCenter and ESPN FC, Sam returned to the field of public relations and now works at a boutique bi-coastal PR and Communications agency in New York City called Kovert Creative. Sam develops PR and marketing strategies for key accounts including Cadillac, Howler Media and Disney. She also assists with event production and on-site logistics for the Grammy Awards, NY and LA Auto Shows and New York Fashion Week. Callie Sullivan ’13 SAVE Song Writer Callie graduated from Lake Ridge Academy as the first Musical Theatre graduate of the THE School of Fine Arts program. She then went on to study Songwriting at both Belmont University and Berklee College of Music. She DATE has performed with artists such as Pat Benatar, STYX, Jefferson Starship, and Join us to support the recently John Mayer. Since receiving her Lake Ridge Academy Auction Gala at the Bachelor of Music degree in May of 2017, she is pursuing a career as a full time songwriter in Nashville, TN. Makeup and Mingle Mark Vandevender ’07 Chemist, Product Salesman, and Instrument Analyst pre-auction event sponsored Mark became interested in the sciences at by MAC Cosmetics and the Lake Ridge Academy and pursued his passion Parents Association! for Chemistry and Forensic Science at Defiance College. After graduating with a B.S. in Forensic Science and Chemistry with a SUNDAY minor in Biology in 2011, he began his career as a Lab Tech at chemical companies and at SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 the EPA. He worked as a Forensic Scientist at the Ohio State Highway Patrol performing analytical testing on Crocker Park illicit substances and has been called as an expert witness in the Westlake, OH court systems. Currently he is a Chemist, Product Salesman, and Instrument Analyst for Columbia Chemical in Cleveland.

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